Peter Todd @pete@petertodd.org

Of course, one possibility is people are getting COVID-19 by standing in line at vaccination clinics. 😂

Curious... So the United Arab Emirates started vaccinating with the Pfizer vax on Dec 23rd¹. They're now at 2nd place w/ 16% vaxed. COVID-19 cases had been flat. But five days later they started skyrocketing _without_ a corresponding increase in testing.

Israel is also rising very fast, despite 25% getting their first dose. Though unlike UAE, cases started rising pre-vax.

Antibody dependent enhancement wasn't ruled out in the trials... hopefully not what's going on.

1) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-emirates/dubai-to-begin-inoculations-with-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-from-wednesday-idUSKBN28X0E9

https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-large-bitcoin-payments-to-rightwing-activists-a-month-before-capitol-riot-linked-to-foreign-account-181954668.html

"Exclusive: Large bitcoin payments to right-wing activists a month before Capitol riot linked to foreign account"

They'll be coming for us.

Brutal: due to 23 deaths shortly after vaccinating with Pfizer's mRNA vaccine - out of 25,000 who have received the first dose - Norwegian authorities are now recommending that the very old and frail don't get vaccinated.

Looks like the notoriously severe side effects may be bad enough to kill some people. Ugly trade-off, because COVID-19 is also quite deadly in the age group.

Depending on how this goes, might lead to mandatory vaccination for the younger population.

https://trondheim24.no/nyheter/legemiddelverket-har-sett-pa-13-dodsfall-i-etterkant-av-vaksinasjon/

https://amp.ft.com/content/929ef3cd-8611-49b2-9f23-918dc3470166

"[Natural COVID-19 infection] gave better than 94 per cent protection against symptomatic Covid-19, matching the figures for the most effective Covid-19 vaccines."

Who would have thought that a natural infection is just as good at providing immunity than a vaccine designed to closely simulate a natural infection?

Amazing how many people have been trying to vigorously deny that herd immunity is a thing.

If you're crazy enough, it might actually help deflect blame from Trump etc. as to who actually organized it.

Though I've met people with some pretty crazy beliefs, so believing in witches and hexes aren't that implausible...

I'd say you can't make this stuff up... but hey, maybe aspects of this are made up? If not by media, by the organizers themselves.

"I heard a woman on NPR this week say the riot in DC was the most overt act of white supremacy in US history, which has got to be weird for the black guy who organized it." - https://twitter.com/kittypurrzog/status/1349462222641135618

...and yes, Stop The Steal was organized by a black man, Ali Alexander.

Source: https://www.salon.com/2021/01/13/stop-the-steal-denied-inciting-violence-now-its-leader-wants-to-bring-hell-to-his-enemies/

Like Viking Guy, he believes in witches:

"Witches and wiccans are putting hexes and curses on us."

https://thedailybeast.com/stop-the-steal-organizer-in-hiding-after-denying-blame-for-riot