(0433) Morning again, in the dark here. (0604)

 

3. Steve summary at 899

Four: MilIC, French govt falls, Notre Dame biblical discoveries, Georgescu, more.

Three: Jack Smith, O’Keefe on FEMA, Johnson no more aid.

Two: Putin Blinken, bitcoin, overall sitrep.

One: Calls for Gates arrest, beef, milk, climate bollox, more.

2. DAD drops on this happy Monday at 900

Friday. It must be Friday as the Dustbin men came yesterday. [Why are there no dustbinwomen? The DEI wallahs have missed that job.] 

a) The general opinion [left and right] is that Macron must go. And, as the founder of the Fifth Republic also says, when elections take place after a dissolution, unlike those that take place on their normal date, it is a question of confidence that the President poses to the country.

b) A problem in NZ over NZ. Green Investment Fund questioned over SolarZero collapse.

c) DJT shares some fun.

d) Tucker Carlson interviews Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov. Russia’s longtime foreign minister describes the war with the United States and how to end it. One hour +

1. From today’s TDS

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Whilst some epidemiological modelling studies give credence to the effectiveness of lockdowns, most studies based on empirical data concluded that lockdowns had little or no effect on COVID-19 transmission, cases or deaths. The collateral damage caused by lockdowns impacted health, economic, social, political, legal, policing and transport issues. Health issues included delayed and missedhealthcare, immunity debt, accidents, deaths, mental health, reduced fertility, an increase in obesity, an increase in smoking and alcohol and drug abuse, higher taxes, higher inflation, more people on benefits, waste (test and trace, personal protective equipment and hotel quarantine) and fraud (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme payments). Children missed school, which compromised their development, communication skills, education and physical and mental health. Lockdowns also generated a workshy workforce and normalised truancy. Lockdowns exacerbated inequalities, too, with the poor being the worst affected.