On the Condemnation of "Conspiracy Theories" as a Device for Protecting Officialdom’s Lies, Disinformation, and Obfuscation.

The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, is cutting a broad and deep swath through epidemiological history with uncertain impact on the viability of many families, communities, institutions, economies, and even countries starting with the most heavily populated nation on earth. Many fates are hanging in the balance, not the least of which is that of the communist government that has ruled China since the Maoist Revolution brought it to power in 1949.

The new strain of Coronavirus has added novel genetic features to the same family of pathogens that brought the world the SARS crisis in 2002-3 and, a decade later, the less lethal MERS outbreak. This Novel Coronavirus strain, COVID-19, is showing itself to be much more contagious and lethal than was SARS and MERS.

This is a long read with much information. The is much discussion of the Universities and their personnel involved in the research. There is also much discussion of the official narrative and how that is unhelpful except to save people's face.

Thank you, Judy Kargel Dwire, for YOUR POST! Does anyone know how this can even be A QUESTION? HOW DO 4 SUPREME COURT JUSTICES VOTE that it is ALRIGHT TO STEAL SOMEONE'S IDENTITY? If you don’t think votes count and JUDGES MATTER, READ THIS!

"Good for you, you got out of the house and went to vote. You even voted early. Maybe you got a sticker. As you cast that ballot for Pete Buttigieg or Amy Klobuchar you knew you were doing your civic duty. And now it doesn’t matter at all. Your vote might as well be a scratch off ticket that almost won discarded on the sidewalk."

As we reported last night, Tuesday marked a major shift in the coronavirus outbreak: For the first time, more deaths were reported outside China than inside. And already on Wednesday, we've seen some unfortunate firsts: Iraq reported its first death after the virus leaked across the border from Iran.

The EU's decision not to close borders and impose travel restrictions has come back to bite it: Just a few minutes ago, the European Union confirmed the first case of the virus at EU offices in Brussels. It appears to be tied to the European Defense Agency.

A Denver councilwoman has come under fire for praising a now-deleted tweet from a user who said they would attend "every MAGA rally I can" if they are infected with the new coronavirus.

So much for civility.

PHIL HANEYS FRIENDS IN MINNESOTA ARE ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS! Do you THINK PHIL HANEY KILLED HIMSELF?

"A federal judge has ruled that Hillary Clinton and her former chief of staff Cheryl Mills must sit for a deposition within 75 days (full ruling pdf below).   Judicial Watch won the court ruling despite the ongoing efforts by the DOJ to block their inquiry."

This is a very long post containing more than you probably wanted to know about Benghazi. Great analysis Sundance, thank you.

"We extracted data regarding 1099 patients with laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 from 552 hospitals in 30 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities in China through January 29, 2020. The primary composite end point was admission to an intensive care unit (ICU), the use of mechanical ventilation, or death."

The New England Journal of Medicine.