Provided by our friend and obtained from This source The Novavax jab is the first to show it is effective against the UK variant of the virus. Continue reading the article ..read more

Original article by Tyler Durden and cross-posted from Here Authored by Scott Atlas via RealClearPolitics.com, The consequences of the SARS2 coronavirus pandemic and its management have been enormous. Over 400,000 American deaths have been attributed to the virus; more will certainly follow.  Even after almost a year, the pandemic still paralyzes our country. Despite all efforts, there has been an undeniable failure to stop cases from rapidly escalating and preventing hospitalizations and death.  Here’s the reality — almost all states and major cities, with a handful of exceptions ..read more

Until now, the easiest way to be banned on social media was to declare your support for Donald Trump or openly admit you are a conservative. Now, simply wanting to make money is enough. Today, Wall Street collectively freaked out after some nerds on the internet seemingly figured out how to do Wall Street better than a bunch of Assholes who graduated from Harvard. Tucker says it like it is on the GameStop hedge fund situation. pic.twitter.com/fkNoSXKXPY — Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) January 28, 2021 Listen to the fuckwads at CNBC losing their shit over the average man figuring out how to ..read more

Provided by our friend Tyler Durden and cross-posted from This source A new audit of California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) finds the agency was unprepared and had ineffective management to handle the surge in jobless claims during the virus pandemic.  In September, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee ordered State Auditor Elaine Howle to conduct an in-depth audit into EDD following a tidal wave of abuse reports.  One of the most notable abuses was rapper Fontrell Antonio Baines, 31, who fraudulently collected $1.2 million in EDD claims. He even ..read more

Original article by Tyler Durden and cross-posted from Here Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, The latest of Joe Biden’s THIRTY SEVEN executive orders signed in the first week of his presidency states that the term ‘Chinese virus’ or ‘China virus’ is now banned. Yes, this is real. The White House website confirms that Biden signed this EO. CBS News reported ‘Biden to address racism toward Asian Americans during pandemic with executive action’. The report notes that “The Biden executive order is also expected to direct federal agencies like the Department of Health and H ..read more

Provided by our friend Tyler Durden and sourced from This source Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, President Joe Biden’s chief of staff on Tuesday backed teachers’ unions that are refusing to return to schools for in-person learning, contradicting studies that show little virus transmission is taking place inside schools. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials have repeatedly said it’s safe to reopen schools. Former Director Robert Redfield said last year schools never should have shut down. Officials said Tuesday in  ..read more

By Tyler Durden and cross-posted from This website Unlike the quite exciting December FOMC meeting, consensus among economists is that the January FOMC meeting should be fairly quiet. As Goldman writes in its FOMC preview, “while the pace of economic recovery has faltered in recent months due to virus resurgence, nearly all Fed officials have said that the medium-term outlook remains bright.” As such, the FOMC statement is likely to acknowledge the negative growth news and worsening public health situation but to stop short of suggesting any downgrade to the medium-term outlook. Also, with ma ..read more

Original article by Tyler Durden and sourced from Here Summary: Cuomo claims “incompetent” gov’t killed people EU & AstraZeneca fight Japan agrees to make AZ vaccines Biden bans “Chinese virus” phrase Sanofi to use its facilities to build BioNTech-Pfizer drug Indonesia sees deadliest day yet Israel to vaccinate all Olympic athletese by Msy India reports nearly 13K new infections Tokyo reports under 1K * * * Update (1220ET): Gov Andrew Cuomo reported that 8.8K, along with another 170 deaths. Today’s update on the numbers: Total COVID hospitalizations are at 8,771. Of the 202,661 tests r ..read more

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By Tyler Durden and cross-posted from This source Alarmed over recently emerged strains of coronavirus which are said to be more infectious, Germany is mulling taking the drastic step of cutting all international air travel in and out of the country to “almost zero,” according to the AFP. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced Tuesday the government is now reviewing the implementation of further “drastic measures” amid restrictions in the country which took effect in November. He cited the example of Israel which recently went to a full-on 2nd lockdown of the entire country. “The danger f ..read more