A mysterious disease that produces “flu-like” symptoms and that is killing a very high percentage of those that it infects has suddenly appeared in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and scientists have no idea what it is.  So far, this mystery disease does not appear to be related to H5N1, monkeypox, Ebola, the Marburg virus or any of the other deadly bugs that are currently spreading around the globe.  Perhaps after more testing is done, scientists will discover that there is a very simple explanation after all.  And let us hope that this new outbreak turns out to be fairly insignificant in the grand scheme of things.  But in Matthew 24, Jesus did warn us that there would be multiple “pestilences” in the days just before His return.  So when a new disease suddenly appears and starts killing lots of people, it is worth keeping an eye on. The epicenter for this outbreak is right along the Democratic Republic of Congo’s border with Angola, and we are being told that dozens of victims are already dead… AN UNKNOWN “flu-like” disease targeting women and children has killed 143 within two weeks. Those infected in Congo have suffered from symptoms including high fever and severe headaches with the World Health Organisation launching an urgent probe. Deaths are being recorded in Kwango province, situated in the Southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and on its border with Angola. If this mystery disease is “targeting women and children”, does that mean that adult men are not being affected? Hopefully we can get some clarification on that. It is being reported that a total of 376 people have gotten sick so far, but it is not clear how they were able to determine that everyone has the same thing if they are not able to identify the disease… The country’s health ministry also warned people to wash their hands regularly with soap and water and not to touch dead bodies. A total of 376 people have been sickened in the outbreak, that has hit Kwango province in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is very early in this outbreak, and so the numbers that we are being given are very fluid. But if there really are 143 total dead out of 376 total victims, that is a very, very high death rate. Many of the symptoms that victims are experiencing are exactly what you would expect if you caught the normal flu… Patients are mostly children over 15 years old, officials say, and are suffering from a flu-like illness with symptoms including a fever, headache, nasal discharge, cough, difficulty breathing and anemia — or a lack of healthy red blood cells. I don’t see anything there that would set it apart from normal winter illnesses. And that also makes it potentially extremely dangerous. We shall see how this plays out. For now, one local leader is warning that “the number of infected people is increasing” and that people are literally dropping dead in their own homes… Civil society leader Cephorien Manzanza said that the situation on the ground is extremely worrying as the number of infected people is increasing. “Panzi is a rural health zone, so there is a problem with the supply of medicines,” Manzanza said. Due to a lack of medical facilities and a dilapidated health infrastructure, infected people are forced to die in their homes. A local epidemiologist said women and children were the most seriously affected by the disease. This sounds very serious. But let’s not jump to any conclusions quite yet. Tests are being conducted on this new disease, and authorities are promising to release results as soon as they can… The Ministry added in its update: ‘Laboratory test results will be communicated as soon as they are available, and regular updates will be shared with the population and partners. ‘Pending the conclusions of the ongoing investigations, the Ministry calls on the population to remain calm, vigilant and to strictly respect the… preventive measures.’ Of course this new outbreak comes at a time when the Democratic Republic of Congo is already struggling to contain an unprecedented monkeypox outbreak… Meanwhile, the DRC is also contending with a major mpox outbreak, which was declared a public health emergency of international concern in August. In early November, the total number of suspected mpox cases across the continent of Africa topped 50,000, with the DRC bearing a high percentage of those cases. Scientists are telling us that this new strain of the monkeypox spreads much more easily than the strain that caused so many problems around the globe in 2022, and it also has a much higher death rate. So I am keeping a very close eye on that too. Meanwhile, the Marburg virus has gotten loose in Rwanda… Marburg, also termed as the ‘Bleeding Eye’s virus due to one of its symptoms (bleeding of the eye), has killed 15 people in Rwanda and has left hundreds of them infected, reports The Mirror. The World Health Organisation (WHO) identifies the disease to be severe, often resulting in fatal illness in humans. “The average MVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 24% to 88% in past outbreaks,” the WHO says in a report which was updated in October 2024. After what we went through earlier in this decade, I know that there are lots of people out there that don’t want to hear this sort of news. 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As the political narrative this week shifts to presidential pardons after President Joe Biden gave his son Hunter Biden a generous one on Sunday, many Americans wonder whether President-elect Donald Trump will use that power upon taking office for those who protested at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021....

Senate Democrats and senior aides to Joe Biden are reportedly debating if Biden should issue preemptive pardons to numerous current and former public servants. The list of individuals who may receive a preemptive pardon includes: Anthony Fauci Liz Cheney Adam Schiff BREAKING: Biden White House considering preemptive pardons for those in Trump’s crosshairs, including Adam Schiff, Liz Cheney & Anthony Fauci – Politico — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 4, 2024 “Biden is doing nothing short of abusing his power to save his political allies from being properly investigated and prosecuted,” journalist Nick Sortor commented. JUST IN: The Biden regime is considering “PREEMPTIVE PARDONS” for his cronies, including; – Dr. Fauci– Liz Cheney– Adam Schiff Why, you ask? Because Biden KNOWS those three are guilty as sin. Biden is doing nothing short of abusing his power to save his political allies… pic.twitter.com/l8xZZt41F0 — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 4, 2024 From POLITICO: Biden’s aides are deeply concerned about a range of current and former officials who could find themselves facing inquiries and even indictments, a sense of alarm which has only accelerated since Trump last weekend announced the appointment of Kash Patel to lead the FBI. Patel has publicly vowed to pursue Trump’s critics. The White House officials, however, are carefully weighing the extraordinary step of handing out blanket pardons to those who’ve committed no crimes, both because it could suggest impropriety, only fueling Trump’s criticisms, and because those offered preemptive pardons may reject them. The deliberations touch on pardoning those currently in office, elected and appointed, as well as former officials who’ve angered Trump and his loyalists. Those who could face exposure include such members of Congress’ Jan. 6 Committee as Sen.-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming. Trump has previously said Cheney “should go to Jail along with the rest of the Unselect Committee!” Also mentioned by Biden’s aides for a pardon is Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who became a lightning rod for criticism from the right during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Senator Rand Paul previously filed a criminal referral over Fauci’s contradictory claims about the origins of COVID,” Collin Rugg wrote. “For his dishonesty, frankly, he should go to prison. If you lie to Congress, and you’re dishonest, and you won’t accept responsibility. For his mistake in judgment, he should just be pilloried. He should never be accepted,” Paul said during a radio interview, according to Rugg. WATCH: REPORT: The Biden White House is considering pardoning Dr. Anthony Fauci, according to Politico. Biden's team is reportedly discussing preemptive pardons to protect certain people from being "targetted" by President-elect Donald Trump. Names on the list may include Dr. Fauci,… pic.twitter.com/DkDLSSP4IA — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 4, 2024 The Washington Examiner reports: Even before Biden issued a pardon for his son Hunter, who was criminally convicted this year on tax and gun charges, on Sunday, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) publicly floated the idea that the president should consider “preemptive pardons” to people Trump has threatened to prosecute. “I think that without question, Trump is going to try to act in a dictatorial way, in a fascistic way, in a revengeful first year at least of his administration toward individuals who he believes harmed him,” Markey said in an interview with Boston Public Radio. “If it’s clear by Jan. 19 that that is his intention, then I would recommend to President Biden that he provide those preemptive pardons to people, because that’s really what our country is going to need next year,” he added. Markey went on to cite Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon over the Watergate scandal in 1974, calling it a way to “close that chapter” and move on “to an agenda that deals with ordinary families.” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said he’d need more time to think about whether Biden should pursue preemptive pardons, but emphasized he understood why the president recently worked to shield his son. “Let me just talk about the one that’s on everybody’s mind, the one that’s relevant, given the lengths that Donald Trump has gone to politicize the Justice Department, I consider what was done by the president over the weekend as understandable,” Wyden said. However, a majority of Senate Democrats are not on board with Markey’s perspective on “preemptive pardons.” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said the push is something he’d advise Biden “not to do.” Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) said he’d instead urge Trump to vow that he will not go after his political opponents before taking office.