(FREE) PAINE IN THE MORNING: 11 things you need to know this Tuesday – February 1, 2022

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Inflation Expectations Surge Near Record Highs in Dallas Fed Survey – Inflation expectations among Texas manufacturers surged high in January, indicating that inflationary pressures have increased in recent weeks, data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas showed Monday.

The Dallas Fed’s monthly survey of manufacturing firms showed that 57.5 percent say they expect the prices of their products to be higher six months from now. Just 6.9 percent expect lower prices. – READ MORE

Farming Insider Warns The Coming Food Shortages Are Going To Be Far Worse Than We’re Being Told – The information that I am about to share with you is extremely alarming, but I have always endeavored to never sugarcoat things for my readers. Right now, there are shortages of certain items in grocery stores across the United States, and food supplies have gotten very tight all over the globe. I have repeatedly warned that this is just the beginning, but I didn’t realize how dire things have already gotten until I received an email from a farming insider that I have corresponded with over the years. I asked him if I could publicly share some of the information that he was sharing with me, and he said that would be okay as long as I kept his name out of it.

According to this farming insider, dramatically increased costs for fertilizer will make it impossible for many farmers to profitably plant corn this year. The following is an excerpt from an email that he recently sent me… – READ MORE

Isolated island in Pacific Ocean experiences first COVID-19 cases of the pandemic after arrival of fully vaccinated, triple-tested missionaries who were in quarantine –The first signs of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, surfaced in Wuhan, China, on Dec. 12, 2019. By December 2020, COVID-19 had reached every continent on the planet after the first cases were detected on Antarctica. Through the entire COVID-19 endemic and pandemic, the remote island nation of Kiribati had managed to not have a single case of COVID-19 until Jan. 19, 2022.

Kiribati is an isolated island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a population of roughly 122,000. Kiribati closed its borders 10 months ago, then reopened the country this month. – READ MORE

Maryland county closes schools over COVID but opens ‘Equity Hubs’ where kids can meet in person to learn virtually – As four schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, have temporarily closed in response to surging COVID-19 cases, the school district is offering “Equity Hubs” where students can meet together in person to learn virtually.

Montgomery County Public Schools announced last week that Loiederman Middle School, Harmony Hills, Pine Crest, and Wheaton Woods elementary schools, and the autism program at Westover Elementary School will revert to virtual learning for 10 days beginning Monday. The schools are expected to reopen Feb. 10, the district said. – READ MORE

Center for Vaccine Development’s Hotez: Homeland Security, DOJ Need to Address ‘Anti-Science’ COVID Disinformation – Center for Vaccine Development director Dr. Peter Hotez said Monday on CNN’s “Newsroom” that the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice need to be involved in addressing COVID “disinformation.”

Hotez said, “We have to stop talking about, like, COVID-19’s in the rearview mirror. Again, 2,000 Americans losing their lives every day. We could still save a lot of lives right now.” – READ MORE

‘Huge Moment for Freedom’ UK Mandatory Vax for Health Workers Set to be Scrapped – Report – The UK government reportedly looks set to scrap mandatory vaccination for healthcare workers across the country, in what amounts to a massive U-turn on COVID policy.

A requirement for healthcare workers in the United Kingdom to be vaccinated against the Chinese Coronavirus in order to keep their jobs looks set to be scrapped, according to reports by a number of government sources. – READ MORE

T-Mobile to terminate corporate employees who aren’t vaccinated by April – T-Mobile US Inc will fire corporate employees who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 2, according to an internal company memo posted on the independent blog TMOnews.com.

The blog said T-Mobile’s new policy was announced on Friday in an email from its human resource chief to all staff. It follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Jan. 13 that blocked President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing mandate for large businesses. – READ MORE

Small US Firms Hammered As Biden’s Free-N95-Mask-Handout Benefits Big Producers Only – Many U.S. residents will be able to find free masks at local retailers, pharmacies, and community health centers over the next few weeks following the federal government’s deployment of 400 million N95 masks to the general public from the Strategic National Stockpile.

Two days after the Biden administration launched the program on Jan. 19, large retailers such as Hy-Vee, Walmart, and Meijer made the N95 masks available online, according to Jeffrey Zients, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, at a Jan. 26 teleconference. – READ MORE

Pete Buttigieg Slammed for Racist ‘Safety’ Cameras Notorious for Corruption, Inaccuracy – Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is being criticized roundly for his plan to expand the use of “safety” cameras on roads nationwide, as drivers have complained that the camera systems are inaccurate and prone to abuse by political cronies.

Buttigieg introduced the plan last Thursday, describing the problem of road safety as one of fairness, noting that “people of color, Native Americans, low income communities, [and] people in rural areas, [are] more likely to die on our roads.” – READ MORE

‘We Kill The Batman’: Lori Lightfoot Mocked For Bizarre Bribe Attempt To Get People Vaxxed – Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has stepped up her campaign to promote the available COVID-19 vaccines, suggesting in a Thursday social media post that she planned to pay citizens to get the jab.

“The message is clear. Get vaccinated from the comfort of your home and this stack could be yours,” Lightfoot’s message read. The tweet included a photo of the Chicago Mayor standing next to the words “GET VAX’D” spelled out with 41 $20 bills, one $5 bill, and a folded $1 as an apostrophe — which adds up to a total of $826. – READ MORE