Swamp Thang

There ’ s the Swamp teeming with scaley , slithery , sharp-toothed , many-footed predators , but then there ’ s the miasma hanging over the Swamp , a toxic mist of lies , misdirection , dis-info , propaganda , bad faith , and sedition , illuminated by pulsing blue gaslight that affords a toxic blanket of protection to the denizens of the Swamp .
Now a storm is brewing .
The critters are evacuating their mud-holes and moiling about desperately among the cypress knobs as a mighty wind rises — the election hurricane — threatening to sweep it ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate is changing , all right , but not in the way that some think it is .
The political climate is changing , and what has been a pestilential subtropical sink on the Potomac is overdue for that cleansing we ’ ve heard about .
Weeks from now , as the fetid water subsides , the protective miasma above will dissipate and the people from sea to shining sea will finally get a good look at the landscape revealed and the pitiful , wriggling , dying life-forms of the order Democratica stranded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eme ... James Howard Kunstler Check Amazon for Pricing .
Case in point : Joe Biden .
Many will wonder in the days to come whether the sole and otherwise inexplicable reason for his elevation to candidate-for-president was a ruse to avoid prosecution — his own and others .
The matter was neatly laid out a year ago during the impeachment ploy : After the color revolution in Ukraine , 2014 , Mr. Biden was designated not just “ point man ” overseeing American interests in that sad-sack country , but specifically as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Ukraine ’ s entire political ecosystem — as if , you understand , the internal workings of Ukraine ’ s politics was any of our business in the first place .
The evidence aired publicly last year suggests that Mr. Biden jumped head-first and whole-heartedly into the hog-trough of loose money there , netting his son Hunter and cohorts millions of dollars for no-show jobs on the board of natgas company , Burisma .
And then , of course , Mr. Biden stupidly bragged on a recorded panel session at the Council @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US aid money as a lever to induce Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko to fire a prosecutor looking into Burisma ’ s sketchy affairs .
Naturally , the Democratic Party impeachment crew accused Mr. Trump of doing exactly what Mr. Biden accomplished a few years earlier .
World Made by Hand : A ... Kunstler , James Howard Best Price : $ 1.10 Buy New $ 10.56 The impeachment fizzled , but the charges and the odor of the Biden-Burisma scandal lingered without resolution — all the while that Mr. Biden posed as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week , two Senate committees ( Finance and Homeland ) are expected to release a joint report detailing findings of their investigation into the Biden family ’ s exploits abroad .
It is expected to not look good .
Also implicated are the State Department officers in the Kiev embassy who pretended not to notice any of this , pointing also to their engagement in further shenanigans around the Trump-Clinton election of 2016 — a lot of that entwined in the Clinton-sponsored RussiaGate scheme .
Will the committees be so bold as to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
If Mr. Biden actually shows up at next week ’ s debate , do you suppose that Mr. Trump will fail to bring up the subject ?
Does this finally force Mr. Biden ’ s withdrawal from what has been the most hollow , illusory , and dispirited campaign ever seen at this level in US political history ?
All of which is to say that the Democratic Party has other things to worry about besides who will replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court .
That may be hard to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are now after four years of implacable , seditious perfidy from the party .
A week ago , all the talk was of the Democrats ’ election coup plan , as publicized stupidly by the so-called Transition Integrity Project .
Nice try .
What if all those mail-in ballots sent out recently have Joe Biden ’ s name on them and it turns out that he is no longer a candidate ?
Hmmmm… .
No doubt the recipients were so eager to fill them in and send them out that there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Apparently , a Biden withdrawal was not one of the scenarios scrimmaged out in the Transition Integrity Project ’ s “ war game.
” What then ?
A do-over ?
Too Much Magic : Wishfu ... James Howard Kunstler Best Price : $ 4.53 Buy New $ 8.06 Hence , panic in the swamp .
Joe Biden ’ s misadventures , and his pitiful fate , are but the outer rainbands of the brewing storm .
There ’ s the threat of further and widespread riots , of course , but since when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign strategy in a country not entirely gone to the dogs ?
People who are not insane usually object to their businesses being torched and their homes invaded .
At this point , after months of violent antics by criminal nihilists , one can even imagine Multnomah County , Oregon , turning Trumpwise .
Closer to the eye-wall of the hurricane looms the stern visage of John Durham .
That ’ s where the most damaging winds whirl and there is reason to suppose they are heading for landfall .
Whatever he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months has had a tighter lid on it than the tomb of Tutankhamen .
It must be making a whole lot of political gators , centipedes , and pygmy rattlesnakes nervous .
Perhaps New York Times editor and miasma generator-in-chief Dean Baquet is up at three a.m. thinking about it , puking into his wastebasket .
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There’s the Swamp teeming with scaley, slithery, sharp-toothed, many-footed predators, but then there’s the miasma hanging over the Swamp, a toxic mist of lies, misdirection, dis-info, propaganda, bad faith, and sedition, illuminated by pulsing blue gaslight that affords a toxic blanket of protection to the denizens of the Swamp. Now a storm is brewing. The critters are evacuating their mud-holes and moiling about desperately among the cypress knobs as a mighty wind rises — the election hurricane — threatening to sweep it (and them) all away!
The climate is changing, all right, but not in the way that some think it is. The political climate is changing, and what has been a pestilential subtropical sink on the Potomac is overdue for that cleansing we’ve heard about. Weeks from now, as the fetid water subsides, the protective miasma above will dissipate and the people from sea to shining sea will finally get a good look at the landscape revealed and the pitiful, wriggling, dying life-forms of the order Democratica stranded on it.
Case in point: Joe Biden. Many will wonder in the days to come whether the sole and otherwise inexplicable reason for his elevation to candidate-for-president was a ruse to avoid prosecution — his own and others. The matter was neatly laid out a year ago during the impeachment ploy: After the color revolution in Ukraine, 2014, Mr. Biden was designated not just “point man” overseeing American interests in that sad-sack country, but specifically as a watchdog against the notorious deep corruption of Ukraine’s entire political ecosystem — as if, you understand, the internal workings of Ukraine’s politics was any of our business in the first place.
The evidence aired publicly last year suggests that Mr. Biden jumped head-first and whole-heartedly into the hog-trough of loose money there, netting his son Hunter and cohorts millions of dollars for no-show jobs on the board of natgas company, Burisma. And then, of course, Mr. Biden stupidly bragged on a recorded panel session at the Council on Foreign Relations about threatening to withhold US aid money as a lever to induce Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko to fire a prosecutor looking into Burisma’s sketchy affairs. Naturally, the Democratic Party impeachment crew accused Mr. Trump of doing exactly what Mr. Biden accomplished a few years earlier.
World Made by Hand: A ... Kunstler, James Howard Best Price: $1.10 Buy New $10.56 (as of 10:30 UTC - Details) The impeachment fizzled, but the charges and the odor of the Biden-Burisma scandal lingered without resolution — all the while that Mr. Biden posed as a presidential candidate in the primaries. This week, two Senate committees (Finance and Homeland) are expected to release a joint report detailing findings of their investigation into the Biden family’s exploits abroad. It is expected to not look good. Also implicated are the State Department officers in the Kiev embassy who pretended not to notice any of this, pointing also to their engagement in further shenanigans around the Trump-Clinton election of 2016 — a lot of that entwined in the Clinton-sponsored RussiaGate scheme. Will the committees be so bold as to issue criminal referrals to the Justice Department? If Mr. Biden actually shows up at next week’s debate, do you suppose that Mr. Trump will fail to bring up the subject? Does this finally force Mr. Biden’s withdrawal from what has been the most hollow, illusory, and dispirited campaign ever seen at this level in US political history?
All of which is to say that the Democratic Party has other things to worry about besides who will replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. That may be hard to believe but it’s how things are now after four years of implacable, seditious perfidy from the party. A week ago, all the talk was of the Democrats’ election coup plan, as publicized stupidly by the so-called Transition Integrity Project. Nice try. What if all those mail-in ballots sent out recently have Joe Biden’s name on them and it turns out that he is no longer a candidate? Hmmmm…. No doubt the recipients were so eager to fill them in and send them out that there’s no going back on that scam. Apparently, a Biden withdrawal was not one of the scenarios scrimmaged out in the Transition Integrity Project’s “war game.” What then? A do-over? Too Much Magic: Wishfu... James Howard Kunstler Best Price: $4.53 Buy New $8.06 (as of 10:05 UTC - Details)
Hence, panic in the swamp. Joe Biden’s misadventures, and his pitiful fate, are but the outer rainbands of the brewing storm. There’s the threat of further and widespread riots, of course, but since when has insurrection proved to be a winning campaign strategy in a country not entirely gone to the dogs? People who are not insane usually object to their businesses being torched and their homes invaded. At this point, after months of violent antics by criminal nihilists, one can even imagine Multnomah County, Oregon, turning Trumpwise. Closer to the eye-wall of the hurricane looms the stern visage of John Durham. That’s where the most damaging winds whirl and there is reason to suppose they are heading for landfall. Whatever he’s been up to lo these many months has had a tighter lid on it than the tomb of Tutankhamen. It must be making a whole lot of political gators, centipedes, and pygmy rattlesnakes nervous. Perhaps New York Times editor and miasma generator-in-chief Dean Baquet is up at three a.m. thinking about it, puking into his wastebasket.
Reprinted with permission from Kunstler.com.
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lewrockwell--2020-09-22--Exposed: There’s A New Federal Court To Handle All the Expected Covid Vaccine-Injury Claims

The simple truth is : the US government is anticipating many people will be filing claims for compensation , when their family members are harmed or killed by a new COVID vaccine .
Of course , the government isn ’ t coming right out and admitting that .
The press will tout the usual excuses for injury and death .
“ He died from COVID , not the vaccine.
” “ Well , there was just one bad batch of vaccines.
” “ Because COVID is such a dire situation , and we ’ re rushing to save lives , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the truth : GUESS WHAT , THE VACCINE IS HIGHLY TOXIC .
The Vaccine Court : The ... Rohde , Wayne Buy New $ 17.99 This new federal vaccine court for COVID will operate exactly like the present system for paying out claims for vaccine injury to children .
Citizens have to jump through many absurd hoops and navigate all sorts of red tape , to try to squeeze money out of the federal government .
The system is set up that way .
It ’ s your basic bureaucratic nightmare .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine court is found in the Federal Register , 3/17/20 , buried in section 14 of a document titled : “ Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19.
” Here is the relevant passage in that document : “ Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program…Section 319F-4 of the PHS Act , 42 U.S.C .
247d-6e , authorizes the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program ( CICP ) to provide benefits to eligible individuals who sustain a serious physical injury or die as a direct result of the administration or use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ e.g.
, a vaccine ] .
Compensation under the CICP for an injury directly caused by a Covered Countermeasure is based on the requirements set forth in this Declaration , the administrative rules for the Program , and the statute .
To show direct causation between a Covered Countermeasure and a serious physical injury , the statute requires ‘ compelling , reliable , valid , medical and scientific evidence.
’ The administrative rules for the Program further explain the necessary requirements for eligibility under the CICP… ” ( The US military ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US soldiers is here . )
Thimerosal : Let the Sc ... Kennedy Jr. , Robert F. Best Price : $ 18.01 Buy New $ 15.93 A quick piece of important history .
In the mid-1980s , vaccine manufacturers were facing a blizzard of law suits from parents of vaccine-injured children .
The very nervous manufacturers told the government they were going to get out of the vaccine business .
The financial hit was going to be too deep .
The government said WAIT .
Meetings were held .
A plan was devised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manufacturers from financial liability .
Instead , for any of the recommended childhood vaccines , parents had to go to a government court to file a claim for compensation , after their children had been injured or killed by a vaccine .
And the government made this court a VERY tough place to win compensation .
That ’ s the precise model for this new COVID vaccine court .
And it ’ s based on the same unstated confession that existed in the 1980s : there are MANY vaccine injuries .
Bottom line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ injuries .
Fauci : The Bernie Mado ... Ortleb , Charles Buy New $ 5.99 That ’ s what they aren ’ t saying .
They ’ re just preparing .
With a new vaccine court .
To handle injury and death of children and adults .
That should not give you a warm secure feeling .
“ We know—and don ’ t ask us how—that millions of you are going to get headaches .
To prevent that , we ’ re going to hit all of you on the head with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a few of you happen to sustain an injury or die , we have a court where your relatives can try to get money out of us .
By the way , in this court , we ’ ll do everything we can to deny you money .
Good luck.
” Yes , the government knows exactly what ’ s coming when they approve a COVID vaccine .
And now , so do you .
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The simple truth is: the US government is anticipating many people will be filing claims for compensation, when their family members are harmed or killed by a new COVID vaccine.
Of course, the government isn’t coming right out and admitting that.
The press will tout the usual excuses for injury and death. “He died from COVID, not the vaccine.” “Well, there was just one bad batch of vaccines.” “Because COVID is such a dire situation, and we’re rushing to save lives, a few mistakes are inevitable.”
Anything but the truth: GUESS WHAT, THE VACCINE IS HIGHLY TOXIC. The Vaccine Court: The... Rohde, Wayne Buy New $17.99 (as of 04:05 UTC - Details)
This new federal vaccine court for COVID will operate exactly like the present system for paying out claims for vaccine injury to children. Citizens have to jump through many absurd hoops and navigate all sorts of red tape, to try to squeeze money out of the federal government. The system is set up that way. It’s your basic bureaucratic nightmare.
The language that establishes the new COVID vaccine court is found in the Federal Register, 3/17/20, buried in section 14 of a document titled: “Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19.”
Here is the relevant passage in that document:
“Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program…Section 319F-4 of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 247d-6e, authorizes the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) to provide benefits to eligible individuals who sustain a serious physical injury or die as a direct result of the administration or use of a Covered [COVID] Countermeasure [e.g., a vaccine]. Compensation under the CICP for an injury directly caused by a Covered Countermeasure is based on the requirements set forth in this Declaration, the administrative rules for the Program, and the statute. To show direct causation between a Covered Countermeasure and a serious physical injury, the statute requires ‘compelling, reliable, valid, medical and scientific evidence.’ The administrative rules for the Program further explain the necessary requirements for eligibility under the CICP…”
(The US military’s webpage that explains the CICP to US soldiers is here.) Thimerosal: Let the Sc... Kennedy Jr., Robert F. Best Price: $18.01 Buy New $15.93 (as of 02:45 UTC - Details)
A quick piece of important history. In the mid-1980s, vaccine manufacturers were facing a blizzard of law suits from parents of vaccine-injured children. The very nervous manufacturers told the government they were going to get out of the vaccine business. The financial hit was going to be too deep.
The government said WAIT. Meetings were held. A plan was devised. A law was passed exempting the manufacturers from financial liability.
Instead, for any of the recommended childhood vaccines, parents had to go to a government court to file a claim for compensation, after their children had been injured or killed by a vaccine.
And the government made this court a VERY tough place to win compensation.
That’s the precise model for this new COVID vaccine court. And it’s based on the same unstated confession that existed in the 1980s: there are MANY vaccine injuries.
Bottom line: the government expects many COVID vaccine injuries. Fauci: The Bernie Mado... Ortleb, Charles Buy New $5.99 (as of 02:55 UTC - Details)
That’s what they aren’t saying. They’re just preparing. With a new vaccine court. To handle injury and death of children and adults.
That should not give you a warm secure feeling.
Quite the opposite.
“We know—and don’t ask us how—that millions of you are going to get headaches. To prevent that, we’re going to hit all of you on the head with a very heavy sledgehammer. If, ahem, a few of you happen to sustain an injury or die, we have a court where your relatives can try to get money out of us. By the way, in this court, we’ll do everything we can to deny you money. Good luck.”
Yes, the government knows exactly what’s coming when they approve a COVID vaccine. And now, so do you.
Reprinted with permission from Jon Rappoport’s blog.
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lewrockwell--2020-09-22--Why Are Moderna Executives Dumping Their Stock?

The U.S. Health and Human Services ’ Operation Warp Speed has pledged to deliver 300 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by 2021,1 if not sooner.2 However , developing a safe and effective vaccine normally takes years and begins with animal studies .
The COVID-19 vaccines are all being rushed straight into human clinical tests , forgoing lengthy animal trials altogether .
Such fast-tracked vaccines pose unknown risks , which are further magnified since governments are granting COVID-19 vaccine makers immunity from liability for all vaccine injuries and deaths that occur after the vaccines are recommended ( or mandated ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of July 2020 , AstraZeneca announced4 most countries it expects to supply with COVID-19 vaccine will grant the pharmaceutical company complete liability protection if people are harmed .
A VOYAGE IN IMAGINATIO ... Holmes , Dr Joel S Buy New $ 9.95 In the U.S. , vaccine makers already have something of a “ free pass ” when it comes to vaccine injury liability and lawsuits through the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 19865 and the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness ( PREP ) Act , passed in 2005.6 The main concern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being fast-tracked to market at “ warp speed ” with minimal testing , together with blanket liability protection against vaccine injuries could be a public health nightmare in the making .
Problems With Moderna ’ s Vaccine Are Becoming Apparent Early warning signs that something might be amiss have already started emerging .
As detailed in “ Gates Tries to Justify Side Effects of Fast-Tracked Vaccine , ” results7 from Moderna ’ s Phase 1 human trial revealed 100 % of volunteers in the high-dose group suffered systemic side effects .
Side effects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ myalgia ( muscle pain ) ; 21 % suffered “ one or more severe events.
” According to Bill Gates , those side effects are largely due to the high dosages Moderna had to use in order to achieve desired antibody levels .
But , if high dosages are required to create a robust-enough immune response , and higher dosages also cause systemic side effects in nearly all people , just how safe will this vaccination campaign be ?
In July , it was reported8 that the 100-mcg dose vaccine — despite its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ second dose — would proceed to Phase 3 trial assessment .
In a May 26 , 2020 , article9 in STAT news , Ian Haydon , one of the Phase 1 study participants who suffered severe side effects requiring hospitalization , stated that while he recovered , the inoculation left him feeling “ as sick as he ’ d ever felt.
” As noted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.:10 Plague : One Scientist & ... Mikovits , Judy Best Price : $ 29.55 Buy New $ 17.99 Other signs of trouble include reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a key patent for its vaccine delivery system , and that company executives are now dumping their stocks .
There are also questions emerging as to whether Moderna had some sort of foreknowledge that a coronavirus pandemic might be in the making .
In the video above , independent journalist Ben Swann reports Moderna filed a patent amendment in March 2019 , nine months before the COVID-19 pandemic started , stating there was a need for this vaccine technology out of concern for “ reemergence or deliberate release of the SARS coronavirus.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ application that had been repeatedly rejected since its initial filing in 2015 .
The March 2019 amendment stressed the importance of obtaining this patent due to concerns of a beta coronavirus pandemic .
Of all the viruses in the world , why would they suspect a coronavirus pandemic ?
In December 2019 , the U.S. Patent Office issued a final rejection of Moderna ’ s patent application , yet when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020 , Moderna was among the first to state they had the ability to address the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May 2020 , months after it had already entered into partnership with the U.S. National Institutes of Health to develop the vaccine , that Moderna was finally issued the patent for it .
And , even then , a key patent for the technology already belonged to another company .
The NIH also holds many patents on the core mRNA technology used by Moderna .
David E. Martin , Ph.D. , a national intelligence analyst featured in Swann ’ s video report , points out that even though Moderna “ very clearly did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they did not have the contractual rights , they didn ’ t have the licensing rights ” required to enter into a federal contract , they were still somehow pushed to the front of the line by the NIH and Dr. Anthony Fauci .
Martin goes on to explain how both Moderna and the NIH are essentially engaged in patent infringement , as a core part of the technology — the lipid nanoparticle technology that is part of the vaccine delivery system — belongs to another company .
Moderna sought to invalidate the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost the challenge at the end of July 2020.11,12 As a result , Arbutus might be able to make a royalty claim in the vaccine , and news of the failed patent challenge caused Moderna ’ s stock to drop by 9.5 % .13 Moderna Executives Have Raked in Millions on Dumped Stocks As reported by NPR14 September 4 , 2020 , executives at Moderna have also cashed in stock options , raking in tens of millions of dollars of personal profit in the process .
Considering the patent problems now emerging and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this move has raised significant concerns among financial experts : Plague of Corruption : ... Mikovits , Judy Buy New $ 16.51 Importantly , NPR discovered that several of the executives appear to have made “ questionable modifications to stock sale plans ” shortly before key announcements were made about the vaccine — in some cases just a single day ahead of the announcements .
In order to be legal , prescheduled stock sale plans must be made at a time when no confidential inside information is available that may influence their sales @ @ @ @ @ @ @ modifications appears suspicious .
What ’ s more , as a general rule , corporate best practices call for leadership to maintain stock in the company to ensure they have sufficient incentive to improve company performance .
Two Moderna executives , however , have sold all of their stock holdings , and its general counsel has sold “ nearly all ” of hers , NPR reports.15 What Do Moderna Execs Know That We Don ’ t ?
Why would executives unload their stocks before the vaccine is even launched ?
Do they suspect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about to go awry ?
As of right now , there ’ s no evidence whatsoever that the company ’ s novel vaccine will actually work , let alone be safe .
According to NPR:16 Coronavirus Vaccines Have Never Been Successfully Made As I ’ ve discussed in several previous articles , COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers have several hurdles to overcome , as coronavirus vaccine development has been notoriously challenging .
In the 20 years that vaccine makers have tried to develop a coronavirus vaccine , efforts have failed due to dangerous , many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the problem is that many of them are relying on novel mRNA technology that has never been used in vaccines before.17 Making matters even worse , the vaccines are not safety tested against inert placebo , as is the gold standard for drug safety research .
Oxford University ’ s mRNA vaccine , ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 , for example , is being compared to a meningitis vaccine.18 As discussed in “ Dangerous Placebos Used in Medical Trials , ” using an active substance such as another vaccine destroys any hope of a valid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way in which vaccine makers cheat in their safety studies to minimize the appearance of adverse effects .
In the case of a COVID-19 vaccine , establishing safety is of utmost importance , as previous coronavirus vaccines have caused paradoxical immune enhancement — a situation in which the vaccine actually makes you more susceptible to severe illness and death once you ’ re infected with the actual virus .
Kennedy explained this in my interview with him , featured in “ Robert F. Kennedy Jr .
Explains Well-Known Hazards of Coronavirus Vaccines.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ included below .
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According to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Duke University:19,20 September 8 , 2020 , STAT News reported21 that AstraZeneca has temporarily halted its Phase 3 vaccine trials due to “ a suspected serious and unexpected adverse reaction ” in a British participant .
The company did not divulge the nature of the adverse reaction .
The New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the situation , and who spoke on the condition of anonymity ” said the individual ” had been found to have transverse myelitis , an inflammatory syndrome that affects the spinal cord and is often sparked by viral infections.
” AstraZeneca , in collaboration with the University of Oxford , is conducting Phase 2/3 trials for their mRNA COVID-19 vaccine ( ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 , a chimpanzee adenovirus modified to carry and deliver coronavirus genes into human cells ) in the U.K. and India , as well as Phase 3 trials in Brazil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to STAT News:24 AstraZeneca Vaccine Has High Rates of Side Effects Too Like the Moderna vaccine , the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine also appears to come with a shockingly high rate of side effects .
Results25 from one of its Phase 1/2 studies published August 15 , 2020 , revealed a clear majority of participants experienced side effects .
Results showed:26 • muscle ache ( 294 [ 60 % ] participants without paracetamol and 27 [ 48 % ] with paracetamol ) • feeling feverish ( 250 [ 51 % ] and 20 [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 group , 87 ( 18 % ) participants without paracetamol and nine ( 16 % ) participants with paracetamol reported a temperature of at least 38°C , and eight ( 2 % ) patients without paracetamol had a temperature of at least 39°C ” Unreported Truths abou ... Berenson , Alex Buy New $ 5.71 If you ’ re concerned about the possibility of COVID-19 vaccine mandates , be sure to attend the Fifth International Public Conference on Vaccination sponsored by the National Vaccine Information Center ( NVIC ) — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 18 , 2020 .
This year ’ s theme is “ Protecting Health and Autonomy in the 21st Century.
” The conference will bring together well-known speakers from around the world — including yours truly — who will present information on vaccine science , policy , law , ethics and civil liberties and will feature formal presentations , panel discussions and live chat rooms .
NVIC has held four previous hotel-based conferences in the Washington , D.C. , area but , this time around , the conference will be held online due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 , including travel and social distancing restrictions that may still be in play in October .
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The U.S. Health and Human Services’ Operation Warp Speed has pledged to deliver 300 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by 2021,1 if not sooner.2 However, developing a safe and effective vaccine normally takes years and begins with animal studies. The COVID-19 vaccines are all being rushed straight into human clinical tests, forgoing lengthy animal trials altogether.
Such fast-tracked vaccines pose unknown risks, which are further magnified since governments are granting COVID-19 vaccine makers immunity from liability for all vaccine injuries and deaths that occur after the vaccines are recommended (or mandated) by public health officials.3
At the end of July 2020, AstraZeneca announced4 most countries it expects to supply with COVID-19 vaccine will grant the pharmaceutical company complete liability protection if people are harmed.
A VOYAGE IN IMAGINATIO... Holmes, Dr Joel S Buy New $9.95 (as of 04:21 UTC - Details) In the U.S., vaccine makers already have something of a “free pass” when it comes to vaccine injury liability and lawsuits through the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 19865 and the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, passed in 2005.6
The main concern is that the combination of COVID-19 vaccines being fast-tracked to market at “warp speed” with minimal testing, together with blanket liability protection against vaccine injuries could be a public health nightmare in the making.
Problems With Moderna’s Vaccine Are Becoming Apparent
Early warning signs that something might be amiss have already started emerging. As detailed in “Gates Tries to Justify Side Effects of Fast-Tracked Vaccine,” results7 from Moderna’s Phase 1 human trial revealed 100% of volunteers in the high-dose group suffered systemic side effects. Side effects included fatigue, chills, headache and myalgia (muscle pain); 21% suffered “one or more severe events.”
According to Bill Gates, those side effects are largely due to the high dosages Moderna had to use in order to achieve desired antibody levels. But, if high dosages are required to create a robust-enough immune response, and higher dosages also cause systemic side effects in nearly all people, just how safe will this vaccination campaign be?
In the 20 years that vaccine makers have tried to develop a coronavirus vaccine, efforts have failed due to dangerous, many times lethal, side effects.
In July, it was reported8 that the 100-mcg dose vaccine — despite its 100% side effect ratio after the second dose — would proceed to Phase 3 trial assessment. In a May 26, 2020, article9 in STAT news, Ian Haydon, one of the Phase 1 study participants who suffered severe side effects requiring hospitalization, stated that while he recovered, the inoculation left him feeling “as sick as he’d ever felt.” As noted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.:10
“Three of the 15 human guinea pigs in the high dose cohort (250 mcg) suffered a ‘serious adverse event’ within 43 days of receiving Moderna’s jab. Moderna … acknowledged that three volunteers developed Grade 3 systemic events defined by the FDA as ‘Preventing daily activity and requiring medical intervention.’
Moderna allowed only exceptionally healthy volunteers to participate in the study. A vaccine with those reaction rates could cause grave injuries in 1.5 billion humans if administered to ‘every person on earth.’ That is the threshold that Gates has established for ending the global lockdown.
Moderna did not explain why it reported positive antibody tests for only eight participants. These outcomes are particularly disappointing because the most hazardous hurdle for the inoculation is still ahead; challenging participants with wild COVID infection.
Past attempts at developing COVID vaccines have always faltered at this stage as both humans and animals achieved robust antibody response then sickened and died when exposed to the wild virus.”
Moderna Patent Problems
Plague: One Scientist&... Mikovits, Judy Best Price: $29.55 Buy New $17.99 (as of 04:10 UTC - Details) Other signs of trouble include reports that Moderna has no legal rights to a key patent for its vaccine delivery system, and that company executives are now dumping their stocks. There are also questions emerging as to whether Moderna had some sort of foreknowledge that a coronavirus pandemic might be in the making.
In the video above, independent journalist Ben Swann reports Moderna filed a patent amendment in March 2019, nine months before the COVID-19 pandemic started, stating there was a need for this vaccine technology out of concern for “reemergence or deliberate release of the SARS coronavirus.”
The amendment was done to a patent application that had been repeatedly rejected since its initial filing in 2015. The March 2019 amendment stressed the importance of obtaining this patent due to concerns of a beta coronavirus pandemic. Of all the viruses in the world, why would they suspect a coronavirus pandemic?
In December 2019, the U.S. Patent Office issued a final rejection of Moderna’s patent application, yet when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020, Moderna was among the first to state they had the ability to address the problem.
It wasn’t until May 2020, months after it had already entered into partnership with the U.S. National Institutes of Health to develop the vaccine, that Moderna was finally issued the patent for it. And, even then, a key patent for the technology already belonged to another company. The NIH also holds many patents on the core mRNA technology used by Moderna.
David E. Martin, Ph.D., a national intelligence analyst featured in Swann’s video report, points out that even though Moderna “very clearly did not have the legal right, and they did not have the contractual rights, they didn’t have the licensing rights” required to enter into a federal contract, they were still somehow pushed to the front of the line by the NIH and Dr. Anthony Fauci.
“This is a situation in which the horse that was being bet on, Moderna, is actually not even qualified to run in the race,” Martin says.
Martin goes on to explain how both Moderna and the NIH are essentially engaged in patent infringement, as a core part of the technology — the lipid nanoparticle technology that is part of the vaccine delivery system — belongs to another company.
Moderna sought to invalidate the patent owned by Arbutus Biopharma, but lost the challenge at the end of July 2020.11,12 As a result, Arbutus might be able to make a royalty claim in the vaccine, and news of the failed patent challenge caused Moderna’s stock to drop by 9.5%.13
Moderna Executives Have Raked in Millions on Dumped Stocks
As reported by NPR14 September 4, 2020, executives at Moderna have also cashed in stock options, raking in tens of millions of dollars of personal profit in the process. Considering the patent problems now emerging and the lingering safety and efficacy questions, this move has raised significant concerns among financial experts: Plague of Corruption: ... Mikovits, Judy Buy New $16.51 (as of 02:59 UTC - Details)
“’On a scale of one to 10, one being less concerned and 10 being the most concerned,’ said Daniel Taylor, an associate professor of accounting at the Wharton School, ‘this is an 11.’ Taylor said Moderna’s stock-selling practices appear well outside the norm, and raise questions about the company’s internal controls to prevent insider trading.
Since January, CEO Stéphane Bancel has sold roughly $40 million worth of Moderna stock held by himself or associated investment funds; Chief Medical Officer Tal Zaks has sold around $60 million; and President Stephen Hoge has sold more than $10 million …
Advocates have questioned whether it’s appropriate for executives to privately profit before bringing the vaccine to market, especially when American taxpayers have committed roughly $2.5 billion to the company’s vaccine development and manufacture.”
Importantly, NPR discovered that several of the executives appear to have made “questionable modifications to stock sale plans” shortly before key announcements were made about the vaccine — in some cases just a single day ahead of the announcements.
In order to be legal, prescheduled stock sale plans must be made at a time when no confidential inside information is available that may influence their sales decisions, so the timing of their modifications appears suspicious.
What’s more, as a general rule, corporate best practices call for leadership to maintain stock in the company to ensure they have sufficient incentive to improve company performance. Two Moderna executives, however, have sold all of their stock holdings, and its general counsel has sold “nearly all” of hers, NPR reports.15
What Do Moderna Execs Know That We Don’t?
Why would executives unload their stocks before the vaccine is even launched? Do they suspect or know something has, or is about to go awry? As of right now, there’s no evidence whatsoever that the company’s novel vaccine will actually work, let alone be safe. According to NPR:16
“Friday, March 13, three Moderna executives adopted new 10b5-1 plans, according to records reviewed by NPR: Zaks, Chief Technical Operations and Quality Officer Juan Andres, and then-Chief Financial Officer Lorence H. Kim …
On Monday, March 16 — one business day later — the company announced that it had given a participant the first dose of their vaccine as part of its phase 1 trial. The stock ended that day up 24% compared to the previous day’s close …
’Every company and individual is entitled to the presumption of innocence. That said, from the public’s perspective, this trading behavior looks very problematic,’ said Taylor … who first pointed out the timing of these changes to NPR.
‘If I put on my SEC enforcement hat, I would certainly be asking, ‘What caused you to change the plan on a Friday?’’ said Kurt Wolfe, who works as a defense attorney in securities cases for the firm Troutman Pepper. ‘I don’t think it’s a good fact pattern.’”
Coronavirus Vaccines Have Never Been Successfully Made
As I’ve discussed in several previous articles, COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers have several hurdles to overcome, as coronavirus vaccine development has been notoriously challenging. In the 20 years that vaccine makers have tried to develop a coronavirus vaccine, efforts have failed due to dangerous, many times lethal, side effects.
Adding to the problem is that many of them are relying on novel mRNA technology that has never been used in vaccines before.17 Making matters even worse, the vaccines are not safety tested against inert placebo, as is the gold standard for drug safety research. Oxford University’s mRNA vaccine, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, for example, is being compared to a meningitis vaccine.18
As discussed in “Dangerous Placebos Used in Medical Trials,” using an active substance such as another vaccine destroys any hope of a valid safety study. This is just one way in which vaccine makers cheat in their safety studies to minimize the appearance of adverse effects.
In the case of a COVID-19 vaccine, establishing safety is of utmost importance, as previous coronavirus vaccines have caused paradoxical immune enhancement — a situation in which the vaccine actually makes you more susceptible to severe illness and death once you’re infected with the actual virus.
Kennedy explained this in my interview with him, featured in “Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Explains Well-Known Hazards of Coronavirus Vaccines.” A short clip of that interview is included below.

Unreported Truths abou... Berenson, Alex Buy New $5.99 (as of 03:17 UTC - Details) Aside from the possibility of a paradoxical immune response, mRNA vaccines may in and of themselves be problematic. According to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Duke University:19,20
“mRNA vaccines have potential safety issues, including local and systemic inflammation and stimulation of auto-reactive antibodies and autoimmunity, as well as development of edema (swelling) and blood clots.”
AstraZeneca Stopped Its Vaccine Trial Due to Side Effects
September 8, 2020, STAT News reported21 that AstraZeneca has temporarily halted its Phase 3 vaccine trials due to “a suspected serious and unexpected adverse reaction” in a British participant.
The company did not divulge the nature of the adverse reaction. The New York Times claims22 “a person familiar with the situation, and who spoke on the condition of anonymity” said the individual ”had been found to have transverse myelitis, an inflammatory syndrome that affects the spinal cord and is often sparked by viral infections.”
AstraZeneca, in collaboration with the University of Oxford, is conducting Phase 2/3 trials for their mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, a chimpanzee adenovirus modified to carry and deliver coronavirus genes into human cells) in the U.K. and India, as well as Phase 3 trials in Brazil, South Africa and the U.S.23 According to STAT News:24
“The [AstraZeneca] spokesperson described the pause as ‘a routine action which has to happen whenever there is a potentially unexplained illness in one of the trials, while it is investigated, ensuring we maintain the integrity of the trials.’ The spokesperson also said that the company is ‘working to expedite the review of the single event to minimize any potential impact on the trial timeline.’”
AstraZeneca Vaccine Has High Rates of Side Effects Too
Like the Moderna vaccine, the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine also appears to come with a shockingly high rate of side effects. Results25 from one of its Phase 1/2 studies published August 15, 2020, revealed a clear majority of participants experienced side effects. Results showed:26
“Fatigue and headache were the most commonly reported systemic reactions. Fatigue was reported in the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 group by 340 (70%) participants without paracetamol and 40 (71%) with paracetamol …
Headaches were reported in the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 group by 331 (68%) participants without paracetamol and 34 (61%) with paracetamol … Other systemic adverse reactions were common in the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 group:
muscle ache (294 [60%] participants without paracetamol and 27 [48%] with paracetamol)
malaise (296 [61%] and 27 [48%])
chills (272 [56%] and 15 [27%])
feeling feverish (250 [51%] and 20 [36%]). In the of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 group, 87 (18%) participants without paracetamol and nine (16%) participants with paracetamol reported a temperature of at least 38°C, and eight (2%) patients without paracetamol had a temperature of at least 39°C”
Prepare by Attending NVIC Online Conference in October
Unreported Truths abou... Berenson, Alex Buy New $5.71 (as of 07:13 UTC - Details) If you’re concerned about the possibility of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, be sure to attend the Fifth International Public Conference on Vaccination sponsored by the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) — an online event held October 16 through 18, 2020.
This year’s theme is “Protecting Health and Autonomy in the 21st Century.” The conference will bring together well-known speakers from around the world — including yours truly — who will present information on vaccine science, policy, law, ethics and civil liberties and will feature formal presentations, panel discussions and live chat rooms.
NVIC has held four previous hotel-based conferences in the Washington, D.C., area but, this time around, the conference will be held online due to the unpredictability of government regulations related to COVID-19, including travel and social distancing restrictions that may still be in play in October.
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lewrockwell--2020-09-23--Why Trump Will Defeat the Deep State

Why Trump Will Defeat the Deep State

Adam Townsend suggests that the deep state will be able to block Tump ’ s reelection , but I believe he ’ s wrong .
Last week the Cotto-Gottfried podcast interviewed New York financier and widely read blogger Adam Townsend .
He strongly believes Biden will win the presidential race .
Townsend overlooks some of Trump ’ s assets , however , which could thwart his determined opponents .
In some polls and in the extensive analysis done by Democracy Institute , Trump does seem to be doing well among likely voters once the oversampling of Democrats is removed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of voters , according to a CATO poll , refuse to admit their electoral preferences .
It would not be unreasonable to assume that most of these non-respondents are Trump voters who are embarrassed to express their political views .
Donald Trump - Advance ... Buy New $ 44.99 It is also hard to believe that the rioting , looting , and attacks on police in American cities can not benefit the candidate of law and order , which is what Trump lays proud claim to .
Finally , it is hard to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden isolated in his basement with groveling reporters lobbing softball questions , to which he responds by reading haltingly from a teleprompter , and the other image of Trump addressing cheering crowds across the country .
While one hardly ever sees Biden fans in large numbers , Trump ’ s adoring fans are packing stadiums .
This difference may not be the entire story , but it does tell us that the vendetta against Trump , which Townsend believes will send Biden to the Oval Office , might not be strong enough to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not seem to relish his analysis and kept returning to this desperate defense of the president : “ For all his faults , only Trump will take on the mega-corporations.
” Nonetheless , he presented the following reason for why Biden ’ s side would triumph on election day .
DFLIVE Donald Trump fo ... Buy New $ 7.95 For starters , attempts by the Trump campaign to stress the personal and moral weaknesses of the Democratic presidential candidate will not get them a win .
That ’ s because Biden ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what he says or doesn ’ t say , but on the reach of those who have spent the last three-and-a-half years working to drive Trump from office .
It makes no difference in terms of Biden ’ s electability , according to Townsend , whether the Democratic candidate stays in his basement bunker or ventures into the political arena .
So far it hasn ’ t hurt Biden that he makes one verbal gaffe after the other in carefully orchestrated non-interviews , or that he makes up his “ facts ” about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public appearances .
Nor is his election endangered by the corrupt behavior of his son Hunter in collecting money from the Chinese and Ukrainians ; nor have Biden ’ s poll numbers gone down after the discovery that his campaign staff have been running around bailing out Antifa rioters .
This election is not about a blundering 77-year-old hack politician who mistakes his sister for his wife and who can ’ t figure out what state he ’ s standing in .
This contest is about removing a president whom the political and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whom they have gone after with manufactured scandals from the moment he took office .
Trump 2020 Keep Americ ... Buy New $ 14.99 These dynamics are not likely to change because Trump ’ s opponent is someone who may not be mentally fit for the presidency .
Biden may not be calling the shots even if he ’ s elected and Trump is not really running against him except in a purely technical sense .
Instead , Trump is struggling against the “ empire striking back.
” Because of Biden ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes out of his mouth is generously explained away .
Yet even Trump ’ s fairly innocuous statements – even when he ’ s not really putting his foot in his mouth – are given sinister twists ; and his accomplishments are overshadowed by instantly produced scandals , taking public attention away from anything their hated target has achieved .
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Adam Townsend suggests that the deep state will be able to block Tump’s reelection, but I believe he’s wrong.
Last week the Cotto-Gottfried podcast interviewed New York financier and widely read blogger Adam Townsend. He strongly believes Biden will win the presidential race.
Townsend overlooks some of Trump’s assets, however, which could thwart his determined opponents. In some polls and in the extensive analysis done by Democracy Institute, Trump does seem to be doing well among likely voters once the oversampling of Democrats is removed. Further, as many as 62 percent of voters, according to a CATO poll,refuse to admit their electoral preferences. It would not be unreasonable to assume that most of these non-respondents are Trump voters who are embarrassed to express their political views. Donald Trump - Advance... Buy New $44.99 (as of 05:12 UTC - Details)
It is also hard to believe that the rioting, looting, and attacks on police in American cities cannot benefit the candidate of law and order, which is what Trump lays proud claim to.
Finally, it is hard to ignore two contrasting images, one of Biden isolated in his basement with groveling reporters lobbing softball questions, to which he responds by reading haltingly from a teleprompter, and the other image of Trump addressing cheering crowds across the country. While one hardly ever sees Biden fans in large numbers, Trump’s adoring fans are packing stadiums. This difference may not be the entire story, but it does tell us that the vendetta against Trump, which Townsend believes will send Biden to the Oval Office, might not be strong enough to bring the Orange Man down.
Townsend did not seem to relish his analysis and kept returning to this desperate defense of the president: “For all his faults, only Trump will take on the mega-corporations.” Nonetheless, he presented the following reason for why Biden’s side would triumph on election day. DFLIVE Donald Trump fo... Buy New $7.95 (as of 05:12 UTC - Details)
For starters, attempts by the Trump campaign to stress the personal and moral weaknesses of the Democratic presidential candidate will not get them a win. That’s because Biden’s political fortunes do not depend on what he says or doesn’t say, but on the reach of those who have spent the last three-and-a-half years working to drive Trump from office.
It makes no difference in terms of Biden’s electability, according to Townsend, whether the Democratic candidate stays in his basement bunker or ventures into the political arena. So far it hasn’t hurt Biden that he makes one verbal gaffe after the other in carefully orchestrated non-interviews, or that he makes up his “facts” about any subject he addresses in his limited public appearances. Nor is his election endangered by the corrupt behavior of his son Hunter in collecting money from the Chinese and Ukrainians; nor have Biden’s poll numbers gone down after the discovery that his campaign staff have been running around bailing out Antifa rioters. This election is not about a blundering 77-year-old hack politician who mistakes his sister for his wife and who can’t figure out what state he’s standing in. This contest is about removing a president whom the political and media establishment don’t want and whom they have gone after with manufactured scandals from the moment he took office. Trump 2020 Keep Americ... Buy New $14.99 (as of 05:12 UTC - Details)
These dynamics are not likely to change because Trump’s opponent is someone who may not be mentally fit for the presidency. Biden may not be calling the shots even if he’s elected and Trump is not really running against him except in a purely technical sense.
Instead, Trump is struggling against the “empire striking back.” Because of Biden’s media support system, any gaffe which comes out of his mouth is generously explained away. Yet even Trump’s fairly innocuous statements – even when he’s not really putting his foot in his mouth – are given sinister twists; and his accomplishments are overshadowed by instantly produced scandals, taking public attention away from anything their hated target has achieved.
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lewrockwell--2020-09-23--Reparations: Blueprint for a Shakedown

Reparations: Blueprint for a Shakedown

Nothing talks quite like money , and Robert L. Johnson , a wealthy black man who cofounded Black Entertainment Television ( BET ) four decades ago , lately has been talking about $ 14 trillion .
That ’ s what it will take , he insists , for whites in this country to make amends to blacks for enslaving them in bygone centuries .
Only a transfer of wealth of this magnitude would “ cause America to live up to the concept and the notion that this nation was born on the idea of American exceptionalism , ” he told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on June 1 .
What reparations have to do with “ American exceptionalism , ” that oft-abused term , is not at all clear .
What is clear is that in recent years , demands for reparations to the descendants of enslaved blacks have escalated alarmingly and , for the first time , with some prospect of success .
The Debt : What America ... Robinson , Randall Best Price : $ 2.80 Buy New $ 10.58 Living American whites , of course , were not around centuries ago to extract slave labor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the many whites who were slaves or indentured servants during our colonial era .
But reparations enthusiasts have a retort : All of today ’ s white wealth on some level is an inheritance of racial oppression .
Even “ good ” whites must recognize their complicity in crime and atone by accepting enforced restitution .
In the world of academia , this ostensibly unearned wealth is called white-skin privilege .
In the world of law , it is called unjust enrichment .
A number of years ago , University of Hawaii @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Matsuda revealed the leveling instinct of this shaming campaign .
“ Members of the dominant class continue to benefit from the wrongs of the past and the presumptions of inferiority imposed upon victims , ” she wrote .
“ They may decry this legacy , and harbor no racist thoughts of their own , but they can not avoid their privileged status.
” The idea of holding every white individual responsible for the sins of all whites , past , present , and future is the essence of collectivism .
While this contrivance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ succeeds as rhetoric , at once delegitimizing white wealth and legitimizing black theft .
Talent , perseverance , ambition , and flexibility , not to mention occasional luck , in this view , are irrelevant to achievement .
We Were Eight Years in ... Coates , Ta-Nehisi Best Price : $ 11.70 Buy New $ 12.03 Since our laws allegedly enshrine so-called systemic racism , it follows that the system must be reconfigured to satisfy black grievances—whatever the cost .
This advocacy has been realized all too well through affirmative action quotas , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawsuits .
Reparations would take things to their logical conclusion .
Reparations activism has ebbed and flowed since its beginnings around 125 years ago .
But much of the impetus for the current madness can be traced to three recent and highly influential publishing events .
The first was Randall Robinson ’ s bestseller , The Debt : What America Owes to Blacks ( 2001 ) .
Robinson , founding director of the Washington , D.C.-based nonprofit TransAfrica , expressed a number of egregious views in that tome .
American slavery was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , perhaps unaware of the fact that many blacks , especially in South Carolina and Louisiana , were themselves slaveholders .

Nothing talks quite like money, and Robert L. Johnson, a wealthy black man who cofounded Black Entertainment Television (BET) four decades ago, lately has been talking about $14 trillion.
That’s what it will take, he insists, for whites in this country to make amends to blacks for enslaving them in bygone centuries. Only a transfer of wealth of this magnitude would “cause America to live up to the concept and the notion that this nation was born on the idea of American exceptionalism,” he told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on June 1.
What reparations have to do with “American exceptionalism,” that oft-abused term, is not at all clear. What is clear is that in recent years, demands for reparations to the descendants of enslaved blacks have escalated alarmingly and, for the first time, with some prospect of success. The Debt: What America... Robinson, Randall Best Price: $2.80 Buy New $10.58 (as of 05:13 UTC - Details)
Living American whites, of course, were not around centuries ago to extract slave labor from blacks—or, for that matter, from the many whites who were slaves or indentured servants during our colonial era. But reparations enthusiasts have a retort: All of today’s white wealth on some level is an inheritance of racial oppression. Even “good” whites must recognize their complicity in crime and atone by accepting enforced restitution.
In the world of academia, this ostensibly unearned wealth is called white-skin privilege. In the world of law, it is called unjust enrichment. A number of years ago, University of Hawaii law professor and critical race theorist Mari Matsuda revealed the leveling instinct of this shaming campaign. “Members of the dominant class continue to benefit from the wrongs of the past and the presumptions of inferiority imposed upon victims,” she wrote. “They may decry this legacy, and harbor no racist thoughts of their own, but they cannot avoid their privileged status.”
The idea of holding every white individual responsible for the sins of all whites, past, present, and future is the essence of collectivism. While this contrivance fails as history and law, it succeeds as rhetoric, at once delegitimizing white wealth and legitimizing black theft. Talent, perseverance, ambition, and flexibility, not to mention occasional luck, in this view, are irrelevant to achievement.
We Were Eight Years in... Coates, Ta-Nehisi Best Price: $11.70 Buy New $12.03 (as of 05:13 UTC - Details) Since our laws allegedly enshrine so-called systemic racism, it follows that the system must be reconfigured to satisfy black grievances—whatever the cost. This advocacy has been realized all too well through affirmative action quotas, welfare state expansion, and spurious anti-discrimination lawsuits. Reparations would take things to their logical conclusion.
Reparations activism has ebbed and flowed since its beginnings around 125 years ago. But much of the impetus for the current madness can be traced to three recent and highly influential publishing events.
The first was Randall Robinson’s bestseller, The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks (2001). Robinson, founding director of the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit TransAfrica, expressed a number of egregious views in that tome. American slavery was a “black holocaust,” he argued, perhaps unaware of the fact that many blacks, especially in South Carolina and Louisiana, were themselves slaveholders.
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lewrockwell--2020-09-23--The War on Populism: The Final Act

The War on Populism: The Final Act

So , it appears the War on Populism is building toward an exciting climax .
All the proper pieces are in place for a Class-A GloboCap color revolution , and maybe even civil war .
You got your unauthorized Putin-Nazi president , your imaginary apocalyptic pandemic , your violent identitarian civil unrest , your heavily-armed politically-polarized populace , your ominous rumblings from military quarters … you couldn ’ t really ask for much more .
OK , the plot is pretty obvious by now ( as it is in all big-budget action spectacles , which is essentially what color revolutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t spoil our viewing experience .
The fun isn ’ t in guessing what is going to happen .
Everybody knows what ’ s going to happen .
The fun is in watching Bruce , or Sigourney , or “ the moderate rebels , ” or the GloboCap “ Resistance , ” take down the monster , or the terrorists , or Hitler , and save the world , or democracy , or whatever .
Trumpocalypse : Consent ... Hopkins , C. J .
Best Price : $ 21.73 Buy New $ 10.99 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they are sticking to the classic Act III formula ( i.e.
, the one they teach in all those scriptwriting seminars , which , full disclosure , I teach a few of those ) .
They ’ ve been running the War on Populism by the numbers since the very beginning .
I ’ m going to break that down in just a moment , act by act , plot point by plot point , but , first , let ’ s quickly cover the basics .
The first thing every big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revolution ) needs is a solid logline to build the plot around .
The logline shows us : ( 1 ) our protagonist , ( 2 ) what our protagonist is trying to do , and ( 3 ) our antagonist or antagonistic force .
For example , here ’ s one everyone will recognize : In our case , the logline writes itself : Donald Trump is our antagonist , of course .
And what an antagonist he has been !
As the deep-state spooks and the corporate media have been relentlessly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the man is both a Russian-backed traitor and literally the resurrection of Hitler !
In terms of baddies , it doesn ’ t get any better .
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Best Price : $ 16.72 Buy New $ 15.99 It goes without saying that our protagonist is GloboCap ( i.e.
, the global capitalist empire ) , or “ democracy , ” as it is known in the entertainment business .
Now , we ’ re in the middle of Act III already , and , as in every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a series of mounting losses all throughout Act II , and the baddie was mostly driving the action .
Now it ’ s time for the Final Push , but , before all the action gets underway , here ’ s a quick recap of those previous acts .
Ready ?
All right , here we go … There democracy ( i.e.
, GloboCap ) was , peacefully operating its de facto global capitalist empire like a normal global hegemon ( i.e.
, destabilizing , restructuring , and privatizing everything it hadn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ OK , occasionally murdering , torturing , and otherwise mercilessly oppressing people ) , when out of nowhere it was viciously attacked by Donald Trump and his Putin-Nazi “ populists , ” who stole the 2016 election from Clinton with those insidious Facebook ads .
( For you writers , this was the Inciting Incident . )
GloboCap did not take this well .
The deep state and the corporate media started shrieking about a coming “ Age of Darkness , ” “ The death of globalization at the hands of white supremacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Zionist anti-Semitism , ” the “ Bottomless Pit of Fascism , ” and so on .
Liberals festooned themselves with safety pins and went out looking for minorities to hide in their attics throughout the occupation .
According to GloboCap , every “ populist ” that voted for Trump ( or just refused to vote for Clinton ) was a genocidal white supremacist undeserving of either empathy or mercy .
Somewhere in there , the “ Resistance ” was born .
( This is the plot point known as the Lock-In , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ahead . )
Trump 2020 Make Libera ... Buy New $ 15.99 As is traditional at the opening of Act II , things were looking promising for GloboCap .
The “ Resistance ” staged those pink pussyhat protests , and the corporate media were pumping out Russia and Hitler propaganda like a Goebbelsian piano .
Yes , there were obstacles , but the “ Resistance ” was growing .
And then , in May of 2017 , special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed , and “ Russiagate ” was officially launched .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were numbered !
But , no , it was never going to be that easy .
( If it was , feature films would be less than an hour long , not to mention incredibly boring . )
There was plenty of action ( and an endless series of “ bombshells ” ) throughout the ensuing two years , but by the end of March 2019 , “ Russiagate ” had blown up in GloboCap ’ s face .
“ Populism ” was still on the rise !
It was time for GloboCap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the classic first culmination , sometimes known as The Point of No Return . )
In the aftermath of the “ Russiagate ” fiasco , the GloboCap “ Resistance ” flailed around for a while .
An assortment of ridiculous subplots unfolded … Obstructiongate , Ukrainegate , Pornstargate ( and I ’ m probably forgetting some “ gates ” ) , white-supremacist non-terrorist terrorism , brain-devouring Russian-Cubano crickets , Russian spy whales , and other such nonsense .
Meanwhile , the forces of “ populism ” were running amok all across the planet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ verge of taking down Macron in France , and gangs of neo-nationalist boneheads had launched a series of frontal assaults on Portlandia , GloboCap Anti-Fascist HQ , which Antifa was barely holding off .
All wasn ’ t totally lost , however .
GloboCap sprang back into action , successfully Hitlerizing Jeremy Corbyn , the leader of leftist “ populism , ” and thus preventing the mass exdodus of Jews from Great Britain .
And the US elections were on the horizon .
Trump was still Russian-agent Hitler , after all , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too hard to beat .
All that GloboCap had to do was put forth a viable Democratic candidate , then let the corporate media do their thing .
OK , first , they had to do Bernie Sanders ( because he was another “ populist ” figurehead , and the point of the entire War on Populism has been to crush the “ populist ” resistance to global capitalism from both the Left and the Right ) , but the DNC made short work of that .
So , everything was looking hunky-dory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming , didn ’ t you ?
— the pivotal plot-point at the end of Act II , The Major Setback , or The Dark Night of the Soul , when all seems lost for our protagonist .
Yes , implausible as it probably still seems , the Democratic Party nominated Joe Biden , a clearly cognitively-compromised person who literally sucked his wife ’ s fingers on camera and who can ’ t get through a two-minute speech without totally losing his train of thought and babbling non-sequiturial gibberish .
Exactly why they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but , obviously , Biden was not GloboCap ’ s first choice .
The man is as inspiring as a head of lettuce .
( There is an actual campaign group called “ Settle for Biden !
” ) GloboCap was now staring down the barrel of certain swing-voter death .
And as if things weren ’ t already dire enough , the “ populists ” rolled out a catchy new slogan … “ TRUMP 2020 , BECAUSE FUCK YOU AGAIN !
”

So, it appears the War on Populism is building toward an exciting climax. All the proper pieces are in place for a Class-A GloboCap color revolution, and maybe even civil war. You got your unauthorized Putin-Nazi president, your imaginary apocalyptic pandemic, your violent identitarian civil unrest, your heavily-armed politically-polarized populace, your ominous rumblings from military quarters … you couldn’t really ask for much more.
OK, the plot is pretty obvious by now (as it is in all big-budget action spectacles, which is essentially what color revolutions are), but that won’t spoil our viewing experience. The fun isn’t in guessing what is going to happen. Everybody knows what’s going to happen. The fun is in watching Bruce, or Sigourney, or “the moderate rebels,” or the GloboCap “Resistance,” take down the monster, or the terrorists, or Hitler, and save the world, or democracy, or whatever.
Trumpocalypse: Consent... Hopkins, C. J. Best Price: $21.73 Buy New $10.99 (as of 05:18 UTC - Details) The show-runners at GloboCap understand this, and they are sticking to the classic Act III formula (i.e., the one they teach in all those scriptwriting seminars, which, full disclosure, I teach a few of those). They’ve been running the War on Populism by the numbers since the very beginning. I’m going to break that down in just a moment, act by act, plot point by plot point, but, first, let’s quickly cover the basics.
The first thing every big Hollywood action picture (or GloboCap color revolution) needs is a solid logline to build the plot around. The logline shows us: (1) our protagonist, (2) what our protagonist is trying to do, and (3) our antagonist or antagonistic force.
For example, here’s one everyone will recognize:
“A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.”
In our case, the logline writes itself:
“After America is taken over by a Russian-backed Hitlerian dictator, the forces of democracy unite to depose the tyrant and save the free world.”
Donald Trump is our antagonist, of course. And what an antagonist he has been! As the deep-state spooks and the corporate media have been relentlessly repeating for the last four years, the man is both a Russian-backed traitor and literally the resurrection of Hitler! In terms of baddies, it doesn’t get any better. Zone 23 Hopkins, C. J. Best Price: $16.72 Buy New $15.99 (as of 11:13 UTC - Details)
It goes without saying that our protagonist is GloboCap (i.e., the global capitalist empire), or “democracy,” as it is known in the entertainment business.
Now, we’re in the middle of Act III already, and, as in every big-budget action movie, our protagonist suffered a series of mounting losses all throughout Act II, and the baddie was mostly driving the action. Now it’s time for the Final Push, but, before all the action gets underway, here’s a quick recap of those previous acts. Ready? All right, here we go …
Act I
(status quo/inciting incident)
There democracy (i.e., GloboCap) was, peacefully operating its de facto global capitalist empire like a normal global hegemon (i.e., destabilizing, restructuring, and privatizing everything it hadn’t already destabilized and privatized, and OK, occasionally murdering, torturing, and otherwise mercilessly oppressing people), when out of nowhere it was viciously attacked by Donald Trump and his Putin-Nazi “populists,” who stole the 2016 election from Clinton with those insidious Facebook ads. (For you writers, this was the Inciting Incident.)
(new situation/predicament/lock-in)
GloboCap did not take this well. The deep state and the corporate media started shrieking about a coming “Age of Darkness,” “The death of globalization at the hands of white supremacy,” “racial Orwellianism,” “Zionist anti-Semitism,” the “Bottomless Pit of Fascism,” and so on. Liberals festooned themselves with safety pins and went out looking for minorities to hide in their attics throughout the occupation. According to GloboCap, every “populist” that voted for Trump (or just refused to vote for Clinton) was a genocidal white supremacist undeserving of either empathy or mercy. Somewhere in there, the “Resistance” was born. (This is the plot point known as the Lock-In, where the protagonist commits to the struggle ahead.) Trump 2020 Make Libera... Buy New $15.99 (as of 05:15 UTC - Details)
Act II (a)
(progress/obstacles)
As is traditional at the opening of Act II, things were looking promising for GloboCap. The “Resistance” staged those pink pussyhat protests, and the corporate media were pumping out Russia and Hitler propaganda like a Goebbelsian piano. Yes, there were obstacles, but the “Resistance” was growing. And then, in May of 2017, special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed, and “Russiagate” was officially launched. It appeared that Donald Trump’s days were numbered!
(rising action/first culmination)
But, no, it was never going to be that easy. (If it was, feature films would be less than an hour long, not to mention incredibly boring.) There was plenty of action (and an endless series of “bombshells”) throughout the ensuing two years, but by the end of March 2019, “Russiagate” had blown up in GloboCap’s face. “Populism” was still on the rise! It was time for GloboCap to get serious. (This was the classic first culmination, sometimes known as The Point of No Return.)
Act II (b)
(complications/subplots/higher stakes)
In the aftermath of the “Russiagate” fiasco, the GloboCap “Resistance” flailed around for a while. An assortment of ridiculous subplots unfolded … Obstructiongate, Ukrainegate, Pornstargate (and I’m probably forgetting some “gates”), white-supremacist non-terrorist terrorism, brain-devouring Russian-Cubano crickets, Russian spy whales, and other such nonsense. Meanwhile, the forces of “populism” were running amok all across the planet. The gilets jaunes were on the verge of taking down Macron in France, and gangs of neo-nationalist boneheads had launched a series of frontal assaults on Portlandia, GloboCap Anti-Fascist HQ, which Antifa was barely holding off.
(second culmination/major setback)
All wasn’t totally lost, however. GloboCap sprang back into action, successfully Hitlerizing Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of leftist “populism,” and thus preventing the mass exdodus of Jews from Great Britain. And the US elections were on the horizon. Trump was still Russian-agent Hitler, after all, so he wasn’t going to be too hard to beat. All that GloboCap had to do was put forth a viable Democratic candidate, then let the corporate media do their thing. OK, first, they had to do Bernie Sanders (because he was another “populist” figurehead, and the point of the entire War on Populism has been to crush the “populist” resistance to global capitalism from both the Left and the Right), but the DNC made short work of that.
So, everything was looking hunky-dory until — and you screenwriters saw this coming, didn’t you? — the pivotal plot-point at the end of Act II, The Major Setback, or The Dark Night of the Soul, when all seems lost for our protagonist.
Yes, implausible as it probably still seems, the Democratic Party nominated Joe Biden, a clearly cognitively-compromised person who literally sucked his wife’s fingers on camera and who can’t get through a two-minute speech without totally losing his train of thought and babbling non-sequiturial gibberish. Exactly why they did this will be debated forever, but, obviously, Biden was not GloboCap’s first choice. The man is as inspiring as a head of lettuce. (There is an actual campaign group called “Settle for Biden!”) GloboCap was now staring down the barrel of certain swing-voter death. And as if things weren’t already dire enough, the “populists” rolled out a catchy new slogan … “TRUMP 2020, BECAUSE FUCK YOU AGAIN!”
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