humansarefree--2020-10-05--Gates Foundation Doubles Down on Misinformation Campaign at Cornell

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded another $ 10 million last week to the controversial Cornell Alliance for Science , a communications campaign housed at Cornell that trains fellows in Africa and elsewhere to promote and defend genetically engineered foods , crops and agrichemicals .
The new grant brings BMGF grants to the group to $ 22 million .
The PR investment comes at a time when the Gates Foundation is under fire for spending billions of dollars on agricultural development schemes in Africa that critics say are entrenching farming methods that benefit corporations over people .
On September @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an open letter to the Gates Foundation asking it to reassess its grant-making strategies for Africa .
“ While we are grateful to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for its commitment to overcoming food insecurity , and acknowledging the humanitarian and infrastructural aid provided to the governments of our continent , we write out of grave concern that the Gates Foundation ’ s support for the expansion of intensive industrial scale agriculture is deepening the humanitarian crisis , ” says the sign-on letter coordinated by the Southern African Faith Communities ’ Environment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cites the Gates-led Alliance for a Green Revolution ( AGRA ) for its “ highly problematic ” support of commercial seed systems controlled by large companies , its support of restructuring seed laws to protect certified seeds and criminalize non-certified seed , and its support of seed dealers who offer narrow advice about corporate products over much-needed public sector extension services .
“ We appeal to the Gates Foundation and AGRA to stop promoting failed technologies and outdated extension methods and start listening to the farmers who are developing appropriate solutions for their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Despite billions of dollars spent and 14 years of promises , AGRA has failed to achieve its goals of reducing poverty and raising incomes for small farmers , according to a July report False Promises .
The research was conducted by a coalition of African and German groups and includes data from a recent white paper published by Tufts Global Development and Environment Institute .
The Gates Foundation has not yet responded to requests for comment for this article but said in an earlier email , “ We support organisations like AGRA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them implement the priorities and policies contained in their national agricultural development strategies.
” Launched in 2006 by the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations , AGRA has long promised to double yields and incomes for 30 million farming households in Africa by 2020 .
But the group quietly removed those goals from its website sometime in the past year .
AGRA ’ s Chief of Staff Andrew Cox said via email that the group has not reduced his ambition but is refining its approaches and its thinking about metrics .
He said AGRA will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next year .
AGRA declined to provide data or answer substantive questions from researchers of the False Promises report , its authors say .
Representatives from BIBA Kenya , PELUM Zambia and HOMEF Nigeria sent a letter to Cox Sept. 7 asking for a response to their research findings .
Cox responded Sept. 15 with what one researcher described as “ basically three pages of PR.
” “ African farmers deserve a substantive response from AGRA , ” said the letter to Cox from Anne Maina , Mutketoi Wamunyima and Ngimmo Bassay .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sector donors , who would seem to be getting a very poor return on their investments .
African governments also need to provide a clear accounting for the impacts of their own budget outlays that support Green Revolution programs.
” African governments spend about $ 1 billion per year on subsidies to support commercial seeds and agrichemicals .
Despite the large investments in agricultural productivity gains , hunger has increased thirty percent during the AGRA years , according to the False Promises report .
Gates Foundation investments have a significant influence on how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to a June report from the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems ( IPES ) .
The group reported that billions of dollars in Gates Foundation grants have incentivized industrial agriculture in Africa and held back investments in more sustainable , equitable food systems .
“ BMGF looks for quick , tangible returns on investment , and thus favours targeted , technological solutions , ” IPES said .
The Gates Foundation agricultural development approach of building markets for larger-scale , high-input commodity crops puts it at odds with emerging thinking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ volatile conditions caused by the twin crises of climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic .
In September , the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said it is essential to build more resilient local food systems as the pandemic “ has put local food systems at risk of disruptions along the entire food chain.
” The report documents pandemic-related challenges and lessons from a global survey conducted in April and May that drew 860 responses .
“ The clear message is that , in order to cope with shocks such as COVID-19 , cities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adopt policies and programmes to empower local producers to grow food , and promote short food chains to enable urban citizens to access food products , ” the report concluded .
“ Cities have to diversify their food supplies and food sources , reinforcing local sources where possible , but without shutting off national and global supplies.
” As the pandemic threatens farming communities already struggling with climate change , Africa is at a crossroads , wrote Million Belay , coordinator of the African Food Sovereignty Alliance , and Timothy Wise , lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in a Sept. 23 op-ed .
“ Will its people and their governments continue trying to replicate industrial farming models promoted by developed countries ?
Or will they move boldly into the uncertain future , embracing ecological agriculture ?
” Belay and Wise described some good news from recent research ; “ two of the three AGRA countries that have reduced both the number and share of undernourished people – Ethiopia and Mali – have done so in part due to policies that support ecological agriculture.
” The biggest success story , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % to 5 % since 2006 .
According to a case study in the False Promises report , “ progress came not because of AGRA but because the government and farmers ’ organizations actively resisted its implementation , ” Belay and Wise wrote , pointing to land and seed laws that guarantee farmers ’ rights to choose their crops and farming practices , and government programs that promote not just maize but a wide variety of food crops .
“ It ’ s time for African governments to step back from the failing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system that respects local cultures and communities by promoting low-cost , low-input ecological agriculture , ” they wrote .
It ’ s Time To Launch An Investigation Into The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation For Possible ‘ Crimes Against Humanity ’ Doubling down on PR campaign housed at Cornell Against this backdrop , the Gates Foundation is doubling down on its investment in the Cornell Alliance for Science ( CAS ) , a public relations campaign launched in 2014 with a Gates grant and promises to “ depolarize the debate ” around GMOs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , CAS plans to widen its focus “ to counter conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns that hinder progress in climate change , synthetic biology , agricultural innovations.
” But the Cornell Alliance for Science has become a polarizing force and a source of misinformation as it trains fellows around the world to promote and lobby for genetically engineered crops in their home countries , many of them in Africa .
Numerous academics , food groups and policy experts have called out the group ’ s inaccurate and misleading messaging .
Community groups working @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CAS of using bully tactics in Hawaii and exploiting farmers in Africa in its aggressive promotional and lobby campaigns .
A July 30 article by Mark Lynas , a Cornell visiting fellow who works for CAS , illuminates the controversy over the group ’ s messaging .
Citing a recent meta-analysis on conservation agriculture , Lynas claimed , “ agro-ecology risks harming the poor and worsening gender equality in Africa.
” His analysis was widely panned by experts in the field .
Marc Corbeels , the agronomist who authored the meta-analysis , said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Other academics described Lynas ’ article as “ really flawed , ” “ deeply unserious , ” “ demagogic and non-scientific , ” an erroneous conflation that jumps to “ wild conclusions , ” and “ an embarrassment for someone who wants to claim to be scientific.
” The article should be retracted , said Marci Branski , a former USDA climate change specialist and Marcus Taylor , a political ecologist at Queen ’ s University .
The controversy resurfaced this week over a webinar CAS is hosting Thursday Oct. 1 on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Cornell-based group is “ not serious enough to engage in an open , unbiased ” debate , two food-system experts withdrew from the webinar earlier this week .
The two scientists said they agreed to participate in the webinar after seeing each other ’ s names among the panelists ; “ that was enough for both of us to trust also the organization behind the event , ” wrote Pablo Tittonell , PhD , Principal Research Scientist in Argentina ’ s National Council for Science and Technology ( CONICET ) and Sieglinde @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Cropping Systems Ecology at Michigan State University , to panel moderator Joan Conrow , editor of CAS .
“ But reading some of the blogs and opinion pieces issued by the Alliance , the publications by other panelists , learning about the biased and uninformed claims against agroecology , the ideologically charged push for certain technologies , etc .
we came to the conclusion that this venue is not serious enough to engage in an open , unbiased , constructive and , most importantly , well informed scientific debate , ” Tittonell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We therefore withdraw from this debate.
” Conrow has not responded to requests for comment .
The webinar will go forward with Nassib Mugwanya , a 2015 CAS global leadership fellow and doctoral student at North Carolina State University , who has also been accused of making unfair attacks on agroecology .
In a 2019 article for the Breakthrough Institute , Mugwanya argued , “ traditional agricultural practices can ’ t transform African agriculture.
” The article reflects typical biotech industry messaging : presenting GMO crops as the “ pro-science ” position while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as ‘ anti-science , ’ groundless and harmful , ” according to an analysis by the Seattle-based Community Alliance for Global Justice .
“ Particularly notable in the article , ” the group noted , “ are strong usages of metaphors ( e.g.
, agroecology likened to handcuffs ) , generalizations , omissions of information and a number of factual inaccuracies.
” With Tittonell and Snapp off the roster at Thursday ’ s webinar , Mugwanya will be joined by Pamela Ronald , a professor of plant pathology at the University of California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pesticide industry front groups , and Frédéric Baudron , senior scientist at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center ( CIMMYT ) , a Gates Foundation-funded group .
Mariam Mayet , executive director of the African Centre for Biodiversity , sees the ramped up PR campaigns as “ evidence of desperation ” that they “ just can not get it right on the continent.
” Her group has for years been documenting “ the efforts to spread the Green Revolution in Africa , and the dead-ends it will lead to : declining soil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loss of farmer sovereignty , and locking of African farmers into a system that is not designed for their benefit , but for the profits of mostly Northern multinational corporations.
” The Cornell Alliance for Science should be reigned in , Mayet said in an August webinarabout the Gates Foundation ’ s influence in Africa , “ because of the misinformation ( and ) the way that they are extremely disingenuous and untruthful.
” She asked , “ Why don ’ t you engage in a fair fight with us ?
”

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded another $10 million last week to the controversial Cornell Alliance for Science, a communications campaign housed at Cornell that trains fellows in Africa and elsewhere to promote and defend genetically engineered foods, crops and agrichemicals.
The new grant brings BMGF grants to the group to $22 million.
The PR investment comes at a time when the Gates Foundation is under fire for spending billions of dollars on agricultural development schemes in Africa that critics say are entrenching farming methods that benefit corporations over people.
Faith leaders appeal to Gates Foundation
On September 10, faith leaders in Africa posted an open letter to the Gates Foundation asking it to reassess its grant-making strategies for Africa.
“While we are grateful to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for its commitment to overcoming food insecurity, and acknowledging the humanitarian and infrastructural aid provided to the governments of our continent, we write out of grave concern that the Gates Foundation’s support for the expansion of intensive industrial scale agriculture is deepening the humanitarian crisis,” says the sign-on letter coordinated by the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI).
The letter cites the Gates-led Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA) for its “highly problematic” support of commercial seed systems controlled by large companies, its support of restructuring seed laws to protect certified seeds and criminalize non-certified seed, and its support of seed dealers who offer narrow advice about corporate products over much-needed public sector extension services.
“We appeal to the Gates Foundation and AGRA to stop promoting failed technologies and outdated extension methods and start listening to the farmers who are developing appropriate solutions for their contexts,” the faith leaders said.
Despite billions of dollars spent and 14 years of promises, AGRA has failed to achieve its goals of reducing poverty and raising incomes for small farmers, according to a July report False Promises. The research was conducted by a coalition of African and German groups and includes data from a recent white paper published by Tufts Global Development and Environment Institute.
The Gates Foundation has not yet responded to requests for comment for this article but said in an earlier email,
“We support organisations like AGRA because they partner with countries to help them implement the priorities and policies contained in their national agricultural development strategies.”
Disappearing promises of the green revolution
Launched in 2006 by the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations, AGRA has long promised to double yields and incomes for 30 million farming households in Africa by 2020.
But the group quietly removed those goals from its website sometime in the past year.
AGRA’s Chief of Staff Andrew Cox said via email that the group has not reduced his ambition but is refining its approaches and its thinking about metrics. He said AGRA will do a full evaluation on its results next year.
AGRA declined to provide data or answer substantive questions from researchers of the False Promises report, its authors say.
Representatives from BIBA Kenya, PELUM Zambia and HOMEF Nigeria sent a letter to Cox Sept. 7 asking for a response to their research findings. Cox responded Sept. 15 with what one researcher described as “basically three pages of PR.”
“African farmers deserve a substantive response from AGRA,” said the letter to Cox from Anne Maina, Mutketoi Wamunyima and Ngimmo Bassay.
“So do AGRA’s public sector donors, who would seem to be getting a very poor return on their investments. African governments also need to provide a clear accounting for the impacts of their own budget outlays that support Green Revolution programs.”
African governments spend about $1 billion per year on subsidies to support commercial seeds and agrichemicals.
Despite the large investments in agricultural productivity gains, hunger has increased thirty percent during the AGRA years, according to the False Promises report.
Gates Foundation investments have a significant influence on how food systems are shaped in Africa, according to a June report from the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES). The group reported that billions of dollars in Gates Foundation grants have incentivized industrial agriculture in Africa and held back investments in more sustainable, equitable food systems.
“BMGF looks for quick, tangible returns on investment, and thus favours targeted, technological solutions,” IPES said.
Local producers and short food chains
The Gates Foundation agricultural development approach of building markets for larger-scale, high-input commodity crops puts it at odds with emerging thinking about how to best deal with the volatile conditions caused by the twin crises of climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic.
In September, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said it is essential to build more resilient local food systems as the pandemic “has put local food systems at risk of disruptions along the entire food chain.” The report documents pandemic-related challenges and lessons from a global survey conducted in April and May that drew 860 responses.
“The clear message is that, in order to cope with shocks such as COVID-19, cities with suitable socio-economic and agroclimatic conditions should adopt policies and programmes to empower local producers to grow food, and promote short food chains to enable urban citizens to access food products,” the report concluded.
“Cities have to diversify their food supplies and food sources, reinforcing local sources where possible, but without shutting off national and global supplies.”
As the pandemic threatens farming communities already struggling with climate change, Africa is at a crossroads, wrote Million Belay, coordinator of the African Food Sovereignty Alliance, and Timothy Wise, lead researcher of the Tufts analysis of AGRA, in a Sept. 23 op-ed.
“Will its people and their governments continue trying to replicate industrial farming models promoted by developed countries? Or will they move boldly into the uncertain future, embracing ecological agriculture?”
Belay and Wise described some good news from recent research; “two of the three AGRA countries that have reduced both the number and share of undernourished people – Ethiopia and Mali – have done so in part due to policies that support ecological agriculture.”
The biggest success story, Mali, saw hunger drop from 14% to 5% since 2006. According to a case study in the False Promises report, “progress came not because of AGRA but because the government and farmers’ organizations actively resisted its implementation,” Belay and Wise wrote, pointing to land and seed laws that guarantee farmers’ rights to choose their crops and farming practices, and government programs that promote not just maize but a wide variety of food crops.
“It’s time for African governments to step back from the failing Green Revolution and chart a new food system that respects local cultures and communities by promoting low-cost, low-input ecological agriculture,” they wrote.
It’s Time To Launch An Investigation Into The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation For Possible ‘Crimes Against Humanity’
Doubling down on PR campaign housed at Cornell
Against this backdrop, the Gates Foundation is doubling down on its investment in the Cornell Alliance for Science (CAS), a public relations campaign launched in 2014 with a Gates grant and promises to “depolarize the debate” around GMOs.
With the new $10 million, CAS plans to widen its focus “to counter conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns that hinder progress in climate change, synthetic biology, agricultural innovations.”
But the Cornell Alliance for Science has become a polarizing force and a source of misinformation as it trains fellows around the world to promote and lobby for genetically engineered crops in their home countries, many of them in Africa.
Numerous academics, food groups and policy experts have called out the group’s inaccurate and misleading messaging. Community groups working to regulate pesticides and biosafety have accused CAS of using bully tactics in Hawaii and exploiting farmers in Africa in its aggressive promotional and lobby campaigns.
A July 30 article by Mark Lynas, a Cornell visiting fellow who works for CAS, illuminates the controversy over the group’s messaging. Citing a recent meta-analysis on conservation agriculture, Lynas claimed, “agro-ecology risks harming the poor and worsening gender equality in Africa.” His analysis was widely panned by experts in the field.
Marc Corbeels, the agronomist who authored the meta-analysis, said the article made “sweeping generalizations.” Other academics described Lynas’ article as “really flawed,” “deeply unserious,” “demagogic and non-scientific,” an erroneous conflation that jumps to “wild conclusions,” and “an embarrassment for someone who wants to claim to be scientific.”
The article should be retracted, said Marci Branski, a former USDA climate change specialist and Marcus Taylor, a political ecologist at Queen’s University.
Debate over agroecology heats up
The controversy resurfaced this week over a webinar CAS is hosting Thursday Oct. 1 on the topic of agroecology. Citing concerns that the Cornell-based group is “not serious enough to engage in an open, unbiased” debate, two food-system experts withdrew from the webinar earlier this week.
The two scientists said they agreed to participate in the webinar after seeing each other’s names among the panelists; “that was enough for both of us to trust also the organization behind the event,” wrote Pablo Tittonell, PhD, Principal Research Scientist in Argentina’s National Council for Science and Technology (CONICET) and Sieglinde Snapp, PhD, Professor of Soils and Cropping Systems Ecology at Michigan State University, to panel moderator Joan Conrow, editor of CAS.
“But reading some of the blogs and opinion pieces issued by the Alliance, the publications by other panelists, learning about the biased and uninformed claims against agroecology, the ideologically charged push for certain technologies, etc. we came to the conclusion that this venue is not serious enough to engage in an open, unbiased, constructive and, most importantly, well informed scientific debate,” Tittonell and Snapp wrote to Conrow.
“We therefore withdraw from this debate.” Conrow has not responded to requests for comment.
The webinar will go forward with Nassib Mugwanya, a 2015 CAS global leadership fellow and doctoral student at North Carolina State University, who has also been accused of making unfair attacks on agroecology. In a 2019 article for the Breakthrough Institute, Mugwanya argued, “traditional agricultural practices can’t transform African agriculture.”
The article reflects typical biotech industry messaging: presenting GMO crops as the “pro-science” position while painting “alternative forms of agricultural development as ‘anti-science,’ groundless and harmful,” according to an analysis by the Seattle-based Community Alliance for Global Justice.
“Particularly notable in the article,” the group noted, “are strong usages of metaphors (e.g., agroecology likened to handcuffs), generalizations, omissions of information and a number of factual inaccuracies.”
With Tittonell and Snapp off the roster at Thursday’s webinar, Mugwanya will be joined by Pamela Ronald, a professor of plant pathology at the University of California, Davis, who has ties to pesticide industry front groups, and Frédéric Baudron, senior scientist at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), a Gates Foundation-funded group.
Asking for a ‘fair fight’
Mariam Mayet, executive director of the African Centre for Biodiversity, sees the ramped up PR campaigns as “evidence of desperation” that they “just cannot get it right on the continent.”
Her group has for years been documenting “the efforts to spread the Green Revolution in Africa, and the dead-ends it will lead to: declining soil health, loss of agricultural biodiversity, loss of farmer sovereignty, and locking of African farmers into a system that is not designed for their benefit, but for the profits of mostly Northern multinational corporations.”
The Cornell Alliance for Science should be reigned in, Mayet said in an August webinarabout the Gates Foundation’s influence in Africa, “because of the misinformation (and) the way that they are extremely disingenuous and untruthful.” She asked, “Why don’t you engage in a fair fight with us?”


humansarefree--2020-10-06--Ohio Middle School Sex Ed Promotes Bondage, Flogging

Every school board member in these districts needs to be made aware of the law in Ohio and what is instead being taught to children .
Any wise parent with a child in public school has already figured out that sometimes you are being deceived .
Enter the world of “ comprehensive sex education ” ( CSE ) and the embedded lies meant to conceal the overt sexualization of adolescents .
In Ohio , numerous school districts have a relationship with a large counseling group called Syntero .
One of Syntero ’ s services is a sexuality education program their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The contents are deeply disturbing , dangerous , even possibly criminal .
A video outlining the serious problems with Syntero lessons is being distributed by the Protect Ohio Children coalition .
For instance , in the packet given to middle school children , the list of “ Online and Reliable Sex Ed Resources ” includes websites Bedsider and Scarleteen , both of which promote high-risk , promiscuous sex in explicit posts .
Bedsider recently featured a front-page column , “ Frisky Fridays : Sex in the time of Coronavirus ” which included @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this : “ Skip the sex parties .
This is definitely not the time for group sex.
” ( Many middle schoolers need this guidance , apparently ? )
This page also advises avoidance of other people ’ s bodily fluids during the lockdown , and social distancing while engaged in mutual masturbation .
Yet one can choose the option of using remote-controlled sex toys with a link provided to learn about Bedsider ’ s favorites .
And then the website instructs your middle-schooler on “ unboring sex positions.
” Just what you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and healthy in an intimate relationship .
The parents and professionals in the video share the outrage that most will experience when they learn about Syntero ’ s assault on childhood innocence .
Ohio has a law mandating that sexuality education follow a standard of abstinence until marriage .
Yet numerous Ohio school districts teach some version of explicit CSE curricula , often with ties to Planned Parenthood and its allies .
Among the smooth lies meant to wave off curious parents and school boards , Syntero claims “ Healthy Bodies/ Health Futures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accurate information and skills needed to face tough issues , make sound choices and practice healthy behaviors.
” A Facebook video was posted by the coordinator of this program , including reassuring messages to parents that the Syntero approach is all great , it ’ s “ abstinence-plus ” and that Ohio law is “ scary.
” She omits some vital facts about the truly frightening content Syntero is teaching .
For instance , Syntero ’ s “ reliable resource ” Scarleteen gives young students advice about “ DIY Sex Toys , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restraints or a “ flogger ” for sexual sadism .
This article talks in detail about spanking and other activities of “ BDSM ” ( bondage- dominance- sadism- masochism ) .
So would most parents consider this “ medically accurate ” and “ age appropriate ” ?
Does this lead to practicing “ healthy behaviors ” ?
Responsible parents would be screaming about now .
Syntero ’ s high school presentation teaches students that sex with a condom is “ low risk.
” This same presentation describes “ hand jobs ” and “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There is also apparently a low risk chance of sound advice being the foundation of these presentations .
Another trusted resource provided by Syntero to middle schoolers is Mozaicohio.org which describes itself as “ a health and wellness , HIV prevention , and community building initiative for trans & gender non-conforming people of color ages 13-29.
” This is overt endorsement of girls who want to be boys or vice versa – sex “ transition , ” well-documented to be an unnecessary , impossible and medically high-risk fad .
And Mozaic itself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nest of “ resources , ” including Sugarbutch , a site with this disclaimer on the home page : “ This site contains explicit writings on kink practices , dominant/submissive relationships , and queer kink erotica ( among other things ) .
All characters in role play or non-consent scenes are consenting adults .
Content warnings are included.
” How quickly your once-innocent child can be corrupted .
At school .
Syntero ’ s resource lists offer no counter-balance to pro-condom , hard core pro-promiscuity advocacy , but only sexually-permissive , pro-abortion groups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be left with the clear understanding that he/she is expected to become sexually active in many hazardous directions as soon as possible .
But this organization ’ s degrading actions don ’ t end there .
Syntero holds private drop-in sessions for 12 to 18-year-olds who identify as “ LGBTQ ” and Syntero is also closely tied to Kaleidoscope , a Columbus organization that offers private , parent-excluded sessions for “ LGBTQ ” youth .
The Protect Ohio Children video largely focuses on the porn and sado-masochism Syntero promotes to youth and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marlene Carson , a member of the U.S .
Advisory Council on Human Trafficking and CEO/ Founder of the Switch Anti-Trafficking Network , said this in the video : “ Having reviewed several of the websites that Syntero is recommending through their Healthy Bodies / Healthy Futures program , I am deeply disturbed by the amount of obscene and pornographic content that ’ s being recommended to our children that are as young as 11 years old that are sitting in our classrooms .
“ As a survivor of domestic violence and sex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the abuse and the trauma of those who thought bondage , dominance , sadism and masochism were healthy behaviors .
“ The pornography industry is directly linked to sex trafficking .
I find that this material being recommended to our children is nothing short of criminal grooming.
” And Troy Stevens is also quoted in the video .
He ’ s a former Marine , as well as a former Franklin County deputy sheriff and police detective working special undercover investigations , including crimes against children .
He said this : “ In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ classroom presentation slides , Syntero is recommending websites that contain and re-direct children to obscene and hard core porn sites .
“ If I or another adult compiled this material and presented it to a minor , we would be arrested for child endangerment and corruption of a minor.
” So what can parents do ?
First , every school board member in these districts needs to be made aware of the law in Ohio and what is instead being taught to children .
And they need to be advised that Syntero , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to slither out of close scrutiny by claiming their program has an “ abstinence ” focus .
The truth is , these lessons mention it in passing just before advocating “ hook-up ” anal , oral and vaginal sex to middle schoolers and teaching them where to go for an abortion .
So they are liars .
School board members need to see this video and then be held accountable for whatever decision they make .
Hopefully , it ’ s the right one .
This is criminal corruption .
It needs @ @ @ @ @

Every school board member in these districts needs to be made aware of the law in Ohio and what is instead being taught to children.
by Linda Harvey
Any wise parent with a child in public school has already figured out that sometimes you are being deceived.
Enter the world of “comprehensive sex education” (CSE) and the embedded lies meant to conceal the overt sexualization of adolescents.
In Ohio, numerous school districts have a relationship with a large counseling group called Syntero.
One of Syntero’s services is a sexuality education program their representatives teach called “Healthy Bodies/Healthy Futures.”
The contents are deeply disturbing, dangerous, even possibly criminal.
A video outlining the serious problems with Syntero lessons is being distributed by the Protect Ohio Children coalition.
For instance, in the packet given to middle school children, the list of “Online and Reliable Sex Ed Resources” includes websites Bedsider and Scarleteen, both of which promote high-risk, promiscuous sex in explicit posts.
Bedsider recently featured a front-page column, “Frisky Fridays: Sex in the time of Coronavirus” which included a priority list.
Number 1 was this: “Skip the sex parties. This is definitely not the time for group sex.” (Many middle schoolers need this guidance, apparently?)
This page also advises avoidance of other people’s bodily fluids during the lockdown, and social distancing while engaged in mutual masturbation.
Yet one can choose the option of using remote-controlled sex toys with a link provided to learn about Bedsider’s favorites.
And then the website instructs your middle-schooler on “unboring sex positions.”
Just what you want your 11-year-old to believe is normal and healthy in an intimate relationship.
The parents and professionals in the video share the outrage that most will experience when they learn about Syntero’s assault on childhood innocence.
It’s essentially the techniques of sexual predator “grooming.”
Ohio has a law mandating that sexuality education follow a standard of abstinence until marriage.
Yet numerous Ohio school districts teach some version of explicit CSE curricula, often with ties to Planned Parenthood and its allies.
Among the smooth lies meant to wave off curious parents and school boards, Syntero claims “Healthy Bodies/ Health Futures” teaches “age appropriate, medically accurate information and skills needed to face tough issues, make sound choices and practice healthy behaviors.”
A Facebook video was posted by the coordinator of this program, including reassuring messages to parents that the Syntero approach is all great, it’s “abstinence-plus” and that Ohio law is “scary.”
She omits some vital facts about the truly frightening content Syntero is teaching.
For instance, Syntero’s “reliable resource” Scarleteen gives young students advice about “DIY Sex Toys,” including how to make a harness, restraints or a “flogger” for sexual sadism.
This article talks in detail about spanking and other activities of “BDSM” (bondage- dominance- sadism- masochism).
So would most parents consider this “medically accurate” and “age appropriate”? Does this lead to practicing “healthy behaviors”?
Responsible parents would be screaming about now.
Syntero’s high school presentation teaches students that sex with a condom is “low risk.” This same presentation describes “hand jobs” and “fingering” as also being low risk.
There is also apparently a low risk chance of sound advice being the foundation of these presentations.
Another trusted resource provided by Syntero to middle schoolers is Mozaicohio.org which describes itself as “a health and wellness, HIV prevention, and community building initiative for trans & gender non-conforming people of color ages 13-29.”
This is overt endorsement of girls who want to be boys or vice versa – sex “transition,” well-documented to be an unnecessary, impossible and medically high-risk fad.
And Mozaic itself leads a young teen into another poisonous nest of “resources,” including Sugarbutch, a site with this disclaimer on the home page:
“This site contains explicit writings on kink practices, dominant/submissive relationships, and queer kink erotica (among other things). All characters in role play or non-consent scenes are consenting adults. Content warnings are included.”
How quickly your once-innocent child can be corrupted. At school.
Syntero’s resource lists offer no counter-balance to pro-condom, hard core pro-promiscuity advocacy, but only sexually-permissive, pro-abortion groups are listed.
The impressionable child will be left with the clear understanding that he/she is expected to become sexually active in many hazardous directions as soon as possible.
But this organization’s degrading actions don’t end there. Syntero holds private drop-in sessions for 12 to 18-year-olds who identify as “LGBTQ” and Syntero is also closely tied to Kaleidoscope, a Columbus organization that offers private, parent-excluded sessions for “LGBTQ” youth.
The Protect Ohio Children video largely focuses on the porn and sado-masochism Syntero promotes to youth and the possible criminal grooming taking place.
Dr. Marlene Carson, a member of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking and CEO/ Founder of the Switch Anti-Trafficking Network, said this in the video:
“Having reviewed several of the websites that Syntero is recommending through their Healthy Bodies / Healthy Futures program, I am deeply disturbed by the amount of obscene and pornographic content that’s being recommended to our children that are as young as 11 years old that are sitting in our classrooms.
“As a survivor of domestic violence and sex trafficking, I know all too well the abuse and the trauma of those who thought bondage, dominance, sadism and masochism were healthy behaviors.
“The pornography industry is directly linked to sex trafficking. I find that this material being recommended to our children is nothing short of criminal grooming.”
And Troy Stevens is also quoted in the video. He’s a former Marine, as well as a former Franklin County deputy sheriff and police detective working special undercover investigations, including crimes against children. He said this:
“In their middle school student packet and in classroom presentation slides, Syntero is recommending websites that contain and re-direct children to obscene and hard core porn sites.
“If I or another adult compiled this material and presented it to a minor, we would be arrested for child endangerment and corruption of a minor.”
So what can parents do? First, every school board member in these districts needs to be made aware of the law in Ohio and what is instead being taught to children.
And they need to be advised that Syntero, like other CSE curriculum distributors, will try to slither out of close scrutiny by claiming their program has an “abstinence” focus.
The truth is, these lessons mention it in passing just before advocating “hook-up” anal, oral and vaginal sex to middle schoolers and teaching them where to go for an abortion.
So they are liars.
School board members need to see this video and then be held accountable for whatever decision they make. Hopefully, it’s the right one.
This is criminal corruption. It needs to stop, today.


humansarefree--2020-10-05--Soros Operative Openly Pines for America to Get Overthrown and Conquered by Foreign Powers

A veteran operative of the George Soros network is openly pining on social media for a foreign invader to march into the U.S. and take over .
The self-described queer atheist social justice warrior Zack Ford made the declaration on his Twitter account .
Ford works as the press secretary for the Alliance for Justice , a left-wing special interest group that has been funded by the Soros network .
He had previously written for ThinkProgress before the fake news propaganda outlet went belly up last year .
“ Anybody else feeling like this would be a great time for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a violent war , just a really peaceful takeover — more like an intervention by all the other friendly democracies out there who ’ ve been watching what ’ s been going on here , ” Ford wrote in a tweet .
Ford ’ s dream is that socialist countries revoke U.S. sovereignty and take over because orange man bad , or something .
Here is Ford ’ s idea of an ultra-effeminate coup that would effectively revoke democracy for the American people because of his feelings : United States , do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today ?
Your Constitution was built on a foundation of inequality , all your branches of government have been co-opted by minority rule , and you ’ re endangering the whole world with your ineptness… In short , you ’ re toxic , and we ’ re just not putting up with it anymore .
We ’ re here to give you a fresh start , a nice little makeover , and something more resembling the much better forms of democracy we ’ ve figured out since you got it all started back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ re just such a hot mess , and it sounds so much easier to fix things if we just got a full reboot instead of trying to make work everything as we have it now .
These are my uplifting dystopian thoughts for the day , ” he wrote to conclude his thoughts .
Ford may get his wish if his paymaster Soros has his way .
His operatives have been diligently planning a color revolution that intends to oust President Trump from office by any means necessary .
Big League @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Transition Integrity Project that exists to gaslight public officials and grease the skids for an anti-Trump coup to take place after the election regardless of what the people decide : A Soros-backed “ election integrity ” group is setting the stage for a revolution against President Donald Trump after November ’ s election .
The Transition Integrity Project , an organization featuring a bipartisan group of Trump haters , is claiming that President Donald Trump will cause violence if he disputes the upcoming election results .
They are running simulations that they claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ create mayhem .
“ All of our scenarios ended in both street-level violence and political impasse , ” said Rosa Brooks , a professor of law and policy at Georgetown University , who set up the TIP .
“ The law is essentially … it ’ s almost helpless against a president who ’ s willing to ignore it , ” she added .
Revolver noted that Brooks is an operative of George Soros with ties to his Open Society Institute going back decades .
She served as Special Counsel to the President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York from 2006-07 .
Brooks ’ deep connections to Soros have helped her successfully navigate the ranks of the Washington D.C. elite .
She was senior adviser to Assistant Secretary Harold Hongju Koh at the U.S. State Department .
She taught at the University of Virginia School of Law before moving over to Georgetown .
She is also on the Advisory Committee of National Security Action and the Steering Committee of the Leadership Council for Women in National Security .
Her deep state bona fides are second to none… Brooks hopes that policymakers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , adding that “ state governors , attorneys general , legislative leaders and secretaries of state need to think through these issues now , and understand the electoral system and relevant laws now , and not wait until Election Day to think about everything that could go wrong.
” Revolver believes that this TIP group may be the organization tasked with fomenting a color revolution to get President Trump out of office regardless of the results of November ’ s election .
They compared Brooks ’ recent Washington Post op/ed with The Democracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published by the globalist Brookings Institution .
They concluded that TIP is about creating a self-fulfilling prophecy that keeps Trump from a second presidential term regardless of what the American people decide .
The Soros network and its operatives should be booted from the America like what happened in Hungary , or worse , for their coordinated subversive efforts against the Bill of Rights and Constitution .

by Shane Trejo
A veteran operative of the George Soros network is openly pining on social media for a foreign invader to march into the U.S. and take over.
The self-described queer atheist social justice warrior Zack Ford made the declaration on his Twitter account.
Ford works as the press secretary for the Alliance for Justice, a left-wing special interest group that has been funded by the Soros network.
He had previously written for ThinkProgress before the fake news propaganda outlet went belly up last year.
“Anybody else feeling like this would be a great time for the U.S. to be conquered? Like not a violent war, just a really peaceful takeover — more like an intervention by all the other friendly democracies out there who’ve been watching what’s been going on here,” Ford wrote in a tweet.
Ford’s dream is that socialist countries revoke U.S. sovereignty and take over because orange man bad, or something.
Here is Ford’s idea of an ultra-effeminate coup that would effectively revoke democracy for the American people because of his feelings:
United States, do you know why we brought you here today? Your Constitution was built on a foundation of inequality, all your branches of government have been co-opted by minority rule, and you’re endangering the whole world with your ineptness…
In short, you’re toxic, and we’re just not putting up with it anymore. We’re here to give you a fresh start, a nice little makeover, and something more resembling the much better forms of democracy we’ve figured out since you got it all started back in 1619 — I mean 1776…
“We’re just such a hot mess, and it sounds so much easier to fix things if we just got a full reboot instead of trying to make work everything as we have it now. These are my uplifting dystopian thoughts for the day,” he wrote to conclude his thoughts.
Ford may get his wish if his paymaster Soros has his way. His operatives have been diligently planning a color revolution that intends to oust President Trump from office by any means necessary.
Big League Politics has reported on organizations like the Transition Integrity Project that exists to gaslight public officials and grease the skids for an anti-Trump coup to take place after the election regardless of what the people decide:
A Soros-backed “election integrity” group is setting the stage for a revolution against President Donald Trump after November’s election.
The Transition Integrity Project, an organization featuring a bipartisan group of Trump haters, is claiming that President Donald Trump will cause violence if he disputes the upcoming election results.
They are running simulations that they claim indicate that Trump and his supporters will create mayhem.
“All of our scenarios ended in both street-level violence and political impasse,” said Rosa Brooks, a professor of law and policy at Georgetown University, who set up the TIP.
“The law is essentially … it’s almost helpless against a president who’s willing to ignore it,” she added.
Revolver noted that Brooks is an operative of George Soros with ties to his Open Society Institute going back decades.
She served as Special Counsel to the President at the Open Society Institute in New York from 2006-07.
Brooks’ deep connections to Soros have helped her successfully navigate the ranks of the Washington D.C. elite.
She was senior adviser to Assistant Secretary Harold Hongju Koh at the U.S. State Department.
She taught at the University of Virginia School of Law before moving over to Georgetown.
She is also on the Advisory Committee of National Security Action and the Steering Committee of the Leadership Council for Women in National Security.
Her deep state bona fides are second to none…
Brooks hopes that policymakers act on the findings of her study, adding that “state governors, attorneys general, legislative leaders and secretaries of state need to think through these issues now, and understand the electoral system and relevant laws now, and not wait until Election Day to think about everything that could go wrong.”
Revolver believes that this TIP group may be the organization tasked with fomenting a color revolution to get President Trump out of office regardless of the results of November’s election.
They compared Brooks’ recent Washington Post op/ed with The Democracy Playbook, a guide to color revolutions published by the globalist Brookings Institution.
They concluded that TIP is about creating a self-fulfilling prophecy that keeps Trump from a second presidential term regardless of what the American people decide.
The Soros network and its operatives should be booted from the America like what happened in Hungary, or worse, for their coordinated subversive efforts against the Bill of Rights and Constitution.


humansarefree--2020-10-05--Appeal for Scientists and Lawyers to Help ‘Combat the Growing Totalitarian Health Tyranny’

( LifeSiteNews ) – An Italian non-profit association is appealing for scientists and lawyers to help it develop a worldwide networked-campaign to combat the growing totalitarian health tyranny which serves the interests of globalist oligarchs .
Originating from a public appeal issued by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò to “ Save the Church and the World , ” the professional association is constituted upon the three pillars of science , ethics , and law .
Archbishop Viganò is the Vatican ’ s former Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S.A .
He exposed cover-ups of sexual abuse and financial improprieties , and has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sixty-year-old liberalising experiment undertaken at the Second Vatican Council to open up the Church to the flow of the modern world .
Vicit Leo ’ s Scientific Committee includes notable scientists such as the infectious disease specialist Fabio Franchi and Stefano Scoglio , a 2018 nominee for the Nobel Prize in Medicine .
Its president , Pierfrancesco Belli , a specialist in Clinical Risk and Health Management , recently initiated criminal proceedings against the director of the Mother and Child Hospital in Verona .
The authorities of the hospital , unquestioning and subservient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for years to report the presence of Citrobacter at the hospital , resulting in 96 children being infected .
Sadly , four children died and a further nine are suffering from brain damage .
In Rovigo , another Italian town , Vicit Leo is focussing its legal activity against the horrific childbirth practice known as the Kristeller Manoeuvre which is seriously injuring mothers and babies .
A massive enquiry has been launched and criminal prosecutions will be brought against those operators who practice the technique with barbaric violence .
Vicit Leo ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against functionaries of the Health Dictatorship is spreading .
In Lima , Peru , lawyers led by Carlos Goméz and Beatriz Mejía are pursuing legal action against the Peruvian government and the W.H.O.
, accusing them of manslaughter and other crimes .
Meanwhile , back in Italy , Vicit Leo ’ s Scientific Committee insists that the SARS-CoV-2 virus has never actually been isolated , characterised , or quantified , and it is loudly challenging the Italian government ’ s Technical-Scientific Committee to produce scientific evidence showing the isolation of SARS-CoV-2 according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constitute the long-accepted international scientific norms of microbiological research needed to properly identify a virus and establish whether or not a micro-organism causes disease .
Legitimate vaccine preparation can not be undertaken without the exact genomic material that constitutes a virus being properly identified and characterised .
Which laboratories have isolated the virus ?
Where is the peer-reviewed scientific literature in which the results have been published ?
How can public health policies enforcing invasive swab tests be of any value when laboratories do not even know the genetic markers that define the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be contacted at here .

(LifeSiteNews) – An Italian non-profit association is appealing for scientists and lawyers to help it develop a worldwide networked-campaign to combat the growing totalitarian health tyranny which serves the interests of globalist oligarchs.
Originating from a public appeal issued by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò to “Save the Church and the World,” the professional association is constituted upon the three pillars of science, ethics, and law.
Archbishop Viganò is the Vatican’s former Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S.A. He exposed cover-ups of sexual abuse and financial improprieties, and has called for the scrapping of the near sixty-year-old liberalising experiment undertaken at the Second Vatican Council to open up the Church to the flow of the modern world.
Vicit Leo’s Scientific Committee includes notable scientists such as the infectious disease specialist Fabio Franchi and Stefano Scoglio, a 2018 nominee for the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Its president, Pierfrancesco Belli, a specialist in Clinical Risk and Health Management, recently initiated criminal proceedings against the director of the Mother and Child Hospital in Verona.
The authorities of the hospital, unquestioning and subservient functionaries of W.H.O. diktats, neglected for years to report the presence of Citrobacter at the hospital, resulting in 96 children being infected.
Sadly, four children died and a further nine are suffering from brain damage.
In Rovigo, another Italian town, Vicit Leo is focussing its legal activity against the horrific childbirth practice known as the Kristeller Manoeuvre which is seriously injuring mothers and babies.
A massive enquiry has been launched and criminal prosecutions will be brought against those operators who practice the technique with barbaric violence.
Vicit Leo’s strategy of applying pressure on the ground against functionaries of the Health Dictatorship is spreading.
In Lima, Peru, lawyers led by Carlos Goméz and Beatriz Mejía are pursuing legal action against the Peruvian government and the W.H.O., accusing them of manslaughter and other crimes.
Meanwhile, back in Italy, Vicit Leo’s Scientific Committee insists that the SARS-CoV-2 virus has never actually been isolated, characterised, or quantified, and it is loudly challenging the Italian government’s Technical-Scientific Committee to produce scientific evidence showing the isolation of SARS-CoV-2 according to Koch’s postulates.
These postulates constitute the long-accepted international scientific norms of microbiological research needed to properly identify a virus and establish whether or not a micro-organism causes disease.
Legitimate jjab preparation cannot be undertaken without the exact genomic material that constitutes a virus being properly identified and characterised.
Which laboratories have isolated the virus? Where is the peer-reviewed scientific literature in which the results have been published?
How can public health policies enforcing invasive swab tests be of any value when laboratories do not even know the genetic markers that define the new coronavirus?
The Vicit Leo Association can be contacted at here.


humansarefree--2020-10-05--Pope Francis Demands That Supranational Bodies Like The United Nations Be Given More Authority To Co

Pope Francis Demands That Supranational Bodies Like The United Nations Be Given More Authority To Control The World

Pope Francis makes his best case for multilateralism in a new teaching letter , calling for more authority for supranational organizations like the United Nations .
I will give Pope Francis credit for one thing , and that is he constantly continues to prove me right when I make the connection between the Vatican and Revelation 17 and 18 .
What do we see when we read those sections of our King James Bibles ?
We see a multi-headed beast that a woman rides , the ‘ holy mother ’ church , and it is both a religious system of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of control .
And we see one man in charge of both .
Jorge Bergoglio rules as Pope Francis over the Roman Catholic Church , and he is the king over the Holy See , the legally recognized government of the Vatican .
“ And the kings of the earth , who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her , shall bewail her , and lament for her , when they shall see the smoke of her burning , Standing afar off for the fear of her torment , saying , Alas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that mighty city !
for in one hour is thy judgment come.
” Revelation 18:9,10 ( KJB ) Pope Francis hates free and open societies that run on the free and fair exchange of goods and services created by the private sector , what we call capitalism .
The AP reports that “ Pope Francis says the coronavirus pandemic has proven that the “ magic theories ” of market capitalism have failed and that the world needs a new type of politics that promotes dialogue and solidarity and rejects war at all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with what ?
Socialism ?
Communism ?
What system would the Jesuit Socialist from Argentina prefer ?
Hmm… ( … ) Pope Francis Calls for Giving United Nations Organization ‘ Real Teeth ’ To Control The Entire World FROM BREITBART NEWS : “ The twenty-first century is witnessing a weakening of the power of nation states , chiefly because the economic and financial sectors , being transnational , tend to prevail over the political , ” the pope writes in the encyclical letter Fratelli Tutti ( Brothers All ) , released on Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is essential to devise stronger and more efficiently organized international institutions , with functionaries who are appointed fairly by agreement among national governments , and empowered to impose sanctions , ” the pope advises in the 43,000-word text .
“ When we talk about the possibility of some form of world authority regulated by law , we need not necessarily think of a personal authority , ” the pontiff asserts .
“ Still , such an authority ought at least to promote more effective world organizations , equipped with the power to provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elimination of hunger and poverty and the sure defence of fundamental human rights.
” Among the possible candidates for such a role , the pope turns his attention to the United Nations Organization , with which he enjoys close ties .
“ In this regard , I would also note the need for a reform of the United Nations Organization , and likewise of economic institutions and international finance , so that the concept of the family of nations can acquire real teeth , ” Francis declares , citing a text from his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Needless to say , this calls for clear legal limits to avoid power being co-opted only by a few countries and to prevent cultural impositions or a restriction of the basic freedoms of weaker nations on the basis of ideological differences , ” he writes .
The work of the United Nations , the pope insists , “ can be seen as the development and promotion of the rule of law , based on the realization that justice is an essential condition for achieving the ideal of universal fraternity.
” “ There is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delegitimized , since its problems and shortcomings are capable of being jointly addressed and resolved , ” he adds .
“ The seventy-five years since the establishment of the United Nations and the experience of the first twenty years of this millennium have shown that the full application of international norms proves truly effective , and that failure to comply with them is detrimental , ” Francis states .
The Charter of the United Nations is “ an obligatory reference point of justice and a channel of peace , ” he declares , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ room for disguising false intentions or placing the partisan interests of one country or group above the global common good.
” Among the normative instruments for the peaceful resolution of controversies , “ preference should be given to multilateral agreements between states , because , more than bilateral agreements , they guarantee the promotion of a truly universal common good and the protection of weaker states , ” he declares .
At the same time , Pope Francis notes certain “ shortcomings ” of the international community , including “ its lack of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of attention to fundamental human rights and to the critical needs of certain groups.
” ( Source )

by Geoffrey Grider
Pope Francis makes his best case for multilateralism in a new teaching letter, calling for more authority for supranational organizations like the United Nations.
I will give Pope Francis credit for one thing, and that is he constantly continues to prove me right when I make the connection between the Vatican and Revelation 17 and 18.
What do we see when we read those sections of our King James Bibles?
We see a multi-headed beast that a woman rides, the ‘holy mother’ church, and it is both a religious system of control as well as a political system of control.
And we see one man in charge of both. Jorge Bergoglio rules as Pope Francis over the Roman Catholic Church, and he is the king over the Holy See, the legally recognized government of the Vatican.
“And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.” Revelation 18:9,10 (KJB)
Pope Francis hates free and open societies that run on the free and fair exchange of goods and services created by the private sector, what we call capitalism.
The AP reports that “Pope Francis says the coronavirus pandemic has proven that the “magic theories” of market capitalism have failed and that the world needs a new type of politics that promotes dialogue and solidarity and rejects war at all costs.”
Yes, and replace it with what? Socialism? Communism? What system would the Jesuit Socialist from Argentina prefer? Hmm… (…)
Pope Francis Calls for Giving United Nations Organization ‘Real Teeth’ To Control The Entire World
FROM BREITBART NEWS: “The twenty-first century is witnessing a weakening of the power of nation states, chiefly because the economic and financial sectors, being transnational, tend to prevail over the political,” the pope writes in the encyclical letter Fratelli Tutti (Brothers All), released on Sunday.
“Given this situation, it is essential to devise stronger and more efficiently organized international institutions, with functionaries who are appointed fairly by agreement among national governments, and empowered to impose sanctions,” the pope advises in the 43,000-word text.
“When we talk about the possibility of some form of world authority regulated by law, we need not necessarily think of a personal authority,” the pontiff asserts.
“Still, such an authority ought at least to promote more effective world organizations, equipped with the power to provide for the global common good, the elimination of hunger and poverty and the sure defence of fundamental human rights.”
Among the possible candidates for such a role, the pope turns his attention to the United Nations Organization, with which he enjoys close ties.
“In this regard, I would also note the need for a reform of the United Nations Organization, and likewise of economic institutions and international finance, so that the concept of the family of nations can acquire real teeth,” Francis declares, citing a text from his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.
“Needless to say, this calls for clear legal limits to avoid power being co-opted only by a few countries and to prevent cultural impositions or a restriction of the basic freedoms of weaker nations on the basis of ideological differences,” he writes.
The work of the United Nations, the pope insists, “can be seen as the development and promotion of the rule of law, based on the realization that justice is an essential condition for achieving the ideal of universal fraternity.”
“There is need to prevent this Organization from being delegitimized, since its problems and shortcomings are capable of being jointly addressed and resolved,” he adds.
“The seventy-five years since the establishment of the United Nations and the experience of the first twenty years of this millennium have shown that the full application of international norms proves truly effective, and that failure to comply with them is detrimental,” Francis states.
The Charter of the United Nations is “an obligatory reference point of justice and a channel of peace,” he declares, and thus “there can be no room for disguising false intentions or placing the partisan interests of one country or group above the global common good.”
Among the normative instruments for the peaceful resolution of controversies, “preference should be given to multilateral agreements between states, because, more than bilateral agreements, they guarantee the promotion of a truly universal common good and the protection of weaker states,” he declares.
At the same time, Pope Francis notes certain “shortcomings” of the international community, including “its lack of coordination in complex situations, its lack of attention to fundamental human rights and to the critical needs of certain groups.” (Source)


humansarefree--2020-10-05--The Weapon That Challenged Time: The Sword Of Goujian Is 2000Y/O And As Sharp As The Day It Was Craf

The Weapon That Challenged Time: The Sword Of Goujian Is 2000Y/O And As Sharp As The Day It Was Crafted

Despite having been crafted more than 2,000 years ago , the Goujian sword has a sharp blade , as sharp as the day it was crafted , and shows no signs of tarnish .
Such resistance to tarnish rarely seen in artifacts so old .
In 1965 an archaeological expedition fifty tombs belonging to the period of the Springs and Autumns ( 722 to 481 BC ) in China ’ s Hubei Province , located around 7 kilometers from the ruins of Jinan , capital of the former state of Chu .
In one of those tombs , next to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ researchers discovered an ancient sword whose structure and sharpness had not been altered despite being crafted more than two thousand years ago .
At the archeological site , experts recovered more than 2,000 .
The sword , which is currently housed in the Hubei Provincial Museum , was carefully sheltered in a virtually airtight lacquered wooden box .
The sheet is manufactured with an alloy of copper and tin , decorated with blue and turquoise crystals and covered with millenary ideograms .
The hilt of the sword is wrapped in silk moorings while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ circles .
Experts in traditional Chinese language eventually analyzed the inscriptions of the sword and translated their symbols .
The researchers concluded that the sword was forged by King Goujian ( 496 – 465 BC ) , and called it the Goujian Sword , the ancient weapon that defied time .
The ancient sword was unlike anything experts had seen .
The weapon did not have a single trace of rust , something that experts found hard to believe .
Incredibly , the sword ’ s blade , despite the time that had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ archaeologist ’ s finger as he tested the sharpness of the sword , upon finding it .
However , in addition to being a weapon that seemed to have been crafted recently , with unprecedented quality , its extremely intricate decoration features turned it into one of the most unique swords ever discovered in China .
The ancient sword is a treasure of ancient Chinese history .
In fact , some scholars even compare the Goujian Sword to the legendary Excalibur , believed to have been the sword of King Arthur .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the enigmatic sword belongs to a class of swords known as Jian : straight , double-edged swords , used in China for the last 2,500 years .
These weapons are considered as the oldest swords in China and are closely associated with their rich and plentiful mythology .
In Chinese folklore , this weapon is called the “ Knight of the Arms ” and is one of the four primary weapons , along with the stick , the spear , and the saber .
Why the sword remains sharp despite the fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years ago remains a mystery , but experts point to the weapon ’ s composition , claiming that it remained in such an impeccable state thanks to the metals with which it was made , which allowed it to stay so well preserved .
Studies have revealed that a high proportion of sulfur and copper sulfide have allowed the sword to remain stainless .
The weapon is made according to a millenarian tradition of Chinese blacksmiths .
Its owner , King Goujian was the ruler of the Kingdom of Yue ( present-day northern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spring and Autumn period .
Goujian ’ s reign coincided with arguably the last major conflict of the Spring and Autumn period , the struggle between Wu and Yue , wherein he eventually led his state to victory , annexing the rival .
As such , King Goujian is sometimes considered the last of the Five Hegemons .
More on the Sword of Goujian from Beyond Science below :

Despite having been crafted more than 2,000 years ago, the Goujian sword has a sharp blade, as sharp as the day it was crafted, and shows no signs of tarnish.
Such resistance to tarnish rarely seen in artifacts so old.
In 1965 an archaeological expedition fifty tombs belonging to the period of the Springs and Autumns (722 to 481 BC) in China’s Hubei Province, located around 7 kilometers from the ruins of Jinan, capital of the former state of Chu.
In one of those tombs, next to the skeletal remains of a man, researchers discovered an ancient sword whose structure and sharpness had not been altered despite being crafted more than two thousand years ago.
At the archeological site, experts recovered more than 2,000.
The sword, which is currently housed in the Hubei Provincial Museum, was carefully sheltered in a virtually airtight lacquered wooden box.
The sword measures 55.6 cm long and weighs 875 grams.
The sheet is manufactured with an alloy of copper and tin, decorated with blue and turquoise crystals and covered with millenary ideograms.
The hilt of the sword is wrapped in silk moorings while the knob is formed by 11 concentric circles.
Experts in traditional Chinese language eventually analyzed the inscriptions of the sword and translated their symbols.
The researchers concluded that the sword was forged by King Goujian (496 – 465 BC), and called it the Goujian Sword, the ancient weapon that defied time.
The ancient sword was unlike anything experts had seen.
The weapon did not have a single trace of rust, something that experts found hard to believe.
Incredibly, the sword’s blade, despite the time that had gone by, managed to cut the archaeologist’s finger as he tested the sharpness of the sword, upon finding it.
However, in addition to being a weapon that seemed to have been crafted recently, with unprecedented quality, its extremely intricate decoration features turned it into one of the most unique swords ever discovered in China.
The ancient sword is a treasure of ancient Chinese history.
In fact, some scholars even compare the Goujian Sword to the legendary Excalibur, believed to have been the sword of King Arthur.
The Goujian Sword
After careful studies, experts quickly noted that the enigmatic sword belongs to a class of swords known as Jian: straight, double-edged swords, used in China for the last 2,500 years.
These weapons are considered as the oldest swords in China and are closely associated with their rich and plentiful mythology.
In Chinese folklore, this weapon is called the “Knight of the Arms” and is one of the four primary weapons, along with the stick, the spear, and the saber.
Why the sword remains sharp despite the fact that it had been forged more than 2,000 years ago remains a mystery, but experts point to the weapon’s composition, claiming that it remained in such an impeccable state thanks to the metals with which it was made, which allowed it to stay so well preserved.
Studies have revealed that a high proportion of sulfur and copper sulfide have allowed the sword to remain stainless.
The weapon is made according to a millenarian tradition of Chinese blacksmiths.
Its owner, King Goujian was the ruler of the Kingdom of Yue (present-day northern Zhejiang) near the end of the Spring and Autumn period.
Goujian’s reign coincided with arguably the last major conflict of the Spring and Autumn period, the struggle between Wu and Yue, wherein he eventually led his state to victory, annexing the rival.
As such, King Goujian is sometimes considered the last of the Five Hegemons.
More on the Sword of Goujian from Beyond Science below:
Source: Ancient-Code.com


humansarefree--2020-10-07--Experts: Up to 70% of KN95 Masks from China Don’t Meet Health Standards

( … ) Not all masks are effective and according to experts – at least 70 percent of KN95 masks imported from China don ’ t meet U.S. health standards .
Independent medical product evaluation also revealed that these defective masks can even endanger health care workers and patients .
Both N95 and KN95 masks are designed to prevent 95 percent of hazardous particles in the air from passing through .
For N95 masks , these must meet the standards of the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for air filtration .
KN95 masks , on the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in China .
At first glance , both types of masks seem similar , and they both filter out most small particles and are similarly breathable .
KN95 masks , however , often use loops around the ears , while N95 masks use elastic bands stretched around the head .
The headbands on the latter provide a more secure fit , making a mask more effective at preventing the spread of the virus , explained public health officials .
Recent testing has found that out of 200 brands of KN95 masks imported from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ significantly inferior ” and don ’ t live up to packaging claims .
On Sept. 22 , ECRI , a Pennsylvania-based patient safety advocacy group , released its findings on KN95 masks that it analyzed from 15 Chinese manufacturers .
They found that the masks , which have been provided to major U.S. hopsitals and health systems , were of poor quality , prompting the group to issue a hazard alert .
Marcus Schabacker , president and CEO for ECRI , explained that these alerts are often reserved for situations when “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediately.
” Schabacker noted that ECRI first tested the masks in April at the request of hospitals that started sourcing them from Chinese manufacturers .
Because of the increase in demand during the pandemic , thousands of manufacturing startups were established in China to provide various medical supplies to various countries across the globe .
According to ECRI , Chinese KN95 masks were some of the most in-demand products that have been imported to the United States .
Schabacker suggests that there are at least 35,000 mask suppliers in China .
In a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these products “ aren ’ t safe and effective against the spread of COVID-19.
” Schabacker added that health care providers need to “ do more due diligence before purchasing masks that aren ’ t made or certified in America.
” NIOSH , the federal agency overseeing workplace safety in America , requires masks to have a head or neckband design that helps seal the mask more tightly against the face .
The Chinese masks ECRI tested all have ear loop straps instead of the required head or neckband design .
ECRI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whenever possible , only using KN95s or other alternatives as a “ last resort.
” While KN95 masks can offer a higher level of protection than surgical or cloth masks , they are suitable for medical staff not involved with “ high-risk procedures ” like intubation , the suction of airways , or swabbing of patients , and only if they are from a trusted manufacturer .
ECRI said that Chinese quality standards for KN95 masks are similar to those in America , but there is no guarantee that what you buy will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also warned that it can be difficult to determine the authenticity of a respirator simply by looking at its appearance , labeling or packaging .
Even imported respirators , which may have the same model names , may also have a slightly different look and perform significantly differently in filtration testing .
ECRI advised buyers to ask for a test report about the mask performance for review , along with samples for testing to verify its filtration efficiency .
Buyers were also told to check the strap area and conduct tests to ensure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quality of mask purchases .
China has already been charged with sending out defective medical supplies Federal authorities have already sanctioned manufacturers for sending faulty Chinese medical gear .
Back in May , the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) banned 65 Chinese mask-makers from exporting to American since their products didn ’ t meet filtration standards .
This decreased the number of U.S.-authorized Chinese manufacturers to 14 .
In June , prosecutors charged a Chinese mask producer for exporting over 140,000 defective models advertised as KN95 .
The Department of Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent of small particles .
In September , custom officers in Chicago seized a half-million counterfeit N95 masks shipped from Shenzhen .
After sending 30 masks from the shipment for testing , findings showed that 10 percent were substandard .
Aside from the U.S. , defective Chinese medical gear has also drawn complaints from countries like Sweden .
On Aug. 25 , Sweden ’ s Public Health Agency announced that over 3,700 Swedes were mistakenly told they had coronavirus due to defects in testing kits made in China .
Schabacker concluded that to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at home , ” America must focus on producing or acquiring quality supplies from reliable manufacturers around the world .
N.r .
: I was able to find N95 masks made by 3M and distributed by Amazon at THIS LINK .
( Please do your own research before buying , and remember to check the integrity of the package upon delivery ) .

(…) Not all masks are effective and according to experts – at least 70 percent of KN95 masks imported from China don’t meet U.S. health standards.
Independent medical product evaluation also revealed that these defective masks can even endanger health care workers and patients.
by Zoey Sky
What are KN95 masks?
Both N95 and KN95 masks are designed to prevent 95 percent of hazardous particles in the air from passing through.
For N95 masks, these must meet the standards of the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for air filtration.
KN95 masks, on the other hand, must meet a similar standard in China.
At first glance, both types of masks seem similar, and they both filter out most small particles and are similarly breathable.
KN95 masks, however, often use loops around the ears, while N95 masks use elastic bands stretched around the head.
The headbands on the latter provide a more secure fit, making a mask more effective at preventing the spread of the virus, explained public health officials.
“Significantly inferior” masks from China
Recent testing has found that out of 200 brands of KN95 masks imported from China, up to 70 percent are “significantly inferior” and don’t live up to packaging claims.
On Sept. 22, ECRI, a Pennsylvania-based patient safety advocacy group, released its findings on KN95 masks that it analyzed from 15 Chinese manufacturers.
They found that the masks, which have been provided to major U.S. hopsitals and health systems, were of poor quality, prompting the group to issue a hazard alert.
Marcus Schabacker, president and CEO for ECRI, explained that these alerts are often reserved for situations when “health care professionals need to be informed immediately.”
Schabacker noted that ECRI first tested the masks in April at the request of hospitals that started sourcing them from Chinese manufacturers.
Because of the increase in demand during the pandemic, thousands of manufacturing startups were established in China to provide various medical supplies to various countries across the globe.
According to ECRI, Chinese KN95 masks were some of the most in-demand products that have been imported to the United States. Schabacker suggests that there are at least 35,000 mask suppliers in China.
In a statement, Schabacker revealed that a lot of these products “aren’t safe and effective against the spread of COVID-19.”
Schabacker added that health care providers need to “do more due diligence before purchasing masks that aren’t made or certified in America.”
Testing required to determine face mask quality
NIOSH, the federal agency overseeing workplace safety in America, requires masks to have a head or neckband design that helps seal the mask more tightly against the face.
The Chinese masks ECRI tested all have ear loop straps instead of the required head or neckband design.
ECRI advised that healthcare workers use NIOSH-certified respirators whenever possible, only using KN95s or other alternatives as a “last resort.”
While KN95 masks can offer a higher level of protection than surgical or cloth masks, they are suitable for medical staff not involved with “high-risk procedures” like intubation, the suction of airways, or swabbing of patients, and only if they are from a trusted manufacturer.
ECRI said that Chinese quality standards for KN95 masks are similar to those in America, but there is no guarantee that what you buy will meet KN95 filtration requirements.
The organization also warned that it can be difficult to determine the authenticity of a respirator simply by looking at its appearance, labeling or packaging.
Even imported respirators, which may have the same model names, may also have a slightly different look and perform significantly differently in filtration testing.
ECRI advised buyers to ask for a test report about the mask performance for review, along with samples for testing to verify its filtration efficiency.
Buyers were also told to check the strap area and conduct tests to ensure a proper fit and to guranteed the quality of mask purchases.
China has already been charged with sending out defective medical supplies
Federal authorities have already sanctioned manufacturers for sending faulty Chinese medical gear.
Back in May, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned 65 Chinese mask-makers from exporting to American since their products didn’t meet filtration standards.
This decreased the number of U.S.-authorized Chinese manufacturers to 14.
In June, prosecutors charged a Chinese mask producer for exporting over 140,000 defective models advertised as KN95.
The Department of Justice found that the masks only filtered 22 percent of small particles.
In September, custom officers in Chicago seized a half-million counterfeit N95 masks shipped from Shenzhen.
After sending 30 masks from the shipment for testing, findings showed that 10 percent were substandard.
Aside from the U.S., defective Chinese medical gear has also drawn complaints from countries like Sweden.
On Aug. 25, Sweden’s Public Health Agency announced that over 3,700 Swedes were mistakenly told they had coronavirus due to defects in testing kits made in China.
Schabacker concluded that to ensure “critical supplies are readily available at home,” America must focus on producing or acquiring quality supplies from reliable manufacturers around the world.
N.r.: I was able to find N95 masks made by 3M and distributed by Amazon at THIS LINK.
(Please do your own research before buying, and remember to check the integrity of the package upon delivery).