healthimpactnews--2020-09-28--Mandatory Mask Wearing Is Silent Terrorism Meant for Psychological Submission

“ If you are too weak to give yourselves your own law , then a tyrant shall lay his yoke upon you and say : ” Obey !
Clench your teeth and obey !
” “ And all good and evil shall be drowned in obedience to him.
” Since when is depriving the body and mind of oxygen , and breathing in expelled carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) good for the health of humans ?
Since when is wearing a partial face covering that is multiple times more porous than can protect against any virus penetration helpful ?
Since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not psychologically damaging ?
Since when is it legitimate and not hypocritical for the state to outlaw Muslim women from wearing head and face coverings that are part of their culture , and in the same breath force all Americans to cover their faces with a mask ?
Since when does any politician have any right to dictate to an entire population that they have to wear masks or any other type of clothing ?
Since when in this day and age did absolute slavery of all become a mainstay of American society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control over people is a major aspect of the tyrannical response to this fraudulent virus ‘ pandemic.
’ Social distancing , forced testing , quarantines , mandated business closings , temperature checks , mass surveillance , and any number of other atrocious invasions of privacy are all demeaning and oppressive , but the state and local orders supported by the national political and ‘ health ’ organizations to wear masks , is especially instructive of the real agenda sought .
That agenda is as clear as day , and is being implemented not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compliance , but also to force people apart and to remove closeness , expression , and emotion from the human psyche .
This is a purposeful state exercise with the intent of destroying the spirit of the American public This is a purposeful state exercise with the intent of destroying the spirit of the American public , leaving only a society of unfeeling and obedient drones awaiting the next order handed down from on high .
As bad as the ruling and political class ’ s totalitarian response to this so-called emergency has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pathetic reaction by the people of this country .
For a population that has long claimed superiority status over all others on earth , thinking that they were exceptional , most all bowed down to false state authority as if they were slaves bowing to a master .
This is akin to a religious reaction that could only be possible if the people now believe that the state is God .
Why else would so many voluntarily allow themselves and their families to be destroyed by complying with orders to not work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so many be humiliated at every turn because they were too frightened to question such draconian measures being implemented without even a trace of truth evident .
How could the very people that have had their lives purposely destroyed by the state they sanction and support , ignore all the lies that have been exposed over and over again about this pandemic hoax ?
How could any thinking human not be able to see the absurd nature of this scam called Covid-19 ?
How does any population in mass get to this sorry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s gaining compliance of mandatory mask wearing is the ultimate test of herd acquiescence to rule The state ’ s gaining compliance of mandatory mask wearing is the ultimate test of herd acquiescence to rule , and will be used as the gauge by the claimed elite ruling authority to see just how far the state can go in its efforts to subdue the American public .
It will also act as a guide for all future atrocities planned by the monsters at the top of the control pyramid .
This will include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming poisonous and deadly Covid vaccine .
When most everyone is more frightened of this fake virus than losing all freedoms , the vaccine will magically appear .
That will happen in the next few months , unless it is made available right before the farcical presidential election to enhance the chances of the incumbent .
Regardless of when it is released , it will be based on a political decision , not on any impossible efficacy of the tainted concoction designed to harm in order to advance a particular agenda .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been staged in order to initiate and perpetuate a global reset that will include cataclysmic changes to all humanity .
This requires economic destruction worldwide , total population conformity , a new and restructured monetary system , mass tracking and tracing to gain a total surveillance state worldwide , and a controlled technocratic infrastructure buildup beginning in all large cities , with expansion outward over time .
The U.S. is the head of the snake , and when the U.S. power elites gain total control of this population , the rest of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are the best chance the world has at this time to avoid this oligarchic global dictatorial overthrow That is why Americans are the best chance the world has at this time to avoid this oligarchic global dictatorial overthrow , but currently , this is one of the least resistant and weakest populations on earth .
This dynamic will have to change before any successful dissent can take shape .
The first order of business should be the elimination of all mandated mask wearing .
This could be easily accomplished if large numbers of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any free society , wearing or not wearing a mask for faux protection would be up to each and every individual .
If any real private business chose to require it or not , that would be their choice , but no one would be required by government at any level to wear or not wear any face covering .
In other words , no one should comply with any government order issued by any threat of force .
Since government does unfortunately exist , it could legitimately suggest ideas for the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That would leave the governing system emasculated , as it should be .
In the far distant past , when the people of this country understood the necessity and sanctity of freedom , the government in areas of restriction of the people was left impotent .
As I wrote recently in this article : Complacency and conformity are useless , and will lead only to servitude .
The time for action is now or never .
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“If you are too weak to give yourselves your own law, then a tyrant shall lay his yoke upon you and say:” Obey! Clench your teeth and obey!” “And all good and evil shall be drowned in obedience to him.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
by: Gary D. Barnett
LewRockwell.com
Since when is depriving the body and mind of oxygen, and breathing in expelled carbon dioxide (CO2) good for the health of humans?
Since when is wearing a partial face covering that is multiple times more porous than can protect against any virus penetration helpful?
Since when is hiding all expression from others not psychologically damaging?
Since when is it legitimate and not hypocritical for the state to outlaw Muslim women from wearing head and face coverings that are part of their culture, and in the same breath force all Americans to cover their faces with a mask?
Since when does any politician have any right to dictate to an entire population that they have to wear masks or any other type of clothing?
Since when in this day and age did absolute slavery of all become a mainstay of American society?
Forced mask wearing due to political control over people is a major aspect of the tyrannical response to this fraudulent virus ‘pandemic.’
Social distancing, forced testing, quarantines, mandated business closings, temperature checks, mass surveillance, and any number of other atrocious invasions of privacy are all demeaning and oppressive, but the state and local orders supported by the national political and ‘health’ organizations to wear masks, is especially instructive of the real agenda sought.
That agenda is as clear as day, and is being implemented not only as a test of mass societal compliance, but also to force people apart and to remove closeness, expression, and emotion from the human psyche.
This is a purposeful state exercise with the intent of destroying the spirit of the American public
This is a purposeful state exercise with the intent of destroying the spirit of the American public, leaving only a society of unfeeling and obedient drones awaiting the next order handed down from on high.
As bad as the ruling and political class’s totalitarian response to this so-called emergency has been, it pales in comparison to the pathetic reaction by the people of this country.
For a population that has long claimed superiority status over all others on earth, thinking that they were exceptional, most all bowed down to false state authority as if they were slaves bowing to a master.
This is akin to a religious reaction that could only be possible if the people now believe that the state is God. Why else would so many voluntarily allow themselves and their families to be destroyed by complying with orders to not work to sustain their livelihoods?
Why would so many be humiliated at every turn because they were too frightened to question such draconian measures being implemented without even a trace of truth evident.
How could the very people that have had their lives purposely destroyed by the state they sanction and support, ignore all the lies that have been exposed over and over again about this pandemic hoax? How could any thinking human not be able to see the absurd nature of this scam called Covid-19? How does any population in mass get to this sorry state of ignorance?
The state’s gaining compliance of mandatory mask wearing is the ultimate test of herd acquiescence to rule
The state’s gaining compliance of mandatory mask wearing is the ultimate test of herd acquiescence to rule, and will be used as the gauge by the claimed elite ruling authority to see just how far the state can go in its efforts to subdue the American public.
It will also act as a guide for all future atrocities planned by the monsters at the top of the control pyramid.
This will include the timing of the release of the coming poisonous and deadly Covid vaccine.
When most everyone is more frightened of this fake virus than losing all freedoms, the vaccine will magically appear. That will happen in the next few months, unless it is made available right before the farcical presidential election to enhance the chances of the incumbent.
Regardless of when it is released, it will be based on a political decision, not on any impossible efficacy of the tainted concoction designed to harm in order to advance a particular agenda.
This entire fiasco and long-planned manufactured pandemic has been staged in order to initiate and perpetuate a global reset that will include cataclysmic changes to all humanity.
This requires economic destruction worldwide, total population conformity, a new and restructured monetary system, mass tracking and tracing to gain a total surveillance state worldwide, and a controlled technocratic infrastructure buildup beginning in all large cities, with expansion outward over time.
The U.S. is the head of the snake, and when the U.S. power elites gain total control of this population, the rest of the world will fall in line.
Americans are the best chance the world has at this time to avoid this oligarchic global dictatorial overthrow
That is why Americans are the best chance the world has at this time to avoid this oligarchic global dictatorial overthrow, but currently, this is one of the least resistant and weakest populations on earth. This dynamic will have to change before any successful dissent can take shape.
The first order of business should be the elimination of all mandated mask wearing. This could be easily accomplished if large numbers of people simply quit wearing masks.
In any free society, wearing or not wearing a mask for faux protection would be up to each and every individual. If any real private business chose to require it or not, that would be their choice, but no one would be required by government at any level to wear or not wear any face covering.
In other words, no one should comply with any government order issued by any threat of force. Since government does unfortunately exist, it could legitimately suggest ideas for the public, but without any assigned requirements whatsoever.
That would leave the governing system emasculated, as it should be. In the far distant past, when the people of this country understood the necessity and sanctity of freedom, the government in areas of restriction of the people was left impotent.
As I wrote recently in this article:
“Power and control are the underlying aspects and core convictions of all government action. The government, even though the more powerful ruling class of banking, corporate, and wealthy claimed elites control it, is the enforcement arm of the real power. Government therefore, is the closest to the people, and by tearing down government power, the top tier of the ruling class become exposed and vulnerable, and more unprotected. So mass resistance against government can lead to tearing down the system of power and control, and help to lead us back to more freedom and less oppression.”
Complacency and conformity are useless, and will lead only to servitude. The time for action is now or never.
Read the full article at LewRockwell.com.
See Also:


healthimpactnews--2020-09-28--Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Opening Florida Due to New CDC Numbers Showing Very Low COVID Death Ra

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Opening Florida Due to New CDC Numbers Showing Very Low COVID Death Rates

CDC Comes Clean : New Fatality Rate Is A Shocker !
The Centers for Disease Control have come out with a new estimate of the Covid infection fatality ratio and the numbers will shock you .
No wonder the Florida governor has said “ enough is enough ” and decided to open his state up completely .
We are told to trust the CDC , so why is the mainstream media ignoring this very important news ?
Is this still about a disease…or is it politics ?
YouTube Has Censored the Ron Paul Liberty Report .
You Won ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have already heard , YouTube ( owned by Google , with deep roots in the deep state ) , inexplicably removed our Ron Paul Liberty Report from 23 September , titled “ Covid Whistleblowers Expose Narrative As ‘ Total Fraud , ' ” and officially delivered a “ warning ” to the Ron Paul Liberty Report You Tube channel .
They claimed in the notice that the program , which you can watch for yourself here , violated their “ community guidelines ” regarding “ spam , deceptive practices , and scams.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire channel removed if we continue in these prohibited activities , they warned .
Please watch the program for yourself and attempt to identify where any of these three violations took place .
Dr. Paul sent an appeal asking for specific clarification as to what in the program violated their “ community standards.
” This seems important , because if they could point to something that was said or something in the title or thumbnail photo that violated their “ guidelines , ” it wouldn ’ t be that difficult to avoid such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the future .
Yes , it might be annoying and unfair , but knowing specifically what was the violation or violations would logically benefit both parties , as YouTube was clear in their “ warning ” that they did “ not want to lose ” us .
Imagine if a police officer pulled you over and began writing a ticket and when you requested the reason for the ticket they refused to tell you .
Or perhaps they arrested you with no clearly articulated reason .
Neither did the judge nor jury utter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case and passed sentence .
This is how YouTube responded to a request for the “ habeas corpus ” of our “ crime ” : As Ron Paul Institute Senior Fellow ( and attorney ) Adam Dick wrote me after I showed him the result of the appeal , “ What ‘ understanding ’ ?
Violation determined and appeal denied ; that is all the info to understand .
The process seems designed to prevent understanding anything other than that power is being exercised.
” Yes .
Power is being exercised and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Digging a bit deeper into the actual reason they decided to pull the episode of the Liberty Report ( which as most of you know is hours in the making and represents years in preparation ) , turns up this bizarre email YouTube sent to the Ron Paul Liberty Report ’ s gmail address : So finally we are getting more of an explanation of where we might have gone wrong .
YouTube simply does not allow any criticism of the World Health Organization – a United Nations bureaucratic body that has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Covid health problem .
One week you must wear masks , the next week you don ’ t need them , etc .
But don ’ t dare criticize them or you will have your metaphorical larynx ripped from your body .
As we have pointed out on the Liberty Report several times – probably contributing to our being targeted – the World Health Organization is not even led by a doctor , but by a violent Ethiopian communist politician .
If you dare criticize a violent Ethiopian communist , you will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that simple .
So , as another violent communist once wrote , what is to be done ?
We are still looking at our options .
For now we have opened a backup account on BitChute so that if a future YouTube broadcast is pulled we can offer it up to you without so much delay .
Ultimately we believe the noose will tighten on any “ dissident ” voices such as Dr. Paul ’ s .
It seems bizarre in what so many love to claim is the “ freest country on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billions “ freeing ” others overseas , that anyone challenging the prevailing mainstream media/US government narrative on Covid – or foreign policy or anything else – must be silenced .
Once there was the gulag for dissidents , these days it ’ s “ big tech ” companies that do hundreds of billions of dollars in business with US intelligence and the US government who do the bidding of their paymasters .
But hey , they ’ re “ private ” companies so don ’ t you dare complain as you are herded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looking at other options to deliver the Ron Paul Liberty Report to our viewers – who on YouTube are a hair away from passing the quarter million subscriber mark – but many of these options are not cheap .
As you all know , we operate on a shoestring and we stretch every penny from the generous contributions of our supporters .
But we are going to need your help if we are going to keep the peace and prosperity message of the Ron Paul Liberty Report alive .
We are directly challenging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – they are not at all happy about it .
This is your program , and if you want it to continue – one of the last voices challenging the dominant and crushing narrative coming from the mainstream media on the Left AND Right – we will need your support .
Please consider a tax-deductible contribution to the Ron Paul Institute , which is the producer of the Ron Paul Liberty Report .
Every donation is gratefully appreciated , but we ’ re going to need some big bucks to fight this freight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Once they have obliterated us , they will be coming for you .
Please help .
By the way , we LOVE Bitcoin and you can make a Bitcoin donation at the above link .
Dr. Paul famously says , no army can stop an idea whose time has come .
Even in these seemingly dark days , the time has come for our peace and prosperity message .
Please do what you can to help us .
We need you and we appreciate you .
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CDC Comes Clean: New Fatality Rate Is A Shocker!
by Ron Paul
Liberty Report
The Centers for Disease Control have come out with a new estimate of the Covid infection fatality ratio and the numbers will shock you.
No wonder the Florida governor has said “enough is enough” and decided to open his state up completely.
We are told to trust the CDC, so why is the mainstream media ignoring this very important news? Is this still about a disease…or is it politics?
Watch the full report:
YouTube Has Censored the Ron Paul Liberty Report. You Won’t Believe Why!
by Daniel McAdams
Ron Paul Institute
As many of you have already heard, YouTube (owned by Google, with deep roots in the deep state), inexplicably removed our Ron Paul Liberty Report from 23 September, titled “Covid Whistleblowers Expose Narrative As ‘Total Fraud,'” and officially delivered a “warning” to the Ron Paul Liberty Report You Tube channel. They claimed in the notice that the program, which you can watch for yourself here, violated their “community guidelines” regarding “spam, deceptive practices, and scams.”
We are in danger of having our entire channel removed if we continue in these prohibited activities, they warned. Please watch the program for yourself and attempt to identify where any of these three violations took place.
Dr. Paul sent an appeal asking for specific clarification as to what in the program violated their “community standards.” This seems important, because if they could point to something that was said or something in the title or thumbnail photo that violated their “guidelines,” it wouldn’t be that difficult to avoid such phrases or words or even photos in the future. Yes, it might be annoying and unfair, but knowing specifically what was the violation or violations would logically benefit both parties, as YouTube was clear in their “warning” that they did “not want to lose” us.
Imagine if a police officer pulled you over and began writing a ticket and when you requested the reason for the ticket they refused to tell you. Or perhaps they arrested you with no clearly articulated reason. Neither did the judge nor jury utter a peep when they ruled on the case and passed sentence.
This is how YouTube responded to a request for the “habeas corpus” of our “crime”:
As Ron Paul Institute Senior Fellow (and attorney) Adam Dick wrote me after I showed him the result of the appeal, “What ‘understanding’? Violation determined and appeal denied; that is all the info to understand. The process seems designed to prevent understanding anything other than that power is being exercised.”
Yes. Power is being exercised and we do not have to tell you why.
Digging a bit deeper into the actual reason they decided to pull the episode of the Liberty Report (which as most of you know is hours in the making and represents years in preparation), turns up this bizarre email YouTube sent to the Ron Paul Liberty Report’s gmail address:
So finally we are getting more of an explanation of where we might have gone wrong. YouTube simply does not allow any criticism of the World Health Organization – a United Nations bureaucratic body that has absolutely no idea what to do about the Covid health problem. One week you must wear masks, the next week you don’t need them, etc. But don’t dare criticize them or you will have your metaphorical larynx ripped from your body.
As we have pointed out on the Liberty Report several times – probably contributing to our being targeted – the World Health Organization is not even led by a doctor, but by a violent Ethiopian communist politician.
If you dare criticize a violent Ethiopian communist, you will be banned from YouTube. It seems that simple.
So, as another violent communist once wrote, what is to be done?
We are still looking at our options. For now we have opened a backup account on BitChute so that if a future YouTube broadcast is pulled we can offer it up to you without so much delay.
Ultimately we believe the noose will tighten on any “dissident” voices such as Dr. Paul’s. It seems bizarre in what so many love to claim is the “freest country on earth,” one that must spend billions “freeing” others overseas, that anyone challenging the prevailing mainstream media/US government narrative on Covid – or foreign policy or anything else – must be silenced. Once there was the gulag for dissidents, these days it’s “big tech” companies that do hundreds of billions of dollars in business with US intelligence and the US government who do the bidding of their paymasters. But hey, they’re “private” companies so don’t you dare complain as you are herded into your ideological boxcar!
We are looking at other options to deliver the Ron Paul Liberty Report to our viewers – who on YouTube are a hair away from passing the quarter million subscriber mark – but many of these options are not cheap. As you all know, we operate on a shoestring and we stretch every penny from the generous contributions of our supporters.
But we are going to need your help if we are going to keep the peace and prosperity message of the Ron Paul Liberty Report alive. We are directly challenging multi-billion dollar media empires and their narratives – they are not at all happy about it.
This is your program, and if you want it to continue – one of the last voices challenging the dominant and crushing narrative coming from the mainstream media on the Left AND Right – we will need your support.
Please consider a tax-deductible contribution to the Ron Paul Institute, which is the producer of the Ron Paul Liberty Report. Every donation is gratefully appreciated, but we’re going to need some big bucks to fight this freight train we see bearing down on us. Once they have obliterated us, they will be coming for you. Please help. By the way, we LOVE Bitcoin and you can make a Bitcoin donation at the above link.
Dr. Paul famously says, no army can stop an idea whose time has come. Even in these seemingly dark days, the time has come for our peace and prosperity message. Please do what you can to help us. We need you and we appreciate you.
Read the full article at the Ron Paul Institute.
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healthimpactnews--2020-09-29--Washington Mom Fights to Get Son Back Who Was Wrongfully Taken Away Due to Her Medical Cannabis Trea

Washington Mom Fights to Get Son Back Who Was Wrongfully Taken Away Due to Her Medical Cannabis Treatment

A Washington couple , Sophia Rosas and Sean Kilkenny , of Bremerton , have been fighting for their two boys for the last 2 years .
Not knowing how to speak for herself in court , Sophia was allegedly manipulated and coerced by her public defender to do what the CPS social workers at the Washington Department of Children , Family and Youth ( DCYF ) told her to do .
See our previous stories about this family : Washington Couple Harassed Over Medical Marijuana Use – Children Kidnapped and Allegedly Scheduled for Adoption Judge Orders Terrorized Toddler Medically Kidnapped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Family ’ s Custody But now Sophia has found her voice , learned how to file her own court documents , and she says since she began representing herself , “ Everything is changing so fast !
” Prior to firing her attorney , Sophia says that she felt coerced and intimidated anytime she disagreed and wanted to challenge what the Department was saying in court .
She says she was not ever truly informed of her rights under The United States Constitution or even the Washington State Constitution , both of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearing with witnesses and evidence , in order to restrict parental rights .
She says that her previous public defender had not been filing on her behalf in court , including any documents relating to the completion of her services , so the court was never informed that she had been completing the required services .
According to the court documents reviewed by Health Impact News staff , the public defender never submitted anything to the court to show Sophia had completed any services , and the Department made it look like she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – another common tactic of CPS corruption .
If the court is never adequately informed , and the parents never speak out against their public defender , the department gets away with everything they say to the court because there are no objections .
This can lead to the unnecessary termination of parental rights if the parents have attorneys that are not adequately representing their interests in court .
Sophia has filed at least two dozen documents in recent weeks , including a Declaration of the facts of the case outlining all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and has requested hearings to discuss bringing her children home .
Court has been set for Wednesday , September 30th , to hear her motions on all three cases , including her opposition and motion to dismiss a petition for Termination of Parental Rights to her oldest son , Zurius .
Sophia is refusing to let her sons go without a fight ; and says she gets motivation for this fight from her grandfather – world renowned musician , Mitch Mitchell – Rock n ’ Roll Hall of Fame legend , the late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the iconic classic rock band – The Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960 ’ s .
Sophia is Mitch Mitchell ’ s biological granddaughter ; making Zurius and Riley his biological great-grandsons .
Mitch is also survived by Sophia ’ s mother/Mitch ’ s daughter , Aysha Mitchell , as well as Sophia ’ s older sister , Sydney , and her 3-year-old son , Kai .
Mitch was never able to meet his great grandsons , though his family says he would have been very much enamored with them , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; and would not accept losing any of them without a fight .
They are part of the Mitchell Legacy .
Family Advocate , Serra Frank , from Moms for Marijuana International and the Fight for Lilly says , As Senator Nancy Schaefer said to the Georgia Assembly in 2007 , through her report titled , “ The Corrupt Business of Child Protective Services “ : The family has held several protests in front of the Bremerton DCYF office in the last few weeks and received quite a bit of community support .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ since she first went public , the Department has been allegedly been retaliating , restricting visits with both of her children .
One day last week , the department even allegedly used COVID 19 as a risk and canceled visits with both boys , because of Sophia ’ s symptoms of her gallbladder disorder .
Sophia reports that while she was in the bathroom dealing with the nausea and vomiting symptoms of her condition , the department allegedly removed Zurius and sent him home , without even letting her say goodbye .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minutes when she felt a wave of nausea so she decided to go to the bathroom .
She says the last thing she said to Z was , “ I love you baby , I ’ ll be right back.
” When she went back to the room , she was informed the visit was canceled and her son was already gone .
DCYF Social Worker , Desiree Hovland , being newly assigned to the case simply passed the buck to previous social workers and stated that she “ didn ’ t know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and requested a release of information for medical records that the department has already received , but refused to allow the visits to continue .
Sophia says she refused to sign the release again , but gladly sent the social workers her medical records directly , hoping that maybe now they will start to understand the reality of her debilitating illness that requires Medical Marijuana for treatment .
At court on Sept 23rd , 2020 , Commissioner Matthew Clucas confronted the department for their behavior , stating that the Department has known for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issues , especially because of the medical marijuana issue that they have used to remove Sophia ’ s youngest son Riley from the home , and ordered the visits be made up .
Also at court , Commissioner Clucas stated he had been going through the documents Sophia has recently filed and had to stop at one titled : “ Notice of Retraction of Agreement to Dependency , ” in which Sophia had stated that she had been coerced and intimidated into agreeing to the dependencies , but was now retracting that agreement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court in person to go over these documents , because it was a very serious accusation and he wanted to make sure she was “ not being coerced to go pro se.
” Sophia says “ I am definitely not being coerced to speak for myself , and am ecstatic to be able to finally be heard by the court.
” But she is concerned because she is no longer being allowed public scrutiny of these hearings .
Since she first live streamed the court hearing on Sept. 9th through their family support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a new “ Emergency Administrative Rule ” about recording the Zoom hearings .
Obviously in retaliation to live streaming the hearing , the courts have now prohibited the recording or streaming of any hearing in Kitsap County without permission from the assigned commissioner or judge .
However , this violates Sophia ’ s rights under the Washington State Constitution to an open and public hearing .
In Washington , the right to open court proceedings is constitutionally mandated by Article I , Section 10 of the State Constitution , which provides : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ openly , and without unnecessary delay.
” Washington courts have stated they have a duty to ensure “ the right of the people to .
.
.
freely observe the administration of civil and criminal justice.
” Allied Daily Newspapers of Wash. v. Eikenberry ( 1993 ) .
The Washington Supreme Court has expressly held that Art .
I , Sec .
10 “ guarantees the public and the press a right of access to judicial proceedings and court documents in both civil and criminal cases.
” Dreiling v. Jain , ( 2004 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Administrative Ruling , Sophia canceled the previously scheduled Live Streaming of the Sept 23rd hearing , but to ensure her right to a public hearing , posted the Zoom information for the court hearing on the family support page , and asked people to call in to witness .
Over two dozen members of the community reported calling in to witness the hearing , but the court never let them into the Zoom call – therefore denying Sophia her right to an open and public hearing in Washington State .
Sophia says she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to uphold her right to a public hearing , and has requested permission from Commissioner Clucas for the hearing to be live streamed .
Serra Frank says the court should definitely be open : Sophia says she doesn ’ t know what is going to happen in court on Wednesday , but that things are definitely different .
She feels that she is being treated with much more respect since she fired her inadequate attorney and took over her own cases .
Previously , two separate court dates were scheduled for September 30th- @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response hearing for Zurius and one at 2:30pm PST for a status conference for Riley .
Sophia has informed Health Impact News that once she filed a motion for Joinder of all the cases , the hearings were merged and will occur from 2:30pm to 4:30pm PST , with Commissioner Matthew Cluclas presiding for all of the cases .
Sophia says Commissioner Clucas allegedly told her to expect a “ long hearing ” and to bring both the paternal and maternal grandparents to the courthouse .
Sophia is obviously nervous , but says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done , either now – or later if I am forced to appeal to the higher courts.
” She says she will never quit fighting to bring BOTH of her boys home , no matter how far she must go .
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by Health Impact News/MedicalKidnap.com Staff
A Washington couple, Sophia Rosas and Sean Kilkenny, of Bremerton, have been fighting for their two boys for the last 2 years. Not knowing how to speak for herself in court, Sophia was allegedly manipulated and coerced by her public defender to do what the CPS social workers at the Washington Department of Children, Family and Youth (DCYF) told her to do.
See our previous stories about this family:
But now Sophia has found her voice, learned how to file her own court documents, and she says since she began representing herself, “Everything is changing so fast!”
Prior to firing her attorney, Sophia says that she felt coerced and intimidated anytime she disagreed and wanted to challenge what the Department was saying in court.
She says she was not ever truly informed of her rights under The United States Constitution or even the Washington State Constitution, both of which require due process, including a hearing with witnesses and evidence, in order to restrict parental rights.
Sophia says,
“I was not informed that agreeing to a dependency for either case would result in me giving up such rights; or potentially lead to the termination of my parental rights to each child. During that time, I was told that I had to do what Anne Montgomery (public defender) chose to do with my cases, and she intimidated me and talked down to me when I was not in agreement. I did not learn I could speak for myself in court until recently, and am now attempting to make myself adequately heard.”
She says that her previous public defender had not been filing on her behalf in court, including any documents relating to the completion of her services, so the court was never informed that she had been completing the required services.
According to the court documents reviewed by Health Impact News staff, the public defender never submitted anything to the court to show Sophia had completed any services, and the Department made it look like she wasn’t doing any of them – another common tactic of CPS corruption.
If the court is never adequately informed, and the parents never speak out against their public defender, the department gets away with everything they say to the court because there are no objections. This can lead to the unnecessary termination of parental rights if the parents have attorneys that are not adequately representing their interests in court.
Sophia has filed at least two dozen documents in recent weeks, including a Declaration of the facts of the case outlining all of the services that she has completed; and has requested hearings to discuss bringing her children home.
Court has been set for Wednesday, September 30th, to hear her motions on all three cases, including her opposition and motion to dismiss a petition for Termination of Parental Rights to her oldest son, Zurius.
Sophia is refusing to let her sons go without a fight; and says she gets motivation for this fight from her grandfather – world renowned musician, Mitch Mitchell – Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame legend, the late John “Mitch” Mitchell – drummer for the iconic classic rock band – The Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960’s.
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Sophia is Mitch Mitchell’s biological granddaughter; making Zurius and Riley his biological great-grandsons. Mitch is also survived by Sophia’s mother/Mitch’s daughter, Aysha Mitchell, as well as Sophia’s older sister, Sydney, and her 3-year-old son, Kai.
Mitch was never able to meet his great grandsons, though his family says he would have been very much enamored with them, as he once was his daughter and granddaughters; and would not accept losing any of them without a fight. They are part of the Mitchell Legacy.
Family Advocate, Serra Frank, from Moms for Marijuana International and the Fight for Lilly says,
“A common issue with the corruption found in Child Protective Services is that of Generational Genocide. Generations losing their heritage, their culture, and their access to their biological family because of forced adoption to strangers through foster care. Biological heritage, and the legacy left by family patriarch, Mitch Mitchell, are extremely important to the Rosas/Mitchell family; and the family is not giving up without a fight.”
As Senator Nancy Schaefer said to the Georgia Assembly in 2007, through her report titled, “The Corrupt Business of Child Protective Services“:
“[Parents and] Grandparents who lose their [children and] grandchildren to strangers have lost their own flesh and blood. The children lose their family heritage, and [parents and] grandparents too, lose the connection of their heirs.”
The family has held several protests in front of the Bremerton DCYF office in the last few weeks and received quite a bit of community support.
Sophia also tells Health Impact News that since she first went public, the Department has been allegedly been retaliating, restricting visits with both of her children.
One day last week, the department even allegedly used COVID 19 as a risk and canceled visits with both boys, because of Sophia’s symptoms of her gallbladder disorder.
Sophia reports that while she was in the bathroom dealing with the nausea and vomiting symptoms of her condition, the department allegedly removed Zurius and sent him home, without even letting her say goodbye. She says she saw Z for about 10 minutes when she felt a wave of nausea so she decided to go to the bathroom. She says the last thing she said to Z was, “I love you baby, I’ll be right back.”
When she went back to the room, she was informed the visit was canceled and her son was already gone.
DCYF Social Worker, Desiree Hovland, being newly assigned to the case simply passed the buck to previous social workers and stated that she “didn’t know about Sophia’s medical conditions” and requested a release of information for medical records that the department has already received, but refused to allow the visits to continue.
Sophia says she refused to sign the release again, but gladly sent the social workers her medical records directly, hoping that maybe now they will start to understand the reality of her debilitating illness that requires Medical Marijuana for treatment.
At court on Sept 23rd, 2020, Commissioner Matthew Clucas confronted the department for their behavior, stating that the Department has known for a while about Sophia’s medical issues, especially because of the medical marijuana issue that they have used to remove Sophia’s youngest son Riley from the home, and ordered the visits be made up.
Also at court, Commissioner Clucas stated he had been going through the documents Sophia has recently filed and had to stop at one titled: “Notice of Retraction of Agreement to Dependency,” in which Sophia had stated that she had been coerced and intimidated into agreeing to the dependencies, but was now retracting that agreement.
Commissioner Clucas requested the parents attend court in person to go over these documents, because it was a very serious accusation and he wanted to make sure she was “not being coerced to go pro se.” Sophia says “I am definitely not being coerced to speak for myself, and am ecstatic to be able to finally be heard by the court.”
But she is concerned because she is no longer being allowed public scrutiny of these hearings.
Since she first live streamed the court hearing on Sept. 9th through their family support page, Kitsap County Superior Court created a new “Emergency Administrative Rule” about recording the Zoom hearings.
Obviously in retaliation to live streaming the hearing, the courts have now prohibited the recording or streaming of any hearing in Kitsap County without permission from the assigned commissioner or judge.
However, this violates Sophia’s rights under the Washington State Constitution to an open and public hearing.
In Washington, the right to open court proceedings is constitutionally mandated by Article I, Section 10 of the State Constitution, which provides: “justice in all cases shall be administered openly, and without unnecessary delay.”
Washington courts have stated they have a duty to ensure “the right of the people to . . . freely observe the administration of civil and criminal justice.” Allied Daily Newspapers of Wash. v. Eikenberry (1993).
The Washington Supreme Court has expressly held that Art. I, Sec. 10 “guarantees the public and the press a right of access to judicial proceedings and court documents in both civil and criminal cases.” Dreiling v. Jain, (2004).
Serra Frank points out that:
“the guarantee of public hearings in Washington State has always been recognized by their Supreme Court as a safeguard against any attempt to employ the courts as instruments of persecution; such as exactly what the Department is attempting to do in Sophia & Sean’s case by persecuting these parents over their medical marijuana use.”
To abide by the new Administrative Ruling, Sophia canceled the previously scheduled Live Streaming of the Sept 23rd hearing, but to ensure her right to a public hearing, posted the Zoom information for the court hearing on the family support page, and asked people to call in to witness.
Over two dozen members of the community reported calling in to witness the hearing, but the court never let them into the Zoom call – therefore denying Sophia her right to an open and public hearing in Washington State.
Sophia says she has now also filed for the court to uphold her right to a public hearing, and has requested permission from Commissioner Clucas for the hearing to be live streamed.
Serra Frank says the court should definitely be open:
“Washington has wonderful public hearing laws. States like Arizona, Idaho, Texas, Tennessee, and many many others close their courtroom doors – a HUGE issue with corruption in CPS and violation of the United States Constitution Amendments #1, 6 & 14. Lack of public scrutiny breeds unlawful intimidation, coercion, and manipulation by government employees. In order to uphold Sophia’s rights under these laws, the court should reopen its doors in one way or another.”
Sophia says she doesn’t know what is going to happen in court on Wednesday, but that things are definitely different. She feels that she is being treated with much more respect since she fired her inadequate attorney and took over her own cases.
Previously, two separate court dates were scheduled for September 30th- one at 1:30pm PST for the TPR response hearing for Zurius and one at 2:30pm PST for a status conference for Riley.
Sophia has informed Health Impact News that once she filed a motion for Joinder of all the cases, the hearings were merged and will occur from 2:30pm to 4:30pm PST, with Commissioner Matthew Cluclas presiding for all of the cases.
Sophia says Commissioner Clucas allegedly told her to expect a “long hearing” and to bring both the paternal and maternal grandparents to the courthouse.
Sophia is obviously nervous, but says she believes that “justice will be done, either now – or later if I am forced to appeal to the higher courts.” She says she will never quit fighting to bring BOTH of her boys home, no matter how far she must go.
“They should be home with me, where they belong… I will never give up my babies.”
👇 HOW YOU CAN HELP 👇
👉 Family Support Page –Fight for Z and Riley – www.facebook.com/Fight4ZandRiley
👉 Public Events – www.facebook.com/Fight4ZandRiley/events
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👉 Change.org petition – www.change.org/fight4ZandRiley
👉 Donation Account – www.fundrazr.com/fight4ZandRiley
👉 Contact Everyone:
Washington Leaders:
☎✉ Washington Governor Jay Inslee:
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☎✉ Bremerton Mayor Greg Wheeler
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Washington Legislators:
☎✉ Representative Dan Griffey:
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✉ Senator Patty Murray: https://www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/mobile/contactme
✉ Senator Maria Cantwell: https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/contact
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healthimpactnews--2020-09-30--Gates Foundation Seeks to Dominate Africa’s Food Systems

Gates Foundation doubles down on misinformation campaign at Cornell as African leaders call for agroecology by Stacy Malkan U.S .
Right to Know The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded another $ 10 million last week to the controversial Cornell Alliance for Science , a communications campaign housed at Cornell that trains fellows in Africa and elsewhere to promote and defend genetically engineered foods , crops and agrichemicals .
The new grant brings BMGF grants to the group to $ 22 million .
The PR investment comes at a time when the Gates Foundation is under fire for spending billions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Africa that critics say are entrenching farming methods that benefit corporations over people .
On September 10 , faith leaders in Africa posted an open letter to the Gates Foundation asking it to reassess its grant-making strategies for Africa .
“ While we are grateful to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for its commitment to overcoming food insecurity , and acknowledging the humanitarian and infrastructural aid provided to the governments of our continent , we write out of grave concern that the Gates Foundation ’ s support for the expansion of intensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis , ” says the sign-on letter coordinated by the Southern African Faith Communities ’ Environment Institute ( SAFCEI ) .
The letter cites the Gates-led Alliance for a Green Revolution ( AGRA ) for its “ highly problematic ” support of commercial seed systems controlled by large companies , its support of restructuring seed laws to protect certified seeds and criminalize non-certified seed , and its support of seed dealers who offer narrow advice about corporate products over much-needed public sector extension services .
“ We appeal to the Gates Foundation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outdated extension methods and start listening to the farmers who are developing appropriate solutions for their contexts , ” the faith leaders said .
Despite billions of dollars spent and 14 years of promises , AGRA has failed to achieve its goals of reducing poverty and raising incomes for small farmers , according to a July report False Promises .
The research was conducted by a coalition of African and German groups and includes data from a recent white paper published by Tufts Global Development and Environment Institute .
The Gates Foundation has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for this article but said in an earlier email , “ We support organisations like AGRA because they partner with countries to help them implement the priorities and policies contained in their national agricultural development strategies.
” Launched in 2006 by the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations , AGRA has long promised to double yields and incomes for 30 million farming households in Africa by 2020 .
But the group quietly removed those goals from its website sometime in the past year .
AGRA ’ s Chief of Staff Andrew Cox said via email @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ambition but is refining its approaches and its thinking about metrics .
He said AGRA will do a full evaluation on its results next year .
AGRA declined to provide data or answer substantive questions from researchers of the False Promises report , its authors say .
Representatives from BIBA Kenya , PELUM Zambia and HOMEF Nigeria sent a letter to Cox Sept. 7 asking for a response to their research findings .
Cox responded Sept. 15 with what one researcher described as “ basically three pages of PR.
” “ African farmers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said the letter to Cox from Anne Maina , Mutketoi Wamunyima and Ngimmo Bassay .
“ So do AGRA ’ s public sector donors , who would seem to be getting a very poor return on their investments .
African governments also need to provide a clear accounting for the impacts of their own budget outlays that support Green Revolution programs.
” African governments spend about $ 1 billion per year on subsidies to support commercial seeds and agrichemicals .
Despite the large investments in agricultural productivity gains , hunger has increased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the False Promises report .
Gates Foundation investments have a significant influence on how food systems are shaped in Africa , according to a June report from the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems ( IPES ) .
The group reported that billions of dollars in Gates Foundation grants have incentivized industrial agriculture in Africa and held back investments in more sustainable , equitable food systems .
“ BMGF looks for quick , tangible returns on investment , and thus favours targeted , technological solutions , ” IPES said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of building markets for larger-scale , high-input commodity crops puts it at odds with emerging thinking about how to best deal with the volatile conditions caused by the twin crisis of climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic .
In September , the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said it is essential to build more resilient local food systems as the pandemic “ has put local food systems at risk of disruptions along the entire food chain.
” The report documents pandemic-related challenges and lessons from a global survey conducted in April and May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clear message is that , in order to cope with shocks such as COVID-19 , cities with suitable socio-economic and agroclimatic conditions should adopt policies and programmes to empower local producers to grow food , and promote short food chains to enable urban citizens to access food products , ” the report concluded .
“ Cities have to diversify their food supplies and food sources , reinforcing local sources where possible , but without shutting off national and global supplies.
” As the pandemic threatens farming communities already struggling with climate change , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Million Belay , coordinator of the African Food Sovereignty Alliance , and Timothy Wise , lead researcher of the Tufts analysis of AGRA , in a Sept. 23 op-ed .
“ Will its people and their governments continue trying to replicate industrial farming models promoted by developed countries ?
Or will they move boldly into the uncertain future , embracing ecological agriculture ?
” Belay and Wise described some good news from recent research ; “ two of the three AGRA countries that have reduced both the number and share of undernourished people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so in part due to policies that support ecological agriculture.
” The biggest success story , Mali , saw hunger drop from 14 % to 5 % since 2006 .
According to a case study in the False Promises report , “ progress came not because of AGRA but because the government and farmers ’ organizations actively resisted its implementation , ” Belay and Wise wrote , pointing to land and seed laws that guarantee farmers ’ rights to choose their crops and farming practices , and government programs promote not just maize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ It ’ s time for African governments to step back from the failing Green Revolution and chart a new food system that respects local cultures and communities by promoting low-cost , low-input ecological agriculture , ” they wrote .
Against this backdrop , the Gates Foundation is doubling down on its investment in the Cornell Alliance for Science ( CAS ) , a public relations campaign launched in 2014 with a Gates grant and promises to “ depolarize the debate ” around GMOs .
With the new $ 10 million , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to counter conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns that hinder progress in climate change , synthetic biology , agricultural innovations and other key issues.
” But CAS has become a polarizing force and a source of misinformation as it trains fellows around the world to promote and lobby for genetically engineered crops in their home countries , many of them in Africa .
Numerous academics , food groups and policy experts have called out the inaccurate and misleading messaging of CAS and its key messengers .
Community groups working to regulate pesticides and biosafety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Hawaii and exploiting farmers in Africa in its aggressive promotional and lobby campaigns .
A July 30 article by Mark Lynas , a Cornell visiting fellow who works for CAS , illuminates the controversy over the group ’ s messaging .
Citing a recent meta-analysis on conservation agriculture , Lynas claimed , “ agro-ecology risks harming the poor and worsening gender equality in Africa.
” His analysis was widely panned by experts in the field .
Marc Corbeels , the agronomist who authored the meta-analysis , said Lynas made “ sweeping generalizations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ described Lynas ’ article as “ really flawed , ” “ deeply unserious , ” “ demagogic and non-scientific , ” an erroneous conflation that jumps to “ wild conclusions , ” and “ an embarrassment for someone who wants to claim to be scientific.
” The article should be retracted , said Marci Branski , a former USDA climate change specialist and Marcus Taylor , a political ecologist at Queen ’ s University .
The controversy resurfaced this week over a webinar CAS is hosting Thursday Oct. 1 on the topic of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group is “ not serious enough to engage in an open , unbiased ” debate , two food-system experts withdrew from the webinar earlier this week .
The two scientists said they agreed to participate in the webinar after seeing each other ’ s names among the panelists ; “ that was enough for both of us to trust also the organization behind the event , ” wrote Pablo Tittonell , PhD , Principal Research Scientist in Argentina ’ s National Council for Science and Technology ( CONICET ) and Sieglinde Snapp , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Systems Ecology at Michigan State University , to panel moderator Joan Conrow , editor of CAS .
“ But reading some of the blogs and opinion pieces issued by the Alliance , the publications by other panelists , learning about the biased and uninformed claims against agroecology , the ideologically charged push for certain technologies , etc .
we came to the conclusion that this venue is not serious enough to engage in an open , unbiased , constructive and , most importantly , well informed scientific debate , ” Tittonell and Snapp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ withdraw from this debate.
” Conrow has not responded to requests for comment .
The webinar will go forward with Nassib Mugwanya , a 2015 CAS global leadership fellow and doctoral student at North Carolina State University , who has also been accused of making unfair attacks on agroecology .
In a 2019 article for the Breakthrough Institute , Mugwanya argued , “ traditional agricultural practices can ’ t transform African agriculture.
” The article reflects typical biotech industry messaging : presenting GMO crops as the “ pro-science ” position while painting “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-science , ’ groundless and harmful , ” according to an analysis by the Seattle-based Community Alliance for Global Justice .
“ Particularly notable in the article , ” the group noted , “ are strong usages of metaphors ( e.g.
, agroecology likened to handcuffs ) , generalizations , omissions of information and a number of factual inaccuracies.
” With Tittonell and Snapp off the roster at Thursday ’ s webinar , Mugwanya will be joined by Pamela Ronald , a professor of plant pathology at the University of California , Davis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ front groups , and Frédéric Baudron , senior scientist at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center ( CIMMYT ) , a Gates Foundation-funded group .
Mariam Mayet , executive director of the African Centre for Biodiversity , sees the ramped up PR campaigns as “ evidence of desperation ” that they “ just can not get it right on the continent.
” Her group has for years been documenting “ the efforts to spread the Green Revolution in Africa , and the dead-ends it will lead to : declining soil health , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ farmer sovereignty , and locking of African farmers into a system that is not designed for their benefit , but for the profits of mostly Northern multinational corporations.
” The Cornell Alliance for Science should be reigned in , Mayet said in an August webinar about the Gates Foundation ’ s influence in Africa , “ because of the misinformation ( and ) the way that they are extremely disingenuous and untruthful.
” She asks , “ Why don ’ t you engage in a fair fight with us ?
” Stacy Malkan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Right to Know , a nonprofit investigative research group focused on public health issues .
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Gates Foundation doubles down on misinformation campaign at Cornell as African leaders call for agroecology
by Stacy Malkan
U.S. Right to Know
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded another $10 million last week to the controversial Cornell Alliance for Science, a communications campaign housed at Cornell that trains fellows in Africa and elsewhere to promote and defend genetically engineered foods, crops and agrichemicals. The new grant brings BMGF grants to the group to $22 million.
The PR investment comes at a time when the Gates Foundation is under fire for spending billions of dollars on agricultural development schemes in Africa that critics say are entrenching farming methods that benefit corporations over people.
Faith leaders appeal to Gates Foundation
On September 10, faith leaders in Africa posted an open letter to the Gates Foundation asking it to reassess its grant-making strategies for Africa.
“While we are grateful to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for its commitment to overcoming food insecurity, and acknowledging the humanitarian and infrastructural aid provided to the governments of our continent, we write out of grave concern that the Gates Foundation’s support for the expansion of intensive industrial scale agriculture is deepening the humanitarian crisis,” says the sign-on letter coordinated by the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI).
The letter cites the Gates-led Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA) for its “highly problematic” support of commercial seed systems controlled by large companies, its support of restructuring seed laws to protect certified seeds and criminalize non-certified seed, and its support of seed dealers who offer narrow advice about corporate products over much-needed public sector extension services.
“We appeal to the Gates Foundation and AGRA to stop promoting failed technologies and outdated extension methods and start listening to the farmers who are developing appropriate solutions for their contexts,” the faith leaders said.
Despite billions of dollars spent and 14 years of promises, AGRA has failed to achieve its goals of reducing poverty and raising incomes for small farmers, according to a July report False Promises. The research was conducted by a coalition of African and German groups and includes data from a recent white paper published by Tufts Global Development and Environment Institute.
The Gates Foundation has not yet responded to requests for comment for this article but said in an earlier email, “We support organisations like AGRA because they partner with countries to help them implement the priorities and policies contained in their national agricultural development strategies.”
Disappearing promises of the green revolution
Launched in 2006 by the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations, AGRA has long promised to double yields and incomes for 30 million farming households in Africa by 2020. But the group quietly removed those goals from its website sometime in the past year. AGRA’s Chief of Staff Andrew Cox said via email that the group has not reduced his ambition but is refining its approaches and its thinking about metrics. He said AGRA will do a full evaluation on its results next year.
AGRA declined to provide data or answer substantive questions from researchers of the False Promises report, its authors say. Representatives from BIBA Kenya, PELUM Zambia and HOMEF Nigeria sent a letter to Cox Sept. 7 asking for a response to their research findings. Cox responded Sept. 15 with what one researcher described as “basically three pages of PR.”
“African farmers deserve a substantive response from AGRA,” said the letter to Cox from Anne Maina, Mutketoi Wamunyima and Ngimmo Bassay. “So do AGRA’s public sector donors, who would seem to be getting a very poor return on their investments. African governments also need to provide a clear accounting for the impacts of their own budget outlays that support Green Revolution programs.”
African governments spend about $1 billion per year on subsidies to support commercial seeds and agrichemicals. Despite the large investments in agricultural productivity gains, hunger has increased thirty percent during the AGRA years, according to the False Promises report.
Gates Foundation investments have a significant influence on how food systems are shaped in Africa, according to a June report from the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES). The group reported that billions of dollars in Gates Foundation grants have incentivized industrial agriculture in Africa and held back investments in more sustainable, equitable food systems.
“BMGF looks for quick, tangible returns on investment, and thus favours targeted, technological solutions,” IPES said.
Local producers and short food chains
The Gates Foundation agricultural development approach of building markets for larger-scale, high-input commodity crops puts it at odds with emerging thinking about how to best deal with the volatile conditions caused by the twin crisis of climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic.
In September, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said it is essential to build more resilient local food systems as the pandemic “has put local food systems at risk of disruptions along the entire food chain.” The report documents pandemic-related challenges and lessons from a global survey conducted in April and May that drew 860 responses.
“The clear message is that, in order to cope with shocks such as COVID-19, cities with suitable socio-economic and agroclimatic conditions should adopt policies and programmes to empower local producers to grow food, and promote short food chains to enable urban citizens to access food products,” the report concluded. “Cities have to diversify their food supplies and food sources, reinforcing local sources where possible, but without shutting off national and global supplies.”
As the pandemic threatens farming communities already struggling with climate change, Africa is at a crossroads, wrote Million Belay, coordinator of the African Food Sovereignty Alliance, and Timothy Wise, lead researcher of the Tufts analysis of AGRA, in a Sept. 23 op-ed. “Will its people and their governments continue trying to replicate industrial farming models promoted by developed countries? Or will they move boldly into the uncertain future, embracing ecological agriculture?”
Belay and Wise described some good news from recent research; “two of the three AGRA countries that have reduced both the number and share of undernourished people – Ethiopia and Mali – have done so in part due to policies that support ecological agriculture.”
The biggest success story, Mali, saw hunger drop from 14% to 5% since 2006. According to a case study in the False Promises report, “progress came not because of AGRA but because the government and farmers’ organizations actively resisted its implementation,” Belay and Wise wrote, pointing to land and seed laws that guarantee farmers’ rights to choose their crops and farming practices, and government programs promote not just maize but a wide variety of food crops.
“It’s time for African governments to step back from the failing Green Revolution and chart a new food system that respects local cultures and communities by promoting low-cost, low-input ecological agriculture,” they wrote.
Doubling down on PR efforts
Against this backdrop, the Gates Foundation is doubling down on its investment in the Cornell Alliance for Science (CAS), a public relations campaign launched in 2014 with a Gates grant and promises to “depolarize the debate” around GMOs. With the new $10 million, CAS plans to widen its focus “to counter conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns that hinder progress in climate change, synthetic biology, agricultural innovations and other key issues.”
But CAS has become a polarizing force and a source of misinformation as it trains fellows around the world to promote and lobby for genetically engineered crops in their home countries, many of them in Africa.
Numerous academics, food groups and policy experts have called out the inaccurate and misleading messaging of CAS and its key messengers. Community groups working to regulate pesticides and biosafety have accused CAS of using bully tactics in Hawaii and exploiting farmers in Africa in its aggressive promotional and lobby campaigns.
A July 30 article by Mark Lynas, a Cornell visiting fellow who works for CAS, illuminates the controversy over the group’s messaging. Citing a recent meta-analysis on conservation agriculture, Lynas claimed, “agro-ecology risks harming the poor and worsening gender equality in Africa.” His analysis was widely panned by experts in the field.
Marc Corbeels, the agronomist who authored the meta-analysis, said Lynas made “sweeping generalizations” about his work. Other academics described Lynas’ article as “really flawed,” “deeply unserious,” “demagogic and non-scientific,” an erroneous conflation that jumps to “wild conclusions,” and “an embarrassment for someone who wants to claim to be scientific.”
The article should be retracted, said Marci Branski, a former USDA climate change specialist and Marcus Taylor, a political ecologist at Queen’s University.
Debate over agroecology heats up
The controversy resurfaced this week over a webinar CAS is hosting Thursday Oct. 1 on the topic of agroecology. Citing concerns that the Cornell-based group is “not serious enough to engage in an open, unbiased” debate, two food-system experts withdrew from the webinar earlier this week.
The two scientists said they agreed to participate in the webinar after seeing each other’s names among the panelists; “that was enough for both of us to trust also the organization behind the event,” wrote Pablo Tittonell, PhD, Principal Research Scientist in Argentina’s National Council for Science and Technology (CONICET) and Sieglinde Snapp, PhD, Professor of Soils and Cropping Systems Ecology at Michigan State University, to panel moderator Joan Conrow, editor of CAS.
“But reading some of the blogs and opinion pieces issued by the Alliance, the publications by other panelists, learning about the biased and uninformed claims against agroecology, the ideologically charged push for certain technologies, etc. we came to the conclusion that this venue is not serious enough to engage in an open, unbiased, constructive and, most importantly, well informed scientific debate,” Tittonell and Snapp wrote to Conrow.
“We therefore withdraw from this debate.” Conrow has not responded to requests for comment.
The webinar will go forward with Nassib Mugwanya, a 2015 CAS global leadership fellow and doctoral student at North Carolina State University, who has also been accused of making unfair attacks on agroecology. In a 2019 article for the Breakthrough Institute, Mugwanya argued, “traditional agricultural practices can’t transform African agriculture.”
The article reflects typical biotech industry messaging: presenting GMO crops as the “pro-science” position while painting “alternative forms of agricultural development as ‘anti-science,’ groundless and harmful,” according to an analysis by the Seattle-based Community Alliance for Global Justice.
“Particularly notable in the article,” the group noted, “are strong usages of metaphors (e.g., agroecology likened to handcuffs), generalizations, omissions of information and a number of factual inaccuracies.”
With Tittonell and Snapp off the roster at Thursday’s webinar, Mugwanya will be joined by Pamela Ronald, a professor of plant pathology at the University of California, Davis, who has ties to pesticide industry front groups, and Frédéric Baudron, senior scientist at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), a Gates Foundation-funded group.
Asking for a ‘fair fight’
Mariam Mayet, executive director of the African Centre for Biodiversity, sees the ramped up PR campaigns as “evidence of desperation” that they “just cannot get it right on the continent.”
Her group has for years been documenting “the efforts to spread the Green Revolution in Africa, and the dead-ends it will lead to: declining soil health, loss of agricultural biodiversity, loss of farmer sovereignty, and locking of African farmers into a system that is not designed for their benefit, but for the profits of mostly Northern multinational corporations.”
The Cornell Alliance for Science should be reigned in, Mayet said in an August webinar about the Gates Foundation’s influence in Africa, “because of the misinformation (and) the way that they are extremely disingenuous and untruthful.”
She asks, “Why don’t you engage in a fair fight with us?”
Stacy Malkan is co-founder and reporter for U.S. Right to Know, a nonprofit investigative research group focused on public health issues. Follow her on Twitter @StacyMalkan
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healthimpactnews--2020-09-30--Australian Politician Calls for Criminal Trials of Health Bureaucrats who Banned Hydroxychloroquine

Australian Politician Calls for Criminal Trials of Health Bureaucrats who Banned Hydroxychloroquine as COVID Cure

Craig Kelly MP , a member of the Australian House of Representatives , has claimed that Health Bureaucrats have “ engaged in crimes against humanity and they should be taken to the criminal court in the Hague , ” for their ban on hydroxychloroquine ( HCQ ) , which has been shown to cure COVID patients by thousands of doctors in the U.S. and around the world .
Sky News Australia has published an interview with the MP .
Liberal MP Craig Kelly says the ban placed on COVID-19 treatment hydroxychloroquine by Australian bureaucrats violates the Hippocratic Oath taken by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since proven false .
Mr Kelly said health bureaucrats interfered in the doctor-patient relationship by prohibiting the use of hydroxychloroquine even if the doctor thought the treatment would save the patient ’ s life .
Health bureaucrats have “ violated the very first principle of the hypocritic oath ” which is to ‘ do no harm ’ , ” he said .
Mr Kelly told Sky News technically bureaucrats should only ban the use of hydroxychloroquine if the evidence shows beyond all reasonable doubt that firstly , hydroxychloroquine doesn ’ t work and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Recent studies show that proposition is no longer sustainable … and they must lift their bans otherwise they are engaged in crimes against humanity and they should be taken to the criminal court in the Hague , ” he said .
“ They are withholding medical treatment from Australians that the evidence shows can save their lives.
” In the U.S. , Dr. Anthony Fauci should be arrested and face criminal charges as well , for mass murder .
He is the main one who discouraged doctors from using HCQ , leading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. according to many medical experts .
He has done the same thing in the past for HIV drugs .
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Craig Kelly MP, a member of the Australian House of Representatives, has claimed that Health Bureaucrats have “engaged in crimes against humanity and they should be taken to the criminal court in the Hague,” for their ban on hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), which has been shown to cure COVID patients by thousands of doctors in the U.S. and around the world.
Sky News Australia has published an interview with the MP.
Liberal MP Craig Kelly says the ban placed on COVID-19 treatment hydroxychloroquine by Australian bureaucrats violates the Hippocratic Oath taken by doctors and is based on a study since proven false. Mr Kelly said health bureaucrats interfered in the doctor-patient relationship by prohibiting the use of hydroxychloroquine even if the doctor thought the treatment would save the patient’s life. Health bureaucrats have “violated the very first principle of the hypocritic oath” which is to ‘do no harm’,” he said. Mr Kelly told Sky News technically bureaucrats should only ban the use of hydroxychloroquine if the evidence shows beyond all reasonable doubt that firstly, hydroxychloroquine doesn’t work and secondly, that it is dangerous. “Recent studies show that proposition is no longer sustainable … and they must lift their bans otherwise they are engaged in crimes against humanity and they should be taken to the criminal court in the Hague,” he said. “They are withholding medical treatment from Australians that the evidence shows can save their lives.”
Watch the full interview at Sky News.
In the U.S., Dr. Anthony Fauci should be arrested and face criminal charges as well, for mass murder. He is the main one who discouraged doctors from using HCQ, leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths in the U.S. according to many medical experts. He has done the same thing in the past for HIV drugs. See:
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healthimpactnews--2020-10-01--“The COVID Vaccine Should be Tested on Politicians First. If They Survive, the Vaccine Is Safe. If T

“The COVID Vaccine Should be Tested on Politicians First. If They Survive, the Vaccine Is Safe. If They Don’t, Then the Country Is Safe.”

Sounds like a joke , but it isn ’ t .
It is dead-serious .
One may want to add to this very sensible proposal that the very first to be vaccinated with his own Moderna human genome-altering vaccine , should imperatively be the czar of vaccines , Bill Gates .
But no special fabrication for Mr. Gates .
The real thing .
Controlled by independent honorable virologists , immunologists and DNA-specialized biologists .
If Mr. Gates “ survives ” with none of the devastating side effects ( or premier effects ) , as suffered by the first 45 healthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be hospitalized with severe health damage ) , he may start testing it on a larger population ( currently planned on 4,000 healthy volunteers ) – and then only should the special DNA-modifying vaccine become subject of an objective information campaign , telling the populace at large and especially those , who are potentially interested in altering their DNA forever , what Covid-19 vaccination with the Moderna inoculation means and implies .
Then only should it become open for those who voluntarily want to alter their genome , in full knowledge that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , CAN NOT ever be corrected and the DNA changes might be passed on to the next and following generations .
Aside form that , there is high skepticism among the people all around the world about any Covid-19 vaccine .
For several reasons .
Perhaps first , because there is really no need for a vaccine .
There are other well-known remedies that can heal and have proven effective in healing the novel coronavirus , especially hydroxychloroquine ( known for at least 60 years and used successfully to fight malaria and recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and sodium chlorite ( NaCIO ) , best administered according to a medical supervised formula .
And there are others , like the Cuban developed Interferon beta-1a .
China used hydroxychloroquine and Interferon beta-1a and combinations of them , as well as other non-vaccine drugs to successfully and rapidly combat and control the SARS-2-NoV ( Covid-19 ) .
Yet , both of these very efficient medications , hydroxychloroquine and NaCIO have been banned in the US and in most EU countries – prohibited under penalties to medical doctors who use them – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccines which promise to become a multi-multi trillion-dollar business .
Just imagine , what world have we become !
No wonder people become suspicious .
According to an Axios-Ipsos poll , published by RT on 29 September 2020 , based on 1,000-plus participating US-American adults , less than 50 % of the respondents said they would NOT take a vaccine – any covid vaccine – even if paid US $ 100 ; 44 % said they would accept the vaccine if offered an incentive of US $ 100 .
Reasons have to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in specific people who promote vaccination “ über alles ” – and have a vested interest .
Other reasons include the warp-speed by which CDC and especially Dr. Fauci from NIAID / NIH – the co-czar of vaccination – want to push the vaccine onto people .
It doesn ’ t help either that CDC and NIAID / NIH have vested interests in vaccines , as they own hundreds of patents and make millions from vaccines .
Covid has served to highly politicize inoculation , especially , but not exclusively , Covid-19 vaccinations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enormous profit boost for pharmaceuticals and their shareholder , but to provide them with a “ sustainable ” bonanza for decades to come , as science knows and tells us , corona viruses do not go away – similarly to flu-viruses ( also a type of corona virus ) – and vaccinations have to be repeated annually .
That ’ s the state of affairs in the United States .
In Europe , no such inquiries have been published yet , to my knowledge , but anti-covid vaccine skepticism is at least as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US , if not higher .
Most covid-vaccine resisters say they would refuse vaccination to the end , or if there was really no way out , they ’ d rather be vaccinated by a Russian , Chinese or Cuban anti-covid vaccine , than one from the west .
That ’ s the level of trust treacherous western politicians have left .
What Monika Wisniewska proposes , politicians first and depending on the results , the people next .
This might be an elegant way out – always , but always , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine injected into their arm as the population at large – and that the vaccines are clear of any nano-chip or similar digitizing technology .
Since trust in western politicians is at its lowest , this would have to be monitored independently by honorable non-mainstream scientists .
Comment on this article at VaccineImpact.com Peter Koenig is an economist and geopolitical analyst .
He is also a water resources and environmental specialist .
He worked for over 30 years with the World Bank and the World Health Organization around the world in the fields @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at universities in the US , Europe and South America .
He writes regularly for online journals such as Global Research ; ICH ; New Eastern Outlook ( NEO ) and more .
He is the author of Implosion – An Economic Thriller about War , Environmental Destruction and Corporate Greed – fiction based on facts and on 30 years of World Bank experience around the globe .
He is also a co-author of The World Order and Revolution !
– Essays from the Resistance .
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By Peter Koenig
Global Research
Polish Author, Monika Wisniewska, suggests that:
“The vaccine should be tested on politicians first. If they survive, the vaccine is safe. If they don’t, then the country is safe.”
Sounds like a joke, but it isn’t. It is dead-serious.
One may want to add to this very sensible proposal that the very first to be vaccinated with his own Moderna human genome-altering vaccine, should imperatively be the czar of vaccines, Bill Gates.
But no special fabrication for Mr. Gates. The real thing. Controlled by independent honorable virologists, immunologists and DNA-specialized biologists.
If Mr. Gates “survives” with none of the devastating side effects (or premier effects), as suffered by the first 45 healthy volunteers for his vaccine (all had to be hospitalized with severe health damage), he may start testing it on a larger population (currently planned on 4,000 healthy volunteers) – and then only should the special DNA-modifying vaccine become subject of an objective information campaign, telling the populace at large and especially those, who are potentially interested in altering their DNA forever, what Covid-19 vaccination with the Moderna inoculation means and implies.
Then only should it become open for those who voluntarily want to alter their genome, in full knowledge that whatever later effect could result from it, CANNOT ever be corrected and the DNA changes might be passed on to the next and following generations.
Aside form that, there is high skepticism among the people all around the world about any Covid-19 vaccine. For several reasons.
Perhaps first, because there is really no need for a vaccine.
There are other well-known remedies that can heal and have proven effective in healing the novel coronavirus, especially hydroxychloroquine (known for at least 60 years and used successfully to fight malaria and recently was equally successfully used against Covid-19), and sodium chlorite (NaCIO), best administered according to a medical supervised formula.
And there are others, like the Cuban developed Interferon beta-1a. China used hydroxychloroquine and Interferon beta-1a and combinations of them, as well as other non-vaccine drugs to successfully and rapidly combat and control the SARS-2-NoV (Covid-19).
Yet, both of these very efficient medications, hydroxychloroquine and NaCIO have been banned in the US and in most EU countries – prohibited under penalties to medical doctors who use them – in favor of not-yet known vaccines – vaccines which promise to become a multi-multi trillion-dollar business.
Just imagine, what world have we become! No wonder people become suspicious.
According to an Axios-Ipsos poll, published by RT on 29 September 2020, based on 1,000-plus participating US-American adults, less than 50% of the respondents said they would NOT take a vaccine – any covid vaccine – even if paid US$ 100; 44% said they would accept the vaccine if offered an incentive of US$ 100.
Reasons have to do with the mistrust in politicians, and in specific people who promote vaccination “über alles” – and have a vested interest.
Other reasons include the warp-speed by which CDC and especially Dr. Fauci from NIAID / NIH – the co-czar of vaccination – want to push the vaccine onto people.
It doesn’t help either that CDC and NIAID / NIH have vested interests in vaccines, as they own hundreds of patents and make millions from vaccines.
Covid has served to highly politicize inoculation, especially, but not exclusively, Covid-19 vaccinations – and to generate not only an enormous profit boost for pharmaceuticals and their shareholder, but to provide them with a “sustainable” bonanza for decades to come, as science knows and tells us, corona viruses do not go away – similarly to flu-viruses (also a type of corona virus) – and vaccinations have to be repeated annually.
That’s the state of affairs in the United States. In Europe, no such inquiries have been published yet, to my knowledge, but anti-covid vaccine skepticism is at least as high in Europe as it is in the US, if not higher.
Most covid-vaccine resisters say they would refuse vaccination to the end, or if there was really no way out, they’d rather be vaccinated by a Russian, Chinese or Cuban anti-covid vaccine, than one from the west. That’s the level of trust treacherous western politicians have left.
What Monika Wisniewska proposes, politicians first and depending on the results, the people next.
This might be an elegant way out – always, but always, provided that politicians get exactly the same vaccine injected into their arm as the population at large – and that the vaccines are clear of any nano-chip or similar digitizing technology.
Since trust in western politicians is at its lowest, this would have to be monitored independently by honorable non-mainstream scientists.
Read the full article at Global Research
Comment on this article at VaccineImpact.com
Peter Koenig is an economist and geopolitical analyst. He is also a water resources and environmental specialist. He worked for over 30 years with the World Bank and the World Health Organization around the world in the fields of environment and water. He lectures at universities in the US, Europe and South America. He writes regularly for online journals such as Global Research; ICH; New Eastern Outlook (NEO) and more. He is the author of Implosion – An Economic Thriller about War, Environmental Destruction and Corporate Greed – fiction based on facts and on 30 years of World Bank experience around the globe. He is also a co-author of The World Order and Revolution! – Essays from the Resistance. He is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization.
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healthimpactnews--2020-10-02--University of California Retreats on Mandatory Flu Vaccine After Lawsuit Filed

As you may know , Robert F. Kennedy , Jr. and I ( with the able assistance of Children ’ s Health Defense chief legal guru Mary Holland , Physicians for Informed Consent ’ s human vaccine encyclopedia aka Greg Glaser and San Diego ace litigator Ray Flores ) filed an injunction lawsuit to stop the University of California ’ s ( UC ) executive order requiring all students , faculty and other employees to get the flu shot by Nov. 1 or face not being able to work or register for class .
We filed on Aug. 27 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aug. 7 .
On Sept. 17 , we filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the executive order .
The most outrageous part of the executive order , and the part that befits the constitutional phrase of something which “ shocks the conscience , ” was the fact that students were treated differently from faculty and staff in two important respects .
First , unlike staff and faculty , students did not have a “ religious accommodation ” ( more about that later ) .
Second , while faculty could remote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not have to take the shot , remote learning students still had to get the stick .
That seemed to me to be a textbook equal protection and First Amendment violation .
Whatever idiot UC lawyer came up with that should have to take some con law CLE ( continuing legal education ) .
Well , it seems like the UC has finally opened its con law books ( and with all its law school libraries , it ’ s about time ) .
The UC filed its response to our motion ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but more about that later ) AND GUESS WHAT ?
TWO DAYS AGO , THE UC ( apparently secretly so far ) ISSUED A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER REVISING THE MANDATE !
And , guess what it doesn ’ t have in it ?
Correct , students are now treated the same as faculty and staff , well sort of .
Bottom line , students attending all classes online who do not live on campus do not have to get the flu shot .
That is very good news for those students .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ campus , you still have to get the shot , at least unless and until the judge grants our preliminary injunction motion .
For perspective , this is just the opening skirmish ( ok , maybe a tad bit more than that ; the UC backed down probably after reviewing our fourth cause of action for equal protection violations on behalf of the students ) .
This was a just tactical retreat for the UC .
They gave up something to protect the core mandate requiring the flu vaccine for everyone who comes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news points in this case First , the UC is setting up in effect religious inquisition courts , but with no published court procedures .
That ’ s right , and it is just as insane as the now eliminated equal protection violations .
The UC has apparently hired outside consultants to function as judges deciding on the bona fides of people seeking a religious accommodation to the flu shot .
Really , you have to appeal before some consultant to make the case that your religious beliefs are the right kind , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justify the UC bestowing on you whatever it has in mind as a religious accommodation ?
So what are the standards these consultant judges use ?
I don ’ t think anyone knows so far .
It must be some secret set of criteria .
So , maybe the UC should go back to its libraries and look up the First Amendment and something called due process and do something it hasn ’ t done yet .
Think about what you ’ re doing and the path you ’ re going down , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as crazy as the discrimination against students , only it affects the entire UC community .
If anyone has gone through or is planning to appear at these religious inquisition courts , please shoot me an email , because I think the judge is really going to want to hear from you , and I don ’ t think he ’ s going to like it one bit .
Second , we now know ( sort of ) how this flu mandate came about and who was in charge .
One of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ motion was from the UC head of the COVID tracing and tracking committee from which the mandate emanated .
Her name is Dr. Carrie Byington .
She is an executive vice president at UC Health and professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease at UC San Francisco .
She has a very impressive resume and a long career in infectious disease .
Here is her declaration .
If anyone reading this post has any information about how this whole thing came about , and the statements contained in Dr. Byington ’ s declaration , please @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with such knowledge , you ’ ll know what I am referring to .
To all else , stay tuned .
Rick Jaffe is a guest contributor and the lead attorney in Kiel v. U of C case that Children ’ s Health Defense is supporting .
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Breaking News: University of California Makes Tactical Retreat, Revises Executive Order
By Richard Jaffe, Esq.
Children’s Health Defense
As you may know, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and I (with the able assistance of Children’s Health Defense chief legal guru Mary Holland, Physicians for Informed Consent’s human vaccine encyclopedia aka Greg Glaser and San Diego ace litigator Ray Flores) filed an injunction lawsuit to stop the University of California’s (UC) executive order requiring all students, faculty and other employees to get the flu shot by Nov. 1 or face not being able to work or register for class.
We filed on Aug. 27, the executive order having been published on Aug. 7.
On Sept. 17, we filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the executive order. The most outrageous part of the executive order, and the part that befits the constitutional phrase of something which “shocks the conscience,” was the fact that students were treated differently from faculty and staff in two important respects.
First, unlike staff and faculty, students did not have a “religious accommodation” (more about that later).
Second, while faculty could remote teach and staff could remote work and not have to take the shot, remote learning students still had to get the stick.
That seemed to me to be a textbook equal protection and First Amendment violation. Whatever idiot UC lawyer came up with that should have to take some con law CLE (continuing legal education).
Well, it seems like the UC has finally opened its con law books (and with all its law school libraries, it’s about time).
The UC filed its response to our motion (and there are a lot of papers, but more about that later) AND GUESS WHAT? TWO DAYS AGO, THE UC (apparently secretly so far) ISSUED A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER REVISING THE MANDATE!
And, guess what it doesn’t have in it? Correct, students are now treated the same as faculty and staff, well sort of.
Bottom line, students attending all classes online who do not live on campus do not have to get the flu shot. That is very good news for those students. Of course, if you live on campus, you still have to get the shot, at least unless and until the judge grants our preliminary injunction motion.
For perspective, this is just the opening skirmish (ok, maybe a tad bit more than that; the UC backed down probably after reviewing our fourth cause of action for equal protection violations on behalf of the students). This was a just tactical retreat for the UC. They gave up something to protect the core mandate requiring the flu vaccine for everyone who comes to the campuses.
Two other breaking news points in this case
First, the UC is setting up in effect religious inquisition courts, but with no published court procedures. That’s right, and it is just as insane as the now eliminated equal protection violations.
The UC has apparently hired outside consultants to function as judges deciding on the bona fides of people seeking a religious accommodation to the flu shot. Really, you have to appeal before some consultant to make the case that your religious beliefs are the right kind, or you have the sufficient fervor to justify the UC bestowing on you whatever it has in mind as a religious accommodation?
So what are the standards these consultant judges use? I don’t think anyone knows so far. It must be some secret set of criteria. So, maybe the UC should go back to its libraries and look up the First Amendment and something called due process and do something it hasn’t done yet. Think about what you’re doing and the path you’re going down, because as stated, this is just as crazy as the discrimination against students, only it affects the entire UC community.
If anyone has gone through or is planning to appear at these religious inquisition courts, please shoot me an email, because I think the judge is really going to want to hear from you, and I don’t think he’s going to like it one bit. Second, we now know (sort of) how this flu mandate came about and who was in charge.
One of the many declarations filed in response to our motion was from the UC head of the COVID tracing and tracking committee from which the mandate emanated. Her name is Dr. Carrie Byington. She is an executive vice president at UC Health and professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease at UC San Francisco. She has a very impressive resume and a long career in infectious disease. Here is her declaration. If anyone reading this post has any information about how this whole thing came about, and the statements contained in Dr. Byington’s declaration, please email me with details. To anyone with such knowledge, you’ll know what I am referring to. To all else, stay tuned.
Rick Jaffe is a guest contributor and the lead attorney in Kiel v. U of C case that Children’s Health Defense is supporting.
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