Daily Ramble
Some interesting tidbits have come my way the last few days. I’ve not reached any conclusions on the information, but it has left me with more questions than answers. Here is the core question I’m having: has anyone genetically sequenced a COVID-19 virus off of a deceased human being?
Now, that might not seem like much of a question at first blush, but its answer is profound if you’re like me and 99.99% of the planet who believes we have a virus causing a pandemic on our hands. In fact, the issue has become problematic enough that the state of Alberta in Canada apparently had to lift all COVID restrictions after Patrick King challenged a health violation ticket he received. He challenged the Health Minister of Alberta to provide proof of a COVID virus lifted from a deceased human being to justify the lockdown requirements. There was a bit of a stalemate, but the court documents suggest the Health Minister didn’t have the requested material. Ironically, Alberta suddenly pivoted and lifted almost all health care restrictions a couple of weeks later, flying in the face of the majority of Canadian media. Coincidence? Could be.
Then I came across the work of New Zealand Doctor Sam Bailey. In her thoroughly researched videos, she discusses how the PCR test works. She explains how the PCR test was not designed to diagnose any specific viruses, including COVID. Instead, the PCR test isolates and tests for specific genetic fragments. That means that the PCR test is only testing for a specific genetic section of the COVID 19 virus, not the virus itself. Therefore, it could find the genetic sequence being searched for without the COVID 19 virus being present. Say, for example, someone who’s just recovered or someone exposed to COVID 19 but not infected. Oddly enough, a few days ago, I posted a link to the CDC website where the PCR test is being removed by the end of the year. Again, coincidence? Could be.
Where does that leave me? Confused. The more I learn about COVID and the vaccines being offered, the murkier everything becomes. I am incredulous that no one on planet earth has sequenced the COVID 19 virus off a deceased human being at this point. If anyone can point me to a source for that information, I’d be greatly in your debt.
Shocking Things on the Interweb
A total of $4.7B in penalties since 2000 for Pfizer. Draw your own conclusions.
Bitcoin Price Prediction
Yesterday: $36k - $39k
Today: $35.5k - $39.8k
Tomorrow: $35.5k - $39k
Directly after sending yesterday’s newsletter, Bitcoin saw a nice bullish price push up to $40k. Today, the price has already retraced all the gains, and we’re back where we started at $38k. Not a great sign. And there’s further downside risk if we do not see a bounce in the next few hours. While I continue to be bullish over $36.5k, the odds are that we’re going to see a test of $36.5k before much longer if the price doesn’t bounce. We’re going to find out very soon if the bullish price push over $40k was just a run to the range’s high or if it signaled that the range was coming to an end. A dip below $36.5k would likely extend this bottoming price and open the door to price action below the range low at $28k.
Bitcoin Q & A
Q: If I don’t have a seed phrase for a Bitcoin wallet, what can I do?
A: Find the seed phrase, move your funds, or accept you don’t own your Bitcoin.
If you don’t have a seed phrase to a Bitcoin wallet, it’s either because you didn’t write it down OR because it is a custodial wallet. A custodial wallet means that another party manages the private keys. An example would be Coinbase’s app, where you may have some Bitcoin stored in a wallet, but Coinbase is the custodian and has ownership of the Bitcoin.
You’re likely to find the seed by digging around the settings of your wallet, if you didn’t write it down initially. If you cannot locate the seed phrase, it would be wise to send your Bitcoin to a wallet where you have the seed phrase written down.
Thanks for reading,
Kent
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I just read the CDC notification re removal of the PCR test for Covid by end of year. The purpose is to be able to diffrentiate Covid from influenza. Wonder how many cases of Covid since Feb 2020 were in actuality the flu. Gah!! And one wonders why there is so little trust in gov't institutons?