activistpost--2020-02-01--Social Media Networks Vow to CENSOR “Misinformation” About Coronavirus

Yesterday , social media giants like Facebook and Twitter , and search engine Google announced their intentions to censor – um , crack down on – so-called “ misinformation ” about the coronavirus that is spreading across the globe .
Before we get started here , admittedly , there ’ s some absolutely terrible advice out there about preventing or curing coronavirus .
There are some really wild stories about the origin of the virus which may or may not be true .
But the issue here is that social media networks are setting themselves up as the arbiters of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rest of us are incapable of separating good information from bad information .
Our global network of third-party fact-checkers are continuing their work reviewing content and debunking false claims that are spreading related to the coronavirus .
When they rate information as false , we limit its spread on Facebook and Instagram and show people accurate information from these partners .
We also send notifications to people who already shared or are trying to share this content to alert them that it ’ s been fact-checked .
We will also start to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ theories that have been flagged by leading global health organizations and local health authorities that could cause harm to people who believe them .
We are doing this as an extension of our existing policies to remove content that could cause physical harm .
We ’ re focusing on claims that are designed to discourage treatment or taking appropriate precautions .
This includes claims related to false cures or prevention methods — like drinking bleach cures the coronavirus — or claims that create confusion about health resources that are available .
We will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread misinformation on Instagram , and are conducting proactive sweeps to find and remove as much of this content as we can .
( source ) So , don ’ t worry , friends .
“ Independent fact-checkers ” from the Ministry of Truth will protect you from conspiracy theories and false claims .
Maarten Schenk from Lead Stories , a fact-checking organization working with Facebook , scoffed at some of the “ conspiracy theories ” he ’ s seen in a comment to CNN .
To be perfectly honest , whenever someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the narrative ” I ’ m even less likely to trust it than I was before .
And I haven ’ t trusted the numbers coming out of China from the very beginning , as I wrote here .
Google is bumping any site providing perceived “ misinformation ” back in the search results and putting “ authoritative ” sources on page one .
Having been bumped back by Google numerous times in the past , I can tell you , it ’ s a real blow to inbound traffic when this occurs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Google , keep in mind that it is the most widely used search engine in the world , with 81.5 % of the market share .
If they are pushing back information – oh , of course , I mean misinformation – then most folks will never see it .
According to CNN , Twitter is providing people with the best possible information when they search the coronvirus hashtag .
But of course , as always , it goes further than that .
Last night , Zero Hedge was quickly suspended by Twitter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the best coverage I have seen of the coronavirus has been on Zero Hedge .
They ’ ve done a lot of no-holds-barred reporting and broken numerous stories about the virus and its possible origins .
They ’ ve been careful to be extremely clear about whether something is a question or a statement , and they cite numerous sources for their work .
They ’ re also not afraid to be controversial .
And this got their account suspended from Twitter last evening .
Shortly after they posted an article about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( based on a scientific study that called the makeup “ unlikely to be fortuitous , ” their account was suspended .
I immediately thought it was because of the article that suggested we could be dealing with a bioweapon , but according to Zero Hedge , it was something else entirely .
Twitter accused them of harassing a guy by posting his ( already publicly posted ) phone number and workplace .
ZH reports : By all means , Twitter should certainly take the word of someone who works for a site @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figure out what kind of potato you really are to delete a news organization ’ s account .
It ’ s also important to note that ZH didn ’ t post anything personal that wasn ’ t already publicly made available by the subject of the article himself .
So who do you want filtering information for you ?
While I have seen a lot of terrible advice – drink bleach or a bottle of vinegar to “ cure ” coronavirus , use this essential oil and you ’ ll never get coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and leave it in the room and it will absorb the coronavirus cooties , and much more quackery – I still don ’ t believe that social media networks and search engines should be able to filter what people see .
We are ( allegedly ) free individuals who can think for ourselves .
Shouldn ’ t we be able to decide what we believe and what we don ’ t without information being engineered to fit a narrative ?
Shouldn ’ t we be able to base our pandemic preparedness plan on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we ’ re provided with “ narratives ” and biased information .
That ’ s something we here at The Organic Prepper have warned about repeatedly .
If you can ’ t trust your intel , it makes it difficult to make informed decisions .
This just makes it seem like there ’ s something to hide .
If anything , this crackdown on any alternative views , treatments , or theories makes me even more suspicious because it ’ s a clearcut case of Propaganda 101 .
This is a technique @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Whenever you see some pop-up or some “ correction of misinformation ” the first thing you should do is ask yourself , is what are they trying to hide ?
It may legitimately be bad advice ( like that whole drinking bleach thing ) but it may also be something more sinister .
I don ’ t know about you , but now I ’ m even more curious and doubtful about the “ narrative ” than I was before .
What is it , really , that they don ’ t want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daisy Luther is a coffee-swigging , globe-trotting blogger who writes about current events , preparedness , frugality , voluntaryism , and the pursuit of liberty on her website , The Organic Prepper .
She is widely republished across alternative media and she curates all the most important news links on her aggregate site , PreppersDailyNews.com .
Daisy is the best-selling author of 4 books and runs a small digital publishing company .
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By Daisy Luther
Yesterday, social media giants like Facebook and Twitter, and search engine Google announced their intentions to censor – um, crack down on – so-called “misinformation” about the coronavirus that is spreading across the globe.
Before we get started here, admittedly, there’s some absolutely terrible advice out there about preventing or curing coronavirus. There are some really wild stories about the origin of the virus which may or may not be true. But the issue here is that social media networks are setting themselves up as the arbiters of truth, making it seem as though the rest of us are incapable of separating good information from bad information.
Facebook is taking action.
Kang-Xing Jin, Facebook’s head of health, wrote:
Our global network of third-party fact-checkers are continuing their work reviewing content and debunking false claims that are spreading related to the coronavirus. When they rate information as false, we limit its spread on Facebook and Instagram and show people accurate information from these partners. We also send notifications to people who already shared or are trying to share this content to alert them that it’s been fact-checked. We will also start to remove content with false claims or conspiracy theories that have been flagged by leading global health organizations and local health authorities that could cause harm to people who believe them. We are doing this as an extension of our existing policies to remove content that could cause physical harm. We’re focusing on claims that are designed to discourage treatment or taking appropriate precautions. This includes claims related to false cures or prevention methods — like drinking bleach cures the coronavirus — or claims that create confusion about health resources that are available. We will also block or restrict hashtags used to spread misinformation on Instagram, and are conducting proactive sweeps to find and remove as much of this content as we can. (source)
So, don’t worry, friends. “Independent fact-checkers” from the Ministry of Truth will protect you from conspiracy theories and false claims.
Maarten Schenk from Lead Stories, a fact-checking organization working with Facebook, scoffed at some of the “conspiracy theories” he’s seen in a comment to CNN.
“It always has to be something sinister,” Schenk said of the conspiracy theorists’ misinformation, which includes false claims that the virus was the creation of a government. Some people, Schenk said, are “not trusting the narrative about the numbers of deaths and infections.” (source)
To be perfectly honest, whenever someone refers to a particular view as “the narrative” I’m even less likely to trust it than I was before. And I haven’t trusted the numbers coming out of China from the very beginning, as I wrote here.
Google is pushing back “misinformation” in search results.
Google is bumping any site providing perceived “misinformation” back in the search results and putting “authoritative” sources on page one.
A Google (GOOGL) spokesperson pointed CNN Business to policy changes in recent years for Google and its video platform YouTube, which are designed to surface information from authoritative sources at the top of search results. Like Facebook, the company doesn’t wipe false claims from its platforms entirely. (source)
Having been bumped back by Google numerous times in the past, I can tell you, it’s a real blow to inbound traffic when this occurs. While you personally may not use Google, keep in mind that it is the most widely used search engine in the world, with 81.5% of the market share. If they are pushing back information – oh, of course, I mean misinformation – then most folks will never see it.
Twitter is showing people “official channels” first.
According to CNN, Twitter is providing people with the best possible information when they search the coronvirus hashtag.
On Twitter, users searching for “coronavirus”in the US and other countries, including Hong Kong, Brazil, and Australia, are first prompted to visit official channels of information about the virus. In the US, Twitter directs users to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, beneath a bold headline that reads: “Know the facts.” A Twitter (TWTR) spokesperson told CNN Business on Tuesday that the company has not seen a coordinated increase in disinformation related to the coronavirus. In a blog post Tuesday, the company said it had seen over 15 million tweets about the coronavirus in four weeks. (source)
But of course, as always, it goes further than that.
Last night, Zero Hedge was quickly suspended by Twitter.
I’ve written repeatedly that the best coverage I have seen of the coronavirus has been on Zero Hedge. They’ve done a lot of no-holds-barred reporting and broken numerous stories about the virus and its possible origins. They’ve been careful to be extremely clear about whether something is a question or a statement, and they cite numerous sources for their work.
They’re also not afraid to be controversial.
And this got their account suspended from Twitter last evening.
Shortly after they posted an article about the extremely unusual makeup of this particular coronavirus (based on a scientific study that called the makeup “unlikely to be fortuitous,” their account was suspended. I immediately thought it was because of the article that suggested we could be dealing with a bioweapon, but according to Zero Hedge, it was something else entirely.
Twitter accused them of harassing a guy by posting his (already publicly posted) phone number and workplace. ZH reports:
What appears to have happened is that twitter received a complaint from the website best known for publishing the discredited Steele dossier when no other media outlet would touch it, and making cat slideshows of course, Buzzfeed, in which someone called Ryan Broderick writes that Zero Hedge “has released the personal information of a scientist from Wuhan, China, falsely accusing them of creating the coronavirus as a bioweapon, in a plot it said is the real-life version of the video game Resident Evil.” (source)
By all means, Twitter should certainly take the word of someone who works for a site best known for quizzes to help you figure out what kind of potato you really are to delete a news organization’s account.
It’s also important to note that ZH didn’t post anything personal that wasn’t already publicly made available by the subject of the article himself.
…we did not release any “personal information”: Peng Zhou (周鹏) is a public figure, and all the contact information that we presented was pulled from his publicly posted bio found on a website at the Wuhan Institute of Virology which anyone with access to the internet can pull from the following URL: http://sourcedb.whiov.cas.cn/zw/rck/201705/t20170505_4783973.html, which is also the information we used. (source)
So who do you want filtering information for you?
While I have seen a lot of terrible advice – drink bleach or a bottle of vinegar to “cure” coronavirus, use this essential oil and you’ll never get coronavirus, simply cut an onion in half and leave it in the room and it will absorb the coronavirus cooties, and much more quackery – I still don’t believe that social media networks and search engines should be able to filter what people see. We are (allegedly) free individuals who can think for ourselves.
Shouldn’t we be able to decide what we believe and what we don’t without information being engineered to fit a narrative? Shouldn’t we be able to base our pandemic preparedness plan on all the information out there?
Instead, we’re provided with “narratives” and biased information. That’s something we here at The Organic Prepper have warned about repeatedly. If you can’t trust your intel, it makes it difficult to make informed decisions.
This just makes it seem like there’s something to hide.
If anything, this crackdown on any alternative views, treatments, or theories makes me even more suspicious because it’s a clearcut case of Propaganda 101.
Propaganda is information that is used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be presenting facts selectively to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded language to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information that is presented. Propaganda is often associated with material prepared by governments, but activist groups, companies, religious organizations, the media, and individuals can also produce propaganda. (source)
This is a technique that is as old as time.
Whenever you see some pop-up or some “correction of misinformation” the first thing you should do is ask yourself, is what are they trying to hide? It may legitimately be bad advice (like that whole drinking bleach thing) but it may also be something more sinister.
I don’t know about you, but now I’m even more curious and doubtful about the “narrative” than I was before. What is it, really, that they don’t want the rest of us to know?
Daisy Luther is a coffee-swigging, globe-trotting blogger who writes about current events, preparedness, frugality, voluntaryism, and the pursuit of liberty on her website, The Organic Prepper. She is widely republished across alternative media and she curates all the most important news links on her aggregate site, PreppersDailyNews.com. Daisy is the best-selling author of 4 books and runs a small digital publishing company. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter.
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activistpost--2020-02-01--Epstein Court Documents, Video and Audio Files Published Online

Documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case in 2006-2008 have been officially published online for the public to review , reports the Sun-Sentinel .
Dave Aronberg , a state attorney in Palm Beach , Florida , announced the new online portal filled with a treasure trove of documents , videos , and audio files concerning the 2006-2008 prosecution of the infamous sex offender whose suicide has been disputed by private pathologist Michael Baden .
Beyond that , 60 Minutes recently revealed several new data points which raise additional questions regarding Epstein ’ s alleged suicide .
Epstein warned his lawyers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before his death and notified authorities , the Washington Post reported—a fact often ignored by the corporate media .
Curiously , security footage recorded in the correctional facility was reported to have been accidentally destroyed in December .
A report by the NY Post has said that Epstein had told his lawyers that his cellmate—alleged mobster and ex-cop Nicholas Tartaglione—had choked him weeks prior .
This is the reason that Epstein wasn ’ t on suicide watch , according to his lawyers .
It is worth noting that Tartaglione was allegedly transferred one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , these newly released documents are related to the “ sweetheart deal ” that Epstein received back in 2008 .
Epstein plead guilty in 2008 to two-state prostitution charges and agreed to an 18-month jail sentence where he was allowed to leave prison for work 16 hours a day .
He was also forced to register as a sex offender and promised to reach financial settlements with dozens of his victims .
The files probably won ’ t provide much new information because many of them have already been public , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement that was released with the documents is worth look into in itself .
Aronberg said : This suggests that even after Epstein ’ s death there remains a cover-up effort to suppress the Grand Jury transcripts which may include names or information about other people involved in the pedophile ring that were protected as part of the plea deal .
The 66-year-old pedophile was given an unfair plea deal , violating the federal Crime Victims ’ Rights Act established in 2004 , by failing to notify the 32 identified victims , lawyers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The plea deal , according to sources , was a deal arranged with the FBI in exchange for ratting out financial malfeasance at Bear Stearns by hedge fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin .
It was an unthinkable exchange .
If that ’ s not enough , in 2015 Politico reported that court documents released through litigation showed prosecutors cooperating with Epstein ’ s lawyers to keep the deal secret .
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie Villafaña used her personal Gmail account to suggest to one of Epstein ’ s lawyers that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jurisdiction as a way to “ hopefully cut the press coverage significantly.
” Villafaña then told Epstein ’ s attorney that they would “ include our standard language regarding resolving all criminal liability and would even mention ‘ co-conspirators ’ .
” However , she “ preferred to not highlight for the judge all of the other crimes Epstein was accused of and other persons that we could charge.
” The plea deal was brokered with the help of then-U.S. attorney Alexander Acosta .
The deal was criticized as lenient because Epstein could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are also allegations that prosecutors were threatened legally , according to Acosta .
Explaining his decision in the case in a 2011 letter , Acosta said he backed off from pressing charges after “ a year-long assault on the prosecution and the prosecutors ” by “ an army of legal superstars ” who represented Epstein , including Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz , Kenneth Starr , and some of the U.S. ’ most prominent defense attorneys including Roy Black , Gerald Lefcourt , and Jay Lefkowitz .
Dershowitz told the Chicago Tribune that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever took place .
“ That ’ s just dead wrong , ” he said .
“ I would never participate in anything of that kind .
Of course , we investigated the witnesses but not Acosta ’ s deputies .
That ’ s absurd.
” Acosta ’ s “ intention was to indict , and he fought hard and tried to get the best deal he could , ” Dershowitz said .
“ We out lawyered him.
” However , Acosta ’ s staff had advocated for him to pursue a federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-prosecution agreement with Epstein without any of the victims ’ knowledge of the deal .
The Miami Herald also dug into public records in Palm Beach and the state of Florida that show Epstein “ sought to ingratiate himself with local law enforcement officials.
” Sometime between June 1 , 2001 , and May 31 , 2002 , while accusers say he was operating what amounted to a sexual pyramid scheme—luring underage girls to his home then having them recruit other girls—he gave $ 50,000 to the Palm Beach Police Scholarship Fund , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of law officers .
This was followed by an Oct. 16 , 2003 , donation to the Town of Palm Beach for $ 36,000 .
Finally , Epstein donated $ 90,000 to the Palm Beach Police Department on Dec. 14 , 2004—just a few months before the initial police investigation into his conduct began .
With Epstein under scrutiny , the $ 90,000 was held under the pretense of purchasing new equipment .
The department reasoned that returning the money might have tipped off Epstein to the fact that he was under scrutiny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 90,000 refund the day he turned himself in at the local jail .
Epstein also paid off the Palm Beach police department with a $ 128,000 bribe through his nonprofit organization during his incarceration between 2008 and 2009 .
The bribe was paid to the Sheriff ’ s Office as part of the arrangement for his supervised work-release program , which allowed him to leave for 16 hours a day , the Sun Sentinel reported .
Even former Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter , whose department conducted the initial investigation into Epstein @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Epstein got off easy .
“ That wasn ’ t an appropriate resolution of this matter , ” Reiter said , arguing that the charges against Epstein were “ very minor ” compared to what the facts called for .
Reiter , who was the partner of Joseph Recarey , further stated prior in 2010 in an exclusive interview with the Daily Beast that during the investigation they became aware they were being watched under surveillance for several months by an unknown source .
Reiter also previously stated that State Attorney Barry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ causing Reiter to send a letter to Krischer complaining of the “ highly unusual conduct.
” The facts become even more disturbing and chilling when you learn that State Attorney Krischer , who turned a blind eye to this case , was also in charge of Florida ’ s Crimes Against Children Unit , a position of power in which he could directly affect cases against persons accused of crimes against children .
Additionally , in July 2008 , shortly after reaching his non-prosecution deal Epstein sent a shredder to his Palm Beach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and carpet extractor from the Virgin Islands to his Manhattan townhouse and silk carpets to his Zorro ranch shortly after a Florida federal judge invalidated his deal , the Intercept reported .
To many it appears that Epstein was in fact destroying evidence , obstructing justice , bribing officials , and hiding potential DNA such as hair follicles , blood , and bodily fluids that may have been embedded into the carpet/tiles .
It is hard to deny that there was a massive network behind Epstein protecting him and others .
Some have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is possible that those same individuals could have had the convicted pedophile killed to keep their dirty sick secret .
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By Aaron Kesel
Documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case in 2006-2008 have been officially published online for the public to review, reports the Sun-Sentinel.
Dave Aronberg, a state attorney in Palm Beach, Florida, announced the new online portal filled with a treasure trove of documents, videos, and audio files concerning the 2006-2008 prosecution of the infamous sex offender whose suicide has been disputed by private pathologist Michael Baden.
Beyond that, 60 Minutes recently revealed several new data points which raise additional questions regarding Epstein’s alleged suicide.
Epstein warned his lawyers that someone tried to kill him weeks before his death and notified authorities, the Washington Post reported—a fact often ignored by the corporate media. Curiously, security footage recorded in the correctional facility was reported to have been accidentally destroyed in December.
A report by the NY Post has said that Epstein had told his lawyers that his cellmate—alleged mobster and ex-cop Nicholas Tartaglione—had choked him weeks prior. This is the reason that Epstein wasn’t on suicide watch, according to his lawyers. It is worth noting that Tartaglione was allegedly transferred one day prior to Epstein’s death.
However, these newly released documents are related to the “sweetheart deal” that Epstein received back in 2008. Epstein plead guilty in 2008 to two-state prostitution charges and agreed to an 18-month jail sentence where he was allowed to leave prison for work 16 hours a day. He was also forced to register as a sex offender and promised to reach financial settlements with dozens of his victims.
The files probably won’t provide much new information because many of them have already been public, according to the report. But the statement that was released with the documents is worth look into in itself. Aronberg said:
First, I had nothing to do with the investigation that resulted in Epstein pleading guilty 12 years ago to prostitution charges instead of federal crimes. Second, I have no access to one particular file that is sought by special prosecutors appointed last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis. I have never seen or had access to the Epstein Grand Jury transcripts, as the State Attorney’s office has never possessed them.
This suggests that even after Epstein’s death there remains a cover-up effort to suppress the Grand Jury transcripts which may include names or information about other people involved in the pedophile ring that were protected as part of the plea deal.
The 66-year-old pedophile was given an unfair plea deal, violating the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act established in 2004, by failing to notify the 32 identified victims, lawyers for the women have repeatedly stated. The plea deal, according to sources, was a deal arranged with the FBI in exchange for ratting out financial malfeasance at Bear Stearns by hedge fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin. It was an unthinkable exchange.
If that’s not enough, in 2015 Politico reported that court documents released through litigation showed prosecutors cooperating with Epstein’s lawyers to keep the deal secret.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie Villafaña used her personal Gmail account to suggest to one of Epstein’s lawyers that they could file legal papers in a different jurisdiction as a way to “hopefully cut the press coverage significantly.” Villafaña then told Epstein’s attorney that they would “include our standard language regarding resolving all criminal liability and would even mention ‘co-conspirators’.” However, she “preferred to not highlight for the judge all of the other crimes Epstein was accused of and other persons that we could charge.”
The plea deal was brokered with the help of then-U.S. attorney Alexander Acosta. The deal was criticized as lenient because Epstein could have faced a life sentence. There are also allegations that prosecutors were threatened legally, according to Acosta.
Explaining his decision in the case in a 2011 letter, Acosta said he backed off from pressing charges after “a year-long assault on the prosecution and the prosecutors” by “an army of legal superstars” who represented Epstein, including Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz, Kenneth Starr, and some of the U.S.’ most prominent defense attorneys including Roy Black, Gerald Lefcourt, and Jay Lefkowitz.
Acosta wrote:
The defense strategy was not limited to legal issues Defense counsel investigated individual prosecutors and their families, looking for personal peccadilloes that may provide a basis for disqualification.
Dershowitz told the Chicago Tribune that no such effort to stir the prosecutors ever took place. “That’s just dead wrong,” he said. “I would never participate in anything of that kind. Of course, we investigated the witnesses but not Acosta’s deputies. That’s absurd.” Acosta’s “intention was to indict, and he fought hard and tried to get the best deal he could,” Dershowitz said. “We out lawyered him.”
However, Acosta’s staff had advocated for him to pursue a federal indictment. Instead, he offered a non-prosecution agreement with Epstein without any of the victims’ knowledge of the deal.
The Miami Herald also dug into public records in Palm Beach and the state of Florida that show Epstein “sought to ingratiate himself with local law enforcement officials.”
Sometime between June 1, 2001, and May 31, 2002, while accusers say he was operating what amounted to a sexual pyramid scheme—luring underage girls to his home then having them recruit other girls—he gave $50,000 to the Palm Beach Police Scholarship Fund, which offers tuition help to the children of law officers. This was followed by an Oct. 16, 2003, donation to the Town of Palm Beach for $36,000. Finally, Epstein donated $90,000 to the Palm Beach Police Department on Dec. 14, 2004—just a few months before the initial police investigation into his conduct began. With Epstein under scrutiny, the $90,000 was held under the pretense of purchasing new equipment. The department reasoned that returning the money might have tipped off Epstein to the fact that he was under scrutiny. The department issued him a $90,000 refund the day he turned himself in at the local jail.
Epstein also paid off the Palm Beach police department with a $128,000 bribe through his nonprofit organization during his incarceration between 2008 and 2009. The bribe was paid to the Sheriff’s Office as part of the arrangement for his supervised work-release program, which allowed him to leave for 16 hours a day, the Sun Sentinel reported.
Even former Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter, whose department conducted the initial investigation into Epstein, said in a civil lawsuit deposition that Epstein got off easy.
“That wasn’t an appropriate resolution of this matter,” Reiter said, arguing that the charges against Epstein were “very minor” compared to what the facts called for.
Reiter, who was the partner of Joseph Recarey, further stated prior in 2010 in an exclusive interview with the Daily Beast that during the investigation they became aware they were being watched under surveillance for several months by an unknown source. Reiter also previously stated that State Attorney Barry Krischer was hesitant to prosecute Epstein, causing Reiter to send a letter to Krischer complaining of the “highly unusual conduct.”
The facts become even more disturbing and chilling when you learn that State Attorney Krischer, who turned a blind eye to this case, was also in charge of Florida’s Crimes Against Children Unit, a position of power in which he could directly affect cases against persons accused of crimes against children.
Additionally, in July 2008, shortly after reaching his non-prosecution deal Epstein sent a shredder to his Palm Beach home. He also shipped a tile and carpet extractor from the Virgin Islands to his Manhattan townhouse and silk carpets to his Zorro ranch shortly after a Florida federal judge invalidated his deal, the Intercept reported.
To many it appears that Epstein was in fact destroying evidence, obstructing justice, bribing officials, and hiding potential DNA such as hair follicles, blood, and bodily fluids that may have been embedded into the carpet/tiles. It is hard to deny that there was a massive network behind Epstein protecting him and others. Some have gone so far as to suggest it is possible that those same individuals could have had the convicted pedophile killed to keep their dirty sick secret.
By Aaron Kesel | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com
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activistpost--2020-01-31--Secret Service Agents And U.S. Marshals Are Patrolling Our Schools

The U.S. Secret Service and the U.S .
Marshals Service has been expanding into America ’ s school system at an alarming rate .
The Secret Service is training school administrators and teachers to identify violent students in numerous states like Pennsylvania , South Carolina , Louisiana and Kansas .
As the Secret Service report “ Protecting America ’ s Schools ” mentions , there is no profile that school administrators and teachers can use to identify a student attacker .
To help schools identify future school attackers , states like Florida , South Dakota and Texas have begun putting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Herald Tribune revealed that “ marshals will be embedded at every local school campus.
” The article also revealed who is behind the push to put armed marshals in America ’ s school system saying , A look at the “ State Homeland Security and Emergency Services ” website reveals that Directors of Safety , Security and Emergency Management jobs are actually Homeland Security positions .
This disturbing revelation means Homeland Security is slowly turning our schools into mirror-images of our prison system .
According to Houston Public Media , school @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A traditional school district or charter school can opt into the program and appoint a school marshal .
That staff member , who could be a principal , coach , teacher or other individual , must complete 80 hours of training , including how to respond to an active shooter .
The identity of the marshal is kept secret , unless there is an emergency on campus .
In Ohio , Senate bill 147 would create a statewide school marshal program that would “ let any tactical medical professional become a school marshal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The bill would also create a chief school marshal along with regional school marshals of every school in the state .
They include : city , vocational , community , Stem , college-preparatory , career-technical , chartered , preschools .
Page 12 of the bill under the heading Sec .
5502.70 , revealed that even colleges will have marshals .
Ohio ’ s school marshals are also required to conduct quarterly emergency management tests ( school shooter drills ) .
School marshals are in charge of criminal justice networks One of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that school marshals will also be in charge of criminal justice networks ( page 10 ) .
Putting school marshals in charge of criminal justice networks will only expand the never-ending War on Terror and will put more people on the terrorist watchlist .
Marshals could also use the network to take guns away from innocent people using Red Flag laws .
If you are still having doubts about Homeland Security ’ s role in putting school marshals in America ’ s schools I leave you with this tidbit of information .
Like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans have watched their freedoms slowly being taken away from them .
Putting secret service agents and school marshals in every school across America will only help destroy what little rights students have left .
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By MassPrivateI
The U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Marshals Service has been expanding into America’s school system at an alarming rate.
The Secret Service is training school administrators and teachers to identify violent students in numerous states like Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Louisiana and Kansas.
As the Secret Service report “Protecting America’s Schools” mentions, there is no profile that school administrators and teachers can use to identify a student attacker.
Attackers varied in age, gender, race, grade level, academic performance, and social characteristics. Similarly, there was no identified profile of the type of school impacted by targeted violence.
To help schools identify future school attackers, states like Florida, South Dakota and Texas have begun putting undercover marshals in all their school districts.
The Herald Tribune revealed that “marshals will be embedded at every local school campus.”
The article also revealed who is behind the push to put armed marshals in America’s school system saying,
The marshals would be deployed at each school by the Sarasota County schools Director of Safety, Security and Emergency Management for Sarasota County Schools. They would each carry a firearm.
A look at the “State Homeland Security and Emergency Services” website reveals that Directors of Safety, Security and Emergency Management jobs are actually Homeland Security positions.
This disturbing revelation means Homeland Security is slowly turning our schools into mirror-images of our prison system.
According to Houston Public Media, school marshals’ identities are kept secret.
A traditional school district or charter school can opt into the program and appoint a school marshal. That staff member, who could be a principal, coach, teacher or other individual, must complete 80 hours of training, including how to respond to an active shooter. The identity of the marshal is kept secret, unless there is an emergency on campus.

In Ohio, Senate bill 147 would create a statewide school marshal program that would “let any tactical medical professional become a school marshal under section 5502.70 of the Revised Code.”
The bill would also create a chief school marshal along with regional school marshals of every school in the state. They include: city, vocational, community, Stem, college-preparatory, career-technical, chartered, preschools.
Page 12 of the bill under the heading Sec. 5502.70, revealed that even colleges will have marshals.
There is hereby created in the department of public safety the Ohio school marshal program, which shall be administered by a chief school marshal. The program shall provide services to public and nonpublic schools and institutions of higher education regarding school and campus safety and security.
Ohio’s school marshals are also required to conduct quarterly emergency management tests (school shooter drills).
School marshals are in charge of criminal justice networks
One of the most disturbing parts of the bill revealed that school marshals will also be in charge of criminal justice networks (page 10).
The department (School Marshals) shall administer, maintain, and operate the Ohio criminal justice network. The Ohio criminal justice network shall be a computer network that supports state and local criminal justice activities. The network shall be an electronic repository for various data, which may include arrest warrants, notices of persons wanted by law enforcement agencies, criminal records, prison inmate records, stolen vehicle records, vehicle operator’s licenses, and vehicle registrations and titles.
Putting school marshals in charge of criminal justice networks will only expand the never-ending War on Terror and will put more people on the terrorist watchlist. Marshals could also use the network to take guns away from innocent people using Red Flag laws.
If you are still having doubts about Homeland Security’s role in putting school marshals in America’s schools I leave you with this tidbit of information.
The department shall coordinate all homeland security activities of all state agencies and shall be a liaison between state agencies and local entities for those activities and related purposes.
Like a death by a thousand cuts, Americans have watched their freedoms slowly being taken away from them. Putting secret service agents and school marshals in every school across America will only help destroy what little rights students have left.
Article source: MassPrivateI Blog
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activistpost--2020-02-03--New Proposed Law To Jail “Anti-Vaxxers” & The CDC Fear Based Talking Points To Media Revealed!

A controversial group currently in the crosshairs of the establishment , which was also discussed at Event 201 , is known as the Anti-Vaccine Movement .
And now we see the UK Government working on a new law to jail people who spread “ Anti-Vaccine Propaganda ” online .
Currently , people are protected from prosecution if they sincerely believe the misinformation or propaganda is real , but the government is looking to reform this provision and make it a criminal offense to post anything online , particularly social media , which is deemed to be “ Anti-Vaccine.
” Where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Well , when we examine a CDC document published at the National Academies website , we see what they call , “ A Recipe for Fostering Public Interest and High Vaccine Demand.
” The CDC document appears to contain outright talking points and a strategy to be carried out and propagated to the public via health officials and the media .
I am not an “ Anti-Vaxxer , ” but when I see a massive , profit driven , global operation which wields vast power and influence over governments , who want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who dare to ask questions , which is then propagandized by the media and sold to the public through fear and intimidation , I must resist .
Posting anti-vaccine propaganda on social media could become criminal offense , Law Commissioner says https : //www.telegraph.co.uk/ news/2020/02/01/posting-anti- vaccine-propaganda-social- media-could-become-criminal/ FDA ’ s revolving door : Companies often hire agency staffers who managed their successful drug reviews https : //www.sciencemag.org/ news/2018/07/fda-s-revolving- door-companies-often-hire- agency-staffers-who-managed- their-successful For Big Pharma , the revolving door keeps spinning https : //thehill.com/blogs/ congress-blog/politics/452654- for-big-pharma-the-revolving- door-keeps-spinning George Soros Launches Campaign to Silence “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : //www.activistpost.com/ 2020/01/george-soros-launches- campaign-to-silence-climate- deniers-on-youtube.html Coronavirus Censorship Promoted In Pandemic Exercise Is Now Happening !
https : //www.activistpost.com/ 2020/02/coronavirus- censorship-promoted-in- pandemic-exercise-is-now- happening.html California ’ s strict vaccination law will have only ‘ modest ’ impact , study says https : //www.latimes.com/ california/story/2019-11-04/ vaccine-vaccination-study- california-sb-277 Should Nurses Be Forced to Get Flu Shots ?
https : //nursejournal.org/ community/should-nurses-be- forced-to-get-flu-shots/ UNITED KINGDOM MAY MAKE VACCINATIONS MANDATORY FOR ALL SCHOOL CHILDREN https : //www.newsweek.com/ united-kingdom-may-make- vaccinations-mandatory-all- school-children-1462133 Subscribe to Activist Post for truth , peace , and freedom news .
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By Spiro Skouras
A controversial group currently in the crosshairs of the establishment, which was also discussed at Event 201, is known as the Anti-Vaccine Movement. And now we see the UK Government working on a new law to jail people who spread “Anti-Vaccine Propaganda” online. Currently, people are protected from prosecution if they sincerely believe the misinformation or propaganda is real, but the government is looking to reform this provision and make it a criminal offense to post anything online, particularly social media, which is deemed to be “Anti-Vaccine.”
Where does the CDC stand on this issue? Well, when we examine a CDC document published at the National Academies website, we see what they call, “A Recipe for Fostering Public Interest and High Vaccine Demand.”
The CDC document appears to contain outright talking points and a strategy to be carried out and propagated to the public via health officials and the media.
I am not an “Anti-Vaxxer,” but when I see a massive, profit driven, global operation which wields vast power and influence over governments, who want to make vaccines mandatory and jail those who dare to ask questions, which is then propagandized by the media and sold to the public through fear and intimidation, I must resist.
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Links:
Posting anti-vaccine propaganda on social media could become criminal offense, Law Commissioner says
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ news/2020/02/01/posting-anti- vaccine-propaganda-social- media-could-become-criminal/
FDA’s revolving door: Companies often hire agency staffers who managed their successful drug reviews
https://www.sciencemag.org/ news/2018/07/fda-s-revolving- door-companies-often-hire- agency-staffers-who-managed- their-successful
For Big Pharma, the revolving door keeps spinning
https://thehill.com/blogs/ congress-blog/politics/452654- for-big-pharma-the-revolving- door-keeps-spinning
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
https://www.hrsa.gov/vaccine- compensation/index.html
Recipe for Fostering Public Interest and High Vaccine Demand
http://nationalacademies.org/ hmd/~/media/Files/Activity% 20Files/PublicHealth/ MicrobialThreats/Nowak.pdf
George Soros Launches Campaign to Silence “Climate Deniers” on YouTube!
https://www.activistpost.com/ 2020/01/george-soros-launches- campaign-to-silence-climate- deniers-on-youtube.html
Coronavirus Censorship Promoted In Pandemic Exercise Is Now Happening!
https://www.activistpost.com/ 2020/02/coronavirus- censorship-promoted-in- pandemic-exercise-is-now- happening.html
California’s strict vaccination law will have only ‘modest’ impact, study says
https://www.latimes.com/ california/story/2019-11-04/ vaccine-vaccination-study- california-sb-277
Should Nurses Be Forced to Get Flu Shots?
https://nursejournal.org/ community/should-nurses-be- forced-to-get-flu-shots/
UNITED KINGDOM MAY MAKE VACCINATIONS MANDATORY FOR ALL SCHOOL CHILDREN
https://www.newsweek.com/ united-kingdom-may-make- vaccinations-mandatory-all- school-children-1462133
Wuhan Begins Human Trials Of New Gilead Coronavirus Vaccine
https://www.zerohedge.com/ markets/wuhan-begins-human- trials-new-gilead-coronavirus- vaccine
Also Read From Activist Post: Anti-Fake News Center Leads to Two Arrests In Thailand For “Spreading Fake News” About Coronavirus
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activistpost--2020-02-03--Central Bankers Pull Out Their Monetary Bazookas to Try to Avert a Coronavirus Crash

The emerging coronavirus pandemic is already crimping global commerce .
In response , the S & P 500 has thus far put in two weeks ’ worth of declines ( the index fell 2.1 % last week ) since making new highs to start the year .
Even though the U.S. stock market hasn ’ t even entered a true “ correction ” phase yet , Wall Street is already clamoring for more Fed stimulus .
Mainstream stock market mavens figure the central bank will step in to limit downside – and they are probably right .
Following the Federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wednesday to keep rates unchanged , Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said he is “ carefully monitoring the situation ” with regard to the Chinese virus .
It is hitting inflation-sensitive commodities copper and crude oil especially hard .
Oil prices dipped 5 % last week while copper plunged more than 6 % .
Powell is vowing to push the inflation up to a “ symmetric ” target of 2 % – which in practice means pushing it above 2 % for a sustained period to counteract the prolonged period of sub-2 % inflation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday ’ s U.S. inflation data showed the central bank ’ s preferred “ core ” rate running at 1.6 % as of December .
The Fed now appears likely to re-embark on a rate-cutting campaign in the months ahead .
Meanwhile , it continues to pump liquidity into the Treasury bill and repo markets .
Last week , the Federal Reserve Bank of New York pushed another $ 83 billion into short-term lending facilities .
In China , central bankers are hitting the panic button and pulling out their monetary bazookas .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ China ’ s central bank announced plans Sunday to inject 1.2 trillion yuan ( $ 173 billion ) into the economy to cushion the shock to financial markets from the outbreak of a new virus when trading resumes on Monday.
” It added , “ Chinese authorities have massive resources for intervening to staunch panic selling of shares and have deployed them in past times of crisis.
” The same could be said of U.S. authorities .
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin convened the “ Plunge Protection Team ” during Christmas week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stock market .
It has been upward and onward since… owing also to more recent support from the Fed ’ s rate cuts and balance sheet expansion programs .
Ongoing official back-stopping has made investors more complacent than ever .
But the interventions haven ’ t stopped gold from rising .
Last week , gold quietly posted its highest closing price since 2013 .
Yes , gold is in a bull market even though virtually nobody in the mainstream financial media is talking about it .
The media will take notice when gold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which could come later this year it keeps up its current rate of ascent .
The biggest beneficiary of that attention could be silver – the poor man ’ s gold , the metal the masses will turn to as they seek inflation protection .
The silver market is like a coiled spring .
It has been depressed for many years .
When it finally does break out , it is poised to jump in a very big way .
Stefan Gleason is President of Money Metals Exchange , a precious metals dealer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” by an independent global ratings group .
A graduate of the University of Florida , Gleason is a seasoned business leader , investor , political strategist , and grassroots activist .
Gleason has frequently appeared on national television networks such as CNN , FoxNews , and CNBC and in hundreds of publications such as the Wall Street Journal , The Street , and Seeking Alpha .
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By Stefan Gleason
The emerging coronavirus pandemic is already crimping global commerce. In response, the S&P 500 has thus far put in two weeks’ worth of declines (the index fell 2.1% last week) since making new highs to start the year.
Even though the U.S. stock market hasn’t even entered a true “correction” phase yet, Wall Street is already clamoring for more Fed stimulus.
Mainstream stock market mavens figure the central bank will step in to limit downside – and they are probably right.
Following the Federal Open Market Committee’s decision on Wednesday to keep rates unchanged, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said he is “carefully monitoring the situation” with regard to the Chinese virus.
It is hitting inflation-sensitive commodities copper and crude oil especially hard. Oil prices dipped 5% last week while copper plunged more than 6%.
Powell is vowing to push the inflation up to a “symmetric” target of 2% – which in practice means pushing it above 2% for a sustained period to counteract the prolonged period of sub-2% inflation (at least officially).
Last Friday’s U.S. inflation data showed the central bank’s preferred “core” rate running at 1.6% as of December.
The Fed now appears likely to re-embark on a rate-cutting campaign in the months ahead. Meanwhile, it continues to pump liquidity into the Treasury bill and repo markets.
Last week, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York pushed another $83 billion into short-term lending facilities.
In China, central bankers are hitting the panic button and pulling out their monetary bazookas.
As the Associated Press reported on Sunday, “China’s central bank announced plans Sunday to inject 1.2 trillion yuan ($173 billion) into the economy to cushion the shock to financial markets from the outbreak of a new virus when trading resumes on Monday.”
It added, “Chinese authorities have massive resources for intervening to staunch panic selling of shares and have deployed them in past times of crisis.”
The same could be said of U.S. authorities. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin convened the “Plunge Protection Team” during Christmas week 2018 to stop the bleeding in the stock market. It has been upward and onward since… owing also to more recent support from the Fed’s rate cuts and balance sheet expansion programs.
Ongoing official back-stopping has made investors more complacent than ever. But the interventions haven’t stopped gold from rising.
Last week, gold quietly posted its highest closing price since 2013. Yes, gold is in a bull market even though virtually nobody in the mainstream financial media is talking about it.
The media will take notice when gold makes a new all-time record high – which could come later this year it keeps up its current rate of ascent.
The biggest beneficiary of that attention could be silver – the poor man’s gold, the metal the masses will turn to as they seek inflation protection.
The silver market is like a coiled spring. It has been depressed for many years. When it finally does break out, it is poised to jump in a very big way.
Stefan Gleason is President of Money Metals Exchange, a precious metals dealer recently named “Best in the USA” by an independent global ratings group. A graduate of the University of Florida, Gleason is a seasoned business leader, investor, political strategist, and grassroots activist. Gleason has frequently appeared on national television networks such as CNN, FoxNews, and CNBC and in hundreds of publications such as the Wall Street Journal, The Street, and Seeking Alpha.
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activistpost--2020-02-03--DUMPING CASH:  Doubling Gold Exposure – DEFICIT DEEPENS!

We Bring You This Critical Alert , Contributed By WealthResearchGroup.com and Their Founder , Lior Gantz , Who Our Staff Looks At For Accurate Economic Forecasting .
In 2003 , we had SARS virus .
In 2020 , we have coronavirus , right before the GREATEST migration in human history – the Chinese New Year travel week , is about to happen .
More than 17,000 flights a day are taking off from China , carrying nearly 80 million people around the globe .
SARS had a definitive impact on GDP in 2003 , when China was a much smaller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even a quarter of what it is today .
Copper prices are ALREADY plummeting and the LIKELIHOOD of rate cuts is getting to a point where it ’ s CERTAIN .
Another important indicator , which is a LEADING signal , is LEI , which computes several data points and predicts recessions with precision not offered by many charts .
This is another reason that markets are pricing in rate cuts .
On top of that , the FED is keeping the Repo agreements until April , so they ’ re definitely on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time to double gold exposure .
The chief reason to do so is PEAK GOLD , which is officially upon us .
The major gold producers on the public markets are acknowledging this , as well as the world ’ s No.1 producer , which happens to be China .
The secondary reason is that the FED has no idea when inflation is coming ; it has admitted that it is unaware of when unemployment rates will bottom and when they ’ ll SPARK inflation .
The third reason is hedging volatility .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ As you can see , gold ’ s ACTUAL correlation is with real rates , not with the U.S. Dollar ’ s strength or weakness .
Mega-billionaire investor , Ray Dalio , just told the Davos crowd that when the time comes to jump out of stocks , he will not bounce into cash – that ’ s his MAIN argument .
Yes , stocks are really expensive and will go into mania , thanks to buying from the retail investors , but when the dust settles and the bust occurs , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cash will be TRASH .
Because of wealth DISPARITY , in the next downturn , not only will the bottom 90 % not have much equity to fall back on , but they will also WATCH as the elite consolidate on equities and even OWN more assets .
The way I see it , the ( 1 ) rise of automation , ( 2 ) progress of A.I.
, ( 3 ) outsourcing into cheap labor pools and ( 4 ) the access to virtually non-existent interest-incurring debt , have allowed companies to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as eliminating much of the value that employees provide .
Most workers are expendable , unfortunately , and that has put much pressure on wages and , therefore , on the ability to save for retirement .
This is the primary reason that mainstream investors now see the reason to own gold , even though it has performed remarkably for 50 years already .
In other words , they see that EVEN after a decade of both an economic recovery and an equities bull market , governments are getting further away from balancing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , if Trump is re-elected , you ’ ll begin hearing MUCH MORE about the unsustainable deficit .
If the Democrats win in November , then a number of wild cards are at play .
Volatility will become part of the norm this year , as surveys zig and zag on who is the favorite to win .
We will keep you updated on this in a major way .

We Bring You This Critical Alert, Contributed By WealthResearchGroup.com and Their Founder, Lior Gantz, Who Our Staff Looks At For Accurate Economic Forecasting.
In 2003, we had SARS virus. In 2020, we have coronavirus, right before the GREATEST migration in human history – the Chinese New Year travel week, is about to happen.
More than 17,000 flights a day are taking off from China, carrying nearly 80 million people around the globe.
SARS had a definitive impact on GDP in 2003, when China was a much smaller nation and when traveling wasn’t even a quarter of what it is today.
Copper prices are ALREADY plummeting and the LIKELIHOOD of rate cuts is getting to a point where it’s CERTAIN.
Another important indicator, which is a LEADING signal, is LEI, which computes several data points and predicts recessions with precision not offered by many charts.
This is another reason that markets are pricing in rate cuts. On top of that, the FED is keeping the Repo agreements until April, so they’re definitely on high alert.
This is a tremendous time to double gold exposure.
The chief reason to do so is PEAK GOLD, which is officially upon us. The major gold producers on the public markets are acknowledging this, as well as the world’s No.1 producer, which happens to be China.
The secondary reason is that the FED has no idea when inflation is coming; it has admitted that it is unaware of when unemployment rates will bottom and when they’ll SPARK inflation.
The third reason is hedging volatility.
The fourth reason is negative rates.
The fifth reason is political uncertainty.
As you can see, gold’s ACTUAL correlation is with real rates, not with the U.S. Dollar’s strength or weakness.
Mega-billionaire investor, Ray Dalio, just told the Davos crowd that when the time comes to jump out of stocks, he will not bounce into cash – that’s his MAIN argument.
Yes, stocks are really expensive and will go into mania, thanks to buying from the retail investors, but when the dust settles and the bust occurs, if the FED slashes rates in response, cash will be TRASH.
Because of wealth DISPARITY, in the next downturn, not only will the bottom 90% not have much equity to fall back on, but they will also WATCH as the elite consolidate on equities and even OWN more assets.
The way I see it, the (1) rise of automation, (2) progress of A.I., (3) outsourcing into cheap labor pools and (4) the access to virtually non-existent interest-incurring debt, have allowed companies to become efficient, at the same time as eliminating much of the value that employees provide.
Most workers are expendable, unfortunately, and that has put much pressure on wages and, therefore, on the ability to save for retirement.
This is the primary reason that mainstream investors now see the reason to own gold, even though it has performed remarkably for 50 years already.
In other words, they see that EVEN after a decade of both an economic recovery and an equities bull market, governments are getting further away from balancing the books.
In less than a year, if Trump is re-elected, you’ll begin hearing MUCH MORE about the unsustainable deficit.
If the Democrats win in November, then a number of wild cards are at play.
Volatility will become part of the norm this year, as surveys zig and zag on who is the favorite to win. We will keep you updated on this in a major way.


activistpost--2020-02-03--Government Steals Newborn from Mother’s Arms After Falsely Accusing Her of Drug Use

Huntsville , AL — Hours after Rebecca Hernandez gave birth to her healthy baby boy last week , that little boy was torn from her arms and became a ward of the state due to gross negligence on behalf of Crestwood Medical Center and the Alabama Department of Human Resources .
Hernandez had been issued a drug test without her consent at the hospital which falsely came back positive .
Crestwood Medical declined to comment on why Hernandez was drug tested in the first place but said in a statement Saturday that “ Crestwood Medical Center is committed to following @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as ensuring the health and safety of our patients .
Our hospital also incorporates patient care practices that are established by credentialed members of our medical staff so as to further insure safe and quality care for all of our patients.
” Now , the hospital and her doctor are attempting to blame the false-positive on Hernandez ’ diet , claiming that she ate a poppy seed bun the day before they tested her .
“ Screening tests can have what we call false-positive results where other things can interfere , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctor .
You can have a substance that a patient eats .
Like in this case , poppy seeds can make them test positive for opioids.
” As NBC reports , Robinson said same-day drug screenings are a problem , and hospitals should rely on laboratory confirmed tests .
Nevertheless , government was called to the hospital to take this baby , and this poor innocent child spent the first days of his life away from his mother , missing out on the bonding and immunity transfer experience through breast feeding .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to mom , ” Hernandez said .
“ They have to be with the mom .
That ’ s the most important time in their life to be close to the mom when they ’ re just born.
” The good news is that after Hernandez protested , her drug test results were examined at the state lab and came back negative .
She was finally reunited with her baby on Friday .
“ I understand everything is a process .
I understand you have to follow rules , ” said Hernandez .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ more research before they decided to call DHR.
” An investigation conducted by ProPublica in 2015 attempted to shed light on this horrifying practice of taking babies from mother based on drug tests issued without consent .
The study found that poor and minority mothers were targeted more often .
According to a review of hundreds of court records , drug testing is ubiquitous in some Alabama counties — sometimes of mothers , sometimes of infants , sometimes both .
In some parts of the state , hospitals test on a case-by-case basis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scrutiny for poor women .
ProPublica and AL.com began examining hospital drug-testing policies as part of an investigation into Alabama ’ s chemical endangerment law , the country ’ s toughest law targeting drug use in pregnancy .
Since 2006 , the law has been used to charge nearly 500 women with endangering their unborn children .
In many cases , law enforcement officials cited hospital-administered drug tests as probable cause for arrest .
Forty-two of the 49 hospitals that deliver babies in Alabama declined to answer an AL.com/ProPublica questionnaire about testing policies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Of the seven that did respond , three provided only partial information .
Officials at several hospitals declined interview requests to explain why they didn ’ t want to answer the questionnaires .
Despite the above investigation exposing the controversial practice , as Hernandez ’ case illustrates , it is still happening .
While no one here is arguing for mothers to be able to harm their children through drug abuse , when the act of attempting to protect children is carried out with seemingly predatory intentions , the protectors turn into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have their babies torn from their arms purely through an act of egregious negligence , the system needs an overhaul .
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA .
This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state .
Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world .
Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Follow @ MattAgorist on Twitter , Steemit , and now on Minds .
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By Matt Agorist
Huntsville, AL — Hours after Rebecca Hernandez gave birth to her healthy baby boy last week, that little boy was torn from her arms and became a ward of the state due to gross negligence on behalf of Crestwood Medical Center and the Alabama Department of Human Resources. Hernandez had been issued a drug test without her consent at the hospital which falsely came back positive.
Crestwood Medical declined to comment on why Hernandez was drug tested in the first place but said in a statement Saturday that “Crestwood Medical Center is committed to following the law and regulatory requirements as well as ensuring the health and safety of our patients. Our hospital also incorporates patient care practices that are established by credentialed members of our medical staff so as to further insure safe and quality care for all of our patients.”
Now, the hospital and her doctor are attempting to blame the false-positive on Hernandez’ diet, claiming that she ate a poppy seed bun the day before they tested her.
“Screening tests can have what we call false-positive results where other things can interfere,” said Dr. Yashica Robinson, Hernandez’s doctor. You can have a substance that a patient eats. Like in this case, poppy seeds can make them test positive for opioids.”
As NBC reports, Robinson said same-day drug screenings are a problem, and hospitals should rely on laboratory confirmed tests.
Nevertheless, government was called to the hospital to take this baby, and this poor innocent child spent the first days of his life away from his mother, missing out on the bonding and immunity transfer experience through breast feeding.
“A newborn baby has to be close to mom,” Hernandez said. “They have to be with the mom. That’s the most important time in their life to be close to the mom when they’re just born.”
The good news is that after Hernandez protested, her drug test results were examined at the state lab and came back negative. She was finally reunited with her baby on Friday.
“I understand everything is a process. I understand you have to follow rules,” said Hernandez. “They should’ve done some more research before they decided to call DHR.”
#BREAKING If you were watching @waff48 at 10 last night, you know the story of Rebecca — Huntsville mom who failed a drug test because of POPPY SEED BREAD and had her newborn taken from her. Tonight, mom and baby are BACK together. Her LAB TEST results were negative 🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/aqUpo9VOpV — McKinley Strother (@mckinleystv) January 31, 2020
An investigation conducted by ProPublica in 2015 attempted to shed light on this horrifying practice of taking babies from mother based on drug tests issued without consent. The study found that poor and minority mothers were targeted more often.
According to a review of hundreds of court records, drug testing is ubiquitous in some Alabama counties — sometimes of mothers, sometimes of infants, sometimes both. In some parts of the state, hospitals test on a case-by-case basis, employing criteria that virtually ensure greater scrutiny for poor women. ProPublica and AL.com began examining hospital drug-testing policies as part of an investigation into Alabama’s chemical endangerment law, the country’s toughest law targeting drug use in pregnancy. Since 2006, the law has been used to charge nearly 500 women with endangering their unborn children. In many cases, law enforcement officials cited hospital-administered drug tests as probable cause for arrest. Forty-two of the 49 hospitals that deliver babies in Alabama declined to answer an AL.com/ProPublica questionnaire about testing policies, despite repeated requests over several months. Of the seven that did respond, three provided only partial information. Officials at several hospitals declined interview requests to explain why they didn’t want to answer the questionnaires.
Despite the above investigation exposing the controversial practice, as Hernandez’ case illustrates, it is still happening. While no one here is arguing for mothers to be able to harm their children through drug abuse, when the act of attempting to protect children is carried out with seemingly predatory intentions, the protectors turn into villains. When innocent and sober mothers have their babies torn from their arms purely through an act of egregious negligence, the system needs an overhaul.
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world. Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project, where this article first appeared. Follow @MattAgorist on Twitter, Steemit, and now on Minds.
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activistpost--2020-02-03--Licensing Parents? The Latest Bad Idea In America’s Licensure Craze

America is addicted to licensing .
It sounds dramatic , but it ’ s true .
Consider this recent incident out of Chicago : shocked by the death of an infant boy in his ward , who prosecutors say was murdered by his father , Chicago Alderman Ray Lopez took to Twitter in January to express his outrage .
He said he was tired of seeing tragic stories like this and had a plan to end them .
“ Time to start requiring childbirth licensing , conception fees or toddler escrows in order to be a parent , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t motivate good behavior , perhaps hitting their pockets will.
” For many Americans , the idea is shocking — and rightly so .
But given the uptick in licensing and how deeply it has become ingrained in our culture , it may not be that far-fetched .
Indeed , in the last century , America has seen an explosion of licensing .
As of 2020 , nearly a quarter of all jobs require a license — a five-fold increase from 1950 , when only five percent of jobs required one .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to become a florist , a travel agent , and even a shampooer at a salon .
If parenting really is “ the hardest job there is , ” it shouldn ’ t come as a surprise that people want to start licensing it , too .
And the alderman wasn ’ t joking , either .
He stood by his stance after being contacted by the Chicago Sun-Times , saying that if he could make it happen legally , he would .
However , he did acknowledge that such a thing would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stating : “ I don ’ t think that there ’ s any way that we can truthfully license people to have children .
This is not China .
We ’ re not a Communist country with child-bearing laws.
” Alderman Lopez is right .
This is not Communist China , and thank God .
China ’ s one-child policy led to an infanticide epidemic , undocumented children , forced abortions , and dangerous birthing scenarios that led to increased maternal mortality .
Those outcomes are tragic , but not surprising because government-mandated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consequences .
Requiring cosmetology licenses to cut and color hair led many aspiring stylists to take out thousands of dollars in debt for low-paying jobs .
Requiring a license for hair braiding has saddled countless minority women with fines and even jailed one woman for practicing her all-natural heatless hairstyling .
Like nearly every license , Alderman Lopez ’ s parenting license would unquestionably come with its own unintended consequences .
Lopez ’ s intent with a rule like that , of course , would be to prevent violent people from becoming parents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to obtain a parenting license for some other reason will likely have their child forcefully taken away .
With more children entering foster care than ever and a shortage of foster parents , the system has never been more strained .
Taking children away from parents , then , would only add to America ’ s bloated foster care system .
Not only this , but it is likely many expecting mothers will not give the state a chance to take their child .
It ’ s not hard to imagine a scenario @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told she has failed some “ parenting test , ” then runs off to give birth to and raise her child in secret ( or at least , in secret from the government ) .
As we can see in populations of undocumented immigrants , when people have to keep their life secret from the government , they often have to work for low wages , work dangerous jobs , and forego health care .
Under these conditions , a “ bad ” parent would only become worse .
America ’ s race @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under the guise of public safety has gone too far .
Alderman Lopez ’ s support for parenting licenses is significant because , although he knows it ’ s futile , it ’ s chilling that a lawmaker has genuinely and unapologetically proposed parental licensing to the public .
The infant ’ s death was brutal and tragic , but tragedy can not justify bad policy .
Brenée Goforth is a policy commentator based out of Raleigh , North Carolina .
There , she works at a state-based think tank and is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Activist Post for truth , peace , and freedom news .
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By Brenée Goforth
America is addicted to licensing. It sounds dramatic, but it’s true. Consider this recent incident out of Chicago: shocked by the death of an infant boy in his ward, who prosecutors say was murdered by his father, Chicago Alderman Ray Lopez took to Twitter in January to express his outrage.
He said he was tired of seeing tragic stories like this and had a plan to end them. “Time to start requiring childbirth licensing, conception fees or toddler escrows in order to be a parent,” the alderman tweeted. “If love doesn’t motivate good behavior, perhaps hitting their pockets will.”
For many Americans, the idea is shocking — and rightly so. But given the uptick in licensing and how deeply it has become ingrained in our culture, it may not be that far-fetched.
Indeed, in the last century, America has seen an explosion of licensing. As of 2020, nearly a quarter of all jobs require a license — a five-fold increase from 1950, when only five percent of jobs required one. Americans have become accustomed to requiring licenses to become a florist, a travel agent, and even a shampooer at a salon. If parenting really is “the hardest job there is,” it shouldn’t come as a surprise that people want to start licensing it, too.
And the alderman wasn’t joking, either. He stood by his stance after being contacted by the Chicago Sun-Times, saying that if he could make it happen legally, he would. However, he did acknowledge that such a thing would not likely be possible in America, stating: “I don’t think that there’s any way that we can truthfully license people to have children. This is not China. We’re not a Communist country with child-bearing laws.” Alderman Lopez is right. This is not Communist China, and thank God. China’s one-child policy led to an infanticide epidemic, undocumented children, forced abortions, and dangerous birthing scenarios that led to increased maternal mortality.
Those outcomes are tragic, but not surprising because government-mandated rules and licensure always come with unintended consequences. Requiring cosmetology licenses to cut and color hair led many aspiring stylists to take out thousands of dollars in debt for low-paying jobs. Requiring a license for hair braiding has saddled countless minority women with fines and even jailed one woman for practicing her all-natural heatless hairstyling. Like nearly every license, Alderman Lopez’s parenting license would unquestionably come with its own unintended consequences.
Lopez’s intent with a rule like that, of course, would be to prevent violent people from becoming parents, but nonviolent mothers who still fail to obtain a parenting license for some other reason will likely have their child forcefully taken away. With more children entering foster care than ever and a shortage of foster parents, the system has never been more strained. Taking children away from parents, then, would only add to America’s bloated foster care system.
Not only this, but it is likely many expecting mothers will not give the state a chance to take their child. It’s not hard to imagine a scenario in which a woman gets pregnant, told she has failed some “parenting test,” then runs off to give birth to and raise her child in secret (or at least, in secret from the government). As we can see in populations of undocumented immigrants, when people have to keep their life secret from the government, they often have to work for low wages, work dangerous jobs, and forego health care. Under these conditions, a “bad” parent would only become worse.
America’s race to license away people’s rights under the guise of public safety has gone too far. Alderman Lopez’s support for parenting licenses is significant because, although he knows it’s futile, it’s chilling that a lawmaker has genuinely and unapologetically proposed parental licensing to the public. The infant’s death was brutal and tragic, but tragedy cannot justify bad policy.
Article source: The Daily Bell
Brenée Goforth is a policy commentator based out of Raleigh, North Carolina. There, she works at a state-based think tank and is a contributor for Young Voices.
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