lewrockwell--2020-05-22--Netflix Acquires the Rights to C.S. Lewis’s Narnia. Heaven Help Us!

Although this event took place in 2018 , I ’ ve only recently become aware of it .
Netflix , whose most popular programs include such questionable series as “ Chilling Adventures of Sabrina ” that as Vigilant Citizen notes : “ Later in the series , the viewers are taught the Satanic interpretation of the Book of Genesis .
“ ‘ Did Eve die when she at the fruit , children ?
No .
Of course not .
The False God lied to Eve because he desired to keep her naked and ignorant in his garden .
But our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gave Eve knowledge and set her free.
’ “ As we ’ ll see later , Satan is often described as a liberating and empowering figure for women.
” Blue Notebooks Best Price : $ 19.98 Buy New null In addition , Netflix until the recent “ lockdown ” had been losing subscribers with its dark agenda , also detailed by Vigilant Citizen in this article in which they note the sinister agenda promoted by several programs .
One such program is 13 Reasons Why , and the writer notes the series “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high school student .
Ever since its release , mental health professionals warned viewers about the potential negative effects of the series of young viewers.
” Vigilant Citizen ’ s article was written before Tiger King premiered , a subject a reporter even asked President Trump about in a news conference ; National Catholic Reporter featured an article entitled “ ‘ Tiger King ’ reveals symptoms of our own soul sickness.
” Thus , it is distressing to find reported in 2018 on Narnia.com “ Netflix to Develop Series and Films Based On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of Narnia.
” Yes , individuals identified with the production may have good intentions and respect the properties , but isn ’ t it likely the films and “ Marvel style universe ” to be depicted will become as dark as most Netflix original content ?
From a business perspective , perhaps this decision is to compete with Amazon that is developing original content based on Tolkien ’ s work .
Should I be skeptical given Netflix ’ s track record with original programming ( just as I am skeptical of Amazon ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my skepticism is justified .
The latest news is available at this link , in which Lewis ’ s stepson , Douglas Gresham discussed the state of communication with Netflix in 2019 : A Hobbit , a Wardrobe , ... Joseph Loconte Best Price : $ 6.99 Buy New $ 7.20 Douglas Gresham then described the state of the Netflix deal , as of November 2019 : Douglas Gresham : But we did a deal with Netflix , and since that deal was done , I have not heard a word from them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you what ’ s going on .
I have no idea what ’ s actually happening in their offices or what they ’ re getting up to .
So I can ’ t answer any questions about that .
My view is if one enjoys the original books and C.S .
Lewis ’ s writing , continue with them and be wary of modern film adaptations .
The Potential of a “ Crowdfunded ” C.S .
Lewis and Tolkien Film that I hope Is Made I wrote on LewRockwell.com an article , ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book entitled A Hobbit , a Wardrobe , and a Great War : How J.R.R .
Tolkien and C.S .
Lewis Rediscovered Faith , Friendship , and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918 .
I have since learned that there will be a film made based on this marvelous book by notable producers .
If the few thousand readers who read this article each contributed five or ten dollars , since Hollywood costs of production are inflated and this is a documentary , I think it likely the film will be made .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the site is HobbitWardrobe.com .
YouTube has a trailer although from the link you can see it as well and avoid YouTube if you wish : As to what I plan to do , I ’ d rather read again the lesser know adult fictional series by C.S .
Lewis , The Space Trilogy , instead of viewing the new series .
And I ’ ll pray that the film , A Hobbit , A Wardrobe and a Great War honoring C.S .
Lewis and J.R.R .
Tolkien gets made .
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Although this event took place in 2018, I’ve only recently become aware of it. Netflix, whose most popular programs include such questionable series as “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” that as Vigilant Citizen notes:
“Later in the series, the viewers are taught the Satanic interpretation of the Book of Genesis.
“ ‘Did Eve die when she at the fruit, children? No. Of course not. The False God lied to Eve because he desired to keep her naked and ignorant in his garden. But our lord Satan, inhabiting a snake, gave Eve knowledge and set her free.’
“As we’ll see later, Satan is often described as a liberating and empowering figure for women.” Blue Notebooks Best Price: $19.98 (as of 08:10 UTC - Details)
In addition, Netflix until the recent “lockdown” had been losing subscribers with its dark agenda, also detailed by Vigilant Citizen in this article in which they note the sinister agenda promoted by several programs. One such program is 13 Reasons Why, and the writer notes the series “revolves around the suicide of a 17-year-old high school student. Ever since its release, mental health professionals warned viewers about the potential negative effects of the series of young viewers.” Vigilant Citizen’s article was written before Tiger King premiered, a subject a reporter even asked President Trump about in a news conference; National Catholic Reporter featured an article entitled “ ‘Tiger King’ reveals symptoms of our own soul sickness.”
Thus, it is distressing to find reported in 2018 on Narnia.com “Netflix to Develop Series and Films Based On C.S. Lewis’ Beloved The Chronicles Of Narnia.” Yes, individuals identified with the production may have good intentions and respect the properties, but isn’t it likely the films and “Marvel style universe” to be depicted will become as dark as most Netflix original content? From a business perspective, perhaps this decision is to compete with Amazon that is developing original content based on Tolkien’s work. Should I be skeptical given Netflix’s track record with original programming (just as I am skeptical of Amazon’s Tolkien adaptations)? I think my skepticism is justified. The latest news is available at this link, in which Lewis’s stepson, Douglas Gresham discussed the state of communication with Netflix in 2019: A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, ... Joseph Loconte Best Price: $6.99 Buy New $7.20 (as of 07:15 UTC - Details)
Douglas Gresham then described the state of the Netflix deal, as of November 2019: Douglas Gresham: But we did a deal with Netflix, and since that deal was done, I have not heard a word from them. So I can’t tell you what’s going on. I have no idea what’s actually happening in their offices or what they’re getting up to. So I can’t answer any questions about that.
My view is if one enjoys the original books and C.S. Lewis’s writing, continue with them and be wary of modern film adaptations.
The Potential of a “Crowdfunded” C.S. Lewis and Tolkien Film that I hope Is Made
I wrote on LewRockwell.com an article, ‘That Hideous Strength’ that discussed a book entitled A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-1918. I have since learned that there will be a film made based on this marvelous book by notable producers. If the few thousand readers who read this article each contributed five or ten dollars, since Hollywood costs of production are inflated and this is a documentary, I think it likely the film will be made. The link on the film is here, the site is HobbitWardrobe.com. YouTube has a trailer although from the link you can see it as well and avoid YouTube if you wish:

As to what I plan to do, I’d rather read again the lesser know adult fictional series by C.S. Lewis, The Space Trilogy, instead of viewing the new series.
And I’ll pray that the film, A Hobbit, A Wardrobe and a Great War honoring C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien gets made.
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lewrockwell--2020-05-22--COVID19 Testing: What Are We Doing? What Does It Mean?

In 1965 , scientists identified the first human coronavirus ; it was associated with the common cold .
The Coronavirus family , named for their crown-like appearance , currently includes 36 viruses .
Within that group , there are 4 common viruses that have been causing infection in humans for more than sixty years .
In addition , three pandemic coronaviruses that can infect humans : SARS , MERS , and now , SARS-CoV-2 .
As the news of deaths in China , South Korea , Italy , and Iran began to saturate every form of media 24/7 , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 .
To be clear , the name of the newly identified coronavirus is SARS-CoV-2 , short for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 .
This virus is associated with fever , cough , chest pain , and shortness of breath , the complex of symptoms that form the diagnosis of COVID-19 .
The Trump administration declared a public health emergency on January 31 , 2020 , then on February 2 placed a ban on the entry of most travelers who had recently been in China .
On February 4 , Alex Azar , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( HHS ) issued a declaration of public health emergency and activated the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act , otherwise known as the PREP Act .
This nefarious legislation provides complete protection of manufacturers from liability for products , technologies , biologics , or any vaccine developed as a medical countermeasure against COVID-19 .
For those nervously waiting for the vaccine to become available , be sure to understand the PREP Act before rushing to the get in line .
Dancing Naked in the M ... Mullis , Kary Best Price : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for testing – to see if a person is or isn ’ t infected – began soon after the emergency was declared , but performing those tests was initially slow due to an inadequate number of test kits .
As the kits became available , those developed by the CDC had a defect : The reagents reacted to the negative control sample , making the test inaccurate and the kits unusable .
In various countries , thousands of test kits purchased from China were found to be contaminated with the SARS-CoV-2 viruses .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but theories spread like wildfire .
Could the test kit infect the person being tested ?
Or , did it mean the test would return a false-positive result , driving up the numbers of those said to be infected so those in power could implement stronger lockdowns and accelerate the hockey-stick unemployment rates ?
Neither of those questions has been adequately answered .
Authorities claim that testing is important for public health officials to assess if their mitigation efforts – “ shelter in place ” and “ social distancing ” and “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a difference to “ flatten the curve.
” Officials also claim that testing is necessary to know how many persons are infected within a community and to understand the nature of how coronaviruses spread .
Are these reasons sufficient to give up our health freedom and our personal rights , being tested and shamed in public ?
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Despite the challenges with test kits , testing began .
By the end of March 2020 , more than 1 million people had been tested across the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested had grown to over 8.7M .
Testing methods include a swab of the nasal passages or by inserting a long , uncomfortable swab through the nose to scrape the back of the throat .
Specimens have also been obtained bronchoalveolar lavage , from sputum , and from stool specimens .
The call for mandatory testing has been gathering steam and becoming ever more onerous .
In Washington state , Governor Inslee has declared : But what do the results really mean ?
Who Should Be Tested On May 8 , 2020 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when testing should be done .
As of May 16 , more than 11-million samples have been collected and more than 3700 specimens have not yet been evaluated .
• Healthcare facility workers , workers in living settings , and first responders with symptoms • Residents in long-term care facilities or other congregate living settings , including prisons and shelters , with symptoms • Persons with symptoms of potential COVID-19 infection , including fever , cough , shortness of breath , chills , muscle pain , new loss of taste or smell , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • Persons without symptoms who are prioritized by health departments or clinicians , for any reason , including but not limited to public health monitoring , sentinel surveillance , or screening of asymptomatic individuals according to state and local plans .
Read that last priority again : That means virtually everyone can be required to get a test .
Is that a violation of your personal rights ?
And , if you submit to testing , what does a “ positive test ” actually mean ?
PCR , short for polymerase chain reaction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The key to understanding PCR testing is that PCR can identify an individual specific virus within a viral family .
However , a PCR test can only be used to identify DNA viruses ; the SARS-CoV2 virus is an RNA virus .
Therefore , multiple steps must be taken to “ magnify ” the amount of genetic material in the specimen .
Researchers used a method called RT-PCR , reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction , to specifically identify the SARS-CoV-2 virus .
It ’ s a complicated process .
To read more about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If a nasal or a blood sample contains a tiny snip of RNA from the SARS-CoV-2 virus , RT-PCR can identify it , leading to a high probability that the person has been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus .
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The virus must be fully intact to be transmitted and cause illness .
Even if a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a coronavirus infection or has been closely exposed to persons who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 , the probability of a RT-PCR test being positive decreases with the number of days past the onset of symptoms .
According to a study done by Paul Wikramaratna and others : • For a nasal swab , the percentage chance of a positive test declines from about 94 % on day 0 to about 67 % by day 10 .
By day 31 , there is only a 2 % chance of a positive result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the percentage chance of a positive test declines from about 88 % on day 0 to about 47 % by day 10 .
By day 31 , there is only a 1 % chance of a positive result .
In other words , the longer the time frame between the onset of symptoms and the time a person is tested , the more likely the test will be negative .
Repeat testing of persons who have a negative test may ( eventually ) confirm the presence of viral RNA , but this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same person can lead to even more confusing results : The test may go from negative , to positive , then back to negative again as the immune system clears out the coronavirus infection and moves to recovery .
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” You ’ ve had all the symptoms of COVID19 , but your RT-PCR test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that mean you ’ re “ good to go ” – you can go to work , go to school or you can travel ?
OR… • Does that mean your influenza-like illness was caused by some other pathogen , possibly one of the four coronaviruses that have been in circulation for 60 years ?
OR… • Does that mean the result is a false-negative and you still have the infection , but it isn ’ t detectable by current tests ?
OR… • Does that mean it was a sample was inadequately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the technician ?
OR… • Does that mean you have not been exposed , and you are susceptible to contracting the infection , and you need to stay in quarantine ?
So , what does a “ positive ” test actually mean ?
And that ’ s the problem : No one knows for sure .
According to the nonprofit Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics ( FIND ) , more than 200 serologic blood tests , to test for antibodies , are either now available or in development .
Wooden Puzzles for Tod @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two primary types of antibodies that are assessed for nearly any type of infection : IgM and IgG .
While several new testing devices are being touted as a home test , they are not the same as a home pregnancy test or a glucometer to you ’ re your blood sugar .
The blood spot or saliva specimen can be collected at home , must it must then be sent to a laboratory for analysis .
It can take a few days – or longer – to get the results .
With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ability to test at home will be changing over time .
The first antibody to rise is IgM .
It rises quickly after the onset of the infection and is usually a sign of an acute , or current , infection .
The IgM levels diminish quickly as the infection resolves .
The FDA admits they do not know how long the IgM remains present for SARS-CoV-2 as the infection is being cleared .
The interpretation of an IgG antibody is more difficult .
This antibody is an indicator of a past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ specific enough to determine if the past infection was caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus or one of the four common coronaviruses that cause influenza-like illness .
Similarly , the CDC says the following regarding antibody testing : • If you test positive : • A positive test result shows you have antibodies as a result of an infection with SARS-CoV-2 , or possibly a related coronavirus .
• It ’ s unclear if those antibodies can provide protection ( immunity ) against getting infected again .
This means that we do not know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immune to the virus .
• If you have no symptoms , you likely do not have an active infection and no additional follow-up is needed .
• It ’ s possible you might test positive for antibodies and you might not have or have ever had symptoms of COVID-19 .
This is known as having an asymptomatic infection [ ie you have a healthy immune system ! ]
• An antibody test can not tell if you are currently sick with COVID-19 .
• If you test negative • If you test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not have a previous infection .
However , you could have a current infection because antibodies don ’ t show up for 1 to 3 weeks after infection .
• Some people may take even longer to develop antibodies , and some people may not develop antibodies .
• An antibody test can not tell if you are currently sick with COVID-19 .
• Isn ’ t this the marker of immunity they assess after you ’ ve had an infection with measles or chickenpox or mumps to determine if you are immune @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t this the marker of induced immunity they are trying to achieve by administering a vaccine ?
If the FDA does not know if an IgG antibody to SARS-CoV-2 after recovering from the infection is protective against a future infection , then they certainly don ’ t know if an antibody caused by a vaccine will prevent infection either .
Doesn ’ t this completely eliminate the theory that antibodies afford protection and antibodies from vaccines are necessary to keep you from getting sick ?
Illinois U.S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush introduced the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 .
On his website , Rush said , H.R.6666 would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) , acting through the Director of the CDC to award grants to eligible entities to conduct diagnostic testing and then to trace and monitor the contacts of infected individuals .
The contact tracers would be authorized to test people in their homes and as necessary , quarantine people in place .
Where do they intend to do this testing ?
Besides mobile units to test people in their homes , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testing and contract tracing could occur : schools , health clinics , universities , churches , and “ any other type of entity ” the secretary of HHS wants to use .
The bill would allocate $ 100 billion in 2020 “ and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2021 and any subsequent fiscal year during which the emergency period continues.
” But what are they looking for ?
• Is your test supposed to be positive – saying you ’ ve been exposed and you ’ ve possibly recovered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be negative , meaning , you are healthy ?
• Or does a completely negative test – negative RT-PCR test and no IgG antibody mean you ’ re susceptible to infection and you need to stay in quarantine ?
The virus is rapidly mutating , which is rather typical of RNA viruses .
In a study published in April 2020 , researchers have discovered that the novel coronavirus has mutated into at least 30 different genetic variations .
If your RT-PCR test is positive , does this identify exposure to the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ genetic variations ?
The same can be said about the vaccines under development : With each mutation , is the vaccine more likely to be all risk and no benefit when it reaches the market ?
What You Can Do Across the nation , police are being told to not apprehend criminals but instead , to arrest parents at playgrounds , to arrest lone surfers on public beaches , to fine ministers and congregation members sitting in their cars listening to a service on the radio , and to restrict movement by creating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They are beginning to see the huge scam that has been perpetrated on the entire world over a viral infection with a global death rate of 1.4 % ( meaning , 1.4 % of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have a fatal outcome , while 98.6 % recover ) .
This is far fewer deaths than a severe flu season .
We ’ re already starting to see the thrust to take our power back : • In Virginia , people went to the beaches en mass , ignoring social distancing and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• The central California city of Atwater has declared itself a “ sanctuary city , ” allowing business owners and churches to open , openly defying Democratic California Gov .
Gavin Newsom ’ s coronavirus-related stay-at-home order .
• The truth about wearing masks is starting to come out and people are voting with their feet .
Retired neurosurgeon , Dr. Russell Blaylock , warns that not only do face masks fail to protect healthy people from contracting an illness , but they create serious health risks to the wearer .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hostage in our homes , they changed our society , our lives , our world .
• I am not willing to accept this is the “ new normal.
” • I will not be afraid of standing next to a friend or family member and will not obey the concept of “ social distancing.
” • I will understand that an asymptomatic carrier is a normal , healthy person and I will not buy into the fear that I might “ catch something ” from a normal , healthy person .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with non-violent civil disobedience .
Be brave .
Be bold .
Put on the full armor of God , as found in Ephesians 6:10-20 in the Bible , to stand against the world rulers of this present darkness .
With God on our side , all things are possible .

In 1965, scientists identified the first human coronavirus; it was associated with the common cold. The Coronavirus family, named for their crown-like appearance, currently includes 36 viruses. Within that group, there are 4 common viruses that have been causing infection in humans for more than sixty years. In addition, three pandemic coronaviruses that can infect humans: SARS, MERS, and now, SARS-CoV-2.
As the news of deaths in China, South Korea, Italy, and Iran began to saturate every form of media 24/7, we became familiar with a new term: COVID-19. To be clear, the name of the newly identified coronavirus is SARS-CoV-2, short for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2. This virus is associated with fever, cough, chest pain, and shortness of breath, the complex of symptoms that form the diagnosis of COVID-19.
The Trump administration declared a public health emergency on January 31, 2020, then on February 2 placed a ban on the entry of most travelers who had recently been in China. On February 4, Alex Azar, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a declaration of public health emergency and activated the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, otherwise known as the PREP Act. This nefarious legislation provides complete protection of manufacturers from liability for all products, technologies, biologics, or any vaccine developed as a medical countermeasure against COVID-19. For those nervously waiting for the vaccine to become available, be sure to understand the PREP Act before rushing to the get in line. Dancing Naked in the M... Mullis, Kary Best Price: $5.52 Buy New $15.17 (as of 02:58 UTC - Details)
Calls for testing – to see if a person is or isn’t infected – began soon after the emergency was declared, but performing those tests was initially slow due to an inadequate number of test kits. As the kits became available, those developed by the CDC had a defect: The reagents reacted to the negative control sample, making the test inaccurate and the kits unusable.
In various countries, thousands of test kits purchased from China were found to be contaminated with the SARS-CoV-2 viruses. No one really knows how that happened, but theories spread like wildfire. Could the test kit infect the person being tested? Or, did it mean the test would return a false-positive result, driving up the numbers of those said to be infected so those in power could implement stronger lockdowns and accelerate the hockey-stick unemployment rates? Neither of those questions has been adequately answered.
Mandatory Testing…of what?
Authorities claim that testing is important for public health officials to assess if their mitigation efforts – “shelter in place” and “social distancing” and “wearing a mask” – are making a difference to “flatten the curve.” Officials also claim that testing is necessary to know how many persons are infected within a community and to understand the nature of how coronaviruses spread.
Are these reasons sufficient to give up our health freedom and our personal rights, being tested and shamed in public?
Jenga Classic Game Check Amazon for Pricing. Despite the challenges with test kits, testing began. By the end of March 2020, more than 1 million people had been tested across the US. By May 9, the number tested had grown to over 8.7M. Testing methods include a swab of the nasal passages or by inserting a long, uncomfortable swab through the nose to scrape the back of the throat. Specimens have also been obtained bronchoalveolar lavage, from sputum, and from stool specimens.
The call for mandatory testing has been gathering steam and becoming ever more onerous. In Washington state, Governor Inslee has declared:
Individuals that refuse to cooperate with contact tracers and/or refuse testing, those individuals will not be allowed to leave their homes to purchase basic necessities such as groceries and/or prescriptions. Those persons will need to make arrangements through friends, family, or state provided ‘family support’ personnel.
But what do the results really mean?
Who Should Be Tested
On May 8, 2020, the CDC has listed specific priorities for when testing should be done. As of May 16, more than 11-million samples have been collected and more than 3700 specimens have not yet been evaluated.
High Priority
Hospitalized patients with symptoms
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Priority
Persons with symptoms of potential COVID-19 infection, including fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, new loss of taste or smell, vomiting or diarrhea, and/or sore throat
of potential COVID-19 infection, including fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, new loss of taste or smell, vomiting or diarrhea, and/or sore throat Persons without symptoms who are prioritized by health departments or clinicians, for any reason, including but not limited to public health monitoring, sentinel surveillance, or screening of asymptomatic individuals according to state and local plans.
Read that last priority again: That means virtually everyone can be required to get a test.
Is that a violation of your personal rights? And, if you submit to testing, what does a “positive test” actually mean?
Types of Testing: RT-PCR
PCR, short for polymerase chain reaction, is a highly specific laboratory technique. The key to understanding PCR testing is that PCR can identify an individual specific virus within a viral family.
However, a PCR test can only be used to identify DNA viruses; the SARS-CoV2 virus is an RNA virus. Therefore, multiple steps must be taken to “magnify” the amount of genetic material in the specimen. Researchers used a method called RT-PCR, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, to specifically identify the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It’s a complicated process. To read more about it, go here and here.
If a nasal or a blood sample contains a tiny snip of RNA from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, RT-PCR can identify it, leading to a high probability that the person has been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. UNO: Family Card Game,... Best Price: $8.96 Buy New $9.74 (as of 05:11 UTC - Details)
However – and this is important – a positive RT-PCR test result does not necessarily indicate a full virus is present. The virus must be fully intact to be transmitted and cause illness.
RT-PCR Testing: The Importance of Timing
Even if a person has had all the symptoms associated with a coronavirus infection or has been closely exposed to persons who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the probability of a RT-PCR test being positive decreases with the number of days past the onset of symptoms.
According to a study done by Paul Wikramaratna and others:
For a nasal swab, the percentage chance of a positive test declines from about 94% on day 0 to about 67% by day 10. By day 31, there is only a 2% chance of a positive result.
the percentage chance of a positive test declines from about 94% on day 0 to about 67% by day 10. By day 31, there is only a of a positive result. For a throat swab, the percentage chance of a positive test declines from about 88% on day 0 to about 47% by day 10. By day 31, there is only a 1% chance of a positive result.
In other words, the longer the time frame between the onset of symptoms and the time a person is tested, the more likely the test will be negative.
Repeat testing of persons who have a negative test may (eventually) confirm the presence of viral RNA, but this is impractical. Additionally, repeated testing of the same person can lead to even more confusing results: The test may go from negative, to positive, then back to negative again as the immune system clears out the coronavirus infection and moves to recovery. SplashEZ 3-in-1 Sprink... Buy New $34.99 (as of 05:11 UTC - Details)
And what makes this testing even more confusing is that the FDA admits that “The detection of viral RNA by RT-PCR does not necessarily equate with an infectious virus.”
Let’s break that down:
You’ve had all the symptoms of COVID19, but your RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 is negative.
Does that mean you’re “good to go” – you can go to work, go to school or you can travel? OR…
Does that mean your influenza-like illness was caused by some other pathogen, possibly one of the four coronaviruses that have been in circulation for 60 years? OR…
Does that mean the result is a false-negative and you still have the infection, but it isn’t detectable by current tests? OR…
Does that mean it was a sample was inadequately taken due to the faulty technique by the technician? OR…
Does that mean you have not been exposed, and you are susceptible to contracting the infection, and you need to stay in quarantine?
So, what does a “positive” test actually mean? And that’s the problem:
No one knows for sure.
Another Type of Testing: Antibodies
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There are two primary types of antibodies that are assessed for nearly any type of infection: IgM and IgG. While several new testing devices are being touted as a home test, they are not the same as a home pregnancy test or a glucometer to you’re your blood sugar. The blood spot or saliva specimen can be collected at home, must it must then be sent to a laboratory for analysis. It can take a few days – or longer – to get the results. With so many tests in the pipeline, the ability to test at home will be changing over time.
The first antibody to rise is IgM. It rises quickly after the onset of the infection and is usually a sign of an acute, or current, infection. The IgM levels diminish quickly as the infection resolves. The FDA admits they do not know how long the IgM remains present for SARS-CoV-2 as the infection is being cleared.
The interpretation of an IgG antibody is more difficult. This antibody is an indicator of a past infection. The test is often not specific enough to determine if the past infection was caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus or one of the four common coronaviruses that cause influenza-like illness.
The FDA says:
Because serology testing can yield a negative test result even if the patient is actively infected (e.g., the body has not yet developed in response to the virus) or maybe falsely positive (e.g., if the antibody indicates a past infection by a different coronavirus), this type of testing should not be used to diagnose an acute or active COVID-19 infection.
Similarly, the CDC says the following regarding antibody testing:
If you test positive: A positive test result shows you have antibodies as a result of an infection with SARS-CoV-2, or possibly a related coronavirus. It’s unclear if those antibodies can provide protection (immunity) against getting infected again. This means that we do not know at this time if antibodies make you immune to the virus. If you have no symptoms, you likely do not have an active infection and no additional follow-up is needed. It’s possible you might test positive for antibodies and you might not have or have ever had symptoms of COVID-19. This is known as having an asymptomatic infection [ie you have a healthy immune system!] An antibody test cannot tell if you are currently sick with COVID-19.
If you test negative If you test negative for antibodies, you probably did not have a previous infection. However, you could have a current infection because antibodies don’t show up for 1 to 3 weeks after infection. Some people may take even longer to develop antibodies, and some people may not develop antibodies. An antibody test cannot tell if you are currently sick with COVID-19.
What? Wait!
Doesn’t the vaccine industry call the IgG a “protective antibody”?
Isn’t this the marker of immunity they assess after you’ve had an infection with measles or chickenpox or mumps to determine if you are immune to future infections?
Isn’t this the marker of induced immunity they are trying to achieve by administering a vaccine?
If the FDA does not know if an IgG antibody to SARS-CoV-2 after recovering from the infection is protective against a future infection, then they certainly don’t know if an antibody caused by a vaccine will prevent infection either.
Doesn’t this completely eliminate the theory that antibodies afford protection and antibodies from vaccines are necessary to keep you from getting sick?
Mandatory Testing – New Job Creation
Illinois U.S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush introduced the H.R. 6666 TRACE Act on May 1. On his website, Rush said,
Until we have a vaccine to defeat this dreaded disease, contact tracing in order to understand the full breadth and depth of the spread of this virus is the only way we will be able to get out from under this.
H.R.6666 would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the CDC to award grants to eligible entities to conduct diagnostic testing and then to trace and monitor the contacts of infected individuals. The contact tracers would be authorized to test people in their homes and as necessary, quarantine people in place.
Where do they intend to do this testing? Besides mobile units to test people in their homes, the bill identifies eight specific locations where the testing and contract tracing could occur: schools, health clinics, universities, churches, and “any other type of entity” the secretary of HHS wants to use.
The bill would allocate $100 billion in 2020 “and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2021 and any subsequent fiscal year during which the emergency period continues.”
But what are they looking for?
Is your test supposed to be positive – saying you’ve been exposed and you’ve possibly recovered?
– saying you’ve been exposed and you’ve possibly recovered? Or is your test supposed to be negative , meaning, you are healthy?
, meaning, you are healthy? Or does a completely negative test – negative RT-PCR test and no IgG antibody mean you’re susceptible to infection and you need to stay in quarantine?
The virus is rapidly mutating, which is rather typical of RNA viruses. In a study published in April 2020, researchers have discovered that the novel coronavirus has mutated into at least 30 different genetic variations. If your RT-PCR test is positive, does this identify exposure to the pandemic virus or exposure to one of the genetic variations? The same can be said about the vaccines under development: With each mutation, is the vaccine more likely to be all risk and no benefit when it reaches the market?
What You Can Do
Across the nation, police are being told to not apprehend criminals but instead, to arrest parents at playgrounds, to arrest lone surfers on public beaches, to fine ministers and congregation members sitting in their cars listening to a service on the radio, and to restrict movement by creating one-way sidewalks.
People have had enough. They are beginning to see the huge scam that has been perpetrated on the entire world over a viral infection with a global death rate of 1.4% (meaning, 1.4% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have a fatal outcome, while 98.6% recover). This is far fewer deaths than a severe flu season.
We’re already starting to see the thrust to take our power back:
In Virginia, people went to the beaches en mass, ignoring social distancing and the orders of the Governor to stay home.
and the orders of the Governor to stay home. The central California city of Atwater has declared itself a “sanctuary city,” allowing business owners and churches to open, openly defying Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus-related stay-at-home order.
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus-related stay-at-home order. The truth about wearing masks is starting to come out and people are voting with their feet. Retired neurosurgeon, Dr. Russell Blaylock, warns that not only do face masks fail to protect healthy people from contracting an illness, but they create serious health risks to the wearer.
While they shut us down and held us hostage in our homes, they changed our society, our lives, our world.
I am not willing to accept this is the “new normal.”
I won’t submit to testing.
I will refuse mandatory vaccination.
I will stop wearing a mask.
I will not be afraid of standing next to a friend or family member and will not obey the concept of “social distancing.”
I will understand that an asymptomatic carrier is a normal, healthy person and I will not buy into the fear that I might “catch something” from a normal, healthy person.
It’s time for Americans to resist with non-violent civil disobedience. Be brave. Be bold. Put on the full armor of God, as found in Ephesians 6:10-20 in the Bible, to stand against the world rulers of this present darkness. With God on our side, all things are possible.
Reprinted with permission from Vaxxter.


Brave New Normal

My columns haven ’ t been very funny recently .
This one isn ’ t going to be any funnier .
Sorry .
Fascism makes me cranky .
I don ’ t mean the kind of fascism the corporate media and the fake Resistance have been desperately hyping for the last four years .
God help me , but I ’ m not terribly worried about a few hundred white-supremacist morons marching around with tiki torches hollering Nazi slogans at each other , or Jewish-Mexican-American law clerks flashing “ OK ” signs on TV , or smirking schoolkids in MAGA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actual , bona fide fascism , or totalitarianism , if you want to get technical .
The kind where governments declare a global “ state of emergency ” on account of a virus with a 0.2 % to 0.6 % lethality ( and that causes mild , flu-like symptoms , or absolutely no symptoms whatsoever , in over 97 % of those infected ) , locks everyone down inside their homes , suspends their constitutional rights , terrorizes them with propaganda , and unleashes uniformed goon squads on anyone who doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m talking about the kind of totalitarianism where the police track you down with your smartphone data and then come to your house to personally harass you for attending a political protest , or attack you for challenging their illegitimate authority , and then charge you with “ assault ” for fighting back , and then get the media to publish a story accusing you of having “ set up ” the cops .
I ’ m talking about the kind of totalitarianism where the secret police are given carte blanche to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and to scan you with their “ surveillance helmets , ” and dictate how close you can sit to your friends , and menace you with drones and robot dogs , and violently pry your kids out of your arms and arrest you if you dare to protest .
I ’ m talking about the kind of totalitarianism that psychologically tortures children with authoritarian loyalty rituals designed to condition them to live in fear , and respond to absurd Pavlovian stimuli , and that encourages the masses to turn off their brains and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wear a mask ” and “ flatten the curve , ” and to report their neighbors to the police for having an “ illegal ” private party … and to otherwise reify the manufactured mass hysteria the authorities need to “ justify ” their totalitarianism .
Yeah , that kind of stuff makes me cranky .
And you know what makes me really cranky ?
I ’ ll tell you what makes me really cranky .
It is people who publicly project themselves as “ anti-authoritarians ” and “ anti-fascists , ” or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brands and “ dissident ” personas on social media , or even in the corporate media , either zealously cheerleading this totalitarianism or looking away and saying nothing as it is rolled out by the very authorities and media propagandists they pretend to oppose .
I don ’ t know exactly why , but that stuff makes me particularly cranky .

My columns haven’t been very funny recently. This one isn’t going to be any funnier. Sorry. Fascism makes me cranky.
I don’t mean the kind of fascism the corporate media and the fake Resistance have been desperately hyping for the last four years. God help me, but I’m not terribly worried about a few hundred white-supremacist morons marching around with tiki torches hollering Nazi slogans at each other, or Jewish-Mexican-American law clerks flashing “OK” signs on TV, or smirking schoolkids in MAGA hats.
I’m talking about actual, bona fide fascism, or totalitarianism, if you want to get technical. The kind where governments declare a global “state of emergency” on account of a virus with a 0.2% to 0.6% lethality (and that causes mild, flu-like symptoms, or absolutely no symptoms whatsoever, in over 97% of those infected), locks everyone down inside their homes, suspends their constitutional rights, terrorizes them with propaganda, and unleashes uniformed goon squads on anyone who doesn’t comply with their despotic decrees.
I’m talking about the kind of totalitarianism where the police track you down with your smartphone data and then come to your house to personally harass you for attending a political protest, or attack you for challenging their illegitimate authority, and then charge you with “assault” for fighting back, and then get the media to publish a story accusing you of having “set up” the cops.
I’m talking about the kind of totalitarianism where the secret police are given carte blanche to monitor everyone’s Internet activity, and to scan you with their “surveillance helmets,” and dictate how close you can sit to your friends, and menace you with drones and robot dogs, and violently pry your kids out of your arms and arrest you if you dare to protest.
I’m talking about the kind of totalitarianism that psychologically tortures children with authoritarian loyalty rituals designed to condition them to live in fear, and respond to absurd Pavlovian stimuli, and that encourages the masses to turn off their brains and mechanically repeat propaganda slogans, like “wear a mask” and “flatten the curve,” and to report their neighbors to the police for having an “illegal” private party … and to otherwise reify the manufactured mass hysteria the authorities need to “justify” their totalitarianism.
Yeah, that kind of stuff makes me cranky.
And you know what makes me really cranky? I’ll tell you what makes me really cranky.
It is people who publicly project themselves as “anti-authoritarians” and “anti-fascists,” or who have established their “anti-establishment” brands and “dissident” personas on social media, or even in the corporate media, either zealously cheerleading this totalitarianism or looking away and saying nothing as it is rolled out by the very authorities and media propagandists they pretend to oppose.
I don’t know exactly why, but that stuff makes me particularly cranky.
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lewrockwell--2020-05-22--Brainwashing and the New Vocabulary: 12 Words and Phrases I Never Want To Hear Again

Remember how after September 11th happened , there was that nasty bill that formed the TSA and authorized all sorts of surveillance against the American people and they called it , ironically , The Patriot Act ?
Of course , we knew then that the bill was anything but patriotic , however , that didn ’ t stop it from being passed and trampling all over the Constitution .
The word “ patriot ” was perverted by those in power who wanted everyone to fall into lockstep with the unconstitutional searches at airports and many other invasions into our privacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that doesn ’ t mean what people think it means – it was all done in the name of “ security.
” If you ’ ve been watching any type of media coverage or reading articles , you ’ ve probably seen or heard a plethora of words and phrases which are currently being perverted due to the coronavirus pandemic .
I don ’ t know about you , but if I never heard “ safe ” or “ new normal ” again , I ’ d be a much happier person .
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Quite simply , these buzzwords and several others we ’ ll discuss are being used to indoctrinate the public .
As Joseph Goebbels , the Reich Minister of Propaganda of Nazi Germany , wrote : We ’ re incredibly divided right now and the words are being as fuel to the fiery arguments taking place both online and in-person , during altercations in which one party feels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ horrible .
Let ’ s take a look at this hostile takeover of our vocabulary with a dozen words I ’ d like to have stricken from conversations , advertising , and the media .
Be Ready for Anything : ... Daisy Luther Best Price : $ 10.45 Buy New $ 9.69 While it ’ s absolutely true we ’ re never going “ back to normal ” like we were before the pandemic , there ’ s a “ new normal ” being foisted upon us which is blatantly fueled by fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I used this phrase a few times in reference to the economy .
Sorry about that .
The “ new normal ” is most often used to get people to accept whatever unconstitutional or undignified rule that people in charge want us to find tolerable , like taped squares on the floor that we ’ re supposed to stand in while waiting in properly spaced lines .
You know how cats will curl up in a taped-off square on the floor as though it was a box ?
Now they want humans to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alcohol or food .
Other bizarre “ new normal ” activities are having your temperature taken by someone brandishing an infrared thermometer gun , scurrying around in a mask in stores trying to avoid other humans like you ’ re playing some kind of weird game of tag , and publicly shaming those who don ’ t act terrified because they clearly hate old people .
We ’ re all in this together The saccharine phrases “ we ’ re all in this together ” or “ we ’ re all in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the lockdowns .
Celebrities serenaded us badly with John Lennon songs .
They made videos of themselves looking concerned at their mansions , telling us not to worry , because “ we ’ re all in this together.
” Except , of course , they still have millions of dollars in the bank and the rest of us weren ’ t supposed to go to work or open our businesses to make the money we need to survive .
Indeed , we all owe these celebrities an unfathomable debt of gratitude for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are “ in this together.
” Social media outlets even made little frames for your profile pictures bearing those wildly annoying words .
Articles encouraging us to hunker down in our homes reminded us that everyone , rich or poor , was “ in this together ” too .
It ’ s just that the rich people were “ in this together ” on yachts and private islands while the rest of us crammed into the kitchen on Zoom meetings with our employers while banning our kids from streaming anything so we had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daisy Luther Best Price : $ 7.60 Buy New $ 10.92 How many times did you hear this phrase early in the lockdown ?
You probably lost count at umpteen million .
# StayHome was a viral hashtag on Twitter , people ended social media status updates encouraging others to just “ stay home , ” and we were all told that if we didn ’ t “ stay home ” we were risking the lives of every person we loved and a few we hated because we were going to unconsciously spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only people who were asymptomatic were the a $ $ holes who wouldn ’ t “ stay home.
” They were COVID Marys and COVID Marks , thoughtlessly spreading illness to old people and kids with cancer merely because they wouldn ’ t just “ stay home.
” In order to get us to all “ stay home ” stores in some states took to establishing what their government felt were “ essential ” purchases , and banning all other purchases even if you were already in the same store .
( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a moment . )
Thoughtless people didn ’ t realize if you only bought lettuce or a gallon of milk , you wouldn ’ t pass on your cooties .
Cooties were only passed when you bought duvet covers or garden seeds .
Canning and Preserving ... Rockridge Press Best Price : $ 8.80 Buy New $ 8.19 Another phrase that makes me want to snarl viciously at those using it is “ social distancing.
” I ’ ll admit , I ’ ve always had an invisible personal space bubble I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the whole social distancing thing means now that stores have arrows telling you which way you can walk down an aisle and the afore-mentioned taped boxes or Xs on the floor for standing in an appropriately social-distanced line .
Due to “ social distancing ” we spent months being unable to visit with loved ones , go into restaurants to eat , or go into the liquor store aisles to select our own much-needed whiskey .
We ’ ll continue socially distancing in all sorts of ridiculous ways in the “ new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowing a small portion of their former capacity of customers inside at a time .
Hand in hand with social distancing is the phrase “ six feet.
” If someone gets too close to you in the store , you can shout angrily from behind your mask , “ Six feet , mofo !
” and it ’ s perfectly acceptable .
Six feet is the gold standard , the protective bubble that keeps you “ safe ” from getting COVID 19 when you can ’ t “ stay home.
” All those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measured out to be six feet apart .
Children returning to school will have to stay six feet away from other children while marching around the playground in dismal formation .
Offices are being redesigned so everyone can stay six feet away from everyone else .
The word “ essential ” has also been corrupted .
If you were able to keep working throughout the entire lockdown , it ’ s because you were an “ essential ” worker doing an “ essential ” job .
“ Essential ” was defined separately by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it varied from place to place .
My daughter , who works in a beauty supply store , was initially not “ essential ” but a month in when everyone ’ s roots began to show , she became essential and got the travel papers to prove it .
The Ultimate Guide to ... Luther , Daisy Buy New $ 16.99 The word “ essential ” was also used to describe purchases that the government felt were important enough for you to be allowed to make in person , and for trips outside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” to go to the grocery store , the doctor , the pharmacy , and out to walk your dog .
However , the dog had to be walked on neighborhood streets with all the other people essentially walking their dogs , instead of on a trail out in the forest alone , because the trails were closed because they weren ’ t essential .
Depending on the business you ’ re in , you may have heard the word “ pivot ” until you wanted to vomit .
Small businesses were super-busy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ afloat while loans meant for them went to billionaires and giant corporations .
You could “ pivot ’ by manufacturing something else – something “ essential ” like hand sanitizer – or by offering delivery or curbside pickup of your products .
Some of the “ pivoting ” was just different marketing .
Buy this laundry soap , because we ’ re washing clothes for healthcare workers in it .
Buy our car , because we support essential workers .
Buy from us because here ’ s how we ’ re keeping our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were allowing people to work from home , supporting your customers in different ways , and selling goods from an appropriate social distance , like literally selling new vehicles over the internet and dropping them off in people ’ s driveways .
How many emails could possibly have the subject line starting with “ in these uncertain times ” or “ in these unprecedented times ” ?
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I can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assuring me that various companies had my back in these “ uncertain times.
” Everyone from Victoria ’ s Secret to my internet service provider sent me a message letting me know how they were doing business in these “ unprecedented times.
” Car brands had commercials about why you needed a particular vehicle during these uncertain times because we all definitely need a new car while the business that employs us is trying to pivot .
Articles had headlines about handling these “ uncertain times.
” I confess , I too had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis .
Again , sorry I used that word .
The continued use of this word makes people eager to latch on to anything that is “ certain.
” It makes them want to accept “ the new normal ” so they don ’ t have to be so “ uncertain.
” And since all this is “ unprecedented ” we have no idea what that “ new normal ” is going to be , so it can be anything , no matter how draconian .
When the lockdowns were first announced back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ flatten the curve.
” That meant that hospitals would not be overwhelmed like the hospitals in Italy and China .
Instead of a graph going straight up into the stratosphere , we ’ d have a gentle hill , spacing out the illnesses .
Everything became about “ flattening the curve.
” You can ’ t “ flatten the curve ” while going about your business .
CBS News explained ( while using 4 of our least favorite words and phrases ) : Unfortunately , even after the curve was flattened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was no longer sufficient .
Many people are still stuck at home and many businesses are still unable to reopen .
The most overused word in this entire list of hijacked vocabulary has to be “ safe.
” If taking a shot every time you heard or read the word “ safe ” was a drinking game , we ’ d all be wasted by 9:30 am .
Out of all the words I never want to use again , “ safe ” is the penultimate .
The word was already hijacked somewhat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where people were supposed to go when they felt vulnerable because somebody said something mean or wore a MAGA hat around them .
Now , “ safe ” has crossed the Rubicon .
Every other article on the internet is about remaining “ safe.
” Church marquees want you to stay away from service to be “ safe.
” Instead of saying “ bye ” or “ see ya later , ” the salutation when someone is leaving is now an implorement to “ stay safe.
” Some things that used to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are : kids playing at a playground , adults shaking hands with other adults when doing business , going for a hike , eating at a table in a restaurant , getting your hair cut , or basically having fun in any way beyond playing a wild game of Scrabble against those with whom you are “ staying at home.
” You all know that Ben Franklin quote about safety and liberty .
I ’ m not even going to quote it .
Dishonorable mentions : “ curbing the spread ” and “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quite to the same dizzying level as the words above , I ’ m also pretty sick of hearing about “ curbing the spread ” of the coronavirus and “ washing my hands.
” First of all , every business that sent me an “ uncertain ” or “ unprecedented ” email wanted me to know what they were doing to “ curb the spread ” of the virus .
Every White House or gubernatorial press conference explained with deep sincerity how following all the rules would result in a “ curb of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of course , they also said the lockdown was only going to be for 2 weeks , and here we are finally emerging 60 days later in some parts of the country , almost as long a time as I predicted in the analysis I wrote back in March when a whole bunch of readers said I was nuts and angrily unsubscribed .
Let me also note that the lockdown has not yet been completely lifted in several highly populated parts of the US . )
And I was already washing my hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you need to be told to wash your hands as an adult , you clearly missed out on some important childhood lessons .
This is what brainwashing is like .
If you ever wondered what it was like brainwashing somebody , this is what it ’ s like .
Having the same words used over and over , words that used to mean something , until they begin to come out of your mouth too .
When you consistently hear these phrases and the opposite of these phrases is used to incite irrational @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m not being a paranoid , tinfoil-tiara-wearing nutcase when I tell you that we ’ re all the targets of a mass media operation to make us accept this draconian outrageous “ new normal.
” When you hear things over and over again , when you hear a script coming from the mainstream media , from social media , your sucker of a neighbor who snitches on kids playing outside , and when every other article has one or more of these words in the headline , there ’ s an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to result in the loss of more freedom and the addition of more surveillance .
( Anyone looking for a contact tracing job ? )
I ’ m not saying that this virus wasn ’ t real or that it wasn ’ t a public health threat .
It was .
The fact that things didn ’ t get as bad as predicted doesn ’ t mean that the measures taken were entirely unnecessary – it means they worked .
But it doesn ’ t mean that those measures need to be continued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ things , when the government gets a little bit of extra power and control , they become greedy for more .
They didn ’ t let this crisis go to waste , and they aren ’ t letting any grass grow under their feet while they plot to make all this nonsense permanent .
A fearful , indoctrinated populace is a populace that is easy to control .
Reprinted with permission from The Organic Prepper .
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Remember how after September 11th happened, there was that nasty bill that formed the TSA and authorized all sorts of surveillance against the American people and they called it, ironically, The Patriot Act?
Of course, we knew then that the bill was anything but patriotic, however, that didn’t stop it from being passed and trampling all over the Constitution. The word “patriot” was perverted by those in power who wanted everyone to fall into lockstep with the unconstitutional searches at airports and many other invasions into our privacy.
Which brings us to another word that doesn’t mean what people think it means – it was all done in the name of “security.”
If you’ve been watching any type of media coverage or reading articles, you’ve probably seen or heard a plethora of words and phrases which are currently being perverted due to the coronavirus pandemic. I don’t know about you, but if I never heard “safe” or “new normal” again, I’d be a much happier person. Prepperu2019s Pantry: ... Daisy Luther Best Price: $5.48 Buy New $3.22 (as of 04:30 UTC - Details)
If you feel like people are being brainwashed through repetition, that’s because they are. Quite simply, these buzzwords and several others we’ll discuss are being used to indoctrinate the public. As Joseph Goebbels, the Reich Minister of Propaganda of Nazi Germany, wrote:
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” (source)
We’re incredibly divided right now and the words are being as fuel to the fiery arguments taking place both online and in-person, during altercations in which one party feels the other party is being callous and horrible.
Let’s take a look at this hostile takeover of our vocabulary with a dozen words I’d like to have stricken from conversations, advertising, and the media.
The new normal
Be Ready for Anything:... Daisy Luther Best Price: $10.45 Buy New $9.69 (as of 07:15 UTC - Details) While it’s absolutely true we’re never going “back to normal” like we were before the pandemic, there’s a “new normal” being foisted upon us which is blatantly fueled by fear. Earlier on in the lockdown, I used this phrase a few times in reference to the economy. Sorry about that.
The “new normal” is most often used to get people to accept whatever unconstitutional or undignified rule that people in charge want us to find tolerable, like taped squares on the floor that we’re supposed to stand in while waiting in properly spaced lines. You know how cats will curl up in a taped-off square on the floor as though it was a box? Now they want humans to do that for the privilege of buying alcohol or food.
Other bizarre “new normal” activities are having your temperature taken by someone brandishing an infrared thermometer gun, scurrying around in a mask in stores trying to avoid other humans like you’re playing some kind of weird game of tag, and publicly shaming those who don’t act terrified because they clearly hate old people.
We’re all in this together
The saccharine phrases “we’re all in this together” or “we’re all in this together…apart” were bandied about early on in the lockdowns. Celebrities serenaded us badly with John Lennon songs. They made videos of themselves looking concerned at their mansions, telling us not to worry, because “we’re all in this together.” Except, of course, they still have millions of dollars in the bank and the rest of us weren’t supposed to go to work or open our businesses to make the money we need to survive.
Indeed, we all owe these celebrities an unfathomable debt of gratitude for reminding us that they, too, are “in this together.”

Social media outlets even made little frames for your profile pictures bearing those wildly annoying words. Articles encouraging us to hunker down in our homes reminded us that everyone, rich or poor, was “in this together” too. It’s just that the rich people were “in this together” on yachts and private islands while the rest of us crammed into the kitchen on Zoom meetings with our employers while banning our kids from streaming anything so we had enough internet. The Prepperu2019s Cann... Daisy Luther Best Price: $7.60 Buy New $10.92 (as of 06:15 UTC - Details)
Stay home.
Stay home. Just stay home.
How many times did you hear this phrase early in the lockdown? You probably lost count at umpteen million. #StayHome was a viral hashtag on Twitter, people ended social media status updates encouraging others to just “stay home,” and we were all told that if we didn’t “stay home” we were risking the lives of every person we loved and a few we hated because we were going to unconsciously spread the virus and kill people.
Clearly the only people who were asymptomatic were the a$$holes who wouldn’t “stay home.” They were COVID Marys and COVID Marks, thoughtlessly spreading illness to old people and kids with cancer merely because they wouldn’t just “stay home.”
In order to get us to all “stay home” stores in some states took to establishing what their government felt were “essential” purchases, and banning all other purchases even if you were already in the same store. (More on the word “essential” in a moment.) Thoughtless people didn’t realize if you only bought lettuce or a gallon of milk, you wouldn’t pass on your cooties. Cooties were only passed when you bought duvet covers or garden seeds.
Jeez. Stay home, you jerks.
Social distancing
Canning and Preserving... Rockridge Press Best Price: $8.80 Buy New $8.19 (as of 05:13 UTC - Details) Another phrase that makes me want to snarl viciously at those using it is “social distancing.” I’ll admit, I’ve always had an invisible personal space bubble I don’t like having invaded, but the whole social distancing thing means now that stores have arrows telling you which way you can walk down an aisle and the afore-mentioned taped boxes or Xs on the floor for standing in an appropriately social-distanced line.
Due to “social distancing” we spent months being unable to visit with loved ones, go into restaurants to eat, or go into the liquor store aisles to select our own much-needed whiskey. We’ll continue socially distancing in all sorts of ridiculous ways in the “new normal” future, with venues only allowing a small portion of their former capacity of customers inside at a time.
Six feet
Hand in hand with social distancing is the phrase “six feet.” If someone gets too close to you in the store, you can shout angrily from behind your mask, “Six feet, mofo!” and it’s perfectly acceptable. Six feet is the gold standard, the protective bubble that keeps you “safe” from getting COVID 19 when you can’t “stay home.”
All those Xs on the floor of stores are measured out to be six feet apart. Children returning to school will have to stay six feet away from other children while marching around the playground in dismal formation. Offices are being redesigned so everyone can stay six feet away from everyone else.
Essential
The word “essential” has also been corrupted. If you were able to keep working throughout the entire lockdown, it’s because you were an “essential” worker doing an “essential” job. “Essential” was defined separately by the governor of each state, so it varied from place to place. My daughter, who works in a beauty supply store, was initially not “essential” but a month in when everyone’s roots began to show, she became essential and got the travel papers to prove it. The Ultimate Guide to ... Luther, Daisy Buy New $16.99 (as of 02:13 UTC - Details)
The word “essential” was also used to describe purchases that the government felt were important enough for you to be allowed to make in person, and for trips outside the home. It was “essential” to go to the grocery store, the doctor, the pharmacy, and out to walk your dog. However, the dog had to be walked on neighborhood streets with all the other people essentially walking their dogs, instead of on a trail out in the forest alone, because the trails were closed because they weren’t essential.
Pivot
Depending on the business you’re in, you may have heard the word “pivot” until you wanted to vomit. Small businesses were super-busy “pivoting” to try and stay afloat while loans meant for them went to billionaires and giant corporations. You could “pivot’ by manufacturing something else – something “essential” like hand sanitizer – or by offering delivery or curbside pickup of your products.
Some of the “pivoting” was just different marketing. Buy this laundry soap, because we’re washing clothes for healthcare workers in it. Buy our car, because we support essential workers. Buy from us because here’s how we’re keeping our employees safe.
Other “pivots” were allowing people to work from home, supporting your customers in different ways, and selling goods from an appropriate social distance, like literally selling new vehicles over the internet and dropping them off in people’s driveways.
Uncertain or unprecedented times
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It turns out, a whole lot. I can’t enumerate how many emails I got assuring me that various companies had my back in these “uncertain times.” Everyone from Victoria’s Secret to my internet service provider sent me a message letting me know how they were doing business in these “unprecedented times.”
Car brands had commercials about why you needed a particular vehicle during these uncertain times because we all definitely need a new car while the business that employs us is trying to pivot. Articles had headlines about handling these “uncertain times.” I confess, I too had an article about uncertainty early in the crisis. Again, sorry I used that word.
The continued use of this word makes people eager to latch on to anything that is “certain.” It makes them want to accept “the new normal” so they don’t have to be so “uncertain.” And since all this is “unprecedented” we have no idea what that “new normal” is going to be, so it can be anything, no matter how draconian.
Flatten the curve
When the lockdowns were first announced back in March, the entire goal was to “flatten the curve.” That meant that hospitals would not be overwhelmed like the hospitals in Italy and China. Instead of a graph going straight up into the stratosphere, we’d have a gentle hill, spacing out the illnesses.
Everything became about “flattening the curve.” You can’t “flatten the curve” while going about your business. CBS News explained (while using 4 of our least favorite words and phrases):
Communities are being urged to practice social distancing, some schools are closing, sports and cultural events are being canceled, and companies are asking employees to work from home — even if they’re not experiencing coronavirus symptoms. Many are wondering why they are essentially self-quarantined despite the fact that they’re not sick. The answer has to do with “flattening the curve” — an answer that could leave some people confused. You’ve likely seen “flattening the curve” graphs being used in articles and shared on social media as a way to explain the importance of responding aggressively to curb the spread of the coronavirus. But what does it mean to flatten the curve, and how do we do it? Friday on “CBS This Morning,” CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook explained what has become a buzzword in the wake of the outbreak. “Is it really worth while to do all of this social distancing and hand washing? The answer is yes,” Dr. LaPook said. “Normally, right now — without any measures — the epidemic might go up [sharply] and go down. That peak number of cases could overload the system and that’s what people are worried about.” (source)
Unfortunately, even after the curve was flattened across the nation in April, that was no longer sufficient. Many people are still stuck at home and many businesses are still unable to reopen.
Safe
The most overused word in this entire list of hijacked vocabulary has to be “safe.”
If taking a shot every time you heard or read the word “safe” was a drinking game, we’d all be wasted by 9:30 am. Out of all the words I never want to use again, “safe” is the penultimate. The word was already hijacked somewhat by the “safe spaces” nonsense where people were supposed to go when they felt vulnerable because somebody said something mean or wore a MAGA hat around them.
Now, “safe” has crossed the Rubicon. Every other article on the internet is about remaining “safe.” Church marquees want you to stay away from service to be “safe.” Instead of saying “bye” or “see ya later,” the salutation when someone is leaving is now an implorement to “stay safe.”
Some things that used to be okay but now aren’t safe are: kids playing at a playground, adults shaking hands with other adults when doing business, going for a hike, eating at a table in a restaurant, getting your hair cut, or basically having fun in any way beyond playing a wild game of Scrabble against those with whom you are “staying at home.”
You all know that Ben Franklin quote about safety and liberty. I’m not even going to quote it.
Dishonorable mentions: “curbing the spread” and “wash your hands”
While not used quite to the same dizzying level as the words above, I’m also pretty sick of hearing about “curbing the spread” of the coronavirus and “washing my hands.”
First of all, every business that sent me an “uncertain” or “unprecedented” email wanted me to know what they were doing to “curb the spread” of the virus. Every White House or gubernatorial press conference explained with deep sincerity how following all the rules would result in a “curb of the spread” of COVID19. (Of course, they also said the lockdown was only going to be for 2 weeks, and here we are finally emerging 60 days later in some parts of the country, almost as long a time as I predicted in the analysis I wrote back in March when a whole bunch of readers said I was nuts and angrily unsubscribed. Let me also note that the lockdown has not yet been completely lifted in several highly populated parts of the US.)
And I was already washing my hands, thank you very much. If you need to be told to wash your hands as an adult, you clearly missed out on some important childhood lessons.
This is what brainwashing is like.
If you ever wondered what it was like brainwashing somebody, this is what it’s like. Having the same words used over and over, words that used to mean something, until they begin to come out of your mouth too. When you consistently hear these phrases and the opposite of these phrases is used to incite irrational fear, that’s brainwashing.
I’m not being a paranoid, tinfoil-tiara-wearing nutcase when I tell you that we’re all the targets of a mass media operation to make us accept this draconian outrageous “new normal.” When you hear things over and over again, when you hear a script coming from the mainstream media, from social media, your sucker of a neighbor who snitches on kids playing outside, and when every other article has one or more of these words in the headline, there’s an agenda.
And that agenda is going to result in the loss of more freedom and the addition of more surveillance. (Anyone looking for a contact tracing job?)
I’m not saying that this virus wasn’t real or that it wasn’t a public health threat. It was. The fact that things didn’t get as bad as predicted doesn’t mean that the measures taken were entirely unnecessary – it means they worked. But it doesn’t mean that those measures need to be continued forever and ever.
However…as with all things, when the government gets a little bit of extra power and control, they become greedy for more. They didn’t let this crisis go to waste, and they aren’t letting any grass grow under their feet while they plot to make all this nonsense permanent.
A fearful, indoctrinated populace is a populace that is easy to control.
Reprinted with permission from The Organic Prepper.
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