thewakingtimes--2020-05-16--The Worst Is Yet to Come: Contact Tracing, Immunity Cards and Mass Testing

The Worst Is Yet to Come : Contact Tracing , Immunity Cards and Mass Testing No one is safe .
No one is immune .
No one gets spared the anguish , fear and heartache of living under the shadow of an authoritarian police state .
That ’ s the message being broadcast 24/7 with every new piece of government propaganda , every new law that criminalizes otherwise lawful activity , every new policeman on the beat , every new surveillance camera casting a watchful eye , every sensationalist news story that titillates and distracts , every new prison or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other undesirables , every new court ruling that gives government agents a green light to strip and steal and rape and ravage the citizenry , every school that opts to indoctrinate rather than educate , and every new justification for why Americans should comply with the government ’ s attempts to trample the Constitution underfoot .
Yes , COVID-19 has taken a significant toll on the nation emotionally , physically , and economically , but there are still greater dangers on the horizon .
As long as “ we the people ” continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights in the so-called name of national security , things will get worse , not better .
Now there ’ s talk of mass testing for COVID-19 antibodies , screening checkpoints , contact tracing , immunity passports to allow those who have recovered from the virus to move around more freely , and snitch tip lines for reporting “ rule breakers ” to the authorities .
If you can ’ t read the writing on the wall , you need to pay better attention .
These may seem like small , necessary steps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but they ’ re only necessary to the police state in its efforts to further undermine the Constitution , extend its control over the populace , and feed its insatiable appetite for ever-greater powers .
Nothing is ever as simple as the government claims it is .
Whatever dangerous practices you allow the government to carry out now—whether it ’ s in the name of national security or protecting America ’ s borders or making America healthy again—rest assured , these same practices can and will be used against you when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you .
The war on drugs turned out to be a war on the American people , waged with SWAT teams and militarized police .
The war on terror turned out to be a war on the American people , waged with warrantless surveillance and indefinite detention .
The war on immigration turned out to be a war on the American people , waged with roving government agents demanding “ papers , please.
” This war on COVID-19 will be yet another war on the American people , waged with all of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disposal : thermal imaging cameras , drones , contact tracing , biometric databases , etc .
So you see , when you talk about empowering government agents to screen the populace in order to control and prevent spread of this virus , what you ’ re really talking about is creating a society in which ID cards , round ups , checkpoints and detention centers become routine weapons used by the government to control and suppress the populace , no matter the threat .
This is also how you pave the way for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Imagine it : a national classification system that not only categorizes you according to your health status but also allows the government to sort you in a hundred other ways : by gender , orientation , wealth , medical condition , religious beliefs , political viewpoint , legal status , etc .
Are you starting to get the bigger picture yet ?
This is just another wolf in sheep ’ s clothing , a “ show me your papers ” scheme disguised as a means of fighting a virus .
The ramifications @ @ @ @ @ @ @ papers ” society in which government officials are empowered to stop individuals , demand they identify themselves , and subject them to patdowns , warrantless screenings , searches , and interrogations are beyond chilling .
By allowing government agents to establish a litmus test for individuals to be able to exit a state of lockdown and engage in commerce , movement and any other right that corresponds to life in a supposedly free society , it lays the groundwork for a society in which you are required to identify yourself at any time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for any reason .
Such tactics quickly lead one down a slippery slope that ends with government agents empowered to force anyone and everyone to prove they are in compliance with every statute and regulation on the books .
It used to be that unless police had a reasonable suspicion that a person was guilty of wrongdoing , they had no legal authority to stop the person and require identification .
In other words , “ we the people ” had the right to come and go as we please without the fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to identify ourselves .
Unfortunately , in this age of COVID-19 , that unrestricted right to move about freely is being pitted against the government ’ s power to lock down communities at a moment ’ s notice .
And in this tug-of-war between individual freedoms and government power , “ we the people ” have been on the losing end of the deal .
Curiously enough , these COVID-19 restrictions dovetail conveniently with a national timeline for states to comply with the Real ID Act , which imposes federal standards on identity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a prelude to this national identification system .
Talk about a perfect storm for bringing about a national ID card , the ultimate human tracking device .
Granted , in the absence of a national ID card , which would make the police state ’ s task of monitoring , tracking and singling out individual suspects far simpler , “ we the people ” are already tracked in a myriad of ways : through our state driver ’ s licenses , Social Security numbers , bank accounts , purchases and electronic transactions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communication devices—email , phone calls and mobile phones ; through chips implanted in our vehicles , identification documents , even our clothing .
Add to this the fact that businesses , schools and other facilities are relying more and more on fingerprints and facial recognition to identify us .
All the while , data companies such as Acxiom are capturing vast caches of personal information to help airports , retailers , police and other government authorities instantly determine whether someone is the person he or she claims to be .
This informational glut—used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and corporate sectors—has converged into a mandate for “ an internal passport , ” a.k.a.
, a national ID card that would store information as basic as a person ’ s name , birth date and place of birth , as well as private information , including a Social Security number , fingerprint , retinal scan and personal , criminal and financial records .
A federalized , computerized , cross-referenced , databased system of identification policed by government agents would be the final nail in the coffin for privacy ( not to mention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans even more vulnerable to every hacker in the cybersphere ) .
Americans have always resisted adopting a national ID card for good reason : it gives the government and its agents the ultimate power to target , track and terrorize the populace according to the government ’ s own nefarious purposes .
National ID card systems have been used before , by other oppressive governments , in the name of national security , invariably with horrifying results .
For instance , in Germany , the Nazis required all Jews to carry special @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country .
A prelude to the yellow Star of David badges , these stamped cards were instrumental in identifying Jews for deportation to death camps in Poland .
Author Raul Hilberg summarizes the impact that such a system had on the Jews : In South Africa during apartheid , pass books were used to regulate the movement of black citizens and segregate the population .
The Pass Laws Act of 1952 stipulated where , when and for how long a black African could remain in certain areas .
Any government employee could strike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to remain in an area .
A pass book that did not have a valid entry resulted in the arrest and imprisonment of the bearer .
Identity cards played a crucial role in the genocide of the Tutsis in the central African country of Rwanda .
The assault , carried out by extremist Hutu militia groups , lasted around 100 days and resulted in close to a million deaths .
While the ID cards were not a precondition to the genocide , they were a facilitating factor .
Once the genocide began , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the designation “ Tutsi ” spelled a death sentence at any roadblock .
Identity cards have also helped oppressive regimes carry out eliminationist policies such as mass expulsion , forced relocation and group denationalization .
Through the use of identity cards , Ethiopian authorities were able to identify people with Eritrean affiliation during the mass expulsion of 1998 .
The Vietnamese government was able to locate ethnic Chinese more easily during their 1978-79 expulsion .
The USSR used identity cards to force the relocation of ethnic Koreans ( 1937 ) , Volga Germans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 1943 ) , Crimean Tartars , Meshkhetian Turks , Chechens , Ingush and Balkars ( 1944 ) and ethnic Greeks ( 1949 ) .
And ethnic Vietnamese were identified for group denationalization through identity cards in Cambodia in 1993 , as were the Kurds in Syria in 1962 .
And in the United States , post-9/11 , more than 750 Muslim men were rounded up on the basis of their religion and ethnicity and detained for up to eight months .
Their experiences echo those of 120,000 Japanese-Americans who were similarly detained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pearl Harbor .
Despite a belated apology and monetary issuance by the U.S. government , the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to declare such a practice illegal .
Moreover , laws such as the National Defense Authorization Act ( NDAA ) empower the government to arrest and detain indefinitely anyone they “ suspect ” of being an enemy of the state .
You see , you may be innocent of wrongdoing now , but when the standard for innocence is set by the government , no one is safe .
And anyone can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government determining what is a crime .
It ’ s no longer a matter of if , but when .
Remember , the police state does not discriminate .
At some point , it will not matter whether your skin is black or yellow or brown or white .
It will not matter whether you ’ re an immigrant or a citizen .
It will not matter whether you ’ re rich or poor .
It won ’ t even matter whether you ’ re driving , flying or walking .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just as easily whether you ’ re a law-abiding citizen or a hardened criminal .
Government jails will hold you just as easily whether you ’ ve obeyed every law or broken a dozen .
And whether or not you ’ ve done anything wrong , government agents will treat you like a suspect simply because they have been trained to view and treat everyone like potential criminals .
Eventually , when the police state has turned that final screw and slammed that final door , all that will matter is whether some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dismissive of the Constitution , way too hyped up on the power of their badges , and authorized to detain , search , interrogate , threaten and generally harass anyone they see fit—chooses to single you out for special treatment .
We ’ ve been having this same debate about the perils of government overreach for the past 50-plus years , and still we don ’ t seem to learn , or if we learn , we learn too late .
All of the excessive , abusive tactics employed by the government today—warrantless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SWAT team raids , roadside strip searches , asset forfeiture schemes , private prisons , indefinite detention , militarized police , etc.—started out as a seemingly well-meaning plan to address some problem in society that needed a little extra help .
Be careful what you wish for : you will get more than you bargained for , especially when the government ’ s involved .
In the case of a national identification system , it might start off as a means of tracking COVID-19 cases in order to “ safely ” re-open the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a means of controlling the American people .
For those tempted to justify these draconian measures for whatever reason—for the sake of their health , the economy , or national security—remember , you can ’ t have it both ways .
You can ’ t live in a constitutional republic if you allow the government to act like a police state .
You can ’ t claim to value freedom if you allow the government to operate like a dictatorship .
You can ’ t expect to have your rights respected if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it pleases with disrespect and an utter disregard for the rule of law .
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America : The War on the American People , if you ’ re inclined to advance this double standard because you believe you have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide , beware : there ’ s always a boomerang effect .
Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute , where this article ( The Worst Is Yet to Come : Contact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) was originally published .
He is the author of A Government of Wolves : The Emerging American Police State and The Change Manifesto .

The Worst Is Yet to Come: Contact Tracing, Immunity Cards and Mass Testing
John W. Whitehead, Rutherford
Waking Times
“The things we were worried would happen are happening.”—Angus Johnston, professor at the City University of New York
No one is safe.
No one is immune.
No one gets spared the anguish, fear and heartache of living under the shadow of an authoritarian police state.
That’s the message being broadcast 24/7 with every new piece of government propaganda, every new law that criminalizes otherwise lawful activity, every new policeman on the beat, every new surveillance camera casting a watchful eye, every sensationalist news story that titillates and distracts, every new prison or detention center built to house troublemakers and other undesirables, every new court ruling that gives government agents a green light to strip and steal and rape and ravage the citizenry, every school that opts to indoctrinate rather than educate, and every new justification for why Americans should comply with the government’s attempts to trample the Constitution underfoot.
Yes, COVID-19 has taken a significant toll on the nation emotionally, physically, and economically, but there are still greater dangers on the horizon.
As long as “we the people” continue to allow the government to trample our rights in the so-called name of national security, things will get worse, not better.
It’s already worse.
Now there’s talk of mass testing for COVID-19 antibodies, screening checkpoints, contact tracing, immunity passports to allow those who have recovered from the virus to move around more freely, and snitch tip lines for reporting “rule breakers” to the authorities.
If you can’t read the writing on the wall, you need to pay better attention.
These may seem like small, necessary steps in the war against the COVID-19 virus, but they’re only necessary to the police state in its efforts to further undermine the Constitution, extend its control over the populace, and feed its insatiable appetite for ever-greater powers.
Nothing is ever as simple as the government claims it is.
Whatever dangerous practices you allow the government to carry out now—whether it’s in the name of national security or protecting America’s borders or making America healthy again—rest assured, these same practices can and will be used against you when the government decides to set its sights on you.
The war on drugs turned out to be a war on the American people, waged with SWAT teams and militarized police.
The war on terror turned out to be a war on the American people, waged with warrantless surveillance and indefinite detention.
The war on immigration turned out to be a war on the American people, waged with roving government agents demanding “papers, please.”
This war on COVID-19 will be yet another war on the American people, waged with all of the surveillance weaponry at the government’s disposal: thermal imaging cameras, drones, contact tracing, biometric databases, etc.
So you see, when you talk about empowering government agents to screen the populace in order to control and prevent spread of this virus, what you’re really talking about is creating a society in which ID cards, round ups, checkpoints and detention centers become routine weapons used by the government to control and suppress the populace, no matter the threat.
This is also how you pave the way for a national identification system of epic proportions.
Imagine it: a national classification system that not only categorizes you according to your health status but also allows the government to sort you in a hundred other ways: by gender, orientation, wealth, medical condition, religious beliefs, political viewpoint, legal status, etc.
Are you starting to get the bigger picture yet?
This is just another wolf in sheep’s clothing, a “show me your papers” scheme disguised as a means of fighting a virus.
Don’t fall for it.
The ramifications of such a “show me your papers” society in which government officials are empowered to stop individuals, demand they identify themselves, and subject them to patdowns, warrantless screenings, searches, and interrogations are beyond chilling.
By allowing government agents to establish a litmus test for individuals to be able to exit a state of lockdown and engage in commerce, movement and any other right that corresponds to life in a supposedly free society, it lays the groundwork for a society in which you are required to identify yourself at any time to any government worker who demands it for any reason.
Such tactics quickly lead one down a slippery slope that ends with government agents empowered to force anyone and everyone to prove they are in compliance with every statute and regulation on the books.
It used to be that unless police had a reasonable suspicion that a person was guilty of wrongdoing, they had no legal authority to stop the person and require identification. In other words, “we the people” had the right to come and go as we please without the fear of being questioned by police or forced to identify ourselves.
Unfortunately, in this age of COVID-19, that unrestricted right to move about freely is being pitted against the government’s power to lock down communities at a moment’s notice. And in this tug-of-war between individual freedoms and government power, “we the people” have been on the losing end of the deal.
Curiously enough, these COVID-19 restrictions dovetail conveniently with a national timeline for states to comply with the Real ID Act, which imposes federal standards on identity documents such as state drivers’ licenses, a prelude to this national identification system.
Talk about a perfect storm for bringing about a national ID card, the ultimate human tracking device.
Granted, in the absence of a national ID card, which would make the police state’s task of monitoring, tracking and singling out individual suspects far simpler, “we the people” are already tracked in a myriad of ways: through our state driver’s licenses, Social Security numbers, bank accounts, purchases and electronic transactions; by way of our correspondence and communication devices—email, phone calls and mobile phones; through chips implanted in our vehicles, identification documents, even our clothing.
Add to this the fact that businesses, schools and other facilities are relying more and more on fingerprints and facial recognition to identify us. All the while, data companies such as Acxiom are capturing vast caches of personal information to help airports, retailers, police and other government authorities instantly determine whether someone is the person he or she claims to be.
This informational glut—used to great advantage by both the government and corporate sectors—has converged into a mandate for “an internal passport,” a.k.a., a national ID card that would store information as basic as a person’s name, birth date and place of birth, as well as private information, including a Social Security number, fingerprint, retinal scan and personal, criminal and financial records.
A federalized, computerized, cross-referenced, databased system of identification policed by government agents would be the final nail in the coffin for privacy (not to mention a logistical security nightmare that would leave Americans even more vulnerable to every hacker in the cybersphere).
Americans have always resisted adopting a national ID card for good reason: it gives the government and its agents the ultimate power to target, track and terrorize the populace according to the government’s own nefarious purposes.
National ID card systems have been used before, by other oppressive governments, in the name of national security, invariably with horrifying results.
For instance, in Germany, the Nazis required all Jews to carry special stamped ID cards for travel within the country. A prelude to the yellow Star of David badges, these stamped cards were instrumental in identifying Jews for deportation to death camps in Poland.
Author Raul Hilberg summarizes the impact that such a system had on the Jews:
The whole identification system, with its personal documents, specially assigned names, and conspicuous tagging in public, was a powerful weapon in the hands of the police. First, the system was an auxiliary device that facilitated the enforcement of residence and movement restrictions. Second, it was an independent control measure in that it enabled the police to pick up any Jew, anywhere, anytime. Third, and perhaps most important, identification had a paralyzing effect on its victims.
In South Africa during apartheid, pass books were used to regulate the movement of black citizens and segregate the population. The Pass Laws Act of 1952 stipulated where, when and for how long a black African could remain in certain areas. Any government employee could strike out entries, which cancelled the permission to remain in an area. A pass book that did not have a valid entry resulted in the arrest and imprisonment of the bearer.
Identity cards played a crucial role in the genocide of the Tutsis in the central African country of Rwanda. The assault, carried out by extremist Hutu militia groups, lasted around 100 days and resulted in close to a million deaths. While the ID cards were not a precondition to the genocide, they were a facilitating factor. Once the genocide began, the production of an identity card with the designation “Tutsi” spelled a death sentence at any roadblock.
Identity cards have also helped oppressive regimes carry out eliminationist policies such as mass expulsion, forced relocation and group denationalization. Through the use of identity cards, Ethiopian authorities were able to identify people with Eritrean affiliation during the mass expulsion of 1998. The Vietnamese government was able to locate ethnic Chinese more easily during their 1978-79 expulsion. The USSR used identity cards to force the relocation of ethnic Koreans (1937), Volga Germans (1941), Kamyks and Karachai (1943), Crimean Tartars, Meshkhetian Turks, Chechens, Ingush and Balkars (1944) and ethnic Greeks (1949). And ethnic Vietnamese were identified for group denationalization through identity cards in Cambodia in 1993, as were the Kurds in Syria in 1962.
And in the United States, post-9/11, more than 750 Muslim men were rounded up on the basis of their religion and ethnicity and detained for up to eight months. Their experiences echo those of 120,000 Japanese-Americans who were similarly detained 75 years ago following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Despite a belated apology and monetary issuance by the U.S. government, the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to declare such a practice illegal. Moreover, laws such as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) empower the government to arrest and detain indefinitely anyone they “suspect” of being an enemy of the state.
You see, you may be innocent of wrongdoing now, but when the standard for innocence is set by the government, no one is safe.
Everyone is a suspect.
And anyone can be a criminal when it’s the government determining what is a crime.
It’s no longer a matter of if, but when.
Remember, the police state does not discriminate.
At some point, it will not matter whether your skin is black or yellow or brown or white. It will not matter whether you’re an immigrant or a citizen. It will not matter whether you’re rich or poor. It won’t even matter whether you’re driving, flying or walking.
After all, government-issued bullets will kill you just as easily whether you’re a law-abiding citizen or a hardened criminal. Government jails will hold you just as easily whether you’ve obeyed every law or broken a dozen. And whether or not you’ve done anything wrong, government agents will treat you like a suspect simply because they have been trained to view and treat everyone like potential criminals.
Eventually, when the police state has turned that final screw and slammed that final door, all that will matter is whether some government agent—poorly trained, utterly ignorant and dismissive of the Constitution, way too hyped up on the power of their badges, and authorized to detain, search, interrogate, threaten and generally harass anyone they see fit—chooses to single you out for special treatment.
We’ve been having this same debate about the perils of government overreach for the past 50-plus years, and still we don’t seem to learn, or if we learn, we learn too late.
All of the excessive, abusive tactics employed by the government today—warrantless surveillance, stop and frisk searches, SWAT team raids, roadside strip searches, asset forfeiture schemes, private prisons, indefinite detention, militarized police, etc.—started out as a seemingly well-meaning plan to address some problem in society that needed a little extra help.
Be careful what you wish for: you will get more than you bargained for, especially when the government’s involved.
In the case of a national identification system, it might start off as a means of tracking COVID-19 cases in order to “safely” re-open the nation, but it will end up as a means of controlling the American people.
For those tempted to justify these draconian measures for whatever reason—for the sake of their health, the economy, or national security—remember, you can’t have it both ways.
You can’t live in a constitutional republic if you allow the government to act like a police state.
You can’t claim to value freedom if you allow the government to operate like a dictatorship.
You can’t expect to have your rights respected if you allow the government to treat whomever it pleases with disrespect and an utter disregard for the rule of law.
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, if you’re inclined to advance this double standard because you believe you have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide, beware: there’s always a boomerang effect.
About the Author
Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute, where this article (The Worst Is Yet to Come: Contact Tracing, Immunity Cards and Mass Testing) was originally published. He is the author of A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State and The Change Manifesto.


thewakingtimes--2020-05-16--Authoritarians Using Coronavirus Fear to Destroy America

A Fresno , California waffle restaurant dared to open its doors for business this weekend to the delight of a long line of customers , who waited up to two hours for the “ privilege ” of willingly spending their money in a business happy to serve them breakfast on Mother ’ s Day .
This freedom of voluntary transaction is the core of what we used to call our free society .
But in an America paralyzed by fear – ramped up by a mainstream media that churns out propaganda at a level unparalleled in history – no one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone carries a smartphone these days and can record and upload the frequent violations of our Constitutional liberties .
In the case of the waffle restaurant , thanks to a cell phone video we saw the police show up in force and try to push through the crowd waiting outside .
An elderly man who was next in line to enter was indignant , complaining that he had been waiting two hours to eat at the restaurant and was not about to step aside while the police shut down the place .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the man , dragging him off while his wife followed sadly behind him to the police car .
It is hard not to be disgusted by government enforcers who would brutally drag an elderly man away from a restaurant for the “ crime ” of wanting to take his wife out for breakfast on Mother ’ s Day .
A virus far more deadly than the coronavirus is spreading from Washington down to the local city hall .
Tin pot dictators are ruling by decree while federal , state , and local legislators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US Constitution they swore to protect goes up in smoke .
Politicians with perfect haircuts issue “ executive orders ” that anyone cutting hair for mere private citizens must be arrested .
In Texas a brave salon owner willingly went to jail for the “ crime ” of re-opening her business in defiance of “ executive orders.
” To add insult to injury , Governor Greg Abbott very quickly condemned the one week jail sentence of salon owner Shelley Luther – but the officers who arrested her were only carrying out Abbott ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told we had to shut down the country to “ flatten the curve ” so that hospitals were not overwhelmed by coronavirus patients .
When most hospitals were nowhere near overwhelmed , and in fact were laying off thousands of healthcare workers because there were no patients , they moved the goalposts and said we can not have our freedom back until a vaccine was available to force on us or the virus completely disappeared – neither of which is likely to happen anytime soon .
Many politicians clearly see the creeping totalitarianism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Thankfully , patriots like Shelley Luther are demonstrating the courage our political leaders lack .
When Patrick Henry famously said “ give me liberty or give me death ” in 1775 , he didn ’ t add under his breath “ unless a virus shows up.
” If we wish to reclaim our freedoms we will have to fight – peacefully – for them .
As Thomas Paine wrote in 1776 , “ These are the times that try men ’ s souls .
The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the service of their country ; but he that stands by it now , deserves the love and thanks of man and woman .
”

Authoritarians Using Coronavirus Fear to Destroy America
Ron Paul, Guest
Waking Times
A Fresno, California waffle restaurant dared to open its doors for business this weekend to the delight of a long line of customers, who waited up to two hours for the “privilege” of willingly spending their money in a business happy to serve them breakfast on Mother’s Day. This freedom of voluntary transaction is the core of what we used to call our free society. But in an America paralyzed by fear – ramped up by a mainstream media that churns out propaganda at a level unparalleled in history – no one is allowed to enjoy themselves.
Thankfully everyone carries a smartphone these days and can record and upload the frequent violations of our Constitutional liberties. In the case of the waffle restaurant, thanks to a cell phone video we saw the police show up in force and try to push through the crowd waiting outside. An elderly man who was next in line to enter was indignant, complaining that he had been waiting two hours to eat at the restaurant and was not about to step aside while the police shut down the place. The police proceeded to violently handcuff and arrest the man, dragging him off while his wife followed sadly behind him to the police car.
It is hard not to be disgusted by government enforcers who would brutally drag an elderly man away from a restaurant for the “crime” of wanting to take his wife out for breakfast on Mother’s Day. A virus far more deadly than the coronavirus is spreading from Washington down to the local city hall. Tin pot dictators are ruling by decree while federal, state, and local legislators largely stand by and watch as the US Constitution they swore to protect goes up in smoke.
Politicians with perfect haircuts issue “executive orders” that anyone cutting hair for mere private citizens must be arrested. In Texas a brave salon owner willingly went to jail for the “crime” of re-opening her business in defiance of “executive orders.” To add insult to injury, Governor Greg Abbott very quickly condemned the one week jail sentence of salon owner Shelley Luther – but the officers who arrested her were only carrying out Abbott’s own orders!
First we were told we had to shut down the country to “flatten the curve” so that hospitals were not overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. When most hospitals were nowhere near overwhelmed, and in fact were laying off thousands of healthcare workers because there were no patients, they moved the goalposts and said we cannot have our freedom back until a vaccine was available to force on us or the virus completely disappeared – neither of which is likely to happen anytime soon.
Many politicians clearly see the creeping totalitarianism but lack the courage to speak out. Thankfully, patriots like Shelley Luther are demonstrating the courage our political leaders lack.
When Patrick Henry famously said “give me liberty or give me death” in 1775, he didn’t add under his breath “unless a virus shows up.” If we wish to reclaim our freedoms we will have to fight – peacefully – for them. As Thomas Paine wrote in 1776, “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”
By Ron Paul | RonPaulInstitute.org | Republished with permission


thewakingtimes--2020-05-16--$138 Million Government Contract Will Fund Production Of 500 Million Pre-Filled COVID-19 Vaccine “In

Just when you thought that things couldn ’ t get any stranger , two U.S. government agencies have taken things to an entirely new level .
The U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have just put out a press release that is absolutely jaw dropping , but so far hardly anyone is talking about it .
According to the press release , a 138 million dollar contract has been awarded to ApiJect Systems America for two projects known as “ Project Jumpstart ” and “ RAPID USA ” .
Apparently the goal of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ injection devices ” ready to go once a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available .
The following comes directly from the official website of the Department of Defense… “ Today the Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , announce a $ 138 million contract with ApiJect Systems America for “ Project Jumpstart ” and “ RAPID USA , ” which together will dramatically expand U.S. production capability for domestically manufactured , medical-grade injection devices starting by October 2020 .
Spearheaded by the DOD ’ s Joint Acquisition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coordination with the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response , the contract will support “ Jumpstart ” to create a U.S.-based , high-speed supply chain for prefilled syringes beginning later this year by using well-established Blow-Fill-Seal ( BFS ) aseptic plastics manufacturing technology , suitable for combatting COVID-19 when a safe and proven vaccine becomes available .
Today , there are about 328 million people living in the United States .
But the press release states that the plan is to produce “ over 500 million prefilled syringes ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ injection devices ” to vaccinate every man , woman and child in the entire country one and a half times .
Right now , researchers all over the globe are racing toward the development of a vaccine , but as I have discussed previously , that is not going to be an easy task .
And on Tuesday Dr. Anthony Fauci openly admitted to a U.S. Senate committee that there is no guarantee that a vaccine “ is actually going to be effective ” … In addition , because there are multiple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there , one vaccine may not be able to cover them all .
So this could create a need for “ multiple vaccines ” , and this is something that NIH Director Francis Collins has openly acknowledged… So when the time finally comes , there may be more than one vaccine that authorities are pushing everyone to take .
But for now , there is no vaccine , and some health officials are pushing for social distancing restrictions to remain in place for months to come .
For example , Fox News is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Los Angeles County is warning that the local “ stay-at-home order ” may have to be extended until August… And apparently L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti is on the same page .
In fact , he has once again stated that there will be no return to normal until a cure or a vaccine comes along… “ I think quite simply she ’ s saying we ’ re not going to fully reopen Los Angeles — or anywhere in America — without any protections or health orders in the next three months , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I think we know it ’ s going to be even longer than three months .
… We ’ re not moving past Covid-19 , we ’ re learning to live with it .
We ’ re not going to go back to pre-Covid life any time soon ” or move forward without a medicine or vaccine .
I feel so badly for those living in the Los Angeles area , because it certainly looks like the next three months are going to be really rough .
Of course there are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ timelines .
Just check out what is being reported regarding the outlook for New York City… We are only in mid-May right now .
Could you imagine being forced to stay home for the next three months ?
Sadly , that is what millions of Americans will be facing .
And on Tuesday Dr. Fauci actually suggested that many schools will need to remain closed as the next school year begins… Our entire society is melting down because of this virus , and if we can ’ t handle this crisis , what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse things start happening to us ?
Sometimes I wish that we could roll back the clock and go back to 2019 .
Life seemed so much simpler back then , and things are only going to get crazier in the weeks and months to come… Michael Snyder is a nationally-syndicated writer , media personality and political activist .
He is the author of four books including Get Prepared Now , The Beginning Of The End and Living A Life That Really Matters .
His articles are originally published on The Economic Collapse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and The Most Important News .
From there , his articles are republished on dozens of other prominent websites .
If you would like to republish his articles , please feel free to do so .
The more people that see this information the better , and we need to wake more people up while there is still time .

$138 Million Government Contract Will Fund Production Of 500 Million Pre-Filled COVID-19 Vaccine “Injection Devices”
Michael Snyder, Guest
Waking Times
Just when you thought that things couldn’t get any stranger, two U.S. government agencies have taken things to an entirely new level. The U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have just put out a press release that is absolutely jaw dropping, but so far hardly anyone is talking about it. According to the press release, a 138 million dollar contract has been awarded to ApiJect Systems America for two projects known as “Project Jumpstart” and “RAPID USA”. Apparently the goal of these projects is to have vast numbers of “injection devices” ready to go once a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available. The following comes directly from the official website of the Department of Defense…
“Today the Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announce a $138 million contract with ApiJect Systems America for “Project Jumpstart” and “RAPID USA,” which together will dramatically expand U.S. production capability for domestically manufactured, medical-grade injection devices starting by October 2020. Spearheaded by the DOD’s Joint Acquisition Task Force (JATF), in coordination with the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the contract will support “Jumpstart” to create a U.S.-based, high-speed supply chain for prefilled syringes beginning later this year by using well-established Blow-Fill-Seal (BFS) aseptic plastics manufacturing technology, suitable for combatting COVID-19 when a safe and proven vaccine becomes available.
Today, there are about 328 million people living in the United States. But the press release states that the plan is to produce “over 500 million prefilled syringes” in 2021…
The contract also enables ApiJect Systems America to accelerate the launch of RAPID USA manufactured in new and permanent U.S.-based BFS facilities with the ultimate production goal of over 500 million prefilled syringes (doses) in 2021. This effort will be executed initially in Connecticut, South Carolina and Illinois, with potential expansion to other U.S.-based locations. RAPID will provide increased lifesaving capability against future national health emergencies that require population-scale vaccine administration on an urgent basis.
So that would be enough “injection devices” to vaccinate every man, woman and child in the entire country one and a half times.
Wow.
Right now, researchers all over the globe are racing toward the development of a vaccine, but as I have discussed previously, that is not going to be an easy task.
And on Tuesday Dr. Anthony Fauci openly admitted to a U.S. Senate committee that there is no guarantee that a vaccine “is actually going to be effective”…
As drugmakers across the world race to develop a coronavirus vaccine, White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said, “There’s no guarantee that the vaccine is actually going to be effective.” Fauci delivered the somber warning Tuesday to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions during a hearing about the road to reopening businesses across the nation.
In addition, because there are multiple strains of COVID-19 already running around out there, one vaccine may not be able to cover them all. So this could create a need for “multiple vaccines”, and this is something that NIH Director Francis Collins has openly acknowledged…
Several vaccines will likely be needed to combat the coronavirus and immunize groups of people in America and abroad, U.S. National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins said in an interview.
So when the time finally comes, there may be more than one vaccine that authorities are pushing everyone to take.
But for now, there is no vaccine, and some health officials are pushing for social distancing restrictions to remain in place for months to come.
For example, Fox News is reporting that the top health official of Los Angeles County is warning that the local “stay-at-home order” may have to be extended until August…
Los Angeles County will likely continue its stay-at-home order through the summer, officials said Tuesday, as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the economy and patience continues to wear thin for some calling for the state to reopen and for normal life to resume. County Public Health Director Barabara Ferrer said the order will be extended “with all certainty” at the Board of Supervisors meeting, possibly until July or August, the Los Angeles Times reported.
And apparently L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti is on the same page. In fact, he has once again stated that there will be no return to normal until a cure or a vaccine comes along…
“I think quite simply she’s saying we’re not going to fully reopen Los Angeles — or anywhere in America — without any protections or health orders in the next three months,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I think we know it’s going to be even longer than three months. … We’re not moving past Covid-19, we’re learning to live with it. We’re not going to go back to pre-Covid life any time soon” or move forward without a medicine or vaccine.
I feel so badly for those living in the Los Angeles area, because it certainly looks like the next three months are going to be really rough.
Of course there are other large cities that are facing similar timelines. Just check out what is being reported regarding the outlook for New York City…
New York City may not fully reopen until August after Gov. Cuomo advised that each phase of the four phase restart plan could take up to two weeks to implement. Parts of the state of New York will be ready to reopen on May 15, this Friday, after meeting Governor Cuomo’s strict set of seven requirements.
We are only in mid-May right now.
Could you imagine being forced to stay home for the next three months?
Sadly, that is what millions of Americans will be facing.
And on Tuesday Dr. Fauci actually suggested that many schools will need to remain closed as the next school year begins…
Anthony Fauci, MD, revealed Tuesday morning that a return to school in the fall “would be a bit of a bridge too far,” during a Senate Committee hearing. News of likely continued homeschooling for the next school year will probably be met with groans and frustration by harried parents struggling to balance working from home and also managing remote learning and having their children home 100 percent of the time.
Our entire society is melting down because of this virus, and if we can’t handle this crisis, what are we going to do when much worse things start happening to us?
Sometimes I wish that we could roll back the clock and go back to 2019.
Life seemed so much simpler back then, and things are only going to get crazier in the weeks and months to come…
About the Author
Michael Snyder is a nationally-syndicated writer, media personality and political activist. He is the author of four books including Get Prepared Now, The Beginning Of The End and Living A Life That Really Matters. His articles are originally published on The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News. From there, his articles are republished on dozens of other prominent websites. If you would like to republish his articles, please feel free to do so. The more people that see this information the better, and we need to wake more people up while there is still time.


thewakingtimes--2020-05-16--Bill Gates’ and Rockefeller Foundation’s Plan to Track Americans

Bill Gates — who illegally invests in the same industries he gives charitable donations to , and who promotes a global public health agenda that benefits the companies he ’ s invested in — has gone on record saying life will not go back to normal until we have the ability to vaccinate the entire global population against COVID-19 .
To that end , he is pushing for disease surveillance and a vaccine tracking system that might involve embedding vaccination records on our bodies .
One example of how this might be done is using an invisible ink quantum dot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2019 , Science Translational Medicine paper .
According to statements made by Gates , societal and financial normalcy may never return to those who refuse vaccination , as the digital vaccination certificate Gates is pushing for might ultimately be required to go about your day-to-day life and business .
Without this “ digital immunity proof , ” you may not even be allowed to travel locally or visit certain public buildings .
Gates has a history of “ predicting ” global pandemics with vast numbers of deaths , and with his call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on infected/noninfected and vaccinated/unvaccinated individuals , he ’ s ensuring an unimaginably profitable future for the vaccine makers he supports and makes money from via his Foundation investments .
Along with Gates , The Rockefeller Foundation is also coordinating efforts in the direction of social control through the implementation of draconian COVID-19 tracking and tracing measures that are clearly meant to become permanent .
April 21 , 2020 , The Rockefeller Foundation released a white paper titled , “ National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan — Strategic Steps to Reopen Our Workplaces and Our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foundation president Dr. Rajiv J. Shah writes : The plan calls for testing and tracing 1 million Americans per week to start , incrementally ramping it up to 3 million and then 30 million per week ( the “ 1-3-30 plan ” ) over the next six months until the entire population has been covered .
Test results would then be collected on a digital platform capable of tracking all tested individuals so that contact-tracing can be performed when someone tests positive .
According to the “ National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using incentives “ to nudge the voluntary use ” of tracking and contact tracing apps rather than making them mandatory .
They also call for the use of “ innovative digital technologies ” aimed at improving “ workforce monitoring and early detection of recurrent outbreaks.
” According to the “ National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan ” : Call me jaded , but this sounds like a plan to surveil Americans so that they can easily be tracked down for mandatory vaccination once a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available .
It also creates the necessary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for all vaccines .
While they give lip-service to privacy and anonymization of data , privacy promises have been repeatedly broken in the past .
Besides , the document clearly states that : Are You Ready to Give Up EVERYTHING Over a Virus ?
Infection status will be linked to schools , office buildings , places of work , airports , concert and sport venues — in other words , most areas people need or want to frequent , if not daily , then at least occasionally .
Infection status must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ societal functions.
” Legislation must be passed to protect people from being fired from their jobs based on their infection status .
Are you concerned yet ?
Anyone who remembers the tactics employed in Nazi Germany , or anyone familiar with the current surveillance of the Chinese population , will realize where this is headed .
Reading through the plan , it should also be crystal clear that this tracking and surveillance program is not designed to be temporary .
You can be strongly assured this will be permanent .
It calls for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ updating computer systems and new laws that in many ways resemble the implementation of TSA post-9/11 .
Not addressed in this report is the question of just how often would you have to undergo testing .
A negative test today may not be valid tomorrow , if you happen to come across someone who is infected between now and then .
Would you have to undergo testing every single day ?
Once a week ?
If regular retesting is not part of the plan , then the whole system is worthless as your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Other questions not addressed : If you happen to be in the vicinity of someone who tests positive in the near future , would you have to quarantine for two weeks ?
Will your employer pay for that time off ?
Will you have a job when you come out of quarantine ?
What if you quarantine for two weeks but don ’ t get sick and test negative for antibodies , then go out and happen across yet another person who ends up testing positive shortly thereafter .
Will you be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it end ?
The tracking system The Rockefeller Foundation is calling for is eerily similar to that already being used in China , where residents are required to enroll in a health condition registry .
Once enrolled , they get a personal QR code , which they must then enter in order to gain access to grocery stores and other facilities .
The plan also demands access to other medical data .
According to the “ National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan ” : In other words , this plan is far more comprehensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s designed to replace the current system of “ disparate and sometimes deliberately isolated electronic medical records systems across the country.
” While The Rockefeller Foundation ’ s white paper simply calls for the use of a digital “ patient identification number ” without indicating exactly how you would carry this ID number on your person , Gates has repeatedly talked about the “ need ” for some sort of implantable vaccine certificate .
In 1999 , The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $ 750 million to set up Gavi , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn , has partnered with the ID2020 Alliance , along with the Bangladeshi government , to launch a digital identity program called ID2020 .
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation also funded the GSMA Inclusive Tech Lab , launched in 2019 , the aim of which is to promote access to digital and biometric identity services and systems .
ID2020 , which also launched in 2019 , is designed to “ leverage immunization as an opportunity to establish digital identity.
” This digital identity system is said to carry “ far-reaching implications for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” so to think that Gates ’ call for implantable COVID-19 vaccine certificates would be limited to that alone would again be a grave mistake .
Like The Rockefeller Foundation , Gates is not presenting short-term , temporary measures .
They ’ re both aiming to implement a totalitarian control system .
It ’ s not so far-fetched to imagine a future in which your vaccine certificate or “ unique patient ID number ” replaces personal identifications such as your driver ’ s license , state ID card , Social Security card @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only to your medical records in total , but also your finances .
I remain confident that it would be a tragic mistake to trust Gates , Rockefeller , Google or any of the other players that are being brought before us as the saviors of the day .
While most people are well-acquainted with the Rockefeller name , few probably know the true history of the Rockefellers ’ rise to power .
If you fall in this category , be sure to read “ How the Oil Industry Conquered Medicine , Finance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excellent video report by James Corbett .
Those who are ignorant of history are bound to repeat it , and if the Rockefeller story tells us anything , it is that unless we realize what has been done , we ’ ll be deceived again and again , because the oil oligarchy ’ s end game is yet to be realized — if we let them .

Bill Gates’ and Rockefeller Foundation’s Plan to Track Americans
Dr. Mercola, Guest
Waking Times
Bill Gates — who illegally invests in the same industries he gives charitable donations to, and who promotes a global public health agenda that benefits the companies he’s invested in — has gone on record saying life will not go back to normal until we have the ability to vaccinate the entire global population against COVID-19.
To that end, he is pushing for disease surveillance and a vaccine tracking system that might involve embedding vaccination records on our bodies. One example of how this might be done is using an invisible ink quantum dot tattoo, described in a December 18, 2019, Science Translational Medicine paper.
According to statements made by Gates, societal and financial normalcy may never return to those who refuse vaccination, as the digital vaccination certificate Gates is pushing for might ultimately be required to go about your day-to-day life and business. Without this “digital immunity proof,” you may not even be allowed to travel locally or visit certain public buildings.
Gates has a history of “predicting” global pandemics with vast numbers of deaths, and with his call for a tracking system to keep tabs on infected/noninfected and vaccinated/unvaccinated individuals, he’s ensuring an unimaginably profitable future for the vaccine makers he supports and makes money from via his Foundation investments.
Along with Gates, The Rockefeller Foundation is also coordinating efforts in the direction of social control through the implementation of draconian COVID-19 tracking and tracing measures that are clearly meant to become permanent.
National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan
April 21, 2020, The Rockefeller Foundation released a white paper titled, “National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan — Strategic Steps to Reopen Our Workplaces and Our Communities.” In the foreword, Rockefeller Foundation president Dr. Rajiv J. Shah writes:
“In the face of an ineffective nationally-coordinated response, insufficient data, and inadequate amounts of protective gear and testing, we need an exit plan. Testing is our way out of this crisis.
Instead of ricocheting between an unsustainable shutdown and a dangerous, uncertain return to normalcy, the United States must mount a sustainable strategy with better tests and contact tracing, and stay the course for as long as it takes to develop a vaccine or cure.
Any plan to do so must win the faith of private and public sector leaders across the country, and of individual Americans that they and their loved ones will be safer when we begin to return to daily life.
The Rockefeller Foundation exists to meet moments like this. In the past two weeks we have brought together experts and leaders from science, industry, academia, public policy, and government — across sectors and political ideologies — to create a clear, pragmatic, data-driven, actionable plan to beat back Covid-19 and get Americans back to work more safely.”
The plan calls for testing and tracing 1 million Americans per week to start, incrementally ramping it up to 3 million and then 30 million per week (the “1-3-30 plan”) over the next six months until the entire population has been covered.
Test results would then be collected on a digital platform capable of tracking all tested individuals so that contact-tracing can be performed when someone tests positive. According to the “National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan”:
“Policy makers and the public must find the balance between privacy concerns and infection control to allow the infection status of most Americans to be accessed and validated in a few required settings and many voluntary ones.”
To this end, they suggest using incentives “to nudge the voluntary use” of tracking and contact tracing apps rather than making them mandatory. They also call for the use of “innovative digital technologies” aimed at improving “workforce monitoring and early detection of recurrent outbreaks.”
“When integrated into national and state surveillance systems, such innovations may enable the same level of outbreak detection with fewer tests.
Promising techniques include anonymous digital tracking of workforces or population-based resting heart-rate and smart thermometer trends; continually updated epidemiological data modeling; and artificial intelligence projections based on clinical and imaging data,” the document states.
Modern ‘Wartime’ Effort That Will Cost Billions
According to the “National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan”:
“Monitoring the pandemic and adjusting social distancing measures will require launching the largest public health testing program in American history … The effort will ultimately grow to billions of dollars per month … But with widespread business closures costing the country $350 billion to $400 billion each month, the expense will be worth it.
This testing infrastructure is intended to tide the country over until a vaccine or therapy is widely available.
Coordination of such a massive program should be treated as a wartime effort, with a public/private bipartisan Pandemic Testing Board established to assist and serve as a bridge between local, state, and federal officials with the logistical, investment and political challenges this operation will inevitably face.”
Don’t Be Naïve About Infectious Tracking Plan
Call me jaded, but this sounds like a plan to surveil Americans so that they can easily be tracked down for mandatory vaccination once a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available. It also creates the necessary infrastructure for vaccination tracking across the board, for all vaccines.
While they give lip-service to privacy and anonymization of data, privacy promises have been repeatedly broken in the past. Besides, the document clearly states that:
“Some privacy concerns must be set aside for an infectious agent as virulent as Covid-19, allowing the infection status of most Americans to be accessed and validated in a few required settings and many voluntary ones.
The loss of privacy engendered by such a system would come at too high of a price if the arrival of a vaccine early next year was a certainty. But vaccine development and manufacture could take years, and when it comes certain populations may be excluded from receiving it for health reasons.
In the meantime, infection status must be known for people to participate in many societal functions. Legislation protecting people from being fired over infection status must be passed.
Those screened must be given a unique patient identification number that would link to information about a patient’s viral, antibody and eventually vaccine status under a system that could easily handshake with other systems to speed the return of normal societal functions.
Schools could link this to attendance lists, large office buildings to employee ID cards, TSA to passenger lists and concert and sports venues to ticket purchasers. Such connections should be made in a way that protects personally identifying information whenever possible … Whenever and wherever possible data should be open.”
Are You Ready to Give Up EVERYTHING Over a Virus?
“Privacy concerns must be set aside.” Infection status must be “accessed and validated in a few required settings.”
Infection status will be linked to schools, office buildings, places of work, airports, concert and sport venues — in other words, most areas people need or want to frequent, if not daily, then at least occasionally. Infection status must be known “for people to participate in societal functions.” Legislation must be passed to protect people from being fired from their jobs based on their infection status. Are you concerned yet?
Anyone who remembers the tactics employed in Nazi Germany, or anyone familiar with the current surveillance of the Chinese population, will realize where this is headed.
Reading through the plan, it should also be crystal clear that this tracking and surveillance program is not designed to be temporary. You can be strongly assured this will be permanent. It calls for hundreds of thousands of new employees, updating computer systems and new laws that in many ways resemble the implementation of TSA post-9/11.
Not addressed in this report is the question of just how often would you have to undergo testing. A negative test today may not be valid tomorrow, if you happen to come across someone who is infected between now and then. Would you have to undergo testing every single day? Once a week?
If regular retesting is not part of the plan, then the whole system is worthless as your infection status could change at any time.
Other questions not addressed: If you happen to be in the vicinity of someone who tests positive in the near future, would you have to quarantine for two weeks? Will your employer pay for that time off? Will you have a job when you come out of quarantine?
What if you quarantine for two weeks but don’t get sick and test negative for antibodies, then go out and happen across yet another person who ends up testing positive shortly thereafter. Will you be forced into quarantine again? Where does it end?
The tracking system The Rockefeller Foundation is calling for is eerily similar to that already being used in China, where residents are required to enroll in a health condition registry. Once enrolled, they get a personal QR code, which they must then enter in order to gain access to grocery stores and other facilities.
The plan also demands access to other medical data. According to the “National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan”:
“This infection database must easily interoperate with doctor, hospital and insurance health records in an essential and urgent national program to finally rationalize the disparate and sometimes deliberately isolated electronic medical records systems across the country …
Unfortunately, obtaining the necessary clinical data to bring these powerful analytic tools to bear has been difficult due to information-blocking tactics of electronic health records (EHR) vendors. Among the longtime tactics used by such vendors has been charging unreasonable fees for data access, requiring providers to sign restrictive contracts, and claiming patients’ clinical data is proprietary.
On March 9, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released two long-awaited final rules that would prohibit information blocking in health care and advance more seamless exchange of health care data. But publication in the Federal Register, necessary to activate the rules, has been inexplicably delayed. This delay must end.”
In other words, this plan is far more comprehensive than merely tracking COVID-19 cases. It’s designed to replace the current system of “disparate and sometimes deliberately isolated electronic medical records systems across the country.”
ID2020
While The Rockefeller Foundation’s white paper simply calls for the use of a digital “patient identification number” without indicating exactly how you would carry this ID number on your person, Gates has repeatedly talked about the “need” for some sort of implantable vaccine certificate.
In 1999, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $750 million to set up Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance. Gavi, in turn, has partnered with the ID2020 Alliance, along with the Bangladeshi government, to launch a digital identity program called ID2020.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation also funded the GSMA Inclusive Tech Lab, launched in 2019, the aim of which is to promote access to digital and biometric identity services and systems.
ID2020, which also launched in 2019, is designed to “leverage immunization as an opportunity to establish digital identity.” This digital identity system is said to carry “far-reaching implications for individuals’ access to services and livelihoods,” so to think that Gates’ call for implantable COVID-19 vaccine certificates would be limited to that alone would again be a grave mistake.
Like The Rockefeller Foundation, Gates is not presenting short-term, temporary measures. They’re both aiming to implement a totalitarian control system. It’s not so far-fetched to imagine a future in which your vaccine certificate or “unique patient ID number” replaces personal identifications such as your driver’s license, state ID card, Social Security card and passport, and is tied not only to your medical records in total, but also your finances.
I remain confident that it would be a tragic mistake to trust Gates, Rockefeller, Google or any of the other players that are being brought before us as the saviors of the day. While most people are well-acquainted with the Rockefeller name, few probably know the true history of the Rockefellers’ rise to power. If you fall in this category, be sure to read “How the Oil Industry Conquered Medicine, Finance and Agriculture,” which features an excellent video report by James Corbett.
Those who are ignorant of history are bound to repeat it, and if the Rockefeller story tells us anything, it is that unless we realize what has been done, we’ll be deceived again and again, because the oil oligarchy’s end game is yet to be realized — if we let them.


thewakingtimes--2020-05-18--H.R. 6666 – The Nullifying Your 4th Amendment and Forcibly Separating Your Family to Keep You ‘Safe’

H.R .
6666 – The Nullifying Your 4th Amendment and Forcibly Separating Your Family to Keep You ‘ Safe ’ Act Representative Bobby Rush ( D-Il ) introduced on May 1st H.R .
6666 , a piece of Orwellian legislation that could create a national surveillance and quarantine program , allow government entry into our homes to test for Covid-19 and even grant the authority to remove Americans from their homes by force .
Also called the TRACE Act ( Testing , Reaching and Contacting Everyone ) , the bill was co-sponsored by 58 house democrats and touts that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( CDC ) to provide grants to some hospitals , schools , and nonprofits to help fight the coronavirus .
However , the law would also give these organizations the power to test Americans for Covid-19 “ as necessary , at individuals ’ residences , and for other purposes , ” and give the Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) the authority to forcibly remove Americans from their homes if “ necessitated by the circumstances of the declared emergency.
” [ SOURCE ] This bill is in clear violation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ the right of the people to be secure in their persons , houses , papers , and effects , against unreasonable searches and seizures.
” The key word here is ‘ unreasonable ’ , however , meaning if the Supreme Court classifies it as ‘ reasonable ’ , these home invasions will remain legal despite being clearly against the spirit of the law .
The push for forced entry echoes remarks made by the World Health Organization ’ s Dr. Michael Ryan in early April .
The Queen of England voiced her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it to British evacuations prior to the London bombings of WWII .
The TRACE Act has a keen focus on ‘ contact tracing ’ , a term that effectively means government surveillance of our everyday behavior .
Its purpose is to test for who has the coronavirus and to whom they may have come in contact .
In Washington State , the government will soon require restaurants catalogue the phone numbers , emails , and time of arrival of every customer .
You may want to think twice if you believe that these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Governments rarely give up power without incredible pushback from voters .
Edward Snowden articulated this brilliantly while the pandemic was still in its early stage .
“ Do you truly believe that when the first wave , this second wave , the 16th wave of the coronavirus is a long-forgotten memory , that these capabilities will not be kept ?
That these datasets will not be kept ?
No matter how it is being used , what is being built is the architecture of oppression.
” – Edward Snowden [ SOURCE ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patent # 060606 for a , “ crypto currency system using human body activity data.
” In layman terms , it ’ s a patent for a digital tattoo microchip which can detect ‘ body activity.
’ Millions of dollars have already been awarded to companies for similar technologies by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation .
Watch Luke Rudkowski discuss the larger agenda behind the TRACE Act on Bitchute : Phillip Schneider is a student as well as a staff writer and assistant editor for Waking Times .
If you would like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can visit his website , or follow him on the free speech social network Minds .
This article ( HR 6666 – The Nullifying Your 4th Amendment and Forcibly Separating Your Family to Keep You ‘ Safe ’ Act ) as originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Phillip Schneider and WakingTimes.com .
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H.R. 6666 – The Nullifying Your 4th Amendment and Forcibly Separating Your Family to Keep You ‘Safe’ Act
Phillip Schneider, Staff Writer
Waking Times
Representative Bobby Rush (D-Il) introduced on May 1st H.R. 6666, a piece of Orwellian legislation that could create a national surveillance and quarantine program, allow government entry into our homes to test for Covid-19 and even grant the authority to remove Americans from their homes by force.
Also called the TRACE Act (Testing, Reaching and Contacting Everyone), the bill was co-sponsored by 58 house democrats and touts that it would allow the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to provide grants to some hospitals, schools, and nonprofits to help fight the coronavirus.
“This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants for testing, contact tracing, monitoring, and other activities to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).” [SOURCE]
However, the law would also give these organizations the power to test Americans for Covid-19 “as necessary, at individuals’ residences, and for other purposes,” and give the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the authority to forcibly remove Americans from their homes if “necessitated by the circumstances of the declared emergency.” [SOURCE]
This bill is in clear violation of the fourth amendment, which guarantees, “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.” The key word here is ‘unreasonable’, however, meaning if the Supreme Court classifies it as ‘reasonable’, these home invasions will remain legal despite being clearly against the spirit of the law.
The push for forced entry echoes remarks made by the World Health Organization’s Dr. Michael Ryan in early April.
“In some senses, transmission has been taken off the streets and pushed back into family units, now we need to go and look in families and find those people who may be sick and remove them, and isolate them, in a safe and dignified manner.” – Dr. Michael Ryan [SOURCE]
The Queen of England voiced her support for forced entry as she compared it to British evacuations prior to the London bombings of WWII.
“[Citizens were] evacuated from their homes and sent away for their own safety. Today, once again, many will feel a painful separation from their loved ones but now, as then, we know, deep down, it is the right thing to do.” [SOURCE]
The TRACE Act has a keen focus on ‘contact tracing’, a term that effectively means government surveillance of our everyday behavior. Its purpose is to test for who has the coronavirus and to whom they may have come in contact. In Washington State, the government will soon require restaurants catalogue the phone numbers, emails, and time of arrival of every customer.
You may want to think twice if you believe that these programs will ever go away once enacted. Governments rarely give up power without incredible pushback from voters. Edward Snowden articulated this brilliantly while the pandemic was still in its early stage.
“Do you truly believe that when the first wave, this second wave, the 16th wave of the coronavirus is a long-forgotten memory, that these capabilities will not be kept? That these datasets will not be kept? No matter how it is being used, what is being built is the architecture of oppression.” – Edward Snowden [SOURCE]
Interestingly, Bill Gates was recently awarded patent #060606 for a, “crypto currency system using human body activity data.” In layman terms, it’s a patent for a digital tattoo microchip which can detect ‘body activity.’ Millions of dollars have already been awarded to companies for similar technologies by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Watch Luke Rudkowski discuss the larger agenda behind the TRACE Act on Bitchute:
About the Author
Phillip Schneider is a student as well as a staff writer and assistant editor for Waking Times. If you would like to see more of his work, you can visit his website, or follow him on the free speech social network Minds.
This article (HR 6666 – The Nullifying Your 4th Amendment and Forcibly Separating Your Family to Keep You ‘Safe’ Act) as originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Phillip Schneider and WakingTimes.com. It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution, author bio, and this copyright statement.


thewakingtimes--2020-05-18--Liberty Activist Explains How to Assert Your Right to Refuse a Mandatory Coronavirus Vaccine

Liberty Activist Explains How to Assert Your Right to Refuse a Mandatory Coronavirus Vaccine Even prior to the founding of the United States , our laws have been rooted in the idea of natural rights .
As opposed to the government-granted privileges of past monarchies , natural rights are innate , granted to everyone by God , and can not be given—only taken away .
Supreme among these are the rights to bodily autonomy and medical choice .
Nobody , certainly no government can vaccinate or force a healthy person to take medicine without their permission .
Unfortunately , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about mandatory vaccinations for the coronavirus .
Bill Gates recently stated that the only way to ‘ return to normal ’ is for ‘ 7 billion healthy people ’ to receive a new vaccine .
Both Trump and NIH Director Fauci have sadly echoed this claim in recent weeks ; on Fox News this Thursday , Donald Trump expressed that the military was being ‘ mobilized ’ to vaccinate ‘ most of the population ’ by the end of the year .
However , most vaccines take years to complete ; you may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very limited safety testing .
Or , you may want to avoid them for a whole slough of other reasons including harmful ingredients , the use of genetic materials from aborted babies , or simply credible distrust of our institutions .
Currently , we don ’ t even know if a vaccine would work , or if the virus mutates quickly enough to avoid detection like the common cold .
Whether or not you believe in vaccination , it ’ s hard to deny the importance that government respects our bodily rights .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a focus on mandatory inoculations and smart meters , explains what he believes should be done if one is being coerced into receiving a jab against their will .
“ The first thing we must do is state our position clearly and on the record to those people who administer vaccines .
We are certainly not protected if we haven ’ t even stated our position .
You will see links to two free download documents at FreedomTaker.com .
The first document is a requirement that all medical service and vaccine providers sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of vaccines , that they are causing that risk by offering vaccines , and that they accept full personal liability to pay for all damage they cause by administering a vaccine .
Of course , if vaccines were safe and effective , they would not hesitate to sign a liability agreement… [ but ] they know they are doing harm , so most likely , they will refuse to sign that document , and refuse to be responsible for the harm they cause .
That refusal to sign is evidence that they know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ therefore are fully within your rights to refuse the vaccine regardless of any legal mandates .
That type of document is referred to as a ‘ Conditional Acceptance.
’ You agree to have a vaccine if they agree to pay for all damage you suffer .
They will refuse to sign it .
And that gives you the right to refuse their vaccine , because they failed to meet your reasonable requirements of safety.
” – Jerry Day [ SOURCE ] I ’ m not a lawyer and I don ’ t expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without having discussed it with one first , however , requiring your doctor to accept any damages which occur as a result of their own medical intervention is a creative way to assert your right to choose .
If the vaccine is safe , why wouldn ’ t they sign it ?
It is more important than ever before to fight for our right to choose which medical treatments we get .
If we lose this liberty now , we likely won ’ t get it back .
Phillip Schneider is a student @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assistant editor for Waking Times .
If you would like to see more of his work , you can visit his website , or follow him on the free speech social network Minds .
This article ( Liberty Activist Explains How to Assert Your Right to Refuse a Mandatory Coronavirus Vaccine ) as originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Phillip Schneider and WakingTimes.com .
It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution , author bio , and this copyright statement @

Liberty Activist Explains How to Assert Your Right to Refuse a Mandatory Coronavirus Vaccine
Phillip Schneider, Staff Writer
Waking Times
Even prior to the founding of the United States, our laws have been rooted in the idea of natural rights. As opposed to the government-granted privileges of past monarchies, natural rights are innate, granted to everyone by God, and cannot be given—only taken away.
Supreme among these are the rights to bodily autonomy and medical choice. Nobody, certainly no government can vaccinate or force a healthy person to take medicine without their permission.
Unfortunately, we’re hearing a lot these days about mandatory vaccinations for the coronavirus. Bill Gates recently stated that the only way to ‘return to normal’ is for ‘7 billion healthy people’ to receive a new vaccine.
Both Trump and NIH Director Fauci have sadly echoed this claim in recent weeks; on Fox News this Thursday, Donald Trump expressed that the military was being ‘mobilized’ to vaccinate ‘most of the population’ by the end of the year.
“We’re of the assumption that by the end of the year we’re going to have a vaccine, and then we have to be able to give it, to use it on most of our population.” – Donald Trump [SOURCE]
However, most vaccines take years to complete; you may not want to receive a vaccine with very limited safety testing. Or, you may want to avoid them for a whole slough of other reasons including harmful ingredients, the use of genetic materials from aborted babies, or simply credible distrust of our institutions.
Currently, we don’t even know if a vaccine would work, or if the virus mutates quickly enough to avoid detection like the common cold.
Whether or not you believe in vaccination, it’s hard to deny the importance that government respects our bodily rights. Jerry Day, a liberty activist with a focus on mandatory inoculations and smart meters, explains what he believes should be done if one is being coerced into receiving a jab against their will.
“The first thing we must do is state our position clearly and on the record to those people who administer vaccines. We are certainly not protected if we haven’t even stated our position. You will see links to two free download documents at FreedomTaker.com. The first document is a requirement that all medical service and vaccine providers sign for you, to acknowledge the risks of vaccines, that they are causing that risk by offering vaccines, and that they accept full personal liability to pay for all damage they cause by administering a vaccine. Of course, if vaccines were safe and effective, they would not hesitate to sign a liability agreement… [but] they know they are doing harm, so most likely, they will refuse to sign that document, and refuse to be responsible for the harm they cause. That refusal to sign is evidence that they know that vaccines have risk, and you therefore are fully within your rights to refuse the vaccine regardless of any legal mandates. That type of document is referred to as a ‘Conditional Acceptance.’ You agree to have a vaccine if they agree to pay for all damage you suffer. They will refuse to sign it. And that gives you the right to refuse their vaccine, because they failed to meet your reasonable requirements of safety.” – Jerry Day [SOURCE]
I’m not a lawyer and I don’t expect you to take this as legal advice without having discussed it with one first, however, requiring your doctor to accept any damages which occur as a result of their own medical intervention is a creative way to assert your right to choose. If the vaccine is safe, why wouldn’t they sign it?
It is more important than ever before to fight for our right to choose which medical treatments we get. If we lose this liberty now, we likely won’t get it back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhxjqAt779A&feature=emb_title
About the Author
Phillip Schneider is a student as well as a staff writer and assistant editor for Waking Times. If you would like to see more of his work, you can visit his website, or follow him on the free speech social network Minds.
This article (Liberty Activist Explains How to Assert Your Right to Refuse a Mandatory Coronavirus Vaccine) as originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Phillip Schneider and WakingTimes.com. It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution, author bio, and this copyright statement.


thewakingtimes--2020-05-18--Thanks to AG Barr and Senator McConnell, Patriot Act Will Soon Be Much Stronger and More Invasive

Thanks to AG Barr and Senator McConnell , Patriot Act Will Soon Be Much Stronger and More Invasive The birth of the modern security state took place in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks .
Since then , there has been a slow but steady federal push for draconian surveillance powers .
It has come from all branches of government–congressional , executive , and judicial–and from both political parties .
Now that we ’ ve reached the second major inflection point of the 21st century–COVID-19–it would be easy to not see the newest push for a more expansive use of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there in two new provisions that would dramatically strengthen the government ’ s ability to intrude into our digital lives .
The first amendment to the Patriot Act introduced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will allow the FBI to warrantlessly collect records on the web browsing and search histories of American citizens .
The second amendment–a naked reaction to the Mueller investigation and FISA problems–permits AG Barr to perform an annual review of all FBI FISA submissions .
While the second amendment of the Patriot Act is ostensibly a balance check intended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civil liberty and digital privacy advocates view it as a voracious power grab by a rogue Attorney General , which happens to extend potentially lawless surveillance to all Americans and political enemies .
“ Under the McConnell amendment , Barr gets to look through the web browsing history of any American — including journalists , politicians , and political rivals — without a warrant , just by saying it is relevant to an investigation , ” Senator Ron Wyden told The Daily Beast .
“ These amendments would pretty much guarantee the ability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its political opponents without consequence .
“ It is open season on anybody ’ s most personal information.
” First Amendment activists warn the new provisions will have a chilling effect on the media , preventing journalists and whistleblowers from exposing abuses of power .
“ These are two of the most cynical attempts to undermine surveillance reform I ’ ve ever seen , and they threaten to make a Patriot Act reauthorization even worse after a process that has so far successfully prevented any member of Congress from fixing the underlying bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take a privacy safeguard designed for the press and religious groups and instead give it only to politicians and people suspected of being foreign agents.
” A bipartisan amendment demanding probable cause be shown prior to any digital surveillance was proposed by Wyden and Sen. Steve Daines ( R-Mont . )
but it was voted down .
While McConnell ’ s amendment ostensibly blocks the FBI from collecting the ‘ content ’ of web browsing , the interpretation of ‘ content ’ in the context of digital Internet searches has never been settled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be able to wield the power of his office to determine the meaning of a web search .

Thanks to AG Barr and Senator McConnell, Patriot Act Will Soon Be Much Stronger and More Invasive
Jake Anderson, The Mind Unleashed
Waking Times
The birth of the modern security state took place in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks. Since then, there has been a slow but steady federal push for draconian surveillance powers. It has come from all branches of government–congressional, executive, and judicial–and from both political parties.
Now that we’ve reached the second major inflection point of the 21st century–COVID-19–it would be easy to not see the newest push for a more expansive use of the Patriot Act. But it’s there in two new provisions that would dramatically strengthen the government’s ability to intrude into our digital lives.
The first amendment to the Patriot Act introduced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will allow the FBI to warrantlessly collect records on the web browsing and search histories of American citizens. The second amendment–a naked reaction to the Mueller investigation and FISA problems–permits AG Barr to perform an annual review of all FBI FISA submissions.
While the second amendment of the Patriot Act is ostensibly a balance check intended to control rogue FBI investigations, many civil liberty and digital privacy advocates view it as a voracious power grab by a rogue Attorney General, which happens to extend potentially lawless surveillance to all Americans and political enemies.
“Under the McConnell amendment, Barr gets to look through the web browsing history of any American — including journalists, politicians, and political rivals — without a warrant, just by saying it is relevant to an investigation,” Senator Ron Wyden told The Daily Beast. “These amendments would pretty much guarantee the ability of an incumbent administration to spy on its political opponents without consequence. “It is open season on anybody’s most personal information.”
First Amendment activists warn the new provisions will have a chilling effect on the media, preventing journalists and whistleblowers from exposing abuses of power.
Sean Vitka, senior policy council at Demand Progress, stated:
“These are two of the most cynical attempts to undermine surveillance reform I’ve ever seen, and they threaten to make a Patriot Act reauthorization even worse after a process that has so far successfully prevented any member of Congress from fixing the underlying bill. “McConnell is literally trying to take a privacy safeguard designed for the press and religious groups and instead give it only to politicians and people suspected of being foreign agents.”
A bipartisan amendment demanding probable cause be shown prior to any digital surveillance was proposed by Wyden and Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) but it was voted down.
Remember this vote next time one of these 10 Democrats or Sanders tells you that Trump is the most dangerous president in history. They just facilitated outrageous surveillance powers for William Barr and the FBI. — jeremy scahill (@jeremyscahill) May 13, 2020
While McConnell’s amendment ostensibly blocks the FBI from collecting the ‘content’ of web browsing, the interpretation of ‘content’ in the context of digital Internet searches has never been settled in court, meaning that AG Barr would be able to wield the power of his office to determine the meaning of a web search.
“These amendments would pretty much guarantee the ability of an incumbent administration to spy on its political opponents without consequence,” wrote Charles Pierce at Esquire.
By Jake Anderson | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com


thewakingtimes--2020-05-18--Stunning Video Shows When TWENTY MILLION Rare Baby Turtles Crawl To Sea for First Time

Stunning Video Shows When TWENTY MILLION Rare Baby Turtles Crawl To Sea for First Time Stunning video from India has emerged that shows the “ magical ” moment when massive amounts of rare baby sea turtles crawled out to sea for the very first time after about 20 million eggs hatched .
In a spectacular clip showing the event , masses of olive ridley sea turtles hatchlings can be seen making their way across a deserted beach along the coast of the eastern state of Odisha .
The video was shared to Twitter by an Indian Forest Officer , Susanta @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most abundant of all sea turtles , the global Olive Ridley population remains vulnerable worldwide .
This is mainly due to the fact that they are only able to nest in a very small number of locations .
As a result , any disturbance to even a single beach where they nest – be it through direct human intervention , the presence of non-native species , or global events such as rising sea levels – could have massive repercussions for the entire species , according to the World Wildlife Fund .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ roughly 475,000 Olive Ridley sea turtles came ashore to a roughly 3.75-mile ( 6-km ) Rushikulya beach to dig nests and lay eggs .
During one week alone , over 250,000 mother turtles nested during daylight hours .
“ The last time we saw day time nesting of olive ridleys along this site was in 2013 .
“ Usually , they come on to the beach for nesting only during the night .
This March was special for us as we saw the species visiting the site at night and even during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At the time , local authorities estimated that about 60 million eggs would be laid this year in total .
Typically , the mass nesting attracted hordes of visitors eager to watch the miraculous event , with thronging crowds often jostling with forest officers who struggled to keep them at bay .
However , the coronavirus lockdown has prevented any such disturbance of this year ’ s mass nesting , reported the Hindu , allowing the 25 forest guards and researchers to focus on guarding the turtles .
Yet in the absence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in to attack the turtles .
S.N .
Patro , the president of Orissa Environment Society , disputes whether the lockdown had any impact on the nesting activities of the Olive Ridley sea turtles .
Patro said : “ What the lockdown can do is that it can reduce the casualties of the sea turtles or the damages their eggs undergo in normal days .
However , in the absence of human movements , pest attacks and attacks from other animals can increase as well.
” “ They [ turtles ] are quite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have known of arribadas [ the Spanish word for ‘ arrival ’ that refers to the mass nesting events ] of olive ridley turtles since time immemorial.
” Regrettably , hundreds of baby turtles in Odisha perished during their first crawl out to sea after they were caught in fishing nets strewn along the coastline , reports Times of India .
Meanwhile , about 1,000 miles away on the southwestern coast of India in the state of Goa , thousands of other Olive Ridley hatchlings could be seen emerging from their nests in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Minister Pramod Sawant .

Stunning Video Shows When TWENTY MILLION Rare Baby Turtles Crawl To Sea for First Time
Elias Marat, The Mind Unleashed
Waking Times
Stunning video from India has emerged that shows the “magical” moment when massive amounts of rare baby sea turtles crawled out to sea for the very first time after about 20 million eggs hatched.
In a spectacular clip showing the event, masses of olive ridley sea turtles hatchlings can be seen making their way across a deserted beach along the coast of the eastern state of Odisha.
The video was shared to Twitter by an Indian Forest Officer, Susanta Nanda, who wrote:
“A sight that casts magical spell year after year. Nearly 2 crore plus [20 million] olive ridley hatchlings have emerged & made their way to sea from half of about 4 lakh [400,000] nesting at Nasi-2 islands, Gahirmatha rookery Odisha. The spectacle continues. Early morning video.”
A sight that casts magical spell year after year👍 Nearly 2 crore plus olive Ridley hatchlings have emerged & made their way to sea from half of about 4 lakh nesting at Nasi-2 islands, Gahirmatha rookery Odisha. The spectacle continues. Early morning video. pic.twitter.com/C0IKTWNCko — Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) May 8, 2020
Despite being the most abundant of all sea turtles, the global Olive Ridley population remains vulnerable worldwide. This is mainly due to the fact that they are only able to nest in a very small number of locations. As a result, any disturbance to even a single beach where they nest – be it through direct human intervention, the presence of non-native species, or global events such as rising sea levels – could have massive repercussions for the entire species, according to the World Wildlife Fund. The conservationist group wrote:
“Sea turtles are the living representatives of a group of reptiles that has existed on Earth and travelled our seas for the last 100 million years. They are a fundamental link in marine ecosystems and help maintain the health of coral reefs and sea grass beds.”
In March, roughly 475,000 Olive Ridley sea turtles came ashore to a roughly 3.75-mile (6-km) Rushikulya beach to dig nests and lay eggs. During one week alone, over 250,000 mother turtles nested during daylight hours.
Local district forest officer Amlan Nayak told Mongabay-India:
“The last time we saw day time nesting of olive ridleys along this site was in 2013. “Usually, they come on to the beach for nesting only during the night. This March was special for us as we saw the species visiting the site at night and even during the day, in equally good numbers.”
At the time, local authorities estimated that about 60 million eggs would be laid this year in total.
Typically, the mass nesting attracted hordes of visitors eager to watch the miraculous event, with thronging crowds often jostling with forest officers who struggled to keep them at bay. However, the coronavirus lockdown has prevented any such disturbance of this year’s mass nesting, reported the Hindu, allowing the 25 forest guards and researchers to focus on guarding the turtles.
Yet in the absence of humans, crows and jackals also swoop in to attack the turtles.
S.N. Patro, the president of Orissa Environment Society, disputes whether the lockdown had any impact on the nesting activities of the Olive Ridley sea turtles. Patro said:
“What the lockdown can do is that it can reduce the casualties of the sea turtles or the damages their eggs undergo in normal days. However, in the absence of human movements, pest attacks and attacks from other animals can increase as well.” “They [turtles] are quite confident. The village communities in Rushikulya have known of arribadas [the Spanish word for ‘arrival’ that refers to the mass nesting events] of olive ridley turtles since time immemorial.”
Mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles in Odisha coast while nation is at 21 day lockdown. #Nature #21daylockdown #pandemia pic.twitter.com/z7ihzOYu0E — Harikrishnan S (@_harikrishnan_s) March 26, 2020
Regrettably, hundreds of baby turtles in Odisha perished during their first crawl out to sea after they were caught in fishing nets strewn along the coastline, reports Times of India.
Meanwhile, about 1,000 miles away on the southwestern coast of India in the state of Goa, thousands of other Olive Ridley hatchlings could be seen emerging from their nests in video shared last week by local Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
The Goa chief minister wrote:
“Amazing wonders of nature! Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings emerging out from the last nest at Morjim. Along with Morjim, Mandrem, Agonda, and Galgibagh are important beaches in Goa which attracts turtle for nesting.”
Amazing wonders of nature! Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings emerging out from the last nest at Morjim. Along with Morjim, Mandrem, Agonda and Galgibagh are important beaches in Goa which attracts turtle for nesting. pic.twitter.com/UjuoIC9hP4 — Dr. Pramod Sawant (@DrPramodPSawant) May 12, 2020
By Elias Marat | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com