IBOV 206,220.24 ▲ 0.94% IPSA 11,024.22 ▲ 0.22% IPC MEX 64,851.89 ▲ 0.31% MERVAL 2,832,472 ▲ 0.30% COLCAP 2,525.90 ▼ 0.36% BVL PERÚ 60,766.81 ▼ 1.71% USD/BRL5.02▲ 0.03% USD/MXN18.16▲ 1.02% USD/CLP977.35▼ 0.18% USD/COP3,220▼ 0.59% USD/PEN3.43▼ 0.55% USD/ARS1,516▼ 0.10% USD/UYU40.15▲ 2.79% USD/PYG5,722▲ 1.00% USD/BOB11.77▲ 1.01% USD/DOP61.06▲ 1.43% USD/CRC450.81▲ 1.73% USD/GTQ7.64▲ 3.38% USD/HNL26.86▲ 0.86% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.26% USD/VES873.46▼ 0.02% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD6.73▲ 2.58% EUR/BRL5.63▲ 0.50% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73% IBOV 206,220.24 ▲ 0.94% IPSA 11,024.22 ▲ 0.22% IPC MEX 64,851.89 ▲ 0.31% MERVAL 2,832,472 ▲ 0.30% COLCAP 2,525.90 ▼ 0.36% BVL PERÚ 60,766.81 ▼ 1.71% USD/BRL 5.16 ▲ 0.01% USD/MXN 17.06 ▼ 0.24% USD/CLP 913.98 ▲ 0.04% USD/COP 3,140 ▲ 0.03% USD/PEN 3.36 ▼ 0.66% USD/ARS 1,493 ▲ 0.10% USD/UYU 40.27 ▲ 1.24% USD/PYG 5,939 ▲ 1.68% USD/BOB 11.64 ▼ 0.76% USD/DOP 58.34 ▲ 1.25% USD/CRC 445.92 ▲ 0.89% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.21% USD/HNL 26.79 ▲ 1.57% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.69% USD/VES 762.44 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD 6.70 ▲ 0.61% EUR/BRL 5.95 ▲ 1.01% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73%
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Aviation authorities are quietly making big changes: “We should be seriously concerned”

By · January 23, 2023 · 3 min read
Aviation authorities are quietly making big changes: “We should be seriously concerned”

Something remarkable has happened in the aviation world that has not been widely communicated.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has significantly expanded the criteria for ECG abnormalities. ECG stands for electrocardiogram, colloquially known as a “heart monitor.”

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The FAA made the significant change last October, shortly after the vaccine became mandatory. This means pilots with heart abnormalities will be allowed to fly as usual.

Why?

(Carlson Turck on FAA and pilot safety)

Flight surgeon Theresa Long warned on Tucker Carlson’s show that the change would not make flying safer.

People are now more at risk when they fly, Long argued. “It undermines aviation safety,” she said.

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“That’s perplexing,” Carlson responded. He asked the FAA for a response and was told, “We follow standard procedures based on data and science.” Whatever that means.

Carlson referenced an article that tech entrepreneur Steve Kirsch wrote on Substack.

Kirsch says that the FAA has very quietly and tacitly admitted that the ECGs of pilots are no longer normal.

According to Kirsch, we should be “seriously concerned.” “This is extraordinary. The FAA had hoped that no one would notice.

(Dr. Thomas Levy, a cardiologist on pilots and aviation safety.)

Kirsch believes this is a tacit admission by the U.S. government that the Covid vaccine has damaged the hearts of many pilots.

He estimates that at least 50 million Americans have suffered heart damage from the Covid shot.

“That’s one way to treat heart problems in pilots,” neurologist Jan Bonte says sarcastically.

PILOT ASSOCIATION WARNED BACK IN THE SPRING OF 2022

A coalition of pilots’ associations worldwide and several medical associations issued an open letter on May 17 criticizing the de facto Covid vaccination requirement for pilots, pointing out the severe consequences.

Pilots who refused the vaccination have lost their jobs in many cases – and many of those who accepted the vaccination are struggling with side effects that acutely threaten aviation safety.

The firing of unvaccinated employees has left airlines with a massive staffing crisis. At the same time, many vaccinated pilots are now struggling with vaccine damage – including cardiovascular problems, blood clots, and neurological and auditory disorders.

(American Airlines Pilot Bob Snow Says the COVID-19 Vaccine Led to His Cardiac Arrest Minutes After Landing a Plane w/ 200+ Passengers)

A coalition of pilots’ associations worldwide and several medical associations issued an open letter on May 17, 2022, criticizing the de facto Covid vaccination requirement for pilots, pointing out the severe consequences.

Pilots who refused the vaccination have lost their jobs in many cases – and many of those who accepted the vaccination are struggling with side effects that acutely threaten aviation safety.

The firing of unvaccinated employees has left airlines with a massive staffing crisis.

At the same time, many vaccinated pilots are now struggling with vaccine damage – including cardiovascular problems, blood clots, and neurological and auditory disorders.

The letter’s authors – representing thousands of pilots and medical professionals – are urging action to restore flight safety.

Vaccination requirements must be lifted, and pilots and flight attendants’ thorough and objective medical examinations are needed.

Special attention must be paid to potential vaccine damage, the letter said.

It is then not surprising to observe how the rich and beautiful act. The blood of the unvaccinated is worth gold there.

The world’s rulers seem to want only to fly with pilots who have NOT been vaccinated because they know that the drop from above is high.

Download the open letter here.

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