Dear Friends –
Here’s what we’re talking about today …
1.) Former CDC Director makes a strong case for the lab leak theory
The former CDC Director under Trump, Dr. Robert Redfield, testified before a House Covid committee. He said he believes a lab leak is the most likely theory for the origin of Covid, and revealed three now-declassified events that occurred in the lab in September of 2019 that sound more like this novel about the Wuhan virus than real life:
Chinese scientists erased research data,
Control of the lab changed from civilian to military, and,
An outside contractor redid the lab’s ventilation system.
2.) More Dems try to squash the lab leak theory by calling it racist.
At the same hearing, Rep. Raul Ruiz (D - NM) berated Nicholas Wade, a leading science editor who led NYT science coverage for many years. Ruiz said Wade “wrote a book applauded by white supremacists,” and had “discredited, unscientific and harmful views.” Rep. Kweisi Mfume also called Wade’s theory “steeped” in racism, but neither of them offered hard evidence.
3.) What’s really going on in the effort to silence Fox News
Fox News contributor Charles Hurt explained, in an op-ed for the Washington Times, CNN’s gleeful attempts to portray Fox News as mired in chaos right now thanks to Dominion lawsuits. It’s an interesting read, and one of the facts he shares is that a member of the AT&T board, which owned CNN during the 2020 election, was also on Dominion’s board.
4.) New Jersey Atty General wants to fine municipalities that don’t change their marriage licenses
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said 20+ New Jersey municipalities could be fined up to $10,000 if they don’t change marriage license forms, which he alleges force nonbinary people to “misgender themselves under oath.”
5.) The FTC is accused of being weaponized against Twitter
After Elon Musk took over Twitter, the FTC sent at least a dozen letters demanding information from Twitter on the mass layoffs, the information given to journalists who reported the Twitter Files, and more. The FTC also wants to depose Musk. A House Judiciary Committee is accusing the FTC of abusing its authority at the request of groups that didn’t like Musk taking over Twitter.
The mother who forces her kids to wear masks and protective shields is raising three snowflakes who’ll be forever fearful of virtually everything in life. Poor children!
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