lewrockwell--2020-10-27--Freedom Is Strength, Obedience Is Weakness, and Indifference Is Cowardice

Poor , wretched , and stupid peoples , nations determined on your own misfortune and blind to your own good !
You let yourselves be deprived before your own eyes of the best part of your revenues ; your fields are plundered , your homes robbed , your family heirlooms taken away .
You live in such a way that you can not claim a single thing as your own ; and it would seem that you consider yourselves lucky to be loaned your property , your families , and your very lives.
” ~ Etienne de La Boetie , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude ” – Written 1552-1553 The Politics of Obedie ... Etienne de la Boetie Best Price : $ 7.00 Buy New $ 7.00 What has befallen humanity ?
Why are we facing an end to freedom , beauty , and happiness ?
Why are so many fooled over and over again ?
Why has stupidity replaced sanity and logic ?
Why are the masses bound to darkness instead of accepting reality and truth ?
Why do the many without resisting allow themselves to be controlled by the few ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ would muster a defense in order to protect life and home , so why is the human animal cowering in fear while their lives and families are being destroyed ?
Cowardice has replaced strength , ignorance has replaced intellect , blind obedience has replaced self-responsibility , and what remains is a society consumed by indifference .
When this is the prevailing state of mind , servitude is the result .
There is no virus pandemic due to what is referred to as ‘ Covid-19 , ’ and there was never a virus pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply as a method to instill enough fear in the people so that mass compliance can be achieved .
Once that compliance is at a preferred level acceptable to the claimed ruling ‘ elite , ’ the plan for future world governance can go forward without much resistance .
That plan is openly being referred to as the “ Great Reset.
” At this time , we are entering into what could be the final stage of this long-planned coup , and that will be the most dangerous and critical time for this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political rhetoric , the head of the snake is the United States .
Even with the destruction of this economy as we know it , the most powerful in the U.S. will still be at the top of the technocratic pyramid of power .
Globalization is certainly the goal , but there will still be a ruling hierarchy made up of U.S. individuals , powerful banks , corporations , and foundational entities in the most powerful positions .
On the Duty of Civil D ... Thoreau , Henry David Best Price : $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election will most likely prove to be the initiation of the next and most important stage of this vast conspiracy meant only to gain total control of all economic , monetary , and social constructs .
This could lead to mass unrest , which in turn would lead to a much higher presence of enforcement agents including police , reserves , and even active military .
This timing is also right at the beginning of flu season , and with all the false cases due to bogus PCR testing , the fake pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that immune systems throughout this country have been greatly compromised and decimated over the past 8 months , and just in time for flu season , there will probably be more sickness and death than normal .
Once a chaotic atmosphere exists , the claims by the political class will be that we are again in a state of emergency , and if enough fear can be mustered by all this pandemonium coming simultaneously , that fear will change the current antagonism toward this poisonous vaccine into not only more acceptance by a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a clamoring for it to be made available at the earliest time possible .
While this scenario may seem somewhat complicated and unlikely to occur , that is not the case due to the fact that everything is set to fall into place in a systematic manner .
This has been structured purposely and planned over a long period of time .
There should be no surprise to see all these things happening at once which will cause much confusion and anxiety , and could quickly lead to a state-captured society worse than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Republic ... Arendt , Hannah Best Price : $ 11.00 Buy New $ 13.58 This is why hiding from reality , hoping things will turn out for the best , and expecting things to get back to normal without strong resistance , will cause the end of liberty .
Weakness and apathetic attitudes are what the powerful expect and what they desire .
If the people continue to acquiesce to all state mandates , refusing to say no to these tyrannical measures , and voluntarily shut down their lives and livelihoods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the “ greater good , ” we will all be doomed .
It seems apparent considering all the evidence and all that has happened this year , that we are facing the most dangerous time in our history .
This is not an extreme position in my opinion , as there is more at stake than has ever occurred in the past .
This country has been at war , and aggressively so , for 94 % of its history , and much death and destruction has taken place .
Much of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country , and in most cases , the American population has been insulated from that carnage and terror not only from a psychological perspective , but also from a physical and geographic level .
What we could face now is much different in every way , and could lead to any number of terrible situations .
The Great Degeneration ... Ferguson , Niall Best Price : $ 1.98 Buy New $ 10.56 Due to the likely economic collapse around the world , food shortages , aggression at every turn , and mass fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Risk for every major country is heightened , but that may not even be the worst threat .
War internally is certainly possible , and the state in order to gain total control will effectively be at war against all of us , and will prosecute that societal war by restrictions , medical and military martial law , violent enforcement , business closings , lockdowns , quarantines , tracking , tracing , forced vaccination , and possibly even holding camps .
This is reality , and the ‘ new normal ’ that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protect anyone from a non-deadly virus , but to claim kingship over the country and the world .
This is not a natural occurrence .
It is not a game .
It will not end without great harm .
The state will not stop this insane takeover plan on its own , and nothing will go back to any semblance of normal unless the people of this country force that to happen .
It is time for total disobedience , and it is time to stand up for those things that make us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ systematically taken away from us every day .
It has been said over and over , but it is time to wake up instead of being a country of cowards and fools .
“ Resolve to serve no more , and you are at once freed.
” The Best of Gary D. Barnett

Poor, wretched, and stupid peoples, nations determined on your own misfortune and blind to your own good! You let yourselves be deprived before your own eyes of the best part of your revenues; your fields are plundered, your homes robbed, your family heirlooms taken away. You live in such a way that you cannot claim a single thing as your own; and it would seem that you consider yourselves lucky to be loaned your property, your families, and your very lives.”
~ Etienne de La Boetie, – “The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude” – Written 1552-1553
The Politics of Obedie... Etienne de la Boetie Best Price: $7.00 Buy New $7.00 (as of 05:45 UTC - Details) What has befallen humanity? Why are we facing an end to freedom, beauty, and happiness? Why are so many fooled over and over again? Why has stupidity replaced sanity and logic? Why are the masses bound to darkness instead of accepting reality and truth? Why do the many without resisting allow themselves to be controlled by the few? Even the weakest animal in the wild would muster a defense in order to protect life and home, so why is the human animal cowering in fear while their lives and families are being destroyed? Cowardice has replaced strength, ignorance has replaced intellect, blind obedience has replaced self-responsibility, and what remains is a society consumed by indifference. When this is the prevailing state of mind, servitude is the result.
There is no virus pandemic due to what is referred to as ‘Covid-19,’ and there was never a virus pandemic. The virus plot is being used simply as a method to instill enough fear in the people so that mass compliance can be achieved. Once that compliance is at a preferred level acceptable to the claimed ruling ‘elite,’ the plan for future world governance can go forward without much resistance. That plan is openly being referred to as the “Great Reset.” At this time, we are entering into what could be the final stage of this long-planned coup, and that will be the most dangerous and critical time for this country and the world. Regardless of political rhetoric, the head of the snake is the United States. Even with the destruction of this economy as we know it, the most powerful in the U.S. will still be at the top of the technocratic pyramid of power. Globalization is certainly the goal, but there will still be a ruling hierarchy made up of U.S. individuals, powerful banks, corporations, and foundational entities in the most powerful positions. On the Duty of Civil D... Thoreau, Henry David Best Price: $7.29 Buy New $6.00 (as of 05:09 UTC - Details)
The upcoming election will most likely prove to be the initiation of the next and most important stage of this vast conspiracy meant only to gain total control of all economic, monetary, and social constructs. This could lead to mass unrest, which in turn would lead to a much higher presence of enforcement agents including police, reserves, and even active military. This timing is also right at the beginning of flu season, and with all the false cases due to bogus PCR testing, the fake pandemic will again take center stage. Given that immune systems throughout this country have been greatly compromised and decimated over the past 8 months, and just in time for flu season, there will probably be more sickness and death than normal. Once a chaotic atmosphere exists, the claims by the political class will be that we are again in a state of emergency, and if enough fear can be mustered by all this pandemonium coming simultaneously, that fear will change the current antagonism toward this poisonous vaccine into not only more acceptance by a high percentage of the population, but a clamoring for it to be made available at the earliest time possible. While this scenario may seem somewhat complicated and unlikely to occur, that is not the case due to the fact that everything is set to fall into place in a systematic manner. This has been structured purposely and planned over a long period of time. There should be no surprise to see all these things happening at once which will cause much confusion and anxiety, and could quickly lead to a state-captured society worse than has been evident to date.
Crises of the Republic... Arendt, Hannah Best Price: $11.00 Buy New $13.58 (as of 03:21 UTC - Details) This is why hiding from reality, hoping things will turn out for the best, and expecting things to get back to normal without strong resistance, will cause the end of liberty. Weakness and apathetic attitudes are what the powerful expect and what they desire. If the people continue to acquiesce to all state mandates, refusing to say no to these tyrannical measures, and voluntarily shut down their lives and livelihoods for what will be falsely referred to as the “greater good,” we will all be doomed.
It seems apparent considering all the evidence and all that has happened this year, that we are facing the most dangerous time in our history. This is not an extreme position in my opinion, as there is more at stake than has ever occurred in the past. This country has been at war, and aggressively so, for 94% of its history, and much death and destruction has taken place. Much of that unnecessary carnage has been outside this country, and in most cases, the American population has been insulated from that carnage and terror not only from a psychological perspective, but also from a physical and geographic level. What we could face now is much different in every way, and could lead to any number of terrible situations.
The Great Degeneration... Ferguson, Niall Best Price: $1.98 Buy New $10.56 (as of 05:09 UTC - Details) Due to the likely economic collapse around the world, food shortages, aggression at every turn, and mass fear, wars could break out globally. Risk for every major country is heightened, but that may not even be the worst threat. War internally is certainly possible, and the state in order to gain total control will effectively be at war against all of us, and will prosecute that societal war by restrictions, medical and military martial law, violent enforcement, business closings, lockdowns, quarantines, tracking, tracing, forced vaccination, and possibly even holding camps. This is reality, and the ‘new normal’ that is being foisted on all is not to protect anyone from a non-deadly virus, but to claim kingship over the country and the world.
This is not a natural occurrence. It is not a game. It will not end without great harm. The state will not stop this insane takeover plan on its own, and nothing will go back to any semblance of normal unless the people of this country force that to happen. It is time for total disobedience, and it is time to stand up for those things that make us human; those things that are being systematically taken away from us every day. It has been said over and over, but it is time to wake up instead of being a country of cowards and fools.
“Resolve to serve no more, and you are at once freed.”
~ Etienne de La Boetie – “Discourse on Voluntary Servitude”.
The Best of Gary D. Barnett


lewrockwell--2020-10-27--Denny McLain, Baseball’s Last 30 Game Winner, on the Lockdowns

The destruction of small businesses and widespread violence have been two devastating , regressive developments in America in 2020 .
By May , due to Covid-19 shutdowns , more than 100,000 small businesses had permanently closed in the US .
At a time when Americans of all races could have been uniting with small business owners such as hair salon owner Shelley Luther in Texas to demand the restoration of their livelihoods , instead looting and rioting began in Minneapolis on May 26th .
Blacks and whites were set against each other using the effective tactic of divide and rule @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The violence continued in 34 U.S. cities as BLM and politicians called for defunding the police .
Cultural events such as sports and music were also shut down , so there was no outlet to unite people of all races .
This has been the most violent and racially divisive time in America since 1968 .
That ’ s when Denny McLain was having his greatest year in baseball , pitching for the Detroit Tigers : he won 31 games , the Cy Young Award ( the first of two ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only player in baseball history to win both awards in the same season ) and made the All-Star team .
The Tigers won the World series that year too .
McLain is baseball ’ s last 30 game winner .
“ We had Vietnam going on , ” McLain recalls , “ and there was a lot of civil unrest.
” In the aftermath of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King , Jr. – an outspoken opponent of the war – riots had broken out in 100 cities .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zaret , Mr Eli Best Price : $ 17.02 Buy New $ 22.95 The Covid-19 shutdowns have adversely impacted McLain too .
A gifted athlete and musician , he has never worked for the government or a corporation ; he has always been an entrepreneur and businessman .
He has not been able to travel around the country to sports trade shows , schools , malls , theatres and other venues where he signs autographs on baseball memorabilia , talks with and poses for photos with fans .
Still passionate about and an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with his fans and did so at 170 events in 2019 .
In 1967 when he was playing with the Tigers , there were five days of riots between blacks and the police in Detroit .
Governor George Romney called the National Guard in and LBJ sent in the Army .
When it was over , there were 43 dead , 1,189 injured , 7,200 arrests and more than 2,000 buildings destroyed .
“ In 1967 the baseball team was good friends with the police , ” recalls McLain .
“ They said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t have anything to do with racism , ” he said .
The documentary “ A City on Fire : The Detroit Tigers ” on YouTube captures the initial turmoil and the city ’ s metamorphosis by the baseball team .
“ In those first days it wasn ’ t black on white/white on black .
There was a lot of diversity in the looting .
I saw black and white people help each other out .
It was the disaffected , the poor , the have nots were saying , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get something , ’ ” observed Detroit Free Press City Editor Neal Shine .
As McLain recalls , “ People came in from suburbs , they didn ’ t belong in Detroit .
A lot of us lived in Detroit .
We had our share of problems but the city was a good city , and we had a bustling downtown area.
” He lived in the city off and on .
“ We played ball , visited with our friends , and went to restaurants every day after the ballgame.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We had to move certain home games for a week or two to visitor ’ s parks .
I don ’ t remember anything more dramatic .
After the 1967 riots we had to play Baltimore and those games got moved to Baltimore , maybe Cleveland .
The team was color blind .
There were no issues between the races .
We played cards on the road .
We were a team and had been together a long time.
” Franklin Sports MLB El ... Best Price : $ 20.88 Buy New $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , riots broke out in Detroit and in other US cities .
“ After ‘ 67 there was a lot of forgiving to do , ” McLain remembers .
“ We didn ’ t burn any squad cars or windows ; very little of that happened .
We learned a lot from ‘ 67.
” As McLain recalls , the unrest came and went pretty quick on 12th Street .
“ The newspapers were on strike and could not write bad stories about Detroit .
They could not feed the hysteria that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team became the common denominator to bring peace to the city of Detroit .
The players visited playgrounds , schools , little league games , senior homes , and work places .
“ We went out in the community and talked to people as friends .
We were trying to keep the city quiet and we did a pretty good job .
People went to bed every night listening to their transistor radios .
In the morning people would ask , ‘ What did the Tigers do last night ?
’ Kids in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Series during the day .
The night we won the pennant , I don ’ t care what color you were , everybody hugged each other .
We had a celebration for a couple of weeks .
There was nothing but good .
It healed Detroit and I don ’ t think anyone would disagree .
It was a lot of good times.
” Contrast this healing in 1968 with baseball existing as a powerful unifying force and a foundation of community pride with 2020 when the experience of fans cheering on their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to Covid-19 .
The baseball season started in June but no fans were permitted in the stadiums .
There was no outlet to bring the community together to ease racial tensions .
McDavid HEX Chest Prot ... Buy New $ 16.00 Protestors obtained permits to demonstrate in Detroit , McLain said , but for the most part the disrupters were not from Detroit , they were coming in from Kentucky and Iowa and other states .
“ One squad car on fire is one too many and one person getting hurt is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Detroit Police Department budget cuts have been going on for years , McLain said , cutting back on the police presence around the city which had brought more peace to Detroit .
He opposes defunding the police but believes reforms are good .
He said Detroit Police Chief James Craig had met with protestors and that the police department was opening additional police stations around the city to better serve local communities .
“ Problems won ’ t go away if you are going to put your head in the sand .
Talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each other .
Let the process start .
People are smart enough .
The solution is the most important part .
The greatest opportunity we have in this world is that we can disagree with each other and we won ’ t kill each other.
” The Wall Street Journal reports from 2015-20 Detroit paid out $ 28.5 million for misconduct claims .
Other reforms demanded by protestors are reallocating funds from police to public services ; bans on the use of no-knock searches , tear gas , rubber bullets , chokeholds and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer-involved deaths ; prosecuting officers involved in brutality and encouraging the use of police body cams , and implementation of duty to intervene protocols .
SKLZ PitchBack Basebal ... Best Price : $ 17.77 Buy New $ 24.95 Ever the optimist , McLain and looks at the bright side of life and people .
Of Detroit he said , “ This is the Midwest with great people .
People work hard .
It is nice to live in a community where most people will help you.
” In 2019 , his wife Sharyn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I was amazed how many people showed up at my doorstep .
It was unbelievable .
I am still feeling that this is the nature of this town .
They are here to help everybody.
” McLain ’ s recent estate sale at his home included baseball memorabilia of his and his late wife ’ s dad , former baseball player and manager Lou Boudreau , as well as household furnishings .
He looks forward to going on the road again someday to meet with and sign autographs for his fans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ podcasts at www.nofiltersportspodcast.com , his baseball memorabilia are up for sale at www.dennymclain31.com , he ’ s on Instagram ( @ therealdennymclain ) , Facebook ( Denny McLain ) , and Twitter ( @ mu2denny ) .
He can be reached at ddm31617 @ gmail.com .
The Best of Ginny Garner

(This article features an exclusive interview with baseball legend Denny McLain.)
The destruction of small businesses and widespread violence have been two devastating, regressive developments in America in 2020. By May, due to Covid-19 shutdowns, more than 100,000 small businesses had permanently closed in the US. At a time when Americans of all races could have been uniting with small business owners such as hair salon owner Shelley Luther in Texas to demand the restoration of their livelihoods, instead looting and rioting began in Minneapolis on May 26th. Blacks and whites were set against each other using the effective tactic of divide and rule with the media playing the key role. The violence continued in 34 U.S. cities as BLM and politicians called for defunding the police. Cultural events such as sports and music were also shut down, so there was no outlet to unite people of all races.
This has been the most violent and racially divisive time in America since 1968. That’s when Denny McLain was having his greatest year in baseball, pitching for the Detroit Tigers: he won 31 games, the Cy Young Award (the first of two), the Most Valuable Player Award and made the All-Star team. The Tigers won the World series that year too. McLain is baseball’s last 30 game winner. “We had Vietnam going on,” McLain recalls, “and there was a lot of civil unrest.” In the aftermath of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. – an outspoken opponent of the war – riots had broken out in 100 cities. I Told You I Wasn&rsqu... Zaret, Mr Eli Best Price: $17.02 Buy New $22.95 (as of 05:10 UTC - Details)
The Covid-19 shutdowns have adversely impacted McLain too. A gifted athlete and musician, he has never worked for the government or a corporation; he has always been an entrepreneur and businessman. He has not been able to travel around the country to sports trade shows, schools, malls, theatres and other venues where he signs autographs on baseball memorabilia, talks with and poses for photos with fans. Still passionate about and an expert on baseball, he loved interacting with his fans and did so at 170 events in 2019.
In 1967 when he was playing with the Tigers, there were five days of riots between blacks and the police in Detroit. Governor George Romney called the National Guard in and LBJ sent in the Army. When it was over, there were 43 dead, 1,189 injured, 7,200 arrests and more than 2,000 buildings destroyed. “In 1967 the baseball team was good friends with the police,” recalls McLain. “They said some guy popped his gun. This didn’t have anything to do with racism,” he said. The documentary “A City on Fire: The Detroit Tigers” on YouTube captures the initial turmoil and the city’s metamorphosis by the baseball team. “In those first days it wasn’t black on white/white on black. There was a lot of diversity in the looting. I saw black and white people help each other out. It was the disaffected, the poor, the have nots were saying, ‘Now it’s my chance to get something,’” observed Detroit Free Press City Editor Neal Shine.
As McLain recalls, “People came in from suburbs, they didn’t belong in Detroit. A lot of us lived in Detroit. We had our share of problems but the city was a good city, and we had a bustling downtown area.” He lived in the city off and on. “We played ball, visited with our friends, and went to restaurants every day after the ballgame.” Due to the civil unrest, “We had to move certain home games for a week or two to visitor’s parks. I don’t remember anything more dramatic. After the 1967 riots we had to play Baltimore and those games got moved to Baltimore, maybe Cleveland. The team was color blind. There were no issues between the races. We played cards on the road. We were a team and had been together a long time.” Franklin Sports MLB El... Best Price: $20.88 Buy New $29.99 (as of 05:10 UTC - Details)
After King was assassinated in 1968, riots broke out in Detroit and in other US cities. “After ‘67 there was a lot of forgiving to do,” McLain remembers. “We didn’t burn any squad cars or windows; very little of that happened. We learned a lot from ‘67.” As McLain recalls, the unrest came and went pretty quick on 12th Street. “The newspapers were on strike and could not write bad stories about Detroit. They could not feed the hysteria that the media can create.”
The 1968 Tigers team became the common denominator to bring peace to the city of Detroit. The players visited playgrounds, schools, little league games, senior homes, and work places. “We went out in the community and talked to people as friends. We were trying to keep the city quiet and we did a pretty good job. People went to bed every night listening to their transistor radios. In the morning people would ask, ‘What did the Tigers do last night?’ Kids in grammar and high school watched the World Series during the day. The night we won the pennant, I don’t care what color you were, everybody hugged each other. We had a celebration for a couple of weeks. There was nothing but good. It healed Detroit and I don’t think anyone would disagree. It was a lot of good times.”
Contrast this healing in 1968 with baseball existing as a powerful unifying force and a foundation of community pride with 2020 when the experience of fans cheering on their home team in person was not allowed due to Covid-19. The baseball season started in June but no fans were permitted in the stadiums. There was no outlet to bring the community together to ease racial tensions. McDavid HEX Chest Prot... Buy New $16.00 (as of 05:10 UTC - Details)
Protestors obtained permits to demonstrate in Detroit, McLain said, but for the most part the disrupters were not from Detroit, they were coming in from Kentucky and Iowa and other states. “One squad car on fire is one too many and one person getting hurt is too many,” he said. Detroit Police Department budget cuts have been going on for years, McLain said, cutting back on the police presence around the city which had brought more peace to Detroit.
He opposes defunding the police but believes reforms are good. He said Detroit Police Chief James Craig had met with protestors and that the police department was opening additional police stations around the city to better serve local communities. “Problems won’t go away if you are going to put your head in the sand. Talk is key where different sides acquiesce with each other. Let the process start. People are smart enough. The solution is the most important part. The greatest opportunity we have in this world is that we can disagree with each other and we won’t kill each other.”
The Wall Street Journal reports from 2015-20 Detroit paid out $28.5 million for misconduct claims. Other reforms demanded by protestors are reallocating funds from police to public services; bans on the use of no-knock searches, tear gas, rubber bullets, chokeholds and facial-recognition technology; requiring independent investigations of officer-involved deaths; prosecuting officers involved in brutality and encouraging the use of police body cams, and implementation of duty to intervene protocols. SKLZ PitchBack Basebal... Best Price: $17.77 Buy New $24.95 (as of 05:10 UTC - Details)
Ever the optimist, McLain and looks at the bright side of life and people. Of Detroit he said, “This is the Midwest with great people. People work hard. It is nice to live in a community where most people will help you.” In 2019, his wife Sharyn, his teenage sweetheart, passed away. “I was amazed how many people showed up at my doorstep. It was unbelievable. I am still feeling that this is the nature of this town. They are here to help everybody.”
McLain’s recent estate sale at his home included baseball memorabilia of his and his late wife’s dad, former baseball player and manager Lou Boudreau, as well as household furnishings. He looks forward to going on the road again someday to meet with and sign autographs for his fans. Meanwhile, you can hear his podcasts at www.nofiltersportspodcast.com, his baseball memorabilia are up for sale at www.dennymclain31.com, he’s on Instagram (@therealdennymclain), Facebook (Denny McLain), and Twitter (@mu2denny). He can be reached at [email protected].
The Best of Ginny Garner


lewrockwell--2020-10-27--What an American One-Party System Would Really Look Like

Observers from the Right have been warning the Democratic Party is trying to establish a “ one-party system.
” Evidence for this prediction is so overwhelming that I wouldn ’ t even dispute it .
From plans to pack the Supreme Court , to maintain a permanent Democratic-Left majority , to pushing for an open borders policy that would make it possible to enroll loads more Democratic voters , to enfranchising convicted felons , to using a Senate majority to create two new Democratic states—the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico—it should be clear where all this is leading .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic wish list that warrant attention , for example , measures taken in Democratic-run states to send out unsolicited ballots , which Democratic vote-harvesters could return , and a national ban on voter identification laws .
Such demands may turn elections into meaningless rituals for legitimating a leftist stranglehold on government .
After Liberalism : Mass ... Gottfried , Paul Edward Buy New $ 19.25 Riots by what Tucker Carlson aptly characterized as the “ Biden voters ” did not happen by chance .
The Democratic Party and the overwhelmingly Democratic media condoned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” and former Vice President Biden ’ s staff labored mightily to bail out apprehended perpetrators of violence in order to put them back onto the streets .
This is standard operating procedure for political movements trying to seize power .
After World War II , the Soviets arranged for mob violence in Hungary , Poland , and other countries they occupied as preparation for the imposition of a Communist dictatorship .
This violence , authorities claimed , proved the need for a new order .
Multiculturalism and t ... Paul Edward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New $ 25.00 The Nazi Brown Shirts wrought havoc in Weimar Germany that Hitler then insisted only his rule would end .
While Brown Shirts battled with real Communists on the streets of German cities , our media have less credible street enemies .
The best they can come up with is the mostly powerless , racially integrated Proud Boys , policemen who killed or wounded several black men with long criminal records , and President Trump ’ s indelicate phraseology .
Apparently , these troublemakers , not the Democratic-friendly BLM and Antifa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the “ Summer of Violence.
” Unfortunately , the party carrying out the coup enjoys a near-majority of voters .
The electorate that is going along with the destruction of our constitutional order has responded favorably both to the media and what claims to be our educational system .
We are also saddled with racial tensions that add to our political instability .
And perhaps even more unsettling , we have a mass media and a culture industry that are invested in the coup .
The Best of Paul Gottfried

Observers from the Right have been warning the Democratic Party is trying to establish a “one-party system.” Evidence for this prediction is so overwhelming that I wouldn’t even dispute it. From plans to pack the Supreme Court, to maintain a permanent Democratic-Left majority, to pushing for an open borders policy that would make it possible to enroll loads more Democratic voters, to enfranchising convicted felons, to using a Senate majority to create two new Democratic states—the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico—it should be clear where all this is leading.
We also find other items on the Democratic wish list that warrant attention, for example, measures taken in Democratic-run states to send out unsolicited ballots, which Democratic vote-harvesters could return, and a national ban on voter identification laws. Such demands may turn elections into meaningless rituals for legitimating a leftist stranglehold on government. After Liberalism: Mass... Gottfried, Paul Edward Buy New $19.25 (as of 05:11 UTC - Details)
Riots by what Tucker Carlson aptly characterized as the “Biden voters” did not happen by chance. The Democratic Party and the overwhelmingly Democratic media condoned and even incited these “peaceful protests,” and former Vice President Biden’s staff labored mightily to bail out apprehended perpetrators of violence in order to put them back onto the streets. This is standard operating procedure for political movements trying to seize power. After World War II, the Soviets arranged for mob violence in Hungary, Poland, and other countries they occupied as preparation for the imposition of a Communist dictatorship. This violence, authorities claimed, proved the need for a new order.
Multiculturalism and t... Paul Edward Gottfried Best Price: $14.51 Buy New $25.00 (as of 06:40 UTC - Details) The Nazi Brown Shirts wrought havoc in Weimar Germany that Hitler then insisted only his rule would end. While Brown Shirts battled with real Communists on the streets of German cities, our media have less credible street enemies. The best they can come up with is the mostly powerless, racially integrated Proud Boys, policemen who killed or wounded several black men with long criminal records, and President Trump’s indelicate phraseology. Apparently, these troublemakers, not the Democratic-friendly BLM and Antifa, were behind the mayhem and looting during the “Summer of Violence.”
Unfortunately, the party carrying out the coup enjoys a near-majority of voters. The electorate that is going along with the destruction of our constitutional order has responded favorably both to the media and what claims to be our educational system. We are also saddled with racial tensions that add to our political instability.
And perhaps even more unsettling, we have a mass media and a culture industry that are invested in the coup.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-27--A Biden Family Special Prosecutor in 2021?

If Joe Biden loses on Nov. 3 , public interest in whether his son Hunter exploited the family name to rake in millions of dollars from foreign donors will likely fade away .
It will not matter , and no one will care .
But if Joe Biden wins the presidency , a prediction : By the Ides of March 2021 , there will be an independent counsel or special prosecutor named to investigate the Biden family fortunes and how they were amassed .
Why is such an investigation a near certainty in a Biden era ?
Nixon ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Best Price : $ 2.03 Buy New $ 8.50 First , there is a 50-year tradition in America of an antagonistic media and political enemies pulling down presidents they oppose .
Watergate was the prototype — a political bugging of the sort that J. Edgar Hoover used to do as a courtesy for presidents .
Yet , the petty crime and White House cover-up was blown up by a hostile Congress , media and special prosecutor ’ s office to bring down a president who had just won 49 states and 60 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Ronald Reagan won a 49-state landslide .
But when he lost the Senate in 1986 , Washington , D.C. , sought to break his presidency and bring him down for sending aid to anti-Communist Contras in Nicaragua .
Reagan narrowly escaped to go on and win the Cold War for the West .
An investigation by an independent counsel of President Bill Clinton ’ s Arkansas land deal metastasized into a sex scandal about which the president perjured himself .
This led to his impeachment by a Republican House .
Even before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the target of an FBI probe .
That evolved into the Mueller investigation , which took years to conclude that Trump hadn ’ t colluded with Vladimir Putin in the 2016 election .
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And despite the failure of the Mueller investigation to find a smoking gun , Nancy Pelosi ’ s House impeached the president for a phone call in which he suggested to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a U.S. investigation of what Joe and Hunter Biden were up to in his country .
So it is that America has become a country where if you lose the presidential election , the fallback position is to impeach the victor .
The Third Worldization of American politics is well-advanced .
Yet , the cliche remains true : Where there ’ s smoke , there ’ s fire .
And Hunter Biden ’ s business and investment career is like a California wildfire where the smoke can be seen in Colorado .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ was President Obama ’ s point man on cleaning up corruption in Ukraine , son Hunter , with zero experience in the oil and gas industry , was suddenly offered a seat on the board of Burisma Holdings , a corrupt gas company in Ukraine , at $ 83,000 a month .
In 2013 , Hunter accompanied his father to Beijing .
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So claims Trump .
According to a Senate report , in 2014 , the widow of the mayor of Moscow transferred $ 3.5 million to an investment company started by Hunter Biden .
Hunter ’ s lawyer denies it .
Comes now word that Hunter was in business with a Chinese company in 2017 and may have taken in $ 5 million , while stiffing his partner Tony Bobulinski .
Bobulinski , a former naval officer , claims that Hunter sought to leverage the Biden family name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden ’ s brother Jim were involved in a project to raise cash from the Chinese .
Moreover , the former vice president was a silent partner , the “ big guy ” in the operation whose name was never to be mentioned .
Bobulinski said he met with Joe Biden for an hour to discuss it .
The Biden campaign calls this Russian misinformation .
I have never received a dollar in foreign money .
I never used my office or influence to advance my son ’ s business with foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son about any of his dealings in Ukraine , Russia , China or anywhere else .
Major media are either denouncing the allegations as unproven or ignoring the story , the motive for which is apparent .
Journalistic duty be damned .
We have to get rid of Trump .
And anything that jeopardizes that highest of goals should be buried until after Election Day .
However , if Joe Biden is elected , the incentive to cover for him and for Hunter vanishes .
The old journalistic enthusiasm for the hunt to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and more information will come spilling out .
And as the claims and counterclaims , and allegations and counterallegations collide , pressure will build for Biden ’ s Department of Justice to bring in an independent counsel to investigate and separate what is true from what is false and what is unethical from what is criminal .
If Biden wins , son Hunter is going to have an exciting spring .
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If Joe Biden loses on Nov. 3, public interest in whether his son Hunter exploited the family name to rake in millions of dollars from foreign donors will likely fade away.
It will not matter, and no one will care.
But if Joe Biden wins the presidency, a prediction: By the Ides of March 2021, there will be an independent counsel or special prosecutor named to investigate the Biden family fortunes and how they were amassed.
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First, there is a 50-year tradition in America of an antagonistic media and political enemies pulling down presidents they oppose.
Watergate was the prototype — a political bugging of the sort that J. Edgar Hoover used to do as a courtesy for presidents.
Yet, the petty crime and White House cover-up was blown up by a hostile Congress, media and special prosecutor’s office to bring down a president who had just won 49 states and 60% of the nation.
In 1984, Ronald Reagan won a 49-state landslide. But when he lost the Senate in 1986, Washington, D.C., sought to break his presidency and bring him down for sending aid to anti-Communist Contras in Nicaragua. Reagan narrowly escaped to go on and win the Cold War for the West.
An investigation by an independent counsel of President Bill Clinton’s Arkansas land deal metastasized into a sex scandal about which the president perjured himself. This led to his impeachment by a Republican House.
Even before he became president, Donald Trump was the target of an FBI probe. That evolved into the Mueller investigation, which took years to conclude that Trump hadn’t colluded with Vladimir Putin in the 2016 election. Prosecuting the Presid... Coan, Andrew Best Price: $5.10 Buy New $6.00 (as of 05:11 UTC - Details)
Yet, serious damage was done to Trump’s presidency. And despite the failure of the Mueller investigation to find a smoking gun, Nancy Pelosi’s House impeached the president for a phone call in which he suggested to the president of Ukraine that he might cooperate in a U.S. investigation of what Joe and Hunter Biden were up to in his country.
So it is that America has become a country where if you lose the presidential election, the fallback position is to impeach the victor.
The Third Worldization of American politics is well-advanced.
Yet, the cliche remains true: Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
And Hunter Biden’s business and investment career is like a California wildfire where the smoke can be seen in Colorado.
Consider. While Vice President Joe Biden was President Obama’s point man on cleaning up corruption in Ukraine, son Hunter, with zero experience in the oil and gas industry, was suddenly offered a seat on the board of Burisma Holdings, a corrupt gas company in Ukraine, at $83,000 a month.
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During his stay, Hunter apparently peeled off to arrange for $1.5 billion in Chinese funds to be transferred to an investment fund in which he was an advisor. So claims Trump.
According to a Senate report, in 2014, the widow of the mayor of Moscow transferred $3.5 million to an investment company started by Hunter Biden. Hunter’s lawyer denies it.
Comes now word that Hunter was in business with a Chinese company in 2017 and may have taken in $5 million, while stiffing his partner Tony Bobulinski.
Bobulinski, a former naval officer, claims that Hunter sought to leverage the Biden family name, and that he, Hunter and Joe Biden’s brother Jim were involved in a project to raise cash from the Chinese. Moreover, the former vice president was a silent partner, the “big guy” in the operation whose name was never to be mentioned.
Bobulinski said he met with Joe Biden for an hour to discuss it.
The Biden campaign calls this Russian misinformation.
Bottom line, says Joe Biden:
I have never received a dollar in foreign money. I never used my office or influence to advance my son’s business with foreign entities. I never spoke to my son about any of his dealings in Ukraine, Russia, China or anywhere else.
Major media are either denouncing the allegations as unproven or ignoring the story, the motive for which is apparent. Journalistic duty be damned. We have to get rid of Trump. And anything that jeopardizes that highest of goals should be buried until after Election Day.
However, if Joe Biden is elected, the incentive to cover for him and for Hunter vanishes. The old journalistic enthusiasm for the hunt to bring down another president will reappear, and more information will come spilling out.
And as the claims and counterclaims, and allegations and counterallegations collide, pressure will build for Biden’s Department of Justice to bring in an independent counsel to investigate and separate what is true from what is false and what is unethical from what is criminal.
If Biden wins, son Hunter is going to have an exciting spring.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-27--The Missing Covid Virus—Answering Critics’ Objections

For months , I ’ ve been providing evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 virus has not been proven to exist .
Several recent objections to my analysis have been brought forward .
I ’ m not interested in mentioning names or getting into disputes with people who might otherwise be doing important work .
One objection that ’ s been raised : a key CDC document [ 1 ] I quoted [ 2 ] , which openly admitted that the virus was “ not available , ” was not really published in July of this year .
It was reprinted or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published in February , when presumably , the CDC might have had a problem obtaining isolated virus .
Really ?
The “ pandemic ” was already underway in February .
The CDC , one of the two most powerful public health agencies in the world , couldn ’ t get isolated virus then—couldn ’ t get it anywhere .
In other words , there was a declared pandemic without a proven virus .
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I don ’ t care whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the CDC couldn ’ t get the virus , no one had it .
No one had it , because no one had isolated it .
Researchers simply assumed it existed .
Not only that , the CDC document [ 1 ] [ 2 ] in which the agency admitted the virus was “ not available ” was a long article describing how to perform the PCR test for the virus .
What virus ?
The one that wasn ’ t there ?
You put together a test procedure that will change the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t have the item the procedure is supposed to detect .
This is permissible ?
This is excusable ?
Not unless science is fairy tales .
A few superficial critics of my work should also realize this CDC document is far from my only evidence showing the virus hasn ’ t been isolated .
They should read all my articles on the subject .
Another objection to my analysis : labs do , in fact , have isolated virus in the form of “ viral stocks.
” But what does that phrase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dishes , in labs , researchers assume they have virus mixed with cells , mixed with chemicals and drugs and who knows what else .
If this is “ isolation , ” a rabbit is a spaceship .
Further , it is claimed , because some of those cells—monkey cells—die in the dish in the lab , this means the virus is there and is doing the killing .
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First of all , the cells are being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re open to being poisoned by the drugs and chemicals in the soup .
The presumption of the virus doing the killing is unwarranted and absurd .
[ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The third objection to my analysis : researchers can assemble the PCR test without actually having the virus .
They can substitute “ synthetic RNA ” which is a close match to the virus .
I see .
And they know the synthetic RNA is a close match to the missing virus exactly how ?
Answer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They assume .
They pretend .
[ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] This would be like saying : “ Ahem .
There is an unknown planet in our solar system .
We haven ’ t seen it , we don ’ t know where it is , we don ’ t know what it looks like , but we do know the moon is a very close version of the unknown planet .
Therefore , we can use everything we know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ description of the unknown planet.
” This kind of tap-dancing might win you a prize at a junior high school variety show , but it has nothing to do with science .
For those who want to further explore the core issue of the existence of the virus—e.g.
, medical professionals , who have large gaps and blind sports in their understanding—I STRONGLY suggest accessing the work of Dr. Andrew Kaufman [ 12 ] and Dr. Tom Cowan [ 13 ] .
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Anyone who has been reading my more than 200 articles about COVID [ 14 ] knows I ’ ve been tackling those issues since the beginning .
But the existence of the virus is not merely a distraction .
It ’ s at the starting gate of the whole effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all humans .
It can ’ t be brushed aside .
It would be foolish of me to criticize people who are otherwise doing very important work to stem the tide of the technocratic takeover of Earth , simply because they aren ’ t addressing the existence of the virus .
If a few of them want to criticize me , fine .
I ’ ve been around the block more times than I can count .
It ’ s not a problem .
I ’ d suggest , though , they do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the water of the stupendous virus-fraud .
And don ’ t try the tactic of accusing me of “ confusing people about the pandemic.
” That is not a standard for measuring veracity .
It ’ s actually a low-level con .
When two sides disagree , proponents of one side assert the other side is sowing confusion .
Baloney .
The confusion , in this case , is inherent in the conventional view of virus-isolation and proof of discovery .
One disease one germ , a thousand diseases a thousand germs—this lock-step @ @ @ @ @ @ @ century has caused monstrous harm .
It ’ s time to end the madness .
We don ’ t need unanimity on every issue .
But we do need a measure of good will and decency .
I ’ m glad to report that , with only a few exceptions , this is what I find .
Coda : Blithely accepting the existence of the virus puts people on a slippery slope .
From that point on , they may accept at least partial anti-human “ containment measures.
” Lockdowns under certain circumstances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , some restrictions on the size and nature of gatherings , some isolation from loved ones , some tracing , some testing .
Before they know it , they ’ re dealing from a position of weakness and compromise : “ I agree that a certain amount of destruction is necessary , but not as much destruction as Fauci wants… ” On moral , spiritual , strategic , political , economic , and scientific grounds , that ’ s disastrous .
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Cowan analyzes yet another key document posted by the CDC , in their journal , Emerging Infectious Diseases : “ Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 from Patient with Coronavirus Disease , United States ” — The hits keep coming .
The CDC used an arbitrary computer “ tinker-toy ” process to invent a description of the virus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ exists .
This is the basic conclusion of Dr. Tom Cowan .
The CDC article [ 3 ] was discovered by Sally Fallon Morrell .
Her co-author , Dr. Cowan , fleshes out the fraud .
Cowan ’ s article is titled , “ Only Poisoned Monkey Cells ‘ Grew ’ the ‘ Virus ’ .
” [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Dr. Cowan : “ [ The CDC journal article ] was published in June 2020 [ original publication , March 2020 ] .
The purpose of the article was for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ describe the state of the science of the isolation , purification and biological characteristics of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus , and to share this information with other scientists for their own research .
A thorough and careful reading of this important paper reveals some shocking findings.
” “ First , in the section titled ‘ Whole Genome Sequencing , ’ we find that rather than having isolated the virus and sequencing the genome from end to end , they found 37 base pairs from unpurified samples using PCR probes .
This means they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approximately 30,000 of the base pairs that are claimed to be the genome of the intact virus .
They then took these 37 segments and put them into a computer program , which filled in the rest of the base pairs.
” In other words , the sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was done by assumption and arbitrary inference .
If this is science , a penguin is a spaceship .
Cowan : “ To me , this computer-generation step constitutes scientific fraud .
Here is an equivalency : A group of researchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they found a piece of a hoof , a hair from a tail , and a snippet of a horn .
They then add that information into a computer and program it to re-create the unicorn , and they then claim this computer re-creation is the real unicorn .
Of course , they had never actually seen a unicorn so could not possibly have examined its genetic makeup to compare their samples with the actual unicorn ’ s hair , hooves and horn.
” “ The researchers claim they decided which is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ’ sort of like a vote .
Again , different computer programs will come up with different versions of the imaginary ‘ unicorn , ’ so they come together as a group and decide which is the real imaginary unicorn.
” As I ’ ve been stating [ 10 ] , the “ discovery ” of the “ new virus ” was actually the foisting of a PRE-DETERMINED STORY ABOUT A VIRUS .
Nothing real or believable about it .
But once the official pattern is laid down , others follow it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the CDC journal article .
Using the ASSUMED new virus , in an UN-ISOLATED STATE , the researchers try to prove it is harmful by injecting it on to several different types of cells in the lab : Cowan : “ The real blockbuster finding in this study comes later , a finding so shocking that I had to read it many times before I could believe what I was reading .
Let me quote the passage intact : ” “ ’ Therefore , we examined the capacity of SARS-CoV-2 to infect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human cell lines , including human adenocarcinoma cells ( A549 ) , human liver cells ( HUH 7.0 ) , and human embryonic kidney cells ( HEK-293T ) .
In addition to Vero E6 and Vero CCL81 cells [ monkey cells ] .
… Each cell line was inoculated at high multiplicity of infection and examined 24h post-infection .
No CPE was observed in any of the cell lines except in Vero [ monkey ] cells , which grew to greater than 10 to the 7th power at 24 h post-infection .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only modest viral replication , and A549 cells [ human cells ] were incompatible with SARS CoV-2 infection ’ .
” “ What does this language actually mean , and why is it the most shocking statement of all from the virology community ?
When virologists attempt to prove infection , they have three possible ‘ hosts ’ or models on which they can test… ” “ The third method virologists use to prove infection and pathogenicity — the method they most rely on — is inoculation of solutions they say contain the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As I have pointed out many times , such inoculation has never been shown to kill ( lyse ) the tissue , unless the tissue is first starved and poisoned.
” “ The shocking thing about the above [ CDC journal ] quote is that using their own methods , the virologists found that solutions containing SARS-CoV-2 — even in high amounts — were NOT , I repeat NOT , infective to any of the three human tissue cultures they tested .
In plain English , this means they proved , on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus ’ is not infectious to human beings .
It is ONLY infective to monkey kidney cells , and only then when you add two potent drugs ( gentamicin and amphotericin ) , known to be toxic to kidneys , to the mix.
” “ My friends , read this again and again .
These virologists , published by the CDC , performed a clear proof , on their terms , showing that the SARS-CoV- 2 virus is harmless to human beings .
That is the only possible conclusion , but , unfortunately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their conclusion .
They simply say they can provide virus stocks cultured only on monkey Vero cells , thanks for coming.
” So first…use a process of genetic sequencing that involves concocting , out of an arbitrary computer program… The existence and structure of the “ new virus ” … And then , taking a soup that the researchers claim contains the virus , in an un-isolated state , inject the soup into several types of cells in the lab… And discover the prime target—human cells—are not infected by the imaginary virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s work , walk away and pretend nothing odd or self-incriminating happened .
And oh yes , lock down the planet based on this “ science.
” Naturally , we MUST take a toxic vaccine that prevents non-infection by the non-virus .
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For months, I’ve been providing evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 virus has not been proven to exist.
Several recent objections to my analysis have been brought forward.
I’m not interested in mentioning names or getting into disputes with people who might otherwise be doing important work.
One objection that’s been raised: a key CDC document [1] I quoted [2], which openly admitted that the virus was “not available,” was not really published in July of this year. It was reprinted or updated in July; it was originally published in February, when presumably, the CDC might have had a problem obtaining isolated virus.
Really? The “pandemic” was already underway in February. The CDC, one of the two most powerful public health agencies in the world, couldn’t get isolated virus then—couldn’t get it anywhere. In other words, there was a declared pandemic without a proven virus. Milwaukee Leather SH10... Buy New $129.99 (as of 05:13 UTC - Details)
That is a damning fact. I don’t care whether it was February or July. If the CDC couldn’t get the virus, no one had it.
No one had it, because no one had isolated it. Researchers simply assumed it existed.
Not only that, the CDC document [1] [2] in which the agency admitted the virus was “not available” was a long article describing how to perform the PCR test for the virus. What virus? The one that wasn’t there?
You put together a test procedure that will change the fate of humanity, but you don’t have the item the procedure is supposed to detect. This is permissible? This is excusable? Not unless science is fairy tales.
A few superficial critics of my work should also realize this CDC document is far from my only evidence showing the virus hasn’t been isolated. They should read all my articles on the subject.
Another objection to my analysis: labs do, in fact, have isolated virus in the form of “viral stocks.”
But what does that phrase mean? It means SOUP. In dishes, in labs, researchers assume they have virus mixed with cells, mixed with chemicals and drugs and who knows what else. If this is “isolation,” a rabbit is a spaceship.
Further, it is claimed, because some of those cells—monkey cells—die in the dish in the lab, this means the virus is there and is doing the killing. Motorcycle Pants For M... Best Price: $37.49 Buy New $59.99 (as of 05:13 UTC - Details)
Nonsense. First of all, the cells are being starved of nutrients. Second, they’re open to being poisoned by the drugs and chemicals in the soup. The presumption of the virus doing the killing is unwarranted and absurd. [3] [4] [5]
The third objection to my analysis: researchers can assemble the PCR test without actually having the virus. They can substitute “synthetic RNA” which is a close match to the virus.
I see. And they know the synthetic RNA is a close match to the missing virus exactly how? Answer: they don’t know. They assume. They pretend. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
This would be like saying: “Ahem. There is an unknown planet in our solar system. We haven’t seen it, we don’t know where it is, we don’t know what it looks like, but we do know the moon is a very close version of the unknown planet. Therefore, we can use everything we know about the moon to infer a precise description of the unknown planet.”
This kind of tap-dancing might win you a prize at a junior high school variety show, but it has nothing to do with science.
For those who want to further explore the core issue of the existence of the virus—e.g., medical professionals, who have large gaps and blind sports in their understanding—I STRONGLY suggest accessing the work of Dr. Andrew Kaufman [12] and Dr. Tom Cowan [13].
Timberland Men’s... Buy New $99.95 (as of 05:13 UTC - Details) I understand that some people who are very much opposed to the lockdowns and the economic destruction want to keep the argument along the channels of: the deceptive PCR test; the false case and death numbers; the dangerous vaccine; the ripping away of Constitutional and natural freedoms.
Anyone who has been reading my more than 200 articles about COVID [14] knows I’ve been tackling those issues since the beginning. But the existence of the virus is not merely a distraction. It’s at the starting gate of the whole effort to initiate new levels of enslavement for all humans. It can’t be brushed aside.
It would be foolish of me to criticize people who are otherwise doing very important work to stem the tide of the technocratic takeover of Earth, simply because they aren’t addressing the existence of the virus.
If a few of them want to criticize me, fine. I’ve been around the block more times than I can count. It’s not a problem. I’d suggest, though, they do more than a dip a toe into the water of the stupendous virus-fraud.
And don’t try the tactic of accusing me of “confusing people about the pandemic.” That is not a standard for measuring veracity. It’s actually a low-level con. When two sides disagree, proponents of one side assert the other side is sowing confusion. Baloney. The confusion, in this case, is inherent in the conventional view of virus-isolation and proof of discovery.
One disease one germ, a thousand diseases a thousand germs—this lock-step ironclad pharmaceutical propaganda of more than a century has caused monstrous harm. It’s time to end the madness.
We don’t need unanimity on every issue. But we do need a measure of good will and decency. I’m glad to report that, with only a few exceptions, this is what I find.
Coda: Blithely accepting the existence of the virus puts people on a slippery slope. From that point on, they may accept at least partial anti-human “containment measures.” Lockdowns under certain circumstances, some mask wearing, some distancing, some restrictions on the size and nature of gatherings, some isolation from loved ones, some tracing, some testing. Before they know it, they’re dealing from a position of weakness and compromise: “I agree that a certain amount of destruction is necessary, but not as much destruction as Fauci wants…” On moral, spiritual, strategic, political, economic, and scientific grounds, that’s disastrous. CAMELSPORTS Men’... Buy New $81.99 (as of 05:13 UTC - Details)
Now, as a backgrounder, here is my article about Dr. Tom Cowan’s recent exploration of the COVID virus invented out of sheer nonsense: [5]
Dr. Tom Cowan explores the COVID virus invented out of sheer nonsense
—Dr. Cowan analyzes yet another key document posted by the CDC, in their journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases: “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 from Patient with Coronavirus Disease, United States”—
by Jon Rappoport
October 19, 2020
The hits keep coming. The CDC used an arbitrary computer “tinker-toy” process to invent a description of the virus. The virus that no one has proven exists. This is the basic conclusion of Dr. Tom Cowan.
The CDC article [3] was discovered by Sally Fallon Morrell. Her co-author, Dr. Cowan, fleshes out the fraud. Cowan’s article is titled, “Only Poisoned Monkey Cells ‘Grew’ the ‘Virus’.” [4] [5]
Dr. Cowan: “[The CDC journal article] was published in June 2020 [original publication, March 2020]. The purpose of the article was for a group of about 20 virologists to describe the state of the science of the isolation, purification and biological characteristics of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus, and to share this information with other scientists for their own research. A thorough and careful reading of this important paper reveals some shocking findings.”
“First, in the section titled ‘Whole Genome Sequencing,’ we find that rather than having isolated the virus and sequencing the genome from end to end, they found 37 base pairs from unpurified samples using PCR probes. This means they actually looked at 37 out of the approximately 30,000 of the base pairs that are claimed to be the genome of the intact virus. They then took these 37 segments and put them into a computer program, which filled in the rest of the base pairs.”
In other words, the sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was done by assumption and arbitrary inference. If this is science, a penguin is a spaceship.
Cowan: “To me, this computer-generation step constitutes scientific fraud. Here is an equivalency: A group of researchers claim to have found a unicorn because they found a piece of a hoof, a hair from a tail, and a snippet of a horn. They then add that information into a computer and program it to re-create the unicorn, and they then claim this computer re-creation is the real unicorn. Of course, they had never actually seen a unicorn so could not possibly have examined its genetic makeup to compare their samples with the actual unicorn’s hair, hooves and horn.”
“The researchers claim they decided which is the real genome of SARS-CoV-2 by ‘consensus,’ sort of like a vote. Again, different computer programs will come up with different versions of the imaginary ‘unicorn,’ so they come together as a group and decide which is the real imaginary unicorn.”
As I’ve been stating [10], the “discovery” of the “new virus” was actually the foisting of a PRE-DETERMINED STORY ABOUT A VIRUS. Nothing real or believable about it.
But once the official pattern is laid down, others follow it dutifully.
Dr. Cowan uncovers more insanity in the CDC journal article. Using the ASSUMED new virus, in an UN-ISOLATED STATE, the researchers try to prove it is harmful by injecting it on to several different types of cells in the lab:
Cowan: “The real blockbuster finding in this study comes later, a finding so shocking that I had to read it many times before I could believe what I was reading. Let me quote the passage intact:”
“’Therefore, we examined the capacity of SARS-CoV-2 to infect and replicate in several common primate and human cell lines, including human adenocarcinoma cells (A549), human liver cells (HUH 7.0), and human embryonic kidney cells (HEK-293T). In addition to Vero E6 and Vero CCL81 cells [monkey cells]. … Each cell line was inoculated at high multiplicity of infection and examined 24h post-infection. No CPE was observed in any of the cell lines except in Vero [monkey] cells, which grew to greater than 10 to the 7th power at 24 h post-infection. In contrast, HUH 7.0 and 293T showed only modest viral replication, and A549 cells [human cells] were incompatible with SARS CoV-2 infection’.”
“What does this language actually mean, and why is it the most shocking statement of all from the virology community? When virologists attempt to prove infection, they have three possible ‘hosts’ or models on which they can test…”
“The third method virologists use to prove infection and pathogenicity — the method they most rely on — is inoculation of solutions they say contain the virus onto a variety of tissue cultures. As I have pointed out many times, such inoculation has never been shown to kill (lyse) the tissue, unless the tissue is first starved and poisoned.”
“The shocking thing about the above [CDC journal] quote is that using their own methods, the virologists found that solutions containing SARS-CoV-2 — even in high amounts — were NOT, I repeat NOT, infective to any of the three human tissue cultures they tested. In plain English, this means they proved, on their terms, that this ‘new coronavirus’ is not infectious to human beings. It is ONLY infective to monkey kidney cells, and only then when you add two potent drugs (gentamicin and amphotericin), known to be toxic to kidneys, to the mix.”
“My friends, read this again and again. These virologists, published by the CDC, performed a clear proof, on their terms, showing that the SARS-CoV- 2 virus is harmless to human beings. That is the only possible conclusion, but, unfortunately, this result is not even mentioned in their conclusion. They simply say they can provide virus stocks cultured only on monkey Vero cells, thanks for coming.”
So first…use a process of genetic sequencing that involves concocting, out of an arbitrary computer program…
The existence and structure of the “new virus”…
And then, taking a soup that the researchers claim contains the virus, in an un-isolated state, inject the soup into several types of cells in the lab…
And discover the prime target—human cells—are not infected by the imaginary virus.
And after this good day’s work, walk away and pretend nothing odd or self-incriminating happened.
And oh yes, lock down the planet based on this “science.”
Naturally, we MUST take a toxic vaccine that prevents non-infection by the non-virus.
SOURCES:
[1] https://www.fda.gov/media/134922/download
[2] https://blog.nomorefakenews.com/2020/10/08/the-smoking-gun-where-is-the-coronavirus-the-cdc-says-it-isnt-available/
[3] https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/6/20-0516_article
[4] https://drtomcowan.com/only-poisoned-monkey-kidney-cells-grew-the-virus/
[5] http://blog.nomorefakenews.com/2020/10/19/dr-tom-cowan-explores-the-covid-virus-invented-out-of-sheer-nonsense/
[6] https://blog.nomorefakenews.com/2020/10/08/the-smoking-gun-where-is-the-coronavirus-the-cdc-says-it-isnt-available/
[7] https://blog.nomorefakenews.com/2020/10/09/covid-the-virus-that-isnt-there-the-root-fraud-exposed/
[8] https://blog.nomorefakenews.com/2020/10/12/the-fake-coronavirus-and-the-missing-study-the-secret-in-plain-sight/
[9] https://blog.nomorefakenews.com/2020/10/13/yet-another-case-of-the-missing-virus-they-lied-and-locked-down-the-world/
[10] https://blog.nomorefakenews.com/2020/10/15/if-the-virus-isnt-there-why-do-they-believe-it-is/
[11] https://blog.nomorefakenews.com/2020/10/22/the-virus-that-isnt-there-genetic-sequencing-and-the-magic-trick/
[12] https://www.andrewkaufmanmd.com/
[13] https://drtomcowan.com
[14] https://blog.nomorefakenews.com/category/covid/
Reprinted with permission from Jon Rappoport’s blog.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-27--A Trifecta of Evil

A Trifecta of Evil

Because I grew up in Florida , I am somewhat familiar with the game of Jai Alai ( “ the fastest sport in the world ” ) that the state of Florida graciously lets people bet on .
In addition to betting on whether a team wins , places , or shows , you can pick two teams and win if they finish ( in any order ) in first and second place ( a quiniela ) , you can pick two teams and win if they finish ( in exact order ) in first and second place ( a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three teams and win if they finish ( in exact order ) in first , second , and third place ( a trifecta ) .
Perhaps it is the same in horse racing , but I know nothing about horse racing other than that the Kentucky Derby is run every year .
There are trifectas in politics as well .
This is when one political party controls the state house , state senate , and the governorship .
The following fifteen states have a Democratic trifecta , the year signifying when the trifecta @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr. Gregory L ... Buy New $ 26.94 California 2011 Colorado 2019 Connecticut 2011 Delaware 2009 Hawaii 2011 Illinois 2019 Maine 2019 Nevada 2019 New Jersey 2018 New Mexico 2019 New York 2019 Oregon 2013 Rhode Island 2013 Virginia 2020 Washington 2017 The following twenty-one states have a Republican trifecta , the year signifying when the trifecta began : Stand or Fall in the P ... Garrett , Mr. Gregory L ... Buy New $ 10.95 Unreported Truths abou ... Berenson , Alex Buy New $ 5.99 ( Nebraska is unique in that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , it currently has thirty Republican affiliated members , eighteen Democratic affiliated members , and one Independent member .
So , because it has a Republican governor , it is effectively a trifecta . )
According to BallotPedia , 77.6 percent of Americans live under a government trifecta .
This leaves fourteen states with a divided government , the year signifying when the divided government began : We know that the Democratic Party is pure evil , and proudly so .
Its socialist and statist policies are well known .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , collectivism , paternalism , abortion on demand ( at taxpayer expense for low-income women ) , the transgender movement , feminism , social justice warriors , economic egalitarianism , larger and more intrusive government , organized labor , increased government regulation of the economy and society , public education , government-mandated employee benefits , environmentalism , climate change , green energy , universal healthcare , an ever-increasing minimum wage , anti-discrimination laws , affirmative action , government-funded child care , healthcare and education as constitutional rights , more welfare with fewer work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rich , ” income-transfer programs , defunding the police , wealth-redistribution schemes , and every alternative lifestyle known to man .
Unreported Truths abou ... Berenson , Alex Buy New $ 5.71 Since the Democratic Party is so evil , a Democratic trifecta is a trifecta of evil .
But what about the Republicans ?
Don ’ t they claim to be conservatives who revere the Constitution , property rights , limited government , individual liberty , free enterprise , and the free market ?
Face mask tyranny has infected the Republican Party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when the CDC says that “ cloth face coverings are one of the most powerful weapons we have to slow and stop the spread of the virus ” that it is a lie .
The Republican trifectas in the following states have state-wide face mask mandates : Alabama , Arkansas , Indiana , Mississippi , Ohio , Texas , West Virginia .
This doesn ’ t mean that there are no city or county mask ordinances in the other Republican-controlled states .
It just means that there are no state-wide orders .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Mississippi , the Republican governor , Tate Reeves , who dictated that state residents wear masks on August 4 , and then extended his order , has now ended his state-wide mask mandate .
Sort of .
He still believes that “ masks work , ” people attending the state fair and college football games have to wear masks , cities and towns can issue their own mask mandates , group gatherings where social distancing is not possible are limited , and , if coronavirus cases start to rise , the governor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mandate back in place .
Also , Republican governors in the divided-government states of Maryland , Massachusetts , and Vermont—no doubt to the cheers of Democrats who control their legislatures—have issued mask mandates .
( All Democratic governors have issued mask mandates . )
Mask mandates are tyrannical—even when dictated by Republicans .
The Republican trifectas in Alabama , Arkansas , Indiana , Mississippi , Ohio , Texas , and West Virginia are trifectas of evil .
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Because I grew up in Florida, I am somewhat familiar with the game of Jai Alai (“the fastest sport in the world”) that the state of Florida graciously lets people bet on. In addition to betting on whether a team wins, places, or shows, you can pick two teams and win if they finish (in any order) in first and second place (a quiniela), you can pick two teams and win if they finish (in exact order) in first and second place (a perfecta), or you can pick three teams and win if they finish (in exact order) in first, second, and third place (a trifecta).
Perhaps it is the same in horse racing, but I know nothing about horse racing other than that the Kentucky Derby is run every year.
There are trifectas in politics as well. This is when one political party controls the state house, state senate, and the governorship.
The following fifteen states have a Democratic trifecta, the year signifying when the trifecta began: The Invisible Enemy Garrett, Mr. Gregory L... Buy New $26.94 (as of 05:21 UTC - Details)
California 2011 Colorado 2019 Connecticut 2011 Delaware 2009 Hawaii 2011 Illinois 2019 Maine 2019 Nevada 2019 New Jersey 2018 New Mexico 2019 New York 2019 Oregon 2013 Rhode Island 2013 Virginia 2020 Washington 2017
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Alabama 2011 Arizona 2009 Arkansas 2015 Florida 2011 Georgia 2005 Idaho 1995 Indiana 2011 Iowa 2017 Mississippi 2012 Missouri 2017 Nebraska 1999 North Dakota 1995 Ohio 2011 Oklahoma 2011 South Carolina 2003 South Dakota 1995 Tennessee 2011 Texas 2003 Utah 1985 West Virginia 2017 Wyoming 2011
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Unreported Truths abou... Berenson, Alex Buy New $5.99 (as of 03:17 UTC - Details) (Nebraska is unique in that it has a nonpartisan, unicameral legislature. However, it currently has thirty Republican affiliated members, eighteen Democratic affiliated members, and one Independent member. So, because it has a Republican governor, it is effectively a trifecta.)
According to BallotPedia, 77.6 percent of Americans live under a government trifecta.
This leaves fourteen states with a divided government, the year signifying when the divided government began:
Alaska 2015 (Gov.-R, House-Split, Sen.-R) Kansas 2019 (Gov.-D, House-R, Sen.-R) Kentucky 2019 (Gov.-D, House-R, Sen.-R) Louisiana 2016 (Gov.-D, House-R, Sen.-R) Maryland 2015 (Gov.-R, House-D, Sen.-D) Massachusetts 2015 (Gov.-R, House-D, Sen.-D) Michigan 2019 (Gov.-D, House-R, Sen.-R) Minnesota 2015 (Gov.-D, House-D, Sen.-R) Montana 2005 (Gov.-D, House-R, Sen.-R) New Hampshire 2019 (Gov.-R, House-D, Sen.-D) North Carolina 2017 (Gov.-D, House-R, Sen.-R) Pennsylvania 2015 (Gov.-D, House-R, Sen.-R) Vermont 2017 (Gov.-R, House-D, Sen.-D) Wisconsin 2019 (Gov.-D, House-R, Sen.-R)
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We know that the Democratic Party is pure evil, and proudly so. Its socialist and statist policies are well known. It is the party of liberalism, progressivism, collectivism, paternalism, abortion on demand (at taxpayer expense for low-income women), the transgender movement, feminism, social justice warriors, economic egalitarianism, larger and more intrusive government, organized labor, increased government regulation of the economy and society, public education, government-mandated employee benefits, environmentalism, climate change, green energy, universal healthcare, an ever-increasing minimum wage, anti-discrimination laws, affirmative action, government-funded child care, healthcare and education as constitutional rights, more welfare with fewer work requirements, higher taxes on “the rich,” income-transfer programs, defunding the police, wealth-redistribution schemes, and every alternative lifestyle known to man. Unreported Truths abou... Berenson, Alex Buy New $5.71 (as of 07:13 UTC - Details)
Since the Democratic Party is so evil, a Democratic trifecta is a trifecta of evil.
But what about the Republicans? Don’t they claim to be conservatives who revere the Constitution, property rights, limited government, individual liberty, free enterprise, and the free market?
Don’t hold your breath.
Face mask tyranny has infected the Republican Party. Anyone with any sense knows that when the CDC says that “cloth face coverings are one of the most powerful weapons we have to slow and stop the spread of the virus” that it is a lie.
The Republican trifectas in the following states have state-wide face mask mandates: Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Texas, West Virginia.
This doesn’t mean that there are no city or county mask ordinances in the other Republican-controlled states. It just means that there are no state-wide orders. I am a little pleased to report that in Mississippi, the Republican governor, Tate Reeves, who dictated that state residents wear masks on August 4, and then extended his order, has now ended his state-wide mask mandate. Sort of. He still believes that “masks work,” people attending the state fair and college football games have to wear masks, cities and towns can issue their own mask mandates, group gatherings where social distancing is not possible are limited, and, if coronavirus cases start to rise, the governor said he would consider putting a mask mandate back in place.
Also, Republican governors in the divided-government states of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Vermont—no doubt to the cheers of Democrats who control their legislatures—have issued mask mandates. (All Democratic governors have issued mask mandates.)
Mask mandates are tyrannical—even when dictated by Republicans. The Republican trifectas in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Texas, and West Virginia are trifectas of evil.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-27--‘Remdesivir for Covid-19’ Study Accidentally Proved Effectiveness of Hydroxychloroquine

• The use of Remdesivir for COVID-19 was authorized by the FDA based on a single RCT , conducted by NIAID with the participation of Gilead Sciences , the exclusive manufacturer of Remdesivir .
A final report from this study was published on October 8 , five months after the drug ’ s authorization .
• The final report shows that at least 35 % of the patients were treated with Hydroxychloroquine , probably with Azithromycin .
The data in the final report suggests that Hydroxychloroquine , not Remdesivir , was the main factor benefitting the patients in this study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hypothesis that Remdesivir is an effective antiviral for SARS-COV-2 .
• The study ’ s own numbers show an association between RDV and increased mortality in the most severe patients .
It is also possible to conclude that RDV is net harmful for most hospitalized patients .
• The trial was conducted and reported with multiple defects , including : • The study was not double blind , but was reported as such • The pre-registered protocol was changed multiple times over the course of the trial • The primary outcome was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , apparently because the researchers noticed a lack of effectiveness of their drug as tried • The outcome measures were subjective and not reliable • The study was marred with conflicts of interest , aggravated by the design giving NIAID and Gilead leverage over the hospitals and physicians treating patients • At least three of the study researchers-authors failed to report grants and/or personal fees received from Gilead recently .
This study , also known as Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial ( ACTT-1 ) , was registered as NCT04280705 , and conducted by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( NIAID ) , headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci .
The study started as “ A Multicenter , Adaptive , Randomized Blinded Controlled Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Investigational Therapeutics for the Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults , ” but quickly became a Phase 3 trial for Remdesivir .
It was reported under the title “ Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 — Preliminary Report , ” ( Beigel – Lane PR , 2020 ) .
The most important author is H. Clifford Lane , a Co-Chair of the NIH @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deputy director of the NIAID .
This study was the only trial that supported the emergency authorization of Remdesivir ( RDV ) for COVID-19 treatment .
Its updated version “ Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 — Final Report ” ( Beigel – Lane FR , 2020 ) ( also , “ the paper ” ) was published on October 8 , and is reviewed here .
The assumption that Remdesivir is effective against SARS-COV-2 is probably based on the similarity of its in-vitro effect with that of chloroquine , without taking into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lungs , while RDV does not ( Goldstein , 2020 ) .
Unless stated otherwise , table and figure numbers refer to ( Beigel – Lane FR , 2020 ) Supplementary Appendix , downloaded from https : //www.nejm.org/doi/suppl/10.1056/NEJMoa2007764/suppl_file/nejmoa2007764_appendix.pdf on October 11 , 2020 .
Each of the several study defects described below invalidate this study ’ s results .
The paper ’ s Abstract incorrectly claims that the study was double blind .
In actuality , the study was not double blind .
Doctors in the European site and “ some ” of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what they were administering .
Contrary to common sense and best methodological practices ( Kraemer , 2000 ) , the trial was conducted in 60 sites , plus 13 sub-sites .
Such a multi-site design is a potentially misleading “ centralized multicenter collaborative RCT , ” per ( Kraemer & Robinson , 2005 ) .
Notice that less than 600 courses of Remdesivir were distributed among 73 sites , with an average 9 RDV course per site – a small sample , sufficient to tease the appetite , but not sufficient for hospitals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ efficiency .
Taking into account the intentional unblinding of the treating physicians and the limited drug supply , the sites could have been incentivized to compete against each other for the best results from RDV , and be rewarded with a prioritized supply of the drug in the future .
RDV was believed to be a miracle cure , and the access to it was priceless .
The Red Trojan Horse : ... Elder , Alasdair Best Price : $ 14.85 Buy New $ 14.50 Two sites were removed from the Registry in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Florida Health – Shands Hospital – Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine , Gainesville , Florida , United States , 32610 These two sites started enrolling patients between April 2 and April 15 , as indicated by the status Recruiting on April 16 .
Enrollment in all sites ended on April 19 .
Neither site was mentioned in the Beigel – Lane ( both versions , including appendices ) , and their removal was not explained .
This raises suspicions that these sites were removed because of undesirable results .
Concomitant use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and/or after RDV treatment was permitted .
Co-administration of RDV with HCQ was also permitted in some sites ( which had a written policy of HCQ use for COVID-19 ) but forbidden in other sites .
~35 % of the patients in both Remdesivir and placebo groups also received Hydroxychloroquine ( Table S3 ) .
~80 % of the patients received antibiotics , but the paper does not specify which patients .
93 % of the patients were recruited on March 22 or later , after President Trump tweeted about HCQ & Azithromycin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , HCQ + AZ was the standard of care in some countries ( Sermo , April 15 ) .
New York state required patients to be hospitalized in order to receive HCQ based treatment .
Even before the President ’ s tweet , it was commonly known that Azithromycin has some effect against the coronavirus , and thus , its purchases had sharply increased at the expense of other antibiotics ( Vaduganathan et al.
, 2020 ) .
The paper gives no information regarding the use of Zinc and vitamin C , both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treatments ( Sermo 2020 , April 9 ) .
Substantial Changes of the Registered Protocol The protocol was changed many times during the study .
The primary outcome was changed on April 8 from “ Percentage of subjects reporting each severity rating on an 8-point ordinal scale ” to “ Time to recovery ” .
The relevant part of the ordinal scale is : 8 – death ( appropriately removed from the scale and counted separately ) 6 – hospitalized , requiring noninvasive ventilation or use of high-flow oxygen devices 4 – hospitalized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ongoing medical care Shaping the Future of ... Davis , Nicholas Best Price : $ 19.19 Buy New $ 18.96 “ Recovery ” is defined as getting a score below 4 , usually discharged from the hospital .
There is a problem with the outcome measurements on this scale .
The scores reflect subjective decisions by the doctor , such as “ receiving invasive mechanical ventilation , ” “ requiring noninvasive ventilation ” ( here , requiring is the equivalent of receiving ) and similar .
These scores are not objectively measurable , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And the doctor is likely unblinded and incentivized to evaluate RDV as superior to a placebo .
Most secondary outcomes were also defined by the scores on this scale .
The paper did not report statistics of baseline conditions of patients .
Instead , it reported subjective scores on the same ordinal scale .
It also reported selected comorbidities .
Unexplained Data Mismatch between the Preliminary and Final Reports Referring to the data supplement , the numbers in the Final Report are substantially different from the numbers in the Preliminary Report .

The use of Remdesivir for COVID-19 was authorized by the FDA based on a single RCT, conducted by NIAID with the participation of Gilead Sciences, the exclusive manufacturer of Remdesivir. A final report from this study was published on October 8, five months after the drug’s authorization.
The final report shows that at least 35% of the patients were treated with Hydroxychloroquine, probably with Azithromycin. The data in the final report suggests that Hydroxychloroquine, not Remdesivir, was the main factor benefitting the patients in this study.
Nothing in the study supports the hypothesis that Remdesivir is an effective antiviral for SARS-COV-2.
The study’s own numbers show an association between RDV and increased mortality in the most severe patients. It is also possible to conclude that RDV is net harmful for most hospitalized patients.
The trial was conducted and reported with multiple defects, including: The study was not double blind, but was reported as such The pre-registered protocol was changed multiple times over the course of the trial COVID-19: The Great Reset Malleret, Thierry Best Price: $24.00 Buy New $10.99 (as of 04:23 UTC - Details ) The primary outcome was changed in the middle of the trial, apparently because the researchers noticed a lack of effectiveness of their drug as tried The outcome measures were subjective and not reliable The study was marred with conflicts of interest, aggravated by the design giving NIAID and Gilead leverage over the hospitals and physicians treating patients
At least three of the study researchers-authors failed to report grants and/or personal fees received from Gilead recently.
Introduction
This study, also known as Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial (ACTT-1), was registered as NCT04280705, and conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci. The study started as “A Multicenter, Adaptive, Randomized Blinded Controlled Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Investigational Therapeutics for the Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults,” but quickly became a Phase 3 trial for Remdesivir. It was reported under the title “Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 — Preliminary Report,” (Beigel – Lane PR, 2020). The most important author is H. Clifford Lane, a Co-Chair of the NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel, and the deputy director of the NIAID.
This study was the only trial that supported the emergency authorization of Remdesivir (RDV) for COVID-19 treatment. Its updated version “Remdesivir for the Treatment of Covid-19 — Final Report” (Beigel – Lane FR, 2020) (also, “the paper”) was published on October 8, and is reviewed here.
The assumption that Remdesivir is effective against SARS-COV-2 is probably based on the similarity of its in-vitro effect with that of chloroquine, without taking into account that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine accumulate in lungs, while RDV does not (Goldstein, 2020).
Unless stated otherwise, table and figure numbers refer to (Beigel – Lane FR, 2020) Supplementary Appendix, downloaded from https://www.nejm.org/doi/suppl/10.1056/NEJMoa2007764/suppl_file/nejmoa2007764_appendix.pdf on October 11, 2020.
Analysis
Fatal Methodological Defects
Each of the several study defects described below invalidate this study’s results.
Not Double Blind
The paper’s Abstract incorrectly claims that the study was double blind. In actuality, the study was not double blind. Doctors in the European site and “some” of the other sites were unblinded and knew what they were administering.
Too Many Sites
Contrary to common sense and best methodological practices (Kraemer, 2000), the trial was conducted in 60 sites, plus 13 sub-sites. Such a multi-site design is a potentially misleading “centralized multicenter collaborative RCT,” per (Kraemer & Robinson, 2005).
Notice that less than 600 courses of Remdesivir were distributed among 73 sites, with an average 9 RDV course per site – a small sample, sufficient to tease the appetite, but not sufficient for hospitals to draw their own conclusions about its efficiency.
Taking into account the intentional unblinding of the treating physicians and the limited drug supply, the sites could have been incentivized to compete against each other for the best results from RDV, and be rewarded with a prioritized supply of the drug in the future. RDV was believed to be a miracle cure, and the access to it was priceless. The Red Trojan Horse: ... Elder, Alasdair Best Price: $14.85 Buy New $14.50 (as of 03:45 UTC - Details)
Arbitrary Removal of Sites from Final Statistics
Two sites were removed from the Registry in the May 6 update:
Rocky Mountain Regional Veteran Affairs Medical Center – Department of Infectious Diseases, Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
University of Florida Health – Shands Hospital – Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610
These two sites started enrolling patients between April 2 and April 15, as indicated by the status Recruiting on April 16. Enrollment in all sites ended on April 19. Neither site was mentioned in the Beigel – Lane (both versions, including appendices), and their removal was not explained. This raises suspicions that these sites were removed because of undesirable results.
Concomitant use of other treatments
Administration of HCQ before and/or after RDV treatment was permitted. Co-administration of RDV with HCQ was also permitted in some sites (which had a written policy of HCQ use for COVID-19) but forbidden in other sites.
~35% of the patients in both Remdesivir and placebo groups also received Hydroxychloroquine (Table S3). ~80% of the patients received antibiotics, but the paper does not specify which patients. 93% of the patients were recruited on March 22 or later, after President Trump tweeted about HCQ & Azithromycin. In late March – early April, HCQ + AZ was the standard of care in some countries (Sermo, April 15). New York state required patients to be hospitalized in order to receive HCQ based treatment. Even before the President’s tweet, it was commonly known that Azithromycin has some effect against the coronavirus, and thus, its purchases had sharply increased at the expense of other antibiotics (Vaduganathan et al., 2020).
The paper gives no information regarding the use of Zinc and vitamin C, both of which were frequently used in COVID-19 treatments (Sermo 2020, April 9).
Substantial Changes of the Registered Protocol
The protocol was changed many times during the study. The primary outcome was changed on April 8 from “Percentage of subjects reporting each severity rating on an 8-point ordinal scale” to “Time to recovery”.
The relevant part of the ordinal scale is:
8 – death (appropriately removed from the scale and counted separately)
7 – hospitalized, receiving invasive mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
6 – hospitalized, requiring noninvasive ventilation or use of high-flow oxygen devices
5 – hospitalized, requiring any supplemental oxygen
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“Recovery” is defined as getting a score below 4, usually discharged from the hospital.
Defective Outcome Measure
There is a problem with the outcome measurements on this scale. The scores reflect subjective decisions by the doctor, such as “receiving invasive mechanical ventilation,” “requiring noninvasive ventilation” (here, requiring is the equivalent of receiving) and similar. These scores are not objectively measurable, like blood oxygen level or heart rate. And the doctor is likely unblinded and incentivized to evaluate RDV as superior to a placebo. Most secondary outcomes were also defined by the scores on this scale.
Lack of Baseline Information
The paper did not report statistics of baseline conditions of patients. Instead, it reported subjective scores on the same ordinal scale. It also reported selected comorbidities.
Unexplained Data Mismatch between the Preliminary and Final Reports
Referring to the data supplement, the numbers in the Final Report are substantially different from the numbers in the Preliminary Report.
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