And Australia. CLAY: Which Buck and I both did, by the way. Lets say we could get Alex Berenson to walk into the Biden Oval Office right now and they would have to listen. This act was perhaps the best thing that could happen to discredit those opposed to the Covid narrative. I was going to publish an article on where I get my news these days, especially on Covid information. Or, are they just robots linked into the matrix. Let me compare Berenson with the two Substacks I pay to support, Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi. My mother months ago asked me if she should. Nov 10, 2021. He tells you the truth, good or bad about almost anything you might like to know about this scourge of the World. He parlayed that into a lucrative Substack and adoration by the deplorables he obviously hates. Berenson said: According to Table 4 from the PHE Report, during the month of September, there were a total of 3,158 COVID deaths in England. More concerning even than that is: The number of people who are in critical care, seriously ill, in Israel has increased tenfold in the last month, to 250. Theres a point that does not get understood here, okay? Its madness. Alex Berenson came on the Joe Rogan Experience as it is now established fact across the medical community that these vaccines do not prevent infection or transmission. Alex Berenson is a former New York Times reporter and the author of 13 novels, three non-fiction books, and the Unreported Truths booklets. Sorry to cut you off. I was first exposed to Substack when I watched people like Bari Weiss and Glen Greenwald, whose perspectives I enjoy, port their works over to the site. BUCK: I mean, New York back when they did it in, I think it was, June 2020 said it was 20%. Only one side is actually stopping free speech. Theres a very complicated technical questions here that are sort of above my pay grade. For example, data from Israel, Iceland, and Singapore also show the majority of COVID cases in the fully vaccinated. Look at the U.K. Theres no cases. So, back then the argument would be sort of about, Look, theres all these side effects, which, by the way, were not even talking about side effects any more. Now, that may not sound like that much, but those young men have essentially zero risk if theyre healthy from covid and theres a second point. One of the reasons the Fauci-ites and my old employer at the Times hate me so much is you cant dismiss me as a conspiracy nut because Im not a conspiracy nut. They keep it simple and question everything said by all politicians. Theyre homicide or suicide or something like that. Do you think that Twitter is going to ban you? But at what. What you are describing is clearly shown at levels 2 or lower. I said that all along. It was sort of like, Well, look at Israel. Read more. Also, to his Substack. For example, according to the UK Government, between March 2020 and January 2021, were 39 and below, representing half of one percent of the countries deaths, while, as it is now established fact across the medical community that these vaccines. So that idea that the vaccines are gonna end up the epidemic, that they are going to return life to normal by themselves? But in my opinion, no; it's not enough. New York was the worst hit city basically major city in the world. CLAY: Okay, Alex, I want to ask you this question. Just trying, you know, just trying to find out what the data is saying. ALEX: you are very unlikely to get it again. In total, 205,197 of the 256,686 cases in England during September were fully vaccinated. CLAY: I want to make this clear, because there is this idea that if you ask questions about the covid vaccine, it means you question the legitimacy of all vaccines. So theres several things we should do. Stopping people on social media. Senator Ted Cruz joins Clay and Buck with a message for Secretary Pete. He is an investigative journalist, and you can go check out his Substack in case Twitter gives him issues for telling things that are true, it turns out. Instead, he went to one of the most liberal rags out there. You are not anti-vaccine. Once a liberal hack, almost always a liberal hack. They are not a secret. Berenson, whose robust track record of misinformation has contributed to his being relegated to self-publishing his opinions at Substack, comes . Our nation is not like that. Click to read Unreported Truths, by Alex Berenson, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of readers. Alex has been putting out a lot of information on Covid issues that go against the corporate narrative. They have been burnt to many times by the lies that their politicians say. Go get it. Berenson showed Rogan a report entitled . Their Judges spew words straight out of primetime mainstream media to try and sway their comrades. Attention citizens! It looks like someone named Brooke is accusing anyone of being upset about his behavior as being some sort of "paid troll," but she has a "founding subscriber" icon and it makes me wonder if SHE has been paid to be there. But vaccines. RFK Jr. opened by introducing Alex and how he became a hero to many of us in the past two years. One said he "had a seizure" reading it. So, anyway, yes. But it sounds like what youre telling us is that its just not really provable? Thats gone. My kids go back to school tomorrow, Alex. He takes those gigs willingly because it helps him, but I dont think he likes it. For those listeners who may not be aware, what are you are seeing from that data? ALEX: Its not like that. Share this post. They use scare tactics to get you to not speak out, just like communists would. BUCK: And now, Okay. They have no idea who really gets very sick from this. Berenson, who has generally been very careful and measured in his statements about the vaccines, argued on Substack and on Fox News Tuesday night that the data makes clear that not only do the mRNA vaccines not work, they appear to be making the pandemic worse. Berenson does not see fit to address The Bill and . Im gonna tweet what I want to tweet, and I need to make sure that Twitters aware of that. So, for people out there, you shared some data before Twitter banned you or suspended you, I should say, for seven days, which well get to in a minute. That's true. The liberal press does not care about truth unless it supports their narrative, so most of Berenson's audience are not fans of the New York Times, The Jeff Bezos' Washington Post, or any of the liberal TV networks. Youre gonna be on a treadmill with this vaccine for the rest of your life and, by the way, we dont know what the side effects for a third, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh dose are gonna look like. But it has not been proven in a clinical trial that these reduce deaths. Alex is not and in the past couple of days has shown that quite clearly. Because the collective is more important to them. Like, thats my spiritual place. After the second dose, it looks like you have this sort of Happy Valley. BUCK: We've got our friend Alex Berenson with us right now to make sense of the latest data and numbers the man who is right no matter how much they claim otherwise author of Pandemia, a great book you should pick up and please subscribe to his Substack. So you are right now suspended from Twitter for seven days. Alex Berenson. The difference, I believe, is that Glenn and Matt have embraced their subscribers regardless of what political ideology they come from. COVID-19 Vaccine Surveillance Report Week 38, the median age of death was 82 and the mean age of death was 80. . Dr. Robert Malone, one of the inventors of mRNA vaccine technology and a proponent of early treatment for Covid, has been very outspoken and completely trashed in the corporate media and government circles, lost his job, and is facing having his medical credentials canceled. But since she said that, Twitter has been much, much harsher to me. Alex Berenson covered the drug industry and financial fraud as a reporter for the New York Times. See the right doesnt trust their side of the aisle at all. The left never questions a thing the left does. BUCK: is that the only reason we still have covid-19, really, is because of Delta being more efficient at spread and unvaccinated people. How is it possible that public health officials and media pundits in the United States continue to call it a pandemic of the unvaccinated when 72.32% of COVID deaths in England occurred in the fully vaccinated last month? His 2019 book Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence sparked controversy, earning denunciations from . Where are we on it? Alex, we both really appreciate your work on this. I believe that Berenson hates it and is embarrassed that the only outlet that will give him a platform is Fox or other right-wing outlets. Fauci was around for HIV. If you look back at Moderna and the companies have played this so brilliantly. Here's a hint: mRNA Covid jabs. For example, according to the UK Government, between March 2020 and January 2021, 436 of 80,820 total COVID-19 deaths were 39 and below, representing half of one percent of the countries deaths, while the median age of death was 82 and the mean age of death was 80. (Jan. 15, 2022) In an appearance on "The Ingraham Angle" Friday night, Dr. Robert W. Malone, MD, key innovator of mRNA technology, and Alex Berenson, former New York Times writer and author/researcher, discussed with host Raymond Arroyo a campaign recently launched by 270 scientists, physicians and others to ban a December 31, 2021 "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast on which Malone was . Is that where we are now pretty definitively, based on the data? Forget problems with the vaccines and forget any early treatment. It was basically, for most people, having low oxygen. CLAY: Buck and I, Alex, have been saying, Hey, to our parents, you should go get the vaccine.. Were just talking about whether this thing works at all, okay? So well put masks aside for a second but even though the amount of ferocity directed at people like you, me, Clay, for even questioning it, to me, was like a mask mental illness on display. It was a role he loved. CLAY: One more question on the data here. ALEX: Has anybody been alive the last 18 months? It's so lovely. So, for Alex, who evidently doesn't know how to do an internet search, find a patent and read . Or I would apologize and ask forgiveness and admit I had gone temporarily insane. When will there be a reckoning? ALEX: That is right. They dont work like traditional vaccines, and we have now pretty good data on this the first couple of weeks after you get the first dose, youre actually more likely to get infected, it looks like. But smart people I talk to say it looks to them like its not that the Delta variant is so much worse. Simply say, Dr. Please check your inbox. They don't even work better than the (useless) flu shot. Looking at the clip, it was obvious that Berenson was nervous and just waiting to speak. The magnolias buds have peeked open, the crocus patches are in bloom and the sailboats are back in the Jardin du Luxembourg, which was full of cheerful visitors all week. So Israel actually was saying that young men who are at the highest risk for myocarditis appear to have about a one in 3,000 to one in 6,000 risk of clinically significant myocarditis. His newest book, PANDEMIA, on the coronavirus and our response to it, was published on Nov. 30. They have no idea what the numbers really are. I pointed out correctly; no one has said my information is wrong because its not that 15 people who received the vaccine died and 14 people who received placebo died in that clinical trial. ALEX: Thats right. And then theres an updated study from a month or two ago where there were 61, I believe it was, updated people under 18 so children and teens who died in Britain. There is no justice from people who want to rule over you like a king or queen. Because if he gets kicked off of Twitter. He wasnt listening to the host; he was waiting to pounce with his pre-planned attack. ALEX: (laughing) Curmudgeons acknowledge the truth that kids will ruin their lawn by running around on it, thus yelling, Its that Alex - who claims to be all about truth -. No 19-year-old dropped dead of venous sinus thrombosis after getting a flu shot. And it was a terrible time, and Cuomo made bad decisions and it got worse because of the nursing homes. BUCK: There will be a news story that will say, Booster getting approval, booster here, booster there. Well, shouldnt that be known? They don't even work better than the (useless) flu shot. In total, 2,284 of the 3,158 total COVID deaths in England for the month of September were fully vaccinated. 2,560. Berenson is a journalist with no medical credentials. We got a lot of this, people reaching out. A new study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology found increases in COVID are unrelated to levels of vaccination across 68 countries and 2947 counties in the United States. It is talking about going back into lockdown for the Jewish holidays in September. Okay. BUCK: How could we not know if boosters are required? Okay. Alex Berenson is at it againnow attacking the vaccine injuredspecifically "middle-aged ladies.". Stay tuned for that article, but I put it back in the queue in order to write this unplanned piece. Fox News Favorite Anti-Vaxxer Guests Alex Berenson and Robert Malone Are At War. Unreported Truths was a must-read Substack publication last fall. Thats what people need to prepare themselves for. For more information, sign up for my Substack at alexberenson.substack.com New York alexberenson.com Joined November 2009 209 Following 478.6K Followers Tweets & replies Media Pinned Tweet Alex Berenson Okay? A weekly visit to the past through our time machine; to take a look at the past and consider how to shape the future in that light! CLAY: Okay. Update on Berenson v Twitter This would be a very good time to donate to the legal fund. There were no mass graves. The narrative is rapidly falling apart, but Berenson and Malone (and others) have been discussing the problems from the beginning. Thanks so much for being here, Alex. Obviously, articles like this do nothing to advance truth, but play directly into the efforts to discredit anyone who dares to disagree with the Biden administration's failed Covid policies and all the corporate media and Big Tech censors. It is disgusting. Built for those who work hard to prosper and for those who do not to fail. Bourla said that the most likely scenario was annual re-vaccinations due to the emergence of new variants. This underscores how a two-tier society is being created tying a pharmaceutical product to peoples ability to work, travel, and take part in society. What these people commenting don't seem to recognize is that Alex isn't part of any team other than Team Alex. Alex came across as a complete ass. Update on Berenson v Twitter. 9. Its in British government documents.. So, again, we have better data out of Israel. As of this moment, to my knowledge, Alex hasn't (publicly) responded. Darby Shaw. People would still have their opinions regarding whether or not Alex is correct in his assertions, but that would be all. Alex Berenson is a former New York Times reporter and the author of 13 novels, three non-fiction books, and the Unreported Truths booklets. They realize that people are complicated and can never be placed into some specific category, such as deplorable. Please, URGENT: mRNAs jabs may have caused tens of millions of serious new health problems worldwide, a huge peer-reviewed study shows, Covid vaccines are linked to a 20 percent rise in new diagnoses for at least three months after vaccination; a second report finds even higher risks for. It is just abundantly clear. Even if Alex was correct on both of these points (Im not saying he is), I think the bone of contention actually lies elsewhere. There is beauty all around you if youll slow down long enough to see it. We cannot forget, Dr. Anthony Fauci now admits the mRNA Covid vaccines hardly work and might not be approvable, In fact, a bombshell paper he co-authored last month suggests ALL vaccines for common respiratory viruses may face intractable hurdles. ALEX: I cant guess at the motive. Enter your email to receive your password hint. Please, On what the Iraq invasion and mRNA shots have in common, And why it is so hard for the people in charge to understand when they've made a catastrophic mistake, much less change course, URGENT: mRNAs jabs may have caused tens of millions of serious new health problems worldwide, a huge peer-reviewed study shows, Covid vaccines are linked to a 20 percent rise in new diagnoses for at least three months after vaccination; a second report finds even higher risks for. Launched a month ago. Thats older people and, listen, if youre 400 pounds you probably should. If you dont get the shot, youre a barbarian who basically, you get what you deserve. Theres like immunology in this question. Natural immunity appears significantly superior to vaccine-generated immunity, and theres good biological reasons to think thats the case: Because your body reacts to the whole coronavirus. He wants to be on CNN, MSNBC and Good Morning America. Go to his Substack. Sen. Cruz: What Does Pete Buttigieg Have to Do to Get Fired? One year ago, the White House assault on free speech reached new heights. ALEX: So the best way to find me right now is on Substack. There are 3,000 to 4,000 a day. Immediately. CLAY: Thats a shining light in terms of natural immunity. Substack takes 10% of that. Similar patterns to Public Health Englands data can be found in other countries around the world. CLAY: Cause theres a positive side here which is natural immunity, like Buck and I have, cause we both got covid seems to provide the best possible immunity going forward. This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. She told me she was gonna get it. However much they want to scream about Mississippi and Florida which has a national average vaccination rate, by the way, how much they want to scream about people like me, they cant get around that fact. Hes just a journalist whos been asking questions and gone against the consensus when the data told him to and he is here with us now in studio in New York. That is the fact. Im a parent. The hierarchy of scientific evidence is clearly shown. This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. ALEX: Again, 17 now months ago back in April of 2020 . Anybody who looks at the data is gonna agree to that okay the side effects are off the charts compared to the flu shot. For example, Bill Gates-- arguably the most infamous, powerful, and profit-mongering public pusher of pandemia and pro-vax propaganda -- is not even mentioned in Berenson's 454 page book, let alone cataloged in the index for convenient reference. BUCK: When we used to say they were a symbol it was shut up, its science. And, they define fully vaccinated as 14-days or more after the second dose of a 2-dose vaccine. Maybe thats not good enough in the long run, but thats what I have now.. Jan 23, 2022. . Okay? Thats a great study out of England that I dont think got enough attention. "Alex Berenson goes on Fox News and directly calls me a liar to my face and says I didn't invent RNA vaccines," he wrote . That was the (pre-vaccine) Covid death risk for people under 50 - not 30, 50, and including people with severe comorbidities. Federal officials targeted me specifically; when they met with Twitter in April 2021, "they really wanted to know about Alex Berenson" Alex Berenson . Aren't you glad we shut, Five crucial scientific and public policy measures we can take to keep the insanity of the last three years from ever happening again, Ive been getting a lot of notes like this lately I know, its been a while. As you know, Clay and I have both had you on for over a year to tell the audience as much of the truth as we can actually get . Thank you for a lucid, meaningful and unique take on what was an unsettling and unnecessary ambush, also, as you noted, dishonest in multiple ways. In fact, Ive been, frankly, shocked how many people are willing to pay. As for me, I will listen to what Dr. Malone has to say and watch where Alex Berenson goes from here. Tens of thousands of paid subscribers AlexBerenson Unreported Truths By Alex Berenson Alex Berenson CPAC Florida 2021 CPAC Feb 6 Former New York Times columnist, Alex Berenson, speaks on free speech. Fully vaccinated, two doses, two weeks. Other than in Spain and UK where there were at least temporary steps down in 2021 we dont see that! Get 'em while you can. The companies were much, much smarter. It is far, far more transparent and honest than the data we get in the U.S. And theyre in front of us. In fact, the trend line suggests a marginally positive association such that countries with a higher percentage ofthe population fully vaccinated have higher COVID-19 cases per 1 million people. It is sad, for sure. ALEX: Basically, ever again. Good for him. ALEX: No. BUCK: She doesnt look a day over 50, by the way. How it happened that way is forgotten immediately. A one-year thank-you for subscribers who signed up after the piece about the White House effort to define free speech as terrorism, I hoped by now we would be done with Covid. That is until they are shown proof and evidence to change or cement their ideals. ALEX: Why would you assume that the third dose is the one that fixes everything for them? It does not happen, okay? The right appreciates these guys for reporting the truth. And if the virus changes in that part, your bodys not gonna recognize it. We went at warp speed. To me, the secret to life is following truth and embracing beauty. Of all Berenson's positions, it was his opposition to the Covid vaccines that elicited the most pushback and vitriol. But they do have far more side effects. Berenson said: According to Table 2, during September, there were a total of 256,686 cases recorded for people above the age of 40. They dont work like traditional vaccines. Its just this is your response thats supposed to be, If you get the shot, youre going to basically just be fine., BUCK: Even if you show up. I'm resending this piece from Feb. 9, 2022 in its entirety. That was the whole point 18 months ago, 15 days to flatten the curve, 15 days so that if you got in a car accident, there would be a hospital bed for you. This type of thing is exactly what none of us want, or need. Though Berenson admittedly leans left, he believes in the freedom of speech and laments the Left's lack of tolerance of diversity of thought. 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