357: Herd Mentality

A few examples of officials selectively following the science and how the media can reform and rebrand or destroy a public figure. America's response to COVID-19 appears to be in much better shape, but appearances can be deceiving. Video 357: Live - UnfilterTube (https://unfilter.tube/videos/watch/23d9a614-e8c1-4eb1-9d6f-5ea9e13a0424) 357: Overtime - UnfilterTube (https://unfilter.tube/videos/watch/5559c87d-ead4-4248-be83-fabf6cf0f4df) Links Treasury details Biden's plan to raise $2 trillion through corporate tax hikes - Axios (https://www.axios.com/treasury-biden-tax-plan-infrastructure-c66280e2-c67f-43a8-8434-133bc06d30da.html) Biden has yet to reunite any migrant families separated under Trump - Axios (https://www.axios.com/family-separation-migrants-reunification-biden-4d251d63-c774-4c22-9839-3970a8d5c2ae.html) List of universities requiring vaccines grows and so does pushback - Axios (https://www.axios.com/universities-covid-vaccines-students-pushback-b5dce480-9fc7-4c00-96e5-e055e23f0b43.html) Mike Pence inks deal for two books ahead of 2024 race - Axios (https://www.axios.com/mike-pence-book-deal-2024-72167796-a5e3-4f4a-9c00-36cc1ae3fa3d.html) US vaccine 'passports' advance despite growing controversy (https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-04-vaccine-passports-advance-controversy.html) Canadian Church Fenced Off by Authorities for Breaking COVID-19 Rules (https://www.vice.com/en/article/4avggb/canadian-church-fenced-off-by-authorities-for-breaking-covid-19-rules) Nearly half of new US virus infections are in just 5 states (https://apnews.com/article/nearly-half-us-coronavirus-infections-come-from-5-states-53888dc78894cc76cb1bb50f8300f102) UK variant is now the dominant coronavirus strain in the US, Walensky says - CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/07/us/uk-variant-dominant-coronavirus-strain/index.html) John Boehner Blames Trump's Bullshit for Bloody Insurection (https://www.mediaite.com/trump/john-boehner-destroys-trump-bloody-insurrection-happened-because-of-the-election-bullsht-hes-been-shoveling/) Departing CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin airs grievances with lack of women in key roles at liberal network | Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/media/departing-cnn-baldwin-grievances-women-liberal-network) Beau Biden Asked Joe to Run for President: Report (https://www.businessinsider.com/beau-biden-joe-to-run-for-president-2015-8) Joe Biden Said to Be Taking New Look at Presidential Run - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/us/politics/joe-biden-white-house-2016-presidential-campaign.html?smid=nytpolitics) Opinion | Joe Biden in 2016: What Would Beau Do? - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/opinion/sunday/maureen-dowd-joe-biden-in-2016-what-would-beau-do.html?src=twr) Noah Green seen buying a $300 kitchen knife in Washington DC shortly before fatal attack on Capitol | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9443723/Noah-Green-seen-buying-300-kitchen-knife-Washington-DC-shortly-fatal-attack-Capitol.html) Capitol Attack Suspect Noah Green Seen Shopping for Knife Right Before Incident (https://www.tmz.com/2021/04/06/capitol-ramming-suspect-noah-green-shop-knife-dc-photos/) Nation of Islam mourns, Noah Green, who died killing Capitol cop (https://nypost.com/2021/04/07/nation-of-islam-mourns-noah-green-who-died-killing-capitol-cop/) Biden's long and painful path to Democratic presidential nomination - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPUpwGvsbzE) Joe Biden’s dying son Beau, before succumbing to brain cancer, urged father to run for President: 'Dad, it’s who you are' - New York Daily News (https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/joe-biden-dying-son-beau-urged-dad-run-president-article-1.2311678) Beau Biden's Dying Wish Was for Dad to Run for President: Report | Time (https://time.com/3981228/beau-biden-joe-biden-president/) Joe Biden leaked story that son Beau told him to run for president | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3262035/Biden-leaked-story-dying-son-told-run-lining-Elizabeth-Warren-VP.html) Fact Check: Did Joe Biden Lie About a Drunken Driver Killing His Wife and Daughter? | HNGN - Headlines & Global News (https://www.hngn.com/articles/232129/20200929/fact-check-joe-biden-lie-drunken-driver-s-killing-wife.htm) Brazil Covid plague ‘spawning super-mutations every week that could destroy world’s fight against pandemic’ (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14567615/brazil-covid-plague-biological-fukushima-mutant-strains/) Angela Merkel calls for national lockdown to curb Germany's coronavirus crisis | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9444885/Angela-Merkel-calls-national-lockdown-curb-Germanys-coronavirus-crisis.html) Clear link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots in brain, EMA official tells paper | Article [AMP] | Reuters (https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN2BT1ER) Video shows family kicked off Spirit flight over mask spat (https://nypost.com/2021/04/05/video-shows-family-kicked-off-spirit-flight-over-mask-spat/) The Man Who Refused to Spy  | The New Yorker (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/21/the-man-who-refused-to-spy) CDC says obesity a significant factor in COVID deaths | 11alive.com (https://www.11alive.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/vaccine/obesity-covid-deaths-study/85-d8708482-02cd-471a-a30b-f3cbd064a9e5) CDC reports overweight people at greater risk of death with COVID (https://www.wbrc.com/2021/03/10/cdc-reports-overweight-people-greater-risk-death-with-covid/) 'Taste of freedom' for Germans amid controversial reopening (https://news.yahoo.com/taste-freedom-germans-amid-controversial-095457862.html) EU Sees Near Virus Immunity by End-June Amid Astra Doubts (https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/eu-sees-near-virus-immunity-by-end-june-despite-astra-doubts/ar-BB1flsxM) Covid-19 Shut Schools Across Latin America, and Children Joined Gangs - WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-shut-schools-across-latin-america-and-children-joined-gangs-11617706801) Matt Gaetz Defended Me When My Nudes Were Shared Without My Consent. Now He’s Accused of Doing Just That | Vanity Fair (https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/04/katie-hill-on-matt-gaetz-needing-to-resign) Former CIA chief says he 'hopes we can be friendly in dealing with other creatures if they exist' | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9439137/Former-CIA-chief-says-hopes-friendly-dealing-creatures-exist.html) Biden: Every American Vaccine Eligible 2 Weeks Earlier, By April 19 (https://www.mediaite.com/news/just-in-president-biden-to-announce-every-american-will-be-vaccine-eligible-2-weeks-earlier-tout-150-million-shots-in-1st-75-days/) Public health experts urge Americans to not skip 2nd vaccine dose (https://www.fox5ny.com/news/public-health-experts-urge-americans-to-not-skip-2nd-vaccine-dose) Fauci tamps down fears of another coronavirus wave | TheHill (https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/546620-fauci-tamps-down-fears-of-another-coronavirus-wave) Americans' Worry About Catching COVID-19 Drops to Record Low (https://news.gallup.com/poll/344183/americans-worry-catching-covid-drops-record-low.aspx) End the hygiene theater, CDC says (https://www.yahoo.com/news/end-the-hygiene-theater-cdc-says-173440864.html) Experimental vaccine death rate for Israel’s elderly 40 times higher than COVID-19 deaths: researchers | News | LifeSite (https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/experimental-vaccine-death-rate-for-israels-elderly-40-times-higher-than-covid-19-deaths-researchers) Nearly one-third of all official coronavirus deaths in the US came from nursing home residents (https://www.newstarget.com/2021-04-03-coronavirus-deaths-us-nursing-home-residents.html) Merck Created Hit List to "Destroy," "Neutralize" or "Discredit" Dissenting Doctors - CBS News (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/merck-created-hit-list-to-destroy-neutralize-or-discredit-dissenting-doctors/#app) Texas COVID Cases Drop to Record Low Nearly Three Weeks After Mask Mandate Lifted (https://www.newsweek.com/texas-covid-cases-drop-record-low-nearly-three-weeks-after-mask-mandate-lifted-1579484) China Creates Its Own Digital Currency, a First for Major Economy - WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-creates-its-own-digital-currency-a-first-for-major-economy-11617634118) Yellen calls for minimum global corporate income tax (https://apnews.com/article/janet-yellen-minimum-global-corporate-income-tax-0a839a4705566a8b9f8bd5411bfe62d5) End the hygiene theater, CDC says (https://news.yahoo.com/end-the-hygiene-theater-cdc-says-173440864.html) France investigates secret restaurants for Paris elite (https://apnews.com/article/paris-europe-coronavirus-pandemic-france-931e731b1d0485ef938a4911944cc5b6) 'Double mutant' COVID-19 strain emerges in California (https://nypost.com/2021/04/05/double-mutant-covid-19-strain-emerges-in-california/) Infection rates rise, but experts disagree on what to call surge (https://www.chron.com/news/article/Infection-rates-rise-but-experts-disagree-on-16076540.php) Walgreens Not Following U.S. Guidance on Pfizer Vaccine Spacing (https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/walgreens-not-following-u-s-guidance-on-pfizer-vaccine-spacing/ar-BB1fjIqp) Fauci: Federal government won't require COVID vaccine passports - Axios (https://www.axios.com/covid-vaccine-passports-fauci-federal-government-ece3e53c-82a1-4a14-8e0a-a92b547fe68b.html) Fauci: Federal government won't require COVID vaccine passports - Axios (https://www.axios.com/covid-vaccine-passports-fauci-federal-government-ece3e53c-82a1-4a14-8e0a-a92b547fe68b.html) Biden bets that he can change how America thinks about migration - POLITICO (https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/03/biden-migration-border-479000) Biden’s big infrastructure plan hits McConnell, GOP blockade - The Boston Globe (https://www-bostonglobe-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/05/nation/bidens-big-infrastructure-plan-hits-mcconnell-gop-blockade/?outputType=amp) Yellen to push for global minimum tax rate on corporations | Fox Business (https://www-foxbusiness-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.foxbusiness.com/economy/yellen-global-minimum-tax-rate-corporations.amp) Hunter Biden reveals he was hooked on drugs for four years and 'wasn't keeping tabs' on possessions | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9437073/Hunter-Biden-reveals-hooked-drugs-four-years-wasnt-keeping-tabs-possessions.html) Hunter Biden says he has no ‘recollection’ of encounter with ex-stripper whose child he fathered | Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hunter-biden-no-recollection-encounter-arkansas-child) LexisNexis to Provide Giant Database of Personal Data to ICE (https://theintercept.com/2021/04/02/ice-database-surveillance-lexisnexis/) U.S. Capitol Police officer dies after attacker rammed car into checkpoint; suspect also dead (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/suspect-custody-after-car-rams-two-officers-u-s-capitol-n1262917) Capitol cop 'killer' Noah Green, 25, who was shot dead after fatal car-and-knife rampage was 'Nation of Islam' devotee (https://www.the-sun.com/news/2628651/capitol-attack-noah-green-nation-of-islam-billy-evans/) Suspect who smashed into barrier at US Capitol identified: reports (https://nypost.com/2021/04/02/suspect-who-smashed-into-barrier-at-us-capitol-identified-reports/) Capitol cop killed by 'Nation of Islam' knife-man who mowed him down before being shot dead | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9431125/Capitol-cops-injured-car-smashes-barrier.html) 1 U.S. Capitol Police Officer Killed, Another Injured After Man Rams Vehicle Into Security Barricade, Suspect Also Killed – CBS Baltimore (https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/04/02/us-capitol-officer-dead-car-rammed-barrier-suspect-dead/) Correction: Capitol Lockdown story (https://apnews.com/article/car-rams-capitol-barricade-add0fea76244f1755344aa856ee64ecd) US Capitol: Police officer dies after car rams security barrier - BBC News (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56620113) New Mexico Legalizes Marijuana for Recreational Use – Rolling Stone (https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/new-mexico-marijuana-legalization-1149999/amp/) Cover your mouth! Most people feel they're being judged if they sneeze, cough in public now - Study Finds (https://www.studyfinds.org/most-feel-judged-if-they-sneeze-cough-in-public/) As reopening continues, restaurants struggle to find staff (https://www.fox5ny.com/news/as-reopening-continues-restaurants-struggle-to-find-staff) Covid Surge in Michigan Alarms Health Experts (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/covid-surge-in-michigan-alarms-health-experts/ar-BB1fcc6X) U.S. enters a fourth wave as variants drive more coronavirus cases - Axios (https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-cases-infections-hospital-variants-d0f5850c-6098-431c-b38c-55b82cce2b8c.html) Company producing J&J vaccine had history of violations (https://apnews.com/article/virus-vaccine-johnson-and-johnson-emergent-biosolutions-d9edd171f8013e17c0be8b13a6db7fed) COVID-19 Vaccine R&D Funding | Knowledge Portal (https://www.knowledgeportalia.org/covid19-r-d-funding)