thelibertybeacon--2020-04-16--There is A Real Pandemic and it is Not COVID-19

Deliberately closing down the economy , which has never been done before , has created a more infectious , possibly more lethal disease than COVID-19 .
Let ’ s call it the Stress Virus .
For the Stress Pandemic there can be no vaccine .
There is only one cure — more jobs , more economic growth .
Federal , state , and local governments should immediately begin to open the economy .
Conditions in states , cities , localities vary .
State and local officials should act accordingly with a clear goal : remove restrictions as fast as prudently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world , have gone to war against COVID-19 .
Just weeks ago , little was known about this mysterious virus .
When the news broke , it was accompanied by apocalyptic predictions : untold millions of infections and deaths .
The threat seemed obvious .
The focus was clear : Do everything possible as soon as possible to diminish the number of fatalities .
The main thrust ?
Encourage people to isolate themselves .
Almost overnight , this appeal swiftly morphed into a demand and the economy was essentially shut down by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the virus and the models began to take this knowledge into account , the projected rates of infections and deaths declined dramatically .
From 2.2 million projected deaths in the United States alone down to about 240,000 worldwide .
This in but a few weeks .
It ’ s fair to ask — and the answer may be unknowable — was the less cataclysmic modeling due to the social distancing , or were the models wrong all along ?
This much is known , however : The world economy has never been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the economic contagion are painfully obvious — massive unemployment , massive business closures , massive wealth destruction .
Closing the world economy has subjected the world population to unprecedented stress .
Until a few weeks ago , especially here in the United States , a huge number of those now unemployed — some 17 million and counting — never entertained the slightest idea that they would ever lack a job .
Now , out of the blue , they have been forcibly idled , worried about paying the rent , paying the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their lives have been disrupted is an understatement .
The stress for them is enormous .
Night and day .
It is unprecedented .
In only a few weeks , the wealth destruction has been massive .
Overnight , 401 ( k ) s and other retirement plans down dramatically .
This will seriously impact how millions of people live the rest of their lives .
This is on their minds night and day .
The stress is unprecedented .
Suddenly , businesses were ordered to shut down .
No business starts with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Many won ’ t survive this friendly fire .
Barbara Kolm , president of the Friedrich August von Hayek Institute in Austria , estimates that 30 % of businesses will never open again .
Each day the economy remains closed , the number of businesses that will never reopen increases significantly .
The stress on those business owners , on their families , on their employees is unprecedented .
It will not be eliminated by a government check .
I am still unemployed .
My business has closed and may never reopen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raided and is hemorrhaging value daily .
These thoughts remain night and day .
Stress is an insidious , multifaceted enemy of good health .
The immune system is weakened .
It can encourage counterproductive conduct .
How many more overdoses ?
Alcohol consumption in the United States has increased 50 % .
In Great Britain , 67 % .
How many more alcohol- and drug-related accidents and deaths ?
Domestic violence ?
Child abuse ?
How many more heart attacks ?
The Wall Street Journal , in a recent article headlined “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coronavirus , ” noted : The pandemic is upending everyone ’ s lives .
But it has been particularly destabilizing for the millions of people who deal with depression and anxiety .
… The stress of job losses and the shredding of routines and support systems can exacerbate symptoms and make relapse more likely , says Charles B. Nemeroff , chair of the department of psychiatry at the University of Texas at Austin ’ s Dell Medical School .
The National Alliance on Mental Illness says calls and e-mails have increased 40 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Crisis Text Line has seen demand in the U.S. rise by 40 % since March 16 .
One could make the case that the main thrust of this war on COVID-19 , closing the world economy , has produced a virus more dangerous than COVID-19 .
Could this unprecedented stress be classified as a pandemic ?
Of course .
Governments around the world are now rushing to address the impact of closing the economy by throwing trillions of dollars at it .
To some extent , this will be temporarily effective , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counterproductive results .
How can a government cobble together a $ 2 trillion bailout package in a few weeks and throw it at the economy effectively ?
Impossible .
While it will help many people , the legislation will be tainted by corruption , inefficiency , and counterproductive outcomes .
Should some thought not be given to whether governments around the world have unlimited funds ?
History clearly suggests that they do not .
This applies to the United States , too .
The political class never seems to understand that spending taxpayer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are making progress in reducing the rate of infection , COVID-19 is still with us .
We have to continue the fight .
We have many leaders in the medical , pharmaceutical , and political worlds working feverishly to achieve just that .
Meanwhile , federal , state , and local officials must begin to address the other pandemic , the one they launched .
Immediately .
Begin opening the economy .
While some cities and localities have been more impacted by the virus than others and require continued restrictive measures , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public , recognize that there have been widespread overreactions .
State and local governments with but a few hundred deaths have taken unnecessary , counterproductive draconian measures that contribute to this Stress Pandemic .
Voters , take notice .
We did not close the world economy in 1957 when the world endured the Asian Flu pandemic , which caused 1.1 million worldwide deaths , 160,000 in the United States .
The current estimate of COVID-19 deaths in the United States is around 60,000 .
The population of the United States in 1957 was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 320 million .
Who even remembers the Asian Flu ?
That will not be the case with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic .
My hope is that the political leaders of this great country will think for themselves .
Of course , the public needs guidance , needs education , but taking control of every person ’ s life every day has produced an unprecedented , counterproductive , life-threatening stress .
A Stress Pandemic .
My fear is that if we do not open the economy quickly , we will face a threat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health of the entire country but to the very existence of the greatest country in the history of man , as we have known it , as our founders envisioned it .
Will historians be writing about how a virus destroyed the greatest country in the history of man ?
Thomas W. Smith is the founder and general partner of Prescott Investors .
This article ( The Stress Pandemic ) was originally created and published by ” RealClearPolitics ” and is republished here by The Liberty Beacon ( TLB ) under “ Fair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thomas W. Smith ” and “ RealClearPolitics “ .

The Stress Pandemic
Closing the world economy has subjected the world population to unprecedented stress.
By Thomas W. Smith
Deliberately closing down the economy, which has never been done before, has created a more infectious, possibly more lethal disease than COVID-19. Let’s call it the Stress Virus. For the Stress Pandemic there can be no vaccine. There is only one cure — more jobs, more economic growth. Federal, state, and local governments should immediately begin to open the economy. Conditions in states, cities, localities vary. State and local officials should act accordingly with a clear goal: remove restrictions as fast as prudently possible.
The United States, and the world, have gone to war against COVID-19. Just weeks ago, little was known about this mysterious virus. When the news broke, it was accompanied by apocalyptic predictions: untold millions of infections and deaths. The threat seemed obvious. The focus was clear: Do everything possible as soon as possible to diminish the number of fatalities. The main thrust? Encourage people to isolate themselves. Almost overnight, this appeal swiftly morphed into a demand and the economy was essentially shut down by government fiat.
As we learned more about the virus and the models began to take this knowledge into account, the projected rates of infections and deaths declined dramatically. From 2.2 million projected deaths in the United States alone down to about 240,000 worldwide. This in but a few weeks. It’s fair to ask — and the answer may be unknowable — was the less cataclysmic modeling due to the social distancing, or were the models wrong all along? This much is known, however: The world economy has never been closed for any reason and the effects of the economic contagion are painfully obvious — massive unemployment, massive business closures, massive wealth destruction.
Closing the world economy has subjected the world population to unprecedented stress. Until a few weeks ago, especially here in the United States, a huge number of those now unemployed — some 17 million and counting — never entertained the slightest idea that they would ever lack a job. Now, out of the blue, they have been forcibly idled , worried about paying the rent, paying the mortgage, paying tuition. To say their lives have been disrupted is an understatement. The stress for them is enormous. Night and day. It is unprecedented.
In only a few weeks, the wealth destruction has been massive. Overnight, 401(k)s and other retirement plans down dramatically. This will seriously impact how millions of people live the rest of their lives. This is on their minds night and day. The stress is unprecedented.
Suddenly, businesses were ordered to shut down. No business starts with a plan to deal with no revenues. Many won’t survive this friendly fire. Barbara Kolm, president of the Friedrich August von Hayek Institute in Austria, estimates that 30% of businesses will never open again. Each day the economy remains closed, the number of businesses that will never reopen increases significantly. The stress on those business owners, on their families, on their employees is unprecedented.
It will not be eliminated by a government check. I am still unemployed. My business has closed and may never reopen. My retirement nest egg is being raided and is hemorrhaging value daily. These thoughts remain night and day.
Stress is an insidious, multifaceted enemy of good health. The immune system is weakened. It can encourage counterproductive conduct. How many more overdoses? Alcohol consumption in the United States has increased 50%. In Great Britain, 67%. How many more alcohol- and drug-related accidents and deaths? Domestic violence? Child abuse? How many more heart attacks?
The Wall Street Journal, in a recent article headlined “The Struggle to Cope With Depression Amid Coronavirus,” noted:
The pandemic is upending everyone’s lives. But it has been particularly destabilizing for the millions of people who deal with depression and anxiety. … The stress of job losses and the shredding of routines and support systems can exacerbate symptoms and make relapse more likely, says Charles B. Nemeroff, chair of the department of psychiatry at the University of Texas at Austin’s Dell Medical School. The National Alliance on Mental Illness says calls and e-mails have increased 40% in the past two weeks. … The Crisis Text Line has seen demand in the U.S. rise by 40% since March 16.
One could make the case that the main thrust of this war on COVID-19, closing the world economy, has produced a virus more dangerous than COVID-19. Could this unprecedented stress be classified as a pandemic? Of course.
Governments around the world are now rushing to address the impact of closing the economy by throwing trillions of dollars at it. To some extent, this will be temporarily effective, but it will be accompanied by pervasive counterproductive results. How can a government cobble together a $2 trillion bailout package in a few weeks and throw it at the economy effectively? Impossible. While it will help many people, the legislation will be tainted by corruption, inefficiency, and counterproductive outcomes. Should some thought not be given to whether governments around the world have unlimited funds? History clearly suggests that they do not. This applies to the United States, too. The political class never seems to understand that spending taxpayer dollars can be counterproductive.
While we are making progress in reducing the rate of infection, COVID-19 is still with us. We have to continue the fight. We have many leaders in the medical, pharmaceutical, and political worlds working feverishly to achieve just that. Meanwhile, federal, state, and local officials must begin to address the other pandemic, the one they launched. Immediately. Begin opening the economy. While some cities and localities have been more impacted by the virus than others and require continued restrictive measures, it is time that we, the voting public, recognize that there have been widespread overreactions. State and local governments with but a few hundred deaths have taken unnecessary, counterproductive draconian measures that contribute to this Stress Pandemic. Voters, take notice.
We did not close the world economy in 1957 when the world endured the Asian Flu pandemic, which caused 1.1 million worldwide deaths, 160,000 in the United States. The current estimate of COVID-19 deaths in the United States is around 60,000. The population of the United States in 1957 was 177 million. Today, it is 320 million. Who even remembers the Asian Flu? That will not be the case with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic.
My hope is that the political leaders of this great country will think for themselves. Of course, the public needs guidance, needs education, but taking control of every person’s life every day has produced an unprecedented, counterproductive, life-threatening stress. A Stress Pandemic.
My fear is that if we do not open the economy quickly, we will face a threat not only to the economic and personal health of the entire country but to the very existence of the greatest country in the history of man, as we have known it, as our founders envisioned it. Will historians be writing about how a virus destroyed the greatest country in the history of man?
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Thomas W. Smith is the founder and general partner of Prescott Investors.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-04-16--Might the Russia-China-USA Alliance for Space Exploration Define the New ‘New World Order’?

Might the Russia-China-USA Alliance for Space Exploration Define the New ‘ New World Order ’ ?
Whatever forces are behind the current spread of the current coronavirus justifying the shutdown of major nations across the globe , one this is increasingly certain : a new system will absolutely emerge from the current one .
What remains to be seen is whether this new system will be shaped by those fascist crisis-loving technocrats pushing for a unipolar world order , or whether it will be organized by sovereign nation states working together under a multi -polar community of principle .
Amidst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ global pandemic , President Trump passed a fascinating Executive Order on April 6 calling for the mining of asteroids and the Moon which may serve as the gateway to shaping a new system of economic relations , rules and values around a shared future for humankind .
Trump ’ s Executive Order states in part that “ successful long term exploration and scientific discoveries of the Moon , Mars and other celestial bodies will require partnerships with commercial entities to recover and use resources , including water and certain minerals in outer space.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ who wish to analyse every event from the lens of simple geopolitics , the executive order goes onto reject unilateralism in space ( promoted by the Space Force ideologues seeking to extend militarisation beyond earth ) and rather calls for cooperation , stating that the USA “ shall seek to negotiate joint statements , and bilateral and multilateral arrangements with foreign states regarding safe and sustainable operations for the public and private recovery and use of space resources.
” This potential for a shared future for global ( and celestial ) development stands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would rather use the two-fold crisis of economic collapse and viral pandemics to usher in a new age of fascism and world government under a Global Green New Deal .
As I wrote in an earlier paper , this clash is exemplified by the closed system thinking of Malthusians and neocons vs. the open system thinking of genuine patriots and world citizens .
How the Dream of Open System Economics Was Lost It was once believed in the west that the future would be beautiful , just , and as plentiful as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s bold leadership the idea of space exploration was more than a simple “ space race ” or plopping a human being on the moon “ within the decade and returning him safely back home ” .
Far from this narrow view , JFK and many leading American scientists saw this goal as a springboard to a new age of creative growth for all humanity both on the Moon and beyond .
These stirring forecasts of an age of reason can still be heard in recordings of Kennedy ’ s Rice University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unbeknownst to many , JFK also called for a USA-Russia joint Moon landing in order to defuse the Cold War formula of MAD and had this plan not been derailed , the world would have found itself on a much different trajectory .
Unfortunately , history unfolded on a different course .
After JFK ’ s murder ( weeks after the above speech ) , his program to remove troops from Vietnam was reversed and the USA was plunged into the disastrous Vietnam war for over a decade .
As the war grew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exploration were increasingly absorbed by the military industrial complex .
By 1972 , the last human mission on the Moon took place and by 1976 , Russia ’ s last lunar project also occurred with Luna 6 .
Although small efforts to keep the dream alive continued in piecemeal form over the years , Apollo was scrapped and national support for long-term objectives slowly decayed and a generation of space scientists and engineers found themselves disillusioned by decades of broken promises and a lost dream .
Russian scientists suffering the debilitating effects of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found themselves unemployed throughout the 1990s and in many cases forced to use their powerful mathematical skills in the financial services sector of London in order to make ends meet ( giving rise to the age of quants and speculative high frequency derivatives trading ) .
During this period of disenchantment , China arose silently under the radar patiently building its capacities from scratch .
Although its first satellite launch took place during the height of the Cultural Revolution in 1970 , the Chinese space program grew much more slowly than its counterparts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learning from the best engineering feats of the west , under the wise guidance of Deng Xiaoping , China finally became the third nation to successfully send a human into orbit in 2003 and one decade later , became the first nation in 37 years to return to the Moon with the successful landing of the Chang ’ e-3 rover in December 2013 .
Lieutenant General Zhang Yulin called this program “ the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation ” and the world came to soon see what incredible plans were yet in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ space .
Soon China had launched the Tiangong 1 and 2 ( Heavenly Palace ) test space stations in preparation for the 2021 launching of the Large Modular Space Station named Tianhe ( “ Harmony of the Heavens ” ) which will be a vital platform for the earth-lunar economy for decades .
On January 3 , 2019 , China set a world milestone by becoming the first nation to successfully land a rover on the far side of the moon with Chang ’ e 4 , which has begun topographical , resource @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Change ’ e 5 , 6 , and 7 will continue these explorations while adding the feature of returning samples to the earth and preparing the groundwork for a permanent lunar base by 2030 .
Chang ’ e-8 will be especially important as it will print the first ever 3D structures on the Moon by 2028 .
Unfortunately , due to the Obama-era “ Wolf Act ” of 2011 , American scientists could not participate in these achievements and had to watch from afar as China swiftly leapt to the forefront of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stature she once enjoyed .
Earlier in 2013 , before Chang ’ e-3 landed on the Moon , another humbling event took place and served as a sort of divine slap in the face for many .
This wake up call took the form of a 9000 ton asteroid which exploded 22 km over Chelyabinsk , Russia sending shock waves that shattered windows and injured over 2000 citizens .
The Chelyabinsk incident served as a timely reminder that the universe offers enough existential challenges for humanity without the additional man-made calamities of regime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of resources .
From this Russian incident , NASA ’ s Planetary Defense Coordination Office was created to begin to establish a plan for asteroid threats from space alongside similar departments in Roscosmos , and the European and Chinese Space Agencies .
Ouyang Ziyan ( the father of China ’ s lunar program ) stated that asteroid defense “ is worth attention while we are devoted to building a community with a shared future for humanity… Scientists around the world should cooperate to monitor near-Earth asteroids.
” In November 2019 , Roscosmos Director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alexander Bloshenko ) stated that Russia ’ s lunar development goals which included a base on the underside of the Moon within a decade were intertwined with asteroid defense stating : “ There are plans to install equipment on this [ lunar ] base to study deep space and special telescopes to track asteroids and comets that pose a danger with their collision with earth.
” By Summer 2019 , NASA ’ s administrator Jim Bridenstine also announced his intention for USA-Russian cooperation on asteroid defense- joining the earlier call made by Roscosmos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Strategic Defense of Earth ” which Rogozin described as a way to redirect nuclear weapons towards a common threat in space rather than towards each other .
This call for cooperation dovetails the two-fold space strategy unveiled by President Trump in December 2017 with Space Policy Directive 1 : Reinvigorating America ’ s Human Space Exploration Program , where he called for 1 ) The creation of the Lunar Gateway space station to orbit the Moon and 2 ) the launching of the Artemis Project that will “ lead the return of humans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and utilisation , followed by human missions to Mars and other destinations.
” These developments were punctuated by Trump who took the time from his impeachment fiasco to call for an alliance that too many analysts have chosen to ignore saying on– : “ Between Russia , China and us , we ’ re all making hundreds of billions of dollars worth of weapons , including nuclear , which is ridiculous… I think it ’ s much better if we all got together and didn ’ t make these weapons… those three countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spending and spend on things that are more productive toward long term peace.
” Although the COVID-19 lock down has done major damage to the schedule for the Orion capsule and space launch system mega rocket needed to carry out the Artemis Project , the scheduled 2024 landing of a man and woman onto the moon ’ s surface is still on course .
But it doesn ’ t end there .
Leading officials among all three Russian , Chinese and American space agencies have called for going beyond asteroid defense , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , mars and asteroid resource development strategies .
These strategies require that humanity redefine the practice of “ mining ” as it has hitherto been known for thousands of years , but also re-define what a “ resource ” is , what “ energy ” is and what are the limits ( if any ) to human growth ?
A helpful tool to conceptualize this revolution in thinking can be found in the 10 minute video All the World ’ s A Mine made in 2013 : In carefully mapping the lunar terrain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the moon , China wishes to come to a better understanding of the mineral distribution of vital resources like Titanium , Iron , silicon , aluminium , water , oxygen and hydrogen and especially Helium-3 which are abundant on the Lunar regolith .
Helium-3 , long called the “ Philosophers ’ Stone ” of energy is the most efficient fuel source for fusion power when fused with deuterium or tritium in a plasma and though it is nearly non-existent on the earth exists in vast quantities on the moon due to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Moon ’ s far side never faces the earth or the earth ’ s magnetic field , there are far more abundant volumes of solar-produced Helium-3 that have accumulated there over millennia .
Ouyang Ziyuan stated clearly that Helium-3 could “ solve humanity ’ s energy demand for 10 000 years at least ” since “ each year , three space shuttle missions could bring enough fuel for all human beings across the world.
” In 2013 , Ziyuan stated “ The Moon is full of resources- mainly rare Earth elements , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really short of , and these resources can be used without limitation… There are so many potential developments- it ’ s beautiful- so we hope we can fully utilize the Moon to support sustainable development for humans and society.
” China ’ s Premier Li Keqiang added his voice to the mix stating : “ China ’ s manned space and lunar probe missions have a twofold purpose : first , to explore the origin of the universe and mystery of human life ; and second , to make peaceful use of outer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conducive to China ’ s development .
China ’ s manned space program has proceeded to the stage of building a space station and will move forward step by step.
” In September 2019 , Russia and China signed a historical agreement to jointly collaborate on lunar development uniting the Chang ’ e-7 plans with Russia ’ s Lunar 26 Orbiter and lunar base development which both nations have on the agenda for 2030-2035 .
A Word on the Moon Treaty of 1979 Donald Trump ’ s explicit rejection of the Moon Treaty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has garnered many angry criticisms which on closer inspection are completely unfounded .
The 1979 Treaty requiring that all commercial activities in space must be defined by an international framework appears on the surface to be quite sensible .
So is Trump ’ s rejection of any obedience to an “ international framework ” at this moment in history evidence of his selfish-nationalistic impulses to impose gangster capitalism onto the whole universe ?
Not at all .
As stated at the beginning of this report , President Trump ’ s order calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the recovery and use of space resources ” which is in no way characteristic of “ narrow minded selfish nationalism ” or “ unilateral militarism ” extolled by the many neocon ideologues struggling to take control of U.S. Space policy .
Also when one considers that only 4 nations ratified that 1979 treaty ( France , Guatemala , India and Romania ) , Trump ’ s refusal to obey it is not nearly as renegade and selfish as those critics make it appear .
Finally , when one considers who would define that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ zero-growth paradigm currently dominant across the UN and European Union technocracy , then it quickly becomes clear that the Green New Deal agenda for shutting down industrial civilization is totally incompatible with the pro-growth , pro-space mining orientation of Russia , China and Trump ’ s USA alike .

Might the Russia-China-USA Alliance for Space Exploration Define the New ‘New World Order’?
By: Matthew Ehret
Whatever forces are behind the current spread of the current coronavirus justifying the shutdown of major nations across the globe, one this is increasingly certain: a new system will absolutely emerge from the current one. What remains to be seen is whether this new system will be shaped by those fascist crisis-loving technocrats pushing for a unipolar world order, or whether it will be organized by sovereign nation states working together under a multi -polar community of principle.
Amidst the confusion and fear driven by the global pandemic, President Trump passed a fascinating Executive Order on April 6 calling for the mining of asteroids and the Moon which may serve as the gateway to shaping a new system of economic relations, rules and values around a shared future for humankind. Trump’s Executive Order states in part that “successful long term exploration and scientific discoveries of the Moon, Mars and other celestial bodies will require partnerships with commercial entities to recover and use resources, including water and certain minerals in outer space.”
In stark opposition to those cynics who wish to analyse every event from the lens of simple geopolitics, the executive order goes onto reject unilateralism in space (promoted by the Space Force ideologues seeking to extend militarisation beyond earth) and rather calls for cooperation, stating that the USA “shall seek to negotiate joint statements, and bilateral and multilateral arrangements with foreign states regarding safe and sustainable operations for the public and private recovery and use of space resources.”
This potential for a shared future for global (and celestial) development stands in stark opposition to certain forces who would rather use the two-fold crisis of economic collapse and viral pandemics to usher in a new age of fascism and world government under a Global Green New Deal. As I wrote in an earlier paper, this clash is exemplified by the closed system thinking of Malthusians and neocons vs. the open system thinking of genuine patriots and world citizens.
How the Dream of Open System Economics Was Lost
It was once believed in the west that the future would be beautiful, just, and as plentiful as it was peaceful. Under John F. Kennedy’s bold leadership the idea of space exploration was more than a simple “space race” or plopping a human being on the moon “within the decade and returning him safely back home”. Far from this narrow view, JFK and many leading American scientists saw this goal as a springboard to a new age of creative growth for all humanity both on the Moon and beyond. These stirring forecasts of an age of reason can still be heard in recordings of Kennedy’s Rice University address of September 12, 1962.
Unbeknownst to many, JFK also called for a USA-Russia joint Moon landing in order to defuse the Cold War formula of MAD and had this plan not been derailed, the world would have found itself on a much different trajectory.
Unfortunately, history unfolded on a different course. After JFK’s murder (weeks after the above speech), his program to remove troops from Vietnam was reversed and the USA was plunged into the disastrous Vietnam war for over a decade. As the war grew, federal funds needed for science and exploration were increasingly absorbed by the military industrial complex.
By 1972, the last human mission on the Moon took place and by 1976, Russia’s last lunar project also occurred with Luna 6. Although small efforts to keep the dream alive continued in piecemeal form over the years, Apollo was scrapped and national support for long-term objectives slowly decayed and a generation of space scientists and engineers found themselves disillusioned by decades of broken promises and a lost dream. Russian scientists suffering the debilitating effects of Perestroika shared in this dismal experience and found themselves unemployed throughout the 1990s and in many cases forced to use their powerful mathematical skills in the financial services sector of London in order to make ends meet (giving rise to the age of quants and speculative high frequency derivatives trading).
During this period of disenchantment, China arose silently under the radar patiently building its capacities from scratch.
The Rise of China’s Space Program
Although its first satellite launch took place during the height of the Cultural Revolution in 1970, the Chinese space program grew much more slowly than its counterparts in Russia or the USA. Patiently learning from the best engineering feats of the west, under the wise guidance of Deng Xiaoping, China finally became the third nation to successfully send a human into orbit in 2003 and one decade later, became the first nation in 37 years to return to the Moon with the successful landing of the Chang’e-3 rover in December 2013. Lieutenant General Zhang Yulin called this program “the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” and the world came to soon see what incredible plans were yet in store for China’s goals in space.
Soon China had launched the Tiangong 1 and 2 (Heavenly Palace) test space stations in preparation for the 2021 launching of the Large Modular Space Station named Tianhe (“Harmony of the Heavens”) which will be a vital platform for the earth-lunar economy for decades.
On January 3, 2019, China set a world milestone by becoming the first nation to successfully land a rover on the far side of the moon with Chang’e 4, which has begun topographical, resource and geological mappings of the lunar surface. Change’e 5, 6, and 7 will continue these explorations while adding the feature of returning samples to the earth and preparing the groundwork for a permanent lunar base by 2030. Chang’e-8 will be especially important as it will print the first ever 3D structures on the Moon by 2028.
Unfortunately, due to the Obama-era “Wolf Act” of 2011, American scientists could not participate in these achievements and had to watch from afar as China swiftly leapt to the forefront of space science dethroning America from the unchallenged stature she once enjoyed.
Asteroid Threats
Earlier in 2013, before Chang’e-3 landed on the Moon, another humbling event took place and served as a sort of divine slap in the face for many. This wake up call took the form of a 9000 ton asteroid which exploded 22 km over Chelyabinsk, Russia sending shock waves that shattered windows and injured over 2000 citizens. The Chelyabinsk incident served as a timely reminder that the universe offers enough existential challenges for humanity without the additional man-made calamities of regime change wars and fighting over diminishing returns of resources.
From this Russian incident, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office was created to begin to establish a plan for asteroid threats from space alongside similar departments in Roscosmos, and the European and Chinese Space Agencies. Ouyang Ziyan (the father of China’s lunar program) stated that asteroid defense “is worth attention while we are devoted to building a community with a shared future for humanity… Scientists around the world should cooperate to monitor near-Earth asteroids.”
In November 2019, Roscosmos Director of Science and Long Term Programs (Alexander Bloshenko) stated that Russia’s lunar development goals which included a base on the underside of the Moon within a decade were intertwined with asteroid defense stating: “There are plans to install equipment on this [lunar] base to study deep space and special telescopes to track asteroids and comets that pose a danger with their collision with earth.”
By Summer 2019, NASA’s administrator Jim Bridenstine also announced his intention for USA-Russian cooperation on asteroid defense- joining the earlier call made by Roscosmos’ head Dimitri Rogozin for a “Strategic Defense of Earth” which Rogozin described as a way to redirect nuclear weapons towards a common threat in space rather than towards each other. This call for cooperation dovetails the two-fold space strategy unveiled by President Trump in December 2017 with Space Policy Directive 1: Reinvigorating America’s Human Space Exploration Program, where he called for 1) The creation of the Lunar Gateway space station to orbit the Moon and 2) the launching of the Artemis Project that will “lead the return of humans to the Moon for long term exploration and utilisation, followed by human missions to Mars and other destinations.”
These developments were punctuated by Trump who took the time from his impeachment fiasco to call for an alliance that too many analysts have chosen to ignore saying on– : “Between Russia, China and us, we’re all making hundreds of billions of dollars worth of weapons, including nuclear, which is ridiculous… I think it’s much better if we all got together and didn’t make these weapons… those three countries I think can come together and stop the spending and spend on things that are more productive toward long term peace.”
Although the COVID-19 lock down has done major damage to the schedule for the Orion capsule and space launch system mega rocket needed to carry out the Artemis Project, the scheduled 2024 landing of a man and woman onto the moon’s surface is still on course.
A Revolution in Mining: Redefining “Resources”
But it doesn’t end there. Leading officials among all three Russian, Chinese and American space agencies have called for going beyond asteroid defense, and colonization with the call for lunar, mars and asteroid resource development strategies. These strategies require that humanity redefine the practice of “mining” as it has hitherto been known for thousands of years, but also re-define what a “resource” is, what “energy” is and what are the limits (if any) to human growth?
A helpful tool to conceptualize this revolution in thinking can be found in the 10 minute video All the World’s A Mine made in 2013:
In carefully mapping the lunar terrain with a focus on the far side of the moon, China wishes to come to a better understanding of the mineral distribution of vital resources like Titanium, Iron, silicon, aluminium, water, oxygen and hydrogen and especially Helium-3 which are abundant on the Lunar regolith. Helium-3, long called the “Philosophers’ Stone” of energy is the most efficient fuel source for fusion power when fused with deuterium or tritium in a plasma and though it is nearly non-existent on the earth exists in vast quantities on the moon due to the absence of a geomagnetic field. As the Moon’s far side never faces the earth or the earth’s magnetic field, there are far more abundant volumes of solar-produced Helium-3 that have accumulated there over millennia.
Ouyang Ziyuan stated clearly that Helium-3 could“solve humanity’s energy demand for 10 000 years at least” since “each year, three space shuttle missions could bring enough fuel for all human beings across the world.”
In 2013, Ziyuan stated “The Moon is full of resources- mainly rare Earth elements, titanium and uranium which the Earth is really short of, and these resources can be used without limitation… There are so many potential developments- it’s beautiful- so we hope we can fully utilize the Moon to support sustainable development for humans and society.”
China’s Premier Li Keqiang added his voice to the mix stating: “China’s manned space and lunar probe missions have a twofold purpose: first, to explore the origin of the universe and mystery of human life; and second, to make peaceful use of outer space… Peaceful use of outer space is conducive to China’s development. China’s manned space program has proceeded to the stage of building a space station and will move forward step by step.”
In September 2019, Russia and China signed a historical agreement to jointly collaborate on lunar development uniting the Chang’e-7 plans with Russia’s Lunar 26 Orbiter and lunar base development which both nations have on the agenda for 2030-2035.
A Word on the Moon Treaty of 1979
Donald Trump’s explicit rejection of the Moon Treaty of 1979 in his recent executive order, has garnered many angry criticisms which on closer inspection are completely unfounded. The 1979 Treaty requiring that all commercial activities in space must be defined by an international framework appears on the surface to be quite sensible. So is Trump’s rejection of any obedience to an “international framework” at this moment in history evidence of his selfish-nationalistic impulses to impose gangster capitalism onto the whole universe? Not at all.
As stated at the beginning of this report, President Trump’s order calls explicitly for “encouraging international support for the recovery and use of space resources” which is in no way characteristic of “narrow minded selfish nationalism” or “unilateral militarism” extolled by the many neocon ideologues struggling to take control of U.S. Space policy. Also when one considers that only 4 nations ratified that 1979 treaty (France, Guatemala, India and Romania), Trump’s refusal to obey it is not nearly as renegade and selfish as those critics make it appear.
Finally, when one considers who would define that “international framework” and considers the zero-growth paradigm currently dominant across the UN and European Union technocracy, then it quickly becomes clear that the Green New Deal agenda for shutting down industrial civilization is totally incompatible with the pro-growth, pro-space mining orientation of Russia, China and Trump’s USA alike.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-04-16--Small Business Admin Runs Out Of COVID Loan Money, Needs Congress To Act

Small Business Admin Runs Out Of COVID Loan Money , Needs Congress To Act The U.S. Small Business Administration is no longer able to accept new applications for the coronavirus emergency loan program after hitting its $ 349 billion limit Thursday , according to their website .
The advance provides businesses with up to $ 10,000 that doesn ’ t need to be paid back and is provided for them to stay afloat in the coronavirus pandemic .
“ BA is unable to accept new applications at this time for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan ( EIDL ) -COVID-19 related @ @ @ @ @ @ @ based on available appropriations funding , ” the SBA notice stated .
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# PaycheckProtectionProgram https : //t.co/eaKXRcQMYP pic.twitter.com/63lvR2nvoy On March 27 , the CARES Act budgeted $ 376 billion to American businesses and workers .
In a joint statement released Wednesday , Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza urged “ Congress to appropriate additional funds for the Paycheck Protection Program—a critical and overwhelmingly bipartisan program—at which point we will once again be able to process loan applications , issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paychecks.
” They added , “ The high demand we have seen underscores the need for hardworking Americans to have access to relief as soon as possible .
We want every eligible small business to participate and get the resources they need.
” U.S. lawmakers remain in a stalemate over appropriating additional funding .
In an effort to bridge the partisan gap , Mnuchin is reportedly working with Democrats who voted against the GOP ’ s $ 250 billion bill in the Senate last week .
The Senate , however , isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until April 20 , but may be forced to call an emergency session to provide needed funding .
In a letter sent to Republicans last week , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer asked for additional funding of hospitals , personal protective equipment ( PPE ) , and the food stamps program to be included in the next bill .
Exactly a week ago today , @ SenateMajLdr introduced a one-page bill to fund paychecks for small business employees .
Democrats blocked it .
As of this morning , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is on you , Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi.https : //t.co/JK48SFSHXm House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy , R-CA , said Thursday on Twitter that the failure to get additional funding “ is on you , Chuck Schumer and Nancy.
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Small Business Admin Runs Out Of COVID Loan Money, Needs Congress To Act
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The U.S. Small Business Administration is no longer able to accept new applications for the coronavirus emergency loan program after hitting its $349 billion limit Thursday, according to their website. The advance provides businesses with up to $10,000 that doesn’t need to be paid back and is provided for them to stay afloat in the coronavirus pandemic.
“BA is unable to accept new applications at this time for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)-COVID-19 related assistance program (including EIDL Advances) based on available appropriations funding,” the SBA notice stated.
The SBA reports that the number of applications received in the last 14 days is more than 14 years of loan applications. Their statement continued, “Applicants who have already submitted their applications will continue to be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.”
The message below is brought to you by congressional Democrats. #PaycheckProtectionProgram https://t.co/eaKXRcQMYP pic.twitter.com/63lvR2nvoy — Cong. Steven Palazzo (@CongPalazzo) April 16, 2020 On March 27, the CARES Act budgeted $376 billion to American businesses and workers. In a joint statement released Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza urged “Congress to appropriate additional funds for the Paycheck Protection Program—a critical and overwhelmingly bipartisan program—at which point we will once again be able to process loan applications, issue loan numbers, and protect millions more paychecks.” They added, “The high demand we have seen underscores the need for hardworking Americans to have access to relief as soon as possible. We want every eligible small business to participate and get the resources they need.” U.S. lawmakers remain in a stalemate over appropriating additional funding. In an effort to bridge the partisan gap, Mnuchin is reportedly working with Democrats who voted against the GOP’s $250 billion bill in the Senate last week. The Senate, however, isn’t scheduled to be back in session until April 20, but may be forced to call an emergency session to provide needed funding. In a letter sent to Republicans last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer asked for additional funding of hospitals, personal protective equipment (PPE), and the food stamps program to be included in the next bill. Exactly a week ago today, @SenateMajLdr introduced a one-page bill to fund paychecks for small business employees. Democrats blocked it. As of this morning, the program is out of money. This is on you, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi.https://t.co/JK48SFSHXm — Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) April 16, 2020 House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, said Thursday on Twitter that the failure to get additional funding “is on you, Chuck Schumer and Nancy.” ********* (TLB) published this article from Sara Carter.com as written by Jennie Taer •••• •••• Stay tuned to …
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thelibertybeacon--2020-04-16--Andrew Cuomo Hires McKinsey To “Trump-Proof” New York’s Plan To Reopen Economy

Andrew Cuomo Hires McKinsey To “ Trump-Proof ” New York ’ s Plan To Reopen Economy Left-wing critics on Twitter have slammed President Trump for appointing economic advisors like Larry Kudlow to the White House coronavirus task force .
Many argued that the notion an economist can help epidemiologists solve a problem of pathology isn ’ t just arrogant , it ’ s extremely ignorant .
Well , hiring a bunch of Ivy League post-grads to ‘ optimize ’ your state ’ s plan to reopening its economy after an unprecedented pandemic is , at the very least , equally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s what Gov .
Andrew Cuomo just did for the state of New York : Reuters reports that Cuomo has hired the brilliant minds at McKinsey Consulting to “ Trump proof ” his plan for reopening New York State ’ s economy while minimizing casualties .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has hired high-powered consultants to develop a science-based plan for the safe economic reopening of the region that can thwart expected pressure from President Donald Trump to move more rapidly , state government sources told Reuters on Wednesday .
As part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Company is producing models on testing , infections and other key data points that will underpin decisions on how and when to reopen the region ’ s economy , the sources said .
Cuomo has also recalled three former top aides : Bill Mulrow , a senior adviser at Blackstone Group ; Steven Cohen , an executive vice president and CEO of MacAndrews & Forbes Inc ; and Larry Schwartz , a deputy Westchester County executive .
Deloitte is also involved in developing the regional plan , a source said .
The goal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said an adviser to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy .
“ We think Trump ultimately will blink on this , but if not , we need to push back , and we are reaching out to top experts and other professionals to come up with a bullet-proof plan , ” to open on the state ’ s terms , said a Cuomo adviser .
That ’ s not all : The consultants will advise the state on issues including modeling demand for tests , ventilators , and other critical medical resources .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and demand across the state , supply chain for critical supplies , hospital capacity and virus projections , a company official said .
“ McKinsey , like so many other businesses , is committed to supporting the response to the crisis , ” a company spokesman said .
Now , who ’ s he going to hire to make the reopening plan ‘ consultant-proof ’ ?
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Andrew Cuomo Hires McKinsey To “Trump-Proof” New York’s Plan To Reopen Economy
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Left-wing critics on Twitter have slammed President Trump for appointing economic advisors like Larry Kudlow to the White House coronavirus task force. Many argued that the notion an economist can help epidemiologists solve a problem of pathology isn’t just arrogant, it’s extremely ignorant.
Well, hiring a bunch of Ivy League post-grads to ‘optimize’ your state’s plan to reopening its economy after an unprecedented pandemic is, at the very least, equally as dumb.
Yet, that’s what Gov. Andrew Cuomo just did for the state of New York: Reuters reports that Cuomo has hired the brilliant minds at McKinsey Consulting to “Trump proof” his plan for reopening New York State’s economy while minimizing casualties.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has hired high-powered consultants to develop a science-based plan for the safe economic reopening of the region that can thwart expected pressure from President Donald Trump to move more rapidly, state government sources told Reuters on Wednesday. […] As part of Cuomo’s effort, McKinsey & Company is producing models on testing, infections and other key data points that will underpin decisions on how and when to reopen the region’s economy, the sources said. Cuomo has also recalled three former top aides: Bill Mulrow, a senior adviser at Blackstone Group; Steven Cohen, an executive vice president and CEO of MacAndrews & Forbes Inc; and Larry Schwartz, a deputy Westchester County executive. Deloitte is also involved in developing the regional plan, a source said. The goal is to “Trump-proof” the plan, said an adviser to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. “We think Trump ultimately will blink on this, but if not, we need to push back, and we are reaching out to top experts and other professionals to come up with a bullet-proof plan,” to open on the state’s terms, said a Cuomo adviser.
That’s not all: The consultants will advise the state on issues including modeling demand for tests, ventilators, and other critical medical resources.
McKinsey is providing analysis on testing availability and demand across the state, supply chain for critical supplies, hospital capacity and virus projections, a company official said. “McKinsey, like so many other businesses, is committed to supporting the response to the crisis,” a company spokesman said.
Now, who’s he going to hire to make the reopening plan ‘consultant-proof’?
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thelibertybeacon--2020-04-16--MSNBC Host Calls for a Biden “Shadow Government” with a Cabinet & More…

MSNBC host calls for a Biden “ shadow government ” with a Cabinet and more MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle would like to see Democrat Joe Biden set up a “ shadow government ” against the Trump administration amid the coronavirus outbreak .
During an interview on Wednesday with Jim Messina , who served as deputy chief of staff of operations under former President Barack Obama , Ruhle asked if Biden couldn ’ t set up daily coronavirus briefings , establish a Cabinet , and a presidential podium .
This conversation took place after Messina reacted to news that Barack Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Messina argued that both Obama and Warren would be valuable surrogates for Biden [ since he can ’ t even talk ] .
“ When you see President Trump with his erratic leadership , his daily clown-show press conferences … to have real upstanding leaders like Barack Obama and Elizabeth Warren talk about Joe Biden in personal terms – the kind of leader he would be – that contrast is really important right now , ” Messina said , “ and it ’ s a contrast that the Biden campaign is going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked whether Biden should be offering his own version of a daily coronavirus briefing to compete with the White House sessions .
“ Then do they need to do it in a bigger way ?
” she asked about the Biden campaign .
“ What did you just call it , the president ’ s daily clown show — that ’ s his press briefing ?
“ Should Joe Biden be counter-programming that ?
” Ruhle asked .
“ Should he be creating his own shadow government , shadow Cabinet , shadow SWAT @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a podium every night , saying , ‘ Here ’ s the crisis we ’ re in , here ’ s what we need to do to address this ’ ?
” Messina responded : “ Well , he ’ s done some of that , right ?
He ’ s released the most comprehensive plans of what to do during this COVID crisis.
” [ Biden ’ s plans are exactly President Trump ’ s .
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MSNBC host calls for a Biden “shadow government” with a Cabinet and more
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MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle would like to see Democrat Joe Biden set up a “shadow government” against the Trump administration amid the coronavirus outbreak.
During an interview on Wednesday with Jim Messina, who served as deputy chief of staff of operations under former President Barack Obama, Ruhle asked if Biden couldn’t set up daily coronavirus briefings, establish a Cabinet, and a presidential podium.
This conversation took place after Messina reacted to news that Barack Obama and Elizabeth Warren endorsed Sleepy Joe.
Messina argued that both Obama and Warren would be valuable surrogates for Biden [since he can’t even talk].
“When you see President Trump with his erratic leadership, his daily clown-show press conferences … to have real upstanding leaders like Barack Obama and Elizabeth Warren talk about Joe Biden in personal terms – the kind of leader he would be – that contrast is really important right now,” Messina said, “and it’s a contrast that the Biden campaign is going to bank on going forward.”
Ruhle then asked whether Biden should be offering his own version of a daily coronavirus briefing to compete with the White House sessions.
“Then do they need to do it in a bigger way?” she asked about the Biden campaign. “What did you just call it, the president’s daily clown show — that’s his press briefing?
“Should Joe Biden be counter-programming that?” Ruhle asked. “Should he be creating his own shadow government, shadow Cabinet, shadow SWAT team — and getting up there at a podium every night, saying, ‘Here’s the crisis we’re in, here’s what we need to do to address this’?”
Messina responded: “Well, he’s done some of that, right? He’s released the most comprehensive plans of what to do during this COVID crisis.”
MSNBC’s @SRuhle suggests Biden create “shadow government” to counter Trump during pandemic crisis pic.twitter.com/pxT8RvBuTU — Kyle Drennen (@kjdrennen) April 15, 2020
[Biden’s plans are exactly President Trump’s. He plagiarized Trump’s exact plan except he didn’t believe in a travel ban until two weeks ago.]
Joe Biden plagiarized Trump’s coronavirus plan. ✅Private lab tests
✅Loans for small biz
✅No copays for testing
✅Fast-tracking vaccine
✅Follow CDC advice The President already decisively did all these things. Joe Biden talks. Trump acts.https://t.co/hBqJneQeTK — Andrew Clark (@AndrewHClark) March 12, 2020
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thelibertybeacon--2020-04-16--Hydroxychloroquine: A New Low for Liberal Media

Hydroxychloroquine : A New Low for the Liberal Media As might have been expected , Pres .
Trump ’ s audacity in speaking out in support of the hydroxychloroquine treatment for coronavirus was more than enough to set off his critics among the liberal Democrats and liberal media Trump ’ s hopeful remarks were made only days ago but , since then , the American left , especially the media , has engaged in a rabid campaign against hydroxychloroquine even though they have no real basis for such a reaction .
That is , the drug ’ s medical efficacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world have been endorsing because of safe use — is clearly an issue beyond the technical competence of the mainstream media establishment .
This suggests an ulterior motive .
What could it be ?
The possibilities : ( 1 ) Maybe the liberal mainstream media is honorably motivated , for once .
Perhaps they sincerely believe – though without apparent justification — that the drug is too dangerous and would do more harm than good .
But if driven by genuine , humane concern , surely even the most lightweight media stars would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hydroxychloroquine ’ s relief of coronavirus along with absence of serious side-effects .
They have seen news of the same favorable clinical results the rest of us have .
The media ( or real doctors ) could argue insufficient medical cost-benefit ratio , but the danger-to-health hysteria is not supported by evidence .
Moreover , the coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine issue is in or near “ right-to-try ” and “ nothing to lose ” territory , so there is little realistic downside for prescribing the treatment — as verified by physician behavior .
The honorable media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is internally incoherent , and can be discounted .
( 2 ) The liberal Democrat media could possibly be afflicted with Trump Derangement Syndrome so severely that they can no longer think straight .
Although conceivable , even the angriest CNN and MSNBC celebs or the ones with lowest SAT scores should sense , by instinct if nothing else , the non-viability of their jihad against hydroxychloroquine .
Even lower life-forms can tell when they are too far out on a limb , as the lib-Dem media are on hydroxychloroquine .
Even the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discern a threat to self-preservation .
What if the drug works ?
What if it works as well as it appears to be working ?
That outcome would leave the lib-Dem media humiliated , with the meager remnants of their credibility in shambles .
Too risky , therefore not a good bet , so an unlikely answer because the lefty media ’ s actions are contrary to their own self-interest — with perception of that interest such a low bar that even media hacks can meet it .
( 3 ) Recognizing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even mainstream media organisms can see and hear the numerous reports of hydroxychloroquine success , as stipulated .
Yet they still advocate desperately against its use , with obvious morbid and mortal potential consequences .
The liberal mainstream media is , frankly , trying to scare Americans into not using or allowing the use of hydroxychloroquine treatment .
( New York governor Andrew Cuomo has even restricted its use in his state . )
They pursue this gambit despite the corresponding lethal implications .
Although the danger of judging motives in discourse is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a last resort , we may be at a juncture when such a judgment is indicated , by process of elimination .
The lib-Dem media can perceive the recklessness of their practice of medicine without a license .
Even now the balance of extant evidence is cautiously in support of hydroxychloroquine — based on mass medical use , not this observer ’ s unqualified opinion .
The media know full well that scaring people away from using an effective medical treatment can cause fatal consequences .
That , apparently , is their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tactics nonetheless .
Perhaps they despise Trump so much that they relish the prospect of more American coronavirus fatalities , just to damage the President .
The liberal Democrat media are playing politics , deadly politics , with a national emergency .
Severe criticism , yes , but still mild compared to the way the left groundlessly calls Donald Trump a mass murderer .
Recall how the lib-Dems regularly accuse their opponents of what they , themselves , are doing ( e.g.
, collusion with Russia ) — and now they accuse Pres @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Logical analysis points in the opposite direction .
Politics is everything to the lib-Dems because big government is everything to them .
Their sordid , grisly conduct during the current phase of the coronavirus crisis seems to align with that maxim , and also confirms the worst suspicions about their nature .
It is past time to call them on it .
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Hydroxychloroquine: A New Low for the Liberal Media
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As might have been expected, Pres. Trump’s audacity in speaking out in support of the hydroxychloroquine treatment for coronavirus was more than enough to set off his critics among the liberal Democrats and liberal media Trump’s hopeful remarks were made only days ago but, since then, the American left, especially the media, has engaged in a rabid campaign against hydroxychloroquine even though they have no real basis for such a reaction. That is, the drug’s medical efficacy — which many physicians all over the world have been endorsing because of safe use — is clearly an issue beyond the technical competence of the mainstream media establishment. This suggests an ulterior motive. What could it be? The possibilities:
(1) Maybe the liberal mainstream media is honorably motivated, for once. Perhaps they sincerely believe – though without apparent justification — that the drug is too dangerous and would do more harm than good. But if driven by genuine, humane concern, surely even the most lightweight media stars would have noticed the contemporary efficacy reports about hydroxychloroquine’s relief of coronavirus along with absence of serious side-effects. They have seen news of the same favorable clinical results the rest of us have. The media (or real doctors) could argue insufficient medical cost-benefit ratio, but the danger-to-health hysteria is not supported by evidence. Moreover, the coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine issue is in or near “right-to-try” and “nothing to lose” territory, so there is little realistic downside for prescribing the treatment — as verified by physician behavior. The honorable media hypothesis therefore does not add up, is internally incoherent, and can be discounted.
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(2) The liberal Democrat media could possibly be afflicted with Trump Derangement Syndrome so severely that they can no longer think straight. Although conceivable, even the angriest CNN and MSNBC celebs or the ones with lowest SAT scores should sense, by instinct if nothing else, the non-viability of their jihad against hydroxychloroquine. Even lower life-forms can tell when they are too far out on a limb, as the lib-Dem media are on hydroxychloroquine. Even the media’s reptilian-type collective brain can discern a threat to self-preservation. What if the drug works? What if it works as well as it appears to be working? That outcome would leave the lib-Dem media humiliated, with the meager remnants of their credibility in shambles. Too risky, therefore not a good bet, so an unlikely answer because the lefty media’s actions are contrary to their own self-interest — with perception of that interest such a low bar that even media hacks can meet it.
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(3) Recognizing the cognitive capacity of any sentient human, even mainstream media organisms can see and hear the numerous reports of hydroxychloroquine success, as stipulated. Yet they still advocate desperately against its use, with obvious morbid and mortal potential consequences. The liberal mainstream media is, frankly, trying to scare Americans into not using or allowing the use of hydroxychloroquine treatment. (New York governor Andrew Cuomo has even restricted its use in his state.) They pursue this gambit despite the corresponding lethal implications.
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Although the danger of judging motives in discourse is well-established and noted, therefore only adduced as a last resort, we may be at a juncture when such a judgment is indicated, by process of elimination. The lib-Dem media can perceive the recklessness of their practice of medicine without a license. Even now the balance of extant evidence is cautiously in support of hydroxychloroquine — based on mass medical use, not this observer’s unqualified opinion. The media know full well that scaring people away from using an effective medical treatment can cause fatal consequences. That, apparently, is their intention because they aggressively perpetrate cynical scare tactics nonetheless. Perhaps they despise Trump so much that they relish the prospect of more American coronavirus fatalities, just to damage the President. The liberal Democrat media are playing politics, deadly politics, with a national emergency.
Severe criticism, yes, but still mild compared to the way the left groundlessly calls Donald Trump a mass murderer. Recall how the lib-Dems regularly accuse their opponents of what they, themselves, are doing (e.g., collusion with Russia) — and now they accuse Pres. Trump of wanting to kill people. Logical analysis points in the opposite direction.
Politics is everything to the lib-Dems because big government is everything to them. Their sordid, grisly conduct during the current phase of the coronavirus crisis seems to align with that maxim, and also confirms the worst suspicions about their nature. It is past time to call them on it.
The author’s professional specialization is social power and conflict. He is a long-time registered Democrat — and long-time registered Republican — intermittently, not sequentially or simultaneously, which should dispatch any erroneous impression of partisanship.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-04-17--Those Manipulated Death Certificates & Much More — A Conversation with Dr. Annie Bukacek

John Shuck [ 00:23:34 ] So of the 63,000 flu deaths , they could be , some of those could be , or was this last year ’ s numbers ?
John Shuck [ 00:23:44 ] This year .
Those are this year ’ s numbers .
So some of those could be COVID 19 , right ?
This just could be the flu .
Dr. Annie Bukacek [ 00:23:50 ] Yeah , some of the COVID 19 could be the flu .
If it was , if the flu cases were COVID 19 , because of what we just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure they ’ d call it COVID19 .
So the influenza numbers might be deflated .
The COVID 19 numbers certainly are inflated .
But even if you take those numbers at face value , which I don ’ t believe , the COVID 19 , even if you take it at face value , it ’ s still roughly a third of the deaths of influenza .
And so then the next narrative with it is that , “ Oh but the next two months , it ’ s going to continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the next narrative .
“ So it ’ s worse than the flu because it lasts longer.
” Where did they get this ?
How do they–where do they pull that , you know , from ?
John Shuck [ 00:24:34 ] Yeah .
Well , I would ask you as a medical doctor , because I don ’ t know .
I just have to trust them blindly .
Dr. Annie Bukacek [ 00:24:42 ] I think they ’ re pulling it out of their hat .
They ’ re just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ 00:24:47 ] You had mentioned in your in the presentation that you gave a question that you asked on Facebook , because I get this all the time , people are telling me , well , I ’ ve got , you know , my cousin died of coronavirus or they ’ re all just dying in New York .
You should go there and see what ’ s happening .
And my question is , as you asked that question yourself , you asked if anybody knew anybody and you kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ summarize that discussion ?
Dr. Annie Bukacek [ 00:25:16 ] Sure , I ’ d be happy to .
So I asked a question , like you said , I ask anybody that you know personally .
So the reason for me asking it in that way .
If somebody knows somebody personally they might have an idea of their underlying health .
Are they a healthy person ?
Then they might have an idea of the case .
They might be following the case in the hospital if it ’ s somebody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked it that way specifically because we ’ re more likely to get accurate [ responses ] .
They also required in answer to my question was , is it somebody that had no preexisting conditions and was hospitalized , you know , got severely ill from COVID 19 with no preexisting conditions , so got severely ill or died from it .
And so I got about three hundred and fifty comments .
And of those , the vast majority of people , I didn ’ t add them up , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they ’ d never had .
They don ’ t know anybody personally that has it .
And then there were some people that said yes .
And then when I asked them to give me more details and I told them specifically , you know , if you don ’ t tell me the name or where the person ’ s from , then you ’ re not breaching any kind of confidentiality .
You give me some more details .
And most people that just said yes , or yeah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know , they ’ d been giving me any details .
And there were three or four that gave me details that would qualify for answering my question .
So three or four and I have three thousand plus friends and it was it was three or four .
And if you take them , that they are telling the truth , and I have no reason to think they ’ re not , they ’ re answering me to the best of their knowledge .
And so even if they knew the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they had no preexisting conditions , and if they knew the person tested COVID 19 , positive and they were really sick or they died , that would answer the question properly .
But that ’ s to the best of their knowledge .
So , again , we go back to the language that you used , which is the language that I like to use .
Did this person die from COVID 19 ?
Were they put on a ventilator because of COVID 19 , or did they just have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
So that ’ s the question that those three or four .
So it wasn ’ t very many people that answered a legitimate yes anyway .
And then of those , they ’ re probably answering to the best of their knowledge .

John Shuck [00:23:34] So of the 63,000 flu deaths, they could be, some of those could be, or was this last year’s numbers?
Dr. Annie Bukacek [00:23:42] This year.
John Shuck [00:23:44] This year. Those are this year’s numbers. So some of those could be COVID 19, right? This just could be the flu.
Dr. Annie Bukacek [00:23:50] Yeah, some of the COVID 19 could be the flu. If it was, if the flu cases were COVID 19, because of what we just talked about, you can be pretty sure they’d call it COVID19. So the influenza numbers might be deflated. The COVID 19 numbers certainly are inflated. But even if you take those numbers at face value, which I don’t believe, the COVID 19, even if you take it at face value, it’s still roughly a third of the deaths of influenza. And so then the next narrative with it is that, “Oh but the next two months, it’s going to continue to kill people.” So that’s the next narrative. “So it’s worse than the flu because it lasts longer.” Where did they get this? How do they–where do they pull that, you know, from?
John Shuck [00:24:34] Yeah. Well, I would ask you as a medical doctor, because I don’t know. I just have to trust them blindly.
Dr. Annie Bukacek [00:24:42] I think they’re pulling it out of their hat. They’re just coming up with it.
John Shuck [00:24:47] You had mentioned in your in the presentation that you gave a question that you asked on Facebook, because I get this all the time, people are telling me, well, I’ve got, you know, my cousin died of coronavirus or they’re all just dying in New York. You should go there and see what’s happening. And my question is, as you asked that question yourself, you asked if anybody knew anybody and you kind of evaluated those responses, could you summarize that discussion?
Dr. Annie Bukacek [00:25:16] Sure, I’d be happy to. So I asked a question, like you said, I ask anybody that you know personally. So the reason for me asking it in that way. If somebody knows somebody personally they might have an idea of their underlying health. Are they a healthy person? Then they might have an idea of the case. They might be following the case in the hospital if it’s somebody they personally know. And so I asked it that way specifically because we’re more likely to get accurate [responses]. They also required in answer to my question was, is it somebody that had no preexisting conditions and was hospitalized, you know, got severely ill from COVID 19 with no preexisting conditions, so got severely ill or died from it. And so I got about three hundred and fifty comments. And of those, the vast majority of people, I didn’t add them up, but the vast majority of people said no, they’d never had. They don’t know anybody personally that has it. And then there were some people that said yes. And then when I asked them to give me more details and I told them specifically, you know, if you don’t tell me the name or where the person’s from, then you’re not breaching any kind of confidentiality. You give me some more details. And most people that just said yes, or yeah, or yay or whatever, you know, they’d been giving me any details. And there were three or four that gave me details that would qualify for answering my question. So three or four and I have three thousand plus friends and it was it was three or four. And if you take them, that they are telling the truth, and I have no reason to think they’re not, they’re answering me to the best of their knowledge. And so even if they knew the person really well, and they knew that they had no preexisting conditions, and if they knew the person tested COVID 19, positive and they were really sick or they died, that would answer the question properly. But that’s to the best of their knowledge. So, again, we go back to the language that you used, which is the language that I like to use. Did this person die from COVID 19? Were they put on a ventilator because of COVID 19, or did they just have it? Did they just test positive? So that’s the question that those three or four. So it wasn’t very many people that answered a legitimate yes anyway. And then of those, they’re probably answering to the best of their knowledge.