#Lockdowns

Politics | Politics

The Hidden Agenda Behind Lockdowns › American Greatness

It is possible that tens of millions of Americans will begin to question the credibility of pandemic and climate catastrophists and realize skeptics are not “conspiracy theorists,” or “haters,” but people just like them, fighting to keep everyone free. Th

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PODCAST | The Bluster That Is Biden’s COVID Emergency

Listen now | Before we get into this segment of The Captain’s America: Third Watch, I want to say a couple words about the lead piece over at UndergroundUSA.com, We Won’t Get Fooled Again: I Will Not Comply. We talk about that in this segment as well.

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We Won’t Get Fooled Again: I Will Not Comply

As the authoritarian Leftist machine gears up to advance another fear-porn false narrative about a new strain of COVID – not coincidentally just before the run-up to the 2024 Election, we will again hear talk of lockdown orders and mask mandates. The qu

Politics | Covid

Impacts of the Statewide COVID-19 Lockdown Interventions on Excess Mortality, Unemployment, and Employment Growth

The aim of the study is to determine relationships between lockdowns and excess mortality, unemployment, and employment growth.Each US states’ mortality data for 2020 were compared with the prior 3 years to determine excess mortality. Data were ..

Politics | Politics

Twitter Censorship Contributed to Destructive Pandemic Policies and Is Criminal, Says Former White House COVID Adviser

The recently revealed censorship that has plagued Twitter in recent years is “criminal,” according to former White House ...

Politics | Op-Ed

The Question Fools Don’t Ask

What would you think of a person who never asked the price of anything he or she bought? You would assume the person was inordinately wealthy. But if the person…

News | International News

How a deadly fire sparked rare protests in China

Frustration over China’s “zero-COVID” policy has manifested for months, but a recent deadly apartment fire sparked mass demonstrations in cities across the country in a rare show of defiance agains…

Politics | Lockdowns

Three California Courts in a Week Rule in Favor of 'We the People' Against Newsom's COVID Lockdowns

The state government’s Covid lockdowns have been struck down by a third California court in a week, all of which sided with ‘We the People’ and the United States Constitution against Newsom’s unconstitutional Covid-19 lockdowns. Co

Politics | Covid 19

Quarantine Slaughterhouse: Numbers Are Coming in on Non-COVID Deaths During Lockdowns

As the nation all-too slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic nightmare we’ve endured for over two years, we are only beginning to get data back on the myriad horrors brought about by shortsig...

Music | Music

The 'cathartic' Beatles pictures that helped Ringo Starr get through lockdown

The legendary drummer, now aged 81, compiled the rarely-seen images of himself with John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison as part of an uplifting project.

Politics | POLITICS

CNN, MSNBC, NYT, WaPo completely avoid Johns Hopkins study finding COVID lockdowns ineffective

A new study concluding lockdowns 'should be rejected as a pandemic policy instrument' was ignored by the vast majority of the liberal media.

Health & Fitness | Coronavirus COVID19

Lockdowns Had 'Little to No Public Health Effect,' Analysis of 24 Studies Concludes

Lockdown measures used by governments worldwide to reduce the death toll from COVID-19 had little to no effect ...

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Lockdowns only reduced COVID-19 death rate by .2%, study finds: 'Lockdowns should be rejected out of hand'

Lockdowns during the first COVID-19 wave in the spring of 2020 only reduced COVID-19 mortality by .2% in the U.S. and Europe, according to a Johns Hopkins University meta-analysis of several studies.

Politics | Politics

Scenarios For The Future Of Technology and International Development (2010) AND The Spars Pandemic 2025-2028 - A Futuristic Scenario for Public Health Risk Communications (2017) : Rockefeller;GBN;Johns Hopkins School ; Emily K. Brunson ; Tara Kirk Sell ; Gigi Kwik Gronvall ; Matthew P. Shearer ; Sanjana Ravi ; Hannah Chandler - PDF : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Two documents relating to the 2020 COVID-19 crisis scenarios and planning.

Miscellaneous | Articles I have written

Defense of the Common Good or Collaboration with Evil?

Catholics must think of the very real and much bigger COVID-19 picture, rather than a myoptic focus on the morality of specific actions in isolation.

Miscellaneous | Articles I have written

Do COVID-19 Restrictions Serve the Common Good?

By Stephen Sammut, PhD - The data suggests that the restrictions in place due to COVID-19 have had a more harmful effect than the virus itself.

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Schools gave laptops to kids during pandemic — then they spied on the students for their own good: report

Schools across the United States reportedly handed out laptops to pupils for distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic — and then spied on them with the very same electronic device, according to a Monday report from The Guardian.
What are the details

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Rand Paul Issues A 'Call To Arms' To Resist COVID Restriction Tyranny

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), released a video urging the public to resist COVID regulations issued by the Biden administration and the Center...

Psychology | Education

Opinion | The Cost of the School Shutdowns

A new McKinsey study documents the severe student learning loss.

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New Study Finds Lockdowns Didn’t Save Any Lives; May Have Killed People

A disturbing new study from the Rand Corporation reveals that the State mandated and CDC prescribed COVID lockdowns didn’t save any lives...

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Will the Great Reset Lead to ‘Climate Lockdowns’?

As the United States and the world recovers from the questionable global emergency that was the China-facilitated COVID outbreak, one...

Politics | Liberal Fascism

‘WE WILL NOT COMPLY’: The City of Burbank put up a chain-link fence to keep Tinhorn Flats from opening

"THIS TYRANNY HAS NEVER BEEN ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY...IT IS ONLY ABOUT FEAR AND CONTROL. WE WILL NOT COMPLY."

Politics | Covid 19

WATCH: NBC’s ‘Today Show’: Some States With Stricter COVID Policies Experiencing Surge While Others That Reopened Seeing Drop

On Thursday, NBC News’ Today show reported on what it called a "COVID conundrum": "Some states with stricter rules are now seeing surges in COVID-19 cases, while many others that rushed to reopen are experiencing sizable drops."

Entertainment | Quarantine Life: Things To Do

95 Things People Have Made Themselves During Quarantine That Are Honestly Inspiring

Take a skill, add a dash of talent, pour in some patience and blend it with some spare time. Voila! Enjoy your next cool domestic DIY project idea.

Politics | Politics

One Of The Lockdowns’ Greatest Casualties Could Be Science

Politicians, journalists, and scientists have transferred the disease burden onto the working class. They’ve also undermined scientific inquiry.

Politics | Lockdowns

The Entrenchment of Lockdown Denialism

"We cannot speak honestly about the astronomical costs of lockdowns until our mainstream media outlets at least begin to speak the word. They need to acknowledge the existence of the most devastating policy decision in many lifetimes, a use of government

Health & Fitness | Coronavirus COVID19

Democrats Are Sacrificing American Kids' Lives To Get More Power

Democrats lied about coronavirus, and children have died. According to Joe Biden's lockdown speech Thursday, they're not done, either.

History | History

Lockdowns: Which ‘Experts’ Were Right? A year later it’s clear that most media and government experts were dead wrong.

It has now been nearly a year since “public health experts” began appearing on television talk shows insisting that, to...

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British Petition Against Vaccine Passports Forces Debate in Parliament

The people of Great Britain have advanced enough signatures on a petition to call for a public debate on whether to prohibit the use and COV

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YouTube Takes Down Video of Testimony Given During Ohio House Session

Google’s video asset YouTube removed a video that showed an attorney testifying to the Ohio legislature last week. The video chronicled a procedure of government and its removal is raising eyebrows because of that. Thomas Renz, an attorney with the Ohio

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

Pining for the Sounds of Your Favorite Watering Hole? The ‘I Miss My Bar’ Site Can Help

Cozy, crowded watering holes still aren’t safe to visit in person, but you can now mimic the din at home.

Politics | Demos

The Pandemic Is Over - American Greatness

Conservative writers and pundits haven’t done too well this past year, and many of them turned out not even to be especially “conservative.

Politics | Covid

Will the Truth on COVID Restrictions Really Prevail?

"America is now a country where differing interpretations of science in order to seek the truth is the new anathema. I fear that 'the science' has been seriously damaged, and many have simply become fatigued by the arguments. That is even worse,

Politics | Covid

White House Task Force calls for Florida to close down bars, restaurants

Florida Gov. DeSantis responds to the White House Coronavirus Task Force's recommendation for the closure of bars, restaurants, and gyms in the state of Florida due to the rise in hospitalizations from COVID-19

Politics | Covid

No Science Justifies Bans on Indoor or Outdoor Dining - American Greatness

In a video that is simultaneously gut-wrenching and infuriating, a Los Angeles restaurant owner exposed the hypocrisy of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s order to ban…

News | News

As Biden Became President, Medical Journal Quietly Retracted Study That Claimed Hydroxychloroquine Is Ineffective

A leading medical journal has issued a retraction of their endorsement for a study that concluded the anti-viral drug hydroxychloroquine

Politics | Liberal Hypocrisy

As Biden Prepares To Take Office, Democrat Leaders Are Suddenly Interested In Opening The Economy Again | The Dai

As we approach Joe Biden’s inauguration, suddenly we are beginning to see Democrat mayors and governors across the country now insist that we must begin to open up the economy as quickly as possible. They have switched course like this, with timing as con

Politics | Corruption

Dave Rubin has three words in response to California’s stay-at-home order being extended three more weeks

Dave Rubin says what a lot of Californians are thinking.

Politics | Covid 19

Why Do We Continue to Follow Nonsensical COVID Rules?

COVID-19 lockdowns have caused far more harm than any good they might have done. It's time to stop following ridiculous rules.

Politics | Joe Biden/Biden Administration

Joe Biden makes a great argument for reopening the schools immediately

Dr. Jill Biden's been vaccinated, let's get her back into a classroom.

Politics | Politics

The Sovietization of California - American Greatness

I am writing this column upon returning home to California after five days in Florida. For the first time since my first trip to Los Angeles in 1974 and moving…

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Michigan House Repeals Emergency Law Used by Whitmer to Decree COVID Restrictions

Michigan’s Governor, Gretchen Whitmer (D), has used every tactic at her disposal to keep the State of Michigan in an

Politics | Politics

Rep. Dan Crenshaw Slams Nancy Pelosi and Democrats Over COVID Lockdowns In EPIC Speech (VIDEO)

Every once in a while, someone in Congress makes a speech on the House floor that deserves attention. Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas gave a speech this week that millions of Americans want to hear. He slammed Nancy Pelosi for deliberately withholdi

Politics | Politics

Anti-Lockdown Medical Experts Rip Fauci Over ‘Erroneous Statements’ On Pandemic, Lockdowns

Health experts behind a petition supporting a targeted public policy approach to the pandemic responded to criticism leveled by Dr. Anthony Fauci on

Politics | Politics

Judge Says Los Angeles County Health Officials Must Provide Evidence To Justify Ban On Outdoor Dining At Restaurants

On Wednesday, a judge instructed attorneys representing the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to return to court next week with medical

Politics | Politics

Remote learning increases failing grades by 83 percent in Fairfax County, study finds

Many students across the country and the DMV have participated in remote learning for all or most of their coursework, some since the pandemic began in March. Now, a new study focused on Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia is suggesting online schoo

Politics | Politics

Joe Biden’s coronavirus adviser says a four- to six-week lockdown could revive the economy

Who’s ready for another lockdown?

Politics | Politics

‘He Flip-Flopped’: Dr. Fauci’s Restaurant-Owning Relatives Are Done With His Lockdown Message

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s cousin, a restaurateur in New York, is bemoaning his famous relative’s continued talk of restrictions and lockdowns to fight the

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

After This Declaration, No One Can Say 'Science' Demands Lockdowns

While left-leaning media and pundits claim that evidence and science guide their decisions, the Great Barrington Declaration proves their dishonesty.

Politics | Corruption

Joe Biden Health Adviser Makes Money By Keeping You On Lockdown

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a chief salesman for Obamacare, is in the spotlight again with tuned-up public health priorities and a new leftist to serve: Joe Biden.

Politics | Corruption

‘Rather Die From COVID Than Loneliness’: Seniors Protest Lockdowns Outside Of Colorado Nursing Home

A group of longterm-care residents at a nursing home in Greeley, Colorado, protested outside their residence last week in opposition to lingering state

Politics | Op-Ed

COVID Crimes Against Humanity - American Greatness

For once, I agree with MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes. In an October 5 tweet, Hayes suggested the need for “some kind of truth and reconciliation commission” to hold…

News | The News

World Health Organization Wrecks the Democrats' Narrative on COVID-19 Lockdowns

The World Health Organization and Donald Trump agree. The negative effects of prolonged lockdowns for COVID-19 outweigh the benefits. How will Democrats react?

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WHO Official Urges World Leaders to Stop Using Lockdowns as Primary Method Against CCP Virus

The World Health Organization's special envoy on COVID-19 has urged world leaders to stop using lockdowns as the ...

Politics | 2024 Election

Fresh Off Calling for a Nationwide Lockdown, Biden Blames Trump for COVID Lockdowns

Joe Biden blamed President Donald Trump for coronavirus lockdowns, saying, ""You lost your freedom because he didn’t act."

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Study: COVID-19 Lockdowns Over 10 Times More Deadly Than Pandemic Itself

A groundbreaking new study commissioned by Revolver News concludes that COVID-19 lockdowns are ten times more deadly than the actual COVID-19 virus in terms of years of life lost by American citizens.

Politics | Politics

The Lockdown Has Gone From a Mistake to a Crime

Four months ago, I wrote a column titled “The Worldwide Lockdown May Be the Greatest Mistake in History.” I explained that “‘mistake’ and ‘evil’ are not synonyms. The lockdown is a mistake; the Holocaust, slavery, communism, fascism, etc., were evils. Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.”

Politics | Liberal Hypocrisy

Americans Should Never Again Comply With Pandemic Lockdown Orders

By treating Black Lives Matters protests differently than other large gatherings, public officials and health experts have exposed themselves as hypocrites.

Politics | Politics

How Media Sensationalism, Big Tech Bias Extended Lockdowns | RealClearPolitics

This is Part 2 in a series. Last week, Part 1 discussed How Fear, Groupthink Drove Unnecessary Global Lockdowns.
Epidemiologists created faulty lockdown models. The media promoted fear. Politicians...

Health & Fitness | Health

Did Japan Just Beat the Virus Without Lockdowns Or Mass Testing?

Japan’s state of emergency is nearing its end with new cases of the coronavirus dwindling to mere dozens. It got there despite largely ignoring the default playbook.

News | The News

Dan Crenshaw: We ‘Mentally Manipulated Ourselves Into This Abundance Of Fear’

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) no longer sees any reason to continue the COVID-19 lockdowns, which have ravaged the U.S. economy, leaving millions out-of-work and millions more uncertain about the future. Speaking with Breitbart News Daily, Crenshaw said that h

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LAPD Chief’s Wife Posts On Facebook About Trip To Arizona To Visit Salon, Restaurants, Bars, Despite Local Recommendations

The Los Angeles Police Department and Chief Moore refused to comment on the post, stating that they do not talk about the chief's family.

News | The News

PHOTOS: Mayor de Blasio promises crackdown after the Upper East side turned into Bourbon Street

Tell us more about Florida...

Miscellaneous | Interesting Stuff

Twitter is sharing photos from before coronavirus lockdowns and they feel impossible

Twitter users have been inspired by a BBC article to share their last "normal" photo from before coronavirus changed the face of daily life.

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Hundreds of homeless people tested for COVID-19 in Jacksonville, all are negative

A homeless organization tested nearly 700 homeless people in Jacksonville and all results came back negative, according to Quest Diagnostics.

News | The News

Study Predicts COVID-19 Shutdown Will Cause 75,000 'Deaths of Despair' From Suicide, Drugs, Alcohol

The study, conducted by the Well Being Trust, calls them “deaths of despair," fatalities attributed to suicide, drug and alcohol abuse stemming from isolation, the loss of income and the destruction of their livelihood.

Politics | Politics

Los Angeles To Stay Locked Down Till August. California State University Cancels In-Person Fall Classes At All 23 Campuses.

Democrat-controlled Los Angeles County’s lock down orders will “with all certainty” continue to stay in place until August unless a “dramatic change in this virus or in the tools” becomes available. “Our hope is that by using

Politics | Op-Ed

Are Endless Lockdowns the Result of Malice or Stupidity?

Malice or stupidity? Whichever, it represents a godsend for the political left and progressivists everywhere.

News | News

UK coronavirus adviser Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules

Key expert in coronavirus response resigns from Sage after admitting ‘error of judgment’

Politics | Op-Ed

The Worldwide Lockdown May Be the Greatest Mistake in History

The idea that the worldwide lockdown of virtually every country .05/05/2020 14:12:45PM EST.

Politics | Politics

Coronavirus State Restrictions -- Most States Can Safely Relax Some

One of the main questions on the minds of Americans is when government restrictions aimed at controlling the coronavirus epidemic can be safely lifted.

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Maine restaurateur vows to reopen Friday in defiance of lockdown order: 'It's time to go back to work'

A Maine restaurateur who is fed up with his state's extended lockdown order told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Thursday that he plans to defy Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and reopen his doors Friday.