thelibertybeacon--2020-04-29--The Gates Foundation and the War on Cash, Sold as ‘Financial Inclusion’

The Gates Foundation and the War on Cash – ‘ Financial Inclusion ’ in an Age of Neoliberalism Back in November 2016 , the Indian government decided to remove all 500- and 1,000-rupee notes from circulation overnight without prior notice .
This effectively removed 86 % of cash in a country that was almost 90 % cash reliant .
The notes became worthless and people were asked to hand them into banks .
They would only receive what they had deposited in dribs and drabs over time in the form of new notes .
The official reason for this was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy and reduce the use of illicit and counterfeit cash to fund illegal activity and terrorism .
Some who questioned the official narrative regarded this ‘ demonetisation ’ policy as a ploy to take money from the public and use it to inject much-needed liquidity into the banking system that had been bled dry by the outflow of cheap money ( and loan waivers ) to large corporations , which had been milking the well dry .
The purpose of this article is not to explore the merits or otherwise of this claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point here is to highlight how the policy ( also ) formed part of an ongoing global ‘ war on cash ’ .
In the discussion that follows , it will be shown that Bill Gates is a major player in trying to get the world to go digital and ditch cash , especially relevant given his role in the COVID-19 issue .
When we look beyond the mainstream narrative to gain an understanding of the current crisis , it doesn ’ t take long before the name of Bill Gates and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coincidence seeing that he has placed himself firmly in the limelight on prime time TV shows offering his opinion on COVID-19 and what he thinks should be done .
He has mentioned the need for maintaining some form of lockdown until a vaccine is discovered .
Much has been written on the Gates Foundation ’ s close associations with the big vaccine manufacturers and its questionable practices and record in rolling out vaccines in places like Africa and India .
US attorney Robert F Kennedy Jr says that top Trump advisor Anthony Fauci @ @ @ @ @ @ @ track vaccines , partially funded by Gates , without critical animal studies .
Gates is so worried about the danger of adverse events that he says vaccines shouldn ’ t be distributed until governments agree to indemnity against lawsuits .
But this should come as little surprise .
The Gates Foundation and its global vaccine agenda already has much to answer for .
Instead of prioritising projects that are proven to curb infectious diseases and improve health – clean water , hygiene , nutrition and economic development – Kennedy notes that the Gates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of its $ 5 billion budget on these areas .
It is fair to say that the Gates Foundation has an agenda : it believes that many of its aims can be delivered via the barrel of a syringe .
It has been well documented in recent weeks about how the Gates Foundation has spread its tentacles into every facet of global health policy .
For instance , it is a major funder of the World Health Organization and donates to other pivotal players in the COVID-19 saga , not least Imperial College @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data upon which the UK government implemented a lockdown , which entailed sanctioning draconian state powers and stripping of people ’ s basic rights via the Coronavirus Emergency Act .
Although often alluded to , Gates ’ s push for cashless societies is given less attention in the current climate but is just as important .
It is not only the major pharmaceutical corporations which the Gates Foundation is firmly in bed with ( along with the big agri-food players ) , it is also embedded with Wall Street financial interests .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is being spearheaded by Bill Gates and US financial corporations who will profit from digital payments .
At the same time , by controlling digital payments ( and removing cash ) , you can control and monitor everything a country and its citizens do and pay for .
In India , the informal workforce has been measured at around 85 % .
By 2014 , fewer than 35 % of Indians above the age of 15 had used a bank account , and under 10 % had ever used any kind of non-cash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2016 demonetisation policy , as they believed it would push many Indians off cash and towards ‘ financial inclusion ’ , it was , according to economist Norbert Haring , concocted in Washington , not for the benefit of Indians but in the interests of Western financial institutions who are pushing for a cashless world .
For a lower-income country such as India , which runs on cash , the outcomes were catastrophic for hundreds of millions of people , especially those who did not have a bank account ( almost half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easy access to a bank .
According to Haring , the global ‘ war on cash ’ has the backing of some heavy hitters : the major US banks and likes of PayPal , Visa and the Gates Foundation .
Writing in 2017 , he argued that the cooperation of the Gates Foundation and the Reserve Bank of India ( RBI ) has been a very tight one .
For example , Nachiket Mor , a banker , is director of the Gates Foundation India .
He is also a board member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Haring indicates that the demonetization policy was carried out on behalf of USAID , MasterCard , Visa and the people behind eBay and Citi , among others , with support from the Gates Foundation and the Ford Foundation .
He adds that the start of direct cooperation of the Gates Foundation with the RBI on digital payments coincided with the work of the foundation in the President ’ s Global Development Council , which was to promote cooperation with foreign governments and the private sector with a view to securing US defence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Haring notes , gave an example of the link between worldwide digitalisation of payments ( via the large US payment companies ) and US security interests in a speech in 2015 .
Demonetisation used the Indian population as a collective guinea pig to see how far the geostrategic interests of the US and those of Wall Street could be secured in a country of 1.3 billion people .
The effects of people ’ s lives did not matter as long as the policy was pushed forward .
And this was carried out with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ financial inclusion ’ .
Cash already provides financial inclusion .
What does not lead to financial inclusion or any time of inclusion is a neoliberal system that imposes gross inequalities , austerity , joblessness , neocolonialism and the destruction of indigenous practices and cultures under the guise of ‘ development ’ , the deliberate impoverishment of farmers in India , the twisting and writing of national and international laws , the destruction of rural communities or an unjust global food regime .
It is clear that ‘ financial inclusion ’ really means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and finance sector profits – cash .
In capitalism , every aspect of human life is to be commodified in the quest for fresh markets and profit – in this case , securing payments from payments .
Norbert Haring quotes Dan Schulmann , CEO of PayPal , who has stated : He also quotes Strive Masiyiwa , chairman and founder of Econet , a large African mobile phone company with a payment platform : It seems ‘ financial inclusion ’ really means denying sections of society their preferred method of payment – cash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these corporations .
Did Gates and his associates succeed in pushing Indians off cash ?
By April 2018 , the volume of digital payments had doubled .
At the same time , however , at the end of May 2019 , currency notes in circulation had increased by more than 22 % over the pre-demonetisation level .
The use of cash was expected to reach $ 2.45 trillion by 2021 , up from $ 1.5 trillion in 2016 , although demonetisation helped digital payments advance by three to four years .
The 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approach .
And it was not as though Indians were clamouring for digital – it was imposed on them .
Under cover of COVID-19 lockdowns , can we expect to see cash being pushed right to the margins when countries emerge from the current crisis ( for instance , in an ongoing pandemic culture of fear and paranoia , it would be easy to convince people that notes and coins are potential transmitters of disease , or with mass unemployment we may have universal basic income schemes linked to digital payment systems ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large stores asking customers to pay by card whenever possible .
Many commentators have discussed how the current crisis has been used to remove basic rights , and how vaccines and surveillance will be intensified .
What could follow may also see our purchases and behaviour being monitored even further via digital payments .
For instance , Haring notes that in Kenya , Gates saw little wrong in compelling mobile phone providers to give the authorities the opportunity to monitor all phone calls and mobile payments by telling phone companies to let contracted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all routers .
The plan was to monitor transactions and use the data to target people with advertising to make even more transactions , thereby driving consumption .
It doesn ’ t take a great leap of faith to appreciate how , in a fully digital system , ‘ financial flows ’ could be blocked , as Gates implied back in 2015 .
This already happens in the dollar-centred monetary system .
But when there is no cash to fall back on and every single transaction in a society is computerised and can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corporations , will the term ‘ financial inclusion ’ then sound so benign ?

The Gates Foundation and the War on Cash – ‘Financial Inclusion’ in an Age of Neoliberalism
COLIN TODHUNTER
Back in November 2016, the Indian government decided to remove all 500- and 1,000-rupee notes from circulation overnight without prior notice. This effectively removed 86% of cash in a country that was almost 90% cash reliant.
The notes became worthless and people were asked to hand them into banks. They would only receive what they had deposited in dribs and drabs over time in the form of new notes. The official reason for this was that the action would curtail the shadow economy and reduce the use of illicit and counterfeit cash to fund illegal activity and terrorism.
Some who questioned the official narrative regarded this ‘demonetisation’ policy as a ploy to take money from the public and use it to inject much-needed liquidity into the banking system that had been bled dry by the outflow of cheap money (and loan waivers) to large corporations, which had been milking the well dry.
The purpose of this article is not to explore the merits or otherwise of this claim or the official government narrative. The point here is to highlight how the policy (also) formed part of an ongoing global ‘war on cash’.
In the discussion that follows, it will be shown that Bill Gates is a major player in trying to get the world to go digital and ditch cash, especially relevant given his role in the COVID-19 issue.
When we look beyond the mainstream narrative to gain an understanding of the current crisis, it doesn’t take long before the name of Bill Gates and his foundation appears. And this is no coincidence seeing that he has placed himself firmly in the limelight on prime time TV shows offering his opinion on COVID-19 and what he thinks should be done. He has mentioned the need for maintaining some form of lockdown until a vaccine is discovered.
Much has been written on the Gates Foundation’s close associations with the big vaccine manufacturers and its questionable practices and record in rolling out vaccines in places like Africa and India.
US attorney Robert F Kennedy Jr says that top Trump advisor Anthony Fauci has made the reckless choice to fast track vaccines, partially funded by Gates, without critical animal studies. Gates is so worried about the danger of adverse events that he says vaccines shouldn’t be distributed until governments agree to indemnity against lawsuits.
But this should come as little surprise. The Gates Foundation and its global vaccine agenda already has much to answer for. Instead of prioritising projects that are proven to curb infectious diseases and improve health – clean water, hygiene, nutrition and economic development – Kennedy notes that the Gates Foundation spends only about $650 million of its $5 billion budget on these areas.
It is fair to say that the Gates Foundation has an agenda: it believes that many of its aims can be delivered via the barrel of a syringe. It has been well documented in recent weeks about how the Gates Foundation has spread its tentacles into every facet of global health policy.
For instance, it is a major funder of the World Health Organization and donates to other pivotal players in the COVID-19 saga, not least Imperial College London whose Neil Ferguson produced hugely flawed data upon which the UK government implemented a lockdown, which entailed sanctioning draconian state powers and stripping of people’s basic rights via the Coronavirus Emergency Act.
Although often alluded to, Gates’s push for cashless societies is given less attention in the current climate but is just as important. It is not only the major pharmaceutical corporations which the Gates Foundation is firmly in bed with (along with the big agri-food players), it is also embedded with Wall Street financial interests.
The global shift from cash towards digital transactions is being spearheaded by Bill Gates and US financial corporations who will profit from digital payments. At the same time, by controlling digital payments (and removing cash), you can control and monitor everything a country and its citizens do and pay for.
WAR ON CASH IN INDIA
In India, the informal workforce has been measured at around 85%. By 2014, fewer than 35% of Indians above the age of 15 had used a bank account, and under 10% had ever used any kind of non-cash payment instrument.
Although some voices welcomed the 2016 demonetisation policy, as they believed it would push many Indians off cash and towards ‘financial inclusion’, it was, according to economist Norbert Haring, concocted in Washington, not for the benefit of Indians but in the interests of Western financial institutions who are pushing for a cashless world.
For a lower-income country such as India, which runs on cash, the outcomes were catastrophic for hundreds of millions of people, especially those who did not have a bank account (almost half the population) or did not have easy access to a bank.
According to Haring, the global ‘war on cash’ has the backing of some heavy hitters: the major US banks and likes of PayPal, Visa and the Gates Foundation. Writing in 2017, he argued that the cooperation of the Gates Foundation and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been a very tight one. For example, Nachiket Mor, a banker, is director of the Gates Foundation India. He is also a board member of the RBI with responsibility for financial supervision.
Haring indicates that the demonetization policy was carried out on behalf of USAID, MasterCard, Visa and the people behind eBay and Citi, among others, with support from the Gates Foundation and the Ford Foundation.
He adds that the start of direct cooperation of the Gates Foundation with the RBI on digital payments coincided with the work of the foundation in the President’s Global Development Council, which was to promote cooperation with foreign governments and the private sector with a view to securing US defence and commercial interests.
Bill Gates, Haring notes, gave an example of the link between worldwide digitalisation of payments (via the large US payment companies) and US security interests in a speech in 2015.
Gates said:
“If financial flows go into a digital system that the US is not connected to, it becomes much harder to find those transactions that you want to be aware of or you want to block.”
Demonetisation used the Indian population as a collective guinea pig to see how far the geostrategic interests of the US and those of Wall Street could be secured in a country of 1.3 billion people. The effects of people’s lives did not matter as long as the policy was pushed forward.
And this was carried out with reference to the usual corporate jargon of ‘financial inclusion’. Cash already provides financial inclusion.
What does not lead to financial inclusion or any time of inclusion is a neoliberal system that imposes gross inequalities, austerity, joblessness, neocolonialism and the destruction of indigenous practices and cultures under the guise of ‘development’, the deliberate impoverishment of farmers in India, the twisting and writing of national and international laws, the destruction of rural communities or an unjust global food regime.
It is clear that ‘financial inclusion’ really means eliminating the main competitor of digital payments and finance sector profits – cash. In capitalism, every aspect of human life is to be commodified in the quest for fresh markets and profit – in this case, securing payments from payments.
Norbert Haring quotes Dan Schulmann, CEO of PayPal, who has stated:
The major competitor we have is cash. Right now, 85 percent of the world’s transactions are done in cash. That is really what we are trying to attack right now.”
He also quotes Strive Masiyiwa, chairman and founder of Econet, a large African mobile phone company with a payment platform:
“Our major competitor is cash. Cash is what we seek to eliminate.”
It seems ‘financial inclusion’ really means denying sections of society their preferred method of payment – cash – to benefit the bottom line of these corporations.
Did Gates and his associates succeed in pushing Indians off cash?
By April 2018, the volume of digital payments had doubled. At the same time, however, at the end of May 2019, currency notes in circulation had increased by more than 22% over the pre-demonetisation level. The use of cash was expected to reach $2.45 trillion by 2021, up from $1.5 trillion in 2016, although demonetisation helped digital payments advance by three to four years.
The 2016 policy adopted a callous and ill-thought-out blanket approach. And it was not as though Indians were clamouring for digital – it was imposed on them.
Under cover of COVID-19 lockdowns, can we expect to see cash being pushed right to the margins when countries emerge from the current crisis (for instance, in an ongoing pandemic culture of fear and paranoia, it would be easy to convince people that notes and coins are potential transmitters of disease, or with mass unemployment we may have universal basic income schemes linked to digital payment systems)?
It can already be seen with large stores asking customers to pay by card whenever possible.
Many commentators have discussed how the current crisis has been used to remove basic rights, and how vaccines and surveillance will be intensified. What could follow may also see our purchases and behaviour being monitored even further via digital payments.
For instance, Haring notes that in Kenya, Gates saw little wrong in compelling mobile phone providers to give the authorities the opportunity to monitor all phone calls and mobile payments by telling phone companies to let contracted (private) companies hook up to all routers.
The plan was to monitor transactions and use the data to target people with advertising to make even more transactions, thereby driving consumption.
It doesn’t take a great leap of faith to appreciate how, in a fully digital system, ‘financial flows’ could be blocked, as Gates implied back in 2015. This already happens in the dollar-centred monetary system.
But when there is no cash to fall back on and every single transaction in a society is computerised and can be monitored by the state and private corporations, will the term ‘financial inclusion’ then sound so benign?
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thelibertybeacon--2020-04-29--EXCLUSIVE: NYPD Union President Calls de Blasio ‘An Idiot’ [Video]

The grand rabbi from Williamsburg passed away .
The community followed all guidance & wore masks .
The Shomrim was there giving out masks if they saw somebody on the street with out a mask .
They did an excellent job .
The only issue is your incompetent and targeted people of faith .
Mayor DeBlasio , YOU can not instruct the NYPD to violate people ’ s rights !
If you wanted to save lives ’ YOU should of closed schools , NOT sold ventilators and NOT tell people to go out to dinner .
This event was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their homes for you .
https : //t.co/LuZiUCE0oM pic.twitter.com/5aY8zL0DsL Mullins , who has served in the NYPD for 38 years , said that the Jewish community regularly has large gatherings , and “ what occurred last night is not new .
This happens all the time .
What occurred last night was different because the community was given out masks .
They were trying to keep things organized.
” De Blasio ’ s reaction , however , was anything but sensitive to people of faith mourning the loss of a religious leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treated him to go out and take a stance , he did it at a funeral for people of faith and I question what he ’ s doing by doing that , ” he said .
Mullins echoed the many critics arguing that the Mayor ’ s comments singled out the Jews and detailed several areas where there ’ s been “ no enforcement ” order from de Blasio including when mass crowds gathered on Tuesday to watch the U.S. Navy Blue Angel ’ s fly over the city as a show of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why did you target people of faith at a funeral ?
Ironically , there ’ s a video of a woman .
She had her husband ’ s body , I believe it was , in an apartment for several days .
So , what do you expect people to do ?
The city ’ s not responding .
We have people who are sick , go to hospitals , they have no family members , they ’ re dying alone , some of them are doctors and nurses , and then they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funerals , ” Mullins explained .
He added , “ So you have a community that ’ s doing what they always do .
They ’ re in their own community .
They didn ’ t have a problem with it .
I wasn ’ t at the funeral .
I wasn ’ t infected myself with anything , but I just looked at photos and they ’ re wearing masks .
So , this is what your biggest complaint is that you felt it ’ s necessary to get out of bed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funeral ?
You took away Easter Sunday church from us .
I ’ m Catholic , I didn ’ t get to go to mass on Easter Sunday .
How much more of this can you expect people to take ?
” Mullins condemned some of de Blasio ’ s early actions that he said signaled that the coronavirus spread in the city “ was no big deal ” including when he instructed people to visit “ Chinatown , and go for walks , go out to dinner.
” In his press conference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comments saying he was trying to protect police and those gathering , however , Mullins didn ’ t find his argument convincing .
“ We ’ ve had cops killed under him , cops injured under him , cops abused under him , ” Mullins said .
“ So don ’ t tell me you ’ re trying to keep police safe and it puts us in harm ’ s way.
” The city has seen a record surge in antisemitic hate crimes .
In 2019 , antisemitic hate crimes increased by 26 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the issue , the NYPD deployed to Brooklyn neighborhoods with reported incidents .
“ Let ’ s eliminate the virus , let ’ s just eliminate that .
Look at the hate crimes that have occurred in the last two years in the Jewish community .
I mean it ’ s been nonstop .
And , the truth is , it ’ s always been an issue , but it ’ s been nonstop in the last two years .
And you ’ re the Mayor of this city , you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isn ’ t gon na happen on your watch .
Well , it ’ s happening .
So what do you expect people to do ?
They ’ re not following your direction , ” Mullins said .
“ It ’ s just amazing that he even went out and took a position on this .
I mean just him taking a position is significant , but at a funeral for people of faith ?
And it ’ s no secret , the Jewish community is a faithful community , so to sit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it.
’ You ’ re making provisions for everything else , maybe you should make provisions of look , if this is gon na happen , this is how we should do it .
And at least accommodate people to that degree.
” ( TLB ) published this article from Sara Carter.com with our appreciation for this coverage and availibality .

The grand rabbi from Williamsburg passed away. The community followed all guidance & wore masks. The Shomrim was there giving out masks if they saw somebody on the street with out a mask. They did an excellent job. The only issue is your incompetent and targeted people of faith.
Mayor DeBlasio, YOU cannot instruct the NYPD to violate people’s rights! If you wanted to save lives’ YOU should of closed schools, NOT sold ventilators and NOT tell people to go out to dinner. This event was a funeral this community will NOT leave bodies in their homes for you. https://t.co/LuZiUCE0oM pic.twitter.com/5aY8zL0DsL
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Mullins, who has served in the NYPD for 38 years, said that the Jewish community regularly has large gatherings, and “what occurred last night is not new. This happens all the time. What occurred last night was different because the community was given out masks. They were trying to keep things organized.”
De Blasio’s reaction, however, was anything but sensitive to people of faith mourning the loss of a religious leader, Mullins told me. “Whatever treated him to go out and take a stance, he did it at a funeral for people of faith and I question what he’s doing by doing that,” he said.
Mullins echoed the many critics arguing that the Mayor’s comments singled out the Jews and detailed several areas where there’s been “no enforcement” order from de Blasio including when mass crowds gathered on Tuesday to watch the U.S. Navy Blue Angel’s fly over the city as a show of solidarity with essential workers.
“So why did you target people of faith at a funeral? Ironically, there’s a video of a woman. She had her husband’s body, I believe it was, in an apartment for several days. So, what do you expect people to do? The city’s not responding. We have people who are sick, go to hospitals, they have no family members, they’re dying alone, some of them are doctors and nurses, and then they’re being buried with really no funerals,” Mullins explained.
A HEARTBREAKING moment of a woman who lost a family member. Although we pray for her, MAYOR DEBLASIO SHOULD BURN IN HELL for what he’s done to NYC. This poor lady says it all. God bless her. pic.twitter.com/pmL6XZ8HNq — SBA (@SBANYPD) April 28, 2020
He added, “So you have a community that’s doing what they always do. They’re in their own community. They didn’t have a problem with it. I wasn’t at the funeral. I wasn’t infected myself with anything, but I just looked at photos and they’re wearing masks. So, this is what your biggest complaint is that you felt it’s necessary to get out of bed and go yell at people from a funeral? You took away Easter Sunday church from us. I’m Catholic, I didn’t get to go to mass on Easter Sunday. How much more of this can you expect people to take?”
Mullins condemned some of de Blasio’s early actions that he said signaled that the coronavirus spread in the city “was no big deal” including when he instructed people to visit “Chinatown, and go for walks, go out to dinner.”
“The truth of the matter is the guy’s an idiot, he has no idea what he’s doing,” Mullins said. “The governor is smacking him up and down the state of New York. and he’s embarrassed and he thinks he’s taken a hardcore approach.”
In his press conference on Wednesday, the Mayor defended his comments saying he was trying to protect police and those gathering, however, Mullins didn’t find his argument convincing.
“We’ve had cops killed under him, cops injured under him, cops abused under him,” Mullins said. “So don’t tell me you’re trying to keep police safe and it puts us in harm’s way.”
The city has seen a record surge in antisemitic hate crimes. In 2019, antisemitic hate crimes increased by 26 percent and in an effort to fix the issue, the NYPD deployed to Brooklyn neighborhoods with reported incidents.
“Let’s eliminate the virus, let’s just eliminate that. Look at the hate crimes that have occurred in the last two years in the Jewish community. I mean it’s been nonstop. And, the truth is, it’s always been an issue, but it’s been nonstop in the last two years. And you’re the Mayor of this city, you’re keeping out all these things, this isn’t gonna happen on your watch. Well, it’s happening. So what do you expect people to do? They’re not following your direction,” Mullins said.
“It’s just amazing that he even went out and took a position on this. I mean just him taking a position is significant, but at a funeral for people of faith? And it’s no secret, the Jewish community is a faithful community, so to sit there and be like ‘this is it.’ You’re making provisions for everything else, maybe you should make provisions of look, if this is gonna happen, this is how we should do it. And at least accommodate people to that degree.”
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thelibertybeacon--2020-04-29--Papadopoulos FBI Transcript; No Collusion

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) has been front and center in asking for documents relating to the Russia probe to be released .
In March of 2019 , Senator Graham told Fox News host Sean Hannity that the public deserves an answer as to whether or not the Russian investigation against Trump “ was an insurance policy in case he did win ” and he would seek the answers .
One year later and the more Senator Graham has learned , the more he believes the public should be made aware of what transpired .
Now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Graham was fighting so hard .
In the last 24-hours , Senator Graham released a 90-page transcript between George Papadopoulos and the FBI ’ s confidential human source ( CHS ) from October 23 , 2016 .
CBS News ’ Catherine Herridge first reported on the matter saying the transcript “ turned up no evidence of coordination between the campaign and Russia.
” The lightly redacted transcript , formerly classified , was documented in the Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz report regarding the FBI ’ s surveillance of Carter Page , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s report stated , “ Papadopoulos did not say much about Russia during the first conversation with Source 3 , other than to mention a ‘ friend Sergey… [ who ] lives in Brooklyn , ’ and invite Source 3 to travel with Papadopoulos to Russia in the summertime.
” Does any of that scream Russian interference with a United States Presidential election ?
No , no it does not .
Papadopoulos is a key figure in the FBI Russia probe .
Horowitz found that the bureau opened the case after intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Papadopoulos ‘ suggested the Trump team had received some kind of suggestion from Russia that it could assist this process with the anonymous release of information during the campaign that would be damaging to Mrs. Clinton… An additional transcript of a Papadopoulos conversation with an FBI confidential source released earlier this month shows Papadopoulos denied any involvement of the Trump campaign with the hacking of the Democratic National Committee ’ s email system , calling just the idea of it “ illegal.
” Yet again , zero proof of collusion .
The FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Horowitz report was that the Case Agent said , “ the Crossfire Hurricane team ’ s assessment was that the Papadopoulos denial was a rehearsed response and that he did not view the information as particularly germane to the investigation of Carter Page.
” “ Crossfire Hurricane ” is what the FBI Russia team was named , who also got a surveillance warrant for Carter Page “ to investigate alleged coordination between the Trump team and Moscow.
” With the Senate Judiciary Committee ’ s release of declassified documents relating to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a website was also set up .
The chairman of the panel , Senator Lindsey Graham , created the website as part of his ongoing investigation and has published many of the declassified materials on the site .
“ I ’ m committed to being as transparent as possible about the circumstances surrounding FISA abuse .
The goal is to make sure it never happens again ” said Senator Graham .
DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz ’ s report “ criticized the Justice Department and the FBI for at least 17 ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the FISA warrants against Page and for the bureau ’ s reliance on British ex-spy Christopher Steele ’ s salacious and unverified dossier ” reported the Washington Examiner .
Thank you , Senator Graham , for releasing these documents to provide transparency to the public so they can see for themselves just how outrageous the probe was .
Of the 35-page , 171-page and 90-page transcripts of conversations Papadopoulos had with FBI sources , it was revealed : “ the FBI failed to inform the FISA court about Papadopoulos repeatedly denying the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hacking of the DNC and the dissemination of stolen email to WikiLeaks which published them during the 2016 campaign ” reported The Washington Examiner .
What did Papadopoulos say ?
In the 90-page transcript released by Graham on Monday , the reader gets to listen to three men mostly talk about hot women .
Papadopoulos , the confidential human source ( CHS ) , and a third male , First Name Known Omar ( FNKO ) grab a bite to eat and some drinks .
The men talk about cars , their girlfriends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their type of women , and all the things you would never expect to be part of an FBI investigation which was then used in an attempt to show the President of the United States colluded with the Russian government in an election .
It ’ s just outrageously far-fetched .
As mentioned at the beginning of the article , the only discussions of anything remotely political were that Papadopoulos formerly worked for Ben Carson ’ s campaign , then worked for Trump , and made great contacts .
He did mention that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with President Trump and the Egyptian President el-Sisi and that he thought Edward Snowden “ did a good job.
” References to Russia were even fewer ; he had a “ friend Sergey ” in Brooklyn , and he wanted to visit Russia in the summertime .
Oh yeah , and they also discussed what colognes they like , which ethnicities of women they have dated , and that they ’ d “ jump ” their waitress .
It definitely sounds like some top-level national security issues .
Thank goodness for the FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the taxpayer ’ s expense .
( TLB ) published this article from Gregg Jarrett.com with our appreciation for the coverage .
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Sen. Graham Releases Papadopoulos FBI Transcript; No Collusion
CBS News’ Catherine Herridge first reported that the transcript “turned up no evidence of coordination between the campaign and Russia.”
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has been front and center in asking for documents relating to the Russia probe to be released. In March of 2019, Senator Graham told Fox News host Sean Hannity that the public deserves an answer as to whether or not the Russian investigation against Trump “was an insurance policy in case he did win” and he would seek the answers.
One year later and the more Senator Graham has learned, the more he believes the public should be made aware of what transpired. Now we, the public, understand why Graham was fighting so hard. In the last 24-hours, Senator Graham released a 90-page transcript between George Papadopoulos and the FBI’s confidential human source (CHS) from October 23, 2016.
CBS News’ Catherine Herridge first reported on the matter saying the transcript “turned up no evidence of coordination between the campaign and Russia.” The lightly redacted transcript, formerly classified, was documented in the Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz report regarding the FBI’s surveillance of Carter Page, Trump’s former campaign aide.
Horowitz’s report stated, “Papadopoulos did not say much about Russia during the first conversation with Source 3, other than to mention a ‘friend Sergey…[who] lives in Brooklyn,’ and invite Source 3 to travel with Papadopoulos to Russia in the summertime.” Does any of that scream Russian interference with a United States Presidential election? No, no it does not.
Herridge writes of the probe:
Papadopoulos is a key figure in the FBI Russia probe. Horowitz found that the bureau opened the case after intelligence received from a friendly foreign government that Papadopoulos ‘suggested the Trump team had received some kind of suggestion from Russia that it could assist this process with the anonymous release of information during the campaign that would be damaging to Mrs. Clinton…
An additional transcript of a Papadopoulos conversation with an FBI confidential source released earlier this month shows Papadopoulos denied any involvement of the Trump campaign with the hacking of the Democratic National Committee’s email system, calling just the idea of it “illegal.” Yet again, zero proof of collusion. The FBI’s defense, also noted in the Horowitz report was that the Case Agent said, “the Crossfire Hurricane team’s assessment was that the Papadopoulos denial was a rehearsed response and that he did not view the information as particularly germane to the investigation of Carter Page.”
“Crossfire Hurricane” is what the FBI Russia team was named, who also got a surveillance warrant for Carter Page “to investigate alleged coordination between the Trump team and Moscow.” With the Senate Judiciary Committee’s release of declassified documents relating to the “investigation” of the Trump campaign, a website was also set up. The chairman of the panel, Senator Lindsey Graham, created the website as part of his ongoing investigation and has published many of the declassified materials on the site.
“I’m committed to being as transparent as possible about the circumstances surrounding FISA abuse. The goal is to make sure it never happens again” said Senator Graham. DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report “criticized the Justice Department and the FBI for at least 17 ‘significant errors and omission’ related to the FISA warrants against Page and for the bureau’s reliance on British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s salacious and unverified dossier” reported the Washington Examiner.
Thank you, Senator Graham, for releasing these documents to provide transparency to the public so they can see for themselves just how outrageous the probe was. Of the 35-page, 171-page and 90-page transcripts of conversations Papadopoulos had with FBI sources, it was revealed: “the FBI failed to inform the FISA court about Papadopoulos repeatedly denying the Trump campaign had anything to do with the hacking of the DNC and the dissemination of stolen email to WikiLeaks which published them during the 2016 campaign” reported The Washington Examiner.
What did Papadopoulos say? In the 90-page transcript released by Graham on Monday, the reader gets to listen to three men mostly talk about hot women. Papadopoulos, the confidential human source (CHS), and a third male, First Name Known Omar (FNKO) grab a bite to eat and some drinks. The men talk about cars, their girlfriends, their friends’ former girlfriends, their type of women, and all the things you would never expect to be part of an FBI investigation which was then used in an attempt to show the President of the United States colluded with the Russian government in an election. It’s just outrageously far-fetched.
As mentioned at the beginning of the article, the only discussions of anything remotely political were that Papadopoulos formerly worked for Ben Carson’s campaign, then worked for Trump, and made great contacts. He did mention that he had once arranged for a meeting with President Trump and the Egyptian President el-Sisi and that he thought Edward Snowden “did a good job.” References to Russia were even fewer; he had a “friend Sergey” in Brooklyn, and he wanted to visit Russia in the summertime. Oh yeah, and they also discussed what colognes they like, which ethnicities of women they have dated, and that they’d “jump” their waitress.
It definitely sounds like some top-level national security issues. Thank goodness for the FBI’s meticulous, covert operations at the taxpayer’s expense.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-04-29--KEN’S CORNER: Bohemia & “The Beast With Red Cheeks”

It is so strange when you find in you the means to understand something , and you wonder where it came from .
You may try to retrace your steps , but I find time and age distorts , and can ’ t be trusted .
I ’ ll get to the point as not to be confusing… The thought I will attempt here is very profound , and not so easily explained .
It journeyed for thirty years with a barrier I tried to overcome back in university called Plato ’ s Republic .
There , I tried to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young Athenians , Glaucon and Adeimantus .
They spoke of a chief psychological phenomenon that all men possess , a noble association with what is called courage , and the reasoning behind a reality where one will willingly risk everything , even one ’ s own life , for such a nebulous ideal .
In echoing marble halls , they studied and discussed the motivation of the soldier , who ’ s main objective in life was defense of the city .
They wondered what would make a man risk his life for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ punishing conditions , sometime with meager nourishment , and danger .
What was his motivation ?
It was hard for me to study the writings of Hume , Alexander Hamilton , Hobbs , Machiavelli , and Nietzche , who spoke of “ the beast with red cheeks.
” I just wanted to take pictures .
I was glad for it later , as those ideas became apparent in a simple but intense conversation in an Internet coffee shop of the Czech Republic .
It was like a ghost from the past… My young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I , in from the snow , was discussing the human condition of pre-democratic Bohemia .
Martin mentioned a man named Vaclav Havel , who became president of Czechoslovakia in 1998 .
He had been previously jailed as a dissident , and became the founder of a human rights organization there called , Charter 77 , long before the democratic revolutions of Eastern Europe were achieved .
He saw it as inevitable .
He realized that men have in them , and assign to the world about them , a degree of worth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where men seek recognition based on what worth they assign to themselves and the world .
While in prison , Havel formulated astonishing ideas as to the nature of the evil that was the core of the system that jailed him , and he published these thoughts in the 80 ’ s in an essay called “ The Power of the Powerless.
” There he tells the story of the greengrocer , and although I don ’ t have the space to put it all here , in a nutshell it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has a sign in his window , “ Workers of the World , Unite.
” Havel thoroughly questions the many various reasons why the greengrocer would agree to put that sign in his window .
It protects the greengrocer , to a degree , from informers , and it gives a message to his superiors that reflect their agenda and interests , while amazingly shields its real meaning .
This meaning is evident to all who live by the enslavement of the spirit , and know that the sign should read , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obedient , ” but indeed it is the semantics that leaves the greengrocer a bit of dignity .
It leaves the greengrocer with what is called “ disinterested conviction ” and allows him to express : “ What is wrong with uniting the world ?
” Havel wrote : “ Thus the sign helps the greengrocer to conceal from himself the low foundations of power .
It hides them behind the facade of something high .
And that something is Ideology.
” And why not just admit that he was afraid ?
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believes that he has a certain amount of worth .
This is the real reason that totalitarian communism didn ’ t work .
The greengrocer believed that he was more then his fear and need , and even though he didn ’ t know how to articulate it , he felt stronger , and possibly a bit smarter then those who tried to control him .
He displayed that sign because he is capable of choice , no matter how subtle , and sorely for the sake of principle .
He is , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself , but non-the less believes he is of sound principle , rather then being entirely fearful .
But I think it really doesn ’ t matter , even if , because of fear , he didn ’ t express it at all .
Survival is important , but if there is just a small glimmer of hope , freedom of the spirit surfaces .
It is the nature of man .
Havel wrote : “ The essential aims of life are present naturally in every person .
In everyone there is some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for moral integrity , for free expression of being and a sense of transcendence over the world of existence.
” And then on the other hand he wrote : “ …each person is capable , to a greater or lesser degree , of coming to terms with living within the lie.
” Is this our true reason for being : dignity , and its opposition , humiliation ?
Both are so evident in our daily lives , and yet those two words are the description Havel gives for life in communist Czechoslovakia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make the populace complicit , not so much by terror , but by the constant dangling of the features , advantages and benefits of modern consumerism before them .
This was the fuel , this desire for a better life , of material possessions , i.e.
, a vacation in the Alps , a refrigerator , and a foreign car , as materialism is the catalysts that pitted the desiring part of the soul with the thymotic part .
Once that hunger is there , nothing else will quench it .
A true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when it can no longer function in its tyranny , it is doomed .
So here we finally come back to Plato ’ s thymos .
It is defined in The Republic as an innate human psychological set of virtues like bravery , courage , idealism , principle , morality , self-sacrifice , and honor .
Thymos is the process of evaluating these principles by putting value on them , and this value can be so powerful that it can outweigh life itself .
As we evaluate ourselves in relation to how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , whether accurate or not , we may then assign a value to ourselves based on that .
Indignation is a feeling one gets when self worth is not balanced with what we perceive another ’ s set of values to be .
Perhaps this model can help us ascertain the twisted reasoning that motivated the shootings these past few years in our American schools .
These murdering individuals seem to have lost , or displaced , their value or self worth , considered themselves irrevocably separated , and placed that same negativity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the value they have for themselves are not shared by their peers , the indignation is too much to bear .
So there is a desire here , for simple recognition , and it arises from the thymos .
The thymos phenomenon is a psychological attempt to balance by justice and selflessness , but at the same time is itself selfish in nature , and as Socrates pointed out , it has a potential to be an alley of reason , suppressing wrong or foolhardy desire .
This duality can twist us into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violence , and its understanding is paramount to getting control of our emotions .
When our perceived values of both ourselves and the world are not recognized by others the thymotic self-assertion kicks in with feelings of frustration , questions of self-worth , and then anger .
And also then , if a person become angry , for instance by indignation , he may react without regard for anything else , including his own safety .
There are some that suggest that thymos is also the starting point for conflict , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other hand if the thymos is nurtured with positive affirmation , it can flower with untold conviction .
As an evaluation of one ’ s self-worth , it can mean the difference between self-esteem or self-reproach .
I have been told that I care too much for what others may think of me .
This is something that was taught perhaps in Mother ’ s lap .
What control we have of these emotions , and the thoughts they induce , is proportional to the understanding we have of them , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the values that we held close as a child surely should be reevaluated to fit our adulthood .
I ’ m not saying it ’ s easy .
There are other avenues of the thymos that expands its understanding too .
Megalomania is the thymos at work in the authoritarian , or tyrannical type of person , and it ’ s opposite the isothymia .
It defines a person ’ s need to be recognized as an equal .
To learn more about values and how much of a role they play @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are several sources to go to , beside the ones I ’ ve mentioned .
Read : • None “ The End of History and the Last Man , ” by Francis Fukuyama From the Author , Ken La Rive – We in the Liberty movement have been fighting to take back this country for less than a decade , peacefully and with the love of God and country in our hearts .
Our banner has been trampled on and displaced by a multitude of distractions , further eroding our nation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as we are pulled by forces we can not fathom , powerful entities with unlimited resources stolen from our future , unaccountable trillions printed out of thin air and put on our backs as debt , we must formulate the most pitiful of all questions any patriot might ask in the final hour : Are we going to fight for our master ’ s tyranny , or are we going to demand the return of our civil liberties and Constitution ?
Are we going to choose The Banner of Liberty , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it be a war for corporate profit , or a war to regain our ability to self govern , as the blood and toil of our forefathers presented to us , their children , as a gift ?
I fear that decision is emanate .
I fear that any decision will be a hard one , but my greatest fear of all is that the decision has already been made for us .

KEN’S CORNER: Bohemia & “The Beast With Red Cheeks”
Commentary by TLB Contributing Writer: Ken LaRive
It is so strange when you find in you the means to understand something, and you wonder where it came from. You may try to retrace your steps, but I find time and age distorts, and can’t be trusted. I’ll get to the point as not to be confusing…
The thought I will attempt here is very profound, and not so easily explained. It journeyed for thirty years with a barrier I tried to overcome back in university called Plato’s Republic. There, I tried to understand a conversation Socrates had with two young Athenians, Glaucon and Adeimantus. They spoke of a chief psychological phenomenon that all men possess, a noble association with what is called courage, and the reasoning behind a reality where one will willingly risk everything, even one’s own life, for such a nebulous ideal. In echoing marble halls, they studied and discussed the motivation of the soldier, who’s main objective in life was defense of the city. They wondered what would make a man risk his life for little or no pay, march in punishing conditions, sometime with meager nourishment, and danger. What was his motivation?
It was hard for me to study the writings of Hume, Alexander Hamilton, Hobbs, Machiavelli, and Nietzche, who spoke of “the beast with red cheeks.” I just wanted to take pictures. I was glad for it later, as those ideas became apparent in a simple but intense conversation in an Internet coffee shop of the Czech Republic. It was like a ghost from the past…
My young Czech friend, Martin, Maddy and I, in from the snow, was discussing the human condition of pre-democratic Bohemia. Martin mentioned a man named Vaclav Havel, who became president of Czechoslovakia in 1998. He had been previously jailed as a dissident, and became the founder of a human rights organization there called, Charter 77, long before the democratic revolutions of Eastern Europe were achieved. He saw it as inevitable. He realized that men have in them, and assign to the world about them, a degree of worth. Plato called this worth, thymos, where men seek recognition based on what worth they assign to themselves and the world.
While in prison, Havel formulated astonishing ideas as to the nature of the evil that was the core of the system that jailed him, and he published these thoughts in the 80’s in an essay called “The Power of the Powerless.” There he tells the story of the greengrocer, and although I don’t have the space to put it all here, in a nutshell it is about a grocer in a totalitarian society who has a sign in his window, “Workers of the World, Unite.” Havel thoroughly questions the many various reasons why the greengrocer would agree to put that sign in his window. It protects the greengrocer, to a degree, from informers, and it gives a message to his superiors that reflect their agenda and interests, while amazingly shields its real meaning. This meaning is evident to all who live by the enslavement of the spirit, and know that the sign should read, “I am afraid and therefore unquestioningly obedient,” but indeed it is the semantics that leaves the greengrocer a bit of dignity. It leaves the greengrocer with what is called “disinterested conviction” and allows him to express: “What is wrong with uniting the world?” Havel wrote: “Thus the sign helps the greengrocer to conceal from himself the low foundations of power. It hides them behind the facade of something high. And that something is Ideology.”
And why not just admit that he was afraid? The reason is quite simple. The greengrocer believes that he has a certain amount of worth. This is the real reason that totalitarian communism didn’t work. The greengrocer believed that he was more then his fear and need, and even though he didn’t know how to articulate it, he felt stronger, and possibly a bit smarter then those who tried to control him. He displayed that sign because he is capable of choice, no matter how subtle, and sorely for the sake of principle. He is, however, according to Havel, fooling himself, but non-the less believes he is of sound principle, rather then being entirely fearful. But I think it really doesn’t matter, even if, because of fear, he didn’t express it at all. Survival is important, but if there is just a small glimmer of hope, freedom of the spirit surfaces. It is the nature of man.
Havel wrote: “The essential aims of life are present naturally in every person. In everyone there is some longing for humanity’s rightful dignity, for moral integrity, for free expression of being and a sense of transcendence over the world of existence.” And then on the other hand he wrote: “…each person is capable, to a greater or lesser degree, of coming to terms with living within the lie.”
Is this our true reason for being: dignity, and its opposition, humiliation? Both are so evident in our daily lives, and yet those two words are the description Havel gives for life in communist Czechoslovakia! Though Brezhnev totalitarian states attempted to make the populace complicit, not so much by terror, but by the constant dangling of the features, advantages and benefits of modern consumerism before them. This was the fuel, this desire for a better life, of material possessions, i.e., a vacation in the Alps, a refrigerator, and a foreign car, as materialism is the catalysts that pitted the desiring part of the soul with the thymotic part. Once that hunger is there, nothing else will quench it. A true Totalitarian Government must constantly oppress free will, when it can no longer function in its tyranny, it is doomed.
So here we finally come back to Plato’s thymos. It is defined in The Republic as an innate human psychological set of virtues like bravery, courage, idealism, principle, morality, self-sacrifice, and honor. Thymos is the process of evaluating these principles by putting value on them, and this value can be so powerful that it can outweigh life itself. As we evaluate ourselves in relation to how we perceive others to be evaluating us, whether accurate or not, we may then assign a value to ourselves based on that. Indignation is a feeling one gets when self worth is not balanced with what we perceive another’s set of values to be. Perhaps this model can help us ascertain the twisted reasoning that motivated the shootings these past few years in our American schools. These murdering individuals seem to have lost, or displaced, their value or self worth, considered themselves irrevocably separated, and placed that same negativity on the others they massacred. As the value they have for themselves are not shared by their peers, the indignation is too much to bear.
So there is a desire here, for simple recognition, and it arises from the thymos. The thymos phenomenon is a psychological attempt to balance by justice and selflessness, but at the same time is itself selfish in nature, and as Socrates pointed out, it has a potential to be an alley of reason, suppressing wrong or foolhardy desire. This duality can twist us into reacting to the world in anger and violence, and its understanding is paramount to getting control of our emotions. When our perceived values of both ourselves and the world are not recognized by others the thymotic self-assertion kicks in with feelings of frustration, questions of self-worth, and then anger. And also then, if a person become angry, for instance by indignation, he may react without regard for anything else, including his own safety. There are some that suggest that thymos is also the starting point for conflict, and the fundamental source of evil. On the other hand if the thymos is nurtured with positive affirmation, it can flower with untold conviction. As an evaluation of one’s self-worth, it can mean the difference between self-esteem or self-reproach.
I have been told that I care too much for what others may think of me. This is something that was taught perhaps in Mother’s lap. What control we have of these emotions, and the thoughts they induce, is proportional to the understanding we have of them, and the effort we set forth. A modification of the values that we held close as a child surely should be reevaluated to fit our adulthood. I’m not saying it’s easy. There are other avenues of the thymos that expands its understanding too. Megalomania is the thymos at work in the authoritarian, or tyrannical type of person, and it’s opposite the isothymia. It defines a person’s need to be recognized as an equal.
To learn more about values and how much of a role they play in how we think and act, there are several sources to go to, beside the ones I’ve mentioned. Read:
“The End of History and the Last Man,” by Francis Fukuyama
“Nietzsche’s view of Socrates,” by Werner J. Dannhauser
“On History” by Immanuel Kant.
“Hagel…believed that work was the true essence, the true essence of man.” – Karl Marx
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COVID-19 turning out to be huge hoax perpetrated by media When the postmortem is done on the media ’ s coverage of COVID-19 ( and it will be ) , it will be clear that the virus was no Black Plague — it ’ s not even the flu on a bad year .
SARS-CoV-2 , which causes COVID-19 , has killed 56,749 Americans as of Tuesday .
That ’ s not good .
But it ’ s not as bad as the 2017-2018 flu season , when 80,000 -plus perished .
And it ’ s a long cry from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just a few weeks ago : First , they predicted 1.7 million Americans dead ; then they redid the models ( this time apparently entering a few more “ facts ” ) and said 100,000-240,000 dead .
Now , a major model relied on by the White House Coronavirus Task Force predicts about 70,000 dead by the end of August .
And for that we shut down the U.S .
economy ?
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As the coronavirus swept across China , then Europe — then everywhere — the U.S. media breathlessly reported every terrifying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soared , of course , as they scared the hell out of every American , many of whom have stayed home for the last 40 days , emerging only to buy toilet paper , but even then clad in masks and tiptoeing in fear .
But here are some facts : More from The Washington Times Other Covid 19 articles from The Liberty Beacon : The Big Lie … Padding the COVID-19 Stats for $ $ $ Who Are the Real Culprits Regarding COVID-19 ?
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COVID-19 turning out to be huge hoax perpetrated by media
Media hyped the virus and alarmed Americans to the point of shutting down the economy
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Media Virus Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
When the postmortem is done on the media’s coverage of COVID-19 ( and it will be ), it will be clear that the virus was no Black Plague —
it’s not even the flu on a bad year.
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has killed 56,749 Americans as of Tuesday.
That’s not good. But it’s not as bad as the 2017-2018 flu season, when 80,000 -plus perished. And it’s a long cry from what all the experts were warning about just a few weeks ago: First, they predicted 1.7 million Americans dead; then they redid the models (this time apparently entering a few more “facts”) and said 100,000-240,000 dead.
Now, a major model relied on by the White House Coronavirus Task Force predicts about 70,000 dead by the end of August.
And for that we shut down the U.S. economy?!
As the coronavirus swept across China, then Europe — then everywhere — the U.S. media breathlessly reported every terrifying number, almost gleefully. Their ratings soared, of course, as they scared the hell out of every American, many of whom have stayed home for the last 40 days, emerging only to buy toilet paper, but even then clad in masks and tiptoeing in fear.
But here are some facts:
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thelibertybeacon--2020-04-29--How Can We as Citizens … Take Over the Economy?

How Can We as Citizens … Take Over the Economy ?
Are you getting images of some kind of revolution ?
No , that ’ s not the gist of my concept .
It ’ s not even about signing petitions or going on marches or helping truth-providers go viral , though all are vital and essential things to do and support .
I was mulling over the status of our country this morning and , like many of us , feeling small and helpless .
The forces are gathering so quickly and seemingly so powerfully to create a world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and prosperity , that we can ’ t help but feel there ’ s nowhere to go and no escape .
Have you thought of what country you can run to ?
Well , of course we know that is their main objective as they rob us of everything we own and care about – to create a world of no future except theirs .
Many of us knew this was coming before it started to manifest so clearly as it does today .
But who wanted to think about that or acknowledge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s all those crazy people forecasting doom and gloom .
Just be positive !
Make your business flourish !
Maybe we laughed at all the “ survival kits ” you can stash in your basement in preparation for Armageddon .
I ’ m not saying this is not a good idea but it was just unreal to most people , especially promoted by people like hot-headed Alex Jones who puts out a bit too much alarming bad news .
The “ truth ” can be digested in less painful ways .
Possibly we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warnings of financial disaster and all the solutions offered .
Sure , some of them are hoaxes and ripoffs but underneath that , we just wanted to LIVE .
We didn ’ t want to hear our financial security was going down the drain .
That 401Ks would be worthless along with the dollar .
Or our savings drained by a severe recession , and we would be old and impoverished , working at Walmart to get by .
We knew about The New World Order but it hadn ’ t arrived yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still on the fringes , not taken very seriously .
This is the strongest country in the world , right ?
Nothing is going to take it down or take it over .
Of course , nothing will if we all decide it won ’ t as the first step .
But any good , passionate idea must be followed with action .
We ’ ve heard the cry for years –WAKE UP !
Well , I don ’ t think we ’ re asleep as much as we simply turn it off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ look at the discomfort and fear it creates .
Life is supposed to be pleasant .
This is what we strive for .
And well we should – as long as pleasure doesn ’ t include being evil and destructive .
You know , all the stuff the news likes to entertain us with .
This is not just another pep talk on how to overcome this financial holocaust by being “ positive ” and looking at “ bright side ” .
What bright side ?
Ok , I ’ m not going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is nothing positive about it….though I would have to dig a little .
But is that the real focus ?
I mean an effective one ?
What I ’ m saying is with the wolves yapping at everyone ’ s doors , this strikes me as “ fluff ” .
So now I get to my title .
I had an idea this morning .
The destructive focus the globalists have is on the economy , correct ?
Crash the economy , you crash everything else .
OK , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not to contract and give in to economic stress by just cutting back on everything “ non-essential ” – like certain foods we need and/or love , lay off employees , move to tiny quarters , move in with your mother-in-law , live off the government , etc .
In times of hardship and less money , less or no business , what we really should do is expand .
How ?
Before I answer that , I must say that the greatest joy that could be in life is helping others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a kick out of that ?
That could bring you out of any kind of depression and give you more impetus to survive .
Ok , so putting together those two concepts – expand and help others – my idea is to promote your friends ’ businesses any way you can .
Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , whatever .
This would be pure help with no other motivation .
What are the possible outcomes of this plan ?
• None You would feel great for helping • None Your friends would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deeper • None Their businesses would be revived • None You would get help in return • None The overall economy would grow • None We would outdo their plan That would be more useful than joke videos about social distancing , masks and isolation made to make us “ feel better ” .
I despise them , personally .
Distractive fluff .
All this , though , should be done while we keep our sharp eyes on the globalists ’ every move so we can deal with them with justice .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a plan ?
Read more great articles by Lucille here

How Can We as Citizens … Take Over the Economy?
Commentary by: TLB Staff Writer Lucille Femine
Are you getting images of some kind of revolution? No, that’s not the gist of my concept. It’s not even about signing petitions or going on marches or helping truth-providers go viral, though all are vital and essential things to do and support.
I was mulling over the status of our country this morning and, like many of us, feeling small and helpless. The forces are gathering so quickly and seemingly so powerfully to create a world completely devoid of self-created freedom, happiness and prosperity, that we can’t help but feel there’s nowhere to go and no escape. Have you thought of what country you can run to?
Well, of course we know that is their main objective as they rob us of everything we own and care about – to create a world of no future except theirs.
Many of us knew this was coming before it started to manifest so clearly as it does today. But who wanted to think about that or acknowledge it? We thought – it’s all those crazy people forecasting doom and gloom. Just be positive! Make your business flourish!
Maybe we laughed at all the “survival kits” you can stash in your basement in preparation for Armageddon.
I’m not saying this is not a good idea but it was just unreal to most people, especially promoted by people like hot-headed Alex Jones who puts out a bit too much alarming bad news. The “truth” can be digested in less painful ways.
Possibly we paid little attention to all the dire warnings of financial disaster and all the solutions offered. Sure, some of them are hoaxes and ripoffs but underneath that, we just wanted to LIVE. We didn’t want to hear our financial security was going down the drain. That 401Ks would be worthless along with the dollar. Or our savings drained by a severe recession, and we would be old and impoverished, working at Walmart to get by.
No way!
We knew about The New World Order but it hadn’t arrived yet. All the data on it was still on the fringes, not taken very seriously. This is the strongest country in the world, right? Nothing is going to take it down or take it over.
Of course, nothing will if we all decide it won’t as the first step. But any good, passionate idea must be followed with action.
We’ve heard the cry for years –WAKE UP! Well, I don’t think we’re asleep as much as we simply turn it off. It’s too hard to look at the discomfort and fear it creates. Life is supposed to be pleasant. This is what we strive for. And well we should – as long as pleasure doesn’t include being evil and destructive. You know, all the stuff the news likes to entertain us with.
This is not just another pep talk on how to overcome this financial holocaust by being “positive” and looking at “bright side”. What bright side? Ok, I’m not going to be a wet blanket and say there is nothing positive about it….though I would have to dig a little. But is that the real focus? I mean an effective one? What I’m saying is with the wolves yapping at everyone’s doors, this strikes me as “fluff”.
So now I get to my title. I had an idea this morning. The destructive focus the globalists have is on the economy, correct? Crash the economy, you crash everything else.
OK, it’s crashed and crashing. But the answer is not to contract and give in to economic stress by just cutting back on everything “non-essential” – like certain foods we need and/or love, lay off employees, move to tiny quarters, move in with your mother-in-law, live off the government, etc.
In times of hardship and less money, less or no business, what we really should do is expand. How?
Before I answer that, I must say that the greatest joy that could be in life is helping others. How many times have you gotten a kick out of that? That could bring you out of any kind of depression and give you more impetus to survive.
Ok, so putting together those two concepts – expand and help others – my idea is to promote your friends’ businesses any way you can. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, whatever. This would be pure help with no other motivation.
What are the possible outcomes of this plan?
You would feel great for helping
Your friends would be grateful
Your friendships would be deeper
Their businesses would be revived
You would get help in return
The overall economy would grow
We would outdo their plan
Life would flourish
That would be more useful than joke videos about social distancing, masks and isolation made to make us “feel better”. I despise them, personally. Distractive fluff.
All this, though, should be done while we keep our sharp eyes on the globalists’ every move so we can deal with them with justice.
So what do you think? Sound like a plan?
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thelibertybeacon--2020-04-29--The Big Lie … Padding the COVID-19 Stats for $$$

The statistics surrounding the Covid-19 crisis have always been unreliable , yet msm and other sources use these numbers without qualifications .
To qualify the numbers would be to dismantle the Lie .
The Lie must be maintained because it is fundamental to hidden agendas which include economic warfare , and a vast transfer of wealth upwards , ( 1 ) war propaganda against China ( 2 ) , the anti-democratic ushering in of police-state surveillance mechanisms , and the imposition of what some refer to as a Fourth Industrial Revolution .
( 3 ) In the following video , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He explains that administrators pressure Doctors to use the Covid-19 descriptor .
Why ?
Hospitals in his area receive $ 5,000.00 for a pneumonia diagnosis , $ 13,000.00 for a Covid-19 diagnosis , and $ 39,000.00 if the patient receives treatment with a ventilator .
Since the distinction between dying FROM Covid and WITH Covid-19 is not being made , most Mainstream Media and government statistics are not valid .
They are being used to satisfy other agendas .
Accurate statistics , largely suppressed , do exist , and they involve results from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inflated , and they reveal Covid-19 infection fatality rates as being in line with flu mortality rates .
( 4 ) ( 1 ) The Last American Vagabond , “ Your Government Is Using Coronavirus To Create The Largest Transfer Of Wealth In American History ” ( video ) 5 April , 2020 .
( 3 ) The Jimmy Dore Show , “ Security State Using Coronavirus To Implement Orwellian Nightmare.
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23 April , 2020 .
( 4 ) “ THIS IS HUGE : Stanford ’ s Antibodies Study Wraps Up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 50x Less Deadly Than Believed/ Will this be the stake through Covid Rouge ’ s dark , rotten heart ?
It should be /By Dr. John Ioannidis/ANTI-EMPIRE ” Mark Taliano is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization ( CRG ) and the author of Voices from Syria , Global Research Publishers , 2017 .
Visit the author ’ s website at Mark Taliano where this article was originally published .
Mark combines years of research with on-the-ground observations to present an informed and well-documented analysis that refutes the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article ( The Big Lie ) was originally created and published by Mark Taliano and is republished here under “ Fair Use ” ( see disclaimer below ) with attribution to author Mark Taliano and marktaliano.net .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the large number of websites and projects we represent .
So we have just installed donation buttons on our websites and ask that you consider this when you visit them .
Nothing is too small .
We thank you for all your support and your considerations … ( TLB ) Comment Policy : As a privately owned web site , we reserve the right to remove comments that contain spam , advertising , vulgarity , threats of violence , racism , or personal/abusive attacks on other users .
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The Big Lie
Senator Jensen: Hospitals receive $13,000 for a Covid-19 Diagnosis and $39,000 for Treatment with a Ventilator
By: Mark Taliano
The statistics surrounding the Covid-19 crisis have always been unreliable, yet msm and other sources use these numbers without qualifications. To qualify the numbers would be to dismantle the Lie. The Lie must be maintained because it is fundamental to hidden agendas which include economic warfare, and a vast transfer of wealth upwards, (1) war propaganda against China (2), the anti-democratic ushering in of police-state surveillance mechanisms, and the imposition of what some refer to as a Fourth Industrial Revolution.(3)
In the following video, Senator Jensen dismantles the statistical corruption. He explains that administrators pressure Doctors to use the Covid-19 descriptor. Why? Hospitals in his area receive $5,000.00 for a pneumonia diagnosis, $13,000.00 for a Covid-19 diagnosis, and $39,000.00 if the patient receives treatment with a ventilator.
Since the distinction between dying FROM Covid and WITH Covid-19 is not being made, most Mainstream Media and government statistics are not valid. They are being used to satisfy other agendas.
Accurate statistics, largely suppressed, do exist, and they involve results from antibody tests. These numbers are not inflated, and they reveal Covid-19 infection fatality rates as being in line with flu mortality rates. (4)

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(1) The Last American Vagabond, “Your Government Is Using Coronavirus To Create The Largest Transfer Of Wealth In American History” (video) 5 April, 2020.
(2) Mark Taliano, “Coronavirus False Flag.” Global Research, 22 April, 2020.
(3) The Jimmy Dore Show, “Security State Using Coronavirus To Implement Orwellian Nightmare.”. 23 April, 2020.
(4) “THIS IS HUGE: Stanford’s Antibodies Study Wraps Up, Shows Covid-19 Is 50x More Prevalent and 50x Less Deadly Than Believed/ Will this be the stake through Covid Rouge’s dark, rotten heart? It should be /By Dr. John Ioannidis/ANTI-EMPIRE”
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About the Author:
Mark Taliano is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG) and the author of Voices from Syria, Global Research Publishers, 2017. Visit the author’s website at Mark Taliano where this article was originally published.
Order Mark Taliano’s Book “Voices from Syria” directly from Global Research.
Mark combines years of research with on-the-ground observations to present an informed and well-documented analysis that refutes the mainstream media narratives on Syria.
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This article (The Big Lie) was originally created and published by Mark Taliano and is republished here under “Fair Use” (see disclaimer below) with attribution to author Mark Taliano and marktaliano.net.
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