lifesitenews--2020-11-20--Religious New Yorkers take fight against New York Gov. Cuomo to Supreme Court

BROOKLYN , New York , November 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Religious New Yorkers , both Catholics and Jews , are taking the fight against Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ’ s suppression of their right to exercise their religion to the U.S. Supreme Court .
On November 9 , the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court , fighting Cuomo ’ s order to limit the number of people present in houses of worship at any given time to 10 to 25 .
Two Orthodox Jewish synagogues and their parent organization have now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In its application , the Diocese of Brooklyn stressed that the governor treats churches and other houses of worship much more harshly than commercial enterprises .
“ The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn , New York respectfully requests a writ of injunction precluding enforcement of fixed-capacity limits imposed by Governor Cuomo on ‘ houses of worship ’ — and only ‘ houses of worship ’ — in designated geographic zones in New York , as applied to the Diocese ’ s churches , ” the lawsuit states .
“ The Governor ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 25 people in so-called ‘ red ’ and ‘ orange ’ zones , respectively , regardless of the capacity of the ‘ house of worship , ’ and thereby effectively shutter all of the Diocese ’ s churches in those zones , ” it continues .
“ His Executive Order , moreover , expressly singles out ‘ houses of worship ’ by that name for adverse treatment relative to secular businesses , and does so in a way that is not narrowly tailored to any compelling government interest , in direct violation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Exercise Clause.
” The Diocese of Brooklyn argued that there has been no “ COVID-19 spread ” among its congregations since its churches were allowed to reopen and that thousands of its parishioners in Brooklyn and Queens have been deprived of their right to freely exercise their religion .
Meanwhile , businesses deemed “ essential ” by Governor Cuomo — including pet stores — have been allowed to stay open “ without any capacity restrictions whatsoever ” even in the red zones .
In the orange zones , most non-essential businesses are allowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are 1.5 million confessing Catholics within the geographical boundaries of the Diocese of Brooklyn , and the average weekly Mass attendance before the COVID shutdown was 230,000 .
Reflecting the multicultural population of the diocese , Mass is said in 33 different languages there .
In their lawsuit , Orthodox Jewish applicants Agudath Israel of America , Agudath Israel of Kew Garden Hills , Agudath Israel of Madison , Rabbi Yisorel Reisman of Agudath Israel of Madison , and Steven Saphirstein , the Secretary of Agudath Israel of Kew Garden Hills stressed remarks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for suppression .
“ The week of October 5 , the governor instituted new restrictions designed to target the Orthodox Jewish community ; those new rules are the heart of this case , ” their lawsuit states .
“ During an October 5 press conference , the governor stated that he planned to ‘ meet with members of the ultra-Orthodox community tomorrow , ’ threatening that ‘ we ’ ll close the ( religious ) institutions down ’ if ‘ you do not agree to enforce the rules , ’ ” it continues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ ultra-Orthodox community ’ was causing the ‘ problem , ’ ( … ) and described the COVID-19 cluster as ‘ predominantly an ultra-orthodox cluster.
’ ( … ) He continued to single out Orthodox Jews for over a week , stating that ‘ ( w ) e ’ re now having issues in the Orthodox Jewish community in New York , where because of their religious practices , etc.
, we ’ re seeing a spread ’ ( … ) and emphasizing that such restrictions are necessary because of “ ultra-Orthodox communities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Moreover , the governor ’ s October 6 “ Cluster Initiative , ” which targets particular neighborhoods for “ enhanced public health restrictions ” and levies punitive fines , blatantly made the geographic area where Orthodox Jews live into a restricted zone , the lawsuit argues .
It also records that on October 9 Cuomo stated that “ we have a couple of unique clusters , frankly , which are more religious organizations , and that ’ s what we ’ re targeting.
” “ It is any wonder that religious New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the First Amendment ?
” a Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ) editorial asked in response .
The WSJ also raised a metaphorical eyebrow at the State of New York ’ s response to earlier objections that it discriminates against religious believers .
The WSJ quoted Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito ’ s recent description of the COVID emergency as “ a sort of constitutional stress test ” and his remark that “ in certain quarters , religious liberty is fast becoming a disfavored right.
” “ Here ’ s a chance to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Pet stores : open .
Churches : closed .
Those might be New York ’ s priorities , but they aren ’ t the Constitution ’ s .
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Catholics and Jews are suing the governor because he’s suppressing their right to exercise their religion.
BROOKLYN, New York, November 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Religious New Yorkers, both Catholics and Jews, are taking the fight against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s suppression of their right to exercise their religion to the U.S. Supreme Court.
On November 9, the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court, fighting Cuomo’s order to limit the number of people present in houses of worship at any given time to 10 to 25. Two Orthodox Jewish synagogues and their parent organization have now filed suit for the same reason.
In its application, the Diocese of Brooklyn stressed that the governor treats churches and other houses of worship much more harshly than commercial enterprises.
“The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, New York respectfully requests a writ of injunction precluding enforcement of fixed-capacity limits imposed by Governor Cuomo on ‘houses of worship’ — and only ‘houses of worship’ — in designated geographic zones in New York, as applied to the Diocese’s churches,” the lawsuit states.
“The Governor’s latest restrictions cap church attendance at 10 and 25 people in so-called ‘red’ and ‘orange’ zones, respectively, regardless of the capacity of the ‘house of worship,’ and thereby effectively shutter all of the Diocese’s churches in those zones,” it continues.
“His Executive Order, moreover, expressly singles out ‘houses of worship’ by that name for adverse treatment relative to secular businesses, and does so in a way that is not narrowly tailored to any compelling government interest, in direct violation of the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause.”
The Diocese of Brooklyn argued that there has been no “COVID-19 spread” among its congregations since its churches were allowed to reopen and that thousands of its parishioners in Brooklyn and Queens have been deprived of their right to freely exercise their religion.
Meanwhile, businesses deemed “essential” by Governor Cuomo — including pet stores — have been allowed to stay open “without any capacity restrictions whatsoever” even in the red zones. In the orange zones, most non-essential businesses are allowed to open without capacity restrictions.
There are 1.5 million confessing Catholics within the geographical boundaries of the Diocese of Brooklyn, and the average weekly Mass attendance before the COVID shutdown was 230,000. Reflecting the multicultural population of the diocese, Mass is said in 33 different languages there.
In their lawsuit, Orthodox Jewish applicants Agudath Israel of America, Agudath Israel of Kew Garden Hills, Agudath Israel of Madison, Rabbi Yisorel Reisman of Agudath Israel of Madison, and Steven Saphirstein, the Secretary of Agudath Israel of Kew Garden Hills stressed remarks the governor has made targeting their community for suppression.
“The week of October 5, the governor instituted new restrictions designed to target the Orthodox Jewish community; those new rules are the heart of this case,” their lawsuit states.
“During an October 5 press conference, the governor stated that he planned to ‘meet with members of the ultra-Orthodox community tomorrow,’ threatening that ‘we’ll close the (religious) institutions down’ if ‘you do not agree to enforce the rules,’” it continues.
“He falsely claimed that the ‘ultra-Orthodox community’ was causing the ‘problem,’ (…) and described the COVID-19 cluster as ‘predominantly an ultra-orthodox cluster.’ (…) He continued to single out Orthodox Jews for over a week, stating that ‘(w)e’re now having issues in the Orthodox Jewish community in New York, where because of their religious practices, etc., we’re seeing a spread’ (…) and emphasizing that such restrictions are necessary because of “ultra-Orthodox communities, who are also very politically powerful.”
Moreover, the governor’s October 6 “Cluster Initiative,” which targets particular neighborhoods for “enhanced public health restrictions” and levies punitive fines, blatantly made the geographic area where Orthodox Jews live into a restricted zone, the lawsuit argues.
It also records that on October 9 Cuomo stated that “we have a couple of unique clusters, frankly, which are more religious organizations, and that’s what we’re targeting.”
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“It is any wonder that religious New Yorkers are now seeking the shelter of the First Amendment?” a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) editorial asked in response.
The WSJ also raised a metaphorical eyebrow at the State of New York’s response to earlier objections that it discriminates against religious believers.
New York says that the capacity limits “are generally applicable and neutral.” Indoor religious gatherings, the filing adds, “commonly possess ‘problematic features’ from an epidemiological perspective,” such as lengthy congregating, mixing of different households, and talking, singing or chanting. The comparable secular activities, the state argues, include concerts and theatrical performances. The state claims it “would have been justified in prohibiting altogether gatherings in houses of worship located in red and orange zones.” That is some statement.
The WSJ quoted Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s recent description of the COVID emergency as “a sort of constitutional stress test” and his remark that “in certain quarters, religious liberty is fast becoming a disfavored right.”
“Here’s a chance to readjust,” the WSJ declared. “Pet stores: open. Churches: closed. Those might be New York’s priorities, but they aren’t the Constitution’s.”
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lifesitenews--2020-11-20--Homosexuals more likely to get dementia, study finds

November 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Those living the homosexual lifestyle are more likely to develop “ cognitive impairment ” such as dementia in old age than “ heterosexual populations , ” according to a new study published in The Gerontologist .
“ The prevalence of cognitive impairment is significantly higher among sexual minority older adults than among heterosexual older adults when sociodemographic factors are adjusted for , ” the study found .
The study , titled “ Elevated Risk of Cognitive Impairment Among Older Sexual Minorities : Do Health Conditions , Health Behaviors , and Social Connections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The study used a nationally representative sample of older Americans .
The study noted that “ depressive symptoms explain some of this prevalence gap , ” adding , however , that depressive symptoms are an “ important link between minority sexual orientation and cognitive impairment and highlight the importance of studying other potential mechanisms that we could not explore in this study.
” Ning Hsieh , Assistant Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University and lead author of the study , suggested in an interview that lack of social acceptance of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher levels of stress and depression , resulting in the disparity .
“ LGB people experience more stressful events and have higher rates of depression compared to their heterosexual counterparts , ” she said .
“ They may experience higher rates of depression than their heterosexual peers for many reasons , including not being accepted by parts of society , feeling ashamed of their sexual orientation , or trying to hide their romantic relationships and being treated unfairly in school or at work.
” Hsieh suggested that making society “ more just and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevent dementia and reduce related health care burden on society.
” But a 2020 Pew Research report showed that 72 percent of Americans are already accepting of homosexuality .
The argument that depression and anxiety would decrease among homosexuals the more society celebrated their lifestyle ignores evidence that such depression and anxiety may be rooted in something much deeper .
A number of psychologists and psychiatrists make the case that same-sex attraction is rooted in early childhood trauma .
The late Dr. Joseph Nicolosi , whose books have been banned from Amazon , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resolved it stands to reason that the individual would struggle with their mental health no matter how much they celebrated their “ sexual orientation.
” In a 2016 article explaining homosexuality in men , Dr. Nicolosi wrote that “ Homosexuality is , in my view , primarily a symptom of gender trauma .
Although some people may have been born with biological conditions ( prenatal hormonal influences , inborn emotional sensitivity ) that make them especially vulnerable to such trauma , what distinguishes the male homosexual condition is that there was an interruption @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Homosexual behavior is a symptomatic attempt to ‘ repair ’ the original wound that left the boy alienated from the innate masculinity that he has failed to claim .
This differentiates it from heterosexuality , which arises naturally from undisturbed gender-identity development , ” he added .
In a 2006 essay , French priest-psychotherapist Tony Anatrella wrote that the argument that homosexuality does not originate with early childhood psychological issues “ does not correspond to the opinion of the majority of practitioners , who are forced to keep quiet so as not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the politically correct orthodoxy in fashion.
” Interestingly , a February 2020 study from Japan also found that traumatic experiences in early childhood could lead to dementia in later life .

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


lifesitenews--2020-11-20--WATCH: Home of German COVID-19 critic raided while he was live streaming

November 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Police in Germany on Wednesday raided the home of a COVID-19 lockdown critic while the man was live streaming on his YouTube channel .
Roughly 40 minutes into the video , Dr. Andreas Noack told his interview partner that police are at his home , which can be heard banging on the door .
He then asked a person who was in the room with him to open the door .
“ I don ’ t know what ’ s going on here , ” Noack said , before police stormed into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live stream .
One policeman , armed with an assault rifle , shouted for everybody to get down on the floor , and that he wanted to see their hands .
Noack and another person immediately complied .
A member of the police asked those in attendance for their names and Noack was heard providing the information , although he was no longer on camera .
The group are also asked about any weapons .
Noack describes himself as a “ non-conformist ” on his organization ’ s website , focusing on educating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as esoteric ideas .
Germany ’ s largest newspaper , Bild , reported that local police confirmed the raid .
“ The investigators did not even target the live stream operator Andreas N. , ” the article pointed out .
“ The solicitor general ’ s office in Berlin had ordered the mission .
A spokesman for the investigating authorities only said that the mission was ‘ probably ’ in connection with a violation of the narcotics law.
” Bild speculated that since Noack ’ s organization is based in his home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is possible that someone has hidden drugs in N. ’ s house.
” It is yet unclear whether Noack or anyone else present in his home is in custody .
Similarly , the solicitor general ’ s office did not provide any details on whether anything violating the narcotics law was found during the raid .

People of goodwill can disagree about the safety, efficacy and religious implications of a new vaccine for the coronavirus.
But, everyone should agree on this point:
No government can force anyone who has reached legal adulthood to be vaccinated for the coronavirus. Equally, no government can vaccinate minors for the coronavirus against the will of their parents or guardians.
Please SIGN this urgent petition which urges policymakers at every level of government to reject calls for mandatory coronavirus vaccination.
Fear of a disease - which we know very little about, relative to other similar diseases - must not lead to knee-jerk reactions regarding public health, nor can it justify supporting the hidden agenda of governmental as well as non-governmental bodies that have apparent conflicts of interest in plans to restrict personal freedoms.
The so-called "public health experts" have gotten it wrong many times during the current crisis. We should not, therefore, allow their opinions to rush decision-makers into policies regarding vaccination.
And, while some people, like Bill Gates, may have a lot of money, his opinion and that of his NGO (the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) - namely, that life will not return to normal till people are widely vaccinated - should not be permitted to influence policy decisions on a coronavirus vaccination program.
Finally, we must also not allow the rush by pharmaceutical companies to produce a new coronavirus vaccine to, itself, become an imperative for vaccination.
Unwitting citizens must not be used as guinea pigs for New World Order ideologues, or Big Pharma, in pursuit of a vaccine (and, profits) which may not even protect against future mutated strains of the coronavirus.
And it goes without saying that the production of vaccines using aborted babies for cell replication is a total non-starter, as the technique is gravely immoral.
However, if after sufficient study of the issue, a person who has reached the age of majority wishes to be vaccinated with a morally produced vaccine, along with his children, that is his business.
But we cannot and will not permit the government to make that decision for us.
Thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this petition, urging policymakers at all levels of government to reject mandatory coronavirus vaccination.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Bill Gates: Life won’t go back to ‘normal’ until population 'widely vaccinated' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bill-gates-life-wont-go-back-to-normal-until-population-widely-vaccinated
COVID-19 scare leads to more digital surveillance, talk of mandatory vaccine 'tattoos' for kids' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/covid-19-scare-leads-to-more-digital-surveillance-talk-of-mandatory-vaccine-tattoos-for-kids
Trudeau says no return to ‘normal’ without vaccine: 'Could take 12 to 18 months' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trudeau-says-no-return-to-normal-without-vaccine-could-take-12-to-18-months
Trudeau mulls making coronavirus vaccine mandatory for Canadians - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trudeau-mulls-making-coronavirus-vaccine-mandatory-for-canadians
US bishop vows to ‘refuse’ COVID-19 vaccine if made from ‘aborted fetal tissue' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishop-vows-to-refuse-covid-19-vaccine-if-made-from-aborted-fetal-tissue
** While LifeSite opposes immorally-produced vaccines using aborted fetal cell lines, we do not have a position on any particular coronavirus vaccines produced without such moral problems. We realize many have general concerns about vaccines, but also recognize that millions of lives have been saved due to vaccines.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-20--California governor’s maskless party guests were California Medical Association officials

SACRAMENTO , California , November 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — In yet another development on California Governor Gavin Newsom ’ s rule-breaking dinner party , it turned out that his guests were in fact senior officials of the California Medical Association ( CMA ) , acting in violation of their own COVID-19 lockdown guidance .
Earlier this month , photos emerged showing Gov .
Newsom attend a large party indoors , with people from several different households not physically distanced , all without masks .
The group was reportedly being so loud that doors had to be closed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Newsom ’ s actions were in violation of his own state-wide order , which prohibits gatherings of more than three households as well as gatherings taking longer than two hours .
The California Department of Public Health noted that the three-household limit “ includes everyone present , including hosts and guests.
” Newsom has also been urging people to forego their Thanksgiving celebrations this year .
Now , information has emerged regarding the guests with whom Newsom was dining .
The images show that Janus Norman , “ a top lobbyist for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positioned directly beside the California governor .
Further to the right of Newsom Dustin Corcoran was seated , the CEO of the California Medical Association .
Politico reported , “ The CMA has long been a powerful presence in the state Capitol , and its Sacramento officials are longtime friends with Kinney .
The group spent $ 2.1 million last year lobbying state leaders.
” The CMA officials were in violation of their own disturbing mask ad , released back in August .
The video stated , “ masks help stop the transmission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those who did not wear masks , stating , “ and still , people refuse to do even this little thing to keep us safe.
” “ Anti-mask and anti-science fanatics are endangering our kids , our jobs , our future , ” the video claimed .
“ I ’ m through indulging anyone who refuses to do what ’ s right .
Enough with the dumb conspiracies and selfish politicians.
” Newsom joins a long list of people the CMA mask ad would describe as “ selfish politicians.
” The list is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and left-wing activists who have flouted their own coronavirus rules to riot and/or protest ( Black Lives Matter activists ) ; get their hair done ( Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ) ; disregard masks ( CNN ’ s Chris Cuomo ) , commit adultery ( Neil Ferguson , the U.K. professor whose errant predictions of millions of COVID-19 deaths led to many lockdowns ) , hold political victory celebrations ( Joe Biden supporters ) , mourn the dead ( attendees of the funeral of Rep. John Lewis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ nonessential ” holiday travel ( Illinois Gov .
J.B. Pritzker ) .

PETITION UPDATE (8/27/2020)
Thank you for continuing to SIGN and SHARE this petition, which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask orders within their borders.
Facebook has restored the share link for this petition, saying that the decision to block it was a 'mistake...'
Please share with your Facebook friends, but we should all take heed of this warning: when an organization or individuals have to beg, plead and cajole just to express objective truths, it may be time to start looking for other social networking platforms.
Facebook needs to treat its users with respect, no matter their political persuasion. Moreover, Facebook needs to treat objective reality and facts with more respect.
One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop!
Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable.
________________________________________________________________________________________
PETITION UPDATE (8/25/2020)
Facebook is actively censoring this petition, saying that some people find it 'abusive.'
How anyone could find alternate facts about oppressive mask mandates 'abusive' is incredible...that is, impossible to believe.
This is exactly the kind of censorship which Big Tech is getting a bad reputation for.
The fact that Facebook calls differing opinion and objective reality "abusive" says a lot about Facebook and their agenda to silence reason and logic, not just conservatives and Christians.
But, people are more intelligent than Facebook give them credit for.
And, the more this continues, the more reasonable people will look alternate platforms to share their thoughts and connect with their friends and family. The more that happens, the less revenue Facebook will generate.
All of us have a decision to make, and the time is coming where we might have to tell our Facebook friends that we are moving to another platform.
We are encouraging people to continue SIGNING this petition and SHARING it via other platforms such as Parler and Gab, and to share the link below with your family and friends on Whatsapp, Telegram, Threema and Signal.
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One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop!
Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable.
Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask mandates within their borders.
Public health policies should be based on science and logic, not on the type of political posturing and virtue-signaling which led Joe Biden to recently call for a national mask mandate.
And, public health policies certainly shouldn't lead to a situation where more people could become sick.
But, that is exactly what these mandatory mask mandates are doing.
Here are four inconvenient facts about masks:
1) Masks** are largely ineffective at stopping the transmission of viruses.
The vast majority of masks worn by the public are made from material which cannot filter-out viruses because virus particles are too small to catch or obstruct. Wearing cloth masks to stop a virus is like putting a bee in a bird cage to keep it from flying away.
Wearing a mask for long periods of time ensures that the wearer has a warm and moist receptacle around his or her mouth, on which viruses and bacteria can land and accumulate.
Thus, masks are actually likely to have little effect in stopping the spread of COVID-19 acting as a barrier, but could actually make things worse acting as a receptacle.
2) Mandates which call for masks to be worn outdoors are both absurd and oppressive.
3) There are clearly documented hazards of wearing masks for long periods of time.
4) And, since school is on everyone's mind...
Notwithstanding the above information on the ineffectiveness of most masks against viruses, we don't know if asymptomatic children can even transmit the virus.
But, it was a reported in an article in the July 21, 2020 Uk Times that: "There has been no recorded case of a teacher catching the coronavirus from a pupil anywhere in the world, according to one of the UK government's leading scientific advisers."
And, we also know that children are extremely unlikely to get seriously ill or die from COVID infections. In any case, children cannot possibly be expected to wear a mask properly in a way that would cut transmission.
There are still a lot of unknowns about COVID-19, but we have grown in our understanding of this disease since the beginning of the crisis.
The knowledge we have gained should allow government and health authorities to make more nuanced policies than the current one-size-fits-all mask mandates.
Where are the legislative hearings in county commissions, and state, provincial or federal legislatures before these drastic actions are mandated? Where are the open and transparent debates among experts that provide our representatives with the necessary information to make good policy decisions?
The real pandemic is the panic and the resulting tyranny that is being caused by dictatorial governors, corporate media and the monopolistic Big Tech.
The truth is that COVID-19 is like a bad cold for most people; this is not ebola or the plague.
Of course, the very elderly and those with serious health conditions should take precautions or be quarantined, but the rest of society should begin the long process of returning to normality.
The frenzy to force everyone to wear a mask, at all times, has gone beyond all comprehension, and goes against science and logic.
Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse any mandatory mask order within the borders of their county, state, province, or country.
Thank you!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART I - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear
'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART II - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear-part-ii
OSHA Document on Surgical Masks and Respirators stating that surgical masks do NOT prevent airborne particles (e.g. viruses) from being inhaled - https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3219.pdf
'PETER HITCHENS: Face masks turn us into voiceless submissives - and it’s not science forcing us to wear them, it’s politics' - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8537489/PETER-HITCHENS-Face-masks-turn-voiceless-submissives.html
**Here, we are referring to the masks worn by the vast majority of the public, not to specialist masks or respirator-type masks.
***Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com


lifesitenews--2020-11-20--British intelligence agency tracks population amid COVID-19 lockdowns

LONDON , England , November 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Britain ’ s espionage agency GCHQ is tracking the British public ’ s movements amid the coronavirus-related lockdowns , passing up-to-date information directly to the prime minister .
The Daily Telegraph reported earlier this week that GCHQ , or Government Communications Headquarters , has “ embedded ” staff at Downing Street to give Prime Minister Boris Johnson the information he wants to help him decide on his coronavirus and lockdown policies .
“ The Government ’ s intelligence-gathering and surveillance agency has deployed experts to work inside the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of big data in an effort to give Mr Johnson the most up-to-date information on the spread of the virus , ” the Telegraph reported .
“ GCHQ analysts have been given access to mobile phone data to track the public ’ s movements during the national lockdown.
” Since November 5 , residents of England have been confined to their homes , save for work , charitable activities , essential shopping , medical care , and outdoor exercise .
Requirements and restrictions in other parts of the United Kingdom vary , although @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a focus on restricting travel and assembly .
According to the Daily Telegraph , Johnson is relying on “ up-to-the-minute reports ” from GCHQ on the public ’ s “ compliance ” with lockdown rules to determine whether or not to lift the regulations on December 2 .
The intelligence agency is also examining Google and other search engines for information about employment .
“ The data — providing billions of pieces of information on job searches across the country — provides instant reporting on the potential , catastrophic threat to employment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figures compiled by the Office for National Statistics , ” the Telegraph stated .
Online information about vacation travel is also being sifted to assist the government in enforcing quarantines on travelers returning from places deemed COVID hot spots .
“ Google holiday search data has also been subjected to extensive sifting , building up a picture of changing attitudes to travel that helps guide policies such as forcing returning holidaymakers to self-isolate.
” Currently , people traveling to Britain from most countries in the world , including the USA , Canada , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Spain , must self-isolate for 14 days after their arrival .
The quarantine is monitored by the National Health Service by phone , with NHS agents calling the quarantined travelers to establish that they know the rules .
LifeSiteNews can confirm that if a quarantined traveler in Scotland is not immediately accessible by “ NHS Test and Protect Service , ” he or she is threatened with the involvement of police .
The National Health Service has a “ test and trace ” app for cell phones , which the GCHQ worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” remains “ secure and anonymized , preventing foreign hostile states from trying to hack into the app , ” the Telegraph reported .
According to the U.K. government , the “ test and trace ” feature ensures that any user who comes down with symptoms of COVID-19 can be “ quickly tested ” for the virus and that users who have come in contact with COVID-19 positive people can also be tested or asked to self-isolate .
Personal data the app reveals to the government is the user ’ s mobile phone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( if the user declares himself positive ) , and his IP address .
The test and trace app is also used to “ check into places like bars and restaurants without having to fill out any forms ” when these venues are allowed to open .
Users are supposed to be over 16 years of age .
The presence of GCHQ agents in the Cabinet Office itself is deemed “ critical in providing non-partisan , independent data ” to the Prime Minister , the Telegraph reported .
The newspaper remarked that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being torn apart from competing opinions from the Department of Health and Social Care , on the one hand , and the Treasury on the other .
The GCHQ describes itself as “ a world-leading intelligence , cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe.
” Normally its remit is to protect the country from terrorism , hostile states , and serious or organized crime .
There are now almost 10,000 people working in the GCHQ , a direct descendent of the British Signals Intelligence division of the First @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broke out , Signals Intelligence monitored German radio signals .
“ Within a year of the end of the war , the separate naval and military intelligence organisations had merged to become the Government Code and Cypher School ( GC & CS ) , GCHQ ’ s original name , ” the agency ’ s website states .
“ Its overt function was to protect British Government communications , with a secret mission to decrypt messages sent by foreign countries .
Under the leadership of Alastair Denniston , GC & CS ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ space in Watergate House and officially came into being on 1 November 1919.
” During the Second World War , GCHQ worked from the now-famous Bletchley Park .
The agency has not made it a secret that they are now fighting microscopic enemies .
“ We are part of the national response to the Covid-19 pandemic ; protecting the NHS , supporting the Government ’ s development of data science and improving our nation ’ s economic resilience , ” it wrote .
“ We are also tackling a shifting serious crime threat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
”

The information is passed on directly to the prime minister.
LONDON, England, November 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Britain’s espionage agency GCHQ is tracking the British public’s movements amid the coronavirus-related lockdowns, passing up-to-date information directly to the prime minister.
The Daily Telegraph reported earlier this week that GCHQ, or Government Communications Headquarters, has “embedded” staff at Downing Street to give Prime Minister Boris Johnson the information he wants to help him decide on his coronavirus and lockdown policies.
“The Government’s intelligence-gathering and surveillance agency has deployed experts to work inside the Cabinet Office to sift through huge amounts of big data in an effort to give Mr Johnson the most up-to-date information on the spread of the virus,” the Telegraph reported.
“GCHQ analysts have been given access to mobile phone data to track the public’s movements during the national lockdown.”
Since November 5, residents of England have been confined to their homes, save for work, charitable activities, essential shopping, medical care, and outdoor exercise. Requirements and restrictions in other parts of the United Kingdom vary, although in these countries, too, there is a focus on restricting travel and assembly.
According to the Daily Telegraph, Johnson is relying on “up-to-the-minute reports” from GCHQ on the public’s “compliance” with lockdown rules to determine whether or not to lift the regulations on December 2.
The intelligence agency is also examining Google and other search engines for information about employment.
“The data — providing billions of pieces of information on job searches across the country — provides instant reporting on the potential, catastrophic threat to employment caused by Covid more quickly than official figures compiled by the Office for National Statistics,” the Telegraph stated.
Online information about vacation travel is also being sifted to assist the government in enforcing quarantines on travelers returning from places deemed COVID hot spots.
“Google holiday search data has also been subjected to extensive sifting, building up a picture of changing attitudes to travel that helps guide policies such as forcing returning holidaymakers to self-isolate.”
Currently, people traveling to Britain from most countries in the world, including the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain, must self-isolate for 14 days after their arrival. The quarantine is monitored by the National Health Service by phone, with NHS agents calling the quarantined travelers to establish that they know the rules.
LifeSiteNews can confirm that if a quarantined traveler in Scotland is not immediately accessible by “NHS Test and Protect Service,” he or she is threatened with the involvement of police.
The National Health Service has a “test and trace” app for cell phones, which the GCHQ worked on to ensure that “sensitive data” remains “secure and anonymized, preventing foreign hostile states from trying to hack into the app,” the Telegraph reported.
According to the U.K. government, the “test and trace” feature ensures that any user who comes down with symptoms of COVID-19 can be “quickly tested” for the virus and that users who have come in contact with COVID-19 positive people can also be tested or asked to self-isolate. Personal data the app reveals to the government is the user’s mobile phone number, the estimated date of infection (if the user declares himself positive), and his IP address.
The test and trace app is also used to “check into places like bars and restaurants without having to fill out any forms” when these venues are allowed to open. Users are supposed to be over 16 years of age.
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One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop! Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable. ________________________________________________________________________________________ PETITION UPDATE (8/25/2020) Facebook is actively censoring this petition, saying that some people find it 'abusive.' How anyone could find alternate facts about oppressive mask mandates 'abusive' is incredible...that is, impossible to believe. This is exactly the kind of censorship which Big Tech is getting a bad reputation for. The fact that Facebook calls differing opinion and objective reality "abusive" says a lot about Facebook and their agenda to silence reason and logic, not just conservatives and Christians. But, people are more intelligent than Facebook give them credit for. And, the more this continues, the more reasonable people will look alternate platforms to share their thoughts and connect with their friends and family. The more that happens, the less revenue Facebook will generate. All of us have a decision to make, and the time is coming where we might have to tell our Facebook friends that we are moving to another platform. We are encouraging people to continue SIGNING this petition and SHARING it via other platforms such as Parler and Gab, and to share the link below with your family and friends on Whatsapp, Telegram, Threema and Signal. Thank you! ________________________________________________________________________________________ One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop! Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable. Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask mandates within their borders. Public health policies should be based on science and logic, not on the type of political posturing and virtue-signaling which led Joe Biden to recently call for a national mask mandate. And, public health policies certainly shouldn't lead to a situation where more people could become sick. But, that is exactly what these mandatory mask mandates are doing. Here are four inconvenient facts about masks: 1) Masks** are largely ineffective at stopping the transmission of viruses. The vast majority of masks worn by the public are made from material which cannot filter-out viruses because virus particles are too small to catch or obstruct. Wearing cloth masks to stop a virus is like putting a bee in a bird cage to keep it from flying away. Wearing a mask for long periods of time ensures that the wearer has a warm and moist receptacle around his or her mouth, on which viruses and bacteria can land and accumulate. Thus, masks are actually likely to have little effect in stopping the spread of COVID-19 acting as a barrier, but could actually make things worse acting as a receptacle. 2) Mandates which call for masks to be worn outdoors are both absurd and oppressive. 3) There are clearly documented hazards of wearing masks for long periods of time. 4) And, since school is on everyone's mind... Notwithstanding the above information on the ineffectiveness of most masks against viruses, we don't know if asymptomatic children can even transmit the virus. But, it was a reported in an article in the July 21, 2020 Uk Times that: "There has been no recorded case of a teacher catching the coronavirus from a pupil anywhere in the world, according to one of the UK government's leading scientific advisers." And, we also know that children are extremely unlikely to get seriously ill or die from COVID infections. In any case, children cannot possibly be expected to wear a mask properly in a way that would cut transmission. There are still a lot of unknowns about COVID-19, but we have grown in our understanding of this disease since the beginning of the crisis. The knowledge we have gained should allow government and health authorities to make more nuanced policies than the current one-size-fits-all mask mandates. Where are the legislative hearings in county commissions, and state, provincial or federal legislatures before these drastic actions are mandated? Where are the open and transparent debates among experts that provide our representatives with the necessary information to make good policy decisions? The real pandemic is the panic and the resulting tyranny that is being caused by dictatorial governors, corporate media and the monopolistic Big Tech. The truth is that COVID-19 is like a bad cold for most people; this is not ebola or the plague. Of course, the very elderly and those with serious health conditions should take precautions or be quarantined, but the rest of society should begin the long process of returning to normality. The frenzy to force everyone to wear a mask, at all times, has gone beyond all comprehension, and goes against science and logic. Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse any mandatory mask order within the borders of their county, state, province, or country. Thank you! FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART I - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear 'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART II - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear-part-ii OSHA Document on Surgical Masks and Respirators stating that surgical masks do NOT prevent airborne particles (e.g. viruses) from being inhaled - https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3219.pdf 'PETER HITCHENS: Face masks turn us into voiceless submissives - and it’s not science forcing us to wear them, it’s politics' - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8537489/PETER-HITCHENS-Face-masks-turn-voiceless-submissives.html **Here, we are referring to the masks worn by the vast majority of the public, not to specialist masks or respirator-type masks. ***Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
The presence of GCHQ agents in the Cabinet Office itself is deemed “critical in providing non-partisan, independent data” to the Prime Minister, the Telegraph reported. The newspaper remarked that the Conservative government has been in danger of being torn apart from competing opinions from the Department of Health and Social Care, on the one hand, and the Treasury on the other.
The GCHQ describes itself as “a world-leading intelligence, cyber and security agency with a mission to keep the UK safe.” Normally its remit is to protect the country from terrorism, hostile states, and serious or organized crime. There are now almost 10,000 people working in the GCHQ, a direct descendent of the British Signals Intelligence division of the First World War. Founded soon after war broke out, Signals Intelligence monitored German radio signals.
“Within a year of the end of the war, the separate naval and military intelligence organisations had merged to become the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS), GCHQ’s original name,” the agency’s website states.
“Its overt function was to protect British Government communications, with a secret mission to decrypt messages sent by foreign countries. Under the leadership of Alastair Denniston, GC&CS’s first head, the organisation was given space in Watergate House and officially came into being on 1 November 1919.”
During the Second World War, GCHQ worked from the now-famous Bletchley Park.
The agency has not made it a secret that they are now fighting microscopic enemies.
“We are part of the national response to the Covid-19 pandemic; protecting the NHS, supporting the Government’s development of data science and improving our nation’s economic resilience,” it wrote. “We are also tackling a shifting serious crime threat that is looking to exploit the crisis.”
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lifesitenews--2020-11-20--BREAKING: Federal court rules ban on therapy for unwanted attractions unconstitutional

FLORIDA , November 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has ruled that a ban on therapy for unwanted sexual attractions violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution .
In today ’ s decision , two of three justices , U.S .
Circuit Judge Britt Grant and Circuit Judge Barbara Lagoa , agreed with the plaintiffs , therapists Robert W. Otto and Julie H. Hamilton , that a prohibition on therapy aimed at “ reducing a minor ’ s sexual or romantic attraction ( at least to others of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or changing a minor ’ s gender identity or expression ” violates their “ constitutional right to speak freely with clients.
” “ We understand and appreciate that the therapy is highly controversial , ” wrote Circuit Judge Grant .
“ But the First Amendment has no carveout for controversial speech.
” “ We hold that the challenged ordinances violate the First Amendment because they are content-based regulations of speech that can not survive strict scrutiny.
” The decision recalls that in 2017 Palm Beach County , Florida , and the City of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ growing list ” of states and towns that prohibit therapies the court called “ sexual orientation change efforts.
” It recognized that plaintiffs reject the term “ conversion therapy , ” “ which they associate with shock treatments , involuntary camps , and other chimerical or long-abandoned practices.
” The City of Boca Raton forbid any professional counsellor , save clergy , from treating minors with “ any counseling , practice or treatment performed with the goal of changing an individual ’ s sexual orientation or gender identity , including , but not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , gender identity , or gender expression , or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender or sex.
” Palm Beach County banned “ the practice of seeking to change an individual ’ s sexual orientation or gender identity , including but not limited to efforts to change behaviors , gender identity , or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender or sex.
” However , as the Court underscored , both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change their biological sex .
“ But both ordinances contain a significant carveout : they expressly allow ‘ counseling that provides support and assistance to a person undergoing gender transition , ’ ” the majority justices noted .
The plaintiffs provide counselling to minors coping with unwanted same-sex attractions and gender issues through “ talk therapy.
” According to the judgement , Otto and Hamilton do not claim to be able to change a sexual orientation , but they have been able to help clients “ reduce ” their same-sex sexual behavior and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confusion over gender identity .
Their clients seek the treatment of their own volition , typically because they wish to live in conformity with their religious beliefs .
When the plaintiffs first filed against the new ordinances against reparative therapy , the district court denied the motion .
“ This is a case about what speech the First Amendment allows the government to ban , and under what circumstances , ” the majority justices wrote .
They were particularly interested in the question from the point of view of speech “ content.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exists precisely so that speakers with unpopular ideas do not have to lobby the government for permission before they speak.
” However , both the City and the County ordinances specifically banned the content of speech , that is , anything that helps the client not to act on same-sex desires or not to seek a sex change .
“ So the ordinances discriminate on the basis of content—at a minimum , '' the majority justices ruled .
“ They also discriminate on the basis of viewpoint .
After all , the plaintiffs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ particular viewpoint about sex , gender , and sexual ethics , '' they continued .
“ The defendant governments obviously hold an opposing viewpoint—one that they surely have the right to promote .
But they can not engage in 'bias , censorship or preference regarding [ another ] speaker ’ s point of view ’ .
” It is obvious that this is what the governments were doing because they made an exception for professional therapists who support minors in their wish to “ change ” their sex .
“ The exception expressly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assistance to a person undergoing gender transition , ’ ” the majority justices observed .
“ No such carveout exists for sexual orientation .
The ordinances thus codify a particular viewpoint—sexual orientation is immutable , but gender is not—and prohibit the therapists from advancing any other perspective when counseling clients , '' they continued .
“ That viewpoint may be widely shared in the communities that passed the ordinances , but widespread agreement is beside the point ; the question is whether a speaker ’ s viewpoint determines his license to speak .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The majority judges stated that viewpoint-based regulations are “ an egregious form of content discrimination ” and that there is an argument that they are in themselves unconstitutional .
“ The Supreme Court has said that ‘ the First Amendment forbids the government to regulate speech in ways that favor some viewpoints or ideas at the expense of others , ” they wrote .
Grant and Lagoa were appointed to the bench by President Donald Trump .
Lagoa is on Trump ’ s list of possible Supreme Court nominees , and was rumored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before Trump officially nominated now-Justice Amy Coney Barrett .
Circuit Judge Beverly B. Martin , who was appointed by former President Barack Obama , dissented from the decsion .
She believes that talk therapy aimed at helping clients reduce their same-sex desires or gender confusion is a “ harmful medical practice.
” “ The majority is correct to say this case implicates sensitive considerations about when and how government bodies may regulate speech , ” Martin wrote .
“ Instances in which a speech restriction is narrowly tailored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rare .
But they do exist , ” she continued .
“ I believe the Localities ’ narrow regulation of a harmful medical practice affecting vulnerable minors falls within the narrow band of permissibility.
” This article has been updated .

'The First Amendment has no carveout for controversial speech...'
FLORIDA, November 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has ruled that a ban on therapy for unwanted sexual attractions violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
In today’s decision, two of three justices, U.S. Circuit Judge Britt Grant and Circuit Judge Barbara Lagoa, agreed with the plaintiffs, therapists Robert W. Otto and Julie H. Hamilton, that a prohibition on therapy aimed at “reducing a minor’s sexual or romantic attraction (at least to others of the same gender or sex), or changing a minor’s gender identity or expression” violates their “constitutional right to speak freely with clients.”
“We understand and appreciate that the therapy is highly controversial,” wrote Circuit Judge Grant. “But the First Amendment has no carveout for controversial speech.”
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“We hold that the challenged ordinances violate the First Amendment because they are content-based regulations of speech that cannot survive strict scrutiny.”
The decision recalls that in 2017 Palm Beach County, Florida, and the City of Boca Raton, Florida “joined a growing list” of states and towns that prohibit therapies the court called “sexual orientation change efforts.” It recognized that plaintiffs reject the term “conversion therapy,” “which they associate with shock treatments, involuntary camps, and other chimerical or long-abandoned practices.”
The City of Boca Raton forbid any professional counsellor, save clergy, from treating minors with “any counseling, practice or treatment performed with the goal of changing an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, including, but not limited to, efforts to change behaviors, gender identity, or gender expression, or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender or sex.”
Palm Beach County banned “the practice of seeking to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, including but not limited to efforts to change behaviors, gender identity, or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender or sex.”
However, as the Court underscored, both ordinances allowed counsellors to influence minors to change their biological sex.
“But both ordinances contain a significant carveout: they expressly allow ‘counseling that provides support and assistance to a person undergoing gender transition,’” the majority justices noted.
The plaintiffs provide counselling to minors coping with unwanted same-sex attractions and gender issues through “talk therapy.” According to the judgement, Otto and Hamilton do not claim to be able to change a sexual orientation, but they have been able to help clients “reduce” their same-sex sexual behavior and attraction and also to “eliminate” confusion over gender identity. Their clients seek the treatment of their own volition, typically because they wish to live in conformity with their religious beliefs.
When the plaintiffs first filed against the new ordinances against reparative therapy, the district court denied the motion.
“This is a case about what speech the First Amendment allows the government to ban, and under what circumstances,” the majority justices wrote.
They were particularly interested in the question from the point of view of speech “content.” They noted that the “First Amendment exists precisely so that speakers with unpopular ideas do not have to lobby the government for permission before they speak.” However, both the City and the County ordinances specifically banned the content of speech, that is, anything that helps the client not to act on same-sex desires or not to seek a sex change.
“So the ordinances discriminate on the basis of content—at a minimum,” the majority justices ruled.
“They also discriminate on the basis of viewpoint. After all, the plaintiffs’ counseling practices are grounded in a particular viewpoint about sex, gender, and sexual ethics,” they continued.
“The defendant governments obviously hold an opposing viewpoint—one that they surely have the right to promote. But they cannot engage in 'bias, censorship or preference regarding [another] speaker’s point of view’.”
It is obvious that this is what the governments were doing because they made an exception for professional therapists who support minors in their wish to “change” their sex.
“The exception expressly allows ‘counseling that provides support and assistance to a person undergoing gender transition,’” the majority justices observed.
“No such carveout exists for sexual orientation. The ordinances thus codify a particular viewpoint—sexual orientation is immutable, but gender is not—and prohibit the therapists from advancing any other perspective when counseling clients,” they continued.
“That viewpoint may be widely shared in the communities that passed the ordinances, but widespread agreement is beside the point; the question is whether a speaker’s viewpoint determines his license to speak. Here, the answer is yes.”
The majority judges stated that viewpoint-based regulations are “an egregious form of content discrimination” and that there is an argument that they are in themselves unconstitutional.
“The Supreme Court has said that ‘the First Amendment forbids the government to regulate speech in ways that favor some viewpoints or ideas at the expense of others,” they wrote.
Grant and Lagoa were appointed to the bench by President Donald Trump. Lagoa is on Trump’s list of possible Supreme Court nominees, and was rumored to be a frontrunner to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before Trump officially nominated now-Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
Circuit Judge Beverly B. Martin, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, dissented from the decsion. She believes that talk therapy aimed at helping clients reduce their same-sex desires or gender confusion is a “harmful medical practice.”
“The majority is correct to say this case implicates sensitive considerations about when and how government bodies may regulate speech,” Martin wrote.
“Instances in which a speech restriction is narrowly tailored to serve a compelling interest are deservedly rare. But they do exist,” she continued.
“I believe the Localities’ narrow regulation of a harmful medical practice affecting vulnerable minors falls within the narrow band of permissibility.”
This article has been updated.
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‘They despise you’: Tucker Carlson firmly states corona laws are ‘an act of hostility’ against America

WASHINGTON D. C. , November 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) -- Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom of California recently was captured in a photograph that “ so perfectly crystalizes a moment that you want to hang it in a museum as a testament to history , ” according to Tucker Carlson on his nightly news show Wednesday evening .
Carlson added that “ decades from now , our descendants will look at this one image and know what it was like to live in America in the year 2020.
” That photograph showed Newsom dining with his wife and some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michelin three-star restaurant in Napa Valley , on the night of November 6 .
Any health regulations that the group would have needed to follow were laid out in the Guidance for Private Gatherings that was issued by the California Department of Health on October 9 .
Some of those mandatory requirements are listed here : • Gatherings that include more than 3 households are prohibited ( emphasis theirs ) .
This includes everyone present , including hosts and guests .
Remember , the smaller the number of people , the safer .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ guidance , the space must be large enough so that everyone at a gathering can maintain at least a 6-foot physical distance physical from others ( not including their own household ) at all times .
• When gathering , face coverings must be worn in accordance with the CDPH Guidance on the Use of Face Coverings ( PDF ) , unless an exemption is applicable .
The Newsom get-together included about 12 guests who came “ to celebrate the 50thbirthday of Jason Kinney , a longtime friend and advisor to Newsom who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firm Axiom Advisors , ” according to the San Fransisco Chronicle who broke the story .
The newspaper tried to confirm if the guests came from more than three households .
It said , “ Representatives for Kinney and Newsom declined to specify how many households the diners represented , but did not dispute that it was more than three.
” The photograph , supplied by Fox 11 in Los Angeles , reveals that the group also violated other health regulations .
Carlson elaborated on the affair : Carlson then commented on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Governor Newsom sat the CEO of the California Medical Association , and one over from him , one of the State ’ s top health lobbyists … So , if you ’ re wondering why , if you live in California , you can ’ t have Thanksgiving this year or visit you mother as she dies alone in a hospital , it is because of them and people like them .
Newsom tried to explain the situation to the California public : I made a bad mistake .
Instead of sitting down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walked back , got in my car and drove back to my house … You can quibble about the guidelines , etc.
, etc.
, but the spirit of what I ’ m preaching all the time was contradicted , and I got to own that , and so , I want to apologize to you .
Carlson rebuked Newsom for claiming to have had “ no idea that there were going to be a dozen people at your own party ...
It ’ s too stupid to be an explanation , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it … But he ’ s forcing us to play along with an absurd lie.
” Carlson continued , “ On the other hand , at least Gavin Newsom didn ’ t follow the lead of Nancy Pelosi and blame the restaurant.
” Pelosi earlier this year tried to blame the hair salon she attended without a mask for setting her up .
Similarly , “ Gavin Newsom didn ’ t follow the example of Diane Feinstein .
Feinstein has refused to answer any questions as she parades around the halls of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , [ or FBO ’ s ] , maskless and exposed.
” As for the honoree at the birthday party , Jason Kinney , Carlson quoted his spokesperson who said , “ The guests specifically requested outdoor seating , and that was provided by the restaurant.
” However , the photograph clearly shows otherwise .
Not everyone gets the same kind of treatment as political figures and their friends .
Carlson gave the example of a lone man who was paddle boarding off the coast of Malibu this past spring : Carlson added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who commit crimes : Carlson went on to point out Newsom ’ s hypocrisy regarding education in the State of California : The details of Newsom ’ s decision to send his kids to private school while public school kids remained at home can be found here .

'This is not conventional hypocrisy,' Carlson said this week. 'This is, let’s stop lying, an act of hostility against the population of the country. They despise you. They are flaunting it.'
WASHINGTON D. C., November 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom of California recently was captured in a photograph that “so perfectly crystalizes a moment that you want to hang it in a museum as a testament to history,” according to Tucker Carlson on his nightly news show Wednesday evening.
Carlson added that “decades from now, our descendants will look at this one image and know what it was like to live in America in the year 2020.” That photograph showed Newsom dining with his wife and some friends at The French Laundry, a Michelin three-star restaurant in Napa Valley, on the night of November 6.
Any health regulations that the group would have needed to follow were laid out in the Guidance for Private Gatherings that was issued by the California Department of Health on October 9. Some of those mandatory requirements are listed here:
Gatherings that include more than 3 households are prohibited (emphasis theirs). This includes everyone present, including hosts and guests. Remember, the smaller the number of people, the safer.
For any gatherings permitted under this guidance, the space must be large enough so that everyone at a gathering can maintain at least a 6-foot physical distance physical from others (not including their own household) at all times.
When gathering, face coverings must be worn in accordance with the CDPH Guidance on the Use of Face Coverings (PDF), unless an exemption is applicable. — Article continues below Petition — PETITION: No to mandatory vaccination for the coronavirus Show Petition Text 1082415 have signed the petition. Let's get to 1100000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition People of goodwill can disagree about the safety, efficacy and religious implications of a new vaccine for the coronavirus. But, everyone should agree on this point: No government can force anyone who has reached legal adulthood to be vaccinated for the coronavirus. Equally, no government can vaccinate minors for the coronavirus against the will of their parents or guardians. Please SIGN this urgent petition which urges policymakers at every level of government to reject calls for mandatory coronavirus vaccination. Fear of a disease - which we know very little about, relative to other similar diseases - must not lead to knee-jerk reactions regarding public health, nor can it justify supporting the hidden agenda of governmental as well as non-governmental bodies that have apparent conflicts of interest in plans to restrict personal freedoms. The so-called "public health experts" have gotten it wrong many times during the current crisis. We should not, therefore, allow their opinions to rush decision-makers into policies regarding vaccination. And, while some people, like Bill Gates, may have a lot of money, his opinion and that of his NGO (the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) - namely, that life will not return to normal till people are widely vaccinated - should not be permitted to influence policy decisions on a coronavirus vaccination program. Finally, we must also not allow the rush by pharmaceutical companies to produce a new coronavirus vaccine to, itself, become an imperative for vaccination. Unwitting citizens must not be used as guinea pigs for New World Order ideologues, or Big Pharma, in pursuit of a vaccine (and, profits) which may not even protect against future mutated strains of the coronavirus. And it goes without saying that the production of vaccines using aborted babies for cell replication is a total non-starter, as the technique is gravely immoral. However, if after sufficient study of the issue, a person who has reached the age of majority wishes to be vaccinated with a morally produced vaccine, along with his children, that is his business. But we cannot and will not permit the government to make that decision for us. Thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this petition, urging policymakers at all levels of government to reject mandatory coronavirus vaccination. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Bill Gates: Life won’t go back to ‘normal’ until population 'widely vaccinated' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bill-gates-life-wont-go-back-to-normal-until-population-widely-vaccinated COVID-19 scare leads to more digital surveillance, talk of mandatory vaccine 'tattoos' for kids' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/covid-19-scare-leads-to-more-digital-surveillance-talk-of-mandatory-vaccine-tattoos-for-kids Trudeau says no return to ‘normal’ without vaccine: 'Could take 12 to 18 months' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trudeau-says-no-return-to-normal-without-vaccine-could-take-12-to-18-months Trudeau mulls making coronavirus vaccine mandatory for Canadians - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trudeau-mulls-making-coronavirus-vaccine-mandatory-for-canadians US bishop vows to ‘refuse’ COVID-19 vaccine if made from ‘aborted fetal tissue' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishop-vows-to-refuse-covid-19-vaccine-if-made-from-aborted-fetal-tissue ** While LifeSite opposes immorally-produced vaccines using aborted fetal cell lines, we do not have a position on any particular coronavirus vaccines produced without such moral problems. We realize many have general concerns about vaccines, but also recognize that millions of lives have been saved due to vaccines. *** Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
The Newsom get-together included about 12 guests who came “to celebrate the 50thbirthday of Jason Kinney, a longtime friend and advisor to Newsom who is also a partner at the lobbying firm Axiom Advisors,” according to the San Fransisco Chronicle who broke the story. The newspaper tried to confirm if the guests came from more than three households. It said, “Representatives for Kinney and Newsom declined to specify how many households the diners represented, but did not dispute that it was more than three.”
The photograph, supplied by Fox 11 in Los Angeles, reveals that the group also violated other health regulations. Carlson elaborated on the affair:
It was held in a private room, and not a spacious private room either. All 12 people were packed in tight, shoulder to shoulder, breathing on each other, no social distancing here. Not one of them is wearing a mask … Gavin Newsom’s birthday party was a germ factory and his guests were human petri dishes.
Carlson then commented on the guests who were present:
Next to Governor Newsom sat the CEO of the California Medical Association, and one over from him, one of the State’s top health lobbyists … So, if you’re wondering why, if you live in California, you can’t have Thanksgiving this year or visit you mother as she dies alone in a hospital, it is because of them and people like them.
Newsom tried to explain the situation to the California public:
I made a bad mistake. Instead of sitting down, I should have stood up and walked back, got in my car and drove back to my house … You can quibble about the guidelines, etc., etc., but the spirit of what I’m preaching all the time was contradicted, and I got to own that, and so, I want to apologize to you.
Carlson rebuked Newsom for claiming to have had “no idea that there were going to be a dozen people at your own party … It’s too stupid to be an explanation, and we are stupider for pretending to believe it … But he’s forcing us to play along with an absurd lie.”
Carlson continued, “On the other hand, at least Gavin Newsom didn’t follow the lead of Nancy Pelosi and blame the restaurant.” Pelosi earlier this year tried to blame the hair salon she attended without a mask for setting her up. Similarly, “Gavin Newsom didn’t follow the example of Diane Feinstein. Feinstein has refused to answer any questions as she parades around the halls of the United States Senate and private airport terminals, [or FBO’s], maskless and exposed.”
As for the honoree at the birthday party, Jason Kinney, Carlson quoted his spokesperson who said, “The guests specifically requested outdoor seating, and that was provided by the restaurant.” However, the photograph clearly shows otherwise.
Not everyone gets the same kind of treatment as political figures and their friends. Carlson gave the example of a lone man who was paddle boarding off the coast of Malibu this past spring:
[The police] saw this, they got in boats, they alerted the Coast Guard, and then sheriff’s deputies put this criminal in handcuffs. They arrested him and threatened him with six months in prison for breaking corona law. And the media in California treated it like it was totally normal.
Carlson added that the rules are different for those who commit crimes:
Go ahead and loot Target, or torch a fast-food franchise, or beat up an old lady. That’s federally protected political speech, but authentic human contact? No, only the ruling class gets that … This is not conventional hypocrisy. This is, let’s stop lying, an act of hostility against the population of the country. They despise you. They are flaunting it.
Carlson went on to point out Newsom’s hypocrisy regarding education in the State of California:
Last month, for example, we learned that Gavin Newsom was sending his own children to private school. He made sure they could get in-person classroom education … At the same time that he was sending his own children to class in a real school, public school districts remain closed because he ordered them closed.
The details of Newsom’s decision to send his kids to private school while public school kids remained at home can be found here.
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