thelibertybeacon--2020-03-22--VACCINES: CHD’s Brief to the European Court of Human Rights

CHD ’ s Brief to the European Court of Human Rights Contributed to TLB by : The Children ’ s Health Defense Team Relatively few Americans realize that lawsuits related to human rights in Europe can ultimately be heard in an international court , the European Court of Human Rights ( ECHR ) .
People must first file cases regarding their individual rights in their home countries , but if they have exhausted domestic remedies and are still dissatisfied , they can sue their country in the ECHR – and sometimes win , often changing policies across the 49 countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The ECHR ’ s Grand Chamber for especially important cases is now reviewing the issue of compulsory vaccine mandates for school attendance in member countries .
The case the Court will decide arises from a vaccine mandate law in the Czech Republic .
Families opposed to compulsory vaccination sued , raising several human rights concerns under the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights : Article 8 , respect for family life ; Article 9 , freedom of conscience ; and Article 2 of Protocol 1 to the Convention , the right to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issue of informed consent to a medical intervention , arguing that compulsory vaccination violates the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine ( the Oviedo Convention ) .
With the assistance of Senta Depuydt and the European Forum for Vaccine Vigilance , Children ’ s Health Defense was able to submit a “ friend of the court ” brief on this matter .
The Grand Chamber is scheduled to have a public hearing on the case on April 30 , 2020 in Strasbourg , France , assuming that pandemic measures do not postpone it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supports the rights of individuals to make voluntary choices regarding vaccines .
The CHD brief cites the Nuremberg Code and the 2005 UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights .
It also touches on the lack of proven safety and efficacy , religious rights , conflicts of interest , discrimination , questionable science , censorship , risk of genomic change , risk of unintended genocide , and liability as critical concerns that strongly weigh against vaccine mandates .
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CHD’s Brief to the European Court of Human Rights
Contributed to TLB by: The Children’s Health Defense Team
By: Mary Holland, CHD General Counsel and Vice Chair
Relatively few Americans realize that lawsuits related to human rights in Europe can ultimately be heard in an international court, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). People must first file cases regarding their individual rights in their home countries, but if they have exhausted domestic remedies and are still dissatisfied, they can sue their country in the ECHR – and sometimes win, often changing policies across the 49 countries subject to the ECHR’s jurisdiction.
The ECHR’s Grand Chamber for especially important cases is now reviewing the issue of compulsory vaccine mandates for school attendance in member countries. The case the Court will decide arises from a vaccine mandate law in the Czech Republic. Families opposed to compulsory vaccination sued, raising several human rights concerns under the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights: Article 8, respect for family life; Article 9, freedom of conscience; and Article 2 of Protocol 1 to the Convention, the right to education. The petitioners also raise the issue of informed consent to a medical intervention, arguing that compulsory vaccination violates the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (the Oviedo Convention).
Children’s Health Defense strongly supports the rights of individuals to make voluntary choices regarding vaccines.
With the assistance of Senta Depuydt and the European Forum for Vaccine Vigilance, Children’s Health Defense was able to submit a “friend of the court” brief on this matter. The Grand Chamber is scheduled to have a public hearing on the case on April 30, 2020 in Strasbourg, France, assuming that pandemic measures do not postpone it.
Children’s Health Defense strongly supports the rights of individuals to make voluntary choices regarding vaccines. The CHD brief cites the Nuremberg Code and the 2005 UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. It also touches on the lack of proven safety and efficacy, religious rights, conflicts of interest, discrimination, questionable science, censorship, risk of genomic change, risk of unintended genocide, and liability as critical concerns that strongly weigh against vaccine mandates.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-22--Is This a PANDEMIC or a DEMPANIC?

Is This a PANDEMIC or a DEMPANIC?

Now that we ’ re in a de facto Martial Law mode––a shutdown of entire industries and small businesses , nighttime curfews , social isolation , a run on goods , huge sports events cancelled , a “ shelter-in-place ” mandate in California , releasing prisoners in New York ( God forbid these miscreants get a flu ! )
, Broadway gone dark , and a craven media inciting and delighting in the panic they ’ re causing , it is relevant to ask : Of course , neither one of these Big Government hacks would be capable of such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cool , calm , collected and seasoned business mogul , President Donald J. Trump , who is guiding us through the corona virus scare with decisive action and great success––with no less than 56 bold initiatives ––and who not only brought us the greatest economy and employment record in the 243-year history of our country , but will revive it when this virus scare passes into history––shortly , I predict !
WHERE ARE WE NOW ?
• A deranged leftist media , furious at their low and devolving ratings , • Failed Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , Michael Cohen ( now in prison ) , Anthony Scaramucci ( now in nowheresville ) , • The Russian-collusion hoaxers of Obama ’ s FBI , CIA , State , Homeland Security , et al .
• The exposed liars in the Ukraine phone-call hoax , • The losers of the crashing failure known as the impeachment hoax , • The cringe-producing sore-loser Hillary Clinton , who “ lost ” $ 6-billion dollars when she was Sec .
of State , and presided over the tragic loss of American lives in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
These are just a few of the forces who have been working overtime for the past four years to sabotage , undermine , and ultimately destroy both candidate and then President Trump , the man who single-handedly exposed • The Left ’ s seditious and I believe traitorous anti-American agenda and behavior , • The criminality they ’ ve engaged in for decades with absolute impunity , • The gouging of the United States ’ economy for their own ideological and personal benefit , extorting billions that was laundered and stuffed into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegiance to colossal hoaxes like Global Warming , • Their abject neglect of blacks in education and where ignorance leads––ta da––prison , • Their seething contempt if not downright hatred of the United States of America .
And yet , with all their impressive advanced college degrees , fancy credentials , exalted titles , tenure-for-life government jobs , social-media collaboration with leftist Google , YouTube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , et al , and the flagrant abuse-of-power they ’ ve gotten away with––but not for long !
––such as illegal FISA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rigging elections , the list goes on…they still could not bring down THE .
SMARTEST .
GUY.IN.THE.ROOM .
Now , almost eight months from a presidential election , all of these forces are desperate , anguished , just-about suicidal with frustration .
What can we do , they are asking themselves , to stop President Trump from winning a second term and then crushing for all time the remaining malignant remnants of the leftist agenda ?
While none of them are smart enough to have created the corona virus threat , they secretly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevent the president from conducting his two or three rallies a week around the country , where upwards of 50,000-75,000 people line up for days on end to applaud and support their president .
Well , they got their wish .
Now he is on TV every single day , showing the entire country ( and world ) what genuinely strong and effective leadership is all about––which is why his approval ratings are skyrocketing !
Undaunted , the frantic left is spending untold billions , not to help the deserving people affected adversely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as Daniel Greenfield documents exhaustively , “ to smear President Trump and undermine the administration .
How patriotic of them.
” Greenfield cites the SuperPac which leftist billionaires––Hollywood producer Jeffrey Katzenberg , financier George Soros , the list is long––are using to attack President Trump over the corona virus .
Many if not all of them are more successful and savvy than most people in the world––but I repeat , none of them a match for THE .
SMARTEST .
GUY.IN.THE.ROOM !
WHERE ELSE THE OPPOSITION COMES FROM Three years ago , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Death Squads ” in which I described the forces we are witnessing today , all of whom exult when America has trouble .
DEATH SQUAD # 1 is the Cloward-Piven Strategy , begun in 1966 and flourishing to this day .
In short , the founders of this plan , from Columbia University , loathed America and insisted that capitalism could be collapsed by overloading the government with financial demands that could not be met .
They also formed voter-fraud schemes like Project Vote , ACORN , etc , still extant only with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – ACORN ’ s lawyer was none other than Barack Obama .
Birds of a feather , and all that .
DEATH SQUAD # 2 Saul Alinsky , a community organizer from Chicago , wrote the bible for hate-America leftists : Rules for Radicals .
Hillary Clinton wrote her Wellesley thesis about Alinsky and remained close friends with him years after she graduated , and Barack Obama became a community organizer in the Alinsky mode .
Both of them shared Alinsky ’ s real goal––to destroy capitalist America and turn it into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ # 3 is and was the leftwing media––or what Dr. Drew Pinsky calls “ the corrupt , uninformed , morally reprehensible American press––notorious for skewing the “ news ” in a Marxist direction .
Remember , most media anchors and news readers take their marching orders directly from bosses who are extremely invested in the global economy and not in President Trump ’ s economy , which has brought millions of jobs and manufacturing and profits back to the United States in order to Make America Great Again and Keep America Great !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brotherhood which seeks the downfall of America , a phenomenon writer Linda Goudsmit explains in explicit and exquisite detail : “ Islam is an expansionist socio-political movement with a religious wing created 1400 years ago.
” Then and now , Islam “ seeks world dominion––the establishment of a worldwide Islamic caliphate ruled by Islamic sharia law , ” which is incompatible and anathema to American law and the U.S. Constitution .
DEATH SQUAD # 5 is comprised of leftwing billionaires , mentioned above , who fund the hate-America groups like Occupy Wall St. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as the politicians who have brought us Sanctuary Cities , no-bail laws , and attempts to rob Americans of their First Amendment right of Free Speech , Second Amendment right to bear arms , the power of capitalism to lift all boats , and belief in God .
• Medications to treat the corona virus are now being discussed , as Scott Johnson from Powerline reports , among them is the anti-malaria drug , chloroquine .
The Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva is donating six-million doses of the medication to U.S. hospitals starting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of April 10 million will be shipped .
President Trump has asked the Food and Drug Administration if it can expand the use of the drug as an experimental treatment for coronavirus patients .
A related article in Gateway Pundit reported that a chloroquine study showed a 100 % cure rate for patients infected with the corona virus .
• And just as I ’ m writing this article , an explosive article is broadcast reporting that three international studies from China , Australia and France show that chloroquine with the antibiotic azithromycin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus in six days !
• The ridiculous ban on plastic grocery bags is being temporarily lifted because , as John Tierney reports , the reusable tote bags “ that politicians and environmentalists have been so eager to impose on the public…can sustain the COVID-19 and flu viruses… [ a fact ] that was clearly demonstrated in a 2018 study published in the Journal of Environmental Health .
” • Nobel laureate Michael Levitt , an American-British-Israeli biophysicist who teaches structural biology at Stanford University…offered the public reassurance during the peak of China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Levitt did not discover a treatment or a cure…he crunched the numbers ” and predicted that the spread of the virus would come to a halt .
“ His forecasts turned out to be correct : the number of new cases reported each day started to fall as of February 7 .
A week later , the mortality rate started falling as well.
” • Here is a good way to track the progress of the corona virus .
Here is an imporant video on the origins of the Chinese corona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats , but there is a solution .
Simply plaster this poster in every newspaper and all over the Internet and watch how quickly the corona virus scare vanishes into thin air !
Due to the Corona Virus , the polls will remain closed and the election is cancelled .
Trump will remain president for the next 4 years .
TLB published this article from Canada Free Press with our appreciation for this perspective .
Joan Swirsky is an award winning author and journalist .
Her work can be found at joanswirsky.com

Now that we’re in a de facto Martial Law mode––a shutdown of entire industries and small businesses, nighttime curfews, social isolation, a run on goods, huge sports events cancelled, a “shelter-in-place” mandate in California, releasing prisoners in New York (God forbid these miscreants get a flu!), Broadway gone dark, and a craven media inciting and delighting in the panic they’re causing, it is relevant to ask:
Of course, neither one of these Big Government hacks would be capable of such a feat. Thank God for the cool, calm, collected and seasoned business mogul, President Donald J. Trump, who is guiding us through the corona virus scare with decisive action and great success––with no less than 56 bold initiatives ––and who not only brought us the greatest economy and employment record in the 243-year history of our country, but will revive it when this virus scare passes into history––shortly, I predict!
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
A crazed, out-of-ammunition Democrat Party,
A doddering presumptive Democrat presidential candidate,
A deranged leftist media, furious at their low and devolving ratings,
Socialist/Communist/Islamicized Europeans,
Huge investors in the Globalist economy,
Angry Chinese leadership,
Failed Trump saboteurs Michael Avenatti (now in jail), Michael Cohen (now in prison), Anthony Scaramucci (now in nowheresville),
The Russian-collusion hoaxers of Obama’s FBI, CIA, State, Homeland Security, et al.
The exposed liars in the Ukraine phone-call hoax,
The losers of the crashing failure known as the impeachment hoax,
The cringe-producing sore-loser Hillary Clinton, who “lost” $6-billion dollars when she was Sec. of State, and presided over the tragic loss of American lives in the Benghazi catastrophe––and then lied about it!
These are just a few of the forces who have been working overtime for the past four years to sabotage, undermine, and ultimately destroy both candidate and then President Trump, the man who single-handedly exposed
The Left’s seditious and I believe traitorous anti-American agenda and behavior,
The criminality they’ve engaged in for decades with absolute impunity,
The gouging of the United States’ economy for their own ideological and personal benefit, extorting billions that was laundered and stuffed into their own pockets,
Their devoted allegiance to colossal hoaxes like Global Warming,
Their abject neglect of blacks in education and where ignorance leads––ta da––prison,
Their seething contempt if not downright hatred of the United States of America.
And yet, with all their impressive advanced college degrees, fancy credentials, exalted titles, tenure-for-life government jobs, social-media collaboration with leftist Google, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, et al, and the flagrant abuse-of-power they’ve gotten away with––but not for long!––such as illegal FISA warrants, lying witnesses, shadow-banning, rigging elections, the list goes on…they still could not bring down THE. SMARTEST. GUY.IN.THE.ROOM.
TEARING THEIR HAIR OUT Now, almost eight months from a presidential election, all of these forces are desperate, anguished, just-about suicidal with frustration. What can we do, they are asking themselves, to stop President Trump from winning a second term and then crushing for all time the remaining malignant remnants of the leftist agenda? While none of them are smart enough to have created the corona virus threat, they secretly celebrated the fact that this crisis would prevent the president from conducting his two or three rallies a week around the country, where upwards of 50,000-75,000 people line up for days on end to applaud and support their president. Well, they got their wish. Now he is on TV every single day, showing the entire country (and world) what genuinely strong and effective leadership is all about––which is why his approval ratings are skyrocketing!
Undaunted, the frantic left is spending untold billions, not to help the deserving people affected adversely by the corona virus, but, as Daniel Greenfield documents exhaustively, “to smear President Trump and undermine the administration. How patriotic of them.” Greenfield cites the SuperPac which leftist billionaires––Hollywood producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, financier George Soros, the list is long––are using to attack President Trump over the corona virus. Many if not all of them are more successful and savvy than most people in the world––but I repeat, none of them a match for THE. SMARTEST. GUY.IN.THE.ROOM!
WHERE ELSE THE OPPOSITION COMES FROM Three years ago, I wrote an article called “The Hate-America Death Squads” in which I described the forces we are witnessing today, all of whom exult when America has trouble. DEATH SQUAD #1 is the Cloward-Piven Strategy, begun in 1966 and flourishing to this day. In short, the founders of this plan, from Columbia University, loathed America and insisted that capitalism could be collapsed by overloading the government with financial demands that could not be met. They also formed voter-fraud schemes like Project Vote, ACORN, etc, still extant only with different names. And surprise, surprise – ACORN’s lawyer was none other than Barack Obama. Birds of a feather, and all that. DEATH SQUAD #2 Saul Alinsky, a community organizer from Chicago, wrote the bible for hate-America leftists: Rules for Radicals. Hillary Clinton wrote her Wellesley thesis about Alinsky and remained close friends with him years after she graduated, and Barack Obama became a community organizer in the Alinsky mode. Both of them shared Alinsky’s real goal––to destroy capitalist America and turn it into the socialist-cum-communist regime they preferred. DEATH SQUAD #3 is and was the leftwing media––or what Dr. Drew Pinsky calls “the corrupt, uninformed, morally reprehensible American press––notorious for skewing the “news” in a Marxist direction. Remember, most media anchors and news readers take their marching orders directly from bosses who are extremely invested in the global economy and not in President Trump’s economy, which has brought millions of jobs and manufacturing and profits back to the United States in order to Make America Great Again and Keep America Great! DEATH SQUAD #4 is the Muslim Brotherhood which seeks the downfall of America, a phenomenon writer Linda Goudsmit explains in explicit and exquisite detail: “Islam is an expansionist socio-political movement with a religious wing created 1400 years ago.” Then and now, Islam “seeks world dominion––the establishment of a worldwide Islamic caliphate ruled by Islamic sharia law,” which is incompatible and anathema to American law and the U.S. Constitution. DEATH SQUAD #5 is comprised of leftwing billionaires, mentioned above, who fund the hate-America groups like Occupy Wall St., Antifa, et al, as well as the politicians who have brought us Sanctuary Cities, no-bail laws, and attempts to rob Americans of their First Amendment right of Free Speech, Second Amendment right to bear arms, the power of capitalism to lift all boats, and belief in God.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-22--Lockheed Martin Releases Clip Of Simulated Attack On Russian Defense Systems

Let ’ s get basic here … Does anyone about to read this truly believe that our defense industry is hell bent on preventing any conflict or war if it is at all within their means ?
That would be about the same as stating that the massive ( even bigger than the Military Industrial Complex ) Pharmaceutical industry is hell bent on saving lives and curing disease … BULL !
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What we are observing via Lockheed Martin ’ s release is in fact another example of Rahm Emanuel ’ s philosophy of … “ You never want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
” Having spent the majority of my adult life either in the U.S. Military ( nuclear submarine fleet ) , or working for said Military Industrial Complex facilitating DOD contracts ( Raytheon ) , I can assure any readers that this is not only the norm … but if you can conger up enough fear or anger on the opposing side … you may just start another arms race , or regional war … $ $ $ CHA-CHING $ $ $ The amount of money already spent on defense in the USA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of every dollar collected in taxes if you actually add all costs including the multitude of related costs such as Veterans care , Medical , Retirement , Procurement , etc… , etc… , etc… !
But apparently this is not enough , so Lockheed Martin has virtually slapped Russia upside the head in front of the entire world … and are waiting to see how many more $ $ $ this dumps into the coffers … because you cant sell multi-billion dollar weapons systems … if there is no Military threat , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am NOT saying ( and never would ) America should not have a strong military to defend We The People … But where does this all end ?
This is a question that needs to be asked with far more urgency than at any point in modern history .
Leave it to a major US arms defense contractor to hype the “ ever-evolving threats ” to US national security in a new hugely provocative video at a time the world fights an “ invisible enemy ” – as world leaders are calling it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ panemic .
A new promotional video released by Lockheed Martin simulates what appears to be a major airstrike on Russian weaponry .
Taking note of the promo which features CGI footage , Russian state media described it as a “ simulated first strike on Russian positions and weapons systems.
” Specifically Russia ’ s trademark S-400 anti-air systems are among the targets of Lockheed ’ s own systems in the simulated portion of the video , all of which touts the comany ’ s Advanced Development Programs , also known as Skunk Works @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with working with the Pentagon on the most advanced and secretive projects .
The video was published early this week through Lockheed ’ s official media accounts and describes development of “ life-saving intelligence ” and “ solutions that are survivable ” according to the narration .
Defense contractor mega-companies like Lockheed , Raytheon and others have over the course of a hyped “ Russia threat ” saturating the media for much of the past three plus years seen their stocks prices soar .
After about the one minute mark a bombing raid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as the Topol-M mobile intercontinental ballistic missile platform , which it should be noted only Russia possesses , is conducted in the simulation – though without mentioning Russia by name .
The timing of the video ’ s release while the narration emphasizes words like “ life-saving ” and “ survivable ” is certainly interesting , given the world ’ s current almost singular focus on finding a way out of the coronavirus pandemic .
It seems the execs at Lockheed are trying to cry “ Russia !
” precisely at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cold War ’ narrative is being lost .
The Liberty Beacon Project is now expanding at a near exponential rate , and for this we are grateful and excited !
But we must also be practical .
For 7 years we have not asked for any donations , and have built this project with our own funds as we grew .
We are now experiencing ever increasing growing pains due to the large number of websites and projects we represent .
So we have just installed donation buttons on our websites and ask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
Nothing is too small .
We thank you for all your support and your considerations … ( TLB ) Disclaimer : TLB websites contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner .
We are making such material available to our readers under the provisions of “ fair use ” in an effort to advance a better understanding of political , health , economic and social issues .
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Preface by: Roger Landry (TLB)
Let’s get basic here … Does anyone about to read this truly believe that our defense industry is hell bent on preventing any conflict or war if it is at all within their means? That would be about the same as stating that the massive (even bigger than the Military Industrial Complex) Pharmaceutical industry is hell bent on saving lives and curing disease … BULL !!! What we are observing via Lockheed Martin’s release is in fact another example of Rahm Emanuel’s philosophy of …
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste!”
Having spent the majority of my adult life either in the U.S. Military (nuclear submarine fleet), or working for said Military Industrial Complex facilitating DOD contracts (Raytheon), I can assure any readers that this is not only the norm … but if you can conger up enough fear or anger on the opposing side … you may just start another arms race, or regional war … $$$ CHA-CHING $$$
The amount of money already spent on defense in the USA is estimated to be about 54% of every dollar collected in taxes if you actually add all costs including the multitude of related costs such as Veterans care, Medical, Retirement, Procurement, etc…, etc…, etc…! But apparently this is not enough, so Lockheed Martin has virtually slapped Russia upside the head in front of the entire world … and are waiting to see how many more $$$ this dumps into the coffers … because you cant sell multi-billion dollar weapons systems … if there is no Military threat, or angry foreign leaders !!!
I am NOT saying (and never would) America should not have a strong military to defend We The People … But where does this all end? This is a question that needs to be asked with far more urgency than at any point in modern history.
Please continue reading …
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Lockheed Martin Releases Clip Of Simulated Attack On Russian Defense Systems
Leave it to a major US arms defense contractor to hype the “ever-evolving threats” to US national security in a new hugely provocative video at a time the world fights an “invisible enemy” – as world leaders are calling it – in the form of the Covid-19 panemic.
A new promotional video released by Lockheed Martin simulates what appears to be a major airstrike on Russian weaponry. Taking note of the promo which features CGI footage, Russian state media described it as a “simulated first strike on Russian positions and weapons systems.”
Specifically Russia’s trademark S-400 anti-air systems are among the targets of Lockheed’s own systems in the simulated portion of the video, all of which touts the comany’s Advanced Development Programs, also known as Skunk Works, which is an elite group tasked with working with the Pentagon on the most advanced and secretive projects.
The video was published early this week through Lockheed’s official media accounts and describes development of “life-saving intelligence” and “solutions that are survivable” according to the narration.
Defense contractor mega-companies like Lockheed, Raytheon and others have over the course of a hyped “Russia threat” saturating the media for much of the past three plus years seen their stocks prices soar.
After about the one minute mark a bombing raid on what are clearly Russian S-400s as well as the Topol-M mobile intercontinental ballistic missile platform, which it should be noted only Russia possesses, is conducted in the simulation – though without mentioning Russia by name.
The timing of the video’s release while the narration emphasizes words like “life-saving” and “survivable” is certainly interesting, given the world’s current almost singular focus on finding a way out of the coronavirus pandemic.
It seems the execs at Lockheed are trying to cry “Russia!” precisely at a moment the hawkish and hyped ‘new Cold War’ narrative is being lost.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-22--A Message To The Church: COVID19 Restrictions & Freedom of Religion

A Message To The Church : COVID19 Restrictions and Freedom of Religion A bloody path was trod to bring religious freedom to modern America .
Christian martyrs and patriots secured our God-given right to Freedom of Religion with their suffering and even with their lives .
Religious freedom in America is not simply a fundamental right but a foundational one .
The settlements of the first American colonies were established in the flight from oppressive religious persecution and the struggle continued even on these shores .
From the beating of Obadiah Holmes , the lynching of Quakers and the imprisonment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a fiery attorney named Patrick Henry , religious liberty in America has been something Christians have always been willing to stand for or even to die for .
This history and more gave us our First Amendment to the Constitution and its underlying principle of religious conscience which has been part of the bedrock of our Republic for more than two centuries .
The “ Father of the Constitution ” and fourth President James Madison wrote in 1792 , Indeed prohibitions upon the government ’ s authority to infringe , limit , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been codified in western law long before the settlement of American colonies .
Many American Christians have heard of Thomas Jefferson ’ s famous letter to the Danbury Baptists ensuring them that America would never return to a time where the government sought to dictate the operations of the church .
But long before 1802 , Jefferson ’ s “ wall of separation of church and state ” that kept government outside the sacred walls of the church was one alluded to by King Henry I in the 1100 Charter of Liberties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ church to be free from government intrusions .
Two-hundred years later , one of the tipping points in the fight that brought us Magna Carta was the crown ’ s attempt to interfere in the free operation of the church .
This charter history of our founding documents continued its development through the Grand Remonstrance of 1641 and the English Bill of Rights of 1689 under which our founders arrived in this New World .
Each of these installments , which would later culminate in our founding documents ; all happened amid the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the clear language of our First Amendment and the history that should inform our actions , the struggle to maintain this essential right from the control of government continues to this day .
Modern lawmakers like to carve out excuses and causes for government intrusions into our inherent rights when some imagined need arises .
William Pitt , The Younger warned in 1783 , Necessity seems to always be the most powerful tool to persuade the masses into accepting these infringements .
Today because of the coronavirus scare , religious liberty is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the form of limits upon assembly .
At least one church has been descended upon by police and threatened with the National Guard for having more than 250 people attend .
According to the courts , a law that infringes upon a fundamental right , like Freedom of Religion , must overcome certain challenges : The law must not be arbitrary , oppressive , or unreasonable .
The law must be equally applied to secular businesses and it must satisfy a qualification of being the least restrictive means necessary to accomplish a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Governors and municipalities upon the number of people who can assemble in a private church gathering appears to fail these tests .
First , these numerical restrictions are completely arbitrary in nature .
There has been no tested nor proven scientific or medical data to show us what “ number ” of people that congregate together are a danger to society .
The number has varied from place to place and moment by moment .
Somewhere it ’ s 50 , other places its 10 and there are still other variations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of people allowed in a private church , they are reducing our right to Freedom of Religion to a first come , first served privilege .
Our first foundational document reads : The government deciding who can attend a service by way of a numerical limit doesn ’ t not demonstrate an equality of rights and ought to be seen as a per se violation of the principle of separation of church and state .
Secondly , these laws are not being applied equally upon secular businesses and other institutions .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ church and not to a library , post office , grocery store , or hotel gym , there is not equal application .
These laws try to justify unequal application based upon the definition of essential services .
By what authority does the government declare the church non-essential ?
The Church is a place where people turn for help and for comfort in a climate of fear and uncertainty .
In a time of crisis , people are fearful and in need of comfort and community , more than ever before .
Even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or perhaps never go to church , need to know that there is somewhere for them to go when they need help .
Throughout the church has been viewed as an essential part of society , a refuge in time of trouble or need , a place of peace and a sanctuary for the weary , even a place of healing and provision .
More salient for believers is that the Bible pointedly addresses the issue of assembling during troubled times : Many in the church take this as a solemn command @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to gather with his local called out body is to put him at odds with a fundamental tenet of the faith .
For a believer in Christ there are few things as essential as the gathering of the body of Christ in the study of God ’ s Word and worship of His Glory .
As a matter of fact , the Bible teaches that since we are eternal beings in this temporary world , God ’ s word is more essential than food .
When those in government can assign a label @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , then government is taking a very serious and dangerous role of defining religion , which is expressly forbidden in our Bill of Rights and in a majority of our State Constitutions .
Finally , these restrictions are not reasonable and not the least restrictive means necessary .
The case law used to define reasonableness in these laws are easily distinguishable .
In Moore v. Draper , the court held that Moore could be quarantined and prevented from attending church because he had Tuberculosis .
The court also said that once he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or legally quarantined and prevented from attending church .
The current laws restricting the number of attendees of a church are not restrictions on one unhealthy individual .
They are restrictions upon a group of healthy people , to which the court said would be unreasonable to prevent from attending church .
Additionally , the court did not order the entire church to be shut down to keep Moore healthy which is exactly what these laws are trying to suggest is a reasonable and Constitutional solution .
Limiting an entire congregation of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be at risk of infection does not meet the standard of Moore , nor can it be seen as the least restrictive means necessary .
The case of Varholy v. Sweat can be distinguishable for the same reasons as Moore .
Finally , in Employment Division vs. Smith , the court held that the outlawed use of peyote is not an unreasonable interference upon freedom of religion as it was a “ neutral , generally applicable law.
” Because the current restrictions upon church assemblies are not generally applicable to every place where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not controlling .
Although it is argued the “ protection of the public health is one of the prime duties resting upon the State ” we can not escape the reality that the First prime duty of every state is codified in the Declaration of Independence : There is nothing in the law or precedent to establish a blanket and arbitrary assertion of “ state of emergency ” as an unquestionable authority .
There is nothing in law or precedent to support a restriction on the number of people who can assemble in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ otherwise , as a criterion for denying the essential Right of Freedom of Religion .
There is everything in history and experience that says such actions by government are unreasonable and oppressive restrictions upon the essential and inherent Right of Freedom of Religion .
Rev .
Jonathan Witherspoon , founder of Princeton University gave this warning : When Peter and the apostles were told by law not to gather , preach , lay hands on the sick for God to grant them healing or else be thrown into prison , they chose to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they escaped from prison and were told by God to go back and assemble with the people and preach and heal , they did exactly that .
And when they were questioned by the government as to why they continued to break this law , the apostles did not hesitate or make excuse , they simply said , “ We ought to obey God rather than men.
” ( Acts 5:29 ) True to the history that makes America great , our pastors and church members should not so easily surrender a fundamental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have gone before .
Who will stand and not let the landmarks be moved ?
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A Message To The Church: COVID19 Restrictions and Freedom of Religion
Contributed to TLB by: KrisAnne Hall, JD
A bloody path was trod to bring religious freedom to modern America. Christian martyrs and patriots secured our God-given right to Freedom of Religion with their suffering and even with their lives. Religious freedom in America is not simply a fundamental right but a foundational one. The settlements of the first American colonies were established in the flight from oppressive religious persecution and the struggle continued even on these shores. From the beating of Obadiah Holmes, the lynching of Quakers and the imprisonment of 50 Baptist preachers who were defended by a fiery attorney named Patrick Henry, religious liberty in America has been something Christians have always been willing to stand for or even to die for. This history and more gave us our First Amendment to the Constitution and its underlying principle of religious conscience which has been part of the bedrock of our Republic for more than two centuries.
The “Father of the Constitution” and fourth President James Madison wrote in 1792,
“Conscience is the most sacred of all property…the exercise of that, being a natural and unalienable right. To guard a man’s house as his castle, to pay public and enforce private debts with the most exact faith, can give no title to invade a man’s conscience which is more sacred than his castle…”
Indeed prohibitions upon the government’s authority to infringe, limit, or dictate the operation of the church have been codified in western law long before the settlement of American colonies. Many American Christians have heard of Thomas Jefferson’s famous letter to the Danbury Baptists ensuring them that America would never return to a time where the government sought to dictate the operations of the church. But long before 1802, Jefferson’s “wall of separation of church and state” that kept government outside the sacred walls of the church was one alluded to by King Henry I in the 1100 Charter of Liberties. Henry declared the body of the church to be free from government intrusions. Two-hundred years later, one of the tipping points in the fight that brought us Magna Carta was the crown’s attempt to interfere in the free operation of the church. This charter history of our founding documents continued its development through the Grand Remonstrance of 1641 and the English Bill of Rights of 1689 under which our founders arrived in this New World. Each of these installments, which would later culminate in our founding documents; all happened amid the fight for religious liberty.
However even with the clear language of our First Amendment and the history that should inform our actions, the struggle to maintain this essential right from the control of government continues to this day. Modern lawmakers like to carve out excuses and causes for government intrusions into our inherent rights when some imagined need arises. William Pitt, The Younger warned in 1783,
“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.”
Necessity seems to always be the most powerful tool to persuade the masses into accepting these infringements. Today because of the coronavirus scare, religious liberty is facing a huge “necessity plea” in the form of limits upon assembly. At least one church has been descended upon by police and threatened with the National Guard for having more than 250 people attend.
According to the courts, a law that infringes upon a fundamental right, like Freedom of Religion, must overcome certain challenges: The law must not be arbitrary, oppressive, or unreasonable. The law must be equally applied to secular businesses and it must satisfy a qualification of being the least restrictive means necessary to accomplish a compelling governmental interest. The restrictions imposed by Governors and municipalities upon the number of people who can assemble in a private church gathering appears to fail these tests.
First, these numerical restrictions are completely arbitrary in nature. There has been no tested nor proven scientific or medical data to show us what “number” of people that congregate together are a danger to society. The number has varied from place to place and moment by moment. Somewhere it’s 50, other places its 10 and there are still other variations. When politicians assign an “acceptable” number of people allowed in a private church, they are reducing our right to Freedom of Religion to a first come, first served privilege. Our first foundational document reads:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights…”
The government deciding who can attend a service by way of a numerical limit doesn’t not demonstrate an equality of rights and ought to be seen as a per se violation of the principle of separation of church and state.
Secondly, these laws are not being applied equally upon secular businesses and other institutions. When arbitrary number limits are applied to a church and not to a library, post office, grocery store, or hotel gym, there is not equal application. These laws try to justify unequal application based upon the definition of essential services. By what authority does the government declare the church non-essential? The Church is a place where people turn for help and for comfort in a climate of fear and uncertainty. In a time of crisis, people are fearful and in need of comfort and community, more than ever before. Even people who do not attend church regularly, or perhaps never go to church, need to know that there is somewhere for them to go when they need help. Throughout the church has been viewed as an essential part of society, a refuge in time of trouble or need, a place of peace and a sanctuary for the weary, even a place of healing and provision. More salient for believers is that the Bible pointedly addresses the issue of assembling during troubled times:
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Heb 10:25
Many in the church take this as a solemn command. To deny a Christian his obligation to gather with his local called out body is to put him at odds with a fundamental tenet of the faith. For a believer in Christ there are few things as essential as the gathering of the body of Christ in the study of God’s Word and worship of His Glory. As a matter of fact, the Bible teaches that since we are eternal beings in this temporary world, God’s word is more essential than food.
“But Jesus replied, “It is written and forever remains written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4
When those in government can assign a label of non-essential to the practice of religion, then government is taking a very serious and dangerous role of defining religion, which is expressly forbidden in our Bill of Rights and in a majority of our State Constitutions.
Finally, these restrictions are not reasonable and not the least restrictive means necessary. The case law used to define reasonableness in these laws are easily distinguishable. In Moore v. Draper, the court held that Moore could be quarantined and prevented from attending church because he had Tuberculosis. The court also said that once he was healthy he could no longer be reasonably or legally quarantined and prevented from attending church. The current laws restricting the number of attendees of a church are not restrictions on one unhealthy individual. They are restrictions upon a group of healthy people, to which the court said would be unreasonable to prevent from attending church. Additionally, the court did not order the entire church to be shut down to keep Moore healthy which is exactly what these laws are trying to suggest is a reasonable and Constitutional solution.
Limiting an entire congregation of people for the safety of those who may be at risk of infection does not meet the standard of Moore, nor can it be seen as the least restrictive means necessary. The case of Varholy v. Sweat can be distinguishable for the same reasons as Moore. Finally, in Employment Division vs. Smith, the court held that the outlawed use of peyote is not an unreasonable interference upon freedom of religion as it was a “neutral, generally applicable law.” Because the current restrictions upon church assemblies are not generally applicable to every place where people will congregate, this case is not controlling.
Although it is argued the “protection of the public health is one of the prime duties resting upon the State” we cannot escape the reality that the First prime duty of every state is codified in the Declaration of Independence:
“…that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…”
There is nothing in the law or precedent to establish a blanket and arbitrary assertion of “state of emergency” as an unquestionable authority. There is nothing in law or precedent to support a restriction on the number of people who can assemble in a church, for health reasons or otherwise, as a criterion for denying the essential Right of Freedom of Religion. There is everything in history and experience that says such actions by government are unreasonable and oppressive restrictions upon the essential and inherent Right of Freedom of Religion. Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon, founder of Princeton University gave this warning:
“There is not a single instance in history in which civil liberty was lost, and religious liberty preserved entire.”
When Peter and the apostles were told by law not to gather, preach, lay hands on the sick for God to grant them healing or else be thrown into prison, they chose to continue to practice their faith. After they escaped from prison and were told by God to go back and assemble with the people and preach and heal, they did exactly that. And when they were questioned by the government as to why they continued to break this law, the apostles did not hesitate or make excuse, they simply said, “We ought to obey God rather than men.”(Acts 5:29) True to the history that makes America great, our pastors and church members should not so easily surrender a fundamental rights so faithfully contended for by those who have gone before. Who will stand and not let the landmarks be moved?
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-23--COVID-19: Welcome to the New Dark Ages They Have Planned

The response by the government to COVID-19 will turn America into a third world country in short order .
Destroying the economy , throwing millions of people out of work , creating air money and thus inflation , and draconian measures to head off a virus that kills far less than the ordinary flu will have serious and unprecedented ramifications .
The veneer of civilization will dissolve in short order .
If practically everyone is ordered by the state to “ shelter in place , ” there will be few people left to deliver—let alone produce—food and other necessities .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ exaggerated “ new plague , ” frantic citizens besieged the stores , striping the shelves of toilet paper , canned goods , and bread .
This is happening as a result of the corporate media hammering out an apocalyptic message nonstop .
Fast-forward to next month , or the one after .
Millions of people , thrown out of work and confronting poverty , will react in the way humanity always reacts when faced with scarcity and hunger—with food riots , looting , and violence .
New York City and Baltimore now have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re told they are being deployed to establish field hospitals and turn commandeered hotels into ICUs to care for the infected .
Behind this noble effort , however , is a plan to enforce an unnecessary lockdown and confront with deadly force rioters , looters , as well as folks outraged over the systematic dismantling of civilization , many whom see this viral outbreak ( natural or manmade ) for what it is—a cover for an economic reset and the establishment of an elitist-driven totalitarian global authority .
Posting analysis such as this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the months ahead .
It is already vividly apparent that the state—and indeed , much of a propagandized population—will not tolerate deviation from the absurd exaggerations and outright lies now foisted upon us .
The state has long planned for this scenario .
It realizes the asset bubble and Ponzi scheme economy can not be sustained and the crash will be catastrophic .
The plan is to blame COVID-19 for the crash .
This will not only allow the real culprits—central banks , the Federal Reserve , investment firms , and other scam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but flood them with trillions of bailout dollars .
Trump ’ s impending bailout of the airline industry , for instance , does not take into consideration the industry squandering billions on stock buybacks instead of protecting themselves from predictable economic headwinds .
“ The Big Four airlines—Delta Airlines Inc , Southwest Airlines Co. , American Airlines Group Inc. , and United Airlines Holdings Inc.—together repurchased $ 39 billion worth of stock over the past five years , according to Seeking Alpha , much of it since passage of massive corporate tax cuts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump and Republicans , ” reports Benzinga .
Trump , the crony capitalist , will spend billions in nonexistent money to prop up transnational corporations and banks while sending small checks of a few hundred dollars to citizens as a token gesture .
This will only temporarily mollify Americans and will not buy their loyalty in the long run .
Two checks for a thousand dollars or less spread over a couple months will not keep the wolves from the door .
The plan to exploit COVID-19 – what appears to be an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and impose a global totalitarian super-state , will usher in a New Dark Age of subservience and privation .
The ruling elite considers us little more than serfs and useless eaters , especially the elderly and the underclass .

The response by the government to COVID-19 will turn America (ER: and all our countries) into a third world country in short order. Destroying the economy, throwing millions of people out of work, creating air money and thus inflation, and draconian measures to head off a virus that kills far less than the ordinary flu will have serious and unprecedented ramifications.
The veneer of civilization will dissolve in short order. If practically everyone is ordered by the state to “shelter in place,” there will be few people left to deliver—let alone produce—food and other necessities. Within the first few days of this exaggerated “new plague,” frantic citizens besieged the stores, striping the shelves of toilet paper, canned goods, and bread. This is happening as a result of the corporate media hammering out an apocalyptic message nonstop.
Fast-forward to next month, or the one after. Millions of people, thrown out of work and confronting poverty, will react in the way humanity always reacts when faced with scarcity and hunger—with food riots, looting, and violence.
New York City and Baltimore now have troops on the street. We’re told they are being deployed to establish field hospitals and turn commandeered hotels into ICUs to care for the infected.
Behind this noble effort, however, is a plan to enforce an unnecessary lockdown and confront with deadly force rioters, looters, as well as folks outraged over the systematic dismantling of civilization, many whom see this viral outbreak (natural or manmade) for what it is—a cover for an economic reset and the establishment of an elitist-driven totalitarian global authority.
Posting analysis such as this will likely become a dangerous practice in the months ahead. It is already vividly apparent that the state—and indeed, much of a propagandized population—will not tolerate deviation from the absurd exaggerations and outright lies now foisted upon us.
The state has long planned for this scenario. It realizes the asset bubble and Ponzi scheme economy cannot be sustained and the crash will be catastrophic. The plan is to blame COVID-19 for the crash. This will not only allow the real culprits—central banks, the Federal Reserve, investment firms, and other scam artists and economic criminals—off the hook, but flood them with trillions of bailout dollars.
Trump’s impending bailout of the airline industry, for instance, does not take into consideration the industry squandering billions on stock buybacks instead of protecting themselves from predictable economic headwinds.
“The Big Four airlines—Delta Airlines Inc, Southwest Airlines Co., American Airlines Group Inc., and United Airlines Holdings Inc.—together repurchased $39 billion worth of stock over the past five years, according to Seeking Alpha, much of it since passage of massive corporate tax cuts in 2017 pushed through by President Donald Trump and Republicans,” reports Benzinga.
The carriers seek a combination of grants, loans and tax relief totaling $58 billion, but news organizations report the White House appears to prefer $50 billion in loans. Airline CEOs are in Washington this week arguing that a cash infusion is necessary to keep companies, which are hemorrhaging millions of dollars every day, viable until the economy recovers.
Trump, the crony capitalist, will spend billions in nonexistent money to prop up transnational corporations and banks while sending small checks of a few hundred dollars to citizens as a token gesture. This will only temporarily mollify Americans and will not buy their loyalty in the long run. Two checks for a thousand dollars or less spread over a couple months will not keep the wolves from the door.
The plan to exploit COVID-19 – what appears to be an average virus in order to re-engineer economies and impose a global totalitarian super-state, will usher in a New Dark Age of subservience and privation. The ruling elite considers us little more than serfs and useless eaters, especially the elderly and the underclass.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-23--Dr. Vernon Coleman – Is the Virus Scare a Hoax? [VIDEO]

The date of publication of this video is March 18 , 2020 , so the coronavirus statistics he quotes will have changed since then .
Here is the link to Dr. Vernon Coleman ’ s website .
On the left is a button for ‘ Health ’ with various articles on the coronavirus , etc .
Dr. Coleman has been banned on mainstream media such as the BBC We reiterate a point Dr. Coleman himself makes below : we don ’ t know what the real death rate is as the true number of people with the disease isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if many more people are actually sick ( to some degree ) but don ’ t die , which seems probable , then the actual death rate is VERY LOW .
We make an additional point : are people dying from the disease itself or from other illnesses they already have ?
Is the coronavirus a sort of tipping-over-the-edge mechanism for people already sick ?
A person ’ s state of health seems to be the biggest indicator of susceptibility to the coronavirus , a point he makes below .
Also , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 70s now seem to be a target by the WHO and all our governments for neglect .
He elaborates on this much more .
Dr. Coleman has not made his video available to be played anywhere other than on Youtube .
Here is the link .
Below , we offer the main points he raises and his thoughts on the agenda behind it all : • Regardless of what damage the coronavirus has done and will do , there ’ s no need for the panic and hysteria we ’ re seeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for all the mass closures , which put people out of work .
• Economies everywhere will be in a terrible state ; death rates will go up ( ! )
with the resulting unemployment .
Suicide correlates with unemployment : this is a well-known relationship .
• Why are governments exaggerating , and what are the hidden agendas ?
Here are some facts which can be easily checked — • According to the WHO : The number of deaths globally per year from ordinary flu is 250,000-600,000 .
Ordinary ‘ flu is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to the US CDC : the number of people who contract ordinary flu can be up to 45 million a year .
For this year , the total number of deaths due to coronavirus is above 8,000 .
• In a bad couple of months , ordinary flu kills about 100,000 .
Coronavirus has so far killed just over 8,000 .
Compare the numbers .
• Forecast : 80 % will get coronavirus ; around the world , tens of millions will need to be hospitalized .
In the UK the forecast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be hospitalized .
• The UK media has been hysterical .
• Recall the ’ 80s and ’ 90s : we were told that AIDS would affect every single one of us .
It didn ’ t happen .
We were also told SARS would kill vast numbers of people , ditto for Mad Cow disease and Ebola , etc .
• In the UK , they ’ ve been telling people over 70 to stay in their homes for varying lengths of time , from 3 months to 18 months .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s health status is more indicative of getting the coronavirus than their age .
Chest diseases are an indicator .
So now the UK government wants this category of person to stay home in addition to the elderly .
• Death rate of the coronavirus : they ’ re only testing for the coronavirus in hospitals , and then only with seriously ill patients .
A certain number of people in the community will have the coronavirus in some form but they ’ re not getting tested for it .
So it means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us will be actually SMALLER in relation to the total number of people ( undetermined ) with the disease .
This is important because the government wants to exaggerate the number .
So if 10,000 have the disease , and 4 people die , that is a tiny rate of death ( .004 % ) .
If 100 people have the disease with the same number of deaths ( 4 ) , however , then the death rate will be 4 % .
We need to know how many people may be ill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ determine the real death rate ( % ) .
• Opinion : this is all part of a demonisation and marginalisation of the elderly .
Doctors have said they won ’ t be able to treat the over 70s regardless of their health problems since they ’ ll be too busy treating others with the coronavirus .
Old people around the world are costing governments a lot of money – trillions in care and pensions .
And governments are trying to reduce the care they provide .
In the UK it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cheap treatment for macular degeneration , for example , which would stop them going blind .
Yet there is money available for cosmetic surgery and gender reassignment .
The WHO has helped governments everywhere by not obligating them to include in their illness-death statistics anyone over 70 who dies .
So these people simply don ’ t count ; governments aren ’ t accountable for them .
The UK has also had the mis-named ‘ Liverpool Care Pathway ’ programme under which elderly people , especially in hospitals , are deprived of food @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frees up hospital beds .
Once this manufactured crisis is over , the elderly will still be deprived of medical care .
• Opinion : when the vaccine becomes available , it will be compulsory .
Governments everywhere have been trying to introduce compulsory vaccination for some time .
Once the coronavirus vaccine becomes compulsory , all vaccines will be compulsory .
• Opinion : are we being led to a cashless society ?
Is the world economy being crashed without blaming the banks ( since they ’ ve been quietly creating even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) ?
Taxes will go up a lot once this is over , and they ’ ll stay up .
• Advice : check the death rate from the coronavirus in a few weeks ’ time .
If there haven ’ t been at least 50,000 to 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus by mid-April , we ’ ll know our governments have been exaggerating and why .
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The date of publication of this video is March 18, 2020, so the coronavirus statistics he quotes will have changed since then. Here is the link to Dr. Vernon Coleman’s website. On the left is a button for ‘Health’ with various articles on the coronavirus, etc. Dr. Coleman has been banned on mainstream media such as the BBC
We reiterate a point Dr. Coleman himself makes below: we don’t know what the real death rate is as the true number of people with the disease isn’t known. In other words, if many more people are actually sick (to some degree) but don’t die, which seems probable, then the actual death rate is VERY LOW.
We make an additional point: are people dying from the disease itself or from other illnesses they already have? Is the coronavirus a sort of tipping-over-the-edge mechanism for people already sick? A person’s state of health seems to be the biggest indicator of susceptibility to the coronavirus, a point he makes below. Also, he raises the issue of age: the over 70s now seem to be a target by the WHO and all our governments for neglect. He elaborates on this much more.
Dr. Coleman has not made his video available to be played anywhere other than on Youtube. Here is the link
Regardless of what damage the coronavirus has done and will do, there’s no need for the panic and hysteria we’re seeing , and there’s no need for all the mass closures, which put people out of work.
, and there’s no need for all the mass closures, which put people out of work. Economies everywhere will be in a terrible state; death rates will go up(!) with the resulting unemployment. Suicide correlates with unemployment: this is a well-known relationship.
Why are governments exaggerating, and what are the hidden agendas? Here are some facts which can be easily checked —
Here are some facts which can be easily checked — According to the WHO: The number of deaths globally per year from ordinary flu is 250,000-600,000. Ordinary ‘flu is thus easier to catch than coronavirus. According to the US CDC: the number of people who contract ordinary flu can be up to 45 million a year. For this year, the total number of deaths due to coronavirus is above 8,000. (ER: Today the figure has risen to 14,746 . Please note the accompanying statistic of Cases of the coronavirus, 341,329. This seems absurdly low if one considers how many countries are supposedly afflicted by it. If true, this puts the death rate at 4.3%. If the numbers of cases are actually much greater, then the death rates goes way down.)
In a bad couple of months, ordinary flu kills about 100,000 . Coronavirus has so far killed just over 8,000 (ER: see above) . Compare the numbers.
. Coronavirus has so far killed just over 8,000 . Compare the numbers. Forecast: 80% will get coronavirus; around the world, tens of millions will need to be hospitalized. In the UK the forecast is half a million who will need to be hospitalized.
The UK media has been hysterical.
Recall the ’80s and ’90s: we were told that AIDS would affect every single one of us. It didn’t happen. We were also told SARS would kill vast numbers of people, ditto for Mad Cow disease and Ebola, etc.
In the UK, they’ve been telling people over 70 to stay in their homes for varying lengths of time, from 3 months to 18 months. This is odd because a person’s health status is more indicative of getting the coronavirus than their age. Chest diseases are an indicator. So now the UK government wants this category of person to stay home in addition to the elderly.
for varying lengths of time, from 3 months to 18 months. This is odd because a person’s health status is more indicative of getting the coronavirus than their age. Chest diseases are an indicator. So now the UK government wants this category of person to stay home in addition to the elderly. Death rate of the coronavirus: they’re only testing for the coronavirus in hospitals, and then only with seriously ill patients. A certain number of people in the community will have the coronavirus in some form but they’re not getting tested for it. So it means the death rates they’re giving us will be actually SMALLER in relation to the total number of people (undetermined) with the disease. (ER: we explained this point above.) This is important because the government wants to exaggerate the number. So if 10,000 have the disease, and 4 people die, that is a tiny rate of death (.004%). If 100 people have the disease with the same number of deaths (4), however, then the death rate will be 4%. We need to know how many people may be ill or otherwise carrying it in order to determine the real death rate (%).
A certain number of people in the community will have the coronavirus in some form but they’re not getting tested for it. This is important because the government wants to exaggerate the number. So if 10,000 have the disease, and 4 people die, that is a tiny rate of death (.004%). If 100 people have the disease with the same number of deaths (4), however, then the death rate will be 4%. Opinion: this is all part of a demonisation and marginalisation of the elderly . Doctors have said they won’t be able to treat the over 70s regardless of their health problems since they’ll be too busy treating others with the coronavirus. Old people around the world are costing governments a lot of money – trillions in care and pensions. And governments are trying to reduce the care they provide. In the UK it’s often difficult for the elderly to get cheap treatment for macular degeneration, for example, which would stop them going blind. Yet there is money available for cosmetic surgery and gender reassignment. The WHO has helped governments everywhere by not obligating them to include in their illness-death statistics anyone over 70 who dies. So these people simply don’t count; governments aren’t accountable for them. The UK has also had the mis-named ‘Liverpool Care Pathway’ programme under which elderly people, especially in hospitals, are deprived of food and water so they die, which frees up hospital beds. (ER: this was a palliative ‘care’ program.) Once this manufactured crisis is over, the elderly will still be deprived of medical care.
. Doctors have said they won’t be able to treat the over 70s regardless of their health problems since they’ll be too busy treating others with the coronavirus. And governments are trying to reduce the care they provide. In the UK it’s often difficult for the elderly to get cheap treatment for macular degeneration, for example, which would stop them going blind. Yet there is money available for cosmetic surgery and gender reassignment. So these people simply don’t count; governments aren’t accountable for them. The UK has also had the mis-named ‘Liverpool Care Pathway’ programme under which elderly people, especially in hospitals, are deprived of food and water so they die, which frees up hospital beds. Opinion: when the vaccine becomes available, it will be compulsory. Governments everywhere have been trying to introduce compulsory vaccination for some time. Once the coronavirus vaccine becomes compulsory, all vaccines will be compulsory.
Opinion: are we being led to a cashless society ? Is the world economy being crashed without blaming the banks (since they’ve been quietly creating even more mayhem since the crash of 2008)? Taxes will go up a lot once this is over, and they’ll stay up.
? Is the without blaming the banks (since they’ve been quietly creating even more mayhem since the crash of 2008)? a lot once this is over, and they’ll stay up. Advice: check the death rate from the coronavirus in a few weeks’ time. If there haven’t been at least 50,000 to 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus by mid-April, we’ll know our governments have been exaggerating and why.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-03-22--TARP vote Failure Sun.  Coronavirus Package vote Rescheduled Mon Noon

( TLB ) Ed : Any continuing updates or overnight developments may be viewed by clicking on the link below : Update ( 1815ET ) : And just like that , futures quickly went limit down shortly after opening .
Gold , meanwhile , is catching a bid and is now above $ 1500 .
Update ( 1700ET ) : Speaker Pelosi says that Congress is ‘ finalizing ’ the stimulus legislation .
According to the WSJ ‘ s Nick Timiraos , one draft of the bill would allocate $ 425 billion into the Treasury for the Fed to cover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow the Fed to provide a new generation of emergency lending programs that could prop up markets for securitization , investment grade corporates , longer-dated munis or small business loans .
At the conclusion of a Sunday meeting with top congressional leaders and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin , Pelosi told a staffer “ We are so far apart.
“ Recall in 2008 , the House ’ s rejection of a $ 700 billion bailout – when Pelosi was also speaker – sent the Dow down nearly 7 % .
At the time , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ R-Ohio , said after the vote that passage would have been possible if it had not been for Pelosi ’ s “ partisan speech , ” ” according to CNN .
Update ( 1510ET ) : With talks having broken down , Senate Majority Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) has delayed an initial Senate vote on the stimulus package from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Sunday .
Update ( 1254ET ) : Lawmakers failed to hammer out an agreement after having deadlocked on several key provisions , according to The Hill .
House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the meeting that House Democrats would offer their own stimulus package that she hoped would be “ compatible ” with the Senate ’ s package .
“ I don ’ t know about Monday but we ’ re still talking , ” Pelosi told reporters , referring to the preferred GOP timeline for passing a bill .
The impasse comes as the Senate will hold a first procedural vote at 3 p.m. , where bipartisan support will be needed to move forward .
Democrats will meet at 1 p.m. to discuss their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he will delay the vote , potentially forcing Democrats to either move forward with the GOP leader ’ s plan or block the bill from advancing .
Schumer did not say as he left the meeting if Democrats would allow the bill to move forward .
–The Hill McConnell says he still want to pass a stimulus package on Monday – describing talks as “ very close , ” but acknowledging that people are still “ elbowing and maneuvering for room.
” “ Now we ’ re at a point in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say yes or no , ” he added .
With unemployment surging and GDP crashing , negotiations over a massive coronavirus stimulus package are coming down to the wire , as a 3 p.m. vote looms in the Senate over what is expected to cost between $ 1.5 – $ 2 trillion .
After blowing past two deadlines that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) set for a deal , failure to come to an agreement could spell further disaster for the markets come Monday .
Republicans have drafted a bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Democratic lawmakers , and what they believe will be acceptable compromise on areas of disagreement .
However , on Saturday night a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that there was no agreement yet , and that Democrats would not sign on to McConnell ’ s proposal without negotiation .
“ We look forward to reviewing their first draft and negotiating a bipartisan compromise , ” said the spokesman , according to The Hill .
Congress ’ s top leaders – the so-called ‘ four corners ’ met at 11 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first time House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will have sat down with McConnell to discuss the massive deal .
After just one hour , Pelosi said that negotiations are ongoing , but that Democrats would be ‘ introducing our own bill ‘ and that a bipartisan agreement hasn ’ t yet been reached .
A key sticking point for Democrats are enhanced worker protections using the loans as leverage , according to Schumer and Pelosi .
One GOP draft of the bill says companies receiving loans must keep employees on staff “ to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to change this provision to offer loan forgiveness only if at least 90 % of the workforce is retained , according to a person familiar with the negotiations .
Democrats took issue with the discretion that the Treasury secretary has for the money going to corporations , including which companies receive funds , the person said .
Mnuchin would also have the option to waive restrictions on stock buybacks under the Republican proposal , the person said .
Democrats also want a more than two year restriction on increasing executive pay for companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
–Bloomberg On Sunday , Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appeared on Fox News , where he outlined key provisions of the impending deal which he expects to pass on Monday – including up to $ 3,000 for a family of four , and a massive lending facility of up to $ 4 trillion to maintain liquidity .
“ Working with the Federal Reserve — we ’ ll have up to $ 4 trillion of liquidity that we can use to support the economy , ” he said , adding “ Those are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leverage our equity working with the Federal Reserve.
” For an overview of what could happen if this deal isn ’ t passed , Guggenheim Investments ’ CIO Scott Minerd offered some thoughts last week ( in case you missed it ) .
Needless to say , failure would sap much-needed confidence from markets which have already lost around 35 % since the coronavirus spread globally last month .
What does this mean for markets and futures ?
While we wait for the regular 6pm reopening , the spread-betters at IG are indicating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this moment , with the Dow set to open somewhere in the mid-18,000s .
( TLB ) published this report via The Hill , Bloomberg , FOX News Sunday and Guggenheim Investments as Compiled by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge Other related Financial articles from The Liberty Beacon : Hardcore Capitalism is One Virus Away from Existential Disaster Is There a Future for the Global Financial System Beyond Coronavirus ?
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TARP Failure Monday? Futures Crash As Congress Fails To Reach Deal
Update (1815ET): And just like that, futures quickly went limit down shortly after opening.
Gold, meanwhile, is catching a bid and is now above $1500.
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Update (1700ET): Speaker Pelosi says that Congress is ‘finalizing’ the stimulus legislation.
According to the WSJ‘s Nick Timiraos, one draft of the bill would allocate $425 billion into the Treasury for the Fed to cover losses on lending facilities. This will allow the Fed to provide a new generation of emergency lending programs that could prop up markets for securitization, investment grade corporates, longer-dated munis or small business loans.
At the conclusion of a Sunday meeting with top congressional leaders and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Pelosi told a staffer “We are so far apart.“
Recall in 2008, the House’s rejection of a $700 billion bailout – when Pelosi was also speaker – sent the Dow down nearly 7%. At the time, “House minority leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said after the vote that passage would have been possible if it had not been for Pelosi’s “partisan speech,”” according to CNN.
Update (1510ET): With talks having broken down, Senate Majority Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has delayed an initial Senate vote on the stimulus package from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Sunday.
Update (1254ET): Lawmakers failed to hammer out an agreement after having deadlocked on several key provisions, according to The Hill.
“We continue to talk,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said after the meeting that House Democrats would offer their own stimulus package that she hoped would be “compatible” with the Senate’s package. “I don’t know about Monday but we’re still talking,” Pelosi told reporters, referring to the preferred GOP timeline for passing a bill. The impasse comes as the Senate will hold a first procedural vote at 3 p.m., where bipartisan support will be needed to move forward. Democrats will meet at 1 p.m. to discuss their strategy. McConnell has given no indication that he will delay the vote, potentially forcing Democrats to either move forward with the GOP leader’s plan or block the bill from advancing. Schumer did not say as he left the meeting if Democrats would allow the bill to move forward. –The Hill
McConnell says he still want to pass a stimulus package on Monday – describing talks as “very close,” but acknowledging that people are still “elbowing and maneuvering for room.”
“Now we’re at a point in the discussion where people will shortly have to say yes or no,” he added.
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(Back story ZeroHedge)
With unemployment surging and GDP crashing, negotiations over a massive coronavirus stimulus package are coming down to the wire, as a 3 p.m. vote looms in the Senate over what is expected to cost between $1.5 – $2 trillion.
After blowing past two deadlines that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) set for a deal, failure to come to an agreement could spell further disaster for the markets come Monday.
Republicans have drafted a bill which reflects agreements they’ve reached with Democratic lawmakers, and what they believe will be acceptable compromise on areas of disagreement. However, on Saturday night a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that there was no agreement yet, and that Democrats would not sign on to McConnell’s proposal without negotiation.
“We look forward to reviewing their first draft and negotiating a bipartisan compromise,” said the spokesman, according to The Hill.
Congress’s top leaders – the so-called ‘four corners’ met at 11 a.m. today to continue negotiations; the first time House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will have sat down with McConnell to discuss the massive deal.
After just one hour, Pelosi said that negotiations are ongoing, but that Democrats would be ‘introducing our own bill‘ and that a bipartisan agreement hasn’t yet been reached.
Limits on firms getting loans
A key sticking point for Democrats are enhanced worker protections using the loans as leverage, according to Schumer and Pelosi.
One GOP draft of the bill says companies receiving loans must keep employees on staff “to the extent possible,” but Democrats want to change this provision to offer loan forgiveness only if at least 90% of the workforce is retained, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. Democrats took issue with the discretion that the Treasury secretary has for the money going to corporations, including which companies receive funds, the person said. Mnuchin would also have the option to waive restrictions on stock buybacks under the Republican proposal, the person said. Democrats also want a more than two year restriction on increasing executive pay for companies that receive federal loans, the person said. –Bloomberg
On Sunday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appeared on Fox News, where he outlined key provisions of the impending deal which he expects to pass on Monday – including up to $3,000 for a family of four, and a massive lending facility of up to $4 trillion to maintain liquidity.
“Working with the Federal Reserve — we’ll have up to $4 trillion of liquidity that we can use to support the economy,” he said, adding “Those are broad-based lending programs. … We can leverage our equity working with the Federal Reserve.”
Secretary Mnuchin joined FOX News Sunday to discuss the latest economic relief package being discussed on Capitol Hill amid the coronavirus pandemic. Some highlights include small business loans, direct deposits, and enhanced unemployment insurance. #FNS #FoxNews pic.twitter.com/1eZKI15ONC — FoxNewsSunday (@FoxNewsSunday) March 22, 2020
For an overview of what could happen if this deal isn’t passed, Guggenheim Investments’ CIO Scott Minerd offered some thoughts last week (in case you missed it).
Needless to say, failure would sap much-needed confidence from markets which have already lost around 35% since the coronavirus spread globally last month.
What does this mean for markets and futures? While we wait for the regular 6pm reopening, the spread-betters at IG are indicating a Dow down some 562 points as of this moment, with the Dow set to open somewhere in the mid-18,000s.
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