βοΈ Coffee & Covid β Wednesday, July 6, 2022 β NEVER EVER π¦
The biolabs story breaks out in U.S. media; I connect more biolabs dots; UK's top covid doc resigns; DeSantis signs patient protections; Dutch farmer protests; Biden shuts down oil; and a Fla. report.
Surprise! Suddenly and unexpectedly, Iβm back, since covid claimed my trial as its latest victim. So today, your unexpected roundup includes: the biolabs story breaks in US media; I connect some more biolab dots for you; UK top covid doc suddenly and unexpectedly resigns; DeSantis signs patient protection law; Canadians face shifty re-defining of βfully vaxxed;β EU requires cars to have digital tracking; Farmer protests continue in Netherlands; Biden shuts down more US oil production; an Ice Cream Panic; sudden and unexpected cancellations due to unexplained illnesses; and I check in with Floridaβs covid figures.
π *THE C&C ARMY POST* π
πͺ So this is what happened. My team and I were hard at work over the weekend, preparing for trial, when about noon on Saturday I got a call from my opposing counsel. He sounded congested and miserable, and said I was never going to believe it. βI have good news and bad news,β he said, βand theyβre both the same thing.β
Heβd tested positive for covid on Saturday morning.
And that was, as they say, that. As it turned out, the judge was also working, and by 1pm my trial β covidβs latest victim β had been rescheduled for October. Itβs hard to describe how this feels; itβs like being all dressed and ready for an Olympic competition when at the last second, the games are canceled because a kid in the snack shop sneezed into the chili dip.
So anyway, the good news is, Iβm back!
π*COVID NEWS AND COMMENTARY* π
π₯ Uh-oh! The cat is rapidly clawing its way out of the biolabs censorship sack. Yesterday, top government media mouthpiece Bloomberg ran an article headlined, βUS Ambassador Urges China to Stop Spreading Russian βLiesβ.β
The article not only finally reported that Russia is accusing the U.S. of running bioweapons labs in Ukraine, but also that China apparently believes it, too. In a Chinese government-sponsored βWorld Peace Forumβ on Monday, US Ambassador to China Nicolas Burns said this:
βI would hope that Chinese foreign ministry spokespersons would stop accusing NATO of starting this war. Thatβs Russian propaganda. I hope Foreign Ministry spokespersons would also stop telling lies about American bioweapons labs, which do not exist in Ukraine. These all came from Russia. Unfortunately, this has been picked up by the Chinese.β
Unfortunate, indeed.
Bloomberg reported that top Chinese officials and its state media have repeatedly blamed the U.S. for provoking Russia through NATO expansion. And Chinese diplomats have officially βamplifiedβ Russian-backed βconspiracy theoriesβ that the U.S. produced biological weapons in Ukraine.
The paper then uncritically reported that the U.S. government denies the claims and argues that China is spreading Russian misinformation. What Bloomberg didnβt mention is that there are now TWO members of the UN Security Council β the two largest players apart from the U.S. β that are now accusing us of running illegal bioweapons labs in the beleaguered country.
Bioweapons are considered weapons of mass destruction, just like nuclear warheads. Just saying.
Having been forced to admit that there were U.S.-linked biological RESEARCH labs in Ukraine, the U.S. seems to be trying to thread the needle by making the childish distinction that the gain-of-function research on deadly pathogens is not a βweaponβ because it was for purely defensive purposes. Sure, the bugs COULD BE used by unethical actors, like Russians, as weapons. But you can trust US. We would NEVER do that, or accidentally release a devastating global pandemic.
Hereβs Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland carefully explaining to Senator Marco Rubio that, while there ARE dangerous biolabs in Ukraine, they arenβt WEAPONS labs, no, never:
Once again, this story is not about what our diplomat said. The news is that Bloomberg reported that the bioweapons accusations exist. This kind of embargo-breaking usually signals some kind of pending narrative pivot. I canβt wait.
π₯ The disputed labs in Ukraine have been clearly linked with an American company called MetaBiota. MetaBiota was also the only American company allowed to work at the Wuhan lab in China. MetaBiotaβs start-up capital came from Rosemont Seneca β Hunter Bidenβs company.
Hereβs a 2014 email to Hunter Biden, recovered from his laptop, from MetaBiota VP Mary Guttieri, offering Hunter a helpful memorandum about how βwe can potentially leverage our team, networks, and concepts to assert Ukraineβs cultural and economic independence from Russia[.]β
So many questions. First, what was Hunter doing dabbling in Ukraineβs independence from Russia? Why was he so interested in THAT? Why was an American biotechnology company involved in Ukraineβs independence from Russia? What does that Ukrainian independence from Russia have to do with biotech?
But the question that really gets me is, when Russia inevitably became aware of these efforts, when Russian prostitute-loving Hunter inevitably spilled the beans, how were the Russians SUPPOSED to respond? Especially after Hunterβs dad, the βBig Guy,β then infested the office of the Presidency in 2020 under β letβs be honest β somewhat sketchy circumstances?
One suspects the Russians could feel rather gloomy about Hunter Biden and MetaBiota now being fueled by the entire apparatus of the United States government.
And, to place another layer on the slime cake, hereβs a photo of Nathan Wolfe, WEF young global leader and CEO of MetaBiota, posing with Epsteinβs top procurer and daughter of CIA pet billionaire Robert Maxwell, notorious pedophile and madame Ghislaine Maxwell:
You REALLY canβt make this stuff up. Nobody would believe it.
π₯ British bankster and WEF bootlicker Sajid Javid, the UKβs top Covid Minister, resigned suddenly yesterday, and he did it right, publishing a fiery bridge-burning letter he sent to Boris Johnson, saying heβd lost confidence in the prime minister. βIt has been an enormous privilege to serve in this role, but I regret that I can no longer continue in good conscience,β the UKβs head health minister told his boss.
Javid is just the latest rat scampering off Boris Johnsonβs sinking political ship. After a no-confidence vote last month, a slew of ministers with unpronounceable names have resigned so far: Rishi Sunak, Sajid Javid, Bim Afolami, Saqib Bhatti, Jonathan Gullis, and Andrew Murrison all rage-quit, presumably getting out before the political contagion spreads any further.
Johnson, who pinned the British people down under an endless series of useless lockdowns while he threw gala parties at HQ for two years, now finds himself in political quarantine. Itβs a darned shame.
π¦ΈββοΈ Back on this side of the pond, yesterday Governor DeSantis signed the βNo Patients Left Alone Act,β which increases patient protections, makes hospital visitation by relatives a fundamental right, forbids limiting physical contact with patients, and bans hospitals from requiring visitors to prove covid vaccination status.
DeSantis is a pleasant contrast to Boris Johnsonβs imploding administration.
π Meanwhile, north of the border, the Toronto Sun ran an article Monday headlined, ββTWO DOSES ARE NO LONGER ENOUGHβ: Canadians Required to Get COVID Shot Every Nine Months.β Ha! Boosted!
Canadaβs Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said that the previous definition of βfully vaccinatedβ makes no sense, explaining that itβs more important that shots are βup to dateβ and whether or not a person has βreceived a vaccination in the last nine months.β Haha, suckers. You believed it was just two little pricks and youβd be done.
Duclos didnβt specifically comment on the fact that the jabs were designed for the original strain of the virus and clearly arenβt working on the new variants, except that he admitted, βWe will never be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.β
Never ever ever.
βLike the virus, our immunity also evolves. Two doses are no longer enough,β the health minister explained. Apparently, INFINITE doses are also no longer enough.
Most Canadian jab mandates have been lifted, but when asked, Duclos wouldnβt rule out the return of mandated shots. He would only say, βWe want to be prepared for next fall and that requires an up-to-date vaccination which is based on the nine months.β
Every nine months. Weird. Thatβs the exact same timeframe as the human gestation cycle. Just saying. Donβt cancel me.
π₯ Today, a new European Union law requires all new cars and trucks to include βblack boxesβ that record activity and performance information, including whether or not seat belts are in use. In this initial incarnation, only law enforcement can access the data, which actually seems a lot more sinister to me than privacy advocatesβ worries that insurance companies will eventually use the data to set individual prices.
Since the black boxes are integrated with vehiclesβ computer systems, criticsβ other concerns include whether officials would use real-time access to enforce speed limits, remotely shut cars down to wait for police to arrive, or even disable vehicles completely because the owner tweeted something mean about people who wear face masks in the shower, or wrote on Facebook that President Xi of China is impotent and bears a striking resemblance with Winnie the Pooh, which he is and he does.
π₯ Farmersβ protests continued in the Netherlands this weekend and yesterday. Food producers are upset over a 2019 βgreen lawβ called the Habitats Directive, which requires automatic reductions in farming if proportions of native plant species change from increased nitrogen in the soil or for any other reason.
Well, now the species are changing or something. Dutch growers claim the lawβs automatic limits will require mass slaughter of food animals and the shuttering of up to a third of the countryβs farms β right when global famine is blipping onto the apocalypse radar.
Haha! Stupid farmers! They think itβs just a coincidence caused by morons minting loopy environmental regulations. βAt the time, politicians having always been as stupid as they are now, nobody was thinking ahead and wondering, look, what might this mean in the future?β Dutch representative Thierry Baudet said.
The Dutch farmers are protesting by withholding veggie shipments, using their trucks and tractors as rolling road blocks, and getting up to all sorts of other creative ways to communicate their dissatisfaction, like using manure spreaders to deliver pungent products to the front steps of government buildings.
For some reason, the protesting farmers seem a little, well, untrusting of the governmentβs intentions. In widespread social media chatter, the farmers have been warning each other about βRomeosβ β undercover government agent provocateurs β who are inciting violence or even committing violent acts themselves to blame on the farmers. Some circulating videos appear to show men dressed as farmers vandalizing a government building and then all climbing into a police van a couple blocks away.
Dumb cops. Never use the official police van! Not when you are committing crimes, planting evidence, and otherwise secretly trying to get innocent citizens in trouble.
Anyway, it sounds like the Netherlandsβ deep state has been getting pro tips from the January 6th Commission. Iβve been tracking this story for several days and have yet to see any official response from the Dutch government addressing the main issues, like whether it is TOTALLY FLIPPING INSANE to slaughter Bessie the Milk Cow and shutter Alpine Acres right when a global famine is kicking off.
The Dutch seem intent on live-action role playing a childhood fairy tale. Hereβs a hint: what does βkilling the golden gooseβ mean?
π Haha, stupid Dutch people. You voted for those dummies, so you deserve whatβ¦ um, hold on a sec. Maybe I spoke too soon. A Saturday UPI article was headlined, βBiden Proposes to Block Offshore Drilling in Atlantic, Pacific Oceans, Allow Some In Gulf of Mexico.β
Oops. I guess we did it, too. Thanks a lot, 81 million alleged Biden voters.
Thatβs right! Just like the leaders in the Netherlands, our leaders have concocted the awesome, totally-green idea to shutter production in the midst of a shortage; in our case, cutting oil production in the middle of a worldwide fuel crisis. Brilliant!
What does βself-inflicted injuryβ mean?
Released on Friday, Bidenβs proposal would cap new oil drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico at only ten, allow one possible lease sale in northern Alaska, and ZERO lease sales for the entire Atlantic and Pacific drilling areas β through 2028.
Joeβs draft plan will be published in the federal register later this month allowing a 90-day public comment period. I canβt wait to see the comments. It should be epic.
Just in case you were wondering, Joe didnβt come up with this insane idea completely on his own. This terrific brainstorm is being provided to you by the most reckless, self-destructive political party in history. The UPI explained, βDuring a legislative session earlier this year, Democrats urged [former vice-president] Joe Biden to do more to stop offshore drilling.β
On the other hand, 14 Republican states sued the Biden Administration for banning new oil and gas drilling on federal lands, baffling Democrats by arguing that bans drive up energy costs. Imagine that. Shady environmental groups are outraged by the proposal to allow even ten leases in the Gulf over the next five years. βThe Biden administration had an opportunity to meet the moment on climate and end new offshore oil leasing in Interiorβs five-year program,β said Drew Caputo, vice president of litigation at Earthjustice.
Letβs drill down a little. EarthJusticeβs website brags that it employs 180 lawyers in 15 regional offices and has an astounding 650 current lawsuits. SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY. Just lawyersβ salaries alone would be well over $40 million annually. The website says they raise $150 million every year from βindividual donations and foundations.β FOUNDATIONS being the key word. Think Gates, Soros.
Theyβre busy little beavers down at the EarthJustice center. In fact, just yesterday the legal group reversed a Trump-era modification to the Endangered Species Act:


I often wonder whether shadily-financed groups like this are really the most dangerous threat we face, rather than corrupt politicians, cartel drug dealers, Russian oligarchs, covid deniers, or soccer moms.
π₯ In the latest βoutbreakβ reminiscent of the Abbott lab shutdown, the CDC says it thinks Big Olaf Creamery, an ice cream brand only sold in Florida, may be to blame for a small listeria outbreak. Between January and June, 14 out of the 17 people interviewed by the CDC reported eating Big Olaf ice cream before symptoms started.
Although it is cooperating with a recall, Big Olaf is not so sure. βOur brand has not been confirmed to be linked to these cases,β said their official statement. βNothing has been proven,β and βit is only speculationβ that their ice cream is to blame.
Listeria, a type of bacterial food poisoning usually treated with antibiotics, can be serious for people with weak or underdeveloped immune systems. Either way, the symptoms are on the messier, less pleasant side.
Iβve never tried Big Olaf ice cream, never even heard of it. Is it weird that I want to try some now?
π 80βs heavy-metal band Guns Nβ Roses canceled its Glasgow concert yesterday, vaguely citing sudden and unexpected βmedical concerns.β


π Itβs been a tough week for 80βs bands. Last Friday, the Red Hot Chili Peppers also had to cancel their concert, also in Glasgow, due to a sudden illness.


Maybe they ate some delicious Big Olaf ice cream? If so, it was probably the Whitehouse Cherry flavor. Gross. Oh wait, itβs sold only in Florida. So it must be something else? The band isnβt saying.
While researching Guns Nβ Roses and the Chili Peppers, without even trying, I found at least half dozen other performances and musical venues that suddenly canceled on short notice within the last week due to βillness,β including the St. Edwardβs Orchestra Soloists Concert, the Atomic Stop, Garbage, Imogen Creedy & Hilary Suckling, RΓ©novations and Mezcal, the Quay Artβs Acoustic Originals concert, a performance of Hamilton, and ten Aer Lingus flights in one day:
Quick! Apply more boosters!
π *COVID IN FLORIDA AND ALACHUA COUNTY* π
Cases continue to trend up in Florida during the summer covid wave. Deaths, while holding in double digits, are up a little from the low point in Mayβs report. Hospitalizations are also up, but are still in the βlowβ range. Notably, first vaccine doses are up a little, presumably representing vaccinations for kids under the FDAβs new scheme.
The higher positivity rates are less interesting, because so many folks are home testing now, or not testing at all. So the figure canβt be easily compared to prior periods. These are frequent flyers.
Even with the uptick, Florida is still doing great, much better than higher-vaccinated states and countries. And, the virusβs severity continues to trend below the same points during previous waves. So the dashboard looks really good.
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Governor DeSantis signed the βNo Patients Left Alone Act,β which increases patient protections, makes hospital visitation by relatives a fundamental right, forbids limiting physical contact with patients, and bans hospitals from requiring visitors to prove covid vaccination status.
DeSantis is a pleasant contrast to Boris Johnsonβs imploding administration.
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Floridians are blessed to have a leader that looks out for their interests.
I spent the holiday weekend on a lake in AL with 2 younger cousins from FL and their families. One of them had chastised my continual anti-lockdown FB posts 2 years ago. They were moderate Dems woken up during the past 2 years. Both cousins never got vaccinated and they know people who died/injured from vaccine. They didn't mention knowing anyone dying from covid. One of the husbands, a fire-fighter, was the only one of us to get the vaccine, and he regrets it. All of them former moderate Dems are just disgusted at what the left is trying to do to our country. They didn't see it, but on twitter Monday morning on the 4th, the left was non-stop bashing America saying we shouldn't be celebrating. It's getting harder and harder not to get black-pilled, but visiting with my younger cousins and their adorable children gave me a little hope.