wakingtimes--2020-02-10--Trans Fats Linked to Increased Risk for Alzheimer’s

As noted by neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter , author of “ Grain Brain ” and “ Brain Maker , ” your diet and other lifestyle factors have major implications for your Alzheimer ’ s risk .
Indeed , according to research published in the journal Lancet Neurology in 2011 , up to half of all Alzheimer ’ s cases could be prevented by addressing modifiable lifestyle contributors such as physical inactivity , depression , smoking , high blood pressure , midlife obesity and diabetes .
Three dietary components shown to promote this neurological degeneration are sugar ( especially processed fructose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Research from the Mayo Clinic , published in the Journal of Alzheimer ’ s Disease in 2012 , found diets rich in carbohydrates are associated with an 89 % increased risk for dementia while diets high in healthy fats are associated with a 44 % reduced risk .
As noted by the authors , “ A dietary pattern with relatively high caloric intake from carbohydrates and low caloric intake from fat and proteins may increase the risk of MCI [ mild cognitive impairment ] or dementia in elderly persons.
” Similarly , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ International reported that : Most recently , research published in the October 2019 issue of Neurology found a strong link between trans fat consumption and incidence of dementia and its various subtypes , which includes Alzheimer ’ s disease ( AD ) .
The study included 1,628 Japanese seniors aged 60 and older .
None had dementia at the outset of the study , which went on for 10 years .
Levels of elaidic acid — a biomarker for industrial trans fat — in the participants ’ blood were measured using gas chromatography/mass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hazard ratios for all-cause dementia , AD and vascular dementia were calculated using the Cox proportional hazards model .
As reported by the authors : This increase in risk was not slight .
As reported by CNN , people in the highest quartile of elaidic acid levels were 74 % more likely to develop dementia .
Those in the second-highest quartile had a 52 % higher risk .
No association between trans fat and vascular dementia was found .
Of the various processed foods found to contribute to elevated elaidic acid levels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed by margarine , candy , caramels , croissants , nondairy creamers , ice cream and rice cakes .
Dr. Richard Isaacson , a neurologist and director of the Alzheimer ’ s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York , who was not involved in the study , commented on the findings to CNN : Trans fats are different from an unsaturated fat by a single hydrogen molecule on the opposite side of a carbon bond .
This one positional change is responsible for the difference in characteristics of the fat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health .
Aside from dementia , strong evidence also links trans fats with inflammation and the development of insulin resistance and heart disease ( all of which also happen to be risk factors for Alzheimer ’ s ) .
Faced with overwhelming evidence of harm , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration removed partially hydrogenated oils ( a primary source of trans fat ) from the list of “ generally recognized as safe ” ( GRAS ) list of food ingredients in 2015 , and as of June 18 , 2019 , food @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partially hydrogenated oils in foods due to their health risks .
Processed foods manufactured before this date , however , are allowed to remain on the market until January 1 , 2021 .
( Compliance dates vary depending on whether manufacturers had “ limited use ” permissions for partially hydrogenated oils , but these are the final dates where all use must cease . )
However , that doesn ’ t mean that trans fats have been entirely eliminated and are of no further concern .
What ’ s more , as long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grams of trans fat per serving , food manufacturers are allowed to label it as trans fat free .
The problem with this is that many experts agree there is no safe threshold below which trans fats are safe .
To determine whether a product might still contain trans fats , carefully read the ingredients list .
Any item containing partially hydrogenated vegetable oil is bound to contain trans fat , even if the label says “ 0 Trans Fat.
” Fried food and baked goods in general are also suspect .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a professor at Kyushu University in Fukuoka , Japan , noted in a press release : The rise of trans fat can be directly attributed to the wrongful vilification of saturated fats and cholesterol .
We now have decades ’ worth of data showing saturated fat and dietary cholesterol have no impact on heart disease and mortality .
Meanwhile , studies have revealed the switch from saturated fat to trans fat-rich partially hydrogenated vegetable oils have led to the premature death of millions .
When New York severely limited the amount of trans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it offered a unique opportunity for researchers to study the effects on residents and compare rates of heart attack and stroke before and after the restriction .
Three or more years after the restrictions were imposed on specific counties in New York City , researchers found a 6.2 % reduction in heart attacks and stroke in those counties compared to areas of the city where the restrictions on trans fat were not imposed .
Considering trans fat has proliferated in the American diet since the late 1950s , the unnecessary death toll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the millions each year , nationwide .
Similar findings have been reported by Danish researchers .
Denmark was the first country to act on research demonstrating the dangerous health effects of trans fat .
The study , published in 2016 , found that in the three years after trans fats were regulated , which nearly eliminated it from the Danish food supply , the annual mean death toll from cardiovascular disease was reduced by an average of 14.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year .
We ’ ve Known Trans Fat Takes a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only guess how many people have lost their minds thanks to trans fat over these past decades .
The 2019 Neurology study certainly wasn ’ t the first to demonstrate a clear link between trans fat consumption and dementia risk .
For example , in a 2012 study , Dr. Gene Bowman , assistant professor of neurology at Oregon Health and Science University , reported a strong correlation between trans fat and cognitive performance .
People with high levels of trans fat in their blood performed significantly worse in cognitive testing and had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the results to HuffPost : Similarly , a 2015 study led by Dr. Beatrice Golomb found trans fat intake was linked to memory impairment in people under the age of 45 .
Each gram of trans fat consumed per day was linked to a 0.76 word decrease in word recall .
In the highest trans fat group , participants could recall on average 11 fewer words than those with the lowest trans fat intake , who had an average word recall of 86 words .
The research , while unable to establish cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ act as a pro-oxidant , contributing to oxidative stress that causes cellular damage .
Oxidized Omega-6 — Another Harmful Fat to Beware Of It is clearly important to avoid trans fat , but as you will find out next year in an interview I am doing with Dr. Chris Knobbe about his Ancestral Health Symposium presentation , it is processed oils that are the primary culprit for nearly all Western diseases .
Assiduously avoiding them is the key to staying healthy .
This is largely related to the oxidized omega-6 fat found in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be even worse than trans fat .
Now , omega-6 fat ( linolenic acid ) in and of itself is not the problem .
Linoleic acid is also found in foods such as nuts , seeds and eggs , and is important for health .
The problem is oxidized omega-6 fat , and the fact that most people eat far too much of it .
Intakes of omega 6 fat more than century ago were typically below 5 to 10 grams a day , and most of us now eat FAR more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve stressed the importance of balancing your omega-3 to omega-6 intake to protect your health .
Eating too much damaged omega-6 fat ( found in abundance in processed vegetable oils ) and too little marine-based omega-3 sets the stage not just for Alzheimer ’ s but also for diabetes , cardiovascular disease , rheumatoid arthritis , cancer and depression — and that ’ s the short list .
It is very easy to overeat omega-6 fats .
I recently switched from macadamia nuts to pecans , which are also low in carbs and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pecans are loaded with omega-6 fats , relative to macadamia nuts .
I only discovered this by using the terrific nutrient tracker Cronometer.com .
I have since realized that is not wise to eat more than a handful of nuts and not every day .
I discuss some of the most significant hazards of omega-6-rich vegetable oils in “ This Fat Is Actually Worse Than Trans Fat.
” The ideal ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fats ranges from 1-to-1 to 1-to-5 , but the typical Western diet tends to be between 1-to-20 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , are guilty of this lopsided omega-3 to omega-6 ratio , and to correct it , you typically need to do two things : Examples of Healthy Fats to Eat More Of When it comes to dietary fats , remember this simple ground rule : Natural is best .
The tips that follow can help ensure you ’ re eating the right fats for your health : • Use organic butter ( preferably made from organic grass fed raw milk ) instead of margarines and vegetable oil spreads — Butter is a healthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad rap .
• Ghee is even better , as you remove the milk solids that many have problems with .
Ghee is pure fat with no carbs and is what I personally use .
The best way to make it is to place it in a glass container in a dehydrator and don ’ t heat it higher than 100 degrees F. to preserve the quality .
You can suck off the milk solids with a glass baster .
Once you have the ghee you don ’ t even need to refrigerate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temperature for many weeks .
• Use organic pastured pork lard for cooking and baking — A 2015 analysis of more than 1,000 raw foods ranked raw separated pork fat , also known as pork lard , as the eighth healthiest food on a list of 100 .
Valuable nutrients found in lard include : ◦ Monounsaturated fats ( the same fats found in avocados and olive oil ) • Coconut oil is another excellent cooking oil that is loaded with health benefits .
• To round out your healthy fat intake , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as those from avocados , raw nuts , raw dairy products and olive oil .
Also increase your animal-based omega-3 fat intake by eating more sardines , anchovies , mackerel , herring or wild-caught Alaskan salmon , or take a supplement such as krill oil .
We also offer test kits that enable you to measure your levels and see how well you ’ re doing .
Following my nutrition plan will automatically reduce your modified fat intake , as it will teach you to focus on healthy whole foods instead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learn more in my interview with Dr. Cate Shanahan , author of “ Deep Nutrition : Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food.
” In it , she delves deep into the pros and cons of various fats .
The following chart was also created by her , which gives you a quick overview of the good , the bad and the ugly .
Eating Right Can Help Prevent Dementia In closing , remember that , by and large , it is your everyday lifestyle choices that will determine whether your brain will maintain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ degenerate with age into a potentially deadly neurological disease like Alzheimer ’ s .
With regard to diet specifically , key factors that will promote lifelong brain health include the following .
For a list that also includes other suggested lifestyle modifications , see “ How Excess Iron Raises Your Risk for Alzheimer ’ s. ” Novel Treatments Are Being Explored Diagnostic guidance and core treatment strategies are detailed in my interview with Dr. Dale Bredesen , featured in “ ReCODE : The Reversal of Cognitive Decline.
” ( You can also download @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which details his ReCODE treatment program . )
On a side note , two promising treatment alternatives for Alzheimer ’ s include photobiomodulation , discussed in “ Healing the Body With Photobiomodulation , ” and a novel treatment developed at MIT using flickering lights and low frequency sound to stimulate gamma frequencies in the brain , which appears to reduce plaque formation .
MIT neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai discussed the experiments at a recent Society for Neuroscience meeting , saying the therapy appears to improve survival and health of neurons , improving neuronal connectivity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His team is now investigating whether it might in fact slow Alzheimer ’ s disease in humans .
Over the years , as more and more drug trials have failed to find an answer to Alzheimer ’ s , researchers are increasingly starting to realize that to be able to address this disease with any measure of success , we have to go back to basics .
There ’ s a wealth of data showing diet and lifestyle factors are where it ’ s at when it comes to Alzheimer ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the power right into your own hands .
There ’ s a lot you can do to minimize your risk , and cleaning up your diet is the best place to start .

Trans Fats Linked to Increased Risk for Alzheimer’s
Dr. Mercola, Guest
Waking Times
As noted by neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter, author of “Grain Brain” and “Brain Maker,” your diet and other lifestyle factors have major implications for your Alzheimer’s risk.
Indeed, according to research published in the journal Lancet Neurology in 2011, up to half of all Alzheimer’s cases could be prevented by addressing modifiable lifestyle contributors such as physical inactivity, depression, smoking, high blood pressure, midlife obesity and diabetes.
Three dietary components shown to promote this neurological degeneration are sugar (especially processed fructose), grains and trans fats. Research from the Mayo Clinic, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease in 2012, found diets rich in carbohydrates are associated with an 89% increased risk for dementia while diets high in healthy fats are associated with a 44% reduced risk.
As noted by the authors, “A dietary pattern with relatively high caloric intake from carbohydrates and low caloric intake from fat and proteins may increase the risk of MCI [mild cognitive impairment] or dementia in elderly persons.” Similarly, a 2013 study in the journal BioMed Research International reported that:
“Increasing epidemiological studies suggest that diet and nutrition might be important modifiable risk factors for AD [Alzheimer’s disease]. Dietary supplementation of antioxidants, B vitamins, polyphenols, and polyunsaturated fatty acids are beneficial to AD, and consumptions of fish, fruits, vegetables, coffee, and light-to-moderate alcohol reduce the risk of AD … Adherence to a healthy diet, the Japanese diet, and the Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower risk of AD.”
Trans Fat Consumption Increases Your Dementia Risk
Most recently, research published in the October 2019 issue of Neurology found a strong link between trans fat consumption and incidence of dementia and its various subtypes, which includes Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
The study included 1,628 Japanese seniors aged 60 and older. None had dementia at the outset of the study, which went on for 10 years. Levels of elaidic acid — a biomarker for industrial trans fat — in the participants’ blood were measured using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
Based on those levels, the hazard ratios for all-cause dementia, AD and vascular dementia were calculated using the Cox proportional hazards model. As reported by the authors:
“Higher serum elaidic acid levels were significantly associated with greater risk of developing all-cause dementia and AD after adjustment for traditional risk factors. These associations remained significant after adjustment for dietary factors, including total energy intake and intakes of saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids.”
This increase in risk was not slight. As reported by CNN, people in the highest quartile of elaidic acid levels were 74% more likely to develop dementia. Those in the second-highest quartile had a 52% higher risk. No association between trans fat and vascular dementia was found.
Of the various processed foods found to contribute to elevated elaidic acid levels, pastries were the biggest contributors, followed by margarine, candy, caramels, croissants, nondairy creamers, ice cream and rice cakes.
Dr. Richard Isaacson, a neurologist and director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, who was not involved in the study, commented on the findings to CNN:
“The study used blood marker levels of trans fats, rather than more traditionally used dietary questionnaires, which increases the scientific validity of the results. This study is important as it builds upon prior evidence that dietary intake of trans fats can increase risk of Alzheimer’s dementia.”
What Is Trans Fat?
As explained by CNN:
“… artificial trans fats are created by an industrialized process that adds hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils to make them more solid (think of semi-soft margarine and shortening). The food industry loves trans fats because they are cheap to produce, last a long time and give foods a great taste and texture. Besides fried foods, trans fats are found in coffee creamer, cakes, pie crusts, frozen pizza, cookies, crackers, biscuits and dozens of other processed foods.”
Trans fats are different from an unsaturated fat by a single hydrogen molecule on the opposite side of a carbon bond. This one positional change is responsible for the difference in characteristics of the fat, and the increased danger to your health.
Aside from dementia, strong evidence also links trans fats with inflammation and the development of insulin resistance and heart disease (all of which also happen to be risk factors for Alzheimer’s).
Faced with overwhelming evidence of harm, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration removed partially hydrogenated oils (a primary source of trans fat) from the list of “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) list of food ingredients in 2015, and as of June 18, 2019, food manufacturers are no longer allowed to use partially hydrogenated oils in foods due to their health risks.
Processed foods manufactured before this date, however, are allowed to remain on the market until January 1, 2021. (Compliance dates vary depending on whether manufacturers had “limited use” permissions for partially hydrogenated oils, but these are the final dates where all use must cease.)
However, that doesn’t mean that trans fats have been entirely eliminated and are of no further concern. What’s more, as long as a food contains less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving, food manufacturers are allowed to label it as trans fat free.
The problem with this is that many experts agree there is no safe threshold below which trans fats are safe. To determine whether a product might still contain trans fats, carefully read the ingredients list.
Any item containing partially hydrogenated vegetable oil is bound to contain trans fat, even if the label says “0 Trans Fat.” Fried food and baked goods in general are also suspect. As lead study author Dr. Toshiharu Ninomiya, a professor at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, noted in a press release:
“In the United States, the small amounts still allowed in foods can really add up if people eat multiple servings of these foods, and trans fats are still allowed in many other countries.”
Trans Fat Has Killed Millions
The rise of trans fat can be directly attributed to the wrongful vilification of saturated fats and cholesterol. We now have decades’ worth of data showing saturated fat and dietary cholesterol have no impact on heart disease and mortality. Meanwhile, studies have revealed the switch from saturated fat to trans fat-rich partially hydrogenated vegetable oils have led to the premature death of millions.
When New York severely limited the amount of trans fat allowed to be served at restaurants, it offered a unique opportunity for researchers to study the effects on residents and compare rates of heart attack and stroke before and after the restriction.
Three or more years after the restrictions were imposed on specific counties in New York City, researchers found a 6.2% reduction in heart attacks and stroke in those counties compared to areas of the city where the restrictions on trans fat were not imposed.
Considering trans fat has proliferated in the American diet since the late 1950s, the unnecessary death toll attributable to trans fat likely numbers in the millions each year, nationwide. Similar findings have been reported by Danish researchers. Denmark was the first country to act on research demonstrating the dangerous health effects of trans fat.
The study, published in 2016, found that in the three years after trans fats were regulated, which nearly eliminated it from the Danish food supply, the annual mean death toll from cardiovascular disease was reduced by an average of 14.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year.
We’ve Known Trans Fat Takes a Toll on Cognition for Years
One can only guess how many people have lost their minds thanks to trans fat over these past decades. The 2019 Neurology study certainly wasn’t the first to demonstrate a clear link between trans fat consumption and dementia risk.
For example, in a 2012 study, Dr. Gene Bowman, assistant professor of neurology at Oregon Health and Science University, reported a strong correlation between trans fat and cognitive performance.
People with high levels of trans fat in their blood performed significantly worse in cognitive testing and had reduced brain volume. Bowman commented on the results to HuffPost:
“It’s clear that trans fats are bad — both for your heart and now, we see, for your brain. So I would recommend that people stay away from all trans fats. If you aren’t sure whether something has them, just look at the ingredients … if there’s vegetable shortening, partially hydrogenated anything … just put it down. That’s the big message here.”
Similarly, a 2015 study led by Dr. Beatrice Golomb found trans fat intake was linked to memory impairment in people under the age of 45. Each gram of trans fat consumed per day was linked to a 0.76 word decrease in word recall.
In the highest trans fat group, participants could recall on average 11 fewer words than those with the lowest trans fat intake, who had an average word recall of 86 words. The research, while unable to establish cause and effect, suggests trans fats may act as a pro-oxidant, contributing to oxidative stress that causes cellular damage.
Oxidized Omega-6 — Another Harmful Fat to Beware Of
It is clearly important to avoid trans fat, but as you will find out next year in an interview I am doing with Dr. Chris Knobbe about his Ancestral Health Symposium presentation, it is processed oils that are the primary culprit for nearly all Western diseases. Assiduously avoiding them is the key to staying healthy.
This is largely related to the oxidized omega-6 fat found in many processed foods, which may actually be even worse than trans fat. Now, omega-6 fat (linolenic acid) in and of itself is not the problem. Linoleic acid is also found in foods such as nuts, seeds and eggs, and is important for health.
The problem is oxidized omega-6 fat, and the fact that most people eat far too much of it. Intakes of omega 6 fat more than century ago were typically below 5 to 10 grams a day, and most of us now eat FAR more than that. For years, I’ve stressed the importance of balancing your omega-3 to omega-6 intake to protect your health.
Eating too much damaged omega-6 fat (found in abundance in processed vegetable oils) and too little marine-based omega-3 sets the stage not just for Alzheimer’s but also for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer and depression — and that’s the short list.
It is very easy to overeat omega-6 fats. I recently switched from macadamia nuts to pecans, which are also low in carbs and protein, but I did not realize pecans are loaded with omega-6 fats, relative to macadamia nuts. I only discovered this by using the terrific nutrient tracker Cronometer.com. I have since realized that is not wise to eat more than a handful of nuts and not every day.
I discuss some of the most significant hazards of omega-6-rich vegetable oils in “This Fat Is Actually Worse Than Trans Fat.”
The ideal ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fats ranges from 1-to-1 to 1-to-5, but the typical Western diet tends to be between 1-to-20 and 1-to-50. Most people, especially Americans, are guilty of this lopsided omega-3 to omega-6 ratio, and to correct it, you typically need to do two things:
1. Significantly decrease intake of damaged omega-6 by avoiding processed foods and foods cooked in vegetable oil at high temperatures. A number of studies have found that people who regularly eat deep-fried foods have a significantly increased risk of stroke and death. Common sources of harmful omega-6 to avoid include corn oil, canola oil, soy oil, hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats, margarine and shortening. 2. Increase your intake of animal-based omega-3 fats. Ideal sources include small fatty fish such as sardines, anchovies and herring, along with wild-caught Alaskan salmon, or a supplement such as krill oil.
Examples of Healthy Fats to Eat More Of
When it comes to dietary fats, remember this simple ground rule: Natural is best. The tips that follow can help ensure you’re eating the right fats for your health:
• Use organic butter (preferably made from organic grass fed raw milk) instead of margarines and vegetable oil spreads — Butter is a healthy whole food that has received an unwarranted bad rap. • Ghee is even better, as you remove the milk solids that many have problems with. Ghee is pure fat with no carbs and is what I personally use. The best way to make it is to place it in a glass container in a dehydrator and don’t heat it higher than 100 degrees F. to preserve the quality. You can suck off the milk solids with a glass baster. Once you have the ghee you don’t even need to refrigerate it as it is stable at room temperature for many weeks. • Use organic pastured pork lard for cooking and baking — A 2015 analysis of more than 1,000 raw foods ranked raw separated pork fat, also known as pork lard, as the eighth healthiest food on a list of 100. Valuable nutrients found in lard include: ◦ Vitamin D ◦ Omega-3 fats ◦ Monounsaturated fats (the same fats found in avocados and olive oil) ◦ Saturated fats ◦ Choline • Coconut oil is another excellent cooking oil that is loaded with health benefits. • To round out your healthy fat intake, be sure to eat raw fats, such as those from avocados, raw nuts, raw dairy products and olive oil. Also increase your animal-based omega-3 fat intake by eating more sardines, anchovies, mackerel, herring or wild-caught Alaskan salmon, or take a supplement such as krill oil. We also offer test kits that enable you to measure your levels and see how well you’re doing.
Following my nutrition plan will automatically reduce your modified fat intake, as it will teach you to focus on healthy whole foods instead of processed junk food. You can also learn more in my interview with Dr. Cate Shanahan, author of “Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food.”
In it, she delves deep into the pros and cons of various fats. The following chart was also created by her, which gives you a quick overview of the good, the bad and the ugly.
Eating Right Can Help Prevent Dementia
In closing, remember that, by and large, it is your everyday lifestyle choices that will determine whether your brain will maintain its function throughout your lifetime, or degenerate with age into a potentially deadly neurological disease like Alzheimer’s.
With regard to diet specifically, key factors that will promote lifelong brain health include the following. For a list that also includes other suggested lifestyle modifications, see “How Excess Iron Raises Your Risk for Alzheimer’s.”
Eat real food, ideally organic — Avoid processed foods of all kinds, as they contain a number of ingredients harmful to your brain, including refined sugar, processed fructose, grains (particularly gluten), vegetable oils, trans fats, genetically engineered ingredients and pesticides. Ideally, keep your added sugar to a minimum and your total fructose below 25 grams per day, or as low as 15 grams per day if you already have insulin/leptin resistance or any related disorders. Opting for organic produce will help you avoid synthetic pesticides and herbicides. Most will also benefit from a gluten-free diet, as gluten makes your gut more permeable, which allows proteins to get into your bloodstream where they sensitize your immune system and promote inflammation and autoimmunity, both of which play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s. Replace refined carbs with healthy fats — It’s important to realize that your brain actually does not need carbs and sugars; healthy fats such as saturated animal fats and animal-based omega-3 are far more critical for optimal brain function. A cyclical ketogenic diet has the double advantage of both improving your insulin sensitivity and lowering your Alzheimer’s risk. When your body burns fat as its primary fuel, ketones are created, which not only burn very efficiently and are a superior fuel for your brain, but also generate fewer reactive oxygen species and less free radical damage. Pay close attention to the kinds of fats you eat — avoid all trans fats or hydrogenated fats that have been modified in such a way to extend their shelf life. This includes margarine, vegetable oils and various butter-like spreads. For examples of healthy fats to add to your diet, see the section above. Time-restricted eating in a six- to eight-hour window — Intermittent fasting is a powerful tool to jump-start your body into remembering how to burn fat and repair the insulin/leptin resistance that is a primary contributing factor for Alzheimer’s. Keep your fasting insulin levels below 3 — If your insulin is high, you’re likely consuming too much sugar and need to cut back. Optimize your omega-3 level — High intake of the omega-3 fats EPA and DHA help prevent cell damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease, thereby slowing its progression and lowering your risk of developing the disorder. Ideally, get an omega-3 index test done once a year to make sure you’re in a healthy range. Your omega-3 index should be above 8% and your omega 6-to-3 ratio between 1-to-1 to 5-to-1. Optimize your vitamin D level — Sufficient vitamin D is imperative for proper functioning of your immune system to combat inflammation associated with Alzheimer’s and, indeed, research shows people living in northern latitudes have higher rates of death from dementia and Alzheimer’s than those living in sunnier areas, suggesting vitamin D and/or sun exposure are important factors. If you are unable to get sufficient amounts of sun exposure, take daily supplemental vitamin D3 to reach and maintain a blood level of 60 to 80 ng/mL. That said, it’s important to recognize that sun exposure is important for reasons unrelated to vitamin D. Your brain responds to the near-infrared light in sunlight in a process called photobiomodulation. Research shows near-infrared stimulation of the brain boosts cognition and reduces symptoms of Alzheimer’s, including more advanced stages of the disease. Delivering near-infrared light to the compromised mitochondria synthesizes gene transcription factors that trigger cellular repair, and your brain is one of the most mitochondrial-dense organs in your body. Optimize your magnesium levels — Preliminary research strongly suggests a decrease in Alzheimer symptoms with increased levels of magnesium in the brain. Keep in mind that the only magnesium supplement that appears to be able to cross the blood-brain barrier is magnesium threonate. Vitamin B12 — According to a 2010 study published in the journal Neurology, people who consume foods rich in B12 may reduce their risk of Alzheimer’s in their later years. Very high doses of B vitamins have also been found to reduce memory loss by preventing brain shrinkage. Eat plenty of nitrate-rich foods — Beets and other nitrate-rich foods such as arugula provide powerful benefits for your brain and may be a powerful ally in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Your body transforms plant-based nitrates into nitric oxide, which enhances oxygenation, has beneficial impacts on your circulatory and immune systems, and serves as a signaling or messenger molecule in every cell of your body. The betanin in beets also helps prevent oxidation, particularly oxidation caused when the beta-amyloid is bound to copper, which may help prevent the misfolding and aggregation of amyloid beta. Previous research has also shown raw beet juice helps improve neuroplasticity, primarily by increasing blood flow and tissue oxygenation. Nitric oxide, in its capacity as a signaling molecule, allows your brain cells to communicate with each other better. Importantly, the beets boosted oxygenation of the somatomotor cortex, a brain area that is often affected in the early stages of dementia. Optimize your gut flora — To do this, avoid processed foods, antibiotics and antibacterial products, fluoridated and chlorinated water, and be sure to eat traditionally fermented and cultured foods, along with a high-quality probiotic if needed. Remember that eating factory farmed meats will provide you with traces of antibiotics in each bite. Factory farmed meats are also a suspected route of prions, which are yet another culprit in Alzheimer’s. You can learn more about this in “Study Claims Alzheimer’s Disease Is a Double-Prion Disorder.”
Novel Treatments Are Being Explored
Diagnostic guidance and core treatment strategies are detailed in my interview with Dr. Dale Bredesen, featured in “ReCODE: The Reversal of Cognitive Decline.” (You can also download Bredesen’s full-text case paper, which details his ReCODE treatment program.)
On a side note, two promising treatment alternatives for Alzheimer’s include photobiomodulation, discussed in “Healing the Body With Photobiomodulation,” and a novel treatment developed at MIT using flickering lights and low frequency sound to stimulate gamma frequencies in the brain, which appears to reduce plaque formation.
MIT neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai discussed the experiments at a recent Society for Neuroscience meeting, saying the therapy appears to improve survival and health of neurons, improving neuronal connectivity and dilating blood vessels in the brain. His team is now investigating whether it might in fact slow Alzheimer’s disease in humans.
Over the years, as more and more drug trials have failed to find an answer to Alzheimer’s, researchers are increasingly starting to realize that to be able to address this disease with any measure of success, we have to go back to basics.
There’s a wealth of data showing diet and lifestyle factors are where it’s at when it comes to Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment, and this puts the power right into your own hands. There’s a lot you can do to minimize your risk, and cleaning up your diet is the best place to start.


wakingtimes--2020-02-11--Deforestation in Brazil continues torrid pace into 2020

Despite global concern over last year ’ s catastrophic forest destruction and associated fires in Earth ’ s largest rainforest , deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continues to rise , according to data from Brazil ’ s national space research institute INPE .
INPE ’ s deforestation alert system DETER shows that deforestation during January 2020 amounted to 284 square kilometers ( 110 square miles ) , an area 83 times the size of New York ’ s Central Park .
The loss is more than twice that registered in January 2019 .
January ’ s numbers put deforestation in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the past 12 months , an 85 % increase over a year ago .
4,688 sq km have been cleared since August 1 , 2019 , the beginning of the “ year ” Brazil uses for tracking annual deforestation , or 113 % higher than the same time last year .
The various data points suggest that forest destruction in the Brazilian Amazon is currently pacing about double last year ’ s rate .
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon made global headlines last year when smoke from land-clearing fires blackened the skies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largest city .
Although the fires weren ’ t anywhere near historic records , the Armageddon-like conditions fueled a frenzy of social media activity and protests around the world .
The fires brought global attention to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ’ s policies in the Amazon , which scientists and environmentalists say are contributing to the sharp rise in forest destruction .
Deforestation last year hit the highest level in at least 12 years .
Rhett Butler is the founder and CEO of Mongabay .
**This article ( VDeforestation in Brazil continues torrid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Mongabay and is reposted here with permission .

Deforestation in Brazil continues torrid pace into 2020
Rhett Butler, Mongabay
Waking Times
Despite global concern over last year’s catastrophic forest destruction and associated fires in Earth’s largest rainforest, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon continues to rise, according to data from Brazil’s national space research institute INPE.
INPE’s deforestation alert system DETER shows that deforestation during January 2020 amounted to 284 square kilometers (110 square miles), an area 83 times the size of New York’s Central Park. The loss is more than twice that registered in January 2019.
January’s numbers put deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon over 9,000 sq km for the past 12 months, an 85% increase over a year ago. 4,688 sq km have been cleared since August 1, 2019, the beginning of the “year” Brazil uses for tracking annual deforestation, or 113% higher than the same time last year.
The various data points suggest that forest destruction in the Brazilian Amazon is currently pacing about double last year’s rate.
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon made global headlines last year when smoke from land-clearing fires blackened the skies above São Paulo, Brazil’s largest city. Although the fires weren’t anywhere near historic records, the Armageddon-like conditions fueled a frenzy of social media activity and protests around the world.
The fires brought global attention to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s policies in the Amazon, which scientists and environmentalists say are contributing to the sharp rise in forest destruction. Deforestation last year hit the highest level in at least 12 years.
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**This article (VDeforestation in Brazil continues torrid pace into 2020) was originally published at Mongabay and is reposted here with permission.


wakingtimes--2020-02-11--Apple Fined $27 Million For Slowing Down Older iPhones

For years , Apple and other smartphone makers were rumored to slow down their older models , and the company finally admitted to the practice in 2017 , but claimed that it was a necessary measure to “ prolong the life ” of the devices .
Many customers weren ’ t buying the excuse , and in France , the company was fined 25 million euros ( £21m , $ 27m ) for not notifying customers that their device would have a reduced function after a certain period of time .
Many customers and critics expected that Apple was slowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time as their new releases so people were more inclined to upgrade .
Some have accused Apple of developing a “ planned obsolescence , ” production strategy , which ensures that products will break after a certain time so customers will be forced to come back and buy a replacement .
However , Apple insisted that newer apps and updates resulted in increased pressure on the lithium-ion batteries in the phones which could end up causing damage to both the battery and the phone .
The company said that slowing down the devices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Still , the French competition and fraud watchdog DGCCRF said that customers should have been warned about this potentiality .
The group says that Apple “ committed the crime of deceptive commercial practice by omission.
” The company was forced to pay the fine of 25 million euros , and place a notice about the practice on the website for its French markets for one month .
Now that everything is out in the open , Apple still slows down their old phones , for the same reasons they described in their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that this should get less noticeable as the technology advances .
Customers are still extremely suspicious of the practice .
In September of 2011 , iPhone 10 users were voicing concerns that their device began giving them trouble as soon as the iPhone 11 was announced .
John Vibes is an author and journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture , and focuses solutions-oriented approaches to social problems .
He is also a host of The Free Your Mind Conference and The Free Thought Project Podcast .

Apple Fined $27 Million For Slowing Down Older iPhones
John Vibes, Truth Theory
Waking Times
For years, Apple and other smartphone makers were rumored to slow down their older models, and the company finally admitted to the practice in 2017, but claimed that it was a necessary measure to “prolong the life” of the devices.
Many customers weren’t buying the excuse, and in France, the company was fined 25 million euros (£21m, $27m) for not notifying customers that their device would have a reduced function after a certain period of time.
Many customers and critics expected that Apple was slowing down their old phones at the same time as their new releases so people were more inclined to upgrade. Some have accused Apple of developing a “planned obsolescence,” production strategy, which ensures that products will break after a certain time so customers will be forced to come back and buy a replacement.
However, Apple insisted that newer apps and updates resulted in increased pressure on the lithium-ion batteries in the phones which could end up causing damage to both the battery and the phone. The company said that slowing down the devices was a way of mitigating this risk.
Still, the French competition and fraud watchdog DGCCRF said that customers should have been warned about this potentiality.
The group says that Apple “committed the crime of deceptive commercial practice by omission.” The company was forced to pay the fine of 25 million euros, and place a notice about the practice on the website for its French markets for one month.
Now that everything is out in the open, Apple still slows down their old phones, for the same reasons they described in their initial defense. However, they promise that this should get less noticeable as the technology advances.
“The effects of performance management on these newer models may be less noticeable due to their more advanced hardware and software design,” a statement from Apple said, according to the BBC.
Customers are still extremely suspicious of the practice. In September of 2011, iPhone 10 users were voicing concerns that their device began giving them trouble as soon as the iPhone 11 was announced.
iphone 11 was announced YESTERDAY and my phone is already acting up — jenna noel darosa 📸 (@jdrphoto2003) September 12, 2019
I find it awfully convenient that the camera on my iPhone stopped working the day Apple announced new iPhones with fancier cameras — Evan (@evanbumgardner) September 11, 2019
Swear I just said my phone has been acting up ever since they started talking about the iPhone 11 release . My 10 was working perfectly fine and then bam 🤣😩😩 — Desireé Meowington (@DesireeMeoww) September 12, 2019
http://twitter.com/ryanferreira/status/1171938681982242817
About the Author
John Vibes is an author and journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture, and focuses solutions-oriented approaches to social problems. He is also a host of The Free Your Mind Conference and The Free Thought Project Podcast.


wakingtimes--2020-02-11--Botswana To Allow Hunters To Kill Elephants For $43,000 Per Head

The government of Botswana lifted its ban on hunting wildlife last year , and has recently completed its first major trophy hunting auction , selling the rights to shoot 60 elephants for up to $ 43,000 per elephant , and the animals ’ lives were sold in packages of 10 .
The packages were bought by companies that sell tours to trophy hunters at even higher rates .
In most cases , the tour packages can cost as much as $ 326,520 for trophy hunters , according to Bloomberg News .
The government issued a quota that allows for hunters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US , to kill 202 elephants this year , and export trophies from the hunts .
Botswana has the largest elephant population in the world , with an estimated 130,000 elephants within its borders .
The newly elected government says that the ban was revoked because the large elephant population was beginning to have an impact on people ’ s livelihoods as the animals increasingly came into contact with humans .
Audrey Delsink , Africa ’ s wildlife director for the global conservation lobby charity Humane Society International , called the auctions “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hunting is not an effective long-term human-elephant mitigation tool or population control method , ” she told AFP .
Ross Harvey , an environmental economist in South Africa , told the BBC that “ There is no scientific evidence to support the view of there being too many elephants .
We know that Botswana ’ s elephant numbers haven ’ t actually increased over the last five years , we have a stable population .
Elephants are critical to Botswana ’ s ecology.
” Despite their relatively high numbers in Botswana when compared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elephants are generally thought to be an endangered species , especially in places like Asia , where they are officially listed as such .
In Africa , elephant populations are listed as vulnerable , but they have been on a rapid decline due to overhunting and loss of habitat .
John Vibes is an author and journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture , and focuses solutions-oriented approaches to social problems .
He is also a host of The Free Your Mind Conference and The Free Thought Project Podcast .

Botswana To Allow Hunters To Kill Elephants For $43,000 Per Head
John Vibes, Truth Theory
Waking Times
The government of Botswana lifted its ban on hunting wildlife last year, and has recently completed its first major trophy hunting auction, selling the rights to shoot 60 elephants for up to $43,000 per elephant, and the animals’ lives were sold in packages of 10.
The packages were bought by companies that sell tours to trophy hunters at even higher rates. In most cases, the tour packages can cost as much as $326,520 for trophy hunters, according to Bloomberg News.
The government issued a quota that allows for hunters, most of whom are from the US, to kill 202 elephants this year, and export trophies from the hunts.
Botswana has the largest elephant population in the world, with an estimated 130,000 elephants within its borders. The newly elected government says that the ban was revoked because the large elephant population was beginning to have an impact on people’s livelihoods as the animals increasingly came into contact with humans.
Audrey Delsink, Africa’s wildlife director for the global conservation lobby charity Humane Society International, called the auctions “deeply concerning and questionable”.
“Hunting is not an effective long-term human-elephant mitigation tool or population control method,” she told AFP. Ross Harvey, an environmental economist in South Africa, told the BBC that “There is no scientific evidence to support the view of there being too many elephants. We know that Botswana’s elephant numbers haven’t actually increased over the last five years, we have a stable population. Elephants are critical to Botswana’s ecology.”
Despite their relatively high numbers in Botswana when compared with the rest of the world, Elephants are generally thought to be an endangered species, especially in places like Asia, where they are officially listed as such. In Africa, elephant populations are listed as vulnerable, but they have been on a rapid decline due to overhunting and loss of habitat.
About the Author
John Vibes is an author and journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture, and focuses solutions-oriented approaches to social problems. He is also a host of The Free Your Mind Conference and The Free Thought Project Podcast.


wakingtimes--2020-02-11--The Bio-Weapon Theory of the China Epidemic

NOTE : IF THE LATEST RUMORS SUPPOSEDLY COMING OUT OF CHINA ABOUT THE FURIOUS PACE OF ESCALATING DEATHS ARE TRUE…IF THEY ARE…AND THAT ’ S A VERY BIG IF….THEN LOOK TO SOMETHING OTHER THAN A VIRUS AS THE CAUSE… I ’ ll consider these rumors here , in this article , for the sake of covering all possible bases…I must emphasize , again , this is a very big IF… Continuing my series on China and the supposed coronavirus epidemic… ( archive here ) Many reports and rumors are circulating : huge numbers of people are trying to escape lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are piling up ; Chinese agents or assets stole biological materials from two labs in the US and Canada , for the purpose of smuggling them into China ; a new biowar research facility has opened in Wuhan .
At the heart of these reports is : the dreaded coronavirus has been weaponized and is on the loose—either as the result of an accident or an intention .
Many people , including self-styled experts , assume that an ATTEMPT to weaponize a virus equals success .
They ’ re watching too many sci-fi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ success is unwarranted .
I ’ ve already covered this .
Millions of people , moving back into history , have died in China , as a result of the number one condition now cited as evidence of the new epidemic : pneumonia .
They were dying long before anyone knew about a coronavirus or tried to weaponize it .
Is this a report or a rumor ?
If it ’ s a true report , I suggest starting with the cause as something in the environment—not a virus .
An escalation in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cities .
Possibly , the effects of deploying 5G technology widely in Wuhan .
The intentional deployment of a highly dangerous chemical , whose effects would be far more predictable , in terms of intensity and duration , than a virus .
Below , you can read a backgrounder I wrote many years ago , on the staging of a hypothetical bioterror attack .
It proposes a chemical as the hidden cause .
THE VIRUS , as I ’ ve explained in recent articles , is one of the most successful cover stories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invoked to obscure the actions of major corporations and governments : industrial pollution , stolen farm land , hunger , starvation , intentionally sustained .
Lack of basic sanitation .
Grinding poverty .
Wars .
Toxic medical drugs and vaccines .
And so on .
It ’ s called population control .
“ HIV ” in Africa is a perfect example of this kind of operation .
The world focuses on the virus .
The true crimes go on unnoticed .
Here is the backgrounder .
Use your imagination and adjust the context @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city .
Imagine this .
A big-time doctor from the US Biological Warfare Group waddles into a meeting room , where a collection of Army , CIA , NSA , and DHS representatives sit quietly in their chairs .
He says : “ So I understand you boys want to put on a little domestic bioterror show , to keep the natives from becoming too restless .
Well , the first thing you need to know is , germs don ’ t obey orders .
Forget all that sci-fi nonsense .
Germs work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s a crapshoot .
You could have a big fat dud on your hands .
I can tell you how to make it work , though , if you give up on your fancy high-tech wet dreams… ” The primary fact is : no matter what kind of germ you ’ re talking about or where it came from , releasing it intentionally does not guarantee predictable results .
Far from it .
For instance , people whose immune systems operate at different levels of strength are going to react differently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , far , far less than .001 % of people exposed get sick or die .
But there is another strategy that should be understood : The use of a germ as a cover story for a chemical .
In other words , there is no germ attack .
It ’ s called a germ attack , but that ’ s a lie .
The perps bring in researchers to the affected area , who go on to claim they have isolated a germ that is the cause of death and illness .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ really happened was : The spread of a toxic chemical that can ’ t be detected , unless you ’ re looking for it .
The chemical has severe , deadly , and predictable effects for a short period .
Then it disperses and loses potency and the “ epidemic ” is done .
In some town , a fairly isolated community , the word goes out that people are suddenly falling ill and dying .
The CDC and the Army are called in to cordon off the area and quarantine all citizens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early on , that this is a biowar attack .
Major media are allowed outside the periphery .
Network news anchors set up on-location and do their wall to wall broadcasts “ from the scene.
” The entire nation , the entire world , is riveted on the event , 24/7 .
People inside the cordon fall ill and die .
Reports emerge from the town : The networks state that “ heroic doctors are taking samples of blood and the blood is being analyzed to find the germ that is causing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over that this is , indeed , a biowar attack .
Human interest stories pile up .
This family lost three members , that family lost everybody .
Tragedy and horror produce the desired empathic response from “ the world community.
” The medical cartel promotes fear of the germ .
All controlling entities obtain their piece of the terrorist pie .
Finally , the doctors announce they have isolated the germ causing death in the small town , and researchers are rushing to develop a vaccine ( which they produce in record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccinated , now .
No choice .
Do it or be quarantined or jailed .
In this declared martial law situation , the doctors are the heroes .
The doctors and the Army .
And the government , and even the media .
Then , after a few weeks or months , when the potency of the secret chemical has dispersed , it ’ s over .
In the wake of a staged “ biowar ” terror attack , new laws are enacted .
The State clamps down harder on basic freedoms .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Criticizing the authorities is viewed as highly suspect .
Freedom of assembly is squeezed .
New laws mandating the CDC schedule of vaccines for every child and adult—no exceptions permitted—are rushed through legislatures .
There are people who are determined to inflate the dangers of germs .
They trumpet every “ new ” germ as the end of humankind on the planet .
They especially sound the alarm when researchers claim a germ may have mutated or jumped from animals to humans .
However , if you check into actual confirmed cases of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as West Nile , SARS , bird flu , Swine Flu , and Ebola , the numbers of deaths are incredibly low .
If political criminals , behind the scenes , wanted to stage a confined “ biowar ” event , they would choose a chemical , not a germ , and they would leverage such an event to curtail freedom .
Understand : researchers behind sealed doors in labs can claim , with unassailable ease , that they ’ ve found a germ that causes an outbreak .
Almost no one challenges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case , for example , with the vaunted SARS epidemic ( a dud ) , in 2003 , when 10 World Health Organization ( WHO ) labs , walled off from view , in communication with each other via closed circuit , announced they ’ d isolated a coronavirus as the culprit .
Later , in Canada , a WHO microbiologist , Frank Plummer , wandered off the reservation and told reporters he was puzzled by the fact that fewer and fewer SARS patients “ had the coronavirus.
” This was tantamount to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been a failure and a sham—but after a day or so of coverage , the press fell silent .
SARS was a nonsensical farce .
Diagnosed patients had ordinary seasonal flu or a collection of familiar symptoms that could result from many different causes .
But the propaganda effort was a stunning success .
Populations were frightened .
The need for vaccines , in the public mind , was exacerbated .
Such is “ science , ” these days .
A researcher can discover anything he wants to , if it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closed to him .
Face it , there are plenty of “ chemical incidents ” in the world .
Oil spills , an exploding oil platform at sea , fracking pollution , air pollution , Roundup drenching GMO crops , factories emitting chemicals into rivers as if they were sewers , tens of thousands of giant cargo ships belching toxic sulfur compounds into the air , and so on .
THERE IS A NEED FOR DISTRACTIONS AND COVER STORIES .
Enter THE VIRUS , and “ epidemics.
” They receive wall to wall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Why not , instead , something like THIS receiving endless coverage : “ HOW 16 SHIPS CREATE AS MUCH POLLUTION AS ALL THE CARS IN THE WORLD ” : 21 November , 2009 , author Fred Pearce , consultant to the New Scientist , writing in the Daily Mail : “ There are now an estimated 100,000 ships on the seas , and the fleet is growing fast as goods are ferried in vast quantities from Asian industrial powerhouses to consumers in Europe and North America.
” Where was the wall to wall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do you recall what the world was hyper-focused on , in November of 2009 , when Fred Pearce wrote this article for the Daily Mail ?
It was the exhausting tail-end of press coverage of the so-called Swine Flu epidemic that was supposed to kill millions .
As I ’ ve written , not only was the epidemic a dud , CBS star investigative reporter , Sharyl Attkisson , discovered the US Centers for Disease Control was hiding a mind-boggling fact from the public : The overwhelming percentage of tests from US Swine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with…no sign of Swine Flu or any other kind of flu .
A FAKE EPIDEMIC BASED ON A “ VIRUS.
” COVER STORY .
AMONG THE MANY ISSUES IT OBSCURES , THE DEADLY CHEMICAL POLLUTION BELCHING INTO THE SKY , FROM GIANT CARGO SHIPS AT SEA… In the interests of giving equal time to wise old biowar pros in China…I can imagine one of them addressing a meeting of government officials : “ Gentlemen , the coronavirus cover story is a success .
Where is the press coverage of the Western-sponsored Hong Kong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hong Kong ?
Never heard of it .
People there are now characterized as ‘ potential victims of the virus.
’ In China , we have trucks circulating and spraying toxic bleach and other unnamed destructive chemicals on the population .
5G technology deployment is causing serious health problems as well .
But all this resultant illness and death will be laid at the door of the non-political VIRUS .
In locking down our major cities , we ’ ve squelched the growing protests against unprecedented poisonous air pollution in Wuhan and other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We got lemons and made lemonade .
With our ‘ unlimited cooperation in this health crisis , ’ we ’ ve scored major points with the world community .
As I told you at the outset , you SAY it ’ s a virus , but it isn ’ t .
As for the ongoing trade war with the US , they may think we ’ re going to cave in , but do they really suppose all our pollution-belching cargo ships are going to stop carrying tons and tons of products @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story works there as well .
It works so well on so many fronts .
It ’ s magic… ” Again , I repeat : IF THE LATEST RUMORS SUPPOSEDLY COMING OUT OF CHINA ABOUT THE FURIOUS PACE OF ESCALATING DEATHS ARE TRUE…IF THEY ARE…AND THAT ’ S A VERY BIG IF….THEN LOOK TO SOMETHING OTHER THAN A VIRUS AS THE CAUSE… Jon Rappoport is the author of three explosive collections , THE MATRIX REVEALED , EXIT FROM THE MATRIX , and POWER OUTSIDE THE MATRIX , Jon was a candidate for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California .
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The Bio-Weapon Theory of the China Epidemic
Jon Rappoport, Guest
Waking Times
NOTE: IF THE LATEST RUMORS SUPPOSEDLY COMING OUT OF CHINA ABOUT THE FURIOUS PACE OF ESCALATING DEATHS ARE TRUE…IF THEY ARE…AND THAT’S A VERY BIG IF….THEN LOOK TO SOMETHING OTHER THAN A VIRUS AS THE CAUSE…
I’ll consider these rumors here, in this article, for the sake of covering all possible bases…I must emphasize, again, this is a very big IF…
Continuing my series on China and the supposed coronavirus epidemic… (archive here)
Many reports and rumors are circulating: huge numbers of people are trying to escape lockdown in Chinese cities; bodies in Wuhan are piling up; Chinese agents or assets stole biological materials from two labs in the US and Canada, for the purpose of smuggling them into China; a new biowar research facility has opened in Wuhan.
At the heart of these reports is: the dreaded coronavirus has been weaponized and is on the loose—either as the result of an accident or an intention.
Many people, including self-styled experts, assume that an ATTEMPT to weaponize a virus equals success. They’re watching too many sci-fi movies. Automatically jumping from attempt to success is unwarranted.
“But the proof is there. People in China are dying.”
I’ve already covered this. Millions of people, moving back into history, have died in China, as a result of the number one condition now cited as evidence of the new epidemic: pneumonia. They were dying long before anyone knew about a coronavirus or tried to weaponize it.
“But now people in China are dying at a furious pace, suddenly.”
Is this a report or a rumor? If it’s a true report, I suggest starting with the cause as something in the environment—not a virus. An escalation in the already toxic air pollution above Chinese cities. Possibly, the effects of deploying 5G technology widely in Wuhan. The intentional deployment of a highly dangerous chemical, whose effects would be far more predictable, in terms of intensity and duration, than a virus.
Below, you can read a backgrounder I wrote many years ago, on the staging of a hypothetical bioterror attack. It proposes a chemical as the hidden cause.
THE VIRUS, as I’ve explained in recent articles, is one of the most successful cover stories in modern human history. It is invoked to obscure the actions of major corporations and governments: industrial pollution, stolen farm land, hunger, starvation, intentionally sustained. Lack of basic sanitation. Grinding poverty. Wars. Toxic medical drugs and vaccines. And so on. It’s called population control. “HIV” in Africa is a perfect example of this kind of operation. The world focuses on the virus. The true crimes go on unnoticed.
Here is the backgrounder. Use your imagination and adjust the context from a small town to a major city.
How to stage a fake bioterror attack
Imagine this. A big-time doctor from the US Biological Warfare Group waddles into a meeting room, where a collection of Army, CIA, NSA, and DHS representatives sit quietly in their chairs. He says: “So I understand you boys want to put on a little domestic bioterror show, to keep the natives from becoming too restless. Well, the first thing you need to know is, germs don’t obey orders. Forget all that sci-fi nonsense. Germs work and they don’t work. It’s a crapshoot. You could have a big fat dud on your hands. I can tell you how to make it work, though, if you give up on your fancy high-tech wet dreams…”
The primary fact is: no matter what kind of germ you’re talking about or where it came from, releasing it intentionally does not guarantee predictable results. Far from it.
For instance, people whose immune systems operate at different levels of strength are going to react differently.
The perpetrators may find that far, far, far less than .001% of people exposed get sick or die.
But there is another strategy that should be understood:
The use of a germ as a cover story for a chemical.
In other words, there is no germ attack. It’s called a germ attack, but that’s a lie. The perps bring in researchers to the affected area, who go on to claim they have isolated a germ that is the cause of death and illness. It’s a sham. What really happened was:
The spread of a toxic chemical that can’t be detected, unless you’re looking for it.
The chemical has severe, deadly, and predictable effects for a short period. Then it disperses and loses potency and the “epidemic” is done.
In some town, a fairly isolated community, the word goes out that people are suddenly falling ill and dying. The CDC and the Army are called in to cordon off the area and quarantine all citizens. A peremptory announcement is made, early on, that this is a biowar attack.
Major media are allowed outside the periphery. Network news anchors set up on-location and do their wall to wall broadcasts “from the scene.”
The entire nation, the entire world, is riveted on the event, 24/7.
People inside the cordon fall ill and die. Reports emerge from the town:
The networks state that “heroic doctors are taking samples of blood and the blood is being analyzed to find the germ that is causing the epidemic.” The DOD confirms over and over that this is, indeed, a biowar attack.
Human interest stories pile up. This family lost three members, that family lost everybody. Tragedy and horror produce the desired empathic response from “the world community.”
It’s a soap opera, except real people are dying.
The medical cartel promotes fear of the germ.
All controlling entities obtain their piece of the terrorist pie.
Finally, the doctors announce they have isolated the germ causing death in the small town, and researchers are rushing to develop a vaccine (which they produce in record time).
Everyone everywhere must be vaccinated, now. No choice. Do it or be quarantined or jailed.
In this declared martial law situation, the doctors are the heroes. The doctors and the Army. And the government, and even the media.
Then, after a few weeks or months, when the potency of the secret chemical has dispersed, it’s over.
In the wake of a staged “biowar” terror attack, new laws are enacted. The State clamps down harder on basic freedoms. The right to travel is limited. Criticizing the authorities is viewed as highly suspect. Freedom of assembly is squeezed.
“Citizens must cooperate. We’re all in this together.”
New laws mandating the CDC schedule of vaccines for every child and adult—no exceptions permitted—are rushed through legislatures.
There are people who are determined to inflate the dangers of germs. They trumpet every “new” germ as the end of humankind on the planet. They especially sound the alarm when researchers claim a germ may have mutated or jumped from animals to humans.
“This is it! We’re done for!”
However, if you check into actual confirmed cases of death from recent so-called epidemics, such as West Nile, SARS, bird flu, Swine Flu, and Ebola, the numbers of deaths are incredibly low.
If political criminals, behind the scenes, wanted to stage a confined “biowar” event, they would choose a chemical, not a germ, and they would leverage such an event to curtail freedom.
Understand: researchers behind sealed doors in labs can claim, with unassailable ease, that they’ve found a germ that causes an outbreak. Almost no one challenges such an assertion.
This was the case, for example, with the vaunted SARS epidemic (a dud), in 2003, when 10 World Health Organization (WHO) labs, walled off from view, in communication with each other via closed circuit, announced they’d isolated a coronavirus as the culprit.
Later, in Canada, a WHO microbiologist, Frank Plummer, wandered off the reservation and told reporters he was puzzled by the fact that fewer and fewer SARS patients “had the coronavirus.” This was tantamount to confessing that the whole research effort had been a failure and a sham—but after a day or so of coverage, the press fell silent.
SARS was a nonsensical farce. Diagnosed patients had ordinary seasonal flu or a collection of familiar symptoms that could result from many different causes.
But the propaganda effort was a stunning success. Populations were frightened. The need for vaccines, in the public mind, was exacerbated.
Several years ago, I spoke with a biologist about the fake bioterror scenario I’ve sketched out above. His comment was: “Do you think any mainstream scientist would dare go into that cordoned-off town and actually check the area for a highly toxic chemical? He’d be blackballed, exiled, and discredited in a minute. The authorities would call him crazy. And that’s if he were lucky.”
Such is “science,” these days. A researcher can discover anything he wants to, if it’s approved. Otherwise, the door is closed to him.
Face it, there are plenty of “chemical incidents” in the world. Oil spills, an exploding oil platform at sea, fracking pollution, air pollution, Roundup drenching GMO crops, factories emitting chemicals into rivers as if they were sewers, tens of thousands of giant cargo ships belching toxic sulfur compounds into the air, and so on. THERE IS A NEED FOR DISTRACTIONS AND COVER STORIES.
Enter THE VIRUS, and “epidemics.” They receive wall to wall coverage on the news. Why? Why not, instead, something like THIS receiving endless coverage: “HOW 16 SHIPS CREATE AS MUCH POLLUTION AS ALL THE CARS IN THE WORLD”:
21 November, 2009, author Fred Pearce, consultant to the New Scientist, writing in the Daily Mail: “There are now an estimated 100,000 ships on the seas, and the fleet is growing fast as goods are ferried in vast quantities from Asian industrial powerhouses to consumers in Europe and North America.”
“The recession has barely dented the trade. This Christmas, most of our presents will have come by super-ship from the Far East; ships such as the Emma Maersk and her seven sisters Evelyn, Eugen, Estelle, Ebba, Eleonora, Elly and Edith Maersk.” “Each is a quarter of a mile long and can carry up to 14,000 full-size containers on their regular routes from China to Europe.” “But [each ship] burns marine heavy fuel, or ‘bunker fuel’, which leaves behind a trail of potentially lethal chemicals: sulphur and smoke that have been linked to breathing problems, inflammation, cancer and heart disease.” “…the largest ships can each emit as much as 5,000 tons of sulphur in a year — the same as 50 million typical cars, each emitting an average of 100 grams of sulphur a year.” “With an estimated 800 million cars driving around the planet, that means 16 super-ships can emit as much sulphur as the world fleet of cars.”
Where was the wall to wall 24/7 press coverage on THAT?
And do you recall what the world was hyper-focused on, in November of 2009, when Fred Pearce wrote this article for the Daily Mail?
It was the exhausting tail-end of press coverage of the so-called Swine Flu epidemic that was supposed to kill millions.
As I’ve written, not only was the epidemic a dud, CBS star investigative reporter, Sharyl Attkisson, discovered the US Centers for Disease Control was hiding a mind-boggling fact from the public:
The overwhelming percentage of tests from US Swine Flu patients were coming back from labs with…no sign of Swine Flu or any other kind of flu.
A FAKE EPIDEMIC BASED ON A “VIRUS.” COVER STORY. AMONG THE MANY ISSUES IT OBSCURES, THE DEADLY CHEMICAL POLLUTION BELCHING INTO THE SKY, FROM GIANT CARGO SHIPS AT SEA…
“Look, boys,” the wise old biowar pro says, as he addresses the collection of military and intelligences honchos in a private room in an undisclosed location. “You SAY it’s a virus, but it’s not. Get it? That’s the legend. Instead, you use a reliable chemical that’ll make people sick and kill them. Trust me, that’s the ticket. These germs are unpredictable. They’re far from a slam-dunk. You use germs as the cover story. It works every time…”
Cover story. Distraction. Diversion. Sold and bought.
In the interests of giving equal time to wise old biowar pros in China…I can imagine one of them addressing a meeting of government officials:
“Gentlemen, the coronavirus cover story is a success. Where is the press coverage of the Western-sponsored Hong Kong protests? It’s gone. Hong Kong? Never heard of it. People there are now characterized as ‘potential victims of the virus.’ In China, we have trucks circulating and spraying toxic bleach and other unnamed destructive chemicals on the population. 5G technology deployment is causing serious health problems as well. But all this resultant illness and death will be laid at the door of the non-political VIRUS. In locking down our major cities, we’ve squelched the growing protests against unprecedented poisonous air pollution in Wuhan and other metropolitan areas. It’s win-win. We got lemons and made lemonade. With our ‘unlimited cooperation in this health crisis,’ we’ve scored major points with the world community. As I told you at the outset, you SAY it’s a virus, but it isn’t. As for the ongoing trade war with the US, they may think we’re going to cave in, but do they really suppose all our pollution-belching cargo ships are going to stop carrying tons and tons of products to the world? The virus cover story works there as well. It works so well on so many fronts. It’s magic…”
Cover stories sold and bought. Sold and bought.
Again, I repeat: IF THE LATEST RUMORS SUPPOSEDLY COMING OUT OF CHINA ABOUT THE FURIOUS PACE OF ESCALATING DEATHS ARE TRUE…IF THEY ARE…AND THAT’S A VERY BIG IF….THEN LOOK TO SOMETHING OTHER THAN A VIRUS AS THE CAUSE…
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wakingtimes--2020-02-11--Brazil’s Bolsonaro Unveils Bill to Open Indigenous Lands to Mining, Oil and Gas Exploration

This week , President Jair Bolsonaro pressed forward with a “ dream ” initiative sending a bill to the Brazilian Congress that would open indigenous reserves in the Amazon and elsewhere to development , including commercial mining , oil and gas exploration , cattle ranching and agribusiness , new hydroelectric dam projects , and tourism — projects that have been legally blocked under the country ’ s 1988 Constitution .
Justifying the legislation , Bolsonaro explained that “ The Indian is a human being exactly like us .
They have hearts , feelings , a soul , desires , needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are , ” so they will welcome economic exploitation inside their territories .
Bolsonaro and the bancada ruralista agribusiness and mining lobby , which is very strong in Congress , have eyed the off-limits indigenous lands for decades .
Indigenous territories have the best record for forest conservation and land stewardship in Brazil .
While the legislation would allow impacted indigenous populations to be consulted , they would lack the power of veto , except in cases of garimpo or wildcat mining .
The right of consultation on development projects is assured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , of which Brazil is a signatory .
Though the bancada ruralista is strong in Congress , it remains to be seen whether the bill will gain passage .
House of Deputies leader Rodrigo Maia has said he will not bring the legislation to a vote .
Conservationists are convinced that the opening up of indigenous lands to economic exploitation would inevitably lead to extensive deforestation of what are the most densely forested areas of the Amazon , and to the contamination of Amazonian rivers .
That sort of wholesale deforestation could lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rainforest-to-savanna tipping point that would greatly endanger Brazilian agribusiness as a driver of Brazil ’ s economy .
Onyx Lorenzoni , Bolsonaro ’ s chief of staff , praised the bill , claiming it was a “ Lei Aurea ” for indigenous people — a reference to the 1888 royal decree which freed the slaves in Brazil .
From the government ’ s point of view , the legislation is freeing indigenous people , allowing their lands to be invaded by mining , oil and gas companies ; cattle ranchers ; soy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indigenous communities monetarily .
Under the Brazilian constitution , demarcated indigenous territories belong to the state , and are for the permanent possession and exclusive use of the indigenous people who have always lived there .
Only they can decide what activities are allowed on their lands .
Bolsonaro ’ s new law is therefore an attempt to override the Constitution , say legal experts .
It is almost certain to be greatly modified in Congress , if it passes at all .
But , say analysts , the message contained in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for grabs — is what matters .
Since Bolsonaro ’ s election , conflicts between ruralists and indigenous people have soared .
The latest report from CIMI , the Indigenous Missionary Council , shows a steady growth in the number of invasions of indigenous areas , up from 111 in 2018 to 160 in 2019 ; indigenous leaders say Bolsonaro ’ s speeches and comments have contributed to the increase .
Five murders due to indigenous and traditional land conflicts occurred in the first weeks of 2020 .
The new bill as written @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where there are known to be uncontacted Indians .
The existence of 28 such groups in the Amazon region has been confirmed , out of 115 believed to exist .
But the bill isn ’ t the only potential threat to uncontacted tribes .
The day before Bolsonaro announced his legislation , FUNAI appointed an evangelical preacher and agency outsider to head the Department for Isolated and Recently Contacted Indigenous Peoples ( CGIIRC ) .
To accomplish this , FUNAI had to revoke its own long-established rule that only a qualified staff member @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sensitive bureau .
The new head , Ricardo Lopes Dias , has strong views regarding the conversion of indigenous people to Christianity .
He is a former missionary for the controversial New Tribes Mission , a Florida-based evangelical organization , and worked from 1997 to 2007 in the Vale do Javari indigenous reserve , in Amazonas state .
There , according to Matsés indigenous leaders — who protested his presence — he “ manipulated part of the Matsés population to found a new village ” where an evangelical church would be built .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of causing death and disease among the tribes it worked with in the 1970s , subjecting them to enforced conversion to evangelical Christianity .
Lopes Dias has a degree in anthropology .
Isolated or uncontacted indigenous peoples are usually survivors of larger groups which were decimated by disease or violence when the military dictatorship ( ruling from 1964-1985 ) forced roads through ancestral lands in the Amazon during the 1960s and 70s .
In some cases up to 90 % of local populations died .
This led FUNAIi , in the 1980s , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a policy of non-contact , designating a “ no go ” zone protecting the survivors , who became known as “ isolated Indians.
” The choice by the Bolsonaro administration of an evangelical missionary to head the department , according to experts , indicates a shift in this policy , and has been greeted with dismay by indigenous organizations , who regard it as a means of opening up uncontacted tribes under the protection of FUNAI , and putting their cosmological and ethical belief systems at risk from religious fundamentalism .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the latest example in what seems to be FUNAI ’ s deliberate policy over the last year of replacing experienced , qualified staff with military officers and evangelical preachers .
Twenty of FUNAI ’ s 39 regional coordinators have been removed under the new administration — almost all were replaced with serving or retired military officers .
Bolsonaro , this week decided to enlarge his “ dream ” world even further , extending it to fishing .
Apparently still smarting from the fine he received in 2012 ( and which he never paid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a protected reserve in Rio .
Police Colonel Homero Cerqueira , head of ICMBio , the agency in charge of Brazil ’ s 334 conservation units , has just authorized “ recreational fishing ” in all of them , including the most environmentally sensitive preserves .

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Unveils Bill to Open Indigenous Lands to Mining, Oil and Gas Exploration
Jan Rocha, Guest
Waking Times
This week, President Jair Bolsonaro pressed forward with a “dream” initiative sending a bill to the Brazilian Congress that would open indigenous reserves in the Amazon and elsewhere to development, including commercial mining, oil and gas exploration, cattle ranching and agribusiness, new hydroelectric dam projects, and tourism — projects that have been legally blocked under the country’s 1988 Constitution.
Justifying the legislation, Bolsonaro explained that “The Indian is a human being exactly like us. They have hearts, feelings, a soul, desires, needs and they are just as Brazilian as we are,” so they will welcome economic exploitation inside their territories. Bolsonaro and the bancada ruralista agribusiness and mining lobby, which is very strong in Congress, have eyed the off-limits indigenous lands for decades. Indigenous territories have the best record for forest conservation and land stewardship in Brazil.
Marcio Santilli, a former head of FUNAI, Brazil’s indigenous affairs agency, sees Bolsonaro’s “dream” legislation very differently. It will “not promote the economic development of the Indians, but guarantee the exploitation by third parties of their natural resources. It would encourage Indians to live from royalties while watching the dispossession of their lands.”
While the legislation would allow impacted indigenous populations to be consulted, they would lack the power of veto, except in cases of garimpo or wildcat mining. The right of consultation on development projects is assured under the International Labour Organization Convention 169, of which Brazil is a signatory.
Though the bancada ruralista is strong in Congress, it remains to be seen whether the bill will gain passage. House of Deputies leader Rodrigo Maia has said he will not bring the legislation to a vote.
Conservationists are convinced that the opening up of indigenous lands to economic exploitation would inevitably lead to extensive deforestation of what are the most densely forested areas of the Amazon, and to the contamination of Amazonian rivers. That sort of wholesale deforestation could lead to far greater Amazon drought and to a rainforest-to-savanna tipping point that would greatly endanger Brazilian agribusiness as a driver of Brazil’s economy.
Onyx Lorenzoni, Bolsonaro’s chief of staff, praised the bill, claiming it was a “Lei Aurea” for indigenous people — a reference to the 1888 royal decree which freed the slaves in Brazil. From the government’s point of view, the legislation is freeing indigenous people, allowing their lands to be invaded by mining, oil and gas companies; cattle ranchers; soy farmers and dam builders, while compensating indigenous communities monetarily.
Under the Brazilian constitution, demarcated indigenous territories belong to the state, and are for the permanent possession and exclusive use of the indigenous people who have always lived there. Only they can decide what activities are allowed on their lands.
Bolsonaro’s new law is therefore an attempt to override the Constitution, say legal experts. It is almost certain to be greatly modified in Congress, if it passes at all. But, say analysts, the message contained in the bill — that indigenous lands are up for grabs — is what matters.
Since Bolsonaro’s election, conflicts between ruralists and indigenous people have soared. The latest report from CIMI, the Indigenous Missionary Council, shows a steady growth in the number of invasions of indigenous areas, up from 111 in 2018 to 160 in 2019; indigenous leaders say Bolsonaro’s speeches and comments have contributed to the increase. Five murders due to indigenous and traditional land conflicts occurred in the first weeks of 2020.
Uncontacted indigenous groups at risk
The new bill as written would allow economic projects even in areas where there are known to be uncontacted Indians. The existence of 28 such groups in the Amazon region has been confirmed, out of 115 believed to exist.
But the bill isn’t the only potential threat to uncontacted tribes. The day before Bolsonaro announced his legislation, FUNAI appointed an evangelical preacher and agency outsider to head the Department for Isolated and Recently Contacted Indigenous Peoples (CGIIRC). To accomplish this, FUNAI had to revoke its own long-established rule that only a qualified staff member could be chosen to head such a sensitive bureau.
The new head, Ricardo Lopes Dias, has strong views regarding the conversion of indigenous people to Christianity. He is a former missionary for the controversial New Tribes Mission, a Florida-based evangelical organization, and worked from 1997 to 2007 in the Vale do Javari indigenous reserve, in Amazonas state. There, according to Matsés indigenous leaders — who protested his presence — he “manipulated part of the Matsés population to found a new village” where an evangelical church would be built. The New Tribes Mission has been accused of causing death and disease among the tribes it worked with in the 1970s, subjecting them to enforced conversion to evangelical Christianity. Lopes Dias has a degree in anthropology.
Isolated or uncontacted indigenous peoples are usually survivors of larger groups which were decimated by disease or violence when the military dictatorship (ruling from 1964-1985) forced roads through ancestral lands in the Amazon during the 1960s and 70s. In some cases up to 90% of local populations died. This led FUNAIi, in the 1980s, after the dictatorship ended, to introduce a policy of non-contact, designating a “no go” zone protecting the survivors, who became known as “isolated Indians.”
The choice by the Bolsonaro administration of an evangelical missionary to head the department, according to experts, indicates a shift in this policy, and has been greeted with dismay by indigenous organizations, who regard it as a means of opening up uncontacted tribes under the protection of FUNAI, and putting their cosmological and ethical belief systems at risk from religious fundamentalism.
Well known anthropologist Manuela Cunha said, “the mission of the CGIIRC is to protect these peoples from invasions of loggers, miners, drug traffickers and any others, like missionaries, who do not respect their way of life. To choose a missionary — above all one who has tried to convert indigenous people — to head the CGIIRC is totally contradictory to what the law says.”
However, the choice of Lopes Dias is only the latest example in what seems to be FUNAI’s deliberate policy over the last year of replacing experienced, qualified staff with military officers and evangelical preachers. Twenty of FUNAI’s 39 regional coordinators have been removed under the new administration — almost all were replaced with serving or retired military officers.
Bolsonaro, this week decided to enlarge his “dream” world even further, extending it to fishing. Apparently still smarting from the fine he received in 2012 (and which he never paid) for being caught illegally sport fishing in a protected reserve in Rio. Police Colonel Homero Cerqueira, head of ICMBio, the agency in charge of Brazil’s 334 conservation units, has just authorized “recreational fishing” in all of them, including the most environmentally sensitive preserves.


wakingtimes--2020-02-12--Human Trafficking is so Bad in America that President Trump Just Created a New Official Position to

Human trafficking has become so pervasive in America that Donald Trump created an entirely new position to tackle it .
The practice has been swept under a rug for far too long in politics , underneath partisan issues like racism , gender equality , and politics-as-usual .
The White House estimates as many as 24.9 million victims of human trafficking around the globe .
These unfortunate individuals are typically female and about a quarter of them are children .
The top US states for incidents of human trafficking are California , Texas , and Florida , and are many times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not surprising that two of the three are located at the border .
By a new executive order , President Trump signed into law on Friday a new position specifically designed to fight the onslaught of human trafficking that plagues America today .
The statute brings various government departments together , including the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) , the Justice Department , and the Department of Education to fight human traffickers and prevent the practice from happening in the United States .
Democrat and Republican presidents both have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but never fully addressing the true scale of the problem .
Donald Trump is the only president who ’ s been willing to push this issue into the forefront of daily conversation , where it rightfully belongs .
READ : THE SUPER BOWL ’ S BIGGEST LOSERS : THE BOYS AND GIRLS BEING SOLD FOR SEX 20 TIMES A DAY The Trump administration has published multiple reports of their accomplishments in fighting human trafficking .
During his time in office , nine human trafficking victims were appointed to an advisory council , January @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Human Trafficking Prevention Month ” , border security has been drastically improved , and the President signed several executive orders to help fund the prevention human trafficking .
Some critics of Trump argue that increased border security and restrictions on illegal immigration and refugees aids human traffickers by discouraging victims to come forward out of a fear of legal action against them .
But the truth is that human trafficking happens within all avenues of human life .
Plenty of otherwise “ ordinary ” people are involved with human trafficking , but this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the highest levels of government .
The most recent example is sex predator Jeffrey Epstein , who took Bill Clinton and many other high-profile politicians to his private ‘ orgy ’ island and allegedly providing them with sexual favors from underage girls .
READ : ALT MEDIA WAS EXPOSING EPSTEIN CORRUPTION AS ABC WAS COVERING IT UP—WHO ’ S THE REAL FAKE NEWS ?
David Icke has been detailing the child sex abuse that has gone on within the British royal family and political elites for decades .
He was laughed at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that this information has gone viral , even in mainstream news , he ’ s been vindicated , and another so-called conspiracy theory is now mainstream fact .
As both low-level traffickers and many political elites continue this abhorrent practice with unmatched arrogance , let ’ s hope that Trump is true in his effort to eradicate human trafficking .
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Human Trafficking is so Bad in America that President Trump Just Created a New Official Position to Stop It
Phillip Schneider, Staff Writer
Waking Times
Human trafficking has become so pervasive in America that Donald Trump created an entirely new position to tackle it. The practice has been swept under a rug for far too long in politics, underneath partisan issues like racism, gender equality, and politics-as-usual.
The White House estimates as many as 24.9 million victims of human trafficking around the globe. These unfortunate individuals are typically female and about a quarter of them are children. The top US states for incidents of human trafficking are California, Texas, and Florida, and are many times greater than any other state. It’s not surprising that two of the three are located at the border.
By a new executive order, President Trump signed into law on Friday a new position specifically designed to fight the onslaught of human trafficking that plagues America today. The statute brings various government departments together, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Justice Department, and the Department of Education to fight human traffickers and prevent the practice from happening in the United States.
“From funding for prevention education programs, to enhanced intelligence-level coordination, to fighting child pornography, to a new full-time position within his White House’s Domestic Policy Council, the president is using all tools at his disposal to ensure that the end of modern-day slavery becomes a reality.” – Ivanka Trump
Democrat and Republican presidents both have a history of fighting human trafficking, but never fully addressing the true scale of the problem. Donald Trump is the only president who’s been willing to push this issue into the forefront of daily conversation, where it rightfully belongs.
The Trump administration has published multiple reports of their accomplishments in fighting human trafficking. During his time in office, nine human trafficking victims were appointed to an advisory council, January 2018 was declared “National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month”, border security has been drastically improved, and the President signed several executive orders to help fund the prevention human trafficking.
Some critics of Trump argue that increased border security and restrictions on illegal immigration and refugees aids human traffickers by discouraging victims to come forward out of a fear of legal action against them.
But the truth is that human trafficking happens within all avenues of human life. Plenty of otherwise “ordinary” people are involved with human trafficking, but this disgusting practice goes all the way up to the highest levels of government. The most recent example is sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, who took Bill Clinton and many other high-profile politicians to his private ‘orgy’ island and allegedly providing them with sexual favors from underage girls.
David Icke has been detailing the child sex abuse that has gone on within the British royal family and political elites for decades. He was laughed at in his early years, but now that this information has gone viral, even in mainstream news, he’s been vindicated, and another so-called conspiracy theory is now mainstream fact.
As both low-level traffickers and many political elites continue this abhorrent practice with unmatched arrogance, let’s hope that Trump is true in his effort to eradicate human trafficking.
“I want to make it clear today that my administration will focus on ending the absolutely horrific practice of human trafficking and I am prepared to bring the full force and weight of our government … In order to solve this horrific problem.” – President Trump, Feb. 23, 2017
Read more articles by Phillip Schneider.
About the Author
Phillip Schneider is a student as well as a staff writer and assistant editor for Waking Times. If you would like to see more of his work, you can visit his website, or follow him on the free speech social network Minds.
This article (Human Trafficking is so Bad in America that President Trump Just Created a New Official Position to Stop It) as originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Phillip Schneider and WakingTimes.com. It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution, author bio, and this copyright statement.