humansarefree--2020-04-22--Wikileaks Highlights The Influence ‘Big Pharma’ Has On The World Health Organization

The World Health Organization ( WHO ) has been making headlines lately , and that ’ s due to the fact that the world is dealing with COVID-19 .
It ’ s also in large part due to the fact that President Donald Trump recently halted all funding to the WHO from the US .
He accused the organization of “ severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.
” This implies , in my opinion , that they were covering up the spread based on the fact they ( the WHO ) would somehow profit , financially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently posted about the WHO on their social media accounts , and they did so in the form of confidential documents they released nearly a decade ago highlighting the influence that big pharmaceutical companies have over the WHO .
As Wikileaks states , The compilation of documents shows the influence of “ Big Pharma ” on the policy making decisions of the WHO , the UN body safeguarding public health .
These confidential documents were obtained by the drug industry before their public release to WHO member states .
The document also illustrates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsive to industry lobbying — a result that public health groups had feared since early 2009 , when the expert group met with the industry , but refused to meet with public health groups known to be industry critics .
The likely audience for these documents include countries , public health policy makers , civil society , industry , academia , media , patients and the general public .
( source ) If you a want to read the documents , you can access them here .
The relationship between the WHO and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the mainstream at all , and therefore it ’ s off the radar and not on the minds of the masses .
We see the same type of thing when it comes to ‘ big pharma ’ and its relationship between our federal health regulatory agencies .
Despite the fact that these relationships and examples of corruption aren ’ t highlighted by mainstream media , they are and have been highlighted for many years .
“ The medical profession is being bought by the pharmaceutical industry , not only in terms of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in terms of teaching and research .
The academic institutions of this country are allowing themselves to be the paid agents of the pharmaceutical industry .
I think it ’ s disgraceful.
” – Arnold Seymour Relman ( 1923-2014 ) , Harvard professor of medicine and former Editor-in-Chief of The New England Medical Journal ( source ) When it comes to the United States in general , Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , a man who has been doing a lot of work in this area for his entire life , explains : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purchase congress .
They ’ re the largest lobbying entity in Washington D.C..
They have more lobbyists in Washington D.C. than there are congressman and senators combined .
They give twice to congress what the next largest lobbying entity is , which is oil and gas… “ Imagine the power they exercise over both republicans and democrats .
They ’ ve captured them ( our regulatory agencies ) and turned them into sock puppets .
They ’ ve compromised the press… and they destroy the publications that publish real science.
” ( Source @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a few days ago , Vimeo deleted “ trustWHO ” , a film directed by Lilian Franck .
Vimeo stated that they do not support “ Videos that depict or encourage self-harm , falsely claim that mass tragedies are hoaxes , or perpetuate false or misleading claims about vaccine safety.
” According to the filmmakers , the claim from Vimeo is “ Both misleading and false .
“ trustWHO ” has been thoroughly researched for 7 years ; it has been fact-checked and approved by lawyers , experts in the medical field @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WHO itself .
The documentary simply investigated how efficiency and transparency of the WHO are undermined by both corporate influences and a lack of public funding .
It is a journalistic investigation based on facts and far from what Vimeo makes it out to be .
This is our full statement on the matter , presented by Robert Cibis ( Filmmaker , Co-author and producer of “ trust WHO ” ) .
This highlights what ’ s going on in our world today , the powerful presence of a digital Orwellian “ fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the internet and social media deleting any evidence that threatens corporate , political , financial or elitist interests , or information that simply highlights the corruption within agencies that have been tasked to safeguard us .
It ’ s not about the truth , there is no fact checking , the elimination of content from various platforms , like Vimeo , Youtube , Facebook and more is being done so in an immoral and unethical manner .
These ‘ fact-checking ’ organizations are simply claiming certain information is false , again , despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opinions of experts in various fields are being flagged as ‘ fake news.
’ These fact checkers rarely reply to inquiries , or allow you the opportunity to plead your case .
They simply punish your organization if you do not comply with their requirements .
We are currently experiencing this as well here at Collective Evolution , and have been for quite some time .
The more that sound information is censored , the more it ’ s simply going to contribute to the awakening of more people , and more people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information and evaluate it for themselves .
Below is a message from Oval Media , producers of Trust WHO .
In the video you can see a snippet of the documentary .
It features a number of scientists and doctors , and former officials from within the World Health Organization .
If you ’ re interested in watching the full version , you can support them and do so here while it ’ s still up .
They are also currently fundraising for a documentary they would like to produce on the current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and find out more about that if interested .

The Australian doctor had called 911 to report a potential sexual assault. After they arrived, however, she was shot and killed. Audio has finally been released by the police station.
by Amanda Froelich, guest author
After calling 911 to report a potential sexual assault, well-known holistic doctor and former veterinarian Justine Damond was shot and killed by the very individuals she thought might improve the situation.
Reportedly, Damond was on the phone speaking to officer Matthew Harrity, describing noises that caused her to believe someone nearby was being raped. In her pajamas and holding only a mobile phone, she was then shot by Officer Mohamed Noor through the driver-side window of the cop car and was hit in the abdomen.
Left: Officer Mohamed Noor / Right: Justine Damond
For an unknown reason, the officers chose not to activate their body cameras before the shooting. The dash cam did not record any footage, either.
Witnesses relay that Damond was wearing pajamas and speaking on the phone when she was shot. A source told KARE11 that Harrity was “stunned” by Noor’s decision to open fire. The Free Thought Project reveals, as well, that Noor has a history of complaints against him.
The failure to activate the body cams is not only suspicious, it is against the law.
In 2016, Minneapolis required all officers to wear and activate body cameras “at all times when they could reasonably anticipate that they may become involved in a situation for which activation is appropriate,” reports The Huffington Post.
Only recently did the tight-lipped police station release the audio between the officers and dispatch the night of Damond’s death. In the recording (below), one officer can be heard stating, “female screaming behind a building” after the shots were fired.
Another officer can then be heard calmly telling dispatch: “Shots fired … we have one down.” As Damond bled out in one of the safest neighborhoods in town, the conversation continued.
After the tragedy, Damond’s fiance, Don Damond, told the press: “We lost the dearest of people and are desperate for information. Piecing together Justine’s last moments before the homicide would provide small comfort as we grieve this tragedy.”
It is not yet known what action will be taken to reprimand Noor for open-firing on and killing a civilian. According to the officer’s attorney, Thomas Plunkett, Noor takes situations such as these “very seriously.”
Plunkett added:
“He joined the police force to serve the community and to protect the people he serves. Officer Noor is a caring person with a family he loves, and he empathizes with the loss others are experiencing.” Though an investigation is presently being conducted by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), Noor has refused to be interviewed — something he is legally entitled to do, reports The Star Tribune.
Whether Damond died as part of a larger conspiracy (read more HERE) or was killed due to negligence, it doesn’t make the tragedy any easier to comprehend.


humansarefree--2020-04-23--Email Addresses And Passwords From WHO, NIH, Wuhan Lab, And Gates Foundation Dumped On 4chan

A cache of nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly belonging to the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) , Wuhan Institute of Virology , Bill Gates Foundation and several other groups involved with the coronavirus pandemic response were dumped on 4chan before appearing on several other websites , according to the SITE Intelligence Group .
WHO chief information officer Bernardo Mariano told Bloomberg that the organization wasn ’ t hacked , and that the data was possibly obtained through prior data breaches .
“ The employees may have used their work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a particular website , and then that website has been hacked , leaking their password.
“ According to Mariano , 400 of the credentials were still active – and he claims that none of the passwords were used to access sensitive information due to the organization ’ s two-factor authentication system .
4chan users , on the other hand , said that they were able to use the passwords to gain access to a WHO website called “ Extranet , ” according to Bloomberg .
Mariano added that the organization has been seeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mid-March , and that there had recently been a “ sustained attempt ” to hack into the computers of four WHO employees in South Korea , along with the organization ’ s Geneva headquarters .
4chan users said they were using the credentials to download ‘ everything ’ they could .
An unverified photo posted as part of the dump appears to refer to “ Splicing HIV ” into “ coronavirus , ” fueling speculation that COVID-19 was genetically engineered with HIV spike proteins – a theory posted by Indian researchers soon after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and later withdrawn after their findings were refuted .
The Gates Foundation told WaPo “ We are monitoring the situation in line with our data security practices .
We don ’ t currently have an indication of a data breach at the foundation.
” If legit , someone named Mararet at the Gates Foundation ( last name withheld ) is apparently a fan of the dark lord : Australian cybersecurity expert Robert Potter said he was able to verify the WHO information , and that “ their password security is appalling.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as their password , ” he said .
Others used their own first names or “ changeme.
” Potter said the alleged email addresses and passwords may have been purchased from vendors on the dark Web , a portion of the Internet that is not indexed by most search engines and where hacked information often is posted for sale .
He said the WHO credentials appear to have come from a hack in 2016 .
– Washington Post

A cache of nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly belonging to the World Health Organization (WHO), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Wuhan Institute of Virology, Billy Boy Foundation and several other groups involved with the coronavirus pandemic response were dumped on 4chan before appearing on several other websites, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.
The report by SITE, based in Bethesda, Md., said the largest group of alleged emails and passwords was from the NIH, with 9,938 found on lists posted online. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had the second-highest number, with 6,857. The World Bank had 5,120. The list of WHO addresses and passwords totaled 2,732. –Washington Post
WHO chief information officer Bernardo Mariano told Bloomberg that the organization wasn’t hacked, and that the data was possibly obtained through prior data breaches.
“The employees may have used their work email address to register an account for a particular website, and then that website has been hacked, leaking their password.“
According to Mariano, 400 of the credentials were still active – and he claims that none of the passwords were used to access sensitive information due to the organization’s two-factor authentication system. 4chan users, on the other hand, said that they were able to use the passwords to gain access to a WHO website called “Extranet,” according to Bloomberg.
Mariano added that the organization has been seeing an increasing number of attempted cyber-intrusions since mid-March, and that there had recently been a “sustained attempt” to hack into the computers of four WHO employees in South Korea, along with the organization’s Geneva headquarters.
4chan users said they were using the credentials to download ‘everything’ they could.
An unverified photo posted as part of the dump appears to refer to “Splicing HIV” into “coronavirus,” fueling speculation that COVID-19 was genetically engineered with HIV spike proteins – a theory posted by Indian researchers soon after the virus’s genome was published, and later withdrawn after their findings were refuted.
The Gates Foundation told WaPo “We are monitoring the situation in line with our data security practices. We don’t currently have an indication of a data breach at the foundation.”
If legit, someone named Mararet at the Gates Foundation (last name withheld) is apparently a fan of the dark lord:
Australian cybersecurity expert Robert Potter said he was able to verify the WHO information, and that “their password security is appalling.”
“Forty-eight people have ‘password’ as their password,” he said. Others used their own first names or “changeme.”
Potter said the alleged email addresses and passwords may have been purchased from vendors on the dark Web, a portion of the Internet that is not indexed by most search engines and where hacked information often is posted for sale. He said the WHO credentials appear to have come from a hack in 2016. – Washington Post
Source: ZeroHedge.com


humansarefree--2020-04-23--Cop Hired After Admitting to Child Rape – Arrested for Running Child Sex Ring

As TFTP reported late last year , a high level Livingston Parish Sheriff ’ s Office deputy — who commanded the SWAT team — and his wife , were indicted on more than 150 felonies for unspeakable crimes against children and animals .
Dennis Perkins , 44 , and and his wife Cynthia Perkins , 34 , are accused of multiple counts of child rape and the production of child pornography , among other disturbing charges .
As if this cop/teacher child rape case couldn ’ t get any worse , new documents filed on Monday lay out , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by these disgusting individuals .
WARNING : The details in the story below are exceedingly disturbing and contain extremely graphic descriptions of the alleged crimes .
The new filing , known as a 404 ( B ) , was filed Monday , April 20th with the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court .
It describes incidents in which Dennis Perkins used his position as a cop to film up the skirts and down the shirts of women he would pull over .
It also details over five terabytes of encrypted data containing videos of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down a small child while Dennis raped her .
What ’ s more , according to the court filings , Dennis Perkins should have never been hired to be a cop because he admitted to heinous crimes before getting the job .
As WAFB reports , the new court filing includes a job application from 1998 to the Baton Rouge Police Department where Dennis allegedly admitted to several crimes including prostitution , sex with a minor and drug use .
The BRPD hiring board at that time voted unanimously not to hire Dennis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ LPSO when he applied for that job .
However , he would later go on to be hired to a full time position and rise up through the ranks of the LPSO where he would eventually command the entire SWAT division .
As TFTP reported in October , the Perkins were arrested after a months-long criminal probe headed up by the Louisiana Attorney General ’ s Office .
Then in December , a grand jury indicted Dennis Perkins on 78 felonies and his wife , Cynthia Perkins , on 72 felonies — involving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 13 , “ two non-consenting adults , various unsuspecting victims by means of ingesting harmful substances and an animal , ” according to court filings .
The indictment also includes 61 counts of producing child pornography .
Also , according to the Advocate , the pair both face a count of mingling harmful substances , which involves putting harmful substances in food , drink or medicine with intent to hurt someone .
According to the indictment , Perkins is accused of ejaculating on various pastries and into bottles of energy drinks that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cynthia is accused of giving them to her students .
The couple now faces dozens of other charges after the documents were released on Monday .
As WAFB reported , the filed document attempts to prove other crimes , wrongs and bad acts by the couple .
Here is a summary of new allegations outline in the new court filings : As we previously reported , Perkins was a lieutenant with the Livingston Parish Sheriff ’ s Office Special Operations Unit ( SWAT ) before being terminated the week of Oct. 21 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Walker Police Department .
This alleged child rapist commanded an entire SWAT division and was considered a “ hero ” by the community .
After her arrest , his wife , Cynthia Perkins resigned from her teaching position at Westside Junior High School in Walker .
It is currently unknown if the victims in the images were students of Cynthia ’ s — though the parents of some of here students announced a lawsuit last year .
The investigation found so much disturbing evidence against the Perkins that this top cop and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 6,000 years in prison .
The investigation started after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a tip that the couple was raping children , filming it it , and then distributing it to their network .
The evidence in the case is reportedly so overwhelming that Denny Perkins ’ attorney has requested to be removed from the case and no longer wishes to represent him .
Even more disturbing is the fact that Dennis Perkins was caught in bed — by his former wife , not Cynthia — with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to state and federal laws that largely limit law enforcement from acting on allegations of grooming , nothing ever happened to Perkins .
Instead , the child was sent to counseling and this ‘ hero ’ remained a cop .
“ The counselor also told ( the State Police ) that he believed Perkins had done this before and would do it again , ” the report reads .
Adding to the incredibly corrupt circus is the fact that in February , another former cop , Melanie Barnett Curtin , 41 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she returned from a cruise in New Orleans .
Curtin worked for the Livingston Parish Sheriff ’ s Office starting in 2011—the same department as Perkins .
Her ex-husband is also a former LPSO deputy .
Curtin was arrested on two charges : first degree rape and video voyeurism in connection to crimes committed with the Perkins .
She was booked into the Livingston Parish Detention Center Feb. 1 .
Judge Jeff Johnson set a bond of $ 250,000 for Curtin ’ s first degree rape charge and $ 100,000 for the video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to WAFB .
After news of her former employment with the LPSO broke , the department issued a statement distancing themselves from the accused rapist .
“ Melanie Curtin has not been employed with the Sheriff ’ s office since August 13 , 2012 .
She worked for the Sheriff ’ s Office for roughly 18 months in the tax department .
She terminated her employment with this office on August 13 , 2012 .
At the time of the alleged crime for which she was arrested she was not an employee of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
WAFB reports that the Perkins indictment in December stated that on Nov. 8 , 2014 , Dennis raped an adult victim .
It went on to say that sex was “ …with the assistance of a yet unidentified adult female perpetrator.
” It is from this claim that the first degree rape charge stemmed .
It is a sad day when police officers — the ones who claim to protect us — are caught preying on society ’ s most vulnerable .
However , there are a lot of sad days in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a broken record , over and over again .

As TFTP reported late last year, a high level Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy — who commanded the SWAT team — and his wife, were indicted on more than 150 felonies for unspeakable crimes against children and animals.
Dennis Perkins, 44, and and his wife Cynthia Perkins, 34, are accused of multiple counts of child rape and the production of child pornography, among other disturbing charges. As if this cop/teacher child rape case couldn’t get any worse, new documents filed on Monday lay out, in graphic detail, even more heinous acts by these disgusting individuals.
WARNING: The details in the story below are exceedingly disturbing and contain extremely graphic descriptions of the alleged crimes.
The new filing, known as a 404(B), was filed Monday, April 20th with the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court. It describes incidents in which Dennis Perkins used his position as a cop to film up the skirts and down the shirts of women he would pull over.
It also details over five terabytes of encrypted data containing videos of horrifying acts with children including Cynthia holding down a small child while Dennis raped her.
What’s more, according to the court filings, Dennis Perkins should have never been hired to be a cop because he admitted to heinous crimes before getting the job. As WAFB reports, the new court filing includes a job application from 1998 to the Baton Rouge Police Department where Dennis allegedly admitted to several crimes including prostitution, sex with a minor and drug use.
The BRPD hiring board at that time voted unanimously not to hire Dennis. He was a reserve deputy with LPSO when he applied for that job.
However, he would later go on to be hired to a full time position and rise up through the ranks of the LPSO where he would eventually command the entire SWAT division.
As TFTP reported in October, the Perkins were arrested after a months-long criminal probe headed up by the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office.
Then in December, a grand jury indicted Dennis Perkins on 78 felonies and his wife, Cynthia Perkins, on 72 felonies — involving sex acts against children under the age of 13, “two non-consenting adults, various unsuspecting victims by means of ingesting harmful substances and an animal,” according to court filings. The indictment also includes 61 counts of producing child pornography.
Also, according to the Advocate, the pair both face a count of mingling harmful substances, which involves putting harmful substances in food, drink or medicine with intent to hurt someone.
According to the indictment, Perkins is accused of ejaculating on various pastries and into bottles of energy drinks that were then ingested by unsuspecting victims. Cynthia is accused of giving them to her students.
The couple now faces dozens of other charges after the documents were released on Monday.
As WAFB reported, the filed document attempts to prove other crimes, wrongs and bad acts by the couple. Here is a summary of new allegations outline in the new court filings:
Role-playing with both Dennis and Cynthia taking part and acting out a fantasy of having sex with a child
A note found on Cynthia’s cell phone detailing a sex act that an adult male and female would do, or did, with a child under the age of 13.
Allegations of domestic abuse by Cynthia Perkins upon a child: the filing details that a child told investigators Cynthia Perkins pulled a child “by her hair into a bathroom, slammed her head against the wall, and threw her to the ground.” It went on to say she “then began hitting and slapping her.”
Hundreds of sexual keywords and search terms Dennis Perkins allegedly entered into search engines such as Google, many included sexual acts involving children
Photoshopped images of children in sexually suggestive positions with Dennis Perkins — Investigators claim Cynthia Perkins took pictures of children acting in normal, everyday activities and then sent them to her husband. Dennis then allegedly photoshopped the children’s pictures with his private parts superimposed onto them in various positions.
Evidence of a “spy watch” left in a bathroom to record when a child would take a shower
A video of a naked child in a bathroom that was allegedly found on an external hard drive in his office at the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office
Three videos allegedly showing Dennis masturbating and a child either asleep or forced to take commands by Dennis
A video from 2012 while Dennis was on duty as a patrol officer making a traffic stop: Investigators claim Perkins recorded an adult woman without her knowledge with a pin camera. The filing details how Dennis allegedly moved the camera around to shoot down her shirt and under her shorts.
Six videos from late 2018 titled “The Mile High Club” to attempt to prove his interest in filming and/or photographing his sexual activities. In those videos, Cynthia is allegedly seen performing oral sex on Dennis “on a public airplane among unsuspecting passengers seen in the background.”
Several medications whose side effects are drowsiness, sleepiness, muscle relaxation and/or pain relief. Investigators added that they found text messages between Cynthia and Dennis discussing a scenario where an intoxicant was placed in the drink for an adult female.
Statements from a female adult victim alleging Cynthia’s alleged role in her rape and possible drugging
The Attorney General’s filing aims to show “a pattern of conduct, system or plan, as well as motive, intent to commit all of the crimes for which Dennis & Cynthia Perkins were indicted.”
As we previously reported, Perkins was a lieutenant with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit (SWAT) before being terminated the week of Oct. 21. He was hired in 2002 from the Walker Police Department. This alleged child rapist commanded an entire SWAT division and was considered a “hero” by the community.
After her arrest, his wife, Cynthia Perkins resigned from her teaching position at Westside Junior High School in Walker. It is currently unknown if the victims in the images were students of Cynthia’s — though the parents of some of here students announced a lawsuit last year.
The investigation found so much disturbing evidence against the Perkins that this top cop and his wife are facing a sentence of more than 6,000 years in prison.
The investigation started after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a tip that the couple was raping children, filming it it, and then distributing it to their network.
The evidence in the case is reportedly so overwhelming that Denny Perkins’ attorney has requested to be removed from the case and no longer wishes to represent him.
Even more disturbing is the fact that Dennis Perkins was caught in bed — by his former wife, not Cynthia — with a child in 2013.
However, due to state and federal laws that largely limit law enforcement from acting on allegations of grooming, nothing ever happened to Perkins. Instead, the child was sent to counseling and this ‘hero’ remained a cop.
“The counselor also told (the State Police) that he believed Perkins had done this before and would do it again,” the report reads.
Adding to the incredibly corrupt circus is the fact that in February, another former cop, Melanie Barnett Curtin, 41, of Denham Springs, was arrested as she returned from a cruise in New Orleans.
Curtin worked for the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office starting in 2011—the same department as Perkins. Her ex-husband is also a former LPSO deputy.
Curtin was arrested on two charges: first degree rape and video voyeurism in connection to crimes committed with the Perkins. She was booked into the Livingston Parish Detention Center Feb. 1. Judge Jeff Johnson set a bond of $250,000 for Curtin’s first degree rape charge and $100,000 for the video voyeurism charge on Feb. 3, according to WAFB.
After news of her former employment with the LPSO broke, the department issued a statement distancing themselves from the accused rapist.
“Melanie Curtin has not been employed with the Sheriff’s office since August 13, 2012. She worked for the Sheriff’s Office for roughly 18 months in the tax department. She terminated her employment with this office on August 13, 2012. At the time of the alleged crime for which she was arrested she was not an employee of this office,” the statement read.
WAFB reports that the Perkins indictment in December stated that on Nov. 8, 2014, Dennis raped an adult victim. It went on to say that sex was “…with the assistance of a yet unidentified adult female perpetrator.” It is from this claim that the first degree rape charge stemmed.
Sources confirm to WAFB Investigators that “unidentified adult female perpetrator” was Curtin.
It is a sad day when police officers — the ones who claim to protect us — are caught preying on society’s most vulnerable. However, there are a lot of sad days in America as this situation plays out like a broken record, over and over again.
Reference: Thefreethoughtproject.com


humansarefree--2020-04-23--Killed By The Coronavirus Lockdowns: 1000s Of U.S. Businesses That Were Shut Down Will Be Closed Per

Killed By The Coronavirus Lockdowns: 1000s Of U.S. Businesses That Were Shut Down Will Be Closed Permanently

This economic downturn is turning out to be far deeper and far more severe than most experts were originally anticipating .
More than 22 million Americans have filed claims for unemployment benefits , and economists are telling us that the U.S. economy is contracting at the fastest rate that we have seen since the Second World War .
We are already starting to see some high profile companies move toward bankruptcy , but the real story is what is happening to thousands upon thousands of small and mid-size businesses because of the lockdowns .
Many of them were barely surviving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these lockdowns have delivered a death blow .
The restaurant industry is a perfect example .
Prior to the pandemic , there were more than a million restaurants in the United States , and about half of them were independent .
Those independent restaurants employed approximately 11 million workers , and now the vast majority of those workers have been laid off .
Once the lockdowns are over , it would be wonderful if all of those independent restaurants would spring back to life , but the results of a recent survey suggest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In fact , that survey found that 28 percent of all independent restaurants are probably not going to survive if the lockdowns last for another month… A survey released Thursday by the James Beard Association found independent restaurants laid off 91 % of their hourly employees and nearly 70 % of salaried employees as of April 13 – double-digit increases in both categories since March .
The poll of 1,400 small and independent restaurants found 38 % of have closed temporarily or permanently , and 77 % have seen their sales drop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ troubling : 28 % of restaurants said they don ’ t believe they can survive another month of closure , and only 1 out of 5 are certain they can sustain their businesses until normal operations can resume .
28 percent of 500,000 is 140,000 , and so if these lockdowns are not lifted soon we could be facing a scenario is which tens of thousands of independent restaurants are lost forever .
Of course a lot of restaurants that do reopen will face a really tough struggle because fear of the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the foreseeable future .
So even if all of the lockdowns were lifted tomorrow , the restaurant industry would still not fully recover .
Sadly , the same could be said for the fitness industry .
In fact , we just learned that one of the biggest fitness chains in the nation is getting ready to file for bankruptcy : Gym chain 24 Hour Fitness is working with advisors at investment bank Lazard and law firm Weil , Gotshal & Manges to weigh options including a bankruptcy that could come as soon as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the matter tell CNBC .
The chain is grappling with a heavy debt load , deteriorating performance and a coronavirus pandemic that forced it to shut its more than 400 clubs .
Yes , a certain segment of the population is quite eager to resume all of their normal pre-pandemic activities , but even a 20 or 30 percent drop off in revenue will be fatal for many gyms .
And the truth is that a lot of people are simply not going to be in the mood to share exercise equipment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come .
The entertainment , tourism and retail industries have also been hit extremely hard by this pandemic .
The other day I was quite stunned when I learned that Neiman Marcus “ is reportedly ready to file bankruptcy ” : Neiman Marcus Group , one of the largest retailers in the United States , is reportedly ready to file bankruptcy amid the COVD-19 pandemic after defaulting millions in bond payments last week and furloughing 14,000 employees .
Neiman Marcus would become the first major US department store to crumble amidst the economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No , things are definitely not going to be returning to “ normal ” in America , and there will be a lot more big corporate names among the victims in the days to come .
At this point , even some of the most prominent corporations in the entire country are “ indefinitely ” sidelining their workers : Indefinite furloughs began this weekend for more than 100,000 Disney , Best Buy and CarMax workers as businesses make cuts to survive the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent mandatory closures .
But most Americans are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indefinite furloughs ” .
In fact , one survey discovered that a whopping 50 percent of all Americans will run through their savings “ by the end of April ” : One of the largest concerns on most homeowners minds right now is how they are going to pay bills — specifically their monthly mortgage payments .
50 % of Americans reported their savings will run out by the end of April .
Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak , 30 % of homeowners had less than $ 1,000 in an emergency fund , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t have enough in savings to cover their mortgage payment for one month .
Just like during the last recession , countless numbers of Americans will go from living a comfortable middle class lifestyle to being desperately needy in just a matter of weeks .
I have been writing a lot about the absolutely massive lines that we have been seeing at food banks all over the nation , and we just witnessed another example in Miami .
In one of the wealthiest areas of the entire city , vehicles were lined up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to receive handouts from a local food bank : Talk about a Norman Rockwell painting idea come to life — a parade of cars filled with hungry people in Miami … smack dab in the middle of two of the city ’ s ritziest hotels .
Check out this surreal scene down in Miami Beach , where a MILE-long line of cars were arranged in a giant U-curve in between the W Hotel and Setai Hotel — two of MB ’ s most high-end go-to spots for celebrity out-of-towners … like Kim K @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can see photos from that event right here , and if you look closely you will see that some of those vehicles are quite nice .
As I have warned so many times over the years , if you don ’ t have any sort of a financial cushion you can “ suddenly ” find yourself in a whole lot of trouble when disaster finally strikes .
Unfortunately , we have now entered a time when there will be one crisis after another , and every new crisis will significantly escalate our woes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there have been very loud warnings that our debt-fueled economic bubble would burst , and now it has happened .
The road ahead is going to be filled with immense pain , and most Americans are not going to be able to handle it .
By Michael Snyder , the author of The Beginning Of The End , Get Prepared Now , and Living A Life That Really Matters .

This economic downturn is turning out to be far deeper and far more severe than most experts were originally anticipating.
More than 22 million Americans have filed claims for unemployment benefits, and economists are telling us that the U.S. economy is contracting at the fastest rate that we have seen since the Second World War.
We are already starting to see some high profile companies move toward bankruptcy, but the real story is what is happening to thousands upon thousands of small and mid-size businesses because of the lockdowns. Many of them were barely surviving even before this pandemic, and now these lockdowns have delivered a death blow.
The restaurant industry is a perfect example. Prior to the pandemic, there were more than a million restaurants in the United States, and about half of them were independent.
Those independent restaurants employed approximately 11 million workers, and now the vast majority of those workers have been laid off.
Once the lockdowns are over, it would be wonderful if all of those independent restaurants would spring back to life, but the results of a recent survey suggest that simply is not going to happen. In fact, that survey found that 28 percent of all independent restaurants are probably not going to survive if the lockdowns last for another month…
A survey released Thursday by the James Beard Association found independent restaurants laid off 91% of their hourly employees and nearly 70% of salaried employees as of April 13 – double-digit increases in both categories since March. The poll of 1,400 small and independent restaurants found 38% of have closed temporarily or permanently, and 77% have seen their sales drop in half or worse.
Perhaps most troubling: 28% of restaurants said they don’t believe they can survive another month of closure, and only 1 out of 5 are certain they can sustain their businesses until normal operations can resume.
28 percent of 500,000 is 140,000, and so if these lockdowns are not lifted soon we could be facing a scenario is which tens of thousands of independent restaurants are lost forever.
Of course a lot of restaurants that do reopen will face a really tough struggle because fear of the coronavirus is going to keep customers away for the foreseeable future. So even if all of the lockdowns were lifted tomorrow, the restaurant industry would still not fully recover.
Sadly, the same could be said for the fitness industry. In fact, we just learned that one of the biggest fitness chains in the nation is getting ready to file for bankruptcy:
Gym chain 24 Hour Fitness is working with advisors at investment bank Lazard and law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges to weigh options including a bankruptcy that could come as soon as the next few months, people familiar with the matter tell CNBC.
The chain is grappling with a heavy debt load, deteriorating performance and a coronavirus pandemic that forced it to shut its more than 400 clubs.
Yes, a certain segment of the population is quite eager to resume all of their normal pre-pandemic activities, but even a 20 or 30 percent drop off in revenue will be fatal for many gyms.
And the truth is that a lot of people are simply not going to be in the mood to share exercise equipment with others for a long time to come.
The entertainment, tourism and retail industries have also been hit extremely hard by this pandemic. The other day I was quite stunned when I learned that Neiman Marcus “is reportedly ready to file bankruptcy”:
Neiman Marcus Group, one of the largest retailers in the United States, is reportedly ready to file bankruptcy amid the COVD-19 pandemic after defaulting millions in bond payments last week and furloughing 14,000 employees.
Neiman Marcus would become the first major US department store to crumble amidst the economic set backs from the coronavirus outbreak.
No, things are definitely not going to be returning to “normal” in America, and there will be a lot more big corporate names among the victims in the days to come.
At this point, even some of the most prominent corporations in the entire country are “indefinitely” sidelining their workers:
Indefinite furloughs began this weekend for more than 100,000 Disney, Best Buy and CarMax workers as businesses make cuts to survive the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent mandatory closures.
But most Americans are not in any position to handle “indefinite furloughs”.
In fact, one survey discovered that a whopping 50 percent of all Americans will run through their savings “by the end of April”:
One of the largest concerns on most homeowners minds right now is how they are going to pay bills — specifically their monthly mortgage payments. 50% of Americans reported their savings will run out by the end of April. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, 30% of homeowners had less than $1,000 in an emergency fund, with 22% reporting they didn’t have enough in savings to cover their mortgage payment for one month.
Just like during the last recession, countless numbers of Americans will go from living a comfortable middle class lifestyle to being desperately needy in just a matter of weeks.
I have been writing a lot about the absolutely massive lines that we have been seeing at food banks all over the nation, and we just witnessed another example in Miami. In one of the wealthiest areas of the entire city, vehicles were lined up for a mile as people waited patiently to receive handouts from a local food bank:
Talk about a Norman Rockwell painting idea come to life — a parade of cars filled with hungry people in Miami … smack dab in the middle of two of the city’s ritziest hotels.
Check out this surreal scene down in Miami Beach, where a MILE-long line of cars were arranged in a giant U-curve in between the W Hotel and Setai Hotel — two of MB’s most high-end go-to spots for celebrity out-of-towners … like Kim K, Justin Bieber and more.
You can see photos from that event right here, and if you look closely you will see that some of those vehicles are quite nice.
As I have warned so many times over the years, if you don’t have any sort of a financial cushion you can “suddenly” find yourself in a whole lot of trouble when disaster finally strikes.
Unfortunately, we have now entered a time when there will be one crisis after another, and every new crisis will significantly escalate our woes.
For a very long time, there have been very loud warnings that our debt-fueled economic bubble would burst, and now it has happened.
The road ahead is going to be filled with immense pain, and most Americans are not going to be able to handle it.
By Michael Snyder, the author of The Beginning Of The End, Get Prepared Now, and Living A Life That Really Matters.


humansarefree--2020-04-23--Jeff Bezos is $24 Billion Richer Amid Pandemic – Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Others Are Also Ea

Jeff Bezos is $24 Billion Richer Amid Pandemic – Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Others Are Also Earning Several Billions a Week

Amplifying fresh critiques of wealthy inequality that have mounted throughout the coronavirus pandemic , Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — the world ’ s richest man — has added nearly $ 24 billion to his already massive fortune in 2020 as virus-related lockdowns across the globe have forced people to stay inside and fueled increased e-commerce demand .
Explaining the source of a nearly 5 % jump in Bezos ’ net worth Tuesday , Forbes reported that Amazon stock surged 5.3 % , “ hitting a new record close of $ 2,283 per share .
The stock is now up over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outpacing the benchmark index ( the S & P 500 is down over 12 % ) .
” Bezos was worth $ 138 billion as of Tuesday , according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index .
He is Amazon ’ s CEO and president , and owns an 11.2 % stake in the e-commerce giant , which has come under fire for how it has treated workers during the outbreak .
While Bezos tops the index , Fortune noted that the 18th spot now belongs to his ex-wife MacKenzie , “ who was left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as part of the couple ’ s recent divorce settlement .
Her net worth has climbed $ 8.2 billion to $ 45.3 billion.
” The index updates followed a Forbes report from Saturday about how “ market gains led to a combined $ 51.3 billion boost for 10 of the world ’ s billionaires since the market closed a week ago , on April 2.
” Bezos gained $ 6.8 billion in that time , an increase second to only that of Amancio Ortega of the Spanish fast-fashion retailer Inditex .
Sen. Bernie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ labor rights advocate and foe of millionaires and billionaires , tweeted the Forbes report Wednesday and highlighted how the wealth increases of Bezos and other billionaires contrast with the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs because of the ongoing public health crisis .
As Common Dreams reported last week , U.S. unemployment claims during the pandemic have soared to 16.8 million , which one economist noted “ is a mind-boggling 2,500 % increase over the pre-virus period.
” That contrast between U.S. billionaires and the nation ’ s newly unemployed was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Public Citizen , which cited the Forbes report .
While millions of people across the United States have lost their incomes due to COVID-19 , Amazon has filled 100,000 new jobs since March and plans to add 75,000 more “ to help meet customer demand and assist existing employees fulfilling orders for essential products , ” according to a blog post on the company ’ s website .
The retailer has “ increased pay for hourly employees by $ 2/hour in the U.S. , C $ 2/hour in Canada , and €2/hour in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ made over 150 process updates to help protect employees — from enhanced cleaning and social distancing measures to piloting new efforts like using disinfectant fog in our New York fulfillment center , ” the blog post said .
The company is also building a lab to test its front-line workers for COVID-19 and has “ distributed personal protective gear , such as masks for our employees , and implemented temperature checks across our operations worldwide.
” However , workers at Amazon warehouses and Whole Foods Market — the grocery chain acquired by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and frustration about working conditions , and accused the company of not doing enough to protect employees .
Just this week , Amazon also elicited condemnation for firing three workers who publicly criticized the company ’ s pandemic response and treatment of employees .
“ Instead of firing employees who want justice , ” Sanders tweeted Tuesday , “ maybe Jeff Bezos—the richest man in the world — can focus on providing his workers with paid sick leave , a safe workplace , and a livable planet.
” The safety of Amazon facilities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raised particular alarm .
According to Business Insider : More than 74 U.S. warehouses alone have now reported cases of the virus , and concerns from workers about safety and sanitation have ballooned , leading to employee walkouts and protests .
On Tuesday , Business Insider broke the news that Amazon had seen its first warehouse worker death , an operations manager who worked at the company ’ s Hawthorne , California warehouse .
The man died on March 31 .
Some Amazon employees told Business Insider that they feel they have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the health of themselves and vulnerable family members .
“ I was grateful at first for the unlimited [ unpaid time off ] and $ 2 increase , but as things got worse and the virus was spreading more and more , it didn ’ t matter .
I don ’ t want to be there , but I need the income , ” said one worker who cares for an elderly relative .
“ The stress of bringing it home to him makes me physically ill .
”

Amplifying fresh critiques of wealthy inequality that have mounted throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos — the world’s richest man — has added nearly $24 billion to his already massive fortune in 2020 as virus-related lockdowns across the globe have forced people to stay inside and fueled increased e-commerce demand.
Explaining the source of a nearly 5% jump in Bezos’ net worth Tuesday, Forbes reported that Amazon stock surged 5.3%, “hitting a new record close of $2,283 per share. The stock is now up over 20% so far this year, outpacing the benchmark index (the S&P 500 is down over 12%).”
Bezos was worth $138 billion as of Tuesday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He is Amazon’s CEO and president, and owns an 11.2% stake in the e-commerce giant, which has come under fire for how it has treated workers during the outbreak.
While Bezos tops the index, Fortune noted that the 18th spot now belongs to his ex-wife MacKenzie, “who was left with a 4% stake in Amazon as part of the couple’s recent divorce settlement. Her net worth has climbed $8.2 billion to $45.3 billion.”
Turns out Jeff Bezos has got the biggest coronavirus stimulus of all … https://t.co/10BrXbnIZ6 — Will Tooke (@willtooketv) April 15, 2020
The index updates followed a Forbes report from Saturday about how “market gains led to a combined $51.3 billion boost for 10 of the world’s billionaires since the market closed a week ago, on April 2.” Bezos gained $6.8 billion in that time, an increase second to only that of Amancio Ortega of the Spanish fast-fashion retailer Inditex.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a longtime labor rights advocate and foe of millionaires and billionaires, tweeted the Forbes report Wednesday and highlighted how the wealth increases of Bezos and other billionaires contrast with the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs because of the ongoing public health crisis.
$33.4 billion. That's how much the wealth of Jeff Bezos and six other billionaires increased last week while millions of Americans were filing for unemployment. Our society cannot sustain itself when so few have so much, while so many have so little. https://t.co/XwlhIXTMzS — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) April 15, 2020
As Common Dreams reported last week, U.S. unemployment claims during the pandemic have soared to 16.8 million, which one economist noted “is a mind-boggling 2,500% increase over the pre-virus period.”
That contrast between U.S. billionaires and the nation’s newly unemployed was also pointed out on Twitter Wednesday by Public Citizen, which cited the Forbes report.
Billionaire wealth increases last week: Jeff Bezos: +$6.8B Mark Zuckerberg: +$6.2B Warren Buffett: +$5B Elon Musk: +$4.2B Larry Ellison: +$4B Larry Page: +$3.6B Billy Boy: +$3.6B Meanwhile, more than 16 million Americans have filed for unemployment in the past month. — Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) April 15, 2020
While millions of people across the United States have lost their incomes due to COVID-19, Amazon has filled 100,000 new jobs since March and plans to add 75,000 more “to help meet customer demand and assist existing employees fulfilling orders for essential products,” according to a blog post on the company’s website. The retailer has “increased pay for hourly employees by $2/hour in the U.S., C$2/hour in Canada, and €2/hour in many E.U. countries.”
Amazon has “made over 150 process updates to help protect employees — from enhanced cleaning and social distancing measures to piloting new efforts like using disinfectant fog in our New York fulfillment center,” the blog post said.
The company is also building a lab to test its front-line workers for COVID-19 and has “distributed personal protective gear, such as masks for our employees, and implemented temperature checks across our operations worldwide.”
However, workers at Amazon warehouses and Whole Foods Market — the grocery chain acquired by Amazon in 2017 — have expressed fear and frustration about working conditions, and accused the company of not doing enough to protect employees.
Just this week, Amazon also elicited condemnation for firing three workers who publicly criticized the company’s pandemic response and treatment of employees.
“Instead of firing employees who want justice,” Sanders tweeted Tuesday, “maybe Jeff Bezos—the richest man in the world — can focus on providing his workers with paid sick leave, a safe workplace, and a livable planet.”
The safety of Amazon facilities in the midst of a pandemic has raised particular alarm. According to Business Insider:
More than 74 U.S. warehouses alone have now reported cases of the virus, and concerns from workers about safety and sanitation have ballooned, leading to employee walkouts and protests.
On Tuesday, Business Insider broke the news that Amazon had seen its first warehouse worker death, an operations manager who worked at the company’s Hawthorne, California warehouse. The man died on March 31.
Some Amazon employees told Business Insider that they feel they have to choose between paying their bills and risking the health of themselves and vulnerable family members.
“I was grateful at first for the unlimited [unpaid time off] and $2 increase, but as things got worse and the virus was spreading more and more, it didn’t matter. I don’t want to be there, but I need the income,” said one worker who cares for an elderly relative. “The stress of bringing it home to him makes me physically ill.”
Source: CommonDreams.org


humansarefree--2020-04-24--Sweden is 3 Weeks Away from Herd Immunity After Refusing a Total Lockdown

Without imposing any lockdowns or draconian restrictions on citizens , Sweden has attained a greater immunity than any other country and is estimated to achieve herd immunity to Covid-19 within three weeks .
Swedish officials have recommended since the outbreak began that residents of the country limit contact with others whenever possible and wash their hands regularly .
Since then , the virus has mostly affected nursing homes for the elderly , the population that Swedish officials most want to protect .
“ In major parts of Sweden , around Stockholm , we have reached a plateau ( in new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeing the effect of herd immunity and in a few weeks ’ time we ’ ll see even more of the effects of that .
And in the rest of the country , the situation is stable.
” – Dr. Anders Tengell , Chief Epidemiologist at Sweden ’ s Public Health Agency ( Source ) Although some restrictions have been placed on Swedish citizens such as a ban on gatherings of more than 50 people , Swedes have mostly relied on the voluntary efforts of others to wash their hands and practice social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been higher in Sweden than other nearby countries , such as Finland , Denmark , and Norway .
It is unclear if this is because of their loose restrictions , immigration policies , or simply bad luck .
Most deaths have occurred in nursing homes and among the recent influx of African and Middle Eastern migrants who in just a few years have become about 25 % of the total population .
“ The death toll is very closely related to elderly care homes .
More than half of the people that have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s the group we said we needed to protect , ” said Tengell .
Professor Johan Giesecke , the senior epidemiologist and advisor to the director general of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) and the Swedish government , who originally hired Anders Tengell , argues that worldwide lockdowns are being implemented without any real evidence that they are effective .
“ The Swedish government decided early in January that the measures we take against the pandemic should be evidence-based and when you start looking around for the measures that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you find that very few of them have a shred of evidence.
” – Johan Giesecke ( Source ) Pandemic models for the United States originally predicted as many as several hundred thousand deaths by August , but those numbers have been continuously reduced to only 60,145 as their predicted death counts have not happened .
Because of the harm these failed Center for Disease Control ( CDC ) and WHO models have done to the US economy , the United States coronavirus task force has recently dropped them in favor of real @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reopen the country in May and June .
“ Models for infectious disease spread are very popular… They are good for teaching , [ but ] seldom tell you the truth… Which model could have assumed that the outbreak would start in northern Italy ?
… [ Models ] are based on assumptions , and those assumptions should by highly criticized.
” – Johan Giesecke The current number of deaths from Covid-19 in Sweden is 1,937 , or 192 deaths per million people .
Why lockdowns are the wrong policy – Swedish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the more extraordinary interviews we have done here at UnHerd .
Professor Johan Giesecke , one of the world ’ s most senior epidemiologists , advisor to the Swedish Government ( he hired Anders Tegnell who is currently directing Swedish strategy ) , the first Chief Scientist of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control , and an advisor to the director general of the WHO , lays out with typically Swedish bluntness why he thinks : – UK policy on lockdown and other European countries are not evidence-based – The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the frail only – This will eventually lead to herd immunity as a “ by-product ” – The initial UK response , before the “ 180 degree U-turn ” , was better – The Imperial College paper was “ not very good ” and he has never seen an unpublished paper have so much policy impact – The paper was very much too pessimistic – Any such models are a dubious basis for public policy anyway – The flattening of the curve is due to the most vulnerable dying first as much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eventually be similar for all countries – Covid-19 is a “ mild disease ” and similar to the flu , and it was the novelty of the disease that scared people .
– The actual fatality rate of Covid-19 is the region of 0.1 % – At least 50 % of the population of both the UK and Sweden will be shown to have already had the disease when mass antibody testing becomes available

Without imposing any lockdowns or draconian restrictions on citizens, Sweden has attained a greater immunity than any other country and is estimated to achieve herd immunity to Covid-19 within three weeks.
Swedish officials have recommended since the outbreak began that residents of the country limit contact with others whenever possible and wash their hands regularly.
Since then, the virus has mostly affected nursing homes for the elderly, the population that Swedish officials most want to protect.
“In major parts of Sweden, around Stockholm, we have reached a plateau (in new cases) and we’re already seeing the effect of herd immunity and in a few weeks’ time we’ll see even more of the effects of that. And in the rest of the country, the situation is stable.” – Dr. Anders Tengell, Chief Epidemiologist at Sweden’s Public Health Agency (Source)
Although some restrictions have been placed on Swedish citizens such as a ban on gatherings of more than 50 people, Swedes have mostly relied on the voluntary efforts of others to wash their hands and practice social distancing.
However, death tolls have been higher in Sweden than other nearby countries, such as Finland, Denmark, and Norway. It is unclear if this is because of their loose restrictions, immigration policies, or simply bad luck.
Most deaths have occurred in nursing homes and among the recent influx of African and Middle Eastern migrants who in just a few years have become about 25% of the total population.
“The death toll is very closely related to elderly care homes. More than half of the people that have died have lived in elderly care homes… It’s the group we said we needed to protect,” said Tengell.
Professor Johan Giesecke, the senior epidemiologist and advisor to the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swedish government, who originally hired Anders Tengell, argues that worldwide lockdowns are being implemented without any real evidence that they are effective.
“The Swedish government decided early in January that the measures we take against the pandemic should be evidence-based and when you start looking around for the measures that are being taken now by different countries you find that very few of them have a shred of evidence.” – Johan Giesecke (Source)
Pandemic models for the United States originally predicted as many as several hundred thousand deaths by August, but those numbers have been continuously reduced to only 60,145 as their predicted death counts have not happened.
Because of the harm these failed Center for Disease Control (CDC) and WHO models have done to the US economy, the United States coronavirus task force has recently dropped them in favor of real data and as a result are planning to reopen the country in May and June.
“Models for infectious disease spread are very popular… They are good for teaching, [but] seldom tell you the truth… Which model could have assumed that the outbreak would start in northern Italy? … [Models] are based on assumptions, and those assumptions should by highly criticized.” – Johan Giesecke
The current number of deaths from Covid-19 in Sweden is 1,937, or 192 deaths per million people.
Why lockdowns are the wrong policy – Swedish expert Prof. Johan Giesecke
That was one of the more extraordinary interviews we have done here at UnHerd.
Professor Johan Giesecke, one of the world’s most senior epidemiologists, advisor to the Swedish Government (he hired Anders Tegnell who is currently directing Swedish strategy), the first Chief Scientist of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and an advisor to the director general of the WHO, lays out with typically Swedish bluntness why he thinks:
– UK policy on lockdown and other European countries are not evidence-based
– The correct policy is to protect the old and the frail only
– This will eventually lead to herd immunity as a “by-product”
– The initial UK response, before the “180 degree U-turn”, was better
– The Imperial College paper was “not very good” and he has never seen an unpublished paper have so much policy impact
– The paper was very much too pessimistic
– Any such models are a dubious basis for public policy anyway
– The flattening of the curve is due to the most vulnerable dying first as much as the lockdown
– The results will eventually be similar for all countries
– Covid-19 is a “mild disease” and similar to the flu, and it was the novelty of the disease that scared people.
– The actual fatality rate of Covid-19 is the region of 0.1%
– At least 50% of the population of both the UK and Sweden will be shown to have already had the disease when mass antibody testing becomes available
By Phillip Schneider, Waking Times


humansarefree--2020-04-24--Microsoft’s Decadent VR Ad Featurs SATANIC Artist Famed for ‘Spirit-cooking’ & Pseudo-cannibalism

A tone-deaf Microsoft ad featuring performance artist Marina Abramovic has been memory-holed after it was pilloried online .
Was it her ‘ spirit cooking ’ notoriety from the Podesta emails or are people just sick of wealth-flaunting ?
An ad featuring the Serbian performer ’ s latest project , a “ mixed reality ” installation incorporating Microsoft ’ s HoloLens virtual-reality platform , clearly touched a nerve before it was removed earlier this week .
The video received over 25,000 “ thumbs down ” on YouTube before it was yanked and , while comments were turned off , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a frosty one .
The ad itself was relatively clean of Abramovic ’ s usual blood-and-sacrifice tropes , but its overtones of art-as-luxury-good and conspicuous consumption – the “ mixed reality experience ” was to be auctioned off at Christie ’ s later in the year – came off as equally outrageous at a time when most of the world is facing an unprecedented economic depression and millions have found themselves out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic .
Abramovic is probably the most famous performance artist alive today , but she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in no small part because of WikiLeaks ’ 2016 release of emails pilfered from John Podesta , Hillary Clinton ’ s then-campaign director .
The emails appeared to open a window onto what the rich and famous get up to behind closed doors that was either tantalizing or repulsive , depending on one ’ s tastes .
Immediately following their release , internet sleuths dug up endless footage of Abramovic carving cakes shaped like human bodies , writing on walls with blood , and posing with various satanic-looking objects .
Abramovic insisted at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t satanic and the videos were taken out of context .
Despite the open references to ‘ spirit cooking ’ in the emails , she distanced the dinner in question from the blood-and-guts work she ’ s known for .
“ It was actually just a normal menu , which I call spirit cooking , ” she told the Guardian in 2016 , insisting “ there was no blood , no anything else .
We just call things funny names , that ’ s all.
” Apparently the outlet didn ’ t ask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simulated child sacrifice , or feel the need to press her on how previous ‘ spirit cooking ’ performances in art galleries were heavy on blood ( to say nothing of recipes involving semen and breast milk ) and light on food .
While many of the ‘ thumbs down ’ were no doubt from aficionados of the Podesta emails , Pizzagaters and other conspiracy analysts , 25,000 is an awfully large number to write off as “ fringe types.
” When one considers that not everyone looking at the video saw the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to register their displeasure , it ’ s likely the tip of a sizable iceberg .
The art market is one of the few bubbles that hasn ’ t popped yet – many will remember Maurizio Cattelan ’ s banana , taped to the wall at Art Basel Miami Beach in December , selling for $ 120,000 until someone plucked it off the wall and ate it – at which point it was replaced with another , higher-priced banana .
Abramovic ’ s performance work – transient by definition – is a little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seemed to have nailed it down with the HoloLens thing .
Add in the general bad feeling against Microsoft founder and world ’ s second-richest-man Bill Gates , who has been ubiquitous throughout the coronavirus epidemic pushing “ digital certificates ” and 18-month lockdowns as the answer to the virus , despite lacking a medical degree or any expertise in the field beyond the money he ’ s poured into mass vaccination campaigns , and the backlash becomes understandable .
Hashtags like # BillGatesIsNotYourFriend and # BillGatesPublicEnemyNumber1 [ as well as # jailBillGates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many of the same researchers who probed Abramovic ’ s performance past have dug into Gates ’ questionable statements in support of microchipping the world and the myriad apparent conflicts of interest between the companies he invests in and the global health causes he promotes .
Given his track record , his stated goal of vaccinating seven billion people has also raised a few eyebrows .
Even if Abramovic ’ s “ satanism ” is wholly performative , and Gates really believes in the healing power of universal vaccination ( from which he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the public ’ s face the income inequality that has thrived amid the coronavirus epidemic – eight billionaires have hoarded half the world ’ s wealth , according to Oxfam – will only pour gas on the fire .
Microsoft ’ s Abramovic ad looks for all the world like a deliberate attempt to set off the very firestorm of outrage it accomplished .
The ad may have been pulled , but the mission was accomplished .

A tone-deaf Microsoft ad featuring performance artist Marina Abramovic has been memory-holed after it was pilloried online.
Was it her ‘spirit cooking’ notoriety from the Podesta emails or are people just sick of wealth-flaunting?
An ad featuring the Serbian performer’s latest project, a “mixed reality” installation incorporating Microsoft’s HoloLens virtual-reality platform, clearly touched a nerve before it was removed earlier this week.
The video received over 25,000 “thumbs down” on YouTube before it was yanked and, while comments were turned off, it’s safe to say the reception was a frosty one.
The ad itself was relatively clean of Abramovic’s usual blood-and-sacrifice tropes, but its overtones of art-as-luxury-good and conspicuous consumption – the “mixed reality experience” was to be auctioned off at Christie’s later in the year – came off as equally outrageous at a time when most of the world is facing an unprecedented economic depression and millions have found themselves out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic.
So on Good Friday Billy Boy’ new Microsoft ad dropped featuring prominent satanist Marina Abramovic who makes “art” out of blood, gore and cannibalism. #SpiritCooking pic.twitter.com/6Qgggp946l — Joslyne Raquel (@joslyne_raquel) April 13, 2020
Abramovic is probably the most famous performance artist alive today, but she’s also the most notorious – in no small part because of WikiLeaks’ 2016 release of emails pilfered from John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s then-campaign director.
The emails appeared to open a window onto what the rich and famous get up to behind closed doors that was either tantalizing or repulsive, depending on one’s tastes. Immediately following their release, internet sleuths dug up endless footage of Abramovic carving cakes shaped like human bodies, writing on walls with blood, and posing with various satanic-looking objects.
Abramovic insisted at the time that her work wasn’t satanic and the videos were taken out of context. Despite the open references to ‘spirit cooking’ in the emails, she distanced the dinner in question from the blood-and-guts work she’s known for.
“It was actually just a normal menu, which I call spirit cooking,” she told the Guardian in 2016, insisting “there was no blood, no anything else. We just call things funny names, that’s all.”
Apparently the outlet didn’t ask her about the human-shaped cake or the simulated child sacrifice, or feel the need to press her on how previous ‘spirit cooking’ performances in art galleries were heavy on blood (to say nothing of recipes involving semen and breast milk) and light on food.
While many of the ‘thumbs down’ were no doubt from aficionados of the Podesta emails, Pizzagaters and other conspiracy analysts, 25,000 is an awfully large number to write off as “fringe types.” When one considers that not everyone looking at the video saw the YouTube version, or had an account to register their displeasure, it’s likely the tip of a sizable iceberg.
Let them eat… breast milk?
The art market is one of the few bubbles that hasn’t popped yet – many will remember Maurizio Cattelan’s banana, taped to the wall at Art Basel Miami Beach in December, selling for $120,000 until someone plucked it off the wall and ate it – at which point it was replaced with another, higher-priced banana.
Abramovic’s performance work – transient by definition – is a little more difficult to sell, but Microsoft seemed to have nailed it down with the HoloLens thing.
Add in the general bad feeling against Microsoft founder and world’s second-richest-man Billy Boy, who has been ubiquitous throughout the coronavirus epidemic pushing “digital certificates” and 18-month lockdowns as the answer to the virus, despite lacking a medical degree or any expertise in the field beyond the money he’s poured into mass vaccination campaigns, and the backlash becomes understandable.
Hashtags like #BillGatesIsNotYourFriend and #BillGatesPublicEnemyNumber1 [as well as #jailBillGates] have proliferated in recent weeks as many of the same researchers who probed Abramovic’s performance past have dug into Gates’ questionable statements in support of microchipping the world and the myriad apparent conflicts of interest between the companies he invests in and the global health causes he promotes.
Given his track record, his stated goal of jjabing seven billion people has also raised a few eyebrows.
Even if Abramovic’s “satanism” is wholly performative, and Gates really believes in the healing power of universal vaccination (from which he still wants legal indemnification), rubbing in the public’s face the income inequality that has thrived amid the coronavirus epidemic – eight billionaires have hoarded half the world’s wealth, according to Oxfam – will only pour gas on the fire.
Microsoft’s Abramovic ad looks for all the world like a deliberate attempt to set off the very firestorm of outrage it accomplished. The ad may have been pulled, but the mission was accomplished.
By Helen Buyniski, American journalist and political commentator, RT.com


humansarefree--2020-04-24--A First Lady Who Described Traveling to Venus to Witness an Alien World

What would happen if the First Lady of the United States disclosed that she believed she traveled with extraterrestrials to Venus ?
It would no doubt create quite the international media sensation , right ?
Well , that ’ s exactly what happened in the case of Japanese First Lady Miyuki Hatoyama .
However , did you hear about it at all ?
In 2009 , then 62-year-old Miyuki Hatoyama , wife of Japan ’ s Prime Minister-elect , Yukio Hatoyama , came under scrutiny for what she wrote in a book entitled , entitled “ Very Strange Things I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an experience that happened to her two decades before .
“ While my body was asleep , I think my soul rode on a triangular-shaped UFO and went to Venus , ” she explains in the tome she published last year .
“ It was a very beautiful place , and it was very green , ” she wrote .
The retired actress and author of cookbooks also claimed to recognize the actor Tom Cruise from another life .
“ I believe he ’ d get it if I said to him , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when we meet , ” she said in an interview .
When she told her now ex-husband at the time , he told her it was probably just a dream .
However , she said that her new husband , Yukio Hatoyama , would no doubt have reacted differently .
The divorced singer and dancer met the multi-millionaire while working in a Japanese restaurant in San Francisco .
They married in 1975 .
“ My current husband has a different way of thinking , ” she wrote .
“ He would surely say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ” Stanford University-educated Yukio Hatoyama , also 62 at the time , is the grandson of a former prime minister .
According to Reuters , he earned the nickname “ the alien ” for his prominent eyes .
According to the Independent , the nickname comes from the couple ’ s unconventional approach : “ Though Mr Hatoyama is a multi-millionaire and the fourth generation of his family to rise to the top of the Japanese political world , his appearance is unconventional by rigid Japanese standards : his hair is unruly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the political world in favour of suits of brown and moss green.
” “ It is this refusal to bow to convention , as well as his tendency to drop conversation-stopping remarks – like his call , during the election campaign , for a ‘ politics full of love ’ – that long ago led other Japanese politicians to dismiss him as an uchujin , an alien .
Though not , presumably , the one who took Miyuki to Venus.
” One would think that this story about travels to Venus might have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it seems to have barely made a blip on the radar .
One reason may be that Japan ’ s approach to the idea of extraterrestrials is so different from western countries .
From the beginning , ancient stories tell of alien-like beings , including the ancient Dogu , alien-like figurines representing gods from the sky .
Ancient Aliens Season 12 , Episode 14 explored this , and the primary religion of Japan called Shintoism .
The beliefs connect Japan to a mystical past involving celestial beings called Kami .
( see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government stated it “ has not confirmed the existence of unidentified flying objects believed to have come from anywhere other than Earth.
” Then Japan ’ s defense minister said there were “ no grounds ” to deny outright the existence of alien-manned UFOs .
BBC News reported that despite a lack of evidence “ Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura later told reporters he believed they [ UFOs ] were definitely real.
” However , despite that admission that article noted : “ Japan has not yet planned what to do should aliens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the opposition asked the government what its policy was to deal with UFOs .
*He said work should begin urgently to try to confirm whether or not they exist because of what he called “ incessant ” reports of sightings .
In a statement it said that should a flying saucer be spotted in the country ’ s airspace , a fighter would be scrambled to attempt visual confirmation.
” Related : An 800-ton monolith from Japan and its similarity to tales of strange otherworldly visitors By 2015 , Defense Minister Gen Nakatani @ @ @ @ @ @ @ budget session .
He had a very different answer .
“ When the Air Self Defense Force detects indications of an unidentified flying object that could violate our country ’ s airspace , it scrambles fighter jets if necessary and makes visual observation , ” Nakatani responded earnestly .
“ They sometimes find birds or flying objects other than aircraft but I don ’ t know of a case of finding an unidentified flying object believed to have come over from anywhere other than Earth , ” he said .
You can see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stories from Japan in Ancient Aliens Season 12 , Episode 14 , “ Masuda-no-Iwafune.
” More about Miyuki Hatoyama from Al Jazeera English :

What would happen if the First Lady of the United States disclosed that she believed she traveled with extraterrestrials to Venus? It would no doubt create quite the international media sensation, right? Well, that’s exactly what happened in the case of Japanese First Lady Miyuki Hatoyama. However, did you hear about it at all?
In 2009, then 62-year-old Miyuki Hatoyama, wife of Japan’s Prime Minister-elect, Yukio Hatoyama, came under scrutiny for what she wrote in a book entitled, entitled “Very Strange Things I’ve Encountered.”
Hatoyama wrote about an experience that happened to her two decades before.
“While my body was asleep, I think my soul rode on a triangular-shaped UFO and went to Venus,” she explains in the tome she published last year.
“It was a very beautiful place, and it was very green,” she wrote.
The retired actress and author of cookbooks also claimed to recognize the actor Tom Cruise from another life.
“I believe he’d get it if I said to him, ‘Long time no see,’ when we meet,” she said in an interview.
When she told her now ex-husband at the time, he told her it was probably just a dream. However, she said that her new husband, Yukio Hatoyama, would no doubt have reacted differently. The divorced singer and dancer met the multi-millionaire while working in a Japanese restaurant in San Francisco. They married in 1975.
“My current husband has a different way of thinking,” she wrote. “He would surely say ‘Oh, that’s great.’”
Stanford University-educated Yukio Hatoyama, also 62 at the time, is the grandson of a former prime minister. According to Reuters, he earned the nickname “the alien” for his prominent eyes.
According to the Independent, the nickname comes from the couple’s unconventional approach:
“Though Mr Hatoyama is a multi-millionaire and the fourth generation of his family to rise to the top of the Japanese political world, his appearance is unconventional by rigid Japanese standards: his hair is unruly and he rejects the navy uniform of the political world in favour of suits of brown and moss green.”
“It is this refusal to bow to convention, as well as his tendency to drop conversation-stopping remarks – like his call, during the election campaign, for a ‘politics full of love’ – that long ago led other Japanese politicians to dismiss him as an uchujin, an alien. Though not, presumably, the one who took Miyuki to Venus.”
One would think that this story about travels to Venus might have been more prominent in world news, but it seems to have barely made a blip on the radar. One reason may be that Japan’s approach to the idea of extraterrestrials is so different from western countries.
From the beginning, ancient stories tell of alien-like beings, including the ancient Dogu, alien-like figurines representing gods from the sky.
Ancient Aliens Season 12, Episode 14 explored this, and the primary religion of Japan called Shintoism. The beliefs connect Japan to a mystical past involving celestial beings called Kami. (see below)
UFOs and the Japanese government
In 2007, the Japanese government stated it “has not confirmed the existence of unidentified flying objects believed to have come from anywhere other than Earth.” Then Japan’s defense minister said there were “no grounds” to deny outright the existence of alien-manned UFOs.
BBC News reported that despite a lack of evidence “Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura later told reporters he believed they [UFOs] were definitely real.”
However, despite that admission that article noted:
“Japan has not yet planned what to do should aliens arrive here.”
“*A member of the opposition asked the government what its policy was to deal with UFOs.
*He said work should begin urgently to try to confirm whether or not they exist because of what he called “incessant” reports of sightings.
*The Japanese civil service swung into action.
In a statement it said that should a flying saucer be spotted in the country’s airspace, a fighter would be scrambled to attempt visual confirmation.”
Related: An 800-ton monolith from Japan and its similarity to tales of strange otherworldly visitors
By 2015, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani answered a question about UFOs during a budget session. He had a very different answer.
“When the Air Self Defense Force detects indications of an unidentified flying object that could violate our country’s airspace, it scrambles fighter jets if necessary and makes visual observation,” Nakatani responded earnestly.
“They sometimes find birds or flying objects other than aircraft but I don’t know of a case of finding an unidentified flying object believed to have come over from anywhere other than Earth,” he said.
You can see more about this story and other UFO-related stories from Japan in Ancient Aliens Season 12, Episode 14, “Masuda-no-Iwafune.”
More about Miyuki Hatoyama from Al Jazeera English:
By Janice Friedman, Guest writer


humansarefree--2020-04-24--Look Who’s Coming to the Rescue: It’s ‘Vaccine Bill’

Look Who ’ s Coming to the Rescue !
It ’ s Bill Gates , and it would appear he @ @ @ @ @ in picking up the pieces in what is unfolding to become perhaps our greatest modern @ @ @ @ @ terms of our freedom , in terms of the greater strategy of control .
Gates @ @ @ @ @ the Beast System with Patent # 666 :

A few years ago, in a book called The Game’s Afoot (published in 2018), I wrote that the Chinese Government was giving people marks according to behaviour. It was I wrote, called social engineering, and citizens were being ranked and rated according to their behaviour.
By Dr Vernon Coleman
‘The Government,’ I said, ‘will measure people’s behaviour in order to decide what services they are entitled to. Anyone who incurs black marks for traffic offences, fare dodging or jay walking will find that they are no longer entitled to the full range of public services and rights. Moreover, internet activity will also be used to assess behaviour. Individuals who do bad things on the internet (or whose searches are considered questionable) will find themselves ‘black marked’. Individuals who have ‘responsible’ jobs will be subjected to enhanced scrutiny.’
It was called a social credit score and I wrote then that it was likely that Western Governments would soon follow suit.
And they are doing so with great enthusiasm. It might not have obviously reached your town just yet – but it will, oh it will.
China has led the way because the Chinese system is more ruthlessly efficient than anything the West can offer. The Chinese government has more control over everything and the people don’t have much control over anything.
It works very easily.
Everyone starts off with so many points.
And a smart app on every phone measures behaviour and helps the authorities decide whether or not you are good citizen.
There are, of course, video cameras absolutely everywhere watching to see whether you cross the road at the wrong time, smoke in public, throw down litter or do anything considered anti-social or inappropriate. If you talk to the wrong sort of people you’ll find your credit rating goes down. Stand and talk to me and you’ll get black marks.
China has one camera for every two people and they’re equipped with facial recognition technology that can pick an individual out of a football crowd in less time than it takes to say `surely they can’t do that!’
Supermarket computers watch to see how much you spend on alcohol, cigarettes, sweets and fatty foods. You’ll lose points if you spend too much on the wrong sort of food.
Local authorities measure how much recycling you put out and cameras in the bins will tell computers how much food you’ve thrown away and how much excess packaging you’ve had to discard.
Of course, social credit scores are already here in the West and they have been introduced slowly.
In the UK for example, drivers of more expensive motor cars have to pay a special, massively increased tax to use a motor car on the roads. That’s a blatant punishment for spending a lot on a car.
On the other hand, citizens who drive electric cars do not have to pay anything towards the building, maintenance and repair of roads. They are exempt from the tax because they are `good’ citizens. Their cars use the roads just as much as cars which are powered with petrol or diesel but they are exempt. Drivers of petrol or diesel powered cars are punished for being `bad’ citizens and must pay ever-rising annual taxes to pay for the roads. The system ignores the fact that electric cars have been proven to be no better for the environment than petrol or diesel powered cars. Drive your car into a city and you’ll have to pay a special penalty.
If you live in a house that is bigger than you need then you will be marked down and your taxes will rise. If you have spare rooms you’ll be punished. If you do a useful job and give money to charity you’ll get extra points. If you criticise the Government then you’ll lose points.
When you’re away from home, the authorities will, of course, know where you are all the time.
Indeed, if you behave badly you won’t be allowed to go far from home. If you haven’t obeyed all the health regulations you won’t be allowed to travel on public transport, fly anywhere or go abroad.
If your social credit rating goes down you won’t be able to borrow money, buy a house or book a decent room in a hotel.
If your rating goes down too far you won’t be allowed to go into hospital, and if you get in by accident they’ll slam a Do Not Rescusitate notice around your neck before you can say `what’s that for?’
You’ll receive bonus points if you live in a tiny, modern, poorly built flat with thin walls and absolutely no privacy but you’ll lose those points if you keep a pet or complain about absolutely anything.
If you spend too much on clothes or shoes your rating will go down and saving money will mark you out as guilty of something or other and you won’t be able to hire a car, get a promotion at work, use a gym or get your children into a school with textbooks.
If you are a lot of trouble you’ll find that your internet speeds will slow to a crawl and if you have your own business and talk back to council officials you won’t get any help with planning problems or be able to obtain any official government contracts.
If you don’t dress appropriately when out in public or are spotted crossing the road when the lights are against you then you’ll be photographed and your picture displayed. If you have a row with a neighbour then your pictures will be put on a billboard near your home and you’ll be shamed. If you are late with your taxes you’ll be marked down for regular audits, your business will be inspected once a week and your picture will appear on a shame board on the internet. You’ll find it impossible to obtain licences, permits and loans you might need.
In restaurants the cameras will study your manners and your eating habits and the amount of food you leave on the plate – all likely to damage your social credit rating.
Snitches, sneaks, police officers and over-compliant government employees will mark you down for any sin of commission or omission.
And by now you probably think I’m making this up and I wish I were but I’m not. We’re not talking about the far distant future. We’re talking about the very new future.
You’ll receive points if you give blood, lose points if you associate with people with low scores, be punished if you spend frivolously or don’t praise the Government on social media.
Eating meat or indulging in unsuitable activities will result in a severe points loss, as will putting too much refuse into public bins. Facial recognition cameras in bins will see and punish you and reduce food credit.
Not having the correct number of children, being overweight and owning land will result in a loss of social credit points. In the UK the Office for National Statistics has already claimed that childless women will be a burden on the state because they’ll have no one to look after them).
Not having a smart meter will result in a loss of points as will any example of civil disobedience. Chronic sickness, mental illness, being old and being disabled will lose you points as will being arrested (it doesn’t matter whether you are found guilty).
Having too big a carbon footprint, being middle class or white or asking too many questions will all result in a loss of points as will being too protective of your family.
You’ll lose social credit points if you cause some `identity harm’, say something that makes someone feel uncomfortable about who they are, where they are from or what they look like – or don’t say something that causes them to feel good.
If you show any micro-aggression, exhibit white privilege or stir up hatred you’ll be punished. If you behave in a threatening or abusing or insulting manner you will be in trouble as you will if you communicate threatening abusive or insulting material to another person.
Your intention will be irrelevant. The complainant only has to say he was hurt. Writers, actors or film or stage directors could be charged if anyone finds any of their material offensive. Shakespearean plays won’t appear much in the future.
You probably think I’m really kidding now. If you do just check out what is happening in Scotland.
In the UK, the police now define a crime or incident as hateful based on the perception of the victim (and not on the intent of the offender).
Naturally, the police and politicians have been encouraging citizens to snitch on those breaking laws.
You can get into serious trouble for playing loud music or having trees in your garden. Trees are bad because they may interfere with communications and have no practical purpose. There will be no place for aesthetics or nature in the New World Order.
What else will be bad?
Eating on public transport, missing a medical appointment, parking in the wrong place, missing a job interview and jaywalking will all lose your points and make your life more difficult.
If you think I’ve gone mad you should know that cybersecurity experts have discovered that 32% of adults between 25 and 34 in 21 countries (a total of 10,000 individuals) have already had difficulty getting a mortgage or loan because of their social media activity.
So far around 4.5 billion people around the world use the internet and most have social media accounts.
A fairly scary survey found that two thirds of individuals are willing to share information about themselves or others to get a shopping discount while half are willing to do so if it helps them skip queues at airports. One in two individuals say they are happy for the government to monitor everyone’s social media behaviour if it means keeping the public safe.
Of course, it will be impossible to find out what your social credit score is, to find out exactly how scores are made up or to correct any error. And scores will be changed in real time. So you could join a queue thinking you are entitled to hire a car or board a train and find, when you get to the front of the queue that your rating has changed and you can’t do either of those things.
Governments, big companies and local authorities are already gathering information about you from facial recognition cameras, biometric studies at airports, drones, surveillance planes and social media. This is the technocratic state in full fly. Using a silly name or avatar on social media will provide you with absolutely no protection. They know exactly who stinkyfeet of Weymouth really is and they know the name, address and inside leg measurement of bumfluff from Colorado.
You can forget about privacy, freedom or rights.
We will soon all be living in China.
If one person in a family breaks the law, the whole family will be punished.
Taking an active part in a religious ceremony will result in punishment. You may, for example, be sent to an education and training centre where the inmates study political propaganda.
Every time you give information on line they are storing up information about you, your views, your personality and so on.
And there are so, so many ways in which your social credit score can be adversely affected.
If you drop rubbish in a public place you will be shamed and will lose points. In Thailand, tourists who drop rubbish in a national park must give their name and address. If they leave rubbish behind they are in trouble.
All this is known as social engineering. It’s something politicians have been trying to do for many years since, when it works, which it does, it gives them complete control over the population. There is no longer any need to worry about opposition or criticism.
In China, citizens who do `good’ things for the State and their community are rewarded by having their photographs and names on a local wall. This is exactly what I remember seeing in East Germany in the 1970s. And back then people vied with one another to please the State and win a place on the wall.
So, again, if you want to know the sort of society you and your children will live in then look at China now where what people do, say and think is being monitored.
But our future won’t be so free and easy as life in China is at the moment.
We are moving rapidly into a dystopian, digital dictatorship.
Good behaviour will be rewarded and bad behaviour punished. But who defines what is good and what is bad?
Geotracking is the new normal now. Your financial records are combined with your criminal record, academic record, medical record and shopping patterns. They’re keeping an eye on the type of friends you have, the videos you watch, the people you date or marry or meet.
This is Big Brother on speed
In the brave new world, those with a low credit score won’t be able to move an inch.
People who speak out about corruption or who question the propaganda will be punished. If they are fined then their fine will be higher because they are seen as bad people.
And it’s already all happening.
Computer games are training us for our future.
I’m banned in China because I wrote a column for a Chinese newspaper which was considered unacceptable. My books in Chinese were instantly removed from sale.
I leave you with this fact.
There are public loos in China which won’t let you in without first checking your face and identifying you. Only then will the machine dispense the small quantity of loo paper you are allowed.
How many sheets will you be allowed if you have a low credit score? Two? One? None at all?
You may be smiling now.
But see if you’re still smiling in twelve months’ time.
Vernon Coleman’s book Endgame: The Hidden Agenda 21 explains how we got here and where the conspirators are taking us. If you want the truth about the past, present and future then read Endgame.


humansarefree--2020-04-24--Hot Mic at the White House Briefing: ‘You Can Take Off Your Mask The Case Fatality Rate is 0.1 to 0.

Hot Mic at the White House Briefing: ‘You Can Take Off Your Mask The Case Fatality Rate is 0.1 to 0.3%’

“ You can take off your mask .
The case fatality rate is like 0.1 to 0.3 % .
USC @ @ @ @ @ came out with a study .
They found that there are 7,000 cases in California @ @ @ @ @ that there are anywhere between 221,000 and 442,000 people who ’ ve been infected… So @ @ @ @ @ fatality rate is about a tenth of what it seems to be .
“ It @ @ @ @ @ with the flu.
” I have also included the top comments from YouTube :

Hot mic at the White House Briefing:
“You can take off your mask. The case fatality rate is like 0.1 to 0.3%. USC and LA County Public Health came out with a study. They found that there are 7,000 cases in California, but they really believe that there are anywhere between 221,000 and 442,000 people who’ve been infected… So it suggests that the case fatality rate is about a tenth of what it seems to be. “It puts it right in line with the flu.”
I have also included the top comments from YouTube: