lewrockwell--2020-12-25--Tye Calls for the Fed To Address Inequality, Climate Change, and More…

International Man : Recently , the calls for the Fed to add a third mandate to address racial and economic inequality have grown louder .
Will we see a redistribution of wealth soon ?
Doug Casey : It seems the movement towards black “ reparations ” is building momentum .
These things always start small , testing the water , then grow when nobody either laughs at them for being stupid or decries them as evil .
Most Americans are now too intimidated and confused to do that , however .
It ’ s similar to MMT .
A year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Theory was too outrageous a notion for a sensible person to bother considering ; now , it ’ s practically public policy .
And , incidentally , when I say “ black , ” I don ’ t capitalize the word , as very recent politically correct fashion dictates .
Capitalizing it just emphasizes and accentuates racial differences—as do most “ woke ” practices .
Live in Grace , Walk in ... Goff , Bob Best Price : $ 6.75 Buy New $ 16.14 It ’ s another sign of the mass insanity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Like almost everybody wearing masks when walking down the street , or even bicycling in the countryside .
Not to mention locking down the whole country , practically the entire world , like a prison .
It ’ s quite ironic to me .
In the past , I ’ ve often joked that the Earth was a prison planet .
Now it ’ s no joke .
Anyway , the idea of reparations is even more insane , but it ’ s taking off .
It ’ s the destructive , racist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s one genuinely crazy thing after another , like NASDAQ requiring listed companies to have at least two board members of so-called minority groups , including one non-white person and one with a sexual aberration .
Movies are expected to have the same kind of composition now .
You see it to a large degree in commercials on TV .
When I watch the boob-tube , I feel like I ’ m the only straight white male left in the US .
The discrimination against Asians is equally criminal , especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If you ’ re a smart and hard-working Asian , you now have to be even smarter and harder working to compete .
These PC fools are making accidents of birth into defining features of existence .
The only good thing about the trend is that these people may be overreaching and will self-destruct .
Hopefully , that will happen before they destroy society itself .
International Man : Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has spoken in length about the Fed ’ s interest to address economic inequality .
Ironically , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destructive monetary policies and money printing of epic proportions plans to do more of the same to “ solve ” the very problem they created .
What are your thoughts on this ?
Doug Casey : The Fed is one of the main creators of inequality .
The Establishment , the Deep State types , and the other cronies who hang around the government are closest to the fire hydrant of money spewing from the Fed .
They get their fill of it before any trickles down to the “ little people.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abolish the Fed .
But it ’ s so entrenched and so central to the corrupt system , that ’ s impossible .
At least short of a monetary collapse—although a monetary collapse is in the cards .
But , at a minimum , the Fed shouldn ’ t try to act as a social engineer .
It certainly shouldn ’ t give money to blacks just because they ’ re black in the form of reparations or for any other reason .
The notion is criminally stupid .
All exchange must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not , it breeds resentment for both the giver and the receiver .
The Case Against Miracles Best Price : $ 25.19 Buy New $ 20.99 Free stuff , like welfare and free government housing , has already destroyed black families and black individuals .
Places like Cabrini-Green and Pruitt-Igoe are monuments to government planning .
If the Fed gets involved in passing out more free money , it ’ s only going to cement the average black more solidly to the bottom of society and create more race antagonism .
Well-positioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Maxine Waters , and hundreds of others who are getting rich by virtue of being black are all for it , of course .
There ’ s big money in disguising race-baiting as virtue signaling .
International Man : Recently , Joe Biden announced that he would nominate former Fed Chairman Janet Yellen for US Treasury Secretary .
In her first remarks , Yellen spoke about her plans to address racial disparities and inequality .
Is there a trend developing here where racial and economic inequality has become the justification for dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has become a justification for practically everything today .
Deep State types in general , and the Democrats in particular , emphasize race and gender differences , which does nothing but aggravate the situation .
This nomination is an excellent deal for Yellen , who ’ s moved from being a nothing nobody academic to Fed Chair , and now Treasury Secretary .
By the time she finishes her term in office , she ’ ll be a centimillionaire—the usual drill , six-figure speeches , seven-figure book contracts , fat directors fees , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She ’ ll do well for someone who has zero business experience and has detracted hugely from the world ’ s real wealth .
She ’ s a model for the kind of people who want to go into government to become rich and famous .
International Man : Fed chairman Powell has made countless remarks about the need for the US central bank to address climate change .
What is going on here ?
How can they address the so-called problem of climate change ?
Climate change has been going on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years ago , and it will continue on its own path , primarily influenced by the sun and secondarily by things like volcanism , cosmic rays , and peculiarities of the planets orbit , long after mankind has gone .
Proof of Heaven : A Neu ... Eben Alexander Best Price : $ 0.35 Buy New $ 4.44 But destroying the economy by printing up more money certainly isn ’ t an answer to climate change .
However , I ’ m sure that what ’ s on Powell ’ s mind is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like windmills and solar panels .
This is more state direction of investment .
It was a disaster for the USSR and every other socialist and state-directed economy and will be for us as well .
You ’ ll notice that the Chinese and other Asian economies don ’ t indulge in this kind of politically correct investing .
It ’ s a major reason why they ’ re on the way up , and we ’ re on the way down .
Janet and Jerome ’ s excellent adventure in climate engineering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Man : With climate change and racial inequality , the Fed is creating all sorts of new ridiculous pretexts to justify whatever it wants to do .
It would be comical if the consequences weren ’ t so destructive .
What do you think comes next ?
Doug Casey : At this point , the Federal Reserve , which most Americans barely even know exists , has become extremely important to everybody .
It ’ s now the main source of government income—greater even than the income tax—and this is likely to continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they have unlimited funding .
But it ’ s more than just mission creep at this point .
We saw mission creep during the Vietnam war and all other wars .
Now the Fed has been enlisted to fight the war on poverty , the war on racism , and global warming .
The problem is that war is the health of the State—but a catastrophe for society .
The White Christmas In ... Wright , Colleen Best Price : $ 4.22 Buy New $ 13.64 The Fed started out as essentially a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to maintain the value of the currency .
It has totally failed at that mission since its creation .
The US dollar was stable from 1789 up until 1913 when the Fed was instituted .
Since then , the dollar lost has about 97 % of its value , and the degeneration is radically accelerating .
Now the Fed is supposed to ensure full employment , racial and gender equality , and sunny days in addition .
The next abomination will be Fed Coin , a digital dollar , which will eliminate all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t think anything can turn the situation around at this point .
The only thing you can do is become as wealthy as possible to insulate yourself .
The next step will be something resembling World War III , probably with China .
The US will turn into a police state , which in many ways , it was during World Wars I and II .
It ’ s going to be much more serious this time around .
The Best of Doug Casey

International Man: Recently, the calls for the Fed to add a third mandate to address racial and economic inequality have grown louder.
Will we see a redistribution of wealth soon?
Doug Casey: It seems the movement towards black “reparations” is building momentum. These things always start small, testing the water, then grow when nobody either laughs at them for being stupid or decries them as evil. Most Americans are now too intimidated and confused to do that, however.
It’s similar to MMT. A year ago, the notion of Modern Monetary Theory was too outrageous a notion for a sensible person to bother considering; now, it’s practically public policy.
And, incidentally, when I say “black,” I don’t capitalize the word, as very recent politically correct fashion dictates. Capitalizing it just emphasizes and accentuates racial differences—as do most “woke” practices. Live in Grace, Walk in... Goff, Bob Best Price: $1.80 Buy New $9.39 (as of 10:02 UTC - Details)
It’s another sign of the mass insanity that’s sweeping the world. Like almost everybody wearing masks when walking down the street, or even bicycling in the countryside. Not to mention locking down the whole country, practically the entire world, like a prison. It’s quite ironic to me. In the past, I’ve often joked that the Earth was a prison planet. Now it’s no joke.
Anyway, the idea of reparations is even more insane, but it’s taking off. It’s the destructive, racist idea of affirmative action on steroids.
It’s one genuinely crazy thing after another, like NASDAQ requiring listed companies to have at least two board members of so-called minority groups, including one non-white person and one with a sexual aberration.
Movies are expected to have the same kind of composition now. You see it to a large degree in commercials on TV. When I watch the boob-tube, I feel like I’m the only straight white male left in the US.
The discrimination against Asians is equally criminal, especially when it comes to getting into college. If you’re a smart and hard-working Asian, you now have to be even smarter and harder working to compete.
These PC fools are making accidents of birth into defining features of existence. The only good thing about the trend is that these people may be overreaching and will self-destruct. Hopefully, that will happen before they destroy society itself.
International Man: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has spoken in length about the Fed’s interest to address economic inequality.
Ironically, the one institution that is single-handedly responsible for destructive monetary policies and money printing of epic proportions plans to do more of the same to “solve” the very problem they created.
What are your thoughts on this?
Doug Casey: The Fed is one of the main creators of inequality. The Establishment, the Deep State types, and the other cronies who hang around the government are closest to the fire hydrant of money spewing from the Fed. They get their fill of it before any trickles down to the “little people.”
The solution to the problem is to abolish the Fed. But it’s so entrenched and so central to the corrupt system, that’s impossible. At least short of a monetary collapse—although a monetary collapse is in the cards. But, at a minimum, the Fed shouldn’t try to act as a social engineer.
It certainly shouldn’t give money to blacks just because they’re black in the form of reparations or for any other reason. The notion is criminally stupid. All exchange must be mutual and free. If it’s not, it breeds resentment for both the giver and the receiver. The Case Against Miracles Best Price: $20.57 Buy New $20.63 (as of 10:02 UTC - Details)
Free stuff, like welfare and free government housing, has already destroyed black families and black individuals. Places like Cabrini-Green and Pruitt-Igoe are monuments to government planning. If the Fed gets involved in passing out more free money, it’s only going to cement the average black more solidly to the bottom of society and create more race antagonism.
Well-positioned blacks like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Maxine Waters, and hundreds of others who are getting rich by virtue of being black are all for it, of course. There’s big money in disguising race-baiting as virtue signaling.
International Man: Recently, Joe Biden announced that he would nominate former Fed Chairman Janet Yellen for US Treasury Secretary. In her first remarks, Yellen spoke about her plans to address racial disparities and inequality.
Is there a trend developing here where racial and economic inequality has become the justification for dangerous monetary policies?
Doug Casey: Race has become a justification for practically everything today. Deep State types in general, and the Democrats in particular, emphasize race and gender differences, which does nothing but aggravate the situation.
This nomination is an excellent deal for Yellen, who’s moved from being a nothing nobody academic to Fed Chair, and now Treasury Secretary. By the time she finishes her term in office, she’ll be a centimillionaire—the usual drill, six-figure speeches, seven-figure book contracts, fat directors fees, consulting fees, and insider investment deals. She’ll do well for someone who has zero business experience and has detracted hugely from the world’s real wealth.
She’s a model for the kind of people who want to go into government to become rich and famous.
International Man: Fed chairman Powell has made countless remarks about the need for the US central bank to address climate change.
What is going on here?
Doug Casey: It’s a good question.
How can they address the so-called problem of climate change? Climate change has been going on since the Earth came together 4.5 billion years ago, and it will continue on its own path, primarily influenced by the sun and secondarily by things like volcanism, cosmic rays, and peculiarities of the planets orbit, long after mankind has gone. Proof of Heaven: A Neu... Eben Alexander Best Price: $0.93 Buy New $5.95 (as of 10:02 UTC - Details)
But destroying the economy by printing up more money certainly isn’t an answer to climate change. However, I’m sure that what’s on Powell’s mind is making money easier to get for things like windmills and solar panels. This is more state direction of investment. It was a disaster for the USSR and every other socialist and state-directed economy and will be for us as well.
You’ll notice that the Chinese and other Asian economies don’t indulge in this kind of politically correct investing. It’s a major reason why they’re on the way up, and we’re on the way down.
Janet and Jerome’s excellent adventure in climate engineering won’t end well.
International Man: With climate change and racial inequality, the Fed is creating all sorts of new ridiculous pretexts to justify whatever it wants to do. It would be comical if the consequences weren’t so destructive. What do you think comes next?
Doug Casey: At this point, the Federal Reserve, which most Americans barely even know exists, has become extremely important to everybody.
It’s now the main source of government income—greater even than the income tax—and this is likely to continue. Agencies like the Fed grow when they have unlimited funding. But it’s more than just mission creep at this point.
We saw mission creep during the Vietnam war and all other wars. Now the Fed has been enlisted to fight the war on poverty, the war on racism, and global warming. The problem is that war is the health of the State—but a catastrophe for society.
The White Christmas In... Wright, Colleen Best Price: $1.16 Buy New $5.98 (as of 10:02 UTC - Details) The Fed started out as essentially a clearinghouse for banks; it was instructed to maintain the value of the currency. It has totally failed at that mission since its creation. The US dollar was stable from 1789 up until 1913 when the Fed was instituted. Since then, the dollar lost has about 97% of its value, and the degeneration is radically accelerating.
Now the Fed is supposed to ensure full employment, racial and gender equality, and sunny days in addition. The next abomination will be Fed Coin, a digital dollar, which will eliminate all privacy from financial transactions.
I don’t think anything can turn the situation around at this point. The only thing you can do is become as wealthy as possible to insulate yourself.
The next step will be something resembling World War III, probably with China. The US will turn into a police state, which in many ways, it was during World Wars I and II.
It’s going to be much more serious this time around.
Reprinted with permission from International Man.
The Best of Doug Casey


lewrockwell--2020-12-26--When Covid-19 Swept Through a Country in the Mid-1970s

Dr. X writes of a peculiar disease that swept through his country inn the 1960s and 1970s and was prevalent in many geographical areas .
At first it was only 50 patients .
Then a few years later it was more than ten-thousand patients .
Its symptoms would come and go .
Just about the time there were enough patients to study , they would die or get well for unexplained reasons .
It often caused a numbing effect in the lower limbs and crushing weakness in muscles .
Walking became difficult for many of its sufferers .
Loss of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Fame : The Asc ... Sylvia Jukes Morris Best Price : $ 2.22 Buy New $ 20.61 But there were no signs of infection , no pathogenic bacteria or viruses detected in spinal fluid .
It was rare in children .
When death occurred , it would often be accompanied by brain symptoms .
Legs commonly swelled up on both sides .
Calves were sore .
Blood pressure fell and subsequently the heart raced to maintain delivery of oxygenated blood .
The cause of the disease remained obscure for many years .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought of suicide and some were in such despair they committed suicide .
Doctors noted it especially affected rich people who ate a lot of carbohydrates ( rice , pasta , cereal , pasta ) .
Eventually it was considered a “ nation-ruining ” disease , worse than tuberculosis or syphilis .
The head of the medical department of the army believed it was caused by an infectious agent of some kind .
For a while , blood transfusions were thought to have brought on this disease .
But that was a dead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a doctor took his rubber hammer and tapped the knee of a sitting patient , there was no tendon reflex or reflex kick .
Nerves were going numb .
It was some form of neuropathy .
Or was it ?
For a long time it would be classified as idiopathic , that is , it arose spontaneously and its cause remained unknown .
Some patients actually lost their ability to talk , which made it more difficult to understand .
Opposed to the virus hypothesis , Dr. X wrote : “ we were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease , from its clinical and pathological findings.
” Only older doctors had seen this disease in days gone by and recognized it as beriberi – a deficiency of vitamin B1 that was the very first vitamin to be isolated and studied .
Yes , it was beriberi , a disease that had been thought to be eradicated in prior decades .
Price of Fame : The Hon ... Morris , Sylvia Jukes Best Price : $ 4.99 Buy New $ 14.33 Eventually reports of a green tongue became prevalent .
It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drug ( clioquinol ) , a drug that depletes vitamin B1 ( thiamine ) .
Today beriberi is more likely induced by the use of refined sugar , carbohydrates , chocolates and coffee or tea , known as B1 blockers .
So are diuretic drugs , acid blocking drugs and an anti-diabetic drug ( metformin ) .
This ordeal started in 1963-64 and continued into the 1970s before doctors began to comprehend it .
They had forgotten how to prevent beriberi and to recognize its elusive symptoms .
The removal of the anti-diarrheal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abolished the disease .
It all happened in modern Japan , the very first country where thousands of Japanese sailors died of beriberi because of their penchant for sake ( alcohol ) and the consumption of polished white rice , which removes the bran that contains B1 .
The account of this outbreak of beriberi in a modern society was documented in the Proceedings of the Japanese Academy , April , 2010 .
Another outbreak of beriberi occurred in Israel in 2005 among infants and was traced to vitamin B1-deficient soy formula .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ found among young children who were overly-vulnerable to heavy metals such as arsenic , mercury and lead .
Then it was called autism .
A form of B1 ( allithiamine ) that can pass into the brain was developed and was clinically proven to help these children .
B1 has a balancing effect upon other B vitamins .
Without adequate B1 the level of other B vitamins adversely rises and increases the risk for autism by 17.6 times !
Today , for political reasons , it is mistakenly called COVID-19 .

Dr. X writes of a peculiar disease that swept through his country inn the 1960s and 1970s and was prevalent in many geographical areas. At first it was only 50 patients. Then a few years later it was more than ten-thousand patients. Its symptoms would come and go. Just about the time there were enough patients to study, they would die or get well for unexplained reasons.
There were abdominal symptoms (pain, diarrhea).
It often caused a numbing effect in the lower limbs and crushing weakness in muscles.
Walking became difficult for many of its sufferers.
Loss of bladder control was another symptom. Rage for Fame: The Asc... Sylvia Jukes Morris Best Price: $2.61 Buy New $21.00 (as of 10:02 UTC - Details)
Some had visual symptoms. Twitching eyes. Droopy eyelids.
But there were no signs of infection, no pathogenic bacteria or viruses detected in spinal fluid.
It was rare in children.
When death occurred, it would often be accompanied by brain symptoms.
Legs commonly swelled up on both sides. Calves were sore.
Blood pressure fell and subsequently the heart raced to maintain delivery of oxygenated blood.
The cause of the disease remained obscure for many years.
Those who suffered over a long term thought of suicide and some were in such despair they committed suicide.
Doctors noted it especially affected rich people who ate a lot of carbohydrates (rice, pasta, cereal, pasta).
Eventually it was considered a “nation-ruining” disease, worse than tuberculosis or syphilis.
The head of the medical department of the army believed it was caused by an infectious agent of some kind.
For a while, blood transfusions were thought to have brought on this disease. But that was a dead end.
Nerves were impaired. If a doctor took his rubber hammer and tapped the knee of a sitting patient, there was no tendon reflex or reflex kick. Nerves were going numb. It was some form of neuropathy. Or was it?
For a long time it would be classified as idiopathic, that is, it arose spontaneously and its cause remained unknown.
Some patients actually lost their ability to talk, which made it more difficult to understand.
Opposed to the virus hypothesis, Dr. X wrote: “we were convinced that it was not an infectious disease, from its clinical and pathological findings.”
Only older doctors had seen this disease in days gone by and recognized it as beriberi – a deficiency of vitamin B1 that was the very first vitamin to be isolated and studied.
Yes, it was beriberi, a disease that had been thought to be eradicated in prior decades. Price of Fame: The Hon... Morris, Sylvia Jukes Best Price: $6.39 Buy New $13.27 (as of 10:02 UTC - Details)
Eventually reports of a green tongue became prevalent. It was traced to the use of an antidiarrheal drug (clioquinol), a drug that depletes vitamin B1 (thiamine).
Today beriberi is more likely induced by the use of refined sugar, carbohydrates, chocolates and coffee or tea, known as B1 blockers. So are diuretic drugs, acid blocking drugs and an anti-diabetic drug (metformin).
This ordeal started in 1963-64 and continued into the 1970s before doctors began to comprehend it. They had forgotten how to prevent beriberi and to recognize its elusive symptoms.
The removal of the anti-diarrheal drug and provision of vitamin B1 pills abolished the disease. It all happened in modern Japan, the very first country where thousands of Japanese sailors died of beriberi because of their penchant for sake (alcohol) and the consumption of polished white rice, which removes the bran that contains B1.
The account of this outbreak of beriberi in a modern society was documented in the Proceedings of the Japanese Academy, April, 2010.
Another outbreak of beriberi occurred in Israel in 2005 among infants and was traced to vitamin B1-deficient soy formula.
In 2002 an off-shoot of beriberi was found among young children who were overly-vulnerable to heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury and lead. Then it was called autism. A form of B1 (allithiamine) that can pass into the brain was developed and was clinically proven to help these children. B1 has a balancing effect upon other B vitamins. Without adequate B1 the level of other B vitamins adversely rises and increases the risk for autism by 17.6 times!
Today, for political reasons, it is mistakenly called COVID-19.


lewrockwell--2020-12-26--Let’s Play a Disinformation Game

Let’s Play a Disinformation Game

We ’ re well into a serious case of panic-driven pandemic , powered by fear , sustained by arrival of sasonal flu , and amplified by confirmation bias .
One group — the newsies and politicians — have something else to fear besides just the virus .
That ’ s the public reaction when folks finally realize how those people have bamboozled them into abject poverty , 270 million facing starvation , and even death .
Because it ’ s not the virus that ’ s causing this , it ’ s the pseudo-scientific Narrative Pandemic with its lockdowns , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political class and amplified by a compliant corps of MSM ( Main Stream Media ) presstitutes .
As multi-credentialed Dr. Roger Hodkinson put it , “ this is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on an unsuspecting public.
“ He has a few other interesting things to say in that clip as well .
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And , in case you think the dissenters are just an uninformed rabble — and I ’ m undependable fake news — as of December 23 , 2020 , there are more than 760,000 folks , including 39,384 Medical practitioners , 13,035 Medical & Public Health Scientists and 709,443 concerned citizens — so far — who signed The Great Barrington Declaration , dissing The Establishment ’ s alarmist , misleading and destructive handling of COVID-19 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown policies are producing devastating effects on short and long-term public health … with the working class and younger members of society carrying the heaviest burden.
” and “ with the underprivileged disproportionately harmed.
” … ” Indeed , for children , COVID-19 is less dangerous than many other harms , including influenza .
” … ” Those who are not vulnerable should immediately be allowed to resume life as normal .
“ And there ’ s the economic devastation , mentioned previously , as well – – – The UK ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the World Health Organisation ( W.H.O . )
has condemned mass coronavirus lockdowns , slamming the “ ghastly global catastrophe ” caused by crashing the world economy .
–W.H.O .
Condemns Coronavirus Lockdowns , ‘ Doubling ’ Global Poverty So now , more than ever , the newsies and elected prevaricators desperately need to defend their destructive policies and find confirmations supporting their COVID-19 legends , myths and bald-faced lies , especially their 10 times more devastating than the virus and ineffective lockdowns .
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They seem to have a preference for the imagination route , probably because that ’ s easier — and legitimate supporting evidence for the Official Narrative is hard to find .
So , the thing to remember when you see any politician or MSM newsie with lips moving about “ THE PANDEMIC , ” whatever comes out is likely powered by the need to confirm their previous COVID-19 legends , myths and lies and will likely be wrong , distorted and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mind , let ’ s play a game – – – CAN YOU FIND THE MISTAKES ?
Remember those old puzzles when you were a kid ?
There would be a picture with mistakes in it for you to find .
OK , in this modern version , how many mistakes can you find in this two-minute 49 second Lemming-maker , broadcast by NBC affiliate WPXI , Pittsburgh , Dec 15 , 2020 with the header , “ Hospital capacity a major concern in Western Pennsylvania ” – – – The segment starts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TOTAL CASES ” in Pennsylvania .
That number is cumulative since last February and so misleading because it ’ s not the current active case total which is much smaller since most folks recover quickly .
And most of those cases were/are just infections that were mislabeled anyway , not real cases .
That ’ s because by over 100 years of scientific practice and tradition , infections require symptoms and/or hospitalization — not just a positive test — before they can legitimately be called cases .
And then there ’ s the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they insist on incorrectly calling cases show no noticeable symptoms .
Those are the folks they call “ asymptomatic.
” And of course , the RT-PCR tests they ’ re using show a lot of false positives , so many of those cases aren ’ t even real infections , let alone cases .
But that ’ s a whole deeper level of misinformation .
Feel free to completely ignore it and we ’ ll take the official nonsense at face value .
If You Ask Me ( And of ... Betty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New $ 60.96 So now , taking the official nonsense at face-value — and FWIW — here are the mistakes I see in the above video – – – • The headline out-and-out lies about the COVID situation in Western PA. and you know this because the content directly contradicts the headline .
As you can see from that content , while “ Hospital capacity ” may be “ a major concern in Western Pennsylvania , ” it ’ s definitely not to the hospitals .
For example , this from UPMC Chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually do not believe that we will have any difficulty providing the care that ’ s needed.
“ • The numbers they ’ re feeding “ an unsuspecting public ” are not actual tallys .
Typically they ’ re generated by computer simulations , in this case as the clip confesses , one from Minnesota .
Some nerds aptly call such output “ technical fiction.
“ • The news media misrepresents the situation by selective horror .
For example , the first graphic in the clip shows hospital capacity overall in Allegheny County @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % .
The newsie , Lisa Sylvester , suggests “ that ’ s pretty bad.
” No it ’ s not .
Hospitals need to be at about 80 % capacity to make money so hospitals don ’ t even regard 81 % as “ brisk business.
” Then she goes on to say , “ The real problem is that here , the hospitals are running out of room.
” No they ’ re not because – – – • – – – the WPXI story misleadingly chooses to show the two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ above 100 % capacity — if that ’ s an actual tally — ignoring the rest that bring the average down to 81 % .
Are these hospitals able to increase their capacity and/or transfer patients or does St. Clair Hospital — shown at 115 % capacity — let that extra 15 % die in the halls or on the streets ?
• No , St. Clair Hospital doesn ’ t let patients die in the halls or on the streets because hospitals can transfer patients — and increase their capacity if necessary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Martin , according to UPMC Chief Medical Officer Yealy , “ hospitals are well positioned to handle the surge and are able to step in and help each other when needed .
…UPMC has 300 ICU beds available and they can double that number if needed.
” Also , according to Aaaron Martin , referencing a spokeswoman from another hospital , “ as of this morning , they have 300 ICU beds available system-wide and like their neighbors at UPMC , they are in no danger of running out of ICU beds anytime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capacity [ is ] a major concern in Western Pennsylvania ” but not to the hospitals , who IS it “ a major concern ” to ?
So there ’ s another example of the pseudo-scientific Narrative Pandemic and then , on the other hand , there are the facts .
At this point it ’ s appropriate to paraphrase the U.S.S.R. ’ s monster , Joseph Stalin .
Like this – – – It ’ s not the infections , cases , and deaths that define the pandemic , it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ define it .
Stalin was refering to voters versus those who count the votes .
And of course , seriously misleading narratives aren ’ t unique to Western Pennsylvania .
There ’ s this article for example – – – Catastrophic ’ lack of hospital beds in Upper Midwest as coronavirus cases surge – The Washington Post There are several tricks “ those who count and report ” COVID-19 like to use .
First they report new “ cases ” most of which are almost always only “ infections.
” Even those depend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The more tests , the more infections they discover — unless the numbers are completely computer-generated technical fiction .
But either way they call them “ cases.
” Another one is to look for a short-term fluctuation .
Only the fluctuation is important .
They choose the base numbers to show the largest fluctuation .
Using these , they report a percentage increase .
For example , say there were 10 new infections yesterday and today there were 12 .
The report would be , “ CASES have just jumped by 20 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only 8 new infections , meaning a 33 % reduction from those 12 new infections yesterday but you almost never see those numbers .
For some reason .
Another trick is to tally up something and then report the numbers all at once .
So , for example , they like to report the numbers weekly and/or monthly because the totals will look bigger .
And they only report bad news , usually the worst they can find .
And of course , they are prone to use computerized “ technical fiction “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bureaucracies like coroners etc .
can ’ t be expected to keep up with .
Also it helps a lot that the symptoms of COVID-19 are almost exactly identical to the flu — and this is flu season .
And it doesn ’ t hurt the tally that hospitals may get $ 13,000 for a COVID-19 hospitalized patient and $ 39,000 if they put him/her/etc on a ventilator .
The Only Woman in the ... Benedict , Marie Best Price : $ 12.86 Buy New $ 33.99 The newsies also love to report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — and others — worry might happen .
Heck , me too !
I might get struck by lightening , killed in an auto crash or fall in the tub or down the stairs .
All but maybe the lightening are way more likely than that I get shut out of a hospital , especially when they can get a $ 13,000 bounty for admitting me .
With those tricks in mind , you might read through the “ Catastrophic lack of beds ” story above , while also keeping in mind the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the attempt to live-up to the headline .
If you do , you ’ ll finally work your way down to this : [ South Dakota Gov .
Kristi L. ] Noem ’ s spokesman , Ian Fury , said that Noem had no intention of changing her approach , noting that although the hospitalization rate has increased , 34 percent of the state ’ s hospital and ICU beds remain open .
And just to round-out the Big Picture , you can find the nemesis of the current nation-wide COVID-19 “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this Tom Woods piece : It directly follows — with evidence already provided — that these devastating and ineffective so-called “ lockdowns ” — and face masks — are nothing more than useless and damaging — and in most jurisdictions , technically illegal — mandated virtue signalling , promulgated by ill-informed , desperate , and/or dishonest elected liars and amplified by a compliant corps of MSM presstitutes .
And , the usual question , “ What are you going to do about it ?
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We’re well into a serious case of panic-driven pandemic, powered by fear, sustained by arrival of sasonal flu, and amplified by confirmation bias.
One group — the newsies and politicians — have something else to fear besides just the virus. That’s the public reaction when folks finally realize how those people have bamboozled them into abject poverty, 270 million facing starvation, and even death.
Because it’s not the virus that’s causing this, it’s the pseudo-scientific Narrative Pandemic with its lockdowns, etc, foisted on us by the political class and amplified by a compliant corps of MSM (Main Stream Media) presstitutes.
As multi-credentialed Dr. Roger Hodkinson put it, “this is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on an unsuspecting public.“ He has a few other interesting things to say in that clip as well. The Way I Heard It (Th... Rowe, Mike Check Amazon for Pricing.
In fact anti-mask-and-lockdown riots in such refined countries as Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, and eveen Chile, to name a few, suggest those two classes of ne’er-do-wells have good reason to be nervous.
And, in case you think the dissenters are just an uninformed rabble — and I’m undependable fake news — as of December 23, 2020, there are more than 760,000 folks, including 39,384 Medical practitioners, 13,035 Medical & Public Health Scientists and 709,443 concerned citizens — so far — who signed The Great Barrington Declaration, dissing The Establishment’s alarmist, misleading and destructive handling of COVID-19. It says in part,
“Current lockdown policies are producing devastating effects on short and long-term public health … with the working class and younger members of society carrying the heaviest burden.” and “with the underprivileged disproportionately harmed.” …”Indeed, for children, COVID-19 is less dangerous than many other harms, including influenza. ” …”Those who are not vulnerable should immediately be allowed to resume life as normal. “
And there’s the economic devastation, mentioned previously, as well – – –
The UK’s envoy [Dr. David Nabarro] to the World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) has condemned mass coronavirus lockdowns, slamming the “ghastly global catastrophe” caused by crashing the world economy. –W.H.O. Condemns Coronavirus Lockdowns, ‘Doubling’ Global Poverty
So now, more than ever, the newsies and elected prevaricators desperately need to defend their destructive policies and find confirmations supporting their COVID-19 legends, myths and bald-faced lies, especially their 10 times more devastating than the virus and ineffective lockdowns.
The Pioneers: The Hero... McCullough, David Best Price: $3.98 Buy New $34.99 (as of 10:02 UTC - Details) Or they need to imagine more confirmations into existence. They seem to have a preference for the imagination route, probably because that’s easier — and legitimate supporting evidence for the Official Narrative is hard to find.
So, the thing to remember when you see any politician or MSM newsie with lips moving about “THE PANDEMIC,” whatever comes out is likely powered by the need to confirm their previous COVID-19 legends, myths and lies and will likely be wrong, distorted and usually legitimate-evidence free.
With that in mind, let’s play a game – – –
CAN YOU FIND THE MISTAKES?
Remember those old puzzles when you were a kid? There would be a picture with mistakes in it for you to find. OK, in this modern version, how many mistakes can you find in this two-minute 49 second Lemming-maker, broadcast by NBC affiliate WPXI, Pittsburgh, Dec 15, 2020 with the header, “Hospital capacity a major concern in Western Pennsylvania” – – –
The segment starts out with a plaque showing 509,320 “TOTAL CASES” in Pennsylvania. That number is cumulative since last February and so misleading because it’s not the current active case total which is much smaller since most folks recover quickly. And most of those cases were/are just infections that were mislabeled anyway, not real cases. That’s because by over 100 years of scientific practice and tradition, infections require symptoms and/or hospitalization — not just a positive test — before they can legitimately be called cases.
And then there’s the fact that at least 40% of what they insist on incorrectly calling cases show no noticeable symptoms. Those are the folks they call “asymptomatic.”
And of course, the RT-PCR tests they’re using show a lot of false positives, so many of those cases aren’t even real infections, let alone cases. But that’s a whole deeper level of misinformation. Feel free to completely ignore it and we’ll take the official nonsense at face value. If You Ask Me (And of ... Betty White Best Price: $4.01 Buy New $75.00 (as of 10:02 UTC - Details)
So now, taking the official nonsense at face-value — and FWIW — here are the mistakes I see in the above video – – –
The headline out-and-out lies about the COVID situation in Western PA. and you know this because the content directly contradicts the headline. As you can see from that content, while “Hospital capacity” may be “a major concern in Western Pennsylvania,” it’s definitely not to the hospitals. For example, this from UPMC Chief Medical Officer Dr.Don Yealy: “I actually do not believe that we will have any difficulty providing the care that’s needed.“ The numbers they’re feeding “an unsuspecting public” are not actual tallys. Typically they’re generated by computer simulations, in this case as the clip confesses, one from Minnesota. Some nerds aptly call such output “technical fiction.“ The news media misrepresents the situation by selective horror. For example, the first graphic in the clip shows hospital capacity overall in Allegheny County — that includes Pittsburgh — at 81%. The newsie, Lisa Sylvester, suggests “that’s pretty bad.”
No it’s not. Hospitals need to be at about 80% capacity to make money so hospitals don’t even regard 81% as “brisk business.” Then she goes on to say, “The real problem is that here, the hospitals are running out of room.” No they’re not because – – –
– – – the WPXI story misleadingly chooses to show the two Allegheny County hospitals which are at or above 100% capacity — if that’s an actual tally — ignoring the rest that bring the average down to 81%. Are these hospitals able to increase their capacity and/or transfer patients or does St. Clair Hospital — shown at 115% capacity — let that extra 15% die in the halls or on the streets? No, St. Clair Hospital doesn’t let patients die in the halls or on the streets because hospitals can transfer patients — and increase their capacity if necessary. Indeed, via follow-up reporter Aaaron Martin, according to UPMC Chief Medical Officer Yealy, “hospitals are well positioned to handle the surge and are able to step in and help each other when needed. …UPMC has 300 ICU beds available and they can double that number if needed.” Also, according to Aaaron Martin, referencing a spokeswoman from another hospital, “as of this morning, they have 300 ICU beds available system-wide and like their neighbors at UPMC, they are in no danger of running out of ICU beds anytime soon.“
So, if “Hospital capacity [is] a major concern in Western Pennsylvania” but not to the hospitals, who IS it “a major concern” to?
So there’s another example of the pseudo-scientific Narrative Pandemic and then, on the other hand, there are the facts.
At this point it’s appropriate to paraphrase the U.S.S.R.’s monster, Joseph Stalin. Like this – – – It’s not the infections, cases, and deaths that define the pandemic, it’s those who count and report them that define it. Stalin was refering to voters versus those who count the votes.
And of course, seriously misleading narratives aren’t unique to Western Pennsylvania. There’s this article for example – – –
Catastrophic’ lack of hospital beds in Upper Midwest as coronavirus cases surge – The Washington Post
There are several tricks “those who count and report” COVID-19 like to use. First they report new “cases” most of which are almost always only “infections.” Even those depend on the number of iffy RT-PCR tests. The more tests, the more infections they discover — unless the numbers are completely computer-generated technical fiction. But either way they call them “cases.”
Another one is to look for a short-term fluctuation. Only the fluctuation is important. They choose the base numbers to show the largest fluctuation. Using these, they report a percentage increase. For example, say there were 10 new infections yesterday and today there were 12. The report would be, “CASES have just jumped by 20%.”
Tomorrow there may be only 8 new infections, meaning a 33% reduction from those 12 new infections yesterday but you almost never see those numbers. For some reason.
Another trick is to tally up something and then report the numbers all at once. So, for example, they like to report the numbers weekly and/or monthly because the totals will look bigger.
And they only report bad news, usually the worst they can find.
And of course, they are prone to use computerized “technical fiction“ rather than actual tallys, which flesh-and-blood bureaucracies like coroners etc. can’t be expected to keep up with.
Also it helps a lot that the symptoms of COVID-19 are almost exactly identical to the flu — and this is flu season. And it doesn’t hurt the tally that hospitals may get $13,000 for a COVID-19 hospitalized patient and $39,000 if they put him/her/etc on a ventilator. The Only Woman in the ... Benedict, Marie Best Price: $8.87 Buy New $33.98 (as of 10:02 UTC - Details)
The newsies also love to report things they claim the “experts” — and others — worry might happen. Heck, me too! I might get struck by lightening, killed in an auto crash or fall in the tub or down the stairs. All but maybe the lightening are way more likely than that I get shut out of a hospital, especially when they can get a $13,000 bounty for admitting me.
With those tricks in mind, you might read through the “Catastrophic lack of beds” story above, while also keeping in mind the desperate search with Confirmation Bias fully engaged and the attempt to live-up to the headline.
If you do, you’ll finally work your way down to this:
[South Dakota Gov. Kristi L.] Noem’s spokesman, Ian Fury, said that Noem had no intention of changing her approach, noting that although the hospitalization rate has increased, 34 percent of the state’s hospital and ICU beds remain open.
And just to round-out the Big Picture, you can find the nemesis of the current nation-wide COVID-19 “overwhelmed hospital” confirmation bias stampede in this Tom Woods piece:
Is the hospital system “overwhelmed”?
SPOILER ALERT: No, it isn’t.
It directly follows — with evidence already provided — that these devastating and ineffective so-called “lockdowns” — and face masks — are nothing more than useless and damaging — and in most jurisdictions, technically illegal — mandated virtue signalling, promulgated by ill-informed, desperate, and/or dishonest elected liars and amplified by a compliant corps of MSM presstitutes.
And, the usual question, “What are you going to do about it?”
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lewrockwell--2020-12-26--Face Masks Refusal Says So Much, Because Courage Is the Prerequisite to All Virtuous Behavior

I don ’ t care if I agree with a person or not .
I don ’ t have a need to surround myself with those who will repeat my own views back to me .
But I care very much if that person has guts .
Courage is the prerequisite to virtue .
If a person doesn ’ t have guts , they can ’ t be trusted .
The rest of their qualities are worthless because the foundation of their character is weak and promises to give way under pressure .
I will always choose a courageous man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coward I agree with 95 % .
One , I know where he stands .
The other , I know where he stands until he pulls his head out of the book and walks out into the real world , at which point the cowardly man is a syncope .
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Chambers , Cassie Buy New $ 33.99 It has been the greatest benefit to have this lesson painfully thrown in my face in 2020 .
If it were planned out , I could not have come up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tough times than exactly that : for my support network to be rent apart with fragments of courageous people loosely stitched together and the floor covered with the rest .
The carefully woven decades of work that I ’ ve put into the social fabric of my life , is now in total tatters .
The only thing left being the courageous , the rest of them having self-selected themselves out of my life , for I left no room for their lies in my presence , for 2020 suddenly became a year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tatters is a generous way to describe the fabric of my life that remains .
“ You figure it out , ” said the tailor with a laugh “ You figure out what to do with these mule-headed lugs that you ’ ve let stay in your life.
” That ’ s called freedom .
Everyone does what they want .
No one does what they don ’ t want .
Morality and ethics and justice and all kinds of methods of social cohesion play a role in that , but men with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free men .
They are an inconvenience at best .
Anyone who needs obedience in order to lead , doesn ’ t know how to lead free people .
At a moment like that , in a pivotal moment that separates the men from the boys , I hear the boys whine something inconsequentially from the corner : “ Those people who think masks mean something are totally deluded .
They aren ’ t a symbol for anything .
They are just a way to protect others.
” No , the foundation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lie , for masks don ’ t work against Covid-19 .
Masks may , in fact , do more harm than good .
You won ’ t fool me by calling the truth “ anti-science.
” You won ’ t fool me by calling your lies “ consensus ” loudly in the media .
Truth needs no bullhorn .
You make the lies you profess all quite apparent to me , the more you deny society an honest debate among critical thinkers .
Upstairs at the White ... Kotz , Mary Lynn Best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 11.89 There ’ s nothing else for masks to be considered than a symbol .
The only thing masks are is a symbol .
There is virtually nothing else a mask is good for on the faces of healthy people in the general population , but as a symbol .
And what are they a symbol of ?
They are a symbol of gutlessness and blind obedience .
Of course , the gutless want the world to believe face masks are symbolic of nothing .
Of course , the gutless want the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that means millions die in the superstitious ignorance of believing a face mask works for them , rather than to live longer , healthier lives armed with ways that really can prevent premature deaths from respiratory diseases .
Tens of thousands of Americans have died needless deaths this year because of the superstitious ignorance touted in the mainstream about how to preserve your life in 2020 .
Hundreds of thousands , perhaps millions have died globally believing the same superstitious ignorance .
Let them die “ and decrease the surplus population , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christmas , ilk seen in governor ’ s mansions , at anchor desks , and in white lab coats around the world , ilk that do not deserve the trust of the common man .
If you are listening to the advice of anyone who says the best ways to prevent transmission of a respiratory virus are 1 . )
face masks , 2 . )
lockdowns , 3 . )
social distancing , 4 . )
vaccines , 5 . )
PCR testing , 6 . )
Covid passports , 7 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ disinfection you are listening to someone who is either ignorant or not operating in your best interest .
Yes .
Even if your mask says “ Screw Fauci ” on it or “ Molon Labe , ” or if it has an American flag or says “ down with the fed ” or has a cypherpunkish Bitcoin logo .
Yes .
Even then .
Even that kind of mask is saying an awful lot about you that clever scrawl can ’ t compensate for .
Educated : A Memoir Westover , Tara Best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 9.80 If you ’ ll wear a mask , you ’ ll take the vaccine — the barely tested , ineffective , dangerous vaccine .
It gives you all the things you don ’ t want in a vaccine and none of the things you want .
If you wear a mask you ’ ll take a Covid test .
The ineffective , lie of a test , with a 97 % false positive rate at 35 cycles that is being used to lockdown our civilization .
If you ’ ll wear a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while they deport the next scapegoated group , as was done to the Armenians in the first war , the Jews in the second war , and the Germans after that same war .
Humanity didn ’ t learn its lesson in all of the horror .
We repeat the awful path as we let our leaders so clearly show us that this is their gulag we live in and that no level of harm to the population is too severe to ensure this gulag stays their gulag .
They will turn this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if we let them , just so they can keep control of it .
They can not be any more clear about that , and when you wear a mask , you can ’ t be any more clear about your intention to support them every step of the way .
If you ’ ll wear a mask , you ’ ll let them close your church , church being a prominent bulwark to our rights in the United States and around the globe , a bulwark of decent society and individual rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the United States unknown in any other industrialized country .
Those institutions were among the institutions that protected all society , all humanity .
Today their buildings have turned into museums built by tougher generations and which weigh as liabilities on the present era , an era that can make little sense of why church is important and why a zoom church service broadcast into your living room isn ’ t good enough .
And if I have to explain why it ’ s none of your damn businesses where I worship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the problem .
This generation can ’ t stomach the will to build the churches and cathedrals that the past so sacrificed in order to make a reality , let alone stomach the notion of letting another worship freely .
You may have already let them close your church .
You may have even rationalized it , demonstrating for all how little fight you have in you and normalizing the idea that there ’ s nothing in the Lord ’ s house worth standing up for .
Funny Man : Mel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : $ 28.99 Buy New $ 32.99 If you ’ ll wear a mask , you ’ ll turn over your guns .
No matter how boldly the political slogans written on your mask are , that gun won ’ t need to be pried from your cold dead hands .
Your wearing of a mask says everything anyone needs to know about how easily you ’ ll turn your guns over .
If you will wear a mask , there is no boundary to your values , you announce to the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as you hear the right reason for why you need to engage in that behavior .
That ’ s called being a sucker .
And it ’ s not your oppressor ’ s fault that you are so easily oppressed , so easily duped .
Wearing the mask says it all , says anything that needs to be said about anyone .
I ’ m a slow learner , so it took me a few hundred conversations of giving maskholes the benefit of the doubt over months , until I was able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intuitive people realized before me : stay away from them , don ’ t talk to a maskhole , keep your distance from anyone who would take the vaccine .
They spread disease with the dirty masks around their faces .
They are walking petri dishes , breeding and spreading who-knows-what-ill in and from their body after having taken the experimental MRNA vaccine .
Don ’ t pretend to know what is taking place in their bodies , or that it is in any way safe , because we have no idea .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ How any responsible human can do lightly take that gamble is perplexing to me .
You shouldn ’ t want to be around them , you shouldn ’ t want to work around them , you should want to invite them onto your property , you shouldn ’ t want you children exposed to them , and you definitely shouldn ’ t want your genes to mix with theirs .
Worse than that , far worse than that , they spread the worst disease known to man , the disease that corrupts all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cowards .
Stop wearing your mask .
These LRC articles on face masks tell you how .
The new bestselling book “ Face Masks in One Lesson ” by Allan Stevo does as well .
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I don’t care if I agree with a person or not. I don’t have a need to surround myself with those who will repeat my own views back to me. But I care very much if that person has guts.
Courage is the prerequisite to virtue.
If a person doesn’t have guts, they can’t be trusted. The rest of their qualities are worthless because the foundation of their character is weak and promises to give way under pressure.
I will always choose a courageous man I agree with 25% over a coward I agree with 95%. One, I know where he stands. The other, I know where he stands until he pulls his head out of the book and walks out into the real world, at which point the cowardly man is a syncope. Hill Women: Finding Fa... Chambers, Cassie Check Amazon for Pricing.
It has been the greatest benefit to have this lesson painfully thrown in my face in 2020.
If it were planned out, I could not have come up with a better way to prepare for tough times than exactly that: for my support network to be rent apart with fragments of courageous people loosely stitched together and the floor covered with the rest.
The carefully woven decades of work that I’ve put into the social fabric of my life, is now in total tatters. The only thing left being the courageous, the rest of them having self-selected themselves out of my life, for I left no room for their lies in my presence, for 2020 suddenly became a year when lies had such sudden consequences.
Tatters is a generous way to describe the fabric of my life that remains. “You figure it out,” said the tailor with a laugh “You figure out what to do with these mule-headed lugs that you’ve let stay in your life.”
I will.
That’s called freedom. Everyone does what they want. No one does what they don’t want. Morality and ethics and justice and all kinds of methods of social cohesion play a role in that, but men with badges and guns play no role among free men. They are an inconvenience at best.
Anyone who needs obedience in order to lead, doesn’t know how to lead free people.
At a moment like that, in a pivotal moment that separates the men from the boys, I hear the boys whine something inconsequentially from the corner: “Those people who think masks mean something are totally deluded. They aren’t a symbol for anything. They are just a way to protect others.”
No, the foundation of what the maskholes advocate for is a lie, for masks don’t work against Covid-19. Masks may, in fact, do more harm than good. You won’t fool me by calling the truth “anti-science.” You won’t fool me by calling your lies “consensus” loudly in the media. Truth needs no bullhorn. You make the lies you profess all quite apparent to me, the more you deny society an honest debate among critical thinkers. Upstairs at the White ... Kotz, Mary Lynn Check Amazon for Pricing.
There’s nothing else for masks to be considered than a symbol. The only thing masks are is a symbol. There is virtually nothing else a mask is good for on the faces of healthy people in the general population, but as a symbol.
And what are they a symbol of?
They are a symbol of gutlessness and blind obedience.
Of course, the gutless want the world to believe face masks are symbolic of nothing. Of course, the gutless want the world to believe they work, even if that means millions die in the superstitious ignorance of believing a face mask works for them, rather than to live longer, healthier lives armed with ways that really can prevent premature deaths from respiratory diseases.
Tens of thousands of Americans have died needless deaths this year because of the superstitious ignorance touted in the mainstream about how to preserve your life in 2020. Hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions have died globally believing the same superstitious ignorance.
Let them die “and decrease the surplus population,” says Ebenezer Scrooge and his ilk this Christmas, ilk seen in governor’s mansions, at anchor desks, and in white lab coats around the world, ilk that do not deserve the trust of the common man.
If you are listening to the advice of anyone who says the best ways to prevent transmission of a respiratory virus are 1.) face masks, 2.) lockdowns, 3.) social distancing, 4.) vaccines, 5.) PCR testing, 6.) Covid passports, 7.) handwashing, or 8.) disinfection you are listening to someone who is either ignorant or not operating in your best interest.
Yes. Even if your mask says “Screw Fauci” on it or “Molon Labe,” or if it has an American flag or says “down with the fed” or has a cypherpunkish Bitcoin logo. Yes. Even then. Even that kind of mask is saying an awful lot about you that clever scrawl can’t compensate for. Educated: A Memoir Westover, Tara Check Amazon for Pricing.
If you’ll wear a mask, you’ll take the vaccine — the barely tested, ineffective, dangerous vaccine. It gives you all the things you don’t want in a vaccine and none of the things you want.
If you wear a mask you’ll take a Covid test. The ineffective, lie of a test, with a 97% false positive rate at 35 cycles that is being used to lockdown our civilization.
If you’ll wear a mask you’ll sit idly by while they deport the next scapegoated group, as was done to the Armenians in the first war, the Jews in the second war, and the Germans after that same war. Humanity didn’t learn its lesson in all of the horror.
We repeat the awful path as we let our leaders so clearly show us that this is their gulag we live in and that no level of harm to the population is too severe to ensure this gulag stays their gulag. They will turn this beautiful land into a pit of despair if we let them, just so they can keep control of it. They cannot be any more clear about that, and when you wear a mask, you can’t be any more clear about your intention to support them every step of the way.
If you’ll wear a mask, you’ll let them close your church, church being a prominent bulwark to our rights in the United States and around the globe, a bulwark of decent society and individual rights that once enjoyed a level of prominence in the United States unknown in any other industrialized country. Those institutions were among the institutions that protected all society, all humanity. Today their buildings have turned into museums built by tougher generations and which weigh as liabilities on the present era, an era that can make little sense of why church is important and why a zoom church service broadcast into your living room isn’t good enough.
And if I have to explain why it’s none of your damn businesses where I worship my creator and how, you are part of the problem. This generation can’t stomach the will to build the churches and cathedrals that the past so sacrificed in order to make a reality, let alone stomach the notion of letting another worship freely.
You may have already let them close your church. You may have even rationalized it, demonstrating for all how little fight you have in you and normalizing the idea that there’s nothing in the Lord’s house worth standing up for. Funny Man: Mel Brooks ... McGilligan, Patrick Best Price: $2.05 Buy New $32.99 (as of 10:02 UTC - Details)
If you’ll wear a mask, you’ll turn over your guns. No matter how boldly the political slogans written on your mask are, that gun won’t need to be pried from your cold dead hands. Your wearing of a mask says everything anyone needs to know about how easily you’ll turn your guns over.
If you will wear a mask, there is no boundary to your values, you announce to the world that will reliably do anything as long as you hear the right reason for why you need to engage in that behavior. That’s called being a sucker. And it’s not your oppressor’s fault that you are so easily oppressed, so easily duped.
Wearing the mask says it all, says anything that needs to be said about anyone.
I’m a slow learner, so it took me a few hundred conversations of giving maskholes the benefit of the doubt over months, until I was able to figure out what plenty of far more intuitive people realized before me: stay away from them, don’t talk to a maskhole, keep your distance from anyone who would take the vaccine.
They spread disease with the dirty masks around their faces.
They are walking petri dishes, breeding and spreading who-knows-what-ill in and from their body after having taken the experimental MRNA vaccine. Don’t pretend to know what is taking place in their bodies, or that it is in any way safe, because we have no idea. It’s a total gamble. How any responsible human can do lightly take that gamble is perplexing to me.
You shouldn’t want to be around them, you shouldn’t want to work around them, you should want to invite them onto your property, you shouldn’t want you children exposed to them, and you definitely shouldn’t want your genes to mix with theirs.
Worse than that, far worse than that, they spread the worst disease known to man, the disease that corrupts all human virtue: cowardice.
Stop humoring cowards. Stop wearing your mask. These LRC articles on face masks tell you how. The new bestselling book “Face Masks in One Lesson” by Allan Stevo does as well.
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lewrockwell--2020-12-26--In Case You Thought the PCR Test Detects an Actual Virus…Wrong

In a CDC document titled , “ Coronavirus Disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ) 2020 Interim Case Definition , Approved April 5 , 2020 , ” under the section , “ Laboratory Criteria , ” we have this : [ 1 ] “ Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ribonucleic acid ( SARS-CoV-2 RNA ) in a clinical specimen using a molecular amplification detection test.
” The test referred to is the PCR .
And as you can plainly see , it is detecting , not the virus itself , but a piece of RNA .
A piece of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , SARS-CoV-2 .
I say ASSUMED because , where is the actual virus ?
Where is the virus isolated from all surrounding material ?
If you don ’ t have the virus , you can ’ t say , with any degree of certainty at all , that you have a piece of it ( the RNA ) .
I Loved Her in the Mov ... Eyman , Scott Best Price : $ 8.10 Buy New $ 5.97 As I ’ ve described many times , “ isolated ” is a term that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials , so that it means just the opposite of what it is supposed to mean .
[ 2 ] Numerous studies that claim the virus has been isolated actually turn out to mean : “ We have the virus in a soup in a dish in the lab .
The soup contains various types of animal and humans cells , toxic chemicals and drugs , and other genetic material .
The virus is completely surrounded , but it is there .
We know this , because some of the cells are dying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result of infection with the virus… ” This argument not only turns the definition of “ isolation ” on its head , it reveals , upon a moment ’ s consideration , that the dying of the cells could come from the action of the toxic chemicals and drugs ; and on top of that , the cells are being starved of nutrients , so they could be dying as a result of that deprivation .
Therefore , to say “ the virus must be in the soup in the dish in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s completely unproven , and therefore… There is no reason under the sun to claim that the virus is there in the soup at all .
Hence , the claim that the PCR test is detecting a piece of RNA from the virus is unwarranted .
Because , again…where is the virus ?
Where is the truly isolated virus ?
And on that basis alone , the PCR test is irrelevant , useless , and deceptive .
Mobituaries : Great Liv ... Greenburg , John Best Price : $ 20.90 Buy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to look for and detect a piece of RNA material that has never been proved to come from this un-isolated phantom ASSUMPTION , called “ SARS-CoV-2.
” A few more moments of clear thought , and you realize the whole string of “ science ” that leads to the lockdowns and the economic devastation is not science at all .
It is what is called , in the intelligence community , a cover story .
A story launched to justify crimes .
In this case , capital crimes against humanity .
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In a CDC document titled, “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 2020 Interim Case Definition, Approved April 5, 2020,” under the section, “Laboratory Criteria,” we have this: [1]
“Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ribonucleic acid (SARS-CoV-2 RNA) in a clinical specimen using a molecular amplification detection test.”
The test referred to is the PCR. And as you can plainly see, it is detecting, not the virus itself, but a piece of RNA.
A piece of RNA ASSUMED to come from the virus, SARS-CoV-2.
I say ASSUMED because, where is the actual virus? Where is the virus isolated from all surrounding material?
If you don’t have the virus, you can’t say, with any degree of certainty at all, that you have a piece of it (the RNA). I Loved Her in the Mov... Eyman, Scott Best Price: $1.90 Buy New $10.99 (as of 10:02 UTC - Details)
As I’ve described many times, “isolated” is a term that is tortured by researchers and public health officials, so that it means just the opposite of what it is supposed to mean. [2]
Numerous studies that claim the virus has been isolated actually turn out to mean: “We have the virus in a soup in a dish in the lab. The soup contains various types of animal and humans cells, toxic chemicals and drugs, and other genetic material. The virus is completely surrounded, but it is there. We know this, because some of the cells are dying, and this dying must be the result of infection with the virus…”
This argument not only turns the definition of “isolation” on its head, it reveals, upon a moment’s consideration, that the dying of the cells could come from the action of the toxic chemicals and drugs; and on top of that, the cells are being starved of nutrients, so they could be dying as a result of that deprivation.
Therefore, to say “the virus must be in the soup in the dish in the lab” because is killing cells…well, that’s completely unproven, and therefore…
There is no reason under the sun to claim that the virus is there in the soup at all.
Hence, the claim that the PCR test is detecting a piece of RNA from the virus is unwarranted. Because, again…where is the virus? Where is the truly isolated virus?
Nowhere.
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It is set up to look for and detect a piece of RNA material that has never been proved to come from this un-isolated phantom ASSUMPTION, called “SARS-CoV-2.”
A few more moments of clear thought, and you realize the whole string of “science” that leads to the lockdowns and the economic devastation is not science at all.
It is what is called, in the intelligence community, a cover story. A story launched to justify crimes.
In this case, capital crimes against humanity.
SOURCES:
[1] https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/conditions/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/case-definition/2020/
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6-8VRGvNtQ “Conversations with Dr. Cowan and Friends Episode 12: Jon Rappoport” (Dec 17, 2020)
Reprinted with permission from Jon Rappoport’s blog.
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lewrockwell--2020-12-26--The Many Uses of Frankincense and Myrrh

The Many Uses of Frankincense and Myrrh

‘ And when they were come into the house , they saw the young child with Mary his mother , and fell down , and worshipped him : and when they had opened their treasures , they presented unto him gifts ; gold , and frankincense , and myrrh.
’ About 15 years ago , a colleague at Cambridge was returning from a visit to Yemen .
The British customs officers asked him what he had bought , and he declared that his luggage contained frankincense and myrrh .
‘ And gold as well , I suppose !
’ came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let through without further ado .
Later , he gave me a brown paper bag filled with nuggets of myrrh , which I used to hand round at my lectures when talking about the history of the trade in perfumes and spices , inviting my audience to chew a piece of myrrh .
The Vagabonds : The Sto ... Guinn , Jeff Buy New $ 32.99 It may have done them some good .
The label of an upmarket toothpaste will often reveal that it contains myrrh .
Its medical benefits are said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biblical background ) , and it may kill off all sorts of bacteria and viruses , though whether it is widely used in the White House has not been revealed .
But it has always been used mainly for its smell .
Myrrh retains its perfume longer than any other aromatic .
Both frankincense and myrrh are gum-resins that contain volatile oils .
Three thousand years ago , their cultivation spread over large tracts of Eritrea and south Arabia , which were then wetter and more fertile than nowadays .
One can wait @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liquid , and collect that ; or ( if in a hurry ) one can make incisions in the bark out of which oil will seep .
Frankincense and myrrh were the prestige products of the earliest trade routes to navigate down the Red Sea .
The Pharaohs burned masses of myrrh before the Egyptian gods when they returned in triumph from war .
Plenty of myrrh was used for embalming the dead , which might explain the acute interest of the female Pharaoh Hatshepsut in sending a fleet of magnificent ships to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ivory and other exotica a few years before she died in 1458 BC .

‘And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.’ About 15 years ago, a colleague at Cambridge was returning from a visit to Yemen. The British customs officers asked him what he had bought, and he declared that his luggage contained frankincense and myrrh. ‘And gold as well, I suppose!’ came the ironic reply, and he was let through without further ado. Later, he gave me a brown paper bag filled with nuggets of myrrh, which I used to hand round at my lectures when talking about the history of the trade in perfumes and spices, inviting my audience to chew a piece of myrrh.
The Vagabonds: The Sto... Guinn, Jeff Check Amazon for Pricing. It may have done them some good. The label of an upmarket toothpaste will often reveal that it contains myrrh. Its medical benefits are said to extend to leprosy (suiting its biblical background), and it may kill off all sorts of bacteria and viruses, though whether it is widely used in the White House has not been revealed. But it has always been used mainly for its smell. Myrrh retains its perfume longer than any other aromatic. Both frankincense and myrrh are gum-resins that contain volatile oils. Three thousand years ago, their cultivation spread over large tracts of Eritrea and south Arabia, which were then wetter and more fertile than nowadays. One can wait for the trees to exude a sticky liquid, and collect that; or (if in a hurry) one can make incisions in the bark out of which oil will seep.
Frankincense and myrrh were the prestige products of the earliest trade routes to navigate down the Red Sea. The Pharaohs burned masses of myrrh before the Egyptian gods when they returned in triumph from war. Plenty of myrrh was used for embalming the dead, which might explain the acute interest of the female Pharaoh Hatshepsut in sending a fleet of magnificent ships to acquire it along with lions, giraffes, ivory and other exotica a few years before she died in 1458 BC.
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I Am Outraged

I am outraged at the outright and blatant corruption in this election .
I am outraged at how the media has ignored and covered up that corruption .
I am outraged at the attempts to steal this election , not only from President Trump , but from the American people .
I am outraged that 477 counties think they have the right to lord it over all 3,006 counties in the United States .
President Trump has labeled this election as ‘ outright fraud .
“ Our election system is now under coordinated assault and siege , ” said President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media keeps calling President Trumps accusations of fraud “ baseless , ” saying that there is no evidence of widespread fraud .
“ Nevada sent out millions of ballots to ‘ voters , ’ “ Whether they were dead or alive , ” said President Trump .
No evidence ?
In the Country of Wome ... Straight , Susan Best Price : $ 47.01 Buy New $ 32.99 “ Wisconsin sent absentee ballot-request forms to all voters , said Trump .
“ This opened the flood gates to massive fraud.
” “ Pennsylvania @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arizona , and most other states , allowed almost anyone to get an absentee ballot and cast their ballot without showing any ID .
The voting took place on the honor system , no identification of any kind was required.
” “ The only conceivable reason why you would block common-sense to verify legal eligibility for voting , is you are trying to encourage , enable , solicit , or carry out fraud , ” the President said .
“ It ’ s a widely known fact that the voter rolls are packed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote , including those who are deceased , have moved out of their state , and even are non-citizens of our country.
” “ Dozens of counties in the key swing states have more registered voters on the rolls than they have voting-age citizens , including 67 counties in Michigan.
” “ All of this is evidence , ” said President Trump .
“ In Wisconsin , the State ’ s Board of Elections could not confirm the residency of more than 100,000 people , but repeatedly refused to remove those names from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They knew why .
Nobody else did .
”

I am outraged at the outright and blatant corruption in this election.
I am outraged at how the media has ignored and covered up that corruption.
I am outraged at the attempts to steal this election, not only from President Trump, but from the American people.
I am outraged that 477 counties think they have the right to lord it over all 3,006 counties in the United States.
President Trump has labeled this election as ‘outright fraud.
“Our election system is now under coordinated assault and siege,” said President Trump.
I am outraged that the media keeps calling President Trumps accusations of fraud “baseless,” saying that there is no evidence of widespread fraud.
“Nevada sent out millions of ballots to ‘voters,’ “Whether they were dead or alive,” said President Trump.
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“Wisconsin sent absentee ballot-request forms to all voters, said Trump. “This opened the flood gates to massive fraud.”
No evidence?
“Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, Georgia, Arizona, and most other states, allowed almost anyone to get an absentee ballot and cast their ballot without showing any ID. The voting took place on the honor system, no identification of any kind was required.”
No evidence?
“The only conceivable reason why you would block common-sense to verify legal eligibility for voting, is you are trying to encourage, enable, solicit, or carry out fraud,” the President said.
“It’s a widely known fact that the voter rolls are packed with people who are not eligible to vote, including those who are deceased, have moved out of their state, and even are non-citizens of our country.”
No evidence?
“Dozens of counties in the key swing states have more registered voters on the rolls than they have voting-age citizens, including 67 counties in Michigan.”
“All of this is evidence,” said President Trump.
“In Wisconsin, the State’s Board of Elections could not confirm the residency of more than 100,000 people, but repeatedly refused to remove those names from its voter rolls before the election. They knew why. Nobody else did.”
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lewrockwell--2020-12-26--New York Can’t Buy Its Way Out of Blackouts

New York City will soon be home to the world ’ s biggest utility-scale battery system , designed to back up its growing reliance on intermittent renewables .
At 400 MWh this batch of batteries will be more than triple the 129 MWh world leader in Australia .
The City of New York ’ s director of sustainability ( I am not making this title up ) , Mark Chambers , is ecstatic , bragging : “ Expanding battery storage is a critical part of how we advance momentum to confront the climate emergency while meeting the energy needs of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announcement demonstrates how we can deliver this need at significant scale.
” ( Emphasis added ) In reality the scale here is incredibly insignificant .
In the same nonsensical way , Tim Cawley , the president of Con Edison , New York ’ s power utility , gushes thus : “ Utility scale battery storage will play a vital role in New York ’ s clean energy future , especially in New York City where it will help to maximize the benefit of the wind power being developed offshore.
” This puts the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In Turbule ... Goodwin , Doris Kearns Best Price : $ 19.24 Buy New $ 35.99 Here is the reality when it comes to the scale needed to reliably back up intermittent renewables .
For simplicity let us suppose New York City is 100 % wind powered .
Including solar in the generating mix makes it more complicated but does not change the unhappy outcome very much .
NYC presently peaks at around 32,000 MW needed to keep the lights on .
If Mr. Biden makes all the cars and trucks electric it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let ’ s stick to reality .
This peak occurs during summer heat waves which are caused by stagnant high pressure systems called Bermuda highs .
These highs often last for a week and because they are stagnant there is no wind power generation .
Wind turbines require something like sustained winds of 10 mph to move the blades and more like a whistling 30 mph to generate full power .
During a Bermuda high folks are happy to get the occasional 5 mph breeze .
These huge highs cover many states so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the juice from next door .
So for reliability we need , say , seven days of backup , which is 168 hours .
Here ’ s the math : 32,000 MW x 168 hours = 5,376,000 MWh of stored juice needed to just make it .
Mind you for normal reliability we usually add 20 % or so .
Did I mention electric cars ?
It is easy to see that a trivial 400 MWh is not “ significant scale.
” It is infinitesimal scale .
Nothing .
Nada .
Might as @ @ @ @

New York City will soon be home to the world’s biggest utility-scale battery system, designed to back up its growing reliance on intermittent renewables. At 400 MWh this batch of batteries will be more than triple the 129 MWh world leader in Australia.
The City of New York’s director of sustainability (I am not making this title up), Mark Chambers, is ecstatic, bragging: “Expanding battery storage is a critical part of how we advance momentum to confront the climate emergency while meeting the energy needs of all New Yorkers. Today’s announcement demonstrates how we can deliver this need at significant scale.” (Emphasis added)
In reality the scale here is incredibly insignificant.
In the same nonsensical way, Tim Cawley, the president of Con Edison, New York’s power utility, gushes thus: “Utility scale battery storage will play a vital role in New York’s clean energy future, especially in New York City where it will help to maximize the benefit of the wind power being developed offshore.”
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Here is the reality when it comes to the scale needed to reliably back up intermittent renewables. For simplicity let us suppose New York City is 100% wind powered. Including solar in the generating mix makes it more complicated but does not change the unhappy outcome very much.
NYC presently peaks at around 32,000 MW needed to keep the lights on. If Mr. Biden makes all the cars and trucks electric it might be closer to 50,000 MW but let’s stick to reality.
This peak occurs during summer heat waves which are caused by stagnant high pressure systems called Bermuda highs. These highs often last for a week and because they are stagnant there is no wind power generation. Wind turbines require something like sustained winds of 10 mph to move the blades and more like a whistling 30 mph to generate full power. During a Bermuda high folks are happy to get the occasional 5 mph breeze. These huge highs cover many states so it is not like we can get the juice from next door.
So for reliability we need, say, seven days of backup, which is 168 hours. Here’s the math:
32,000 MW x 168 hours = 5,376,000 MWh of stored juice needed to just make it. Mind you for normal reliability we usually add 20% or so. Did I mention electric cars?
It is easy to see that a trivial 400 MWh is not “significant scale.” It is infinitesimal scale. Nothing. Nada. Might as well not exist.
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lewrockwell--2020-12-26--Today’s Negative Rates Are the Path to Poverty

Almost Daily Grant ’ s ( ADG ) made the pronouncement on December 14th that a “ new benchmark in financial repression ” had been set : ” a record $ 18.4 trillion in global debt is priced to yield less than zero , up from less than $ 8 trillion in March and a five-year average of $ 10.3 trillion.
” ADG consulted interest rate historians Sidney Homer and Richard Sylla , who opined , “ nominal negative yielding debt had never been seen in material size in the 4,000 years of interest rate history prior to the current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imagined such a thing , writing in Human Action , There can not be any question of abolishing interest by any institutions , laws , or devices of bank manipulation .
He who wants to “ abolish ” interest will have to induce people to value an apple available in a hundred years no less than a present apple .
What can be abolished by laws and decrees is merely the right of the capitalist to receive interest .
But such decrees would bring about capital consumption and would very soon throw mankind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poverty .
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” But , to read ADG , the march toward “ the original state of poverty ” will continue .
ADG cites Financial Times ’ s John Dizard , who believes ( paraphrased by Grant ’ s ) that ” The potential catalyst [ is ] : A swath of T-bills [ that ] is set to mature in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fresh corresponding issuance on account of the Treasury Department ’ s ‘ historically high ’ $ 1.5 trillion cash cache at the Fed , potentially exacerbating a supply vs. demand imbalance.
” Dizard is not alone .
Bank of America ’ s Mark Cabana says , “ there is going to be a train wreck at the front of the [ Treasury ] curve next year .
There is way too much cash chasing too little paper.
” Credit Suisse strategist Zoltan Pozsar weighed in , “ A bill shortage would radiate out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three-year , out to the belly.
” In Europe , where negative nominal rates have been the norm since 2014 and are currently minus 50 basis points , European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said that further easing remains “ part of our toolbox.
” One person who sees it differently is money manager Mike Wilson , who told Kiril Sokoloff on Real Vision , that inflation has begun to make a comeback which will soon be reflected in interest rates .
Wilson said , The one big one , as you mentioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is the size of the debt .
I think that ’ s the one that people can ’ t get past .
They say , well , the debt is so big , we can ’ t let interest rates go up .
But if you ’ ve got inflation , who cares ?
If you ’ ve got inflation , interest rates can go up .
If you get 3 % , 4 % , 5 % inflation further down the road , why couldn ’ t interest rates be 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as long as your real rates are negative—you can fund your deficit in perpetuity , in many ways .
So I think it ’ s just—as you say—the snowball gets moving .
And you end up getting more than you bargained for .
So that ’ s how I see it .
Sokoloff answered with a metaphor about crossing America , “ And you get to the Continental Divide , and you never know when you passed it .
It seems to me like we passed the Continental Divide between disinflation and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ... King , Maxwell Best Price : $ 24.44 Buy New $ 35.99 Wilson believes the US banking system is sick , thus muting money velocity and in turn monetary policy .
Fiscal policy will spur inflation and interest rates in his view .
“ If you really want to get inflation , you want a steep curve , ” Wilson said .
“ You want the banks lending .
You want money supply growth .
That ’ s how you get inflation .
And we haven ’ t been able to generate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of different reasons .
But why stop that now ?
Why would they compress back-end yields and ruin their banking system if their goal is to get inflation ?
” Murray Rothbard wrote , “ The rate of interest is the price of ‘ time.
’ ” It ’ s safe to say the world ’ s central banks have manipulated and mispriced what time is worth .
Instead of Powell and Lagarde setting this price , Rothbard should be heeded , “ the best interest rate is the free market @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rate , set by the workings of free man under natural law , i.e.
, the rate determined by the supply of and demand for money loans at any given time.
” If interest rates are not set by the free market , there is no freedom .
Note : The views expressed on Mises.org are not necessarily those of the Mises Institute .
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Almost Daily Grant’s (ADG) made the pronouncement on December 14th that a “new benchmark in financial repression” had been set: ”a record $18.4 trillion in global debt is priced to yield less than zero, up from less than $8 trillion in March and a five-year average of $10.3 trillion.”
ADG consulted interest rate historians Sidney Homer and Richard Sylla, who opined, “nominal negative yielding debt had never been seen in material size in the 4,000 years of interest rate history prior to the current cycle.”
Economist Ludwig von Mises never imagined such a thing, writing in Human Action,
There cannot be any question of abolishing interest by any institutions, laws, or devices of bank manipulation. He who wants to “abolish” interest will have to induce people to value an apple available in a hundred years no less than a present apple. What can be abolished by laws and decrees is merely the right of the capitalist to receive interest. But such decrees would bring about capital consumption and would very soon throw mankind back into the original state of natural poverty. Hank and Jim: The Fift... Eyman, Scott Check Amazon for Pricing.
We can’t be sure what Mises meant by “very soon.” But, to read ADG, the march toward “the original state of poverty” will continue. ADG cites Financial Times’s John Dizard, who believes (paraphrased by Grant’s) that ”The potential catalyst [is]: A swath of T-bills [that] is set to mature in the first half of next year without fresh corresponding issuance on account of the Treasury Department’s ‘historically high’ $1.5 trillion cash cache at the Fed, potentially exacerbating a supply vs. demand imbalance.”
Dizard is not alone. Bank of America’s Mark Cabana says, “there is going to be a train wreck at the front of the [Treasury] curve next year. There is way too much cash chasing too little paper.”
Credit Suisse strategist Zoltan Pozsar weighed in, “A bill shortage would radiate out the curve, to the two-year and three-year, out to the belly.”
In Europe, where negative nominal rates have been the norm since 2014 and are currently minus 50 basis points, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said that further easing remains “part of our toolbox.”
One person who sees it differently is money manager Mike Wilson, who told Kiril Sokoloff on Real Vision, that inflation has begun to make a comeback which will soon be reflected in interest rates. Wilson said,
So I think the seeds have been sown for many, many years. They’ve been sown for political reasons. They’ve been sown for reasons of inequality that are only building now. This battle with China—between the US and China—is obviously inflationary. It’s a deglobalization movement. So all of these trends that were somewhat pushing inflation down for 30 years are starting to reverse.
Wilson continued,
The one big one, as you mentioned earlier, which is an important one, is the size of the debt. I think that’s the one that people can’t get past. They say, well, the debt is so big, we can’t let interest rates go up. But if you’ve got inflation, who cares? If you’ve got inflation, interest rates can go up. If you get 3%, 4%, 5% inflation further down the road, why couldn’t interest rates be 2%, 3%, 4%, as long as your real rates are negative—you can fund your deficit in perpetuity, in many ways. So I think it’s just—as you say—the snowball gets moving. And you end up getting more than you bargained for. So that’s how I see it.
Sokoloff answered with a metaphor about crossing America, “And you get to the Continental Divide, and you never know when you passed it. It seems to me like we passed the Continental Divide between disinflation and inflation.”
The Good Neighbor: The... King, Maxwell Best Price: $12.98 (as of 10:02 UTC - Details) Wilson believes the US banking system is sick, thus muting money velocity and in turn monetary policy. Fiscal policy will spur inflation and interest rates in his view. “If you really want to get inflation, you want a steep curve,” Wilson said. “You want the banks lending. You want money supply growth. That’s how you get inflation. And we haven’t been able to generate that for 10 or 15 years for a lot of different reasons. But why stop that now? Why would they compress back-end yields and ruin their banking system if their goal is to get inflation?”
Murray Rothbard wrote, “The rate of interest is the price of ‘time.’” It’s safe to say the world’s central banks have manipulated and mispriced what time is worth. Instead of Powell and Lagarde setting this price, Rothbard should be heeded, “the best interest rate is the free market, or the ‘natural’ interest rate, set by the workings of free man under natural law, i.e., the rate determined by the supply of and demand for money loans at any given time.”
If interest rates are not set by the free market, there is no freedom.
Note: The views expressed on Mises.org are not necessarily those of the Mises Institute.
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lewrockwell--2020-12-26--Farage: Deal Might Not Be Perfect, But We’ve Made the Break

Brexit leader Nigel Farage has advised exercising caution after the announcement that Boris Johnson and the EU had made an 11th-hour post-Brexit trade deal , until the details of the agreement are revealed , but said that today was nevertheless significant , and a “ tribute to the ordinary men and women who stood up against the Westminster establishment — and won ” .
Speaking to Sky News on Christmas Eve , Mr Farage expressed his concern that when the details of the deal are released , it could reveal that the UK remains close to EU regulations , bound @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from becoming a competitive trading nation on the world ’ s stage .
The Greatest Generation Brokaw , Tom Best Price : $ 1.60 Buy New $ 16.03 “ It ’ s not perfect .
I ’ m worried we ’ re going to be too close to EU rules , and that ’ s what the EU bosses are saying : that we will not be able to step out of line without having the threat of imposing immediate tariffs .
But that detail , we ’ ll discover in the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
London and Brussels negotiations were at a deadlock for much of the 11-month transition period , with disagreement over issues such as the ‘ level playing field ’ , which would stop Britain from becoming a competitive global power ; EU fishermen ’ s continued access to British waters ; and who would arbitrate any disagreements related to the deal , with the bloc wanting it overseen by the European Court of Justice ( ECJ ) .
Notably following the limited information shared by the prime minister , Mr Farage was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully returning British waters to British fishermen , saying that for the industry , “ it will be ten years after the country voted Brexit before we ’ re even catching two-thirds of the fish in our waters .
[ That ] isn ’ t a good deal .

Brexit leader Nigel Farage has advised exercising caution after the announcement that Boris Johnson and the EU had made an 11th-hour post-Brexit trade deal, until the details of the agreement are revealed, but said that today was nevertheless significant, and a “tribute to the ordinary men and women who stood up against the Westminster establishment — and won”.
Speaking to Sky News on Christmas Eve, Mr Farage expressed his concern that when the details of the deal are released, it could reveal that the UK remains close to EU regulations, bound to alignment with the bloc and prevented from becoming a competitive trading nation on the world’s stage. The Greatest Generation Brokaw, Tom Best Price: $1.73 Buy New $10.65 (as of 10:02 UTC - Details)
“It’s not perfect. I’m worried we’re going to be too close to EU rules, and that’s what the EU bosses are saying: that we will not be able to step out of line without having the threat of imposing immediate tariffs. But that detail, we’ll discover in the next couple of days,” Mr Farage said.
London and Brussels negotiations were at a deadlock for much of the 11-month transition period, with disagreement over issues such as the ‘level playing field’, which would stop Britain from becoming a competitive global power; EU fishermen’s continued access to British waters; and who would arbitrate any disagreements related to the deal, with the bloc wanting it overseen by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
The deal is not perfect but it is a big moment. This victory is a tribute to the ordinary men and women who stood up against the Westminster establishment — and won. There is no going back. pic.twitter.com/g2rhgvJOFT — Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) December 24, 2020
Notably following the limited information shared by the prime minister, Mr Farage was disappointed in the five-and-a-half-year transition period before fully returning British waters to British fishermen, saying that for the industry, “it will be ten years after the country voted Brexit before we’re even catching two-thirds of the fish in our waters. [That] isn’t a good deal.
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