lifesitenews--2020-12-01--Obama ridicules Hispanic Christians, dismays Democrats trying to win them back

December 1 , 2020 ( Family Research Council ) — Barack Obama may have written a book called A Promised Land , but if his latest comments are any indication , he wo n't be leading the Democratic Party there any time soon .
In trying to explain how Donald Trump could have captured such a big slice of the Hispanic vote , the former president managed to reaffirm to everyone why they 're leaving the party in the first place .
As most white evangelicals know , Barack Obama has never been able to control his disdain for Bible-believing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ argue , he 's never tried .
That came back to haunt the 44th president last week , when , in a radio interview , he took a huge swipe at Hispanic Christians , saying they did n't care as much about Donald Trump 's prejudice as they did his social positions .
`` People were surprised about a lot of Hispanic folks who voted for Trump , but there are a lot of evangelical Hispanics who , the fact that Trump says racist things about Mexicans , or puts detainees — undocumented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's less important than the fact that he supports their views on gay marriage or abortion . ''
The remarks went over like a lead balloon — even in his own party , where the staunchest of liberals seemed shocked that Obama would take cheap shots at a voting bloc they want to win back .
That job just got a lot tougher , some columnists argued .
All Barack has done , Eugene Scott fumed , is `` fuel the growing criticism of the Democratic Party , '' which is that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scott talked about the interviews that the Post had done with Latino believers in Florida , who affirmed that Donald Trump 's policy values were what mattered .
`` When I think about politics overall , I 'm always looking at things through my religious upbringing , '' Tito Vazquez had said .
`` And when I compare Trump to Biden , Trump is just closer to what I believe . ''
Obama 's insult only solidifies those misgivings about Democrats — at a time when they can least afford them .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who heads up the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference , has always been a fan of Trump 's predecessor .
But this , he agrees , is a step too far .
In a statement that represented a lot of voters ' feelings , he fired back : I 'll tell you what I 'm not thankful for this Thanksgiving : the ever-escalating close-mindedness of the Democratic Party .
President Obama , whom I admire , is apparently angry because Hispanic Americans have minds of their own .
As I have said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — and will not be — beholden to the elephant or the donkey .
A much more useful exercise for President Obama would have been to lead the Democratic Party to some humble self-reflection rather than further down the fundamentalist path of the leftist politics of exclusion .
Bigotry is still bigotry even if it comes from President Obama .
On the Republican side , leaders like Senator Josh Hawley ( R-Mo . )
pointed out that this is n't such a departure for Obama , who made attacking Christians a cottage industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Ah yes , those Hispanic evangelicals .
So backwards .
Clinging to their guns and religion , you might say , '' he tweeted .
`` Barack Obama is still the most condescending corporate liberal in America . ''
Others , like Congressman Chip Roy ( R-Texas ) , also took the opportunity to point out whose administrations is responsible for those cages .
`` Hey , Barack Obama — take a pause from the race-baiting and pandering that built your career and divided a nation to reflect on this : you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cages .
# YouBuiltThat . ''
In that same interview , Obama did n't just trash Hispanic voters but , more subtly , African Americans too .
And while it is n't getting nearly the media traction that the other comment is , it 's worth pointing out that Donald Trump also managed to connect with a good number of Black Christians over social issues .
With the same elitist condescension , Obama says ( at the 37-minute mark ) , `` Sometimes we do not have a good enough sense of how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of folks do not accept at all things that we who are living in urban , metropolitan areas just take for granted ... .
There are big chunks of the country , even in our own communities , right ?
So I deeply believe that people should be treated equally under the law regardless of sexual orientation ... '' Remember , African Americans turned out in huge numbers in 2004 to support the state marriage amendments .
So these biblical values an avenue to reaching not only Hispanic voters , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too .
If this election has proven anything , it 's that conservatives should never surrender these communities to the Democratic Party .
They should fight for them by emphasizing the stark contrast in the two sides ' worldviews .
For years , we 've argued that pro-life , pro-family policies are the best bridges Republicans can build to Hispanics and African Americans .
Now , thanks to Donald Trump , we 've seen just how true that is .
Even though the media spent four years calling him anti-Hispanic , this president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic policies , combined with his unapologetic social stances , attracted them .
And unless Democrats can find a way to turn their religious hostility down a notch , these Republican converts could be here to stay .
Published with permission from the Family Research Council .

Barack Obama has never been able to control his disdain for Bible-believing Americans. Now Hispanics have come under the umbrella of his anti-religious scorn.
December 1, 2020 (Family Research Council) — Barack Obama may have written a book called A Promised Land, but if his latest comments are any indication, he won't be leading the Democratic Party there any time soon. In trying to explain how Donald Trump could have captured such a big slice of the Hispanic vote, the former president managed to reaffirm to everyone why they're leaving the party in the first place.
As most white evangelicals know, Barack Obama has never been able to control his disdain for Bible-believing Americans. And, some people would argue, he's never tried. That came back to haunt the 44th president last week, when, in a radio interview, he took a huge swipe at Hispanic Christians, saying they didn't care as much about Donald Trump's prejudice as they did his social positions. “People were surprised about a lot of Hispanic folks who voted for Trump, but there are a lot of evangelical Hispanics who, the fact that Trump says racist things about Mexicans, or puts detainees — undocumented workers in cages, they think that's less important than the fact that he supports their views on gay marriage or abortion.”
The remarks went over like a lead balloon — even in his own party, where the staunchest of liberals seemed shocked that Obama would take cheap shots at a voting bloc they want to win back. That job just got a lot tougher, some columnists argued. All Barack has done, Eugene Scott fumed, is “fuel the growing criticism of the Democratic Party,” which is that they don't understand the Latino vote. Scott talked about the interviews that the Post had done with Latino believers in Florida, who affirmed that Donald Trump's policy values were what mattered. “When I think about politics overall, I'm always looking at things through my religious upbringing,” Tito Vazquez had said. “And when I compare Trump to Biden, Trump is just closer to what I believe.”
Obama's insult only solidifies those misgivings about Democrats — at a time when they can least afford them. And the reaction proves it. Samuel Rodriguez, who heads up the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, has always been a fan of Trump's predecessor. But this, he agrees, is a step too far. In a statement that represented a lot of voters' feelings, he fired back:
I'll tell you what I'm not thankful for this Thanksgiving: the ever-escalating close-mindedness of the Democratic Party. President Obama, whom I admire, is apparently angry because Hispanic Americans have minds of their own. As I have said at every opportunity, we are not — and will not be — beholden to the elephant or the donkey. A much more useful exercise for President Obama would have been to lead the Democratic Party to some humble self-reflection rather than further down the fundamentalist path of the leftist politics of exclusion. Bigotry is still bigotry even if it comes from President Obama.
On the Republican side, leaders like Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pointed out that this isn't such a departure for Obama, who made attacking Christians a cottage industry during his two White House terms. “Ah yes, those Hispanic evangelicals. So backwards. Clinging to their guns and religion, you might say,” he tweeted. “Barack Obama is still the most condescending corporate liberal in America.” Others, like Congressman Chip Roy (R-Texas), also took the opportunity to point out whose administrations is responsible for those cages. “Hey, Barack Obama — take a pause from the race-baiting and pandering that built your career and divided a nation to reflect on this: you built the chain link facilities you call cages. #YouBuiltThat.”
In that same interview, Obama didn't just trash Hispanic voters but, more subtly, African Americans too. And while it isn't getting nearly the media traction that the other comment is, it's worth pointing out that Donald Trump also managed to connect with a good number of Black Christians over social issues. With the same elitist condescension, Obama says (at the 37-minute mark), “Sometimes we do not have a good enough sense of how big this country is, and how a lot of folks do not accept at all things that we who are living in urban, metropolitan areas just take for granted…. There are big chunks of the country, even in our own communities, right? So I deeply believe that people should be treated equally under the law regardless of sexual orientation…”
Remember, African Americans turned out in huge numbers in 2004 to support the state marriage amendments. So these biblical values an avenue to reaching not only Hispanic voters, but as Obama inadvertently explained, other demographics too.
If this election has proven anything, it's that conservatives should never surrender these communities to the Democratic Party. They should fight for them by emphasizing the stark contrast in the two sides' worldviews. For years, we've argued that pro-life, pro-family policies are the best bridges Republicans can build to Hispanics and African Americans. Now, thanks to Donald Trump, we've seen just how true that is. Even though the media spent four years calling him anti-Hispanic, this president cut through that noise. His solid economic policies, combined with his unapologetic social stances, attracted them. And unless Democrats can find a way to turn their religious hostility down a notch, these Republican converts could be here to stay.
Published with permission from the Family Research Council.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-01--Twitter censored Trump 63 times over Thanksgiving holiday, Biden untouched

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December 1 , 2020 ( NewsBusters ) — Twitter didn ’ t stop censorship for the Thanksgiving holiday .
Algorithms were hard at work flagging and labeling tweets from President Donald Trump and his campaign .
Twitter slapped labels on 63 Trump tweets since Nov. 23 .
When Trump tweeted : “ Big Tech and the Fake News Media have partnered to Suppress .
Freedom of the Press is gone , a thing of the past .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ report the real facts and figures of the 2020 Election or even , where ’ s Hunter !
” Twitter placed a label on the tweet , saying , “ This claim about election fraud is disputed.
” However , nowhere in the tweet or in the accompanying video was election fraud mentioned .
This tweet seemed more of a criticism of Big Tech rather than a statement implying electoral fraud .
Overall , since May 31 , 2018 , Trump and his campaign have been censored by Twitter 325 times .
By @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden nor his campaign have been censored on the platform .
Some of the labeled tweets from the past week include video clips from One America News Network , RNC spokesperson Elizabeth Harrington , and Newsmax .
Other tweets highlighted statements from attorney L. Lin Wood , Pennsylvania state senator Doug Mastriano , and author and filmmaker Michael Cernovich .
Trump ’ s interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo was also labeled on the president ’ s Twitter feed .
Twitter announced in an Oct. 9 blog : “ Tweets with labels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ systems and these new prompts will give individuals more context on labeled Tweets so they can make more informed decisions on whether or not they want to amplify them to their followers.
” The company also stated that users who choose to retweet labeled tweets would receive a prompt “ pointing them to credible information.
” Twitter had more in mind when it came to labeled tweets .
A Nov. 23 update to the company ’ s policy announced a new plan to inform Twitter users when they interacted with a labeled tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ labeled Tweet is misleading under our election , COVID-19 , and synthetic and manipulated media rules is vital .
These prompts helped decrease Quote Tweets of misleading information by 29 % so we 're expanding them to show when you tap to like a labeled Tweet , ” said Twitter .
However , Twitter is willing to work with Biden as president , according to a report from Reuters .
Twitter informed Reuters that the company is “ actively preparing to support the transition of White House institutional Twitter accounts on January 20th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Contact Twitter : ( 415 ) 222-9670 , Facebook , Twitter or mail to 1355 Market Street Suite 900 and demand that Big Tech be held to account to mirror the First Amendment while providing transparency , clarity on “ hate speech ” and equal footing for conservatives .
If you have been censored , contact us at the Media Research Center contact form , and help us hold Big Tech accountable .
Help stop voter fraud : Project Veritas is accepting voter fraud tips here .

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/breaking-youtube-reverses-ban-on-lifesitenews?
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/youtube-bans-lifesite-over-video-of-bp-strickland-refusing-to-take-corona-vaccine
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
https://tennesseestar.com/2020/12/10/facebook-sued-by-48-states-federal-trade-commission-over-allegations-of-monopolistic-practices/
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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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'GOP senators decry Big Tech censorship of NY Post story exposing Biden corruption' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gop-senators-decry-big-tech-censorship-of-ny-post-story-exposing-biden-corruption
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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--2020-12-01--Georgia judge issues shockwave election ruling, then changes his mind twice

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December 1 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — If you 're wondering what happened in Georgia on Sunday , you 're not alone .
A federal district court issued three different orders about county officials ' plans to wipe Dominion voting machines .
Thankfully , the last order gets it right and stops Georgia officials from erasing information on voting machines at the heart of the debate about election fraud .
Word went out that Georgia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fulton County , ostensibly to prepare them for the run-off election , which is more than a month away .
In Coreco Ja'qan Pearson , et al .
v. Brian Kemp , et al.
, a lawsuit seeking to stop Georgia from certifying the election , the plaintiffs filed an emergency request for injunctive relief to stop the deletions .
Judge Timothy C. Batten , Sr. issued an order stopping Union County officials from wiping voting machines : In addition , Plaintiffs contend that Union County officials have advised that they are going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of all data and bring the count back to zero on Monday , November 30 .
To the extent Plaintiffs seek a temporary restraining order to preserve the voting machines of the State of Georgia , and to prevent any wiping of data , their motion is granted .
Defendants are ordered to maintain the status quo and are temporarily enjoined from wiping or resetting any voting machines in the State of Georgia until further order of the Court .
This was an appropriate order .
The point of injunctive relief is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ material issues in a lawsuit .
An hour later , Judge Batten reversed his order because plaintiffs had not named the county officials who controlled the voting machines : Plaintiffs ' request fails because the voting equipment that they seek to impound is in the possession of county election officials .
Any injunction the Court issues would extend only to Defendants and those within their control , and Plaintiffs have not demonstrated that county election officials are within Defendants ' control .
Defendants can not serve as a proxy for local election officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
[ snip ] Therefore , to the extent Plaintiffs seek emergency relief to impound and preserve the voting machines , that request is denied .
Lin Wood , upon learning of the order , asked the appropriate question : `` Why are GA officials determined to wipe these machines clean [ by ] resetting them ? ''
At this point , Lin Wood 's counsel in a different matter filed a `` spoliation letter . ''
I discussed that doctrine here .
Briefly , the spoliation doctrine holds that , when a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entity who knows that litigation is possible and imminent , or a person constrained by law , destroys documents , that destruction creates the automatic presumption that the evidence so destroyed proved the liability or guilt of the person or entity who carried out that destruction .
Put more simply , only someone guilty would destroy evidence .
In the letter , Wood 's attorney put the defendants on notice as to the evidence they will be expected to make available as the litigation continues .
Meanwhile , in Pearson v. Kemp , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late in the evening , Judge Batten reversed himself again .
In his third ( final ? )
order , Batten summarized the parties ' arguments .
The plaintiffs said that they would amend their complaint to add the county officials , which would address the court 's concerns about jurisdiction .
The defendants , who do not include Dominion , said `` allowing such forensic inspections would pose substantial security and proprietary/trade secret risks to Defendants . ''
I 'm probably missing something here , but why would Georgia government officials be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Dominion voting system ?
Plaintiffs ' counsel countered that defendants could record any forensic analysis .
Afterward , the information would not be released but would be subject only to the court 's review ( in camera review ) .
This is the norm in cases involving trade secrets and proprietary information .
Judge Batten decided he needed more information .
He gave the defendants until Wednesday , December 2 , at 5 P.M. to file a detailed brief explaining their concerns .
In the meantime : It took three tries , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the court finally got it right .
One more thing : Lin Wood is among those advising Georgia conservatives to boycott the January 5 election in the Senate runoff .
I 'm with Trump that this is bat–fecal matter crazy : Until the fraud is proven , the elections are going forward , and it 's imperative that conservatives turn out in full force .
Published with permission from the American Thinker .
Help stop voter fraud : Project Veritas is accepting voter fraud tips here .

PETITION UPDATE (1/15/2021) -
The events of the past month, and especially the past 10 days, have shaken the faith Americans have in their elected and appoint officials.
We continue to call for investigations to be made into allegations of election fraud. Texas is in the process of prosecuting one political operative for illegal ballot harvesting, and multiple state legislatures have called for investigations, too.
However, the judiciary has severely let down the American electorate.
As we have said all along, the integrity of the election is much bigger than President Trump. Election integrity is at the heart of republican democracy, and if we don't have it, we no longer have a functioning republic.
Therefore, we continue to seek the truth for the election outcome. Perhaps that will only be known in the future when state or federal commissions are established to investigate the instances of election fraud which were witnessed and sworn to, by thousands of Americans of all political persuasions.
In the meantime, you may still sign this petition. Thank you!
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PETITION UPDATE (12/10/20) -
On Wednesday, President Trump tweeted: "We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory!"
He is referring to the lawsuit which the state of Texas has filed against Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia in the Supreme Court over changes those states made to their election rules, claiming they violated the U.S. Constitution in the process.
Here is the central part of the argument: if Texas were to allow possible voter fraud to go unchecked in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georgia, it would be akin to committing fraud upon the people of Texas, who cast their ballots within the framework of the law.
Indeed, this would apply equally to all citizens who voted within the framework of the law across the United States!
President Trump also tweeted that this case is, "very strong...ALL CRITERIA MET."
Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, now.
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PETITION UPDATE (12/7/20) - Since this petition was launched, President Trump's legal team, as well as other concerned citizens, have discovered what appears to be irrefutable evidence of voter fraud in several of the key battleground states, and have initiated legal challenges in six states.
While the situation continues to evolve, this remains a hugely important petition which we encourage you to SIGN and SHARE.
Below, please WATCH and READ about the mounting evidence of voter fraud and how the mainstream media seem determined to ignore even the most egregious instances of vote tampering. Then, please SIGN and SHARE this petition.
'Trump: ‘Our election system is now under assault and siege’ and as president I must defend it'
'Tens of thousands 2020 election votes illegally scanned in Detroit, says Dominion IT contractor'
'Trump campaign files lawsuit demanding ‘a new statewide election for president’ in Georgia'
'Experts flag over 500k ballots in PA with new evidence of major 2020 election voter fraud'
''Smoking gun'? Pennsylvania vote fraud hearing gets gasps from audience'
'FBI and Justice Department have dragged their feet investigating 2020 vote fraud'
''CNN top brass in leaked tape: We won't give Trump 'too much of a platform on his not conceding'
'Twitter censored Trump 63 times over Thanksgiving holiday, Biden untouched'
LifeSite supports President Trump with this petition because we believe he is trying to defend the Constitution, ensuring that electoral fraud does not taint the result of the 2020 general election.
But, since starting this petition, we have launched a separate petition related to the disputed election outcome, calling on the Department of Justice to 'do their job' and engage in meaningful investigations of the mounting evidence of voter fraud.
We believe that conducting forensic audits of ballots and voting machines, as well as issuing subpoenas to collect more evidence, would be a good start.
Thankfully, some of the state started to demand investigations independent of federal agencies. But we still believe that the DoJ needs to use its enormous fact-finding resources to help resolve allegations of election fraud.
Thank you for continuing to SIGN and SHARE all our election-related petitions.
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Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition which calls on all Americans to Stand With President Trump as he uses every legitimate means to find out if voter fraud played any role in the election outcome.
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The fact is, the possibility of wide-spread fraud with mail-in ballots is significant.
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Please Stand With President Trump as he attempts to defend the integrity of this election, as well as well as the right to vote itself!
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lifesitenews--2020-12-01--Why obsessing over COVID ‘cases’ causes needless panic and misleads the public

December 1 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — As many Americans recover from their “ virtual Thanksgiving , ” sharing prayers and turkey across the internet , the media is pushing their November propaganda narrative , that Dementia Joe really won the presidential election and that COVID cases are once again surging across America .
The Washington Post claims that Wuhan coronavirus cases are “ skyrocketing ” while the New York Times wails that “ It has hit us with a vengeance.
” Yet the media is oblivious , either ignorantly or deliberately , to the reality that positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases .
A “ case ” has a very specific definition , apparently beyond the intellectual realm of Wolf Blitzer or Neil Cavuto .
The CDC provides a specific “ case definition.
” A case is not just a positive test .
Instead , what is needed is `` presumptive laboratory evidence AND either clinical criteria OR epidemiologic evidence . ''
Notice the AND , meaning not simply a positive test .
The current COVID surges are positive tests , and even those are suspect , without regard to whether those who test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was curious about drive-by testing and last weekend gave it a whirl .
It only took about 20 minutes and was free , meaning I got what I paid for .
Results were promised within three days but took just over seven days to find out that I was virus free .
Given the sensitivity of the COVID PCR test , it is likely that some of those being tested , without any symptoms or exposure , will be reported as test positive and added to the case tickers running constantly on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a positive COVID test is a “ case ” is fraudulent .
For comparison , blood glucose has an upper test limit of 140 .
Is everyone above that number a diabetic ?
Even if they just ate a doughnut or ice cream cone before testing ?
Or does it take more than a single blood glucose level before one is diagnosed with diabetes ?
Does a single elevated blood pressure test make one hypertensive ?
Certainly not .
COVID is tested using PCR which amplifies any viral fragments found in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is called the amplification cycle and the higher that number the more likely a positive test will be returned , even if it is clinically insignificant .
From that bastion of right-wing conspiracy , the New York Times , The amplification cycle is the problem .
With too high an amplification cycle , the PCR test is hyper-sensitive .
Most commercial tests set this threshold at 40 , whereas it would be more clinical meaningful if much lower , say at 30 .
Otherwise as the NY Times notes , The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Garbage in , garbage out .
With an overly sensitive test , almost 90 percent of the so-called surge is fake news , fear porn to justify unnecessary lockdowns and business closures .
This is easily understandable basic science and arithmetic , not string theory .
If the CDC and NY Times can figure it out and acknowledge it , other “ journalists ” can as well and should be asking questions and providing caveats to their surge reporting rather than their typical hair on fire reactions .
Also unmentioned by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not designed as a test to screen for viral infection .
Don ’ t take my word for it .
That ’ s the opinion of Kary Mullis who invented PCR and won a Nobel Prize for his efforts .
Beyond cases , when we look at deaths , we see the same 3-card monte .
Remember last spring when we heard about deaths rather than cases ?
Fox news had a death ticker sidebar just as they might have a Dow ticker running during the business day .
Death counts are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one blamed on President Trump , even the deaths cause by NY Governor Cuomo sending infected patients into nursing homes .
We are told that COVID is killing hundreds of thousands .
In other words , the same number of people died this year compared to last year , with the only variable this year being the Wuhan virus .
It seems deaths due to heart and respiratory disease , influenza , and pneumonia are down this year , the difference made up in deaths attributed to COVID , but the total number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year .
Such a study is certainly inconvenient to the “ shut it all down ” narrative and not surprisingly John Hopkins deleted the study from their website .
Perhaps message crafting is related to financial contributions to Johns Hopkins , whether from China or the $ 1.8 billion from failed presidential candidate and Trump hater Michael Bloomberg .
Hopkins ’ motto is , “ The truth will set you free.
” But to paraphrase Orwell , some truths are more equal than others .
The ruling classes and their media allies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numbers , cherry picking and massaging the data to create fear .
For many reasons .
COVID fear was used as an election campaign issue , blaming everything on Trump .
It served as an excuse for mail-in ballots and last-minute changes to electoral laws favoring Sleepy Joe Biden .
Shutdowns , masks , and distancing are a way of wannabe dictator governors to flex their power , lest the hoi polloi become restless and protest electoral fraud .
In the quest for safety and security , American must relinquish freedom and liberty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this was all planned out , part of a grand scheme for the administrative state to subversively take over the government , rather than through free elections seeking the consent of the governed .
Keep your eye on the case numbers , which are simply positive tests , perpetuating the big con that things are far worse than they really are .
Brian C. Joondeph , M.D.
, is a Denver-based physician and freelance writer for American Thinker , Rasmussen Reports , and other publications .
Follow him on Facebook , LinkedIn , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Published with permission from the American Thinker .

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Facebook needs to treat its users with respect, no matter their political persuasion. Moreover, Facebook needs to treat objective reality and facts with more respect.
One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop!
Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable.
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PETITION UPDATE (8/25/2020)
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How anyone could find alternate facts about oppressive mask mandates 'abusive' is incredible...that is, impossible to believe.
This is exactly the kind of censorship which Big Tech is getting a bad reputation for.
The fact that Facebook calls differing opinion and objective reality "abusive" says a lot about Facebook and their agenda to silence reason and logic, not just conservatives and Christians.
But, people are more intelligent than Facebook give them credit for.
And, the more this continues, the more reasonable people will look alternate platforms to share their thoughts and connect with their friends and family. The more that happens, the less revenue Facebook will generate.
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One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop!
Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable.
Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask mandates within their borders.
Public health policies should be based on science and logic, not on the type of political posturing and virtue-signaling which led Joe Biden to recently call for a national mask mandate.
And, public health policies certainly shouldn't lead to a situation where more people could become sick.
But, that is exactly what these mandatory mask mandates are doing.
Here are four inconvenient facts about masks:
1) Masks** are largely ineffective at stopping the transmission of viruses.
The vast majority of masks worn by the public are made from material which cannot filter-out viruses because virus particles are too small to catch or obstruct. Wearing cloth masks to stop a virus is like putting a bee in a bird cage to keep it from flying away.
Wearing a mask for long periods of time ensures that the wearer has a warm and moist receptacle around his or her mouth, on which viruses and bacteria can land and accumulate.
Thus, masks are actually likely to have little effect in stopping the spread of COVID-19 acting as a barrier, but could actually make things worse acting as a receptacle.
2) Mandates which call for masks to be worn outdoors are both absurd and oppressive.
3) There are clearly documented hazards of wearing masks for long periods of time.
4) And, since school is on everyone's mind...
Notwithstanding the above information on the ineffectiveness of most masks against viruses, we don't know if asymptomatic children can even transmit the virus.
But, it was a reported in an article in the July 21, 2020 Uk Times that: "There has been no recorded case of a teacher catching the coronavirus from a pupil anywhere in the world, according to one of the UK government's leading scientific advisers."
And, we also know that children are extremely unlikely to get seriously ill or die from COVID infections. In any case, children cannot possibly be expected to wear a mask properly in a way that would cut transmission.
There are still a lot of unknowns about COVID-19, but we have grown in our understanding of this disease since the beginning of the crisis.
The knowledge we have gained should allow government and health authorities to make more nuanced policies than the current one-size-fits-all mask mandates.
Where are the legislative hearings in county commissions, and state, provincial or federal legislatures before these drastic actions are mandated? Where are the open and transparent debates among experts that provide our representatives with the necessary information to make good policy decisions?
The real pandemic is the panic and the resulting tyranny that is being caused by dictatorial governors, corporate media and the monopolistic Big Tech.
The truth is that COVID-19 is like a bad cold for most people; this is not ebola or the plague.
Of course, the very elderly and those with serious health conditions should take precautions or be quarantined, but the rest of society should begin the long process of returning to normality.
The frenzy to force everyone to wear a mask, at all times, has gone beyond all comprehension, and goes against science and logic.
Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse any mandatory mask order within the borders of their county, state, province, or country.
Thank you!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART I - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear
'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART II - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear-part-ii
OSHA Document on Surgical Masks and Respirators stating that surgical masks do NOT prevent airborne particles (e.g. viruses) from being inhaled - https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3219.pdf
'PETER HITCHENS: Face masks turn us into voiceless submissives - and it’s not science forcing us to wear them, it’s politics' - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8537489/PETER-HITCHENS-Face-masks-turn-voiceless-submissives.html
**Here, we are referring to the masks worn by the vast majority of the public, not to specialist masks or respirator-type masks.
***Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com


lifesitenews--2020-12-01--Thoughts on miscarriage: I lost my baby, but she lived her life fully

December 1 , 2020 ( Love Unleashes Life ) — On October 8 , a second line on a pregnancy test would declare that I was a first-time momma at the ripe age of 40 .
My husband and I received this news with great joy , celebrating by opening the Scriptures to pray , “ My soul magnifies the Lord , and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior ... for the Mighty One has done great things for me , and holy is his name ” ( Luke 1:46-47 , 49 ) .
Only a few weeks later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to lose our little one to miscarriage .
We named our baby Laetificat Judah ( “ LaeLae ” for short ) .
Laetificat , from Latin , means “ I delight , cheer , gladden .
I make fruitful ; I fertilize , enrich.
” Judah , from Hebrew , means “ praised.
” Jesus has been called the Lion of Judah .
As is typical with loss , those who care for us say all kinds of things to express their sorrow and to try to help .
One very supportive friend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I get pregnant again , we might consider waiting a little longer before telling people .
My friend meant well , but I have a different view .
People are unique , and life experience and personality are contributing factors to how we respond to things , but cultural influence is also a factor .
And our culture has established a norm to discourage disclosing one ’ s pregnancy until the first trimester passes .
Have you ever thought about why ?
The truth is , it ’ s because miscarriage is common @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conscious of what they ’ re saying , it ’ s as though the message is this : “ Your child might die , so don ’ t tell people until that ’ s less likely.
” The truth is , everyone will die , and if a child makes it past the first trimester there are no guarantees they will have a live birth .
And if a child makes it to birth , we have no guarantee of decades with one ’ s offspring .
How long must someone live before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friend who miscarried at 9 weeks and another who lost a child at 13 weeks .
My cousin miscarried at 21 weeks and my aunt had a stillbirth at 40 weeks .
One of my friends lost her child at 2 years old .
Another friend lost her son at 19 years old .
I don ’ t want to be quiet about my child ’ s existence because they might not live as long as someone else .
Instead , I want to live life fully with my beloved child for as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three weeks when we were aware of LaeLae ’ s life were absolutely glorious .
We happily told family and friends , and I shared the news with the world in three livestreamed presentations .
As one of my friends later wrote me , “ Even though her life here was short , your baby brought joy to many people.
” There were so many adventures in a brief time : My husband and I returned to the island where he proposed just because we wanted to give LaeLae a beach outing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ where my husband and I , with little one in my womb , retreated to our backyard and were surrounded by the sweet smell of jasmine bushes ; I strummed the ukulele , we prayed , and gave LaeLae her first family fire pit experience .
LaeLae was also part of our Canadian Thanksgiving celebration held south of the 49th parallel .
I loved writing notes and texts to “ Daddy ” to let LaeLae be the bearer of my various messages to my husband .
I loved introducing LaeLae to Jesus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I received The Body of Christ , I would imagine I was giving my child a “ John the Baptist Experience.
” Just as he leapt in Elizabeth ’ s womb at the proximity of the pre-born Christ child entering his home in Mary ’ s body , my child got to experience the proximity of the Eucharistic Jesus entering the tabernacle of my body as my little one nestled nearby in my womb .
LaeLae was also my companion for major debates against two leading abortion supporters , on October 20 against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Princeton philosophy professor Peter Singer .
LaeLae helped me bear witness to the dignity of the child in the womb , and her existence even elicited , perhaps surprisingly , congratulations from both my opponents .
I once read an inspiring article about a palliative care physician , Dr. Michael Brescia .
He said , “ [ W ] hen someone is dying , you think that room [ they are in ] is part of this earth ?
No !
You are not in this world .
You have entered the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October 29 , my husband and I entered the vestibule of heaven as our little LaeLae would begin to leave my body .
I heard from a Jewish friend that when a Jewish person dies , someone sits with the body and prays through the Book of Psalms ( my spiritual director , a Byzantine monk , subsequently informed me the Eastern Catholic tradition is the same ) .
Although we don ’ t know when , precisely , LaeLae died , that night , when my body was showing signs of miscarriage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed ) , Joe and I prayed through the first 27 psalms to send Laetificat Judah to our Heavenly home .
I am struck by these passages : • “ O Lord , our Lord , how awesome is your name through all the earth !
You have set your majesty above the heavens !
Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have drawn a defence against your foes , to silence enemy and avenger.
” –Psalm 8:2-3 • “ You will show me the path to life , abounding joy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Keep me as the apple of your eye ; hide me in the shadow of your wings.
” –Psalm 17:8 • “ He reached down from on high and seized me ; drew me out of the deep waters.
” –Psalm 18:17 • “ God ’ s way is unerring ; the Lord ’ s promise is tried and true.
” –Psalm 18:31 • “ One thing I ask of the Lord ; this I seek : To dwell in the Lord ’ s house all the days of my life , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beauty , to visit his temple.
” –Psalm 27:4 That night I sobbed , but even amidst the ache of losing my child I realized the deep sorrow was because I let myself deeply love .
I was reminded of a powerful scene in the movie Shadowlands and said to my husband , “ The pain now is because of the happiness then.
” One rainy afternoon , before we had become parents , my husband and I watched the movie I Can Only Imagine .
It tells the true story of musician @ @ @ @ @ @ @ song , I Can Only Imagine .
Bart had been brutally abused by his father growing up , but before his father ’ s death his dad became a Christian and reconciled with his son .
After his dad ’ s death , Bart composed , “ Surrounded by Your glory , What will my heart feel ?
Will I dance for you , Jesus ?
Or in awe of You be still ?
Will I stand in your presence , Or to my knees will I fall ?
Will I sing hallelujah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at all ?
I can only imagine.
” So as part of my grieving and healing , I let myself imagine .
I ’ ve thought of my friend Anita whom I had done pro-life projects with .
She was a post-abortive woman who came to regret ending the life of her child .
She repented , experienced God ’ s mercy , and shared her testimony through Silent No More Awareness and Rachel ’ s Vineyard .
She passed away a couple years ago at the age of 76 .
I imagine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s delight in LaeLae , telling her stories that would start with , “ Your mom and I worked to save babies your age , and there was this one time… ” Miscarriage is common , and various friends and family who walked this rocky path before me were like flashlights steering me through the darkness .
Many of them named their little ones too , and now I imagine LaeLae playing in a Heavenly park with her tiny new friends : Hope , Paul Francis , Karol Agape , Pierre , Grace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Providence , Karol , Owen , Asis Gabriel , and Pieta Marie , to name a few .
And then I imagine how , one day in the future , I will stand at the gates of Heaven and see my Savior , a kindly Jewish rabbi named Jesus , holding the hand of a little girl who has thick , curly brown hair and who ’ s wearing a blue dress , and she ’ ll whisper to me , “ Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone who may experience the tragedy of miscarriage , know that no matter how young your child , you can collect the blood and bury it .
Your baby may be so tiny that no body is discernible ; you may not even know how early your child died , but out of an abundance of caution you can bury whatever you collect .
You may find , as was my experience , that you pass a discernible gestational sac and you can bury that .
No matter why your child died — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or he didn ’ t keep growing , or your body had a hard time sustaining a pregnancy , or some other reason — no matter how little time your child lived , you can hold a funeral .

December 1, 2020 (Love Unleashes Life) — On October 8, a second line on a pregnancy test would declare that I was a first-time momma at the ripe age of 40. My husband and I received this news with great joy, celebrating by opening the Scriptures to pray, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior … for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name” (Luke 1:46-47, 49). Only a few weeks later, however, we would be devastated to lose our little one to miscarriage. We named our baby Laetificat Judah (“LaeLae” for short). Laetificat, from Latin, means “I delight, cheer, gladden. I make fruitful; I fertilize, enrich.” Judah, from Hebrew, means “praised.” Jesus has been called the Lion of Judah. As is typical with loss, those who care for us say all kinds of things to express their sorrow and to try to help.
One very supportive friend gently suggested that if my husband and I get pregnant again, we might consider waiting a little longer before telling people. My friend meant well, but I have a different view. People are unique, and life experience and personality are contributing factors to how we respond to things, but cultural influence is also a factor. And our culture has established a norm to discourage disclosing one’s pregnancy until the first trimester passes. Have you ever thought about why? The truth is, it’s because miscarriage is common and although people aren’t often conscious of what they’re saying, it’s as though the message is this: “Your child might die, so don’t tell people until that’s less likely.” The truth is, everyone will die, and if a child makes it past the first trimester there are no guarantees they will have a live birth. And if a child makes it to birth, we have no guarantee of decades with one’s offspring. How long must someone live before we celebrate them? I have a friend who miscarried at 9 weeks and another who lost a child at 13 weeks. My cousin miscarried at 21 weeks and my aunt had a stillbirth at 40 weeks. One of my friends lost her child at 2 years old. Another friend lost her son at 19 years old. I don’t want to be quiet about my child’s existence because they might not live as long as someone else. Instead, I want to live life fully with my beloved child for as long as they are present.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Justice for Manitoba med student expelled for expressing pro-life views! Show Petition Text 8289 have signed the petition. Let's get to 9000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition A Coptic Christian immigrant to Canada has been expelled from the University of Manitoba's College of Medicine for refusing to change his personal beliefs about the value of life from conception and the right to own firearms. Rafael Zaki, who emigrated from Egypt with his parents to escape religious persecution, has wound up being subjected to another form of persecution...this time, in Manitoba. Indeed, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees Rafael's fundamental rights such as the freedom of expression and the freedom of religion. Please SIGN this petition to Manitoba's Minister of Economic Development and Training, Mr. Ralph Eichler, asking him to initiate an independent investigation into Rafael's case, and to remedy the situation as soon as possible. Justice for Rafael must be swift and commensurate with the persecution he has endured at the hands of the University of Manitoba's College of Medicine. The trouble for Rafael began in 2019, when anonymous accusers claimed that pro-life and pro-gun rights posts on his personal Facebook account made them feel "unsafe." Unbelievably, these anonymous accusers even equated Zaki's being pro-life to his being "misogynistic and hostile to women" when nothing could be further from the truth! But, an investigation of Zaki's posts was then undertaken, and he was ordered to attend seven "remediation" sessions with the College's Associate Dean for Undergraduate medical education, Dr. Ira Ripstein. Immediately after he was notified of the accusations, Zaki removed the post which other people found unacceptable. Then, he issued TEN apologies, five to his peers and five to his professors. But, even after removing the posts and apologizing profusely, and attending the seven "remediation" sessions, Dr. Ripstein still wasn't impressed by Zaki's apparent contrition because he surmised that the young med student had not changed his beliefs. And, why should he change his beliefs?!? It is Rafael's right to hold pro-life and pro-gun rights views and express them publicly, as long as he did not bring university business into the conversation - which he did not. And, the university has absolutely no right to insist that one of its students change his or her sincerely held beliefs which are not objectively hateful or incite violence. But, in the end, Rafael was expelled from the University of Manitoba's College of Medicine, with Dr. Ira Ripstein seeming to act as Rafael's judge, jury and executioner. So, right now, it is essential that Manitoba's Minister of Economic Development and Training, Ralph Eichler, launch an independent investigation into the treatment of Rafael Zaki at the hands of the College's administration. We are calling for swift justice for Rafael Zaki so that he doesn't lose another minute of medical study to these chilling attacks on his freedom of speech and religion. SIGN and SHARE this petition and stand up for Rafael now! Then, please politely contact Minister Eichler's office to politely ask for justice to be done for Rafael Zaki. Please use this contact information: Minister's Office
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A Life Fully Lived
The three weeks when we were aware of LaeLae’s life were absolutely glorious. We happily told family and friends, and I shared the news with the world in three livestreamed presentations. As one of my friends later wrote me, “Even though her life here was short, your baby brought joy to many people.” There were so many adventures in a brief time: My husband and I returned to the island where he proposed just because we wanted to give LaeLae a beach outing. Then there was the cool Florida evening where my husband and I, with little one in my womb, retreated to our backyard and were surrounded by the sweet smell of jasmine bushes; I strummed the ukulele, we prayed, and gave LaeLae her first family fire pit experience. LaeLae was also part of our Canadian Thanksgiving celebration held south of the 49th parallel. I loved writing notes and texts to “Daddy” to let LaeLae be the bearer of my various messages to my husband.
I loved introducing LaeLae to Jesus. I would go to Mass and when I received The Body of Christ, I would imagine I was giving my child a “John the Baptist Experience.” Just as he leapt in Elizabeth’s womb at the proximity of the pre-born Christ child entering his home in Mary’s body, my child got to experience the proximity of the Eucharistic Jesus entering the tabernacle of my body as my little one nestled nearby in my womb.
LaeLae was also my companion for major debates against two leading abortion supporters, on October 20 against abortionist Malcolm Potts and on October 22 against Princeton philosophy professor Peter Singer. LaeLae helped me bear witness to the dignity of the child in the womb, and her existence even elicited, perhaps surprisingly, congratulations from both my opponents.
Entering the Vestibule of Heaven
I once read an inspiring article about a palliative care physician, Dr. Michael Brescia. He said, “[W]hen someone is dying, you think that room [they are in] is part of this earth? No! You are not in this world. You have entered the vestibule of heaven.”
On Thursday, October 29, my husband and I entered the vestibule of heaven as our little LaeLae would begin to leave my body. I heard from a Jewish friend that when a Jewish person dies, someone sits with the body and prays through the Book of Psalms (my spiritual director, a Byzantine monk, subsequently informed me the Eastern Catholic tradition is the same). Although we don’t know when, precisely, LaeLae died, that night, when my body was showing signs of miscarriage (which an ultrasound the next day confirmed), Joe and I prayed through the first 27 psalms to send Laetificat Judah to our Heavenly home. I am struck by these passages:
“O Lord, our Lord, how awesome is your name through all the earth! You have set your majesty above the heavens! Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have drawn a defence against your foes, to silence enemy and avenger.” –Psalm 8:2-3
“You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in your presence” –Psalm 16:11
“Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.” –Psalm 17:8
“He reached down from on high and seized me; drew me out of the deep waters.” –Psalm 18:17
“God’s way is unerring; the Lord’s promise is tried and true.” –Psalm 18:31
“One thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek: To dwell in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, to gaze on the Lord’s beauty, to visit his temple.” –Psalm 27:4
That night I sobbed, but even amidst the ache of losing my child I realized the deep sorrow was because I let myself deeply love. I was reminded of a powerful scene in the movie Shadowlands and said to my husband, “The pain now is because of the happiness then.”
I Can Only Imagine
One rainy afternoon, before we had become parents, my husband and I watched the movie I Can Only Imagine. It tells the true story of musician Bart Millard who wrote MercyMe’s song, I Can Only Imagine. Bart had been brutally abused by his father growing up, but before his father’s death his dad became a Christian and reconciled with his son. After his dad’s death, Bart composed, “Surrounded by Your glory, What will my heart feel? Will I dance for you, Jesus? Or in awe of You be still? Will I stand in your presence, Or to my knees will I fall? Will I sing hallelujah? Will I be able to speak at all? I can only imagine.”
So as part of my grieving and healing, I let myself imagine. I’ve thought of my friend Anita whom I had done pro-life projects with. She was a post-abortive woman who came to regret ending the life of her child. She repented, experienced God’s mercy, and shared her testimony through Silent No More Awareness and Rachel’s Vineyard. She passed away a couple years ago at the age of 76. I imagine her in Heaven with a grandmother’s delight in LaeLae, telling her stories that would start with, “Your mom and I worked to save babies your age, and there was this one time…”
Miscarriage is common, and various friends and family who walked this rocky path before me were like flashlights steering me through the darkness. Many of them named their little ones too, and now I imagine LaeLae playing in a Heavenly park with her tiny new friends: Hope, Paul Francis, Karol Agape, Pierre, Grace, Miriam, Judith-Ann, Faith, Providence, Karol, Owen, Asis Gabriel, and Pieta Marie, to name a few.
And then I imagine how, one day in the future, I will stand at the gates of Heaven and see my Savior, a kindly Jewish rabbi named Jesus, holding the hand of a little girl who has thick, curly brown hair and who’s wearing a blue dress, and she’ll whisper to me,
“Welcome home, Mommy.”
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” –Victor Hugo
Final Note: For anyone who may experience the tragedy of miscarriage, know that no matter how young your child, you can collect the blood and bury it. Your baby may be so tiny that no body is discernible; you may not even know how early your child died, but out of an abundance of caution you can bury whatever you collect. You may find, as was my experience, that you pass a discernible gestational sac and you can bury that. No matter why your child died — whether your baby was so disabled she or he didn’t keep growing, or your body had a hard time sustaining a pregnancy, or some other reason — no matter how little time your child lived, you can hold a funeral.
Published with permission from Love Unleashes Life.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-02--BREAKING: UK approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, will begin roll out next week

The U.K. has announced that it has formally approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for Covid-19 and will begin administering the vaccine next week .
The Government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA ) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech ’ s COVID-19 vaccine for use .
This follows months of rigorous clinical trials and a thorough analysis of the data by experts at the MHRA who have concluded that the vaccine has met its strict standards of safety , quality and effectiveness .
The Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations ( JCVI ) will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ priority groups to receive the vaccine , including care home residents , health and care staff , the elderly and the clinically extremely vulnerable .
U.K. Prime Minister , Boris Johnson , described the news as “ fantastic ” and that “ It ’ s the protection of vaccines that will ultimately allow us to reclaim our lives and get the economy moving again.
” Reports suggest that hospitals in the north west of England will be among the first to begin administering the vaccine , which needs to be stored at -70°C @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.K. army was taking over a section of a sports stadium in the west of England in order to carry out a mass vaccination programme , with as many as 110,000 people expected to receive a vaccine at the venue every week .
Will those who refuse a vaccine face penalties ?
U.K. Health Secretary , Matt Hancock , said that it was not part currently part of the government ’ s plan to introduce “ vaccine passports ” in order to allow individuals who have received the vaccine the ability to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and places of worship .
Rather than commenting on the impact such a move might have on individual freedoms , Hancock said that the reason it was not part of the government ’ s plans is that “ while we know that this vaccine protects you from getting ill with Covid , we don ’ t yet know how much it stops you transmitting Covid until we ’ ve rolled it out broadly.
” On Monday Nadhim Zahawi , the recently appointed health minister overseeing the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in England , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” vaccine passport technology and that he expected that restaurants , bars , cinemas , sports venues and other venues would want individuals to demonstrate that they have been vaccinated .
While Zahawi said that he thought it was right that the vaccine should be voluntary , he also stressed that the government would support businesses in implementing technology to verify proof of vaccination .
“ People have to be allowed to decide for themselves whether they want to be vaccinated or otherwise , ” he told the BBC .
“ But , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you will see , this is the way we return the whole country , and so it ’ s good for your family , it ’ s good for your community , it ’ s good for your country to be vaccinated .
And , ultimately people will have to make a decision , ” he continued .
“ I think that in many ways , the pressure will come from both ways , from service providers who 'll say , 'Look , demonstrate to us that you have been vaccinated ' .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the technology as easy and accessible as possible.
” In July , Boris Johnson referred to opponents of vaccines as “ nuts.
” Matt Hancock has called on politicians to “ stand shoulder to shoulder ” against those who “ are threatening lives ” by opposing vaccines .
Leader of the House of Commons , Jacob Rees-Mogg , recently described “ anti-vaxxers ” as “ nutters.
” Speaking yesterday in the House of Commons , Steve Baker , vice chair of the Covid Recovery Group of Conservative party rebels who opposed new government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat of implicit coercion of those who refuse a COVID-19 vaccine .
“ It ’ s not enough merely to refrain from coercing people , the government ’ s also got to pay attention to implicit coercion - that is , if the government turns a blind eye to allowing businesses like airlines and restaurants to refuse to let people in unless they ’ ve had the vaccination .
The government ’ s got to decide whether it ’ s willing to allow people to discriminate on that basis , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a speech by Sir Desmond Swayne MP , who comically remarked that use of such implicit coercion would be “ vaccinationism.
” Dr. Michael Yeadon , who “ spent over 30 years leading new [ allergy and respiratory ] medicines research in some of the world ’ s largest pharmaceutical companies , ” and retired from Pfizer with “ the most senior research position in this field , ” wrote in an October article : Yeadon said that “ the drive for a universal vaccine has 'the whiff of evil ' which he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days after Pfizer announced its new “ 90 % effective ” coronavirus vaccine , reports emerged about “ severe ” side effects volunteers for the vaccine trial experienced , including fevers and headaches .
Dr. Helen Watt of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre in Oxford , England , last month told the Catholic Herald that the Pfizer vaccine “ makes no use of a foetal cell-line in the production process itself , and no use in the design , ” but that “ [ o ] ne of the confirmatory lab tests on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cell-line.
” The Children of God for Life organization says that the Pfizer vaccine is tested using the HEK 293 cell line , which is derived from kidney tissue taken from a healthy baby who was aborted in the Netherlands in the 1970s .
Infectious diseases specialist and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto Dr. Andrew Morris told the National Post that there are a number of questions still to be answered about the Pfizer vaccine .
In October American pediatric doctor and infectious disease specialist Dr. Cody Meissner , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , raised concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccines for children , saying that since the virus ’ effect on children is so “ mild ” the government had better be “ very sure about safety of a vaccine.
” In a July debate Robert F. Kennedy , Jr. , nephew of former U.S. president John F. Kennedy and an American environmental attorney and author , singled out Pfizer as one of several vaccine producers with a record of incurring criminal penalties for their products .
Kennedy noted that four of the leading developers of coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Merck , are “ convicted serial felon [ s ] .
” “ In the past 10 years , just in the last decade , those companies have paid 35 billion dollars in criminal penalties , damages , fines , for lying to doctors , for defrauding science , for falsifying science , for killing hundreds of thousands of Americans knowingly , ” Kennedy said during the debate .
“ It requires a cognitive dissonance for people who understand the criminal corporate cultures of these four companies to believe that they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they have , but they ’ re not doing it with vaccines.
” Kennedy has been outspoken in outlining reasons for concern about various vaccine projects , including those that receive funding from Gates .
Kennedy has been raising awareness about children injured by vaccines since before the coronavirus outbreak .
In September , Bill Gates told CNBC that Pfizer was leading the race among the coronavirus vaccine developers to gain an emergency use license .
Pfizer is one of 15 companies that has partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manufacture , and delivery of vaccines , diagnostics , and treatments for COVID-19.
” The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation also provides funding for Pfizer for its injectable contraceptive product “ Sayana.
” In an April 9 , 2020 article , Kennedy wrote : “ Vaccines , for Bill Gates , are a strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccine-related businesses ( including Microsoft ’ s ambition to control a global vaccination ID enterprise ) and give him dictatorial control of global health policy.
” A December 2019 article in Scientific American described @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( MIT ) researchers for embedding vaccine records “ directly into the skin ” of children .
“ Along with the vaccine , a child would be injected with a bit of dye that is invisible to the naked eye but easily seen with a special cell-phone filter , combined with an app that shines near-infrared light onto the skin .
The dye would be expected to last up to five years , according to tests on pig and rat skin and human skin in a dish.
” The development of this idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using “ iris scans ” that might violate privacy , was “ funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
” It “ came about because of a direct request from Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates himself , who has been supporting efforts to wipe out diseases such as polio and measles across the world.
” In April 2020 , Gates speculated , “ Eventually we will have some digital certificates to show who has recovered or been tested recently or when we have a vaccine who has received it.
” In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times that “ normalcy only returns when we ’ ve largely vaccinated the entire global population.
” During the interview Gates interrupted his own reflections on the wide-ranging impacts of the coronavirus crisis , saying “ you don ’ t have a choice , ” although it is unclear exactly what he meant by the comment .
Former Pfizer VP : ‘ No need for vaccines , ’ ‘ the pandemic is effectively over ’ Pfizer coronavirus vaccine must be stored at -70°C – ‘ colder than Antarctica Kennedy Jr. warns parents about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on kids No , a COVID-19 vaccine is not necessary to return life to normal Why rushing a COVID vaccine will likely fail to provide a safe and effective immunity PETITION : No to mandatory vaccination for the coronavirus 9,000 medical professionals criticize lockdowns , argue for ‘ focused protection ’ and return to normal life Abortion-tainted mandatory COVID vaccine would be the beginning ‘ of the Apocalypse ’ : Bp .
Schneider US bishop rebukes priest over homily warning against coronavirus vaccine Doctors lay out plan to ‘ punish ’ people who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no alternative ’

U.K. Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, described the news as 'fantastic' and that 'It’s the protection of vaccines that will ultimately allow us to reclaim our lives and get the economy moving again.'
The U.K. has announced that it has formally approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for Covid-19 and will begin administering the vaccine next week.
A government announcement published this morning stated:
The Government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for use. This follows months of rigorous clinical trials and a thorough analysis of the data by experts at the MHRA who have concluded that the vaccine has met its strict standards of safety, quality and effectiveness. The Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI) will shortly publish its final advice for the priority groups to receive the vaccine, including care home residents, health and care staff, the elderly and the clinically extremely vulnerable.
U.K. Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, described the news as “fantastic” and that “It’s the protection of vaccines that will ultimately allow us to reclaim our lives and get the economy moving again.”
It’s the protection of vaccines that will ultimately allow us to reclaim our lives and get the economy moving again. (2/2) — Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) December 2, 2020
Reports suggest that hospitals in the north west of England will be among the first to begin administering the vaccine, which needs to be stored at -70°C. Last week it was announced that the U.K. army was taking over a section of a sports stadium in the west of England in order to carry out a mass vaccination programme, with as many as 110,000 people expected to receive a vaccine at the venue every week.
Will those who refuse a vaccine face penalties?
U.K. Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, said that it was not part currently part of the government’s plan to introduce “vaccine passports” in order to allow individuals who have received the vaccine the ability to access places such as pubs, restaurants and places of worship.
Rather than commenting on the impact such a move might have on individual freedoms, Hancock said that the reason it was not part of the government’s plans is that “while we know that this vaccine protects you from getting ill with Covid, we don’t yet know how much it stops you transmitting Covid until we’ve rolled it out broadly.”
'Do we need a vaccine passport when we've had the jab?' – #KayBurley Health Sec @MattHancock: “That isn't part of our plan. While we know this vaccine protects you from getting ill with COVID, we don't yet know how much it stops you transmitting COVID.”https://t.co/f9WMeMoHZX pic.twitter.com/qegeuC8hL1 — Sky News (@SkyNews) December 2, 2020
On Monday Nadhim Zahawi, the recently appointed health minister overseeing the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in England, said that the government was “looking at” vaccine passport technology and that he expected that restaurants, bars, cinemas, sports venues and other venues would want individuals to demonstrate that they have been vaccinated.
While Zahawi said that he thought it was right that the vaccine should be voluntary, he also stressed that the government would support businesses in implementing technology to verify proof of vaccination.
“People have to be allowed to decide for themselves whether they want to be vaccinated or otherwise,” he told the BBC.
“But, I think the very strong message that you will see, this is the way we return the whole country, and so it’s good for your family, it’s good for your community, it’s good for your country to be vaccinated. And, ultimately people will have to make a decision,” he continued.
“I think that in many ways, the pressure will come from both ways, from service providers who'll say, 'Look, demonstrate to us that you have been vaccinated'. But, also, we will make the technology as easy and accessible as possible.”
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: No to government and corporate penalties for refusing COVID-19 vaccine Show Petition Text 103183 have signed the petition. Let's get to 125000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition **Photo credit: Shutterstock.com Mainstream media sources are promoting offensive suggestions by some doctors that people who refuse a vaccine for COVID-19 should be "punished" by the government and by business - effectively coercing them into taking the vaccine. One group of doctors writing in 'USA Today' suggested that the government impose special taxes (i.e., fines) on people who refuse the vaccination and that business simply refuse to serve them. [see story below]
Another doctor writing in an online publication called 'The Conversation' shamelessly suggested that people who refuse a vaccine should be given a psychoactive drug to induce compliance. [see story below] But, these suggestions are plain political posturing, and have nothing to do with science or with the recent trends of the disease. And, in case they haven't noticed, we live in a democracy not a medical dictatorship! Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks policy-makers and business people, at all levels, to pledge to respect the rights of those who, in good conscience, decide not to vaccinate themselves or their children. People should not have to live in fear of governmental or corporate retribution for refusing a vaccine which is being rushed to market by Big Pharma and their fellow-travelers in NGOs, like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It would be intolerable and immoral for the government or business to coerce someone, and their family, to take a COVID vaccine against their will to avoid a fine, or just so they can do their weekly grocery shopping. Medical freedom must be respected in principle and also in practice. So, it is now time that our policy-makers listen to all voices involved in this vital conversation, and start to represent those who will not tolerate being punished for refusing a vaccine. Simply put, legislatures must begin to act as legislatures again. Questions must be asked. Hearings and investigations must be held. And, the legislatures of each state and country must return to the business of representing the people who voted for them, assuming their rightful place as the originator of legislation. We can no longer accept the dictates of executive branches without question, especially now that, statistically speaking, the initial brunt of the COVID crisis has passed. Neither can we accept the dictates of doctors who seem detached from reality and from science, and who only seem to be attached to the idea of promoting ideas which contribute to the agrandizement of power and control of political interests, and wealth of those who stand to make a lot of money from the sale of a COVID vaccine. Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks government and business leaders to pledge to respect the rights of those who refuse a COVID vaccine, and not seek to punish them for doing so. FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Doctors lay out plan to ‘punish’ people who refuse coronavirus vaccine: ‘There is no alternative’' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/doctors-lay-out-plan-to-punish-people-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine-there-is-no-alternative 'US professor: ‘Psychoactive pill’ should be covertly administered to ensure lockdown compliance' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-professor-ensure-lockdown-compliance-by-drugging-dissenters-with-psychoactive-pill Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
In July, Boris Johnson referred to opponents of vaccines as “nuts.” Matt Hancock has called on politicians to “stand shoulder to shoulder” against those who “are threatening lives” by opposing vaccines. Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, recently described “anti-vaxxers” as “nutters.”
Speaking yesterday in the House of Commons, Steve Baker, vice chair of the Covid Recovery Group of Conservative party rebels who opposed new government coronavirus regulations, drew attention to the threat of implicit coercion of those who refuse a COVID-19 vaccine.
“It’s not enough merely to refrain from coercing people, the government’s also got to pay attention to implicit coercion – that is, if the government turns a blind eye to allowing businesses like airlines and restaurants to refuse to let people in unless they’ve had the vaccination. The government’s got to decide whether it’s willing to allow people to discriminate on that basis,” he said.
Baker made the comments while interjecting a speech by Sir Desmond Swayne MP, who comically remarked that use of such implicit coercion would be “vaccinationism.”
The Government would set the seal on its reputation as the most authoritarian since the Commonwealth of the 1650s should they use coercion to ensure vaccination. But it is as nothing as the enthusiasm of Labour for even more coercive and restrictive measures. pic.twitter.com/xMfxVFoAuH — Desmond Swayne (@DesmondSwayne) December 1, 2020
Ethical and safety concerns
Dr. Michael Yeadon, who “spent over 30 years leading new [allergy and respiratory] medicines research in some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies,” and retired from Pfizer with “the most senior research position in this field,” wrote in an October article:
There is absolutely no need for vaccines to extinguish the pandemic. I’ve never heard such nonsense talked about vaccines. You do not vaccinate people who aren’t at risk from a disease. You also don’t set about planning to vaccinate millions of fit and healthy people with a vaccine that hasn’t been extensively tested on human subjects.
Yeadon said that “the drive for a universal vaccine has 'the whiff of evil' which he 'will oppose … vigorously.’”
Mere days after Pfizer announced its new “90% effective” coronavirus vaccine, reports emerged about “severe” side effects volunteers for the vaccine trial experienced, including fevers and headaches.
Dr. Helen Watt of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre in Oxford, England, last month told the Catholic Herald that the Pfizer vaccine “makes no use of a foetal cell-line in the production process itself, and no use in the design,” but that “[o]ne of the confirmatory lab tests on the vaccine did sadly involve an old foetal cell-line.” The Children of God for Life organization says that the Pfizer vaccine is tested using the HEK 293 cell line, which is derived from kidney tissue taken from a healthy baby who was aborted in the Netherlands in the 1970s.
Infectious diseases specialist and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto Dr. Andrew Morris told the National Post that there are a number of questions still to be answered about the Pfizer vaccine.
In October American pediatric doctor and infectious disease specialist Dr. Cody Meissner, who serves on a U.S. Federal government committee, raised concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccines for children, saying that since the virus’ effect on children is so “mild” the government had better be “very sure about safety of a vaccine.”
In a July debate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., nephew of former U.S. president John F. Kennedy and an American environmental attorney and author, singled out Pfizer as one of several vaccine producers with a record of incurring criminal penalties for their products.
Kennedy noted that four of the leading developers of coronavirus vaccines, Glaxo, Sanofi, Pfizer, Merck, are “convicted serial felon[s].”
“In the past 10 years, just in the last decade, those companies have paid 35 billion dollars in criminal penalties, damages, fines, for lying to doctors, for defrauding science, for falsifying science, for killing hundreds of thousands of Americans knowingly,” Kennedy said during the debate.
“It requires a cognitive dissonance for people who understand the criminal corporate cultures of these four companies to believe that they’re doing this in every other product that they have, but they’re not doing it with vaccines.”
Kennedy has been outspoken in outlining reasons for concern about various vaccine projects, including those that receive funding from Gates. Kennedy has been raising awareness about children injured by vaccines since before the coronavirus outbreak.
Kennedy’s organisation, Children’s Health Defense, reported last month:
…the New York Times pointed out that Pfizer’s data — delivered in a news release, not a peer-reviewed medical journal — “is not conclusive evidence that the vaccine is safe and effective, and the initial finding of more than 90 percent efficacy could change as the trial goes on.” …Fast Company reported on the development by reminding readers that the Pfizer vaccine, if approved, will be the first to use “an as-yet-unproven technology platform that relies on something called messenger RNA, usually shortened to mRNA.” Moderna is also working on an mRNA COVID vaccine. In May, Children’s Health Defense reported that clinical trials for Moderna’s vaccine had a 20% “serious injury rate” in its high-dose group.
In September, Bill Gates told CNBC that Pfizer was leading the race among the coronavirus vaccine developers to gain an emergency use license. Pfizer is one of 15 companies that has partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to “to accelerate the development, manufacture, and delivery of vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments for COVID-19.” The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation also provides funding for Pfizer for its injectable contraceptive product “Sayana.”
In an April 9, 2020 article, Kennedy wrote: “Vaccines, for Bill Gates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccine-related businesses (including Microsoft’s ambition to control a global vaccination ID enterprise) and give him dictatorial control of global health policy.”
A December 2019 article in Scientific American described the vision of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers for embedding vaccine records “directly into the skin” of children.
“Along with the vaccine, a child would be injected with a bit of dye that is invisible to the naked eye but easily seen with a special cell-phone filter, combined with an app that shines near-infrared light onto the skin. The dye would be expected to last up to five years, according to tests on pig and rat skin and human skin in a dish.”
The development of this idea, which the article proudly noted avoids using “iris scans” that might violate privacy, was “funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.” It “came about because of a direct request from Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates himself, who has been supporting efforts to wipe out diseases such as polio and measles across the world.”
In April 2020, Gates speculated, “Eventually we will have some digital certificates to show who has recovered or been tested recently or when we have a vaccine who has received it.”
In the same month Gates told the Financial Times that “normalcy only returns when we’ve largely vaccinated the entire global population.” During the interview Gates interrupted his own reflections on the wide-ranging impacts of the coronavirus crisis, saying “you don’t have a choice,” although it is unclear exactly what he meant by the comment.
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