thelibertybeacon--2020-10-06--The Lancet Retracts Controversial Hydroxychloroquine Study

Since the studies May 22 publication in The Lancet medical journal , the multinational observational study of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as a possible treatment for COVID-19 patients has come under sustained criticism .
Days after its publication , an open letter by 182 signatories was sent to The Lancet ’ s head editor Richard Horton and the now-retracted study ’ s authors asking for answers to several questions surrounding its statistical analysis and data integrity .
At the center of much of the controversy is a dodgy company called Surgisphere .
The Lancet has now recently posted an update on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Guardian is also reporting : The Lancet paper that halted global trials of hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 because of fears of increased deaths has been retracted after a Guardian investigation found inconsistencies in the data .
The lead author , Prof Mandeep Mehra , from the Brigham and Women ’ s hospital in Boston , Massachusetts decided to ask the Lancet for the retraction because he could no longer vouch for the data ’ s accuracy .
The journal ’ s editor , Richard Horton , said he was appalled by developments .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ research misconduct in the middle of a global health emergency , ” he told the Guardian .
Being called one of the biggest retractions in modern history , the retraction has delivered a black eye to science during a time where the world needed real answers and life-saving therapies for an unfolding crisis .
The enthusiasm and speed at which the World Health Organization ( WHO ) accepted the now defunct Lancet study ’ s baseless data at face value to halt the hydroxychloroquine arm of its Solidarity Trial , encompassing 400 global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The WHO has since restarted the trial having wasted valuable time and threatened the future scientific discovery around a therapy with life-saving potential – an incalculable error .
The gravity and resonance of the retraction is now , once again , spotlighting the long-known shortcomings of the peer-review process .
James Heathers writes : In 2015 Richard Horton , the editor-in-chief of The Lancet , attended a London symposium on the reproducibility and reliability of biomedical research .
Those in attendance were asked not to take photographs of the slides while those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comments remain unquoted .
Weeks later Horton published a paper in The Lancet titled ‘ What is medicine ’ s 5 sigma ?
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BREAKING: The Lancet Retracts Controversial Hydroxychloroquine Study
By: Jefferey Jaxen
Since the studies May 22 publication in The Lancet medical journal, the multinational observational study of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as a possible treatment for COVID-19 patients has come under sustained criticism. Days after its publication, an open letter by 182 signatories was sent to The Lancet’s head editor Richard Horton and the now-retracted study’s authors asking for answers to several questions surrounding its statistical analysis and data integrity. At the center of much of the controversy is a dodgy company called Surgisphere.
The Lancet has now recently posted an update on its Twitter page stating the following:
Today, three of the authors have retracted “Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis” Read the Retraction notice and statement from The Lancet https://t.co/pPNCJ3nO8n pic.twitter.com/pB0FBj6EXr — The Lancet (@TheLancet) June 4, 2020
The Guardian is also reporting:
The Lancet paper that halted global trials of hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 because of fears of increased deaths has been retracted after a Guardian investigation found inconsistencies in the data. The lead author, Prof Mandeep Mehra, from the Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston, Massachusetts decided to ask the Lancet for the retraction because he could no longer vouch for the data’s accuracy. The journal’s editor, Richard Horton, said he was appalled by developments. “This is a shocking example of research misconduct in the middle of a global health emergency,” he told the Guardian.
Being called one of the biggest retractions in modern history, the retraction has delivered a black eye to science during a time where the world needed real answers and life-saving therapies for an unfolding crisis. The enthusiasm and speed at which the World Health Organization (WHO) accepted the now defunct Lancet study’s baseless data at face value to halt the hydroxychloroquine arm of its Solidarity Trial, encompassing 400 global hospitals, was a breathtaking miscalculation. The WHO has since restarted the trial having wasted valuable time and threatened the future scientific discovery around a therapy with life-saving potential – an incalculable error.
The gravity and resonance of the retraction is now, once again, spotlighting the long-known shortcomings of the peer-review process. James Heathers writes:
At its best, peer review is a slow and careful evaluation of new research by appropriate experts. It involves multiple rounds of revision that removes errors, strengthens analyses, and noticeably improves manuscripts. At its worst, it is merely window dressing that gives the unwarranted appearance of authority, a cursory process which confers no real value, enforces orthodoxy, and overlooks both obvious analytical problems and outright fraud entirely.
In 2015 Richard Horton, the editor-in-chief of The Lancet, attended a London symposium on the reproducibility and reliability of biomedical research. Those in attendance were asked not to take photographs of the slides while those who worked for government agencies pleaded that their comments remain unquoted. Weeks later Horton published a paper in The Lancet titled ‘What is medicine’s 5 sigma?’ Horton writes:
The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue….We aid and abet the worst behaviors. Our acquiescence to the impact factor fuels an unhealthy competition to win a place in a select few journals…The apparent endemicity of bad research behavior is alarming. In their quest for telling a compelling story, scientists too often sculpt data to fit their preferred theory of the world.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-06--CIA Director Haspel And The Anti-Trump Conspirators

Post by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge | Written by Chris Farrell via The Gatestone Institute Gina Haspel is the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) .
Haspel is the first career clandestine service officer to become director , and the first woman .
She was the CIA Chief of Station in London — twice , and that repeat assignment is very unusual .
What is most interesting is the timing of Haspel ’ s last tour as London Station Chief — from 2014 to early 2017 .
That is the same timeframe ( specifically , the late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approached foreign policy academic and “ utility government operative ” Stefan Halper to begin the operation targeting Carter Page and George Papadopoulos in an FBI-designed foreign counterintelligence operation , against Team Trump , to be launched in Cambridge , England .
Nothing speculative here — the Justice Department Inspector General pegged the exact date of the FBI/Halper meeting as August 10 , 2016 .
Halper had been on contract ( again ) with the U.S. government since the Iowa Caucuses began in October 2015 .
For the sake of brevity , I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ targeting former Defense Intelligence Agency Director , Lieutenant General Mike Flynn .
That is another column for another day — and certainly Haspel knows a great deal about that , as well .
The timeframe ( 2014-2017 ) matters , because Haspel , as London Station Chief would have been briefed on the FBI ’ s counterintelligence plan before any actions were approved to go forward .
The CIA Station Chief is the top intelligence official in any given country .
The FBI must inform the Station Chief of what they planned to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The FBI hates that , but those are the rules .
Because the various intelligence agencies are sensitive , they do not use the word “ approved.
” Instead , they use the word “ coordinated.
” Jargon aside , nothing would have happened without Haspel ’ s okay .
Think about this for a while : The current CIA director was an active , knowledgeable party to the efforts to target candidate Trump with a contrived foreign counterintelligence investigation .
That carried forward to a more sophisticated and aggressive plan to carry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
People around President Trump were prosecuted and/or had their lives destroyed based on a scheme of U.S. government lies .
Who appears to have been “ in on it ” from day one ?
Gina Haspel .
So , when we read in an article by Sean Davis , co-founder of The Federalist , that Haspel is personally resisting the declassification and release of records on “ Russiagate , ” we are not surprised .
In fact , we are relieved , because a few of us have been shouting from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no avail .
The smarmy James Comey is easier to identify and loathe than the elusive Haspel .
For those seeking more information on Haspel , Shane Harris of the Washington Post wrote a nauseating hagiography of Haspel in July 2019 .
Consistent with WaPo ‘ s standards there are several factual errors and loads of opinion masquerading as “ tough reporting.
” Harris ( and one assumes Haspel ) makes sure readers know that Haspel and company “ boils down ” presidential intelligence briefings to “ a few key points that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We are supposed to also believe that “ Trump favors pictures and graphics over text.
” Of course , the CIA director ’ s office did not cooperate with Harris .
No , not at all .
The FBI is not allowed to penetrate and subvert a presidential campaign .
Executive Order 12333 , Section 2.9 , “ Undisclosed Participation in Organizations in the United States , ” prohibits it in plain language .
Historically , the prohibition is a consequence of U.S. Army Counterintelligence penetrating Students for a Democratic Society ( SDS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the 1960s — among other abuses of power and authority .
That legal prohibition is the reason the FBI felt the need to manufacture a “ foreign counterintelligence threat ” in the UK and then “ import ” the investigation back into the United States .
The FBI plotters needed to establish a foreign counterintelligence “ event ” to run their operation .
The UK was the easiest and operationally safest/friendliest place to pull it off , especially with Stefan Halper ’ s connections to Cambridge .
Haspel was clearly fully informed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She also enjoyed cordial relationships with MI6 and GCHQ .
Now we ( largely , but imperfectly ) know what transpired .
Halper under oath , in public , would fill in a lot of blanks .
Gina Haspel , under the same circumstances and conditions , might just complete the puzzle .
With a Trump reelection , it might just happen .
A President Biden guarantees we will never hear another syllable of the rest of the story .
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CIA Dir. Haspel & Anti-Trump Conspirators
Post by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge | Written by Chris Farrell via The Gatestone Institute
Gina Haspel is the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Haspel is the first career clandestine service officer to become director, and the first woman. She was the CIA Chief of Station in London — twice, and that repeat assignment is very unusual. What is most interesting is the timing of Haspel’s last tour as London Station Chief — from 2014 to early 2017. That is the same timeframe (specifically, the late summer of 2016) when the FBI approached foreign policy academic and “utility government operative” Stefan Halper to begin the operation targeting Carter Page and George Papadopoulos in an FBI-designed foreign counterintelligence operation, against Team Trump, to be launched in Cambridge, England.
Nothing speculative here — the Justice Department Inspector General pegged the exact date of the FBI/Halper meeting as August 10, 2016. Halper had been on contract (again) with the U.S. government since the Iowa Caucuses began in October 2015. For the sake of brevity, I am not discussing Halper’s role in targeting former Defense Intelligence Agency Director, Lieutenant General Mike Flynn. That is another column for another day — and certainly Haspel knows a great deal about that, as well.
The timeframe (2014-2017) matters, because Haspel, as London Station Chief would have been briefed on the FBI’s counterintelligence plan before any actions were approved to go forward. The CIA Station Chief is the top intelligence official in any given country. The FBI must inform the Station Chief of what they planned to do and get Station Chief approval. The FBI hates that, but those are the rules.
Because the various intelligence agencies are sensitive, they do not use the word “approved.” Instead, they use the word “coordinated.”
Jargon aside, nothing would have happened without Haspel’s okay.
Think about this for a while : The current CIA director was an active, knowledgeable party to the efforts to target candidate Trump with a contrived foreign counterintelligence investigation. That carried forward to a more sophisticated and aggressive plan to carry out a soft coup against President Trump. People around President Trump were prosecuted and/or had their lives destroyed based on a scheme of U.S. government lies. Who appears to have been “in on it” from day one? Gina Haspel.
So, when we read in an article by Sean Davis, co-founder of The Federalist, that Haspel is personally resisting the declassification and release of records on “Russiagate,” we are not surprised. In fact, we are relieved, because a few of us have been shouting from the mountaintops about Haspel for years, to no avail. The smarmy James Comey is easier to identify and loathe than the elusive Haspel.
For those seeking more information on Haspel, Shane Harris of the Washington Post wrote a nauseating hagiography of Haspel in July 2019. Consistent with WaPo‘s standards there are several factual errors and loads of opinion masquerading as “tough reporting.” Harris (and one assumes Haspel) makes sure readers know that Haspel and company “boils down” presidential intelligence briefings to “a few key points that they think Trump absolutely needs to know.” We are supposed to also believe that “Trump favors pictures and graphics over text.” Of course, the CIA director’s office did not cooperate with Harris. No, not at all.
The FBI is not allowed to penetrate and subvert a presidential campaign. Executive Order 12333, Section 2.9, “Undisclosed Participation in Organizations in the United States,” prohibits it in plain language. Historically, the prohibition is a consequence of U.S. Army Counterintelligence penetrating Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at the behest of the FBI during the 1960s — among other abuses of power and authority. That legal prohibition is the reason the FBI felt the need to manufacture a “foreign counterintelligence threat” in the UK and then “import” the investigation back into the United States.
The FBI plotters needed to establish a foreign counterintelligence “event” to run their operation. The UK was the easiest and operationally safest/friendliest place to pull it off, especially with Stefan Halper’s connections to Cambridge. Haspel was clearly fully informed and had “coordinated” the operation. She also enjoyed cordial relationships with MI6 and GCHQ. Now we (largely, but imperfectly) know what transpired. Halper under oath, in public, would fill in a lot of blanks. Gina Haspel, under the same circumstances and conditions, might just complete the puzzle.
With a Trump reelection, it might just happen. A President Biden guarantees we will never hear another syllable of the rest of the story.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-06--James Comey & Robert Mueller Have … ‘Massive Clinton Foundation Problems’

James Comey is not an effective liar .
He fooled only the gullible last week with his evasive testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee .
Previously , Robert Mueller was also not effective deterring the Trump Administration from uncovering significant , far-reaching crimes that the former F.B.I .
Director “ missed ” from September 2001 through September 2013 .
For almost 18 years , Comey and Mueller have been covering for powerful Republicans and Democrats , letting serious crimes go unpunished .
Many of these involved fake charities that operate internationally , including the Bill , Hillary & Chelsea Clinton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trade donations for influence , especially for foreign governments who , in theory , are barred from investing in U.S. politicians .
We are approaching a “ put up or shut up ” moment , where President Trump must deliver on the most important campaign promise he made in closing arguments during the 2016 campaign : that justice would finally be administered to each American , without fear or favor .
This hard deadline is not Nov. 3 , 2020 but 13 days later when many Clinton charities must file I.R.S .
returns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can do so , yet each must .
Here is some of the back story .
According to page 463 of a report by Inspector General Horowitz entitled “ A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election ” , the FBI opened an investigation into the “ Clinton Foundation ” in January 2016 , when Jim Comey was Director .
So far , we do not know how aggressively Comey ’ s FBI may have pursued its Clinton Foundation “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Durham and his team should have examined all available records pertaining to the 2016 era effort to see how and why it must have been stymied and by whom .
For , in January 2016 , during years before and to the present , there was no lawfully organized or operated “ Clinton Foundation.
” This is a hard fact that Comey and Mueller must have learned over the course of a previous FBI investigation that ran from 2001 to 2005 .
That investigation centrally involved Comey and was briefed to Mueller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are stories that a whistleblower tried to tell starting early in January 2016 Allegations of a Criminal Conspiracy to Protect Hillary Clinton and Others Starting on page 122 of Part 23 in the FBI Vault File concerning mishandling of classified information by Hillary R. Clinton , a letter to Comey at his FBI headquarters address dated Jan. 10 , 2016 begins with the following subject identified : Then it gets into matters long the focus of Senator Chuck Grassley ’ s interest : Though asked by the whistleblower to confirm receipt of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his office apparently did nothing .
Comey ’ s inaction only increased interest on the part of the State Department whistleblower who made a trip to the Washington , D.C. F.B.I field office on Jan. 27 , 2016 , scant days before pivotal primaries began for Democrats and presidential contenders .
Record of the meeting is contained in Part VI of the FBI Vault File on Hillary Clinton ’ s mishandling of Classified Information , starting on page 11 .
The internal F.B.I .
memo says the visitor : According to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He offered to be interviewed in a S.C.I.F .
so he could talk at a higher classification level to further explain other evidence he had .
All other documents [ he ] provided …are being attached in a 1-A for further review by the appropriate personnel reviewing this matter.
” So , exactly what did the F.B.I .
and Justice Department do thereafter ?
Presumably , John Durham has followed this trail and briefed Bill Barr .
Testing the Mettle of Barr and Durham The long sweep of activities involving the Clinton family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might seem complicated .
In truth they are part of one corrupt playbook — entities that are never lawfully organized or run , solicit funds illegally that they receive and spend for political purposes and on themselves without ever validly accounting for billions of dollars .
When minor politicians do this with mere hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars , they pay fines and may go to jail .
But when dynastic political families carry on for decades brazenly flouting the law , people including George H.W .
Bush , George W. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton family off , without deserved punishments .
James Comey , Robert Mueller and others who relentlessly targeted Donald Trump have serious conflicts of interest .
They “ missed ” Clinton Foundation fraud and corruption in 2016 , perhaps because key figures missed these crimes from 2001 through 2005 when they were serious but far smaller in financial terms .
Preferably in indictments , convictions and plea agreements , Barr and Durham may prove they and the Trump Administration will keep one key set of promises not yet addressed — draining the Deep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their fake charities and donors to account for the largest set of charity frauds and influence peddling schemes ever attempted .
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James Comey and Robert Mueller have Massive Clinton Foundation Problems
By: Charles Ortel
James Comey is not an effective liar. He fooled only the gullible last week with his evasive testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Previously, Robert Mueller was also not effective deterring the Trump Administration from uncovering significant, far-reaching crimes that the former F.B.I. Director “missed” from September 2001 through September 2013.
For almost 18 years, Comey and Mueller have been covering for powerful Republicans and Democrats, letting serious crimes go unpunished. Many of these involved fake charities that operate internationally, including the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
These are perfect conduits to trade donations for influence, especially for foreign governments who, in theory, are barred from investing in U.S. politicians.
We are approaching a “put up or shut up” moment, where President Trump must deliver on the most important campaign promise he made in closing arguments during the 2016 campaign: that justice would finally be administered to each American, without fear or favor.
This hard deadline is not Nov. 3, 2020 but 13 days later when many Clinton charities must file I.R.S. returns that are complete and truthful. None can do so, yet each must.
Here is some of the back story.
According to page 463 of a report by Inspector General Horowitz entitled “A Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election”, the FBI opened an investigation into the “Clinton Foundation” in January 2016, when Jim Comey was Director.
So far, we do not know how aggressively Comey’s FBI may have pursued its Clinton Foundation “investigation.” By now, however, John Durham and his team should have examined all available records pertaining to the 2016 era effort to see how and why it must have been stymied and by whom.
For, in January 2016, during years before and to the present, there was no lawfully organized or operated “Clinton Foundation.” This is a hard fact that Comey and Mueller must have learned over the course of a previous FBI investigation that ran from 2001 to 2005. That investigation centrally involved Comey and was briefed to Mueller.
Worse for Comey and Mueller, are stories that a whistleblower tried to tell starting early in January 2016
Allegations of a Criminal Conspiracy to Protect Hillary Clinton and Others
Starting on page 122 of Part 23 in the FBI Vault File concerning mishandling of classified information by Hillary R. Clinton, a letter to Comey at his FBI headquarters address dated Jan. 10, 2016 begins with the following subject identified:
“Evidence about Private Emails Used to Transmit Classified U.S. Government Information and the Lies Told by Hilary [sic] Clinton and Others in an Attempt to Conceal Her Breach of National Security.”
The letter opens directly:
“The purpose of this letter to you as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is to provide evidence which should lead to the conviction of former Secretary of State Hilary [sic] Clinton for lying to a Congressional House Committee investigating the situation surrounding what happened September 11, 2011 [sic]….I watched her lie in her testimony.”
Then it gets into matters long the focus of Senator Chuck Grassley’s interest:
“Additionally, this letter should provide evidence of criminal actions by Hilary [sic] Clinton and her personal and official staff, including some, who were also acting under the pay of other persons and organizations such as the Clinton Foundation and its partners in this crime against United States National Security. This evidence should also be used to convict those senior, major and minor employees of the United States directly involved in knowingly permitting or assisting and attempting to delay and block a Federal investigation of this case.”
Though asked by the whistleblower to confirm receipt of this lengthy letter and supporting documents, Comey and his office apparently did nothing.
An Unscheduled Follow-Up Visit
Comey’s inaction only increased interest on the part of the State Department whistleblower who made a trip to the Washington, D.C. F.B.I field office on Jan. 27, 2016, scant days before pivotal primaries began for Democrats and presidential contenders.
Record of the meeting is contained in Part VI of the FBI Vault File on Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of Classified Information, starting on page 11.
The internal F.B.I. memo says the visitor:
“…explained to writer he had sent evidence of Hillary Clinton’s misuse of classified documents to the F.B.I. Director earlier in January 2016, but when he called to confirm receipt he could not do so and therefore wanted to make sure the information was received by the right people at the F.B.I., specifically the “task force” working on the Clinton email.scandal.”
Courageously, the visitor:
“…explained he was a long-time government employee and had previously worked for many years at the Department of State. He provided a resume and a U.S. Foreign Service Employee Evaluation Report to prove his bonafides.”
According to the F.B.I. report, the informant:
“…did not go into detail as to what the evidence was as he had provided other types of documents explaining the evidence to the unclassified level he could.
He offered to be interviewed in a S.C.I.F. so he could talk at a higher classification level to further explain other evidence he had.
All other documents [he] provided …are being attached in a 1-A for further review by the appropriate personnel reviewing this matter.”
So, exactly what did the F.B.I. and Justice Department do thereafter? Presumably, John Durham has followed this trail and briefed Bill Barr.
Testing the Mettle of Barr and Durham
The long sweep of activities involving the Clinton family and supposed charities linked to their names might seem complicated.
In truth they are part of one corrupt playbook — entities that are never lawfully organized or run, solicit funds illegally that they receive and spend for political purposes and on themselves without ever validly accounting for billions of dollars.
When minor politicians do this with mere hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, they pay fines and may go to jail. But when dynastic political families carry on for decades brazenly flouting the law, people including George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama let the Clinton family off, without deserved punishments.
James Comey, Robert Mueller and others who relentlessly targeted Donald Trump have serious conflicts of interest. They “missed” Clinton Foundation fraud and corruption in 2016, perhaps because key figures missed these crimes from 2001 through 2005 when they were serious but far smaller in financial terms.
Preferably in indictments, convictions and plea agreements, Barr and Durham may prove they and the Trump Administration will keep one key set of promises not yet addressed — draining the Deep State Swamp by bringing the Clintons, their fake charities and donors to account for the largest set of charity frauds and influence peddling schemes ever attempted.
Around the world, eyes are watching as we wait for important history to be made
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-06--Coalition of Doctors Urge University of California to Reconsider Flu Vaccine Mandate

Coalition of Doctors Urge University of California to Reconsider Flu Vaccine Mandate As Children ’ s Health Defense ’ s litigation continues against the University of California for mandating the flu vaccine , effective Nov. 1 , Physicians for Informed Consent submitted a letter to the University of California Board of Regents ’ President Michael V. Drake , M.D .
In the letter , Shira Miller , M.D.
, founder and president of Physicians for Informed Consent , wrote : “ On behalf of hundreds of physician and scientist members of Physicians for Informed Consent , I am writing out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of UC students , faculty and staff is being potentially sacrificed by the recent UC Regents ’ flu vaccine mandate , with no robust scientific justification.
” The letter goes on to summarize available data , including : • People who receive the flu vaccine are 65 % more likely to contract non-flu viruses and bacteria than people who do not receive the flu vaccine .
• There is evidence that the flu vaccine doesn ’ t reduce demand on hospitals .
• There is no evidence that the flu vaccine prevents the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flu vaccine has not reduced pneumonia and influenza mortality .
• The flu vaccine fails to prevent the flu about 65 % of the time .
• Repeat flu vaccination has been shown to increase the likelihood of flu vaccine failure .
• The overall benefits of flu vaccination and flu vaccine policies are not clear .
The case against the UC focuses upon the scientific evidence .
For example , to prove the UC mandate is poor science , the plaintiffs cite studies showing that the flu vaccine , in fact , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including a 30 % increase in risk for COVID-19 specifically .
This scientific reality makes UC ’ s flu vaccine more likely , not less likely , to overwhelm the hospitals and cause more illness .
The “ pathogenic priming ” effect of the flu vaccine , which Children ’ s Health Defense ’ s ( CHD ) Robert F. Kennedy , Jr. has also detailed , came under fire recently when a new study refuted the findings .
The validity of the opposing study ( sure to be introduced by UC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suit ) was thoroughly dismantled by other doctors and scientists , including , James Lyons-Weiler , Ph.D. , author , scientist , and editor-in-chief of Science , Public Health Policy , and the Law , who told CHD that among other problems , the opposing study modeled flu vaccination as a probability .
“ Unimaginable why they could not just use real data , ” Weiler said .
His analysis also shows more of what the study authors call “ influenza ” in years one and two following flu vaccination .
This manipulates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ What were the results in analyses including data from 2017-2020 , 2018-2020 , 2019-2020 and 2020 only ?
” In the unadjusted analysis , Weiler says the increased risk and the link between prior flu vaccination and susceptibility to COVID-19 is clear .
“ Among individuals with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test , patients previously vaccinated for influenza in 2019 were more likely to be hospitalized .
Once hospitalized , they were more likely to be admitted to the ICU and die during hospitalization , ” he said .
In concurrence with Weiler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a recent presentation in which she analyzed increased COVID-19 risk with high uptake of flu vaccines at the country level , identifying a “ tipping point ” of 45 % -50 % flu vaccine coverage at which a population becomes exponentially more vulnerable to COVID-19 , other illness and even death .
• Low COVID-19 fatality rates seen in countries with low influenza vaccine coverage • The flu shot also correlated with excess deaths in 2017 • Correlation between flu shot coverage and COVID-19 mortality seen in the U.S. TLB Editors Note : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
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Coalition of Doctors Urge University of California to Reconsider Flu Vaccine Mandate
By Children’s Health Defense Team
As Children’s Health Defense’s litigation continues against the University of California for mandating the flu vaccine, effective Nov. 1, Physicians for Informed Consent submitted a letter to the University of California Board of Regents’ President Michael V. Drake, M.D.
In the letter, Shira Miller, M.D., founder and president of Physicians for Informed Consent, wrote: “On behalf of hundreds of physician and scientist members of Physicians for Informed Consent, I am writing out of our concern that the bodily integrity of UC students, faculty and staff is being potentially sacrificed by the recent UC Regents’ flu vaccine mandate, with no robust scientific justification.”
The letter goes on to summarize available data, including:
The case against the UC focuses upon the scientific evidence. For example, to prove the UC mandate is poor science, the plaintiffs cite studies showing that the flu vaccine, in fact, primes the immune system for other pathogens, including a 30% increase in risk for COVID-19 specifically. This scientific reality makes UC’s flu vaccine more likely, not less likely, to overwhelm the hospitals and cause more illness.
The “pathogenic priming” effect of the flu vaccine, which Children’s Health Defense’s (CHD) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has also detailed, came under fire recently when a new study refuted the findings. The validity of the opposing study (sure to be introduced by UC in their responses to CHD’s suit) was thoroughly dismantled by other doctors and scientists, including, James Lyons-Weiler, Ph.D., author, scientist, and editor-in-chief of Science, Public Health Policy, and the Law, who told CHD that among other problems, the opposing study modeled flu vaccination as a probability.
“Unimaginable why they could not just use real data,” Weiler said. His analysis also shows more of what the study authors call “influenza” in years one and two following flu vaccination. This manipulates the data. He also asks, “What were the results in analyses including data from 2017-2020, 2018-2020, 2019-2020 and 2020 only?” In the unadjusted analysis, Weiler says the increased risk and the link between prior flu vaccination and susceptibility to COVID-19 is clear. “Among individuals with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test, patients previously vaccinated for influenza in 2019 were more likely to be hospitalized. Once hospitalized, they were more likely to be admitted to the ICU and die during hospitalization,” he said.
“The study should have used the covariate as co-risk factors. To do otherwise presumes proof of causality of the covariates by assumption, which is unwarranted,” Weiler explained.
In concurrence with Weiler, Karen Felzer, PhD, gave a recent presentation in which she analyzed increased COVID-19 risk with high uptake of flu vaccines at the country level, identifying a “tipping point” of 45%-50% flu vaccine coverage at which a population becomes exponentially more vulnerable to COVID-19, other illness and even death.
Felzer asserted:
Low COVID-19 fatality rates seen in countries with low influenza vaccine coverage
High flu coverage rates might make individual COVID infections more lethal
The flu shot also correlated with excess deaths in 2017
Correlation between flu shot coverage and COVID-19 mortality seen in the U.S.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-10-06--France Moves to BAN Homeschooling in 2021 Under Pretext of Fighting Islamism

LifeSiteNews reports : French president Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday morning that he intends to outlaw homeschooling for all children except those who have a health condition that would justify staying away from school .
He also intends to step up control on private independent schools that receive no public funds , in particular through inspections on the curricula taught there , by more severely implementing a recent law that requires such schools to teach a “ common core ” defined by a high authority for education .
( ER : this phrase should send a chill up any normal-thinking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new law would come into force in the school year 2021–2022 for all children aged between 3 and 16 .
It was already under Macron ’ s presidency that education became compulsory for tots of infant school age .
With a comfortable majority at the National Assembly , the ruling La République en Marche party , which Macron led to victory in 2017 , is expected to validate the draft law the government will present in accordance with the president ’ s wishes .
Macron ’ s announcements were part of a series @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calls “ separatism , ” a strange expression he uses to designate the aims of “ radical Islamists ” who want to substitute the laws of the French Republic with sharia law .
He quoted the example of a clandestine school where young Muslims were found in a plain , almost windowless room , taught by women in niqabs and learning mostly prayers and the Koran in order to justify his wide-ranging attack against freedom of education .
Emmanuel Macron was speaking at a public event in Les Mureaux , one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from many countries , mostly in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa , form the majority .
Les Mureaux was the theater of ethnic riots in 2005 and has since been considered a hotspot for radical Islam , with the shooting of a police commander and his girlfriend in 2016 in an attack claimed by the Islamic State .
Many of these migrants are Muslim : Muslims represent anything from 4 to 8 or 9 million souls in France , according to different sources .
Repeatedly , terrorist attacks in France have been committed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ migrants , legal or not .
According to Lionel Devic , president of the “ Fondation pour l ’ Ecole , ” an association that supports the creation and functioning of independent schools in France , “ it is clearly established that not a single perpetrator of terrorist attacks in France came from independent schools.
” In his statement , he added that “ Emmanuel Macron lucidly acknowledged that Islamist separatism can be traced back to public schools and private schools under contract with the state.
” However , it seems clear that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first of which is the right of parents as primary educators of their own children — are increasingly being undermined .
The COVID-19 crisis has already accustomed many people to government interference in their comings and goings , wearing masks and generally feeling at fault whenever they step outside .
This new infringement on personal rights and liberties will seem a small one to a large majority who have already handed over their educational rights to the State , which controls the vast majority of educational institutions at all levels , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state , which account for most of the official Catholic schools in France , are required to follow the public curriculum in exchange for having their teachers and professors paid for by public funds .
( ER : Following the public school curriculum also means teaching debunked climate change theory along with gender theory .
And what else ?
Our contacts in semi-independent French schools of Catholic orientation just quietly refuse to teach anything to do with gender theory on the pretext of not having enough time . )
In his lengthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying : “ The problem is this ideology , which asserts that its own laws are superior to those of the Republic .
As I have often said , I am not asking any of our citizens to believe or not to believe , to believe a little , or moderately .
That is not the business of the Republic .
But I am asking every citizen , whatever his religion or absence of religion , to respect absolutely all the laws of the Republic.
” He was speaking about Islam , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Since the separation of Church and State in 1905 , after the restoration , and in light of the anti-Catholic laws that followed the deeply secularist and anti-Catholic Revolution of 1789 , there exists a dichotomy between the “ secular ” Republic and the natural moral laws that believers judge to be higher than laws enacted by a majority of voters or legislators .
( ER : Our imperfect reading of French history shows that Catholics have been truly targeted , not only with the French Revolution , but also with the 1905 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Catholics were sent fleeing .
It should be added that many US citizens , Catholic or not , who defend their Constitution , would also appeal to this higher natural law that supersedes the State , from whence comes their ‘ God-given rights ’ . )
This is true , for instance , of laws that facilitate divorce , legalize contraception , decriminalize abortion , or establish “ same-sex marriage , ” to name but a few .
The powers that be have repeatedly denied citizens the right to oppose these majority decisions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ range of actions aiming to prevent or discourage abortion .
The demand for “ absolute ” respect for the laws of the Republic should be read in that light .
Former president Jacques Chirac , who would later be echoed in more or less the same terms by Marine Le Pen , stated this very clearly : “ No to a moral law that would supersede the civil law.
” By using this reasoning , Macron has clearly chosen to lump very different types of believers together : instead of pledging to track @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Islam , which as a religious system does not distinguish between the temporal and the spiritual , and which entered into France through massive , politically uncontrolled immigration , he is targeting homeschooling and independent schools that many Catholics have turned to — as well as parents , who have watched in desperation as their children spent months and years in official schools with official methods not learning to read , write , and do arithmetic .
As luck would have it , it was only last Friday that an official government report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and government-funded primary schools have plummeted between 2014 and 2019 in fifth grade .
Macron complained of “ illegal , ” “ undeclared ” schools where children are receiving poor instruction and ideological programming ; he denounced the parents who pull them from music or swimming classes in State schools .
But he is using them as an excuse to exercise ever more control on perfectly legal homeschooling and independent education .
Today , some 50,000 students of compulsory education age are homeschooled in France .
Officially , parents are required to tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their child or children , and they will typically be visited once a year by academic inspectors .
They are allowed to homeschool only their own children ; parents are not allowed to club together to give group lessons .
The numbers of homeschooled children are rising every year , as Macron noted in his speech ; he is therefore going against the trend that clearly indicates what French parents want .
Roughly the same number of students go to fully independent schools , many of which are primary schools where reading and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a traditional way .
A number of these schools are Catholic , even though Islamic and Jewish and even secular independent schools do exist , and they often “ save ” children from public schools who were floundering unhappily in “ whole language ” schemes that one commentator , Benoît Neiss , emeritus professor at the University of Strasbourg , accused of provoking “ the abortion of the mind.
” Macron ’ s objective is by no means hidden .
During his speech , he outlined his strategy against radical islam — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pretext he is in fact attacking primary parental freedoms and rights , especially those of Catholic parents .
He said : The third pillar of our strategy is school .
It is oh , so essential , and you can see that as I move forward , I am entering , if I may say so , into the intimacy of our republican life .
School is the republican melting pot .
It ’ s what makes it possible for us to protect our children in a complete way from any religious sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the heart of the space of secularism , and it is this place where we form consciences so that children become free , rational citizens , able to choose their own lives .
The school is therefore our collective treasure .
It is what allows us in our society to build this common thing that is the Republic .
Macron said very clearly that the school of the Republic aims “ to protect children from religion.
” You read that correctly .
This is Masonic naturalism in its most recognizable form .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all these excesses that exclude thousands of children from education to citizenship , from access to culture , to our history , to our values , to the experience of otherness that is at the heart of the republican school , I have made a decision — and I realize this , and we have debated it a lot with the ministers — that is no doubt one of the most radical since the laws of 1882 and those ensuring school co-education between boys and girls in 1969 .
From the start of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be made compulsory for all from the age of 3 .
Homeschooling will be strictly limited , particularly to health reasons .
We are therefore changing our paradigm , and it is vital .
In the same vein , he said : “ The Republic was built around the school , which trains more than individuals ; it raises citizens , it shapes free minds .
That is why I am convinced that the Republic will resist , through schools , those who want to fight or divide it , and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all our children to access knowledge , culture , and republican civic-mindedness , and thus to fully become men and women citizens.
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LifeSiteNews reports: French president Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday morning that he intends to outlaw homeschooling for all children except those who have a health condition that would justify staying away from school. He also intends to step up control on private independent schools that receive no public funds, in particular through inspections on the curricula taught there, by more severely implementing a recent law that requires such schools to teach a “common core” defined by a high authority for education. (ER: this phrase should send a chill up any normal-thinking American’s spine.)
The new law would come into force in the school year 2021–2022 for all children aged between 3 and 16. It was already under Macron’s presidency that education became compulsory for tots of infant school age. With a comfortable majority at the National Assembly, the ruling La République en Marche party, which Macron led to victory in 2017, is expected to validate the draft law the government will present in accordance with the president’s wishes.
Macron’s announcements were part of a series of measures aimed at fighting what he calls “separatism,” a strange expression he uses to designate the aims of “radical Islamists” who want to substitute the laws of the French Republic with sharia law. He quoted the example of a clandestine school where young Muslims were found in a plain, almost windowless room, taught by women in niqabs and learning mostly prayers and the Koran in order to justify his wide-ranging attack against freedom of education.
Emmanuel Macron was speaking at a public event in Les Mureaux, one of the many suburban towns around Paris where immigrants from many countries, mostly in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, form the majority. Les Mureaux was the theater of ethnic riots in 2005 and has since been considered a hotspot for radical Islam, with the shooting of a police commander and his girlfriend in 2016 in an attack claimed by the Islamic State. Many of these migrants are Muslim: Muslims represent anything from 4 to 8 or 9 million souls in France, according to different sources. Repeatedly, terrorist attacks in France have been committed in the name of Allah by such migrants, legal or not.
According to Lionel Devic, president of the “Fondation pour l’Ecole,” an association that supports the creation and functioning of independent schools in France, “it is clearly established that not a single perpetrator of terrorist attacks in France came from independent schools.” In his statement, he added that “Emmanuel Macron lucidly acknowledged that Islamist separatism can be traced back to public schools and private schools under contract with the state.”
However, it seems clear that measures against civil liberties — one of the first of which is the right of parents as primary educators of their own children — are increasingly being undermined. The COVID-19 crisis has already accustomed many people to government interference in their comings and goings, wearing masks and generally feeling at fault whenever they step outside. This new infringement on personal rights and liberties will seem a small one to a large majority who have already handed over their educational rights to the State, which controls the vast majority of educational institutions at all levels, while “free schools” under contract with the state, which account for most of the official Catholic schools in France, are required to follow the public curriculum in exchange for having their teachers and professors paid for by public funds. (ER: Following the public school curriculum also means teaching debunked climate change theory along with gender theory. And what else? Our contacts in semi-independent French schools of Catholic orientation just quietly refuse to teach anything to do with gender theory on the pretext of not having enough time.)
In his lengthy speech, Macron set the debate by saying: “The problem is this ideology, which asserts that its own laws are superior to those of the Republic. As I have often said, I am not asking any of our citizens to believe or not to believe, to believe a little, or moderately. That is not the business of the Republic. But I am asking every citizen, whatever his religion or absence of religion, to respect absolutely all the laws of the Republic.”
He was speaking about Islam, but the subject goes wider than that. Since the separation of Church and State in 1905, after the restoration, and in light of the anti-Catholic laws that followed the deeply secularist and anti-Catholic Revolution of 1789, there exists a dichotomy between the “secular” Republic and the natural moral laws that believers judge to be higher than laws enacted by a majority of voters or legislators. (ER: Our imperfect reading of French history shows that Catholics have been truly targeted, not only with the French Revolution, but also with the 1905 secular law passed by Socialists, where Catholics were sent fleeing. It should be added that many US citizens, Catholic or not, who defend their Constitution, would also appeal to this higher natural law that supersedes the State, from whence comes their ‘God-given rights’.)
This is true, for instance, of laws that facilitate divorce, legalize contraception, decriminalize abortion, or establish “same-sex marriage,” to name but a few. The powers that be have repeatedly denied citizens the right to oppose these majority decisions, in particular by banning a wide range of actions aiming to prevent or discourage abortion. The demand for “absolute” respect for the laws of the Republic should be read in that light. Former president Jacques Chirac, who would later be echoed in more or less the same terms by Marine Le Pen, stated this very clearly: “No to a moral law that would supersede the civil law.”
By using this reasoning, Macron has clearly chosen to lump very different types of believers together: instead of pledging to track down and overpower historically violent, radical Islam, which as a religious system does not distinguish between the temporal and the spiritual, and which entered into France through massive, politically uncontrolled immigration, he is targeting homeschooling and independent schools that many Catholics have turned to — as well as parents, who have watched in desperation as their children spent months and years in official schools with official methods not learning to read, write, and do arithmetic. As luck would have it, it was only last Friday that an official government report showed that standards in mathematics in government and government-funded primary schools have plummeted between 2014 and 2019 in fifth grade.
Macron complained of “illegal,” “undeclared” schools where children are receiving poor instruction and ideological programming; he denounced the parents who pull them from music or swimming classes in State schools. But he is using them as an excuse to exercise ever more control on perfectly legal homeschooling and independent education.
Today, some 50,000 students of compulsory education age are homeschooled in France. Officially, parents are required to tell the local authorities that they are homeschooling their child or children, and they will typically be visited once a year by academic inspectors. They are allowed to homeschool only their own children; parents are not allowed to club together to give group lessons. The numbers of homeschooled children are rising every year, as Macron noted in his speech; he is therefore going against the trend that clearly indicates what French parents want.
Roughly the same number of students go to fully independent schools, many of which are primary schools where reading and writing and other subjects are often taught in a traditional way. A number of these schools are Catholic, even though Islamic and Jewish and even secular independent schools do exist, and they often “save” children from public schools who were floundering unhappily in “whole language” schemes that one commentator, Benoît Neiss, emeritus professor at the University of Strasbourg, accused of provoking “the abortion of the mind.”
Macron’s objective is by no means hidden. During his speech, he outlined his strategy against radical islam — by means of which and under whose pretext he is in fact attacking primary parental freedoms and rights, especially those of Catholic parents. He said:
The third pillar of our strategy is school. It is oh, so essential, and you can see that as I move forward, I am entering, if I may say so, into the intimacy of our republican life. School is the republican melting pot. It’s what makes it possible for us to protect our children in a complete way from any religious sign, from religion. It is truly the heart of the space of secularism, and it is this place where we form consciences so that children become free, rational citizens, able to choose their own lives. The school is therefore our collective treasure. It is what allows us in our society to build this common thing that is the Republic.
Macron said very clearly that the school of the Republic aims “to protect children from religion.” You read that correctly. This is Masonic naturalism in its most recognizable form.
He added:
On this subject, in the face of all these excesses that exclude thousands of children from education to citizenship, from access to culture, to our history, to our values, to the experience of otherness that is at the heart of the republican school, I have made a decision — and I realize this, and we have debated it a lot with the ministers — that is no doubt one of the most radical since the laws of 1882 and those ensuring school co-education between boys and girls in 1969. From the start of the 2021 school year, school instruction will be made compulsory for all from the age of 3. Homeschooling will be strictly limited, particularly to health reasons. We are therefore changing our paradigm, and it is vital.
In the same vein, he said: “The Republic was built around the school, which trains more than individuals; it raises citizens, it shapes free minds. That is why I am convinced that the Republic will resist, through schools, those who want to fight or divide it, and it is through schools that we will allow all our children to access knowledge, culture, and republican civic-mindedness, and thus to fully become men and women citizens.”
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Published to The Liberty Beacon from EuropeReloaded.com


thelibertybeacon--2020-10-06--Inching Toward Tyranny: ECB Trademarks “Digital Euro” As It Experiments On Digital Currency Launch

This , together with an August Bloomberg interview with Simon Potter , who led the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ’ s markets group for years , and Julia Coronado , who spent eight years as an economist for the Fed ’ s Board of Governors ( the two are among the innovators brainstorming solutions to what has emerged as the most crucial and difficult problem facing the Fed : get money swiftly to people who need it most in a crisis ) , in which the duo suggested depositing digital dollars directly in households ’ apps , prompted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ In An Unprecedented Monetary Overhaul , The Fed Is Preparing To Deposit “ Digital Dollars ” Directly To Each American.
” Yet when it comes to clogged funding pipelines and a slow monetary transmission mechanism , while the Fed may be slow in responding to the collapsing monetary velocity , the ECB is absolutely glacial , largely due to the fact that while the Euro area shares a monetary regime , it still has independent fiscal regimes .
Which may explain why , while the digital dollar is still in its development @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joint research with MIT on whether and when to launch it ) , Europe is far closer to hitting the “ green ” button on a digital currency : on September 22 the ECB quietly filed to trademark the term “ digital euro ” ( which appropriately enough abbreviates to DE to instill a sense of German patriotism when officials push Europe ’ s most conservative society into the great monetary unknown ) as disclosed by the website of the European Union Intellectual Property Office , as European officials are preparing to release @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of creating a digital version of the currency .
The trademark lists various applications for both goods and services , among which : • Computer hardware , firmware and software ; e-commerce software enabling users to carry out commercial transactions by electronic means via a global computer network ; application software for block chains ; software for purchase , sale , management , payment , downloading , recording and administration of tokens ; payment cards ; spare parts , accessories , software and firmware for all the above-mentioned goods .
• Financial affairs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ credit card and debit card services ; verification , analysis and evaluation of payment transaction data ( financial services ) ; financial information concerning foreign exchange transactions ; financial information concerning currencies ; issuance and redemption of tokens ; foreign exchange trading operations ; foreign exchange trading ; money transfer services ; processing of electronic payments ; management of real estate assets of electronic tokens ( e-wallet ) ; financial services provided by electronic means ; cryptocurrency services , namely , a digital currency or digital token , incorporating cryptographic protocols , used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chains on a decentralized computer platform and as a method of payment for goods and services .
• Programming services in the field of information technology in connection with software for e-commerce ; design , development and implementation of software in the field of block-chains ; provision of advice and services provided by consultants relating to software ; provision of computer programs for e-commerce .
• Provision of user authentication services in the field of e-commerce transactions ; provision of user authentication services in the field of e-commerce transactions on communication lines .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s legal representatives , Bock Legal : This is happening as the growth rate of Europe ’ s currency in circulation just jumped into the double digits , the fastest pace this decade , strongly hinting that the ECB will be incentivized to track and control all circulating currency… ideally by converting it into digital .
To this point , on Friday , October 2 the European Central Bank announced that it will start conducting experiments to decide whether to launch a digital euro , according to Euro News .
In a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of launching a digital euro , the ECB said that it “ could support the Eurosystems objectives by providing citizens with a safe form of money in the fast-changing digital world.
” By which , of course , it means preserving the ability to deposit – and withdraw – digital funds from European accounts at will , while in the process making banks redundant .
Unlike private digital currencies like Bitcoin or Facebook ’ s Libra , the digital euro would be a central bank liability and would complement the current offering of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Its value would therefore not be volatile because it would be backed by the central bank .
The ECB stressed in its report that financial institutions and infrastructures are “ increasingly threatened ” by a wide array of tail risks as the proportion of payments services that are digitalized is increasing .
Blaming everything form cyberattacks , natural disasters and pandemics , the ECB highlighted these “ potential risks ” because they can lead to outages of private card payment schemes , online banking and cash withdrawals from automated teller machines ( ATMs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ payments and erode trust in the financial system in general ” .
In short the ECB doesn ’ t even need a crisis to commence an unprecedented monetary overhaul – even the mere hint of some possible stress event is now a sufficient reason to shift away from paper currency and toward a digital one .
The digital euro would thus provide a “ possible contingency mechanism for electronic payments that could remain in use even when private resolutions are not available , ” the report notes .
Surprisingly , the ECB also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impact on financial stability ( perhaps in anticipation of German complaints ) : “ The euro belongs to Europeans and our mission is to be its guardian , ” said ECB President Christine Lagarde .
“ Europeans are increasingly turning to digital in the ways in the ways they spend , save and invest .
Our role is to secure trust in money .
This means making sure the euro is fit for the digital age .
We should be prepared to issue a digital euro , should the need arise , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Save what ?
Where ?
Who in their right minds would “ save ” money in a bank to pay -0.50 % interest rate ?
It ’ s so blatantly obvious that the ECB ’ s “ digitalization ” effort is merely an attempt to prevent Europeans from hoarding paper cash , thus avoiding punitive bank rates , that we won ’ t even discuss it here .
Furthermore , the ECB admits that some 79 % of all euro area payments at points of sale are still cash transactions , amounting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ value of all payments .
There is nothing more the ECB would love than having a trail of each and every one of those transactions .
Eventually , the ECB will decide whether it should proceed with creating the digital euro by mid-2021 .
Yves Mersch , a member of the executive board of the ECB , has backed the creation of a digital euro , stressing earlier this year that money is a public good and that “ it can only inspire trust and fulfil its key socioeconomic functions if it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ institution which itself enjoys public trust and is not faced with the inevitable conflicts of interests of private institutions.
” He described Libra , Facebook ’ s planned digital currency , which is to be overseen by a 28-member organization and backed by reserves of real-world assets , as “ cartel-like ” .
He also expressed doubt over the fact it will be released “ by the very same people who had to explain themselves in front of legislators in the United States and the European Union on the threats to our democracies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their social media platform.
” Yes , because the ECB handling the personal and financial data of all Europeans under a fake pretext will be so much more “ democratic.
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This, together with an August Bloomberg interview with Simon Potter, who led the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s markets group for years, and Julia Coronado, who spent eight years as an economist for the Fed’s Board of Governors (the two are among the innovators brainstorming solutions to what has emerged as the most crucial and difficult problem facing the Fed: get money swiftly to people who need it most in a crisis), in which the duo suggested depositing digital dollars directly in households’ apps, prompted us to write two weeks ago that “In An Unprecedented Monetary Overhaul, The Fed Is Preparing To Deposit “Digital Dollars” Directly To Each American.”
Yet when it comes to clogged funding pipelines and a slow monetary transmission mechanism, while the Fed may be slow in responding to the collapsing monetary velocity, the ECB is absolutely glacial, largely due to the fact that while the Euro area shares a monetary regime, it still has independent fiscal regimes.
Which may explain why, while the digital dollar is still in its development stage (the Fed is currently conducting joint research with MIT on whether and when to launch it), Europe is far closer to hitting the “green” button on a digital currency: on September 22 the ECB quietly filed to trademark the term “digital euro” (which appropriately enough abbreviates to DE to instill a sense of German patriotism when officials push Europe’s most conservative society into the great monetary unknown) as disclosed by the website of the European Union Intellectual Property Office, as European officials are preparing to release an assessment of the benefits and drawbacks of creating a digital version of the currency.
The trademark lists various applications for both goods and services, among which:
Computer hardware, firmware and software; e-commerce software enabling users to carry out commercial transactions by electronic means via a global computer network ; application software for block chains; software for purchase, sale, management, payment, downloading, recording and administration of tokens; payment cards; spare parts, accessories, software and firmware for all the above-mentioned goods.
; application software for block chains; software for purchase, sale, management, payment, downloading, recording and administration of tokens; payment cards; spare parts, accessories, software and firmware for all the above-mentioned goods. Financial affairs; monetary affairs; banking services; credit card and debit card services ; verification, analysis and evaluation of payment transaction data (financial services); financial information concerning foreign exchange transactions; financial information concerning currencies; issuance and redemption of tokens; foreign exchange trading operations; foreign exchange trading; money transfer services; processing of electronic payments; management of real estate assets of electronic tokens (e-wallet); financial services provided by electronic means; cryptocurrency services, namely, a digital currency or digital token, incorporating cryptographic protocols, used to operate and build applications and block chains on a decentralized computer platform and as a method of payment for goods and services.
; verification, analysis and evaluation of payment transaction data (financial services); financial information concerning foreign exchange transactions; financial information concerning currencies; issuance and redemption of tokens; foreign exchange trading operations; foreign exchange trading; money transfer services; processing of electronic payments; management of real estate assets of electronic tokens (e-wallet); financial services provided by electronic means; cryptocurrency services, namely, a digital currency or digital token, incorporating cryptographic protocols, used to operate and build applications and block chains on a decentralized computer platform and as a method of payment for goods and services. Programming services in the field of information technology in connection with software for e-commerce ; design, development and implementation of software in the field of block-chains; provision of advice and services provided by consultants relating to software; provision of computer programs for e-commerce.
; design, development and implementation of software in the field of block-chains; provision of advice and services provided by consultants relating to software; provision of computer programs for e-commerce. Provision of user authentication services in the field of e-commerce transactions; provision of user authentication services in the field of e-commerce transactions on communication lines.
The application was filed by the ECB’s legal representatives, Bock Legal:
This is happening as the growth rate of Europe’s currency in circulation just jumped into the double digits, the fastest pace this decade, strongly hinting that the ECB will be incentivized to track and control all circulating currency… ideally by converting it into digital.
To this point, on Friday, October 2 the European Central Bank announced that it will start conducting experiments to decide whether to launch a digital euro, according to Euro News.
In a report setting out the pros and cons of launching a digital euro, the ECB said that it “could support the Eurosystems objectives by providing citizens with a safe form of money in the fast-changing digital world.” By which, of course, it means preserving the ability to deposit – and withdraw – digital funds from European accounts at will, while in the process making banks redundant.
Unlike private digital currencies like Bitcoin or Facebook’s Libra, the digital euro would be a central bank liability and would complement the current offering of cash and wholesale central bank deposits. Its value would therefore not be volatile because it would be backed by the central bank.
The ECB stressed in its report that financial institutions and infrastructures are “increasingly threatened” by a wide array of tail risks as the proportion of payments services that are digitalized is increasing.
Blaming everything form cyberattacks, natural disasters and pandemics, the ECB highlighted these “potential risks” because they can lead to outages of private card payment schemes, online banking and cash withdrawals from automated teller machines (ATMs) that could “significantly affect retail payments and erode trust in the financial system in general”. In short the ECB doesn’t even need a crisis to commence an unprecedented monetary overhaul – even the mere hint of some possible stress event is now a sufficient reason to shift away from paper currency and toward a digital one.
The digital euro would thus provide a “possible contingency mechanism for electronic payments that could remain in use even when private resolutions are not available,” the report notes.
Surprisingly, the ECB also flagged that it could have a negative impact on financial stability (perhaps in anticipation of German complaints): “The euro belongs to Europeans and our mission is to be its guardian,” said ECB President Christine Lagarde.
“Europeans are increasingly turning to digital in the ways in the ways they spend, save and invest. Our role is to secure trust in money. This means making sure the euro is fit for the digital age. We should be prepared to issue a digital euro, should the need arise,” she added.
Did she say save? Save what? Where? Who in their right minds would “save” money in a bank to earn pay -0.50% interest rate? It’s so blatantly obvious that the ECB’s “digitalization” effort is merely an attempt to prevent Europeans from hoarding paper cash, thus avoiding punitive bank rates, that we won’t even discuss it here.
Furthermore, the ECB admits that some 79% of all euro area payments at points of sale are still cash transactions, amounting to more than half of the total value of all payments. There is nothing more the ECB would love than having a trail of each and every one of those transactions.
Eventually, the ECB will decide whether it should proceed with creating the digital euro by mid-2021.
Yves Mersch, a member of the executive board of the ECB, has backed the creation of a digital euro, stressing earlier this year that money is a public good and that “it can only inspire trust and fulfil its key socioeconomic functions if it is backed by an independent but accountable public institution which itself enjoys public trust and is not faced with the inevitable conflicts of interests of private institutions.”
He described Libra, Facebook’s planned digital currency, which is to be overseen by a 28-member organization and backed by reserves of real-world assets, as “cartel-like”.
He also expressed doubt over the fact it will be released “by the very same people who had to explain themselves in front of legislators in the United States and the European Union on the threats to our democracies from their handling of personal data on their social media platform.”
Yes, because the ECB handling the personal and financial data of all Europeans under a fake pretext will be so much more “democratic.”
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Published to The Liberty Beacon from EuropeReloaded.com