Australia’s Murdoch media and the Wuhan COVID-19 lab conspiracy theory + How a Bannon-linked conspiracy theory about coronavirus origins landed on Murdoch-owned media

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Australia’s Murdoch media and the Wuhan COVID-19 lab conspiracy theory

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How a Bannon-linked conspiracy theory about coronavirus origins landed on Murdoch-owned media, including Fox News

A week later, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Media Watch debunked the story with a roundup of reporting on the many holes in Markson’s work. According to its report, GNews was one of the earliest reported adopters of the conspiracy theory based on the discredited 2015 book.
The debunk explained that “a host of China experts say the book is not outlining China’s plans for biowarfare” but rather “it’s looking at defense against Western attacks, which it claims have already started.” Media Watch also noted that the document Markson based her reporting on is a readily available book that can be purchased online.

Pull Back the Curtain on Trump’s Call to Georgia Election Officials and Out Pops the Kochtopus

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Pull Back the Curtain on Trump’s Call to Georgia Election Officials and Out Pops the Kochtopus

Republican attorney on Trump’s call to Georgia officials resigns from law firm

Millionaire Republican Cites Deficit To Block Aid — After Enriching Himself With Special Tax Cuts

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Millionaire Republican Cites Deficit To Block Aid — After Enriching Himself With Special Tax Cuts

Financial disclosure records reviewed by The Daily Poster show Johnson and his wife own a limited liability corporation, which is the kind of pass through entities that were targeted for tax cuts by Johnson’s 2017 legislation. Their LLC owns an industrial building in Oshkosh, Wisc., that is worth between $5 million and $25 million and generated as much as $1 million in income last year.

Michael Linden, executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative, noted on Twitter following Johnson’s objection that “another round of stimulus checks at $1,200 would be roughly 1/7 of the size of the Trump tax cuts which Senator Johnson happily supported.”

Fired CISA chief Krebs to testify before the Senate panel

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Fired CISA chief Krebs to testify before the Senate panel

RFK, Jr. Urges FDA to Slow Down COVID Vaccine Approval Process

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

RFK, Jr. Urges FDA to Slow Down COVID Vaccine Approval Process

In a letter to Peter Marks, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. asks the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to take a cautious approach in approving COVID-19 vaccines that have been developed at “warp speed.”