‘Tony’s Diary’ Indicates Fauci Believed COVID-19 Death Rate was Far Lower Than What He Told Lawmakers Under Oath
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The Gateway Pundit reported that Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee,recently released diary entries, Tony’s Diary Package, from former White House COVID advisor Dr.
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‘Tony’s Diary’ Indicates Fauci Believed COVID-19 Death Rate was Far Lower Than What He Told Lawmakers Under Oath
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The Gateway Pundit reported that Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee,recently released diary entries, Tony’s Diary Package, from former White House COVID advisor Dr.
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President Trump Monday voiced support for Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh while insisting that the U.S. should have the lowest interest rates in the world.
Dr Anthony Fauci the White House Chief Medical Advisor during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak under Biden, and head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022, has been subpoenaed to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee this Wednesday, July 29, about his role and activity during the […]
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The Federal Reserve typically telegraphs its interest rate moves in advance, then follows through. This week will provide the clearest evidence yet on whether chairman Kevin Warsh is ending the era of the no-surprises Fed.The big picture: Markets are now putting meaningful odds on the Fed delivering an interest rate hike at the conclusion of its two-day meeting this week.If the Federal Open Market Committee were to do so, it would suggest a new era in which the central bank is less predictable — accepting more volatility and surprise as the price to be paid for greater policy nimbleness.State of play: In the final public communications before the Fed entered its pre-meeting blackout period, signs were pointing to the FOMC leaving rates unchanged at this meeting, but holding out the possibility of a future rate hike if inflation doesn't move down.Since then, there has been a re-escalation of hostilities in the Persian Gulf that sent oil prices and longer-term bond yields upward.That led traders to put greater weight on the possibility of a rate hike — currently about 34% in the CME's FedWatch tool, up from 16% a week ago.Zoom out: Warsh often speaks of not pre-judging the outcome of policy meetings and of officials going in with an open mind and having a "family fight" decide optimal policy.That would imply a wider aperture of potential moves (or non-moves) than has been the norm under his immediate predecessors.Yes, but: The flip side of greater agility in policy is that there is more risk of appearing skittish and overly reactive to the latest headlines.If Fed officials were inclined to be a bit more patient on raising rates 10 days ago, should a $10 move in the price of crude oil (much of which has already reversed itself) really shake those plans?Warsh will face pressure in a post-meeting news conference Wednesday to explain either a move or non-move more clearly than he has been inclined to do in his public comments to date.What they're saying: "Since markets have priced in about a one-third chance at this meeting, there will be some surprise no matter what the FOMC does," Bill English, a former top Fed economist, tells Axios."They should do the right thing, given the information they have," adds English, now a professor at the Yale School of Management. "I don't see a problem with the Committee surprising markets at a particular meeting — that should happen from time to time," he says. "But I do see a problem with not explaining the reasoning behind a move (or lack of move) because that could lead markets to react unexpectedly."Of note: The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged last week, with Warsh's European counterpart Christine Lagarde arguing that policymakers could not overinterpret fast-moving swings in oil prices while the conflict remained unresolved."We have seen so abrupt changes, occurring in a matter of days, not just in terms of the level of the conflict but also the consequences in terms of energy prices," Lagarde told reporters.A brief history of surprise Fed rate movesIn recent decades, the Fed has surprised markets most often when it aims to send a deliberate shock through the system.In the 2008 global financial crisis, and again in the 2020 onset of the pandemic, several emergency meetings resulted in supersized rate cuts, intended to instill confidence that the Fed wouldn't allow an economic collapse.Conversely, supersized interest rate hikes starting in June 2022 hoped to signal the Fed's resolve to contain inflation.The intrigue: Those were undertaken in extreme circumstances — not just routine adjustments to try to recalibrate rates based on the state of the economy, but rather moments when the surprise itself was part of the goal.And even in those cases, the moves weren't complete shocks on the day of the meeting. In June 2022, a last-minute pivot to a supersized 0.75-point rate increase was preceded by press reports foreshadowing the decision.Flashback: When the FOMC met in September 2008, two days after Lehman Brothers failed, it elected not to adjust interest rates. Many officials spoke of the need to wait to see how the event rippled through the economy before taking action."In uncertain circumstances like these, I think it would be unwise to react too hastily to a fluid situation," said then-St. Louis Fed president James Bullard.Zoom in: The downside of surprising markets was evident with the "taper tantrum" in May 2013, when chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed could soon begin slowing its quantitative easing policies.That took bond markets by surprise and fueled a sell-off, driving longer-term interest rates sharply higher at a time when the U.S. economic recovery was tenuous — which hadn't been Bernanke's intention.The episode weighed on then-governor Jerome Powell, who said in a September 2015 policy meeting that he didn't want to raise interest rates until market odds were "way north of 50 percent.
Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with the Pentagon and are losing faith in the secretary's leadership as the 2026 midterm elections approach. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has focused more on the physical abilities of U.S. soldiers while President Donald Trump runs another war in the Middle East. The two together are ignoring some of the best military minds of their generation, said one outgoing senator. “I don’t have any confidence in him anymore. I think he’s all over the place, he’s accelerating the retirement or forcing out some of the most distinguished leaders in the DOD that we have,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) told The Hill. Other Republican lawmakers are displeased with the Pentagon's inability to anticipate the closures of the Strait of Hormuz. The failures in the Iran war have caused an upswing in fuel prices and a significant depletion of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), which is now below half full. The war has now expanded into blocking oil transfers in the Red Sea, and problems in the Black Sea persist. Tillis blamed Hegseth's "massive insecurity complex" in dealing with the military. Hegseth has been photographed in several different "workouts" with soldiers, lifting weights and doing pull-ups. This month he announced helping soldiers with low testosterone. "He has a lack of experience in large organizations; he micromanages too much. He’s lost my confidence," blasted Tillis, who was the deciding vote on whether to approve Hegseth last year. A Republican senator who wished to remain nameless told The Hill that Hegseth is also losing confidence with senior military leaders. “I have heard out of the Pentagon that there’s a loss of confidence within the Pentagon. And of course then everyone here on the Hill hears those same concerns,” the lawmaker said.Meanwhile, the Pentagon's forced-retirement announcement list is growing. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is concerned about Chris Donahue, the top U.S. Army commander in Europe. She told reporters she found it "deeply troubling." “These are men and women who volunteered to serve our country and swore an oath to support and defend our Constitution.” She also said she wants “more information” on “the strategy and endgame for the war.”“I do think that the American public’s growing weary,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) said. “Collectively, those of us in Congress are worried about the costs associated with the Department of War and the transparency,” said Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). Tillis also noted a broader concern about Trump and Hegseth's leadership purge of women and people of color with expertise in strategic planning. Hegseth is now blocking the promotion of many women and people of color across the armed forces. “Everybody knows about some of the Game of Thrones stuff going on with some of the other service secretaries and Hegseth. It seems like he wants to run the whole place,” Tillis said.“When you’re a leader, you better damn sure have people smarter than you in the room. You’re supposed to be air traffic control for all these brilliant people and he’s undermining the DOD’s success by undermining these brilliant people who spent their career in uniform," he added.
Newly released records kept by The Science™ himself revealed just how preoccupied Dr. Anthony Fauci was with “very flattering” coverage “becoming a star that outshines” the president. […]
President Trump on Monday called out Senate Majority Leader John Thune, demanding that the Senate pass the SAVE America Act and terminate the filibuster, and saying the Democrats got "lucky" for Thune's failed leadership. Trump lit up the Senate and Leader John Thune during a rally in Georgia last week, demanding, “Everybody call John Thune at the Senate.
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