At a time when so much is happening that is puzzling or saddening or rage inducing, it lifted my spirits to read a comment written by a reader of The BFD.

The writer, Huia, expressed what I think many, many of us have experienced and was able to put succinctly how we feel as a result. Huia’s comment was highlighted by The BFD as their “Comment of the Week”.

This is why vast numbers of people think the government and health officials are idiots and we in the media are their mentally-challenged handmaids:

“The woman says from the outset the sick family relied on advice from a fragmented Covid-19 health response that allegedly never gave her father a directive to go to hospital, instead offering throat lozenges and paracetamol as treatment.”

Germany-based writer and humourist, CJ Hopkins has published his latest, November edition, of his “Neverending Apocalyptic Virus Saga!”

His humour – or is it the subject matter – is dark, but well worth the read, particularly in these dark times.

Anyone who died while Covid-infected is included in the Ministry of Health’s number of deceased. That can include those who have not passed away because of Covid-19.

The Ministry of Health are finally fessing-up to what we have known all along. You could be hit by a bus and killed but if you return a positive Covid test, you’re counted as a corona-virus death.

A huge French study shows BELIEVING you had Covid is associated with many later symptoms. But ACTUALLY having had Covid isn’t associated with any (except loss of sense of smell).

The Journal of the American Medical Association has another stunning paper out, this one on post-Covid symptoms in almost 27,000 French adults.

Florian Dagoury, currently the world’s top static breath-hold free diver, has been diagnosed with myocarditis and pericarditis 40 days following his second dose with the Pfizer vaccine.