thelibertybeacon--2020-03-14--Did Spygate Source Stefan Halper Work For The Hillary Clinton Campaign?

Did Spygate Source Stefan Halper Work For The Hillary Clinton Campaign ?
It ’ s long been known that Stefan Halper served as a confidential human source ( CHS ) for the FBI .
Inspector General Michael Horowitz ’ s report on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ( FISA ) abuse , while not identifying Halper by name , added many details concerning his extensive role in spying on the Trump campaign : Halper secretly recorded several conversations with Trump campaign advisors Carter Page and George Papadopoulos and , more troublingly , the FBI tasked Halper to tape an extensive conversation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential campaign .
Publicly available information on government contracts also reveal that Halper received hundreds of thousands of dollars for four projects he completed for the Department of Defense ’ s Office of Net Assessments .
As part of his oversight responsibilities as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee , Sen. Chuck Grassley has raised concerns about the merits of those contracts and further questioned whether Halper “ used any taxpayer money in his attempt to recruit Trump campaign officials as sources.
” Grassley has yet to receive answers to his questions .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials Halper “ attempt [ ed ] to recruit as sources , ” as the IG report—or at least the unredacted portions of that report—make no mention of such efforts .
Something Grassley hasn ’ t probed , however , but merits further investigation is whether Halper received further funding from the Department of Defense “ off-the-books ” or through some pass-through conduits .
Publicly available information suggests Halper had done so in the past .
Specifically , a syllabus for the intelligence seminar at the University of Cambridge where Halper taught alongside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dearlove , listed Halper as leading a discussion of “ The Afghan End Game.
” And the summary of Halper ’ s scheduled October 7 , 2011 , seminar presentation noted that he had “ recently completed a major survey of Allied end game options in Afghanistan for the then Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
” But a search for contracts awarded to Halper revealed only the four contracts Grassley inquired about , and the oldest contract awarded Halper had a start date of May 2012 .
A search of all available fiscal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , revealed no hits for Halper in 2011 or earlier—the time period a contract would have been issued for his research project on Afghanistan .
These facts suggest not all of Halper ’ s work for our government was captured in the contracting databases .
Halper ’ s past relationship with the CIA highlights yet another possible task master for the 76-year-old during the 2016 election and raises the question of whether Halper was working for the CIA or another intelligence agency before the FBI brought him on as a CHS in early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s conclusion that the FBI had not used any confidential human sources prior to the launch of Crossfire Hurricane on July 31 , 2016 , indicates Halper had another boss before then , because Halper first engaged with Page at a small dinner gathering at Magdalene College in Cambridge on July 10 , 2016 .
But additional facts raise still another possibility : that Halper was working with the Clinton campaign at this time… .
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Did Spygate Source Stefan Halper Work For The Hillary Clinton Campaign?
While it may not be the government’s business to inquire whether a political party is paying for propaganda, it sure the heck is its business to ensure the CIA and FBI aren’t.
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It’s long been known that Stefan Halper served as a confidential human source (CHS) for the FBI. Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuse, while not identifying Halper by name, added many details concerning his extensive role in spying on the Trump campaign: Halper secretly recorded several conversations with Trump campaign advisors Carter Page and George Papadopoulos and, more troublingly, the FBI tasked Halper to tape an extensive conversation with Sam Clovis—a co-chair of the Trump presidential campaign.
Publicly available information on government contracts also reveal that Halper received hundreds of thousands of dollars for four projects he completed for the Department of Defense’s Office of Net Assessments. As part of his oversight responsibilities as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Chuck Grassley has raised concerns about the merits of those contracts and further questioned whether Halper “used any taxpayer money in his attempt to recruit Trump campaign officials as sources.”
Grassley has yet to receive answers to his questions. And it remains unknown which Trump campaign officials Halper “attempt[ed] to recruit as sources,” as the IG report—or at least the unredacted portions of that report—make no mention of such efforts.
Something Grassley hasn’t probed, however, but merits further investigation is whether Halper received further funding from the Department of Defense “off-the-books” or through some pass-through conduits. Publicly available information suggests Halper had done so in the past.
Specifically, a syllabus for the intelligence seminar at the University of Cambridge where Halper taught alongside the former head of MI6, Richard Dearlove, listed Halper as leading a discussion of “The Afghan End Game.” And the summary of Halper’s scheduled October 7, 2011, seminar presentation noted that he had “recently completed a major survey of Allied end game options in Afghanistan for the then Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.”
But a search for contracts awarded to Halper revealed only the four contracts Grassley inquired about, and the oldest contract awarded Halper had a start date of May 2012. A search of all available fiscal years, which dated back to 2008, revealed no hits for Halper in 2011 or earlier—the time period a contract would have been issued for his research project on Afghanistan. These facts suggest not all of Halper’s work for our government was captured in the contracting databases.
Of course, one wouldn’t expect the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to disclose its agents and sources publicly. But that didn’t stop “people familiar with the matter” from leaking to the Washington Post that “the professor”—easily identified as Halper from the details included in the Post’s article—had served as a source for both the FBI and the CIA.
Halper’s past relationship with the CIA highlights yet another possible task master for the 76-year-old during the 2016 election and raises the question of whether Halper was working for the CIA or another intelligence agency before the FBI brought him on as a CHS in early August 2016. The IG report’s conclusion that the FBI had not used any confidential human sources prior to the launch of Crossfire Hurricane on July 31, 2016, indicates Halper had another boss before then, because Halper first engaged with Page at a small dinner gathering at Magdalene College in Cambridge on July 10, 2016.
But additional facts raise still another possibility: that Halper was working with the Clinton campaign at this time….
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-14--First Masks, Then Purell, Now Americans Hoarding Immunity-Boosting Products

First Masks , Then Purell , Now Americans Panic Hoard Immunity-Boosting Products Amid Pandemic The order has been relatively straight forward : Americans started panic hoarding 3M N-95 masks as early as mid-January , then loaded up on food and medical supplies in the last several weeks , including water , non-perishables , bleach , and Purell .
Now it appears the next run has started , that is , immunity-boosting supplements as the Covid-19 virus crisis has morphed into a pandemic , expected to worsen in the weeks ahead .
Take , for example , Airborne Vitamin C 1000mg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ currently unavailable from the Amazon seller Airborne , with other sellers making up the product over 100 % from suggested retail price of about $ 16 .
This suggests , Americans are panic buying dietary supplements to boost their immune systems amid the virus outbreak .
Another dietary supplement to boost the immune system is Immune Support Packets , “ currently unavailable ” on the Amazon store via designs for health .
Here ’ s Rainbow Light Counter Attack , a product that supports immune system health , “ currently unavailable ” on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Panic hoarding products are evolving on a weekly basis .
Last week Purell , this week it is immunity-boosting supplements .
And the panic is for a good reason : Dr. Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , was quoted by Reuters on Friday morning as saying , “ the next few weeks , for most Americans , what you ’ re going to see is an acceleration of cases.
” And with that being said , what do Americans panic hoard next week ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has already started… ( TLB ) published this article from Zero Hedge as compiled by Tyler Durden .
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First Masks, Then Purell, Now Americans Panic Hoard Immunity-Boosting Products Amid Pandemic
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The order has been relatively straight forward: Americans started panic hoarding 3M N-95 masks as early as mid-January, then loaded up on food and medical supplies in the last several weeks, including water, non-perishables, bleach, and Purell. Now it appears the next run has started, that is, immunity-boosting supplements as the Covid-19 virus crisis has morphed into a pandemic, expected to worsen in the weeks ahead.
Take, for example, Airborne Vitamin C 1000mg tablets (36 count box), currently unavailable from the Amazon seller Airborne, with other sellers making up the product over 100% from suggested retail price of about $16. This suggests, Americans are panic buying dietary supplements to boost their immune systems amid the virus outbreak.
Another dietary supplement to boost the immune system is Immune Support Packets, “currently unavailable” on the Amazon store via designs for health.
Here’s Rainbow Light Counter Attack, a product that supports immune system health, “currently unavailable” on the Rainbow Light’s Amazon store.
Panic hoarding products are evolving on a weekly basis. Last week Purell, this week it is immunity-boosting supplements. And the panic is for a good reason: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was quoted by Reuters on Friday morning as saying, “the next few weeks, for most Americans, what you’re going to see is an acceleration of cases.”
And with that being said, what do Americans panic hoard next week? Weapons and ammunition? Well, that has already started…
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-14--CORONAVIRUS CHEERLEADERS SHOULD “CHECK THEIR HEARTS”

Noting that the media is suddenly obsessing about the health of President Donald Trump – suggesting he should curtail political events such as rallies in an abundance of caution – Fox News Channel host Laura Ingraham asked : In a panel discussion on “ The Ingraham Angle , ” Project 21 Co-Chairman Horace Cooper agreed with Ingraham that the media appears to be helping stir up a controversy and impose restrictions on just one side of the political aisle .
He said : This is just a small part of the unsettling manner in which some on the left are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political expediency .
Former Obama Administration Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel once said “ you never want a serious crisis to go to waste , ” and his comrades now seem excited about using the crisis to try to destroy the president ’ s reputation and derail his agenda .
As an example , there is former CIA Director John Brennan .
He boldly suggested President Trump is not operating in the best interests of the American people in his handling of the outbreak .
In a Fox News Channel interview , Brennan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subordinate his own interests ” during the coronavirus crisis – saying he is not “ psychologically capable to put the country ’ s well-being first.
” And , for those who are blatantly seeking to politicize the coronavirus to the extent that they seem to be rooting for bad news , Horace agreed with fellow panelist Allie Beth Stuckey when she said those seeking to further the crisis to hurt others need to “ check their heart.
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CORONAVIRUS CHEERLEADERS SHOULD “CHECK THEIR HEARTS”
By: David Almasi
Noting that the media is suddenly obsessing about the health of President Donald Trump – suggesting he should curtail political events such as rallies in an abundance of caution – Fox News Channel host Laura Ingraham asked:
“Why not the same focus” for liberal politicos and their own outreach efforts?
In a panel discussion on “The Ingraham Angle,” Project 21 Co-Chairman Horace Cooper agreed with Ingraham that the media appears to be helping stir up a controversy and impose restrictions on just one side of the political aisle. He said:
If the media were really, truly interested in covering what’s going on in America, they would present that information.
This is just a small part of the unsettling manner in which some on the left are seemingly willing to use the coronavirus for political expediency. Former Obama Administration Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel once said “you never want a serious crisis to go to waste,” and his comrades now seem excited about using the crisis to try to destroy the president’s reputation and derail his agenda.
As an example, there is former CIA Director John Brennan. He boldly suggested President Trump is not operating in the best interests of the American people in his handling of the outbreak. In a Fox News Channel interview, Brennan asserted that the president could not “subordinate his own interests” during the coronavirus crisis – saying he is not “psychologically capable to put the country’s well-being first.”
Horace took umbrage with Brennan, remarking:
This president has sweated blood, toil and dollars as a way of showing his interest and love and devotion to this country. He has done a really good job at it, and we ought to appreciate that.
And, for those who are blatantly seeking to politicize the coronavirus to the extent that they seem to be rooting for bad news, Horace agreed with fellow panelist Allie Beth Stuckey when she said those seeking to further the crisis to hurt others need to “check their heart.”
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-14--How the Coronavirus could hurt the news business

How the Coronavirus could hurt the news business THE PAYWALLS ARE COMING DOWN .
As the news about the coronavirus has intensified , major outlets—including Bloomberg , the Wall Street Journal , The Atlantic , the Seattle Times , and McClatchy , the newspaper chain that recently filed for bankruptcy—have made some or all of their virus coverage available for free to non-subscribers .
Yesterday , the New York Times followed suit .
( It ’ s collated its free coronavirus content on a special landing page ; you ’ ll need to create an account to access it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already . )
Yesterday , Dean Baquet , the executive editor of the Times , said , on a call with staff , that the virus is the biggest story the world has seen since 9/11 .
At moments like this , offering up-to-date , reliable information that everyone can access is a good thing to do .
It could also be good for business .
As Tom Meyvis , a professor at New York University , told Adweek ’ s Sara Jerde yesterday , for some outlets , freeing up information on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ who may stick with the publication afterward and perhaps be willing to pay later if they are impressed.
” There is enormous interest in the news right now , and major national news organizations have moved quickly to capitalize ; collectively , they ’ ve flooded the market with coronavirus podcasts , newsletters , and other products , many of them free .
BuzzFeed , for instance , launched a newsletter called “ Outbreak Today.
” Its logo is an emoji wearing a face mask .
The coronavirus has dominated regular programming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and MSNBC have broadcast special programming in which medical experts have answered viewers ’ questions .
Last week , CNN hosted a coronavirus town hall with Dr. Sanjay Gupta , its chief medical correspondent ; last night , it held another one , with Facebook and Instagram users from around the world asking questions .
There was no studio audience .
Still , the disruption caused by the coronavirus risks impinging on news organizations ’ ability to function .
As I wrote earlier this week , routine reporting will become harder the more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joshua Benton , of Nieman Lab , has noted , the virus has the potential to pull the bottom out of an advertising market that has been tough on many media companies for years .
Last week , the Times said it was already seeing an advertising slowdown , which executives attribute to uncertainty caused by the virus—and that was before the rapid escalation of recent days .
If the economy tips into recession , the effect on advertising could be dire .
As Benton has observed , the coronavirus could prove to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in particular .
Despite industry-wide declines in print circulation , many newspapers still rely on dead-tree products for the bulk of their revenue ; what happens when newspaper carriers become virus carriers , and get taken off their routes ?
Swathes of the local news market are controlled by a handful of financial firms that have already made painful cuts to their media properties ; if owning newspapers becomes an ( even more ) unattractive proposition , the moneymen could simply decide to bail , and what then ?
Even the nonprofit news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a viable alternative to the caprices of private ownership—is not immune .
As markets sag , major foundation funders might scale back their giving to protect their endowments .
Some local outlets are hurting already .
Yesterday , Sarah Scire , Benton ’ s colleague at Nieman Lab , pointed to the example of The Stranger , an alt-weekly ( which publishes biweekly ) in Seattle , Washington , where the coronavirus first caused major problems on American soil .
The Stranger derives 90 percent of its revenue from holding its own events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , its survival depends on “ people getting together in groups.
” On Wednesday , The Stranger ’ s Twitter account urged readers to donate to keep it afloat .
“ We pride ourselves on having navigated many storms in the world of independent local media , ” the post read , “ but this time is different.
” In recent years , we ’ ve gotten used to hearing dire prognostications about the complete erosion of the local news business in the United States .
The coronavirus risks accelerating almost all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end up looking loosely analogous to that of the virus itself .
Big media companies with healthy finances and growing subscriber bases will likely survive , and could even profit .
Outlets with serious underlying health conditions might die .
Below , more on the coronavirus : • Trump ’ s exposure : Yesterday , we learned that more famous people—including Justin Trudeau ’ s wife , Sophie Grégoire Trudeau ; Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell ; and Arsenal soccer manager Mikel Arteta—have tested positive for the virus .
Fabio Wajngarten , press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bolsonaro , also tested positive—less than a week after meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago .
Bolsonaro has been tested for the virus , but Trump still has not been .
Stephanie Grisham , the White House press secretary , said that Trump had “ almost no interactions ” with Wajngarten , and so doesn ’ t need a test .
• “ I ’ m not under quarantine .
Am I ?
” : For CJR , Janna Brancolini , an American journalist in Milan , writes that her experience living in Italy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media coverage of the country ’ s “ excruciating quarantine.
” And on our podcast , The Kicker , Kyle Pope , CJR ’ s editor and publisher , spoke with Elisabeth Rosenthal , editor in chief of Kaiser Health News , and Samantha Pak , senior editor at the Kirkland Reporter , in Washington state , about the role of local news in times of crisis .
• Shifting the debate : Earlier this week , we learned that this weekend ’ s presidential debate would go ahead without a studio audience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , its co-host , announced that it will move the location of the debate from Phoenix to its studio in Washington , DC .
Jorge Ramos , of Univision , has been replaced as one of the moderators following his possible exposure to the coronavirus ; his colleague Ilia Calderón will take his place alongside CNN ’ s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash .
( Both networks will air the debate at 8pm Eastern on Sunday . )
Also on the campaign trail , Joe Biden announced that he ’ ll hold a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Illinois .
• More news-industry impacts : Three staffers at CBS News have now tested positive for the virus ; the network ’ s New York offices have been closed for cleaning and will house minimal staff when they reopen next week .
NBCUniversal is encouraging all of its employees worldwide to work from home .
Fox News—some of whose hosts have dismissed virus fears as liberal hysteria—told staff to work from home where possible and closed its shows to live audiences .
And the owners of all three networks , along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Disney , and Discovery , canceled their May ad-sales events , known as upfronts .
Instead , they will present to advertisers over the internet .
• Call-in show : With the markets in freefall , CNBC ’ s Jim Cramer excoriated the Trump administration ’ s response to the virus , calling for “ radical action ” to prevent serious economic damage .
Shortly afterward , Cramer went off camera to take a phone call ; when he came back , he said the administration was considering some of the ideas he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ How the coronavirus could hurt the news business ) was originally created and published by ” Columbia Journalism Review ” and is republished here by The Liberty Beacon ( TLB ) under “ Fair Use ” with attribution to author ” Jon Allsop ” and “ Columbia Journalism Review “ .
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How the Coronavirus could hurt the news business
By Jon Allsop
THE PAYWALLS ARE COMING DOWN. As the news about the coronavirus has intensified, major outlets—including Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, the Seattle Times, and McClatchy, the newspaper chain that recently filed for bankruptcy—have made some or all of their virus coverage available for free to non-subscribers. Yesterday, the New York Times followed suit. (It’s collated its free coronavirus content on a special landing page; you’ll need to create an account to access it, if you don’t have one already.) Yesterday, Dean Baquet, the executive editor of the Times, said, on a call with staff, that the virus is the biggest story the world has seen since 9/11.
At moments like this, offering up-to-date, reliable information that everyone can access is a good thing to do. It could also be good for business. As Tom Meyvis, a professor at New York University, told Adweek’s Sara Jerde yesterday, for some outlets, freeing up information on the coronavirus may reach new readers, “who may stick with the publication afterward and perhaps be willing to pay later if they are impressed.” There is enormous interest in the news right now, and major national news organizations have moved quickly to capitalize; collectively, they’ve flooded the market with coronavirus podcasts, newsletters, and other products, many of them free. BuzzFeed, for instance, launched a newsletter called “Outbreak Today.” Its logo is an emoji wearing a face mask. The coronavirus has dominated regular programming on cable news, as both CNN and MSNBC have broadcast special programming in which medical experts have answered viewers’ questions. Last week, CNN hosted a coronavirus town hall with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, its chief medical correspondent; last night, it held another one, with Facebook and Instagram users from around the world asking questions. There was no studio audience.
Still, the disruption caused by the coronavirus risks impinging on news organizations’ ability to function. As I wrote earlier this week, routine reporting will become harder the more society is walled off. And as Joshua Benton, of Nieman Lab, has noted, the virus has the potential to pull the bottom out of an advertising market that has been tough on many media companies for years. Last week, the Times said it was already seeing an advertising slowdown, which executives attribute to uncertainty caused by the virus—and that was before the rapid escalation of recent days. If the economy tips into recession, the effect on advertising could be dire.
As Benton has observed, the coronavirus could prove to be a disaster for local outlets, in particular. Despite industry-wide declines in print circulation, many newspapers still rely on dead-tree products for the bulk of their revenue; what happens when newspaper carriers become virus carriers, and get taken off their routes? Swathes of the local news market are controlled by a handful of financial firms that have already made painful cuts to their media properties; if owning newspapers becomes an (even more) unattractive proposition, the moneymen could simply decide to bail, and what then? Even the nonprofit news model—which has often been held up as a viable alternative to the caprices of private ownership—is not immune. As markets sag, major foundation funders might scale back their giving to protect their endowments.
Some local outlets are hurting already. Yesterday, Sarah Scire, Benton’s colleague at Nieman Lab, pointed to the example of The Stranger, an alt-weekly (which publishes biweekly) in Seattle, Washington, where the coronavirus first caused major problems on American soil. The Stranger derives 90 percent of its revenue from holding its own events and providing a marketplace for others—in short, its survival depends on “people getting together in groups.” On Wednesday, The Stranger’s Twitter account urged readers to donate to keep it afloat. “We pride ourselves on having navigated many storms in the world of independent local media,” the post read, “but this time is different.”
In recent years, we’ve gotten used to hearing dire prognostications about the complete erosion of the local news business in the United States. The coronavirus risks accelerating almost all of the malign trends. Its impact could end up looking loosely analogous to that of the virus itself. Big media companies with healthy finances and growing subscriber bases will likely survive, and could even profit. Outlets with serious underlying health conditions might die.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-14--KEN’S CORNER: Today’s Truth Should Shake Your Faith In The Political Establishment

KEN ’ S CORNER : Today ’ s Truth Should Shake Your Faith In The Political Establishment The truth of today should shake your faith in Washington ’ s political establishment , from Neocons to Marxist Progressives .
They must be ousted .
Good morning .
It was stated on FOX last night that the market is now as bad as 1983 .
Well , That was orchestrated .
I lived through that and lost everything .
It was OPEC flooding the market to kill competition .
Russia was trying to build a pipeline through Afghanistan , so we created @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Osama Bin Laden ” .
It became Russia ’ s Vietnam , and they became so overextended with the Rothschild Bank , The USSR dissolved .
But the Zionist oligarchy remained , and that was called by us the Jewish Maffia .
All of Europe Knew of them , a bottomless pit of money and partying from France to Spain .
Six or so years ago Putin kicked them out .
four families fled and one arrested , some exported , but out of power .
He then created the Russian bank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia so much .
And as Christians were systematically destroyed in Europe , by Zionism domination , open borders destroying culture , and Marxism destroying Nationalism , just like here in America , The confiscation of guns left them no way to push back .
Last week , Putin held up a document .
It stated that Russia had zero national debt .
Two years ago Putin declared to the world that he was a reborn Christian , and that Russia was an Orthodox Christian Nation .
Here in America the dominant Christian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back the Zionists who not only have put them in 22 trillions in debt , but own the Pharmaceutical industry in China and the US , and have orchestrated every war since WW one .
Every war is a Banker ’ s war , and they confiscated the Catholic Bank , said to hold it in trust as they conquered Italy and the Vatican , control the arms industry that needs war to survive , and the media full of lies and deceit , propaganda , and light one fire after another to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dominate Our Congress , holding duel citizenship , and bypass the Constitution with Maritime Law .
• None They want our guns .
• None They own the Universities and have conquered the minds of our children wanting to displace our Constitution with Marxism .
• None There are laws being enacted as I write that that will make it illegal to mention any of this .
And so much more… and from every side , utilizing AI to evaluate every aspect of your life , information from your phone to purchases with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ firing a shot .
They own your mind , your future , by the use of a book never mentioned , The Prince , by Matchevelli , and two books found in the OT Christian Bible , Leviticus and Deuteronomy , that mentions you by name .
And while you are stocking up on toilet paper , they are growing in power .
You do know that history has been rewritten … ?
It was Zionist out of New York city who helped create Communism , and then the Russian Revolution !
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 110 million people on Russia to cement themselves in power , killing Christians like animals .
From the Author , Ken La Rive – We in the Liberty movement have been fighting to take back this country for less than a decade , peacefully and with the love of God and country in our hearts .
Our banner has been trampled on and displaced by a multitude of distractions , further eroding our nation and the cause for Liberty .
And so , as we are pulled by forces we can not fathom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from our future , unaccountable trillions printed out of thin air and put on our backs as debt , we must formulate the most pitiful of all questions any patriot might ask in the final hour : Are we going to fight for our master ’ s tyranny , or are we going to demand the return of our civil liberties and Constitution ?
Are we going to choose The Banner of Liberty , or the shackles of voluntary servitude ?
Will it be a war for corporate profit , or a war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as the blood and toil of our forefathers presented to us , their children , as a gift ?
I fear that decision is emanate .
I fear that any decision will be a hard one , but my greatest fear of all is that the decision has already been made for us .
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KEN’S CORNER: Today’s Truth Should Shake Your Faith In The Political Establishment
Preface/Commentary by TLB Contributing Writer: Ken LaRive
The truth of today should shake your faith in Washington’s political establishment, from Neocons to Marxist Progressives. They must be ousted.
Good morning. It was stated on FOX last night that the market is now as bad as 1983. Well, That was orchestrated. I lived through that and lost everything. It was OPEC flooding the market to kill competition. Russia was trying to build a pipeline through Afghanistan, so we created a resistance with a CIA operative called “Osama Bin Laden”. It became Russia’s Vietnam, and they became so overextended with the Rothschild Bank, The USSR dissolved. But the Zionist oligarchy remained, and that was called by us the Jewish Maffia. All of Europe Knew of them, a bottomless pit of money and partying from France to Spain.
Six or so years ago Putin kicked them out. four families fled and one arrested, some exported, but out of power. He then created the Russian bank, and this is why we hate Russia so much. And as Christians were systematically destroyed in Europe, by Zionism domination, open borders destroying culture, and Marxism destroying Nationalism, just like here in America, The confiscation of guns left them no way to push back. Last week, Putin held up a document. It stated that Russia had zero national debt.
Two years ago Putin declared to the world that he was a reborn Christian, and that Russia was an Orthodox Christian Nation. Here in America the dominant Christian denomination are called Evangelicals, and they back the Zionists who not only have put them in 22 trillions in debt, but own the Pharmaceutical industry in China and the US, and have orchestrated every war since WW one.
Every war is a Banker’s war, and they confiscated the Catholic Bank, said to hold it in trust as they conquered Italy and the Vatican, control the arms industry that needs war to survive, and the media full of lies and deceit, propaganda, and light one fire after another to stay in power.
They dominate Our Congress, holding duel citizenship, and bypass the Constitution with Maritime Law.
They want our guns.
They own the Universities and have conquered the minds of our children wanting to displace our Constitution with Marxism.
There are laws being enacted as I write that that will make it illegal to mention any of this.
And so much more… and from every side, utilizing AI to evaluate every aspect of your life, information from your phone to purchases with credit cards… and all of it without firing a shot.
They own your mind, your future, by the use of a book never mentioned, The Prince, by Matchevelli, and two books found in the OT Christian Bible, Leviticus and Deuteronomy, that mentions you by name. And while you are stocking up on toilet paper, they are growing in power.
You do know that history has been rewritten … ? It was Zionist out of New York city who helped create Communism, and then the Russian Revolution! The Bolshevik Revolution, killed between 60 to 110 million people on Russia to cement themselves in power, killing Christians like animals.
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From the Author, Ken La Rive – We in the Liberty movement have been fighting to take back this country for less than a decade, peacefully and with the love of God and country in our hearts. Our banner has been trampled on and displaced by a multitude of distractions, further eroding our nation and the cause for Liberty. And so, as we are pulled by forces we cannot fathom, powerful entities with unlimited resources stolen from our future, unaccountable trillions printed out of thin air and put on our backs as debt, we must formulate the most pitiful of all questions any patriot might ask in the final hour: Are we going to fight for our master’s tyranny, or are we going to demand the return of our civil liberties and Constitution? Are we going to choose The Banner of Liberty, or the shackles of voluntary servitude? Will it be a war for corporate profit, or a war to regain our ability to self govern, as the blood and toil of our forefathers presented to us, their children, as a gift? I fear that decision is emanate. I fear that any decision will be a hard one, but my greatest fear of all is that the decision has already been made for us.
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Fluoridation’s Neurotoxicity

Contributed to TLB by : The Children ’ s Health Defense Team There is now no question that fluoride is neurotoxic , damaging the brain and central nervous system , as documented by hundreds of recent studies .
It can not be declared safe .
Here are short summaries of just a few studies : 2012 : A Harvard-funded meta-analysis2 found that children ingesting higher levels of fluoride tested an average 7 IQ points lower in 26 out of 27 studies .
Most had higher fluoride concentrations than in U.S. water , but many had total exposures to fluoride no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Fluoride seems to fit in with lead , mercury , and other poisons that cause chemical brain drain.
” — Philippe Grandjean , MD , PhD , Harvard study co-author , Danish National Board of Health consultant , co-editor of Environmental Health , author of over 500 scientific papers .
2017 : A National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) – funded study3 in Mexico covering 13 years found that every one half milligram per liter ( mg/L ) increase in fluoride in pregnant women ’ s urine – approximately the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – was associated with a reduction of their children ’ s IQ by about 3 points .
Leonardo Trasande , a leading physician unaffiliated with the study , said it “ raises serious concerns about fluoride supplementation in water.
” 5 2019 : Another NIH-funded study8 in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics found every 1 mg/L increase in fluoride in Canadian pregnant women ’ s urine was linked to a 4.5 decrease in IQ in their male children .
The physician editor of JAMA Pediatrics said “ I would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 9 if she was pregnant .
2019 : A systematic review of 149 human studies and 339 animal studies by the U.S. National Toxicology Program14 concluded that “ fluoride is presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard to humans.
” The report is still in draft form , but NTP also said there is little chance they will change their finding .
• None Bashash et al , Prenatal Fluoride Exposure and Cognitive Outcomes in Children at 4 and 6-12 Years of Age in Mexico , Environmental Health Perspectives , Sept. 19 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ et al , Community Water Fluoridation and Urinary Fluoride Concentrations in a National Sample of Pregnant Women in Canada , Environmental Health Perspectives , Oct. 10 , 2018 https : //ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP3546 • None Dana Dovey , “ Children ’ s IQ Could be Lowered by Mothers Drinking Tap Water While Pregnant , ” Newsweek , Sept. 19 , 2017 https : //www.newsweek.com/childrens-iq-could-be-lowered-drinking-tap-water-while-pregnant-667660 • None Malin et al , Fluoride Exposure and Thyroid Function Among Adults Living in Canada : Effect Modification by Iodine Status , Environment International , Dec. 2018 https : //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We Add It to Drinking Water for Our Teeth – But is Fluoride Hurting Us ?
” Environmental Health News , Oct. 10 , 2018 https : //www.ehn.org/we-add-it-to-drinking-water-for-our-teeth-but-is-fluoride-hurting-us-2611193177.html • None Green et al , Association Between Maternal Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy and IQ Scores in Offspring in Canada , Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics , Aug. 19 , 2019 https : //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6704756/ • None Riddell et al , Association of Water Fluoride and Urinary Fluoride Concentrations with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Canadian Youth , Environment International , Dec. 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • None Bashash et al , Prenatal Fluoride Exposure and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD ) Symptoms in Children at 6-12 Years of Age in Mexico City , Environment International , Dec. 2018 https : //www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018311814 ?
via % 3Dihub • None Malin et al , Exposure to Fluoridated Water and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Prevalence Among Children and Adolescents in the United States : An Ecological Association , Environmental Health , Feb. 27 , 2015 https : //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4389999/ • None Till et al , Fluoride Exposure From Infant Formula and Child @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Environment International , Jan. 2020 ( first issued online in 2019 ) https : //www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019326145 ?
via % 3Dihub • None National Toxicology Program , Draft NTP Monograph on the Systematic Review of the Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Cognitive Health Effects , Sept. 6 , 2019 http : //fluoridealert.org/wp-content/uploads/2019.ntp_.draft-fluoride-systematic-review.online-Oct-22.pdf TLB Editors Note : This is World Mercury Project on steroids !
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We are now experiencing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large number of websites and projects we represent .
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Fluoridation’s Neurotoxicity
Contributed to TLB by: The Children’s Health Defense Team
By Fluoride Action Network
There is now no question that fluoride is neurotoxic, damaging the brain and central nervous system, as documented by hundreds of recent studies. It cannot be declared safe.
Here are short summaries of just a few studies:
2006: The National Research Council published Fluoride in Drinking Water,1 the most authoritative review of fluoride’s toxicity. It stated unequivocally that “fluorides have the ability to interfere with the functions of the brain and the body.”
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2012: A Harvard-funded meta-analysis2 found that children ingesting higher levels of fluoride tested an average 7 IQ points lower in 26 out of 27 studies. Most had higher fluoride concentrations than in U.S. water, but many had total exposures to fluoride no more than what millions of Americans receive. “Fluoride seems to fit in with lead, mercury, and other poisons that cause chemical brain drain.” — Philippe Grandjean, MD, PhD, Harvard study co-author, Danish National Board of Health consultant, co-editor of Environmental Health, author of over 500 scientific papers.
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2017: A National Institutes of Health (NIH) – funded study3 in Mexico covering 13 years found that every one half milligram per liter (mg/L) increase in fluoride in pregnant women’s urine – approximately the difference caused by ingestion of fluoridated water4 – was associated with a reduction of their children’s IQ by about 3 points. Leonardo Trasande, a leading physician unaffiliated with the study, said it “raises serious concerns about fluoride supplementation in water.”5
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2018: A Canadian study6 found iodine-deficient adults (nearly 18% of the population) with higher fluoride levels had a greater risk of hypothyroidism (known to be linked to lower IQs). Author Ashley Malin said “I have grave concerns about the health effects of fluoride exposure.”7
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2019: Another NIH-funded study8 in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics found every 1 mg/L increase in fluoride in Canadian pregnant women’s urine was linked to a 4.5 decrease in IQ in their male children. The physician editor of JAMA Pediatrics said “I would not have my wife drink fluoridated water”9 if she was pregnant.
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2019: A Canadian study10 found a nearly 300% higher risk of ADHD for children living in fluoridated areas. This reinforced earlier studies linking fluoride to ADHD in Mexico (2018)11 and the U.S. (2015).12
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2019: Another NIH-funded study13 in Canada found that babies fed formula mixed with fluoridated water averaged 4 IQ points less than those mixed with non-fluoridated water. Losses of non-verbal IQ were even more serious, an average of 9 points.
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2019: A systematic review of 149 human studies and 339 animal studies by the U.S. National Toxicology Program14 concluded that “fluoride is presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard to humans.” The report is still in draft form, but NTP also said there is little chance they will change their finding.
REFERENCES FOR FLUORIDATION’S NEUROTOXICITY
National Research Council, Fluoride in Drinking Water, 2006, p. 222 https://www.nap.edu/catalog/11571/fluoride-in-drinking-water-a-scientific-review-ofepas-standards Choi et al, Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Environmental Health Perspectives, July 20, 2012 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3491930/ Bashash et al, Prenatal Fluoride Exposure and Cognitive Outcomes in Children at 4 and 6-12 Years of Age in Mexico, Environmental Health Perspectives, Sept. 19, 2017 https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/ehp655/ Till et al, Community Water Fluoridation and Urinary Fluoride Concentrations in a National Sample of Pregnant Women in Canada, Environmental Health Perspectives, Oct. 10, 2018 https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP3546 Dana Dovey, “Children’s IQ Could be Lowered by Mothers Drinking Tap Water While Pregnant,” Newsweek, Sept. 19, 2017 https://www.newsweek.com/childrens-iq-could-be-lowered-drinking-tap-water-while-pregnant-667660 Malin et al, Fluoride Exposure and Thyroid Function Among Adults Living in Canada: Effect Modification by Iodine Status, Environment International, Dec. 2018 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=till+malin+fluoride+thyroid Brian Bienkowski, “We Add It to Drinking Water for Our Teeth – But is Fluoride Hurting Us?” Environmental Health News, Oct. 10, 2018 https://www.ehn.org/we-add-it-to-drinking-water-for-our-teeth-but-is-fluoride-hurting-us-2611193177.html Green et al, Association Between Maternal Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy and IQ Scores in Offspring in Canada, Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics, Aug. 19, 2019 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6704756/ Ben Guarino, “Study Raises Questions About Fluoride and Children’s IQ,” Washington Post, Aug. 20, 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/08/19/study-raises-questions-about-fluoride-childrens-iq/ Riddell et al, Association of Water Fluoride and Urinary Fluoride Concentrations with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Canadian Youth, Environment International, Dec. 2019 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019315971?via%3Dihub Bashash et al, Prenatal Fluoride Exposure and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptoms in Children at 6-12 Years of Age in Mexico City, Environment International, Dec. 2018 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018311814?via%3Dihub Malin et al, Exposure to Fluoridated Water and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Prevalence Among Children and Adolescents in the United States: An Ecological Association, Environmental Health, Feb. 27, 2015 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4389999/ Till et al, Fluoride Exposure From Infant Formula and Child IQ in a Canadian Birth Cohort, Environment International, Jan. 2020 (first issued online in 2019) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019326145?via%3Dihub National Toxicology Program, Draft NTP Monograph on the Systematic Review of the Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopmental and Cognitive Health Effects, Sept. 6, 2019 http://fluoridealert.org/wp-content/uploads/2019.ntp_.draft-fluoride-systematic-review.online-Oct-22.pdf
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