Miscellaneous
Almost like a switch flipped, all the major media networks in the States cover the possibility that COVID-19 leaked from the Wuhan lab of Virology. Why I think this is one of the most significant developments during the pandemic. Plus my take on Biden's first press conference, the stunts at the border, and more. Video: 356: The Lab Leak Hypothesis - Live (https://unfilter.tube/videos/watch/9c8ccd2e-9e25-4fdd-9506-58464209b1ef) 356: Overtime - UnfilterTube (https://unfilter.tube/videos/watch/c5ace084-0a14-42cd-a1a7-7a5cd09f6cb8) Links: COVID-19 Vaccine R&D Funding | Knowledge Portal (https://www.knowledgeportalia.org/covid19-r-d-funding) Matt Gaetz Says Sexual Misconduct Allegations Are Part of Ex-DOJ Employee's 'Extortion Effort for $25 Million' (https://www.newsweek.com/matt-gaetz-says-ex-doj-employee-tried-extort-him-25-million-sexual-misconduct-allegations-1579975) Ex-DOJ Official On Gaetz’s Allegations: Distracting From Apparent Imminent Indictment | The Daily Wire (https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-ex-doj-official-on-gaetzs-allegations-distracting-from-apparent-imminent-indictment) 500 Migrant Kids Crammed Into Plastic ‘Pods’ Meant for 32 People (https://www.thedailybeast.com/500-migrant-kids-crammed-into-plastic-pods-meant-for-32-people?via=twitter_page) Hunter Biden details lifelong addiction struggle in memoir | Arts & Entertainment | bhpioneer.com (https://www.bhpioneer.com/a_and_e/hunter-biden-says-he-wouldnt-repeat-work-for-ukrainian-firm/article_e3ac9ef5-4cd8-5cfe-adb7-cc6622c08db0.html) Matt Gaetz : Ubiquiti Breach “Catastrophic” — Krebs on Security (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/03/whistleblower-ubiquiti-breach-catastrophic/) Potentially toxic masks distributed in schools and daycares in Quebec | CBC News (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/masks-early-pulmonary-toxicity-quebec-schools-daycares-1.5966387) Bidens' dog Major involved in another biting incident - CNNPolitics (https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/30/politics/major-biden-dog-white-house/index.html) Which world leader has the worst pandemic record? The competition is fierce (https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/Which-world-leader-has-the-worst-pandemic-record-16064411.php) Macron: New Covid-19 rules in France as hospitalizations soar - CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/31/europe/france-macron-lockdown-coronavirus-intl/index.html) President Donald Trump endorses Rep. Matt Gaetz with London tweet (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/07/13/trump-matt-gaetz-twitter-endorsement-london/781812002/) How Matt Gaetz Used Daddy’s Money to Become Trump’s Favorite Congressman – Mother Jones (https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/07/how-matt-gaetz-used-daddys-money-to-become-trumps-favorite-congressman/) Matt Gaetz- Net Worth - Personal Finances • OpenSecrets (https://www.opensecrets.org/personal-finances/net-worth?cid=N00039503&year=2016) Over 100 fully vaccinated people contract COVID-19 in Washington state, officials say - ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/Health/100-fully-vaccinated-people-contract-covid-19-washington/story?id=76784838) Matt Gaetz Under Investigation Over Possible Sex Trafficking - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/us/politics/matt-gaetz-sex-trafficking-investigation.html) Fox News Names Kayleigh McEnany as Outnumbered Co-Host (https://www.mediaite.com/news/fox-news-promotes-kayleigh-mcenany-to-host-of-outnumbered-after-initially-balking-in-wake-of-capitol-attack/) Data Suggests QAnon Followers More Likely To Be Mentally Ill - Honolulu Civil Beat (https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/03/data-suggests-qanon-followers-more-likely-to-be-mentally-ill/) New York legalizes recreational marijuana, expunges former pot convictions - ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/US/york-legalizes-recreational-marijuana-expunges-pot-convictions/story?id=76775175) US Government Sues Decentralized Content Platform LBRY Over $11M in Token Sales - CoinDesk (https://www.coindesk.com/sec-lbry-unregistered-securities) Chinese officials brief diplomats on possible COVID-19 origins - Axios (https://www.axios.com/china-report-coronavirus-covid-origin-who-b8ba6449-8639-4750-a17c-a544e59ec727.html) Colorado tries to combat COVID vaccine hesitancy - Axios (https://www.axios.com/colorado-covid-vaccine-hesitancy-31079a8e-0193-414a-8410-50caf0c4c02c.html) Poll: 61% of Americans have been vaccinated or intend to be - Axios (https://www.axios.com/covid-vaccine-enthusiasm-poll-growing-faba295c-645d-44f2-87c5-bccd7c38183e.html) Office reopening patterns across the country - Axios (https://www.axios.com/remote-work-offices-pandemic-632e082c-122c-491c-90fd-2ebc418f7762.html) Matt Gaetz says he's under federal investigation for sexual misconduct - Axios (https://www.axios.com/matt-gaetz-sexual-misconduct-investigation-2755fd4f-f72e-4283-b8ac-9233c952b914.html) County-level covid vaccine data shows lower rates in predominantly Black areas and counties that voted most heavily for Trump - Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2021/national/covid-vaccine-county-data/) WHO report reveals likely origin of COVID-19 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FImE6IUrHf4) Nearly 80% hospitalized for COVID-19 were overweight or obese - Axios (https://www.axios.com/bmi-obesity-severe-risk-factors-covid-19-cdc-063fb142-234c-4654-98b1-de357fb8df87.html) Florida COVID numbers face new scrutiny (https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-covid-numbers-face-new-scrutiny-090058319.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9waW5ib2FyZC5pbi8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANOKmyNfxGU32ZJ4jLZUespZ2i2H4_rfG0C1iykZfTnMgeCfpIdwxvHC7qJXtMzYLzLeKKjWibk_0ps9fT9yZ1-77A2NoOwXTChLAk6UUgzgcPW1AXtdxRmAHoFhoosBHt8Sho-mUbEay618HLxvOtjho1VofxvIMCncya2_cRZJ) World leaders call for pandemic treaty, but short on details (https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-mario-draghi-rwanda-coronavirus-pandemic-covid-19-pandemic-9b5db1741b963094736ff1e2606b4326) Coronavirus cases are rising all over the world - Axios (https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-cases-rising-around-world-europe-india-7e3e9d42-4eba-4b16-8a35-490e6f7a864c.html) Covid vaccine: Biden says 90% of U.S. adults will be eligible by April 19 (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/29/biden-to-announce-90percent-of-us-adults-will-eligible-for-covid-shots-by-april-19-with-sites-within-five-miles-of-home.html) Judge Rules New York Must Vaccinate Prisoners Immediately (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/03/judge-rules-new-york-must-vaccinate-prisoners-immediately.html) Covid-19: CDC head warns of 'impending doom' in US - BBC News (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56572452) White House leaves vaccine "passports" to private sector - CBS News (https://www-cbsnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/biden-vaccine-passports-private-sector/) Vaccine passports could prove to be a privacy minefield (https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/03/30/vaccine-passports-could-prove-to-be-a-privacy-minefield.html) White House says it will not push 'vaccine passport' programs (https://www-washingtonexaminer-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/white-house-vaccine-passport-private-sector?_amp=true) Ghislaine Maxwell Undressed in Front of Girls as Young as 14 to Groom Them for Jeffrey Epstein, Indictment Says (https://www.newsweek.com/ghislaine-maxwell-undressed-front-girls-young-14-groom-them-jeffrey-epstein-indictment-says-1579656) New Recommendation for Yearly Mammograms/COVID-19 Vaccine | WBFF (https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/new-recommendation-for-yearly-mammogramscovid-vaccine) Doctor: COVID-19 vaccine 'most likely' will be yearly | Guam News | postguam.com (https://www.postguam.com/news/local/doctor-covid-19-vaccine-most-likely-will-be-yearly/article_d75d1894-8de9-11eb-ab8f-5b90710ae961.html) Pfizer expects higher COVID-19 vaccine prices and yearly boosters, CFO says. And that means big sales long-term | FiercePharma (https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/pfizer-sees-need-for-annual-revaccinations-and-rationale-for-higher-prices-after-pandemic) Hunter Biden Reportedly Violated Federal Law by Lying on Background Check (https://news.yahoo.com/hunter-biden-reportedly-violated-federal-152649044.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEFivDk6GF9EblcygUKvVDfpbtc2DfpCptCSxYEZ07pxNhj83aVdxf-sWq4XROhS3-VlEsyJYUJ_Kv15E3uSq8qIxmRaifESBy97uwSv2HXPv4AlIUCuGpzJFUciZWXNZnF9RvTek6Q6iENwParf5GQFZFo7iT1FIS-2PKpmcges) Covid: new vaccines needed globally within a year, say scientists | Coronavirus | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/30/new-covid-vaccines-needed-within-year-say-scientists) DeSantis vows to ban ‘vaccination passports’ as he signs law shielding businesses from COVID-19 liability - Orlando Sentinel (https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-desantis-ban-vaccination-passports-covid-19-liability-law-20210329-zqrndxn5t5adfhe2nsgmz2stiy-story.html) Covid-19: Men who contract coronavirus have THREE TIMES the risk of developing erectile dysfunction | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9418125/Covid-19-Men-contract-coronavirus-THREE-TIMES-risk-developing-erectile-dysfunction.html) New COVID-19 cases surge 12 percent in past week, fourth wave looms | TheHill (https://thehill.com/homenews/news/545505-new-covid-19-cases-surge-12-percent-in-past-week-fourth-wave-looms) Vaccines Become a Race Against Time as CDC Warns of Covid Surge (https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/dire-warnings-of-us-covid-surge-come-amid-vaccination-race/ar-BB1f5XCg) Ghislaine Maxwell Charged With Sex Trafficking of 14-Year-Old Girl - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/nyregion/ghislaine-maxwell-sex-trafficking-epstein.html?referringSource=articleShare) COVID waste, discarded face masks are killing wildlife around the globe - Study Finds (https://www.studyfinds.org/covid-waste-face-masks-killing-wildlife/) Biden is betting on bigger government. The pandemic may be helping him. (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-is-betting-on-bigger-government-the-pandemic-may-be-helping-him/ar-BB1f1Npf) WHO report: COVID likely 1st jumped into humans from animals (https://apnews.com/article/who-report-animals-source-covid-19-coronavirus-8a839c179c330c56fa46a763b7286a7f) Health-Care Workers Are Bragging on TikTok About Forging Vax Cards (https://www.yahoo.com/now/health-care-workers-bragging-tiktok-012240703.html) Biden working on vaccine passport scheme to reopen US as critics brand it ‘un-American’ for invading citizens privacy (https://www.the-sun.com/news/2602057/biden-vaccine-passport-reopen-us-critics-un-american/) CDC director warns of "impending doom" as COVID cases increase - Axios (https://www.axios.com/cdc-fourth-wave-db0a4d6e-3942-4719-9743-62912e5557e0.html) Oil rises as traders expect OPEC+ to hold output cuts (https://news.yahoo.com/news/oil-edges-lower-salvage-operation-020113678.html) Ever Given ship freed in the Suez Canal, authority confirms - CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/29/africa/suez-canal-refloating-intl-hnk/index.html) Suez Canal traffic resumes after cargo ship Ever Given is moving again (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/29/suez-canal-traffic-resumes-after-cargo-ship-ever-given-is-removed.html) Merkel faults German 'perfectionism' for current virus woes (https://apnews.com/article/germany-angela-merkel-coroanvirus-vaccine-rollout-903025327d6a0deecb4bcd93f294860d) US Air Force Base Poisoning Drinking Water Of Half a Million Japanese (https://theglobepost.com/2020/10/15/us-military-base-poisoning-okinawa/) Ted Cruz leads Republican senators on midnight hunt on Rio Grande for migrants | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9406881/Ted-Cruz-leads-GOP-senators-midnight-hunt-Rio-Grande-migrants.html?utm=knewz_app) Vehicle mileage tax could be on the table in infrastructure talks, Buttigieg says (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/26/buttigieg-says-white-house-is-weighing-mileage-levy-to-fund-infrastructure.html) Ex-CDC Director Robert Redfield: Covid Escaped From Wuhan Lab (https://www.mediaite.com/tv/breaking-former-cdc-director-says-he-believes-coronavirus-escaped-from-wuhan-lab/) Germany warns third coronavirus wave could be the worst so ... (https://news.trust.org/item/20210326100438-5an3p) France steps up travel controls as virus cases soar (https://news.yahoo.com/france-steps-travel-controls-virus-145916197.html) COVID vaccine passports: New York first with vaccination proof system (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/03/26/covid-vaccine-passports-new-york-first-vaccination-proof-system/6976009002/) Weeks After Texas Reopened, Health Experts Look for Impact - WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/weeks-after-texas-reopened-health-experts-look-for-impact-11616760007) U.S. Covid Cases Are Rising Again, Reversing Months of Progress (https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-covid-cases-are-rising-again-reversing-months-of-progress/ar-BB1eXMcj?ocid=uxbndlbing) https://twitter.com/NewDay/status/1375428147097841665 (https://twitter.com/NewDay/status/1375428147097841665) Sources: Secret Service inserted itself into case of Hunter Biden’s gun - POLITICO (https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/sources-secret-service-inserted-itself-into-case-of-hunter-bidens-gun-477879) North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into the sea - BBC News (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56518998)