I wonder why labor aristocrat podcasters whose only personality is being smarmy contrarian Aimee Terese clones would quote an economist (settlers always have solidarity with a fellow reptilian) who is so bad at the science they apparently don't study that their paper got retracted? Apparently this lady is a tutor whose published work involves studying red crabs, pretty cool but not relevant to disease science...:crab-party: :hexcrab-party:

https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2020/12/on-the-retraction-of-a-closer-look-at-u-s-deaths-and-our-coverage-of-covid-19

The piece, “A closer look at U.S. deaths due to COVID-19,” was published on Nov. 22 and covered a webinar presented by Genevieve Briand, the Assistant Director for the University’s Applied Economics Advanced Academic Program. Briand analyzed COVID-19 death figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the United States. She argued that there had been no increase in U.S. deaths in 2020 compared to previous years. She also claimed that deaths from other causes have been miscategorized as COVID-19 deaths.

On Thursday, Nov. 26, the Editors-in-Chief learned that the piece was being shared by conspiracy theorists on social media to deny the severity of COVID-19. Additionally, readers contacted The News-Letter stating that there were factual inaccuracies represented in the piece.

The Editors-in-Chief decided to delete the article because of these urgent concerns, explaining on social media that the piece was being taken out of context and used to spread dangerous misinformation. While the article noted the need for further research, this sentiment was not sufficiently emphasized. We failed to clarify that Briand’s analyses have not been published, peer-reviewed or verified by outside experts.

It makes sense that these crypto-chuds write for The Bellows which is a radlib rag for idealists who use cultural lens to criticize capitalism, not a scientific materialist theory of history