The New Normal

The New Normal Substack scrutinizes the global response to COVID-19, highlighting perceived overreach and misinformation from government bodies, medical authorities, and media. It explores themes of censorship, influence by the Chinese government, the efficacy and impact of health measures like masks and lockdowns, and the role of intelligence communities.

Global Health Policy Government and Intelligence Community Influence Media and Information Manipulation Public Health Measures Censorship and Propaganda International Relations and Influence Ethical and Legal Implications of Health Policies Science and Medical Research

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The Unwitting Coup: Was the Response to COVID Effectively a Coup by the Western Intelligence Community?

10161 implied HN points • 01 Aug 23
🌍 World Politics Intelligence Community Covid response Propaganda
  1. The response to COVID had characteristics of a coup orchestrated by the western intelligence community.
  2. Western intelligence authorities were behind key aspects of the COVID response, like social distancing policies and pandemic simulations.
  3. The illiberalism and propaganda in the COVID response were driven by the western intelligence community, pointing to potential corruption and influence.

How Zeynep Tufekci and Jeremy Howard Masked America

7724 implied HN points • 26 Mar 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Public Health Policy Making
  1. The Cochrane review concluded that masks had little to no impact on preventing COVID or flu.
  2. Zeynep Tufekci and Jeremy Howard played a decisive role in shifting CDC guidance and ushering in mask mandates across America.
  3. Zeynep's advocacy for masks and other COVID interventions, based on information from China, had significant influence despite lacking relevant expertise.

Rochelle Walensky’s Terrible Testimony

4894 implied HN points • 15 Feb 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Government COVID-19 Healthcare Policy Testimony
  1. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky indicated that CDC's masking guidance in schools won't change despite evidence that masks are ineffective.
  2. Walensky mentioned that the CDC did not conduct randomized controlled trials on masks as they believed it was obvious masks worked.
  3. Walensky stated that COVID vaccines were added to child immunization schedule to provide to uninsured children, despite low risk of COVID for young children.

UK COVID Inquiry Reveals Just How Vast International Communist Conspiracy May Be

3105 implied HN points • 27 Jun 23
🌍 World Politics
  1. The UK COVID Inquiry suggests manipulation of public opinion by ruling class and a potential vast communist conspiracy.
  2. The involvement of 'Independent SAGE' members in the COVID Inquiry is questionable and highlights potential manipulation of public perceptions.
  3. The response to COVID and lockdown measures raise concerns about the influence of China and the potential recruitment methods of the Chinese Communist Party.

Balaji Srinivasan: The Man Who Couldn’t Wait for COVID to Ring In the ‘New Normal’

3459 implied HN points • 09 Mar 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Covid response
  1. Prior to the COVID lockdowns, discussions about the virus were rational and reassuring, with very few advocating for global adoption of China's lockdown policy.
  2. Balaji Srinivasan made detailed tweets predicting the global response to COVID before many major changes occurred, such as wearing masks, shifting to remote work, and reducing vaccine approval time.
  3. Despite Balaji's accurate predictions, there are questions about his motives and the coordination of global COVID policies, suggesting a potential plan to implement China's response globally.
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The Great COVID Ventilator Death Cover-up

3085 implied HN points • 25 May 23
🏥 Health Politics Medical Procedures COVID-19 Public Health Healthcare system
  1. Many COVID patients were put on ventilators in spring 2020, leading to high mortality rates.
  2. There were concerns that ventilators were being overused and used incorrectly, leading to more harm than good.
  3. The medical establishment has faced criticism for the lack of studies on how many patients died due to ventilators, with a perceived cover-up.

Leaked Messages Reveal Plan to ‘Deploy the New Variant’ in Covid Messaging to ‘Get Proper Behaviour Change’ in UK Lockdown Compliance

3026 implied HN points • 06 Mar 23
📰 News Government COVID-19 Lockdowns Messaging
  1. Leaked messages revealed a plan to use fear tactics to enforce lockdown measures in the UK.
  2. Government officials discussed deploying scare tactics like a new Covid variant to increase compliance.
  3. The leaked messages highlighted the use of fear, guilt, and manipulation to control public behavior during the pandemic.

Interview on Ask Dr. Drew

1120 implied HN points • 15 Mar 23
🌍 World Politics COVID-19 Response Xi Jinping Lockdowns
  1. Michael P. Senger discusses the Telegraph's Lockdown Files and CCP influence on COVID response on Ask Dr. Drew.
  2. Michael P. Senger authored the book 'Snake Oil: How Xi Jinping Shut Down the World.'
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