newswars--2020-08-08--Covid Crisis Making the Blueprint for a European Superstate

After intense negotiations , long days and nights of clashes , and a distinctly sour note underlying the entire summit , European Union leaders finally agreed on an unprecedented €1.82 trillion ( $ 2.1 trillion ) budget and covid recovery package .
This agreement provides €750 billion in funding meant to counter the impact of the pandemic and also includes €390 billion in nonrepayable grants to the hardest-hit EU members , with Italy and Spain being the main recipients .
The harsh negotiations brought to the surface once again the deep economic , structural , and cultural divide between north @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the core of every serious political and economic crisis in the bloc so far , and its reemergence served as yet another reminder of how unnatural , forced , and unsustainable the integration vision of the Europhiles really is .
Their wider strategic aims , much like this covid relief package itself , are nothing more than a massive redistribution of wealth and a vain effort to impose uniformity on a radically diverse group of national identities , economic profiles , and local political realities .
As we have seen so many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sticking point in these most recent “ rescue ” talks were the legitimate grievances and concerns of the richer countries in the north , including the Netherlands and Austria , about having to foot the bill yet again and bail out their cash-strapped southern neighbors .
In this case , the disagreement centered on the question of loans vs. grants , as the richer members initially insisted that the immense sums of money they were forced to give away should at least be repaid at some point in future .
And so , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” the nations that put up some opposition , the “ frugal four ” —Sweden , Denmark , Austria , and the Netherlands—were named and shamed in the media , portrayed as heartless , Dickensian misers .
Naturally , the fact that the chief beneficiaries of all that free money were in deep , chronic financial trouble long before the coronavirus even emerged was conveniently left out of the debate .
Instead , the “ frugal ” were put under immense pressure to “ do the right thing , ” namely to agree @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be in the form of pure cash gifts .
Apparently , these “ persuasion ” tactics also included histrionic outbursts : according to the BBC , “ at one point French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly banged his fists on the table , as he told the ‘ frugal four ’ they were putting the European project in danger.
” The main problem with this record-breaking stimulus package is essentially the same one of all its predecessors over the last decade .
Not only does the EU like to redistribute wealth from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but all these plans also fail to incorporate any kind of serious checks and balances about where and how the money is spent .
As a result , we keep seeing massive waste and levels of corruption that are normally associated with developing economies .
The scale of this most recent package alone brings this issue into sharper focus , especially as it is underlaid by a joint borrowing scheme that enables poorer EU countries to take out cheap loans using the creditworthiness of their richer neighbors , which act as guarantors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ practical shortcomings of the mechanics of this relief plan .
All these loans and handouts will be financed through an unprecedented amount of debt , which is unsustainable and myopic in and of itself .
The fact that this debt is shared , however , makes this “ historic deal ” all the more insidious , intensely political , and dooms it to failure .
This deal signaled the official adoption of the idea of debt mutualization as a funding tool , which clearly paves the way for far deeper EU centralization , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brussels ’ s much more direct political power over national governments .
This is already evident in the early drafts of the terms and conditions of the loans and grants in the package .
There no real strings attached when it comes to transparency and the all practical aspects of how the funds will be used , but there are heavily political requirements .
For example , 30 percent of the aid must be spent on a “ green ” agenda and on combating climate change .
There ’ s also clear language @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the aid to compliance with “ the rule of law.
” That ’ s a thinly veiled threat against conservative member states like Poland and Hungary , where the democratically elected national governments are known to pass laws that the EU frowns upon .
There is , therefore , clear and purely political conditionality attached to that great “ unifying ” plan .
It might be wrapped in idealistic and melodramatic language , e.g.
, “ rescuing our shared European future , ” but what this deal is really about is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caused by the shutdowns and the lockdowns has been effectively misattributed to the coronavirus itself , which has allowed politicians and Eurocrats to present this recession , that was already evident since the end of last year , as a natural disaster and therefore nobody ’ s fault .
In turn , the resulting economic fallout and the deep financial crisis affecting countless households has been used as an excuse to usher in policies geared towards more centralization .
Thus , the answer to all our current problems is “ a stronger EU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exact mindset that caused them in the first place .
In this light , the “ cure ” that is forced upon all Europeans now is not just worse than the disease ; it is the disease .
Alex Jones discusses the dangers of contact tracing and what our futures look like when they ’ re in place .

After intense negotiations, long days and nights of clashes, and a distinctly sour note underlying the entire summit, European Union leaders finally agreed on an unprecedented €1.82 trillion ($2.1 trillion) budget and covid recovery package.
This agreement provides €750 billion in funding meant to counter the impact of the pandemic and also includes €390 billion in nonrepayable grants to the hardest-hit EU members, with Italy and Spain being the main recipients.
The harsh negotiations brought to the surface once again the deep economic, structural, and cultural divide between north and south.
This divide has been at the core of every serious political and economic crisis in the bloc so far, and its reemergence served as yet another reminder of how unnatural, forced, and unsustainable the integration vision of the Europhiles really is.
Their wider strategic aims, much like this covid relief package itself, are nothing more than a massive redistribution of wealth and a vain effort to impose uniformity on a radically diverse group of national identities, economic profiles, and local political realities.
As we have seen so many times in past crises, the main sticking point in these most recent “rescue” talks were the legitimate grievances and concerns of the richer countries in the north, including the Netherlands and Austria, about having to foot the bill yet again and bail out their cash-strapped southern neighbors. In this case, the disagreement centered on the question of loans vs. grants, as the richer members initially insisted that the immense sums of money they were forced to give away should at least be repaid at some point in future.
And so, in the name of “solidarity,” the nations that put up some opposition, the “frugal four”—Sweden, Denmark, Austria, and the Netherlands—were named and shamed in the media, portrayed as heartless, Dickensian misers.
Naturally, the fact that the chief beneficiaries of all that free money were in deep, chronic financial trouble long before the coronavirus even emerged was conveniently left out of the debate.
Instead, the “frugal” were put under immense pressure to “do the right thing,” namely to agree that the majority of the support funding would be in the form of pure cash gifts.
Apparently, these “persuasion” tactics also included histrionic outbursts: according to the BBC, “at one point French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly banged his fists on the table, as he told the ‘frugal four’ they were putting the European project in danger.”
The main problem with this record-breaking stimulus package is essentially the same one of all its predecessors over the last decade.
Not only does the EU like to redistribute wealth from the north to the south with clockwork regularity, but all these plans also fail to incorporate any kind of serious checks and balances about where and how the money is spent.
As a result, we keep seeing massive waste and levels of corruption that are normally associated with developing economies.
The scale of this most recent package alone brings this issue into sharper focus, especially as it is underlaid by a joint borrowing scheme that enables poorer EU countries to take out cheap loans using the creditworthiness of their richer neighbors, which act as guarantors.
This brings us to the very practical shortcomings of the mechanics of this relief plan.
All these loans and handouts will be financed through an unprecedented amount of debt, which is unsustainable and myopic in and of itself.
The fact that this debt is shared, however, makes this “historic deal” all the more insidious, intensely political, and dooms it to failure.
This deal signaled the official adoption of the idea of debt mutualization as a funding tool, which clearly paves the way for far deeper EU centralization, even greater powers of taxation and, Brussels’s much more direct political power over national governments.
This is already evident in the early drafts of the terms and conditions of the loans and grants in the package.
There no real strings attached when it comes to transparency and the all practical aspects of how the funds will be used, but there are heavily political requirements.
For example, 30 percent of the aid must be spent on a “green” agenda and on combating climate change.
There’s also clear language in the agreements that ties the distribution of the aid to compliance with “the rule of law.”
That’s a thinly veiled threat against conservative member states like Poland and Hungary, where the democratically elected national governments are known to pass laws that the EU frowns upon.
There is, therefore, clear and purely political conditionality attached to that great “unifying” plan.
It might be wrapped in idealistic and melodramatic language, e.g., “rescuing our shared European future,” but what this deal is really about is a blatant power grab.
The self-inflicted damage caused by the shutdowns and the lockdowns has been effectively misattributed to the coronavirus itself, which has allowed politicians and Eurocrats to present this recession, that was already evident since the end of last year, as a natural disaster and therefore nobody’s fault.
In turn, the resulting economic fallout and the deep financial crisis affecting countless households has been used as an excuse to usher in policies geared towards more centralization.
Thus, the answer to all our current problems is “a stronger EU,” even though it was that exact mindset that caused them in the first place.
In this light, the “cure” that is forced upon all Europeans now is not just worse than the disease; it is the disease.
Alex Jones discusses the dangers of contact tracing and what our futures look like when they’re in place.


newswars--2020-08-08--World’s Top Epidemiologists: Masks Don’t Work!

Denmark boasts one of the lowest COVID-19 death rates in the world .
As of August 4 , the Danes have suffered 616 COVID-19 deaths , according to figures from Johns Hopkins University .
That ’ s less than one-third of the number of Danes who die from pneumonia or influenza in a given year .
Despite this success , Danish leaders recently found themselves on the defensive .
The reason is that Danes aren ’ t wearing face masks , and local authorities for the most part aren ’ t even recommending them .
This prompted Berlingske , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complain that Danes had positioned themselves “ to the right of Trump.
” “ The whole world is wearing face masks , even Donald Trump , ” Berlingske pointed out .
This apparently did not sit well with Danish health officials .
They responded by noting there is little conclusive evidence that face masks are an effective way to limit the spread of respiratory viruses .
“ All these countries recommending face masks haven ’ t made their decisions based on new studies , ” said Henning Bundgaard , chief physician at Denmark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News .
( Denmark has since updated its guidelines to encourage , but not require , the use of masks on public transit where social distancing may not be possible . )
Denmark is not alone .
Despite a global stampede of mask-wearing , data show that 80-90 percent of people in Finland and Holland say they “ never ” wear masks when they go out , a sharp contrast to the 80-90 percent of people in Spain and Italy who say they “ always ” wear masks when they go out .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there is no evidence of a medical effect of wearing face masks , so we decided not to impose a national obligation , ” said Medical Care Minister Tamara van Ark .
Others , echoing statements similar to the US Surgeon General from early March , said masks could make individuals sicker and exacerbate the spread of the virus .
“ Face masks in public places are not necessary , based on all the current evidence , ” said Coen Berends , spokesman for the National Institute for Public Health and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and there may even be negative impact.
” In Sweden , where COVID-19 deaths have slowed to a crawl , public health officials say they see “ no point ” in requiring individuals to wear masks .
“ With numbers diminishing very quickly in Sweden , we see no point in wearing a face mask in Sweden , not even on public transport , ” said Anders Tegnell , Sweden ’ s top infectious disease expert .
What ’ s Going on With Masks ?
The top immunologists and epidemiologists in the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helpful in reducing the spread of COVID-19 .
Indeed , we ’ ve seen organizations like the World Health Organization and the CDC go back and forth in their recommendations .
For the average person , it ’ s confusing and frustrating .
It ’ s also a bit frightening , considering that we ’ ve seen people denounced in public for not wearing a mask while picking up a bag of groceries .
The truth is masks have become the new wedge issue , the latest phase of the culture war .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as “ fraidy cats ” or virtue-signalling “ sheeple ” who willfully ignore basic science .
Mask supporters , on the other hand , often see people who refuse to wear masks as selfish Trumpkins … who willfully ignore basic science .
There ’ s not a lot of middle ground to be found and there ’ s no easy way to sit this one out .
We all have to go outside , so at some we all are required to don the mask or not .
It ’ s clear from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans as selfish rebel cowboys who won ’ t wear a mask to protect others , Americans are wearing masks far more than many people in European countries .
Polls show Americans are wearing masks at record levels , though a political divide remains : 98 percent of Democrats report wearing masks in public compared to 66 percent of Republicans and 85 percent of Independents .
( These numbers , no doubt , are to some extent the product of mask requirements in cities and states . )
Whether one is pro-mask or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that face coverings have become politicized to an unhealthy degree , which stands to only further pollute the science .
Last month , for example , researchers at Minnesota ’ s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy responded to demands they remove an article that found mask requirements were “ not based on sound data.
” The school , to its credit , did not remove the article , but instead opted to address the objections critics of their research had raised .
First , Do No Harm The ethics of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oath famously calls on medical practitioners to “ first , do no harm.
” ( Those words didn ’ t actually appear in the original oath ; they developed as a form of shorthand . )
There is a similar principle in the realm of public health : the Principle of Effectiveness .
Public health officials say the idea makes it clear that public health organizations have a responsibility to not harm the people they are assigned to protect .
“ If a community is at risk , the government may have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as those interventions will cause no harm , or are the least harmful option , ” wrote Claire J. Horwell Professor of Geohealth at Durham University and Fiona McDonald , Co-Director of the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at Queensland University of Technology .
“ If an agency follows the principle of effectiveness , it will only recommend an intervention that they know to be effective.
” The problem with mask mandates is that public health officials are not merely recommending a precaution that may or may not be effective .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a state order that could ultimately make individuals or entire populations sicker , according to world-leading public health officials .
That is not just a violation of the Effectiveness Principle .
It ’ s a violation of a basic personal freedom .
Mask advocates might mean well , but they overlook a basic reality : humans spontaneously alter behavior during pandemics .
Scientific evidence shows that American workplaces and consumers changed the patterns of their travel before lockdown orders were issued .
As I ’ ve previously noted , this should come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , instinctive , and self-preserving mammals who generally seek to avoid high-risk behavior .
The natural law of spontaneous order shows that people naturally take actions of self-protection by constantly analyzing risk .
Instead of ordering people to “ mask-up ” under penalty of fines or jail time , scientists and public health officials should get back to playing their most important role : developing sound research on which people can freely make informed decisions .
Alex Jones discusses the dangers of contact tracing and what our futures look like when they ’ @ @ @ @

Denmark boasts one of the lowest COVID-19 death rates in the world. As of August 4, the Danes have suffered 616 COVID-19 deaths, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University.
That’s less than one-third of the number of Danes who die from pneumonia or influenza in a given year.
Despite this success, Danish leaders recently found themselves on the defensive. The reason is that Danes aren’t wearing face masks, and local authorities for the most part aren’t even recommending them.
This prompted Berlingske, the country’s oldest newspaper, to complain that Danes had positioned themselves “to the right of Trump.”
“The whole world is wearing face masks, even Donald Trump,” Berlingske pointed out.
This apparently did not sit well with Danish health officials. They responded by noting there is little conclusive evidence that face masks are an effective way to limit the spread of respiratory viruses.
“All these countries recommending face masks haven’t made their decisions based on new studies,” said Henning Bundgaard, chief physician at Denmark’s Rigshospitale, according to Bloomberg News. (Denmark has since updated its guidelines to encourage, but not require, the use of masks on public transit where social distancing may not be possible.)
Denmark is not alone.
Despite a global stampede of mask-wearing, data show that 80-90 percent of people in Finland and Holland say they “never” wear masks when they go out, a sharp contrast to the 80-90 percent of people in Spain and Italy who say they “always” wear masks when they go out.
Dutch public health officials recently explained why they’re not recommending masks.
“From a medical point of view, there is no evidence of a medical effect of wearing face masks, so we decided not to impose a national obligation,” said Medical Care Minister Tamara van Ark.
Others, echoing statements similar to the US Surgeon General from early March, said masks could make individuals sicker and exacerbate the spread of the virus.
“Face masks in public places are not necessary, based on all the current evidence,” said Coen Berends, spokesman for the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. “There is no benefit and there may even be negative impact.”
In Sweden, where COVID-19 deaths have slowed to a crawl, public health officials say they see “no point” in requiring individuals to wear masks.
“With numbers diminishing very quickly in Sweden, we see no point in wearing a face mask in Sweden, not even on public transport,” said Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s top infectious disease expert.
What’s Going on With Masks?
The top immunologists and epidemiologists in the world can’t decide if masks are helpful in reducing the spread of COVID-19. Indeed, we’ve seen organizations like the World Health Organization and the CDC go back and forth in their recommendations.
For the average person, it’s confusing and frustrating. It’s also a bit frightening, considering that we’ve seen people denounced in public for not wearing a mask while picking up a bag of groceries.
The truth is masks have become the new wedge issue, the latest phase of the culture war. Mask opponents tend to see mask wearers as “fraidy cats” or virtue-signalling “sheeple” who willfully ignore basic science. Mask supporters, on the other hand, often see people who refuse to wear masks as selfish Trumpkins … who willfully ignore basic science.
There’s not a lot of middle ground to be found and there’s no easy way to sit this one out. We all have to go outside, so at some we all are required to don the mask or not.
It’s clear from the data that despite the impression of Americans as selfish rebel cowboys who won’t wear a mask to protect others, Americans are wearing masks far more than many people in European countries.
Polls show Americans are wearing masks at record levels, though a political divide remains: 98 percent of Democrats report wearing masks in public compared to 66 percent of Republicans and 85 percent of Independents. (These numbers, no doubt, are to some extent the product of mask requirements in cities and states.)
Whether one is pro-mask or anti-mask, the fact of the matter is that face coverings have become politicized to an unhealthy degree, which stands to only further pollute the science.
Last month, for example, researchers at Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy responded to demands they remove an article that found mask requirements were “not based on sound data.”
The school, to its credit, did not remove the article, but instead opted to address the objections critics of their research had raised.
First, Do No Harm
The ethics of medicine go back millennia.
The Hippocratic Oath famously calls on medical practitioners to “first, do no harm.” (Those words didn’t actually appear in the original oath; they developed as a form of shorthand.)
There is a similar principle in the realm of public health: the Principle of Effectiveness.
Public health officials say the idea makes it clear that public health organizations have a responsibility to not harm the people they are assigned to protect.
“If a community is at risk, the government may have a duty to recommend interventions, as long as those interventions will cause no harm, or are the least harmful option,” wrote Claire J. Horwell Professor of Geohealth at Durham University and Fiona McDonald, Co-Director of the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at Queensland University of Technology. “If an agency follows the principle of effectiveness, it will only recommend an intervention that they know to be effective.”
The problem with mask mandates is that public health officials are not merely recommending a precaution that may or may not be effective.
They are using force to make people submit to a state order that could ultimately make individuals or entire populations sicker, according to world-leading public health officials.
That is not just a violation of the Effectiveness Principle. It’s a violation of a basic personal freedom.
Mask advocates might mean well, but they overlook a basic reality: humans spontaneously alter behavior during pandemics. Scientific evidence shows that American workplaces and consumers changed the patterns of their travel before lockdown orders were issued.
As I’ve previously noted, this should come as no surprise: Humans are intelligent, instinctive, and self-preserving mammals who generally seek to avoid high-risk behavior. The natural law of spontaneous order shows that people naturally take actions of self-protection by constantly analyzing risk.
Instead of ordering people to “mask-up” under penalty of fines or jail time, scientists and public health officials should get back to playing their most important role: developing sound research on which people can freely make informed decisions.
Alex Jones discusses the dangers of contact tracing and what our futures look like when they’re in place.


newswars--2020-08-08--Airline Will Pay Medical & Funeral Costs To Get People Flying Again In COVID-19 World

At a moment the trade union for the airline industry , International Air Transport Association ( IATA ) , has issued a dire prediction laying out that it doesn ’ t expect air travel to recover to pre-pandemic levels until at least after 2024 , one major foreign carrier is rolling out with an unexpected , deeply unorthodox policy to gem up business and attention .
Emirates , the Dubai-based state-owned airline and flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates , is now offering passengers a ‘ safety net ’ of sorts , telling customers that if they catch coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ airline will cover all costs related to medical treatment , hotel quarantine , and even their funeral in the event of death .
The desperate measure — and no doubt costly in terms of the airline ’ s insurance premiums — comes as Emirates says it expects to cut as many as 9,000 jobs in the coming weeks .
Billing itself as “ the first airline in the world to offer free , global cover for COVID-19 related costs , ” it announced the policy on its website late last week : Emirates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the airline will cover medical expenses of up to EUR 150,000 [ $ 175,000 ] and quarantine costs of EUR 100 per day for 14 days , should they be diagnosed with COVID-19 during their travel , while they are away from home .
Emirates Group Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum described that the measure can give travelers some assurances during extremely unpredictable times , hopefully getting them back to flying long distance routes .
“ We know people are yearning to fly as borders around the world gradually re-open , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should something unforeseen happen during their travel , ” he said .
The airline said the policy will remain in effect through the end of October , and is valid for up to a month from the beginning of a passenger ’ s journey .
Though it ’ s only been in effect for a few days at this point , it ’ s unclear if anyone has made a claim yet through the “ free ” COVID-19 insurance policy .
The New York Post notes that the available medical coverage for passengers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ significant : “ Even sick passengers who don ’ t pass away after traveling with the airline can receive up to $ 176,000 in expenses as well as $ 118 per day to cover quarantine accommodations for up to two weeks , ” according to the Post report .
And given the resulting positive media coverage the Emirates is getting from the unusual initiative , it ’ s likely other international carriers will follow suit , though most may not want to take the hit insurance-wise .

At a moment the trade union for the airline industry, International Air Transport Association (IATA), has issued a dire prediction laying out that it doesn’t expect air travel to recover to pre-pandemic levels until at least after 2024, one major foreign carrier is rolling out with an unexpected, deeply unorthodox policy to gem up business and attention.
Emirates, the Dubai-based state-owned airline and flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, is now offering passengers a ‘safety net’ of sorts, telling customers that if they catch coronavirus while traveling on their flights, the airline will cover all costs related to medical treatment, hotel quarantine, and even their funeral in the event of death.
The desperate measure — and no doubt costly in terms of the airline’s insurance premiums — comes as Emirates says it expects to cut as many as 9,000 jobs in the coming weeks.
Billing itself as “the first airline in the world to offer free, global cover for COVID-19 related costs,” it announced the policy on its website late last week:
Emirates customers can travel with confidence, as the airline will cover medical expenses of up to EUR 150,000 [$175,000] and quarantine costs of EUR 100 per day for 14 days, should they be diagnosed with COVID-19 during their travel, while they are away from home.
Emirates Group Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum described that the measure can give travelers some assurances during extremely unpredictable times, hopefully getting them back to flying long distance routes.
“We know people are yearning to fly as borders around the world gradually re-open, but they are seeking flexibility and assurances should something unforeseen happen during their travel,” he said.
The airline said the policy will remain in effect through the end of October, and is valid for up to a month from the beginning of a passenger’s journey. Though it’s only been in effect for a few days at this point, it’s unclear if anyone has made a claim yet through the “free” COVID-19 insurance policy.
The New York Post notes that the available medical coverage for passengers who become hospitalized for the virus is significant: “Even sick passengers who don’t pass away after traveling with the airline can receive up to $176,000 in expenses as well as $118 per day to cover quarantine accommodations for up to two weeks,” according to the Post report.
And given the resulting positive media coverage the Emirates is getting from the unusual initiative, it’s likely other international carriers will follow suit, though most may not want to take the hit insurance-wise.


newswars--2020-08-08--Biden Suggests Trump’s Coronavirus Vaccine Won’t Be Safe

Presumed Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden this week indicated that U.S. President Donald Trump ’ s rush to develop a coronavirus vaccine in record time may not yield a safe and effective product that the public can trust .
“ People don ’ t believe that he is telling the truth [ about the safety of the vaccine candidates ] , ” Biden asserted .
“ Therefore , they ’ re not at all certain they ’ re going to take the vaccine.
” “ It ’ s not likely to go through all the tests and the trials that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he added , referring to the potential vaccine .
Biden ’ s made those comments on Tuesday , after Dr. Anthony Fauci , the top infectious disease doctor in the U.S. government , assured lawmakers that the rush to develop the vaccine would not jeopardize the final product ’ s safety .
A United States postal worker calls in to tell Alex Jones how and why mail-in-voting will be used to steal the 2020 Presidential Election from Trump and hand it over to Biden .
On Thursday , President Trump told radio talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be available on or around election day on November 3 .

Presumed Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden this week indicated that U.S. President Donald Trump’s rush to develop a coronavirus vaccine in record time may not yield a safe and effective product that the public can trust.
“People don’t believe that he is telling the truth [about the safety of the vaccine candidates],” Biden asserted. “Therefore, they’re not at all certain they’re going to take the vaccine.”
“It’s not likely to go through all the tests and the trials that are needed to be done,” he added, referring to the potential vaccine.
Biden’s made those comments on Tuesday, after Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease doctor in the U.S. government, assured lawmakers that the rush to develop the vaccine would not jeopardize the final product’s safety.
A United States postal worker calls in to tell Alex Jones how and why mail-in-voting will be used to steal the 2020 Presidential Election from Trump and hand it over to Biden.
On Thursday, President Trump told radio talk show host Geraldo Rivera that a vaccine could be available on or around election day on November 3.
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newswars--2020-08-08--Lockdown ‘killed two people for every three that died of coronavirus’

Lockdown killed two people for every three that died of the coronavirus , shocking new government figures have revealed .
It is thought that as many as 16,000 people died because they didn ’ t get medical care between March 23 and May 1 .
In the same period , 25,000 Britons died of the virus .
The new figures were presented to the Government ’ s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage ) in the middle of July .
Dr. Andrew Wakefield joins The Alex Jones Show to break down the 1986 legislation that abandoned the interest of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pharma to the point that they can buy influence from positions of power the world over .
They were calculated by the Department of Health , the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) , the Government Actuary ’ s Department and the Home Office .
The 16,000 people who died included 6,000 who didn ’ t go to A & E during lockdown because they feared catching the virus .
Another 10,000 people are thought to have died in care homes after early discharge from hospital and a lack of access to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ die by next month because of the restrictions , while in total 81,500 people could lose their lives in the next 50 years because of the virus .

Lockdown killed two people for every three that died of the coronavirus, shocking new government figures have revealed.
It is thought that as many as 16,000 people died because they didn’t get medical care between March 23 and May 1.
In the same period, 25,000 Britons died of the virus.
The new figures were presented to the Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) in the middle of July.
Dr. Andrew Wakefield joins The Alex Jones Show to break down the 1986 legislation that abandoned the interest of the people for the profit of Big Pharma to the point that they can buy influence from positions of power the world over.
They were calculated by the Department of Health, the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Government Actuary’s Department and the Home Office.
The 16,000 people who died included 6,000 who didn’t go to A&E during lockdown because they feared catching the virus.
Another 10,000 people are thought to have died in care homes after early discharge from hospital and a lack of access to care.
A further 26,000 people could die by next month because of the restrictions, while in total 81,500 people could lose their lives in the next 50 years because of the virus.
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newswars--2020-08-08--Blade Runner & HAL 9000 racist? ‘Whiteness’ of artificial intelligence ‘exacerbates racial inequalit

Blade Runner & HAL 9000 racist? ‘Whiteness’ of artificial intelligence ‘exacerbates racial inequality,’ new study suggests

A University of Cambridge study examining the depiction of artificial intelligence in film , television , Google searches , images , and voices , suggests it is yet another area that showcases racism .
While most would likely assume a machine can not have a race , the researchers said that they do indeed have “ racial identities ” influenced by “ real world ” stereotypes .
These “ racial identities ” can be found in both the fact that AIs and depictions of AIs have caucasion features and also typically talk in “ standard white middle-class English , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The study suggests “ black dialects ” have been avoided because they are deemed “ too controversial or outside the target market.
” Alex Jones breaks down the claim that Oprah Winfrey is a big part of the Hollywood pedophilia cult , and exposes her role in the plan to forcefully inoculate the world .
Because society has “ for centuries , promoted the association of intelligence with white Europeans , ” the researchers argue that artificial intelligence and machines are given white characteristics to feed into the racial biases of both users @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fairly broad definition for what it considers artificial intelligence , as it cites ‘ Star Wars ’ character Jar Jar Binks as an example of such racial inequality .
The character ’ s Caribbean dialect , according to the research team from Cambridge ’ s Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence ( CFI ) , demonstrates the bias of the creators .
The “ orientalized ” nature of ‘ Flash Gordon ’ alien villain Ming the Merciless is also cited as showing racial stereotypes .
More traditional examples of artificial intelligence in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ Blade Runner , ’ are also pointed to in the study , published in the Philosophy and Technology journal .
“ Androids of metal or plastic are given white features , such as in ‘ I , Robot.
’ Even disembodied AI — from HAL 9000 to Samantha in ‘ Her ’ — have white voices , ” co-author Dr. Stephen Cave said .
“ Only very recently have a few TV shows , such as ‘ Westworld , ’ used AI characters with a mix of skin tones.
” These characteristics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ segregation , ” according to the researchers .
If “ white voices ” in machines and think pieces on Jar Jar Binks sound far-fetched , the study does try to present a real world consequence to this perceived bias : these depictions in AI “ exacerbate racial inequality ” and make it more difficult for non-white people to get into and ahead in tech .
“ In cases where these systems are racialized as white , that could have dangerous consequences for humans that are not , ” Dr .
Kanta Dihal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The perceived whiteness of AI will make it more difficult for people of color to advance in the field .
”

A University of Cambridge study examining the depiction of artificial intelligence in film, television, Google searches, images, and voices, suggests it is yet another area that showcases racism.
While most would likely assume a machine cannot have a race, the researchers said that they do indeed have “racial identities” influenced by “real world” stereotypes.
These “racial identities” can be found in both the fact that AIs and depictions of AIs have caucasion features and also typically talk in “standard white middle-class English,” including voices given to smartphone technology. The study suggests “black dialects” have been avoided because they are deemed “too controversial or outside the target market.”
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Because society has “for centuries, promoted the association of intelligence with white Europeans,” the researchers argue that artificial intelligence and machines are given white characteristics to feed into the racial biases of both users and creators.
The study has a fairly broad definition for what it considers artificial intelligence, as it cites ‘Star Wars’ character Jar Jar Binks as an example of such racial inequality. The character’s Caribbean dialect, according to the research team from Cambridge’s Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI), demonstrates the bias of the creators. The “orientalized” nature of ‘Flash Gordon’ alien villain Ming the Merciless is also cited as showing racial stereotypes.
More traditional examples of artificial intelligence in pop culture, like 1982’s ‘Blade Runner,’ are also pointed to in the study, published in the Philosophy and Technology journal.
“Androids of metal or plastic are given white features, such as in ‘I, Robot.’ Even disembodied AI — from HAL 9000 to Samantha in ‘Her’ — have white voices,” co-author Dr. Stephen Cave said. “Only very recently have a few TV shows, such as ‘Westworld,’ used AI characters with a mix of skin tones.”
These characteristics are used to “justify colonialism and segregation,” according to the researchers.
If “white voices” in machines and think pieces on Jar Jar Binks sound far-fetched, the study does try to present a real world consequence to this perceived bias: these depictions in AI “exacerbate racial inequality” and make it more difficult for non-white people to get into and ahead in tech.
“In cases where these systems are racialized as white, that could have dangerous consequences for humans that are not,”Dr. Kanta Dihal, lead researcher in the study, said. “The perceived whiteness of AI will make it more difficult for people of color to advance in the field.”


newswars--2020-08-08--VIDEO: Elderly Woman Assaulted, Doused in Paint Then Confronted by Portland Rioters

A sickening video is currently circulating social media showing an elderly woman be doused in paint as she reportedly attempted to dissuade protesters from damaging property .
In the video , the woman is covered in white paint as one protester appears to cover her in police tape before giving her the finger .
The protester then squares up to the elderly lady before aggressively screaming in her face .
Other revelers chant “ put your mask on ” to the humiliated lady as she is encircled by protesters .
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Portland Police picked up on the incident tweeting : “ This unknown woman using a walker was confronted by the group currently outside East Precinct and paint was strewn all over her.
” “ There was a separate unknown woman using a walker outside of East Precinct who attempted to extinguish a fire set by the group .
The woman depicted in this photo was not using a walker , ” Portland Police added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a walker was reportedly confronted after attempting to extinguish a fire set by the protesters .
In a photo , she is seen carrying a BLM placard , but it is unclear whether it was her own or belonging to somebody else .
The same elderly woman with a walker holding a BLM placard was spotted standing next to a protester attempting to break down the East Precinct ’ s wooden barricade .
In another video , she was stopped from putting out a fire by a militant protester .
As violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Police went onto report on last night ’ s events , tweeting : “ People Light Fires , Throw Rocks , Glass Bottles , and Paint during Mass Gathering outside East Precinct.
” More scenes from last night ’ s events in Portland show riot police ’ s involvement to quell tensions .
President Donald Trump has furiously condemned the violence taking place in Portland that has not stopped since late May , following the in-custody death of suspected fraudster George Floyd .
The Portland Black Lives Matter protests have been center of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ damage federal buildings .
National File reported on one case from Portland where a young man was identified committing a federal crime due to a review his grandmother left on a website for the rioter gear she had bought him .

A sickening video is currently circulating social media showing an elderly woman be doused in paint as she reportedly attempted to dissuade protesters from damaging property.
In the video, the woman is covered in white paint as one protester appears to cover her in police tape before giving her the finger.
The protester then squares up to the elderly lady before aggressively screaming in her face. Other revelers chant “put your mask on” to the humiliated lady as she is encircled by protesters.
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Portland Police picked up on the incident tweeting: “This unknown woman using a walker was confronted by the group currently outside East Precinct and paint was strewn all over her.”
“There was a separate unknown woman using a walker outside of East Precinct who attempted to extinguish a fire set by the group. The woman depicted in this photo was not using a walker,” Portland Police added in another tweet.
Another elderly woman with a walker was reportedly confronted after attempting to extinguish a fire set by the protesters. In a photo, she is seen carrying a BLM placard, but it is unclear whether it was her own or belonging to somebody else.
This is the lady with the walker. Holding a blm sign. pic.twitter.com/kcSzpQm8jC — K Fitton (@KelFitton) August 7, 2020
The same elderly woman with a walker holding a BLM placard was spotted standing next to a protester attempting to break down the East Precinct’s wooden barricade.
Woman with BLM sign on walker is trying to stop Portland protester hitting wooden barricades on east precinct pic.twitter.com/qPjfeX9GVY — Zane Sparling (@PDXzane) August 7, 2020
In another video, she was stopped from putting out a fire by a militant protester.
Antifa militant stops an elderly woman from putting out a fire they started at the Portland Police east precinct. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/RBGb5cNu3g — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 7, 2020
As violence continues unabated in the Oregon city, Police went onto report on last night’s events, tweeting: “People Light Fires, Throw Rocks, Glass Bottles, and Paint during Mass Gathering outside East Precinct.”
People Light Fires, Throw Rocks, Glass Bottles, and Paint during Mass Gathering outside East Precinct (Photo) https://t.co/FKKvucdoMh pic.twitter.com/TZW474mt7T — Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) August 7, 2020
More scenes from last night’s events in Portland show riot police’s involvement to quell tensions.
Portland Police bull rush #antifa rioters on the street, knocking some of them to the ground. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/qtTPeM3hPo — Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 7, 2020
President Donald Trump has furiously condemned the violence taking place in Portland that has not stopped since late May, following the in-custody death of suspected fraudster George Floyd.
The Portland Black Lives Matter protests have been center of many improvised explosions as rioters attempt to damage federal buildings.
National File reported on one case from Portland where a young man was identified committing a federal crime due to a review his grandmother left on a website for the rioter gear she had bought him.


newswars--2020-08-08--TVA CEO Jeff Lyash Bends the Knee to Trump, Pledges to Stop Outsourcing American Jobs to Foreigners

After President Trump took action against the federally owned Tennessee Valley Authority week by removing board members for outsourcing domestic jobs to foreign nationals , corporation CEO Jeff Lyash has reversed course and agreed to comply with the President ’ s demand to put American workers first .
Trump originally slammed Lyash and the TVA during an August 3 press conference , which took place after a meeting with nonprofit activist group U.S. Tech Workers : President Donald Trump fired the chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority on Monday , citing the federally owned corporation ’ s decision to outsource @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nationals , and the fact that CEO Jeff Lyash is “ ridiculously overpaid.
” The President ’ s decision came moments after meeting with the nonprofit organization U.S. Tech Workers , which engages in activism on behalf of American workers against the H1B visa program .
“ Let this serve as a warning to any federally appointed board : If you betray American workers , then you will hear two simple words : ‘ You ’ re fired , ’ ” Trump said Monday , speaking about TVA chair Jeff Lyash .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ disastrous and heartless , ” and removed board members including Chairman James Thompson .
Further firings were threatened if the TVA continued to prioritize foreign labor .
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On Thursday , the Knoxville News Sentinel reported that Lyash and TVA interim chairman John Ryder had met with administration officials at the White house and pledged to reverse course on prioritizing cheap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In a statement , Lyash acknowledged that “ We were wrong in not fully understanding the impact on our employees , especially during the pandemic , ” and pledged to “ take immediate actions to address this situation.
” In an about-face from Lyash ’ s previous disagreements with the President , he also stated that the TVA “ fully understands and supports the Administration ’ s commitment to preserving and growing American jobs.
” Employees whose jobs were outsourced to foreign workers will now reportedly have the ability to return to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ founded in the 1933 to help provide jobs to local residents during the Great Depression , which added to the outrage many workers felt when their jobs were handed to out to visa holders .

After President Trump took action against the federally owned Tennessee Valley Authority week by removing board members for outsourcing domestic jobs to foreign nationals, corporation CEO Jeff Lyash has reversed course and agreed to comply with the President’s demand to put American workers first.
Trump originally slammed Lyash and the TVA during an August 3 press conference, which took place after a meeting with nonprofit activist group U.S. Tech Workers:
President Donald Trump fired the chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority on Monday, citing the federally owned corporation’s decision to outsource a fifth of its jobs to foreign nationals, and the fact that CEO Jeff Lyash is “ridiculously overpaid.” The President’s decision came moments after meeting with the nonprofit organization U.S. Tech Workers, which engages in activism on behalf of American workers against the H1B visa program. “Let this serve as a warning to any federally appointed board: If you betray American workers, then you will hear two simple words: ‘You’re fired,’” Trump said Monday, speaking about TVA chair Jeff Lyash. Trump called planned TVA layoffs of American workers “disastrous and heartless,” and removed board members including Chairman James Thompson. Further firings were threatened if the TVA continued to prioritize foreign labor.


newswars--2020-08-08--“Any Inbound Missile Will Be Seen As Nuclear” – Russia’s Military Warns Amid Arms Treaty Talks

Though all eyes have been focused on the emerging ‘ new Cold war ’ scenario between the US and China , Russia ’ s military has just issued a rare and eye-opening statement which represents perhaps the most severe threat to come out of ongoing New START extension negotiations thus far .
“ Russia will perceive any ballistic missile launched at its territory as a nuclear attack that warrants a nuclear retaliation , the military warned in an article published Friday , ” AP writes .
“ The harsh warning in the official military newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda ( Red Star @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which has worked to develop long-range non-nuclear weapons , ” the report continues .
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In the article some of Russia ’ s top generals , including senior officer of the Russian military ’ s General Staff , Maj.-Gen. Andrei Sterlin , claimed that in the event of an attack , radar and anti-air systems will have no way of knowing if a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not .
“ Any attacking missile will be perceived as carrying a nuclear warhead , ” the Russian military publication said .
“ The information about the missile launch will be automatically relayed to the Russian military-political leadership , which will determine the scope of retaliatory action by nuclear forces depending on the evolving situation.
” “ Russia has designated the ‘ red lines ’ that we don ’ t advise anyone to cross , ” the Krasnaya Zvezda article said further .
“ If a potential adversary dares to do that , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The specifics of retaliatory action , such as where , when and how much will be determined by Russia ’ s military-political leadership depending on the situation.
” The military publication clearly upped the ante in a huge way , no doubt seeking to bolster Russian diplomats ’ leverage as the landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty , New START , could be on the chopping block after the US pulled out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ( INF ) .
New START will expire in February 2021 if the two sides don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So far ongoing talks between Moscow and Washington have failed to extend it by up to five years , despite pressure to strike an extension by America ’ s allies .
There were talks in mid-June that led nowhere , as well as at least three days of talks at the end of July in Vienna .
It appears that while Russian diplomats talk nice in Vienna , Russia ’ s military is engaged in strong arm tactics to give the diplomats bigger bargaining position as the treaties extension is weighed .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the clearest terms possible what a post nuclear arms control world looks like – namely , the likelihood of a new nuclear arms race in a deeply uncertain ‘ Wild West ’ scenario .

Though all eyes have been focused on the emerging ‘new Cold war’ scenario between the US and China, Russia’s military has just issued a rare and eye-opening statement which represents perhaps the most severe threat to come out of ongoing New START extension negotiations thus far.
“Russia will perceive any ballistic missile launched at its territory as a nuclear attack that warrants a nuclear retaliation, the military warned in an article published Friday,” AP writes.
“The harsh warning in the official military newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) is directed at the United States, which has worked to develop long-range non-nuclear weapons,” the report continues.
The incompetent war criminal, George W. Bush, has graduated from child-like paintings to stringing words together into sentences, but just like his art- its overpriced crap.
In the article some of Russia’s top generals, including senior officer of the Russian military’s General Staff, Maj.-Gen. Andrei Sterlin, claimed that in the event of an attack, radar and anti-air systems will have no way of knowing if a ballistic missile has a nuclear warhead or not.
“Any attacking missile will be perceived as carrying a nuclear warhead,” the Russian military publication said. “The information about the missile launch will be automatically relayed to the Russian military-political leadership, which will determine the scope of retaliatory action by nuclear forces depending on the evolving situation.”
“Russia has designated the ‘red lines’ that we don’t advise anyone to cross,” the Krasnaya Zvezda article said further. “If a potential adversary dares to do that, the answer will undoubtedly be devastating. The specifics of retaliatory action, such as where, when and how much will be determined by Russia’s military-political leadership depending on the situation.”
The military publication clearly upped the ante in a huge way, no doubt seeking to bolster Russian diplomats’ leverage as the landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty, New START, could be on the chopping block after the US pulled out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).
New START will expire in February 2021 if the two sides don’t agree to renew it. So far ongoing talks between Moscow and Washington have failed to extend it by up to five years, despite pressure to strike an extension by America’s allies.
There were talks in mid-June that led nowhere, as well as at least three days of talks at the end of July in Vienna. It appears that while Russian diplomats talk nice in Vienna, Russia’s military is engaged in strong arm tactics to give the diplomats bigger bargaining position as the treaties extension is weighed.
The Kremlin also appears keen on reminding Washington in the clearest terms possible what a post nuclear arms control world looks like – namely, the likelihood of a new nuclear arms race in a deeply uncertain ‘Wild West’ scenario.


newswars--2020-08-09--Trump Signs Executive Orders On Coronavirus Relief, Payroll Tax

With the ‘ swamp ’ fighting over pork as unemployed Americans die on the vine , President Trump on Saturday @ @ @ @ @ at coronavirus relief – after stimulus Congressional stimulus talks broke down once again last week @ @ @ @ @ : • Extend unemployment benefits by $ 400 per week , down from $ 600 @ @ @ @ @ through the end of the year The administration is also looking at cuts to income @ @ @ @ @ individuals , as well as cuts capital gains taxes .
Update ( 1640ET ) : @ @ @ @ @ has announced that he will be signing executive orders to eliminate the payroll tax , @ @ @ @ @ , and continue to provide supplemental unemployment benefits .

With the ‘swamp’ fighting over pork as unemployed Americans die on the vine, President Trump on Saturday announced sweeping executive actions aimed at coronavirus relief – after stimulus Congressional stimulus talks broke down once again last week.
The new orders will:
Eliminate the payroll tax
Extend unemployment benefits by $400 per week, down from $600
Defer student loan repayments through the end of the year
Extend protections against evictions
The administration is also looking at cuts to income taxes for lower and middle-income individuals, as well as cuts capital gains taxes.
Update (1640ET): As anticipated, President Trump has announced that he will be signing executive orders to eliminate the payroll tax, extend a block on evictions, and continue to provide supplemental unemployment benefits.


newswars--2020-08-09--Fauci Warns COVID-19 Vaccine May Only Be “50% Or 60%” Effective

Dr. Anthony Fauci , the top U.S. infectious diseases expert ( and untouchable purveyor of all that is true and holy in ‘ science ’ today ) , told a Brown University panel on Friday that probabilities of a highly effective COVID-19 vaccine “ are not great.
” “ We don ’ t know yet what the efficacy might be .
We don ’ t know if it will be 50 % or 60 % .
I ’ d like it to be 75 % or more , ” Fauci said ( quoted by Reuters ) .
“ But the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not great , which means you must never abandon the public health approach.
” Fauci reiterated that the public must abide by these six fundamental principles to flatten the pandemic curve : Interestingly , Fauci inched towards the idea of herd immunity and humans ’ own natural defense mechanisms ( which of course , in political circles is frowned upon since one more death from COVID is too many ) .
“ We know the body is capable of making a good response and the reason we know is because we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and do well , ” he said .
“ So the goal of a vaccine is to do as well or hopefully better than natural infection when inducing a good response.
” Once a vaccine is proven and mass-produced , he said it would be prioritized to healthcare workers , elderly , and those with underlying health conditions .
He said Moderna Inc ’ s COVID-19 vaccine , currently in clinical trials , could produce definitive data sometime in 4Q20 .
Fauci told Reuters that millions of doses could be available by early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of the year .
His latest comments come after he also recently questioned the “ durability ” of the vaccine , adding that it may not shield someone from the infection on a long-term basis .
Readers may recall pharmaceutical companies developing COVID-19 vaccines will be exempt from liability claims if adverse effects are seen .
In other words , if an experimental vaccine , mass-produced for the public accidentally kills folks , big pharma will not be held accountable .
Meanwhile , the world ’ s asset-gatherers and commission-rakers ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccines with the most optimistic forecast ever , indicating Thursday the country could have vaccines before the election .
Fauci ’ s comments are certainly at odds with the optimism that seems widespread among many talking heads that “ everything can return to normal once we have a vaccine.
” Additionally , as we noted previously , a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll has found that just 42 percent of Americans say they plan to get a coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available .
The figure represents an all time low , having fallen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 50 percent in late May , and 46 percent in July .
When asked “ If and when a coronavirus vaccine becomes available , will you get vaccinated ?
” many fewer Americans across the political spectrum answered in the affirmative .
Only a majority of Democrats now plan to get vaccinated , with 55 % saying they will still take the jab .
Among Republicans , only 37 % say they are willing to get vaccinated , with even fewer independents , 34 % , willing to take the vaccine .

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious diseases expert (and untouchable purveyor of all that is true and holy in ‘science’ today), told a Brown University panel on Friday that probabilities of a highly effective COVID-19 vaccine “are not great.”
“We don’t know yet what the efficacy might be. We don’t know if it will be 50% or 60%. I’d like it to be 75% or more,” Fauci said (quoted by Reuters). “But the chances of it being 98% effective is not great, which means you must never abandon the public health approach.”
Fauci reiterated that the public must abide by these six fundamental principles to flatten the pandemic curve:
Universal wearing of a mask
Physical distancing
Avoiding crowds
Outdoors is “better” than indoors
Washing your hands
Staying away from bars
Interestingly, Fauci inched towards the idea of herd immunity and humans’ own natural defense mechanisms (which of course, in political circles is frowned upon since one more death from COVID is too many).
“We know the body is capable of making a good response and the reason we know is because we have so many people who clear the virus and do well,” he said. “So the goal of a vaccine is to do as well or hopefully better than natural infection when inducing a good response.”
Once a vaccine is proven and mass-produced, he said it would be prioritized to healthcare workers, elderly, and those with underlying health conditions.
“The thing you can do now is to make sure that resources are concentrated geographically to those demographic groups that are clearly at higher risk of infection so they can get immediate testing, immediate results, immediate access to healthcare,” Fauci said.
He said Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine, currently in clinical trials, could produce definitive data sometime in 4Q20.
Fauci told Reuters that millions of doses could be available by early 2021, and hundreds of millions by the end of the year.
His latest comments come after he also recently questioned the “durability” of the vaccine, adding that it may not shield someone from the infection on a long-term basis.
Readers may recall pharmaceutical companies developing COVID-19 vaccines will be exempt from liability claims if adverse effects are seen. In other words, if an experimental vaccine, mass-produced for the public accidentally kills folks, big pharma will not be held accountable.
Meanwhile, the world’s asset-gatherers and commission-rakers (and the Trump administration) is hyping vaccines with the most optimistic forecast ever, indicating Thursday the country could have vaccines before the election.
Fauci’s comments are certainly at odds with the optimism that seems widespread among many talking heads that “everything can return to normal once we have a vaccine.”
Additionally, as we noted previously, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll has found that just 42 percent of Americans say they plan to get a coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available.
The figure represents an all time low, having fallen from 55 percent in early May, 50 percent in late May, and 46 percent in July.
When asked “If and when a coronavirus vaccine becomes available, will you get vaccinated?” many fewer Americans across the political spectrum answered in the affirmative.
Only a majority of Democrats now plan to get vaccinated, with 55% saying they will still take the jab.
Among Republicans, only 37% say they are willing to get vaccinated, with even fewer independents, 34%, willing to take the vaccine.
Here’s the full conversation:


newswars--2020-08-09--“Within Days I Was Able To Breathe”: NYC Democratic Councilman Says Hydroxychloroquine Saved His Lif

“Within Days I Was Able To Breathe”: NYC Democratic Councilman Says Hydroxychloroquine Saved His Life

An immunocompromised New York City Councilman who underplayed the severity of his COVID-19 diagnosis in April now says that it was actually much worse , and hydroxychloroquine saved his life .
Paul Vallone , a Democrat who represents Queens , says he took the drug along with a ‘ Z-pack ’ antibiotic and drastically improved within days .
“ I couldn ’ t breathe , very weak , couldn ’ t get out of bed .
My doctor prescribed it .
My pharmacy had it .
Took it that day and within two to three days I was able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Post , adding “ Within a week I was back on my feet.
” Though Vallone went public with his coronavirus diagnosis in an April 1 Twitter post , saying he was experiencing “ mild symptoms , ” his actual condition was considerably more severe .
Vallone ’ s initial prognosis was particularly grim , as he also suffers from sarcoidosis , an auto-immune disease that attacks his lungs .
“ We were in panic mode when I went down because I didn ’ t have a lot of immune response , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something to stay alive.
” –New York Post Vallone ’ s brother , former City Councilman Peter who currently serves as a civil court judge in Queens , is now a believer in the drug .
“ I guess all those doctors who are prescribing it are right .
This drug is already on the market and the patent is up so it ’ s cheap .
A new drug won ’ t be .
So big money does not want this drug to be used .
Always follow the money , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ post .
Paul , responding in the comments section , said “ [ It ] saved my life.
” Hydroxychloroquine , or HCQ , is a commonly used anti-malaria drug also used for decades to treat lupus and arthritis .
It became covid-19 treatment non-grata , however , after President Trump touted the inexpensive drug earlier this year – admitting to taking a course as a prophylactic against the disease .
“ You ’ d be surprised at how many people are taking it , especially the frontline workers before you catch it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many are taking it , ” Trump said in May .
Studies on the drug have been mixed but mostly positive , with recent evidence pointing to significant results against COVID-19 when used early in the disease ’ s progression .
Paul Vallone reflected on his April diagnosis , saying “ At that time , there was only fear and panic , he offered hope in a possible treatment when there was none .
With my sarcoidosis and then my COVID symptoms , It basically saved me .
For that my family will @ @ @ @ @

An immunocompromised New York City Councilman who underplayed the severity of his COVID-19 diagnosis in April now says that it was actually much worse, and hydroxychloroquine saved his life.
Paul Vallone, a Democrat who represents Queens, says he took the drug along with a ‘Z-pack’ antibiotic and drastically improved within days.
“I couldn’t breathe, very weak, couldn’t get out of bed. My doctor prescribed it. My pharmacy had it. Took it that day and within two to three days I was able to breathe,” Vallone told the New York Post, adding “Within a week I was back on my feet.”
Though Vallone went public with his coronavirus diagnosis in an April 1 Twitter post, saying he was experiencing “mild symptoms,” his actual condition was considerably more severe. Vallone’s initial prognosis was particularly grim, as he also suffers from sarcoidosis, an auto-immune disease that attacks his lungs. “We were in panic mode when I went down because I didn’t have a lot of immune response,” he said. “I needed something to stay alive.” –New York Post
Vallone’s brother, former City Councilman Peter who currently serves as a civil court judge in Queens, is now a believer in the drug.
“I guess all those doctors who are prescribing it are right. This drug is already on the market and the patent is up so it’s cheap. A new drug won’t be. So big money does not want this drug to be used. Always follow the money,” Peter said in a May 12 Facebook post.
Paul, responding in the comments section, said “[It] saved my life.”
Hydroxychloroquine, or HCQ, is a commonly used anti-malaria drug also used for decades to treat lupus and arthritis. It became covid-19 treatment non-grata, however, after President Trump touted the inexpensive drug earlier this year – admitting to taking a course as a prophylactic against the disease.
“You’d be surprised at how many people are taking it, especially the frontline workers before you catch it. The frontline workers — many, many are taking it,” Trump said in May.
Studies on the drug have been mixed but mostly positive, with recent evidence pointing to significant results against COVID-19 when used early in the disease’s progression.
Paul Vallone reflected on his April diagnosis, saying “At that time, there was only fear and panic, he offered hope in a possible treatment when there was none. With my sarcoidosis and then my COVID symptoms, It basically saved me. For that my family will always be thankful.”


newswars--2020-08-09--VIDEO: Phoenix Police Kill Gamer While Responding to Noise Complaint

Officers with the Phoenix Police Department shot and killed a man when responding to a noise complaint about couple playing a video game , as the man answered the door with a pistol in one hand .
Ryan Whitaker , 40 , had been playing video games with his girlfriend , Brandee Nees , into the night when he went to answer the door with a gun in his hand .
Whitaker immediately began lowering his weapon and raised a hand in the air before he was shot in the back three times from point blank range .
Police shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Ahwatukee homeowner to respond , while he appeared to be disarming himself .
The fatal shooting took place on the night of May 22 after a dispatch call complained about the noise level .
The unnamed caller suggested that there may have been fighting in order to hasten the police response time , according to AZ Central .
“ I got ta get to work tomorrow and I ’ m getting no sleep , ” the neighbor said .
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“ It could be physical , ” he added .
“ I could say yeah if that makes anybody hurry on up .
Get anybody here faster.
” Following the trigger happy shooting , Whitaker ’ s family attorney Matthew Cunningham said : “ The Phoenix Police Department knew from the night of the shooting that this was a false and exaggerated 911 call.
” When police arrive at the scene no loud noises or fighting can be heard .
Both officers Jeff Cooke and John Ferragamo stood either @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impossible for Whitaker to ascertain the identities of the persons knocking at his door in the night .
Directly after the shooting , a disconsolate Nees enquired : “ Why did you guys shoot him ?
” To which Cooke , who shot Whitaker three times in the back , responded : “ He just pulled a gun on us , ma ’ am.
” Nees responded : “ Because it ’ s dark and someone just knocked on the door.
” Whitaker can be heard groaning loudly and hauntingly drawing his last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked Nees if the couple had been fighting that night , she explained : “ Literally we were making salsa and playing Crash Bandicoot so there may have been some screaming from PlayStation but it wasn ’ t domestic violence or anything.
” Whitaker had attended his daughter ’ s high school graduation earlier that day .
Previous incidents where strangers had knocked on his door during the night had put him on high alert , prompting him to come to the door with a gun–something that is legal in Phoenix .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s five fatal police shootings this year out of a total of eleven , so far .
Amid an investigation into the footage , prosecutors are determining whether to bring charges to officer Cooke .

Officers with the Phoenix Police Department shot and killed a man when responding to a noise complaint about couple playing a video game, as the man answered the door with a pistol in one hand.
Ryan Whitaker, 40, had been playing video games with his girlfriend, Brandee Nees, into the night when he went to answer the door with a gun in his hand. Whitaker immediately began lowering his weapon and raised a hand in the air before he was shot in the back three times from point blank range.
Police shot Whitaker within seconds, failing to allow the Ahwatukee homeowner to respond, while he appeared to be disarming himself.


newswars--2020-08-09--Police: Rioters Throw Rocks, Chunks of Concrete at Portland Officers

Protesters reportedly threw rocks and chunks of concrete at Portland officers Friday night after authorities declared an unlawful assembly .
“ Despite the public address announcements , the crowd continued to block traffic on East Burnside Street and several continued to trespass on the Kelly Building property , ” the Portland Police Bureau ( PPB ) said in a news release Saturday .
At 10:05 p.m. , certain members of the group began taking concrete pieces off of a retaining wall nearby the Kelly Building .
These people then smashed the concrete on the ground into smaller pieces which were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crowd shined lasers at officers , which can cause permanent eye damage .
Several public address announcements were made regarding this criminal behavior , however it continued for a couple more hours .
As the crowd continued to refuse to disperse from the area of the Kelly Building , targeted arrests were made .
A person who was taken into custody was arrested wearing ballistic body armor ( photo ) .
Around 12 a.m. , a vehicle was stopped and an occupant was arrested for shining a laser at the PPB ’ @ @ @ @

Protesters reportedly threw rocks and chunks of concrete at Portland officers Friday night after authorities declared an unlawful assembly.
“Despite the public address announcements, the crowd continued to block traffic on East Burnside Street and several continued to trespass on the Kelly Building property,” the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) said in a news release Saturday.
The release detailed the events:
At 10:05 p.m., certain members of the group began taking concrete pieces off of a retaining wall nearby the Kelly Building. These people then smashed the concrete on the ground into smaller pieces which were thrown at officers. Certain people in the crowd shined lasers at officers, which can cause permanent eye damage. Several public address announcements were made regarding this criminal behavior, however it continued for a couple more hours.
As the crowd continued to refuse to disperse from the area of the Kelly Building, targeted arrests were made. A person who was taken into custody was arrested wearing ballistic body armor (photo). Around 12 a.m., a vehicle was stopped and an occupant was arrested for shining a laser at the PPB’s air unit.


newswars--2020-08-09--‘We are at war with our government’: Protesters clash with police and the army in Beirut

Chaotic scenes returned to Beirut last night as violent clashes between anti-government protestors demanding regime change and security forces saw buildings damaged by Tuesday ’ s huge explosion set on fire .
The groups exchanged tear gas and molotov cocktails as night fell , with the army being drafted in to take control of Martyrs ’ Square in the city centre .
It is believed one police officer fell to his death following an ‘ assault ’ by protestors , and dozens of demonstrators are injured .
The blast of the Port of Beirut that ripped through the city – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a direct consequence of the incompetence and corruption that have come to define Lebanon ’ s ruling class .
Around 5,000 people had earlier gathered in the central square to vent their fury at the government .
A large deployment of police tried to contain them as they chanted ‘ the people want the fall of the regime ’ , and advanced towards parliament before riot police were deployed .
Cardboard cut outs of militant group Hezbollah ’ s leader Hassan Nasrallah and Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri among others were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is hatred and there is blood between us and our authorities , ’ said Najib Farah , a 35-year-old protester in central Beirut .
‘ The people want revenge.
’ On a street leading to parliament , young men lobbed stones at security forces who replied with tear gas , a familiar sight in Lebanon since last October when the country was crippled by economic crisis .
A few hundred metres down the road , a group of retired Lebanese army officers stormed the foreign ministry in central Beirut and declared it the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The takeover , which was aired live on local TV , lasted for three hours before the Lebanese army was brought in to drive the protestors .
Footage shows the soldiers violently pushing back the protestors .
The economy and energy ministries and the Association of Banks in Lebanon were also targeted , with protestors storming the economic departments and throwing piles of paperwork out of the windows .

Chaotic scenes returned to Beirut last night as violent clashes between anti-government protestors demanding regime change and security forces saw buildings damaged by Tuesday’s huge explosion set on fire.
The groups exchanged tear gas and molotov cocktails as night fell, with the army being drafted in to take control of Martyrs’ Square in the city centre. It is believed one police officer fell to his death following an ‘assault’ by protestors, and dozens of demonstrators are injured.
The blast of the Port of Beirut that ripped through the city – killing 150 people – has been seen as a direct consequence of the incompetence and corruption that have come to define Lebanon’s ruling class.
Around 5,000 people had earlier gathered in the central square to vent their fury at the government. A large deployment of police tried to contain them as they chanted ‘the people want the fall of the regime’, and advanced towards parliament before riot police were deployed.
Cardboard cut outs of militant group Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah and Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri among others were hung in mock gallows.
‘There is hatred and there is blood between us and our authorities,’ said Najib Farah, a 35-year-old protester in central Beirut. ‘The people want revenge.’
On a street leading to parliament, young men lobbed stones at security forces who replied with tear gas, a familiar sight in Lebanon since last October when the country was crippled by economic crisis.
A few hundred metres down the road, a group of retired Lebanese army officers stormed the foreign ministry in central Beirut and declared it the ‘headquarters of the revolution’.
The takeover, which was aired live on local TV, lasted for three hours before the Lebanese army was brought in to drive the protestors. Footage shows the soldiers violently pushing back the protestors.
The economy and energy ministries and the Association of Banks in Lebanon were also targeted, with protestors storming the economic departments and throwing piles of paperwork out of the windows.
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newswars--2020-08-09--Facts Are Swirling, Not Rumors! Trump Is Taking Action Against The Deep State: The Showdown Is Here!

Tune in as we reveal what Deep State Democrats will do next as President Trump makes it harder for them @ @ @ @ @

Facts Are Swirling, Not Rumors! Trump Is Taking Action Against The Deep State: The Showdown Is Here! Sunday Live! Deep State Dems' #1 talking point is Trump is a dictator & must be overthrown! Learn their plan and how to stop them!


newswars--2020-08-09--Furious Dems Face a Catch-22: Will They Dare To Challenge Trump’s Stimulus Orders?

Three weeks ago , when looking at the staggering amount of cash piled up at the US Treasury thanks to a historic T-Bill issuance spree over the past three months , we said that it ’ s just a matter of if not when Trump gives the green light to unleash a historic spending spree to put as much of this record $ 1.8 trillion in the hands of American people and , more importantly , voters ahead of the November 3 election : Democrats are pushing for a USD3 trillion package while the White House only wants USD1 trillion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut rather than an extension to the USD600 weekly extension to unemployment benefits .
The clock is ticking given we are days away from income supplements drying up at a time when millions are jobless and one in three Americans is not making a full rent or mortgage payment .
Political speed is of the essence .
The US Treasury is of course sitting on a cash balance of USD1.8 trillion at this point .
I don ’ t recall any taxes being paid to raise that sum – almost as if MMT @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which note , please see this report . )
One wonders when this massive fiscal firepower is going to be unleashed ; because surely no president wants to leave USD1.8 trillion to a successor ?
Surely not indeed , and sure enough with some $ 1.7 trillion in cash still held by the Treasury at the Fed… … Trump did just as we expected and with Congress squabbling over the details and unable to bridge a $ 2 trillion gap between the HEALs and HEROs act gave himself permission to trigger the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a never-ending series of helicopter money .
But now comes the hard part because with Trump having effectively trampled over any leverage the Democrats had to collapse the economy ahead of the elections by withholding money from tens of millions of unemployed workers , the president now faces a barrage of lawsuits from furious Democrats and liberal advocacy groups challenging the executive actions he issued on Saturday providing economic relief measures that many of his fiercest critics actually support , including weekly federal unemployment payments , student loan relief and efforts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As we reported last night , late on Saturday Trump unveiled an executive order and series of proposals which plan an extension of the weekly federal unemployment payments that lapsed in July ; Trump has proposed financing $ 400 weekly payments , down from $ 600 under the original legislation , by redirecting funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and calling on the states to cover some of the costs with money left over from the first relief package .
As a result , with the stroke of a pen – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Congress , after weeks of discussions over a second pandemic rescue package stalled on Friday , putting democrats in the highly unpopular position of being the party that withheld funding from the people .
Democratic in turn , claim they were pushing for a much more expansive relief plan – even if they refused to release a small package of much needed fund , and have called the orders an insufficient stopgap that will be difficult to implement .
As a result , unwilling to give up the fight and more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jeopardy , the president ’ s directives are likely to get tied up in litigation over whether they violate core constitutional principles like the separation of powers .
“ If he could actually help people , that would be great , ” said Laurence Tribe , a constitutional law professor at Harvard University .
“ But the Constitution isn ’ t a magic wand for the president .
Anything as sweeping as what he ’ s promising is just pie in the sky.
” To critics , Trump ’ s success in nullifying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looks illegal end run around Congress , which has spending power under the Constitution .
House Democrats sued to prevent a similar effort by the White House to finance the construction of a wall on the Mexican border using funds redirected from the Defense Department , although the Supreme Court last week declined to halt the construction of the wall .
“ He ’ s basically saying he doesn ’ t need to rely on Congress ’ s power of the purse — he can simply spend money , and he can spend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tribe said .
“ And that ’ s simply not the law ” even though millions of Americans – and countless Democrats – will surely side with the man who just greenlighted $ 400/weekly into their bank accounts .
But , as Bloomberg puts it , a key question is , who will sue ?
While they have criticized the orders as insufficient and impractical , congressional Democrats may view it as politically risky to block payments to Americans in distress .
“ It puts the administration in a different position than what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said Keith Whittington , an expert on politics and law at Princeton .
“ It ’ s smart politics.
” But states that planned to use pandemic relief funds for purposes other than unemployment payments might refuse to comply with Trump ’ s directive , potentially setting up a legal battle .
The president seemed to acknowledge that possibility when he announced the orders on Saturday .
“ I guess maybe they ’ ll bring legal actions .
But they won ’ t win , ” he told reporters .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the courts.
” One group that will surely sue the administration are landlords as one of the orders Trump issued appears to give federal housing officials broad discretion to prevent evictions .
“ Every legal aid lawyer in the country faced with a destitute client being evicted will slap this executive order on the judge ’ s table and say there should not be any eviction , ” said Charles Tiefer , a law professor at the University of Baltimore .
“ And their landlords who have federally insured mortgages will argue back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be halted.
” In a third order , the president said he would defer payroll tax payments from September through December for people making less than $ 100,000 a year , a proposal that has met bipartisan opposition in Congress because it could endanger funding for Social Security and Medicare .
The order also said the Treasury Department would “ explore avenues ” to eliminate the obligation to pay the tax altogether .
That directive may well draw legal challenges .
“ The argument behind the payroll tax seems very aggressive , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the order clearly exceeds what Congress anticipated in giving the Treasury some discretion to delay tax deadlines in disaster areas.
” Trump may have better luck defending the fourth of his executive actions , namely student loan relief .
Existing federal statutes allow the secretary of education to temporarily delay loan repayments during periods of economic hardship .
It ’ s unlikely that perennial opponents of Trump like liberal advocacy groups , congressional Democrats and Democratic state attorneys general would want to block that measure , and they might not even have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not clear who would be well situated to challenge the administration ’ s action , ” Whittington said .
Alex Jones discusses the potential reality of the economy collapsing and how you should prepare .

Three weeks ago, when looking at the staggering amount of cash piled up at the US Treasury thanks to a historic T-Bill issuance spree over the past three months, we said that it’s just a matter of if not when Trump gives the green light to unleash a historic spending spree to put as much of this record $1.8 trillion in the hands of American people and, more importantly, voters ahead of the November 3 election:
Democrats are pushing for a USD3 trillion package while the White House only wants USD1 trillion, and focused on a payroll tax cut rather than an extension to the USD600 weekly extension to unemployment benefits. The clock is ticking given we are days away from income supplements drying up at a time when millions are jobless and one in three Americans is not making a full rent or mortgage payment. Political speed is of the essence.
The US Treasury is of course sitting on a cash balance of USD1.8 trillion at this point. I don’t recall any taxes being paid to raise that sum – almost as if MMT were already a thing. (On which note, please see this report.) One wonders when this massive fiscal firepower is going to be unleashed; because surely no president wants to leave USD1.8 trillion to a successor?
Surely not indeed, and sure enough with some $1.7 trillion in cash still held by the Treasury at the Fed…
… Trump did just as we expected and with Congress squabbling over the details and unable to bridge a $2 trillion gap between the HEALs and HEROs act gave himself permission to trigger the next fiscal stimulus in what now appears to be a never-ending series of helicopter money.
But now comes the hard part because with Trump having effectively trampled over any leverage the Democrats had to collapse the economy ahead of the elections by withholding money from tens of millions of unemployed workers, the president now faces a barrage of lawsuits from furious Democrats and liberal advocacy groups challenging the executive actions he issued on Saturday providing economic relief measures that many of his fiercest critics actually support, including weekly federal unemployment payments, student loan relief and efforts to protect tenants from eviction during the pandemic.
As we reported last night, late on Saturday Trump unveiled an executive order and series of proposals which plan an extension of the weekly federal unemployment payments that lapsed in July; Trump has proposed financing $400 weekly payments, down from $600 under the original legislation, by redirecting funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and calling on the states to cover some of the costs with money left over from the first relief package.
As a result, with the stroke of a pen – literally – Trump wrested core powers away from Congress, after weeks of discussions over a second pandemic rescue package stalled on Friday, putting democrats in the highly unpopular position of being the party that withheld funding from the people. Democratic in turn, claim they were pushing for a much more expansive relief plan – even if they refused to release a small package of much needed fund, and have called the orders an insufficient stopgap that will be difficult to implement.
As a result, unwilling to give up the fight and more than willing to put American financial stability in jeopardy, the president’s directives are likely to get tied up in litigation over whether they violate core constitutional principles like the separation of powers.
“If he could actually help people, that would be great,” said Laurence Tribe, a constitutional law professor at Harvard University. “But the Constitution isn’t a magic wand for the president. Anything as sweeping as what he’s promising is just pie in the sky.”
To critics, Trump’s success in nullifying the influence of the two bickering parties looks illegal end run around Congress, which has spending power under the Constitution. House Democrats sued to prevent a similar effort by the White House to finance the construction of a wall on the Mexican border using funds redirected from the Defense Department, although the Supreme Court last week declined to halt the construction of the wall.
“He’s basically saying he doesn’t need to rely on Congress’s power of the purse — he can simply spend money, and he can spend it on whatever he wants,” Tribe said. “And that’s simply not the law” even though millions of Americans – and countless Democrats – will surely side with the man who just greenlighted $400/weekly into their bank accounts.
But, as Bloomberg puts it, a key question is, who will sue?
While they have criticized the orders as insufficient and impractical, congressional Democrats may view it as politically risky to block payments to Americans in distress.
“It puts the administration in a different position than what they’ve been used to,” said Keith Whittington, an expert on politics and law at Princeton. “It’s smart politics.”
But states that planned to use pandemic relief funds for purposes other than unemployment payments might refuse to comply with Trump’s directive, potentially setting up a legal battle. The president seemed to acknowledge that possibility when he announced the orders on Saturday.
“I guess maybe they’ll bring legal actions. But they won’t win,” he told reporters. “I think this will go very rapidly through the courts.”
One group that will surely sue the administration are landlords as one of the orders Trump issued appears to give federal housing officials broad discretion to prevent evictions.
“Every legal aid lawyer in the country faced with a destitute client being evicted will slap this executive order on the judge’s table and say there should not be any eviction,” said Charles Tiefer, a law professor at the University of Baltimore. “And their landlords who have federally insured mortgages will argue back that it would be illegal for evictions to be halted.”
In a third order, the president said he would defer payroll tax payments from September through December for people making less than $100,000 a year, a proposal that has met bipartisan opposition in Congress because it could endanger funding for Social Security and Medicare. The order also said the Treasury Department would “explore avenues” to eliminate the obligation to pay the tax altogether.
That directive may well draw legal challenges.
“The argument behind the payroll tax seems very aggressive,” said Whittington. “The breadth of the order clearly exceeds what Congress anticipated in giving the Treasury some discretion to delay tax deadlines in disaster areas.”
Trump may have better luck defending the fourth of his executive actions, namely student loan relief. Existing federal statutes allow the secretary of education to temporarily delay loan repayments during periods of economic hardship. It’s unlikely that perennial opponents of Trump like liberal advocacy groups, congressional Democrats and Democratic state attorneys general would want to block that measure, and they might not even have legal standing to sue.
“It is not clear who would be well situated to challenge the administration’s action,” Whittington said.
Alex Jones discusses the potential reality of the economy collapsing and how you should prepare.


newswars--2020-08-09--Antifa Gets Beat Down After Invading Suburbs – Video

An Antifa mob who invaded a suburb were pushed out by residents , leading to a ‘ mosh pit ’ @ @ @ @ @ one down with an American flag .
While it ’ s unclear where this video @ @ @ @ @ a group of citizens , including an old man in a wheelchair , who refuse @ @ @ @ @ inside their homes while anti-white , anti-American thugs vandalize their neighborhood .
The video shows @ @ @ @ @ : “ Nobody wants Antifa in the neighborhood , nobody wants them here , ” @ @ @ @ @ a brawl breaks out , one resident says “ everybody , keep your hands off @ @ @ @ @ each other in the face , just don ’ t shoot anybody.
” At one @ @ @ @ @ his American flag hanging on a dowel rod to pin down one Antifa member reaching @ @ @ @ @ “ he ’ s got a big knife !
”

An Antifa mob who invaded a suburb were pushed out by residents, leading to a ‘mosh pit’ fight with a neighbor pinning one down with an American flag.
While it’s unclear where this video was shot, it shows a group of citizens, including an old man in a wheelchair, who refuse to be intimidated by staying inside their homes while anti-white, anti-American thugs vandalize their neighborhood.
The video shows them driving the vermin out:
When ANTIFA makes a wrong turn into MAGA country. 😂 pic.twitter.com/DA5QJqdHGR — Hotep Jesus (@HotepJesus) August 9, 2020
“Nobody wants Antifa in the neighborhood, nobody wants them here,” the cameraman says.
Once a brawl breaks out, one resident says “everybody, keep your hands off your weapons. Keep punching each other in the face, just don’t shoot anybody.”
“Keep punching each other in the face, just don’t shoot anybody.” 😂 — 📝 NABEEL AZEEZ 📲 1-858-925-8698 (@NabeelAzeezDXB) August 9, 2020
At one point, a man uses his American flag hanging on a dowel rod to pin down one Antifa member reaching for something after someone declares “he’s got a big knife!”
Looks like he was pulling a weapon out and old glory stabbed him in the arm to hold his arm still. — ⚜ Sirius Supernova ⚜ (@SiriusSupernova) August 9, 2020
Here’s some comments worth reading:
Lol you guys cried about spicy paintballs and assault mini vans for over a month and had to hide behind a wall of mommies. Pretty sure you haven’t had to deal with any actual Patriots telling each other to keep their hands off their guns while you pull out knock off benchmades — Oreallynow🤔 (@Oreallynow1) August 9, 2020
They have NO business marching into neighborhoods and intimidating people in their homes. This crap needs to end! — ⚜ Sirius Supernova ⚜ (@SiriusSupernova) August 9, 2020