shoebat--2020-06-19--Trump May Lose To Biden

Trump May Lose To Biden

I have said before that unless circumstances change , Trump was likely guaranteed a 2020 victory .
However , as I have been noting , not only are the circumstances changing , but they have changed , and quite significantly , so much that the New York Times reports that there is a chance that Trump really may lose in the 2020 elections .
Rather than focus on plans and goals for another four years in office , Trump has been wallowing in self-pity about news coverage of him since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic , people who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told advisers that no matter what he does , he can not get “ good ” stories from the press , which has often been his primary interest .
“ These people , ” Trump has growled to advisers about reporters , throwing an expletive between the two words .
He has complained that nothing he does is good enough , bristling at criticism that he hasn ’ t sufficiently addressed the death of George Floyd , a black man killed by the police in Minneapolis .
The remarks he made about Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SpaceX shuttle should have been enough , the president told aides .
Trump has also become consumed , once again , with leaks from the White House , demanding that officials find and prosecute those responsible for information getting out about his trip to the bunker beneath the White House during unruly protests .
And while he has shown enthusiasm for resuming his trademark rallies , he has not seemed excited about the possibility of governing for four more years , people close to him said .
He has set up villains to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s mishandling of the coronavirus , the shutdown of the economy , and Democrats who he has told advisers will “ steal ” the election from him .
Aides acknowledged that he has always had difficulty controlling his behavior , which goes far beyond the bounds of traditional presidential conduct .
His penchant for using racist language — such as the tweet about shooting looters — is something that has long defined and undercut his presidency .
But his recent behavior and remarks , and his inability to move beyond them , strike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The New York Times interviewed more than a dozen people who speak or interact with the president frequently , including current and former White House aides , campaign advisers , friends and associates .
Most spoke on condition of anonymity to candidly discuss internal White House affairs , and to avoid retribution .
They would like to see him win again , but say they ’ re struck by how his demeanor has shifted during this latest dire threat to his presidency .
With less than five months until Election Day , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unwilling , to make the modifications to his behavior that he was periodically able to make at key moments in 2016 : agreeing to pick Mike Pence , a demure and religious conservative he had no previous relationship with , as his running mate , and quieting his Twitter feed in the immediate runup to Election Day .
“ In private , Trump was interested in winning the presidency , ” said Sam Nunberg , who worked on Trump ’ s campaign in 2015 and was an adviser to him before it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ until 2014 , he was focused on the details and even the minutiae of the primary and the general election process .
It was always clear that Trump wanted to be elected president .
But the reality of being president was never discussed.
” In 2016 , Trump repeatedly offered policy suggestions in speeches .
He has yet to lay out what he would do with a second term .
Inside the White House , some staff members described the president as lonely , with few people he enjoys talking to , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its lowest point since the early weeks of the administration .
The West Wing in which Trump has been in virtual lockdown since March lacks a clear sense of urgency or purpose , recent visitors say .
Mark Meadows , the fourth White House chief of staff , has complained that he had no idea how fractious and unwieldy the climate was until he got there , according to multiple people familiar with his conversations .
( source )

I have said before that unless circumstances change, Trump was likely guaranteed a 2020 victory.
However, as I have been noting, not only are the circumstances changing, but they have changed, and quite significantly, so much that the New York Times reports that there is a chance that Trump really may lose in the 2020 elections.
Rather than focus on plans and goals for another four years in office, Trump has been wallowing in self-pity about news coverage of him since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, people who have spoken with him said. He has told advisers that no matter what he does, he cannot get “good” stories from the press, which has often been his primary interest. “These people,” Trump has growled to advisers about reporters, throwing an expletive between the two words.
He has complained that nothing he does is good enough, bristling at criticism that he hasn’t sufficiently addressed the death of George Floyd, a black man killed by the police in Minneapolis. The remarks he made about Floyd when he attended the launch of the SpaceX shuttle should have been enough, the president told aides.
Trump has also become consumed, once again, with leaks from the White House, demanding that officials find and prosecute those responsible for information getting out about his trip to the bunker beneath the White House during unruly protests. And while he has shown enthusiasm for resuming his trademark rallies, he has not seemed excited about the possibility of governing for four more years, people close to him said. He has set up villains to blame if he loses — China’s mishandling of the coronavirus, the shutdown of the economy, and Democrats who he has told advisers will “steal” the election from him.
Aides acknowledged that he has always had difficulty controlling his behavior, which goes far beyond the bounds of traditional presidential conduct. His penchant for using racist language — such as the tweet about shooting looters — is something that has long defined and undercut his presidency. But his recent behavior and remarks, and his inability to move beyond them, strike advisers as different from his usual aberrations.
The New York Times interviewed more than a dozen people who speak or interact with the president frequently, including current and former White House aides, campaign advisers, friends and associates. Most spoke on condition of anonymity to candidly discuss internal White House affairs, and to avoid retribution. They would like to see him win again, but say they’re struck by how his demeanor has shifted during this latest dire threat to his presidency.
…
With less than five months until Election Day, Trump has seemed mostly unable, and unwilling, to make the modifications to his behavior that he was periodically able to make at key moments in 2016: agreeing to pick Mike Pence, a demure and religious conservative he had no previous relationship with, as his running mate, and quieting his Twitter feed in the immediate runup to Election Day.
…
“In private, Trump was interested in winning the presidency,” said Sam Nunberg, who worked on Trump’s campaign in 2015 and was an adviser to him before it. “Over a three-year period between 2012 until 2014, he was focused on the details and even the minutiae of the primary and the general election process. It was always clear that Trump wanted to be elected president. But the reality of being president was never discussed.”
In 2016, Trump repeatedly offered policy suggestions in speeches. He has yet to lay out what he would do with a second term.
Inside the White House, some staff members described the president as lonely, with few people he enjoys talking to, and several staff members said morale was at its lowest point since the early weeks of the administration.
The West Wing in which Trump has been in virtual lockdown since March lacks a clear sense of urgency or purpose, recent visitors say. Mark Meadows, the fourth White House chief of staff, has complained that he had no idea how fractious and unwieldy the climate was until he got there, according to multiple people familiar with his conversations. (source)


shoebat--2020-06-19--Officer Rolfe Charged With Felony Murder In Rayshard Brooks Shooting

In an update to the ongoing case of Officer Rolfe and the shooting of Rayshard Brooks which we have been covering at Shoebat.com , AP News reports that Officer Rolfe is being charged with felony murder .
Prosecutors brought murder charges Wednesday against the white Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back , saying that Brooks was not a deadly threat and that the officer kicked the wounded black man and offered no medical treatment for over two minutes as he lay dying on the ground .
Brooks , 27 , was holding a stun gun he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fired it at them during the clash , but he was running away at the time and was 18 feet , 3 inches from Officer Garrett Rolfe when Rolfe started shooting , District Attorney Paul Howard said in announcing the charges .
Stun guns have a range of around 15 feet .
“ I got him !
” the prosecutor quoted Rolfe as saying .
The felony murder charge against Rolfe , 27 , carries life in prison or the death penalty , if prosecutors decide to seek it .
He was also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decades behind bars .
The decision to prosecute came less than five days after the killing outside a Wendy ’ s restaurant rocked a city — and a nation — already roiled by the death of George Floyd under a police officer ’ s knee in Minneapolis late last month .
“ We ’ ve concluded at the time that Mr. Brooks was shot that he did not pose an immediate threat of death , ” Howard said .
( source )

In an update to the ongoing case of Officer Rolfe and the shooting of Rayshard Brooks which we have been covering at Shoebat.com, AP News reports that Officer Rolfe is being charged with felony murder.
Prosecutors brought murder charges Wednesday against the white Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back, saying that Brooks was not a deadly threat and that the officer kicked the wounded black man and offered no medical treatment for over two minutes as he lay dying on the ground.
Brooks, 27, was holding a stun gun he had snatched from officers, and he fired it at them during the clash, but he was running away at the time and was 18 feet, 3 inches from Officer Garrett Rolfe when Rolfe started shooting, District Attorney Paul Howard said in announcing the charges. Stun guns have a range of around 15 feet.
“I got him!” the prosecutor quoted Rolfe as saying.
The felony murder charge against Rolfe, 27, carries life in prison or the death penalty, if prosecutors decide to seek it. He was also charged with 10 other offenses punishable by decades behind bars.
The decision to prosecute came less than five days after the killing outside a Wendy’s restaurant rocked a city — and a nation — already roiled by the death of George Floyd under a police officer’s knee in Minneapolis late last month.
“We’ve concluded at the time that Mr. Brooks was shot that he did not pose an immediate threat of death,” Howard said. (source)


shoebat--2020-06-20--The Gladiatorial Matches Were Human Sacrificial Rituals And A Demonstration Of The Evils Of Paganism

How many martyrs died , how much Christian blood was spilt by cruel hands in the war to end paganism ?
And in just a matter of decades the forces of evil want to destroy the work of Christianity and have the earth return back to the hollow manners of pagan hysteria .
There has been a growing popularity for paganism .
Those on the Left want to glorify Mother Earth ; while those on the Right have a fascination with European paganism , glorifying Thor ’ s Hammer , and the Graeco-Roman world as holding an ideal “ masculinity.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ bring about ?
The glorification of strength , the hatred of Christ , the worship of death and the sacramentalizing of violence — these are the fruits of pagan evil .
The fantasizer , entrenched in his darkness , will one day want his fantasy to become a reality .
His idol is his fantasy , and the sacrifices it demands are in human blood .
God tells Pharaoh : “ I bring your destruction among the nations , into the countries which you have not known ” ( Ezekiel 32:9 ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ will spread to nations that do not know Egypt and it shall be in the kingdoms of the idols ( Isaiah 10:10 ) .
The result of paganization does not need to be wondered at greatly .
All one has to do to see the denouement of paganism is to read the history of far antiquity .
Ancient history is like a story book , reminiscing the ways that man always turns to and revealing the same outcomes .
Why wonder about the end of current events , when you can read the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story ends ?
Paganism brings about savagery and slaughter , but in the end it is cut asunder by the unsheathed sword of justice .
If you do not want the religion of the Carpenter , then you shall eat the carcass of Pharaoh , absorbing all of Egypt ’ s and Sodom ’ s ways , with their despotism , enslavement and abysmal spirits .
One of the best examples of pagan savagery is the gladiatorial matches .
When we think of the gladiatorial matches , we picture a form of cruel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is how the gladiatorial games had their origins in ritual human sacrifice .
Tertullian , the third century Christian scholar , gives us the most detailed account on the origins of the gladiatorial matches to have survived antiquity .
Tertullian tells us that the gladiatorial games descended from a ritual that came from a people called the Etruscans .
These migrated from Lydia and moved to a northern part of Italy that we today know as Tuscany .
This migration was not something unusual , given that there were many migrations from Anatolia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antiquity .
The Romans were originally descendants of the Trojans who migrated from Anatolia after the sack of Troy and settled in Italy .
In fact , much of Italy , at one point or another in antiquity , was settled by Anatolians and Greeks .
The historian Justin writes on this in detail , telling us of how the Etruscans ( or Etrurians ) settled on the Tuscan sea after travelling from Lydia ; how the Veneti settled on the Adriatic coast after coming from Troy ; how Pisa and Liguria were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these migrations that , in the words of Justin : “ all that part of Italy was called Greater Greece.
” ( Justin , Hist.
, book xx , 1-2 ) According to Tertullian , the Etruscans were led by Tyrrehenus and settled in Etruria .
They would bring their rituals with them , and that included human sacrifice .
When a member of a family died they believed that they needed to make an offering of human blood to the spirits of the dead .
The family would purchase captives or slaves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a supposed criminal background ) , and then , in the funeral , they would burn them alive as a burnt offering .
This ritual would be later changed .
Instead of immolating the victim , they would train these slaves or captives on how to use a sword and then have them fight to the death .
The one who was slain would then propitiate the souls of the dead .
“ It was the custom ” , writes Festus , “ to sacrifice prisoners on the tombs of valorous warriors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ became evident , it was decided to make gladiators fight before the tomb.
” ( See Auguet , Cruelty and Civilization , ch .
1 , p. 21 ) Human sacrifice was done for funeral rites in the ancient Mediterranean world and one can even see this in the infamous book , the Iliad , in which Achilles slits the throats of twelve young Trojans for the funeral rites of Patroclus after he was killed while fighting in the invasion of Troy .
As Homer ’ s epic says : “ Before your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throats of twelve resplendent children of Trojans — that is my murdering fury at your death.
” ( Iliad , book 18.393-395 ) .
Later on the Iliad — which reads more like a record of war crimes than a story to be proud of — Homer recounts : There is a 4th century BC Etruscan tomb painting from Vulci depicting Achilles slaughtering a young Trojan , a reflection of how such rituals permeated the culture .
And its not as if this did not have parallels with the Aztec Empire , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hands behind them so that they can be sacrificial victims .
But this was the way of the world under the terror of paganism ’ s reign .
While the gladiatorial games were rooted in ritual and marketed with pomp and entertainment for the masses , cruelty was at the heart of it all .
When a gladiator lost , and was on the ground , he waited for the decision to be made to either be killed or spared .
When death was demanded the editor — the one who financed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and shouted : “ Jugula !
” which means “ Cut his throat !
” The loser would passively hold onto the thighs of the victor , putting one knee on the ground , as if to respectively accept his fate .
Any sort of weakness expressed by the one who was about to die received contempt .
“ We hate those weak and suppliant gladiators , ” said Cicero , “ who , hands outstretched , beseech us to let them live.
” There was a saying engraved on the walls of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quis quem vicerit occidat.
” “ Kill the vanquished whoever he may be.
” ( See Auguet , Cruelty and Civilization , ch .
2 , pp .
50-51 , 58 ) .
Criminals , slaves and captives continued to be victims in these horrid events , just as it was when the Etruscans were committing these same cruel rituals in Etruria .
There was even a punishment in Rome called noxii ad gladium ludi damnati , or condemned to the sword in the amphitheater .
Two criminals were forced into the arena @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one was unarmed .
At the commencement of the bloody rite , the one who had no weapon fled only to be met with guards armed with whips and branding irons who ’ d force him into his slaughter .
Once he was butchered , the one with the knife was disarmed and forced to fight another victim who was , this time , the knife carrier .
This was repeated over and over again , until there was just one man left who was then disarmed and his throat slit , just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their victims for their funeral rites .
Seneca witnessed this slaughterhouse and recounted what disturbing growls he heard from the foaming and rabid crowd who watched on with viciousness : “ Kill him !
Lash him !
Burn him !
Why does he meet the sword in such a cowardly way ?
Why does he strike so feebly ?
Why doesn ’ t he die game ?
Whip him to meet his wounds !
Let them receive blow for blow , with chests bare and exposed to the stroke !
” The human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only found in ancient books , but in archeology as well .
There are tomb paintings from the 6th century BC made by the Etruscans ( who Tertullian tells us brought into Italy the ritual that would eventually become the gladiatorial matches ) .
In one tomb painting there is a blindfolded man being attacked by a dog .
Next to the victim is a masked figure named Phersu ( whose name means “ masked man ” ) who is armed with a whip or leash .
The Etruscans , as we also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to animal alive as part of this system of ritual murder .
To quote Tertullian : Feeding victims to animals was continued by the Romans , as we have all heard about how Christians were fed to lions for the entertainment of the mob .
“ In the morning , ” says Seneca , “ they throw men to the lions and bears ; at noon , they throw them to the spectators.
” The Etruscan origins of the gladiatorial matches were so deep that the Romans called the games , Ludi , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( since the Etruscans came from Lydia ) .
The ritualistic nature of the gladiatorial matches were also signified by the fact that the Romans called a match Munus ( Munera as plural ) which means “ duty ” or “ obligation.
” Tertullian refers to it as “ a dutiful service ” .
A dutiful service to whom ?
To the gods .
As Tertullian explains , the games ( ludi ) were instituted “ in honor of the idol-gods of the nations or of the dead.
” ( De Spectaculis , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the games were also referred to as “ Olympian ” , in honor of the god Jupiter .
The games — be it the death matches or the chariot races — were all called ludi , and thus did they have the same religious origin .
In the Circus Maximus — the main chariot racing arena — there was an array of idols .
There were , for example , three altars dedicated to Great , Mighty and Victorious .
There was also an Obelisk dedicated to the Sun , which was something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The eggs that were used to represent the completion of each lap were regarded as sacred to Castor and Pollux , both chariot riding deities .
The images of dolphins , also used to mark completed laps , were in dedication to Neptune , the god of the sea .
The field on which the Circus Maximus was built was dedicated to the gods of grain and , in fact , the chariot races were done in honor to them .
There was an altar in the circus dedicated to Consus , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was an inscription that read : “ Consus , great council , Mars , in battle , mighty tutelar deities.
” The fact that the arena was also dedicated to Mars — the god of war — indicated how violence and religion were merged together within this paradigm of ritual murder .
Before the chariot races commenced there was a pompous procession of music and incense .
Animal sacrifices were also made .
A parade of idol carrying took place from the Capitol to the Circus .
Images of an owl , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attributes of the gods and carried on moving chariots embellished with gold and silver .
Besides these were statutes of emperors who were deified .
The “ games ” were not just a dedication to the gods who were in the spiritual world , but to the emperor who was declared a god .
“ Let high antiquity , O Caesar , ” writes Martial , “ lay down its pride ; all its fame the arena offers to your eyes.
” Tertullian makes mention of how the games were in dedication to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , were given the same praises as the gods : That the gladiatorial matches were ritual sacrifices is also demonstrated in the fact that the Romans would organize reenactments of mythological events in the Colosseum in which victims were slaughtered in order to abide by the mythological narrative .
Events in the religious stories of the Romans were displayed and victims would be dressed as mythical characters who were , in accordance to the story , suppose to die .
In one event a manufactured mountain was erected to represent Mount Etna where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monster Typhon .
On top of the mountain was the victim , chained and half-naked , portrayed as either Prometheus or as Selurus , a famed criminal who terrorized the area around Mount Etna .
One could see from his breathing — his chest elevating in terror — that he was horrified .
The victim was surrounded by cages of wild beasts which were opened and the man torn to pieces .
In another one of these reenactments , a victim was presented as the religious character Orpheus and fed to a bear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be decorated as the mythological character Dirce , and fed to a panther .
In doing these evil things the Romans were manifesting their mythologies into reality .
Tertullian described the rituals of dressing up victims as gods before slaughtering them in the arena and mentioned how devoted the Romans were to these horrific events : Dressing up the victims as gods is what the Aztecs would do to their ritual victims .
As historian Lori Boornazian Diel explains : That the Romans dressed their victims as gods and murdered them — Hercules @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a bear , etc .
— and the Aztecs also dressed up their victims as gods to be killed , shows a similar pattern of terror in the reign of paganism .
Today we see paganism becoming very popular , be it the worship of “ mother earth , ” or the revival of Nordic gods like Odin and Thor — with Identitarians and ethno-nationalists uplifting Thor ’ s Hammer .
There seems to be little point to wonder what would be the result of such groups getting their way , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the story of history and know the end of the story .

By Theodore & Walid Shoebat
It was not enough to be wrong about the knowledge of God. They lived in a state of evil warfare, but they were so ignorant that they called it peace. — Wisdom 12:22
“For the amphitheater is consecrated to names more numerous and more dire than is the Capitol itself, temple of all demons it is. There are as many unclean spirits there as it holds men.” — Tertullian
How many martyrs died, how much Christian blood was spilt by cruel hands in the war to end paganism? And in just a matter of decades the forces of evil want to destroy the work of Christianity and have the earth return back to the hollow manners of pagan hysteria.
There has been a growing popularity for paganism. Those on the Left want to glorify Mother Earth; while those on the Right have a fascination with European paganism, glorifying Thor’s Hammer, and the Graeco-Roman world as holding an ideal “masculinity.” But what does such a fascination bring about? The glorification of strength, the hatred of Christ, the worship of death and the sacramentalizing of violence — these are the fruits of pagan evil. The fantasizer, entrenched in his darkness, will one day want his fantasy to become a reality. His idol is his fantasy, and the sacrifices it demands are in human blood. God tells Pharaoh: “I bring your destruction among the nations, into the countries which you have not known” (Ezekiel 32:9). Pharaoh’s religion — paganism — will spread to nations that do not know Egypt and it shall be in the kingdoms of the idols (Isaiah 10:10).
The result of paganization does not need to be wondered at greatly. All one has to do to see the denouement of paganism is to read the history of far antiquity. Ancient history is like a story book, reminiscing the ways that man always turns to and revealing the same outcomes. Why wonder about the end of current events, when you can read the chapters of history and know how the story ends? Paganism brings about savagery and slaughter, but in the end it is cut asunder by the unsheathed sword of justice. If you do not want the religion of the Carpenter, then you shall eat the carcass of Pharaoh, absorbing all of Egypt’s and Sodom’s ways, with their despotism, enslavement and abysmal spirits.
One of the best examples of pagan savagery is the gladiatorial matches.
When we think of the gladiatorial matches, we picture a form of cruel entertainment. What is almost never discussed is how the gladiatorial games had their origins in ritual human sacrifice. Tertullian, the third century Christian scholar, gives us the most detailed account on the origins of the gladiatorial matches to have survived antiquity. Tertullian tells us that the gladiatorial games descended from a ritual that came from a people called the Etruscans. These migrated from Lydia and moved to a northern part of Italy that we today know as Tuscany. This migration was not something unusual, given that there were many migrations from Anatolia to Italy at various points in far antiquity. The Romans were originally descendants of the Trojans who migrated from Anatolia after the sack of Troy and settled in Italy. In fact, much of Italy, at one point or another in antiquity, was settled by Anatolians and Greeks. The historian Justin writes on this in detail, telling us of how the Etruscans (or Etrurians) settled on the Tuscan sea after travelling from Lydia; how the Veneti settled on the Adriatic coast after coming from Troy; how Pisa and Liguria were settled by Greeks. So numerous were these migrations that, in the words of Justin: “all that part of Italy was called Greater Greece.” (Justin, Hist., book xx, 1-2) According to Tertullian, the Etruscans were led by Tyrrehenus and settled in Etruria.
They would bring their rituals with them, and that included human sacrifice. When a member of a family died they believed that they needed to make an offering of human blood to the spirits of the dead. The family would purchase captives or slaves (who were forced into slavery because of a supposed criminal background), and then, in the funeral, they would burn them alive as a burnt offering. This ritual would be later changed. Instead of immolating the victim, they would train these slaves or captives on how to use a sword and then have them fight to the death. The one who was slain would then propitiate the souls of the dead. “It was the custom”, writes Festus, “to sacrifice prisoners on the tombs of valorous warriors; when the cruelty of this custom became evident, it was decided to make gladiators fight before the tomb.” (See Auguet, Cruelty and Civilization, ch. 1, p. 21)
Human sacrifice was done for funeral rites in the ancient Mediterranean world and one can even see this in the infamous book, the Iliad, in which Achilles slits the throats of twelve young Trojans for the funeral rites of Patroclus after he was killed while fighting in the invasion of Troy. As Homer’s epic says: “Before your funeral pyre I’ll cut the throats of twelve resplendent children of Trojans — that is my murdering fury at your death.” (Iliad, book 18.393-395). Later on the Iliad — which reads more like a record of war crimes than a story to be proud of — Homer recounts:
“But soon as Achilles
grew arm-weary from killing, twelve young Trojans
he rounded up from the river, took them all alive
as the blood-price for Patroclus’ death, Menoetius’ son.
He dragged them up on the banks, dazed like fawns,
lashed their hands behind them with well-cut straps—
their own belts that cinched their billowing war-shirts—
gave them to friends to lead away to the beaked ships
and back he whirled, insane to hack more flesh.” (Book 21)
There is a 4th century BC Etruscan tomb painting from Vulci depicting Achilles slaughtering a young Trojan, a reflection of how such rituals permeated the culture.
And its not as if this did not have parallels with the Aztec Empire, with Achilles rounding people up and tying their hands behind them so that they can be sacrificial victims. But this was the way of the world under the terror of paganism’s reign. While the gladiatorial games were rooted in ritual and marketed with pomp and entertainment for the masses, cruelty was at the heart of it all. When a gladiator lost, and was on the ground, he waited for the decision to be made to either be killed or spared. When death was demanded the editor — the one who financed the match — would put his thumb down and shouted: “Jugula!” which means “Cut his throat!” The loser would passively hold onto the thighs of the victor, putting one knee on the ground, as if to respectively accept his fate. Any sort of weakness expressed by the one who was about to die received contempt. “We hate those weak and suppliant gladiators,” said Cicero, “who, hands outstretched, beseech us to let them live.” There was a saying engraved on the walls of the gladiators’ barracks: “Ut quis quem vicerit occidat.” “Kill the vanquished whoever he may be.” (See Auguet, Cruelty and Civilization, ch. 2, pp. 50-51, 58).
Criminals, slaves and captives continued to be victims in these horrid events, just as it was when the Etruscans were committing these same cruel rituals in Etruria. There was even a punishment in Rome called noxii ad gladium ludi damnati, or condemned to the sword in the amphitheater. Two criminals were forced into the arena; one was given a sword and one was unarmed. At the commencement of the bloody rite, the one who had no weapon fled only to be met with guards armed with whips and branding irons who’d force him into his slaughter. Once he was butchered, the one with the knife was disarmed and forced to fight another victim who was, this time, the knife carrier. This was repeated over and over again, until there was just one man left who was then disarmed and his throat slit, just as the Etruscans slit the throats of their victims for their funeral rites. Seneca witnessed this slaughterhouse and recounted what disturbing growls he heard from the foaming and rabid crowd who watched on with viciousness: “Kill him! Lash him! Burn him! Why does he meet the sword in such a cowardly way? Why does he strike so feebly? Why doesn’t he die game? Whip him to meet his wounds! Let them receive blow for blow, with chests bare and exposed to the stroke!”
The human sacrifice of the Mediterranean peoples is not only found in ancient books, but in archeology as well. There are tomb paintings from the 6th century BC made by the Etruscans (who Tertullian tells us brought into Italy the ritual that would eventually become the gladiatorial matches). In one tomb painting there is a blindfolded man being attacked by a dog. Next to the victim is a masked figure named Phersu (whose name means “masked man”) who is armed with a whip or leash.
The Etruscans, as we also learn from Tertullian, fed their victims to animal alive as part of this system of ritual murder. To quote Tertullian:
“But by degrees their refinement came up to their cruelty; for these human wild beasts could not find pleasure exquisite enough, save in the spectacle of men torn to pieces by wild beasts. Offerings to propitiate the dead then were regarded as belonging to the class of funeral sacrifice; and these are idolatry: for idolatry, in fact, is a sort of homage to the departed; the one as well as the other is a service to dead men.” (De Spectaculis, ch. xi)
Feeding victims to animals was continued by the Romans, as we have all heard about how Christians were fed to lions for the entertainment of the mob. “In the morning,” says Seneca, “they throw men to the lions and bears; at noon, they throw them to the spectators.”
The Etruscan origins of the gladiatorial matches were so deep that the Romans called the games, Ludi, denoting the Lydian source of the ritual (since the Etruscans came from Lydia). The ritualistic nature of the gladiatorial matches were also signified by the fact that the Romans called a match Munus (Munera as plural) which means “duty” or “obligation.” Tertullian refers to it as “a dutiful service”. A dutiful service to whom? To the gods. As Tertullian explains, the games (ludi) were instituted “in honor of the idol-gods of the nations or of the dead.” (De Spectaculis, ch. xi). Hence why the games were also referred to as “Olympian”, in honor of the god Jupiter. The games — be it the death matches or the chariot races — were all called ludi, and thus did they have the same religious origin.
In the Circus Maximus — the main chariot racing arena — there was an array of idols. There were, for example, three altars dedicated to Great, Mighty and Victorious. There was also an Obelisk dedicated to the Sun, which was something learned by the Romans from the Egyptians. The eggs that were used to represent the completion of each lap were regarded as sacred to Castor and Pollux, both chariot riding deities. The images of dolphins, also used to mark completed laps, were in dedication to Neptune, the god of the sea. The field on which the Circus Maximus was built was dedicated to the gods of grain and, in fact, the chariot races were done in honor to them. There was an altar in the circus dedicated to Consus, protector of grain, and on it was an inscription that read: “Consus, great council, Mars, in battle, mighty tutelar deities.” The fact that the arena was also dedicated to Mars — the god of war — indicated how violence and religion were merged together within this paradigm of ritual murder. Before the chariot races commenced there was a pompous procession of music and incense.
Animal sacrifices were also made. A parade of idol carrying took place from the Capitol to the Circus. Images of an owl, a peacock or thunderbolt were lifted up as attributes of the gods and carried on moving chariots embellished with gold and silver. Besides these were statutes of emperors who were deified. The “games” were not just a dedication to the gods who were in the spiritual world, but to the emperor who was declared a god. “Let high antiquity, O Caesar,” writes Martial, “lay down its pride; all its fame the arena offers to your eyes.” Tertullian makes mention of how the games were in dedication to the emperors who, as he wrote, were given the same praises as the gods:
“Who could excuse the outrage that you reckon any old dead person as equal to the gods? Indeed your kings are accorded the same sacred rites as the gods — grand vehicles to transport their statues, chariots, their likeness reclining on couches and chairs, wild beasts, and gladiatorial games.” (Ad Nationes, ch. x)
That the gladiatorial matches were ritual sacrifices is also demonstrated in the fact that the Romans would organize reenactments of mythological events in the Colosseum in which victims were slaughtered in order to abide by the mythological narrative. Events in the religious stories of the Romans were displayed and victims would be dressed as mythical characters who were, in accordance to the story, suppose to die. In one event a manufactured mountain was erected to represent Mount Etna where it was believed that Zeus trapped the monster Typhon. On top of the mountain was the victim, chained and half-naked, portrayed as either Prometheus or as Selurus, a famed criminal who terrorized the area around Mount Etna. One could see from his breathing — his chest elevating in terror — that he was horrified. The victim was surrounded by cages of wild beasts which were opened and the man torn to pieces. In another one of these reenactments, a victim was presented as the religious character Orpheus and fed to a bear. In another event a woman would be decorated as the mythological character Dirce, and fed to a panther. In doing these evil things the Romans were manifesting their mythologies into reality. Tertullian described the rituals of dressing up victims as gods before slaughtering them in the arena and mentioned how devoted the Romans were to these horrific events:
“When it comes to the gladiatorial shows, you are even more devout. Condemned criminals are dressed up as gods and then your gods dance about through the blood and gore as convicts act out the plots and fables. We have often seen a criminal dressed as your god Attis from Pessinum undergo public castration. And we have seen someone burned alive while dressed as Hercules.”
Dressing up the victims as gods is what the Aztecs would do to their ritual victims. As historian Lori Boornazian Diel explains:
“Such a sacrificial victim would have been dressed as a god and treated as the god’s incarnation on earth. The sacrifice of these godly impersonators was meant to mimic the original sacrifice of the gods in the primordial past and to provide that god more nourishment. For example, the image of the monthly ritual of the Tlacaxipehualiztli … shows a victim who has been dressed in the garb of Xipe Totec. His inevitable death will recreate the one the god had suffered in the primordial past.” (Diel, Aztec Codexes, p. 168)
That the Romans dressed their victims as gods and murdered them — Hercules is burned alive, Orpheus is eaten by a bear, etc. — and the Aztecs also dressed up their victims as gods to be killed, shows a similar pattern of terror in the reign of paganism. Today we see paganism becoming very popular, be it the worship of “mother earth,” or the revival of Nordic gods like Odin and Thor — with Identitarians and ethno-nationalists uplifting Thor’s Hammer. There seems to be little point to wonder what would be the result of such groups getting their way, when all we need to do is look at the story of history and know the end of the story.
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shoebat--2020-06-20--Trump Declares That ‘Some Americans’ Wear Masks Not To Protect Them From COVID-19, But Because They

Trump Declares That ‘Some Americans’ Wear Masks Not To Protect Them From COVID-19, But Because They Don’t Like Him

Some people say that COVID-19 is not a threat .
Some say it is not a threat .
Regardless of what one believes or does not believe , the fact is that there is a relationship between masks and social distancing and the spread of COVID-19 .
That said , a recent article from CNBC reports that Trump has said he believes that ‘ some Americans ’ wear masks not to protect themselves , but because they do not like him .
President Donald Trump said some Americans might wear face masks not as a way to prevent the spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ signal disapproval of him.
” In a wide-ranging interview with The Wall Street Journal published Thursday , Trump also said a big issue he has with masks is that people fidget with them .
“ They put their finger on the mask , and they take them off , and then they start touching their eyes and touching their nose and their mouth , ” he told the Journal .
“ And then they don ’ t know how they caught it ?
” Trump has often been seen without a mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization that people wear them as a way to slow the spread of the virus .
Scientists say the virus can spread through respiratory droplets that pass when an infected person coughs or sneezes .
Studies suggest the masks may serve as a helpful barrier .
The comment by Trump came as coronavirus cases have begun to rise in nearly two dozen states since Memorial Day .
Public health experts fear a slow burn of infection through the summer could lead to a massive resurgence this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has frequently downplayed the virus , telling the Journal the U.S. was nearing the end of the pandemic .
( source ) One does not wear a mask because one wants to “ support ” or “ oppose ” Trump .
The only reason people are wearing masks is because the CDC told them they should for health reasons to stop the spread of a pandemic .
It has absolutely nothing to do with politics .
The mask wearing will stop once the pandemic stops and the government declares that one does not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They will naturally go away just like anything else that develops for a specific reason .
Trump ’ s response to this suggests an extreme sense of arrogance and a sense of self-inflation that is only found among the extremely narcissistic and deluded .
Trump , like him or not , has not shown himself to be incompetent and overall dishonest in what he promised versus what he has delivered .
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Some people say that COVID-19 is not a threat. Some say it is not a threat. Regardless of what one believes or does not believe, the fact is that there is a relationship between masks and social distancing and the spread of COVID-19. That said, a recent article from CNBC reports that Trump has said he believes that ‘some Americans’ wear masks not to protect themselves, but because they do not like him.
President Donald Trump said some Americans might wear face masks not as a way to prevent the spread of coronavirus but as a way to “signal disapproval of him.” In a wide-ranging interview with The Wall Street Journal published Thursday, Trump also said a big issue he has with masks is that people fidget with them. “They put their finger on the mask, and they take them off, and then they start touching their eyes and touching their nose and their mouth,” he told the Journal. “And then they don’t know how they caught it?” Trump has often been seen without a mask despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization that people wear them as a way to slow the spread of the virus. Scientists say the virus can spread through respiratory droplets that pass when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Studies suggest the masks may serve as a helpful barrier. The comment by Trump came as coronavirus cases have begun to rise in nearly two dozen states since Memorial Day. Public health experts fear a slow burn of infection through the summer could lead to a massive resurgence this fall alongside the seasonal flu. Trump has frequently downplayed the virus, telling the Journal the U.S. was nearing the end of the pandemic. (source)
One does not wear a mask because one wants to “support” or “oppose” Trump. The only reason people are wearing masks is because the CDC told them they should for health reasons to stop the spread of a pandemic. It has absolutely nothing to do with politics. The mask wearing will stop once the pandemic stops and the government declares that one does not have to wear the masks any more. They will naturally go away just like anything else that develops for a specific reason.
Trump’s response to this suggests an extreme sense of arrogance and a sense of self-inflation that is only found among the extremely narcissistic and deluded. Trump, like him or not, has not shown himself to be incompetent and overall dishonest in what he promised versus what he has delivered.
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shoebat--2020-06-20--Shock: Major German Psychologist Intentionally Placed Children With Pedophiles In High-Ranking Place

Shock: Major German Psychologist Intentionally Placed Children With Pedophiles In High-Ranking Places In German Society For Three Decades

Does one wave raw meat in front of lions and not expect to be eaten ?
Likewise , one does not put children in front of pedophiles an expect them to not get sexually abused .
However , this is what happened as the German government allowed children to be systematically placed with pedophiles for three decades and did nothing about it .
Starting in the 1970s psychology professor Helmut Kentler conducted his “ experiment.
” Homeless children in West Berlin were intentionally placed with pedophile men .
These men would make especially loving foster parents , Kentler argued .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hildesheim has found that authorities in Berlin condoned this practice for almost 30 years .
The pedophile foster fathers even received a regular care allowance .
Helmut Kentler ( 1928-2008 ) was in a leading position at Berlin ’ s center for educational research .
He was convinced that sexual contact between adults and children was harmless .
Berlin ’ s child welfare offices and the governing Senate turned a blind eye or even approved of the placements .
Several years ago two of the victims came forward and told their story , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have plowed through files and conducted interviews .
What they found was a “ network across educational institutions , ” the state youth welfare office and the Berlin Senate , in which pedophilia was “ accepted , supported , defended.
” Kentler himself was in regular contact with the children and their foster fathers .
He was never prosecuted : By the time his victims came forward , the statute of limitations for his actions had expired .
This has also thus far prevented the victims from getting any compensation .
Read more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against children The researchers found that several of the foster fathers were high-profile academics .
They speak of a network that included high-ranking members of the Max Planck Institute , Berlin ’ s Free University , and the notorious Odenwald School in Hesse , West Germany , which was at the center of a major pedophilia scandal several years ago .
It has since been closed down .
Berlin ’ s senator for youth and children , Sandra Scheeres called the findings “ shocking and horrifying.
” A first report on the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the University of Göttingen .
The researchers then stated that the Berlin Senate seemed to lack interest in finding out the truth .
( source ) Note the part highlighted in bold , which is our emphasis , since we have written extensively about the Max Planck Institute before and its connections to National Socialism and eugenic experiments , including its sodomite head for the Evolutionary Archaeology division , Svante Paabo .
Now , I am NOT saying that Paabo was involved .
However , we know that : -He is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Institute We know for a fact that there is a statistical relationship between child sexual abuse and the LGBT that is consistent throughout organizations and cultures .
One of the best examples of this is in the Catholic Church , which despite having the lowest overall rates by percent ( 4 % ) of clergy involved in sexual abuse , the John Jay Study of 2004 showed clearly that it was 80 % of abuse cases that involved males sodomizing other males , of which approximately two-thirds were post-pubescent teenagers .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Michael Voris that Shoebat.com covered when both agreed that lowering the age of consent to sixteen was ‘ a good idea ’ was so scandalous , considering Voris ’ “ past life ” as a “ former ” homosexual , and Yiannopoulos ’ history as an active and notorious homosexual , because it was floating the idea of giving legitimization to sexual abuse that happened during the abuse crisis .
What I am saying as it concerns Paabo is that one has to wonder , naturally , if he may have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ returning to Kentler , he seems to have been a very disturbed individual .
DW reports that Kentler contextualized sexual abuse as ‘ research ’ and ‘ sexual liberation ’ for teenagers .
Der Spiegel reports that Kentler ’ s work , which involved having children get molested , was part of an ‘ anti-fascist ’ project .
So what was Kentler exactly doing ?
Was this a political project mixed with ideas about sexual abuse masquerading as science in a sort of frankenstein-like experiment ?
One does not know .
What we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was completely aware of the experiments , that many children were sexually abused as a result of these experiments , that they reached the highest levels of the German government and society , and that the core seems to be , just as Kentler was , a group of homosexuals .
Likewise , since the Max Planck Institute is listed by name , given their connection to eugenics that pre-dated and took place during the Third Reich , one has to wonder if these “ experiments ” were a part of something related @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Kentler was very aware of what he was doing .
There was no secret , and he openly admitted that the only reason that such adoptions took place was because of an erotic love for children from the adopters that was reported to the German Bund No matter how many questions one may have , we can be certain that the whole thing was no accident .
This report in a German context seems to echo of similar things heard about in the US and UK with the pedophile rings involving Jeffrey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the most powerful people in the Anglosphere .
Likewise , this is also interesting to note in that the major power of Russia has long been a center of child sexual abuse and trafficking , as a tremendous amount of the videos and other materials produced come from her , and there have also been noted strong homosexual and occult undergrounds in the halls of great power .
Thus revelations about such abuse should not be looked at as something unique , but an extension of a series of scandals taking place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are happening in more than one country .
It was said that before World War I , there was a tremendous occult ‘ revival ’ that happened with a lot of abuse taking place of children involved .
Unfortunately , as the world is now barreling full speed ahead into another major war it seems , there is a similar pattern from the past also going on .
Germany was not stupid .
She knew what she was doing .
In fact , arguably this may not have even been about pedophilia at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experiment , but rather a spiritual one , since it seems that based on the New Testament and history and what has been written about , the abuse of the innocent , especially children , seems to be a gateway into unlocking the forces of all things preternatural for one who would seek , insanely and foolishly as one never ‘ controls ’ them , to harness the forces of darkness for one ’ s power in this life but coming at the expense of one ’ s soul in the next life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to know if additional information about Kentler and his ring of abuse comes out .
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Does one wave raw meat in front of lions and not expect to be eaten? Likewise, one does not put children in front of pedophiles an expect them to not get sexually abused. However, this is what happened as the German government allowed children to be systematically placed with pedophiles for three decades and did nothing about it.
Starting in the 1970s psychology professor Helmut Kentler conducted his “experiment.” Homeless children in West Berlin were intentionally placed with pedophile men. These men would make especially loving foster parents, Kentler argued. A study conducted by the University of Hildesheim has found that authorities in Berlin condoned this practice for almost 30 years. The pedophile foster fathers even received a regular care allowance. Helmut Kentler (1928-2008) was in a leading position at Berlin’s center for educational research. He was convinced that sexual contact between adults and children was harmless. Berlin’s child welfare offices and the governing Senate turned a blind eye or even approved of the placements. Several years ago two of the victims came forward and told their story, since then the researchers at Hildesheim University have plowed through files and conducted interviews. What they found was a “network across educational institutions,” the state youth welfare office and the Berlin Senate, in which pedophilia was “accepted, supported, defended.” Kentler himself was in regular contact with the children and their foster fathers. He was never prosecuted: By the time his victims came forward, the statute of limitations for his actions had expired. This has also thus far prevented the victims from getting any compensation. Read more: German council to fight sexual violence against children The researchers found that several of the foster fathers were high-profile academics. They speak of a network that included high-ranking members of the Max Planck Institute, Berlin’s Free University, and the notorious Odenwald School in Hesse, West Germany, which was at the center of a major pedophilia scandal several years ago. It has since been closed down. Berlin’s senator for youth and children, Sandra Scheeres called the findings “shocking and horrifying.” A first report on the “Kentler experiment” was published in 2016 by the University of Göttingen. The researchers then stated that the Berlin Senate seemed to lack interest in finding out the truth. (source)
Note the part highlighted in bold, which is our emphasis, since we have written extensively about the Max Planck Institute before and its connections to National Socialism and eugenic experiments, including its sodomite head for the Evolutionary Archaeology division, Svante Paabo.
Now, I am NOT saying that Paabo was involved. However, we know that:
-He is a homosexual
-He is a high ranking member of the Max Planck Institute
We know for a fact that there is a statistical relationship between child sexual abuse and the LGBT that is consistent throughout organizations and cultures. One of the best examples of this is in the Catholic Church, which despite having the lowest overall rates by percent (4%) of clergy involved in sexual abuse, the John Jay Study of 2004 showed clearly that it was 80% of abuse cases that involved males sodomizing other males, of which approximately two-thirds were post-pubescent teenagers. This is why when Milo Yiannopoulos in his interview with Michael Voris that Shoebat.com covered when both agreed that lowering the age of consent to sixteen was ‘a good idea’ was so scandalous, considering Voris’ “past life” as a “former” homosexual, and Yiannopoulos’ history as an active and notorious homosexual, because it was floating the idea of giving legitimization to sexual abuse that happened during the abuse crisis.
What I am saying as it concerns Paabo is that one has to wonder, naturally, if he may have been one of the persons involved.
But returning to Kentler, he seems to have been a very disturbed individual. DW reports that Kentler contextualized sexual abuse as ‘research’ and ‘sexual liberation’ for teenagers. Der Spiegel reports that Kentler’s work, which involved having children get molested, was part of an ‘anti-fascist’ project.
Of course it would have been interesting to take such a text and such an author really seriously and to analyze them. But that’s not what Soboczynski is about. Because right in the second paragraph history policy is done at the speed of a train: “Kentler’s position was soon mainstream,” writes Soboczynski. “Sexual liberation was considered an anti-fascist project.” (source)
So what was Kentler exactly doing? Was this a political project mixed with ideas about sexual abuse masquerading as science in a sort of frankenstein-like experiment? One does not know. What we do know is that the German government was completely aware of the experiments, that many children were sexually abused as a result of these experiments, that they reached the highest levels of the German government and society, and that the core seems to be, just as Kentler was, a group of homosexuals. Likewise, since the Max Planck Institute is listed by name, given their connection to eugenics that pre-dated and took place during the Third Reich, one has to wonder if these “experiments” were a part of something related to a psychological-military-intel operation of some variety.
Kentler was very aware of what he was doing. There was no secret, and he openly admitted that the only reason that such adoptions took place was because of an erotic love for children from the adopters that was reported to the German Bund
The FDP members of the Bundestag also dealt with the topic: At a parliamentary group hearing in 1981, sex researcher Helmut Kentler was allowed to speak. He reported on a project in Berlin in which he accommodated 13- to 15-year-old boys who suffered from “secondary idiocy” with pederasts: “These people only endured these idiotic boys because they fell in love with them, had a crush on them and were fond. ” The report apparently did not irritate MPs, and there were no interruptions or inquiries.(source)
No matter how many questions one may have, we can be certain that the whole thing was no accident.
This report in a German context seems to echo of similar things heard about in the US and UK with the pedophile rings involving Jeffrey Epstein or Jimmy Savile and their ties to the most powerful people in the Anglosphere. Likewise, this is also interesting to note in that the major power of Russia has long been a center of child sexual abuse and trafficking, as a tremendous amount of the videos and other materials produced come from her, and there have also been noted strong homosexual and occult undergrounds in the halls of great power.
Thus revelations about such abuse should not be looked at as something unique, but an extension of a series of scandals taking place in many countries in the west that are happening in more than one country.
It was said that before World War I, there was a tremendous occult ‘revival’ that happened with a lot of abuse taking place of children involved. Unfortunately, as the world is now barreling full speed ahead into another major war it seems, there is a similar pattern from the past also going on.
Germany was not stupid. She knew what she was doing. In fact, arguably this may not have even been about pedophilia at all in the sense of a scientific experiment, but rather a spiritual one, since it seems that based on the New Testament and history and what has been written about, the abuse of the innocent, especially children, seems to be a gateway into unlocking the forces of all things preternatural for one who would seek, insanely and foolishly as one never ‘controls’ them, to harness the forces of darkness for one’s power in this life but coming at the expense of one’s soul in the next life.
It would be of great interest to know if additional information about Kentler and his ring of abuse comes out.
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shoebat--2020-06-20--Six People Help Set Up Trump’s Rally Tulsa, And They Test Positive For Coronavirus

Six people who were helping set up Trump ’ s rally in Tulsa tested positive for coronavirus , according to @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s campaign says six staff members helping set up for his Saturday night @ @ @ @ @ , have tested positive for coronavirus .
The campaign ’ s communications director , Tim @ @ @ @ @ statement that “ quarantine procedures ” were immediately initiated and no staff member who tested @ @ @ @ @ .
He said no one who had immediate contact with those staffers would attend , @ @ @ @ @ staff members are tested for COVID-19 as part of the campaign ’ s safety protocols @ @ @ @ @ who is attending the rally will be given temperature checks before they pass through security @ @ @ @ @ given masks to wear , if they want , and hand sanitizer at the 19,000-seat @ @ @ @ @ was expected to be the largest indoor gathering in the world during the pandemic .

By Theodore Shoebat
Six people who were helping set up Trump’s rally in Tulsa tested positive for coronavirus, according to the AP:
President Donald Trump’s campaign says six staff members helping set up for his Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus.
The campaign’s communications director, Tim Murtaugh, said in a statement that “quarantine procedures” were immediately initiated and no staff member who tested positive would attend the event. He said no one who had immediate contact with those staffers would attend, either.
Murtaugh said campaign staff members are tested for COVID-19 as part of the campaign’s safety protocols.
Campaign officials say everyone who is attending the rally will be given temperature checks before they pass through security. They will also be given masks to wear, if they want, and hand sanitizer at the 19,000-seat BOK Center.
The rally was expected to be the largest indoor gathering in the world during the pandemic.


shoebat--2020-06-20--Report: Cancer Deaths Expected To Spike Due To Treatment Delays Caused By COVID-19

Cancer requires a lot of treatment to make it go away for many people who get it .
Unfortunately , COVID-19 has delayed the process of treatment for many , and according to the Washington Post , there is a possibility that there will be a spike in the number of deaths from cancer .
The government ’ s top cancer doctor warned Thursday that delays in screenings , diagnoses and treatment because of the coronavirus pandemic are likely to result in thousands of “ excess ” deaths from the disease in coming years .
Norman “ Ned ” Sharpless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said new estimates by the institute show there will be 10,000 more breast and colorectal cancer deaths over the next decade than would have been expected without the coronavirus .
Those deaths represent about a 1 percent increase in the almost 1 million deaths expected from those malignancies in the next 10 years .
Breast and colorectal cancer account for about one-sixth of all cancer deaths .
Sharpless said his estimates were based on a “ conservative ” analysis of the two cancers — perhaps too conservative , he said .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there has been a 75 percent decrease in mammograms and colonoscopies in recent months , but now think the number might be 90 percent or more .
In either case , he said , the estimates show that even a relatively short disruption of screening and care can lead to more deaths .
The cancer institute head spelled out his views in an editorial published Thursday by Science ; he elaborated on them in an interview .
He wrote that while there has been a steep drop in cancer diagnoses in the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ there is no reason to believe the actual incidence of cancer has dropped.
” The result , he said , is that “ cancers being missed now will still come to light eventually , but at a later stage ( “ upstaging ” ) and with worse prognoses.
” While delaying screenings and care was , to some extent , prudent during the height of the pandemic , “ ignoring life-threatening non–COVID-19 conditions such as cancer for too long may turn one public health crisis into many others , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ )

Cancer requires a lot of treatment to make it go away for many people who get it. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has delayed the process of treatment for many, and according to the Washington Post, there is a possibility that there will be a spike in the number of deaths from cancer.
The government’s top cancer doctor warned Thursday that delays in screenings, diagnoses and treatment because of the coronavirus pandemic are likely to result in thousands of “excess” deaths from the disease in coming years.
Norman “Ned” Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute, said new estimates by the institute show there will be 10,000 more breast and colorectal cancer deaths over the next decade than would have been expected without the coronavirus. Those deaths represent about a 1 percent increase in the almost 1 million deaths expected from those malignancies in the next 10 years. Breast and colorectal cancer account for about one-sixth of all cancer deaths.
Sharpless said his estimates were based on a “conservative” analysis of the two cancers — perhaps too conservative, he said. The researchers estimated, for example, that there has been a 75 percent decrease in mammograms and colonoscopies in recent months, but now think the number might be 90 percent or more. In either case, he said, the estimates show that even a relatively short disruption of screening and care can lead to more deaths.
The cancer institute head spelled out his views in an editorial published Thursday by Science; he elaborated on them in an interview. He wrote that while there has been a steep drop in cancer diagnoses in the United States since the start of the pandemic, “there is no reason to believe the actual incidence of cancer has dropped.” The result, he said, is that “cancers being missed now will still come to light eventually, but at a later stage (“upstaging”) and with worse prognoses.”
While delaying screenings and care was, to some extent, prudent during the height of the pandemic, “ignoring life-threatening non–COVID-19 conditions such as cancer for too long may turn one public health crisis into many others,” he added in the editorial. (source)


shoebat--2020-06-20--Hundreds Of Churches Arguably Infect Thousands With COVID-19

Even as the CDC continues to recommend social distancing , enhanced sanitization protocols , and other steps in order to diminish the spread of disease , the Christian Post reports that hundreds of churches totaling thousands of people have marched through the streets of Atlanta demanding an end to ‘ racial violence ’ .
Thousands of Christians participated in a time of prayer and worship before marching in the streets of Atlanta Friday , where they called for an end to racism and to urged lawmakers and law enforcers to ensure laws and policies are equitable for all .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organized by the OneRace Movement , a Christian coalition that exists to “ displace the spirit of racism and release a movement of racial reconciliation across Atlanta , the Southeast , and the nation.
” The event began at around 9 a.m. with a time of worship and a rally at Centennial Olympic Park before participants marched down to the Georgia State Capitol building at around 11:30 a.m. and then back to the park for a closing rally .
OneRace Movement co-founder Garland Hunt , the senior pastor of The Father ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an interview after the march that as many as 400 churches participated .
He said the weather was “ perfect ” for the rally even though there had been earlier forecasts of rain .
The march was announced just over two weeks ago when the OneRace Movement held a press conference in the wake of the killings of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery to launch “ The OneRace Statement on Righteousness and Justice : A call to end Racial Violence.
” ( source ) These marches are not going to accomplish anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is likely only going to increase as more people protest .
The only thing they will do is to provide an environment where a lot of people , in close proximity , will be able to breathe on each other and infect each other with COVID-19 .
Protests are an ideal condition in which diseases can spread , and this seems to certainly be the case here .
Perhaps instead of useless marches- the last one which actually did anything was in 1964 -there could be a focus on social responsibility , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as COVID-19 .
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Even as the CDC continues to recommend social distancing, enhanced sanitization protocols, and other steps in order to diminish the spread of disease, the Christian Post reports that hundreds of churches totaling thousands of people have marched through the streets of Atlanta demanding an end to ‘racial violence’.
Thousands of Christians participated in a time of prayer and worship before marching in the streets of Atlanta Friday, where they called for an end to racism and to urged lawmakers and law enforcers to ensure laws and policies are equitable for all. The Juneteenth “March on Atlanta” was organized by the OneRace Movement, a Christian coalition that exists to “displace the spirit of racism and release a movement of racial reconciliation across Atlanta, the Southeast, and the nation.” The event began at around 9 a.m. with a time of worship and a rally at Centennial Olympic Park before participants marched down to the Georgia State Capitol building at around 11:30 a.m. and then back to the park for a closing rally. OneRace Movement co-founder Garland Hunt, the senior pastor of The Father’s House Church, told The Christian Post in an interview after the march that as many as 400 churches participated. He said the weather was “perfect” for the rally even though there had been earlier forecasts of rain. The march was announced just over two weeks ago when the OneRace Movement held a press conference in the wake of the killings of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery to launch “The OneRace Statement on Righteousness and Justice: A call to end Racial Violence.”(source)
These marches are not going to accomplish anything, most certainly not end racism, which is likely only going to increase as more people protest.
The only thing they will do is to provide an environment where a lot of people, in close proximity, will be able to breathe on each other and infect each other with COVID-19. Protests are an ideal condition in which diseases can spread, and this seems to certainly be the case here.
Perhaps instead of useless marches- the last one which actually did anything was in 1964 -there could be a focus on social responsibility, part of which involves not spreading diseases such as COVID-19.
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shoebat--2020-06-22--Putin Is Going to Go For Another Presidential Term

Reuters reports that current president of Russia Vladimir Putin is ‘ considering ’ another term as president .
ladimir Putin is considering running for a new term as Russia ’ s president if voters approve constitutional changes that would enable him to do so , Russian news agencies quoted him as saying in an interview on Sunday .
Russia will hold a nationwide vote from June 25 to July 1 on proposed changes to the constitution , including an amendment that would allow Putin to seek two more six-year terms as president when his current mandate ends in 2024 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow Putin to keep power until 2036 and amount to a constitutional coup .
The Kremlin says they are needed to strengthen the role of parliament and improve social policy and public administration .
“ I do not rule out the possibility of running for office , if this ( option ) comes up in the constitution .
We ’ ll see , ” Putin was quoted as saying in an interview with state TV that was shown in Russia ’ s far east before airing in western Russia .
“ I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( source ) Let ’ s not waste time .
Putin is not ‘ considering ’ if he should go .
He is going to go , plain and simple , because he is a dictator attempting to , in classic Russian form , pretend that something is not when it is such and do a very bad job of it .
This is the reason for all of the “ Constitutional reforms ” taking place right now in Russia for months .
Many have said that Putin is doing this to ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not true .
Putin does not care at all about Russia as evidenced by the fact that Russia has no economy and none is allowed to develop as those who create companies have their wealth stolen by oligarchs no different than gangsters .
Russia is the Africa of Europe and Asia- resource rich but the people are dirt poor and run by leaders who care nothing about them and take all for themselves and do not develop anything save for their interests .
The only reason he is doing this is to solidify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , especially about term limits .
There is no question if Putin will ‘ run ’ again because he is fully intending to model himself after another Ivan the Terrible , Peter the Great , and Stalin , the last of which I have said Putin has openly praised and modeled his rule after .
Putin one can assume will be in power until he dies .
After he dies , however , will be very interesting , since he is essentially acting as a “ strong man ” trying to hold Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he will , who will take his place , and will he be able to hold Russia , a nation that is falling apart due to a multiplicity of reasons far more serious than anything in the US , as a single nation such as she has been since the 16th century ?
That is the real question .
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Reuters reports that current president of Russia Vladimir Putin is ‘considering’ another term as president.
ladimir Putin is considering running for a new term as Russia’s president if voters approve constitutional changes that would enable him to do so, Russian news agencies quoted him as saying in an interview on Sunday. Russia will hold a nationwide vote from June 25 to July 1 on proposed changes to the constitution, including an amendment that would allow Putin to seek two more six-year terms as president when his current mandate ends in 2024. Opponents say the reforms are designed to allow Putin to keep power until 2036 and amount to a constitutional coup. The Kremlin says they are needed to strengthen the role of parliament and improve social policy and public administration. “I do not rule out the possibility of running for office, if this (option) comes up in the constitution. We’ll see,” Putin was quoted as saying in an interview with state TV that was shown in Russia’s far east before airing in western Russia. “I have not decided anything for myself yet.” (source)
Let’s not waste time. Putin is not ‘considering’ if he should go. He is going to go, plain and simple, because he is a dictator attempting to, in classic Russian form, pretend that something is not when it is such and do a very bad job of it.
This is the reason for all of the “Constitutional reforms” taking place right now in Russia for months. Many have said that Putin is doing this to ‘protect’ Russia, but this is not true. Putin does not care at all about Russia as evidenced by the fact that Russia has no economy and none is allowed to develop as those who create companies have their wealth stolen by oligarchs no different than gangsters. Russia is the Africa of Europe and Asia- resource rich but the people are dirt poor and run by leaders who care nothing about them and take all for themselves and do not develop anything save for their interests.
The only reason he is doing this is to solidify his own power. That is all, especially about term limits. There is no question if Putin will ‘run’ again because he is fully intending to model himself after another Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, and Stalin, the last of which I have said Putin has openly praised and modeled his rule after.
Putin one can assume will be in power until he dies. After he dies, however, will be very interesting, since he is essentially acting as a “strong man” trying to hold Russia together. If he goes, and he will, who will take his place, and will he be able to hold Russia, a nation that is falling apart due to a multiplicity of reasons far more serious than anything in the US, as a single nation such as she has been since the 16th century? That is the real question.
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shoebat--2020-06-21--Florida Hospitals Running Out Of Intensive Care Units Due To COVID-19

As part of our ongoing coverage of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic , we have been noting that in addition to the fact that scientists are expecting a second wave around the world and in the US ( some who are saying that such has began in China ) , the pandemic continues to spread .
According to a recent report from Newsweek , Florida ’ s hospitals are running out of Intensive Care Units as they try to deal with the increased number of cases .
As Florida health officials report another record single-day increase in cases of the novel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state have filled most or all available beds in their respective intensive care units .
Numerous Florida medical facilities reported dwindling ICU bed availability on Thursday , with several reporting no availability at all , according to the latest report published by Florida ’ s Agency for Health Care Administration ( AHCA ) .
Palm Beach County was among those statewide regions where the availability of beds was most scarce .
An accompanying report from AHCA shows about 75 percent of available hospital beds statewide are currently occupied .
The AHCA ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County ’ s 17 hospitals have already filled all ICU beds , while several other medical centers reported limited availability .
One hospital in Miami-Dade County has also reached its ICU bed capacity as of Thursday , and the majority of hospitals have filled more than half of beds in intensive care units .
Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties have reported two of Florida ’ s most severe local virus outbreaks .
More than 12,500 people have been hospitalized with virus infections in Florida since the start of the pandemic , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( DOH ) .
The number accounts for all patients admitted to medical facilities , so Thursday ’ s daily total is unclear .
( source )

As part of our ongoing coverage of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, we have been noting that in addition to the fact that scientists are expecting a second wave around the world and in the US (some who are saying that such has began in China), the pandemic continues to spread. According to a recent report from Newsweek, Florida’s hospitals are running out of Intensive Care Units as they try to deal with the increased number of cases.
As Florida health officials report another record single-day increase in cases of the novel coronavirus, new data shows hospitals across the state have filled most or all available beds in their respective intensive care units.
Numerous Florida medical facilities reported dwindling ICU bed availability on Thursday, with several reporting no availability at all, according to the latest report published by Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). Palm Beach County was among those statewide regions where the availability of beds was most scarce. An accompanying report from AHCA shows about 75 percent of available hospital beds statewide are currently occupied.
The AHCA’s data showed two of Palm Beach County’s 17 hospitals have already filled all ICU beds, while several other medical centers reported limited availability. One hospital in Miami-Dade County has also reached its ICU bed capacity as of Thursday, and the majority of hospitals have filled more than half of beds in intensive care units. Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties have reported two of Florida’s most severe local virus outbreaks.
More than 12,500 people have been hospitalized with virus infections in Florida since the start of the pandemic, according to the state’s Department of Health (DOH). The number accounts for all patients admitted to medical facilities, so Thursday’s daily total is unclear. (source)


shoebat--2020-06-21--Is A Second Stimulus Check Coming?

Is A Second Stimulus Check Coming?

Money may not grow on trees , but it certainly seems to grow from the Federal Reserve Bank , which according to CNET news after discussions in Congress and statements from government , there appears to be a second stimulus check in the making that may be issued as early as July .
The House of Representatives passed its proposal for a second stimulus check in May , bringing fresh promise of up to $ 6,000 in a second round of stimulus money for US families .
But according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , the House bill “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t pass the Senate .
It couldn ’ t be signed by the president , ” he said June 19 at King ’ s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland , Kentucky .
McConnell added that if Congress does pass another rescue package , “ it will emerge in the Senate , it will be written beginning in my office , it will be done in July.
” President Donald Trump also talked about the prospects of a second stimulus package last week , saying something “ dramatic ” could come out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ payment check in 2020 .
“ I think we ’ re working on something that ’ s going to be very dramatic , very good , ” the president said , responding to a journalist ’ s question as to whether Americans should expect another stimulus check this summer .
“ I think we are looking at a Phase 4 .
Phase 1 , 2 and 3 have been fantastic for people generally , ” Trump said , referring to three earlier economic stimulus packages from the federal government designed to help .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ checks for individuals and families .
( source ) I don ’ t believe in printing money ad infinitum because it is not good .
Ultimately , it devalues the currency .
But at this point , why not ?
For decades , the government has been privatizing corporate gains and socializing losses through massive financialization linked to the decoupling of the US dollar from the gold standard and the implementation of the full power of the ability of the Federal Reserve Bank to print money by fiat , which has lead to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by way of the overinflation of asset classes and the unnatural suppression of others to prevent fiscal equilibrium from being reached , and that is in order to increase profits through trade manipulation and imbalances that are a potential tool of war .
Hence why China was sought after as a manufacturing center to the detriment of the American factory , as the US never intended to pay China back , but run up a tab on credit and use her fiscal position backed by military force to refuse payment on debts prior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The biggest loser after foreign nations is the American taxpayer who sees his income eviscerated in the name of social duty while being forced to shoulder more difficult debts with full responsibility .
It is why Amazon and other major companies pay almost no taxes or no taxes while the average man slaving away is annihilated annually by taxes .
It is all a giant scam .
At some point , it was inevitable that the ability of the government to maintain confidence in the currency would run out .
We are very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So what else can one do ?
Savings does not work because saving money whose value is in decline is like saving Weimar Deutschmarks- good for nothing more than kindling .
The best thing to do is to use them to pay down debts or communicate them into tangible forms of value .
If the government wants to print money , let them print money and accept what is given because they know the game is almost over .
But if one does this , it would be advisable to make sure that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a form of currency or assets other than dollars because of the inevitable decline that is going to take place in the value of the dollar , right to the value of the paper which the dollar is printed on- zero .
Just make sure to use what one gets wisely in preparation for the future .
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Money may not grow on trees, but it certainly seems to grow from the Federal Reserve Bank, which according to CNET news after discussions in Congress and statements from government, there appears to be a second stimulus check in the making that may be issued as early as July.
The House of Representatives passed its proposal for a second stimulus check in May, bringing fresh promise of up to $6,000 in a second round of stimulus money for US families. But according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the House bill “basically is going nowhere. It wouldn’t pass the Senate. It couldn’t be signed by the president,” he said June 19 at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Kentucky. McConnell added that if Congress does pass another rescue package, “it will emerge in the Senate, it will be written beginning in my office, it will be done in July.” President Donald Trump also talked about the prospects of a second stimulus package last week, saying something “dramatic” could come out of Washington soon that would include another economic payment check in 2020. “I think we’re working on something that’s going to be very dramatic, very good,” the president said, responding to a journalist’s question as to whether Americans should expect another stimulus check this summer. “I think we are looking at a Phase 4. Phase 1, 2 and 3 have been fantastic for people generally,” Trump said, referring to three earlier economic stimulus packages from the federal government designed to help . Only one of those phases included stimulus checks for individuals and families. (source)
I don’t believe in printing money ad infinitum because it is not good. Ultimately, it devalues the currency. But at this point, why not?
For decades, the government has been privatizing corporate gains and socializing losses through massive financialization linked to the decoupling of the US dollar from the gold standard and the implementation of the full power of the ability of the Federal Reserve Bank to print money by fiat, which has lead to the decoupling of prices from historical norms by way of the overinflation of asset classes and the unnatural suppression of others to prevent fiscal equilibrium from being reached, and that is in order to increase profits through trade manipulation and imbalances that are a potential tool of war. Hence why China was sought after as a manufacturing center to the detriment of the American factory, as the US never intended to pay China back, but run up a tab on credit and use her fiscal position backed by military force to refuse payment on debts prior to an inevitable and calculated default.
The biggest loser after foreign nations is the American taxpayer who sees his income eviscerated in the name of social duty while being forced to shoulder more difficult debts with full responsibility. It is why Amazon and other major companies pay almost no taxes or no taxes while the average man slaving away is annihilated annually by taxes. It is all a giant scam.
At some point, it was inevitable that the ability of the government to maintain confidence in the currency would run out. We are very close to that point right now.
So what else can one do? Savings does not work because saving money whose value is in decline is like saving Weimar Deutschmarks- good for nothing more than kindling. The best thing to do is to use them to pay down debts or communicate them into tangible forms of value.
If the government wants to print money, let them print money and accept what is given because they know the game is almost over. But if one does this, it would be advisable to make sure that one’s own personal finances are in a form of currency or assets other than dollars because of the inevitable decline that is going to take place in the value of the dollar, right to the value of the paper which the dollar is printed on- zero.
Just make sure to use what one gets wisely in preparation for the future.
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