thelibertydaily--2020-05-19--FLASHBACK: Activists Burglarized An FBI Office, Made Off With Docs Revealing How The Bureau Spied On

FLASHBACK: Activists Burglarized An FBI Office, Made Off With Docs Revealing How The Bureau Spied On Americans For Political Gain

• It ’ s been over four decades since a mysterious group of political activists stormed into a small FBI office in Pennsylvania , stole a treasure trove of documents showing the bureau ’ s work spying on Americans for political purposes , and distributed that information to the press .
• The group ’ s document dump showed how former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover used the instruments of his office to target civil rights activists and even a Hollywood actress , who committed suicide after the bureau planted a false story about her .
• Two prominent conservative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Michael Flynn case shows the bureau is operating in similar territory in the Trump era and being used for partisan political purposes instead of merely for intelligence gathering .
It ’ s been over 45 years since a ragtag group of activists broke into a small-town FBI office and made off with a giant cache of documents revealing the extent of the bureau ’ s work spying on Americans for political purposes .
A group of activists calling themselves the Citizens ’ Commission to Investigate the FBI forced their way into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on March 8 , 1971 , with a crowbar in search of documents revealing the extent of the bureau ’ s spy network .
Planning the ruse on the night of an epic boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier gave the group cover , they believed .
Agents arrived at the two-man office the morning after to find disheveled cabinets and missing documents , past media reports show .
( RELATED : Here Is Everything You Need To Know About ‘ Unmasking ’ And Michael Flynn , All In One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ batch of 14 documents to The Washington Post , the contents of which detailed how the FBI recruited a local police chief to surveil black activist groups in the Philadelphia area .
A switchboard operator was also employed to tap into the activists ’ phone lines .
The New York Times and a slew of Democratic lawmakers received similar memos highlighting the bureau ’ s work .
Two prominent conservative historians see similarities between what the FBI was doing during that time and what the intelligence community did during the Michael Flynn investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. Army lieutenant general pleading guilty to lying to the FBI .
Conservatives say the FBI ’ s investigation was politically motivated .
The commission ’ s members were never outed despite the FBI building up a six-year , 33,000-page file on the case .
Several members of the group eventually confessed to the bold burglary in a 2014 book titled “ The Burglary : The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover ’ s Secret FBI.
” The case is officially closed as the five-year statute of limitations on burglary has expired .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the book ’ s author , former WaPo reporter Betty Medsger .
“ We did it … because somebody had to do it , ” John Raines , a retired professor at Temple University and former civil rights “ Freedom Rider , ” told NBC in 2014 .
“ In this case , by breaking a law — entering , removing files — we exposed a crime that was going on.
” The Citizens ’ Commission to Investigate the FBI ’ s break-in predated former military analyst Daniel Ellsberg ’ s leak of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prompted former Idaho Sen. Frank Church ’ s congressional hearings on intelligence agency abuses .
How Did They Do It ?
The group waited outside the Pennsylvania FBI office for hours until John Raines ’ s wife , Bonnie Raines , walked up to an agent guarding the building and posed as a college student seeking to interview the agent about job opportunities .
“ I tried to disguise my appearance as much as I could , ” Bonnie Raines told NBC in 2014 .
“ I had long , dark , hippie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it up inside of a winter hat … What [ the agent ] didn ’ t notice during the whole interview was that I never took my gloves off.
” Keith Forsyth , a former Philadelphia cab driver and another member of the group , entered the building first .
“ I picked door B and busted the deadbolt off in one go with a crowbar , ” he recounted during the NBC interview .
“ And I held my breath.
” They admitted to leaving the office a mess .
John Raines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COINTELPRO , a program designed to neutralize political dissidents .
Under this program , the bureau worked to “ enhance the paranoia endemic in these circles , ” as one COINTELPRO memo put it , according to press reports fleshing out the Citizens ’ Commission to Investigate the FBI ’ s historical importance .
The documents showed that then-FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was going beyond intelligence gathering and instead focusing on destabilizing and demoralizing public figures .
Agents spied on civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. through the program and tried @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They illegally planted bugs in his hotel rooms and threatened to make public tapes of him entertaining women who were not his wife .
“ King , there is one thing left for you to do .
You know what it is , ” one operative wrote in a 1964 letter .
Hoover also targeted actress Jean Seberg for having donated money to the Black Panther Party .
She committed suicide in 1979 at the age of 40 .
Seberg ’ s death was due in part to mental distress she endured after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suggesting the father of a baby she was carrying was a member of the Black Panther Party , according to her second husband , Romain Gary .
Historians Say The FBI Is Reverting Back To Its Old Ways Former President Lyndon B. Johnson used the CIA and FBI to spy on former Sen. Barry Goldwater ’ s presidential campaign in the late 1960s , according to Lee Edwards , a distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation .
Edwards explained in a Wall Street Journal editorial in 2018 how the former president asked Hoover @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1964 campaign .
Johnson received advance knowledge of Goldwater ’ s travel log along with copies of the Republican ’ s remarks from a CIA spy planted in Goldwater ’ s campaign headquarters , Edwards noted .
Former intelligence officer E. Howard Hunt acknowledged during a Senate committee in 1973 that his CIA superior directed him to infiltrate the campaign , he wrote .
There are parallels between the Goldwater years and the Trump era , Edwards told the Daily Caller News Foundation .
“ We know that the White House was involved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Goldwater business , ” said Edwards , a historian of the conservative movement .
“ It ’ s not clear to me to what extent there is that same connection between the White House and the bureau , ” he said of the 39 former Obama-era officials who unmasked Flynn .
Edwards ’ s comments come as reports show former Vice President Joe Biden , former FBI Director James Comey , former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper were among several federal officials who requested classified intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Security Agency reports .
Republicans suspect one of the officials leaked the information to the press to hurt Trump , while Democrats argue the unmasking is part and parcel of a routine intelligence-gathering process .
It ’ s difficult to believe that former President Barack Obama would not have been aware of these top officials ’ requests , particularly given Flynn ’ s proximity to President Donald Trump , Edwards said .
Another historian expressed similar concerns related to the Flynn matter .
“ The problem with the FBI is that J. Edgar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nobody dealt with him .
Suddenly in the early 1970s , he died .
Open season on Hoover , ” Victor Davis Hanson , a military historian and senior fellow at Stanford University ’ s Hoover Institution , told the DCNF .
Now , there are several tiny versions of Hoover operating inside Washington at any given time , he noted .
( RELATED : Report : US Attorney Is Investigating 2017 Leak About Michael Flynn To WaPo ) Hanson also mentioned Andrew McCabe , the former deputy director of the FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A. Baker , both of whom were important figures in the Russia probe .
“ It ’ s different now because there ’ s not just one boogeyman like Hoover .
Now there ’ s Comey , McCabe and Baker , who are well dressed and professionals , ” Hanson said .
Hanson added : “ What ’ s going on now is more sophisticated .
These people all have prestigious degrees .
They are all deeply embedded … and nobody cares because they are going after Trump .
Anything you want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Trump.
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It’s been over four decades since a mysterious group of political activists stormed into a small FBI office in Pennsylvania, stole a treasure trove of documents showing the bureau’s work spying on Americans for political purposes, and distributed that information to the press.
The group’s document dump showed how former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover used the instruments of his office to target civil rights activists and even a Hollywood actress, who committed suicide after the bureau planted a false story about her.
Two prominent conservative historians worry the FBI’s handling of the Michael Flynn case shows the bureau is operating in similar territory in the Trump era and being used for partisan political purposes instead of merely for intelligence gathering.
It’s been over 45 years since a ragtag group of activists broke into a small-town FBI office and made off with a giant cache of documents revealing the extent of the bureau’s work spying on Americans for political purposes.
Conservative historians worry history is repeating itself.
A group of activists calling themselves the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI forced their way into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, on March 8, 1971, with a crowbar in search of documents revealing the extent of the bureau’s spy network. Planning the ruse on the night of an epic boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier gave the group cover, they believed.
Agents arrived at the two-man office the morning after to find disheveled cabinets and missing documents, past media reports show. (RELATED: Here Is Everything You Need To Know About ‘Unmasking’ And Michael Flynn, All In One Place)
The group gave the first batch of 14 documents to The Washington Post, the contents of which detailed how the FBI recruited a local police chief to surveil black activist groups in the Philadelphia area. A switchboard operator was also employed to tap into the activists’ phone lines. The New York Times and a slew of Democratic lawmakers received similar memos highlighting the bureau’s work.
Two prominent conservative historians see similarities between what the FBI was doing during that time and what the intelligence community did during the Michael Flynn investigation, which eventually culminated in the former U.S. Army lieutenant general pleading guilty to lying to the FBI. Conservatives say the FBI’s investigation was politically motivated.
The commission’s members were never outed despite the FBI building up a six-year, 33,000-page file on the case. Several members of the group eventually confessed to the bold burglary in a 2014 book titled “The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret FBI.” The case is officially closed as the five-year statute of limitations on burglary has expired.
They explained the reason for the break-in to the book’s author, former WaPo reporter Betty Medsger.
“We did it … because somebody had to do it,” John Raines, a retired professor at Temple University and former civil rights “Freedom Rider,” told NBC in 2014. “In this case, by breaking a law — entering, removing files — we exposed a crime that was going on.”
The Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI’s break-in predated former military analyst Daniel Ellsberg’s leak of the Pentagon Papers by three months and prompted former Idaho Sen. Frank Church’s congressional hearings on intelligence agency abuses.
How Did They Do It?
The group waited outside the Pennsylvania FBI office for hours until John Raines’s wife, Bonnie Raines, walked up to an agent guarding the building and posed as a college student seeking to interview the agent about job opportunities.
“I tried to disguise my appearance as much as I could,” Bonnie Raines told NBC in 2014. “I had long, dark, hippie hair at that time and I stuffed it up inside of a winter hat … What [the agent] didn’t notice during the whole interview was that I never took my gloves off.”
Keith Forsyth, a former Philadelphia cab driver and another member of the group, entered the building first.
“I picked door B and busted the deadbolt off in one go with a crowbar,” he recounted during the NBC interview. “And I held my breath.”
They admitted to leaving the office a mess.
Here’s What They Found
John Raines and his crew revealed the spy operation COINTELPRO, a program designed to neutralize political dissidents. Under this program, the bureau worked to “enhance the paranoia endemic in these circles,” as one COINTELPRO memo put it, according to press reports fleshing out the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI’s historical importance.
The documents showed that then-FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was going beyond intelligence gathering and instead focusing on destabilizing and demoralizing public figures.
Agents spied on civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. through the program and tried to persuade him to commit suicide. They illegally planted bugs in his hotel rooms and threatened to make public tapes of him entertaining women who were not his wife.
“King, there is one thing left for you to do. You know what it is,” one operative wrote in a 1964 letter.
Hoover also targeted actress Jean Seberg for having donated money to the Black Panther Party. She committed suicide in 1979 at the age of 40. Seberg’s death was due in part to mental distress she endured after a media report planted by the FBI suggesting the father of a baby she was carrying was a member of the Black Panther Party, according to her second husband, Romain Gary.
The story was false.
Historians Say The FBI Is Reverting Back To Its Old Ways
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson used the CIA and FBI to spy on former Sen. Barry Goldwater’s presidential campaign in the late 1960s, according to Lee Edwards, a distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Edwards explained in a Wall Street Journal editorial in 2018 how the former president asked Hoover to keep tabs on Goldwater during the 1964 campaign.
Johnson received advance knowledge of Goldwater’s travel log along with copies of the Republican’s remarks from a CIA spy planted in Goldwater’s campaign headquarters, Edwards noted. Former intelligence officer E. Howard Hunt acknowledged during a Senate committee in 1973 that his CIA superior directed him to infiltrate the campaign, he wrote.
There are parallels between the Goldwater years and the Trump era, Edwards told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
“We know that the White House was involved in both the King business and the Goldwater business,” said Edwards, a historian of the conservative movement who worked as the Goldwater’s campaign’s communications director.
“It’s not clear to me to what extent there is that same connection between the White House and the bureau,” he said of the 39 former Obama-era officials who unmasked Flynn.
Edwards’s comments come as reports show former Vice President Joe Biden, former FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper were among several federal officials who requested classified intelligence reports from 2016 identifying Flynn in National Security Agency reports.
Republicans suspect one of the officials leaked the information to the press to hurt Trump, while Democrats argue the unmasking is part and parcel of a routine intelligence-gathering process.
It’s difficult to believe that former President Barack Obama would not have been aware of these top officials’ requests, particularly given Flynn’s proximity to President Donald Trump, Edwards said. Another historian expressed similar concerns related to the Flynn matter.
“The problem with the FBI is that J. Edgar Hoover was in office for 50 years. Nobody dealt with him. Suddenly in the early 1970s, he died. Open season on Hoover,” Victor Davis Hanson, a military historian and senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, told the DCNF.
Now, there are several tiny versions of Hoover operating inside Washington at any given time, he noted. (RELATED: Report: US Attorney Is Investigating 2017 Leak About Michael Flynn To WaPo)
Hanson also mentioned Andrew McCabe, the former deputy director of the FBI, and former FBI legal counsel James A. Baker, both of whom were important figures in the Russia probe.
“It’s different now because there’s not just one boogeyman like Hoover. Now there’s Comey, McCabe and Baker, who are well dressed and professionals,” Hanson said.
Hanson added: “What’s going on now is more sophisticated. These people all have prestigious degrees. They are all deeply embedded … and nobody cares because they are going after Trump. Anything you want to do is okay because you are going after Trump.”
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thelibertydaily--2020-05-19--Relaxing Lockdown In Florida Results In Near-Riotous ‘Block Party’

After Governor Ron DeSantis loosened lockdown measures recently , expressly advising against gatherings of 10-plus people , Floridians are exiting their homesteads and getting outdoors as society adapts to life while maintaining vigilant about COVID-19 .
Although it is understandable to crave some relative relaxation outdoors , a massively attended block party in Deland , Florida aggregated 1000s of revelers imbibing on booze and brandishing firearms .
When contingents of law enforcement from the Deland Police Department and Volusia County Sheriff ’ s Office attempted to sparse the crowd and unclog streets blocked by hundreds of cars , things got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignored the lawful orders of cops trying to clear the streets and thin the crowds to tolerable degrees ; it was a futile effort for a while .
As police personnel were trying to maintain order and safety , various party attendees threw rocks , bottles , a bar stool , and cups filled with alcohol at police officers and sheriff ’ s deputies roaming the area on foot and in police cruisers .
At the outset of this near-riotous event , some kids on the block found themselves in county jail .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this melee , counting on his fingers the instances of partiers assailing : “ I ’ ve been hit in the head with a beer bottle , I ’ ve had a rifle flagged at me , uum…it ’ s going great , ” he explained faciteously .
From the initial minutes into the following 12-plus-minute video , a Volusia County Sheriff ’ s Office aviation unit pilot can be heard analyzing the throngs from above , providing specific activities for the law enforcement officers on the ground—including sighting someone with a rifle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if one of the deputies walking among the congested streets can be heard exchanging dialogue as to when/if officials should shut down the out-of-control anti-social distancing gathering .
A response chimes in , conveying something to the effect of I believe they have until 10:00 , so let ’ s se how they behave—signaling that this may have been a sanctioned block party allowed via a permit .
With the governor ’ s explicit social distancing protocol of no more than ten folks together at any time , it is evident many people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legally authorized or not , this block party went way over the top , eliciting multiple police personnel , all of whom are being castigated as the bad guys .
Seems the local paper took the side of the revelers over the cops , and the race card was thrown all over on social media .
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood summed it up in a social media post : “ Where else in Volusia County does a mob of thousands of people pack the streets ?
Where else are people throwing glass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deputies ?
How are we supposed to turn a blind eye to someone pointing a gun at a crowd , or two convicted felons exchanging a loaded gun right in front of our face ?
Our response to last night ’ s events in DeLand was not about race .
It ’ s about public safety , and I can ’ t believe the slant I ’ m reading today in The West Volusia Beacon.
” The “ slant ” to which Sheriff Chitwood is referring is The West Volusia Beacon ‘ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after peaceful Memorial Day block party.
” Read what they have to say .
Judge for yourself as you watch and listen to the footage of a so-called “ peaceful ” block party .
Warning : the video released by the Volusia County Sheriff ’ s Office is a collage of aviation unit recording and ground cops ’ body-cam footage containing graphic language and imagery : So much for social distancing protocols and a minimized “ peaceful ” get together .
Reading Sheriff Chitwood ’ s account of what transpired here emphasizes details @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Speaking of footage , note the many revelers opposing police : Those folks are actually recording evidence underscoring the exact reason why law enforcement had to show presence and actionably disperse the crowd .
One thing is certain : the head-count is exorbitantly beyond ten .
This piece was written by Stephen Owsinski on May 18 , 2020 .
It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission .
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After Governor Ron DeSantis loosened lockdown measures recently, expressly advising against gatherings of 10-plus people, Floridians are exiting their homesteads and getting outdoors as society adapts to life while maintaining vigilant about COVID-19.
Although it is understandable to crave some relative relaxation outdoors, a massively attended block party in Deland, Florida aggregated 1000s of revelers imbibing on booze and brandishing firearms. When contingents of law enforcement from the Deland Police Department and Volusia County Sheriff’s Office attempted to sparse the crowd and unclog streets blocked by hundreds of cars, things got ugly.
The phalanx of partiers outright ignored the lawful orders of cops trying to clear the streets and thin the crowds to tolerable degrees; it was a futile effort for a while. As police personnel were trying to maintain order and safety, various party attendees threw rocks, bottles, a bar stool, and cups filled with alcohol at police officers and sheriff’s deputies roaming the area on foot and in police cruisers.
At the outset of this near-riotous event, some kids on the block found themselves in county jail. One Deland policeman can be heard recapping this melee, counting on his fingers the instances of partiers assailing: “I’ve been hit in the head with a beer bottle, I’ve had a rifle flagged at me, uum…it’s going great,” he explained faciteously.
From the initial minutes into the following 12-plus-minute video, a Volusia County Sheriff’s Office aviation unit pilot can be heard analyzing the throngs from above, providing specific activities for the law enforcement officers on the ground—including sighting someone with a rifle. Moments later, it sounds as if one of the deputies walking among the congested streets can be heard exchanging dialogue as to when/if officials should shut down the out-of-control anti-social distancing gathering. A response chimes in, conveying something to the effect of I believe they have until 10:00, so let’s se how they behave—signaling that this may have been a sanctioned block party allowed via a permit.
With the governor’s explicit social distancing protocol of no more than ten folks together at any time, it is evident many people blatantly shunned that self-sustaining protocol.
Whether legally authorized or not, this block party went way over the top, eliciting multiple police personnel, all of whom are being castigated as the bad guys. Seems the local paper took the side of the revelers over the cops, and the race card was thrown all over on social media.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood summed it up in a social media post: “Where else in Volusia County does a mob of thousands of people pack the streets? Where else are people throwing glass bottles at law enforcement and sucker punching deputies? How are we supposed to turn a blind eye to someone pointing a gun at a crowd, or two convicted felons exchanging a loaded gun right in front of our face? Our response to last night’s events in DeLand was not about race. It’s about public safety, and I can’t believe the slant I’m reading today in The West Volusia Beacon.”
The “slant” to which Sheriff Chitwood is referring is The West Volusia Beacon‘s article titled “Police, citizens clash after peaceful Memorial Day block party.” Read what they have to say. Judge for yourself as you watch and listen to the footage of a so-called “peaceful” block party. Warning: the video released by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is a collage of aviation unit recording and ground cops’ body-cam footage containing graphic language and imagery:
So much for social distancing protocols and a minimized “peaceful” get together. Reading Sheriff Chitwood’s account of what transpired here emphasizes details not otherwise seen in the footage. Speaking of footage, note the many revelers opposing police: Those folks are actually recording evidence underscoring the exact reason why law enforcement had to show presence and actionably disperse the crowd.
One thing is certain: the head-count is exorbitantly beyond ten.
This piece was written by Stephen Owsinski on May 18, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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thelibertydaily--2020-05-19--WATER POLICE: Democrat Communist NYC Mayor Bill de Bozo Says Anyone Who Tries to Swim at a NYC Beach

WATER POLICE: Democrat Communist NYC Mayor Bill de Bozo Says Anyone Who Tries to Swim at a NYC Beach Will be ‘Taken Right Out of the Water’

MAYOR Bill de Blasio said anyone who tries to swim at an NYC beach will be removed from the water if they defy his coronavirus rules .
De Blasio issued the stark warning during his COVID-19 press briefing on Monday , saying the city was getting fencing ready while NYPD and and the Parks Department would monitor the situation .
`` Anyone tries to get in the water , they ’ ll be taken right out of the water , '' the mayor warned reporters on Monday morning .
State beaches in New York , Delaware , Connecticut and New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Day weekend but NY Governor Cuomo said local officials could keep beaches closed amid COVID-19 fears .
De Blasio explained officials would not be putting up police barriers on NYC beaches just yet to give people a chance to comply with the rules after a weekend of people flouting the guidelines .
He reiterated that `` no swimming , no lifeguards , no parties , no BBQs '' and no sports were allowed on the sand , where social distancing rules would still apply .
`` It 's a dangerous situation to ever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no lifeguards present , '' de Blasio noted , saying city officials wanted to avoid a situation where people took buses or subways to the beach .
He said only residents of beach communities would be allowed to go to the beach as `` just open space you can walk on '' — but everyone else should steer clear of it at this time .
`` The first half of June is the first opportunity to relax anything , '' de Blasio revealed , saying officials did n't want to use the available @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a result of rule-breakers .
`` [ If ] we don ’ t see the right thing , we ’ ll have to be stricter , '' he said , adding that there would be more enforcement if necessary .
The warning comes as hospital admissions in NYC decreased from 77 to 48 with a slight uptick in ICU admissions from 469 to 475 , while testing rates remain unchanged at 11 percent .
De Blasio said he would n't rule out loosening some of these restrictions as the season goes on if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Apple .
`` We 're holding out the hope that at some point we could open up , '' he said .
`` Let 's pray we get to the point where we can open things up more . ''
Today , he reiterated that the city would crack down on restaurants `` trying to cheat and do eat-in dining . ''
The news comes after the mayor vowed to stop illicit beach-goers and people drinking in bars .
“ I ’ m not comfortable at all with people congregating outside bars , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference on Sunday .
`` That violates what we ’ re saying about social distancing … and that puts lives in danger .
“ So the police department will be out , the sheriff ’ s office will be out , watching very carefully . ''
The mayor also warned beaches would not open on Memorial Day , despite New York Governor Cuomo saying the state 's coastline would be open .
`` There 's obviously a huge interest in the beaches and the state of New York has said that different localities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Blasio said after a weekend of rule-breaking .
`` I 've said before and I 'll say it again : we are not opening our beaches on Memorial Day .
It is not safe .
It is not the right thing to do in the epicenter of this crisis , '' he said .
On Saturday , people flocked to beaches and bars around New York , ignoring coronavirus lockdown rules as city officials warned of a rebound-spike in cases due to `` quarantine fatigue '' .
Beachgoers in New York City and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Long Beach and Belmar to enjoy the 76-degree weather .
Others soaked up the sun in Central Park , while revelers headed to bars the East Village for take-out booze .
Many traveled further afield to the beaches outside the city , reports say .

MAYOR Bill de Blasio said anyone who tries to swim at an NYC beach will be removed from the water if they defy his coronavirus rules.
De Blasio issued the stark warning during his COVID-19 press briefing on Monday, saying the city was getting fencing ready while NYPD and and the Parks Department would monitor the situation.
De Blasio said people would be taken out of the water Credit: NBC
The beaches at Coney Island remain mostly empty as a date to open up the beaches has not been set yet Credit: Alamy Live News
An NYPD School Safety officer passes out protective face masks on the boardwalk in Coney Island on Sunday Credit: Alamy Live News
"Anyone tries to get in the water, they’ll be taken right out of the water," the mayor warned reporters on Monday morning.
State beaches in New York, Delaware, Connecticut and New Jersey will reopen ahead of the Memorial Day weekend but NY Governor Cuomo said local officials could keep beaches closed amid COVID-19 fears.
De Blasio explained officials would not be putting up police barriers on NYC beaches just yet to give people a chance to comply with the rules after a weekend of people flouting the guidelines.
He reiterated that "no swimming, no lifeguards, no parties, no BBQs" and no sports were allowed on the sand, where social distancing rules would still apply.
People take in the sun and relax in front of a closed snack bar at Orchard Beach in the Bronx borough of New York Credit: AP:Associated Press
The beaches at Coney Island remain mostly empty as a date to open up the beaches has not been set yet Credit: Alamy Live News
"It's a dangerous situation to ever go in the water if there are no lifeguards present," de Blasio noted, saying city officials wanted to avoid a situation where people took buses or subways to the beach.
He said only residents of beach communities would be allowed to go to the beach as "just open space you can walk on" — but everyone else should steer clear of it at this time.
"The first half of June is the first opportunity to relax anything," de Blasio revealed, saying officials didn't want to use the available fencing to block off entry points as a result of rule-breakers.
"[If] we don’t see the right thing, we’ll have to be stricter," he said, adding that there would be more enforcement if necessary.
The warning comes as hospital admissions in NYC decreased from 77 to 48 with a slight uptick in ICU admissions from 469 to 475, while testing rates remain unchanged at 11 percent.
11 People have drinks outside of the Hibeinia Restaurant-Bar in New York, New York, USA, 16 May 2020 Credit: EPA
11 People congregate outside a bar as some restrictions begin to lift during the coronavirus on May 16 Credit: Getty Images - Getty
De Blasio said he wouldn't rule out loosening some of these restrictions as the season goes on if there was more progress in the Big Apple.
"We're holding out the hope that at some point we could open up," he said. "Let's pray we get to the point where we can open things up more."
Today, he reiterated that the city would crack down on restaurants "trying to cheat and do eat-in dining."
The news comes after the mayor vowed to stop illicit beach-goers and people drinking in bars.
“I’m not comfortable at all with people congregating outside bars,” the mayor said during his press conference on Sunday.
"That violates what we’re saying about social distancing … and that puts lives in danger.
“So the police department will be out, the sheriff’s office will be out, watching very carefully."
11 People are seen social distancing while drinking at a local bar in the East Village in New York Credit: EPA
11 Throngs of New Yorkers ignored coronavirus lockdown rules and hit the beach to enjoy the sunny weather on Saturday Credit: AP:Associated Press
The mayor also warned beaches would not open on Memorial Day, despite New York Governor Cuomo saying the state's coastline would be open.
"There's obviously a huge interest in the beaches and the state of New York has said that different localities can make different choices," de Blasio said after a weekend of rule-breaking.
"I've said before and I'll say it again: we are not opening our beaches on Memorial Day. It is not safe. It is not the right thing to do in the epicenter of this crisis," he said.
On Saturday, people flocked to beaches and bars around New York, ignoring coronavirus lockdown rules as city officials warned of a rebound-spike in cases due to "quarantine fatigue".
Beachgoers in New York City and New Jersey sought out sand and sun in Long Beach and Belmar to enjoy the 76-degree weather.
Others soaked up the sun in Central Park, while revelers headed to bars the East Village for take-out booze.
Many traveled further afield to the beaches outside the city, reports say.
De Blasio urged New Yorkers who don't live in a beach community to stay away from the sand Credit: AP:Associated Press
11 People enjoy the sunshine in Madison Square Park in New York Credit: Getty Images - Getty
11 A woman in a mask holds beer as the weather gets warmer Credit: Getty Images - Getty
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thelibertydaily--2020-05-18--Barr Bombs: Says Obama, Biden Unlikely to be Charged for ObamaGate Scandal in Which the Trump Campai

Barr Bombs: Says Obama, Biden Unlikely to be Charged for ObamaGate Scandal in Which the Trump Campaign was Illegally Spied Upon by the Obama Regime

That sound you hear is the deep groan of disappointment by people who had hoped that Attorney General Bill Barr would investigate former President Obama for his part in “ Obamagate.
” In just the past few days it ’ s been publicly disclosed that both Obama and Vice President Biden were in an Oval Office meeting in which the investigation into Trump National Security Adviser General Mike Flynn was discussed .
It was also revealed that Biden personally “ unmasked ” Flynn ’ s name to discover more information about Flynn .
President Trump calls the spy program “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US intelligence community , including the CIA , Department of National Intelligence , and the FBI , were put into the service of spying on Trump .
They used Flynn and three others to get an inside look at the campaign .
The basis for the investigation was the ridiculous “ Steele dossier , ” which those same intelligence officials knew was bogus and likely Russian disinformation .
Nevertheless , those same officials used the secret surveillance court to get the warrants to spy based on information they knew was fraudulent .
Barr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the Trump campaign and presidency – “ Obamagate ” – a “ grave injustice , unprecedented in American history.
” He continued that the pretext for the investigation was that the Russian collusion narrative was “ false and utterly baseless.
” And he disparaged “ two different standards of justice .
We can ’ t allow this to ever happen again.
” But Barr said Monday that the Department of Justice is unlikely to charge either former President Obama or Vice President Joe Biden in the “ Obamagate ” spying program on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports .
“ This is especially true for the upcoming elections in November , ” Barr said , adding that it is “ critical ” that we have a 2020 election in which the American people have a chance to vote based on “ robust ” policy debate — not criminal debate .
“ Any effort to pursue an investigation of either candidate has to be approved by me , ” Barr noted .
In January , Barr said that the FBI , heading forward , would have to get approval from him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a presidential campaign.
” Of course , using investigations to exact political revenge against Donald Trump is precisely what the Obama administration ’ s “ Obamagate ” did with the “ dossier ” purchased by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the DNC .
President Obama and Vice President Biden met together with the highest level intelligence officials to discuss what President Trump calls “ Obamagate.
” Barr echoed Justice Elena Kagan ’ s words in the U.S. Supreme Court ’ s decision on “ Bridgegate ” that some things may be corrupt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rise to the level of a federal crime .
He said U.S. Attorney John Durham ’ s investigation into “ Obamagate , ” Trump-Russia , and Spygate , which refer to the same thing , is focused on others who have potentially committed a crime .
Barr said he won ’ t use his office to get into political “ tit for tat.
” “ The Durham investigation is trying to get to the bottom of what happened , and it will determine whether there were any federal laws broken , and , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the laws will be held to account , ” Barr said .
“ But this can not be and it will not be a tit for tat exercise .
We are not going to lower our standards to achieve a particular result.
” Barr , who just signed off on dropping the case against General Flynn in the interest of justice , argues that there ’ s only one standard of law and it should be equally applied .
It ’ s hard to see such outrageous behavior on the part of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the persons who , it ’ s assumed , “ green-lighted ” it .
After calling the entire “ Obamagate ” “ Spygate ” operation “ abhorrent ” and something that must not happen again , it ’ s disappointing that Durham won ’ t make Obama and Biden criminally pay for their part in it .
But Barr says the focus is on others .
If I were former CIA Director John Brennan , Obama Director of National Intelligence James Clapper , former FBI chief Jim Comey , his deputy Andrew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ characters involved in this “ grave injustice ” I ’ d say the water just got even hotter .
Joe Biden Was In Oval Office SpyGate Meeting and Now the Trump Campaign Has One Question for Him AG Bill Barr Just Issued a Translation of the DOJ IG Report & It ’ s a Red-Hot Rebuke of ‘ Intrusive ’ Spying on Trump Watch as AG Barr Calmly Shapes C-4 Into the Image of John Durham , Places It Under ‘ Nothing to See Here ’ Take on IG Report BREAKING : FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Steele Dossier Was Russian Disinformation

That sound you hear is the deep groan of disappointment by people who had hoped that Attorney General Bill Barr would investigate former President Obama for his part in “Obamagate.”
In just the past few days it’s been publicly disclosed that both Obama and Vice President Biden were in an Oval Office meeting in which the investigation into Trump National Security Adviser General Mike Flynn was discussed. It was also revealed that Biden personally “unmasked” Flynn’s name to discover more information about Flynn. President Trump calls the spy program “Obamagate.”
The highest levels of the U.S. intelligence community, including the CIA, Department of National Intelligence, and the FBI, were put into the service of spying on Trump. They used Flynn and three others to get an inside look at the campaign. The basis for the investigation was the ridiculous “Steele Dossier,” which those same intelligence officials knew was bogus and likely Russian disinformation. Nevertheless, those same officials used the secret surveillance court to get the warrants to spy based on information they knew was fraudulent.
Barr called the “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation into the Trump campaign and presidency – “Obamagate” – a “grave injustice, unprecedented in American history.”
He continued that the pretext for the investigation was the Russian collusion narrative was “false and utterly baseless.” And he disparaged “two different standards of justice. We can’t allow this to ever happen again.”
But Barr said Monday that the Department of Justice is unlikely to charge either former President Obama or Vice President Joe Biden in the “Obamagate” spying program on the Trump campaign, Law and Crime reports.
“This is especially true for the upcoming elections in November,” Barr said, adding that it is “critical” that we have a 2020 election in which the American people have a chance to vote based on “robust” policy debate — not criminal debate. “Any effort to pursue an investigation of either candidate has to be approved by me,” Barr noted. In January, Barr said that the FBI, heading forward, would have to get approval from him before “opening of a counterintelligence investigation of a presidential campaign.”
Of course, using investigations to exact political revenge against Donald Trump is precisely what the Obama Administration’s “Obamagate” did with the “dossier” purchased by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the DNC.
President Obama and Vice President Biden met together with the highest level intelligence officials to discuss what President Trump calls “Obamagate.”
Barr echoed Justice Elena Kagan’s words in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on “Bridgegate” that some things may be corrupt and wrong but don’t necessarily rise to the level of a federal crime. He said U.S. Attorney John Durham’s investigation into “Obamagate,” Trump-Russia, and Spygate, which refer to the same thing, is focused on others who have potentially committed a crime.
“I have a general idea of how Mr. Durham’s investigation is going. … There’s a difference between an abuse of power and a federal crime. Not every abuse of power, no matter how outrageous, is necessarily a federal crime. Now, as to President Obama and Vice President Biden, whatever their level of involvement, based on the information I have today, I don’t expect Mr. Durham’s work will lead to a criminal investigation of either man. Our concern over potential criminality is focused on others.”
Barr said he won’t use his office to get into political “tit for tat.”
“The Durham investigation is trying to get to the bottom of what happened, and it will determine whether there were any federal laws broken, and, if there were, those who broke the laws will be held to account,” Barr said. “But this cannot be and it will not be a tit for tat exercise. We are not going to lower our standards to achieve a particular result.”
Barr just signed off on dropping the case against General Flynn in the interest of justice as well, argues that there’s only one standard of law and it should be equally applied. It’s hard to see such outrageous behavior on the part of the Obama Administration without wanting a little retribution against the persons who, it’s assumed, “green-lighted” it.
After calling the entire “Obamagate” “Spygate” operation “abhorrent” and something that must not happen again, it’s disappointing that Durham won’t make Obama and Biden criminally pay for their part in it.
But Barr says the focus is on others. If I were former CIA Director John Brennan, Obama Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former FBI chief Jim Comey, as well as his Deputy Andrew McCabe, and the notorious cast of characters involved in this “grave injustice” I’d say the water just got even hotter.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-18--Democrat-Ruled Oakland Puts Entire City At Risk By Suspending Sex-Offender Registrations Over Chi-Co

Democrat-Ruled Oakland Puts Entire City At Risk By Suspending Sex-Offender Registrations Over Chi-Com Virus Hysteria

Alameda County in California has a population of 1.6 million people , many of whom have been denying stay at home orders , going to the beach and other places .
Most of those 1.6 million people have also been shopping in grocery stores and exposing themselves to others for months during the lockdown .
However , out of this 1.6 million , there have been only 2,392 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Monday .
In the entire state of California , hospital bed occupancy is at less than 10 % capacity .
If we look at the numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for maintaining a total lockdown .
Nevertheless , officials keep making brash decisions , especially when it comes to child rapists and other sex offenders .
Due to the “ threat of coronavirus ” in Oakland , officials in California made the decision to close down the registry unit where many of the city ’ s sex offenders are required to check in every month .
As Fox News reports , now , the city of Oakland has no up-to-date addresses or other important information on hundreds of offenders – particularly transient sex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advocates and offenders who are trying to register alike .
“ We ’ ve put a whole population at risk and I find that very , very concerning , ” said Nina Salarno-Besselman , an attorney with Crime Victims United , a public safety and victims ’ advocacy group that fought to pass California ’ s Megan ’ s Law in the 1990s .
Indeed , they have .
As TFTP has reported , over the past two months , there has been a group of folks being released from prisons to stave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many eyebrows , and for good reason .
We have been reporting on the release of multiple dangerous high-risk sex offenders across the country .
As TFTP reported in April , residents of Orange County were issued a warning by District Attorney Todd Spitzer , letting them know that seven registered sex offenders who he said were “ high-risk ” were recently released from custody .
KTLA reports , Spitzer said the convicted men spent “ just days ” in jail instead of the six months required by law for those registered as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of such a decision is the fact that all of these violent sex offenders had also been charged with cutting off their GPS monitors or tampering with their tracking devices .
Now , these dangerous offenders don ’ t even have to check in .
The DA called the men “ the most dangerous kind of criminal and the most likely to reoffend.
” “ These are not the kind of people who should be getting a break , ” he said .
“ It is not the court ’ s responsibility to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dangerous criminals back into our communities , ” the DA said .
“ The residents of Orange County deserve to have the peace of mind that registered sex offenders are being held accountable and not just let out the front door of a jail by a court commissioner who refuses to follow the law.
” On top of the court knowing these men had convictions for tampering with their ankle monitors , all seven of these men have violent criminal records , and five of the seven have been arrested for criminal sex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child sex offenders released back into the public was Rudy William Grajeda Magdaleno , 39 .
His criminal history includes child molestation , indecent exposure , assault , battery , criminal threats and inflicting injury on an adult , officials said .
He has had five parole violations since 2017 .
He was released on April 13 after serving 142 days on a parole violation for failing to charge his GPS monitoring device .
He was ordered to report but he “ does not report , ” officials said .
Unsurprisingly , Magdaleno @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after he was released .
For what , you ask ?
Another sex offense .
As people like Magdaleno , who pose a threat to the public and are a high risk of hurting people get released and told they no longer have to check in to the sex offender registry unit , legitimate business owners like elderly Native American trinket and souvenir dealer Daniel J. Mazon are being shaken down and arrested for attempting to legally open their businesses .

Alameda County in California has a population of 1.6 million people, many of whom have been denying stay at home orders, going to the beach and other places. Most of those 1.6 million people have also been shopping in grocery stores and exposing themselves to others for months during the lockdown. However, out of this 1.6 million, there have been only 2,392 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Monday. In the entire state of California, hospital bed occupancy is at less than 10% capacity. If we look at the numbers alone, officials are losing the case for maintaining a total lockdown. Nevertheless, officials keep making brash decisions, especially when it comes to child rapists and other sex offenders.
Due to the “threat of coronavirus” in Oakland, officials in California made the decision to close down the registry unit where many of the city’s sex offenders are required to check in every month.
As Fox News reports, now, the city of Oakland has no up-to-date addresses or other important information on hundreds of offenders – particularly transient sex offenders – raising concerns from victims’ advocates and offenders who are trying to register alike.
“We’ve put a whole population at risk and I find that very, very concerning,” said Nina Salarno-Besselman, an attorney with Crime Victims United, a public safety and victims’ advocacy group that fought to pass California’s Megan’s Law in the 1990s.
Indeed, they have. As TFTP has reported, over the past two months, there has been a group of folks being released from prisons to stave off potential COVID-19 outbreaks that has raised many eyebrows, and for good reason. We have been reporting on the release of multiple dangerous high-risk sex offenders across the country.
As TFTP reported in April, residents of Orange County were issued a warning by District Attorney Todd Spitzer, letting them know that seven registered sex offenders who he said were “high-risk” were recently released from custody.
KTLA reports, Spitzer said the convicted men spent “just days” in jail instead of the six months required by law for those registered as sex offenders. Illustrating the reckless nature of such a decision is the fact that all of these violent sex offenders had also been charged with cutting off their GPS monitors or tampering with their tracking devices.
Now, these dangerous offenders don’t even have to check in.
The DA called the men “the most dangerous kind of criminal and the most likely to reoffend.”
“These are not the kind of people who should be getting a break,” he said.
“It is not the court’s responsibility to control the jail population by releasing these dangerous criminals back into our communities,” the DA said. “The residents of Orange County deserve to have the peace of mind that registered sex offenders are being held accountable and not just let out the front door of a jail by a court commissioner who refuses to follow the law.”
On top of the court knowing these men had convictions for tampering with their ankle monitors, all seven of these men have violent criminal records, and five of the seven have been arrested for criminal sex acts against children.
One of these child sex offenders released back into the public was Rudy William Grajeda Magdaleno, 39. His criminal history includes child molestation, indecent exposure, assault, battery, criminal threats and inflicting injury on an adult, officials said. He has had five parole violations since 2017. He was released on April 13 after serving 142 days on a parole violation for failing to charge his GPS monitoring device. He was ordered to report but he “does not report,” officials said.
Unsurprisingly, Magdaleno was arrested over the weekend only days after he was released. For what, you ask? Another sex offense.
As people like Magdaleno, who pose a threat to the public and are a high risk of hurting people get released and told they no longer have to check in to the sex offender registry unit, legitimate business owners like elderly Native American trinket and souvenir dealer Daniel J. Mazon are being shaken down and arrested for attempting to legally open their businesses.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thelibertydaily--2020-05-18--Senator Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex? Nutjob Commie Gets Crushed in Hypothetical Senate Race Against Sch

Senator Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex? Nutjob Commie Gets Crushed in Hypothetical Senate Race Against Schumer, Gillibrand

Sen. Ocasio-Cortez ?
AOC gets crushed in hypothetical matchups testing her viability as a Senate candidate Does the superstar Democrat @ @ @ @ @ a Senate seat ?

Ever since Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) defeated the odds to oust Joe Crowley, one of the Democratic Party's most established politicians, rumors have swirled that she may also primary one of New York's incumbent senators, Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.
But according to a new poll, Ocasio-Cortez does not stand a chance at unseating either senator, both of whom are Democrats.
Despite ushering in a new, more progressive and further left vision for the Democratic Party, New York's Democrats are not hungry for Ocasio-Cortez's socialist vision.
The Zogby survey polling likely Democratic primary voters found that Ocasio-Cortez would lose a head-to-head matchup against Schumer, the Senate minority leader, by a more than 2-to-1 margin, 54% to 21%.
According to Zogby's hypothetical matchup, Schumer defeated Ocasio-Cortez in every region of New York and in all gender and ideological groups. Most importantly, Schumer also handily defeated Ocasio-Cortez among swing voters. However, Ocasio-Cortez bested Schumer in younger and single voters.
Ocasio-Cortez also suffered a significant defeat in a hypothetical matchup against Gillibrand, 43% to 26%.
However, Zogby said a primary matchup between Gillibrand and Ocasio-Cortez could be "much closer."
"The fact that Ocasio-Cortez is neck and neck with Gillibrand in NYC, and beating the former presidential candidate among younger voters, should be worrisome to the senator since many votes on a statewide level come from downstate, and Ocasio-Cortez has the name recognition to energize younger voters. Gillibrand should take note," according to Zogby.
The takeaway is that, although Ocasio-Cortez was crushed in both hypothetical matchups, she won the voters that could build her a large enough platform to mount a serious challenge against Democratic Party heavyweights.
From Zogby:
Although Senators Schumer and Gillibrand are winning against Ocasio-Cortez in hypothetical Democratic primaries, the freshman congresswomen is performing well among younger voters and urban voters. If she were to energize both groups and benefit from a low turnout, she could shock the world again like she did when she ousted longtime Congressman Joseph Crowley in 2018. Also, women were the most uncertain of the surveyed groups, which could give "AOC" further leverage against heavyweights like Schumer and Gillibrand.


thelibertydaily--2020-05-19--Hydroxychloroquine Dr. Zelenko: ‘We Are At a Pivotal Moment’

Throughout the plague-ridden spring of 2020 , one aspect of the mainstream narrative has remained consistent : There is no treatment for COVID-19 .
So it is best , and mandated by government decree , that everyone stay locked down in their homes , that business ( except for those of the largest variety ) are non-essential and should be shut down , and that life should be restricted as much as possible .
Much of this is dangerous and unprecedented , and it is in part based on a complete untruth .
The notion that there is no treatment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as several doctors in the United States and abroad have developed treatment protocols that they say are working .
Among these is Dr. Vladimir Zelenko ( shown ) .
Practicing in a community on the outskirts of New York City , the epicenter of the pandemic outbreak in the United States , Dr. Zelenko has gained international fame for his work in treating COVID-19 patients with a three drug treatment consisting of hydroxychloroquine , azithromycin , and zinc .
Heavily promoted early on by President Trump , but panned by the mainstream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States , the treatment as administered by Dr. Zelenko seems to have had noteworthy success .
In an interview with The New American ’ s Christian Gomez , Dr. Zelenko described how he decided on the course of treatment as well as why and how he believes it has proven effective in saving lives .
“ I started studying the basic science of how this virus works , ” Dr. Zelenko said in the video interview made available on YouTube .
“ So like all viruses , a virus can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it needs to get inside a cell and when it goes inside a cell it steals the resources of the cell and uses those resources to replicate , to reproduce .
And in the process of doing so it kills the cell , ” he continued .
“ So it turns out that zinc , it ’ s well-known that it inhibits viral replication and specifically in the cytoplasm , in the inside of the cell there is an enzyme ... and it ’ s used by the virus to make copies of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more virus .
So this enzyme is essential to viral growth .
Turns out that zinc inhibits that enzyme , it deactivates the enzyme and so it makes it very difficult if not impossible for the virus to grow .
The problem that we have with zinc is that it doesn ’ t get into the cell at all because its like oil and water .
Zinc is a positive charged ion that is dissolved in the plasma and the cell membrane is essentially cholesterol — it ’ s made up of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is , is oil and water .
So even though zinc is effective against the viral growth , it can not get into the place where the virus is .
So what does hydroxychloroquine do ?
In this case , it ’ s nothing more than opening a door , a channel , a zinc transport channel , it ’ s called a zinc ionophore , and it allows for zinc to go from outside the cell to the cytoplasm , to inside the cell .
Thats all it does.
” There is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may have a direct antiviral properties .
In work published in the journal Antiviral Researcher in May , researchers Franck Touret of Aix Marseille Université and Xavier de Lamballerie of Émergence des Pathologies Virales noted : “ The in vitro antiviral activity of chloroquine has been identified since the late 1960 ’ s and the growth of many different viruses can be inhibited in cell culture by both chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine , including the SARS coronavirus.
” With viral replication seemingly inhibited by Dr. Zelenko ’ s treatment protocol , the disease is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevented from progressing entirely .
Importantly , however , according to Dr. Zelenko , treatment needs to begin early , before the virus has replicated to such an extent that its growth can no longer be successfully inhibited .
“ The sooner you deal with it , the easier it is to treat it , ” Dr. Zelenko noted , pointing out that this is in keeping with normal medical practice , which generally advises that it is better to catch and treat problems early in their progression .
In the interview , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should visit a doctor early , and that their symptoms should lead to treatment immediately , even before COVID-19 test results are obtained .
“ The key is to initiate treatment on day 4 or 5 , immediately , even before you get the results of the test , ” he emphasized .
“ I ’ ll tell you why : because it takes three days to get the results of the test .
If you come to my office on day five , I do the test and I wait til day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , at that point the virus is out of control , so we ’ re stuck .
If we had a test that could be done in the office and get some accurate results right away that would be different , but we don ’ t .
So what happens is when we see a patient we have a very narrow window or opportunity to initiate treatment and get rid of this virus early.
” Reacting to critics who have characterized results obtained with his treatment protocol as “ anecdotal ” and therefore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entire nations have seen success when the protocol has been used .
“ The entire country of Honduras , for example , has been using my protocol , ” he pointed out .
“ I actually set them up .
Their ministry of health , their president , reached out to me a few weeks ago .
I helped them develop the protocol .
They actually reached out to president Trump , if you recall , and the president actually made a statement during a news conference that he spoke to the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remarkable results of the use of essentially my protocol .
Number one , that ’ s an entire country .
Then , if you look at Brazil , and by the way I spoke to the ministry of health of Brazil and maybe I will be speaking to the president of Brazil today , I was essentially asked to lead or collaborate with Brazil ’ s Covid-19 response and I ’ m in the process of doing so .
But they have a medical system , subsystem , called Prevent , and this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they treated a thousand patients with a variation of my protocol and they found a 95 percent reduction in hospitalizations.
” Moreover , he pointed to the nation of Israel and compared results there with the situation in New York City .
“ If you look at the country of Israel , which I helped set their policy , they have had , it ’ s a nation of 9 million people — its essentially the same size of New York City in population — and they had 280 deaths .
Compare that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around 9 million people , and the deaths are up to 15,000.
” In fact , as of May 18 , Israel has seen 272 deaths from more than 16,000 cases , with more than 13,000 recovered , according to Worldometers.info .
This despite the fact that experts predicted far , far worse .
According to Haaretz , the model that was “ one of the key documents that has influenced policymakers ” in the country predicted up to between 8,600 and 21,000 deaths in Israel .
Currently , researchers remain divided over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clinical studies destined for peer-review have begun .
The Henry Ford Health System , for instance , has begun one such study , called “ Will Hydroxychloroquine Impede or Prevent COVID-19 ” ( WHIP COVID-19 ) .
The effort “ is a randomized , double-blind study designed to produce a scientific answer to the question : Does it work ?
” the Ford Health System says in its description of the study .
In his interview with The New American , Dr. Zelenko indicated that he too is working with researchers on another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at some point .
Still , controversy swirls even on this point .
According to the Times of Israel , journalist Jerome Corsi , once investigated by the Mueller witch hunt , has come to the attention of federal prosecutors again for an email he inadvertently sent to one of them that was intended for Dr. Zelenko .
“ Corsi said he mistakenly sent an email meant for Dr. Vladimir ‘ Zev ’ Zelenko to federal prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky because they are similar names in his address book , ” the Times of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mueller effort and “ was one of the prosecutors who had been investigating Corsi , ” the paper reported , noting that the email sent by Corsi to Zelinsky apparently made reference to “ FDA-approved randomized ” testing .
“ The prosecutor responded to the email by asking Corsi if he had an attorney , and then told Corsi ’ s lawyer that he had checked a government website of approved clinical trials and found no mention of Zelenko , ” the paper said .
According to Salon , “ Zelinsky is currently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Attorney General William Barr 's efforts to respond to fraudsters and price-gougers taking advantage of the health crisis.
” Dubious political intrigues aside , health outcomes obtained by Dr. Zelenko and others in using hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19 strongly suggest that properly conducted studies of the drug and protocols based on it for treatment of COVID-19 should be conducted to ascertain the details of effectiveness and means of action of the drug .
For Dr. Zelenko , we are now at an important point where successful treatment of COVID-19 can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for society as a whole .
A second wave of the virus , he said , is likely , and when it comes , the correct response will be to “ treat someone early , and treat for prevention the high risk population ” to limit the impact .
In conclusion , he told The New American ’ s Christian Gomez : “ We are now at a very pivotal moment in history where depending on political will and policy we could turn this thing around and essentially end the global crisis.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writer , frequently covering subjects in history , theology , and science and technology .
He has worked as an editor and publisher , and is a former managing editor of The New American .

Throughout the plague-ridden spring of 2020, one aspect of the mainstream narrative has remained consistent: There is no treatment for COVID-19. So it is best, and mandated by government decree, that everyone stay locked down in their homes, that business (except for those of the largest variety) are non-essential and should be shut down, and that life should be restricted as much as possible.
Much of this is dangerous and unprecedented, and it is in part based on a complete untruth. The notion that there is no treatment available for COVID-19 is simply not true, as several doctors in the United States and abroad have developed treatment protocols that they say are working. Among these is Dr. Vladimir Zelenko (shown).
Practicing in a community on the outskirts of New York City, the epicenter of the pandemic outbreak in the United States, Dr. Zelenko has gained international fame for his work in treating COVID-19 patients with a three drug treatment consisting of hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, and zinc. Heavily promoted early on by President Trump, but panned by the mainstream media and politicized almost to extinction in the United States, the treatment as administered by Dr. Zelenko seems to have had noteworthy success.
In an interview with The New American’s Christian Gomez, Dr. Zelenko described how he decided on the course of treatment as well as why and how he believes it has proven effective in saving lives.
“I started studying the basic science of how this virus works,” Dr. Zelenko said in the video interview made available on YouTube.
“So like all viruses, a virus cannot replicate or grow on its own, it needs to get inside a cell and when it goes inside a cell it steals the resources of the cell and uses those resources to replicate, to reproduce. And in the process of doing so it kills the cell,” he continued.
“So it turns out that zinc, it’s well-known that it inhibits viral replication and specifically in the cytoplasm, in the inside of the cell there is an enzyme … and it’s used by the virus to make copies of its genetic material so that it makes more virus. So this enzyme is essential to viral growth. Turns out that zinc inhibits that enzyme, it deactivates the enzyme and so it makes it very difficult if not impossible for the virus to grow. The problem that we have with zinc is that it doesn’t get into the cell at all because its like oil and water. Zinc is a positive charged ion that is dissolved in the plasma and the cell membrane is essentially cholesterol — it’s made up of a phospholipid bilayer essentially. So what that is, is oil and water. So even though zinc is effective against the viral growth, it cannot get into the place where the virus is. So what does hydroxychloroquine do? In this case, it’s nothing more than opening a door, a channel, a zinc transport channel, it’s called a zinc ionophore, and it allows for zinc to go from outside the cell to the cytoplasm, to inside the cell. Thats all it does.”
There is research, however, that indicates chloroquine/hydrochloroquine may have a direct antiviral properties. In work published in the journal Antiviral Research in May, researchers Franck Touret of Aix Marseille Université and Xavier de Lamballerie of Émergence des Pathologies Virales noted: “The in vitro antiviral activity of chloroquine has been identified since the late 1960’s and the growth of many different viruses can be inhibited in cell culture by both chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, including the SARS coronavirus.”
With viral replication seemingly inhibited by Dr. Zelenko’s treatment protocol, the disease is slowed in its progression, or possibly prevented from progressing entirely. Importantly, however, according to Dr. Zelenko, treatment needs to begin early, before the virus has replicated to such an extent that its growth can no longer be successfully inhibited.
“The sooner you deal with it, the easier it is to treat it,” Dr. Zelenko noted, pointing out that this is in keeping with normal medical practice, which generally advises that it is better to catch and treat problems early in their progression.
In the interview, Dr. Zelenko noted that patients having symptoms should visit a doctor early, and that their symptoms should lead to treatment immediately, even before COVID-19 test results are obtained.
“The key is to initiate treatment on day 4 or 5, immediately, even before you get the results of the test,” he emphasized. “I’ll tell you why: because it takes three days to get the results of the test. If you come to my office on day five, I do the test and I wait til day eight for you to get the result, at that point the virus is out of control, so we’re stuck. If we had a test that could be done in the office and get some accurate results right away that would be different, but we don’t. So what happens is when we see a patient we have a very narrow window of opportunity to initiate treatment and get rid of this virus early.”
Reacting to critics who have characterized results obtained with his treatment protocol as “anecdotal” and therefore insufficient, Dr. Zelenko pointed out that entire nations have seen success when the protocol has been used.
“The entire country of Honduras, for example, has been using my protocol,” he pointed out. “I actually set them up. Their ministry of health, their president, reached out to me a few weeks ago. I helped them develop the protocol. They actually reached out to President Trump, if you recall, and the president actually made a statement during a news conference that he spoke to the president of Honduras and they’re seeing remarkable results of the use of essentially my protocol. Number one, that’s an entire country. Then, if you look at Brazil, and by the way I spoke to the ministry of health of Brazil and maybe I will be speaking to the president of Brazil today, I was essentially asked to lead or collaborate with Brazil’s Covid-19 response and I’m in the process of doing so. But they have a medical system, subsystem, called Prevent, and this system treats around a million people and they treated a thousand patients with a variation of my protocol and they found a 95 percent reduction in hospitalizations.”
Moreover, he pointed to the nation of Israel and compared results there with the situation in New York City.
“If you look at the country of Israel, which I helped set their policy, they have had, it’s a nation of 9 million people — its essentially the same size of New York City in population — and they had 280 deaths. Compare that to New York, which is also around 9 million people, and the deaths are up to 15,000.”
In fact, as of May 18, Israel has seen 272 deaths from more than 16,000 cases, with more than 13,000 recovered, according to Worldometers.info. This despite the fact that experts predicted far, far worse. According to Haaretz, the model that was “one of the key documents that has influenced policymakers” in the country predicted up to between 8,600 and 21,000 deaths in Israel.
Currently, researchers remain divided over the use of hydroxychloroquine, though some clinical studies destined for peer-review have begun. The Henry Ford Health System, for instance, has begun one such study, called “Will Hydroxychloroquine Impede or Prevent COVID-19” (WHIP COVID-19). The effort “is a randomized, double-blind study designed to produce a scientific answer to the question: Does it work?” the Ford Health System says in its description of the study.
In his interview with The New American, Dr. Zelenko indicated that he too is working with researchers on another study to be reported in peer-reviewed journals at some point.
Still, controversy swirls even on this point. According to the Times of Israel, journalist Jerome Corsi, once investigated by the Mueller witch hunt, has come to the attention of federal prosecutors again for an email he inadvertently sent to one of them that was intended for Dr. Zelenko. “Corsi said he mistakenly sent an email meant for Dr. Vladimir ‘Zev’ Zelenko to federal prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky because they are similar names in his address book,” the Times of Israel reported.
Zelinsky worked on the Mueller effort and “was one of the prosecutors who had been investigating Corsi,” the paper reported, noting that the email sent by Corsi to Zelinsky apparently made reference to “FDA-approved randomized” testing.
“The prosecutor responded to the email by asking Corsi if he had an attorney, and then told Corsi’s lawyer that he had checked a government website of approved clinical trials and found no mention of Zelenko,” the paper said.
According to Salon, “Zelinsky is currently investigating coronavirus-related crimes in Maryland as part of Attorney General William Barr’s efforts to respond to fraudsters and price-gougers taking advantage of the health crisis.”
Dubious political intrigues aside, health outcomes obtained by Dr. Zelenko and others in using hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19 strongly suggest that properly conducted studies of the drug and protocols based on it for treatment of COVID-19 should be conducted to ascertain the details of effectiveness and means of action of the drug.
For Dr. Zelenko, we are now at an important point where successful treatment of COVID-19 can make a significant difference in the outcome for society as a whole. A second wave of the virus, he said, is likely, and when it comes, the correct response will be to “treat someone early, and treat for prevention the high risk population” to limit the impact.
In conclusion, he told The New American’s Christian Gomez: “We are now at a very pivotal moment in history where depending on political will and policy we could turn this thing around and essentially end the global crisis.”
Photo: Dr. Vladimir Zelenko
Dennis Behreandt is a research professional and writer, frequently covering subjects in history, theology, and science and technology. He has worked as an editor and publisher, and is a former managing editor of The New American.
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thelibertydaily--2020-05-19--Ted Cruz Slams Leftist Commentator for Wondering Why ‘Obamagate’ Is Even A Scandal: ‘Maybe This Help

Ted Cruz Slams Leftist Commentator for Wondering Why ‘Obamagate’ Is Even A Scandal: ‘Maybe This Helps: Imagine Bush Doing the Same to Obama

Some people understand things easier than others .
It just comes more naturally to them .
Gabriel Sherman is apparently not one of those folks .
Unfortunately for him , Republican Senator Ted Cruz is .
Check this out , via The Daily Wire : With an election involving a former top Obama administration official looming , leftists are desperate to explain away the so-called “ Obamagate ” scandal , calling the Obama administration ’ s “ unmasking ” of former national security advisor Michael Flynn everything from “ routine ” to “ conspiratorial ” ( on the part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take our poll - story continues below Trump or Biden , who will win ?
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Left-leaning Vanity Fair opinion writer Gabriel Sherman tried to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the issue on Monday , suggesting that Flynn got what he deserved for communicating with a Russian ambassador .
And here comes Ted… Senator John Barrasso ( R-WY ) is saying that Joe Biden might ’ ve leaked info about Flynn to The Washington Post .
If found guilty , that could mean 10 years in the clink .
Information released in the Justice Department ’ s motion to dismiss the case it brought against Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn confirms the significance of a Jan. 5 , 2017 , meeting at the Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meeting that President Barack Obama gave guidance to key officials who would be tasked with protecting his administration ’ s utilization of secretly funded Clinton campaign research , which alleged Donald Trump was involved in a treasonous plot to collude with Russia , from being discovered or stopped by the incoming administration .
“ President Obama said he wants to be sure that , as we engage with the incoming team , we are mindful to ascertain if there is any reason that we can not share information fully as it relates to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rice wrote in an unusual email to herself about the meeting , which was also attended by Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates , FBI Director James Comey and Vice President Joe Biden .
The former vice president was interviewed by ABC on Tuesday .

Some people understand things easier than others. It just comes more naturally to them. Gabriel Sherman is apparently not one of those folks.
Unfortunately for him, Republican Senator Ted Cruz is.
Check this out, via The Daily Wire:
With an election involving a former top Obama administration official looming, leftists are desperate to explain away the so-called “Obamagate” scandal, calling the Obama administration’s “unmasking” of former national security advisor Michael Flynn everything from “routine” to “conspiratorial” (on the part of supporters of President Donald Trump). Left-leaning Vanity Fair opinion writer Gabriel Sherman tried to back Trump supporters into a corner over the issue on Monday, suggesting that Flynn got what he deserved for communicating with a Russian ambassador.
LOOK:
Serious questions for Trumpers: What is the scandal of unmasking an American official caught on an intercept discussing US sanctions policy with Ambassador of a hostile foreign country that had just launched a massive cyber attack on our election? — Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) May 15, 2020
And here comes Ted…
Uhh, he was the incoming National Security Advisor & a 3-star general. He’s SUPPOSED to discuss sanctions policy. That’s his job. The unmasking was part of outgoing admin launching a massive sting operation to try to entrap him. Maybe this helps: imagine Bush doing same to Obama. https://t.co/ofKNYvrRKl — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 18, 2020
Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) is saying that Joe Biden might’ve leaked info about Flynn to The Washington Post.
If found guilty, that could mean 10 years in the clink.
WATCH:
From New York Post:
Information released in the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss the case it brought against Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn confirms the significance of a Jan. 5, 2017, meeting at the Obama White House. It was at this meeting that President Barack Obama gave guidance to key officials who would be tasked with protecting his administration’s utilization of secretly funded Clinton campaign research, which alleged Donald Trump was involved in a treasonous plot to collude with Russia, from being discovered or stopped by the incoming administration. “President Obama said he wants to be sure that, as we engage with the incoming team, we are mindful to ascertain if there is any reason that we cannot share information fully as it relates to Russia,” national security adviser Susan Rice wrote in an unusual email to herself about the meeting, which was also attended by Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, FBI Director James Comey and Vice President Joe Biden.
The former vice president was interviewed by ABC on Tuesday.
WATCH:
Biden claims he knew “nothing” about moves to investigate Gen. Flynn but then backtracks when Stephanopoulos reminds him he was at the Oval Office meeting about it. pic.twitter.com/Zik4GkA4mZ — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 12, 2020
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thelibertydaily--2020-05-19--Google Erases the Existence of Those Who Speak Unwelcome Truths

For the tech giants , 1984 is an instruction manual .
Daniel Greenfield , the peerless Shillman Fellow and FrontPage writer , tweeted the news on May 7 : “ Google just erased my Sultan Knish blog and Front Page Mag articles from the first pages of results for my name doubt very much this is accidental.
” I did too , so I checked for myself , and sure enough : a Google search for “ Robert Spencer ” now does not bring up Jihad Watch , where most of my writing outside of books has been published for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does give you defamatory and distorted attack pieces from the far-Left Southern Poverty Law Center and the Saudi-funded Bridge Initiative , and nothing that doesn ’ t portray me and my work in the most unfavorable possible light .
This latest example of the tech giants ’ determination to silence all dissenting voices reveals one often overlooked fact : they are desperately afraid .
Google is so afraid of Jihad Watch , in fact , that it is going to great lengths to make you think that the site ( which you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at all .
Several years ago , under pressure from the Texas-based imam Omar Suleiman , Google changed the algorithm for its search results so as to bury anything critical of Islamic jihad violence or Sharia oppression of women .
Jihad Watch , which for years had been the first result in a Google search for “ jihad ” ( back when Google searches were based solely on relevance and the popularity of the site ) , fell off the front page of “ jihad ” searches .
Now Google has gone even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t see Jihad Watch .
Just this morning , I was looking for an old Jihad Watch article from a few years ago that I needed for a citation , and I entered an exact phrase from that article into the Google search bar .
What came back were two sites where the article had been republished , but no indication that it had ever been at Jihad Watch at all .
In George Orwell ’ s dystopian novel of a totalitarian society , 1984 , to which far more people refer than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dissenter Winston Smith ’ s job in the Ministry of Truth involves erasing from all historical records any mention of people who have been declared “ nonpersons.
” Foes of the regime aren ’ t just vilified .
Their very existence is erased .
Dissent is easy to control if all record of it ever having been enunciated is eradicated , and Google has apparently taken a page from Orwell ’ s book .
Of course , Jihad Watch is one of the least of the concerns of Big Tech .
They ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dissent from the Leftist agenda .
Greenfield notes that “ Google controls 80 % of search .
That means it controls what the internet looks like .
And it ’ s continuing to erase conservatives from the internet .
I ’ m just the latest victim .
Its censorship and creepy surveillance have reached new heights during the pandemic.
” And help may be on the way : according to the Wall Street Journal , “ Both the Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general are likely to file antitrust lawsuits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well into planning for litigation , according to people familiar with the matter .
The Justice Department is moving toward bringing a case as soon as this summer , some of the people said .
At least some state attorneys general—led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton , a Republican—are likely to file a case , probably in the fall , people familiar with the matter said.
” Another illustration of how brazen the tech giants have become with their censorship came on early Saturday morning , when President Trump retweeted a Michelle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the comment : “ The Radical Left is in total command & control of Facebook , Instagram , Twitter and Google .
The Administration is working to remedy this illegal situation .
Stay tuned , and send names & events .
Thank you Michelle !
” In a clumsy but sinister confirmation of the urgency of this problem , Twitter then deleted the Malkin video .
Daniel Greenfield is right : “ the future of free speech is at stake.
” I ’ m honored that the multimillionaire millennials at Google are so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they have erased all trace of me except for Emmanuel Goldstein-like denunciations , but ultimately the First Amendment will become a dead letter if the tech giants are allowed to get away with sending dissenters down the memory hole in this way .
And that will mean a nightmare of authoritarianism descending upon the country .
The Administration needs to act on this , and fast .
If Biden or Hillary or Bernie or whichever septuagenarian totalitarian wins in November , there won ’ t be another chance to save America as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center .
He is author of 19 books , including the New York Times bestsellers The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam ( and the Crusades ) and The Truth About Muhammad .
His latest book is The Palestinian Delusion : The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process .
Follow him on Twitter here .
Like him on Facebook here .

Daniel Greenfield, the peerless Shillman Fellow and FrontPage writer, tweeted the news on May 7: “Google just erased my Sultan Knish blog and Front Page Mag articles from the first pages of results for my name doubt very much this is accidental.” I did too, so I checked for myself, and sure enough: a Google search for “Robert Spencer” now does not bring up Jihad Watch, where most of my writing outside of books has been published for the last seventeen years, but it does give you defamatory and distorted attack pieces from the far-Left Southern Poverty Law Center and the Saudi-funded Bridge Initiative, and nothing that doesn’t portray me and my work in the most unfavorable possible light. This latest example of the tech giants’ determination to silence all dissenting voices reveals one often overlooked fact: they are desperately afraid.
Google is so afraid of Jihad Watch, in fact, that it is going to great lengths to make you think that the site (which you can find here) doesn’t exist at all. Several years ago, under pressure from the Texas-based imam Omar Suleiman, Google changed the algorithm for its search results so as to bury anything critical of Islamic jihad violence or Sharia oppression of women. Jihad Watch, which for years had been the first result in a Google search for “jihad” (back when Google searches were based solely on relevance and the popularity of the site), fell off the front page of “jihad” searches.
Now Google has gone even farther to make sure you don’t see Jihad Watch. Just this morning, I was looking for an old Jihad Watch article from a few years ago that I needed for a citation, and I entered an exact phrase from that article into the Google search bar. What came back were two sites where the article had been republished, but no indication that it had ever been at Jihad Watch at all.
In George Orwell’s dystopian novel of a totalitarian society, 1984, to which far more people refer than have actually read the book, the dissenter Winston Smith’s job in the Ministry of Truth involves erasing from all historical records any mention of people who have been declared “nonpersons.” Foes of the regime aren’t just vilified. Their very existence is erased. Dissent is easy to control if all record of it ever having been enunciated is eradicated, and Google has apparently taken a page from Orwell’s book.
Of course, Jihad Watch is one of the least of the concerns of Big Tech. They’re erasing all manner of people who dissent from the Leftist agenda. Greenfield notes that “Google controls 80% of search. That means it controls what the internet looks like. And it’s continuing to erase conservatives from the internet. I’m just the latest victim. Its censorship and creepy surveillance have reached new heights during the pandemic.”
And help may be on the way: according to the Wall Street Journal, “Both the Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general are likely to file antitrust lawsuits against Alphabet Inc.’s Google—and are well into planning for litigation, according to people familiar with the matter. The Justice Department is moving toward bringing a case as soon as this summer, some of the people said. At least some state attorneys general—led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican—are likely to file a case, probably in the fall, people familiar with the matter said.”
Another illustration of how brazen the tech giants have become with their censorship came on early Saturday morning, when President Trump retweeted a Michelle Malkin video about tech censorship, with the comment: “The Radical Left is in total command & control of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google. The Administration is working to remedy this illegal situation. Stay tuned, and send names & events. Thank you Michelle!” In a clumsy but sinister confirmation of the urgency of this problem, Twitter then deleted the Malkin video.
Daniel Greenfield is right: “the future of free speech is at stake.” I’m honored that the multimillionaire millennials at Google are so afraid of me and my little website that they have erased all trace of me except for Emmanuel Goldstein-like denunciations, but ultimately the First Amendment will become a dead letter if the tech giants are allowed to get away with sending dissenters down the memory hole in this way. And that will mean a nightmare of authoritarianism descending upon the country. The Administration needs to act on this, and fast. If Biden or Hillary or Bernie or whichever septuagenarian totalitarian wins in November, there won’t be another chance to save America as a free society.
Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. He is author of 19 books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) and The Truth About Muhammad. His latest book is The Palestinian Delusion: The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process. Follow him on Twitter here. Like him on Facebook here.