thelibertydaily--2020-05-25--JP Morgan Study: Chi-Com Virus Lockdowns INEFFECTIVE; Millions of Livelihoods Being Destroyed for NO

JP Morgan Study: Chi-Com Virus Lockdowns INEFFECTIVE; Millions of Livelihoods Being Destroyed for NOTHING

Are politicians now continuing the lockdowns because admitting error — that they ’ re guilty of advancing one of American history ’ s greatest blunders — would mean political destruction ?
Are they continuing to destroy the careers of millions to save their own ( when , perhaps , something more sinister is not at work ) ?
Many may now draw this conclusion after yet another study , this one by establishment company JP Morgan , has found that the lockdowns have done nothing to alter the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic ’ s course .
Falling infection rates since lockdowns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely has its own dynamics ’ which are ‘ unrelated to often inconsistent lockdown measures ’ , a report published by the financial services giant said .
Denmark is among the countries which has [ sic ] seen its R [ infection ] rate continue to fall after schools and shopping malls re-opened , while Germany 's rate has mostly remained below 1.0 after the lockdown was eased .
The report also shows many US states including Alabama , Wisconsin and Colorado enjoying lower R rates after lockdown measures were lifted .
Author @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a strategist for JP Morgan , said governments had been spooked by ‘ flawed scientific papers ’ into imposing lockdowns which were ‘ inefficient or late ’ and had little effect .
‘ Unlike rigorous testing of new drugs , lockdowns were administered with little consideration that they might not only cause economic devastation but potentially more deaths than Covid-19 itself , ’ he claimed .
The JP Morgan report includes graphs [ below ] showing that ‘ the vast majority of countries had decreased infection rates ’ after lockdowns were lifted .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in general have either pilloried or praised states for “ opening ” too soon , too rapidly , wrongly , or for being “ cautious.
” Yet the above pattern holds regardless .
NBC journalist Quintanilla also points out ( tweet below ) that study author Kolanovic has a solid , albeit possibly short , track record .
Kolanovic ’ s track record is certainly better than that of Imperial College ’ s ever-wrong Neil Ferguson , who helped spark the worldwide lockdown hysteria with now disproven doomsday predictions ; and our Dr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prescription he was unwilling to change at the next media interview , the latest example being how he ’ s now against lockdowns ’ perpetuation after being for it a week ago .
Where Kolanovic goes wrong is in also saying in his study , as the Express reports , “ In the absence of conclusive data , these lockdowns were justified initially.
” Now , perhaps the researcher is simply trying to give pro-lockdown politicians a face- ( and career- ) saving way to end the insanity , but the truth is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do you do in the face of inconclusive data , go with the default or with some grand , untried experiment ?
The devil you know or the devil you don ’ t know ?
We went with the latter and now , the Express also writes , “ Economists have predicted a global recession to rival that of the Great Depression of the 1930s and already millions of workers have lost their jobs ” due to the lockdowns .
And something was overlooked .
One of the most outrageous and oft-repeated pandemic-related @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demagoguery at worst — is “ The choice is between lives and the economy.
” The vicious , ad hominem version is , “ You care about money more than people ’ s lives !
” But that was never the choice .
It is and always was , at worst , a choice between lives lost to a pandemic on one hand , and the economy and ( perhaps far more ) lives lost due to economic distress on the other .
That is , assuming that not all of the pandemic-related @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is questionable .
If they would have , it then was a choice between all the Wuhan virus deaths and the Wuhan virus deaths plus the economic-distress-oriented deaths .
( One study found that lockdowns can cause 29 times as much death as the pandemic . )
Yet there ’ s also a third possibility : that there were actually more pandemic-caused deaths because of the lockdowns .
How ?
Remember , dispersing your resources and focus among everyone — even those not needing them — means there won ’ t be as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , approximately 30 percent of America ’ s virus deaths have occurred in New York , and 58 percent of those have been NYC nursing home residents ( in Minnesota , 70 percent of the deaths occurred in nursing homes ) .
Is it possible that this number could be lower if — instead of trying to quarantine the whole population and acting as if everyone was at high risk — we applied laser-like focus on the vulnerable groups ?
But common sense reveals the main reason why lockdowns were never justifiable .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and doctors say that , given how what ails him is a new disease , they ’ re not sure how to proceed .
If you had to choose , would you select the tried and true treatment ?
Or something new with no track record at all ?
Forgotten here is that nationwide lockdowns were — much like Marxists ’ collective farms — a big experiment .
We ’ d never tried such a thing before .
Given this , robust debate was necessary .
Instead , as with the Marxists , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and silenced .
Even a popular video featuring Dr. Knut Wittkowski , who counseled against the lockdowns , was removed by YouTube .
Never mind his status as former longtime head of the Department of Biostatistics , Epidemiology , and Research Design at the Rockefeller University in New York City ( YouTube techies should control health policy , I guess ) .
Really , this is all reminiscent of what happens with moral issues today .
People will argue , let ’ s say , about school sex education and contrast the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
What ensues is endless debate about pregnancy rates , STD prevalence , this , that , and the other thing , with people talking till blue in the face .
Yet something is forgotten about what to do when in doubt , when statistics and data don ’ t tell the tale : You go back to the tried and true — to basic principles .
With sex education , you return to the dictates of chastity , a virtue .
And with respiratory disease , you lean on the principles of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ normally and establish “ herd immunity ” while isolating and protecting vulnerable groups , and the virus can then be “ exterminated ” in weeks , as Dr. Wittkowski put it when discussing our pandemic .
You don ’ t stop life cold .
To be frank , it ’ s tiresome hearing that lockdowns were initially justifiable because we “ couldn ’ t have known.
” I and many others counseled against these drastic measures all along .
Moreover , scientists tell us that thousands more Wuhan virus-like pathogens lie in wait @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with similar future pandemics , and the only way to avoid repeating our historic blunder is to expose it for what it is .
An “ Oops , sorry , we couldn ’ t have known ” doesn ’ t cut it .
Selwyn Duke ( @ SelwynDuke ) has written for The New American for more than a decade .
He has also written for The Hill , Observer , and The American Conservative , WorldNetDaily , American Thinker , and many other print and online publications .
In addition , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gale-Cengage Learning , has appeared on television , and is a frequent guest on radio .

Are politicians now continuing the lockdowns because admitting error — that they’re guilty of advancing one of American history’s greatest blunders — would mean political destruction? Are they continuing to destroy the careers of millions to save their own (when, perhaps, something more sinister is not at work)? Many may now draw this conclusion after yet another study, this one by establishment company JP Morgan, has found that the lockdowns have done nothing to alter the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic’s course.
As the Daily Mail reports:
Falling infection rates since lockdowns were lifted suggest that the virus ‘likely has its own dynamics’ which are ‘unrelated to often inconsistent lockdown measures’, a report published by the financial services giant said.
Denmark is among the countries which has [sic] seen its R [infection] rate continue to fall after schools and shopping malls re-opened, while Germany’s rate has mostly remained below 1.0 after the lockdown was eased.
The report also shows many US states including Alabama, Wisconsin and Colorado enjoying lower R rates after lockdown measures were lifted.
Author Marko Kolanovic, a trained physicist and a strategist for JP Morgan, said governments had been spooked by ‘flawed scientific papers’ into imposing lockdowns which were ‘inefficient or late’ and had little effect.
‘Unlike rigorous testing of new drugs, lockdowns were administered with little consideration that they might not only cause economic devastation but potentially more deaths than Covid-19 itself,’ he claimed.
The JP Morgan report includes graphs [below] showing that ‘the vast majority of [states and] countries had decreased infection rates’ after lockdowns were lifted.
JPMorgan has a devastating piece arguing that infection rates have declined — not increased — in states where lockdowns have ended, “even after allowing for an appropriate measurement lag.” (Kolonavic) (1/x) pic.twitter.com/E6TJ3Qsa2b — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) May 20, 2020
Same goes for various countries, adds JPM. ìThis means that the pandemic and COVID-19 likely have its own dynamics unrelated to often inconsistent lockdown measures that were being implemented..î (2/x) pic.twitter.com/D3Tju8x2LF — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) May 20, 2020
Note that the mainstream media and Left in general have either pilloried or praised states for “opening” too soon, too rapidly, wrongly, or for being “cautious.” Yet the above pattern holds regardless.
NBC journalist Quintanilla also points out (tweet below) that study author Kolanovic has a solid, albeit possibly short, track record.
ó> it should be noted that JPMís Kolanovic came close to calling the peak in US cases back on April 6. (The S&P 500 is up nearly 20% since this tweet)https://t.co/EIGVc4RctS https://t.co/i2ZfrWVUVQ — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) May 20, 2020
Kolanovic’s track record is certainly better than that of Imperial College’s ever-wrong Neil Ferguson, who helped spark the worldwide lockdown hysteria with now disproven doomsday predictions; and our Dr. Anthony Fauci, who never made a prescription he was unwilling to change at the next media interview, the latest example being how he’s now against lockdowns’ perpetuation after being for it a week ago.
Where Kolanovic goes wrong is in also saying in his study, as the Express reports, “In the absence of conclusive data, these lockdowns were justified initially.” Now, perhaps the researcher is simply trying to give pro-lockdown politicians a face- (and career-) saving way to end the insanity, but the truth is revealed with a simple question:
What do you do in the face of inconclusive data, go with the default or with some grand, untried experiment? The devil you know or the devil you don’t know?
We went with the latter and now, the Express also writes, “Economists have predicted a global recession to rival that of the Great Depression of the 1930s and already millions of workers have lost their jobs” due to the lockdowns. And something was overlooked.
One of the most outrageous and oft-repeated pandemic-related lines — reflecting stupidity at best and demagoguery at worst — is “The choice is between lives and the economy.” The vicious, ad hominem version is, “You care about money more than people’s lives!” But that was never the choice.
It is and always was, at worst, a choice between lives lost to a pandemic on one hand, and the economy and (perhaps far more) lives lost due to economic distress on the other.
That is, assuming that not all of the pandemic-related deaths would have occurred anyway, which is questionable. If they would have, it then was a choice between all the Wuhan virus deaths and the Wuhan virus deaths plus the economic-distress-oriented deaths. (One study found that lockdowns can cause 29 times as much death as the pandemic.)
Yet there’s also a third possibility: that there were actually more pandemic-caused deaths because of the lockdowns. How?
Remember, dispersing your resources and focus among everyone — even those not needing them — means there won’t be as much focus where necessary. For example, approximately 30 percent of America’s virus deaths have occurred in New York, and 58 percent of those have been NYC nursing home residents (in Minnesota, 70 percent of the deaths occurred in nursing homes).
Is it possible that this number could be lower if — instead of trying to quarantine the whole population and acting as if everyone was at high risk — we applied laser-like focus on the vulnerable groups?
But common sense reveals the main reason why lockdowns were never justifiable. Consider: Imagine your child is sick and doctors say that, given how what ails him is a new disease, they’re not sure how to proceed. If you had to choose, would you select the tried and true treatment?
Or something new with no track record at all?
Forgotten here is that nationwide lockdowns were — much like Marxists’ collective farms — a big experiment. We’d never tried such a thing before. Given this, robust debate was necessary.
Instead, as with the Marxists, dissenters were called names, shouted down, and silenced. Even a popular video featuring Dr. Knut Wittkowski, who counseled against the lockdowns, was removed by YouTube. Never mind his status as former longtime head of the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design at the Rockefeller University in New York City (YouTube techies should control health policy, I guess).
Really, this is all reminiscent of what happens with moral issues today. People will argue, let’s say, about school sex education and contrast the explicit, prurient variety with abstinence programs. What ensues is endless debate about pregnancy rates, STD prevalence, this, that, and the other thing, with people talking till blue in the face. Yet something is forgotten about what to do when in doubt, when statistics and data don’t tell the tale:
You go back to the tried and true — to basic principles.
With sex education, you return to the dictates of chastity, a virtue.
And with respiratory disease, you lean on the principles of epidemiology. You allow people to behave normally and establish “herd immunity” while isolating and protecting vulnerable groups, and the virus can then be “exterminated” in weeks, as Dr. Wittkowski put it when discussing our pandemic. You don’t stop life cold.
To be frank, it’s tiresome hearing that lockdowns were initially justifiable because we “couldn’t have known.” I and many others counseled against these drastic measures all along. Moreover, scientists tell us that thousands more Wuhan virus-like pathogens lie in wait in nature. We will be confronted with similar future pandemics, and the only way to avoid repeating our historic blunder is to expose it for what it is.
An “Oops, sorry, we couldn’t have known” doesn’t cut it.
Photo: PANGGABEAN/iStock/Getty Images Plus
Selwyn Duke (@SelwynDuke) has written for The New American for more than a decade. He has also written for The Hill, Observer, and The American Conservative, WorldNetDaily, American Thinker, and many other print and online publications. In addition, he has contributed to college textbooks published by Gale-Cengage Learning, has appeared on television, and is a frequent guest on radio.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-25--Beijing Biden: Watchdog Asks Feds to Investigate University, Biden Center for Millions in Anonymous

Beijing Biden: Watchdog Asks Feds to Investigate University, Biden Center for Millions in Anonymous Donations From Communist China

A watchdog group is asking the U.S. Education Department to investigate the University of Pennsylvania and its Biden Center , a diplomacy and global engagement initiative named after the Democratic presidential candidate , for accepting millions of dollars in anonymous funds from Chinese donors .
The complaint , filed by the National Legal and Policy Center , says that over the past three years , the university has accepted around $ 22 million in anonymous funding from Chinese sources .
That 's out of a total of more than $ 70 million from Chinese donors during that time , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including the anonymous amounts , rolled in after the Biden Center was announced in early 2017 and launched in February 2018 .
The center is located in downtown Washington , D.C. Federal records show that the University of Pennsylvania has received significant donations from China since the opening of the center .
One 2018 donation alone totals $ 14.5 million ; it is listed as `` anonymous '' in federal records .
The NLPC alleges the university may have violated federal law in accepting those anonymous monetary donations .
The Higher Education Act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any donations above $ 250,000 although not necessarily the individual names of donors themselves .
Still , the NLPC is calling on the Education Department to “ conduct a full Investigation and Records Request of all monetary gifts and contracts that have been received by the University of Pennsylvania and its Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement from China sources.
” Neither the Biden campaign nor the Biden Center responded to requests for comment on Sunday .
The University of Pennsylvania 's media office also did not respond to a query @ @ @ @ @ @ @ connect the dots' It is not immediately evident from Penn 's financial disclosures how much , if any , of those Chinese donations are going to the Biden Center .
Yet Paul Kamenar , a lawyer for the NLPC , told Just the News on Sunday that `` it 's not too hard to connect the dots . ''
`` This is foreign money coming into the university .
It ’ s not going to their English department , '' he said via phone .
He noted that the university has a center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sub-departments , one of which is the Penn Biden Center .
`` It ’ s just logical that it goes from the university to the university ’ s international global groups , of which the Biden center is one . ''
Kamenar also highlighted the university 's 2020 Penn China Research Symposium , held near the end of January .
That symposium featured Ambassador Huang Ping , the Consul-General from New York 's Chinese consulate general .
On one panel of that event , called `` China and the Future of Healthcare and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Penn Biden Center .
`` It ’ s not a stretch to conclude that the Penn Biden Center has to be getting money from somewhere .
They ’ re not holding bake sales to raise funds , '' Kamenar said .
`` Even if the source of the all the mega-millions of China donations are disclosed , depending on the terms and conditions of the grants , there ’ s a question of whether the University and its Biden Center are violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act , '' he added , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issue . ''
Asked about the university 's outward compliance with the Higher Education Act , Kamenar ultimately framed the issue as part of a larger picture .
`` Regardless of the true source of the funds in China , the larger question for UoP and Biden Center is how beholden the university is to the millions pouring in from China , especially the $ 14.5 million that came soon after Biden Center opened ? ''
he said , adding that the group is `` asking [ the Department of Education ] to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ALL the underlying gifts and contracts , conditions and all regardless of whether it has to be reported . ''
The NLPC in its complaint specifically requested that the Education Department `` obtain and inspect all copies of the monetary gifts and contracts , whether or not listed as Anonymous , in order to determine what if any conditions or restrictions were or are placed on those gifts or contracts . ''
The university has received numerous other anonymous international donations over the contested time period , including a $ 2 million gift @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 million donation from Hong Kong .

A watchdog group is asking the U.S. Education Department to investigate the University of Pennsylvania and its Biden Center, a diplomacy and global engagement initiative named after the Democratic presidential candidate, for accepting millions of dollars in anonymous funds from Chinese donors.
The complaint, filed by the National Legal and Policy Center, says that over the past three years, the university has accepted around $22 million in anonymous funding from Chinese sources. That's out of a total of more than $70 million from Chinese donors during that time, the NLPC said.
Those significant funds, including the anonymous amounts, rolled in after the Biden Center was announced in early 2017 and launched in February 2018. The center is located in downtown Washington, D.C.
Federal records show that the University of Pennsylvania has received significant donations from China since the opening of the center. One 2018 donation alone totals $14.5 million; it is listed as "anonymous" in federal records.
The NLPC alleges the university may have violated federal law in accepting those anonymous monetary donations. The Higher Education Act mandates schools report the national origins of any donations above $250,000 although not necessarily the individual names of donors themselves.
Still, the NLPC is calling on the Education Department to “conduct a full Investigation and Records Request of all monetary gifts and contracts that have been received by the University of Pennsylvania and its Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement from China sources.”
Neither the Biden campaign nor the Biden Center responded to requests for comment on Sunday. University of Pennsylvania spokesman Ron Ozio on Tuesday said the Biden Center had never directly received any of the Chinese donations at the center of the controversy.
"The University has never solicited any funds for the Penn Biden Center. Since its inception in 2017, it has received a total of three unsolicited gifts totaling $1,100. There have been no gifts to the Penn Biden Center from anyone in China," he said.
'It's not too hard to connect the dots'
It is not immediately evident from Penn's financial disclosures how much, if any, of those Chinese donations are going to the Biden Center. Yet Paul Kamenar, a lawyer for the NLPC, told Just the News on Sunday that "it's not too hard to connect the dots."
"This is foreign money coming into the university. It’s not going to their English department," he said via phone. He noted that the university has a center called "Penn Global" with several sub-departments, one of which is the Penn Biden Center.
"It’s just logical that it goes from the university to the university’s international global groups, of which the Biden center is one."
Kamenar also highlighted the university's 2020 Penn China Research Symposium, held near the end of January. That symposium featured Ambassador Huang Ping, the Consul-General from New York's Chinese consulate general. On one panel of that event, called "China and the Future of Healthcare and Biotechnology," was a representative of the Penn Biden Center.
"It’s not a stretch to conclude that the Penn Biden Center has to be getting money from somewhere. They’re not holding bake sales to raise funds," Kamenar said.
"Even if the source of the all the mega-millions of China donations are disclosed, depending on the terms and conditions of the grants, there’s a question of whether the University and its Biden Center are violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act," he added, calling the matter "a national security issue."
Asked about the university's outward compliance with the Higher Education Act, Kamenar ultimately framed the issue as part of a larger picture.
"Regardless of the true source of the funds in China, the larger question for UoP and Biden Center is how beholden the university is to the millions pouring in from China, especially the $14.5 million that came soon after Biden Center opened?" he said, adding that the group is "asking [the Department of Education] to conduct a full investigation and ... get ALL the underlying gifts and contracts, conditions and all regardless of whether it has to be reported."
The NLPC in its complaint specifically requested that the Education Department "obtain and inspect all copies of the monetary gifts and contracts, whether or not listed as Anonymous, in order to determine what if any conditions or restrictions were or are placed on those gifts or contracts."
The university has received numerous other anonymous international donations over the contested time period, including a $2 million gift from Canada last year and a $1 million donation from Hong Kong.
This article was updated on Wednesday at 8:30 am with comments from a spokesman for the University of Pennsylvania.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-25--Conservative Actor Nick Searcy Takes on Hollywood Liberals With New Indie Film Venture

Nick Searcy thinks it isn ’ t enough being arguably Hollywood ’ s most outspoken conservative .
The “ Justified ” alum is pushing a new venture to make movies that “ don ’ t insult people of faith or who love their country , ” Searcy says .
The actor/director is teaming with American Pictures , a new production shingle exploring a trio of films capturing Heartland U.S.A. without apology .
Searcy routinely works within the Hollywood system , including parts in recent Oscar-winning films like “ The Shape of Water ” and “ Three Billboards Outside Ebbing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stories that don ’ t align with industry norms .
“ We really need to basically infiltrate or create our own separate studio , ” he says , citing the late Andrew Breitbart ’ s credo : “ Politics is downstream of culture.
” The first two American Pictures films will be “ Where I ’ m Bound , ” about a ’ 60s gospel quartet , and “ Revolutionary , ” a retelling the Battle of Kings Mountain in the Revolutionary War .
The company offers a “ debt/equity mix ” designed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investor risk and maximize return.
” The plan involves equity investment up to half of a film ’ s budget , not the entire amount .
Plus , films will shoot in states , such as New Mexico and Georgia , with sizable tax credit programs .
American Pictures seeks $ 15 million by winter and expects to start shooting “ Where I ’ m Bound ” in early 2021 .
Why would a character actor/director shift gears for a riskier film path ?
“ The left has known that pop culture has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ 20s , ” he says , citing the progressive streak in director Stanley Kramer ’ s films , like 1961 ’ s “ Inherit the Wind , ” as an example .
That movie , like some modern content , “ demonized people of faith , ” says Searcy , who complains too many Hollywood stories depict Christians as hypocrites , or worse .
Of course , there are exceptions to Searcy ’ s critique , illustrated by a recent wave of faith-friendly films , plus shows like CBS ’ s “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The hurdles facing Searcy and company are many , starting with funding issues .
“ We have to convince conservative investors that storytelling is a good , long-term investment , ” he says .
Any American Pictures project also may find tepid support from traditional media .
A new Tom Hanks movie means the double Oscar-winner will grace the couches of Jimmy Kimmel , Stephen Colbert and more .
Plus , it ’ ll get broad coverage by Variety , The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline.com .
A movie arriving from a heartland-friendly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservative talk show hosts and podcasters .
Plus , actors like Eric McCormack and Debra Messing have suggested they won ’ t work with Republican co-stars .
They both later backtracked , but conservatives routinely fear being ostracized for their views .
The biggest obstacle , Searcy says , is distribution .
“ Hollywood really controls all the possibilities , from streaming , online services and theaters , ” he says , one reason American Pictures is looking into its own streaming service dubbed Creado .
Karie Bible , box office analyst and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the faith-based film market has shown a steady stream of hits in recent years , like “ I Can Only Imagine ” ( $ 83.4 million , 2018 ) and “ The Shack ” ( $ 57.3 million , 2017 ) .
Bible says some of those sleeper films hailed from “ major Hollywood studios ” like Lionsgate .
“ At the end of the day , it is a business , and faith-based films are made on low budgets and can yield nice , tidy profits , ” Bible says .
Still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into larger Tinseltown trends .
“ In this current day and age , studios are risk-averse and are relying largely on known intellectual properties or safe bets , ” Bible says .
“ This is why we have tons of sequels , reboots , remakes , etc.
” That said , streaming platforms are increasingly comfortable , Bible acknowledges , with low-to-mid-range-budgets , like those Searcy has in mind .
Owen Brennan , a producer on last year ’ s “ No Safe Spaces ” docudrama , says Searcy starts with something uniquely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s career began with parts in films like “ Fried Green Tomatoes ” and “ Days of Thunder , ” and he ’ s been acting consistently ever since .
It helps that Searcy says he avoids political banter on film sets .
Still , Brennan learned firsthand the challenges behind film distribution while bringing “ No Safe Spaces , ” a film featuring a plethora of right-leaning stars , to the public .
He thought his film had secured a distribution deal , but when it fell through the film ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more competitive film window .
Suddenly , the indie docudrama had to compete against blockbusters like “ Frozen 2 ” and “ Star Wars : The Rise of Skywalker.
” “ If you have a small film ... finding a distributor to get your film out will be a big challenge , ” he says , adding distribution also adds to a movie ’ s overall budget .
Should American Pictures find its footing , Searcy knows one story he ’ s itching to tell .
Irina Nistor , a Romanian translator , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the 1980s for the Communist nation .
“ They censored everything from Hollywood , not just the content but the full grocery stories and how [ Americans ] lived so well , ” Searcy says .
“ They didn ’ t want Romanian people to see how the West was running rings around them .
She became the most famous voice in Romania.
” Smuggled VHS copies of American action movies , starring the likes of Chuck Norris and Sylvester Stallone , still reached the masses .
Those “ illegal ” films @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oppressive Nicolae Ceausescu ’ s regime , a subject explored in the 2015 documentary “ Chuck Norris vs.
Communism.
” Searcy thinks American Pictures could be starting at an ideal moment , especially given China ’ s ties to the current pandemic .
Audiences are increasingly aware of the deep bonds between China and Hollywood .
“ Hollywood soiled its own bed , ” he says , ” declaring , “ the time is right to replace them.
” Searcy might even get some support from some Hollywood peers who , up until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matters .
He often gets approached on movie sets by actors and crew members who quietly applaud his thinking .
“ ‘ Man , I agree with you , but I ’ d never say it out loud , ’ ” he says of those whispered confessions .
Searcy has worked with dozens of actors who lean to the left , and it never bothered him .
“ We ’ re talking about making movies here and telling stories ?
” he says .
“ So what if we disagree about politics ?
@

Nick Searcy thinks it isn’t enough being arguably Hollywood’s most outspoken conservative.
The “Justified” alum is pushing a new venture to make movies that “don’t insult people of faith or who love their country,” Searcy says.
The actor/director is teaming with American Pictures, a new production shingle exploring a trio of films capturing Heartland U.S.A. without apology.
Searcy routinely works within the Hollywood system, including parts in recent Oscar-winning films like “The Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” He still yearns to tell stories that don’t align with industry norms.
“We really need to basically infiltrate or create our own separate studio,” he says, citing the late Andrew Breitbart’s credo: “Politics is downstream of culture.”
The first two American Pictures films will be “Where I’m Bound,” about a ’60s gospel quartet, and “Revolutionary,” a retelling the Battle of Kings Mountain in the Revolutionary War.
The company offers a “debt/equity mix” designed, it says, to “minimize investor risk and maximize return.” The plan involves equity investment up to half of a film’s budget, not the entire amount. Plus, films will shoot in states, such as New Mexico and Georgia, with sizable tax credit programs.
American Pictures seeks $15 million by winter and expects to start shooting “Where I’m Bound” in early 2021.
Why would a character actor/director shift gears for a riskier film path?
“The left has known that pop culture has been important for ideological purposes since the ’20s,” he says, citing the progressive streak in director Stanley Kramer’s films, like 1961’s “Inherit the Wind,” as an example.
That movie, like some modern content, “demonized people of faith,” says Searcy, who complains too many Hollywood stories depict Christians as hypocrites, or worse.
Of course, there are exceptions to Searcy’s critique, illustrated by a recent wave of faith-friendly films, plus shows like CBS’s “Evil” and “God Friended Me.”
The hurdles facing Searcy and company are many, starting with funding issues.
“We have to convince conservative investors that storytelling is a good, long-term investment,” he says.
Any American Pictures project also may find tepid support from traditional media. A new Tom Hanks movie means the double Oscar-winner will grace the couches of Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and more. Plus, it’ll get broad coverage by Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline.com.
A movie arriving from a heartland-friendly company may not get much exposure beyond conservative talk show hosts and podcasters.
Plus, actors like Eric McCormack and Debra Messing have suggested they won’t work with Republican co-stars. They both later backtracked, but conservatives routinely fear being ostracized for their views.
The biggest obstacle, Searcy says, is distribution. “Hollywood really controls all the possibilities, from streaming, online services, and theaters,” Searcy says.
As part of a larger effort to create an alternative new distribution channel, Searcy is partnering with CE Studios Inc. and their brand Creado, which includes both a production arm and a hybrid content platform that CE Studios President Jason Lehr pitches as "YouTube meets Netflix."
Karie Bible, box office analyst and film historian with Exhibitor Relations, says the faith-based film market has shown a steady stream of hits in recent years, like “I Can Only Imagine” ($83.4 million, 2018) and “The Shack” ($57.3 million, 2017).
Bible says some of those sleeper films hailed from “major Hollywood studios” like Lionsgate.
“At the end of the day, it is a business, and faith-based films are made on low budgets and can yield nice, tidy profits,” Bible says.
Still, the risks behind American Pictures tie into larger Tinseltown trends.
“In this current day and age, studios are risk-averse and are relying largely on known intellectual properties or safe bets,” Bible says. “This is why we have tons of sequels, reboots, remakes, etc.” That said, streaming platforms are increasingly comfortable, Bible acknowledges, with low-to-mid-range-budgets, like those Searcy has in mind.
Owen Brennan, a producer on last year’s “No Safe Spaces” docudrama, says Searcy starts with something uniquely helpful in filmmaking — relationships. Searcy’s career began with parts in films like “Fried Green Tomatoes” and “Days of Thunder,” and he’s been acting consistently ever since.
It helps that Searcy says he avoids political banter on film sets.
Still, Brennan learned firsthand the challenges behind film distribution while bringing “No Safe Spaces,” a film featuring a plethora of right-leaning stars, to the public. He thought his film had secured a distribution deal, but when it fell through the film’s release date got bumped to a more competitive film window. Suddenly, the indie docudrama had to compete against blockbusters like “Frozen 2” and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”
“If you have a small film ... finding a distributor to get your film out will be a big challenge,” he says, adding distribution also adds to a movie’s overall budget.
“It’s a huge expense,” he says.
Should American Pictures find its footing, Searcy knows one story he’s itching to tell. Irina Nistor, a Romanian translator, dubbed the voices of U.S.-made action films in the 1980s for the Communist nation.
“They censored everything from Hollywood, not just the content but the full grocery stories and how [Americans] lived so well,” Searcy says. “They didn’t want Romanian people to see how the West was running rings around them. She became the most famous voice in Romania.”
Smuggled VHS copies of American action movies, starring the likes of Chuck Norris and Sylvester Stallone, still reached the masses. Those “illegal” films allegedly fed the movement to overthrow the oppressive Nicolae Ceausescu’s regime, a subject explored in the 2015 documentary “Chuck Norris vs. Communism.”
Searcy thinks American Pictures could be starting at an ideal moment, especially given China’s ties to the current pandemic. Audiences are increasingly aware of the deep bonds between China and Hollywood.
“Hollywood soiled its own bed,” he says,” declaring, “the time is right to replace them.”
Searcy might even get some support from some Hollywood peers who, up until now, have remained silent on political matters. He often gets approached on movie sets by actors and crew members who quietly applaud his thinking.
“‘Man, I agree with you, but I’d never say it out loud,’” he says of those whispered confessions.
Searcy has worked with dozens of actors who lean to the left, and it never bothered him.
“We’re talking about making movies here and telling stories?” he says.
“So what if we disagree about politics?”


thelibertydaily--2020-05-25--75 Years After WWII, the VA is a Frequent Target of Con Men, Fraudsters

A Georgia man was recently indicted for attempting to sell millions of non-existent respirator masks for COVID-19 .
In New Jersey , a vendor was charged with billing for genetic cancer screenings that were unnecessary .
A Massachusetts spinal device company was accused of paying kickbacks to surgeons to use its equipment .
These cases earlier this year , and dozens other like them over the last year , all have one thing in common : they targeted the Department of Veterans Affairs for fraud .
As Americans on Monday celebrate a Memorial Day commemorating the 75th anniversary of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ review of VA inspector general ’ s files find that con men , fraudsters and criminals are frequently trying to steal from the medical system set up to treat war heroes .
In the six months that ended in September , the last for which there are statistics , criminal investigators for the VA made 131 arrests , secured 86 convictions and targeted cases that involved more than $ 249 million in benefits .
And a rash for new cases have broken since then .
With recent laws allowing veterans to use their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the private sector , the VA inspector general has teamed up with the Justice Department watchdog for more aggressive enforcements .
“ There is the potential for veterans to get more care in the community , and we thought it was important to really formalize a greater relationship with the Department of Justice to really focus on health care fraud out there to serve as a deterrent and to make sure that veterans are getting the health care services they so richly deserve , ” Inspector General Michael Missal announced recently .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efforts are to defraud the VA and its annual $ 220 billion budget .
Among recent cases that were closed : • The former chief of podiatry at the Sacramento , Calif. , VA Medical Center and a prosthetics vendor were found guilty last year of healthcare fraud and conspiracy in connection with a seven-year scheme to bill VA for custom prescription footwear containing carbon graphite plates that were not provided .
Veterans , instead , got inferior footwear , officials said .
• In Massachusetts , a VA employee has agreed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in VA funds by using his government charge card to route money to his personal account .
• A biopharmaceutical company based in Marietta , Georgia that manufactures and sells human tissue grafts agreed to pay $ 6.5 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false commercial pricing disclosures to the VA. • A VA employee was sentenced in February in Colorado for agreeing to take bribes offered by two co-defendants to help them manipulate the process for bidding on federal contracts with the VA. • Sterling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pay $ 1.85 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it failed to schedule veterans ’ medical appointments timely at two outpatient clinics in Minnesota , resulting in the submission of false claims to the VA. During the pandemic , the DOJ and the VA have made arrests exposing some audacious new fraud schemes , including : • Christopher Parris , 39 , of Atlanta , was charged last month in federal court in the Washington DC with fraud for allegedly attempting to sell millions of nonexistent respirator masks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ payments .
• In March , the U.S. Attorney in Boston sued SpineFrontier , based in Malden , Mass.
, alleging it conspired to pay kickbacks in the form of sham consulting fees via a sham third-party to induce VA surgeons to use SpineFrontier ’ s devices in spinal surgeries .
• In New Jersey , Erik Santos , 49 , of Braselton , Georgia , was charged in late March with one count of conspiring to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute and one count of conspiring to commit health care fraud for allegedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tests – including potentially hard-to-obtain COVID-19 tests .
Santos ’ arrest drew an especially harsh rebuke from the FBI supervisor in Newark who worked the case .
“ It is unfortunate that we have people in our country who will capitalize on others ' suffering to make a buck , ” Special Agent-in-Charge Gregory W. Ehrie said .
“ But this case takes things to a new low .
This defendant not only allegedly defrauded the government , he conspired to bilk his fellow citizens of a valuable resource that 's in high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ receiving blood money.
” As the effort to combat VA fraud ramps up , the department 's inspector general is seeking legislative authority from Congress to compel testimony from employees who leave the agency before or during investigations , a gap in its current authority that is hindering some investigation .
In recent testimony to Congress , an OIG executive testified how a former VA employee escaped punishment because investigators couldn ’ t compel testimony about his efforts to use his inside knowledge of VA to help contractors win contracts .
“ Had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former employee ’ s testimony , evidence may have been developed sufficient to support a criminal referral or to recommend administrative action to the Department , ” Christopher A. Wilber , the counselor to the OIG , testified in March to a House subcommittee .

A Georgia man was recently indicted for attempting to sell millions of non-existent respirator masks for COVID-19. In New Jersey, a vendor was charged with billing for genetic cancer screenings that were unnecessary. A Massachusetts spinal device company was accused of paying kickbacks to surgeons to use its equipment.
These cases earlier this year, and dozens other like them over the last year, all have one thing in common: they targeted the Department of Veterans Affairs for fraud.
As Americans on Monday celebrate a Memorial Day commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, a review of VA inspector general’s files find that con men, fraudsters and criminals are frequently trying to steal from the medical system set up to treat war heroes.
In the six months that ended in September, the last for which there are statistics, criminal investigators for the VA made 131 arrests, secured 86 convictions and targeted cases that involved more than $249 million in benefits. And a rash for new cases have broken since then.
With recent laws allowing veterans to use their VA benefits to get health care in the private sector, the VA inspector general has teamed up with the Justice Department watchdog for more aggressive enforcements.
“There is the potential for veterans to get more care in the community, and we thought it was important to really formalize a greater relationship with the Department of Justice to really focus on health care fraud out there to serve as a deterrent and to make sure that veterans are getting the health care services they so richly deserve,” Inspector General Michael Missal announced recently.
The teamwork has already exposed just how widespread efforts are to defraud the VA and its annual $220 billion budget.
Among recent cases that were closed:
The former chief of podiatry at the Sacramento, Calif., VA Medical Center and a prosthetics vendor were found guilty last year of healthcare fraud and conspiracy in connection with a seven-year scheme to bill VA for custom prescription footwear containing carbon graphite plates that were not provided. Veterans, instead, got inferior footwear, officials said.
In Massachusetts, a VA employee has agreed to plead guilty to embezzling nearly $70,000 in VA funds by using his government charge card to route money to his personal account.
A biopharmaceutical company based in Marietta, Georgia that manufactures and sells human tissue grafts agreed to pay $6.5 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false commercial pricing disclosures to the VA.
A VA employee was sentenced in February in Colorado for agreeing to take bribes offered by two co-defendants to help them manipulate the process for bidding on federal contracts with the VA.
Sterling Medical Associates Inc. agreed in March to pay $1.85 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it failed to schedule veterans’ medical appointments timely at two outpatient clinics in Minnesota, resulting in the submission of false claims to the VA.
During the pandemic, the DOJ and the VA have made arrests exposing some audacious new fraud schemes, including:
Christopher Parris, 39, of Atlanta, was charged last month in federal court in the Washington DC with fraud for allegedly attempting to sell millions of nonexistent respirator masks to the VA in exchange for large upfront payments.
In March, the U.S. Attorney in Boston sued SpineFrontier, based in Malden, Mass., alleging it conspired to pay kickbacks in the form of sham consulting fees via a sham third-party to induce VA surgeons to use SpineFrontier’s devices in spinal surgeries.
In New Jersey, Erik Santos, 49, of Braselton, Georgia, was charged in late March with one count of conspiring to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute and one count of conspiring to commit health care fraud for allegedly offering kickbacks in exchange for medically unnecessary tests – including potentially hard-to-obtain COVID-19 tests.
Santos’ arrest drew an especially harsh rebuke from the FBI supervisor in Newark who worked the case.
“It is unfortunate that we have people in our country who will capitalize on others' suffering to make a buck,” Special Agent-in-Charge Gregory W. Ehrie said. “But this case takes things to a new low. This defendant not only allegedly defrauded the government, he conspired to bilk his fellow citizens of a valuable resource that's in high demand. His profiteering is akin to receiving blood money.”
As the effort to combat VA fraud ramps up, the department's inspector general is seeking legislative authority from Congress to compel testimony from employees who leave the agency before or during investigations, a gap in its current authority that is hindering some investigation.
In recent testimony to Congress, an OIG executive testified how a former VA employee escaped punishment because investigators couldn’t compel testimony about his efforts to use his inside knowledge of VA to help contractors win contracts.
“Had the OIG been able to compel the former employee’s testimony, evidence may have been developed sufficient to support a criminal referral or to recommend administrative action to the Department,” Christopher A. Wilber, the counselor to the OIG, testified in March to a House subcommittee.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-25--FX/Disney Twists Roe v Wade Plaintiff Norma McCorvey’s Heartfelt Pro-Life Conversion Into a Judas-Li

FX/Disney Twists Roe v Wade Plaintiff Norma McCorvey’s Heartfelt Pro-Life Conversion Into a Judas-Like Betrayal for Money

The FX cable channel owned by Disney just released what they call their first documentary with an omitted asterisk that should have said *Dark Fairy Tale .
In their Dark Fairy-u-mentary premiere on May 22 , 2020 of “ aka Jane Roe ” they featured the life of Norma McCorvey the once anonymous plaintiff Jane Roe in the landmark Roe v Wade U.S. Supreme Court case that ‘ legalized ’ abortion .
The grim FX/Disney tale took Norma ’ s heartfelt conversion from being the ‘ poster girl for abortion ’ into becoming a newly minted pro-life , and twisted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her conversion because she was ‘ paid ’ by pro-lifers to defect !
How could SFX/Disney do such a thing .
Simple : They extracted a deathbed ‘ confession ’ from a delirious , dying woman on oxygen , coaxing her into saying she was ‘ paid ’ to ‘ defect ’ to the pro-life side .
Knowing how broke pro-life activists generally are , that ‘ payment ’ might have been a free slice of pizza during an abortion protest .
Most of the 70,000 pro-life activists who were arrested in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough money for food .
Frankly , we were grateful for the boloney sandwiches that were served in prison , so it ’ s laughable to think that the icon of abortion was paid any significant sum of money to convert to pro-life .
Maybe she was giving a free place to sleep or given some meals , or a stipend of survival money here and there by a Good Samaritan , but clearly , she wasn ’ t paid off .
If she were in it for the money , I can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ photocopy of a cancelled check big and wide on the TV screen , or portrayed her in a Lear jet more likely occupied by Gloria Allred or one of the other richer pro-abortion movement leaders .
Put simply , the FX/Disney portrayal of Norma McCorvey ’ s pro-life conversion into a Judas-like betrayal for 30 pieces of silver is categorically false .
Yes , Norma likely said incriminating words that made it sound like she faked her pro-life conversion , but he says she said a lot of things including some shockers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense of humor .
I know .
I lived with her .
I drank beer with her .
We shot pool together .
I knew her .
And the FX/Disney portrayal was of someone other than the Norma McCorvey I knew .
But this sellout and false narrative doesn ’ t shock me .
It is typical of how most members of the major news media reported on the pro-life movement .
Typically they ’ d portray pro-lifers as dangerous or crazy or angry or even in very small numbers when in actuality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than twice the number of protestors arrested as did Martin Luther King Jr ’ s famous Civil Rights Movement .
When it was time to herald the message for the unborn , Norma McCorvey was all in .
She was arrested with us twice – once at Notre Dame to protest Obama getting an award , the other time during the Sotomayor confirmation hearings .
No one was paying her to get arrested…or to go through the hassles of the legal system .
She did that because she believed .
She stayed with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was in a rough spot .
Obviously , we had a lot of time together at that time .
I came to know her better than most people .
To those cynics who insist Norma McCorvey was paid to fake a conversion from pro-abortion to pro-life as alleged by FX/Disney and parroted across the nation in an article in The Los Angeles Times and many other publications , I say , “ Show me the money .
Where is the cancelled check ?
Where are the bank statements ?
” There is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was publicly baptized because someone paid her .
It is ludicrous .
Did she get paid for her speaking appearances ?
Yes , of course .
Did I pay her at times to speak at an event for me ?
Yes , of course .
She had bills to pay , as we all do .
But she didn ’ t sellout .
She didn ’ t fake it .
The ones who faked it were the people at FX/Disney who put out the fake documentary .
The bible said in the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evil good .
We just witnessed that .
Our latest episode of the NOQ Report Podcast ...
I made a true documentary on the life of Norma McCorvey that opens with the iconic news anchor , Ted Koppel framing the life vs death argument for or against pre-born human beings , but sadly there are not a bunch of cable station executives in a bidding war to tell the truth about life of Norma McCorvey .
When I went to Norma ’ s funeral , I had to bring my cameraman with me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TV show while I was on the road .
While we were there , I decided to start interviewing old friends of Norma ’ s , including Flip Benham , the man who baptized Norma , and Rob Schenk , who sadly has abandoned the pro-life cause .
I spoke with two of Norma ’ s friends who were with her while she was dying .
The story they tell about her , unborn babies , and her faith in Christ is very different than what we saw on FX/Disney ’ s disingenuous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makers had an agenda .
For someone to make a documentary about Norma , and NOT interview Flip Benham , the pastor who baptized Norma McCorvey , shows to me that they can not be taken seriously .
I ’ m often asked if I think that Roe v. Wade will be overturned , outlawing abortion again .
They only question is when ; perhaps when the Heartbeat Law comes before the high court .
The Supreme Court is yet to hear the fetal heartbeat bill or the Alabama law .
With the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t know which way it will go .
But if Ginsburg resigns or dies , President Trump will be able to appoint another judge from his list .
Hopefully , they did the right job vetting these judges .
Clarence Thomas is solidly pro-life .
Chief Justice Roberts will hopefully vote pro-life .
Justice Gorsuch replaced Justice Scalia so we hope we have a pro-life vote there .
Justice Cavanaugh replaced Justice Kennedy , so hopefully we gained ground from an unreliable Justice Kennedy in Cavanaugh .
Plus , Samuel Alito @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plus if there becomes a vacancy , President Trump is virtually certain to appoint replace one of the liberal justices with another constitutional pro-life conservative .
I do have my concerns , however .
We thought we had a majority with the Casey decision .
We need five judges who will say unequivocally that there is no right to kill a child by abortion in our constitution .
Do we have that today ?
I don ’ t know .
But one thing I do know for sure about the future is that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Randall Terry is known worldwide as one of the most controversial Christian leaders and activists alive .
The Founder of Operation Rescue and pro-life leader , Mr. Terry has been arrested nearly fifty times for peaceful pro-life activism and spent over one year of his life in various jails and prisons .
The New York Times called Randall Terry an “ Icon ” in the anti-abortion movement .
Randall has been interviewed one on one by Dan Rather and Leslie Stall ; he ’ s been a guest on : Oprah , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 60 Minutes II , Hannity , Larry King Live , The Today Show , Good Morning America , 20/20 , ABC News Nightline , 48 Hours , Crossfire , Donahue , the BBC , Italian Television , Niko Television , ABC World News Tonight , CBS News , NBC News , CNN , Fox News , MSNBC and more .
He has been featured in The New York Times , The Rolling Stone , Playboy , The Washington Post , The Washington Times , Time Magazine , Newsweek , US News & World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , der Spiegel , Christianity Today , World Magazine , and most major newspapers in the United States .
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The FX cable channel owned by Disney just released what they call their first documentary with an omitted asterisk that should have said *Dark Fairy Tale.
In their Dark Fairy-u-mentary premiere on May 22, 2020 of “aka Jane Roe” they featured the life of Norma McCorvey the once anonymous plaintiff Jane Roe in the landmark Roe v Wade U.S. Supreme Court case that ‘legalized’ abortion.
The grim FX/Disney tale took Norma’s heartfelt conversion from being the ‘poster girl for abortion’ into becoming a newly minted pro-life , and twisted it into showing a woman who faked her conversion because she was ‘paid’ by pro-lifers to defect!
How could SFX/Disney do such a thing. Simple: They extracted a deathbed ‘confession’ from a delirious, dying woman on oxygen, coaxing her into saying she was ‘paid’ to ‘defect’ to the pro-life side. Knowing how broke pro-life activists generally are, that ‘payment’ might have been a free slice of pizza during an abortion protest.
Most of the 70,000 pro-life activists who were arrested in the late 80s and early 90s hardly had enough money for food. Frankly, we were grateful for the boloney sandwiches that were served in prison, so it’s laughable to think that the icon of abortion was paid any significant sum of money to convert to pro-life. Maybe she was giving a free place to sleep or given some meals, or a stipend of survival money here and there by a Good Samaritan, but clearly, she wasn’t paid off. If she were in it for the money, I can assure you FX/Disney would have flashed a photocopy of a cancelled check big and wide on the TV screen, or portrayed her in a Lear jet more likely occupied by Gloria Allred or one of the other richer pro-abortion movement leaders.
Put simply, the FX/Disney portrayal of Norma McCorvey’s pro-life conversion into a Judas-like betrayal for 30 pieces of silver is categorically false. Yes, Norma likely said incriminating words that made it sound like she faked her pro-life conversion, but he says she said a lot of things including some shockers and whoppers since she had quite a unique sense of humor. I know. I lived with her. I drank beer with her. We shot pool together. I knew her. And the FX/Disney portrayal was of someone other than the Norma McCorvey I knew.
But this sellout and false narrative doesn’t shock me. It is typical of how most members of the major news media reported on the pro-life movement. Typically they’d portray pro-lifers as dangerous or crazy or angry or even in very small numbers when in actuality the pre-born baby Rescue movement had more than twice the number of protestors arrested as did Martin Luther King Jr’s famous Civil Rights Movement.
When it was time to herald the message for the unborn, Norma McCorvey was all in. She was arrested with us twice – once at Notre Dame to protest Obama getting an award, the other time during the Sotomayor confirmation hearings. No one was paying her to get arrested…or to go through the hassles of the legal system. She did that because she believed. She stayed with my family for a month when she was in a rough spot. Obviously, we had a lot of time together at that time. I came to know her better than most people.
To those cynics who insist Norma McCorvey was paid to fake a conversion from pro-abortion to pro-life as alleged by FX/Disney and parroted across the nation in an article in The Los Angeles Times and many other publications, I say, “Show me the money. Where is the cancelled check? Where are the bank statements?”
There is no way in heaven or hell that Norma was publicly baptized because someone paid her. It is ludicrous. Did she get paid for her speaking appearances? Yes, of course. Did I pay her at times to speak at an event for me? Yes, of course. She had bills to pay, as we all do. But she didn’t sellout. She didn’t fake it. The ones who faked it were the people at FX/Disney who put out the fake documentary. The bible said in the last days people would call good evil and evil good. We just witnessed that.
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I made a true documentary on the life of Norma McCorvey that opens with the iconic news anchor, Ted Koppel framing the life vs death argument for or against pre-born human beings, but sadly there are not a bunch of cable station executives in a bidding war to tell the truth about life of Norma McCorvey.
When I went to Norma’s funeral, I had to bring my cameraman with me because I had to shoot my daily TV show while I was on the road. While we were there, I decided to start interviewing old friends of Norma’s, including Flip Benham, the man who baptized Norma, and Rob Schenk, who sadly has abandoned the pro-life cause. I spoke with two of Norma’s friends who were with her while she was dying. The story they tell about her, unborn babies, and her faith in Christ is very different than what we saw on FX/Disney’s disingenuous documentary.
It appears that these film makers had an agenda. For someone to make a documentary about Norma, and NOT interview Flip Benham, the pastor who baptized Norma McCorvey, shows to me that they cannot be taken seriously.
I’m often asked if I think that Roe v. Wade will be overturned, outlawing abortion again. They only question is when; perhaps when the Heartbeat Law comes before the high court. The Supreme Court is yet to hear the fetal heartbeat bill or the Alabama law. With the current makeup of the Court, I don’t know which way it will go. But if Ginsburg resigns or dies, President Trump will be able to appoint another judge from his list. Hopefully, they did the right job vetting these judges. Clarence Thomas is solidly pro-life. Chief Justice Roberts will hopefully vote pro-life. Justice Gorsuch replaced Justice Scalia so we hope we have a pro-life vote there. Justice Cavanaugh replaced Justice Kennedy, so hopefully we gained ground from an unreliable Justice Kennedy in Cavanaugh. Plus, Samuel Alito. That makes five rock-solid votes, plus if there becomes a vacancy, President Trump is virtually certain to appoint replace one of the liberal justices with another constitutional pro-life conservative.
I do have my concerns, however. We thought we had a majority with the Casey decision. We need five judges who will say unequivocally that there is no right to kill a child by abortion in our constitution. Do we have that today? I don’t know.
But one thing I do know for sure about the future is that there will be no abortions in heaven.
About Randall Terry…
Randall Terry is known worldwide as one of the most controversial Christian leaders and activists alive. The Founder of Operation Rescue and pro-life leader, Mr. Terry has been arrested nearly fifty times for peaceful pro-life activism and spent over one year of his life in various jails and prisons. The New York Times called Randall Terry an “Icon” in the anti-abortion movement.
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Randall has been interviewed one on one by Dan Rather and Leslie Stall; he’s been a guest on: Oprah, 60 Minutes, Meet the Press, 60 Minutes II, Hannity, Larry King Live, The Today Show, Good Morning America, 20/20, ABC News Nightline, 48 Hours, Crossfire, Donahue, the BBC, Italian Television, Niko Television, ABC World News Tonight, CBS News, NBC News, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and more.
He has been featured in The New York Times, The Rolling Stone, Playboy, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, Time Magazine, Newsweek, US News & World Report, People Magazine, Roll Call, der Spiegel, Christianity Today, World Magazine, and most major newspapers in the United States.
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thelibertydaily--2020-05-26--Shutdowns Have Brought New York City to the Brink of Economic Catastrophe

“ The knock-on effect is an ‘ alarming ’ drastic reduction in the number of landlords who will be able to pay their tax bills on July 1 which will result in devastating losses in tax revenue for the city ” Professor Jacobson recently wrote about Ghost Towns USA , with pictures showing quiet and empty streets in New York City , due to the Coronavirus lockdown .
If this goes on much longer , the economic effect on the city will be disastrous .
The cracks are already starting to show .
Will NYC become a ghost town ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ retail tenants skipped April and May rent as companies ‘ take a field day ’ from office lease payments while weighing permanently working from home – triggering an ‘ alarming ’ drop in tax revenue New York City ’ s real estate market continues to be battered by the coronavirus lockdown and is likely to keep suffering with no end to the current lockdown in sight .
One major commercial landlord said 80 percent of their retail tenants missed rent payments in April and May and others are reporting that even companies that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to meet their lease agreements , amid growing uncertainty over how many businesses will actually work in offices in the future .
Residents are also abandoning their expensive apartments by breaking their leases or failing to renew them to wait out the crisis in more comfortable surroundings .
For the rich , that means spacious homes in the Hamptons and upstate and for the young , it is their parents ’ suburban homes .
The knock-on effect is an ‘ alarming ’ drastic reduction in the number of landlords who will be able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 which will result in devastating losses in tax revenue for the city and , in turn , the state .
In April , NYC and the state collected just $ 78.5million in tax revenue on the sale of commercial and residential properties , down from $ 217.5million in March .
David Marcus of The Federalist recently appeared on the Tucker Carlson show to discuss his New York Post op-ed about the need to immediately reopen the city .
Here ’ s an excerpt : Last Friday morning , some 3,500 New Yorkers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Queens to receive free food hours before it even opened , according to the New York Police Department .
Catholic Charities has reported a 200 percent increase in demand over the past month and a half .
By prolonging the coronavirus shutdown long after its core mission was accomplished , Gov .
Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio have plunged tens of thousands of New Yorkers into poverty .
For two months , we have waited for Cuomo and de Blasio to tell us how this ends .
Where is ex-Mayor Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the governor told us was the key to reopening ?
And why did he hand that responsibility over to Bloomberg , whom nobody elected anyway ?
What the hell is going on ?
Small business owners in New York are trying to sound the alarm .
Cuomo and de Blasio should be listening to them .
From ABC 7 News in New York : Coronavirus News : Coalition of small businesses in NYC fighting to reopen shops Store owners in Manhattan are fighting to reopen their doors and say their livelihoods are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Upper East Side has defied orders to stay closed .
While there were no customers at the Peter Elliot store on Lexington Avenue on Wednesday , the store is ready to sell some shirts — no matter what the governor says .
And they are making sure there is plenty of stock for customers — as soon as the customers are ready .
Yes , it violates all the rules of the statewide shutdown , but the owner is all done with the shutdown .
“ We are not a country of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like sheep , ” store owner Eliot Rabin said .
Everything is connected through the economy .
If people can ’ t work , they can ’ t pay rent .
Then the property owners can ’ t pay their bills .
Eventually , everything crashes .
This is not sustainable .
New York needs to reopen .

Professor Jacobson recently wrote about Ghost Towns USA, with pictures showing quiet and empty streets in New York City, due to the Coronavirus lockdown. If this goes on much longer, the economic effect on the city will be disastrous.
The cracks are already starting to show.
Jennifer Smith reports at the Daily Mail:
Will NYC become a ghost town? 80% of one landlord’s retail tenants skipped April and May rent as companies ‘take a field day’ from office lease payments while weighing permanently working from home – triggering an ‘alarming’ drop in tax revenue New York City’s real estate market continues to be battered by the coronavirus lockdown and is likely to keep suffering with no end to the current lockdown in sight. One major commercial landlord said 80 percent of their retail tenants missed rent payments in April and May and others are reporting that even companies that have healthy finances are simply choosing not to meet their lease agreements, amid growing uncertainty over how many businesses will actually work in offices in the future. Residents are also abandoning their expensive apartments by breaking their leases or failing to renew them to wait out the crisis in more comfortable surroundings. For the rich, that means spacious homes in the Hamptons and upstate and for the young, it is their parents’ suburban homes. The knock-on effect is an ‘alarming’ drastic reduction in the number of landlords who will be able to pay their tax bills on July 1 which will result in devastating losses in tax revenue for the city and, in turn, the state. In April, NYC and the state collected just $78.5million in tax revenue on the sale of commercial and residential properties, down from $217.5million in March.
David Marcus of The Federalist recently appeared on the Tucker Carlson show to discuss his New York Post op-ed about the need to immediately reopen the city. Here’s an excerpt:
End New York City’s lockdown now! Last Friday morning, some 3,500 New Yorkers lined up at a Catholic church in Queens to receive free food hours before it even opened, according to the New York Police Department. Catholic Charities has reported a 200 percent increase in demand over the past month and a half. By prolonging the coronavirus shutdown long after its core mission was accomplished, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio have plunged tens of thousands of New Yorkers into poverty. It needs to end. Now… For two months, we have waited for Cuomo and de Blasio to tell us how this ends. Where is ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg with his alleged army of tracers that the governor told us was the key to reopening? And why did he hand that responsibility over to Bloomberg, whom nobody elected anyway? What the hell is going on?
Small business owners in New York are trying to sound the alarm. Cuomo and de Blasio should be listening to them.
From ABC 7 News in New York:
Coronavirus News: Coalition of small businesses in NYC fighting to reopen shops Store owners in Manhattan are fighting to reopen their doors and say their livelihoods are at stake. One clothing store on the Upper East Side has defied orders to stay closed. While there were no customers at the Peter Elliot store on Lexington Avenue on Wednesday, the store is ready to sell some shirts — no matter what the governor says. And they are making sure there is plenty of stock for customers — as soon as the customers are ready. Yes, it violates all the rules of the statewide shutdown, but the owner is all done with the shutdown. “We are not a country of sheep, but we have been treated like sheep,” store owner Eliot Rabin said.
Everything is connected through the economy. If people can’t work, they can’t pay rent. Then the property owners can’t pay their bills. Eventually, everything crashes.
This is not sustainable. New York needs to reopen.
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thelibertydaily--2020-05-26--Former Israeli Health Minister: The Chi-Com Virus Response Has Been ‘Monstrous Hysteria’ Reaching to

Former Israeli Health Minister: The Chi-Com Virus Response Has Been ‘Monstrous Hysteria’ Reaching to the Irrational: Mortality Due to Chi-Com Virus ‘Is a Fake Number’

Dr. Andrew Bostom tweeted out an important interview today with former Israeli Director of Israel ’ s Health Ministry .
Yoram Lass lambastes the “ monstrous hysteria ” over the Coronavirus pandemic and compares the disease numbers to the average flu .
The interview was posted on Spiked Online .
Dr. Andrew Bostom : oram Lass , former Dir of Israel ’ s Health Ministry on “ monstrous hysteria ” of Covid19 : “ This is nothing more than a flu epidemic if you care to look at the numbers & data , but people who are in a state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to coronavirus is a fake number .
Most people are not dying from coronavirus…the number of infected people is fake , bec it depends on the number of tests.. only real number is the total # of deaths – all causes of death , not just coronavirus.
” “ Every winter we get what is called an excess death rate… CV comes very fast , but it also goes away very fast .
The flu wave is shallow as it takes 3mos to pass.. CV season , we have had an excess @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the epidemic of regular flu in 2017 ” “ Compared to that ( 15 % ) rise , the draconian measures are of biblical proportions .
Hundreds of millions of people are suffering.. More people will die from the measures than from the virus .
And the people who die from the measures are the breadwinners.
” “ Among the people who die from coronavirus , the median age is often higher than the life expectancy of the population.. What has been done is not proportionate… People are brainwashed .
They do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that includes governments ” “ anyone but Prof Ferguson will tell you that lockdown can not change the final # of infected people.. look at Sweden .
No lockdown and no collapse of hospitals .
The argument for the lockdown collapses ” “ in 2017 , 25,000 Italians died from flu complications .
Now you have around 30,000 dying from coronavirus .
So it is a comparable number .
You should not ruin a country for comparable numbers ” “ If you look at the 1950s , we had the Asian flu .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hong Kong flu .
These were worse than this pandemic.
” “ The ( corona ) virus , like the influenza virus , is saying farewell to western Europe for sure…nothing can justify this destruction of people ’ s lives .
It is unbelievable ” TRENDING : BREAKING EXCLUSIVE : As Soon As Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos Testified that Joseph Mifsud Worked For the Clinton Foundation , She Was Brutally Targeted and Harassed By the Left We are starting to see more and more doctors and experts coming out with the facts on this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speaking out against the global insanity .

Dr. Andrew Bostom tweeted out an important interview today with former Israeli Director of Israel’s Health Ministry.
Yoram Lass lambastes the “monstrous hysteria” over the Coronavirus pandemic and compares the disease numbers to the average flu.
The interview was posted on Spiked Online.
Dr. Andrew Bostom: oram Lass, former Dir of Israel’s Health Ministry on “monstrous hysteria” of Covid19: “This is nothing more than a flu epidemic if you care to look at the numbers & data, but people who are in a state of anxiety are blind.” ”Mortality due to coronavirus is a fake number. Most people are not dying from coronavirus…the number of infected people is fake, bec it depends on the number of tests.. only real number is the total # of deaths – all causes of death, not just coronavirus.” “Every winter we get what is called an excess death rate… CV comes very fast, but it also goes away very fast. The flu wave is shallow as it takes 3mos to pass.. CV season, we have had an excess mortality which is about 15% larger than the epidemic of regular flu in 2017” “Compared to that (15%) rise, the draconian measures are of biblical proportions. Hundreds of millions of people are suffering.. More people will die from the measures than from the virus. And the people who die from the measures are the breadwinners.” “Among the people who die from coronavirus, the median age is often higher than the life expectancy of the population.. What has been done is not proportionate… People are brainwashed. They do not listen to the data. And that includes governments” “anyone but Prof Ferguson will tell you that lockdown cannot change the final # of infected people.. look at Sweden. No lockdown and no collapse of hospitals. The argument for the lockdown collapses” “in 2017, 25,000 Italians died from flu complications. Now you have around 30,000 dying from coronavirus. So it is a comparable number. You should not ruin a country for comparable numbers” “If you look at the 1950s, we had the Asian flu. In the 1960s, there was the Hong Kong flu. These were worse than this pandemic.” “The (corona)virus, like the influenza virus, is saying farewell to western Europe for sure…nothing can justify this destruction of people’s lives. It is unbelievable”
We are starting to see more and more doctors and experts coming out with the facts on this panic-porn pandemic.
Thank goodness they are speaking out against the global insanity.
2/9 ”Mortality due to coronavirus is a fake number. Most people are not dying from coronavirus…the number of infected people is fake, bec it depends on the number of tests.. only real number is the total # of deaths – all causes of death, not just coronavirus.” pic.twitter.com/RypMwOXdmV — Andrew Bostom, MD, MS (@andrewbostom) May 25, 2020
4/9 “Compared to that (15%) rise, the draconian measures are of biblical proportions. Hundreds of millions of people are suffering.. More people will die from the measures than from the virus. And the people who die from the measures are the breadwinners.” pic.twitter.com/2pwiIAdbjy — Andrew Bostom, MD, MS (@andrewbostom) May 25, 2020
6/9 “anyone but Prof Ferguson will tell you that lockdown cannot change the final # of infected people.. look at Sweden. No lockdown and no collapse of hospitals. The argument for the lockdown collapses” pic.twitter.com/5bJJAXQpBc — Andrew Bostom, MD, MS (@andrewbostom) May 25, 2020
8/9 “If you look at the 1950s, we had the Asian flu. In the 1960s, there was the Hong Kong flu. These were worse than this pandemic.” pic.twitter.com/8RTgQ72T1E — Andrew Bostom, MD, MS (@andrewbostom) May 25, 2020


thelibertydaily--2020-05-26--Chi-Coms Threaten Retaliation If US Pursues Sanctions Over Hong Kong Crackdown

Beijing Threatens Retaliation If US Pursues Sanctions Over Hong Kong Security Law The Chinese regime on May 25 warned that it would take countermeasures if the United States takes action to undermine its interests in Hong Kong .
The remarks came in response to comments from Washington about potential sanctions over a new national security law planned for the city .
White House national security adviser Robert O ’ Brien told NBC on May 24 that the draft legislation may lead to sanctions under the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 .
Under this federal law , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year if Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous from the mainland to justify trading privileges granted by the United States .
The legislation also paves the way for sanctions against Chinese and Hong Kong officials involved in rights abuses in the city .
“ It looks like , with this national security law , they ’ re going to basically take over Hong Kong and if they do … Secretary Pompeo will likely be unable to certify that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy and if that happens there will be sanctions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and China , ” O ’ Brien said .
Beijing last week confirmed that its rubber-stamp parliament was going to push through a national security law for Hong Kong , bypassing the city ’ s legislature .
The law would ban secession , subversion , terrorism , and foreign interference , and could lead to the regime setting up its intelligence agencies in the city .
The move has sparked an outcry in Hong Kong and has drawn international condemnation .
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters during a May 25 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Washington about O ’ Brien ’ s comments that the security law for Hong Kong could lead to U.S. sanctions .
Wang Yi , China ’ s foreign minister , also said on May 25 the regime would “ allow no external interference ” to Hong Kong and cited the 2019 pro-democracy protests as a reason for the introduction of the new law .
The regime has consistently blamed “ foreign forces ” for fomenting the mass protests against a now-scrapped extradition bill that would have allowed people in Hong Kong to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in courts controlled by the regime .
Critics say that law would allow the regime to quash dissenting voices under the pretext of security .
O ’ Brien said the move would also jeopardize Hong Kong ’ s status as an international financial hub .
“ I just don ’ t see how [ the financial industry ] can stay , ” he said .
“ One reason that they came to Hong Kong is because there was the rule of law there , there was a free-enterprise system , there was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local legislative elections .
If all those things go away , I ’ m not sure how the financial community can stay there .
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The Chinese regime on May 25 warned that it would take countermeasures if the United States takes action to undermine its interests in Hong Kong. The remarks came in response to comments from Washington about potential sanctions over a new national security law planned for the city.
White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien told NBC on May 24 that the draft legislation may lead to sanctions under the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. Under this federal law, the secretary of state must certify every year if Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous from the mainland to justify trading privileges granted by the United States.
The legislation also paves the way for sanctions against Chinese and Hong Kong officials involved in rights abuses in the city.
“It looks like, with this national security law, they’re going to basically take over Hong Kong and if they do ... Secretary Pompeo will likely be unable to certify that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy and if that happens there will be sanctions that will be imposed on Hong Kong and China,” O'Brien said.
Beijing last week confirmed that its rubber-stamp parliament was going to push through a national security law for Hong Kong, bypassing the city's legislature. The law would ban secession, subversion, terrorism, and foreign interference, and could lead to the regime setting up its intelligence agencies in the city. The move has sparked an outcry in Hong Kong and has drawn international condemnation.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters during a May 25 briefing that Beijing has lodged stern representations with Washington about O'Brien's comments that the security law for Hong Kong could lead to U.S. sanctions.
Wang Yi, China's foreign minister, also said on May 25 the regime would "allow no external interference" to Hong Kong and cited the 2019 pro-democracy protests as a reason for the introduction of the new law. The regime has consistently blamed "foreign forces" for fomenting the mass protests against a now-scrapped extradition bill that would have allowed people in Hong Kong to be taken to the mainland for trial in courts controlled by the regime.
Critics say that law would allow the regime to quash dissenting voices under the pretext of security.
O'Brien said the move would also jeopardize Hong Kong's status as an international financial hub.
“I just don’t see how [the financial industry] can stay,” he said. “One reason that they came to Hong Kong is because there was the rule of law there, there was a free-enterprise system, there was a capitalist system, there was democracy and local legislative elections. If all those things go away, I’m not sure how the financial community can stay there.”


thelibertydaily--2020-05-25--Wuhan Pastor Interrogated by the Godless Chi-Coms After Zoom Evangelism Event: ‘I Will Only Live for

Wuhan Pastor Interrogated by the Godless Chi-Coms After Zoom Evangelism Event: ‘I Will Only Live for Christ’

A local pastor in the Chinese city of Wuhan , the origin of the novel coronavirus , was taken away by police for interrogation while he was leading an online meeting of Christians on evangelism and church planting , according to the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousness .
The Zoom meeting , “ Proclaim Jesus Gospel Gathering , ” was underway when the police in Hubei province ’ s Wuhan city came over , looked for evangelism materials or publications , and took away the pastor , identified only as Luo , from Nanjing Road Church , the U.S.-based Christian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousness , which speaks out in public as Christians .
Pastor Luo was taken to a police station and interrogated for more than four hours .
Not afraid , Luo told the police that Christians served the city during Wuhan ’ s most difficult moments , leaving policemen speechless .
“ I rebuke them , calling them out that they are not minding business that they should be minding , ” Luo was quoted as saying .
“ Christians disregarded their own lives to do good things , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad guys , this is unreasonable .
“ I also told them a few times in all seriousness , I will only live for Christ , I will not argue on other matters .
However , I will never change [ my persistence ] about evangelism.
” The officials then let the pastor go .
Earlier this month , police violently raided a house church in Xiamen city in China ’ s Fujian province during Sunday worship , injuring several worshipers in the process .
Dozens of security guards and officers from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Xingguang Church , which meets at a residence , calling the gathering “ illegal.
” All the churches outside of the government-controlled Three-Self Patriotic Movement are considered illegal by the Chinese Communist Party .
Though male church members attempted to block the door , police stormed into the room , yelling at church members while demanding them to stop recording with their cell phones .
When church members refused , police dragged several members out the door and snatched their cell phones .
In a video shared by preacher Yang Xibo from Xunsiding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pressing church members ’ heads down to the ground while authorities yelled , “ Stop filming !
” The church was previously raided by authorities from five different departments on April 19 .
Additionally , the church ’ s preacher , Titus Yu , received advance notice of administrative punishment for “ violating several articles of the religious regulations.
” Last month , several members of China ’ s heavily persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church were arrested for participating in an online Easter worship service on Zoom and ordered to cease all religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , led by pastor Wang Yi , had not been able to gather in person since the communist regime shut down the church in 2018 and arrested their pastor and other leaders .
Since then , it had opted to gather online .
Early Rain Covenant Church was first raided during a Sunday evening service in December 2018 after authorities claimed it violated religious regulations because it was not registered with the government .
Wang was detained along with his wife , Jiang Rong , and more than 100 members of his congregation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nine years in prison on charges of subversion of power and illegal business operations .
According to Gina Goh , ICC ’ s regional manager for Southeast Asia , China has clearly resumed its crackdown on Christianity after the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic has reduced .
“ In recent weeks , we have seen an increased number of church demolitions and cross removals on state-sanctioned churches across China , as house church gatherings continue to face interruption and harassment .
It is deplorable that the local authorities not only conducted this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use of force against church members and bystanders , ” she said .
“ ICC calls on the international community and the U.S. government to condemn China ’ s constant human rights abuses .
”

Wuhan pastor interrogated after Zoom evangelism event: 'I will only live for Christ'
A local pastor in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the origin of the novel coronavirus, was taken away by police for interrogation while he was leading an online meeting of Christians on evangelism and church planting, according to the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousness.
The Zoom meeting, “Proclaim Jesus Gospel Gathering,” was underway when the police in Hubei province’s Wuhan city came over, looked for evangelism materials or publications, and took away the pastor, identified only as Luo, from Nanjing Road Church, the U.S.-based Christian persecution watchdog International Christian Concern learned from the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousness, which speaks out in public as Christians.
Pastor Luo was taken to a police station and interrogated for more than four hours.
Not afraid, Luo told the police that Christians served the city during Wuhan’s most difficult moments, leaving policemen speechless.
“I rebuke them, calling them out that they are not minding business that they should be minding,” Luo was quoted as saying. “Christians disregarded their own lives to do good things, yet the police treat them as the bad guys, this is unreasonable.
“I also told them a few times in all seriousness, I will only live for Christ, I will not argue on other matters. However, I will never change [my persistence] about evangelism.”
The officials then let the pastor go.
Earlier this month, police violently raided a house church in Xiamen city in China’s Fujian province during Sunday worship, injuring several worshipers in the process.
Dozens of security guards and officers from the local Ethnic and Religious Bureau arrived at Xingguang Church, which meets at a residence, calling the gathering “illegal.”
All the churches outside of the government-controlled Three-Self Patriotic Movement are considered illegal by the Chinese Communist Party.
Though male church members attempted to block the door, police stormed into the room, yelling at church members while demanding them to stop recording with their cell phones.
When church members refused, police dragged several members out the door and snatched their cell phones. In a video shared by preacher Yang Xibo from Xunsiding Church, the police could be seen pressing church members’ heads down to the ground while authorities yelled, “Stop filming!”
The church was previously raided by authorities from five different departments on April 19. Additionally, the church’s preacher, Titus Yu, received advance notice of administrative punishment for “violating several articles of the religious regulations.”
Last month, several members of China’s heavily persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church were arrested for participating in an online Easter worship service on Zoom and ordered to cease all religious activity.
The 5,000-member Sichuan house church, led by pastor Wang Yi, had not been able to gather in person since the communist regime shut down the church in 2018 and arrested their pastor and other leaders. Since then, it had opted to gather online.
Early Rain Covenant Church was first raided during a Sunday evening service in December 2018 after authorities claimed it violated religious regulations because it was not registered with the government. Wang was detained along with his wife, Jiang Rong, and more than 100 members of his congregation.
Pastor Wang was later sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of subversion of power and illegal business operations.
According to Gina Goh, ICC’s regional manager for Southeast Asia, China has clearly resumed its crackdown on Christianity after the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic has reduced.
“In recent weeks, we have seen an increased number of church demolitions and cross removals on state-sanctioned churches across China, as house church gatherings continue to face interruption and harassment. It is deplorable that the local authorities not only conducted this raid without proper procedure but deployed excessive use of force against church members and bystanders,” she said. “ICC calls on the international community and the U.S. government to condemn China’s constant human rights abuses.”


thelibertydaily--2020-05-26--Anti-Semitism Update: Survey: One In Five English People Think Chi-Com Virus Is A Jewish Conspiracy

A new survey done by a group of researchers at the University of Oxford found that one in five English people think coronavirus was constructed by Jews to topple the economy for financial benefits .
“ Increasingly as the lockdown has gone on the signs of conspiracy beliefs forming has become greater .
In the UK there has even been the setting fire of mobile phone masks linked to a particular coronavirus conspiracy belief , ” study leader Daniel Freeman told The Jerusalem Post .
The study surveyed 2,500 adults that were “ representative of the English population according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on their attitudes toward the government narrative on coronavirus and related conspiracy theories between May 4 and May 11 , ” according to the Jerusalem Post .
( RELATED : New York Sent More Than 4,500 Coronavirus Patients Into Nursing Homes After Cuomo Order : AP ) It was given to gauge public response to measures implemented to prevent the spread of the coronavirus , and found a strong inclination towards distrust of official advice .
Respondents were also asked if they agreed with a range of conspiracy statements covering general theories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus to responses made by the government .
The statements were designed with influences from both mainstream and alternative sites , The Jerusalem Post reported .
When asked to respond to the statement “ Jews have created the virus to collapse the economy for financial gain , ” 5.3 % of respondents “ agreed a little , ” 6.8 % “ agreed moderately , ” 4.6 % “ agreed a lot , ” and 2.4 % “ agreed completely , ” while 80.8 % did not agree at all .
The researched found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less likely to comply with government containment guidelines .
“ The findings are truly concerning .
Rates of coronavirus conspiracy beliefs were higher than we anticipated .
Only half of the population appear completely unaffected by such ideas .
Highly disturbing ideas were endorsed by a significant minority , ” Freeman told The Jerusalem Post .
“ It looks like a fracture in society is exposed , just as we need a collective response to combat the virus .
The coronavirus conspiracy theories appear to have built on long-standing prejudices and distorted ideas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The researchers have plans to expand the study in hopes of discovering “ ways to reduce the coronavirus conspiracy beliefs and make accurate information more effective , ” Freeman said .

A new survey done by a group of researchers at the University of Oxford found that one in five English people think coronavirus was constructed by Jews to topple the economy for financial benefits.
“Increasingly as the lockdown has gone on the signs of conspiracy beliefs forming has become greater. In the UK there has even been the setting fire of mobile phone masks linked to a particular coronavirus conspiracy belief,” study leader Daniel Freeman told The Jerusalem Post.
The study surveyed 2,500 adults that were “representative of the English population according to age, gender, region and income, on their attitudes toward the government narrative on coronavirus and related conspiracy theories between May 4 and May 11,” according to the Jerusalem Post. (RELATED: New York Sent More Than 4,500 Coronavirus Patients Into Nursing Homes After Cuomo Order: AP)
It was given to gauge public response to measures implemented to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, and found a strong inclination towards distrust of official advice.
Respondents were also asked if they agreed with a range of conspiracy statements covering general theories about the origin and spread of the virus to responses made by the government. The statements were designed with influences from both mainstream and alternative sites, The Jerusalem Post reported.
When asked to respond to the statement “Jews have created the virus to collapse the economy for financial gain,” 5.3% of respondents “agreed a little,” 6.8% “agreed moderately,” 4.6% “agreed a lot,” and 2.4% “agreed completely,” while 80.8% did not agree at all.
The researched found those who support conspiracy theories were also less likely to comply with government containment guidelines.
“The findings are truly concerning. Rates of coronavirus conspiracy beliefs were higher than we anticipated. Only half of the population appear completely unaffected by such ideas. Highly disturbing ideas were endorsed by a significant minority,” Freeman told The Jerusalem Post.
“It looks like a fracture in society is exposed, just as we need a collective response to combat the virus. The coronavirus conspiracy theories appear to have built on long-standing prejudices and distorted ideas. Mistrust appears to have gone mainstream.”
The researchers have plans to expand the study in hopes of discovering “ways to reduce the coronavirus conspiracy beliefs and make accurate information more effective,” Freeman said.