wnd--2020-04-29--How the 'pro-science' party has destroyed science

Here is how Einstein practiced science : He would propose a theory , say , general relativity , then immediately begin to find the holes in the theory and invite others to do the same .
Here is how progressives practice science : They propose a theory , declare it `` settled '' and then proceed to humiliate anyone who dares look for the theory 's holes .
The progressive shift from science to scientism took root with Darwinism – challenge it even today and the ACLU will sue – and reached a fevered pitch these last two months with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being settled about the Wuhu Flu , the same clowns who proudly display `` Question Authority '' bumper stickers on their cars now savage those who dare , well , question the authorities .
Here are some typical recent headlines from progressive sources : And from the New York Times on Tuesday : `` Trump 's response to virus reflects a long disregard for science . ''
I could write a book about the left 's infatuation with dubious , unproven and/or junk science .
In fact , I already have .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hijacked American Culture , '' I document a century 's worth of scientific misinformation , disinformation , half-truths and lies promoted all too often to advance a progressive agenda .
It has only been in the last 20 or so years , however , that the media have decided that respect for science follows party lines : The Democrats , of course being the pro-science party ; and the Republicans being anti-science .
I got an up close look at Democratic dogmatism a few years back when a local college invited me to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who made his mark in the Democratic-science complex with his 2005 bestseller , '' The Republican War on Science . ''
One subject on the table was embryonic stem cell research .
In 2006 , the pro-science lobby in Missouri , backed in full by state Democrats , narrowly carried a proposition to embed the right to clone in the state 's constitution .
To launch the campaign , the so-called `` Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures '' brought to the state a pitchman so perfectly attuned to the pro-science party that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That would be prominent Beto-backer Lance Armstrong , a man who , if nothing else , surely knew his science .
The coalition that led the opposition went by the name `` Missourians Against Human Cloning . ''
Its activists argued in favor of non-destructive adult stem cell research .
In his book , Mooney dismissively compared adult stem cell research to creation science .
When I pointed this out during the debate , he denied that he had made any such comparison .
So I read out loud from Mooney 's book @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stem cell research .
The right 's faith based advocacy in this area has even been likened to 'creation science . '
'' Mooney mocked the hope that adult stem cells might substitute for embryonic ones , calling it `` dogma '' and a `` leap of faith , '' one that had been `` resoundingly rejected by researchers actually working in the field . ''
Not so fast .
By the time Mooney 's book came out in paperback , the field of embryonic stem cell research was crashing and burning as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In 2006 , Hwang Woo-suk , a South Korean scientist on whose research much of the enthusiasm for embryonic stem cell research was based , was busted for fraud .
In 2011 , the California-based biotechnology firm Geron abandoned its embryonic stem cell research to focus on cancer drugs .
The science was n't working .
Not a single person has ever been cured by this methodology .
Meanwhile adult stem cell research was taking off .
November 2007 witnessed the remarkable discovery in two different labs that adult skin cells eventually could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stem cell research .
If possible , my conversation with Mooney on global warming grew even more detached from the real .
In explaining my skepticism , I stuck to the easily graspable , starting with the historic record of the medieval and Roman warming periods .
Incredibly , Mooney seemed unaware of either warming period .
No worry .
The all-purpose hobgoblin `` climate change '' no longer requite that the earth be getting any warmer .
Hoping to cash in on a climate change spin-off , Hurricane Katrina , Mooney went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Storm World : Hurricanes , Politics , and the Battle Over Global Warming . ''
No sooner did he write this alarmist tract than nothing started to happen .
Florida went a record 11 years without a single hurricane strike before the modest Category I Matthew struck northern Florida in October 2016 .
No problem .
Failed predictions have little , if any , effect on the reputation of a leftist man of science .
Consider the case of Dr. Paul Ehrlich .
In 1968 , Ehrlich began his massively popular book , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the embarrassingly stupid claim , `` The battle to feed all of humanity is already lost . ''
Twenty years later , Ehrlich won the Crafoord Prize from the Swedish Academy of Sciences , the Nobel equivalent for environmentalists , and a $ 345,000 MacArthur Foundation `` genius '' grant to boot .
Or consider the case of the good doctor whose 1983 JAMA editorial affirming that `` household contact may cause AIDS '' set off a nationwide panic that took years to undo .
No problem here either .
Dr. Anthony Fauci @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As to Lance Armstrong , when last heard from he was bragging how he `` blew the f***in ' doors off Mike Pence on a Nantucket bike path .
Day .
Made . ''
And the left weeps for Galileo ?
Please !
Jack Cashill 's forthcoming book `` Unmasking Obama '' is available for pre-order at Amazon .

Here is how Einstein practiced science: He would propose a theory, say, general relativity, then immediately begin to find the holes in the theory and invite others to do the same.
Here is how progressives practice science: They propose a theory, declare it "settled" and then proceed to humiliate anyone who dares look for the theory's holes.
The progressive shift from science to scientism took root with Darwinism – challenge it even today and the ACLU will sue – and reached a fevered pitch these last two months with COVID-19.
Although nothing is close to being settled about the Wuhu Flu, the same clowns who proudly display "Question Authority" bumper stickers on their cars now savage those who dare, well, question the authorities.
Here are some typical recent headlines from progressive sources:
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"Anti-science groups drive U.S. protest against COVID lockdowns."
"COVIDeniers: Anti-science coronavirus denial overlaps with climate denial."
And from the New York Times on Tuesday: "Trump's response to virus reflects a long disregard for science."
I could write a book about the left's infatuation with dubious, unproven and/or junk science. In fact, I already have.
In "Hoodwinked: How Intellectual Hucksters Have Hijacked American Culture," I document a century's worth of scientific misinformation, disinformation, half-truths and lies promoted all too often to advance a progressive agenda.
It has only been in the last 20 or so years, however, that the media have decided that respect for science follows party lines: The Democrats, of course being the pro-science party; and the Republicans being anti-science.
I got an up close look at Democratic dogmatism a few years back when a local college invited me to debate Chris Mooney, a young journalist who made his mark in the Democratic-science complex with his 2005 bestseller,"The Republican War on Science."
One subject on the table was embryonic stem cell research. In 2006, the pro-science lobby in Missouri, backed in full by state Democrats, narrowly carried a proposition to embed the right to clone in the state's constitution.
To launch the campaign, the so-called "Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures" brought to the state a pitchman so perfectly attuned to the pro-science party that he once thought of running for Congress.
That would be prominent Beto-backer Lance Armstrong, a man who, if nothing else, surely knew his science.
The coalition that led the opposition went by the name "Missourians Against Human Cloning." Its activists argued in favor of non-destructive adult stem cell research.
In his book, Mooney dismissively compared adult stem cell research to creation science. When I pointed this out during the debate, he denied that he had made any such comparison.
So I read out loud from Mooney's book: "Conservatives have repeatedly hyped adult stem cell research. The right's faith based advocacy in this area has even been likened to 'creation science.'"
Mooney mocked the hope that adult stem cells might substitute for embryonic ones, calling it "dogma" and a "leap of faith," one that had been "resoundingly rejected by researchers actually working in the field."
Not so fast. By the time Mooney's book came out in paperback, the field of embryonic stem cell research was crashing and burning as surely as Lance Armstrong's career.
In 2006, Hwang Woo-suk, a South Korean scientist on whose research much of the enthusiasm for embryonic stem cell research was based, was busted for fraud.
In 2011, the California-based biotechnology firm Geron abandoned its embryonic stem cell research to focus on cancer drugs. The science wasn't working. Not a single person has ever been cured by this methodology.
Meanwhile adult stem cell research was taking off. November 2007 witnessed the remarkable discovery in two different labs that adult skin cells eventually could replace the use of human embryos in stem cell research.
If possible, my conversation with Mooney on global warming grew even more detached from the real. In explaining my skepticism, I stuck to the easily graspable, starting with the historic record of the medieval and Roman warming periods.
Incredibly, Mooney seemed unaware of either warming period. No worry. The all-purpose hobgoblin "climate change" no longer requite that the earth be getting any warmer.
Hoping to cash in on a climate change spin-off, Hurricane Katrina, Mooney went on to write a book called "Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming."
No sooner did he write this alarmist tract than nothing started to happen. Florida went a record 11 years without a single hurricane strike before the modest Category I Matthew struck northern Florida in October 2016.
No problem. Failed predictions have little, if any, effect on the reputation of a leftist man of science. Consider the case of Dr. Paul Ehrlich. In 1968, Ehrlich began his massively popular book, "The Population Bomb," with the embarrassingly stupid claim, "The battle to feed all of humanity is already lost."
Twenty years later, Ehrlich won the Crafoord Prize from the Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Nobel equivalent for environmentalists, and a $345,000 MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant to boot.
Or consider the case of the good doctor whose 1983 JAMA editorial affirming that "household contact may cause AIDS" set off a nationwide panic that took years to undo. No problem here either. Dr. Anthony Fauci has done quite well ever since.
As to Lance Armstrong, when last heard from he was bragging how he "blew the f***in' doors off Mike Pence on a Nantucket bike path. Day. Made."
And the left weeps for Galileo? Please!
Jack Cashill's forthcoming book "Unmasking Obama" is available for pre-order at Amazon.


wnd--2020-04-29--COVID-19 proves lowering the bar is never the answer

With all of the furor over social distancing , widespread fear , conspiracy theories and opportunistic political grandstanding attendant to the COVID-19 pandemic vying for our attention , just above the radar , we 're hearing calls for investigations into how the novel coronavirus was introduced into the human population in the first place .
Much of this has come from some pretty heavy hitters in Washington , most notably Sens .
Tom Cotton , R-Ark.
, Ted Cruz , R-Texas , Marco Rubio , R-Fla. , and Marsha Blackburn , R-Tenn .
It should n't escape the reader 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Republicans and include demands that the government of Communist China be held accountable for its lies and suppression of information relating to the pandemic .
One tweet in particular , posted by Sen. Josh Hawley , R-Mo.
, has been getting a fair amount of ink , so to speak , and has been met with a great deal of public support .
As reported by Breitbart on April 26 , Hawley 's tweet accompanied a link to the April 14 story in the Washington Post which revealed that in January 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personnel working at China 's Wuhan Institute of Virology ( WIV ) were woefully under-trained and essentially unable to `` safely operate this high-containment laboratory . ''
While this might not necessarily represent a smoking gun , it 's certainly a weapon that needs to be sent to the nearest ballistics lab .
First off , I 'd like to address a couple of things : Culturally , China is pretty backward .
For a nation of its technological and industrial development , it is extremely backward .
While things like China 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preventive medicine are eminently sound , some of the conventions and beliefs held by the majority of Chinese are profoundly retrograde .
I 'll just leave it to the fact that they consume bats , reptiles , wild birds and contribute mightily to the illegal endangered species trade with their superstitions as validation for this assertion .
Consequently , I have concerns regarding just how seriously the Wuhan lab workers were taking existing safety precautions .
The second thing I 'd like to speak to is plain old human fallibility .
A lab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as capable of making a grievous procedural error as anyone else , either due to incompetence , neglect , fatigue or a momentary lapse of focus .
This is without factoring in the likelihood that the Wuhan lab workers were poorly trained , or the possibility that the lab 's standard operating procedures ( SOPs ) were a pandemic waiting to happen .
There are dozens of strains of coronavirus , a handful of which can give rise to illness in humans .
There are some that infect animals exclusively ( most notably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not give rise to disease in any species that we know of .
I know this because of my former work in biomedical research , which I have discussed previously in this space .
Some of this included stints in Biosafety Level 3 ( BSL-3 or BL-3 ) facilities and exposure to more rodents than I can reliably count .
I even drafted SOPs for a BSL-3 facility a few miles from where I now sit .
Last month , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) outlined biosafety guidelines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that virus isolation and characterization of viral agents from this pathogen must be processed within a BSL-3 laboratory space using BSL-3 procedures .
To give the lay person an idea of what this means : Viruses like Ebola , Marburg virus ( an Ebola variant ) , Lassa virus and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever are Biosafety Level 4 pathogens .
E. coli and the disease organisms that cause Tetanus and Chlamydia are Biosafety Level 2 pathogens .
The higher the number , the more dangerous the disease organism .
The take-away from this ought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ environments in which anyone can afford to screw around .
So , how did we get to this point ?
Let 's return to the topic of human fallibility for a moment .
During my years working with infectious diseases , I witnessed numerous instances of personnel flouting SOPs .
Usually , these were foreign professors and postdoctoral fellows who either thought that the safety procedures put in place by their Nervous Nellie American hosts were too stringent , or that their lofty titles precluded adherence .
On one occasion , I had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the showering-out procedure in a BSL-3 facility .
I do n't know if he was in a hurry or just did n't want to get wet , but there 's obviously no excuse for such behavior given the stakes involved .
On more than one occasion , this kind of thing resulted in a contaminated lab , with tens of thousands of dollars down the tubes .
Last week in this space , I detailed the folly of expecting forthrightness vis-à-vis the coronavirus pandemic from China 's Communist government and far-left American politicos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be manifestly evil .
It has since become apparent that this subject needs to be expanded upon .
In 2018 , the people of the state of Colorado queued up to vote in a homosexual governor so they could feel good about not being homophobes , much in the same way Americans voted , 10 years prior , for a subversive black man with no bona fides whatsoever and an origin story crafted from whole cloth for president so they could feel good about not being racists .
We 're well aware of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now , Colorado residents are rather concerned about their governor 's furtive , sinister machinations around lifting COVID-19 restrictions .
Against our better judgment , we accepted the left 's assertion that homosexuals were n't morally compromised people ; now , we have homosexuals in positions of influence across America advancing morally depraved policies and far-left ideology in unrestrained fashion – and somehow , we have the nerve to be surprised .
Once upon a time in America , it was universally understood that communists could not be trusted on any level .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Chinese ; now we have a `` business partner '' who routinely steals proprietary information from American companies , and sends its students here to be educated in how better to conquer us .
Our president is forced to rely on a dedicated Swamp creature to spearhead the administration 's efforts against COVID-19 because such people are so well entrenched in the infrastructure of government , and the director of the World Health Organization might as well be an orangutan .
Again , somehow we 're astonished that scum are behaving in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lowering the bar is always a recipe for disaster , and we ca n't afford to do it anymore – not for the sake of profits , nor political correctness , nor to spare the feelings of deviants and the indolent .
The stakes are just too damned high .

With all of the furor over social distancing, widespread fear, conspiracy theories and opportunistic political grandstanding attendant to the COVID-19 pandemic vying for our attention, just above the radar, we're hearing calls for investigations into how the novel coronavirus was introduced into the human population in the first place. Much of this has come from some pretty heavy hitters in Washington, most notably Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.
It shouldn't escape the reader's notice that all of these are coming from Republicans and include demands that the government of Communist China be held accountable for its lies and suppression of information relating to the pandemic. One tweet in particular, posted by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., has been getting a fair amount of ink, so to speak, and has been met with a great deal of public support.
As reported by Breitbart on April 26, Hawley's tweet accompanied a link to the April 14 story in the Washington Post which revealed that in January 2018, two State Department officials warned that personnel working at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) were woefully under-trained and essentially unable to "safely operate this high-containment laboratory."
While this might not necessarily represent a smoking gun, it's certainly a weapon that needs to be sent to the nearest ballistics lab.
First off, I'd like to address a couple of things: Culturally, China is pretty backward. For a nation of its technological and industrial development, it is extremely backward. While things like China's long-held traditions of physical fitness and employing preventive medicine are eminently sound, some of the conventions and beliefs held by the majority of Chinese are profoundly retrograde. I'll just leave it to the fact that they consume bats, reptiles, wild birds and contribute mightily to the illegal endangered species trade with their superstitions as validation for this assertion.
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Consequently, I have concerns regarding just how seriously the Wuhan lab workers were taking existing safety precautions.
The second thing I'd like to speak to is plain old human fallibility. A lab technician working in Wuhan is every bit as capable of making a grievous procedural error as anyone else, either due to incompetence, neglect, fatigue or a momentary lapse of focus. This is without factoring in the likelihood that the Wuhan lab workers were poorly trained, or the possibility that the lab's standard operating procedures (SOPs) were a pandemic waiting to happen.
There are dozens of strains of coronavirus, a handful of which can give rise to illness in humans. There are some that infect animals exclusively (most notably rodents), and others that do not give rise to disease in any species that we know of.
I know this because of my former work in biomedical research, which I have discussed previously in this space. Some of this included stints in Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3 or BL-3) facilities and exposure to more rodents than I can reliably count. I even drafted SOPs for a BSL-3 facility a few miles from where I now sit.
Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlined biosafety guidelines for researchers specific to COVID-19, recommending that virus isolation and characterization of viral agents from this pathogen must be processed within a BSL-3 laboratory space using BSL-3 procedures.
To give the lay person an idea of what this means: Viruses like Ebola, Marburg virus (an Ebola variant), Lassa virus and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever are Biosafety Level 4 pathogens. E. coli and the disease organisms that cause Tetanus and Chlamydia are Biosafety Level 2 pathogens. The higher the number, the more dangerous the disease organism.
The take-away from this ought to be clear: These are not environments in which anyone can afford to screw around.
So, how did we get to this point?
Let's return to the topic of human fallibility for a moment. During my years working with infectious diseases, I witnessed numerous instances of personnel flouting SOPs. Usually, these were foreign professors and postdoctoral fellows who either thought that the safety procedures put in place by their Nervous Nellie American hosts were too stringent, or that their lofty titles precluded adherence. On one occasion, I had to report a foreign researcher for skipping the showering-out procedure in a BSL-3 facility. I don't know if he was in a hurry or just didn't want to get wet, but there's obviously no excuse for such behavior given the stakes involved.
On more than one occasion, this kind of thing resulted in a contaminated lab, with tens of thousands of dollars down the tubes.
Last week in this space, I detailed the folly of expecting forthrightness vis-à-vis the coronavirus pandemic from China's Communist government and far-left American politicos, since these have proven themselves to be manifestly evil. It has since become apparent that this subject needs to be expanded upon.
In 2018, the people of the state of Colorado queued up to vote in a homosexual governor so they could feel good about not being homophobes, much in the same way Americans voted, 10 years prior, for a subversive black man with no bona fides whatsoever and an origin story crafted from whole cloth for president so they could feel good about not being racists. We're well aware of how the latter proposition played out; now, Colorado residents are rather concerned about their governor's furtive, sinister machinations around lifting COVID-19 restrictions.
Against our better judgment, we accepted the left's assertion that homosexuals weren't morally compromised people; now, we have homosexuals in positions of influence across America advancing morally depraved policies and far-left ideology in unrestrained fashion – and somehow, we have the nerve to be surprised.
Once upon a time in America, it was universally understood that communists could not be trusted on any level. Still, we got into bed with the Chinese; now we have a "business partner" who routinely steals proprietary information from American companies, and sends its students here to be educated in how better to conquer us. Our president is forced to rely on a dedicated Swamp creature to spearhead the administration's efforts against COVID-19 because such people are so well entrenched in the infrastructure of government, and the director of the World Health Organization might as well be an orangutan.
Again, somehow we're astonished that scum are behaving in scummy fashion.
The take-away here? Lowering the bar is always a recipe for disaster, and we can't afford to do it anymore – not for the sake of profits, nor political correctness, nor to spare the feelings of deviants and the indolent. The stakes are just too damned high.


wnd--2020-04-29--Time to take legal action to allow early HCQ – and save lives!

Note : Dr. Vliet is a member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons , AAPS .
Front-line physicians treating patients with SARS-CoV2/COVID-19 are seeing an alarming , escalating , orchestrated attack on chloroquine ( CQ ) and its safer derivative , hydroxychloroquine ( HCQ ) .
Both medicines have been safely used in millions of patients worldwide for malaria prevention and treatment since FDA-approved for safety and effectiveness in 1934 and 1955 , respectively .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) lists CQ and HCQ as `` essential medicines '' because of safety , effectiveness , low @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) itself has published guidelines on its website : `` Hydroxychloroquine can be prescribed to adults and children of all ages .
It can also be safely taken by pregnant women and nursing mothers . ''
About side effects , CDC says : `` Hydroxychloroquine is a relatively well tolerated medicine .
The most common adverse reactions reported are stomach pain , nausea , vomiting , and headache .
These side effects can often be lessened by taking hydroxychloroquine with food .
Hydroxychloroquine may also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medicines may have some side effects .
Minor side effects such as nausea , occasional vomiting , or diarrhea usually do not require stopping the antimalarial drug . ''
On duration of use : `` CDC has no limits on the use of hydroxychloroquine for the prevention of malaria .
When hydroxychloroquine is used at higher doses for many years , a rare eye condition called retinopathy has occurred .
People who take hydroxychloroquine for more than five years should get regular eye exams . ''
[ Emphases added . ]
NOTE : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not even mention the `` fatal heart arrhythmia '' hyped in the fear-mongering articles in the media .
Rheumatology guidelines for HCQ in lupus and rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) do not require a baseline EKG to check heart rhythm , although doctors might order one before prescribing HCQ if needed for a patient with heart disease .
SARS-CoV-2 itself , which can do damage to the heart , may be responsible for some heart problems now blamed on HCQ .
So , CDC has said CQ and HCQ are safe and well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ malaria .
FDA later approved HCQ for treating lupus and RA , with millions taking much higher doses over decades , not days .
When used for COVID-19 , successful worldwide treatment protocols recommend low dose , short duration ( 5-7 days ) hydroxychloroquine early in the illness to help reduce severity and rate of spread , and reduce hospitalizations .
Why the firestorm against HCQ to be used for 5-7 days in COVID-19 , when it is used for decades at higher doses in Lupus and RA ?
It simply makes no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` no evidence '' for use in coronavirus .
They willfully ignore that we DO have data from 2002-2005 showing HCQ has potent antiviral action early in the illness of SARS-CoV .
Why do n't FDA , CDC , WHO , Dr. Fauci , the American Medical Association and most media tell you about this ?
Dr. Fauci , FDA and CDC have up to the minute , country by country data on number of cases , number of deaths and number of deaths per million population .
Their failure to allow , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ HCQ as an option to COVID-19 patients early in the disease is causing more deaths in America compared to countries using HCQ at the earliest onset of infection .
Draw your own conclusions from some examples as of April 27 , 2020 : The differences are stark .
Patients in Third World countries , where these inexpensive , long-established remedies are used early , when HCQ is most likely to be effective , are dying in far lower numbers than patients in the U.S. , where politicians and entrenched bureaucrats interfere with physicians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Israel , Costa Rica , South Korea and other countries are also using HCQ as prophylactic therapy to help keep doctors and nurses from becoming ill caring for COVID-19 patients .
Governors in 46 of 50 states prevent U.S. doctors and nurses from access to this option for their protection , ignoring success in multiple other countries .
U.S. physicians are restricted by FDA and many governors to late use of HCQ in seriously ill hospitalized patients , which has led the U.S. to higher complication rates , longer hospitalizations , more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prolonged shutdown .
Our FDA , CDC , governors and state medical and pharmacy boards imply that `` off-label '' prescribing for HCQ in COVID-19 is illegal or fraudulent .
Off-label simply means a new disease use different from the one originally approved .
Politicians and FDA bureaucrats are causing serious damage over-ruling long-standing FDA regulations that allow doctors to legally prescribe any approved medicine for a new use .
Dr. Fauci , who has been directing the U.S. pandemic response , has failed to report any of the many positive basic science @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. and more than a dozen other countries .
Why ?
Dr. Fauci 's focus has been that we need to wait for a vaccine to safely re-open the country .
Why ?
He knows vaccines take months to years to develop .
Surely , he is also aware of the safety issues of vaccines rushed to market without adequate testing .
Political brinkmanship and hidden agendas – political or financial or both – are a dangerous and deadly game .
HCQ is not a panacea , but it IS saving lives around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our life is our most fundamental civil liberty enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution .
Doctors , nurses , patients and civil rights attorneys must fight back with every tool at our disposal .
We need to take legal action against agencies and governors working against the public interest .
We do not have time to waste .
People are dying .
Our economy is dying .

Note: Dr. Vliet is a member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, AAPS.
Front-line physicians treating patients with SARS-CoV2/COVID-19 are seeing an alarming, escalating, orchestrated attack on chloroquine (CQ) and its safer derivative, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). Both medicines have been safely used in millions of patients worldwide for malaria prevention and treatment since FDA-approved for safety and effectiveness in 1934 and 1955, respectively. The World Health Organization (WHO) lists CQ and HCQ as "essential medicines" because of safety, effectiveness, low cost and wide availability.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) itself has published guidelines on its website: "Hydroxychloroquine can be prescribed to adults and children of all ages. It can also be safely taken by pregnant women and nursing mothers."
About side effects, CDC says: "Hydroxychloroquine is a relatively well tolerated medicine. The most common adverse reactions reported are stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, and headache. These side effects can often be lessened by taking hydroxychloroquine with food. Hydroxychloroquine may also cause itching in some people. All medicines may have some side effects. Minor side effects such as nausea, occasional vomiting, or diarrhea usually do not require stopping the antimalarial drug."
On duration of use: "CDC has no limits on the use of hydroxychloroquine for the prevention of malaria. When hydroxychloroquine is used at higher doses for many years, a rare eye condition called retinopathy has occurred. People who take hydroxychloroquine for more than five years should get regular eye exams." [Emphases added.]
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NOTE: CDC guidelines for use in malaria do not even mention the "fatal heart arrhythmia" hyped in the fear-mongering articles in the media. Rheumatology guidelines for HCQ in lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) do not require a baseline EKG to check heart rhythm, although doctors might order one before prescribing HCQ if needed for a patient with heart disease. SARS-CoV-2 itself, which can do damage to the heart, may be responsible for some heart problems now blamed on HCQ.
So, CDC has said CQ and HCQ are safe and well tolerated for years to prevent and treat malaria. FDA later approved HCQ for treating lupus and RA, with millions taking much higher doses over decades, not days.
When used for COVID-19, successful worldwide treatment protocols recommend low dose, short duration (5-7 days) hydroxychloroquine early in the illness to help reduce severity and rate of spread, and reduce hospitalizations. Why the firestorm against HCQ to be used for 5-7 days in COVID-19, when it is used for decades at higher doses in Lupus and RA? It simply makes no medical sense.
Critics claim we have "no evidence" for use in coronavirus. They willfully ignore that we DO have data from 2002-2005 showing HCQ has potent antiviral action early in the illness of SARS-CoV. Why don't FDA, CDC, WHO, Dr. Fauci, the American Medical Association and most media tell you about this?
Dr. Fauci, FDA and CDC have up to the minute, country by country data on number of cases, number of deaths and number of deaths per million population. Their failure to allow, and even encourage, physicians to offer HCQ as an option to COVID-19 patients early in the disease is causing more deaths in America compared to countries using HCQ at the earliest onset of infection. Draw your own conclusions from some examples as of April 27, 2020:
The differences are stark. Patients in Third World countries, where these inexpensive, long-established remedies are used early, when HCQ is most likely to be effective, are dying in far lower numbers than patients in the U.S., where politicians and entrenched bureaucrats interfere with physicians' medical decisions.
India, Brazil, Israel, Costa Rica, South Korea and other countries are also using HCQ as prophylactic therapy to help keep doctors and nurses from becoming ill caring for COVID-19 patients. Governors in 46 of 50 states prevent U.S. doctors and nurses from access to this option for their protection, ignoring success in multiple other countries.
U.S. physicians are restricted by FDA and many governors to late use of HCQ in seriously ill hospitalized patients, which has led the U.S. to higher complication rates, longer hospitalizations, more deaths and devastating economic damage from the prolonged shutdown.
Our FDA, CDC, governors and state medical and pharmacy boards imply that "off-label" prescribing for HCQ in COVID-19 is illegal or fraudulent. Off-label simply means a new disease use different from the one originally approved. Politicians and FDA bureaucrats are causing serious damage over-ruling long-standing FDA regulations that allow doctors to legally prescribe any approved medicine for a new use.
Dr. Fauci, who has been directing the U.S. pandemic response, has failed to report any of the many positive basic science and successful clinical outcomes results from the U.S. and more than a dozen other countries. Why?
Dr. Fauci's focus has been that we need to wait for a vaccine to safely re-open the country. Why? He knows vaccines take months to years to develop. Surely, he is also aware of the safety issues of vaccines rushed to market without adequate testing.
Political brinkmanship and hidden agendas – political or financial or both – are a dangerous and deadly game. HCQ is not a panacea, but it IS saving lives around the world.
The right to preserve our life is our most fundamental civil liberty enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution. Doctors, nurses, patients and civil rights attorneys must fight back with every tool at our disposal. We need to take legal action against agencies and governors working against the public interest.
We do not have time to waste. People are dying. Our economy is dying.


wnd--2020-04-30--Woman whose body is covered 80% in birthmarks was called 'ugly spotted dog'

On one hand , it encourages us to be unique -- but only in very particular ways .
When our differences do n't fall into a very narrow description , it can unfortunately lead to ostracism .
That 's most clear when those differences are physical and obvious .
One woman who knows that well is Ciera Swaringen from Rockwell , North Carolina , who believes that `` true beauty is being able to accept you for the way you were meant to be . ''
Swaringen was born with a rare condition affecting about one in every 500,000 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Her particular variety is known as `` bathing trunk nevus , '' which means her body has what is basically a very large mole as well as lots of smaller , `` satellite '' moles .
TRENDING : Officials approve loudspeaker broadcast of Muslim call to prayer in U.S. neighborhood In total , Swaringen estimates moles cover 80 percent of her body .
Now 23 , Swaringen has embraced her unique looks , but it was n't always so easy .
She submitted her story to Love What Matters to talk about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar hurdles .
`` This is the story of my life and my journey to loving myself , '' she began .
She was 8 years old when she realized that people were commenting on her looks and staring at her because of her condition , and by the time she was 12 , it started to lead her down a path of depression and anxiety .
Thankfully , since the town she was raised in was close-knit , she grew up with the same group of kids who mostly accepted her for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ games with other schools , some people treated her coolly .
`` We would line up after a game and high-five each other and compliment each other with 'good game , ' '' she wrote .
`` A few girls would remove their hand from the line because they didn ’ t want to touch my hand . ''
That was painful through omission , but she also recalls a time when someone explicitly called her a horrible name .
`` There was also a time I was riding the school bus home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ front of me were picking on another kid , '' she continued .
`` I stepped in and said something about them needing to quit and as a result , I was called an 'ugly spotted dog ' by one of the kids .
`` The school and his parents made him apologize later , but that doesn ’ t change the hurt I felt at the time . ''
For some time , she tried to deal with the looks , comments and general feeling of other-ness by ignoring it .
Soon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her feelings was leading to a slow shutdown in other areas of life .
`` I didn ’ t enjoy going to new places , '' she wrote .
`` I would physically and mentally shut down if I tried to even go into a restaurant I had never been to . ''
She credits a high school assignment with helping her open up about her conditions .
`` When I was in high school , I had to choose a topic for my graduation project .
I chose Neurocutaneous Melanocytosis , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a secondary condition to GCMN , only this one is internal .
`` It is where pigmentation is present on the brain and central nervous system .
I had to write a 10-page paper about it and give a presentation on the information .
This is what helped me come to love who I was and the way I was born . ''
Another step in not just accepting but embracing herself was when she posted a photo of herself in a swimsuit on Instagram .
`` I remember posting it and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I could reach all kinds of people , '' she said .
`` The purpose of the post was to raise awareness about being different and being able to love yourself for the skin that you ’ re in .
And I did just that . ''
She says that her experiences helped her grow , and now she wants others to learn to love themselves and others , too .
`` I was born with a skin condition for a reason .
It made me who I am .
Everyone has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and everyone should love themselves for who they are .
All the trials and battles we face make us who we are , '' she said .
`` The most important piece of advice I can give to anyone is to love yourself for who you are , '' Swaringen concluded .
`` Love yourself with everything that makes you different .
`` Everyone is born to stand out in their own way .
Everyone has insecurities , whether they are visible or not .
Be kind to everyone , even if they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revenge is happiness , so stay strong and happy .
Love yourself and everyone around you . ''
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Society is an interesting place.
On one hand, it encourages us to be unique -- but only in very particular ways. When our differences don't fall into a very narrow description, it can unfortunately lead to ostracism.
That's most clear when those differences are physical and obvious. One woman who knows that well is Ciera Swaringen from Rockwell, North Carolina, who believes that "true beauty is being able to accept you for the way you were meant to be."
Swaringen was born with a rare condition affecting about one in every 500,000 people, known as Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus.
Her particular variety is known as "bathing trunk nevus," which means her body has what is basically a very large mole as well as lots of smaller, "satellite" moles.
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In total, Swaringen estimates moles cover 80 percent of her body.
Now 23, Swaringen has embraced her unique looks, but it wasn't always so easy. She submitted her story to Love What Matters to talk about her journey and encourage others who face similar hurdles.
"This is the story of my life and my journey to loving myself," she began.
She was 8 years old when she realized that people were commenting on her looks and staring at her because of her condition, and by the time she was 12, it started to lead her down a path of depression and anxiety.
Thankfully, since the town she was raised in was close-knit, she grew up with the same group of kids who mostly accepted her for how she was. But during basketball games with other schools, some people treated her coolly.
"We would line up after a game and high-five each other and compliment each other with 'good game,'" she wrote. "A few girls would remove their hand from the line because they didn’t want to touch my hand."
That was painful through omission, but she also recalls a time when someone explicitly called her a horrible name.
"There was also a time I was riding the school bus home and the kids in the seat in front of me were picking on another kid," she continued. "I stepped in and said something about them needing to quit and as a result, I was called an 'ugly spotted dog' by one of the kids.
"The school and his parents made him apologize later, but that doesn’t change the hurt I felt at the time."
For some time, she tried to deal with the looks, comments and general feeling of other-ness by ignoring it. Soon, though, she realized that burying her feelings was leading to a slow shutdown in other areas of life.
"I didn’t enjoy going to new places," she wrote. "I would physically and mentally shut down if I tried to even go into a restaurant I had never been to."
She credits a high school assignment with helping her open up about her conditions.
"When I was in high school, I had to choose a topic for my graduation project. I chose Neurocutaneous Melanocytosis, which is another condition I have. This is a secondary condition to GCMN, only this one is internal.
"It is where pigmentation is present on the brain and central nervous system. I had to write a 10-page paper about it and give a presentation on the information. This is what helped me come to love who I was and the way I was born."
Another step in not just accepting but embracing herself was when she posted a photo of herself in a swimsuit on Instagram.
"I remember posting it and using a whole bunch of hashtags so I could reach all kinds of people," she said. "The purpose of the post was to raise awareness about being different and being able to love yourself for the skin that you’re in. And I did just that."
She says that her experiences helped her grow, and now she wants others to learn to love themselves and others, too.
"I was born with a skin condition for a reason. It made me who I am. Everyone has a purpose, everyone has a reason, and everyone should love themselves for who they are. All the trials and battles we face make us who we are," she said.
"The most important piece of advice I can give to anyone is to love yourself for who you are," Swaringen concluded.
"Love yourself with everything that makes you different.
"Everyone is born to stand out in their own way. Everyone has insecurities, whether they are visible or not. Be kind to everyone, even if they are mean to you. The best revenge is happiness, so stay strong and happy. Love yourself and everyone around you."
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-04-30--Officials approve loudspeaker broadcast of Muslim call to prayer in U.S. neighborhood

The Muslim call to prayer will be broadcast over a loudspeaker five times a day throughout Ramadan in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis .
This will be the first time the call to prayer , usually broadcast from mosques in Muslim countries , will be sounded in Minnesota , according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune .
The arrangement was approved by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on April 21 in collaboration with Minnesota 's Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque .
`` At a time when physical distancing requires we pray apart , it 's incumbent on leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we can , '' Frey said in a news release .
`` Adhan provides solidarity and comfort -- both of which are essential during a time of crisis , '' the Democrat said .
`` As our Muslim community prepares for Ramadan , we hope the broadcast will offer a measure of stability and reassure or entire city that we are all very much in this together . ''
TRENDING : Officials approve loudspeaker broadcast of Muslim call to prayer in U.S. neighborhood The loudspeaker that the prayer will be broadcast from will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reach `` thousands of residents . ''
CAIR-Minnesota Executive Director Jaylani Hussein said the Muslim community will `` welcome '' the mayor 's efforts .
`` This call to prayer will be especially meaningful to the many senior citizens in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood who have been isolated due to the pandemic , '' Hussein said in the news release .
`` It will help them feel more connected to their community and mosque in this sacred month . ''
Imam Sharif Mohamed of Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque added , `` In this time of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Minnesota benefit from a city that honors and loves all of its diversity . ''
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar thanked Frey for his `` leadership and solidarity '' in an April 22 tweet .
The Cedar-Riverside neighborhood has one of Minnesota 's largest populations of Muslim Americans , with many people coming from Somalia and Ethiopia , the Star Tribune reported .
Minneapolis is not the first U.S. city to broadcast Muslim prayers .
Dearborn , Michigan , has done so for years , and the city of Paterson , New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broadcast prayers in March .
Minneapolis ' broadcast will be different because the prayers will be broadcast from the center of the metropolitan area .
`` This is a unique opportunity .
It 's a reminder to everyone that we are all in this [ pandemic ] together , '' Hussein said .
`` Just as we have historically allowed churches to call out for prayers using a bell , this a continuation of the same freedom that other faiths have had . ''
The call to prayer will run through the evening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ramadan .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

The Muslim call to prayer will be broadcast over a loudspeaker five times a day throughout Ramadan in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis.
This will be the first time the call to prayer, usually broadcast from mosques in Muslim countries, will be sounded in Minnesota, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
The arrangement was approved by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on April 21 in collaboration with Minnesota's Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque.
"At a time when physical distancing requires we pray apart, it's incumbent on leaders to create a sense of togetherness where we can," Frey said in a news release.
"Adhan provides solidarity and comfort -- both of which are essential during a time of crisis," the Democrat said. "As our Muslim community prepares for Ramadan, we hope the broadcast will offer a measure of stability and reassure or entire city that we are all very much in this together."
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The loudspeaker that the prayer will be broadcast from will be located outside a mosque and will reach "thousands of residents."
CAIR-Minnesota Executive Director Jaylani Hussein said the Muslim community will "welcome" the mayor's efforts.
"This call to prayer will be especially meaningful to the many senior citizens in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood who have been isolated due to the pandemic," Hussein said in the news release.
"It will help them feel more connected to their community and mosque in this sacred month."
Imam Sharif Mohamed of Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque added, "In this time of fear and isolation, the Muslim communities of Minnesota benefit from a city that honors and loves all of its diversity."
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar thanked Frey for his "leadership and solidarity" in an April 22 tweet.
Thank you Mayor for your leadership and solidarity on this ❤ https://t.co/MvTto1lbZX — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) April 22, 2020
The Cedar-Riverside neighborhood has one of Minnesota's largest populations of Muslim Americans, with many people coming from Somalia and Ethiopia, the Star Tribune reported.
Minneapolis is not the first U.S. city to broadcast Muslim prayers. Dearborn, Michigan, has done so for years, and the city of Paterson, New Jersey, just approved a request to broadcast prayers in March.
Minneapolis' broadcast will be different because the prayers will be broadcast from the center of the metropolitan area.
"This is a unique opportunity. It's a reminder to everyone that we are all in this [pandemic] together," Hussein said.
"Just as we have historically allowed churches to call out for prayers using a bell, this a continuation of the same freedom that other faiths have had."
The call to prayer will run through the evening of May 23, the end of Ramadan.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-05-01--How we can reopen the U.S. economy and keep workers safe without 'Big Brother' watching us

( MARKETWATCH ) The economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has been swift .
U.S. retail sales have collapsed @ @ @ @ @ fallen precipitously .
But even as the government remains focused on containing the virus and @ @ @ @ @ policymakers and business leaders are starting to reopen the economy .
As they wrestle with @ @ @ @ @ safely , key questions have emerged around how best to confirm that employees are healthy @ @ @ @ @ while also protecting their workers ’ personal privacy .
Public health officials say that collecting @ @ @ @ @ only to track the virus to understand who is immune from it and who is @ @ @ @ @ privacy advocates have raised concerns about how that data will be used and by whom @ @ @ @ @ and where it ’ s stored .

(MARKETWATCH) The economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has been swift. U.S. retail sales have collapsed, and industrial production has fallen precipitously. But even as the government remains focused on containing the virus and caring for the sick, policymakers and business leaders are starting to reopen the economy.
As they wrestle with how to bring back workers safely, key questions have emerged around how best to confirm that employees are healthy and able to work, while also protecting their workers’ personal privacy. Public health officials say that collecting personal health data may be only to track the virus to understand who is immune from it and who is most at risk. But privacy advocates have raised concerns about how that data will be used and by whom, as well as how and where it’s stored.
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wnd--2020-05-01--'2nd-week crash' is time of peril for some COVID-19 patients

( WASHINGTON TIMES ) During the first week she had covid-19 , Morgan Blue felt weak , with a severe @ @ @ @ @ The symptoms did not alarm doctors at her local emergency department , however .
They @ @ @ @ @ showed up at the hospital .
But on Day 8 , she abruptly felt like @ @ @ @ @ That day , I suddenly could n't breathe , '' said the 26-year-old customer service @ @ @ @ @ .
An ambulance took her to the hospital , where she spent eight days , @ @ @ @ @ care , before she recovered and was able to go home .

(WASHINGTON TIMES) During the first week she had covid-19, Morgan Blue felt weak, with a severe backache and a fever. The symptoms did not alarm doctors at her local emergency department, however. They sent her home after she showed up at the hospital.
But on Day 8, she abruptly felt like she was choking.
"That day, I suddenly couldn't breathe," said the 26-year-old customer service representative from Flint, Michigan. An ambulance took her to the hospital, where she spent eight days, four of them in intensive care, before she recovered and was able to go home.
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wnd--2020-05-01--Brit doctors warn some Chinese ventilators could kill if used in hospitals

( NBC NEWS ) Senior British doctors have warned that 250 ventilators the United Kingdom bought from China risk causing @ @ @ @ @ including death , '' if they are used in hospitals , according to a letter @ @ @ @ @ The doctors said the machines had a problematic oxygen supply , could not be cleaned @ @ @ @ @ design and a confusing instruction manual , and were built for use in ambulances , @ @ @ @ @ case is not an isolated one , and it comes as a stark example of @ @ @ @ @ plagued many countries as the coronavirus has spread throughout the world .

(NBC NEWS) Senior British doctors have warned that 250 ventilators the United Kingdom bought from China risk causing "significant patient harm, including death," if they are used in hospitals, according to a letter seen by NBC News.
The doctors said the machines had a problematic oxygen supply, could not be cleaned properly, had an unfamiliar design and a confusing instruction manual, and were built for use in ambulances, not hospitals.
The British case is not an isolated one, and it comes as a stark example of a procurement problem that has plagued many countries as the coronavirus has spread throughout the world.
Read the full story ›


wnd--2020-05-01--AI cannot be recognized as an inventor, U.S. rules

( BBC NEWS ) An artificial intelligence system has been refused the right to two patents in the US , @ @ @ @ @ natural persons '' could be inventors .
The US Patent and Trademark Office rejected two @ @ @ @ @ Dabus was listed as the inventor , in a ruling on Monday .
US patent @ @ @ @ @ eligible inventors had to be `` individuals '' .
It follows a similar ruling from @ @ @ @ @ .

(BBC NEWS) An artificial intelligence system has been refused the right to two patents in the US, after a ruling only "natural persons" could be inventors.
The US Patent and Trademark Office rejected two patents where the AI system Dabus was listed as the inventor, in a ruling on Monday.
US patent law had previously only specified eligible inventors had to be "individuals".
It follows a similar ruling from the UK Intellectual Property Office.
Read the full story ›


wnd--2020-05-01--Swedish city to use chicken manure to deter crowds

( BBC NEWS ) The Swedish city of Lund is to spread chicken manure in its central park in an @ @ @ @ @ for a festival .
Tens of thousands of people usually descend on southern city to @ @ @ @ @ is marked across Scandinavia .
But officials want to keep people away because of the @ @ @ @ @ no lockdown in Sweden , where data show most people have taken to voluntary social @ @

(BBC NEWS) The Swedish city of Lund is to spread chicken manure in its central park in an effort to deter crowds gathering for a festival.
Tens of thousands of people usually descend on southern city to celebrate Walpurgis Night, which is marked across Scandinavia.
But officials want to keep people away because of the coronavirus outbreak.
There is no lockdown in Sweden, where data show most people have taken to voluntary social distancing.
Read the full story ›


wnd--2020-05-01--Here's the comprehensive case for ending lockdown

As governors and other political leaders consider easing some of the unprecedented restrictions to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic , the differences over policy and the assumptions upon which they are based are as sharp as ever .
Experts with credentials such as immunologist , epidemiologist , microbiologist and social scientist have argued that the `` cure '' of total isolation is worse than the disease .
Software engineer may not seem like the most relevant credential when it comes to assessing the response to the pandemic .
But Ryan Kemper contributes to the debate a well-organized case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most common concerns and objections with reason and the best available information .
And he 's made his document open to comments and suggestions for additions or corrections .
TRENDING : Watch Biden lapse into utter nonsense when pressed on China and son Hunter Kemper , a site reliability engineer for the software firm Invoca in Santa Barbara , California , contends his arguments are based on science .
He challenges anyone who would say that calling for ending the lockdown is `` against science '' and motivated only by economic considerations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ many more people could die as a result of the economic devastation caused by the lockdowns .
He notes that the stated objective of the lockdowns was to `` flatten the curve '' to avoid overwhelming the health care system .
Now that hospitals have had to lay off workers for lack of patients , it 's time for the lockdowns to be lifted , Kemper argues .
Yet now political and health care leaders are insisting the lockdowns must continue , based on a new objective : containing the virus until a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there reason to believe lockdowns do n't ultimately contain the virus , it 's undeniable the extreme measures result in deaths from many other consequent causes , he argues .
`` To put it simply : we previously had one very serious problem : COVID-19 .
Now we ’ ve enacted policy that has led to two very serious problems : COVID-19 and an unprecedented economic destabilization .
There is no scientific paper in existence that can predict the full ramifications of what we ’ ve done , '' he writes .
Kemper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States and other nations around the globe got to the place where they have shut down their economies .
He suggests that the `` incentive structure '' of political leaders `` is such that it is much worse to have done nothing and later find out that the virus was worse than we thought , than what actually happened , which is to have undertaken actions that were self-destructive and then discovered that the virus was way less deadly than we thought . ''
• Encourage at-risk groups to self quarantine , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elderly , especially nursing homes ( all entrants to nursing homes need to take tests , wear face masks , wash hands , etc ) • Those with obesity and COPD • All others are allowed to work and transact freely .
`` People are already scared stiff of this thing , they will take effective safety measures if we teach them how .
We don ’ t need to resort to compulsion , '' he contends .
Futher , by `` having non-at-risk indviduals develop natural immunity , they are less likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long run . ''
He concludes calling for contributions to his `` living document . ''
`` If you want to help flesh out the cited research , or feel that an argument is fallacious or could be improved , '' he writes , `` you are encouraged to open up a pull request '' at this link .

As governors and other political leaders consider easing some of the unprecedented restrictions to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the differences over policy and the assumptions upon which they are based are as sharp as ever.
Experts with credentials such as immunologist, epidemiologist, microbiologist and social scientist have argued that the "cure" of total isolation is worse than the disease.
Software engineer may not seem like the most relevant credential when it comes to assessing the response to the pandemic. But Ryan Kemper contributes to the debate a well-organized case for ending the lockdown that addresses the most common concerns and objections with reason and the best available information.
And he's made his document open to comments and suggestions for additions or corrections.
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Kemper, a site reliability engineer for the software firm Invoca in Santa Barbara, California, contends his arguments are based on science. He challenges anyone who would say that calling for ending the lockdown is "against science" and motivated only by economic considerations.
Indeed, he points to evidence indicating many more people could die as a result of the economic devastation caused by the lockdowns.
Read Ryan Kemper's "The Case For Ending Lockdown"
He notes that the stated objective of the lockdowns was to "flatten the curve" to avoid overwhelming the health care system. Now that hospitals have had to lay off workers for lack of patients, it's time for the lockdowns to be lifted, Kemper argues.
Yet now political and health care leaders are insisting the lockdowns must continue, based on a new objective: containing the virus until a vaccine is found.
Not only is there reason to believe lockdowns don't ultimately contain the virus, it's undeniable the extreme measures result in deaths from many other consequent causes, he argues.
"To put it simply: we previously had one very serious problem: COVID-19. Now we’ve enacted policy that has led to two very serious problems: COVID-19 and an unprecedented economic destabilization. There is no scientific paper in existence that can predict the full ramifications of what we’ve done," he writes.
Kemper poses the question of how the United States and other nations around the globe got to the place where they have shut down their economies.
He suggests that the "incentive structure" of political leaders "is such that it is much worse to have done nothing and later find out that the virus was worse than we thought, than what actually happened, which is to have undertaken actions that were self-destructive and then discovered that the virus was way less deadly than we thought."
Kemper recommends:
Encourage at-risk groups to self quarantine, and utilize testing to protect them All elderly, especially nursing homes (all entrants to nursing homes need to take tests, wear face masks, wash hands, etc) Those with obesity and COPD
All others are allowed to work and transact freely.
"People are already scared stiff of this thing, they will take effective safety measures if we teach them how. We don’t need to resort to compulsion," he contends.
Futher, by "having non-at-risk indviduals develop natural immunity, they are less likely to spread to at-risk individuals in the long run."
He concludes calling for contributions to his "living document."
"If you want to help flesh out the cited research, or feel that an argument is fallacious or could be improved," he writes, "you are encouraged to open up a pull request" at this link.


wnd--2020-05-01--Whitmer facing full rebellion as armed protesters storm building, legislature turns on her

It looks like Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer is staring down a rebellion from both her legislature and furious state residents .
The revolt comes as part of larger anger focused on how Whitmer has used her coronavirus emergency declaration to enact strict stay-at-home orders .
Protests against the order seemed to come to a head Thursday as armed activists stormed the Michigan House of Representatives at the state Capitol .
While citizens were voicing their disapproval in the halls , Michigan 's GOP-led House turned on Whitmer at the same time .
According to WXYZ-TV , lawmakers not only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declaration , but even voted to challenge Whitmer 's authority in a court of law .
TRENDING : Watch Biden lapse into utter nonsense when pressed on China and son Hunter The governor was hoping to extend the declaration an additional 28 days .
Protesters have fought Whitmer 's orders with large gatherings , but this is the first time such an aggressive demand has been made to reopen the state 's communities and economy .
Video of the protest shows the armed demonstrators chanting for access to the house floor .
State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of the armed protesters , claiming the men were yelling at her and her colleagues .
Polehanki added that some lawmakers who owned bulletproof vests chose to wear them Thursday .
President Donald Trump has previously voiced support for Michigan residents , calling for the `` liberation '' of several states in a series of tweets .
For Whitmer , the signs of this revolt should have been crystal clear .
The Michigan legislature announced an oversight committee late last week , a group specifically created to provide accountability for the governor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ angry residents storming the Michigan House , these armed demonstrators are proof that if you push American citizens too far , bad things are bound to happen .
Thanks to these everyday Michiganders and their Republican-led House , it looks like the state 's reopening could happen soon .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

It looks like Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is staring down a rebellion from both her legislature and furious state residents.
The revolt comes as part of larger anger focused on how Whitmer has used her coronavirus emergency declaration to enact strict stay-at-home orders.
Protests against the order seemed to come to a head Thursday as armed activists stormed the Michigan House of Representatives at the state Capitol.
While citizens were voicing their disapproval in the halls, Michigan's GOP-led House turned on Whitmer at the same time.
According to WXYZ-TV, lawmakers not only refused to extend the governor's emergency declaration, but even voted to challenge Whitmer's authority in a court of law.
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The governor was hoping to extend the declaration an additional 28 days.
Protesters have fought Whitmer's orders with large gatherings, but this is the first time such an aggressive demand has been made to reopen the state's communities and economy.
Video of the protest shows the armed demonstrators chanting for access to the house floor.
Multiple armed gunmen storm Michigan’s State House, State police are protecting @GovWhitmer and blocking the gunmen from gaining access to the house floor. This is America in the age of Trump. pic.twitter.com/tLWR2bvjtR — Rob Gill (@vote4robgill) April 30, 2020
State Senator Dayna Polehanki took a photo of some of the armed protesters, claiming the men were yelling at her and her colleagues.
Polehanki added that some lawmakers who owned bulletproof vests chose to wear them Thursday.
Directly above me, men with rifles yelling at us. Some of my colleagues who own bullet proof vests are wearing them. I have never appreciated our Sergeants-at-Arms more than today. #mileg pic.twitter.com/voOZpPYWOs — Senator Dayna Polehanki (@SenPolehanki) April 30, 2020
President Donald Trump has previously voiced support for Michigan residents, calling for the "liberation" of several states in a series of tweets.
LIBERATE MICHIGAN! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2020
For Whitmer, the signs of this revolt should have been crystal clear.
The Michigan legislature announced an oversight committee late last week, a group specifically created to provide accountability for the governor's coronavirus response.
As for the angry residents storming the Michigan House, these armed demonstrators are proof that if you push American citizens too far, bad things are bound to happen.
Thanks to these everyday Michiganders and their Republican-led House, it looks like the state's reopening could happen soon.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


wnd--2020-04-30--Beach closure could backfire on Newsom

Beach closure could backfire on Newsom

Governors across America have ordered businesses , streets , trails , churches and schools closed because of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic .
Citizens , largely , have cooperated , although some have protested at their state capitols , insisting they be allowed to go back to work .
That relative civil peace , however , could end in California .
The Mercury News of San Jose reports California Gov .
Gavin Newsom 's order to close the state 's famous beaches could be a `` line in the sand '' that a citizenry generally supportive of his stay-home order wo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lapse into utter nonsense when pressed on China and son Hunter Word of the closure plan was leaked in a memo to police chiefs in the state , who must prepare to enforce it .
One prominent San Francisco lawyer wrote on Twitter , `` Governor Newsom , it ’ s not your beach , and we are not your serfs ! ''
The Mercury News reported a recent poll found three of four Californians would prefer to follow stay-at-home rules a little longer to avoid more infections .
But if Californians are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attitude remain ?
`` This is by far the most forceful action that Newsom has taken to date , and by far the biggest risk , '' said Dan Schnur , a political scientist .
`` Up until now , he has accomplished his goals by urging and encouraging Californians to alter their behavior in certain ways .
If this goes beyond that type of community reinforcement , there could be a very pronounced backlash . ''
CBSNews.com reported tens of thousands were at the seashore last weekend , angering Newsom .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hit the beach over the weekend , although lifeguards said most people exercised social distancing .
With criticism swirling , the Newport Beach City Council met Tuesday and rejected a proposal to close the beaches for the next three weekends , '' the report said .
MarketWatch reported the governor 's plan `` didn ’ t sit well with Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner , who said late Wednesday that the governor ’ s decision is 'not wise ' even if he has the authority to do so.
`` `` Medical professionals tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sunlight in fighting infectious diseases , including mental health benefits , '' Wagner wrote in a statement to media .
`` Moreover , Orange County citizens have been cooperative with Calif. state and county restrictions thus far .
I fear that this overreaction from the state will undermine that cooperative attitude and our collective efforts to fight the disease , based on the best available medical information . ''

Governors across America have ordered businesses, streets, trails, churches and schools closed because of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
Citizens, largely, have cooperated, although some have protested at their state capitols, insisting they be allowed to go back to work.
That relative civil peace, however, could end in California.
The Mercury News of San Jose reports California Gov. Gavin Newsom's order to close the state's famous beaches could be a "line in the sand" that a citizenry generally supportive of his stay-home order won't accept.
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Word of the closure plan was leaked in a memo to police chiefs in the state, who must prepare to enforce it.
One prominent San Francisco lawyer wrote on Twitter, "Governor Newsom, it’s not your beach, and we are not your serfs!"
The Mercury News reported a recent poll found three of four Californians would prefer to follow stay-at-home rules a little longer to avoid more infections.
But if Californians are kept off their beaches, will that attitude remain?
"This is by far the most forceful action that Newsom has taken to date, and by far the biggest risk," said Dan Schnur, a political scientist. "Up until now, he has accomplished his goals by urging and encouraging Californians to alter their behavior in certain ways. If this goes beyond that type of community reinforcement, there could be a very pronounced backlash."
CBSNews.com reported tens of thousands were at the seashore last weekend, angering Newsom.
"In Newport Beach, some 80,000 visitors hit the beach over the weekend, although lifeguards said most people exercised social distancing. With criticism swirling, the Newport Beach City Council met Tuesday and rejected a proposal to close the beaches for the next three weekends," the report said.
MarketWatch reported the governor's plan "didn’t sit well with Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner, who said late Wednesday that the governor’s decision is 'not wise' even if he has the authority to do so. "
"Medical professionals tell us the importance of fresh air and sunlight in fighting infectious diseases, including mental health benefits," Wagner wrote in a statement to media.
"Moreover, Orange County citizens have been cooperative with Calif. state and county restrictions thus far. I fear that this overreaction from the state will undermine that cooperative attitude and our collective efforts to fight the disease, based on the best available medical information."


wnd--2020-04-30--Veritas video: NYC funeral directors doubt accuracy of coronavirus fatality count

A number of New York City doctors interviewed by James O'Keefe 's Project Veritas are casting doubt on the number of deaths determined to have been caused by COVID-19 .
`` To be honest with you , all of the death certificates are writing COVID on it , they 're writing COVID on all the death certificates , '' said Michael Lanza of the Staten Island Colonial Funeral Home .
TRENDING : Watch Biden lapse into utter nonsense when pressed on China and son Hunter '' Whether they had a positive test or did n't , so I think again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think like the mayor and our city – they 're looking for federal funding and the more they put COVID on the death certificate , the more money they can ask from the federal funds , '' Lanza charged .
The numbers just does n't add up , he said .
`` I think it ’ s political , so , I ’ m going to turn around and say : 'You know , like , not everybody that we have here that has COVID on the death certificate died of COVID .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but that is my suspicion , '' he said .
According to O'Keefe , Josephine DiMiceli , president of the DiMiceli and Sons , a Queens-based funeral service , said the sister of a deceased woman `` refused to believe that her sister had COVID-19 . ''
An autopsy later proved the woman 's suspicions correct , he said .
And Joseph Antioco , the director of Brooklyn ’ s Schaeffer Funeral Home , told another undercover journalist that if the deceased was not under the care of a private physician , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of death was going down as COVID-19 .
`` Two weeks ago , I had a 40-year-old man that died in his house , okay ?
They didn ’ t even go to the house , the guy had no underlying causes , no medical conditions , they released him from the house without even going saying he had COVID-19 because he had a fever , '' he said .
`` How do you know that ’ s what he had ?
You don ’ t .
But , now the death certificate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
Antioco said COVID-19 has become the go-to cause of death .
`` How many of them are actually COVID-19 ?
Or is the M.E .
( Medical Examiner ) just putting that because they don ’ t want to go to the scene ? ''

A number of New York City doctors interviewed by James O'Keefe's Project Veritas are casting doubt on the number of deaths determined to have been caused by COVID-19.
"To be honest with you, all of the death certificates are writing COVID on it, they're writing COVID on all the death certificates," said Michael Lanza of the Staten Island Colonial Funeral Home.
The video:
BREAKING: Funeral Directors in COVID-19 Epicenter Doubt Legitimacy of Deaths Attributed to Pandemic; Fear Numbers are "Padded" FULL STORY: https://t.co/aAC7cGd38A Healthcare insiders dealing with #Coronavirus can contact us securely at [email protected] #BeBrave pic.twitter.com/0sPUbmGWOJ — James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) April 30, 2020
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"Whether they had a positive test or didn't, so I think again this is my personal opinion, I think like the mayor and our city – they're looking for federal funding and the more they put COVID on the death certificate, the more money they can ask from the federal funds," Lanza charged.
The numbers just doesn't add up, he said.
"I think it’s political, so, I’m going to turn around and say: 'You know, like, not everybody that we have here that has COVID on the death certificate died of COVID.' Can I prove that? No, but that is my suspicion," he said.
According to O'Keefe, Josephine DiMiceli, president of the DiMiceli and Sons, a Queens-based funeral service, said the sister of a deceased woman "refused to believe that her sister had COVID-19."
An autopsy later proved the woman's suspicions correct, he said.
And Joseph Antioco, the director of Brooklyn’s Schaeffer Funeral Home, told another undercover journalist that if the deceased was not under the care of a private physician, the chances were very good their cause of death was going down as COVID-19.
"Two weeks ago, I had a 40-year-old man that died in his house, okay? They didn’t even go to the house, the guy had no underlying causes, no medical conditions, they released him from the house without even going saying he had COVID-19 because he had a fever," he said.
"How do you know that’s what he had? You don’t. But, now the death certificate showed shows that he had COVID-19," he said.
Antioco said COVID-19 has become the go-to cause of death.
"How many of them are actually COVID-19? Or is the M.E.(Medical Examiner) just putting that because they don’t want to go to the scene?"


wnd--2020-04-30--'Stay Safe!' – but more importantly, 'Stay Free!'

During government-ordered house arrest because of the coronavirus pandemic , my memory escapes into the past .
A poster I remember depicted a galleon at anchor in the port of a Renaissance city .
`` A ship is safe at harbor , '' the poster read , `` but that is not what a ship is built for . ''
`` Be safe ! ''
are the new heartfelt words by which during this plague many conclude conversations .
The pandemic has become a fear-house mirror in which many distortedly see their world .
Many desperately want safety from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fear-filled souls know that every one of us has a sexually transmitted , always-fatal condition called being alive ?
Accepting life 's inevitable risks , America 's brave Founders saw life 's purpose – what their lives were `` built for '' – differently .
`` Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety , '' warned Benjamin Franklin .
`` Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? ''
asked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ descendants say : `` My rights do not end where your fear begins . ''
For the old , obese , or ill – fatally susceptible to COVID-19 – this mysterious disease rightly elicits personal concern and precautions .
TRENDING : Watch Biden lapse into utter nonsense when pressed on China and son Hunter But the most frightening thing about today 's pandemic is that the radical political left – and the Democratic Party it has hijacked – are using our fear of COVID-19 to impose their authoritarianism on America .
We are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says writer Barry Peter Chowka , `` … a takeover of our supposedly democratic political process by unelected and unaccountable administrative state medical bureaucrats . ''
Their inaccurate data and wildly incorrect models predicting this disease have been misused to justify seizing control of the economy , business and our personal lives .
The left apparently wants to keep their newly conjured dictatorship forever as America 's `` New Normal . ''
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic , `` internet speech will never go back to [ the old ] normal , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in April 25 's The Atlantic .
`` Ten years ago , speech on the American internet was a free-for-all , '' he writes .
`` There was relatively little monitoring and censorship – public or private – of what people posted , said , or did . ''
This leftist-hated , intolerable freedom led to `` harmful content '' and to `` growing pressure from governments and users to fix the problem . ''
A `` Joint Industry Statement '' on March 16 by Facebook , Google , LinkedIn , Microsoft , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they , `` the technology industry , '' were `` working closely together in coordination with government healthcare agencies around the world '' to remove `` misinformation about the [ COVID-19 ] virus '' while `` elevating authoritative content on our platforms . ''
Translation : This is the prototype for censoring all future ideas that question any official dogma , especially , in this case , that of the World Health Organization , whose leader is reportedly a former Marxist terrorist from Ethiopia , a nation with close ties to the People @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parroted Communist China 's ever-shifting propaganda about coronavirus .
These dominant globalist media conglomerates , therefore , are promoting Chinese propaganda and silencing contrary American free speech .
YouTube , for example , just deleted a popular video by two California medical doctors who said : `` Typically , you quarantine the sick .
When someone has measles you quarantine them .
We 've never seen where you quarantine the healthy . ''
`` They predicted millions of cases of death , '' both doctors said .
But the unelected , unreliable doomsayers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 0.03 % chance of dying from COVID in the state of California .
Does that necessitate sheltering in place ? ''
For merely questioning the official dogma , these medical doctors ' views were expunged by partisan leftist censors .
The pandemic lockdown is being used to make millions dependent on government money , spend more than $ 10 trillion printed out of thin air , kill free-market capitalism , redistribute wealth , impose easily-stolen elections by mail and prevent President Donald Trump 's reelection .
But if a socialist paradise can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then why tax anybody ?
If house-arresting us is justified by `` saving even one life , '' why not reduce the driving speed limit to 5 miles per hour ?
This would reduce traffic fatalities of `` essential '' liquor and marijuana store and abortion clinic workers allowed to leave their homes .
Wise social policy is based on human rights and cost-versus-benefit analysis .
Today roughly three out of every 1,000 COVID-19 victims die – although government numbers are uncertain because we do not know how many have been infected by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ huge financial incentives to inflate the number of COVID-19 cases .
Divide the number who lost jobs because of the lockdown by the number of `` confirmed '' COVID-19 deaths , as the economic website ZeroHedge did , and you get 565 Americans whose livelihoods , liberties and dreams have been destroyed by government `` lockdown '' policies per death .
Is it a good tradeoff that for each death attributed to coronavirus , government devastates the lives of 565 Americans ?
Or is this like imposing a 5 mph national speed limit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Collectivist leftists want to erase your individual rights and silence any analysis that would discredit their using the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext for their perpetual seizure of dictatorial power .
Stay Safe – and Free !
Lowell Ponte is a former Reader 's Digest Roving Editor .
His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal , the New York Times and other major publications .
His latest paper co-authored with Craig R. Smith , `` The Secret War , '' shows how to rethink several areas of investment to protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threats .
For a free , postpaid copy , call toll-free 800-630-1492 .

During government-ordered house arrest because of the coronavirus pandemic, my memory escapes into the past. A poster I remember depicted a galleon at anchor in the port of a Renaissance city. "A ship is safe at harbor," the poster read, "but that is not what a ship is built for."
"Be safe!" are the new heartfelt words by which during this plague many conclude conversations. The pandemic has become a fear-house mirror in which many distortedly see their world. Many desperately want safety from the mysterious invisible viral spirits.
Do these fear-filled souls know that every one of us has a sexually transmitted, always-fatal condition called being alive? Accepting life's inevitable risks, America's brave Founders saw life's purpose – what their lives were "built for" – differently.
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety," warned Benjamin Franklin. "Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?" asked Patrick Henry. Or as their modern descendants say: "My rights do not end where your fear begins."
For the old, obese, or ill – fatally susceptible to COVID-19 – this mysterious disease rightly elicits personal concern and precautions.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
But the most frightening thing about today's pandemic is that the radical political left – and the Democratic Party it has hijacked – are using our fear of COVID-19 to impose their authoritarianism on America.
We are experiencing a "flu d'etat," says writer Barry Peter Chowka, "… a takeover of our supposedly democratic political process by unelected and unaccountable administrative state medical bureaucrats."
Their inaccurate data and wildly incorrect models predicting this disease have been misused to justify seizing control of the economy, business and our personal lives. The left apparently wants to keep their newly conjured dictatorship forever as America's "New Normal."
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, "internet speech will never go back to [the old] normal," writes Harvard Law School professor Jack Goldsmith in April 25's The Atlantic.
"Ten years ago, speech on the American internet was a free-for-all," he writes. "There was relatively little monitoring and censorship – public or private – of what people posted, said, or did."
This leftist-hated, intolerable freedom led to "harmful content" and to "growing pressure from governments and users to fix the problem."
A "Joint Industry Statement" on March 16 by Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter and YouTube declared that they, "the technology industry," were "working closely together in coordination with government healthcare agencies around the world" to remove "misinformation about the [COVID-19] virus" while "elevating authoritative content on our platforms."
Translation: This is the prototype for censoring all future ideas that question any official dogma, especially, in this case, that of the World Health Organization, whose leader is reportedly a former Marxist terrorist from Ethiopia, a nation with close ties to the People's Republic of China. WHO has parroted Communist China's ever-shifting propaganda about coronavirus. These dominant globalist media conglomerates, therefore, are promoting Chinese propaganda and silencing contrary American free speech.
YouTube, for example, just deleted a popular video by two California medical doctors who said: "Typically, you quarantine the sick. When someone has measles you quarantine them. We've never seen where you quarantine the healthy."
"They predicted millions of cases of death," both doctors said. But the unelected, unreliable doomsayers were wrong. "You have a 0.03% chance of dying from COVID in the state of California. Does that necessitate sheltering in place?" For merely questioning the official dogma, these medical doctors' views were expunged by partisan leftist censors.
The pandemic lockdown is being used to make millions dependent on government money, spend more than $10 trillion printed out of thin air, kill free-market capitalism, redistribute wealth, impose easily-stolen elections by mail and prevent President Donald Trump's reelection.
But if a socialist paradise can be funded by printing infinite paper money, then why tax anybody? If house-arresting us is justified by "saving even one life," why not reduce the driving speed limit to 5 miles per hour? This would reduce traffic fatalities of "essential" liquor and marijuana store and abortion clinic workers allowed to leave their homes.
Wise social policy is based on human rights and cost-versus-benefit analysis. Today roughly three out of every 1,000 COVID-19 victims die – although government numbers are uncertain because we do not know how many have been infected by the virus, and because government offers huge financial incentives to inflate the number of COVID-19 cases. Divide the number who lost jobs because of the lockdown by the number of "confirmed" COVID-19 deaths, as the economic website ZeroHedge did, and you get 565 Americans whose livelihoods, liberties and dreams have been destroyed by government "lockdown" policies per death. Is it a good tradeoff that for each death attributed to coronavirus, government devastates the lives of 565 Americans? Or is this like imposing a 5 mph national speed limit to "save even one life"?
Collectivist leftists want to erase your individual rights and silence any analysis that would discredit their using the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext for their perpetual seizure of dictatorial power. Stay Safe – and Free!
Lowell Ponte is a former Reader's Digest Roving Editor. His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and other major publications. His latest paper co-authored with Craig R. Smith, "The Secret War," shows how to rethink several areas of investment to protect and grow your savings against little-known economic threats. For a free, postpaid copy, call toll-free 800-630-1492.


wnd--2020-05-02--Chaotic video shows NYPD breaking up Jewish funeral, chasing hearse days after de Blasio's threat

A video circulating on social media shows New York City Police Department officers breaking up a crowded funeral procession on Thursday , two days after Mayor Bill de Blasio said he had instructed the NYPD to summons or arrest people gathering in large groups .
In the video , officers chased a minivan that carried the body of a deceased rabbi through the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn , The Associated Press reported .
NYPD spokeswoman Sgt .
Mary Frances O'Donnell told the AP a 17-year-old boy was taken into custody and issued a summons for disorderly conduct during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into utter nonsense when pressed on China and son Hunter Democratic state Sen. Simcha Felder , who represents the neighborhood , responded to the confrontation , saying , `` Stop the chaos now . ''
`` Terrorizing people by sending in armies of cops during such stressful times is not helpful at all , '' he tweeted .
`` @ NYCMayor - we need real leadership . ''
The chaos in the street came two days after de Blasio had responded to a crowded Williamsburg funeral for a different rabbi , Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the funeral and issued a warning on Twitter .
`` My message to the Jewish community , and all communities , is this simple : the time for warnings has passed , '' he tweeted .
`` I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups .
This is about stopping the disease and saving lives .
Period . ''
After people accused the mayor of anti-Semitism , he apologized for his tweet .
`` I regret if the way I said it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of being treated the wrong way , that was not my intention , '' de Blasio told reporters , according to The New York Times .
`` It was said with love , but it was tough love . ''
Responding to de Blasio 's tweets , Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz urged the Justice Department `` to closely monitor New York City '' for potential religious discrimination , the AP reported .
New York has banned gatherings of any size for any purpose in response to the coronavirus outbreak .
As of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive for COVID-19 in New York state , according to data from Johns Hopkins .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

A video circulating on social media shows New York City Police Department officers breaking up a crowded funeral procession on Thursday, two days after Mayor Bill de Blasio said he had instructed the NYPD to summons or arrest people gathering in large groups.
In the video, officers chased a minivan that carried the body of a deceased rabbi through the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, The Associated Press reported.
NYPD spokeswoman Sgt. Mary Frances O'Donnell told the AP a 17-year-old boy was taken into custody and issued a summons for disorderly conduct during the altercation.
Video shows NYPD officers sprinting after a hearse (and tripping over themselves) during a chaotic funeral in Borough Park earlier today. At least one arrest, police said. https://t.co/jdyRoIQP85 pic.twitter.com/jXbKT2UdlW — Jake Offenhartz (@jangelooff) April 30, 2020
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Democratic state Sen. Simcha Felder, who represents the neighborhood, responded to the confrontation, saying, "Stop the chaos now."
"Terrorizing people by sending in armies of cops during such stressful times is not helpful at all," he tweeted. "@NYCMayor - we need real leadership."
Terrorizing people by sending in armies of cops during such stressful times is not helpful at all. @NYCMayor - we need real leadership. Stop the chaos now — Senator Simcha Felder (@NYSenatorFelder) April 30, 2020
The chaos in the street came two days after de Blasio had responded to a crowded Williamsburg funeral for a different rabbi, Fox News reported. He visited the site of the funeral and issued a warning on Twitter.
"My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed," he tweeted.
"I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups. This is about stopping the disease and saving lives. Period."
My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed. I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups. This is about stopping this disease and saving lives. Period. — Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) April 29, 2020
After people accused the mayor of anti-Semitism, he apologized for his tweet.
"I regret if the way I said it in any way gave people a feeling of being treated the wrong way, that was not my intention," de Blasio told reporters, according to The New York Times.
"It was said with love, but it was tough love."
Responding to de Blasio's tweets, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz urged the Justice Department "to closely monitor New York City" for potential religious discrimination, the AP reported.
New York has banned gatherings of any size for any purpose in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
As of Friday morning, 308,314 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in New York state, according to data from Johns Hopkins.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.