The "democratic" clowns in the EU and US waffle righteously about bad undemocratic China while Assange -- the true defender of democracy in the western world -- is locked in a high-security prison in the UK for truth-telling. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3080529/least-12-hong-kong-opposition-veterans-arrested-police-over

“The multiple and coordinated arrests of pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong on Saturday demand close scrutiny,” said Virginie Battu-Henriksson, an EU spokeswoman for foreign affairs. “An independent judicial system, operating free of political influence and consideration, is a cornerstone of Hong Kong’s autonomy under the one country, two systems principle and is protected by the Basic Law.”
 

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: “Arrests of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong are deeply concerning -- politicized law enforcement is inconsistent with universal values of freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly."
 

On Nov 22, 2019, we, a group of more than 60 medical doctors, wrote to the UK Home Secretary to express our serious concerns about the physical and mental health of Julian Assange. In our letter, we documented a history of denial of access to health care and prolonged psychological torture. We requested that Assange be transferred from Belmarsh prison to a university teaching hospital for medical assessment and treatment.

The case of Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, relates to law, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, journalism, publishing, and politics.
 

Seems reasonable that those high IQ superior Chinese ( as Godfree tells us) would plant their magic death ray in America or right on the border with Mexico or Canada or maybe Hawaii to infect all the Japanese tourists. And it would have killed a lot more than 50K mostly over age 65 Americans in 5 months.

The magic death ray would be engineered to kill 50 million 14- 60 year old men

This was a reason for Sanders to hang in since he would be second in line.

I think its rather obvious Hillary is coming back, Biden will clear the way for her to do so as he`s visibly senile and knows he cant win, also explains why Obama won’t endorse him as Trump said last night.

Well noted.

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The focus on older folks is missing one large factor that has yet to be fully tested in the wild--obesity.

Most health experts believe obesity at any age makes one much more vulnerable to any disease--and of course America is one of the most obese nations in the world.

If obese folks of all ages get seriously sick from this virus, the health care system will get blown away in a hurry....

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