the vaping illness, the war games in Wuhan, the pandemic readiness drills at the World Economy Forum, the US government quietly admitting it was in the USA months earlier than previously thought (but not pointing out that this was earlier than the first death in Wuhan). I got sicker than I ever have in my life after a trip in August 2019. Wonder if I caught some of that "vaping illness" despite not vaping?
Covid was also a convenient way to kill off a lot of the ICE detainees without having to resort to the methods of the third reich. "Died of pandemic in ICE center" has a plausible deniability to it that "shoved them into gas chambers" does not. Thousands of people in ICE custody died of Covid. There were countless headlines about no showers, no toothbrushes, lice in the beds, too many people per square foot and other terrible hygienic conditions. The US government also outsourced the ICE detention to subcontractors, so that got blamed on the individual companies in charge of these facilities rather than the agency itself. Centralize the suffering. Decentralize the blame.
When the vapers lost their sense of smell and taste, they called it vape tongue because it was such a distinctive symptom. When I lost the same in a mild case of COVID it was unique to any sensory dulling I've had from illnesses before and was the distinct symptom beyond the cough/aches.
I'm totally on board with the mysterious vaping disease being COVID. I think it was Italy that had mysterious pneumomia deaths later in 2019 too.
I thought the vaping illness was linked to a bad batch of ∆9-THC cartridges which used vitamin E to thin out the distillate. I could def be wrong, lemme look back into it.
I thought the vaping illness was linked to a bad batch of ∆9-THC cartridges which used vitamin E
This is false, it's a common counterargument. There were vape pneumonia cases where there was no vitamin E additive. Nathan Rich goes over this in detail.
the pandemic readiness drills at the World Economy Forum
They did the same for monkeypox too.
https://www.nti.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NTI_Paper_BIO-TTX_Final.pdf
https://i.imgur.com/6Lrv53i.png
funny how that keeps happening
And yea, COVID was a very convenient way to kill off lots of refugees, pensioners, etc.
It was also a very good cover for the inevitable recession (the yield curve inverted in late 2018). So instead of "look our economic system is failing AGAIN", we have the excuse of "we're good, except COVID fucked it up"
And of course it allowed the rich to buy all of their stocks at rock-bottom prices and cement themselves even further
longer maturity (x axis) = larger payoff (y axis). If the government is borrowing your money for a longer time, (this is what "buying a bond" is, it's just you giving the gov a loan) then it's only natural that they pay you more at the end of the deal
it's "healthy" that the curve is shaped the way it is, because it means long term investments make more money, which means everyone expects good things in the long-term future.
this curve is dictated by the forces of the market, just like stock prices.
sometimes, and very rarely, it inverts, meaning the long-term bonds start paying less than the short-term ones. This is bad because it means people expect bad things in the future, and opt for short-term bonds instead.
almost every time this "inversion" happens, it is followed by a recession within 2 years. Something like 7 out of 8 inversions were immediately followed by recessions (8/9 if you include the covid crash)
I know it’s anecdotal but I got weirdly sick in November of 2019. It stands out because I went to the doctor and they had no idea what I had, and just recommended cold medicine and rest (thank you US health care). I was coughing for weeks and I still wonder if it was COVID.
My SO had the same issue in November 2019 and after some scans she had lung wall thickening. Had no idea what it was, still don't but we suspect it was covid
This ol’ classic too - https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/health-officials-to-give-update-after-respiratory-illness-sickens-dozens-at-virginia-retirement-community/135890/
the vaping illness, the war games in Wuhan, the pandemic readiness drills at the World Economy Forum, the US government quietly admitting it was in the USA months earlier than previously thought (but not pointing out that this was earlier than the first death in Wuhan). I got sicker than I ever have in my life after a trip in August 2019. Wonder if I caught some of that "vaping illness" despite not vaping?
Covid was also a convenient way to kill off a lot of the ICE detainees without having to resort to the methods of the third reich. "Died of pandemic in ICE center" has a plausible deniability to it that "shoved them into gas chambers" does not. Thousands of people in ICE custody died of Covid. There were countless headlines about no showers, no toothbrushes, lice in the beds, too many people per square foot and other terrible hygienic conditions. The US government also outsourced the ICE detention to subcontractors, so that got blamed on the individual companies in charge of these facilities rather than the agency itself. Centralize the suffering. Decentralize the blame.
When the vapers lost their sense of smell and taste, they called it vape tongue because it was such a distinctive symptom. When I lost the same in a mild case of COVID it was unique to any sensory dulling I've had from illnesses before and was the distinct symptom beyond the cough/aches.
I'm totally on board with the mysterious vaping disease being COVID. I think it was Italy that had mysterious pneumomia deaths later in 2019 too.
I thought the vaping illness was linked to a bad batch of ∆9-THC cartridges which used vitamin E to thin out the distillate. I could def be wrong, lemme look back into it.
This is false, it's a common counterargument. There were vape pneumonia cases where there was no vitamin E additive. Nathan Rich goes over this in detail.
I do remember reading about bootleg carts causing some trouble back then for sure
They did the same for monkeypox too.
https://www.nti.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NTI_Paper_BIO-TTX_Final.pdf
https://i.imgur.com/6Lrv53i.png
funny how that keeps happening
And yea, COVID was a very convenient way to kill off lots of refugees, pensioners, etc.
It was also a very good cover for the inevitable recession (the yield curve inverted in late 2018). So instead of "look our economic system is failing AGAIN", we have the excuse of "we're good, except COVID fucked it up"
And of course it allowed the rich to buy all of their stocks at rock-bottom prices and cement themselves even further
:so-true: Our leaders must be so competent they can practically predict the future
what the he’ll is a yield curve? do you have anything to read that pertains to that….(like articles or something)
supply/demand curve but it's all money
Sorry nothing constructive to add
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Yield_curve_20180513.png
longer maturity (x axis) = larger payoff (y axis). If the government is borrowing your money for a longer time, (this is what "buying a bond" is, it's just you giving the gov a loan) then it's only natural that they pay you more at the end of the deal
it's "healthy" that the curve is shaped the way it is, because it means long term investments make more money, which means everyone expects good things in the long-term future.
this curve is dictated by the forces of the market, just like stock prices.
sometimes, and very rarely, it inverts, meaning the long-term bonds start paying less than the short-term ones. This is bad because it means people expect bad things in the future, and opt for short-term bonds instead.
almost every time this "inversion" happens, it is followed by a recession within 2 years. Something like 7 out of 8 inversions were immediately followed by recessions (8/9 if you include the covid crash)
I know it’s anecdotal but I got weirdly sick in November of 2019. It stands out because I went to the doctor and they had no idea what I had, and just recommended cold medicine and rest (thank you US health care). I was coughing for weeks and I still wonder if it was COVID.
Yep that sounds pretty familiar
My SO had the same issue in November 2019 and after some scans she had lung wall thickening. Had no idea what it was, still don't but we suspect it was covid
First they came for the vapers, but I said nothing, for I did not vape.
This ol’ classic too - https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/health-officials-to-give-update-after-respiratory-illness-sickens-dozens-at-virginia-retirement-community/135890/
yea, this is the one where they did a bunch of tests for common known viruses and everything came back negative.
well shit. Between that and "vaping disease" my Covid brain worms are all all getting all squirmy now.
:agony-mescaline: