lifesitenews--2020-12-18--French president’s COVID diagnosis inspires accusations of hypocrisy

December 17 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — French President Emmanuel Macron , 42 , tested positive for COVID-19 this Thursday after displaying “ mild ” symptoms of the disease related to the Wuhan coronavirus .
According to the French government ’ s spokesman , Gabriel Attal , who gave an update on the president ’ s condition on Thursday evening , Macron has a “ slight ” fever , a bad cough , and severe fatigue .
He has gone into isolation , and not only he : at a time when the French are being encouraged to telecommute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and observe an 8:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M. curfew under the threat of heavy fines , Macron has a long list of “ contacts ” who are now deemed to be at risk of infection .
While some mainstream media are touting the image of a “ responsible ” president making sure to stay away from public gatherings , identify his so-called “ contact cases , ” and use the unpopular “ TousAntiCovid ” contact tracing app , social media and an increasing number of public figures have reacted with anger , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stringent rules he personally presented to the French before the very partial deconfinement that took place here on December 15 , when the lockdown was replaced by the nationwide curfew ( with the exception of Christmas Eve , thank God ) .
Presidency officials have assured that Macron will “ continue to work and maintain his activities remotely.
” Having had personal experience with the fatigue related to COVID-19 , I might add that this seems overly optimistic .
How will he be cared for ?
Ordinary citizens are officially expected to stay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to bring down the fever , and to wait until they have respiratory problems before going to hospital emergency departments .
Many on social media have suggested that Macron receive the same non-treatment .
The truth is that he will have the benefit of being cared for by the military doctor who is permanently at his service .
Will Macron receive the treatment prescribed by Prof. Didier Raoult of Marseille , who from the start recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine with an antibiotic that has proved efficient against COVID , azithromycine , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ symptoms ?
French health authorities have banned the use of hydroxychloroquine and do not recommend the antibiotic , but many doctors say they have personally used Raoult ’ s protocol for themselves and the French army acquired 50,000 doses of HCQ when the pandemic started .
Macron knows Raoult , and his 67-year-old wife , Brigitte Macron , has acknowledged that the presidential couple was introduced to the professor at the start of the COVID-19 by a female friend who received his treatment .
Gabriel Attal , spokesman for the government , told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Macron “ is thought to have been contaminated at the European Summit in Brussels last Thursday and Friday , ” where he spent “ 20 hours non-stop , ” including a night-long round of negotiations with leaders of the 27 members of the European Union : a perfect , multi-national occasion for spreading SARS-COV-2 .
It is in fact a clear case of “ do what I say , not what I do ” in more ways than one .
Of the many VIPs present at the Brussels meeting , five European leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ precaution ” : the prime minister of Luxembourg , Xavier Bettel ; the head of the Belgian executive , Alexander De Croo ; the president of the Spanish government , Pedro Sánchez ; and the president of the European Council , Charles Michel .
Michel would go on to meet Macron again on Monday .
According to the mainstream magazine Le Point , many of the compulsory “ barrier gestures ” were “ forgotten ” during the meeting , and Macron especially was all over the place , joining small meetings and organizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the German chancellor , was among those who conversed with Macron .
And if Macron caught COVID there , at least one other of the participants must have had the virus for it to spread .
Who ’ s next ?
Angel Gurria , secretary general of the OECD , is another possible “ victim ” of Emmanuel Macron , having approached him during the ceremony marking that organization ’ s 60th anniversary last Monday .
Ursula von der Leyen , the European Commission ’ s president , was not so impressed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday , she decided not to self-isolate .
A European source explained that Mrs. von der Leyen had tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday , and that anyway , according to officials from the Elysée , France ’ s presidential palace , Emmanuel Macron can only have started to become contagious on Monday evening or Tuesday .
At a time when so many restrictions are being imposed on people all over the world and particularly in France — with children 6 years and up now being obliged to wear masks all day long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we don ’ t really know how long the virus incubates , when contagiousness sets in , and so on , this is really quite remarkable .
On Wednesday , Macron had a meeting with the Portuguese prime minister , Antonio Costa .
Photos show the two men meeting on the steps of the Elysée wearing masks , to be sure , but embracing like brothers before going in for lunch .
Locally , Macron has also been prolific with possibly contaminating close encounters .
Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who lunched with the president on Tuesday have done the same .
What has made the French particularly angry is the news that leaked this Thursday of an informal dinner at the Elysée on Wednesday evening , where at least twelve people including the president spent the evening together for political discussions until well after midnight , even though the 8:00 P.M. curfew was in effect .
The dinner also took place despite the fact that government officials are repeating like a mantra the “ strong recommendation ” that no more than six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can take place on Christmas Eve , when the curfew is lifted for one night .
This figure , apparently , was shaken out of a hat .
The director general of the public health authority , Jérôme Salomon — who proclaims the infection rate every evening on French television , a figure that is probably wildly at odds with reality because of over-sensitive COVID-19 tests and that includes non-symptomatic cases — was questioned about Macron ’ s possible “ imprudence ” this Thursday evening .
Said Salomon : “ The President is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figure 6 that has been given is not a scientific number.
” The informal dinner on Wednesday was not announced on the president ’ s official agenda , but it can not have been a last-minute affair .
It included Jean Castex ; the head of the presidential party La République en Marche , Stanislas Guerini ; and the head of its parliamentary group , Christophe Castaner , two figures of the centrist Modem party , François Bayrou and Patrick Mignola , as well as Elysée official Alexis Kohler and Macron ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thierry Solère .
Perhaps not last and certainly not least , Richard Ferrand , president of the National Assembly , was also present .
He is now self-isolating as well .
Unfortunately for him , it was Ferrand who told the people of France on October 29 during an interview on the tax-funded national radio station France Inter : “ If you or I or anyone else is ill tomorrow , it will be because we will not have been as careful as was necessary [ . ]
... Perhaps we won ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or kept on our mask [ . ]
...
It ’ s when we lift our guard that we let this virus attack us [ . ]
...
It ’ s a question of acting responsibly.
” Obviously , this declaration was all over French social media this evening .
By the way , Interior minister Gérald Darmanin said this Thursday that the government “ has decided to be particularly severe ” regarding “ wild ” parties and rule infringements on New Year ’ s Eve , when 100,000 law enforcement officers will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the French comply with the curfew .
At a time when restaurants and bars have been restricted for weeks and closed since the beginning of France ’ s second lockdown on October 28 , with little hope of reopening before January 20 , if then , as officials are already announcing a so-called “ third wave ” of COVID-19 , the news from the presidential palace has provoked outrage in all sectors of French politics .
The damage to this country ’ s economy will take several generations to be repaired .
Theaters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work there are at risk of closing , France ’ s tourist and catering industries are on their knees , ordinary people have been bereft of healthy social interaction , and Macron and his clique consider themselves above the rules , many are now saying .
Just for the record , Gabriel Attal , the spokesman of the French government quoted earlier , is the “ partner ” of Stéphane Séjourné , who was present at Macron ’ s informal dinner on Wednesday .
The two men are often at the Elysée together @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Macron at the end of last month .
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While some mainstream media are touting the image of a 'responsible' president now self-isolating, social media and an increasing number of public figures have reacted with anger.
ANALYSIS
December 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — French President Emmanuel Macron, 42, tested positive for COVID-19 this Thursday after displaying “mild” symptoms of the disease related to the Wuhan coronavirus. According to the French government’s spokesman, Gabriel Attal, who gave an update on the president’s condition on Thursday evening, Macron has a “slight” fever, a bad cough, and severe fatigue. He has gone into isolation, and not only he: at a time when the French are being encouraged to telecommute, avoid contacts as much as possible, and observe an 8:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M. curfew under the threat of heavy fines, Macron has a long list of “contacts” who are now deemed to be at risk of infection.
While some mainstream media are touting the image of a “responsible” president making sure to stay away from public gatherings, identify his so-called “contact cases,” and use the unpopular “TousAntiCovid” contact tracing app, social media and an increasing number of public figures have reacted with anger, as Macron has clearly not obeyed the stringent rules he personally presented to the French before the very partial deconfinement that took place here on December 15, when the lockdown was replaced by the nationwide curfew (with the exception of Christmas Eve, thank God).
Presidency officials have assured that Macron will “continue to work and maintain his activities remotely.” Having had personal experience with the fatigue related to COVID-19, I might add that this seems overly optimistic.
How will he be cared for? Ordinary citizens are officially expected to stay at home without any treatment beyond paracetamol to bring down the fever, and to wait until they have respiratory problems before going to hospital emergency departments. Many on social media have suggested that Macron receive the same non-treatment.
The truth is that he will have the benefit of being cared for by the military doctor who is permanently at his service. Will Macron receive the treatment prescribed by Prof. Didier Raoult of Marseille, who from the start recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine with an antibiotic that has proved efficient against COVID, azithromycine, with zinc, if given on inception of symptoms? French health authorities have banned the use of hydroxychloroquine and do not recommend the antibiotic, but many doctors say they have personally used Raoult’s protocol for themselves and the French army acquired 50,000 doses of HCQ when the pandemic started.
Macron knows Raoult, and his 67-year-old wife, Brigitte Macron, has acknowledged that the presidential couple was introduced to the professor at the start of the COVID-19 by a female friend who received his treatment.
Gabriel Attal, spokesman for the government, told the French national news agency AFP that Macron “is thought to have been contaminated at the European Summit in Brussels last Thursday and Friday,” where he spent “20 hours non-stop,” including a night-long round of negotiations with leaders of the 27 members of the European Union: a perfect, multi-national occasion for spreading SARS-COV-2.
It is in fact a clear case of “do what I say, not what I do” in more ways than one.
Of the many VIPs present at the Brussels meeting, five European leaders have decided to self-quarantine out of “precaution”: the prime minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel; the head of the Belgian executive, Alexander De Croo; the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez; and the president of the European Council, Charles Michel. Michel would go on to meet Macron again on Monday.
According to the mainstream magazine Le Point, many of the compulsory “barrier gestures” were “forgotten” during the meeting, and Macron especially was all over the place, joining small meetings and organizing informal head-to-head talks. Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, was among those who conversed with Macron. And if Macron caught COVID there, at least one other of the participants must have had the virus for it to spread. Who’s next?
Angel Gurria, secretary general of the OECD, is another possible “victim” of Emmanuel Macron, having approached him during the ceremony marking that organization’s 60th anniversary last Monday.
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Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission’s president, was not so impressed. Even though she dined with Macron last Sunday, she decided not to self-isolate.
A European source explained that Mrs. von der Leyen had tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday, and that anyway, according to officials from the Elysée, France’s presidential palace, Emmanuel Macron can only have started to become contagious on Monday evening or Tuesday. At a time when so many restrictions are being imposed on people all over the world and particularly in France — with children 6 years and up now being obliged to wear masks all day long in school — on the grounds that we don’t really know how long the virus incubates, when contagiousness sets in, and so on, this is really quite remarkable.
On Wednesday, Macron had a meeting with the Portuguese prime minister, Antonio Costa. Photos show the two men meeting on the steps of the Elysée wearing masks, to be sure, but embracing like brothers before going in for lunch.
Locally, Macron has also been prolific with possibly contaminating close encounters. Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced that he is now in self-isolation. Political leaders who lunched with the president on Tuesday have done the same.
What has made the French particularly angry is the news that leaked this Thursday of an informal dinner at the Elysée on Wednesday evening, where at least twelve people including the president spent the evening together for political discussions until well after midnight, even though the 8:00 P.M. curfew was in effect. The dinner also took place despite the fact that government officials are repeating like a mantra the “strong recommendation” that no more than six adults should join the one dinner that can take place on Christmas Eve, when the curfew is lifted for one night.
This figure, apparently, was shaken out of a hat. The director general of the public health authority, Jérôme Salomon — who proclaims the infection rate every evening on French television, a figure that is probably wildly at odds with reality because of over-sensitive COVID-19 tests and that includes non-symptomatic cases — was questioned about Macron’s possible “imprudence” this Thursday evening. Said Salomon: “The President is extremely attentive to barrier gestures. The figure 6 that has been given is not a scientific number.”
The informal dinner on Wednesday was not announced on the president’s official agenda, but it cannot have been a last-minute affair. It included Jean Castex; the head of the presidential party La République en Marche, Stanislas Guerini; and the head of its parliamentary group, Christophe Castaner, two figures of the centrist Modem party, François Bayrou and Patrick Mignola, as well as Elysée official Alexis Kohler and Macron’s two non-official political counsellors Stéphane Séjourné and Thierry Solère. Perhaps not last and certainly not least, Richard Ferrand, president of the National Assembly, was also present. He is now self-isolating as well.
Unfortunately for him, it was Ferrand who told the people of France on October 29 during an interview on the tax-funded national radio station France Inter: “If you or I or anyone else is ill tomorrow, it will be because we will not have been as careful as was necessary[.] … Perhaps we won’t have washed our hands enough, or kept on our mask[.] … It’s when we lift our guard that we let this virus attack us[.] … It’s a question of acting responsibly.”
Obviously, this declaration was all over French social media this evening.
By the way, Interior minister Gérald Darmanin said this Thursday that the government “has decided to be particularly severe” regarding “wild” parties and rule infringements on New Year’s Eve, when 100,000 law enforcement officers will be tasked with seeing to it that the French comply with the curfew.
At a time when restaurants and bars have been restricted for weeks and closed since the beginning of France’s second lockdown on October 28, with little hope of reopening before January 20, if then, as officials are already announcing a so-called “third wave” of COVID-19, the news from the presidential palace has provoked outrage in all sectors of French politics. The damage to this country’s economy will take several generations to be repaired. Theaters and cultural venues and all those who work there are at risk of closing, France’s tourist and catering industries are on their knees, ordinary people have been bereft of healthy social interaction, and Macron and his clique consider themselves above the rules, many are now saying.
Just for the record, Gabriel Attal, the spokesman of the French government quoted earlier, is the “partner” of Stéphane Séjourné, who was present at Macron’s informal dinner on Wednesday. The two men are often at the Elysée together, since Séjourné was promoted to counsellor of Macron at the end of last month.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-18--U.S. senator says ‘The Bidens have a China problem’

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WASHINGTON , D.C. , December 17 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A U.S. senator headlined a brief video she posted to Twitter with “ The Bidens have a China problem.
” “ ‘ Best wishes from the entire Biden family.
’ That ’ s what Hunter Biden had to say in an email in 2017 , ” said Sen. Marsha Blackburn , R-Tennessee , as she walked down a corridor of the Dirksen Senate Office Building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an ask , ” she continued .
“ It was for $ 10 million to operate their company.
” '' And who did he send it to ?
” she asked .
“ You got it : Somebody connected with the communist Chinese.
” The pro-life senator from Tennessee has been paying close attention to the Communist Chinese Party ( CCP ) and its means of influence and infiltration in the United States for a long time .
A LifeSiteNews article that went viral earlier this year reported how she pleaded with her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangerous reliance on Chinese drug production by bringing pharmaceutical manufacturing back into the United States of America .
Not only did Blackburn note the Chinese communist government ’ s “ gross malfeasance ” in its handling of its coronavirus outbreak , downplaying the severity of COVID-19 and denying the risk of person-to-person transmission , she also called attention to a long history of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry supplying the United States with substandard — sometimes deadly — medicines .
“ Bring this pharmaceutical manufacturing back into the United States of America , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end Chinese control over our health and wellness in this pharmaceutical supply chain.
” “ They don ’ t care who they hurt .
It ’ s clear with this global pandemic .
They don ’ t care if it is innocent people that are sick or maybe even that lose their life , ” she continued , noting that “ They defy us — they defy us — when we try to stop them.
” “ It ’ s time that we rise to the challenge and that we return this supply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently , Blackburn took flack from Chinese and mainstream U.S. media after tweeting her gratitude to President Donald Trump for banning cotton produced in China by the forced —slave — labor of an ethnic minority .
“ Thank you Donald Trump for banning cotton produced by forced Uyghur labor .
The U.S. will not support companies that profit off of slave labor , ” Blackburn tweeted .
A little later , she added , “ China has a 5,000-year history of cheating and stealing .
Some things will never change … ” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t like her tweet and offered a one-word response : “ B*tch.
” After a few more offensive , baseless tweets from Chen , Blackburn offered a final response : “ Chen , you ’ re a puppet in Xi Jinping ’ s delusional China dream for global domination .
From Tiananmen Square to Uyghur genocide , Communist China is an expert at slaughtering populations.
” “ America will not bow down to sexist communist thugs , ” she added .
Senator Blackburn is renowned as a pro-life champion and protector of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ censorship .
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Republican Marsha Blackburn called attention in a Twitter video to Hunter Biden's $10 million request in a 2017 email to Chinese communists to 'operate their company.'
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WASHINGTON, D.C., December 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A U.S. senator headlined a brief video she posted to Twitter with “The Bidens have a China problem.”
“‘Best wishes from the entire Biden family.’ That’s what Hunter Biden had to say in an email in 2017,” said Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, as she walked down a corridor of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
“But the email also had an ask,” she continued. “It was for $10 million to operate their company.”
“And who did he send it to?” she asked. “You got it: Somebody connected with the communist Chinese.”
The Bidens have a China problem. pic.twitter.com/7o6D6tjDCh — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) December 16, 2020
The pro-life senator from Tennessee has been paying close attention to the Communist Chinese Party (CCP) and its means of influence and infiltration in the United States for a long time.
A LifeSiteNews article that went viral earlier this year reported how she pleaded with her colleagues to end the country’s dangerous reliance on Chinese drug production by bringing pharmaceutical manufacturing back into the United States of America.
Not only did Blackburn note the Chinese communist government’s “gross malfeasance” in its handling of its coronavirus outbreak, downplaying the severity of COVID-19 and denying the risk of person-to-person transmission, she also called attention to a long history of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry supplying the United States with substandard — sometimes deadly — medicines.
“Bring this pharmaceutical manufacturing back into the United States of America,” she demanded. “We need to end Chinese control over our health and wellness in this pharmaceutical supply chain.”
“They don’t care who they hurt. It’s clear with this global pandemic. They don’t care if it is innocent people that are sick or maybe even that lose their life,” she continued, noting that “They defy us — they defy us — when we try to stop them.”
“It’s time that we rise to the challenge and that we return this supply chain,” she concluded.
More recently, Blackburn took flack from Chinese and mainstream U.S. media after tweeting her gratitude to President Donald Trump for banning cotton produced in China by the forced —slave — labor of an ethnic minority.
“Thank you Donald Trump for banning cotton produced by forced Uyghur labor. The U.S. will not support companies that profit off of slave labor,” Blackburn tweeted.
Thank you @realDonaldTrump for banning cotton produced by forced Uyghur labor. The U.S. will not support companies that profit off of slave labor. — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) December 3, 2020
A little later, she added, “China has a 5,000-year history of cheating and stealing. Some things will never change … ”
The European bureau chief for China Daily didn’t like her tweet and offered a one-word response: “B*tch.”
Bitch — Chen Weihua （陈卫华） (@chenweihua) December 3, 2020
After a few more offensive, baseless tweets from Chen, Blackburn offered a final response: “Chen, you’re a puppet in Xi Jinping’s delusional China dream for global domination. From Tiananmen Square to Uyghur genocide, Communist China is an expert at slaughtering populations.”
“America will not bow down to sexist communist thugs,” she added.
Chen, you’re a puppet in Xi Jinping’s delusional China dream for global domination. From Tiananmen Square to Uyghur genocide, Communist China is an expert at slaughtering populations. America will not bow down to sexist communist thugs. https://t.co/PrRyTlpnFc — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) December 3, 2020
Senator Blackburn is renowned as a pro-life champion and protector of free speech.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-18--Over 275,000+ signatures on LifeSite petitions to protect the vote

December 17 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) -- Since the general election on November 3 , LifeSiteNews has launched three petitions in support of protecting the vote .
Taken together , these petitions have been signed more than 275,000 times .
“ Stand With President Trump to Protect the Vote ” has garnered nearly 200,000 signatures .
“ Dept of Justice : Do your job and audit election in swing states now !
” has gained almost 50,000 signatures .
And , “ STATES : Stop election certification while fraud investigations continue '' has more than 30,000 signatures to-date .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ about how allegations of fraud are being swept under the rug by the courts .
They want to show their support for President ( Donald ) Trump , who is continuing to fight against electoral corruption , ” said Scott Schittl , one of LifeSite ’ s petition coordinators .
“ They want the allegations to be investigated , for ballots and voting machines to be impounded and audited.
” In spite of the public outcry , however , many courts have refused to even hear the evidence of vote tampering , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sitting on its hands , much like in waiting to reveal the two-year-old Hunter Biden investigation until after the election .
Nevertheless , the truth about the allegations of election fraud continues to mount .
On Wednesday , after the results of a forensic audit in Michigan were made public , we learned that Dominion voting machines are “ intentionally and purposefully designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud and influence election results.
” With such evidence only now becoming available and with more than 1,000 sworn affidavits of citizens attesting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , both the President ’ s legal team and lawyer Sidney Powell are vigorously pursuing cases before lower courts and the Supreme Court .
And significantly , Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe must still report on whether or not his office found evidence of foreign interference in the election .
If Ratcliffe reports that foreign interference did play a role in the election outcome , that could trigger an Executive Order giving President Trump emergency powers that he could use to appoint a special prosecutor to thoroughly investigate the evidence of election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So there are still several avenues for the truth about the election to come out .
If you have not already had an opportunity to sign our active petitions to protect the vote , we encourage you to do so now .
Stand With President Trump to Protect the Vote Dept of Justice : Do your job and audit election in swing states now !
Help stop voter fraud : Project Veritas is accepting voter fraud tips here .

PETITION UPDATE (1/15/2021) -
The events of the past month, and especially the past 10 days, have shaken the faith Americans have in their elected and appoint officials.
We continue to call for investigations to be made into allegations of election fraud. Texas is in the process of prosecuting one political operative for illegal ballot harvesting, and multiple state legislatures have called for investigations, too.
However, the judiciary has severely let down the American electorate.
As we have said all along, the integrity of the election is much bigger than President Trump. Election integrity is at the heart of republican democracy, and if we don't have it, we no longer have a functioning republic.
Therefore, we continue to seek the truth for the election outcome. Perhaps that will only be known in the future when state or federal commissions are established to investigate the instances of election fraud which were witnessed and sworn to, by thousands of Americans of all political persuasions.
In the meantime, you may still sign this petition. Thank you!
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PETITION UPDATE (12/10/20) -
On Wednesday, President Trump tweeted: "We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory!"
He is referring to the lawsuit which the state of Texas has filed against Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia in the Supreme Court over changes those states made to their election rules, claiming they violated the U.S. Constitution in the process.
Here is the central part of the argument: if Texas were to allow possible voter fraud to go unchecked in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georgia, it would be akin to committing fraud upon the people of Texas, who cast their ballots within the framework of the law.
Indeed, this would apply equally to all citizens who voted within the framework of the law across the United States!
President Trump also tweeted that this case is, "very strong...ALL CRITERIA MET."
Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, now.
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PETITION UPDATE (12/7/20) - Since this petition was launched, President Trump's legal team, as well as other concerned citizens, have discovered what appears to be irrefutable evidence of voter fraud in several of the key battleground states, and have initiated legal challenges in six states.
While the situation continues to evolve, this remains a hugely important petition which we encourage you to SIGN and SHARE.
Below, please WATCH and READ about the mounting evidence of voter fraud and how the mainstream media seem determined to ignore even the most egregious instances of vote tampering. Then, please SIGN and SHARE this petition.
'Trump: ‘Our election system is now under assault and siege’ and as president I must defend it'
'Tens of thousands 2020 election votes illegally scanned in Detroit, says Dominion IT contractor'
'Trump campaign files lawsuit demanding ‘a new statewide election for president’ in Georgia'
'Experts flag over 500k ballots in PA with new evidence of major 2020 election voter fraud'
''Smoking gun'? Pennsylvania vote fraud hearing gets gasps from audience'
'FBI and Justice Department have dragged their feet investigating 2020 vote fraud'
''CNN top brass in leaked tape: We won't give Trump 'too much of a platform on his not conceding'
'Twitter censored Trump 63 times over Thanksgiving holiday, Biden untouched'
LifeSite supports President Trump with this petition because we believe he is trying to defend the Constitution, ensuring that electoral fraud does not taint the result of the 2020 general election.
But, since starting this petition, we have launched a separate petition related to the disputed election outcome, calling on the Department of Justice to 'do their job' and engage in meaningful investigations of the mounting evidence of voter fraud.
We believe that conducting forensic audits of ballots and voting machines, as well as issuing subpoenas to collect more evidence, would be a good start.
Thankfully, some of the state started to demand investigations independent of federal agencies. But we still believe that the DoJ needs to use its enormous fact-finding resources to help resolve allegations of election fraud.
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Amid allegations of voter fraud, and at a time when the situation with COVID has been used by many of the states to facilitate the use of mail-in ballots on a massive scale, we need to be very careful in dismissing the possibility of voter fraud.
The fact is, the possibility of wide-spread fraud with mail-in ballots is significant.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-17--BREAKING: FDA advisory panel recommends emergency use authorization of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

December 17 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — An FDA advisory panel voted overwhelmingly today to recommend emergency use authorization ( EUA ) of Moderna ’ s mRNA 1273 COVID-19 vaccine , with 20 members in favor , and none officially opposing the opinion that the vaccine ’ s benefits “ outweigh its risks for use in individuals 18 years of age and older.
” Only one panel member , Michael Kurrilla , abstained from voting .
He explained his decision at the conclusion of the vote , saying , “ I ’ m very uncomfortable with the language .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic and with limited vaccine supply available , a blanket statement for individuals 18 years of age and older is just too broad.
” “ I ’ m not convinced that for all of those age groups the benefits do actually outweigh the risks , and I would prefer to see it more targeted towards people at high risk of serious and life-threatening ( COVID ) disease.
” He continued , “ I would have preferred to have seen rather than an emergency use authorization route , an expanded access program ; I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot more opportunities to continue to collect the data.
” Panel member Sheldon Toubman added that he was strongly in favor of a priority-based sequence of distribution rather than an immediate , all-encompassing rollout of the vaccine .
“ I ’ m very concerned about Moderna ’ s proposal ... it seemed like there was strong support for , if they ’ re going to unwind , they should do it on the basis of when it comes up in its priority , and not everybody right away , which is what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be really a disservice , ” said Toubman .
The Moderna vaccine shares much in common with the Pfizer vaccine , including the involvement of fetal tissue in its testing .
Human Embryonic Kidney ( HEK ) 293 aborted fetal cells were used to produce a Spike protein contained in the Moderna vaccine , according to Debi Vinnedge , executive director of Children of God for Life , an organization that fights to end the use of aborted fetal material in vaccines and medicines .
The Spike protein is involved in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is also used by the Pfizer vaccine .
The mRNA , a type of RNA “ that carries genetic information to make proteins in a cell , ” causes our cells to manufacture their own viral particles that will trigger our immune defense response .
We can not know whether RNA will integrate into our own genome because there are enzymes that turn RNA into DNA , such as in HIV carriers , according to Dr. Louis Fouché , a specialist who works in a major Marseille hospital .
The Moderna vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two shots , and is also reported to share similar side effects .
The Moderna vaccine has caused pain at the injection site in more than 9 in 10 participants , fatigue in almost 7 in 10 , and headaches or muscle pain in about 6 in 10 , according to the FDA .
“ More than 44 percent of people who received the vaccine reported experiencing joint pain and over 43 percent reported chills , ” reported CNBC .
However , up to almost 10 percent of participants experienced “ serious adverse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and vomiting , facial swelling and rheumatoid arthritis .
“ The FDA noted that more severe “ serious adverse reactions occurred in 0.2 percent to 9.7 percent of participants ” and were more common after the second dose than the first , ” CNBC continued .
It should be noted that neither vaccine trials for the Moderna vaccine nor for the Pfizer vaccine were conducted with pregnant women or immunocompromised individuals .
The major difference between the two vaccines is that the Moderna vaccine can be stored at more practical temperatures – around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be stored at −94°F , ABC News reported .
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The vaccine bears striking similarities to the Pfizer vaccine, including mRNA technology, and the use of aborted fetal tissue in its testing.
December 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — An FDA advisory panel voted overwhelmingly today to recommend emergency use authorization (EUA) of Moderna’s mRNA 1273 COVID-19 vaccine, with 20 members in favor, and none officially opposing the opinion that the vaccine’s benefits “outweigh its risks for use in individuals 18 years of age and older.”
Only one panel member, Michael Kurrilla, abstained from voting. He explained his decision at the conclusion of the vote, saying, “I’m very uncomfortable with the language. I think in the midst of a pandemic and with limited vaccine supply available, a blanket statement for individuals 18 years of age and older is just too broad.”
“I’m not convinced that for all of those age groups the benefits do actually outweigh the risks, and I would prefer to see it more targeted towards people at high risk of serious and life-threatening (COVID) disease.”
He continued, “I would have preferred to have seen rather than an emergency use authorization route, an expanded access program; I think it would’ve given us a lot more opportunities to continue to collect the data.”
Panel member Sheldon Toubman added that he was strongly in favor of a priority-based sequence of distribution rather than an immediate, all-encompassing rollout of the vaccine.
“I’m very concerned about Moderna’s proposal … it seemed like there was strong support for, if they’re going to unwind, they should do it on the basis of when it comes up in its priority, and not everybody right away, which is what Moderna has proposed. I think that would be really a disservice,” said Toubman.
The Moderna vaccine shares much in common with the Pfizer vaccine, including the involvement of fetal tissue in its testing.
Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK) 293 aborted fetal cells were used to produce a Spike protein contained in the Moderna vaccine, according to Debi Vinnedge, executive director of Children of God for Life, an organization that fights to end the use of aborted fetal material in vaccines and medicines.
The Spike protein is involved in the Moderna vaccine’s mRNA technology, which is also used by the Pfizer vaccine. The mRNA, a type of RNA “that carries genetic information to make proteins in a cell,” causes our cells to manufacture their own viral particles that will trigger our immune defense response.
We cannot know whether RNA will integrate into our own genome because there are enzymes that turn RNA into DNA, such as in HIV carriers, according to Dr. Louis Fouché, a specialist who works in a major Marseille hospital.
The Moderna vaccine, like the Pfizer vaccine, requires two shots, and is also reported to share similar side effects. The Moderna vaccine has caused pain at the injection site in more than 9 in 10 participants, fatigue in almost 7 in 10, and headaches or muscle pain in about 6 in 10, according to the FDA.
“More than 44 percent of people who received the vaccine reported experiencing joint pain and over 43 percent reported chills,” reported CNBC.
However, up to almost 10 percent of participants experienced “serious adverse reactions,” which included intractable nausea and vomiting, facial swelling and rheumatoid arthritis.
“The FDA noted that more severe “serious adverse reactions occurred in 0.2 percent to 9.7 percent of participants” and were more common after the second dose than the first,” CNBC continued.
It should be noted that neither vaccine trials for the Moderna vaccine nor for the Pfizer vaccine were conducted with pregnant women or immunocompromised individuals.
The major difference between the two vaccines is that the Moderna vaccine can be stored at more practical temperatures – around −4°F -– while the Pfizer vaccine must be stored at −94°F, ABC News reported.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-17--Petition asks NBC to retract smear of pro-family institute as ‘hate group’

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December 17 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – LifePetitions and the Ruth Institute have launched an online petition demanding NBC retract its December 9 story insinuating the Institute is a “ hate group.
” Ruth Institute President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse , Ph.D. , explained : “ Using the Southern Poverty Law Center as its source , NBC reported that 14 ‘ hate groups ’ received a total of $ 4.3 million in COVID relief administered by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was one of the smallest recipients , receiving $ 30,000 through the Paycheck Protection Program , which allowed us to keep the lights on and pay staff salaries.
” The petition notes : “ By the SPLC ’ s standards , hate groups would also include women ’ s athletic associations which oppose allowing ‘ transgendered ’ men to compete in women ’ s sports .
Likewise , parents who object to men in cocktail dresses and tiaras interacting with children at Drag Queen Story Hour are equally hateful.
” The petition discloses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Institute was a trifling compared to the millions given to Planned Parenthood affiliates and strip clubs .
“ Apparently , the SPLC finds nothing hateful about the killing of unborn children and nothing degrading to women about pole dancing .
With its story on ‘ hate groups ’ getting COVID relief , NBC has firmly established itself as a tool of the Sexual Revolution.
” Morse said NBC ’ s credibility problems go far beyond its December 9 story .
“ During the past campaign , coverage by the networks , including NBC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but 95 % negative for Trump.
” The petition charges : “ On the sexual front , NBC ’ s biases stand out as particularly odious .
Ronan Farrow , formerly an NBC News investigative reporter , credibly claims they ordered him to stop investigating the Harvey Weinstein story .
NBC denies this , but their denial is flimsy.
” Besides the retraction of its story , the petition demands that NBC stop using SPLC as a source , and “ cease harassing and defaming organizations that are working to defend the family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

On December 9, NBC News ran a story about what it called “hate groups” that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from the Small Business Administration to deal with the COVID lockdowns.
The list included such well-respected pro-family groups as American Family Association, American College of Pediatricians and the Ruth Institute.
SIGN and SHARE this joint petition from LifeSite and the Ruth Institute calling for an immediate retraction of NBC's December 9th story, smearing pro-family groups with defamatory and hateful rhetoric.
NBC relied on “research” from the notorious Southern Poverty Law Center, a left-wing group which uses distortions and innuendo to smear its opponents. SPLC considers groups opposed to abortion, same-sex marriage and transgenderism to be anti-LGBTQ and therefore, hate groups.
By the SPLC’s standard, hate groups would also include women’s athletic associations which oppose allowing “transgendered” men to participate in women’s competitions. Likewise, parents who object to men in cocktail dresses and tiaras interacting with children during Drag Queen Story Hour are equally hateful.
The SPLC's "hate group" label has incited at least one incident of literal, not metaphorical, violence. Floyd Lee Corkins, who stormed the Family Research Council in 2012, cited the SPLC’s “hate map” for how he chose his target. He shot the security guard. Conkin further stated that he intended to kill as many people as possible.
And, NBC has its own credibility problems on politics generally and on sexual issues specifically. Bias was rampant in coverage of the 2020 presidential campaign. Media Research Center found that for a two-month period, while coverage of Biden on network newscasts (including NBC) was 67% positive, reporting on Trump was 95% negative.
On the sexual front, NBC’s biases stand out as particularly odious. Ronan Farrow, formerly an NBC News investigative reporter, credibly claims that they ordered him to stop investigating the Harvey Weinstein story. NBC denies this, but their denial is flimsy.
And, in its story on the “hate groups” receiving PPP loans, NBC neglected to mention that Planned Parenthood state and local affiliates received $80 million in SBA loans, and strip clubs qualified for millions more.
Apparently, NBC finds nothing hateful about killing unborn children, nothing degrading to women about pole dancing. With its story on “hate groups” getting COVID relief, NBC has firmly established itself as a tool of the Sexual Revolution.
Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent joint petition, demanding that NBC retract hate-filled smears of pro-family groups.
And, after signing and sharing, please take time to email NBC to politely express your feelings on this matter. Politely ask them to retract their story of December 9th labeling respected pro-family groups as so-called "hate groups."
NBC News Managing Editor: [email protected]
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SBA demands Planned Parenthood affiliates return PPP loans granted under the Cares Act - The Washington Post
'Ronan Farrow Says NBC News Ordered a "Hard Stop to Reporting" on Harvey Weinstein' | Hollywood Reporter
'Southern Poverty Law Center Linked to FRC Shooting in Chilling New Interrogation Video' - FRC


lifesitenews--2020-12-17--US university grafts scalps from aborted babies onto ‘humanized’ mice

December 17 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The University of Pittsburgh is conducting medical research by grafting scalps from aborted babies onto rodents .
After publishing a report in the National Catholic Register about the many ways that aborted children are being used for scientific research at major universities and hospitals in the United States , author Stacy A. Trasancos tweeted a summary of her horrifying findings .
She links the mengelian research to U.S. COVID-19 guru , Dr. Anthony Fauci : Trasancos is Executive Director of Bishop Joseph Strickland 's St. Philip Institute of Catechesis and Evangelization in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In “ How Aborted Children Are Used in Medical Research in 2020 , ” Trasancos explained that while currently there is heightened interest in the use of aborted fetal cell lines in COVID-19 vaccine research and production , the use of electively-aborted children by university , government , and industrial scientists for research is shockingly commonplace .
In a scientific report published at Nature.com in September , University of Pittsburgh research scientists explained unselfconsciously the basis for their study : “ Human skin is a significant barrier for protection against pathogen transmission .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that target the skin are generated by introducing human skin grafts to immunocompromised rodent strains.
” The researchers write that “ Human fetal tissues were obtained from the Health Sciences Tissue Bank at the University of Pittsburgh .
Human fetal tissues for constructing humanized rodents were handled and processed under biosafety level 2 conditions.
” Trasancos uncovered that the “ full-thickness fetal skin was taken from humans aborted at the gestational age of 18 to 20 weeks of pregnancy at the Magee-Women ’ s Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Tissue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fetuses was grafted onto rodents while simultaneously co-engrafting the same fetus ’ s lymphoid tissues and hematopoietic stem cells from the liver , so that the rodent models were humanized with organs and skin from the same child , ” wrote Trasancos .
“ From the aborted fetuses , thymus , liver , spleen and full-thickness skin were transplanted and grafted onto the rodents and allowed to grow .
Then the rodent models were given a staph infection on the skin to study how the internal organs responded , ” she added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ cages of rodents grew blood vessels and immune cells , and human hair grew on the grafted fetal scalps .
As Trasancos notes , “ Images literally show a patch of baby hair growing on a mouse ’ s back.
” Mothers reportedly provided written consent for their aborted children to be used in this research .
The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ) , which has been headed by Anthony Fauci , M.D.
, @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year with Pharmaceutical giant Moderna to develop a COVID-19 vaccine .
Trasancos went on to cite two other recent studies that used aborted children .
For one in which researchers at the University of California and the California Environmental Protection Agency assessed exposure to certain fire retardants in unborn children , a total of 249 women scheduled for a second-trimester abortion were recruited .
Trasancos summed up the disturbing nature of the research : For a third study , development of immunities in newborns , published in the journal Science , a team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Immunology dissected the bodies of fifteen children aborted in the second trimester of pregnancy , removing their liver , bone marrow and spleen .
Trasancos noted that this research was also funded by NIH as well as by a fellowship at Yale and Pew Charitable Trusts .
According to her biography , Stacy A. Trasancos has a doctorate in chemistry and a master ’ s in dogmatic theology .

Mothers reportedly provided written consent for their aborted children to be used in this research.
December 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The University of Pittsburgh is conducting medical research by grafting scalps from aborted babies onto rodents.
After publishing a report in the National Catholic Register about the many ways that aborted children are being used for scientific research at major universities and hospitals in the United States, author Stacy A. Trasancos tweeted a summary of her horrifying findings. She links the mengelian research to U.S. COVID-19 guru, Dr. Anthony Fauci:
Aborted baby scalps grafted onto mice. Their organs transplanted. Humanized mice developed at the University of Pittsburgh, all to study the immune system. Supported by Dr. Fauci's NIAID. Paid for by us.
Trasancos is Executive Director of Bishop Joseph Strickland's St. Philip Institute of Catechesis and Evangelization in the Diocese of Tyler, Texas.
Bishop Strickland retweeted her report, declaring:
These are crimes against humanity that should be prosecuted. Silence in the face of these atrocities simply adds to the evil. Wake up America! Demand that this stops NOW!
These are crimes against humanity that should be prosecuted. Silence in the face of these atrocities simply adds to the evil. Wake up America! Demand that this stops NOW! https://t.co/sKkDNOfLBJ — Bishop J. Strickland (@Bishopoftyler) December 17, 2020
In “How Aborted Children Are Used in Medical Research in 2020,” Trasancos explained that while currently there is heightened interest in the use of aborted fetal cell lines in COVID-19 vaccine research and production, the use of electively-aborted children by university, government, and industrial scientists for research is shockingly commonplace.
In a scientific report published at Nature.com in September, University of Pittsburgh research scientists explained unselfconsciously the basis for their study: “Human skin is a significant barrier for protection against pathogen transmission. Rodent models used to investigate human-specific pathogens that target the skin are generated by introducing human skin grafts to immunocompromised rodent strains.”
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Urge HHS to STOP FUNDING aborted baby vaccines Show Petition Text 29087 have signed the petition. Let's get to 30000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition PETITION UPDATE (12/16/2020) - Operation Warp Speed—the HHS’s program to accelerate the development, manufacture, and distribution of COVID-19 therapeutics—has spent billions of our tax dollars to bring a COVID vaccine to market. Now, the FDA has granted emergency approval to roll out the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, and people in the UK and the US are already receiving it. Though the Pfizer vaccine was not designed or produced using aborted fetal cells, it was tested using the HEK293 fetal cell line to create humanized mice. And, more unethical vaccines are reaching the finish line and are being funded and promoted by the HHS with our tax dollars. We must continue to demand that this stop and that a fully ethical vaccine be brought to market instead! SIGN and SHARE our petition with the Personhood Alliance to demand that the HHS stop using our money to support the grisly connection between abortion and biomedical science. _________________________________________________________________________________ Operation Warp Speed—the HHS’s program to accelerate the development, manufacture, and distribution of COVID-19 therapeutics—is spending billions of our tax dollars to bring a COVID vaccine to market as quickly as possible. Now, two of the Operation Warp Speed vaccines (one created by Pfizer/BioNTech and one created by Moderna/NIH) are nearing the finish line, soon to be applying for emergency FDA approval for mass distribution. And, while LifeSite neither advocates for or against voluntary vaccination, there are several apparent problems with the vaccines being fast-tracked by HHS’ Operation Warp Speed. First among the vaccines’ major problems: they were tested using aborted fetal cells . Please SIGN and SHARE LifeSite’s urgent petition with the Personhood Alliance to demand that the HHS stop funding and promoting this unethical practice, and bring a fully ethical vaccine to market instead. The production and testing of vaccines that use the remains of aborted children, regardless of when they were killed and at what point they were used in the process, is morally unacceptable and must be consistently opposed by the whole pro-life movement. And, although the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were not designed or produced using aborted fetal cells, the Personhood Alliance recently reported that the vaccines’ testing phases used the HEK293 aborted fetal cell line to create humanized mice. This stomach-churning practice transferred immortalized cells from a child killed in 1973 into mouse embryos, so that when the mice were born, they had tiny human lungs that researchers infected with COVID to test the vaccines. This type of Frankenscience has no place in a civilized society, certainly not one whose citizens are forced to fund it! Sign our petition with the Personhood Alliance to demand that the HHS stop supporting the grisly connection between abortion and biomedical science. We can make a difference if we raise our voices together, but we’re running out of time! Thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this urgent petition today! FOR MORE INFORMATION: See LifeSite articles on the Coronavirus vaccine **Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
The researchers write that “Human fetal tissues were obtained from the Health Sciences Tissue Bank at the University of Pittsburgh. Human fetal tissues for constructing humanized rodents were handled and processed under biosafety level 2 conditions.”
Trasancos uncovered that the “full-thickness fetal skin was taken from humans aborted at the gestational age of 18 to 20 weeks of pregnancy at the Magee-Women’s Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Tissue Bank.”
“Full-thickness human skin from fetuses was grafted onto rodents while simultaneously co-engrafting the same fetus’s lymphoid tissues and hematopoietic stem cells from the liver, so that the rodent models were humanized with organs and skin from the same child,” wrote Trasancos.
“From the aborted fetuses, thymus, liver, spleen and full-thickness skin were transplanted and grafted onto the rodents and allowed to grow. Then the rodent models were given a staph infection on the skin to study how the internal organs responded,” she added.
The human skin grafted over the rib cages of rodents grew blood vessels and immune cells, and human hair grew on the grafted fetal scalps. As Trasancos notes, “ Images literally show a patch of baby hair growing on a mouse’s back.”
Mothers reportedly provided written consent for their aborted children to be used in this research.
The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which has been headed by Anthony Fauci, M.D., since 1984. NIAID has partnered this year with Pharmaceutical giant Moderna to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.
Trasancos went on to cite two other recent studies that used aborted children.
For one in which researchers at the University of California and the California Environmental Protection Agency assessed exposure to certain fire retardants in unborn children, a total of 249 women scheduled for a second-trimester abortion were recruited. Trasancos summed up the disturbing nature of the research:
The paper emphasized the need for further study of fetuses in this gestational range. These second-trimester fetuses essentially lived their short lives in utero as analytical machines and then were used to provide information to keep children living in society safe.
For a third study, development of immunities in newborns, published in the journal Science, a team at Yale University’s Department of Immunology dissected the bodies of fifteen children aborted in the second trimester of pregnancy, removing their liver, bone marrow and spleen.
Trasancos noted that this research was also funded by NIH as well as by a fellowship at Yale and Pew Charitable Trusts.
Trasancos concluded:
At a fundamental level, life-saving research ought to preserve human dignity. The fetal specimens described in these scientific papers — the children who were killed and dissected like the best kind of lab rats — all deserved to be named and counted in the human family. They were more than a statistic in a table of chemical exposure levels, or a chart of PBDE levels across maternal-placental-fetal biological matrices, or a chunk of scalp grafted grotesquely onto a rodent. They were unwanted children who were killed by an industry that exploited them to make the lives of the wanted humans better. Catholics have a duty to demand better from scientists.
According to her biography, Stacy A. Trasancos has a doctorate in chemistry and a master’s in dogmatic theology.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-17--Mike Pence touts Trump administration’s ‘extraordinary progress’ for pro-life cause

WASHINGTON , D.C. , December 17 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Vice President Mike Pence touted the Trump administration ’ s pro-life record in what may be the final weeks before being replaced by a pro-abortion Biden administration .
On Wednesday , Pence delivered remarks to pro-life leaders gathered in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building for a “ Life is Winning ” event “ about celebrating the progress we ’ ve made in the cause for life.
” “ Even before our inauguration four years ago , President Trump wrote to the Speaker of the House of Representatives ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most basic duty of government to guard the innocent , ” Pence recalled .
“ With that in mind , he made it clear and he said , ‘ I will veto any legislation that weakens current pro-life federal policies or encourages the destruction of innocent human life at any stage.
’ And President Donald Trump has kept his word every single day.
” “ The year before we took office , we actually witnessed , along with the American people , the undercover videos that showed horrific conversations about the sale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s just unconscionable , ” he continued .
“ But thanks to President Trump ’ s leadership , in March of 2017 , I had the honor of casting the tiebreaking vote in the United States Senate to allow every state in America to defund Planned Parenthood , and President Trump signed it into law.
” Throughout the speech , Pence highlighted the pro-life efforts of various figures in attendance , including Sens .
James Lankford and Steve Daines , Susan B. Anthony List head Marjorie Dannenfelser , and longtime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe what we have demonstrated over these past four years is that when men and women who cherish the sanctity of life come together , let their voices be heard ; when we rally behind great leaders at every level who will stand without apology for life , we can make extraordinary progress , ” Pence said .
“ So to all the champions for life : Thank you for all you ’ ve done.
” Pence concluded by imploring his fellow pro-lifers to “ not grow weary in doing well , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your help and God ’ s help , life will keep on winning in the United States of America.
” The Trump administration ’ s solid pro-life record includes cutting off foreign aid to abortion groups ; disqualifying abortion-involved groups from federal family planning funds ; calling on Congress to send the president bans on late-term abortion , infanticide , and taxpayer funding of abortion to sign into law ; staffing his administration with committed pro-lifers such as Mike Pence , Mike Pompeo , Charmaine Yoest , Shannon Royce , and Roger Severino @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortifacient contraception ; and appointing numerous conservative judges to federal courts , shifting the balance of at least two circuits so far .
By contrast , former Vice President Joe Biden ran on a platform of effectively-unlimited abortion on demand , at taxpayer expense , and largely without regard for religious or conscience rights .
Should Trump ultimately fail to reverse the certification of the presidential election in Biden ’ s favor , Biden will be able to reverse many of the Trump administration ’ s pro-life accomplishments , though a more lasting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia runoff elections on January 5 give him a compliant Senate majority alongside the Democrat House of Representatives .
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At a 'Life is Winning' event, the Vice President said the President 'has kept his word every single day' to protect the innocent 'at any stage.'
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Vice President Mike Pence touted the Trump administration’s pro-life record in what may be the final weeks before being replaced by a pro-abortion Biden administration.
On Wednesday, Pence delivered remarks to pro-life leaders gathered in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building for a “Life is Winning” event “about celebrating the progress we’ve made in the cause for life.”
“Even before our inauguration four years ago, President Trump wrote to the Speaker of the House of Representatives” to say “I believe it is the most basic duty of government to guard the innocent,” Pence recalled. “With that in mind, he made it clear and he said, ‘I will veto any legislation that weakens current pro-life federal policies or encourages the destruction of innocent human life at any stage.’ And President Donald Trump has kept his word every single day.”
Before we took office, the largest abortion provider in America was also the largest recipient of federal funding under Title 10. Thanks to President @realDonaldTrump, in 2017 I had the honor of casting the tie-breaking vote to allow every state to defund Planned Parenthood. pic.twitter.com/zaTi4FX0oQ — Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) December 16, 2020
“The year before we took office, we actually witnessed, along with the American people, the undercover videos that showed horrific conversations about the sale and transfer of parts of aborted babies. It’s just unconscionable,” he continued. “But thanks to President Trump’s leadership, in March of 2017, I had the honor of casting the tiebreaking vote in the United States Senate to allow every state in America to defund Planned Parenthood, and President Trump signed it into law.”
Throughout the speech, Pence highlighted the pro-life efforts of various figures in attendance, including Sens. James Lankford and Steve Daines, Susan B. Anthony List head Marjorie Dannenfelser, and longtime conservative activist Gary Bauer.
“I believe what we have demonstrated over these past four years is that when men and women who cherish the sanctity of life come together, let their voices be heard; when we rally behind great leaders at every level who will stand without apology for life, we can make extraordinary progress,” Pence said. “So to all the champions for life: Thank you for all you’ve done.”
Pence concluded by imploring his fellow pro-lifers to “not grow weary in doing well,” and by expressing faith that “with your help and God’s help, life will keep on winning in the United States of America.”
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The Trump administration’s solid pro-life record includes cutting off foreign aid to abortion groups; disqualifying abortion-involved groups from federal family planning funds; calling on Congress to send the president bans on late-term abortion, infanticide, and taxpayer funding of abortion to sign into law; staffing his administration with committed pro-lifers such as Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, Charmaine Yoest, Shannon Royce, and Roger Severino; eliminating the Obama-era mandate to provide abortifacient contraception; and appointing numerous conservative judges to federal courts, shifting the balance of at least two circuits so far.
By contrast, former Vice President Joe Biden ran on a platform of effectively-unlimited abortion on demand, at taxpayer expense, and largely without regard for religious or conscience rights. Should Trump ultimately fail to reverse the certification of the presidential election in Biden’s favor, Biden will be able to reverse many of the Trump administration’s pro-life accomplishments, though a more lasting sea change will depend on whether the Georgia runoff elections on January 5 give him a compliant Senate majority alongside the Democrat House of Representatives.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-17--On 250th birthday of Beethoven, pro-life short film showcases human potential

December 17 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Today marks the 250th birthday of one of the most famous and admired classical music composers , Ludwig van Beethoven .
On this occasion , it is worth watching the 2011 short film Crescendo , directed by the pro-life activists and filmmakers Jason Jones and Eduardo Verastegui .
The film also had as executive producer Pattie Mallette , the mother of pop singer Justin Bieber , who said in 2012 that she herself rejected abortion .
Crescendo raised nearly $ 6 million for crisis pregnancy centers and won 15 international film festival @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of several pro-life leaders including Father Frank Pavone and Dr. Alveda King .
The pro-life film is set during “ 18th century Holy Roman Empire , [ as ] a series of events will turn an ordinary day into an extraordinary experience for a woman whose life will never be the same.
” The story also displays theunimaginable potential of each human being , and how the murder of the unborn child takes away from the entire world .
This powerful 15-minute film is recommended for everyone ages 13 and older , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night .

Special thanks to Jason Jones at Movie to Movement for collaborating with LifeSiteNews to celebrate the birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven.
December 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Today marks the 250th birthday of one of the most famous and admired classical music composers, Ludwig van Beethoven.
On this occasion, it is worth watching the 2011 short film Crescendo, directed by the pro-life activists and filmmakers Jason Jones and Eduardo Verastegui. The film also had as executive producer Pattie Mallette, the mother of pop singer Justin Bieber, who said in 2012 that she herself rejected abortion.
Crescendo raised nearly $6 million for crisis pregnancy centers and won 15 international film festival awards. It also drew the praise of several pro-life leaders including Father Frank Pavone and Dr. Alveda King.
The pro-life film is set during “18th century Holy Roman Empire, [as] a series of events will turn an ordinary day into an extraordinary experience for a woman whose life will never be the same.” The story also displays theunimaginable potential of each human being, and how the murder of the unborn child takes away from the entire world.
This powerful 15-minute film is recommended for everyone ages 13 and older, but it makes for a great family movie night.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-17--Activists cry tears of joy over pro-abortion victory in Argentina…just like they did in Ireland

December 17 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In what can only be described as a bizarre and even demonic display of pro-abortion ideology , women in Argentina last week wept tears of joy upon their country ’ s Congress advancing legislation legalizing abortion .
The scene was eerily similar to one that unfolded in Ireland in 2018 , when the formerly Catholic country voted overwhelmingly to repeal its pro-life 8th Amendment and legalize the killing of babies in the womb .
In Ireland , many pro-lifers held onto hope that Pope Francis would speak out in support of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a vote .
But to the sadness of many , he did not .
And similarly , Catholics feel heartbroken that Pope Francis hasn ’ t spoken up in defense of the unborn where they are now newly threatened : his home country of Argentina .
After Ireland legalized abortion , a snake was found on one of its shores – the first snake to appear on the Emerald Isle since the time of St. Patrick .
And the number of abortions committed in Ireland during the first year it was legal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sixty-six .
What will happen if Argentina does ultimately legalize abortion ?

The scene was eerily similar to one that unfolded in Ireland in 2018.
December 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In what can only be described as a bizarre and even demonic display of pro-abortion ideology, women in Argentina last week wept tears of joy upon their country’s Congress advancing legislation legalizing abortion. The scene was eerily similar to one that unfolded in Ireland in 2018, when the formerly Catholic country voted overwhelmingly to repeal its pro-life 8th Amendment and legalize the killing of babies in the womb.
In Ireland, many pro-lifers held onto hope that Pope Francis would speak out in support of the unborn as their very slaughter was up for a vote. But to the sadness of many, he did not. And similarly, Catholics feel heartbroken that Pope Francis hasn’t spoken up in defense of the unborn where they are now newly threatened: his home country of Argentina.
After Ireland legalized abortion, a snake was found on one of its shores – the first snake to appear on the Emerald Isle since the time of St. Patrick. And the number of abortions committed in Ireland during the first year it was legal there? Six thousand six hundred and sixty-six.
What will happen if Argentina does ultimately legalize abortion?
Follow Claire As a journalist and editor for LifeSiteNews, Claire Chretien has written more than 1,500 articles about abortion, human dignity, bioethics, the Catholic Church, politics, and related topics. Claire holds a bachelor’s degree from The University of Alabama. It was there that she first became involved in pro-life activism.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-17--Mexico’s President: Governments who impose lockdowns are like ‘heavy handed’ dictators

December 17 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The populist and left-leaning President of Mexico said that leaders who impose lockdown measures on their population to combat COVID-19 are like dictators who let their “ authoritarian instincts show.
” Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made the comments on December 2 after being asked why he is rarely seen wearing a face mask .
According to an AP report about his comments , Obrador said that measures enacted by governments that limit their freedom of movement are “ fashionable among authorities ... who want to show they are heavy handed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them are letting their authoritarian instincts show……the fundamental thing is to guarantee liberty.
” It is unclear whether the comments by the Mexican President were directed at local state governments in Mexico , or at governments worldwide .
However , Obrador ’ s December remarks were not the first time he has spoken out against government-imposed lockdowns in the name of combating COVID-19 .
In October , he blasted the leaders of many European countries for locking down a second time , saying no to “ coercive measures ” and that lockdowns show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , by the government , with all due respect , on the part of those who opt for this.
” “ Not even in its worst moments did Europe have these curfews and all these measures , ” added Obrador .
Obrador has resisted calls in his home nation to enact nationwide lockdown measures and since the beginning of the pandemic he has seldom been seen wearing a mask .
He reiterated on December 2 that the wearing of a face mask should be voluntary .
“ Everyone is free .
Whoever wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safer is welcome to do so , ” said Obrador .
Some states in Mexico have implemented mandatory mask-wearing and have ordered some businesses to close , even those with conservative-leaning governments such as Nuevo León and Tamaulipas .
Obrador recently suggested to his citizens that they should consider avoiding exchanging gifts at Christmas , but said that he would not impose a nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 crisis .
“ Let ’ s leave Christmas presents for another time , ” said Obrador in early December .
Mexico , with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has seen around 1.15 million COVID-19 cases with nearly 110,000 deaths attributed to the virus .
Testing for COVID-19 is not as widespread or encouraged as in the United States or Canada .
Despite Obrador appearing to be a champion of freedom for his people , Mexico just recently passed a New General Population Law , with the hopes of creating a new “ Unique Digital Identity Card ” for its citizens .
In November , Obrador said that Mexico “ can not act recklessly ” in congratulating Joe Biden as the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential elections until official results are posted .
Despite this , a few days ago Obrador sent a letter to Biden to congratulate him on his “ triumph .
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Left-leaning President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that some authorities are ‘letting their authoritarian instincts show’
December 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The populist and left-leaning President of Mexico said that leaders who impose lockdown measures on their population to combat COVID-19 are like dictators who let their “authoritarian instincts show.”
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made the comments on December 2 after being asked why he is rarely seen wearing a face mask.
According to an AP report about his comments, Obrador said that measures enacted by governments that limit their freedom of movement are “fashionable among authorities … who want to show they are heavy handed, dictatorship.”
“A lot of them are letting their authoritarian instincts show……the fundamental thing is to guarantee liberty.”
It is unclear whether the comments by the Mexican President were directed at local state governments in Mexico, or at governments worldwide.
However, Obrador’s December remarks were not the first time he has spoken out against government-imposed lockdowns in the name of combating COVID-19.
In October, he blasted the leaders of many European countries for locking down a second time, saying no to “coercive measures” and that lockdowns show “an authoritarian urge by the authorities, by the government, with all due respect, on the part of those who opt for this.”
“Not even in its worst moments did Europe have these curfews and all these measures,” added Obrador.
Obrador has resisted calls in his home nation to enact nationwide lockdown measures and since the beginning of the pandemic he has seldom been seen wearing a mask.
He reiterated on December 2 that the wearing of a face mask should be voluntary.
“Everyone is free. Whoever wants to wear a face mask and feel safer is welcome to do so,” said Obrador.
Some states in Mexico have implemented mandatory mask-wearing and have ordered some businesses to close, even those with conservative-leaning governments such as Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.
Obrador recently suggested to his citizens that they should consider avoiding exchanging gifts at Christmas, but said that he would not impose a nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 crisis.
“Let’s leave Christmas presents for another time,” said Obrador in early December.
Mexico, with a population of around 126 million people, has seen around 1.15 million COVID-19 cases with nearly 110,000 deaths attributed to the virus. Testing for COVID-19 is not as widespread or encouraged as in the United States or Canada.
Despite Obrador appearing to be a champion of freedom for his people, Mexico just recently passed a New General Population Law, with the hopes of creating a new “Unique Digital Identity Card” for its citizens.
In November, Obrador said that Mexico “cannot act recklessly” in congratulating Joe Biden as the “potential” winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential elections until official results are posted.
Despite this, a few days ago Obrador sent a letter to Biden to congratulate him on his “triumph.”
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