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  • COVID-19 Is Not the Flu

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 30th 2020 5:00pm EDT

    I vividly recall witnessing this in Wuhan in January. The first paragraph of this article is all that I needed to know to make up my mind about the gravity of the situation. There is no way China would have locked down 780 million people to stop the flu. Nothing that has happened since then […]

  • North of “Just the Flu”

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 30th 2020 3:24pm EDT

    We’re on the cusp of May. 61,699 Americans have died from coronavirus. 4/5ths of confirmed cases are still unresolved. The IHME model, which was heavily criticized by conservatives and libertarians, actually was inaccurate. It was too optimistic. We weren’t supposed to reach 60,000 deaths until August. In the 2017/2018 flu season, 61,000 Americans are estimated […]

  • Once Upon a Virus

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 30th 2020 2:22am EDT

    Devastating.

  • Coronavirus Trutherism

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 30th 2020 1:30am EDT

    Important thread about the IHME model and communication failures by the IHME team. https://t.co/PagRIJO3CC— Carl T. Bergstrom (@CT_Bergstrom) April 29, 2020 Wait, am I really getting trolled by the JetBlue founder? Wild. As I explained in the @nytimes yesterday, the ~20% incidence (not prevalence!) in NYC is right in line with other good estimates and […]

  • Ramzpaul’s Evolving Virus Hysteria

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 30th 2020 12:17am EDT

    Ramzpaul’s prediction of the worst case scenario of COVID-19 that he made on 03-17-20. pic.twitter.com/KTfwlzyxfo— Scott? (@ScottSurvival) April 11, 2020 Did anyone take Ramzpaul’s $1,000 bet? Note: It is good to see Ramzpaul hasn’t been enslaved by the government yet.

  • Coronavirus: 4/29

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 29th 2020 9:40pm EDT

    Florida and Texas are among the largest states easing restrictions on May 1 in hopes of getting their economies back on track. None of the states looking to reopen has met White House guidelines calling for a 14-day drop in coronavirus cases.https://t.co/L34iG3RRfQ— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 30, 2020 U.S. coronavirus outbreak soon to be deadlier […]

  • Coronavirus Deaths 3

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 29th 2020 6:05pm EDT

    Editor’s Note: The IHME model has now proven to be too optimistic. Time flies. I’m posting this here for my own purposes. I just noticed that we have gone from +100,000 to +200,000 closed cases. The death rate of closed cases has dropped from 38% to 30%. IT IS NOT DROPPING FAST ENOUGH. 4/19 Cases: […]

  • The Atlantic: Underlying Conditions

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 29th 2020 4:49pm EDT

    Good point. The virus isn’t killing Americans so much as it is our underlying condition, which is liberalism, and its various comorbidities like an exaggerated fear of “racism” and “xenophobia” or an oligarchy of private equity and hedge fund titans overruling the World Health Organization. The Atlantic: “When the virus came here, it found a […]

  • Millennial Woes Retires From Nationalism

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 29th 2020 3:59pm EDT

    Mark Collett on the Millennial Woes drama pic.twitter.com/A3cywr9JO8— N i a l l ? (@NiallAnglo) April 29, 2020 Dear Millennial Woes, I wish you all the best for the future, my friend. You’ve made a lot of personal sacrifices in order to help popularise a more positive view of nationalism, and your contribution will not […]

  • U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than Has Been Reported

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 29th 2020 2:20pm EDT

    Has the flu ever killed this many people in so few places this quickly at this time of year and under these extraordinary circumstances? If the answer to that question is no, then it strongly suggests the IFR of SARS-Cov-2 is significantly higher than the flu. New York Times: “ “Total deaths in seven states […]

  • Straight Talk About COVID-19

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 29th 2020 12:28pm EDT

    You’re being hysterical. I’m tired of hearing this charge from conservatives and libertarians. If you were honest with yourself, you would lay your cards on the table and admit the truth. You would admit to being a liberal. What is the definition of a liberal? A liberal is someone who is ideologically committed to liberty, […]

  • Bill de Blasio Has Had It With Hasidic Jews

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 29th 2020 1:48am EDT

    My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed. I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups. This is about stopping this disease and saving lives. Period.— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) April 29, 2020 […]

  • Coronavirus: 4/28

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 28th 2020 9:52pm EDT

    The two day trend of deaths didn’t hold up. We also passed a new grim milestone: COVID-19 deaths in the United States have officially surpassed the 58,209 deaths that occurred during the Vietnam War. Here are the latest numbers: The South: 4/28 MS: 6,342 cases, 239 deaths AL: 6,750 cases, 242 deaths SC: 5,735 cases, […]

  • Live Thread: Greg Johnson Debates Andrew Anglin

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 28th 2020 11:39am EDT

    CLICK HERE. I’m going to post my commentary below as I listen to the show.

  • Coronavirus: 4/27

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 27th 2020 9:34pm EDT

    We’ve had a second day of relatively lower deaths. It is still too early though to be a trend. It did this last week. Hopefully, it could be a sign that we are starting to climb down from the peak. We’ve also reached over a million confirmed cases. The United States now has a third […]

  • FOX News Severs Ties With Diamond & Silk

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 27th 2020 8:55pm EDT

    I don’t see why they are doing this. Diamond & Silk have their finger on the pulse of the conservative base. They aren’t any worse than Sean Hannity and the rest of the lineup.

  • World Health Organization Fires Back At Donald Trump

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 27th 2020 8:06pm EDT

    Is he right? Yes, the WHO declared a global health emergency on the same day that confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed SARS and Italy reported its first cases. The Trump administration declared a public health emergency the next day and created the current coronavirus task force. In February, Donald Trump received critical intelligence though from Jared […]

  • The Reopening Debate

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 27th 2020 4:42pm EDT

    Boris Johnson chooses not to reopen the UK: Gov. Greg Abbott chooses to reopen Texas: China warns the United States about reopening too soon:

  • New Zealand Declares Victory Over Coronavirus

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 27th 2020 3:53pm EDT

    I have nothing but praise for Jacinda Ardern who closed the borders of New Zealand, quarantined foreigners and eradicated the virus through a national lockdown, mass testing and contact tracing. New Zealand proves that liberalism, not the virus, is the real killer. Guardian: “Australia and New Zealand’s borders will be shut to anyone who is […]

  • Excess Deaths Show Coronavirus Deaths Are Undercounted

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 27th 2020 1:26pm EDT

    Dead bodies do not lie. Have more people been dying than normal at this time of year or not? It is really that simple. Excess all-cause mortality data, not faulty tests with small samples and high false negative and false positive rates, is the best way to discern the true impact of the coronavirus. Washington […]

  • Australians Marvel At Donald Trump’s Incompetence

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 27th 2020 2:49am EDT

    In Australia and New Zealand, 83 and 19 people respectively have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Understandably, the view from Australia of the staggering incompetence on display in the United States where over 55,000 people have died is highly negative, even in the conservative press. Note: Make sure to watch the first video.

  • Gregory Cochran on COVID-19

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 27th 2020 12:28am EDT

    Gregory Cochran is much better at science and math than anyone who I have seen in the “Reopen America” camp. He responds to the latest antibody surveys. Future Strategist · Cochran On COVID – 19 Part 6

  • Coronavirus: 4/26

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 26th 2020 9:15pm EDT

    Jared Kushner achieves results:—Pushing through hundreds of miles of the Wall—Negotiating the USMCA—Moving the embassy to JerusalemHe gets things done and THAT is what qualifies him to help lead the fight against the China Virushttps://t.co/Ajbefi4mUM— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 26, 2020 Here are the latest numbers: The South: 4/26 MS: 5,911 cases, 227 deaths AL: […]

  • Georgia Coroner: We Don’t Have Room For The Bodies

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 26th 2020 7:28pm EDT

    Hmm. Who should I believe? Who is telling the truth here? Is it a bunch of crackpots in the Dissident Right or the coroner of Dougherty County, GA? Daily Mail: “A coroner who works in one of Georgia’s hardest hit counties has revealed that there is not enough space to hold the bodies that have […]

  • FT: Global Coronavirus Death Toll Could Be 60% Higher Than Reported

    Occidental Dissent - Apr 26th 2020 4:58pm EDT

    The explanation for this is … well, there is no other explanation. FT: “The death toll from coronavirus may be almost 60 per cent higher than reported in official counts, according to an FT analysis of overall fatalities during the pandemic in 14 countries.Mortality statistics show 122,000 deaths in excess of normal levels across these […]