The "Midwestern Doctor" shares his approach to finding the truth. He says if you have a need to covet your pet theory, you may be blinded by that need and lose clarity of analysis.
"Once COVID-19 began in China in 2019, it was clear to me that the pandemic had the potential to turn into a global disaster (something that I had never felt at any previous time in my lifetime). More importantly, how it was handled was very unusual (e.g., the entire media denied any issue existed and gaslighted anyone who believed one did). This led me to conclude a decision had been made to allow it to become a global disaster."
Greece’s Minister of Migration and Asylum, Thanos Plevris, has announced a new legislative framework targeting the operation of illegal places of worship, emphasizing that non-compliance will lead to the immediate revocation of residency permits. In Agios Nikolaos, a Mosque was sealed and the alleged imam had his residency permit revoked and faces deportation.
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
—Matthew 11:28-30
That's China's vision, objective and immediate goal. They have the leverage to make it happen.
Summary of Xi's January 2026 announcement:
"It's a sweeping vision for building a global financial power organized around socialist principles, without the greed and without a financialization of the economy (what Xi calls 脱实向虚, “drifting from the real economy into the virtual”).
-- Arnaud Bertrand