lifesitenews--2020-09-11--People behind climate change agenda accelerating their plans with COVID scam are ‘deeply cruel, evil

People behind climate change agenda accelerating their plans with COVID scam are ‘deeply cruel, evil, and psychotic people’

September 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – On August 14 , I wrote a blog titled “ The two most dangerous men in the world ?
” It was inspired by a video by Dave Cullen , the Irish Internet blogger whom I consider to be one of the more well-informed , brilliant , and bluntly honest research analysts on the Wuhan virus crisis .
Today , I must present and comment on yet another of his videos , It ’ s time to wake up , that was published just today .
It is a half-hour blockbuster .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ watch it .
Cullen astutely takes viewers through a series of charts , text excerpts , and video statements by various notable persons related to the pandemic .
In the process , he presents what I consider to be a very solid case for the title of this blog post .
My comments won ’ t do justice to the impact of the video , so please don ’ t rely on these limited details to understand the full , crucial video presentation .
Folks , if you continue to believe the lies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the media , liberal political leaders , and by your governments and health ministries , then we are heading for a never-in-history level of grief , loss of freedoms and tyranny all over the world that you can not now even imagine .
Yes , it is that serious .
And I say that not because of Dave Cullen ’ s video .
I say it because I recognize from my own intensive research every day for the past several months that everything he presents in the video is likely right on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it not to frighten you , but to warn you that it is indeed time to wake up and , by together taking strong actions , we can stop these murderous megalomaniac elites from successfully implementing their evil plans .
There has been a constant flood of new information in recent weeks about what is REALLY going on related to the virus and what the REAL agenda is of all those who are extending and adding to the mandates and restrictions on the public to prevent a supposed second wave of virus deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raising the fear level of the populations of various nations , cities , and U.S. states and successfully conning citizens to believe their tyrannical lockdowns and other measures are necessary – when in fact hardly any of it is necessary and the threat of the virus has almost disappeared .
What is actually causing large numbers of deaths are the restrictions and lockdowns themselves – more deaths than from the virus that we now know could be easily prevented if there were not such cruel restrictions on the use of very inexpensive , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is now overwhelming that they could have prevented almost all the virus-related deaths that have occurred so far .
There is now increasing evidence that the death rate from the virus itself is far , far below what we have all been led to believe and which most of the public still believes .
Polls have indicated that the public thinks that they will die if they become infected with the Wuhan virus and their estimation of the actual number of deaths from the virus is from 30 to 50 times greater than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ type of mass hysteria going on related to the virus .
Cullen says we are now in a “ Casedemic.
” Haven ’ t you noticed that all the news now is about the rise in “ cases ” in the states , provinces , countries , cities , schools , factories , and so on ?
Few bother to ask why we are being pummeled with constant stats about this term that we have never used before to such a public extent .
What are “ cases ” ?
Why are they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths ?
It ’ s quite simple .
Hospitalizations and deaths have plummeted .
They have lost their fear factor .
Something else was needed to keep the fear going so that the public could be convinced to accept increased limits on their freedoms as we have been seeing in Victoria in Australia , in California , in England , and elsewhere .
A case is just someone who has tested positive for the virus , has symptoms that seem to indicate infection , or were found to have been exposed to someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But now we know that this does not mean much , if anything at all .
These tests are notoriously unreliable .
The vast majority who test positive for the Wuhan virus experience either no or slight symptoms .
In other words , it is all to keep the fear going .
Most of the public has been falling for this con .
More people are wearing masks than ever before even though ALL the medical evidence of studies done on masks of the type the public is wearing still reveals that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and infection .
Thousands upon thousands are still unnecessarily isolating themselves and afraid to go shopping , travel on transit , go for a walk in the park , to a movie or restaurant or , worst of all , afraid to go to a hospital or their doctor when they are sick .
Many thousands have died totally alone with all family , even spouses , cruelly and unnecessarily being prohibited from visiting them .
Parents and grandparents are not being visited by their children and grandchildren for months on end with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protecting them from dying from the virus .
All of this is causing serious emotional distress , mental and other health issues , unbearable loneliness , general social disintegration , and death .
It would be incredibly simple to give the vulnerable a low prophylactic dose of hydroxychloroquine and from then on people can visit them , they can to out to stores and on buses , visit friends and family and so on without any worry that they will become very sick from the virus .
Instead , the very best and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from being used for COVID in almost all the developed western nations while it is freely available , in most cases over the counter , in all of Africa , in most of South America , and in many other nations .
And in all those nations the death rate from the Wuhan virus is no greater than that of the ordinary flu or lower .
Cullen states there is serious talk of another lockdown in Ireland just because of cases and yet what is going on health-wise is nothing out of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wuhan virus commenter Jerry Day emphasize , as many others are now concluding , that there are in fact no reliable tests for coronavirus .
But to fuel the pandemic narrative , the same scam is being engaged in other countries .
“ They start testing well people who are likely to have shreds of past coronavirus indicators and declare them a new case of the supposed pandemic , ” Cullen states .
Most past colds are coronaviruses and people have residues of them in their system that come up as a supposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Cov Sars 1 in 2005 have been found to be immune to Cov Sars 2 or , as it is currently called , COVID-19 .
There is a video clip of Dr. Anthony Fauci strongly emphasizing that “ there is no reason for people to be walking around with a mask.
” Now he is advocating the exact opposite .
“ It appears that government health experts are getting their directions from the World Health Organization , ” Cullen warns .
And there definitely has been growing evidence of this .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a very corrupt organization with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party , the IMF , and other untrustworthy groups .
Cullen reveals that financially collapsing airlines are being kept afloat by these international bodies with grants and loans that have heavy strings attached .
That explains why airlines are putting such severe demands on flyers as we have been seeing in recent days where even families with two- and three-year-old children are being booted off flights for not having these young children wear masks .
Air travel has become an oppressive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether most of these rules are really necessary .
Cullen explains what is the real purpose of these oppressive measures .
Above all , he exposes the climate change connection to the entire Wuhan virus agenda and that it is really about implementing the Paris climate change accord , the “ Global Reset , ” and world depopulation goals .
Lockdowns have led to massive pollution drops .
They let people see what the world would look like if there were fewer people in general in the world .
“ We are experiencing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Cullen says .
It is being used to change the entire world – permanently to the “ new norm ” of a world totally controlled by the global elites .
Cullen makes a strong case that our politicians are puppets for the IMF , the World Bank , the World Health Organization , and the UN .
Crashing economies make it easier to control people .
Country after country is seeing high cases and low mortality .
Useless testing has to be stopped .
It is only facilitating the globalists ' agenda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us seems to be toward a mandatory vaccine and “ vaccine passports.
” Cullen proclaims , with good reason , “ You were deceived .
You are being played .
You have a right to be angry .
The people behind the climate change agenda who are accelerating their plans with the COVID scam are deeply cruel , evil , and psychotic people .
They are obsessed with conversations like population control in every sense of that term .
It makes one wonder what is in the vaccine .
The fight against this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of humanity.
” The deadly truth about lockdowns and masking policies Pope Francis again uses COVID outbreak to push globalist environmental agenda Masks don ’ t work against prolonged exposure to the infected , CDC admits 13 Australian doctors tell govt to end lockdowns : ‘ They ’ re causing unprecedented negative…outcomes ’ Ordinary sensible people if properly informed should inevitably conclude that the current government policy is ill focused , heavy-handed , and unjustifiable The two most dangerous men in the world ?
Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci are two of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ usher in a truly New World Order .
US ‘ frontline ’ doctors ’ website exposes ‘ criminal ’ campaign by tech giants , govt agencies to block COVID med Dr. Simone Gold 's White Paper reveals the shocking , deep corruption and deception that has resulted in desperately needed , life-saving COVID infection treatments being suppressed since the pandemic began .

If you continue to believe the lies being fed by most media, liberal political leaders, and by your governments and health ministries, then we are heading for a never-in-history level of grief, loss of freedoms, and tyranny all over the world that you cannot now even imagine.
September 11, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – On August 14, I wrote a blog titled “The two most dangerous men in the world?” It was inspired by a video by Dave Cullen, the Irish Internet blogger whom I consider to be one of the more well-informed, brilliant, and bluntly honest research analysts on the Wuhan virus crisis. Today, I must present and comment on yet another of his videos, It’s time to wake up, that was published just today. It is a half-hour blockbuster. You absolutely MUST take the time to watch it.
Cullen astutely takes viewers through a series of charts, text excerpts, and video statements by various notable persons related to the pandemic. In the process, he presents what I consider to be a very solid case for the title of this blog post. My comments won’t do justice to the impact of the video, so please don’t rely on these limited details to understand the full, crucial video presentation.
Folks, if you continue to believe the lies that you are being fed by most of the media, liberal political leaders, and by your governments and health ministries, then we are heading for a never-in-history level of grief, loss of freedoms and tyranny all over the world that you cannot now even imagine.
Yes, it is that serious. And I say that not because of Dave Cullen’s video. I say it because I recognize from my own intensive research every day for the past several months that everything he presents in the video is likely true. And I also say it not to frighten you, but to warn you that it is indeed time to wake up and, by together taking strong actions, we can stop these murderous megalomaniac elites from successfully implementing their evil plans.
That’s strong language, but you know, it is now time for strong language. In past times of great turmoil where all seemed lost, leaders arose who spoke forcefully and bluntly and did not spare their hearers that truth so that they would be shaken awake and motivated to do necessary battle.
Winston Churchhill was one such leader who had harsh words for Hitler and for Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain who foolishly thought he could negotiate with the Devil. St. Joan of Arc is another who firmly believed that France could be saved when all others thought she was insane for thinking that France could defeat the British.
There are many more historic heroes who acted instead of wallowing in fear.
There has been a constant flood of new information in recent weeks about what is REALLY going on related to the virus and what the REAL agenda is of all those who are extending and adding to the mandates and restrictions on the public to prevent a supposed second wave of virus deaths. In the process, they are deliberately raising the fear level of the populations of various nations, cities, and U.S. states.
The result is that they are successfully conning citizens to believe that the destructive lockdowns and other measures are necessary – when in fact hardly any of it is necessary and the threat of the virus has almost disappeared.
What has been especially causing large numbers of deaths are the restrictions and lockdowns themselves – more deaths than from the virus that we now know could easily be prevented if there were not such cruel restrictions on the use of very inexpensive, totally safe meds.
The evidence is now overwhelming that Hydroxychloroquine, which is safer than Aspirin and Tylenol, could have prevented almost all the virus-related deaths that have occurred so far.
There is also evidence that the death rate from the virus itself is far, far below what we have all been led to believe and which most of the public sadly still believes. Polls have indicated that a majority believe that they will die or become seriously ill if they become infected with the Wuhan virus and their estimation of the actual number of deaths from the virus is from 30 to 50 times greater than the true number.
There is a type of mass, suicidal hysteria going on related to the virus.
Cullen says we are now in a “Casedemic.” Haven’t you noticed that all the news now is about the rise in “cases” in the states, provinces, countries, cities, schools, factories, and so on? Few bother to ask why we are being pummeled with constant stats about this term that we have never used before to such a public extent. What are “cases”?
Why are they using that now instead of hospitalizations and deaths?
It’s quite simple. Hospitalizations and deaths have plummeted. They have lost their fear factor. Something else was needed to keep the fear going so that the public could be convinced to accept increased limits on their freedoms as we have been seeing in Victoria, Australia, in California, in England, and elsewhere. And we need to be kept fearful so we will accept and even welcome the vaccine.
A “case” is just someone who has tested positive for the virus, has symptoms that seem to indicate infection, or were simply and ridiculously found to have been exposed to someone who tested positive for the virus. But now we know that this does not mean much, if anything at all.
These tests are notoriously unreliable. The vast majority who test positive for the Wuhan virus experience either no or slight symptoms. In other words, it is all to keep the fear going.
Most of the public has been falling for this con. More people are wearing masks than ever before. ALL the medical evidence of studies on the effectiveness of the type of masks the public is wearing reveals they are generally useless for preventing virus transmission and infection. And wearing masks for a long period of time every day can make you sick – even dangerously sick in some cases. They can even increase the possibility of viral infection.
Only people who are sick with a communicable disease should be wearing masks, but even then only when they are close to others for perhaps ten or more minutes, rather than briefly walking or bicycling by them.
Thousands upon thousands are still unnecessarily isolating themselves and afraid to go shopping, travel on transit, enter an elevator, go for a walk in the park, enjoy healthy exposure to fresh air and the sun, go to a movie or restaurant or, worst of all, afraid to go to a hospital or their doctor when they are sick.
They are not being told by anyone how to strengthen their immune system with exercise, healthy diet, fresh air, exposure to the sun, and regular consumption of Vitamins C and D and zinc. That alone could prevent a huge number of infections.
Many thousands have tragically died alone, with all not-sick family, even spouses, cruelly and unnecessarily being prohibited from visiting them. Parents and grandparents are not being visited by their children and grandchildren, who are not sick, for months on end with the children and grandchildren thinking the isolation is protecting them from dying from the virus.
They have been told that they could somehow kill mom and dad or their grandparents if they visit them. They have been warned, even though they have no symptoms at all, that they might be asymptomatically infected with the Wuhan virus and could unknowingly infect their vulnerable loved ones. Now we know that has not been correct.
All of a sudden studies are revealing that asymptomatic persons have such a low viral load that it is very unlikely they could infect others. And they don’t need to wear a mask unless they are sick. They have got to stop torturing and even killing their loved ones with isolation and loss of necessary close human contact.
Sure, wash your hands, make sure you are not sick when you visit them, use common sense, but stop hurting them with excessive isolation.
All of this is causing serious emotional distress, mental and other health issues, unbearable loneliness, general social disintegration, and death from lack of normal medical care, a major decline in quality of life, poor diet, no exercise, no exposure to the sun, loss of a sense of purpose, a huge increase in suicides.
It would also be incredibly simple to give the vulnerable a cheap, totally safe, low prophylactic dose of hydroxychloroquine and from then on people can be especially assured that they can visit them. The normally vulnerable can then also feel completely safe to go out to stores and onto transit, visit friends and family and so on. Instead, the very best and safest medicine in the world for COVID is banned from being used in almost all the developed western nations while it is freely available, in most cases over the counter, in all of Africa, in most of South America, and in many other nations.
In all those nations, the death rate from the Wuhan virus is far lower than that of nations where HCQ is prohibited or strictly limited.
Cullen states there is serious talk of another lockdown in Ireland just because of increased “cases” and yet what is going on health-wise is nothing out of the ordinary from previous years.
He and Wuhan virus commenter Jerry Day emphasize, as many others are now concluding, that there are in fact no reliable tests for coronavirus. But to fuel the pandemic narrative, the same scam is being engaged in other countries. “They start testing well people who are likely to have shreds of past coronavirus indicators and declare them a new case of the supposed pandemic,” Cullen states.
Most past colds are coronaviruses and people have residues of them in their system that come up as a supposed Wuhan virus-positive. Millions who were infected by Cov Sars 1 in 2005 will test as positive but have been found to be immune to Cov Sars 2 or, as it is currently called, COVID-19.
There is a video clip of Dr. Anthony Fauci strongly emphasizing that “there is no reason for people to be walking around with a mask.” Now he is advocating the exact opposite. “It appears that government health experts are getting their directions from the World Health Organization,” Cullen warns. And there has definitely been growing evidence of this. The WHO, itself a UN entity, is a corrupt organization with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party, the IMF, and other untrustworthy groups.
Cullen reveals that financially collapsing airlines are being kept afloat by international financial bodies with grants and loans that have heavy strings attached. That explains why the airlines are putting severe demands on airports and passengers as we have been seeing in recent days where even families with one, two- and three-year-old children are being booted off flights for not having these young children wear masks. Air travel has become an oppressive, frightening experience.
One has to seriously question whether most of these rules and billions spent on new mitigation equipment and billions lost on many seats being blocked off to facilitate “social distancing” on flights are really necessary. Cullen explains the real purpose of these oppressive measures – population control and reducing man-made climate change. They have no intention of ever allowing carbon dioxide-producing air travel to return to previous levels.
That brings us to the shocking climate change connection to the Wuhan virus mitigation policies and that it is really about implementing the extreme Paris Climate Change Accord policies and UN Sustainable Development goals, the “Great Reset,” and world depopulation goals.
Lockdowns have led to massive, man-made carbon dioxide and pollution drops. The globalists are forcing people to see what the world would look like if there were fewer people in the world, as though we will all be positively impressed with empty streets and highways, no cruise liners on the seas, and few aircraft in the skies. It is downright evil.
“We are experiencing a global coup” with the coronavirus, Cullen says. It is being used to change the entire world – permanently, to the “new norm” of a world controlled by totalitarian global elites who are among the highest CO2 emitters in the world with their private jets, multiple mansions and fleets of very expensive cars and yachts.
Cullen makes a strong case that our politicians are puppets for the IMF, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, and the UN. Crashing economies is deliberately ongoing to make it easier to control people.
Country after country is seeing high cases and low mortality. Useless testing has to be stopped. It is only facilitating the globalists’ agenda.
The direction they are taking us is toward a borderless, cashless society, contact-tracing, mandatory vaccines and “vaccine passports” without which we will be prohibited from buying, selling, getting healthcare, traveling, and pretty well everything else – just as Communist China is now doing – greatly helped by Silicon Valley inventiveness.
Cullen proclaims, with good reason, “You were deceived. You are being played. You have a right to be angry. The people behind the climate change agenda who are accelerating their plans with the COVID scam are deeply cruel, evil, and psychotic people. They are obsessed with conversations like population control in every sense of that term.
It makes one wonder what is in the vaccine. The fight against this scam is a fight for the freedom of humanity.”
We all have to wake up and fight back. It is not an option. Sorry. Either comply and forever lose most of your freedoms, including the freedom to openly worship God, or prepare yourself to do things that you may have never done in the past.
Forget comfort, security, and the daily normal that you have always enjoyed. Everything is at stake. We are already in a war to destroy and replace what is left of Christian civilization, but most of the good have been missing in action.
Stop watching and reading all the mainstream media that are paralyzing you with lies and fear. Find and stick to only the more reliable alternative sources for your information.
What specific actions can you take in response to this disturbing situation? See my response to a reader in the comments related to this article.
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See many more Dave Cullen videos here. They are exceptionally informative.
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Masks don’t work against prolonged exposure to the infected, CDC admits
13 Australian doctors tell govt to end lockdowns: ‘They’re causing unprecedented negative…outcomes’
Ordinary sensible people if properly informed should inevitably conclude that the current government policy is ill focused, heavy-handed, and unjustifiable
The two most dangerous men in the world?
Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci are two of the leaders co-opting the Wuhan virus–manufactured hysteria to usher in a truly New World Order.
US ‘frontline’ doctors’ website exposes ‘criminal’ campaign by tech giants, govt agencies to block COVID med
Dr. Simone Gold’s White Paper reveals the shocking, deep corruption and deception that has resulted in desperately needed, life-saving COVID infection treatments being suppressed since the pandemic began.
New York Times: ‘up to 90 percent’ of positive COVID cases don’t need to isolate
Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear
You will be shocked by many of the revelations in this report that your usual information sources are not telling you.
Pandemic Panic Has Magnified The Worst Impulses Of The Power-Hungry Elite
How Forced Isolation Makes Huge Power Grabs Possible
Today’s wannabe social controllers are clearly using the virus as a sort of obedience school where we can be conditioned through isolation to conform to their demands.
How a false hydroxychloroquine narrative was created, and more
It is remarkable that a large series of events taking place over the past 3 months produced a unified false message about hydroxychloroquine, and produced similar policies about the drug in the US, Canada, Australia, NZ and western Europe
We’ve Been Doing It All Wrong? – hugely important story on testing
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lifesitenews--2020-09-12--Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

September 12 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church , LifeSite is offering Catholics throughout the world a chance to be united daily in prayer , in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade .
Catholics from all over the world—from Israel , Uganda , Italy , France , Germany , Ireland , Pakistan , Singapore , the Philippines , India , Indonesia , Australia , New Zealand , Thailand , the United Kingdom , the U.S. , Canada , Brazil , and other countries—are gathering daily to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anthony Pillari , J.C.L.
, an American priest currently studying in Italy .
Our goal is , by means of this daily rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima , the triumph of Our Lady ’ s Immaculate Heart .
To help obtain that goal , Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide rosary crusade : O Immaculate Heart of Mary , you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother .
Look upon the distress in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church .
In Fatima you warned against these errors , as you spoke about the errors of Russia .
You are the Mediatrix of all graces .
Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope : that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart , so that Russia will be converted , a period of peace will be granted to the world , and your Immaculate Heart will triumph , through an authentic renewal of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purity of the Catholic Faith , of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life .
O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother , turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer .
Amen .
+ Athanasius Schneider , Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady ’ s message at Fatima , and about what you can do , please read Cardinal Burke ’ s 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ https : //voiceofthefamily.com/full-text-cardinal-burkes-historic-call-for-consecration-of-russia/ ) .
As St. Padre Pio once said , “ The rosary is the weapon for these times.
” Through prayer , God can shape history , change the world , and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world , through the triumph of Our Lady ’ s Immaculate Heart .
Join us today !
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this rosary , you can access them via this PDF .
This document also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the daily rosary on LifeSite led by Fr .
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(LifeSiteNews) — In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church, LifeSite is happy to promote Regina Angelorum Press’s Daily Rosary, which is offering Catholics throughout the world the chance to be united daily in prayer, in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade.
Catholics from all over the world — from Israel, Uganda, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Pakistan, Singapore, the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, and other countries — are gathering daily to pray the Rosary, led by Father Pillari, JCL, MCL, STL, an American priest currently studying in Italy.
The Daily Rosary is being offered each day at 12noon EST through Regina Angelorum Press’ YouTube Channel to which you can subscribe HERE.
The goal is, by means of this Daily Rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima, the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart.
To help obtain that goal, Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide Rosary crusade:
O Immaculate Heart of Mary, you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother. Look upon the distress in which the Church and the whole of humanity are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church. In Fatima you warned against these errors, as you spoke about the errors of Russia. You are the Mediatrix of all graces. Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope: that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart, so that Russia will be converted, a period of peace will be granted to the world, and your Immaculate Heart will triumph, through an authentic renewal of the Church in the splendor of the purity of the Catholic Faith, of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life. O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother, turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer. Amen. + Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana
To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady’s message at Fatima, and about what you can do, please read Cardinal Burke’s 2017 address at the Rome Life Forum.
As St. Padre Pio once said, “The Rosary is the weapon for these times.” Through prayer, God can shape history, change the world, and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world, through the triumph of Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. Join us today!
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this Rosary, you can access them HERE. The document also includes a brief F.A.Q. pertaining to the daily Rosary.
You can send your prayer requests to https://reginangelorumpress.com/prayer-intentions/
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lifesitenews--2020-09-11--People behind COVID scam are ‘deeply cruel, evil, and psychotic people’

September 11 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – On August 14 , I wrote a blog titled “ The two most dangerous men in the world ?
” It was inspired by a video by Dave Cullen , the Irish Internet blogger whom I consider to be one of the more well-informed , brilliant , and bluntly honest research analysts on the Wuhan virus crisis .
Today , I must present and comment on yet another of his videos , It ’ s time to wake up , that was published just today .
It is a half-hour blockbuster .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ watch it .
Cullen astutely takes viewers through a series of charts , text excerpts , and video statements by various notable persons related to the pandemic .
In the process , he presents what I consider to be a very solid case for the title of this blog post .
My comments won ’ t do justice to the impact of the video , so please don ’ t rely on these limited details to understand the full , crucial video presentation .
Folks , if you continue to believe the lies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the media , liberal political leaders , and by your governments and health ministries , then we are heading for a never-in-history level of grief , loss of freedoms and tyranny all over the world that you can not now even imagine .
Yes , it is that serious .
And I say that not because of Dave Cullen ’ s video .
I say it because I recognize from my own intensive research every day for the past several months that everything he presents in the video is likely right on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it not to frighten you , but to warn you that it is indeed time to wake up and , by together taking strong actions , we can stop these murderous megalomaniac elites from successfully implementing their evil plans .
There has been a constant flood of new information in recent weeks about what is REALLY going on related to the virus and what the REAL agenda is of all those who are extending and adding to the mandates and restrictions on the public to prevent a supposed second wave of virus deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deliberately raising the fear level of the populations of various nations , cities , and U.S. states .
The result is that they are successfully conning citizens to believe the tyrannical , very destructive lockdowns and other measures are necessary – when in fact hardly any of it is necessary and the threat of the virus has almost disappeared .
What has been especially causing large numbers of deaths are the restrictions and lockdowns themselves – more deaths than from the virus that we now know could be easily prevented if there were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of very inexpensive , totally safe meds .
The evidence is now overwhelming that Hydroxychloroquine , which is safer than Aspirin and Tylenol , could have prevented almost all the virus-related deaths that have occurred so far .
There is also evidence that the death rate from the virus itself is far , far below what we have all been led to believe and which most of the public sadly still believes .
Polls have indicated that a majority believe that they will die if they become infected with the Wuhan virus and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths from the virus is from 30 to 50 times greater than the true number .
There is a type of mass , suicidal hysteria going on related to the virus .
Cullen says we are now in a “ Casedemic.
” Haven ’ t you noticed that all the news now is about the rise in “ cases ” in the states , provinces , countries , cities , schools , factories , and so on ?
Few bother to ask why we are being pummeled with constant stats about this term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such a public extent .
What are “ cases ” ?
Why are they using that now instead of hospitalizations and deaths ?
It ’ s quite simple .
Hospitalizations and deaths have plummeted .
They have lost their fear factor .
Something else was needed to keep the fear going so that the public could be convinced to accept increased limits on their freedoms as we have been seeing in Victoria , Australia , in California , in England , and elsewhere .
And we need to be kept fearful so we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A “ case ” is just someone who has tested positive for the virus , has symptoms that seem to indicate infection , or were found to have been exposed to someone who tested positive for the virus .
But now we know that this does not mean much , if anything at all .
These tests are notoriously unreliable .
The vast majority who test positive for the Wuhan virus experience either no or slight symptoms .
In other words , it is all to keep the fear going .
Most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this con .
More people are wearing masks than ever before .
ALL the medical evidence of studies on the effectiveness of the type of masks the public is wearing reveals they are generally useless for preventing virus transmission and infection .
And wearing masks for a long period of time every day can make you sick – even dangerously sick in some cases .
They can even increase the possibility of viral infection .
Only people who are sick with a communicable disease should be wearing masks .
Thousands upon thousands are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go shopping , travel on transit , enter an elevator , go for a walk in the park , enjoy healthy exposure to fresh air and the sun , go to a movie or restaurant or , worst of all , afraid to go to a hospital or their doctor when they are sick .
They are not being told by anyone how to strengthen their immune system with exercise , healthy diet , fresh air , exposure to the sun , and regular consumption of Vitamins C and D and zinc .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with all not sick family , even spouses , cruelly and unnecessarily being prohibited from visiting them .
Parents and grandparents are not being visited by their children and grandchildren , who are not sick , for months on end with the children and grandchildren thinking the isolation is protecting them from dying from the virus .
They have been told that they could somehow kill mom and dad or their grandparents if they visit them .
They have been warned , even though they have no symptoms at all , that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus and could unknowingly infect their vulnerable loved ones .
Now we know that has not been correct .
All of a sudden studies are revealing that asymptomatic persons have such a low viral load that it is very unlikely they could infect others .
And they don ’ t need to wear a mask unless they are sick .
They have got to stop torturing and even killing their loved ones with isolation , constant fear , depression , loss of necessary close human contact .
Sure , wash your hands , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you visit them , use common sense .
All of this is causing serious emotional distress , mental and other health issues , unbearable loneliness , general social disintegration , and death from lack of normal medical care , a major decline in quality of life , poor diet , no exercise , no exposure to the sun , loss of a sense of purpose , a huge increase in suicides .
It would also be incredibly simple to give the vulnerable a cheap , totally safe , low prophylactic dose of hydroxychloroquine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ especially assured that they can visit them .
The normally vulnerable can then also feel completely safe to go out to stores and onto transit , visit friends and family and so on .
Instead , the very best and safest medicine in the world for COVID is banned from being used in almost all the developed western nations while it is freely available , in most cases over the counter , in all of Africa , in most of South America , and in many other nations .
In all those nations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus is far lower than that of nations where HCQ is prohibited or strictly limited .
Cullen states there is serious talk of another lockdown in Ireland just because of increased “ cases ” and yet what is going on health-wise is nothing out of the ordinary from previous years .
He and Wuhan virus commenter Jerry Day emphasize , as many others are now concluding , that there are in fact no reliable tests for coronavirus .
But to fuel the pandemic narrative , the same scam is being engaged in other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who are likely to have shreds of past coronavirus indicators and declare them a new case of the supposed pandemic , ” Cullen states .
Most past colds are coronaviruses and people have residues of them in their system that come up as a supposed Wuhan virus-positive .
Millions who were infected by Cov Sars 1 in 2005 have been found to be immune to Cov Sars 2 or , as it is currently called , COVID-19 .
There is a video clip of Dr. Anthony Fauci strongly emphasizing that “ there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walking around with a mask.
” Now he is advocating the exact opposite .
“ It appears that government health experts are getting their directions from the World Health Organization , ” Cullen warns .
And there has definitely been growing evidence of this .
The WHO , itself a UN entity , is a very corrupt organization with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party , the IMF , and other untrustworthy groups .
Cullen reveals that financially collapsing airlines are being kept afloat by international financial bodies with grants and loans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explains why the airlines are putting severe demands on airports and passengers as we have been seeing in recent days where even families with one , two- and three-year-old children are being booted off flights for not having these young children wear masks .
Air travel has become an oppressive , frightening experience .
One has to seriously question whether most of these rules and billions spent on new mitigation equipment are really necessary .
Cullen explains the real purpose of these oppressive measures – population control and reducing man-made climate change .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ carbon dioxide-producing air travel to return to previous levels .
That brings us to the shocking climate change connection to the Wuhan virus mitigation policies and that it is really about implementing the Paris climate change accord , the “ Global Reset , ” and world depopulation goals .
Lockdowns have led to massive pollution drops .
They are letting people see what the world would look like if there were fewer people in the world .
It is downright evil .
“ We are experiencing a global coup ” with the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used to change the entire world – permanently , to the “ new norm ” of a world controlled by totalitarian global elites .
Cullen makes a strong case that our politicians are puppets for the IMF , the World Bank , the World Health Organization , and the UN .
Crashing economies is deliberately ongoing to make it easier to control people .
Country after country is seeing high cases and low mortality .
Useless testing has to be stopped .
It is only facilitating the globalists ' agenda .
And the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be toward a borderless , cashless society , mandatory vaccine and “ vaccine passports ” without which we will be prohibited from buying , selling , getting healthcare , traveling , and pretty well everything else – just as Communist China is now doing – greatly helped by Silicon Valley inventiveness .
Cullen proclaims , with good reason , “ You were deceived .
You are being played .
You have a right to be angry .
The people behind the climate change agenda who are accelerating their plans with the COVID scam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ psychotic people .
They are obsessed with conversations like population control in every sense of that term .
It makes one wonder what is in the vaccine .
The fight against this scam is a fight for the freedom of humanity.
” We all have to wake up and fight back .
It is not an option .
Sorry .
Either comply and forever lose most of your freedoms , including the freedom to openly worship God , or prepare yourself to do things that you would never have done in the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the daily normal that you have always enjoyed .
Everything is at stake .
We are already in a war to destroy and replace what is left of Christian civilization , but most of the good have been missing in action .
Stop watching and reading all the mainstream media that is paralyzing you with lies and fear .
Find and stick to alternative sources only for your information .
See many more Dave Cullen videos here .
They are exceptionally informative .
Secular Sharia – Followers of the Covid cult – Crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of heresy – Must watch Dave Cullen video !
COVID 19 – Scamdemic – Part 1 - Evidence for the virus being used to establish a New World Order - a secular , anti-God , anti-family , anti-population order of totalitarian control by the elite The deadly truth about lockdowns and masking policies Pope Francis again uses COVID outbreak to push globalist environmental agenda Masks don ’ t work against prolonged exposure to the infected , CDC admits 13 Australian doctors tell govt to end lockdowns : ‘ They ’ re causing unprecedented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ informed should inevitably conclude that the current government policy is ill focused , heavy-handed , and unjustifiable The two most dangerous men in the world ?
Bill Gates and Anthony Fauci are two of the leaders co-opting the Wuhan virus–manufactured hysteria to usher in a truly New World Order .
US ‘ frontline ’ doctors ’ website exposes ‘ criminal ’ campaign by tech giants , govt agencies to block COVID med Dr. Simone Gold 's White Paper reveals the shocking , deep corruption and deception that has resulted in desperately needed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic began .
New York Times : ‘ up to 90 percent ’ of positive COVID cases don ’ t need to isolate Explosion in mandatory masking isn ’ t driven by science , but fear You will be shocked by many of the revelations in this report that your usual information sources are not telling you .
Pandemic Panic Has Magnified The Worst Impulses Of The Power-Hungry Elite How Forced Isolation Makes Huge Power Grabs Possible Today ’ s wannabe social controllers are clearly using the virus as a sort of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through isolation to conform to their demands .
How a false hydroxychloroquine narrative was created , and more It is remarkable that a large series of events taking place over the past 3 months produced a unified false message about hydroxychloroquine , and produced similar policies about the drug in the US , Canada , Australia , NZ and western Europe We ’ ve Been Doing It All Wrong ?
– hugely important story on testing UCLA , Stanford study finds for average 50-64 year old , chances of dying from COVID-19 are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shutting Down Economy Again Over CCP Virus : Epoch Times/Big Data Poll The Big COVID Con Exposed


lifesitenews--2020-09-13--Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

Join our daily worldwide rosary HERE

September 13 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In response to the crisis unfolding in our world and in the Church , LifeSite is offering Catholics throughout the world a chance to be united daily in prayer , in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Crusade .
Catholics from all over the world—from Israel , Uganda , Italy , France , Germany , Ireland , Pakistan , Singapore , the Philippines , India , Indonesia , Australia , New Zealand , Thailand , the United Kingdom , the U.S. , Canada , Brazil , and other countries—are gathering daily to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anthony Pillari , J.C.L.
, an American priest currently studying in Italy .
Our goal is , by means of this daily rosary and by embracing and living out the message given by the Virgin Mary at Fatima , the triumph of Our Lady ’ s Immaculate Heart .
To help obtain that goal , Bishop Athanasius Schneider graciously composed the following prayer for this worldwide rosary crusade : O Immaculate Heart of Mary , you are the holy Mother of God and our tender Mother .
Look upon the distress in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are living because of the spread of materialism and the persecution of the Church .
In Fatima you warned against these errors , as you spoke about the errors of Russia .
You are the Mediatrix of all graces .
Implore your Divine Son to grant this special grace for the Pope : that he might consecrate Russia to your Immaculate Heart , so that Russia will be converted , a period of peace will be granted to the world , and your Immaculate Heart will triumph , through an authentic renewal of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purity of the Catholic Faith , of the sacredness of Divine worship and of the holiness of the Christian life .
O Queen of the holy Rosary and our sweet Mother , turn your merciful eyes to us and graciously hear this our trusting prayer .
Amen .
+ Athanasius Schneider , Auxiliary Bishop of the archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana To learn more about the urgency of responding to Our Lady ’ s message at Fatima , and about what you can do , please read Cardinal Burke ’ s 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ https : //voiceofthefamily.com/full-text-cardinal-burkes-historic-call-for-consecration-of-russia/ ) .
As St. Padre Pio once said , “ The rosary is the weapon for these times.
” Through prayer , God can shape history , change the world , and bring about a great time of renewal and peace for the Church and for the world , through the triumph of Our Lady ’ s Immaculate Heart .
Join us today !
If you would like to follow along with the prayers said during this rosary , you can access them via this PDF .
This document also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the daily rosary on LifeSite led by Fr .
Pillari .
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lifesitenews--2020-09-15--UK crime minister asks citizens to report gatherings of 7 or more people

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LONDON , England , September 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Amid government-imposed coronavirus restrictions allowing only groups of six or fewer people to meet , British Minister of State for Crime , Policing and the Fire Service Kit Malthouse is encouraging citizens to report their neighbors to public authorities if seven or more people are gathered.. “ It is open to neighbors to do exactly that through the non-emergency number , ” Malthouse told the BBC when asked whether a person should report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ backyard .
“ And if they are concerned and they do see that kind of thing , then absolutely they should think about it.
” Starting today , new rules restrict indoor and outdoor gatherings in large parts of the United Kingdom , including England and Scotland .
The BBC reported that in Bristol one mother was approached by police because “ her toddler ’ s picnic – a group of seven – was now illegal .
‘ It ’ s very difficult to understand though , if I ’ m allowed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of people a metre apart , but I can ’ t be with my kids ’ friends , ’ she replied to the officer.
” Different rules in various parts of the UK also are causing confusion .
One woman “ said she thought her gathering of more than six was allowed because the children all attended school together .
Groups like this would be allowed in nearby Wales and in Scotland , where children do not count towards the total.
” “ We could just go over the bridge and be with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the woman argued .
“ It does feel a bit unfair.
” If a group needs to be broken up by police , each member of the group could be fined £100 if the incident is the first offense .
After that , the fine is set to double each time , up to £3,200 for the sixth offense .
In order to ensure “ stronger enforcement of the rules which are already in place , ” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last week that his government would use “ COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the enforcement capacity of local authorities by introducing COVID Secure Marshalls to help ensure social distancing in town and city centres , and by setting up a register of Environmental Health Officers that local authorities can draw upon for support , ” Johnson said at a press conference .
Johnson did not explain at the time what powers “ COVID Secure Marshalls ” would have , nor how they would be recruited .
The Daily Mail reported one day later that the marshals “ will have no formal powers to make an arrest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities.
” While they can break up gatherings of seven or more people and alert police , they are not authorized to impose fines .
The newspaper quoted Ken Marsh , chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation , who pointed out that regular police officers were “ absolutely baffled ” by the announcement .
“ Any help is good help , but what I ’ d like to understand is what actually is their role , what are we asking them to do ?
” Marsh asked .
“ Because if they don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you know what Joe Public will do very quickly .
When the stick needs to be wielded , then you need to have the ability to wield it.
” “ Marshals have already been deployed by Leeds City Council and Cornwall Council , ” according to the Daily Mail .
Other places are expected to recruit marshals in the near future , using local government funds for training and pay .
The British government has recorded almost 42,000 deaths since the outbreak of COVID-19 .
However , the number of deaths might not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caused by the coronavirus , because all people “ who had had a positive test result for COVID-19 and died within 28 days of the first positive test ” are counted .

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LONDON, England, September 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Amid government-imposed coronavirus restrictions allowing only groups of six or fewer people to meet, British Minister of State for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service Kit Malthouse is encouraging citizens to report their neighbors to public authorities if seven or more people are gathered..
“It is open to neighbors to do exactly that through the non-emergency number,” Malthouse told the BBC when asked whether a person should report a gathering in a neighbor’s backyard. “And if they are concerned and they do see that kind of thing, then absolutely they should think about it.”
Starting today, new rules restrict indoor and outdoor gatherings in large parts of the United Kingdom, including England and Scotland.
The BBC reported that in Bristol one mother was approached by police because “her toddler’s picnic – a group of seven – was now illegal. ‘It’s very difficult to understand though, if I’m allowed to be in a pub with a group of people a metre apart, but I can’t be with my kids’ friends,’ she replied to the officer.”
Different rules in various parts of the UK also are causing confusion. One woman “said she thought her gathering of more than six was allowed because the children all attended school together. Groups like this would be allowed in nearby Wales and in Scotland, where children do not count towards the total.”
“We could just go over the bridge and be with a much larger group of people,” the woman argued. “It does feel a bit unfair.”
If a group needs to be broken up by police, each member of the group could be fined £100 if the incident is the first offense. After that, the fine is set to double each time, up to £3,200 for the sixth offense.
In order to ensure “stronger enforcement of the rules which are already in place,” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last week that his government would use “COVID Secure Marshalls.”
“We will boost the enforcement capacity of local authorities by introducing COVID Secure Marshalls to help ensure social distancing in town and city centres, and by setting up a register of Environmental Health Officers that local authorities can draw upon for support,” Johnson said at a press conference.
Johnson did not explain at the time what powers “COVID Secure Marshalls” would have, nor how they would be recruited.
The Daily Mail reported one day later that the marshals “will have no formal powers to make an arrest and must be paid for by local authorities.” While they can break up gatherings of seven or more people and alert police, they are not authorized to impose fines.
The newspaper quoted Ken Marsh, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, who pointed out that regular police officers were “absolutely baffled” by the announcement.
“Any help is good help, but what I’d like to understand is what actually is their role, what are we asking them to do?” Marsh asked. “Because if they don’t actually have any powers, you know what Joe Public will do very quickly. When the stick needs to be wielded, then you need to have the ability to wield it.”
“Marshals have already been deployed by Leeds City Council and Cornwall Council,” according to the Daily Mail. Other places are expected to recruit marshals in the near future, using local government funds for training and pay.
The British government has recorded almost 42,000 deaths since the outbreak of COVID-19. However, the number of deaths might not accurately reflect the number of deaths actually caused by the coronavirus, because all people “who had had a positive test result for COVID-19 and died within 28 days of the first positive test” are counted.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-15--Abp. Viganò: ‘Without Vatican II, we would not have had the student revolution that radically change

Abp. Viganò: ‘Without Vatican II, we would not have had the student revolution that radically changed’ the West

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September 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In a new interview with the Italian journalist Marco Tosatti , Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has pointed to a connection between the weakening of the Church 's own identity and moral and doctrinal stances in the wake of the Second Vatican Council and the outbreak of the sexual and cultural revolution that took place only three years after Council .
“ Without Vatican II @ @ @ @ @ @ @ student revolution that radically changed life in the Western world , the vision of the family , the role of women , and the very concept of authority , ” he writes .
Speaking with Tosatti mainly about the political situation in the U.S. in light of the upcoming presidential election ( read the full interview here ) , Archbishop Viganò first explains that it is the fault of the Church ’ s leadership – the “ unfaithful clergy , secular and regular , enslaved to modernist ideology , and on the hierarchy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. politicians who call themselves Catholic , yet at the same time publicly defy the Church 's teaching , for example on the killing of the unborn .
Here , the Italian prelate mentions the Land O ’ Lakes statement of 1967 – two years after the Council ( 1962-1965 ) , “ which declared the independence of their Catholic universities and colleges from all authority and all bonds of fidelity to the Magisterium of the Church.
” This statement “ had devastating consequences for the Church and civil society in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But then the archbishop goes on to speak about the deeper background that led to the possibility that such a defying document by Catholic universities would even be issued .
That is to say , the Catholic Church first weakened , at the Second Vatican Council , her own moral and doctrinal strength .
This weakening of the Catholic Church allowed modernist teachers at Catholic universities to further spread their ideas among many generations so that today ’ s Catholic politicians hold such heterodox views as supporting the killing of the unborn .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ such a scandalous event where now ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick , together with Archbishop Wilton Gregory , was able to hide instructions from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on the “ exclusion from Holy Communion of Catholic politicians who do not follow the Church ’ s teaching.
” Viganò explains : “ What I wish to emphasize is the close connection between the rebellion of the ultra-progressive clergy – with the Jesuits in the lead – and the education of generations of Catholics , who were formed according to the modernist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This Council , he goes on to say , “ served as a premise not only for ’ 68 revolution in the political sphere , but also for the doctrinal and moral revolution in the ecclesial sphere.
” States the archbishop : “ Without Vatican II , we would not have had the student revolution that radically changed life in the Western world , the vision of the family , the role of women , and the very concept of authority.
” And as these explanations show , “ moral corruption and doctrinal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effectively heal these wounds in the body of the Church , it is imperative to act on both fronts .
If this dutiful intervention does not take place , the Bishops and the leaders of the Church will answer to God for betraying their duty as pastors.
” In order to prove his point that there exists a close relationship between the Second Vatican Council and the subsequent cultural revolution that took place in 1968 throughout the West , Archbishop Viganò presents a set of quotes from contemporary supporters of the Council who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quote the Italian prelate in a longer passage : It is undeniable , even if only from a historical and sociological point of view , that there is a very close relationship between the conciliar revolution and 1968 .
The very protagonists of Vatican II admit it .
Joseph Ratzinger stands out among them , writing : « Adherence to a utopian anarchistic Marxism [ ... ] was supported on the front lines by university chaplains and student associations who saw in it the dawn of the realization of Christian hopes .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the events of May 1968 in France .
Dominicans and Jesuits were at the barricades .
The intercommunion carried out at an ecumenical Mass at the barricades was considered a kind of landmark in salvation history , a kind of revelation that inaugurated a new era of Christianity.
» One of the periti [ experts ] on the Council , Fr .
René Laurentin , wrote : « The demands of the May ‘ 68 movement largely coincided with the Council ’ s grand ideas , particularly in the Council ’ s Constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To a certain extent , Vatican II was already a protest against the Curia by a group of bishops who were trying to create an institutionally prefabricated Council.
» « If there is anything that immediately stands out to those who study the Second Vatican Council , it is the change , in a liberal sense , of the concept of authority .
The Pope stripped himself of his supreme authority in favour of the bishops ( collegiality ) ; the bishops stripped themselves of their authority in favour of theologians ; theologians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ listening to the faithful .
And the voice of the faithful is nothing more than the fruit of propaganda.
» This vision is also widely and proudly affirmed on the progressive front , which saw the same demands of the conciliar revolution realized in 1968 .
Bishop Jacques Noyer , Emeritus of Amiens , recalls : « I am convinced that the spirit that inspired the preparation , celebration and implementation of the Second Vatican Council is a great opportunity for the Church and the world .
It is the Gospel offered to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , May ‘ 68 was a spiritual movement , even a mystical one , consistent with the dream of the Council.
» These quotes are very helpful with regard to bolstering Viganò 's argument , an argument that my husband Dr. Robert Hickson has also made for years now .
“ Without a ‘ green light ’ from the Church , ” says the archbishop , “ the world would never have accepted or taken up the student movement ’ s demands for rebellion.
” And what was it in the Council that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ larger society ?
The Council shied away from authority and tradition .
Says the prelate : In order to explain this phenomenon more deeply , we could recall the above-quoted passage of Fr .
Calvaròn : “ The Pope stripped himself of his supreme authority in favour of the bishops ( collegiality ) ; the bishops stripped themselves of their authority in favour of theologians ; theologians gave up their science in favour of listening to the faithful .
And the voice of the faithful is nothing more than the fruit of propaganda.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ more gives a glimpse of his own memory of that time : Seeing the Catholic Church , a beacon of truth and civilization for nations , throw open its doors to the world and unhesitatingly discard her glorious heritage , going so far as to revolutionize the Liturgy and water down Morality , was an unequivocal signal to the masses , a sort of approval of the agenda that , at the time , didn ’ t yet dare to reveal itself completely , even though all of its distinctive signs could be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ society , compromised civil and religious authority , discredited marriage and the family , ridiculed patriotism and a sense of duty or labeled them as fascism .
All amid the silence of a complicit hierarchy !
Those like me , who entered the seminary in the immediate post-conciliar period , can testify that even the Roman Pontifical Seminaries were immediately conquered by this tremor of protest , emancipation and dissolution of all rules and discipline .
But Archbishop Viganò goes even further and draws a line between the occurrences of the 1960s and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Council 's revolution and their current links with such prominent globalists as George Soros .
Here , he points to the “ the substantial funding that globalist organizations , such as Soros ’ s Open Society , have allocated to the activities of the Society of Jesus , and presumably to other Catholic organizations , would be inexplicable .
All the premises that were laid down in a nutshell with Vatican II and the student revolution are now consistently proposed by Vatican leaders on the ecclesial front , and by government leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here , it also makes sense that Pope Francis ’ s own views and agendas somehow go together with “ Joe Biden ’ s priorities.
” It is to be hoped that historians will be able to further shed light on these very important links that seem to have brought us into the desperate situation where even the Catholic Church 's leaders seem to be enemies of the Church 's very doctrine and morals .

Archbishop Viganò explained how 'unfaithful clergy, secular and regular, enslaved to modernist ideology' made it possible for us to have the situation we do today, with U.S. politicians calling themselves Catholic yet at the same time publicly defying the Church's teaching.
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September 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In a new interview with the Italian journalist Marco Tosatti, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has pointed to a connection between the weakening of the Church's own identity and moral and doctrinal stances in the wake of the Second Vatican Council and the outbreak of the sexual and cultural revolution that took place only three years after Council. “Without Vatican II, we would not have had the student revolution that radically changed life in the Western world, the vision of the family, the role of women, and the very concept of authority,” he writes.
Speaking with Tosatti mainly about the political situation in the U.S. in light of the upcoming presidential election (read the full interview here), Archbishop Viganò first explains that it is the fault of the Church’s leadership – the “unfaithful clergy, secular and regular, enslaved to modernist ideology, and on the hierarchy” – when there are now in the U.S. politicians who call themselves Catholic, yet at the same time publicly defy the Church's teaching, for example on the killing of the unborn.
Here, the Italian prelate mentions the Land O’Lakes statement of 1967 – two years after the Council (1962-1965), “which declared the independence of their Catholic universities and colleges from all authority and all bonds of fidelity to the Magisterium of the Church.” This statement “had devastating consequences for the Church and civil society in the United States,” states Viganò.
But then the archbishop goes on to speak about the deeper background that led to the possibility that such a defying document by Catholic universities would even be issued. That is to say, the Catholic Church first weakened, at the Second Vatican Council, her own moral and doctrinal strength.
This weakening of the Catholic Church allowed modernist teachers at Catholic universities to further spread their ideas among many generations so that today’s Catholic politicians hold such heterodox views as supporting the killing of the unborn. And this weakening could also lead to such a scandalous event where now ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, together with Archbishop Wilton Gregory, was able to hide instructions from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on the “exclusion from Holy Communion of Catholic politicians who do not follow the Church’s teaching.”
Viganò explains: “What I wish to emphasize is the close connection between the rebellion of the ultra-progressive clergy – with the Jesuits in the lead – and the education of generations of Catholics, who were formed according to the modernist ideology, flowing into the Council.” This Council, he goes on to say, “served as a premise not only for ’68 revolution in the political sphere, but also for the doctrinal and moral revolution in the ecclesial sphere.”
States the archbishop: “Without Vatican II, we would not have had the student revolution that radically changed life in the Western world, the vision of the family, the role of women, and the very concept of authority.”
And as these explanations show, “moral corruption and doctrinal deviation are intrinsically linked and, to effectively heal these wounds in the body of the Church, it is imperative to act on both fronts. If this dutiful intervention does not take place, the Bishops and the leaders of the Church will answer to God for betraying their duty as pastors.”
In order to prove his point that there exists a close relationship between the Second Vatican Council and the subsequent cultural revolution that took place in 1968 throughout the West, Archbishop Viganò presents a set of quotes from contemporary supporters of the Council who made that connection themselves. Here we quote the Italian prelate in a longer passage:
It is undeniable, even if only from a historical and sociological point of view, that there is a very close relationship between the conciliar revolution and 1968. The very protagonists of Vatican II admit it. Joseph Ratzinger stands out among them, writing: «Adherence to a utopian anarchistic Marxism […] was supported on the front lines by university chaplains and student associations who saw in it the dawn of the realization of Christian hopes. The guiding light is to be found in the events of May 1968 in France. Dominicans and Jesuits were at the barricades. The intercommunion carried out at an ecumenical Mass at the barricades was considered a kind of landmark in salvation history, a kind of revelation that inaugurated a new era of Christianity.» One of the periti [experts] on the Council, Fr. René Laurentin, wrote: «The demands of the May ‘68 movement largely coincided with the Council’s grand ideas, particularly in the Council’s Constitution on the Church and the world. To a certain extent, Vatican II was already a protest against the Curia by a group of bishops who were trying to create an institutionally prefabricated Council.» And the Argentine theologian, Fr. Álvaro Calderón, affirmed: «If there is anything that immediately stands out to those who study the Second Vatican Council, it is the change, in a liberal sense, of the concept of authority. The Pope stripped himself of his supreme authority in favour of the bishops (collegiality); the bishops stripped themselves of their authority in favour of theologians; theologians gave up their science in favour of listening to the faithful. And the voice of the faithful is nothing more than the fruit of propaganda.» This vision is also widely and proudly affirmed on the progressive front, which saw the same demands of the conciliar revolution realized in 1968. Bishop Jacques Noyer, Emeritus of Amiens, recalls: «I am convinced that the spirit that inspired the preparation, celebration and implementation of the Second Vatican Council is a great opportunity for the Church and the world. It is the Gospel offered to the men of today. Deep down, May ‘68 was a spiritual movement, even a mystical one, consistent with the dream of the Council.»
These quotes are very helpful with regard to bolstering Viganò's argument, an argument that my husband Dr. Robert Hickson has also made for years now.
“Without a ‘green light’ from the Church,” says the archbishop, “the world would never have accepted or taken up the student movement’s demands for rebellion.”
And what was it in the Council that prepared the way for rebellion in the larger society? The Council shied away from authority and tradition. Says the prelate:
Beyond the Acts of the Council, it was precisely the spirit of Vatican II that marked the end of a hierarchically constituted society, and of the traditional values common to the Western world: until then, concepts such as authority, honor, respect for the elderly, a spirit of mortification and service, a sense of duty, the defense of the family and one’s Fatherland, were shared and, albeit in a weakened form compared to the past, still practiced.
In order to explain this phenomenon more deeply, we could recall the above-quoted passage of Fr. Calvaròn: “The Pope stripped himself of his supreme authority in favour of the bishops (collegiality); the bishops stripped themselves of their authority in favour of theologians; theologians gave up their science in favour of listening to the faithful. And the voice of the faithful is nothing more than the fruit of propaganda.”
Here, Archbishop Viganò also once more gives a glimpse of his own memory of that time:
Seeing the Catholic Church, a beacon of truth and civilization for nations, throw open its doors to the world and unhesitatingly discard her glorious heritage, going so far as to revolutionize the Liturgy and water down Morality, was an unequivocal signal to the masses, a sort of approval of the agenda that, at the time, didn’t yet dare to reveal itself completely, even though all of its distinctive signs could be grasped. It destroyed the Church and society, compromised civil and religious authority, discredited marriage and the family, ridiculed patriotism and a sense of duty or labeled them as fascism. All amid the silence of a complicit hierarchy! Those like me, who entered the seminary in the immediate post-conciliar period, can testify that even the Roman Pontifical Seminaries were immediately conquered by this tremor of protest, emancipation and dissolution of all rules and discipline.
But Archbishop Viganò goes even further and draws a line between the occurrences of the 1960s and today, between the Jesuits involved in the Council's revolution and their current links with such prominent globalists as George Soros. Here, he points to the “the substantial funding that globalist organizations, such as Soros’s Open Society, have allocated to the activities of the Society of Jesus, and presumably to other Catholic organizations, would be inexplicable. All the premises that were laid down in a nutshell with Vatican II and the student revolution are now consistently proposed by Vatican leaders on the ecclesial front, and by government leaders on the globalist political front.”
And here, it also makes sense that Pope Francis’s own views and agendas somehow go together with “Joe Biden’s priorities.”
It is to be hoped that historians will be able to further shed light on these very important links that seem to have brought us into the desperate situation where even the Catholic Church's leaders seem to be enemies of the Church's very doctrine and morals.
Follow Maike Dr. Maike Hickson was born and raised in Germany. She holds a PhD from the University of Hannover, Germany, after having written in Switzerland her doctoral dissertation on the history of Swiss intellectuals before and during World War II. She now lives in the U.S. and is married to Dr. Robert Hickson, and they have been blessed with two beautiful children. She is a happy housewife who likes to write articles when time permits. Dr. Hickson published in 2014 a Festschrift, a collection of some thirty essays written by thoughtful authors in honor of her husband upon his 70th birthday, which is entitled A Catholic Witness in Our Time. Hickson has closely followed the papacy of Pope Francis and the developments in the Catholic Church in Germany, and she has been writing articles on religion and politics for U.S. and European publications and websites such as LifeSiteNews, OnePeterFive, The Wanderer, Rorate Caeli, Catholicism.org, Catholic Family News, Christian Order, Notizie Pro-Vita, Corrispondenza Romana, Katholisches.info, Der Dreizehnte, Zeit-Fragen, and Westfalen-Blatt.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-14--‘A modern-day St. John the Baptist’: Rosary rally supporting Fr. James Altman draws hundreds

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LA CROSSE , Wisconsin , September 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Hundreds of people descended on a rural Wisconsin city on Sunday in a show of support for Father James Altman , whose viral video message , “ You can ’ t be a Catholic and a Democrat , ” has now been viewed more than 660,000 times .
Fr .
Altman ’ s bishop , the Most Rev .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ outspoken priest with “ canonical penalties ” for his video , even as public support for the priest has surged among rank-and-file Catholics around the country .
Supporters reportedly came from as far away as Puerto Rico to pray the rosary for Fr .
Altman , who has been called “ brave and courageous , ” a “ true shepherd , ” and a “ modern-day John the Baptist.
” Many supporters praised Altman for empowering laity and priests alike to be bold and speak the truth .
Nearly all the prayer rally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sentiment : “ We need more priests like Fr .
Altman who are true shepherds.
” “ When you look at how many people showed up today , that came from many states away , that just speaks volumes about how hungry people are for truth , ” said one woman .
“ What a great gift Fr .
Altman has for being able to proclaim that truth in an eloquent way that not only empowers the public.
” He is “ empowering our priests as well.
” “ Fr .
Altman speaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” observed another .
“ We need more priests like him.
” “ Fr .
Altman is a rare breed .
He ’ s a modern-day St. John the Baptist , ” declared another .
“ He ’ s really changed my life and so many others he ’ s had that impact on .
We need more priests who are true shepherds.
” “ He takes his role as shepherd extremely seriously and we need that , especially in today ’ s world , ” the Fr .
Altman supporter continued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chaos , and I love how he calls out the ‘ brood of vipers ’ within the Church , within our government.
” “ He is motivating us Catholics to do more than just watch him on video and feel good , ” she added , saying that she thinks people will now get out to defend the faith .
“ I think he is being used by God as a catalyst for change within the parishioners in Catholic churches , not only here in Wisconsin , but all around the world.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believes a lot of priests remain silent because of fear of repercussions from the hierarchy .
“ Fr .
Altman is so brave and courageous that he ’ s willing to risk all of that for us so that souls might be saved and that people might be spared from the eternal fires of hell , ” she noted .
“ Fr .
Altman is an incredibly humble man , ” said a woman who works at Fr .
Altman ’ s parish , St. James the Less in La Crosse , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the large surrounding crowd .
“ I think this whole thing really mystifies him.
” She said she was shocked to see people from all around the country come to support her parish priest .
That support is needed , though , because Fr .
Altman “ preaches the truth [ which is ] sometimes hard for people to hear ; it can be hard to swallow , and so there are some people who are resistant to the truth.
” A man who said he ’ s not Catholic but showed up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ We ’ ve been watching his homilies since May.
” “ We love these fellow patriots , we love them , we care about them , ” he continued .
He said he has been disappointed with some members of the “ Protestant clergy not speaking up.
” “ We ’ ve got Fr .
Altman over here , our friend , speaking up boldly , so we ’ re 100 % behind him , ” he concluded .
Father Richard Heilman , a popular speaker and writer who led the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , “ I know a lot of people wrote letters of appreciation to Fr .
Altman ’ s bishop , and I bet he saw thousands – if not tens of thousands – of letters , because we all do appreciate Fr .
James Altman.
” “ Bottom line : He loves , loves , loves his flock , and so like a good shepherd , if he sees the wolves invading , he sounds the warning alarm , ” said Heilman .
“ Finally !
” proclaimed Heilman .
“ Finally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directly to what ’ s going on in the Church and in the world , and we ’ re so eternally grateful to him for that .
”

'He’s really changed my life...We need more priests who are true shepherds.'
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LA CROSSE, Wisconsin, September 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Hundreds of people descended on a rural Wisconsin city on Sunday in a show of support for Father James Altman, whose viral video message, “You can’t be a Catholic and a Democrat,” has now been viewed more than 660,000 times.
Fr. Altman’s bishop, the Most Rev. William P. Callahan, recently threatened the outspoken priest with “canonical penalties” for his video, even as public support for the priest has surged among rank-and-file Catholics around the country.
Supporters reportedly came from as far away as Puerto Rico to pray the rosary for Fr. Altman, who has been called “brave and courageous,” a “true shepherd,” and a “modern-day John the Baptist.” Many supporters praised Altman for empowering laity and priests alike to be bold and speak the truth.
Nearly all the prayer rally participants interviewed by LifeSiteNews shared a common sentiment: “We need more priests like Fr. Altman who are true shepherds.”
“When you look at how many people showed up today, that came from many states away, that just speaks volumes about how hungry people are for truth,” said one woman. “What a great gift Fr. Altman has for being able to proclaim that truth in an eloquent way that not only empowers the public.” He is “empowering our priests as well.”
“Fr. Altman speaks the truth loud and clear and bold,” observed another. “We need more priests like him.”
“Fr. Altman is a rare breed. He’s a modern-day St. John the Baptist,” declared another. “He’s really changed my life and so many others he’s had that impact on. We need more priests who are true shepherds.”
“He takes his role as shepherd extremely seriously and we need that, especially in today’s world,” the Fr. Altman supporter continued. “There’s so much chaos, and I love how he calls out the ‘brood of vipers’ within the Church, within our government.”
“He is motivating us Catholics to do more than just watch him on video and feel good,” she added, saying that she thinks people will now get out to defend the faith. “I think he is being used by God as a catalyst for change within the parishioners in Catholic churches, not only here in Wisconsin, but all around the world.”
One young woman told LifeSiteNews that she believes a lot of priests remain silent because of fear of repercussions from the hierarchy.
“Fr. Altman is so brave and courageous that he’s willing to risk all of that for us so that souls might be saved and that people might be spared from the eternal fires of hell,” she noted.
“Fr. Altman is an incredibly humble man,” said a woman who works at Fr. Altman’s parish, St. James the Less in La Crosse, as she waved her hand, pointing to the large surrounding crowd. “I think this whole thing really mystifies him.”
She said she was shocked to see people from all around the country come to support her parish priest. That support is needed, though, because Fr. Altman “preaches the truth [which is] sometimes hard for people to hear; it can be hard to swallow, and so there are some people who are resistant to the truth.”
A man who said he’s not Catholic but showed up to support Fr. Altman nonetheless commented, “We’ve been watching his homilies since May.”
“We love these fellow patriots, we love them, we care about them,” he continued.
He said he has been disappointed with some members of the “Protestant clergy not speaking up.”
“We’ve got Fr. Altman over here, our friend, speaking up boldly, so we’re 100% behind him,” he concluded.
Father Richard Heilman, a popular speaker and writer who led the “Peaceful Prayer Rosary Rally,” said, “I know a lot of people wrote letters of appreciation to Fr. Altman’s bishop, and I bet he saw thousands – if not tens of thousands – of letters, because we all do appreciate Fr. James Altman.”
“Bottom line: He loves, loves, loves his flock, and so like a good shepherd, if he sees the wolves invading, he sounds the warning alarm,” said Heilman.
“Finally!” proclaimed Heilman. “Finally someone with such fiery passion is speaking directly to what’s going on in the Church and in the world, and we’re so eternally grateful to him for that.”
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lifesitenews--2020-09-14--CS Lewis’ stepson reveals fascinating insights into father’s personal life

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lifesitenews--2020-09-14--Google deletes interview with Trump COVID advisor for contradicting pro-China WHO

September 14 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Google-owned video giant YouTube has deleted a June interview with Dr. Scott Atlas , who has since taken on a role advising the Trump administration on its response to COVID-19 , because his views conflict with the judgment of the embattled , World Health Organization ( WHO ) .
Atlas is a medical doctor , internationally recognized medical scholar , and senior fellow at Stanford University ’ s Hoover Institution .
On June 23 , prior to his becoming an advisor to the president , Atlas participated in an interview with Peter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other strategies governments have adopted to fight COVID-19 .
( The video and transcript are still available on Hoover ’ s website ) .
“ I think we can all understand why the initial lockdown was done , ” but “ extension of the lockdown is completely and utterly incorrect , ” Atlas argued , citing costs such as Americans delaying or canceling other critical medical care such as chemotherapy .
All told , Atlas contends that while COVID-19 was responsible for “ 800,000 lost years of life ” as of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsible for at least 700,000 lost years of life every month , or about 1.5 million so far.
” Over the weekend , Forbes health policy analyst Avik Roy reported that YouTube deleted the video .
According to a screenshot of the notice , YouTube claimed that the video “ spreads medical misinformation that contradicts the World Health Organization ( WHO ) or local health authorities ’ medical information about COVID-19 , including on methods to prevent , treat , or diagnose COVID-19 and means of transmission of COVID-19.
” It did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Choosing the WHO as the arbiter of what constitutes the “ right ” information about COVID-19 has been the biggest point of contention regarding internet giants ’ self-appointed role as “ misinformation ” watchdogs , however , given the international body ’ s statements legitimizing the false claims coming out of the Chinese government that initially downplayed the gravity of the outbreak and covered up the Communist regime ’ s mishandling of it .
“ The motivation for this policy is obvious , ” Jewish News Syndicate editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin writes at The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own Google and the other major tech companies , as well as their overwhelming left-wing staffs , view any commentary from those questioning the lockdowns as a threat to the prevailing narrative about President Trump ’ s alleged incompetence in dealing with the pandemic .
Questions about the lockdowns or any advocacy for limiting the economic and social misery these policies have created are viewed as somehow helping Trump ’ s re-election.
” Back in July , Pew Research reported that 72 percent of the public believes social media companies have “ too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today .

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September 14, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Google-owned video giant YouTube has deleted a June interview with Dr. Scott Atlas, who has since taken on a role advising the Trump administration on its response to COVID-19, because his views conflict with the judgment of the embattled, World Health Organization (WHO).
Atlas is a medical doctor, internationally recognized medical scholar, and senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. On June 23, prior to his becoming an advisor to the president, Atlas participated in an interview with Peter Robinson on the wisdom of public lockdowns and other strategies governments have adopted to fight COVID-19. (The video and transcript are still available on Hoover’s website).
“I think we can all understand why the initial lockdown was done,” but “extension of the lockdown is completely and utterly incorrect,” Atlas argued, citing costs such as Americans delaying or canceling other critical medical care such as chemotherapy. All told, Atlas contends that while COVID-19 was responsible for “800,000 lost years of life” as of this past summer, the lockdown “is responsible for at least 700,000 lost years of life every month, or about 1.5 million so far.”
Over the weekend, Forbes health policy analyst Avik Roy reported that YouTube deleted the video. According to a screenshot of the notice, YouTube claimed that the video “spreads medical misinformation that contradicts the World Health Organization (WHO) or local health authorities’ medical information about COVID-19, including on methods to prevent, treat, or diagnose COVID-19 and means of transmission of COVID-19.” It did not identify specific examples of “misinformation.”
Choosing the WHO as the arbiter of what constitutes the “right” information about COVID-19 has been the biggest point of contention regarding internet giants’ self-appointed role as “misinformation” watchdogs, however, given the international body’s statements legitimizing the false claims coming out of the Chinese government that initially downplayed the gravity of the outbreak and covered up the Communist regime’s mishandling of it.
Antitrust jurisprudence and regulation in the U.S. needs to be modernized on many fronts, especially to tackle the problem of multinational technology companies that attempt to impose a monopoly on information. — Avik Roy (@Avik) September 13, 2020
Will @YouTube disclose the name of the person (or the person programming the algorithm) responsible? Is he/she/it more knowledgable, or less, about #COVID19 than @SWAtlasHoover? What specifically about Atlas' remarks did @YouTube find so dangerous for the public to consume? — Avik Roy (@Avik) September 13, 2020
“The motivation for this policy is obvious,” Jewish News Syndicate editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin writes at The Federalist. “The left-wing billionaires that own Google and the other major tech companies, as well as their overwhelming left-wing staffs, view any commentary from those questioning the lockdowns as a threat to the prevailing narrative about President Trump’s alleged incompetence in dealing with the pandemic. Questions about the lockdowns or any advocacy for limiting the economic and social misery these policies have created are viewed as somehow helping Trump’s re-election.”
Back in July, Pew Research reported that 72 percent of the public believes social media companies have “too much power and influence” in politics today.
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