humansarefree--2020-09-07--Bombshell: Belarusian President Offered $940M by IMF and World Bank to Introduce Quarantine, Isolati

Bombshell: Belarusian President Offered $940M by IMF and World Bank to Introduce Quarantine, Isolation & Curfew ‘Like in Italy’

Huge foreign loans are given to sovereign nations by the World Bank , IMF and the likes .
But the conditions that come attached to these loans are seldom told by governments to their citizens .
A recent case in Belarus has exposed the conditions laid by these agencies for loans being provided for COVID-19 .
The President of Belarus has exposed that the World Bank coronavirus aid comes with conditions for imposing extreme lockdown measures , to model their coronavirus response on that of Italy and even changes in the economic policies which he refused as being “ unacceptable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apply to the financial part are unacceptable for Belarus , Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said when speaking about external lending during a meeting to discuss support measures for the real economic sector on the part of the banking system , reported Belarusian Telegraph Agency , BelTA .
Aleksandr Lukashenko asked the participants of the meeting how things were with the provision of foreign credit assistance to Belarus .
“ What are our partners ’ requirements ?
It was announced that they can provide Belarus with $ 940 million in so-called rapid financing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ head of state inquired .
At the same time , he stressed that additional conditions which do not apply to the financial part are unacceptable for the country .
“ We hear the demands , for example , to model our coronavirus response on that of Italy .
I do not want to see the Italian situation to repeat in Belarus .
We have our own country and our own situation , ” the president said .
According to the president , the World Bank has showed interest in Belarus ’ coronavirus response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fund us ten times more than it offered initially as a token of commendation for our efficient fight against this virus .
The World Bank has even asked the Healthcare Ministry to share the experience .
Meanwhile , the IMF continues to demand from us quarantine measures , isolation , a curfew .
This is nonsense .
We will not dance to anyone ’ s tune , ” said the president .
Belarus is one of the only European countries that has not implemented strict coronavirus containment measures .
The no-restriction situation is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ open .
The football league of Belarus is still being played .
The only restriction kind-of step that Belarus took till now is that the school holidays have been extended .
Lukashenko is of the opinion that a complete lockdown was completely unnecessary .
Similar , views have been expressed by many renowned scientists as well .
Recently , an Indian doctor has debunked the official narrative on Coronavirus .
He emphasizes that ‘ stress affects health ’ and said that fear isn ’ t necessary because eventually people will develop natural immunity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the few people to advocate the opinion that life must continue uninterrupted .
The President of Belarus is not the first one to have exposed the pressure exerted by global agencies amidst the coronavirus crisis to further their agenda .
Earlier , in a shocking development the President of Madagascar made a sensational claim that the WHO offered him $ 20m bribe to poison COVID-19 cure called COVID-19 Organics made from Artemisia .
The Tanzanian President kicked out WHO from the country after Goat and Papaya samples came COVID-19 positive .
Days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kicked out WHO Coronavirus Team from the country for interference in internal matters .
It was also revealed in an intercepted human intelligence report that Bill Gates offered $ 10 million bribe for a forced Coronavirus vaccination program in Nigeria .
After which , an Italian politician demanded the arrest of Bill Gates in the Italian parliament .
She also exposed Bill Gates ’ agenda in India and Africa , along with the plans to chip the human race through the digital identification program ID2020 .

Huge foreign loans are given to sovereign nations by the World Bank, IMF and the likes. But the conditions that come attached to these loans are seldom told by governments to their citizens.
A recent case in Belarus has exposed the conditions laid by these agencies for loans being provided for COVID-19.
The President of Belarus has exposed that the World Bank coronavirus aid comes with conditions for imposing extreme lockdown measures, to model their coronavirus response on that of Italy and even changes in the economic policies which he refused as being “unacceptable”.
Additional conditions which do not apply to the financial part are unacceptable for Belarus, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said when speaking about external lending during a meeting to discuss support measures for the real economic sector on the part of the banking system, reported Belarusian Telegraph Agency, BelTA.
Aleksandr Lukashenko asked the participants of the meeting how things were with the provision of foreign credit assistance to Belarus.
“What are our partners’ requirements? It was announced that they can provide Belarus with $940 million in so-called rapid financing. How are things here?” the head of state inquired.
At the same time, he stressed that additional conditions which do not apply to the financial part are unacceptable for the country.
“We hear the demands, for example, to model our coronavirus response on that of Italy. I do not want to see the Italian situation to repeat in Belarus. We have our own country and our own situation,” the president said.
According to the president, the World Bank has showed interest in Belarus’ coronavirus response practices.
“It is ready to fund us ten times more than it offered initially as a token of commendation for our efficient fight against this virus. The World Bank has even asked the Healthcare Ministry to share the experience.
Meanwhile, the IMF continues to demand from us quarantine measures, isolation, a curfew. This is nonsense. We will not dance to anyone’s tune,” said the president.
Belarus is one of the only European countries that has not implemented strict coronavirus containment measures. The no-restriction situation is such that even the non-essential services remain open.
The football league of Belarus is still being played. The only restriction kind-of step that Belarus took till now is that the school holidays have been extended.
Lukashenko is of the opinion that a complete lockdown was completely unnecessary. Similar, views have been expressed by many renowned scientists as well. Recently, an Indian doctor has debunked the official narrative on Coronavirus. He emphasizes that ‘stress affects health’ and said that fear isn’t necessary because eventually people will develop natural immunity to this virus. He is one of the few people to advocate the opinion that life must continue uninterrupted.
The President of Belarus is not the first one to have exposed the pressure exerted by global agencies amidst the coronavirus crisis to further their agenda. Earlier, in a shocking development the President of Madagascar made a sensational claim that the WHO offered him $20m bribe to poison COVID-19 cure called COVID-19 Organics made from Artemisia.
The Tanzanian President kicked out WHO from the country after Goat and Papaya samples came COVID-19 positive. Days after the Tanzanian move, Burundi also kicked out WHO Coronavirus Team from the country for interference in internal matters.
It was also revealed in an intercepted human intelligence report that Billy Boy offered $10 million bribe for a forced Coronavirus vaccination program in Nigeria. After which, an Italian politician demanded the arrest of Billy Boy in the Italian parliament. She also exposed Billy Boy’ agenda in India and Africa, along with the plans to chip the human race through the digital identification program ID2020.
Source: Greatgameindia.com


humansarefree--2020-09-07--The Illuminati Designed Society to Steal Your Soul

We don ’ t realize that society is a giant behaviour modification laboratory .
The goal is to enslave us mentally and spiritually , and ultimately physically .
An illuminati member sent shivers down my spine when he echoed my words .
In an article “ Entertained to Death , ” posted in December , 2015 , I said people today are “ externalized.
” We seek happiness outside of our true selves , i.e .
our soul .
Recently , I was astonished to read this quotation by Harold Rosenthal from 1976 : “ The very moment you seek @ @ @ @ @ @ @ willing servants.
” Forget about the Patriot Act and the NSA .
Our enslavement takes a much more subtle and pervasive form .
Truly , we are unconscious victims of a diabolical spiritual attack .
We are “ feel good ” addicts .
We need a cocktail of money , sex , knowledge , drugs , purchases , hits , “ likes , ” food , love , praise , etc .
If we make our quota , ego is happy .
We had a good day .
But this habit degrades us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have displaced our soul-identity and identified with our “ wants ” instead .
In my article , I compared our souls to the light bulb in a slide projector .
We covet the slideshow displayed on a screen .
“ Wanting ” them makes us miserable .
We may not get them ; or even when we do , we find they are a chimera .
The mind is a prison where the soul is tortured by thoughts .
The key is to not identify with the slides ( “ thoughts ” ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no mystery about religion .
It is simply obeying God ’ s voice speaking through the soul .
This is not an option .
We can not thrive and find happiness without obeying His directives .
“ Sin ” is being enslaved to material desire instead .
“ The Lord is my Shepherd and I shall not Want.
” If we don ’ t want to be beggars , we must say , “ I have enough ” and renounce the pursuit of money .
Marriage is the way to say I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sex .
Instead of arranging our beggar bowls each day , we must serve God instead .
Define what that means for you .
For me , it means dedicating every thought and deed to Him .
It means dedicating my life to a spiritual ideal , like Truth , Beauty , Love ( service , family ) or Justice .
It means praising and thanking God for the gift of life and the miracle of creation .
( I don ’ t pretend to have mastered this . )
It means shutting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an inner voice .
God is Consciousness , a spiritual dimension we enter only by rededicating and purifying ourselves .
This is the basis of all true religions .
The scary thing is that the illuminati understand this and deliberately sabotage this process ( the devil ’ s work . )
ENTERTAINED TO DEATH BY THE iLLUMINATI Harold Rosenthal was an illuminati Jewish insider .
He worked for NewYork Senator Jacob Javits .
In an 1976 “ tell all ” interview , he said the following : “ Your people never realize that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can not bring fulfillment .
They procure one and consume it and are not filled .
We present another .
“ We have an infinite number of outward distractions , to the extent that life can not again turn inward to find its definite fulfillment .
You have become addicted to our medicine through which we have become your absolute masters… ” “ We have converted the people to our philosophy of getting and acquiring so that they will never be satisfied .
A dissatisfied people are pawns in our game of world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always seeking and never able to find satisfaction .
The very moment they seek happiness outside themselves , they become our willing servants.
” The illuminati display a deep spiritual understanding .
If we had a first-hand connection to God , we would need nothing else .
Because we don ’ t , they can mystify and sell us baubles to fill the vacuum – sex , romantic love , art , knowledge , toys etc..
They suffer from this ailment themselves .
Rosenthal gave this revealing interview , which ultimately cost him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gambling money.
” Most of us see sin in terms of human frailty .
We don ’ t realize that society is organized by Satanists to entrap us .
It is a giant behaviour modification laboratory .
The goal is to enslave us mentally and spiritually , and ultimately physically .
Wherever something degrades us and distracts from Truth , we will find illuminati and masons pulling the levers : War .
Sexual liberation .
Pornography .
The stock market .
Sexual deviance .
Movies and TV preaching the liberal gospel .
Wherever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , lies promoted as truth , evil promoted as goodness , and sickness promoted as health , we will find these people .
Wherever evil is advocated as “ tolerance ” , and self-discipline is condemned as “ repression ” , you will find these satanists who preach “ do as thou wilt.
” Forgive them father , for they know not what they do .
We can not afford to be naive about the world in which we live .
At the same time , we can still find true happiness personally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ belief in oneself .
Not because we are God , which is ridiculous , but because we answer to no one but God .
We live in the Spirit of God and need nothing else .
That ’ s why the illuminati have worked hard to displace God and become our master .
Without the God connection our lioves are trivial .

We don’t realize that society is a giant behaviour modification laboratory. The goal is to enslave us mentally and spiritually, and ultimately physically.
by Henry Makow PhD
An illuminati member sent shivers down my spine when he echoed my words.
In an article “Entertained to Death,” posted in December, 2015, I said people today are “externalized.” We seek happiness outside of our true selves, i.e. our soul.
Recently, I was astonished to read this quotation by Harold Rosenthal from 1976: “The very moment you seek happiness outside yourselves, you become our willing servants.”
Forget about the Patriot Act and the NSA. Our enslavement takes a much more subtle and pervasive form. Truly, we are unconscious victims of a diabolical spiritual attack.
ENTERTAINED TO DEATH
First my description.
We are “feel good” addicts. We need a cocktail of money, sex, knowledge, drugs, purchases, hits, “likes,” food, love, praise, etc. If we make our quota, ego is happy. We had a good day.
But this habit degrades us and makes us feel empty. We have displaced our soul-identity and identified with our “wants” instead.
In my article, I compared our souls to the light bulb in a slide projector. We covet the slideshow displayed on a screen. “Wanting” them makes us miserable. We may not get them; or even when we do, we find they are a chimera.
The mind is a prison where the soul is tortured by thoughts. The key is to not identify with the slides (“thoughts”) but with the light.
There is no mystery about religion. It is simply obeying God’s voice speaking through the soul. This is not an option.
We cannot thrive and find happiness without obeying His directives. “Sin” is being enslaved to material desire instead.
“The Lord is my Shepherd and I shall not Want.”
If we don’t want to be beggars, we must say, “I have enough” and renounce the pursuit of money. Marriage is the way to say I have “enough” when it comes to sex.
Instead of arranging our beggar bowls each day, we must serve God instead. Define what that means for you.
For me, it means dedicating every thought and deed to Him. It means dedicating my life to a spiritual ideal, like Truth, Beauty, Love (service, family) or Justice.
It means praising and thanking God for the gift of life and the miracle of creation. (I don’t pretend to have mastered this.)
It means shutting out the world and vibrating according to an inner voice. God is Consciousness, a spiritual dimension we enter only by rededicating and purifying ourselves.
This is the basis of all true religions. The scary thing is that the illuminati understand this and deliberately sabotage this process (the devil’s work.)
ENTERTAINED TO DEATH BY THE iLLUMINATI
Harold Rosenthal was an illuminati Jewish insider. He worked for NewYork Senator Jacob Javits.
In an 1976 “tell all” interview, he said the following:
“Your people never realize that we offer them only worthless baubles that cannot bring fulfillment. They procure one and consume it and are not filled. We present another.
“We have an infinite number of outward distractions, to the extent that life cannot again turn inward to find its definite fulfillment. You have become addicted to our medicine through which we have become your absolute masters…”
“We have converted the people to our philosophy of getting and acquiring so that they will never be satisfied. A dissatisfied people are pawns in our game of world conquest.
“Thus, they are always seeking and never able to find satisfaction. The very moment they seek happiness outside themselves, they become our willing servants.”
The illuminati display a deep spiritual understanding. If we had a first-hand connection to God, we would need nothing else. Because we don’t, they can mystify and sell us baubles to fill the vacuum – sex, romantic love, art, knowledge, toys etc..
They suffer from this ailment themselves. Rosenthal gave this revealing interview, which ultimately cost him his life, to get some “gambling money.”
Most of us see sin in terms of human frailty. We don’t realize that society is organized by Satanists to entrap us.
It is a giant behaviour modification laboratory. The goal is to enslave us mentally and spiritually, and ultimately physically.
Wherever something degrades us and distracts from Truth, we will find illuminati and masons pulling the levers: War. Sexual liberation. Pornography. The stock market. Sexual deviance. Movies and TV preaching the liberal gospel.
Wherever we find ugliness being promoted as beautiful, lies promoted as truth, evil promoted as goodness, and sickness promoted as health, we will find these people.
Wherever evil is advocated as “tolerance”, and self-discipline is condemned as “repression”, you will find these satanists who preach “do as thou wilt.”
Forgive them father, for they know not what they do.
We cannot afford to be naive about the world in which we live. At the same time, we can still find true happiness personally.
Belief in God is really a belief in oneself. Not because we are God, which is ridiculous, but because we answer to no one but God. We live in the Spirit of God and need nothing else.
That’s why the illuminati have worked hard to displace God and become our master. Without the God connection our lioves are trivial.


humansarefree--2020-09-07--Secret Service Admits to Destroying Records in So-Called Biden Breast-Grabbing Incident

In 2017 , the Gateway Pundit ‘ s Cassandra Fairbanks published a claim from an anonymous former Secret Service agent who said that they had to protect female agents from Joe Biden due to “ Weinstein level stuff , ” referring to notable rapist and Democrat , Harvey Weinstein .
“ We had to cancel the VP Christmas get together at the Vice President ’ s house because Biden would grope all of our wives and girlfriend ’ s asses , ” said the former agent , adding “ He would mess with every single woman or teen .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden would walk around naked in the VP residence .
“ According to the source , a Secret Service agent once got suspended for a week in 2009 for shoving Biden after he cupped his girlfriend ’ s breast while the couple was taking a photo with him .
“ The situation got so heated , the source told Cassandra Fairbanks , that others had to step in to prevent the agent from hitting the then-Vice President.
” While the MSM simply ignored the alleged breast-grabbing incident , Judicial Watch filed a FOIA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destroyed .
In other words , something happened , and the Secret Service just confirmed it .
All records related to a reported incident in 2009 in which a United States Secret Service Agent reportedly was involved in an altercation with , or attempted to strike , then Vice President Joe Biden during a photo opportunity .
The records sought shall include , but not be limited to , witness statements , the Agent ’ s statement , victim ’ s statement , alleged perpetrator ’ s statement , incident reports , investigative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the incident , and disciplinary records related to the incident for the Agent in question .
In a July 13 , 2020 response to Judicial Watch ’ s request , the Secret Service appeared to confirm that a file on the alleged incident existed at some point , asserting , “ [ T ] here are no responsive records or documents pertaining to your request in our files , ” because “ the above mentioned file ( s ) has been destroyed ” due to “ retention standards.
” The Secret Service added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ additional information is available.
” It did not deny the incident had occurred .
In its lawsuit , Judicial Watch intends to test the Secret Service ’ s assertion that it destroyed all records about the incident .
The following is a heavily edited version of Joe Biden being creepy , which lives out him kissing and touching kids inappropriately .
YouTube made sure to ban those videos :

In 2017, the Gateway Pundit‘s Cassandra Fairbanks published a claim from an anonymous former Secret Service agent who said that they had to protect female agents from Joe Biden due to “Weinstein level stuff,” referring to notable rapist and Democrat, Harvey Weinstein.
“We had to cancel the VP Christmas get together at the Vice President’s house because Biden would grope all of our wives and girlfriend’s asses,” said the former agent, adding “He would mess with every single woman or teen. It was horrible.”
The agent also claimed Biden would walk around naked in the VP residence.
“I mean, Stark naked… Weinstein level stuff.”
“According to the source, a Secret Service agent once got suspended for a week in 2009 for shoving Biden after he cupped his girlfriend’s breast while the couple was taking a photo with him.
“The situation got so heated, the source told Cassandra Fairbanks, that others had to step in to prevent the agent from hitting the then-Vice President.”

Here’s why you’re reading this now…
While the MSM simply ignored the alleged breast-grabbing incident, Judicial Watch filed a FOIA request…
…and were told the file was destroyed.
In other words, something happened, and the Secret Service just confirmed it.
Via Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch’s FOIA request, made on May 12, 2020, sought:
All records related to a reported incident in 2009 in which a United States Secret Service Agent reportedly was involved in an altercation with, or attempted to strike, then Vice President Joe Biden during a photo opportunity.
The records sought shall include, but not be limited to, witness statements, the Agent’s statement, victim’s statement, alleged perpetrator’s statement, incident reports, investigative reports, communications among USSS personnel regarding the incident, and disciplinary records related to the incident for the Agent in question.
In a July 13, 2020 response to Judicial Watch’s request, the Secret Service appeared to confirm that a file on the alleged incident existed at some point, asserting,
“[T]here are no responsive records or documents pertaining to your request in our files,” because “the above mentioned file(s) has been destroyed” due to “retention standards.”
The Secret Service added that, “[n]o additional information is available.” It did not deny the incident had occurred.
In its lawsuit, Judicial Watch intends to test the Secret Service’s assertion that it destroyed all records about the incident.
The following is a heavily edited version of Joe Biden being creepy, which lives out him kissing and touching kids inappropriately. YouTube made sure to ban those videos:
By Tyler Durden


humansarefree--2020-09-07--What a Fine Man! Italian Mayor Suggests Imposing Penalties for WEARING a Face Mask When ‘Unnecessary

What a Fine Man! Italian Mayor Suggests Imposing Penalties for WEARING a Face Mask When ‘Unnecessary’

These days , going out without wearing a face mask is considered poor form – and , in some places , an offense .
But the mayor of an Italian town says fines should be slapped on those wearing a mask in an “ inappropriate ” situation .
In the same way global health authorities insist masks contain the spread of coronavirus , Vittorio Sgarbi , the mayor of Sutri , is confident his unorthodox initiative will help stem the spread of “ pandemic-related hysteria , ” as he put it , according to the TASS news agency .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close to 275,000 people in Italy and killed more than 35,500 – almost seven times the entire population of Sutri .
Yet , for Sgarbi , mandatory mask-wearing should have its limits , particularly when public safety is at stake .
Sgarbi , who is also a renowned art historian , cultural commentator , and television personality , told TASS he had issued a decree – yet to be approved by the Italian government – calling for imposition of a fine for wearing a mask in a situation when it ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issued under the current terrorism prevention laws , ” he told the Russian media outlet .
The legislation in question says people shouldn ’ t have their faces covered in a public place .
Breaching this law can result in a one or two-year prison sentence or a fine of up to €2,000 ( around $ 2,365 ) .
Sgarbi made it clear that anyone breaking his ban wouldn ’ t incur such a harsh penalty , but that people should wear a mask only when the occasion requires .
“ Wearing a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he clarified .

These days, going out without wearing a face mask is considered poor form – and, in some places, an offense. But the mayor of an Italian town says fines should be slapped on those wearing a mask in an “inappropriate” situation.
In the same way global health authorities insist masks contain the spread of coronavirus, Vittorio Sgarbi, the mayor of Sutri, is confident his unorthodox initiative will help stem the spread of “pandemic-related hysteria,” as he put it, according to the TASS news agency.
The lingering Covid-19 pandemic has so far infected close to 275,000 people in Italy and killed more than 35,500 – almost seven times the entire population of Sutri.
Yet, for Sgarbi, mandatory mask-wearing should have its limits, particularly when public safety is at stake.
Sgarbi, who is also a renowned art historian, cultural commentator, and television personality, told TASS he had issued a decree – yet to be approved by the Italian government – calling for imposition of a fine for wearing a mask in a situation when it’s not needed.
“My decree has been issued under the current terrorism prevention laws,” he told the Russian media outlet.
The legislation in question says people shouldn’t have their faces covered in a public place. Breaching this law can result in a one or two-year prison sentence or a fine of up to €2,000 (around $2,365).
Sgarbi made it clear that anyone breaking his ban wouldn’t incur such a harsh penalty, but that people should wear a mask only when the occasion requires.
“Wearing a mask at dinner is absurd,” he clarified.
Source: RT.com (excerpt)


humansarefree--2020-09-08--Cops, Judges & Prosecutors Present Letter to Congress to Legalize Weed, Expunge All Convictions

The organization formerly known as Law Enforcement Against Prohibition ( LEAP ) , now known as Law Enforcement Action Partnership , along with the National Black Police Association , and Fair and Just Prosecution have signed onto a revolutionary letter to Congress urging the federal government to legalize marijuana and expunge all past convictions relating to marijuana .
In addition to the three major groups signing on to the letter , dozens of current and former prosecutors , judges and police officers .
Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison ( D ) also signed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month and is addressed to Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-Calif. ) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ( D-Md. )
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It calls on House lawmakers to “ swiftly bring ” the bill , dubbed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement ( MORE ) Act , to the floor for a vote this month .
The group accurately portrays the problem created by the war on marijuana and how it degrades trust in police .
A significant driver of public distrust in law enforcement is our focus on low-level marijuana arrests .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system , we police are already met with animosity every day .
Our effectiveness and morale should not suffer unnecessarily .
If marijuana had never been criminalized , many more Americans would greet us with warmth and cooperation rather than fear and malice .
Without the trust of the people we serve , we lose a valuable crime-fighting resource .
When community members refuse to talk to us , fail to present evidence or even to report crime , our jobs become much more difficult .
Legalizing marijuana will help alleviate this tension @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shared priorities : responding to emergencies and curbing serious crime .
The resources used to enforce marijuana law violations could be shifted and used to more effectively tackle serious and violent crimes .
Americans were arrested for marijuana seven million times between 2001 and 2010 , the vast majority of which were just for possession .
Even as more states legalize marijuana , police made more than 663,000 marijuana arrests — 92 % of them for possession — last year alone .
Meanwhile , homicide and sex crimes units struggle to get evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that evidence sits in storage for years collecting dust , predators roam free to harm more innocent people .
This misallocation of resources is disgraceful .
By legalizing marijuana at the federal level , we will send a message to every police department in this country about our real priorities .
Our allegiance lies with crime survivors and would-be victims , not with marijuana prohibition .
By focusing on serious crime and creating safe neighborhoods — rather than arresting people for a drug most Americans think should be legal — we will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back the trust of our communities This letter contains no new information .
However , the fact that it is receiving coverage in the mainstream and is directed at Congress is encouraging .
This conversation is long overdue and it needs to change now as the war on drugs fosters a violent and criminal society .
It should go further , however , and move to decriminalize all substances , not just marijuana .
As readers of TFTP know , America has the largest prison population in the world .
It is estimated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the federal prison population .
That means the only reason that these individuals are incarcerated is because the state deemed their non-violent personal choices , “ illegal.
” The majority of that 86 % is for illegal drugs only .
Most of the people who are thrown in prison are non-violent .
However , when they are locked in cages with society ’ s worst and treated like cattle in a factory farm , they come out forever changed .
America is breeding a torturous and violent environment , and they have the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system.
” This system — whether or not the right wants to admit it — disproportionately targets minorities , fostering a violent and tyrannical environment .
The research cited in the letter also points this fact out .
If you honestly believe that black lives matter , it is your duty to call for an end to the drug war .
Ending the drug war would have profound effects on police interactions in black communities .
No longer would cops be able to launch fishing expeditions in an attempt to catch black people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state .
This would drastically reduce the amount of police interactions as a whole .
What ’ s more , as the letter points out , it would decrease crime by eliminating the monopoly on drug sales held by organized criminal gangs .
It would defund the gangs and remove much of the incentive to wage violence in their community .
To understand why this would have such a drastic effect , you have to realize that when the government makes certain substances illegal , it does not remove the demand .
Instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sale and control of these substances into the illegal black markets — usually monopolized by gang members in poor communities .
All the while , demand remains constant .
Because this market is not regulated by free market principals , safety and child possession fall to the wayside .
The authors of the letter understand this and point out how legalization would curb this problem .
Regulation reduces youth access and keeps adult consumers safe .
Criminalizing marijuana has been a boon to the illegal market where there are no regulations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not usually have trouble accessing marijuana when it is illegal .
Underground sellers do not have to obtain age verification before making a sale and may sell other far more dangerous substances .
Legalizing marijuana shrinks the size of the market available to teens , which simultaneously reduces their exposure to criminal activity in general .
A profitable underground market supports the high demand for marijuana , much as it did during the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s and ‘ 30s .
Calling marijuana a “ controlled ” substance is illusory ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no control .
We can not ensure the purity of the product , require the use of childproof containers , or determine who can buy and sell it .
Over time , marijuana legalization will drive out the underground market , just as alcohol bootleggers disappeared after repealing alcohol prohibition .
Right now , the underground market still flourishes because marijuana is legal in some places and not others .
The most impactful way to take marijuana profits away from criminal organizations and reduce youth access is to regulate marijuana similarly to how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegality of drug possession and use is what keeps the low-level users and dealers in and out of the court systems , and most of these people are poor black men .
( … ) The system is set up in such a way that it fans the flames of violent crime by essentially building a factory that turns out violent criminals .
The system knows this too !
As stated by the law enforcement experts in their letter , when drugs are legalized , gang violence drops — drastically .

The organization formerly known as Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), now known as Law Enforcement Action Partnership, along with the National Black Police Association, and Fair and Just Prosecution have signed onto a revolutionary letter to Congress urging the federal government to legalize marijuana and expunge all past convictions relating to marijuana.
by Matt Agorist (excerpts)
In addition to the three major groups signing on to the letter, dozens of current and former prosecutors, judges and police officers. Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) also signed on.
The letter went out last month and is addressed to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.).
It calls on House lawmakers to “swiftly bring” the bill, dubbed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, to the floor for a vote this month.
I'm proud to join these law enforcement officials in saying we need to right the wrongs of the failed war on drugs. We remain focused on combating violent crime, and the work we've done clearing cannabis records is opening doors for thousands and strengthening our communities. https://t.co/gRITyvZYDV — State’s Attorney Kim Foxx (@SAKimFoxx) August 19, 2020
The group accurately portrays the problem created by the war on marijuana and how it degrades trust in police.
A significant driver of public distrust in law enforcement is our focus on low-level marijuana arrests. As the most visible part of the justice system, we police are already met with animosity every day.
Our effectiveness and morale should not suffer unnecessarily. If marijuana had never been criminalized, many more Americans would greet us with warmth and cooperation rather than fear and malice.
Without the trust of the people we serve, we lose a valuable crime-fighting resource. When community members refuse to talk to us, fail to present evidence or even to report crime, our jobs become much more difficult.
Legalizing marijuana will help alleviate this tension and allow us to focus on our shared priorities: responding to emergencies and curbing serious crime.
The resources used to enforce marijuana law violations could be shifted and used to more effectively tackle serious and violent crimes.
Americans were arrested for marijuana seven million times between 2001 and 2010, the vast majority of which were just for possession.
Even as more states legalize marijuana, police made more than 663,000 marijuana arrests — 92% of them for possession — last year alone.
Meanwhile, homicide and sex crimes units struggle to get evidence examined in a timely manner. While that evidence sits in storage for years collecting dust, predators roam free to harm more innocent people. This misallocation of resources is disgraceful.
By legalizing marijuana at the federal level, we will send a message to every police department in this country about our real priorities.
Our allegiance lies with crime survivors and would-be victims, not with marijuana prohibition.
By focusing on serious crime and creating safe neighborhoods — rather than arresting people for a drug most Americans think should be legal — we will be able to solve more crimes and earn back the trust of our communities
This letter contains no new information.
However, the fact that it is receiving coverage in the mainstream and is directed at Congress is encouraging.
This conversation is long overdue and it needs to change now as the war on drugs fosters a violent and criminal society.
It should go further, however, and move to decriminalize all substances, not just marijuana.
As readers of TFTP know, America has the largest prison population in the world. It is estimated that victimless crime constitutes 86% of the federal prison population.
That means the only reason that these individuals are incarcerated is because the state deemed their non-violent personal choices, “illegal.” The majority of that 86% is for illegal drugs only.
Most of the people who are thrown in prison are non-violent.
However, when they are locked in cages with society’s worst and treated like cattle in a factory farm, they come out forever changed.
America is breeding a torturous and violent environment, and they have the audacity to call this the “justice system.”
This system — whether or not the right wants to admit it — disproportionately targets minorities, fostering a violent and tyrannical environment. The research cited in the letter also points this fact out.
If you honestly believe that black lives matter, it is your duty to call for an end to the drug war. Ending the drug war would have profound effects on police interactions in black communities.
No longer would cops be able to launch fishing expeditions in an attempt to catch black people with a substance deemed illegal by the state. This would drastically reduce the amount of police interactions as a whole.
What’s more, as the letter points out, it would decrease crime by eliminating the monopoly on drug sales held by organized criminal gangs. It would defund the gangs and remove much of the incentive to wage violence in their community.
To understand why this would have such a drastic effect, you have to realize that when the government makes certain substances illegal, it does not remove the demand.
Instead, the state creates crime by pushing the sale and control of these substances into the illegal black markets — usually monopolized by gang members in poor communities. All the while, demand remains constant.
Because this market is not regulated by free market principals, safety and child possession fall to the wayside. The authors of the letter understand this and point out how legalization would curb this problem.
Regulation reduces youth access and keeps adult consumers safe. Criminalizing marijuana has been a boon to the illegal market where there are no regulations, product testing, etc..
Resourceful teenagers do not usually have trouble accessing marijuana when it is illegal. Underground sellers do not have to obtain age verification before making a sale and may sell
other far more dangerous substances.
Legalizing marijuana shrinks the size of the market available to teens, which simultaneously reduces their exposure to criminal activity in general.
A profitable underground market supports the high demand for marijuana, much as it did during the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s and ‘30s. Calling marijuana a “controlled” substance is illusory; where it is illegal, we have no control.
We cannot ensure the purity of the product, require the use of childproof containers, or determine who can buy and sell it.
Over time, marijuana legalization will drive out the underground market, just as alcohol bootleggers disappeared after repealing alcohol prohibition.
Right now, the underground market still flourishes because marijuana is legal in some places and not others.
The most impactful way to take marijuana profits away from criminal organizations and reduce youth access is to regulate marijuana similarly to how we regulate alcohol and cigarettes.
The illegality of drug possession and use is what keeps the low-level users and dealers in and out of the court systems, and most of these people are poor black men. (…)
The system is set up in such a way that it fans the flames of violent crime by essentially building a factory that turns out violent criminals.
The system knows this too!
As stated by the law enforcement experts in their letter, when drugs are legalized, gang violence drops — drastically.