lewrockwell--2020-06-10--Engineering a Race War: Will This Be the American Police State’s Reichstag Fire?

Watch and see : this debate over police brutality and accountability is about to get politicized into an election-year referendum on who should occupy the White House .
The Deep State , the powers-that-be , want us to turn this into a race war , but this is about so much more than systemic racism .
This is the oldest con game in the books , the magician ’ s sleight of hand that keeps you focused on the shell game in front of you while your wallet is being picked clean by ruffians in your midst .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Burning the Reichstag : ... Hett , Benjamin Carter Best Price : $ 1.90 Buy New $ 14.99 It was February 1933 , a month before national elections in Germany , and the Nazis weren ’ t expected to win .
So they engineered a way to win : they began by infiltrating the police and granting police powers to their allies ; then Hitler brought in stormtroopers to act as auxiliary police ; by the time an arsonist ( who claimed to be working for the Communists in the hopes of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Reichstag , the German parliamentary building , the people were eager for a return to law and order .
That was all it took : Hitler used the attempted “ coup ” as an excuse to declare martial law and seize absolute power in Germany , establishing himself as a dictator with the support of the German people .
Fast forward to the present day , and what do we have ?
The nation in turmoil after months of pandemic fear-mongering and regional lockdowns , a national election looming , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a police state that wants to stay in power at all costs .
It ’ s entirely possible that Americans have finally reached a tipping point over police brutality after decades of abuse .
After all , until recently , the legislatures and the courts have marched in lockstep with the police state , repeatedly rebuffing efforts to hold police accountable for official misconduct .
Then again , it ’ s also equally possible that the architects of the police state have every intention of manipulating this outrage for their own purposes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As author Jim Keith explains , “ Create violence through economic pressures , the media , mind control , agent provocateurs : thesis .
Counter it with totalitarian measures , more mind control , police crackdowns , surveillance , drugging of the population : antithesis .
What ensues is Orwell ’ s vision of 1984 , a society of total control : synthesis.
” Here ’ s what is going to happen : the police state is going to stand down and allow these protests , riots and looting to devolve into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ populace is so desperate for a return to law and order that they will gladly relinquish some of their freedoms to achieve it .
And that ’ s how the police state will win , no matter which candidate gets elected to the White House .
You know who will lose ?
Every last one of us .
Our Enemies in Blue : P ... Williams , Kristian Best Price : $ 15.17 Buy New $ 15.17 Listen , people should be outraged over what happened to George Floyd , but let ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t die merely because he was black and the cop who killed him is white .
Floyd died because America is being overrun with warrior cops—vigilantes with a badge—who are part of a government-run standing army that is waging war on the American people in the so-called name of law and order .
Not all cops are warrior cops , trained to act as judge , jury and executioner in their interactions with the populace .
Unfortunately , the good cops—the ones who take seriously their oath of office to serve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Constitution , and maintain the peace—are increasingly being outnumbered by those who believe the lives—and rights—of police should be valued more than citizens .
These warrior cops may get paid by the citizenry , but they don ’ t work for us and they certainly aren ’ t operating within the limits of the U.S. Constitution .
This isn ’ t about racism in America .
This is about profit-driven militarism packaged in the guise of law and order , waged by greedy profiteers who have transformed the American homeland into a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and tactics better suited to a war zone .
This is systemic corruption predicated on the police state ’ s insatiable appetite for money , power and control .
This is a military coup waiting to happen .
Why do we have more than a million cops on the taxpayer-funded payroll in this country whose jobs do not entail protecting our safety , maintaining the peace in our communities , and upholding our liberties ?
I ’ ll tell you why .
These warrior cops—fitted out in the trappings of war , drilled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and trained to look upon “ every individual they interact with as an armed threat and every situation as a deadly force encounter in the making—are the police state ’ s standing army .
This is the new face of war , and America has become the new battlefield .
Militarized police officers , the end product of the government—federal , local and state—and law enforcement agencies having merged , have become a “ standing ” or permanent army , composed of full-time professional soldiers who do not disband .
Pills , Powder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Best Price : $ 3.59 Buy New $ 13.99 Yet these permanent armies are exactly what those who drafted the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights feared as tools used by despotic governments to wage war against its citizens .
American police forces were never supposed to be a branch of the military , nor were they meant to be private security forces for the reigning political faction .
Instead , they were intended to be an aggregation of countless local police units , composed of citizens like you and me that exist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and protect the citizens of each and every American community .
As a result of the increasing militarization of the police in recent years , however , the police now not only look like the military—with their foreboding uniforms and phalanx of lethal weapons—but they function like them , as well .
Thus , no more do we have a civilian force of peace officers entrusted with serving and protecting the American people .
Instead , today ’ s militarized law enforcement officials have shifted their allegiance from the citizenry to the state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible challenges to the government ’ s power , unrestrained by the boundaries of the Fourth Amendment .
They don ’ t work for us .
As retired Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis warned , “ Corporate America is using police forces as their mercenaries.
” We were sold a bill of goods .
For years now , we ’ ve been told that cops need military weapons to wage the government ’ s wars on drugs , crime and terror .
We ’ ve been told that cops need to be able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , carry out roadside strip searches , shoot anyone they perceive to be a threat , and generally disregard the law whenever it suits them because they ’ re doing it to protect their fellow Americans from danger .
We ’ ve been told that cops need extra legal protections because of the risks they take .
None of that is true .
In fact , a study by a political scientist at Princeton University concludes that militarizing police and SWAT teams “ provide no detectable benefits in terms of officer safety or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jonathan Mummolo , if police in America are feeling less safe , it ’ s because the process of transforming them into extensions of the military makes them less safe , less popular and less trust-worthy .
Rise of the Warrior Co ... Radley Balko Best Price : $ 3.56 Buy New $ 10.95 The study , the first systematic analysis on the use and consequences of militarized force , reveals that “ police militarization neither reduces rates of violent crime nor changes the number of officers assaulted or killed.
” In other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making us or themselves any safer .
Militarized police armed with weapons of war who are allowed to operate above the law and break the laws with impunity are definitely not making America any safer or freer .
The problem , as one reporter rightly concluded , is “ not that life has gotten that much more dangerous , it ’ s that authorities have chosen to respond to even innocent situations as if they were in a warzone.
” Consequently , Americans are now eight times more likely to die in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed by a terrorist .
Militarism within the nation ’ s police forces is proving to be deadlier than any pandemic .
This battlefield mindset has gone hand in hand with the rise of militarized SWAT ( “ special weapons and tactics ” ) teams .
Frequently justified as vital tools necessary to combat terrorism and deal with rare but extremely dangerous criminal situations , such as those involving hostages , SWAT teams have become intrinsic parts of local law enforcement operations , thanks in large part to substantial federal assistance and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which allows the transfer of military equipment , weapons and training to local police for free or at sharp discounts while increasing the profits of its corporate allies .
Where this becomes a problem of life and death for Americans is when these SWAT teams— outfitted , armed and trained in military tactics—are assigned to carry out relatively routine police tasks , such as serving a search warrant .
Nationwide , SWAT teams have been employed to address an astonishingly trivial array of criminal activity or mere community nuisances : angry dogs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by an orchid farmer , and misdemeanor marijuana possession , to give a brief sampling .
Remember , SWAT teams originated as specialized units dedicated to defusing extremely sensitive , dangerous situations .
They were never meant to be used for routine police work such as serving a warrant .
Unfortunately , the mere presence of SWAT units has actually injected a level of danger and violence into police-citizen interactions that was not present as long as these interactions were handled by traditional civilian officers .
Our Enemies in Blue : P ... @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15.17 Buy New $ 15.17 There are few communities without a SWAT team today , and there are more than 80,000 SWAT team raids per year .
Yet the tension inherent in most civilian-police encounter these days can ’ t be blamed exclusively on law enforcement ’ s growing reliance on SWAT teams and donated military equipment .
It goes far deeper , to a transformation in the way police view themselves and their line of duty .
Specifically , what we ’ re dealing with today is a skewed shoot-to-kill mindset in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as warriors or soldiers in a war , whether against drugs , or terror , or crime , must “ get ” the bad guys—i.e.
, anyone who is a potential target—before the bad guys get them .
The result is a spike in the number of incidents in which police shoot first , and ask questions later .
Making matters worse , when these officers , who have long since ceased to be peace officers , violate their oaths by bullying , beating , tasering , shooting and killing their employers—the taxpayers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rarely given more than a slap on the hands before resuming their patrols .
This lawlessness on the part of law enforcement , an unmistakable characteristic of a police state , is made possible in large part by police unions which routinely oppose civilian review boards and resist the placement of names and badge numbers on officer uniforms ; police agencies that abide by the Blue Code of Silence , the quiet understanding among police that they should not implicate their colleagues for their crimes and misconduct ; prosecutors who treat police offenses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ courts that sanction police wrongdoing in the name of security ; and legislatures that enhance the power , reach and arsenal of the police , and a citizenry that fails to hold its government accountable to the rule of law .
Indeed , not only are cops protected from most charges of wrongdoing—whether it ’ s shooting unarmed citizens ( including children and old people ) , raping and abusing young women , falsifying police reports , trafficking drugs , or soliciting sex with minors—but even on the rare occasions when they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only a matter of time before they get re-hired again .
Police Brutality Matters Ested , Joseph J .
Best Price : $ 25.00 Buy New $ 17.01 Much of the “ credit ” for shielding these rogue cops goes to influential police unions and laws providing for qualified immunity , police contracts that “ provide a shield of protection to officers accused of misdeeds and erect barriers to residents complaining of abuse , ” state and federal laws that allow police to walk away without paying a dime for their wrongdoing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s happening all across the country .
This is how perverse justice in America has become .
Incredibly , while our own Bill of Rights are torn to shreds , leaving us with few protections against government abuses , a growing number of states are adopting Law Enforcement Officers ’ Bill of Rights ( LEOBoR ) , which provide cops accused of a crime with special due process rights and privileges not afforded to the average citizen .
This , right here , epitomizes everything that is wrong with America today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work on the side of justice , it ’ s the American taxpayer who ends up paying the price .
Because police officers are more likely to be struck by lightning than be held financially accountable for their actions .
As Human Rights Watch explains , taxpayers actually pay three times for officers who repeatedly commit abuses : “ once to cover their salaries while they commit abuses ; next to pay settlements or civil jury awards against officers ; and a third time through payments into police ‘ defense ’ funds provided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this kind doesn ’ t just go away because politicians and corporations suddenly become conscience-stricken in the face of mass protests and start making promises they don ’ t intend to keep .
As I explain in my book Battlefield America : The War on the American People , we need civic engagement and citizen activism , especially at the local level .
However , if it ends at the ballot box without achieving any real reform that holds government officials at all levels accountable to playing by the rules of the Constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Best of John W. Whitehead

“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”— George Santayana
Watch and see: this debate over police brutality and accountability is about to get politicized into an election-year referendum on who should occupy the White House.
Don’t fall for it.
The Deep State, the powers-that-be, want us to turn this into a race war, but this is about so much more than systemic racism. This is the oldest con game in the books, the magician’s sleight of hand that keeps you focused on the shell game in front of you while your wallet is being picked clean by ruffians in your midst.
It’s the Reichstag Fire all over again.
Burning the Reichstag:... Hett, Benjamin Carter Best Price: $1.90 Buy New $14.99 (as of 05:36 UTC - Details) It was February 1933, a month before national elections in Germany, and the Nazis weren’t expected to win. So they engineered a way to win: they began by infiltrating the police and granting police powers to their allies; then Hitler brought in stormtroopers to act as auxiliary police; by the time an arsonist (who claimed to be working for the Communists in the hopes of starting an armed revolt) set fire to the Reichstag, the German parliamentary building, the people were eager for a return to law and order.
That was all it took: Hitler used the attempted “coup” as an excuse to declare martial law and seize absolute power in Germany, establishing himself as a dictator with the support of the German people.
Fast forward to the present day, and what do we have? The nation in turmoil after months of pandemic fear-mongering and regional lockdowns, a national election looming, a president with falling poll numbers, and a police state that wants to stay in power at all costs.
Note the similarities?
It’s entirely possible that Americans have finally reached a tipping point over police brutality after decades of abuse. After all, until recently, the legislatures and the courts have marched in lockstep with the police state, repeatedly rebuffing efforts to hold police accountable for official misconduct.
Then again, it’s also equally possible that the architects of the police state have every intention of manipulating this outrage for their own purposes.
It works the same in every age.
As author Jim Keith explains, “Create violence through economic pressures, the media, mind control, agent provocateurs: thesis. Counter it with totalitarian measures, more mind control, police crackdowns, surveillance, drugging of the population: antithesis. What ensues is Orwell’s vision of 1984, a society of total control: synthesis.”
Here’s what is going to happen: the police state is going to stand down and allow these protests, riots and looting to devolve into a situation where enough of the voting populace is so desperate for a return to law and order that they will gladly relinquish some of their freedoms to achieve it. And that’s how the police state will win, no matter which candidate gets elected to the White House.
You know who will lose? Every last one of us. Our Enemies in Blue: P... Williams, Kristian Best Price: $15.17 Buy New $15.17 (as of 05:36 UTC - Details)
Listen, people should be outraged over what happened to George Floyd, but let’s get one thing straight: Floyd didn’t die merely because he was black and the cop who killed him is white. Floyd died because America is being overrun with warrior cops—vigilantes with a badge—who are part of a government-run standing army that is waging war on the American people in the so-called name of law and order.
Not all cops are warrior cops, trained to act as judge, jury and executioner in their interactions with the populace. Unfortunately, the good cops—the ones who take seriously their oath of office to serve and protect their fellow citizens, uphold the Constitution, and maintain the peace—are increasingly being outnumbered by those who believe the lives—and rights—of police should be valued more than citizens.
These warrior cops may get paid by the citizenry, but they don’t work for us and they certainly aren’t operating within the limits of the U.S. Constitution.
This isn’t about racism in America.
This is about profit-driven militarism packaged in the guise of law and order, waged by greedy profiteers who have transformed the American homeland into a battlefield with militarized police, military weapons and tactics better suited to a war zone. This is systemic corruption predicated on the police state’s insatiable appetite for money, power and control.
This is a military coup waiting to happen.
Why do we have more than a million cops on the taxpayer-funded payroll in this country whose jobs do not entail protecting our safety, maintaining the peace in our communities, and upholding our liberties?
I’ll tell you why.
These warrior cops—fitted out in the trappings of war, drilled in the deadly art of combat, and trained to look upon “every individual they interact with as an armed threat and every situation as a deadly force encounter in the making—are the police state’s standing army.
This is the new face of war, and America has become the new battlefield.
Militarized police officers, the end product of the government—federal, local and state—and law enforcement agencies having merged, have become a “standing” or permanent army, composed of full-time professional soldiers who do not disband. Pills, Powder, and Smo... Loewenstein, Antony Best Price: $3.59 Buy New $13.99 (as of 05:36 UTC - Details)
Yet these permanent armies are exactly what those who drafted the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights feared as tools used by despotic governments to wage war against its citizens.
American police forces were never supposed to be a branch of the military, nor were they meant to be private security forces for the reigning political faction. Instead, they were intended to be an aggregation of countless local police units, composed of citizens like you and me that exist for a sole purpose: to serve and protect the citizens of each and every American community.
As a result of the increasing militarization of the police in recent years, however, the police now not only look like the military—with their foreboding uniforms and phalanx of lethal weapons—but they function like them, as well.
Thus, no more do we have a civilian force of peace officers entrusted with serving and protecting the American people. Instead, today’s militarized law enforcement officials have shifted their allegiance from the citizenry to the state, acting preemptively to ward off any possible challenges to the government’s power, unrestrained by the boundaries of the Fourth Amendment.
They don’t work for us. As retired Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis warned, “Corporate America is using police forces as their mercenaries.”
We were sold a bill of goods.
For years now, we’ve been told that cops need military weapons to wage the government’s wars on drugs, crime and terror. We’ve been told that cops need to be able to crash through doors, search vehicles, carry out roadside strip searches, shoot anyone they perceive to be a threat, and generally disregard the law whenever it suits them because they’re doing it to protect their fellow Americans from danger. We’ve been told that cops need extra legal protections because of the risks they take.
None of that is true.
In fact, a study by a political scientist at Princeton University concludes that militarizing police and SWAT teams “provide no detectable benefits in terms of officer safety or violent crime reduction.” According to researcher Jonathan Mummolo, if police in America are feeling less safe, it’s because the process of transforming them into extensions of the military makes them less safe, less popular and less trust-worthy. Rise of the Warrior Co... Radley Balko Best Price: $3.56 Buy New $10.95 (as of 05:55 UTC - Details)
The study, the first systematic analysis on the use and consequences of militarized force, reveals that “police militarization neither reduces rates of violent crime nor changes the number of officers assaulted or killed.”
In other words, warrior cops aren’t making us or themselves any safer.
Militarized police armed with weapons of war who are allowed to operate above the law and break the laws with impunity are definitely not making America any safer or freer.
The problem, as one reporter rightly concluded, is “not that life has gotten that much more dangerous, it’s that authorities have chosen to respond to even innocent situations as if they were in a warzone.” Consequently, Americans are now eight times more likely to die in a police confrontation than they are to be killed by a terrorist.
Militarism within the nation’s police forces is proving to be deadlier than any pandemic.
This battlefield mindset has gone hand in hand with the rise of militarized SWAT (“special weapons and tactics”) teams.
Frequently justified as vital tools necessary to combat terrorism and deal with rare but extremely dangerous criminal situations, such as those involving hostages, SWAT teams have become intrinsic parts of local law enforcement operations, thanks in large part to substantial federal assistance and the Pentagon’s military surplus recycling program, which allows the transfer of military equipment, weapons and training to local police for free or at sharp discounts while increasing the profits of its corporate allies.
Where this becomes a problem of life and death for Americans is when these SWAT teams— outfitted, armed and trained in military tactics—are assigned to carry out relatively routine police tasks, such as serving a search warrant. Nationwide, SWAT teams have been employed to address an astonishingly trivial array of criminal activity or mere community nuisances: angry dogs, domestic disputes, improper paperwork filed by an orchid farmer, and misdemeanor marijuana possession, to give a brief sampling.
Remember, SWAT teams originated as specialized units dedicated to defusing extremely sensitive, dangerous situations. They were never meant to be used for routine police work such as serving a warrant. Unfortunately, the mere presence of SWAT units has actually injected a level of danger and violence into police-citizen interactions that was not present as long as these interactions were handled by traditional civilian officers. Our Enemies in Blue: P... Williams, Kristian Best Price: $15.17 Buy New $15.17 (as of 05:36 UTC - Details)
There are few communities without a SWAT team today, and there are more than 80,000 SWAT team raids per year.
Yet the tension inherent in most civilian-police encounter these days can’t be blamed exclusively on law enforcement’s growing reliance on SWAT teams and donated military equipment.
It goes far deeper, to a transformation in the way police view themselves and their line of duty.
Specifically, what we’re dealing with today is a skewed shoot-to-kill mindset in which police, trained to view themselves as warriors or soldiers in a war, whether against drugs, or terror, or crime, must “get” the bad guys—i.e., anyone who is a potential target—before the bad guys get them. The result is a spike in the number of incidents in which police shoot first, and ask questions later.
Making matters worse, when these officers, who have long since ceased to be peace officers, violate their oaths by bullying, beating, tasering, shooting and killing their employers—the taxpayers to whom they owe their allegiance—they are rarely given more than a slap on the hands before resuming their patrols.
This lawlessness on the part of law enforcement, an unmistakable characteristic of a police state, is made possible in large part by police unions which routinely oppose civilian review boards and resist the placement of names and badge numbers on officer uniforms; police agencies that abide by the Blue Code of Silence, the quiet understanding among police that they should not implicate their colleagues for their crimes and misconduct; prosecutors who treat police offenses with greater leniency than civilian offenses; courts that sanction police wrongdoing in the name of security; and legislatures that enhance the power, reach and arsenal of the police, and a citizenry that fails to hold its government accountable to the rule of law.
Indeed, not only are cops protected from most charges of wrongdoing—whether it’s shooting unarmed citizens (including children and old people), raping and abusing young women, falsifying police reports, trafficking drugs, or soliciting sex with minors—but even on the rare occasions when they are fired for misconduct, it’s only a matter of time before they get re-hired again. Police Brutality Matters Ested, Joseph J. Best Price: $25.00 Buy New $17.01 (as of 05:36 UTC - Details)
Much of the “credit” for shielding these rogue cops goes to influential police unions and laws providing for qualified immunity, police contracts that “provide a shield of protection to officers accused of misdeeds and erect barriers to residents complaining of abuse,” state and federal laws that allow police to walk away without paying a dime for their wrongdoing, and rampant cronyism among government bureaucrats.
It’s happening all across the country.
This is how perverse justice in America has become.
Incredibly, while our own Bill of Rights are torn to shreds, leaving us with few protections against government abuses, a growing number of states are adopting Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBoR), which provide cops accused of a crime with special due process rights and privileges not afforded to the average citizen.
This, right here, epitomizes everything that is wrong with America today.
Even when the system appears to work on the side of justice, it’s the American taxpayer who ends up paying the price.
Literally.
Because police officers are more likely to be struck by lightning than be held financially accountable for their actions. As Human Rights Watch explains, taxpayers actually pay three times for officers who repeatedly commit abuses: “once to cover their salaries while they commit abuses; next to pay settlements or civil jury awards against officers; and a third time through payments into police ‘defense’ funds provided by the cities.”
Deep-seated corruption of this kind doesn’t just go away because politicians and corporations suddenly become conscience-stricken in the face of mass protests and start making promises they don’t intend to keep.
As I explain in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, we need civic engagement and citizen activism, especially at the local level. However, if it ends at the ballot box without achieving any real reform that holds government officials at all levels accountable to playing by the rules of the Constitution, then shame on us.
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lewrockwell--2020-06-10--Our Lives Don’t Matter

Our Lives Don’t Matter

George Floyd didn ’ t get a knee because his killer was a racist .
He got it because his killer is an armed government worker .
Daniel Shaver wasn ’ t black – and the AGW ( Philip Brailsford ) who got away with killing this unarmed white man who was crawling on the floor begging for his life wasn ’ t motivated by racism , either .
He was motivated by something far worse than racism – because authoritarianism is policy .
The Spirit and the Sho ... Wendt , Simon Best Price : $ 12.05 Buy New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used not in a derogatory but in a literal sense – are not in the business of protecting rights .
They are in the business of enforcing laws ( they use exactly this term to describe themselves ) .
To the nth degree , submission to the law being the fundamental thing .
Think carefully about that – about what it means .
As opposed to what it used to mean to be a peace officer , whose business was protecting people ’ s rights .
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George Floyd didn’t get a knee because his killer was a racist. He got it because his killer is an armed government worker.
An authoritarian.
The distinction is important.
Daniel Shaver wasn’t black – and the AGW (Philip Brailsford) who got away with killing this unarmed white man who was crawling on the floor begging for his life wasn’t motivated by racism, either.

He was motivated by something far worse than racism – because authoritarianism is policy. The Spirit and the Sho... Wendt, Simon Best Price: $12.05 Buy New $28.00 (as of 05:37 UTC - Details)
AGWs – the term is used not in a derogatory but in a literal sense – are not in the business of protecting rights. They are in the business of enforcing laws (they use exactly this term to describe themselves). To the nth degree, submission to the law being the fundamental thing.
Including, implicitly, submission to them.
Think carefully about that – about what it means. As opposed to what it used to mean to be a peace officer, whose business was protecting people’s rights.
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lewrockwell--2020-06-10--As US Cities Crumble, Demand for Rural and Suburban Properties Is Soaring

Have the events of 2020 caused you to consider moving somewhere else ?
If so , you are definitely not alone .
The COVID-19 pandemic , a historic economic downturn and extremely violent riots in major cities all across America are fueling a sudden surge in interest in rural and suburban properties .
This represents a major shift , because prior to 2020 we had seen a tremendous boom in real estate prices in large cities such as New York , San Francisco and Seattle .
Now a lot of those buyers have become very motivated sellers , but there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demand for tremendously overpriced homes in core urban areas that are currently being torn to pieces by rioters .
Meanwhile , prices for rural and suburban homes are being pushed up as an increasing number of Americans seek to get away from the major cities .
At first , it was the coronavirus pandemic that was the primary reason why so many people wanted to move .
According to Redfin , page views for homes in rural communities and small towns were way , way up in March as the virus began to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beginning Of The End Michael Snyder Best Price : $ 9.97 Buy New $ 18.08 Of course now the worst civil unrest in decades has been added to the equation , and this has caused even more city dwellers to consider a change in residence .
In fact , one poll found that approximately 40 percent of all city dwellers “ are considering leaving ” … Unfortunately , not everyone will be able to move .
In an economic environment where more than 42 million Americans have already lost their jobs , many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can to cling to the jobs that they still have .
But for those with the liberty to live wherever they want , this is an opportunity to make a dramatic change .
At this point , even urban real estate markets that were once red hot like San Francisco appear to be cooling off in a major way… Amid the depths of a global pandemic and financial downturn , the demand for real estate is unexpectedly rocketing in wealthy regions outside San Francisco , reports Bloomberg .
Agents say that demand is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Area such as Napa , Marin and further afield in Carmel , as people who have the means look to get away from the city .
Meanwhile , the market in San Francisco and Alameda County is still well below where it was last year .
The Prepperu2019s Blue ... Tess Pennington Best Price : $ 11.98 Buy New $ 18.98 Elsewhere , Lake Tahoe has also seen a surge in real estate interest .
The prospect of living out of the city on an alpine lake while maintaining a career is appealing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as many tech companies have signaled that remote work may be the new norm for a long time .
During the good times , our big cities had a lot to offer .
But now , many city dwellers have become completely convinced that their communities are simply no longer safe places to live .
Just look at what is happening in Chicago .
The last day in May was “ the deadliest day ” that the city had seen “ since at least 1961″… We have come to expect a very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but one local expert says that the number of murders on that particular Sunday was “ beyond anything that we ’ ve ever seen before ” … At one time , America ’ s beautiful shining cities were the envy of the entire planet .
Get Prepared Now !
: Why ...
Fix , Barbara Best Price : $ 10.96 Buy New $ 13.77 But now thousands of retail outlets have been boarded up , homelessness is absolutely exploding , and it looks like there will be much more rioting , looting and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been writing about the plight of our major cities for many years , and even though I have been relentlessly warning that this was coming , it doesn ’ t make it any less sad .
I have really been feeling so sad lately .
Things didn ’ t have to turn out this way for America , but our choices have consequences , and we have been making really bad choices for decades .
Ultimately , I am quite glad that I was able to get away from the big cities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans have made the exact same choice .
Now we are potentially facing a mass exodus from the major cities in the months ahead , and that will likely drive real estate prices in the most desirable small towns and rural communities through the roof .
Those that are wealthy will be able to afford such prices , but many others may find themselves completely priced out of the market and unable to relocate .
Reprinted with permission from End of the American Dream .
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Have the events of 2020 caused you to consider moving somewhere else? If so, you are definitely not alone. The COVID-19 pandemic, a historic economic downturn and extremely violent riots in major cities all across America are fueling a sudden surge in interest in rural and suburban properties. This represents a major shift, because prior to 2020 we had seen a tremendous boom in real estate prices in large cities such as New York, San Francisco and Seattle. Now a lot of those buyers have become very motivated sellers, but there just isn’t a lot of demand for tremendously overpriced homes in core urban areas that are currently being torn to pieces by rioters.
Meanwhile, prices for rural and suburban homes are being pushed up as an increasing number of Americans seek to get away from the major cities.
At first, it was the coronavirus pandemic that was the primary reason why so many people wanted to move. According to Redfin, page views for homes in rural communities and small towns were way, way up in March as the virus began to spread aggressively in the United States… The Beginning Of The End Michael Snyder Best Price: $9.97 Buy New $18.08 (as of 07:00 UTC - Details)
A report from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) highlights this trend, showing that by late March, the seven-day average change in page views of homes in rural and small towns was up 115% and 88%, respectively.
Of course now the worst civil unrest in decades has been added to the equation, and this has caused even more city dwellers to consider a change in residence. In fact, one poll found that approximately 40 percent of all city dwellers “are considering leaving”…
A recent Harris Poll found that more than 3 in 10 people in America say the pandemic makes them want to live in a rural area. And, 1 in 4 now want to live in a suburb exterior to a major city. In a separate Harris Poll, it was found that nearly 40% of city dwellers are considering leaving the city due to the pandemic.
Unfortunately, not everyone will be able to move. In an economic environment where more than 42 million Americans have already lost their jobs, many people will be doing all that they can to cling to the jobs that they still have.
But for those with the liberty to live wherever they want, this is an opportunity to make a dramatic change.
At this point, even urban real estate markets that were once red hot like San Francisco appear to be cooling off in a major way…
Amid the depths of a global pandemic and financial downturn, the demand for real estate is unexpectedly rocketing in wealthy regions outside San Francisco, reports Bloomberg. Agents say that demand is soaring in affluent areas around the Bay Area such as Napa, Marin and further afield in Carmel, as people who have the means look to get away from the city. Meanwhile, the market in San Francisco and Alameda County is still well below where it was last year. The Prepperu2019s Blue... Tess Pennington Best Price: $11.98 Buy New $18.98 (as of 02:20 UTC - Details) Elsewhere, Lake Tahoe has also seen a surge in real estate interest. The prospect of living out of the city on an alpine lake while maintaining a career is appealing for a new generation of young buyers, as many tech companies have signaled that remote work may be the new norm for a long time.
During the good times, our big cities had a lot to offer.
But now, many city dwellers have become completely convinced that their communities are simply no longer safe places to live.
Just look at what is happening in Chicago. The last day in May was “the deadliest day” that the city had seen “since at least 1961″…
The city of Chicago notched a grim milestone last weekend, as 18 people were murdered on Sunday, May 31 alone, marking the deadliest day in the city since at least 1961. The University of Chicago Crime Lab’s numbers do not go back further than 1961, so it’s impossible to say how long it’s been — if ever — since so many people were murdered in the city one 24-hour stretch.
We have come to expect a very high level of violence in Chicago, but one local expert says that the number of murders on that particular Sunday was “beyond anything that we’ve ever seen before”…
“We’ve never seen anything like it, at all,” the crime lab’s senior research director, Max Kapustin, told the newspaper. “I don’t even know how to put it into context. It’s beyond anything that we’ve ever seen before.” Chicago’s next most violent day was Aug. 4, 1991, when 13 murders were recorded.
At one time, America’s beautiful shining cities were the envy of the entire planet.
Get Prepared Now!: Why... Fix, Barbara Best Price: $10.96 Buy New $13.77 (as of 04:20 UTC - Details) But now thousands of retail outlets have been boarded up, homelessness is absolutely exploding, and it looks like there will be much more rioting, looting and violence in the months ahead.
I have been writing about the plight of our major cities for many years, and even though I have been relentlessly warning that this was coming, it doesn’t make it any less sad.
I have really been feeling so sad lately. Things didn’t have to turn out this way for America, but our choices have consequences, and we have been making really bad choices for decades.
Ultimately, I am quite glad that I was able to get away from the big cities when I did, and countless other Americans have made the exact same choice.
Now we are potentially facing a mass exodus from the major cities in the months ahead, and that will likely drive real estate prices in the most desirable small towns and rural communities through the roof.
Those that are wealthy will be able to afford such prices, but many others may find themselves completely priced out of the market and unable to relocate.

Reprinted with permission from End of the American Dream.
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lewrockwell--2020-06-10--Shining the Light on Unnecessary Quarantines

The latest information is that the lockdown was unnecessary .
In fact , not only was it unnecessary but it turns out that locking people in their homes was exactly the wrong thing to do .
A study of almost 800 people shows that the higher your vitamin D status the less the coronavirus will affect you .
Get enough sun , the data suggests , and you simply can not die of the coronavirus .
World health authorities really got it wrong and unbelievably , they got the entire human race to listen to them .
Recommending the exact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ step into the sun everyday and take D3 supplements and even get D injections would have represented intelligent medicine .
We do not need a coronavirus vaccine , we already have one except its not a vaccine .
If you want to inject something inject vitamin D. This is the mostly costly mistake in history costing tens of trillions , destroying millions of small and mid-size businesses , and effecting hundreds of millions of lives .
It has literally put hunger in bellies so you can start there with your measurements of suffering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with complete information from Lorenz Borsche and Dr. Bernd Glauner , from Germany , but its clear , no death from the coronavirus at vitamin D blood concentrations above 34 ng/ml .
In Portuguese , in this graph , it also says no symptoms at all from the virus if your blood levels are above 80 ng/ml .
Unreported Truths abou ... Berenson , Alex Buy New $ 5.99 Our immune system fights infections caused by bacteria or viruses with the help of messenger substances , antibodies and killer cells .
Vitamin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immune modulator and ensures that always enough , but also not too many immune cells wage war against the invaders .
The coronavirus pandemic inflicted a “ swift and massive shock ” that has caused the broadest collapse of the global economy since 1870 despite unprecedented government support , the World Bank said Monday .
A leaked German report suggested strongly that “ the dangerousness of Covid-19 was overestimated and that probably at no point did the danger posed by the new virus go beyond the normal level .
The people who die @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statistically die this year , because they have reached the end of their lives and their weakened bodies can no longer cope with any random everyday stress.
” And now we find out that Coronavirus patients without symptoms aren ’ t driving the spread of the virus casting doubt on keeping healthy people at home .
The virus was never the main threat , however , health officials were and still are continuing to threaten us with a type of arrogance that will not even listen to the doctors out in the front @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cover about their wrongness of their thought and action , but the most obvious one is clearly revealed with the vitamin D study .
pandemic : The Great In ... Banks , John M. Buy New $ 14.45 The nonsensical worldwide lockdown and the forced restriction of the free movement of people , goods and services destroyed huge parts of the global economy for nothing .
The cost is incalculable as our living standards are reduced , along with our liberties and social cohesion .
What we are witnessing is nothing short @ @ @ @ @ @ @ private sector , the capitalist system and the financial sovereignty of every citizen .
The state denies the right of every individual to work , to put food on the table , to provide for their families and to take personal responsibility for their own choices .
Many naively believed the COVID-19 fearmongering .
Some even begged the authorities for medical martial law .
Many would rather give up all of their civil liberties , and those of others , than to risk catching the flu that can easily be avoided with enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Vitamin D is not a vitamin at all in the literal sense , but a hormone that controls the regulation of at least 1000 genes .
Most of them have to do with the human immune system .
What is more , vitamin D does not simply have a stimulating function , but ensures the balance of many metabolic processes necessary for the immune system .
An important function is also , for example , the prevention of autoimmune diseases .
It is now known that MS is the result of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contrast to that , the function of vitamin D in bone metabolism has somewhat taken a backseat nowadays .
COVID-19 OUTBREAK : How ... O'Donnel , Kevin Buy New $ 9.99 Regardless of corona , it has been known and published for many years that vitamin D deficiency promotes the development of pneumonia – or scientifically correct ARDS ( Acute Respiratory Distress Symptom ) – as a result of viral infections .
In addition , vitamin D stimulates the body ’ s own synthesis of antiviral substances which specifically block the spike protein @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the receptor protein ACE2 .
All of this is well-researched , published information that clearly shows us that vitamin D deficiency patients are in a very unfavourable situation with regard to the risk of pneumonia.
” In reality there have been many doctors trying many treatments for COVID-19 .
Many of them work or would work if doctors gave more natural emergency room and ICU medicines a chance .
Like vitamin D injections , intravenous magnesium chloride would have been a good starting point for COVID-19 hospital admissions .
Obviously heath authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not interested in truth or even in medical logic .
It is easy to imagine history recording them as some of the nastiest people doing the most wrong and harm imaginable .
Virus Mania : How the M ... Kennedy , Robert Best Price : $ 23.32 Buy New $ 18.31 Some of the worst people you can imagine were in favor of health authorities doing their harm : “ Let me put it very clearly , you have no constitutional right to endanger the public and spread the disease , even if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to be vaccinated , you have no right not to wear a mask , you have no right to open up your business…And if you refuse to be vaccinated , the state has the power to literally take you to a doctor ’ s office and plunge a needle into your arm , ” said the defender of child sex trafficker Epstein , who obviously supports forced vaccinations .
Even though the actual disease had been contained , the perpetrators of the scheme need more and more crude falsifications to prove the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just increasing .
The criminal medical cartels are censoring all treatments and cures that work to save lives meaning they are letting people die until the holy grail of a vaccine arrives .
Though their are variations in medical approaches what we read in the media is mostly global narratives that are keeping everyone confused including doctors .
The Best of Dr. Mark Sircus

The latest information is that the lockdown was unnecessary. In fact, not only was it unnecessary but it turns out that locking people in their homes was exactly the wrong thing to do. A study of almost 800 people shows that the higher your vitamin D status the less the coronavirus will affect you. Get enough sun, the data suggests, and you simply cannot die of the coronavirus.
World health authorities really got it wrong and unbelievably, they got the entire human race to listen to them. Recommending the exact opposite of what was needed, to step into the sun everyday and take D3 supplements and even get D injections would have represented intelligent medicine. We do not need a coronavirus vaccine, we already have one except its not a vaccine. If you want to inject something inject vitamin D.
This is the mostly costly mistake in history costing tens of trillions, destroying millions of small and mid-size businesses, and effecting hundreds of millions of lives. It has literally put hunger in bellies so you can start there with your measurements of suffering.
You can see this in English, with complete information from Lorenz Borsche and Dr. Bernd Glauner, from Germany, but its clear, no death from the coronavirus at vitamin D blood concentrations above 34 ng/ml. In Portuguese, in this graph, it also says no symptoms at all from the virus if your blood levels are above 80 ng/ml. Unreported Truths abou... Berenson, Alex Buy New $5.99 (as of 03:17 UTC - Details)
Our immune system fights infections caused by bacteria or viruses with the help of messenger substances, antibodies and killer cells. Vitamin D plays a central role as an immune modulator and ensures that always enough, but also not too many immune cells wage war against the invaders.
The coronavirus pandemic inflicted a “swift and massive shock” that has caused the broadest collapse of the global economy since 1870 despite unprecedented government support, the World Bank said Monday.
Pandemic of Stupidity and Fear
A leaked German report suggested strongly that “the dangerousness of Covid-19 was overestimated and that probably at no point did the danger posed by the new virus go beyond the normal level. The people who die from Corona are essentially those who would statistically die this year, because they have reached the end of their lives and their weakened bodies can no longer cope with any random everyday stress.”
And now we find out that Coronavirus patients without symptoms aren’t driving the spread of the virus casting doubt on keeping healthy people at home. The virus was never the main threat, however, health officials were and still are continuing to threaten us with a type of arrogance that will not even listen to the doctors out in the front lines. There are so many points to cover about their wrongness of their thought and action, but the most obvious one is clearly revealed with the vitamin D study. pandemic: The Great In... Banks, John M. Buy New $14.45 (as of 02:45 UTC - Details)
The nonsensical worldwide lockdown and the forced restriction of the free movement of people, goods and services destroyed huge parts of the global economy for nothing. The cost is incalculable as our living standards are reduced, along with our liberties and social cohesion.
What we are witnessing is nothing short of a blatant attempt to destroy the private sector, the capitalist system and the financial sovereignty of every citizen. The state denies the right of every individual to work, to put food on the table, to provide for their families and to take personal responsibility for their own choices.
Many naively believed the COVID-19 fearmongering. Some even begged the authorities for medical martial law. Many would rather give up all of their civil liberties, and those of others, than to risk catching the flu that can easily be avoided with enough sun exposure and vitamin D administration.
Lorenz Borsche and Dr. Bernd Glauner say:
“Vitamin D is not a vitamin at all in the literal sense, but a hormone that controls the regulation of at least 1000 genes. Most of them have to do with the human immune system. What is more, vitamin D does not simply have a stimulating function, but ensures the balance of many metabolic processes necessary for the immune system. An important function is also, for example, the prevention of autoimmune diseases. It is now known that MS is the result of a defective vitamin D receptor protein. In contrast to that, the function of vitamin D in bone metabolism has somewhat taken a backseat nowadays.
COVID-19 OUTBREAK: How... O'Donnel, Kevin Buy New $9.99 (as of 03:24 UTC - Details) Regardless of corona, it has been known and published for many years that vitamin D deficiency promotes the development of pneumonia – or scientifically correct ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Symptom) – as a result of viral infections. In addition, vitamin D stimulates the body’s own synthesis of antiviral substances which specifically block the spike protein necessary for the docking mechanism of covid-19 to the receptor protein ACE2. All of this is well-researched, published information that clearly shows us that vitamin D deficiency patients are in a very unfavourable situation with regard to the risk of pneumonia.”
In reality there have been many doctors trying many treatments for COVID-19. Many of them work or would work if doctors gave more natural emergency room and ICU medicines a chance. Like vitamin D injections, intravenous magnesium chloride would have been a good starting point for COVID-19 hospital admissions.
Conclusion
Obviously heath authorities are not interested in saving lives, not interested in truth or even in medical logic. It is easy to imagine history recording them as some of the nastiest people doing the most wrong and harm imaginable.
According to the elite, you have no right to earn a living, run a
business, or exercise any other basic freedoms if the government
arbitrarily decides a particular virus floating around is bad enough.
Joe Jarvis
Virus Mania: How the M... Kennedy, Robert Best Price: $23.32 Buy New $18.31 (as of 03:58 UTC - Details) Some of the worst people you can imagine were in favor of health authorities doing their harm:
“Let me put it very clearly, you have no constitutional right to endanger the public and spread the disease, even if you disagree. You have no right not to be vaccinated, you have no right not to wear a mask, you have no right to open up your business…And if you refuse to be vaccinated, the state has the power to literally take you to a doctor’s office and plunge a needle into your arm,” said the defender of child sex trafficker Epstein, who obviously supports forced vaccinations.
Even though the actual disease had been contained, the perpetrators of the scheme need more and more crude falsifications to prove the opposite; their drive for control is just increasing. The criminal medical cartels are censoring all treatments and cures that work to save lives meaning they are letting people die until the holy grail of a vaccine arrives. Though their are variations in medical approaches what we read in the media is mostly global narratives that are keeping everyone confused including doctors.
Reprinted with permission from Dr.Sircus.com.
The Best of Dr. Mark Sircus


lewrockwell--2020-06-10--Deep State to Powell: Stop Goosing Stocks Higher or You’ll Re-Elect Trump

Come on , Jay , you can always goose stocks back to new highs after the election .
Indulge me for a moment in some backroom speculation .
It ’ s absurdly obvious that the unelected , permanent , ever-expanding National Security State , a.k.a the Deep State , and its Democratic Party allies have been attempting to torpedo Donald Trump since the 2016 election took them by surprise .
( Imagine doing everything that worked so well in the past and failing at the last minute .
Ouch .
Revenge is best served cold , n ’ est pas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a foul heap , the impeachment backfired , and so what ’ s left in the Deep State quiver other than its usual bag of , ahem , accidents ?
Some might argue that urban riots and civil unrest might be enough to cause Trump to lose the election in November , but this strategy can backfire just as easily as the previous Deep State strategies .
Will You Be Richer or ... Smith , Charles Hugh Best Price : $ 10.99 Buy New $ 11.55 Assuming Americans will ultimately vote their pocketbook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure way to sink Trump is to crash the stock market , the jewel in Trump ’ s crown .
This is blinding obvious , but the Deep State ’ s political allies have been wary of shrinking the bloated wealth of their donors , and wary of a backlash from the wealthy who want to see Trump lose but not if it requires the personal sacrifice of surrendering any of the $ 548 billion they ’ ve gained in the recent stock market melt-up .
But with the election just months away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Deep State is demanding Powell and the Fed stop the money-printing that ’ s goosing stocks higher .
Hints have been elevated to suggestions which are about to become demands .
Jay , we ’ re sure you understand the importance of this election for the country , and so you ’ ll understand why we need to see new lows in the stock market by September , October at the latest .
Can you do your duty , or do we need to find someone else willing to serve the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Money and Work Unchained Charles Hugh Smith Best Price : $ 11.00 Buy New $ 1.99 The Deep State has tapped Powell on the shoulder , and Jay has likely hedged his bets , demanding some political-economic cover for stopping the money-printing that ’ s been goosing stocks to new highs ( tech stocks ) or gains for 2020 ( S & P 500 ) .
Presto , the bogus jobs reports is issued : good news !
OK , Powell responds , that ’ s good but not enough .
So we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the appropriate agencies to issue a surprisingly hot inflation number .
A sudden spike in inflation would provide the additional cover the Fed needs to withdraw the stock market ’ s free-money lifeline .
Barring a hot inflation number , the Fed can always fall back on some other pretexts to turn off the money spigot and let the stock market start sliding into late October .
The Best of Charles Hugh Smith

Come on, Jay, you can always goose stocks back to new highs after the election.
Indulge me for a moment in some backroom speculation. It’s absurdly obvious that the unelected, permanent, ever-expanding National Security State, a.k.a the Deep State, and its Democratic Party allies have been attempting to torpedo Donald Trump since the 2016 election took them by surprise. (Imagine doing everything that worked so well in the past and failing at the last minute. Ouch. Revenge is best served cold, n’est pas?)
The comedy-of-errors RussiaGate collapsed in a foul heap, the impeachment backfired, and so what’s left in the Deep State quiver other than its usual bag of, ahem, accidents?
Some might argue that urban riots and civil unrest might be enough to cause Trump to lose the election in November, but this strategy can backfire just as easily as the previous Deep State strategies. Will You Be Richer or ... Smith, Charles Hugh Best Price: $10.99 Buy New $11.55 (as of 05:55 UTC - Details)
Assuming Americans will ultimately vote their pocketbook as in the past, the only sure way to sink Trump is to crash the stock market, the jewel in Trump’s crown. This is blinding obvious, but the Deep State’s political allies have been wary of shrinking the bloated wealth of their donors, and wary of a backlash from the wealthy who want to see Trump lose but not if it requires the personal sacrifice of surrendering any of the $548 billion they’ve gained in the recent stock market melt-up.
But with the election just months away, the pressure is now so intense that the Deep State is demanding Powell and the Fed stop the money-printing that’s goosing stocks higher. Hints have been elevated to suggestions which are about to become demands.
Jay, we’re sure you understand the importance of this election for the country, and so you’ll understand why we need to see new lows in the stock market by September, October at the latest. Can you do your duty, or do we need to find someone else willing to serve the national interest at this critical time? Money and Work Unchained Charles Hugh Smith Best Price: $11.00 Buy New $1.99 (as of 10:55 UTC - Details)
The Deep State has tapped Powell on the shoulder, and Jay has likely hedged his bets, demanding some political-economic cover for stopping the money-printing that’s been goosing stocks to new highs (tech stocks) or gains for 2020 (S&P 500).
Presto, the bogus jobs reports is issued: good news! OK, Powell responds, that’s good but not enough. So we can anticipate the wheels are busy turning in the appropriate agencies to issue a surprisingly hot inflation number. A sudden spike in inflation would provide the additional cover the Fed needs to withdraw the stock market’s free-money lifeline.
Barring a hot inflation number, the Fed can always fall back on some other pretexts to turn off the money spigot and let the stock market start sliding into late October.
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lewrockwell--2020-06-10--The Fed’s Mission Impossible

The Fed’s Mission Impossible

The markets were giddy Friday after a much better than expected jobs report boosted optimism for a quick v-shaped recovery as the economy opens back up .
But in his podcast Friday , Peter Schiff poured some cold water on this notion .
He said given the amount of stimulus that the Federal Reserve and the US government have pumped into the economy , unwinding it all will be mission impossible .
Friday ’ s Labor Department unemployment report was a real shocker .
Analysts expected another big month of job losses in May .
Instead , the economy added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unemployment rate fell from 14.7 % to 13.3 % .
Crash Proof 2.0 : How t ... Schiff , Peter D. Best Price : $ 2.01 Buy New $ 1.99 We know there were a significant number of layoffs in May .
New unemployment claims averaged around 2 million a week .
But apparently , a lot of the 20 million-plus people who lost their jobs in April were rehired in May .
How do we make sense of these numbers ?
Peter said he thinks a lot of the rehiring was incentivized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the reasons is the government is paying companies either to not fire people in the first place or to rehire them .
Remember , when you took out a loan , the PPP loans – Payroll Protection Program – it ’ s a grant if you don ’ t fire anybody .
And if you fire people , as long as you bring them back , then you don ’ t have to repay the loan .
So , there probably was a lot of pressure on a lot of businesses to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t even need .
But if they don ’ t bring them back , they ’ re going to have to pay back the PPP loan , so they brought them back anyway .
“ If this is true , then a lot of the people who got rehired may well end up getting refired .
You don ’ t have to keep these people on the books permanently in order not to repay the loan .
You just have to get them back on the books long enough to get the loan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a lot of other companies , like the airlines , for example , who got a lot of bailout money upfront on the condition that they didn ’ t lay people off .
Well , there ’ s a date where now they can start laying people off .
So , I think we have a lot of artificial incentives or interference in the market.
” On top of that , the government is spending a lot of money it doesn ’ t have .
Deficits are exploding .
The Federal Reserve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep people employed .
Economics in One Lesso ... Hazlitt , Henry Best Price : $ 2.43 Buy New $ 7.43 How great would these [ unemployment ] numbers be if it wasn ’ t for these massive deficits and all this money printing that is simply postponing a lot of the layoffs that were going to happen eventually anyway ?
In fact , we may end up exacerbating the number of layoffs because we may be financially weakening a lot of these companies with the incentives that we put into place.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ironic that even with the surprising jobs report , President Trump is calling for more stimulus .
The unemployment report sent US stock markets soaring and gold tumbling as investors became even more optimistic about the so-called v-shaped recovery .
But Peter raises an important question for people who believe the worst is behind us and the economy is about to come roaring back .
How is the Fed going to withdraw all that liquidity ?
The Fed put all this liquidity into the economy .
It created all this money based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deeper recession/depression .
And to be preemptive , they just basically threw out the kitchen sink in terms of money printing .
And they printed all this money , and bought up all these bonds , and all these corporate bonds that they now own , but what if they panicked ?
What if now everything is fine ?
How does the Fed withdraw that liquidity ?
It ’ s impossible !
How are they going to turn around and start selling all the bonds they bought ?
How are they going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ snap-back is 100 % a function of all the money they printed ?
” If the recession is over , even the Keynesians have to concede inflation is a threat .
If prices start to rise , is the Fed just going to let that happen ?
How an Economy Grows a ... Schiff , Andrew J .
Best Price : $ 1.99 Buy New $ 7.20 It ’ s important to remember that the economy was not healthy before COVID-19 .
The Fed was already engaged in rate-cutting and QE .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a $ 1 trillion deficit .
Peter went on to analyze the stock market reaction to the jobs report .

The markets were giddy Friday after a much better than expected jobs report boosted optimism for a quick v-shaped recovery as the economy opens back up. But in his podcast Friday, Peter Schiff poured some cold water on this notion. He said given the amount of stimulus that the Federal Reserve and the US government have pumped into the economy, unwinding it all will be mission impossible.
Friday’s Labor Department unemployment report was a real shocker. Analysts expected another big month of job losses in May. Instead, the economy added just over 2.5 million jobs. The unemployment rate fell from 14.7% to 13.3%. Crash Proof 2.0: How t... Schiff, Peter D. Best Price: $2.01 Buy New $1.99 (as of 11:40 UTC - Details)
We know there were a significant number of layoffs in May. New unemployment claims averaged around 2 million a week. But apparently, a lot of the 20 million-plus people who lost their jobs in April were rehired in May.
How do we make sense of these numbers?
Peter said he thinks a lot of the rehiring was incentivized by government programs.
Remember, one of the reasons is the government is paying companies either to not fire people in the first place or to rehire them. Remember, when you took out a loan, the PPP loans – Payroll Protection Program – it’s a grant if you don’t fire anybody. And if you fire people, as long as you bring them back, then you don’t have to repay the loan. So, there probably was a lot of pressure on a lot of businesses to rehire people that they probably don’t even need. But if they don’t bring them back, they’re going to have to pay back the PPP loan, so they brought them back anyway. “
If this is true, then a lot of the people who got rehired may well end up getting refired.
You don’t have to keep these people on the books permanently in order not to repay the loan. You just have to get them back on the books long enough to get the loan forgiven. And remember, there’s a lot of other companies, like the airlines, for example, who got a lot of bailout money upfront on the condition that they didn’t lay people off. Well, there’s a date where now they can start laying people off. So, I think we have a lot of artificial incentives or interference in the market.”
On top of that, the government is spending a lot of money it doesn’t have. Deficits are exploding. The Federal Reserve is printing trillions of dollars. All to keep people employed. Economics in One Lesso... Hazlitt, Henry Best Price: $2.43 Buy New $7.43 (as of 12:35 UTC - Details)
How great would these [unemployment] numbers be if it wasn’t for these massive deficits and all this money printing that is simply postponing a lot of the layoffs that were going to happen eventually anyway? In fact, we may end up exacerbating the number of layoffs because we may be financially weakening a lot of these companies with the incentives that we put into place.”
Peter said that it’s ironic that even with the surprising jobs report, President Trump is calling for more stimulus.
If the economy is so strong, why do we need to stimulate it even more?”
The unemployment report sent US stock markets soaring and gold tumbling as investors became even more optimistic about the so-called v-shaped recovery. But Peter raises an important question for people who believe the worst is behind us and the economy is about to come roaring back.
How is the Fed going to withdraw all that liquidity? The Fed put all this liquidity into the economy. It created all this money based on a more substantial downturn – a longer-lasting deeper recession/depression. And to be preemptive, they just basically threw out the kitchen sink in terms of money printing. And they printed all this money, and bought up all these bonds, and all these corporate bonds that they now own, but what if they panicked? What if now everything is fine? How does the Fed withdraw that liquidity? It’s impossible! How are they going to turn around and start selling all the bonds they bought? How are they going to raise interest rates when the whole supposed snap-back is 100% a function of all the money they printed?”
If the recession is over, even the Keynesians have to concede inflation is a threat. If prices start to rise, is the Fed just going to let that happen? How an Economy Grows a... Schiff, Andrew J. Best Price: $1.99 Buy New $7.20 (as of 11:05 UTC - Details)
What happens to the so-called recovery if interest rates and consumer prices go up? So the whole thing is impossible. To believe that we’re going to have a recovery this quickly is impossible given what that would do and what that would force the Federal Reserve to do, which means there goes your recovery.”
It’s important to remember that the economy was not healthy before COVID-19. The Fed was already engaged in rate-cutting and QE. The federal government was already on track for a $1 trillion deficit.
This recession began with a bang, but it is not over. We’re having a little bit of a bounce now. You have some false optimism about a recovery around the corner. But the economic damage existed before COVID-19 and now it’s even greater.”
Peter went on to analyze the stock market reaction to the jobs report.
Reprinted from SchiffGold.com.


lewrockwell--2020-06-10--Newborns To Be Separated From Parents for COVID-19 Testing

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the biggest funder of vaccines in the entire world and , according to Gates , its COVID-19 vaccination effort “ dwarfs anything we ’ ve ever worked on before.
” 1 Indeed , Gates push for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination — and investment in those vaccines — is historically unprecedented .
In an April 30 , 2020 , GatesNotes post,2,3 Gates even states he “ suspect [ s ] the COVID-19 vaccine will become part of the routine newborn immunization schedule.
” In other words , a novel vaccine that alters your DNA and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antigen-producing factory — will be given to newborns , if Gates has his way .
What could possibly go wrong ?
If history tells us anything , we know that just about anything could or will go wrong if the CDC mandates the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine on the newborn vaccine schedule .
Considering the vast majority of COVID-19 deaths occur in the elderly , why would babies , who are the absolutely lowest at-risk age group , need mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 in the first place ?
There ’ s absolutely no evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from spreading the virus if infected , or develop lifelong immunity .
What Your Doctor May N ... Cave MD FAAFP , Stephanie Best Price : $ 3.07 Buy New $ 9.51 Newborns To Be Tested and Separated From Infected Mothers In related , beyond ludicrous news,4 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending5 newborns be tested for COVID-19 — not just once , but twice — and separated from mothers with confirmed or suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection .
As reported by CBSN Pittsburgh May 26 , 2020:6 If you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mothers due to SARS-CoV-2 infection ( especially if it ’ s only “ suspected ” ) appears not only unnecessary at best but foolhardy and cruel at worst — especially in light of the fact that only three pediatric deaths from alleged COVID-19 illness have been reported7 in the U.S. , and the fact that such separation has been proven to cause emotional and neurobiological problems well into adulthood .
As stated in a 2018 article in Psychological Science:8 Such findings are not entirely new .
According to a 2011 study9 published in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infants from their mother is stressful to the baby.
” As reported by Science Daily:10 While that 2011 study claimed to be one of the first providing evidence that separation causes undue stress , other studies have been published since then , showing the same thing .
Examples include another 2011 study,11 which found “ mother-child separation of a week or longer within the first two years of life was related to higher levels of child negativity ( at age 3 ) and aggression ( at ages 3 and 5 ) , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on children ’ s aggressive behavior are early and persistent.
” Similarly , a 2012 study that looked at “ physical and emotional closeness between the preterm infant and parent in the neonatal intensive care unit ” found physical and emotional closeness are “ crucial to the physical , emotional and social well-being of both the infant and the parent , ” and that such closeness is an important part of healthy infant brain development .
COVID-19 Vaccine Likely To Be Riskier Than Most Thimerosal : Let the Sc ... Kennedy Jr. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Buy New $ 15.93 The COVID-19 vaccine is the most fast-tracked vaccine ever created in history , and some companies are skipping previously required safety testing steps , such as animal testing.12,13 Phase 1 human trials have already begun for a few different COVID-19 vaccines within weeks of the infection hitting the U.S .
In the Moderna trial of an experimental coronavirus vaccine,14 one of the subjects developed a fever “ of more than 103 degrees ” Fahrenheit , fainted , and reported feeling “ more sick than he ever has before ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other competitor vaccine manufacturers are using messenger RNA ( mRNA ) technology to make their vaccines rather than live or attenuated ( inactivated ) viruses grown in animal cells.16 ( The GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi COVID-19 vaccines , on the other hand , will be produced in insect cells with the dangerous squalene oil adjuvant.17 ) As explained by The New York Times:18 So , not only are we dealing with a novel virus , the mechanics of which are still under debate ( some experts are now saying it appears to be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more so than the lungs , for example ) , they ’ re also fast-tracking experimental RNA-based vaccines that have never been licensed or used in humans before .
As explained in “ Fast-Tracked COVID-19 Vaccine — What Could Go Wrong ?
” previous attempts to create coronavirus vaccines have failed due to coronaviruses triggering production of two different types of antibodies : one that fights disease , and one that triggers paradoxical immune enhancement that often results in very serious disease and/or death when the patient is exposed to the wild virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defend against coronaviruses with a vaccine , this could become one of the biggest public health disasters in the history of the world .
And , not one of those involved would face any repercussions .
Instead , they will all profit from it .
Vaccine Epidemic : How ... Best Price : $ 7.50 Buy New $ 12.99 COVID-19 Vaccine Will Alter Your RNA and DNA I recently interviewed Barbara Loe Fisher , co-founder and president of the nonprofit National Vaccine Information Center ( NVIC ) , about these fast-tracked vaccines and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for travel , if not for work and social life in general .
As noted by Fisher , the mRNA vaccines being developed against COVID-19 will alter your RNA and DNA , which is of tremendous concern .
As mentioned , the idea behind them is to turn your body into an antigen-manufacturing plant , and if your immune system is hypersensitive , it could overreact , causing severe problems .
Considering how many people have autoimmune diseases and allergies , these vaccines could have devastating effects for many .
Does the State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Children Taken From Parents Who Refuse Vitamin K Shots , ” an increasing number of parents question the routine practice of injecting their newborns with vitamin K1 , and some hospitals have started harassing and even removing newborns from their parents , calling parents ’ refusal of the shot “ medical neglect.
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Best Price : $ 8.32 Buy New $ 14.48 While vitamin K1 is necessary for newborns , the painful ( and potentially toxic ) injection is not .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ baby ’ s vitamin K1 level with oral drops .
In his 1999 paper , “ Babies Don ’ t Feel Pain : A Century of Denial in Medicine , ” David B. Chamberlain , Ph.D. , a psychologist and co-founder of the Association of Pre-and Perinatal Psychology and Health , wrote:21 A 2004 study22 found that very early pain or stress experiences have long-lasting adverse consequences for newborns , including changes in the central nervous system and changes in responsiveness of the neuroendocrine and immune systems at maturity .
Similar findings were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several Illinois families who experienced harassment and investigation by the Division of Children and Families Services over refusal of the vitamin K shot have filed a class action lawsuit against local hospitals ( Silver Cross Hospital , Advocate Christ Medical Center and the University of Chicago Medical Center ) , the American Academy of Pediatrics , DCFS and several pediatricians.24 The fact that doctors , nurses , DCFS workers and state health officials are trying to circumvent parents ’ rights to make medical decisions for their children is disturbing in the extreme .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ really has control over your children is likely to heat up once again if or when a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available and is added to the federally recommended childhood vaccination schedule , which is being turned into state law in most states .
Before the time comes when a COVID-19 vaccine is mandated not only for all children but for all adults , too , I hope you all join us in the fight for freedom of choice .
To prepare , I urge you to sign up for the National Vaccine Information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a tool you can use to communicate with your elected representatives .
This free service monitors vaccine-related state legislation throughout the U.S. and alerts you when proposed bills are moving in your state .
NVIC also provides you with fact-based talking points you can share with your legislators to educate them about the need to protect the legal right to make voluntary decisions about vaccination for yourself and your children .
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the biggest funder of vaccines in the entire world and, according to Gates, its COVID-19 vaccination effort “dwarfs anything we’ve ever worked on before.”1 Indeed, Gates push for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination — and investment in those vaccines — is historically unprecedented.
In an April 30, 2020, GatesNotes post,2,3 Gates even states he “suspect[s] the COVID-19 vaccine will become part of the routine newborn immunization schedule.” In other words, a novel vaccine that alters your DNA and RNA — turning your body into an antigen-producing factory — will be given to newborns, if Gates has his way.
What could possibly go wrong? If history tells us anything, we know that just about anything could or will go wrong if the CDC mandates the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine on the newborn vaccine schedule.
Considering the vast majority of COVID-19 deaths occur in the elderly, why would babies, who are the absolutely lowest at-risk age group, need mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 in the first place? There’s absolutely no evidence to suggest vaccinating babies would prevent them from spreading the virus if infected, or develop lifelong immunity. What Your Doctor May N... Cave MD FAAFP, Stephanie Best Price: $3.07 Buy New $9.51 (as of 05:43 UTC - Details)
Newborns To Be Tested and Separated From Infected Mothers
In related, beyond ludicrous news,4 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending5 newborns be tested for COVID-19 — not just once, but twice — and separated from mothers with confirmed or suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection. As reported by CBSN Pittsburgh May 26, 2020:6
“’The recommendation is the baby be tested sometime around 24 hours after birth. And if the test is negative, they’re recommending a second test at 48 hours,’ says Dr. Paul Weinbaum, an obstetrician at the Allegheny Health Network. And these babies must be kept apart.
‘The baby should not only be separated from other babies but perhaps separated from the mother if that’s feasible,’ he said … If the baby’s tests are negative, the separation is over. But what happens if a baby tests positive? ‘They don’t recommend keeping these babies in the hospital,’ says Dr. Weinbaum.”
Early Separation Can Have Lasting Psychological Effects
If you ask me, separating newborns from their mothers due to SARS-CoV-2 infection (especially if it’s only “suspected”) appears not only unnecessary at best but foolhardy and cruel at worst — especially in light of the fact that only three pediatric deaths from alleged COVID-19 illness have been reported7 in the U.S., and the fact that such separation has been proven to cause emotional and neurobiological problems well into adulthood. As stated in a 2018 article in Psychological Science:8
“The attachment bond between a mother and her child is first formed in the womb, where fetuses have been found to develop preferential responses to maternal scents and sounds that persist after birth …
These rapid early-learning processes continue during the newborn stage of development, in which children begin to recognize their mothers’ faces and voices.
From this point on, early maternal separation can result in a series of traumatic emotional reactions during which the child engages in an anxious period of calling and active search behavior followed by a period of declining behavioral responsiveness. Unvaccinated: Why grow... Maready, Forrest Best Price: $7.00 Buy New $6.99 (as of 05:43 UTC - Details)
In a study of infant rats, [Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychology director Myron] Hofer found that this behavior was largely a response to the loss of warmth a child receives through bodily contact, nutrients, and other physiological interactions with its mother …
The research suggests that withdrawing maternal support early in a child’s life can have a number of physiological and behavioral consequences that may contribute to a complex, changing pattern of vulnerability over the life span …”
Such findings are not entirely new. According to a 2011 study9 published in Biological Psychiatry, evidence shows “separating infants from their mother is stressful to the baby.” As reported by Science Daily:10
“Researchers measured heart rate variability in 2-day-old sleeping babies for one hour each during skin-to-skin contact with mother and alone in a cot next to mother’s bed. Neonatal autonomic activity was 176% higher and quiet sleep 86% lower during maternal separation compared to skin-to-skin contact.
Dr. John Krystal, Editor of Biological Psychiatry, commented on the study’s findings: ‘This paper highlights the profound impact of maternal separation on the infant. We knew that this was stressful, but the current study suggests that this is major physiologic stressor for the infant.’”
While that 2011 study claimed to be one of the first providing evidence that separation causes undue stress, other studies have been published since then, showing the same thing.
Examples include another 2011 study,11 which found “mother-child separation of a week or longer within the first two years of life was related to higher levels of child negativity (at age 3) and aggression (at ages 3 and 5),” and that “the effects of separation on children’s aggressive behavior are early and persistent.”
Similarly, a 2012 study that looked at “physical and emotional closeness between the preterm infant and parent in the neonatal intensive care unit” found physical and emotional closeness are “crucial to the physical, emotional and social well-being of both the infant and the parent,” and that such closeness is an important part of healthy infant brain development.
COVID-19 Vaccine Likely To Be Riskier Than Most
Thimerosal: Let the Sc... Kennedy Jr., Robert F. Best Price: $18.01 Buy New $15.93 (as of 02:45 UTC - Details) The COVID-19 vaccine is the most fast-tracked vaccine ever created in history, and some companies are skipping previously required safety testing steps, such as animal testing.12,13
Phase 1 human trials have already begun for a few different COVID-19 vaccines within weeks of the infection hitting the U.S. In the Moderna trial of an experimental coronavirus vaccine,14 one of the subjects developed a fever “of more than 103 degrees” Fahrenheit, fainted, and reported feeling “more sick than he ever has before” after his second dose.15
Moderna and several other competitor vaccine manufacturers are using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology to make their vaccines rather than live or attenuated (inactivated) viruses grown in animal cells.16 (The GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi COVID-19 vaccines, on the other hand, will be produced in insect cells with the dangerous squalene oil adjuvant.17) As explained by The New York Times:18
“… messenger RNA … carries the instructions for cells to make proteins. By injecting a specially designed messenger RNA into the body, the vaccine could potentially tell cells how to make the spike protein of the coronavirus without actually making a person sick.
Because the virus typically uses this protein as a key to unlock and take over lung cells, the vaccine could train a healthy immune system to produce antibodies to fight off an infection … But no vaccine made with this technology for other viruses has ever reached the global market.”
So, not only are we dealing with a novel virus, the mechanics of which are still under debate (some experts are now saying it appears to be a genetically engineered virus that attacks the blood19 more so than the lungs, for example), they’re also fast-tracking experimental RNA-based vaccines that have never been licensed or used in humans before.
As explained in “Fast-Tracked COVID-19 Vaccine — What Could Go Wrong?” previous attempts to create coronavirus vaccines have failed due to coronaviruses triggering production of two different types of antibodies: one that fights disease, and one that triggers paradoxical immune enhancement that often results in very serious disease and/or death when the patient is exposed to the wild virus.
Based on the historical failures to defend against coronaviruses with a vaccine, this could become one of the biggest public health disasters in the history of the world. And, not one of those involved would face any repercussions. Instead, they will all profit from it. Vaccine Epidemic: How ... Best Price: $7.50 Buy New $12.99 (as of 06:30 UTC - Details)
COVID-19 Vaccine Will Alter Your RNA and DNA
I recently interviewed Barbara Loe Fisher, co-founder and president of the nonprofit National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), about these fast-tracked vaccines and the simultaneous push to make them mandatory for travel, if not for work and social life in general.
As noted by Fisher, the mRNA vaccines being developed against COVID-19 will alter your RNA and DNA, which is of tremendous concern. As mentioned, the idea behind them is to turn your body into an antigen-manufacturing plant, and if your immune system is hypersensitive, it could overreact, causing severe problems. Considering how many people have autoimmune diseases and allergies, these vaccines could have devastating effects for many.
“When you try to stimulate strong inflammatory responses in the body … what is this going to do to people who don’t resolve inflammation in the body and become chronically inflamed and chronically ill and disabled?” Fisher said.
“This is what vaccines do. They stimulate inflammation in the body. They have to in order to provoke an antibody response, but this is atypical. When you’re trying to do this in the body, this is not a normal way that the body mounts an inflammatory response to a microbe.
They’ve turned everything upside down and we are just accepting it. Why are we not thinking critically? Why do people think that they shouldn’t really do the research and look at the science and look at what’s being done before they take a pharmaceutical product or a vaccine? This is what I don’t understand. We’ve totally given up our critical thinking ability …
I think … you need to get educated, you need to get the accurate facts. Mercola.com and nvic.org, we do our research. We reference all of our information because we want you to have accurate information, and you need to share that information with your family, friends, community leaders and legislators, because the only way that we’re going to be able to change government is by electing people who are going to reflect our values and beliefs.”
Does the State Own Your Baby?
As reported in “Children Taken From Parents Who Refuse Vitamin K Shots,” an increasing number of parents question the routine practice of injecting their newborns with vitamin K1, and some hospitals have started harassing and even removing newborns from their parents, calling parents’ refusal of the shot “medical neglect.”20
Miller’s Review ... Miller, Neil Z. Best Price: $8.32 Buy New $14.48 (as of 04:45 UTC - Details) While vitamin K1 is necessary for newborns, the painful (and potentially toxic) injection is not. You can safely and noninvasively normalize your baby’s vitamin K1 level with oral drops.
In his 1999 paper, “Babies Don’t Feel Pain: A Century of Denial in Medicine,” David B. Chamberlain, Ph.D., a psychologist and co-founder of the Association of Pre-and Perinatal Psychology and Health, wrote:21
“The earlier an infant is subjected to pain, the greater the potential for harm … We must alert the medical community to the psychological hazards of early pain and call for the removal of all man-made pain surrounding birth.”
A 2004 study22 found that very early pain or stress experiences have long-lasting adverse consequences for newborns, including changes in the central nervous system and changes in responsiveness of the neuroendocrine and immune systems at maturity. Similar findings were also published in 2008.23
In 2019, several Illinois families who experienced harassment and investigation by the Division of Children and Families Services over refusal of the vitamin K shot have filed a class action lawsuit against local hospitals (Silver Cross Hospital, Advocate Christ Medical Center and the University of Chicago Medical Center), the American Academy of Pediatrics, DCFS and several pediatricians.24
The fact that doctors, nurses, DCFS workers and state health officials are trying to circumvent parents’ rights to make medical decisions for their children is disturbing in the extreme.
Chances are, the fight over who really has control over your children is likely to heat up once again if or when a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available and is added to the federally recommended childhood vaccination schedule, which is being turned into state law in most states. Before the time comes when a COVID-19 vaccine is mandated not only for all children but for all adults, too, I hope you all join us in the fight for freedom of choice.
To prepare, I urge you to sign up for the National Vaccine Information Center’s online Advocacy Portal, a tool you can use to communicate with your elected representatives. This free service monitors vaccine-related state legislation throughout the U.S. and alerts you when proposed bills are moving in your state.
NVIC also provides you with fact-based talking points you can share with your legislators to educate them about the need to protect the legal right to make voluntary decisions about vaccination for yourself and your children.
Sources and References
The Best of Dr. Joseph Mercola