Custom Weapons

from Gordon Duff and Mike Chester , we present ; The VT Custom Firearms Shop is open for business and is ready to take your orders .
We took a short break to give Mike a rest but he is back building custom firearms which we are proud to offer .
Recent events have seriously increased the demand for firearms and many dealers are experiencing shortages .
We have plenty of in-stock complete rifles and pistols as well as parts for custom builds .
There are many weapons in inventory that are not listed including a good supply of curio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a somewhat limited supply of optics and magazines so , for now , they are not available for sale except with a rifle or pistol purchase .
Since many people are now experiencing financial limits due to not being able to work we have introduced a new basic rifle at a lower price point but with all of the quality , you have come to expect from us .
We still have our regular models available for the same price that they were before the current situation .
Many sellers are trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raising their prices but we don ’ t believe in price gouging .
Of course , our suppliers have raised their prices and when our inventory needs to be replaced we will have to raise our prices to compensate .
But for now , we are keeping them low .
We don ’ t encourage panic buying but are here to serve your needs .
For further information or to purchase any of these guns , please contact Mike Chester at Chet ’ s Firearms of Howell , Michigan .
[ email protected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mike .
Prices do not include shipping to your local FFL .
All prices are plus reasonable shipping , all sales require normal license procedures and are limited by law in your area , please check .
Dealer is Chet Firearms of Howell , Michigan .
We have these weapons for immediate shipment and a few more , like a truckload .
You want it , we will build it for you , any caliber or may well have it for immediate shipment .
DISCLOSURE : Chet ’ s Firearms is a private @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Firearms and Adamas personnel design weapons offered by Chet ’ s , a federally licensed dealer and manufacturer .
VT has NO financial interest in Chet ’ s Firearms and is NOT an owner , partner , or affiliate with Chet ’ s Firearms .
All legal responsibilities for gun sales is that of Chet ’ s Firearms and NOT VT or Veterans Today Network This is our new model “ basic ” rifle .
The functional parts are the same high quality that we use on our premium rifles .
The differences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adjustable stock and pistol grip .
No optic is included at this price .
Our basic model is a step above most basic rifles in that we include a 10 inch slimline keymod front rail instead of the plastic handguard most offer .
• 16-inch Phosphate coated or parkerized barrel compatible with .223 and 5.56 ammo • 30 or 10 round magazine ( depend on your local laws ) • Optic not included in base price ( add a 3-9X40 Barksa scope for $ 60 or fold-able open sights for $ 35 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other calibers at a slight premium .
Call Mike for details .
California and New York have enacted cosmetic laws that ban so-called “ assault rifles.
” Any rifle with any appearance item from a list of “ features ” makes it illegal to purchase .
We designed and built a “ featureless ” rifle that has none of the evil parts .
Functionally it is identical to our regular AR rifles , it just looks different .
At first glance , it looks a bit odd but it is actually very pleasant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in stock and these special stocks are now in short supply so we don ’ t know when we will be able to build another one .
• 16-inch phosphate coated barrel , target crowned without threads ( one of the banned features ) • Special “ featureless ” stock with a curved hand grip instead of a pistol grip .
( another banned item ) The 6.5 Grendel is the round that the military should be using as it has much more power and accuracy at distance .
The bullet is still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This rifle features a high-end ELD Defense match grade target barrel .
It maintains accuracy at well past 1000 yards .
ELD is a British company that has made barrels for the UK competition rifle team for many years .
They have recently entered the US market and offered manufacturers reasonable prices to get us to try their products .
We have found their quality to be excellent .
Now that we are using them the introductory prices have ended .
This is the last barrel we bought at the lower price @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cost more .
The photo shows the rifle equipped with a Zeiss scope which is currently out of stock so we are offering it with a Hi-Lux Leatherwood scope in 4-16X44 .
This is a quality “ piece of glass.
” You also have the option for an additional $ 25 of upgrading to the Hi-Lux Leatherwood scope in 6-24X44 .
Our line of custom .308s are still awaiting approval and so we can not offer them for sale at this time .
We do , however , have one that was built @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sell .
We took their rifle and replaced the stock with a MOE and added a custom pistol grip .
We put on a detachable carry handle with built-in dual aperture sights that co-witness with the front sight post .
We added a removable rail with a 3-9X40 Barksa scope on top of the handle .
This can be easily removed or replaced using the single thumbscrew that locks it in place .
• “ Punisher ” muzzle brake ( Maybe slightly different than one pictured ) • ACS stock ( this stock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rifle is available with a MOE stock at the same price ) • 30 round or 10 round magazine ( depending on your local laws ) The .450 Bushmaster round was developed specifically as a deer hunting round though it can also be a quite effective anti-personnel round .
Several states , including Michigan , have different zones during deer hunting season .
Those nearer to cities only allow the use of shotguns or rifles using non-tapered rounds .
The intent of the non-tapered round was to use a pistol cartridge in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Rounds such as the .357 magnum , .44 magnum or the .45 Long Colt are used .
Any rifle that uses a cartridge has a larger compartment for powder and is necked down to propel a smaller caliber bullet at high velocity is not allowed .
Bushmaster designed a round to get around this limitation and called it the .450 Bushmaster .
You can think of it as basically a .45 very long Colt .
It is a non-tapered cartridge so it is legal to use in these restricted areas but has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rifles .
• 8 round magazine specifically designed for the .450 ( a standard .223 magazine can be used in single stack configuration but is much more prone to jam . )
• Optic not included in price but we have a few available .
The .458 SOCCOM was designed by the military to be a handheld rifle used primarily by the Navy and Coast Guard to shoot holes in pirate ships and drug runner ’ s boats .
It fires a large heavy bullet at high velocity .
A typical example is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second .
This could take down an elephant , though that would be wrong .
We have one Chinese made SKS rifle ( It appears to be a Norinco , but it does not have brand markings ) It has not been touched and is still coated in cosmolene .
It is a battle used and has some trench art on the stock .
It is chambered in 7.62X39 ( same as the AK-47 ) We gave it a cursory examination and it appears to be in relatively good condition but it has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some scars .
The cosmolene prevents a closer inspection and I didn ’ t take any photos .
We are therefore offering it in as-in condition .
• We also have a new modern custom foldable stock that accepts removable magazines and one magazine .
These are available if desired at an extra cost of $ 100 .
Contact Mike for the details .
This is a very rare collectible rifle in “ hand select ” condition .
The Finns copied the Russian Mosin Nagant but shortened the barrel slightly and installed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a tiny fraction of the number made by the Russians and few were imported to the US .
It is still in cosmolene and is in above average condition .
It appears to have been used very little or not at all .
It is chambered in 7.62X54R as is the original Russian model .
These are quite rare and this may be your only chance to get one .
These are just a few of our available offerings .
We have many assembled rifles in stock for immediate shipping as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ specifications .
Call Mike at 517-548-9558 to ask any questions or to place an order .
Ask for Mike We accept cashier ’ s checks , Money orders , Visa , MasterCard , and Discover .
There is a 3 % surcharge for credit card use as that is what we are charged and we just pass it along .
The following photos are of some of our previous builds .
Some of these are not currently available .

from Gordon Duff and Mike Chester, we present;
In the last few months, demand for our offerings has increased dramatically and we have completely sold out of our “basic” special model. There is a severe shortage on the availability of parts which resulted in the price we pay for parts to sharply increase. Parts for the “Basic” if they were even available, would now cost more than we were selling the complete rifles for. No matter how many times I do the calculations, I still don’t think I can make up the deficit in volume.
All of the other firearms shown are still available at the prices shown but we are down to only one of each for most of them and replacing them will cost more.
We are doing our best to keep our custom products available at reasonable prices, but in the foreseeable future we see shortages and higher prices.
Right now, these seen below are the only complete rifles and pistols available, but we are working to replenish our parts supply when they become available.
We still have the necessary components to build complete lower receivers so if you already have an upper, know another place to buy one or have built your own we can still supply the necessary lowers. Prices start at $325 for complete lowers (this price is for a standard mil-spec adjustable stock and pistol grip) and can go up somewhat depending on options chosen. Call Mike at 517-548-9558 to ask any questions or to place an order…
Mike
Chet’s Firearms
The VT Custom Firearms Shop is open for business and is ready to take your orders. We took a short break to give Mike a rest but he is back building custom firearms which we are proud to offer.
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Recent events have seriously increased the demand for firearms and many dealers are experiencing shortages. We have a very limited supply of in-stock complete rifles and pistols as well as parts for custom builds.
Gordon Duff with one of the VT Firearms ready to go
There are many weapons in inventory that are not listed including a good supply of curio and relic military weapons. We have a somewhat limited supply of optics and magazines so, for now, they are not available for sale except with a rifle or pistol purchase.
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Many sellers are trying to take advantage of the current shortage by raising their prices but we don’t believe in price gouging. Of course, our suppliers have raised their prices and since our inventory needs to be replaced we will have to raise our prices to compensate. Many parts have more than doubled in price and many are not available at any price. We are doing our best to keep our prices as low as possible. We don’t encourage panic buying but are here to serve your needs.
Carbon Fiber kit
For further information or to purchase any of these guns, please contact Mike Chester at Chet’s Firearms of Howell, Michigan. chetarms@charter.net or phone 517-548-9558. Ask for Mike. Prices do not include shipping to your local FFL.
All prices are plus reasonable shipping, all sales require normal license procedures and are limited by law in your area, please check.
Dealer is Chet’s Firearms of Howell, Michigan. We have these weapons for immediate shipment and a few more, like a truckload. You want it, we will build it for you, any caliber or may well have it for immediate shipment.
Call Mike at 517 548 9558
DISCLOSURE: Chet’s Firearms is a private company. VT promotes Chet’s Firearms and Adama’s personnel design weapons offered by Chet’s, a federally licensed dealer and manufacturer. VT has NO financial interest in Chet’s Firearms and is NOT an owner, partner, or affiliate with Chet’s Firearms. All legal responsibilities for gun sales is that of Chet’s Firearms and NOT VT or VT Network
High End Custom .223/5.56 — Sold
This is a special one of a kind rifle that I originally built for myself. I am not currently able to go to the range so I am offering it for sale. It is brand new and is equipped with several custom features. It is equipped with a 3.0 lb. pull match grade custom trigger group. It has a short take-up, a crisp break and a short reset. The rifle is also equipped with a Luth-AR custom adjustable stock, a stainless steel match barrel with a stainless steel custom muzzle brake, a side charging upper, a 13.5 inch ultra slimline keymod rail, and a custom comfortable soft pistol grip. It also includes a 4X32 AIM scope with a red/green illuminated cross hair reticle and a fiber optic open sight on top.
Loadout:
16 inch match stainless steel barrel with stainless custom muzzle brake
Side charging upper receiver
13.5 inch ultra slimline keymod rail
3.0 lb. pull match grade trigger group with a short take-up, crisp break, and a short reset with anti-walk pins. – $200.00+ value
Luth-AR custom adjustable stock – $100.00 value
Soft custom pistol grip – $40.00 value
13.5 inch ultra-slimline keymod rail
AIM 4X32 scope with red/green illuminated crosshair reticle and fiber optic open sight on top. – $150.00 value
30 or 10 round magazine – depending on your local laws
Special Price of $999
Premium – Economy .223/5.56 Rifle
This rifle is a high-quality economically priced rifle. It has a 16 inch chrome-moly barrel with a “birdcage” muzzle brake, a Mil-spec adjustable stock and pistol grip, and a 12 inch slimline rail.
The functional components are our same high quality parts that we use for our more expensive rifles, but with lower-priced “furniture.”
Loadout:
16 inch chrome moly barrel with “birdcage” muzzle brake
12-inch slimline rail
Mil-spec adjustable stock and pistol grip
30 or 10 round magazine
$619.00
Our original exclusive “Can-Within-a-Can”
This is the original version of our famous “can-within-a-can design.
This was originally designed for UK forces as a replacement for the HK MP 5. Their version is 40 round clips, .300AAC/Blackout with threaded recess barrel (on the VT version as well) to take a silencer. If in Blackout, subsonic ammo is available.
When tested against a 9mm MP 5 which costs 4 times as much, this weapon makes the MP 5 look like a child’s toy. The world of fake weapons gurus had no idea we could get 8 times the range and 5 times the hitting power out of a lighter weapon with larger capacity that you can also beat someone to death with, thus the ‘can within a can’ design. This is the preferred ‘real life’ combat shooter at below 400 meters where 99.9 percent of real combat happens.
Loadout:
8.5-inch chrome-moly steel barrel
10 inch round front outer “can”
flash can
Custom pistol grip
Shockwave Blade arm brace
30 round magazine
Shown with optional red dot sight – +$50
Note – cat not included
$749
7.5 Inch .223 Pistol
Loadout:
7.5-inch chrome-moly barrel
7-inch slimline keymod rail
Shockwave Blade arm brace – newest style, easily adjustable length
Custom pistol grip
Birdcage muzzle brake
30 round magazine
$729
16 Inch .223/5.56 Rifle with “Breaching” Muzzle Brake
Loadout
16 Inch chrome-moly barrel in .223/5.56
12-inch slimline keymod rail
Breaching muzzle brake – This can be replaced with a “Birdcage Muzzle Brake at no charge
MOE stock
custom pistol grip
30 or 10 round magazine – depending on your local laws
$779
20 Inch .223/5.56 Rifle
Loadout
20-inch chrome-moly barrel in .223/5.56
15-inch slimline keymod rail
MOE stock
Custom pistol grip
Stainless trigger group
Sound forwarding muzzle device – This does not reduce the total sound but is supposed to direct more of it forward away from the shooter.
30 or 10 round magazine
$809 $799
450 Bushmaster Rifle
The .450 Bushmaster round was developed specifically as a deer hunting round though it can also be a quite effective anti-personnel round.
Several states, including Michigan, have different zones during deer hunting season. Those nearer to cities only allow the use of shotguns or rifles using non-tapered rounds. The intent of the non-tapered round was to use a pistol cartridge in a rifle for a limited range and power. Rounds such as the .357 magnum, .44 magnum or the .45 Long Colt are used.
Any rifle that uses a cartridge that has a larger compartment for powder and is necked down to propel a smaller caliber bullet at high velocity is not allowed. Bushmaster designed a round to get around this limitation and called it the .450 Bushmaster. You can think of it as basically a .45 very long Colt. It is a non-tapered cartridge so it is legal to use in these restricted areas but has power similar to the high-powered hunting rifles.
Loadout:
16 Inch Phosphate coated barrel
12 inch slimline keymod rail
Custom “tanker” style muzzle brake
Omega Tactical custom adjustable stock with thick butt pad
Custom pistol grip
8 round magazine specifically designed for the .450 (a standard .223 magazine can be used in single stack configuration but is much more prone to jam.)
Optic not included in price but we have a few available.
$779
.350 Legend — This one is sold, but I have another .350 barrel and can build another
The .350 Legend is a brand new round that was first introduced in 2019. It was designed primarily for deer hunting but is also a very fine anti-personnel round.
It is a smooth-sided round similar to the idea of the .450 Bushmaster but is a much more controllable round to shoot with much less recoil. Like the .450 Bushmaster, it was designed to allow hunters to use it in areas that limit deer hunting to the use of shotguns and non-tapered pistol rounds. They started with a basic .223 round and did not taper it down to the .223 bullet. This makes the projectile a .357 bullet. It is quite effective.
Loadout:
18 Inch Phosphate coated chrome-moly barrel
15 inch slimline MLOK rail
custom muzzle brake
custom grip
Rogers Superstock – adjustable with anti-rattle latch
5 round hunting magazine (most states limit capacity for hunting to 5 rounds. Larger magazine will probably be available in the future)
Optics are available but not included in price.
$769
The AK cats
California / New York Compatible Rifle
California and New York have enacted cosmetic laws that ban so-called “assault rifles.”
Any rifle with any appearance item from a list of “features” makes it illegal to purchase. We designed and built a “featureless” rifle that has none of the evil parts. Functionally it is identical to our regular AR rifles, it just looks different.
At first glance, it looks a bit odd but it is actually very pleasant to shoot.
We are now selling this rifle with the much nicer generation 3 stock.
This rifle now comes with the generation 3 stock shown in the first 3 photos. This stock not only looks better but it gets around the non-adjustable restriction by including a series of spacers that can be put in or taken out to adjust the length of the stock. This is legal.
It will come with an upper like the one shown on the older model pictured above. The 3-9X40 Barksa scope is not included but is available for an additional $60
Loadout:
16-inch phosphate coated barrel, target crowned without threads (one of the banned features)
New Generation 3 “featureless” stock with a curved hand grip instead of a pistol grip. (another banned item)
10 round magazine (CA and NY limit)
12-inch slimline keymod rail
$779
6.5 Grendel Precision 20 inch Target Rifle
The 6.5 Grendel is the round that the military should be used as it has much more power and accuracy at distance. The bullet is still traveling at supersonic speeds at 1000 yards.
This rifle features a high-end ELD Defense match grade target barrel. It maintains accuracy at well past 1000 yards. ELD is a British company that has made barrels for the UK competition rifle team for many years. They have recently entered the US market and offered manufacturers reasonable prices to get us to try their products. We have found their quality to be excellent. Now that we are using them the introductory prices have ended. This is the last barrel we bought at a lower price so in the future this rifle will cost more.
Loadout:
20 Inch Stainless steel ELD match grade target barrel
15-inch Ultra-slimline keymod rail
Custom Stainless muzzle brake
Custom padded stock
Custom pistol grip
25 round Magazine
$799
Collectible Rifles
SKS Rifle
We have one Chinese made SKS rifle (It appears to be a Norinco, but it does not have brand markings) It has not been touched and is still coated in cosmolene. It is a battle used and has some trench art on the stock. It is chambered in 7.62X39 (same as the AK-47)
We gave it a cursory examination and it appears to be in relatively good condition but it has been used in battle so it has some scars. The cosmolene prevents a closer inspection and I didn’t take any photos. We are therefore offering it in as-in condition.
The price is $349 .
We also have a new modern custom foldable stock that accepts removable magazines and one magazine. These are available if desired at an extra cost of $100. Contact Mike for the details.
Finnish Mosin Nagant
This is a very rare collectible rifle in “hand select” condition. The Finns copied the Russian Mosin Nagant but shortened the barrel slightly and installed a much-improved trigger system.
They made only a tiny fraction of the number made by the Russians and few were imported to the US. It is still in cosmolene and is in above average condition. It appears to have been used very little or not at all. It is chambered in 7.62X54R as is the original Russian model. These are quite rare and this may be your only chance to get one.
The price is $499
These are just a few of our available offerings. We have many assembled rifles in stock for immediate shipping as well as parts to custom build on to your specifications.
Call Mike at 517-548-9558 to ask any questions or to place an order.
Ask for Mike We accept cashier’s checks, Money orders, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. There is a 3% surcharge for credit card use as that is what we are charged and we just pass it along.
The following photos are of some of our previous builds. Some of these are not currently available.


veteranstoday--2020-04-27--The America I knew, I want to cry

The America I knew, I want to cry

Never in my 58 years of living in America , I felt so sad that I to want to cry .
As I watched the news and read the stories coming from home and watch the number of deaths rising every day and on occasions watching the president recommending people drink chlorine and expose themselves to the sun as a cure , it does make you cry .
I want to cry for the tens of millions of workers , wage earners living on a minimum wage , and working two jobs to survive left out of the big corporate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 1200 should last a family ten weeks .
I am sure he pays that for one dinner at Ruth Christi , a corporation that got $ 20 million in bailout when last year it earned $ 20 million in profits .
Maybe the Democrats should have their say so insisting on a monthly subsidy of $ 2,000 per family until this whole thing blows away .
It is only a few billions they could have asked for , but they too chose to give away $ 6 Trillion incorporate social welfare .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of millions of small family-owned businesses owning a little Vietnamese , or Chines , or Indians , or Falafel or a hamburger place where the entire family work over 15 hours ’ day to cover their monthly expenses without the need to go on welfare or food assistance .
The millions of service employees in grocery stores and delivery services who to are cheated out by the likes of Amazon when one-day stock appreciations could pay for the healthcare and paid sick leaves to all of Amazon ’ s employees for a year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watched thousands and thousands of cars lining up the streets of every American town and city waiting for hours to pick up a food basket for their families .
And as I look at it , we are the most potent ( military nation ) in the history of the world with our ships and aircraft carriers and soldier are all over the globe , ruling the seas .
Yet we look back on our own Homefront to see an army of millions of unemployed , lost their jobs with no health care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paid lay off .
Tens of millions of families are only days away from being evicted by the big landlord like Jared Kushner and Secretary Mnuchin .
These two wealthy New York Jews , during the last financial crisis , picked up tens of thousands of rental units on the cheap as a special favor from their banker ’ s buddies .
How is it possible that the wealthiest country in the world allowed millions of its citizens , hard-working citizens , to be a few weeks if not days away from starvations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not blame the corrupt “ bought ” political institutions and political parties .
Still , I do blame the very citizens who have lived for decades on the margins by not taking the few minutes to cast their votes and vote out the entire members of both House and Senate and reclaim Congress for the people and away from big donors and big corporate cheaters .
It is not so surprising to see the Senate full of financial crooks who cheated the government out of billions in fraudulent billing of Medicare .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tens of millions of stocks based on private briefing and confidential information of what is coming with this Coronavirus .
One needs and must cry to see that when discovered , we did not have the most basic medical supplies and gears and have to wait for China to send up what is needed for our medical staff to care for the hundreds of thousands of patients .
It is such a shame to see nurses using garbage bags as medical gears while we are waiting for shipments to arrive from China .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ years investigating “ Russian ” intervention in the presidential election .
But did not spend one day or one week to look at our This November , there are no more excuses .
It is time for those tens of millions who became unemployed overnight , living on the handout , and in total poverty humiliated by Mitch McConnell and his Republican colleges to rise to the occasions and vote all the bastards out of office .
This November it is time to give Congress a lesson of a lifetime , vote them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure that Mitch McConnell ( Ali Baba ) and his gangs never return to public office .
This guy who channeled over $ 180 billion to his state , now wants the rules to go bankrupt in favor of bailing out greedy , corrupt Wall Street .
The question is will our people do it this November ?

…by Sami Jadallah
Never in my 58 years of living in America, I felt so sad that I to want to cry. As I watched the news and read the stories coming from home and watch the number of deaths rising every day and on occasions watching the president recommending people drink chlorine and expose themselves to the sun as a cure, it does make you cry.
I want to cry for the tens of millions of workers, wage earners living on a minimum wage, and working two jobs to survive left out of the big corporate bailout. With Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggesting $1200 should last a family ten weeks.
I am sure he pays that for one dinner at Ruth Christi, a corporation that got $20 million in bailout when last year it earned $20 million in profits.
Maybe the Democrats should have their say so insisting on a monthly subsidy of $2,000 per family until this whole thing blows away. It is only a few billions they could have asked for, but they too chose to give away $6 Trillion incorporate social welfare.
I want to cry for the tens of millions of small family-owned businesses owning a little Vietnamese, or Chines, or Indians, or Falafel or a hamburger place where the entire family work over 15 hours’ day to cover their monthly expenses without the need to go on welfare or food assistance.
The millions of service employees in grocery stores and delivery services who to are cheated out by the likes of Amazon when one-day stock appreciations could pay for the healthcare and paid sick leaves to all of Amazon’s employees for a year.
I want to cry as I watched thousands and thousands of cars lining up the streets of every American town and city waiting for hours to pick up a food basket for their families.
And as I look at it, we are the most potent (military nation) in the history of the world with our ships and aircraft carriers and soldier are all over the globe, ruling the seas. Yet we look back on our own Homefront to see an army of millions of unemployed, lost their jobs with no health care, no sick leaves, and no paid lay off.
Tens of millions of families are only days away from being evicted by the big landlord like Jared Kushner and Secretary Mnuchin. These two wealthy New York Jews, during the last financial crisis, picked up tens of thousands of rental units on the cheap as a special favor from their banker’s buddies. How is it possible that the wealthiest country in the world allowed millions of its citizens, hard-working citizens, to be a few weeks if not days away from starvations and evictions from homes.
I do not blame the corrupt “bought” political institutions and political parties. Still, I do blame the very citizens who have lived for decades on the margins by not taking the few minutes to cast their votes and vote out the entire members of both House and Senate and reclaim Congress for the people and away from big donors and big corporate cheaters.
It is not so surprising to see the Senate full of financial crooks who cheated the government out of billions in fraudulent billing of Medicare. And to view members of the Senate shedding tens of millions of stocks based on private briefing and confidential information of what is coming with this Coronavirus.
One needs and must cry to see that when discovered, we did not have the most basic medical supplies and gears and have to wait for China to send up what is needed for our medical staff to care for the hundreds of thousands of patients. It is such a shame to see nurses using garbage bags as medical gears while we are waiting for shipments to arrive from China.
Our reckless, self-serving Congress wasted two years investigating “Russian” intervention in the presidential election. But did not spend one day or one week to look at our This November, there are no more excuses.
It is time for those tens of millions who became unemployed overnight, living on the handout, and in total poverty humiliated by Mitch McConnell and his Republican colleges to rise to the occasions and vote all the bastards out of office.
This November it is time to give Congress a lesson of a lifetime, vote them all out the office, and make sure that Mitch McConnell (Ali Baba) and his gangs never return to public office. This guy who channeled over $180 billion to his state, now wants the rules to go bankrupt in favor of bailing out greedy, corrupt Wall Street.
The question is will our people do it this November?


veteranstoday--2020-04-28--Devil-Bibi confirmed PM in Israel and just Killed in Syria with Missiles more than Covid-19

There are politicians who celebrate their appointment in a government with a banquet .
Some who perhaps also have parties with fireworks .
Benjamin Netanyahu , on the other hand , is similar to the historic Roman emperor Nero who celebrated his criminal exuberance in the Colosseum with the blood of the Christians .
The day on which Devil-Bibi was reconfirmed Prime Minister of Israel , despite his heavy and embarrassing prosecutions for corruption , , thanks to the political agreement between his party Likud and Kahol Lavan of rival Binjamin Gant ’ s , a storm of missiles fall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days killed more than the CoVid-19 pandemic .
So far , in fact , SARS-CoV-2 has only killed three Syrians while six of them have been killed by air strikes by the F-16s of the Heyl Ha ’ Avir , the Israeli Defense Forces air force .
This happens when is surfaced a disturbing tie between Wuhan lab and Zionists too as describe in previous report .
But the most serious fact is that while in the first attack carried out on April 20 in the province of Homs against alleged military positions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Iran , allies of Damascus in the victorious war with ISIS , three military men were killed .
Before the dawn of April 27th , the Syrian Arab Army killed three civilians .
The number of victims of the two vile war actions was very limited only because the Russian-made air defense systems S-200 and S-300 supplied to Syria are very effective and therefore have shot down most of the missiles .
But it is truly disconcerting that in the second attack , Prime Minister Netanyahu ’ s IDF targeted civilian homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has only happened on a few other occasions .
This merciless Zionist ’ s policy is ongoing soiling the virtous name of Israel that descend from the surname chosed by Jahwè for the merciful patriarch Jacob .
There has never been a truce between the two countries since the war of 6 days in June 1967 when the Israeli Zionists seized the fertile Golan Heights .
In the ecent years the Tel Aviv government has motivated its military actions , in most cases conducted by Israeli fighters with the extremely dangerous and vile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lebanese airspace to protect themselves from the Syrian antiaircraft , due to the threat of the presence in the neighboring nation of the Hezbollah of Lebanon and the special departments of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards of Iran .
« While inspecting the damage caused by the attack in al-Hujaira , Quneitra Governor Humam Debiyat told journalists that the Israeli attack on civilian homes in the town claimed the lives of a husband and his wife , and injured three others , one of them a child » reported Syrian Araba News Agency .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Governor Alaa Ibrahim said the Isreali attack damaged a house belonging to a displaced family from al-Quneitra city who were living in al-Hujaira , while a woman was martyred due to the attack in al-Adliya » .
Both are in fact formations of Muslim countries of Shiite confession such as the Akawites of the Baatz party of Assad and therefore considered enemies by Israel , historically allied to the Islamic Sunnis of the Arabian Peninsula .
The barrage of missiles against the civilian quarters of Damascus therefore represents a terrible escalation in Netanyahu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Damascus ’ s reaction to trigger a more devastating conflict by relying on the greater military power also consisting of at least a hundred nuclear missile warheads .
« More than a million people in Kurdish-held areas of north-east Syria are being put at risk of a mass Coronavirus outbreak as Turkish-backed groups repeatedly cut off the water supply to a region in which health services are already severely damaged by almost a decade of war » reported Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ( SOHR ) .
Turkish forces began occupying areas along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ withdrew from the region last October .
This includes the Alouk water station located in the eastern countryside of the city of Ras al-Ain ( Sere Kaniye ) – a major source of water used by residents in multiple surrounding areas including Hasakah , Til Timir and both the al-Hol and al-Arishah displacement camps .
Human Rights Watch ( HRW ) has called on Turkish authorities to immediately do everything they can to resume supplying water through the Alouk water pumping station .
« In the midst of a global pandemic that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Turkish authorities have been cutting off the water supply to regions most under strain in Syria , ” said Michael Page , deputy Middle East director at HRW .
Meanwhile , divisions are growing within jihadi groups in Syria .
A week ago , over two dozen militants from Jaysh Maghawir al-Thawra ( ‘ Revolutionary Commando Army ’ ) who were previously deployed in the US-held At-Tanf area surrendered to the Syrian Arab Army .
Later , on 20 April , unidentified groups reportedly attacked and destroyed a US military vehicle in Al-Hasakah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 70 trucks of U.S. forces entered via Al-Walid border crossing with Iraq , heading to the bases of Tal Baydar and Qasrak in north-eastern Syria , carrying weapons , ammunition and logistical equipment .
On April 18 , Syrian Observatory activists reported seeing nearly 50 U.S. trucks carrying logistical supplies crossing into Al-Hasakah city , via Al-Walid crossing with Iraq border .
This convoy comes in support for Syria Democratic Forces .
On April 21 , clashes broke out in the city of Qamishly between the Kurdish Asayish , a security force of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pro-government National Defense Forces .
Local sources claim that NDF units tried to capture several Asayish positions in the city , but failed to do so .
Both sides allegedly suffered no casualties .
The situation de-escalated rapidly after the Russian Military Police deployed in a nearby area intervened .
After that started the reInforcement of the american troops in the area neraby the most imporant oil field seixe by Us Army for smuggling crude .
Instead , the local sources told SANA ’ s reporter that 6 vehicles belonging to the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , coming from the Syrian-Iraqi borders to the east , and after a few hours they left the city accompanied by choppers , heading east towards Iraq with a number of Daesh terrorists on board .
The situation in Syria remains very serious due to the existence of other confrontation fronts in the battered province of Idlib and in the Rojava of the Autonomous Administration of the Kurds occupied by the invasion of the Turkish army in the Peace Spring operation launched on 9 October 2019 by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in which ISIS leaders and Al Qaeda terrorist groups converged .
On April , 26 Helicopters belonging to Turkish army entered this evening Syrian territory , heading towards Turkish posts in southeast Idlib , to transport injured soldiers of Turkish troops following clashes with protesters , told SOHR .
On the other hand , Turkish-backed factions and HTS are holding meetings to diffuse tension and break up the sit-in on M4 international highway .
Syrian Observatory activists have documented the killing of two members of Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham and the injury of three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ car they were traveling in Al-Nayrab town in the eastern countryside of Idlib .
This attack follows an offensive by HTS on Turkish posts in Al-Nayrab area as a respond to the killing of four protestors , including HTS members , participating in Al-Karama sit-in held on the M4 highway after Turkish forces opened fire on area .
The protest start weeks ago after the Astana ’ agreement among Turkey , Russia and Iran for ceasefire in the Idlib ’ s province set on March , 5 .
Even if it has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ triggered the inevitable reactions of the Syrian army , the worldwide concerns of the pandemic have reduced Turkish actions in the area while they continued in Rojava and Afrin where the Erdogan ’ s Olive Branch operation is continuing to persecute Kurdish residents for blatant population replacement .
VETERANS TODAY – CLASHES BETWEEN KURDS AND GOVT ’ S FORCES IN ROJAVA

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There are politicians who celebrate their appointment in a government with a banquet. Some who perhaps also have parties with fireworks. Benjamin Netanyahu, on the other hand, is similar to the historic Roman emperor Nero who celebrated his criminal exuberance in the Colosseum with the blood of the Christians.
The day on which Devil-Bibi was reconfirmed Prime Minister of Israel, despite his heavy and embarrassing prosecutions for corruption,, thanks to the political agreement between his party Likud and Kahol Lavan of rival Binjamin Gant’s , a storm of missiles fall down in Syria which in a few days killed more than the CoVid-19 pandemic.
So far, in fact, SARS-CoV-2 has only killed three Syrians while six of them have been killed by air strikes by the F-16s of the Heyl Ha’Avir, the Israeli Defense Forces air force. This happens when is surfaced a disturbing tie between Wuhan lab and Zionists too as describe in previous report.
But the most serious fact is that while in the first attack carried out on April 20 in the province of Homs against alleged military positions of the Quds forces of the Pasdaran of Iran, allies of Damascus in the victorious war with ISIS, three military men were killed. Before the dawn of April 27th, the Syrian Arab Army killed three civilians.
The number of victims of the two vile war actions was very limited only because the Russian-made air defense systems S-200 and S-300 supplied to Syria are very effective and therefore have shot down most of the missiles. But it is truly disconcerting that in the second attack, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s IDF targeted civilian homes on the outskirts of Damascus, as has only happened on a few other occasions.
There has never been a truce between the two countries since the war of 6 days in June 1967 when the Israeli Zionists seized the fertile Golan Heights. In the ecent years the Tel Aviv government has motivated its military actions, in most cases conducted by Israeli fighters with the extremely dangerous and vile tactic of hiding behind civilian flights in Lebanese airspace to protect themselves from the Syrian antiaircraft, due to the threat of the presence in the neighboring nation of the Hezbollah of Lebanon and the special departments of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards of Iran.
Both are in fact formations of Muslim countries of Shiite confession such as the Akawites of the Baatz party of Assad and therefore considered enemies by Israel, historically allied to the Islamic Sunnis of the Arabian Peninsula.
«While inspecting the damage caused by the attack in al-Hujaira, Quneitra Governor Humam Debiyat told journalists that the Israeli attack on civilian homes in the town claimed the lives of a husband and his wife, and injured three others, one of them a child» reported Syrian Araba News Agency.
«For his part, Damascus Countryside Governor Alaa Ibrahim said the Isreali attack damaged a house belonging to a displaced family from al-Quneitra city who were living in al-Hujaira, while a woman was martyred due to the attack in al-Adliya».
The barrage of missiles against the civilian quarters of Damascus therefore represents a terrible escalation in Netanyahu’s tactics which hopes to provoke Damascus’s reaction to trigger a more devastating conflict by relying on the greater military power also consisting of at least a hundred nuclear missile warheads.
This merciless Zionist’s policy is ongoing soiling the virtous name of Israel that descend from the blessed surname choosed by Jahwè for the merciful patriarch Jacob.
TURKEY’S WEAPONIZING OF WATER IN ROJAVA
«More than a million people in Kurdish-held areas of north-east Syria are being put at risk of a mass Coronavirus outbreak as Turkish-backed groups repeatedly cut off the water supply to a region in which health services are already severely damaged by almost a decade of war» reported Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
Turkish forces began occupying areas along its border with Syria after US forces withdrew from the region last October. This includes the Alouk water station located in the eastern countryside of the city of Ras al-Ain (Sere Kaniye) – a major source of water used by residents in multiple surrounding areas including Hasakah, Til Timir and both the al-Hol and al-Arishah displacement camps.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Turkish authorities to immediately do everything they can to resume supplying water through the Alouk water pumping station. «In the midst of a global pandemic that is overloading sophisticated governance and infrastructure systems, Turkish authorities have been cutting off the water supply to regions most under strain in Syria,” said Michael Page, deputy Middle East director at HRW.
Meanwhile, divisions are growing within jihadi groups in Syria. A week ago, over two dozen militants from Jaysh Maghawir al-Thawra (‘Revolutionary Commando Army’) who were previously deployed in the US-held At-Tanf area surrendered to the Syrian Arab Army. Later, on 20 April, unidentified groups reportedly attacked and destroyed a US military vehicle in Al-Hasakah governorate.
US TROOPS REINFORCEMENT AND ISIS’ TRANFER
SOHR activists have reported that 70 trucks of U.S. forces entered via Al-Walid border crossing with Iraq, heading to the bases of Tal Baydar and Qasrak in north-eastern Syria, carrying weapons, ammunition and logistical equipment. On April 18, Syrian Observatory activists reported seeing nearly 50 U.S. trucks carrying logistical supplies crossing into Al-Hasakah city, via Al-Walid crossing with Iraq border. This convoy comes in support for Syria Democratic Forces.
On April 21, clashes broke out in the city of Qamishly between the Kurdish Asayish, a security force of the Syrian Democratic Forces, and the pro-government National Defense Forces. Local sources claim that NDF units tried to capture several Asayish positions in the city, but failed to do so. Both sides allegedly suffered no casualties.
The situation de-escalated rapidly after the Russian Military Police deployed in a nearby area intervened. After that started the reInforcement of the american troops in the area neraby the most imporant oil field seixe by Us Army for smuggling crude.
Instead, the local sources told SANA’s reporter that 6 vehicles belonging to the US occupation forces entered al-Shadadi on Monday morning, coming from the Syrian-Iraqi borders to the east, and after a few hours they left the city accompanied by choppers, heading east towards Iraq with a number of Daesh terrorists on board.
The situation in Syria remains very serious due to the existence of other confrontation fronts in the battered province of Idlib and in the Rojava of the Autonomous Administration of the Kurds occupied by the invasion of the Turkish army in the Peace Spring operation launched on 9 October 2019 by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with the help of jihadist mercenaries from various factions in which ISIS leaders and Al Qaeda terrorist groups converged.
On April, 26 Helicopters belonging to Turkish army entered this evening Syrian territory, heading towards Turkish posts in southeast Idlib, to transport injured soldiers of Turkish troops following clashes with protesters, told SOHR. On the other hand, Turkish-backed factions and HTS are holding meetings to diffuse tension and break up the sit-in on M4 international highway.
Syrian Observatory activists have documented the killing of two members of Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham and the injury of three others, after Turkish drones targeted a car they were traveling in Al-Nayrab town in the eastern countryside of Idlib. This attack follows an offensive by HTS on Turkish posts in Al-Nayrab area as a respond to the killing of four protestors, including HTS members, participating in Al-Karama sit-in held on the M4 highway after Turkish forces opened fire on area.
The protest start weeks ago after the Astana’ agreement among Turkey, Russia and Iran for ceasefire in the Idlib’s province set on March, 5. Even if it has been violated several times by the terrorists who triggered the inevitable reactions of the Syrian army, the worldwide concerns of the pandemic have reduced Turkish actions in the area while they continued in Rojava and Afrin where the Erdogan’s Olive Branch operation is continuing to persecute Kurdish residents for blatant population replacement.
Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio
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MAIN SOURCES
GOSPA NEWS – JIHADISTS REPORTS
GOSPA NEWS – WARZONES REPORTS
SANA – 3 CIVILIANS MARTYRED IN SYRIA
SOHR – TURKEY’S WEAPONIZING OF WATER
VETERANS TODAY – CLASHES BETWEEN KURDS AND GOVT’S FORCES IN ROJAVA
SOHR – VICTIMS ON M4 PROTESTS


veteranstoday--2020-04-28--An Irish writer’s analysis of the current state of the United States

This is an incredibly brutal analysis of the United States on April 25th , 2020 .
This writer for the Irish Times nails it .
It is long but a very chilling and worthy read .
Read it and weep , my fellow Americans .
This is not US news that is commenting .
From the Irish Times April 25 , 2020 By Fintan O ’ Toole THE WORLD HAS LOVED , HATED AND ENVIED THE U.S. NOW , FOR THE FIRST TIME , WE PITY IT Over more than two centuries , the United States has stirred a very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the world : love and hatred , fear and hope , envy and contempt , awe and anger .
But there is one emotion that has never been directed towards the US until now : pity .
However bad things are for most other rich democracies , it is hard not to feel sorry for Americans .
Most of them did not vote for Donald Trump in 2016 .
Yet they are locked down with a malignant narcissist who , instead of protecting his people from Covid-19 , has amplified its lethality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great again has never in its history seemed so pitiful .
Will American prestige ever recover from this shameful episode ?
The US went into the coronavirus crisis with immense advantages : precious weeks of warning about what was coming , the world ’ s best concentration of medical and scientific expertise , effectively limitless financial resources , a military complex with stunning logistical capacity and most of the world ’ s leading technology corporations .
Yet it managed to make itself the global epicentre of the pandemic .
As the American writer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ edition of the Atlantic , “ The United States reacted … like Pakistan or Belarus – like a country with shoddy infrastructure and a dysfunctional government whose leaders were too corrupt or stupid to head off mass suffering.
” It is one thing to be powerless in the face of a natural disaster , quite another to watch vast power being squandered in real time – wilfully , malevolently , vindictively .
It is one thing for governments to fail ( as , in one degree or another , most governments did ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his supporters actively spread a deadly virus .
Trump , his party and Rupert Murdoch ’ s Fox News became vectors of the pestilence .
The grotesque spectacle of the president openly inciting people ( some of them armed ) to take to the streets to oppose the restrictions that save lives is the manifestation of a political death wish .
What are supposed to be daily briefings on the crisis , demonstrative of national unity in the face of a shared challenge , have been used by Trump merely to sow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recurring horror show in which all the neuroses that haunt the American subconscious dance naked on live TV .
If the plague is a test , its ruling political nexus ensured that the US would fail it at a terrible cost in human lives .
In the process , the idea of the US as the world ’ s leading nation – an idea that has shaped the past century – has all but evaporated .
Other than the Trump impersonator Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil , who is now looking to the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what not to do ?
How many people in Düsseldorf or Dublin are wishing they lived in Detroit or Dallas ?
It is hard to remember now but , even in 2017 , when Trump took office , the conventional wisdom in the US was that the Republican Party and the broader framework of US political institutions would prevent him from doing too much damage .
This was always a delusion , but the pandemic has exposed it in the most savage ways .
What used to be called mainstream conservatism has not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Almost the entire right-wing half of American politics has surrendered abjectly to him .
It has sacrificed on the altar of wanton stupidity the most basic ideas of responsibility , care and even safety .
Thus , even at the very end of March , 15 Republican governors had failed to order people to stay at home or to close non-essential businesses .
In Alabama , for example , it was not until April 3rd that governor Kay Ivey finally issued a stay-at-home order .
In Florida , the state with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conditions , governor Ron DeSantis , a Trump mini-me , kept the beach resorts open to students travelling from all over the US for spring break parties .
Even on April 1st , when he issued restrictions , DeSantis exempted religious services and “ recreational activities ” .
Georgia governor Brian Kemp , when he finally issued a stay-at-home order on April 1st , explained : “ We didn ’ t know that [ the virus can be spread by people without symptoms ] until the last 24 hours.
” This is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homicidal stupidity .
There is , as the demonstrations this week in US cities have shown , plenty of political mileage in denying the reality of the pandemic .
It is fuelled by Fox News and far-right internet sites , and it reaps for these politicians millions of dollars in donations , mostly ( in an ugly irony ) from older people who are most vulnerable to the coronavirus .
It draws on a concoction of conspiracy theories , hatred of science , paranoia about the “ deep state ” and religious providentialism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) that is now very deeply infused in the mindset of the American right .
Trump embodies and enacts this mindset , but he did not invent it .
The US response to the coronavirus crisis has been paralysed by a contradiction that the Republicans have inserted into the heart of US democracy .
On the one hand , they want to control all the levers of governmental power .
On the other they have created a popular base by playing on the notion that government is innately evil and must not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in two of Trump ’ s statements on the pandemic : on the one hand that he has “ total authority ” , and on the other that “ I don ’ t take responsibility at all ” .
Caught between authoritarian and anarchic impulses , he is incapable of coherence .
But this is not just Donald Trump .
The crisis has shown definitively that Trump ’ s presidency is not an aberration .
It has grown on soil long prepared to receive it .
The monstrous blossoming of misrule has structure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There are very powerful interests who demand “ freedom ” in order to do as they like with the environment , society and the economy .
They have infused a very large part of American culture with the belief that “ freedom ” is literally more important than life .
My freedom to own assault weapons trumps your right not to get shot at school .
Now , my freedom to go to the barber ( “ I Need a Haircut ” read one banner this week in St Paul , Minnesota ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Usually when this kind of outlandish idiocy is displaying itself , there is the comforting thought that , if things were really serious , it would all stop .
People would sober up .
Instead , a large part of the US has hit the bottle even harder .
And the president , his party and their media allies keep supplying the drinks .
There has been no moment of truth , no shock of realisation that the antics have to end .
No one of any substance on the US right has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grip , people are dying here .
That is the mark of how deep the trouble is for the US – it is not just that Trump has treated the crisis merely as a way to feed tribal hatreds but that this behaviour has become normalised .
When the freak show is live on TV every evening , and the star is boasting about his ratings , it is not really a freak show any more .
For a very large and solid bloc of Americans , it is reality .
And this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump has at least eight more months in power .
In his inaugural address in 2017 , he evoked “ American carnage ” and promised to make it stop .
But now that the real carnage has arrived , he is revelling in it .
He is in his element .
As things get worse , he will pump more hatred and falsehood , more death-wish defiance of reason and decency , into the groundwater .
If a new administration succeeds him in 2021 , it will have to clean up the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is re-elected , toxicity will have become the lifeblood of American politics .
Either way , it will be a long time before the rest of the world can imagine America being great again .

Read it and weep, my fellow Americans. This is not US news that is commenting.
From the Irish Times
April 25, 2020
By Fintan O’Toole
THE WORLD HAS LOVED, HATED AND ENVIED THE U.S.
NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE PITY IT
Over more than two centuries, the United States has stirred a very wide range of feelings in the rest of the world: love and hatred, fear and hope, envy and contempt, awe and anger. But there is one emotion that has never been directed towards the US until now: pity.
However bad things are for most other rich democracies, it is hard not to feel sorry for Americans. Most of them did not vote for Donald Trump in 2016. Yet they are locked down with a malignant narcissist who, instead of protecting his people from Covid-19, has amplified its lethality. The country Trump promised to make great again has never in its history seemed so pitiful.
Will American prestige ever recover from this shameful episode? The US went into the coronavirus crisis with immense advantages: precious weeks of warning about what was coming, the world’s best concentration of medical and scientific expertise, effectively limitless financial resources, a military complex with stunning logistical capacity and most of the world’s leading technology corporations. Yet it managed to make itself the global epicentre of the pandemic.
As the American writer George Packer puts it in the current edition of the Atlantic, “The United States reacted … like Pakistan or Belarus – like a country with shoddy infrastructure and a dysfunctional government whose leaders were too corrupt or stupid to head off mass suffering.”
It is one thing to be powerless in the face of a natural disaster, quite another to watch vast power being squandered in real time – wilfully, malevolently, vindictively. It is one thing for governments to fail (as, in one degree or another, most governments did), quite another to watch a ruler and his supporters actively spread a deadly virus. Trump, his party and Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News became vectors of the pestilence.
The grotesque spectacle of the president openly inciting people (some of them armed) to take to the streets to oppose the restrictions that save lives is the manifestation of a political death wish. What are supposed to be daily briefings on the crisis, demonstrative of national unity in the face of a shared challenge, have been used by Trump merely to sow confusion and division. They provide a recurring horror show in which all the neuroses that haunt the American subconscious dance naked on live TV.
If the plague is a test, its ruling political nexus ensured that the US would fail it at a terrible cost in human lives. In the process, the idea of the US as the world’s leading nation – an idea that has shaped the past century – has all but evaporated.
Other than the Trump impersonator Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, who is now looking to the US as the exemplar of anything other than what not to do? How many people in Düsseldorf or Dublin are wishing they lived in Detroit or Dallas?
It is hard to remember now but, even in 2017, when Trump took office, the conventional wisdom in the US was that the Republican Party and the broader framework of US political institutions would prevent him from doing too much damage. This was always a delusion, but the pandemic has exposed it in the most savage ways.
Abject surrender
What used to be called mainstream conservatism has not absorbed Trump – he has absorbed it. Almost the entire right-wing half of American politics has surrendered abjectly to him. It has sacrificed on the altar of wanton stupidity the most basic ideas of responsibility, care and even safety.
Thus, even at the very end of March, 15 Republican governors had failed to order people to stay at home or to close non-essential businesses. In Alabama, for example, it was not until April 3rd that governor Kay Ivey finally issued a stay-at-home order.
In Florida, the state with the highest concentration of elderly people with underlying conditions, governor Ron DeSantis, a Trump mini-me, kept the beach resorts open to students travelling from all over the US for spring break parties. Even on April 1st, when he issued restrictions, DeSantis exempted religious services and “recreational activities”.
Georgia governor Brian Kemp, when he finally issued a stay-at-home order on April 1st, explained: “We didn’t know that [the virus can be spread by people without symptoms] until the last 24 hours.”
This is not mere ignorance – it is deliberate and homicidal stupidity. There is, as the demonstrations this week in US cities have shown, plenty of political mileage in denying the reality of the pandemic. It is fuelled by Fox News and far-right internet sites, and it reaps for these politicians millions of dollars in donations, mostly (in an ugly irony) from older people who are most vulnerable to the coronavirus.
It draws on a concoction of conspiracy theories, hatred of science, paranoia about the “deep state” and religious providentialism (God will protect the good folks) that is now very deeply infused in the mindset of the American right.
Trump embodies and enacts this mindset, but he did not invent it. The US response to the coronavirus crisis has been paralysed by a contradiction that the Republicans have inserted into the heart of US democracy. On the one hand, they want to control all the levers of governmental power. On the other they have created a popular base by playing on the notion that government is innately evil and must not be trusted.
The contradiction was made manifest in two of Trump’s statements on the pandemic: on the one hand that he has “total authority”, and on the other that “I don’t take responsibility at all”. Caught between authoritarian and anarchic impulses, he is incapable of coherence.
Fertile ground
But this is not just Donald Trump. The crisis has shown definitively that Trump’s presidency is not an aberration. It has grown on soil long prepared to receive it. The monstrous blossoming of misrule has structure and purpose and strategy behind it.
There are very powerful interests who demand “freedom” in order to do as they like with the environment, society and the economy. They have infused a very large part of American culture with the belief that “freedom” is literally more important than life. My freedom to own assault weapons trumps your right not to get shot at school. Now, my freedom to go to the barber (“I Need a Haircut” read one banner this week in St Paul, Minnesota) trumps your need to avoid infection.
Usually when this kind of outlandish idiocy is displaying itself, there is the comforting thought that, if things were really serious, it would all stop. People would sober up. Instead, a large part of the US has hit the bottle even harder.
And the president, his party and their media allies keep supplying the drinks. There has been no moment of truth, no shock of realisation that the antics have to end. No one of any substance on the US right has stepped in to say: get a grip, people are dying here.
That is the mark of how deep the trouble is for the US – it is not just that Trump has treated the crisis merely as a way to feed tribal hatreds but that this behaviour has become normalised. When the freak show is live on TV every evening, and the star is boasting about his ratings, it is not really a freak show any more. For a very large and solid bloc of Americans, it is reality.
And this will get worse before it gets better. Trump has at least eight more months in power. In his inaugural address in 2017, he evoked “American carnage” and promised to make it stop. But now that the real carnage has arrived, he is revelling in it. He is in his element.
As things get worse, he will pump more hatred and falsehood, more death-wish defiance of reason and decency, into the groundwater. If a new administration succeeds him in 2021, it will have to clean up the toxic dump he leaves behind. If he is re-elected, toxicity will have become the lifeblood of American politics.
Either way, it will be a long time before the rest of the world can imagine America being great again.


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veteranstoday--2020-04-28--Intel Drop: How do you know you found a paid liar, listen for their tales of “seasonal flu”

In case you forgot , let me mention a name : Jeffrey Epstein ( try to remember why he is dead and what former CIA fixer , now Trump ’ s attorney general , put him where we all know he would be murdered to silence him ?
Do the math .
One third die , two thirds get better .
Where do these other numbers come from ?
Note : All of us , and I am sure about the “ all ” are showing wear and tear from what I will be declaring a false flag terror attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic.
’ Of my own failures , I had been exchanging emails with a troll…something I do out of boredom , without reading them carefully .
I copy Ian on things as he gets bored as well , stuck in the house in Millum , being forced to watch sea gulls all day in the Irish Sea .
Getting to the point , what I failed to notice was the use of language that reflected , not just a non-English speaker or weak secondary language English speaker but the undertones of Yiddish/Hebrew as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Point to Ian for seeing what I taught him but was too lazy myself to pick up .
VT : CV19 can ’ t be referred to as a pandemic .
It isn ’ t like “ the flu ” because “ the flu ” as we are now hearing of it , mind you none of us had it or existed on the same planet the imaginary flu did , isn ’ t real .
It is a disinformation meme to cover for a series of biological terror attacks on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are allowed to know and see is the lockdown and the disinformation that floods their internet .
We are being beaten down to accept utter crap only Trump voters would normally accept .
If you don ’ t think this is a plan , perhaps “ the plan , ” you aren ’ t paying attention .
If you think the lockdowns are a joke , you may well be right , at least now .
Trump sabotaged them , they can ’ t work , not with so many infected and , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an engineered virus that lives in the air and on surfaces ten times longer than we are being told .
( surmised , not proven , in fact it will never be proven , which in today ’ s world means “ probably true ” ) If we admit the lockdown failed , let us not be fooled by those underrating COVID 19 .
The nurses , first responders , doctors and the unspoken hundreds of thousands doing the “ scut work ” are not lying .
This isn ’ t a war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vietnam War combat vet and the kids working in the hospitals today are seeing far more combat stress than any Marine saw in Vietnam , and let us add , that means a hundred times more than anyone saw in Iraq and Afghanistan .
The lockdown would have worked in February with a sane White House .
Did Trump screw up ?
Yes .
Is he responsible for the well over 50,000 dead ?
NO .
Only for most of them .
It it obvious that the White House was involved from day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran , seeing Italy and Spain and then bringing it home .
Was it Pompeo and Esper alone or was Trump read in ?
CV19 can not exist naturally and there is no evidence to the contrary .
There would have been a long list of interim natural steps to get where we are now .
They never happened .
Imagine Henry Ford , going straight from the Model T to the…excuse the fail here but I can ’ t think of a Ford product I might like .
Google , Facebook and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sell the “ seasonal flu ” as the Black Death .
It is going on now , you may have it and think you have a mild case of COVID 19 .
Hell , you might well have both .
One phrase has busted them .
Thus far we know for certain that this is no remote possibility COVID 19 developed naturally .
We also know that an army of lab assistants and grad students have been tasked by “ them ” to discuss how it could have happened , in the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been mobilized , all sent the same talking points , all of which include : This started us looking and , lo and behold , we did find a fake pandemic after all .
It turned out that the “ seasonal flu ” was , in fact , not only the “ same ” as the seasonal flu but , in reality , about 1 % as fatal as claimed by the Trump CDC .
That ’ s why there was no pandemic seasonal flu with 80,000 dead like the CDC NOW claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expect the CDC numbers of influenza deaths to go through the roof as we pass the magic 58,000 number , making COVID 19 the biggest killer of Americans since World War II .
( the magic VIETNAM number ) Ask your doctor , or any healthcare professional in your family if they remember a seasonal flu last year .
No tents , no makeshift hospitals , no shortage of PPE , not because we were all busy watching TV but rather because it just didn ’ t happen .
You can remember a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Don ’ t we have a seasonal flu now ?
It doesn ’ t kill anyone this year either .
The whole thing is fake .
Working with those who are responsible for creating COVID 19 , and we have irrefutable proof of this , is , according to high level sources , a group within the Pentagon closely aligned with a disgraced mercenary/contractor group from the “ W ” Bush era .
• lots of different strains of CV19 • some strains with modifications for race and ethnicity • certain countries , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ the biggest insider trading/short selling/pump and dump in history ” • $ 2.7 trillion stolen from US taxpayers , $ 20 trillion stolen from the economy • CV19 is “ the new world order , ” you just don ’ t know it yet To understand COVID 19 and the real fake pandemic , not COVID but rather the fake “ seasonal flu , ” we will first study one of many lessons in disinformation .
Randomly , we choose MH17 .
Back in 2015 , VT began investigating the shoot down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We had previously been working with the Malaysian government on the disappearance of MH370 , a deal cut for our Swiss/UAE firm by Thomas Mattingly , since murdered .
As soon as we began , Google Corporation cleansed the internet of all specifications on the SU 25 aircraft and replaced them with fake limitation placing the absolute ceiling of the aircraft at 22,000 feet .
From March 12 , 2015 , Russia Today : RT : Though the preliminary results of the investigation into the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ July new theories of what happened appear every day .
One claim is that the Boeing was brought down by an SU-25 fighter jet .
But its chief designer has now told German media that ’ s impossible , because it can ’ t fly high enough .
What do you make of that ?
Gordon Duff : The claim that it was an SU-25 is unsupportable .
Since 2010 , NATO has begun using electronic countermeasure pods .
They are designed by Raytheon and BAE Systems .
When attached to an aircraft @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even an F-15 , these allow the backscattering – that is when you use radar , and this is what was said the radar identified as two SU-25 aircraft .
Well these pods that attach to any plane can make a plane look like an SU-25 when it ’ s not an SU-25 or a flock of birds or anything else .
It ’ s a new version of poor man ’ s stealth…It ’ s called radar spoofing , so with radar spoofing anyone who says they have identified an aircraft by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s no longer a reliable way of dealing with things .
If I could go on with the SU-25 , the claimed service ceiling is based on the oxygen ’ s supply in the aircraft .
Now there is a claim that this plane will only work to 22,000 feet .
At the end of the WWII a German ME-262 would fly at 40,000 feet .
A P-51 Mustang propeller plane flew at 44,000 feet .
The SU-25 was developed as an analogue of the A-10 Thunderbolt , an American attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ performance except that the SU-25 is faster and more powerful .
The A-10 Thunderbolt has a service ceiling of 45,000 feet .
The US estimates the absolute ceiling , which is a different term , of the SU-25 .
And we don ’ t know whether the SU-25 was involved at all , we are only taking people ’ s word and people we don ’ t trust .
But the absolute ceiling for the plane is 52,000 feet .
READ MORE : Could SU-25 fighter jet down a Boeing ?
Former pilots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Do you agree with the statement that “ many more factors indicate that the Boeing 777 was hit by a ground-to-air missile that was launched from a Buk missile system ” ?
How much technical expertise would it take to fire a Buk launcher ?
GD : We ’ ve looked at this .
I had an investigating team , examiners , which included aircraft investigation experts from the US including from the FAA , the FBI and from the Air Line Pilots Association .
I also had one of our air traffic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Agency look at this .
And one of the things we settled is that in the middle of the day if this were a Buk missile the contrail would have been seen for 50 miles .
The contrail itself would have been photographed by thousands of people ; it would have been on Instagram , Twitter , all over YouTube .
And no one saw it .
You can ’ t fire a missile and on a flat area in a middle of the day leaving a smoke trail into the air and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no reliable information supporting that it was a Buk missile fired by anyone .
And then additionally we have a limited amount of information that NATO and the Dutch investigators have released , forensic information , and that is contradicted by other experts that have looked at things .
We don ’ t have reliable information to deal with but the least possible thing , the one thing we can write off immediately – it wasn ’ t a ground-to-air missile because you simply can ’ t fire a missile in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thousands of people seeing it and filming it with camera phones .
OK , let us be clear , there never was an interview .
This was taken from a live broadcast made on RT which included me but also a number of Russian SU 25 pilots who flew combat missions in Afghanistan using this plane at over 45,000 feet .
The show was buried , its findings buried , nobody heard from any of us again and this was the last time I was on RT .
Surprise , Surprise .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the CDC , not controlled by a Trump political operative , claims that 80,000 Americans died of the “ seasonal flu ” last year and “ up to 89 million were afflicted.
” The flu season is about 6 weeks long .
There was no shortage of hospital beds , no quarantines , no shortages of masks and gloves , no lists of dead , no numbers given , in fact no discussions at all .
Why ?
Our investigations show that the real figure is between 2000 and 6000 , not 80,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means the CDC was pushing the numbers .
Look at COVID numbers .
Based on what we are seeing , my little town ( little until the summer people come ) will have lost maybe a dozen dead .
If it weren ’ t for the feigned secrecy of the “ pandemic , ” we would know who died but we can ’ t for “ security reasons.
” You can ’ t kill ten people in a little town , this is more than died in World War II , without someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The influenza dead , which would have been a higher number , were NOT secret , they just never existed .
Think of Boston or Sandy Hook , be a “ Fetzer ” if you have to .
Where did 80,000 dead people go ?
Why didn ’ t anyone see them ?
Is it the excuse that they are all old people ?
Is it the fake “ morbidity ” excuse ?
Do you smoke ?
Are you overweight ?
Ever had cancer ( which is about a zillion people in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ morbid ” and if you die , it isn ’ t important because you are on a list which means you must have done something wrong .
The average age here of COVID patients is 35 .
How many times have you tried to find out why people die and got nothing but bullshit ?
The doctors and nurses that are dying are in their 30s and 40s .
Is this only one disease ?
Ah , now we may be getting somewhere .
Why do so many die in New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Why do entire senior living facilities in the US and UK get virtually wiped out ?
Why are there no stats , no information , no names , nothing we can use to decide if this is terrorism ?

By the Senior Editor
In case you forgot, let me mention a name:
Jeffrey Epstein (try to remember why he is dead and what former CIA fixer, now Trump’s attorney general, put him where we all know he would be murdered to silence him?
Do the math. One third die, two thirds get better. Where do these other numbers come from?
Note: All of us, and I am sure about the “all” are showing wear and tear from what I will be declaring a false flag terror attack on the US known as ‘the pandemic.’
Of my own failures, I had been exchanging emails with a troll…something I do out of boredom, without reading them carefully. I copy Ian on things as he gets bored as well, stuck in the house in Millum, being forced to watch sea gulls all day in the Irish Sea.
Getting to the point, what I failed to notice was the use of language that reflected, not just a non-English speaker or weak secondary language English speaker but the undertones of Yiddish/Hebrew as well along with the extremely poor manners.
Point to Ian for seeing what I taught him but was too lazy myself to pick up.
VT: CV19 can’t be referred to as a pandemic. It isn’t like “the flu” because “the flu” as we are now hearing of it, mind you none of us had it or existed on the same planet the imaginary flu did, isn’t real. It is a disinformation meme to cover for a series of biological terror attacks on the US and other nations.
All Americans are allowed to know and see is the lockdown and the disinformation that floods their internet. We are being beaten down to accept utter crap only Trump voters would normally accept.
If you don’t think this is a plan, perhaps “the plan,” you aren’t paying attention.
If you think the lockdowns are a joke, you may well be right, at least now. Trump sabotaged them, they can’t work, not with so many infected and, as we are beginning to grasp, an engineered virus that lives in the air and on surfaces ten times longer than we are being told. (surmised, not proven, in fact it will never be proven, which in today’s world means “probably true”)
If we admit the lockdown failed, let us not be fooled by those underrating COVID 19. The nurses, first responders, doctors and the unspoken hundreds of thousands doing the “scut work” are not lying. This isn’t a war it is worse. I am a Vietnam War combat vet and the kids working in the hospitals today are seeing far more combat stress than any Marine saw in Vietnam, and let us add, that means a hundred times more than anyone saw in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The lockdown would have worked in February with a sane White House.
Did Trump screw up? Yes. Is he responsible for the well over 50,000 dead? NO. Only for most of them. It it obvious that the White House was involved from day one, the attack on China and Iran, seeing Italy and Spain and then bringing it home.
Was it Pompeo and Esper alone or was Trump read in?
CV19 cannot exist naturally and there is no evidence to the contrary. There would have been a long list of interim natural steps to get where we are now. They never happened.
Imagine Henry Ford, going straight from the Model T to the…excuse the fail here but I can’t think of a Ford product I might like.
Google, Facebook and an army of fakes is trying to sell the “seasonal flu” as the Black Death. It is going on now, you may have it and think you have a mild case of COVID 19. Hell, you might well have both.
One phrase has busted them.
“No worse than the seasonal flu”
Thus far we know for certain that this is no remote possibility COVID 19 developed naturally. We also know that an army of lab assistants and grad students have been tasked by “them” to discuss how it could have happened, in the world of flying pigs.
Another army has been mobilized, all sent the same talking points, all of which include:
“No worse than the seasonal flu.”
This started us looking and, lo and behold, we did find a fake pandemic after all. It turned out that the “seasonal flu” was, in fact, not only the “same” as the seasonal flu but, in reality, about 1% as fatal as claimed by the Trump CDC.
That’s why there was no pandemic seasonal flu with 80,000 dead like the CDC NOW claims because it never happened. Hey, expect the CDC numbers of influenza deaths to go through the roof as we pass the magic 58,000 number, making COVID 19 the biggest killer of Americans since World War II. (the magic VIETNAM number)
Ask your doctor, or any healthcare professional in your family if they remember a seasonal flu last year. No tents, no makeshift hospitals, no shortage of PPE, not because we were all busy watching TV but rather because it just didn’t happen.
You can remember a few months can’t you? Don’t we have a seasonal flu now? It doesn’t kill anyone this year either. The whole thing is fake.
Working with those who are responsible for creating COVID 19, and we have irrefutable proof of this, is, according to high level sources, a group within the Pentagon closely aligned with a disgraced mercenary/contractor group from the “W” Bush era.
They say:
lots of different strains of CV19
some strains with modifications for race and ethnicity
certain countries, regions of the US targeted
think “anthrax” and “DC sniper”
think “the biggest insider trading/short selling/pump and dump in history”
$2.7 trillion stolen from US taxpayers, $20 trillion stolen from the economy
think economic ‘re-scaling,’ power through piracy
CV19 is “the new world order,” you just don’t know it yet
To understand COVID 19 and the real fake pandemic, not COVID but rather the fake “seasonal flu,” we will first study one of many lessons in disinformation. Randomly, we choose MH17.
Back in 2015, VT began investigating the shoot down of MH 17 by two Ukrainian pilots. We had previously been working with the Malaysian government on the disappearance of MH370, a deal cut for our Swiss/UAE firm by Thomas Mattingly, since murdered.
As soon as we began, Google Corporation cleansed the internet of all specifications on the SU 25 aircraft and replaced them with fake limitation placing the absolute ceiling of the aircraft at 22,000 feet. From March 12, 2015, Russia Today:
RT:Though the preliminary results of the investigation into the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine won’t be known until July new theories of what happened appear every day. One claim is that the Boeing was brought down by an SU-25 fighter jet. But its chief designer has now told German media that’s impossible, because it can’t fly high enough. What do you make of that?
Gordon Duff: The claim that it was an SU-25 is unsupportable. Since 2010, NATO has begun using electronic countermeasure pods. They are designed by Raytheon and BAE Systems. When attached to an aircraft, an SU-27, an SU-29 maybe even an F-15, these allow the backscattering – that is when you use radar, and this is what was said the radar identified as two SU-25 aircraft. Well these pods that attach to any plane can make a plane look like an SU-25 when it’s not an SU-25 or a flock of birds or anything else. It’s a new version of poor man’s stealth…It’s called radar spoofing, so with radar spoofing anyone who says they have identified an aircraft by radar is trying to mislead people because that’s no longer a reliable way of dealing with things.
If I could go on with the SU-25, the claimed service ceiling is based on the oxygen’s supply in the aircraft. Now there is a claim that this plane will only work to 22,000 feet. At the end of the WWII a German ME-262 would fly at 40,000 feet. A P-51 Mustang propeller plane flew at 44,000 feet. The SU-25 was developed as an analogue of the A-10 Thunderbolt, an American attack plane. The planes have almost identical performance except that the SU-25 is faster and more powerful. The A-10 Thunderbolt has a service ceiling of 45,000 feet. The US estimates the absolute ceiling, which is a different term, of the SU-25. And we don’t know whether the SU-25 was involved at all, we are only taking people’s word and people we don’t trust. But the absolute ceiling for the plane is 52,000 feet.
READ MORE: Could SU-25 fighter jet down a Boeing? Former pilots speak out on MH17 claims
RT:Do you agree with the statement that “many more factors indicate that the Boeing 777 was hit by a ground-to-air missile that was launched from a Buk missile system”? How much technical expertise would it take to fire a Buk launcher?
GD: We’ve looked at this. I had an investigating team, examiners, which included aircraft investigation experts from the US including from the FAA, the FBI and from the Air Line Pilots Association. I also had one of our air traffic and air operational officers…with the Central Intelligence Agency look at this. And one of the things we settled is that in the middle of the day if this were a Buk missile the contrail would have been seen for 50 miles. The contrail itself would have been photographed by thousands of people; it would have been on Instagram, Twitter, all over YouTube. And no one saw it. You can’t fire a missile and on a flat area in a middle of the day leaving a smoke trail into the air and having everyone not see it. There is no reliable information supporting that it was a Buk missile fired by anyone. And then additionally we have a limited amount of information that NATO and the Dutch investigators have released, forensic information, and that is contradicted by other experts that have looked at things. We don’t have reliable information to deal with but the least possible thing, the one thing we can write off immediately – it wasn’t a ground-to-air missile because you simply can’t fire a missile in the middle of the day without thousands and thousands of people seeing it and filming it with camera phones.
OK, let us be clear, there never was an interview. This was taken from a live broadcast made on RT which included me but also a number of Russian SU 25 pilots who flew combat missions in Afghanistan using this plane at over 45,000 feet.
The show was buried, its findings buried, nobody heard from any of us again and this was the last time I was on RT. Surprise, Surprise.
A few days ago, I read that the CDC, not controlled by a Trump political operative, claims that 80,000 Americans died of the “seasonal flu” last year and “up to 89 million were afflicted.”
The flu season is about 6 weeks long. There was no shortage of hospital beds, no quarantines, no shortages of masks and gloves, no lists of dead, no numbers given, in fact no discussions at all. Why?
Our investigations show that the real figure is between 2000 and 6000, not 80,000. Moreover, using the 6000 figure means the CDC was pushing the numbers.
Look at COVID numbers. Based on what we are seeing, my little town (little until the summer people come) will have lost maybe a dozen dead. If it weren’t for the feigned secrecy of the “pandemic,” we would know who died but we can’t for “security reasons.”
You can’t kill ten people in a little town, this is more than died in World War II, without someone noticing. The COVID dead are secret. The influenza dead, which would have been a higher number, were NOT secret, they just never existed.
Straining a point? Perhaps.
Think of Boston or Sandy Hook, be a “Fetzer” if you have to. Where did 80,000 dead people go? Why didn’t anyone see them?
Is it the excuse that they are all old people?
Is it the fake “morbidity” excuse? Do you smoke? Are you overweight? Ever had cancer (which is about a zillion people in the US)? Then you are “morbid” and if you die, it isn’t important because you are on a list which means you must have done something wrong.
The average age here of COVID patients is 35.
Other things to ask…
How many times have you tried to find out why people die and got nothing but bullshit?
The doctors and nurses that are dying are in their 30s and 40s.
Is this only one disease? Ah, now we may be getting somewhere.
Why do so many die in New York and Detroit but no place else?
Why do entire senior living facilities in the US and UK get virtually wiped out?
Why are there no stats, no information, no names, nothing we can use to decide if this is terrorism?
The answer is simple.
…because it is


veteranstoday--2020-04-28--FDA Imposes Very Strict Guidelines on HCQ, Chloroquine, and AZM

Health Editor ’ s Note : Read this FDA communication listing restrictions for the use of hyroxychloroquine , chloroquine , and azithromycin .
The use of these medications may cause irregularities in the electrical system of the heart and create a situation where the left ventricle of the heart beats too fast ( ventricular tachycardia ) and thus decreases the effectiveness of the heart to pump blood from the heart to the rest of the body .
This can be a lethal condition….Carol FDA cautions against use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for COVID-19 outside of the hospital setting or a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rhythm problems The FDA is aware of reports of serious heart rhythm problems in patients with COVID-19 treated with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine , often in combination with azithromycin and other QT prolonging medicines .
We are also aware of increased use of these medicines through outpatient prescriptions .
Therefore , we would like to remind health care professionals and patients of the known risks associated with both hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine .
FDA will continue to investigate risks associated with the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for COVID-19 and communicate publicly when we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not been shown to be safe and effective for treating or preventing COVID-19 .
They are being studied in clinical trials for COVID-19 , and we authorized their temporary use during the COVID-19 pandemic for treatment of the virus in hospitalized patients when clinical trials are not available , or participation is not feasible , through an Emergency Use Authorization ( EUA ) .
The medicines being used under the hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine EUA are supplied from the Strategic National Stockpile , the national repository of critical medical supplies to be used during public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the public of risk information set out in the hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine healthcare provider fact sheets that were required by the EUA .
Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can cause abnormal heart rhythms such as QT interval prolongation and a dangerously rapid heart rate called ventricular tachycardia .
These risks may increase when these medicines are combined with other medicines known to prolong the QT interval , including the antibiotic azithromycin , which is also being used in some COVID-19 patients without FDA approval for this condition .
Patients who also have other health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are likely to be at increased risk of these heart problems when receiving these medicines .

Health Editor’s Note: Read this FDA communication listing restrictions for the use of hyroxychloroquine, chloroquine, and azithromycin. The use of these medications may cause irregularities in the electrical system of the heart and create a situation where the left ventricle of the heart beats too fast (ventricular tachycardia) and thus decreases the effectiveness of the heart to pump blood from the heart to the rest of the body. This can be a lethal condition….Carol
FDA Drug Safety Communication
FDA cautions against use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for COVID-19 outside of the hospital setting or a clinical trial due to risk of heart rhythm problems
Close supervision is strongly recommended
The FDA is aware of reports of serious heart rhythm problems in patients with COVID-19 treated with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine, often in combination with azithromycin and other QT prolonging medicines. We are also aware of increased use of these medicines through outpatient prescriptions. Therefore, we would like to remind health care professionals and patients of the known risks associated with both hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine. FDA will continue to investigate risks associated with the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine
for COVID-19 and communicate publicly when we have more information. Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have not been shown to be safe and effective for treating or preventing COVID-19. They are being studied in clinical trials for COVID-19, and we authorized their temporary use during the COVID-19 pandemic for treatment of the virus in hospitalized patients when clinical trials are not available, or participation is not feasible, through an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). The medicines being used under the hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine EUA are supplied from the Strategic National Stockpile, the national repository of critical medical supplies to be used during public health emergencies. This safety communication reminds physicians and the public of risk information set out in the hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine healthcare provider
fact sheets that were required by the EUA. Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can cause abnormal heart rhythms such as QT interval prolongation and a dangerously rapid heart rate called ventricular tachycardia. These risks may increase when these medicines are combined with other medicines known to prolong the QT interval, including the antibiotic azithromycin, which is also being used in some COVID-19 patients without FDA approval for this condition. Patients who also have other
health issues such as heart and kidney disease are likely to be at increased risk of these heart problems when receiving these medicines. Read More:
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator. She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues. Carol’s Archives 2009-2013


veteranstoday--2020-04-28--Venus Has A Super-Rotating Atmosphere

Venus Has A Super-Rotating Atmosphere

Venus is Earth ’ s sister planet , similar in size and history , and our closest planetary neighbor in the solar system .
It ’ s also like an evil twin , with a surface hot enough to melt lead covered with thick , sulfuric acid clouds .
Venus spins on its axis in the opposite direction as most planets in the solar system , and it takes its time to rotate—one Venusian day lasts 243 Earth days .
That is , if you ’ re measuring the planet ’ s rocky surface .
Its atmosphere , however , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by constant , hurricane-force winds , Venus ’ clouds can lap the planet in just four Earth days .
This odd phenomenon is known as super-rotation , and within our solar system it ’ s only seen on Venus and Saturn ’ s largest moon , Titan , and the upper reaches of Earth ’ s atmosphere .
Now , researchers have analyzed imagery taken by Japan ’ s Akatsuki spacecraft , which has been orbiting Venus since 2015 , to figure out where the energy for those winds comes from and how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so long .
According to the paper , published on April 24 in the journal Science , the super-rotation seems to be driven by heat from the sun .
On Earth , gravity holds the atmosphere down near the surface , and friction …read more :

The Forces Behind Venus’ Super-Rotating Atmosphere
by Theresa Machemer/Smithsonianmag.com
Venus is Earth’s sister planet, similar in size and history, and our closest planetary neighbor in the solar system. It’s also like an evil twin, with a surface hot enough to melt lead covered with thick, sulfuric acid clouds. Venus spins on its axis in the opposite direction as most planets in the solar system, and it takes its time to rotate—one Venusian day lasts 243 Earth days.
That is, if you’re measuring the planet’s rocky surface. Its atmosphere, however, moves about 60 times faster. Powered by constant, hurricane-force winds, Venus’ clouds can lap the planet in just four Earth days. This odd phenomenon is known as super-rotation, and within our solar system it’s only seen on Venus and Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, and the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere.
Now, researchers have analyzed imagery taken by Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft, which has been orbiting Venus since 2015, to figure out where the energy for those winds comes from and how the extreme weather has stuck around for so long. According to the paper, published on April 24 in the journal Science, the super-rotation seems to be driven by heat from the sun.
On Earth, gravity holds the atmosphere down near the surface, and friction …read more: