thedcclothesline--2020-04-23--The Next Generation: Giant Locust Armies Of “Biblical Proportions” Threaten To Cause Mass Starvation

The Next Generation: Giant Locust Armies Of “Biblical Proportions” Threaten To Cause Mass Starvation In Africa

Even before COVID-19 became the biggest public health crisis to hit the globe in decades , enormous swarms of locusts the size of major cities were devouring crops throughout eastern Africa , across the Middle East and even in some parts of Asia .
Now a new generation that officials are describing as “ 20 times bigger ” has emerged , and the devastation that this new generation of locusts is causing is extremely alarming .
These colossal locust swarms can travel up to 90 miles a day , and as you will see below , when they descend upon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there in as little as 30 seconds .
This new generation of locusts has been spotted as far south as Congo , as far north as Iran and as far east as India .
In other words , the food supplies of billions of people are at risk .
Yesterday , I reported that the UN had used the phrase “ biblical proportions ” to describe the famines that are starting to happen around the globe as a result of the coronavirus pandemic .
Well , the phrase “ biblical proportions ” is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ armies of locusts… take our poll - story continues below Heavy rains last month created ideal conditions for this next generation of locusts , and we are being told that the new swarms are “ particularly severe in Kenya , Ethiopia , and Somalia ” … Unfortunately , this is a really , really bad time for a new generation of locusts to show up , because this is the time of the year when farmers are planting their fields .
When the locusts invade a new area , all the farmers can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work is destroyed .
The following is how one FAO official is describing the current state of affairs… Here in the United States we have never experienced anything like this , and so most Americans don ’ t really understand how destructive these locusts can be .
As I noted above , when they come storming into a field they can literally eat all the crops there “ in as little as 30 seconds ” … The United Nations is calling these locust armies “ an unprecedented threat ” to global food security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be said about the coronavirus .
And let us not forget that African Swine Fever has already wiped out approximately one-fourth of all the pigs in the world .
This truly has become a “ perfect storm ” for global food production , and many believe that what we have seen so far is just the beginning .
And please don ’ t be tempted to think that this is just a problem that Africa is dealing with .
All the way over in Pakistan , officials are using the word “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by these locusts .
The following comes from a Pakistani news source… And after everything that they have already been through , farmers in Australia are facing an enormous invasion of locusts as well , although it is a different species that they are dealing with… In the post-World War II era , can you point to another time when the world was facing so many major problems all at once ?
As I write this article , I can ’ t seem to think of one .
In the days ahead , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the headlines , and the global death toll will soon cross the 200,000 mark .
But this plague of locusts should also be receiving a tremendous amount of attention , because it is wiping out farms at a blinding pace and countless numbers of people could face severe food shortages as a result .
Efforts will continue to be made to spray these locust swarms with pesticides , but when you are talking about swarms that are the size of major cities , the truth is that spraying really doesn ’ t make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truly is a plague of “ biblical proportions ” , and despite all of our advanced technology we are powerless to stop it .
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My name is Michael Snyder and I am the publisher of The Economic Collapse Blog , End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News , and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ books that are available on Amazon.com including The Beginning Of The End , Get Prepared Now , and Living A Life That Really Matters .
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Even before COVID-19 became the biggest public health crisis to hit the globe in decades, enormous swarms of locusts the size of major cities were devouring crops throughout eastern Africa, across the Middle East and even in some parts of Asia. Now a new generation that officials are describing as “20 times bigger” has emerged, and the devastation that this new generation of locusts is causing is extremely alarming. These colossal locust swarms can travel up to 90 miles a day, and as you will see below, when they descend upon a field they can literally eat everything there in as little as 30 seconds. This new generation of locusts has been spotted as far south as Congo, as far north as Iran and as far east as India. In other words, the food supplies of billions of people are at risk.
Yesterday, I reported that the UN had used the phrase “biblical proportions” to describe the famines that are starting to happen around the globe as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Well, the phrase “biblical proportions” is also being used to describe these giant armies of locusts…
take our poll - story continues below Completing this poll grants you access to DC Clothesline updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to this site's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. While much of the world focuses on the coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 1.6 million people across the globe, East Africa is battling the worst invasion of desert locusts in decades — a months-long “scourge of biblical proportions” that experts warn could get worse with a larger second wave already arriving in parts of the region.
Heavy rains last month created ideal conditions for this next generation of locusts, and we are being told that the new swarms are “particularly severe in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia”…
And now, at the worst time, a second wave of locusts 20 times bigger than the first has descended on the region, thanks to heavy rains late last month, according to the FAO. The swarms have infiltrated Yemen and firmly established themselves across the Persian Gulf, having laid eggs along 560 miles of Iran’s coastline. New swarms are particularly severe in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia.
Unfortunately, this is a really, really bad time for a new generation of locusts to show up, because this is the time of the year when farmers are planting their fields.
When the locusts invade a new area, all the farmers can do is watch as all their hard work is destroyed. The following is how one FAO official is describing the current state of affairs…
“The timing is really horrendous, because the farmers are just planting, and the seedlings are just coming up now since it’s the beginning of the rainy season,” says Keith Cressman, senior locust forecasting officer with the FAO. “And it’s right at the same time when you have an increasing number of swarms in Kenya and in Ethiopia. There’s already pictures and reports of the seedlings getting hammered by the swarms. So basically that’s it for the farmers’ crops.“
Here in the United States we have never experienced anything like this, and so most Americans don’t really understand how destructive these locusts can be.
As I noted above, when they come storming into a field they can literally eat all the crops there “in as little as 30 seconds”…
Massive swarms of locusts are devouring entire fields of crops in as little as 30 seconds – fuelling fears of a major food crisis in some of the world’s poorest countries, international aid organisation Concern Worldwide has warned. The charity said communities in Pakistan, Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia are facing alarming food shortages, with the crops they grow to survive being eaten in seconds by the flying desert locusts.
The United Nations is calling these locust armies “an unprecedented threat” to global food security.
Of course the exact same thing could be said about the coronavirus.
And let us not forget that African Swine Fever has already wiped out approximately one-fourth of all the pigs in the world.
This truly has become a “perfect storm” for global food production, and many believe that what we have seen so far is just the beginning.
And please don’t be tempted to think that this is just a problem that Africa is dealing with. All the way over in Pakistan, officials are using the word “disaster” to describe the threat posed by these locusts. The following comes from a Pakistani news source…
Parliamentary leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Balochistan Minister for Secondary Education Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind has expressed deep concern over the procreation of locusts across the province, stressing upon anti-locust spray on urgent basis. “If procreation of locusts does not stop it would badly affect crops and will also lead to nutritional disaster in Balochistan,” Rind noted, adding that due to consecutive attacks, growers and farmers are facing extreme difficulties as widespread destruction of crops is feared due to procreation of locusts.
And after everything that they have already been through, farmers in Australia are facing an enormous invasion of locusts as well, although it is a different species that they are dealing with…
After a year of battling drought, fire, dust, flood and disease, farmers in far western New South Wales are now facing a plague locust infestation. The Australian plague locust species, if not controlled, can cause significant damage to crops and pastures by consuming all in their path.
In the post-World War II era, can you point to another time when the world was facing so many major problems all at once?
As I write this article, I can’t seem to think of one.
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In the days ahead, the coronavirus pandemic will continue to dominate the headlines, and the global death toll will soon cross the 200,000 mark.
But this plague of locusts should also be receiving a tremendous amount of attention, because it is wiping out farms at a blinding pace and countless numbers of people could face severe food shortages as a result.
Efforts will continue to be made to spray these locust swarms with pesticides, but when you are talking about swarms that are the size of major cities, the truth is that spraying really doesn’t make that much of a dent.
It truly is a plague of “biblical proportions”, and despite all of our advanced technology we are powerless to stop it.
About the Author: I am a voice crying out for change in a society that generally seems content to stay asleep. My name is Michael Snyder and I am the publisher of The Economic Collapse Blog, End Of The American Dream and The Most Important News, and the articles that I publish on those sites are republished on dozens of other prominent websites all over the globe. I have written four books that are available on Amazon.com including The Beginning Of The End, Get Prepared Now, and Living A Life That Really Matters. (#CommissionsEarned) By purchasing those books you help to support my work. I always freely and happily allow others to republish my articles on their own websites, but due to government regulations I need those that republish my articles to include this “About the Author” section with each article. In order to comply with those government regulations, I need to tell you that the controversial opinions in this article are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the websites where my work is republished. The material contained in this article is for general information purposes only, and readers should consult licensed professionals before making any legal, business, financial or health decisions. Those responding to this article by making comments are solely responsible for their viewpoints, and those viewpoints do not necessarily represent the viewpoints of Michael Snyder or the operators of the websites where my work is republished. I encourage you to follow me on social media on Facebook and Twitter, and any way that you can share these articles with others is a great help. During these very challenging times, people will need hope more than ever before, and it is our goal to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with all many people as we possibly can.


thedcclothesline--2020-04-24--Idaho: Protesters Surround Cop’s House After Video Showed Him Arrest Mom For Bringing Kids To Park (

Idaho: Protesters Surround Cop’s House After Video Showed Him Arrest Mom For Bringing Kids To Park (Video)

Meridian , ID — Over the past several weeks , unrest around the country has grown due to the now 24 million jobless claims , and politically motivated , arbitrary nature of executive orders from coast to coast .
Many people are upset and are expressing that anger in the form of peaceful protests all over the country .
Naturally , as with any political statement , it has been crammed into the two-party information separator and has come out a divisive and polarizing hot mess .
However , this is not necessarily a bad thing .
For years , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ small government ’ — have cheered on the police state , waiving their blue line American flags and shaming those who advocated police accountability .
All the while , America ’ s law enforcement system amassed military-grade weaponry , voted themselves into a protected class , continued to enforce unconstitutional laws , and set the stage for total authoritarian control .
When football players started taking knees , even the President of the United States used his pulpit to publicly shame them for daring to speak out against innocent minorities getting beaten and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hatred for police accountability activism became so overwhelming that so-called conservatives took to lighting their shoes on fire after Nike ran an ad with outspoken police brutality advocate Collin Kaepernick .
Any time there was a protest against police brutality after one of the countless young black men were killed in this country — many of whom were unarmed and innocent — these conservatives took to their social media podiums and advocated running them down in the streets for exercising their First Amendment rights .
In a few instances , they actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at one point they even tried to make it legal to do so !
take our poll - story continues below For years , this duality has existed and for years , the right ’ s establishment-granted role was to unquestioningly cheer on the police state — until now .
We now find ourselves in an extremely rare time in which we see outspoken conservatives and those on the right , protesting the police .
As governors across the country hand out their arbitrary shut down orders , declaring liquor stores essential while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortions essential while not allowing knee replacements , Americans started getting angry .
Now , they are in the streets as many of them realize the governors ’ decrees are but meaningless words without their enforcers—the cops .
An entire thread on Twitter this week was devoted to conservatives calling out one of their own who said that cops arresting people for playing in parks , surfing , handing out food , etc.
, “ are just doing their jobs.
” Memes of nazis killing Jews flooded the thread with the words “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across them .
Other prominent conservative voices took to calling cops “ tyrants ” for arresting protesters and demanding they be fired or find new jobs .
It appears , for now , that the right may have finally begun to question the police state they once so adamantly worshiped .
All of this came to a head this week when a video of Sara Walton Brady ’ s arrest went viral .
Brady helped to organize a protest over the weekend in which moms would take their kids to play in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rosa Parks , but civilly disobedient nonetheless .
Brady was arrested , according to police , because she refused to leave when police demanded the kids stop playing in the park .
The video caused outrage across the internet and manifested into a massive act of police accountability .
After Brady ’ s arrest , dozens of protesters went to the home of the Meridian Police Department officer who arrested Brady .
The protest was reportedly spearheaded by Ammon Bundy , who as TFTP reported last week , has been planning resistance to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ larger at the officer ’ s home , his fellow cops helped guard him .
“ There was a woman at a park with her children and she was arrested !
” Bundy screams at the four or five cops standing in the driveway .
“ Completely inappropriate.
” “ The people will not allow you guys to do this for very long !
” Bundy yells at the cops in the video .
“ You will not go into the park and arrest people !
You will not go into parks and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go anywhere and arrest us for exercising what our rights are.
” The cops seemed receptive to the message and appeared to have an actual conversation with the protesters instead of simply ignoring them .
This is a good thing .
Naturally , the left is calling the protest in front of the cop ’ s home , an act of extremism .
The same outlet that supported protests when it fit their narrative , now refers to others as “ extremists ” for similarly flexing their rights .
They also attempted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she reportedly chooses to abstain from vaccination….the horror .
Shame on you HuffPo .
Is supporting the Constitution , even in an instance of a pandemic , really that “ extreme ” ?
That is a debate we need to start having right now .
The longer the lockdowns stay in place , the more unrest will unfold and a scene far worse than what is happening in New York hospitals is likely to materialize .
The good news is that the empirical data is becoming undeniable at this point , which means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of this lockdown tunnel .
Just this week , Scott W. Atlas , MD , the David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow at Stanford University ’ s Hoover Institution and the former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center , mustered up the gumption to challenge the widely accepted “ stay the f**k home ” orders .
In an oped at thehill.com , Dr. Atlas claimed that it is now time to stop the panic and end the total isolation .
He noted that the previous fearful strategies were based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disproved .
This Senior Fellow at Stanford University said it is time for our leaders to “ examine accumulated data to see what has actually happened , rather than keep emphasizing hypothetical projections ; combine that empirical evidence with fundamental principles of biology established for decades ; and then thoughtfully restore the country to function.
” It is hard to disagree with him .

Meridian, ID — Over the past several weeks, unrest around the country has grown due to the now 24 million jobless claims, and politically motivated, arbitrary nature of executive orders from coast to coast. Many people are upset and are expressing that anger in the form of peaceful protests all over the country. Naturally, as with any political statement, it has been crammed into the two-party information separator and has come out a divisive and polarizing hot mess. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing.
For years, conservatives — who claim to support ‘small government’ — have cheered on the police state, waiving their blue line American flags and shaming those who advocated police accountability. All the while, America’s law enforcement system amassed military-grade weaponry, voted themselves into a protected class, continued to enforce unconstitutional laws, and set the stage for total authoritarian control.
When football players started taking knees, even the President of the United States used his pulpit to publicly shame them for daring to speak out against innocent minorities getting beaten and killed by cops. At one point the hatred for police accountability activism became so overwhelming that so-called conservatives took to lighting their shoes on fire after Nike ran an ad with outspoken police brutality advocate Collin Kaepernick.
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Any time there was a protest against police brutality after one of the countless young black men were killed in this country — many of whom were unarmed and innocent — these conservatives took to their social media podiums and advocated running them down in the streets for exercising their First Amendment rights. In a few instances, they actually did run over police brutality protesters and at one point they even tried to make it legal to do so!
For years, this duality has existed and for years, the right’s establishment-granted role was to unquestioningly cheer on the police state — until now.
We now find ourselves in an extremely rare time in which we see outspoken conservatives and those on the right, protesting the police. As governors across the country hand out their arbitrary shut down orders, declaring liquor stores essential while shutting down gun stores, or declaring abortions essential while not allowing knee replacements, Americans started getting angry. Now, they are in the streets as many of them realize the governors’ decrees are but meaningless words without their enforcers—the cops.
An entire thread on Twitter this week was devoted to conservatives calling out one of their own who said that cops arresting people for playing in parks, surfing, handing out food, etc., “are just doing their jobs.” Memes of nazis killing Jews flooded the thread with the words “just doing our jobs,” plastered across them. Other prominent conservative voices took to calling cops “tyrants” for arresting protesters and demanding they be fired or find new jobs. It appears, for now, that the right may have finally begun to question the police state they once so adamantly worshiped.
All of this came to a head this week when a video of Sara Walton Brady’s arrest went viral. Brady helped to organize a protest over the weekend in which moms would take their kids to play in the park — an act hardly comparable to Rosa Parks, but civilly disobedient nonetheless. Brady was arrested, according to police, because she refused to leave when police demanded the kids stop playing in the park.
The video caused outrage across the internet and manifested into a massive act of police accountability. After Brady’s arrest, dozens of protesters went to the home of the Meridian Police Department officer who arrested Brady. The protest was reportedly spearheaded by Ammon Bundy, who as TFTP reported last week, has been planning resistance to the lockdowns.
As the crowd grew larger at the officer’s home, his fellow cops helped guard him.
“There was a woman at a park with her children and she was arrested!” Bundy screams at the four or five cops standing in the driveway. “Completely inappropriate.”
“The people will not allow you guys to do this for very long!” Bundy yells at the cops in the video. “You will not go into the park and arrest people! You will not go into parks and arrest mothers, and you will not go anywhere and arrest us for exercising what our rights are.”
The cops seemed receptive to the message and appeared to have an actual conversation with the protesters instead of simply ignoring them. This is a good thing.
Naturally, the left is calling the protest in front of the cop’s home, an act of extremism. The same outlet that supported protests when it fit their narrative, now refers to others as “extremists” for similarly flexing their rights. They also attempted to smear the woman who was arrested because she reportedly chooses to abstain from vaccination….the horror. Shame on you HuffPo.
I don't agree with the Bundy's on everything but this is bullshit. "Extremist " anti-government views. There is nothing "extremist" about being morally & intellectually consistent. Supporting war criminals, known liars & thieves is extremist @HuffPost! GTFOH with your propaganda! pic.twitter.com/ncLeURw9Nh — Jason Bassler (@JasonBassler1) April 23, 2020
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Is supporting the Constitution, even in an instance of a pandemic, really that “extreme”? That is a debate we need to start having right now. The longer the lockdowns stay in place, the more unrest will unfold and a scene far worse than what is happening in New York hospitals is likely to materialize.
The good news is that the empirical data is becoming undeniable at this point, which means we may soon see a light at the end of this lockdown tunnel.
Just this week, Scott W. Atlas, MD, the David and Joan Traitel Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and the former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center, mustered up the gumption to challenge the widely accepted “stay the f**k home” orders.
In an oped at thehill.com, Dr. Atlas claimed that it is now time to stop the panic and end the total isolation. He noted that the previous fearful strategies were based on hypothetical projections, largely revamped and disproved. This Senior Fellow at Stanford University said it is time for our leaders to “examine accumulated data to see what has actually happened, rather than keep emphasizing hypothetical projections; combine that empirical evidence with fundamental principles of biology established for decades; and then thoughtfully restore the country to function.”
It is hard to disagree with him.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thedcclothesline--2020-04-24--Human Rights Attorney: WHO Wants To Remove Family Members From Homes & They Will Do It By Force

We ’ ve covered several stories concerning tyrannical government schemes to remove children from loving homes with absolutely no authority to do it .
Now , we ’ re seeing it under the guise that is the hoax known as coronavirus and COVID-19 .
Understand that when I say hoax , I mean all of the lies about what it is and how it is transmitted in order for government to usurp its authority over the people and impose draconian measures against their liberties .
Now , a human rights attorney is speaking out against the World Health Organization ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down , but then begin invading their homes looking for possible people they can tag at positive for coronavirus .
In a three minute video , Human Rights Attorney Leigh Dundas presents not only WHO ’ s position on doing this by letting their own spokesman say it , but then she warns people that if this is put into place , they will not be coming house to house asking nicely , but with a show of government force .
• New Jersey Pushes Parents To Set Up Temporary Guardianship Options For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Take Custody Of Kids • Oklahoma : Healthcare Worker Says Police Took Her Children Because Her Job “ Exposes Her To Coronavirus ” • Coronavirus May Be A Threat To Many – State ’ s Reaction Is A Threat To All take our poll - story continues below Though the video is only three minutes long , the information she expresses packs a powerful punch , drawing on her own dealings in Cambodia and pointing back to Auschwitz .
The WHO spokesman said , “ Transmission has been taken off the streets and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Now , we need to go and look in families to find those people who may be sick and remove them and isolate them in a safe and dignified manner , ” he added .
Safe and dignified ?
Upon what authority is this criminal standing to even voice such a thing .
It ’ s called kidnapping .
How is that either safe or dignified ?
It isn ’ t .
Dundas comments that statements like the one above can not be just taken at face value .
While she admits they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end of the day , it will be government by force that carries out the plan .
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Get Behind Me Satan !
( Videos ) • Event 202 : The Resistance Against The Lies & Population Control Of Bill Gates & The NWO However , she pointed out that at no time has any government ever come and said they were going to remove your child from you without force , claiming it was for their good .
This is why they purposefully hide how they will go about carrying out their agenda .
Be sure to listen to her account about the genocide in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In all of that , the government told the people they were moving them to the countryside for a better life , but what they really did was murder them : men , women and children and buried them in a shallow grave .
Ronald Reagan was right about those infamous words about someone saying they are from the government and here to help .
That is never the case , regardless of the intention .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

We’ve covered several stories concerning tyrannical government schemes to remove children from loving homes with absolutely no authority to do it. Now, we’re seeing it under the guise that is the hoax known as coronavirus and COVID-19. Understand that when I say hoax, I mean all of the lies about what it is and how it is transmitted in order for government to usurp its authority over the people and impose draconian measures against their liberties. Now, a human rights attorney is speaking out against the World Health Organization’s desire to not only lock everyone down, but then begin invading their homes looking for possible people they can tag at positive for coronavirus.
In a three minute video, Human Rights Attorney Leigh Dundas presents not only WHO’s position on doing this by letting their own spokesman say it, but then she warns people that if this is put into place, they will not be coming house to house asking nicely, but with a show of government force.
Take a look.
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Though the video is only three minutes long, the information she expresses packs a powerful punch, drawing on her own dealings in Cambodia and pointing back to Auschwitz.
The WHO spokesman said, “Transmission has been taken off the streets and pushed back into family units.”
“Now, we need to go and look in families to find those people who may be sick and remove them and isolate them in a safe and dignified manner,” he added.
Safe and dignified? Upon what authority is this criminal standing to even voice such a thing. It’s called kidnapping. How is that either safe or dignified? It isn’t.
Dundas comments that statements like the one above cannot be just taken at face value.
While she admits they may have good intentions, at the end of the day, it will be government by force that carries out the plan.
However, she pointed out that at no time has any government ever come and said they were going to remove your child from you without force, claiming it was for their good.
This is why they purposefully hide how they will go about carrying out their agenda.
Dundas then provided a personal story from Cambodia.
Be sure to listen to her account about the genocide in Cambodia that took place decades ago.
In all of that, the government told the people they were moving them to the countryside for a better life, but what they really did was murder them: men, women and children and buried them in a shallow grave.
Ronald Reagan was right about those infamous words about someone saying they are from the government and here to help.
That is never the case, regardless of the intention.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media
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thedcclothesline--2020-04-24--Iowa Congressional Candidate Calls For Redefining Islam As ‘Militant Cultural Imperialism Seeking Wo

Iowa Congressional Candidate Calls For Redefining Islam As ‘Militant Cultural Imperialism Seeking World Domination’

The coronavirus is bad enough , but the real pandemic these days is of cowardice .
Nonetheless , even in these days of wokeness , political correctness , and “ hate speech , ” there are a few public figures with courage .
One of them is Rick Phillips ( pictured above ) , a Republican Congressional candidate from Iowa , who has dared to grasp the third rail of American public life and state that Islam is not actually the cuddly religion of peace that every enlightened American assumes it to be at this point .
The Des Moines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ platform calls for redefining Islam as ‘ militant cultural imperialism seeking world domination , ’ ” and that he “ drew fire Monday for saying he doesn ’ t believe Islam is protected under the First Amendment.
” Phillips stated on Quad Cities TV station WHBF that the Founding Fathers had only Christianity in mind when they wrote the First Amendment .
“ They were not talking about anti-Christian beliefs , ” he explained .
“ Now , if a person doesn ’ t want to believe in Christ , that ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this First Amendment right includes all religions in the world , I think , is erroneous.
” The usual reaction ensued , Robert McCaw of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) , demanded that both the Iowa Republican Party and the national Republican Party “ repudiate these Islamophobic , unconstitutional views.
” McCaw thundered : “ The Constitution must protect Americans of all faiths .
The kind of hatred and anti-American views promoted by Mr. Phillips places in danger both constitutional protections of religious freedoms and the safety of ordinary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story continues below Responding like the good invertebrate that most Republican Party leaders are , Iowa party spokesman Aaron Britt said that Phillips ’ statements “ are not reflective of the views of the Republican Party of Iowa.
” Lost in all this predictable intimidation on the one hand and equally predictable pusillanimity on the other was the question of whether or not Phillips was right .
Surely everyone can agree , or should agree , that the First Amendment is not and was never intended to be a license to commit all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mandated by one ’ s religion .
No one , Muslim or non-Muslim , should be considered anything but innocent until proven guilty , but sooner or later the United States and all non-Muslim countries is going to have to have a public conversation about how much to tolerate a belief system that is itself radically intolerant , authoritarian , supremacist , and violent .
Can Muslims in the U.S. repudiate those aspects of Islam ?
Should they ?
This discussion needs to take place , but right now it is covered over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same way , lost in the shuffle also was the question of whether or not Islam really is “ militant cultural imperialism seeking world domination.
” Inconveniently for Robert McCaw and his ilk , there are certainly some Muslims who think it is .
I could quote violent passages of the Qur ’ an , but those might be waved away with the dismissive and erroneous claim that the Bible contains similar exhortations to violence .
Let ’ s focus instead on what Islamic authorities say .
One might get the impression @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peace from the authoritative sources in Sunni Islam , the schools of Sunni jurisprudence ( madhahib ) : Shafi ’ i school : A Shafi ’ i manual of Islamic law that was certified in 1991 by the clerics at Al-Azhar University , one of the leading authorities in the Islamic world , as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy , stipulates about jihad that “ the caliph makes war upon Jews , Christians , and Zoroastrians…until they become Muslim or pay the non-Muslim poll tax.
” It adds a comment by Sheikh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Islamic jurisprudence : the caliph wages this war only “ provided that he has first invited [ Jews , Christians , and Zoroastrians ] to enter Islam in faith and practice , and if they will not , then invited them to enter the social order of Islam by paying the non-Muslim poll tax ( jizya ) …while remaining in their ancestral religions.
” ( ‘ Umdat al-Salik , o9.8 ) .
Of course , there is no caliph today , unless one believes the claims of the Islamic State , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ al are waging jihad illegitimately , as no state authority has authorized their jihad .
But they explain their actions in terms of defensive jihad , which needs no state authority to call it , and becomes “ obligatory for everyone ” ( ‘ Umdat al-Salik , o9.3 ) if a Muslim land is attacked .
The end of the defensive jihad , however , is not peaceful coexistence with non-Muslims as equals : ‘ Umdat al-Salik specifies that the warfare against non-Muslims must continue until “ the final descent of Jesus.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be accepted from them , for taking the poll tax is only effective until Jesus ’ descent ” ( o9.8 ) .
Hanafi school : A Hanafi manual of Islamic law repeats the same injunctions .
It insists that people must be called to embrace Islam before being fought , “ because the Prophet so instructed his commanders , directing them to call the infidels to the faith.
” It emphasizes that jihad must not be waged for economic gain , but solely for religious reasons : from the call to Islam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are attacked for the sake of religion , and not for the sake of taking their property , or making slaves of their children , and on this consideration it is possible that they may be induced to agree to the call , in order to save themselves from the troubles of war.
” However , “ if the infidels , upon receiving the call , neither consent to it nor agree to pay capitation tax [ jizya ] , it is then incumbent on the Muslims to call upon God for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , because God is the assistant of those who serve Him , and the destroyer of His enemies , the infidels , and it is necessary to implore His aid upon every occasion ; the Prophet , moreover , commands us so to do.
” ( Al-Hidayah , II.140 ) Maliki school : Ibn Khaldun ( 1332-1406 ) , a pioneering historian and philosopher , was also a Maliki legal theorist .
In his renowned Muqaddimah , the first work of historical theory , he notes that “ in the Muslim community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ duty , because of the universalism of the Muslim mission and ( the obligation to ) convert everybody to Islam either by persuasion or by force.
” In Islam , the person in charge of religious affairs is concerned with “ power politics , ” because Islam is “ under obligation to gain power over other nations.
” Hanbali school : The great medieval theorist of what is commonly known today as radical or fundamentalist Islam , Ibn Taymiyya ( Taqi al-Din Ahmad Ibn Taymiyya , 1263-1328 ) , was a Hanbali jurist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warfare is essentially jihad and since its aim is that the religion is God ’ s entirely and God ’ s word is uppermost , therefore according to all Muslims , those who stand in the way of this aim must be fought.
” This is also taught by modern-day scholars of Islam .
Majid Khadduri was an Iraqi scholar of Islamic law of international renown .
In his book War and Peace in the Law of Islam , which was published in 1955 and remains one of the most lucid and illuminating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this about jihad : The state which is regarded as the instrument for universalizing a certain religion must perforce be an ever expanding state .
The Islamic state , whose principal function was to put God ’ s law into practice , sought to establish Islam as the dominant reigning ideology over the entire world….The jihad was therefore employed as an instrument for both the universalization of religion and the establishment of an imperial world state .
( P. 51 ) Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee , Assistant Professor on the Faculty of Shari @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Islamic University in Islamabad .
In his 1994 book The Methodology of Ijtihad , he quotes the twelfth century Maliki jurist Ibn Rushd : “ Muslim jurists agreed that the purpose of fighting with the People of the Book…is one of two things : it is either their conversion to Islam or the payment of jizyah.
” Nyazee concludes : “ This leaves no doubt that the primary goal of the Muslim community , in the eyes of its jurists , is to spread the word of Allah through jihad , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be exercised only after subjugation ” of non-Muslims .
All this makes it clear that there is abundant reason to believe that Islam is indeed a manifestation of militant cultural imperialism seeking world domination .
It would be illuminating if Robert McCaw produced some quotations from Muslim authorities they consider “ authentic , ” and explained why the authorities I ’ ve quoted above and others like them are inauthentic .
But he won ’ t .
And while in reality there is no single Muslim authority who can proclaim what is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would be prudent not to make sweeping statements about what “ authentic Islam ” actually is , clearly there are many Muslims who believe that authentic Islam is inherently violent and not a Religion of Peace .
Are they all hateful “ Islamophobes ” ?
Robert McCaw and Hamas-linked CAIR would prefer we not know that such Islamic scholars and authorities exist .
But that is not going to make them go away .
Rick Phillips has raised important questions .
We owe it to ourselves , and to our nation ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be swept under the rug .
But they will be .

The coronavirus is bad enough, but the real pandemic these days is of cowardice. Nonetheless, even in these days of wokeness, political correctness, and “hate speech,” there are a few public figures with courage. One of them is Rick Phillips (pictured above), a Republican Congressional candidate from Iowa, who has dared to grasp the third rail of American public life and state that Islam is not actually the cuddly religion of peace that every enlightened American assumes it to be at this point.
The Des Moines Register reported Monday that Phillips’ “platform calls for redefining Islam as ‘militant cultural imperialism seeking world domination,’” and that he “drew fire Monday for saying he doesn’t believe Islam is protected under the First Amendment.”
Phillips stated on Quad Cities TV station WHBF that the Founding Fathers had only Christianity in mind when they wrote the First Amendment. “They were not talking about anti-Christian beliefs,” he explained. “Now, if a person doesn’t want to believe in Christ, that’s their business. But to say that this First Amendment right includes all religions in the world, I think, is erroneous.”
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The usual reaction ensued, Robert McCaw of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), demanded that both the Iowa Republican Party and the national Republican Party “repudiate these Islamophobic, unconstitutional views.” McCaw thundered: “The Constitution must protect Americans of all faiths. The kind of hatred and anti-American views promoted by Mr. Phillips places in danger both constitutional protections of religious freedoms and the safety of ordinary American Muslims.”
Responding like the good invertebrate that most Republican Party leaders are, Iowa party spokesman Aaron Britt said that Phillips’ statements “are not reflective of the views of the Republican Party of Iowa.”
Lost in all this predictable intimidation on the one hand and equally predictable pusillanimity on the other was the question of whether or not Phillips was right. Surely everyone can agree, or should agree, that the First Amendment is not and was never intended to be a license to commit all manner of crimes if such activity is mandated by one’s religion. No one, Muslim or non-Muslim, should be considered anything but innocent until proven guilty, but sooner or later the United States and all non-Muslim countries is going to have to have a public conversation about how much to tolerate a belief system that is itself radically intolerant, authoritarian, supremacist, and violent.
Can Muslims in the U.S. repudiate those aspects of Islam? Should they? This discussion needs to take place, but right now it is covered over by claims of “Islamophobia.” In the same way, lost in the shuffle also was the question of whether or not Islam really is “militant cultural imperialism seeking world domination.”
Inconveniently for Robert McCaw and his ilk, there are certainly some Muslims who think it is. I could quote violent passages of the Qur’an, but those might be waved away with the dismissive and erroneous claim that the Bible contains similar exhortations to violence. Let’s focus instead on what Islamic authorities say. One might get the impression that Islam is not a religion of peace from the authoritative sources in Sunni Islam, the schools of Sunni jurisprudence (madhahib):
Shafi’i school: A Shafi’i manual of Islamic law that was certified in 1991 by the clerics at Al-Azhar University, one of the leading authorities in the Islamic world, as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy, stipulates about jihad that “the caliph makes war upon Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians…until they become Muslim or pay the non-Muslim poll tax.” It adds a comment by Sheikh Nuh Ali Salman, a Jordanian expert on Islamic jurisprudence: the caliph wages this war only “provided that he has first invited [Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians] to enter Islam in faith and practice, and if they will not, then invited them to enter the social order of Islam by paying the non-Muslim poll tax (jizya)…while remaining in their ancestral religions.” (‘Umdat al-Salik, o9.8).
Of course, there is no caliph today, unless one believes the claims of the Islamic State, and hence the oft-repeated claim that ISIS et al are waging jihad illegitimately, as no state authority has authorized their jihad. But they explain their actions in terms of defensive jihad, which needs no state authority to call it, and becomes “obligatory for everyone” (‘Umdat al-Salik, o9.3) if a Muslim land is attacked. The end of the defensive jihad, however, is not peaceful coexistence with non-Muslims as equals: ‘Umdat al-Salik specifies that the warfare against non-Muslims must continue until “the final descent of Jesus.” After that, “nothing but Islam will be accepted from them, for taking the poll tax is only effective until Jesus’ descent” (o9.8).
Hanafi school: A Hanafi manual of Islamic law repeats the same injunctions. It insists that people must be called to embrace Islam before being fought, “because the Prophet so instructed his commanders, directing them to call the infidels to the faith.” It emphasizes that jihad must not be waged for economic gain, but solely for religious reasons: from the call to Islam “the people will hence perceive that they are attacked for the sake of religion, and not for the sake of taking their property, or making slaves of their children, and on this consideration it is possible that they may be induced to agree to the call, in order to save themselves from the troubles of war.”
However, “if the infidels, upon receiving the call, neither consent to it nor agree to pay capitation tax [jizya], it is then incumbent on the Muslims to call upon God for assistance, and to make war upon them, because God is the assistant of those who serve Him, and the destroyer of His enemies, the infidels, and it is necessary to implore His aid upon every occasion; the Prophet, moreover, commands us so to do.” (Al-Hidayah, II.140)
Maliki school: Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406), a pioneering historian and philosopher, was also a Maliki legal theorist. In his renowned Muqaddimah, the first work of historical theory, he notes that “in the Muslim community, the holy war is a religious duty, because of the universalism of the Muslim mission and (the obligation to) convert everybody to Islam either by persuasion or by force.” In Islam, the person in charge of religious affairs is concerned with “power politics,” because Islam is “under obligation to gain power over other nations.”
Hanbali school: The great medieval theorist of what is commonly known today as radical or fundamentalist Islam, Ibn Taymiyya (Taqi al-Din Ahmad Ibn Taymiyya, 1263-1328), was a Hanbali jurist. He directed that “since lawful warfare is essentially jihad and since its aim is that the religion is God’s entirely and God’s word is uppermost, therefore according to all Muslims, those who stand in the way of this aim must be fought.”
This is also taught by modern-day scholars of Islam. Majid Khadduri was an Iraqi scholar of Islamic law of international renown. In his book War and Peace in the Law of Islam, which was published in 1955 and remains one of the most lucid and illuminating works on the subject, Khadduri says this about jihad:
The state which is regarded as the instrument for universalizing a certain religion must perforce be an ever expanding state. The Islamic state, whose principal function was to put God’s law into practice, sought to establish Islam as the dominant reigning ideology over the entire world….The jihad was therefore employed as an instrument for both the universalization of religion and the establishment of an imperial world state. (P. 51)
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Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazee, Assistant Professor on the Faculty of Shari’ah and Law of the International Islamic University in Islamabad. In his 1994 book The Methodology of Ijtihad, he quotes the twelfth century Maliki jurist Ibn Rushd: “Muslim jurists agreed that the purpose of fighting with the People of the Book…is one of two things: it is either their conversion to Islam or the payment of jizyah.” Nyazee concludes: “This leaves no doubt that the primary goal of the Muslim community, in the eyes of its jurists, is to spread the word of Allah through jihad, and the option of poll-tax [jizya] is to be exercised only after subjugation” of non-Muslims.
All this makes it clear that there is abundant reason to believe that Islam is indeed a manifestation of militant cultural imperialism seeking world domination. It would be illuminating if Robert McCaw produced some quotations from Muslim authorities they consider “authentic,” and explained why the authorities I’ve quoted above and others like them are inauthentic. But he won’t. And while in reality there is no single Muslim authority who can proclaim what is “authentic” Islam, and thus it would be prudent not to make sweeping statements about what “authentic Islam” actually is, clearly there are many Muslims who believe that authentic Islam is inherently violent and not a Religion of Peace. Are they all hateful “Islamophobes”?
Robert McCaw and Hamas-linked CAIR would prefer we not know that such Islamic scholars and authorities exist. But that is not going to make them go away. Rick Phillips has raised important questions. We owe it to ourselves, and to our nation’s future, not to allow them to be swept under the rug. But they will be.
Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer
h/t TWS


thedcclothesline--2020-04-24--McConnell says he favors allowing states to go bankrupt, but that would mean pensioners get SHAFTED

( Natural News ) For decades , mostly Democrat-run states have won favor — and votes — among key political constituencies by padding their pensions .
But as the tax base in many of these states dried up as people fled high levies and high prices — Illinois , New Jersey , and Connecticut come to mind — elected leaders were still left with the same overly generous pensions .
Now , after years of falling revenues , some states are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy thanks to massive pension obligations that stretch into the hundreds of billions and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the shuttering of their economies in an effort to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) has left these states in even worse financial trouble : Sales taxes and other revenues raised through a functioning society have disappeared , leaving governors with massive amounts of red ink .
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The National Governors Association thinks the American taxpayer should subsidize years of bad political decision-making and political pandering .
As reported by Bloomberg News , the NGA wants the federal government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is on top of the trillions in deficit spending already committed by Congress to provide relief to our coronavirus-ravaged economy .
But that option isn ’ t going to fly with the GOP , according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — or him , for that matter .
The Kentucky Republican said Wednesday after the Senate passed another huge $ 484 billion coronavirus relief bill that he ’ s ready to “ pause ” all of the spending in order to prevent piling more onto the national debt .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ push the pause button here , because I think this whole business of additional assistance for state and local governments needs to be thoroughly evaluated , ” McConnell said .
That ’ s fine fiscal advice , as far as it goes , but McConnell also said during an interview with conservative talker Hugh Hewitt he believes states ought to be able to declare bankruptcy .
Democrats want the federal taxpayer to cough up the hundreds of billions needed “ I would certainly be in favor of allowing states to use the bankruptcy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Bloomberg News .
“ It ’ s saved some cities , and there ’ s no good reason for it not to be available.
” ( Related : Debt collapse ‘ perfect storm ’ shaping up that will almost instantly wipe out pension funds nationwide . )
That may be , but it ’ s also ruined many pensioners , who , through no fault of their own , had grown reliant and dependent upon a fixed amount of money those cities agreed to pay them in exchange for years of contributions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Illinois governments have already approached the point of no return regarding their pension funds .
Neither has enough money to cover the nearly $ 300 billion owed to retirees .
How would bankruptcy protect those pensioners ?
Would bankruptcy protect them ?
The answer is : Not likely .
As noted by Emory University Law School , Prichard , Ala. is a case in point .
Long story short , the city of 23,000 declared bankruptcy in 1999 , and after emerging from that in 2007 , the city filed again in 2009 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get what they were owed , but a judge denied their claims during proceedings .
The case was dismissed completely in March 2o10 .
Nearly two years after the city stopped making payments , it reached a settlement with pensioners that amounted to only one-third of what they ’ d been promised .
“ The case of Prichard , Alabama is certainly unique in its circumstances , history , and financial and political challenges .
It highlights , however , what is likely to be an increasingly frequent problem for municipalities across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Hannah Heck noted .
Democrats want the federal taxpayer to cough up the hundreds of billions needed to pay off those pensions .
That will essentially amount to subsidizing bad political decision-making .
But President Trump agrees that states need help following economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic .
And caught in the middle are pensioners who both need and deserve what they ’ ve been promised .
The only problem is figuring out how to pay for it .

(Natural News) For decades, mostly Democrat-run states have won favor — and votes — among key political constituencies by padding their pensions.
But as the tax base in many of these states dried up as people fled high levies and high prices — Illinois, New Jersey, and Connecticut come to mind — elected leaders were still left with the same overly generous pensions.
Now, after years of falling revenues, some states are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy thanks to massive pension obligations that stretch into the hundreds of billions and only grow each year.
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Worse, the shuttering of their economies in an effort to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) has left these states in even worse financial trouble: Sales taxes and other revenues raised through a functioning society have disappeared, leaving governors with massive amounts of red ink.
What to do?
The National Governors Association thinks the American taxpayer should subsidize years of bad political decision-making and political pandering. As reported by Bloomberg News, the NGA wants the federal government to cough up $500 billion; this is on top of the trillions in deficit spending already committed by Congress to provide relief to our coronavirus-ravaged economy.
But that option isn’t going to fly with the GOP, according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — or him, for that matter.
The Kentucky Republican said Wednesday after the Senate passed another huge $484 billion coronavirus relief bill that he’s ready to “pause” all of the spending in order to prevent piling more onto the national debt.
“I said yesterday we’re going to push the pause button here, because I think this whole business of additional assistance for state and local governments needs to be thoroughly evaluated,” McConnell said.
That’s fine fiscal advice, as far as it goes, but McConnell also said during an interview with conservative talker Hugh Hewitt he believes states ought to be able to declare bankruptcy.
Huh?
Democrats want the federal taxpayer to cough up the hundreds of billions needed
“I would certainly be in favor of allowing states to use the bankruptcy route,” he said, according to Bloomberg News. “It’s saved some cities, and there’s no good reason for it not to be available.” (Related: Debt collapse ‘perfect storm’ shaping up that will almost instantly wipe out pension funds nationwide.)
That may be, but it’s also ruined many pensioners, who, through no fault of their own, had grown reliant and dependent upon a fixed amount of money those cities agreed to pay them in exchange for years of contributions to their pension fund.
Chicago and Illinois governments have already approached the point of no return regarding their pension funds. Neither has enough money to cover the nearly $300 billion owed to retirees.
How would bankruptcy protect those pensioners? Would bankruptcy protect them? The answer is: Not likely.
As noted by Emory University Law School, Prichard, Ala. is a case in point. Long story short, the city of 23,000 declared bankruptcy in 1999, and after emerging from that in 2007, the city filed again in 2009. Pensioners filed suit against the city to get what they were owed, but a judge denied their claims during proceedings. The case was dismissed completely in March 2o10.
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Nearly two years after the city stopped making payments, it reached a settlement with pensioners that amounted to only one-third of what they’d been promised.
“The case of Prichard, Alabama is certainly unique in its circumstances, history, and financial and political challenges. It highlights, however, what is likely to be an increasingly frequent problem for municipalities across the United States,” Emory Law’s Hannah Heck noted.
Democrats want the federal taxpayer to cough up the hundreds of billions needed to pay off those pensions. That will essentially amount to subsidizing bad political decision-making.
But President Trump agrees that states need help following economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. And caught in the middle are pensioners who both need and deserve what they’ve been promised.
The only problem is figuring out how to pay for it.
Sources include:
MSN.com
law.Emory.edu
NaturalNews.com


thedcclothesline--2020-04-24--Coronavirus continues to ravage cities and the U.S. food chain: Here are five ways food security cou

Coronavirus continues to ravage cities and the U.S. food chain: Here are five ways food security could COLLAPSE

( Natural News ) As governors and President Donald Trump consider ways to prematurely open up America amid the still-unfolding Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) pandemic , they are risking much more than just lives .
They are actually putting our entire food supply chain at risk , and once that collapse begins , like a jetliner spiraling out of control , there will be no way to stop the crash .
As reported by The Hill , our fragile ‘ just in time ’ food chain can still be impacted in ways that would only compound the economic destruction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The coronavirus pandemic has upended food supply chains , led to closures of meat producing plants and left Americans with the unsettling experience of seeing empty shelves at supermarkets .
take our poll - story continues below Coupled with the run on toilet paper that led to severe shortages , recent events are leading Americans to wonder if the nation ’ s food supply is secure .
Experts claim that , for the most part , Americans don ’ t really have to worry about food supplies .
But these are some of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who told us we had ‘ nothing to fear ’ from coronavirus .
And besides , there have already been shortages of more than just TP ; food supplies have been stretched nearly to the breaking point in some places .
“ I think we have a strong food supply system , and it ’ s diversified enough to provide the products to consumers , ” said Olga Isengildina Massa , an associate professor of agriculture and applied economics at Virginia Tech .
But then she adds this qualifier : “ Obviously it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but we ’ re working through the system.
” The Hill noted there are five ways our food infrastructure could collapse .
( Related : Here ’ s what happens next : Lockdowns will be prematurely ended without necessary mask mandates ; things will look fine for 6-8 weeks , then a new EXPLOSION of coronavirus infections will emerge . )
Viral outbreaks at food processing centers .
This has already happened .
While South Dakota did not have many cases of coronavirus overall , the one hot spot was at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Buzzfeed News reported , as many as 700 of the plant ’ s 3,700 workers may be infected .
In any event , the plant has been closed indefinitely .
And last week , the company announced it is closing two additional processing plants — in Cudahy , WI.
, and Martin City , MO .
On Wednesday , Tyson Foods closed “ an Iowa plant that is critical to the nation ’ s pork supply but had been devastated by a growing coronavirus outbreak , ” the New York Post reported .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the total U.S. pork production and it , too , is now closed indefinitely .
Also , producers Cargill and JBS have been forced to close plants , The Hill adds .
The agriculture industry ’ s reliance on guest workers .
On Monday , President Trump announced he was suspending nearly all immigration for at least 60 days , but that does not include a ban on guest workers .
But that means migrant guest workers have to be available .
Right now , most of those workers come from Mexico @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surge in cases , according to the L.A. Times .
“ I ’ ve marveled at how well the produce section is stocked , but I ’ m hearing that problems are coming because of immigration problems , ” Connie Weaver , an emeritus professor of nutrition science at Purdue University , said .
Supply chain mismatches .
Oddly , as some store shelves remain empty of goods and foods , farmers are having to dump milk and leave produce in the fields to rot because they don ’ t have any market @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rely on restaurants and schools , and those remain closed .
Food insecurity .
That is growing , simply because as more Americans lose jobs and benefits , they are more likely to go hungry .
Worse , food banks are running low or are completely out of food at times , a real disaster at a critical moment of need .
Delivery problems .
For now , most truckers are on the road , but what if the virus spread again thanks to the loosening of stay-at-home rules ?
A massive hit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Americans will literally starve — or get killed trying to steal food .

(Natural News) As governors and President Donald Trump consider ways to prematurely open up America amid the still-unfolding Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, they are risking much more than just lives.
They are actually putting our entire food supply chain at risk, and once that collapse begins, like a jetliner spiraling out of control, there will be no way to stop the crash.
As reported by The Hill, our fragile ‘just in time’ food chain can still be impacted in ways that would only compound the economic destruction and death coronavirus has already caused:
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The coronavirus pandemic has upended food supply chains, led to closures of meat producing plants and left Americans with the unsettling experience of seeing empty shelves at supermarkets.
Coupled with the run on toilet paper that led to severe shortages, recent events are leading Americans to wonder if the nation’s food supply is secure.
Experts claim that, for the most part, Americans don’t really have to worry about food supplies. But these are some of the same people, no doubt, who told us we had ‘nothing to fear’ from coronavirus. And besides, there have already been shortages of more than just TP; food supplies have been stretched nearly to the breaking point in some places.
“I think we have a strong food supply system, and it’s diversified enough to provide the products to consumers,” said Olga Isengildina Massa, an associate professor of agriculture and applied economics at Virginia Tech.
But then she adds this qualifier: “Obviously it has a lot of hiccups right now, but we’re working through the system.”
The Hill noted there are five ways our food infrastructure could collapse. (Related: Here’s what happens next: Lockdowns will be prematurely ended without necessary mask mandates; things will look fine for 6-8 weeks, then a new EXPLOSION of coronavirus infections will emerge.)
Viral outbreaks at food processing centers. This has already happened. While South Dakota did not have many cases of coronavirus overall, the one hot spot was at a Smithfield Foods pork processing plant. As Buzzfeed News reported, as many as 700 of the plant’s 3,700 workers may be infected. In any event, the plant has been closed indefinitely.
And last week, the company announced it is closing two additional processing plants — in Cudahy, WI., and Martin City, MO.
On Wednesday, Tyson Foods closed “an Iowa plant that is critical to the nation’s pork supply but had been devastated by a growing coronavirus outbreak,” the New York Post reported. The plant accounts for about 4 percent of the total U.S. pork production and it, too, is now closed indefinitely.
Also, producers Cargill and JBS have been forced to close plants, The Hill adds.
The agriculture industry’s reliance on guest workers. On Monday, President Trump announced he was suspending nearly all immigration for at least 60 days, but that does not include a ban on guest workers.
But that means migrant guest workers have to be available. Right now, most of those workers come from Mexico, which is currently bracing for a surge in cases, according to the L.A. Times.
“I’ve marveled at how well the produce section is stocked, but I’m hearing that problems are coming because of immigration problems,” Connie Weaver, an emeritus professor of nutrition science at Purdue University, said.
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Supply chain mismatches. Oddly, as some store shelves remain empty of goods and foods, farmers are having to dump milk and leave produce in the fields to rot because they don’t have any market for them. Many of those producers rely on restaurants and schools, and those remain closed.
Food insecurity. That is growing, simply because as more Americans lose jobs and benefits, they are more likely to go hungry. Worse, food banks are running low or are completely out of food at times, a real disaster at a critical moment of need.
Delivery problems. For now, most truckers are on the road, but what if the virus spread again thanks to the loosening of stay-at-home rules? A massive hit to the trucking industry means that millions of Americans will literally starve — or get killed trying to steal food.
Sources include:
TheHill.com
LATimes.com
NYPost.com
NaturalNews.com