By ALYSSA GUZMAN, US NEWS REPORTER

The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House for comment.

The ACA got its nickname when former President Barack Obama signed it into law in 2010. It allows citizens under the age of 26 to stay on their parents’ insurance, as well as prohibiting insurers from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions.

It’s most well-known for allowing people who do not have access to healthcare to purchase ACA-compliant plans, as well as expanding who was eligible for Medicaid to include low-income adults.

Episode 27 The Original American Languages Part 1

Dr John McWhorter (2019)

Film Review

Owing to their intriguing diversity, McWhorter devotes four lectures to indigenous American languages

When Europeans first arrived in American, 300 distinct languages were spoken. Of these 200 are no longer spoken and 50 are hanging by a thread. McWhorter predicts that by 2050 only 12 will be spoken.

At present 350,000 Americans speak indigenous languages, half of them Navajo, Other major indigenous language include Cree, Ojibwe, Hopi, Lakota, Choctaw and Apache.

Many indigenous languages clearly originated in northeast Russia. According to McWhorter, there was a sizeable land bridge known as Beringia between Siberia and Alaska before the last Ice age ended 10,000 years ago and and ocean levels rose.

It’s believed 1,000 Asians migrated to Beringia around 23,000 year ago and were blocked (by glaciers) from traveling further until 16,000 years ago. They likely all spoke the same language on arrival in Beringia. However after 7,000 8,000 years, their population, which had increased exponentially, likely spoke multiple languages.

North American Clovis arrowheads similar to those found in Siberia date from 13,000 years ago and some from El Mate in Southern Chile are 15,000 years old. The Siberian language Ket (see Basque, Ainu, Somali, Etruscan: Languages Without Families) and Navajo are very similar. Both are extremely complicated (all the verbs are irregular) and difficult to learn after infancy.

The massive diversity in Native American language resembles that of Papua New Guinea (see Why Papua New Guinea Has 750 Different Languages ) and the non-Pama-Nyungen languages of Australia (see The Unique Grammar of Indigenous Australian Languages).

At least two distinct families of Native American families have been identified: Na-Dene (Eskimo-Aleut) and Navajo-Apache. The remaining Native American languages probably represent around 20 language families along with numerous language isolates.

https://www.kanopy.com/en/pukeariki/watch/video/6120000/6120054

Trump sprays perfume, jokes about wives

In a moment that blended diplomacy with Donald Trump’s characteristic showmanship, the US president sprayed cologne on visiting Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a bilateral meeting at the White House on Monday — and then jokingly asked how many wives he had.

“This is the best fragrance. Okay, so what we’ll do, take that. Put it in. And the other one is for your wife,” Trump said, as seen in footage released by Open Intel. “How many wives, one? With you guys I never know, right? I never know.” When al-Sharaa replied, “one,” laughter followed. Trump quipped back, “You never know!”

The perfume, named Trump Victory 45–47, references his first and second presidential terms as the 45th and 47th US president. Priced at $250, the fragrance comes in versions for both men and women. Trump was also seen spraying the scent on al-Sharaa’s delegation, including his aide al-Shaibani, assuring them it was “the best perfume.”

Al-Sharaa, a former Al-Qaeda commander once branded a terrorist by Washington and placed under a $10 million bounty, is the first Syrian leader to visit the White House since Syria’s independence from France in 1946. His visit coincides with Washington’s decision to extend its suspension of sanctions on Syria for another 180 days.

During the meeting, al-Sharaa presented Trump with symbolic gifts — replicas of “the first alphabet, the first seal, and the first musical note.” Trump acknowledged his guest’s turbulent history, remarking, “We’ve all had rough pasts, but he has had a rough past. And I think, frankly, if you didn’t have a rough past, you wouldn’t have a chance.”

[…]

Via https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/video-trump-sprays-syrian-president-ahmed-al-sharaa-with-perfume-asks-how-many-wives-article-13672311.html

By Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt

Cooling trend continues

The global temperature did not change in October compared to August. The cooling trend remains intact. The American National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) foresees a cool LA NINA developing in the Pacific this winter, which will lead to a further decline in global temperatures as well.

Belém – All that fuss for nothing

The 30th World Climate Conference in Belém is not yet over, but it is already becoming apparent that the event, announced as the “Conference of Truth,” will go down in the history of climate conferences as a turning point.

No head of state from the four largest CO2-emitting nations—China (33%), the USA (12%), India (8%), and Russia (5%)—is showing up in Belém.

Even before the conference, the New York Times headlined: “The whole world is fed up with climate policy.” And the fact that Bill Gates, one of the biggest supporters and sponsors of climate policy, explicitly warned against excessive, shortsighted climate policy just 14 days before the conference, and put prosperity back in focus — a major blow.

Glenn Beck, a prominent American television host, explains the change of heart by Bill Gates: “It’s not about science, it’s about Trump.” Expressed differently: it’s not about conviction; it’s about damage control for his own company, which is planning multibillion-dollar investments in data centers in the USA and globally. And given the situation, these will have to rely on electricity from new gas-fired power plants in the short term, as the reactivation of old nuclear power plants will not suffice, and the construction of new nuclear power plants will still take several years in the USA.

Only 1/3 of the states actually submit a plan

For the Climate Conference in Belém, states had to report on their future plans for the use of coal, oil, and gas. The fact that only one-third even submitted a statement already hints at the dissolving importance of the climate issue in most nations around the world. But the reports that were submitted are revealing. Most states reported continuously increasing use of coal, oil, and gas. The reports show an increase in global coal usage by 30%, oil by 25%, and gas by 40% by 2030 compared to 2015. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) hoped to reduce global CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2015; now they are continuing to rise.

Only Europe onboard

Only Europe remains unshakably committed to the goal of achieving Net Zero CO2 emissions by 2050. Germany, the industrial heart of Europe, is even more ambitious and, according to Axel Bojanowski, is “the ‘leader’ among industrialized countries: It aims to be climate-neutral by 2045 – a self-destructive plan: Germany’s reduction will inevitably be compensated by rising emissions in other EU countries. This is because the European Emissions Trading System ensures that emission allowances not used in Germany are consumed in other EU countries.

It is becoming increasingly clear what the Wall Street Journal meant when it called Germany’s energy policy the ‘dumbest in the world.’

A few days before the conference, the European states agreed on a common goal, namely to achieve a 90% CO2 reduction by 2040 compared to 1990. 5% of the self-commitment could come from emission reductions abroad, which, of course, must also be expensively paid for. The German Minister for the Environment celebrated this agreement as “good news for the German economy, as everyone would now have the same competitive conditions.”

This statement reveals how little the German federal government and its ministers understand about the global economy. As if German industry only exports goods to European countries. German goods, however, compete in a global market that does not have the burdens of CO2  taxes and high energy prices on German products and can therefore always offer them more cheaply. 50% of exports go to countries outside the EU.

Chancellor Merz and his Environment Minister Schneider are blatantly downplaying the German situation. Germany has set self-imposed shackles with the Climate Protection Act that will become highly painful in the coming years.

German climate policy: “script for an economic catastrophe”

Welt journalist Axel Bojanowski: “The German Climate Protection Act, cemented by the Federal Constitutional Court, seems to be a script for an economic catastrophe. It only allows Germany a remaining budget of 6.7 gigatonnes of CO2, which is likely to be used up by the early 2030s. According to the law, penalties, shutdowns, and restrictions on freedom are then threatened to meet the climate goals.”

6.7 gigatonnes was the remaining permissible budget after the ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court from 2020 onwards. As of today, only 3.6 gigatonnes of this remain. The buffer is reduced by about 0.5 gigatonnes each year. By 2032 at the latest, the remaining budget will be exhausted, and Germany will have reached the end of the line set by the Federal Constitutional Court. This will happen in the next legislative period, not just in 2040.

Chancellor Merz whitewashes

And in his 5-minute speech in Belém before a half-empty hall, Chancellor Merz spreads negligent whitewashing: “The economy is not the problem. Our economy is the key to protecting our climate even better.” Does the Chancellor not know the perilous state our industry is in?

Scandal surrounds tropical forest Ffund (TFF)

Probably the only outcome of the Belém conference will be the establishment of an investment fund, proposed by Brazilian President Lula, to finance the protection of tropical forests.

The fund works as follows: Donor countries pay $25 billion into the fund. Private investors (investment funds) are supposed to pay in $100 billion. The donor countries receive a return of about 4.0-4.8%, which corresponds to the return on their government bonds, as they generally have to raise the money through government debt. The return for private investors is 5.8% to 7.2%. The fund’s money is invested in emerging market government bonds, which yield comparatively high interest due to the higher risk (Brazilian government bonds are currently at 12.25%). Private investors are served first, followed by the donor countries. If anything remains after the distribution of profits to private investors and donor countries, the amount is paid out to 74 countries with tropical forests. It is hoped that this way, $3-4 billion will be distributed annually to the tropical forest countries.

The catch is this: To entice investors, private investors are given preference in the payment sequence: first the private ones, then the donor states. Furthermore, the donor countries must insure the fund against default. A default by an emerging market could quickly lead to the fund’s insolvency. In that case, the taxpayers of the donor countries would be held liable and, in an extreme scenario, lose their capital.

Disadvantageous for the German taxpayer

In preparation for Belém, there was fundamental disagreement over Germany’s participation in the fund between the Ministry of Finance and the Chancellor’s Office. The Chancellor’s Office clearly advocated for participation and a contribution of at least $1 billion. It was assisted by the Ministry for the Environment under Minister Schneider and the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development under Minister Alabali-Radovan. The Ministry of Finance, under Lars Klingbeil, strongly objected, viewing the fund as a billion-dollar risk and doubting the viability of the fund’s structure.

And indeed, the model is structurally disadvantageous for the German taxpayer. One could also say: We are subsidizing the returns of private investors with public money and providing the default guarantee for BlackRock and Co. That is why the Federal Ministry of Finance is persistently blocking Germany’s participation in the fund. It can be unequivocally stated that the Federal Ministry of Finance has thus far bravely defended the interests of the German taxpayer against the interests of BlackRock and Co.

This is the background to Chancellor Merz being unable to name a figure (“a noteworthy amount”) in Belém. The billion € or $ is now supposed to be found in the budget reconciliation for the 2026 federal budget, which is taking place this week, so that the federal budget can be adopted on November 28. It is to be expected that the SPD will concede. But it could be a Pyrrhic victory for Chancellor Merz, who would then visibly be prioritizing the interests of international financial investors, especially if the fund were to run into difficulties.

Whether the fund will ultimately materialize is still questionable, as it only comes into effect if the donor states commit to $10 billion. So far (excluding Germany), $5.6 billion has been raised.

The USA and the UK have already declined.

If the fund comes into being, the investment companies will profit first, with high returns secured by states, and then the emerging markets, which can sell their high-risk government bonds. Whether the tropical forest will benefit in this confusing financial jungle is not yet certain. The biggest risk remains with the donor countries, who are putting their taxpayers’ money at risk with the catchy story of saving the rainforest.”

[…]

Via https://notrickszone.com/2025/11/12/german-energy-professor-cop-30-is-a-failure-only-europe-remains-committed/

Nicolas Hulscher, MPH

Landmark study of the entire South Korean population uncovers a VAIDS signal — a dose-dependent rise in the common cold, upper-respiratory infections, pneumonia, and tuberculosis among the vaccinated.

An enormous landmark study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, covering every single resident in South Korea — all 51.6 million people — has delivered a striking population-level signal suggestive of vaccine-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (VAIDS).

This massive dataset shows a consistent dose-dependent pattern: the more COVID-19 “vaccines” a person received, the higher their risk of developing the common cold and upper-respiratory infections. Increases in pneumonia and tuberculosis were identified in stratified analyses by age and infection status. Children ages 0-19 suffered the most.

Study Overview

• Population: Entire national cohort of South Korea (N = 51,645,564).
• Analytic cohort: 39,447,030 individuals with complete vaccination + infection records.
• Observation period: June 1 2023 – September 30 2024.
• Exposure: Total number of COVID-19 doses.
• Outcomes: Seven major respiratory diseases — upper-respiratory infection (URI), pneumonia, influenza-like illness (ILI), common cold, scarlet fever, pertussis, and tuberculosis.
• Covariate adjustments: age, sex, income level, Charlson comorbidity index, prior COVID-19 infection and severity, epidemic phase, and time since last vaccination.

Critical note: the “unvaccinated” reference group included individuals who had received one dose, inflating its infection rate and making the true vaccine-associated risk likely far higher than reported.

Common Cold

Children (ages 0–19) showed the strongest dose-response pattern:

• After the second dose, risk increased by 299 % (aHR 3.99 [3.78–4.21]).
• After the third dose, risk increased by 391 % (aHR 4.91 [4.62–5.22]).
• After the fourth dose or more, risk increased by 559 % (aHR 6.59 [6.00–7.23]).

Older adults (≥ 65 years) followed the same trend:

• Second dose → +9 % (aHR 1.09 [1.06–1.12]).
• Third dose → +33 % (aHR 1.33 [1.29–1.37]).
• Fourth or more doses → +58 % (aHR 1.58 [1.53–1.64]).

Among COVID-positive participants, the same pattern held:

• Second dose → +5 % (aHR 1.05 [1.03–1.06]);
• Third dose → +12 % (aHR 1.12 [1.10–1.14]);
• Fourth or more doses → +36 % (aHR 1.36 [1.34–1.39]).

Even in the pooled population-wide model, common cold incidence rose sharply with each additional dose (aHR 1.23 [1.21–1.25] after the third dose and 1.65 [1.56–1.75] after the fourth or more), confirming the trend across the entire cohort.

Interpretation: Across every analytic layer—pooled, pediatric, geriatric, and COVID-positive—common-cold incidence climbed steadily from dose 2 through dose 4+, showing a clear, monotonic relationship between cumulative vaccination and ordinary viral infection risk.

Upper-Respiratory Tract Infections

Children (0–19 yrs):

• Second dose → +62 % (aHR 1.62 [1.58–1.66]).
• Third dose → +67 % (aHR 1.67 [1.62–1.71]).
• Fourth or more doses → +83 % (aHR 1.83 [1.75–1.92]).

Older adults (≥ 65 yrs):

• Second dose → +7 % (aHR 1.07 [1.06–1.09]).
• Third dose → +32 % (aHR 1.32 [1.30–1.34]).
• Fourth or more doses → +57 % (aHR 1.57 [1.54–1.59]).

COVID-positive subgroup:

• Second dose → +2 % (aHR 1.02 [1.01–1.03]);
• Third dose → +12 % (aHR 1.12 [1.11–1.13]);
• Fourth or more doses → +32 % (aHR 1.32 [1.30–1.34]).

The pooled model also showed a consistent upward trend—aHR 1.14 after the second dose and 1.48 after the third—indicating that the dose-dependent rise in upper-respiratory infection risk persists even without stratification.

Interpretation: the rise was consistent across all groups and persisted even after adjustment for age, sex, income level, comorbidities, prior infection severity, infection phase, and time since last vaccination.

Tuberculosis

• General population: overall aHRs hovered near 1.0 (no significant change) across all dose groups.
• COVID-positive subset: clear upward trend with dose number:
  • Second dose → aHR 1.24 (1.01–1.52) (+24 % risk).
  • Fourth or more doses → aHR 1.35 (1.02–1.77) (+35 % risk).

Interpretation: a measurable increase in post-infection or reactivation tuberculosis among those previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 who went on to receive multiple boosters.

Pneumonia

Among COVID-negative participants, pneumonia incidence rose consistently with additional vaccine doses:

• Second dose → +34 % (aHR 1.34 [1.31–1.38])
• Fourth or more doses → +91 % (aHR 1.91 [1.84–1.99])

Interpretation: This clear dose-response pattern suggests impaired respiratory defense or susceptibility to secondary bacterial infection following repeated mRNA exposure.

Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and Pertussis — the “Protective” Mirage

Regression models appeared to show lower adjusted hazard ratios for these two conditions—approximately 0.55 for ILI and 0.06 for pertussis after the fourth or later dose—which would suggest a protective effect.

In context, however, these apparent reductions are almost certainly statistical artifacts driven by healthy-user bias, diagnostic-coding overlap, and case misclassification. Many mild respiratory infections that might have been coded as influenza-like illness or pertussis before 2020 were likely recorded as “COVID-19” during the post-vaccine era, artificially deflating their apparent incidence in vaccinated groups.

Crucially, the study’s national ARIMAX time-series revealed a 46-fold surge in confirmed pertussis cases across Korea during 2023, directly contradicting any notion of real-world protection.

[…]

When both the main and supplementary analyses are considered together, the dose-dependent increases are clear for the common cold and upper-respiratory infections across nearly all age and infection strata, with smaller but directionally similar trends for pneumonia and tuberculosis. From the second dose onward, risk ratios rise almost linearly through the fourth and higher doses, revealing a consistent pattern of heightened susceptibility to non-COVID respiratory infections.

While the pooled models already showed increases for upper-respiratory infections and the common cold, the full extent of risk—including the rises in pneumonia and tuberculosis—only becomes clear in the stratified analyses presented in the supplementary tables. By averaging across all ages and infection groups, the main text effectively diluted these signals—creating the impression of neutrality.

This pattern represents a serious population-level signal suggestive of VAIDS. Clinically, such immune dysregulation may present as a heightened incidence of upper respiratory infections and common colds, in clear dose-dependent correlation with repeated mRNA vaccination.

We are now advancing a landmark investigation into VAIDS using thousands of real-world patient records to evaluate long-term immune function across four key exposure groups—vaccinated/infected, vaccinated/uninfected, unvaccinated/infected, and unvaccinated/uninfected controls. These data allow precise comparison of lymphocyte profiles, antibody class switching, and T-cell exhaustion markers to determine how repeated mRNA vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection have reshaped human immunity. Preliminary signals point to immune exhaustion, IgG4 dominance, and secondary immunodeficiency, consistent with the observed surge in chronic infections and dose-dependent vulnerability to common respiratory illness.

Across an entire national dataset, each additional COVID-19 “vaccine” dose corresponded to a higher probability of non-COVID respiratory infection — most severely among children.

Because the “control” group included single-dose recipients, the true increase relative to the completely unvaccinated population is likely even greater than reported.

[…]

Via https://www.vigilantfox.com/p/51-million-person-study-finds-covid