thewakingtimes--2020-07-29--WATCH: Bill Gates’ Recent Comments on CV-19 Vaccine Side Effects Are Typical of Big Business

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Bill Gates is back all over the media in recent days .
making a few comments that help us to further understand his position on mass vaccination and the risks associated .
Firstly , though , it ’ s important to note that Gates also recently making a point to warn his audience and his believers that lies are spreading faster than truth .
“ Very incorrect things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the truth on social media , and we ’ ve always seen that with vaccines….social media can make that even worse…these social media companies can see what is being said on their platform and take things that are absolutely wrong and remove those things from the platform .
“ How you divide that up , and draw that line…these are complex issues .
It has been a spreader of lot of things…and how do you strike a balance ?
” The establishment is working very hard to dominate the narrative on Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gates has thrown himself into the censorship arena , warning the poor public that dangerous information is the latest and greatest threat .
Gates ’ publicly stated intention to deliver ‘ 7 billion vaccines to healthy people ‘ is no secret .
But this elaborate business plan , in which his foundation has hundreds of millions of dollars invested , will not work if the public distrusts a vaccine or simply does not trust the ‘ authorities.
’ To address this problem , a Gates funded pandemic simulation in 2019 , Event 201 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flood ’ aimed at flooding the internet with information favorable to the mission of the WHO , Gates Foundation , et al .
Journalist Derrick Broze covered this in detail here .
The other major component of controlling the narrative on the need and effectiveness of a mass vaccine involves minimizing known and probable risks of such vaccines .
Bill Gates has said in his own blog that mRNA and DNA vaccines will be the most likely candidates for a global vaccine , given that the vaccine could be produced without needing actual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DNA of the virus .
This would introduce a new level of risk , given that these types of vaccines have never yet been approved for human use .
We were hit by fact checkers when we tried to bring this information to the public , and subsequently found a Moderna white paper expressing the company ’ s uncertainty of the negative effects of DNA vaccines .
“ DNA vaccine work began thirty years ago , but as yet there are no licensed DNA vaccines and most remain in Phase 1 testing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ associated with DNA vaccines is that they must penetrate the cell nucleus ( crossing two membranes ; the cytoplasm and the nucleus ) .
The DNA must then be transcribed in the nucleus into mRNA before moving to the cytoplasm to stimulate antigen production .
This core complex pathway often requires both larger doses and special , often painful delivery devices using electric shocks or gold microspheres into person ’ s skin to deliver the DNA vaccine .
Once inside the nucleus , DNA vaccines have a risk of permanently changing a person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] You have to understand that this is an unreal amount of money at stake here .
Hundreds of billions are being invested in the search for a CV-19 vaccine , and to up the ante considerably , the stock market is now severely affected anytime any news of promise or failure in a vaccine is released .
This has all been positioned so that the entire world economy hinges on whether or not a vaccine is found .
Given this dynamic , of course a business man like Gates is going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dire need for his product .
It ’ s sales 101 .
In 2017 , he did bring it up risk in reference to a visit with President Trump , saying that Trump asked him for his opinion on setting up a commission looking at the ill effects of vaccines .
Looking at the potential negative effects of vaccines is a ‘ bad thing ’ according to Bill Gates , who , again , personally has hundreds of millions of dollars invested in a CV-19 vaccine alone .
Why would considering the risks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad thing ?
’ This is especially telling given the backdrop of heavy censorship of information about hydroxychloroquine .
CBS News ’ Norah O ’ Donnel recently asked Gates about a Moderna vaccine trial in which many participants reported serious adverse reactions .
Gates ’ reply and mannerisms further clarify his position on vaccine damage .
If you were to approach the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and tell him that thousands of innocent people were dying of bomb and drone strikes , the head of the US Military would absolutely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a cost of war .
The developers of the bombs would also call the dead collateral damage , in the name of a greater good .
That ’ s what Gates is doing here in this interview , he is downplaying the risks and brushing off anyone negatively impacted , in order to give the impression that the benefits of his business plan outweigh the potential harms .
Norah O ’ Donnell : “ After the second dose at least 80 percent of participants experienced a systemic side effect , ranging from severe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these vaccines safe ?
” Bill Gates : “ Well the , uh , the FDA , not being pressured , will look hard at that .
The FDA is the gold standard of regulators , uh , and their current guidance on this , if they stick with that , is , is very , very appropriate .
Uh , and , you know , they , it , and , the , the side effects were not super severe , that is it didn ’ t cause permanent health problems for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Moderna did have to go with the fairly high dose , and so , uh , you know , to get the antibodies , some of the other vaccines , uh , are going , able to go with lower doses to get , uh , responses that are , are pretty high , including the JMJ and the Phizer .
So , there ’ s a lot of characteristics of these vaccines , uh , it ’ s great that we have multiple of them , uh , that are going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ You know the data better than I do , but Bill , the data that everybody with a high dose had a side effect.
” Bill Gates : “ Yeah , but some of that is not dramatic , where it ’ s just , you know super painful , but yes , they ’ re , we need to make sure there ’ s not severe side effects .
The FDA , uh , I , I , I think will do a good job of that , uh despite the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ How many doses of the vaccine will we need ?
” Bill Gates : ‘ None of the vaccines at this point appear like they ’ ll work with a single dose .
That was the hope at the very beginning , uh , maybe one of them , particularly in the second generation will surprise us .
We hope just two [ doses ] , although in the elderly sometimes , uh , it takes more , and so making sure we have lots of elderly people in the trial will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ Donnell : “ You ’ ve said more than 7 billion doses is what we ’ ll need… ” Here is that clip : In short , Gates just passed the buck for vaccine safety to the FDA , diminished serious side effects as collateral damage in the process to invent this vaccine , and also planted the seed in public consciousness that multiple doses will be required .
Let that sink in .
Alex Pietrowski is an artist and writer concerned with preserving good health and the basic freedom to enjoy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff writer for WakingTimes.com .
Alex is an avid student of Yoga and life .
This article ( sWATCH : Bill Gates ’ Recent Comments on CV-19 Vaccine Side Effects Are Typical of Big Business ) originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Alex Pietrowski and WakingTimes.com .

WATCH: Bill Gates’ Recent Comments on CV-19 Vaccine Side Effects Are Typical of Big Business
Alex Pietrowski, Staff Writer
Waking Times
Bill Gates is back all over the media in recent days. making a few comments that help us to further understand his position on mass vaccination and the risks associated.
Firstly, though, it’s important to note that Gates also recently making a point to warn his audience and his believers that lies are spreading faster than truth.
“Very incorrect things that are very titillating…can spread much faster than the truth on social media, and we’ve always seen that with vaccines….social media can make that even worse…these social media companies can see what is being said on their platform and take things that are absolutely wrong and remove those things from the platform. “How you divide that up, and draw that line…these are complex issues. It has been a spreader of lot of things…and how do you strike a balance?”
Here’s that interview:
The establishment is working very hard to dominate the narrative on Covid-19, and with these comments, Bill Gates has thrown himself into the censorship arena, warning the poor public that dangerous information is the latest and greatest threat.
Gates’ publicly stated intention to deliver ‘7 billion vaccines to healthy people‘ is no secret. But this elaborate business plan, in which his foundation has hundreds of millions of dollars invested, will not work if the public distrusts a vaccine or simply does not trust the ‘authorities.’
To address this problem, a Gates funded pandemic simulation in 2019, Event 201, outlined a strategy called ‘the flood’ aimed at flooding the internet with information favorable to the mission of the WHO, Gates Foundation, et al. Journalist Derrick Broze covered this in detail here.
The other major component of controlling the narrative on the need and effectiveness of a mass vaccine involves minimizing known and probable risks of such vaccines. Bill Gates has said in his own blog that mRNA and DNA vaccines will be the most likely candidates for a global vaccine, given that the vaccine could be produced without needing actual cultures of CV-19, instead using synthesized DNA of the virus. This would introduce a new level of risk, given that these types of vaccines have never yet been approved for human use.
We were hit by fact checkers when we tried to bring this information to the public, and subsequently found a Moderna white paper expressing the company’s uncertainty of the negative effects of DNA vaccines.
“DNA vaccine work began thirty years ago, but as yet there are no licensed DNA vaccines and most remain in Phase 1 testing. (Figure 5) The key challenge associated with DNA vaccines is that they must penetrate the cell nucleus (crossing two membranes; the cytoplasm and the nucleus). The DNA must then be transcribed in the nucleus into mRNA before moving to the cytoplasm to stimulate antigen production. This core complex pathway often requires both larger doses and special, often painful delivery devices using electric shocks or gold microspheres into person’s skin to deliver the DNA vaccine. Once inside the nucleus, DNA vaccines have a risk of permanently changing a person’s DNA. ” [Source]
You have to understand that this is an unreal amount of money at stake here. Hundreds of billions are being invested in the search for a CV-19 vaccine, and to up the ante considerably, the stock market is now severely affected anytime any news of promise or failure in a vaccine is released. This has all been positioned so that the entire world economy hinges on whether or not a vaccine is found.
Given this dynamic, of course a business man like Gates is going to downplay the risks while talking up the dire need for his product. It’s sales 101.
In 2017, he did bring it up risk in reference to a visit with President Trump, saying that Trump asked him for his opinion on setting up a commission looking at the ill effects of vaccines.
Gates commented:
“…Robert Kennedy Jr. was advising him that vaccines were causing bad things and I said ‘no, that’s a dead end, that would be a bad thing, don’t do that.” [Source]
http://twitter.com/i/status/1247372546548420609
Looking at the potential negative effects of vaccines is a ‘bad thing’ according to Bill Gates, who, again, personally has hundreds of millions of dollars invested in a CV-19 vaccine alone. Why would considering the risks of a medicine be considered a ‘bad thing?’ This is especially telling given the backdrop of heavy censorship of information about hydroxychloroquine.
CBS News’ Norah O’Donnel recently asked Gates about a Moderna vaccine trial in which many participants reported serious adverse reactions. Gates’ reply and mannerisms further clarify his position on vaccine damage.
If you were to approach the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and tell him that thousands of innocent people were dying of bomb and drone strikes, the head of the US Military would absolutely tell you that collateral damage is just a cost of war. The developers of the bombs would also call the dead collateral damage, in the name of a greater good.
That’s what Gates is doing here in this interview, he is downplaying the risks and brushing off anyone negatively impacted, in order to give the impression that the benefits of his business plan outweigh the potential harms.
Norah O’Donnell: “After the second dose at least 80 percent of participants experienced a systemic side effect, ranging from severe chills to fevers. So, are these vaccines safe?” Bill Gates: “Well the, uh, the FDA, not being pressured, will look hard at that. The FDA is the gold standard of regulators, uh, and their current guidance on this, if they stick with that, is, is very, very appropriate. Uh, and, you know, they, it, and, the, the side effects were not super severe, that is it didn’t cause permanent health problems for the things, uh, you know, Moderna did have to go with the fairly high dose, and so, uh, you know, to get the antibodies, some of the other vaccines, uh, are going, able to go with lower doses to get, uh, responses that are, are pretty high, including the JMJ and the Phizer. So, there’s a lot of characteristics of these vaccines, uh, it’s great that we have multiple of them, uh, that are going out there… Norah O’Donnell: “You know the data better than I do, but Bill, the data that everybody with a high dose had a side effect.” Bill Gates: “Yeah, but some of that is not dramatic, where it’s just, you know super painful, but yes, they’re, we need to make sure there’s not severe side effects. The FDA, uh, I, I, I think will do a good job of that, uh despite the pressure.” Norah O’Donnell: “How many doses of the vaccine will we need?” Bill Gates: ‘None of the vaccines at this point appear like they’ll work with a single dose. That was the hope at the very beginning, uh, maybe one of them, particularly in the second generation will surprise us. We hope just two [doses], although in the elderly sometimes, uh, it takes more, and so making sure we have lots of elderly people in the trial will give us that data.” Norah O’Donnell: “You’ve said more than 7 billion doses is what we’ll need…”
Here is that clip:
Even CBS pressures Bill Gates on the topic that almost everyone had side effects. He doesn’t seem to care.
pic.twitter.com/2SiBmowJo3 — An0maly (@LegendaryEnergy) July 26, 2020
In short, Gates just passed the buck for vaccine safety to the FDA, diminished serious side effects as collateral damage in the process to invent this vaccine, and also planted the seed in public consciousness that multiple doses will be required. Let that sink in.
Read more articles by Alex Pietrowski
About the Author
Alex Pietrowski is an artist and writer concerned with preserving good health and the basic freedom to enjoy a healthy lifestyle. He is a staff writer for WakingTimes.com. Alex is an avid student of Yoga and life.
This article (sWATCH: Bill Gates’ Recent Comments on CV-19 Vaccine Side Effects Are Typical of Big Business) originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Alex Pietrowski and WakingTimes.com.


thewakingtimes--2020-07-28--Ratcheteering – The Mob and the Mind Screw

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It was wickedly clever of these planners to use that “ new normal ” meme .
The ratchet job into more and more dystopia has been going on for a long time , but this overt label-hanging bumps the very baseline , an irreversible platform from which even more manipulable insanity can be attained .
Not for all , of course .
But enough .
That ’ s all that matters to a deranged strategist .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Pretty much nails what we ’ re experiencing .
It ’ s not intrinsically natural by any means .
It ’ s once again aberrant behavior on the part the deranged few trying to control the many .
Yet it ’ s part of the Universe of possibilities within the construct we ’ re experiencing .
Cognitive dissonance has been fully in effect for a long , long time , a war on the human psyche by those steering the social agenda .
It ’ s been ratcheted up via many vectors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and with very clever verbiage .
It thus forces the mass mind to hold many contradictory positions at the same time , forcing a kind of hypnotically induced psychotic state .
Science is their main lever on the fulcrum of the human mind .
It ’ s been made to appear an indisputable foundation of modern truth .
That ’ s a relatively new phenomenon in human history .
Hence the term scientism amongst those tracking this phenomenon , which started in earnest at the beginning of the last century but came out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As scientism gained its stronghold , perceptive voices such as Rudolf Steiner tried to warn us , a century ago , but were overwhelmed by weaponized ignorance .
READ : The 5 Traps Used to Shut Down and Limit Human Consciousness You can see the end results of years of programming all around you , from the Karen brown shirts and contact tracing surveillance , the deliberate implosion of a functional economy and cutting food supplies , to the inane mask wearing and social distancing insanity .
This “ new normal ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the collective is buying it .
That it ’ s so blatantly leading to a vaccination/chipping agenda , with undoubtedly more control and dehumanization to follow , is both ominous and sad to witness .
Herded animals heading for the slaughterhouse .
Not all are falling for this , and many are awakening , but there ’ s enough for a mass consensus and a helluva lot of momentum .
It at least seems that way .
However , nothing is set in stone .
It ’ s still up for grabs but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They have too many weapons at work on a heavily , generationally programmed population to bring about at least a very messy transition to wherever this might go .
Or even end .
But again , as in our lives , it ’ s only a dream if you can grok that .
Remove the fear and “ they ” or anything about this illusion has no leverage .
We ’ re witnessing the endgame of a very methodical , deliberate war on human consciousness .
This is what we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it could ever succeed .
Only on the surface .
Again , the story of the human experience throughout the ages .
Knowing death is yet another illusion is key to fearless living .
We ’ re each undergoing a very intense effort to find clarity in the midst of this madness , whether consciously or unconsciously .
It ’ s what we do .
The discomfort that cognitive dissonance brings causes what Hegel called synthesis .
We create or are willing to accept something in-between or apart from opposing ideas , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel compelled to adopt and adjust to .
That ’ s being handled very adeptly by these psychopathic engineers .
This is what is going on right now , making pretzels of human cognizance .
It ’ s not new , just a full court press .
At this point , anything goes .
There ’ s no foundation in truth , or even common sense .
The sweeping tide of perceived acceptance , whether true or not , moves the sea of the collective .
There are eddies of questioning and even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the collective eventually moves as directed .
“ These are the times that try men ’ s souls , ” as Thomas Paine said about the personal crisis brought on by the very reality of the American Revolutionary War .
Contrary to general belief , very few wanted to take on the “ crown.
” it was the actions of a few that sparked the fire and lit the fuse .
( How much of that was also engineered is another discussion but doesn ’ t negate the point . )
Only now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the World , But Not of It There ’ s nothing new to all of this .
It ’ s the scale of it that ’ s mind boggling and can feel quite intimidating and even cause a sense of hopelessness .
The momentum we sense as to what ’ s going on is real in its own right .
The outlook , with the massive concentration of wealth , power and media driven influence we ’ re witnessing , does not bode well .
It ’ s a culmination that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The avalanche will reach the valley floor .
The tsunami will overwhelm the shores and much more , as it already is .
“ You don ’ t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
” What we each determine to do or not do is obviously up to each of us .
But we are all the captains of our own ships , our own lives , the only one we really know .
It resides within us , the one Truth that dwarfs all others .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interact with it , are clearly affected by it , and are collectively aware of and influenced by it .
In what way we respond is ours to determine .
A lot is being said about fear , and rightfully so .
Fear is a contraction of awareness into the realm of a very low level reactive perception of and to the external , based in ignorance .
When that fear muscle constricts we have problems .
However , now is a time to dilate rather than contract , and expand to embrace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Why is This Important ?
Is this skirting the issue ?
Addressing the deeper dynamics of what ’ s really going on ?
You tell me .
That ’ s up to you .
All I can say is stand back and see what ’ s really going on .
Keep your visitor ’ s badge in plain sight and remember that ’ s all you are .
A visitor having this experience .
Operate knowing this is what it is , a sort of dream appearing real , but never forget @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s tremendous liberation of the deepest sort to be had there .
It doesn ’ t mean retreat , it means enter into whatever you feel called to do or not do with full abandon .
This is the essential freedom many brave souls have talked about , and fought and died for over millennia .
There , in that knowingness , we find peace and perspective , though all hell assails .
Humanity has lived this over and over .
It ’ s what happens here .
We ’ re all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Try to stand back and see things from there .
You ’ ll heave a huge sigh of relief , and find strength and peace you know not of .
Zen Gardner is an impactful and controversial author and speaker with a piercing philosophical viewpoint .
His writings have been circulated to millions and his personal story has caused no small stir amongst the entrenched alternative pundits .
His book “ You Are The Awakening ” has met rave reviews and is available on amazon.com .

Ratcheteering – The Mob and the Mind Screw
Zen Gardner, Guest
Waking Times
It was wickedly clever of these planners to use that “new normal” meme. The ratchet job into more and more dystopia has been going on for a long time, but this overt label-hanging bumps the very baseline, an irreversible platform from which even more manipulable insanity can be attained.
Not for all, of course. But enough. That’s all that matters to a deranged strategist.
The full meaning of ratchet is quite telling:
–a device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a pawl, cog, or tooth engages, allowing motion in one direction only. –a situation or process that is perceived to be deteriorating or changing steadily in a series of irreversible steps.
Pretty much nails what we’re experiencing. It’s not intrinsically natural by any means. It’s once again aberrant behavior on the part the deranged few trying to control the many. Yet it’s part of the Universe of possibilities within the construct we’re experiencing.
Weaponized Ignorance
Cognitive dissonance has been fully in effect for a long, long time, a war on the human psyche by those steering the social agenda. It’s been ratcheted up via many vectors of nonsensical contra-positions of opposing ideas, and with very clever verbiage. It thus forces the mass mind to hold many contradictory positions at the same time, forcing a kind of hypnotically induced psychotic state.
Science is their main lever on the fulcrum of the human mind. It’s been made to appear an indisputable foundation of modern truth. That’s a relatively new phenomenon in human history. Hence the term scientism amongst those tracking this phenomenon, which started in earnest at the beginning of the last century but came out of the rationalism of the 17th century. As scientism gained its stronghold, perceptive voices such as Rudolf Steiner tried to warn us, a century ago, but were overwhelmed by weaponized ignorance.
You can see the end results of years of programming all around you, from the Karen brown shirts and contact tracing surveillance, the deliberate implosion of a functional economy and cutting food supplies, to the inane mask wearing and social distancing insanity. This “new normal” is one helluva wonky animal. Yet the collective is buying it.
That it’s so blatantly leading to a vaccination/chipping agenda, with undoubtedly more control and dehumanization to follow, is both ominous and sad to witness. Herded animals heading for the slaughterhouse.
Not all are falling for this, and many are awakening, but there’s enough for a mass consensus and a helluva lot of momentum. It at least seems that way. However, nothing is set in stone. It’s still up for grabs but it’s darkening by the day. They have too many weapons at work on a heavily, generationally programmed population to bring about at least a very messy transition to wherever this might go. Or even end.
But again, as in our lives, it’s only a dream if you can grok that. Remove the fear and “they” or anything about this illusion has no leverage.
We’re witnessing the endgame of a very methodical, deliberate war on human consciousness. This is what we’re facing. There’s no way it could ever succeed. Only on the surface. Again, the story of the human experience throughout the ages. Knowing death is yet another illusion is key to fearless living.
The Mad Scramble
We’re each undergoing a very intense effort to find clarity in the midst of this madness, whether consciously or unconsciously. It’s what we do. The discomfort that cognitive dissonance brings causes what Hegel called synthesis. We create or are willing to accept something in-between or apart from opposing ideas, a type of “new normal” we feel compelled to adopt and adjust to. That’s being handled very adeptly by these psychopathic engineers.
This is what is going on right now, making pretzels of human cognizance. It’s not new, just a full court press.
At this point, anything goes. There’s no foundation in truth, or even common sense. The sweeping tide of perceived acceptance, whether true or not, moves the sea of the collective. There are eddies of questioning and even resistance to this miasmic flow, but the collective eventually moves as directed.
“These are the times that try men’s souls,” as Thomas Paine said about the personal crisis brought on by the very reality of the American Revolutionary War. Contrary to general belief, very few wanted to take on the “crown.” it was the actions of a few that sparked the fire and lit the fuse. (How much of that was also engineered is another discussion but doesn’t negate the point.)
Only now this paradigm is on a global scale.
In the World, But Not of It
There’s nothing new to all of this. It’s the scale of it that’s mind boggling and can feel quite intimidating and even cause a sense of hopelessness. The momentum we sense as to what’s going on is real in its own right. The outlook, with the massive concentration of wealth, power and media driven influence we’re witnessing, does not bode well.
It’s a culmination that cannot be avoided to whatever degree. The avalanche will reach the valley floor. The tsunami will overwhelm the shores and much more, as it already is. “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.”
What we each determine to do or not do is obviously up to each of us. But we are all the captains of our own ships, our own lives, the only one we really know. It resides within us, the one Truth that dwarfs all others. The external does what it does. We interact with it, are clearly affected by it, and are collectively aware of and influenced by it.
In what way we respond is ours to determine. A lot is being said about fear, and rightfully so. Fear is a contraction of awareness into the realm of a very low level reactive perception of and to the external, based in ignorance. When that fear muscle constricts we have problems.
However, now is a time to dilate rather than contract, and expand to embrace deeper truths and connect with true reality.
Why is This Important?
Is this skirting the issue? Addressing the deeper dynamics of what’s really going on?
You tell me. That’s up to you.
All I can say is stand back and see what’s really going on. Keep your visitor’s badge in plain sight and remember that’s all you are. A visitor having this experience. Operate knowing this is what it is, a sort of dream appearing real, but never forget the eternal being you are.
There’s tremendous liberation of the deepest sort to be had there. It doesn’t mean retreat, it means enter into whatever you feel called to do or not do with full abandon. This is the essential freedom many brave souls have talked about, and fought and died for over millennia.
There, in that knowingness, we find peace and perspective, though all hell assails.
Humanity has lived this over and over. It’s what happens here.
We’re all part of something wonderful and amazing.
Try to stand back and see things from there.
You’ll heave a huge sigh of relief, and find strength and peace you know not of.
That’s the opportunity, hidden in plain sight.
Much love, Zen
About the Author
Zen Gardner is an impactful and controversial author and speaker with a piercing philosophical viewpoint. His writings have been circulated to millions and his personal story has caused no small stir amongst the entrenched alternative pundits. His book “You Are The Awakening” has met rave reviews and is available on amazon.com.


thewakingtimes--2020-07-28--WATCH: The Latest Censored Covid-19 Video That’s Being Removed from the Net for Your Safety

WATCH : The Latest Censored Covid-19 Video That ’ s Being Removed from the Net for Your Safety Get the latest Waking Times articles delivered to your inbox .
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A group calling themselves America ’ s Frontline Doctors held a press conference yesterday about the benefits of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19 .
The video of which immediately went viral , but was just as quickly removed from major social media platforms , Facebook , Twitter and YouTube .
Accounts have been banned over this .
People ’ s personal Facebook accounts are being censored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This type of immediate , hall-monitor style of content removal is similar to the recent censoring of the Plandemic film , London Real ’ s interview with David Icke , the video of doctors calling for an end to the lockdown , and so many more .
Information about hydroxychloroquine as a cure for Covid-19 is being heavily censored .
This is true .
Whether you would choose the treatment for yourself or not , your ability to see both sides of the issue is being restricted .
READ : Former CBS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Censoring Factual Info About Hydroxychloroquine Respected journalist Sharyl Attkisson , host of Full Measure , recently called out YouTube for censorship of this issue , explaining the controversy here : She follows through with the critical message about our ability as free people to access information in order to preserve informed consent .
Indeed it should be .
Whatever your position on this issue is , whether you feel that there is a conspiracy to prevent people from accessing hydroxychloroquine , or if you feel that talking about its potential benefits amounts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is censorship .
Communist Chinese style digital censorship .
We ’ ve been warning of this for a long time , but for most , it ’ s a total shock to see this happening with such severity here in the United States .
We ’ re not accustomed to living with censorship so overt and immediate .
As a nation , we ’ ve always held the belief that freedom of speech was one of our most precious values , so this type of control is startling .
People are finally beginning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brave new controlled society .
It will be authoritarian , and all debate will be outlawed .
So , for the record , and in the interests of free speech and informed consent , here is a link to the most recent banned Covid-19 health video .
Dylan Charles is the editor of Waking Times and host of Battered Souls : A Podcast About Transformation , both dedicated to ideas of personal transformation , societal awakening , and planetary renewal .
His personal journey is deeply inspired by shamanic plant medicines and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Yoga .
After seven years of living in Costa Rica , he now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains , where he practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and enjoys spending time with family .
He has written hundreds of articles , reaching and inspiring millions of people around the world .
Dylan is available for interviews and podcasts , and offers his services as a professional life coach to people looking to break free from the patterns and programming that hold them back in life .
Contact Dylan at WakingTimes @ gmail.com .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Censored Covid-19 Video That ’ s Being Removed from the Net for Your Safety ) was originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Dylan Charles and WakingTimes.com .
It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution , author bio , and this copyright statement .

CORRECTION: The Latest Censored Covid-19 Video That’s Being Removed from the Net for Your Safety
Dylan Charles, Editor
Waking Times
Correction: This article has been ‘fact-checked by Science Feedback. To refute this, Science Feedback wrote an article entitled, Still no evidence that hydroxychloroquine can cure or prevent COVID-19, in which they offer this quote:
Unsupported: Hydroxychloroquine, either alone or in combination with zinc or azithromycin, has shown no curative or preventative effects in patients with COVID-19. The results from early studies were inconsistent, but more recent and extensive clinical trials do not support the use of these drugs for COVID-19.
Incorrect: Growing scientific evidence shows that cloth face coverings and other face masks can effectively limit the transmission of respiratory diseases including COVID-19.
To be clear, we did not report on, nor support or reject, the claim that “hydroxychloroquine can cure or prevent COVID-19,” but were instead reporting on the fact that the video in question was being targeted by fact-checkers, which it is. Our article is clearly about what we see as censorship, and not at all about the claims for which we have been fact-checked.
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A group calling themselves America’s Frontline Doctors held a press conference yesterday about the benefits of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19. The video of which immediately went viral, but was just as quickly removed from major social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Accounts have been banned over this. People’s personal Facebook accounts are being censored and posts removed for talking about this.
It’s another circus.
Zero Hedge notes:
The press conference, which received over 14 million views before it was blacklisted and scrubbed by Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, featured members of America’s Frontline Doctors – a recently formed advocacy group which claims that “American life has fallen casualty to a massive disinformation campaign” against Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) – a decades-old malaria drug used by India and several other countries as part of their front-line treatment of the novel coronavirus, yet which has shown mixed efficacy in studies.
This type of immediate, hall-monitor style of content removal is similar to the recent censoring of the Plandemic film, London Real’s interview with David Icke, the video of doctors calling for an end to the lockdown, and so many more.
Information about hydroxychloroquine as a cure for Covid-19 is being heavily censored. This is true. Whether you would choose the treatment for yourself or not, your ability to see both sides of the issue is being restricted.
Respected journalist Sharyl Attkisson, host of Full Measure, recently called out YouTube for censorship of this issue, explaining the controversy here:
She follows through with the critical message about our ability as free people to access information in order to preserve informed consent.
“When self-appointed fact-checkers intervene to try to stop people from accessing certain information, or to bully and controversialize those who report and read facts that are off the narrative powerful interests are trying to forward, it should be concerning to all.” – Sharyl Attkisson
Indeed it should be.
Whatever your position on this issue is, whether you feel that there is a conspiracy to prevent people from accessing hydroxychloroquine, or if you feel that talking about its potential benefits amounts to public endangerment, the bigger issue here is censorship. Communist Chinese style digital censorship. We’ve been warning of this for a long time, but for most, it’s a total shock to see this happening with such severity here in the United States.
We’re not accustomed to living with censorship so overt and immediate. As a nation, we’ve always held the belief that freedom of speech was one of our most precious values, so this type of control is startling. People are finally beginning to recognize our rapid acceleration into a brave new controlled society. It will be authoritarian, and all debate will be outlawed.
So, for the record, and in the interests of free speech and informed consent, here is a link to the most recent banned Covid-19 health video.
Read more articles by Dylan Charles.
About the Author
Dylan Charles is the editor of Waking Times and host of Battered Souls: A Podcast About Transformation, both dedicated to ideas of personal transformation, societal awakening, and planetary renewal. His personal journey is deeply inspired by shamanic plant medicines and the arts of Kung Fu, Qi Gong and Yoga. After seven years of living in Costa Rica, he now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where he practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and enjoys spending time with family. He has written hundreds of articles, reaching and inspiring millions of people around the world.
Dylan is available for interviews and podcasts, and offers his services as a professional life coach to people looking to break free from the patterns and programming that hold them back in life. Contact Dylan at WakingTimes@gmail.com.
This article (WATCH: The Latest Censored Covid-19 Video That’s Being Removed from the Net for Your Safety) was originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Dylan Charles and WakingTimes.com. It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution, author bio, and this copyright statement.


thewakingtimes--2020-07-29--Battered Souls #012 – Alcoholism, Iboga & Soul Connection

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thewakingtimes--2020-07-29--Projection and the Inner-Outer Conundrum

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One of the most fascinating social observations I have made is the way in which humans project their inner world onto those who they do not yet know .
After all , what is within is expressed in the without .
It is a reasonable assumption to make that there would be no other way with which we would begin the process of learning about another individual than to begin with a template that is most familiar to us : ourself .
At that moment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of likes and dislikes that we know well .
Social dynamics , in their most simplistic form , appear to factor down to the communication and expression of our individual likes and dislikes , where we would energetically find resonance or sympathetic vibration when those likes and dislikes are equally reciprocated by another .
There are certainly complexities when these dispositions are expressed in various degrees of interest ( one may like vanilla ice cream though it may not be their favorite ) , but beyond a certain threshold it appears that when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is produced and a harmonious moment in time is had between two communicating participants .
The more that one is similar to us individually increases the likelihood of further engagement .
This could even be described when one has the propensity to smile at another .
The expression of a natural smile is a reflection of one ’ s inner-world , though that is not always the case as , for example , a clerk may be told to smile to all customers even if they are experiencing a very bad day individually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ projecting their sense of joy to the other and would typically expect a smile in return because they are inclined to believe the other feels joyful as well , or perhaps they expect it out of consideration because they feel that they are a considerate individual .
Therefore , we are inclined to believe everyone is like us until information is exchanged to a certain degree that establishes notable differences , such as a difference in our emotional state .
So , by our nature , it is as if we are looking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we project ourself onto the other .
This makes sense when , in our actions with each other , we are experiencing ourselves in a very complex holographic hall-of-mirrors , each of us at various levels of knowledge and discovery as we share this experience we call collectively “ the human experience ” .
This dynamic is also a conundrum to us when we do not have awareness of this natural condition per the dynamics of our social engagement , as even a slight difference in opinion has the potential to produce a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uncomfortable physical sensation .
As these differences mount , we experience this as disharmony and the potential for negative discourse increases .
One way to describe this is to use politics as an example .
I have personally experienced many fascinating conversations where the individual engaging me automatically assumed my own political disposition due to a combination of projection and because my physical circumstances and associations , including appearance , resonated with their internal expectations that are categorized in association with their political ideals .
For example , while visiting a friend at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a gentleman who enthusiastically engaged me in conversation .
Right out of the gate he began to express his displeasure of a political figure .
In a state of near glee , he proceeded to show me video clips that were purposefully manipulated with the intention of suggesting that the individual was without the ability to communicate coherently .
I just smiled and nodded along with him , not necessarily in agreement , but in a genuine effort to maintain harmonious discourse .
I was observant of the fact that he projected himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conversation quickly shifted gears and his discomfort was palpable when I began to discuss elements of the global conspiracy in relation to the political figure that he was mocking and told him that I go without labels but think similarly to how a so-called libertarian would think .
The subject was quickly changed to maintain civility , but I was appreciative for having learned something from the experience .
Interestingly , this inner-outer conundrum is solved when we have an awareness as to this nature of human engagement .
When we know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a radical change seems to occur .
A more conscious approach to conversing can be had by having an understanding of this dynamic and , thus , a more harmonious interaction can be easily sustained .
This can be achieved even when only one participant to a conversation innately understands this and is thus bestowed , through that increased level of self-awareness , with the ability to think ahead and dynamically lesson the potential for negative discourse .
Imagine a world where all of us were to have this self-awareness to recognize our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with knowledge could be leveraged constructively and for positive means .
By understanding our own true nature we would understand the nature of those around us and those who we engage with socially .
We would be less inclined for misunderstandings to sway us emotionally as we would better understand the consequences of those misunderstandings and be naturally motivated to direct our conversations in a more conscientious way .
Patrick Herbert is a software engineer , researcher , and writer who currently resides in Texas .
He has been through some remarkable metaphysical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and is actively pursuing ways to help to raise the awareness of others with regards to the elements of what we call the global conspiracy and how it affects all of our lives regardless of political disposition .
Visit his website at https : //patrickherbert.org/

Projection and the Inner-Outer Conundrum
Patrick Herbert, Contributor
Waking Times
One of the most fascinating social observations I have made is the way in which humans project their inner world onto those who they do not yet know. After all, what is within is expressed in the without.
It is a reasonable assumption to make that there would be no other way with which we would begin the process of learning about another individual than to begin with a template that is most familiar to us: ourself. At that moment in time, we have an assortment of likes and dislikes that we know well.
Social dynamics, in their most simplistic form, appear to factor down to the communication and expression of our individual likes and dislikes, where we would energetically find resonance or sympathetic vibration when those likes and dislikes are equally reciprocated by another.
There are certainly complexities when these dispositions are expressed in various degrees of interest (one may like vanilla ice cream though it may not be their favorite), but beyond a certain threshold it appears that when resonance is achieved, a chemical response is produced and a harmonious moment in time is had between two communicating participants. The more that one is similar to us individually increases the likelihood of further engagement.
This could even be described when one has the propensity to smile at another. The expression of a natural smile is a reflection of one’s inner-world, though that is not always the case as, for example, a clerk may be told to smile to all customers even if they are experiencing a very bad day individually.
The person offering the smile is projecting their sense of joy to the other and would typically expect a smile in return because they are inclined to believe the other feels joyful as well, or perhaps they expect it out of consideration because they feel that they are a considerate individual.
Therefore, we are inclined to believe everyone is like us until information is exchanged to a certain degree that establishes notable differences, such as a difference in our emotional state.
So, by our nature, it is as if we are looking for, and expecting, ourself as we project ourself onto the other. This makes sense when, in our actions with each other, we are experiencing ourselves in a very complex holographic hall-of-mirrors, each of us at various levels of knowledge and discovery as we share this experience we call collectively “the human experience”.
This dynamic is also a conundrum to us when we do not have awareness of this natural condition per the dynamics of our social engagement, as even a slight difference in opinion has the potential to produce a bio-chemical reaction that is experienced as an uncomfortable physical sensation. As these differences mount, we experience this as disharmony and the potential for negative discourse increases.
One way to describe this is to use politics as an example. I have personally experienced many fascinating conversations where the individual engaging me automatically assumed my own political disposition due to a combination of projection and because my physical circumstances and associations, including appearance, resonated with their internal expectations that are categorized in association with their political ideals.
For example, while visiting a friend at his studio, I was introduced to a gentleman who enthusiastically engaged me in conversation. Right out of the gate he began to express his displeasure of a political figure. In a state of near glee, he proceeded to show me video clips that were purposefully manipulated with the intention of suggesting that the individual was without the ability to communicate coherently. I just smiled and nodded along with him, not necessarily in agreement, but in a genuine effort to maintain harmonious discourse. I was observant of the fact that he projected himself onto me in every way.
The conversation quickly shifted gears and his discomfort was palpable when I began to discuss elements of the global conspiracy in relation to the political figure that he was mocking and told him that I go without labels but think similarly to how a so-called libertarian would think. The subject was quickly changed to maintain civility, but I was appreciative for having learned something from the experience.
Interestingly, this inner-outer conundrum is solved when we have an awareness as to this nature of human engagement. When we know that we are projecting ourselves onto others, a radical change seems to occur. A more conscious approach to conversing can be had by having an understanding of this dynamic and, thus, a more harmonious interaction can be easily sustained. This can be achieved even when only one participant to a conversation innately understands this and is thus bestowed, through that increased level of self-awareness, with the ability to think ahead and dynamically lesson the potential for negative discourse.
Imagine a world where all of us were to have this self-awareness to recognize our nature as humans. That awareness combined with knowledge could be leveraged constructively and for positive means. By understanding our own true nature we would understand the nature of those around us and those who we engage with socially. We would be less inclined for misunderstandings to sway us emotionally as we would better understand the consequences of those misunderstandings and be naturally motivated to direct our conversations in a more conscientious way.
About the Author
Patrick Herbert is a software engineer, researcher, and writer who currently resides in Texas. He has been through some remarkable metaphysical experiences that led to a spiritual awakening and is actively pursuing ways to help to raise the awareness of others with regards to the elements of what we call the global conspiracy and how it affects all of our lives regardless of political disposition. Visit his website at http://patrickherbert.org/
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thewakingtimes--2020-07-29--COVID Advances New World Order – The Empire of Billionaires

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The COVID-19 pandemic is being used to facilitate the efforts of a select few to create a one-world government with power concentrated in the hands of an elitist group of billionaires .
In March 2020 , the United Nations New World Order ( UNNWO ) announced their annual International Day of Happiness global campaign , along with a call for solidarity and unity in the global fight against COVID-19.1 The campaign theme , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goals , such as addressing poverty , hunger , polluted waterways , and more , sound admirable,3 they rely on one-world government manipulations such as media censorship , mass surveillance of citizens and total governmental control of your health care decisions , as I will explain in detail in this article .
One clear example of the dangers of one-world initiatives is the World Health Organization ’ s Immunization Agenda 2030 , in which the aim is to vaccinate everyone across the globe.4 Bill Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he intends to vaccinate the global population against COVID-19,5 and then track and monitor each person through digital surveillance.6 The Rockefeller Foundation also supports mass-tracking of the citizenry — all under the guise of “ public health.
” 7 The reasoning for this is to stop the pandemic .
But , will a gigantic global disease surveillance system created under the pretext of COVID-19 be dismantled once the pandemic is declared over ?
Or , will it simply morph into other surveillance functions also presented as mechanisms to protect the “ public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its six-month mark and the number of reported cases in some countries and states rose , the focus on a vaccine intensified , with numerous vaccine makers vying to be first with results .
That distinction came in mid-July , when the initial results from a clinical trial of a vaccine candidate developed by Moderna , sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , received a positive write-up in The New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM ) 8 and pleased Wall Street.9 What ’ s interesting is that Moderna @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or run a large trial , ” according to Stat News .
Yet , it seized the COVID-19 opportunity10 and forged ahead .
When you think about it , though , the exuberance over the vaccine candidate is irrational .
First , as with all vaccines , adverse effects can and will sometimes occur .
Even fiercely pro-vaccine advocates have expressed concerns about possible adverse effects of a hurried-up COVID-19 vaccine .
From Bill Gates11 ( more on that later in this article ) to Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier,12 to rotavirus vaccine inventor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Merck-endowed chair in vaccinology14 at The Children ’ s Hospital of Philadelphia — high-profile individuals are talking about it .
Offit expressed reservations about how fast the vaccine companies were pushing development of the vaccine , and warned of possible safety and efficacy problems that could occur from giving it to thousands of people “ without a large safety and efficacy trial.
” Frazier had similar concerns , with a more strongly-worded comment : “ If you ’ re going to use a vaccine on billions of people , you better know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same line of thinking is the concern — as with all vaccines — that the immunity and/or duration is not assured because the “ immunity ” is not naturally acquired .
Another concern is that contact tracing and computer apps to determine the whereabouts and contacts of a person who may have been exposed are much too aggressive .
For example , even if someone has no symptoms of COVID-19 , governments , whether local or national , will have the ability to quarantine a person against their will , according to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a video.15 Moreover , according to top legal scholar Alan Dershowitz,16 a 115-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling allows authorities to legally inoculate someone with a vaccine against their will for the purpose of safeguarding public health .
On the other hand , they can not do so if the vaccine is intended only to protect a person ’ s personal health , he says .
While other legal scholars debate just how far the federal government can go with this,17 such threats to your rights and health continue to grow .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be supporters of free speech , are leading the charge to take away your free speech rights .
Standing at the forefront , the liberal “ fact-checking ” group Media Matters is trying to discredit vaccine safety groups who they believe could stand in the way of worldwide vaccination.18 A smear piece from Media Matters , titled “ The Most Notorious Anti-Vax Groups Use Facebook to Lay the Groundwork Against the Novel Coronavirus Vaccine , ” 19 lays the groundwork for discrediting the National Vaccine Information Center ( NVIC ) , Children ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Network .
The article begins by casting such groups as a threat during COVID-19:20 Media Matters is angry that Facebook allows the groups ’ social media communications to appear educational rather than branding them as “ vaccine misinformation.
” This is especially important , writes Media Matters , because support for vaccination among the general public is falling:21 Media Matters cites a 2014 study published in the journal Pediatrics22 that identified four ways in which the desirability of vaccination is promoted and how none of the messages is working .
The four attempts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccination rates for measles-mumps-rubella ( MMR ) ” were listed by the journal as:23 • Information explaining the lack of evidence that MMR causes autism from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Textual information about the dangers of the diseases prevented by MMR from the Vaccine Information Statement • Images of children who have diseases prevented by the MMR vaccine • A dramatic narrative about an infant who almost died of measles from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fact sheet However , the messages are not working and possibly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And ] “ … attempts to ‘ correct false claims about vaccines may be especially likely to be counterproductive . '
” The messages likely backfire because Big Pharma and its buddy , Big Biotech , suffer from a credibility problem — in the case of Big Pharma , from the many medications it has withdrawn after assuring the public they were safe.25 Moreover , “ anti-vaccination content ” — as Media Matters calls it — may be more compelling than messages designed to sell vaccination:26 The messages are also likely ringing stronger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the biggest users of social media , Media Matters admits:27 Media Matters ’ initial $ 2 million in funding came from wealthy progressives via the Tides Foundation,28 with additional funding from MoveOn.org and the New Democrat Network , according to National Review.29 In 2010 , George Soros , one of the richest people in the world , gave the group $ 1 million , according to The New York Times.30 The self-proclaimed “ fact checking group , ” founded by conservative-turned-progressive David Brock,31 states that its mission is to counteract conservative media , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to the Daily Caller:32 Media Matters then enlisted the National Hispanic Media Coalition , League of United Latin American Citizens and similar groups to pressure CNN advertisers to oust anchor Lou Dobbs from CNN for alleged racist comments.33 In November 2009 , Dobbs left CNN , and the Daily Caller quotes a Media Matters staffer who said , “ We got him fired.
” 34 Media Matters also launched what they dubbed a “ campaign to expose Glenn Beck ’ s racist rhetoric in an effort to educate advertisers about the practices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his departure from Fox News.35 Media Matters is also able to place their biased stories in mainstream outlets as real news .
According to the Daily Caller , sources from the organization bragged about planting stories in The Washington Post , San Francisco Chronicle , Los Angeles Times and on blogs such as the Daily Kos , Salon and HuffPost .
They also reported a warm reception at The New York Times:36 As described by Sharyl Attkisson , the impact of Media Matters is of concern to everyone:37 COVID-19 and Vaccines Are a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 10 health care billionaires who have profited since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic .
Topping the list was Stéphane Bancel , CEO of Moderna , whose vaccine candidate trial results were published by NEJM.38 According to Forbes:39 Bancel is far from the only person who has become a “ biotech billionaire ” thanks to the lucrative development of COVID-19 vaccines , treatments and diagnostic tools solicited by governments and funded by taxpayers .
Others include:40 The U.S. has been noteworthy for its extreme wealth and income inequality , and the richest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to the Institute for Policy Studies:41 The wealth of the world ’ s top five billionaires — Jeff Bezos , Bill Gates , Mark Zuckerberg , Warren Buffett and Larry Ellison — increased twice as much as the federal government paid in stimulus checks to more than 150 million Americans.42 And as mentioned earlier , and noted by Barbara Loe Fisher , co-founder and president of the NVIC,43 Moderna ’ s stock price ballooned when it announced that its messenger RNA vaccine was ready for clinical trials,44 and the company ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overnight.
” Authors of The New England Journal of Medicine article , cited earlier , wrote that the Moderna vaccine candidate , named mRNA-1273 , “ induced anti–SARS-CoV-2 immune responses in all participants , and no trial-limiting safety concerns were identified.
” The study team did note , however , “ Solicited adverse events that occurred in more than half the participants included fatigue , chills , headache , myalgia , and pain at the injection site.
” 45 But , according to Just The News , adverse effects were not always that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In addition to adverse effects , scientists are questioning how long immunity against the coronavirus , suggested by the presence of antibodies , will last .
According to Zero Hedge , immunity durability may be so short-lived , a COVID-19 vaccine “ might need to be administered every year to offer a reliable level of protection.
” 47 That will certainly be a windfall for the biotech billionaires .
Zero Hedge writes:48 Finally , the adverse effects of vaccines in general are so well known , even Bill Gates — who is arguably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advocate — admits that as many as 700,000 could become victims of adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine .
According to the German website Ken FM , in an interview with CNBC Gates said:49 Since that interview , several bloggers and media watchers have twisted Gates ’ words as deaths , which has triggered another media “ fact-checker , ” APF Fact Check,50 to call them out for it .
So , if you do share this information , please note it ’ s side effects — which can include deaths , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a very serious , but not life-threatening event — that Gates specifically mentioned .
The Empire of Billionaires Is a Threat to Public Safety In summary , as biotech billionaires rush in to profit from the COVID-19 pandemic , your privacy rights are being violated through tracking and contact tracing , and your right to refuse a vaccine may be in jeopardy if it is deemed for the public good .
At the same time the very media that should be promoting your right to free speech and to question government ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having those rights taken away .
Through the pursuit of an artificial vaccine , natural immunity to viruses like COVID-19 will not occur and future pandemics are assured .
But that means mass vaccination will have to be repeated over and over again , which is good news for the pandemic profiteers .
But is it good for you ?

COVID Advances New World Order – The Empire of Billionaires
Dr. Mercola, Guest
Waking Times
The COVID-19 pandemic is being used to facilitate the efforts of a select few to create a one-world government with power concentrated in the hands of an elitist group of billionaires.
In March 2020, the United Nations New World Order (UNNWO) announced their annual International Day of Happiness global campaign, along with a call for solidarity and unity in the global fight against COVID-19.1 The campaign theme, according to UNNWO, was:2
“… a call on all 7.8 billion members of the global human family, and all 206 nations and territories of planet earth, to unite in solidarity, and steadfast resolve, in fighting back against the COVID 19 Coronavirus …”
While the UNNWO sustainability goals, such as addressing poverty, hunger, polluted waterways, and more, sound admirable,3 they rely on one-world government manipulations such as media censorship, mass surveillance of citizens and total governmental control of your health care decisions, as I will explain in detail in this article.
One clear example of the dangers of one-world initiatives is the World Health Organization’s Immunization Agenda 2030, in which the aim is to vaccinate everyone across the globe.4
Bill Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a big WHO funder, has stated he intends to vaccinate the global population against COVID-19,5 and then track and monitor each person through digital surveillance.6 The Rockefeller Foundation also supports mass-tracking of the citizenry — all under the guise of “public health.”7 The reasoning for this is to stop the pandemic.
But, will a gigantic global disease surveillance system created under the pretext of COVID-19 be dismantled once the pandemic is declared over? Or, will it simply morph into other surveillance functions also presented as mechanisms to protect the “public health?”
Vaccine Mania Has Gripped the Nation
As the COVID-19 pandemic passed its six-month mark and the number of reported cases in some countries and states rose, the focus on a vaccine intensified, with numerous vaccine makers vying to be first with results.
That distinction came in mid-July, when the initial results from a clinical trial of a vaccine candidate developed by Moderna, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, received a positive write-up in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)8 and pleased Wall Street.9
What’s interesting is that Moderna has “never produced an approved vaccine or run a large trial,” according to Stat News. Yet, it seized the COVID-19 opportunity10 and forged ahead. When you think about it, though, the exuberance over the vaccine candidate is irrational.
First, as with all vaccines, adverse effects can and will sometimes occur. Even fiercely pro-vaccine advocates have expressed concerns about possible adverse effects of a hurried-up COVID-19 vaccine.
From Bill Gates11 (more on that later in this article) to Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier,12 to rotavirus vaccine inventor Dr. Paul Offit13 — who once held the Merck-endowed chair in vaccinology14 at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia — high-profile individuals are talking about it.
Offit expressed reservations about how fast the vaccine companies were pushing development of the vaccine, and warned of possible safety and efficacy problems that could occur from giving it to thousands of people “without a large safety and efficacy trial.”
Frazier had similar concerns, with a more strongly-worded comment: “If you’re going to use a vaccine on billions of people, you better know what that vaccine does.” Along that same line of thinking is the concern — as with all vaccines — that the immunity and/or duration is not assured because the “immunity” is not naturally acquired.
Another concern is that contact tracing and computer apps to determine the whereabouts and contacts of a person who may have been exposed are much too aggressive. For example, even if someone has no symptoms of COVID-19, governments, whether local or national, will have the ability to quarantine a person against their will, according to a YouTuber who recounts her contact tracing training in a video.15
Moreover, according to top legal scholar Alan Dershowitz,16 a 115-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling allows authorities to legally inoculate someone with a vaccine against their will for the purpose of safeguarding public health. On the other hand, they cannot do so if the vaccine is intended only to protect a person’s personal health, he says.
While other legal scholars debate just how far the federal government can go with this,17 such threats to your rights and health continue to grow. And, certain media groups, who should be supporters of free speech, are leading the charge to take away your free speech rights. Standing at the forefront, the liberal “fact-checking” group Media Matters is trying to discredit vaccine safety groups who they believe could stand in the way of worldwide vaccination.18
Media Matters Pushes Censorship of Vaccine Safety Groups
A smear piece from Media Matters, titled “The Most Notorious Anti-Vax Groups Use Facebook to Lay the Groundwork Against the Novel Coronavirus Vaccine,”19 lays the groundwork for discrediting the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), Children’s Health Defense and Informed Consent Action Network. The article begins by casting such groups as a threat during COVID-19:20
“As novel coronavirus cases spike in the U.S. and numerous efforts are underway to develop a vaccine, the most prominent U.S. anti-vaccination organizations are using Facebook and other social media platforms to poison the well against a potential vaccine.”
Media Matters is angry that Facebook allows the groups’ social media communications to appear educational rather than branding them as “vaccine misinformation.” This is especially important, writes Media Matters, because support for vaccination among the general public is falling:21
“Support in the U.S. for vaccination generally has been on a downward trend for the past two decades. A January 2020 poll released by Gallup found that 84% of Americans believe it is ‘important’ to vaccinate children, down from 94% in 2001.
The poll found that support for vaccination has declined ‘among almost all subgroups of the U.S. public.’ Gallup attributed the decline in support for vaccination to the spread of false information about vaccines, in particular the debunked link between vaccines and autism.”
Vaccination Is Becoming a Hard Sell
Media Matters cites a 2014 study published in the journal Pediatrics22 that identified four ways in which the desirability of vaccination is promoted and how none of the messages is working. The four attempts to “reduce vaccine misperceptions and increase vaccination rates for measles-mumps-rubella (MMR)” were listed by the journal as:23
Information explaining the lack of evidence that MMR causes autism from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Textual information about the dangers of the diseases prevented by MMR from the Vaccine Information Statement
Images of children who have diseases prevented by the MMR vaccine
A dramatic narrative about an infant who almost died of measles from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fact sheet
However, the messages are not working and possibly even backfiring, says Media Matters.24 [And] “… attempts to ‘correct false claims about vaccines may be especially likely to be counterproductive.'”
The messages likely backfire because Big Pharma and its buddy, Big Biotech, suffer from a credibility problem — in the case of Big Pharma, from the many medications it has withdrawn after assuring the public they were safe.25 Moreover, “anti-vaccination content” — as Media Matters calls it — may be more compelling than messages designed to sell vaccination:26
“Another negative factor in play at Facebook and other social media outlets is that research suggests that anti-vaccination content tends to be more popular than pro-vaccine content and anti-vaccine messages …”
The messages are also likely ringing stronger with younger people who tend to be the biggest users of social media, Media Matters admits:27
“According to a report from Center for Countering Digital Hate … Americans who ‘use social media more than traditional media to access news and updates about Covid’ say that they will get vaccinated against coronavirus at a rate 10 points lower compared to those who primarily consume traditional media.”
Media Matters Has a Huge Influence on Mainstream Media
Media Matters’ initial $2 million in funding came from wealthy progressives via the Tides Foundation,28 with additional funding from MoveOn.org and the New Democrat Network, according to National Review.29 In 2010, George Soros, one of the richest people in the world, gave the group $1 million, according to The New York Times.30
The self-proclaimed “fact checking group,” founded by conservative-turned-progressive David Brock,31 states that its mission is to counteract conservative media, and it has been very successful. According to the Daily Caller:32
“The group scored its first significant public coup in 2007 with the firing of host Don Imus from MSNBC. Just before Easter that year, a Media Matters employee recorded Imus’s now-famous attack on the Rutgers women’s basketball team, and immediately recognized its inflammatory potential.
The organization swung into action, notifying organizations like the NAACP, the National Association of Black Journalists, and Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, all of which joined the fight … By the end of the week, Imus was fired.”
Media Matters then enlisted the National Hispanic Media Coalition, League of United Latin American Citizens and similar groups to pressure CNN advertisers to oust anchor Lou Dobbs from CNN for alleged racist comments.33 In November 2009, Dobbs left CNN, and the Daily Caller quotes a Media Matters staffer who said, “We got him fired.”34
Media Matters also launched what they dubbed a “campaign to expose Glenn Beck’s racist rhetoric in an effort to educate advertisers about the practices on his show.” The campaign facilitated his departure from Fox News.35
Media Matters is also able to place their biased stories in mainstream outlets as real news. According to the Daily Caller, sources from the organization bragged about planting stories in The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times and on blogs such as the Daily Kos, Salon and HuffPost. They also reported a warm reception at The New York Times:36
“Jim Rainey at the LA Times took a lot of our stuff,” the staffer continued. “So did Joe Garofoli at the San Francisco Chronicle. We’ve pushed stories to Eugene Robinson and E.J. Dionne [at the Washington Post]. Brian Stelter at the New York Times was helpful.
Ben Smith [formerly of Politico, now at BuzzFeed.com] will take stories and write what you want him to write,” explained the former employee, whose account was confirmed by other sources. Staffers at Media Matters “knew they could dump stuff to Ben Smith, they knew they could dump it at Plum Line [Greg Sargent’s Washington Post blog], so that’s where they sent it.”
As described by Sharyl Attkisson, the impact of Media Matters is of concern to everyone:37
“The problem is, too many news organizations and even journalism groups such as Poynter use Media Matters and their affiliates as if they are legitimate news sources. They are either unforgivably ignorant of Media Matters’ slants — or choose to keep readers in the dark because they agree with the slant.
One major interest Media Matters and its affiliates have served over the years is that of the pharmaceutical industry. They often smear scientists and journalists who report on prescription drug and vaccine safety issues, falsely labelling them as ‘anti-vaccine.’ Of course, that’s like saying that because I broke news about problems with Firestone tires, I am ‘anti-tire,’ or because I have exposed fraud within charities, I am ‘anti-charity.’ Silly.”
COVID-19 and Vaccines Are a Pathway to Billionairehood
Forbes compiled a list of 10 health care billionaires who have profited since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. Topping the list was Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, whose vaccine candidate trial results were published by NEJM.38 According to Forbes:39
“When the WHO declared a pandemic, Bancel’s estimated net worth was some $720 million. Since then, Moderna’s stock has rallied more than 103%, lifting his fortune to an estimated $1.5 billion. A French citizen, Bancel first joined the billionaire ranks on April 2, when Moderna’s stock rose on the news that the firm was planning to begin phase two trials of its vaccine.”
Bancel is far from the only person who has become a “biotech billionaire” thanks to the lucrative development of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and diagnostic tools solicited by governments and funded by taxpayers. Others include:40
1.Gustavo Denegri — With a net worth of $4.5 billion, Denegri has a 45% stake in the Italian biotech company DiaSorin. 2.Seo Jung-Jin — With a net worth of $8.4 billion, Jung-Jin co-founded Celltrion, a biopharma company in Seoul. 3.Alain Mérieux — With a net worth of $7.6 billion, Mérieux’s grandfather founded BioMérieux, a French multinational biotech company. 4.Maja Oeri — With a net worth of $3.2 billion, Oeri is a descendent of Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche, the founder of pharmaceutical giant Roche and owns about 5% of Roche’s shares. 5.Leonard Schleifer — With a net worth of $2.2 billion, Schleifer’s wealth is attributed to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, which he co-founded. 6.George Yancopoulos — With a net worth of $1.2 billion, Yancopoulos is Regeneron’s chief scientific officer. 7.and 8. Thomas and Andreas Struengmann — With a net worth of $6.9 billion, the Struengmann twins sold their generic drug company Hexal to Novartis in 2005 and have other biotech investments. 9.Li Xiting — With a net worth of $12.6 billion, Xiting cofounded Mindray Medical International, China’s largest medical equipment producer.
Pandemic Profiteering Has Increased the Wealth Gap
The U.S. has been noteworthy for its extreme wealth and income inequality, and the richest have become even richer from pandemic profiteering, according to the Institute for Policy Studies:41
“Between January 1, 2020 and April 10, 2020, 34 of the nation’s wealthiest 170 billionaires saw their wealth increase by tens of millions of dollars. Eight have seen their net worth surge by over $1 billion.
As of April 15, Jeff Bezos’s [Amazon’s founder] fortune had increased by an estimated $25 billion since January 1, 2020. This unprecedented wealth surge is larger than the Gross Domestic Product of Honduras, $23.9 billion in 2018.”
The wealth of the world’s top five billionaires — Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffett and Larry Ellison — increased twice as much as the federal government paid in stimulus checks to more than 150 million Americans.42
And as mentioned earlier, and noted by Barbara Loe Fisher, co-founder and president of the NVIC,43 Moderna’s stock price ballooned when it announced that its messenger RNA vaccine was ready for clinical trials,44 and the company’s CEO became “a new billionaire overnight.”
Questions About the Moderna Vaccine
Authors of The New England Journal of Medicine article, cited earlier, wrote that the Moderna vaccine candidate, named mRNA-1273, “induced anti–SARS-CoV-2 immune responses in all participants, and no trial-limiting safety concerns were identified.” The study team did note, however, “Solicited adverse events that occurred in more than half the participants included fatigue, chills, headache, myalgia, and pain at the injection site.”45
But, according to Just The News, adverse effects were not always that minor, especially after a second injection:46
“Notably, every participant in the two larger-dose groups reported adverse reactions after their second injections. One study participant in the smallest-dose group, meanwhile, was removed due to having developed hives after the first round of injections.”
In addition to adverse effects, scientists are questioning how long immunity against the coronavirus, suggested by the presence of antibodies, will last.
According to Zero Hedge, immunity durability may be so short-lived, a COVID-19 vaccine “might need to be administered every year to offer a reliable level of protection.”47 That will certainly be a windfall for the biotech billionaires. Zero Hedge writes:48
“[A] study produced by researchers at King’s College London is showing recovered patients’ antibodies declined significantly within months of infection, raising the critical question of whether a vaccine could ever provide lasting protection.
Moderna’s vaccine candidate has shown the capacity to produce antibodies in test subjects, but it’s still unclear exactly how much protection this might provide.
University of Nottingham Emeritus Professor in Immunology Herb Sewell, who consulted on the study, said it appeared to show that antibodies to the virus disappeared more quickly than antibodies for MERS and other coronaviruses …
Several high profile studies have raised doubts about whether these antibodies are permanent, or effective, or not.”
Finally, the adverse effects of vaccines in general are so well known, even Bill Gates — who is arguably the world’s most passionate vaccine advocate — admits that as many as 700,000 could become victims of adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the German website Ken FM, in an interview with CNBC Gates said:49
“… if we have … one in ten thousand side effects … that’s, you know, way more — 700,000 … people who will suffer from that. So, really understanding the safety at gigantic scale across all age ranges — you know — pregnant, male, female, undernourished and existing comorbidities, it’s very, very hard …
… that actual decision of‚ OK, let’s go and give this vaccine to the entire world, governments will have to be involved because there will be some risk and indemnification needed before that can be decided on.”
Since that interview, several bloggers and media watchers have twisted Gates’ words as deaths, which has triggered another media “fact-checker,” APF Fact Check,50 to call them out for it. So, if you do share this information, please note it’s side effects — which can include deaths, but also anything from a light fever to a very serious, but not life-threatening event — that Gates specifically mentioned.
The Empire of Billionaires Is a Threat to Public Safety
In summary, as biotech billionaires rush in to profit from the COVID-19 pandemic, your privacy rights are being violated through tracking and contact tracing, and your right to refuse a vaccine may be in jeopardy if it is deemed for the public good. At the same time the very media that should be promoting your right to free speech and to question government’s decisions for your body is advocating for having those rights taken away.
Through the pursuit of an artificial vaccine, natural immunity to viruses like COVID-19 will not occur and future pandemics are assured. But that means mass vaccination will have to be repeated over and over again, which is good news for the pandemic profiteers. But is it good for you?


thewakingtimes--2020-07-29--Vaccine Execs Rake In $1 Billion In Stock Sales As Positive Headlines Boost Shares

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With the race to find a vaccine for COVID-19 in full effect , biotech executives and other insiders from at least 11 companies have made hand over fist – raking in over $ 1 billion in stock sales after announcing positive developments , according to the New York Times .
In May , we noted that insiders at Moderna cashed out on some $ 30 million in options – while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The company ’ s market value is now nearly $ 30 billion thanks to a stream of positive press releases , while insiders have sold around $ 248 million altogether since January – most of it coming following an April announcement that the company had been selected to receive federal funding to support their efforts .
The Times highlights another case ; South San Francisco-based Vaxart , which was selected by the US government to participate in a federal initiative to quickly produce COVID-19 treatments known as Operation Warp Speed .
Meanwhile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using their inclusion in Operation Warp Speed as marketing ploys .
Michael R. Caputo , the US Department of Health and Human Services ’ assistant secretary for public affairs said the agency “ has entered into funding agreements with certain vaccine manufacturers , and we are negotiating with others , ” but added “ Neither is the case with Vaxart.
” “ Vaxart ’ s vaccine candidate was selected to participate in preliminary U.S. government studies to determine potential areas for possible Operation Warp Speed partnership and support .
At this time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determinations have been made , ” he added .
CEO Andrei Floroiu – who received stock options worth approximately $ 4.3 million in June ( and worth $ 28 million weeks later ) – defended his company , saying in a Friday statement “ Vaxart abides by good corporate governance guidelines and policies and makes decisions in accordance with the best interests of the company and its shareholders , ” adding “ We believe that Vaxart ’ s Covid-19 vaccine is the most exciting one in O.W.S .
because it is the only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ O.W.S.
” While ‘ fortunately timed ’ stock sales are typically legal , they can create the appearance of malfeasance and profiteering from insider information .
“ It is inappropriate for drug company executives to cash in on a crisis , ” said Ben Wakana , executive director of nonprofit advocacy group , Patients for Affordable Drugs .
“ Every day , Americans wake up and make sacrifices during this pandemic .
Drug companies see this as a payday.
” Executives at a long list of companies have reaped seven- or eight-figure profits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and treatments .
Shares of Regeneron , a biotech company in Tarrytown , N.Y. , have climbed nearly 80 percent since early February , when it announced a collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a Covid-19 treatment .
Since then , the company ’ s top executives and board members have sold nearly $ 700 million in stock .
The chief executive , Leonard Schleifer , sold $ 178 million of shares on a single day in May .
Alexandra Bowie , a spokeswoman for Regeneron , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in advance through programs that automatically sell executives ’ shares if the stock hits a certain price .
–NYT Meanwhile , executives and board members for Emergent BioSolutions , Quidel and Luminex have offloaded a combined $ 85 million in shares following positive announcements regarding vaccines , testing solutions or treatments according to the Times .
In April , Gaithersburg , MD-based Novavax issued a slew of stock awards to all employees when the stock was below $ 24 “ in acknowledgment of the extraordinary work of our employees to implement a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including CEO Stanley Erck , received awards worth under $ 20 million at the time .
Now , with shares over $ 135 , the four execs ’ stock options are worth over $ 100 million on paper .
As long as the company achieves a vaccine testing milestone , which they expect to hit soon , they ’ ll be able to use the options to buy discounted shares as early as 2021 regardless of whether or not they are successful in developing a vaccine .
Read the rest of the report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with permission / Zero Hedge

Vaccine Execs Rake In $1 Billion In Stock Sales As Positive Headlines Boost Shares
Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge
Waking Times
With the race to find a vaccine for COVID-19 in full effect, biotech executives and other insiders from at least 11 companies have made hand over fist – raking in over $1 billion in stock sales after announcing positive developments, according to the New York Times.
In some cases, company insiders are profiting from regularly scheduled compensation or automatic stock trades. But in other situations, senior officials appear to be pouncing on opportunities to cash out while their stock prices are sky high. And some companies have awarded stock options to executives shortly before market-moving announcements about their vaccine progress. -NYT
In May, we noted that insiders at Moderna cashed out on some $30 million in options – while CEO Stephane Bancel has become a billionaire.
The company’s market value is now nearly $30 billion thanks to a stream of positive press releases, while insiders have sold around $248 million altogether since January – most of it coming following an April announcement that the company had been selected to receive federal funding to support their efforts.
1/ It is good to be Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna. He gets to go on @CNBC and pump interim Phase I partial data on a rona vaccine. Let's have a closer look. $MRNAhttps://t.co/hj45UKbyGC — TC (@TESLAcharts) May 18, 2020
The Times highlights another case; South San Francisco-based Vaxart, which was selected by the US government to participate in a federal initiative to quickly produce COVID-19 treatments known as Operation Warp Speed.
Vaxart’s shares soared. Company insiders, who weeks earlier had received stock options worth a few million dollars, saw the value of those awards increase sixfold. And a hedge fund that partly controlled the company walked away with more than $200 million in instant profits.
Meanwhile, companies such as Vaxart are allegedly using their inclusion in Operation Warp Speed as marketing ploys.
For example, the headline on Vaxart’s news release declared: “Vaxart’s Covid-19 Vaccine Selected for the U.S. Government’s Operation Warp Speed.” But the reality is more complex. Vaxart’s vaccine candidate was included in a trial on primates that a federal agency was organizing in conjunction with Operation Warp Speed. But Vaxart is not among the companies selected to receive significant financial support from Warp Speed to produce hundreds of millions of vaccine doses.
Michael R. Caputo, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ assistant secretary for public affairs said the agency “has entered into funding agreements with certain vaccine manufacturers, and we are negotiating with others,” but added “Neither is the case with Vaxart.”
“Vaxart’s vaccine candidate was selected to participate in preliminary U.S. government studies to determine potential areas for possible Operation Warp Speed partnership and support. At this time, those studies are ongoing, and no determinations have been made,” he added. CEO Andrei Floroiu – who received stock options worth approximately $4.3 million in June (and worth $28 million weeks later) – defended his company, saying in a Friday statement “Vaxart abides by good corporate governance guidelines and policies and makes decisions in accordance with the best interests of the company and its shareholders,” adding “We believe that Vaxart’s Covid-19 vaccine is the most exciting one in O.W.S. because it is the only oral vaccine (a pill) in O.W.S.”
While ‘fortunately timed’ stock sales are typically legal, they can create the appearance of malfeasance and profiteering from insider information.
“It is inappropriate for drug company executives to cash in on a crisis,” said Ben Wakana, executive director of nonprofit advocacy group, Patients for Affordable Drugs. “Every day, Americans wake up and make sacrifices during this pandemic. Drug companies see this as a payday.”
Executives at a long list of companies have reaped seven- or eight-figure profits thanks to their work on coronavirus vaccines and treatments. Shares of Regeneron, a biotech company in Tarrytown, N.Y., have climbed nearly 80 percent since early February, when it announced a collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a Covid-19 treatment. Since then, the company’s top executives and board members have sold nearly $700 million in stock. The chief executive, Leonard Schleifer, sold $178 million of shares on a single day in May. Alexandra Bowie, a spokeswoman for Regeneron, said most of those sales had been scheduled in advance through programs that automatically sell executives’ shares if the stock hits a certain price. –NYT
Meanwhile, executives and board members for Emergent BioSolutions, Quidel and Luminex have offloaded a combined $85 million in shares following positive announcements regarding vaccines, testing solutions or treatments according to the Times.
In April, Gaithersburg, MD-based Novavax issued a slew of stock awards to all employees when the stock was below $24 “in acknowledgment of the extraordinary work of our employees to implement a new vaccine program.” Four senior executives – including CEO Stanley Erck, received awards worth under $20 million at the time.
Now, with shares over $135, the four execs’ stock options are worth over $100 million on paper. As long as the company achieves a vaccine testing milestone, which they expect to hit soon, they’ll be able to use the options to buy discounted shares as early as 2021 regardless of whether or not they are successful in developing a vaccine.
Read the rest of the report here.
By Tyler Durden / Republished with permission / Zero Hedge


thewakingtimes--2020-07-29--FDA Recalls Dozens of Toxic Hand Sanitizers

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Hand sanitizers are everywhere these days — store counters , car cup holders and even belt loops — as people try to avoid coronavirus germs .
The ubiquity of this hygiene staple is not without its problems though , and the concern keeps growing as the FDA recently recalled 77 hand sanitizers for containing dangerous levels of methanol , CBS News reported .
Many of the hand sanitizers that were recalled for containing methanol , or wood alcohol , are readily available at leading stores @ @ @ @ @ @ @ products claim they contain ethanol , or ethyl alcohol , FDA testing showed that they actually contain methanol , which can lead to blindness and even death if ingested , according to The Washington Post .
As demand for hand sanitizers has skyrocketed , manufacturers have flooded the market , with some cutting corners as regulators struggle to keep up with the demand .
The FDA keeps a running tally of the recalled products on its website , The Washington Post reported .
According to The Washington Post , the recalled products are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and carried by BJ ’ s Wholesale Club , Costco , Target and Walmart .
The FDA included several types of Blumen brand hand sanitizer on the recall list and said an import alert was attached earlier this month to prevent them from entering the country .
Real Clean Distribuciones has recalled its Scent Theory Keep Clean and Keep It Clean , Born Basic , and Lux Eoi hand sanitizers , The Miami Herald found .
It also reported that Target sold Born Basic Anti-Bac Hand Sanitizer , while Walmart sold Scent Theory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least seven deaths and dozens of hospitalizations in Arizona and New Mexico have reportedly been linked to ingesting hand sanitizer containing methanol , Forbes reported .
The FDA also said that methanol can be toxic when it is rubbed into the skin , according to The Miami Herald .
“ Unfortunately , there are some companies taking advantage of the increased usage of hand sanitizer during the coronavirus pandemic and putting lives at risk by selling products with dangerous and unacceptable ingredients , ” FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn said in early July @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and health care providers should not use methanol-containing hand sanitizers , ” Hahn added .
Instead , consumers should immediately discard recalled hand sanitizers in hazardous waste containers .
“ Do not flush or pour these products down the drain , ” the agency told CBS News .
The FDA also advised Americans to be wary of products that claim to be “ FDA-approved , ” since that designation does not exist for hand sanitizers .
Additionally , the agency warned against bottles claiming to provide protection for “ up to 24 hours @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The following is the latest available list of potentially toxic hand sanitizers , according to the FDA :

FDA Recalls Dozens of Toxic Hand Sanitizers
Jordan Davidson, EcoWatch
Waking Times
Hand sanitizers are everywhere these days — store counters, car cup holders and even belt loops — as people try to avoid coronavirus germs. The ubiquity of this hygiene staple is not without its problems though, and the concern keeps growing as the FDA recently recalled 77 hand sanitizers for containing dangerous levels of methanol, CBS News reported.
Many of the hand sanitizers that were recalled for containing methanol, or wood alcohol, are readily available at leading stores like Walmart and Target. While the products claim they contain ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, FDA testing showed that they actually contain methanol, which can lead to blindness and even death if ingested, according to The Washington Post.
As demand for hand sanitizers has skyrocketed, manufacturers have flooded the market, with some cutting corners as regulators struggle to keep up with the demand. The FDA keeps a running tally of the recalled products on its website, The Washington Post reported.
According to The Washington Post, the recalled products are manufactured by various companies in Mexico, and carried by BJ’s Wholesale Club, Costco, Target and Walmart. The FDA included several types of Blumen brand hand sanitizer on the recall list and said an import alert was attached earlier this month to prevent them from entering the country.
Real Clean Distribuciones has recalled its Scent Theory Keep Clean and Keep It Clean, Born Basic, and Lux Eoi hand sanitizers, The Miami Herald found. It also reported that Target sold Born Basic Anti-Bac Hand Sanitizer, while Walmart sold Scent Theory at stores in 17 states.