consciouslifenews--2020-10-26--The 7 Creative Phases of Brand Design

The 7 Creative Phases of Brand Design

Before we get started , let 's begin with a terminology primer ; people use the terms “ Brand Design , ” “ Brand Identity , ” “ Brand Guidelines ” interchangeably .
Suffice to say , it is confusing , but we will address here what is the approach for the design of a brand .
A brand is not a logo .
The most useful definition of brand is what a given group of people think and feel about something .
This may very well include a logo and a visual language , but also all kinds of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Southwest Airlines , you think of a major American airline .
It is considered a value airline but for some , it is rather highly regarded .
As a brand , the company is associated with humor .
The flight crew cracks a lot of jokes .
Their stewards and stewardesses wear shorts and tennis shoes .
They are often pretty cheerful .
( Evidently , their first stewardesses had been former cheerleaders . )
You line up for boarding with a very different , maybe more efficient , group process that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a blue and rust-colored , rather affordable , plain-wrap looking color palette .
For us , a brand is all of it .
Another definition : the word “ design ” is from “ designare ” which means out from a plan .
So design is essentially planning and generally includes visual aspects .
Brand Design , then , is planning for what you 'd like a given group of people to think and feel about your offering .
It is simply understanding what a brand is and is n't .
In summary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ logo but it is one definition that is confusing and limiting .
Safer to think about a brand as being what a given audience thinks and feels about a given entity .
Brand identity is the visual language that is associated with your brand but it includes more than visuals , it also includes your messaging and tone .
A brand guideline packages up the brand identity , including things like brand voice ( which is about language ) , mission , vision , values , etc .
The first phase pinpoints a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In the case of Southwest Airlines , they will have many audiences but there is a certain demographic of people that likes to travel typically in the United States .
Maybe they travel to certain places where Southwest flies , they appreciate the value and they are willing to not have a meal or an assigned seat in exchange for a more affordable price .
To make it simple and probably obvious , consider that they have business travelers and vacation travelers for starters .
They will have all kinds of different audience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they might have vacation travelers that are families with small children which are different from vacation travelers that are retirees .
The company , the employees , any vendors , and partners are also audiences that should be taken into consideration .
A company or organization ’ s internal audience will always have a lot of thoughts about what the brand is , as they bring more to the thought table getting paid to think about the brand design .
Uncover what your respective audiences think and feel about your company right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about Southwest Airlines today , it might simply conjure up memories of when we used to travel before the pandemic grounded everyone .
For me , I think of Southwest as being the flight I used to take from Oakland to Albuquerque to meet my mother .
I have a lot of positive associations with the airline .
It 's a fantastic airline that is affordable for me .
They let me carry on a bag for free .
They offer peanuts and stuff but no food .
They do n't have charge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They 're great .
( I am aware that for some , they will forever reject it .
“ Makes me feel like cattle.
” Their loss , but I digress . )
There will be things that Southwest Airlines wants to say to its customers to generate business .
And there will be things their audiences may not really understand and need to know .
That process of getting clear on those elements is crucial to determining the desired result .
What do we want people to think , feel , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are designing ?
The next thing you do is figure out how we 're gon na shape perception .
There are all kinds of touchpoints they could use .
From radio ads to what appears on the posters in the airport , or on the napkins .
Maybe it ’ s a special page on their website ?
The way their safety message is conveyed .
Language on signage .
Snack napkins .
Any point you provide something to a customer is an opportunity to refine how you want them to think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for work , this is the stuff people are coming for .
They need to present something customer-facing and need it to look good .
The fun stuff .
The brand stuff .
Language , visuals , infographics , which includes fonts and colors , how we will tell the story .
We get to work at the drawing board , based on a strategic plan .
We are translators of strategy and the aim is to get into the minds of a specific audience and have them think and or feel XYZ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is in a vacuum and can ’ t be pulled off a rack .
Southwest is not the same as Virgin Airways and those differences are what need to be heightened through messaging and design .
We will brew up directions and present those to the client .
We always recommend that all stakeholders participate in the design process if they can .
This gets ideas off the drawing board and stress tests them in real life .
You need to do an actual project that passes through all your stakeholders , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of theory and onto the playing field .
It is the time you must decide how much money you will be willing to spend to do something for real .
Understand that theoretical design projects are a gigantic waste of money and time , even though they can be a whole lot of fun for everyone involved .
It is crucial that you work up a project that 's got to actually pass leadership within your organization .
They come at the end , after project/s have been done , and don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If they are done at the start of a new company , they are done out of thin air , based on things that just look nice or create a certain look and feel ( i.e .
millennial pink , clouds and bird feathers ) .
This is not what you want .
Guidelines are really just brand thoughts .
Doing a project forces ideas to conform to reality and evolve in ways you could not have predicted .
The real world has a way of doing that .
So the smart money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ defining project ” and they continue to expand over time to include the new brand elements .
So if the defining project has been a website , then it would be possible to write the guidelines for a digital website and while some things will carry over , it does not necessarily mean that it 'll translate to other touchpoints .
How did it work ?
The real work begins when your material and messaging heads out into the world .
You start back at zero and work through it all again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as brand management .
Shaping perception is an ongoing effort .
What people think about your business evolves over time depending on all kinds of factors .
Your communication will adapt to course correct or hold the line .
If you are doing a brand identity for a startup , then check out my other article focused on what you need to do to build a new audience .

Before we get started, let's begin with a terminology primer; people use the terms “Brand Design,” “Brand Identity,” “Brand Guidelines” interchangeably. Suffice to say, it is confusing, but we will address here what is the approach for the design of a brand.
A brand is not a logo. The most useful definition of brand is what a given group of people think and feel about something. This may very well include a logo and a visual language, but also all kinds of other associations. When you think about Southwest Airlines, you think of a major American airline. It is considered a value airline but for some, it is rather highly regarded. As a brand, the company is associated with humor. The flight crew cracks a lot of jokes. Their stewards and stewardesses wear shorts and tennis shoes. They are often pretty cheerful. (Evidently, their first stewardesses had been former cheerleaders.) You line up for boarding with a very different, maybe more efficient, group process that’s unlike other airlines. They have a blue and rust-colored, rather affordable, plain-wrap looking color palette. For us, a brand is all of it.
Another definition: the word “design” is from “designare” which means out from a plan. So design is essentially planning and generally includes visual aspects. Brand Design, then, is planning for what you'd like a given group of people to think and feel about your offering.
It is simply understanding what a brand is and isn't.
In summary, a brand often refers to a logo but it is one definition that is confusing and limiting.
Safer to think about a brand as being what a given audience thinks and feels about a given entity. Brand identity is the visual language that is associated with your brand but it includes more than visuals, it also includes your messaging and tone. A brand guideline packages up the brand identity, including things like brand voice (which is about language), mission, vision, values, etc.
Phase 1 – Audience Definition
The first phase pinpoints a company's audience(s). In the case of Southwest Airlines, they will have many audiences but there is a certain demographic of people that likes to travel typically in the United States. Maybe they travel to certain places where Southwest flies, they appreciate the value and they are willing to not have a meal or an assigned seat in exchange for a more affordable price. To make it simple and probably obvious, consider that they have business travelers and vacation travelers for starters. They will have all kinds of different audience “segments”. For example, they might have vacation travelers that are families with small children which are different from vacation travelers that are retirees. The company, the employees, any vendors, and partners are also audiences that should be taken into consideration. A company or organization’s internal audience will always have a lot of thoughts about what the brand is, as they bring more to the thought table getting paid to think about the brand design.
Phase 2 – Current Audience Perception
Uncover what your respective audiences think and feel about your company right now. If we were to ask people about Southwest Airlines today, it might simply conjure up memories of when we used to travel before the pandemic grounded everyone. For me, I think of Southwest as being the flight I used to take from Oakland to Albuquerque to meet my mother. I have a lot of positive associations with the airline. It's a fantastic airline that is affordable for me. They let me carry on a bag for free. They offer peanuts and stuff but no food. They don't have charge fees when I change my flight. They're great. (I am aware that for some, they will forever reject it. “Makes me feel like cattle.” Their loss, but I digress.)
There will be things that Southwest Airlines wants to say to its customers to generate business. And there will be things their audiences may not really understand and need to know. That process of getting clear on those elements is crucial to determining the desired result. What do we want people to think, feel, and DO after they engage with whatever touchpoint we are designing?
Phase 3 – Define Effective Touchpoints
The next thing you do is figure out how we're gonna shape perception. There are all kinds of touchpoints they could use. From radio ads to what appears on the posters in the airport, or on the napkins. Maybe it’s a special page on their website? The way their safety message is conveyed. Language on signage. Snack napkins. Any point you provide something to a customer is an opportunity to refine how you want them to think about you.
Phase 4 – Messaging and Visual Design
When the phone rings for work, this is the stuff people are coming for. They need to present something customer-facing and need it to look good. The fun stuff. The brand stuff. Language, visuals, infographics, which includes fonts and colors, how we will tell the story. We get to work at the drawing board, based on a strategic plan. We are translators of strategy and the aim is to get into the minds of a specific audience and have them think and or feel XYZ. None of the work we do is in a vacuum and can’t be pulled off a rack. Southwest is not the same as Virgin Airways and those differences are what need to be heightened through messaging and design. We will brew up directions and present those to the client. We always recommend that all stakeholders participate in the design process if they can.
Phase 5 – Real World Applications
This gets ideas off the drawing board and stress tests them in real life. You need to do an actual project that passes through all your stakeholders, and their opinions to get the plan out of theory and onto the playing field. It is the time you must decide how much money you will be willing to spend to do something for real. Understand that theoretical design projects are a gigantic waste of money and time, even though they can be a whole lot of fun for everyone involved. It is crucial that you work up a project that's got to actually pass leadership within your organization.
Phase 6 – Brand Guidelines
They come at the end, after project/s have been done, and don’t let anyone convince you otherwise. If they are done at the start of a new company, they are done out of thin air, based on things that just look nice or create a certain look and feel (i.e. millennial pink, clouds and bird feathers). This is not what you want. Guidelines are really just brand thoughts. Doing a project forces ideas to conform to reality and evolve in ways you could not have predicted. The real world has a way of doing that. So the smart money does them at the end of a “defining project” and they continue to expand over time to include the new brand elements. So if the defining project has been a website, then it would be possible to write the guidelines for a digital website and while some things will carry over, it does not necessarily mean that it'll translate to other touchpoints.
Phase 7 – Results
How did it work? The real work begins when your material and messaging heads out into the world. You start back at zero and work through it all again. This is what is referred to as brand management. Shaping perception is an ongoing effort. What people think about your business evolves over time depending on all kinds of factors. Your communication will adapt to course correct or hold the line.
If you are doing a brand identity for a startup, then check out my other article focused on what you need to do to build a new audience.


consciouslifenews--2020-10-26--Halloween in LA: How to ‘Safely’ Party in a Pandemic

The spooky season is upon us !
We have been slapped with tests , quarantines , and lockdowns but people around the world are still planning on how to celebrate Halloween during the pandemic .
Honestly , 2020 has been Halloween all year round and no one is expecting anything scarier and spookier than the year itself .
So , it ’ s the fun and partying that we are all looking forward to .
And if you are in Los Angeles , best believe it ’ s going down on the 31st .
Alright , it won ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but LA is partying anyway !
Here are some of the best virtual Halloween parties happening in LA this spooky season .
You know it ’ s a bad idea gulping all that Gin with an empty stomach right ?
Well , if you find yourself hungry in West Hollywood on the 31st or the early morning of 1st November , E.P/LP has got your back .
The restaurant is transforming their rooftop deck into a Halloween themed eatery that ’ s going to be open like a usual weekend—from noon to 2am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , walk-ins will also be entertained .
They promise a ghoulish menu with snacks and cocktails from all over the world .
The restaurant does not take reservations , so you just have to pop up and fill your stomach according to your pocket .
You might not know Fleetmac Wood , but you are surely going to love this year ’ s Halloween themed stream of the exclusive remixes and edits of the rock n roll band ’ s hits .
There are disco , house , and techno remixes of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bands .
The Fleetmac Wood rave has moved from the dancefloor onto the digital stage .
So , this year , instead of sweaty dancing in a club or at a festival , they will host a Halloween party online .
The party is coming to haunt your house ; after half a year of free live-streaming on Twitch , the 31st October Fleetmac Wood AV stream will be ticketed .
The organizers promise a special Zoom access and an After Party for their Patreon subscribers Count Drac is delivering a party starter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What ?
Yup !
They are delivering a blood-soaked , glittery , Dracula inspired party bouquet to your house .
The generous Count Drac is bringing you a bottle of rosé from Vampire Vineyards , dairy-free ice cream , fangs , a blood red disco ball , a Ghost Tequila blood bag which contains tequila and ginger & agave , and other themed items .
The party packages , which are for two partiers , have been scheduled to arrive at your front door on two Fridays : October 23rd or October 30th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of partiers , you can order additional packages and party hard with the Count .

The spooky season is upon us! We have been slapped with tests, quarantines, and lockdowns but people around the world are still planning on how to celebrate Halloween during the pandemic.
Honestly, 2020 has been Halloween all year round and no one is expecting anything scarier and spookier than the year itself.
So, it’s the fun and partying that we are all looking forward to.
And if you are in Los Angeles, best believe it’s going down on the 31st. Alright, it won’t be the usual crowded club partying, but LA is partying anyway!
Here are some of the best virtual Halloween parties happening in LA this spooky season.
Halloween Menus in West Hollywood
You know it’s a bad idea gulping all that Gin with an empty stomach right? Well, if you find yourself hungry in West Hollywood on the 31st or the early morning of 1st November, E.P/LP has got your back. The restaurant is transforming their rooftop deck into a Halloween themed eatery that’s going to be open like a usual weekend—from noon to 2am. For groups of up to six people, walk-ins will also be entertained.
They promise a ghoulish menu with snacks and cocktails from all over the world.
The restaurant does not take reservations, so you just have to pop up and fill your stomach according to your pocket.
Remixing the Halloween Fun
You might not know Fleetmac Wood, but you are surely going to love this year’s Halloween themed stream of the exclusive remixes and edits of the rock n roll band’s hits. There are disco, house, and techno remixes of one of the greatest rock n roll bands. The Fleetmac Wood rave has moved from the dancefloor onto the digital stage.
So, this year, instead of sweaty dancing in a club or at a festival, they will host a Halloween party online. The party is coming to haunt your house; after half a year of free live-streaming on Twitch, the 31st October Fleetmac Wood AV stream will be ticketed. The organizers promise a special Zoom access and an After Party for their Patreon subscribers
The Count Brings You Halloween
Count Drac is delivering a party starter pack package to your front door! What? Yup! They are delivering a blood-soaked, glittery, Dracula inspired party bouquet to your house. The generous Count Drac is bringing you a bottle of rosé from Vampire Vineyards, dairy-free ice cream, fangs, a blood red disco ball, a Ghost Tequila blood bag which contains tequila and ginger & agave, and other themed items.
The party packages, which are for two partiers, have been scheduled to arrive at your front door on two Fridays: October 23rd or October 30th. If you have a bigger-than-two gang of partiers, you can order additional packages and party hard with the Count.
Let’s Party, LA!


consciouslifenews--2020-10-27--How COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Are Rigged

How COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Are Rigged

If the vaccine can not reduce infection , hospitalization , or death , then it can not end the pandemic , which means everyone who takes the vaccine will be doing so in vain At least two cases of transverse myelitis ( severe inflammation of the spinal cord ) have been documented in AstraZeneca ’ s trial , and the company temporarily halted its trial in September 2020 .
In October , Johnson & Johnson also paused its trial due to an undisclosed “ unexplained illness ” in one of its participants In AstraZeneca ’ s case , the interim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine will be a success if 12 or fewer develop symptoms after exposure to SARS-CoV-2 , compared to 19 in the 25-person control group Shockingly , preventing infection with SARS-CoV-2 is not a criterion for success in these vaccine trials .
The only criterion for a successful COVID-19 vaccine is a reduction of symptoms shared by both COVID-19 and the common cold While vaccine makers insist any COVID-19 vaccine reaching the market will have undergone rigorous testing , the way trial protocols are designed suggests these vaccines will not have a significant impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths There ’ s been a lot of talks lately about whether or not the fast-tracked COVID-19 vaccine will in fact be safe and effective .
While vaccine makers insist that any vaccine reaching the market will have undergone rigorous testing , the way trial protocols are designed suggests these vaccines may leave a lot to be desired .
As reported1 by Forbes contributor William Haseltine , a former professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health , while Moderna , Pfizer , AstraZeneca , and Johnson & Johnson have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rare display of transparency , “ close inspection of the protocols raises surprising concerns.
” In a nutshell , the trial designs are such that the vaccines will get a passing grade even if their efficacy is minimal .
Of course , we must also consider vaccine side effects and I ’ ve also written several articles about mounting safety concerns .
As noted by Haseltine , prevention of infection would typically be a critical endpoint of any vaccine trial .
In other words , you want to ensure that when you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infection is significantly reduced .
However , when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine , shockingly , preventing infection is not a criterion for success in any of these trials .
The only criterion for a successful COVID-19 vaccine is a reduction of COVID-19 symptoms , and even then , the reduction required is minimal .
To get a “ passing ” grade in the limited interim analysis , a vaccine must show 70 % efficacy .
However , again , this does not mean it will prevent infection in 7 of 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other vaccine makers are basing results on a similar protocol , where only a limited number of vaccinated participants are exposed to the virus to evaluate the extent of their symptoms .
Johnson & Johnson ’ s interim analysis will include results from 77 vaccine recipients who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 , and if fewer than 18 of them develop symptoms of COVID-19 , compared to 59 in the control group , the vaccine will be considered successful .
In AstraZeneca ’ s case , the interim analysis includes 50 vaccine recipients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if 12 or fewer develop symptoms after exposure to SARS-CoV-2 , compared to 19 in the 25-person control group .
Pfizer ’ s interim analysis is the smallest of the bunch , with just 32 vaccine recipients .
Their success margin is seven or fewer vaccine recipients developing symptoms , compared to 25 in the control group .
In the primary analysis , efficacy is set to about 60 % , and at most , 164 volunteers will be included in that analysis .
Especially concerning are that those receiving the vaccine in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who are not really at high risk of dying from COVID-19 .
This makes the results of these trials highly questionable in the far more vulnerable population of the elderly .
Trials Are Merely Testing Reduction of Common Cold Symptoms As if that ’ s not eyebrow-raising enough , the minimum qualification for a “ case of COVID-19 ” amounts to just one positive PCR test and one or two mild symptoms , such as headache , fever , cough , or mild nausea .
As noted by Haseltine , “ This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re doing is testing to see if this COVID-19 vaccine will minimize common cold symptoms .
They are not actually ensuring the vaccine will prevent serious COVID-19 complications .
Johnson & Johnson ’ s trial is the only one that requires at least five severe COVID-19 cases to be included in the interim analysis .
Severe illness and death are also secondary objectives in these trials , and none of them include failure to prevent hospitalization or death as an important barrier to success .
The increasingly disappearing common sense tells us that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , hospitalization , or death , then it can not end the pandemic , which means everyone who takes the vaccine will be doing so in vain .
Some COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Are Not Using Inert Placebos In addition to all of that , some COVID-19 vaccine trials are using other vaccines as “ placebo ” rather than truly biologically inert substances such as saline , which effectively makes it far easier to hide any vaccine side effects .
While Moderna is using a saline solution placebo,5 AstraZeneca is using injected meningococcal vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AstraZeneca is masking potential side effects is by administering the vaccine along with certain drugs .
In one of its study arms , subjects are given acetaminophen every six hours for the first 24 hours after inoculation .
The pain and fever reducer could potentially mask and downplay side effects such as pain , fever , headache , or general malaise .
In addition to masking side effects , it is widely recognized among literate natural medicine physicians that using acetaminophen during acute viral infections is not a wise strategy as it impairs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The press release for … results from the Oxford vaccine trials described an increased frequency of ‘ minor side effects ’ among participants .
A look at the actual paper , though , reveals this to be a marketing spin … Yes , mild reactions were far more common than worse ones .
But moderate or severe harms — defined as being bad enough to interfere with daily life or needing medical care — were common too .
Around one-third of people vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine without acetaminophen experienced moderate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , malaise , and/or feverishness .
Close to 10 percent had a fever of at least 100.4 degrees , and just over one-fourth developed moderate or severe muscle aches .
That ’ s a lot , in a young and healthy group of people — and the acetaminophen didn ’ t help much for most of those problems.
” On September 6 , 2020 , AstraZeneca paused its Phase 3 vaccine trial due to a “ suspected serious and unexpected adverse reaction ” in a British participant.8,9 The company did not initially divulge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but it has since been revealed the volunteer developed severe inflammation of the spinal cord , known as transverse myelitis.10,11 September 12 , 2020 , the British Medicines Health Regulatory Authority gave AstraZeneca the go-ahead to resume its Phase 3 trial in the U.K. , after an independent review found it “ safe to do so.
” 12,13 According to an AstraZeneca spokesperson , the incident was a case of undiagnosed multiple sclerosis.14 Days later , September 19 , 2020 , The New York Times reported15 the second case of transverse myelitis had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to one expert consulted by the NYT , the occurrence represented a “ dangerous pattern , ” and that a third incidence might shut down the vaccine trial indefinitely .
AstraZeneca , however , claims the two cases are “ unlikely to be associated with the vaccine , ” and that there ’ s “ insufficient evidence to say for certain that the illnesses were or were not related to the vaccine.
” 16 October 21 , 2020 , it was reported17 that one of the volunteers in AstraZeneca ’ s Brazilian trial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the trial would continue anyway .
October 12 , 2020 , Johnson & Johnson halted its trial due to “ unexplained illness ” in one of its participants.18,19 Like AstraZeneca , Johnson & Johnson have kept mum about the details of the illness , saying “ it ’ s important to have all the facts before we share additional information.
” The fact that more trials have not been halted is surprising considering the rate of side effects20 occurring in perfectly healthy volunteers .
As reported in “ Gates Tries to Justify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the first of two doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine , 80 % of Phase 1 participants receiving the 100 micrograms ( mcg ) dose developed systemic side effects.21 After the second dose , 100 % reported side effects ranging from fatigue ( 80 % ) , chills ( 80 % ) , headache ( 60 % ) , and myalgia or muscle pain ( 53 % ) .
Despite that , the 100-mcg dose was ultimately chosen to move on to Phase 3 trials.22 In the highest dosage group , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ participants suffered side effects after both the first and second doses.23 Three of the 14 participants ( 21 % ) in the 250-mcg group suffered “ one or more severe events.
” An October 1 , 2020 , report24 by CNBC reviews the experiences of five participants in Moderna ’ s and Pfizer ’ s SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trials .
One of the participants in Pfizer ’ s vaccine trial “ woke up with chills , shaking so hard he cracked a tooth after taking the second dose.
” A Moderna trial participant told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ felt “ under the weather ” for several days after his first shot .
Eight hours after his second shot he was “ bed-bound with a fever of over 101 , shakes , chills , a pounding headache and shortness of breath .
He said the pain in his arm , where he received the shot , felt like a ‘ goose egg on my shoulder.
’ He hardly slept that night , recording that his temperature was higher than 100 degrees for five hours.
” 25 Two others reported similar side effects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to take a day off after the second shot .
CNBC also noted that “ as companies progressed through clinical trials , several vaccine makers abandoned their highest doses following reports of more severe reactions.
” Might Certain COVID-19 Vaccines Raise Risk of AIDS ?
Disturbingly , a group of researchers is now expressing concern that some COVID-19 vaccine candidates might put certain people at a higher risk of acquiring HIV , the virus that causes AIDS.26,27,28 Using the failed attempt to create an HIV vaccine as an example , researchers explain29 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , used in the HIV vaccine trials , is the same one being used now in four COVID-19 candidates being studied in the U.S. , Russia , and Pakistan .
At the time of the failed HIV vaccine , scientists were unable to identify the exact reason why Ad5 seemed to increase the risk of HIV ; it just inexplicably did .
Interestingly , Dr. Anthony Fauci was the lead author on the HIV study,30 in which he questioned : “ whether the problem extends to some or all of the other recombinant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vector-based vaccines.
” Reflecting on that question , the researchers say they decided to go public with this information now , because Ad5 vaccines for COVID-19 might soon be tested in populations with high HIV prevalence , and they believe that informed consent about the HIV/AIDS risk should be part of the COVID-19 clinical studies .
According to one September 2020 poll,31 only 51 % of Americans said they “ definitely or probably ” would get the COVID-19 vaccine when it comes out .
Another survey32 found only 44 % would take the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 100 .
Mounting vaccine hesitancy was bemoaned in an October 1 , 2020 , article33 in the New England Journal of Medicine , and the answer , the article suggests , is to make it mandatory for all .
And , to entice compliance , the authors recommend implementing severe penalties for noncompliance , such as the suspension of employment and/or house arrest .
An October 19 , 2020 , article 34 by Wisconsin Public Radio also warns that if precedents hold , employers may have the right to force workers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certain medical issues , bona fide religious objections , and certain union contracts that bar vaccine requirements .
Operation Warp Speed recently selected Walgreens and CVS as nationwide partners in the coming vaccine distribution effort.35 Nursing homes and long-term care facilities around the U.S. can opt-in by signing up to have either of these companies come and administer the vaccine to its residents and staff , once available .
So-called “ health passports ” are also becoming reality .
Ireland , for example , has already begun its national trial .
The Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ track and display the results of COVID-19 testing .
Vaccination status will be added once a vaccine becomes available .
Untold amounts of money are also being spent on programs to tag , track , and trace the human population in the name of public health and safety .
According to article36 in the journal JAMA , the estimated cumulative costs of the COVID-19 pandemic related to lost output and health reduction amounts to more than $ 16 trillion in the U.S. alone or about 90 % of our annual gross domestic product @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that can materially reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 have enormous social value , ” the article claims .
However , testing , tracing , and isolation rules , all of which are promoted in this article , also have a price , and it ’ s one that any sensible person would reject , namely the loss of privacy and liberty .
As reported37 by The Last American Vagabond , governments are selling our freedom in the name of public health .
Do we really want to live in a “ biosecurity state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sold to us as the path back to normalcy , but the reality will be anything but normal .
As detailed in “ The Global Takeover Is Underway , ” the pandemic and the global response to it is far from accidental .
Overwhelmingly , the evidence points to it being part of a much larger scheme to implement the last stages of a technocratic takeover .
I ’ ve also covered various aspects of this globalists agenda in “ COVID Symptoms of Power : Tech Billionaires Harvest Humanity , ” “ Tech @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ Harvard Professor Exposes Surveillance Capitalism , ” “ How Medical Technocracy Made the Plandemic Possible ” and “ US Surveillance Bill 6666 : The Devil in the Details.
” The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically widened the economic gap between average people and the wealthy elite,38,39 , and continuing down the path we ’ re currently on will only make this disparity worse , not better .
The globalist plan isn ’ t about creating a better world for the average person , it ’ s about enslaving us so that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s ultimately coming .
Forced vaccinations are but one aspect of the plan that must be resisted at all costs .
One of the Most Powerful Videos I 've Ever Seen The following video from Barbara Loe Fisher is one of the most powerful videos that I have ever seen .
I am hopeful that watching this video will inspire you to take up the cause and join the fight for vaccine freedom and independence .
There are a cultural war and collusion between many industries and federal regulatory agencies that result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vital important health issues .
If this suppression continues we will gradually and progressively erode our private individual rights that our ancestors fought so hard to achieve .
Please take a few minutes to watch this video .
Protect Your Right to Informed Consent and Defend Vaccine Exemptions With all the uncertainty surrounding the safety and efficacy of vaccines , it 's critical to protect your right to make independent health choices and exercise voluntary informed consent to vaccination .
It is urgent that everyone in America stand up and fight to protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public health and employment laws .
The best way to do this is to get personally involved with your state legislators and educate the leaders in your community .
National vaccine policy recommendations are made at the federal level but vaccine laws are made at the state level .
It is at the state level where your action to protect your vaccine choice rights can have the greatest impact .
It is critical for EVERYONE to get involved now in standing up for the legal right to make voluntary vaccine choices in America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lobbyists representing drug companies , medical trade associations , and public health officials , who are trying to persuade legislators to strip all vaccine exemptions from public health laws .
Signing up for NVIC 's free Advocacy Portal at www.NVICAdvocacy.org gives you immediate , easy access to your own state legislators on your smartphone or computer so you can make your voice heard .
You will be kept up to date on the latest state bills threatening your vaccine choice rights and will get practical , useful information to help you become an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community .
Also , when national vaccine issues come up , you will have the up-to-date information and call-to-action items you need at your fingertips .
So , please , as your first step , sign up for the NVIC Advocacy Portal .
Share Your Story With the Media and People You Know If you or a family member has suffered a serious vaccine reaction , injury , or death , please talk about it .
If we do n't share information and experiences with one another , everybody feels alone and afraid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the editor if you have a different perspective on a vaccine story that appears in your local newspaper .
Make a call into a radio talk show that is presenting only one side of the vaccine story .
I must be frank with you : You have to be brave because you might be strongly criticized for daring to talk about the “ other side ” of the vaccine story .
Be prepared for it and have the courage to not back down .
Only by sharing our perspective and what we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public conversation about vaccination open up so people are not afraid to talk about it .
We can not allow the drug companies and medical trade associations funded by drug companies or public health officials to promote forced use of a growing list of vaccines to dominate the conversation about vaccination .
The vaccine injured can not be swept under the carpet and treated like nothing more than “ statistically acceptable collateral damage ” of national one-size-fits-all mandatory vaccination policies that put way too many people at risk for injury and death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like guinea pigs instead of human beings .
Internet Resources Where You Can Learn More I encourage you to visit the website of the nonprofit charity , the National Vaccine Information Center ( NVIC ) , at www.NVIC.org : • Vaccine Requirements and Exemptions by State — Vaccine laws vary from one U.S. state to another .
By knowing the specific policies where you live , you ’ ll learn how you can get exemptions and better protect your right to make informed vaccine choices .
• NVIC Memorial for Vaccine Victims — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adults who have suffered vaccine reactions , injuries , and deaths .
If you or your child experiences an adverse vaccine event , please consider posting and sharing your story here .
• If You Vaccinate , Ask 8 Questions — Learn how to recognize vaccine reaction symptoms and prevent vaccine injuries .
• Vaccine Freedom Wall — View or post descriptions of harassment and sanctions by doctors , employers , and school and health officials for making independent vaccine choices .
• Vaccine Failure Wall — View or post descriptions about vaccines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vaccinated from disease .
Connect With Your Doctor or Find a New One Who Will Listen and Care If your pediatrician or doctor refuses to provide medical care to you or your child unless you agree to get vaccines you do n't want , I strongly encourage you to have the courage to find another doctor .
Harassment , intimidation , and refusal of medical care are becoming the modus operandi of the medical establishment in an effort to stop the change in the attitude of many parents about vaccinations after they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , there is hope .
At least 15 % of young doctors recently polled admit that they 're starting to adopt a more individualized approach to vaccinations in direct response to the vaccine safety concerns of parents .
It is good news that there is a growing number of smart young doctors who prefer to work as partners with parents in making personalized vaccine decisions for children , including delaying vaccinations or giving children fewer vaccines on the same day , or continuing to provide medical care for those families who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccines .
So , take the time to locate a doctor who treats you with compassion and respect , and who is willing to work with you to do what is right for your child .

By Dr. Joseph Mercola | mercola.com
If the vaccine cannot reduce infection, hospitalization, or death, then it cannot end the pandemic, which means everyone who takes the vaccine will be doing so in vain
At least two cases of transverse myelitis (severe inflammation of the spinal cord) have been documented in AstraZeneca’s trial, and the company temporarily halted its trial in September 2020. In October, Johnson & Johnson also paused its trial due to an undisclosed “unexplained illness” in one of its participants
In AstraZeneca’s case, the interim analysis includes 50 vaccine recipients. The vaccine will be a success if 12 or fewer develop symptoms after exposure to SARS-CoV-2, compared to 19 in the 25-person control group
Shockingly, preventing infection with SARS-CoV-2 is not a criterion for success in these vaccine trials. The only criterion for a successful COVID-19 vaccine is a reduction of symptoms shared by both COVID-19 and the common cold
While vaccine makers insist any COVID-19 vaccine reaching the market will have undergone rigorous testing, the way trial protocols are designed suggests these vaccines will not have a significant impact on infection rates, hospitalizations, or deaths
There’s been a lot of talks lately about whether or not the fast-tracked COVID-19 vaccine will in fact be safe and effective. While vaccine makers insist that any vaccine reaching the market will have undergone rigorous testing, the way trial protocols are designed suggests these vaccines may leave a lot to be desired.
As reported1 by Forbes contributor William Haseltine, a former professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, while Moderna, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson have all published their vaccine trial protocols in a rare display of transparency, “close inspection of the protocols raises surprising concerns.”
In a nutshell, the trial designs are such that the vaccines will get a passing grade even if their efficacy is minimal. Of course, we must also consider vaccine side effects and I’ve also written several articles about mounting safety concerns.
COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Rigged to Pass Efficacy Test
As noted by Haseltine, prevention of infection would typically be a critical endpoint of any vaccine trial. In other words, you want to ensure that when you take the vaccine, your risk of infection is significantly reduced.
However, when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine, shockingly, preventing infection is not a criterion for success in any of these trials. The only criterion for a successful COVID-19 vaccine is a reduction of COVID-19 symptoms, and even then, the reduction required is minimal.
“We all expect an effective vaccine to prevent serious illness if infected. Three of the vaccine protocols — Moderna, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca — do not require that their vaccine prevent serious disease only that they prevent moderate symptoms which may be as mild as cough, or headache,” Haseltine writes,2 adding:
“The pharmaceutical companies intend to do trials ranging from 30,000 to 60,000 participants. This scale of study would be sufficient for testing vaccine efficacy.
The first surprise found upon a closer reading of the protocols reveals that each study intends to complete interim and primary analyses that at most include 164 participants. These companies likely intend to apply for an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with just their limited preliminary results.”
To get a “passing” grade in the limited interim analysis, a vaccine must show 70% efficacy. However, again, this does not mean it will prevent infection in 7 of 10 people. As explained by Haseltine:3
“For Moderna, the initial interim analysis will be based on the results of infection of only 53 people. The judgment reached in interim analysis is dependent upon the difference in the number of people with symptoms … in the vaccinated group versus the unvaccinated group. Moderna’s success margin is for 13 or less of those 53 to develop symptoms compared to 40 or more in their control group.”
The other vaccine makers are basing results on a similar protocol, where only a limited number of vaccinated participants are exposed to the virus to evaluate the extent of their symptoms.
Johnson & Johnson’s interim analysis will include results from 77 vaccine recipients who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, and if fewer than 18 of them develop symptoms of COVID-19, compared to 59 in the control group, the vaccine will be considered successful.
In AstraZeneca’s case, the interim analysis includes 50 vaccine recipients. The vaccine will be a success if 12 or fewer develop symptoms after exposure to SARS-CoV-2, compared to 19 in the 25-person control group.
Pfizer’s interim analysis is the smallest of the bunch, with just 32 vaccine recipients. Their success margin is seven or fewer vaccine recipients developing symptoms, compared to 25 in the control group. In the primary analysis, efficacy is set to about 60%, and at most, 164 volunteers will be included in that analysis.
Especially concerning are that those receiving the vaccine in these trials are young and healthy individuals who are not really at high risk of dying from COVID-19. This makes the results of these trials highly questionable in the far more vulnerable population of the elderly.
Trials Are Merely Testing Reduction of Common Cold Symptoms
As if that’s not eyebrow-raising enough, the minimum qualification for a “case of COVID-19” amounts to just one positive PCR test and one or two mild symptoms, such as headache, fever, cough, or mild nausea. As noted by Haseltine, “This is far from adequate.”
All they’re doing is testing to see if this COVID-19 vaccine will minimize common cold symptoms. They are not actually ensuring the vaccine will prevent serious COVID-19 complications. Johnson & Johnson’s trial is the only one that requires at least five severe COVID-19 cases to be included in the interim analysis.
“One of the more immediate questions a trial needs to answer is whether a vaccine prevents infection. If someone takes this vaccine, are they far less likely to become infected with the virus?
These trials all clearly focus on eliminating symptoms of COVID-19, and not infections themselves. Asymptomatic infection is listed as a secondary objective in these trials when they should be of critical importance.
It appears that all the pharmaceutical companies assume that the vaccine will never prevent infection. Their criteria for approval is the difference in symptoms between an infected control group and an infected vaccine group. They do not measure the difference between infection and noninfection as a primary motivation,” Haseltine writes.4
Severe illness and death are also secondary objectives in these trials, and none of them include failure to prevent hospitalization or death as an important barrier to success. The increasingly disappearing common sense tells us that if the vaccine cannot reduce infection, hospitalization, or death, then it cannot end the pandemic, which means everyone who takes the vaccine will be doing so in vain.
Some COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Are Not Using Inert Placebos
In addition to all of that, some COVID-19 vaccine trials are using other vaccines as “placebo” rather than truly biologically inert substances such as saline, which effectively makes it far easier to hide any vaccine side effects. While Moderna is using a saline solution placebo,5 AstraZeneca is using injected meningococcal vaccine rather than a true placebo.6
Another way AstraZeneca is masking potential side effects is by administering the vaccine along with certain drugs. In one of its study arms, subjects are given acetaminophen every six hours for the first 24 hours after inoculation. The pain and fever reducer could potentially mask and downplay side effects such as pain, fever, headache, or general malaise.
In addition to masking side effects, it is widely recognized among literate natural medicine physicians that using acetaminophen during acute viral infections is not a wise strategy as it impairs the immune response to fight the infection.


consciouslifenews--2020-10-27--Scientists: Detecting Mini Black Holes May Indicate Existence of Parallel Universes

An international team of researchers says that parallel universes may now be discovered through the Large Hadron Collider ( LHC ) , the world ’ s largest particle smasher .
The discovery rests upon whether scientists will be able to generate and detect mini black holes at a predicted energy level .
In a study published in the .
, the team said the LHC might be able to smash particles at that energy level , given its unparalleled prowess .
If scientists detect a mini black hole , that will indicate the existence of extra dimensions – and , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had tried to detect mini black holes before but repeatedly came up empty-handed .
This was expected if there really were only four dimensions – three of space and one of time – since the energy required to produce a mini black hole in a four-dimensional universe is much bigger than the energy that could be achieved at the LHC .
However , if extra dimensions exist , the team said that the energy required to produce a mini black hole will be much lower , dropping to levels achievable at the LHC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ universe may somehow leak into the extra dimensions , explained co-author Mir Faizal of the in Canada .
Meanwhile , scientists had not detected a mini black hole because they relied on the current gravity model to make their calculations .
Albert Einstein ’ s general theory of relativity works when applied to large , cosmic objects like stars and planets but falls apart when used for explaining nature at the molecular level .
( Related : The Higgs boson ‘ God Particle ’ discovery explained in the context of conscious cosmology .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that gravity is caused by the curving of space and time .
But the researchers pointed out that the geometry of space and time gets deformed at the Planck scale , which is several times smaller than an atom and is where mini black holes are thought to exist .
In the study , the researchers used a new theory , called gravity ’ s rainbow , to account for this modification of space-time geometry .
Gravity ’ s rainbow states that space and time curve differently for particles of different energy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a mini black hole may form at energy levels of at least 9.5 tera-electron-volts ( TeV ) in six dimensions and 11.9 TeV in 10 dimensions .
So far , scientists only searched for a mini black hole at energy levels below 5.3 TeV .
“ We have calculated the energy at which we expect to detect these mini black holes in gravity ’ s rainbow , ” said Faizal .
The LFC could achieve energy levels of up to 14 TeV , so future endeavors to generate a mini black hole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are feasible .
Detecting a mini black , in turn , will support several ideas , including parallel universes , extra dimensions , and gravity ’ s rainbow .
However , the researchers clarified that when they say “ parallel universes , ” they ’ re not referring to a “ multiverse , ” or the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics in which every possibility in the universe is realized .
“ What we mean is real universes in extra dimensions , ” said Faizal .
Only gravity can leave the universe and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But could a mini black hole swallow the planet ?
After all , the gravitational pull of black holes is so strong that not even light could escape upon entering their fold .
That ’ s unlikely , according to experts .
Deceased theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking calculated that all black holes should lose mass over time .
This means that mini black holes should die within a fraction of a second before they could gobble up a significant amount of matter .
( Related : Astronomers have , for the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black hole at 30 % of the speed of light . )
And it ’ s still possible that parallel universes don ’ t exist at all .
If a mini black hole isn ’ t detected at the predicted energy levels , one of three possibilities could be at play , according to corresponding author Mohammed Khalil of in Egypt .
One , extra dimensions and parallel universes don ’ t exist .
Two , they exist but are much smaller than expected .
Three , scientists need to reexamine gravity ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people all over the world will surely be watching .
Read more articles about mind-boggling cosmic experiments at Cosmic.news .

By Virgilio Marin | Science.News
An international team of researchers says that parallel universes may now be discovered through the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s largest particle smasher. The discovery rests upon whether scientists will be able to generate and detect mini black holes at a predicted energy level.
In a study published in the Physics Letters B., the team said the LHC might be able to smash particles at that energy level, given its unparalleled prowess. If scientists detect a mini black hole, that will indicate the existence of extra dimensions – and, by extension, parallel universes.
Previous attempts at detecting mini black holes
Physicists had tried to detect mini black holes before but repeatedly came up empty-handed. This was expected if there really were only four dimensions – three of space and one of time – since the energy required to produce a mini black hole in a four-dimensional universe is much bigger than the energy that could be achieved at the LHC.
However, if extra dimensions exist, the team said that the energy required to produce a mini black hole will be much lower, dropping to levels achievable at the LHC. This is because gravity in the universe may somehow leak into the extra dimensions, explained co-author Mir Faizal of the University of Waterloo in Canada.
Meanwhile, scientists had not detected a mini black hole because they relied on the current gravity model to make their calculations. Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity works when applied to large, cosmic objects like stars and planets but falls apart when used for explaining nature at the molecular level. (Related: The Higgs boson ‘God Particle’ discovery explained in the context of conscious cosmology.)
In particular, the theory states that gravity is caused by the curving of space and time. But the researchers pointed out that the geometry of space and time gets deformed at the Planck scale, which is several times smaller than an atom and is where mini black holes are thought to exist.
Finetuning calculations to detect mini black holes
In the study, the researchers used a new theory, called gravity’s rainbow, to account for this modification of space-time geometry. Gravity’s rainbow states that space and time curve differently for particles of different energy.
Using the new model, they predicted that a mini black hole may form at energy levels of at least 9.5 tera-electron-volts (TeV) in six dimensions and 11.9 TeV in 10 dimensions. So far, scientists only searched for a mini black hole at energy levels below 5.3 TeV.
“We have calculated the energy at which we expect to detect these mini black holes in gravity’s rainbow,” said Faizal.
The LFC could achieve energy levels of up to 14 TeV, so future endeavors to generate a mini black hole based on the study’s calculations are feasible. Detecting a mini black, in turn, will support several ideas, including parallel universes, extra dimensions, and gravity’s rainbow.
However, the researchers clarified that when they say “parallel universes,” they’re not referring to a “multiverse,” or the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics in which every possibility in the universe is realized. “What we mean is real universes in extra dimensions,” said Faizal. Only gravity can leave the universe and enter these extra dimensions, he added.
But could a mini black hole swallow the planet? After all, the gravitational pull of black holes is so strong that not even light could escape upon entering their fold. That’s unlikely, according to experts. Deceased theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking calculated that all black holes should lose mass over time. This means that mini black holes should die within a fraction of a second before they could gobble up a significant amount of matter. (Related: Astronomers have, for the first time, detected matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light.)
And it’s still possible that parallel universes don’t exist at all. If a mini black hole isn’t detected at the predicted energy levels, one of three possibilities could be at play, according to corresponding author Mohammed Khalil of Alexandria University in Egypt. One, extra dimensions and parallel universes don’t exist. Two, they exist but are much smaller than expected. Three, scientists need to reexamine gravity’s rainbow.
Whatever the results, people all over the world will surely be watching.
Read more articles about mind-boggling cosmic experiments at Cosmic.news.
Sources include:
ScienceNatures.com
Phys.org
LiveScience.com


consciouslifenews--2020-10-27--New Study Finds That Undocumented Immigrants May Actually Make American Communities Safer, Not More

New Study Finds That Undocumented Immigrants May Actually Make American Communities Safer, Not More Dangerous

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work .
Undocumented immigration does not increase the violent crime rate in U.S. metropolitan areas .
In fact , it may reduce property crime rates .
These are the key findings from our recently published article in the Journal of Crime and Justice , co-authored by Yulin Yang , James Bachmeier , and Mike Maciag .
Research shows that the American communities where immigrants make their homes are more often improved by their presence than harmed by it .
Immigrants bring social , cultural , and economic activity to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these places more vital and safer , not more dangerous .
People from all social groups and backgrounds commit crimes .
But undocumented immigrants , and immigrants more generally , are often baselessly blamed for increasing crime rates – including , repeatedly , by President Donald Trump .
In the second and final presidential debate , Trump again claimed undocumented immigrants are rapists and murderers .
This notion has existed and been studied since the early 20th century , including in a 2005 analysis we conducted with a number of colleagues that concluded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. metropolitan areas .
But this research is often dismissed because most empirical studies can not separate undocumented immigrants from the total immigrant population .
That level of analysis is necessary to draw conclusions about the relationship between undocumented immigration and crime .
For example , we found in a 2017 study with colleagues that from 1970 to 2010 metropolitan areas with greater concentrations of immigrants , legal and undocumented combined , have less property crime than areas with fewer immigrants , on average .
Critics suggested that our findings would not hold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of undocumented individuals .
So we decided to find out if they were right .
Our new study is the result of that effort , and it confirms our original findings : Undocumented immigration , on average , has no effect on violent crime across U.S. metropolitan areas .
In statistical models that did identify a significant relationship between undocumented immigration and crime , we found undocumented immigration reduces property crimes , such as burglary .
How we do our work Using two different estimates of the undocumented immigrant populations for 154 metropolitan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one from the Pew Research Center and one from the Migration Population Institute – we examined the effect of undocumented immigration on homicide , aggravated assault , robbery , burglary , and larceny crime rates .
Crime rate data came from the FBI ’ s Uniform Crime Report program .
Other data were from the U.S. Census Bureau .
Using a statistical method called regression analysis to examine the data , we found that as the size of the undocumented population increases , the property crime rate decreases , on average .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a metropolitan area tends to have no impact on the violent crime rate .
These findings build on the conclusions of a large 2018 study in which researchers Graham Ousey and Charis Kubrin examined 51 studies on immigration and crime published from 1994 to 2014 .
What still isn ’ t known Our analyses looked at broad metropolitan patterns , not the relationship of undocumented immigration and crime rates in distinct , specific places such as New York City and Los Angeles .
Nor does our study address the reasons that immigration reduces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other scholarship on that issue .
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By Robert M. Adelman, Lesley Reid | The Conversation
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
Undocumented immigration does not increase the violent crime rate in U.S. metropolitan areas. In fact, it may reduce property crime rates. These are the key findings from our recently published article in the Journal of Crime and Justice, co-authored by Yulin Yang, James Bachmeier, and Mike Maciag.
Research shows that the American communities where immigrants make their homes are more often improved by their presence than harmed by it. Immigrants bring social, cultural, and economic activity to the places they live in. That makes these places more vital and safer, not more dangerous.
Why it matters
People from all social groups and backgrounds commit crimes. But undocumented immigrants, and immigrants more generally, are often baselessly blamed for increasing crime rates – including, repeatedly, by President Donald Trump. In the second and final presidential debate, Trump again claimed undocumented immigrants are rapists and murderers.
This notion has existed and been studied since the early 20th century, including in a 2005 analysis we conducted with a number of colleagues that concluded immigration did not increase crime rates in U.S. metropolitan areas.
But this research is often dismissed because most empirical studies cannot separate undocumented immigrants from the total immigrant population. That level of analysis is necessary to draw conclusions about the relationship between undocumented immigration and crime.
For example, we found in a 2017 study with colleagues that from 1970 to 2010 metropolitan areas with greater concentrations of immigrants, legal and undocumented combined, have less property crime than areas with fewer immigrants, on average. Critics suggested that our findings would not hold if we looked at only the subset of undocumented individuals.
So we decided to find out if they were right. Our new study is the result of that effort, and it confirms our original findings: Undocumented immigration, on average, has no effect on violent crime across U.S. metropolitan areas.
In statistical models that did identify a significant relationship between undocumented immigration and crime, we found undocumented immigration reduces property crimes, such as burglary.
How we do our work
Using two different estimates of the undocumented immigrant populations for 154 metropolitan areas in our most recent study – one from the Pew Research Center and one from the Migration Population Institute – we examined the effect of undocumented immigration on homicide, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, and larceny crime rates.
Crime rate data came from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report program. Other data were from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Using a statistical method called regression analysis to examine the data, we found that as the size of the undocumented population increases, the property crime rate decreases, on average. And the size of the undocumented population in a metropolitan area tends to have no impact on the violent crime rate.
These findings build on the conclusions of a large 2018 study in which researchers Graham Ousey and Charis Kubrin examined 51 studies on immigration and crime published from 1994 to 2014.
What still isn’t known
Our analyses looked at broad metropolitan patterns, not the relationship of undocumented immigration and crime rates in distinct, specific places such as New York City and Los Angeles. Nor does our study address the reasons that immigration reduces crime, although there is plenty of other scholarship on that issue.


consciouslifenews--2020-10-27--Inviting Presence And Building Good Karma | Eckhart Tolle

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consciouslifenews--2020-10-27--MUST WATCH: International Message for Freedom and Hope | Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy , Jr. gives one of the most important speeches ever given regarding humanity 's right and fight for freedom , including a plan .
Full transcript below , which you can also download HERE : Hey everybody , it 's Robert F Kennedy Jr. here .
And I can not tell you how happy I am to be able to have this opportunity to talk to thousands of citizens in 15 countries on all the continents in the world , who have come together today to protest this coup d'etat by Big Data , by big Telecom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ big oil and chemical companies , and by this global Public Health cartel led by Bill Gates and the W.H.O .
that now amounts to two trillion dollars .
And wants to magnify and amplify its wealth and its power over our lives , over our liberties , that wants to subvert our democracies , that want to destroy our sovereignty and our control over our lives and our children 's health .
And I want to remind you , those of you who are not Americans , of something that every American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this country about our history .
During the Great Depression , Franklin Roosevelt , who was one of the greatest presidents in American history , said to the American people the only thing that we have to fear is fear itself .
And we grow up hearing that , but people do n't really understand what it means .
But it was a very , very profound warning by Roosevelt because he saw what the Great Depression was doing in Eastern Europe , in Italy , in Germany , and Spain where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And the Eastern countries where the same crisis was turning citizens and governments towards communism , and also causing the collapse of governments all over the world .
And in our country , in the United States , it 's hard for people to remember today , then that almost a third of the people in our country were completely disillusioned with capitalism and wanted to turn to Communism .
And another third wanted to turn to Fascism .
And Franklin Roosevelt wanted to preserve our country for democracy , for free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to preserve our Constitution .
And he recognized that the weapon of authoritarian control was going to be fear .
And when I spoke a few weeks ago in Berlin , I reminded the people of Germany of a very famous story that happened during the Nuremberg trials after World War II when Hitler 's closest Lieutenant , the head of the Luftwaffe , Hermann Goering was asked by one of the prosecutors : How did you get the German people ( the German people were the most educated people in the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tolerant people in the world , the Weimar Republic was one of the strongest democracies in the world ) – how did you take these people who were so well educated and so awakened and so tolerant and turn them into obedient slaves who committed some of the worst atrocities in human history .
And Goering said , oh that 's a simple thing .
And any of you can look up his quote and I urge you to do so .
And he said in a works not just for a fascist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ democracy in a monarchy in a communist government , and any government that you want : the job of the government is to put the people in fear and if you can keep them in fear , you can get them to do anything that you want them to do – that they will turn into sheep .
And there 's a famous book by Naomi Klein that all of us should read called “ Disaster Capitalism.
” And that book shows – it 's a historical chronology of all of the times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history of the world , during the Great Depression , and during the financial collapse in 2008 , during the financial collapse in Chile for example in 1973 , during the time of the World Trade Center bombing – that authoritarian elements in a society , and large corporations , and wealthy plutocrats and oligarchs , wealthy families and individuals , use crises to shift wealth upward , to obliterate the middle classes of those countries , and to clamp down totalitarian controls .
And of course , it 's an obvious thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for their governments are not going to vote for policies that make the rich people richer , that give corporations even more power over their lives , that reduce democracy and reduce civil rights .
These are not good vessels for populism .
In order to transform the government so that it will reward the rich with even more wealth .
The people who want to do that are large corporations who want to orchestrate that kind of change – have to get rid of civil rights .
And the first civil right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They need to clamp down censorship because censorship is the most important right .
In our country , we put it number one , the First Amendment of the Constitution , because all the other rights depend on it .
If a government can hide what it 's doing , it can get away with anything it wants .
If a corporation can a lie to you and conceal information , if there 's no transparency in a democracy , you do not have a democracy .
So if you want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like freedom of assembly , which you are exercising today , some of you are exercising at great threats .
Some of you will suffer .
Some of you will be jailed .
Some of you will suffer injuries .
But that is a basic right : the right to freedom of expression , the right to jury trial , the right to freedom of religion , the right to privacy , the right to have governments that do n't spy on you and keep your information .
All of those other rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imposing censorship , by being able to silence people who want to speak .
The coup d'etat that we are all fighting today is a coup d'etat that starts with a conspiracy between the government agencies and the big technology companies , the Silicon Valley billionaires – people like Zuckerberg and Bill Gates – and the people who run Google and Facebook and Pinterest and all of these other Silicon Valley corporations who are now in this conspiracy to make sure that we can not talk about our grievances .
We can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We can not question government policies that make no sense to us .
And I 'm going to say a few things about some of those government policies .
Number one .
I am not a conspiracy theorist .
I follow the facts .
I do n't know that the COViD illness was laboratory generated in Wuhan .
There is plenty of evidence that it was , but not enough evidence for me to say that it 's a fact .
My question is why do n't we know the answer to that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked that question ?
Why is President Trump not launching an investigation ?
Or president Xi Jinping or the presidents of any of these countries ?
Saying , “ Where did this come from ?
” Because we need to know that , the Global Citizens .
This is the worst calamity in history .
And nobody seems curious about where this actually comes from .
We know it did n't come from a bat in the wet Market iin Wuhan .
That story was a fable that has no basis in fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we have large institutions , and investigative agencies , and prosecutorial agencies are saying , “ We think it came from the Wuhan lab .
And we think that it may have come from studies that were funded by Bill Gates and Tony Fauci.
” I do n't know if this is true .
But why are our government officials not asking that as the number one question ?
Why instead of sending the police to suppress dissent are they not sending the police to question people who may know the answer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other questions that I 'd like to know the answer .
Questions about masks .
I 'm very willing to accept if the masks work .
And I want to wear them if they 're going to protect other people from transmissibility , then I want to wear them .
But the studies that I 've seen indicate that they do not work against viral transmission for the most part .
There are some that say they may work under limited circumstances .
What I do n't want to be told is : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to wear them , and you better not ask questions about it .
Most Americans and most of the people on this planet – we want leadership , but we do n't want bullying .
And we know the difference between bullying and leadership .
We want to know the truth about hydroxychloroquine .
We want to know why are we spending $ 18 billion dollars on vaccines and $ 1.4 billion on therapeutic drugs .
What is the sense of that ?
There are many many other questions that we in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without being called conspiracy theorists , without being vilified as being “ inconsiderate ” or being “ bad citizens.
” Everybody who 's part of these demonstrations are people who are striving with their lives to become good citizens .
Now , let me tell you what we need to do to win this battle .
The only way we can win it is with democracy .
We need to fight the get our democracy back , to reclaim our democracy from these villains who are stealing it from us .
And you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from this quarantine are the same people who are censoring criticism of the quarantine .
Who 's becoming the richest ?
Jeffrey Bezos .
$ 83 billion dollars he 's made .
He owns Amazon , and he is censoring books that criticize the quarantine .
Zuckerberg , who owns Facebook , who 's made tens of billions of dollars by this quarantine and he is censoring information that is critical of the quarantine .
He censors my Instagram .
He censors my Facebook .
My Twitter page is also censored .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who are making billions of dollars on the quarantine .
And what I want to know is a simple question : Is the quarantine actually effective ?
You know , we 've had plenty of pandemics in the past.n 1969 , we had a Hong Kong Flu pandemic that killed a hundred thousand people in the United States .
It 's the equivalent of two hundred thousand people today .
That 's the same number of people who have been killed by coronavirus .
Did we go into lockdown ?
No !
Did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We went to Woodstock .
We went to the Democratic Convention in Chicago and had huge crowds of people .
Nobody was told to lock down , and do n't see your girlfriend , and wear a mask .
And do n't go out of your house and shut down your business and bankrupt every business in the country .
Last year there were 1.6 million people in the world who died from tuberculosis .
We have 1.6 million people die every year from tuberculosis .
We 're not wearing masks .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the difference between tuberculosis and coronavirus ?
Tuberculosis has a vaccine and the vaccine cost about $ 3 .
And that 's why we 're not on lockdown , because nobody is making $ 39 a vaccine or $ 300 a vaccine the way that Moderna and AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are making from this catastrophe .
And that is the only reason that I can think of .
And I 'm happy if somebody tells me there 's another reason , but let 's hear it .
Do n't just shut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me that I ca n't debate .
Here 's what we need to do we need to do exactly what you 're doing today .
We need to come out on the street and we need to stick together .
What the Big Tech villains and scoundrels and Mark Zuckerberg and Jeffrey Bezos and Bill Gates and Tony Fauci want you to do is they want us fighting with each other .
They want blacks fighting against whites .
They want Republicans fighting against Democrats .
They want everybody polarized .
They want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if we all get together , we 're going to start asking questions .
And those are questions that they ca n't answer .
Why are you getting rich and why are we all getting poor ?
And what 's the difference between tuberculosis and coronavirus .
And why are we not wearing masks with tuberculosis , but we are for the coronavirus .
And where did it all come from ?
And all of those questions that we deserve an answer to and we 're not getting answers .
We need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican or Democrat , stop talking about that .
Stop identifying yourself .
The enemy is Big Tech , Big Data , Big Oil , Big Pharma , the medical cartel , the government totalitarian elements that are trying to oppress us , that are trying to rob us of our liberties , of our democracy , of our freedom of thought , of our freedom of expression , of our freedom of assembly , and all of the freedoms that give dignity to humanity .
So if you see something that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it because we want to put it up .
We are going to be the enemies of censorship .
We are going to be the refuge .
And we 're going to allow debate .
We 're gon na make sure it 's civil debate .
We 're going to encourage people to be nonpartisan .
We 're going to allow people to comment and have different opinions than us .
We are not scared of debate the way pharmaceutical companies and Bill Gates , and Mark Zuckerberg , and Jeffrey Bezos , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We welcome debate .
We want to hear if you 've got a different opinion than me .
I want to hear about it .
And I want to see your science .
And I want the public to hear us talking about it and debating about it , because the free flow of information , the cauldron of debate is the only thing that allows governments to develop rational policies in which self-governance will actually work and triumph .
You are on the front line of most important battle in history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ save democracy and freedom and human liberty and human dignity from this totalitarian cartel that is trying to rob us simultaneously , in every nation in the world , of the rights that every human being is born with .
Thank you for your courage .
Thank you for your commitment .
And thank you for your brotherhood .
And I can pledge to you that I will go down dying with my boots on fighting side by side with all of you to make sure that we return these rights and preserve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will see all of you on the barricades .
Thank you .

Source: Children's Health Defense
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. gives one of the most important speeches ever given regarding humanity's right and fight for freedom, including a plan.
Full transcript below, which you can also download HERE:
Hey everybody, it's Robert F Kennedy Jr. here. And I cannot tell you how happy I am to be able to have this opportunity to talk to thousands of citizens in 15 countries on all the continents in the world, who have come together today to protest this coup d'etat by Big Data, by big Telecom, by big Tech, by the big oil and chemical companies, and by this global Public Health cartel led by Bill Gates and the W.H.O. that now amounts to two trillion dollars. And wants to magnify and amplify its wealth and its power over our lives, over our liberties, that wants to subvert our democracies, that want to destroy our sovereignty and our control over our lives and our children's health.
And I want to remind you, those of you who are not Americans, of something that every American child learns when we're growing up in this country about our history. During the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt, who was one of the greatest presidents in American history, said to the American people the only thing that we have to fear is fear itself.
And we grow up hearing that, but people don't really understand what it means. But it was a very, very profound warning by Roosevelt because he saw what the Great Depression was doing in Eastern Europe, in Italy, in Germany, and Spain where that crisis was turning people towards Fascism. And the Eastern countries where the same crisis was turning citizens and governments towards communism, and also causing the collapse of governments all over the world.
And in our country, in the United States, it's hard for people to remember today, then that almost a third of the people in our country were completely disillusioned with capitalism and wanted to turn to Communism. And another third wanted to turn to Fascism. And Franklin Roosevelt wanted to preserve our country for democracy, for free market capitalism, for civil rights and to preserve our Constitution. And he recognized that the weapon of authoritarian control was going to be fear.
And when I spoke a few weeks ago in Berlin, I reminded the people of Germany of a very famous story that happened during the Nuremberg trials after World War II when Hitler's closest Lieutenant, the head of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Goering was asked by one of the prosecutors: How did you get the German people (the German people were the most educated people in the world, they were some of the most tolerant people in the world, the Weimar Republic was one of the strongest democracies in the world) – how did you take these people who were so well educated and so awakened and so tolerant and turn them into obedient slaves who committed some of the worst atrocities in human history.
And Goering said, oh that's a simple thing. And any of you can look up his quote and I urge you to do so. And he said it works not just for a fascist government, but it works in a democracy in a monarchy in a communist government, and any government that you want: the job of the government is to put the people in fear and if you can keep them in fear, you can get them to do anything that you want them to do – that they will turn into sheep.
And there's a famous book by Naomi Klein that all of us should read called “Disaster Capitalism.” And that book shows – it's a historical chronology of all of the times during American history, and in the history of the world, during the Great Depression, and during the financial collapse in 2008, during the financial collapse in Chile for example in 1973, during the time of the World Trade Center bombing – that authoritarian elements in a society, and large corporations, and wealthy plutocrats and oligarchs, wealthy families and individuals, use crises to shift wealth upward, to obliterate the middle classes of those countries, and to clamp down totalitarian controls.
And of course, it's an obvious thing that people who are used to voting for their governments are not going to vote for policies that make the rich people richer, that give corporations even more power over their lives, that reduce democracy and reduce civil rights. These are not good vessels for populism.
In order to transform the government so that it will reward the rich with even more wealth, the people who want to do that are large corporations who want to orchestrate that kind of change – have to get rid of civil rights. And the first civil right they begin with is freedom of speech. They need to clamp down censorship because censorship is the most important right. In our country, we put it number one, the First Amendment of the Constitution, because all the other rights depend on it.
If a government can hide what it's doing, it can get away with anything it wants. If a corporation can a lie to you and conceal information, if there's no transparency in a democracy, you do not have a democracy. So if you want to get rid of all the other rights like freedom of assembly, which you are exercising today, some of you are exercising at great threats. Some of you will suffer. Some of you will be jailed. Some of you will suffer injuries.
But that is a basic right: the right to freedom of expression, the right to jury trial, the right to freedom of religion, the right to privacy, the right to have governments that don't spy on you and keep your information. All of those other rights can only be subverted if they begin imposing censorship, by being able to silence people who want to speak.
The coup d'etat that we are all fighting today is a coup d'etat that starts with a conspiracy between the government agencies and the big technology companies, the Silicon Valley billionaires – people like Zuckerberg and Bill Gates – and the people who run Google and Facebook and Pinterest and all of these other Silicon Valley corporations who are now in this conspiracy to make sure that we cannot talk about our grievances.
We cannot say bad things about pharmaceutical products. We cannot question government policies that make no sense to us. And I'm going to say a few things about some of those government policies.
Number one. I am not a conspiracy theorist. I follow the facts. I don't know that the COViD illness was laboratory generated in Wuhan. There is plenty of evidence that it was, but not enough evidence for me to say that it's a fact. My question is why don't we know the answer to that? Why is Tony Fauci not being asked that question? Why is President Trump not launching an investigation? Or president Xi Jinping or the presidents of any of these countries? Saying, “Where did this come from?” Because we need to know that, the Global Citizens.
This is the worst calamity in history. And nobody seems curious about where this actually comes from. We know it didn't come from a bat in the wet Market iin Wuhan. That story was a fable that has no basis in fact. And we have Nobel laureates, and we have large institutions, and investigative agencies, and prosecutorial agencies are saying, “We think it came from the Wuhan lab. And we think that it may have come from studies that were funded by Bill Gates and Tony Fauci.”
I don't know if this is true. But why are our government officials not asking that as the number one question? Why instead of sending the police to suppress dissent are they not sending the police to question people who may know the answer to that question?
There are many other questions that I'd like to know the answer. Questions about masks. I'm very willing to accept if the masks work. And I want to wear them if they're going to protect other people from transmissibility, then I want to wear them.
But the studies that I've seen indicate that they do not work against viral transmission for the most part. There are some that say they may work under limited circumstances. What I don't want to be told is: they work, and you're going to wear them, and you better not ask questions about it.
Most Americans and most of the people on this planet – we want leadership, but we don't want bullying. And we know the difference between bullying and leadership.
We want to know the truth about hydroxychloroquine. We want to know why are we spending $18 billion dollars on vaccines and $1.4 billion on therapeutic drugs. What is the sense of that?
There are many many other questions that we in a democracy have a right to have answered without being called conspiracy theorists, without being vilified as being “inconsiderate” or being “bad citizens.” Everybody who's part of these demonstrations are people who are striving with their lives to become good citizens.
Now, let me tell you what we need to do to win this battle. The only way we can win it is with democracy. We need to fight the get our democracy back, to reclaim our democracy from these villains who are stealing it from us.
And you notice the people who are getting richest from this quarantine are the same people who are censoring criticism of the quarantine. Who's becoming the richest? Jeffrey Bezos. $83 billion dollars he's made. He owns Amazon, and he is censoring books that criticize the quarantine.
Zuckerberg, who owns Facebook, who's made tens of billions of dollars by this quarantine and he is censoring information that is critical of the quarantine. He censors my Instagram. He censors my Facebook. My Twitter page is also censored. And all of these people are the people who are making billions of dollars on the quarantine.
And what I want to know is a simple question: Is the quarantine actually effective?
You know, we've had plenty of pandemics in the past.n 1969, we had a Hong Kong Flu pandemic that killed a hundred thousand people in the United States. It's the equivalent of two hundred thousand people today. That's the same number of people who have been killed by coronavirus. Did we go into lockdown? No!
Did we wear masks? No!. We went to Woodstock. We went to the Democratic Convention in Chicago and had huge crowds of people. Nobody was told to lock down, and don't see your girlfriend, and wear a mask. And don't go out of your house and shut down your business and bankrupt every business in the country.
Last year there were 1.6 million people in the world who died from tuberculosis. We have 1.6 million people die every year from tuberculosis. We're not wearing masks. We're not on lockdown. What's the difference between tuberculosis and coronavirus? Tuberculosis has a vaccine and the vaccine cost about $3.
And that's why we're not on lockdown, because nobody is making $39 a vaccine or $300 a vaccine the way that Moderna and AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are making from this catastrophe. And that is the only reason that I can think of. And I'm happy if somebody tells me there's another reason, but let's hear it. Don't just shut me up. Don't just tell me that I can't debate.
Here's what we need to do we need to do exactly what you're doing today. We need to come out on the street and we need to stick together. What the Big Tech villains and scoundrels and Mark Zuckerberg and Jeffrey Bezos and Bill Gates and Tony Fauci want you to do is they want us fighting with each other. They want blacks fighting against whites. They want Republicans fighting against Democrats. They want everybody polarized.
They want to everybody fragmented because they know that if we all get together, we're going to start asking questions. And those are questions that they can't answer. Why are you getting rich and why are we all getting poor? And what's the difference between tuberculosis and coronavirus. And why are we not wearing masks with tuberculosis, but we are for the coronavirus. And where did it all come from?
And all of those questions that we deserve an answer to and we're not getting answers. We need to stick together. If you're a Republican or Democrat, stop talking about that. Stop identifying yourself. The enemy is Big Tech, Big Data, Big Oil, Big Pharma, the medical cartel, the government totalitarian elements that are trying to oppress us, that are trying to rob us of our liberties, of our democracy, of our freedom of thought, of our freedom of expression, of our freedom of assembly, and all of the freedoms that give dignity to humanity.
And the last thing that all of us need to do is we need to stay educated and informed. One of the things that I want to announce to you today is that Children's Health Defense, my organization, with the help of many of you who are in these crowds is launching a journal, a Daily Journal, and we are going to weaponize information for you. We're going to tell you what the newest science is. We're going to take all the information that is censored everywhere else, and we're going to reprint it in our publication. And you can get that every day.
So if you see something that is censored, we want to hear about it because we want to put it up. We are going to be the enemies of censorship. We are going to be the refuge. And we're going to allow debate. We're gonna make sure it's civil debate. We're going to encourage people to be nonpartisan. We're going to allow people to comment and have different opinions than us. We are not scared of debate the way pharmaceutical companies and Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeffrey Bezos, and Tony Fauci are terrified of debate.
We welcome debate. We want to hear if you've got a different opinion than me. I want to hear about it. And I want to see your science. And I want the public to hear us talking about it and debating about it, because the free flow of information, the cauldron of debate is the only thing that allows governments to develop rational policies in which self-governance will actually work and triumph.
You are on the front line of most important battle in history. And it is the battle to save democracy and freedom and human liberty and human dignity from this totalitarian cartel that is trying to rob us simultaneously, in every nation in the world, of the rights that every human being is born with.
Thank you for your courage. Thank you for your commitment. And thank you for your brotherhood. And I can pledge to you that I will go down dying with my boots on fighting side by side with all of you to make sure that we return these rights and preserve them for our children. And I will see all of you on the barricades. Thank you.