activistpost--2020-03-23--The Truth About the United States’ “Continuity of Government” Plans & The Coronavirus Perfect Storm

Though often discussed in relation to nuclear war or a similarly chaotic scenario , “ Continuity of Government ” plans can be triggered even by popular , nonviolent opposition to an unpopular war abroad .
It exists solely to keep the current system in place , regardless of the cost .
WASHINGTON DC — Last week , Newsweek published a report entitled “ Inside The Military ’ s Top Secret Plans If Coronavirus Cripples the Government , ” which offers vague descriptions of different military plans that could be put into effect if the civilian government were to be largely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential of the current novel coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) pandemic to result in such a scenario .
The article ’ s author , William Arkin , largely frames these plans as new , though — buried deep within the article — he eventually mentions that such contingency plans can be traced back to the Eisenhower administration ( though they were in place before ) and have since been developed and updated by most subsequent administrations , largely through the issuance of executive orders .
Arkin also points out that some of these “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , plans include the “ devolution ” of leadership and Constitutional authority , which he notes “ could circumvent the normal Constitutional provisions for government succession , and military commanders could be placed in control around America.
” Yet , there are key aspects of COG and its development that Arkin leaves out .
For instance , in his timeline on how such plans have developed in the post-World War II era , he conveniently fails to mention any of the Reagan administration ’ s major changes to COG , including the Reagan-era @ @ @ @ @ @ @ programs are based .
Indeed , many of the “ extra-Constitutional ” aspects of COG that Arkin mentions began during the Reagan administration , when these plans were redrafted to largely exclude members of Congress , including the Speaker of the House , from succession plans and even moved to essentially eliminate Congress in the event of COG being implemented , with near total power instead being given to the executive branch and the military .
It was also during this time that the “ devolution ” aspect of COG was hammered out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teams ” to be stationed in different parts of the country outside of the nation ’ s capital .
Arkin ’ s decision to not mention how COG was a major focus of the Reagan administration is striking given that that administration poured hundreds of millions of dollars annually into COG planning and development and also conducted COG drills on a regular basis .
Furthermore , the Miami Herald revealed in 1987 , that the COG programs of that era were deeply connected to what the Herald termed “ a virtual parallel government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” that began operating “ almost from the day Reagan took office ” and included many of Reagan ’ s closest advisers , including then-CIA Director William Casey .
The Herald further claimed that this “ parallel government ” had been responsible for the Iran-Contra scandal ( i.e .
“ involved in arming the Nicaraguan rebels ” ) as well as “ the drafting of martial law plans for national emergencies , ” i.e .
COG , as well as “ the monitoring of U.S. citizens considered potential security risks.
” Other key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as former Vice President Dick Cheney , former CIA Director James Woolsey and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld , are also left unmentioned in Arkin ’ s article .
Not mentioning Cheney and Rumsfeld are particularly glaring omissions given that they were involved in the implementation of aspects of those COG plans that went live in the wake of the September 11 attacks , when both men were serving in key posts in the George W. Bush administration .
While Arkin ’ s omission of the role of the Reagan administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use of COG is significant , arguably more significant is his failure to mention one of COG ’ s major components , one that has gone essentially unmentioned by well-known media outlets for well over a decade – Main Core .
When Reagan issued Executive Order 12656 , he created COG plans that could be implemented during “ any national security emergency , ” which the E.O .
loosely defined as “ any occurrence , including natural disaster , military attack , technological emergency , or other emergency , that seriously degrades or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States.
” E.O .
12656 also put the National Security Council ( NSC ) in charge of developing and administering COG policies .
The NSC official placed in charge of this “ secret ” COG program was Oliver North , whose name would later become infamous for the key role he played in the Iran-Contra Scandal .
During the Iran-Contra hearings in the late 1980s , then-Representative Jack Brooks ( D-TX ) attempted to ask the following question to North : “ Colonel North , in your work at the NSC , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to work on plans for the continuity of government in the event of a major disaster ?
” Brooks , however was immediately cut off by Senator Daniel Inouye ( D-HI ) , who stated ” I believe that question touches upon a highly sensitive and classified area , so may I request that you not touch upon that , sir.
” Brooks protested , but North was ultimately not required to give an answer .
As the de facto leader of COG development and planning during the Reagan administration , North oversaw @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later became known simply as “ Main Core.
” The Main Core database , first built using the stolen PROMIS software ( more information on PROMIS here and here ) , was essentially a list of American dissidents and “ potential troublemakers.
” A senior government official with a high-ranking security clearance and service in five presidential administrations described the database to journalist Chris Ketcham in 2008 as follows : Main Core is the aspect of COG that is most often ignored in reporting on these types of plans , with Arkin ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ example .
While most of the rare mentions of COG in the mainstream touch on how those plans would result in the implementation of martial law and the suspension of the Constitution , they even more rarely — if ever — mention Main Core .
Indeed , the last “ mainstream ” reports on Main Core were written over a decade ago — all in 2008 — by Chris Ketcham in Radar , by Scott Horton in Harpers and by Tim Shorrock in Salon .
Given that COG is now creeping back into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essential as the database still exists and has grown considerably since Oliver North first oversaw its creation in the early 1980s .
In Ketcham ’ s 2008 article on the subject , he quotes then-senior government officials who said that , at the time , the number of “ unfriendly ” Americans on that database was approximately 8 million .
Ketcham further notes that , in the event COG is implemented , these individuals could be subject to anything ranging from “ heightened surveillance and tracking to direct questioning and possibly even detention.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Main Core , noted that the database was seen in use at the White House following the September 11 attacks and there is strong evidence pointing to it having been used by the George W. Bush administration to guide its domestic surveillance activities in the post-9/11 era .
A government official who had told a reporter about having seen the database operational at the White House following September 11th “ turned white as a sheet ” when the reporter mentioned the name “ Main Core ” specifically .
Shorrock ’ s reporting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amounts of information on those “ unfriendly ” Americans , including the fruits of the vast domestic surveillance programs of the NSA and other U.S. federal agencies that continue today and are now set to be expanded due to the current coronavirus crisis .
In a report written last year on the involvement of U.S. and Israeli intelligence and their private sector allies in pushing for new , troubling pre-crime programs , I noted that Main Core is not only available to U.S. intelligence but also Israel ’ s intelligence apparatus and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and expansion of Main Core .
That report also detailed how Main Core was used by members of Reagan ’ s NSC to blackmail members of Congress , a practice that is likely to have continued under subsequent administrations .
It also noted how Main Core today likely involves the same software now used by every U.S. intelligence agency and numerous other federal agencies that is marketed by Palantir , a company created and owned by Trump ally Peter Thiel .
Palantir ’ s software boasts “ predictive policing ” capabilities and tracks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ subversive , ” very much in keeping with the spirit of Main Core .
Though Main Core was reportedly in use after September 11 to target “ unfriendly ” individuals for increased domestic surveillance , concern that COG plans in the age of coronavirus could take a more drastic turn and involve the detention of Americans included in that database now seems more plausible than ever .
On Saturday , Politico reported that the Department of Justice has demanded new “ emergency powers ” during the current pandemic and these powers include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trial .
Politico also noted that the DOJ ’ s controversial new requests “ span several stages of the legal process , from initial arrest to how cases are processed and investigated.
” Per the DOJ ’ s requests , indefinite detention would emerge through a new ability whereby the Attorney General or a judge could pause court proceedings whenever courts are “ fully or partially closed by virtue of any natural disaster , civil disobedience , or other emergency situation.
” What Politico did not include in its report is that current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past several months fine-tuning and implementing a “ pre-crime ” program .
Officially known as the “ National Disruption and Early Engagement Program ” ( DEEP ) , it aims to “ identify , assess and engage ” potentially violent individuals “ before they strike.
” Barr first announced this program last October in an official memorandum and therein stated that the program was to be implemented sometime over the course of 2020 and would involve “ an efficient , effective and programmatic strategy to disrupt individuals who are mobilizing towards violence , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference for that program took place this past December and involved members of the Department of Justice , Federal Bureau of Investigation and “ private sector partners.
” One recent DOJ statement regarding an arrest made last year in Nevada , claimed that that specific case was part of the DOJ ’ s “ National Disruption and Early Engagement Program , ” suggesting that this program is already in use — at least in some parts of the country .
In his memorandum , Barr further notes that the program ’ s “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the posture we adopted with respect to terrorist threats ” following the September 11 attacks , essentially stating that this pre-crime program will utilize methods from the “ War on Terror ” domestically and on a massive scale .
Given the context of the current coronavirus crisis , the DOJ ’ s recent request for sweeping new powers and the role of Main Core in COG plans , one part of Barr ’ s pre-crime memorandum stands out .
In the part of the document where Barr outlines what actions will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violent or threatening , he writes that those individuals will be subject to detention , court-ordered mental health treatment and electronic monitoring , among other measures .
The possibility of pre-crime detention was also present in the DOJ ’ s recent request for new “ emergency powers ” in light of the coronavirus crisis , as it specifically asks that those new powers apply to “ any statutes or rules of procedure otherwise affecting pre-arrest , post-arrest , pre-trial , trial , and post-trial procedures in criminal and juvenile proceedings and all civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , executive director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers , told Politico that the inclusion of the term “ pre-arrest ” likely means that “ you could be arrested and never brought before a judge until they decide that the emergency or the civil disobedience is over .
I find it absolutely terrifying.
” Thus , if DOJ is granted these new powers it has requested , the William Barr-led Department of Justice will not only be authorized to indefinitely detain Americans without trial , it will be able to detain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having committed a crime or even having plans or the intent to commit a crime .
Instead , the DOJ only needs to argue that the individual was “ mobilizing towards violence , ” an extremely vague phrase that could potentially be used against anyone who expresses discontent with the government or government policy .
Furthermore , with the FBI having recently flagged “ conspiracy theorists ” ( and by extension those who distrust or question government narratives of both past and present ) as a “ domestic terror threat , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failure to blindly trust government narratives presents a threat to the public order .
Given that the Main Core database in its current form contains bulk surveillance gathered from social media , phone conversations/messaging apps and even financial information ( i.e .
purchasing history , etc . )
on Americans deemed unfriendly “ often for the slightest and most trivial reason , ” this unprecedented power grab by the DOJ has an authoritarian and Orwellian potential to target legitimate dissent like never before .
With the specter of COG now snaking its way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it is essential that Americans stay vigilant , as these Orwellian and dystopian “ solutions ” to allegedly protect us from the current pandemic have been in place long before COVID-19 made its appearance on the world stage or landed on U.S. shores .
It is also essential to remember that COG , Main Core and the DOJ ’ s pre-crime program were all created and are currently controlled by extremely corrupt and fundamentally untrustworthy individuals who have not only been involved in , innumerable scandals , over the years , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most authoritarian , savage and horrific dictators the world has ever seen .
To trust them with such unprecedented and dangerous powers in a period of national confusion and panic is tantamount to beckoning the horrors of those dictatorships — past and present — to come home to roost .
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By Whitney Webb
Though often discussed in relation to nuclear war or a similarly chaotic scenario, “Continuity of Government” plans can be triggered even by popular, nonviolent opposition to an unpopular war abroad. It exists solely to keep the current system in place, regardless of the cost.
WASHINGTON DC — Last week, Newsweek published a report entitled “Inside The Military’s Top Secret Plans If Coronavirus Cripples the Government,” which offers vague descriptions of different military plans that could be put into effect if the civilian government were to be largely incapacitated, with a focus on the potential of the current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to result in such a scenario.
The article’s author, William Arkin, largely frames these plans as new, though — buried deep within the article — he eventually mentions that such contingency plans can be traced back to the Eisenhower administration (though they were in place before) and have since been developed and updated by most subsequent administrations, largely through the issuance of executive orders. Arkin also points out that some of these “Continuity of Government”, or COG, plans include the “devolution” of leadership and Constitutional authority, which he notes “could circumvent the normal Constitutional provisions for government succession, and military commanders could be placed in control around America.”
Yet, there are key aspects of COG and its development that Arkin leaves out. For instance, in his timeline on how such plans have developed in the post-World War II era, he conveniently fails to mention any of the Reagan administration’s major changes to COG, including the Reagan-era Executive Order on which all current COG programs are based. Indeed, many of the “extra-Constitutional” aspects of COG that Arkin mentions began during the Reagan administration, when these plans were redrafted to largely exclude members of Congress, including the Speaker of the House, from succession plans and even moved to essentially eliminate Congress in the event of COG being implemented, with near total power instead being given to the executive branch and the military. It was also during this time that the “devolution” aspect of COG was hammered out, as it created three president-cabinet “teams” to be stationed in different parts of the country outside of the nation’s capital. Arkin’s decision to not mention how COG was a major focus of the Reagan administration is striking given that that administration poured hundreds of millions of dollars annually into COG planning and development and also conducted COG drills on a regular basis.
Furthermore, the Miami Herald revealed in 1987, that the COG programs of that era were deeply connected to what the Herald termed “a virtual parallel government outside the traditional cabinet departments and agencies” that began operating “almost from the day Reagan took office” and included many of Reagan’s closest advisers, including then-CIA Director William Casey. The Herald further claimed that this “parallel government” had been responsible for the Iran-Contra scandal (i.e. “involved in arming the Nicaraguan rebels”) as well as “the drafting of martial law plans for national emergencies,” i.e. COG, as well as “the monitoring of U.S. citizens considered potential security risks.”
Other key players in those Reagan-era COG developments, such as former Vice President Dick Cheney, former CIA Director James Woolsey and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, are also left unmentioned in Arkin’s article. Not mentioning Cheney and Rumsfeld are particularly glaring omissions given that they were involved in the implementation of aspects of those COG plans that went live in the wake of the September 11 attacks, when both men were serving in key posts in the George W. Bush administration.
While Arkin’s omission of the role of the Reagan administration and leading neoconservatives in the development and use of COG is significant, arguably more significant is his failure to mention one of COG’s major components, one that has gone essentially unmentioned by well-known media outlets for well over a decade – Main Core.
The government’s database of “potential troublemakers”
When Reagan issued Executive Order 12656, he created COG plans that could be implemented during “any national security emergency,” which the E.O. loosely defined as “any occurrence, including natural disaster, military attack, technological emergency, or other emergency, that seriously degrades or seriously threatens the national security of the United States.” E.O. 12656 also put the National Security Council (NSC) in charge of developing and administering COG policies. The NSC official placed in charge of this “secret” COG program was Oliver North, whose name would later become infamous for the key role he played in the Iran-Contra Scandal. During the Iran-Contra hearings in the late 1980s, then-Representative Jack Brooks (D-TX) attempted to ask the following question to North: “Colonel North, in your work at the NSC, were you not assigned at one time to work on plans for the continuity of government in the event of a major disaster?” Brooks, however was immediately cut off by Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI), who stated ” I believe that question touches upon a highly sensitive and classified area, so may I request that you not touch upon that, sir.” Brooks protested, but North was ultimately not required to give an answer.
As the de facto leader of COG development and planning during the Reagan administration, North oversaw the creation of a controversial database that later became known simply as “Main Core.” The Main Core database, first built using the stolen PROMIS software (more information on PROMIS here and here), was essentially a list of American dissidents and “potential troublemakers.” A senior government official with a high-ranking security clearance and service in five presidential administrations described the database to journalist Chris Ketcham in 2008 as follows:
A database of Americans, who, often for the slightest and most trivial reason, are considered unfriendly, and who, in a time of panic might be incarcerated. The database can identify and locate perceived ‘enemies of the state’ almost instantaneously.
In 1993, Wired magazine stated that:
Using PROMIS, sources point out, North could have drawn up lists of anyone ever arrested for a political protest, for example, or anyone who had ever refused to pay their taxes. Compared to PROMIS, Richard Nixon’s enemies list or Sen. Joe McCarthy’s blacklist look downright crude.
Main Core is the aspect of COG that is most often ignored in reporting on these types of plans, with Arkin’s article being just a more recent example. While most of the rare mentions of COG in the mainstream touch on how those plans would result in the implementation of martial law and the suspension of the Constitution, they even more rarely — if ever — mention Main Core. Indeed, the last “mainstream” reports on Main Core were written over a decade ago — all in 2008 — by Chris Ketcham in Radar, by Scott Horton in Harpers and by Tim Shorrock in Salon.
Given that COG is now creeping back into mainstream reporting, revisiting Main Core is essential as the database still exists and has grown considerably since Oliver North first oversaw its creation in the early 1980s. In Ketcham’s 2008 article on the subject, he quotes then-senior government officials who said that, at the time, the number of “unfriendly” Americans on that database was approximately 8 million. Ketcham further notes that, in the event COG is implemented, these individuals could be subject to anything ranging from “heightened surveillance and tracking to direct questioning and possibly even detention.”
Tim Shorrock, in his coverage of Main Core, noted that the database was seen in use at the White House following the September 11 attacks and there is strong evidence pointing to it having been used by the George W. Bush administration to guide its domestic surveillance activities in the post-9/11 era. A government official who had told a reporter about having seen the database operational at the White House following September 11th “turned white as a sheet” when the reporter mentioned the name “Main Core” specifically. Shorrock’s reporting also details how Main Core includes vast amounts of information on those “unfriendly” Americans, including the fruits of the vast domestic surveillance programs of the NSA and other U.S. federal agencies that continue today and are now set to be expanded due to the current coronavirus crisis.
In a report written last year on the involvement of U.S. and Israeli intelligence and their private sector allies in pushing for new, troubling pre-crime programs, I noted that Main Core is not only available to U.S. intelligence but also Israel’s intelligence apparatus and that Israeli intelligence was involved in the creation and expansion of Main Core. That report also detailed how Main Core was used by members of Reagan’s NSC to blackmail members of Congress, a practice that is likely to have continued under subsequent administrations. It also noted how Main Core today likely involves the same software now used by every U.S. intelligence agency and numerous other federal agencies that is marketed by Palantir, a company created and owned by Trump ally Peter Thiel. Palantir’s software boasts “predictive policing” capabilities and tracks a category of person using the label “subversive,” very much in keeping with the spirit of Main Core.
Main Core and Bill Barr’s Power Grab
Though Main Core was reportedly in use after September 11 to target “unfriendly” individuals for increased domestic surveillance, concern that COG plans in the age of coronavirus could take a more drastic turn and involve the detention of Americans included in that database now seems more plausible than ever. On Saturday, Politico reported that the Department of Justice has demanded new “emergency powers” during the current pandemic and these powers include being able to indefinitely detain Americans without trial. Politico also noted that the DOJ’s controversial new requests “span several stages of the legal process, from initial arrest to how cases are processed and investigated.” Per the DOJ’s requests, indefinite detention would emerge through a new ability whereby the Attorney General or a judge could pause court proceedings whenever courts are “fully or partially closed by virtue of any natural disaster, civil disobedience, or other emergency situation.”
What Politico did not include in its report is that current Attorney General William Barr has spent the past several months fine-tuning and implementing a “pre-crime” program. Officially known as the “National Disruption and Early Engagement Program” (DEEP), it aims to “identify, assess and engage” potentially violent individuals “before they strike.” Barr first announced this program last October in an official memorandum and therein stated that the program was to be implemented sometime over the course of 2020 and would involve “an efficient, effective and programmatic strategy to disrupt individuals who are mobilizing towards violence, by all lawful means.”
A training conference for that program took place this past December and involved members of the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and “private sector partners.” One recent DOJ statement regarding an arrest made last year in Nevada, claimed that that specific case was part of the DOJ’s “National Disruption and Early Engagement Program,” suggesting that this program is already in use — at least in some parts of the country.
In his memorandum, Barr further notes that the program’s “early engagement tactics” were “born of the posture we adopted with respect to terrorist threats” following the September 11 attacks, essentially stating that this pre-crime program will utilize methods from the “War on Terror” domestically and on a massive scale.
Given the context of the current coronavirus crisis, the DOJ’s recent request for sweeping new powers and the role of Main Core in COG plans, one part of Barr’s pre-crime memorandum stands out. In the part of the document where Barr outlines what actions will be taken once an individual is deemed potentially violent or threatening, he writes that those individuals will be subject to detention, court-ordered mental health treatment and electronic monitoring, among other measures.
The possibility of pre-crime detention was also present in the DOJ’s recent request for new “emergency powers” in light of the coronavirus crisis, as it specifically asks that those new powers apply to “any statutes or rules of procedure otherwise affecting pre-arrest, post-arrest, pre-trial, trial, and post-trial procedures in criminal and juvenile proceedings and all civil process and proceedings.” Norman L. Reimer, executive director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, told Politico that the inclusion of the term “pre-arrest” likely means that “you could be arrested and never brought before a judge until they decide that the emergency or the civil disobedience is over. I find it absolutely terrifying.”
Thus, if DOJ is granted these new powers it has requested, the William Barr-led Department of Justice will not only be authorized to indefinitely detain Americans without trial, it will be able to detain them without any proof of those detainees having committed a crime or even having plans or the intent to commit a crime. Instead, the DOJ only needs to argue that the individual was “mobilizing towards violence,” an extremely vague phrase that could potentially be used against anyone who expresses discontent with the government or government policy.
Furthermore, with the FBI having recently flagged “conspiracy theorists” (and by extension those who distrust or question government narratives of both past and present) as a “domestic terror threat,” the DOJ could even make the case that failure to blindly trust government narratives presents a threat to the public order. Given that the Main Core database in its current form contains bulk surveillance gathered from social media, phone conversations/messaging apps and even financial information (i.e. purchasing history, etc.) on Americans deemed unfriendly “often for the slightest and most trivial reason,” this unprecedented power grab by the DOJ has an authoritarian and Orwellian potential to target legitimate dissent like never before.
With the specter of COG now snaking its way into mainstream discourse during the coronavirus crisis, it is essential that Americans stay vigilant, as these Orwellian and dystopian “solutions” to allegedly protect us from the current pandemic have been in place long before COVID-19 made its appearance on the world stage or landed on U.S. shores.
It is also essential to remember that COG, Main Core and the DOJ’s pre-crime program were all created and are currently controlled by extremely corrupt and fundamentally untrustworthy individuals who have not only been involved in, innumerable scandals, over the years, but have also installed and supported some of the most authoritarian, savage and horrific dictators the world has ever seen. To trust them with such unprecedented and dangerous powers in a period of national confusion and panic is tantamount to beckoning the horrors of those dictatorships — past and present — to come home to roost.
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Whitney Webb is a staff writer for The Last American Vagabond. She has previously written for Mintpress News, Ben Swann’s Truth In Media. Her work has appeared on Global Research, the Ron Paul Institute and 21st Century Wire, among others. She has also made radio and TV appearances on RT and Sputnik. She currently lives with her family in southern Chile.
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activistpost--2020-03-23--In Spain You Can’t Use Your Own Back Yard. Police Make Sure of It.

The last days and weeks of the coronavirus epidemic give an interesting insight into the human psyche .
Elementary liberties are restricted all over the world , such as the freedom of movement or private property .
Yet most people accept these restrictions without blinking , as the state declares their indispensability .
A chronology of the events in Madrid : on Sunday , March 8 , a large World Women ’ s Day demonstration against the alleged rule of the Patriachate was held .
There were 120,000 participants , and members of the government took part in it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ row .
They had called for strong participation .
Just one day later it was announced that starting on Wednesday , March 11 , kindergartens , schools , and universities in Madrid would be closed .
Since Sunday , March 14 , there a curfew has been in place , which is enforced by police and military force .
Cyclists and joggers trying to keep fit in the fresh air have been fined heavily .
Spaniards are no longer even allowed to be in the private gardens of apartment blocks , even if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ short , we are no longer allowed to use our own gardens .
They have been temporarily expropriated .
Most people are little bothered by the fact that the state is violating their freedom massively .
They regard it as necessary and good .
They do not question the state ’ s authority to restrict our freedom at all .
Rather , they denounce those who want to move freely and make use of their property rights .
When two brothers were seen playing soccer in the garden of an acquaintance ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
People denounce playing children , who are regarded as harmful to public health , and put up posters saying “ Quédate en casa ” ( stay at home ) .
This is a block warden mentality .
The most worrying thing is the high number of willing state collaborators .
The parallels with the past are unnoticed .
No one seems to care , and it is not even discussed .
If people are just scared enough , they entrust themselves to a ( temporary ) dictatorship without grumbling .
They give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being saved by state leaders advised by wise experts .
Fear makes people controllable .
Instead of protesting against the violation of their property rights , they clap their hands every day at 8 p.m. in Spain .
Initially , the applause was mainly to show support for doctors and nurses , but in the meantime cheers for the police have been mixed in .
The state leaders plan the violation of liberty centrally .
They do not have the necessary information to give a rational answer to the coronacrisis .
They take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and economic shutdown but not the costs , because these are not quantifiable .
One of the immediate costs is the loss of a more rapid immunization of the population .
But there are other health costs .
Being confined to one ’ s own four walls , with the corresponding lack of physical exercise , will lead to increased cardiovascular diseases , high blood pressure , strokes , and thromboses , among other things .
The psychological burden of being locked up is especially immense .
The psychological strain will cause some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trauma and depression will be created .
The economic collapse triggered by the political reaction to the coronavirus has its own health costs , such as entrepreneurs who suffer heart attacks and unemployed people who fall into depression or alcohol .
And then there are the economic costs in the narrower sense .
The standard of living will fall , perhaps considerably .
That depends on how long economic life remains switched off .
Sooner or later , supply chains will be threatened , even for essential medicines and food .
Already today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is reduced .
This too can shorten lives .
Worldwide , a decline in the standard of living will hit especially the poorest of the poor , whose supply of food and medicines will be greatly diminished .
As the costs and benefits are not quantifiable , it is hubris to rely on central planning to address the COVID-19 epidemic and come to the decision to paralyze an entire country—even entire continents ( not to mention the ( temporary ) disappearance of freedom ) .
Unfortunately , frightened people seem to shed few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shortcut to serfdom , and it is called fear .
Philipp Bagus is professor at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos .
He is a Fellow of the Mises Institute , an IREF Scholar , and the author of numerous books including In Defense of Deflation , Blind Robbery !
, The Tragedy of the Euro , and is coauthor of Deep Freeze : Iceland ’ s Economic Collapse .
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By Philipp Bagus
The last days and weeks of the coronavirus epidemic give an interesting insight into the human psyche. Elementary liberties are restricted all over the world, such as the freedom of movement or private property. Yet most people accept these restrictions without blinking, as the state declares their indispensability.
A chronology of the events in Madrid: on Sunday, March 8, a large World Women’s Day demonstration against the alleged rule of the Patriachate was held. There were 120,000 participants, and members of the government took part in it, marching side by side in the first row. They had called for strong participation. Just one day later it was announced that starting on Wednesday, March 11, kindergartens, schools, and universities in Madrid would be closed. Since Sunday, March 14, there a curfew has been in place, which is enforced by police and military force. Cyclists and joggers trying to keep fit in the fresh air have been fined heavily. Spaniards are no longer even allowed to be in the private gardens of apartment blocks, even if families take turns using them. In short, we are no longer allowed to use our own gardens. They have been temporarily expropriated.
Most people are little bothered by the fact that the state is violating their freedom massively. They regard it as necessary and good. They do not question the state’s authority to restrict our freedom at all. Rather, they denounce those who want to move freely and make use of their property rights. When two brothers were seen playing soccer in the garden of an acquaintance’s apartment block, the police were called.
People denounce playing children, who are regarded as harmful to public health, and put up posters saying “Quédate en casa” (stay at home). This is a block warden mentality. The most worrying thing is the high number of willing state collaborators. The parallels with the past are unnoticed. No one seems to care, and it is not even discussed.
If people are just scared enough, they entrust themselves to a (temporary) dictatorship without grumbling. They give up their freedom in the hope of being saved by state leaders advised by wise experts. Fear makes people controllable. Instead of protesting against the violation of their property rights, they clap their hands every day at 8 p.m. in Spain. Initially, the applause was mainly to show support for doctors and nurses, but in the meantime cheers for the police have been mixed in.
The state leaders plan the violation of liberty centrally. They do not have the necessary information to give a rational answer to the coronacrisis. They take into account the benefits of the curfew and economic shutdown but not the costs, because these are not quantifiable.
One of the immediate costs is the loss of a more rapid immunization of the population. But there are other health costs. Being confined to one’s own four walls, with the corresponding lack of physical exercise, will lead to increased cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure, strokes, and thromboses, among other things. The psychological burden of being locked up is especially immense. The psychological strain will cause some marriages and families to break up; trauma and depression will be created.
The economic collapse triggered by the political reaction to the coronavirus has its own health costs, such as entrepreneurs who suffer heart attacks and unemployed people who fall into depression or alcohol.
And then there are the economic costs in the narrower sense. The standard of living will fall, perhaps considerably. That depends on how long economic life remains switched off. Sooner or later, supply chains will be threatened, even for essential medicines and food. Already today the range of products in Spanish supermarkets is reduced. This too can shorten lives. Worldwide, a decline in the standard of living will hit especially the poorest of the poor, whose supply of food and medicines will be greatly diminished.
As the costs and benefits are not quantifiable, it is hubris to rely on central planning to address the COVID-19 epidemic and come to the decision to paralyze an entire country—even entire continents (not to mention the (temporary) disappearance of freedom). Unfortunately, frightened people seem to shed few tears for freedom. There is a shortcut to serfdom, and it is called fear.
Article source: Mises.org
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activistpost--2020-03-23--As State Censorship Grows, VPN Usage Soars During COVID-19 Crisis

The global COVID-19 outbreak has led to a surge in VPN usage according to Atlas VPN .
The company published data from their 50,000 weekly users and during the weeks from March 2-8 and March 9-15 and , as Statista ’ s Niall McCarthy points out , it shows a steep rise in VPN usage in countries dealing with significant outbreaks .
In Italy where there were close to 25,000 cases and more than 1,800 deaths on March 16 , VPN use climbed 112 percent during the two weekly periods mentioned above .
Likewise in Iran , it climbed 38 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Statista Even in countries with fewer cases , VPN popularity has increased .
For example , the United States had 3,802 confirmed cases at the start of this week while VPN usage climbed 53 percent over the course of the past week .
In countries experiencing lockdowns in a bid to slow COVID-19 ’ s spread , there have also been increases .
In Spain , usage grew 36 percent while it climbed 29 percent in Germany and 21 percent in France .
Atlas VPN attributes the growth to more people staying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and social distancing .
In most countries dealing with significant outbreaks , schools and malls remain closed while employees are being encouraged to work from home .
That has resulted in more people spending their time online with some availing of VPN services to access geoblocked streaming content .
Most companies also only allow their employees to work via a VPN connection to ensure the safety of their files and avoid hacking .
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By Tyler Durden
The global COVID-19 outbreak has led to a surge in VPN usage according to Atlas VPN. The company published data from their 50,000 weekly users and during the weeks from March 2-8 and March 9-15 and, as Statista’s Niall McCarthy points out, it shows a steep rise in VPN usage in countries dealing with significant outbreaks.
In Italy where there were close to 25,000 cases and more than 1,800 deaths on March 16, VPN use climbed 112 percent during the two weekly periods mentioned above. Likewise in Iran, it climbed 38 percent.
You will find more infographics at Statista
Even in countries with fewer cases, VPN popularity has increased. For example, the United States had 3,802 confirmed cases at the start of this week while VPN usage climbed 53 percent over the course of the past week. In countries experiencing lockdowns in a bid to slow COVID-19’s spread, there have also been increases. In Spain, usage grew 36 percent while it climbed 29 percent in Germany and 21 percent in France.
Atlas VPN attributes the growth to more people staying at home due to lockdowns, quarantines and social distancing. In most countries dealing with significant outbreaks, schools and malls remain closed while employees are being encouraged to work from home. That has resulted in more people spending their time online with some availing of VPN services to access geoblocked streaming content. Most companies also only allow their employees to work via a VPN connection to ensure the safety of their files and avoid hacking.
Article source: ZeroHedge
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activistpost--2020-03-23--A Few Words On Coronavirus & Update On The Richie Allen Show – Monday March 23rd 2020

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By Richie Allen
Activist Post Editor’s Note: Richie Allen is back after a health hiatus with some colorful language, humorous musings and insightful analysis about the madness that is unfolding.
We desperately need a diversity of voices during this time, and Richie’s is a most welcome contribution on the ground from Manchester UK.
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activistpost--2020-03-24--India Is Now Hand Stamping People Who Are Suspected To Have COVID-19 Infections

After an all-day curfew was observed by the entire nation Sunday , millions of Indians are remaining on lockdown because of the global coronavirus pandemic .
And now , as if the coronavirus containment scenes from around the world weren ’ t dystopian enough , the disturbing imagery continues in India , where those suspected of having the coronavirus are now being given hand stamps , according to Reuters .
This prompted the government to institute hand stamping , using indelible ink .
The stamps are being used on people arriving at airports in the western state of Maharashtra and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the date a person must remain under home quarantine and say “ proud to protect ” on them .
Supreme Court lawyer N S Nappinai said : “ When I first heard of the stamping in Mumbai , I thought it was fake news .
I understand the concern but where does one draw the line ?
Should fundamental rights be suspended in an emergency like this ?
” The Indian government is also using citizen and reservation data from airlines to track people .
Archana Valzade , under secretary in Maharashtra ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who were stamped and were traveling .
They had signed a self-declaration that they will not travel because they could be carriers of coronavirus .
It is their duty as well to stop the infection .
Stamping is essential and very useful to reduce the spread .
Amar Fettle , who is heading the coronavirus control team in Kerala said : As a doctor who has worked in the public health service and in the community , I find people are not realizing the seriousness of the pandemic .
Knowing the situation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are dealing with 1.3 billion people … I am for the steps the government is taking .
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By Tyler Durden
After an all-day curfew was observed by the entire nation Sunday, millions of Indians are remaining on lockdown because of the global coronavirus pandemic.
And now, as if the coronavirus containment scenes from around the world weren’t dystopian enough, the disturbing imagery continues in India, where those suspected of having the coronavirus are now being given hand stamps, according to Reuters.
This prompted the government to institute hand stamping, using indelible ink. The stamps are being used on people arriving at airports in the western state of Maharashtra and southern Karnataka state. The stamps show the date a person must remain under home quarantine and say “proud to protect” on them.
Supreme Court lawyer N S Nappinai said: “When I first heard of the stamping in Mumbai, I thought it was fake news. I understand the concern but where does one draw the line? Should fundamental rights be suspended in an emergency like this?”
The Indian government is also using citizen and reservation data from airlines to track people.
Archana Valzade, under secretary in Maharashtra’s health department said:
We found people who were stamped and were traveling. They had signed a self-declaration that they will not travel because they could be carriers of coronavirus. It is their duty as well to stop the infection. Stamping is essential and very useful to reduce the spread.
Amar Fettle, who is heading the coronavirus control team in Kerala said:
People have been jumping quarantine and it has been a challenge to track them. But we have formed hundreds of squads, including policemen to track and ensure people follow the norms.
Hospital physician Armida Fernandez concluded:
As a doctor who has worked in the public health service and in the community, I find people are not realizing the seriousness of the pandemic. Knowing the situation of public health in India and that we are dealing with 1.3 billion people … I am for the steps the government is taking.
Article source: ZeroHedge
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activistpost--2020-03-23--FCC Commissioner Wants Wi-Fi Hotspots in Students’ Home Despite Doctors’ Warnings About Health Risks

American Academy of Pediatrics and other health experts have warned that children are more vulnerable to all sources of wireless radiation exposure –including Bluetooth , Cell Phone and Wi-Fi Radiation – because they are smaller and their skulls are thinner .
In fact , there is still no “ safe ” level of exposure that has been scientifically determined for kids or pregnant women .
That ’ s why for many years doctors , educators , and parents worldwide have been trying to have schools replace Wi-Fi in schools with wired internet ( see 1 , 2 , 3 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) is supposed to protect the public by regulating the telecom industry – however – they are not a health or environmental agency .
Lawsuits have been filed against them for NOT protecting the public from unsafe levels of wireless radiation ( see 1 , 2 ) .
Suggesting that schools provide radiation-emitting Wi-Fi hotspots to families so kids can keep up with their school work during the coronavirus pandemic is one more example of how this agency has been completely “ captured ” by the telecom industry .
It ’ s also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for alerting us about this on their blog : In response to the coronavirus outbreak , millions of children are completing their academic curricula online via e-learning platforms .
FCC Commissioner , Jessica Rosenworcel , is calling on the FCC to “ use its power in this emergency to provide schools with Wi-Fi hotspots to loan out to students who lack reliable internet access at home.
” Warning : you may need a barf bag for FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel ’ s op-ed .
Living with the coronavirus is going to reveal hard truths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ especially true for students , who are being told in record numbers to head online for education .
It ’ s time for a nationwide plan to ensure they can all get there .
Like so much else , the internet has changed education .
The days when out-of-school learning required only paper and pencil are long gone .
Today , students live their lives online and use internet-based resources for so much of modern education .
Still , not every child has broadband at home .
In fact , statistics at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three households has no broadband access .
Imagine being a child in one of those households .
Nightly schoolwork is challenging .
Getting it done may require heading to the home of a friend or relative with broadband , a trip to the library , or nursing a soda in a fast food restaurant with free Wi-Fi .
We must do what we can to help students who fall into the homework gap These students fall into an especially cruel part of the digital divide , known as the homework gap .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the homework gap is real and affects 12 million children across the country .
A study of census data from the Associated Press suggests that as many as 18 percent of students lack reliable internet access at home and struggle with school assignments that require it .
Now consider the coronavirus .
Schools have closed across the country .
In some places this is done at the state level , like in Ohio , Maryland , New Mexico , North Carolina , and Louisiana .
In others , like in California and Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or counties where the risk of spreading and contracting the virus appears highest .
School administrators and teachers in those regions are already scrambling to identify how education can continue now that kids need to spend weeks at home .
Setting up online learning is a challenge under the best of circumstances , requiring time , training , and skill .
Because of this virus , all those things are in short supply .
But in an outsized effort to ensure students have opportunities to learn while classes are cut , these online @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do what we can to help these efforts succeed for all students , including those who fall into the homework gap and are at greatest risk of being left behind .
To fix this , the FCC should use its power in this emergency to provide schools with Wi-Fi hotspots to loan out to students who lack reliable internet access at home .
It has the authority to do so under the Telecommunications Act .
This law , now more than two decades old , directed the agency to set up a program @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country , through a program known as E-Rate .
Today , E-Rate funds broadband for educational purposes in every state .
In fact , it is our nation ’ s largest education technology program .
Under the law , support for internet service is available for “ educational purposes ” to enhance , to the extent technically feasible and economically reasonable , school classrooms .
With schools closing and learning migrating online , this is the right moment to adjust FCC rules to expand how we think about internet access and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already support for doing so from major program beneficiaries , like schools and teachers .
Furthermore , the E-Rate program offers support on a sliding scale .
More is available for schools with higher percentages of students receiving lunch at free or reduced cost .
That means the schools receiving the greatest E-Rate support are most likely to be ones with students who lack access to broadband at home .
Alternatively , Congress may wish to step in and support this kind of initiative in upcoming efforts to address the coronavirus crisis .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ both chambers of Congress , including legislation introduced by Senator Chris Van Hollen ( D-MD ) and Representative Grace Meng ( D-NY ) .
These efforts could include legislation to expand student access to devices , too .
But the most important thing is to act now , so that no child is left offline .

By B.N. Frank
American Academy of Pediatrics and other health experts have warned that children are more vulnerable to all sources of wireless radiation exposure –including Bluetooth, Cell Phone and Wi-Fi Radiation – because they are smaller and their skulls are thinner. In fact, there is still no “safe” level of exposure that has been scientifically determined for kids or pregnant women. That’s why for many years doctors, educators, and parents worldwide have been trying to have schools replace Wi-Fi in schools with wired internet (see 1, 2, 3).
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is supposed to protect the public by regulating the telecom industry – however – they are not a health or environmental agency. Lawsuits have been filed against them for NOT protecting the public from unsafe levels of wireless radiation (see 1, 2). Suggesting that schools provide radiation-emitting Wi-Fi hotspots to families so kids can keep up with their school work during the coronavirus pandemic is one more example of how this agency has been completely “captured” by the telecom industry. It’s also bat shit crazy.
Thanks to 5GCrisis for alerting us about this on their blog:
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, millions of children are completing their academic curricula online via e-learning platforms. FCC Commissioner, Jessica Rosenworcel, is calling on the FCC to “use its power in this emergency to provide schools with Wi-Fi hotspots to loan out to students who lack reliable internet access at home.”
Warning: you may need a barf bag for FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel’s op-ed.
From The Verge:
Living with the coronavirus is going to reveal hard truths about the digital divide.
This is especially true for students, who are being told in record numbers to head online for education. It’s time for a nationwide plan to ensure they can all get there. Like so much else, the internet has changed education. The days when out-of-school learning required only paper and pencil are long gone. Today, students live their lives online and use internet-based resources for so much of modern education.
Still, not every child has broadband at home. In fact, statistics at the Federal Communications Commission suggest that one in three households has no broadband access.
Imagine being a child in one of those households. Nightly schoolwork is challenging. Getting it done may require heading to the home of a friend or relative with broadband, a trip to the library, or nursing a soda in a fast food restaurant with free Wi-Fi.
We must do what we can to help students who fall into the homework gap
These students fall into an especially cruel part of the digital divide, known as the homework gap. According to the Senate Joint Economic Committee, the homework gap is real and affects 12 million children across the country. A study of census data from the Associated Press suggests that as many as 18 percent of students lack reliable internet access at home and struggle with school assignments that require it.
Now consider the coronavirus. Schools have closed across the country. In some places this is done at the state level, like in Ohio, Maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Louisiana. In others, like in California and Washington, schools are shuttered only in towns or counties where the risk of spreading and contracting the virus appears highest.
School administrators and teachers in those regions are already scrambling to identify how education can continue now that kids need to spend weeks at home. Setting up online learning is a challenge under the best of circumstances, requiring time, training, and skill. Because of this virus, all those things are in short supply. But in an outsized effort to ensure students have opportunities to learn while classes are cut, these online efforts are vitally important. We must do what we can to help these efforts succeed for all students, including those who fall into the homework gap and are at greatest risk of being left behind.
To fix this, the FCC should use its power in this emergency to provide schools with Wi-Fi hotspots to loan out to students who lack reliable internet access at home. It has the authority to do so under the Telecommunications Act. This law, now more than two decades old, directed the agency to set up a program to support internet service in schools across the country, through a program known as E-Rate. Today, E-Rate funds broadband for educational purposes in every state. In fact, it is our nation’s largest education technology program.
Under the law, support for internet service is available for “educational purposes” to enhance, to the extent technically feasible and economically reasonable, school classrooms. With schools closing and learning migrating online, this is the right moment to adjust FCC rules to expand how we think about internet access and the traditional classroom. Moreover, there is already support for doing so from major program beneficiaries, like schools and teachers.
Furthermore, the E-Rate program offers support on a sliding scale. More is available for schools with higher percentages of students receiving lunch at free or reduced cost. That means the schools receiving the greatest E-Rate support are most likely to be ones with students who lack access to broadband at home.
Alternatively, Congress may wish to step in and support this kind of initiative in upcoming efforts to address the coronavirus crisis. There are already homework gap-focused bills in both chambers of Congress, including legislation introduced by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representative Grace Meng (D-NY). These efforts could include legislation to expand student access to devices, too.
But the most important thing is to act now, so that no child is left offline.


activistpost--2020-03-23--“Invisible Enemies” Include Electromagnetic Radiation (aka “Electrosmog”) Which Includes WiFi and 5G

President Trump has started referring to the coronavirus as an “ Invisible Enemy.
” It seems appropriate .
Of course , referring to any biologically harmful source as an “ invisible enemy ” seems appropriate .
Some experts have referred to Electromagnetic Radiation ( “ Electrosmog ” ) as an “ invisible threat ” which is appropriate because it is also biologically harmful .
5G , Bluetooth , cell phone and WiFi radiation are all sources of “ Electrosmog.
” Research has determined that they are all biologically and environmentally harmful – hence “ invisible enemies ” or “ invisible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since the World Health Organization shocked the medical community by warning that exposure to microwave radiation from wireless devices might increase our cancer risk .
If the same elite cancer specialists were to meet again today , the warning would be upgraded from a “ possible carcinogen ” to a “ probable carcinogen.
” That is according to Professor Emeritus Anthony Miller , of the University of Toronto , who was speaking recently to Toronto ’ s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee .
( 1 ) Since 2011 , governments around the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ devices with caution .
In Belgium , it will soon be illegal to sell or market “ kiddie-phones , ” mobile phones that are specially designed for children .
( 2 ) In France , the government “ recommends limiting the population ’ s exposure to radiofrequencies – in particular from mobile phones – especially for children and intensive users.
” ( 3 ) In India , both the State of Rajasthan and the City of Mumbai have passed laws prohibiting the placement of cellular antennae on the roofs of hospitals and schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hazardous to life.
” ( 4 ) Lawmakers across our globe are developing safety rules .
Similar to the global trend in laws around seat belts , lawn-pesticides , second hand smoke and tanning beds , these laws are designed to protect the public from emerging technologies that eventually reveal emerging evidence of potential harm .
Many people are unaware that wireless devices use microwaves , the same as your microwave oven .
So your cordless phone , Wi-Fi , smart meter and the cell tower outside your window are effectively functioning as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ An Invisible Threat looks at the relationship between microwave technology and health , investigating the conflicts of interest among industry representatives , politicians , scientists and consumers that leave us unprotected to the effects of radiation .
Wireless networks irradiate microwaves indiscriminately across cities , villages and the countryside of all developed countries .
This increasing exposure disturbs the biological processes that are essential for the healthy growth of human beings , animals and plants – it especially affects children and teenagers .
The reasonable doubt that has arisen from independent scientific reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has led the Council of Europe to recommend its members countries apply the Precautionary Principle .
In June 2011 , the International Agency for Research on Cancer ( IARC ) , a body of the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , admitted for the first time that microwaves produced by mobile phones could be “ possible carcinogens ” .
Our investigation delves into three groups : the telecommunications industry ( mobile telephone companies , MMF ) ; official organisations ( WHO , IARC , ICNIRP ) and official scientific reports ( BioInitiative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many years health experts have been warning years that we should be reducing our exposure to sources of Electrosmog .
Like any toxin or pollutant , exposure reduces our immune system ’ s ability to fight off illnesses like the coronavirus , cancer , and much more .
The “ Race to 5G ” significantly increases our exposure and includes launching satellites into space to blast 5G and WiFi at us .
Strangely enough 5G proponents are using the Corona Virus pandemic as an excuse to accelerate installation of this “ invisible threat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been getting sick where 5G has been turned on ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) .
Many cities , countries , and organizations have taken action including banning it , filing lawsuits and issuing moratoriums ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) .
5G opposition includes a multitude of catastrophic warnings from NASA , NOAA , the U.S. Navy and other highly respected sources ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ) in addition to health risks from exposure .
Activist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unsafe technology .
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By B.N. Frank
President Trump has started referring to the coronavirus as an “Invisible Enemy.” It seems appropriate. Of course, referring to any biologically harmful source as an “invisible enemy” seems appropriate. Some experts have referred to Electromagnetic Radiation (“Electrosmog”) as an “invisible threat” which is appropriate because it is also biologically harmful. 5G, Bluetooth, cell phone and WiFi radiation are all sources of “Electrosmog.” Research has determined that they are all biologically and environmentally harmful – hence “invisible enemies” or “invisible threats.”
From Vitality Magazine, 2014: “Invisible Threat”
It has been three years since the World Health Organization shocked the medical community by warning that exposure to microwave radiation from wireless devices might increase our cancer risk. If the same elite cancer specialists were to meet again today, the warning would be upgraded from a “possible carcinogen” to a “probable carcinogen.” That is according to Professor Emeritus Anthony Miller, of the University of Toronto, who was speaking recently to Toronto’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee. (1) Since 2011, governments around the world have alerted their populations to approach wireless devices with caution. In Belgium, it will soon be illegal to sell or market “kiddie-phones,” mobile phones that are specially designed for children. (2) In France, the government “recommends limiting the population’s exposure to radiofrequencies – in particular from mobile phones – especially for children and intensive users.” (3) In India, both the State of Rajasthan and the City of Mumbai have passed laws prohibiting the placement of cellular antennae on the roofs of hospitals and schools and in playgrounds because they are “hazardous to life.” (4) Lawmakers across our globe are developing safety rules. Similar to the global trend in laws around seat belts, lawn-pesticides, second hand smoke and tanning beds, these laws are designed to protect the public from emerging technologies that eventually reveal emerging evidence of potential harm. Many people are unaware that wireless devices use microwaves, the same as your microwave oven. So your cordless phone, Wi-Fi, smart meter and the cell tower outside your window are effectively functioning as low-level, constantly-emitting, microwave transmitters.
From 2019 online documentary: An Invisible Threat (Radiation)
An Invisible Threat looks at the relationship between microwave technology and health, investigating the conflicts of interest among industry representatives, politicians, scientists and consumers that leave us unprotected to the effects of radiation. Wireless networks irradiate microwaves indiscriminately across cities, villages and the countryside of all developed countries. This increasing exposure disturbs the biological processes that are essential for the healthy growth of human beings, animals and plants – it especially affects children and teenagers. The reasonable doubt that has arisen from independent scientific reports regarding the harmful effects of these technologies has led the Council of Europe to recommend its members countries apply the Precautionary Principle. In June 2011, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a body of the World Health Organization (WHO), admitted for the first time that microwaves produced by mobile phones could be “possible carcinogens”. Our investigation delves into three groups: the telecommunications industry (mobile telephone companies, MMF); official organisations (WHO, IARC, ICNIRP) and official scientific reports (BioInitiative, Interphone, CEFALO).

For many years health experts have been warning years that we should be reducing our exposure to sources of Electrosmog. Like any toxin or pollutant, exposure reduces our immune system’s ability to fight off illnesses like the coronavirus, cancer, and much more.

The “Race to 5G” significantly increases our exposure and includes launching satellites into space to blast 5G and WiFi at us. Strangely enough 5G proponents are using the Corona Virus pandemic as an excuse to accelerate installation of this “invisible threat”.
Since 2018 people and animals have been getting sick where 5G has been turned on (see 1, 2, 3, 4). Many cities, countries, and organizations have taken action including banning it, filing lawsuits and issuing moratoriums (see 1, 2, 3, 4). 5G opposition includes a multitude of catastrophic warnings from NASA, NOAA, the U.S. Navy and other highly respected sources (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) in addition to health risks from exposure.
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