thelibertybeacon--2020-07-30--Why is Everyone Leaving CALIFORNIA, and Where Are They Leaving To?  [Video]

Why is Everyone Leaving CALIFORNIA , and Where Are They Leaving To ?
Here ’ s where everyone ’ s going and why .
It used to be the California Dream .
Now , it ’ s the California nightmare .
In case you haven ’ t heard , a ton of people are fleeing California .
You can ’ t blame them .
We ’ ll get into all the reasons why later , but the overall theme here is – California kinda sucks now .
A total of 691,321 people moved from California to another state last year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whole state of Wyoming – every single year !
And that was more than the previous year .
It ’ s like a damn breaking and all the California people are spilling out all over the place .
Sure , there are a lot of people moving here , too .
About a half million people decided to move to California last year , for whatever reason I don ’ t know .
Maybe cause it ’ s warmer ?
Or for a job maybe .
Anyways , the negative migration was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There are only a handful of other states that can claim that .
Californians are moving to places like Texas , Florida , Oregon , Washington , Colorado and even New York !
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Why is Everyone Leaving CALIFORNIA, and Where Are They Leaving To?
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Nick Johnson says…
Here’s where everyone’s going and why. It used to be the California Dream. Now, it’s the California nightmare.
In case you haven’t heard, a ton of people are fleeing California. You can’t blame them. We’ll get into all the reasons why later, but the overall theme here is – California kinda sucks now.
A total of 691,321 people moved from California to another state last year. That’s more than the whole state of Wyoming – every single year! And that was more than the previous year. It’s like a damn breaking and all the California people are spilling out all over the place.
Sure, there are a lot of people moving here, too. About a half million people decided to move to California last year, for whatever reason I don’t know. Maybe cause it’s warmer? Or for a job maybe.
Anyways, the negative migration was the 9th year in a row for California. There are only a handful of other states that can claim that. Californians are moving to places like Texas, Florida, Oregon, Washington, Colorado and even New York!
Watch this lighthearted but quite detailed report on the great California exodus:
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thelibertybeacon--2020-07-30--Republicans Missed Their Opportunity at Big Tech Hearing

Republicans had an opportunity at yesterday ’ s hearings with the CEOs of Google , Facebook , and Amazon to address their monopolistic power .
They didn ’ t .
Rep. Jim Jordan put his questions around the lesser question of partisan censorship instead of its relationship to the overarching and easily provable monopoly and immense power they have over Americans .
If they weren ’ t going to do that , they needed to come armed with better , factual questions about specific acts of censorship or unbridled power .
Jordan , who has taken donations from Google , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as one who is censoring the right-wing .
He focused on only the right when Google ’ s power is over everyone .
Google can swing elections by millions and that is the larger issue .
He asked for assurances as opposed to grilling with incisive questions .
Retiring Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner asked the CEO of Facebook why Twitter suspended Donald Trump Jr. — embarrassing .
At one point , Sensenbrenner asked Jeff Bezos if consumers are helped by Amazon being broken up .
Bezos said it doesn ’ t help them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the left and the tech CEOs will say it isn ’ t so , although it is .
They should have stuck with the obvious — the monopoly factor — or asked better questions with more facts than they had at hand .
The power of monopolies was evident in the causes of The Great Depression and they have become a major issue since the ’ 90s .
It ’ s always dangerous when too few exercise complete control over the rest of us .
Absolute power corrupts absolutely .
Monopolies have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a capitalist society .
They are a perversion and a threat .
There is a DOJ probe of possible violations of anti-trust laws , but Republicans didn ’ t go after it yesterday .
Saagar Enjeti , The Hill opinion editor , and a media fellow with the Hudson Institute told Tucker that Republicans are getting donations from Google and even TikTok , the corrupt Chinese company , suggesting they and the Democrats were bought off .
Hopefully , that ’ s not true , although one must wonder .
There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giants currently in play .
One is Section 230 and the other is anti-trust laws .
Republicans don ’ t have power in the House and can ’ t do anything about Section 230 which has given tech giants power over the rest of the country .
Section 230 is a congressional decision that protects platforms from lawsuits over what their posters write .
They are not responsible for what commenters write .
All platforms were equally protected in their sphere .
All platforms benefit from it equally , say in the business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are different in that they are unequal in their treatment of other political actors .
Whether it can be adjusted to protect platforms while curbing monopolistic power to censor is unclear .
Regulatory laws were established before these new monopolies .
It ’ s not only Big Tech , it ’ s the news media in general .
Six companies own almost all of the news media .
It is the tech giants ’ power and the power of companies that own all the news outlets that is the threat to the capitalist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Republicans missed their opportunity at Big Tech hearing Wednesday
By: M. Dowling
Republicans had an opportunity at yesterday’s hearings with the CEOs of Google, Facebook, and Amazon to address their monopolistic power. They didn’t.
Rep. Jim Jordan put his questions around the lesser question of partisan censorship instead of its relationship to the overarching and easily provable monopoly and immense power they have over Americans.
If they weren’t going to do that, they needed to come armed with better, factual questions about specific acts of censorship or unbridled power.
Their questions stank.
Jordan, who has taken donations from Google, went after Google’s CEO Pichai as one who is censoring the right-wing. He focused on only the right when Google’s power is over everyone. Google can swing elections by millions and that is the larger issue.
He asked for assurances as opposed to grilling with incisive questions.
Retiring Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner asked the CEO of Facebook why Twitter suspended Donald Trump Jr. — embarrassing.
At one point, Sensenbrenner asked Jeff Bezos if consumers are helped by Amazon being broken up. Bezos said it doesn’t help them.
Seriously Jim?
Any time Republicans complain about partisan censorship, the left and the tech CEOs will say it isn’t so, although it is. They should have stuck with the obvious — the monopoly factor — or asked better questions with more facts than they had at hand.
The power of monopolies was evident in the causes of The Great Depression and they have become a major issue since the ’90s. It’s always dangerous when too few exercise complete control over the rest of us. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Monopolies have gone mainstream even though they are anathema to a capitalist society. They are a perversion and a threat. There is a DOJ probe of possible violations of anti-trust laws, but Republicans didn’t go after it yesterday.
THEY GET PAID
Saagar Enjeti, The Hill opinion editor, and a media fellow with the Hudson Institute told Tucker that Republicans are getting donations from Google and even TikTok, the corrupt Chinese company, suggesting they and the Democrats were bought off.
Hopefully, that’s not true, although one must wonder.
There are two avenues of attack against the tech giants currently in play. One is Section 230 and the other is anti-trust laws.
Republicans don’t have power in the House and can’t do anything about Section 230 which has given tech giants power over the rest of the country. Section 230 is a congressional decision that protects platforms from lawsuits over what their posters write. They are not responsible for what commenters write. All platforms were equally protected in their sphere. All platforms benefit from it equally, say in the business sector. However, the tech platforms are different in that they are unequal in their treatment of other political actors.
Whether it can be adjusted to protect platforms while curbing monopolistic power to censor is unclear.
Regulatory laws were established before these new monopolies. It’s not only Big Tech, it’s the news media in general. Six companies own almost all of the news media.
It is the tech giants’ power and the power of companies that own all the news outlets that is the threat to the capitalist system, the foundation of our government.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-07-30--The money antitrust committee members receive from Big Tech

On Wednesday , July 29 , the House Judiciary Committee ’ s antitrust subcommittee held a hearing with the main executives of Google , Facebook , Apple , and Amazon , but the impartiality of this meeting , like much of the way money changes hands in politics , has been called into question thanks to large monetary donations to committee members by the aforementioned companies .
Monopolies in technology markets have become a relevant problem for world politicians .
Large companies not only limit the ability of smaller companies to emerge , but they can also manipulate public opinion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a hearing was scheduled .
The problem is that there is a possibility that this meeting means less than it does on the surface as participating companies have made monetary donations to most of the committee members .
CEOs of the Big Four / Photo Credit : ZeroHedge Is it right that those Big Tech companies who are facing antitrust scrutiny should be allowed to donate to those who are deciding their fate ?
Apple , the company that donated the least to its cause , offered a total of $ 13,962 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was divided into $ 12,167 for Democratic members , while Republicans only received $ 1,795 .
Of those who appeared [ Wednesday ] : The other three companies have been somewhat more charitable .
Amazon has donated $ 124,700 in the same period .
Again , Democrats benefited the most with a total of $ 88,410 , while Republicans settled for $ 36,290 .
The curious thing about Amazon ’ s case is that part of this money came from individuals from the company .
Of those who appeared [ Wednesday ] : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , offering the committee a total of $ 140,939 , dividing it into $ 96,939 for Democrats and $ 44,000 for Republicans .
Google , however , has also offered substantial amounts to top subcommittee members , such as Rep. Ken Buck ( $ 5,000 ) or Joe Neguse ( $ 6,570 ) .
Of those who appeared [ Wednesday ] : Finally , there is Facebook , who was not far behind and donated a total of $ 110,390 , offering $ 100,620 to House Judiciary Democrats and $ 9,770 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the donations came from Google ’ s people , totaling $ 85,890 .
Of those who appeared [ Wednesday ] : However , during the hearing , it was mostly the Republicans who , while they were concerned about censorship online , didn ’ t express much desire to break up Big Tech companies .
On the other hand , Democrats , who are more financially rewarded by Big Tech , seemed to be asking the tougher questions when it came to anticompetitive behavior .
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The money antitrust committee members receive from Big Tech
Money murkies the Waters
On Wednesday, July 29, the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee held a hearing with the main executives of Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon, but the impartiality of this meeting, like much of the way money changes hands in politics, has been called into question thanks to large monetary donations to committee members by the aforementioned companies.
Monopolies in technology markets have become a relevant problem for world politicians. Large companies not only limit the ability of smaller companies to emerge, but they can also manipulate public opinion.
It’s for this reason that a hearing was scheduled. The problem is that there is a possibility that this meeting means less than it does on the surface as participating companies have made monetary donations to most of the committee members.
CEOs of the Big Four / Photo Credit: ZeroHedge
Is it right that those Big Tech companies who are facing antitrust scrutiny should be allowed to donate to those who are deciding their fate?
Although these donations may not be more than a tip for companies, the truth is that the amounts are not so small. Data from Open Secrets via Breitbart.
Apple, the company that donated the least to its cause, offered a total of $13,962 during 2020 to the committee, which was divided into $12,167 for Democratic members, while Republicans only received $1,795.
Of those who appeared [Wednesday]:
Republicans:
$0 to Antitrust House Judiciary members
Democrats:
$2,800 to Raskin $198 to Jayapal $2,033 to McBath
The other three companies have been somewhat more charitable. Amazon has donated $124,700 in the same period. Again, Democrats benefited the most with a total of $88,410, while Republicans settled for $36,290. The curious thing about Amazon’s case is that part of this money came from individuals from the company.
Of those who appeared [Wednesday]:
Republicans:
$1,730 to Jordan $715 to Gaetz $2,500 to Buck $2,500 to Steube
Democrats:
$9,900 to Cicilline $1,000 to Neguse $1,000 to Johnson $4,510 to Raskin $15,398 to Jayapal $6,000 to Demings $1,015 to McBath
Google has made the largest donation among them, offering the committee a total of $140,939, dividing it into $96,939 for Democrats and $44,000 for Republicans. Google, however, has also offered substantial amounts to top subcommittee members, such as Rep. Ken Buck ($5,000) or Joe Neguse ($6,570).
Of those who appeared [Wednesday]:
Republicans:
$10,000 to Ranking Member Jordan (R-OH) $5,000 to Buck (R-CO) $1,000 Steube (R-FL)
Democrats:
$8,705 to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Nalder (D-NY) $6,570 to Neguse (D-CO) $2,500 to Johnson (D-GA) $2,000 to Raskin (D-MD) $1,941 to Jaypal (D-WA) $2,025 to Demings (D-FL) $2,101 to Scanlon (D-PA) $5,531 to McBath (D-GA)
Finally, there is Facebook, who was not far behind and donated a total of $110,390, offering $100,620 to House Judiciary Democrats and $9,770 to Republicans. In this case, most of the donations came from Google’s people, totaling $85,890.
Of those who appeared [Wednesday]:
Republicans:
$770 to Jordan $1,000 to Armstrong
Democrats:
$16,705 to Nadler $1,210 to Raskin $1,613 to Jayapal $3,800 to Demings $1,000 to Scanlon $12,783 to McBath
However, during the hearing, it was mostly the Republicans who, while they were concerned about censorship online, didn’t express much desire to break up Big Tech companies. On the other hand, Democrats, who are more financially rewarded by Big Tech, seemed to be asking the tougher questions when it came to anticompetitive behavior.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-07-30--COVID-19 – Lessons from History & The Power of “The Terrain”

COVID-19—Lessons from History and The Power of “ The Terrain ” [ CHD Note : This is Part Two of a four-part series .
In Part One ( see link below article ) I showed that we are bathing in a sea of microorganisms and we will be exposed to them no matter what we do to avoid it .
I also laid out the basis for the terrain as the most important consideration when it comes to protecting oneself from infectious disease .
Page numbers referenced throughout the article are from 1200 Studies-Truth Will Prevail , Dr. Palmer ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the download link in the bio at the end of the article . ]
The COVID-19 pandemic and a lesson from history We are currently seeing the practical nature of this historical debate playing out with the COVID-19 pandemic .
I am not saying that the virus ( germ ) is not real and to be considered , BUT more important than the pathogen is the resistance of the host .
Some people get COVID-19 and do not develop symptoms ( some estimates as high as 50 % or more ) or have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , some people are overcome by the virus .
It is no wonder that large cities with populations that have higher rates of those predisposing illnesses and high population density are hit harder .
History is repeating itself albeit to a lesser degree .
Our modern cities are nowhere as bad environmentally as early in the last century , but they do have certain similar characteristics .
In the late 1800s and early 1900s , infectious disease ravaged the large cities here and in Europe .
Small Pox , Dysentery , Cholera , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Measles were very deadly .
During that time period , livestock , horses , dogs and other animals walked down the streets , defecating and urinating as they went .
The cities were greatly over-crowded .
There was no efficient way to dispose of human and animal waste , the air was putrid , the water unclean , the food supply providing only basic needs and most people smoked and chewed tobacco .
People ’ s bodies were living petri dishes , crawling with pathogenic ( harmful ) organisms , disease causing bacteria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Their “ terrain ” was fertile soil , ripe for infection as their immune systems were weak and overwhelmed .
Interestingly , many third-world countries with people living in similar conditions still have high mortality rates due to the same infectious diseases .
That is why what would be a mild self-limiting illness like measles in modern day America , could be deadly under those conditions .
In 1918 , the Spanish Flu swept over much of the civilized world .
Many believe that its transmission to the U.S. was in part due @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the battlefields of World War I .
Think about the conditions across Europe at the time .
Supply lines were cut off all over Europe .
Healthy food and clean water were very difficult to come by .
The war placed a tremendous burden of stress and poverty on the entire populace .
G.I.s fought shoulder to shoulder under tremendous stress , in rat infested trenches filled with filth , human waste , blood and terrible air quality .
Sleep was a commodity that was rare to come by .
Food rations were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fight and was a low nutrient canned mash .
Water was in very limited supply .
Talk about a breeding ground for disease !
The TERRAIN of their bodies was certainly ripe for infection .
By the time the lucky G.I.s who survived returned from war , most were sickly , riddled with infections and unfortunately contributed to spreading the disease throughout the homeland , which was also suffering extreme economic , societal and nutritional despair .
And the dirty overcrowded cities as described earlier , added to spread of the disease .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spanish Flu broke out here and abroad , it spread like wildfire and the death rates were near apocalyptic !
It is estimated that somewhere between 500,000 and 850,000 Americans died of the Spanish flu .
That same flu virus circulating today in modern-day-America , would never have the same catastrophic consequences as it did 100 years ago under those conditions .
Although , certain demographics in large overcrowded cities as well as the elderly and people suffering chronic disease would increase the morbidity and mortality , it would still be to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of complications and death from infectious diseases between 1900 and 1963 ?
How much credit should vaccines get for the decline in mortality from infectious diseases ?
The blunt answer is practically zero .
U.S. Government public health statistics show without a shadow of a doubt , that vaccines did not contribute to any significant degree to the decline in mortality .
As an example , the rate of deaths attributed to measles had declined over 98 % between the years of 1900 and 1963 ( some government statistics say the death rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continuing in a downward decline at that point prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963 .
You can clearly see that on the far right of the graph below .
The other infectious diseases followed the very same pattern .
The graph shows the mortality rates of five of the most common infectious diseases and their decline between 1900 and 1963 .
The mortality rate for the measles was 1 in 10,000 cases in 1962 , before introduction of the vaccine .
By 1962 , there were approximately 400 deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4 million plus cases annually .
Importantly , studies showed that of those deaths , the death rate was 10 times higher in impoverished areas .
That means that the death rate for children of average and higher economic and nutritional status areas was exponentially lower .
Another reason why the mortality from measles would not be as bad as before the introduction of the vaccine , according to U.S. Census data , the percentage of people living near or below the poverty rate in 1959 , was double what it was in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with infectious disease .
This just underscores the points made above regarding the lethality of infectious disease when the TERRAIN is compromised .
Most health experts , epidemiologists and historians attribute the drop in deaths from infectious diseases over the 20th century , to : • None Better sanitation and waste disposal ( plumbing , sewer and garbage pick-up ) ; • None And quality of food and fortification of food with vitamins and minerals .
All are measures that improve the terrain ( p. 475-483 ) .
The CDC ’ s weekly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ran an article titled , Achievements in Public Health , 1900-1999 : Control of Infectious Diseases in which acknowledgement of public health initiatives and the subsequent reduction of infectious diseases was discussed .
A 1977 study from authors from Boston U , Mass General and Harvard found that it is… “ estimated that at most 3.5 percent of the total decline in mortality since 1900 could be ascribed to medical measures introduced for the diseases considered here.
” ( “ Diseases ” being infectious diseases over the first three quarters of the 20th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decline of individual diseases and when medical intervention in the form of vaccines and drugs to treat those diseases were first introduced .
( p .
482-484 . )
This graph shows the decline of both Pellagra and Influenza/pneumonia deaths .
Note the sharp decline of both as of 1938 when bread became fortified with vitamins and minerals .
Pellagra is caused by a lack of niacin ( a B vitamin ) .

COVID-19—Lessons from History and The Power of “The Terrain”
By: Dr. Alan Palmer, Contributing Writer
[CHD Note: This is Part Two of a four-part series. In Part One (see link below article) I showed that we are bathing in a sea of microorganisms and we will be exposed to them no matter what we do to avoid it. I also laid out the basis for the terrain as the most important consideration when it comes to protecting oneself from infectious disease. Page numbers referenced throughout the article are from 1200 Studies-Truth Will Prevail, Dr. Palmer’s free eBook. You will find the download link in the bio at the end of the article.]
The COVID-19 pandemic and a lesson from history
We are currently seeing the practical nature of this historical debate playing out with the COVID-19 pandemic. I am not saying that the virus (germ) is not real and to be considered, BUT more important than the pathogen is the resistance of the host. Some people get COVID-19 and do not develop symptoms (some estimates as high as 50% or more) or have mild symptoms. On the other hand, some people are overcome by the virus. It is no wonder that large cities with populations that have higher rates of those predisposing illnesses and high population density are hit harder. History is repeating itself albeit to a lesser degree. Our modern cities are nowhere as bad environmentally as early in the last century, but they do have certain similar characteristics.
Their “terrain” was fertile soil, ripe for infection as their immune systems were weak and overwhelmed. Their “terrain” was fertile soil, ripe for infection as their immune systems were weak and overwhelmed.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, infectious disease ravaged the large cities here and in Europe. Small Pox, Dysentery, Cholera, Diphtheria, the Spanish Flu and even Measles were very deadly. During that time period, livestock, horses, dogs and other animals walked down the streets, defecating and urinating as they went. The cities were greatly over-crowded. There was no efficient way to dispose of human and animal waste, the air was putrid, the water unclean, the food supply providing only basic needs and most people smoked and chewed tobacco. People’s bodies were living petri dishes, crawling with pathogenic (harmful) organisms, disease causing bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi. Their “terrain” was fertile soil, ripe for infection as their immune systems were weak and overwhelmed. Interestingly, many third-world countries with people living in similar conditions still have high mortality rates due to the same infectious diseases. That is why what would be a mild self-limiting illness like measles in modern day America, could be deadly under those conditions.
In 1918, the Spanish Flu swept over much of the civilized world. Many believe that its transmission to the U.S. was in part due to the U.S. service personnel returning from the battlefields of World War I. Think about the conditions across Europe at the time. Supply lines were cut off all over Europe. Healthy food and clean water were very difficult to come by. The war placed a tremendous burden of stress and poverty on the entire populace. G.I.s fought shoulder to shoulder under tremendous stress, in rat infested trenches filled with filth, human waste, blood and terrible air quality. Sleep was a commodity that was rare to come by. Food rations were barely enough to provide the energy to fight and was a low nutrient canned mash. Water was in very limited supply. Talk about a breeding ground for disease! The TERRAIN of their bodies was certainly ripe for infection.
By the time the lucky G.I.s who survived returned from war, most were sickly, riddled with infections and unfortunately contributed to spreading the disease throughout the homeland, which was also suffering extreme economic, societal and nutritional despair. And the dirty overcrowded cities as described earlier, added to spread of the disease. It’s no wonder when the Spanish Flu broke out here and abroad, it spread like wildfire and the death rates were near apocalyptic! It is estimated that somewhere between 500,000 and 850,000 Americans died of the Spanish flu. That same flu virus circulating today in modern-day-America, would never have the same catastrophic consequences as it did 100 years ago under those conditions. Although, certain demographics in large overcrowded cities as well as the elderly and people suffering chronic disease would increase the morbidity and mortality, it would still be to a lesser degree.
U.S. Government public health statistics show without a shadow of a doubt, that vaccines did not contribute to any significant degree to the decline in mortality. U.S. Government public health statistics show without a shadow of a doubt, that vaccines did not contribute to any significant degree to the decline in mortality.
Why the steep decline of complications and death from infectious diseases between 1900 and 1963?
How much credit should vaccines get for the decline in mortality from infectious diseases? The blunt answer is practically zero. U.S. Government public health statistics show without a shadow of a doubt, that vaccines did not contribute to any significant degree to the decline in mortality. As an example, the rate of deaths attributed to measles had declined over 98% between the years of 1900 and 1963 (some government statistics say the death rate had decreased 99.4%) and was continuing in a downward decline at that point prior to the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963. You can clearly see that on the far right of the graph below. The other infectious diseases followed the very same pattern.
The graph shows the mortality rates of five of the most common infectious diseases and their decline between 1900 and 1963. The mortality rate for the measles was 1 in 10,000 cases in 1962, before introduction of the vaccine. By 1962, there were approximately 400 deaths annually in the U.S. out of approximately 4 million plus cases annually. Importantly, studies showed that of those deaths, the death rate was 10 times higher in impoverished areas. That means that the death rate for children of average and higher economic and nutritional status areas was exponentially lower. Another reason why the mortality from measles would not be as bad as before the introduction of the vaccine, according to U.S. Census data, the percentage of people living near or below the poverty rate in 1959, was double what it was in 2017. Less poverty, better outcomes with infectious disease. This just underscores the points made above regarding the lethality of infectious disease when the TERRAIN is compromised. Most health experts, epidemiologists and historians attribute the drop in deaths from infectious diseases over the 20th century, to: Better sanitation and waste disposal (plumbing, sewer and garbage pick-up);
Water treatment;
Improved education on personal hygiene and public health;
Improved supply chains (trucking, railroads and interstate commerce) providing improved supplies;
And quality of food and fortification of food with vitamins and minerals. All are measures that improve the terrain (p. 475-483). The CDC’s weekly report MMWR Weekly July 30th, 1999 ran an article titled, Achievements in Public Health, 1900-1999: Control of Infectious Diseases in which acknowledgement of public health initiatives and the subsequent reduction of infectious diseases was discussed. A 1977 study from authors from Boston U, Mass General and Harvard found that it is… “estimated that at most 3.5 percent of the total decline in mortality since 1900 could be ascribed to medical measures introduced for the diseases considered here.” (“Diseases” being infectious diseases over the first three quarters of the 20th century). Their graphs show the decline of individual diseases and when medical intervention in the form of vaccines and drugs to treat those diseases were first introduced. (p. 482-484.)
Vitamin and mineral fortified foods decreased vitamin deficiency diseases and infectious diseases
This graph shows the decline of both Pellagra and Influenza/pneumonia deaths. Note the sharp decline of both as of 1938 when bread became fortified with vitamins and minerals. Pellagra is caused by a lack of niacin (a B vitamin).


thelibertybeacon--2020-07-30--Sweden Defeated The Coronavirus Without A Lockdown – Now Its Companies Are Reaping The Benefits

Progressive critics of the Trump Administration ’ s response to the coronavirus pandemic like to point to Sweden and portray the Nordic country ’ s decision to forego lockdowns as a travesty motivated by greed .
Such reductive , black-and-white interpretations are inevitably the result of a childlike analysis where every hero needs to have a villain .
But although Sweden ’ s COVID-19 czar has admitted that he would have changed certain elements of the country ’ s response if he could go back in time , the country ’ s decision to skip lockdowns , and keep the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – even if Sweden does have a significantly higher mortality rate than its neighbors ( though still lower than all of the worst-hit western European countries ) .
Sweden ’ s death-to-infection ratio is relatively high , a reflection of a series of early outbreaks in managed-care homes that led to widespread fatalities among their elderly and vulnerable residents .
Here ’ s how Sweden compares to the US , Brazil , the UK , and a handful of other countries .
And as the US remains engulfed in an election-year debate about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether mandatory social distancing orders ( like mask-wearing mandates ) and , if necessary , more lockdowns should be used to fight the outbreak – views differ widely across people of different political orientations .
Even Dr. Fauci , who has said some of the worst-hit areas should “ think about ” imposing stay at home orders if things get worse , has worded his views very carefully so as not to sound like an imperative .
But as Q2 earnings season enters one of its most consequential weeks in the US , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published earlier that Sweden ’ s biggest companies have beaten analysts ’ expectations across the board .
It was supposed to be a terrible start to the summer .
As a debate rages in Sweden over whether its lighter-touch approach to managing coronavirus has been the correct course , most European analysts were braced for dreadful quarterly earnings from the Scandinavian country during the height of the pandemic .
But every day for the past two weeks , Swedish company after Swedish company has beaten expectations .
From telecoms equipment maker Ericsson to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and lockmaker Assa Abloy , Swedish companies have delivered profits well above what the market was expecting , even if in some cases that merely meant a less precipitous decline than analysts had feared .
“ I have never seen such a high proportion of companies coming in with better profits than expected .
It ’ s almost every company , ” said Esbjorn Lundevall , chief equity strategist at lender SEB .
The bumper crop begs the question of how many of the positive surprises are due to Sweden ’ s more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rest of Europe and North America , the country did not have a lockdown and kept schools and many shops and businesses open – a public health experiment that has attracted global scrutiny and drawn both praise and censure .
“ Keeping society open , schools open , doesn ’ t mean that we haven ’ t been hit .
But it does mean that we haven ’ t suddenly not been able to leave our homes .
That has undoubtedly helped companies , ” Alrik Danielson , chief executive of Swedish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The earnings have pressed some economists to reconsider their GDP projections for the country .
To be sure , while all boats appear to be rising in Sweden ’ s COVID-19 resistant economy , bolstered by what experts described as a “ psychological ” disposition among Swedes not to fear things like going to work , or school , or to a restaurant , some industries have benefited more than others .
There ’ s a split , analysts say , between companies between domestically focused Swedish companies ( ex .
retail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manufacturers like Volvo are struggling with higher levels of “ uncertainty ” due to the global outlook .
Sweden ’ s economy has performed so well for a handful of reasons .
One is its close economic relationship with both China and the US .
China ’ s economy had already slowed to its weakest pace of growth in 29 years when SARS-CoV-2 came bursting out of Wuhan late last year .
But thanks to Beijing ’ s heavy-handed response to the outbreak , the mainland economy has already returned to growth .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which exports many heavy and industrial goods , as well as foodstuffs and other products to China , among other things .
The bigger worry , the FT points out , is Europe , especially as more clusters emerge in Spain , Belgium and elsewhere .
All industrial groups have been helped by signs of recovery in China and a robust early rebound in much of Europe , as well as large government support packages to maintain jobs .
The big worry for them now is about whether a second wave of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the autumn .
“ What is the likelihood that you get more lockdowns ?
What is the likelihood that this fear factor subsides ?
” asked Mr Danielson .
“ That is going to be the big question of how quick the recovery will be .
Now it ’ s about psychology , it ’ s about people.
” He is not alone in thinking that Sweden has a subtle psychological advantage by dint of having stayed more open and having people less scared of working , shopping and socialising outside the home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sweden ’ s outlook has improved dramatically over the last month .
New cases have grown rare…

Progressive critics of the Trump Administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic like to point to Sweden and portray the Nordic country’s decision to forego lockdowns as a travesty motivated by greed. Such reductive, black-and-white interpretations are inevitably the result of a childlike analysis where every hero needs to have a villain. But although Sweden’s COVID-19 czar has admitted that he would have changed certain elements of the country’s response if he could go back in time, the country’s decision to skip lockdowns, and keep the country relatively open, has paid off – even if Sweden does have a significantly higher mortality rate than its neighbors (though still lower than all of the worst-hit western European countries).
Sweden’s death-to-infection ratio is relatively high, a reflection of a series of early outbreaks in managed-care homes that led to widespread fatalities among their elderly and vulnerable residents.
Here’s how Sweden compares to the US, Brazil, the UK, and a handful of other countries.
And as the US remains engulfed in an election-year debate about how to handle the crisis, and whether mandatory social distancing orders (like mask-wearing mandates) and, if necessary, more lockdowns should be used to fight the outbreak – views differ widely across people of different political orientations. Even Dr. Fauci, who has said some of the worst-hit areas should “think about” imposing stay at home orders if things get worse, has worded his views very carefully so as not to sound like an imperative. But as Q2 earnings season enters one of its most consequential weeks in the US, the FT pointed out in a piece published earlier that Sweden’s biggest companies have beaten analysts’ expectations across the board.
It was supposed to be a terrible start to the summer. As a debate rages in Sweden over whether its lighter-touch approach to managing coronavirus has been the correct course, most European analysts were braced for dreadful quarterly earnings from the Scandinavian country during the height of the pandemic. But every day for the past two weeks, Swedish company after Swedish company has beaten expectations. From telecoms equipment maker Ericsson to consumer appliances manufacturer Electrolux via lender Handelsbanken and lockmaker Assa Abloy, Swedish companies have delivered profits well above what the market was expecting, even if in some cases that merely meant a less precipitous decline than analysts had feared. “I have never seen such a high proportion of companies coming in with better profits than expected. It’s almost every company,” said Esbjorn Lundevall, chief equity strategist at lender SEB. The bumper crop begs the question of how many of the positive surprises are due to Sweden’s more controversial approach to managing coronavirus. Unlike the rest of Europe and North America, the country did not have a lockdown and kept schools and many shops and businesses open – a public health experiment that has attracted global scrutiny and drawn both praise and censure. “Keeping society open, schools open, doesn’t mean that we haven’t been hit. But it does mean that we haven’t suddenly not been able to leave our homes. That has undoubtedly helped companies,” Alrik Danielson, chief executive of Swedish bearings manufacturer SKF, told the FT.
The earnings have pressed some economists to reconsider their GDP projections for the country.
To be sure, while all boats appear to be rising in Sweden’s COVID-19 resistant economy, bolstered by what experts described as a “psychological” disposition among Swedes not to fear things like going to work, or school, or to a restaurant, some industries have benefited more than others.
There’s a split, analysts say, between companies between domestically focused Swedish companies (ex. retail banks) while the country’s manufacturers like Volvo are struggling with higher levels of “uncertainty” due to the global outlook.
Sweden’s economy has performed so well for a handful of reasons. One is its close economic relationship with both China and the US. China’s economy had already slowed to its weakest pace of growth in 29 years when SARS-CoV-2 came bursting out of Wuhan late last year. But thanks to Beijing’s heavy-handed response to the outbreak, the mainland economy has already returned to growth.
That’s good news for Sweden, which exports many heavy and industrial goods, as well as foodstuffs and other products to China, among other things.
The bigger worry, the FT points out, is Europe, especially as more clusters emerge in Spain, Belgium and elsewhere.
All industrial groups have been helped by signs of recovery in China and a robust early rebound in much of Europe, as well as large government support packages to maintain jobs. The big worry for them now is about whether a second wave of coronavirus hits Europe and the US in the autumn. “What is the likelihood that you get more lockdowns? What is the likelihood that this fear factor subsides?” asked Mr Danielson. “That is going to be the big question of how quick the recovery will be. Now it’s about psychology, it’s about people.” He is not alone in thinking that Sweden has a subtle psychological advantage by dint of having stayed more open and having people less scared of working, shopping and socialising outside the home.
Whatever happens in western Europe, Sweden’s outlook has improved dramatically over the last month. New cases have grown rare…
…and deaths are even rarer.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-07-30--UK Govt signs £500million deal with GSK, Sanofi for 60million doses of coronavirus vaccine – not yet

UK Govt signs £500million deal with GSK, Sanofi for 60million doses of coronavirus vaccine – not yet tested on humans

ER Editor : This Daily Mail piece from today is a pretty difficult article to take seriously for many reasons , not least the childishly simple and misleading way they represent the action of vaccines in the body .
This comment from the article pretty much sums it all up : So what do you do when you ’ re not sure about a product ’ s efficacy ?
Why , you buy it and several others like it .
As long as it ’ s public money you ’ re using and not your own .
Naturally , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come with all vaccine types , given that NONE of them are ever properly tested against double-blind placebos .
This chart representing the four types of vaccines being purchased comes courtesy of the excellent team at UK Column : UK Government signs ‘ £500million ’ deal with drug giants GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi for 60million doses of fourth potential coronavirus vaccine – even though it hasn ’ t been tested on humans yet Ministers have today signed a multi-million pound deal with pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur for 60million doses of another potential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secured four different types of experimental coronavirus jabs , giving the UK access to a total of 250million doses — enough to allow everyone in Britain to have four each , if they work .
Scientists have yet to trial GSK/Sanofi ’ s vaccine on humans , and studies to prove it works won ’ t begin until September .
Other contenders purchased by Number 10 have already shown signs of promise in tests .
The Department for Business , Energy and Industrial Strategy said the jab — bought in a deal rumoured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to high-risk Britons as early as the first half of next year , if it passes trials .
Britain last month began shoring up stocks of experimental jabs all over the world in its spread-betting approach in the hope that at least one of them will pay off .
Health chiefs hope the Oxford University vaccine it has agreed to buy — considered one of the front-runners in the global race to end the pandemic — could even be ready before the end of the year .
Business Secretary Alok Sharma said : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to find a safe and effective vaccine at a speed and scale never seen before .
‘ While this progress is truly remarkable , the fact remains that there are no guarantees .
‘ In the meantime , it is important that we secure early access to a diverse range of promising vaccine candidates , like GSK and Sanofi , to increase our chances of finding one that works so we can protect the public and save lives.
’ A vaccine is considered crucial to ending the pandemic , which has so far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
It would be the only way to promise people protection against catching the coronavirus , by triggering an immune response which the body remembers how to strike up again if it is infected with the real virus in future .
But until a jab is proven to be safe and effective , controlling cases relies on social distancing , regular hand washing and wearing face masks .
Governments know this is not a long-term solution to the disease because prevention measures and lockdowns have crippled economies , causing thousands of job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recession in 300 years .
Scientists are racing to find a vaccine that will protect millions , with 25 already being tested in humans and 140 in pre-clinical trials .
The Government ’ s deal with GSK/Sanofi allegedly costs £500million , The Sunday Times reported earlier this month , which will be paid in stages as the vaccine progresses through clinical trials .
It is not expected to reach phase 3 trials — the last phase of testing before it can be approved for use on humans — until December .
Earlier this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 30million doses from BioNTech , which is working with Pfizer , and 60million from the French firm Valneva .
It is not clear exactly how much the Department of Health has paid for the vaccines , but it announced in May a £131million fund to develop vaccine-making facilities .
And it has given Valneva — whose vaccine is understood to be in the pre-clinical stages of development — an undisclosed amount of money to expand its factory in Livingston , Scotland .
A further agreement has been signed with AstraZeneca and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is in the phase 3 stage of trials , to produce 100million doses for the UK .
The Government is also working with Imperial College London to speed up their developments .
Its jab started human trials in June .
Kate Bingham , chairwoman of the Government ’ s Vaccines Taskforce , said : ‘ This diversity of vaccine types is important because we do not yet know which , if any , of the different types of vaccine will prove to generate a safe and protective response to Covid-19 .
‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we mustn ’ t be complacent or over-optimistic .
‘ The fact remains we may never get a vaccine and , if we do get one , we have to be prepared that it may not be a vaccine which prevents getting the virus , but rather one that reduces symptoms.
’ The Government said almost 72,000 people have volunteered in the past week to receive information about joining clinical studies to find a vaccine but many more are needed .
People can sign up for the NHS Covid-19 vaccine research registry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signed up by October .
The vaccine produced by GSK and Sanofi , which together have the largest vaccine manufacturing capability in the world , is based on the existing technology used to produce Sanofi ’ s seasonal flu vaccine .
Genetic material from the surface protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is inserted into insect cells — the basis of Sanofi ’ s influenza product .
The ‘ spike ’ protein is what the virus uses to bind with cells in the body to invade them and has become the focus of scientific @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the body ’ s immune system to bind to the protein and disable the virus before it takes hold in the body .
An adjuvant — an ingredient added to enhance the immune response — will be added to the vaccine .
This part is made by GSK .
An adjuvant can reduce the amount of vaccine protein required per dose , which allows more vaccine doses to be made quicker .
The combination of a protein-based antigen together with an adjuvant is well-established and used in a number of vaccines , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , president of GSK Vaccines , said : ‘ We believe that this adjuvanted vaccine candidate has the potential to play a significant role in overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic , both in the UK and around the world .
‘ We thank the UK Government for confirmation of purchasing intent , which supports the significant investment we are already making as a company to scale up development and production of this vaccine.
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ER Editor: This Daily Mail piece from today is a pretty difficult article to take seriously for many reasons, not least the childishly simple and misleading way they represent the action of vaccines in the body. This comment from the article pretty much sums it all up:
‘The fact remains we may never get a vaccine and, if we do get one, we have to be prepared that it may not be a vaccine which prevents getting the virus, but rather one that reduces symptoms.’
So what do you do when you’re not sure about a product’s efficacy? Why, you buy it and several others like it.
As long as it’s public money you’re using and not your own.
Naturally, there is no consideration of vaccine risks which come with all vaccine types, given that NONE of them are ever properly tested against double-blind placebos.
This chart representing the four types of vaccines being purchased comes courtesy of the excellent team at UK Column:
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UK Government signs ‘£500million’ deal with drug giants GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi for 60million doses of fourth potential coronavirus vaccine – even though it hasn’t been tested on humans yet
VANESSA CHALMERS & DAN SALES
Ministers have today signed a multi-million pound deal with pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur for 60million doses of another potential Covid-19 vaccine. Number 10 has now secured four different types of experimental coronavirus jabs, giving the UK access to a total of 250million doses — enough to allow everyone in Britain to have four each, if they work. Scientists have yet to trial GSK/Sanofi’s vaccine on humans, and studies to prove it works won’t begin until September. Other contenders purchased by Number 10 have already shown signs of promise in tests. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said the jab — bought in a deal rumoured to cost £500million — could be given to high-risk Britons as early as the first half of next year, if it passes trials. Britain last month began shoring up stocks of experimental jabs all over the world in its spread-betting approach in the hope that at least one of them will pay off. Health chiefs hope the Oxford University vaccine it has agreed to buy — considered one of the front-runners in the global race to end the pandemic — could even be ready before the end of the year. Business Secretary Alok Sharma said: ‘Our scientists and researchers are racing to find a safe and effective vaccine at a speed and scale never seen before. ‘While this progress is truly remarkable, the fact remains that there are no guarantees. ‘In the meantime, it is important that we secure early access to a diverse range of promising vaccine candidates, like GSK and Sanofi, to increase our chances of finding one that works so we can protect the public and save lives.’ A vaccine is considered crucial to ending the pandemic, which has so far led to the deaths of almost 660,000 people. It would be the only way to promise people protection against catching the coronavirus, by triggering an immune response which the body remembers how to strike up again if it is infected with the real virus in future. But until a jab is proven to be safe and effective, controlling cases relies on social distancing, regular hand washing and wearing face masks. Governments know this is not a long-term solution to the disease because prevention measures and lockdowns have crippled economies, causing thousands of job losses and sparking warnings of the worst recession in 300 years. Scientists are racing to find a vaccine that will protect millions, with 25 already being tested in humans and 140 in pre-clinical trials. The Government’s deal with GSK/Sanofi allegedly costs £500million, The Sunday Times reported earlier this month, which will be paid in stages as the vaccine progresses through clinical trials. It is not expected to reach phase 3 trials — the last phase of testing before it can be approved for use on humans — until December. Earlier this month, the Government secured a deal of 30million doses from BioNTech, which is working with Pfizer, and 60million from the French firm Valneva. It is not clear exactly how much the Department of Health has paid for the vaccines, but it announced in May a £131million fund to develop vaccine-making facilities. And it has given Valneva — whose vaccine is understood to be in the pre-clinical stages of development — an undisclosed amount of money to expand its factory in Livingston, Scotland. A further agreement has been signed with AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford for their jab, which is in the phase 3 stage of trials, to produce 100million doses for the UK. The Government is also working with Imperial College London to speed up their developments. Its jab started human trials in June. Kate Bingham, chairwoman of the Government’s Vaccines Taskforce, said: ‘This diversity of vaccine types is important because we do not yet know which, if any, of the different types of vaccine will prove to generate a safe and protective response to Covid-19. ‘Whilst this agreement is very good news, we mustn’t be complacent or over-optimistic. ‘The fact remains we may never get a vaccine and, if we do get one, we have to be prepared that it may not be a vaccine which prevents getting the virus, but rather one that reduces symptoms.’ The Government said almost 72,000 people have volunteered in the past week to receive information about joining clinical studies to find a vaccine but many more are needed. People can sign up for the NHS Covid-19 vaccine research registry. Ministers hope to get 500,000 people signed up by October. The vaccine produced by GSK and Sanofi, which together have the largest vaccine manufacturing capability in the world, is based on the existing technology used to produce Sanofi’s seasonal flu vaccine. Genetic material from the surface protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is inserted into insect cells — the basis of Sanofi’s influenza product. The ‘spike’ protein is what the virus uses to bind with cells in the body to invade them and has become the focus of scientific research. The vaccines aim to prime the body’s immune system to bind to the protein and disable the virus before it takes hold in the body. An adjuvant — an ingredient added to enhance the immune response — will be added to the vaccine. This part is made by GSK. An adjuvant can reduce the amount of vaccine protein required per dose, which allows more vaccine doses to be made quicker. The combination of a protein-based antigen together with an adjuvant is well-established and used in a number of vaccines, including for shingles and hepatitis B. Roger Connor, president of GSK Vaccines, said: ‘We believe that this adjuvanted vaccine candidate has the potential to play a significant role in overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic, both in the UK and around the world. ‘We thank the UK Government for confirmation of purchasing intent, which supports the significant investment we are already making as a company to scale up development and production of this vaccine.’ CONTINUE READING HERE
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thelibertybeacon--2020-07-30--Experts fear government may be losing War on Reality

The battle with reality has long been the cause celebre of Her Majesty ’ s Government , which has always taken the traditional British approach to evils such as common sense or the laws of economics – or indeed the needs of people and other terrorist factions – of ignoring them and hoping they will go away .
Time , however , may now be laying bare shortcomings in that war effort in so far as reality has not in fact gone away at all and may in fact have dug its heels in and refused to budge .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the so-called Gang of Loons recently took the battle with reality to a new level .
In a major departure from simply ignoring it , it adopted the more aggressive W.H.O .
strategy , masterminded by such “ Reality Warriors ” as Bill Gates , of replacing reality with an alternative reality of its own invention and then trying to get millions of people to buy it .
It was hoped that making the new reality easily assimilable through a series of multi-media injections and marketing it as an antidote to rational thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not to be .
Even the deployment of a lovable mascot , Bojo The Tame Prime Minister ( see pic above ) trotted out to overcome the resistance of the general public to having their brains re-wired has been to no avail as millions of people have gone over to the Enemy and sided with the forces of Reason and other resistance movements .
Consistent as ever to its cause of defeating reality no matter what the cost to other people , the government took great heart from the collapse of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ send more resources into the jaws of defeat .
The recent offensive against Reality was , as you know , the masterstroke of launching a media-borne epidemic in which an illness very similar to the Black Death slaughtered people in their thousands and brought the nation to its knees , with hospitals overflowing with dying victims , people dropping like flies in Tesco and un-buried corpses piling up at undertakers .
The offensive started well but then quickly ran out of momentum as the forces of reality got the upper hand and millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the illness being more similar to flu than The Black Death , so few people getting sick that the vast majority hardly knew anybody who had , hospitals being half empty , the NHS being being wound down in order to save it and that most of the people who did die were killed by the government .
The government then tried to bolster its flagging offensive by issuing fake death statistics in which every time someone died it was blamed on the Epidemic and then having a Lockdown to reduce the escalating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ epidemic was ruining the country .
When that too petered out and people truculently and seditiously refused to be afraid , it sought other ways of convincing poeple there was an epidemic going on .
This was sorely needed because without such reminders there was a danger nobody would notice and the whole effort to supplant reality with a media-friendly alternative would have been wasted .
At this writing , the strategy of trotting out Bojo The Tame Prime Minister to talk it up a bit and tell everybody to wear a mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be noted are a vital weapon – some say a last resort – on the battle against reality in so far as they help maintain the conviction that there is an epidemic going on .
But despite the investment of massive resources and the mobilisation of media Fear Bombers and the deployment of secret weapons such as the Spinning Twister cunningly disguised as government briefings , many fear that resistance to reality is proving futile and that the government should skip the whole thing and do something useful instead , such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not lying – although many in government believe the latter is impossible whilst the former might upset Bill Gates .
The Liberty Beacon Project is now expanding at a near exponential rate , and for this we are grateful and excited !
But we must also be practical .
For 7 years we have not asked for any donations , and have built this project with our own funds as we grew .
We are now experiencing ever increasing growing pains due to the large number of websites and projects we represent .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on our websites and ask that you consider this when you visit them .
Nothing is too small .
We thank you for all your support and your considerations … ( TLB )

by Steve Cook
The battle with reality has long been the cause celebre of Her Majesty’s Government, which has always taken the traditional British approach to evils such as common sense or the laws of economics – or indeed the needs of people and other terrorist factions – of ignoring them and hoping they will go away.
Time, however, may now be laying bare shortcomings in that war effort in so far as reality has not in fact gone away at all and may in fact have dug its heels in and refused to budge.
The incumbent Tory government under the leadership of the so-called Gang of Loons recently took the battle with reality to a new level. In a major departure from simply ignoring it, it adopted the more aggressive W.H.O. strategy, masterminded by such “Reality Warriors” as Bill Gates, of replacing reality with an alternative reality of its own invention and then trying to get millions of people to buy it.
It was hoped that making the new reality easily assimilable through a series of multi-media injections and marketing it as an antidote to rational thought might smooth the way but evidently it was not to be.
Even the deployment of a lovable mascot, Bojo The Tame Prime Minister (see pic above) trotted out to overcome the resistance of the general public to having their brains re-wired has been to no avail as millions of people have gone over to the Enemy and sided with the forces of Reason and other resistance movements.
Consistent as ever to its cause of defeating reality no matter what the cost to other people, the government took great heart from the collapse of its latest offensive and redoubled its efforts to send more resources into the jaws of defeat.
The recent offensive against Reality was, as you know, the masterstroke of launching a media-borne epidemic in which an illness very similar to the Black Death slaughtered people in their thousands and brought the nation to its knees, with hospitals overflowing with dying victims, people dropping like flies in Tesco and un-buried corpses piling up at undertakers.
The offensive started well but then quickly ran out of momentum as the forces of reality got the upper hand and millions of people noticed minor discrepancies such as the illness being more similar to flu than The Black Death, so few people getting sick that the vast majority hardly knew anybody who had, hospitals being half empty, the NHS being being wound down in order to save it and that most of the people who did die were killed by the government.
The government then tried to bolster its flagging offensive by issuing fake death statistics in which every time someone died it was blamed on the Epidemic and then having a Lockdown to reduce the escalating death statistics whilst convincing everybody that the epidemic was ruining the country.
When that too petered out and people truculently and seditiously refused to be afraid, it sought other ways of convincing poeple there was an epidemic going on. This was sorely needed because without such reminders there was a danger nobody would notice and the whole effort to supplant reality with a media-friendly alternative would have been wasted.
At this writing, the strategy of trotting out Bojo The Tame Prime Minister to talk it up a bit and tell everybody to wear a mask is being deployed.
Masks, it should be noted are a vital weapon – some say a last resort – on the battle against reality in so far as they help maintain the conviction that there is an epidemic going on.
But despite the investment of massive resources and the mobilisation of media Fear Bombers and the deployment of secret weapons such as the Spinning Twister cunningly disguised as government briefings, many fear that resistance to reality is proving futile and that the government should skip the whole thing and do something useful instead, such as investigating the safety of vaccines or even not lying – although many in government believe the latter is impossible whilst the former might upset Bill Gates.
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The Liberty Beacon Project is now expanding at a near exponential rate, and for this we are grateful and excited! But we must also be practical. For 7 years we have not asked for any donations, and have built this project with our own funds as we grew. We are now experiencing ever increasing growing pains due to the large number of websites and projects we represent. So we have just installed donation buttons on our websites and ask that you consider this when you visit them. Nothing is too small. We thank you for all your support and your considerations … (TLB)
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