For nearly 27 years, the Reader has provided the Quad Cities with alternative news and perspectives.
By “alternative,” I mean alternative to the mainstream media, and this unyielding mission has served the community well. This policy as it applies to COVID-19 is no different, especially due to the vast volumes of information that are being withheld, even censored, from the American public.
It is not necessary for agreement to appreciate information that makes us look at the issues of our time more closely, or differently. The more information, the better, for informed decisions and opinions. The only non-negotiable requirement should be evidence-based reporting, well-sourced and verified, then linked for readers to investigate for themselves. Our mission statement has always been “to make you think, not tell you what to think.”
And hopefully, readers have come to trust our mission, and the information provided. Again, agreement isn’t the goal. Providing information that isn’t available from the mainstream media for readers’ consideration is. So far, mission accomplished.
So let’s continue with the ongoing controversies: SARS-CoV2 virus has still not been purified, compromising all rt-PCR and antibody testing and vaccine development (please note that isolating coronavirus genome sequences is not the same thing as purification of an original SARS-CoV2 RNA sequence from which all future sequencing should flow); increase in COVID-19 positive cases with simultaneous decrease in deaths (both from COVID and overall); mandatory mask-wearing; and contact tracing.
Interestingly, the inventor of the rt-PCR Test, Kary Mullis, has openly warned that his test should not be used for infectious-disease diagnosis due to the PCR test’s inability to confirm the amount of viral load present in a test subject based on the testing sample alone (RCReader.com/y/covid197).
What concerns skeptics regarding the rt-PCR testing orbit is that any coronaviruses present in samples are getting counted as positive COVID-19 results, which, if true, would be grossly misleading for obvious reasons, and certainly undermines a planetary pandemic-level response.
The purpose of this information is to encourage readers to approach COVID with eyes wide open, and to question everything. Healthy skepticism is a virtue, not paranoia. The degree of incurious compliance is alarming in its magnitude, especially considering the extreme response worldwide. Compliance in the spirit of safety is understandable, but the lack of questioning and deserved pushback against the onslaught of inconsistent information, incoherent reporting by our local and national mainstream media, and blatant contradictions by trusted voices such as Dr. Anthony Fauci relative to mask-wearing, only adds to the public’s collective anxiety and confusion, especially when reliable, conclusive science is missing from the equation.
Kathleen McCarthy – River Cities’ Reader – July 8, 2020.
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