lewrockwell--2020-10-12--The Circle Is Complete: BOJ Joins Fed And ECB in Preparing Rollout of Digital Currency

First it was the Fed , then the ECB , and now the BOJ : the world ’ s central banks are quietly preparing to unleash digital currencies on an unsuspecting population in one final last-ditch attempt to spark inflation and do away with the current monetary orthodoxy which has failed to push living conditions for the masses higher ( but most importantly , has failed to inflate away a growing mountain of insurmountable global debt ) .
On Friday , the Bank of Japan joined the Fed and ECB when it said it would begin experimenting on how to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than confining itself to conceptual research as it has to date .
The bank explained that it might provide general purpose CBDC if cash in circulation drops “ significantly ” and private digital money is not sufficient to substitute the functions of cash , while promising to supply physical cash as long as there is public demand for it The War on Cash : How G ... Mr. Andrew Moran Best Price : $ 7.82 Buy New $ 7.49 The move , as Reuters reports , came in tandem with an announcement by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including the BOJ , on what they see as core features of a central bank digital currency ( CBDC ) such as resilience and a clear legal framework .
It also falls in line with new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga ’ s focus on promoting digitalization and administrative reform to boost the country ’ s competitiveness .
In a report laying out its approach on CBDC , the BOJ said it will conduct a first phase of experiments on basic functions core to CBDCs , such as issuance and distribution , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ April 2021 .
The experiments will be part of the BOJ ’ s efforts to look more closely into how it can issue general-purpose CBDCs , intended to be used widely among the general public including companies and households .
Naturally , to avoid sparking a panic that paper money is on its way out – and thus prompt the population to hoard it – the BOJ said that CBDCs “ will complement , not replace , cash and focus on making payment and settlement systems more convenient.
” However , how exactly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the central bank to be able to remotely extinguish any amount of money in one ’ s digital wallet without notice , remains a mystery .
Unlike the Fed , the BOJ plans to have financial institutions and other private entities serve as intermediaries between the central bank and end users , rather than have companies and households hold deposits directly with the BOJ .
“ While the BOJ currently has no plan to issue CBDC … it ’ s important to prepare thoroughly to respond to changes in circumstances , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of experiments , the BOJ will look at the potential design of CBDCs such as whether it should set a limit on the amount issued and pay a remuneration on deposits .
The War on Cash : How B ... McRee , David Best Price : $ 15.99 Buy New $ 14.34 In the final step before issuance , the BOJ will launch a pilot program involving private firms and households , it said .
The BOJ added it would be desirable for the CBDC to be used not only for domestic but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t worry , this is just an experiment… but once operational it will take over the entire existing monetary system .
To be sure , having complete control over the entire monetary transmission mechanism , all the way to each quantum of currency in circulation has been a central banker dream .
A key reasons for negative rates was for banks to force consumers to pull their money out of the bank and spend it , thus lifting the velocity of money .
Alas , as we showed previously , the lowest interest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ savings and less spending , resulting in catastrophic consequences for the financial sectors wherever negative rates were adopted , such as Japan and Europe .
Until now , Japan had been cautious about moving too quickly on digital currencies given the social disruptions it could cause in a country that has the world ’ s most cash-loving population .
But China ’ s steady progress toward issuing digital currency has prompted the government to reconsider , especially if China takes the lead in sparking a new reflationary tide once it converts its entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this year ’ s policy platform to look more closely at the idea .
The War on Cash : How G ... Moran , Andrew Best Price : null Buy New $ 3.99 Of course , the real reason behind central bank urgency to implement digital currencies is simple and has nothing to do with serving the population , increasing facility of transfers , or enhancing stability and efficiency of payment and settlement systems .
It has everything to do with having discrete control over inflation , and enabling worldwide “ helicopter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ income portolio manager Bill Campbell described it in his latest must-read note “ The Pandora ’ s Box of Central Bank Digital Currencies.
” With QE , central banks have printed excess reserves that have benefited only the very wealthy and large institutions .
The innovation of a digital currency system as described by Mastercard could deliver stimulus directly to consumers .
Such a mechanism could open veritable floodgates of liquidity into the consumer economy and accelerate the rate of inflation .
While central banks have been trying without success to increase inflation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to put CBDCs into effect might be very strong among policymakers .
However , CBDCs would not only inject liquidity into the economy but also could accelerate the velocity of money .
That one-two punch could bring about far more inflation than central bankers bargain for .
When first implementing QE , central banks promised that this measure would be temporary and would be unwound after the crisis ended , a pledge that I have doubted for a while .
Central banks as we know have perpetuated QE as part of their updated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use of digital currencies in monetary policy might start small as policymakers , out of caution , seek to calibrate this experiment in quasi-fiscal stimulus .
However , such initial restraint could give way to growing complacency and greater use of the tool – just as we saw with QE .
The temptations of CBDCs are not limited to excesses in monetary policy .
CBDCs also appear to be an effective mechanism for bypassing the taxation , debt issuance and spending prerogatives of government to implement a quasi-fiscal policy .
Imagine , for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monetary Theory via CBDCs .
With CBDCs , the central banks would possess the necessary plumbing to directly deliver a digital currency to individuals ’ bank accounts , ready to be spent via debit cards .
Let me quote again from Charles I. Plosser ’ s warning in 2012 : “ Once a central bank ventures into fiscal policy , it is likely to find itself under increasing pressure from the private sector , financial markets , or the government to use its balance sheet to substitute for other fiscal decisions.
” With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CBDCs can enable policymakers to meet , or cave in to , those demands – at the risk of igniting an inflation conflagration , abandoning what little still survives of sovereign fiscal discipline and who knows what else .
I hope the leaders of the world ’ s central banks will approach this new financial technology with extreme caution , guarding against its overuse or outright abuse .
It ’ s hard to be optimistic .
Soon our monetary Pandoras will possess their own box full of new powers , perhaps too enticing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : ... Birch , David Best Price : $ 26.78 Buy New $ 24.95 Here is another reason why it is hard to be optimistic : without virtually any public discourse or debate , central banks are now so far down along in the process that they are just steps away from rolling out a private-sector venture with one of the largest digital payments processors in the world .
Below is a press release that virtually nobody noticed in early September from none other than electronic payment giant MasterCard , in which it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bank Digital Currencies ( CBDCs ) Testing Platform , Enabling Central Banks to Assess and Explore National Digital Currencies ” With the global economy racing to embrace digital payments , central banks also are looking to the future and investigating how to support innovation while maintaining monetary policy and financial stability as they issue and distribute currency .
In fact , 80 percent of central banks surveyed are engaging in some form of Central Bank Digital Currencies ( CBDCs ) work , and about 40 percent of central banks have progressed from conceptual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to a recent survey by the Bank for International Settlements .
Today , Mastercard announced a proprietary virtual testing environment for central banks to evaluate CBDC use cases .
The platform enables the simulation of issuance , distribution and exchange of CBDCs between banks , financial service providers and consumers .
Central banks , commercial banks , and tech and advisory firms are invited to partner with Mastercard to assess CBDC tech designs , validate use cases and evaluate interoperability with existing payment rails available for consumers and businesses today .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ payment rails and convening partners to ensure a level playing field for everyone – from banks to businesses to mobile network operators – in order to bring the most people possible into the digital economy .
Mastercard wants to harness its expertise to enable the practical , safe and secure development of digital currencies .
“ Central banks have accelerated their exploration of digital currencies with a variety of objectives , from fostering financial inclusion to modernizing the payments ecosystem , ” said Raj Dhamodharan , Executive Vice President , Digital Asset and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Mastercard is driving innovation with the public sector , banks , fintechs , and advisory firms in the exploration of CBDCs , working with partners that are aligned to our core values and principles .
This new platform supports central banks as they make decisions now and in the future about the path forward for local and regional economies , ” Dhamodharan added .
Sheila Warren , Head of Blockchain , Digital Assets and Data Policy at the World Economic Forum , said : “ Collaborations between the public and private sectors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Currencies can help central banks better understand the range of technology possibilities and capabilities available with respect to CBDCs .
Central banks can benefit from support in exploring the option set available to them with respect to CBDCs , as well as gaining insight into what opportunities may be forthcoming.
” Before Babylon , Beyond ... Birch , David Best Price : $ 15.95 Buy New $ 17.42 Finally , why are central banks using blockchain as the backbone for all digital currency efforts ?
It has nothing to do with their fascination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cryptocurrencies can become dominant ( although there certainly is an element of that ) .
The real reason is that blockchain allows every single discrete currency unit , whether it is the digital dollar , digital euro , digital yen or digital yuan , to be tracked from its digital inception , through every single transaction , and to which wallet it can be found in at any given moment .
In short , blockchain-based digital currencies will allow central banks to have a real-time map of absolutely every monetary unit in circulation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something they can ’ t do with trillions in anonymous paper money still sloshing around ( the inverse process was launched by the ECB when it did away with the notorious €500 banknote which allowed European to easily circumvent Europe ’ s negative interest rates ) .
And , of course , when push comes to shove , central banks will also be able to “ warn ” the public the digital money in their digital wallets may soon expire , sparking an inflationary flood of spending with the flick of a switch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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First it was the Fed, then the ECB, and now the BOJ: the world’s central banks are quietly preparing to unleash digital currencies on an unsuspecting population in one final last-ditch attempt to spark inflation and do away with the current monetary orthodoxy which has failed to push living conditions for the masses higher (but most importantly, has failed to inflate away a growing mountain of insurmountable global debt).
On Friday, the Bank of Japan joined the Fed and ECB when it said it would begin experimenting on how to operate its own digital currency, rather than confining itself to conceptual research as it has to date.
Digitalization has advanced in various areas at home and abroad on the back of rapid development of information communication technology. There is a possibility of a surge in public demand for central bank digital currency (CBDC) going forward, considering the rapid development of technological innovation. While the Bank of Japan currently has no plan to issue CBDC, from the viewpoint of ensuring the stability and efficiency of the overall payment and settlement systems, the Bank considers it important to prepare thoroughly to respond to changes in circumstances in an appropriate manner.
The bank explained that it might provide general purpose CBDC if cash in circulation drops “significantly” and private digital money is not sufficient to substitute the functions of cash, while promising to supply physical cash as long as there is public demand for it The War on Cash: How G... Mr. Andrew Moran Best Price: $7.82 Buy New $7.49 (as of 10:55 UTC - Details)
The move, as Reuters reports, came in tandem with an announcement by a group of seven major central banks, including the BOJ, on what they see as core features of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) such as resilience and a clear legal framework. It also falls in line with new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s focus on promoting digitalization and administrative reform to boost the country’s competitiveness.
In a report laying out its approach on CBDC, the BOJ said it will conduct a first phase of experiments on basic functions core to CBDCs, such as issuance and distribution, early in the fiscal year beginning in April 2021. The experiments will be part of the BOJ’s efforts to look more closely into how it can issue general-purpose CBDCs, intended to be used widely among the general public including companies and households.
Naturally, to avoid sparking a panic that paper money is on its way out – and thus prompt the population to hoard it – the BOJ said that CBDCs “will complement, not replace, cash and focus on making payment and settlement systems more convenient.” However, how exactly it is “more convenient” for the central bank to be able to remotely extinguish any amount of money in one’s digital wallet without notice, remains a mystery.
Unlike the Fed, the BOJ plans to have financial institutions and other private entities serve as intermediaries between the central bank and end users, rather than have companies and households hold deposits directly with the BOJ.
“While the BOJ currently has no plan to issue CBDC … it’s important to prepare thoroughly to respond to changes in circumstances,” the report said.
In the second phase of experiments, the BOJ will look at the potential design of CBDCs such as whether it should set a limit on the amount issued and pay a remuneration on deposits. The War on Cash: How B... McRee, David Best Price: $15.99 Buy New $14.34 (as of 04:29 UTC - Details)
In the final step before issuance, the BOJ will launch a pilot program involving private firms and households, it said.
The BOJ added it would be desirable for the CBDC to be used not only for domestic but cross-border payments, in short don’t worry, this is just an experiment… but once operational it will take over the entire existing monetary system.
To be sure, having complete control over the entire monetary transmission mechanism, all the way to each quantum of currency in circulation has been a central banker dream. A key reasons for negative rates was for banks to force consumers to pull their money out of the bank and spend it, thus lifting the velocity of money. Alas, as we showed previously, the lowest interest rates in history merely prompted even more savings and less spending, resulting in catastrophic consequences for the financial sectors wherever negative rates were adopted, such as Japan and Europe.
Until now, Japan had been cautious about moving too quickly on digital currencies given the social disruptions it could cause in a country that has the world’s most cash-loving population. But China’s steady progress toward issuing digital currency has prompted the government to reconsider, especially if China takes the lead in sparking a new reflationary tide once it converts its entire population to digital currency, and pledged in this year’s policy platform to look more closely at the idea. The War on Cash: How G... Moran, Andrew Buy New $3.99 (as of 01:30 UTC - Details)
Of course, the real reason behind central bank urgency to implement digital currencies is simple and has nothing to do with serving the population, increasing facility of transfers, or enhancing stability and efficiency of payment and settlement systems. It has everything to do with having discrete control over inflation, and enabling worldwide “helicopter money.” This is how DoubleLine fixed income portolio manager Bill Campbell described it in his latest must-read note “The Pandora’s Box of Central Bank Digital Currencies.”
With QE, central banks have printed excess reserves that have benefited only the very wealthy and large institutions. The innovation of a digital currency system as described by Mastercard could deliver stimulus directly to consumers. Such a mechanism could open veritable floodgates of liquidity into the consumer economy and accelerate the rate of inflation. While central banks have been trying without success to increase inflation for the past decade, the temptation to put CBDCs into effect might be very strong among policymakers. However, CBDCs would not only inject liquidity into the economy but also could accelerate the velocity of money. That one-two punch could bring about far more inflation than central bankers bargain for. When first implementing QE, central banks promised that this measure would be temporary and would be unwound after the crisis ended, a pledge that I have doubted for a while. Central banks as we know have perpetuated QE as part of their updated toolbox of monetary policies. The first use of digital currencies in monetary policy might start small as policymakers, out of caution, seek to calibrate this experiment in quasi-fiscal stimulus. However, such initial restraint could give way to growing complacency and greater use of the tool – just as we saw with QE. The temptations of CBDCs are not limited to excesses in monetary policy. CBDCs also appear to be an effective mechanism for bypassing the taxation, debt issuance and spending prerogatives of government to implement a quasi-fiscal policy. Imagine, for example, the ease of enacting Modern Monetary Theory via CBDCs. With CBDCs, the central banks would possess the necessary plumbing to directly deliver a digital currency to individuals’ bank accounts, ready to be spent via debit cards. Let me quote again from Charles I. Plosser’s warning in 2012: “Once a central bank ventures into fiscal policy, it is likely to find itself under increasing pressure from the private sector, financial markets, or the government to use its balance sheet to substitute for other fiscal decisions.” With a flick of the digital switch, CBDCs can enable policymakers to meet, or cave in to, those demands – at the risk of igniting an inflation conflagration, abandoning what little still survives of sovereign fiscal discipline and who knows what else. I hope the leaders of the world’s central banks will approach this new financial technology with extreme caution, guarding against its overuse or outright abuse. It’s hard to be optimistic. Soon our monetary Pandoras will possess their own box full of new powers, perhaps too enticing to resist.
The Currency Cold War:... Birch, David Best Price: $26.78 Buy New $24.95 (as of 04:29 UTC - Details) Here is another reason why it is hard to be optimistic: without virtually any public discourse or debate, central banks are now so far down along in the process that they are just steps away from rolling out a private-sector venture with one of the largest digital payments processors in the world. Below is a press release that virtually nobody noticed in early September from none other than electronic payment giant MasterCard, in which it revealed that it had launched “Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Testing Platform, Enabling Central Banks to Assess and Explore National Digital Currencies”
With the global economy racing to embrace digital payments, central banks also are looking to the future and investigating how to support innovation while maintaining monetary policy and financial stability as they issue and distribute currency. In fact, 80 percent of central banks surveyed are engaging in some form of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) work, and about 40 percent of central banks have progressed from conceptual research to experimenting with concept and design, according to a recent survey by the Bank for International Settlements. Today, Mastercard announced a proprietary virtual testing environment for central banks to evaluate CBDC use cases. The platform enables the simulation of issuance, distribution and exchange of CBDCs between banks, financial service providers and consumers. Central banks, commercial banks, and tech and advisory firms are invited to partner with Mastercard to assess CBDC tech designs, validate use cases and evaluate interoperability with existing payment rails available for consumers and businesses today. Mastercard is a leader in operating multiple payment rails and convening partners to ensure a level playing field for everyone – from banks to businesses to mobile network operators – in order to bring the most people possible into the digital economy. Mastercard wants to harness its expertise to enable the practical, safe and secure development of digital currencies. “Central banks have accelerated their exploration of digital currencies with a variety of objectives, from fostering financial inclusion to modernizing the payments ecosystem,” said Raj Dhamodharan, Executive Vice President, Digital Asset and Blockchain Products and Partnerships, Mastercard. “Mastercard is driving innovation with the public sector, banks, fintechs, and advisory firms in the exploration of CBDCs, working with partners that are aligned to our core values and principles. This new platform supports central banks as they make decisions now and in the future about the path forward for local and regional economies,” Dhamodharan added. Sheila Warren, Head of Blockchain, Digital Assets and Data Policy at the World Economic Forum, said: “Collaborations between the public and private sectors in the exploration of Central Bank Digital Currencies can help central banks better understand the range of technology possibilities and capabilities available with respect to CBDCs. Central banks can benefit from support in exploring the option set available to them with respect to CBDCs, as well as gaining insight into what opportunities may be forthcoming.” Before Babylon, Beyond... Birch, David Best Price: $15.95 Buy New $17.42 (as of 04:29 UTC - Details)
Finally, why are central banks using blockchain as the backbone for all digital currency efforts? It has nothing to do with their fascination with bitcoin, or their fear that cryptocurrencies can become dominant (although there certainly is an element of that). The real reason is that blockchain allows every single discrete currency unit, whether it is the digital dollar, digital euro, digital yen or digital yuan, to be tracked from its digital inception, through every single transaction, and to which wallet it can be found in at any given moment. In short, blockchain-based digital currencies will allow central banks to have a real-time map of absolutely every monetary unit in circulation, and every single economic transaction, something they can’t do with trillions in anonymous paper money still sloshing around (the inverse process was launched by the ECB when it did away with the notorious €500 banknote which allowed European to easily circumvent Europe’s negative interest rates). And, of course, when push comes to shove, central banks will also be able to “warn” the public the digital money in their digital wallets may soon expire, sparking an inflationary flood of spending with the flick of a switch.
Reprinted with permission from Zero Hedge.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-12--Tomorrow, Come Here Tomorrow…

Tomorrow, Come Here Tomorrow…

The Coen Brothers must be writing Nancy Pelosi ’ s script now , a kind of Macbeth update set in a swampy Potomac lowland at Halloween time : Madam Speaker rides her fabled scepter up in the night sky , around the capitol dome , across the moon ’ s laughing face , to the White House , trailing vapors of hatred and malice as she curses the Golden Golem within .
Her mask matches her designer frock , woven of cobwebs with dark strands of enmity .
Her hair is perfect .
Her flight-path not so much , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through the oval office window with a rubber band and a paper clip and she augers , smoldering , into the rose garden… Fade out… .
Well , tomorrow is here , and exactly the hour this blog regularly gets posted is when Mrs. Pelosi aims to announce her latest scheme for ousting Mr. Trump : perhaps a bill for some kind of new 25th Amendment commission to work around the inconvenience of the law as currently configured , that is , an executive branch prerogative .
The stunt has two purposes : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unfit — a song as old and boring now as I am Woman , Hear me Roar — and 2 ) to put up a smoke-screen diverting voters ’ attention from her obdurate refusal to compromise on the latest Coronavirus relief bill .
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The paranoid hysteria on display among the Party of Chaos suggests that those polls showing Ol ’ White Joe Biden up twelve points may just be more media dis-info .
The purpose : to claim , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President won reelection by some kind of subterfuge , and justify an all-out post November 3rd Lawfare offensive to challenge the ballots in every swing-state , and do exactly what they are blaming Mr. Trump for in advance : confounding an orderly resolution of the peoples ’ will .
Is it possible that some Democratic Party voters begin to suspect that the party officials running this game have lost their minds ?
A good signifier , of course , is the ghostly figure carrying their battle-flag , Mr. Biden , the Flying Dutchman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of fog-banks as he navigates the shoals of defeat .
Why did the Party ship out with him on the poop-deck ?
My guess would be : to deflect indictments of himself and many other former officials as the steady flow of documentary evidence gets released by new DNI John Ratcliffe , including a batch this past week showing pretty incontrovertibly that everybody and his uncle in the Obama executive branch was keenly aware that RussiaGate was a Hillary campaign ploy and allowed themselves to be weaponized into the scheme — under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they ’ d never be found out .
She lost .
They ’ re found out .
Grand juries have been convened by Mr. Durham .
Something wicked is coming their way .
Their ship is going down and the rats are all squeaking desperately in the scuppers at the rising water .
Won ’ t this all be a shock to that crew of media fabulists who stupidly maintain that the Mueller Report actually proved something — the David Frenches , Max Boots , and Rachel Maddows of this world and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rhyming again .
It ’ s like 1794 in Paris .
The Jacobins ’ Reign of Terror comes to its sudden and ignominious end with Robespierre bawling under the national razor .
So does today ’ s Reign of Perfidious Sedition close , with Jim Comey bawling , “ I can ’ t recall , ” into his laptop .
Incidental to this is the breaking news — sure to not be reported in The New York Times or by CNN — that one Devon Archer , business partner of Hunter Biden ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) has just had his previously overturned conviction for security fraud reinstated by a federal appeals court .
Sound abstruse ?
Yeah , kind of , but , believe me this boy is in some serious hot water , the rap being a federal one , and Mr. Archer now poised to sing like a canary to John Durham ’ s posse about his various financial exploits in Ukraine and other foreign lands with Joe Biden ’ s son ( and Mr. Kerry ’ s stepson ) in exchange for lighter jail time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Nowhe ... James Howard Kunstler Best Price : $ 1.17 Buy New $ 11.88 Keep your ears pricked also for developments involving Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ranking member Mark Warner ( D-VA ) and his role in 2016-17 as an active disseminator of Steele Dossier RussiaGate dis-info in coordination with the George Soros funded Democracy Integrity Project , run by former Dianne Feinstein chief-of-staff Dan Jones and assisted by swamp lawyer Adam Waldman , a Steele / Warner go-between who happened to be a $ 40,000-a-month lobbyist for one Oleg Deripaska @ @ @ @ @ @ @ donor ( at least $ 1-million ) who also employed Christopher Steele as a dis-info errand boy .
Unpacking that one will be like unpacking the surgical batting in a sucking chest wound .
Scrub for it .
In this now bi-polar nation , the mood swings get wilder by the week .
The President had a bit of a rough seven days , what with his Covid-19 treatment at Walter Reed and stunningly rapid recovery , which sent his adversaries into a transport of hebephrenic distemper .
Vice-president Mike Pence calmed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meet-up with the Harris Administration candidate — no doubt the rogue housefly poised above his right ear fed him juicy debating points .
Kamala Harris demonstrated a talent for mugging , face-pulling , eye-rolling , and leering .
If the veep thang doesn ’ t work out , she might consider a career as a mime .
Her home turf , San Francisco , used to be full of them until the local pols let homeless junkies take over the streets .
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The Coen Brothers must be writing Nancy Pelosi’s script now, a kind of Macbeth update set in a swampy Potomac lowland at Halloween time: Madam Speaker rides her fabled scepter up in the night sky, around the capitol dome, across the moon’s laughing face, to the White House, trailing vapors of hatred and malice as she curses the Golden Golem within. Her mask matches her designer frock, woven of cobwebs with dark strands of enmity. Her hair is perfect. Her flight-path not so much, as the Golem below easily shoots her down through the oval office window with a rubber band and a paper clip and she augers, smoldering, into the rose garden… Fade out….
Well, tomorrow is here, and exactly the hour this blog regularly gets posted is when Mrs. Pelosi aims to announce her latest scheme for ousting Mr. Trump: perhaps a bill for some kind of new 25th Amendment commission to work around the inconvenience of the law as currently configured, that is, an executive branch prerogative. The stunt has two purposes: 1) to paint Mr. Trump as unfit — a song as old and boring now as I am Woman, Hear me Roar — and 2) to put up a smoke-screen diverting voters’ attention from her obdurate refusal to compromise on the latest Coronavirus relief bill.
The paranoid hysteria on display among the Party of Chaos suggests that those polls showing Ol’ White Joe Biden up twelve points may just be more media dis-info. The purpose: to claim, when the time comes, that the President won reelection by some kind of subterfuge, and justify an all-out post November 3rd Lawfare offensive to challenge the ballots in every swing-state, and do exactly what they are blaming Mr. Trump for in advance: confounding an orderly resolution of the peoples’ will.
Is it possible that some Democratic Party voters begin to suspect that the party officials running this game have lost their minds? A good signifier, of course, is the ghostly figure carrying their battle-flag, Mr. Biden, the Flying Dutchman candidate whose mind slips in and out of fog-banks as he navigates the shoals of defeat. Why did the Party ship out with him on the poop-deck? My guess would be: to deflect indictments of himself and many other former officials as the steady flow of documentary evidence gets released by new DNI John Ratcliffe, including a batch this past week showing pretty incontrovertibly that everybody and his uncle in the Obama executive branch was keenly aware that RussiaGate was a Hillary campaign ploy and allowed themselves to be weaponized into the scheme — under the assumption that she couldn’t lose and they’d never be found out.
She lost. They’re found out. Grand juries have been convened by Mr. Durham. Something wicked is coming their way. Their ship is going down and the rats are all squeaking desperately in the scuppers at the rising water. Won’t this all be a shock to that crew of media fabulists who stupidly maintain that the Mueller Report actually proved something — the David Frenches, Max Boots, and Rachel Maddows of this world and their True Believer followers? History is rhyming again. It’s like 1794 in Paris. The Jacobins’ Reign of Terror comes to its sudden and ignominious end with Robespierre bawling under the national razor. So does today’s Reign of Perfidious Sedition close, with Jim Comey bawling, “I can’t recall,” into his laptop.
Incidental to this is the breaking news — sure to not be reported in The New York Times or by CNN — that one Devon Archer, business partner of Hunter Biden (and John Kerry stepson, Christopher Heinz) has just had his previously overturned conviction for security fraud reinstated by a federal appeals court. Sound abstruse? Yeah, kind of, but, believe me this boy is in some serious hot water, the rap being a federal one, and Mr. Archer now poised to sing like a canary to John Durham’s posse about his various financial exploits in Ukraine and other foreign lands with Joe Biden’s son (and Mr. Kerry’s stepson) in exchange for lighter jail time. You just watch. The Geography of Nowhe... James Howard Kunstler Best Price: $1.17 Buy New $11.88 (as of 10:41 UTC - Details)
Keep your ears pricked also for developments involving Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ranking member Mark Warner (D-VA) and his role in 2016-17 as an active disseminator of Steele Dossier RussiaGate dis-info in coordination with the George Soros funded Democracy Integrity Project, run by former Dianne Feinstein chief-of-staff Dan Jones and assisted by swamp lawyer Adam Waldman, a Steele / Warner go-between who happened to be a $40,000-a-month lobbyist for one Oleg Deripaska, a Russian billionaire and Clinton Foundation donor (at least $1-million) who also employed Christopher Steele as a dis-info errand boy. Unpacking that one will be like unpacking the surgical batting in a sucking chest wound. Scrub for it.
In this now bi-polar nation, the mood swings get wilder by the week. The President had a bit of a rough seven days, what with his Covid-19 treatment at Walter Reed and stunningly rapid recovery, which sent his adversaries into a transport of hebephrenic distemper. Vice-president Mike Pence calmed the waters a little bit in his Wednesday meet-up with the Harris Administration candidate — no doubt the rogue housefly poised above his right ear fed him juicy debating points. Kamala Harris demonstrated a talent for mugging, face-pulling, eye-rolling, and leering. If the veep thang doesn’t work out, she might consider a career as a mime. Her home turf, San Francisco, used to be full of them until the local pols let homeless junkies take over the streets.
Reprinted with permission from Kunstler.com.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-12--Engineering Contagion: UPMC, Corona-Thrax and ‘The Darkest Winter’

Researchers at a BSL-3 lab tied to the organizers of the 2001 Dark Winter simulation , DARPA , and the post-9/11 biodefense industrial complex are genetically modifying anthrax to express Covid-19 components , according to FOIA documents .
Soon after having been fired from his post as secretary of the treasury in December 2002 , after a policy clash with the president , Paul O ’ Neill became a trustee of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center .
Despite having just worked under and clashed with George W. Bush and Dick Cheney , it wasn ’ t until O ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Romoff as a member of the Center ’ s board that he chose to publicly denounce a superior as “ evil.
” “ He wants to destroy competition .
He wants to be the only game in town , ” O ’ Neill would later state of Romoff , adding that “ after 18 months I quit [ the UPMC board ] in disgust ” due to Romoff ’ s “ absolute control ” over the board ’ s actions .
O ’ Neill subsequently noted that UPMC “ board members who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not willing to take this guy on.
” When pressed by a local reporter , O ’ Neill further elaborated that he had been told by other board members that they were “ afraid ” of Romoff because Romoff might “ harm them in some way.
” Biohazard : The Chillin ... Handelman , Stephen Best Price : $ 9.10 Buy New $ 15.00 O ’ Neill ’ s criticisms of Romoff are hardly an outlier , as local community activists and even a state attorney general have noted that UPMC ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pleases .
Jeffrey Romoff has ruled UPMC with an iron fist since his predecessor , Thomas Detre , had a heart attack in 1992 .
As a result of the Center ’ s massive wealth accumulation , at first spurred by his magic touch for receiving National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) grants , Detre was able to use the financial power afforded to him to consolidate control over enough of the University of Pittsburgh to create his “ own personal fiefdom , ” which is now the stand-alone corporation known as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the Center ’ s reins , he made his intentions clear to faculty and staff , stating at one 1995 UPMC meeting that his “ vision ” for the future of American health care was “ the conversion of health care from social good to a commodity.
” Motivated by profit above all else , Romoff aggressively expanded UPMC , gobbling up community hospitals , surgery centers , and private practices to create a “ health-care network ” that has expanded throughout much of Pennsylvania and even abroad to other countries , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has also expanded into the health-insurance business , with 40 percent of the medical claims it pays out going straight back into places of care that are owned by UPMC—meaning UPMC is essentially paying itself .
A Higher Form of Killi ... Paxman , Jeremy Best Price : $ 5.47 Buy New $ 12.00 In addition , since UPMC is officially a “ charitable nonprofit corporation , ” it is exempt from property taxes and has special access to the tax-exempt municipal bond market .
UPMC can also solicit tax-deductible grants from private @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governments .
These grants totaled over $ 1 billion dollars between 2005 and 2017 .
Despite these perks being officially justified because of UPMC ’ s “ charitable institution ” status , the UPMC board , with Romoff at the top , have seen their own multimillion-dollar-per-year salaries continue to climb .
Perhaps this perk also comes from UPMC being a nonprofit corporation , as there are no stockholders to whom Romoff and the board must explain their increasingly exorbitant salaries .
For instance , Romoff made $ 8.97 million last year as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increase over the $ 6.12 million he had raked in the prior year .
Lab 257 : The Disturbin ... Carroll , Michael C. Best Price : $ 3.49 Buy New $ 8.59 UPMC ’ s financial chicanery is so out of control that even Pennsylvania ’ s attorney general has taken action against it , suing UPMC in February 2019 for violations of the state ’ s charity laws based on their “ unjust enrichment ” and engaging in “ unfair , fraudulent or deceptive acts or practices.
” Though UPMC decided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Center and Romoff came out of the affair relatively unscathed .
Now , thanks to the crisis caused by Covid-19 , UPMC is once again on the path toward growing even larger and more powerful in pursuit of Romoff ’ s ultimate goal , which is , in his own words , to make UPMC the “ Amazon of health care.
” In this fourth installment of the The Last American Vagabond series “ Engineering Contagion : Amerithrax , Coronavirus and the Rise of the Biotech-Industrial Complex ” , the “ nonprofit ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ placed at the intersection of post-9/11 “ biodefense ” public-private partnerships ; corporate-funded academics who shape public policy on behalf of their private-sector benefactors ; and risky research on dangerous pathogens that threatens to unleash the very “ bioterror ” that these institutions claim to guard against .

Researchers at a BSL-3 lab tied to the organizers of the 2001 Dark Winter simulation, DARPA, and the post-9/11 biodefense industrial complex are genetically modifying anthrax to express Covid-19 components, according to FOIA documents.
Soon after having been fired from his post as secretary of the treasury in December 2002, after a policy clash with the president, Paul O’Neill became a trustee of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Despite having just worked under and clashed with George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, it wasn’t until O’Neill began answering to UPMC CEO Jeffrey Romoff as a member of the Center’s board that he chose to publicly denounce a superior as “evil.”
“He wants to destroy competition. He wants to be the only game in town,” O’Neill would later state of Romoff, adding that “after 18 months I quit [the UPMC board] in disgust” due to Romoff’s “absolute control” over the board’s actions. O’Neill subsequently noted that UPMC “board members who have wealth of hundreds of millions of dollars are not willing to take this guy on.” When pressed by a local reporter, O’Neill further elaborated that he had been told by other board members that they were “afraid” of Romoff because Romoff might “harm them in some way.” Biohazard: The Chillin... Handelman, Stephen Best Price: $9.10 Buy New $15.00 (as of 06:08 UTC - Details)
O’Neill’s criticisms of Romoff are hardly an outlier, as local community activists and even a state attorney general have noted that UPMC’s board lets Romoff do as he pleases.
Jeffrey Romoff has ruled UPMC with an iron fist since his predecessor, Thomas Detre, had a heart attack in 1992. As a result of the Center’s massive wealth accumulation, at first spurred by his magic touch for receiving National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, Detre was able to use the financial power afforded to him to consolidate control over enough of the University of Pittsburgh to create his “own personal fiefdom,” which is now the stand-alone corporation known as UPMC.
Not long after Romoff took over the Center’s reins, he made his intentions clear to faculty and staff, stating at one 1995 UPMC meeting that his “vision” for the future of American health care was “the conversion of health care from social good to a commodity.” Motivated by profit above all else, Romoff aggressively expanded UPMC, gobbling up community hospitals, surgery centers, and private practices to create a “health-care network” that has expanded throughout much of Pennsylvania and even abroad to other countries, including China. Under Romoff, UPMC has also expanded into the health-insurance business, with 40 percent of the medical claims it pays out going straight back into places of care that are owned by UPMC—meaning UPMC is essentially paying itself. A Higher Form of Killi... Paxman, Jeremy Best Price: $5.47 Buy New $12.00 (as of 07:10 UTC - Details)
In addition, since UPMC is officially a “charitable nonprofit corporation,” it is exempt from property taxes and has special access to the tax-exempt municipal bond market. UPMC can also solicit tax-deductible grants from private individuals and organizations, as well as governments. These grants totaled over $1 billion dollars between 2005 and 2017.
Despite these perks being officially justified because of UPMC’s “charitable institution” status, the UPMC board, with Romoff at the top, have seen their own multimillion-dollar-per-year salaries continue to climb. Perhaps this perk also comes from UPMC being a nonprofit corporation, as there are no stockholders to whom Romoff and the board must explain their increasingly exorbitant salaries. For instance, Romoff made $8.97 million last year as UPMC’s CEO, a marked increase over the $6.12 million he had raked in the prior year.
Lab 257: The Disturbin... Carroll, Michael C. Best Price: $3.49 Buy New $8.59 (as of 03:25 UTC - Details) UPMC’s financial chicanery is so out of control that even Pennsylvania’s attorney general has taken action against it, suing UPMC in February 2019 for violations of the state’s charity laws based on their “unjust enrichment” and engaging in “unfair, fraudulent or deceptive acts or practices.” Though UPMC decided to settle out of court, the Center and Romoff came out of the affair relatively unscathed.
Now, thanks to the crisis caused by Covid-19, UPMC is once again on the path toward growing even larger and more powerful in pursuit of Romoff’s ultimate goal, which is, in his own words, to make UPMC the “Amazon of health care.”
In this fourth installment of the The Last American Vagabond series “Engineering Contagion: Amerithrax, Coronavirus and the Rise of the Biotech-Industrial Complex”, the “nonprofit” health-care behemoth that is UPMC is squarely placed at the intersection of post-9/11 “biodefense” public-private partnerships; corporate-funded academics who shape public policy on behalf of their private-sector benefactors; and risky research on dangerous pathogens that threatens to unleash the very “bioterror” that these institutions claim to guard against.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-12--The Left’s ‘Mostly Peaceful’ Revolution/Coup

Since the advent of the Trump presidency , the left engaged their greatest minds in planning the “ Russia Hoax Coup ” and then the impeachment farce .
Having failed miserably at both , they are now carrying out an information operation to sell maundering Joe Biden as inevitable in his attempt to win the coming Presidential Election .
They insist that Joseph Biden is leading Trump in the polls by an insurmountable 16 % .
Before the end of October , the New York Times and the Washington Post both will run articles using anonymous sources in the Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will deservedly win in a landslide but fear the president is planning on stealing the election with the help of Vladimir Putin .
CNN and MSNBC will have on ex-generals and other retired military officers expressing lugubrious concern for the future of the republic .
Or… something like that .
The Permanent Coup : Ho ... Smith , Lee Best Price : $ 19.95 Buy New $ 20.85 Joe Biden is not winning .
It does not matter what the polls say .
It is preposterous to believe that people would vote for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most important ( and dangerous ) job on the planet .
The man almost never leaves his basement and when he meets with voters , he can barely fill a room , whereas Trump packs stadiums and their environs with many thousands of screaming , enthusiastic supporters .
There is no enthusiasm for a revivified Biden who can scarcely finish a sentence or stop making borderline racial slurs by implying black women have best served his bid for the presidency by being good at stocking grocery shelves during his pandemic cellar dwelling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media as a fully owned subsidiary of the Democratic Party , it is easy to propagate the million little lies needed to sell the big lie .
Examples of their prevarications are : Woodward ’ s “ Trump hid COVID ’ s danger ” revelation ; the Atlantic ’ s “ Trump insulted soldiers ” expose ; the New York Times release of Trump ’ s taxes and the supposedly shocking information they contained , and lastly , the coordinated accusations that Trump embraces white supremacists ( fabled but despicable creatures rarely seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Trump ’ s COVID diagnosis is fake .
The left believes that if they can convince people that “ Aphasic ” Joe is guaranteed to win in November , they will have an easier time selling the public on the notion that Trump ’ s subsequent landslide will be the result of him having stolen the election .
They can then release Antifa and the violent sections of BLM onto the streets to prosecute “ will of the people ” riots to exact punishment on the Americans who dared to support Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow Antifa , after having practiced violence and mayhem these last few months , to go unutilized when they can be most advantageous as the tip of the “ resistance ” spear .
Nebulous left-wing organizations have been training these organic “ protestors ” for more than three years , it is about time they made a real difference .
The Plot Against the P ... Smith , Lee Best Price : $ 9.06 Buy New $ 12.75 In conjunction with the chaos in the streets , armed “ mostly peaceful ” protestors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” related ways in front of every elected Republican ’ s home while others will accost them in “ mostly non-brutal ” physical ways when they are spotted anywhere in public .
They intend to emasculate their political opposition by intimidating every adversary into terrified silence .
They will do the same with the Supreme Court and its justices — especially the new one , the Catholic who has the powerful dogma living within .
Google will skew search results to always paint President Trump as illegitimate .
Twitter of course will suspend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be undemocratic to allow him to speak directly to Americans .
Facebook will do the same .
All this will be done to prevent Trump from lying to the people about what is obviously a popular national uprising to award Joseph Biden the presidency he won fair and square , despite how the obviously “ stolen ” election pans out .
At least that is how the media and Big Tech will paint it .

Since the advent of the Trump presidency, the left engaged their greatest minds in planning the “Russia Hoax Coup” and then the impeachment farce. Having failed miserably at both, they are now carrying out an information operation to sell maundering Joe Biden as inevitable in his attempt to win the coming Presidential Election.
They insist that Joseph Biden is leading Trump in the polls by an insurmountable 16%. Before the end of October, the New York Times and the Washington Post both will run articles using anonymous sources in the Trump Administration expounding on how they believe Biden will deservedly win in a landslide but fear the president is planning on stealing the election with the help of Vladimir Putin. CNN and MSNBC will have on ex-generals and other retired military officers expressing lugubrious concern for the future of the republic.
Or… something like that.
The Permanent Coup: Ho... Smith, Lee Best Price: $19.95 Buy New $20.85 (as of 03:52 UTC - Details) Joe Biden is not winning. It does not matter what the polls say. It is preposterous to believe that people would vote for someone in such obvious mental decline for the most important (and dangerous) job on the planet. The man almost never leaves his basement and when he meets with voters, he can barely fill a room, whereas Trump packs stadiums and their environs with many thousands of screaming, enthusiastic supporters. There is no enthusiasm for a revivified Biden who can scarcely finish a sentence or stop making borderline racial slurs by implying black women have best served his bid for the presidency by being good at stocking grocery shelves during his pandemic cellar dwelling.
Yet, when you have the media as a fully owned subsidiary of the Democratic Party, it is easy to propagate the million little lies needed to sell the big lie. Examples of their prevarications are: Woodward’s “Trump hid COVID’s danger” revelation; the Atlantic’s “Trump insulted soldiers” expose; the New York Times release of Trump’s taxes and the supposedly shocking information they contained, and lastly, the coordinated accusations that Trump embraces white supremacists (fabled but despicable creatures rarely seen in the wild).
Oh, and Trump’s COVID diagnosis is fake.
The left believes that if they can convince people that “Aphasic” Joe is guaranteed to win in November, they will have an easier time selling the public on the notion that Trump’s subsequent landslide will be the result of him having stolen the election.
They can then release Antifa and the violent sections of BLM onto the streets to prosecute “will of the people” riots to exact punishment on the Americans who dared to support Trump. It would be a shame to allow Antifa, after having practiced violence and mayhem these last few months, to go unutilized when they can be most advantageous as the tip of the “resistance” spear. Nebulous left-wing organizations have been training these organic “protestors” for more than three years, it is about time they made a real difference. The Plot Against the P... Smith, Lee Best Price: $9.06 Buy New $12.75 (as of 03:46 UTC - Details)
In conjunction with the chaos in the streets, armed “mostly peaceful” protestors will be protesting in “mostly non-arson” related ways in front of every elected Republican’s home while others will accost them in “mostly non-brutal” physical ways when they are spotted anywhere in public. They intend to emasculate their political opposition by intimidating every adversary into terrified silence. They will do the same with the Supreme Court and its justices — especially the new one, the Catholic who has the powerful dogma living within.
Google will skew search results to always paint President Trump as illegitimate. Twitter of course will suspend the president’s account because it would be undemocratic to allow him to speak directly to Americans. Facebook will do the same. All this will be done to prevent Trump from lying to the people about what is obviously a popular national uprising to award Joseph Biden the presidency he won fair and square, despite how the obviously “stolen” election pans out. At least that is how the media and Big Tech will paint it.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-12--Another Phony Conservative Judge Nominated to the Supreme Court

Evangelicals , conservatives and pro-lifers are dancing with glee over Donald Trump ’ s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg on the U.S. Supreme Court .
They shouldn ’ t be .
Once again , conservatives are being conned .
I keep reminding people that SCOTUS has been dominated by Republican appointments since before the infamous Roe v Wade decision in 1973 .
We are talking a half-century .
Here is the breakdown of how justices voted on Roe back in 1973 .
The vote was 7 in support and 2 opposed .
The list of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Supreme Court in the Roe v. Wade decision and who appointed them is as follows : *Harry Blackmun ( Richard M. Nixon , R ) To Keep or Not to Keep ... Timothy and Chuck .
Bal ... Best Price : $ 8.50 Buy New $ 58.97 *Warren Burger ( Richard M. Nixon , R ) *William Douglas ( Franklin D. Roosevelt , D ) *William Brennan Jr. ( Dwight D. Eisenhower , R ) *Potter Stewart ( Dwight D. Eisenhower , R ) *Thurgood Marshall ( Lyndon Baines Johnson , D @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nixon , R ) As you can see , GOP appointments had a 6 – 3 majority when the Roe decision was decided .
Note that 5 of those 6 Republican-appointed justices voted in favor of Roe .
They didn ’ t even need a Democrat-appointed justice to vote for Roe ( which 2 did ) in order for it to pass .
Notice , too , that only one Republican-appointed justice voted against Roe .
To put it another way : 66 % of the Democrat-appointed justices voted for Roe , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Roe .
And , again , remember that the Republican Party has held a majority of the Supreme Court for 50 years , and yet Roe has never been overturned .
And Trump ’ s appointments are going to prove to be no better .
The recent excitement over a new Supreme Court appointment prompted me to do some research .
I was initially very enthused about Amy Coney Barrett .
After constitutional attorney Robert Barnes threw cold water on the choice and expressed his support for Judge Lagoa , I did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interviews with Judge Barrett .
She impresses me as being somewhat detached and devoid of empathy and warmth .
She stressed that a judge may not let “ personal preference ” color her ( emphasis added ) decisions .
She further went on to include morality under “ personal preferences.
” In her Hesburgh Lecture at Jacksonville University in 2016 , the impression was communicated that she was more partial to Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump .
She praised Justice Scalia for siding with a flag burner in a court decision .
An @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sentiment “ I want to appoint someone pro-life , ” she insisted that this is not the correct criteria to apply in selecting someone for the Supreme Court .
“ We shouldn ’ t be putting people on the Court who share our policy preferences.
” The right to life is a policy preference ?
Resistance to Tyrants : ... Runyan , Mr. Gordan E Buy New $ 5.99 She commented that she didn ’ t believe the right to abortion would change .
She said this dispassionately and offered no hint of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ litigation according to precedent , not the constitution ’ s words ] would hold sway here .
She went on to say that biological boys using girls ’ bathrooms is a “ who decides ” issue .
She never suggested that the idea is outrageous .
To her , the highest law is the Constitution and its interpretation is nuanced and impacted by many factors .
The Law of God the natural law whose author is God has no role to play .
Attorney Barnes believes Judge Coney Barret would recuse herself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case .
Based on what I have seen and heard , I think he is too optimistic .
As with Gorsuch and Kavanaugh , Barrett is just another Big Government , Police State ideologue who will continue the assault against our constitutionally protected liberties and who will do nothing to overturn Roe .
Here is what Constitutional attorney Robert Barnes says about Barrett : Barrett sided with the government on almost every civil rights case , every big employer case , every criminal case , while also siding with the government on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ excusing First Amendment infringements & Fourth Amendment violations .
Barrett exclaimed the benefits of Jacobson , the decision that green-lit forced vaccines & carved out an emergency exception to Constitutional protection in “ public health ” or “ emergency ” cases used to justify forced sterilizations & detention camps .
Barrett excused or immunized questionable police conduct in almost every seizure case or use of force case she came across , many with fact patterns that will make her easily demolished in the court of public opinion in the age of George Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal circuits said did not apply any longer to allow Chicago to prohibit pro-life activists from exercising their free speech , and did so w/o a concurring opinion as she did whenever she doubted precedent .
Profiles in Corruption ... Schweizer , Peter Best Price : $ 17.98 Buy New $ 17.99 Barrett justified discriminating against someone participating in protests over the killing of his brother , in a case that will make easy headlines for her critics to make her look [ sic ] the misconduct-excuser her actual record says she is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and government discrimination by siding with the government ’ s version once again ( like she has in a near record setting 95 % + of cases ) .
Barret found a dubious “ standing ” excuse to deny citizens the right to prevent the corrupt misappropriation of property for the building of the Obama library .
This is the kind of elite back-scratching Roberts-type jurists like Barrett do .
This is the part that infuriates me to no end : Evangelicals and conservatives seem to be totally blind to America ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of course , this helps explain why these same evangelicals and conservatives so sheepishly and robotically surrendered their liberties to the medical Gestapo over the corona scamdemic .
This also means that it will not bother evangelicals and conservatives that Barrett is a Big Government enabler of the tyrannical coronavirus lockdowns and shutdowns that have been taking place over the past six months .
Here is the story : Barrett ’ s record is troubling on many issues , with a ruling that gives Democrats in Illinois blanket authority to shut down society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as particularly heinous .
Barrett concurred with the majority in Illinois Republican Party et al .
v. J.B. Pritzker , Governor of Illinois to keep the illegal lockdown in place and allow Democrats to rip up the Constitution under the guise of safety .
She hid behind the precedent of Jacobsen v. Massachusetts ( 1905 ) in an attempt to avoid culpability for her decision .
“ At least at this stage of the pandemic , Jacobson takes off the table any general challenge to [ Pritzker ’ s executive order ] based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of liberty , ” the majority opinion read in the case .
It continued : “ [ W ] hile in the face of a pandemic the Governor of Illinois was not compelled to make a special dispensation for religious activities , see Elim , nothing in the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment barred him from doing so .
As in the cases reconciling the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses , all that the Governor did was to limit to a certain degree the burden on religious exercise that [ the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Barrett roll [ ed ] over to the far left and allow [ ed ] Democrats to rip up the Constitution .
The Devil and Karl Mar ... Kengor , Paul Best Price : $ 39.90 Buy New $ 26.96 Patriotic attorney Robert Barnes has levied additional criticism against Barrett for her unwillingness to stand up to Democrat overreach .
“ For example , Barrett , I would oppose her nomination personally .
So I would do whatever I can to see her nomination fail .
I have no interest in seeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Barnes explained during an interview on the Viva Frei YouTube channel .
“ She comes from the old money corporate South , a world I ’ m familiar with and the kind of people I ’ d never want to see in positions of power… That ’ s the world she comes from .
Her dad was a big Shell oil corporate lawyer , ” he continued .
Barnes explained how Barrett ’ s history working as a Clerk for deceased former Justice Antonin Scalia is giving the false impression that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not in fact the case .
He explained that her rise is similar to that of Chief Justice John Roberts , whose record of extreme cowardice on the bench has harmed the nation immeasurably .
“ This is how Justice Roberts got on the bench .
You do two things if you ’ re on the Republican side of the aisle : You let people know that you believe Roe v. Wade should be overturned even if you don ’ t believe that… And you play the corporate side of the equation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most importantly , you get that Justice and his extended intellectual heavyweights to lobby for you to be appointed to the judicial bench down the road… That ’ s why people are pushing Barrett , ” Barnes added .
From a theological perspective , Barrett is a committed Charismatic Catholic .
This is the worst of theological extremes .
In other words , her personal understanding of theology will be of no value whatsoever to her position as a Supreme Court justice and her divine duties under Revealed and Natural Law ; and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ substantiate that fact .
Once again , a phony conservative judge has been nominated to the Supreme Court .
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Evangelicals, conservatives and pro-lifers are dancing with glee over Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg on the U.S. Supreme Court. They shouldn’t be. Once again, conservatives are being conned.
I keep reminding people that SCOTUS has been dominated by Republican appointments since before the infamous Roe v Wade decision in 1973. We are talking a half-century.
Here is the breakdown of how justices voted on Roe back in 1973. The vote was 7 in support and 2 opposed. The list of the votes of the nine justices on the Supreme Court in the Roe v. Wade decision and who appointed them is as follows:
In support:
*Harry Blackmun (Richard M. Nixon, R) To Keep or Not to Keep... Timothy and Chuck. Bal... Best Price: $8.50 Buy New $58.97 (as of 07:20 UTC - Details)
*Warren Burger (Richard M. Nixon, R)
*William Douglas (Franklin D. Roosevelt, D)
*William Brennan Jr. (Dwight D. Eisenhower, R)
*Potter Stewart (Dwight D. Eisenhower, R)
*Thurgood Marshall (Lyndon Baines Johnson, D)
*Lewis Powell Jr. (Richard M. Nixon, R)
In opposition:
*Byron White (John F. Kennedy, D)
*William Rehnquist (Richard M. Nixon, R)
As you can see, GOP appointments had a 6 – 3 majority when the Roe decision was decided. Note that 5 of those 6 Republican-appointed justices voted in favor of Roe. They didn’t even need a Democrat-appointed justice to vote for Roe (which 2 did) in order for it to pass. Notice, too, that only one Republican-appointed justice voted against Roe. To put it another way: 66% of the Democrat-appointed justices voted for Roe, while 83% of the Republican-appointed justices voted for Roe.
And, again, remember that the Republican Party has held a majority of the Supreme Court for 50 years, and yet Roe has never been overturned. And Trump’s appointments are going to prove to be no better.
Joel Skousen quotes a source saying:
The recent excitement over a new Supreme Court appointment prompted me to do some research. I was initially very enthused about Amy Coney Barrett. After constitutional attorney Robert Barnes threw cold water on the choice and expressed his support for Judge Lagoa, I did some research and listened to talks and interviews with Judge Barrett.
She impresses me as being somewhat detached and devoid of empathy and warmth. She stressed that a judge may not let “personal preference” color her (emphasis added) decisions. She further went on to include morality under “personal preferences.”
In her Hesburgh Lecture at Jacksonville University in 2016, the impression was communicated that she was more partial to Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump. She praised Justice Scalia for siding with a flag burner in a court decision.
An eye opener: with respect to the sentiment “I want to appoint someone pro-life,” she insisted that this is not the correct criteria to apply in selecting someone for the Supreme Court. “We shouldn’t be putting people on the Court who share our policy preferences.” The right to life is a policy preference? Resistance to Tyrants:... Runyan, Mr. Gordan E Buy New $5.99 (as of 05:56 UTC - Details)
She commented that she didn’t believe the right to abortion would change. She said this dispassionately and offered no hint of disapproval. She implied that stare decisis [litigation according to precedent, not the constitution’s words] would hold sway here.
She went on to say that biological boys using girls’ bathrooms is a “who decides” issue. She never suggested that the idea is outrageous. To her, the highest law is the Constitution and its interpretation is nuanced and impacted by many factors. The Law of God the natural law whose author is God has no role to play.
Attorney Barnes believes Judge Coney Barret would recuse herself if she became involved in an abortion case. Based on what I have seen and heard, I think he is too optimistic.
As with Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, Barrett is just another Big Government, Police State ideologue who will continue the assault against our constitutionally protected liberties and who will do nothing to overturn Roe.
Here is what Constitutional attorney Robert Barnes says about Barrett:
Barrett sided with the government on almost every civil rights case, every big employer case, every criminal case, while also siding with the government on the lockdowns, on uncompensated takings, on excusing First Amendment infringements & Fourth Amendment violations.
Barrett exclaimed the benefits of Jacobson, the decision that green-lit forced vaccines & carved out an emergency exception to Constitutional protection in “public health” or “emergency” cases used to justify forced sterilizations & detention camps.
Barrett excused or immunized questionable police conduct in almost every seizure case or use of force case she came across, many with fact patterns that will make her easily demolished in the court of public opinion in the age of George Floyd.
Barrett hid behind precedent that fellow federal circuits said did not apply any longer to allow Chicago to prohibit pro-life activists from exercising their free speech, and did so w/o a concurring opinion as she did whenever she doubted precedent. Profiles in Corruption... Schweizer, Peter Best Price: $17.98 Buy New $17.99 (as of 03:27 UTC - Details)
Barrett justified discriminating against someone participating in protests over the killing of his brother, in a case that will make easy headlines for her critics to make her look [sic] the misconduct-excuser her actual record says she is.
Barrett justified regulatory takings without compensation and government discrimination by siding with the government’s version once again (like she has in a near record setting 95%+ of cases).
Barret found a dubious “standing” excuse to deny citizens the right to prevent the corrupt misappropriation of property for the building of the Obama library. This is the kind of elite back-scratching Roberts-type jurists like Barrett do.
This is the part that infuriates me to no end: Evangelicals and conservatives seem to be totally blind to America’s burgeoning Police State. TOTALLY BLIND. Of course, this helps explain why these same evangelicals and conservatives so sheepishly and robotically surrendered their liberties to the medical Gestapo over the corona scamdemic.
This also means that it will not bother evangelicals and conservatives that Barrett is a Big Government enabler of the tyrannical coronavirus lockdowns and shutdowns that have been taking place over the past six months.
Here is the story:
Barrett’s record is troubling on many issues, with a ruling that gives Democrats in Illinois blanket authority to shut down society based on COVID-19 mass hysteria standing out as particularly heinous.
Barrett concurred with the majority in Illinois Republican Party et al. v. J.B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois to keep the illegal lockdown in place and allow Democrats to rip up the Constitution under the guise of safety. She hid behind the precedent of Jacobsen v. Massachusetts (1905) in an attempt to avoid culpability for her decision.
“At least at this stage of the pandemic, Jacobson takes off the table any general challenge to [Pritzker’s executive order] based on the Fourteenth Amendment’s protection of liberty,” the majority opinion read in the case.
It continued: “[W]hile in the face of a pandemic the Governor of Illinois was not compelled to make a special dispensation for religious activities, see Elim, nothing in the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment barred him from doing so. As in the cases reconciling the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses, all that the Governor did was to limit to a certain degree the burden on religious exercise that [the governor’s executive order] imposed.”
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Patriotic attorney Robert Barnes has levied additional criticism against Barrett for her unwillingness to stand up to Democrat overreach.
“For example, Barrett, I would oppose her nomination personally. So I would do whatever I can to see her nomination fail. I have no interest in seeing someone like that on the bench,” Barnes explained during an interview on the Viva Frei YouTube channel.
“She comes from the old money corporate South, a world I’m familiar with and the kind of people I’d never want to see in positions of power… That’s the world she comes from. Her dad was a big Shell oil corporate lawyer,” he continued.
Barnes explained how Barrett’s history working as a Clerk for deceased former Justice Antonin Scalia is giving the false impression that she shares his staunch originalist beliefs when that is not in fact the case. He explained that her rise is similar to that of Chief Justice John Roberts, whose record of extreme cowardice on the bench has harmed the nation immeasurably.
“This is how Justice Roberts got on the bench. You do two things if you’re on the Republican side of the aisle: You let people know that you believe Roe v. Wade should be overturned even if you don’t believe that… And you play the corporate side of the equation,” he said.
“But most importantly, you get that Justice and his extended intellectual heavyweights to lobby for you to be appointed to the judicial bench down the road… That’s why people are pushing Barrett,” Barnes added.
From a theological perspective, Barrett is a committed Charismatic Catholic. This is the worst of theological extremes. In other words, her personal understanding of theology will be of no value whatsoever to her position as a Supreme Court justice and her divine duties under Revealed and Natural Law; and, indeed, her past court decisions substantiate that fact.
Once again, a phony conservative judge has been nominated to the Supreme Court.
P.S. We have just produced a new DVD containing my message The Babylon Of Revelation 18.
This message identifies the Babylonish system of Revelation 18; and you might be shocked to learn how much of a role that pharmaceuticals play in this global antichrist system. I go into depth explaining this phenomenon; and it will amaze you to realize that what we are watching take place right now aligns perfectly with the Babylonish system described in Revelation 18.
In this message, I also discuss the reason for the rise in suicides among our military veterans and the track record of mass corruption and criminality within the major pharmaceutical companies that are vying to be chosen as the provider of Anthony Fauci’s coronavirus vaccine.
I also show how all of the mendacity, malady and malignity infecting our national life are the direct result of the mass rejection and repudiation of our Constitution and Bill of Rights and the Biblical principles upon which they are established.
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Romeo and Juliette

Juliette Gréco ’ s recent death in her 90s brought back some melodramatic memories .
Back in 1957 Gréco was one of France ’ s premier chanteuses of torch songs , a very sexy young woman all dressed in black with auburn hair and very white skin , who sang of doomed love and romantic longing .
Darryl F. Zanuck , the legendary ex-head of 20th Century Fox , had fallen rather hard when he saw her perform in a Parisian Left Bank bistro and decided to make her a film star .
While casting The Roots of Heaven , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Zanuck and La Gréco had moved to the French Riviera , where Zanuck gambled very large sums at the chemmy table every night at the Cannes summer casino .
Juliette sat next to him and played every hand he did but in much smaller sums .
Rather far away from the French Riviera , a 20-year-old me was a struggling tennis player on the circuit , and in August of 1957 , after a heartbreaking loss in Deauville , I had had enough .
I decided to go to the Riviera where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Hotel du Cap every summer .
Yanni was the nephew and inheritor of the man who did break the bank in Monte Carlo , having figured out the odds in the game of baccarat .
Nico Zographos took over the bank in various casinos during the ’ 20s and left a large fortune to his nephews and nieces , never having married .
Carlton de Cannes : imp ... Guitton , David Buy New $ 27.00 Yanni reserved a room for me at the Carlton in Cannes , room 303 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the large courtyard .
It was to be for two days and then I would move to more salubrious surroundings at the Hotel du Cap .
I arrived at the fabled land of Fitzgerald having first visited there five years before with my parents , but this time I was determined to make it count .
The trouble was , I had a high fever as a result of a bad cold .
As Yanni and I arrived at the casino on my first night on the town , the temperature and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I watched Juliette and Darryl gambling .
Perhaps it was the combination of both that made me imagine that she had looked at me and smiled , and I informed Yanni of the fact .
Later on , feeling very out of sorts , I was dropped off at my hotel and fell asleep as soon as I hit the pillow .
Then suddenly I was awake as my door opened and a woman came in .
“ It ’ s me , Juliette , do not turn on the light , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slithered naked under the sheets .
Everything I ’ d ever read or imagined about the South of France went racing through my befogged mind , and suddenly it had all come true .
What I didn ’ t expect were the howls and screams that Juliette let out as we began the lovemaking .
Shutters banged open and lights were turned on as her screams echoed inside the courtyard .
Things quieted down rather soon after that—I was , after all , not yet 21—and she dressed quickly , kissed me goodnight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ What a way to start my stay on the French Riviera , ” was my only thought as I went to sleep .
Discretion is not the strongest asset of youth , and in the morning I told Zographos , who had a sly smile on his face when he asked me how my evening had gone .
He congratulated me , as did the fabled concierge of the Carlton , Julien , who controlled everything and was the most important person to know on the Riviera .
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Juliette Gréco’s recent death in her 90s brought back some melodramatic memories. Back in 1957 Gréco was one of France’s premier chanteuses of torch songs, a very sexy young woman all dressed in black with auburn hair and very white skin, who sang of doomed love and romantic longing. Darryl F. Zanuck, the legendary ex-head of 20th Century Fox, had fallen rather hard when he saw her perform in a Parisian Left Bank bistro and decided to make her a film star. While casting The Roots of Heaven, the movie that would be her introduction, Zanuck and La Gréco had moved to the French Riviera, where Zanuck gambled very large sums at the chemmy table every night at the Cannes summer casino. Juliette sat next to him and played every hand he did but in much smaller sums.
Rather far away from the French Riviera, a 20-year-old me was a struggling tennis player on the circuit, and in August of 1957, after a heartbreaking loss in Deauville, I had had enough. I decided to go to the Riviera where my best friend Yanni Zographos held court at the Hotel du Cap every summer. Yanni was the nephew and inheritor of the man who did break the bank in Monte Carlo, having figured out the odds in the game of baccarat. Nico Zographos took over the bank in various casinos during the ’20s and left a large fortune to his nephews and nieces, never having married.
Carlton de Cannes: imp... Guitton, David Buy New $27.00 (as of 04:35 UTC - Details) Yanni reserved a room for me at the Carlton in Cannes, room 303, without a sea view and looking into the large courtyard. It was to be for two days and then I would move to more salubrious surroundings at the Hotel du Cap. I arrived at the fabled land of Fitzgerald having first visited there five years before with my parents, but this time I was determined to make it count. The trouble was, I had a high fever as a result of a bad cold. As Yanni and I arrived at the casino on my first night on the town, the temperature and the nonstop drinks were a bad mix as I watched Juliette and Darryl gambling. Perhaps it was the combination of both that made me imagine that she had looked at me and smiled, and I informed Yanni of the fact. Later on, feeling very out of sorts, I was dropped off at my hotel and fell asleep as soon as I hit the pillow. Then suddenly I was awake as my door opened and a woman came in. “It’s me, Juliette, do not turn on the light,” she whispered.
She quickly undressed and slithered naked under the sheets. Everything I’d ever read or imagined about the South of France went racing through my befogged mind, and suddenly it had all come true. What I didn’t expect were the howls and screams that Juliette let out as we began the lovemaking. Shutters banged open and lights were turned on as her screams echoed inside the courtyard. Things quieted down rather soon after that—I was, after all, not yet 21—and she dressed quickly, kissed me goodnight, and left in the dark. “What a way to start my stay on the French Riviera,” was my only thought as I went to sleep.
Discretion is not the strongest asset of youth, and in the morning I told Zographos, who had a sly smile on his face when he asked me how my evening had gone. He congratulated me, as did the fabled concierge of the Carlton, Julien, who controlled everything and was the most important person to know on the Riviera.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-12--After Ratings Tank, NBA Is Finally Giving Up on BLM Propaganda

It ’ s impossible to overstate the cultural significance of sports .
Spectating at competitive sports can bring together total strangers , and games of little consequence to their respective leagues , divisions and conferences can mean the world to individual fans and fanbases .
We need sports , and athletes , coaches and league administrators , in return , need us .
It ’ s a mutually beneficial relationship that is better left undisturbed .
Fans fund sports leagues by buying merchandise and tickets and by tuning in on TV , thus funding the leagues by convincing advertisers that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the league ’ s product .
That being said , running a sports league is a business , and alienating at least half of your potential customers in any business is a recipe for a disaster .
Black Lives Matter Yar ... Buy New $ 16.89 The NBA has found this out the hard way since late July , when the league resumed in the Orlando , Florida , bubble following a coronavirus hiatus .
When play resumed , many fans felt estranged from the game by the insertion of leftist politics into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black Lives Matter movement was bad for business , as were other not-so-subtle actions taken by players and coaches .
Fans have tuned out of the NBA in droves , at a time when the country was dealing with the health , psychological and economic ramifications of a global pandemic .
The league ’ s ratings should have been healthy .
Instead , the NBA Finals are currently experiencing record lows in viewership .

It’s impossible to overstate the cultural significance of sports.
Spectating at competitive sports can bring together total strangers, and games of little consequence to their respective leagues, divisions and conferences can mean the world to individual fans and fanbases.
We need sports, and athletes, coaches and league administrators, in return, need us.
It’s a mutually beneficial relationship that is better left undisturbed.
Fans fund sports leagues by buying merchandise and tickets and by tuning in on TV, thus funding the leagues by convincing advertisers that their commercials are a good investment in the league’s product.
That being said, running a sports league is a business, and alienating at least half of your potential customers in any business is a recipe for a disaster. Black Lives Matter Yar... Buy New $16.89 (as of 04:36 UTC - Details)
The NBA has found this out the hard way since late July, when the league resumed in the Orlando, Florida, bubble following a coronavirus hiatus.
When play resumed, many fans felt estranged from the game by the insertion of leftist politics into basketball.
Embracing the divisive, neo-Marxist Black Lives Matter movement was bad for business, as were other not-so-subtle actions taken by players and coaches.
Fans have tuned out of the NBA in droves, at a time when the country was dealing with the health, psychological and economic ramifications of a global pandemic.
The league’s ratings should have been healthy.
Instead, the NBA Finals are currently experiencing record lows in viewership.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-13--The Fake Coronavirus and the Missing Study: The Secret in Plain Sight

NOTE : Readers have sent me electron microscope images of what are claimed to be “ isolated COVID virus.
” An image here , an image there—this is NOT the way science is done , as I will explain fully in this article .
I have also been sent a CDC document that claims the COVID virus has been isolated .
However , that document is dated two months earlier than the CDC document that admits they do not have the virus .
So it means nothing .
Last week , I wrote and published two articles ( here and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poisonous tree : the CDC admits it does not have an isolated COVID virus .
Therefore , SARS-CoV-2 , the pandemic virus , has never been proved to exist .
This shattering fact reveals the whole pandemic is a fraud .
The virus , the test , the case numbers—all fraud .
And the lockdowns were unnecessary and criminal .
Columbia Men ’ s B ... Buy New $ 26.99 Now I want to reveal the study that should have been done , at the outset , when scientists were first claiming there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ a new virus.
” Here ’ s what you would do if you were an actual scientist : you would line up a minimum of 500 people who have been diagnosed with the epidemic illness .
From each of them , you would extract tissue samples .
Then you would correctly and meticulously put each sample through a procedure that would result in 500 viewable electron microscope photographs—one from each patient .
You would lay all these photos side by side .
You would answer three burning questions : do you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , MANY particles of the same virus ?
Do you see , in all 500 photos , that same virus ?
Do you see , in all 500 photos , a virus you ’ ve never seen before ?
If your answer to any of these questions is no , you go back to the drawing board .
You haven ’ t found sufficient evidence of a new virus that is causing widespread illness .
DEWALT DCHJ060A Heated ... Buy New $ 217.99 If your answer is yes to every question , other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ volunteers who have been diagnosed with the epidemic illness , and they will perform this same experiment , in order to confirm or deny the findings of the first team of scientists .
If they , too , answer every burning question with a yes , then a third team of researchers performs their own experiment on 500 more volunteers .
And if their answer to every question is yes , then you have something .
Then you have an indication , according to conventional and traditional methods , that a new disease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue to send me an occasional electron microscope photo from a research study on “ the coronavirus.
” Of course , as you can see , that is not what I ’ m talking about at all .
A single photo from here , from there—irrelevant .
Seazoon Mens Casual We ... Buy New $ 26.99 If you were an honest medical researcher , would you claim the result of giving a new drug to three patients justified the approval of that drug for use on a few hundred million patients ?
Not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ applies here .
The study I just described , with 500 patients each time , done several times with new teams , is what the scientific method demands : large studies ; clear results ; and then confirmation or rejection of the initial finding , by more scientists employing the same methods and materials .
One critic , after reading my description of the proper way to do a study on the purported “ new coronavirus , ” said , “ This wouldn ’ t work because it is extremely labor-intensive.
” Well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declaring a pandemic caused by a virus that isn ’ t there…and the ensuing lockdowns and economic and human destruction stemming from that declaration…is “ labor-intensive ” to a far greater degree .
Stopping the production engine of the world on the pretext of finding a new virus , when no new virus has been correctly found and isolated , is a crime that supersedes the sweat and effort of doing proper science .
As far as what is actually going on in labs where researchers are fiddling with genetic sequences of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t talk to me about science .
Talk to me about liability and prison .
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NOTE: Readers have sent me electron microscope images of what are claimed to be “isolated COVID virus.” An image here, an image there—this is NOT the way science is done, as I will explain fully in this article.
I have also been sent a CDC document that claims the COVID virus has been isolated. However, that document is dated two months earlier than the CDC document that admits they do not have the virus. So it means nothing.
Last week, I wrote and published two articles (here and here) exposing the root of the poisonous tree: the CDC admits it does not have an isolated COVID virus.
Therefore, SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus, has never been proved to exist.
This shattering fact reveals the whole pandemic is a fraud. The virus, the test, the case numbers—all fraud. And the lockdowns were unnecessary and criminal. Columbia Men’s B... Buy New $26.99 (as of 05:54 UTC - Details)
Now I want to reveal the study that should have been done, at the outset, when scientists were first claiming there was a pandemic based on the discovery of “a new virus.”
Here’s what you would do if you were an actual scientist: you would line up a minimum of 500 people who have been diagnosed with the epidemic illness. From each of them, you would extract tissue samples.
Then you would correctly and meticulously put each sample through a procedure that would result in 500 viewable electron microscope photographs—one from each patient. You would lay all these photos side by side.
You would answer three burning questions: do you see, in each and every photo, MANY particles of the same virus? Do you see, in all 500 photos, that same virus? Do you see, in all 500 photos, a virus you’ve never seen before?
If your answer to any of these questions is no, you go back to the drawing board. You haven’t found sufficient evidence of a new virus that is causing widespread illness. DEWALT DCHJ060A Heated... Buy New $217.99 (as of 05:54 UTC - Details)
If your answer is yes to every question, other researchers will then line up 500 new volunteers who have been diagnosed with the epidemic illness, and they will perform this same experiment, in order to confirm or deny the findings of the first team of scientists.
If they, too, answer every burning question with a yes, then a third team of researchers performs their own experiment on 500 more volunteers. And if their answer to every question is yes, then you have something. Then you have an indication, according to conventional and traditional methods, that a new disease could be on the rise.
People continue to send me an occasional electron microscope photo from a research study on “the coronavirus.” Of course, as you can see, that is not what I’m talking about at all. A single photo from here, from there—irrelevant.
Seazoon Mens Casual We... Buy New $26.99 (as of 05:54 UTC - Details) If you were an honest medical researcher, would you claim the result of giving a new drug to three patients justified the approval of that drug for use on a few hundred million patients? Not a chance. The same basic principle applies here.
The study I just described, with 500 patients each time, done several times with new teams, is what the scientific method demands: large studies; clear results; and then confirmation or rejection of the initial finding, by more scientists employing the same methods and materials.
One critic, after reading my description of the proper way to do a study on the purported “new coronavirus,” said, “This wouldn’t work because it is extremely labor-intensive.” Well, guess what? The result of declaring a pandemic caused by a virus that isn’t there…and the ensuing lockdowns and economic and human destruction stemming from that declaration…is “labor-intensive” to a far greater degree.
Stopping the production engine of the world on the pretext of finding a new virus, when no new virus has been correctly found and isolated, is a crime that supersedes the sweat and effort of doing proper science.
As far as what is actually going on in labs where researchers are fiddling with genetic sequences of this and that and making vast proclamations; don’t talk to me about science. Talk to me about liability and prison.
Reprinted with permission from Jon Rappoport’s blog.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-13--High-Profile Conservative Lawyer Suggests Trump Was Deliberately Infected With Covid

October 12 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — The dramatic events of the last week will be studied for decades , and much information remains unknown .
In the early morning of Friday , October 2 , President Trump tweeted that he and the first lady had tested positive for COVID .
That evening , after reports that the president was running a fever , he checked in to Walter Reed National Medical Center for treatment .
Immediately , speculation began about how he caught the virus and the nature of its severity .
However , as numerous Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nature of the speculation began to change .
The issue shifted from whether or not the president wore a mask to why so many important Republicans simultaneously got the virus .
Among those testing positive were Trump ’ s campaign manager , the chair of the Republican National Committee , the president ’ s senior counselor , and two senators on the Judiciary Committee who will vote on the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett .
Classic Basic Style Zi ... Buy New $ 19.95 Lin Wood , a high-profile lawyer representing Nick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Many leaders in administration of @ realDonaldTrump are quarantined by what almost appears to almost be targeted strike of Covid-19.
” He later tweeted , “ There are no coincidences .
Zero .
None .
Hard stop.
” Deanna Lorraine , who ran for Congress against Nancy Pelosi , also picked up the theme of a “ targeted strike ” in her tweet , “ Does anyone else find it odd that no prominent Democrats have had the virus but the list of Republicans goes on and on ?
” And Omar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , developed the theme : “ 1.RBG dies .
2 .
Trump announces he will nominate new justice before election .
3 .
Pelosi makes “ Arrow in our quivers ” comment to stop him.
’ Week later Trump , his top aide , his campaign manager , two Senators all come down with COVID 5 .
Schumer immediately requests to delay nomination.
” He added , “ Once is happenstance .
Twice is coincidence .
The third time it ’ s enemy action .
”

October 12, 2020 (American Thinker) — The dramatic events of the last week will be studied for decades, and much information remains unknown. In the early morning of Friday, October 2, President Trump tweeted that he and the first lady had tested positive for COVID. That evening, after reports that the president was running a fever, he checked in to Walter Reed National Medical Center for treatment. Immediately, speculation began about how he caught the virus and the nature of its severity.
However, as numerous Republicans in key positions also tested positive, the nature of the speculation began to change. The issue shifted from whether or not the president wore a mask to why so many important Republicans simultaneously got the virus. Among those testing positive were Trump’s campaign manager, the chair of the Republican National Committee, the president’s senior counselor, and two senators on the Judiciary Committee who will vote on the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett. Classic Basic Style Zi... Buy New $19.95 (as of 05:55 UTC - Details)
Lin Wood, a high-profile lawyer representing Nick Sandmann and Kyle Rittenhouse, tweeted, “Many leaders in administration of @realDonaldTrump are quarantined by what almost appears to almost be targeted strike of Covid-19.” He later tweeted, “There are no coincidences. Zero. None. Hard stop.” Deanna Lorraine, who ran for Congress against Nancy Pelosi, also picked up the theme of a “targeted strike” in her tweet, “Does anyone else find it odd that no prominent Democrats have had the virus but the list of Republicans goes on and on?” And Omar Navarro, a Republican politician in California, developed the theme: “1.RBG dies. 2. Trump announces he will nominate new justice before election. 3. Pelosi makes “Arrow in our quivers” comment to stop him.’ Week later Trump, his top aide, his campaign manager, two Senators all come down with COVID 5. Schumer immediately requests to delay nomination.” He added, “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.”
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