Episode #640: January 22, 2022
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Alex believes that all around the world, governments are dropping Covid restrictions because he and his anti-vax friends have mounted too strong an opposition. This is almost entirely based on Boris Johnson’s recent decision to lift Covid restrictions, which is a decision that is being criticized by many UK health organizations, and is very strongly suspected to be a political move meant to appease his party after it came out that he was having parties during the pandemic
England is dropping their Covid restrictions, but different plans are in place in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Ireland is dropping some
Canada doesn’t have uniform Covid rules. British Columbia is maintaining their restrictions, as is Quebec, whereas Ontario is easing some up. There is not uniform motion
Data is clear that you are more likely to die and more likely to be hospitalized if you have not been vaccinated than if you have. Even data released by Texas reflects this
Albania had to postpone impeaching their president because of Covid
Albanians are having difficulty entering Kosovo now that they have introduced new Covid restrictions both internally and on the border
Belize is now requiring tourists entering the country to purchase travel insurance
Germany is tightening their Covid restrictions
Italy is adding new businesses to those that require a Green Pass to enter
Greece is going to begin issuing fines to unvaccinated people over 60
Turkmenistan is ramping up Covid restrictions, including putting medical personnel at road-side checkpoints
Alex misrepresents William Shatner’s comments upon returning to Earth
The article “Looking Forward To The End Of Humanity” is not about what Alex pretends it is
Winter storms are in the forecast, so Alex’s prediction of “cyber attacks” isn’t really that much of a prediction, since power outages count as “cyber attacks” to him
Bari Weiss is so on the left that she is trying to start an “anti-Cancel Culture” university
Warnings about Russian troops heading to the border of Ukraine have been on the radar for almost two months now
Alex’s story about the 2021 winter storm in Texas is a complete fabrication, particularly the part about the Department of Energy not allowing Texas to increase energy production. The opposite is true
The $21.6 million that was being demanded that Luminant pay or else Energy Transfer LP would turn off the flow of gas had nothing to do with federal regulations or government fines. It was a financial dispute between the two companies, and it actually had been resolved two days before Alex recorded this episode