shoebat--2020-08-22--The Netflix “Cuties” Show Promotes Pedophilia As Much As It Also Targets Religion

Right now , there is a lot of controversy about a new Netflix series called “ Cuties ” , which features a bunch of scantily-clad ten-to-twelve year olds who ‘ twerk ’ their way to fame online and in the real world .
Netflix has made changes to the images used to promote a French film called “ Cuties ” after an online petition urged the streaming service to remove the movie from its platform .
The movie , which won a directing award at the Sundance Film Festival , follows an 11-year-old who wants to join a dance crew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ awareness of her burgeoning femininity , propels the group to enthusiastically embrace an increasingly sensual dance routine , sparking the girls ’ hope to twerk their way to stardom at a local dance contest , ” the synopsis from Sundance reads .
The images used to promote the film , which will premiere on Netflix in September , featured scantily clad young girls vamping for the camera , which many felt were inappropriate .
In a Change.org petition , creator Allison Mitchell called it “ disgusting as it sexualizes an ELEVEN year old.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this kind of content in that age group , especially when sex trafficking and pedophilia are so rampant !
There is no excuse , this is dangerous content !
” Mitchell writes .
The petition has nearly reached its 200,000-signature goal .
In a statement to CBS News on Friday , a Netflix spokesperson said , “ We ’ re deeply sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for Mignonnes/Cuties , ” referring to the film by both its French and English titles .
“ It was not OK , nor was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won an award at Sundance .
We ’ ve now updated the pictures and description.
” The statement was also shared on the company ’ s Twitter .
The description on Netflix , which once said Amy was fascinated with a “ twerking dance crew , ” now says Amy “ starts to rebel against her conservative family ’ s traditions when she becomes fascinated with a free-spirited dance crew.
” It appears the promotional image for the film on the streaming platform has been replaced by a solo shot actress Fathia Youssouf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s apology , Mitchell updated the petition — saying the company ’ s response wasn ’ t enough .
“ This problem isn ’ t the artwork its the fact its about twerking eleven year olds for adult viewing pleasure , ” Mitchell wrote on Thursday .
In another update , she said she won ’ t stop campaign for the removal of “ Cuties ” from Netflix .
“ Don ’ t let the picture and description change be enough , they slipped up and showed us the true intentions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t change the movie itself which is about TWERKING children !
” she wrote .
Many people shared their support for the petition in the comments section .
Others took to Twitter to express their feelings on the issue .
“ It is so revealing that the first major @ netflix original to centre young Black girls hinges on explicitly sexualising 11 year old children , ” the writer Claire Heuchan tweeted .
“ Whether it ’ s acting or music , a sexualised image is too often the price of mainstream success @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” ( source ) One can see the trailer below .
I do NOT recommend it for children , even though it is publicly accessible on YouTube .
The pedophilia promotion is obvious , as pedophiles tend to gather where there are children dressed with few clothes on .
This can be seen from the “ pizzagate ” scandal , many of the online forums such as Reddit or 4Chan where people will post such material , or in public areas where children would be in such a situation .
According to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mall who I have known for years , he said the best way to spot pedos in the mall was to look for the single men staring at the child play areas , usually from a flight or two above such places ( as an additional note , he always said he enjoyed intimidating and banning them from the mall ) .
The pedophilia has been thoroughly discussed online .
It is obvious what the intentions are- as I have warned , working with groups such as the “ Free Speech Coalition ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to permit for the production of legal child sexual abuse materials in time .
However , there is a second point that I have NOT heard discussed from the trailer , which is the obvious attack on religion , but in the context of Islam .
Christianity has been under attack for a long time in the US , and one might say that as far as Millennials and Zoomers are concerned , Christianity has been reduced to an irrelevant cultural and social force that will pass away with the Boomer generation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is irrelevant , but that her power in society , politically speaking , has been completely stripped , mostly due to the bad actions of Christians who refuse to act properly .
If one looks at the show , the focus is on that of an African Muslim girl who is with a cadre of multi-ethnic girls also “ twerking ” their way to fame .
In the trailer , one sees how the girl is attacked , like Christians were in the twentieth century , by her elders for promoting a sinful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sympathizing with the deviant girl and her morally disordered behavior , and making one dislike her well-meaning Muslim parents .
I have said many times before that I have NO love for Islam , yet the issue of morality and the law of God , which is written on the hearts of all men , is something for all to be concerned about .
Muslim though she may be , if she is acting in a moral way that aligns with Christian morality , what is wrong with such actions ?
Likewise , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more moral than a Christian , what is wrong with acknowledging that ?
Indeed , Jesus said that it was a pagan Roman soldier who had more faith than all the people in Israel He had met .
Is his good will and actions to be disposed of because he was not a Jew ?
If not , then why would one dispose of a Muslim attempting to live a genuinely moral life ?
The pedophilia is the obvious evil being promoted by the show , but this second one is more insidious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pedophilia because people see the pedophilia and recognize it as wrong , which is always the first step to solving any problem- the fact of admitting that a problem exists .
However , the lack of attention paid to how this is a Muslim girl in question shows that people are not seeing how religion itself is being attacked here as something that “ holds one back ” and promotes bad choices or “ restricts ” what a girl can do , and that somehow a preteen or younger girl shaking her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stripper , prostitute , or pornographic film whore would wear is a nobler choice .
First they came for the Christians , and after much concentrated effort and possibly the largest psychological warfare campaign waged in history against Christians , with unlimited monies and resources , and likely other things as well , Christians have been compromised largely .
Now they are coming for the Muslims , and because the Muslims have neither the grace nor the beliefs that Christians have , it is likely they will fall much faster and harder than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only one laudable thing that can come from this show , it is that it shows , rather in an obvious way , what the plans for the future are .
It is a vision of a dystopian , neo-Hindu world where children are reduced to sexual objects for the pleasure of older men , one ’ s worth does not come from dignity but from the ability to peddle one ’ s own flesh as a product for others to consume , and where there is no truth , no god , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dictated from those who control society and live apart from the mess they created for their own benefit and for the loss of the many .
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Right now, there is a lot of controversy about a new Netflix series called “Cuties”, which features a bunch of scantily-clad ten-to-twelve year olds who ‘twerk’ their way to fame online and in the real world.
Netflix has made changes to the images used to promote a French film called “Cuties” after an online petition urged the streaming service to remove the movie from its platform. The movie, which won a directing award at the Sundance Film Festival, follows an 11-year-old who wants to join a dance crew. “Amy, through an ignited awareness of her burgeoning femininity, propels the group to enthusiastically embrace an increasingly sensual dance routine, sparking the girls’ hope to twerk their way to stardom at a local dance contest,” the synopsis from Sundance reads. The images used to promote the film, which will premiere on Netflix in September, featured scantily clad young girls vamping for the camera, which many felt were inappropriate. In a Change.org petition, creator Allison Mitchell called it “disgusting as it sexualizes an ELEVEN year old.” “There is no need for this kind of content in that age group, especially when sex trafficking and pedophilia are so rampant! There is no excuse, this is dangerous content!” Mitchell writes. The petition has nearly reached its 200,000-signature goal. In a statement to CBS News on Friday, a Netflix spokesperson said, “We’re deeply sorry for the inappropriate artwork that we used for Mignonnes/Cuties,” referring to the film by both its French and English titles. “It was not OK, nor was it representative of this French film which won an award at Sundance. We’ve now updated the pictures and description.” The statement was also shared on the company’s Twitter. The description on Netflix, which once said Amy was fascinated with a “twerking dance crew,” now says Amy “starts to rebel against her conservative family’s traditions when she becomes fascinated with a free-spirited dance crew.” It appears the promotional image for the film on the streaming platform has been replaced by a solo shot actress Fathia Youssouf, who plays Amy. Following Netflix’s apology, Mitchell updated the petition — saying the company’s response wasn’t enough. “This problem isn’t the artwork its the fact its about twerking eleven year olds for adult viewing pleasure,” Mitchell wrote on Thursday. In another update, she said she won’t stop campaign for the removal of “Cuties” from Netflix. “Don’t let the picture and description change be enough, they slipped up and showed us the true intentions of the movie, these changes don’t change the movie itself which is about TWERKING children!” she wrote. Many people shared their support for the petition in the comments section. Others took to Twitter to express their feelings on the issue. “It is so revealing that the first major @netflix original to centre young Black girls hinges on explicitly sexualising 11 year old children,” the writer Claire Heuchan tweeted. “Whether it’s acting or music, a sexualised image is too often the price of mainstream success for Black women & girls. Disgraceful.” (source)
One can see the trailer below. I do NOT recommend it for children, even though it is publicly accessible on YouTube.
The pedophilia promotion is obvious, as pedophiles tend to gather where there are children dressed with few clothes on. This can be seen from the “pizzagate” scandal, many of the online forums such as Reddit or 4Chan where people will post such material, or in public areas where children would be in such a situation. According to a friend and head of security for a mall who I have known for years, he said the best way to spot pedos in the mall was to look for the single men staring at the child play areas, usually from a flight or two above such places (as an additional note, he always said he enjoyed intimidating and banning them from the mall).
The pedophilia has been thoroughly discussed online. It is obvious what the intentions are- as I have warned, working with groups such as the “Free Speech Coalition”, to eventually normalize child-adult sexual relations to permit for the production of legal child sexual abuse materials in time.
However, there is a second point that I have NOT heard discussed from the trailer, which is the obvious attack on religion, but in the context of Islam.
Christianity has been under attack for a long time in the US, and one might say that as far as Millennials and Zoomers are concerned, Christianity has been reduced to an irrelevant cultural and social force that will pass away with the Boomer generation. This is not to say that Christianity is irrelevant, but that her power in society, politically speaking, has been completely stripped, mostly due to the bad actions of Christians who refuse to act properly.
If one looks at the show, the focus is on that of an African Muslim girl who is with a cadre of multi-ethnic girls also “twerking” their way to fame. In the trailer, one sees how the girl is attacked, like Christians were in the twentieth century, by her elders for promoting a sinful lifestyle, and the focus is on sympathizing with the deviant girl and her morally disordered behavior, and making one dislike her well-meaning Muslim parents.
I have said many times before that I have NO love for Islam, yet the issue of morality and the law of God, which is written on the hearts of all men, is something for all to be concerned about. Muslim though she may be, if she is acting in a moral way that aligns with Christian morality, what is wrong with such actions? Likewise, if a Muslim is objectively speaking, more moral than a Christian, what is wrong with acknowledging that? Indeed, Jesus said that it was a pagan Roman soldier who had more faith than all the people in Israel He had met. Is his good will and actions to be disposed of because he was not a Jew? If not, then why would one dispose of a Muslim attempting to live a genuinely moral life?
The pedophilia is the obvious evil being promoted by the show, but this second one is more insidious and arguably, possibly more dangerous than the pedophilia because people see the pedophilia and recognize it as wrong, which is always the first step to solving any problem- the fact of admitting that a problem exists. However, the lack of attention paid to how this is a Muslim girl in question shows that people are not seeing how religion itself is being attacked here as something that “holds one back” and promotes bad choices or “restricts” what a girl can do, and that somehow a preteen or younger girl shaking her buttocks on camera in clothing that a stripper, prostitute, or pornographic film whore would wear is a nobler choice.
First they came for the Christians, and after much concentrated effort and possibly the largest psychological warfare campaign waged in history against Christians, with unlimited monies and resources, and likely other things as well, Christians have been compromised largely. Now they are coming for the Muslims, and because the Muslims have neither the grace nor the beliefs that Christians have, it is likely they will fall much faster and harder than the Christians have.
If there is only one laudable thing that can come from this show, it is that it shows, rather in an obvious way, what the plans for the future are. It is a vision of a dystopian, neo-Hindu world where children are reduced to sexual objects for the pleasure of older men, one’s worth does not come from dignity but from the ability to peddle one’s own flesh as a product for others to consume, and where there is no truth, no god, and no morality except that which is dictated from those who control society and live apart from the mess they created for their own benefit and for the loss of the many.
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shoebat--2020-08-22--US Companies Are Drowning In Record High Debt Levels

Debt and American business is nothing new , but according to an article from Yahoo !
Finance by way of Bloomberg , corporate debt is at all time highs with no end in sight , and as debt levels increase , the corporate world is drowning in their own borrowed funds and “ I-O-U ” s .
After tapping the bond market at a record-shattering pace in recent months , Corporate America is more indebted today than ever before .
And while much of that fresh cash — more than $ 1.6 trillion in total — helped scores of companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it now threatens to curb an economic recovery that was already showing signs of sputtering .
Many companies will have to divert even more cash to repaying these obligations at the same time that their profits sink , leaving them with less to spend on expanding payrolls or upgrading facilities in months ahead .
The over-leveraging of America ’ s corporate sector is not a brand-new development , of course .
It ’ s been building for more than a decade , ever since the last crisis — the housing-market meltdown — prompted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of cash into the economy , a policy tool that it has taken to new heights during the pandemic as it has supported corporate credit markets .
But in a sign of just how pronounced the borrowing overhang has become , the average junk-rated company had debt levels relative to earnings that were so high in the middle of the year , according to a new analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence , that they almost would have tripped do-not-touch alerts from banking regulators a few years ago .
Those warnings back then only applied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regulators not opted to drop these warnings , they could today apply to far more .
“ An overburdened corporate sector is likely to grow less rapidly and that could slow the whole recovery down , ” said Kathy Jones , chief fixed-income strategist for Charles Schwab Corp. A slower recovery could have wide-reaching implications in financial markets .
Many securities prices reflect investors ’ expectation that profits will normalize next year , when in fact it could take at least two or three years , said Lale Topcuoglu , senior fund manager @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hambro Capital Management in New York .
She sees many junk bonds as being overpriced .
“ It just seems absolutely incredible how much people are closing their eyes and buying , ” Topcuoglu said .
Companies have seen their debt burdens grow in recent months as their earnings have plunged in the pandemic .
That pain is expected to increase through the rest of 2020 as sales continue to deteriorate compared with the prior year , even if borrowing levels stay the same .
( source ) It is important to correct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and that is that “ growth ” is happening .
“ Growth ” is the veritable magic word of the American economy .
Everything has to “ grow ” all of the time , and there can be nothing otherwise , and whoever says such is essentially and economics heretic , when the reality is that , with the natural sine-wave like cycle of business , things grow , age , die , and are born again , and grow , and the cycle continues .
The ideas of perpetual growth is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ growth ” was driven by the spoils of war and once that ran out , from financialization , which eventually is leading the US towards hyperinflation by a loss of faith in the currency .
This is the root of all “ debt spending ” that defines corporate life , because it acts as a form of insurance against bad decisions- privatize gains and socialize losses using money printing as the “ panic button ” when things go bad .
The problems is that the “ panic button ” of free handouts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too many bad decisions for too long .
The result of this is an economy that is eviscerated and there is no real way to alleviate the current financial situation without a major financial collapse , resulting in the death , consolidation , or painful reformation of many companies .
While this is not fun , this is a good thing because it will clear out all bad debts as well as all bad debtors , and force accountability from creditors leading to companies having to shut down because of poor lending practices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , it is like cleaning out a cut- either clean it now with the pain , or wait for the infection and be forced to clean it , and the US has chosen the latter and is still trying to fight cleaning the wound .
The problems of the corporate world are reflected in the private world , where personal debts have exploded and it is , from a strict view of numbers and profits or losses , nearly impossible for people to earn enough to provide for their families .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ are truly a good thing- it is not because they are not destructive to the economy , but for over a decade , the US government has been assuming the bad debts of companies for irresponsible behavior , which is then passed onto the taxpayer burden and is forcing a system collapse .
If this is the case , where “ non-human ” persons ( a legal understanding of a corporation ) can get “ bailouts ” , why should not real human persons , who are real people with real lives and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the public , also receive a financial bailout for themselves , when it is the fruits of their productive , hard labor that is being stolen ?
There is going to be no recovery until the debt issue is dealt with , and the way that will happen is that the debt is going to get disowned or the currency will be printed until it becomes worthless , or both .
For the average person , it is not to argue about this , but to accept this fact and to prepare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to drown in debt , and this is unfortunate .
However , these same corporations also advocated for policies to strip the average man of his ability to provide for himself in the name of short-term gain at the long-term loss for many .
Such entities are simply getting what they forced upon the rest of the nation , and there will be no bailout to save them lest they are either nationalized or forced into bankruptcy .
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Debt and American business is nothing new, but according to an article from Yahoo! Finance by way of Bloomberg, corporate debt is at all time highs with no end in sight, and as debt levels increase, the corporate world is drowning in their own borrowed funds and “I-O-U”s.
After tapping the bond market at a record-shattering pace in recent months, Corporate America is more indebted today than ever before. And while much of that fresh cash — more than $1.6 trillion in total — helped scores of companies stay afloat during the pandemic lockdown, it now threatens to curb an economic recovery that was already showing signs of sputtering. Many companies will have to divert even more cash to repaying these obligations at the same time that their profits sink, leaving them with less to spend on expanding payrolls or upgrading facilities in months ahead. The over-leveraging of America’s corporate sector is not a brand-new development, of course. It’s been building for more than a decade, ever since the last crisis — the housing-market meltdown — prompted the Federal Reserve to pump unprecedented amounts of cash into the economy, a policy tool that it has taken to new heights during the pandemic as it has supported corporate credit markets. But in a sign of just how pronounced the borrowing overhang has become, the average junk-rated company had debt levels relative to earnings that were so high in the middle of the year, according to a new analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence, that they almost would have tripped do-not-touch alerts from banking regulators a few years ago. Those warnings back then only applied to a handful of borrowers. Had regulators not opted to drop these warnings, they could today apply to far more. “An overburdened corporate sector is likely to grow less rapidly and that could slow the whole recovery down,” said Kathy Jones, chief fixed-income strategist for Charles Schwab Corp. A slower recovery could have wide-reaching implications in financial markets. Many securities prices reflect investors’ expectation that profits will normalize next year, when in fact it could take at least two or three years, said Lale Topcuoglu, senior fund manager and head of credit at J O Hambro Capital Management in New York. She sees many junk bonds as being overpriced. “It just seems absolutely incredible how much people are closing their eyes and buying,” Topcuoglu said. Companies have seen their debt burdens grow in recent months as their earnings have plunged in the pandemic. That pain is expected to increase through the rest of 2020 as sales continue to deteriorate compared with the prior year, even if borrowing levels stay the same. (source)
It is important to correct a misconception being noted in the article, and that is that “growth” is happening.
“Growth” is the veritable magic word of the American economy. Everything has to “grow” all of the time, and there can be nothing otherwise, and whoever says such is essentially and economics heretic, when the reality is that, with the natural sine-wave like cycle of business, things grow, age, die, and are born again, and grow, and the cycle continues.
The ideas of perpetual growth is rooted in post-World War II thinking where “growth” was driven by the spoils of war and once that ran out, from financialization, which eventually is leading the US towards hyperinflation by a loss of faith in the currency. This is the root of all “debt spending” that defines corporate life, because it acts as a form of insurance against bad decisions- privatize gains and socialize losses using money printing as the “panic button” when things go bad.
The problems is that the “panic button” of free handouts has been used too much because of too many bad decisions for too long. The result of this is an economy that is eviscerated and there is no real way to alleviate the current financial situation without a major financial collapse, resulting in the death, consolidation, or painful reformation of many companies. While this is not fun, this is a good thing because it will clear out all bad debts as well as all bad debtors, and force accountability from creditors leading to companies having to shut down because of poor lending practices.
No one wants to see pain. However, it is like cleaning out a cut- either clean it now with the pain, or wait for the infection and be forced to clean it, and the US has chosen the latter and is still trying to fight cleaning the wound.
The problems of the corporate world are reflected in the private world, where personal debts have exploded and it is, from a strict view of numbers and profits or losses, nearly impossible for people to earn enough to provide for their families. This is where the COVID-19 stimulus checks are truly a good thing- it is not because they are not destructive to the economy, but for over a decade, the US government has been assuming the bad debts of companies for irresponsible behavior, which is then passed onto the taxpayer burden and is forcing a system collapse. If this is the case, where “non-human” persons (a legal understanding of a corporation) can get “bailouts”, why should not real human persons, who are real people with real lives and not fake zombie-like entities for robbing profit from the public, also receive a financial bailout for themselves, when it is the fruits of their productive, hard labor that is being stolen?
There is going to be no recovery until the debt issue is dealt with, and the way that will happen is that the debt is going to get disowned or the currency will be printed until it becomes worthless, or both. For the average person, it is not to argue about this, but to accept this fact and to prepare for the inevitable.
Corporations are going to drown in debt, and this is unfortunate. However, these same corporations also advocated for policies to strip the average man of his ability to provide for himself in the name of short-term gain at the long-term loss for many. Such entities are simply getting what they forced upon the rest of the nation, and there will be no bailout to save them lest they are either nationalized or forced into bankruptcy.
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shoebat--2020-08-22--Virginia Plans Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines

There is a lot of talk right now about what to do about COVID-19 .
Unfortunately , the response of states to the virus is as consistent as gun laws are- not only is there no sense of uniformity , but many are divided against each other with arguable chaos being the constant that unites them all .
The conflict between the states reflects that between the citizenry , and it gets worse with each day .
In a controversial move reported on by WRIC local news , the state of Virginia may force its residents to get a COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oliver told 8News on Friday that he plans to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for Virginians once one is made available to the public .
Virginia state law gives the Commissioner of Health the authority to mandate immediate immunizations during a public health crisis if a vaccine is available .
Health officials say an immunization could be released as early as 2021 .
Dr. Oliver says that , as long as he is still the Health Commissioner , he intends to mandate the coronavirus vaccine .
“ It is killing people now , we don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and if we develop a vaccine that can prevent it from spreading in the community we will save hundreds and hundreds of lives , ” Oliver said .
Under state law , only people with a medical exemption could refuse the mandate .
The Virginia General Assembly is considering a bill during an ongoing special session that would allow people with religious opposition to opt-out of the requirement .
The bill needs to clear a committee in the House of Delegates before the full chamber could vote on it .
Oliver says he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t know what the punishment would be for non-compliance but expects that most people will respond well to the mandate .
Meanwhile , a new poll suggests more than one in three Americans aren ’ t interested in getting a coronavirus vaccine .
Even though health officials say it will be safe , some have raised concerns about the speed of development .
“ We would not launch a campaign around mass vaccination with anything that hasn ’ t proven to be safe , ” Oliver said .
Virginia Freedom Keepers Director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of three from Chesterfield , says this is a matter of medical choice .
“ This is not a Republican or Democrat issue .
It ’ s not a pro-vaccine or anti-vaccine issue , ” Medaries said .
“ For me , it ’ s an issue of being able to assess each vaccine for myself and my family one at a time.
” Oliver believes that , in the case of COVID-19 , public health takes precedent over choice .
He said herd immunity is the state ’ s best defense to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t be the one person to make a decision for all of Virginians , ” Medaries responded .
( source ) Will a COVID-19 vaccine be effective ?
One has yet to see , as the race is on to develop one .
Indeed , there are many vaccines required of people in various professions , but given the politicization of this virus , there are legitimate concerns about taking it .
First , will it be effective , and second , since it is being ‘ pushed ’ and essentially also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine with good intentions but that has a lot of unintended negative consequences is a real possibility .
Third , how this affects people from other states is yet to be seen if such was to go through- for example , would people who work in another state from where they live also have to get vaccinated , as one of a host of questions .
Fourth , if this vaccine is mandatory , what happens in the case of adverse reactions- I speak not of unintended consequences ( such as a bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but something like an allergic reaction- does the state or manufacturer ( or both ) get sued ?
What I am saying is that the COVID-19 vaccine is opening up a host of potentially nightmarish legal consequences and fights , but with the central theme uniting all is ( a ) disorder and ( b ) politicization of something that should not be politicized .
Pandemics happen .
They are a fact of human life .
They are not fun , but the historical record shows that these things are not abnormal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( by historical standards ) been due for a pandemic , and this time it happens to be COVID-19 .
Historically speaking , the way that pandemics are stopped is by slowing the flow of social life , taking safety precautions , allowing the pandemic to pass , and then resuming life as normal .
But this is not what it happening .
Instead , the virus has become a weapon for acquiring power and advancing strange agendas , and the result of this is that just about everyone loses save for those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spread of COVID-19 cases in New York , Massachusetts , Connecticut , New Jersey , California , and other states who have taken stronger measures than other states , it will be interesting to see the political consequences of such a potential legal fight , as they will likely be more deadly than the virus itself it , for viruses and pandemics pass , but political effects can last for centuries .
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There is a lot of talk right now about what to do about COVID-19. Unfortunately, the response of states to the virus is as consistent as gun laws are- not only is there no sense of uniformity, but many are divided against each other with arguable chaos being the constant that unites them all. The conflict between the states reflects that between the citizenry, and it gets worse with each day.
In a controversial move reported on by WRIC local news, the state of Virginia may force its residents to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
State Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver told 8News on Friday that he plans to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for Virginians once one is made available to the public. Virginia state law gives the Commissioner of Health the authority to mandate immediate immunizations during a public health crisis if a vaccine is available. Health officials say an immunization could be released as early as 2021. Dr. Oliver says that, as long as he is still the Health Commissioner, he intends to mandate the coronavirus vaccine. “It is killing people now, we don’t have a treatment for it and if we develop a vaccine that can prevent it from spreading in the community we will save hundreds and hundreds of lives,” Oliver said. Under state law, only people with a medical exemption could refuse the mandate. The Virginia General Assembly is considering a bill during an ongoing special session that would allow people with religious opposition to opt-out of the requirement. The bill needs to clear a committee in the House of Delegates before the full chamber could vote on it. Oliver says he strongly opposes the bill. He doesn’t know what the punishment would be for non-compliance but expects that most people will respond well to the mandate. Meanwhile, a new poll suggests more than one in three Americans aren’t interested in getting a coronavirus vaccine. Even though health officials say it will be safe, some have raised concerns about the speed of development. “We would not launch a campaign around mass vaccination with anything that hasn’t proven to be safe,” Oliver said. Virginia Freedom Keepers Director of Communications Kathleen Medaries, a mother of three from Chesterfield, says this is a matter of medical choice. “This is not a Republican or Democrat issue. It’s not a pro-vaccine or anti-vaccine issue, ” Medaries said. “For me, it’s an issue of being able to assess each vaccine for myself and my family one at a time.” Oliver believes that, in the case of COVID-19, public health takes precedent over choice. He said herd immunity is the state’s best defense to stop the spread. “He shouldn’t be the one person to make a decision for all of Virginians,” Medaries responded. (source)
Will a COVID-19 vaccine be effective? One has yet to see, as the race is on to develop one. Indeed, there are many vaccines required of people in various professions, but given the politicization of this virus, there are legitimate concerns about taking it. First, will it be effective, and second, since it is being ‘pushed’ and essentially also rushed, the possibility of creating a vaccine with good intentions but that has a lot of unintended negative consequences is a real possibility. Third, how this affects people from other states is yet to be seen if such was to go through- for example, would people who work in another state from where they live also have to get vaccinated, as one of a host of questions. Fourth, if this vaccine is mandatory, what happens in the case of adverse reactions- I speak not of unintended consequences (such as a bad vaccine by a design flaw), but something like an allergic reaction- does the state or manufacturer (or both) get sued?
What I am saying is that the COVID-19 vaccine is opening up a host of potentially nightmarish legal consequences and fights, but with the central theme uniting all is (a) disorder and (b) politicization of something that should not be politicized.
Pandemics happen. They are a fact of human life. They are not fun, but the historical record shows that these things are not abnormal. In fact, the world has arguably (by historical standards) been due for a pandemic, and this time it happens to be COVID-19. Historically speaking, the way that pandemics are stopped is by slowing the flow of social life, taking safety precautions, allowing the pandemic to pass, and then resuming life as normal. But this is not what it happening. Instead, the virus has become a weapon for acquiring power and advancing strange agendas, and the result of this is that just about everyone loses save for those seeking to advance said manipulation.
With the spread of COVID-19 cases in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, California, and other states who have taken stronger measures than other states, it will be interesting to see the political consequences of such a potential legal fight, as they will likely be more deadly than the virus itself it, for viruses and pandemics pass, but political effects can last for centuries.
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shoebat--2020-08-22--Biden Declares He Will “Unite America” Against “Darkness”

President Biden , in his recent speech , said that he would “ unite America ” against “ darkness ” .
resident Donald Trump on Friday slammed his 2020 rival Joe Biden and the Democratic National Convention , which concluded with Biden ’ s presidential nomination acceptance speech Thursday night .
“ Over the last week , the Democrats held the darkest and angriest and gloomiest convention in American history , ” Trump said at a gathering of the conservative Council for National Policy in Arlington , Va.. “ They spent four straight days attacking America as racist and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden grimly declared a season of American darkness.
” In his speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night , Biden talked about how Americans “ can and will overcome this season of darkness ” from the Trump presidency .
Trump touted what he has accomplished during his first term and praised his administration ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic .
He then claimed that the former vice president didn ’ t talk about China , where the coronavirus is believed to have originated , although Biden did mention the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The biggest part of last night ’ s speech was what Joe Biden didn ’ t talk about , ” Trump said .
“ He didn ’ t talk about law enforcement .
He didn ’ t talk about bringing safety to Democrat-run cities that are totally out of control and they have no clue .
China was never mentioned in any way shape or form .
China will own our county , if he gets elected , they will own our country .
And we ’ re not going to let that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people seem to like this .
The reality is , this speech is a show .
If this is reality , then Biden ’ s mental faculties are completely OK , and he has no signs of dementia , and all those comments he made about “ corn pop ” , “ lying dog faced pony soldier ” , and “ hairy legs ” were just intentional .
The fact is that Biden is old and sick .
All respect to him , the man needs to be in a retirement home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and going to dinner at 3 PM with his fellow residents .
Biden should not be on the national political stage- his health is not there , and neither is his mind .
All it will take to destroy Biden is a single debate against Trump .
Again , objectively speaking , Trump will not even have to talk about anything he did or did not do ( something that is another issue into itself ) , but just has to harass Biden and insult him , and Biden will fall apart .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ so carefully crafted , and with much effort , that like a house of cards , it will be a single breeze that causes it to fall .
I said for a while now that it appears that Biden was chosen in order to fail .
This would mean a Trump victory , but given Truump ’ s behavior , it almost guarantees a Democrat 2024 victory for the White House , and with a candidate far more radical than Obama but with the same or more energy than either Obama or Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are seeing , it seems , is just another part of the “ presidential reality television show ” which all Americans must partake of and yet have the image of “ having a say ” when there really is very little that can be influenced .
Right now , it is clear that Trump is the favorite and will likely win , and Biden is just playing his role out until after Election Day .
What will really be to watch out for is after Election Day .
Expect a major purge of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face ” that emerges over the next year that will shock the world when it does .
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President Biden, in his recent speech, said that he would “unite America” against “darkness”.
resident Donald Trump on Friday slammed his 2020 rival Joe Biden and the Democratic National Convention, which concluded with Biden’s presidential nomination acceptance speech Thursday night. “Over the last week, the Democrats held the darkest and angriest and gloomiest convention in American history,” Trump said at a gathering of the conservative Council for National Policy in Arlington, Va.. “They spent four straight days attacking America as racist and a horrible country that must be redeemed. Joe Biden grimly declared a season of American darkness.” In his speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night, Biden talked about how Americans “can and will overcome this season of darkness” from the Trump presidency. Trump touted what he has accomplished during his first term and praised his administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. He then claimed that the former vice president didn’t talk about China, where the coronavirus is believed to have originated, although Biden did mention the country in his speech Thursday night. “The biggest part of last night’s speech was what Joe Biden didn’t talk about,” Trump said. “He didn’t talk about law enforcement. He didn’t talk about bringing safety to Democrat-run cities that are totally out of control and they have no clue. China was never mentioned in any way shape or form. China will own our county, if he gets elected, they will own our country. And we’re not going to let that happen.” (source)
A lot of people seem to like this. The reality is, this speech is a show. If this is reality, then Biden’s mental faculties are completely OK, and he has no signs of dementia, and all those comments he made about “corn pop”, “lying dog faced pony soldier”, and “hairy legs” were just intentional.
The fact is that Biden is old and sick. All respect to him, the man needs to be in a retirement home watching “The Price Is Right” and going to dinner at 3 PM with his fellow residents. Biden should not be on the national political stage- his health is not there, and neither is his mind.
All it will take to destroy Biden is a single debate against Trump. Again, objectively speaking, Trump will not even have to talk about anything he did or did not do (something that is another issue into itself), but just has to harass Biden and insult him, and Biden will fall apart. Biden’s image right now is so carefully crafted, and with much effort, that like a house of cards, it will be a single breeze that causes it to fall.
I said for a while now that it appears that Biden was chosen in order to fail. This would mean a Trump victory, but given Truump’s behavior, it almost guarantees a Democrat 2024 victory for the White House, and with a candidate far more radical than Obama but with the same or more energy than either Obama or Trump had in years past.
What we are seeing, it seems, is just another part of the “presidential reality television show” which all Americans must partake of and yet have the image of “having a say” when there really is very little that can be influenced. Right now, it is clear that Trump is the favorite and will likely win, and Biden is just playing his role out until after Election Day.
What will really be to watch out for is after Election Day. Expect a major purge of the Democrat party and a “new face” that emerges over the next year that will shock the world when it does.
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shoebat--2020-08-24--It’s Not Christianity’s Fault That A Lot Of Millennials And Zoomers Don’t Care About Truth

Christianity among the Millennials and Zoomers has dropped significantly .
In response to this , the Christian Post has put together a list of things which they believe that ‘ churches ’ need to do in order to reach out to these generations for evangelization .
Millennials and Generation Z are facing some of the greatest challenges at this moment thanks to the disruption and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing demonstrations for racial justice .
Engaging with and discipling teens and young adults can be equally challenging .
Here are five trends about these generations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young people are questioning their place in the new reality they are living in , half of the pastors say they are struggling in their ministry to kids and youth right now , says the evangelical Christian polling firm Barna Group , which looked at how the Church has come alongside emerging generations and helped them navigate change , based on decades ’ worth of its research .
One : The Church must help younger generations wisely navigate screen time Two : The Church must integrate its response to injustice into student ministry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of loneliness and anxiety in young adults .
Four : The Church must support and encourage resilient disciples to grow their faith Five : The Church must reframe the notion of outreach and faith-sharing with the next generation ( source ) I significantly shortened the details in the list , because one can read them if one wants to .
Overall I have found them to be pointless for the purpose of discussion .
I have criticized the Boomer generation before .
I will continue to criticize them because they are worthy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same criticisms I give of police , there is another side that must also be presented in order to ensure a proper balance , as often times when there is an imbalance on one side , it is also on the other , for radical pendulum swings of stored potential energy carry almost the same potential for the reverse .
In this case , it is the issue of the Millennial and Zoomer generations apathy towards truth .
It is very true that the Millennials and now Zoomers are starting to suffer severely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the decisions of those in power since World War II .
There is much that they are being forced to bear that they should not have to .
Likewise , it is not entirely their fault that for many , they were not taught about religion properly by their families , and so were left to seek after what they believed to be right or wrong on their own .
However , as with all things , there comes a point when one can not blame another for their problems and to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be careful when I say this , because this is not to remove blame from other parties involved , but rather to emphasize that all people have their own issues that they need to work through , and while one can not help what has happened , one also has the power to make better decisions .
This is a fact of life , for if all men were bound to their past decisions or consequences that were forced upon them , there could be no hope for the future .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zoomers do not need any sort of ‘ modified ’ Christianity preached to them .
Rather , they need to be evangelized , and they need to hear truth for what it is because it is true .
If one wants to strike at the heart of the issue , at least as it seems for many , simply press on the sodomite issue by saying it is a sin .
This will cause many people to fly into a fit of rage , because they are ‘ offended ’ at the prospect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
One can also try this with abortion , as it has a similar effect , but not as strong as the one which the former will generate for the absolute majority of them .
The Millennials and Zoomers don ’ t care about religion or God .
They are not even interested in basic truth , but rather are idle , absorbed into themselves , and want to be left alone to their own entertainments .
If there is a religion that many have , it is identity politics , be it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or the extreme national socialism of the right .
Regardless of what side one likes , the rule is imbalance and increasingly , violence is being presented as the answer .
Christianity for a lot of American history has been caught between two issues- the separation of identity from apostolicity , and then the identification of religion with nationalism and patriotism .
All churches have been affected , and while the most visible damage is to the Catholic Church , she is also the strongest and the only church that is going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The other churches , while they are well meaning and many do good deeds , will be ripped apart by the lack of apostolicity and then the poison of nationalistic , identity politics just like with that which happened in Europe and still does today .
Why would a Millennial or Zoomer want to associate with a social club of people they do not like , that plays questionable music , and meets once a week when one can be good person in society on one ’ s own terms ?
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It existed with the Boomers and previous generations , but it is now with the Millennials and Zoomers who are bringing this to the logical conclusion it was always destined for .
If one truly want to help the Millennials and Zoomers , give them the Gospel in truth and without any filter .
It is what they do not want to hear , and may legally or physically attack one for doing this , but what one wants is often not what one needs .
Additionally , since there are so many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth , because one can not make a man listen , it is for people to properly , succinctly , and genuinely tell the truth , and then leave it for men to accept or reject .
God does not favor any race , but only the one that chooses to embrace and persist in His grace .
With the world being engulfed by the sins of gomorrah and religion becoming a difficult thing to follow in , it is inevitable that aside from persecution , a major war is also very likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indicated also by economic and political trends taking place .
To be a Christian right now is not to “ run to the front of the lines ” , but rather to being the long march back to the Catacombs where Christianity was for centuries as a hated , persecuted , despised religion held in silence but burning brightly in the hearts of many believers .
There is not a place where the Gospel has not gone on earth , and most of the world has rejected and continues to reject it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ready for Him , then when Christ returns , the world will also be ready by descending into such as wretched state for his return .
I ’ m not saying that the return of Christ is going to happen right now .
I am saying that the world is in a historically unprecedented state , and that because of this situation , it is likely that big things could happen .
Reach out to those who are lost and need help , but also be prepared for what is coming .
Ignore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what one can do while there is still time .
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Christianity among the Millennials and Zoomers has dropped significantly. In response to this, the Christian Post has put together a list of things which they believe that ‘churches’ need to do in order to reach out to these generations for evangelization.
Millennials and Generation Z are facing some of the greatest challenges at this moment thanks to the disruption and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing demonstrations for racial justice. Engaging with and discipling teens and young adults can be equally challenging. Here are five trends about these generations, according to a Barna analysis. While young people are questioning their place in the new reality they are living in, half of the pastors say they are struggling in their ministry to kids and youth right now, says the evangelical Christian polling firm Barna Group, which looked at how the Church has come alongside emerging generations and helped them navigate change, based on decades’ worth of its research. One: The Church must help younger generations wisely navigate screen time … Two: The Church must integrate its response to injustice into student ministry … Three: The Church must address issues of loneliness and anxiety in young adults. … Four: The Church must support and encourage resilient disciples to grow their faith … Five: The Church must reframe the notion of outreach and faith-sharing with the next generation (source)
I significantly shortened the details in the list, because one can read them if one wants to. Overall I have found them to be pointless for the purpose of discussion.
I have criticized the Boomer generation before. I will continue to criticize them because they are worthy of it. However, just like the same criticisms I give of police, there is another side that must also be presented in order to ensure a proper balance, as often times when there is an imbalance on one side, it is also on the other, for radical pendulum swings of stored potential energy carry almost the same potential for the reverse.
In this case, it is the issue of the Millennial and Zoomer generations apathy towards truth.
It is very true that the Millennials and now Zoomers are starting to suffer severely from the economic and social fallout of the decisions of those in power since World War II. There is much that they are being forced to bear that they should not have to. Likewise, it is not entirely their fault that for many, they were not taught about religion properly by their families, and so were left to seek after what they believed to be right or wrong on their own.
However, as with all things, there comes a point when one cannot blame another for their problems and to take responsibility for their actions. I want to be careful when I say this, because this is not to remove blame from other parties involved, but rather to emphasize that all people have their own issues that they need to work through, and while one cannot help what has happened, one also has the power to make better decisions. This is a fact of life, for if all men were bound to their past decisions or consequences that were forced upon them, there could be no hope for the future.
For this reason it is why Millennials and Zoomers do not need any sort of ‘modified’ Christianity preached to them. Rather, they need to be evangelized, and they need to hear truth for what it is because it is true.
If one wants to strike at the heart of the issue, at least as it seems for many, simply press on the sodomite issue by saying it is a sin. This will cause many people to fly into a fit of rage, because they are ‘offended’ at the prospect of saying that such things are evil. One can also try this with abortion, as it has a similar effect, but not as strong as the one which the former will generate for the absolute majority of them.
The Millennials and Zoomers don’t care about religion or God. They are not even interested in basic truth, but rather are idle, absorbed into themselves, and want to be left alone to their own entertainments. If there is a religion that many have, it is identity politics, be it the extreme international socialism of the left or the extreme national socialism of the right. Regardless of what side one likes, the rule is imbalance and increasingly, violence is being presented as the answer.
Christianity for a lot of American history has been caught between two issues- the separation of identity from apostolicity, and then the identification of religion with nationalism and patriotism. All churches have been affected, and while the most visible damage is to the Catholic Church, she is also the strongest and the only church that is going to remain in time because of Matthew 16:18. The other churches, while they are well meaning and many do good deeds, will be ripped apart by the lack of apostolicity and then the poison of nationalistic, identity politics just like with that which happened in Europe and still does today.
Why would a Millennial or Zoomer want to associate with a social club of people they do not like, that plays questionable music, and meets once a week when one can be good person in society on one’s own terms? This is what one sees taking place. It existed with the Boomers and previous generations, but it is now with the Millennials and Zoomers who are bringing this to the logical conclusion it was always destined for.
If one truly want to help the Millennials and Zoomers, give them the Gospel in truth and without any filter. It is what they do not want to hear, and may legally or physically attack one for doing this, but what one wants is often not what one needs. Additionally, since there are so many who do not want to hear the truth, because one cannot make a man listen, it is for people to properly, succinctly, and genuinely tell the truth, and then leave it for men to accept or reject.
God does not favor any race, but only the one that chooses to embrace and persist in His grace. With the world being engulfed by the sins of gomorrah and religion becoming a difficult thing to follow in, it is inevitable that aside from persecution, a major war is also very likely to happen in the future, something indicated also by economic and political trends taking place.
To be a Christian right now is not to “run to the front of the lines”, but rather to being the long march back to the Catacombs where Christianity was for centuries as a hated, persecuted, despised religion held in silence but burning brightly in the hearts of many believers.
There is not a place where the Gospel has not gone on earth, and most of the world has rejected and continues to reject it. If the world before Christ came was ready for Him, then when Christ returns, the world will also be ready by descending into such as wretched state for his return.
I’m not saying that the return of Christ is going to happen right now. I am saying that the world is in a historically unprecedented state, and that because of this situation, it is likely that big things could happen.
Reach out to those who are lost and need help, but also be prepared for what is coming. Ignore the hate, and instead focus on what one can do while there is still time.
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shoebat--2020-08-23--Fires Burn One Million Acres In One Week In California

The California wildfires continue to get worse , and according to the AP , they are so serious that they have burned one million acres in a week and are spreading with no foreseeable end .
Firefighters in California were racing to slow the spread of wildfires that burned nearly one million acres in a week and destroyed hundreds of homes as weekend weather threatened to spark new fires and overwhelm the state ’ s firefighting ability .
Responding to the emergency , President Donald Trump issued on Saturday a major disaster declaration to provide federal assistance .
Gov .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the declaration will also help people in counties affected by the fires with crisis counseling , housing and other social services .
Two clusters of wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area broke old records to become the second- and third-largest wildfires in recent state history by size .
Light winds , cooler and more humid nighttime weather helped fire crews make a bit of progress , but their efforts could be hurt by warm , dry weather , erratic wind gusts and lightning in the forecast , state fire officials said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ flag warning of high fire danger across the Bay Area and along the Central Coast , beginning from Sunday morning to Monday afternoon .
“ The worst is not behind us .
We are in a battle rhythm , ” California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Chief Thom Porter tweeted .
Since thousands of lightning strikes began on Aug. 15 , the state responded to 585 wildfires that have burned nearly a million acres , or 1,562 square miles ( 4,046 square kilometers ) , according to CalFire .
Many were small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was from three clusters of fire “ complexes ” that were ravaging forest and rural areas in the San Francisco Bay Area and wine country north of San Francisco .
They have burned 1,045 square miles ( 2,700 square kilometers ) .
The third one was burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains and along the coast of San Mateo County , south of San Francisco .
The fires have killed five people , torched nearly 700 homes and other structures and forced tens of thousands from their houses .
( source )

The California wildfires continue to get worse, and according to the AP, they are so serious that they have burned one million acres in a week and are spreading with no foreseeable end.
Firefighters in California were racing to slow the spread of wildfires that burned nearly one million acres in a week and destroyed hundreds of homes as weekend weather threatened to spark new fires and overwhelm the state’s firefighting ability.
Responding to the emergency, President Donald Trump issued on Saturday a major disaster declaration to provide federal assistance. Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement that the declaration will also help people in counties affected by the fires with crisis counseling, housing and other social services.
Two clusters of wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area broke old records to become the second- and third-largest wildfires in recent state history by size.
Light winds, cooler and more humid nighttime weather helped fire crews make a bit of progress, but their efforts could be hurt by warm, dry weather, erratic wind gusts and lightning in the forecast, state fire officials said.
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning of high fire danger across the Bay Area and along the Central Coast, beginning from Sunday morning to Monday afternoon.
“The worst is not behind us. We are in a battle rhythm,” California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Chief Thom Porter tweeted.
Since thousands of lightning strikes began on Aug. 15, the state responded to 585 wildfires that have burned nearly a million acres, or 1,562 square miles (4,046 square kilometers), according to CalFire.
Many were small and remote. The bulk of damage was from three clusters of fire “complexes” that were ravaging forest and rural areas in the San Francisco Bay Area and wine country north of San Francisco. They have burned 1,045 square miles (2,700 square kilometers).
The third one was burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains and along the coast of San Mateo County, south of San Francisco.
The fires have killed five people, torched nearly 700 homes and other structures and forced tens of thousands from their houses. (source)


shoebat--2020-08-23--Trump’s Sister: Trump Has ‘No Principles’, Is ‘Cruel’, Only Wants To ‘Appeal To His Base’

President Trump continues to mire himself in more controversy with each day amid his growing list of bold statements and litany of empty promises .
It is with interest then , as the election approaches , that Trump ’ s 83-year-old sister said that her 74-year-old brother is a cruel man with no principles who only wants to appeal to his base as the Star Tribune reports by way of the Washington Post .
Maryanne Trump Barry was serving as a federal judge when she heard her brother , President Trump , suggest on Fox News , “ maybe I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the border ” amid a wave of refugees entering the United States .
At the time , children were being separated from their parents and put in cramped quarters while court hearings dragged on .
“ All he wants to do is appeal to his base , ” Barry said in a conversation secretly recorded by her niece , Mary L. Trump .
“ He has no principles .
None .
None .
And his base , I mean my God , if you were a religious person , you want to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 83 , was aghast at how her 74-year-old brother operated as president .
“ His goddamned tweet and lying , oh my God , ” she said .
“ I ’ m talking too freely , but you know .
The change of stories .
The lack of preparation .
The lying .
Holy shit.
” Lamenting “ what they ’ re doing with kids at the border , ” she guessed her brother “ hasn ’ t read my immigration opinions ” in court cases .
In one case , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an asylum applicant respectfully .
“ What has he read ?
” Mary Trump asked her aunt .
This combination photo shows the cover art for “ Too Much and Never Enough : How My Family Created the World ’ s Most Dangerous Man ” , left , and a portrait of author Mary L. Trump , the president ’ s niece .
In the weeks since Mary Trump ’ s tell-all book about her uncle has been released , she ’ s been questioned about the source of some of the information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paid a friend to take his SATs to enable him to transfer into the University of Pennsylvania .
Nowhere in the book does she say that she recorded conversations with her aunt .
In response to a question from the Washington Post about how she knew President Trump paid someone to take the SATs , Mary Trump revealed that she had surreptitiously taped 15 hours of face-to-face conversations with Barryin 2018 and 2019 .
She provided The Post with previously unreleased transcripts and audio excerpts , which include exchanges that are not in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publicly about disagreements with President Trump , and her extraordinarily candid comments in the recordings mark the most critical comments known to have been made about him by one of his siblings .
No one else in the family except Mary Trump has publicly rebuked the president .
The transcripts reveal the depths of discord between the president and his sister , illuminating a rift that began when she asked her brother for a favor in the 1980s , which Trump has frequently used to try to take credit for her success .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ niece , “ It ’ s the phoniness of it all .
It ’ s the phoniness and this cruelty .
Donald is cruel.
” ( source ) It is not a surprise that such statements are being made at election time , as this is the time that bad behavior tends to come out the strongest , because it is a contest for power and anything is used to justify or stop one taking it .
However , aside from this point , the last four years seem to confirm what she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be not a nice person at all .
He has lied profusely , and when given an excellent opportunity to truly make the country better , or at least give her a smoother landing from the crises that she was going to inevitably endure , Trump instead has worsened the conditions and set the nation up for a likely inevitable hyperinflation scenario .
Since Trump ’ s “ accomplishments ” often involve bankruptcies- not personal but corporate -then it would be quite the thing to be held responsible for bankrupting the American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his presidency has been his words versus his actions .
In 2016 it was “ build the wall ” and “ lock her up ” just as much as 2008 was talk of “ hope and change ” , but as people found largely neither hope nor change then , during the Trump years he did not just fail , but refused to follow through on his promises .
I ’ m not commenting at all about the morality or immorality of his particular actions in this context .
I am simply commenting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , turned his back on all that he said , and he made ZERO efforts to follow through on his promises , and then tried to either avoid discussion or poorly dump the blame on another for his failures .
This election has no good choices .
Trump is terrible and so is Biden , and while Trump is the favorite and likely to win again , people should not expect anything different from Trump than the last four years .
Trump is not a “ bulwark ” stopping socialism , for that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already embraced it .
Trump will continue the same policies of the last four years , and he will continue them to their logical ends , ensuring only that in the 2024 cycle , it will be a guaranteed Democrat landslide victory based not on just demographics and district changes , but because people want a change from what would likely be eight years of failure .
This is why I note that it does not matter what Trump ’ s family members say due to the election , but only if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intentions may be bad , but for this case , if one looks strictly at the information , it is likely that she is telling the truth .
Trump had the chance of a lifetime , and when afforded it , he showed who he really was- a stage actor controlled and willingly submissive to major external interests , and who cares only for himself and does not care what happens to the people he has been entrusted with governing .
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President Trump continues to mire himself in more controversy with each day amid his growing list of bold statements and litany of empty promises. It is with interest then, as the election approaches, that Trump’s 83-year-old sister said that her 74-year-old brother is a cruel man with no principles who only wants to appeal to his base as the Star Tribune reports by way of the Washington Post.
Maryanne Trump Barry was serving as a federal judge when she heard her brother, President Trump, suggest on Fox News, “maybe I’ll have to put her at the border” amid a wave of refugees entering the United States. At the time, children were being separated from their parents and put in cramped quarters while court hearings dragged on. “All he wants to do is appeal to his base,” Barry said in a conversation secretly recorded by her niece, Mary L. Trump. “He has no principles. None. None. And his base, I mean my God, if you were a religious person, you want to help people. Not do this.” Barry, 83, was aghast at how her 74-year-old brother operated as president. “His goddamned tweet and lying, oh my God,” she said. “I’m talking too freely, but you know. The change of stories. The lack of preparation. The lying. Holy shit.” Lamenting “what they’re doing with kids at the border,” she guessed her brother “hasn’t read my immigration opinions” in court cases. In one case, she berated a judge for failing to treat an asylum applicant respectfully. “What has he read?” Mary Trump asked her aunt. “No. He doesn’t read,” Barry responded. This combination photo shows the cover art for “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man”, left, and a portrait of author Mary L. Trump, the president’s niece. In the weeks since Mary Trump’s tell-all book about her uncle has been released, she’s been questioned about the source of some of the information, such as her allegation that Trump paid a friend to take his SATs to enable him to transfer into the University of Pennsylvania. Nowhere in the book does she say that she recorded conversations with her aunt. In response to a question from the Washington Post about how she knew President Trump paid someone to take the SATs, Mary Trump revealed that she had surreptitiously taped 15 hours of face-to-face conversations with Barryin 2018 and 2019. She provided The Post with previously unreleased transcripts and audio excerpts, which include exchanges that are not in her book. Barry has never spoken publicly about disagreements with President Trump, and her extraordinarily candid comments in the recordings mark the most critical comments known to have been made about him by one of his siblings. No one else in the family except Mary Trump has publicly rebuked the president. The transcripts reveal the depths of discord between the president and his sister, illuminating a rift that began when she asked her brother for a favor in the 1980s, which Trump has frequently used to try to take credit for her success. At one point Barry said to her niece, “It’s the phoniness of it all. It’s the phoniness and this cruelty. Donald is cruel.” (source)
It is not a surprise that such statements are being made at election time, as this is the time that bad behavior tends to come out the strongest, because it is a contest for power and anything is used to justify or stop one taking it. However, aside from this point, the last four years seem to confirm what she warned about.
Trump has shown himself to be not a nice person at all. He has lied profusely, and when given an excellent opportunity to truly make the country better, or at least give her a smoother landing from the crises that she was going to inevitably endure, Trump instead has worsened the conditions and set the nation up for a likely inevitable hyperinflation scenario. Since Trump’s “accomplishments” often involve bankruptcies- not personal but corporate -then it would be quite the thing to be held responsible for bankrupting the American empire.
But the biggest indicator of his presidency has been his words versus his actions. In 2016 it was “build the wall” and “lock her up” just as much as 2008 was talk of “hope and change”, but as people found largely neither hope nor change then, during the Trump years he did not just fail, but refused to follow through on his promises.
I’m not commenting at all about the morality or immorality of his particular actions in this context. I am simply commenting that Trump, once he took office, turned his back on all that he said, and he made ZERO efforts to follow through on his promises, and then tried to either avoid discussion or poorly dump the blame on another for his failures.
This election has no good choices. Trump is terrible and so is Biden, and while Trump is the favorite and likely to win again, people should not expect anything different from Trump than the last four years. Trump is not a “bulwark” stopping socialism, for that is already here, and people have already embraced it. Trump will continue the same policies of the last four years, and he will continue them to their logical ends, ensuring only that in the 2024 cycle, it will be a guaranteed Democrat landslide victory based not on just demographics and district changes, but because people want a change from what would likely be eight years of failure.
This is why I note that it does not matter what Trump’s family members say due to the election, but only if the statements are true. Yes, the intentions may be bad, but for this case, if one looks strictly at the information, it is likely that she is telling the truth.
Trump had the chance of a lifetime, and when afforded it, he showed who he really was- a stage actor controlled and willingly submissive to major external interests, and who cares only for himself and does not care what happens to the people he has been entrusted with governing.
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shoebat--2020-08-23--The Boomers Are Our Only Hope

The Boomers Are Our Only Hope

With millennials getting closer to socialism , and with zoomers being even worse , the boomer voting block seems to @ @ @ @ @

Pakistani Government Signs Law That Would Put People In Prison For Life For "Blaspheming" Muhammad The government of Pakistan just signed a law that could...


shoebat--2020-08-24--The Jacob Blake Story Is Complete Garbage

My thoughts on the latest story they wants to use to stoke racial hatred :


shoebat--2020-08-24--Erdogan Orders Historic Church Turned Into A Mosque

President of Turkey Erdogan has made very clear that he wants to revive the Ottoman Empire .
However , according to the Christian Post , Erdogan has taken this another step by turning another ancient Christian church into a mosque .
About a month after converting Istanbul ’ s landmark Hagia Sophia into a Muslim house of prayer , Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has now ordered another ancient Orthodox church to be turned into a mosque .
Erdogan , who is seeking to gain support among his conservative base amid economic and political uncertainty , has officially ordered that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Holy Saviour in Chora — also known as the Kariye Museum — be handed over to Turkey ’ s religious authority for its conversion into a Muslim house of prayer , The Associated Press reported .
Originally built in the early 4th century by Constantine the Great , the Holy Saviour church was converted into the Kariye Mosque about 50 years after the 1453 conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks .
In 1945 , the building was designated a museum by the Turkish government .
The museum was opened for public display @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restore the original church ’ s mosaics .
The foreign ministry of Greece , where millions of Orthodox Christians live , condemned Erdogan ’ s decision for “ once again brutally insulting the character ” of another U.N. world heritage site .
“ This is a provocation against all believers , ” the Greek ministry said in a statement .
“ We urge Turkey to return to the 21st century , and the mutual respect , dialogue and understanding between civilizations.
” Turkey ’ s Opposition HDP party lawmaker Garo Paylan called the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ One of the symbols of our country ’ s deep , multicultural identity and multi-religious history has been sacrificed , ” he tweeted , according to France 24 .
Before opening the structure for Muslim prayers , the church ’ s walls will be covered up or plastered over to hide the Christian art .
And that would be “ destruction , ” Ottoman Empire historian Zeynep Turkyilmaz told the AFP .
“ It is impossible to hide the frescoes and mosaics because they decorate the entire building , ” he @ @ @ @ @

President of Turkey Erdogan has made very clear that he wants to revive the Ottoman Empire. However, according to the Christian Post, Erdogan has taken this another step by turning another ancient Christian church into a mosque.
About a month after converting Istanbul’s landmark Hagia Sophia into a Muslim house of prayer, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has now ordered another ancient Orthodox church to be turned into a mosque.
Erdogan, who is seeking to gain support among his conservative base amid economic and political uncertainty, has officially ordered that Istanbul’s medieval Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora — also known as the Kariye Museum — be handed over to Turkey’s religious authority for its conversion into a Muslim house of prayer, The Associated Press reported.
Originally built in the early 4th century by Constantine the Great, the Holy Saviour church was converted into the Kariye Mosque about 50 years after the 1453 conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks. In 1945, the building was designated a museum by the Turkish government. The museum was opened for public display in 1958 after American art historians helped restore the original church’s mosaics.
The foreign ministry of Greece, where millions of Orthodox Christians live, condemned Erdogan’s decision for “once again brutally insulting the character” of another U.N. world heritage site.
“This is a provocation against all believers,” the Greek ministry said in a statement. “We urge Turkey to return to the 21st century, and the mutual respect, dialogue and understanding between civilizations.”
Turkey’s Opposition HDP party lawmaker Garo Paylan called the move “a shame for our country.”
“One of the symbols of our country’s deep, multicultural identity and multi-religious history has been sacrificed,” he tweeted, according to France 24.
Before opening the structure for Muslim prayers, the church’s walls will be covered up or plastered over to hide the Christian art. And that would be “destruction,” Ottoman Empire historian Zeynep Turkyilmaz told the AFP. “It is impossible to hide the frescoes and mosaics because they decorate the entire building,” he said. (source)


shoebat--2020-08-24--Oregon May Legalize Most Drugs

Oregon May Legalize Most Drugs

The situation of the ‘ drug war ’ in the US has always been tied to politics and money manipulation , but in recent years , there has been a strong trend towards the legalization of drugs , beginning with marijuana .
regardless of what one thinks of this , the fact is the trend is likely going to continue .
According to Zero Hedge , there is a new development in that the state of Oregon may legalize almost all drugs and reduce the severity of most charges , including those of minor possession from misdemeanors or felonies to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Under the proposed Measure 110 , or the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act , the low-level possession of illegal substances would be reclassified from a misdemeanor to a violation , punishable by either a $ 100 fine or a health assessment .
Drug trafficking would remain a felony offense , while substantial possession of drugs would be reduced to a felony .
Rehabilitation services would be expanded under the measure , and 24-hour Addiction Recovery Centers would also be opened .
According to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission , the reclassifications proposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fewer Oregon residents facing conviction for felony possession of a controlled substance annually – leading to a mammoth 95-percent drop from current conviction rates .
The state would fund Measure 110 ’ s addiction programs , which are expected to cost $ 57 million yearly , entirely through excess taxes collected on cannabis sales .
Current tax revenue from cannabis sales are expected to yield $ 182.4 million from 2021 to 2023 .
And as tax revenues increase and decriminalization incurs further savings for the state , petitioners for the Yes for 110 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be reallocated to help treat and rehabilitate drug addicts .
As governments become hungrier for new taxes , the idea of a “ drug tax ” may be appealing to many , which would further bolster efforts towards legalization .
The opposition to drugs in the past was based on a certain social and philosophical paradigm .
As that changes with the passing of the Boomer generation , it is natural that one will see a new paradigm come in , especially as there are significant differences between the two generations in what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and their place in the world .
What we are seeing is not so much an adaptation of something new , but a continuation of established behaviors just carried out further to their natural conclusions that have been growing for years .
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The situation of the ‘drug war’ in the US has always been tied to politics and money manipulation, but in recent years, there has been a strong trend towards the legalization of drugs, beginning with marijuana. regardless of what one thinks of this, the fact is the trend is likely going to continue. According to
Zero Hedge, there is a new development in that the state of Oregon may legalize almost all drugs and reduce the severity of most charges, including those of minor possession from misdemeanors or felonies to that equivalent to a parking ticket.
Under the proposed Measure 110, or the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, the low-level possession of illegal substances would be reclassified from a misdemeanor to a violation, punishable by either a $100 fine or a health assessment. Drug trafficking would remain a felony offense, while substantial possession of drugs would be reduced to a felony. Rehabilitation services would be expanded under the measure, and 24-hour Addiction Recovery Centers would also be opened. … According to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, the reclassifications proposed by the measure would see roughly 1,800 fewer Oregon residents facing conviction for felony possession of a controlled substance annually – leading to a mammoth 95-percent drop from current conviction rates. … The state would fund Measure 110’s addiction programs, which are expected to cost $57 million yearly, entirely through excess taxes collected on cannabis sales. Current tax revenue from cannabis sales are expected to yield $182.4 million from 2021 to 2023. And as tax revenues increase and decriminalization incurs further savings for the state, petitioners for the Yes for 110 Campaign predict that even more funds can be reallocated to help treat and rehabilitate drug addicts. (source)
As governments become hungrier for new taxes, the idea of a “drug tax” may be appealing to many, which would further bolster efforts towards legalization.
The opposition to drugs in the past was based on a certain social and philosophical paradigm. As that changes with the passing of the Boomer generation, it is natural that one will see a new paradigm come in, especially as there are significant differences between the two generations in what they believe and how they view life and their place in the world. What we are seeing is not so much an adaptation of something new, but a continuation of established behaviors just carried out further to their natural conclusions that have been growing for years.
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shoebat--2020-08-24--No Surprise- After Being Transferred To A German Hospital, Tests Show Signs Of Poisoning

Last week , I wrote an article about Aleksy Navalny and the likelihood , based on patterns of history and behavior from Russian spy agencies , that he was likely poisoned in an attempted assassination from the FSB as a part of Putin eliminating his opposition .
Following a transfer from Siberia to Germany , Zero Hedge reports that Navalny ’ s test results show signs of poisoning .
The German hospital where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being treated has announced that the politician and investigative journalist was probably poisoned with a “ cholinesterase inhibitor , ” though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t known .
Tests on Navalny indicate that the Russian anti-corruption campaigner was indeed poisoned , and a “ broad analysis ” has been launched to try and determine the exact nature of the poison .
Doctors at Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin , where Navalny has been treated since being transferred from Siberia on Saturday , said his “ clinical findings indicate intoxication by a substance from the cholinesterase inhibitor group.
” “ The specific substance has not been identified so far and a further wide-ranging analysis has been initiated .
The effect of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inhibition in the organism , has been proven several times and in independent laboratories.
” They said Navalny remains in an artificial coma and is in a serious condition “ but there is currently no acute danger to his life.
” Navalny is reportedly in serious , but stable condition , according to a statement Monday from Berlin ’ s Charite hospital .
He was evacuated from Russia on Saturday .
He has been in an artificial coma since Thursday after falling ill on a plane returning to Moscow from Tomsk .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activists and opposition candidates ahead of regional elections set for September .
His sudden illness raised suspicions after a string of Kremlin critics fell victim to poisoning in recent years .
According to Sky News , Navalny is being treated with atropine but the doctors said they can not currently determine whether he will have lasting issues , “ especially in the area of the nervous system.
” ( source ) This is not a surprise .
The CIA , as noted , tends to use poisons for mind control or experiments , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assassinations .
Based on the study , as it indicates the poison used is not definitively known , it is possible that , according to the National Institute of Health on the nature of the poison used , it may have been a form of sarin .
I don ’ t like Navalny , but the question if he was poisoned or not is a simple ‘ yes ’ or ‘ no ’ .
The Russian answer that he was just ‘ sick ’ did not make any sense , and while Germany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one might also remember that Russia and Germany ally frequently before alliances break down and they fight each other- one only needs to recall the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact that Hitler and Stalin signed .
The situation is sort of like when Robert Spencer claimed he was poisoned in Iceland by ‘ leftists ’ when the reality is that his toxicology reports suggested that Spencer had just drank too much alcohol with party drugs and , likely owing to the combination and his health status , he had a non-life threatening reaction .
There is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurt -but this is the most likely result based on the data available .
The same is with Navalny , for regardless of what one thinks of him , either Navalny was poisoned or he was not , and all evidence indicates that he likely was .
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Last week, I wrote an article about Aleksy Navalny and the likelihood, based on patterns of history and behavior from Russian spy agencies, that he was likely poisoned in an attempted assassination from the FSB as a part of Putin eliminating his opposition. Following a transfer from Siberia to Germany, Zero Hedge reports that Navalny’s test results show signs of poisoning.
The German hospital where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being treated has announced that the politician and investigative journalist was probably poisoned with a “cholinesterase inhibitor,” though the exact nature of the poison isn’t known. Tests on Navalny indicate that the Russian anti-corruption campaigner was indeed poisoned, and a “broad analysis” has been launched to try and determine the exact nature of the poison. Doctors at Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, where Navalny has been treated since being transferred from Siberia on Saturday, said his “clinical findings indicate intoxication by a substance from the cholinesterase inhibitor group.” “The specific substance has not been identified so far and a further wide-ranging analysis has been initiated. The effect of the toxin, i.e. the cholinesterase inhibition in the organism, has been proven several times and in independent laboratories.” They said Navalny remains in an artificial coma and is in a serious condition “but there is currently no acute danger to his life.” Navalny is reportedly in serious, but stable condition, according to a statement Monday from Berlin’s Charite hospital. He was evacuated from Russia on Saturday. He has been in an artificial coma since Thursday after falling ill on a plane returning to Moscow from Tomsk. The 44-year-old was in the city meeting local activists and opposition candidates ahead of regional elections set for September. His sudden illness raised suspicions after a string of Kremlin critics fell victim to poisoning in recent years. According to Sky News, Navalny is being treated with atropine but the doctors said they cannot currently determine whether he will have lasting issues, “especially in the area of the nervous system.” (source)
This is not a surprise. The CIA, as noted, tends to use poisons for mind control or experiments, but the KGB/now FSB uses them for assassinations. Based on the study, as it indicates the poison used is not definitively known, it is possible that, according to the National Institute of Health on the nature of the poison used, it may have been a form of sarin.
I don’t like Navalny, but the question if he was poisoned or not is a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’. The Russian answer that he was just ‘sick’ did not make any sense, and while Germany may have historical disagreements with Russia, one might also remember that Russia and Germany ally frequently before alliances break down and they fight each other- one only needs to recall the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact that Hitler and Stalin signed.
The situation is sort of like when Robert Spencer claimed he was poisoned in Iceland by ‘leftists’ when the reality is that his toxicology reports suggested that Spencer had just drank too much alcohol with party drugs and, likely owing to the combination and his health status, he had a non-life threatening reaction. There is nothing wrong with saying this- truth can hurt -but this is the most likely result based on the data available.
The same is with Navalny, for regardless of what one thinks of him, either Navalny was poisoned or he was not, and all evidence indicates that he likely was.
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