activistpost--2020-04-26--What Are The Motives Behind The COVID-19 Hysteria?

A recent Stanford University study confirms what we have already been told about the seriousness of the 2020 coronavirus disease ( COVID-19 ) .
The study concluded that the virus is much more widespread and that a very high proportion of the population is infected with the virus .
Nevertheless , most of the people who have it either develop “ mild , flu-like symptoms ” and recover , or they have no symptoms at all .
The study also concluded that the death rate of COVID-19 is even lower than previously thought , “ an infection fatality rate of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ words , COVID-19 is very much like the regular seasonal influenza , which is also contagious .
In most flu seasons tens of thousands of people die in the U.S. each year of the flu .
The 2017-2018 flu season was especially severe and killed some 80,000 people .
Hospital emergency rooms had “ standing-room only ” and many flu patients had to be treated in the hallways , according to Time .
But during all these flu seasons we haven ’ t had to do “ social distancing , ” wear face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down the economy and impose a flu-related Soviet police state like we are getting with COVID-19 hysteria .
The effect that COVID propaganda and fear-mongering has on the masses is tremendous .
The news media do not mention that most of the people who die from COVID-19 are elderly and not just elderly but those with preexisting conditions and weakened immune systems .
For some perspective , according to Morningstar , as of 2012 65 % of people in a nursing home die within one year of entering the nursing home , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay in a nursing home for those who died in a nursing home .
Some officials are calling for widespread testing for COVID-19 .
But regarding the testing , there have been false positives because the testing was flawed and there have been false negatives .
And in some cases test kits had been contaminated with COVID-19 !
And to complicate matters , a 2012 study which suggests that COVID-19 could be a virus that affects people more in conjunction with other cold or flu viruses and that it may not be clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no symptoms .
What facts now can we trust are valid ?
Are the officials exaggerating the numbers of deaths ?
Trump ’ s coronavirus bureaucrat Deborah Birx has admitted , proudly , that if a patient has an underlying serious illness and dies from that illness but happened to test positive for COVID-19 virus , they will count that as a “ COVID-19 death.
” Recent changes in the CDC ’ s coding system allows hospitals to list the cause of death as COVID-19 anyway .
Further , officials are counting as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presumed ” to have had COVID-19 even though they “ had never tested positive for the virus , ” according to the New York Times .
Huh ?
Seriously ?
And get this : A Minnesota doctor has revealed that HHS and the AMA are coaching doctors ( along with luring them with financial incentives ) to overcount the numbers of COVID-19 deaths .
In other words , they are artificially inflating the death numbers for COVID-19 .
But why ?
And the current Congressional coronavirus stimulus package ( i.e .
heist ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
And the ventilators have problems , too .
New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo was pleading for more ventilators .
According to the National Institutes of Health , “ One of the most serious and common risks of being on a ventilator is pneumonia .
The breathing tube that ’ s put in your airway can allow bacteria to enter your lungs .
As a result , you may develop ventilator-associated pneumonia ( VAP ) .
” The NIH also warns that further ventilator risks can include Pneumothorax , “ a condition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lungs and into the space between the lungs and the chest wall .
This can cause pain and shortness of breath , and it may cause one or both lungs to collapse ” ; as well as too much air pressure pushed into the lungs ; and oxygen toxicity or too much oxygen that can also damage the lungs .
According to the New York Post , 90 % of COVID-19 patients who were put on ventilators had died .
I wonder how many of the deaths , particularly in New York , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are really ventilator-caused deaths ?
The situation is so bad that medical school students are now allowed to graduate early because their help is supposedly “ desperately needed , ” as well as hospitals calling doctors back from retirement .
But then we hear there are empty hospital beds in Florida , Canada , and many other places .
And why are hospitals laying off doctors and nurses ?
Because of tight budgets ?
I really don ’ t know what to believe anymore .
And because of the government and media ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it appears that people with other emergencies are not going to the hospital , with more people possibly dying at home of heart attacks and other illnesses .
One London professor believes that cancer deaths due to COVID-related disruption will outnumber COVID-19 deaths .
Not good .
Given that officials such as Trump ’ s infectious disease advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci have suggested that COVID-19 may very well be similar to a bad flu , why then have officials been lying about the death counts and the seriousness of this virus pandemic ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twilight Zone ” now .
Unnecessarily making people wear masks or face covering , in which some people may be touching the mask or their face to adjust it , or may be reusing the item without cleaning it .
Because of “ contagion ” hysteria , people are not only hoarding disinfectant spray , but may be over-using it and probably poisoning themselves with the disinfectant spray .
Not good .
Back to the medical police state .
Some officials such as Massachusetts Gov .
Charlie Baker want to identify everyone who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all their contacts and track everyone .
It ’ s for your own good , of course , or to “ protect others.
” Bureaucrats seem to love to violate people ’ s privacy , and love social control by any means necessary .
And the vaccines .
Some people want to force vaccines on everyone .
Having to wear an “ immunity passport ” bracelet , ID or tattoo , as the evil and corrupt Bill Gates suggests .
But now we are told that the virus has mutated into at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 different vaccines ?
Fat chance !
Besides the vaccine and pharmaceutical industry and their crony cohorts profiting from yet another useless , harmful vaccine , what might some other motives be in this apparent COVID-19 false flag ?
One theory pushed by Rush Limbaugh et al .
is that Democrat governors and mayors are intentionally ordering business closures and subsequent higher unemployment rates and recession with the hopes that Trump will be blamed and thus lose his reelection bid .
But are these bureaucrats that psychopathic ?
Anti-Trump governors are forming coalitions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so that Trump can ’ t take credit for recovery .
Massachusetts Gov .
Charlie Half-Baker is a known Trump–hater .
Another possible motive : Climate change crusade .
“ Look at the lower pollution levels with the huge reduction in industrial activity , much fewer cars and trucks on the roads , etc.
” ( So as long as we have cleaner air , non-productivity is A-Okay , even if it means lack of food production and distribution that will lead to mass starvation and death , certainly much more death than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) And another possible motive could involve the brainwashed society-destroyers and socialists/communists who want to end capitalism , free markets , and private property , out of their envy and hate .
They ’ ve already been destroying society with their cultural Marxism , “ social justice ” ideology and intolerance , as well as infiltrating many corporations with such ideologies just like they have with schools , sports leagues and everyday life .
This “ social distancing ” phenomenon is another ideology of dysfunctional co-dependence , another way to wreck society and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For example , at the same time “ we ’ re all in this together , ” and because people may be “ carriers ” of COVID-19 , we “ must protect one another ” by keeping people apart from one another by exactly 6 feet .
So reduce human contact with others , cause isolation , at the same time turn people against one another by calling on people to snitch on others violating “ social distancing ” orders .
Officials are lying about the COVID death numbers and have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and criminally so , in my view .
This martial law , with governors ordering people to stay home , ordering businesses closed , and causing severely high unemployment , has been nothing but criminal .
These officials need to be prosecuted .
In the meantime , now that we know that many more people have been exposed to the virus and already have antibodies and natural immunity , it is vital to go back to business as usual , as soon as possible .
Reopen whatever businesses that haven ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ baseball games and other sports and concert events , let people sit next to each other , no masks , no social distancing .
Social activists have caused an irrational fear of taking risks , and it ’ s killing our society !
And for those who think they might be vulnerable or are elderly , let them stay home .
They are the ones who need to be protected or protect themselves .
But not the rest of us !
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By Scott Lazarowitz
A recent Stanford University study confirms what we have already been told about the seriousness of the 2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The study concluded that the virus is much more widespread and that a very high proportion of the population is infected with the virus. Nevertheless, most of the people who have it either develop “mild, flu-like symptoms” and recover, or they have no symptoms at all.
The study also concluded that the death rate of COVID-19 is even lower than previously thought, “an infection fatality rate of 0.12-0.2%.”
So in other words, COVID-19 is very much like the regular seasonal influenza, which is also contagious.
In most flu seasons tens of thousands of people die in the U.S. each year of the flu. The 2017-2018 flu season was especially severe and killed some 80,000 people. Hospital emergency rooms had “standing-room only” and many flu patients had to be treated in the hallways, according to Time.
But during all these flu seasons we haven’t had to do “social distancing,” wear face masks or close down businesses and shut down the economy and impose a flu-related Soviet police state like we are getting with COVID-19 hysteria.
The effect that COVID propaganda and fear-mongering has on the masses is tremendous. The news media do not mention that most of the people who die from COVID-19 are elderly and not just elderly but those with preexisting conditions and weakened immune systems.
For some perspective, according to Morningstar, as of 2012 65% of people in a nursing home die within one year of entering the nursing home, and five months was the typical length of stay in a nursing home for those who died in a nursing home.
Some officials are calling for widespread testing for COVID-19. But regarding the testing, there have been false positives because the testing was flawed and there have been false negatives. And in some cases test kits had been contaminated with COVID-19!
And to complicate matters, a 2012 study which suggests that COVID-19 could be a virus that affects people more in conjunction with other cold or flu viruses and that it may not be clear which virus is causing which symptoms or no symptoms.
What facts now can we trust are valid?
Are the officials exaggerating the numbers of deaths? Trump’s coronavirus bureaucrat Deborah Birx has admitted, proudly, that if a patient has an underlying serious illness and dies from that illness but happened to test positive for COVID-19 virus, they will count that as a “COVID-19 death.” Recent changes in the CDC’s coding system allows hospitals to list the cause of death as COVID-19 anyway.
Further, officials are counting as COVID-19 deaths those people who were “presumed” to have had COVID-19 even though they “had never tested positive for the virus,” according to the New York Times. Huh? Seriously?
And get this: A Minnesota doctor has revealed that HHS and the AMA are coaching doctors (along with luring them with financial incentives) to overcount the numbers of COVID-19 deaths.
In other words, they are artificially inflating the death numbers for COVID-19. But why?
And the current Congressional coronavirus stimulus package (i.e. heist) encourages states to inflate their COVID numbers!
And the ventilators have problems, too. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was pleading for more ventilators. According to the National Institutes of Health, “One of the most serious and common risks of being on a ventilator is pneumonia. The breathing tube that’s put in your airway can allow bacteria to enter your lungs. As a result, you may develop ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).”
The NIH also warns that further ventilator risks can include Pneumothorax, “a condition in which air leaks out of the lungs and into the space between the lungs and the chest wall. This can cause pain and shortness of breath, and it may cause one or both lungs to collapse”; as well as too much air pressure pushed into the lungs; and oxygen toxicity or too much oxygen that can also damage the lungs.
According to the New York Post, 90% of COVID-19 patients who were put on ventilators had died.
I wonder how many of the deaths, particularly in New York, that are being counted as COVID-19 deaths are really ventilator-caused deaths?
The situation is so bad that medical school students are now allowed to graduate early because their help is supposedly “desperately needed,” as well as hospitals calling doctors back from retirement.
But then we hear there are empty hospital beds in Florida, Canada, and many other places. And why are hospitals laying off doctors and nurses? Because of tight budgets?
I really don’t know what to believe anymore.
And because of the government and media’s fear-mongering inciting panic and hysteria, it appears that people with other emergencies are not going to the hospital, with more people possibly dying at home of heart attacks and other illnesses. One London professor believes that cancer deaths due to COVID-related disruption will outnumber COVID-19 deaths. Not good.
Given that officials such as Trump’s infectious disease advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci have suggested that COVID-19 may very well be similar to a bad flu, why then have officials been lying about the death counts and the seriousness of this virus pandemic?
The society is becoming like the “Twilight Zone” now. Unnecessarily making people wear masks or face covering, in which some people may be touching the mask or their face to adjust it, or may be reusing the item without cleaning it.
Because of “contagion” hysteria, people are not only hoarding disinfectant spray, but may be over-using it and probably poisoning themselves with the disinfectant spray. Not good.
Back to the medical police state. Some officials such as Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker want to identify everyone who tests positive for coronavirus, and trace all their contacts and track everyone. It’s for your own good, of course, or to “protect others.” Bureaucrats seem to love to violate people’s privacy, and love social control by any means necessary.
And the vaccines. Some people want to force vaccines on everyone. Having to wear an “immunity passport” bracelet, ID or tattoo, as the evil and corrupt Bill Gates suggests. But now we are told that the virus has mutated into at least 30 strains, needing, what, 30 different vaccines? Fat chance!
Besides the vaccine and pharmaceutical industry and their crony cohorts profiting from yet another useless, harmful vaccine, what might some other motives be in this apparent COVID-19 false flag?
One theory pushed by Rush Limbaugh et al. is that Democrat governors and mayors are intentionally ordering business closures and subsequent higher unemployment rates and recession with the hopes that Trump will be blamed and thus lose his reelection bid. But are these bureaucrats that psychopathic?
Anti-Trump governors are forming coalitions to make COVID recovery “Trump-proof” so that Trump can’t take credit for recovery. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Half-Baker is a known Trump–hater.
Another possible motive: Climate change crusade. “Look at the lower pollution levels with the huge reduction in industrial activity, much fewer cars and trucks on the roads, etc.” (So as long as we have cleaner air, non-productivity is A-Okay, even if it means lack of food production and distribution that will lead to mass starvation and death, certainly much more death than we might have had with COVID-19.)
And another possible motive could involve the brainwashed society-destroyers and socialists/communists who want to end capitalism, free markets, and private property, out of their envy and hate. They’ve already been destroying society with their cultural Marxism, “social justice” ideology and intolerance, as well as infiltrating many corporations with such ideologies just like they have with schools, sports leagues and everyday life.
This “social distancing” phenomenon is another ideology of dysfunctional co-dependence, another way to wreck society and turn normal social behaviors into anti-social behaviors.
For example, at the same time “we’re all in this together,” and because people may be “carriers” of COVID-19, we “must protect one another” by keeping people apart from one another by exactly 6 feet. So reduce human contact with others, cause isolation, at the same time turn people against one another by calling on people to snitch on others violating “social distancing” orders.
Officials are lying about the COVID death numbers and have been fear-mongering and inciting panic among the public, and criminally so, in my view. This martial law, with governors ordering people to stay home, ordering businesses closed, and causing severely high unemployment, has been nothing but criminal. These officials need to be prosecuted.
In the meantime, now that we know that many more people have been exposed to the virus and already have antibodies and natural immunity, it is vital to go back to business as usual, as soon as possible. Reopen whatever businesses that haven’t closed permanently, go back to the baseball games and other sports and concert events, let people sit next to each other, no masks, no social distancing.
Social activists have caused an irrational fear of taking risks, and it’s killing our society!
And for those who think they might be vulnerable or are elderly, let them stay home. They are the ones who need to be protected or protect themselves. But not the rest of us!
Scott Lazarowitz is a libertarian writer and commentator. Please visit his blog.
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activistpost--2020-04-27--Bill Gates: Phase 2 is a Bio Terror Attack

For generations the public has been controlled through fear .
The progression of perceived enemies has evolved over time .
We were once told our enemies were nation states and we had to duck and cover because the enemy could strike with great devastation at a moment ’ s notice .
While this outside threat , used to instill fear and bolster the military industrial complex was very effective , this enemy could only last so long and was merely a stepping stone .
The fear of an outside threat later evolved into terrorists who had no borders , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told They hate us because were free , gradually we became less free as the government has erected a police state and a surveillance state to protect us from the very terror threat they created .
Now we are told our enemy is invisible yet everywhere ; we are told our way of life will never be the same , much like we heard in the aftermath of 9/11 — and boy were they right !
The public has been conditioned to live in a constant state of fear , we have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our only solution for safety .
This is a solution we have been warned about for hundreds of years .
Those who would give up essential Liberty , to purchase a little temporary Safety , deserve neither Liberty nor Safety .
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By Spiro Skouras
For generations the public has been controlled through fear. The progression of perceived enemies has evolved over time.
We were once told our enemies were nation states and we had to duck and cover because the enemy could strike with great devastation at a moment’s notice.
While this outside threat, used to instill fear and bolster the military industrial complex was very effective, this enemy could only last so long and was merely a stepping stone.
The fear of an outside threat later evolved into terrorists who had no borders, which justified military expansionism globally.
We were told They hate us because were free, gradually we became less free as the government has erected a police state and a surveillance state to protect us from the very terror threat they created.
Now we are told our enemy is invisible yet everywhere; we are told our way of life will never be the same, much like we heard in the aftermath of 9/11 — and boy were they right!
The public has been conditioned to live in a constant state of fear, we have been conditioned to rely on the government as our only solution for safety.
This is a solution we have been warned about for hundreds of years. Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

Bill Gates: We Could See Early Results From Coronavirus Vaccine Trials This Summer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipaP5zTVKKU
Coronavirus Bungling Breathes New Life into Terrorist Movements
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-coronavirus-bungling-breathes-new-life-into-terrorist-movements
The coronavirus: Blueprint for bioterrorism
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/485921-the-coronavirus-blueprint-for-bioterrorism
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activistpost--2020-04-27--National Guard Deployed At Nation’s Food Banks To Ensure Stability During Unprecedented Times

There is increasing evidence on social media that the National Guard has been deployed to the nation ’ s food banks to ensure food supply chain networks are not severed , and shortages do not materialize .
This comes at a challenging period for the country , one where 26.5 million people have filed for unemployment benefits in five weeks as the economy crashes into depression .
We have documented the unprecedented volume of Americans flooding food banks across the country in the last four weeks as a hunger crisis develops .
Now it appears National Guard troops have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make sure logistical pipelines of food to these facilities can continue dishing out care packages to the working poor .
And why would the Pentagon , likely instructed by the Trump administration , deploy military assets to food banks ?
Because food shortages are already starting to develop as facilities are overwhelmed with hungry people .
The deployment of military assets to these facilities is a reflection of where the government believes the most vulnerable parts of instabilities reside at the moment .
Just imagine if some of these places ran out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lines were told to go home empty-handed .
That would leave many in an untenable hangry state where social instabilities could be seen .
So , without further ado , here is the military deployed at the nation ’ s food banks : See : 177 Different Ways to Generate Extra Income Subscribe to Activist Post for truth , peace , and freedom news .
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By Tyler Durden
There is increasing evidence on social media that the National Guard has been deployed to the nation’s food banks to ensure food supply chain networks are not severed, and shortages do not materialize.
This comes at a challenging period for the country, one where 26.5 million people have filed for unemployment benefits in five weeks as the economy crashes into depression.
We have documented the unprecedented volume of Americans flooding food banks across the country in the last four weeks as a hunger crisis develops.
Now it appears National Guard troops have been deployed to food banks in many states to make sure logistical pipelines of food to these facilities can continue dishing out care packages to the working poor.
And why would the Pentagon, likely instructed by the Trump administration, deploy military assets to food banks? Because food shortages are already starting to develop as facilities are overwhelmed with hungry people.
The deployment of military assets to these facilities is a reflection of where the government believes the most vulnerable parts of instabilities reside at the moment. Just imagine if some of these places ran out of food, and people in mile-long lines were told to go home empty-handed. That would leave many in an untenable hangry state where social instabilities could be seen.
So, without further ado, here is the military deployed at the nation’s food banks:
Yesterday, Texas Army National Guard Soldiers supported local food bank efforts in Coldspring, Texas, serving over 2,000 families. We are #InThisTogether.#COVID19NationalGuard pic.twitter.com/WHcn567ww1 — Texas Military Dept (@TXMilitary) April 25, 2020
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Joint Task Force 59, #SCGuard, assist the Harvest Hope Food Bank in Columbia, April 22, with loading food for people in need (📽: Sgt. Tim Andrews) #NationalGuard #Covid_19 #InThisTogether pic.twitter.com/VZltT2G0ds — SC National Guard (@SCNationalGuard) April 24, 2020
4/8 The National Guard brought 5 truckloads of food to The Salvation Army for The Shared Harvest Food Bank but no forklift. Off.Lusk called Denny Lumber & was able to get one lined up and escorted it.Denny Lumber saved the day! #InThisTogetherOhio pic.twitter.com/b3pLvJT9DK — Middletown Division of Police (@MPDOhio) April 23, 2020
Always Ready, Always There! @AZNationalGuard deliver food & supplies for Navajo Nation residents April 17, 2020, at a local food bank in Black Mesa, Arizona.#InThisTogether #ArmyCOVID19Fight 📷: by Tech. Sgt. Michael Matkin pic.twitter.com/pZJf8MP6Bg — U.S. Army (@USArmy) April 26, 2020
@seanhannity just got food bank from army guys God bless them pic.twitter.com/yKtVtfWbd9 — Tom Dotson (@TomDots82816889) April 25, 2020
The #NBFoodBank would like to thank the 840th Army National Guard for helping us this week. They have been a tremendous help in our fight against hunger during the #Covid19 crisis.https://t.co/pJozzfPk4E pic.twitter.com/5Rnsw4QDso — NB Food Bank (@nbfbtx) April 24, 2020
Members of the Arizona National Guard delivered supplies from a local food bank to Navajo Nation as part of the COVID-19 relief effort. The Navajo Nation has been hit harder by the coronavirus than any other Native American tribe. https://t.co/oFfBMVo8aQ pic.twitter.com/84VYXT94RR — ABC News (@ABC) April 21, 2020
Oklahoma National Guard members help Regional Food Bank pack food for those in need https://t.co/M1B0VN7LMt — koconews (@koconews) April 23, 2020
Spotted online: 'Your WA National Guard helping communities in their time of need. Visited Lakewood Warehouse of Nourish Pierce County & Eloise's Cooking Pot Food Bank. Proud of my Soldiers & Airmen of Task Force Olympic!' Donate to Steve's campaign @ https://t.co/oPrydYvSu7 pic.twitter.com/Iny4dcH7Xb — Steve Hobbs for Lt. Governor (@electhobbs) April 19, 2020
Also, the food bank’s president told me 390 members of the National Guard arrived this week to help out. #KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/85xTr8ucHE — Michael Lopardi (@KPRC2Michael) April 25, 2020
The National Guard joined us in Forest today with donated food from the West Ohio Food Bank! They helped us pass out boxes of food to some of our families. Boxes included fresh fruit, eggs, cereal, and other essentials. We would like to thank them for their service. #falconpride pic.twitter.com/8cZjzrtTAA — Riverdale Local Schools (@riverdale_local) April 23, 2020
Always Ready, Always There! Arizona National Guard members deliver food and supplies for Navajo Nation residents at a local food bank in Black Mesa. More photos: https://t.co/XL90Svcyf3 pic.twitter.com/xebwIra4K2 — General Joseph L. Lengyel (@General56961211) April 21, 2020
Seguin, Texas – San Antonio Food Bank and the National Guard help distribute food. People started lining up since 6 a.m. pic.twitter.com/7IwYGIEM8F — Eleazar (@EleazarRodiles) April 23, 2020
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activistpost--2020-04-27--Restaurants Across the US Turn Parking Lots Into Drive-In Movie Theaters and Find Huge Success

The coronavirus pandemic has put most of our social lives on hold or reduced it to a pale shadow of what it was .
And for many of us , there is a definite limit to how much fun we can inject into our quarantine lifestyles through games and binge-watching Netflix .
But what if it was possible to enjoy a good date with a loved one while still respecting the physical distancing guidelines put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19 ?
With precisely that solution in mind—and amid a brutal economic downturn primarily slamming small businesses—restaurants across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solution that draws on American nostalgia , brings in paying clientele , while also offering a safe option for entertaining crowds .
Since social distancing rules began in March , restaurants across America have begun turning their parking lots into drive-in cinemas , offering an opportunity to stir-crazy couples and families craving a social outing such as dinner and a movie .
Peoples Restaurant and Lounge in Corpus Christi , Texas , is a popular eatery that has seen revenue dry up since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus .
However , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would begin screening films in its parking lot—beginning with Toy Story 4—customers old and new quickly flocked back to snatch up tickets .
The idea was a result of family brainstorming as well as a trend that has swept the U.S. and other countries in recent months .
We were having a hard time trying to stay afloat through carry-out and delivery .
It was costing us more money to stay open that way .
But when one of my daughters came up with the drive-in idea , our whole family was on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make it a reality .
Up north in Mingus , Texas , another restaurant also decided last month that it would be a good idea to revive drive-in theaters .
In a Facebook post , Clint Gibson , the owner of BJ ’ s Restaurant and Bar , announced that his restaurant would begin start films , beginning with baseball classic The Sandlot , while also offering old-school car-side service .
Over the past weekend , BJ ’ s also screened Tombstone and Dirty Dancing , charging $ 10 per vehicle while urging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a highly sought-after spot .
Meanwhile in Arizona , Food & Wine reports that the Ajo Al ’ s group of Mexican restaurants set up inflatable screens in the parking lots of its various in order to screen the beloved Pixar film Coco to guests while they park their cars six feet apart and enjoy some takeout chips and queso , brisket tacos , and bean dip .
And in Omaha , Nebraska , Tex-Mex cantina The Corner Kick brought about 35 vehicles to their parking lot when they screened the classic comedy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the side of the building .
However , the idea of pop-up drive-in theaters has had its challenges , with some , like V Pizza in North Carolina , being shut down for violating stay-at-home orders , while others have faced legal problems from movie studios due to licensing issues .
As Food & Wine notes , drive-in theaters first began operating in 1933 , long before the polio vaccine was developed .
Prior to the widespread introduction of the vaccine , drive-ins were frequently advertised to parents “ who fear to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ epidemics , ” and as a place where one could “ be flu and polio protected.
” Drive-ins had their hey-day roughly up until the 1960s , but a number of different factors—including the availability of color television , VCRs , and video rental shops—contributed to their decline .
But for Joe Gonzalez in Corpus Christi , the revival of drive-in theaters is a matter of not just entertainment or business , but hope .
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By Elias Marat
The coronavirus pandemic has put most of our social lives on hold or reduced it to a pale shadow of what it was. And for many of us, there is a definite limit to how much fun we can inject into our quarantine lifestyles through games and binge-watching Netflix.
But what if it was possible to enjoy a good date with a loved one while still respecting the physical distancing guidelines put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19?
With precisely that solution in mind—and amid a brutal economic downturn primarily slamming small businesses—restaurants across the United States have devised a novel solution that draws on American nostalgia, brings in paying clientele, while also offering a safe option for entertaining crowds.
Since social distancing rules began in March, restaurants across America have begun turning their parking lots into drive-in cinemas, offering an opportunity to stir-crazy couples and families craving a social outing such as dinner and a movie.
Peoples Restaurant and Lounge in Corpus Christi, Texas, is a popular eatery that has seen revenue dry up since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
However, when it announced on April 18 that it would begin screening films in its parking lot—beginning with Toy Story 4—customers old and new quickly flocked back to snatch up tickets.
Co-owner Joe Gonzalez told Corpus Christi Caller Times:
We are in awe on how quickly we sold out of tickets this week. The community’s response to our drive-in has really made a huge impact for us.
The idea was a result of family brainstorming as well as a trend that has swept the U.S. and other countries in recent months.
Gonzalez added:
We were having a hard time trying to stay afloat through carry-out and delivery. It was costing us more money to stay open that way. But when one of my daughters came up with the drive-in idea, our whole family was on board and went straight to work to make it a reality.
Up north in Mingus, Texas, another restaurant also decided last month that it would be a good idea to revive drive-in theaters.
In a Facebook post, Clint Gibson, the owner of BJ’s Restaurant and Bar, announced that his restaurant would begin start films, beginning with baseball classic The Sandlot, while also offering old-school car-side service.
Gibson wrote:
When the world is shutting down we have to go back to our roots for entertainment.
Over the past weekend, BJ’s also screened Tombstone and Dirty Dancing, charging $10 per vehicle while urging patrons to show up early to reserve a highly sought-after spot.
Meanwhile in Arizona, Food & Wine reports that the Ajo Al’s group of Mexican restaurants set up inflatable screens in the parking lots of its various in order to screen the beloved Pixar film Coco to guests while they park their cars six feet apart and enjoy some takeout chips and queso, brisket tacos, and bean dip.
And in Omaha, Nebraska, Tex-Mex cantina The Corner Kick brought about 35 vehicles to their parking lot when they screened the classic comedy The Three Amigos on three different screen across the side of the building.
However, the idea of pop-up drive-in theaters has had its challenges, with some, like V Pizza in North Carolina, being shut down for violating stay-at-home orders, while others have faced legal problems from movie studios due to licensing issues.
As Food & Wine notes, drive-in theaters first began operating in 1933, long before the polio vaccine was developed. Prior to the widespread introduction of the vaccine, drive-ins were frequently advertised to parents “who fear to expose their children or themselves to local epidemics,” and as a place where one could “be flu and polio protected.”
Drive-ins had their hey-day roughly up until the 1960s, but a number of different factors—including the availability of color television, VCRs, and video rental shops—contributed to their decline.
But for Joe Gonzalez in Corpus Christi, the revival of drive-in theaters is a matter of not just entertainment or business, but hope.
He said:
We really appreciate the backing we are getting from the public right now. This drive-in gives us the opportunity to give back to our community and help us stay open. It really makes us feel like things can really go back to normal again.
By Elias Marat | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com
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activistpost--2020-04-26--“Full Measure” Interview with FCC Chair Ajit Pai: U.S. Not “Heavy Handed” When Regulating Telecoms

The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) was considered to be a corrupt and “ captured agency ” before Trump was elected and they have become much worse since then ( see 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ) .
Lawsuits have been filed against them for NOT protecting Americans from unsafe levels of radiation ( see 1 , 2 ) and unwanted widespread 5G deployment ( see 1 , 2 , 3 ) , which includes satellites blasting it at us from space ( see 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposition comes from a long list of highly respected sources including the Department of Defense .
Better-late-than-never Congress is finally stepping in because of their objections .
Last week , Sharyl Attkisson interviewed FCC Chair Ajit Pai who confirmed that , unlike other countries , the U.S. doesn ’ t have a “ heavy handed regulatory framework ” .
No Sh*t. Regulations and “ safety standards ” are a joke .
Despite overwhelming amounts of research proving harm from exposure , this agency continues to openly demonstrate they don ’ t give a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of coronavirus , hundreds of millions of people are working at home .
Kids are out of school .
The internet is being stressed like never before .
In Europe , some companies reduced the quality of video streaming to prevent an Internet collapse .
So far that hasn ’ t been necessary here .
And this week , the Federal Communications Commission is expected to approve a giant boost in space for Wi-Fi .
Today , we speak with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai about the challenges and future of keeping connected .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the things we use in our everyday lives .
Whether you ’ re on a smartphone or using a connected home appliance that those Wi-Fi airwaves today have become increasingly congested .
But by massively expanding the amount of Wi-Fi that ’ s available , we can anticipate how American society will evolve over the next several years .
Sharyl : That ’ s looking ahead .
But the sudden stay at home stress on the internet from coronavirus was trial by fire .
Video calls using services like WhatsApp and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 75 % jump in gaming traffic in one week and reported a 30 % increase in usage of Virtual Private Networks people use from home to securely hook up to their company networks .
And Facebook reported giant surges .
Sharyl : What happens when so many people try to use internet ?
Maybe even more people than ever on video chats , doing interviews the way we ’ re doing it or linking up for meetings ?
Pai : Number one as you might expect , people are using the network @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at home .
They are using more devices to access the internet and the like .
The other interesting thing , this is a time of usage has also shifted .
Typically , for example , it ’ s after people come home from work say seven to 8:00 PM when they log on and start streaming Netflix and the like .
But now a lot of that usage is shifting to the daytime when kids are doing their homework and parents are working from home as well .
Sharyl : But it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through video in real time , that puts the most demand on the internet .
Schools are now livestreaming classes .
Employers are livestreaming meetings and video conferences .
In Europe , Netflix and YouTube , which each account for about 12 % of video traffic , dialed back on high definition video to keep the Internet from crashing .
Sharyl : Is there somebody doing technical projections that would show us starting to get into trouble in terms of capacity , and is there a capacity that at some point we just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When it comes to building this infrastructure , we expected network usage is going to go up and that ’ s part of the reason why the good news during the pandemic at least has been that this surge in traffic that we would see has not taken down our networks .
And compare that to Europe , for example , where the European commission has asked some of the network providers to throttle to slow Netflix and other high bandwidth applications like that .
That ’ s not something we ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far .
Sharyl : Why would it be different in the United States when the internet is connected all over the world , isn ’ t it ?
Pai : That ’ s exactly right .
But the difference is the different regulatory framework here compared to Europe .
Europe for example , has a much more utility style network regulating the internet .
Companies like the water company , the electric company , the train , the state it companies in the light and as a result , infrastructure investment there has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the years .
They don ’ t have as much fiber in the ground connecting homes .
They don ’ t have as much 4G or 5G network deployment compared to here in the United States .
So even before the pandemic we had really good building blocks in place thanks to the regulatory framework we ’ ve got , which is more free market and allowing the companies to innovate and invest and making sure that consumers are protected but more with a competition based framework as opposed to a heavy handed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see permanent changes or shifts that are going to have to be made for better or for worse as a result of this crisis ?
Pai : One of the things that we are trying to do at the FCC is anticipate how that is going to change .
We ’ ve got a $ 20 billion initiative to get rural broadband out there , for example .
We ’ re doing other things to make sure that as American society changes , as it goes more online , we ’ ll be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an increase in supply .
Pai says more than 650 broadband and telephone providers have taken the FCC ’ s “ Keep Americans Connected ” pledge promising to waive late fees and not cut off customers ’ internet if they can ’ t pay their bills due to coronavirus .

By B.N. Frank
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was considered to be a corrupt and “captured agency” before Trump was elected and they have become much worse since then (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10). Lawsuits have been filed against them for NOT protecting Americans from unsafe levels of radiation (see 1, 2) and unwanted widespread 5G deployment (see 1, 2, 3), which includes satellites blasting it at us from space (see 1, 2, 3). American opposition comes from a long list of highly respected sources including the Department of Defense. Better-late-than-never Congress is finally stepping in because of their objections.
Last week, Sharyl Attkisson interviewed FCC Chair Ajit Pai who confirmed that, unlike other countries, the U.S. doesn’t have a “heavy handed regulatory framework”. No Sh*t. Regulations and “safety standards” are a joke. Despite overwhelming amounts of research proving harm from exposure, this agency continues to openly demonstrate they don’t give a poop about any of that.
From Full Measure:
Because of coronavirus, hundreds of millions of people are working at home. Kids are out of school. The internet is being stressed like never before. In Europe, some companies reduced the quality of video streaming to prevent an Internet collapse. So far that hasn’t been necessary here. And this week, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to approve a giant boost in space for Wi-Fi. Today, we speak with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai about the challenges and future of keeping connected.
Ajit Pai: Wi-Fi of course is one of the things we use in our everyday lives. Whether you’re on a smartphone or using a connected home appliance that those Wi-Fi airwaves today have become increasingly congested. But by massively expanding the amount of Wi-Fi that’s available, we can anticipate how American society will evolve over the next several years.
Sharyl: That’s looking ahead. But the sudden stay at home stress on the internet from coronavirus was trial by fire. Video calls using services like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger quickly doubled.
Verizon saw a 75% jump in gaming traffic in one week and reported a 30% increase in usage of Virtual Private Networks people use from home to securely hook up to their company networks. And Facebook reported giant surges.
Sharyl: What happens when so many people try to use internet? Maybe even more people than ever on video chats, doing interviews the way we’re doing it or linking up for meetings?
Pai: Number one as you might expect, people are using the network a lot more and more people are at home. They are using more devices to access the internet and the like. The other interesting thing, this is a time of usage has also shifted. Typically, for example, it’s after people come home from work say seven to 8:00 PM when they log on and start streaming Netflix and the like. But now a lot of that usage is shifting to the daytime when kids are doing their homework and parents are working from home as well.
Sharyl: But it’s the livestreaming, linking up through video in real time, that puts the most demand on the internet. Schools are now livestreaming classes. Employers are livestreaming meetings and video conferences.
In Europe, Netflix and YouTube, which each account for about 12% of video traffic, dialed back on high definition video to keep the Internet from crashing.
Sharyl: Is there somebody doing technical projections that would show us starting to get into trouble in terms of capacity, and is there a capacity that at some point we just can’t handle?
Pai: When it comes to building this infrastructure, we expected network usage is going to go up and that’s part of the reason why the good news during the pandemic at least has been that this surge in traffic that we would see has not taken down our networks. And compare that to Europe, for example, where the European commission has asked some of the network providers to throttle to slow Netflix and other high bandwidth applications like that. That’s not something we’ve seen here in the United States thus far.
Sharyl: Why would it be different in the United States when the internet is connected all over the world, isn’t it?
Pai: That’s exactly right. But the difference is the different regulatory framework here compared to Europe. Europe for example, has a much more utility style network regulating the internet. Companies like the water company, the electric company, the train, the state it companies in the light and as a result, infrastructure investment there has lagged significantly behind the United States over the years. They don’t have as much fiber in the ground connecting homes. They don’t have as much 4G or 5G network deployment compared to here in the United States. So even before the pandemic we had really good building blocks in place thanks to the regulatory framework we’ve got, which is more free market and allowing the companies to innovate and invest and making sure that consumers are protected but more with a competition based framework as opposed to a heavy handed regulatory framework.
Sharyl: Do you see permanent changes or shifts that are going to have to be made for better or for worse as a result of this crisis?
Pai: One of the things that we are trying to do at the FCC is anticipate how that is going to change. We’ve got a $20 billion initiative to get rural broadband out there, for example. We’re doing other things to make sure that as American society changes, as it goes more online, we’ll be able to accommodate that increased demand with an increase in supply.
Pai says more than 650 broadband and telephone providers have taken the FCC’s “Keep Americans Connected” pledge promising to waive late fees and not cut off customers’ internet if they can’t pay their bills due to coronavirus.


activistpost--2020-04-27--This is a Power Grab We Haven’t Seen Since 9/11

Thousands of years ago in 458 BC , Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus was hard at work behind his plow on the family farm when a group of Roman Senators showed up with urgent news .
A foreign enemy called the Acqui had vanquished one of Rome ’ s armies and was rapidly approaching the city .
The Republic was in deep trouble .
Cincinnatus was a former consul and renowned military leader , so in their panic , the Roman Senate unanimously appointed him as an emergency dictator .
All of Rome ’ s individual freedoms were immediately suspended .
Checks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have supreme power to do whatever he saw fit during Rome ’ s time of crisis .
According to ancient Roman historians , Cincinnatus told his wife , “ Go and fetch my toga , ” and he immediately went to work .
Cincinnatus was legendary : he mobilized a new army , repelled the foreign invaders , and saved the city from certain destruction , all within just 15 days .
But even more importantly , Cincinnatus relinquished all of his power immediately after the victory , and returned to his plow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and selflessness that Romans celebrated for centuries .
Most dictators , of course , are not so principled .
The ancient Greeks ( despite having invented democracy ) routinely appointed dictators during times of national emergency .
Very few relinquished power willingly , and several– like Dionysius of Syracuse , Nabis of Sparta , Peisistratus , etc.– ruled for decades .
They always found a way to extend the emergency and hang on to power .
And eventually , the people simply became accustomed to their new reality .
This is still true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a kid in the 1980s , my father used to go on business trips from time to time , and my mother would usually take my sister and I to the airport to pick him up .
Many of you are old enough to remember this– back then , visitors used to be able to go directly to the gate , i.e .
we would go through security and sit at the gate waiting for my dad as he walked off the plane .
Obviously you can ’ t do that anymore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the late 1990s , followed by 9/11 a few years later , the government put its boot to the throat of airport security .
Today we stand in line for a dose of radiation while being barked at and occasionally fondled by federal employees .
If you think about 9/11 in particular , its remarkable how much power the government grabbed , and how many freedoms they took away .
Two decades later , it ’ s clear those freedoms are never coming back .
I ’ m not just talking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the gate at the airport .
That ’ s a tiny example .
The wider impact of 9/11 can be seen everywhere .
The government now maintains broad authority to spy on its citizens , with the NSA brazenly intercepting phone calls , emails , and communication metadata through an extraordinary surveillance dragnet .
Financial institutions submit ‘ suspicious activity reports ’ to the federal government to inform on their own customers , even for the most mundane transactions like withdrawing a few thousand dollars of cash .
US law now permits the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charge or trial , even of US citizens .
This law was originally authorized in 2001 , then re-authorized again in 2013 .
Plus , US federal spending absolutely ballooned post-9/11 .
After a few years of finally achieving a fiscal balance in the 1990s , deficit spending soared in 2001… and has remained high for the past two decades .
Even during economic boom years from 2016-2019 , the government still managed to overspend by $ 1 trillion per year .
The emergency spending authorization never went away .
Frankly most of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We ’ ve become accustomed to the way things are– the spending , the lack of privacy , etc .
The last thing we should ever expect is for government to voluntarily give up power .
And that ’ s what ’ s so concerning right now .
Yes , there ’ s a virus on the loose .
A lot of people are going to die , and that ’ s terrible .
It ’ s also terrible how many people die of cancer , heart disease , natural disasters , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve written numerous times over the past several weeks , the world is not coming to an end .
This too shall pass , and from a public health perspective , things will one day go back to normal .
Meanwhile , they ’ re completely ravaging the economy .
Millions of people have already lost their jobs , countless businesses will close forever , and trillions of dollars of prosperity has been lost .
The economic toll is incalculable .
But that too shall pass .
It may take years… but even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic growth .
What I ’ m most concerned about at this point is NOT the virus , nor even the economic devastation .
I ’ m far more concerned at how governments have seized this opportunity to vastly expand their power .
They have us all cowering in our homes , stripped of the most basic freedoms to do just about anything .
People are being thrown off their own private property because they ’ re not an ‘ official resident ’ of the town .
Others have been arrested for attending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for their social media posts .
Content everywhere is being heavily censored , with major tech companies like Google and Facebook telling us what we can/ can not say .
Governments around the world are tracking their citizens ’ every movement , and now there ’ s talk of national health databases and special passports .
And they ’ re spending trillions of dollars without any thought of the consequences .
It ’ s a power grab we haven ’ t seen since 9/11 .
The circumstances are certainly similar : people are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whatever it wants .
Again , the public health problems will eventually be fixed .
Even the economy will some day recover .
But there ’ s going to be a huge impact on our freedom from this astonishing growth of unchecked government power .
And a lot of those changes will be with us permanently .
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By Simon Black, Sovereign Man
Thousands of years ago in 458 BC, Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus was hard at work behind his plow on the family farm when a group of Roman Senators showed up with urgent news.
A foreign enemy called the Acqui had vanquished one of Rome’s armies and was rapidly approaching the city. The Republic was in deep trouble.
Cincinnatus was a former consul and renowned military leader, so in their panic, the Roman Senate unanimously appointed him as an emergency dictator.
All of Rome’s individual freedoms were immediately suspended. Checks and balances were eliminated. Cincinnatus would have supreme power to do whatever he saw fit during Rome’s time of crisis.
According to ancient Roman historians, Cincinnatus told his wife, “Go and fetch my toga,” and he immediately went to work.
Cincinnatus was legendary: he mobilized a new army, repelled the foreign invaders, and saved the city from certain destruction, all within just 15 days.
But even more importantly, Cincinnatus relinquished all of his power immediately after the victory, and returned to his plow. It was a display of virtue and selflessness that Romans celebrated for centuries.
Most dictators, of course, are not so principled.
The ancient Greeks (despite having invented democracy) routinely appointed dictators during times of national emergency.
Very few relinquished power willingly, and several– like Dionysius of Syracuse, Nabis of Sparta, Peisistratus, etc.– ruled for decades.
They always found a way to extend the emergency and hang on to power. And eventually, the people simply became accustomed to their new reality.
This is still true of human nature today.
When I was a kid in the 1980s, my father used to go on business trips from time to time, and my mother would usually take my sister and I to the airport to pick him up.
Many of you are old enough to remember this– back then, visitors used to be able to go directly to the gate, i.e. we would go through security and sit at the gate waiting for my dad as he walked off the plane.
Obviously you can’t do that anymore.
After a series of terrorist incidents in the late 1990s, followed by 9/11 a few years later, the government put its boot to the throat of airport security.
Today we stand in line for a dose of radiation while being barked at and occasionally fondled by federal employees.
If you think about 9/11 in particular, its remarkable how much power the government grabbed, and how many freedoms they took away. Two decades later, it’s clear those freedoms are never coming back.
I’m not just talking about visitors being able to go directly to the gate at the airport. That’s a tiny example.
The wider impact of 9/11 can be seen everywhere.
The government now maintains broad authority to spy on its citizens, with the NSA brazenly intercepting phone calls, emails, and communication metadata through an extraordinary surveillance dragnet.
Financial institutions submit ‘suspicious activity reports’ to the federal government to inform on their own customers, even for the most mundane transactions like withdrawing a few thousand dollars of cash.
US law now permits the indefinite detention, i.e. incarceration without charge or trial, even of US citizens. This law was originally authorized in 2001, then re-authorized again in 2013.
Plus, US federal spending absolutely ballooned post-9/11. After a few years of finally achieving a fiscal balance in the 1990s, deficit spending soared in 2001… and has remained high for the past two decades.
Even during economic boom years from 2016-2019, the government still managed to overspend by $1 trillion per year. The emergency spending authorization never went away.
Frankly most of these impacts will never go away. We’ve become accustomed to the way things are– the spending, the lack of privacy, etc.
The last thing we should ever expect is for government to voluntarily give up power. And that’s what’s so concerning right now.
Yes, there’s a virus on the loose. A lot of people are going to die, and that’s terrible. It’s also terrible how many people die of cancer, heart disease, natural disasters, and automobile accidents.
But as I’ve written numerous times over the past several weeks, the world is not coming to an end. This too shall pass, and from a public health perspective, things will one day go back to normal.
Meanwhile, they’re completely ravaging the economy. Millions of people have already lost their jobs, countless businesses will close forever, and trillions of dollars of prosperity has been lost.
The economic toll is incalculable. But that too shall pass. It may take years… but even the Great Depression eventually gave way to economic growth.
What I’m most concerned about at this point is NOT the virus, nor even the economic devastation.
I’m far more concerned at how governments have seized this opportunity to vastly expand their power.
They have us all cowering in our homes, stripped of the most basic freedoms to do just about anything.
People are being thrown off their own private property because they’re not an ‘official resident’ of the town. Others have been arrested for attending a funeral. Others threatened with jail for their social media posts.
Content everywhere is being heavily censored, with major tech companies like Google and Facebook telling us what we can/cannot say.
Governments around the world are tracking their citizens’ every movement, and now there’s talk of national health databases and special passports.
And they’re spending trillions of dollars without any thought of the consequences.
It’s a power grab we haven’t seen since 9/11. The circumstances are certainly similar: people are terrified, so the government is doing whatever it wants.
Again, the public health problems will eventually be fixed. Even the economy will some day recover.
But there’s going to be a huge impact on our freedom from this astonishing growth of unchecked government power. And a lot of those changes will be with us permanently.
Source: The Daily Bell
Image: Truthstream Media
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activistpost--2020-04-27--Police Cancel Drone Spying, Showing Resistance to the COVID-19 Police State Works

Westport , CT — America is currently in utter turmoil .
After panic buying emptied shelves across the country , millions of unemployed people began spending their last dollar on food , hundreds of cities have been placed on lockdown , and cops are using Chinese-made patrol drones to monitor citizens 24 hours a day .
In a matter of weeks , America has shifted from the land of the free to the land of the economic collapse and newly ushered in police state .
The level of fear among the populace is at an all time high and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using America ’ s fear to give massive sums of money to special interests while fleecing the value of the dollar and ensuring lifetimes of debt for future generations .
And , they are ushering in a police state , the likes of which we have never seen .
In a time when good news is sparse , any shred of it can be inspiring .
Such is the case out of Wesport , Connecticut in which resistance to the police state has paid off .
When the citizens of Westport expressed their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to use drone technology to spy on its citizens by making sure they are adhering to social distancing guidelines , two days later , the program was shut down .
In an announcement last week , the Westport police department announced the end of the program and even cited the concerned citizens as a factor in the decision .
Police Chief Foti Koskinas announced today that , after careful consideration and in collaboration with First Selectman Jim Marpe , the Westport Police Department has chosen not to participate in the Draganfly drone “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department ’ s recent announcement of its plan to partner and participate in a test of new drone technology has resulted in varied expressions of public concern and reservations .
To those who have reached out directly to the police department , to the Selectman ’ s office or otherwise made public these questions or concerns , we sincerely thank you for your continued community engagement and seek to assure you that your voices have been heard .
Though the police department only claimed they would use them for monitoring crowds , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were much more intrusive than simply looking for crowds .
Draganfly ’ s drone-mounted biometric monitoring tools are even more sinister , dystopian , and potentially abusive .
The drone is able to quickly measure whether people are six feet apart from each other , and Draganfly claims it can also measure heart rate , body temperature , and other vital signs , which suggests that a drone might be able to spot potential infections from above.
” That ’ s right , these new drones have the capability to read biometric data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March , TFTP reported on the Orwellian police state that unfolded in China due to the COVID-19 outbreak .
When Chinese citizens were allowed in the streets , drones equipped with facial recognition hover overhead to make sure they are wearing masks and took their temperature , just like the aforementioned drones .
Citizens were forced to download software on their phones so the state can track them and all of it was being carried out for their own “ safety.
” We accurately predicted that this madness was headed to the Land @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month , it was here .
Naturally , the citizens of Westport were a little concerned over having their city turned into a place like China .
Connecticut resident and political activist — whose been the subject of multiple articles at TFTP — helped to foster this resistance .
“ Using drones to surveil people will only breed mistrust , and it will only lead to people being unnecessarily harassed , ” Picard told TFTP .
“ Pushing back against the police state not only works , it is necessary.
” We couldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always push for more control and the only limit to their increasing tyranny is the level at which we resist it .
Sadly , the resistance in other parts of the country is not enough .
As TFTP reported last month , the NYPD took to bragging about their drone program by posting videos of drones spying on citizens .
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea posted a video to Twitter of some of the aerial footage over multiple locations throughout the city of New York , including Carl Schurz Park , Inwood Hill Park @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instead of calling them out , some folks took to the tweet thread to beg the commissioner to bring the drones to their neighborhood .
“ Come to Borough Park , my neighborhood .
Not the case here !
” one Twitter user wrote .
“ Go to Grand concourse not the case there .
Good job officers , keep on doing great things .
Praying for all of you , ” wrote another .
There were a few comments , however , who haven ’ t yet succumbed to being controlled by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is “ Dystopian af.
” “ Is this a scene from Terminator ?
” and “ 1984 wasn ’ t an instruction manual.
” This drone dystopia came to a head earlier this month when video was published of a drone hovering above citizens , instructing them to obey social distancing .
“ This is the Anti-COVID-19 volunteer drone task force , ” the drone blares over loudspeakers as people walk and bike by .
“ Please maintain a social distance of at least six feet .
Again , please maintain social distancing.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ government drone remains a mystery as the NYPD claimed they were not behind the drone .
But the video was ominous enough to make a lasting impression .
In California , cops are also spying on their citizens with similar technology .
The drones came from China , on which the Free Thought Project reported in March .
Just like the Chinese authorities , police in California equipped the drones with speakers to tell people what to do .
Cops across the country have been acquiring these drones — which were donated from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department over spying concerns in January .
Yet despite these legitimate concerns , departments from coast to coast are continuing to implement them to spy on citizens .
Some officials are even clearly aware that China could be using the information from these drones to spy on America , but continue their use anyway .
“ If these drones save one life , it is clearly worth the activity and the information that the drones are sending , ” Elizabeth , New Jersey mayor Chris Bollwage told MSNBC .
Hopefully , the resistance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread across the country as more people learn that the only tool the state has to attempt to provide a facade of safety , is taking away your freedom through the threat of force .
As we ’ ve seen countless times over , this never works out for the people .
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 .
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By Matt Agorist
Westport, CT — America is currently in utter turmoil. After panic buying emptied shelves across the country, millions of unemployed people began spending their last dollar on food, hundreds of cities have been placed on lockdown, and cops are using Chinese-made patrol drones to monitor citizens 24 hours a day.
In a matter of weeks, America has shifted from the land of the free to the land of the economic collapse and newly ushered in police state. The level of fear among the populace is at an all time high and the authoritarians are exploiting it. They are using America’s fear to give massive sums of money to special interests while fleecing the value of the dollar and ensuring lifetimes of debt for future generations. And, they are ushering in a police state, the likes of which we have never seen.
In a time when good news is sparse, any shred of it can be inspiring. Such is the case out of Wesport, Connecticut in which resistance to the police state has paid off. When the citizens of Westport expressed their anger to the city’s plan to use drone technology to spy on its citizens by making sure they are adhering to social distancing guidelines, two days later, the program was shut down.
In an announcement last week, the Westport police department announced the end of the program and even cited the concerned citizens as a factor in the decision.
Police Chief Foti Koskinas announced today that, after careful consideration and in collaboration with First Selectman Jim Marpe, the Westport Police Department has chosen not to participate in the Draganfly drone “Flatten the Curve Pilot Program.” The Department’s recent announcement of its plan to partner and participate in a test of new drone technology has resulted in varied expressions of public concern and reservations. To those who have reached out directly to the police department, to the Selectman’s office or otherwise made public these questions or concerns, we sincerely thank you for your continued community engagement and seek to assure you that your voices have been heard.
Though the police department only claimed they would use them for monitoring crowds, as Reason.com points out, “these drones were much more intrusive than simply looking for crowds. Draganfly’s drone-mounted biometric monitoring tools are even more sinister, dystopian, and potentially abusive. The drone is able to quickly measure whether people are six feet apart from each other, and Draganfly claims it can also measure heart rate, body temperature, and other vital signs, which suggests that a drone might be able to spot potential infections from above.”
That’s right, these new drones have the capability to read biometric data of citizens without their consent.
In March, TFTP reported on the Orwellian police state that unfolded in China due to the COVID-19 outbreak. When Chinese citizens were allowed in the streets, drones equipped with facial recognition hover overhead to make sure they are wearing masks and took their temperature, just like the aforementioned drones. Citizens were forced to download software on their phones so the state can track them and all of it was being carried out for their own “safety.”
We accurately predicted that this madness was headed to the Land of the Free, and later that month, it was here.
Naturally, the citizens of Westport were a little concerned over having their city turned into a place like China. Connecticut resident and political activist — whose been the subject of multiple articles at TFTP — helped to foster this resistance.
“Using drones to surveil people will only breed mistrust, and it will only lead to people being unnecessarily harassed,” Picard told TFTP. “Pushing back against the police state not only works, it is necessary.”
We couldn’t agree more. Tyrants will always push for more control and the only limit to their increasing tyranny is the level at which we resist it.
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
~ Frederick Douglass
Sadly, the resistance in other parts of the country is not enough.
As TFTP reported last month, the NYPD took to bragging about their drone program by posting videos of drones spying on citizens. Police Commissioner Dermot Shea posted a video to Twitter of some of the aerial footage over multiple locations throughout the city of New York, including Carl Schurz Park, Inwood Hill Park and Juniper Valley Park.
We’ve visited hundreds of restaurants, parks, & other spaces this week — by foot, by car, & by air. What we’ve seen so far…is nearly 💯% compliance. NYers working together (from 6 feet apart) to help stem the spread of #COVID19. Thanks, NYC — we’ll get through this together. pic.twitter.com/Xsu35HAn8W — Commissioner Shea (@NYPDShea) March 26, 2020
Unfortunately, instead of calling them out, some folks took to the tweet thread to beg the commissioner to bring the drones to their neighborhood. “Come to Borough Park, my neighborhood. Not the case here!” one Twitter user wrote.
“Go to Grand concourse not the case there. Good job officers, keep on doing great things. Praying for all of you,” wrote another.
There were a few comments, however, who haven’t yet succumbed to being controlled by tyrants, who called it what it is “Dystopian af.”
“Is this a scene from Terminator?” and “1984 wasn’t an instruction manual.”
This drone dystopia came to a head earlier this month when video was published of a drone hovering above citizens, instructing them to obey social distancing.
“This is the Anti-COVID-19 volunteer drone task force,” the drone blares over loudspeakers as people walk and bike by. “Please maintain a social distance of at least six feet. Again, please maintain social distancing.”
Whether or not it was a government drone remains a mystery as the NYPD claimed they were not behind the drone. But the video was ominous enough to make a lasting impression.
WATCH: A drone was seen flying over a Manhattan park on Saturday, urging pedestrians to “maintain social distancing.” https://t.co/5J9DLlunRB pic.twitter.com/VuNu1etBnW — CBS News (@CBSNews) April 5, 2020
In California, cops are also spying on their citizens with similar technology. The drones came from China, on which the Free Thought Project reported in March. Just like the Chinese authorities, police in California equipped the drones with speakers to tell people what to do.
Cops across the country have been acquiring these drones — which were donated from China and were grounded by the Interior Department over spying concerns in January. Yet despite these legitimate concerns, departments from coast to coast are continuing to implement them to spy on citizens.
Some officials are even clearly aware that China could be using the information from these drones to spy on America, but continue their use anyway.
“If these drones save one life, it is clearly worth the activity and the information that the drones are sending,” Elizabeth, New Jersey mayor Chris Bollwage told MSNBC.
Hopefully, the resistance that was shown in Westport continues to spread across the country as more people learn that the only tool the state has to attempt to provide a facade of safety, is taking away your freedom through the threat of force. As we’ve seen countless times over, this never works out for the people.
Source: The Free Thought Project
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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activistpost--2020-04-27--Stop Calling It Contact Tracing! — Propaganda Watch

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activistpost--2020-04-27--Narrative Managers Argue China-Like Internet Censorship Is Needed

Neoconservative publication The Atlantic has published an article authored by two university professors titled “ Internet Speech Will Never Go Back to Normal ” , subtitled “ In the debate over freedom versus control of the global network , China was largely correct , and the U.S. was wrong.
” The article is actually worth reading in full , not just because it ’ s outrage porn for anyone who values human communication that is unregulated by oligarchs and government agencies , but because it ’ s actually packed full of extensively sourced information about the way Silicon Valley tech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ censor speech .
The only difference between this article and something you might read on some libertarian website is that this article argues that all of these regulations on speech are a good thing .
Here ’ s an archive of the article if you don ’ t want to give clicks to The Atlantic , whose editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg once assured the world that “ the coming invasion of Iraq will be remembered as an act of profound morality.
” Do give it a look if this interests you and you have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the past two decades about freedom versus control of the network , China was largely right and the United States was largely wrong , ” argue the article ’ s authors , one of whom is a former Bush administration lawyer .
“ Significant monitoring and speech control are inevitable components of a mature and flourishing internet , and governments must play a large role in these practices to ensure that the internet is compatible with a society ’ s norms and values.
” The article paints an accurate picture of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ platforms have been collaborating with governments and with each other to regulate speech and have increased that collaboration during the Covid-19 pandemic , noting how “ In March 2019 , Zuckerberg invited the government to regulate ‘ harmful content ’ on his platform ” and how “ As in other contexts , Facebook relies on fact-checking organizations and ‘ authorities ’ ( from the World Health Organization to the governments of U.S. states ) to ascertain which content to downgrade or remove.
” “ These platforms have engaged in ‘ strategic collaboration ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sharing information , to fight foreign electoral interference , ” The Atlantic reports after outlining ways in which Facebook , Twitter and Youtube have been censoring speech in “ aggressive but still imperfect steps to fend off foreign adversaries.
” “ The harms from digital speech will also continue to grow , as will speech controls on these networks , ” the article ’ s authors assert .
“ And invariably , government involvement will grow .
At the moment , the private sector is making most of the important decisions , though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zuckerberg has pleaded , the firms may not be able to regulate speech legitimately without heavier government guidance and involvement .
It is also unclear whether , for example , the companies can adequately contain foreign misinformation and prevent digital tampering with voting mechanisms without more government surveillance.
” This article comes out days after journalist Whitney Webb published another article worth reading titled “ Techno-Tyranny : How The US National Security State Is Using Coronavirus To Fulfill An Orwellian Vision “ .
Webb details how a FOIA-obtained document by a US government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Artificial Intelligence ( NSCAI ) argues for the need to implement authoritarian measures like increased surveillance more in line with those used in China , in order to prevent the PRC from technologically surpassing the United States .
Webb notes for example how the document “ cites the use of mass surveillance on China ’ s ‘ huge population base ’ is an example of how China ’ s ‘ scale of consumer market ’ advantage allowing ‘ China to leap ahead ’ in the fields of related technologies , like facial recognition.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase in surveillance being pushed for in a new report by the think tank Tony Blair Institute for Global Change , arguing that a drastic increase in tech surveillance is “ a price worth paying ” in order to fight Covid-19 .
Which is of course hilarious , because having the think tank of a Bush lapdog Prime Minister argue that more surveillance is a price worth paying to stop coronavirus is a lot like a bunch of muggers arguing that time saved by cutting through dark alleyways is worth the increased risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great .
We ’ re seeing mainstream narrative managers shriek about the need for new cold war escalations against China ’ s bad , bad authoritarian government , while simultaneously arguing that Western governments should espouse Beijing ’ s worst authoritarian impulses .
This as we ’ ve discussed previously is because consent needs to be manufactured in order for the US-centralized empire to take drastic steps to prevent China from surpassing it and creating a multipolar world , and the freer people are to think and act and organize , the harder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oligarchs have no business controlling what we can and can not say to each other .
Governments have no business bringing more and more transparency to us while bringing more and more opacity to themselves .
This is ugly , it is abusive , and it must end .
Freedom of speech is actually about freedom of thought .
Speech is the carrying agent of thought ; controlling human communication is actually about controlling the spread of ideas .
Censorship is about controlling the thoughts that the public think in their heads .
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By Caitlin Johnstone
Neoconservative publication The Atlantic has published an article authored by two university professors titled “Internet Speech Will Never Go Back to Normal”, subtitled “In the debate over freedom versus control of the global network, China was largely correct, and the U.S. was wrong.”
The article is actually worth reading in full, not just because it’s outrage porn for anyone who values human communication that is unregulated by oligarchs and government agencies, but because it’s actually packed full of extensively sourced information about the way Silicon Valley tech giants are collaborating with Western governments to censor speech. The only difference between this article and something you might read on some libertarian website is that this article argues that all of these regulations on speech are a good thing.
Here’s an archive of the article if you don’t want to give clicks to The Atlantic, whose editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg once assured the world that “the coming invasion of Iraq will be remembered as an act of profound morality.” Do give it a look if this interests you and you have time.
Fmr. Bush admin lawyer/current Harvard Law prof Jack Goldsmith goes full-Thomas Friedman, credits China’s enlightened authoritarian approach to information as “largely right” and laments the US’ provincial fealty to the First Amendment as “largely wrong.” https://t.co/1WyQtgE8bK pic.twitter.com/1M03ybxh0I — Anthony L. Fisher (@anthonyLfisher) April 26, 2020
“In the great debate of the past two decades about freedom versus control of the network, China was largely right and the United States was largely wrong,” argue the article’s authors, one of whom is a former Bush administration lawyer. “Significant monitoring and speech control are inevitable components of a mature and flourishing internet, and governments must play a large role in these practices to ensure that the internet is compatible with a society’s norms and values.”
The article paints an accurate picture of the ways in which supposedly independent social media platforms have been collaborating with governments and with each other to regulate speech and have increased that collaboration during the Covid-19 pandemic, noting how “In March 2019, Zuckerberg invited the government to regulate ‘harmful content’ on his platform” and how “As in other contexts, Facebook relies on fact-checking organizations and ‘authorities’ (from the World Health Organization to the governments of U.S. states) to ascertain which content to downgrade or remove.”
“These platforms have engaged in ‘strategic collaboration‘ with the federal government, including by sharing information, to fight foreign electoral interference,” The Atlantic reports after outlining ways in which Facebook, Twitter and Youtube have been censoring speech in “aggressive but still imperfect steps to fend off foreign adversaries.”
“The harms from digital speech will also continue to grow, as will speech controls on these networks,” the article’s authors assert. “And invariably, government involvement will grow. At the moment, the private sector is making most of the important decisions, though often under government pressure. But as Zuckerberg has pleaded, the firms may not be able to regulate speech legitimately without heavier government guidance and involvement. It is also unclear whether, for example, the companies can adequately contain foreign misinformation and prevent digital tampering with voting mechanisms without more government surveillance.”
Last May, a govt org outlined an extremely Orwellian vision for what the US must to do to win “the tech war” against China in AI. It essentially called to remake the entire American economy and society. Now, thanks to Covid19,their vision is taking shape.https://t.co/fhWkyQR5n3 — Whitney Webb (@_whitneywebb) April 20, 2020
This article comes out days after journalist Whitney Webb published another article worth reading titled “Techno-Tyranny: How The US National Security State Is Using Coronavirus To Fulfill An Orwellian Vision“. Webb details how a FOIA-obtained document by a US government organization called the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) argues for the need to implement authoritarian measures like increased surveillance more in line with those used in China, in order to prevent the PRC from technologically surpassing the United States.
Webb notes for example how the document “cites the use of mass surveillance on China’s ‘huge population base’ is an example of how China’s ‘scale of consumer market’ advantage allowing ‘China to leap ahead’ in the fields of related technologies, like facial recognition.”
We’re also seeing an increase in surveillance being pushed for in a new report by the think tank Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, arguing that a drastic increase in tech surveillance is “a price worth paying” in order to fight Covid-19. Which is of course hilarious, because having the think tank of a Bush lapdog Prime Minister argue that more surveillance is a price worth paying to stop coronavirus is a lot like a bunch of muggers arguing that time saved by cutting through dark alleyways is worth the increased risk of mugging.
Surveillance a price worth paying to beat coronavirus, says Blair thinktank https://t.co/AAb1nnv4pG — Guardian news (@guardiannews) April 24, 2020
So that’s great. We’re seeing mainstream narrative managers shriek about the need for new cold war escalations against China’s bad, bad authoritarian government, while simultaneously arguing that Western governments should espouse Beijing’s worst authoritarian impulses. This as we’ve discussed previously is because consent needs to be manufactured in order for the US-centralized empire to take drastic steps to prevent China from surpassing it and creating a multipolar world, and the freer people are to think and act and organize, the harder that’s going to be.
Oligarchs have no business controlling what we can and cannot say to each other. Governments have no business bringing more and more transparency to us while bringing more and more opacity to themselves. This is ugly, it is abusive, and it must end.
Freedom of speech is actually about freedom of thought. Speech is the carrying agent of thought; controlling human communication is actually about controlling the spread of ideas. Censorship is about controlling the thoughts that the public think in their heads. Speech control is mind control.
Source: CaitlinJohnstone.com
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