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The Origin of Covid-19

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The Origin of Covid-19

History has proven, an effective vaccine is developed after the origin of the virus is discovered. History has also shown, a virus can never be contained until the origin of that virus has been identified. What is the origin of covid-19? To date, science, the media, and governments all over the world have yet to reveal the origin of covid-19. Is this by accident or design. These questions have been asked by many. The obvious and only answer to that question is unprecedented. Simple questions have been met with accusations of conspiracy theories, revolt, and governments have accused people with simple, logical questions of being members of radical terrorist groups. Why has the media and governments refused to share logical scientific data, but jumped to the conclusion that any logical question is linked to an act of terrorism? This is one of the many questions about covid-19 shared by the majority of people around the world.

There appears to be something sinister about covid-19. Too much is not explained. With the technology today, the origin of a virus can be easily traced, identified, and studies can lead to a safe and effective vaccine. History has shown the origin of vaccines and their safe application. But for some reason legitimate data on covid-19 is either lacking or hidden by the media. Neither the media nor government have taken a single step to identify the origin of covid-19.

One of the biggest problems with covid-19 is the media. Many media outlets have developed a habit of calling legitimate questions, rumors, unfounded lies, and other vicious names. Tactics used by major media sources are more than transparent and if anything else, have lead to more questions. The constant and consistent rhetoric spewed by major medias outlets is transparent to most people. Those media outlets name zero reliable sources while attempting to present themselves as experts in the field of covid-19 and viruses. What is their source? Where did those news anchors derive their education on viruses? When was the last time a news anchor named a legitimate study as their source? They never do. Media only criticizes any and all questions and the presentation of legitimate sources. Major media sources have done nothing in the past year to prove they conducted any research into the stories they present. Instead they stick to criticizing every legitimate claim and question posed by every other source. In short, many major media outlets stick to one concept, making themselves an unquestionable source of information even though they put zero effort into research and refuse to cover any story from the many angles that make up a complex topic.

Governments around the world have taken on the same attitude. It appears most governments around the world use news media outlets as their only source of information, one backing up the other. Media and government have fallen short on reporting major topics with a total lack of facts, sources, and views from different angles that play a key role in the subject at hand. In essence, media and government in 2021 prefer to take on the role of dictator instead of reliable sources of investigative study and unbiased presentation of the facts.

When it comes to an investigation into viruses and covid-19 it has proven difficult to uncover reliable sources. Sources with links to back up their studies. Historical facts and legitimate scientific, unbiased studies are becoming a rare commodity in this information age. Most articles contain a small portion of the information we need to draw a logical conclusion. Most articles contain data with nothing to back it up. The information had to come from somewhere? Why are so many authors hesitant to reveal their sources?

After reviewing a number of articles on covid-19 and other viruses, I did unearth a few articles that met minimum standards. As a matter of fact, a few of these articles exceeded those standards. The following articles contain information the media refuses to share. Why? Reading those articles shows how actual scientific data does not agree with the agenda set by government and the media.

We should avoid making false accusations and establishing conclusions based on our limited medical and scientific knowledge. Many of these articles are beyond our basic understanding and can be easily manipulated to display unfounded conclusions. Great care needs to be exercised in investigations into the scientific and medical back ground on covid and its related viruses. It is best to stick to one fundamental aspect of the subject, and branch out as bits and pieces are understood. This involves researching a number of links to related research and understanding scientific and medical terms the average person is not familiar with.

The following link contains over 200 sources, well documented and linked in a way an average person can follow. This link looks at the origin of viruses, the history of viruses, and to a small degree, research into viruses. Links provided on this site dwell on a number of aspects covered in this article to a far greater depth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_history_of_viruses

The main question in this article is, what was the origin of covid-19. As we dwell deeper and deeper into a few of those links, studies have shown, the origin of covid-19 is yet unknown. The theory that covid-19 originated in bats has been drawn into question by a number of scientists studying the origin of covid-19. The most revealing fact is the timing. Covid-19 originated in December 2019 at the height of the hibernation season for bats. Another fact brought out by this series of articles is, covid-19 is a combination of a common covid virus and SARS. These articles show information on the make up of and complex formation of covid-19 which is make up of two major sections, the crown, and main body of the virus. The main body consists of a chain of amino acids that resembles other viruses. Similarities range from a 50-90% match. The articles explain why covid-19 lacks a closer match to other covid viruses and present data on its complex structure that shares links to other viruses including SARS. Although the articles do not make the assumption, covid-19 is a man made virus, the data suggests this is either a previously unknown mutation, or was derived in an unidentified host.

I found it much easier to access basic information on the history of viruses and information gathered on viruses in days when scientific study was in the cradle so to speak. If nothing else that information illustrates the lack of scientific data displayed by the media and government and how that lack of information has lead to catastrophic results throughout history.

Smallpox and Measles

Smallpox and measles viruses are among the oldest that infect humans. Having evolved from viruses that infected other animals, they first appeared in humans in Europe and North Africa thousands of years ago.

Black Plague

The virus, which only infected humans, probably descended from the poxviruses of rodents.[5] Humans probably came into contact with these rodents, and some people became infected by the viruses they carried. When viruses cross this so-called “species barrier”, their effects can be severe,[6] and humans may have had little natural resistance.

Plant Viruses

This agricultural revolution embraced the development of monoculture and presented an opportunity for the rapid spread of several species of plant viruses.[10] The divergence and spread of sobemoviruses – southern bean mosaic virus – date from this time.[11] The spread of the potyviruses of potatoes, and other fruits and vegetables, began about 6,600 years ago.

Influenza

About 10,000 years ago the humans who inhabited the lands around the Mediterranean basin began to domesticate wild animals. Pigs, cattle, goats, sheep, horses, camels, cats and dogs were all kept and bred in captivity.[12] These animals would have brought their viruses with them.[13] The transmission of viruses from animals to humans can occur, but such zoonotic infections are rare and subsequent human-to-human transmission of animal viruses is even rarer, although there are notable exceptions such as influenza. Most viruses are species-specific and would have posed no threat to humans.[14] The rare epidemics of viral diseases originating in animals would have been short-lived because the viruses were not fully adapted to humans[15] and the human populations were too small to maintain the chains of infection.[16]

The influenza virus is one that seems to have crossed the species barrier from ducks and waterfowl to pigs and from there to humans.

Measles

The close similarities between measles virus, canine distemper virus and rinderpest virus have given rise to speculation that measles was first transmitted to humans from domesticated dogs or cattle.

Rinderpest, which is caused by a virus closely related to measles virus, is a disease of cattle known since Roman times.

Swine Influenza

In 1173, an epidemic occurred that was possibly the first in Europe, and in 1493, an outbreak of what is now thought to be swine influenza, struck Native Americans in Hispaniola. There is some evidence to suggest that source of the infection was pigs on Columbus’s ships.

Yellow fever

Yellow fever is an often lethal disease caused by a flavivirus. The virus is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) and first appeared over 3,000 years ago.

Potatoes

Until the Irish Great Famine of 1845–1852, the commonest cause of disease in potatoes was not the mould that causes blight, it was a virus. The disease, called “curl”, is caused by potato leafroll virus, and it was widespread in England in the 1770s, where it destroyed 75 per cent of the potato crop. At that time, the Irish potato crop remained relatively unscathed.

Rabies

Rabies is an often fatal disease caused by the infection of mammals with rabies virus. In the 21st century it is mainly a disease that affects wild mammals such as foxes and bats, but it is one of the oldest known virus diseases: rabies is a Sanskrit word (rabhas) that dates from 3000 BC,[35] which means “madness” or “rage”,[31] and the disease has been known for over 4000 years.

Measles

Humans are the only natural host of measles virus.[148] Immunity to the disease following an infection is lifelong; that afforded by vaccination is long term but eventually wanes.

HIV

HIV crossed the species barrier between chimpanzees and humans in Africa in the early decades of the 20th century.

Influenza

When influenza virus undergoes a genetic shift many humans have no immunity to the new strain, and if the population of susceptible individuals is high enough to maintain the chain of infection, pandemics occur. The genetic changes usually happen when different strains of the virus co-infect animals, particularly birds and swine. Although many viruses of vertebrates are restricted to one species, influenza virus is an exception.

Affecting mainly the elderly, the 1968 pandemic was the least severe, but 33,800 were killed in the US.[198] New strains of influenza virus often originate in East Asia; in rural China the concentration of ducks, pigs, and humans in close proximity is the highest in the world.

Arboviruses

Arboviruses are viruses that are transmitted to humans and other vertebrates by blood-sucking insects. These viruses are diverse; the term “arbovirus” – which was derived from “arthropod-borne virus” – is no longer used in formal taxonomy because many species of virus are known to be spread in this way.[200] There are more than 500 species of arboviruses, but in the 1930s only three were known to cause disease in humans: yellow fever virus, dengue virus and Pappataci fever virus.[201] More than 100 of such viruses are now known to cause human diseases including encephalitis.

Hepatitis

The discovery of hepatitis B virus and the invention of tests to detect it have radically changed many medical, and some cosmetic procedures. The screening of donated blood, which was introduced in the early 1970s, has dramatically reduced the transmission of the virus.[221] Donations of human blood plasma and Factor VIII collected before 1975 often contained infectious levels of hepatitis B virus.[222] Until the late 1960s, hypodermic needles were often reused by medical professionals, and tattoo artists’ needles were a common source of infection.[223] In the late 1990s, needle exchange programmes were established in Europe and the US to prevent the spread of infections by intravenous drug users.[224] These measures also helped to reduce the subsequent impact of HIV and hepatitis C virus.

Influenza

The natural hosts of influenza viruses are pigs and birds, although it has probably infected humans since antiquity.[244] The virus can cause mild to severe epizootics in wild and domesticated animals.[245] Many species of wild birds migrate and this has spread influenza across the continents throughout the ages. The virus has evolved into numerous strains and continues to do so, posing an ever-present threat.

Plants

During the 20th century, many “old” diseases of plants were found to be caused by viruses. These included maize streak and cassava mosaic disease.[249] As with humans, when plants thrive in close proximity, so do their viruses. This can cause huge economic losses and human tragedies. In Jordan during the 1970s, where tomatoes and cucurbits (cucumbers, melons and gourds) were extensively grown, entire fields were infected with viruses.[250] Similarly, in Côte d’Ivoire, thirty different viruses infected crops such as legumes and vegetables. In Kenya cassava mosaic virus, maize streak virus and groundnut viral diseases caused the loss of up to 70 per cent of the crop.[250] Cassava is the most abundant crop that is grown in eastern Africa and it is a staple crop for more than 200 million people. It was introduced to Africa from South America and grows well in soils with poor fertility. The most important disease of cassava is caused by cassava mosaic virus, a geminivirus, which is transmitted between plants by whiteflies. The disease was first recorded in 1894 and outbreaks of the disease occurred in eastern Africa throughout the 20th century, often resulting in famine.

Such disasters occurred when human intervention caused ecological changes by the introduction of crops to new vectors and viruses. Cacao is native to South America and was introduced to West Africa in the late 19th century. In 1936, swollen root disease had been transmitted to plantations by mealybugs from indigenous trees.[256] New habitats can trigger outbreaks of plant virus diseases. Before 1970, the rice yellow mottle virus was only found in the Kisumu district of Kenya, but following the irrigation of large areas of East Africa and extensive rice cultivation, the virus spread throughout East Africa.[257] Human activity introduced plant viruses to native crops. The citrus tristeza virus (CTV) was introduced to South America from Africa between 1926 and 1930. At the same time, the aphid Toxoptera citricidus was carried from Asia to South America and this accelerated the transmission of the virus. By 1950, more than six million citrus trees had been killed by the virus in São Paulo, Brazil.[257] CTV and citrus trees probably coevolved for centuries in their original countries. The dispersal of CTV to other regions and its interaction with new citrus varieties resulted in devastating outbreaks of plant diseases.[258] Because of the problems caused by the introduction – by humans – of plant viruses, many countries have strict importation controls on any materials that can harbour dangerous plant viruses or their insect vectors.

SARS

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is caused by a new type of coronavirus.[264] Other coronaviruses were known to cause mild infections in humans,[265] so the virulence and rapid spread of this novel virus strain caused alarm among health professionals as well as public fear.[260] The fears of a major pandemic were not realised, and by July 2003, after causing around 8,000 cases and 800 deaths, the outbreak had ended.[266] The exact origin of the SARS virus is not known, but evidence suggests that it came from bats.

A related coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China in November 2019 and spread rapidly around the world. Subsequently named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, infections with the virus caused a pandemic with a case fatality rate of around 2% in healthy people under the age of 50, to around 15% in those aged over 80 particularly those with pre-existing comorbidities.[268][269][270] As of October 2021, the fatality rate is lower than SARS but the infection is more contagious.[268] Measures to curtail the impact of the pandemic were hampered by fear and prejudice and stigmatisation of infected people.[271] Unprecedented restrictions in peacetime have been placed on international travel,[272] and curfews imposed in several major cities worldwide.[273] Governments were not prepared for the scale of the pandemic and worldwide, virology and epidemiology experts were complacent with regards to the efficiency of existing testing and monitoring systems.

After rodents, bats are the second most diverse and abundant mammalian order, comprising 20% of all mammalian biodiversity worldwide. In the past 2 decades, research has intensified to determine why bats harbor more zoonotic diseases than other mammalian taxa, including pathogens that result in high-consequence infectious diseases, such as Ebola and Marburg filoviruses; Nipah and Hendra paramyxoviruses; and SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, and MERS-CoV, emerging in humans (15). Behavioral and ecologic traits, such as their gregariousness, sympatry with mixed species assemblages in roosts, and long lifespan relative to size, have been suggested explanations for why bats are reservoirs to many viral pathogens (15). Physiologically, bats have comparatively high metabolic rates and typically do not show clinical signs after viral infection. Recently, it has also been shown that bats have several immune characteristics that are unique among mammals and that cumulatively dampen their antiviral responses (16). Those factors also probably contribute to their effectiveness as viral reservoirs.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-3945_article

Coronavirus

Livestock can also be spillover hosts of human coronavirus infection. After the 2002–2003 SARS outbreak, a study conducted on farms in Xiqing County, China, tested livestock (pigs, cattle, chickens, and ducks) and companion animals (dogs and cats), leading to detection of 1 pig that was positive for SARS-CoV by antibody test and reverse transcription PCR (30) (Table 2). A larger and more complex series of livestock outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 has been unfolding since April 2020. Mink farms across Europe and North America have reported outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 (Tables 2, 3). In most outbreaks, farmed mink were suspected to be initially infected by COVID-19–positive farm employees (31,32). Findings from the Netherlands have also identified instances of spillback from mink to humans through ongoing investigations (33). National surveillance and control efforts have been implemented in several countries, many of which have subsequently identified other SARS-CoV-2–positive species living on or nearby mink farms, including cats, dogs, and escaped or wild mink (32). Several countries have implemented mandatory reporting of any virus-positive animals and depopulation or quarantine of affected farms (32). In Europe, several million mink have been culled, and a moratorium has been placed on the mink industry in some countries; such early and coordinated One Health actions are needed to prevent bidirectional transmission of zoonotic diseases

Phylogenetic analysis showed that bat-derived coronaviruses fell within all five subgenera of the genus Betacoronavirus. Moreover, bat-derived coronaviruses fell in basal positions in the subgenus Sarbecovirus, with 2019-nCoV most closely related to bat-SL-CoVZC45 and bat-SL-CoVZXC21, which were also sampled from bats.23 These data are consistent with a bat reservoir for coronaviruses in general and for 2019-nCoV in particular. However, despite the importance of bats, several facts suggest that another animal is acting as an intermediate host between bats and humans. First, the outbreak was first reported in late December, 2019, when most bat species in Wuhan are hibernating. Second, no bats were sold or found at the Huanan seafood market, whereas various non-aquatic animals (including mammals) were available for purchase. Third, the sequence identity between 2019-nCoV and its close relatives bat-SL-CoVZC45 and bat-SL-CoVZXC21 was less than 90%, which is reflected in the relatively long branch between them. Hence, bat-SL-CoVZC45 and bat-SL-CoVZXC21 are not direct ancestors of 2019-nCoV. Fourth, in both SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, bats acted as the natural reservoir, with another animal (masked palm civet for SARS-CoV35 and dromedary camels for MERS-CoV)36 acting as an intermediate host, with humans as terminal hosts. Therefore, on the basis of current data, it seems likely that the 2019-nCoV causing the Wuhan outbreak might also be initially hosted by bats, and might have been transmitted to humans via currently unknown wild animal(s) sold at the Huanan seafood market.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7159086/

Based on scientific information collected over hundreds of years we clearly see, scientists and doctors have been able to identify the source of viruses long before the invention of scientific devises available today. The question needs to be asked, why have scientists with limited resources been able to solve mysteries long before modern medicine, but modern technology remains baffled by the origin of covid-19. Since the 1960’s science has been to quickly identify the source of every virus within days or weeks of detection. But with the origin of covid-19 the media took main stage with their own analysis of the situation and came up with what seemed a logical conclusion, covid-19 originated in bats. A theory that has been proven false by a number of scientific studies. Those same detailed studies with all their funding, instruments, and technology have not been able to determine the origin of covid-19. Based on the link and sub-links provided in those studies, we clearly see a worldwide effort to solve this dilemma with zero credible results. The fact that no one has drawn the conclusion, covid-19 is a man made virus adds credibility to those studies. It proves scientists have been true to their profession by not establishing a result before beginning an investigation. An attribute we wish was shared by modern media and governments around the world.

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The Effects of Lock Downs on Covid 19

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Did you know a medical study confirmed and published by JAMA in June of 2020 showed that people confined to homes, experienced loss of jobs and income due to shut downs and closing were twice as likely to suffer from exposure to covid 19 than people who socialized in the community and at work. In simple English, shut downs and confinement doubled the chances of suffering sickness requiring medical attention for sever complications caused by covid 19.

The study shows how shut downs, confinements, loss of jobs, and income result is increased mental problems. Which is perfectly logical. Lock downs and business closing cause people to worry. Which in turn effects sleep, the immune system, and cause other physical ailments. This study shows what common sense should have told the world before they jumped to such drastic measures. The question is, why didn’t governments use a measure of common sense before following the harsh recommendations given by self appointed experts who should have been reading this study and monitoring similar studies.

For months we have been told, “to follow the science.” Since June of 2020 we have only been told bits and pieces of that science. Recommendations, executives orders, shut downs, and stay at home orders have been issued across the world. Studies like this show how those measures do little to nothing to curb the spread of covid. On the contrary, they accelerate the number of sever cases caused by covid.

Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated With Mental Health Symptoms Among the General Population in China During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Findings In this survey study with 56 679 participants across all 34 province-level regions in China, 27.9% of participants had symptoms of depression, 31.6% had symptoms of anxiety, 29.2% had symptoms of insomnia, and 24.4% had symptoms of acute stress during the outbreak.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2767771?resultClick=1

Importance People exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and a series of imperative containment measures could be psychologically stressed, yet the burden of and factors associated with mental health symptoms remain unclear.

The present study identified several population groups who were likely to develop mental health symptoms. Compared with uninfected people, those with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 were 2 to 3 times more likely to report mental health symptoms.

Individuals with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 had at least twice the risk for the mental health symptoms compared with those not infected with COVID-19

The present study also found that people with occupational exposure risks reported greater symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and acute stress. People who work in high-risk environments often report more fatigue, health worries, and fear. COVID-19 may be symptomless during the incubation period, and its clinical manifestations can be easily confused with those of normal influenza.

Another prominent finding was the substantial impact of quarantine experience on mental health, which is consistent with prior studies. Quarantine can contribute to poor mental health in both children and adults. People may experience fear of infection, frustration, and boredom during quarantine. Insufficient basic supplies and disruptions of information flow can increase both fear and anxiety.

A high probability of symptoms of depression and anxiety was found among people who had not yet returned to work. Among people who had returned to work, those who worked at home had a higher risk of mental health symptoms compared with those who did not work at home.

Accepted for Publication: June 8, 2020.

The surprising thing is, this study was conducted in China. Another surprising fact is this study was released on July 1, 2020 and no one has shared this study with the public. Has anyone followed up on this study? Do other studies exist? Do people in the government know about this study but are waiting for the proper time to end shut downs, watch sever symptoms of covid 19 disappear and take credit for saving the world? What about all the covid deaths between July 2020, and when the government puts an end to shut downs and lock downs that have been accelerating effects?

This study raises more questions than provides answers. Early studies showed covid-19 is triggered by chemicals released in the body under stress. Which points to covid 19 being a designer drug. Are studies looking at the effects of stress on covid 19 and how they interact?

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COVID-19 Early Prison Release

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COVID-19 Early Prison Release

There seems to be a growing controversy surrounding early prison release in the light of the coronavirus crisis. Investigating this particular issue has been quite interesting. One view presents a number of arguments that appear logical on the surface, but is filled with holes the moment we consider scientific studies on prison release and other related subjects.

Several conservative groups—including FreedomWorks, Americans for Prosperity, and the Justice Action Network—urged President Trump in a letter today to announce an executive order “making clear that elderly, non-violent prisoners who have served 2/3 of their time should be transferred to home confinement as soon as possible.”

“Given the risk of Coronavirus sweeping through prisons like a fire in a dry barn, impacting corrections officers and their surrounding communities, it’s time to take the First Step Act one small step further,” the groups said.

Many of those same groups joined the American Civil Liberties Union, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Sentencing Project, and other criminal justice organizations in a letter advising Trump to commute the sentences of federal inmates who are terminally or chronically ill, or have underlying medical conditions that put them at greater risk of serious complications from COVID-19.

https://reason.com/2020/03/24/advocates-and-lawmakers-urge-trump-administration-to-release-elderly-inmates-vulnerable-to-coronavirus/

Our first task is to consider the source. This particular website, Reason.com.

Founded in 1968, Reason is the nation’s leading libertarian magazine. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil liberties, politics, technology, culture, policy, and commerce. As the magazine of free minds and free markets, Reason exists outside of the left/right echo chamber. Our goal is to deliver fresh, unbiased information and insights to our readers, viewers, and listeners every day.

https://reason.com/about/

Reason.com is basically a socialist funded website claiming to be unbiased. A quick look at the articles on that website shows a rather socialist agenda. When we look at the special interest groups demanding a nationwide prison release, we see some rather radical names. The ACLU has a long history of playing both sides of the fence. One day they will call for Federal control of issues like this national release of prisoners. As soon as the federal government responds, the ACLU will file lawsuits in every state suing the federal government for doing what the ACLU and its offshoot agencies demanded the federal government to do. It is a never ending cycle designed to raise unlimited funds. Those funds of course are provided by taxpayers.

The logical second step is to consider other sources. Sources websites like Reason.com should have researched before posting such a one sided article. Those well funded groups calling for prison release should have investigated the facts before writing and signing a letter to the President. President Trump is a very busy man and should not be distracted by such one sided, ill prepared comments and demands such as this. In short, this in one example showing how special interest groups claiming concern for the interests and well being of Americans is in fact attacking the President and the United States as a whole. The socialist agenda is well planned, well funded, and has more than enough resources to launch attacks from almost unlimited directions. Following a few simple rules to investigate such claims can and will reveal the source, and unmask the real intent. In this case, the source is a socialist group. Of course the ultimate plan is to weaken the United States and open the door for a socialist government. You don’t have be a prophet to show where this plan is leading.

As we’ve already brought to light. Special interest groups are poised and ready to file lawsuits against the federal government the moment any person is harmed by that early prisoner release. But the plans go far deeper. At the very moment special interest groups are suggesting nation wide prison releases, members of Congress are pushing through a bill to tax and control firearms on the federal level.

SEC. 803. INCREASE IN EXCISE TAXES RELATING TO FIREARMS.

(a) In General.—Section 4181 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 4181. IMPOSITION OF TAX.

“There is hereby imposed upon the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of the following articles a tax equivalent to the specified percent of the price for which so sold:

“(1) Articles taxable at 30 percent:

“(A) Pistols.

“(B) Revolvers.

“(C) Firearms (other than pistols and revolvers).

“(D) Any lower frame or receiver for a firearm, whether for a semiautomatic pistol, rifle, or shotgun that is designed to accommodate interchangeable upper receivers.

“(2) Articles taxable at 50 percent: Shells and cartridges.”.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5717/text

What do we have when we put the two scenarios together? We have prisoners released into a society unable to defend itself. At the very least, the ability to defend oneself will be severely restricted.

Individual states are allowed to establish their own laws regarding early prison release and firearms. There is no reason for the federal government to take control of either. No President is able to gather all the information on all the criminals across the nation to make an informed decision. The only thing a federal law ordering the release of millions of people in prison will accomplish is to open the door to thousands of lawsuits. The only winners will be lawyers. And of course those special interest groups who signed that letter to the President stand to make billions of dollars. Socialists special interest groups are also pushing for stricter gun control and registration. That is one detail socialist need in place before taking control of the government.

The people calling for early prison release have criticized the President for not relying on available scientific studies on the coronavirus. They never name those studies because they do not exist at this time. Here is an example of the critics ignoring scientific studies that do exist. Follow is one study published in 2007.

The U.S. population of former prison inmates is large and growing. The period immediately after release may be challenging for former inmates and may involve substantial health risks. We studied the risk of death among former inmates soon after their release from Washington State prisons.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2836121/

Based on the information in that article, the same special interest groups demanding the immediate release of millions of prisoners today was calling for additional federal funds to finance assistance programs for prisoners over the past 13 years. So which side of the fence is the correct side today?

That article on an official government websites contains a host of links to other studies about infectious diseases in prisons, plans to deal with infectious diseases, and links to other studies. That information is unbiased, But has been omitted from other sites claiming to be unbiased.

USA-eVote thrives to be unbiased. We strive to provide links to reliable sources of information. Our goal is to help people investigate important issues. But yes, when it comes to socialism, USA-eVote does take an active stand against socialism, communism, and other threats against the United States and its people. We are not ashamed of that role.

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What is COVID-19

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What is COVID-19

There has been a lot of speculation about COVID-19 also known as the coronavirus. One of the main questions is, where did it come from?

COVID-19 appeared in Wuhan, a city in China, in December 2019. Although health officials are still tracing the exact source of this new coronavirus, early hypotheses thought it may be linked to a seafood market in Wuhan, China. Some people who visited the market developed viral pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus. A study that came out on Jan. 25, 2020, notes that the individual with the first reported case became ill on Dec. 1, 2019, and had no link to the seafood market. Investigations are ongoing as to how this virus originated and spread.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus

For all practical intents and purposes, USA-eVote will use official government sources when available. At the beginning of our research we encountered a number of sites passing along false, misleading, and sometimes harmful information. One example is a website encouraging people to mix bleach with other chemicals to produce a homemade disinfectant cleaner. Although those concoctions would most likely kill the COVID-19 virus and most other viruses, mixing bleach with other chemicals is dangerous, sometimes explosive, and most often produces vapors far more dangerous than the COVID-19 virus itself.

There has also been a lot of fake news spreading over the Internet about the origin of COVID-19. Here is one example showing how information gathered from even the best sources is either misunderstood or intentionally altered.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are two highly transmissible and pathogenic viruses that emerged in humans at the beginning of the 21st century. Both viruses likely originated in bats, and genetically diverse coronaviruses that are related to SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV were discovered in bats worldwide. In this Review, we summarize the current knowledge on the origin and evolution of these two pathogenic coronaviruses and discuss their receptor usage; we also highlight the diversity and potential of spillover of bat-borne coronaviruses, as evidenced by the recent spillover of swine acute diarrhoea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV) to pigs.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30531947

As you can see, people take news, reports, and papers on other viruses and randomly misapply them to COVID-19. In this example information on SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV was randomly applied to COVID-19 with no scientific evidence.

The articles in this book as well as those posted on USA-eVote.com are geared for the average reader interested in additional research. At this point, the first week in April, 2020, not much is really known about COVID-19. We are still in the early stages of research. And the way that information is shared is often in question. Links are provided here so the average reader is able to go beyond the information USA-eVote was able to gather when these articles were written and posted.

On a personal note, I had to ask what a coronavirus was. I had a feeling it wasn’t the flu. And if it was, why was the whole world panicking over the flu? I did my first research by looking up coronavirus on the Internet.

Coronaviruses were first discovered in the 1930s when an acute respiratory infection of domesticated chickens was shown to be caused by infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). In the 1940s, two more animal coronaviruses, mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) and transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), were isolated.[8]

Human coronaviruses were discovered in the 1960s.[9] The earliest ones studied were from human patients with the common cold, which were later named human coronavirus 229E and human coronavirus OC43.[10] Other human coronaviruses have since been identified, including SARS-CoV in 2003, HCoV NL63 in 2004, HKU1 in 2005, MERS-CoV in 2012, and SARS-CoV-2 in 2019. Most of these have involved serious respiratory tract infections.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus

When I first read that information on March 15th, I was convinced the world was going crazy over a common cold and somehow fake news was responsible for causing worldwide panic. Based on that we’ve seen fake news accomplish in the past, that was a viable concept to consider. No one had any reliable studies, research, or sources to turn to for information. I could see how the world was suddenly divided into two classes. One class instantly gave into fear and panic that resulted in hoarding. Of all things, toilet paper was the first product to disappear from store shelves. At least in the cities where fear ruled the streets. Out in the country in small towns it was life as usual for the first week or two. People were stocking up just in case, but for the most part people outside the cities were taking the crisis in a rather calm manner. Then facts began to suffer.

In the beginning President Trump had no choice but to go with the best information available. In the beginning it was unclear what we were dealing with. Some people thought it was just another cold or flu variation while others though it was a plague leading to the end of the world. On Friday the 13th all the churches across the US announced they were closing. Which lead to a series of new speculations. Almost a month later nut cases and conspiracy freaks are spreading rumors about state and federal orders that closed all churches. Nothing could be further from the truth. I have not located a single national news article about church and school closings. But the Internet has hundreds of links to local news agencies announcing local school and church closings between March 12th to the 14th. Which shows beyond any shadow of doubt that the decision was up to individual schools and churches. Of course we have seen a fair share of religious fanatics claiming church closings show a lack of faith. But evidence released a few days later showed closing churches was a wise decision saving countless lives.

As a side note here, earlier this week I was up until 3AM on social media conversing with a number of people claiming to be pastors and claiming President Trump personally closed down their church. After asking those pastors a few simple questions like, how many Testaments are there in the Bible, how many Gospels are in the Bible, and what method they use to study the Bible, I found not one of those preachers were able to answer the simplest question every Christian should know. After waking up the next day I realized the time I was messaging those preachers. It was 3AM Chicago time in the US. Those preachers claiming President Trump closed down their churches were overseas. They were running a scam asking for funds. They were most likely not Christians. Their profile was incomplete and only 1-2 days old. I will have to add a scam warning section to the USA-eVote.com website.

As time went by, useful information was hitting the Internet. I have friends I can trust in other parts of the world where information comes a lot quicker and does not face the fake news issues we have in the US. One of the most important articles I was given was a voice message from a woman with some sound advice. She warned about the effects of the virus. This particular strain contains some sort of chemical agent what acts like a hardening agent for the mucus in lungs produced by every general virus of this type. There was also a video link provided where one recovering patient described the symptoms and described the feeling in the lungs as if the mucus was hardening into a glass like substance. That video seems to have disappeared. But here are a few other sources.

“It first struck me how different it was when I saw my first coronavirus patient go bad. I was like, Holy shit, this is not the flu. Watching this relatively young guy, gasping for air, pink frothy secretions coming out of his tube and out of his mouth. The ventilator should have been doing the work of breathing but he was still gasping for air, moving his mouth, moving his body, struggling. We had to restrain him. With all the coronavirus patients, we’ve had to restrain them. They really hyperventilate, really struggle to breathe. When you’re in that mindstate of struggling to breathe and delirious with fever, you don’t know when someone is trying to help you, so you’ll try to rip the breathing tube out because you feel it is choking you, but you are drowning.”

https://www.propublica.org/article/a-medical-worker-describes–terrifying-lung-failure-from-covid19-even-in-his-young-patients

Video Reference: https://youtu.be/xTg4ullWx54

It seems rather strange to see individuals releasing more information than the government itself. One on hand President Trump has to handle this situation with care. We all know President Trump has a habit of shooting from the hip. This crisis is serious enough for President Trump to step back and reconstruct his approach. That is how serious this situation is. We are in a war with an invisible enemy. We need to approach all outside activity with care, common sense, and discretion, With what we know so far, this virus is wicked. It can and has killed. Since it is related to the cold virus there is no cure for it. The only way to defeat this virus is to STOP it from spreading. That requires measures, sacrifices by all of us. One stupid move by a single person places dozens or hundreds of people at risk. The best advice we can give at this time is to say home and stay safe.

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