thelibertybeacon--2020-05-18--France: Muzzling Dissent Across the Population

An Update From the Trenches Here ’ s a review of some of the week ’ s stories coming out of France .
Censoring , surveilling , preventing public protest , tracking the population , failing the elderly while claiming to help them .
These are familiar themes everywhere right now .
Turning Teachers Into Snitches , Having to Defend the Government for … its Mismanagement ?
“ COVID-19 : Are Teachers and Students Told to Not Criticise the Government in Class ?
” Lockdown finished here on May 11 , but kids are being phased back slowly into regular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ministry issued on May 4 – an edict that it ’ s since had to walk back given an understandable backlash – a warning to teachers to listen carefully to what students have to say about the lockdown and the government upon their return to school : Leader of Debout La France party ( Stand Up , France – centre right ) , Nicolas Dupont Aignan ( tweet ) considers it the beginning of the thought police where kids and parents could be hauled up for having unapproved ideas .
Are we in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world of Orwell he wonders on Twitter .
He also reminds us that the government has set up a site where ‘ approved ’ and ‘ unapproved ’ news articles are categorized , and that French doctors have been turned into spies , motivated by modest payments , to report their patients with Covid on a dedicated government website , as well as their contacts for tracing .
See our report on this : French Doctors Speak Out Against New Contact Tracing As Attack on Right to Medical Privacy .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government , he notes , to turn its employees into snitches of others .
Gilets Jaunes : What ’ s so special about the number 10 ?
“ Protestors claiming Gilets Jaunes Were Dispersed by Police in Several Town ” With the lockdown having finished , the government has made illegal ( is this actually a law or some other form of government ruling ? )
gatherings of more than 10 people .
If ever this was really designed to clamp down on public protest and not simply ‘ protect against the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This past Saturday – 6 days after the lockdown finished on May 11 , some Yellow Vests were back on the streets in small groups in various French towns and cities , especially Paris .
Not all were wearing yellow vests , probably because they were prohibited by the government well before the virus scare started .
Some protestors were getting dispersed by the police for not respecting social distancing rules ( you really can ’ t make this up ) .
If you check out some Twitter videos of altercations on this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – lots of them in attendance – being careful not to play the heavy with the protestors .
Also , happily for the phenomenon of herd immunity , you can see nobody is practicing social distancing , especially the police , and few are wearing masks !
The economic problems for the Gilets Jaunes have just gotten far worse with the two-month , economy-destroying lockdown , not better .
These guys are not going anywhere and have probably had their ranks swelled .
And Their Protests Are Anticipated by the Intelligence Services “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Other Groups According to Official Information : fake news ?
” Certain news outlets , RT included , have been issued some sort of alert indicating that the government fears pushback from various dissident groups as a result of the lockdown , especially from the Gilets Jaunes .
It is clear that social media is being watched closely by the government for renewed calls to protest .
What isn ’ t clear is if this warning from the government to the media isn ’ t some sort of media strategy or wind-up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
France ’ s ‘ Direction Centrale du Renseignment Territorial ’ ( the intelligence arm of the police ) issued a 15-page report on May 6 , beginning with : The RT article then goes on to list certain protests around France from May 10-12 & 14 , which taken as a whole , show small groups of diverse people , including the Yellow Vests , protesting the health emergency , recognizing the illegality of the lockdown ( a recurrent theme of lockdowns in all our countries ) , & etc .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Black Robes ” protesting the violation of citizens ’ rights ( see image ) , and healthcare workers angry against the government ( see image ) .
Whether the publication of this report is a media strategy or not , we can see groups of people beginning to show their discontent in a country where people generally and quickly obey the government in these sorts of situations .
Why Weren ’ t The Ambulance Services Taking The Elderly to Hospital During the Lockdown ?
“ Some of the elderly probably could have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nursing home residents , last taboo of the COVID crisis.
” Alas , the elderly , who have turned out by far and away to be the most vulnerable to the virus and lockdown , appear to have have suffered from wilful neglect in their French care homes .
When they needed hospitalisation , especially through the month of March when viral infections were at their peak , some of them didn ’ t get it .
The ambulance service simply didn ’ t respond to calls for emergency hospitalisation in many French @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s clear that hospitals were not at all swamped with patients , on the contrary .
This report seems to suggest that hospitals were full – which is simply assumed with no evidence .
But as these reporters say , couldn ’ t another hospital department have been willing to take in these people ?
Or another neighbouring hospital ?
It seems that at least certain hospitals have had ‘ sorting ’ criteria for who they would and wouldn ’ t accept in situations of emergency .
Those over 75 with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , cardiac and liver problems , etc .
would be the least likely to be accepted .
France prides itself on equality of care , so this is likely to be investigated over the longer term .
Published to The Liberty Beacon from EuropeReloaded.com

Pam Barker | Director of TLB Europe Reloaded Project
An Update From the Trenches
May 18, 2020
Here’s a review of some of the week’s stories coming out of France.
Censoring, surveilling, preventing public protest, tracking the population, failing the elderly while claiming to help them. These are familiar themes everywhere right now.
Turning Teachers Into Snitches, Having to Defend the Government for … its Mismanagement?
Covid-19 : enseignants et élèves sont-ils tenus de ne pas critiquer le gouvernement en classe?
“COVID-19: Are Teachers and Students Told to Not Criticise the Government in Class?”
Lockdown finished here on May 11, but kids are being phased back slowly into regular school attendance. The French National Education ministry issued on May 4 – an edict that it’s since had to walk back given an understandable backlash – a warning to teachers to listen carefully to what students have to say about the lockdown and the government upon their return to school:
Some children can hold ideas that are clearly unacceptable (ER: unacceptable to whom?). Teachers must mention that the authority of the state is there to protect each citizen, without being contentious. The parents will be notified and seen by the teacher, accompanied by a colleague where appropriate, and the situation will be reported to the school authorities. «Des enfants peuvent tenir des propos manifestement inacceptables. La référence à l’autorité de l’Etat pour permettre la protection de chaque citoyen doit alors être évoquée, sans entrer en discussion polémique. Les parents seront alertés et reçus par l’enseignant, le cas échéant accompagné d’un collègue, et la situation rapportée aux autorités de l’école.»
Leader of Debout La France party (Stand Up, France – centre right), Nicolas Dupont Aignan (tweet) considers it the beginning of the thought police where kids and parents could be hauled up for having unapproved ideas. Are we in Eastern Germany, Soviet Russia, the world of Orwell he wonders on Twitter. He also reminds us that the government has set up a site where ‘approved’ and ‘unapproved’ news articles are categorized, and that French doctors have been turned into spies, motivated by modest payments, to report their patients with Covid on a dedicated government website, as well as their contacts for tracing. See our report on this: French Doctors Speak Out Against New Contact Tracing As Attack on Right to Medical Privacy. It’s been an increasing tendency of the Macron government, he notes, to turn its employees into snitches of others.
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Gilets Jaunes: What’s so special about the number 10?
Des manifestants se revendiquant des Gilets jaunes dispersés par la police dans plusieurs villes
“Protestors claiming Gilets Jaunes Were Dispersed by Police in Several Town”
With the lockdown having finished, the government has made illegal (is this actually a law or some other form of government ruling?) gatherings of more than 10 people. If ever this was really designed to clamp down on public protest and not simply ‘protect against the virus’, we see it here.
This past Saturday – 6 days after the lockdown finished on May 11, some Yellow Vests were back on the streets in small groups in various French towns and cities, especially Paris. Not all were wearing yellow vests, probably because they were prohibited by the government well before the virus scare started.
Some protestors were getting dispersed by the police for not respecting social distancing rules (you really can’t make this up).
If you check out some Twitter videos of altercations on this RT page, you can see police – lots of them in attendance – being careful not to play the heavy with the protestors. Also, happily for the phenomenon of herd immunity, you can see nobody is practicing social distancing, especially the police, and few are wearing masks!
The economic problems for the Gilets Jaunes have just gotten far worse with the two-month, economy-destroying lockdown, not better. These guys are not going anywhere and have probably had their ranks swelled.
And Their Protests Are Anticipated by the Intelligence Services
Le grand retour des Gilets jaunes et des contestataires selon le renseignement : intox médiatique?
“The Great Return of the Gilets Jaunes and Other Groups According to Official Information: fake news?”
Certain news outlets, RT included, have been issued some sort of alert indicating that the government fears pushback from various dissident groups as a result of the lockdown, especially from the Gilets Jaunes. It is clear that social media is being watched closely by the government for renewed calls to protest. What isn’t clear is if this warning from the government to the media isn’t some sort of media strategy or wind-up to get a line of reporting going.
France’s ‘Direction Centrale du Renseignment Territorial’ (the intelligence arm of the police) issued a 15-page report on May 6, beginning with:
For the protest movements, the health crisis and its management are arguments in favour of questioning the current system. Militants continue to submit to lockdown measures, seizing the opportunity where possible to criticize police violence which, according to them, has increased during this time. Calls to protest from the end of the lockdown continue to circulate on social media. “Pour les mouvances contestataires, la crise sanitaire et sa gestion sont autant d’arguments en faveur de la remise en cause du “système” actuel. Les militants continuent de se soumettre aux mesures de confinement et saisissent l’opportunité offerte, le cas échéant, par tout fait divers pour dénoncer les “violences policières” qui selon eux “ont augmenté” en période de confinement. Des appels à manifester dès la fin de la période de confinement continuent de circuler sur les réseaux sociaux.”
The RT article then goes on to list certain protests around France from May 10-12 & 14, which taken as a whole, show small groups of diverse people, including the Yellow Vests, protesting the health emergency, recognizing the illegality of the lockdown (a recurrent theme of lockdowns in all our countries), &etc. This includes a group of lawyers calling themselves “Black Robes” protesting the violation of citizens’ rights (see image), and healthcare workers angry against the government (see image).
Whether the publication of this report is a media strategy or not, we can see groups of people beginning to show their discontent in a country where people generally and quickly obey the government in these sorts of situations.
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Why Weren’t The Ambulance Services Taking The Elderly to Hospital During the Lockdown?
“Des personnes âgées auraient probablement pu être sauvées” : le refus d’hospitalisation de résidents d’Ehpad, dernier tabou du Covid
“Some of the elderly probably could have been saved: the refusal to hospitalise nursing home residents, last taboo of the COVID crisis.”
Alas, the elderly, who have turned out by far and away to be the most vulnerable to the virus and lockdown, appear to have have suffered from wilful neglect in their French care homes. When they needed hospitalisation, especially through the month of March when viral infections were at their peak, some of them didn’t get it. The ambulance service simply didn’t respond to calls for emergency hospitalisation in many French regions.
In the English-language media, it’s clear that hospitals were not at all swamped with patients, on the contrary. This report seems to suggest that hospitals were full – which is simply assumed with no evidence. But as these reporters say, couldn’t another hospital department have been willing to take in these people? Or another neighbouring hospital?
It seems that at least certain hospitals have had ‘sorting’ criteria for who they would and wouldn’t accept in situations of emergency. Those over 75 with serious health conditions such as serious respiratory, cardiac and liver problems, etc. would be the least likely to be accepted.
France prides itself on equality of care, so this is likely to be investigated over the longer term.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-05-18--Italian Politician Demands Bill Gates’ Arrest For Crimes Against Humanity [VIDEO]

She also exposed Bill Gates ’ agenda in India and Africa , along with the plans to chip the human race through the digital identification program ID2020 .
As reported by GreatGameIndia earlier , in 2015 it was the Italians who exposed secret Chinese biological experiments with Coronavirus .
The video , which was broadcast in November , 2015 , showed how Chinese scientists were doing biological experiments on a SARS connected virus believed to be Coronavirus , derived from bats and mice , asking whether it was worth the risk in order to be able to modify the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an extraordinary seven-minute speech met with wide applause , Sara Cunial , the Member of Parliament for Rome , said that Italy had been subjected to a “ Holy Inquisition of false science.
” She roundly criticized the unnecessary lockdown imposed on her fellow Italians in the service of a globalist agenda .
She urged fellow political leaders to desist in any plans to compel citizens to surrender themselves to compulsory COVID-19 vaccination at the hands of the corrupt elite – whom she identified as the Deep State .
The Member of Parliament @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not come from an imposition from above but by the choice of individuals , who feel more protected renouncing their own freedom and granting it to a third party .
With this , you are going on anesthetizing the minds with corrupted Mass Media with Amuchina ( a brand of disinfectant promoted by Mass Media ) and NLP ( ER : Neuro-Linguistic Programming ) , with words like “ regime ” , “ to allow ” and “ to permit ” , to the point of allowing you to regulate our emotional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So , in this way , Phase 2 is nothing else than the persecution/continuation of Phase 1 – you just changed the name , as you did with the European Stability Mechanism ( ESM ) .
We have understood that people , for sure , don ’ t die from the virus alone .
So people will be allowed to die and suffer , thanks to you and your laws , for misery and poverty .
And , as in the “ best ” regimes , the blame will be dropped only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedom and say that we looked for it .
Divide et Impera ( Divide and Rule ) .
It is our children who will lose more , who are ‘ raped souls ’ , with the help of the so-called “ guarantor of their rights ” and of CISMAI ( Italian Coordination of Services against Child Abuse ) .
In this way , the right to school will be granted only with a bracelet to get them used to probation , to get them used to slavery – involuntary treatment and to virtual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in exchange for a push-scooter and a tablet .
All to satisfy the appetites of a financial capitalism whose driving force is the conflict of interest , conflict well represented by the WHO , whose main financier is the well-known “ philanthropist and savior of the world ” Bill Gates .
We all know it , now .
Bill Gates , already in 2018 , predicted a pandemic , simulated in October 2019 at the “ Event 201 ” , together with Davos ( Switzerland ) .
For decades , Gates has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans on global politics , aiming to obtain the primacy on agriculture , technology and energy .
Gates said , I quote exactly from his speech : With his vaccines , Gates managed to sterilize millions of women in Africa .
Gates caused a polio epidemic that paralyzed 500,000 children in India and still today with DTP , Gates causes more deaths than the disease itself .
And he does the same with GMOs designed by Monsanto and “ generously donated ” to needy populations .
All this while he is already thinking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recognition and mRNA vaccines as tools for reprogramming our immune systems .
In addition , Gates also does business with several multinationals that own 5G facilities in the USA .
On this table there is the entire Deep State in Italian sauce : Sanofi , together with GlaxoSmithKline are friends of the Ranieri Guerra , Ricciardi , and of the well-known virologist that we pay 2,000 Euros every 10 minutes for the presentations on Rai ( Italian state TV .
She ’ s probably talking about Burioni ) .
Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctors , making fun of their autonomy of judgment and their oath .
Hi-Tech multinationals , like the Roman Engineering which is a friend of the noble Mantoan , or Bending Spoons , of Pisano , which are there for control and managing our personal health data in agreement with the European Agenda ID2020 of electronic identification , which aims to use mass vaccination to obtain a digital platform of digital ID .
This is a continuation of the transfer of data started by Renzi to IBM .
Renzi , in 2016 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Global Fund .
On the Deep State table there are the people of Aspen , like the Saxon Colao , who with his 4-page reports , paid 800 Euros/hour , with no scientific review , dictates its politics like a Bilderberg general that he is , staying away from the battlefield .
The list is long .
Very long .
In the list there is also Mediatronic , by Arcuri and many more .
The Italian contribution to the International Alliance Against Coronavirus will be 140 million Euros , of which 120 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the non-profit by Gates Foundation .
They are just a part of the 7.4 billion Euro fund by the EU to find a vaccine against Coronavirus – vaccines which will be used as I said before .
No money , of course for serotherapy , which has the collateral effect of being super cheap .
No money for prevention , a real prevention , which includes our lifestyles , our food and our relationship with the environment .
The real goal of all of this is total control .
Absolute domination of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and slaves , violating sovereignty and free will .
All this thanks to tricks/hoax disguised as political compromises .
While you rip up the Nuremberg code with involuntary treatment , fines and deportation , facial recognition and intimidation , endorsed by dogmatic scientism – protected by our “ Multi-President ” of the Republic who is the real cultural epidemic of this country .
We , with the people , will multiply the fires of resistance in a way that you won ’ t be able to repress all of us .
I ask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spokesperson and give an advice to our President Conte : Dear Mr. President Conte , next time you receive a phone call from the philanthropist Bill Gates , forward it directly to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity .
If you won ’ t do this , tell us how we should define you , the “ friend lawyer ” who takes orders from a criminal .

via GreatGameIndia
(ER: And ‘Days after it was revealed in an intercepted human intelligence report that Bill Gates offered $10 million bribe for a forced Coronavirus vaccination program in Nigeria’ – GGI. See ER’s report here)
She also exposed Bill Gates’ agenda in India and Africa, along with the plans to chip the human race through the digital identification program ID2020.
As reported by GreatGameIndia earlier, in 2015 it was the Italians who exposed secret Chinese biological experiments with Coronavirus. The video, which was broadcast in November, 2015, showed how Chinese scientists were doing biological experiments on a SARS connected virus believed to be Coronavirus, derived from bats and mice, asking whether it was worth the risk in order to be able to modify the virus for compatibility with human organisms.
In an extraordinary seven-minute speech met with wide applause, Sara Cunial, the Member of Parliament for Rome, said that Italy had been subjected to a “Holy Inquisition of false science.”
She roundly criticized the unnecessary lockdown imposed on her fellow Italians in the service of a globalist agenda. She urged fellow political leaders to desist in any plans to compel citizens to surrender themselves to compulsory COVID-19 vaccination at the hands of the corrupt elite – whom she identified as the Deep State.
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The Member of Parliament for Rome
Speech delivered to the Italian Parliament
May 2020
[Emphasis ours]
Hobbes said that absolute power does not come from an imposition from above but by the choice of individuals, who feel more protected renouncing their own freedom and granting it to a third party.
With this, you are going on anesthetizing the minds with corrupted Mass Media with Amuchina (a brand of disinfectant promoted by Mass Media) and NLP (ER: Neuro-Linguistic Programming), with words like “regime”, “to allow” and “to permit”, to the point of allowing you to regulate our emotional ties and feelings and certify our emotions.
So, in this way, Phase 2 is nothing else than the persecution/continuation of Phase 1 – you just changed the name, as you did with the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). We have understood that people, for sure, don’t die from the virus alone. So people will be allowed to die and suffer, thanks to you and your laws, for misery and poverty. And, as in the “best” regimes, the blame will be dropped only on citizens. You take away our freedom and say that we looked for it. Divide et Impera (Divide and Rule).
It is our children who will lose more, who are ‘raped souls’, with the help of the so-called “guarantor of their rights” and of CISMAI (Italian Coordination of Services against Child Abuse). In this way, the right to school will be granted only with a bracelet to get them used to probation, to get them used to slavery – involuntary treatment and to virtual lager [sic]. All this in exchange for a push-scooter and a tablet. All to satisfy the appetites of a financial capitalism whose driving force is the conflict of interest, conflict well represented by the WHO, whose main financier is the well-known “philanthropist and savior of the world” Bill Gates.
We all know it, now. Bill Gates, already in 2018, predicted a pandemic, simulated in October 2019 at the “Event 201”, together with Davos (Switzerland). For decades, Gates has been working on Depopulation policy and dictatorial control plans on global politics, aiming to obtain the primacy on agriculture, technology and energy.
Gates said, I quote exactly from his speech:
“If we do a good job on vaccines, health and reproduction, we can reduce the world population by 10-15%. Only a genocide can save the world”.
With his vaccines, Gates managed to sterilize millions of women in Africa. Gates caused a polio epidemic that paralyzed 500,000 children in India and still today with DTP, Gates causes more deaths than the disease itself. And he does the same with GMOs designed by Monsanto and “generously donated” to needy populations. All this while he is already thinking about distributing the quantum tattoo for vaccination recognition and mRNA vaccines as tools for reprogramming our immune systems. In addition, Gates also does business with several multinationals that own 5G facilities in the USA.
On this table there is the entire Deep State in Italian sauce : Sanofi, together with GlaxoSmithKline are friends of the Ranieri Guerra, Ricciardi, and of the well-known virologist that we pay 2,000 Euros every 10 minutes for the presentations on Rai (Italian state TV. She’s probably talking about Burioni). Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline sign agreements with medical societies to indoctrinate future doctors, making fun of their autonomy of judgment and their oath.
Hi-Tech multinationals, like the Roman Engineering which is a friend of the noble Mantoan, or Bending Spoons, of Pisano, which are there for control and managing our personal health data in agreement with the European Agenda ID2020 of electronic identification, which aims to use mass vaccination to obtain a digital platform of digital ID. This is a continuation of the transfer of data started by Renzi to IBM. Renzi, in 2016, gave more than 30% to Gates Global Fund.
On the Deep State table there are the people of Aspen, like the Saxon Colao, who with his 4-page reports, paid 800 Euros/hour, with no scientific review, dictates its politics like a Bilderberg general that he is, staying away from the battlefield. The list is long. Very long. In the list there is also Mediatronic, by Arcuri and many more.
The Italian contribution to the International Alliance Against Coronavirus will be 140 million Euros, of which 120 million Euros will be given to GAVI Alliance, the non-profit by Gates Foundation. They are just a part of the 7.4 billion Euro fund by the EU to find a vaccine against Coronavirus – vaccines which will be used as I said before.
No money, of course for serotherapy, which has the collateral effect of being super cheap. No money for prevention, a real prevention, which includes our lifestyles, our food and our relationship with the environment.
The real goal of all of this is total control. Absolute domination of human beings, transformed into guinea pigs and slaves, violating sovereignty and free will. All this thanks to tricks/hoax disguised as political compromises. While you rip up the Nuremberg code with involuntary treatment, fines and deportation, facial recognition and intimidation, endorsed by dogmatic scientism – protected by our “Multi-President” of the Republic who is the real cultural epidemic of this country.
We, with the people, will multiply the fires of resistance in a way that you won’t be able to repress all of us.
I ask you, President, to be the spokesperson and give an advice to our President Conte: Dear Mr. President Conte, next time you receive a phone call from the philanthropist Bill Gates, forward it directly to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. If you won’t do this, tell us how we should define you, the “friend lawyer” who takes orders from a criminal.
Thank you.


thelibertybeacon--2020-05-17--COVID-19 far more widespread, less deadly than initially thought

Antibody tests continue to suggest COVID-19 far more widespread , less deadly than initially thought International alarm surrounding the coronavirus has been driven largely by early estimates about the death rate , but new antibody tests are significantly undercutting those projections .
In early March , for example , World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom declared that globally , about 3.4 % of reported COVID-19 cases have died .
He added , “ by comparison , seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1 % of those infected.
” For reasons that were unclear , Adhanom ( pictured ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 cases to that of the total number of influenza infections .
This kind of apples-to-oranges accounting is guaranteed to make the coronavirus death rate seem astronomically higher than that of the flu .
If the flu death rate were to be calculated the same way many public health officials have calculated the COVID-19 death rate , the mortality rate for seasonal influenza would be vastly higher than the relatively low number we have now .
Most flu cases go undiagnosed , with health officials for the most part estimating rather than confirming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They ultimately calculate the mortality rates based on those estimates , not the actual confirmed cases .
Health officials during this pandemic have been slow to explore how many actual cases of COVID-19 exist throughout the population , instead basing their conclusions and policy recommendations on lab-confirmed infection rates .
Yet a growing series of tests conducted by labs throughout the country suggest that , like influenza , COVID-19 is significantly more widespread than it seems — and that its death rate is consequently much lower than current numbers suggest .
Scientists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been working to administer antibody or serology tests to citizens in numerous countries .
These tests are designed to determine if someone likely had the coronavirus at some point in the past by detecting the presence of a specific antibody in the blood .
What the tests have shown so far has been , in many cases , astonishing .
In New York City , tests indicated that as many as 25 percent of residents had contracted the disease .
Around a third of test subjects in Chelsea , Massachusetts tested positive for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the known infection rate at the time .
Researchers in Miami-Dade County last month said the infection rate there could be 20 times higher than official numbers .
In Iran earlier this month , meanwhile , a preliminary research paper said the infection rate in the region of Guilan could be significantly higher than what had been recorded .
In Santa Clara County , California , last month , research suggested an infection rate as much as 80 times higher than confirmed cases .
A Boston study released this week found 10 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mayor Marty Walsh speculated that the number could be as high as 20 % .
Researchers in Spain this week also announced that upwards of 5 % of that hard-hit country might have already contracted the virus , significantly more than the one-half of one-percent suggested by confirmed cases .
The way to herd immunity These numbers seem to confirm what scientists initially suspected of the virus : it is highly communicable and spreads relatively easily among populations .
It also conflicts with earlier assumptions that it is catastrophically fatal to the general @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human history , the vast majority of COVID-19 victims appear to be older and sicker individuals , who are also prime targets for regular , seasonal influenza deaths .
The serology numbers are encouraging in that they suggest a significantly lower death rate for the disease overall .
Yet they also may indicate that there is still a difficult fight ahead for most countries .
Absent a vaccine , most infectious diseases only cease being a major threat to a population at the onset of “ herd immunity , ” which generally requires @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a society .
A 5 % infection rate in Spain is much higher than current numbers , but it may still be a very long way off from herd immunity .
Yet there is a possibility that herd immunity for COVID-19 could come at a lower threshold .
An international team of researchers argued this month that the pathology of COVID-19 may mean society-wide immunity could occur at a much lower threshold than the 60-70 % others have put forward—good news for everyone , particularly in light of the early serology tests showing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 that you consider this when you visit them .
Nothing is too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your support and your considerations … ( TLB )

Antibody tests continue to suggest COVID-19 far more widespread, less deadly than initially thought
Spain and Boston are among the latest to announce significant findings
By Daniel Payne
International alarm surrounding the coronavirus has been driven largely by early estimates about the death rate, but new antibody tests are significantly undercutting those projections.
In early March, for example, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom declared that globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 cases have died. He added, “by comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1% of those infected.”
For reasons that were unclear, Adhanom (pictured) was comparing the death rate of reported COVID-19 cases to that of the total number of influenza infections. This kind of apples-to-oranges accounting is guaranteed to make the coronavirus death rate seem astronomically higher than that of the flu.
If the flu death rate were to be calculated the same way many public health officials have calculated the COVID-19 death rate, the mortality rate for seasonal influenza would be vastly higher than the relatively low number we have now. Most flu cases go undiagnosed, with health officials for the most part estimating rather than confirming the total number of cases each season. They ultimately calculate the mortality rates based on those estimates, not the actual confirmed cases.
Health officials during this pandemic have been slow to explore how many actual cases of COVID-19 exist throughout the population, instead basing their conclusions and policy recommendations on lab-confirmed infection rates. Yet a growing series of tests conducted by labs throughout the country suggest that, like influenza, COVID-19 is significantly more widespread than it seems — and that its death rate is consequently much lower than current numbers suggest.
Boston, New York, California, Spain, Florida…
Scientists across the planet in recent weeks have been working to administer antibody or serology tests to citizens in numerous countries. These tests are designed to determine if someone likely had the coronavirus at some point in the past by detecting the presence of a specific antibody in the blood.
What the tests have shown so far has been, in many cases, astonishing. In New York City, tests indicated that as many as 25 percent of residents had contracted the disease. Around a third of test subjects in Chelsea, Massachusetts tested positive for antibodies, about 16 times more than the known infection rate at the time. Researchers in Miami-Dade County last month said the infection rate there could be 20 times higher than official numbers.
In Iran earlier this month, meanwhile, a preliminary research paper said the infection rate in the region of Guilan could be significantly higher than what had been recorded. In Santa Clara County, California, last month, research suggested an infection rate as much as 80 times higher than confirmed cases.
A Boston study released this week found 10% of residents had antibodies, though city Mayor Marty Walsh speculated that the number could be as high as 20%. Researchers in Spain this week also announced that upwards of 5% of that hard-hit country might have already contracted the virus, significantly more than the one-half of one-percent suggested by confirmed cases.
The way to herd immunity
These numbers seem to confirm what scientists initially suspected of the virus: it is highly communicable and spreads relatively easily among populations. It also conflicts with earlier assumptions that it is catastrophically fatal to the general population. Unlike the deadliest pandemics in human history, the vast majority of COVID-19 victims appear to be older and sicker individuals, who are also prime targets for regular, seasonal influenza deaths.
The serology numbers are encouraging in that they suggest a significantly lower death rate for the disease overall. Yet they also may indicate that there is still a difficult fight ahead for most countries. Absent a vaccine, most infectious diseases only cease being a major threat to a population at the onset of “herd immunity,” which generally requires high levels of infection and recovery in a society. A 5% infection rate in Spain is much higher than current numbers, but it may still be a very long way off from herd immunity.
Yet there is a possibility that herd immunity for COVID-19 could come at a lower threshold. An international team of researchers argued this month that the pathology of COVID-19 may mean society-wide immunity could occur at a much lower threshold than the 60-70% others have put forward—good news for everyone, particularly in light of the early serology tests showing already-widespread transmission.
Whatever the threshold may be, it’s clear that antibody tests are one of the critical keys to untangling the COVID-19 puzzle, and something that scientists and public health officials can no longer afford to ignore. It makes little sense for scientists and governments to continue to refer to the fatality rate of the disease without acknowledging that it is, clearly, vastly lower than everyone thought just a few short months ago.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-05-19--State Attorney Admits That Coercion & Intimidation Are His “North Star”

State Attorney admits that coercion and intimidation are his “ North Star ” On March 30 , 2020 , Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne of River Ministries International was arrested for allegedly holding church services contrary to the Hillsborough County , Florida “ Safer at Home ” order .
In spite of the fact that the church observed social distancing and proper sanitary practices , above and beyond the local Wal-Mart , Sheriff Chad Chronister arrested Pastor Howard-Browne contrary to the rights enshrined in both the US and Florida Constitutions .
Shortly after that arrest , State Attorney Andrew Warren filed criminal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violations punishable up to a year in the county jail and a thousand dollar fine .
On May 15 , 2020 Warren decided drop the charges against Pastor Howard-Browne and filed a Notice to Of Termination of Prosecution to the Clerk of the Court .
In an article for the Tampa Bay Times paper , Florida State Attorney Andrew Warren said , So according to Warren , the goal of the prosecutor is to make people obey .
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State Attorney Warren ’ s policy is the very definition of the chilling effect our judicial system has condemned for over a century .
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State Attorney admits that coercion and intimidation are his “North Star”
By: KrisAnne Hall, JD
On March 30, 2020, Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne of River Ministries International was arrested for allegedly holding church services contrary to the Hillsborough County, Florida “Safer at Home” order. In spite of the fact that the church observed social distancing and proper sanitary practices, above and beyond the local Wal-Mart, Sheriff Chad Chronister arrested Pastor Howard-Browne contrary to the rights enshrined in both the US and Florida Constitutions. Shortly after that arrest, State Attorney Andrew Warren filed criminal charges against Pastor Howard-Browne alleging two misdemeanor violations punishable up to a year in the county jail and a thousand dollar fine.
On May 15, 2020 Warren decided drop the charges against Pastor Howard-Browne and filed a Notice to Of Termination of Prosecution to the Clerk of the Court.
In an article for the Tampa Bay Times paper, Florida State Attorney Andrew Warren said,
So according to Warren, the goal of the prosecutor is to make people obey.
When Government can suppress individual speech or conduct through fear, the people will silence themselves out of apprehension of an unchecked force. State Attorney Warren’s policy is the very definition of the chilling effect our judicial system has condemned for over a century.
When a prosecutor can bring charges against someone contrary to our Rights and then sidestep accountability by later dropping those charges, the process becomes the punishment. Due process is obliterated.
A just government does not use the system as a bludgeon to enforce the whimsical orders of the day. The goal of the prosecutor is to be a defender of the facts not a plantation foreman whose job is to whip the population into compliance.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-05-19--Solitude vs Loneliness In Our Pandemic

Solitude vs Loneliness In Our Pandemic

Solitude vs Loneliness In Our Pandemic This virus has taught us something profound , and what that is is a reflection of what motivates us .
We have spent some rare moments alone , and some have come away with depression , feelings of negative isolation , while others have found a sense of self-worth , with an elevated and positive revelation .
Everything is attitude , isn ’ t it ?
While a lot of people ate and drank excessively , becoming a couch potato , others studied , exercised , and lost weight… some stayed at their businesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that had never occurred to them before… We all have known loneliness .
Those who know it well , know it isn ’ t just being alone , but a negative state of mind .
It can be a dull sense that something is missing , or that something is not quite right , and it saps both joy and happiness from our lives .
It is in fact a form of depression .
It can be described as a hungry feeling , and dull empty mood deep inside , and this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ food , take drugs , or smoke .
They want to fill that void .
Being alone has nothing to do with loneliness , as we can feel alone in a crowded room , even with friends and family , and this might be the most bitter form of loneliness of all .
So let ’ s start off with a broad , and yet very unexplored statement that we have been taught : solitude is chosen , and loneliness is not .
We are taught that solitude is a state of being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it can produce a positive and fulfilling state .
That with time , it can construct an opportunity to replenish both mind and spirit .
It is a state where we can depend on ourselves entirely for both company and motivation , and all of our decisions too .
Yes , there is truth here , but an important factor must be considered… both loneliness and solitude are choices .
It is often stated that loneliness is a burden others impose on us , but the reason for this truth mostly alludes us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concept .
Loneliness , you see , is the affect of relinquishing responsibility for self , and is the power that we have given to others , trustworthy or not .
It is the control we have given them to impose their state of being on us .
The old adage , “ No one can hurt you unless you let them.
” is a classic example of how loneliness can grip our hearts , souls and minds .
And just as loneliness stems from the relinquishment of responsibility , so too does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and take pause…One can not be lonely and accept responsibility of self .
Loneliness is an inability to cope , whereas the responsibility we learn in solitude , if we so choose , is the ability to cope .
Your solitude might suggest peacefulness , an inner dialogue stemming from a state of inner richness , but there is no guarantee .
A quiet surrounding does not mean it will quell a noisy and cluttered mind , in fact , it may have just the opposite effect .
One might think that solitude @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and replenish ourselves , but there is no assurance this will occur .
You see , first off , there must be a place that you have previously developed inside of your mind , a quiet place , a place you can withdraw into or from… It is doubtful that this can be developed in a solitude experience , and those who do not previously possess it , or realize how to access it , may become more confused , and disoriented… Some people are just too dependent on outside influences… Self reflective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come first .
Without this place , already in your mind , your solitude might become just another out of control nightmare .
Yes , solitude can be a state of bliss , alone without being lonely .
It can be positive , fulfilling , and replenishing .
It can release creativity , and a satisfaction that can only come from doing for ourselves , from our accountability alone .
It can come from decisions you make without regard for any outside influences , and you learn that you are your own safety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but few people have experienced this… This can be seen in solitary confinement , as just a few will come from it with an unbroken mind .
Some , and just a few , revel in the experience .
It is said that the primary and fundamental difference between a conservative and a liberal is the way they perceive responsibility .
Where a conservative wants responsibility to rest firmly on his own shoulders , a liberal wants some other force , something they consider greater than themselves , to make important decisions for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or government .
This has nothing to do with morals and ethics , what is good or bad or right and wrong , but entirely a state of mind .
Amazingly , nothing can teach a semblance of responsibility more , than a bit of solitude .
Our culture no longer carries these mores , customs that can transition an evolution from a boy or girl to a man or woman .
In the past , even in our American culture , some form of solitude was used to bring them to their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in many ways , from a lone hunt , a quest , meditation , a mission , or fast , and the outcome was a revelation into adulthood .
What a feeling that must have been , when we were praised and hugged into our society , as responsible human beings .
What must have been lit into the minds and hearts of our ancestor ’ s children ?
Look around .
Look at our children .
Look at yourself .
What is missing might be an element easily attained , and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , our texting , our wide array of lusts , or anything external at all , but something found deep inside , a gift really , waiting to be explored in our solitude .
It is a place where we learn responsibility , and strength of purpose .
Of all of the elements that separates us as human beings , from a child to an adult , man or woman , this has to be a primary reason… From the Author , Ken La Rive – We in the Liberty movement have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less than a decade , peacefully and with the love of God and country in our hearts .
Our banner has been trampled on and displaced by a multitude of distractions , further eroding our nation and the cause for Liberty .
And so , as we are pulled by forces we can not fathom , 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we going to fight for our master ’ s tyranny , or are we going to demand the return of our civil liberties and Constitution ?
Are we going to choose The Banner of Liberty , or the shackles of voluntary servitude ?
Will it be a war for corporate profit , or a war to regain our ability to self govern , as the blood and toil of our forefathers presented to us , their children , as a gift ?
I fear that decision is emanate .
I fear that any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but my greatest fear of all is that the decision has already been made for us .

KEN’S CORNER: Solitude vs Loneliness
Commentary by TLB Contributing Writer: Ken LaRive
The lockdowns of the not to distant past taught us something profound, and what that is, is a reflection of what motivates us. We spent some rare moments alone, and some have come away with depression, feelings of negative isolation, while others have found a sense of self-worth, with an elevated and positive revelation. Everything is attitude, isn’t it? While a lot of people ate and drank excessively, becoming a couch potato, others studied, exercised, and lost weight… some stayed at their businesses and tried to save them in methods that had never occurred to them before…
“Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the world of loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone.” -Paul Tillich
We all have known loneliness. Those who know it well, know it isn’t just being alone, but a negative state of mind. It can be a dull sense that something is missing, or that something is not quite right, and it saps both joy and happiness from our lives. It is in fact a form of depression.
It can be described as a hungry feeling, and dull empty mood deep inside, and this is the primary reason people gorge themselves with food, take drugs, or smoke. They want to fill that void.
Being alone has nothing to do with loneliness, as we can feel alone in a crowded room, even with friends and family, and this might be the most bitter form of loneliness of all.
So let’s start off with a broad, and yet very unexplored statement that we have been taught: solitude is chosen, and loneliness is not.
We are taught that solitude is a state of being alone, without being lonely, that it can produce a positive and fulfilling state. That with time, it can construct an opportunity to replenish both mind and spirit. It is a state where we can depend on ourselves entirely for both company and motivation, and all of our decisions too. Yes, there is truth here, but an important factor must be considered… both loneliness and solitude are choices.
It is often stated that loneliness is a burden others impose on us, but the reason for this truth mostly alludes us, and it is a very important concept. Loneliness, you see, is the affect of relinquishing responsibility for self, and is the power that we have given to others, trustworthy or not. It is the control we have given them to impose their state of being on us. The old adage, “No one can hurt you unless you let them.” is a classic example of how loneliness can grip our hearts, souls and minds. And just as loneliness stems from the relinquishment of responsibility, so too does solitude create it. Now stop here and take pause…One cannot be lonely and accept responsibility of self. Loneliness is an inability to cope, whereas the responsibility we learn in solitude, if we so choose, is the ability to cope.
Your solitude might suggest peacefulness, an inner dialogue stemming from a state of inner richness, but there is no guarantee. A quiet surrounding does not mean it will quell a noisy and cluttered mind, in fact, it may have just the opposite effect. One might think that solitude is refreshing, an opportunity to renew and replenish ourselves, but there is no assurance this will occur. You see, first off, there must be a place that you have previously developed inside of your mind, a quiet place, a place you can withdraw into or from… It is doubtful that this can be developed in a solitude experience, and those who do not previously possess it, or realize how to access it, may become more confused, and disoriented… Some people are just too dependent on outside influences…
Self reflective mediation, of some sort, must come first.
Without this place, already in your mind, your solitude might become just another out of control nightmare. Yes, solitude can be a state of bliss, alone without being lonely. It can be positive, fulfilling, and replenishing. It can release creativity, and a satisfaction that can only come from doing for ourselves, from our accountability alone. It can come from decisions you make without regard for any outside influences, and you learn that you are your own safety net. So sorry to say, but few people have experienced this… This can be seen in solitary confinement, as just a few will come from it with an unbroken mind. Some, and just a few, revel in the experience.
It is said that the primary and fundamental difference between a conservative and a liberal is the way they perceive responsibility. Where a conservative wants responsibility to rest firmly on his own shoulders, a liberal wants some other force, something they consider greater than themselves, to make important decisions for them, collectively, like an institution or government. This has nothing to do with morals and ethics, what is good or bad or right and wrong, but entirely a state of mind. Amazingly, nothing can teach a semblance of responsibility more, than a bit of solitude.
Our culture no longer carries these mores, customs that can transition an evolution from a boy or girl to a man or woman. In the past, even in our American culture, some form of solitude was used to bring them to their viable place in society. It came in many ways, from a lone hunt, a quest, meditation, a mission, or fast, and the outcome was a revelation into adulthood. What a feeling that must have been, when we were praised and hugged into our society, as responsible human beings. What must have been lit into the minds and hearts of our ancestor’s children?
Look around. Look at our children. Look at yourself. What is missing might be an element easily attained, and it may not come from the black box, our texting, our wide array of lusts, or anything external at all, but something found deep inside, a gift really, waiting to be explored in our solitude. It is a place where we learn responsibility, and strength of purpose. Of all of the elements that separates us as human beings, from a child to an adult, man or woman, this has to be a primary reason…
“One can be instructed in society, one is inspired in solitude.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goth
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thelibertybeacon--2020-05-19--A New Pandemic? Two Trailblazing COVID-19 Researchers Dead Within a Month

Academia does not really have a reputation for being riddled with violence and sudden unexplained deaths .
Yet at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic , two young pioneering researchers from the same obscure field of study met with mysterious ends .
Outside of academic circles , Dr. James Taylor and Dr. Bing Liu were relative unknowns .
Inside of the scientific community , however , the two had achieved something like rock-star status .
And now , within a period of 30 days , both young men are dead at a time when their talents are needed most .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and work of James Taylor , who passed away on April 2 at the age of 40 .
Anyone hoping to learn details about the cause of death of this remarkable man will be disappointed : to date , no information has been made available to the public .
“ The cause of James ’ death is not yet known , and given how overwhelmed the medical profession is in Baltimore , we may never know , ” stated the website of Galaxy Project , using the coronavirus as an excuse for not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death of a colleague .
“ Given how quickly this overtook him , it is very unlikely to have been COVID-19.
” Until any additional information is forthcoming with regards to the cause of death , it seems reasonable to ask whether Taylor was involved in any projects or activities that may have made him a potential target of foul play .
A cursory look at his Twitter page indicates there were some impassioned discussions just prior to his premature passing that warrant consideration .
Before jumping into those discussions , however , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are necessary .
According to his obituary on the Johns Hopkins University website , Taylor was “ a trailblazer in computational biology and genomics research , ” who made a significant contribution as a “ scientist , teacher , and colleague.
” Taylor ’ s breakout moment in the scientific community , however , came with the creation of Galaxy , a cloud-based system that has been described as “ the first comprehensive data analysis resource in Life Sciences.
” According to its website , Galaxy provides an open platform that aims to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mostly those who are involved in genomics research , a major field of study when it comes to the development of drugs and vaccines .
And it is on this particular point that Taylor became engaged in debate just days before his death .
On March 19 , the researcher asked a seemingly innocuous question on his Twitter page : “ Can we talk about genomic data sharing for # covid19 # SARSCoV2 research ?
” “ The current state of much of the Wuhan pneumonia virus ( COVID-19 ) research shows a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ analytical obfuscation , ” Nekrutenko and Kosakovsky Pond wrote .
“ This impedes global research cooperation , which is essential for tackling public health emergencies , and requires unimpeded access to data , analysis tools , and computational infrastructure.
” Here is proof of something that many people have long suspected about the world of academia : it is ruthless and self-serving just as much as any profit-seeking corporation .
Not only are academics fiercely protective of their work , which is perfectly understandable , they are also not blind to the potential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ labors .
But I digress .
Judging by his social media activity , it seems that James Taylor ’ s main beef was with GISAID , a German-based platform that stands for Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data .
This private and public organization , which also partners with the governments of Singapore and the United States , has acquired much of the genome data for many diseases , including that of Covid-19 , information that would be critical in the development of drugs and vaccines .
In a follow-up tweet , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more data…but onerous restrictions on data use and sharing , in particular , does not allow sharing any sequence data.
” This was followed by the comment that GISAID ’ s restrictions on using its data are “ a real impediment to rapid , collaborative data analysis including our efforts to make transparent , reusable and reproducible analysis pipelines for outbreak analysis.
” At the same time Taylor was chastising GISAID for supposedly not sharing its sequence data on Covid-19 , GISAID was boasting on its website about its transparency .
So where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comments on James Taylor ’ s Twitter feed , it would seem GISAID was not completely forthcoming with its data .
Dave O ’ Connor , for example , a virologist at the University of Washington ( Madison ) , remarked on Taylor ’ s Twitter thread , “ I doubt if many people , if any , people who contributed data to GISAID did so with the intention of it being siloed.
” Dr. Melissa A. Wilson , a prominent evolutionary and computational biologist from Arizona State University , also expressed dismay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data that could assist in helping researchers discover a cure for Covid-19 .
In her tweet , dated March 23 , Wilson directed a question to Taylor , asking : “ Where are we storing data so it is accessible ?
” At this point the reader may be asking , ‘ Ok , so what .
What significance is there to a group of researchers having trouble getting access to the genome structure of the coronavirus ?
’ The problem is that it could mean the difference between being able to develop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Here it should be mentioned that on October 18 , 2019 , Johns Hopkins University , together with the World Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , hosted Event 201 , a high-level exercise that imagined how the public and private sector would coordinate in the event of a pandemic .
The event so closely mirrored the outbreak of Covid-19 just two months later that Johns Hopkins released a statement denying that it had made a “ prediction ” about the pandemic .
Moreover , on the question of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Johns Hopkins appears to be an ardent supporter .
“ I would imagine we are going to get a massive vaccination program going in place , ” revealed Andrew Pekosz , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor , in an interview with Bloomberg .
“ The vaccines that are currently in the lead…are ones that are going to be given by injection .
“ It looks like vaccines are going to be the game changer here… ” The question that must be asked is whether James Taylor was somehow working at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for example , in the race to develop a vaccine against Covid-19 .
Or , alternatively , did the 40-year-old renowned researcher die a natural death at the very moment the quest for a vaccine against the coronavirus had become the central focus for researchers , pharmaceutical companies and his very alma mater ?
On May 2 , Liu , a 37-year-old assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ( UPSM ) , was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds at his townhouse in an upscale suburban neighborhood of Pittsburgh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gu , was found dead in his car near Liu ’ s home with what police say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head .
Just four days after the double murder , Ross Township Police said they believe the apparent murder-suicide was the result of a “ lengthy dispute regarding an intimate partner.
” “ We have found zero evidence that this tragic event has anything to do with employment at the University of Pittsburgh , any work being conducted at the University of Pittsburgh and the current health crisis affecting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said Detective Sgt .
Brian Kohlhepp .
What makes this case particularly compelling is that , according to a homage page on the UPSM website , “ Bing was on the verge of making very significant findings toward understanding the cellular mechanisms that underlie SARS-CoV-2 infection and the cellular basis of the following complications.
” The other remarkable detail is how closely aligned Bing Liu and James Taylor ’ s academic resumes were .
Both academics were involved in the obscure field of computational systems biology , as well as machine-learning techniques @ @ @ @ @ @ @ species .
The lives of the two academics crossed paths due to their mutual affiliation with the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University , also located in Pittsburgh .
There , Liu worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the department of computer science , while Taylor delivered seminars there on his Galaxy program .
If by chance Taylor was unfamiliar with Liu ’ s prolific body of academic work , that would probably have changed after Liu ’ s purportedly breakthrough research on the Covid-19 was released .
That magical moment was not to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s premature and very tragic death .
With regards to the purported murder-suicide , the details are sketchy .
First , the mainstream media is portraying the murder as the result of a “ lengthy dispute regarding an intimate partner.
” Yet local media reported that Liu and his wife had no children and mostly kept to themselves .
Of course that doesn ’ t mean that the two men were not competing for the affections of some other woman .
However , with the married Liu on the verge of making @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it would seem that he would have very little time for any ‘ extracurricular activities.
’ In any case , it remains unclear how the two men knew each other , while a possible motive for the murder also remains a mystery , the Post-Gazette reported .
Neighbors did not report hearing any gunshots at the time of the killings .
Finally , there are problems with the choice of murder weapon , in this case a firearm .
Since both Liu and his alleged killer were not U.S. citizens , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hao Gu was able to acquire a firearm .
It is illegal – although certainly not impossible – for non-citizens to purchase firearms in the United States .
So what we are left with , at a time when the world is desperately searching for a way to combat Covid-19 , is the legacy of two trailblazing researchers who were both working towards ways of better understanding the disease .
Although we may never know the true story behind each man ’ s untimely death , the likelihood of two renowned researchers – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a month apart at a time when both were making headway against the pandemic must certainly rank far less than the chances of someone actually succumbing to Covid-19 .
The deaths of Bing Liu and James Taylor deserve far greater scrutiny by the mainstream media .
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Academia does not really have a reputation for being riddled with violence and sudden unexplained deaths. Yet at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, two young pioneering researchers from the same obscure field of study met with mysterious ends.
Outside of academic circles, Dr. James Taylor and Dr. Bing Liu were relative unknowns. Inside of the scientific community, however, the two had achieved something like rock-star status. And now, within a period of 30 days, both young men are dead at a time when their talents are needed most.
James Taylor, 1979-2020
Let’s first consider the life and work of James Taylor, who passed away on April 2 at the age of 40. Anyone hoping to learn details about the cause of death of this remarkable man will be disappointed: to date, no information has been made available to the public.
“The cause of James’ death is not yet known, and given how overwhelmed the medical profession is in Baltimore, we may never know,” stated the website of Galaxy Project, using the coronavirus as an excuse for not being able to dig deeper into the death of a colleague. “Given how quickly this overtook him, it is very unlikely to have been COVID-19.”
Until any additional information is forthcoming with regards to the cause of death, it seems reasonable to ask whether Taylor was involved in any projects or activities that may have made him a potential target of foul play. A cursory look at his Twitter page indicates there were some impassioned discussions just prior to his premature passing that warrant consideration. Before jumping into those discussions, however, a few words about his professional background are necessary.
According to his obituary on the Johns Hopkins University website, Taylor was “a trailblazer in computational biology and genomics research,” who made a significant contribution as a “scientist, teacher, and colleague.”
Taylor’s breakout moment in the scientific community, however, came with the creation of Galaxy, a cloud-based system that has been described as “the first comprehensive data analysis resource in Life Sciences.” According to its website, Galaxy provides an open platform that aims to make computational biology accessible to scientists, mostly those who are involved in genomics research, a major field of study when it comes to the development of drugs and vaccines.
And it is on this particular point that Taylor became engaged in debate just days before his death. On March 19, the researcher asked a seemingly innocuous question on his Twitter page: “Can we talk about genomic data sharing for #covid19 #SARSCoV2 research?”
attempting to retrieve the genomic characteristics of Covid-19 but were running into hurdles. Taylor’s colleagues, Anton Nekrutenko and Sergei Kosakovsky Pond, Judging by the feedback, the question proved to be a loaded one. Taylor’s question revealed the frustration being felt by other research groups, like NCBI and Nextstrain, which wereTaylor’s colleagues, Anton Nekrutenko and Sergei Kosakovsky Pond, expressed similar concerns regarding those roadblocks one month earlier in a paper entitled, ‘No more business as usual: agile and effective responses to emerging pathogen threats require open data and open analytics.’ .
“The current state of much of the Wuhan pneumonia virus (COVID-19) research shows a regrettable lack of data sharing and considerable analytical obfuscation,” Nekrutenko and Kosakovsky Pond wrote. “This impedes global research cooperation, which is essential for tackling public health emergencies, and requires unimpeded access to data, analysis tools, and computational infrastructure.”
Here is proof of something that many people have long suspected about the world of academia: it is ruthless and self-serving just as much as any profit-seeking corporation. Not only are academics fiercely protective of their work, which is perfectly understandable, they are also not blind to the potential for financial gain that comes from their labors. But I digress.
Judging by his social media activity, it seems that James Taylor’s main beef was with GISAID, a German-based platform that stands for Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data. This private and public organization, which also partners with the governments of Singapore and the United States, has acquired much of the genome data for many diseases, including that of Covid-19, information that would be critical in the development of drugs and vaccines.
In a follow-up tweet, Taylor complained that GISAID “has much more data…but onerous restrictions on data use and sharing, in particular, does not allow sharing any sequence data.” This was followed by the comment that GISAID’s restrictions on using its data are “a real impediment to rapid, collaborative data analysis including our efforts to make transparent, reusable and reproducible analysis pipelines for outbreak analysis.”
At the same time Taylor was chastising GISAID for supposedly not sharing its sequence data on Covid-19, GISAID was boasting on its website about its transparency. So where is the truth? Judging by the comments on James Taylor’s Twitter feed, it would seem GISAID was not completely forthcoming with its data.
Dave O’Connor, for example, a virologist at the University of Washington (Madison), remarked on Taylor’s Twitter thread, “I doubt if many people, if any, people who contributed data to GISAID did so with the intention of it being siloed.”
Dr. Melissa A. Wilson, a prominent evolutionary and computational biologist from Arizona State University, also expressed dismay at the failure to share critical genome data that could assist in helping researchers discover a cure for Covid-19.
In her tweet, dated March 23, Wilson directed a question to Taylor, asking: “Where are we storing data so it is accessible?”
At this point the reader may be asking, ‘Ok, so what. What significance is there to a group of researchers having trouble getting access to the genome structure of the coronavirus?’ The problem is that it could mean the difference between being able to develop a vaccine for the disease and not.
Here it should be mentioned that on October 18, 2019, Johns Hopkins University, together with the World Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, hosted Event 201, a high-level exercise that imagined how the public and private sector would coordinate in the event of a pandemic. The event so closely mirrored the outbreak of Covid-19 just two months later that Johns Hopkins released a statement denying that it had made a “prediction” about the pandemic.
Moreover, on the question of producing vaccines to fight against Covid-19, Johns Hopkins appears to be an ardent supporter.
“I would imagine we are going to get a massive vaccination program going in place,” revealed Andrew Pekosz, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor, in an interview with Bloomberg. “The vaccines that are currently in the lead…are ones that are going to be given by injection.
“It looks like vaccines are going to be the game changer here…”
The question that must be asked is whether James Taylor was somehow working at cross-purposes to other organizations that are, for example, in the race to develop a vaccine against Covid-19. Or, alternatively, did the 40-year-old renowned researcher die a natural death at the very moment the quest for a vaccine against the coronavirus had become the central focus for researchers, pharmaceutical companies and his very alma mater?
Dr. Bing Liu, 1982-2020
On May 2, Liu, a 37-year-old assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSM), was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds at his townhouse in an upscale suburban neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Another victim, identified as Hao Gu, was found dead in his car near Liu’s home with what police say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Just four days after the double murder, Ross Township Police said they believe the apparent murder-suicide was the result of a “lengthy dispute regarding an intimate partner.”
“We have found zero evidence that this tragic event has anything to do with employment at the University of Pittsburgh, any work being conducted at the University of Pittsburgh and the current health crisis affecting the United States and the world,” said Detective Sgt. Brian Kohlhepp.
What makes this case particularly compelling is that, according to a homage page on the UPSM website, “Bing was on the verge of making very significant findings toward understanding the cellular mechanisms that underlie SARS-CoV-2 infection and the cellular basis of the following complications.”
The other remarkable detail is how closely aligned Bing Liu and James Taylor’s academic resumes were. Both academics were involved in the obscure field of computational systems biology, as well as machine-learning techniques to better predict the behavior of biological species.
The lives of the two academics crossed paths due to their mutual affiliation with the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University, also located in Pittsburgh. There, Liu worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the department of computer science, while Taylor delivered seminars there on his Galaxy program. If by chance Taylor was unfamiliar with Liu’s prolific body of academic work, that would probably have changed after Liu’s purportedly breakthrough research on the Covid-19 was released. That magical moment was not to be, of course, due to Liu’s premature and very tragic death.
With regards to the purported murder-suicide, the details are sketchy. First, the mainstream media is portraying the murder as the result of a “lengthy dispute regarding an intimate partner.” Yet local media reported that Liu and his wife had no children and mostly kept to themselves. Of course that doesn’t mean that the two men were not competing for the affections of some other woman. However, with the married Liu on the verge of making a major breakthrough on the coronavirus front, it would seem that he would have very little time for any ‘extracurricular activities.’
In any case, it remains unclear how the two men knew each other, while a possible motive for the murder also remains a mystery, the Post-Gazette reported. Neighbors did not report hearing any gunshots at the time of the killings.
Finally, there are problems with the choice of murder weapon, in this case a firearm. Since both Liu and his alleged killer were not U.S. citizens, this opens up the question as to how Hao Gu was able to acquire a firearm. It is illegal – although certainly not impossible – for non-citizens to purchase firearms in the United States.
So what we are left with, at a time when the world is desperately searching for a way to combat Covid-19, is the legacy of two trailblazing researchers who were both working towards ways of better understanding the disease.
Although we may never know the true story behind each man’s untimely death, the likelihood of two renowned researchers – with almost identical professional backgrounds – dying a month apart at a time when both were making headway against the pandemic must certainly rank far less than the chances of someone actually succumbing to Covid-19.
The deaths of Bing Liu and James Taylor deserve far greater scrutiny by the mainstream media.
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Published to The Liberty Beacon from EuropeReloaded.com