lifesitenews--2020-10-08--VP Pence during debate: “I’m pro-life. I don’t apologize for it.” The LifeSite panel discussion.

October 7 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A group of LifeSiteNews writers and editors watched the Vice Presidential debate and had an internal panel discussion which I thought I ’ d share with you .
The best quotes of the night by far came near the conclusion of the debate when VP Mike Pence spoke on the right to life .
“ I couldn ’ t be more proud to serve as Vice President for a President who stands without apology for the sanctity of human life , ” he said .
“ I ’ m pro-life .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is another one of those cases where there is such a dramatic contrast .
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support taxpayer funding of abortion all the way up to the moment of birth ...
They want to increase funding to Planned Parenthood of America… We will continue to stand strong for the right to life.
” Here is a slightly edited exchange between LifeSite managers , editors and writers during the debate .
If you watched the debate , you will be able to follow the fun… • Here we go .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
Biased inaccurate assertion • 210K dead since corona ?
since that time how many aborted babies ?
?
• The common cold is not under control either .
• Pence has class ...
Addressing the camera and the people … sincere man • `` fighting for the dignity of all people '' ARE YOU KIDDING ME ?
• he 's coming across as a GREAT man , truly a statesman • love how they make an idol of science but deny humanity of the unborn and say gender is n't real • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Trump not the China virus !
!
!
!
• harris out of her league… this is t-ball for pence • Where are the questions about the intelligence community deciding to persecute the president ?
• Kamala seems to be faltering to me • Surprised he did n't go for the Russia hoax .
Maybe too complex for 2 minutes • come on Mike !
… answer the abortion question !
• `` practicing Catholic '' – she smirks as she says it • she could n't help but laugh when she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • she pivots to Obamacare , wo n't focus on abortion • She loves science so much and still hold that the baby is the woman 's body .
Absurd • They do n't want to touch the abortion issue because they know the believers are already decided ... • he should now go back and tout the President 's pro-life creds • hope pence reminds her she called biden racist… during the dem debate • pence has the wisdom , and political tact , trump lacks • Kamala should say “ there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” • it would lighten her image… she 'd win if she said that • She thinks she is on the Senate Judiciary Committee berating poor witnesses .
But the witness is the American people .
Her ego got the better of her .
• He is MR SMOOTH… this is truly remarkable • jump up and down ladies and gents - he won this debate hands down , no contest • HE DID IT , HE IS THE PICTURE OF POISE • I enjoyed this debate very much… Pence is my new @

October 7, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A group of LifeSiteNews writers and editors watched the Vice Presidential debate and had an internal panel discussion which I thought I’d share with you. The best quotes of the night by far came near the conclusion of the debate when VP Mike Pence spoke on the right to life. “I couldn’t be more proud to serve as Vice President for a President who stands without apology for the sanctity of human life,” he said. “I’m pro-life. I don’t apologize for it. This is another one of those cases where there is such a dramatic […]
October 7, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A group of LifeSiteNews writers and editors watched the Vice Presidential debate and had an internal panel discussion which I thought I’d share with you.
The best quotes of the night by far came near the conclusion of the debate when VP Mike Pence spoke on the right to life. “I couldn’t be more proud to serve as Vice President for a President who stands without apology for the sanctity of human life,” he said.
“I’m pro-life. I don’t apologize for it. This is another one of those cases where there is such a dramatic contrast. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris support taxpayer funding of abortion all the way up to the moment of birth… They want to increase funding to Planned Parenthood of America… We will continue to stand strong for the right to life.”
Here is a slightly edited exchange between LifeSite managers, editors and writers during the debate. If you watched the debate, you will be able to follow the fun…
Here we go.
The coronavirus is not under control! Biased inaccurate assertion
210K dead since corona? since that time how many aborted babies??
The common cold is not under control either.
Pence has class… Addressing the camera and the people … sincere man
“fighting for the dignity of all people” ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
he's coming across as a GREAT man, truly a statesman
Pence is sooooo classy!!!
love how they make an idol of science but deny humanity of the unborn and say gender isn't real
blaming the whole crash of the economy on Trump not the China virus!!!!
harris out of her league… this is t-ball for pence
Where are the questions about the intelligence community deciding to persecute the president?
wow – pence is crushing this
Kamala seems to be faltering to me
still pushing the russia lie?
hey she's using talking points from Fratelli Tutti
devastating here with Kayla
Surprised he didn't go for the Russia hoax. Maybe too complex for 2 minutes
come on Mike! … answer the abortion question!
“practicing Catholic” – she smirks as she says it
she couldn't help but laugh when she said he was a practicing Catholic!
she pivots to Obamacare, won't focus on abortion
She loves science so much and still hold that the baby is the woman's body. Absurd
tout Trumps' pro-life creds
They don't want to touch the abortion issue because they know the believers are already decided…
he should now go back and tout the President's pro-life creds
for sure
yeehaw
BOOOOM
wow
oh YEAH
hope pence reminds her she called biden racist… during the dem debate
pence has the wisdom, and political tact, trump lacks
There’s a fly on Pence’s head
It's a democrat drone 😉
Kamala should say “there’s a fly on your head”
it would lighten her image… she'd win if she said that
this is hilarious
let's pray that that fly leaves
see prayer works
She thinks she is on the Senate Judiciary Committee berating poor witnesses. But the witness is the American people. Her ego got the better of her.
He is MR SMOOTH… this is truly remarkable
jump up and down ladies and gents – he won this debate hands down, no contest
Pence 2024
HE DID IT, HE IS THE PICTURE OF POISE
PENCE <3
I enjoyed this debate very much… Pence is my new hero
Follow John-Henry John-Henry is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews.com. He and his wife Dianne and their eight children live in the Ottawa Valley in Ontario, Canada. He has spoken at conferences and retreats, and appeared on radio and television throughout North America, Europe and Asia. John-Henry founded the Rome Life Forum an annual strategy meeting for pro-life leaders worldwide. He co-founded Voice of the Family and serves on the executive of the Canadian National March for Life Committee, and the annual National Pro-Life Youth Conference. He is a consultant to Canada’s largest pro-life organization Campaign Life Coalition, and serves on the executive of the Ontario branch of the organization. He has run three times for political office in the province of Ontario representing the Family Coalition Party. John-Henry earned an MA from the University of Toronto in School and Child Clinical Psychology and an Honours BA from York University in Psychology.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-08--Pence defends Barrett, corners Harris on court-packing in VP debate

October 7 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Vice President Mike Pence and Democrat vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris squared off on abortion and the Supreme Court during Wednesday night ’ s 2020 vice presidential debate , culimating in Pence confronting Harris on her and running mate Joe Biden ’ s refusal to answer whether they would engage in court-packing should they win .
“ President Trump and I could not be more enthusiastic ” about Judge Amy Coney Barrett , Pence said , calling President Donald Trump ’ s nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hope she gets a fair hearing , and particularly hope we do n't see the attacks on her Christian faith that we saw before , ” Pence added , referencing how Senate Democrats attacked Barrett in 2017 for the way , as Sen. Dianne Feinstein put it , “ the dogma lives loudly within you.
” Though he demurred on the subject of how Barrett might rule on Roe v. Wade , Pence added that he “ couldn ’ t be more proud ” to serve a pro-life administration , and slammed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unlimited abortion at taxpayer expense .
Without addressing the specific comments Pence cited , Harris responded that “ Joe Biden and I are both people of faith , and it ’ s insulting to suggest we would knock anyone for their faith.
” She went so far as to claim that the ardently pro-abortion , pro-LGBT Biden would be the “ second practicing Catholic ” president in American history .
Harris also called for waiting until after the election to decide whether Trump or Biden gets to fill the Supreme Court vacancy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pivoted to the possibility that a more conservative Supreme Court might overturn the so-called Affordable Care Act ( Obamacare ) .
The most intense portion of the exchange , however , came when Pence brought up the threat of Democrats adding more seats to the nine-person court should they win , better known as court-packing .
Biden refused to answer the question in his debate with Trump last week .
“ I think the American people really deserve an answer , Senator Harris : are you and Joe Biden going to pack the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” Pence asked .
Harris repeatedly changed the subject , leading Pence to conclude before the segment ended : “ If you haven ’ t figured it out yet , the answer is they are going to pack the court .
”

PETITION UPDATE (9/26/2020):
With President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we are closer than we have been in decades to seeing Roe vs. Wade overturned.
We now encourage the Senate to confirm Barrett as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Judge Barrett has a fantastic track recond on sanctity of life issues, has seven children, and is a devout believer. She is the perfect remedy for Ruth Bader Ginsburg's radical pro-abortionism.
Please READ the full story here: 'BREAKING: Trump nominates Catholic mom of 7 Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court'
And then, please SIGN this petition telling the High Court that it's now time to end the activist Roe vs. Wade judgment. Thank you!
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PETITION UPDATE (6/29/2020):
In a decision which has imperiled more abortion-minded women, sentenced more preborn to death, and upset pro-lifers across the nation,the United States Supreme Court decided 5-4 to strike down a Louisiana law requiring basic medical precautions in the event of abortion complications, with Chief Justice John Roberts reversing his own past decision to uphold a similar Texas law.
Liberal Justice Stephen Breyer wrote the majority opinion, which held that the Louisiana law was unconstitutional for the simple fact that it was “almost word-for-word identical” to the Texas one the court already struck down in 2016.
In his concurring opinion, Chief Justice Roberts acknowledged that he had “joined the dissent in Whole Woman’s Health and continue to believe that the case was wrongly decided. The question today however is not whether Whole Woman’s Health was right or wrong, but whether to adhere to it in deciding the present case.”
We call on the Supreme Court to stop supporting the culture of death and overturn Roe vs Wade, now.
PETITION UPDATE (1/20/2020):
Hundreds of thousands of people will gather in Washington, D.C., this coming Friday, January 24th, for the March for Life. They will be praying for an end to Roe vs Wade, as the Supreme Court will hear a crucial, abortion-related case later this year in March. United our voices can change the course of history. Sign this petition TODAY! (LEARN MORE BELOW)
PETITION UPDATE (1/3/2020):
In advance of the Supreme Court's hearing arguments in an important abortion case later this year in March, 207 U.S. Senators and Representatives have signed amicus briefs supporting a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a hospital nearby an abortion center.
Some of these supporting briefs also suggest that now is the time to reconsider Roe vs Wade as sound law.
Please SIGN this petition, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Roe vs Wade.
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More than 60 million Americans have been slaughtered in their mother's wombs as a result of Roe v. Wade. This activist, unconstitutional ruling in 1973 has left countless women emotionally and psychologically scarred.
It was believed by many that Roe would be overturned in 1992 with Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Despite having eight Republican-appointed judges at the time, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold it.
Since then, major gains have been made in the fight for life, and many lives have been saved.
However, Roe v. Wade remains the law of the land, leaving millions of defenseless pre-born children vulnerable to murder.
According to a 2016 study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 35% of aborted babies are African American, despite black women only making up six percent of the U.S. population. 19% of aborted babies are Hispanic.
We thus again call on the court to do everything they can to end Roe vs Wade.
Now is the time for pro-lifers to join together and ensure that all of God's children have a right to life.
Roe v. Wade must come to an end!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/supreme-court-strikes-down-louisiana-abortion-regulations
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/over-200-congressmen-as-us-supreme-court-to-reconsider-roe-v-wade
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/congress-members-file-competing-legal-briefs-in-key-scotus-abortion-case


lifesitenews--2020-10-08--Biden doubles down on his commitment to making abortion on demand the ‘law of the land’

October 8 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – At an NBC Town Hall in Miami on October 5 , former Vice President Joe Biden promised to “ pass legislation ” guaranteeing abortion on demand throughout all stages of pregnancy .
The comment came in response to a question posed to him by Cassidy Brown of Orlando .
Brown prefaced her question by suggesting women need abortion to be successful .
She then expressed concern that Roe v. Wade , the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision imposing abortion on demand across the country , could be overturned should Judge Amy Coney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Biden responded that while the outcome of Barrett ’ s nomination is still uncertain , “ the only responsible thing to do would be to pass legislation making Roe the law of the land .
That ’ s what I would do.
” In response to Biden ’ s statement , President Donald Trump tweeted , “ Wow .
Joe Biden just took a more Liberal position on Roe v. Wade than Elizabeth Warren at her highest.
” Warren ’ s May 2019 plan to strengthen pro-abortion laws included such measures as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parallel the constitutional right in Roe v. Wade , ” passing “ federal laws to pre-empt state efforts that functionally limit access to reproductive health care , ” and guaranteeing abortion in all healthcare coverage .
Biden ’ s running mate , Kamala Harris , released a similar plan shortly after Warren ’ s .
Links to that plan now redirect to the Biden-Harris campaign page , and the Internet Archive ’ s Wayback Machine has no record of it .
LifeSiteNews ’ report on that plan indicates that “ Harris will require @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states and localities with a history of violating Roe v. Wade obtain approval from her Department of Justice before any abortion law or practice can take effect.
” That plan also stated that pro-life states would bear the burden of proof that “ any new law or practice does not deny or abridge the fundamental right to access abortion.
” At the vice presidential debate on October 7 , Harris reiterated her commitment to abortion on demand .


lifesitenews--2020-10-08--It’s selfish to vote for pro-abortion politicians, Catholic must vote pro-life

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lifesitenews--2020-10-08--Lawyers prepare to sue over damages inflicted by COVID-19 lockdowns

GÖTTINGEN , Germany , October 8 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – An international group of lawyers is preparing to sue the World Health Organization ( WHO ) over damages inflicted on large parts of the population by the coronavirus lockdowns .
In a lengthy video released October 3 , German lawyer Dr. Reiner Fuellmich explained , “ Under the rules of civil tort law , all those who have been harmed by these PCR test-induced lockdowns are entitled to receive full compensation for their losses .
In particular , there is a duty to compensate , i.e .
a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of profits suffered by companies and self-employed persons as a result of the lockdown and other measures.
” Fuellmich and his colleagues argue that PCR tests , as promoted by the WHO and other organizations , as well as numerous public health officials , are to be blamed for the lockdowns .
Contrary to assertions by the WHO , German virologist Christian Drosten and Lothar Wieler of the German Robert Koch-Institut ( roughly equivalent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ) , PCR tests “ do not give any indication @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let alone an infection with SARS-CoV-2 , ” Fuellmich said .
“ Not only are PCR tests expressly not approved for diagnostic purposes , as is correctly noted on leaflets coming with these tests , and as the inventor of the PCR test , Kary Mullis , has repeatedly emphasized , ” he continued .
“ Instead , they are simply incapable of diagnosing any disease.
” “ Contrary to the assertions of Drosten , Wieler and the WHO , which they have been making since the proclamation of the pandemic , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that an infection is present , ” Fuellmich emphasized .
“ If someone tests positive , it does not mean that they are infected with anything , let alone with a contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus.
” In this context , Fuellmich referred to a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) that stated , “ Detection of viral RNA may not indicate the presence of infectious virus or that 2019-nCoV is the causative agent for clinical symptoms.
” “ The PCR swabs take one or two sequences of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human eye and therefore need to be amplified in many cycles to make it visible , ” the lawyer explained .
“ Everything over 35 cycles is — as reported by The New York Times and others — considered completely unreliable and scientifically unjustifiable.
” In fact , the PCR test used to test for COVID-19 was first developed by Drosten .
These tests , as Fuellmich said , “ are set to 45 cycles .
Can that be because of the desire to produce as many positive results as possible and thereby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a large number of infections have been detected ?
” “ The test can not distinguish inactive and reproductive matter , ” he continued .
“ That means that a positive result may happen because the test detects e.g .
a piece of debris , a fragment of a molecule , which may signal nothing else than that the immune system of the person tested won a battle with the common cold in the past.
” Even Drosten had recognized this problem in 2014 , Fuellmich argued , when the virologist said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viral respiratory illness , “ If , for example , such a pathogen scurries over the nasal mucosa of a nurse for a day or so without her getting sick or noticing anything else , then she is suddenly a MERS case.
” Fuellmich summarized , “ In short : This test can not detect any infection , contrary to all false claims stating that it can .
An infection , a so-called hot infection , requires that the virus , or rather : a fragment of a molecule which may be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ e. g. in the throat of a person without causing any damage ( that would be a cold infection ) .
” “ Rather , a hot infection requires that the virus penetrates into the cells , replicates there and causes symptoms such as headaches , or a sore throat .
Only then is a person really infected in the sense of a hot infection , because only then is a person contagious , that is : able to infect others .
Until then , it is completely harmless for both the host @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes into contact with.
” While class action lawsuits are not an option in most of the world , Fuellmich and his colleagues want to go to court in the United States or Canada , where this special type of lawsuit is a regular part of legal practice .
This class action lawsuit can then be joined by “ all affected parties worldwide.
” “ Through an international lawyers ’ network which is growing larger by the day , the German group of attorneys provides to all of their colleagues in all other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relevant information , including expert opinions and testimonies of experts showing that the PCR tests can not detect infections , ” he announced .
Fuellmich said he has been admitted to the bar in Germany and in California for 26 years , for the most part litigating “ against fraudulent corporations such as Deutsche Bank , formerly one of the world ’ s largest and most respected banks , today one of the most toxic criminal organizations in the world , ” and Volkswagen , “ one of the world ’ s largest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notorious for its giant diesel fraud .
”

‘All those who have been harmed by these PCR test induced lockdowns are entitled to receive full compensation for their losses,’ German lawyer Dr. Reiner Fuellmich said.
GÖTTINGEN, Germany, October 8, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – An international group of lawyers is preparing to sue the World Health Organization (WHO) over damages inflicted on large parts of the population by the coronavirus lockdowns.
In a lengthy video released October 3, German lawyer Dr. Reiner Fuellmich explained, “Under the rules of civil tort law, all those who have been harmed by these PCR test-induced lockdowns are entitled to receive full compensation for their losses. In particular, there is a duty to compensate, i.e. a duty to pay damages for the loss of profits suffered by companies and self-employed persons as a result of the lockdown and other measures.”
Fuellmich and his colleagues argue that PCR tests, as promoted by the WHO and other organizations, as well as numerous public health officials, are to be blamed for the lockdowns.
Contrary to assertions by the WHO, German virologist Christian Drosten and Lothar Wieler of the German Robert Koch-Institut (roughly equivalent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), PCR tests “do not give any indication of an infection with any virus, let alone an infection with SARS-CoV-2,” Fuellmich said.
“Not only are PCR tests expressly not approved for diagnostic purposes, as is correctly noted on leaflets coming with these tests, and as the inventor of the PCR test, Kary Mullis, has repeatedly emphasized,” he continued. “Instead, they are simply incapable of diagnosing any disease.”
“Contrary to the assertions of Drosten, Wieler and the WHO, which they have been making since the proclamation of the pandemic, a positive PCR test result does not mean that an infection is present,” Fuellmich emphasized. “If someone tests positive, it does not mean that they are infected with anything, let alone with a contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus.”
In this context, Fuellmich referred to a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that stated, “Detection of viral RNA may not indicate the presence of infectious virus or that 2019-nCoV is the causative agent for clinical symptoms.”
“The PCR swabs take one or two sequences of a molecule that are invisible to the human eye and therefore need to be amplified in many cycles to make it visible,” the lawyer explained. “Everything over 35 cycles is — as reported by The New York Times and others — considered completely unreliable and scientifically unjustifiable.”
In fact, the PCR test used to test for COVID-19 was first developed by Drosten. These tests, as Fuellmich said, “are set to 45 cycles. Can that be because of the desire to produce as many positive results as possible and thereby provide the basis for the false assumption that a large number of infections have been detected?”
“The test cannot distinguish inactive and reproductive matter,” he continued. “That means that a positive result may happen because the test detects e.g. a piece of debris, a fragment of a molecule, which may signal nothing else than that the immune system of the person tested won a battle with the common cold in the past.”
Even Drosten had recognized this problem in 2014, Fuellmich argued, when the virologist said in the context of MERS, another viral respiratory illness, “If, for example, such a pathogen scurries over the nasal mucosa of a nurse for a day or so without her getting sick or noticing anything else, then she is suddenly a MERS case.”
Fuellmich summarized, “In short: This test cannot detect any infection, contrary to all false claims stating that it can. An infection, a so-called hot infection, requires that the virus, or rather: a fragment of a molecule which may be a virus is not just found somewhere, e. g. in the throat of a person without causing any damage (that would be a cold infection).”
“Rather, a hot infection requires that the virus penetrates into the cells, replicates there and causes symptoms such as headaches, or a sore throat. Only then is a person really infected in the sense of a hot infection, because only then is a person contagious, that is: able to infect others. Until then, it is completely harmless for both the host and all other people that the host comes into contact with.”
While class action lawsuits are not an option in most of the world, Fuellmich and his colleagues want to go to court in the United States or Canada, where this special type of lawsuit is a regular part of legal practice. This class action lawsuit can then be joined by “all affected parties worldwide.”
“Through an international lawyers’ network which is growing larger by the day, the German group of attorneys provides to all of their colleagues in all other countries — free of charge — all relevant information, including expert opinions and testimonies of experts showing that the PCR tests cannot detect infections,” he announced.
Fuellmich said he has been admitted to the bar in Germany and in California for 26 years, for the most part litigating “against fraudulent corporations such as Deutsche Bank, formerly one of the world’s largest and most respected banks, today one of the most toxic criminal organizations in the world,” and Volkswagen, “one of the world’s largest and most respected car manufacturers, today notorious for its giant diesel fraud.”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-08--House Dems admit tech giants abuse their ‘tremendous power’

WASHINGTON D.C. , October 8 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) Following a 16-month investigation into Big Tech monopolies , House Democrats have detailed abuse of power by Apple , Amazon , Facebook , and Google .
In a lengthy report , the U.S. House Judiciary Committee offered proposals to curb tech companies ’ powers and strengthen antitrust laws .
“ To put it simply , companies that once were scrappy , underdog startups that challenged the status quo have become the kinds of monopolies we last saw in the era of oil barons and railroad tycoons , ” the report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gatekeeper ” companies “ wield their dominance in ways that erode entrepreneurship , degrade Americans ’ privacy online , and undermine the vibrancy of the free and diverse press.
” “ By controlling access to markets , these giants can pick winners and losers throughout our economy .
They not only wield tremendous power , but they also abuse it by charging exorbitant fees , imposing oppressive contract terms , and extracting valuable data from the people and businesses that rely on them.
” The first of the report ’ s recommendations aim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of certain dominant platforms from operating in adjacent lines of business , ” “ prohibiting dominant platforms from engaging in self- preferencing , ” and “ requiring due process protections for individuals and businesses dependent on the dominant platforms.
” The report also recommends strengthening antitrust laws and their enforcement .
According to NPR , these recommendations could lead to “ radical ” changes for the companies .
“ They could , for example , restrict Amazon from selling its own products in its marketplace , in direct competition with sellers who depend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Committee ’ s investigation into the “ tech giants , ” which began in June 2019 , involved interviews with “ hundreds of rivals and business clients of the platforms.
” While both parties conducted the investigation and have found common ground in its findings , some Republicans are dissatisfied by the report ’ s failure to address anti-conservative censorship by the tech companies .
‘ The consequences here extend far beyond politics ’ “ We ’ re starting to see some bipartisanship in concern over the concentration of power .
That ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Jon Schweppe , Director of Government Affairs for the American Principles Project , told LifeSiteNews .
Schweppe advised , however , to “ proceed with caution , ” noting that with regard to the antitrust efforts , motivation is key .
“ I think there is a real push among Democrats to have total control over how platforms regulate content .
I think the platforms are trying to appease the Democrats with their aggressive removal of conservative content lately .
But that will become the norm if Democrats get their way .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ number one concern with these platforms having such outsized power and absolute control is over the flow of information .
So take Google for example , their ability to drive election results .
Robert Epstein – he works with the Media Research Center – basically implied that Google is going to change millions of votes with their interference .
That far eclipses anything the Russians did in 2016.
” Schweppe said that other concerns about the size of the tech giants – for example , whether they are healthy for a free market @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first concern ” about the flow of information .
“ I think the consequences here extend far beyond politics .
[ Big Tech ] are also impacting the culture , they ’ re impacting the way everyone thinks , and they ’ re impacting our decision-making .
And that ’ s really scary , especially on the issue of life , ” said Schweppe .
LifeSiteNews has launched a new series called Uncensored : Big Tech vs. Free Speech , which explores ongoing censorship of conservatives and what ordinary people can do about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ How conservatives can fight back against Big Tech ‘ We ’ re going to keep pushing ’ : Live Action reveals how Big Tech suppresses , censors their pro-life message Susan B. Anthony List : Big Tech is becoming complicit with Big Abortion

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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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--2020-10-08--UK High Court judge tosses most of order against free speech of Christian street preacher

October 8 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A Bristol Magistrates Court judge rejected an order to threaten a Christian with jail time for public speech on life , marriage , and sexuality on Monday .
For years , street evangelist Mike Overd has been subjected to fines and legal battles over his preaching on topics such as abortion and homosexuality .
Most recently , Avon and Somerset Police applied for a civil injunction against him for “ anti-social behaviour ” under the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 , Christian Concern reported .
The order would subject Overd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contempt of court if he failed to abide by its conditions , which would forbid him from using an amplifier , standing on a soap box while preaching , using signs or placards , coming within 80 yards of the Millsttream House abortion facility in Taunton , preaching for more than 20 minutes per day in any single locality , or any other words or actions in public that were deemed to constitute “ breaching the peace.
” However , Judge HHJ Cotter QC ruled Monday that Overd will only be barred from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone a “ murderer ” within 80 yards of tthe Taunton facility , though he can continue to display signs bearing the message “ aboriton is murder.
” “ This is the second time the police have brought an application for an injunction against me , and they are running out of options , ” Overd responded .
“ I never called anyone a murderer , so I was happy to agree not to do this .
I am happy not to use an amp , because I have a pretty loud voice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hear the message.
” But while free speech advocates such as Christian Legal Centre ( CLC ) , which represents Overd , are pleased with how much of the order was rejected , they warn that free speech remains far from secure , particularly while the “ anti-social behavior ” law remains on the books .
“ What we have found at the Christian Legal Centre is that police around the country often believe that if someone is offended by a message that they don ’ t agree with , a crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chief executive Andrea Williams said .
“ This simply is not the case and has led to many false arrests and prosecutions .
It has to be accepted that Mike ’ s messages can be hard-hitting , but it is not the place of the state to police his message .
“ We welcome today ’ s ruling , but Mike ’ s case shows that unless we stand up for the preachers , there is a real risk that eventually they will come for the ‘ moderate ’ Christians ; the pastors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talk to their friends about controversial subjects , ” she warned .
The remainder of the injunction against Overd will remain in effect for two years .
Overd , who has been arrested four times and prosecuted five for his speech since 2011 , will be bringing a claim for harassment , false imprisonment , assault , malicious prosecution , and infringement of rights against the Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset police in December .


lifesitenews--2020-10-08--French president complains abortion still too unpopular after 25 years

NEW YORK , October 8 ( C-Fam ) Countries complained about setbacks to abortion rights twenty-five years after a landmark UN conference on women that first cemented abortion in UN policy .
“ Everywhere , women ’ s rights are under attack , ” French President Emmanuel Macron said with alarm , “ starting with the freedom for women to control their own bodies , and in particular the right to abortion.
” Macron made the statement at a mostly virtual General Assembly event to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1995 Beijing Conference on Women on Thursday .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time for commemoration or self-congratulation , ” he said dramatically , “ This is a secret for nobody .
In 2020 , the Beijing Declaration would have no chance of being adopted.
” Macron ’ s statement was a sobering reminder of how politically unpopular abortion remains today , twenty-five years after it was first introduced in UN policy as part of “ sexual and reproductive health ” at the Beijing Conference .
And this is despite the massive lobbying efforts to promote abortion by UN agencies and UN human rights mechanisms in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rubric “ sexual and reproductive health.
” Perhaps even more poignantly , a joint statement of 81 countries in support of “ sexual and reproductive health and rights ( SRHR ) ” at the General Assembly event did not expressly mention abortion .
The statement , joined by countries mostly from Europe and Latin America , together with former French colonies , called for access to “ comprehensive and non-discriminatory sexual and reproductive health services ” calling them “ essential ” and “ life-saving.
” But the statement did not mention abortion as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did .
This underscores how difficult it is for former colonial governments , who now provide the bulk of international aid for fertility reduction policies , to get countries on the receiving end of that assistance to politically support abortion rights .
They are forced to operate in stealth mode under the banner of “ reproductive health ” instead .
The opposition to abortion rights was voiced primarily by Brazil on Thursday .
While supporting “ sexual and reproductive health ” , Damares Alves , Brazil ’ s Minister for Women , Family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not include an “ alleged right ” to abortion .
Surprisingly , the U.S. government which has often opposed abortion rights in recent UN meetings , did not on Thursday .
U.S. Secretary for Education Betsy DeVos , complained about the repression of Uighurs in China but did not address UN abortion promotion .
Abortion isn ’ t the only element of the Beijing conference that continues to be debated at the United Nations .
The UN Agency for women is aggressively promoting LGBT rights under the banner of “ gender equality ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the agency , Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka , highlighted the work of the UN Women fighting “ homophobia ” to the General Assembly .
The short video the agency produced for the 25th anniversary event included a slide that touted decriminalizing homosexual conduct in India as progress for the women ’ s agenda and depicting what appears to be a transgender man .
Perhaps the most discordant note on Thursday was sounded by Ms. Francesca DiGiovanni , a Vatican official who spoke on behalf of the Holy See .
She complained of bad investments by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ suppression of the capacity for motherhood.
” She also lamented efforts to promote “ so-called new rights , ” a phrase understood to refer to abortion and LGBT rights .
Di Giovanni , was also alone in denouncing pornography , surrogacy and human trafficking as part of a widespread “ hedonistic and commercial culture that reduces women to sex objects and their bodies to consumer products .
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'Everywhere, women’s rights are under attack,' French president Emmanuel Macron said with alarm, 'starting with the freedom for women to control their own bodies, and in particular the right to abortion.'
NEW YORK, October 8 (C-Fam) Countries complained about setbacks to abortion rights twenty-five years after a landmark UN conference on women that first cemented abortion in UN policy.
“Everywhere, women’s rights are under attack,” French President Emmanuel Macron said with alarm, “starting with the freedom for women to control their own bodies, and in particular the right to abortion.” Macron made the statement at a mostly virtual General Assembly event to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1995 Beijing Conference on Women on Thursday.
“One generation on, this is no time for commemoration or self-congratulation,” he said dramatically, “This is a secret for nobody. In 2020, the Beijing Declaration would have no chance of being adopted.”
Macron’s statement was a sobering reminder of how politically unpopular abortion remains today, twenty-five years after it was first introduced in UN policy as part of “sexual and reproductive health” at the Beijing Conference. And this is despite the massive lobbying efforts to promote abortion by UN agencies and UN human rights mechanisms in the ensuing years, precisely under the rubric “sexual and reproductive health.”
Perhaps even more poignantly, a joint statement of 81 countries in support of “sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)” at the General Assembly event did not expressly mention abortion.
The statement, joined by countries mostly from Europe and Latin America, together with former French colonies, called for access to “comprehensive and non-discriminatory sexual and reproductive health services” calling them “essential” and “life-saving.” But the statement did not mention abortion as a right, as French President Macron did.
This underscores how difficult it is for former colonial governments, who now provide the bulk of international aid for fertility reduction policies, to get countries on the receiving end of that assistance to politically support abortion rights. They are forced to operate in stealth mode under the banner of “reproductive health” instead.
The opposition to abortion rights was voiced primarily by Brazil on Thursday. While supporting “sexual and reproductive health”, Damares Alves, Brazil’s Minister for Women, Family and Human Rights categorically said this did not include an “alleged right” to abortion.
Surprisingly, the U.S. government which has often opposed abortion rights in recent UN meetings, did not on Thursday. U.S. Secretary for Education Betsy DeVos, complained about the repression of Uighurs in China but did not address UN abortion promotion.
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Abortion isn’t the only element of the Beijing conference that continues to be debated at the United Nations. The UN Agency for women is aggressively promoting LGBT rights under the banner of “gender equality” of the Beijing conference
The head of the agency, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, highlighted the work of the UN Women fighting “homophobia” to the General Assembly. The short video the agency produced for the 25th anniversary event included a slide that touted decriminalizing homosexual conduct in India as progress for the women’s agenda and depicting what appears to be a transgender man.
Perhaps the most discordant note on Thursday was sounded by Ms. Francesca DiGiovanni, a Vatican official who spoke on behalf of the Holy See. She complained of bad investments by the international community that aimed at the “suppression of the capacity for motherhood.” She also lamented efforts to promote “so-called new rights,” a phrase understood to refer to abortion and LGBT rights.
Di Giovanni, was also alone in denouncing pornography, surrogacy and human trafficking as part of a widespread “hedonistic and commercial culture that reduces women to sex objects and their bodies to consumer products.”
Published with permission from C-Fam.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-08--Renowned historian: Evidence suggests COVID is ‘biological warfare’, part of communist’s ‘program’

ROME , Italy , October 8 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― A leading Italian Catholic historian says that there is more and more evidence that Covid-19 was not only manufactured in a Chinese laboratory but it was released by the communists in an act of “ biological warfare ” as part of their “ program for the future.
” In a recent video published by the Lepanto Foundation ( watch video from 10:02 - 12:44 ) , Professor Roberto declared that nobody should be surprised if the “ ideological and psychological war ” of communism has been followed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China .
“ Each day that passes , the doubts of the synthetic origins of the virus are vanishing increasingly , ” he said .
“ And why should we be surprised if this virus had its origins in Communist China , a country that still claims the ideals of Marx , Lenin , and Mao , making this their program for the future ?
” “ We have entered into the phase of biological warfare [ … ] .
” Mattei spoke earlier in his message , which opened the Jubilee Year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Catholic forces over the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto , of the battles in which the Church has been plunged since then : the continuing damage of the French Revolution and the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 .
“ The errors of communism have contaminated the entire world like a maleficent virus , ” Mattei said .
“ Those who think communism has become extinct with the collapse of the Soviet Union are committing a deadly error in judgement , ” he continued .
Since the 1970s , following the directions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ideological war , communism has developed into a new type of war , a psychological war which , through the weapons of words and images , aims at striking at souls before bodies .
And it insults the profound tendencies in man : his sentiments , his emotions.
” The professor warned that this cultural Marxism has entered even the Church herself .
“ This war has penetrated inside the Church , since the Church is the enemy par excellence of the Revolution , is the place where souls are formed for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The souls of the Church ’ s sons and daughters , especially since the Second Vatican Council , have been victims of a process of deformation .
Thus , the Second Vatican Council , whatever theological judgement is given to its documents , has the historical responsibility for the loss of the militant spirit and for its psychological and moral disarming of Catholics.
” Mattei then suggested that it should not be surprising that the “ ideological and physical virus ” has been followed by “ a biological virus , an enemy that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even if it is invisible in this process , of the cultural and moral poisoning of mankind.
” Neither should be surprised if an “ organized pandemic ” has been “ fabricated in a laboratory.
” Debate has raged for months about the origin of the Covid-19 coronavirus , which first began to appear in Wuhan , China in December , 2019 .
Chinese authorities placed the blame on an unhygienic seafood and poultry market in the city , and rumours flew about that the virus had spread to human beings via bats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used in Chinese traditional medicine .
However , in May the U.S. Secretary of State , Mike Pompeo stated that there was “ enormous evidence ” that the virus had in fact come from the Wuhan Institute of Virology .
Steven Mosher of the Population Institute , an American authority on China , is a strong proponent of the theory that the “ Wuhan flu ” originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology .
In an article he published in LifeSiteNews , Mosher identified China ’ s notorious “ batwoman ” Dr. Shi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Dr .
Shi Zhengli [ … ] was in the business of creating new and deadly coronaviruses , ” Mosher wrote .
“ Some of her work she published in scholarly journals , such as her 2008 article in the Journal of Virology .
There she described how she and her team were taking harmless coronaviruses from horseshoe bats and then genetically engineering them to be able to infect human beings just like the original SARS virus does , ” he continued .
“ By 2013 she had isolated the bat coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it for Gain-of-Function research .
[ ... ] Using her secret bat coronavirus as the “ backbone , ” she had inserted a receptor binding domain ( RBD ) from another coronavirus to make it more infectious .
“ The scientific name of the resulting chimera coronavirus is SARS-CoV-2 , but it is known to the world—correctly–as the China Virus.
” Dr. Li-Meng Yan , a Chinese scientist who fled China and is currently in hiding in the United States , told Tucker Carlson last month that COVID-19 was created in a lab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ released the “ Frankenstein ” virus “ intentionally ” to “ make such harm .
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'And why should we be surprised if this virus had its origins in Communist China, a country that still claims the ideals of Marx, Lenin, and Mao, making this their program for the future?'
ROME, Italy, October 8, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― A leading Italian Catholic historian says that there is more and more evidence that Covid-19 was not only manufactured in a Chinese laboratory but it was released by the communists in an act of “biological warfare” as part of their “program for the future.”
In a recent video published by the Lepanto Foundation (watch video from 10:02 – 12:44), Professor Roberto declared that nobody should be surprised if the “ideological and psychological war” of communism has been followed by biological warfare, via a laboratory in China.
“Each day that passes, the doubts of the synthetic origins of the virus are vanishing increasingly,” he said.
“And why should we be surprised if this virus had its origins in Communist China, a country that still claims the ideals of Marx, Lenin, and Mao, making this their program for the future?”
“We have entered into the phase of biological warfare […].”
Mattei spoke earlier in his message, which opened the Jubilee Year of the 450th anniversary of the victory of Catholic forces over the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto, of the battles in which the Church has been plunged since then: the continuing damage of the French Revolution and the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.
“The errors of communism have contaminated the entire world like a maleficent virus,” Mattei said.
“Those who think communism has become extinct with the collapse of the Soviet Union are committing a deadly error in judgement,” he continued.
Since the 1970s, following the directions of Antonio Gramsci and the Frankfurt School after the ideological war, communism has developed into a new type of war, a psychological war which, through the weapons of words and images, aims at striking at souls before bodies. And it insults the profound tendencies in man: his sentiments, his emotions.”
— 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 professor warned that this cultural Marxism has entered even the Church herself.
“This war has penetrated inside the Church, since the Church is the enemy par excellence of the Revolution, is the place where souls are formed for battle,” Mattei said.
“The souls of the Church’s sons and daughters, especially since the Second Vatican Council, have been victims of a process of deformation. Thus, the Second Vatican Council, whatever theological judgement is given to its documents, has the historical responsibility for the loss of the militant spirit and for its psychological and moral disarming of Catholics.”
Mattei then suggested that it should not be surprising that the “ideological and physical virus” has been followed by “a biological virus, an enemy that seems to be the physical symbol, even if it is invisible in this process, of the cultural and moral poisoning of mankind.” Neither should be surprised if an “organized pandemic” has been “fabricated in a laboratory.”
Debate has raged for months about the origin of the Covid-19 coronavirus, which first began to appear in Wuhan, China in December, 2019. Chinese authorities placed the blame on an unhygienic seafood and poultry market in the city, and rumours flew about that the virus had spread to human beings via bats or pangolins, a species of anteater used in Chinese traditional medicine. However, in May the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo stated that there was “enormous evidence” that the virus had in fact come from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Steven Mosher of the Population Institute, an American authority on China, is a strong proponent of the theory that the “Wuhan flu” originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology. In an article he published in LifeSiteNews, Mosher identified China’s notorious “batwoman” Dr. Shi Zhengli as the inventor of Covid-19.
“Dr. Shi Zhengli […] was in the business of creating new and deadly coronaviruses,” Mosher wrote.
“Some of her work she published in scholarly journals, such as her 2008 article in the Journal of Virology. There she described how she and her team were taking harmless coronaviruses from horseshoe bats and then genetically engineering them to be able to infect human beings just like the original SARS virus does,” he continued.
“By 2013 she had isolated the bat coronavirus now known as RaTG-13 and was using it for Gain-of-Function research. […] Using her secret bat coronavirus as the “backbone,” she had inserted a receptor binding domain (RBD) from another coronavirus to make it more infectious.
“The scientific name of the resulting chimera coronavirus is SARS-CoV-2, but it is known to the world—correctly–as the China Virus.”
Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a Chinese scientist who fled China and is currently in hiding in the United States, told Tucker Carlson last month that COVID-19 was created in a lab and that China’s Communist government released the “Frankenstein” virus “intentionally” to “make such harm.”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-08--Digital health passports roll out for air travelers tracking COVID status, vaccination proof

October 8 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Starting next week , two major airlines , United and Cathay Pacific , will start trials at Heathrow , London with new smartphone software that acts as a digital health passport for travelers .
“ CommonPass , ” which at present offers travelers the possibility of carrying digital proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test , aims to include proof of vaccination when this becomes available , allowing passengers simply to cross borders and board commercial flights by letting a QR code be scanned on their personal mobile phone .
CommonPass , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID passport ” by the London Daily Mail , was developed by “ the Commons Project , ” a “ nonprofit public trust established to build platforms and services to make life better for people around the world , ” and “ Unlocking the full potential of technology and data for the common good.
” Its main page reveals that it “ was established with support from the Rockefeller Foundation.
” The CommonPass itself was developed by the Commons Project with help from the World Economic Forum ( WEF ) , under whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yearly at the Davos summit in Switzerland to talk about global – and global governance – issues .
The CommonPass is being touted as a state-of-the-art application that will allow people all over the world to resume air travel in “ pre-COVID ” proportions by giving authorities in all countries access to secure and verified information that will be difficult to forge , while at the same time permitting traveler identification .
Passengers themselves , the ( WEF ) underscores in a promotional video , will enjoy the “ privacy ” CommonPass affords @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determined health information .
The truth of the matter suggested by this new worldwide app is , of course , that global rules with global implementation will allow control of all potential travelers ( from country to country , from city to city ) with regard to their COVID-19 status .
At present , a “ positive ” test effectively prohibits travelers from crossing certain borders and boarding certain aircraft , even if the results were obtained by the notoriously inaccurate PCR test ( or nose swab ) that identifies a large proportion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has ceased to be contagious .
The World Economic Forum and other international bodies are making it increasingly clear that when a vaccine is developed , it will most probably be made a prerequisite for travel .
This is not a completely unprecedented situation : a number of subtropical countries require a yellow fever vaccination certificate to allow travelers into their borders .
The novelty is that the COVID-19 vaccine , if and when it comes , will pose many questions , and not only medical ones .
On the one hand , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will have been completed given the rush to commercialize the shot as quickly as possible .
Also , its efficiency against a mutating virus is anything but certain .
Besides , COVID-19 has a low lethality rate as compared with other diseases such as yellow fever .
The moral issue is a much more serious one .
In a recent interview with LifeSite , Bishop Athanasius Schneider warned that Christians have an obligation to refuse the COVID vaccine if it is derived from aborted babies .
He spoke of his fears and “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The vaccine will be imposed and obligatory – so that you can not work , travel , go to school without it , obliging the entire population to receive the vaccine , but the only vaccine will be that made with cells from aborted babies .
Perhaps they will not accept other vaccines , and they will lie , saying that these are not effective , that the only effective vaccine will be from aborted babies .
I am not affirming now that this will happen , but it is my suspicion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this could come .
This is for me the last step of Satanism : that Satan and the world government – ultimately the masonic world government – will oblige all , even the Church , to accept abortion in this way .
And therefore we must resist very strongly against this , if it comes .
We must even accept to be martyrs.
” Even if this worst-case scenario does not play out , imposing a potentially dangerous vaccine to stop the spread of a not so dangerous virus carries with it the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world through the assistance of modern tracking , surveillance and identification techniques .
China already has some such an arrangement through its “ social score ” system , which gives bad marks to jay-walkers , bad debtors , people who discredit communist China , people who go on banned internet sites and other “ disobeyers ” that deprive them of the right to use planes , fast trains , buy a house , go to luxury hotels or restaurants or enroll their children in private schools .
There is a difference : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of course be extended to other activities than air travel – the surface idea is to “ protect ” others from death or grave illness , equating dissent with harmfulness to others .
According to the World Economic Forum , “ CommonPass aims to develop and launch a standard global model to enable people to securely document and present their COVID-19 status ( either as test results or an eventual vaccination status ) to facilitate international travel and border crossing while keeping their health information private .
Recognizing that countries will make sovereign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requirements , including whether or not to require tests or what type of test to require , CommonPass serves as a neutral platform which creates the interoperability needed for the various 'travel bubbles ' to connect and for countries to trust one another 's data by leveraging global standards.
” The WEF ’ s site adds : “ For governments , airlines , airports , and other key stakeholders throughout the end-to-end travel journey , CommonPass aims to address these key questions : How can a lab result or vaccination record from another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or vaccination facility accredited/certified ?
How do we confirm that the person who took the test is indeed the person who is traveling ?
Does the traveler meet border entry requirements ?
” This is also interesting : one of the objectives is to “ support a range of health screening entry requirements that vary from country to country and will evolve through the course of the pandemic and beyond.
” Things might not stop at PCR tests and vaccine records : CommonPass is ready .
The “ non-profit ” app was imagined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where it was tested in its developing stages to allow the members of the East African Community ( one of the numerous integrated economic regions in the world ) to work together to make truck transportation available between six countries including Kenya , Rwanda and Uganda despite COVID-19 .
All of these densely populated countries have low infection rates and even lower death rates due to the Wuhan coronavirus .
According to the Financial Times , it is the aviation industry that is currently pushing for a unified approach instead of national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some regions .
The tests with the digital health pass that are being run as of this Thursday involve journeys on United Airlines and Cathay Pacific routes linking travel hubs including London , New York , Hong Kong and Singapore .
The trials are being monitored by government agencies , “ including US border officials and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , ” according to the Financial Times .
The daily quoted Christoph Wolff , the WEF ’ s head of mobility , as saying : “ Individual national responses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ global crisis .
Bans , bubbles and quarantines may provide short-term protection but developed and developing nations alike need a long-term , flexible , and risk-based approach.
” There ’ s nothing like a health crisis with an “ invisible enemy ” to promote global governance .

October 8, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Starting next week, two major airlines, United and Cathay Pacific, will start trials at Heathrow, London with new smartphone software that acts as a digital health passport for travelers.
“CommonPass,” which at present offers travelers the possibility of carrying digital proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test, aims to include proof of vaccination when this becomes available, allowing passengers simply to cross borders and board commercial flights by letting a QR code be scanned on their personal mobile phone.
CommonPass, dubbed the “world’s first COVID passport” by the London Daily Mail, was developed by “the Commons Project,” a “nonprofit public trust established to build platforms and services to make life better for people around the world,” and “Unlocking the full potential of technology and data for the common good.” Its main page reveals that it “was established with support from the Rockefeller Foundation.”
The CommonPass itself was developed by the Commons Project with help from the World Economic Forum (WEF), under whose guidance top government and corporate leaders foregather yearly at the Davos summit in Switzerland to talk about global – and global governance – issues.
The CommonPass is being touted as a state-of-the-art application that will allow people all over the world to resume air travel in “pre-COVID” proportions by giving authorities in all countries access to secure and verified information that will be difficult to forge, while at the same time permitting traveler identification. Passengers themselves, the (WEF) underscores in a promotional video, will enjoy the “privacy” CommonPass affords them, as they will only share determined health information.
The truth of the matter suggested by this new worldwide app is, of course, that global rules with global implementation will allow control of all potential travelers (from country to country, from city to city) with regard to their COVID-19 status.
At present, a “positive” test effectively prohibits travelers from crossing certain borders and boarding certain aircraft, even if the results were obtained by the notoriously inaccurate PCR test (or nose swab) that identifies a large proportion of past infections long after a person has ceased to be contagious.
The World Economic Forum and other international bodies are making it increasingly clear that when a vaccine is developed, it will most probably be made a prerequisite for travel.
This is not a completely unprecedented situation: a number of subtropical countries require a yellow fever vaccination certificate to allow travelers into their borders. The novelty is that the COVID-19 vaccine, if and when it comes, will pose many questions, and not only medical ones. On the one hand, it appears improbable that proper safety testing will have been completed given the rush to commercialize the shot as quickly as possible. Also, its efficiency against a mutating virus is anything but certain. Besides, COVID-19 has a low lethality rate as compared with other diseases such as yellow fever.
The moral issue is a much more serious one. In a recent interview with LifeSite, Bishop Athanasius Schneider warned that Christians have an obligation to refuse the COVID vaccine if it is derived from aborted babies.
He spoke of his fears and “suspicions” regarding this bleak scenario: “The vaccine will be imposed and obligatory – so that you cannot work, travel, go to school without it, obliging the entire population to receive the vaccine, but the only vaccine will be that made with cells from aborted babies. Perhaps they will not accept other vaccines, and they will lie, saying that these are not effective, that the only effective vaccine will be from aborted babies. I am not affirming now that this will happen, but it is my suspicion: it appears to me realistic that this could come. This is for me the last step of Satanism: that Satan and the world government – ultimately the masonic world government – will oblige all, even the Church, to accept abortion in this way. And therefore we must resist very strongly against this, if it comes. We must even accept to be martyrs.”
Even if this worst-case scenario does not play out, imposing a potentially dangerous vaccine to stop the spread of a not so dangerous virus carries with it the possibility of a communist-type dystopia all over the world through the assistance of modern tracking, surveillance and identification techniques. China already has some such an arrangement through its “social score” system, which gives bad marks to jay-walkers, bad debtors, people who discredit communist China, people who go on banned internet sites and other “disobeyers” that deprive them of the right to use planes, fast trains, buy a house, go to luxury hotels or restaurants or enroll their children in private schools.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: No to mask mandates Show Petition Text 116233 have signed the petition. Let's get to 125000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition 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. 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
There is a difference: with COVID-19 and CommonPass – which could of course be extended to other activities than air travel – the surface idea is to “protect” others from death or grave illness, equating dissent with harmfulness to others.
According to the World Economic Forum, “CommonPass aims to develop and launch a standard global model to enable people to securely document and present their COVID-19 status (either as test results or an eventual vaccination status) to facilitate international travel and border crossing while keeping their health information private. Recognizing that countries will make sovereign decisions on border entry and health screening requirements, including whether or not to require tests or what type of test to require, CommonPass serves as a neutral platform which creates the interoperability needed for the various 'travel bubbles' to connect and for countries to trust one another's data by leveraging global standards.”
The WEF’s site adds: “For governments, airlines, airports, and other key stakeholders throughout the end-to-end travel journey, CommonPass aims to address these key questions: How can a lab result or vaccination record from another country be trusted? Is the lab or vaccination facility accredited/certified? How do we confirm that the person who took the test is indeed the person who is traveling? Does the traveler meet border entry requirements?”
This is also interesting: one of the objectives is to “support a range of health screening entry requirements that vary from country to country and will evolve through the course of the pandemic and beyond.” Things might not stop at PCR tests and vaccine records: CommonPass is ready.
The “non-profit” app was imagined first to meet requirements in East Africa, where it was tested in its developing stages to allow the members of the East African Community (one of the numerous integrated economic regions in the world) to work together to make truck transportation available between six countries including Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda despite COVID-19. All of these densely populated countries have low infection rates and even lower death rates due to the Wuhan coronavirus.
According to the Financial Times, it is the aviation industry that is currently pushing for a unified approach instead of national regulations including voluntary quarantining for passengers from some regions. The tests with the digital health pass that are being run as of this Thursday involve journeys on United Airlines and Cathay Pacific routes linking travel hubs including London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore. The trials are being monitored by government agencies, “including US border officials and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” according to the Financial Times.
The daily quoted Christoph Wolff, the WEF’s head of mobility, as saying: “Individual national responses will not be sufficient to address this global crisis. Bans, bubbles and quarantines may provide short-term protection but developed and developing nations alike need a long-term, flexible, and risk-based approach.”
There’s nothing like a health crisis with an “invisible enemy” to promote global governance.
Follow Jeanne Jeanne Smits has worked as a journalist in France since 1987 after obtaining a Master of Arts in Law. She formerly directed the French daily Présent and was editor-in-chief of an all-internet French-speaking news site called reinformation.tv. She writes regularly for a number of Catholic journals (Monde & vie, L’Homme nouveau, Reconquête…) and runs a personal pro-life blog. In addition, she is often invited to radio and TV shows on alternative media. She is vice-president of the Christian and French defense association “AGRIF.” She is the French translator of The Dictator Pope by Henry Sire and Christus Vincit by Bishop Schneider, and recently contributed to the Bref examen critique de la communion dans la main about Communion in the hand. She is married and has three children, and lives near Paris.
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