thelibertybeacon--2020-10-16--IMF says outlook for COVID-ravaged U.S. economy has significantly improved

( TLB ) Editor : We are going to give you a 2-fer on the economy that reports some good news as a result of some government actions AND just some of the “ good old fashion ” American get-to-it-ism .
IMF says outlook for COVID-ravaged U.S. economy has significantly improved The International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) has upgraded its prediction about the U.S. economy for 2020 .
America , like many other areas around of the globe , has suffered economic setbacks amid the coronavirus crisis and related lockdowns .
While the IMF has significantly upgraded its 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new number still anticipates economic contraction for 2020 , though it is less severe than an earlier prediction .
“ For the U.S. we do have a significant upgrade for this year , and it comes from a couple of factors .
One is that in the second quarter , the recovery came about sooner than we expected , and then continuing into quarter three , the indicators have been stronger , ” Gita Gopinath of the IMF explained , according to a transcript of an Oct. 13 briefing .
“ Part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that we have to rely on high-frequency indicators like mobility to be able to project where economies are headed , but what we are seeing is that that relationship between mobility and economic activity has changed quite a bit since , for instance , April and March when there was a severe lockdown , as opposed to what we are seeing right now .
These are two of the factors , ” Gopinath said .
The IMF ’ s Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti noted that the second quarter was better than anticipated .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ performance in the second quarter than we were anticipating , still a horrible decline in GDP , but a bit less dramatic than we were envisaging and more of a recovery in the third quarter.
” Milesi-Ferretti said , according to the transcript .
“ At the time we were thinking that the increase in the number of infections could imply some decline in mobility and in activity , but that has really not materialized during the third quarter , and that has been one of the factors explaining our upward revision.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the economic devastation they attribute to the Trump administration ’ s mishandled COVID response , a closer look at state by state unemployment data reveals something far different : a tale of two economies on starkly divergent paths out of crushing shutdown economics .
In “ red ” states , economic recovery is in full roar .
“ Blue ” states , meanwhile , lag far behind , still staggering under unemployment levels associated with the deepest recessions .
Suspended somewhere between these two poles are politically mixed “ purple ” states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Just the News reviewed U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment data by state for August ( the latest data available ) .
The national unemployment rate — which now stands at 7.9 % — was 8.4 % in August .
However , the economic pain represented by that number was not spread evenly across red , blue and purple states — far from it .
Fueled by broader , faster economic reopenings following the initial coronavirus crash , conservative-leaning red states are by and large far outpacing liberal-leaning blue states in terms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Just the News found that 9 of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates are are led by Republican governors ( Montana , led by Democratic Gov .
Steve Bullock is the lone exception ) .
In startling contrast , 9 of the 10 states with the highest unemployment rates are led by Democrats ( the exception being Massachusetts , led by Republican Gov .
Charlie Baker , a critic of President Trump ) .
In red states ( those voting Republican for president in all four of the last four elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at 6.6 % .
Among blue states ( those that voted Democrat in all four of the last four presidential elections ) the figure was 10.5 % .
Among purple states ( all of the others , either split 2 and 2 or 3 wins for one party and one win for the other ) , the unemployment figure was 7.8 % .
Even within the purple states , there was a familiar , albeit far less pronounced , partisan discrepancy : Purple states led by Republican governors had an unemployment rate of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purple states with Democratic governors was 8.2 % .
Kevin Hassett , former chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers , anticipated the ultimate impact of the faster reopening trends among red states in an interview with Just the News in May .
“ You ’ re seeing very large variation across blue and red states right now and the extent to which economies are turning back on , ” Hassett noted back then , “ and I think that that ’ s probably the story of the data that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ [ It ’ s ] definitely the case , ” Hassett emphasized , “ that the economies are picking up quicker right now in places that are opening up.
” The Biden campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Just the News .
Jonathan Hartley , a visiting fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity , cautioned that in interpreting the jobs data it ’ s important to note that states that were strong post-pandemic were generally strong pre-pandemic as well .
“ Some states have perennially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Hartley told Just the News in an email .
These disparate outcomes could be part of why the president recently said he was pulling the plug on future coronavirus stimulus negotiations until after the election — Trump has said he didn ’ t want poorly-run states to be subsidized by better-run states .
The negotiations are still ongoing , with congressional Democrats reportedly negotiating with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin .
Treasury Department spokeswoman Monica Crowley told Just the News that Democrats initially came into current stimulus negotiations wanting between $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for state and local assistance .
“ In the original CARES Act , we sent out about $ 150 billion to state , local and tribal governments to take care of COVID related expenses , ” Crowley said on “ Just the News AM ” Wednesday morning .
“ Democrats then came back and said they wanted close to a trillion to bail out states that have been fiscally mismanaged for decades — completely unrelated to COVID-related expenses .
And our side said , ‘ No , the president doesn ’ t want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out these states.
’ When you talk about unemployment , you look at the red states , you look at the blue states .
You have very distinct economic agendas and visions , and the red states — you have lower government burdens , lower tax rates , lower regulatory burdens on businesses of all sizes .
Blue states have more of all of that — higher taxes , more regulation , and so on .
And you can see the economic ramifications of that.
” Meanwhile , nearly 60 % of likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — believe the U.S. shouldn ’ t lock down again , according to Tuesday ’ s Just the News Daily Poll with Scott Rasmussen .
Noting that undecideds in the presidential race oppose relocking by a ratio of almost 3-1 , Rasmussen said , “ If there is to be a late comeback for the president , this question might provide a clue as to why.
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(TLB) Editor: We are going to give you a 2-fer on the economy that reports some good news as a result of some government actions AND just some of the “good old fashion” American get-to-it-ism.
IMF says outlook for COVID-ravaged U.S. economy has significantly improved
America has suffered economic setbacks amid the coronavirus crisis and related lockdowns.
By Alex Nitzberg
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its prediction about the U.S. economy for 2020.
America, like many other areas around of the globe, has suffered economic setbacks amid the coronavirus crisis and related lockdowns.
While the IMF has significantly upgraded its 2020 projection for the U.S. economy, the new number still anticipates economic contraction for 2020, though it is less severe than an earlier prediction.
“For the U.S. we do have a significant upgrade for this year, and it comes from a couple of factors. One is that in the second quarter, the recovery came about sooner than we expected, and then continuing into quarter three, the indicators have been stronger,” Gita Gopinath of the IMF explained, according to a transcript of an Oct. 13 briefing.
“Part of the challenge in forecasting in this crisis is that we have to rely on high-frequency indicators like mobility to be able to project where economies are headed, but what we are seeing is that that relationship between mobility and economic activity has changed quite a bit since, for instance, April and March when there was a severe lockdown, as opposed to what we are seeing right now. These are two of the factors,” Gopinath said.
The IMF’s Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti noted that the second quarter was better than anticipated.
“One factor, we had stronger performance in the second quarter than we were anticipating, still a horrible decline in GDP, but a bit less dramatic than we were envisaging and more of a recovery in the third quarter.” Milesi-Ferretti said, according to the transcript. “At the time we were thinking that the increase in the number of infections could imply some decline in mobility and in activity, but that has really not materialized during the third quarter, and that has been one of the factors explaining our upward revision.”
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A tale of two COVID economies: Red state recovery, blue state recession
In red states (those voting Republican for president in all four of the last four elections), the combined unemployment rate stood at 6.6%. Among blue states (those that voted Democrat in all of the last four for presidential elections), the figure was 10.5%.
By Carrie Sheffield
As Democratic candidates across the nation harp on the economic devastation they attribute to the Trump administration’s mishandled COVID response, a closer look at state by state unemployment data reveals something far different: a tale of two economies on starkly divergent paths out of crushing shutdown economics.
In “red” states, economic recovery is in full roar.
“Blue” states, meanwhile, lag far behind, still staggering under unemployment levels associated with the deepest recessions.
Suspended somewhere between these two poles are politically mixed “purple” states muddling through with fittingly middling unemployment numbers.
Just the News reviewed U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment data by state for August (the latest data available). The national unemployment rate — which now stands at 7.9% — was 8.4% in August. However, the economic pain represented by that number was not spread evenly across red, blue and purple states — far from it. Fueled by broader, faster economic reopenings following the initial coronavirus crash, conservative-leaning red states are by and large far outpacing liberal-leaning blue states in terms of putting people back to work.
Just the News found that 9 of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates are are led by Republican governors (Montana, led by Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock is the lone exception). In startling contrast, 9 of the 10 states with the highest unemployment rates are led by Democrats (the exception being Massachusetts, led by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, a critic of President Trump).
In red states (those voting Republican for president in all four of the last four elections), the combined unemployment rate stood at 6.6%. Among blue states (those that voted Democrat in all four of the last four presidential elections) the figure was 10.5%. Among purple states (all of the others, either split 2 and 2 or 3 wins for one party and one win for the other), the unemployment figure was 7.8%.
Even within the purple states, there was a familiar, albeit far less pronounced, partisan discrepancy: Purple states led by Republican governors had an unemployment rate of 7.3%, while the rate for purple states with Democratic governors was 8.2%.
Kevin Hassett, former chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, anticipated the ultimate impact of the faster reopening trends among red states in an interview with Just the News in May. “You’re seeing very large variation across blue and red states right now and the extent to which economies are turning back on,” Hassett noted back then, “and I think that that’s probably the story of the data that’s probably most under-told right now.”
“[It’s] definitely the case,” Hassett emphasized, “that the economies are picking up quicker right now in places that are opening up.”
“As astounding as the recent economic renaissance in American has been, the reality is that far too many lockdown governors are a drag upon the process, imposing unreasonable restrictions upon their states’ economic activity for purely political motives,” Steve Cortes, an economic advisor to the Trump campaign, told Just the News. “As strong as the V-shaped recovery is in America, it could be even better if the oppressive governors of many blue states would allow citizens to fully begin the process back to normalcy with safe openings of businesses, schools, sports etc.”
The Biden campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Just the News.
Jonathan Hartley, a visiting fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, cautioned that in interpreting the jobs data it’s important to note that states that were strong post-pandemic were generally strong pre-pandemic as well.
“Some states have perennially low unemployment, e.g. South Dakota,” Hartley told Just the News in an email.
These disparate outcomes could be part of why the president recently said he was pulling the plug on future coronavirus stimulus negotiations until after the election — Trump has said he didn’t want poorly-run states to be subsidized by better-run states. The negotiations are still ongoing, with congressional Democrats reportedly negotiating with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.
Treasury Department spokeswoman Monica Crowley told Just the News that Democrats initially came into current stimulus negotiations wanting between $900 billion and $1 trillion dollars for state and local assistance.
“In the original CARES Act, we sent out about $150 billion to state, local and tribal governments to take care of COVID related expenses,” Crowley said on “Just the News AM” Wednesday morning. “Democrats then came back and said they wanted close to a trillion to bail out states that have been fiscally mismanaged for decades — completely unrelated to COVID-related expenses. And our side said, ‘No, the president doesn’t want to be in the business of bailing out these states.’ When you talk about unemployment, you look at the red states, you look at the blue states. You have very distinct economic agendas and visions, and the red states — you have lower government burdens, lower tax rates, lower regulatory burdens on businesses of all sizes. Blue states have more of all of that — higher taxes, more regulation, and so on. And you can see the economic ramifications of that.”
Meanwhile, nearly 60% of likely voters — including 70% of undecideds — believe the U.S. shouldn’t lock down again, according to Tuesday’s Just the News Daily Poll with Scott Rasmussen.
Noting that undecideds in the presidential race oppose relocking by a ratio of almost 3-1, Rasmussen said, “If there is to be a late comeback for the president, this question might provide a clue as to why.”
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-16--ABC Town Hall asks Biden ‘0’ questions about Hunter’s overseas business dealings

ABC ignores elephant in the room , asks Biden ZERO QUESTIONS about censored NY Post scoops on his son ’ s overseas business dealings ( RT-USA News ) Host George Stephanopoulos steered clear of the Post ’ s scoops , including a story on Wednesday that suggested Hunter Biden peddled political influence , including providing a Ukrainian business associate access to then-vice president Joe Biden in 2015 .
The Post followed up on Thursday with an article claiming the younger Biden stood to make millions of dollars working for a Chinese energy firm , including $ 10 million annually “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Picture Credit / © Reuters / Tom Brenner The Ukraine story , in particular , contradicted Joe Biden ’ s previous statement that he never spoke to his son about his overseas business dealings .
Biden ’ s campaign denied that a meeting with the Ukrainian executive took place , saying it wasn ’ t on the former vice president ’ s “ official schedules , ” but it didn ’ t refute the veracity of the emails underpinning the report .
Biden himself might have been pressed on the issue with his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the Ukraine article surfaced , but neither Stephanopoulos nor the audience members whom ABC allowed to ask questions broached the topic .
The silence followed a trend of social-media companies and mainstream media outlets suppressing the Hunter Biden reports .
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” Major media outlets ignored the Post stories , and mainstream journalists cheered the moves by Twitter and Facebook , so ABC ’ s handling of the issue was unsurprising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Journalist Curtis Houck called the town hall “ another example of censorship and collusion.
” Other observers saw the ignoring of the Hunter Biden issue as part of ABC ’ s overall kid-gloves treatment of Biden and contrasted it with the town hall that NBC hosted with President Donald Trump .
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ABC ignores elephant in the room, asks Biden ZERO QUESTIONS about censored NY Post scoops on his son’s overseas business dealings
ABC held a 90-minute town hall with Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden without asking a single question about this week’s New York Post stories on alleged scandals involving his son’s business dealings in Ukraine and China.
(RT-USA News) Host George Stephanopoulos steered clear of the Post’s scoops, including a story on Wednesday that suggested Hunter Biden peddled political influence, including providing a Ukrainian business associate access to then-vice president Joe Biden in 2015. The Post followed up on Thursday with an article claiming the younger Biden stood to make millions of dollars working for a Chinese energy firm, including $10 million annually “based on introductions alone.” Town hall Picture Credit / © Reuters / Tom Brenner
The Ukraine story, in particular, contradicted Joe Biden’s previous statement that he never spoke to his son about his overseas business dealings. Biden’s campaign denied that a meeting with the Ukrainian executive took place, saying it wasn’t on the former vice president’s “official schedules,” but it didn’t refute the veracity of the emails underpinning the report.
Biden himself might have been pressed on the issue with his town hall coming up just one day after the Ukraine article surfaced, but neither Stephanopoulos nor the audience members whom ABC allowed to ask questions broached the topic. The silence followed a trend of social-media companies and mainstream media outlets suppressing the Hunter Biden reports.
Twitter not only blocked its users from linking to the news or sending it in a direct message, it even locked the accounts of the Post and people who shared the Ukraine story, such as actor James Woods and White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany. On Thursday, Twitter went so far as to censor a government website. Republicans on the US House Judiciary Committee tried to work around the ban on sharing the article by posting it on their official government website and telling followers to click on their link and spread it. But when Twitter users tried to click on the link, they were met with a warning that it “may be unsafe.”
Major media outlets ignored the Post stories, and mainstream journalists cheered the moves by Twitter and Facebook, so ABC’s handling of the issue was unsurprising to those who had decried the censorship. Journalist Curtis Houck called the town hall “another example of censorship and collusion.”
#BREAKING: As expected, @ABC News and chief anchor/former Clinton official George Stephanopoulos made sure that there was NOT A SINGLE question about Hunter Biden at this #BidenTownHall. Another example of censorship and collusion. — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 16, 2020
Other observers saw the ignoring of the Hunter Biden issue as part of ABC’s overall kid-gloves treatment of Biden and contrasted it with the town hall that NBC hosted with President Donald Trump.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-16--Trump Must Never Stop Talking About The Russia Hoax … This Is Why

Why Trump Must Never Stop Talking about the Russia Hoax Rich Lowry has written a pre-postmortem of the 2020 election in which he argues that , should President Trump lose next month , “ the story isn ’ t going to be what was done to him , rather what he did to himself.
” Lowry contends that Trump routinely frames the election in dire , apocalyptic terms but then focuses so much of his messaging on personal vendettas that he is ultimately “ letting his side down.
” By his own admission , Lowry acknowledges that asking the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years into office is “ naive , ” and he is instead interested in defending NeverTrump Republicans from any possible recriminations should Joe Biden and the Democrats succeed .
In what sounds like a historical allusion to the feelings of betrayal from German soldiers after WWI exploited by an incipient Nazi Party against German leadership , Lowry makes one point quite clear : a Trump loss will be his own doing , not the result of his having been “ stabbed in the back ” by establishment Republicans .
“ Victory is claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Tacitus observed two millennia ago .
Only in the Trump Era , though , do establishment figures run from the prospect of victory just as heartily as they do from the stench of defeat .
For Middle Americans who support the president , there is no doubt that a Biden victory will be recast as an indictment of President Trump ’ s leadership of the Republican Party and an urgent call to hand the reins of the party back to such NeverTrump stalwarts as Bill Kristol , Steve Schmidt , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ again prevail , his critics will minimize the result as due to his weak and ineffective opponent .
In other words , the president ’ s detractors have learned nothing since 2016 .
Lowry argues that it is foolish and vain for President Trump to waste campaign time discussing “ dubious investigatory decisions ” in the Russian collusion hoax used against him when he should be concentrating on his successes for the American economy and the immediate harm a Biden presidency would pose .
There is no doubt that Trump ’ s deregulation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will continue to bolster Americans ’ pocketbooks and future security , but asking the president to disregard the single most important news story of the last four years ignores how Trump voters feel about the Russia hoax .
Barack Obama ’ s and Hillary Clinton ’ s apparent use of the CIA and FBI to frame President Trump as a Russian agent reveals such corruption and treachery at the highest levels of government that no past political scandal compares .
What is worse , supporters of the president have been attacked for four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything from the Steele Dossier to Robert Mueller ’ s special counsel investigation was the product of a political hit job and setup .
Many Americans have been forced to watch a slow-moving coup against the president of the United States , while being told over and over again by nefarious government actors and a complicit press that President Trump is the real villain .
Never have Americans been victimized by gaslighting on such a grand scale , and to downplay the psychological toll that has had on voters outside of the Beltway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by parties who have , as yet , have been neither fully named nor punished .
From the perspective of normal , everyday Americans in the Midwest , members of the Executive , Legislative , and Judicial Branches of the federal government conspired to remove a legitimately elected president without so much as an apology and now want to sweep everything under the rug , lest those same federal institutions actually suffer for the crimes they have aided and abetted .
Americans are confronting the 2020 election , but for Trump voters , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For President Trump to campaign today without acknowledging the historic betrayals over the past few years by people vested with great powers who chose to undermine voters and sabotage the peaceful transfer of power in America would be like Dwight D. Eisenhower running for the presidency without mentioning his success against the forces of tyranny the decade before .
An important and compelling part of the president ’ s re-election story is that so many forces in Washington , D.C. have conspired to take him down , yet he is still standing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ irrefutable evidence for why , as Lowry rightly notes , “ [ t ] he stakes are undoubtedly huge.
” There is a reason President Trump has framed this contest as a choice between the “ American dream ” and “ socialist chaos.
” When corrupt prosecutors and other government actors contort the criminal justice system to advance “ social justice ” goals or persecute personal enemies while disregarding the constitutional rights and legal protections afforded to Americans , then outrageous abuses of government arise .
What Democrats and their sympathizers in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia hoax to take down the president , they did while largely out of power .
Now those same Democrats seek not only absolute control of the federal government , but also the chance to expand both the size of the Supreme Court and the size of our Union , adding Democrat justices and senators who may well make it impossible for America to retreat from Green New Deal socialism once the damage is done .
By highlighting the scale of the offensive waged against him these past four years , President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats plan against all Americans should the Democrats take power next year .
Lowry understands that “ this is the most important election of our lifetimes , ” but after four years , he still fails to understand why voters elected Donald Trump in the first place .
Trump ’ s candidacy resonated with a large number of Americans whose voices had been roundly dismissed for decades .
A one-two punch of gutting American manufacturing and crushing American wages through illegal immigration went entirely ignored in Washington .
Donald Trump went to bat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his victory as proof of the tectonic shift in American electoral politics that it was , Democrats and too many establishment Republicans set to work nullifying his election .
Those issues have not gone away in 2020 , but an even larger issue has emerged : Washington ’ s silencing of voters with whom it disagrees .
This reality is reflected in President Trump ’ s refusal to bury the hatchet when it comes to the Russia hoax inquisition because the relentless efforts to silence him mirror those against his voters .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ They ’ re coming after me because I ’ m fighting for you.
” Nowhere is that more clear than in the details of the Russia hoax , and for that reason , it is an indispensable part of his re-election story .
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Why Trump Must Never Stop Talking about the Russia Hoax
By: J.B. Shurk
Rich Lowry has written a pre-postmortem of the 2020 election in which he argues that, should President Trump lose next month, “the story isn’t going to be what was done to him, rather what he did to himself.” Lowry contends that Trump routinely frames the election in dire, apocalyptic terms but then focuses so much of his messaging on personal vendettas that he is ultimately “letting his side down.”
By his own admission, Lowry acknowledges that asking the president to “modulate” his behavior four years into office is “naive,” and he is instead interested in defending NeverTrump Republicans from any possible recriminations should Joe Biden and the Democrats succeed. In what sounds like a historical allusion to the feelings of betrayal from German soldiers after WWI exploited by an incipient Nazi Party against German leadership, Lowry makes one point quite clear: a Trump loss will be his own doing, not the result of his having been “stabbed in the back” by establishment Republicans.
“Victory is claimed by all, failure to one alone,” Tacitus observed two millennia ago. Only in the Trump Era, though, do establishment figures run from the prospect of victory just as heartily as they do from the stench of defeat. For Middle Americans who support the president, there is no doubt that a Biden victory will be recast as an indictment of President Trump’s leadership of the Republican Party and an urgent call to hand the reins of the party back to such NeverTrump stalwarts as Bill Kristol, Steve Schmidt, and Michael Steele. Should President Trump once again prevail, his critics will minimize the result as due to his weak and ineffective opponent. In other words, the president’s detractors have learned nothing since 2016.
Lowry argues that it is foolish and vain for President Trump to waste campaign time discussing “dubious investigatory decisions” in the Russian collusion hoax used against him when he should be concentrating on his successes for the American economy and the immediate harm a Biden presidency would pose.
There is no doubt that Trump’s deregulation and pro-growth market policies have bolstered and will continue to bolster Americans’ pocketbooks and future security, but asking the president to disregard the single most important news story of the last four years ignores how Trump voters feel about the Russia hoax.
Barack Obama’s and Hillary Clinton’s apparent use of the CIA and FBI to frame President Trump as a Russian agent reveals such corruption and treachery at the highest levels of government that no past political scandal compares.
What is worse, supporters of the president have been attacked for four years as delusional for correctly believing that everything from the Steele Dossier to Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation was the product of a political hit job and setup. Many Americans have been forced to watch a slow-moving coup against the president of the United States, while being told over and over again by nefarious government actors and a complicit press that President Trump is the real villain.
Never have Americans been victimized by gaslighting on such a grand scale, and to downplay the psychological toll that has had on voters outside of the Beltway is to ignore the irreparable damage caused by parties who have, as yet, have been neither fully named nor punished. From the perspective of normal, everyday Americans in the Midwest, members of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches of the federal government conspired to remove a legitimately elected president without so much as an apology and now want to sweep everything under the rug, lest those same federal institutions actually suffer for the crimes they have aided and abetted.
Americans are confronting the 2020 election, but for Trump voters, the 2016 election was never properly concluded. For President Trump to campaign today without acknowledging the historic betrayals over the past few years by people vested with great powers who chose to undermine voters and sabotage the peaceful transfer of power in America would be like Dwight D. Eisenhower running for the presidency without mentioning his success against the forces of tyranny the decade before. An important and compelling part of the president’s re-election story is that so many forces in Washington, D.C. have conspired to take him down, yet he is still standing.
Furthermore, the Russia hoax is irrefutable evidence for why, as Lowry rightly notes, “[t]he stakes are undoubtedly huge.” There is a reason President Trump has framed this contest as a choice between the “American dream” and “socialist chaos.” When corrupt prosecutors and other government actors contort the criminal justice system to advance “social justice” goals or persecute personal enemies while disregarding the constitutional rights and legal protections afforded to Americans, then outrageous abuses of government arise.
What Democrats and their sympathizers in the federal government seemingly accomplished in devising a Russia hoax to take down the president, they did while largely out of power. Now those same Democrats seek not only absolute control of the federal government, but also the chance to expand both the size of the Supreme Court and the size of our Union, adding Democrat justices and senators who may well make it impossible for America to retreat from Green New Deal socialism once the damage is done. By highlighting the scale of the offensive waged against him these past four years, President Trump highlights the scale of the socialist offensive Democrats plan against all Americans should the Democrats take power next year.
Lowry understands that “this is the most important election of our lifetimes,” but after four years, he still fails to understand why voters elected Donald Trump in the first place. Trump’s candidacy resonated with a large number of Americans whose voices had been roundly dismissed for decades. A one-two punch of gutting American manufacturing and crushing American wages through illegal immigration went entirely ignored in Washington. Donald Trump went to bat for these Americans. Instead of recognizing his victory as proof of the tectonic shift in American electoral politics that it was, Democrats and too many establishment Republicans set to work nullifying his election. Those issues have not gone away in 2020, but an even larger issue has emerged: Washington’s silencing of voters with whom it disagrees. This reality is reflected in President Trump’s refusal to bury the hatchet when it comes to the Russia hoax inquisition because the relentless efforts to silence him mirror those against his voters.
The president is fond of telling crowds, “They’re coming after me because I’m fighting for you.” Nowhere is that more clear than in the details of the Russia hoax, and for that reason, it is an indispensable part of his re-election story.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-16--NIH Pauses Eli Lilly COVID-19 Antibody Trial Due to ‘Safety Concerns’

The National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) Tuesday paused enrollment in the late-stage clinical trial for Eli Lilly ’ s COVID-19 antibody treatment .
The pause came on recommendation from the independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board ( DSMB ) , which cited safety concerns .
The trial , sponsored by the NIH ’ s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , is part of the NIH ’ s ACTIV-3 trial to test the experimental antibody treatment on COVID-19 patients who have already been hospitalized .
An NIH spokesperson told The New York Times that patients who had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clinical status ” than those who received the placebo .
According to The Times , the guidelines for the trial include two “ stopping rules , ” or issues that would require the trial to be paused .
One is “ futility , ” meaning the treatment is proven to have a low chance of working .
The trial also can be stopped if patients in one group are faring worse than those in the other .
In a statement , the drug maker said : “ Lilly trusts the judgment of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exercise caution in ensuring the safety of the patients participating in this study .
“ Importantly , the DSMB also considered the impact of the ACTIV-3 study pause on ACTIV-2 and did not recommend any changes to that study ’ s design or enrollment.
” This isn ’ t the first time a government agency has raised concerns about the Eli Lilly antibody trial .
In November , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) cited quality control issues at the manufacturing plant producing the experimental antibody treatment .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the most serious level of violation , resulting in an “ Official Action Indicated ” notice .
That means the “ violations are serious enough and have a significant enough impact on the public health that something needs to be fixed , ” a former associate counsel at the FDA told Reuters .
In an interview with MSNBC , Bill Gates , whose foundation is partnering with Eli Lilly to distribute the treatment to low and middle income countries , said he hopes this safety pause doesn ’ t “ hold back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes just one day after Johnson & Johnson halted its COVID-19 vaccine trials .
A participant in that trial suffered what is believed to be an adverse reaction , but the specific illness has yet to be made public .
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NIH Pauses Eli Lilly COVID-19 Antibody Trial Due to ‘Safety Concerns’
By: Jeremy Loffredo
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Tuesday paused enrollment in the late-stage clinical trial for Eli Lilly’s COVID-19 antibody treatment. The pause came on recommendation from the independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), which cited safety concerns.
The trial, sponsored by the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is part of the NIH’s ACTIV-3 trial to test the experimental antibody treatment on COVID-19 patients who have already been hospitalized.
An NIH spokesperson told The New York Times that patients who had received the antibodies showed a different “clinical status” than those who received the placebo.
According to The Times, the guidelines for the trial include two “stopping rules,” or issues that would require the trial to be paused. One is “futility,” meaning the treatment is proven to have a low chance of working. The trial also can be stopped if patients in one group are faring worse than those in the other.
In a statement, the drug maker said:
“Lilly trusts the judgment of the independent DSMB and supports its decisions to exercise caution in ensuring the safety of the patients participating in this study. “Importantly, the DSMB also considered the impact of the ACTIV-3 study pause on ACTIV-2 and did not recommend any changes to that study’s design or enrollment.”
This isn’t the first time a government agency has raised concerns about the Eli Lilly antibody trial. In November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cited quality control issues at the manufacturing plant producing the experimental antibody treatment.
According to Reuters, the FDA classified the problems as the most serious level of violation, resulting in an “Official Action Indicated” notice. That means the “violations are serious enough and have a significant enough impact on the public health that something needs to be fixed,” a former associate counsel at the FDA told Reuters.
In an interview with MSNBC, Bill Gates, whose foundation is partnering with Eli Lilly to distribute the treatment to low and middle income countries, said he hopes this safety pause doesn’t “hold back the product.”
The Eli Lilly pause comes just one day after Johnson & Johnson halted its COVID-19 vaccine trials. A participant in that trial suffered what is believed to be an adverse reaction, but the specific illness has yet to be made public.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-17--Report Shows – Bill Gates’ ‘Web of Power’ Threatens Life on Earth

Bill Gates ’ ‘ Web of Power ’ Threatens Life on Earth , New Report Shows Philanthrocapitalism — epitomized by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — has emerged over the last 30 years as a major force with the potential to “ push the future of our planet towards extinction and ecological collapse , ” according to a report launched Wednesday by Navdanya International .
“ Gates to a Global Empire ” sheds light on how philanthrocapitalism accelerates the corporate takeover of our seed , agriculture , food , knowledge and global health systems , and how it manipulates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the name of corporate profits .
The report explores how the Gates Foundation , powered by an “ unholy alliance ” between big capital , science and technology institutions and states , has established a global empire over life , through monocultures , patents and monopolies designed to destroy the natural world of diversity , self-organization and freedom .
In her introduction to the report , Navdanya International ’ s founder , Vandana Shiva , said : With a net worth of nearly $ 117 billion , Gates is now the most powerful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a synthesis of the report .
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Bill Gates’ ‘Web of Power’ Threatens Life on Earth, New Report Shows
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Philanthrocapitalism — epitomized by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — has emerged over the last 30 years as a major force with the potential to “push the future of our planet towards extinction and ecological collapse,” according to a report launched Wednesday by Navdanya International.
“Gates to a Global Empire” sheds light on how philanthrocapitalism accelerates the corporate takeover of our seed, agriculture, food, knowledge and global health systems, and how it manipulates information and erodes democracies — all in the name of corporate profits.
The report explores how the Gates Foundation, powered by an “unholy alliance” between big capital, science and technology institutions and states, has established a global empire over life, through monocultures, patents and monopolies designed to destroy the natural world of diversity, self-organization and freedom.
In her introduction to the report, Navdanya International’s founder, Vandana Shiva, said:
“The European Court of Justice has ruled that gene-edited organisms are GMOs. However, Gates is hastily pushing for deregulation with no regard for caution or potentially dangerous consequences. His ‘Gates AgOne’ … initiative is a clear declaration of his intent to create an Empire over life and biodiversity, over food and farming, and over our daily bread.”
With a net worth of nearly $117 billion, Gates is now the most powerful philanthropist in modern history, according to a synthesis of the report. After making technology available to the masses through his popularization of the at-home personal computer, the founder of Microsoft has…
“…taken to reinventing himself as a benevolent philanthropist who uses his technologic influence and private market savvy to solve the world’s most pressing problems through his and his wife’s foundation: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.”
Through its various initiatives, sub-organizations, development schemes and funding mechanisms, Gates weaves, according to the report,
“an intricate web of wide-ranging power and influence.”
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-17--UK Paves Way For Smart Meters To Directly Control Home Appliances

The Government is considering giving energy networks the power to switch off a household ’ s energy supply without warning or compensation for those affected .
A series of ‘ modifications ’ to the Smart Energy Code have been proposed by officials and look set to pass into law by next spring .
These include giving networks the right to decide when they consider the grid to be in a state of ’ emergency ’ and the power to switch off high usage electrical devices , such as electric vehicle chargers and central heating systems in British homes .
Under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have a third generation smart meter installed , to include a function that allows meters in the home to receive and carry out orders made by the energy networks .
This would dramatically alter the role of smart meters , which are currently capable only of sending data on energy use to energy networks .
If passed unchallenged , these ‘ modifications ’ to the law would mean that electric vehicle owners could plug in at the end of the day and wake up without sufficient charge to travel the next morning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be turned off in homes across a whole area if too many electric vehicles are plugged in to charge at once , for example .
Currently , consumers are entitled to compensation if their power supply is cut off , but under these plans , this recompense would likely be scrapped .
There is also a question mark over whether to force households to install the new smart meters , or make it an opt in or opt out scheme .
When energy networks are allowed to declare an ’ emergency ’ , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ domestic energy devices , is also so far undefined .
The modifications , tabled by Richard Hartshorn of Scottish and Southern Electricity earlier this summer , argue that networks must be given these powers if major power cuts are to be avoided as the UK switches from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources .
( ER : oh dear … ) He says : ‘ Electricity networks in Great Britain were not designed to accommodate the significant additional demand that certain consumer devices , such as electric vehicle chargers , presents .
‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distributors will be required to act to find a balance between their obligation to operate cost-effective , safe and reliable electricity networks and the need to support customers who wish to adopt low carbon technologies such as EVs .

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The Government is considering giving energy networks the power to switch off a household’s energy supply without warning or compensation for those affected.
A series of ‘modifications’ to the Smart Energy Code have been proposed by officials and look set to pass into law by next spring.
These include giving networks the right to decide when they consider the grid to be in a state of ’emergency’ and the power to switch off high usage electrical devices, such as electric vehicle chargers and central heating systems in British homes.
A series of backdoor ‘modifications’ to the Smart Energy Code have been proposed by officials and look set to pass into law by the end of the year.
Under the plans, all homes would need to have a third generation smart meter installed, to include a function that allows meters in the home to receive and carry out orders made by the energy networks.
This would dramatically alter the role of smart meters, which are currently capable only of sending data on energy use to energy networks.
If passed unchallenged, these ‘modifications’ to the law would mean that electric vehicle owners could plug in at the end of the day and wake up without sufficient charge to travel the next morning.
Similarly, central heating systems could be turned off in homes across a whole area if too many electric vehicles are plugged in to charge at once, for example.
Currently, consumers are entitled to compensation if their power supply is cut off, but under these plans, this recompense would likely be scrapped.
There is also a question mark over whether to force households to install the new smart meters, or make it an opt in or opt out scheme.
When energy networks are allowed to declare an ’emergency’, triggering their right to switch off private domestic energy devices, is also so far undefined.
Hartshorn: ‘Electricity networks in Great Britain were not designed to accommodate the significant additional demand that certain consumer devices, such as electric vehicle chargers, presents.’
The modifications, tabled by Richard Hartshorn of Scottish and Southern Electricity earlier this summer, argue that networks must be given these powers if major power cuts are to be avoided as the UK switches from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. (ER: oh dear …)
He says: ‘Electricity networks in Great Britain were not designed to accommodate the significant additional demand that certain consumer devices, such as electric vehicle chargers, presents.
‘In some circumstances, [energy] distributors will be required to act to find a balance between their obligation to operate cost-effective, safe and reliable electricity networks and the need to support customers who wish to adopt low carbon technologies such as EVs.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-17--In a nutshell: a British Nurse takes apart the medical and scientific stupidity of our government

If I were not already married , I think I would want to marry the lady who wrote this .
I stumbled upon it on Facebook after it had been shared and re-shared numerous times so I have not tracked down the author to ask her permission to publish .
So I hope she will not mind .
It is simply too good not to publish .
It provides the best most reasoned analysis of WHY the government appears to have lost ( a ) its senses and ( b ) any grasp of what the word “ science ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who clearly – in contrast to the government and the loons it has taken on as “ advisors ” – knows what she is talking about .
I highly recommend you read the whole thing .
I ’ ve only added some emphases and sub-headings here and there , Letter from former nurse and worried grandmother to her granddaughter ’ s school in Wallasey , Wirral .
School ’ s name and head teacher redacted .
This is the email sent to the school , local councillor for education , local MP and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alarm , frustration and distress that I write this email .
Two weeks ago her school year had to isolate for a week due to a child testing positive for Coronavirus .
She returned to school Monday of last week , only to be sent home again Monday of this week due to another child testing positive .
I do not lay any blame with the school or the head teacher who is doing a sterling job in very difficult circumstances .
He , like all head teachers , has to observe government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my problem lies .
None of the policies make any sense , are inconsistent and are not based on science .
I was a registered nurse for twenty-seven years , a nurse manager for twenty-one of those years .
One of my duties was to write and develop , assess and review policies and procedures including all matters relating to infection control .
Therefore , I have sound knowledge and experience where infection control guidelines are concerned .
I also fostered good professional relationships with environmental health officers and the community infection control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time .
The policies I drafted were based on expert knowledge and known sound science and all met required standards of practice etc .
I am alarmed at what I consider to be sheer madness with the current handling of the Coronavirus.
< My granddaughter has a younger brother who attends the same school .
He could come and go freely whilst his sister was meant to self isolate .
Clearly they live in the same household .
Their parents did not have to isolate either .
The second issue I have is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plethora of scientific evidence that confirm the PCR tests are not meant for diagnostic purposes and can not isolate a live virus .
Even Dr Kary Mullis who devised the test repeatedly said this , once again there is plenty of written and video footage of him talking about his PCR tests .
It is a great pity that he died in August 2019 as I am sure he would be very vocal in the abuse of his tests to justify draconian laws that have no foundation .
As I have already stated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live virus .
In addition they can only determine if Coronavirus RNA debris is present , the specific COVID-19 virus has never been isolated .
Therefore anyone who has had a cold or the flu is testing positive .
What is more , the PCR tests can only be deemed as fairly accurate up to thirty-five cycles .
It is known that the tests are being run at forty cycles and above , which directly cause an increased number of false positive tests .
This is sheer lunacy , flies in the face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ common sense .
These false positive tests are what is driving the madness of lockdown , curfews etc.
< Of course , people who are vulnerable need to be sheltered and isolated.
< The government ’ s mantra of “ protect granny ” would be honourable if known infected patients had not been discharged into care homes , but that is another matter .
My granddaughter has been having nightmares of her friends and family dying .
She cries constantly worrying about if she will see her friends again .
In the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she had not exhibited before all this madness started and has started to bite her nails due to her levels of anxiety .
She is six years old and ought to be carefree living an innocent childhood like all children .
Your rules , regulations and policies are tantamount to emotional , mental , and psychological abuse .
She , along with all other children , deserves to have a trouble free education .
How can a child learn and develop in this ridiculous circus ?
Don ’ t reply to my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these draconian policies are for the child ’ s good and is a precautionary protective measure when they are in fact covert abuse .
There is no scientific foundation to any of these laws .
The fact that the virus was downgraded as a contagion on 19th March 2020 actually questions whether all this lunacy is actually lawful .
My daughter was informed that she had to wear a mask when dropping the children off at school and picking them up again .
This is beyond crazy .
Early in my career I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When I did the theatre nursing course in 1994 there was a large study somewhere down south , I can not remember where , into the efficacy of masks .
The conclusion was that they offer no protection against viral or bacterial transmission .
In fact , twenty minutes after being worn masks become saturated with the wearer ’ s breath , allowing for greater transmission of microorganisms .
It was decided that the theatre staff should continue to wear them though as a protective measure against blood splatter .
These past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a daily basis to determine if anything has changed since 1994 .
I can quote numerous contemporary studies that prove the wearing of masks has no benefit outside of the clinical environment , and can actually be harmful .
Even Dr Chris Whitty , Chief Medical Officer , and Jenny Harries , deputy Chief Medical officer , said repeatedly during the daily live updates that there is no need to wear masks .
There is no scientific evidence that upholds the benefits of mask wearing .
This has nothing to do with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has everything to do with politics and fear mongering to justify a needless vaccine .
The wearing of masks around the school grounds disturbs and distresses my four years old grandson .
They scare the wits out of him .
Consequently my daughter and son-in-law have stopped taking him shopping etc so he does not have to see people wearing them .
Why on earth would anyone insist on parents wearing them when there is no science to back up that they are effective protective measures outside ?
Why on earth would anyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no science to back up that they are effective protective measures outside ?
Thankfully my daughter refuses to wear one because she will not be complicit in the psychological distress of her young son .
However , she has to take him through groups of parents at the school gate who acquiesce and do not challenge this madness .
99.97 % are known to suffer no ill effects if they catch the virus , that is presuming the test they have had is accurate , which is doubtful .
Children , unless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk.
< This isolation and depriving children of their education is far more damaging than allowing them to continue as normal and risk “ herd immunity ” .
Their relatives , who may be high risk should have the choice to isolate etc to protect themselves .
The flu causes more deaths .
There has been no such concern for flu victims and those that are vulnerable ever .
As for home schooling , the provision of ipads etc , they have their use to an extremely limited degree .
There is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a classroom learning social and communication skills .
Likewise , there is no substitute for a teacher encouraging and fostering interests in subjects and being able to support a child with their educational needs , being accessible by the children and their guardians alike .
I see no one in parliament standing up and objecting to this madness .
I see no one actually discussing facts and real science .
It is deplorable that Boris Johnson has ignored the Barrington Declaration disregarding the expert knowledge of thousands of eminent scientists and medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of you whom I have copied into this email have responsibility for the educational needs and welfare of children .
When are you going to uphold any sense of professional integrity and challenge policies , laws and acts that actually harm innocent children ?
Your silence and acquiescence is not only abhorrent but is complicit in enabling the continued abuse of the younger generations .
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by Caratacus
Introduction
If I were not already married, I think I would want to marry the lady who wrote this.
I stumbled upon it on Facebook after it had been shared and re-shared numerous times so I have not tracked down the author to ask her permission to publish.
So I hope she will not mind.
It is simply too good not to publish. It provides the best most reasoned analysis of WHY the government appears to have lost (a) its senses and (b) any grasp of what the word “science” means.
It is written by someone who clearly – in contrast to the government and the loons it has taken on as “advisors” – knows what she is talking about.
I highly recommend you read the whole thing.
I’ve only added some emphases and sub-headings here and there,
Enjoy!
Letter from former nurse and worried grandmother to her granddaughter’s school in Wallasey, Wirral.
School’s name and head teacher redacted. This is the email sent to the school, local councillor for education, local MP and education secretary.
It is with great alarm, frustration and distress that I write this email.
My six-years-old granddaughter attends a primary school, in Wallasey.
Two weeks ago her school year had to isolate for a week due to a child testing positive for Coronavirus. She returned to school Monday of last week, only to be sent home again Monday of this week due to another child testing positive.
I do not lay any blame with the school or the head teacher who is doing a sterling job in very difficult circumstances.
He, like all head teachers, has to observe government policies and mandates. This is where my problem lies. None of the policies make any sense, are inconsistent and are not based on science.
I was a registered nurse for twenty-seven years, a nurse manager for twenty-one of those years. One of my duties was to write and develop, assess and review policies and procedures including all matters relating to infection control.
Therefore, I have sound knowledge and experience where infection control guidelines are concerned.
I also fostered good professional relationships with environmental health officers and the community infection control nurses who reviewed my policies from to time. The policies I drafted were based on expert knowledge and known sound science and all met required standards of practice etc.
I am alarmed at what I consider to be sheer madness with the current handling of the Coronavirus.<
Isolation
My granddaughter has a younger brother who attends the same school. He could come and go freely whilst his sister was meant to self isolate. Clearly they live in the same household. Their parents did not have to isolate either.
Testing
The second issue I have is concerning the testing.
There is a plethora of scientific evidence that confirm the PCR tests are not meant for diagnostic purposes and cannot isolate a live virus. Even Dr Kary Mullis who devised the test repeatedly said this, once again there is plenty of written and video footage of him talking about his PCR tests.
It is a great pity that he died in August 2019 as I am sure he would be very vocal in the abuse of his tests to justify draconian laws that have no foundation.
Tests cannot isolate a live virus
As I have already stated, the tests cannot isolate a live virus.
In addition they can only determine if Coronavirus RNA debris is present, the specific COVID-19 virus has never been isolated.
Therefore anyone who has had a cold or the flu is testing positive.
What is more, the PCR tests can only be deemed as fairly accurate up to thirty-five cycles. It is known that the tests are being run at forty cycles and above, which directly cause an increased number of false positive tests. This is sheer lunacy, flies in the face of science and has no basis in common sense.
False Positives
These false positive tests are what is driving the madness of lockdown, curfews etc.<
Of course, people who are vulnerable need to be sheltered and isolated.<
The government’s mantra of “protect granny” would be honourable if known infected patients had not been discharged into care homes, but that is another matter.
Anxiety
My granddaughter has been having nightmares of her friends and family dying. She cries constantly worrying about if she will see her friends again.
In the past six months she has had behavioural problems that she had not exhibited before all this madness started and has started to bite her nails due to her levels of anxiety.
She is six years old and ought to be carefree living an innocent childhood like all children.
Your rules, regulations and policies are tantamount to emotional, mental, and psychological abuse.
She, along with all other children, deserves to have a trouble free education. How can a child learn and develop in this ridiculous circus?
Don’t reply to my email with pithy sentimentality about how all these draconian policies are for the child’s good and is a precautionary protective measure when they are in fact covert abuse.
There is no scientific foundation to any of these laws. The fact that the virus was downgraded as a contagion on 19th March 2020 actually questions whether all this lunacy is actually lawful.
Masks My daughter was informed that she had to wear a mask when dropping the children off at school and picking them up again. This is beyond crazy. Early in my career I was a theatre nurse for six years. When I did the theatre nursing course in 1994 there was a large study somewhere down south, I cannot remember where, into the efficacy of masks. The conclusion was that they offer no protection against viral or bacterial transmission. In fact, twenty minutes after being worn masks become saturated with the wearer’s breath, allowing for greater transmission of microorganisms. It was decided that the theatre staff should continue to wear them though as a protective measure against blood splatter. These past few months I have done extensive research on a daily basis to determine if anything has changed since 1994. I can quote numerous contemporary studies that prove the wearing of masks has no benefit outside of the clinical environment, and can actually be harmful. Even Dr Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer, and Jenny Harries, deputy Chief Medical officer, said repeatedly during the daily live updates that there is no need to wear masks. There is no scientific evidence that upholds the benefits of mask wearing. This has nothing to do with health and safety and medical practices but has everything to do with politics and fear mongering to justify a needless vaccine. Distress The wearing of masks around the school grounds disturbs and distresses my four years old grandson. They scare the wits out of him. Consequently my daughter and son-in-law have stopped taking him shopping etc so he does not have to see people wearing them. Why on earth would anyone insist on parents wearing them when there is no science to back up that they are effective protective measures outside? Why on earth would anyone insist on parents wearing them when there is no science to back up that they are effective protective measures outside? Thankfully my daughter refuses to wear one because she will not be complicit in the psychological distress of her young son. However, she has to take him through groups of parents at the school gate who acquiesce and do not challenge this madness. 99.97% are known to suffer no ill effects if they catch the virus, that is presuming the test they have had is accurate, which is doubtful. Children, unless suffering chronic illnesses, are not at risk.< This isolation and depriving children of their education is far more damaging than allowing them to continue as normal and risk “herd immunity”. Their relatives, who may be high risk should have the choice to isolate etc to protect themselves. The flu causes more deaths. There has been no such concern for flu victims and those that are vulnerable ever. Home Schooling As for home schooling, the provision of ipads etc, they have their use to an extremely limited degree. There is no substitute for social interaction being with peers in a classroom learning social and communication skills. Likewise, there is no substitute for a teacher encouraging and fostering interests in subjects and being able to support a child with their educational needs, being accessible by the children and their guardians alike. I see no one in parliament standing up and objecting to this madness. I see no one actually discussing facts and real science. It is deplorable that Boris Johnson has ignored the Barrington Declaration disregarding the expert knowledge of thousands of eminent scientists and medical doctors from around the world. All of you whom I have copied into this email have responsibility for the educational needs and welfare of children. When are you going to uphold any sense of professional integrity and challenge policies, laws and acts that actually harm innocent children? Your silence and acquiescence is not only abhorrent but is complicit in enabling the continued abuse of the younger generations. Mrs Niamh McGarry-Gribbin this article was first published on UK Reloaded
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