veteranstoday--2020-07-24--GAMMA RADIATION IN AMERICA 2020.8B

GAMMA RADIATION IN AMERICA 2020.8B

This is a Special Report occasioned by the Russian nuclear reactor “ accident.
” To me it was Putin ’ s attack on the United States .
Even now , the radioactive cloud lingers over the East Coast of the United States .
That I know of the United States has taken no action in response .
An Armenian nuclear power plant has been identified as the source of the recent radioactive cloud that caused a jump in Gamma readings throughout Europe and the American East Coast .
No readings are available for ships in the Atlantic Ocean .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repair is here .
Gamma radiation Counts have shot up as much as 21.59 % in the last week .
The Readings are then annualized and compared with the same city Gamma Readings for 2019 .
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The Radiation charts and graphs of the EPA .
Individual queries can be built at the EPA RadNet Query Builder 2 .
The EPA based reporting of NETC dot com , an LLC .
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These stations ’ Radiation equals Total Gamma Radiation .
Gamma Radiation Monitors are reporting publicly at all these locations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t see it , taste it , smell it or hear it we can measure radiation and observe its effects .
One way to measure radiation which the United States Environmental Protection Agency [ EPA ] has chosen to use on its radiation websites is in Counts Per Minute or CPM .
Each Count is One Radioactive Decay.
” Quote from the ‘ Your Radiation This Week ’ Apr 3 , 2015 4 .
Armenia Nuclear Power Plant suspended for regular repair https : //armenpress.am/eng/news/1020323.html 5 .
Get VVER V-270 essential facts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This was the weaponized nuke plant and its history .

This is a Special Report occasioned by the Russian nuclear reactor “accident.”
To me it was Putin’s attack on the United States. Even now, the radioactive cloud lingers over the East Coast of the United States.
That I know of the United States has taken no action in response.
Bob Nichols
Addendum 1 Addendum 1 An Armenian nuclear power plant has been identified as the source of the recent radioactive cloud that caused a jump in Gamma readings throughout Europe and the American East Coast. No readings are available for ships in the Atlantic Ocean. The Armenian nuke plant notice of shutdown and repair is here. Addendum 2 Addendum 2 Gamma radiation Counts have shot up as much as 21.59% in the last week. The Readings are then annualized and compared with the same city Gamma Readings for 2019. RadNet Total Gamma Radiation Data (TGR) NorthEast US Coast Week of July 24, 2020 TGR CPM Annualized City, State Date Read 2019 TGR CPM 87,824,984 Portland, ME. 7/24 78,648,600 83,059,359 Raleigh, NC. 7/24 72,873,751 65,368,921 Worcester, MA. 7/24 57,573,062 42,185,407 New York City, NY. 7/24 33,561,626 30,001,738 Yaphank, NY. 7/24 25,724,470 Sources, Notes and Recommended Readings 1. The Radiation charts and graphs of the EPA. Individual queries can be built at the EPA RadNet Query Builder
2. The EPA based reporting of NETC dot com, an LLC.
3. These stations’ Radiation equals Total Gamma Radiation. Gamma Radiation Monitors are reporting publicly at all these locations. CPM. “Although we can’t see it, taste it, smell it or hear it we can measure radiation and observe its effects. One way to measure radiation which the United States Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] has chosen to use on its radiation websites is in Counts Per Minute or CPM. Each Count is One Radioactive Decay.” Quote from the ‘Your Radiation This Week’ Apr 3, 2015
4. Armenian Nuclear Power Plant suspended for regular repair https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1020323.html
5. Get VVER V-270 essential facts below. http://www.popflock.com/learn?s=VVER_V-270 This was the weaponized nuke plant and its history.
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veteranstoday--2020-07-24--Shrimpton: More Nonsense About Russia

Shrimpton: More Nonsense About Russia

Crackpot anti-Russian conspiracy theorists have been calling for the publication of the Intelligence and Security Committee ’ s report on Russia for some time .
When it was finally published this week ( HC632 ) it turned out to be a damp squib , full of unsupported , offensive allegations against Russia .
No one in the States will be surprised to hear that one of the witnesses was none other than Christopher Steele , of ‘ dodgy dossier ’ fame .
Another was Anne Applebaum , the semi-hysterical anti-Russian propagandist , no offense intended .
The Intelligence and Security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committee , not a House of Commons committee , as some in the MSM seem to think .
Its members are carefully chosen , with respect , for their gullibility and willingness to be led by the nose .
Very few have actual intelligence experience or expertise .
Admiral Lord West , a nice chap , was a Chief of Defence Intelligence , but not a very good one .
The new chairman is that nice man Dr Julian Lewis , who had the Tory whip withdrawn from him for failing to support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Grayling , affectionately known as ‘ Failing Grayling ’ .
For my part I see no reason why the whip should have been withdrawn .
Selection of their chairman is surely a matter for the committee .
As one would expect from a report to which Christopher Steele has contributed it ’ s full of nonsense .
In paragraph 7 it repeats the canard that the GRU were in some way responsible for the disgraceful chemical weapons attack on the Skripals in Salisbury in 2018 , allegedly using Novichok , a highly lethal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Editor-in-Chief revealed on these pages at the time the nerve agent actually used at Salisbury was BX , an Anglo-American hallucinogenic agent .
Had Novichok been used the Skripals would surely have died – there is no such thing as a non-lethal dose of Novichok .
( Please don ’ t pop out to Wallgreens with a view to buying some and testing this at home . )
( I ’ m assuming they have a chemical weapons counter . )
Unsurprisingly , since they had been dosed up with a hallucinogenic drug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from hallucinations whilst being treated in Salisbury District Hospital , although not bad enough to persuade them to join the Democratic Party .
It ’ s not clear whether the ISC dosed themselves up with BX before writing their report , but they were clearly on something .
They even persuaded themselves that poor old Lt-Col Litvinenko was murdered .
( He was killed by the antidote to the polonium he was persuaded to swallow by that idiot Boris Berezovsky , who later very properly topped himself . )
The attack on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ old friends at GO2 , a.k.a .
the ‘ OO Section ’ , a.k.a .
the London arm of the DVD .
Even more viciously , putting the possible execution of the Skripals to one side , was the later murderous attack at Amesbury .
This time it was Novichok , helpfully supplied by DSTL Porton Down .
The official explanation was that the GRU had taken to leaving Novichok lying around , as you do .
( “ Now where did I put that Novichok , I know I had it somewhere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to regurgitate some nonsense out of GCHQ about Russian cyber-attacks .
Yes Russia has a significant presence in cyber-space , but they ’ re not the Chinese .
Since GCHQ report to the Cabinet Office we needn ’ t take anything they say about Russia too seriously .
Given the nonsense the committee have come out with regarding Salisbury it ’ s a bit rich , frankly , for them to complain in paragraph 27 about Russian ‘ disinformation ’ .
They seem particularly exercised about Russia Today ’ s fair and balanced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum than there was in the 2016 US presidential election the ISC were unable to come up with anything solid , indeed anything at all , apart from a swipe at Russia Today for not slavishly dishing out pro-EU propaganda like the supine BBC .
No doubt baffled by the request MI5 trotted out a few lines about their investigation , which the committee thought inadequate .
That ’ s because professional intelligence officers don ’ t waste their time chasing hares .
MI5 seem to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resources to its investigation of Russian interference in the referendum – namely one man and a dog , working in the lunch hour .
The idea that Russia somehow affected the pro-British outcome of the 2016 referendum is risible nonsense , with very respect to those holding the contrary view .
The British people voted to leave the EU because they wanted their independence back and had finally seen through the lie that it was just a trading bloc .
They were also tired of handing over huge amounts of cash to Brussels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at pointless EU regulations and very annoyed at Johnny European for stealing our fish .
Time for a reset in relations with Russia Russia , unlike China , is a modern democracy , where the rule of law prevails .
She has a strong economy and is an energy superpower .
In President Putin she has a fine , strong leader , who loves his country and her wonderful people and has not hesitated to act in the Russian interest .
Why should he act in any other country ’ s interest ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a series of increasingly bizarre accusations against her .
President Putin was even accused of ordering the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 , which was in fact shot down over the Ukraine , not Russia , in a joint operation between the Ukrainian Air Force and Chinese PLA Air Force .
It has now been conclusively demonstrated that the Democratic Party ’ s emails were downloaded locally .
It was nothing whatsoever to do with Russia .
It ’ s time for this nonsense to stop .
Russia , a gallant ally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential friend and ally of this country .
We should extend her the hand of friendship , withdraw the hysterical and baseless allegations that the GRU had anything to do with the death of the unfortunate Lt-Col. Litvinenko or the sad business in Salisbury and recognise her perfectly proper seizure of the Russian part of the Ukraine .
Russian warships should be invited to visit British ports and President Putin should be accorded the honor of a state visit .
It would be nice to see our idiot ambassador in Moscow , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Kinshasha perhaps ? )
, and replaced by someone who is actually interested in fostering good Anglo-Russian relations .
( HRH Prince Michael of Kent , who speaks fluent Russian , would do nicely . )
This is a name some of all y ’ all may not have heard in a while .
Colonel James Jabara was America ’ s first jet fighter ace , a feat he achieved whilst flying the outstanding North American F-86 Sabre in the Korean War .
In total he scored 15 kills , including 1.5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World War II , flying the equally good North American P-51 Mustang .
‘ Jabby ’ Jabara was highly thought of in this country and was awarded the British Distinguished Flying Cross .
He was a valued comrade in arms .
He was also a deep thinker about air combat .
My recent reading has included Cold War Jet Combat by Martin Bowman ( Pen & Sword , 2016 ) .
Bowman quotes Jabby as querying who was flying the nominally North Korean Mig-15s .
He thought some of the pilots were ex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similarity of tactics .
Colonel Jabara was onto the dirtiest secret of the Korean War – the covert German backing of North Korea .
Many of the Mig pilots were indeed Jerries , mostly Adolf Galland ’ s old crowd .
In the light of this I suggest somebody revisits the tragic car crash at Delray Beach FL on November 17th 1966 , in which Colonel Jabara , on leave from a combat assignment in Vietnam , where he was flying the F-100 Super Sabre , and his daughter Carol Anne were killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a review of whether or not their VW automobile was sabotaged .
At the time of his death the DVD were pulling the same stunt in Vietnam as they had in Korea .
Active duty West German Luftwaffe pilots were flying Mig-21s for the North Vietnamese Air Force .
Jabby Jabara was one of the few pilots who might have spotted it .

Crackpot anti-Russian conspiracy theorists have been calling for the publication of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on Russia for some time. When it was finally published this week (HC632) it turned out to be a damp squib, full of unsupported, offensive allegations against Russia. No one in the States will be surprised to hear that one of the witnesses was none other than Christopher Steele, of ‘dodgy dossier’ fame. Another was Anne Applebaum, the semi-hysterical anti-Russian propagandist, no offense intended.
The Committee
The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) is a joint committee, not a House of Commons committee, as some in the MSM seem to think. Its members are carefully chosen, with respect, for their gullibility and willingness to be led by the nose. Very few have actual intelligence experience or expertise. Admiral Lord West, a nice chap, was a Chief of Defence Intelligence, but not a very good one.
The new chairman is that nice man Dr Julian Lewis, who had the Tory whip withdrawn from him for failing to support Number 10’s preferred candidate Chris Grayling, affectionately known as ‘Failing Grayling’. For my part I see no reason why the whip should have been withdrawn. Selection of their chairman is surely a matter for the committee.
The Report
As one would expect from a report to which Christopher Steele has contributed it’s full of nonsense. In paragraph 7 it repeats the canard that the GRU were in some way responsible for the disgraceful chemical weapons attack on the Skripals in Salisbury in 2018, allegedly using Novichok, a highly lethal Soviet-era nerve agent.
As our distinguished Editor-in-Chief revealed on these pages at the time the nerve agent actually used at Salisbury was BX, an Anglo-American hallucinogenic agent. Had Novichok been used the Skripals would surely have died – there is no such thing as a non-lethal dose of Novichok. (Please don’t pop out to Wallgreens with a view to buying some and testing this at home.)(I’m assuming they have a chemical weapons counter.)
Unsurprisingly, since they had been dosed up with a hallucinogenic drug, I understand that the Skripals suffered from hallucinations whilst being treated in Salisbury District Hospital, although not bad enough to persuade them to join the Democratic Party. It’s not clear whether the ISC dosed themselves up with BX before writing their report, but they were clearly on something. They even persuaded themselves that poor old Lt-Col Litvinenko was murdered. (He was killed by the antidote to the polonium he was persuaded to swallow by that idiot Boris Berezovsky, who later very properly topped himself.)
Lt-Col. Litvinenko on his death-bed.
The attack on the Skripals was of course down to our old friends at GO2, a.k.a. the ‘OO Section’, a.k.a. the London arm of the DVD. Even more viciously, putting the possible execution of the Skripals to one side, was the later murderous attack at Amesbury. This time it was Novichok, helpfully supplied by DSTL Porton Down. The official explanation was that the GRU had taken to leaving Novichok lying around, as you do. (“Now where did I put that Novichok, I know I had it somewhere?”)
The report goes on to regurgitate some nonsense out of GCHQ about Russian cyber-attacks. Yes Russia has a significant presence in cyber-space, but they’re not the Chinese. Since GCHQ report to the Cabinet Office we needn’t take anything they say about Russia too seriously.
Given the nonsense the committee have come out with regarding Salisbury it’s a bit rich, frankly, for them to complain in paragraph 27 about Russian ‘disinformation’. They seem particularly exercised about Russia Today’s fair and balanced coverage.
The 2016 Referendum
Since there was no more Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum than there was in the 2016 US presidential election the ISC were unable to come up with anything solid, indeed anything at all, apart from a swipe at Russia Today for not slavishly dishing out pro-EU propaganda like the supine BBC. No doubt baffled by the request MI5 trotted out a few lines about their investigation, which the committee thought inadequate. That’s because professional intelligence officers don’t waste their time chasing hares.
MI5 seem to have allocated an appropriate and proportionate amount of resources to its investigation of Russian interference in the referendum – namely one man and a dog, working in the lunch hour. The idea that Russia somehow affected the pro-British outcome of the 2016 referendum is risible nonsense, with very respect to those holding the contrary view.
The British people voted to leave the EU because they wanted their independence back and had finally seen through the lie that it was just a trading bloc. They were also tired of handing over huge amounts of cash to Brussels for nothing in return, hugely irritated at pointless EU regulations and very annoyed at Johnny European for stealing our fish.
Time for a reset in relations with Russia
Russia, unlike China, is a modern democracy, where the rule of law prevails. She has a strong economy and is an energy superpower. In President Putin she has a fine, strong leader, who loves his country and her wonderful people and has not hesitated to act in the Russian interest. Why should he act in any other country’s interest?
Russia has responded with great dignity to a series of increasingly bizarre accusations against her. President Putin was even accused of ordering the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, which was in fact shot down over the Ukraine, not Russia, in a joint operation between the Ukrainian Air Force and Chinese PLA Air Force.
It has now been conclusively demonstrated that the Democratic Party’s emails were downloaded locally. It was nothing whatsoever to do with Russia.
It’s time for this nonsense to stop. Russia, a gallant ally in two world wars, is a potential friend and ally of this country. We should extend her the hand of friendship, withdraw the hysterical and baseless allegations that the GRU had anything to do with the death of the unfortunate Lt-Col. Litvinenko or the sad business in Salisbury and recognise her perfectly proper seizure of the Russian part of the Ukraine.
HRH Prince Michael of Kent
Russian warships should be invited to visit British ports and President Putin should be accorded the honor of a state visit. It would be nice to see our idiot ambassador in Moscow, no offense intended, reassigned to somewhere warmer (Kinshasha perhaps?), and replaced by someone who is actually interested in fostering good Anglo-Russian relations. (HRH Prince Michael of Kent, who speaks fluent Russian, would do nicely.)
Colonel James ‘Jabby’ Jabara DFC
This is a name some of all y’all may not have heard in a while. Colonel James Jabara was America’s first jet fighter ace, a feat he achieved whilst flying the outstanding North American F-86 Sabre in the Korean War. In total he scored 15 kills, including 1.5 in the European Theater of Operations in World War II, flying the equally good North American P-51 Mustang.
F-86 Sabre – this looks like the F model.
‘Jabby’ Jabara was highly thought of in this country and was awarded the British Distinguished Flying Cross. He was a valued comrade in arms.
He was also a deep thinker about air combat. My recent reading has included Cold War Jet Combat by Martin Bowman (Pen & Sword, 2016). Bowman quotes Jabby as querying who was flying the nominally North Korean Mig-15s.
He thought some of the pilots were ex Luftwaffe, no doubt having noticed the similarity of tactics. Colonel Jabara was onto the dirtiest secret of the Korean War – the covert German backing of North Korea. Many of the Mig pilots were indeed Jerries, mostly Adolf Galland’s old crowd.
F-100 Super Sabre
In the light of this I suggest somebody revisits the tragic car crash at Delray Beach FL on November 17th 1966, in which Colonel Jabara, on leave from a combat assignment in Vietnam, where he was flying the F-100 Super Sabre, and his daughter Carol Anne were killed. I suggest in particular that there be a review of whether or not their VW automobile was sabotaged.
At the time of his death the DVD were pulling the same stunt in Vietnam as they had in Korea. Active duty West German Luftwaffe pilots were flying Mig-21s for the North Vietnamese Air Force. Jabby Jabara was one of the few pilots who might have spotted it.


veteranstoday--2020-07-24--Vital: Jeff Gates, Zionism unmasked, serving the Great Deceiver

ABOVE THE LAWS OF MAN , IN DEFIANCE OF THE LAWS OF GOD While Zionism is clearly a nationalist ideology , that narrow framing does the term an injustice as it is so much more .
Zionism is more accurately described as a strategy for targeting thought and emotion as a means to influence behavior .
Naïve Jews were its first victims when induced to identify with an enclave in the Middle East that President Harry Truman , a Christian Zionist , was induced to recognize as a “ state.
” Zionism is first and foremost a mental state that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nationalism—a Diaspora—that binds to an extremist enclave those who may never set foot there .
After 1967 , this “ state ” became the “ Land of Israel ” based on a more expansive area seized by Israel Defense Forces along with other occupied lands that Zionists claim a god gave them .
Zionism recruits by sustaining a shared sense of insecurity within the broader Jewish community .
It progresses by marketing its perceived vulnerability and victimhood among those on whom it relies for financial , military and diplomatic support .
When , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state come under attack , media campaigns herald an outbreak of anti-Semitism and hatred—not for Zionism but for Jews , enhancing recruitment .
By choosing to identify their interests with those of Zionism , Jews choose to make themselves feel insecure .
Zionism relies for its success not only on deception but also on self-deceit .
Many well-informed Jews opposed Israel ’ s founding in 1948 .
By 1967 , Jewish-Americans were active in the civil rights movement .
With the Six-Day War , that activism became problematic .
How could Jews back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those rights to Palestinians ?
That era marked a turning point both for Zionism and legitimate Judaism as many Jews abandoned civil rights activism when they could no longer reconcile their activism with Israeli oppression .
Thus the present mental state of Barack Obama ’ s many Jewish Zionist advisers .
The Six-Day War induced more Jews to identify with Zionism as a defender of Jews .
Yet now we know that war was a long-planned land grab destined to outrage Arabs and Muslims .
When combined with a murderous occupation , decades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the violent reactions required to rationalize a “ war on terrorism.
” In terms of game theory war planning , today ’ s results were perfectly predictable—mathematically model-able within an acceptable range of probabilities .
Once again Zionism targeted thought and emotion to manipulate behavior by provoking antagonism and evoking extremism—the two key ingredients required to plausibly proclaim their insecurity .
When your numbers are few and your ambitions vast , what choice did Zionists have but to seduce and deceive a superpower , so that our military would wage their wars for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ state ’ to be avoided at any cost by a nationalist ideology that thrives on serial crises wed to a perpetual state of conflict and fear .
To realize the Zionist goal of hegemony over the Middle East requires a series of plausible Evil Doers and a persuasive narrative .
Could Zionism be the reason we segued so seamlessly from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism ?
See : How Israel Wages War on the U.S .
Instead of the anticipated post-Cold War “ peace dividend , the U.S. finds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calls The $ 3 Trillion War—all of it borrowed , including $ 700 billion in interest expense .
In hindsight , the phony intelligence that induced us to war in the Middle East was traceable to Israelis , pro-Israelis or assets developed for that purpose such as Iraqi liar Ahmad Chalabi .
Other than those sharing a Zionist mental state , who had the means , motive , opportunity and , importantly , the stable nation-state intelligence to conduct such operations inside the U.S. ?
Yet even now those responsible elude accountability and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” are deployed to intimidate and misdirect—by manipulating thought and emotion .
At the end of World War II , the U.S. claimed 50 % of the world ’ s productive power , ensuring we would have the world ’ s top-rated government bonds for at least two generations .
When the Cold War drew to a costly close in 1989 , the U.S. had spent $ 15.9 trillion on defense since 1948 ( in 2010 dollars ) .
Now a potential war without end has taken its place .
Americans have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is an ally .
We are not alone in viewing Israel as a legitimate nation and a noble experiment to provide a “ homeland ” for a victimized people .
That alluring storyline victimized the broader Jewish community while also laying waste to the nation that was first deceived to extend to Zionists the hand of friendship .
To escape the ravages of Zionism requires that we concede its duplicitous nature and make its operations transparent so that its perpetrators become apparent .
As a long-deceived global public grasps its costs in blood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be seen for what it is : a criminal state .
In the clinical psychiatric literature , this “ state ” features interpersonal traits such as superficial charm , pathological lying , egocentricity , lack of remorse , and callousness that are regarded as characteristic of psychopaths .
In order to betray , psychopaths first befriend .
In order to defraud , they first establish a relationship of trust .
Sound familiar ?
Those who share such a mental state will happily incite hatred to catalyze a reaction and then claim they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inhabiting this mental state , it appears rational and even desirable to provoke a response and then claim to be a target of anti-Semites .
Inside this internal state , self-absorption is all-encompassing with arrogance its most visible trait .
Law is irrelevant to those who consider themselves above the law .
Morality and conscience are of no concern to those who consider themselves The Chosen—by a god of their own choosing .
Such a nationalist ideology has no place in a system nation states dedicated to the rule of law .
Those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too great a peril to be an object of pity or compassion .
Accountability is the only appropriate response along with an initiative—deploying force as required—to secure any weapons of mass destruction that may be in their possession .
Such a state can not be delegitimized because any legitimacy attained was integral to the fraud it inflicted on the community of nations .
The issue at hand is how best to protect a peace seeking world from a psychopathic ideology that assumed the appearance of legitimacy so that a Christian Zionist president could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a criminal state .
A Vietnam veteran , Jeff Gates is a widely acclaimed author , attorney , investment banker , educator and consultant to government , corporate and union leaders worldwide .
He served for seven years as counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance .
He is widely published in the trade , popular and academic press .
His latest book is Guilt by Association : How Deception and Self-Deceit Took America to War .
His previous books include Democracy at Risk : Rescuing Main Street From Wall Street and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Capitalism for the 21st Century .
Topical commentaries appear on the Criminal State website

ABOVE THE LAWS OF MAN, IN DEFIANCE OF THE LAWS OF GOD
By Jeff Gates STAFF WRITER/Editor
February 10, 2010
While Zionism is clearly a nationalist ideology, that narrow framing does the term an injustice as it is so much more.
Zionism is more accurately described as a strategy for targeting thought and emotion as a means to influence behavior. Naïve Jews were its first victims when induced to identify with an enclave in the Middle East that President Harry Truman, a Christian Zionist, was induced to recognize as a “state.”
Zionism is first and foremost a mental state that manifests as a dispersed form of internalized nationalism—a Diaspora—that binds to an extremist enclave those who may never set foot there. After 1967, this “state” became the “Land of Israel” based on a more expansive area seized by Israel Defense Forces along with other occupied lands that Zionists claim a god gave them.
Zionism recruits by sustaining a shared sense of insecurity within the broader Jewish community. It progresses by marketing its perceived vulnerability and victimhood among those on whom it relies for financial, military and diplomatic support.
When, as now, policies of the Zionist state come under attack, media campaigns herald an outbreak of anti-Semitism and hatred—not for Zionism but for Jews, enhancing recruitment.
By choosing to identify their interests with those of Zionism, Jews choose to make themselves feel insecure. Zionism relies for its success not only on deception but also on self-deceit.


veteranstoday--2020-07-28--Beware! Pet Sales Ripoff During COVID-19 Pandemic

Health Editor ’ s Note : I received this from the Michigan Attorney General , but suspect that this is happening in all states , where we have people who have decided to get rich off of the COVID-19 pandemic .
All puppies , dogs , cats , and kittens are wonderful and will become much loved family members , but puppies and dogs , cats and kittens from rescues and human societies , and local shelters need homes and make wonderful companions also .
Why breed more dogs and cats when we have all kinds of packages of love @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Wherever you get your new family member from , do your homework and save yourself unneeded distress…..Carol AG Nessel , Humane Society of the United States Warn Consumers of Heightened Puppy Scams During Pandemic LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Humane Society of the United States are urging consumers to be wary of puppy scams as many people seek to purchase or adopt dogs during the COVID-19 pandemic .
Given the increased number of those staying at home during the ongoing public health emergency , many are turning to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for companionship .
The Michigan Department of Attorney General has seen a surge in complaints of internet scammers exploiting this situation .
Several Michiganders have recently been tricked into paying for pets that do not exist .
And , because these thieves are often outside the country , the prospects of getting money back are extremely low .
“ Scammers are looking for any way to take advantage of consumers during this pandemic and puppies are unfortunately not exempt , ” Nessel said .
“ While many people may be eager to bring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I urge Michiganders to be vigilant in their search to avoid being scammed .
My office continues to prioritize protecting residents from predatory and deceptive business practices , and these puppy scams will ultimately result in heartbreak and financial loss .
Always do your homework before making any purchase online to avoid being taken advantage of.
” In addition to the deceptive practices of advertising puppies that do not exist or charging exorbitant fees , scammers are taking advantage of the pandemic as they use it as a reason to avoid in-person visits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advantage of Michiganders by exploiting our love of animals is as cruel to the people as it is to the dogs .
We are very grateful to General Nessel ’ s office for taking this issue seriously , ” said Molly Tamulevich , Michigan State Director for the Humane Society of the United States .
Each year , consumers in the U.S. spend more than $ 1 billion buying puppies without realizing they may be doing business with scammers , puppy mill operators or both .
Puppy mills are inhumane , dog breeding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unhealthy conditions and , depending on location , many are not regulated or inspected .
Breeders hide their poor conditions by meeting buyers at offsite locations or selling through pet stores or online .
The Michigan Department of Attorney General previously provided tips to help consumers spot and avoid puppy scams .
Consumers should remain hyper-vigilant when purchasing a puppy online .
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Health Editor’s Note: I received this from the Michigan Attorney General, but suspect that this is happening in all states, where we have people who have decided to get rich off of the COVID-19 pandemic. All puppies, dogs, cats, and kittens are wonderful and will become much loved family members, but puppies and dogs, cats and kittens from rescues and human societies, and local shelters need homes and make wonderful companions also. Why breed more dogs and cats when we have all kinds of packages of love already here and in need of homes? Wherever you get your new family member from, do your homework and save yourself unneeded distress…..Carol
AG Nessel, Humane Society of the United States Warn Consumers of Heightened Puppy Scams During Pandemic
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Humane Society of the United States are urging consumers to be wary of puppy scams as many people seek to purchase or adopt dogs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Given the increased number of those staying at home during the ongoing public health emergency, many are turning to the internet to adopt a furry friend for companionship. The Michigan Department of Attorney General has seen a surge in complaints of internet scammers exploiting this situation. Several Michiganders have recently been tricked into paying for pets that do not exist. And, because these thieves are often outside the country, the prospects of getting money back are extremely low.
“Scammers are looking for any way to take advantage of consumers during this pandemic and puppies are unfortunately not exempt,” Nessel said. “While many people may be eager to bring home a puppy during this time, I urge Michiganders to be vigilant in their search to avoid being scammed. My office continues to prioritize protecting residents from predatory and deceptive business practices, and these puppy scams will ultimately result in heartbreak and financial loss. Always do your homework before making any purchase online to avoid being taken advantage of.”
In addition to the deceptive practices of advertising puppies that do not exist or charging exorbitant fees, scammers are taking advantage of the pandemic as they use it as a reason to avoid in-person visits and demand additional fees.
“Taking advantage of Michiganders by exploiting our love of animals is as cruel to the people as it is to the dogs. We are very grateful to General Nessel’s office for taking this issue seriously,” said Molly Tamulevich, Michigan State Director for the Humane Society of the United States.
Each year, consumers in the U.S. spend more than $1 billion buying puppies without realizing they may be doing business with scammers, puppy mill operators or both. Puppy mills are inhumane, dog breeding operations that keep dogs in overcrowded and unhealthy conditions and, depending on location, many are not regulated or inspected. Breeders hide their poor conditions by meeting buyers at offsite locations or selling through pet stores or online.
Since 2018, the Michigan Department of Attorney General has received nearly 50 complaints of alleged puppy scams – 26 of these complaints came in this year alone.
The Michigan Department of Attorney General previously provided tips to help consumers spot and avoid puppy scams. Consumers should remain hyper-vigilant when purchasing a puppy online. The below best practices can help consumers avoid falling victim to these scams:
Research the breed
Research the breeder
Research the advertised puppy
Do not purchase a puppy sight-unseen
Use a credit card to make the purchase
Retain all documents and communications from the breeder
Consider contacting your local shelter


veteranstoday--2020-07-28--Trump’s ‘BORTAC’ Force, Traffickers of ‘Whatever You Got’ (updated)

Under the Bush 43 regime , really the Netanyahu/Cheney regime , an agency known as DHS was set up to coordinate mob activities between the major banks , the drug cartels and the Kosher Nostra bosses .
A number of clandestine organizations were created and black funded in order to carry out the dirty deeds , keep drugs flowing , move cash , knock off competitors… VT : Talking about BORTAC is risky .
We have information , tons of it , but almost all is either classified or puts our people in danger .
I will try to tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who are these clowns ?
BORTAC is currently deployed in Portland , Oregon ( illegally ) and is a highly controversial group as whenever we run into them , they are protecting drug shipments , not just on the Mexican border but moving heroin from Afghanistan to Pakistan and then to Europe and CONUS .
Something is very wrong when they are employed against Wall of Moms , real moms , real wall or Wall of Veterans , where two were wounded by BORTAC idiots .
Where Special Forces are “ fake Marines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Forces/SEALS.
” This is the striking fist of the most corrupt agency in the US , DHS , and its most corrupt division , Border Patrol/ICE .
These are traffickers , human , narcotics , cash , guns… So , Border Patrol has its own Navy SEALS ?
Funny thing , BORTAC , the most secretive clandestine organization of the US government , far less public than Delta and talked about less than MJ , does one thing and one thing well .
It works in and around narcotics , not just on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Balkans , Kosovo , Albania and , in particular , Afghanistan , Lebanon and Iraq .
We learned about them when I got a call for a senior member of a Middle East intelligence agency , a small but powerful nation of bagel munchers .
A close friend of this individual , who is a longtime friend of mine , had spent 2 years working with BORTAC in Mexico .
This person was now charged with a crime and is currently in Federal Prison .
The shit hit the fan , as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( or sorts/media hog/asshole ) leaked a story to the press that our person had threatened him and that our person as it were ( excuse my circuitous dialog ) is a known assassin and that during one of these threats “ our person ” ( sorry ) was covered from head to foot with blood from an operation done with/against/ ?
?
the drug cartels in affiliation with agencies including BORTAC .
This hit ESPN .
Then there was a bogus arrest..a long story and one we can ’ t get into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being held hostage .
VT has worked with teams operating against the cartels and one of our folks ( different ) , FBI , worked undercover with Mexican intelligence , against the cartels but also exposing Cuban involvement in funding GOP congressional races using drug money .
“ Unidentified , camouflage‐wearing federal agents carrying military‐style equipment have been caught on video abducting people in Portland , Oregon .
They do not bother to make formal arrests , read the captured their rights , or even announce the reason for detainment .
The fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far appears small and that they have later been released without charges being filed does not make the abuse of basic civil liberties less shocking .
The deployment was ordered by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf , who has said he is willing to send similar units to other cities that fail to bring an end to the post‐George Floyd protests , a position that President Trump has affirmed .
This has been done over the objections of both the governor of Oregon and the Mayor of Portland .
The Oregon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawsuit against multiple federal agencies alleging “ unlawful law enforcement in violation of the civil rights of Oregon citizens by seizing and detaining them without probable cause.
” Those of us who still believe in the importance of protecting state and local prerogatives in the face of an ever‐encroaching federal government should be alarmed .
The fact that Wolf is an acting secretary is significant ; he is able to wield this power by executive will alone and without having to go through the checks and balances constitutionally provided by Senate confirmation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the past .
Indeed , Wolf is the fifth to hold the position in the Trump administration and the third to do so in an acting capacity .
It is an unprecedented rate of turnover for the office ; nearly as many people have filled the position in Trump ’ s single term ( five ) as during the last four presidential terms combined ( six ) .
It raises the prospect of a future executive being able to cycle through acting officials in order to avoid legislative scrutiny until he or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Constitution .
Customs and Border Patrol ( CBP ) , a division of the Department of Homeland Security , has been deeply involved in the Portland action .
The Cato Institute has been a consistent critic of mission creep at CBP ever since the creation of this Frankenstein ’ s monster of an agency in 2003 .
Cato scholars have called out the agency for running inhumane detention camps , failing to punish gross criminal misconduct , and operating internal checkpoints deep inside the United States .
Indeed , few people realize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s claim that the “ border zone ” should extend 100 miles from any national or coastal boundary , a line that encompasses nearly two‐thirds of all Americans .
Within that zone and regardless of whether you are an immigrant , CBP agents can search you without a warrant , detain you without probable cause , and even deport citizens without due process .
In short , CBP enjoys very few of the checks on police power that hold state and local law enforcement to account and protect basic civil liberties .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ out opportunities to enhance these already expansive powers .
For example , the particular CBP outfit responsible for the abductions in Portland is the Border Patrol Tactical Unit ( BORTAC ) .
It is CBP ’ s version of a SWAT team and it is ordinarily tasked with conducting high risk raids on drug cartel operations near the border .
But earlier this year , CBP pushed to take these units off the border and deploy them in “ sanctuary cities ” to hunt down illegal immigrants .
It was a trial run @ @ @ @ @ @ @ targeted cities were opposed to their presence and it brought a militarized force round to bear on a process featuring a relatively low risk of violence .
It was a questionable decision that seemed to be more about discomfiting political opponents of the administration than a matter of effective law enforcement .
Worse , CBP ’ s nascent role as a cut‐rate secret police force that operates at the discretion of the executive branch is merely one manifestation of the creeping , bi‐partisan paramilitarization of the federal government .
During the recent Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Trump administration staged a force of at least 1,600 active duty military personnel at bases outside the city .
Those troops remained outside .
The administration did not need the military to suppress urban unrest when it had paramilitary forces ready at hand .
If that sounds extreme , consider that the administration easily gathered some 3,000 non uniformed , heavily armed riot control officers from the Bureau of Prisons , some of whom were used to clear protestors from Lafayette Park so that Trump could stage a photo op in @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Under the Bush 43 regime, really the Netanyahu/Cheney regime, an agency known as DHS was set up to coordinate mob activities between the major banks, the drug cartels and the Kosher Nostra bosses.
A number of clandestine organizations were created and black funded in order to carry out the dirty deeds, keep drugs flowing, move cash, knock off competitors…
VT: Talking about BORTAC is risky. We have information, tons of it, but almost all is either classified or puts our people in danger. I will try to tell a story but first, starting with who are these clowns?
BORTAC is currently deployed in Portland, Oregon (illegally) and is a highly controversial group as whenever we run into them, they are protecting drug shipments, not just on the Mexican border but moving heroin from Afghanistan to Pakistan and then to Europe and CONUS.
Something is very wrong when they are employed against Wall of Moms, real moms, real wall or Wall of Veterans, where two were wounded by BORTAC idiots.
Where Special Forces are “fake Marines,” BORTAC is fake “Special Forces/SEALS.”
This is the striking fist of the most corrupt agency in the US, DHS, and its most corrupt division, Border Patrol/ICE. These are traffickers, human, narcotics, cash, guns…
So, Border Patrol has its own Navy SEALS? Funny thing, BORTAC, the most secretive clandestine organization of the US government, far less public than Delta and talked about less than MJ, does one thing and one thing well. It works in and around narcotics, not just on the US border but anywhere, the Balkans, Kosovo, Albania and, in particular, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Iraq.
We learned about them when I got a call for a senior member of a Middle East intelligence agency, a small but powerful nation of bagel munchers. A close friend of this individual, who is a longtime friend of mine, had spent 2 years working with BORTAC in Mexico.
This person was now charged with a crime and is currently in Federal Prison.
The shit hit the fan, as it were when a well-known athlete (or sorts/media hog/asshole) leaked a story to the press that our person had threatened him and that our person as it were (excuse my circuitous dialog) is a known assassin and that during one of these threats “our person” (sorry) was covered from head to foot with blood from an operation done with/against/?? the drug cartels in affiliation with agencies including BORTAC.
This hit ESPN. Then there was a bogus arrest..a long story and one we can’t get into while we have one of our people being held hostage.
VT has worked with teams operating against the cartels and one of our folks (different), FBI, worked undercover with Mexican intelligence, against the cartels but also exposing Cuban involvement in funding GOP congressional races using drug money.
From the Cato Institute:
“Unidentified, camouflage‐wearing federal agents carrying military-style equipment have been caught on video abducting people in Portland, Oregon. They do not bother to make formal arrests, read the captured their rights, or even announce the reason for detainment. The fact that the number of those abducted thus far appears small and that they have later been released without charges being filed does not make the abuse of basic civil liberties less shocking.
The deployment was ordered by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, who has said he is willing to send similar units to other cities that fail to bring an end to the post‐George Floyd protests, a position that President Trump has affirmed. This has been done over the objections of both the governor of Oregon and the Mayor of Portland.
The Oregon Department of Justice has since filed a lawsuit against multiple federal agencies alleging “unlawful law enforcement in violation of the civil rights of Oregon citizens by seizing and detaining them without probable cause.” Those of us who still believe in the importance of protecting state and local prerogatives in the face of an ever‐encroaching federal government should be alarmed.
The fact that Wolf is an acting secretary is significant; he is able to wield this power by executive will alone and without having to go through the checks and balances constitutionally provided by Senate confirmation, a habit that Cato scholars have condemned in the past. Indeed, Wolf is the fifth to hold the position in the Trump administration and the third to do so in an acting capacity.
It is an unprecedented rate of turnover for the office; nearly as many people have filled the position in Trump’s single term (five) as during the last four presidential terms combined (six). It raises the prospect of a future executive being able to cycle through acting officials in order to avoid legislative scrutiny until he or she finds one willing to grossly violate the Constitution.
Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, has been deeply involved in the Portland action. The Cato Institute has been a consistent critic of mission creep at CBP ever since the creation of this Frankenstein’s monster of an agency in 2003. Cato scholars have called out the agency for running inhumane detention camps, failing to punish gross criminal misconduct, and operating internal checkpoints deep inside the United States.
Indeed, few people realize that the court system has upheld CBP’s claim that the “border zone” should extend 100 miles from any national or coastal boundary, a line that encompasses nearly two‐thirds of all Americans. Within that zone and regardless of whether you are an immigrant, CBP agents can search you without a warrant, detain you without probable cause, and even deport citizens without due process. In short, CBP enjoys very few of the checks on police power that hold state and local law enforcement to account and protect basic civil liberties.
Customs and Border Patrol has eagerly sought out opportunities to enhance these already expansive powers. For example, the particular CBP outfit responsible for the abductions in Portland is the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC). It is CBP’s version of a SWAT team and it is ordinarily tasked with conducting high risk raids on drug cartel operations near the border.
But earlier this year, CBP pushed to take these units off the border and deploy them in “sanctuary cities” to hunt down illegal immigrants. It was a trial run for the current proceedings given that the targeted cities were opposed to their presence and it brought a militarized force round to bear on a process featuring a relatively low risk of violence. It was a questionable decision that seemed to be more about discomfiting political opponents of the administration than a matter of effective law enforcement.
Worse, CBP’s nascent role as a cut‐rate secret police force that operates at the discretion of the executive branch is merely one manifestation of the creeping, bi‐partisan paramilitarization of the federal government. During the recent Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, DC, the Trump administration staged a force of at least 1,600 active duty military personnel at bases outside the city.
Those troops remained outside. The administration did not need the military to suppress urban unrest when it had paramilitary forces ready at hand. If that sounds extreme, consider that the administration easily gathered some 3,000 non uniformed, heavily armed riot control officers from the Bureau of Prisons, some of whom were used to clear protestors from Lafayette Park so that Trump could stage a photo op in front of a nearby church.” more..
Source: Cato.org


veteranstoday--2020-07-28--Heroic Trumpster Pigs Again:  Dover NJ, ‘Riding a bike with no helmet’ as Cops Choke out child

VT : Police claim this kind was part of a large violent gang that were riding bikes in the street and not wearing helmets .
The child in question received 4 motor vehicles summonses and a charge of resisting arrest .
Making it even more fun , a one man twitter campaign was begun by someone who posted about how these kids harassed him every day on his way to work .
When I checked his profile , he lived in San Francisco .
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VT: Police claim this kind was part of a large violent gang that were riding bikes in the street and not wearing helmets. The child in question received 4 motor vehicles summonses and a charge of resisting arrest.
Making it even more fun, a one man twitter campaign was begun by someone who posted about how these kids harassed him every day on his way to work.
When I checked his profile, he lived in San Francisco.
https://twitter.com/KR_KnowUrRights/status/1287513872186912768?s=20
Was it really necessary for these Ridgewood NJ cops to treat a KID like this?? They are teenagers for God’s sake riding bikes. The kid is yelling about his arm, he clearly is not resisting arrest, why is it taking 2 cops on top of this child to try and arrest him? pic.twitter.com/kKr0l4xq6W — Gino (@ginobino12) July 27, 2020 Sorry but my sons a English police officer I showed him this and his face dropped. He said “ Mum their not cops their ANIMALS” please don’t think all cops are like that pair, it’s absolutely fucking shameful — Lady Steffan (@summeruk1708) July 27, 2020 https://twitter.com/KR_KnowUrRights/status/1287855363061145601?s=20


veteranstoday--2020-07-27--Ancient Roman Amphora Discovered in Spanish Fish Shop

Spanish police conducting a routine inspection of a frozen seafood vendor in the coastal town of Alicante recently spotted something fishy—and it wasn ’ t just the merchandise .
“ Officers observed several ceramic amphorae at various points in the facility , a metal anchor and a limestone plaque with an inscription that , at first glance , could be of considerable age , ” the Spanish Civil Guard writes in a statement , as translated by CNN ’ s Rob Picheta .
More than a dozen of the suspiciously ancient-looking clay jars decorated the premises , prompting a seizure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and an 18th-century metal anchor , reports Sam Jones for the Guardian .
The shop owner ’ s son allegedly found the artifacts on fishing trips and brought them back to spruce up the storefront .
Both men are now under investigation , according to BBC News .
After taking a closer look at the amphorae , archaeologists at the nearby Sea Museum in Santa Pola determined that all 13 were Roman .
The vessels may date to as early as the first century A.D. , reports CNN .
One amphora was singled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its exclusivity.
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Police Confiscate Roman Amphorae Found Stashed in Spanish Seafood Shop
by Alex Fox/Smithsonianmag.com
Spanish police conducting a routine inspection of a frozen seafood vendor in the coastal town of Alicante recently spotted something fishy—and it wasn’t just the merchandise.
“Officers observed several ceramic amphorae at various points in the facility, a metal anchor and a limestone plaque with an inscription that, at first glance, could be of considerable age,” the Spanish Civil Guard writes in a statement, as translated by CNN’s Rob Picheta.
More than a dozen of the suspiciously ancient-looking clay jars decorated the premises, prompting a seizure that netted 13 nearly 2,000-year-old Roman amphorae and an 18th-century metal anchor, reports Sam Jones for the Guardian.
The shop owner’s son allegedly found the artifacts on fishing trips and brought them back to spruce up the storefront. Both men are now under investigation, according to BBC News.
After taking a closer look at the amphorae, archaeologists at the nearby Sea Museum in Santa Pola determined that all 13 were Roman. The vessels may date to as early as the first century A.D., reports CNN. One amphora was singled out following the inspection “due to its exclusivity.”
Per the statement, the limestone plaque discovered at the scene is engraved with the word “este”—Spanish….read more:


veteranstoday--2020-07-27--Love story from the Autocepalous Church of Ukraine

As is known , there are two Autocephalous Churches in Ukraine : the one recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate , the Church of Greece and the Patrarchate of Alexandria , namely the Holy Church of Ukraine ( HCU ) , and the so-called Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyivan Patriarchate ( UOC-KP ) lead by patriarch emeritus Filaret ( Denisenko ) , who left the HCU six months after its was created .
What these organizations have in common is their staffing approach .
For example , former abbess Cleopatra of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church who defrauded the treasury of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over its website and online donations in late 2018 was accepted to the HCU diocese of Zaporizhia in spring 2019 .
In this regard the Convent even had to suspend its charitable activities .
First time Cleopatra was captured on the photo with other clerics of the HCU bishop Photius ( Davydenko ) of Zaporizhia and Melitopol in April 2019 .
She was said to serve there as a candle seller at the HCU St. Trinity cathedral , since Photius didn ’ t have much trust in her after the embezzling of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to put her in responsible positions .
Of course , that was far from satisfying her ambitions .
As Ukrainian Orthodox blogger Alexander Voznesensky has noticed , in March 2019 the runaway abbess created a Facebook account under her secular name Nadia Muzychka .
There she posted news about the HCU at first .
However , as autumn set in she fell in romantic mood .
And in spring 2020 an object of her attraction appeared : on March 17 , 2020 she even created another Facebook account as Nadia Svitla , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Andrei Fomenko who was a military chaplain at the 55th Artillery Brigade .
She praised her fancy man as “ a wonderful cleric , ” and in his turn while expressing his gratitude in the comment the Fr .
Andrei called her Matushka Nadia , which evidenced that Nadia Svitla and former UOC abbess Cleopatra are the same person .
Then , on June 14 a photo that captures Nadia and Fr .
Andrei was published by an owner of wedding boutique Olena Yaroshenko who runs a charity project for the military .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he was willing to get married , ” Yaroshenko said .
“ Of course , I didn ’ t request a marriage certificate from them – it was a priest marrying .
What doubts could I have ?
” – she added .
Photo that captures Fr.Andrei and ex-abbess Cleopatra in the wedding boutique However , the ceremony wasn ’ t so simple for the couple .
Bishop Photius saw the wedding photo and recognized Fomenko ’ s bride Nadia as abbess Cleopatra .
So , according to Apostolic Canon 25 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Canon 18 of St .
Basil the Great , Fr .
Andrei was banned from priesthood .
And Fomenko ’ s false excuses that the photo was merely a joke and they only played their roles for the sake of Yaroshenko ’ s boutique promotion didn ’ t change bishop ’ s decision .
Photius might have noticed that Nadia ’ s surname on Facebook had been changed to Fomenko and that she had been captured on the photo with a wedding ring on her finger already .
Nadia Fomenko with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result , despite his claims to “ accept the sanctions with humility ” Fomenko transferred to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyivan Patriarchate .
Fr .
Andrei and his spouse quit promoting the HCU and started posting news about Filaret ( Denisenko ) .
As Alexander Voznesenky notes , we can only guess whether the respective UOC-KP administration have been informed about the scandalous backstory of Fr .
Andrei and ex-abbess Cleopatra .
Unfortunately , it is not the only example of uncanonical attitude and breaking monastic vows by schismatic clergy , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ main reason why this case was addresses by the HCU hierarchy was that the naive boutique owner posted the fugitive abbess ’ wedding photo and the story became public .

By Nadia Bazuk for VT
As is known, there are two Autocephalous Churches in Ukraine: the one recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Church of Greece and the Patrarchate of Alexandria, namely the Holy Church of Ukraine (HCU), and the so-called Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) lead by patriarch emeritus Filaret (Denisenko), who left the HCU six months after its was created.
What these organizations have in common is their staffing approach. For example, former abbess Cleopatra of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church who defrauded the treasury of the St. Nicholas Convent and seized control over its website and online donations in late 2018 was accepted to the HCU diocese of Zaporizhia in spring 2019. In this regard the Convent even had to suspend its charitable activities.
First time Cleopatra was captured on the photo with other clerics of the HCU bishop Photius (Davydenko) of Zaporizhia and Melitopol in April 2019. She was said to serve there as a candle seller at the HCU St. Trinity cathedral, since Photius didn’t have much trust in her after the embezzling of the UOC money and didn’t want to put her in responsible positions. Of course, that was far from satisfying her ambitions.
As Ukrainian Orthodox blogger Alexander Voznesensky has noticed, in March 2019 the runaway abbess created a Facebook account under her secular name Nadia Muzychka. There she posted news about the HCU at first. However, as autumn set in she fell in romantic mood.
And in spring 2020 an object of her attraction appeared: on March 17, 2020 she even created another Facebook account as Nadia Svitla, where she started reposting messages of Fr. Andrei Fomenko who was a military chaplain at the 55th Artillery Brigade. She praised her fancy man as “a wonderful cleric,” and in his turn while expressing his gratitude in the comment the Fr. Andrei called her Matushka Nadia, which evidenced that Nadia Svitla and former UOC abbess Cleopatra are the same person.
Then, on June 14 a photo that captures Nadia and Fr. Andrei was published by an owner of wedding boutique Olena Yaroshenko who runs a charity project for the military. “Father Andrei addressed me and said that he was willing to get married,” Yaroshenko said. “Of course, I didn’t request a marriage certificate from them – it was a priest marrying. What doubts could I have?” – she added.
Photo that captures Fr.Andrei and ex-abbess Cleopatra in the wedding boutique
However, the ceremony wasn’t so simple for the couple. Bishop Photius saw the wedding photo and recognized Fomenko’s bride Nadia as abbess Cleopatra. So, according to Apostolic Canon 25, Canon 1 of the Council of Neocaesarea and Canon 18 of St. Basil the Great, Fr. Andrei was banned from priesthood.
And Fomenko’s false excuses that the photo was merely a joke and they only played their roles for the sake of Yaroshenko’s boutique promotion didn’t change bishop’s decision. Photius might have noticed that Nadia’s surname on Facebook had been changed to Fomenko and that she had been captured on the photo with a wedding ring on her finger already.
Nadia Fomenko with a wedding ring on her finger
As a result, despite his claims to “accept the sanctions with humility” Fomenko transferred to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyivan Patriarchate. Fr. Andrei and his spouse quit promoting the HCU and started posting news about Filaret (Denisenko). As Alexander Voznesenky notes, we can only guess whether the respective UOC-KP administration have been informed about the scandalous backstory of Fr. Andrei and ex-abbess Cleopatra.
Unfortunately, it is not the only example of uncanonical attitude and breaking monastic vows by schismatic clergy, and it is to be regretted that the main reason why this case was addresses by the HCU hierarchy was that the naive boutique owner posted the fugitive abbess’ wedding photo and the story became public.


veteranstoday--2020-07-27--Ancient Crocodiles May Have Swam From Africa to America

New Evidence Suggests Ancient Crocodiles Swam From Africa to America Most American crocodiles don ’ t need to look far to find the feature that sets them apart from Nile crocodiles .
The difference lies right between their eyes and their nostrils .
Of crocodiles living today , only the four crocodile species that live in the Americas have a small bump in the middle of their snouts .
But about seven million years ago , a ten-foot-long crocodile living in what ’ s now Libya had the same tell-tale lump , according to research published in Scientific Reports last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extinct Crocodylus checchiai provides more evidence that crocodiles spread across the world by migrating from Australia , through Africa and finally to South America .
The fossil “ fills a gap between the Nile crocodile in Africa and the four extant American species , ” University of Turin paleoherpetologist Massimo Delfino says to Science News ’ Carolyn Wilke .
The fact that crocodiles live on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean has long puzzled biologists trying to figure out which direction the giant reptiles migrated .
Genetic research in 2011 provided molecular evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americas , but fossil evidence was scant .
“ The main problem for palaeobiologists is the rarity and fragmentary nature of fossil remains , ” Delfino and…… read more : ATTENTION READERS Due to the nature of independent content , VT can not guarantee content validity .
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New Evidence Suggests Ancient Crocodiles Swam From Africa to America
by Theresa Machemer/Smithsonianmag.com
Most American crocodiles don’t need to look far to find the feature that sets them apart from Nile crocodiles. The difference lies right between their eyes and their nostrils. Of crocodiles living today, only the four crocodile species that live in the Americas have a small bump in the middle of their snouts.
But about seven million years ago, a ten-foot-long crocodile living in what’s now Libya had the same tell-tale lump, according to research published in Scientific Reports last week. A fossil skull of the extinct Crocodylus checchiai provides more evidence that crocodiles spread across the world by migrating from Australia, through Africa and finally to South America.
The fossil “fills a gap between the Nile crocodile in Africa and the four extant American species,” University of Turin paleoherpetologist Massimo Delfino says to Science News’ Carolyn Wilke.
The fact that crocodiles live on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean has long puzzled biologists trying to figure out which direction the giant reptiles migrated. Genetic research in 2011 provided molecular evidence that crocodiles migrated from Africa to the Americas, but fossil evidence was scant.
“The main problem for palaeobiologists is the rarity and fragmentary nature of fossil remains,” Delfino and…… read more:


veteranstoday--2020-07-27--Do Dogs Use Magnetoreception to Return Home?

How Do Dogs Find Their Way Home ?
They Might Sense Earth ’ s Magnetic Field Last week , Cleo the four-year-old yellow Labrador retriever showed up on the doorstep of the home her family moved away from two years ago , reports Caitlin O ’ Kane for CBS News .
As it turns out , Cleo traveled nearly 60 miles from her current home in Kansas to her old one in Missouri .
Cleo is just one of many dogs who have made headlines for their homing instincts ; in 1924 , for example , a collie known as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2,800 miles in the dead of winter to be reunited with his people .
Now , scientists suggest these incredible feats of navigation are possible in part due to Earth ’ s geomagnetic field , according to a new study published in the journal eLife .
Researchers led by biologists Kateřina Benediktová and Hynek Burda of the Czech University of Life Sciences Department of Game Management and Wildlife Biology outfitted 27 hunting dogs representing 10 different breeds with GPS collars and action cameras , and tracked them in more than 600 excursions over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thomsen reports for Daily Mail .
The dogs were driven to a location , led on-leash into a forested area , and then released to run where they pleased .
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How Do Dogs Find Their Way Home? They Might Sense Earth’s Magnetic Field
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Last week, Cleo the four-year-old yellow Labrador retriever showed up on the doorstep of the home her family moved away from two years ago, reports Caitlin O’Kane for CBS News.
As it turns out, Cleo traveled nearly 60 miles from her current home in Kansas to her old one in Missouri. Cleo is just one of many dogs who have made headlines for their homing instincts; in 1924, for example, a collie known as “Bobbie the Wonder Dog” traveled 2,800 miles in the dead of winter to be reunited with his people.
Now, scientists suggest these incredible feats of navigation are possible in part due to Earth’s geomagnetic field, according to a new study published in the journal eLife.
Researchers led by biologists Kateřina Benediktová and Hynek Burda of the Czech University of Life Sciences Department of Game Management and Wildlife Biology outfitted 27 hunting dogs representing 10 different breeds with GPS collars and action cameras, and tracked them in more than 600 excursions over the course of three years, Michael Thomsen reports for Daily Mail. The dogs were driven to a location, led on-leash into a forested area, and then released to run where they pleased. The team only focused on dogs that ventured Read Full Article at SmithsonianMag.com
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veteranstoday--2020-07-28--Demonic Sperm Did it: Trump Turning to Witchcraft as VT Exposes the Massive Fraud Behind Our COVID D

Demonic Sperm Did it: Trump Turning to Witchcraft as VT Exposes the Massive Fraud Behind Our COVID Disaster

We conducted this three-group trial at 55 hospitals in Brazil .
The trial was designed by the executive committee ( see the Supplementary Appendix , available with the full text of this article at NEJM.org ) and approved by the Brazilian National Commission for Research Ethics , the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency ( ANVISA ) , and ethics committees at the participating sites .
The trial was funded by the hospitals and research institutes participating in Coalition Covid-19 Brazil ( see the Supplementary Appendix ) .
EMS Pharma provided additional funding and logistic support for the trial and also donated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pharma had no role in the conduct of the trial , the analysis , or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication .
The trial was overseen by an independent international data and safety monitoring committee .
The executive committee vouches for the completeness and accuracy of the data and for the fidelity of the trial to the protocol ( available at NEJM.org ) .
The trial included consecutive patients who were 18 years of age or older and who had been hospitalized with suspected or confirmed Covid-19 with 14 or fewer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reasons for exclusion from the trial were the use of supplemental oxygen at a rate of more than 4 liters per minute as administered by a nasal cannula or at a level of at least 40 % as administered by a Venturi mask ; the use of supplemental oxygen administered by a high-flow nasal cannula or invasive or noninvasive ventilation ; previous use of chloroquine , hydroxychloroquine , azithromycin , or any other macrolide for more than 24 hours before enrollment ( and since the onset of symptoms ) ; and a history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a corrected QT interval ( QTc ) of at least 480 msec .
Complete information on the inclusion and exclusion criteria is provided in the Supplementary Appendix .
All the patients provided written or electronic informed consent before randomization .
Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive standard care ( control group ) , standard care plus hydroxychloroquine at a dose of 400 mg twice daily for 7 days ( hydroxychloroquine-alone group ) , or standard care plus hydroxychloroquine at a dose of 400 mg twice daily plus azithromycin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a day for 7 days .
Randomization was performed in blocks of six and was stratified according to the use or nonuse of supplemental oxygen at the time of randomization .
Randomization was performed centrally by means of an electronic case-report form system ( RedCap ) as described in the Supplementary Appendix.12 The current standard care for Covid-19 was at the discretion of the treating physicians .
The use of glucocorticoids , other immunomodulators , antibiotic agents , and antiviral agents was allowed ( see the Supplementary Appendix ) .
The administration of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the control group , and the use of macrolides was not allowed in the control group or the hydroxychloroquine-alone group .
Guidance was provided to the investigators about how to adjust or interrupt treatment according to side effects and laboratory abnormalities .
Data were collected daily , from randomization until day 15 , in the electronic case-report form .
For patients who were discharged before day 15 , a structured telephone call to the patient or the patient ’ s family was conducted on or after day 15 by an interviewer who was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to assess vital status and return to routine activities .
The primary outcome was clinical status at 15 days , evaluated with the use of a seven-level ordinal scale .
Scores on the scale were defined as follows : a score of 1 indicated not hospitalized with no limitations on activities ; 2 , not hospitalized but with limitations on activities ; 3 , hospitalized and not receiving supplemental oxygen ; 4 , hospitalized and receiving supplemental oxygen ; 5 , hospitalized and receiving oxygen supplementation administered by a high-flow nasal cannula @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and receiving mechanical ventilation ; and 7 , death .
Secondary outcomes included clinical status at 7 days , evaluated with the use of a six-level ordinal scale ( see below and see the Supplementary Appendix ) ; an indication for intubation within 15 days ; the receipt of supplemental oxygen administered by a high-flow nasal cannula or noninvasive ventilation between randomization and 15 days ; duration of hospital stay ; in-hospital death ; thromboembolic complications ; acute kidney injury ; and the number of days alive and free from respiratory support up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and free from respiratory support was defined as any day in which the patient did not receive supplemental oxygen or invasive or noninvasive mechanical ventilation , from randomization to day 15 .
Patients who died during the 15-day window were assigned a value of 0 days alive and free from respiratory support in this assessment .
Safety outcomes are listed in the Supplementary Appendix .
All the trial outcomes were assessed by the site investigators , who were aware of the trial-group assignments ( except as noted above for patients who had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assessed for the primary outcome by means of a blinded telephone interview ) .
No formal adjudication of trial outcomes was performed .
We had originally planned for the trial to include 630 patients , using the intention-to-treat analysis population , with a six-level ordinal outcome as the primary outcome , as described in the Supplementary Appendix .
However , before the first interim analysis was conducted , we changed the primary-outcome assessment to the seven-level ordinal scale and the main analysis population from the intention-to-treat population to a modified intention-to-treat population that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid-19 that had been confirmed by reverse-transcriptase–polymerase-chain-reaction ( RT-PCR ) testing ( using the test available at each site ) .
The change to the use of the seven-level ordinal scale was adopted because on April 10 , 2020 ( before the first enrolled patient had reached 15 days of follow-up ) , we established the capability to obtain 15-day information on limitations on activities with the use of blinded telephone interviews .
We therefore added another level to the six-level ordinal outcome , dividing the first level ( not hospitalized ) into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospitalized and with no limitations on activities ; and level 2 , not hospitalized but with limitations on activities ) .
The change to the modified intention-to-treat population was adopted because , under the hypothesis that treatment would have beneficial effects on the primary outcome only for patients who had a confirmed diagnosis , the inclusion of unconfirmed cases would decrease the estimated effect size and power .
s a related change , we added external adjudication of unconfirmed cases , which were classified as probable , possible , or probably not Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The sample size was revised with the use of the overall distribution of the seven-level ordinal outcome at day 15 observed among the first 120 patients , with the levels 1 through 7 having the following proportions of patients : 60 % , 19 % , 7 % , 1 % , 1 % , 5 % , and 7 % , respectively .
With 630 patients who had undergone randomization and 510 patients included in the modified intention-to-treat analysis , we calculated that the trial would have 80 % power to detect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( two-by-two comparisons ) , at a significance level of 5 % and with Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons ( α=5 % , divided by 3 for each comparison ) .13 The primary outcome was analyzed by mixed ordinal logistic regression with random intercept according to site , assuming proportional odds .
We report all two-by-two comparisons .
Binary outcomes were assessed with the use of a mixed logistic-regression model , except for in-hospital mortality , which was assessed with a Cox proportional-hazards model .
Continuous outcomes were evaluated by means of generalized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ variables , as appropriate .
All models were adjusted for age and the use of supplemental oxygen at admission .
We also performed sensitivity analyses that included all the patients who had undergone randomization ( intention-to-treat population ) and sensitivity analyses for the primary outcome for the following groups : patients with definitive , probable , or possible Covid-19 ; and patients with definitive or probable Covid-19 .
Two additional populations were considered .
An efficacy population included patients with a confirmed diagnosis who received at least one dose of the assigned trial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the medications received , regardless of the assigned trial group or the result of Covid-19 testing .
We planned three interim analyses , to be conducted when 120 patients , 315 patients , and 504 patients had completed 15 days of follow-up .
However , only the first interim analysis was conducted .
Owing to faster-than-expected enrollment , primary-outcome data for the second and third interim analyses were available only after trial recruitment was finished .
After discussion with the data and safety monitoring committee , the second and third interim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safety monitoring committee used Haybittle–Peto14 stopping boundaries , with a P-value threshold of less than 0.001 to interrupt the trial for safety and a P-value threshold of less than 0.0001 to interrupt the trial for efficacy .
We did not adjust the final values of the hypothesis test for sequential analyses .
Analyses were performed with the use of R software ( R Core Team ) .15 P values for the primary outcome were adjusted with the use of Bonferroni correction .
No P values are reported for secondary outcomes ; the widths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outcomes have not been adjusted for multiple comparisons , so the intervals should not be used to infer definitive treatment effects .
P values for the safety analyses were not adjusted given the importance of identifying potential signals of harm .
Additional details about the statistical analyses are provided in the Supplementary Appendix .

TRIAL DESIGN AND OVERSIGHT
We conducted this three-group trial at 55 hospitals in Brazil. The trial was designed by the executive committee (see the Supplementary Appendix, available with the full text of this article at NEJM.org) and approved by the Brazilian National Commission for Research Ethics, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA), and ethics committees at the participating sites. The trial was funded by the hospitals and research institutes participating in Coalition Covid-19 Brazil (see the Supplementary Appendix).
EMS Pharma provided additional funding and logistic support for the trial and also donated and supplied the trial drugs. EMS Pharma had no role in the conduct of the trial, the analysis, or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
The trial was overseen by an independent international data and safety monitoring committee. The executive committee vouches for the completeness and accuracy of the data and for the fidelity of the trial to the protocol (available at NEJM.org).
PARTICIPANTS
The trial included consecutive patients who were 18 years of age or older and who had been hospitalized with suspected or confirmed Covid-19 with 14 or fewer days since symptom onset.
Among the reasons for exclusion from the trial were the use of supplemental oxygen at a rate of more than 4 liters per minute as administered by a nasal cannula or at a level of at least 40% as administered by a Venturi mask; the use of supplemental oxygen administered by a high-flow nasal cannula or invasive or noninvasive ventilation; previous use of chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin, or any other macrolide for more than 24 hours before enrollment (and since the onset of symptoms); and a history of severe ventricular tachycardia or electrocardiographic findings with a corrected QT interval (QTc) of at least 480 msec.
Complete information on the inclusion and exclusion criteria is provided in the Supplementary Appendix. All the patients provided written or electronic informed consent before randomization.
RANDOMIZATION, INTERVENTIONS, AND FOLLOW-UP
Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive standard care (control group), standard care plus hydroxychloroquine at a dose of 400 mg twice daily for 7 days (hydroxychloroquine-alone group), or standard care plus hydroxychloroquine at a dose of 400 mg twice daily plus azithromycin at a dose of 500 mg once a day for 7 days.
Randomization was performed in blocks of six and was stratified according to the use or nonuse of supplemental oxygen at the time of randomization. Randomization was performed centrally by means of an electronic case-report form system (RedCap) as described in the Supplementary Appendix.12
The current standard care for Covid-19 was at the discretion of the treating physicians. The use of glucocorticoids, other immunomodulators, antibiotic agents, and antiviral agents was allowed (see the Supplementary Appendix).
The administration of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine was not allowed in the control group, and the use of macrolides was not allowed in the control group or the hydroxychloroquine-alone group. Guidance was provided to the investigators about how to adjust or interrupt treatment according to side effects and laboratory abnormalities.
Data were collected daily, from randomization until day 15, in the electronic case-report form. For patients who were discharged before day 15, a structured telephone call to the patient or the patient’s family was conducted on or after day 15 by an interviewer who was unaware of the assigned trial group in order to assess vital status and return to routine activities.
OUTCOMES
The primary outcome was clinical status at 15 days, evaluated with the use of a seven-level ordinal scale. Scores on the scale were defined as follows: a score of 1 indicated not hospitalized with no limitations on activities; 2, not hospitalized but with limitations on activities; 3, hospitalized and not receiving supplemental oxygen; 4, hospitalized and receiving supplemental oxygen; 5, hospitalized and receiving oxygen supplementation administered by a high-flow nasal cannula or noninvasive ventilation; 6, hospitalized and receiving mechanical ventilation; and 7, death.
Secondary outcomes included clinical status at 7 days, evaluated with the use of a six-level ordinal scale (see below and see the Supplementary Appendix); an indication for intubation within 15 days; the receipt of supplemental oxygen administered by a high-flow nasal cannula or noninvasive ventilation between randomization and 15 days; duration of hospital stay; in-hospital death; thromboembolic complications; acute kidney injury; and the number of days alive and free from respiratory support up to 15 days.
A day alive and free from respiratory support was defined as any day in which the patient did not receive supplemental oxygen or invasive or noninvasive mechanical ventilation, from randomization to day 15. Patients who died during the 15-day window were assigned a value of 0 days alive and free from respiratory support in this assessment.
Safety outcomes are listed in the Supplementary Appendix. All the trial outcomes were assessed by the site investigators, who were aware of the trial-group assignments (except as noted above for patients who had been discharged before day 15 and who were assessed for the primary outcome by means of a blinded telephone interview). No formal adjudication of trial outcomes was performed.
SAMPLE-SIZE CALCULATION AND PROTOCOL CHANGES
We had originally planned for the trial to include 630 patients, using the intention-to-treat analysis population, with a six-level ordinal outcome as the primary outcome, as described in the Supplementary Appendix.
However, before the first interim analysis was conducted, we changed the primary-outcome assessment to the seven-level ordinal scale and the main analysis population from the intention-to-treat population to a modified intention-to-treat population that included only patients with a diagnosis of Covid-19 that had been confirmed by reverse-transcriptase–polymerase-chain-reaction (RT-PCR) testing (using the test available at each site).
The change to the use of the seven-level ordinal scale was adopted because on April 10, 2020 (before the first enrolled patient had reached 15 days of follow-up), we established the capability to obtain 15-day information on limitations on activities with the use of blinded telephone interviews.
We therefore added another level to the six-level ordinal outcome, dividing the first level (not hospitalized) into two levels (level 1, not hospitalized and with no limitations on activities; and level 2, not hospitalized but with limitations on activities).
The change to the modified intention-to-treat population was adopted because, under the hypothesis that treatment would have beneficial effects on the primary outcome only for patients who had a confirmed diagnosis, the inclusion of unconfirmed cases would decrease the estimated effect size and power.
s a related change, we added external adjudication of unconfirmed cases, which were classified as probable, possible, or probably not Covid-19 (see the Supplementary Appendix).
The sample size was revised with the use of the overall distribution of the seven-level ordinal outcome at day 15 observed among the first 120 patients, with the levels 1 through 7 having the following proportions of patients: 60%, 19%, 7%, 1%, 1%, 5%, and 7%, respectively.
With 630 patients who had undergone randomization and 510 patients included in the modified intention-to-treat analysis, we calculated that the trial would have 80% power to detect an odds ratio of 0.5 between groups (two-by-two comparisons), at a significance level of 5% and with Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons (α=5%, divided by 3 for each comparison).13
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
The primary outcome was analyzed by mixed ordinal logistic regression with random intercept according to site, assuming proportional odds. We report all two-by-two comparisons. Binary outcomes were assessed with the use of a mixed logistic-regression model, except for in-hospital mortality, which was assessed with a Cox proportional-hazards model.
Continuous outcomes were evaluated by means of generalized linear regression or mixed models for repeated variables, as appropriate. All models were adjusted for age and the use of supplemental oxygen at admission.
We also performed sensitivity analyses that included all the patients who had undergone randomization (intention-to-treat population) and sensitivity analyses for the primary outcome for the following groups: patients with definitive, probable, or possible Covid-19; and patients with definitive or probable Covid-19.
Two additional populations were considered. An efficacy population included patients with a confirmed diagnosis who received at least one dose of the assigned trial drug. The safety population included patients according to the medications received, regardless of the assigned trial group or the result of Covid-19 testing.
We planned three interim analyses, to be conducted when 120 patients, 315 patients, and 504 patients had completed 15 days of follow-up. However, only the first interim analysis was conducted. Owing to faster-than-expected enrollment, primary-outcome data for the second and third interim analyses were available only after trial recruitment was finished. After discussion with the data and safety monitoring committee, the second and third interim analyses were cancelled.
The data and safety monitoring committee used Haybittle–Peto14 stopping boundaries, with a P-value threshold of less than 0.001 to interrupt the trial for safety and a P-value threshold of less than 0.0001 to interrupt the trial for efficacy. We did not adjust the final values of the hypothesis test for sequential analyses.
Analyses were performed with the use of R software (R Core Team).15 P values for the primary outcome were adjusted with the use of Bonferroni correction. No P values are reported for secondary outcomes; the widths of the confidence intervals for the secondary outcomes have not been adjusted for multiple comparisons, so the intervals should not be used to infer definitive treatment effects.
P values for the safety analyses were not adjusted given the importance of identifying potential signals of harm. Additional details about the statistical analyses are provided in the Supplementary Appendix.


veteranstoday--2020-07-29--Demonic Sperm did it: Trump turning to witchcraft as VT exposes the massive fraud behind our COVID D

Demonic Sperm did it: Trump turning to witchcraft as VT exposes the massive fraud behind our COVID Disaster (updated)