The British Government has downgraded the Coronavirus from being an acute infectious disease with a high case-fatality rate. After reviewing the data, they have come to their senses. Moreover, a study released by Oxford finds that perhaps 50% of those in the UK have the virus and the overwhelming number experience it like the normal flu and have little symptoms. The study suggests that fewer than one in a thousand of those infected with Covid-19 become ill enough to need hospital treatment. So why the hysteria? There is some other agenda here!

In Italy, they are testing corpses. They are deliberately trying to attribute death to only the virus. This appears to also be a political agenda. Some are quietly suggesting behind the curtain that this has been the result of the refugees and Europe’s refusal to compensate Italy for a policy they never approved. The talk is this is perhaps laying the foundation for a separatist movement.

This begs the question as to why the panic in the United States? Why this demand to shut down the economy? This smells more like a political coup rather than a serious health threat. This is becoming CoronaGate. Is this really about trying to overthrow governments by the left?

The image of a world forced to shelter in place was on display vividly last week when the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrial nations scrapped its annual June summit in favor of a teleconference — a nod to the new reality of “social distancing” in global diplomacy. At least this will save a lot of tax dollars.

Some people have questioned my concern over both the CDC and John Hopkins University is a PRIVATE organization where the CDC accepts private funding – NOT ONLY GOVERNMENT! The CDC is quasi-government under the Department of Health and Human Services which strangely has sources of funding that are predicated on the fact that it also has a private 501(c)(3) public charity, like the Clinton Foundation. The CDC Foundation receives charitable contributions and philanthropic grants from individuals, foundations, corporations, universities, NGOs and other organizations to advance the work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is NOT a government-funded organization. It is not exclusively a government-funded – very curious.

I have serious questions as to what is being driven by the CDC in conjunction with John Hopkins University who takes $1.8 billion from Bloomberg. The CDC and John Hopkins are either deliberately trying to create an economic depression, or are sublimely ignorant of the consequences of their scorched earth policy. Yes, we can cure contagions by sequestering everyone and shutting down the economy. We all then live on handouts from the government, stay home, don’t world, and watch TV? As one reader commented: “Mirror, Mirror, on the wall; Guess we are all socialists after all!”

Some people have wondered who is behind the John Hopkins University map. Is there a political connection or is this just academic incompetence? I believe it clearly warrants investigation. The people behind this graphic should be hauled into the Senate under subpoena. What they have done with a misleading graphic is virtually overthrowing all human rights and every principle of liberty that so many generations have fought for and died. My family fought in every war since the American Revolution. Even Germany has been talking about declaring Emergency Powers for one year. We have others claiming the virus will last 18 months to clearly impact the 2020 elections. The threats to our liberty are far worse than an invasion by China or Russia for that matter.

The red dots of John Hopkins University are outright propaganda and deliberately misleading in my belief. They are not current but historical. They do not disappear with the virus subsiding. Look at China – they make it seem as if the entire country were infected. They are deliberately misleading and make it appear as if whole countries are infected to support stay at home and martial law. This is propaganda on a grand scale that I have never witnessed in my 50 years of experience! John Hopkins University has been promoting the collapse of democracy, justifying the suppression of all freedom and civil liberties. We have governments declaring emergency powers to end democratic processes thanks to this misleading graphic.

The Event201 Pandemic Exercise was clearly a bunch of academics who have no sense of anything outside their own field. True, if we all sequester during the winter we could beat the common cold. But they have zero understanding of civilization, no less the economy and that the worth of any currency is the total productive capacity of the people it represents. You do NOT kill the patient to declare your victory in defeating the disease.

There are some who are starting to question if this is a deliberate coup orchestrated by the left on a global scale because all the socialistic systems they have created are collapsing and will be unsustainable come 2021. The strange coincidence is that Michael Bloomberg has donated $1.8 billion to John Hopkins University. That donation amount would naturally result in them asking how high if they were asked to jump.

Michael Bloomberg said he had no problem spending $1 Billion to Defeat Trump. Why does he hate Trump so much? His own press reported: “Bloomberg Will Spend to Beat Trump, Even If He’s Not the Nominee.” Bloomberg’s anti-Trump effort has been personal. He also said that his “organization would work to help Warren or Sanders despite his stated differences with them over a wealth tax and Medicare for All.”

Bloomberg News has joined the anti-Trump campaign. Some are deeply concerned that this virus scare has been created by John Hopkins’ map and they have Bloomberg’s $1.8 billion contributions. Do we have a HopkinsGate affair? Has this been a political coup or just academic incompetence? We should have a Senate investigation!

BTW: John Hopkins has a facility in our office complex. They are open as “essential” for what purpose? To create a historical map that will be all read but the virus has expired?

The details of the package for relief is not going to really address the crisis. The key elements of the Senate Bill that are included are:

• $1,200 cash assistance for individuals, $2,400 for married couples and $500 for each eligible child. This money is available for all U.S. residents with an income of up to $75,000, including those with no income or who depend on social security. About 90% of Americans would qualify for government checks, though the amount decreases for those making more than $75,000 a year, with an income cap of $99,000 for individuals and $198,000 for couples.
• A tax credit for some small businesses for 50% of wages paid to employees during the coronavirus crisis
• Boosting Medicare payments for hospitals that treat coronavirus patients by 20% and hospitals can request accelerated payments from Medicare
• Expands telehealth access
• Lifts Medicare sequester, which would have cut Medicare payments by 2% and eliminates Medicare Part B cost-sharing for coronavirus vaccine
• Provides permanent liability protection for manufacturers of personal respiratory protective equipment, such as masks and respirators, in the event of a public health emergency, to incentivize production and distribution
• Directs the National Academies to study supply chain shortages of equipment like masks and ventilators
• $1.3 billion in additional funding for Community Health Centers
• Allows students to defer loan payments for six months and keep Pell Grants
• Allow federal testing rules to be waived for K-12 students

The relief for small businesses is not adequate. A tax credit for some small businesses for 50% of wages paid to employees during the coronavirus crisis is absurd. Most have been ordered to be closed so there were no wages and they had to fire employees so they could collect unemployment. They need business loans suspended and property taxes. That will put pressure on states to lift the absurd closures.