Author Archives: Nick Kelly

Last night/this morning.

Darwin, Australia.

Australia is to sign up to the international treaty on pandemic prevention and preparedness by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 22 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Once signed, the treaty will enable WHO’s constitution to override local constitutions during a pandemic or other health emergency.

Last week,  Taoiseach Micheál Martin, when pressed on Ireland’s intentions toward the treaty, said:

“In terms of a pandemic, what is required is very strong global interaction and co-ordination among all the members of the WHO, which did not quite happen at the beginning in this regard.”

Meanwhile…

…via The Australian Spectator:

…The advertised pretext for a global health treaty is that countries were wrongly allowed to take bespoke approaches to Covid – in particular, their vaccine roll-outs. According to the WHO, this endangered the health of the whole planet.

A more accurate reading of the situation comes from discussions had at the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations launched at the World Economic Forum in 2017, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, and a consortium of nations that include Australia. The Liberal government pledged a further $100 million to CEPI in March, 2022 to add to the $1.5 billion it has raised from other governments.

CEPI’s mission is to create ‘equitable access to vaccines’ because they do not like the volatility (and competition) of the free market. This is the same organisation that poured a fortune into RNA and mRNA vaccines for the WHO’s DiseaseX scenario which – less than a year later – was put into emergency production to combat Covid as a ‘proof of concept’ exercise.

Their stated objective from the beginning, long before Covid, has been to find a way to force Western governments to purchase vaccines in bulk for the Third World under the banner of ‘equity’.

The handling of the Covid pandemic is being used as an excuse to justify what was already designed and publicised. In this light, the proposed Global Pandemic Treaty is – first and foremost – a trillion-dollar business deal.

Being discussed is a $10 billion per year ‘preparedness fund’ along with an additional $100 billion emergency fund – that you pay for. Who knows what else is coming…

Australia set to sign Geneva’s Global Pandemic Treaty (The Spectator)

Last week: Anti-Treaty

WHAT!?

Nul points.

Get your own battle cruiser.

Meanwhile…

Yesterday.

CNN.

“For people over 50 or 60, they’ll probably have to get boosted every 6 months until we get even better vaccines; so we’re in for ongoing vaccination to stay absolutely safe…”

Bill Gates tells CNN’s Anderson Cooper the booster vaccine schedule for the over 50s.

Meanwhile…

Good times.

Bill Gates tells Anderson what surprised him about Covid misinformation (CNN)

Aoife Nessa Frances – Emptiness Follows

“The state of our city. It answers to pity.”

Rising Dublin indie songstress Aoife Nessa Frances (top) returns with her first video since her acclaimed Land Of No Junction album in 2020, which made into Broadsheet’s Top Ten Irish albums of that year.

A wistful mellotron-friendly tune, it comes with a beguiling video by Zoe Greenway which features Katy Mullins as the gold woman.

Nick says: Mellotronica.

Aoife Nessa Frances

Thank Frida it’s Friday.

We hope you all enjoyed the show.

This week’s voucher-free music forum comes courtesy again of a suggestion by treasured Broadsheet Trailer Park caretaker Andy Pipkin.

Andy writes:

“After a disappointing night at Eurovision last night – and the last number of years – as an idea for today’s Esteem competition: ‘what’s your favourite Eurovision song, winner or loser?’ Here’s mine.”

Thanks Andy. And here’s mine.

Lines MUST close on Saturday Midday

Please include video links if possible.

Last week, thanks to another suggestion by Andy, I asked for your favourite song about cheating. You answered in your tens. But there could only be one winner. Janet won my esteem with a French offering….

Paul Braffort – La Java De L’Adultere

Janet wrote:

“I’m an unfortunate expert; infidelity is rather more the norm in France…and I suppose if you can’t beat them ;))”

Nick says: Congrats Janet. Merci beaucoup to everyone who entered.

Last week: Win Nick’s Esteem

Earlier: Blame It On The Boogie

Bunker Vinyl, Cork

Yesterday.

“Collectively, we are making significant new commitments to help keep up the fight against COVID-19 in 2022, protect the most vulnerable populations, and prepare for the next health crisis, because there will be others.

“You know, and the United States is going to continue to do our part.

“Today I’m announcing the United States will share critical COVID-19 technologies through the World Health Organization COVID-19 Technology Access Pool. We’re making available health technologies that are owned by the United States government, including stabilized spike protein that is used in many COVID-19 vaccines.

“We’re standing up a new pilot program, working with the Global Fund, to expand access to rapid testing and antiviral treatments for people in harder-to-reach areas.

“And we’re increasing our support for a new Pandemic Preparedness and Global Health Security fund that will be established at the World Bank this summer with $450 million in seed funding.

“I particularly want to commend Indonesia and Italy for their leadership in helping make this fund a reality. And I’m encouraging other leaders to join me in — in upping their commitments.

“You know, we’re going to face, together, global health crises. This is not the last one we’ve had. It’s not a question of “if,” it’s a question of “when.”

Us President Joe Biden

Remarks by President Biden at the Global COVID-⁠19 Summit (The White House)

Keeley – To A London Sunrise

England’s dreaming.

Dublin indie pop rising star Keeley continues her powerful musical tribute to the ill-fated German teenager Inga Maria Hauser.

To A London Sunrise is the first glimpse of Keeley’s second EP Echo Everywhere, released by Dimple Discs, and produced by Alan Maguire.

The video was produced and edited by Keeley.

Nick says: Special K.

Keeley

No, after you.

No, I insist.

Etc.

Meanwhile…

This afternoon.

Baby drowned in three inches of bathwater when her lawyer mother fainted a day after taking AstraZeneca Covid vaccine (MailOnline)