Healthy interactions, shops opened, people strolling, no chaos, no policing of social distancing, just normalcy... Thank goodness I'm in Syria during Corona, the interactions I have with people here daily soothe my soul. *Update: I think for most of you I don't need to make this point, but for newcomers I will. Damascus was subject to relentless mortar and missile terrorism from eastern Ghouta for years. I started coming to Syria in April 2014 and the mortars then were intense, and intense until eastern Ghouta was liberated from the terrorists who made life hell for people in Damascus and for people in eastern Ghouta. The scenes in this clip are largely joyful, but I would wager there are very few families who haven't lost a family member or relative to terrorist shelling and also car bombings, as well as kidnappings. Now that there is peace in Damascus and much of Syria, there are still other levels of suffering, particularly the economic situation after over 9 years war and under the brutal western criminal sanctions on Syria. People are not suffering overwhelmingly from Corona here (according to the official government statistics, as of April 21: "42 cases, 6 of them have recovered while 3 have died.") but they are suffering all over the country from the devastation of Syria's economy and the sanctions. Just a note to balance out the otherwise happy vibe. The people have been put thru hell and back. RELATED LINKS: US-Backed Terrorism in Syria: A First-Hand Account of the Use of Mortars Against Civilians (September 2014) https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-backed-terrorism-in-syria-a-first-hand-account-of-the-use-of-mortars-against-civilians/5401390 University Hospital, Damascus: Meeting Victims of Western-backed Mortar and Rocket Terrorism https://ingaza.wordpress.com/2015/03/03/university-hospital-damascus-meeting-victims-of-western-backed-mortar-and-rocket-terrorism/ Terrorists’ Attack on Damascus Restaurant and Homes: “They have no humanity and no respect for children” https://ingaza.wordpress.com/2016/07/27/terrorists-attack-on-damascus-restaurant-and-homes-they-have-no-humanity-and-no-respect-for-children/ UN Feigns Outrage Over Ghouta While Terrorist Rockets Rain Down on Damascus https://www.mintpressnews.com/un-feigns-outrage-over-ghouta-while-terrorist-rockets-rain-down-on-damascus/238148/ Torture, starvation, executions: Eastern Ghouta civilians talk of life under terrorist rule https://www.rt.com/op-ed/429349-syrians-tell-terrorists-white-helmets/ Western media ignoring reality on the ground in Syria: terrorism and anti-Syria sanctions which help terrorists, Mar 3, 2016 https://www.rt.com/op-ed/334401-western-reporting-syrian-reality/ Syrian American Doctor on The Propaganda, Criminal Sanctions, and War ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5np-3vXt48

While in Syria, I gave an interview on Syria Insider. I've since added corresponding footage or photos to the video, to highlight some of the points I made. *Editing credits at the end pertain to the original video on Syria Insider, shared here: https://www.facebook.com/theSyriainsider/videos/1824605751178581/?hc_ref=ARTFFEuVaoDdQTfSNmESNz8vdwJxJjcPmlREsfiyvFascz_9YI-dPgvuxpy7I3U0RAA ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoTiq6qiQMI

Navalny is a criminal (https://tinyurl.com/yyz36c7l ), and the West is propping him up (ala Guaido in Venezuela) & lauding a fake poisoning story in order to again attempt to foment unrest in Russia. On January 23, I went by metro to the site of the pro-Navalny protest planned for Moscow, in Pushkinskaya Square, arriving two hours before the 2 pm protest time, and standing roughly five hours in the cold until police had slowly cleared the square. This was a mix of young and less young people (including large numbers of self-appointed "citizen journalists"/social media activists wearing fluorescent vests easily-bought in stores to appear as accredited press) with scripted placards (handed out to participants, I saw a young man doing so). They protested for well over1.5 hours, chanting periodically (saying nothing of content), before the first police movements to clear the square (these movements amounted to police locking arms and walking forward, to push people back).It's what I saw in 2019 (except this time I saw very young, early or pre-teens participating), and this time it took longer for police to respond (in 2019 the response was fairly immediate). Note the intervals when an area has been cleared. Police & protesters stand around in close proximity to one another, police not "attacking" protesters, protesters standing close enough to police to indicate they don't actually fear "police brutality". Watch the body language, laughter even, of some of the protesters. Is that normal in a situation where one fears getting brutalized? My writeup: https://ingaza.wordpress.com/2021/01/30/the-navalny-protests-charade-western-interference-disinfo-on-russia-once-again/

During lockdown in Sydney, Australia, Matt Austin produced his first album, "I Bloody Told You This Would Happen!", a collection of 11 songs on the critical issues we are facing under the Covid mandates. His description: "When people don't understand how democracy works, democracy doesn't work. Hidden corruption of 'free' media; the lobby industry; State infiltration of activist groups; mass surveillance by government institutions and Big Tech; centralized power; Digital ID's and a Central Bank Digital Currency; Coerced acquiescence, propaganda and censorship. Part satire, part warning, part therapy: I Bloody Told You This Would Happen!" https://radiorow1.bandcamp.com/album/i-bloody-told-you-this-would-happen https://twitter.com/RadioRow1/status/1414498020926771204 [A 12th song followed, The State Of You : https://radiorow1.bandcamp.com/track/the-state-of-you ] I spoke with Matt about how he came to make this album, as well as the mood in Australia, and he global growing popular dissent to Covid tyranny. *Matt recommends Australian singer-songwriter, Ben Mitchell's Free The Nation Music, which, “brings together artists proudly standing up for freedom and inclusive live gigs for all regardless of medical history. Discover new music from musicians who really stand for something: freedom. Because segregation isn't cool.” https://twitter.com/lovenationmusic/status/1440059926257102857 https://freethenationmusic.com/playlists/ https://linktr.ee/benmitchellsong RELATED LINKS: Some reports say up to 300 000 people turned out to protest for freedom in Australia today. One of the largest protests in Australian history. Why isn't this bigger news? https://twitter.com/PeterSweden7/status/1462149963585105927 Sydney was a sea of people. At least 50,000 All extremists of course https://twitter.com/MadMax764/status/1462076760892141575 Perth Australia #FreedomRally march against mandatory vaccination x8 speed and it still looks slow because there were so many people that it took forever to take a step forward https://twitter.com/Partisangirl/status/1462254944480759812 *around the world: https://lorphicweb.com/videos-massive-protests-against-medical-tyranny-in-rome-vienna-amsterdam-melbourne-more/ *Lithuania http://txti.es/covid-pass/images https://twitter.com/RadioRow1/status/1462265367661744133 https://twitter.com/EvaKBartlett/status/1462088315558150156 https://twitter.com/VanessaBeeley/status/1462312030178881541 https://bpa-pathology.com/covid19-pcr-tests-are-scientifically-meaningless/ https://off-guardian.org/2020/09/05/australian-govts-own-website-admits-covid-tests-are-totally-unreliable https://lockdownsceptics.org/lies-damned-lies-and-health-statistics-the-deadly-danger-of-false-positives/ https://off-guardian.org/2020/12/18/who- ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzm-PPsGje8