lifesitenews--2020-12-16--Founder of vaccine safety website, ex-pharma insider found dead

December 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Brandy Vaughan , a former sales executive for the pharmaceutical company Merck and the founder of learntherisk.org , a website dedicated to educating people on the risks associated with vaccines , was apparently found dead by her nine-year-old son on December 8 .
According to Children ’ s Health Defense , Vaughan is reported to have died of “ gallbladder complications , ” although the source of the report has not been cited , nor has it shared the specific cause of the complications ( such as a gallbladder rupture ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a friend of Vaughn ’ s , Erin Elizabeth , shared screenshots of a Facebook post Vaughan had written in December of 2019 , in which she assured readers that she was not suicidal and did not take any drugs that would cause her to die suddenly .
“ The post I wish I didn ’ t have to write ... .
But given certain tragedies over the last couple of years , I feel it ’ s absolutely necessary to post these ten facts… please screenshot this for the record , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ huge mission in this life .
Even when they make it very difficult and scary , I would NEVER take my own life .
Period , ” she continued .
Referring to her son , Vaughan wrote , “ Bastien means everything to me and I would NEVER leave him .
Period .
She added that she hadn ’ t taken pharmaceuticals for ten years .
“ In other words , I ’ m not on anything that could kill me unexpectedly or suddenly , ” she wrote .
“ If something were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s foul play and you know exactly who and why — given my work and mission in this life , ” she continued .
Vaccine safety has come under scrutiny during the coronavirus outbreak , with pro-lifers expressing concern about the connection of vaccines to abortion , among other concerns .
Elizabeth also shared a screenshot of a text she received from Vaughan in which she expressed worry about being poisoned and apparently referenced the death of Dr. Ben Johnson , M.D.
, D.O.
, NMD in January of 2019 .
“ So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Was Dr. Ben ever married ?
Lived alone ?
Sorry for all the questions .
I ’ m just so upset about this , especially since he wasn ’ t even taking on the vaccine issue but mammograms , which one would think was a ‘ safer ’ issue.
” Vaughan , who used to work as a pharmaceutical sales representative for Merck , explained how she got started as an activist exposing the dangers of vaccines and pharmaceutical industry in a video shared in 2015 .
She begins by revealing that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drug Vioxx .
“ When it came out that Merck had falsified safety data and Vioxx actually had twice the increase in heart attacks and strokes [ for ] people taking it , it really made me realize that there was a lot of corruption behind the scenes and that just because a drug is on the market does n't mean it 's safe , ” Vaughan said in the video .
She explained how later , during a wellness visit for her son , a doctor “ stormed out of the room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine insert .
“ That was a huge red flag for me , knowing what I knew from being a pharmaceutical sales rep before .
And I started to do my research into vaccines and the ingredients and the flawed safety data.
” Part of what she discovered is that aluminum is a major adjuvant in vaccines , which was another big “ red flag ” for her .
When her grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer , the doctor found high levels of aluminum in her tissues .
He told her that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ linked to breast cancer .
“ The more I dug into this , what I realized was vaccines are not for public health .
It ’ s really about pharmaceutical company profit .
It ’ s basically playing Russian Roulette with our children , ” continued Vaughan .
“ I really got motivated to get more into this fight when I realized the mandatory vaccination bills that were sweeping the country [ . ]
” Vaughan went on to found Learn The Risk , a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nation ’ s first mandatory vaccination for education laws — SB277 in California , ” according to her website .
SB277 , which was signed into law in 2015 , “ barred parents from citing their personal beliefs as a reason for not vaccinating their children ” for school .
It was when Vaughan returned from a rally protesting SB277 in Sacramento that she first began to experience acts of intimidation , she explained in a video shared in 2015 .
She described how she came home from Sacramento to find a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had previously hidden in her bushes , out on her doorstep .
“ That day I had my locks changed and I installed a $ 3,000 alarm system two days later , ” said Vaughan .
She was later informed by her alarm company that someone had set off her alarm at 3:45 in the morning and immediately disarmed it with the master code , which Vaughan said no one had but her .
Whoever entered proceeded to walk down her hallway , setting off the monitor sensor , and opened and shut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ house at 3:49 a.m. “ After the incident I talked to some security experts who have actually done intimidation for corporations , and they said , they were probably tapping your place.
” Vaughan described how only days later , she found her computer moved from its hiding place above her microwave to the middle of her kitchen floor .
After leaving town for a couple of weeks , she returned with a friend to find her ladder , which she had kept in her garage , just outside a bedroom window of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the blinds kept open .
A neighbor informed her that she hadn ’ t seen the ladder there the day before .
Only days after that , she found a duck figurine on one of her outdoor tables .
“ When I talked to the security experts , I said , I don ’ t understand the duck .
And then it came to me that I had been on my phone having a lot of conversations [ with ] people asking me , are you staying at your house ?
What are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use the term repeatedly : I ’ m not staying at my house .
I feel like a sitting duck , because they can get in at any time.
” “ So that was actually quite disturbing to come home to .
It ’ s just a clear message that , again , they are watching me.
” “ It ’ s quite scary .
After all these intimidation tactics it 's very hard to feel safe and secure , but I am not gon na go away — I mean I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because these are important issues , and we need to expose what ’ s really going on behind the mandatory vaccination bills.
” “ I hope that we can continue this fight .
We may have lost the battle but we still have a war to win , ” Vaughan concluded .
In her 2019 Facebook post , Vaughan wrote , “ If something were to happen to me , I have arranged for a close group of my friends to start a GoFundMe to hire a team of private investigators to figure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been many on this mission or a similar one that have been killed and it ’ s time this b -- -- -- - stopped .
The darkness can not win.
” LifeSiteNews has produced an extensive COVID-19 vaccines resources page .
View it here .

'If something were to happen to me,' Brandy Vaughan wrote in late 2019, 'it’s foul play and you know exactly who and why.'
December 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Brandy Vaughan, a former sales executive for the pharmaceutical company Merck and the founder of learntherisk.org, a website dedicated to educating people on the risks associated with vaccines, was apparently found dead by her nine-year-old son on December 8.
According to Children’s Health Defense, Vaughan is reported to have died of “gallbladder complications,” although the source of the report has not been cited, nor has it shared the specific cause of the complications (such as a gallbladder rupture).
Soon after learning of her death, a friend of Vaughn’s, Erin Elizabeth, shared screenshots of a Facebook post Vaughan had written in December of 2019, in which she assured readers that she was not suicidal and did not take any drugs that would cause her to die suddenly.
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“The post I wish I didn’t have to write…. But given certain tragedies over the last couple of years, I feel it’s absolutely necessary to post these ten facts… please screenshot this for the record,” wrote Vaughan.
“I have a huge mission in this life. Even when they make it very difficult and scary, I would NEVER take my own life. Period,” she continued.
Referring to her son, Vaughan wrote, “Bastien means everything to me and I would NEVER leave him. Period. She added that she hadn’t taken pharmaceuticals for ten years. “In other words, I’m not on anything that could kill me unexpectedly or suddenly,” she wrote.
“If something were to happen to me, it’s foul play and you know exactly who and why — given my work and mission in this life,” she continued.
Vaccine safety has come under scrutiny during the coronavirus outbreak, with pro-lifers expressing concern about the connection of vaccines to abortion, among other concerns.
Elizabeth also shared a screenshot of a text she received from Vaughan in which she expressed worry about being poisoned and apparently referenced the death of Dr. Ben Johnson, M.D., D.O., NMD in January of 2019.
“So odd! I worry sometimes about poisoning. Was Dr. Ben ever married? Lived alone? Sorry for all the questions. I’m just so upset about this, especially since he wasn’t even taking on the vaccine issue but mammograms, which one would think was a ‘safer’ issue.”
Vaughan, who used to work as a pharmaceutical sales representative for Merck, explained how she got started as an activist exposing the dangers of vaccines and pharmaceutical industry in a video shared in 2015. She begins by revealing that she used to represent Merck’s drug Vioxx.
“When it came out that Merck had falsified safety data and Vioxx actually had twice the increase in heart attacks and strokes [for] people taking it, it really made me realize that there was a lot of corruption behind the scenes and that just because a drug is on the market doesn't mean it's safe,” Vaughan said in the video.
She explained how later, during a wellness visit for her son, a doctor “stormed out of the room” when she asked to see a vaccine insert.
“That was a huge red flag for me, knowing what I knew from being a pharmaceutical sales rep before. And I started to do my research into vaccines and the ingredients and the flawed safety data.”
Part of what she discovered is that aluminum is a major adjuvant in vaccines, which was another big “red flag” for her. When her grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer, the doctor found high levels of aluminum in her tissues. He told her that the aluminum found in traditional deodorant was linked to breast cancer.
“The more I dug into this, what I realized was vaccines are not for public health. It’s really about pharmaceutical company profit. It’s basically playing Russian Roulette with our children,” continued Vaughan.
“I really got motivated to get more into this fight when I realized the mandatory vaccination bills that were sweeping the country[.]”
Vaughan went on to found Learn The Risk, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, “in response to one of the nation’s first mandatory vaccination for education laws — SB277 in California,” according to her website. SB277, which was signed into law in 2015, “barred parents from citing their personal beliefs as a reason for not vaccinating their children” for school.
It was when Vaughan returned from a rally protesting SB277 in Sacramento that she first began to experience acts of intimidation, she explained in a video shared in 2015.
She described how she came home from Sacramento to find a key to her house, which she had previously hidden in her bushes, out on her doorstep. “That day I had my locks changed and I installed a $3,000 alarm system two days later,” said Vaughan.
She was later informed by her alarm company that someone had set off her alarm at 3:45 in the morning and immediately disarmed it with the master code, which Vaughan said no one had but her. Whoever entered proceeded to walk down her hallway, setting off the monitor sensor, and opened and shut her dining room window before leaving the house at 3:49 a.m.
“After the incident I talked to some security experts who have actually done intimidation for corporations, and they said, they were probably tapping your place.”
Vaughan described how only days later, she found her computer moved from its hiding place above her microwave to the middle of her kitchen floor. After leaving town for a couple of weeks, she returned with a friend to find her ladder, which she had kept in her garage, just outside a bedroom window of her house — the only window with the blinds kept open. A neighbor informed her that she hadn’t seen the ladder there the day before.
Only days after that, she found a duck figurine on one of her outdoor tables. “When I talked to the security experts, I said, I don’t understand the duck. And then it came to me that I had been on my phone having a lot of conversations [with] people asking me, are you staying at your house? What are you going to do? And I use the term repeatedly: I’m not staying at my house. I feel like a sitting duck, because they can get in at any time.”
“So that was actually quite disturbing to come home to. It’s just a clear message that, again, they are watching me.”
“It’s quite scary. After all these intimidation tactics it's very hard to feel safe and secure, but I am not gonna go away — I mean I’m not gonna be silenced, because these are important issues, and we need to expose what’s really going on behind the mandatory vaccination bills.”
“I hope that we can continue this fight. We may have lost the battle but we still have a war to win,” Vaughan concluded.
In her 2019 Facebook post, Vaughan wrote, “If something were to happen to me, I have arranged for a close group of my friends to start a GoFundMe to hire a team of private investigators to figure out all the details.”
“There have been many on this mission or a similar one that have been killed and it’s time this b——- stopped. The darkness cannot win.”
LifeSiteNews has produced an extensive COVID-19 vaccines resources page. View it here.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-16--World needs ‘Great Reset’ that was proposed at Fatima

December 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – There is a major plan for change in society that is called the Great Reset .
Rarely have I seen a plan so openly laid out to the public .
Time magazine devoted a whole issue to the subject .
Most major corporation CEOs ( the Davos crowd ) have signed on to the proposal .
This is beyond conspiracy theory ; it ’ s becoming policy .
The Great Reset is the brainchild of Klaus Schwab and is sponsored by the World Economic Forum .
He sees it as a way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it a greener , more equitable wealth creation system .
It stresses the idea of a “ stakeholder ” capitalism that considers the interests of all society rather than a shareholder version that concentrates on the profits of investors .
The Great Reset comes at a time of the COVID crisis , which is too good to waste .
Many people are favorably disposed to its immediate and radical proposals to change the world .
The need for a ‘ Great Reset ’ As much as I hate agreeing with the Davos crowd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great reset .
We need a great reset because our present systems are frenetically intemperate .
They compel people to want everything instantly and effortlessly , to the detriment of the common good .
A great reset will help us deal with the breakdown of many social networks based on the family .
There is nothing to replace them .
Moreover , we are in a state of polarization and crisis , and the COVID-19 outbreak only makes things worse .
Something must be done .
The time is ripe for a major @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sustain the present system for much longer unless we change direction .
We need a great reset — but it ’ s not Schwab ’ s Great Reset .
We can say that history revolves around great resets .
There are times when nations deteriorate and can not get anything done .
They need to make crucial decisions about which way they will go .
Usually , a crisis triggers a decision that determines the nation ’ s future .
I further hold that there are only two resets possible .
No more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might vary according to the circumstances , but choices on the direction are limited to two .
The two options are predictably one toward the good and the other toward evil .
We have now reached a point in our history where we must choose which reset to follow .
The question is not if there is to be a reset but when .
This decision is forced upon us by Schwab ’ s Great Reset .
Its promoters openly say that everyone must be on board , like it or not .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ off on it .
Schwab claims his reset will lead down the sure path to a better future .
I disagree .
I believe it is an evil , a wrong choice that will take us to ruin .
For all the hullabaloo about this new program , Schwab ’ s plan is remarkably unoriginal .
It reflects old socialist thinking about humanity , society and industry .
Indeed , the left always progresses by recycling old , moldy ideas .
The Great Reset rehashes leftist notions of grand central planning , egalitarian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have failed over the decades .
The danger of the plan is its deceptiveness .
It disguises its goals under the pretext of “ reimagining ” capitalism .
Schwab ’ s Great Reset is total .
It calls for the world to “ act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies , from education to social contracts and working conditions.
” Every country must participate , and all industries must be transformed .
There is no opt-out .
The main components of the Great Reset consist of global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would incorporate a climate-change agenda with broad powers to end fossil fuels , levy taxes and decide policy .
It would promote an equality program of identity politics with calls for diversity and inclusivity .
The plan will enlist Big Tech ’ s services to “ harness the innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to support the public good , especially by addressing health and social challenges , ” in light of the COVID-19 crisis .
Like all such brave-new-world dystopian visions , the Great Reset omits any reference to morality .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those who uphold norms of virtue .
It is a world without morals or God , and it will lead to chaos .
There is a better reset option that will take our society toward good .
That option is not proposed by any Klaus Schwab but by the Mother of God at Fatima .
The Fatima message proposes a Great Reset tailored to our times .
It is remarkably similar to the other reset since it repeats a common theme from the past , calls for a complete transformation of society and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the similarities end there .
When the Blessed Mother appeared to three shepherd children at Fatima in 1917 , she spoke to a world in crisis .
She called upon a sinful world to repent and convert — to reset .
She provided a completely different program to effect this reset that consists of prayer , penance and amendment of life .
She foretold the tragic consequences of not following her message that we have seen fulfilled .
Yet worse things are to come if we continue disregarding the message .
Finally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a great miracle in which the sun “ danced ” in the sky before 70,000 people .
She proved she had the wherewithal to make great changes if people would only listen .
The battle of two resets The sad state of the world calls for a great reset .
We could say that the history of the world since Fatima has been a battle between resets , one proposed by Our Lady and others promoted by communism , socialism , Nazism , secularism , Islamism , and other totalitarian ideologies .
Leftist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to transform everything without a return to moral living and virtue .
Such man-centered schemes have failed miserably .
That is why the latest reset option proposed by Schwab must be rejected in its entirety since it will not address the problem of our iniquities but only make them worse .
It will introduce the terrible technological oversight of a Big Brother , not the solicitous gaze of a loving Mother .
Our Lady asked for a great reset , whereby we might reorient our priorities to the God that created us .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ where Christ would be King again .
Although the entire world ’ s power and money are arrayed against her , the ultimate victory is hers , even if humanity refuses her advice .
What makes her proposal attractive is that she has promised us that her Immaculate Heart will triumph in the end , regardless of our follies .
With her victory being a given , we are outright foolish to ignore her .
John Horvat II is a scholar , researcher , educator , international speaker , and author of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the author of hundreds of published articles .
He lives in Spring Grove , Pennsylvania where he is the vice president of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition , Family and Property .

PETITION UPDATE (12/11/2020)
Right before Thanksgiving, YouTube deleted a LifeSite video of a distinguished Canadian physician protesting the "unfounded public hysteria" over COVID-19 and accused us of spreading "medical misinformation."
Our account was suspended, and we were prohibited from posting videos on our YouTube channel for one week. And, while that may not seem like a big deal, it's a huge deal for a news organization like LifeSite.
Then, earlier this week, YouTube again suspended our account – this time for two weeks – over an episode of The Bishop Strickland Show wherein Bishop Strickland said he would not take an unethical COVID-19 vaccine.
We were able to appeal the suspension, and our request was granted.
This means that in YouTube's three-strikes-and-you're-out content-policing, idea-cleansing scheme, we are back down to one strike. But, we still face the threat of losing our account permanently.
And, we're not the only ones.
In a recent turn of events, YouTube just announced that it will remove videos alleging widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
But, what is YouTube afraid of? The truth???
Thankfully, however, there is a one, big bright spot on the horizon: 48 states filed suit against Facebook just this week.
And, although this seems like a step in the right direction, the draconian measures which YouTube just rolled out, which are already wielded by Twitter, are an assault against free speech.
So, the fight for freedom of speech against Big Tech goes on. And, we must do everything we can to protect it!
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today!
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https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lifesites-channel-was-suspended-by-youtube-heres-how-you-can-still-watch-our-videos
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/youtube-starts-removing-videos-that-contain-allegations-of-mass-voter-fraud
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PETITION UPDATE (11/18/2020)
Everyone thought the censorship by Big Tech corporations would decrease after the 2020 election, but the truth is that censorship is being felt just as much as it was before the election.
And, given the election outcome, perhaps Big Tech censorship now is even more consequential than it was before the election!
The two biggest social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter, and other Big Tech companies, are still censoring and suppressing stories and posts favorable to conservatives, and especially anything that has to do with election fraud.
Here are a few recent examples:
Women for America First organized the March for Trump on November 14, which was shut down by Facebook, MailChimp and Eventbrite. Despite Big Tech’s best efforts to cancel the event, the march went on and gathered a huge crowd.
Twitter has been suppressing a large number of President Trump’s Tweets. Most of his Tweets have been flagged arbitrarily with a warning stating: “This claim about election fraud is disputed."
Please READ this recent article about Big Tech's attempt to choke information conerning the recent Million MAGA March in Washington, DC: '5 things mainstream media won’t tell you about massive DC ‘Stop the Steal’ rally'
Then, please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, which calls on the Congress, the president, and governors to defend freedom of speech as Big Tech continues their rampant censorship.
PETITION UPDATE (10/15/2020)
In a remarkable development, Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham have announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee will be issuing subpoenas to Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg for their company's suppression of two critical expose news stories about how Hunter Biden and the Biden Family allegedly profited from business deals made because of Joe Biden's position as Vice President.
Please WATCH LifeSite's exclusive video of the announcement by Senator Ted Cruz below.
According to the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Lindsey Graham, the subpoenas will be issued next Tuesday, for hearings to be held on Friday of next week.
This is a MASSIVE development, and should be welcomed by those who champion freedom of speech.
Again, this is all happening because Twitter and Facebook refuse to allow their members to share stories which would be favorable to conservatives.
Here's the timeline:
Yesterday, Twitter and Facebook suppressed a NY Post story about how Hunter Biden allegedly profited from introducing a Ukrainian businessman to his then-Vice President father, Joe Biden. The story also alleges that Vice President Biden then subsequently pressured Ukrainian authorities to fire a prosecutor who was investigating the businessman's company.
And, just this morning, Twitter suppressed another expose by the NY Post alleging that the Biden Family improperly profitted from deals made with one of the largest Chinese energy companies because of Vice President Biden's position in government.
But, right after the story broke, Senator Cruz tried to share the latest story on Twitter and was blocked. Twitter says that they are blocking the stories because they claim that the information was obtained illegally. However, Twitter showed no problem allowing illegally obtained information about President Trump's tax returns to be shared.
Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, which calls on the Congress, the president, and governors to defend freedom of speech as Big Tech continues their rampant censorship.
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PETITION UPDATE (9/17/2020)
Big Tech is out to kill free speech. LifeSite is out to protect it!
LifeSite has been digging deep into the many claims of liberal bias and selective censorship of pro-life, pro-family, and conservative voices on social media.
And, we are now launching our new series 'Uncensored: Big Tech vs. Free Speech', which will unpack how the actions of Big Tech censors actually affect conservative and Christian organization and individuals.
Please WATCH the first video in our series featuring Brigitte Gabriel, the Founder of ACT For America, one of the nation's premier national security grassroots organizations.
Ms. Gabriel's organization, ACT For America, has been targeted by Big Tech especially in the manipulation of search results.
Big Tech “think[s] they are God and they are exercising their godly power over everybody else,” Gabriel explained. "Because in today's world, anytime you want to find out any information about somebody, what do you do? Google. You go to the internet to find out some information about them. When you research anything about somebody, the first thing that comes up [in the search results] is the Southern Poverty Law Center’s labeling of ‘hate groups.’”
“And who are the ‘hate groups’? Family Research Council is a hate group because they are pro-family. American Family Radio is a hate group…LifeSiteNews is a hate group. My organization is a hate group because we sound the alarm about terrorism and protecting our constitutional freedom. And so they try to character assassinate you. And they control the language.”
LifeSite's research shows that Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter, and others have become far too dangerous for democracy.
They can and do sway elections and public opinion in whatever direction they want, primarily by manipulating search results, tracking our online behavior, and by blocking truthful content from their platforms.
Today, LifeSite is starting to fight back, with facts and with stories of conservatives and Christians who are being negatively impacted by Big Tech's liberal bias.
Please continue to follow our 'Big Tech vs. Free Speech' series which aims to launch a new video each week for the next eight weeks.
And, please sign our petition demanding that Big Tech monopolies are broken up. Thank you!
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ORIGINAL PETITION BACKGROUND TEXT:
The outrageous erasing of the White Coat Summit from the internet is only the latest in a long series of brazen acts of censorship against conservatives and all those who support legitimate free speech.
You may agree or disagree with the efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine against the coronavirus, but everyone should agree on this point:
No Big Tech company should have the power to erase from the internet the medical opinions of licensed practicing doctors simply because they do not like what they have to say about the coronavirus or their experience treating it. Americans and other free peoples do not need leftist computer programmers deciding what the best course of medical treatment is for them.
Google/Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Apple and their Big Tech friends want to control what you see, what you read, what you think, and ultimately, how you vote. Not only do they spend hundreds of millions of dollars on lobbying congress and buttering up big Washington DC think tanks, but now they brazenly and directly censor any content they don't want you to see.
Big Tech, like other interest groups, aggressively lobby to help their businesses thrive, but increasingly, Big Tech is using blatant internet censorship to impose its radical world view over those they consider to be "deplorables."
This must stop, but it won't unless we demand it as forcefully as legally possible. We believe that we have reached the point were Big Tech must be broken up if legitimate free speech is going to survive and continue to thrive on the internet.
Please sign our petition to demand real consequences for Big Tech's suppression of legitimate free speech.
In 2016, emails revealed by Fox News' Tucker Carlson proved that Google tried to influence the election by affecting voter turnout. Thankfully they failed. But they didn't give up. Instead, they have been preparing and testing how to manipulate information to continue to abuse their monopolistic power.
In 2018, Google/Youtube et. al. succeeded in manipulating the Irish abortion referendum by blacklisting pro-life videos, manipulating pro-life search terms and results and intentionally withholding pro-life information. Again, this is not an opinion or a conspiracy theory, Project Veritas obtained first hand information proving the intentional censorship by Big Tech.
And the Coronavirus has just made things worse. You see, scared people are more easily manipulated into giving up their freedom of speech. Children are being kept from going to school, tens of millions of Americans are out of work, and rioting has broken out in most major American cities.
Now, more than ever, freedom of speech is necessary to secure all of our freedoms. Freedom of speech is crucial to truly exercise the freedom to vote for the person that best represents one's own views, or the freedom to decide what course of medical treatment to accept - especially the decision to control what vaccines are administered to our children.
Some experts, like Dr. Robert Epstein, a behavioral psychologist who has testified before congress against Big Tech believes that we may already be too late to control Big Tech's tyrannical control over information.
President Trump took a step in the right direction with his Executive Order calling for increased regulation of Big Tech. But much more can be done and needs to be done right now.
In an era where almost everything is polarized, there is an overwhelming support for breaking up the Big Tech monopolies. A recent Pew poll found that 75% of Americans believe that Big Tech companies have too much influence.
It is time to bring serious accountability to Big Tech for their attempts to use their monopolies to kill free speech.
It is time to break up Big Tech.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Google, Facebook, Twitter shut down ‘frontline’ US doctors who promote ‘cure for COVID’ - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/google-facebook-twitter-shut-down-frontline-us-doctors-who-promote-cure-for-covid?utm_source=featured&utm_campaign=standard
Americans overwhelmingly agree Big Tech has too much power: Pew poll - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/americans-overwhelmingly-agree-big-tech-has-too-much-power-pew-poll
Leaked Google employee's email reveals effort to boost Latino vote, surprise that some voted for Trump - https://www.foxnews.com/tech/leaked-google-employees-email-reveals-effort-to-boost-latino-vote-surprise-that-some-voted-for-trump
Undercover video proves Google interfered in Irish abortion referendum - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/americans-overwhelmingly-agree-big-tech-has-too-much-power-pew-poll


lifesitenews--2020-12-15--Catholics should return to practicing Ember Days

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lifesitenews--2020-12-15--BREAKING: Supreme Court tosses rulings against churches in Colorado, New Jersey

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December 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The United States Supreme Court reversed a pair of lower court rulings that sided with COVID-19 restrictions over the religious liberty claims of churches on Tuesday , ordering the courts to reconsider the cases in light of its decision last month against similar health measures New York attempted to impose on religious institutions .
SCOTUSblog reports that the orders concern rulings against High Plains Harvest Church in Colorado and both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New Jersey .
Both cases contested attendance limits placed on religious institutions that were not equally applied to secular ones , with the latter case also arguing that New Jersey ’ s mask mandate was applied more strictly to religious gatherings than secular establishments .
The nation ’ s highest court ordered the lower courts to reconsider the cases in light of the Supreme Court ’ s 5-4 decision last month in favor of Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn against capacity limits imposed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo .
“ Even in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put away and forgotten , ” the Court ruled in November .
“ The restrictions at issue here , by effectively barring many from attending religious services , strike at the very heart of the First Amendment ’ s guarantee of religious liberty , ” and “ can not be viewed as neutral because they single out houses of worship for especially harsh treatment.
” Left-wing Justices Elena Kagan , Sonia Sotomayor , and Stephen Breyer signed a written dissent from the Colorado order but not the New Jersey one , on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restriction at issue .
Father Kevin Robinson , of St. Anthony of Padua in New Jersey , spoke to Fox News ’ s Tucker Carlson about the case back in May .
On December 10 , 2020 , a California Superior Court issued a preliminary injunction protecting Father Trevor Burfitt and his Catholic parishes from the discrimination being heaped on them by Governor Gavin Newsom and those under his authority in the name of COVID-19 prevention .
Robinson and Burfitt are both priests of the Society of St. Pius X .
The New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determine the ultimate fate of COVID-19 restrictions in Colorado , New Jersey , and beyond , ultimately came down on the side of religious liberty thanks to the addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett , President Donald Trump ’ s third nominee to the court , making the Supreme Court especially consequential to the fate of countless similar government actions going forward should former Vice President Joe Biden ultimately take office next month .

Both cases contested attendance limits placed on religious institutions that were not equally applied to secular ones, with the latter case also arguing that New Jersey’s mask mandate was applied more strictly to religious gatherings than secular establishments.
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December 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The United States Supreme Court reversed a pair of lower court rulings that sided with COVID-19 restrictions over the religious liberty claims of churches on Tuesday, ordering the courts to reconsider the cases in light of its decision last month against similar health measures New York attempted to impose on religious institutions.
SCOTUSblog reports that the orders concern rulings against High Plains Harvest Church in Colorado and both Christian and Jewish houses of worship in New Jersey. Both cases contested attendance limits placed on religious institutions that were not equally applied to secular ones, with the latter case also arguing that New Jersey’s mask mandate was applied more strictly to religious gatherings than secular establishments.
The nation’s highest court ordered the lower courts to reconsider the cases in light of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision last month in favor of Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn against capacity limits imposed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
“Even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten,” the Court ruled in November. “The restrictions at issue here, by effectively barring many from attending religious services, strike at the very heart of the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious liberty,” and “cannot be viewed as neutral because they single out houses of worship for especially harsh treatment.”
Left-wing Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Stephen Breyer signed a written dissent from the Colorado order but not the New Jersey one, on the grounds that Colorado had already withdrawn the restriction at issue.
Father Kevin Robinson, of St. Anthony of Padua in New Jersey, spoke to Fox News’s Tucker Carlson about the case back in May.
On December 10, 2020, a California Superior Court issued a preliminary injunction protecting Father Trevor Burfitt and his Catholic parishes from the discrimination being heaped on them by Governor Gavin Newsom and those under his authority in the name of COVID-19 prevention. Robinson and Burfitt are both priests of the Society of St. Pius X.
The New York ruling, which appears poised to determine the ultimate fate of COVID-19 restrictions in Colorado, New Jersey, and beyond, ultimately came down on the side of religious liberty thanks to the addition of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s third nominee to the court, making the Supreme Court especially consequential to the fate of countless similar government actions going forward should former Vice President Joe Biden ultimately take office next month.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-15--Monks sell so much pro-life coffee they need to build new roasting facility

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SILVER CITY , New Mexico , December 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A priory of monks who turned to coffee to support both themselves , a convent of nuns , and pro-life causes are expanding their coffee-roasting operations .
The Benedictines of Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery near Silver City , New Mexico , broke ground on a new 9,000 square foot coffee roasting facility in July 2019 .
The monks hope to have the exterior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the interior completed by the summer .
The new facility will house a bean storage warehouse , roasting room , grinding room , packing room , office and visitor center .
It will also feature a larger capacity roaster that should increase the amount of “ Abbey Roast ” coffee the monks can produce “ sevenfold , ” or 600 % .
The monks decided that the new building was necessary because , after years of steadily increasing sales , demand had outstripped their ability to produce Abbey Roast coffee .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Jean Dunn of JE Dunn Construction and other benefactors .
The monks have been involved in the construction of the building themselves , assisted by building professionals , depending on the complexity of the task—and their cash flow .
“ We do a lot of the work ourselves , and when we have the funds—when people donate—we hire regular crews , ” Brother Bernard , Obl .
S.B .
told LifeSiteNews .
“ But when they don ’ t [ donate ] , we continue our own work.
” Currently the monks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the building and pay for the new coffee roaster .
But Brother Bernard also underscored that their coffee sales , including those of the limited-edition Christmas Blend , continue to help many pro-life organizations .
These include American Life League and , yes , LifeSiteNews .
This holiday season , sales of the monks ’ Christmas blend will exclusively benefit LifeSiteNews .
Abbey Roast is also the official coffee of the March for Life in Washington , D.C. , and usually the monks have a stall in the event ’ s hotel .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus restrictions , there will be a hospitality tent instead , and the monks will be there , supplying their joy-giving elixir .
Brother Bernard described the Christmas Blend as “ bold , dark , and flavorful ” and told LifeSiteNews what different coffees were added to the Brazilian beans before deciding he didn ’ t want to give all the monks ’ coffee secrets away .
There are about 35 men in Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery ; four young men are new postulants and Brother Bernard estimated that there were three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In an email to LifeSiteNews , his fellow Benedictine Brother Brendan stated that the average age of the community is “ around 30 years old.
” Brother Bernard explained that the community is a priory with a prior , Father Cyprian Rodriguez , rather than an abbey with an abbot , and that their life is “ completely traditional , ” complete with Matins said at 3:30 AM .
“ And then we have a little time we call Lectio Divino , when we have reading in our cells , and then we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ breakfast , and then morning chores , ” Brother Bernard explained .
“ We have a farm ... We have a very [ stable ] life , and we have a lot of the original type of things that monks did years ago .
It ’ s a step back into the Middle Ages , except that we have internet and stuff like that to sell our coffee.
” Less stable is the composition of the community .
Asked if the monastery had lost any monks this year , Brother Bernard said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is just a part of life .
“ It ’ s hard to get in , it ’ s easy to leave , in a sense , ” he said .
“ A lot of people have what we call a ‘ temporary vocation ’ where God allows them to get their lives together and then they go out and get married .
So that happens a lot .
Generally , it ’ s a slow building process.
” But Brother Bernard himself was a founding member and has been with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as being a crisis pregnancy counsellor in his earthly life , he was an architect .
“ I designed things , but I never really built them by hand , ” he told LifeSiteNews .
“ And now I build everything .
The [ monastery ] tower you see , I laid the blocks .
We ’ re building a little City on the Hill , like the Lord says in the Gospels .
Benedictines are known for being on the mountain tops , the Cistercians in the valleys.
” One of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help more local pro-life groups raise funds for their activities by expanding their “ Cafe 4 Life ” program .
“ Cafe 4 Life is the way we wholesale coffee , '' Brother Bernard explained .
“ We make enough to help us continue our work , and support our sisters and ourselves [ … ] and the pro-life groups can raise the funds on the wholesaled coffee , maybe $ 3 or $ 4 a bag , and they raise money for their local ministries.
” Brother Bernard first got the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2010 he was sent down to Brazil by the prior , as an architect , to help brother Benedictines rebuild their church .
The American monk was impressed by how good the Brazilian coffee was .
Today his community imports their coffee from “ everywhere , ” sourcing it in Oakland , California , but their principal coffee still comes from a small family-run producer in Brazil .
“ We make our own custom blends , ” Brother Bernard said and estimated that the monks currently produce about 43,200 pounds of coffee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outbreak has had little impact on monastic life .
Brother Brendan told LifeSiteNews in his email that the monks still receive daily inquiries daily from visitors asking if they can come and visit , and they do allow a limited number of visitors to their chapel and monastery grounds .
“ Thank God we ’ ve been able to continue our work , our construction , and our production , ” Brother Bernard told LifeSiteNews .
“ Actually , our coffee production probably went up during [ COVID ] because people are home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coffee , and [ coffee ] makes you happy .
”

The new facility will house a bean storage warehouse, roasting room, grinding room, packing room, office and visitor center. It will also feature a larger capacity roaster that should increase the amount of 'Abbey Roast' coffee the monks can produce by 600%.
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SILVER CITY, New Mexico, December 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A priory of monks who turned to coffee to support both themselves, a convent of nuns, and pro-life causes are expanding their coffee-roasting operations.
The Benedictines of Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery near Silver City, New Mexico, broke ground on a new 9,000 square foot coffee roasting facility in July 2019. The monks hope to have the exterior finished in the first months of 2021 and the interior completed by the summer.
The new facility will house a bean storage warehouse, roasting room, grinding room, packing room, office and visitor center. It will also feature a larger capacity roaster that should increase the amount of “Abbey Roast” coffee the monks can produce “sevenfold,” or 600%. The monks decided that the new building was necessary because, after years of steadily increasing sales, demand had outstripped their ability to produce Abbey Roast coffee. They were assisted in the project by William and Jean Dunn of JE Dunn Construction and other benefactors.
The monks have been involved in the construction of the building themselves, assisted by building professionals, depending on the complexity of the task—and their cash flow.
“We do a lot of the work ourselves, and when we have the funds—when people donate—we hire regular crews,” Brother Bernard, Obl. S.B. told LifeSiteNews.
“But when they don’t [donate], we continue our own work.”
Currently the monks are trying to raise funds to finish the building and pay for the new coffee roaster. But Brother Bernard also underscored that their coffee sales, including those of the limited-edition Christmas Blend, continue to help many pro-life organizations. These include American Life League and, yes, LifeSiteNews. This holiday season, sales of the monks’ Christmas blend will exclusively benefit LifeSiteNews.
Abbey Roast is also the official coffee of the March for Life in Washington, D.C., and usually the monks have a stall in the event’s hotel. This coming January, thanks to the coronavirus restrictions, there will be a hospitality tent instead, and the monks will be there, supplying their joy-giving elixir.
Brother Bernard described the Christmas Blend as “bold, dark, and flavorful” and told LifeSiteNews what different coffees were added to the Brazilian beans before deciding he didn’t want to give all the monks’ coffee secrets away.
There are about 35 men in Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery; four young men are new postulants and Brother Bernard estimated that there were three or four new professions in 2020. In an email to LifeSiteNews, his fellow Benedictine Brother Brendan stated that the average age of the community is “around 30 years old.”
Brother Bernard explained that the community is a priory with a prior, Father Cyprian Rodriguez, rather than an abbey with an abbot, and that their life is “completely traditional,” complete with Matins said at 3:30 AM.
“And then we have a little time we call Lectio Divino, when we have reading in our cells, and then we have Lauds, and then we have breakfast, and then morning chores,” Brother Bernard explained.
“We have a farm… We have a very [stable] life, and we have a lot of the original type of things that monks did years ago. It’s a step back into the Middle Ages, except that we have internet and stuff like that to sell our coffee.”
Less stable is the composition of the community. Asked if the monastery had lost any monks this year, Brother Bernard said that monks “come and go,” which is just a part of life.
“It’s hard to get in, it’s easy to leave, in a sense,” he said.
“A lot of people have what we call a ‘temporary vocation’ where God allows them to get their lives together and then they go out and get married. So that happens a lot. Generally, it’s a slow building process.”
But Brother Bernard himself was a founding member and has been with the community for 26 years. As well as being a crisis pregnancy counsellor in his earthly life, he was an architect.
“I designed things, but I never really built them by hand,” he told LifeSiteNews.
“And now I build everything. The [monastery] tower you see, I laid the blocks. We’re building a little City on the Hill, like the Lord says in the Gospels. Benedictines are known for being on the mountain tops, the Cistercians in the valleys.”
One of the monks’ dreams for the future is to help more local pro-life groups raise funds for their activities by expanding their “Cafe 4 Life” program.
“Cafe 4 Life is the way we wholesale coffee,” Brother Bernard explained.
“We make enough to help us continue our work, and support our sisters and ourselves […] and the pro-life groups can raise the funds on the wholesaled coffee, maybe $3 or $4 a bag, and they raise money for their local ministries.”
Brother Bernard first got the idea of the monastery coffee production when in 2010 he was sent down to Brazil by the prior, as an architect, to help brother Benedictines rebuild their church. The American monk was impressed by how good the Brazilian coffee was. Today his community imports their coffee from “everywhere,” sourcing it in Oakland, California, but their principal coffee still comes from a small family-run producer in Brazil.
“We make our own custom blends,” Brother Bernard said and estimated that the monks currently produce about 43,200 pounds of coffee a year.
Meanwhile, the COVID-19 outbreak has had little impact on monastic life. Brother Brendan told LifeSiteNews in his email that the monks still receive daily inquiries daily from visitors asking if they can come and visit, and they do allow a limited number of visitors to their chapel and monastery grounds.
“Thank God we’ve been able to continue our work, our construction, and our production,” Brother Bernard told LifeSiteNews.
“Actually, our coffee production probably went up during [COVID] because people are home, they’re drinking lots of coffee, and [coffee] makes you happy.”
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lifesitenews--2020-12-15--Australian doctor suspended indefinitely for sharing conservative social media posts

MELBOURNE , Australia , December 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – An Australian doctor of 15 years has had his license suspended indefinitely after a tribunal concluded that his social media posts showed “ clear conservative leanings , ” with “ the potential for individuals to take posts personally that reference members of the LGBQTI+ community.
” In 2019 , the Medical Board of Australia ( MBA ) launched an investigation into the Evangelical Christian Dr. Jereth Kok after receiving two anonymous complaints about social media posts he had shared within the last ten years .
In an interview @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the moment he found out that an investigation into his conduct had been opened : “ One Friday afternoon last year , while consulting with patients , I was suddenly given notice that I was going to be summarily removed from practice to protect the ‘ public interest ’ .
” According to Kok , in the nine months prior to receiving notice of his removal , the MBA had quietly been trawling through his content on the internet , looking for material which he had written that could implicate him in medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hired a private investigator to run a dragnet over the internet for material written by me.
” Things began to move quickly after Kok received his notice , and the next week he was called to a hearing where he “ was not asked any questions ” and “ was in there for about fifteen minutes.
” In that short time , his registration was suspended , “ meaning that [ he ] could no longer work , could no longer provide care or even speak to [ his ] patients.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was made regardless of the fact that no complaints were ever forwarded by any of his own patients .
The supposedly incriminating data comes in the form of discussions Kok entered into on online fora , comments made on Facebook “ and ‘ memes ’ and articles that [ he ] shared there [ Facebook ] ; including articles by the American political commentator Matt Walsh , and the satire site Babylon Bee.
” The content of the online material includes his strongly pro-life and pro-family views , especially around the topics of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ I never dreamt that publicly sharing a Matt Walsh or Babylon Bee article would be career ending , ” Kok said .
The medic clarified that he has never discriminated against a patient in his professional capacity as doctor .
“ I ’ ve practised medicine for over 15 years , and looked after many people who would identify as ‘ LGBT ’ .
None of them has ever complained about rudeness , discrimination , etc.
” Nevertheless the MBA still alleged that Kok “ was providing compromised healthcare to ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ admitting that “ this allegation was unsubstantiated.
” Analysing Kok ’ s case , principal lawyer of the Human Rights Law Alliance John Steenhof has said that the MBA ’ s decision “ has important implications for freedom of speech , protecting the right to a fair trial , and the invasion of cancel culture into the law.
” Steenhof identifies freedom of speech as a key issue in Kok ’ s case , explaining that “ the laws were amended in 2018 to give the Medical Board [ MBA ] wider powers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is ‘ in the public interest ’ to ‘ uphold public confidence in the provision of services of medical practitioners ’ .
” Steenhof says that the new legislation is “ a great threat to fundamental freedoms ” giving “ far-reaching powers of censure to unaccountable administrative bodies.
” “ It is also extremely problematic for laws to provide vague and imprecise grounds such as ‘ the public interest ’ on which those powers can be exercised , ” the lawyer wrote in an article published earlier this year .
Moreover , despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find any evidence to substantiate the claim that Dr. Kok ’ s opinions affect his professional practice , “ it was sufficient that the community might consider that someone posting those views could fail to give ‘ respectful ’ and ‘ appropriate ’ treatment.
” The MBA offered no definition for the word “ appropriate ” in this context .
On top of this , the Tribunal speculated that “ his opinions might affect the way he treats other doctors.
” These hunches of the MBA were sufficient , in their view , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man with a wife and two children , without pay .
Commenting on the Tribunal ’ s decision to suspend Dr. Kok , Steenhof said : “ [ t ] his Tribunal decision is concerning and should scare anyone in health services who comes within the regulation of the Medical Board of Australia.
” “ The Tribunal has upheld a very low bar for allowing the Medical Board to exercise vaguely worded powers to impose severe sanctions on a doctor prior to a completed investigation or full trial .
So , the end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indefinitely without a full hearing , not for what he does , but for what he has said ( or typed into a keyboard ) .
”


lifesitenews--2020-12-15--Attorney General William Barr resigns from Trump Justice Department

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December 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr will be departing the Trump administration on December 23 amid growing dissatisfaction with his job performance from President Donald Trump .
“ As discussed , I will spend the next week wrapping up a few remaining matters important to the Administration and depart on December 23rd , ” Barr wrote in a letter to the president , praising Trump for “ forg ( ing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country ” in the face of “ relentless , implacable resistance.
” Trump touted his “ very good ” relationship with Barr , whom he said “ has done an outstanding job , ” while announcing that Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen will take over as Acting Attorney General in the interim .
The president ’ s warm comments contrasted sharply with comments he made about Barr just days earlier , stemming from the revelation that Barr directed the Justice Department not to publicly reveal a federal tax and money laundering investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s son Hunter until after the presidential election , ostensibly to avoid the appearance of trying to sway the presidential election : In fact , the department ’ s silence helped sway the election in the opposite direction by enabling the Biden campaign and the media , which worked aggressively to suppress the allegations against Hunter , to claim the story was false .
“ Law enforcement is tasked with investigating criminality , not with assessing how their work will shape public perception during an election , ” National Review ’ s David @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process , bureaucrats are now making investigatory decisions that could easily be construed as helping politicians who are either their boss , or their future boss.
” “ If the DOJ ’ s argument is that Hunter was so close to Joe that an investigation might have affected his father ’ s chances , then , well , that ’ s an important enough relationship that I think voters ought to know about , ” Harsanyi continued .
“ Shouldn ’ t they be aware of the prospect of corruption ?
” During @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won praise from conservatives for his support of religious liberty and eloquent articulation of conservative principles .
But conservatives were also disappointed by his seeming inaction on long-running scandals , including the fact that nobody was ever prosecuted for the Obama administration ’ s spying on the Trump campaign .
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December 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr will be departing the Trump administration on December 23 amid growing dissatisfaction with his job performance from President Donald Trump.
“As discussed, I will spend the next week wrapping up a few remaining matters important to the Administration and depart on December 23rd,” Barr wrote in a letter to the president, praising Trump for “forg(ing) ahead with a positive program for the country” in the face of “relentless, implacable resistance.”
Trump touted his “very good” relationship with Barr, whom he said “has done an outstanding job,” while announcing that Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen will take over as Acting Attorney General in the interim.
…Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen, an outstanding person, will become Acting Attorney General. Highly respected Richard Donoghue will be taking over the duties of Deputy Attorney General. Thank you to all! pic.twitter.com/V5sqOJT9PM — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 14, 2020
The president’s warm comments contrasted sharply with comments he made about Barr just days earlier, stemming from the revelation that Barr directed the Justice Department not to publicly reveal a federal tax and money laundering investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter until after the presidential election, ostensibly to avoid the appearance of trying to sway the presidential election:
IF Biden gets in, nothing will happen to Hunter or Joe. Barr will do nothing, and the new group of partisan killers coming in will quickly kill it all. Same thing with Durham. We caught them cold, spying, treason & more (the hard part), but “Justice” took too long. Will be DOA! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2020
Why didn’t Bill Barr reveal the truth to the public, before the Election, about Hunter Biden. Joe was lying on the debate stage that nothing was wrong, or going on – Press confirmed. Big disadvantage for Republicans at the polls! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2020
In fact, the department’s silence helped sway the election in the opposite direction by enabling the Biden campaign and the media, which worked aggressively to suppress the allegations against Hunter, to claim the story was false.
“Law enforcement is tasked with investigating criminality, not with assessing how their work will shape public perception during an election,” National Review’s David Harsanyi wrote. “Rather than following process, bureaucrats are now making investigatory decisions that could easily be construed as helping politicians who are either their boss, or their future boss.”
“If the DOJ’s argument is that Hunter was so close to Joe that an investigation might have affected his father’s chances, then, well, that’s an important enough relationship that I think voters ought to know about,” Harsanyi continued. “Shouldn’t they be aware of the prospect of corruption?”
During his tenure as Attorney General, Barr won praise from conservatives for his support of religious liberty and eloquent articulation of conservative principles. But conservatives were also disappointed by his seeming inaction on long-running scandals, including the fact that nobody was ever prosecuted for the Obama administration’s spying on the Trump campaign.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-15--‘Wrongheaded’: Left-leaning Canadian legal group warns Trudeau against COVID immunity passports

OTTAWA , Canada , December 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A prominent left-leaning civil liberties group in Canada is warning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with the country ’ s citizens that “ immunity passports ” for those who receive the COVID-19 vaccination shot would ultimately become tools for government-backed “ abuse , discrimination , and oppression.
” Last week , Ontario ’ s Health Minister Christine Elliott sparked a national debate when she suggested that people may need proof of COVID vaccination for “ travel , ” “ work , ” and for going to the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where people will be in closer physical contact , ” which could include shopping centers , restaurants , and even churches .
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association ( CCLA ) immediately hit back against what it called a “ wrongheaded ” solution with a strongly worded Dec. 9 opinion piece on its own website , a Dec. 9 piece published in the Toronto Star , and with a Dec. 12 open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau .
In her opinion piece published on CCLA ’ s website Dec. 9 , the CCLA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that Elliott ’ s threat of restrictions for those who don ’ t have proof of receiving the COVID vaccine will “ strike fear ” in the heart of many Canadians because it comes across not so much as a choice but as “ an offer one can ’ t refuse.
” “ The concern is whether the choice is going to be real in any sense of the word , ” McPhail said , making it clear that this “ isn ’ t an anti-vaccination concern.
” McPhail said it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ways such policies can go wrong in the short term.
” She said that an immunity passport would undermine “ meaningful consent ” that is required for “ voluntariness to be genuine.
” “ But creating vaccine haves and have-nots doesn ’ t just discriminate against people who haven ’ t yet been vaccinated , it also has a coercive effect on the decision-making process they ’ ll have to engage in .
Meaningful consent is required for voluntariness to be genuine , and coerced consent doesn ’ t meet that threshold , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the road , McPhail warned of “ worse problems ” when an immunity passport health program would place citizens in one of two camps , the vaccinated and the unvaccinated .
“ Then , we risk creating a dangerous social sorting , a categorization of human beings as safe vs unsafe , deserving vs undeserving , based on their personal decision about their health .
We know what happens when we create social systems dividing people into categories—abuse , discrimination , and oppression , ” she said .
McPhail called Elliott ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not have proof of vaccination a “ backhand slap ” to freedom-loving Canadians .
“ Insisting vaccination is voluntary and in the same breath linking that choice to the likely denial of full participation in public activities is a backhand slap in the face to anyone who might think the word voluntary equals a real choice , ” she said .
McPhail concluded : “ We ’ re being propelled towards a dangerous quagmire where rights , health priorities , common good , and individual autonomy are going to conflict , all butting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make the pandemic and all of its accompanying restrictions go away .
Let ’ s not step in it and sink over our heads .
Canadians will be better served if the next statements we hear about proof of vaccination focus on respect for individual choices and maybe even incentives to encourage social responsibility rather than dire hints of social exclusion .
We need to take some time to think through the complex legal , ethical , and moral issues that are raised and make sure that our cures are in fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politic.
” Michael Bryant , CCLA ’ s executive director and general counsel , warned in a Dec. 9 piece published in the Toronto Star against the dangers of societal stratification as a result of immunity passports and of the historic oppression and discrimination that comes with publicly labelling “ haves and have nots.
” The piece was co-authored by CCLA ’ s Director of Fundamental Freedoms Cara Zwibel .
“ There are good reasons to resist the urge to dole out quasi-immunity passports .
To begin with , we do not know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we make the massive assumption that everyone who wants to be immunized can be immunized , there will also be exceptions for whom a particular vaccine may be against canonical medical advice .
Those exceptions ought not be damned for their disability , ” they wrote .
Bryant and Zwibel pointed out that public shaming and discrimination is already happening over COVID protocols .
“ We have already seen the damaging stigma that has attached to people who have tested positive for COVID-19 .
Those who have questioned some of the public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ various reasons , are not able to comply — are also facing harsh criticism and marginalization , ” they wrote .
“ The small minority of people who can not wear a mask , for example , have not only been denied services , but also vilified and demonized , ” they continued .
“ The pandemic has highlighted the haves and the have-nots in too many ways .
Those most at-risk end up being those most likely to face real challenges in implementing the recommended public health measures .
The historically disenfranchised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ institutional commandments or just plain bullying by the powerful , ” they added .
Bryant and Zwibel concluded : “ We should be searching neither for new ways to divide us , nor increased fear-mongering .
We could instead drill down on how best to achieve public health goals while also respecting personal freedom and choice.
” In a Dec. 12 letter to Justin Trudeau , the CCLA warned the Canadian Prime Minister that immunity passports were a “ wrongheaded ” and “ bad idea ” that would result in “ negative human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immunity passports would infringe on Canadian rights in the areas of privacy , mobility , equality ( disability/health ) , equality ( discrimination on other equality grounds ) , and liberty ( coercive ) .
The group ’ s warning about immunity passports being an infringement on liberty was especially hard-hitting .
“ Policies that facilitate ( or the absence of policies/laws that prohibit ) vaccination status from becoming a key to full participation in public life run the risk of rendering a voluntary vaccination regime de facto mandatory , via diffuse coercive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ required to enter businesses , ride public transit , go to the theatre or a sporting event ( all options that have been floated by different elected officials ) , this will inevitably have a coercive effect on the decision-making process individuals must engage in when considering whether to be vaccinated .
Meaningful consent is required for voluntariness to be genuine , and state-sanctioned , coerced consent does not meet that threshold.
” The CCLA concluded in its letter to Trudeau that there is a “ need for strong federal leadership to ensure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their right to make informed decisions about their health and make a voluntary decision to participate in the vaccination roll-out to protect themselves and their loved ones against COVID-19.
” Organizations that have a mandate to influence government strongly recommend that contacting individual members of provincial and federal governments can produce more effective results than communications to only a leader who is proposing objectional legislation or policies .
Letters and phone calls usually have the strongest impact .
Letters and phone calls usually have the strongest impact .
Find information to contact your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa , ON K1A 0A2

Policies that make vaccination status the key to full participation in public life 'run the risk of rendering a voluntary vaccination regime de facto mandatory'
OTTAWA, Canada (LifeSiteNews) – A prominent left-leaning civil liberties group in Canada is warning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with the country’s citizens that “immunity passports” for those who receive the COVID-19 vaccination shot would ultimately become tools for government-backed “abuse, discrimination, and oppression.”
Last week, Ontario’s Health Minister Christine Elliott sparked a national debate when she suggested that people may need proof of COVID vaccination for “travel,” “work,” and for going to the “theatre” or “any other places where people will be in closer physical contact,” which could include shopping centers, restaurants, and even churches.
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) immediately hit back against what it called a “wrongheaded” solution with a strongly worded Dec. 9 opinion piece on its own website, a Dec. 9 piece published in the Toronto Star, and with a Dec. 12 open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
COVID vaccination: ‘An offer one can’t refuse?’
In her opinion piece published on CCLA’s website Dec. 9, the CCLA’s Director of Privacy Brenda McPhail said that Elliott’s threat of restrictions for those who don’t have proof of receiving the COVID vaccine will “strike fear” in the heart of many Canadians because it comes across not so much as a choice but as “an offer one can’t refuse.”
“The concern is whether the choice is going to be real in any sense of the word,” McPhail said, making it clear that this “isn’t an anti-vaccination concern.”
McPhail said it’s “not hard to think of ways such policies can go wrong in the short term.” She said that an immunity passport would undermine “meaningful consent” that is required for “voluntariness to be genuine.”
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“But creating vaccine haves and have-nots doesn’t just discriminate against people who haven’t yet been vaccinated, it also has a coercive effect on the decision-making process they’ll have to engage in. Meaningful consent is required for voluntariness to be genuine, and coerced consent doesn’t meet that threshold,” she said.
Looking further down the road, McPhail warned of “worse problems” when an immunity passport health program would place citizens in one of two camps, the vaccinated and the unvaccinated.
“Then, we risk creating a dangerous social sorting, a categorization of human beings as safe vs unsafe, deserving vs undeserving, based on their personal decision about their health. We know what happens when we create social systems dividing people into categories—abuse, discrimination, and oppression,” she said.
McPhail called Elliott’s threat of restrictions for those who do not have proof of vaccination a “backhand slap” to freedom-loving Canadians.
“Insisting vaccination is voluntary and in the same breath linking that choice to the likely denial of full participation in public activities is a backhand slap in the face to anyone who might think the word voluntary equals a real choice,” she said.
McPhail concluded: “We’re being propelled towards a dangerous quagmire where rights, health priorities, common good, and individual autonomy are going to conflict, all butting up against the overwhelming desire to just make the pandemic and all of its accompanying restrictions go away. Let’s not step in it and sink over our heads. Canadians will be better served if the next statements we hear about proof of vaccination focus on respect for individual choices and maybe even incentives to encourage social responsibility rather than dire hints of social exclusion. We need to take some time to think through the complex legal, ethical, and moral issues that are raised and make sure that our cures are in fact, curative and not destructive of our body politic.”
Labels result in oppression and discrimination
Michael Bryant, CCLA’s executive director and general counsel, warned in a Dec. 9 piece published in the Toronto Star against the dangers of societal stratification as a result of immunity passports and of the historic oppression and discrimination that comes with publicly labelling “haves and have nots.” The piece was co-authored by CCLA’s Director of Fundamental Freedoms Cara Zwibel.
“There are good reasons to resist the urge to dole out quasi-immunity passports. To begin with, we do not know whether inoculation begets immunization. Even if we make the massive assumption that everyone who wants to be immunized can be immunized, there will also be exceptions for whom a particular vaccine may be against canonical medical advice. Those exceptions ought not be damned for their disability,” they wrote.
Bryant and Zwibel pointed out that public shaming and discrimination is already happening over COVID protocols.
“We have already seen the damaging stigma that has attached to people who have tested positive for COVID-19. Those who have questioned some of the public health measures — and those who, for various reasons, are not able to comply — are also facing harsh criticism and marginalization,” they wrote.
“The small minority of people who cannot wear a mask, for example, have not only been denied services, but also vilified and demonized,” they continued.
“The pandemic has highlighted the haves and the have-nots in too many ways. Those most at-risk end up being those most likely to face real challenges in implementing the recommended public health measures. The historically disenfranchised also tend to suffer the consequences of institutional commandments or just plain bullying by the powerful,” they added.
Bryant and Zwibel concluded: “We should be searching neither for new ways to divide us, nor increased fear-mongering. We could instead drill down on how best to achieve public health goals while also respecting personal freedom and choice.”
‘Negative human rights consequences’
In a Dec. 12 letter to Justin Trudeau, the CCLA warned the Canadian Prime Minister that immunity passports were a “wrongheaded” and “bad idea” that would result in “negative human rights consequences.” The group outlined how immunity passports would infringe on Canadian rights in the areas of privacy, mobility, equality (disability/health), equality (discrimination on other equality grounds), and liberty (coercive).
The group’s warning about immunity passports being an infringement on liberty was especially hard-hitting.
“Policies that facilitate (or the absence of policies/laws that prohibit) vaccination status from becoming a key to full participation in public life run the risk of rendering a voluntary vaccination regime de facto mandatory, via diffuse coercive impacts. If proof of vaccination is required to enter businesses, ride public transit, go to the theatre or a sporting event (all options that have been floated by different elected officials), this will inevitably have a coercive effect on the decision-making process individuals must engage in when considering whether to be vaccinated. Meaningful consent is required for voluntariness to be genuine, and state-sanctioned, coerced consent does not meet that threshold.”
The CCLA concluded in its letter to Trudeau that there is a “need for strong federal leadership to ensure that residents across Canada can meaningfully exercise their right to make informed decisions about their health and make a voluntary decision to participate in the vaccination roll-out to protect themselves and their loved ones against COVID-19.”
Contact information:
Organizations that have a mandate to influence government strongly recommend that contacting individual members of provincial and federal governments can produce more effective results than communications to only a leader who is proposing objectional legislation or policies. Letters and phone calls usually have the strongest impact. Letters and phone calls usually have the strongest impact. Find information to contact your MP here.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
Fax: 613-941-6900
Use online contact form here.
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