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[QUOTE=Paulie97;2643633]And this is what a head full of right wingnut media gets you, illogic gleaned from fringe blogs. Omicron is still new and the jury is still out on much of the effects. Though less virulent, when drastically more contagious than previous variants hospitalizations can still spike and stress healthcare systems, as has occurred in many areas of the US and Europe. Links to prove this are legion, but I'm tired of doing all the work here. Just take you head out from between Elvira's butt cheeks for a moment and google "Omicron, increase in hospitalizations. "[/QUOTE]Ha! Biden in 2020, "I will shut down the virus."

Months later, 10/15/20 "We're eight months into the pandemic. Donald Trump still does not have a plan to get this virus under control. I do. "

A few weeks ago, "For the unvaccinated, we are looking at a winter of severe illness and death for the unvaccinated: for themselves, their families, and the hospitals that will be overwhelmed."

Today, "There is no federal solution. This gets solved at the state level."

As for not wanting to put in the links, that reason is obvious. Your sorry ass was saying that red states were the ones getting killed whereas right now it is the blue ones getting slaughtered.

Maybe you had cannot read between the lines, but with Omicron, Biden threw in the towel on Covid. While you are not willing to give up the charade that Democrats have all the answers with Covid, he is. Biden is cutting and running on Covid.

I hope he actually acts and acts soon on what he said. Nothing would make me happy if Brandon left all the Covid regulations up to the states.

We have debated long and hard the ethics and likely consequences of the vaccines. But I read an article recently that prompted me to re-examine some factors that have lain dormant for wuite some time.

Global excess deaths shoow that 5. 7 million extra people have died since CV. This might be as a direct result of catching CV, or it could be as a consequence of actions taken by governments in response to CV. Other ignored medical issues, starvation, depression, whatever. We will never accuratly know the split of this number, partly bcos the world is recording the death of anyone that had CV at the time of death as a CV death (which would clearly be incorrect, when considering the cause of death).

So max 5. 7 million, but no doubt significantly on the high side. And many of these deaths are of old, sick, bad health people (living mostly in advantaged rich countries, where these people would already be dead and not part of the stats had they been born in a poor country).

Now, I don't know if you remember back to the start of the pandemic. The WHO warned that 500 million faced being pushed back in to extreme poverty if the world went in to lockdown and did nothing:

[URL]https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-poverty-idUSKCN21R0E7[/URL]

Well guess what? - the world did nothing. Not only do the rich countries refuse to waive patent rights on vaxes for poor countries (thus prioritising profit above the lives of poor people), but they also ignored the warnings and did nohting to help poor countries. They sat back and watched 500 million slide in to extreme poverty:

[URL]https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/health-costs-during-pandemic-pushed-over-half-billion-people-into-poverty-2021-12-12/[/URL]

They ignored the warnings once again. All they care about is making vax money, and caring for the rich people in rich countries. The pandemic has diviided us and the divisions are starker or more obvious than before. And I am deeply sickened by this world we call civilised.

I just posted on what I saw and confirmed that what was being said in the media was true. I made predictions: one of which was that the government would shorten the isolation period, and it has: [URL]https://twitter.com/CNNSitRoom/status/1475614249766559748[/URL].

So the isolation period has gone from 10 days to 5 days.

And it looks like the other is true too. What you are seeing with Omicron is the futility of the vaccine in preventing transmission. This whole "if you are vaccinated, you are at less risk of getting Covid" nonsense has been sunk. What has been shown in the NFL is those vaccinated are less likely to have symptoms but are still getting and transmitting the virus. The LA Rams were 98% vaccinated and half their team tested +.

The key here is if the death rates are so low with omicron and the side effects of the vaccine so high that it would be prudent to re-evaluate the risk-benefit ratio for the vaccine, but Fauci keeps on keeping on.

He was using omicron to continue to push more vaccination: [URL]https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1475113730979545092[/URL].

He even says that it would be great if you required people to be vaccinated before domestic travel.

So on the one hand we do not know much about omicron but we "know" the vaccine is super awesome, and this is a way we can get even more people to get vaccinated!

I really did not want to bore people with the partisan debates but predict what this administration would do with Covid with omicron, and it was to kiss the ass of big business and keep the middle finger raised when it comes to the independent traveler.

What did surprise me is Fauci trying to get the administration to raise the middle finger of both hands. He wants to screw the domestic travelers too.

[QUOTE=JustTK;2643948]Well guess what? - the world did nothing. Not only do the rich countries refuse to waive patent rights on vaxes for poor countries (thus prioritising profit above the lives of poor people), but they also ignored the warnings and did nohting to help poor countries. They sat back and watched 500 million slide in to extreme poverty:

[URL]https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/health-costs-during-pandemic-pushed-over-half-billion-people-into-poverty-2021-12-12/[/URL]

They ignored the warnings once again. All they care about is making vax money, and caring for the rich people in rich countries. The pandemic has diviided us and the divisions are starker or more obvious than before. And I am deeply sickened by this world we call civilised.[/QUOTE]JustTK, that story about drug companies refusing to waive patent rights for poorer nations was not told in main stream media in the USA. You had to go to to alternative outlets to hear it.

For all the people touting the vaccine, there is no more stark example of what was important: vaccine company profits or getting the world vaccinated.

The other story that has not been reported or buried is how many people are having side effects to the vaccine. The side effects with this vaccine are horrible, and I remember one douche here saying "I talked to 300 people and they are all fine". The thing that gets me is not that some douche said that here, but that is the attitude of the "scientists" in power.

It is amazing that a vaccine that was improved for emergency use (and the paltry safety hurdles that have to be cleared for that designation) can be mandated by governments. There is going to be blow back on this issue.

[QUOTE=JustTK;2643948]We have debated long and hard the ethics and likely consequences of the vaccines. But I read an article recently that prompted me to re-examine some factors that have lain dormant for wuite some time.
[/QUOTE]And here is a really interesting discussion on how the genuine left see the mishandling of the pandemic by the West.

[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxwd51WK3Hc[/URL]

Money, money, money. . And. FK you!

[QUOTE=JustTK;2643994]And here is a really interesting discussion on how the genuine left see the mishandling of the pandemic by the West.

[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxwd51WK3Hc[/URL]

Money, money, money. . And. FK you![/QUOTE]You should have said this fraud was on the video to save us clicking through.

[URL]https://www.newsweek.com/kickboxing-champ-dies-after-refusing-admit-he-has-covid-checking-himself-out-hospital-1663418[/URL]

[QUOTE=Elvis2008;2643782]Maybe you had cannot read between the lines, but with Omicron, Biden threw in the towel on Covid. [/QUOTE]Just a repeat of Homo Sapiens getting amused at the fail-extinction of the Elvis-like Neanderthals.

[QUOTE=PedroMorales;2644009]You should have said this fraud was on the video to save us clicking through.[/QUOTE]Saying that you do not like someone's views is one thing. Smearing someone as a fraud is another. Do you have anything to support your claim?

[QUOTE=Elvis2008;2643991]
The other story that has not been reported or buried is how many people are having side effects to the vaccine. The side effects with this vaccine are horrible, and I remember one douche here saying "I talked to 300 people and they are all fine". The thing that gets me is not that some douche said that here, but that is the attitude of the "scientists" in power.
[/QUOTE]I haven't seen stats on side effects. I know they have been buried. But I have no evidence that either way. But I do know that there is nothing more anecdotal that (I talked to 300 people and they are all fine". Hahahhaaaa. Maybe all the not fine people are dead or in hospital then? Duh.

Elvis what do you expect the Reps to do in terms of vaxes and mandates when they get in power in 2023?

[QUOTE=JustTK;2644116]Saying that you do not like someone's views is one thing. Smearing someone as a fraud is another. Do you have anything to support your claim?[/QUOTE]His work on linguistics is that of a child. He is a hyped up CIA dissident to keep the perverts of the US Democrats happy. He has an opinion on everything, much like that other super rich fraud, Sanders, who supports Israel's genocide campaigns from his many mansions. Chomsky, Kissinger the sooner they die, the better for us all. At least Tutu (nice names) has croaked. Every hypocrite is quoting him on social media. A bauble bouncing on the waves.

I look intgo the Ph thread and some nuttewr is going on a about Russia massing troops against the Nazis of Ukraine.

The guy who posts the cum shots has taken a day off.

[QUOTE=JustTK;2644123]I haven't seen stats on side effects. I know they have been buried. But I have no evidence that either way. But I do know that there is nothing more anecdotal that (I talked to 300 people and they are all fine". Hahahhaaaa. Maybe all the not fine people are dead or in hospital then? Duh.

Elvis what do you expect the Reps to do in terms of vaxes and mandates when they get in power in 2023?[/QUOTE]I like this one because I trust Sweden to be honest: [URL]https://www.news-medical.net/news/20211006/Large-study-of-COVID-vaccine-side-effects-in-Sweden.aspx[/URL].

The one side effect they do not have listed is tinnitus that is really common. If you look at stroke though and person years, when you start giving the vax to the elderly, there are some real issues.

I think the Supreme Court will strike down the vaccine mandate prior to the Republicans taking over Congress. The Democrats will scream the Republican Supreme court is killing people while they breathe a sigh of relief. Enforcement of the vaccine mandate is already way down now.

The real date for the vaccine is 2024 because that is when immunity runs out. The vaccine makers have been so gutless on immunity that they will not give it to refugees, people who do not even have a country to sue them in. You should expect to see these new drugs that have much longer monopoly rights, I. E. Patent protection, to all of sudden be "much improved" with the treatment of Covid and the "experts" back pedaling on the vaccines once the legal immunity is over. The opposite is going on now.

And you are right on the Republicans winning. One of my favorite political writers, Matt Taibbi, went to Loudron Country Virginia to find out why the Democrats lost that state. He is a liberal Democrat but he actually tries to get the story right and free of political leaning. Well, today he finished his series with these zingers.

"Parents' voices are critical to the success of our education system," Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in the voice of a man reading a hostage note, adding, "They are our children's first, and most influential teachers. ".

This half-baked piece of P. Are. Writing, a pale copy of Republican Glenn Youngkin's "Parents Matter" slogan, won't work at all unless the administration follows up by sending a thousand of their party's most dedicated educational cultists on a long fact-finding trip to Greenland. You can sell voters on a lot of policies, but "We know how to raise your kids better than you," will never be one of them. Even a competent government wouldn't survive making this claim, let alone this one.

End of quote. The guy has a way with words right?

I have been reading Robert Kennedy Junior's book about the real Dr. Fauci, and this one line says it all, "In 2020, workers lost $3. 7 trillion while billionaires gained $3. 9 trillion. "

I really wish this shit was over with and the government would just admit defeat and tell people "we trust you will do what is in your own best interest for your health" instead of treatments and policies that always just so happen to make billionaires richer.

[QUOTE=Elvis2008;2644152]I like this one because I trust Sweden to be honest: [URL]https://www.news-medical.net/news/20211006/Large-study-of-COVID-vaccine-side-effects-in-Sweden.aspx[/URL].

The one side effect they do not have listed is tinnitus that is really common. If you look at stroke though and person years, when you start giving the vax to the elderly, there are some real issues.

I think the Supreme Court will strike down the vaccine mandate prior to the Republicans taking over Congress. The Democrats will scream the Republican Supreme court is killing people while they breathe a sigh of relief. Enforcement of the vaccine mandate is already way down now.

The real date for the vaccine is 2024 because that is when immunity runs out. The vaccine makers have been so gutless on immunity that they will not give it to refugees, people who do not even have a country to sue them in. You should expect to see these new drugs that have much longer monopoly rights, I. E. Patent protection, to all of sudden be "much improved" with the treatment of Covid and the "experts" back pedaling on the vaccines once the legal immunity is over. The opposite is going on now..[/QUOTE]Yep, that is irony of all this Big Business is growing while small business are getting whipped out. I did not see or hear about the financial problems in MTY, but in CDMX it is a different story. Most have been impacted financially. Most of the people I talk to have either lost a job or know someone that has lost there job. Media conveniently does not talk about this.

Now how this has impacted my business. I am lucky we have been able to grow during the pandemic, but now we are running into some major roadblocks. We are now not able to get some basic equipment. They are now saying in might be 6-12 months. This is not specialized stuff and it is not available. I need a specialized work truck, I can not even get them to call me back now. I am looking at 1-2 years for the truck, this is crazy. We have a work truck that they can fix, no parts. Again I am not complaining, we will be okay. But this is crazy, again the media never brings this up. This is probably $250,00-300,000 worth of equipment, that is a lot of jobs.

[QUOTE=Elvis2008;2644152]I really wish this shit was over with and the government would just admit defeat and tell people "we trust you will do what is in your own best interest for your health" instead of treatments and policies that always just so happen to make billionaires richer.[/QUOTE]The longer this goes on, the more clear the motivation. We have Pfizer (& the others) now in a position telling us we will die without their product. Their Dem puppets in power repeat and mandate its use. Forget that they lied about the efficacy. First it was to stop the spread. Now it's simply so 'you won't die'. Quite effective as fear mongering goes. And first, this was 95% effective. Oops, just kidding. Have a second dose. How about a third. Don't worry. It's free!

Not sure if anyone is following what is happening in Israel. They are on the brink of mandating a 4th shot. Numerous medical professionals concerned with 'immune system fatigue'. There is a belief this 4th dose will have detrimental effects on immunity. Clearly, that's a hypothesis, not fact. But the puppets in Israel said "we don't have the luxury of time to make decisions". What?

Even better: "The committee looked at the incredibly fast spread of omicron, in the you. K. And other countries, and decided that we do not have the time. They decided that we should work in parallel: First give the recommendation to immunize, and then run the studies."

This is the very definition of insanity.

Need more proof this is all about enriching big pharma and its puppets in power?

Ask yourself why we spend literally no time learning about natural immunity. I don't care where you stand on vaccine mandates. There is no scientific reason to ignore natural immunity. But, there are financial reasons!

Why has so little attention been paid to therapeutics? If we're so concerned with the lethality, why have we put all our eggs into vaccination? Well, if we have a medication that saves lives, that puts a damper on the fear mongering, no? The masses have to believe they will die.

At one point, this sounded like a crazy conspiracy theory. And some have gone too far, saying COVID isn't real, etc. But now, if we just put politics aside and look objectively at the facts in front of us, the truth is plain to see.

Nice post Dchrist! I swear most people forgot about what the CDC and Fauci said a few months ago and how it contradicts what he is saying today. We hit 442,000 cases yesterday, a new record, so all those people with all their supposed solutions have nothing that worked. The Dems who blamed the entire virus on Trump (and gave China a pass LOL) have egg all over their face. I don't even care about all that political crap, just get rid of all the bullshit travel restrictions.

Omicron averages 3 days from time of exposure to infection not five days and the antigen tests are not that great picking it up. LOL.

[QUOTE=DramaFree11;2644200]Now how this has impacted my business. I am lucky we have been able to grow during the pandemic, but now we are running into some major roadblocks. We are now not able to get some basic equipment. They are now saying in might be 6-12 months. This is not specialized stuff and it is not available. I need a specialized work truck, I can not even get them to call me back now. I am looking at 1-2 years for the truck, this is crazy. We have a work truck that they can fix, no parts. Again I am not complaining, we will be okay. But this is crazy, again the media never brings this up. This is probably $250,00-300,000 worth of equipment, that is a lot of jobs.[/QUOTE]I posted this in the political forum;.

On the supply chain issues, though, that mess is all political, and all the blame should be directed at the Dems. First off, Obama put into law regulations that were passed like 8 years ago but are just enforced today. One of them is that truck drivers can only work 8 hour shifts, and this is sent from trucks via computer to a regulatory agency. So when you have a supply chain crisis and want to move goods: wouldn't it be smart to change that to 10 or 12 hours (which it used to be)? You would think so right? Nothing on this.

The issue in the ports are the trailers that move around the supply containers. The cranes pick up the containers off the ships, but the trailers are what move them around. Obama put in a law that trailers, even ones that were still good, could not be more than 5 years old. The problem is the pandemic interfered with production of trailers, so a lot would put out to pasture while fewer were coming in. Again, there is a pretty simple solution. Allow the older trailers to be inspected for safety and used right? Again, that is not being done.

Domestic trailer production also plummeted due to the end of Trumps tariff on Chinese trailers. Yeah, Biden just got rid of that Trump tax. It seems like a no-brainer to reinstate that tariff but that is not happening either. China is refusing to produce more trailers, and this is China fucking the USA again, and time after time, our government is unable to pivot away because we are so dependent on them.

End of quote.

Truck production is way down, and one guy wrote the asset that appreciated the most last quarter was not a stock or bond or crypto but the car in your driveway. Used car prices rose 20% last quarter which is crazy.

And with a million containers off the California coast and truck drivers being hamstrung getting parts to truck manufacturers, I think you are going to continue having a hard time. Stock up if you can.

And with this supply level constraints it means fewer dollars going abroad which means a stronger dollar. COP is 4000+ today, and I think the trend is we go up further from here.