healthimpactnews--2020-08-18--Common Over-the-counter and Legally Prescribed Medications Aiding the Medical Kidnapping of Newborns

Common Over-the-counter and Legally Prescribed Medications Aiding the Medical Kidnapping of Newborns from Unsuspecting Mothers

With the rise of panic surrounding the COVID epidemic , the last thing any parent , particularly a new mother , wants to hear is that they are going to be reported to Child Protection Services ( CPS ) .
Sometimes parents are not even aware a complaint has been made until they receive a call from a social worker with CPS .
MedicalKidnap.com has covered countless stories of how CPS is used as a weapon against parents by ex-spouses or partners .
See : DC School Warns Parents They ’ ll Call CPS If You ’ re Late to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Weaponizing of CPS – Lose Your Children IF : You Don ’ t Vaccinate , You Don ’ t Make a Dentist Appointment , You Don ’ t Pay School Lunch Fees , You Don ’ t Shut Up , Etc .
We have also covered some of the endless horror stories about families who have been falsely accused of abuse when the true cause of the child ’ s injury is overlooked by the growing sub-specialty known as Child Abuse Pediatricians ( CAP ’ s ) .
Epidemic of Vitamin D Deficiency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Child Abuse Doctors But what happens when you aren ’ t accused of child abuse or neglect directly , but accused of having a substance abuse problem and using illegal or illicit drugs while pregnant , because you failed a urine drug screen ?
This is an issue that many people are unaware of , but happens more and more frequently due to , in part , the rise of opioid addiction and abuse .
When a family shows up to the hospital ready to give birth and meet their new bundle of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having blood drawn , an abundance of other testing is expected .
But a drug test ?
Yes .
Drug testing mothers about to give birth varies from state to state and facility to facility .
Most facilities only drug test mothers who are considered “ high risk ” for drug abuse .
For a mother to be considered high risk , facilities have a set of guidelines they follow to determine if the testing is necessary .
Some states and facilities drug test all mothers to be .
But in order for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consent is required , which is rarely , if ever , mentioned to mother .
It is hidden somewhere among the fine print of the multiple papers given to you to sign , and usually included with the “ authorization to treat ” form .
Not only is this misleading and unethical , it could be against the law .
The AMA Journal of Ethics published an article informing readers about how the Supreme Court agreed petitioners in Ferguson v. City of Charleston : The AMA Journal also points out : Physicians ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They Fail to Practice Due Diligence Many people may say , “ Who cares if they drug test expecting mothers .
Women who are pregnant should never be taking illegal or illicit drugs.
” But what if a mother is taking a legal medication , prescribed to her by her physician , that is known to cause a false-positive on a urine drug screen ?
When a woman tests positive for drugs prior to giving birth , the hospital then collects the newborns first void , known as meconium , to also be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requires consent from the parents , and again is seldom , if ever , received from the mother .
The meconium is collected and sent to the lab for testing .
If the meconium tests positive for drugs , a complaint is made to CPS .
Prior to that phone call being made to CPS , that will undoubtedly send the new mother into a nightmare , causing unnecessary stress , do the hospital ’ s physicians and staff research and investigate the medications the mother has been taking while pregnant ?
All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CPS , passing the burden of figuring out a medical issue to the hands of the already burdened child protection agencies .
Complaints made to CPS regarding abuse mainly involve some type of medical issue .
These complaints made by hospitals regarding drug abuse and newborn drug exposure also involve medical issues .
And yet , these issues are passed off to social workers who have no knowledge and education in medicine , toxicology and pharmacology , but are responsible for making the determination of whether abuse is founded , or if a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ services ” or treatment .
In some states , the punishment for mothers who take illegal or illicit drugs is the termination of their parental rights , and in extreme cases , possible incarceration .
A mother taking a legally prescribed medication , would have nothing to worry about if she was drug tested right ?
Not exactly .
There are several prescription medications that are known to cause false-positive results on urine drug screens .
Depending on the chemical make up of the drug , and how it is metabolized , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opioids , benzodiazepines , and amphetamines among others .
Some over-the-counter medications can also cause positive results for illegal drugs .
Still , doctors refuse to carry out due diligence and rather call in a complaint to CPS .
If they did manage to undertake due diligence , which would include going through the mother ’ s medications and researching if they could present a false-positive , a complaint to CPS could be avoided .
Confirmatory testing could also be ordered , which would be less work for physicians , but again , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
One of these medications is not only common among the general public , it is routinely given to pregnant women for a serious , sometimes fatal , problem that can arise during pregnancy known as preeclampsia .
Labetalol is beta-blocker that affects the heart and circulation ( blood flow through arteries and veins ) , and according to Drugs.com , it is used in the treatment of hypertension ( high blood pressure ) .
Labetalol is also known to cause a urine drug screen to test positive for amphetamines .
An article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Not only has Labetalol been studied and found to cause false-positive urine and meconium drug screens , one of the studies was published in Obstetrics and Gynecology , and concluded , The fact that this information is published in a journal for the very physicians who would come across a possible positive drug screen from a woman taking Labetalol should avoid a complaint to CPS if it occurred .
Unfortunately , it has not , resulting in women , and their newborns , being reported to CPS .
The mother is reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pregnant , and the newborn is reported for being born exposed to amphetamines .
The “ Retrospective Analysis of the Diagnostic Yield of Newborn Drug Testing , ” published BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth , found 12 newborn urine samples tested positive for non-medical drug use ( THC , cocaine and methamphetamine ) .
Four of the urine samples tested positive for amphetamines , and the analysis concluded : Another common issue during pregnancy is heartburn or acid reflux .
Ranitidine , or Zantac , has been prescribed to pregnant women for years to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Recently , the FDA has requested the removal of all Ranitidine products from the market .
Ranitidine is also linked to false-positive urine drug screens for amphetamines .
An article published in U.S. Pharmacist claims , The list of both over-the-counter and prescription medications known to cause a false positive for illegal and/or commonly abused drugs is staggering .
Can CPS take your newborn if you test positive for drugs ?
According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ( MDHHS ) , It goes on to state , This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be spared the intrusion of CPS if physicians did their due diligence instead of filing a complaint ?
Doctors and hospital staff , which include social workers , are well aware of the repercussions a person will face when accused of substance abuse while they are pregnant .
It ’ s hard to believe they would make a complaint to CPS before any investigation or research into the mother ’ s medications is performed , and when a simple over-the-counter medication can also be the cause for a false-positive drug screen .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ during pregnancy Every state has different laws and guidelines when it comes to women who test positive for drug use during pregnancy .
ProPublica reported in their story , “ How States Handle Drug Use During Pregnancy ” : According to a story by The Appeal , What can new mothers do when they are accused of substance abuse ?
The majority of woman who find themselves falsely accused of substance abuse while pregnant are usually unaware until the hospital ’ s social worker comes to inform them .
It is at this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ screen ( which was done without the mother ’ s knowledge or consent ) tested positive for an illegal or illicit drug , which means their newborn will also be tested .
If , and when , the newborn ’ s screen is also positive , which it will be as the baby will have traces of anything the mother consumed while pregnant , a complaint will be made to CPS .
The results of the newborn meconium screen are not as rapid as a urine drug screen which causes another issue .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , explains how it can take several days for a newborn to pass meconium .
Furthermore , a baby can pass meconium in utero therefore making it unable to be tested .
The meconium screen can also detect drugs administered to the mother during labor and delivery , by physicians , which can also alter the results .
It also needs to be noted again that false-positives from meconium screens can be as high as 43 % .
One way to counter these allegations is to get confirmatory tests done .
This type @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospital lab , thus requiring it to be sent out to a lab who does specific testing with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry or a high-performance liquid chromatography .
This also means the testing is more expensive .
Unfortunately , urine is not as stable as other bodily fluids such as blood which can be stored for years before testing .
According to LabPedia.net , urine left at room temperature for more than 2 hours in not acceptable for testing .
There are a number of issues that can take place when urine is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is normally 24 hours .
By the time the social worker comes to inform the mother of the results , it will likely be too late to request confirmatory testing , and will undoubtedly be too late when the results of the meconium tests are received .
Another way to counter allegations of substance abuse is to contact your pharmacist .
U.S. Pharmacist provides a list of common prescription medications that have the potential to cause false-positive results with urine drug screens .
If you are taking several medications while pregnant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ OB/GYN , your Primary Care Physician , or over-the-counter , checking with your pharmacist to see if any of the medications have the potential to cause a false-positive urine drug screen could help combat any allegations of drug abuse .
If you have already been tested , try asking the pharmacist for documentation about how the drugs are metabolized , and how they can affect a urine drug screen , to provide to the social worker .
Medical negligence has been one of the leading causes of medical kidnapping for decades .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kidnap our children is ever growing , with the COVID virus leading the way , and providing even more ways for child protection services to remove children from their parents .
Below is a list of websites containing information about common , everyday substances , over-the-counter medications and prescription medications that are known to cause false-positive urine drug tests , and the classification of drug they can metabolize as .
Comment on this article at MedicalKidnap.com .
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With the rise of panic surrounding the COVID epidemic, the last thing any parent, particularly a new mother, wants to hear is that they are going to be reported to Child Protection Services (CPS). Sometimes parents are not even aware a complaint has been made until they receive a call from a social worker with CPS.
MedicalKidnap.com has covered countless stories of how CPS is used as a weapon against parents by ex-spouses or partners. See:
We have also covered some of the endless horror stories about families who have been falsely accused of abuse when the true cause of the child’s injury is overlooked by the growing sub-specialty known as Child Abuse Pediatricians (CAP’s).
But what happens when you aren’t accused of child abuse or neglect directly, but accused of having a substance abuse problem and using illegal or illicit drugs while pregnant, because you failed a urine drug screen? This is an issue that many people are unaware of, but happens more and more frequently due to, in part, the rise of opioid addiction and abuse.
When a family shows up to the hospital ready to give birth and meet their new bundle of joy, being placed on monitors, having blood drawn, an abundance of other testing is expected. But a drug test? Yes.
Legality and Ethics of Drug Testing Pregnant Women
Drug testing mothers about to give birth varies from state to state and facility to facility. Most facilities only drug test mothers who are considered “high risk” for drug abuse. For a mother to be considered high risk, facilities have a set of guidelines they follow to determine if the testing is necessary. Some states and facilities drug test all mothers to be.
But in order for them to do a drug test, consent is required, which is rarely, if ever, mentioned to mother. It is hidden somewhere among the fine print of the multiple papers given to you to sign, and usually included with the “authorization to treat” form.
Not only is this misleading and unethical, it could be against the law.
The AMA Journal of Ethics published an article informing readers about how the Supreme Court agreed petitioners in Ferguson v. City of Charleston:
“…challenged the constitutionality of the drug tests, claiming that performing the tests in the absence of a warrant or informed consent violated the patients’ Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure.”
The AMA Journal also points out:
“The Supreme Court recognizes that a physician’s duty is to provide sound medical treatment to his patient, not to act as an extension of law enforcement. Physicians serve medical—not legal—roles in the treatment of pregnant women. Health care professionals who act on behalf of the state rather than for their patients breach the ethical duties of the patient-physician relationship. Such a breach erodes confidence and trust in the medical community, resulting in poor disclosure by patients, which, in turn, may dramatically reduce the efficacy of diagnosis and treatment.”
Physicians’ Oath to Do No Harm Broken When They Fail to Practice Due Diligence
Many people may say, “Who cares if they drug test expecting mothers. Women who are pregnant should never be taking illegal or illicit drugs.”
But what if a mother is taking a legal medication, prescribed to her by her physician, that is known to cause a false-positive on a urine drug screen?
When a woman tests positive for drugs prior to giving birth, the hospital then collects the newborns first void, known as meconium, to also be tested for drugs. This testing also requires consent from the parents, and again is seldom, if ever, received from the mother. The meconium is collected and sent to the lab for testing. If the meconium tests positive for drugs, a complaint is made to CPS.
Prior to that phone call being made to CPS, that will undoubtedly send the new mother into a nightmare, causing unnecessary stress, do the hospital’s physicians and staff research and investigate the medications the mother has been taking while pregnant?
All too often that call is made to CPS, passing the burden of figuring out a medical issue to the hands of the already burdened child protection agencies.
Complaints made to CPS regarding abuse mainly involve some type of medical issue. These complaints made by hospitals regarding drug abuse and newborn drug exposure also involve medical issues.
And yet, these issues are passed off to social workers who have no knowledge and education in medicine, toxicology and pharmacology, but are responsible for making the determination of whether abuse is founded, or if a mother has a drug problem and requires “services” or treatment. In some states, the punishment for mothers who take illegal or illicit drugs is the termination of their parental rights, and in extreme cases, possible incarceration.
A mother taking a legally prescribed medication, would have nothing to worry about if she was drug tested right? Not exactly.
There are several prescription medications that are known to cause false-positive results on urine drug screens. Depending on the chemical make up of the drug, and how it is metabolized, many prescription medications can show positive for opioids, benzodiazepines, and amphetamines among others.
Some over-the-counter medications can also cause positive results for illegal drugs. Still, doctors refuse to carry out due diligence and rather call in a complaint to CPS.
If they did manage to undertake due diligence, which would include going through the mother’s medications and researching if they could present a false-positive, a complaint to CPS could be avoided. Confirmatory testing could also be ordered, which would be less work for physicians, but again, this is rarely, if ever done.
One of these medications is not only common among the general public, it is routinely given to pregnant women for a serious, sometimes fatal, problem that can arise during pregnancy known as preeclampsia.
Labetalol is beta-blocker that affects the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins), and according to Drugs.com, it is used in the treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure). Labetalol is also known to cause a urine drug screen to test positive for amphetamines.
An article published in the Journal of Perinatology found,
“Maternal labetalol may create false-positives on urine testing for amphetamines.”
It also states,
“False-positive results from meconium testing may be as high as 43% for some drugs.”
Not only has Labetalol been studied and found to cause false-positive urine and meconium drug screens, one of the studies was published in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and concluded,
“In pregnant women requiring labetalol for treatment of hypertensive disease, a urine drug screen may be falsely positive for amphetamines and methamphetamines. Providers should be cognizant of this possibility when interpreting the results of urine drug screens.”
The fact that this information is published in a journal for the very physicians who would come across a possible positive drug screen from a woman taking Labetalol should avoid a complaint to CPS if it occurred.
Unfortunately, it has not, resulting in women, and their newborns, being reported to CPS. The mother is reported for using illegal or illicit drugs while pregnant, and the newborn is reported for being born exposed to amphetamines.
The “Retrospective Analysis of the Diagnostic Yield of Newborn Drug Testing,” published BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, found 12 newborn urine samples tested positive for non-medical drug use (THC, cocaine and methamphetamine).
“All twelve samples positive by urine screening demonstrated 100% concordance with meconium testing.”
Four of the urine samples tested positive for amphetamines, and the analysis concluded:
“Labetalol administration in the mother was suspected to be the likely cause of these false positives, given the reported ability of labetalol metabolites to cause amphetamine positive screens with some amphetamines immunoassays.”
Another common issue during pregnancy is heartburn or acid reflux. Ranitidine, or Zantac, has been prescribed to pregnant women for years to control acid reflux brought on by pregnancy. Recently, the FDA has requested the removal of all Ranitidine products from the market. Ranitidine is also linked to false-positive urine drug screens for amphetamines.
An article published in U.S. Pharmacist claims,
“Ranitidine has been shown to cause false-positive results for amphetamines at doses of 150 to 300 mg daily.”
The list of both over-the-counter and prescription medications known to cause a false positive for illegal and/or commonly abused drugs is staggering.
Can CPS take your newborn if you test positive for drugs?
According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS),
“A complaint involving only substance use is insufficient for investigation or confirmation of child abuse or neglect. Parents may use legally or illegally obtained substances and prescribed medications to varying degrees and remain able to safely care for their children.”
It goes on to state,
“A CPS complaint is not required if the mandated reporter knows that the controlled substance, metabolite, or the child’s symptoms are the result of MAT or medication prescribed to the mother or the newborn.”
This begs the questions: How many mothers could be spared the intrusion of CPS if physicians did their due diligence instead of filing a complaint?
Doctors and hospital staff, which include social workers, are well aware of the repercussions a person will face when accused of substance abuse while they are pregnant.
It’s hard to believe they would make a complaint to CPS before any investigation or research into the mother’s medications is performed, and when a simple over-the-counter medication can also be the cause for a false-positive drug screen.
Repercussions for mothers accused of substance abuse during pregnancy
Every state has different laws and guidelines when it comes to women who test positive for drug use during pregnancy.
ProPublica reported in their story, “How States Handle Drug Use During Pregnancy”:
“In many places, women lose their children or end up behind bars, sometimes even if the drug was prescribed.”
According to a story by The Appeal,
“At least two states, Arizona and Kentucky, have just made it easier to terminate the rights of mothers who use controlled substances while pregnant. Arizona’s legislation, which became law in April, permits termination of a mother’s parental rights, either immediately when her newborn is born or within one year of her newborn’s birth, depending on how chronic the illicit drug use appears to the court. Kentucky’s legislation, which also became law last month, permits termination of a mother’s parental rights if her newborn exhibits signs of withdrawal.”
What can new mothers do when they are accused of substance abuse?
The majority of woman who find themselves falsely accused of substance abuse while pregnant are usually unaware until the hospital’s social worker comes to inform them.
It is at this time they are told their urine drug screen (which was done without the mother’s knowledge or consent) tested positive for an illegal or illicit drug, which means their newborn will also be tested.
If, and when, the newborn’s screen is also positive, which it will be as the baby will have traces of anything the mother consumed while pregnant, a complaint will be made to CPS.
The results of the newborn meconium screen are not as rapid as a urine drug screen which causes another issue.
An article published in Frontiers in Pharmacology, explains how it can take several days for a newborn to pass meconium.
Furthermore, a baby can pass meconium in utero therefore making it unable to be tested. The meconium screen can also detect drugs administered to the mother during labor and delivery, by physicians, which can also alter the results. It also needs to be noted again that false-positives from meconium screens can be as high as 43%.
One way to counter these allegations is to get confirmatory tests done. This type of testing is rarely done at the hospital lab, thus requiring it to be sent out to a lab who does specific testing with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry or a high-performance liquid chromatography. This also means the testing is more expensive.
Unfortunately, urine is not as stable as other bodily fluids such as blood which can be stored for years before testing. According to LabPedia.net, urine left at room temperature for more than 2 hours in not acceptable for testing.
There are a number of issues that can take place when urine is not tested in the proper amount of time, which is normally 24 hours.
By the time the social worker comes to inform the mother of the results, it will likely be too late to request confirmatory testing, and will undoubtedly be too late when the results of the meconium tests are received.
Another way to counter allegations of substance abuse is to contact your pharmacist. U.S. Pharmacist provides a list of common prescription medications that have the potential to cause false-positive results with urine drug screens.
U.S. Pharmacist says:
“By identifying medications that contribute to false-negatives and false-positives, pharmacists decrease misinterpretations from urine drug screens.”
If you are taking several medications while pregnant, whether they are prescribed by your OB/GYN, your Primary Care Physician, or over-the-counter, checking with your pharmacist to see if any of the medications have the potential to cause a false-positive urine drug screen could help combat any allegations of drug abuse.
If you have already been tested, try asking the pharmacist for documentation about how the drugs are metabolized, and how they can affect a urine drug screen, to provide to the social worker.
Medical negligence has been one of the leading causes of medical kidnapping for decades. The list of things being used to medically kidnap our children is ever growing, with the COVID virus leading the way, and providing even more ways for child protection services to remove children from their parents.
Stay vigilant and informed.
Below is a list of websites containing information about common, everyday substances, over-the-counter medications and prescription medications that are known to cause false-positive urine drug tests, and the classification of drug they can metabolize as.
Mayo Clinic
GoodRx.com
U.S. Pharmacist
Drugs.com
America’s Pharmacy
Ascendant NY
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Allie Parker is a Family Advocate and mother. She is a surviving victim of a false Child Abuse Pediatrician’s accusation. Read her story here.
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Sues Facebook and So-Called “Fact-Checkers” for Government-Sponsored Censorship, False Disparagement and Wire-Fraud

CHD Legal Team Led by Robert F. Kennedy , Jr. Sues Facebook , Mark Zuckerberg , and Three of Facebook ’ s So-Called “ Fact-Checkers ” An online press conference will take place Wednesday , 8.19.20 at 3:00 p.m .
ET with the legal team and a key witness whose online content Facebook falsely disparaged .
Washington , DC—August 18 , 2020—Children ’ s Health Defense ( CHD ) filed a lawsuit on Monday in San Francisco Federal Court charging Facebook , Mark Zuckerberg , and three fact-checking outfits with censoring truthful public health posts and for fraudulently misrepresenting and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watchdog group that roots out corruption in federal agencies , including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , and the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , and exposes wrongdoings in the Pharmaceutical and Telecom industries .
CHD has been a frequent critic of WiFi and 5G Network safety and of certain vaccine policies that CHD claims put Big Pharma profits ahead of public health .
CHD has fiercely criticized agency corruption at WHO , CDC and FCC .
According to CHD @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conflicts with the Pharmaceutical industry and its captive health agencies and has economic stakes in telecom and 5G .
Facebook currently censors CHD ’ s page , targeting its purge against factual information about vaccines , 5G and public health agencies .
Facebook acknowledges that it coordinates its censorship campaign with the WHO and the CDC .
While earlier court decisions have upheld Facebook ’ s right to censor its pages , CHD argues that Facebook ’ s pervasive government collaborations make its censorship of CHD a First Amendment violation .
The government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ censorship goes deeper than its close coordination with CDC and WHO .
The Facebook censorship began at the suggestion of powerful Democratic Congressman and Intelligence Committee Chairman Representative Adam Schiff , who in March 2019 asked Facebook to suppress and purge internet content critical of government vaccine policies .
Facebook and Schiff use the term “ misinformation ” as a euphemism for any statement , whether truthful or not , that contradicts official government pronouncements .
The WHO issued a press release commending Facebook for coordinating its ongoing censorship campaign with public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published a “ warning label ” on CHD ’ s page , which implies that CHD ’ s content is inaccurate , and directs CHD followers to turn to the CDC for “ reliable , up to date information.
” This is an important First Amendment case that tests the boundaries of government authority to openly censor unwanted critique of government Attorneys Robert F. Kennedy , Jr. , Roger Teich , and Mary Holland represent Children ’ s Health Defense in the litigation .
The lawsuit also challenges Facebook ’ s use of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in truth , are neither independent nor fact-based – to create oppositional content on CHD ’ s page , literally superimposed over CHD ’ s original content , about open matters of scientific controversy .
To further silence CHD ’ s dissent against important government policies and its critique of Pharmaceutical products , Facebook deactivated CHD ’ s donate button , and uses a variety of deceptive technology ( i.e .
shadow banning ) to minimize the reach and visibility of CHD ’ s content .
In short , Facebook and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followers .
Such tactics are fundamentally at odds with the First Amendment , which guarantees the American public the benefits to democracy from free flow of information in the marketplace of ideas .
It forbids the government from censoring private speech—particularly speech that criticizes government policies or officials .
As Justice Holmes famously said , “ the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market.
” The current COVID pandemic makes the need for open and fierce public debate on health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zuckerberg publicly claims that social media platforms shouldn ’ t be “ the arbiters of truth.
” This case exposes Zuckerberg for working with the government to suppress and purge unwanted critiques of government officials and policies .
The court will decide whether Facebook ’ s new government-directed business model of false and misleading “ warning labels , ” deceptive “ fact-checks , ” and disabling a non-profit ’ s donate button , passes muster under the First and Fifth Amendments , the Lanham Act , and RICO .
Those statutes protect CHD @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and knowingly false statements .
CHD asks the Court to declare Facebook ’ s actions unconstitutional and fraudulent , and award injunctive relief and damages .
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…for Government-Sponsored Censorship, False Disparagement and Wire-Fraud
by Children’s Health Defense
An online press conference will take place Wednesday, 8.19.20 at 3:00 p.m. ET with the legal team and a key witness whose online content Facebook falsely disparaged.
Washington, DC—August 18, 2020—Children’s Health Defense (CHD) filed a lawsuit on Monday in San Francisco Federal Court charging Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and three fact-checking outfits with censoring truthful public health posts and for fraudulently misrepresenting and defaming CHD.
CHD is a non-profit watchdog group that roots out corruption in federal agencies, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and exposes wrongdoings in the Pharmaceutical and Telecom industries. CHD has been a frequent critic of WiFi and 5G Network safety and of certain vaccine policies that CHD claims put Big Pharma profits ahead of public health. CHD has fiercely criticized agency corruption at WHO, CDC and FCC.
According to CHD’s Complaint, Facebook has insidious conflicts with the Pharmaceutical industry and its captive health agencies and has economic stakes in telecom and 5G. Facebook currently censors CHD’s page, targeting its purge against factual information about vaccines, 5G and public health agencies.
Facebook acknowledges that it coordinates its censorship campaign with the WHO and the CDC.
While earlier court decisions have upheld Facebook’s right to censor its pages, CHD argues that Facebook’s pervasive government collaborations make its censorship of CHD a First Amendment violation.
The government’s role in Facebook’s censorship goes deeper than its close coordination with CDC and WHO.
The Facebook censorship began at the suggestion of powerful Democratic Congressman and Intelligence Committee Chairman Representative Adam Schiff, who in March 2019 asked Facebook to suppress and purge internet content critical of government vaccine policies.
Facebook and Schiff use the term “misinformation” as a euphemism for any statement, whether truthful or not, that contradicts official government pronouncements.
The WHO issued a press release commending Facebook for coordinating its ongoing censorship campaign with public health officials.
That same day, Facebook published a “warning label” on CHD’s page, which implies that CHD’s content is inaccurate, and directs CHD followers to turn to the CDC for “reliable, up to date information.”
This is an important First Amendment case that tests the boundaries of government authority to openly censor unwanted critique of government
Attorneys Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Roger Teich, and Mary Holland represent Children’s Health Defense in the litigation.
The lawsuit also challenges Facebook’s use of so-called “independent fact-checkers” – which, in truth, are neither independent nor fact-based – to create oppositional content on CHD’s page, literally superimposed over CHD’s original content, about open matters of scientific controversy.
To further silence CHD’s dissent against important government policies and its critique of Pharmaceutical products, Facebook deactivated CHD’s donate button, and uses a variety of deceptive technology (i.e. shadow banning) to minimize the reach and visibility of CHD’s content.
In short, Facebook and the government colluded to silence CHD and its followers. Such tactics are fundamentally at odds with the First Amendment, which guarantees the American public the benefits to democracy from free flow of information in the marketplace of ideas.
It forbids the government from censoring private speech—particularly speech that criticizes government policies or officials. As Justice Holmes famously said, “the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market.”
The current COVID pandemic makes the need for open and fierce public debate on health issues more critical than ever.
Mark Zuckerberg publicly claims that social media platforms shouldn’t be “the arbiters of truth.” This case exposes Zuckerberg for working with the government to suppress and purge unwanted critiques of government officials and policies.
The court will decide whether Facebook’s new government-directed business model of false and misleading “warning labels,” deceptive “fact-checks,” and disabling a non-profit’s donate button, passes muster under the First and Fifth Amendments, the Lanham Act, and RICO. Those statutes protect CHD against online wire-fraud, false disparagement, and knowingly false statements.
CHD asks the Court to declare Facebook’s actions unconstitutional and fraudulent, and award injunctive relief and damages.
During the press conference, lawyers will take questions from the media and concerned citizens. Register below to receive a link to the press conference.
Read the full article at ChildrensHealthDefense.org.
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healthimpactnews--2020-08-19--The Great Presidential Election Fraud: Will Our Freedoms Survive Another Election?

The Great Election Fraud : Will Our Freedoms Survive Another Election ?
And so it begins again , the never-ending , semi-delusional , train-wreck of an election cycle in which the American people allow themselves to get worked up into a frenzy over the misguided belief that the future of this nation—nay , our very lives—depends on who we elect as president .
For the next three months , Americans will be dope-fed billions of dollars ’ worth of political propaganda aimed at keeping them glued to their television sets and persuading them that 1 ) their votes count and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fix everything that is wrong with this country .
Incredible , isn ’ t it , that in a country of more than 330 million people , we are given only two choices for president ?
How is it that in a country teeming with creative , intelligent , productive , responsible , moral people , our vote too often comes down to pulling the lever for the lesser of two evils ?
The system is rigged , of course .
It is a heavily scripted , tightly choreographed , star-studded , ratings-driven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to sell a product—in this case , a presidential candidate—to dazzled consumers who will choose image over substance almost every time .
As author Noam Chomsky rightly observed , “ It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste and cars.
” In other words , we ’ re being sold a carefully crafted product by a monied elite who are masters in the art of making the public believe that they need exactly what is being sold to them , whether it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hottest toy , or the most charismatic politician .
This year ’ s presidential election , much like every other election in recent years , is what historian Daniel Boorstin referred to as a “ pseudo-event ” : manufactured , contrived , confected and devoid of any intrinsic value save the value of being advertised .
After all , who wants to talk about police shootings , SWAT team raids , asset forfeiture schemes , private prisons , school-to-prison pipelines , overcriminalization , censorship or any of the other evils that plague @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reality show carefully calibrated to appeal to the public ’ s need for bread and circuses , diversion and entertainment , and pomp and circumstance .
But make no mistake : Americans only think they ’ re choosing the next president .
In truth , however , they ’ re engaging in the illusion of participation culminating in the reassurance ritual of voting .
It ’ s just another Blue Pill , a manufactured reality conjured up by the matrix in order to keep the populace compliant and convinced that their vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ influence over the political process .
The nation is drowning in debt , crippled by a slowing economy , overrun by militarized police , swarming with surveillance , besieged by endless wars and a military industrial complex intent on starting new ones , and riddled with corrupt politicians at every level of government .
All the while , we ’ re arguing over which corporate puppet will be given the honor of stealing our money , invading our privacy , abusing our trust , undermining our freedoms , and shackling us with debt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nothing taking place on Election Day will alleviate the suffering of the American people .
Unless we do something more than vote , the government as we have come to know it—corrupt , bloated and controlled by big-money corporations , lobbyists and special interest groups—will remain unchanged .
And “ we the people ” —overtaxed , overpoliced , overburdened by big government , underrepresented by those who should speak for us and blissfully ignorant of the prison walls closing in on us—will continue to trudge along a path of misery .
With roughly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will continue to call the shots in the nation ’ s capital , while our so-called representatives will grow richer and the people poorer .
And elections will continue to be driven by war chests and corporate benefactors rather than such values as honesty , integrity and public service .
Just consider : while billions will be spent on the elections this year , not a dime of that money will actually help the average American in their day-to-day struggles to just get by .
Conveniently , politicians only seem to remember their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an election , and yet “ we the people ” continue to take the abuse , the neglect , the corruption and the lies .
We make excuses for the shoddy treatment , we cover up for them when they cheat on us , and we keep hoping that if we just stick with them long enough , eventually they ’ ll treat us right .
When a country spends billions of dollars to select what is , for all intents and purposes , a glorified homecoming king or queen to occupy the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of its people live in poverty , nearly 18 million Americans are out of work , and most of the country and its economy remain in a state of semi-lockdown due to COVID-19 restrictions , that ’ s a country whose priorities are out of step with the needs of its people .
Then again , people get the government they deserve .
No matter who wins the presidential election come November , it ’ s a sure bet that the losers will be the American people if all we ’ re prepared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ science professor Gene Sharp notes in starker terms , “ Dictators are not in the business of allowing elections that could remove them from their thrones.
” To put it another way , the Establishment—the shadow government and its corporate partners that really run the show , pull the strings and dictate the policies , no matter who occupies the Oval Office—are not going to allow anyone to take office who will unravel their power structures .
Those who have attempted to do so in the past have been effectively put out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to this blatant display of imperial elitism disguising itself as a populist exercise in representative government ?
Stop playing the game .
Stop supporting the system .
Stop defending the insanity .
Just stop .
Washington thrives on money , so stop giving them your money .
Stop throwing your hard-earned dollars away on politicians and Super PACs who view you as nothing more than a means to an end .
There are countless worthy grassroots organizations and nonprofits working in your community to address real needs like injustice , poverty , homelessness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll see change you really can believe in in your own backyard .
Politicians depend on votes , so stop giving them your vote unless they have a proven track record of listening to their constituents , abiding by their wishes and working hard to earn and keep their trust .
It ’ s comforting to believe that your vote matters , but Franklin Delano Roosevelt was right : “ Presidents are selected , not elected.
” Despite what is taught in school and the propaganda that is peddled by the media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ populist election for a representative .
Rather , it ’ s a gathering of shareholders to select the next CEO , a fact reinforced by the nation ’ s archaic electoral college system .
In other words , your vote doesn ’ t elect a president .
Despite the fact that there are 218 million eligible voters in this country ( only half of whom actually vote ) , it is the electoral college , made up of 538 individuals handpicked by the candidates ’ respective parties , that actually selects the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re accomplishing by taking part in the “ reassurance ritual ” of voting is sustaining the illusion that we have a democratic republic .
In actuality , we are suffering from what political scientists Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page more accurately term an “ economic élite domination ” in which the economic elite ( lobbyists , corporations , monied special interest groups ) dominate and dictate national policy .
As an in-depth Princeton University study confirms , democracy has been replaced by oligarchy , a system of government in which elected officials represent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rather than the average citizen .
We did it to ourselves .
We said nothing while our elections were turned into popularity contests populated by individuals better suited to be talk-show hosts rather than intelligent , reasoned debates on issues of domestic and foreign policy by individuals with solid experience , proven track records and tested integrity .
We turned our backs on things like wisdom , sound judgment , morality and truth , shrugging them off as old-fashioned , only to find ourselves saddled with lying politicians incapable of making fair and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ persuaded that those yokels in Washington could do a better job of running this country than we could .
It ’ s not a new problem .
As former Senator Joseph S. Clark Jr. acknowledged in a 1955 article titled , “ Wanted : Better Politicians ” : “ [ W ] e have too much mediocrity in the business of running the government of the country , and it troubles me that this should be so at a time of such complexity and crisis… Government by amateurs , semi-pros , and minor-leaguers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times .
We must realize that it takes great competence to run a country which , in spite of itself , has succeeded to world leadership in a time of deadly peril.
” We indulged our craving for entertainment news at the expense of our need for balanced reporting by a news media committed to asking the hard questions of government officials .
The result , as former congressman Jim Leach points out , leaves us at a grave disadvantage : “ At a time when in-depth analysis of the issues of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quality journalism has been jeopardized by financial considerations and undercut by purveyors of ideology who facilely design news , like clothes , to appeal to a market segment.
” We bought into the fairytale that politicians are saviors , capable of fixing what ’ s wrong with our communities and our lives , when in fact , most politicians lead such sheltered lives that they have no clue about what their constituents must do to make ends meet .
As political scientists Morris Fiorina and Samuel Abrams conclude , “ In America today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unrepresentative political class and the citizenry it purports to represent .
The political process today not only is less representative than it was a generation ago and less supported by the citizenry , but the outcomes of that process are at a minimum no better.
” We let ourselves be saddled with a two-party system and fooled into believing that there ’ s a difference between the Republicans and Democrats , when in fact , the two parties are exactly the same .
As one commentator noted , both parties support endless war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the citizenry ’ s basic rights , have no respect for the rule of law , are bought and paid for by the corporate elite , care most about their own power , and have a long record of expanding government and shrinking liberty .
Then , when faced with the prospect of voting for the lesser of two evils , many simply compromise their principles and overlook the fact that the lesser of two evils is still evil .
Perhaps worst of all , we allowed the cynicism of our age and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DC , to discourage us from believing that there was any hope for the American experiment in liberty .
Granted , it ’ s easy to become discouraged about the state of our nation .
We ’ re drowning under the weight of too much debt , too many wars , too much power in the hands of a centralized government , too many militarized police , too many laws , too many lobbyists , and generally too much bad news .
It ’ s harder to believe that change is possible , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that politicians can be principled , that courts can be just , that good can overcome evil , and that freedom will prevail .
Yet I truly believe that change is possible , that the system can be reformed , that politicians can be principled , that courts can be just , that good can overcome evil , and that freedom can prevail but it will take each and every one of us committed to doing the hard work of citizenship that extends beyond the act of voting .
A healthy , representative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a citizenry that is informed about the issues , educated about how the government operates , and willing to make the sacrifices necessary to stay involved .
Most of all , it takes a citizenry willing to do more than grouse and complain .
The powers-that-be want us to believe that our job as citizens begins and ends on Election Day .
They want us to believe that we have no right to complain about the state of the nation unless we ’ ve cast our vote one way or the other .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ politics , hostile to those with whom we disagree politically , and intolerant of anyone or anything whose solutions to what ails this country differ from our own .
What they don ’ t want us doing is presenting a united front in order to reject the pathetic excuse for government that is being fobbed off on us .
So where does that leave us ?
We ’ d better stop hanging our hopes on a political savior to rescue us from the clutches of an imperial president .
It ’ s possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but then again , he or she could be far worse .
Remember , presidential elections merely serve to maintain the status quo .
Once elected president , that person becomes part of the dictatorial continuum that is the American imperial presidency today .
If we are to return to a constitutional presidency , “ we the people ” must recalibrate the balance of power .
The first step is to start locally—in your own communities , in your schools , at your city council meetings , in newspaper editorials , at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unjust , police departments that overreach , politicians that don ’ t listen to their constituents , and a system of government that grows more tyrannical by the day .
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America : The War on the American People , the only thing that will save us now is a concerted , collective commitment to the Constitution ’ s principles of limited government , a system of checks and balances , and a recognition that they—the president , Congress , the courts , the military , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and bureaucrats—answer to and are accountable to “ we the people.
” This will mean that Americans will have to stop letting their personal politics and party allegiances blind them to government misconduct and power grabs .
It will mean holding all three branches of government accountable to the Constitution ( i.e.
, vote them out of office if they abuse their powers ) .
And it will mean calling on Congress to put an end to the use of presidential executive orders , decrees , memorandums , proclamations , national security directives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of getting around Congress and the courts .
In other words , we ’ ve got to stop treating the president like a god and start making both the office of the president and the occupant play by the rules of the Constitution .
Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of .
His new book Battlefield America : The War on the American People

The Great Election Fraud: Will Our Freedoms Survive Another Election?
by John W. Whitehead
The Rutherford Institute
“Never has our future been more unpredictable, never have we depended so much on political forces that cannot be trusted to follow the rules of common sense and self-interest—forces that look like sheer insanity, if judged by the standards of other centuries.” ― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
And so it begins again, the never-ending, semi-delusional, train-wreck of an election cycle in which the American people allow themselves to get worked up into a frenzy over the misguided belief that the future of this nation—nay, our very lives—depends on who we elect as president.
For the next three months, Americans will be dope-fed billions of dollars’ worth of political propaganda aimed at keeping them glued to their television sets and persuading them that 1) their votes count and 2) electing the right candidate will fix everything that is wrong with this country.
Incredible, isn’t it, that in a country of more than 330 million people, we are given only two choices for president? How is it that in a country teeming with creative, intelligent, productive, responsible, moral people, our vote too often comes down to pulling the lever for the lesser of two evils?
The system is rigged, of course.
It is a heavily scripted, tightly choreographed, star-studded, ratings-driven, mass-marketed, costly exercise in how to sell a product—in this case, a presidential candidate—to dazzled consumers who will choose image over substance almost every time.
As author Noam Chomsky rightly observed, “It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste and cars.”
In other words, we’re being sold a carefully crafted product by a monied elite who are masters in the art of making the public believe that they need exactly what is being sold to them, whether it’s the latest high-tech gadget, the hottest toy, or the most charismatic politician.
This year’s presidential election, much like every other election in recent years, is what historian Daniel Boorstin referred to as a “pseudo-event”: manufactured, contrived, confected and devoid of any intrinsic value save the value of being advertised.
After all, who wants to talk about police shootings, SWAT team raids, asset forfeiture schemes, private prisons, school-to-prison pipelines, overcriminalization, censorship or any of the other evils that plague our nation when you can tune into a reality show carefully calibrated to appeal to the public’s need for bread and circuses, diversion and entertainment, and pomp and circumstance.
But make no mistake: Americans only think they’re choosing the next president.
In truth, however, they’re engaging in the illusion of participation culminating in the reassurance ritual of voting. It’s just another Blue Pill, a manufactured reality conjured up by the matrix in order to keep the populace compliant and convinced that their vote counts and that they still have some influence over the political process.
It’s all an illusion.
The nation is drowning in debt, crippled by a slowing economy, overrun by militarized police, swarming with surveillance, besieged by endless wars and a military industrial complex intent on starting new ones, and riddled with corrupt politicians at every level of government.
All the while, we’re arguing over which corporate puppet will be given the honor of stealing our money, invading our privacy, abusing our trust, undermining our freedoms, and shackling us with debt and misery for years to come.
Nothing taking place on Election Day will alleviate the suffering of the American people.
Unless we do something more than vote, the government as we have come to know it—corrupt, bloated and controlled by big-money corporations, lobbyists and special interest groups—will remain unchanged. And “we the people”—overtaxed, overpoliced, overburdened by big government, underrepresented by those who should speak for us and blissfully ignorant of the prison walls closing in on us—will continue to trudge along a path of misery.
With roughly 22 lobbyists per Congressman, corporate greed will continue to call the shots in the nation’s capital, while our so-called representatives will grow richer and the people poorer. And elections will continue to be driven by war chests and corporate benefactors rather than such values as honesty, integrity and public service.
Just consider: while billions will be spent on the elections this year, not a dime of that money will actually help the average American in their day-to-day struggles to just get by.
Conveniently, politicians only seem to remember their constituents in the months leading up to an election, and yet “we the people” continue to take the abuse, the neglect, the corruption and the lies. We make excuses for the shoddy treatment, we cover up for them when they cheat on us, and we keep hoping that if we just stick with them long enough, eventually they’ll treat us right.
When a country spends billions of dollars to select what is, for all intents and purposes, a glorified homecoming king or queen to occupy the White House, while tens of millions of its people live in poverty, nearly 18 million Americans are out of work, and most of the country and its economy remain in a state of semi-lockdown due to COVID-19 restrictions, that’s a country whose priorities are out of step with the needs of its people.
Then again, people get the government they deserve.
No matter who wins the presidential election come November, it’s a sure bet that the losers will be the American people if all we’re prepared to do is vote.
As political science professor Gene Sharp notes in starker terms, “Dictators are not in the business of allowing elections that could remove them from their thrones.”
To put it another way, the Establishment—the shadow government and its corporate partners that really run the show, pull the strings and dictate the policies, no matter who occupies the Oval Office—are not going to allow anyone to take office who will unravel their power structures. Those who have attempted to do so in the past have been effectively put out of commission.
So what is the solution to this blatant display of imperial elitism disguising itself as a populist exercise in representative government?
Stop playing the game. Stop supporting the system. Stop defending the insanity. Just stop.
Washington thrives on money, so stop giving them your money. Stop throwing your hard-earned dollars away on politicians and Super PACs who view you as nothing more than a means to an end. There are countless worthy grassroots organizations and nonprofits working in your community to address real needs like injustice, poverty, homelessness, etc. Support them and you’ll see change you really can believe in in your own backyard.
Politicians depend on votes, so stop giving them your vote unless they have a proven track record of listening to their constituents, abiding by their wishes and working hard to earn and keep their trust.
It’s comforting to believe that your vote matters, but Franklin Delano Roosevelt was right: “Presidents are selected, not elected.”
Despite what is taught in school and the propaganda that is peddled by the media, a presidential election is not a populist election for a representative. Rather, it’s a gathering of shareholders to select the next CEO, a fact reinforced by the nation’s archaic electoral college system. In other words, your vote doesn’t elect a president. Despite the fact that there are 218 million eligible voters in this country (only half of whom actually vote), it is the electoral college, made up of 538 individuals handpicked by the candidates’ respective parties, that actually selects the next president.
The only thing you’re accomplishing by taking part in the “reassurance ritual” of voting is sustaining the illusion that we have a democratic republic.
In actuality, we are suffering from what political scientists Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page more accurately term an “economic élite domination” in which the economic elite (lobbyists, corporations, monied special interest groups) dominate and dictate national policy.
No surprise there.
As an in-depth Princeton University study confirms, democracy has been replaced by oligarchy, a system of government in which elected officials represent the interests of the rich and powerful rather than the average citizen.
We did it to ourselves.
We said nothing while our elections were turned into popularity contests populated by individuals better suited to be talk-show hosts rather than intelligent, reasoned debates on issues of domestic and foreign policy by individuals with solid experience, proven track records and tested integrity.
We turned our backs on things like wisdom, sound judgment, morality and truth, shrugging them off as old-fashioned, only to find ourselves saddled with lying politicians incapable of making fair and impartial decisions.
We let ourselves be persuaded that those yokels in Washington could do a better job of running this country than we could. It’s not a new problem. As former Senator Joseph S. Clark Jr. acknowledged in a 1955 article titled, “Wanted: Better Politicians”: “[W]e have too much mediocrity in the business of running the government of the country, and it troubles me that this should be so at a time of such complexity and crisis… Government by amateurs, semi-pros, and minor-leaguers will not meet the challenge of our times. We must realize that it takes great competence to run a country which, in spite of itself, has succeeded to world leadership in a time of deadly peril.”
We indulged our craving for entertainment news at the expense of our need for balanced reporting by a news media committed to asking the hard questions of government officials. The result, as former congressman Jim Leach points out, leaves us at a grave disadvantage: “At a time when in-depth analysis of the issues of the day has never been more important, quality journalism has been jeopardized by financial considerations and undercut by purveyors of ideology who facilely design news, like clothes, to appeal to a market segment.”
We bought into the fairytale that politicians are saviors, capable of fixing what’s wrong with our communities and our lives, when in fact, most politicians lead such sheltered lives that they have no clue about what their constituents must do to make ends meet. As political scientists Morris Fiorina and Samuel Abrams conclude, “In America today, there is a disconnect between an unrepresentative political class and the citizenry it purports to represent. The political process today not only is less representative than it was a generation ago and less supported by the citizenry, but the outcomes of that process are at a minimum no better.”
We let ourselves be saddled with a two-party system and fooled into believing that there’s a difference between the Republicans and Democrats, when in fact, the two parties are exactly the same. As one commentator noted, both parties support endless war, engage in out-of-control spending, ignore the citizenry’s basic rights, have no respect for the rule of law, are bought and paid for by the corporate elite, care most about their own power, and have a long record of expanding government and shrinking liberty.
Then, when faced with the prospect of voting for the lesser of two evils, many simply compromise their principles and overlook the fact that the lesser of two evils is still evil.
Perhaps worst of all, we allowed the cynicism of our age and the cronyism and corruption of Washington, DC, to discourage us from believing that there was any hope for the American experiment in liberty.
Granted, it’s easy to become discouraged about the state of our nation. We’re drowning under the weight of too much debt, too many wars, too much power in the hands of a centralized government, too many militarized police, too many laws, too many lobbyists, and generally too much bad news.
It’s harder to believe that change is possible, that the system can be reformed, that politicians can be principled, that courts can be just, that good can overcome evil, and that freedom will prevail.
Yet I truly believe that change is possible, that the system can be reformed, that politicians can be principled, that courts can be just, that good can overcome evil, and that freedom can prevail but it will take each and every one of us committed to doing the hard work of citizenship that extends beyond the act of voting.
A healthy, representative government is hard work. It takes a citizenry that is informed about the issues, educated about how the government operates, and willing to make the sacrifices necessary to stay involved.
Most of all, it takes a citizenry willing to do more than grouse and complain.
The powers-that-be want us to believe that our job as citizens begins and ends on Election Day. They want us to believe that we have no right to complain about the state of the nation unless we’ve cast our vote one way or the other. They want us to remain divided over politics, hostile to those with whom we disagree politically, and intolerant of anyone or anything whose solutions to what ails this country differ from our own.
What they don’t want us doing is presenting a united front in order to reject the pathetic excuse for government that is being fobbed off on us.
So where does that leave us?
We’d better stop hanging our hopes on a political savior to rescue us from the clutches of an imperial president.
It’s possible that the next president might be better, but then again, he or she could be far worse.
Remember, presidential elections merely serve to maintain the status quo. Once elected president, that person becomes part of the dictatorial continuum that is the American imperial presidency today.
If we are to return to a constitutional presidency, “we the people” must recalibrate the balance of power.
The first step is to start locally—in your own communities, in your schools, at your city council meetings, in newspaper editorials, at protests—by pushing back against laws that are unjust, police departments that overreach, politicians that don’t listen to their constituents, and a system of government that grows more tyrannical by the day.
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, the only thing that will save us now is a concerted, collective commitment to the Constitution’s principles of limited government, a system of checks and balances, and a recognition that they—the president, Congress, the courts, the military, the police, the technocrats and plutocrats and bureaucrats—answer to and are accountable to “we the people.”
This will mean that Americans will have to stop letting their personal politics and party allegiances blind them to government misconduct and power grabs. It will mean holding all three branches of government accountable to the Constitution (i.e., vote them out of office if they abuse their powers). And it will mean calling on Congress to put an end to the use of presidential executive orders, decrees, memorandums, proclamations, national security directives and legislative signing statements as a means of getting around Congress and the courts.
As historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. concludes:
“I would argue that what the country needs today is a little serious disrespect for the office of the presidency; a refusal to give any more weight to a President’s words than the intelligence of the utterance, if spoken by anyone else, would command… If the nation wants to work its way back to a constitutional presidency, there is only one way to begin. That is by showing Presidents that, when their closest associates place themselves above the law and the Constitution, such transgressions will be not forgiven or forgotten for the sake of the presidency but exposed and punished for the sake of the presidency.”
In other words, we’ve got to stop treating the president like a god and start making both the office of the president and the occupant play by the rules of the Constitution.
ABOUT JOHN W. WHITEHEAD


healthimpactnews--2020-08-19--PLANDEMIC: Full Feature Film Released Online Amidst Tremendous Opposition and Attempts to Censor it

The full feature film “ Plandemic ” was released online today , despite tremendous efforts to stop it and censor it .
It being called “ Plandemic Part 2 ” by many , because in May , 2020 , filmmaker Mikki Willis released a “ teaser ” trailer of the film which featured an interview with whistleblower Dr. Judy Mikovits , who exposed the fraud of Anthony Fauci exposing him for who he truly is , a mass murderer .
This “ trailer ” soon went viral and the deep state went into over-drive to try and contain the damage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things worse for them .
It is estimated that close to 1 billion people have now viewed that clip , which is now being referred as “ Plandemic 1 ” by many .
The full feature film just released today has a follow-up interview with Dr. Judy Mikovits that you most definitely are going to want to watch .
The full feature film released today ( August 19 , 2020 ) gives clear evidence that everything unfolding today has been planned since the late 1990s when massive amounts of patents were filed on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Intelligence Analyst David E. Martin , PhD .
The medical tyrants such as Anthony Fauci and the leaders of the CDC discovered a “ gold strike ” in 2003 with the first SARS Coronavirus outbreak in Asia .
Led by Anthony Fauci , they patented the SARS coronavirus and proceeded to develop an “ empire.
” They saw that a virus that they knew could be easily manipulated , was something that was very valuable .
In 2003 they sought to patent it , and they made sure that they controlled the proprietary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus , and to its detection and all the measurement of it .
From 2003 to 2018 , they controlled 100 % of the cash flow that built the empire around the industrial complex of coronavirus .
The film is packed with expert testimony , including names readers of Health Impact News are already familiar with , such as Dr. Meryl Nass , Google whistleblower Zach Vorhies , attorney Mary Holland , and of course Dr. Judy Mikovits .
From the Rockefeller takeover of the media and the pharmaceutical industry years ago , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ led by Bill Gates , to the current Plandemic being used to install fear in the masses , this film unmasks it all .
Please watch , and get as many people as you can to watch this film so brilliantly produced by Mikki Willis , because we are running out of time to wake up the masses and prevent the Globalists from fully implementing their New World Order .
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Commentary by Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News
The full feature film “Plandemic” was released online today, despite tremendous efforts to stop it and censor it.
It being called “Plandemic Part 2” by many, because in May, 2020, filmmaker Mikki Willis released a “teaser” trailer of the film which featured an interview with whistleblower Dr. Judy Mikovits, who exposed the fraud of Anthony Fauci exposing him for who he truly is, a mass murderer.
This “trailer” soon went viral and the deep state went into over-drive to try and contain the damage and censor it, which only made things worse for them. It is estimated that close to 1 billion people have now viewed that clip, which is now being referred as “Plandemic 1” by many.
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(Note: I am striking out the word “Alleged” in the original headline, because since then the Frontline Doctors, representing thousands of doctors around the world, have come forward to explain that COVID is 100% curable and that Anthony Fauci has covered up these cures in favor of new drugs and vaccines that have now caused millions of deaths worldwide.)
The full feature film just released today has a follow-up interview with Dr. Judy Mikovits that you most definitely are going to want to watch.
The full feature film released today (August 19, 2020) gives clear evidence that everything unfolding today has been planned since the late 1990s when massive amounts of patents were filed on coronaviruses in 1999, according to National Intelligence Analyst David E. Martin, PhD.
The medical tyrants such as Anthony Fauci and the leaders of the CDC discovered a “gold strike” in 2003 with the first SARS Coronavirus outbreak in Asia.
Led by Anthony Fauci, they patented the SARS coronavirus and proceeded to develop an “empire.”
As Dr. David Martin reports:
They saw that a virus that they knew could be easily manipulated, was something that was very valuable. In 2003 they sought to patent it, and they made sure that they controlled the proprietary rights to the disease, to the virus, and to its detection and all the measurement of it. From 2003 to 2018, they controlled 100% of the cash flow that built the empire around the industrial complex of coronavirus.
The film is packed with expert testimony, including names readers of Health Impact News are already familiar with, such as Dr. Meryl Nass, Google whistleblower Zach Vorhies, attorney Mary Holland, and of course Dr. Judy Mikovits.
From the Rockefeller takeover of the media and the pharmaceutical industry years ago, to the modern day rise of Technocracy led by Bill Gates, to the current Plandemic being used to install fear in the masses, this film unmasks it all.
Please watch, and get as many people as you can to watch this film so brilliantly produced by Mikki Willis, because we are running out of time to wake up the masses and prevent the Globalists from fully implementing their New World Order.
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Medical Experts Want Psycho-active Drugs in the Water Supply to Make Coronavirus Defectors “Co-operative”

The New Normal : “ Covert Moral Enhancement ” for “ coronavirus defectors ” Academic article suggests putting psycho-active drugs in the water supply to make people “ co-operative ” Four days ago the Conversation – an “ independent source of news and views , sourced from the academic and research community ” – published an article headlined : The article ’ s author is Parker Crutchfield , an Associate Professor of Medical Ethics , Humanities and Law at Western Michigan University , and his argument can be broken down into four key points : • Wearing masks and social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People who refuse to follow these rules are “ defectors ” who need to be “ morally enhanced ” • This moral enhancement can be achieved with medication to make people more “ empathetic ” and “ co-operative ” • This medication should be compulsory and/or administered secretly via the water supply .
I swear I ’ m not exaggerating .
Not even a little bit .
To absorb the full horror I suggest you read it for yourself ( and then read the comment section as well , it will make you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re not so inclined , here are some choice quotes : This isn ’ t just a panicked response to an unforeseen emergency , Crutchfield ’ s area of bioethics research focuses on “ questions like how to induce those who are noncooperative to get on board with doing what ’ s best for the public good ” , and a look through his articles reveals that this is an agenda which pre-dates our current “ pandemic ” .
There ’ s The epistemology of moral bioenhancement from 2016 and then Compulsory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last year .
This isn ’ t just about masks , if it were implemented it would be a lot more far-reaching .
From masks to vaccines to anything else , beyond even the “ pandemic ” .
The author admits as much himself [ our emphasis ] : Happy Pills in our water to make us proper cooperative citizens ?
“ Covert moral enhancement ” to produce “ superior post-persons ” ?
That is literally “ Soma ” from Huxley ’ s Brave New World .
It can ’ t be satirized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ zenith of dystopian horror .
And it is being seriously suggested by research scientists in apparently respectable publications .
This may be just one article in a comparatively small ( and murkily funded ) magazine , but that ’ s how it starts .
Of course , it also further feeds into the stream of propaganda which seeks to dehumanise those who express dissent .
We ’ ve already been told that “ defectors ” are more likely to be narcissistsor psychopaths , and seen them subject to police brutality with total impunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarantine centres ” where you will have to stay “ indefinitely ” if you refuse a to be tested .
And now it ’ s being seriously posited that those who refuse to comply should be subject to covert medication to render them more malleable to the “ public good ” .
It ’ s not hard to see where this is going .
Show this article to everyone you know .
People have to be told what their world is being turned into , while we still have the brainpower to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
See : How to Beat Internet Censorship and Create Your Own Newsfeed

The New Normal: “Covert Moral Enhancement” for “coronavirus defectors”
Academic article suggests putting psycho-active drugs in the water supply to make people “co-operative”
by Kit Knightly
Off Guardian
Four days ago the Conversation – an “independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community” – published an article headlined:
‘Morality pills’ may be the US’s best shot at ending the coronavirus pandemic, according to one ethicist.
The article’s author is Parker Crutchfield, an Associate Professor of Medical Ethics, Humanities and Law at Western Michigan University, and his argument can be broken down into four key points:
Wearing masks and social distancing are good for public health People who refuse to follow these rules are “defectors” who need to be “morally enhanced” This moral enhancement can be achieved with medication to make people more “empathetic” and “co-operative” This medication should be compulsory and/or administered secretly via the water supply.
I swear I’m not exaggerating. Not even a little bit. To absorb the full horror I suggest you read it for yourself (and then read the comment section as well, it will make you feel better) but, if you’re not so inclined, here are some choice quotes:
“…like receiving a vaccine to beef up your immune system, people could take a substance to boost their cooperative, pro-social behavior.”
“Moral enhancement is the use of substances to make you more moral. The psychoactive substances act on your ability to reason about what the right thing to do is, or your ability to be empathetic or altruistic or cooperative.”
“These substances interact directly with the psychological underpinnings of moral behavior […] Then, perhaps, the people who choose to go maskless or flout social distancing guidelines would better understand that everyone, including them, is better off when they contribute, and rationalize that the best thing to do is cooperate.”
“Another challenge is that the defectors who need moral enhancement are also the least likely to sign up for it […] a solution would be to make moral enhancement compulsory or administer it secretly, perhaps via the water supply.”
This isn’t just a panicked response to an unforeseen emergency, Crutchfield’s area of bioethics research focuses on “questions like how to induce those who are noncooperative to get on board with doing what’s best for the public good”, and a look through his articles reveals that this is an agenda which pre-dates our current “pandemic”.
There’s The epistemology of moral bioenhancement from 2016 and then Compulsory moral bioenhancement should be covert from just last year.
This isn’t just about masks, if it were implemented it would be a lot more far-reaching. From masks to vaccines to anything else, beyond even the “pandemic”. The author admits as much himself [our emphasis]:
But a strategy like this one could be a way out of this pandemic, a future outbreak or the suffering associated with climate change.
Happy Pills in our water to make us proper cooperative citizens? “Covert moral enhancement” to produce “superior post-persons”?
That is literally “Soma” from Huxley’s Brave New World. It can’t be satirized or exaggerated. It is the very zenith of dystopian horror. And it is being seriously suggested by research scientists in apparently respectable publications.
This may be just one article in a comparatively small (and murkily funded) magazine, but that’s how it starts.
Of course, it also further feeds into the stream of propaganda which seeks to dehumanise those who express dissent.
We’ve already been told that “defectors” are more likely to be narcissistsor psychopaths, and seen them subject to police brutality with total impunity.
New Zealand are setting up “quarantine centres” where you will have to stay “indefinitely” if you refuse a to be tested.
And now it’s being seriously posited that those who refuse to comply should be subject to covert medication to render them more malleable to the “public good”.
It’s not hard to see where this is going. Show this article to everyone you know. People have to be told what their world is being turned into, while we still have the brainpower to stop it.
Read the full article at Off-Guardian.org.
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