lewrockwell--2020-05-26--High Levels of Damage Have Been Discovered In Trees Near Cell Phone Towers

One strong theme among the citizenry of the world that receives no mainstream media attention is the issue of cell phone towers and the health/environmental threats they pose .
There are thousands of peer-reviewed publications in vivo and in vitro that make it quite clear that electromagnetic radiation from our favourite gadgets , wireless devices , as well as the cell phone towers all over the globe are having a biological impact that ’ s a great cause for concern , or at the very least warrant appropriate safety testing before we continue down this path .
This is something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is exactly why a few years ago 200 scientists petitioned the United Nations to look deeper into this issue , to no avail .
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The 5G Health Summit , a worldwide call to action , features the world ’ s leading independent scientists , doctors and activists in the field .
It ’ s going to be very informative and let people know what they can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all online , you can sign up and watch it for free here .
More on the Summit later in the article .
Human health isn ’ t the only concern .
In a study published in Science of the Total Environment , researchers found , High-level damage in trees within the vicinity of phone masts .
We found out that from the damaged side there was always visual contact to one or more phone mast ( s ) .
Statistical analyses demonstrated that the electromagnetic radiation from cellphone towers is harmful to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the most affected sides of damaged trees ( i.e .
those that withstand higher radiation levels ) are different to all other groups .
These results are consistent with the fact that damage inflicted on trees by cellphone towers usually start on one side , extending to the whole tree over time .
This constitutes a danger for trees worldwide .
The further deployment of phone masts has to be stopped .
Scientific research on trees under the real radio-frequency field conditions must continue .
The study lasted for 9 years and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ field monitoring part of the study was performed in Bamberg and Hallstadt ( Germany ) .
Observations and photographic recordings of unusual or unexplainable tree damage were taken along with the measurement of electromagnetic radiation .
EMF*D : 5G , Wi-Fi & Cel ... Dr. Joseph Mercola Buy New $ 22.49 In 2015 measurements of RF-EMF ( Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields ) were carried out .
A polygon spanning both cities was chosen as the study site , where 144 measurements of the radiofrequency of electromagnetic fields were taken at a height of 1.5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ locations .
By interpolation of the 144 measurement points , we were able to compile an electromagnetic map of the power flux density in Bamberg and Hallstadt .
We selected 60 damaged trees , in addition to 30 randomly selected trees and 30 trees in low radiation areas ( n = 120 ) in this polygon .
The measurements of all trees revealed significant differences between the damaged side facing a phone mast and the opposite side , as well as differences between the exposed side of damaged trees and all other groups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we found that side differences in measured values of power flux density corresponded to side differences in damage .
The 30 selected trees in low radiation areas ( no visual contact to any phone mast and power flux density under 50 μW/m2 ) showed no damage .
Statistical analysis demonstrated that electromagnetic radiation from mobile phone masts is harmful for trees .
These results are consistent with the fact that damage afflicted on trees by mobile phone towers usually start on one side , extending to the whole tree over time .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the study points out that natural forms of electromagnetic radiation are not the same and do not have the same impact has unnatural sources of radiation do on plant life .
Several researchers have pointed out how this topic has received little attention and these physiological effects are being considered negligible .
The study also concludes that most studies that have addressed the effects of microwaves on animals and plants have documented effects and responses at exposures below limits specified in the electromagnetic radiation exposure guidelines and it is therefore necessary to rethink @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ... Mikovits , Judy Buy New $ 16.51 Trees that were in the radio shadow of buildings or of other trees remained healthy , because , the researchers hypothesized , they were protected from the radiation .
The research on EMF ’ s and their environmental impact is quite limited , and studies on humans show that this type of radiation affects biological organisms , especially humans .
For example , a paper published in 2018 in Environmental Research titled “ Wi-Fi is an important threat to human health ” points out that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a study published in 2019 in Frontiers in Public Health is one of many that raises concerns about 5G technology .
It points out that “ novel 5G technology is being rolled out in several densely populated cities , although potential chronic health or environmental impacts have not been evaluated and are not being followed.
” It goes on to emphasize that the range and magnitude of potential impacts of 5G technologies are under-researched , although important biological outcomes have been reported with millimeter wavelength exposure .
These include oxidative stress and altered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ systemic effects such as on immune function .
In vivo studies reporting resonance with human sweat ducts , acceleration of bacterial and viral replication , and other endpoints indicate the potential for novel as well as more commonly recognized biological impacts from this range of frequencies , and highlight the need for research before population-wide continuous exposures.
” Information You Can Easily Send to Friends & The 5g Summit We decided to produce a short , to the point free ebook called Is 5G Safe ?
An Easy To Understand Guide that looks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concisely .
We wrote it in language designed to be simple and factual .
In our free ebook , we cover the science behind health effects and environmental effects ( trees & insects , like bees ) when it comes to EMF radiation from sources like 5G , 4G and 3G .
To help get this out to tens of thousands of people , we collaborated with our friends at the 5G Summit .
You can download our ebook as a free gift you get when you sign up for the free 5G @ @ @ @ @ @ @ starts on June 1st , 2020 .
It features some of the world ’ s leading scientists , doctors and activists in the field .
It ’ s going to be very informative as well as let people know what they can do about it .
– > You can register for the summit and download our ebook here .
After you sign up you can download our ebook on the next page .

One strong theme among the citizenry of the world that receives no mainstream media attention is the issue of cell phone towers and the health/environmental threats they pose. There are thousands of peer-reviewed publications in vivo and in vitro that make it quite clear that electromagnetic radiation from our favourite gadgets, wireless devices, as well as the cell phone towers all over the globe are having a biological impact that’s a great cause for concern, or at the very least warrant appropriate safety testing before we continue down this path. This is something that has yet to be done.
This is exactly why a few years ago 200 scientists petitioned the United Nations to look deeper into this issue, to no avail.
Numerous recent scientific publications have shown that EMF affects living organisms at levels well below most international and national guidelines. Effects include increased cancer risk, cellular stress, increase in harmful free radicals, genetic damages, structural and functional changes on the reproductive system, learning and memory deficits, neurological disorders, and negative impacts on general well-being in humans. Damage goes well beyond the human race, as there is growing evidence of harmful effects to both plant and animal life. (source)
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More on the Summit later in the article.
Trees
Human health isn’t the only concern. In a study published in Science of the Total Environment, researchers found,
High-level damage in trees within the vicinity of phone masts. We found out that from the damaged side there was always visual contact to one or more phone mast (s). Statistical analyses demonstrated that the electromagnetic radiation from cellphone towers is harmful to trees. Results show that the measurements in the most affected sides of damaged trees (i.e. those that withstand higher radiation levels) are different to all other groups. These results are consistent with the fact that damage inflicted on trees by cellphone towers usually start on one side, extending to the whole tree over time. This constitutes a danger for trees worldwide. The further deployment of phone masts has to be stopped. Scientific research on trees under the real radio-frequency field conditions must continue.
The study lasted for 9 years and used more than 100 trees.
The field monitoring part of the study was performed in Bamberg and Hallstadt (Germany). Observations and photographic recordings of unusual or unexplainable tree damage were taken along with the measurement of electromagnetic radiation. EMF*D: 5G, Wi-Fi & Cel... Dr. Joseph Mercola Buy New $22.49 (as of 09:53 UTC - Details)
In 2015 measurements of RF-EMF (Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields) were carried out. A polygon spanning both cities was chosen as the study site, where 144 measurements of the radiofrequency of electromagnetic fields were taken at a height of 1.5 m in streets and parks at different locations. By interpolation of the 144 measurement points, we were able to compile an electromagnetic map of the power flux density in Bamberg and Hallstadt. We selected 60 damaged trees, in addition to 30 randomly selected trees and 30 trees in low radiation areas (n = 120) in this polygon. The measurements of all trees revealed significant differences between the damaged side facing a phone mast and the opposite side, as well as differences between the exposed side of damaged trees and all other groups of trees in both sides. Thus, we found that side differences in measured values of power flux density corresponded to side differences in damage. The 30 selected trees in low radiation areas (no visual contact to any phone mast and power flux density under 50 μW/m2 ) showed no damage. Statistical analysis demonstrated that electromagnetic radiation from mobile phone masts is harmful for trees. These results are consistent with the fact that damage afflicted on trees by mobile phone towers usually start on one side, extending to the whole tree over time.
What’s also interesting is that the study points out that natural forms of electromagnetic radiation are not the same and do not have the same impact has unnatural sources of radiation do on plant life. Several researchers have pointed out how this topic has received little attention and these physiological effects are being considered negligible.
The study also concludes that most studies that have addressed the effects of microwaves on animals and plants have documented effects and responses at exposures below limits specified in the electromagnetic radiation exposure guidelines and it is therefore necessary to rethink these guidelines.
Since 2005, on the occasion of medical examinations of sick residents living near mobile phone base stations, changes in nearby trees (crown, leaves, trunk, branches, growth…) were observed at the same time as clinical symptoms in humans occurred. Since 2006 tree damages in the radiation field of mobile phone base stations were documented.
Plague of Corruption: ... Mikovits, Judy Buy New $16.51 (as of 02:59 UTC - Details) Trees that were in the radio shadow of buildings or of other trees remained healthy, because, the researchers hypothesized, they were protected from the radiation.
The research on EMF’s and their environmental impact is quite limited, and studies on humans show that this type of radiation affects biological organisms, especially humans. For example, a paper published in 2018 in Environmental Research titled “Wi-Fi is an important threat to human health” points out that.
“Repeated Wi-Fi studies show that Wi-Fi causes oxidative stress, sperm/testicular damage, neuropsychiatric effects including EEG changes, apoptosis, cellular DNA damage, endocrine changes, and calcium overload.”
What About 5G?
When it comes to 5G, a study published in 2019 in Frontiers in Public Health is one of many that raises concerns about 5G technology. It points out that “novel 5G technology is being rolled out in several densely populated cities, although potential chronic health or environmental impacts have not been evaluated and are not being followed.” It goes on to emphasize that the range and magnitude of potential impacts of 5G technologies are under-researched, although important biological outcomes have been reported with millimeter wavelength exposure. These include oxidative stress and altered gene expression, effects on skin and systemic effects such as on immune function. In vivo studies reporting resonance with human sweat ducts, acceleration of bacterial and viral replication, and other endpoints indicate the potential for novel as well as more commonly recognized biological impacts from this range of frequencies, and highlight the need for research before population-wide continuous exposures.”
Information You Can Easily Send to Friends & The 5g Summit
We decided to produce a short, to the point free ebook called Is 5G Safe? An Easy To Understand Guide that looks at the 5G issue VERY clearly and concisely. We wrote it in language designed to be simple and factual. In our free ebook, we cover the science behind health effects and environmental effects (trees & insects, like bees) when it comes to EMF radiation from sources like 5G, 4G and 3G.
To help get this out to tens of thousands of people, we collaborated with our friends at the 5G Summit. You can download our ebook as a free gift you get when you sign up for the free 5G Summit: Worldwide Call To Action that starts on June 1st, 2020. It features some of the world’s leading scientists, doctors and activists in the field. It’s going to be very informative as well as let people know what they can do about it.
–> You can register for the summit and download our ebook here. After you sign up you can download our ebook on the next page.
Reprinted with permission from Collective Evolution.


lewrockwell--2020-05-27--Covid: Genocide of the Old and Sick?

Covid: Genocide of the Old and Sick?

Percent of Covid deaths who were in nursing homes Dear Friends of the Ron Paul Institute : Terrible Typhoid Mary : ... Bartoletti , Susan Camp ... Best Price : $ 6.29 Buy New $ 11.69 The numbers are sickening and impossible to ignore .
Throughout the United States the Coronavirus “ pandemic ” looks more and more like a war on the elderly and sick than a mysterious new virus that was so dangerous and unknown that the entire country ( with notable exceptions – South Dakota for example ) had to be completely locked down tighter than Guantanamo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Covid-19 death toll was comprised of Americans who were confined to live-in care facilities .
While at first it was easy to simply gasp at a disease so cruel that it seemed to target older people , now that the smoke has cleared it is becoming painfully – and criminally – obvious that the virus had some very powerful human enablers .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo , who has shamelessly used the coronavirus crisis to puff up his national political profile , ordered the elderly hospitalized with Covid back to their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus like so many Typhoid Marys .
Amid calls for a Federal probe into Cuomo ’ s callous and deadly decision to rip elderly patients from their hospital beds and send them back to cramped senior facilities , Cuomo demurs , blaming…you guessed it : Trump !
The Living In Her Dyin ... Bragin , Sara Best Price : $ 10.40 Buy New $ 11.12 In Pennsylvania a particularly cruel ( and unelected ) creature , Rachel Levine , in charge of the state ’ s Covid policy oversaw a virus outbreak that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 70 percent of the entire state ’ s death toll .
Astonishing !
A real genocide of the old .
Of course before she ordered those elderly hospitalized with Covid back to their care facilities to infect and kill others she moved her own mother out of the facilities and into a hotel .
Under the Mussolini of Michigan , the Covid-ravaged elderly were also returned to their care facilities where they could infect and kill their housemates .
Governor Gretchen Whitmer seemed to actually gain pleasure from destroying untold lives with her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as to strip a 77 year old barber of his license for daring to open his shop against her will as he faced starvation .
She loved pushing around working people , who were nearly immune to the virus .
But when it came to actually protecting the vulnerable layers of society , she was AWOL .
These shameful policies were followed in many states and while at first when little was known about the outbreak , there might be some room for acceptable error .
But as it became clear the demographics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has become indefensible to focus all resources on shutting down restaurants , bars , churches , mom and pop shops , schools while ignoring that the virus preyed almost exclusively on the old and sick .
Yes , shut down elementary schools where virtually no one fell victim , but throw open the doors to the old folks home where the virus raged like a tsunami .
Brilliant move .
It ’ s OK That You ... Devine , Megan Best Price : $ 8.49 Buy New $ 10.49 Coincidence ?
We should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incompetence is responsible for this massive failure and resulting senior killing fields .
Maybe there is more to it .
The sanctity of life in the United States has been degraded for years , including via a foreign policy that considers half a million dead Iraqi children “ worth it ” to undermine Saddam Hussein ’ s rule .
A foreign policy that doesn ’ t blink when an estimated 40,000 Venezuelan civilians die from US sanctions .
A foreign policy that has spend the past nine years arming literal Islamist terrorists to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Assad with hundreds of thousands dead in the process and nary a notice in the US mainstream media .
When one embraces the idea that it ’ s OK to kill millions overseas to maintain a US global empire that only enriches the Beltway military-industrial-Congressional-media-think tank complex , it is not a far leap to embrace the idea that seniors are expendable .
When some lives are not considered worth saving – from pre-cradle to grave – it is a slippery slope to view others also not worth saving .
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Percent of Covid deaths who were in nursing homes
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The numbers are sickening and impossible to ignore. Throughout the United States the Coronavirus “pandemic” looks more and more like a war on the elderly and sick than a mysterious new virus that was so dangerous and unknown that the entire country (with notable exceptions – South Dakota for example) had to be completely locked down tighter than Guantanamo Bay.
Nationwide, 42 percent of the Covid-19 death toll was comprised of Americans who were confined to live-in care facilities. While at first it was easy to simply gasp at a disease so cruel that it seemed to target older people, now that the smoke has cleared it is becoming painfully – and criminally – obvious that the virus had some very powerful human enablers.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has shamelessly used the coronavirus crisis to puff up his national political profile, ordered the elderly hospitalized with Covid back to their nursing homes where they could spread the virus like so many Typhoid Marys. Amid calls for a Federal probe into Cuomo’s callous and deadly decision to rip elderly patients from their hospital beds and send them back to cramped senior facilities, Cuomo demurs, blaming…you guessed it: Trump!
The Living In Her Dyin... Bragin, Sara Best Price: $10.40 Buy New $11.12 (as of 03:11 UTC - Details) In Pennsylvania a particularly cruel (and unelected) creature, Rachel Levine, in charge of the state’s Covid policy oversaw a virus outbreak that claimed the elderly in care facilities as 70 percent of the entire state’s death toll. Astonishing! A real genocide of the old. Of course before she ordered those elderly hospitalized with Covid back to their care facilities to infect and kill others she moved her own mother out of the facilities and into a hotel.
Under the Mussolini of Michigan, the Covid-ravaged elderly were also returned to their care facilities where they could infect and kill their housemates. Governor Gretchen Whitmer seemed to actually gain pleasure from destroying untold lives with her strict lockdown orders, stooping so low as to strip a 77 year old barber of his license for daring to open his shop against her will as he faced starvation. She loved pushing around working people, who were nearly immune to the virus. But when it came to actually protecting the vulnerable layers of society, she was AWOL.
These shameful policies were followed in many states and while at first when little was known about the outbreak, there might be some room for acceptable error. But as it became clear the demographics of who were most vulnerable, it has become indefensible to focus all resources on shutting down restaurants, bars, churches, mom and pop shops, schools while ignoring that the virus preyed almost exclusively on the old and sick. Yes, shut down elementary schools where virtually no one fell victim, but throw open the doors to the old folks home where the virus raged like a tsunami. Brilliant move. It’s OK That You... Devine, Megan Best Price: $8.49 Buy New $10.49 (as of 03:11 UTC - Details)
Coincidence? We should not discount the possibility that sheer government incompetence is responsible for this massive failure and resulting senior killing fields. Maybe there is more to it. The sanctity of life in the United States has been degraded for years, including via a foreign policy that considers half a million dead Iraqi children “worth it” to undermine Saddam Hussein’s rule. A foreign policy that doesn’t blink when an estimated 40,000 Venezuelan civilians die from US sanctions. A foreign policy that has spend the past nine years arming literal Islamist terrorists to overthrow the secular rule of Syria’s Assad with hundreds of thousands dead in the process and nary a notice in the US mainstream media.
When one embraces the idea that it’s OK to kill millions overseas to maintain a US global empire that only enriches the Beltway military-industrial-Congressional-media-think tank complex, it is not a far leap to embrace the idea that seniors are expendable. When some lives are not considered worth saving – from pre-cradle to grave – it is a slippery slope to view others also not worth saving.
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lewrockwell--2020-05-27--Zombies, Pop Culture, and the CDC

Zombies, Pop Culture, and the CDC

Paul Cantor , longtime Mises Institute scholar and author of Pop Culture and the Dark Side of the American Dream @ @ @ @ @ an Arizona State University miniroundtable “ The Walking Dead , the Post-Zombie Apocalypse , and @ @ @ @ @ ” Cantor discusses how popular culture has partly formed our views of pandemics .
Among @ @ @ @ @ of the CDC as an organization that is either evil or incompetent .
Or both @ @ @ @ @ for example , implies the CDC may have caused the zombie pandemic .
Cantor points @ @ @ @ @ the world of The Walking Dead and the world of the 2020 pandemic .
Here @ @ @ @ @ also mentions the bizarre comic book put out several years ago by the CDC called @ @ @ @ @ be read here .
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Paul Cantor, longtime Mises Institute scholar and author of Pop Culture and the Dark Side of the American Dream, recently was featured in an Arizona State University miniroundtable “The Walking Dead, the Post-Zombie Apocalypse, and the American Capacity for Resilience.” Cantor discusses how popular culture has partly formed our views of pandemics. Among the evidence is the portrayal of the CDC as an organization that is either evil or incompetent. Or both. The Walking Dead, for example, implies the CDC may have caused the zombie pandemic. Cantor points out some eerie parallels between the world of The Walking Dead and the world of the 2020 pandemic. Here is the video:

Cantor also mentions the bizarre comic book put out several years ago by the CDC called Zombie Pandemic. It can be read here.
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lewrockwell--2020-05-27--COVID-19 Vaccination: What the Plan Looks Like

“ Despite Moderna ’ s cheery press release this week , the clinical trial results for its groundbreaking COVID vaccine could not be much worse.
” “ The vaccine , developed and championed by Anthony Fauci and financed by Bill Gates , used an experimental mRNA technology… ” “ Three of the 15 human guinea pigs in the high dose cohort ( 250 mcg ) suffered a ‘ serious adverse event ’ within 43 days of receiving Moderna ’ s jab .
Moderna…acknowledged that three volunteers developed Grade 3 systemic events defined by the FDA as ‘ Preventing daily activity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Moderna allowed only exceptionally healthy volunteers to participate in the study .
A vaccine with those reaction rates could cause grave injuries in 1.5 billion humans if administered to ‘ every person on earth ’ .
” ( Robert F Kennedy , Jr. , Children ’ s Health Defense , May 22 , 2020 , “ Vaccine Trial Catastrophe : Moderna Vaccine has 20 % ‘ Serious ’ Injury Rate in High Dose Group ” ) Shunned : How I Lost my ... Curtis , Linda A .
Best Price : $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cares , right ?
Full steam ahead .
In many articles over the years , I ‘ ve provided evidence that vaccines are unnecessary , destructive , and useless .
This article is about something else : how the planners are shaping their scheme for injecting a COVID vaccine into the bodies of the global population .
The planners aren ’ t completely stupid , you know .
They understand there will be problems .
They understand many people will say NO .
Think of their scheme as an intelligence-agency operation .
Their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lay out predictions ; they consider options .
“ What happens if we flat-out make the vaccine mandatory for everyone ?
” Aside from awesome logistical problems , “ mandatory for everyone ” means the planners have no wiggle room .
It becomes difficult to make adjustments in the face of public opposition .
They ’ ve played their hole card from the get-go .
Heavy enforcement is possible , of course .
Bring in the military .
Go door to door .
For years .
Try to track down every refuser and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Overt police state .
“ That could be a bad play .
We actually incite more resistance and rebellion with our tactics.
” Trying to funnel eight billion people along a single path to a shot in the arm has serious drawbacks .
This isn ’ t a low-budget sci-fi thriller on the big screen .
The government doesn ’ t just snap its fingers and vaccinate 320 million people in America .
On the opposite end of the spectrum , they could offer a light suggestion that everyone take the COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leger , Bethany Buy New $ 11.95 “ That ’ s a loser .
All our propaganda and preparation go to waste .
We look like wimps .
People aren ’ t going to line up like robots on the basis of a mere suggestion .
They ’ re going to think the pandemic isn ’ t all that serious anymore .
It ’ ll be like the flu shot .
Lots of people will go for it , and lots of people won ’ t .
No good.
” What might an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Define CONDITIONS under which the vaccination is mandatory .
Push that , along with heavy encouragement for all people to take the vaccine .
Wall to wall propaganda on TV .
Widespread shaming , targeting and outing refusers .
The usual nonsense stories about people who didn ’ t take the vaccine and died , or spread the virus to others who died .
“ If contact tracing reveals a person has been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 , he/she must be vaccinated , in order to protect the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has suffered from any one of several key illnesses must be vaccinated , as a precaution .
All hospital and nursing home employees must be vaccinated .
Travelers returning from the following locations must be vaccinated before re-entering the country… ” Even here , there will be problems .
Too many conditions and the situation is too complex .
The public can ’ t keep track of all the rules .
Still , “ we must make it work.
” Conditions plus CULTURE—that might be a winner .
For example , enlist the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government rewards based on the vaccination rates of employees .
Actively lean on employers to make their own tough rules about vaccinations for their workers .
Lean hard .
“ So , Bob , you ’ ve been working for us for twenty years .
You ’ re a valued employee .
I see you haven ’ t signed on to take the COVID vaccine .
Last Tuesday , in the lunch room , you talked to Susie from accounting about possible dangers of the shot .
We simply can ’ t have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understand your questions about the vaccine .
There are always questions .
You have a choice to make .
This is a free country .
You can take the shot , or we can ’ t employ you… ” Unlike most of his fellow employees who eagerly opt for the shot , or fold at the first veiled threat , Bob sticks to his guns .
He quits his job .
Now , all his friends know he ’ s sacrificed a very good salary and the security of his family for some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bitch .
How could he do this to Kathy and the kids ?
Shun Bob .
Don ’ t talk to him… ” Mandatory Vaccination ... Simac , Stephen Best Price : $ 10.81 Buy New $ 9.99 “ Dammit , I think Bob had every right to refuse the vaccine .
But if we talk to him , what are our friends going to say ?
We love Bob , but we can ’ t take the chance… ” “ Here at XXX CORP , all our people take the shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know we ’ re in the lead in compliance .
We support Governor Gargoyle and his team of public health experts .
Our new contact tracing app has built in signals telling you when you ’ re at risk in certain neighborhoods .
Visit our Facebook page and learn more.
” “ Hi , I ’ m Dr. Julius Meng of the CDC .
I want to tell you about a man named Carl .
He refused the vaccine and infected his whole warehouse and we had to shut down the company .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ventilator fighting for his life in a hospital…don ’ t be a Carl… ” “ Did you know you can report certain people who actively refuse the vaccine ?
We can ’ t forcibly inject them [ yet ] , but we can isolate them when necessary and protect the community .
Go to our Facebook page and learn who you can report on and why… ” “ We here at YYY Corp , all 32,000 of us , want to salute the nation ’ s contact tracers who are working to keep @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you ’ re out there protecting us 24/7 .
So we ’ re cutting your insurance premiums by 15 percent across the board , for the next six months , as a gesture of thanks .
Remember , America , tracing leads to vaccinating , and that ’ s what we all need—immunity from the virus… ” “ Leading our coverage tonight , the CDC has pinpointed three areas in Utah where vaccine refusal has climbed higher in recent weeks .
Some estimates place it as high as ten percent .
A breakaway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for spreading conspiracy theories .
In accordance with federal conditions under which the COVID vaccine can be mandated , one of those areas has now been designated a ‘ hot spot.
’ Local border controls have been set up .
Two clinics are prepared to receive people who have turned down the vaccine and are being placed in custody .
We now go live to the ER at Buchen Hospital… ” Should Vaccinations Be ... Espejo , Roman Best Price : $ 22.37 Buy New $ 27.80 Outing refusers ?
“ In Houston @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has leaked a public-health list of local residents who have so far refused to take the vaccine .
Utilizing Facebook posts , 90 names have been exposed .
Of course , medical privacy is an issue , but the majority of local citizens seem to be siding with COVID Truth… ” “ Shocker .
Word on the street is , a Chicago Catholic bishop is prepared to exercise ancient excommunication laws for any of his flock who actively promote refusing the COVID vaccine… ” Culture , plus conditions , plus local mandates .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ applicants for restaurant business licenses must present a certificate of immunity obtained after vaccination .
All hotel workers must receive shots .
Schoolteachers must be vaccinated .
State by state , piece by piece , a quilt is stitched together .
It looks like improvisation ( it ’ s supposed to ) , but state public health officials are carrying out confidential federal CDC orders to advise and lean on governors in specific ways .
“ Today , three eastern states reached agreement limiting inter-state travel , deploying a wide-ranging series of highway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of immunity… ” “ Two major airlines will accept passengers for out-of-state flights only after evidence of vaccination is presented… ” “ The governor of Alabama has so far resisted all efforts to make COVID vaccination mandatory under any conditions for residents of the state .
However , now , two major meat distributors have decided not to ship beef or pork to Alabama… ” Of course , some planners will still want a federal order mandating the vaccine for EVERYONE .
They want , first and foremost , a police state .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cook , fake , and inflate case numbers and death numbers to attain their objective .
Bill Gates and his minions definitely want to fake case numbers .
One reason ?
When “ adverse events ” from the vaccine start piling up , they ’ ll need to label this horrific human wreckage “ cases caused by the epidemic COVID virus.
” The president of the United States , whoever he is , will say , “ We ’ re keeping a careful eye on reports and updates about the success of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So far , we see no reason to issue a federal emergency order making the vaccine mandatory for everyone .
We hope that will not change in the coming weeks and months .
Contact tracing and testing are absolutely necessary… ” The underlying message is clear : If you want the right to refuse the shot , cooperate completely with contact tracing and get tested…and then we ’ ll see .
“ Tonight , New York City is on fire with the story of former weatherman , Fred Smith .
A popular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ channels , Fred left his last job a month ago , after refusing to take the COVID vaccine .
His subsequent divorce made headlines in gossip outlets .
Then it turned out Fred had also refused to get tested .
This was too much for his two adult children .
They made public statements distancing themselves from their father .
His son Ben said , “ I could barely understand why in the world dad wouldn ’ t take the vaccine .
But when I found out he wouldn ’ t even get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dark .
I didn ’ t want to speak to him anymore .
I felt ashamed , devastated.
” Well , tonight we have learned that Fred has gone missing .
The police are searching for him .
He may still be in the city , but no one is sure .
From beloved figure to outcast , Fred Smith…a tragedy… ” The coronavirus working group , composed of people from CDC , WHO , NSA , FBI , and other agencies , keeps pushing .
They present a new set of numbers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press conference : “ Frankly , it pains me to say this , but we must institute two lockdowns of cities .
Dayton , Ohio , and Boulder , Colorado , are showing a new wave of COVID cases .
After consultation with the governors of those states , mandatory vaccination is in effect for five defined groups of residents in those cities .
The governors will be releasing specifics tomorrow… ” The Invisible Enemy Garrett , Mr. Gregory L ... Buy New $ 26.94 “ So , Jim , first of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You ’ ve been working as a contact tracer for a year .
Can you tell us what you do ?
” “ Sure , Bill .
Basically , I go door to door and interview people who ’ ve been in contact with people who are infected with the virus .
I inform them .
I tell them they ’ re at risk .
I find out if they have symptoms .
Many of them are surprised to learn there could be a problem .
But I ’ ve also done a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only test these people , I can also vaccinate them.
” “ I know .
I ’ m now a one-stop shop .
See , I had lost my job during the 2020 lockdowns .
My family was on the edge .
But when I saw the announcement for tracers , I jumped at the chance .
At first , I was thinking of joining the military .
But for me , this was even better .
I could work in my community… ” “ I see colleges are signing up students to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bet .
In droves .
And vaccinators , too .
These kids are remarkable .
They want to serve .
I mean , education is a great thing , but work-study is a no-brainer .
When you ’ re young and you have high ideals , you want to make a difference .
And now you can… ” “ Dad , mom , I want to tell you something .
I ’ ve decided to drop out of school and become a full-time tracer .
I can still go back whenever I want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot better .
The thing I ’ ve found out—we really ARE all in this together .
And look , I can make 53 thousand a year , plus medical and dental .
If and when I go back to college , I ’ ll be on full scholarship .
That ’ s part of the new deal .
You won ’ t have to pay for my education anymore .
I ’ m trained to vaccinate people in their homes .
I ’ m friends with Paul , the starting tight end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s dropping out , too .
He wants to serve… ” “ Our top local story tonight .
In San Francisco , the group known as VV , ‘ Vaccinate or Vacate , ’ which has been going door to door checking to make sure people are taking the COVID vaccine , now has uniforms .
As you can see in this clip , the pants and jackets are brown and they appear military .
VV states they ’ re ‘ urgers not enforcers , ’ but some residents are worried .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marissa Molotov , has met with VV and quote , ‘ come to an understanding ’ about the use of forceful language .
‘ These people are well-intentioned , ’ Doctor Molotov said .
‘ They just need to dial it back a little .
Look , lives are on the line .
Do we want more deaths , or do we want simple vaccine compliance ?
’ Earlier this month , two members of VV , who are no longer with the group , were arrested by police after an altercation at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still sorting out the details , and determining whether a weapon was actually drawn , and if so , whose weapon it was .
Julia Copper , an ex-member , has previously told Channel Six News , quote , ‘ These people are fascists .
They want to help the government by clamping down on people .
This has nothing to do with vaccination , which everyone supports .
VV has a violent mindset .
They ’ ve formed groups in four states .
They ’ re expanding ’ .
” Bill Gates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we finally have a vaccine out there , people are asking me how I think it ’ s going .
This is a question about logistics .
There is no doubt we have to find a way to make the vaccine mandatory for everyone .
The science tells us this .
I and others have a plan .
It ’ s incremental , and it works .
It ’ ll reduce the incidence of COVID-19 by almost twenty percent in nine months…legislatures all over the world are now looking at a package of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under which electronic surveillance can be expanded to ‘ pre-locate ’ people at risk for COVID-19 ( standing ovation from the ‘ intellectual ’ audience who believe they understand ‘ science ’ but of course have no clue ) .
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“Despite Moderna’s cheery press release this week, the clinical trial results for its groundbreaking COVID vaccine could not be much worse.”
“The vaccine, developed and championed by Anthony Fauci and financed by Bill Gates, used an experimental mRNA technology…”
“Three of the 15 human guinea pigs in the high dose cohort (250 mcg) suffered a ‘serious adverse event’ within 43 days of receiving Moderna’s jab. Moderna…acknowledged that three volunteers developed Grade 3 systemic events defined by the FDA as ‘Preventing daily activity and requiring medical intervention’.”
“Moderna allowed only exceptionally healthy volunteers to participate in the study. A vaccine with those reaction rates could cause grave injuries in 1.5 billion humans if administered to ‘every person on earth’.” (Robert F Kennedy, Jr., Children’s Health Defense, May 22, 2020, “Vaccine Trial Catastrophe: Moderna Vaccine has 20% ‘Serious’ Injury Rate in High Dose Group”) Shunned: How I Lost my... Curtis, Linda A. Best Price: $12.04 Buy New $10.80 (as of 03:14 UTC - Details)
But who cares, right? Full steam ahead.
In many articles over the years, I‘ve provided evidence that vaccines are unnecessary, destructive, and useless. This article is about something else: how the planners are shaping their scheme for injecting a COVID vaccine into the bodies of the global population. The planners aren’t completely stupid, you know. They understand there will be problems. They understand many people will say NO.
Think of their scheme as an intelligence-agency operation. Their architects engage in many discussions; they lay out predictions; they consider options.
“What happens if we flat-out make the vaccine mandatory for everyone?”
Aside from awesome logistical problems, “mandatory for everyone” means the planners have no wiggle room. It becomes difficult to make adjustments in the face of public opposition. They’ve played their hole card from the get-go.
Heavy enforcement is possible, of course. Bring in the military. Go door to door. For years. Try to track down every refuser and hold them down and shoot them up. Overt police state.
“That could be a bad play. We actually incite more resistance and rebellion with our tactics.”
Trying to funnel eight billion people along a single path to a shot in the arm has serious drawbacks. This isn’t a low-budget sci-fi thriller on the big screen. The government doesn’t just snap its fingers and vaccinate 320 million people in America.
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“That’s a loser. All our propaganda and preparation go to waste. We look like wimps. People aren’t going to line up like robots on the basis of a mere suggestion. They’re going to think the pandemic isn’t all that serious anymore. It’ll be like the flu shot. Lots of people will go for it, and lots of people won’t. No good.”
What might an in-between scenario look like—something in the middle.
Define CONDITIONS under which the vaccination is mandatory. Push that, along with heavy encouragement for all people to take the vaccine. Wall to wall propaganda on TV. Widespread shaming, targeting and outing refusers. The usual nonsense stories about people who didn’t take the vaccine and died, or spread the virus to others who died.
“If contact tracing reveals a person has been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19, he/she must be vaccinated, in order to protect the public. A person over 65 who has suffered from any one of several key illnesses must be vaccinated, as a precaution. All hospital and nursing home employees must be vaccinated. Travelers returning from the following locations must be vaccinated before re-entering the country…”
Even here, there will be problems. Too many conditions and the situation is too complex. The public can’t keep track of all the rules. Still, “we must make it work.”
Conditions plus CULTURE—that might be a winner. For example, enlist the assistance of employers and companies. Issue government rewards based on the vaccination rates of employees. Actively lean on employers to make their own tough rules about vaccinations for their workers. Lean hard.
“So, Bob, you’ve been working for us for twenty years. You’re a valued employee. I see you haven’t signed on to take the COVID vaccine. Last Tuesday, in the lunch room, you talked to Susie from accounting about possible dangers of the shot. We simply can’t have that, Bob. Now, I understand your questions about the vaccine. There are always questions. You have a choice to make. This is a free country. You can take the shot, or we can’t employ you…”
Unlike most of his fellow employees who eagerly opt for the shot, or fold at the first veiled threat, Bob sticks to his guns. He quits his job. Now, all his friends know he’s sacrificed a very good salary and the security of his family for some weird principles. Bob is a son a bitch. How could he do this to Kathy and the kids? Shun Bob. Don’t talk to him…” Mandatory Vaccination ... Simac, Stephen Best Price: $10.81 Buy New $9.99 (as of 03:14 UTC - Details)
CULTURE.
“Dammit, I think Bob had every right to refuse the vaccine. But if we talk to him, what are our friends going to say? We love Bob, but we can’t take the chance…”
“Here at XXX CORP, all our people take the shot proudly. We want the community to know we’re in the lead in compliance. We support Governor Gargoyle and his team of public health experts. Our new contact tracing app has built in signals telling you when you’re at risk in certain neighborhoods. Visit our Facebook page and learn more.”
“Hi, I’m Dr. Julius Meng of the CDC. I want to tell you about a man named Carl. He refused the vaccine and infected his whole warehouse and we had to shut down the company. Right now, Carl is on a ventilator fighting for his life in a hospital…don’t be a Carl…”
SHUN THE VILE REFUSERS.
“Did you know you can report certain people who actively refuse the vaccine? We can’t forcibly inject them [yet], but we can isolate them when necessary and protect the community. Go to our Facebook page and learn who you can report on and why…”
“We here at YYY Corp, all 32,000 of us, want to salute the nation’s contact tracers who are working to keep all of us safe. We know you’re out there protecting us 24/7. So we’re cutting your insurance premiums by 15 percent across the board, for the next six months, as a gesture of thanks. Remember, America, tracing leads to vaccinating, and that’s what we all need—immunity from the virus…”
“Leading our coverage tonight, the CDC has pinpointed three areas in Utah where vaccine refusal has climbed higher in recent weeks. Some estimates place it as high as ten percent. A breakaway church and its pastor have been blamed for spreading conspiracy theories. In accordance with federal conditions under which the COVID vaccine can be mandated, one of those areas has now been designated a ‘hot spot.’ Local border controls have been set up. Two clinics are prepared to receive people who have turned down the vaccine and are being placed in custody. We now go live to the ER at Buchen Hospital…” Should Vaccinations Be... Espejo, Roman Best Price: $22.37 Buy New $27.80 (as of 03:14 UTC - Details)
Culture plus conditions.
Outing refusers? “In Houston, a group calling itself COVID Truth has leaked a public-health list of local residents who have so far refused to take the vaccine. Utilizing Facebook posts, 90 names have been exposed. Of course, medical privacy is an issue, but the majority of local citizens seem to be siding with COVID Truth…”
“Shocker. Word on the street is, a Chicago Catholic bishop is prepared to exercise ancient excommunication laws for any of his flock who actively promote refusing the COVID vaccine…”
Culture, plus conditions, plus local mandates. A state governor decides that all new applicants for restaurant business licenses must present a certificate of immunity obtained after vaccination. All hotel workers must receive shots. Schoolteachers must be vaccinated. State by state, piece by piece, a quilt is stitched together. It looks like improvisation (it’s supposed to), but state public health officials are carrying out confidential federal CDC orders to advise and lean on governors in specific ways.
“Today, three eastern states reached agreement limiting inter-state travel, deploying a wide-ranging series of highway checkpoints, where officers can demand certificates of immunity…”
“Two major airlines will accept passengers for out-of-state flights only after evidence of vaccination is presented…”
“The governor of Alabama has so far resisted all efforts to make COVID vaccination mandatory under any conditions for residents of the state. However, now, two major meat distributors have decided not to ship beef or pork to Alabama…”
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Of course, some planners will still want a federal order mandating the vaccine for EVERYONE. They want, first and foremost, a police state. They’ll do everything they can to cook, fake, and inflate case numbers and death numbers to attain their objective. Bill Gates and his minions definitely want to fake case numbers. One reason? When “adverse events” from the vaccine start piling up, they’ll need to label this horrific human wreckage “cases caused by the epidemic COVID virus.”
The president of the United States, whoever he is, will say, “We’re keeping a careful eye on reports and updates about the success of the vaccine, and new coronavirus cases. So far, we see no reason to issue a federal emergency order making the vaccine mandatory for everyone. We hope that will not change in the coming weeks and months. Contact tracing and testing are absolutely necessary…”
The underlying message is clear: If you want the right to refuse the shot, cooperate completely with contact tracing and get tested…and then we’ll see.
More culture, outing, sensationalism, celebrities:
“Tonight, New York City is on fire with the story of former weatherman, Fred Smith. A popular fixture for many years on several local channels, Fred left his last job a month ago, after refusing to take the COVID vaccine. His subsequent divorce made headlines in gossip outlets. Then it turned out Fred had also refused to get tested. This was too much for his two adult children. They made public statements distancing themselves from their father. His son Ben said, “I could barely understand why in the world dad wouldn’t take the vaccine. But when I found out he wouldn’t even get tested, I was completely in the dark. I didn’t want to speak to him anymore. I felt ashamed, devastated.” Well, tonight we have learned that Fred has gone missing. The police are searching for him. He may still be in the city, but no one is sure. From beloved figure to outcast, Fred Smith…a tragedy…”
The coronavirus working group, composed of people from CDC, WHO, NSA, FBI, and other agencies, keeps pushing. They present a new set of numbers to the president. He holds a press conference:
“Frankly, it pains me to say this, but we must institute two lockdowns of cities. Dayton, Ohio, and Boulder, Colorado, are showing a new wave of COVID cases. After consultation with the governors of those states, mandatory vaccination is in effect for five defined groups of residents in those cities. The governors will be releasing specifics tomorrow…” The Invisible Enemy Garrett, Mr. Gregory L... Buy New $26.94 (as of 05:21 UTC - Details)
National TV talk show:
“So, Jim, first of all, thank you for your service. You’ve been working as a contact tracer for a year. Can you tell us what you do?”
“Sure, Bill. Basically, I go door to door and interview people who’ve been in contact with people who are infected with the virus. I inform them. I tell them they’re at risk. I find out if they have symptoms. Many of them are surprised to learn there could be a problem. But I’ve also done a new training course. I can not only test these people, I can also vaccinate them.”
“That’s really terrific, Jim.”
“I know. I’m now a one-stop shop. See, I had lost my job during the 2020 lockdowns. My family was on the edge. But when I saw the announcement for tracers, I jumped at the chance. At first, I was thinking of joining the military. But for me, this was even better. I could work in my community…”
“I see colleges are signing up students to be contact tracers now.”
“You bet. In droves. And vaccinators, too. These kids are remarkable. They want to serve. I mean, education is a great thing, but work-study is a no-brainer. When you’re young and you have high ideals, you want to make a difference. And now you can…”
Culture. Collectivism “at its finest.”
“Dad, mom, I want to tell you something. I’ve decided to drop out of school and become a full-time tracer. I can still go back whenever I want to. But this work feels a lot better. The thing I’ve found out—we really ARE all in this together. And look, I can make 53 thousand a year, plus medical and dental. If and when I go back to college, I’ll be on full scholarship. That’s part of the new deal. You won’t have to pay for my education anymore. I’m trained to vaccinate people in their homes. I’m friends with Paul, the starting tight end on the football team. He’s dropping out, too. He wants to serve…”
Culture. Mind control for victory.
“Our top local story tonight. In San Francisco, the group known as VV, ‘Vaccinate or Vacate,’ which has been going door to door checking to make sure people are taking the COVID vaccine, now has uniforms. As you can see in this clip, the pants and jackets are brown and they appear military. VV states they’re ‘urgers not enforcers,’ but some residents are worried. The city director of public health, Dr. Marissa Molotov, has met with VV and quote, ‘come to an understanding’ about the use of forceful language. ‘These people are well-intentioned,’ Doctor Molotov said. ‘They just need to dial it back a little. Look, lives are on the line. Do we want more deaths, or do we want simple vaccine compliance?’ Earlier this month, two members of VV, who are no longer with the group, were arrested by police after an altercation at a gym. The city attorney is still sorting out the details, and determining whether a weapon was actually drawn, and if so, whose weapon it was. Julia Copper, an ex-member, has previously told Channel Six News, quote, ‘These people are fascists. They want to help the government by clamping down on people. This has nothing to do with vaccination, which everyone supports. VV has a violent mindset. They’ve formed groups in four states. They’re expanding’.”
CULTURE.
Bill Gates, TED talk: “Now that we finally have a vaccine out there, people are asking me how I think it’s going. This is a question about logistics. There is no doubt we have to find a way to make the vaccine mandatory for everyone. The science tells us this. I and others have a plan. It’s incremental, and it works. It’ll reduce the incidence of COVID-19 by almost twenty percent in nine months…legislatures all over the world are now looking at a package of new laws that will clearly define conditions under which electronic surveillance can be expanded to ‘pre-locate’ people at risk for COVID-19 (standing ovation from the ‘intellectual’ audience who believe they understand ‘science’ but of course have no clue).”
Culture, conditions, law, shaming, tracing, boycotting, collectivism, enforcement, leaking, snitching, celebrities…
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RESIST!
Reprinted with permission from Jon Rappoport’s blog.
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What Freedoms?

Another Memorial Day has come and gone , although it is still Military Appreciation Month .
Evidently , having three military appreciation days already ( Memorial Day , Fourth of July , and Veterans Day ) was not enough so “ Congress designated May as National Military Appreciation Month in 1999 to ensure the nation was given the chance to publicly show their appreciation for troops past and present.
” Memorial Day , which did not become an official federal holiday until 1971 , is supposed to be a day to honor American military personnel who died while in service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what ?
Fighting unjust wars ?
Serving Uncle Sam ?
Going where they had no business going ?
Making widows and orphans ?
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Being the world ’ s self-appointed policeman ?
Fighting senseless wars ?
Engaging in offense instead of defense ?
Neglecting and sacrificing their families ?
Invading other countries ?
Dying for a mistake ?
Creating terrorists , insurgents , and militants because of U.S. military interventions ?
Killing and maiming millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that regularly miss their targets ?
Helping to carry out a reckless , belligerent , and meddling U.S. foreign policy ?
Fighting unnecessary wars ?
Taking sides in civil wars ?
Dying for the military/industrial complex ?
Killing civilians and excusing it as collateral damage ?
Following immoral orders ?
Occupying other countries ?
Unleashing sectarian violence ?
Destroying foreign industry , culture , and infrastructure ?
Being pawns of the U.S. government ?
Bombing wedding parties ?
Committing torture and atrocities ?
Keeping overseas brothels in business ?
Being duped ?
Dying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for evil ?
But they died defending our freedoms !
Okay , let ’ s say that they did .
Let ’ s say that in spite of all of the above , they still managed to die while defending our freedoms .
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On Memorial Day , Armed Forces Day , the Fourth of July , and Veterans Day , during Military Appreciation Month , and every other month and day of the year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for defending our freedoms and thank them for their service .
The freedom to attend a sporting event ?
The freedom to take one ’ s children to a playground ?
The freedom to go to an amusement park ?
The freedom to sunbathe on the beach ?
The freedom to go to a concert ?
The freedom to have a yard sale ?
The freedom to attend church ?
The freedom to assemble in a group of more than ten people ?
The freedom to get a haircut ?
The freedom to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to sit on a park bench ?
The freedom to be closer than six feet to another person ?
The freedom to go to a bar ?
The freedom to open a “ nonessential ” business ?
The freedom to have a wedding or funeral ?
The freedom to go outside without having to wear a mask ?
The freedom to make “ unessential ” travel ?
The freedom to visit a sick relative in the hospital ?
The freedom to go to a zoo ?
The freedom to go to a movie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a gym ?
The freedom to take a drink from a water fountain ?
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The freedom to take a cruise ?
The freedom to ride a skateboard at a skate park ?
The freedom to have a normal life ?
Where is the U.S. military ?
I thought military personnel were defending our freedoms ?
Why aren ’ t U.S. military personnel opening up stores , malls , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ zoos , gyms , bars , restaurants , park benches , barber shops , amusement parks , concert halls , arenas , stadiums , race tracks , beaches , churches , skate parks , cruise terminals , dressing rooms , and movie theatres ?
I thought they were defending our freedoms ?
Why aren ’ t U.S. military personnel invading and occupying state legislatures and governor ’ s mansions and restoring our freedoms ?
I thought they were defending our freedoms ?
U.S. military personnel are doing what they always do : whatever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They don ’ t defend our freedoms .
They don ’ t support and defend the Constitution .
They don ’ t secure our borders .
They don ’ t guard American shores .
They don ’ t patrol American coasts .
They don ’ t watch over American skies .
They don ’ t defend the country .
They don ’ t protect Americans from credible threats .
They don ’ t serve the country .
They don ’ t fight “ over there ” so we don ’ t have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too busy traveling the world , meeting interesting people , and then bombing , maiming , and killing them if the government tells them to .
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Another Memorial Day has come and gone, although it is still Military Appreciation Month. Evidently, having three military appreciation days already (Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Veterans Day) was not enough so “Congress designated May as National Military Appreciation Month in 1999 to ensure the nation was given the chance to publicly show their appreciation for troops past and present.”
Memorial Day, which did not become an official federal holiday until 1971, is supposed to be a day to honor American military personnel who died while in service to the country.
Honor them for what?
Fighting unjust wars?
Serving Uncle Sam?
Going where they had no business going?
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Dying for a lie?
Being the world’s self-appointed policeman?
Fighting senseless wars?
Engaging in offense instead of defense?
Neglecting and sacrificing their families?
Invading other countries?
Dying for a mistake?
Creating terrorists, insurgents, and militants because of U.S. military interventions?
Killing and maiming millions?
Fighting undeclared wars?
Drone strikes that regularly miss their targets?
Helping to carry out a reckless, belligerent, and meddling U.S. foreign policy?
Fighting unnecessary wars?
Taking sides in civil wars?
Dying for the military/industrial complex?
Killing civilians and excusing it as collateral damage?
Following immoral orders?
Occupying other countries?
Unleashing sectarian violence?
Destroying foreign industry, culture, and infrastructure?
Being pawns of the U.S. government?
Bombing wedding parties?
Committing torture and atrocities?
Keeping overseas brothels in business?
Being duped?
Dying in vain?
Being a global force for evil?
But they died defending our freedoms!
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But what about current members of the U.S. military? On Memorial Day, Armed Forces Day, the Fourth of July, and Veterans Day, during Military Appreciation Month, and every other month and day of the year we are expected to honor military personnel for defending our freedoms and thank them for their service.
What freedoms?
The freedom to attend a sporting event?
The freedom to take one’s children to a playground?
The freedom to go to an amusement park?
The freedom to sunbathe on the beach?
The freedom to go to a concert?
The freedom to have a yard sale?
The freedom to attend church?
The freedom to assemble in a group of more than ten people?
The freedom to get a haircut?
The freedom to eat inside a restaurant?
The freedom to sit on a park bench?
The freedom to be closer than six feet to another person?
The freedom to go to a bar?
The freedom to open a “nonessential” business?
The freedom to have a wedding or funeral?
The freedom to go outside without having to wear a mask?
The freedom to make “unessential” travel?
The freedom to visit a sick relative in the hospital?
The freedom to go to a zoo?
The freedom to go to a movie?
The freedom to work out at a gym?
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The freedom to try on clothes in store dressing room?
The freedom to take a cruise?
The freedom to ride a skateboard at a skate park?
The freedom to have a normal life?
Where is the U.S. military? I thought military personnel were defending our freedoms?
Why aren’t U.S. military personnel opening up stores, malls, parks, playgrounds, water fountains, zoos, gyms, bars, restaurants, park benches, barber shops, amusement parks, concert halls, arenas, stadiums, race tracks, beaches, churches, skate parks, cruise terminals, dressing rooms, and movie theatres? I thought they were defending our freedoms?
Why aren’t U.S. military personnel invading and occupying state legislatures and governor’s mansions and restoring our freedoms? I thought they were defending our freedoms?
U.S. military personnel are doing what they always do: whatever Uncle Sam tells them to do. They don’t defend our freedoms. They don’t support and defend the Constitution. They don’t secure our borders. They don’t guard American shores. They don’t patrol American coasts. They don’t watch over American skies. They don’t defend the country. They don’t protect Americans from credible threats. They don’t serve the country. They don’t fight “over there” so we don’t have to fight “over here.” They are too busy traveling the world, meeting interesting people, and then bombing, maiming, and killing them if the government tells them to.
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Caveat Emptor, Boeing

Caveat emptor is one the basic building blocks of just law .
“ Buyer beware ” is the lynchpin of commerce .
If the seller is responsible for flaws in the product ( caveat vendidor ) , there will be precious few goods or services ever supplied .
For who would want to grant any disgruntled consumer open sesame to engage in a lawsuit ?
This includes products that have “ danger ” written all over them , at least potentially , such as knives , guns , scissors , hedge clippers , razor blades , automobiles , planes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ordinarily thought of as fraught .
But staples can bite into fingers and cause infection ; rubber bands can take out an eye .
This is to say nothing of even the most humble drugs : take 100 aspirins at one sitting , and you will no longer be among the living .
Meat can spoil .
Even garden vegetables come replete with dirt , which can contain who knows what .
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There is also that little matter of deontology .
It is plainly unjust to hold the seller responsible for what the buyer can do with a purchase , even if it falls apart from proper use .
If we want to hold pistol and rifle manufacturers responsible for actions perpetrated by terrorists , that will end their production .
If we want to be logically consistent we shall have to do the same with cars ; no one would want to do that .
The charge levelled at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in the production of its 737 Max airplane , which resulted in the crash of Lion Air flight 610 , which killed 189 poor souls , and Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 , in which 157 people perished .
That is to say , this Seattle based firm would always have spent more , subjected their aircraft to additional tests , etc .
But this could be said of all producers , without exception .
Every last one of them continually “ cuts corners ” in the sense that they did not spend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perfect what they offered for sale .
Unless there was out and out fraud , which has not been charged let alone proven , it would be improper in the extreme to even think of levelling criminal charges against the executives of this company , as is sometimes bruited about ( Source : Wall Street Journal , November 4 , 2019 , p. B1 ) .
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It would be unfair in the extreme to hold them to a standard they did not voluntarily undertake .
No , if criminal charges are to be brought against anyone in this sad situation , not that they should be , the more justified target would be the Federal Aviation Administration .
Their mandate , in contrast , was precisely to ensure safety .
There were not merely a certification agency , attesting to propriety .
Rather , they are a licensing bureau .
It would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to leave the ground with passengers aboard without their explicit imprimatur .
The very existence of Boeing is now in question .
The same , alas , can not be said for the FAA .
At the very least , this government agency ought to be disbanded , and replaced by a private competitive certification agency .
Milton Friedman eloquently made the case for this institutional arrangement in his book , Capitalism and Freedom .
He did so for physicians .
But the same arguments apply in the present case .
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Caveat emptor is one the basic building blocks of just law. “Buyer beware” is the lynchpin of commerce. If the seller is responsible for flaws in the product (caveat vendidor), there will be precious few goods or services ever supplied. For who would want to grant any disgruntled consumer open sesame to engage in a lawsuit?
This includes products that have “danger” written all over them, at least potentially, such as knives, guns, scissors, hedge clippers, razor blades, automobiles, planes, etc. Also covered are items not ordinarily thought of as fraught. But staples can bite into fingers and cause infection; rubber bands can take out an eye. This is to say nothing of even the most humble drugs: take 100 aspirins at one sitting, and you will no longer be among the living. Meat can spoil. Even garden vegetables come replete with dirt, which can contain who knows what.
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The charge levelled at Boeing is that it “cut corners” in the production of its 737 Max airplane, which resulted in the crash of Lion Air flight 610, which killed 189 poor souls, and Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, in which 157 people perished.
That is to say, this Seattle based firm would always have spent more, subjected their aircraft to additional tests, etc. But this could be said of all producers, without exception. Every last one of them continually “cuts corners” in the sense that they did not spend an infinite amount of money trying to perfect what they offered for sale. Unless there was out and out fraud, which has not been charged let alone proven, it would be improper in the extreme to even think of levelling criminal charges against the executives of this company, as is sometimes bruited about (Source: Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2019, p. B1). Flight Failure: Invest... Porter, Donald J. Best Price: $12.90 Buy New $12.52 (as of 03:16 UTC - Details)
Boeing never guaranteed the complete safety of its products. They are all sold on an “as is” basis. It would be unfair in the extreme to hold them to a standard they did not voluntarily undertake.
No, if criminal charges are to be brought against anyone in this sad situation, not that they should be, the more justified target would be the Federal Aviation Administration. Their mandate, in contrast, was precisely to ensure safety. There were not merely a certification agency, attesting to propriety. Rather, they are a licensing bureau. It would have been illegal for the 737 Max to leave the ground with passengers aboard without their explicit imprimatur. The very existence of Boeing is now in question. The same, alas, cannot be said for the FAA. At the very least, this government agency ought to be disbanded, and replaced by a private competitive certification agency.
Milton Friedman eloquently made the case for this institutional arrangement in his book, Capitalism and Freedom. He did so for physicians. But the same arguments apply in the present case.
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lewrockwell--2020-05-27--The Future Is Here

The Future Is Here

This technology is only do-able with a Holo-Lens device , but still the full-size hologram could be presented on a @ @ @ @ @ I can see Presidents speaking to worldwide audiences in their language using this technology .
@ @ @ @ @ of let ’ s say , Ronald Reagan or John Wayne .
But what about @ @ @ @ @ ?
The scriptures says there will be false messiahs who come first .
Be not @ @ @ @ @ we will recognize Jesus by His voice ( “ my sheep know my voice ” @ @ @ @ @ image .
Don ’ t think they haven ’ t thought of this already .
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The Expert Model

In order to navigate an impossibly complex world , we take shortcuts , build logical frameworks and adopt ideologies .
These are lenses through which we view events , our own reality in a sense .
Over time , these lenses become hardened and extremely difficult to change , regardless of the counter evidence .
There are essentially two views of the world : order and chaos .
Some see a natural order : the food chain , pecking orders , innate behaviors , complex adaptive systems , natural selection .
Others see chaos requiring direction by a group of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to economic activity , the overwhelming majority adopt the chaos view .
They fail to grasp Adam Smith ’ s “ invisible hand ” of mutually beneficial trade , Friedrich Hayek ’ s “ pretense of knowledge ” with regard to central planners , or Frederic Bastiat ’ s “ seen and unseen costs ” concerning the unintended consequences of economic policies .
Interventionists dread uncertainty ; above all , they fear losing control .
The Invisible Hand ( Pe ... Smith , Adam Best Price : $ 12.48 Buy New $ 12.92 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ natural response of the interventionist is to “ do something.
” The government is all too happy to oblige , but it needs experts to offer advice and , more importantly , to provide a patina of legitimacy .
The mainstream media has a role in granting the public access to these experts , acting as the conveyor belt of official opinion .
What these three groups have in common – government bureaucrats , experts and journalists – is an unswerving belief in intervention .
Imagine an expert who advocates a laissez faire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she wouldn ’ t advance very far in “ the expert model.
” For example , Alan Greenspan , a social climber above all , realized this at an early age and changed his worldview ( which originally favored a gold standard ) .
Others , like Henry Kissinger , are plucked out of obscurity and promoted because their views are in perfect alignment with those of the political establishment .
Milton Friedman was a clever , but unusual choice for respectability .
Known for his free market views , Friedman was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Federal Reserve in the 1930s to prevent the Great Depression .
He would later influence a man named Ben Bernanke , champion of “ helicopter money.
” In order to rise through the ranks , economists , geopolitical consultants , regulators , and health experts must conform to the interventionist script .
Never let a crisis go to waste After the initial wave of investor panic , a wave of Covid-19 panic followed as the expert model switched into high gear .
President Trump declared a national emergency on Friday , March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) recommended that gatherings be limited to 50 people .
On Monday , highly regarded epidemiologist Neil Ferguson and Imperial College in London issued a report declaring Covid-19 the worst public health threat since the 1918 Spanish flu and warned that without “ suppression , ” 81 % of the populations in the UK and U.S. could be infected , leading to 510,000 and 2.2 million deaths respectively .
The White House took these projections seriously and immediately issued guidelines limiting gatherings to 10 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ curve ” and “ social distancing ” went viral , nearly all state governments ( 46 of 50 ) responded with shutdowns of “ non-essential ” businesses and “ shelter-in-place ” orders .
The controls , predictably , became ever more draconian and absurd , including filling skateboard parks with sand and removing inner city basketball rims .
The mainstream media did its part to sensationalize the issue , filter information to confirm its biases , abuse statistics , and flat out lie .
As Jeffrey Tucker of American Institute for Economic Research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problems do not exist in the real world , yet this is the lie that the crowd swallowed whole .
Why ?
The main reason is that people overwhelmingly see the world through the lens of chaos and danger in constant need of fixing and being made safe by experts .
People have also become devoid of critical thinking , dependent on the high priests and conditioned to accept their proclamations as gospel .
Is such faith justified ?
Most would be shocked at the fallibility of so-called “ experts , ” especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with complex phenomena involving human action and free will • Predicting doom ( and generating fear in the process ) • Offering simple solutions , repeated over and over and embraced by the crowd Prominent interventionists warned about overpopulation in the 1960s , predicted global cooling and peak oil in the 1970s , lauded the Soviet economic model in the early 1980s , and feared the Japanese had adopted a superior industrial policy model in the late 1980s .
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Buy New $ 6.50 Not to be outdone , mathematical modelers like Neil Ferguson also have a long track record of exaggerating mortality rates of pandemics .
Says Tom Woods of Ferguson , The best response to a health or economic crisis can ’ t possibly be to “ do nothing , ” can it ?
The question assumes a false premise .
Whenever a threat appears , people act .
The choice is not between doing nothing or something , but between making decisions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorities .
At the end of the day , the coronavirus is a knowledge problem .
How can we gather as much relevant information as possible ?
In The Fatal Conceit , Friedrich Hayek argued that knowledge is dispersed : In contrast , this information is unavailable to the central planner who suffers from what Hayek called the “ pretense of knowledge.
” He is essentially flying blind .
People are not automatons .
They have unique preferences and make tradeoffs .
This requires market-driven prices to direct them , i.e .
allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For example , let ’ s say you own a trendy restaurant with a young clientele .
Assuming there are no lockdown orders , should you remain open ?
This will depend in part on your financial situation and assessment of risk , including liability .
Your customers will consider risks and rewards .
You may have to experiment with various methods to assure their safety .
Texas , with 53 Covid-19 deaths per million , is clearly not in the same risk category as New York ( 1,507 deaths per million ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 % of deaths are under the age of 35 while 31 % are over 85 ( 3 deaths per million vs. 4,600 ) .
Bottom line : at least some restaurants in some states would remain open .
The market would sort this all out and gather critical information in the process .
Shutdowns erase this economic activity and the information it provides .
The promise of bailouts hampers the market as well .
It is hard to believe airlines and cruise lines would idle so much capacity with fuels costs this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 21 ) , or that state governments would destroy their tax bases , unless they felt a rescue was forthcoming from the federal government .
On the other hand , Sweden has taken a more laissez faire approach knowing there is no one to bail them out ( without the feared spike in deaths ) .
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, SARS , ebola , swine flu ) is targeted isolation , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report admits that suppression only kicks the can down the road : The commonsense wisdom of the doctors apparently began to wane in 2006 as the influence of the modelers waxed during the Bush administration .
Instead of flattening the curve for all and shutting down much of the economy , spiking the curve for those at negligible risk and keeping the economy functioning would seem a far better strategy for all , including those at greatest risk .
The cure is worse than the disease Why spend so much time discussing belief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ critical juncture .
Knowing which fork in the road to take will depend entirely on how you view the world .
If you ’ re an interventionist , you see a true black swan event – a global pandemic – followed by a necessary and emphatic response .
Recovery may take a while , but it ’ s assured because the authorities went big .
If you ’ re an anti-interventionist , the cure is worse than the disease .
The economy ’ s immune system was already depleted by decades of painkillers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The patient is no longer responding and higher doses of the same medicine could kill him .
The imperative to “ do something ” has carried the day .
While the resulting hysteria has done incalculable destruction , much will be reversed as the global economy reopens .
In many ways , the “ new normal ” will look a lot like the old normal .
People will go to restaurants , bars , churches , beaches , concerts and sporting events , go on picnics and fly on planes without wearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goes on .
Little attention is being paid to the trillions of dollars in bailouts and stimulus that were rushed through while people were scared out of their wits .
This will cause far more lasting economic damage , even to “ essential ” businesses that so far have stayed above the fray .
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In order to navigate an impossibly complex world, we take shortcuts, build logical frameworks and adopt ideologies. These are lenses through which we view events, our own reality in a sense. Over time, these lenses become hardened and extremely difficult to change, regardless of the counter evidence.
There are essentially two views of the world: order and chaos. Some see a natural order: the food chain, pecking orders, innate behaviors, complex adaptive systems, natural selection. Others see chaos requiring direction by a group of experts.
At least when it comes to economic activity, the overwhelming majority adopt the chaos view. They fail to grasp Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” of mutually beneficial trade, Friedrich Hayek’s “pretense of knowledge” with regard to central planners, or Frederic Bastiat’s “seen and unseen costs” concerning the unintended consequences of economic policies.
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The expert model
Whenever a problem presents itself, the natural response of the interventionist is to “do something.” The government is all too happy to oblige, but it needs experts to offer advice and, more importantly, to provide a patina of legitimacy. The mainstream media has a role in granting the public access to these experts, acting as the conveyor belt of official opinion.
What these three groups have in common – government bureaucrats, experts and journalists – is an unswerving belief in intervention.
Imagine an expert who advocates a laissez faire approach to any problem. He or she wouldn’t advance very far in “the expert model.” For example, Alan Greenspan, a social climber above all, realized this at an early age and changed his worldview (which originally favored a gold standard). Others, like Henry Kissinger, are plucked out of obscurity and promoted because their views are in perfect alignment with those of the political establishment. Milton Friedman was a clever, but unusual choice for respectability. Known for his free market views, Friedman was a monetarist who argued for greater intervention by the Federal Reserve in the 1930s to prevent the Great Depression. He would later influence a man named Ben Bernanke, champion of “helicopter money.”
In order to rise through the ranks, economists, geopolitical consultants, regulators, and health experts must conform to the interventionist script.
Never let a crisis go to waste
After the initial wave of investor panic, a wave of Covid-19 panic followed as the expert model switched into high gear. President Trump declared a national emergency on Friday, March 13. Two days later the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that gatherings be limited to 50 people. On Monday, highly regarded epidemiologist Neil Ferguson and Imperial College in London issued a report declaring Covid-19 the worst public health threat since the 1918 Spanish flu and warned that without “suppression,” 81% of the populations in the UK and U.S. could be infected, leading to 510,000 and 2.2 million deaths respectively. The White House took these projections seriously and immediately issued guidelines limiting gatherings to 10 people.
As terms like “flatten the curve” and “social distancing” went viral, nearly all state governments (46 of 50) responded with shutdowns of “non-essential” businesses and “shelter-in-place” orders. The controls, predictably, became ever more draconian and absurd, including filling skateboard parks with sand and removing inner city basketball rims.
The mainstream media did its part to sensationalize the issue, filter information to confirm its biases, abuse statistics, and flat out lie. As Jeffrey Tucker of American Institute for Economic Research lamented,
After a full day of media interviews on the only issue that exists, I’m completely astonished at the amazing display of fake knowledge, fake models, fake cause-and-effect analysis, fake expertise, fake mental paradigms, fake timelines, and so on, that saturate media culture.
Beware simple narratives
Simple one-size-fits-all solutions to complex problems do not exist in the real world, yet this is the lie that the crowd swallowed whole. Why? The main reason is that people overwhelmingly see the world through the lens of chaos and danger in constant need of fixing and being made safe by experts. People have also become devoid of critical thinking, dependent on the high priests and conditioned to accept their proclamations as gospel.
Is such faith justified? Most would be shocked at the fallibility of so-called “experts,” especially under the following conditions:
Dealing with complex phenomena involving human action and free will
Predicting doom (and generating fear in the process)
Offering simple solutions, repeated over and over and embraced by the crowd
Promoting government intervention
Prominent interventionists warned about overpopulation in the 1960s, predicted global cooling and peak oil in the 1970s, lauded the Soviet economic model in the early 1980s, and feared the Japanese had adopted a superior industrial policy model in the late 1980s. The 1985 edition of Economics, Nobel laureate Paul Samuelson’s widely used textbook, included this passage: A Free-Market Monetary... Hayek, Friedrich A. Buy New $6.50 (as of 03:18 UTC - Details)
What counts is results, and there can be no doubt that the Soviet planning system has been a powerful engine for economic growth… The Soviet model has surely demonstrated that a command economy is capable of mobilizing resources for rapid growth.
Not to be outdone, mathematical modelers like Neil Ferguson also have a long track record of exaggerating mortality rates of pandemics. Says Tom Woods of Ferguson,
He has spent his life making wild predictions of doom. He said 200 million could die from bird flu; the grand total was 282 people. He said 65,000 people in the UK would die from swine flu. The actual number was 457.
“Do nothing”
The best response to a health or economic crisis can’t possibly be to “do nothing,” can it?
The question assumes a false premise. Whenever a threat appears, people act. The choice is not between doing nothing or something, but between making decisions freely as individuals or coercively according to authorities.
At the end of the day, the coronavirus is a knowledge problem. How can we gather as much relevant information as possible? In The Fatal Conceit, Friedrich Hayek argued that knowledge is dispersed:
To the naive mind that can conceive of order only as the product of deliberate arrangement, may seem absurd that in complex conditions order, and adaptation to the unknown, can be achieved more effectively by decentralising decisions, and that a division of authority will actually extend the possibility of overall order. Yet that decentralisation actually leads to more information being taken into account.
In contrast, this information is unavailable to the central planner who suffers from what Hayek called the “pretense of knowledge.” He is essentially flying blind.
People are not automatons. They have unique preferences and make tradeoffs. This requires market-driven prices to direct them, i.e. allow them to weigh costs and benefits.
For example, let’s say you own a trendy restaurant with a young clientele. Assuming there are no lockdown orders, should you remain open? This will depend in part on your financial situation and assessment of risk, including liability. Your customers will consider risks and rewards. You may have to experiment with various methods to assure their safety.
Texas, with 53 Covid-19 deaths per million, is clearly not in the same risk category as New York (1,507 deaths per million). In the U.S., less than 1% of deaths are under the age of 35 while 31% are over 85 (3 deaths per million vs. 4,600). Bottom line: at least some restaurants in some states would remain open.
The market would sort this all out and gather critical information in the process. Shutdowns erase this economic activity and the information it provides.
The promise of bailouts hampers the market as well. It is hard to believe airlines and cruise lines would idle so much capacity with fuels costs this low (briefly going negative on April 21), or that state governments would destroy their tax bases, unless they felt a rescue was forthcoming from the federal government. On the other hand, Sweden has taken a more laissez faire approach knowing there is no one to bail them out (without the feared spike in deaths). That Which is Seen, an... Bastiat, Fru00e9du00e9ric Buy New $4.99 (as of 03:18 UTC - Details)
The normal response to a novel infectious disease (e.g., SARS, ebola, swine flu) is targeted isolation, not universal isolation. Even the Imperial College report admits that suppression only kicks the can down the road:
The more successful strategy is at temporary suppression, the larger the later epidemic is predicted to be in the absence of vaccination, due to lesser build-up of herd immunity.
The commonsense wisdom of the doctors apparently began to wane in 2006 as the influence of the modelers waxed during the Bush administration.
Instead of flattening the curve for all and shutting down much of the economy, spiking the curve for those at negligible risk and keeping the economy functioning would seem a far better strategy for all, including those at greatest risk.
The cure is worse than the disease
Why spend so much time discussing belief systems? We’re at a critical juncture. For investors, knowing which fork in the road to take will depend entirely
on how you view the world.
If you’re an interventionist, you see a true black swan event – a global pandemic – followed by a necessary and emphatic response. Recovery may take a while, but it’s assured because the authorities went big.
If you’re an anti-interventionist, the cure is worse than the disease. The economy’s immune system was already depleted by decades of painkillers and stimulants and in a fragile state. The patient is no longer responding and higher doses of the same medicine could kill him.
The imperative to “do something” has carried the day. While the resulting hysteria has done incalculable destruction, much will be reversed as the global economy reopens. In many ways, the “new normal” will look a lot like the old normal. People will go to restaurants, bars, churches, beaches, concerts and sporting events, go on picnics and fly on planes without wearing masks and keeping their distance. Life goes on.
Little attention is being paid to the trillions of dollars in bailouts and stimulus that were rushed through while people were scared out of their wits. This will cause far more lasting economic damage, even to “essential” businesses that so far have stayed above the fray.
(This article was excerpted from the latest issue of The Coffee Can Portfolio.)
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lewrockwell--2020-05-27--‘Man-Made Warming’ Demolished in 500 Words

“ CO2 is innocent ; it has no climate effect ; the simultaneous rise in temperature and CO2 is pure accident .
The Sun was by far the main driver of global temperature for the last 10,000 years.
” – Dr Roger Higgs , geologist and sedimentologist “ The United Nations IPCC says ongoing warming is due to man ’ s CO2 emissions , hence ‘ Anthropogenic Global Warming ’ ( AGW ) .
The 3 pillars on which they base this claim are unscientific and quickly disproved.
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Earth ’ s average surface temperature and man ’ s CO2 emissions have both risen since 1850 , so CO2 must have caused the warming ( 1 ) What else has risen ?
The Sun ’ s magnetic output , affecting cloudiness ( Svensmark ) , more than doubled from 1901 to 1991 ( Lockwood ) , to its highest peak in 10,000 years ( Higgs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years … ( 2 ) simple visual cross-correlation shows changes in temperature lagged 60-160 years behind solar-output changes , due to the ocean ’ s vast heat capacity and slow mixing ( Higgs 1 , 2 ) ( 3 ) … temperature and CO2 were uncorrelated , until their joint rise from the late 1800s .
( 4 ) CO2 is still rising ( NOAA ) , but Earth has cooled since 2016 ( Met .
Office ) .
Every passing day not ‘ warmest ever ’ for that date , at multiple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 5 ) Warming since 1910 paused 1945-75 ( 30 years ) and 1998-2012 but CO2 kept rising .
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“CO2 is innocent; it has no climate effect; the simultaneous rise in temperature and CO2 is pure accident. The Sun was by far the main driver of global temperature for the last 10,000 years.”
– Dr Roger Higgs, geologist and sedimentologist
“The United Nations IPCC says ongoing warming is due to man’s CO2 emissions, hence ‘Anthropogenic Global Warming’ (AGW). The 3 pillars on which they base this claim are unscientific and quickly disproved.”
__________________
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) three pillars of man-made global warming: collapsed
Dr Roger Higgs
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Pillar I. Earth’s average surface temperature and man’s CO2 emissions have both risen since 1850, so CO2 must have caused the warming
Five disproofs … (1) What else has risen? The Sun’s magnetic output, affecting cloudiness (Svensmark), more than doubled from 1901 to 1991 (Lockwood), to its highest peak in 10,000 years (Higgs 1). In those last 10,000 years …
(2) simple visual cross-correlation shows changes in temperature lagged 60-160 years behind solar-output changes, due to the ocean’s vast heat capacity and slow mixing (Higgs 1, 2) (3) … temperature and CO2 were uncorrelated, until their joint rise from the late 1800s. (4) CO2 is still rising (NOAA), but Earth has cooled since 2016 (Met. Office). Every passing day not ‘warmest ever’ for that date, at multiple sites worldwide, embarrasses the IPCC. (5) Warming since 1910 paused 1945-75 (30 years) and 1998-2012 but CO2 kept rising.
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