humansarefree--2020-08-13--7 Mind Control Techniques Used to Stop You from Exposing Covid1984

“ You ’ re a grandma killer.
” “ You ’ re not a scientist.
” “ You ’ d kill people to revive the economy.
” “ You should trust the experts.
” “ I knew you ’ d resort to conspiracy theories.
” These phrases all have one purpose : silencing you , to control the competing narrative .
The fact that they want to shame and intimidate you into compliance is evidence that your thoughts are dangerous — all the more reason to shout them from the rooftops .
It is highly desirable and crucial to question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for yourself .
When that doesn ’ t happen , the force of the crowd prevails , and disaster occurs .
“ If everyone is thinking alike , then someone isn ’ t thinking.
” – George S. Patton How many of us questioned the veracity of this image ?
We all saw them on social media , bombarding us with an astroturf campaign designed to convince us that support for lockdown was universal .
After all , who wouldn ’ t be willing to simply remove himself from the “ chain ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” Most people accepted the story .
They put the “ stay home , save lives ” sticker on their social media profiles .
They joined the team , collecting money for “ frontline heroes , ” and summarily ostracized outsiders .
None of this is surprising : we have access to neverending media , but very few of us have pandemic management knowledge .
This is a combustible combination .
The media propaganda hid the truth by effectively convincing us that the exact opposite was true .
A disease this widespread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-pharmaceutical interventions like social distancing .
It requires herd immunity , the quicker the better , developed by the young and healthy while sheltering the high-risk .
Failure to follow this protocol results in millions of unnecessary deaths .
They fooled us , and now they are eager to cover their tracks .
They arm propaganda soldiers with an array of weapons to silence us , the most pervasive of which are discussed below : There is nothing crazy about suspecting a conspiracy .
Conspiracies happen all the time .
Enron , Watergate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the assassination of Julius Caesar , bank robberies , art heists , the crucifixion of Jesus Christ — all conspiracies .
When circumstances do not add up , you can and should consider the possibility of a conspiracy .
Right now , society is treating as Black Plague a common type of virus with the following characteristics : ( 2 ) average age of death above the life expectancy — with major co-morbidities , ( 3 ) did not cause significant excess mortality in countries and states that did not “ lockdown ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ itself ) , ( 5 ) presents with no symptoms at all in 60+ % of cases , and ( 6 ) for which 80 % of people already have pre-existing t-cell immunity .
Our reaction to this eminently manageable disease makes no sense , yet far from turning the ship , we continue ardently on course .
Something is driving this , and we should all be trying to figure out what that something is .
This sad little statement is often the last resort of a cornered debate opponent .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientist to interpret data , understand how diseases work , and investigate how pandemics are supposed to be managed .
Humans do this little thing called “ learning ” all the time , every single day .
Anyone with the ability to read , a curious mind , and the dedication to understand can decipher the puzzle of COVID19 .
Often called “ the argument from authority , ” they mean “ you should blindly trust our experts , without the ability to substantively test their recommendations !
” This is a fallacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from a litigator : you could find an equally-qualified expert to contradict everything their expert is saying .
In the realm of COVID19 , for example , we have Anthony Fauci of the United States , and Anders Tegnell of Sweden .
They each have credentials , ardent fan clubs , and completely divergent approaches to COVID19 .
Fauci loves lockdown ; Tegnell says it ’ s unsustainable and hard to exit once implemented .
These competing methodologies can only be fairly judged on their results , and now those results are in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mortality in 2020 than heavily locked-down areas like New Jersey and Michigan .
Tegnell won .
See where “ trusting experts ” like Fauci without question would have gotten you ?
“ Examine things as they appear to your own mind ; objectively consider what is said by others , and then establish your own convictions .
Trust nothing and nobody but yourself.
” — Epictetus What a clever trick for preventing an opponent from ever being correct !
They try to bring you around to their view by saying you need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won ’ t , it proves you ’ re wrong .
A catch 22 !
If you are confident you were right from the beginning , stand your ground .
You have nothing to fear .
Stand squarely behind your decision .
They hate that !
What on earth does Donald Trump have to do with whether we have the ability to contain COVID19 ?
Any mention of political leanings lets you know that the person speaking sees COVID19 as a political point-scoring war .
Now you know what motivates their lockdown-loving actions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masterminds created a Moral Panic by making everyone believe that lockdowns can stop deaths .
Anyone opposed to their desired action — lockdown — was labeled a killer , allowing them full social control without any police action .
Convenient !
A psy op for the ages .
Here is the truth : People who believe in herd immunity believe in science .
Herd immunity developed by the young and healthy is what spares the maximum number of lives of the most vulnerable .
“ Social distancing that can not be permanently sustained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will eventually be infected , and for every young low-risk person avoiding infection , there will ultimately be roughly one additional high-risk older person that is infected , increasing the death count.
” The quicker that herd immunity is developed , the faster the most vulnerable elderly can get back to their lives without fear .
This is urgent , because they don ’ t have much time left in many cases .
So no .
We do not want to kill grandma .
You are the one killing grandma .
7 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
” / “ There is so much we don ’ t know !
” The strength of a hurricane is irrelevant to whether or not we can stop it .
Should we burn our city to the ground to “ avoid storm damage ” ?
Because that ’ s what lockdowns do .
With fear and despair , we are killing thousands and thousands of people whose lives could have been saved .
The exact same percentage of the population will get COVID , lockdown or no lockdown , and we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the working class and poor while rich young professionals take Zoom calls .
This is unconscionable and disgusting .
It needs to stop .
“ There is so much we don ’ t know.
” Indeed , and this will never change .
We will never know for sure what COVID19 or any other virus has in store for us .
Even if we knew every detail , we couldn ’ t stop nature .
So fight .
Tell the truth .
Do not be silenced .
“ Once you have deliberated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is wise , never discredit your judgment .
Stand squarely behind your decision .
“ Chances are there may indeed be people who misunderstand your intentions and who may even condemn you .
But if , according to your best judgment , you are acting rightly , you have nothing to fear .
Take a stand .
”

“You’re a grandma killer.” “You’re not a scientist.” “You’d kill people to revive the economy.” “You should trust the experts.” “I knew you’d resort to conspiracy theories.”
These phrases all have one purpose: silencing you, to control the competing narrative. The fact that they want to shame and intimidate you into compliance is evidence that your thoughts are dangerous — all the more reason to shout them from the rooftops.
It is highly desirable and crucial to question motives, critique experts, and think for yourself. When that doesn’t happen, the force of the crowd prevails, and disaster occurs.
“If everyone is thinking alike, then someone isn’t thinking.” – George S. Patton
How many of us questioned the veracity of this image? We all saw them on social media, bombarding us with an astroturf campaign designed to convince us that support for lockdown was universal.
After all, who wouldn’t be willing to simply remove himself from the “chain” of infection, thereby “saving lives?” Most people accepted the story. They put the “stay home, save lives” sticker on their social media profiles.
They joined the team, collecting money for “frontline heroes,” and summarily ostracized outsiders.
None of this is surprising: we have access to neverending media, but very few of us have pandemic management knowledge. This is a combustible combination.
The media propaganda hid the truth by effectively convincing us that the exact opposite was true. A disease this widespread in fact cannot be stopped with non-pharmaceutical interventions like social distancing. It requires herd immunity, the quicker the better, developed by the young and healthy while sheltering the high-risk.
Failure to follow this protocol results in millions of unnecessary deaths. They fooled us, and now they are eager to cover their tracks. They arm propaganda soldiers with an array of weapons to silence us, the most pervasive of which are discussed below:
1. “You’re a conspiracy theorist!”
There is nothing crazy about suspecting a conspiracy. Conspiracies happen all the time.
Enron, Watergate, Ponzi schemes, Iran Contra, the assassination of Julius Caesar, bank robberies, art heists, the crucifixion of Jesus Christ — all conspiracies. When circumstances do not add up, you can and should consider the possibility of a conspiracy.
Right now, society is treating as Black Plague a common type of virus with the following characteristics:
(1) a survival rate of 997/1000,
(2) average age of death above the life expectancy — with major co-morbidities,
(3) did not cause significant excess mortality in countries and states that did not “lockdown” (lockdown is a mortality event in itself),
(4) kills fewer children than lightning strikes,
(5) presents with no symptoms at all in 60+% of cases, and
(6) for which 80% of people already have pre-existing t-cell immunity.
Our reaction to this eminently manageable disease makes no sense, yet far from turning the ship, we continue ardently on course.
Something is driving this, and we should all be trying to figure out what that something is.
2. “You’re not a scientist!”
This sad little statement is often the last resort of a cornered debate opponent. You don’t need to be a scientist to interpret data, understand how diseases work, and investigate how pandemics are supposed to be managed.
Humans do this little thing called “learning” all the time, every single day. Anyone with the ability to read, a curious mind, and the dedication to understand can decipher the puzzle of COVID19.
3. “You should trust the experts!”
Often called “the argument from authority,” they mean “you should blindly trust our experts, without the ability to substantively test their recommendations!”
This is a fallacy of rhetoric and logic. Take it from a litigator: you could find an equally-qualified expert to contradict everything their expert is saying.
In the realm of COVID19, for example, we have Anthony Fauci of the United States, and Anders Tegnell of Sweden.
They each have credentials, ardent fan clubs, and completely divergent approaches to COVID19. Fauci loves lockdown; Tegnell says it’s unsustainable and hard to exit once implemented.
These competing methodologies can only be fairly judged on their results, and now those results are in.
Sweden has far less excess all-cause mortality in 2020 than heavily locked-down areas like New Jersey and Michigan. Tegnell won. See where “trusting experts” like Fauci without question would have gotten you?
“Examine things as they appear to your own mind; objectively consider what is said by others, and then establish your own convictions. Trust nothing and nobody but yourself.” — Epictetus
4. “You won’t change your mind. You’re not objective!”
What a clever trick for preventing an opponent from ever being correct! They try to bring you around to their view by saying you need to admit you were wrong; if you won’t, it proves you’re wrong. A catch 22!
If you are confident you were right from the beginning, stand your ground. You have nothing to fear. Stand squarely behind your decision. They hate that!
5. “You’re a Trump supporter!”
What on earth does Donald Trump have to do with whether we have the ability to contain COVID19?
Any mention of political leanings lets you know that the person speaking sees COVID19 as a political point-scoring war. Now you know what motivates their lockdown-loving actions: “winning!”
6. “You don’t care about human life!”
The lockdown masterminds created a Moral Panic by making everyone believe that lockdowns can stop deaths. Anyone opposed to their desired action — lockdown — was labeled a killer, allowing them full social control without any police action. Convenient! A psy op for the ages.
Here is the truth:
People who believe in herd immunity believe in science. Herd immunity developed by the young and healthy is what spares the maximum number of lives of the most vulnerable.
TRANSLATION: LOCKDOWNS KILL.
“Social distancing that cannot be permanently sustained is a different story. Some people will eventually be infected, and for every young low-risk person avoiding infection, there will ultimately be roughly one additional high-risk older person that is infected, increasing the death count.”
The quicker that herd immunity is developed, the faster the most vulnerable elderly can get back to their lives without fear. This is urgent, because they don’t have much time left in many cases.
So no. We do not want to kill grandma. You are the one killing grandma.
7. “This disease causes long-term health effects!” / “There is so much we don’t know!”
The strength of a hurricane is irrelevant to whether or not we can stop it. Should we burn our city to the ground to “avoid storm damage”? Because that’s what lockdowns do.
With fear and despair, we are killing thousands and thousands of people whose lives could have been saved.
The exact same percentage of the population will get COVID, lockdown or no lockdown, and we are currently foisting the majority of that burden on the working class and poor while rich young professionals take Zoom calls. This is unconscionable and disgusting. It needs to stop.
“There is so much we don’t know.” Indeed, and this will never change. We will never know for sure what COVID19 or any other virus has in store for us. Even if we knew every detail, we couldn’t stop nature.
So fight. Tell the truth. Do not be silenced.
Epictetus again:
“Once you have deliberated and determined that a course of action is wise, never discredit your judgment. Stand squarely behind your decision.
“Chances are there may indeed be people who misunderstand your intentions and who may even condemn you. But if, according to your best judgment, you are acting rightly, you have nothing to fear. Take a stand.”
By Stacey Rudin, Guest writer


humansarefree--2020-08-13--John Moore About Planet X, Pole Shift, and Government Cover-ups

A large , planet-sized mass inhabits our solar system , and its large elliptical orbit around the sun brings it across Earth ’ s orbital plane every 3,600 years or so , wreaking havoc on our planet due to strong gravity effects .
The U.S. government has been aware of the approach of “ Planet X ” for over forty years , warns John Moore “ The Liberty Man , ” in a jaw-dropping new interview .
While Planet X won ’ t strike the Earth , it ’ s nearby approach will [ possibly ] unleash cataclysmic consequences across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to human civilization as we know it , Moore explains in the interview .
Those effects may include a global “ pole shift , ” which means the Earth ’ s crust slips to a new orientation , unleashing extreme winds , volcanoes , earthquakes , flooding , tidal waves and more .
“ Every structure on the surface of the Earth would be destroyed , ” explains Moore , who reveals the governments of the world are frantically constructing more underground bunkers in anticipation of catastrophic events .
John Moore is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part in 57 air combat missions over Vietnam and Cambodia .
He later become a homicide detective for the state of Missouri .
As a long-time radio host , Moore has developed a long list of sources inside government and the U.S. military .
As Moore explains in the video below , the pole shift would place North America closer to the equator than its current position , and the “ bulge ” of ocean water at the equator ( due to centrifugal forces of the rotating planet ) would raise the level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compared to the continental United States .
John Moore ’ s website — TheLibertyMan.com — hosts this map of anticipated changes .
Note that Florida and much of the Eastern seaboard are under water in this depiction : In the video below , John Moore explains how people living in other areas of the world can easily determine whether their current locations will be inundated with higher relative ocean levels .
The Planet X fly-by would likely also bring asteroid impacts to planet Earth , causing global chaos and mass destruction as large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relative velocities .
A recent study found that just one such impact in any ocean would unleash 400-foot ocean waves that would devastate coastal cities around the world ( and flood coastlines for potentially a hundred miles inland ) .
Asteroids that impact the land could unleash large volumes of particulate matter into the stratosphere that would block sunlight from reaching food crops , leading to mass famine and the collapse of human civilization .
If large volcanoes also erupt due to the destabilization of the Earth ’ s crust , the amount @ @ @ @ @ @ @ block out the sun and absolutely devastate nearly all plant life on Earth for several years .
( Plants depend on photosynthesis via sunlight and carbon dioxide for energy , a fact that 99 % of today ’ s climate scientists still refuse to acknowledge [ or ignore because they have been bought off ] … ) .
The United States government is fully aware of the approach of Planet X but has chosen to withhold this information from the American people for the simple fact that there ’ s nothing the masses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Moore recommends people move inland and get above 500 feet in elevation in order to survive the ocean inundation of North America .

A large, planet-sized mass inhabits our solar system, and its large elliptical orbit around the sun brings it across Earth’s orbital plane every 3,600 years or so, wreaking havoc on our planet due to strong gravity effects.
The U.S. government has been aware of the approach of “Planet X” for over forty years, warns John Moore “The Liberty Man,” in a jaw-dropping new interview.
While Planet X won’t strike the Earth, it’s nearby approach will [possibly] unleash cataclysmic consequences across our planet that may bring an end to human civilization as we know it, Moore explains in the interview.
Those effects may include a global “pole shift,” which means the Earth’s crust slips to a new orientation, unleashing extreme winds, volcanoes, earthquakes, flooding, tidal waves and more.
“Every structure on the surface of the Earth would be destroyed,” explains Moore, who reveals the governments of the world are frantically constructing more underground bunkers in anticipation of catastrophic events.
John Moore is a former U.S. Army intelligence analyst and took part in 57 air combat missions over Vietnam and Cambodia. He later become a homicide detective for the state of Missouri. As a long-time radio host, Moore has developed a long list of sources inside government and the U.S. military.
As Moore explains in the video below, the pole shift would place North America closer to the equator than its current position, and the “bulge” of ocean water at the equator (due to centrifugal forces of the rotating planet) would raise the level of the ocean by hundreds of feet compared to the continental United States.
John Moore’s website — TheLibertyMan.com — hosts this map of anticipated changes. Note that Florida and much of the Eastern seaboard are under water in this depiction:
In the video below, John Moore explains how people living in other areas of the world can easily determine whether their current locations will be inundated with higher relative ocean levels.
The Planet X fly-by would likely also bring asteroid impacts to planet Earth, causing global chaos and mass destruction as large space rocks impact the planet at extreme relative velocities.
A recent study found that just one such impact in any ocean would unleash 400-foot ocean waves that would devastate coastal cities around the world (and flood coastlines for potentially a hundred miles inland).
Asteroids that impact the land could unleash large volumes of particulate matter into the stratosphere that would block sunlight from reaching food crops, leading to mass famine and the collapse of human civilization.
If large volcanoes also erupt due to the destabilization of the Earth’s crust, the amount of participate matter circling the globe could block out the sun and absolutely devastate nearly all plant life on Earth for several years.
(Plants depend on photosynthesis via sunlight and carbon dioxide for energy, a fact that 99% of today’s climate scientists still refuse to acknowledge [or ignore because they have been bought off]…).
The United States government is fully aware of the approach of Planet X but has chosen to withhold this information from the American people for the simple fact that there’s nothing the masses can do to survive the anticipated events.
Moore recommends people move inland and get above 500 feet in elevation in order to survive the ocean inundation of North America.
Watch the full interview below:

Reference: Clearnewswire.com


humansarefree--2020-08-14--6,000 Attend ‘Illegal’ California Church Service

A California mega-church has refused to buckle under the tyrannical governor ’ s orders to limit attendance to 100 people @ @ @ @ @ 6-7,000 worshipers showed up and attended services .
And a new MIT article suggests community @ @ @ @ @ in US .

A California mega-church has refused to buckle under the tyrannical governor’s orders to limit attendance to 100 people.
On Sunday, between 6-7,000 worshipers showed up and attended services.
Also today: Florida sheriff says ‘no masks!”
A post-apocalyptic UK conference. Epidemic versus ‘case-demic.’
And a new MIT article suggests community immunity is preventing coronavirus spread in US.
Watch today’s Liberty Report:
Source: YouTube.com


humansarefree--2020-08-14--Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is a Totalitarian Dystopia

Individualistic western societies are built on the idea that no one knows our thoughts , desires or joys better than we do .
And so we put ourselves , rather than the government , in charge of our lives .
We tend to agree with the philosopher Immanuel Kant ’ s claim that no one has the right to force their idea of the good life on us .
Artificial intelligence ( A.I . )
will change this .
It will know us better than we know ourselves .
A government armed with AI could claim to know what its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make them happy .
At best it will use this to justify paternalism , at worst , totalitarianism .
Every hell starts with a promise of heaven .
AI-led totalitarianism will be no different .
Freedom will become obedience to the state .
Only the irrational , spiteful or subversive could wish to chose their own path .
To prevent such a dystopia , we must not allow others to know more about ourselves than we do .
We can not allow a self-knowledge gap .
In 2019 , the billionaire investor Peter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communist ” .
He pointed out that AI allows a centralising power to monitor citizens and know more about them than they know about themselves .
China , Thiel noted , has eagerly embraced AI .
We already know AI ’ s potential to support totalitarianism by providing an Orwellian system of surveillance and control .
But AI also gives totalitarians a philosophical weapon .
As long as we knew ourselves better than the government did , liberalism could keep aspiring totalitarians at bay .
But AI has changed the game .
Big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on our behaviour .
Machine-learning algorithms use this data to calculate not just what we will do , but who we are .
Today , AI can predict what films we will like , what news we will want to read , and who we will want to friend on Facebook .
It can predict whether couples will stay together and if we will attempt suicide .
From our Facebook likes , AI can predict our religious and political views , personality , intelligence , drug use and happiness .
The accuracy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the not-too-distant future , as the writer Yuval Noah Harari has suggested , AI may tell us who we are before we ourselves know .
These developments have seismic political implications .
If governments can know us better than we can , a new justification opens up for intervening in our lives .
They will tyrannise us in the name of our own good .
The philosopher Isaiah Berlin foresaw this in 1958 .
He identified two types of freedom .
One type , he warned , would lead to tyranny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” .
It is freedom from the interference of other people or government in your affairs .
Negative freedom is no one else being able to restrain you , as long as you aren ’ t violating anyone else ’ s rights .
In contrast , positive freedom is “ freedom to ” .
It is the freedom to be master of yourself , freedom to fulfil your true desires , freedom to live a rational life .
Who wouldn ’ t want this ?
But what if someone else says you aren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interest ” , although they know how you could .
If you won ’ t listen , they may force you to be free – coercing you for your “ own good ” .
This is one of the most dangerous ideas ever conceived .
It killed tens of millions of people in Stalin ’ s Soviet Union and Mao ’ s China .
The Russian Communist leader , Lenin , is reported to have said that the capitalists would sell him the rope he would hang them with .
Peter Thiel has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tech firms of Silicon Valley have sold communism a tool that threatens to undermine democratic capitalist society .
AI is Lenin ’ s rope .
We can only prevent such a dystopia if no one is allowed to know us better than we know ourselves .
We must never sentimentalise anyone who seeks such power over us as well-intentioned .
Historically , this has only ever ended in calamity .
One way to prevent a self-knowledge gap is to raise our privacy shields .
Thiel , who labelled AI as communistic , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Cryptocurrencies can be “ privacy-enabling ” .
Privacy reduces the ability of others to know us and then use this knowledge to manipulate us for their own profit .
Yet knowing ourselves better through AI offers powerful benefits .
We may be able to use it to better understand what will make us happy , healthy and wealthy .
It may help guide our career choices .
More generally , AI promises to create the economic growththat keeps us from each other ’ s throats .
The problem is not AI improving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power disparity in what is known about us .
Knowledge about us exclusively in someone else ’ s hands is power over us .
But knowledge about us in our own hands is power for us .
Anyone who processes our data to create knowledge about us should be legally obliged to give us back that knowledge .
We need to update the idea of “ nothing about us without us ” for the AI-age .
What AI tells us about ourselves is for us to consider using , not for others to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever be one hand on the tiller of our soul .
And it should be ours .

Individualistic western societies are built on the idea that no one knows our thoughts, desires or joys better than we do. And so we put ourselves, rather than the government, in charge of our lives.
We tend to agree with the philosopher Immanuel Kant’s claim that no one has the right to force their idea of the good life on us.
Artificial intelligence (A.I.) will change this. It will know us better than we know ourselves.
A government armed with AI could claim to know what its people truly want and what will really make them happy. At best it will use this to justify paternalism, at worst, totalitarianism.
Every hell starts with a promise of heaven. AI-led totalitarianism will be no different. Freedom will become obedience to the state. Only the irrational, spiteful or subversive could wish to chose their own path.
To prevent such a dystopia, we must not allow others to know more about ourselves than we do. We cannot allow a self-knowledge gap.
The All-Seeing A.I.
In 2019, the billionaire investor Peter Thiel claimed that AI was “literally communist”. He pointed out that AI allows a centralising power to monitor citizens and know more about them than they know about themselves. China, Thiel noted, has eagerly embraced AI.
We already know AI’s potential to support totalitarianism by providing an Orwellian system of surveillance and control. But AI also gives totalitarians a philosophical weapon. As long as we knew ourselves better than the government did, liberalism could keep aspiring totalitarians at bay.
But AI has changed the game. Big tech companies collect vast amounts of data on our behaviour. Machine-learning algorithms use this data to calculate not just what we will do, but who we are.
Today, AI can predict what films we will like, what news we will want to read, and who we will want to friend on Facebook. It can predict whether couples will stay together and if we will attempt suicide. From our Facebook likes, AI can predict our religious and political views, personality, intelligence, drug use and happiness.
The accuracy of AI’s predictions will only improve. In the not-too-distant future, as the writer Yuval Noah Harari has suggested, AI may tell us who we are before we ourselves know.
These developments have seismic political implications. If governments can know us better than we can, a new justification opens up for intervening in our lives. They will tyrannise us in the name of our own good.
Freedom through tyranny
The philosopher Isaiah Berlin foresaw this in 1958. He identified two types of freedom. One type, he warned, would lead to tyranny.
Negative freedom is “freedom from”. It is freedom from the interference of other people or government in your affairs. Negative freedom is no one else being able to restrain you, as long as you aren’t violating anyone else’s rights.
In contrast, positive freedom is “freedom to”. It is the freedom to be master of yourself, freedom to fulfil your true desires, freedom to live a rational life. Who wouldn’t want this?
But what if someone else says you aren’t acting in your “true interest”, although they know how you could. If you won’t listen, they may force you to be free – coercing you for your “own good”. This is one of the most dangerous ideas ever conceived. It killed tens of millions of people in Stalin’s Soviet Union and Mao’s China.
The Russian Communist leader, Lenin, is reported to have said that the capitalists would sell him the rope he would hang them with. Peter Thiel has argued that, in AI, capitalist tech firms of Silicon Valley have sold communism a tool that threatens to undermine democratic capitalist society. AI is Lenin’s rope.
Fighting for ourselves
We can only prevent such a dystopia if no one is allowed to know us better than we know ourselves. We must never sentimentalise anyone who seeks such power over us as well-intentioned. Historically, this has only ever ended in calamity.
One way to prevent a self-knowledge gap is to raise our privacy shields. Thiel, who labelled AI as communistic, has argued that “crypto is libertarian”. Cryptocurrencies can be “privacy-enabling”. Privacy reduces the ability of others to know us and then use this knowledge to manipulate us for their own profit.
Yet knowing ourselves better through AI offers powerful benefits. We may be able to use it to better understand what will make us happy, healthy and wealthy. It may help guide our career choices. More generally, AI promises to create the economic growththat keeps us from each other’s throats.
The problem is not AI improving our self-knowledge. The problem is a power disparity in what is known about us. Knowledge about us exclusively in someone else’s hands is power over us. But knowledge about us in our own hands is power for us.
Anyone who processes our data to create knowledge about us should be legally obliged to give us back that knowledge. We need to update the idea of “nothing about us without us” for the AI-age.
What AI tells us about ourselves is for us to consider using, not for others to profit from abusing. There should only ever be one hand on the tiller of our soul. And it should be ours.
Source: Theconversation.com


humansarefree--2020-08-14--Ron Paul: Coronavirus is the New ‘Terrorism’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has proposed the next multi-trillion dollar “ coronavirus relief ” spending bill that will support testing , tracing , treatment , isolation , and mask policies that have been part of a “ national strategic plan ” she has been advocating .
The Trump administration is not opposing Pelosi ’ s plan on principle .
Instead , it is haggling over the price .
But , even if the strategic plan could be implemented at little or no monetary cost , it would still impose an unacceptable cost in lost liberty .
Pelosi ’ s plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mandate or federal funding of state and local mask mandate enforcement .
Those who resist wearing masks could likely be reported to the authorities by government-funded mask monitors .
We can label this the “ Stasi ” approach to health policy , after the infamous East German secret police force .
Contact tracing could lead to forcing individuals to download a tracing app .
The app would record where an individual goes and alert authorities that an individual has been near someone who has tested positive for coronavirus .
The strategic plan could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fauci ’ s suggestion that individuals receive “ digital certificates ” indicating they are vaccinated for or immune to coronavirus .
A certificate would be required before an individual can go to work , to school , or even to the grocery store .
The need to demonstrate vaccination for or immunity to coronavirus in order to resume normal life would cause many people to “ voluntarily ” receive a potentially dangerous coronavirus vaccine .
The Trump administration has already spent billions of dollars to support efforts of companies to develop a coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a vaccine is developed it will be rushed into production and onto the market .
Supporters of expediting production and use of a vaccine should remember the 1976 swine flu vaccine debacle .
The swine flu vaccine was rushed into production in response to political pressure to “ do something.
” The result was a vaccine that was more of a danger than the flu .
Unfortunately , those who raise legitimate concerns regarding the safety of vaccines are smeared as “ conspiracy theorists.
” This is the equivalent of stating that anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ hates freedom ” and is probably a “ terrorist sympathizer.
” The coronavirus panic has given new life to the push for a unique patient identifier .
The unique patient identifier was authorized in 1996 , but appropriations bills since 1998 have contained a provision forbidding the federal government from developing and implementing the identifier .
Unfortunately , two weeks ago , the House of Representatives voted to repeal the ban .
The unique patient identifier would aid government efforts to track and vaccinate every American , as well as to infringe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name of “ health.
” Politicians and bureaucrats can not eliminate a virus any more than they can eliminate terrorism .
What they can do is use terrorism , a virus , and other real , exaggerated , or manufactured crises to expand their power at the expense of our liberty .
Politicians will never resist the temptation to use crises as excuses to gain more power .
Therefore , it is up to those of us who know the truth to spread the message of liberty and grow the liberty movement .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing that can force the politicians to stop stealing our liberty while promising phantom security from terrorists and viruses .

by Dr. Ron Paul, guest writer
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has proposed the next multi-trillion dollar “coronavirus relief” spending bill that will support testing, tracing, treatment, isolation, and mask policies that have been part of a “national strategic plan” she has been advocating.
The Trump administration is not opposing Pelosi’s plan on principle. Instead, it is haggling over the price.
But, even if the strategic plan could be implemented at little or no monetary cost, it would still impose an unacceptable cost in lost liberty.
Pelosi’s plan will lead to either a federal mask mandate or federal funding of state and local mask mandate enforcement.
Those who resist wearing masks could likely be reported to the authorities by government-funded mask monitors. We can label this the “Stasi” approach to health policy, after the infamous East German secret police force.
Contact tracing could lead to forcing individuals to download a tracing app. The app would record where an individual goes and alert authorities that an individual has been near someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
The strategic plan could eventually include Billy Boy‘ and Anthony Fauci’s suggestion that individuals receive “digital certificates” indicating they are vaccinated for or immune to coronavirus.
A certificate would be required before an individual can go to work, to school, or even to the grocery store. The need to demonstrate vaccination for or immunity to coronavirus in order to resume normal life would cause many people to “voluntarily” receive a potentially dangerous coronavirus jjab.
The Trump administration has already spent billions of dollars to support efforts of companies to develop a coronavirus jjab. Policymakers have stated that once a jjab is developed it will be rushed into production and onto the market.
Supporters of expediting production and use of a jjab should remember the 1976 swine flu jjab debacle. The swine flu jjab was rushed into production in response to political pressure to “do something.”
The result was a jjab that was more of a danger than the flu.
Unfortunately, those who raise legitimate concerns regarding the safety of jjabs are smeared as “conspiracy theorists.”
This is the equivalent of stating that anyone who dares criticize our interventionist foreign policy “hates freedom” and is probably a “terrorist sympathizer.”
The coronavirus panic has given new life to the push for a unique patient identifier. The unique patient identifier was authorized in 1996, but appropriations bills since 1998 have contained a provision forbidding the federal government from developing and implementing the identifier.
Unfortunately, two weeks ago, the House of Representatives voted to repeal the ban. The unique patient identifier would aid government efforts to track and vaccinate every American, as well as to infringe in other ways on liberty in the name of “health.”
Politicians and bureaucrats cannot eliminate a virus any more than they can eliminate terrorism. What they can do is use terrorism, a virus, and other real, exaggerated, or manufactured crises to expand their power at the expense of our liberty.
Politicians will never resist the temptation to use crises as excuses to gain more power. Therefore, it is up to those of us who know the truth to spread the message of liberty and grow the liberty movement.
A strong liberty movement is the only thing that can force the politicians to stop stealing our liberty while promising phantom security from terrorists and viruses.


humansarefree--2020-08-15--4 Reasons Why I Refuse to be Microchipped

If current trends continue , within the next 20 years , almost everyone will be microchipped and dependent on electronics for their survival .
Unless we start counter-acting on it now .
I am going to quote from three different articles to show that is indeed the direction we are headed before I explain why I won ’ t be microchipped , implanted or otherwise tracked or made dependent .
A few quotes from the article ‘ People in Sweden Are Upgrading Their Hands , and It Makes Us a Little Scared ’ : “ Many people in Sweden have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spring of 2018 .
People get a chip surgically inserted between their thumb and index finger which then replaces all plastic cards , keys , and other things that people usually have to carry with them .
And if last year around only 100 people had these chips , then now , according to the Daily Mail , this number has risen to more than 4,000 people and it ’ s still growing .
“ It replaces all electronic wallets , bank cards , travel cards , and different key cards .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ touching a terminal with your hand .
“ It ’ s as small as a grain of rice .
“ Its price together with the procedure is $ 180 .
Some companies even offer this service to their employees .
“ Sceptics think that first of all , nobody can guarantee that the personal information contained in these chips will be confidential .
Second , some people are sure that these chips will soon have GPS trackers in them.
” [ 1 ] A recent article in the New York Times was titled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Requires Fingerprint Scans for Food , Phones and Finances ’ : “ Seeking to build an identification system of unprecedented scope , India is scanning the fingerprints , eyes and faces of its 1.3 billion residents and connecting the data to everything from welfare benefits to mobile phones .
“ For other countries , the technology could provide a model for how to track their residents .
“ The government has made registration mandatory for hundreds of public services and many private ones , from taking school exams to opening bank accounts.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an article from the Guardian , ‘ Alarm over talks to implant UK employees with microchips ’ : “ Britain ’ s biggest employer organisation and main trade union body have sounded the alarm over the prospect of British companies implanting staff with microchips to improve security .
“ UK firm BioTeq , which offers the implants to businesses and individuals , has already fitted 150 implants in the UK .
“ The tiny chips , implanted in the flesh between the thumb and forefinger , are similar to those for pets .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ door , access their office or start their car with a wave of their hand , and can also store medical data.
” [ 3 ] The first article claims that microchips do not have GPS trackers in them , but it ’ s easy to add trackers as that ’ s already done on animals and soon to follow with employees .
Not to mention that most of us already have GPS trackers on them – our phones !
In some areas of the world , GPS tracking implants are already being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t want to lose your child ?
Implant a GPS tracker !
” The reason I believe this development is almost inevitable is that not enough people are speaking up against it .
The entire country of India , more than a billion people , simply accepted the fact that they can now no longer buy or sell without electronic identification .
A lot of people have a positive view of it .
The first article above mocks people who are sceptical of it , implying that we are old-fashioned .
Some of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got microchipped reveal positive imagery they associate with it : Cyborg , Biohacker , Bodymod and Digiwell are just a few .
In other words : “ Getting chipped makes you a Superhuman Android !
” There are numerous reasons I won ’ t allow myself to get microchipped or implanted .
Nor will I allow all of my data to be stored in one place .
Nor will I make all of my buying and selling dependent on one device or on electronics .
If someone pulls the plug , where does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activities , purchases , sales , movements stored and tracked in one place makes a person exploitable , controllable and hopelessly dependent .
There is nothing old-fashioned about not wanting to be a slave to technology .
That ’ s reason number one .
Reason number two is more metaphysical : Metals and electronics interfere with my spiritual energy-field .
As if it ’ s not enough to be surrounded by laptops , cell phones and broadcasting towers at all times almost everywhere in the world , you won ’ t connect my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not going to happen .
Reason number three : I don ’ t like what happened in India , where fingerprinting in exchange for all sorts of services was made mandatory .
That ’ s only one step shy of making microchipping mandatory .
The problem lies in the “ mandatory.
” When someone tries to force me to do something , I reject it .
Reason number four is that this was predicted as something undesirable , thousands of years ago .
Even people such as myself , who are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passage from the Bible : “ It also forced all people , great and small , rich and poor , free and slave , to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads , so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark , which is the name of the beast or the number of its name .
This calls for wisdom .
Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast , for it is the number of a man .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ My interpretation of the number 666 is the Internet ’ s world wide web .
In Hebrew Gematria , the letter “ w ” has the value 6 .
Therefore , 666 can be translated as www .
In other words , anyone who isn ’ t connected to the world wide web through his right hand won ’ t be able to buy or sell .
[ You can read my complete interpretation HERE ] .
Does this mean I believe there will come a time that I will barely be able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ microchipped ?
A time where I have to go underground and join a resistance or militia , scrambling for food and shelter ?
No .
That ’ s not the timeline I choose .
Anyone who knows my writings also knows that I believe we can choose our own reality by making the right , conscious choices .
And I am going to choose one where I stay microchip-free and continue to live a wonderful , healthy , wealthy and fun life .
Should the day come when they try to force this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to create a gigantic black-market and currency systems that are independent of banks .
We will learn to trade amongst each other again .
By Fred Dodson , NewDawnMagazine.com / © Copyright New Dawn Magazine .
If you appreciated this article , please consider a digital subscription .

If current trends continue, within the next 20 years, almost everyone will be microchipped and dependent on electronics for their survival. Unless we start counter-acting on it now.
I am going to quote from three different articles to show that is indeed the direction we are headed before I explain why I won’t be microchipped, implanted or otherwise tracked or made dependent.
A few quotes from the article ‘People in Sweden Are Upgrading Their Hands, and It Makes Us a Little Scared’:
“Many people in Sweden have been starting to get chipped since the spring of 2018. People get a chip surgically inserted between their thumb and index finger which then replaces all plastic cards, keys, and other things that people usually have to carry with them. And if last year around only 100 people had these chips, then now, according to the Daily Mail, this number has risen to more than 4,000 people and it’s still growing.
“It replaces all electronic wallets, bank cards, travel cards, and different key cards. You can use it to pay by simply touching a terminal with your hand.
“It’s as small as a grain of rice.
“Its price together with the procedure is $180. Some companies even offer this service to their employees.
“Sceptics think that first of all, nobody can guarantee that the personal information contained in these chips will be confidential. Second, some people are sure that these chips will soon have GPS trackers in them.” [1]
A recent article in the New York Times was titled ‘“Big Brother” in India Requires Fingerprint Scans for Food, Phones and Finances’:
“Seeking to build an identification system of unprecedented scope, India is scanning the fingerprints, eyes and faces of its 1.3 billion residents and connecting the data to everything from welfare benefits to mobile phones.
“For other countries, the technology could provide a model for how to track their residents.
“The government has made registration mandatory for hundreds of public services and many private ones, from taking school exams to opening bank accounts.” [2]
And here’s an article from the Guardian, ‘Alarm over talks to implant UK employees with microchips’:
“Britain’s biggest employer organisation and main trade union body have sounded the alarm over the prospect of British companies implanting staff with microchips to improve security.
“UK firm BioTeq, which offers the implants to businesses and individuals, has already fitted 150 implants in the UK.
“The tiny chips, implanted in the flesh between the thumb and forefinger, are similar to those for pets. They enable people to open their front door, access their office or start their car with a wave of their hand, and can also store medical data.” [3]
The first article claims that microchips do not have GPS trackers in them, but it’s easy to add trackers as that’s already done on animals and soon to follow with employees. Not to mention that most of us already have GPS trackers on them – our phones!
In some areas of the world, GPS tracking implants are already being offered for children. “Don’t want to lose your child? Implant a GPS tracker!”
The reason I believe this development is almost inevitable is that not enough people are speaking up against it. The entire country of India, more than a billion people, simply accepted the fact that they can now no longer buy or sell without electronic identification. A lot of people have a positive view of it.
The first article above mocks people who are sceptical of it, implying that we are old-fashioned. Some of the online hashtags used by those who got microchipped reveal positive imagery they associate with it: Cyborg, Biohacker, Bodymod and Digiwell are just a few.
In other words: “Getting chipped makes you a Superhuman Android!”
There are numerous reasons I won’t allow myself to get microchipped or implanted. Nor will I allow all of my data to be stored in one place. Nor will I make all of my buying and selling dependent on one device or on electronics.
If someone pulls the plug, where does all the money go?
Having all activities, purchases, sales, movements stored and tracked in one place makes a person exploitable, controllable and hopelessly dependent. There is nothing old-fashioned about not wanting to be a slave to technology. That’s reason number one.
Reason number two is more metaphysical: Metals and electronics interfere with my spiritual energy-field. As if it’s not enough to be surrounded by laptops, cell phones and broadcasting towers at all times almost everywhere in the world, you won’t connect my body to electronic devices! It’s not going to happen.
Reason number three: I don’t like what happened in India, where fingerprinting in exchange for all sorts of services was made mandatory. That’s only one step shy of making microchipping mandatory. The problem lies in the “mandatory.” When someone tries to force me to do something, I reject it.
Reason number four is that this was predicted as something undesirable, thousands of years ago. Even people such as myself, who are not particularly religious, are aware of this passage from the Bible:
“It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.” – Revelation 13:16-18
My interpretation of the number 666 is the Internet’s world wide web. In Hebrew Gematria, the letter “w” has the value 6. Therefore, 666 can be translated as www. In other words, anyone who isn’t connected to the world wide web through his right hand won’t be able to buy or sell. [You can read my complete interpretation HERE].
Does this mean I believe there will come a time that I will barely be able to survive because I refuse to be microchipped? A time where I have to go underground and join a resistance or militia, scrambling for food and shelter? No. That’s not the timeline I choose.
Anyone who knows my writings also knows that I believe we can choose our own reality by making the right, conscious choices. And I am going to choose one where I stay microchip-free and continue to live a wonderful, healthy, wealthy and fun life.
Should the day come when they try to force this stuff on free people, that is going to create a gigantic black-market and currency systems that are independent of banks. We will learn to trade amongst each other again.
By Fred Dodson, NewDawnMagazine.com / © Copyright New Dawn Magazine. If you appreciated this article, please consider a digital subscription.


humansarefree--2020-08-14--UK: Video Shows Father Beating Up Migrant Who Tried to Kidnap His 11-Year-Old Daughter

A video out of the UK shows a father beating up a migrant who he accuses of trying to snatch his 11-year-old daughter off the street .
The incident reportedly occurred in the northern English town of Widnes , Cheshire .
The clip shows the man filming the video driving into a parking lot as he encourages the father to attack the “ nonce , ” which is British slang for pedophile .
The father then lands numerous blows to the migrant ’ s head as he falls to the ground .
“ That ’ s my daughter , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the man filming the video continues to berate him , saying , “ F*cking nonce off somewhere else.
” “ That ’ s what you get…f*cking chasing little girls round , you f*cking horrible immigrant c*nt , ” he adds .
A young girl , possibly the migrant ’ s intended target , then approaches the man calling him a “ dirty little knob ” as she tries to slap him .
“ We don ’ t speak your language and we don ’ t touch little kids , you f*cking little smackhead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tells the migrant .
The police are then called , but according to several Twitter users with knowledge of the incident , they ended up arresting the father .
The UK has been plagued by Pakistani and Bangladeshi grooming gangs who specifically target white girls for abduction and sex trafficking .
A 2015 investigation found that one local council deliberately ignored the abuse of 1400 girls in Rotherham over many years due to fears over “ political correctness.
” The UK has a huge problem with pedophile migrants , and the police turns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ predators : • The UK Government Turned A Blind Eye To Pakistani Grooming Gangs For Over 40 Years • British Police Didn ’ t Stop Muslim Gang Of Pedophiles Due To Fears Over “ Community Tensions ” • Muslim Child Rapists Awarded £500,000 In Legal Aid – Victims Get Nothing • Another Pedophilia Ring Brought To Light In UK : Responsible For 1,400 Victims , Protected For 16 Years • Muslim Cop Hired To Promote Diversity Ends Up Being Part Of Grooming Gang That Sex Trafficked Children • UK : Muslim Migrant Who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I Did That .
Why Not ?
’ • UK : 12-Year-Old Girl “ Passed Around Like A Piece Of Meat ” By Muslim Pedo Gang And Sold For Sex

A video out of the UK shows a father beating up a migrant who he accuses of trying to snatch his 11-year-old daughter off the street.
The incident reportedly occurred in the northern English town of Widnes, Cheshire.
The clip shows the man filming the video driving into a parking lot as he encourages the father to attack the “nonce,” which is British slang for pedophile.
The father then lands numerous blows to the migrant’s head as he falls to the ground.
Widnes, NW England.
Illegal immigrant alleged to have tried to snatch an 11 year old girl.
Caught in the act by the family and instant justice dispensed.
Police of course arrest the father.
h/t to Jack Dawkins pic.twitter.com/YkWQT5yGz6 — AltNewsMedia 🌍 (@AltNewsMedia) August 6, 2020
“That’s my daughter,” says the father to the migrant as the man filming the video continues to berate him, saying, “F*cking nonce off somewhere else.”
“That’s what you get…f*cking chasing little girls round, you f*cking horrible immigrant c*nt,” he adds.
A young girl, possibly the migrant’s intended target, then approaches the man calling him a “dirty little knob” as she tries to slap him.
“We don’t speak your language and we don’t touch little kids, you f*cking little smackhead,” the man filming the clip tells the migrant.
The police are then called, but according to several Twitter users with knowledge of the incident, they ended up arresting the father.
The UK has been plagued by Pakistani and Bangladeshi grooming gangs who specifically target white girls for abduction and sex trafficking.
A 2015 investigation found that one local council deliberately ignored the abuse of 1400 girls in Rotherham over many years due to fears over “political correctness.”
The UK has a huge problem with pedophile migrants, and the police turns a blind eye or outright PROTECTS these predators:
Reference: Summit.news


humansarefree--2020-08-14--Family Sues as Cop Caught on Body Cam Sexually Assaulting Their Dead Daughter

In one of the strangest and most disgusting cases TFTP has ever reported , late last year an LAPD cop was reportedly caught on his own body camera fondling and sexually assaulting a dead woman .
Following an investigation into the video , the officer was arrested and charged with a felony .
Now , the family of that woman is suing .
Officer David Rojas , 27 , was charged with a felony violation of state safety codes , which prohibit “ having sexual contact with human remains without authority , ” according to a statement from the Los @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His actions were recorded on his own body camera and then he shared it with his fellow cops to gloat in his disgusting behavior .
The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday , alleges that Officer David Rojas sexually molested Elizabeth Baggett .
It also alleges invasion of privacy , intentional infliction of emotional distress , negligence , mishandling of human remains and other offenses .
According to NBC , Gloria Allred , the attorney representing the Baggett family , called Rojas ’ alleged behavior “ mean , vile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unexpected loss of Elizabeth has been devastating for this family , and learning that she and her remains have been so disrespected and violated has compounded the loss and inflicted horrific pain and suffering on her loved ones , ” Allred said in a statement .
“ So many women are sexually abused during their lifetime , and now we learn that some are even sexually victimized after their deaths.
” “ Shock and disgust does not even come close to describing the horror of hearing this news , ” the woman ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a statement Tuesday .
“ We , her family , have sleepless nights , if we are able to sleep .
I personally wake in sweats from the nightmares that haunt me about the events of Elizabeth ’ s death .
Days are not much better.
” Elizabeth reportedly died from an overdose , according to the medical examiner .
In a tragic irony , her 15-year-old son , Preston Sertich , said he had wanted to work in law enforcement until learning about the allegations .
“ To David Rojas : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you did to her in her time of need , I can ’ t sleep .
All I can think is , ‘ Why ?
!
’ How could you do something like that ?
” Sertich said in a statement .
“ You had to know what you were doing was undeniably wrong and immoral.
” In an extremely unique move , although they have shamelessly defended murderers and rapists , the Los Angeles Police Protective League , the union that usually provides legal counsel for the LAPD ’ s 10,000 members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rojas .
However , Rojas remains employed by the Los Angeles Police Department but is not on active duty , a spokesman said .
Instead of the typical statement of “ not rushing to judgement ” and the “ video of the officer shooting the unarmed child in the back of the head as he ran away doesn ’ t show the entire picture , ” the union was quick to cast out their fellow cop .
This is likely due to the fact that the officer was caught on his body camera @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dead woman .
“ We hope that District Attorney Jackie Lacey charging Mr. Rojas for his vile alleged crime will bring some solace to the deceased woman ’ s family during their time of grieving , ” the union ’ s board said in a statement .
“ The Los Angeles Police Protective League will not defend Mr. Rojas during his criminal proceedings , and his alleged behavior is abhorrent and an affront to every law enforcement professional working for the LAPD.
” “ This incident is extremely disturbing and does not represent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department , ” LAPD Chief Michel Moore also said , according to FOX 11 Los Angeles .
As TFTP reported , the incident was never reported and only discovered after the LAPD conducted a random review of its officers ’ body camera footage and a whistleblower leaked it to the press .
This was in spite of the fact that Rojas showed it to other officers .
“ The Los Angeles Police Department officer and a partner had responded to a report of a body at a residence , the person said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ breasts when his partner was not in the room .
“ The person , who was not authorized to publicly discuss the case and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity , said officials conducted a random inspection of the officer ’ s body camera videos and found the incriminating footage .
“ The officer had disabled the body camera but the act was caught on video when he turned it back on , the person said , because the devices have two-minute buffering periods to capture what happens right before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report , the LAPD whistleblower who exposed the cop for fondling the dead woman ’ s breasts said they had no idea when it happened .
Although the LAPD necrophile tried to hide his actions by turning off his body camera before disgustingly fondling the dead woman ’ s breasts , the camera ’ s built in function caught him anyway .
Had the LAPD not started the policy of randomly reviewing body camera footage , this horrible act would have never been discovered .
According to the report , the LAPD collects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has over 2.1 million hours of footage .
This leaves us wondering how many other acts of depravity are documented on cameras these cops thought they were turning off .
Rojas faces up to three years in jail if convicted .
This happens to be more time than cops who are caught sexually assaulting living women .

In one of the strangest and most disgusting cases TFTP has ever reported, late last year an LAPD cop was reportedly caught on his own body camera fondling and sexually assaulting a dead woman.
Following an investigation into the video, the officer was arrested and charged with a felony. Now, the family of that woman is suing.
Officer David Rojas, 27, was charged with a felony violation of state safety codes, which prohibit “having sexual contact with human remains without authority,” according to a statement from the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
His actions were recorded on his own body camera and then he shared it with his fellow cops to gloat in his disgusting behavior.
The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, alleges that Officer David Rojas sexually molested Elizabeth Baggett. It also alleges invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, mishandling of human remains and other offenses.
According to NBC, Gloria Allred, the attorney representing the Baggett family, called Rojas’ alleged behavior “mean, vile, base and contemptible.”
“The unexpected loss of Elizabeth has been devastating for this family, and learning that she and her remains have been so disrespected and violated has compounded the loss and inflicted horrific pain and suffering on her loved ones,” Allred said in a statement.
“So many women are sexually abused during their lifetime, and now we learn that some are even sexually victimized after their deaths.”
“Shock and disgust does not even come close to describing the horror of hearing this news,” the woman’s mother, Janet Baggett, said in a statement Tuesday.
“We, her family, have sleepless nights, if we are able to sleep. I personally wake in sweats from the nightmares that haunt me about the events of Elizabeth’s death. Days are not much better.”
Elizabeth reportedly died from an overdose, according to the medical examiner. In a tragic irony, her 15-year-old son, Preston Sertich, said he had wanted to work in law enforcement until learning about the allegations.
“To David Rojas: After losing my Mom and processing what you did to her in her time of need, I can’t sleep. All I can think is, ‘Why?!’ How could you do something like that?” Sertich said in a statement. “You had to know what you were doing was undeniably wrong and immoral.”
In an extremely unique move, although they have shamelessly defended murderers and rapists, the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union that usually provides legal counsel for the LAPD’s 10,000 members, said they will not be helping Rojas.
However, Rojas remains employed by the Los Angeles Police Department but is not on active duty, a spokesman said.
Instead of the typical statement of “not rushing to judgement” and the “video of the officer shooting the unarmed child in the back of the head as he ran away doesn’t show the entire picture,” the union was quick to cast out their fellow cop. This is likely due to the fact that the officer was caught on his body camera have “sexual contact” with a dead woman.
“We hope that District Attorney Jackie Lacey charging Mr. Rojas for his vile alleged crime will bring some solace to the deceased woman’s family during their time of grieving,” the union’s board said in a statement.
“The Los Angeles Police Protective League will not defend Mr. Rojas during his criminal proceedings, and his alleged behavior is abhorrent and an affront to every law enforcement professional working for the LAPD.”
“This incident is extremely disturbing and does not represent the values of the Los Angeles Police Department,” LAPD Chief Michel Moore also said, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles.
As TFTP reported, the incident was never reported and only discovered after the LAPD conducted a random review of its officers’ body camera footage and a whistleblower leaked it to the press. This was in spite of the fact that Rojas showed it to other officers.
KTLA reports:
“The Los Angeles Police Department officer and a partner had responded to a report of a body at a residence, the person said. The officer fondled the corpse’s breasts when his partner was not in the room.
“The person, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the case and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said officials conducted a random inspection of the officer’s body camera videos and found the incriminating footage.
“The officer had disabled the body camera but the act was caught on video when he turned it back on, the person said, because the devices have two-minute buffering periods to capture what happens right before they are activated.”
Assistant Chief Robert Arcos called the recording “very disturbing.”
According to the report, the LAPD whistleblower who exposed the cop for fondling the dead woman’s breasts said they had no idea when it happened. Although the LAPD necrophile tried to hide his actions by turning off his body camera before disgustingly fondling the dead woman’s breasts, the camera’s built in function caught him anyway.
Had the LAPD not started the policy of randomly reviewing body camera footage, this horrible act would have never been discovered.
According to the report, the LAPD collects over 14,000 videos every single day and has over 2.1 million hours of footage. This leaves us wondering how many other acts of depravity are documented on cameras these cops thought they were turning off.
Rojas faces up to three years in jail if convicted. This happens to be more time than cops who are caught sexually assaulting living women.


humansarefree--2020-08-15--10,000+ Caves Were Dug Into the Himalayas Over 2,000 Years Ago

One of the world ’ s greatest archaeological mysteries is hidden in the Himalayas .
10,000 man-made caves have been tunneled through the rock from above or dug into the cliffside .
Who built these ancient structures and why ?
Archaeologists from Nepal and the University of Cologne began exploring the caves situated 155ft .
( 47.24 meters ) above ground in the mid-1990s .
They found the remains of dozens of people who had lived 2000 or more years ago .
Several other groups of researchers have followed in their footsteps since .
Those who ’ ve seen the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its appearance to a giant sandcastle .
Cory Richards , an adventure photographer who joined a team of explorers to unearth hidden relics of the ancient and remote caves , said , “ Quite honestly when I got there it was even bigger and more grand than anything I ever could ever have imagined.
” The climb to reach and enter the caves is dangerous .
Some people have suffered broken bones ( or even backs ! )
from falls , fractures are also highly possible due to falling rocks .
Assessing all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the caves makes you wonder how the original inhabitants made the perilous journey to build and then live in the caves .
As Richards said , “ This was real exploration .
It ’ s dangerous it ’ s loose rock it ’ s scary .
Everything is loose , everything around you feels like it ’ s crumbling .
You feel like when you ’ re climbing everything is going to collapse.
” Although many of the caves have been empty , some have shown their use for domestic purposes in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and grain storage bins have been found .
A minority of the explored caves have been even more intriguing with their elaborate Buddhist murals and carefully calligraphed manuscripts .
Three main time periods have been identified at the caves : they were used as burial chambers from as far back as 1000 BC , they provided living quarters for safety from conflict in the 10th century , and they were transformed into meditation chambers , military lookouts , and storage units by the 1400s .
Richards tried to sum up his experience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Essentially at the end of the experience , what was illuminated to me the marriage of science and exploration and culture is the ultimate in how we bring the world to everyone.
” By April Holloway , Ancient-origins.net / Republished with permission .
If you liked this article , make sure you subscribe to Ancient Origins for more similar articles .

One of the world’s greatest archaeological mysteries is hidden in the Himalayas. 10,000 man-made caves have been tunneled through the rock from above or dug into the cliffside. Who built these ancient structures and why?
Archaeologists from Nepal and the University of Cologne began exploring the caves situated 155ft. (47.24 meters) above ground in the mid-1990s. They found the remains of dozens of people who had lived 2000 or more years ago.
Several other groups of researchers have followed in their footsteps since. Those who’ve seen the remote Upper Mustang site tend to liken its appearance to a giant sandcastle.
Cory Richards, an adventure photographer who joined a team of explorers to unearth hidden relics of the ancient and remote caves, said, “Quite honestly when I got there it was even bigger and more grand than anything I ever could ever have imagined.”
The climb to reach and enter the caves is dangerous. Some people have suffered broken bones (or even backs!) from falls, fractures are also highly possible due to falling rocks.
Assessing all the potential risks associated with the climb into the caves makes you wonder how the original inhabitants made the perilous journey to build and then live in the caves.
As Richards said, “This was real exploration. It’s dangerous it’s loose rock it’s scary. Everything is loose, everything around you feels like it’s crumbling. You feel like when you’re climbing everything is going to collapse.”
Although many of the caves have been empty, some have shown their use for domestic purposes in the past: sleeping spaces, hearths, and grain storage bins have been found. A minority of the explored caves have been even more intriguing with their elaborate Buddhist murals and carefully calligraphed manuscripts.
Three main time periods have been identified at the caves: they were used as burial chambers from as far back as 1000 BC, they provided living quarters for safety from conflict in the 10th century, and they were transformed into meditation chambers, military lookouts, and storage units by the 1400s.
Richards tried to sum up his experience and the beauty of the caves: “Essentially at the end of the experience, what was illuminated to me the marriage of science and exploration and culture is the ultimate in how we bring the world to everyone.”
By April Holloway, Ancient-origins.net / Republished with permission. If you liked this article, make sure you subscribe to Ancient Origins for more similar articles.


humansarefree--2020-08-15--Jeffrey Epstein’s Private Banker at Deutsche & Citi Found Swinging From a Rope

Jeffrey Epstein ’ s private wealth banker , who brokered and signed off on untold multiple millions of dollars in controversial Deutsche Bank and Citibank loans spanning two decades for the convicted pedophile , has died from a reported suicide .
The news of yet another mysterious Epstein-linked death comes shortly after the FBI was seeking to interview the bank executive about loans he approved for Epstein and the indicted child trafficker ’ s labyrinth of US-based and offshore companies .
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed Thomas Bowers died by an apparent suicide by hanging at his home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ division for Deutsche Bank and signed off on millions in loans to Epstein .
Bowers , prior to taking over the private banking arm at Deutsche Bank , served in the same top position at Citibank , as the head of the bank ’ s private wealth arm .
Citigroup also made massive loans to Epstein , according to records and banking sources who spoke to True Pundit .
True Pundit founder Mike “ Thomas Paine ” Moore previously headed anti-money laundering for a major Citigroup division during the time frame Citi commenced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loans to Epstein were personal and commercial , ” Paine confirmed .
“ The Citi loans I can confirm were for more than $ 25 million .
Some were secured , some were not.
” Did Citi bend its lending rules for Epstein ?
Paine said that appears “ quite likely , ” with Bowers and other Citi executives he later recruited to work for him at Deutsche all working to secure the approvals regardless of compliance-related red flags .
And sources said Citi loaned Epstein much more money , eclipsing $ 100 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bank to send thousands of wire transfers from his accounts .
Bowers , who turned up dead just days ago , brokered the loans for Epstein , sources said .
Bowers was the chief of Deutsche Bank ’ s Private Wealth Management division and worked from the bank ’ s Park Avenue offices in New York City .
At Citi , Bowers served as the chief of the The Citi Private Bank and previously ran Citigroup ’ s Global Markets and Wealth Management businesses .
And when Bowers left Citi for Deutsche @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Epstein stopped making payments on his millions in outstanding Citi loans .
But that mattered little because Bowers approved new high-risk loans and credit lines from Deutsche Bank , sources said .
And that relationship with Epstein continued until Bowers left Deutsche Bank in 2015 .
By that time , Epstein had chalked up untold millions in loans with the help of Bowers who recruited many of his top private wealth top bankers from Citi to Deutsche Bank .
The FBI who was interested in interviewing Bowers , sources confirm .
The FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loans and accounts linked to Epstein and there were many unanswered questions .
Deutsche Bank closed out Epstein ’ s accounts weeks after the bank was served federal subpoenas .
Federal law enforcement officials said the FBI planned to interview all Wall Street wealth fund managers who worked for Epstein .
Bowers included .
How much money did Deutsche broker for Epstein ?
That number to this point has proven elusive .
The FBI is not talking , but one executive divulged Epstein had secured more than $ 60 million from Deutsche Bank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Likely that number is larger , but at this point the bank is keeping its exposure quiet .
Just like Bowers had brokered for Epstein at Citi , Deutsche also set the convicted pedophile up with over a dozen bank accounts that Epstein employed to receive and send wires and funds .
One banking executive said Bowers had visited Epstein on his private island at least once .
Bowers had also visited Epstein in New York and attended social events at his mansion .
Federal law enforcement sources did not comment about these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who worked with Bowers said the bank executive maintained an active night life and enjoyed the party circuit .
Epstein also helped bring in a plethora of new business from wealthy associates to Bowers at both Deutsche Bank and Citi , sources said .
“ Epstein made Bowers and his financial institutions hundreds of millions of dollars , ” one executive said .
“ It really didn ’ t even matter that Epstein stiffed Citi for $ 30 million in defaults because he brought so much new money , new blood in .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Seems like a pattern .
The American Banker reports : Epstein brought lucrative clients into JPMorgan ’ s private-banking unit and was close to former head Jes Staley , who visited Epstein ’ s private island as recently as 2015 .
Leon Black , Apollo Global Management ’ s billionaire chairman , met with the financier from time to time at the company ’ s New York offices , and used Epstein for tax and philanthropic advice .
Police reportedly found Bowers hanging from a rope in his California home .
Previous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the private wealth arm of Deutsche , detailed the division and its target clientele : Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management has been serving the interests of wealthy individuals , families and select institutions for more than a century .
With offices across the U.S. , Deutsche Bank ’ s Private Wealth Management business division provides a variety of customized solutions to private clients worldwide including traditional and alternative investments , risk management strategies , lending , trust and estate services , wealth transfer planning , family office services , custody and family and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S .
Private Bank and Deutsche Bank Alex .
Brown , the private client services division of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. , the investment banking and securities arm of Deutsche Bank AG in the United States and a member of NYSE , FINRA and SIPC .
Epstein Still Alive ?
Judge Demands Answers After Millions of Dollars Flood into His Dormant Offshore Bank in the Virgin Islands

Jeffrey Epstein’s private wealth banker, who brokered and signed off on untold multiple millions of dollars in controversial Deutsche Bank and Citibank loans spanning two decades for the convicted pedophile, has died from a reported suicide.
The news of yet another mysterious Epstein-linked death comes shortly after the FBI was seeking to interview the bank executive about loans he approved for Epstein and the indicted child trafficker’s labyrinth of US-based and offshore companies.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed Thomas Bowers died by an apparent suicide by hanging at his home.
Bowers headed the private wealth banking division for Deutsche Bank and signed off on millions in loans to Epstein.
Bowers, prior to taking over the private banking arm at Deutsche Bank, served in the same top position at Citibank, as the head of the bank’s private wealth arm. Citigroup also made massive loans to Epstein, according to records and banking sources who spoke to True Pundit.
True Pundit founder Mike “Thomas Paine” Moore previously headed anti-money laundering for a major Citigroup division during the time frame Citi commenced large loans to Epstein.
“The loans to Epstein were personal and commercial,” Paine confirmed. “The Citi loans I can confirm were for more than $25 million. Some were secured, some were not.”
Did Citi bend its lending rules for Epstein? Paine said that appears “quite likely,” with Bowers and other Citi executives he later recruited to work for him at Deutsche all working to secure the approvals regardless of compliance-related red flags.
And sources said Citi loaned Epstein much more money, eclipsing $100 million and also allowed Epstein to use the bank to send thousands of wire transfers from his accounts. Bowers, who turned up dead just days ago, brokered the loans for Epstein, sources said.
Bowers was the chief of Deutsche Bank’s Private Wealth Management division and worked from the bank’s Park Avenue offices in New York City. At Citi, Bowers served as the chief of the The Citi Private Bank and previously ran Citigroup’s Global Markets and Wealth Management businesses.
And when Bowers left Citi for Deutsche Bank, Epstein followed.
Meanwhile, Epstein stopped making payments on his millions in outstanding Citi loans. But that mattered little because Bowers approved new high-risk loans and credit lines from Deutsche Bank, sources said.
And that relationship with Epstein continued until Bowers left Deutsche Bank in 2015. By that time, Epstein had chalked up untold millions in loans with the help of Bowers who recruited many of his top private wealth top bankers from Citi to Deutsche Bank.
The FBI who was interested in interviewing Bowers, sources confirm. The FBI subpoenaed Deutsche Bank in May for all loans and accounts linked to Epstein and there were many unanswered questions. Deutsche Bank closed out Epstein’s accounts weeks after the bank was served federal subpoenas.
Federal law enforcement officials said the FBI planned to interview all Wall Street wealth fund managers who worked for Epstein. Bowers included.
How much money did Deutsche broker for Epstein? That number to this point has proven elusive. The FBI is not talking, but one executive divulged Epstein had secured more than $60 million from Deutsche Bank’s U.S. and German arms. Likely that number is larger, but at this point the bank is keeping its exposure quiet.
Just like Bowers had brokered for Epstein at Citi, Deutsche also set the convicted pedophile up with over a dozen bank accounts that Epstein employed to receive and send wires and funds.
One banking executive said Bowers had visited Epstein on his private island at least once. Bowers had also visited Epstein in New York and attended social events at his mansion. Federal law enforcement sources did not comment about these new revelations.
However, Citi executives who worked with Bowers said the bank executive maintained an active night life and enjoyed the party circuit.
Epstein also helped bring in a plethora of new business from wealthy associates to Bowers at both Deutsche Bank and Citi, sources said.
“Epstein made Bowers and his financial institutions hundreds of millions of dollars,” one executive said. “It really didn’t even matter that Epstein stiffed Citi for $30 million in defaults because he brought so much new money, new blood in. Citi made far more than it lost.”
Seems like a pattern. The American Banker reports:
Epstein brought lucrative clients into JPMorgan’s private-banking unit and was close to former head Jes Staley, who visited Epstein’s private island as recently as 2015. Leon Black, Apollo Global Management’s billionaire chairman, met with the financier from time to time at the company’s New York offices, and used Epstein for tax and philanthropic advice.
Police reportedly found Bowers hanging from a rope in his California home.
He was 55.
Previous press releases detailing Bowers’ role with the private wealth arm of Deutsche, detailed the division and its target clientele:
Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management has been serving the interests of wealthy individuals, families and select institutions for more than a century. With offices across the U.S., Deutsche Bank’s Private Wealth Management business division provides a variety of customized solutions to private clients worldwide including traditional and alternative investments, risk management strategies, lending, trust and estate services, wealth transfer planning, family office services, custody and family and philanthropy advisory.
Private Wealth Management includes the U.S. Private Bank and Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown, the private client services division of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., the investment banking and securities arm of Deutsche Bank AG in the United States and a member of NYSE, FINRA and SIPC.
This story is developing.
Epstein Still Alive? Judge Demands Answers After Millions of Dollars Flood into His Dormant Offshore Bank in the Virgin Islands
Source: TruePundit.com


humansarefree--2020-08-15--Are GMOs Detrimental to Health & Reproduction?

How much do you know about the food you consume ?
Sure , you might be an avid reader of food labels or an all-organic shopper .
You may prioritize buying meats with no antibiotics or may not even eat meat at all .
Perhaps you opt for the farmers ’ market over your local grocery store .
However , an internal element of your food is harder to track : GMOs , or genetically modified organisms .
What are they , exactly , and what do they mean for your health and wellness ?
Simply put , GMOs are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , be it a bacterium , plant , virus or animal , ” as Live Science explains .
This ability allows geneticists to breed genetically modified foods , often resulting in a higher yield and production , such as tomatoes that are resistant to frost , potatoes that are more difficult to bruise , etc .
While the potential benefits from GMOs seem promising , there are still plenty of risks and unknown factors that warrant consideration when planning your eating habits .
Let ’ s take a look at a few of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision possible when buying your food .
You may already know , when it comes to control over the seed supply , there are a couple of big players , one of which is Monsanto , which controls 80 percent of the GM corn market , and 93 percent of the GM soy market .
Couple that with the fact that behemoth companies such as Monsanto enjoy high levels of freedom when it comes to their activities , and it is certainly reason for concern .
As researchers on the topic report , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disappeared over the last century , leaving the remains to a handful of global corporations such as Monsanto , which is also known for its stringent control over farmers ’ abilities to save seeds produced after harvest for re-planting as well as lawsuits against farmers whose non-Monsanto seeds are contaminated by the company ’ s GMOs .
Some even speculate that , while there is a de facto worldwide moratorium on terminator technology , or “ seeds are genetically engineered to make them sterile and unusable for replanting , ” companies like Monsanto @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a reality , further tethering a farmer ’ s ability to grow crops to their patronage of the company .
This wide-reaching control of the available seeds means it is already difficult , and likely to become harder for consumers to avoid purchasing GM products .
The monopolization of the seed industry through GMOs is not only a worldwide economic concern , but also a health one .
Due in part to their relatively recent inception , as well as a lack of substantial independent testing , much is not known about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ genetically modified foods .
Among the possible health effects some worry are connected to genetically modified foods are digestive issues , endocrine disruption , and possibly even gene altering .
The rise of instances of gluten intolerance and other similar digestive disorders have some pointing to GMOs as a possible environmental cause of the shift .
While wheat is not a GMO , other GM crops have been engineered to withstand the weed killer called Roundup , whose active ingredient is glyphosate .
Analysis of related research suggests such components of GMOs may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most specifically intestinal permeability , or “ leaky gut.
” This could be attributed to the hole-punching toxin used in GM corn , which kills insects by poking holes in their stomachs .
However , digestive issues aren ’ t the only possible impact of GMOs on the body .
There may also be cause for concern when it comes to their potential effects on the endocrine system .
The rise in GM glyphosate-tolerant crops has caused concern among scientists , who call for a closer look at the direct effects of glyphosate-based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether the effects of GBHs are due to endocrine disrupting activities.
” This further investigation is especially crucial , given that endocrine disruption can account for increased obesity , liver disease , fertility issues , prostate cancer , and thyroid diseases among other issues .
Some studies even call into question whether GMOs could affect human DNA .
One such study published by the Public Library of Science posits that complete genes may pass from food to human blood .
While concrete proof of the direct link between GMOs and some health effects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the American Cancer Society caution that “ the lack of proof of harm is not the same as proof of safety , ” and endorse the continued assessment of GMOs to be sure of their genuine safety .
What Can You Do ?
When it comes to GMOs in your life , it really comes down to education .
Depending on the political decisions of the state or country you live in , there may be differing rules and regulations regarding whether or not GMOs must be labeled .
While there continues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ controversial topic , the fact of the matter is that genetically modified foods are already on the shelves of our supermarkets , and in the foods we eat at restaurants and friends ’ houses .
Although many have endorsed the continued study and analysis of the long-term effects of GMOs on humans , its availability has outpaced the policy around it .
Resources about the issue are also choppy and somewhat lacking .
That means the burden of research and decision-making falls into your hands .
Find out more about the effects of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether or not you will consume them .
Luckily , there are some places out there than can help you to recognize and avoid GMOs by learning which products most commonly include GMOs and how to keep a look out for them .
In addition , eating locally farmed food , shopping at local co-ops and grocery stores , and looking out for non-GMO verified products on store shelves are all great ways to limit your intake of GMO foods .
You can become a member of the Gaia community and have access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , films & documentaries .

How much do you know about the food you consume?
Sure, you might be an avid reader of food labels or an all-organic shopper. You may prioritize buying meats with no antibiotics or may not even eat meat at all. Perhaps you opt for the farmers’ market over your local grocery store.
However, an internal element of your food is harder to track: GMOs, or genetically modified organisms. What are they, exactly, and what do they mean for your health and wellness?
Simply put, GMOs are “altered with DNA from another organism, be it a bacterium, plant, virus or animal,” as Live Science explains. This ability allows geneticists to breed genetically modified foods, often resulting in a higher yield and production, such as tomatoes that are resistant to frost, potatoes that are more difficult to bruise, etc.
While the potential benefits from GMOs seem promising, there are still plenty of risks and unknown factors that warrant consideration when planning your eating habits.
Let’s take a look at a few of them to help you make the best decision possible when buying your food.
Seed Monopoly – Who Controls the GMOs
You may already know, when it comes to control over the seed supply, there are a couple of big players, one of which is Monsanto, which controls 80 percent of the GM corn market, and 93 percent of the GM soy market.
Couple that with the fact that behemoth companies such as Monsanto enjoy high levels of freedom when it comes to their activities, and it is certainly reason for concern.
As researchers on the topic report, 94 percent of our seed varieties have disappeared over the last century, leaving the remains to a handful of global corporations such as Monsanto, which is also known for its stringent control over farmers’ abilities to save seeds produced after harvest for re-planting as well as lawsuits against farmers whose non-Monsanto seeds are contaminated by the company’s GMOs.
Some even speculate that, while there is a de facto worldwide moratorium on terminator technology, or “seeds are genetically engineered to make them sterile and unusable for replanting,” companies like Monsanto may already be trying to make them a reality, further tethering a farmer’s ability to grow crops to their patronage of the company.
This wide-reaching control of the available seeds means it is already difficult, and likely to become harder for consumers to avoid purchasing GM products.
Is GMO Food Safe? Potential Health Risks
The monopolization of the seed industry through GMOs is not only a worldwide economic concern, but also a health one.
Due in part to their relatively recent inception, as well as a lack of substantial independent testing, much is not known about the possible side effects of long-term consumption of genetically modified foods.
Among the possible health effects some worry are connected to genetically modified foods are digestive issues, endocrine disruption, and possibly even gene altering.
The rise of instances of gluten intolerance and other similar digestive disorders have some pointing to GMOs as a possible environmental cause of the shift. While wheat is not a GMO, other GM crops have been engineered to withstand the weed killer called Roundup, whose active ingredient is glyphosate.
Analysis of related research suggests such components of GMOs may exacerbate or initiate gluten-related disorders, perhaps most specifically intestinal permeability, or “leaky gut.” This could be attributed to the hole-punching toxin used in GM corn, which kills insects by poking holes in their stomachs.
However, digestive issues aren’t the only possible impact of GMOs on the body. There may also be cause for concern when it comes to their potential effects on the endocrine system.
The rise in GM glyphosate-tolerant crops has caused concern among scientists, who call for a closer look at the direct effects of glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) to determine “whether the effects of GBHs are due to endocrine disrupting activities.”
This further investigation is especially crucial, given that endocrine disruption can account for increased obesity, liver disease, fertility issues, prostate cancer, and thyroid diseases among other issues.
Some studies even call into question whether GMOs could affect human DNA. One such study published by the Public Library of Science posits that complete genes may pass from food to human blood.
While concrete proof of the direct link between GMOs and some health effects has not surfaced, major organizations such as the American Cancer Society caution that “the lack of proof of harm is not the same as proof of safety,” and endorse the continued assessment of GMOs to be sure of their genuine safety.
What Can You Do?
When it comes to GMOs in your life, it really comes down to education. Depending on the political decisions of the state or country you live in, there may be differing rules and regulations regarding whether or not GMOs must be labeled.
While there continues to be plenty of debate about the controversial topic, the fact of the matter is that genetically modified foods are already on the shelves of our supermarkets, and in the foods we eat at restaurants and friends’ houses.
Although many have endorsed the continued study and analysis of the long-term effects of GMOs on humans, its availability has outpaced the policy around it.
Resources about the issue are also choppy and somewhat lacking. That means the burden of research and decision-making falls into your hands. Find out more about the effects of GMOs to make an informed decision about whether or not you will consume them.
Luckily, there are some places out there than can help you to recognize and avoid GMOs by learning which products most commonly include GMOs and how to keep a look out for them. In addition, eating locally farmed food, shopping at local co-ops and grocery stores, and looking out for non-GMO verified products on store shelves are all great ways to limit your intake of GMO foods.
Source: Gaia.com
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