thelibertybeacon--2020-05-19--Soros Thinks that Germany Is a Greater Threat than COVID or China, Which Can Only Mean …

Billionaire philanthropist and infamous Color Revolution financier George Soros recently elaborated on his views of International Relations in the midst of World War C during an interview with the UK ’ s “ Independent ” , unexpectedly concluding that Germany ’ s recent court ruling against the European Central Bank ’ s purchase of national bonds poses an “ existential threat ” to the bloc and therefore also to his “ precious ” vision of an “ open society ” , even more so than the alleged ones posed by COVID , Trump , or China that he previously fearmongered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ midst of multitudinous paradigm-changing processes as a result of World War C , so it ’ s worthwhile to hear how influential figures are interpreting these unprecedented developments .
George Soros , the billionaire philanthropist and infamous Color Revolution financier , is one such individual whose words carry heavy weight all across the world and deserve to be listened to if only to obtain a better idea of what he might be plotting next .
To be clear , analyzing his latest interview with the UK “ Independent ” isn ’ t by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his activities , and what he represents , but is being done to educate the public about the issues that concern him most .
Given his global sway , it ’ s predictable that he ’ ll attempt to shape events so as to actualize his preferred scenarios , which is why everyone should be on guard .
With that in mind , what follows is a concise bullet point summary of the main assertions that he made earlier this week : * COVID-19 “ Really Endangers The Survival Of Our Civilization ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lethality of COVID-19 , the context in which Soros uttered this comment is in relation to the global disruption that he touched upon in the preceding sentence of his answer , meaning that threat isn ’ t so much a physical/health one as it is a socio-economic and political one .
* The Lack Of National Governments ’ Preparedness For A Pandemic Is Lamentable : Soros laments that national governments weren ’ t prepared for this particular pandemic despite humanity ’ s history of suffering from them , especially the so-called “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like he might invest some of his efforts into bolstering their future capabilities and thus further embedding his network into the state .
* The COVID-19 Vaccine Will Have To Change Every Year : Comparing a forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine to the flu vaccine , Soros says that it ’ ll have to change every year in order to keep up with the virus ’ mutations , which hints that yearly vaccinations might eventually become mandatory in the event that so-called “ immunity passports ” for work , travel , etc .
become the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Is Uncertain : In the billionaire ’ s words , “ I do not think anybody knows how capitalism will evolve , ” which can be interpreted as sincere concern about the system that made him rich and an ominous hint that socialism might eventually replace it ( which he himself might also invest in , as he ’ s already accused of , for self-interested reasons ) .
* A One World Government Might Rise From The Ashes Of The Pre-COVID World Order : Upon being asked whether “ this crisis could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closer together ” , Soros responded that it will “ in the long run , ” once “ individuals as well as institutions , nations , and humanity itself ” overcome the “ fear ” that “ very often makes [ them ] hurt themselves ” , in reference to a one world government .
Despite being one of Trump ’ s most liberal enemies and literally saying that he “ put [ his ] faith in Trump to destroy himself ” , Soros echoes the American President ’ s most right-wing supporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ open society ” to not cooperate with “ authoritarian ” China under any circumstances .
ER : is this a reference to the fact that he hasn ’ t been allowed a real foot in the Chinese door himself ?
It ’ s not a culture where just anyone can walk in and remake things in their own image .
* President Xi Is “ Vulnerable ” Amidst Leadership “ Struggles ” And Grassroots Support For An “ Open Society ” : Never missing an opportunity to stir up trouble , Soros speculates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he portrays as growing grassroots support for his “ open society ” ideals have made President Xi — who he describes as a “ dictator ” — extremely “ vulnerable ” , implying the potential for multifaceted regime change scenarios .
* The EU Might Cease To Exist Unless It Becomes A More Complete Union : Soros is extremely concerned that the EU might cease to exist “ because it is an incomplete union ” that is also “ based on the rule of law ” , the latter of which he regards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justice move very slowly , while threats such as the Covid-19 virus move very fast ” , so the unstated solution is more centralization .
Soros made this dramatic claim on the basis that the recent ruling from the highest court of the EU ’ s de-facto leader , concluding that the European Central Bank ’ s ( ECB ) purchasing of national bonds is partially unconstitutional in the manner that it ’ s been justified , could unravel the union ’ s financial recovery plans .
* The German Precedent Might Trigger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Europe : One of the scenarios that worries Soros the most is that his native Hungary , Poland , and others might use the aforementioned German precedent to more confidently refuse to implement EU rulings pertaining to their domestic affairs , which he fears “ will be the end of the EU as we know it ” if the bloc can ’ t prevent this scenario .
* Only “ Consuls ” ( Perpetual Bonds ) Can Save The EU : Whether out of genuine concern for saving the EU and/or self-interested intentions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from it , Soros recommends that the bloc issue so-called “ consuls ” ( perpetual bonds ) which “ would be issued by the EU as a whole , would automatically be proportional , and would remain so eternally.
” ER : perpetual debt .
* Germany Is Standing In The Way Of Soros ’ Plan : As if it wasn ’ t already obvious enough by his condemnation of Germany ’ s Federal Constitutional Court ruling , Soros directly calls out the country and its Dutch ally for being “ adamantly opposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which he urges them to “ think again about ” and might potentially provoke Color Revolution unrest to that end .
* Germany ’ s “ Unfair Advantage ” In the Single Market Is To Italy ’ s Detriment : Seeking to position Italy as the leader of a pro- “ consuls ” coalition of states opposed to Germany ’ s resistance to his plans , Soros attempts to drive a wedge between them by warning that the latter ’ s “ unfair advantage ” in the single market is to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emboldens Salvini ’ s anti-EU populist plans there .
* The Root Of The EU ’ s “ Existential Dangers ” Isn ’ t COVID , Trump , Nor China , But Germany ’ s Court Ruling : According to Soros , while “ Europe is facing several existential dangers ” , Germany ’ s previously described court ruling is the most recent but also the one that must be resolved first in order that the EU “ may be able to rise to the occasion ” of surviving other implied threats such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The key takeaway from Soros ’ interview with “ The Independent ” is that he ( and by extrapolation the massive trans-national Color Revolution network that he created ) regards Germany ’ s recent court decision as a greater threat to the EU than anything else and might therefore seek to meddle in the country ’ s internal affairs in order to reverse its ruling .
This certainly says a lot since he ’ s hitherto presented himself as much more opposed to Trump and China ( with increasingly equal measure ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ EU , but that just goes to show how fast International Relations are changing nowadays in the midst of World War C that Germany of all states issued a legal verdict in support of state sovereignty .
In a twist of fate , Soros might very well turn on one of his longest-standing allies after believing that they ’ ve “ betrayed ” his “ precious cause ” of an “ open society ” that would be under “ existential threat ” if the EU didn ’ t urgently centralize under the pretext @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result of that completely unexpected court ruling .

Billionaire philanthropist and infamous Color Revolution financier George Soros recently elaborated on his views of International Relations in the midst of World War C during an interview with the UK’s “Independent”, unexpectedly concluding that Germany’s recent court ruling against the European Central Bank’s purchase of national bonds poses an “existential threat” to the bloc and therefore also to his “precious” vision of an “open society”, even more so than the alleged ones posed by COVID, Trump, or China that he previously fearmongered about.
International Relations are in the midst of multitudinous paradigm-changing processes as a result of World War C, so it’s worthwhile to hear how influential figures are interpreting these unprecedented developments. George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist and infamous Color Revolution financier, is one such individual whose words carry heavy weight all across the world and deserve to be listened to if only to obtain a better idea of what he might be plotting next.
To be clear, analyzing his latest interview with the UK “Independent” isn’t by any means an endorsement of him, his activities, and what he represents, but is being done to educate the public about the issues that concern him most. Given his global sway, it’s predictable that he’ll attempt to shape events so as to actualize his preferred scenarios, which is why everyone should be on guard. With that in mind, what follows is a concise bullet point summary of the main assertions that he made earlier this week:
* COVID-19 “Really Endangers The Survival Of Our Civilization”:
Although there are differing views over the lethality of COVID-19, the context in which Soros uttered this comment is in relation to the global disruption that he touched upon in the preceding sentence of his answer, meaning that threat isn’t so much a physical/health one as it is a socio-economic and political one.
* The Lack Of National Governments’ Preparedness For A Pandemic Is Lamentable:
Soros laments that national governments weren’t prepared for this particular pandemic despite humanity’s history of suffering from them, especially the so-called “Spanish Flu”, making it seem like he might invest some of his efforts into bolstering their future capabilities and thus further embedding his network into the state.
* The COVID-19 Vaccine Will Have To Change Every Year:
Comparing a forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine to the flu vaccine, Soros says that it’ll have to change every year in order to keep up with the virus’ mutations, which hints that yearly vaccinations might eventually become mandatory in the event that so-called “immunity passports” for work, travel, etc. become the norm.
* The Future Of Capitalism Is Uncertain:
In the billionaire’s words, “I do not think anybody knows how capitalism will evolve,” which can be interpreted as sincere concern about the system that made him rich and an ominous hint that socialism might eventually replace it (which he himself might also invest in, as he’s already accused of, for self-interested reasons).
* A One World Government Might Rise From The Ashes Of The Pre-COVID World Order:
Upon being asked whether “this crisis could bring people – and nation states – closer together”, Soros responded that it will “in the long run,” once “individuals as well as institutions, nations, and humanity itself” overcome the “fear” that “very often makes [them] hurt themselves”, in reference to a one world government.
*The “Democratic Open Society” Shouldn’t Cooperate With “Authoritarian” China
Despite being one of Trump’s most liberal enemies and literally saying that he “put [his] faith in Trump to destroy himself”, Soros echoes the American President’s most right-wing supporters in pleading for the so-called “democratic open society” to not cooperate with “authoritarian” China under any circumstances.
ER: is this a reference to the fact that he hasn’t been allowed a real foot in the Chinese door himself? It’s not a culture where just anyone can walk in and remake things in their own image.
* President Xi Is “Vulnerable” Amidst Leadership “Struggles” And Grassroots Support For An “Open Society”:
Never missing an opportunity to stir up trouble, Soros speculates that leadership “struggles” and what he portrays as growing grassroots support for his “open society” ideals have made President Xi — who he describes as a “dictator” — extremely “vulnerable”, implying the potential for multifaceted regime change scenarios.
* The EU Might Cease To Exist Unless It Becomes A More Complete Union:
Soros is extremely concerned that the EU might cease to exist “because it is an incomplete union” that is also “based on the rule of law”, the latter of which he regards as troublesome since “the wheels of justice move very slowly, while threats such as the Covid-19 virus move very fast”, so the unstated solution is more centralization.
* Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court “Could Destroy The European Union”:
Soros made this dramatic claim on the basis that the recent ruling from the highest court of the EU’s de-facto leader, concluding that the European Central Bank’s (ECB) purchasing of national bonds is partially unconstitutional in the manner that it’s been justified, could unravel the union’s financial recovery plans.
* The German Precedent Might Trigger A Chain Reaction Of Pro-Sovereign Policies Throughout Europe:
One of the scenarios that worries Soros the most is that his native Hungary, Poland, and others might use the aforementioned German precedent to more confidently refuse to implement EU rulings pertaining to their domestic affairs, which he fears “will be the end of the EU as we know it” if the bloc can’t prevent this scenario.
* Only “Consuls” (Perpetual Bonds) Can Save The EU:
Whether out of genuine concern for saving the EU and/or self-interested intentions to somehow involve his network in profiting from it, Soros recommends that the bloc issue so-called “consuls” (perpetual bonds) which “would be issued by the EU as a whole, would automatically be proportional, and would remain so eternally.” ER: perpetual debt.
* Germany Is Standing In The Way Of Soros’ Plan:
As if it wasn’t already obvious enough by his condemnation of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court ruling, Soros directly calls out the country and its Dutch ally for being “adamantly opposed” to his “consuls” plan, which he urges them to “think again about” and might potentially provoke Color Revolution unrest to that end.
* Germany’s “Unfair Advantage” In the Single Market Is To Italy’s Detriment:
Seeking to position Italy as the leader of a pro-“consuls” coalition of states opposed to Germany’s resistance to his plans, Soros attempts to drive a wedge between them by warning that the latter’s “unfair advantage” in the single market is to the former’s detriment, which dangerously emboldens Salvini’s anti-EU populist plans there.
* The Root Of The EU’s “Existential Dangers” Isn’t COVID, Trump, Nor China, But Germany’s Court Ruling:
According to Soros, while “Europe is facing several existential dangers”, Germany’s previously described court ruling is the most recent but also the one that must be resolved first in order that the EU “may be able to rise to the occasion” of surviving other implied threats such as COVID, Trump, and China.
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The key takeaway from Soros’ interview with “The Independent” is that he (and by extrapolation the massive trans-national Color Revolution network that he created) regards Germany’s recent court decision as a greater threat to the EU than anything else and might therefore seek to meddle in the country’s internal affairs in order to reverse its ruling.
This certainly says a lot since he’s hitherto presented himself as much more opposed to Trump and China (with increasingly equal measure) than to the EuroLiberal leader of the EU, but that just goes to show how fast International Relations are changing nowadays in the midst of World War C that Germany of all states issued a legal verdict in support of state sovereignty.
In a twist of fate, Soros might very well turn on one of his longest-standing allies after believing that they’ve “betrayed” his “precious cause” of an “open society” that would be under “existential threat” if the EU didn’t urgently centralize under the pretext of countering COVID-19, all as a result of that completely unexpected court ruling.


thelibertybeacon--2020-05-19--Time To Break Up The FBI?

Time To Break Up The FBI?

Time To Break Up The FBI ?
Fittingly , the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) was founded by a grandnephew of Napoleon Bonaparte , Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte , during the Progressive Era .
Bonaparte was a Harvard-educated crusader .
As the FBI ’ s official history states , “ Many progressives , including ( Teddy ) Roosevelt , believed that the federal government ’ s guiding hand was necessary to foster justice in an industrial society.
” Progressives viewed the Constitution as a malleable document , a take-it-or-leave-it kind of thing .
The FBI inherited that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In their early years , with the passage of the Espionage and Sedition Acts during World War I , the FBI came into its own by launching a massive domestic surveillance campaign and prosecuting war dissenters .
Thousands of Americans were arrested , prosecuted , and jailed simply for voicing opposition .
One could write a long history of FBI abuses and failures , from Latin America to Martin Luther King to Japanese internment .
But just consider a handful of their more recent cases .
The FBI needlessly killed women and children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has lived anywhere near Boston knows of the Bureau ’ s staggering corruption during gangster Whitey Bulger ’ s reign of terror .
The abuses in Boston were so terrific that radio host Howie Carr declared that the FBI initials really stood for “ Famous But Incompetent.
” And then there ’ s Richard Jewell , the hero security guard who was almost railroaded by zealous FBI agents looking for a scalp after they failed to solve the Atlanta terrorist bombing .
But it was 9/11 that really sealed the FBI ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funded agency charged with preventing terrorism somehow missed the attacks , despite their awareness of numerous Saudi nationals taking flying lessons around the country .
Immediately after 9/11 , the nation was gripped by the anthrax scare , and once again the FBI ’ s inability to solve the case caused them to try to railroad an innocent man , Stephen Hatfill .
With 9/11 , the FBI also began targeting troubled Americans by handing them bomb materials , arresting them , and then holding a press conference to tell the country that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fake attack that they themselves had planned .
9/11 also opened the floodgates to domestic surveillance and all the FISA abuses that most recently led to the prosecution of Michael Flynn .
I am no fan of Flynn and his hawkish anti-Islamic views , but the way he was framed and then prosecuted really does shock the conscience .
After Jewell , Hatfill , Flynn , and so many others , it ’ s time to ask whether the culture of the FBI has become similar to that of Stalin ’ s secret @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the man and I ’ ll show you the crime.
” I am no anti-law enforcement libertarian .
In a previous career , I had the privilege to work with agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) and they were some of the bravest people I have ever met .
And while the DEA can be overly aggressive ( just ask anyone who has been subjected to federal asset forfeiture ) , it is inconceivable that its agents would plot a coup d ’ état against the president of the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as catching drug criminals ; they stay in their lane .
Former FBI Director James Comey speaks at Harvard Kennedy School on February 24 , 2020 in Boston , Massachusetts .
( Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images ) For the FBI , merely catching bad guys is too mundane .
As one can tell from the sanctimonious James Comey , the culture at the Bureau holds grander aspirations .
Comey ’ s book is titled A Higher Loyalty , as if the FBI reports only to the Almighty .
They see themselves as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intervening whenever and wherever they see democracy in danger .
No healthy republic should have a national police force with this kind of culture .
There are no doubt many brave and patriotic FBI agents , but there is also no doubt they have been very badly led .
This savior complex led them to aggressively pursue the Russiagate hoax .
Their chasing of ghosts should make it clear that the FBI does not stay in their lane .
While the nation ’ s elite colleges and tech companies are crawling with Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ideas , the chief of the FBI ’ s Counterintelligence Section , Peter Strzok , spent his days trying to frame junior aides in the Trump campaign .
Some conservatives have called for FBI Director Christopher Wray to be fired .
This would accomplish nothing , as the problem is not one man but an entire culture .
One possible solution is to break up the FBI into four or five agencies , with one responsible for counterintelligence , one for counterterrorism , one for complex white-collar crime , one for cybercrimes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more distinctive missions would not see themselves as national saviors and could be held accountable for their effectiveness at very specific jobs .
It would also allow federal agents to develop genuine expertise rather than , as the FBI regularly does , shifting agents constantly from terrorism cases to the war on drugs to cybercrime to whatever the political class ’ s latest crime du jour might be .
Such a reform would not end every abuse of federal law enforcement , and all these agencies would need to be kept on a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberties .
It would , however , diminish the ostentatious pretension of the current FBI that they are the existential guardians of the republic .
In a republic , the people and their elected leaders are the protectors of their liberties .
No one else .
( TLB ) published this article by William Smith via TheAmerican Conservative.com with our appreciation for this perspective .
The Liberty Beacon Project is now expanding at a near exponential rate , and for this we are grateful and excited !
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Time To Break Up The FBI?
by William Smith
Fittingly, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was founded by a grandnephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte, during the Progressive Era. Bonaparte was a Harvard-educated crusader. As the FBI’s official history states, “Many progressives, including (Teddy) Roosevelt, believed that the federal government’s guiding hand was necessary to foster justice in an industrial society.”
Progressives viewed the Constitution as a malleable document, a take-it-or-leave-it kind of thing. The FBI inherited that mindset of civil liberties being optional. In their early years, with the passage of the Espionage and Sedition Acts during World War I, the FBI came into its own by launching a massive domestic surveillance campaign and prosecuting war dissenters. Thousands of Americans were arrested, prosecuted, and jailed simply for voicing opposition.
One could write a long history of FBI abuses and failures, from Latin America to Martin Luther King to Japanese internment. But just consider a handful of their more recent cases. The FBI needlessly killed women and children at Waco and Ruby Ridge. Anyone who has lived anywhere near Boston knows of the Bureau’s staggering corruption during gangster Whitey Bulger’s reign of terror. The abuses in Boston were so terrific that radio host Howie Carr declared that the FBI initials really stood for “Famous But Incompetent.” And then there’s Richard Jewell, the hero security guard who was almost railroaded by zealous FBI agents looking for a scalp after they failed to solve the Atlanta terrorist bombing.
But it was 9/11 that really sealed the FBI’s ignominious track record. The lavishly funded agency charged with preventing terrorism somehow missed the attacks, despite their awareness of numerous Saudi nationals taking flying lessons around the country. Immediately after 9/11, the nation was gripped by the anthrax scare, and once again the FBI’s inability to solve the case caused them to try to railroad an innocent man, Stephen Hatfill.
With 9/11, the FBI also began targeting troubled Americans by handing them bomb materials, arresting them, and then holding a press conference to tell the country that they had prevented a major terrorist attack—a fake attack that they themselves had planned.
9/11 also opened the floodgates to domestic surveillance and all the FISA abuses that most recently led to the prosecution of Michael Flynn. I am no fan of Flynn and his hawkish anti-Islamic views, but the way he was framed and then prosecuted really does shock the conscience. After Jewell, Hatfill, Flynn, and so many others, it’s time to ask whether the culture of the FBI has become similar to that of Stalin’s secret police, i.e. “show me the man and I’ll show you the crime.”
I am no anti-law enforcement libertarian. In a previous career, I had the privilege to work with agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and they were some of the bravest people I have ever met. And while the DEA can be overly aggressive (just ask anyone who has been subjected to federal asset forfeiture), it is inconceivable that its agents would plot a coup d’état against the president of the United States. The DEA sees their job as catching drug criminals; they stay in their lane.
Former FBI Director James Comey speaks at Harvard Kennedy School on February 24, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
For the FBI, merely catching bad guys is too mundane. As one can tell from the sanctimonious James Comey, the culture at the Bureau holds grander aspirations. Comey’s book is titled A Higher Loyalty, as if the FBI reports only to the Almighty. They see themselves as progressive guardians of the American Way, intervening whenever and wherever they see democracy in danger. No healthy republic should have a national police force with this kind of culture. There are no doubt many brave and patriotic FBI agents, but there is also no doubt they have been very badly led.
This savior complex led them to aggressively pursue the Russiagate hoax. Their chasing of ghosts should make it clear that the FBI does not stay in their lane. While the nation’s elite colleges and tech companies are crawling with Chinese spies who are literally stealing our best ideas, the chief of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Section, Peter Strzok, spent his days trying to frame junior aides in the Trump campaign.
Some conservatives have called for FBI Director Christopher Wray to be fired. This would accomplish nothing, as the problem is not one man but an entire culture.
One possible solution is to break up the FBI into four or five agencies, with one responsible for counterintelligence, one for counterterrorism, one for complex white-collar crime, one for cybercrimes, and so on. Smaller agencies with more distinctive missions would not see themselves as national saviors and could be held accountable for their effectiveness at very specific jobs. It would also allow federal agents to develop genuine expertise rather than, as the FBI regularly does, shifting agents constantly from terrorism cases to the war on drugs to cybercrime to whatever the political class’s latest crime du jour might be.
Such a reform would not end every abuse of federal law enforcement, and all these agencies would need to be kept on a short leash for the sake of civil liberties. It would, however, diminish the ostentatious pretension of the current FBI that they are the existential guardians of the republic. In a republic, the people and their elected leaders are the protectors of their liberties. No one else.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-05-19--“You’ve Got 30 Days”: Trump Torches ‘WHO’s Dir. Gen. Tedros

President Trump fired off a scorching letter to World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Monday night detailing 14 ways the WHO failed the world while kowtowing to China , and made clear that countless lives could have been saved had the organization refused to lie for Beijing .
“ On April 14 , 2020 , I suspended United States contributions to the World Health Organization pending an investigation by my Administration of the organization ’ s failed response to the COVID-19 outbreak , ” the letter begins .
“ This review has confirmed many of the serious concerns I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the World Health Organization should have addressed , especially the World Health Organization ’ s alarming lack of independence from the People ’ s Republic of China.
” The letter lays out how the WHO and its director stood by while People ’ s Republic of China , muzzled whistleblowers and destroyed samples – while ignoring evidence from Taiwan indicating “ human-to-human transmission of a new virus , ” after which the WHO “ chose not to share any of this critical information with the rest of the world , probably for political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the WHO about the coronavirus “ that were either grossly inaccurate or misleading , ” including : • On January 14 , 2020 , the World Health Organization gratuitously reaffirmed China ’ s now-debunked claim that the coronavirus could not be transmitted between humans , stating : “ Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus ( 2019-nCov ) identified in Wuhan , China.
” This assertion was in direct conflict with censored reports from Wuhan .
• On January 21 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China reportedly pressured you not to declare the corona virus outbreak an emergency .
You gave in to this pressure the next day and told the world that the coronavirus did not pose a Public Health Emergency of International Concern .
Just over one week later , on January 30 , 2020 , overwhelming evidence to the contrary forced you to reverse course .
• On January 28 , 2020 , after meeting with President Xi in Beijing , you praised the Chinese government for its “ transparency ” with respect to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ new standard for outbreak control ” and “ bought the world time.
” You did not mention that China had , by then , silenced or punished several doctors for speaking out about the virus and restricted Chinese institutions from publishing information about it .
The letter points out that Tedros “ strongly praised China ’ s strict domestic travel restrictions , but were inexplicably against my closing of the United States border , or the ban , with respect to people coming from China .
I put the ban in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stating that the WHO director ’ s “ on this issue was deadly , as other governments , relying on your comments , delayed imposing life-saving restrictions on travel to and from China.
” Bringing it home , Trump slams Tedros as incompetent – writing that “ Just a few years ago , under the direction of a different Director-General , the World Health Organization showed the world how much it has to offer .
In 2003 , in response to the outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ( SARS ) in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declared the World Health Organization ’ s first emergency travel advisory in 55 years , recommending against travel to and from the disease epicenter in southern China .
“ Many lives could have been saved had you followed Dr. Brundtland ’ s example , ” said Trump .
In closing , Trump gave the WHO 30 days to commit to “ substantive improvements ” or he will make the temporary freeze of US funding to the organization permanent , as well as “ reconsider our membership in the organization.
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“You’ve Got 30 Days”: Trump Torches Tedros In Scathing Letter Slamming “Deadly” Failures
President Trump fired off a scorching letter to World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Monday night detailing 14 ways the WHO failed the world while kowtowing to China , and made clear that countless lives could have been saved had the organization refused to lie for Beijing.
(ZeroHedge)
“On April 14, 2020, I suspended United States contributions to the World Health Organization pending an investigation by my Administration of the organization’s failed response to the COVID-19 outbreak,” the letter begins.
“ This review has confirmed many of the serious concerns I raised last month and identified others that the World Health Organization should have addressed, especially the World Health Organization’s alarming lack of independence from the People’s Republic of China.”
The letter lays out how the WHO and its director stood by while People’s Republic of China, muzzled whistleblowers and destroyed samples – while ignoring evidence from Taiwan indicating “human-to-human transmission of a new virus,” after which the WHO “chose not to share any of this critical information with the rest of the world, probably for political reasons.”
This is the letter sent to Dr. Tedros of the World Health Organization. It is self-explanatory! pic.twitter.com/pF2kzPUpDv — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2020
Trump then lists several claims from the WHO about the coronavirus “that were either grossly inaccurate or misleading,” including:
• On January 14, 2020, the World Health Organization gratuitously reaffirmed China’s now-debunked claim that the coronavirus could not be transmitted between humans, stating: “Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) identified in Wuhan, China.” This assertion was in direct conflict with censored reports from Wuhan. • On January 21, 2020, President Xi Jinping of China reportedly pressured you not to declare the corona virus outbreak an emergency. You gave in to this pressure the next day and told the world that the coronavirus did not pose a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Just over one week later, on January 30, 2020, overwhelming evidence to the contrary forced you to reverse course. • On January 28, 2020, after meeting with President Xi in Beijing, you praised the Chinese government for its “transparency” with respect to the coronavirus, announcing that China had set a “new standard for outbreak control” and “bought the world time.” You did not mention that China had, by then, silenced or punished several doctors for speaking out about the virus and restricted Chinese
institutions from publishing information about it.
Travel ban double-standard
The letter points out that Tedros “strongly praised China’s strict domestic travel restrictions, but were inexplicably against my closing of the United States border, or the ban, with respect to people coming from China. I put the ban in place regardless of your wishes,” stating that the WHO director’s “ political gamesmanship on this issue was deadly, as other governments, relying on your comments, delayed imposing life-saving restrictions on travel to and from China.”
Trump gets personal
Bringing it home, Trump slams Tedros as incompetent – writing that “Just a few years ago, under the direction of a different Director-General, the World Health Organization showed the world how much it has to offer. In 2003, in response to the outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in China, Director General Harlem Brundtland boldly declared the World Health Organization’s first emergency travel advisory in 55 years, recommending against travel to and from the disease epicenter in southern China.
“Many lives could have been saved had you followed Dr. Brundtland’s example,” said Trump.
In closing, Trump gave the WHO 30 days to commit to “substantive improvements” or he will make the temporary freeze of US funding to the organization permanent, as well as “reconsider our membership in the organization.”
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thelibertybeacon--2020-05-19--Hundreds of Scientists appeal to the UN over the serious health risks of 5G

5G rollout a bigger threat to health than COVID19 but no “ stay safe ” message from negligent government This is from EMFScientists.org .
Visit EMF Scientists for more information about the very real dangers of 5G The Appeal is being signed by scientists who have published peer-reviewed papers on the biological or health effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields , part of the electromagnetic field ( EMF ) spectrum that includes extremely low frequency fields ( ELF ) emitted by electrical devices ; and , radiofrequency radiation ( RFR ) , used for wireless communications .
Scientists who have published @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been significantly engaged in EMF education , are recognized as Supporting Scientists .
The Appeal urgently calls upon the United Nations , the WHO , UNEP and the UN Member States to : • Address the global public health concerns related to exposure to cell phones , power lines , electrical appliances , wireless devices , wireless utility meters and wireless infrastructure in residential homes , schools , communities and businesses .
The scientific findings identified by the signators and others justify this appeal .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fostering the development of more protective EMF guidelines , to call for precautionary measures , and to educate the public about health risks , particularly risks posed to children and to normal fetal development .
By not taking action , the WHO is failing to fulfil its role as the preeminent international public health agency .
• The United Nations Environmental Programme ( UNEP ) is the U.N. ’ s “ voice for the environment ” and is uniquely positioned to take a planetary view of the potential for harm that EMF pollution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health , well being , and very survival of all living organisms world-wide .
• We encourage the U.N. to ask UNEP to evaluate the scientific evidence and initiate an assessment of alternative exposure standards and practices that could substantially lower human exposures to non-ionizing electromagnetic fields .
[ As of April 30th 2020 253 scientists from 44 nations had signed this appeal ] U.N .
Environment Programme Urged to Protect Nature and Humankind from Electromagnetic Fields ( EMF ) New York , NY , July 22 , 2019 .
The Advisors to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 248 scientists from 42 nations , have resubmitted The Appeal to the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP ) Executive Director , Inger Andersen , requesting the UNEP reassess the potential biological impacts of next generation 4G and 5G telecommunication technologies to plants , animals and humans .
There is particular urgency at this time as new antennas will be densely located throughout residential neighborhoods using much higher frequencies , with greater biologically disruptive pulsations , more dangerous signaling characteristics , plus transmitting equipment on , and inside , homes and buildings .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ seriously weigh heavily the findings of the independent , non-industry associated EMF science .
See video of spokesperson for The Appeal , the late Martin Blank , Ph.D. of Columbia University , and read the recent letter to the UNEP and the Appeal .
The Appeal highlights the World Health Organization ’ s ( WHO ) conflicting positions about EMF risk .
The WHO ’ s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified radiofrequency radiation as a Group 2B “ Possible Carcinogen ” in 2011 , and extremely low frequency fields in 2001 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignore its own agency ’ s recommendations and favorsguidelines recommended by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection ( ICNIRP ) , a private German NGO with industry ties long criticized for promoting guidelines not protective of humans , and falsely assuming authority .
In addition , it should be noted that no nation has established EMF exposure guidelines aiming to protect animals and plants .
The Appeal calls on the United Nations to resolve the inconsistencies among its sub-organizations and to seriously address the rapidly escalating health and environmental crisis caused by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , especially in light of urgent warnings from international scientists about 4G/5G antenna densification , the Internet of Things ( IoT ) , and plansfor significant radiation from space emitted by tens of thousands of satellites now being launched .
The Advisors to the International EMF Scientist Appeal – Annie Sasco , MD , Dr.PH.
, Henry Lai , Ph.D. , Joel Moskowitz , PhD.
, Ronald Melnick , Ph.D. and Magda Havas , Ph.D. , call on the UNEP to be a strong voice for the total environment of the planet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United Nations with regards to the biological and health effects of electromagnetic pollution .
In the letter to UNEP , Dr. Havas , Professor Emeritus , Trent University ’ s School of the Environment , Canada , details serious effects on plants , insects and wildlife from electromagnetic fields that are well documented in the scientific literature .
Ronald Melnick , Ph.D. , Advisor to The Appeal and former scientist at the U.S. National Toxicology Program ( NTP ) within the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) , who managed the design @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently published $ 30 million animal study showing a clear link between radio frequency radiation ( RFR ) and cancer , states : “ Results from the NTP study show that the previously held assumption that radiofrequency radiation can not cause cancer or other adverse health effects is clearly wrong.
” Policymakers the world over should take note .
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This is from EMFScientists.org. Visit EMF Scientists for more information about the very real dangers of 5G
Summary of the Appeal
The Appeal is being signed by scientists who have published peer-reviewed papers on the biological or health effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields, part of the electromagnetic field (EMF) spectrum that includes extremely low frequency fields (ELF) emitted by electrical devices; and, radiofrequency radiation (RFR), used for wireless communications. Scientists who have published peer- reviewed papers in related fields and have been significantly engaged in EMF education, are recognized as Supporting Scientists.
The Appeal urgently calls upon the United Nations, the WHO, UNEP and the UN Member States to:
Address the global public health concerns related to exposure to cell phones, power lines, electrical appliances, wireless devices, wireless utility meters and wireless infrastructure in residential homes, schools, communities and businesses.
The scientific findings identified by the signators and others justify this appeal. The World Health Organization (WHO) is encouraged to exert strong leadership in fostering the development of more protective EMF guidelines, to call for precautionary measures, and to educate the public about health risks, particularly risks posed to children and to normal fetal development. By not taking action, the WHO is failing to fulfil its role as the preeminent international public health agency.
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) is the U.N.’s “ voice for the environment ” and is uniquely positioned to take a planetary view of the potential for harm that EMF pollution presents to, biology — evolution, health, well being, and very survival of all living organisms world-wide.
” and is uniquely positioned to take a planetary view of the potential for harm that EMF pollution presents to, biology — evolution, health, well being, and very survival of all living organisms world-wide. We encourage the U.N. to ask UNEP to evaluate the scientific evidence and initiate an assessment of alternative exposure standards and practices that could substantially lower human exposures to non-ionizing electromagnetic fields.
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[As of April 30th 2020 253 scientists from 44 nations had signed this appeal]
U.N. Environment Programme Urged to Protect Nature and Humankind from Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)
4G/5G antenna densification is escalating health risks – a global crisis
New York, NY, July 22, 2019. The Advisors to the International EMF Scientist Appeal, representing 248 scientists from 42 nations, have resubmitted The Appeal to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director, Inger Andersen, requesting the UNEP reassess the potential biological impacts of next generation 4G and 5G telecommunication technologies to plants, animals and humans.
There is particular urgency at this time as new antennas will be densely located throughout residential neighborhoods using much higher frequencies, with greater biologically disruptive pulsations, more dangerous signaling characteristics, plus transmitting equipment on, and inside, homes and buildings. The Advisors to The Appeal recommend UNEP seriously weigh heavily the findings of the independent, non-industry associated EMF science.
See video of spokesperson for The Appeal, the late Martin Blank, Ph.D. of Columbia University, and read the recent letter to the UNEP and the Appeal.
The Appeal highlights the World Health Organization’s (WHO) conflicting positions about EMF risk. The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified radiofrequency radiation as a Group 2B “Possible Carcinogen” in 2011, and extremely low frequency fields in 2001. Nonetheless, the WHO continues to ignore its own agency’s recommendations and favorsguidelines recommended by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), a private German NGO with industry ties long criticized for promoting guidelines not protective of humans, and falsely assuming authority.
In addition, it should be noted that no nation has established EMF exposure guidelines aiming to protect animals and plants.
The Appeal calls on the United Nations to resolve the inconsistencies among its sub-organizations and to seriously address the rapidly escalating health and environmental crisis caused by man-made EMF pollution. Leadership is needed now, especially in light of urgent warnings from international scientists about 4G/5G antenna densification, the Internet of Things (IoT), and plansfor significant radiation from space emitted by tens of thousands of satellites now being launched.
The Advisors to the International EMF Scientist Appeal – Annie Sasco, MD, Dr.PH., Henry Lai, Ph.D., Joel Moskowitz, PhD.,Ronald Melnick, Ph.D. and Magda Havas, Ph.D., call on the UNEP to be a strong voice for the total environment of the planet,and an effective catalyst within the United Nations with regards to the biological and health effects of electromagnetic pollution.
In the letter to UNEP, Dr. Havas, Professor Emeritus, Trent University’s School of the Environment, Canada, details serious effects on plants, insects and wildlife from electromagnetic fields that are well documented in the scientific literature.
Ronald Melnick, Ph.D., Advisor to The Appeal and former scientist at the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), who managed the design and development of the NTP’s recently published $30 million animal study showing a clear link between radio frequency radiation (RFR) and cancer, states: “Results from the NTP study show that the previously held assumption that radiofrequency radiation cannot cause cancer or other adverse health effects is clearly wrong.” Policymakers the world over should take note.
See International EMF Scientist Appeal and Letter to UNEP (June 25, 2019)
Contacts:
Elizabeth Kelley, M.A., Director Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D.
EMFscientist.org School of Public Health, UC Berkeley
[email protected] [email protected]
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thelibertybeacon--2020-05-19--Media In Panic Mode Over … Latest Presidential Polls !!

CNN , in their dogged and unending quest to overturn the 2016 presidential election and drive President Trump from office , is in full-on campaign mode .
Just as in the last presidential election cycle , opinion polls are a campaign staple of the media and the Democrat party .
Polls are not being used as they should , to reflect public opinion , but instead to shape opinion , a form of political propaganda .
CNN commissioned a poll , the results of which were released last week , conducted by SSRS , “ an independent research company.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brian Stelter and Jim Acosta , also known as dumb and dumber , were on a street corner asking passersby how much they hated the Orange Man .
When CNN reported the poll results , their headline put a ho-hum spin on the poll findings , “ Biden tops Trump nationwide , but battlegrounds tilt Trump.
” Town-hall reported the poll more accurately , “ New CNN poll shows Trump crushing Biden in swing states.
” How illustrative that the same poll with the same results was presented so differently , Trump “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another headline results simply “ tilt.
” In fact , CNN buried the poll results on their homepage as they didn ’ t like the results .
I can ’ t blame them as it doesn ’ t fit the CNN narrative .
Polls are designed to reflect the opinions of a group of people at a moment in time .
A small sample of individuals are asked for their opinion regarding a particular issue and this small sample is hoped to be representative of the larger population .
Otherwise the axiom of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The poll sample is important .
Oversampling Democrats will skew the results in favor of the Democrat candidate .
In this poll , “ 34 percent described themselves as Democrats , 26 percent described themselves as Republicans ” , an 8-point difference .
Imagine the results if those percentages were flipped , oversampling Republicans by 8 points .
The CNN poll also surveyed registered , not likely , voters .
Since only slightly more than half of eligible voters actually voted in the 2016 presidential election , this , too , is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The CNN poll , with Democrat oversampling , showed voters nationally backing Biden over Trump by 51 to 46 percent , a five point difference , less than the 8 point difference in party affiliation .
Theoretically , if the survey sample were equally balanced between Democrats and Republicans , Trump would come out ahead by 3 points .
Which is perhaps why Democrats were oversampled .
Is a nationwide poll even relevant in a presidential election ?
Not really , because of the Electoral College .
Instead there are 50 state elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote , much to the consternation of the political left .
Rather than a popular vote , the presidential election is decided by a handful of “ battleground states ” that tend to swing red or blue , depending on the electoral cycle .
An opinion poll in New York or California is irrelevant as it ’ s a foregone conclusion that the Democrat will win those states .
The margin doesn ’ t matter as the electoral votes will be the same .
In battleground states , Trump leads Biden by 52 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Add the 8-point difference in party affiliation of those polled and Trump ’ s lead could potentially be 15 percent .
Is it any wonder CNN is not touting this news ?
This poll has other interesting tidbits .
The “ economy , stupid ” typically predicts the next president , as USA Today notes .
The US economy is on life support these days with the Wuhan coronavirus causing a national economic shutdown .
But as the Washington Post begrudgingly admits , “ Americans have an increasingly dismal view of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blame Trump.
” Really ?
Democrats and the media exclusively blame Trump .
A YouGov poll finds similar results , “ One-third of Americans blame the Trump Administration for unemployment numbers.
” A more honest headline would be that two thirds of Americans don ’ t blame Trump for the current economic mess .
In the CNN poll , Trump holds a 12-point lead over Biden when the survey asked , “ Who they trusted most to handle the economy.
” And that ’ s up from only a 4-point margin last month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by 49 to 46 percent .
I suspect that margin is much higher , as Trump holds daily briefings , sparing with a hostile media for well over an hour while Biden can ’ t muddle through a fawning 5-minute interview from his basement with notes and a teleprompter , without losing his train of thought or saying something stupid .
Rasmussen , the most accurate pollster in the 2016 presidential election , offers another perspective .
They survey likely voters , rather than simply registered or eligible voters .
In their Daily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on May 15 , had a 49 percent total approval rating , compared to 47 percent approval for President Obama exactly eight years ago .
Two separate polls both pointing out the inconvenient truth that Trump is more popular than “ The One , ” Barack Hussein Obama .
Wait until Barr and Durham unleash the hounds of hell on the ObamaGate conspirators and watch Obama ’ s popularity drop like an anchor .
Trump is dealing with an economic calamity the likes not seen since the Great Depression .
The Beltway deep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last election and remove him from office .
The media is almost universally hostile and nasty toward Trump .
Compare that to Obama , cruising to reelection against the hapless Mitt Romney , fanned on by an adoring media with virtually no Republican opposition .
Yet Trump has higher approval ratings than Obama .
Remember that polls are a snapshot in time , with the only poll that matters being on Election Day .
How wrong were the polls in 2016 , predicting a Clinton landslide ?
On Election Day , November 8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pollster and political pundit tweeted , “ In case I wasn ’ t clear enough from my previous tweets : Hillary Clinton will be the next President of the United States.
” Some prediction .
Take opinion polls with a grain of salt .
Note who was surveyed and how the results are spun .
The truth is right in front of you .
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Media in Panic Mode over Latest Presidential Polls
By: Brian C. Joondeph
CNN, in their dogged and unending quest to overturn the 2016 presidential election and drive President Trump from office, is in full-on campaign mode. Just as in the last presidential election cycle, opinion polls are a campaign staple of the media and the Democrat party. Polls are not being used as they should, to reflect public opinion, but instead to shape opinion, a form of political propaganda.
CNN commissioned a poll, the results of which were released last week, conducted by SSRS, “an independent research company.” A CNN poll doesn’t mean Brian Stelter and Jim Acosta, also known as dumb and dumber, were on a street corner asking passersby how much they hated the Orange Man.
When CNN reported the poll results, their headline put a ho-hum spin on the poll findings, “Biden tops Trump nationwide, but battlegrounds tilt Trump.” Town-hall reported the poll more accurately, “New CNN poll shows Trump crushing Biden in swing states.”
How illustrative that the same poll with the same results was presented so differently, Trump “crushing” in one headline while in another headline results simply “tilt.” In fact, CNN buried the poll results on their homepage as they didn’t like the results. I can’t blame them as it doesn’t fit the CNN narrative.
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Polls are designed to reflect the opinions of a group of people at a moment in time. A small sample of individuals are asked for their opinion regarding a particular issue and this small sample is hoped to be representative of the larger population. Otherwise the axiom of garbage in, garbage out applies.
The poll sample is important. Oversampling Democrats will skew the results in favor of the Democrat candidate. In this poll, “34 percent described themselves as Democrats, 26 percent described themselves as Republicans”, an 8-point difference. Imagine the results if those percentages were flipped, oversampling Republicans by 8 points.
The CNN poll also surveyed registered, not likely, voters. Since only slightly more than half of eligible voters actually voted in the 2016 presidential election, this, too, is not a representative sample of the electorate.
The CNN poll, with Democrat oversampling, showed voters nationally backing Biden over Trump by 51 to 46 percent, a five point difference, less than the 8 point difference in party affiliation. Theoretically, if the survey sample were equally balanced between Democrats and Republicans, Trump would come out ahead by 3 points. Which is perhaps why Democrats were oversampled.
Is a nationwide poll even relevant in a presidential election? Not really, because of the Electoral College. Instead there are 50 state elections taking place, not a national popular vote, much to the consternation of the political left.
Rather than a popular vote, the presidential election is decided by a handful of “battleground states” that tend to swing red or blue, depending on the electoral cycle. An opinion poll in New York or California is irrelevant as it’s a foregone conclusion that the Democrat will win those states. The margin doesn’t matter as the electoral votes will be the same.
In battleground states, Trump leads Biden by 52 to 45 percent, a 7-point margin. Add the 8-point difference in party affiliation of those polled and Trump’s lead could potentially be 15 percent. Is it any wonder CNN is not touting this news?
This poll has other interesting tidbits. The “economy, stupid” typically predicts the next president, as USA Today notes. The US economy is on life support these days with the Wuhan coronavirus causing a national economic shutdown. But as the Washington Post begrudgingly admits, “Americans have an increasingly dismal view of the economy, but they don’t blame Trump.” Really? Democrats and the media exclusively blame Trump.
A YouGov poll finds similar results, “One-third of Americans blame the Trump Administration for unemployment numbers.” A more honest headline would be that two thirds of Americans don’t blame Trump for the current economic mess.
In the CNN poll, Trump holds a 12-point lead over Biden when the survey asked, “Who they trusted most to handle the economy.” And that’s up from only a 4-point margin last month.
Sharpness and stamina also favor Trump by 49 to 46 percent. I suspect that margin is much higher, as Trump holds daily briefings, sparing with a hostile media for well over an hour while Biden can’t muddle through a fawning 5-minute interview from his basement with notes and a teleprompter, without losing his train of thought or saying something stupid.
Rasmussen, the most accurate pollster in the 2016 presidential election, offers another perspective. They survey likely voters, rather than simply registered or eligible voters. In their Daily Presidential Tracking Poll, President Trump, on May 15, had a 49 percent total approval rating, compared to 47 percent approval for President Obama exactly eight years ago.
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Gallup, no fan of President Trump, echoes Rasmussen.
Despite a wave of critical news coverage and Democratic catcalls, President Trump sits at his “highest” approval in the latest Gallup survey, and above where four of the last six presidents, including Barack Obama and George W. Bush, were at this point of the first term.
Two separate polls both pointing out the inconvenient truth that Trump is more popular than “The One,” Barack Hussein Obama. Wait until Barr and Durham unleash the hounds of hell on the ObamaGate conspirators and watch Obama’s popularity drop like an anchor.
Trump is dealing with an economic calamity the likes not seen since the Great Depression. The Beltway deep state is still trying to overturn the last election and remove him from office. The media is almost universally hostile and nasty toward Trump. Compare that to Obama, cruising to reelection against the hapless Mitt Romney, fanned on by an adoring media with virtually no Republican opposition. Yet Trump has higher approval ratings than Obama.
Remember that polls are a snapshot in time, with the only poll that matters being on Election Day. How wrong were the polls in 2016, predicting a Clinton landslide?
On Election Day, November 8, 2016, Frank Luntz, noted pollster and political pundit tweeted, “In case I wasn’t clear enough from my previous tweets: Hillary Clinton will be the next President of the United States.” Some prediction.
Take opinion polls with a grain of salt. Note who was surveyed and how the results are spun. The truth is right in front of you.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-05-20--Macron Loses Absolute Majority in Parliament as Frustrated MPs DEFECT to New Left Grouping

ER Editor : Yes , the wheels are coming off somewhat for Macron , and given post-COVID lawsuits and other types of unrest expected to flareup , it may not get any better either .
As RT reports below , Macron just lost 7 of his deputies , which isn ’ t insignificant , who have gone to a new party comprising around 20 members so far , groupe EDS ( Écologie , Démocratie , Solidarité ) , which promotes the usual causes of today ’ s so-called ‘ left ’ – ecological transition ( to what exactly ? )
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ parity , pro-migrant , etc .
One high-profile defector , Aurélien Taché , came to Macron ’ s party ( LREM ) originally from the Parti Socialiste ( PS ) , Francois Hollande ’ s former party and France ’ s major centre left party , which ordinary people have long since recognized isn ’ t defending them , hence the Gilets Jaunes .
So for Taché , it was PS , then LREM , now EDS – a typical trajectory of other defectors , too .
The messy state of France ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t bring themselves to identify with the suffering of the ordinary French person of any skin colour , who needs a paying job and a place in the economy .
And this from Politico.eu yesterday ( MSM warning ) as to Macron ’ s current approval rating , referred to by RT : Europe ’ s leaders are coming under increasing scrutiny from voters over their response to the coronavirus crisis .
As national capitals have begun treading a complex path of gradually easing lockdown restrictions , polling suggests that leaders are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they benefitted from at the height of the pandemic .
Back in mid-March , when lockdowns were being rushed through across the Continent , all governments enjoyed a surge in popular support — a common phenomenon in times of national crisis .
But recent polls suggest the shine is starting to come off .
President Emmanuel Macron , whose support had been declining steadily for three years , experienced a surge at the beginning of the crisis , as did leaders around the world .
But since April , the number of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effectively tackle the coronavirus crisis has been headed downward .
According to the pollster Ifop , taking the political temperature for Le Journal du Dimanche , at the end of March , 55 percent of respondents expressed confidence in the government ’ s handling of the crisis , but by the end of April it was down to 39 percent .
The most recent update of the same poll , in mid-May , when the first confinement measures were lifted , saw the approval rating rise to 44 percent .
In terms of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steady at around 40 percent .
Macron loses absolute majority in parliament as frustrated MPs DEFECT to new left-leaning grouping Emmanuel Macron has lost his outright majority in France ’ s National Assembly as a group of defectors from his LREM party jumped ship to join a new left-wing grouping , in another indication of his floundering leadership .
“ I am a leftist .
To remain so , I must leave LREM , ” one of the breakaway MPs , Aurelien Tache , told Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper .
LREM is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Macron one person short of the 289 needed for an outright majority in the lower house of parliament .
Macron ’ s government will likely still be able to rely on the support of the centrist MoDem party , but the loss of a majority for the president will offer them more leverage over policy .
The defections are another blow for Macron as he attempts to get his halted political agenda back on track following weeks of protests against his pension reforms , destabilizing transport strikes and more than a year of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we had seen 72 Saturdays of protests up to the lockdown on March 16 ) .
Like many world leaders , the Covid-19 crisis offered Macron a sudden popularity boost in March as the pandemic took hold and governments were forced to act quickly .
Macron ’ s approval rating surged to between 46-51 percent during the month .
The satisfaction with the French leader was short-lived , however , as his approval rating fell eight points back to 43 percent in April , with many unhappy with his handling of the Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 28,000 people in France so far .
The new EDS group said it will side “ neither with the majority , nor the opposition , ” but will vote according to its own political agenda .
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ER Editor: Yes, the wheels are coming off somewhat for Macron, and given post-COVID lawsuits and other types of unrest expected to flareup, it may not get any better either.
As RT reports below, Macron just lost 7 of his deputies, which isn’t insignificant, who have gone to a new party comprising around 20 members so far, groupe EDS (Écologie, Démocratie, Solidarité), which promotes the usual causes of today’s so-called ‘left’ – ecological transition (to what exactly?), social justice, UBI, gender parity, pro-migrant, etc. One high-profile defector, Aurélien Taché, came to Macron’s party (LREM) originally from the Parti Socialiste (PS), Francois Hollande’s former party and France’s major centre left party, which ordinary people have long since recognized isn’t defending them, hence the Gilets Jaunes. So for Taché, it was PS, then LREM, now EDS – a typical trajectory of other defectors, too. The messy state of France’s official left, who still can’t bring themselves to identify with the suffering of the ordinary French person of any skin colour, who needs a paying job and a place in the economy.
And this from Politico.eu yesterday (MSM warning) as to Macron’s current approval rating, referred to by RT:
Europe’s leaders are coming under increasing scrutiny from voters over their response to the coronavirus crisis. As national capitals have begun treading a complex path of gradually easing lockdown restrictions, polling suggests that leaders are starting to lose the sky-high poll ratings they benefitted from at the height of the pandemic. Back in mid-March, when lockdowns were being rushed through across the Continent, all governments enjoyed a surge in popular support — a common phenomenon in times of national crisis. But recent polls suggest the shine is starting to come off. France President Emmanuel Macron, whose support had been declining steadily for three years, experienced a surge at the beginning of the crisis, as did leaders around the world. But since April, the number of people who trust Macron and his government to effectively tackle the coronavirus crisis has been headed downward. According to the pollster Ifop, taking the political temperature for Le Journal du Dimanche, at the end of March, 55 percent of respondents expressed confidence in the government’s handling of the crisis, but by the end of April it was down to 39 percent. The most recent update of the same poll, in mid-May, when the first confinement measures were lifted, saw the approval rating rise to 44 percent. In terms of overall job approval ratings, Macron remains steady at around 40 percent.
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Macron loses absolute majority in parliament as frustrated MPs DEFECT to new left-leaning grouping
Emmanuel Macron has lost his outright majority in France’s National Assembly as a group of defectors from his LREM party jumped ship to join a new left-wing grouping, in another indication of his floundering leadership.
Seven lawmakers announced a split from President Macron’s La Republique En Marche (LREM) on Tuesday, saying they would join the newly-formed ‘Ecology, Democracy, Solidarity’ (EDS) group, which now consists of 17 parliamentarians who are demanding more left-leaning policies.
“I am a leftist. To remain so, I must leave LREM,” one of the breakaway MPs, Aurelien Tache, told Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper. LREM is left with only 288 MPs, leaving Macron one person short of the 289 needed for an outright majority in the lower house of parliament. Macron’s government will likely still be able to rely on the support of the centrist MoDem party, but the loss of a majority for the president will offer them more leverage over policy. The defections are another blow for Macron as he attempts to get his halted political agenda back on track following weeks of protests against his pension reforms, destabilizing transport strikes and more than a year of anti-government Yellow Vest demonstrations (ER: we had seen 72 Saturdays of protests up to the lockdown on March 16). Like many world leaders, the Covid-19 crisis offered Macron a sudden popularity boost in March as the pandemic took hold and governments were forced to act quickly. Macron’s approval rating surged to between 46-51 percent during the month. The satisfaction with the French leader was short-lived, however, as his approval rating fell eight points back to 43 percent in April, with many unhappy with his handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, which has killed more than 28,000 people in France so far. The new EDS group said it will side “neither with the majority, nor the opposition,” but will vote according to its own political agenda. ************ Original article
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thelibertybeacon--2020-05-20--Breakthrough S. Korean Study Finds Recovered COVID Patients Who Test Positive Are NOT Infectious

In what appears to be yet another strike against public officials like LA County ’ s Barbara Ferrer – that is , Democrats and others who insist that lockdowns should continue perhaps until a vaccine has been discovered and that police should punish anyone who dares violate these orders – a study from the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that patients who test positive for COVID-19 after recovering from the illness appear to be shedding dead copies of the virus .
That would suggest that these patients are not infectious , the scientists said , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remain infectious for months after being infected .
While the study doesn ’ t answer every question about the virus ’ s longevity – such as patients who almost appear to have developed a “ chronic ” form of the illness because their symptoms have persisted for so long .
But still , the finding was greeted as a major relief , and , if anything , should encourage economies to reopen more quickly , as a potential trigger for reinfection that had panicked some experts appears to be a non-issue .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antibody ’ tests like the ones NY Gov Andrew Cuomo insisted would be ‘ critical ’ for NY ’ s reopening .
The results mean health authorities in South Korea will no longer consider people infectious after recovering from the illness .
Research last month showed that so-called PCR tests for the coronavirus ’ s nucleic acid can ’ t distinguish between dead and viable virus particles , potentially giving the wrong impression that someone who tests positive for the virus remains infectious .
The research may also aid in the debate over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the blood that indicate exposure to the novel coronavirus .
Experts believe antibodies probably convey some level of protection against the virus , but they don ’ t have any solid proof yet .
Nor do they know how long any immunity may last .
A recent study in Singapore showed that recovered patients from severe acute respiratory syndrome , or SARS ( ER : COVID-19 is a variant ) , are found to have “ significant levels of neutralizing antibodies ” nine to 17 years after initial infection , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Medical School .
Other scientists have found higher levels of IgM , an antibody that appears in response to exposure to an antigen , in children , according to an article published on medRxiv .
That suggests younger populations have the potential to produce a more potent defense against Covid-19 .
The study has not been certified by peer review .
Bloomberg offers a succinct review of some of the research into the infectious qualities of the virus , and the efficacy of antibodies in keeping patients safe from reinfection .
As BBG @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is related to the virus that causes COVID-19 , suggest that antibodies keep patients safe for years , undermining warnings about a possible second wave , or worries that the virus might become endemic , which were recently raised by the WHO .
The research may also aid in the debate over antibody tests , which look for markers in the blood that indicate exposure to the novel coronavirus .
Experts believe antibodies probably convey some level of protection against the virus , but they don ’ t have any solid proof yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any immunity may last .
A recent study in Singapore showed that recovered patients from severe acute respiratory syndrome , or SARS , are found to have “ significant levels of neutralizing antibodies ” nine to 17 years after initial infection , according to researchers including Danielle E. Anderson of Duke-NUS Medical School .
Other scientists have found higher levels of IgM , an antibody that appears in response to exposure to an antigen , in children , according to an article published on medRxiv .
That suggests younger populations have the potential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid-19 .
The study has not been certified by peer review .
The study ’ s findings are apparently convincing enough for South Korean health authorities to no longer require patients to be re-tested after they ’ ve recovered from COVID-19 and all symptoms have subsided .
As a result of the findings in the South Korea study , authorities said that under revised protocols , people should no longer be required to test negative for the virus before returning to work or school after they have recovered from their illness and completed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new protocols , no additional tests are required for cases that have been discharged from isolation , ” the Korean CDC said in a report .
The agency said it will now refer to “ re-positive ” cases as “ PCR re-detected after discharge from isolation.
” Some coronavirus patients have tested positive again for the virus up to 82 days after becoming infected .
Almost all of the cases for which blood tests were taken had antibodies against the virus .
If nothing else , this study is just the latest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t know about the virus .
ER : Or it ’ s a reminder of how much we ’ re being played .

In what appears to be yet another strike against public officials like LA County’s Barbara Ferrer – that is, Democrats and others who insist that lockdowns should continue perhaps until a vaccine has been discovered and that police should punish anyone who dares violate these orders – a study from the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that patients who test positive for COVID-19 after recovering from the illness appear to be shedding dead copies of the virus.
That would suggest that these patients are not infectious, the scientists said, which helped dispel fears that some patients can remain infectious for months after being infected. While the study doesn’t answer every question about the virus’s longevity – such as patients who almost appear to have developed a “chronic” form of the illness because their symptoms have persisted for so long.
But still, the finding was greeted as a major relief, and, if anything, should encourage economies to reopen more quickly, as a potential trigger for reinfection that had panicked some experts appears to be a non-issue.
The research also undermines the reliability of ‘antibody’ tests like the ones NY Gov Andrew Cuomo insisted would be ‘critical’ for NY’s reopening.
The results mean health authorities in South Korea will no longer consider people infectious after recovering from the illness. Research last month showed that so-called PCR tests for the coronavirus’s nucleic acid can’t distinguish between dead and viable virus particles, potentially giving the wrong impression that someone who tests positive for the virus remains infectious. The research may also aid in the debate over antibody tests, which look for markers in the blood that indicate exposure to the novel coronavirus. Experts believe antibodies probably convey some level of protection against the virus, but they don’t have any solid proof yet. Nor do they know how long any immunity may last. A recent study in Singapore showed that recovered patients from severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS (ER: COVID-19 is a variant), are found to have “significant levels of neutralizing antibodies” nine to 17 years after initial infection, according to researchers including Danielle E. Anderson of Duke-NUS Medical School. Other scientists have found higher levels of IgM, an antibody that appears in response to exposure to an antigen, in children, according to an article published on medRxiv. That suggests younger populations have the potential to produce a more potent defense against Covid-19. The study has not been certified by peer review.
Bloomberg offers a succinct review of some of the research into the infectious qualities of the virus, and the efficacy of antibodies in keeping patients safe from reinfection. As BBG shows, studies of SARS, which is related to the virus that causes COVID-19, suggest that antibodies keep patients safe for years, undermining warnings about a possible second wave, or worries that the virus might become endemic, which were recently raised by the WHO.
The research may also aid in the debate over antibody tests, which look for markers in the blood that indicate exposure to the novel coronavirus. Experts believe antibodies probably convey some level of protection against the virus, but they don’t have any solid proof yet. Nor do they know how long any immunity may last. A recent study in Singapore showed that recovered patients from severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, are found to have “significant levels of neutralizing antibodies” nine to 17 years after initial infection, according to researchers including Danielle E. Anderson of Duke-NUS Medical School. Other scientists have found higher levels of IgM, an antibody that appears in response to exposure to an antigen, in children, according to an article published on medRxiv. That suggests younger populations have the potential to produce a more potent defense against Covid-19. The study has not been certified by peer review.
The study’s findings are apparently convincing enough for South Korean health authorities to no longer require patients to be re-tested after they’ve recovered from COVID-19 and all symptoms have subsided.
As a result of the findings in the South Korea study, authorities said that under revised protocols, people should no longer be required to test negative for the virus before returning to work or school after they have recovered from their illness and completed their period of isolation. “Under the new protocols, no additional tests are required for cases that have been discharged from isolation,” the Korean CDC said in a report. The agency said it will now refer to “re-positive” cases as “PCR re-detected after discharge from isolation.” Some coronavirus patients have tested positive again for the virus up to 82 days after becoming infected. Almost all of the cases for which blood tests were taken had antibodies against the virus.
If nothing else, this study is just the latest reminder of how much we don’t know about the virus.
ER: Or it’s a reminder of how much we’re being played.
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