humansarefree--2020-08-19--Beware: The Global Crony Crowd is Going to Use COVID-19 as Cover to Reset the Economy and the World

There is an urgent need for global stakeholders to cooperate in simultaneously managing the direct consequences of the COVID-19 crisis .
To improve the state of the world , the World Economic Forum is starting The Great Reset initiative .
The Covid-19 crisis , and the political , economic and social disruptions it has caused , is fundamentally changing the traditional context for decision-making .
The inconsistencies , inadequacies and contradictions of multiple systems – from health and financial to energy and education – are more exposed than ever amidst a global context of concern for lives , livelihoods and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a historic crossroads , managing short-term pressures against medium- and long-term uncertainties .
As we enter a unique window of opportunity to shape the recovery , this initiative will offer insights to help inform all those determining the future state of global relations , the direction of national economies , the priorities of societies , the nature of business models and the management of a global commons .
Drawing from the vision and vast expertise of the leaders engaged across the Forum ’ s communities , the Great Reset initiative has a set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contract that honours the dignity of every human being .
• “ The Great Reset ” will be the theme of a unique twin summit in January 2021 , convened by the World Economic Forum .
• “ The Great Reset ” is a commitment to jointly and urgently build the foundations of our economic and social system for a more fair , sustainable and resilient future .
• It requires a new social contract centred on human dignity , social justice and where societal progress does not fall behind economic development .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ bare longstanding ruptures in our economies and societies , and created a social crisis that urgently requires decent , meaningful jobs .
• The twin summit will be both in-person and virtual , connecting key global governmental and business leaders in Davos with a global multistakeholder network in 400 cities around the world for a forward-oriented dialogue driven by the younger generation .
The Great Reset will be the theme of a unique twin summit to be convened by the World Economic Forum in January 2021 .
The 51st World Economic Forum Annual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government , business and civil society , and stakeholders from around the world in a unique configuration that includes both in-person and virtual dialogues .
“ We only have one planet and we know that climate change could be the next global disaster with even more dramatic consequences for humankind .
“ We have to decarbonize the economy in the short window still remaining and bring our thinking and behaviour once more into harmony with nature , ” said Klaus Schwab , Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prosper , we need to evolve our economic model and put people and planet at the heart of global value creation .
“ If there is one critical lesson to learn from this crisis , it is that we need to put nature at the heart of how we operate .
We simply can ’ t waste more time , ” said HRH The Prince of Wales .
“ The Great Reset is a welcome recognition that this human tragedy must be a wake-up call .
We must build more equal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are more resilient in the face of pandemics , climate change and the many other global changes we face , ” said António Guterres , Secretary-General , United Nations , New York .
“ A Great Reset is necessary to build a new social contract that honours the dignity of every human being , ” added Schwab “ The global health crisis has laid bare the unsustainability of our old system in terms of social cohesion , the lack of equal opportunities and inclusiveness .
“ Nor can we turn our backs on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We need to build into this new social contract our intergenerational responsibility to ensure that we live up to the expectations of young people.
” “ COVID-19 has accelerated our transition into the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution .
We have to make sure that the new technologies in the digital , biological and physical world remain human-centred and serve society as a whole , providing everyone with fair access , ” he said .
“ This global pandemic has also demonstrated again how interconnected we are .
We have to restore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ structured to address the challenges of the next 50 years .
The Great Reset will require us to integrate all stakeholders of global society into a community of common interest , purpose and action , ” said Schwab .
“ We need a change of mindset , moving from short-term to long-term thinking , moving from shareholder capitalism to stakeholder responsibility .
Environmental , social and good governance have to be a measured part of corporate and governmental accountability , ” he added .
Folks this is extremely dangerous .
It is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move to design the world for their benefit and at the expense of the rest of us .
They are not talking freedom and the pursuit of happiness .
They are talking extensive regulations and limitations on liberty that they will create and have implemented .

From a new World Economic Forum webpage:
There is an urgent need for global stakeholders to cooperate in simultaneously managing the direct consequences of the COVID-19 crisis. To improve the state of the world, the World Economic Forum is starting The Great Reset initiative.
The Covid-19 crisis, and the political, economic and social disruptions it has caused, is fundamentally changing the traditional context for decision-making.
The inconsistencies, inadequacies and contradictions of multiple systems – from health and financial to energy and education – are more exposed than ever amidst a global context of concern for lives, livelihoods and the planet.
Leaders find themselves at a historic crossroads, managing short-term pressures against medium- and long-term uncertainties.
As we enter a unique window of opportunity to shape the recovery, this initiative will offer insights to help inform all those determining the future state of global relations, the direction of national economies, the priorities of societies, the nature of business models and the management of a global commons.
Drawing from the vision and vast expertise of the leaders engaged across the Forum’s communities, the Great Reset initiative has a set of dimensions to build a new social contract that honours the dignity of every human being.
The Great Reset: A Unique Twin Summit to Begin 2021
“The Great Reset” will be the theme of a unique twin summit in January 2021, convened by the World Economic Forum.
“The Great Reset” is a commitment to jointly and urgently build the foundations of our economic and social system for a more fair, sustainable and resilient future.
It requires a new social contract centred on human dignity, social justice and where societal progress does not fall behind economic development.
The global health crisis has laid bare longstanding ruptures in our economies and societies, and created a social crisis that urgently requires decent, meaningful jobs.
The twin summit will be both in-person and virtual, connecting key global governmental and business leaders in Davos with a global multistakeholder network in 400 cities around the world for a forward-oriented dialogue driven by the younger generation.
The Great Reset will be the theme of a unique twin summit to be convened by the World Economic Forum in January 2021.
The 51st World Economic Forum Annual Meeting will bring together global leaders from government, business and civil society, and stakeholders from around the world in a unique configuration that includes both in-person and virtual dialogues.
“We only have one planet and we know that climate change could be the next global disaster with even more dramatic consequences for humankind.
“We have to decarbonize the economy in the short window still remaining and bring our thinking and behaviour once more into harmony with nature,” said Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum.
“In order to secure our future and to prosper, we need to evolve our economic model and put people and planet at the heart of global value creation.
“If there is one critical lesson to learn from this crisis, it is that we need to put nature at the heart of how we operate. We simply can’t waste more time,” said HRH The Prince of Wales.
“The Great Reset is a welcome recognition that this human tragedy must be a wake-up call. We must build more equal, inclusive and sustainable economies and societies that are more resilient in the face of pandemics, climate change and the many other global changes we face,” said António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations, New York.
“A Great Reset is necessary to build a new social contract that honours the dignity of every human being,” added Schwab
“The global health crisis has laid bare the unsustainability of our old system in terms of social cohesion, the lack of equal opportunities and inclusiveness.
“Nor can we turn our backs on the evils of racism and discrimination. We need to build into this new social contract our intergenerational responsibility to ensure that we live up to the expectations of young people.”
“COVID-19 has accelerated our transition into the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We have to make sure that the new technologies in the digital, biological and physical world remain human-centred and serve society as a whole, providing everyone with fair access,” he said.
“This global pandemic has also demonstrated again how interconnected we are. We have to restore a functioning system of smart global cooperation structured to address the challenges of the next 50 years. The Great Reset will require us to integrate all stakeholders of global society into a community of common interest, purpose and action,” said Schwab.
“We need a change of mindset, moving from short-term to long-term thinking, moving from shareholder capitalism to stakeholder responsibility. Environmental, social and good governance have to be a measured part of corporate and governmental accountability,” he added.
Folks this is extremely dangerous. It is the behind the scenes power freaks making their move to design the world for their benefit and at the expense of the rest of us.
They are not talking freedom and the pursuit of happiness. They are talking extensive regulations and limitations on liberty that they will create and have implemented.
By Robert Wenzel, via EconomicPolicyJournal.com


humansarefree--2020-08-19--Ron Paul: Fauci’s Out and Common Sense Might Be Returning

Ron Paul : These days it seems there is not much good news out there .
People are still panicked over the coronavirus , governments are still trampling civil liberties in the name of fighting the virus , the economy – already teetering on the edge of collapse – has been kicked to the ground by what history may record as one of the worst man-made disasters of all time : shutting down the country to fight a cold virus .
That ’ s why we ’ ll take good news wherever we can get it , and President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his coronavirus task force may just be that good news we need .
As the media has reported , President Trump has sidelined headline-hogging Anthony Fauci in favor of Atlas , the former Stanford University Medical Center chief of neuroradiology .
Recall , Fauci was the “ expert ” who told us a few months ago that we would never be able to shake hands again .
Fauci ’ s advice , forecasts , and assessments proved to be wildly wrong , contradictory , and just plain bizarre : Don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a mask .
Masks are important as symbols .
Put on goggles .
Stay home !
Churches must be severely restricted but Black Lives Matter marches and encounters with strangers met over the Internet are perfectly fine .
When Anthony Fauci demanded a lockdown of the economy for an indefinite period he actually seemed oblivious to the havoc it would wreak on the economy and on people ’ s lives .
People like Fauci and others who demanded lockdowns and stay-at-home orders were still collecting their paychecks , so what did they care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not only a former top physician and hospital administrator : as a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution he also understands the policy implications of locking a country down .
On April 22 , Dr. Atlas wrote an op-ed in The Hill titled , “ The data is in — stop the panic and end the total isolation.
” In the article he made five main points that are as true today as when he wrote them : an overwhelming majority of people are at no risk of dying from Covid ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ locking down a population actually prevents the herd immunity necessary to defeat the virus ; people are dying because they are not being treated for non-Covid illnesses ; we know what part of the population is at risk and we can protect them .
Imagine how many thousands of lives could have been saved had the Administration listened to Dr. Atlas back in April .
CDC Director Robert Redfield admitted last month that lockdowns were killing more Americans than Covid .
“ First do no harm ” was thrown out the window and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ done perhaps irreparable harm to the country .
South Dakota and Sweden did virtually nothing to lock down or restrict their populations and they actually fared better than lockdown states in the US .
They had lower death rates , their hospitals were never over-run with Covid patients , and they have an economy to go back to .
We very much hope that Dr. Atlas will not “ moderate ” his message to please the blob in Washington .
Trump ’ s Covid policies to this point have caused more harm than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ driver ’ s seat we finally have a chance of turning things around .

Ron Paul: These days it seems there is not much good news out there. People are still panicked over the coronavirus, governments are still trampling civil liberties in the name of fighting the virus, the economy – already teetering on the edge of collapse – has been kicked to the ground by what history may record as one of the worst man-made disasters of all time: shutting down the country to fight a cold virus.
That’s why we’ll take good news wherever we can get it, and President Trump’s hiring of Dr. Scott Atlas to his coronavirus task force may just be that good news we need.
As the media has reported, President Trump has sidelined headline-hogging Anthony Fauci in favor of Atlas, the former Stanford University Medical Center chief of neuroradiology.
Recall, Fauci was the “expert” who told us a few months ago that we would never be able to shake hands again.
Fauci’s advice, forecasts, and assessments proved to be wildly wrong, contradictory, and just plain bizarre:
Don’t wear a mask! You must wear a mask. Masks are important as symbols. Put on goggles. Stay home! Churches must be severely restricted but Black Lives Matter marches and encounters with strangers met over the Internet are perfectly fine.
When Anthony Fauci demanded a lockdown of the economy for an indefinite period he actually seemed oblivious to the havoc it would wreak on the economy and on people’s lives.
People like Fauci and others who demanded lockdowns and stay-at-home orders were still collecting their paychecks, so what did they care about anyone else?
Dr. Scott Atlas is not only a former top physician and hospital administrator: as a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution he also understands the policy implications of locking a country down.
On April 22, Dr. Atlas wrote an op-ed in The Hill titled, “The data is in — stop the panic and end the total isolation.”
In the article he made five main points that are as true today as when he wrote them: an overwhelming majority of people are at no risk of dying from Covid; protecting older people prevents hospital overcrowding; locking down a population actually prevents the herd immunity necessary to defeat the virus; people are dying because they are not being treated for non-Covid illnesses; we know what part of the population is at risk and we can protect them.
Imagine how many thousands of lives could have been saved had the Administration listened to Dr. Atlas back in April. CDC Director Robert Redfield admitted last month that lockdowns were killing more Americans than Covid.
“First do no harm” was thrown out the window and nearly six months of wrong-headed policy has done perhaps irreparable harm to the country.
South Dakota and Sweden did virtually nothing to lock down or restrict their populations and they actually fared better than lockdown states in the US.
They had lower death rates, their hospitals were never over-run with Covid patients, and they have an economy to go back to.
We very much hope that Dr. Atlas will not “moderate” his message to please the blob in Washington.
Trump’s Covid policies to this point have caused more harm than good. With Fauci out of the driver’s seat we finally have a chance of turning things around.
Copyright © 2020 by RonPaul Institute.


humansarefree--2020-08-19--America’s Secret: Pornography Has Grown Into a $10 Billion Business

Pornography has grown into a $ 10 billion business — bigger than the NFL , the NBA and Major League Baseball combined — and some of the nation ’ s best-known corporations are quietly sharing the profits .
Companies like General Motors , AOL Time Warner and Marriott earn revenue by piping adult movies into Americans ’ homes and hotel rooms , but you won ’ t see anything about it in their company reports .
And you won ’ t hear them talking about the production companies that actually make the films — or the performers the producers hire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 18 , for sex that is often unprotected .
“ We have an industry that is making billions of dollars a year , is spreading to cable television and to the Internet , and yet their employees are considered to be throwaway people , ” said former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop .
Only a handful of “ high end ” production companies require condoms , leaving the majority of performers vulnerable to AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases .
While some companies require performers to take HIV tests , there is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Koop — noting that performers ’ sexual activity off the set , with spouses or lovers , can spread disease beyond the industry — says America ’ s big corporations are complicit in a public health hazard : They want the profits from pornography but “ they don ’ t want to get involved.
” Nor do the fans , according to Koop .
“ Even the people who enjoy looking at pornography really despise the people they ’ re watching , and they have no sense of protection for them , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America : How Young Girls Are Being Groomed By Sexual Predators Bringing It Into Homes and Hotels According to Adult Video News , an estimated 11,000 hard-core porn movies are produced in the United States annually , many of them in California ’ s San Fernando Valley , where modern porn was born .
The production companies market them over the Internet and to distributors who feed them to video stores — the industry claims that more than 30 percent of all video rentals on the East and West coasts are sex films @ @ @ @ @ @ @ companies .
General Motors , through its subsidiary DirecTV , delivers hard- and soft-core porn to homes via satellite .
Jenna Jameson ( Victim Of Child Sex Trafficking ) Says Jeffrey Epstein Is An ‘ Amateur ’ & Children Are ‘ Hunted ’ At ‘ Parties ’ Communications giant Comcast supplies various kinds of porn to homes via pay-per-view .
And AOL Time Warner owns a cable company that offers erotic programming from Playboy and other outlets , including hard-core .
It is hard to estimate how much money these corporations derive from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their portfolios or anywhere else .
Their financial statements do not mention profits from adult movies .
However , one industry analyst estimated that the combination of cable and satellite outlets makes about $ 1 billion a year from the adult-movie market .
Many of the major hotel chains , including Marriott , Hilton and Westin , also derive revenue from adult films without mentioning it in their company reports .
Adult titles are available as in-room movies in around 40 percent of all hotel rooms in the United States .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entertainment companies that provide the TVs and the content .
How Porn And The Sexualization Of Children Are Distorting Their Perceptions

Pornography has grown into a $10 billion business — bigger than the NFL, the NBA and Major League Baseball combined — and some of the nation’s best-known corporations are quietly sharing the profits.
Companies like General Motors, AOL Time Warner and Marriott earn revenue by piping adult movies into Americans’ homes and hotel rooms, but you won’t see anything about it in their company reports.
And you won’t hear them talking about the production companies that actually make the films — or the performers the producers hire, men and women as young as 18, for sex that is often unprotected.
“We have an industry that is making billions of dollars a year, is spreading to cable television and to the Internet, and yet their employees are considered to be throwaway people,” said former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop.
Only a handful of “high end” production companies require condoms, leaving the majority of performers vulnerable to AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
While some companies require performers to take HIV tests, there is no government regulation mandating tests across the industry.
Koop — noting that performers’ sexual activity off the set, with spouses or lovers, can spread disease beyond the industry — says America’s big corporations are complicit in a public health hazard: They want the profits from pornography but “they don’t want to get involved.”
Nor do the fans, according to Koop.
“Even the people who enjoy looking at pornography really despise the people they’re watching, and they have no sense of protection for them,” he said.
The Pornification Of America: How Young Girls Are Being Groomed By Sexual Predators
Bringing It Into Homes and Hotels
According to Adult Video News, an estimated 11,000 hard-core porn movies are produced in the United States annually, many of them in California’s San Fernando Valley, where modern porn was born.
The production companies market them over the Internet and to distributors who feed them to video stores — the industry claims that more than 30 percent of all video rentals on the East and West coasts are sex films — and to giant cable and satellite companies.
General Motors, through its subsidiary DirecTV, delivers hard- and soft-core porn to homes via satellite.
Jenna Jameson (Victim Of Child Sex Trafficking) Says Jeffrey Epstein Is An ‘Amateur’ & Children Are ‘Hunted’ At ‘Parties’
Communications giant Comcast supplies various kinds of porn to homes via pay-per-view. And AOL Time Warner owns a cable company that offers erotic programming from Playboy and other outlets, including hard-core.
It is hard to estimate how much money these corporations derive from porn because they do not publicize it in their portfolios or anywhere else.
Their financial statements do not mention profits from adult movies. However, one industry analyst estimated that the combination of cable and satellite outlets makes about $1 billion a year from the adult-movie market.
Many of the major hotel chains, including Marriott, Hilton and Westin, also derive revenue from adult films without mentioning it in their company reports.
Adult titles are available as in-room movies in around 40 percent of all hotel rooms in the United States. The hotels share the revenue with the in-room entertainment companies that provide the TVs and the content.
How Porn And The Sexualization Of Children Are Distorting Their Perceptions
Source: ABC News (excerpt)


humansarefree--2020-08-19--Soros-Backed ‘Bioethicist’ Says People Who Refuse Corona Vacc. Should Lose Their Jobs or Be Imprison

Soros-Backed ‘Bioethicist’ Says People Who Refuse Corona Vacc. Should Lose Their Jobs or Be Imprisoned

Dov Fox , a George Soros fellow who currently works as director of the Center for Health Law Policy and Bioethics at the SanDiego.edu , has come out to claim that people who refuse vaccination for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) could lose their jobs or even be sent to jail .
According to Fox , who is said to be a bioethics “ expert , ” it is completely legal and constitutional for state governments to fine , imprison , or deny employment to people who say no to the jabs , no matter the reason .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less intrusive ways , ” Fox is quoted as saying .
“ They can limit access to schools or services or jobs if people don ’ t get vaccinated .
They could force them to pay a fine or even lock them up in jail.
” Citing the case of Jacobson v. Massachusetts ( 1905 ) as precedent , in which robed lawyers on the bench declared that the state of Massachusetts was free to fine individuals who refused smallpox vaccinations , Fox contends that supposedly free Americans can be deprived of life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for refusing injections that could , and likely will , cause them harm .
“ Courts have found that when medical necessity requires it , the public health outweighs the individual rights and liberties at stake , ” Fox maintains .
You do not want to miss the following episode of The Health Ranger Report in which Mike Adams , the Health Ranger , talks to Dr. Len Saputo about how everyday people can defeat this type of evil , which is infiltrating every crevice of science and medicine : Fox : Religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exemptions there , either While Fox believes that such a draconian response to vaccine resisters is fully legal , he does not necessarily support it being implemented .
He merely wants America to believe that the government has the legal and constitutional authority to force “ medicine ” on people against their will so that it might be used at some point in the future .
Fox is , however , continuing to push this idea as a response to the current crisis , which certainly warrants continued scrutiny .
This is especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fox does not believe that Americans have any legitimate exemption options from mandatory Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) vaccination , including on the basis of religion .
When talking about the idea of religious exemptions in particular , Fox made clear his view that religious exemptions “ are not constitutionally required by the First Amendment ’ s Free Exercise clause , provided that the vaccine mandates don ’ t single out religion.
” “ They ’ re not motivated by a desire to interfere with [ religion ] , ” Fox added .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone is forced to get a Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , regardless of religious belief , then exemption-free vaccine mandates are a-okay , according to Fox .
In order to make any vaccine mandate legally binding , though , individual states would have to enact policies one by one , Fox maintains .
And any attempt at mandating them federally is a no-go right out of the gate .
Even if perpetrated under the guise of “ public health ” or “ public safety , ” any federal attempt to force vaccines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unconstitutional .
But at the state level , according to Fox , anything goes , apparently .
“ Vaccine skeptics are seeing their worst nightmare come to fruition , as the right crisis has arrived to usher in coercive mandates and destroy the freedom to choose , ” writes Shane Trejo for Big League Politics , noting that President Donald Trump ’ s “ Operation Warp Speed ” scheme is little more than a “ pharmaceutical power-grab.
” “ This is proof that the vaccine is more than a vaccine , ” wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t require anyone to take the flu vaccine.
” “ Lock me up ; I ’ m not taking it , ” wrote another .

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich warned Wednesday that America is not facing a normal election this November because the Democratic Party is “owned by the left” and by “people who are financed by George Soros.”
by Steve Watson
“All of these Democrats are now basically owned by the left. They are not going to pick any fights. They are owned by people who are financed by George Soros,” Gingrich said during an interview with Fox & Friends.
Gingrich added that the political division in America represents “a war between two worlds,” adding that “It’s not a normal presidential election.”
The former speaker noted that local leaders and district attorneys in Democrat-controlled cities including Minneapolis, Portland, Seattle and Chicago are financed by George Soros’ Open Society, and have “surrendered to criminals” and embraced “pro-criminal” policies that have led to chaos in those cities.
“In fact, they just put out a pamphlet for citizens on how to be mugged without endangering yourself because they don’t have a police force that can achieve anything anymore.” Gingrich said, referring to Minneapolis.
“We are back to the late 1960s in terms of the rising murder rates and rising crime rates,” Gingrich urged.
“The propaganda machine of the left, which used to be the news media, is going to do everything it can to hide from it, but I think the average American is beginning to realize this stuff is dangerous,” Gingrich said, adding “That’s why by three to one they don’t want to defund the police.”


humansarefree--2020-08-19--Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Sues Facebook and So-Called ‘Fact-Checkers’ for Government-Sponsored Censorsh

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Sues Facebook and So-Called ‘Fact-Checkers’ for Government-Sponsored Censorship

CHD Legal Team Led by Robert F. Kennedy , Jr. Sues Facebook , Mark Zuckerberg , and Three of Facebook ’ s So-Called “ Fact-Checkers ” for Government-Sponsored Censorship , False Disparagement and Wire-Fraud Children ’ s Health Defense ( CHD ) filed a lawsuit on Monday in San Francisco Federal Court charging Facebook , Mark Zuckerberg , and three fact-checking outfits with censoring truthful public health posts and for fraudulently misrepresenting and defaming CHD .
CHD is a non-profit watchdog group that roots out corruption in federal agencies , including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , and the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , and exposes wrongdoings in the Pharmaceutical and Telecom industries .
CHD has been a frequent critic of WiFi and 5G Network safety and of certain vaccine policies that CHD claims put Big Pharma profits ahead of public health .
CHD has fiercely criticized agency corruption at WHO , CDC and FCC .
According to CHD ’ s Complaint , Facebook has insidious conflicts with the Pharmaceutical industry and its captive health agencies and has economic stakes in telecom and 5G .
Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ targeting its purge against factual information about vaccines , 5G and public health agencies .
Facebook acknowledges that it coordinates its censorship campaign with the WHO and the CDC .
While earlier court decisions have upheld Facebook ’ s right to censor its pages , CHD argues that Facebook ’ s pervasive government collaborations make its censorship of CHD a First Amendment violation .
The government ’ s role in Facebook ’ s censorship goes deeper than its close coordination with CDC and WHO .
The Facebook censorship began at the suggestion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Representative Adam Schiff , who in March 2019 asked Facebook to suppress and purge internet content critical of government vaccine policies .
Facebook and Schiff use the term “ misinformation ” as a euphemism for any statement , whether truthful or not , that contradicts official government pronouncements .
The WHO issued a press release commending Facebook for coordinating its ongoing censorship campaign with public health officials .
That same day , Facebook published a “ warning label ” on CHD ’ s page , which implies that CHD ’ s content is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn to the CDC for “ reliable , up to date information.
” This is an important First Amendment case that tests the boundaries of government authority to openly censor unwanted critique of government Attorneys Robert F. Kennedy , Jr. , Roger Teich , and Mary Holland represent Children ’ s Health Defense in the litigation .
The lawsuit also challenges Facebook ’ s use of so-called “ independent fact-checkers ” – which , in truth , are neither independent nor fact-based – to create oppositional content on CHD ’ s page , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ content , about open matters of scientific controversy .
To further silence CHD ’ s dissent against important government policies and its critique of Pharmaceutical products , Facebook deactivated CHD ’ s donate button , and uses a variety of deceptive technology ( i.e .
shadow banning ) to minimize the reach and visibility of CHD ’ s content .
In short , Facebook and the government colluded to silence CHD and its followers .
Such tactics are fundamentally at odds with the First Amendment , which guarantees the American public the benefits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the marketplace of ideas .
It forbids the government from censoring private speech — particularly speech that criticizes government policies or officials .
As Justice Holmes famously said , “ the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market.
” The current COVID pandemic makes the need for open and fierce public debate on health issues more critical than ever .
Mark Zuckerberg publicly claims that social media platforms shouldn ’ t be “ the arbiters of truth.
” This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government to suppress and purge unwanted critiques of government officials and policies .
The court will decide whether Facebook ’ s new government-directed business model of false and misleading “ warning labels , ” deceptive “ fact-checks , ” and disabling a non-profit ’ s donate button , passes muster under the First and Fifth Amendments , the Lanham Act , and RICO .
Those statutes protect CHD against online wire-fraud , false disparagement , and knowingly false statements .
CHD asks the Court to declare Facebook ’ s actions unconstitutional and fraudulent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
During the press conference , lawyers will take questions from the media and concerned citizens .
Register here to receive a link to the press conference .

CHD Legal Team Led by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Sues Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and Three of Facebook’s So-Called “Fact-Checkers” for Government-Sponsored Censorship, False Disparagement and Wire-Fraud
by Children’s Health Defense
Children’s Health Defense (CHD) filed a lawsuit on Monday in San Francisco Federal Court charging Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and three fact-checking outfits with censoring truthful public health posts and for fraudulently misrepresenting and defaming CHD.
CHD is a non-profit watchdog group that roots out corruption in federal agencies, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and exposes wrongdoings in the Pharmaceutical and Telecom industries.
CHD has been a frequent critic of WiFi and 5G Network safety and of certain jjab policies that CHD claims put Big Pharma profits ahead of public health. CHD has fiercely criticized agency corruption at WHO, CDC and FCC.
According to CHD’s Complaint, Facebook has insidious conflicts with the Pharmaceutical industry and its captive health agencies and has economic stakes in telecom and 5G. Facebook currently censors CHD’s page, targeting its purge against factual information about jjabs, 5G and public health agencies.
Facebook acknowledges that it coordinates its censorship campaign with the WHO and the CDC.
While earlier court decisions have upheld Facebook’s right to censor its pages, CHD argues that Facebook’s pervasive government collaborations make its censorship of CHD a First Amendment violation.
The government’s role in Facebook’s censorship goes deeper than its close coordination with CDC and WHO.
The Facebook censorship began at the suggestion of powerful Democratic Congressman and Intelligence Committee Chairman Representative Adam Schiff, who in March 2019 asked Facebook to suppress and purge internet content critical of government jjab policies.
Facebook and Schiff use the term “misinformation” as a euphemism for any statement, whether truthful or not, that contradicts official government pronouncements.
The WHO issued a press release commending Facebook for coordinating its ongoing censorship campaign with public health officials.
That same day, Facebook published a “warning label” on CHD’s page, which implies that CHD’s content is inaccurate, and directs CHD followers to turn to the CDC for “reliable, up to date information.”
This is an important First Amendment case that tests the boundaries of government authority to openly censor unwanted critique of government
Attorneys Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Roger Teich, and Mary Holland represent Children’s Health Defense in the litigation.
The lawsuit also challenges Facebook’s use of so-called “independent fact-checkers” – which, in truth, are neither independent nor fact-based – to create oppositional content on CHD’s page, literally superimposed over CHD’s original content, about open matters of scientific controversy.
To further silence CHD’s dissent against important government policies and its critique of Pharmaceutical products, Facebook deactivated CHD’s donate button, and uses a variety of deceptive technology (i.e. shadow banning) to minimize the reach and visibility of CHD’s content.
In short, Facebook and the government colluded to silence CHD and its followers. Such tactics are fundamentally at odds with the First Amendment, which guarantees the American public the benefits to democracy from free flow of information in the marketplace of ideas.
It forbids the government from censoring private speech — particularly speech that criticizes government policies or officials. As Justice Holmes famously said, “the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market.”
The current COVID pandemic makes the need for open and fierce public debate on health issues more critical than ever.
Mark Zuckerberg publicly claims that social media platforms shouldn’t be “the arbiters of truth.” This case exposes Zuckerberg for working with the government to suppress and purge unwanted critiques of government officials and policies.
The court will decide whether Facebook’s new government-directed business model of false and misleading “warning labels,” deceptive “fact-checks,” and disabling a non-profit’s donate button, passes muster under the First and Fifth Amendments, the Lanham Act, and RICO. Those statutes protect CHD against online wire-fraud, false disparagement, and knowingly false statements.
CHD asks the Court to declare Facebook’s actions unconstitutional and fraudulent, and award injunctive relief and damages.
During the press conference, lawyers will take questions from the media and concerned citizens. Register here to receive a link to the press conference.


humansarefree--2020-08-19--NYC is Dead Forever… Here’s Why

NYC is Dead Forever… Here’s Why

I love NYC .
When I first moved to NYC , it was a dream come true .
Every corner was like a theater production happening right in front of me .
So much personality , so many stories .
Every subculture I loved was in NYC .
I could play chess all day and night .
I could go to comedy clubs .
I could start any type of business .
I could meet people .
I had family , friends , opportunities .
No matter what happened to me , NYC was a net I could fall back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But NYC always always bounces back.
” No .
Not this time .
“ But NYC is the center of the financial universe .
Opportunities will flourish here again.
” Not this time .
“ NYC has experienced worse.
” No it hasn ’ t .
A Facebook group formed a few weeks ago that was for people who were planning a move and wanted others to talk to and ask advice from .
Within two or three days it had about 10,000 members .
Every day I see more and more posts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NYC forever but I guess this time I have to say goodbye.
” Every single day I see those posts .
I ’ ve been screenshotting them for my scrapbook .
Three of the most important reasons to move to NYC : And , of course , friends .
But if everything I say below is even 1/10 of what I think , then there won ’ t be as many opportunities to make friends .
Midtown Manhattan , the center of business in NYC , is empty .
Even though people can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ buildings like the Time-Life skyscraper are still 90 % empty .
Businesses have realized that they don ’ t need their employees at the office .
In fact , they ’ ve realized they are even more productive with everyone at home .
The Time-Life Building can handle 8,000 workers .
Now it maybe has 500 workers back .
“ What do you mean ?
” a friend of mine said to me when I told him Midtown should be called Ghost Town .
“ I ’ m in my office right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ?
” “ Packing up , ” he said and laughed , “ I ’ m shutting it down.
” He works in the entertainment business .
Another friend of mine works at a major investment bank as a managing director .
Before the pandemic , he was at the office every day , sometimes working from 6 a.m.–10 p.m. Now he lives in Phoenix , Arizona .
“ As of June , ” he told me , “ I had never even been to Phoenix.
” And then he moved there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zoom .
I was talking to a book editor who has been out of the city since early March .
“ We ’ ve been all working fine .
I ’ m not sure why we would need to go back to the office.
” One friend of mine , Derek Halpern , was convinced he ’ d stay .
He put up a Facebook post the other day saying he might be changing his mind .
Derek wrote : • I watched a homeless person lose his mind and start attacking random @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stuff at , and swatting .
• I ’ ve seen several single parents with a child asking for money for food .
And then , when someone gave them food , tossed the food right back at them .
• I watched a man yell racist slurs at every single race of people while charging , then stopping before going too far .
I ’ ve been living in New York City for about 10 years .
It has definitely gotten worse and there ’ s no end in sight .
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ About a month ago a 19-year-old girl was shot and killed across the street .
I don ’ t think I have an answer but I do think it ’ s clear : it ’ s time to move out of NYC .
I ’ m not the only one who feels this way , either .
In my building alone , the rent has plummeted almost 30 % — more people are moving away than ever before .
It ’ s not goodbye yet .
But a lifelong New Yorker is thinking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out but I could ’ ve picked from dozens of others .
People say , “ NYC has been through worse , ” or “ NYC has always come back.
” No and no .
First , when has NYC been through worse ?
Even in the 1970s , and through the ’ 80s , when NYC was going bankrupt , even when it was the crime capital of the U.S. or close to it , it was still the capital of the business world ( meaning , it was the primary place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and find opportunity ) .
It was culturally on top of its game — home to artists , theater , media , advertising , publishing .
And it was probably the food capital of the U.S.. NYC has never been locked down for five months .
Not in any pandemic , war , financial crisis , never .
In the middle of the polio epidemic , when little kids ( including my mother ) were becoming paralyzed or dying ( my mother ended up with a bad leg ) , NYC didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to say what should have been done or should not have been done .
That part is over .
Now we have to deal with what IS .
In early March , many people ( not me ) , left NYC when they felt it would provide safety from the virus and they no longer needed to go to work and all the restaurants were closed .
People figured , “ I ’ ll get out for a month or two and then come back.
” They are all still gone .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and looting , a second wave of NYCers ( this time including me ) left .
I have kids .
Nothing was wrong with the protests but I was a little nervous when I saw videos of rioters after curfew trying to break into my building .
Many people left temporarily but there were also people leaving permanently .
Friends of mine moved to Nashville , Miami , Austin , Denver , Salt Lake City , Dallas , etc.. Now a third wave of people is leaving .
But they might be too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on both rentals and sales no matter what real estate people tell you .
And rentals are soaring in the second- and third-tier cities .
I ’ m temporarily , although maybe permanently , in South Florida now .
I also got my place sight unseen .
Robyn was looking at listings around Miami and then she saw an area we had never been to before .
We found three houses we liked .
She called the real estate agent .
Place No .
1 : Just rented that morning 50 % higher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
2 : Also rented ( by other New Yorkers .
The agent said they came from New York for three hours , saw the place , got it , and went back to pack ) .
Place No .
3 : Available .
“ We ’ ll take it !
” The first time we physically saw it was when we flew down and moved in .
“ This is temporary , right ?
” I confirmed with Robyn .
But… I don ’ t know .
I ’ m starting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I mean , when it ’ s behind the shades .
And when I am in air conditioning .
But let ’ s move on for a second : Summary : Businesses are remote and they aren ’ t returning to the office .
And it ’ s a death spiral — the longer offices remain empty , the longer they will remain empty .
In 2005 , a hedge fund manager was visiting my office and said , “ In Manhattan you practically trip over opportunities in the street.
” Now the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comedy club , Standup NY , on 78th and Broadway .
I ’ m very , very proud of the club and grateful to my fellow owners Dani Zoldan and Gabe Waldman and our manager Jon Boreamayo .
It ’ s a great club .
It ’ s been around since 1986 and before that it was a theater .
One time , Henry Winkler stopped by to come on my podcast .
He was the one who told me it had been a theater .
“ I grew up two doors down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a kid .
Then I went out to LA to be the Fonz and now I ’ m back here , full circle , to be on your podcast .
This place has history.
” Things like that happen in NYC .
In the past year , Jim Gaffigan , Jerry Seinfeld , Tracy Morgan , and many others have been on the stage .
It ’ s only one step to get onstage .
Jim Gaffigan fell flat on his face while he was walking up the step .
The next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night show , Jim said , “ I failed at the one thing you ’ re supposed to do — I couldn ’ t stand up !
” I love the club .
Before the pandemic I would perform there throughout the week in addition to many other clubs around the city and , in the past few months , clubs in Chicago , Denver , San Jose , LA , Cincinnati , all over the Netherlands , and other places .
We had a show in May .
An outdoor show .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ shut down by the police .
I guess we were superspreading humor during a very serious time .
The club is doing something fun : It ’ s doing shows outside in the park .
This is a great idea .
In a time like this , businesses need to give to the community , not complain and not take .
That said , we have no idea when we will open .
Nobody has any idea .
And the longer we remain closed , the less chance we will ever reopen profitably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spring .
The Lincoln Center is closed .
All the museums are closed .
Forget about the tens of thousands of jobs lost in these cultural centers .
Forget even about the millions of dollars of tourist-generated revenues lost by the closing of these centers .
There are thousands of performers , producers , artists , and the entire ecosystem of art , theater , production , curation , that surrounds these cultural centers .
People who have worked all of their lives for the right to be able to perform even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ careers have been put on hold .
I get it .
There was a pandemic .
But the question now is : What happens next ?
And , given the uncertainty ( since there is no known answer ) , and given the fact that people , cities , economies loathe uncertainty , we simply don ’ t know the answer and that ’ s a bad thing for New York City .
Right now , Broadway is closed “ at least until early 2021 ” and then there are supposed to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by which it will reopen .
But is that true ?
We simply don ’ t know .
And what does that mean ?
And will it have to be only 25 % capacity ?
Broadway shows can ’ t survive with that !
And will performers , writers , producers , investors , lenders , stagehands , landlords , etc .
wait a year ?
Same for the museums , the Lincoln Center , and the thousands of other cultural reasons millions come to New York City every year .
The hot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Finished .
My favorite restaurant is closed for good .
OK , let ’ s go to my second favorite .
Closed for good .
Third favorite , closed for good .
I thought the PPP was supposed to help .
No ?
What about emergency relief ?
No .
Stimulus checks ?
Unemployment ?
No and no .
OK , my fourth favorite , or what about that place I always ordered delivery from ?
No and no .
Around late May , I took walks and saw that many places @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought , because the protesting was leading to looting and the restaurants were protecting themselves .
They ’ ll be OK .
Looking closer , I ’ d see the signs .
For lease .
For rent .
For whatever .
Before the pandemic , the average restaurant had only 16 days of cash on hand .
Some had more ( McDonalds ) , and some had less ( the local mom-and-pop Greek diner ) .
Yelp estimates that 60 % of restaurants around the United States have closed .
My guess is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in New York City but who knows .
Someone said to me , “ Well , people will want to come in now and start their own restaurants !
There is less competition.
” I don ’ t think you understand how restaurants work .
Restaurants want other restaurants nearby .
That ’ s why there ’ s one street in Manhattan ( 46th St. between 8th and 9th ) called Restaurant Row .
It ’ s all restaurants .
That ’ s why there ’ s another street called Little India and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in clusters and then people say , “ Let ’ s go out to eat , ” and even if they don ’ t know where they want to eat they go to the area where all the restaurants are .
If the restaurants are no longer clustered , fewer people go out to eat ( they are on the fence about where so they elect to stay home ) .
Restaurants breed more restaurants .
And again , what happens to all the employees who work at these restaurants ?
They are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Where did they go ?
I know a lot of people who went to Maine , Vermont , Tennessee , upstate , Indiana , etc .
Back to live with their parents or live with friends or live cheaper .
They are gone , and gone for good .
And what person wakes up today and says , “ I can ’ t wait to set up a pizza place in the location where 100,000 other pizza places just closed down.
” ?
People are going to wait awhile and see .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is gone , or there ’ s a vaccine , or there ’ s a profitable business model .
If building owners and landlords lose their prime tenants ( the store fronts on the bottom floor , the offices on the middle floors , the well-to-do on the top floors , etc . )
then they go out of business .
And what happens when they go out of business ?
Nothing actually .
And that ’ s the bad news .
People who would have rented or bought say , “ Hmmm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to the 1970s , so even though prices might be 50 % lower than they were a year ago , I think I will wait a bit more .
Better safe than sorry !
” And then with everyone waiting… prices go down further .
So people see prices go down and they say , “ Good thing I waited .
But what happens if I wait even more ?
!
” And they wait and then prices go down more .
This is called a deflationary spiral .
People wait .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Because the landlords or owners go broke .
Less money gets spent on the city .
Nobody moves in so there is no motion in the markets .
And people already owning in the area and can afford to hang on have to wait longer for a return of restaurants , services , etc .
that they were used to .
Well , will prices go down low enough everyone buys ?
Answer : Maybe .
Maybe not .
Some people can afford to hang on but not afford to sell .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ go bankrupt and there will be litigation , which creates other problems for real estate in the area .
And the big borrowers and lenders may need a bailout of some sort or face mass bankruptcy .
Who knows what will happen ?
There are almost 600,000 college students spread out through NYC .
From Columbia to NYU to Baruch , Fordham , St. John ’ s , etc .
Will they require remote learning ?
Will kids be on campus ?
It turns out : a little bit of both .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , some are half and half , some are optional .
But we know this : There is uncertainty and there is hybrid .
I don ’ t know of any college fully coming back right away .
That ’ s OK , you might say , so in a semester or two it might be fine .
Not so fast .
Let ’ s say just 100,000 of those 600,000 don ’ t return to school and decide not to rent an apartment in New York City .
That ’ s a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That ’ s a lot of landlords who will not be able to pay their own bills .
Many bought those student apartments as a way to make a living .
So now it ripples back to the landlords , to the support staff , to the banks , to the professors , etc..
In other words , we don ’ t know .
But it ’ s going to be a lot worse before it ’ s better .
F ) OK , OK , BUT NYC ALWAYS COMES BACK Yes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Ground Zero on 9/11 .
Downtown , where I lived , was destroyed , but it came roaring back within two years .
Such sadness and hardship and then quickly that area became the most attractive area in New York .
And in 2008/2009 , there was much suffering during the Great Recession , again much hardship , but things came roaring back .
But… this time is different .
You ’ re never supposed to say that but this time it ’ s true .
If you believe this time is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I hope you ’ re right .
I don ’ t benefit from saying any of this .
I love NYC .
I was born there .
I ’ ve lived there forever .
I STILL live there .
I love everything about NYC .
I want 2019 back .
But this time is different .
In 2008 , average bandwidth speeds were 3 megabits per second .
That ’ s not enough for a Zoom meeting with reliable video quality .
Now , it ’ s over 20 megabits per second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for high-quality video .
There ’ s a before and after .
BEFORE : No remote work .
AFTER : Everyone can work remotely .
The difference : bandwidth got faster .
And that ’ s basically it .
People have left New York City and have moved completely into virtual worlds .
The Time-Life Building doesn ’ t need to fill up again .
Wall Street can now stretch across every street instead of just being one building in Manhattan .
We are officially AB : After Bandwidth .
And for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) until now , we were BB : Before Bandwidth .
That ’ s what is different .
Everyone has spent the past five months adapting to a new lifestyle .
Nobody wants to fly across the country for a two-hour meeting when you can do it just as well on Zoom .
I can go see “ live comedy ” on Zoom .
I can take classes from the best teachers in the world for almost free online as opposed to paying $ 70,000 a year for a limited number of teachers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Everyone has choices now .
You can live in the music capital of Nashville , you can live in the “ next Silicon Valley ” of Austin .
You can live in your hometown in the middle of wherever .
And you can be just as productive , make the same salary , have higher quality of life with a cheaper cost to live .
G ) And what would make you come back ?
There won ’ t be business opportunities for years .
Businesses move on .
People move on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to function more remotely and bandwidth is only getting faster .
Wait for events and conferences and even meetings and maybe even office spaces to start happening in virtual realities once everyone is spread out from midtown Manhattan to all over the country .
The quality of restaurants will start to go up in all the second- and then third-tier cities as talent and skill flow to the places that can quickly make use of them .
And then people will ask , “ Wait a second , I was paying over 16 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these other states and cities have little to no taxes ?
And I don ’ t have to deal with all the other headaches of NYC ?
” Because there are headaches in NYC .
Lots of them .
It ’ s just we sweep them under the table because so much else has been good there .
NYC has a $ 9 billion deficit .
$ 1 billion more than the mayor thought it was going to have .
How does a city pay back its debts ?
The main way is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state deficit just went bonkers .
Then is taxes .
But if 900,000 estimated jobs are lost in NYC and tens of thousands of businesses , then that means less taxes unless taxes are raised .
Next is tolls from the tunnels and bridges .
But fewer people are commuting to work .
Well , how about the city-owned colleges ?
Fewer people are returning to college .
Well how about property taxes ?
More people defaulting on their properties .
What reason will people have to go back to NYC ?
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have friends all over NY .
People I ’ ve known for decades .
I could go out of my apartment and cross the street and there was my comedy club and I could go up onstage and perform .
I could go a few minutes by Uber and meet with anyone or go play PingPong or go to a movie or go on a podcast and people traveling through could come on my podcast .
I could go out at night to my favorite restaurants and then see my favorite performers perform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and play chess , see friends .
I could take advantage of all this wonderful city has to offer .

I love NYC. When I first moved to NYC, it was a dream come true. Every corner was like a theater production happening right in front of me. So much personality, so many stories.
by James Altucher
Every subculture I loved was in NYC. I could play chess all day and night. I could go to comedy clubs. I could start any type of business. I could meet people. I had family, friends, opportunities.
No matter what happened to me, NYC was a net I could fall back on and bounce back up.
Now it’s completely dead.
“But NYC always always bounces back.” No. Not this time.
“But NYC is the center of the financial universe. Opportunities will flourish here again.” Not this time.
“NYC has experienced worse.” No it hasn’t.
A Facebook group formed a few weeks ago that was for people who were planning a move and wanted others to talk to and ask advice from. Within two or three days it had about 10,000 members.
Every day I see more and more posts, “I’ve been in NYC forever but I guess this time I have to say goodbye.” Every single day I see those posts. I’ve been screenshotting them for my scrapbook.
Three of the most important reasons to move to NYC:
Business opportunities
Culture
Food
And, of course, friends. But if everything I say below is even 1/10 of what I think, then there won’t be as many opportunities to make friends.
A) BUSINESS
Midtown Manhattan, the center of business in NYC, is empty. Even though people can go back to work, famous office buildings like the Time-Life skyscraper are still 90% empty.
Businesses have realized that they don’t need their employees at the office.
In fact, they’ve realized they are even more productive with everyone at home. The Time-Life Building can handle 8,000 workers. Now it maybe has 500 workers back.
“What do you mean?” a friend of mine said to me when I told him Midtown should be called Ghost Town. “I’m in my office right now!”
“What are you doing there?”
“Packing up,” he said and laughed, “I’m shutting it down.” He works in the entertainment business.
Another friend of mine works at a major investment bank as a managing director. Before the pandemic, he was at the office every day, sometimes working from 6 a.m.–10 p.m.
Now he lives in Phoenix, Arizona. “As of June,” he told me, “I had never even been to Phoenix.” And then he moved there. He does all his meetings on Zoom.
I was talking to a book editor who has been out of the city since early March. “We’ve been all working fine. I’m not sure why we would need to go back to the office.”
One friend of mine, Derek Halpern, was convinced he’d stay. He put up a Facebook post the other day saying he might be changing his mind. Derek wrote:
“In the last week:
I watched a homeless person lose his mind and start attacking random pedestrians. Including spitting on, throwing stuff at, and swatting.
I’ve seen several single parents with a child asking for money for food. And then, when someone gave them food, tossed the food right back at them.
I watched a man yell racist slurs at every single race of people while charging, then stopping before going too far.
And worse.
I’ve been living in New York City for about 10 years. It has definitely gotten worse and there’s no end in sight.
My favorite park is Madison Square Park. About a month ago a 19-year-old girl was shot and killed across the street.
I don’t think I have an answer but I do think it’s clear: it’s time to move out of NYC.
I’m not the only one who feels this way, either. In my building alone, the rent has plummeted almost 30% — more people are moving away than ever before.
So…
It’s not goodbye yet. But a lifelong New Yorker is thinking about it.”
I picked his post out but I could’ve picked from dozens of others.
People say, “NYC has been through worse,” or “NYC has always come back.”
No and no.
First, when has NYC been through worse?
Even in the 1970s, and through the ’80s, when NYC was going bankrupt, even when it was the crime capital of the U.S. or close to it, it was still the capital of the business world (meaning, it was the primary place young people would go to build wealth and find opportunity).
It was culturally on top of its game — home to artists, theater, media, advertising, publishing. And it was probably the food capital of the U.S..
NYC has never been locked down for five months. Not in any pandemic, war, financial crisis, never.
In the middle of the polio epidemic, when little kids (including my mother) were becoming paralyzed or dying (my mother ended up with a bad leg), NYC didn’t go through this.
This is not to say what should have been done or should not have been done. That part is over. Now we have to deal with what IS.
In early March, many people (not me), left NYC when they felt it would provide safety from the virus and they no longer needed to go to work and all the restaurants were closed.
People figured, “I’ll get out for a month or two and then come back.”
They are all still gone.
And then in June, during rioting and looting, a second wave of NYCers (this time including me) left. I have kids.
Nothing was wrong with the protests but I was a little nervous when I saw videos of rioters after curfew trying to break into my building.
Many people left temporarily but there were also people leaving permanently. Friends of mine moved to Nashville, Miami, Austin, Denver, Salt Lake City, Dallas, etc..
Now a third wave of people is leaving. But they might be too late. Prices are down 30–50% on both rentals and sales no matter what real estate people tell you. And rentals are soaring in the second- and third-tier cities.
I’m temporarily, although maybe permanently, in South Florida now. I also got my place sight unseen.
Robyn was looking at listings around Miami and then she saw an area we had never been to before. We found three houses we liked.
She called the real estate agent. Place No. 1: Just rented that morning 50% higher than the asking price. Place No. 2: Also rented (by other New Yorkers. The agent said they came from New York for three hours, saw the place, got it, and went back to pack). Place No. 3: Available.
“We’ll take it!” The first time we physically saw it was when we flew down and moved in.
“This is temporary, right?” I confirmed with Robyn. But… I don’t know. I’m starting to like the sun a little bit. I mean, when it’s behind the shades. And when I am in air conditioning.
But let’s move on for a second:
Summary: Businesses are remote and they aren’t returning to the office. And it’s a death spiral — the longer offices remain empty, the longer they will remain empty.
In 2005, a hedge fund manager was visiting my office and said, “In Manhattan you practically trip over opportunities in the street.”
Now the streets are empty.
B) CULTURE
I co-own a comedy club, Standup NY, on 78th and Broadway. I’m very, very proud of the club and grateful to my fellow owners Dani Zoldan and Gabe Waldman and our manager Jon Boreamayo.
It’s a great club. It’s been around since 1986 and before that it was a theater.
One time, Henry Winkler stopped by to come on my podcast. He was the one who told me it had been a theater.
He said,
“I grew up two doors down from here and used to perform here as a kid. Then I went out to LA to be the Fonz and now I’m back here, full circle, to be on your podcast. This place has history.”
Things like that happen in NYC.
(When Henry Winkler stopped by Standup NY and I got to meet the Fonz!)
In the past year, Jim Gaffigan, Jerry Seinfeld, Tracy Morgan, and many others have been on the stage.
It’s only one step to get onstage. Jim Gaffigan fell flat on his face while he was walking up the step. The next day, on Seth Meyers’ late night show, Jim said, “I failed at the one thing you’re supposed to do — I couldn’t stand up!”
I love the club. Before the pandemic I would perform there throughout the week in addition to many other clubs around the city and, in the past few months, clubs in Chicago, Denver, San Jose, LA, Cincinnati, all over the Netherlands, and other places.
I miss it.
We had a show in May. An outdoor show. Everyone socially distanced. But we were shut down by the police. I guess we were superspreading humor during a very serious time.
The club is doing something fun: It’s doing shows outside in the park. This is a great idea.
In a time like this, businesses need to give to the community, not complain and not take.
That said, we have no idea when we will open. Nobody has any idea. And the longer we remain closed, the less chance we will ever reopen profitably.
Broadway is closed until at least the spring. The Lincoln Center is closed. All the museums are closed.
Forget about the tens of thousands of jobs lost in these cultural centers. Forget even about the millions of dollars of tourist-generated revenues lost by the closing of these centers.
There are thousands of performers, producers, artists, and the entire ecosystem of art, theater, production, curation, that surrounds these cultural centers.
People who have worked all of their lives for the right to be able to perform even once on Broadway, whose lives and careers have been put on hold.
I get it. There was a pandemic.
But the question now is: What happens next? And, given the uncertainty (since there is no known answer), and given the fact that people, cities, economies loathe uncertainty, we simply don’t know the answer and that’s a bad thing for New York City.
Right now, Broadway is closed “at least until early 2021” and then there are supposed to be a series of “rolling dates” by which it will reopen.
But is that true? We simply don’t know. And what does that mean? And will it have to be only 25% capacity?
Broadway shows can’t survive with that! And will performers, writers, producers, investors, lenders, stagehands, landlords, etc. wait a year?
Same for the museums, the Lincoln Center, and the thousands of other cultural reasons millions come to New York City every year.
The hot dog stands outside of the Lincoln Center? Finished.
C) FOOD
My favorite restaurant is closed for good. OK, let’s go to my second favorite. Closed for good. Third favorite, closed for good.
I thought the PPP was supposed to help. No? What about emergency relief? No. Stimulus checks? Unemployment? No and no. OK, my fourth favorite, or what about that place I always ordered delivery from? No and no.
Around late May, I took walks and saw that many places were boarded up.
OK, I thought, because the protesting was leading to looting and the restaurants were protecting themselves. They’ll be OK.
Looking closer, I’d see the signs. For lease. For rent. For whatever.
Before the pandemic, the average restaurant had only 16 days of cash on hand. Some had more (McDonalds), and some had less (the local mom-and-pop Greek diner).
Yelp estimates that 60% of restaurants around the United States have closed.
My guess is more than 60% will be closed in New York City but who knows.
Someone said to me, “Well, people will want to come in now and start their own restaurants! There is less competition.”
I don’t think you understand how restaurants work.
Restaurants want other restaurants nearby. That’s why there’s one street in Manhattan (46th St. between 8th and 9th) called Restaurant Row.
It’s all restaurants. That’s why there’s another street called Little India and another one called Koreatown.
Restaurants happen in clusters and then people say, “Let’s go out to eat,” and even if they don’t know where they want to eat they go to the area where all the restaurants are.
If the restaurants are no longer clustered, fewer people go out to eat (they are on the fence about where so they elect to stay home). Restaurants breed more restaurants.
And again, what happens to all the employees who work at these restaurants? They are gone. They left New York City. Where did they go?
I know a lot of people who went to Maine, Vermont, Tennessee, upstate, Indiana, etc. Back to live with their parents or live with friends or live cheaper. They are gone, and gone for good.
And what person wakes up today and says, “I can’t wait to set up a pizza place in the location where 100,000 other pizza places just closed down.”?
People are going to wait awhile and see. They want to make sure the virus is gone, or there’s a jjab, or there’s a profitable business model.
Or… even worse.
D) COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
If building owners and landlords lose their prime tenants (the store fronts on the bottom floor, the offices on the middle floors, the well-to-do on the top floors, etc.) then they go out of business.
And what happens when they go out of business?
Nothing actually. And that’s the bad news.
People who would have rented or bought say,
“Hmmm, everyone is saying NYC is heading back to the 1970s, so even though prices might be 50% lower than they were a year ago, I think I will wait a bit more. Better safe than sorry!”
And then with everyone waiting… prices go down further. So people see prices go down and they say, “Good thing I waited. But what happens if I wait even more?!” And they wait and then prices go down more.
This is called a deflationary spiral. People wait. Prices go down. Nobody really wins. Because the landlords or owners go broke. Less money gets spent on the city.
Nobody moves in so there is no motion in the markets. And people already owning in the area and can afford to hang on have to wait longer for a return of restaurants, services, etc. that they were used to.
Well, will prices go down low enough everyone buys?
Answer: Maybe. Maybe not. Some people can afford to hang on but not afford to sell. So they wait.
Other people will go bankrupt and there will be litigation, which creates other problems for real estate in the area.
And the big borrowers and lenders may need a bailout of some sort or face mass bankruptcy. Who knows what will happen?
E) COLLEGES
There are almost 600,000 college students spread out through NYC. From Columbia to NYU to Baruch, Fordham, St. John’s, etc.
Will they require remote learning? Will kids be on campus? It turns out: a little bit of both. Some colleges are waiting a semester to decide, some are half and half, some are optional.
But we know this: There is uncertainty and there is hybrid. I don’t know of any college fully coming back right away.
That’s OK, you might say, so in a semester or two it might be fine.
Not so fast. Let’s say just 100,000 of those 600,000 don’t return to school and decide not to rent an apartment in New York City. That’s a lot of apartments that will go empty.
That’s a lot of landlords who will not be able to pay their own bills. Many bought those student apartments as a way to make a living.
So now it ripples back to the landlords, to the support staff, to the banks, to the professors, etc..
In other words, we don’t know. But it’s going to be a lot worse before it’s better.
F) OK, OK, BUT NYC ALWAYS COMES BACK
Yes it does. I lived three blocks from Ground Zero on 9/11. Downtown, where I lived, was destroyed, but it came roaring back within two years.
Such sadness and hardship and then quickly that area became the most attractive area in New York.
And in 2008/2009, there was much suffering during the Great Recession, again much hardship, but things came roaring back.
But… this time is different. You’re never supposed to say that but this time it’s true. If you believe this time is no different, that NYC is resilient, I hope you’re right.
I don’t benefit from saying any of this. I love NYC. I was born there. I’ve lived there forever. I STILL live there. I love everything about NYC. I want 2019 back.
But this time is different.
One reason: Bandwidth.
In 2008, average bandwidth speeds were 3 megabits per second. That’s not enough for a Zoom meeting with reliable video quality.
Now, it’s over 20 megabits per second. That’s more than enough for high-quality video.
There’s a before and after. BEFORE: No remote work. AFTER: Everyone can work remotely.
The difference: bandwidth got faster. And that’s basically it. People have left New York City and have moved completely into virtual worlds.
The Time-Life Building doesn’t need to fill up again. Wall Street can now stretch across every street instead of just being one building in Manhattan.
We are officially AB: After Bandwidth. And for the entire history of NYC (the world) until now, we were BB: Before Bandwidth.
Remote learning, remote meetings, remote offices, remote performance, remote everything.
That’s what is different.
Everyone has spent the past five months adapting to a new lifestyle. Nobody wants to fly across the country for a two-hour meeting when you can do it just as well on Zoom. I can go see “live comedy” on Zoom.
I can take classes from the best teachers in the world for almost free online as opposed to paying $70,000 a year for a limited number of teachers who may or may not be good.
Everyone has choices now. You can live in the music capital of Nashville, you can live in the “next Silicon Valley” of Austin.
You can live in your hometown in the middle of wherever. And you can be just as productive, make the same salary, have higher quality of life with a cheaper cost to live.
G) And what would make you come back?
There won’t be business opportunities for years. Businesses move on. People move on. It will be cheaper for businesses to function more remotely and bandwidth is only getting faster.
Wait for events and conferences and even meetings and maybe even office spaces to start happening in virtual realities once everyone is spread out from midtown Manhattan to all over the country.
The quality of restaurants will start to go up in all the second- and then third-tier cities as talent and skill flow to the places that can quickly make use of them.
Ditto for cultural events.
And then people will ask,
“Wait a second, I was paying over 16% in state and city taxes and these other states and cities have little to no taxes? And I don’t have to deal with all the other headaches of NYC?”
Because there are headaches in NYC. Lots of them. It’s just we sweep them under the table because so much else has been good there.
NYC has a $9 billion deficit. $1 billion more than the mayor thought it was going to have.
How does a city pay back its debts? The main way is aid from the state. But the state deficit just went bonkers. Then is taxes.
But if 900,000 estimated jobs are lost in NYC and tens of thousands of businesses, then that means less taxes unless taxes are raised.
Next is tolls from the tunnels and bridges. But fewer people are commuting to work. Well, how about the city-owned colleges? Fewer people are returning to college. Well how about property taxes? More people defaulting on their properties.
What reason will people have to go back to NYC?
I love my life in NYC. I have friends all over NY. People I’ve known for decades. I could go out of my apartment and cross the street and there was my comedy club and I could go up onstage and perform.
I could go a few minutes by Uber and meet with anyone or go play PingPong or go to a movie or go on a podcast and people traveling through could come on my podcast.
I could go out at night to my favorite restaurants and then see my favorite performers perform.
I could go to the park and play chess, see friends. I could take advantage of all this wonderful city has to offer.
No more.


humansarefree--2020-08-19--Here’s What A Cashless Society Really Means

A cashless society means no cash .
Zero .
It doesn ’ t mean mostly cashless and you can still use a ‘ wee bit of cash here & there ’ .
Cashless means fully digital , fully traceable , fully controlled .
I think those who support a cashless society aren ’ t fully aware of what they are asking for .
* If you are struggling with your mortgage on a particular month , you can ’ t do an odd job to get you through .
* Your child can ’ t go & help the local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cash .
* No more cash slipped into the hands of a child as a good luck charm or from their grandparent when going on holidays .
* No more money in birthday cards .
* No more piggy banks for your child to collect pocket money & to learn about the value of earning .
* No more cash for a rainy day fund or for that something special you have been putting £20 a week away for .
* No more nixers on the side because your wages barely cover the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
* No more selling bits & pieces from your home that you no longer want/need for a bit of cash in return .
* No more cash gifts from relatives or loved ones .
* Banks have full control of every single penny you own .
* Every transaction you make is recorded .
* All your movements & actions are traceable .
* Access to your money can be blocked at the click of a button when/if banks need ‘ clarification ’ from you which will take about 3 weeks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passwords .
* You will have no choice but to declare & be taxed on every pound in your possession .
* The government WILL decide what you can & can not purchase .
* If your transactions are deemed in any way questionable , by those who create the questions , your money will be frozen , ‘ for your own good ’ .

A cashless society means no cash. Zero. It doesn’t mean mostly cashless and you can still use a ‘wee bit of cash here & there’.
Cashless means fully digital, fully traceable, fully controlled. I think those who support a cashless society aren’t fully aware of what they are asking for.
A cashless society means:
* If you are struggling with your mortgage on a particular month, you can’t do an odd job to get you through.
* Your child can’t go & help the local farmer to earn a bit of summer cash.
* No more cash slipped into the hands of a child as a good luck charm or from their grandparent when going on holidays.
* No more money in birthday cards.
* No more piggy banks for your child to collect pocket money & to learn about the value of earning.
* No more cash for a rainy day fund or for that something special you have been putting £20 a week away for.
* No more nixers on the side because your wages barely cover the bills or put food on the table.
* No more charity collections.
* No more selling bits & pieces from your home that you no longer want/need for a bit of cash in return.
* No more cash gifts from relatives or loved ones.
What a cashless society does guarantee:
* Banks have full control of every single penny you own.
* Every transaction you make is recorded.
* All your movements & actions are traceable.
* Access to your money can be blocked at the click of a button when/if banks need ‘clarification’ from you which will take about 3 weeks, a thousand questions answered & five thousand passwords.
* You will have no choice but to declare & be taxed on every pound in your possession.
* The government WILL decide what you can & cannot purchase.
* If your transactions are deemed in any way questionable, by those who create the questions, your money will be frozen, ‘for your own good’.
Reference: Amy Bailey (Facebook link)


humansarefree--2020-08-19--Former Teacher: Here’s How Your Children Are Getting Indoctrinated by Leftist Ideology

Your children are being indoctrinated .
The education system designed to teach them how to think critically has been weaponized by the radical left to push an anti-American agenda .
As someone who has worked in education for four years , I have seen firsthand how your children are being ensnared by the left and their teachers .
I worked with kids from ages 3 to 13 and saw the brainwashing that exists at all levels of education .
The left uses a combination of propaganda and suppression to push kids into the ensnaring grip of socialism and anti-patriotism .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ assign work instilling the idea that the pillars of Western civilization were evil , and their memories deserve to be thrown in the trash .
Here ’ s an example : I was helping one of my elementary school students with a homework assignment about listing famous Britons throughout history .
She already had some of the more obvious ones : Shakespeare , Princess Diana , Queen Elizabeth .
“ Oh no , not him , ” she replied .
“ He was a racist and didn ’ t think women should have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good guy.
” I was floored .
It clearly wasn ’ t something she came up with on her own .
She was just regurgitating propaganda her teacher had taught her .
All sense of nuance and critical thinking about the man who saved Europe from the Nazis was gone .
Churchill committed “ wrongthink , ” so in the bin he goes .
Another way the left propagandizes is through the normalization of its views and positions as nonpolitical .
The Black Lives Matter organization is a prime example of this .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Matter pins and apparel to school in blatant violation of school rules forbidding political statements on clothing .
When I asked for a justification of the behavior , I was told it wasn ’ t political to support the group , it was a matter of human rights .
The children would see these pins and clothes and connect radical leftist groups with basic human dignity .
“ How dare you question Black Lives Matter ?
I was taught this is a matter of human rights !
” But it isn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America and the West are evil .
Suppression of “ wrongthink ” is equally as important to the brainwashing process .
The lessons I was allowed to teach also were censored .
I was preparing a lesson on Thanksgiving involving Pilgrims and American Indians , with an activity centered on making paper teepees for arts and crafts .
Cue the progressive panic .
Other teachers at the school were incensed that a non-Indian was “ appropriating ” Native American culture for an activity .
Of course , these teachers weren ’ t Indians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signal .
The whole thing culminated in a hilarious incident where my colleagues tracked down the one teacher on staff who was one-sixty-fourths Native American and asked her if it was cultural appropriation .
In her esteemed authority , it most certainly was .
The school administrators pulled me aside and promptly nixed the project .
The suppression extends to American religious values as well .
I would try to engage my students with folk stories from around the globe to teach them world history and other cultures .
Story time went on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tell stories from the Bible .
Other teachers began to complain I was preaching Christian values to the children and attempting to convert them .
Keep in mind , this wasn ’ t a problem when I was sharing stories from other ancient cultures throughout history .
Stories about ancient India and China were fine and encouraged as “ sharing unheard voices.
” After sharing the story of the Tower of Babel , I was told to switch back to non-Christian stories or face consequences .
The young adults who today gleefully tear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incubated in our very own schools , groomed to burst from the education system and burn America down .
The left argues the great men and women who built this nation are problematic and must be destroyed .
Conservatives must demand an end to the indoctrination of our youth or face a new American public taught since childhood that the country shouldn ’ t exist .
Douglas Blair is an administrative assistant at The Heritage Foundation and a graduate of Heritage ’ s Young Leaders Program .

Your children are being indoctrinated. The education system designed to teach them how to think critically has been weaponized by the radical left to push an anti-American agenda.
by Douglas Blair
As someone who has worked in education for four years, I have seen firsthand how your children are being ensnared by the left and their teachers.
I worked with kids from ages 3 to 13 and saw the brainwashing that exists at all levels of education. The left uses a combination of propaganda and suppression to push kids into the ensnaring grip of socialism and anti-patriotism.
First is the propaganda. Teachers will assign work instilling the idea that the pillars of Western civilization were evil, and their memories deserve to be thrown in the trash.
Here’s an example: I was helping one of my elementary school students with a homework assignment about listing famous Britons throughout history.
She already had some of the more obvious ones: Shakespeare, Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth.
“Well, how about Winston Churchill?” I recommended.
“Oh no, not him,” she replied. “He was a racist and didn’t think women should have rights. He wasn’t a good guy.”
I was floored. It clearly wasn’t something she came up with on her own. She was just regurgitating propaganda her teacher had taught her.
All sense of nuance and critical thinking about the man who saved Europe from the Nazis was gone. Churchill committed “wrongthink,” so in the bin he goes.
Another way the left propagandizes is through the normalization of its views and positions as nonpolitical.
The Black Lives Matter organization is a prime example of this. Many of my colleagues wore Black Lives Matter pins and apparel to school in blatant violation of school rules forbidding political statements on clothing.
When I asked for a justification of the behavior, I was told it wasn’t political to support the group, it was a matter of human rights.
The children would see these pins and clothes and connect radical leftist groups with basic human dignity.
“How dare you question Black Lives Matter? I was taught this is a matter of human rights!”
But it isn’t just a matter of actively teaching that America and the West are evil. Suppression of “wrongthink” is equally as important to the brainwashing process. The lessons I was allowed to teach also were censored.
I was preparing a lesson on Thanksgiving involving Pilgrims and American Indians, with an activity centered on making paper teepees for arts and crafts. Cue the progressive panic.
Other teachers at the school were incensed that a non-Indian was “appropriating” Native American culture for an activity. Of course, these teachers weren’t Indians either, they just wanted to virtue signal.
The whole thing culminated in a hilarious incident where my colleagues tracked down the one teacher on staff who was one-sixty-fourths Native American and asked her if it was cultural appropriation.
In her esteemed authority, it most certainly was. The school administrators pulled me aside and promptly nixed the project.
The suppression extends to American religious values as well. I would try to engage my students with folk stories from around the globe to teach them world history and other cultures.
Story time went on without a hitch until I decided to tell stories from the Bible. Other teachers began to complain I was preaching Christian values to the children and attempting to convert them.
Keep in mind, this wasn’t a problem when I was sharing stories from other ancient cultures throughout history. Stories about ancient India and China were fine and encouraged as “sharing unheard voices.”
After sharing the story of the Tower of Babel, I was told to switch back to non-Christian stories or face consequences.
The young adults who today gleefully tear down statues of the Founding Fathers were incubated in our very own schools, groomed to burst from the education system and burn America down.
The left argues the great men and women who built this nation are problematic and must be destroyed. Conservatives must demand an end to the indoctrination of our youth or face a new American public taught since childhood that the country shouldn’t exist.
Douglas Blair is an administrative assistant at The Heritage Foundation and a graduate of Heritage’s Young Leaders Program.


humansarefree--2020-08-20--Covid Hospitalizations Disappear, But Authoritarians Refuse To Give Up

As the “ Sun Belt ” wave of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations burns itself out – as is always the @ @ @ @ @ those authoritarian politicians still clinging to the ability to push their citizens around refuse to @ @ @ @ @ the Lord of the Rings , they can not bear letting go of the ring @ @ @ @ @ will it take for them to finally relinquish their stranglehold on our lives ?
Many @ @ @ @ @ a lack of patients and deaths among those under 50 years of age remain nearly @ @ @ @ @ over ?
What ’ s the end game ?

As the “Sun Belt” wave of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations burns itself out – as is always the case with a virus – those authoritarian politicians still clinging to the ability to push their citizens around refuse to give up.
As in the Lord of the Rings, they cannot bear letting go of the ring of power.
But what will it take for them to finally relinquish their stranglehold on our lives?
Many hospitals are now suffering from a lack of patients and deaths among those under 50 years of age remain nearly non-existent. When is this over? What’s the end game?
Watch today’s Liberty Report:
Source: YouTube.com


humansarefree--2020-08-20--Bill Gates is Also a Key Figure Behind the FAKE MEAT Corporate Monster

Its burgers are everywhere , along with all the celebrity-driven hype .
But the Impossible Foods corporation , which claims to be “ saving the planet ” by driving consumers towards “ plant-based ” meat alternatives , is just another money-making scam hatched by Bill Gates , the very same guy who is pushing toxic vaccines and depopulation as virtuous endeavors .
Impossible Foods , as we have previously reported , is a classic case of monopoly capitalism .
There is almost no risk involved because all of the moving pieces that would normally accompany a budding startup were pre-placed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) plandemic , it turns out , has been one of the biggest drivers for Impossible Foods ’ rapid success .
As meat-packing plants closed and farmers were forced to liquidate their livestock , consumers sought alternatives in the form of , you guessed it , fake , genetically engineered meat from Bill Gates .
Suddenly , Impossible Foods burgers started showing up at Burger King and in the “ health food ” section at the grocery store .
It was an instant success , not by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Impossible Foods was built upon a monopoly model of capitalism .
“ It seems like Impossible Foods can do the impossible , and has been built with the Monopoly model in mind , ” reports Zero Hedge .
“ The Monopoly approach to Capitalism doesn ’ t take risk as an entrepreneur does , they use predetermined outcomes to plan their business .
If there is no demand for a product , they create it.
” Bill Gates is white privilege and crony capitalism on steroids Impossible Foods has also capitalized on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mindy Kaling who sit at the cap table while promoting the product in which they own stock .
They rake in the dough while you buy the goods , and hiding in the background is Bill Gates , whose portfolio has expanded to epic proportions ever since his plandemic really took off and started changing the world .
“ For those who have not been following , Bill Gates has been killing it since COVID – literally , ” Zero Hedge adds .
“ His portfolio has ballooned to enormous sums .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much his billionaire friends have made – even Mother Jones failed to mention Gates ’ name.
” By all appearances , it would seem as though the complicit mainstream media is trying its best to hide the many pots of gold in which Gates has his grubby , filthy hands .
If the general public realized just how much cash Gates is siphoning from them at every angle , he would have been strung up from a light pole a long time ago .
But because he is presented as a benevolent humanitarian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just the right place at just the right time when it comes to making money , most people accept the narrative as is .
And many of them , none the wiser as to what is really going on , continue to head on out to Burger King to save the planet , one fake GMO burger at a time .
“ If we look deeper at how the Elite operate , their ‘ luck ’ is actually intelligent planning , ” Zero Hedge further explains about the scam .
“ Imagine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when Microsoft was a garage company , it was Bill Gates ’ parents who helped him secure the lucrative contract with IBM , you know – the one that made Microsoft the largest software company in the world.
” “ Predetermined outcomes drive Monopoly Capitalism .
It ’ s better than finance !
Their business and political agenda is well thought out , well-funded , well researched by think tanks , corporate consultants , advisors , lawyers , and experts .
”

Its burgers are everywhere, along with all the celebrity-driven hype. But the Impossible Foods corporation, which claims to be “saving the planet” by driving consumers towards “plant-based” meat alternatives, is just another money-making scam hatched by Billy Boy, the very same guy who is pushing toxic jjabs and depopulation as virtuous endeavors.
Impossible Foods, as we have previously reported, is a classic case of monopoly capitalism. There is almost no risk involved because all of the moving pieces that would normally accompany a budding startup were pre-placed long before the company came into existence.
The Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) plandemic, it turns out, has been one of the biggest drivers for Impossible Foods’ rapid success.
As meat-packing plants closed and farmers were forced to liquidate their livestock, consumers sought alternatives in the form of, you guessed it, fake, genetically engineered meat from Billy Boy.
Suddenly, Impossible Foods burgers started showing up at Burger King and in the “health food” section at the grocery store. It was an instant success, not by chance, of course, but because Impossible Foods was built upon a monopoly model of capitalism.
“It seems like Impossible Foods can do the impossible, and has been built with the Monopoly model in mind,” reports Zero Hedge.
“The Monopoly approach to Capitalism doesn’t take risk as an entrepreneur does, they use predetermined outcomes to plan their business. If there is no demand for a product, they create it.”
Billy Boy is white privilege and crony capitalism on steroids
Impossible Foods has also capitalized on the use of high-profile celebrities like Jay-Z and Mindy Kaling who sit at the cap table while promoting the product in which they own stock.
They rake in the dough while you buy the goods, and hiding in the background is Billy Boy, whose portfolio has expanded to epic proportions ever since his plandemic really took off and started changing the world.
“For those who have not been following, Billy Boy has been killing it since COVID – literally,” Zero Hedge adds.
“His portfolio has ballooned to enormous sums. And while the mainstream media is covering how much his billionaire friends have made – even Mother Jones failed to mention Gates’ name.”
By all appearances, it would seem as though the complicit mainstream media is trying its best to hide the many pots of gold in which Gates has his grubby, filthy hands.
If the general public realized just how much cash Gates is siphoning from them at every angle, he would have been strung up from a light pole a long time ago.
But because he is presented as a benevolent humanitarian who always somehow happens to be in just the right place at just the right time when it comes to making money, most people accept the narrative as is.
And many of them, none the wiser as to what is really going on, continue to head on out to Burger King to save the planet, one fake GMO burger at a time.
“If we look deeper at how the Elite operate, their ‘luck’ is actually intelligent planning,” Zero Hedge further explains about the scam.
“Imagine, a business without risk. For example when Microsoft was a garage company, it was Billy Boy’ parents who helped him secure the lucrative contract with IBM, you know – the one that made Microsoft the largest software company in the world.”
“Predetermined outcomes drive Monopoly Capitalism. It’s better than finance! Their business and political agenda is well thought out, well-funded, well researched by think tanks, corporate consultants, advisors, lawyers, and experts.”
Reference: Clearnewswire.com