Scientists who rejected lab-leak theory publish second Lancet letter doubling down on claims

Twenty-four of the 27 prominent public health scientists who were signatories of an influential letter that condemned the COVID-19 lab-leak hypothesis as a "conspiracy theory" have signed a new statement doubling down on their claims that the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in nature.

The new letter published in the Lancet on Monday asserted that there is no "scientifically validated evidence that directly supports" the lab-leak hypothesis while "new, credible, and peer-reviewed evidence" cited suggests "that the virus evolved in nature." The letter also defended the "integrity" of Chinese scientists working at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, some of whom have been accused of deleting key data that could help identify the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

"On Feb 19, 2020, we, a group of physicians, veterinarians, epidemiologists, virologists, biologists, ecologists, and public health experts from around the world, joined together to express solidarity with our professional colleagues in China," the letter began. "Unsubstantiated allegations were being raised about the source of the COVID-19 outbreak and the integrity of our peers who were diligently working to learn more about the newly recognised virus, SARS-CoV-2, while struggling to care for the many patients admitted to hospital with severe illness in Wuhan and elsewhere in China.

"Recently, many of us have individually received inquiries asking whether we still support what we said in early 2020," the scientists wrote. "The answer is clear: we reaffirm our expression of solidarity with those in China who confronted the outbreak then, and the many health professionals around the world who have since worked to exhaustion, and at personal risk, in the relentless and continuing battle against this virus."

Among the signatories is EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak, who's nonprofit organization provided the Wuhan Institute of Virology with federal funding from the National Institute of Health to conduct coronavirus research. Daszak is a forceful critic of the lab-leak hypothesis, but last month he recused himself from the Lancet COVID-19 Commission's investigation into the origins of the virus because of his ties to the Wuhan lab.

Debate over the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus centers on two main theories. The first is that the virus occurred naturally, was carried by an animal host, and evolved to become transmissible among human beings. But since the pandemic began, scientists have been unable to find a sample of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in nature and have failed to identify an animal host, leading many to consider an alternative theory.

The second hypothesis is based on the fact that Chinese researchers at the Wuhan lab were conducting risky experiments with coronaviruses in potentially unsafe conditions. These gain-of-function experiments involved genetically manipulating viruses to make them more transmissible among humans in order to study how pathogens might evolve to become a threat to human life. The hypothesis suggests that SARS-CoV-2 or one of its progenitors was created artificially in the Wuhan lab and somehow was leaked, leading to a global pandemic.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/lancet-letter-scientists-double-down-denying-lab-leak-theory

Science, not speculation, is essential to determine how SARS-CoV-2 reached humans

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01419-7/fulltext#%20

1/6 Photos, Videos Show Potential Undercover Feds Participate In Violence, Assault Trump Supporters Trying To De-Escalate

How many of these people were working with or for the FBI, local police, or federal law enforcement?

Following explosive reports from Revolver News pertaining to the US government’s apparent infiltration of patriot groups ahead of the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, National File has obtained exclusive footage and photos of the assault on the doors of the Capitol building leading to the inaugural stage, depicting individuals who were potentially working with or for the FBI, local police, or federal law enforcement observing, instigating, and participating in the violence.

National File attempted to research the identities of these individuals, or evidence that they are currently being pursued by the FBI for their actions on January 6, and was unable to locate any information about the individuals based on their appearance or their actions.

National File has obtained exclusive footage and photos from the chaotic scene on the Inaugural stage near the doors of the Capitol building on January 6, showcasing individuals who may have been working with or for the FBI, local police, or federal law enforcement, observing, instigating, and ultimately participating in the assault under the guise of being members of Patriot groups like the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and Three Percenters.

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https://nationalfile.com/exclusive-1-6-photos-videos-show-potential-undercover-feds-participate-in-violence-assault-trump-supporters-trying-to-de-escalate/

China’s Gene Giant Harvests Data From Millions of Women

A prenatal test taken by millions of pregnant women globally was developed by Chinese gene company BGI Group in collaboration with the Chinese military and is being used by the firm to collect genetic data, a Reuters review of publicly available documents found.

The report is the first to reveal that the company collaborated with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to develop and improve the test, taken in early pregnancy, as well as the scope of BGI’s storage and analysis of the data. The United States sees BGI’s efforts to collect and analyze human gene data as a national security threat.

China’s biggest genomics firm, BGI began marketing the test abroad in 2013. Branded NIFTY, it is among the world’s top-selling non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPT). These screen a sample of blood from a pregnant woman to detect abnormalities such as Down’s syndrome in a developing fetus.

So far more than 8 million women globally have taken BGI’s prenatal tests, BGI has said. NIFTY is sold in at least 52 countries, including Britain, Europe, Canada, Australia, Thailand and India, but not the United States.

BGI uses leftover blood samples sent to its laboratory in Hong Kong and genetic data from the tests for population research, the company confirmed to Reuters. Reuters found the genetic data of over 500 women who took the test, including women in Europe and Asia, is also stored in the government-funded China National GeneBank in Shenzhen, which BGI runs.

Reuters found no evidence BGI violated privacy agreements or regulations; the company said it obtains signed consent and destroys overseas samples and data after five years. “At no stage throughout the testing or research process does BGI have access to any identifiable personal data,” the company said.

https://www.ntd.com/chinas-gene-giant-harvests-data-from-millions-of-women_639293.html

Obama's 'Voter Protection Director' Has a New Gig Lobbying on Behalf of the Chinese Communist Party

How many politicians are NOT taking mad stacks from the Chinese? Brian McKeon, one of Obama’s lickspittles who once served as the “deputy director for voter protection,” is now a lobbyist for the CCP firm Tencent.

McKeon was first retained by Tencent in August 2020 to lobby on behalf of the company’s WeChat platform, which the Trump administration proposed to ban. McKeon works for the lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.

McKeon also worked on the Senate campaigns of Democrats Jeanne Shaheen and Barbara Boxer. That’s some pretty serious Democrat party ties. Also noteworthy, McKeon lobbied for Dominion Voting Systems.

How Pinko Can Tencent Be?

I give Tencent a whopping five out of five Wuhan bats.

The State Department’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation regarded Tencent as a “tool of the Chinese government,” stating the company has “no meaningful ability to tell the Chinese Communist Party ‘no’ if officials decide to ask for their assistance.” The nauseatingly progressive group Amnesty International rated Tencent an embarrassing zero out of 100 in five categories on encryption and human rights, noting it hadn’t “stated publicly that they will not grant government requests to the backdoor.” That’s about as commie as a company can be. No wonder Trump wanted to ignore them. No wonder Democrats want to embrace them.

The State Department added that Tencent “provides a foundation of technology-facilitated surveillance and social control” as part of the Chinese government’s broader crusade “to shape the world consistent with its authoritarian model.”

Who Would Work for the Commies?

McKeon isn’t lobbying alone. Washington is crawling with people red toadies looking for a CCP handout. Other lobbyists include Alfred Mottur​​, whose preening bio brags of his connections with “leaders at the highest levels of Democratic politics, in both Congress and the Biden administration.”

Check out some of the other apple-polishing lobbyists for the Chinese Communist Party, including former Republican congressman Ed Royce, former Boehner advisor Marc Lampkin, and Greta Joynes.

What Have We Learned?

People close to Obama and Biden are lobbying for a Chinese company Trump decided was too commie to work with.

Some of those people are also lobbying for Dominion Voting Systems.

They are making mad cheddar, yo.

Both Republicans and Democrats are in on the lucrative “lobby for a commie” game.

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2021/07/07/obama-stooge-is-a-tool-for-the-ccp-dominion-voting-systems-n1460140

Remaining Capitol fence to be removed starting on Friday

Police officials say it will take two to three days to remove the last of the fencing.

United States Capitol Police on Friday will begin removing the remaining fencing surrounding the Capitol that was put in place after the Jan. 6 riot.

"Based on the current threat environment, recent enhancements to USCP response capabilities, and enhanced coordination with local, state and federal law enforcement, the Capitol Police Board is supporting USCP’s recommendation to remove the temporary fencing around Capitol Square," USCP wrote in an email to lawmakers that was obtained by The Hill Wednesday.

Capitol Police said in the email that the fencing could be down in two or three days, depending on the weather from Hurricane Elsa.

The email said that the fencing could be reinstated at any time should the Capitol Police deem it necessary to protect against a threat.

The removal of the fence is one of the last security measures put in place in the nation's capital after the events of the Jan. 6 riot. Up to 25,000 National Guardsmen were deployed to the capitol after the riot but have since been dismissed.

https://justthenews.com/government/local/remaining-capitol-fence-be-removed-starting-friday

OAN’s Natalie Harp on Senator Mitch McConnell: “He Actively Sabotaged the Justice Department from Investigating the Crime of the Century”

OAN star Natalie Harp invited President Trump’s spokesperson Liz Harrington on her show. Together they uncovered and destroyed the real Senator Mitch McConnell.

Beautiful Natalie Harp you might recall is a fan of President Trump’s because he saved her life.

Harp and Harrington discussed Senator Mitch McConnell. Harp shared what should be asked of every Republican Senator:

Do you support Mitch McConnell as Senate Majority Leader, because this mess we are living through right now, sure the Democrats created it, but we know better than anyone, it’s Mitch McConnell who enabled it.

This was an excellent interview and discussion:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/07/oans-natalie-harp-senator-mitch-mcconnell-actively-sabotaged-justice-department-investigating-crime-century/

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https://www.tga.gov.au/covid-19-vaccines-undergoing-evaluation

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Randi Weingarten Has Denied a ‘Woke’ Infiltration of Classrooms. Now She Is Vowing To Defend the Right To Teach It.

The president of the nation’s second-largest teachers’ union vowed to defend educators who face backlash for teaching critical race theory, hours after denying that the ideology has entered the classroom.

"#CriticalRaceTheory is not taught in K-12 schools," American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten tweeted Tuesday. "The right’s culture warriors are labeling any discussion of race, racism or discrimination as such to try to make it toxic. They’re bullying teachers to try and keep them from teaching the truth."

Later that day, Education Week published an article titled "Teachers' Unions Vow to Defend Members in Critical Race Theory Fight." In the piece, Weingarten said if any educator faces backlash for teaching about race, the union "will have their back."

Teachers' unions have largely supported schools’ embrace of critical race theory. The American Federation of Teachers has promoted critical race theory as "an irreplaceable lens" through which Americans can look at the country’s past. The National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers' union, this weekend adopted measures to promote critical race theory in K-12 classrooms and conduct research on "the organizations attacking educators doing anti-racist work."

Other members of the American Federation of Teachers' top brass have admitted that critical race theory is being taught in K-12 schools. Secretary-treasurer Fedrick Ingram said in a June interview that critical race theory gives students the opportunity to learn the "breadth and depth of the American society," from the Constitution to slavery to Jim Crow laws.

Critical race theory stems from Marxian class theory. Critics say critical race theory teaches that American systems are inherently racist and oppressive, while the left has painted critical race theory as innocuously expanding on the history of U.S. race relations.

Teachers’ unions aren’t the only groups to deny critical race theory exists in the classroom while supporting its implementation. School board members in Loudoun County, Va., denied that critical race theory is being taught in schools, but the Washington Free Beacon reported in September that the district had spent $422,500 in taxpayer dollars on an "equity" consultant that boasted an introductory course on critical race theory. The district also created a "social justice" K-12 curriculum in collaboration with the Southern Poverty Law Center, a leftwing legal group.

The American Federation of Teachers has come under fire for its political positions in recent months. Two of the union’s affiliates condemned Israel after Hamas attacked the Jewish state. And emails uncovered by the New York Post in May found that the union helped push the Centers for Disease Control to keep schools closed despite scientific evidence that they could safely reopen.

Teachers’ unions overwhelmingly back Democrats and liberal groups during elections. The American Federation of Teachers donated $18.4 million from 2019-2020.

https://freebeacon.com/campus/randi-weingarten/

California ‘Epsilon’ strain of COVID-19 could evade vaccines, study says

A new study has found that COVID-19 vaccines may be somewhat vulnerable to the California “Epsilon” strain of virus.

The variant has three spike protein mutations it uses to weaken current vaccines by up to 70 percent, according to researchers from University of Washington and the San Fransisco-based lab Vir Biotechnology.

The strain’s mutations break down neutralized antibodies, which are produced by vaccines such as Pfizer and Moderna and protect against infection, according to the study, published in the journal Science on July 1.

The spike mutations may also be able to side-step the naturally produced antibodies a person forms after being infected with the coronavirus, according to the report.

The effectiveness of current shots could be reduced by 50 to 70 percent against the strain, which was first found in May 2020, according to the study.

During a probe of one of the spike proteins, the researchers found the mutation weakened 14 out of 34 of the vaccine-safe neutralizing antibodies, according to sciencedaily.com.

Overall, roughly 97 percent of the 49,221 cases of the variant — also known as the B.1.427 and B.1.429 strains — reported worldwide have been in the US, with over half in California.

Meanwhile, the Delta strain, which was first detected in India, became the most dominant strain of coronavirus in the world Wednesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The strain makes up more than half of all new cases in the U.S. and is the second-most dominant variant in New York City.

https://nypost.com/2021/07/07/california-epsilon-strain-of-covid-19-could-evade-vaccines-study/

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https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1412917275649363972

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros:

“The fact that millions of health and care workers have still not been vaccinated is abhorrent."

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Democrat Megadonor and Hillary Pal Ed Buck Shot Drugs into Passed Out Sex Partners

Top Democrat donor and Hillary friend Ed Buck was finally arrested in September 2019 after a third man overdosed in his apartment.

The man who overdosed in Ed Buck’s Los Angeles apartment last week survived, however, the other two victims previously died.

Ed Buck loves to inject young black gay escorts with methamphetamine — the mother of one of Ed Buck’s victims described it as a fetish.

He was finally arrested after two black gay escorts died in his apartment from overdoses.

Buck was charged with three counts of battery causing serious injury, administering methamphetamine and maintaining a drug house, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. Buck is accused of injecting the victim, who survived, with methamphetamine on Sept. 11.

Buck was charged with operating a drug house.

Ed Buck shot up his male prostitutes after they were passed out.

His court case starts later this month.

The Washington Examiner reported:

Democratic megadonor Ed Buck, who is about to stand trial in the drugging deaths of two men, lured a stream of young participants to his West Hollywood apartment where they were injected with methamphetamine and played sexual fetish games, federal prosecutors said.

One victim went to Buck’s apartment to model underwear and ingested a drink “that made him feel paralyzed and when he started to come to, he saw Buck injecting him with something,” according to a U.S. attorney’s office pretrial memo filed on Friday. The victim met Buck through an online advertisement to “host a party,” which was understood to mean drug use and sex.

Buck, 66, has been charged with six counts of methamphetamine distribution, including two cases of death, two counts of interstate prostitution, and one count of operating a drug den. The trial starts July 13 and is expected to last eight days. The charge of distribution of methamphetamine resulting in death carries a 20-year mandatory minimum sentence and a maximum of life imprisonment.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/07/democrat-megadonor-hillary-pal-ed-buck-shot-drugs-passed-sex-partners/