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Lockdown Advocate Who Predicted 10 Million Dead in U.S. From Coronavirus Raises $80 Million in Fundraising For Online Learning Course

Cashing in on COVID hysteria?

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The author of a viral pro-lockdown Medium post predicting 10 million Americans could die from coronavirus is also the Vice-President of a company that just raised $80 million in fundraising for an online learning platform.

Back on March 10th, Thomas Pueyo wrote a post entitled ‘Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now’ which ended up receiving 40 million views and was translated into 40 different languages.

He then followed up with another alarmist piece in which he asserted, “If we do nothing: Everybody gets infected, the healthcare system gets overwhelmed, the mortality explodes, and 10 million people die.”

Pueyo went into salacious detail about how exhausted health care workers would break down and die, how they would have to choose who to give oxygen to while allowing others to die, and how hospitals would be totally overwhelmed, with patients lining the corridors.

“Not just a run-of-the-mill bedwetter, then, but a kind of super-bedwetter. And a highly influential one at that,” writes Toby Young. “The celebrities who shared his post included former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, actor George Takei, Twitter cofounder Ev Williams, author Margaret Atwood, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt and Harvard Professor Steven Pinker.”

After exacerbating alarmism about the threat of coronavirus, Pueyo is now being accused of cashing in on it.

Back in November 2018, he was appointed ‘Vice-President of Growth’ for Course Hero, an online learning platform that has exploded in popularity since schools and universities were closed due to COVID-19.

In its latest fundraising round, Course Hero netted an incredible $80 million dollars.

“In Course Hero’s case, the new capital comes as a stark contrast to how the business functioned before 2020,” reports Tech Crunch.

“After launching, the startup waited eight years to raise a $15 million Series A. Now, after going another nearly six years without raising venture capital, Course Hero has closed two rounds in this year alone.”

Did Pueyo, who hired a PR firm to promote his March coronavirus posts, deliberately fan the flames of fearmongering early on in the pandemic in the knowledge that he would cash in later?
Surely not.

As we previously highlighted, a study which illustrated the level to which people had been terrified by the media found that Americans on average believed that over 30 million people had died in the U.S. from COVID, 225 times higher than the actual figure.

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South Australia Enters Another Lockdown After Just 36 New Coronavirus Infections

All outdoor exercise banned.

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19 November, 2020

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The state of South Australia has entered another lockdown, with all outdoor activities including exercise being banned, after just 36 new cases of coronavirus.

“The state has detected 36 cases since infections were found in Adelaide on Sunday, the first community cases detected in six months,” reports BBC News.

As a result, authorities have imposed a new “circuit breaker” lockdown across the region.

From today, the following restrictions are all in place;

– All outdoor exercise is banned.

– Mandatory mask wearing in all public places.

– Schools, gyms and universities are all closed.

– Shops, restaurants, cafes and pubs are all closed, with even takeaway options being banned.

– Travel outside immediate region of residence banned.

– Walking the dog outside is banned.

After the six day lockdown, another less draconian lockdown will be in place for a minimum of 8 more days.

All this for just 36 new suspected infections!

As we previously highlighted, the state of Victoria’s previous lockdown was one of the most draconian in the developed world, with a pregnant mother receiving a home visit and being arrested by police for the crime of organizing an anti-lockdown protest on Facebook.

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German Doctor Raided by Armed Police During Live YouTube Stream

Reason for raid rumored to be doctor’s anti-lockdown activity.

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19 November, 2020

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Shocking footage out of Germany shows Doctor Andreas Noack being raided by armed police in the middle of a YouTube stream for apparently violating coronavirus laws.

The clip shows Noack in conversation with someone during the live stream before he is distracted by noises outside his door.

Banging is then heard along with screams of “Polizei!” before armed cops are seen entering and ordering Noack to get on the floor, as he is treated like some kind of violent terrorist.

As Noack is handcuffed, a police officer in a mask then appears to try to shut down the live stream but only succeeds in diverting the camera.

Speclation raged on Twitter as to the reason for the raid, with some suggesting Noack had been active in treating injured protesters at anti-lockdown demonstrations.

Others suggested the reason was that Noack had welcomed too many people into his house, violating COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings.

“I think the guy is guilty of expressing his opinions,” said another respondent.

“They’ve turned back the clock to the 1930’s,” remarked another.

“Insanity!” commented another.

Germany has seen numerous massive anti-lockdown protests, including one yesterday in Berlin during which police hit protesters with water cannons.

As we previously highlighted, a pregnant mother in Australia received a home visit and was arrested by police for the crime of helping to organize an anti-lockdown protest on Facebook.

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Biden Responds To Trump COVID Advisor’s Call For Resistance: “What The Hell Is The Matter With These Guys?”

Calls for masks to be worn into next year; Claims “more people will die” if Trump doesn’t concede

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Joe Biden responded to Dr Scot Atlas’ call for Americans to resist draconian lockdown measures this week by painting him up as a crazy person and urging more people to keep wearing masks into next year.

Atlas, a leading member of President Trump’s coronavirus task force, announced Sunday that “The only way this stops is if people rise up.”

He was responding to an announcement by the governor of Michigan that new lockdown restrictions will be enforced, closing businesses and preventing individuals from socialising.

“You get what you accept. #FreedomMatters#StepUp” Atlas added to his tweet, which has since been removed.

“The idea that the president’s now existing remaining advisor on COVID is saying that they should resist,” Biden said, adding “What the hell is the matter with these guys?”

Biden then claimed that wearing masks will save 100,000 lives, despite the fact that there is no evidence to support the claim.

“You know, every major individual of any consequence in the health field is saying, ‘We can save 100,000 lives just between now and January 21 by wearing these masks,’” Biden said.

“It’s going to take a while for the vaccine to be able to be available, distributed, and get to people. We’re talking about 350,000 to 400,000 people dying,” he added.

Biden also suggested that President Trump’s refusal to concede the election could mean that “more people may die” from the virus.

“More people may die if we don’t coordinate,” Biden claimed, adding “If we have to wait until January 20 to start that planning, it puts us behind, over a month and a half, it’s important we have coordination now.”

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