https://weather.com/health/cold-flu/video/first-cow-to-human-bird-flu-case-with-respiratory-symptoms
and
https://weather.com/health/video/whooping-cough-cases-rising-across-the-us
Not serious according to CDC but then again it is an election year.
A Christmas present for us courtesy of the last omnibus bill. Kill switches in all new vehicles.
Also in this video:
- WEF wants to reduce ownership of private vehicles. You will own nothing and be happpy.
- WEF wants to reduce ownership of electronics allegedly due to precious mineral shortages.
Watching now. Will update with points.
- Eliminate non-electric vehicles. How are they doing this? By making new vehicles unaffordable and banning older vehicles.
- Vaccine safety. - Top Pfizer execs were making twitter suppress accurate jab info because it was costing them money. Musk is detailing all of the information that was being suppressed. By doing this, he is removing all legal liability from himself as long as he exposes the info and cleans up the suppression. Rather than go along with the status quo, Musk is exposing to the people the previous leadership role, cleaning up and opening the doors for congressional investigations.
- Google whistleblower. New AI systems are not true AI as bots are basically "Brainwashed bots". AI is using bots are spreading misinformation. Problem on fakebook, twitter, youtube, google, etc. "Machine Learning Fairness" so they can suppress accurate information.
- This particular journalist suggested Brave browser and Brave Search engine. . Update on Brunson case.
My un-jabbed niece and her un-jabbed baby gave birth to a beautiful healthy baby boy! I'm to the moon and back filled with love and joy and this miracle and his parents!
I was listening to Bongino (don't crucify me, it's 90 degrees and I'm working outside so it's more for the noise than anything else). He said that Durham was not surprised by the verdict.
Why would he not be surprised? Was it due to nepotism of the judge to Lisa Page or what? His reaction is kind of a head scratcher.
Looking for thoughts here.
Aren't we getting critically close to the end of the time frame when election data can be destroyed?
James O'Keefe has a wonderful tribute to his friend and mentor, Andrew Breitbart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDI4byzQIak
James is right when he says 10 years ago feels like a whole lifetime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx2FFPhbNIY
This cannot be happening solely at the Louisiana Department of Health. After watching the video, you can see several things occurring at once.
- Greedy hospitals Intentionally miscoding diagnoses for profit
- Potentially bankrupting insurance companies by forcing them to pay for everything (a way of putting healthcare under complete government control perhaps?)
- Giving power back to the doctors albeit temporarily and not necessarily for the right reasons. (even today most 'hospital owned' doctors seem to be clueless in regards to effective covid19 treatments)
This video is exposing quite a bit more than what I believe the whistleblower intended. Things could get interesting.
Article text: A Pennsylvania woman who came into contact with laboratory monkeys last week after a truck carrying them crashed has said she developed unusual symptoms.
On her Facebook page and during media interviews, the woman, Michelle Fallon, said she developed symptoms after the accident. Fallon wrote that she sought emergency room treatment at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
Fallon told local media that after the crash, she believed the truck was carrying cats. However, when she approached the cages, a monkey appeared and hissed at her.
“What a day I try to help out at a[n] accident seen was told there were cats in the crates. So I [go] over to pet them [only] To find out it’s monkeys. Then I noticed that’s there 3 in each and [one] was completely broken the other was half broken,” Fallon wrote. “So I knew 4 got away. So come home go to bed. My aunt runs into New[s] crew [and] was ask[ed] to do [an] interview. Then find out not to get close to the monkey.”
She continued: “Well tried to pet one, I touch the [crates] and walk in poop. Then was told to met police at the scene. To talk about exposure. News crew was the[re]. I thought they were [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] so I to them. End up doing interviews. Talk to police and a lady with CDC. I’m will getting a letter. I’m very low risk for I don’t know what yet.”
Later, she wrote that she has “symptoms” that are like “Covid symptoms. Like seriously. A day from hell.” She was referring to COVID-19, the illness caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.
Fallon told PAHomepage that she had an open cut on her hand and also developed pink-eye-like symptoms. She went to the emergency room at Geisinger Danville
“Because the monkey did hiss at me and there were feces around, and I did have an open cut, they just want to be precautious,” said Fallon, adding that she will be on preventative medicine for two weeks.
Fallon told WNEP-TV that she was contacted Saturday by the CDC and was told to monitor herself for any unusual symptoms. A letter from the CDC she shared with the outlet said that “the surviving monkeys will be quarantined and will be monitored for infectious diseases for at least 31 days before their release.”
And, over the weekend, activist group PETA issued a press release—with a headline that blared, “The Monkey Crash Could Release Disease”—saying Fallon “got an eyeful of monkey saliva that has caused a reaction. She’s now on antiviral drugs and medication to protect against rabies.”
However, PETA said it fears other people in the area could have been exposed.
“Feces and urine from the terrified monkeys were reportedly smeared across the highway as crates—that weren’t strapped in as required—tumbled from the truck. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should be scrambling to ensure that numerous other people who were at the scene aren’t in danger,” the group said.
Pennsylvania State Police told PennLive that several monkeys escaped but were later captured. Three were euthanized, CDC officials told the outlet.
They were among about 100 cynomolgus macaques that were being transported in a trailer near Danville that became unhitched after 3 p.m. on Jan 21, officials said.
A day later, on Jan. 22, police had urged people not to look for or capture a monkey in the area. Troopers wrote on Twitter: “Anyone who sees or locates the monkey is asked not to approach, attempt to catch, or come in contact with the monkey. Please call 911 immediately.”
Trooper Lauren Lesher told the Associated Press that officials were concerned “due to it not being a domesticated animal and them being in an unknown territory,” and “it is hard to say how they would react to a human approaching them.”
Troopers told PennLive that the truck carrying the monkeys had collided with a dump truck on Route 54 at the Interstate 80 interchange.
The Epoch Times has contacted her for additional comment.
Jack Phillips
This is super personal and not the place for this but I honestly have no idea where to go for help here. My husband and I are both sick. He tested positive for covid because his company required him to take a test.
Here's my dilemma:
- I just finished an antibiotic for an infected tooth and need to get a root canal but rescheduled because my husband was sick and didn't want to risk making anybody else sick.
- We were both taking quercetin, c, d3 and zinc so how in the hell did we get this unless it is true that there is no cure for the common cold or flu? So now, out of an abundance of caution we are taking the India pack of ivermectin, zinc & doxycycline.
- In addition I am also being treated with ciproflaxacin for a kidney infection and the online docs who are treating me are suggesting that if I'm still having issues that I seek medical care for IV antibiotics as this could turn into c-diff. The idea of going near a hospital literally has me reaching for xanax especially if I have the kung-flu on top of everything else.
- I take a pretty strong probiotic regularly so I'm not too worried about the antibiotics.
Symptoms of kidney infection are easing so my gut is saying to ride it out a little while longer.
Does anybody know of any type of home health care that I can get near the Pittsburgh, PA area for testing and IV antibiotics or should I ride this out and pray for the best?
Biden said that 200 million Americans have been vaccinated. How can this be possible? If the vaccines kill then they will have effectively wiped out almost 2/3 of the population.
What does everyone here think about that number?
So now the government is going to reimburse people who were injured or died from either covid-19 treatments or jabs.
This is going to get very interesting.
Article Text: Claim Alleging Injury or Death From a COVID-19 Countermeasure to Be Compensated
More than 4,000 other claims await decision by the U.S. government compensation program
By Meiling Lee December 18, 2021 Updated: December 18, 2021
For the first time amid the pandemic, the U.S. government compensation program will pay out one of the 4,751 claims alleging injuries or death arising from the administration of a covered countermeasure used to diagnose, treat, or prevent COVID-19.
Countermeasures may include emergency authorized or federally approved vaccines, drugs, and medical devices that the Food and Drug Administration allows for use during a public health emergency.
“One COVID-19 claim has been determined eligible for compensation and is pending a review of eligible expenses,” the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) reported.
No additional information on the eligible claim was available. However, David Bowman, Public Affairs Specialist at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) told The Epoch Times via email that the CICP was “working to process claims as expeditiously as possible.”
The compensation program is run by the HRSA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Established in 2010 through the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005, the CICP not only provides benefits to people who’ve suffered serious injuries or death as a result of being given a countermeasure, but it also protects individuals and companies involved in producing or administering the countermeasures from lawsuits, unless it can be shown that there was willful misconduct.
Under the CICP, people may be compensated for medical expenses not fully reimbursed or paid by insurance or government programs like Medicaid, lost wages from not being able to work for more than five days, and a death benefit for someone who has died.
The CICP, historically, has a low rate of compensating claims and some vaccine lawyers are not optimistic that many of the COVID-19 claims will be approved for payment.
A total of 5,242 claims have been filed with the CICP from 2010 to Nov. 1, 2021, of which 4,751 claims are related to injuries or death from COVID-19 countermeasures, specifically 2,297 claims are for COVID-19 vaccines and 2,454 for other countermeasures.
To be considered for benefits, people must file a claim within one year of the date they received a countermeasure, or their claim will be rejected.
But in the event that the CICP develops a COVID-19 Countermeasures Injury Table and the HHS Secretary publishes it on the Federal Register, people have one year from the effective date of the injury table to file a claim even though their previous claim was denied.
“When a countermeasure injury table is developed or amended, requesters who previously could not establish a Table injury have one year from the effective date of the Table or amendment to file a request for benefits, even if a previous request was denied,” Bowman said. “The extended filing deadline only applies if the Table amendment enables a requester who could not establish a Table injury before the amendment to establish such an injury.”
The CICP has yet to develop such an injury table, citing insufficient data to establish an injury or death was a direct result of a given countermeasure.
Bowman said an injury table for COVID-19 countermeasures “will be developed when there is sufficient data to meet the ‘compelling, reliable, valid, medical and scientific evidence,’ standard indicating that the covered countermeasure directly causes a particular injury.”
“Pending establishment of COVID-19 Countermeasures Injury Table, claims may be filed as non-Table injuries and eligibility for compensation will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Program,” he added. The Countermeasures Injury Table (image of injury table can be seen in article)
A countermeasures injury table lists the countermeasures covered, the particular injuries caused by the administration of that countermeasure, and the occurrence of the injury within a specific time period.
If an individual filing a claim can show that their “injury is listed on the table and was sustained within the relevant time interval (and meets any other requirements set forth in the table), CICP will presume the injury was a direct result of the covered countermeasure,” according to a report (pdf) by the Congressional Research Service.
Without an injury table, the burden of proof falls on the person filing the claim to show that a certain countermeasure caused an injury or death, as “temporal association between administration or use of the covered countermeasure and onset of the injury (i.e., the injury occurs a certain time after the administration or use) is not sufficient, by itself, to prove that an injury is the direct result of a covered countermeasure.”
John Howie, a trial lawyer focused on vaccine and personal injury, told The Epoch Times in an earlier interview that the compensation program is only a “feel good” program.
“I call it a ‘feel good’ program. We like to say we have it because it makes people feel better. But when you dig into it, it is a joke,” Howie said.
“There is no transparency like a true judicial process. There is no provision for attorney’s fees, thus making it difficult for any injured individual to even retain a lawyer. Any appeals are handled by [three] people hand-selected by HHS to review the claim.”
Since its establishment, the CICP has only compensated 29 claims alleging injury from the H1N1 or the smallpox vaccine, paying out a total of over $6 million.
Japan’s Compensation Program and No Vaccine Mandate A Tokyo fire brigade staff member
While only one COVID-19 countermeasures claim is pending to be compensated in the United States, Japan has already paid out 29 of its 41 claims of injury from a COVID-19 vaccine in August 2021, according to a Japanese newspaper The Mainichi.
Japan has a no-fault compensation program, which is called the health damage relief system, that provides benefits to people whose health was injured from receiving a vaccine endorsed by the government, as part of the Immunization Act.
All three COVID-19 vaccines—Pfizer, Takeda/Moderna, and AstraZeneca—administered in Japan are covered in the compensation program.
The Japanese government has decided to not mandate the vaccines and reminded businesses and people to “not force anyone in your workplace or those around you to be vaccinated, and do not discriminate against those who have not been vaccinated.” A web link to a human rights consultation was also provided on the Health Ministry, Labor and Wellbeing COVID-19 vaccine webpage.
The government has instead taken a different approach from other countries: recommending its citizens to get vaccinated only after they have received all of the information on the risks and benefits of the vaccine.
“Vaccination will be given only with the consent of the person to be vaccinated after the information [has been] provided,” the Japanese Health Ministry, Labor, and Wellbeing wrote.
“Please get vaccinated of your own decision, understanding both the effectiveness in preventing infectious diseases and the risk of side effects. No vaccination will be given without consent.”
Although Japan was slow in rolling out its vaccination program, it has surpassed the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel in the number of people who are fully vaccinated or received two vaccine doses, with 77.9 percent of its population fully vaccinated as of Dec. 15, compared to the 68.7 percent in the United Kingdom, 62.5 percent in Israel, and 60.7 percent in the United States.
Would this even be a problem were it not for the environmentalist wackos that had us stop drinking from water fountains and thermoses made from glass and drink from plastic bottles? Everywhere you turn they're trying to poison us with something.
Article text: New Study Links Phthalates to Cardiovascular Disease By Joseph Mercola December 16, 2021 Updated: December 16, 2021
Phthalates are chemical compounds primarily used in plastics. Past research has identified a link between phthalates and cardiovascular disease,(1) and a recent study(2) has helped to identify at least one mechanism linking phthalate exposure to cardiovascular disease.
A review published in 2016(3) showed that there was a significantly increased risk to cardiovascular disease and infertility with phthalate exposure. Despite phthalates having been first introduced in the 1920s and gaining popularity in 1931,(4) there are few studies comparing exposure to phthalates with atherosclerosis, arrhythmias, hypertension and hypertension in pregnancy.(5)
One study(6) of 675 individuals with Type 2 diabetes demonstrated a positive association of phthalate exposure with cardiovascular disease in the population. An animal study(7) published in 2017 in the American Journal of Physiology found that exposure to phthalate compounds could decrease heart variability and exaggerate arterial pressure.
The scientists believe theirs was the first study to show an association between plastic chemicals used in medical devices with an alteration in heart rate variability, cardiovascular reactivity, and autonomic regulation. These changes, which have been found to precede hypertension, atherosclerosis and conduction abnormalities, may warrant adopting safer materials for use in medical devices.(8)
The current study, published by researchers from the University of California Riverside, discovered one potential mechanism that may link phthalate plasticizers with dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease risk.(9)
Data Show Mechanism Linking Plastic Particle to Dyslipidemia
Plastic use is ubiquitous and has become a part of modern life. While the products have proven useful, they also contribute to an array of health damage and can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, while the link has been identified, researchers have found the underlying mechanism contributing to the development of heart disease has remained elusive.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,(10) people are exposed to phthalates by eating foods and drinking beverages that had contact with plastics containing the chemical. You may also be exposed through breathing phthalates; children can be exposed to phthalate-laden dust while crawling on the floor. Their hand-to-mouth activities may raise their risk.
Using a mouse study(11) biomedical scientists discovered a link between dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP), a chemical used to make plastics more durable, and dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease. Changcheng Zhou, Ph.D., led the team of researchers. He explained the association in a press release, saying:(12)
*We found dicyclohexyl phthalate, or DCHP, strongly binds to a receptor called pregnane X receptor, or PXR. DCHP ‘turns on’ PXR in the gut, inducing the expression of key proteins required for cholesterol absorption and transport. Our experiments show that DCHP elicits high cholesterol by targeting intestinal PXR signaling.
The scientists found that the animals exposed to DCHP had higher levels of ceramides circulating in their blood.(13) This is a type of lipid molecule associated with cardiovascular disease risk. The researchers found the higher levels were PXR dependent. Zhou points out that:(14)
*This, too, points to the potentially important role of PXR in contributing to the harmful effects of plastic-associated chemicals on cardiovascular health in humans.
Nuclear pregnane X receptor (PXR) is part of the body’s adaptive defense mechanism against foreign chemicals.(15) The receptor is activated by several chemicals, including antibiotics, steroids, bile acids and antimycotics.
Using an animal model,(16) researchers found that PXR plays a role in controlling metabolism of these chemicals and influences the homeostasis of steroid hormones, such as vitamin D, and bile acids.
It also plays a role in inflammatory bowel diseases. More recent research(17) finds PXR negatively regulates fibroblast growth factor 15, which plays an important role in energy metabolism. The researchers postulate that it may represent a potential therapeutic target for the treatment for metabolic disorders such as obesity.
**Artificial Chemicals Can Increase Your Risk of Obesity ** Endocrine disrupting chemicals are among the most destructive in our environment. Evidence links them to growth, neurological and learning disabilities, obesity, male and female reproductive dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, birth defects and some cancers.(18)
The fact that endocrine disrupting chemicals like phthalates increase your risk of obesity is not new news. Phthalates are described as obesogens, or chemicals that increase your risk of obesity by disrupting lipid metabolism and producing metabolic changes. This is the type of disruption in energy metabolism found in the 2017 study published in Biochemical Pharmacology.(19)
Circulating levels of phthalate metabolites are related to the prevalence of diabetes and insulin resistance in an elderly population.(20) Another study published in 2017 found an association with overweight and obesity in childhood after exposure to certain phthalates in utero.(21)
There is a common belief that increased calorie consumption and reduction in exercise causes obesity. Yet, this does not completely explain the phenomenon society has experienced. Research in the journal Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology showed that people may be predisposed from exposure to obesogens in the womb.(22)
The interaction between phthalates and PXR is one mechanism that may increase the risk for weight gain. Other studies have documented that these plasticizers and metabolites have biochemical activity and antiangiogenic effects that also contribute to obesity. One paper(23) reviewed the evidence linking exposure to phthalates and the possible effects on the development of obesity.
The researchers found emerging evidence to suggest childhood exposure can increase the risk. However, the effects appear dependent on several factors, including the level of exposure, the type of chemical and the time of exposure during childhood development.
Reviewing the chemicals as a class would also prevent manufacturers from simply swapping one phthalate with another. While industry groups have pushed back due to the “costs” associated with removing the chemicals, some retailers and manufacturers have taken voluntary action to replace them.
For example, Home Depot introduced a policy to restrict phthalates in vinyl flooring and wall-to-wall carpeting and Apple removed the class of chemicals from nearly all its products.(36) There are several steps you can take each day to reduce your exposure to phthalates and other plasticizers.
1 Avoid plastic containers and plastic wrap for food and personal care products. Store food and drinks in glass containers instead.
2 Avoid plastic children’s toys. Use toys made of natural substances, such as wood and organic materials.
3 Read labels on your cosmetics and avoid those containing phthalates.
4 Avoid products labeled with fragrance, including air fresheners, as this catch-all term may include phthalates commonly used to stabilize the scent and extend the life of the product.
5 Do not microwave food in plastic containers or covered in plastic wrap.
6 Frequently vacuum and dust rooms with vinyl blinds, wallpaper, flooring and furniture that may contain phthalates, as the chemical collects in dust and is easily ingested by children.
7 Eat mostly fresh, raw whole foods. Food packaging is often a source of phthalates.
8 Use glass baby bottles instead of plastic. Breastfeed exclusively for the first year, if you can, to avoid plastic nipples and bottles altogether.
9 Remove your fruit and vegetables from plastic bags immediately after coming home from the grocery store and wash before storing them; alternatively, use cloth bags to bring home your produce.
10 Avoid fabric softeners and dryer sheets; make your own to reduce static cling.
11 Bring your own mug for coffee and bring drinking water from home in glass water bottles instead of buying bottled water.
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Article link: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2021/12/09/bombshell-in-court-filing-facebook-admits-fact-checks-are-nothing-more-than-opinion/
Article highlights: So, in a court of law, in a legal filing, Facebook admits that its ‘fact checks’ are not really ‘fact’ checks at all, but merely ‘opinion assertions.’
This strikes me as public relations disaster, and possibly a looming legal disaster for Facebook, PolitiFact, Climate Feedback and other left-leaning entities that engage in biased “fact checking.”
Such “fact checks” are now shown to be simply an agenda to supress free speech and the open discussion of science by disguising liberal media activism as something supposedly factual, noble, neutral, trustworthy, and based on science.
Referring to himself in the third person, he added: 'But if they get up and really aim their bullets at Tony Fauci, well people can recognize that there's a person there, so it's easy to criticize, but they're really criticizing science because I represent science.'
Trust me, if we really aim our bullets at FauXi, he won't be recognizable without dental records.
Nice lunch, had a great time. Avoided talking about the jab until she says that she can't wait to get her booster. Her daughter is 30-years old and she is questioning big-time. My bff is telling me that I haven't seen what this virus does to people. I tried to tell as much as I could without fear mongering. She tells me about people that she knows that have got it and died and it's killing me not to tell her that it's the protocols that are killing people.
The daughter was way more based than I expected but I'm so shocked by my bff's reaction to this. Maybe because she works kind of with doctors, I don't know. I'm just praying that they're both in the placebo group.
The only two things that I asked her which maybe may have started some wheels turning were 1) When in the history of viruses has a mutation ever gotten stronger? and 2) Have you ever witnessed a virus that has divided more people than this? It's so frustrating because she has WAY more people smarts than me so I will continue to bite my tongue because I absolutely adore her and her family.
Just saw this article from the Epoch Times. https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/tap-water-database-lists-toxins-by-zip-code_4097996.html
Article Text: Tap Water Database Lists Toxins by Zip Code By Nathan Worcester November 14, 2021 Updated: November 14, 2021
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has updated its database on tap water in the United States, revealing where testing has detected potentially deadly pollutants in the nation’s water systems.
First published in 2005, the database was most recently updated in 2018.
“We’re collecting testing data from almost 50,000 water utilities nationwide,” said Sydney Evans, a science analyst with EWG, in an interview with The Epoch Times.
In just one state—Illinois—EWG’s database shows that many water utilities exceeded the legal limits of arsenic, radium, and total trihalomethanes (TTHMS), among other chemicals.
In its entry for the City of Chicago’s water system, EWG’s database reveals the presence of chemicals ranging from chloroform and hexavalent chromium to nitrate and radium.
While these chemicals were below the legal limit or, in some cases, not subject to any legal limit, EWG’s health guidelines for individual chemicals are far more stringent than current U.S. legal standards.
Although the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) legal limit for nitrates is 10 parts per million (ppm), EWG’s health guideline limits nitrates to 0.14 parts per million.
Many of those tougher standards are based on California public health goals, while others are based on the EWG’s own research or the EPA’s calculation of the pollutant level associated with a one-in-a-million lifetime cancer risk.
According to Evans, even legal concentrations of contaminants may have additive or synergistic effects in combination with other pollutants, underscoring the need to reduce the legal limits of many chemicals.
A 2019 EWG study on the disinfection byproducts in drinking water estimated that the combined effects of those contaminants in community water systems could cause an additional 100,000 cancer deaths in the United States each year.
“One of the biggest things is we want people to recognize is not only are they being exposed to a contaminant, but usually multiple contaminants,” said Evans, who was an author on the above-mentioned study.
“I would say there is sufficient evidence to say there are some sort of mixture effects. The part that’s up for debate is how extreme the effect is and in what mixtures,” she later added.
In a news release on the updated database, EWG President Ken Cook claimed that “the federal office meant to protect our water is in an advanced stage of regulatory capture.”
“The Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water has demonstrated for decades that it is utterly incapable of standing up to pressure from water utilities and polluters to protect human health from the dozens of toxic contaminants in America’s drinking water,” he added.
“When you look at the actual regulations, a lot of these were set decades ago, and have not been updated,” Evans said.
Evans couldn’t say which tap water contaminant should be of greatest concern to Americans.
“I don’t even know that it’s really possible to answer that question, because it varies so much,” she said. “There are so many factors. Which contaminants are in your drinking water? What levels are they at? How potent are those contaminants? What kind of source water are you on? How many contaminants are in your water? The list goes on and on.”
Addressing even one high-profile contaminant—lead in water—underscores just how complex these issues can be.
Lead exposure has been clearly linked to lower IQs among children, propelling concern about exposure to it through lead pipes installed before Congress banned them in 1986.
Incidents such as lead contamination in Flint’s water system dominated headlines for months, and the new infrastructure bill, due for President Biden’s signature on Monday, allocates $15 billion to the removal of lead service lines.
Yet Robert VerBruggen of the Manhattan Institute has pointed out that lead exposure through paint chips or soil polluted by leaded gasoline is an under-emphasized factor in lead exposure. He cited 2017 research from EPA scientists that showed the major roles played by those lead sources in exposure among infants and very young children.
“The nation does have 6 to 10 million remaining lead service lines, but proper ‘corrosion control’ measures—already required, though not always delivered—can largely stop lead from leaching into the water,” argued VerBruggen.
“That’s hard. If there were an easy answer, we’d have already answered it,” Evans said. “I think that all kind of depends on the community. Different sources of different contaminants are going to be different in different communities.”
“You don’t want to lose sight of the fact that there is lead in tap water and it is a problem in many communities,” Evans later added.
In response to EWG’s claims about tap water, including Cook’s statements about regulatory capture of the EPA, a spokesperson for U.S. EPA told The Epoch Times that “EPA’s National Primary Drinking Water Regulations assure that public water systems are monitoring and taking actions to achieve meaningful reductions to human health risks from contaminants in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).”
“EPA follows the science-driven process required [by] law to evaluate unregulated contaminants and to review existing regulations,” the spokesperson later added.
Nathan Worcester is an environmental reporter at The Epoch Times.
In case anybody is still on the fence about the Xiden admin. They're definitely trying to destroy the country.
Article text: Biden Administration Weighs Shutting Another Pipeline, White House Confirms Deputy press secretary confirms Biden administration reviewing environmental impact By Jack Phillips November 8, 2021 Updated: November 8, 2021
The Biden administration is reviewing shutting a pipeline in Michigan after anonymously sourced reports said federal officials were quietly studying its potential environmental impact, a White House spokeswoman confirmed on Nov. 8.
When pressed by a reporter during a news conference, White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre disputed reports saying President Joe Biden was going to terminate Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5 pipeline, which stretches from Canada into Michigan. However, she conceded that the Army Corps of Engineers was reviewing the matter.
“Yes, we are. We are,” Jean-Pierre said. “I thought you were saying that we were going to shut it down, but that is not inaccurate. The Army Corps of Engineers is preparing an environmental impact [statement] to look through this.
“Any reporting indicating that some decision has been made, again, is not accurate,” she said, adding that an environmental impact statement “will help inform any additional action or position the U.S. will be taking on the replacement of Line 5.”
Line 5 is part of a pipeline network that moves crude oil and other petroleum-based products from Canada, transporting some 500,000 barrels per day.
On Nov. 7, Politico reported that the administration was weighing the potential market effects of a shutdown of the pipeline in the face of Republican, Canadian government, and industry opposition. More than a dozen GOP lawmakers last week sent a letter to President Joe Biden, warning that the move would further cause gas prices to increase amid already-high prices.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, has also sought to shut down one segment of the pipeline, ordering Enbridge to stop operations in May due to concerns about a section that runs under the Straits of Mackinac leaking into the Great Lakes.
But in October, the Canadian government, which backs Enbridge and Line 5, escalated the dispute and invoked a decades-old Canada–U.S. treaty. Epoch Times Photo White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on Nov. 4, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
Protesters were able to force the shutdown of the pipeline for several hours on Oct. 20 after they trespassed onto a Michigan facility and tampered with the pipeline equipment. Line 5’s operator was able to get the pipeline up and running after several hours.
Last week, the Biden administration received a letter from Michigan’s 12 federally recognized Native American tribes, urging the president to back Whitmer’s effort to shut down the line.
“We view Line 5 as an existential threat to our treaty-protected rights, resources, and fundamental way of life as Anishinaabe people of the Great Lakes,” their letter said, according to the Detroit Metro Times.
Around the same time, Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio) and 12 other members of Congress sent a letter to the White House, warning that closing the pipeline would further trigger spikes in energy prices.
“As we enter the winter months and temperatures drop across the Midwest, the termination of Line 5 will undoubtedly further exacerbate shortages and price increases in home heating fuels like natural gas and propane, at a time when Americans are already facing rapidly rising energy prices, steep home-heating costs, global supply shortages, and skyrocketing gas prices,” Latta wrote.
Meanwhile, Jean-Pierre’s comment comes as Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, a former Democratic governor of Michigan, told CNN on Nov. 7 that winter energy prices would increase for most Americans. “It will be more expensive this year than last year,” she said.
The federal Energy Information Administration released a report in October stating that U.S. households that rely on natural gas to heat and power their homes could spend an average of $746 to heat their homes this winter, which is an increase of 30 percent from the previous winter. Gasoline prices, meanwhile, have continued to surge, with AAA data showing the average price of a gallon of regular gas rising to a seven-year high of $3.422.
Earlier this year, Biden signed an executive order suspending construction of the Keystone XL pipeline that would have transported crude oil to the interior United States from Alberta, Canada. That move also drew pushback from the Canadian government.
Had to go to the hospital for a couple procedures. They make you wear a mask and yet nobody appeared to give a crap whether you wore it properly.
The nurse that was doing the pre-procedure work asked if I was vaccinated. I told her no and I do not consent to being vaccinated. She just kind of rolled her eyes but not in a negative way so I then said something about this whole thing being a bunch of bullcrap. I then said, "knowing what we know about the side effects, why would anybody who's already had heart problems (ie - me) consent?". She whispers to me "we're not allowed to talk about that". As the conversation went on, she said that of the doctors at this particular facility who took the 1st dose of the vaccine are refusing the 2nd dose.
Then she says to me that this has nothing to do with covid and it's truly a battle between good and evil.
This may sound strange but after reading about people getting jabbed while under anesthetic, I was extremely hesitant about going through with these procedures and I prayed for God to keep me safe. Not only did He answer that prayer but he gave me a small glimpse of how some (if not most) are playing the game just to keep their jobs but think that this plandemic is a scam. She also eluded to the fact that many of them are about fed up.
That conversation gave me a little bit of hope that not everyone is asleep at the wheel.
Just watched this video: https://noqreport.com/2021/08/28/dr-bryan-ardis-exposes-the-truth-behind-covid-19-protocols/
Long story short: Doctors were knowingly prescribing meds that caused fluid to build up in the lungs and not prescribing lasix to combat that issue. The patients were slowly drowned to death and then given the mercy morphine shot of death to "keep them comfortable". Remember how shocked doctors were by the sudden kidney issues? It was caused by one of the antibiotics they were told to use. To make matters worse: the FDA approved drug, remdisivir, has it's own lethal side effects which Fauci was well aware of but concealed.
We knew that they were doing something to hasten a patient's downhill slide and this doctor watched it happen to his father-in-law.
This whole shit show needs to end soon.
A one question survey: "Are you vaccinated?" There's supposed to be 3 choices 1) Yes 2) No 3) Decline to answer
Spouse will be selecting option 3. Not too sure what type of company survey wants your name except for a one that's looking for trouble.
This whole thing stinks to high heaven.
It is taking every last ounce of self-control to not reach out to his HR department with the facts that what they're even hinting at is illegal. Please pray for protection for my spouse.
He's talking about MESA county data that he was given access to. 11.36 EST.
Also - While everybody else was focused on AZ audit, others were quietly giving Lindell access to all of their data plus hardware.
This is huge!
Just heard on Tucker Carlson 2021-08-06. 17 Republican Senators are supporting this bill consisting of the usual rhinos. The section of the bill basically will allow the government to determine when and where you can drive your car or even start the darned thing.
Did a quick search and found this from audacy.com: "The bill would establish a new "advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology safety standard." That includes a passive system inside every new vehicle to detect whether the driver's blood alcohol concentration is greater than .08, in which case the system would prevent or limit vehicle operation."
I received this email from naturalnews.com which points to this link: https://www.naturalnews.com/2021-08-01-bombshell-interviews-john-moore-military-knowledge-of-civilization-ending-global-event.html
Long Story Short: A 10th planet is going to do a "fly-by" causing cataclysmic Earth changes such as 24hrs of 200mph global winds destroying almost all manmade structures, massive coastal flooding, complete destruction of farms, power grids, etc.
Is this the real NCSWIC or is this guy full of fecal matter and spreading fear porn?
Text from the Article: (Natural News) If you’re wondering why corrupt, criminal governments of the world seem to be in such a hurry to mass “vaccinate” everybody with a deadly, experimental, non-approved gene therapy injection, one of the most shocking answers may be simpler than you think. According to analyst and radio hose John Moore (The Liberty Man), who has many contacts with high level U.S. Navy officers and scientists, a global extinction level event is approaching and the globalists are desperately trying to cull the human population before people figure out what’s about to happen.
If 7+ billion people were told the truth about the coming cosmic event that may devastate human civilization, they would all stop working, causing a near-instant collapse of the entire global infrastructure of manufacturing, transportation, food production, government, military and so on. The globalists are still buying up loads of supplies such as food, electronics, firearms, ammunition, communications gear, etc., and they need the masses to keep on working until the very end. Otherwise, they can’t acquire more supplies for themselves, even as these globalists are now hiding out on remote islands, moving into underground tunnel systems and cities, or planning to be off-planet when it all comes down.
The event that John Moore refers to is a “tenth planet” fly-by where a, dark large planetary mass (that can only be seen with infra-red telescopes) passes near Earth’s orbital plane around the sun. The gravitational effects alone, warned former top Navy scientists, will cause cataclysmic Earth changes consisting of unprecedented earthquakes, volcanoes and even a “pole shift” that will reportedly reorient the physical polar axis of the planet (not just the magnetic poles), thereby shifting the equator and unleashing unimaginable ocean “slosh” that will inundate coastal areas on every continent.
The coming events have been known since at least 1979, Moore explains, and the governments of the world have kept this secret from the public in order to keep society running until the very last day before the cataclysm arrives. On that day, global winds will be sustained at 200 mph for a full day, Moore explains, destroying nearly all human-built structures which are above ground. Only below-ground structures and concrete-and-steel reinforced above-ground structures stand a chance of surviving the winds.
Once you survive the winds, your next challenge will be surviving the complete collapse of human civilization, as there will be no functioning farms, power grids, internet, transportation infrastructure, fuel refineries, etc. There may not even be enough people to decommission the hundreds of nuclear power plants that are scattered across the planet, raising huge questions about what happens if they lose cooling capability and plunge into criticality.
Watch the full interview here, which also includes a map of the water inundation that’s predicted to occur in the continental United States:
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