[Episode 0481] [#Covfefe Break] COVID Testing, Lockdown Depression, and Economic Illiteracy

Carter and Keri discuss new COVID lockdowns in California and other locations, and then take a look at the actual number of deaths in New York. Carter then discusses the difference between a positive COVID test using the CDC-approved 40-cycle PCR standard and an actual COVID infection. They review "infection" vs. death rates from a number of sources, and conclude that current testing standards are hypersensitive and used to justify authoritarian behavior. They turn their attention to Staten Island bar manager Daniel Presti, who was arrested on Sunday for injuring a sheriff's deputy with his Jeep while trying to escape, and Keri rants about how mask mandates and lockdowns infringe on rights. She cites a sermon by her pastor about the psychological effects of wearing a "veil." After mourning the rise in teenage depression, suicide rates, and other destructive behavior correlated with government lockdowns, they wonder what future cultural changes will result from mandated masks and social isolation. After Keri departs, Carter talks about the importance of intellectual property rights as applied specifically to vaccine and drug development. He ends by reviewing a popular TikTok video in which an economically illiterate young lady rants about currency and inflation, noting that she is partially correct, even if by accident. Links Referenced in the Show: NY daily deaths due to COVID: https://twitter.com/jeffreyatucker/status/1335281559306440706 Article on PCR testing: https://rationalground.com/why-mass-pcr-testing-of-the-healthy-and-asymptomatic-is-currently-counter-productive/ CDC Diagnostic Panel Instructions: https://www.fda.gov/media/134922/download COVID-19 cases and deaths, worldwide: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/daily-covid-cases-deaths COIVD Tracking Project data (press release sources): https://covidtracking.com/data/charts/2-metrics-7-day-average-curves Excess Mortality data, from OurWorldInData: https://ourworldindata.org/excess-mortality-covid CDC Excess mortality data: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm Staten Island bar owner's "flamboyant" defiance: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/nyregion/macs-staten-island-coronavirus.html Bar owner in Staten Island gets arrested: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/06/nyregion/staten-island-bar-owner.html NY Times conflates positive tests with infections: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/nyregion/staten-island-second-wave.html CBS News article on Letitia Wright backlash: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/letitia-wright-criticized-covid-19-anti-vaccine-video/ Example of responses to Letitia Wright on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dataracer117/status/1335235357118382080/ Proposal to suspend intellectual property rights...because COVID: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/opinion/covid-vaccines-patents.html TikTok girl talks about inflation: https://twitter.com/Chesschick01/status/1335981434859827201 Thanks for Watching! The best way to follow Unsafe Space, no matter which platforms ban us, is to visit: https://unsafespace.com While we're still allowed on YouTube, please don't forget to verify that you're subscribed, and to like and share this episode. You can find us there at: https://unsafespace.com/channel For episode clips, visit: https://unsafespace.com/clips Also, come join our community of dangerous thinkers at the following social media sites...at least until we get banned: Twitter: @unsafespace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unsafepage Instagram: @_unsafespace Gab: @unsafe Minds: @unsafe Parler: @unsafespace Locals: unsafespace.locals.com MeWe: https://mewe.com/p/unsafespace Telegram Chat: https://t.me/joinchat/H4OUclXTz4xwF9EapZekPg To help us continue operating, please visit: https://unsafespace.com/donate Don't forget to pick up some Unsafe Space merch while you're there!