Punishing America’s Enemies

Much remains to be learned about the coronavirus , though it is quite possible that it will not be possible to determine how it developed if the various governments that might be involved prove to be uncooperative .
The Chinese carefully controlled the information on the virus in its early stages , though they eventually adopted a complete lockdown to prevent its spread that seems to have been successful and might serve as a model for other nations to follow if they can overcome concerns about threats to civil liberties that evolve from placing too much power in the hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Over two weeks ago , I suggested that the current form of corona might have possibly escaped from someone ’ s lab where a weaponized virus was being developed , most likely in China itself , though nations like the United States and Israel which are believed to have significant capabilities in biowarfare as well as a geopolitical motive to unleash the disease on certain countries should not be excluded .
I still believe that assessment should be considered as viable particularly as the politicization process involving the virus is now fully in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. soldiers involved in the World Military Games held in Wuhan back in October might have deliberately planted the virus , while President Donald Trump and other Republicans in the U.S. are calling the disease the Wuhan or China virus , implying willful or careless behavior by the Chinese and a clear effort to demonize the Beijing government by exploiting the appearance of the virus as a wedge issue .
And one might take note of the fact that the virus has particularly hit both China and Iran , countries that are on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generates additional conspiracy theories .
How to Hide an Empire Immerwahr , Daniel Best Price : null Buy New $ 15.93 Donald Trump is not exactly a person overflowing with compassion .
When corona virus began to emerge in the U.S. he called it a “ hoax ” and urged everyone to keep going to work even if ill , precisely the opposite of what was being recommended by most responsible medical authorities .
He is now planning to throw $ 1200 dollars at each American resident whether they need it or not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proposal that will cost as much as $ 500 billion of money that the United States does not have and which it will have to either print or borrow .
The money should be going to those who are now unemployed as a result of the virus , a point that surprisingly enough is being made by several Republican Senators .
Hundreds of billions more will go to the usual “ victims , ” banks and large corporations that will use the cash to pay off long terms loans and also to buyback @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their shares for investors .
That is precisely what happened in 2008 , with little to show for the average American .
One of the most truly despicable aspects of the coronavirus is how it is being exploited by Washington to punish countries like Iran and Venezuela , currently the enemy-designates of the inside the Beltway crowd .
It would be possible to describe the Trump Administration policy towards both nations as sadistic apart from the fact that the behavior of the president and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo might actually shock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been denied a $ 5 billion International Monetary Fund loan to combat the virus based on the seemingly irrelevant and politically motivated argument that it is not clear who represents the legitimate government in the country , whether it is Nicola Maduro , the president , or Juan Guaido , the aspirant to the position of head of state being promoted by Washington .
The White House has also declared a “ maximum pressure March ” directed against the Venezuelan economy , with the health care sector particularly targeted .
So , Venezuelans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to run the government , making the position of the Trump Administration demanding regime change both toxic and pointless .
Iran is also seeking a $ 5 billion IMF emergency loan to cope with the crisis , a request that will almost certainly also be torpedoed by the Trump Administration .
Last Thursday Pompeo doubled down on Iran , initiating new sanctions based on the evidence-free allegation that Tehran is behind the recent attacks on U.S. military bases in Iraq .
He also confirmed that , as part of the “ maximum pressure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remain in place , saying “ Our sanctions will deprive the regime of critical income from its petrochemical industry and further Iran ’ s economic and diplomatic isolation .
The United States will continue to fully enforce our sanctions.
” The fact that the Iraqi government and parliament have asked the Americans to close their bases in the country while the U.S. is highly unpopular due to its killing of Iraqi militiamen and soldiers seems to have escaped Pompeo as possible causes of the series of missile strikes .
Pompeo also seems oblivious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are active in the areas where the bases are located and have proven quite capable of firing missiles from improvised pick-up truck launchers .
Last week Iran confirmed that it had experienced 988 deaths from the coronavirus and the infected number in the tens of thousands , but many believe that testing has been inadequate and the government may be understating the number of cases for political reasons .
Pompeo has repeatedly insisted that Iran will be allowed to buy necessary medicines from abroad , but the U.S-imposed currency exchange restrictions on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as of the country ’ s remaining commercial banks means that there is no mechanism to pay for the drugs and medical supplies so the country is combating the epidemic without many badly needed pharmaceuticals .
Even some congressmen have noticed that there is something fundamentally evil about the U.S. policy .
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin that included “ I am concerned about the vulnerability of the Iranian people to the coronavirus and the potential for Iran ’ s coronavirus cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to neighboring countries , including regional allies , and to the rest of the world .
Therefore , I seek an assurance that every reasonable effort is being made by the United States to ensure the availability of medicine and other non-sanctionable humanitarian items to the Iranian people to help prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.
” Homemade Hand Sanitize ... Smith , Rebecca Buy New $ 8.99 Senator Bernie Sanders tweeted “ Iran is facing a catastrophic toll from the coronavirus pandemic .
U.S. sanctions should not be contributing to this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we must lift any sanctions hurting Iran ’ s ability to address this crisis , including financial sanctions.
” Iran ’ s government is admittedly unpopular due to the mishandling of the shoot-down of the Ukrainian airliner and the inability to cope with a deepening economic crisis caused largely by the U.S. imposed sanctions .
Given the current signs of weakness and instability in Tehran , there was recently a meeting in the White House discussing whether the U.S. should take the opportunity to attack Iran .
It was , fortunately , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff strongly opposed the proposal .
Meanwhile the usual Iranophobes in Washington at the Israeli-linked Foundation for the Defense of Democracies ( FDD ) have seen an opportunity to tighten the screws a bit more and hopefully bring down the Iranian leadership through economic warfare .
Their support for increasing sanctions on Iran is a policy designed to inflict the maximum pain on the Iranian people so they will rise up seeking to destroy their government .
If that were to occur it would mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at FDD would be hard pressed to even acknowledge the blood on their hands .
Ironically , if the United States were to make a serious effort to actually help the Iranian people by suspending sanctions and helping to expedite medical assistance it might actually produce a genuine thaw in a relationship that has been unnecessarily locked into 1979 and the embassy hostage crisis .
Waging war on innocent people should not in any event be what the United States of America is all about .
A shift in policies that actually demonstrates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives rather than destroying them would be welcomed by most of the world and also by many Americans .
Reprinted with permission from The Unz Review .
The Best of Philip Giraldi

Much remains to be learned about the coronavirus, though it is quite possible that it will not be possible to determine how it developed if the various governments that might be involved prove to be uncooperative. The Chinese carefully controlled the information on the virus in its early stages, though they eventually adopted a complete lockdown to prevent its spread that seems to have been successful and might serve as a model for other nations to follow if they can overcome concerns about threats to civil liberties that evolve from placing too much power in the hands of corrupt and ignorant government officials.
Over two weeks ago, I suggested that the current form of corona might have possibly escaped from someone’s lab where a weaponized virus was being developed, most likely in China itself, though nations like the United States and Israel which are believed to have significant capabilities in biowarfare as well as a geopolitical motive to unleash the disease on certain countries should not be excluded. I still believe that assessment should be considered as viable particularly as the politicization process involving the virus is now fully in play.
China is now claiming that U.S. soldiers involved in the World Military Games held in Wuhan back in October might have deliberately planted the virus, while President Donald Trump and other Republicans in the U.S. are calling the disease the Wuhan or China virus, implying willful or careless behavior by the Chinese and a clear effort to demonize the Beijing government by exploiting the appearance of the virus as a wedge issue. And one might take note of the fact that the virus has particularly hit both China and Iran, countries that are on Washington’s enemy list, which generates additional conspiracy theories. How to Hide an Empire Immerwahr, Daniel Buy New $15.93 (as of 05:55 UTC - Details)
Donald Trump is not exactly a person overflowing with compassion. When corona virus began to emerge in the U.S. he called it a “hoax” and urged everyone to keep going to work even if ill, precisely the opposite of what was being recommended by most responsible medical authorities. He is now planning to throw $1200 dollars at each American resident whether they need it or not to undo the political damage, a proposal that will cost as much as $500 billion of money that the United States does not have and which it will have to either print or borrow. The money should be going to those who are now unemployed as a result of the virus, a point that surprisingly enough is being made by several Republican Senators.
Hundreds of billions more will go to the usual “victims,” banks and large corporations that will use the cash to pay off long terms loans and also to buyback their own stock and raise the value of their shares for investors. That is precisely what happened in 2008, with little to show for the average American.
One of the most truly despicable aspects of the coronavirus is how it is being exploited by Washington to punish countries like Iran and Venezuela, currently the enemy-designates of the inside the Beltway crowd. It would be possible to describe the Trump Administration policy towards both nations as sadistic apart from the fact that the behavior of the president and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo might actually shock the Marquis de Sade.
Venezuela has been denied a $5 billion International Monetary Fund loan to combat the virus based on the seemingly irrelevant and politically motivated argument that it is not clear who represents the legitimate government in the country, whether it is Nicola Maduro, the president, or Juan Guaido, the aspirant to the position of head of state being promoted by Washington. The White House has also declared a “maximum pressure March” directed against the Venezuelan economy, with the health care sector particularly targeted. So, Venezuelans will die and Maduro will undoubtedly continue to run the government, making the position of the Trump Administration demanding regime change both toxic and pointless.
Iran is also seeking a $5 billion IMF emergency loan to cope with the crisis, a request that will almost certainly also be torpedoed by the Trump Administration. Last Thursday Pompeo doubled down on Iran, initiating new sanctions based on the evidence-free allegation that Tehran is behind the recent attacks on U.S. military bases in Iraq. He also confirmed that, as part of the “maximum pressure” policy, all existing sanctions will remain in place, saying “Our sanctions will deprive the regime of critical income from its petrochemical industry and further Iran’s economic and diplomatic isolation. The United States will continue to fully enforce our sanctions.”
The fact that the Iraqi government and parliament have asked the Americans to close their bases in the country while the U.S. is highly unpopular due to its killing of Iraqi militiamen and soldiers seems to have escaped Pompeo as possible causes of the series of missile strikes. Pompeo also seems oblivious to the fact that remnants of ISIS are active in the areas where the bases are located and have proven quite capable of firing missiles from improvised pick-up truck launchers.
Last week Iran confirmed that it had experienced 988 deaths from the coronavirus and the infected number in the tens of thousands, but many believe that testing has been inadequate and the government may be understating the number of cases for political reasons. Pompeo has repeatedly insisted that Iran will be allowed to buy necessary medicines from abroad, but the U.S-imposed currency exchange restrictions on the activity of the national bank as well as of the country’s remaining commercial banks means that there is no mechanism to pay for the drugs and medical supplies so the country is combating the epidemic without many badly needed pharmaceuticals.
Even some congressmen have noticed that there is something fundamentally evil about the U.S. policy. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin that included “I am concerned about the vulnerability of the Iranian people to the coronavirus and the potential for Iran’s coronavirus cases to worsen the spread of the disease to neighboring countries, including regional allies, and to the rest of the world. Therefore, I seek an assurance that every reasonable effort is being made by the United States to ensure the availability of medicine and other non-sanctionable humanitarian items to the Iranian people to help prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.” Homemade Hand Sanitize... Smith, Rebecca Buy New $8.99 (as of 09:37 UTC - Details)
Senator Bernie Sanders tweeted “Iran is facing a catastrophic toll from the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. sanctions should not be contributing to this humanitarian disaster. As a caring nation, we must lift any sanctions hurting Iran’s ability to address this crisis, including financial sanctions.”
Iran’s government is admittedly unpopular due to the mishandling of the shoot-down of the Ukrainian airliner and the inability to cope with a deepening economic crisis caused largely by the U.S. imposed sanctions. Given the current signs of weakness and instability in Tehran, there was recently a meeting in the White House discussing whether the U.S. should take the opportunity to attack Iran. It was, fortunately, rejected by a narrow margin when the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff strongly opposed the proposal.
Meanwhile the usual Iranophobes in Washington at the Israeli-linked Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) have seen an opportunity to tighten the screws a bit more and hopefully bring down the Iranian leadership through economic warfare. Their support for increasing sanctions on Iran is a policy designed to inflict the maximum pain on the Iranian people so they will rise up seeking to destroy their government. If that were to occur it would mean a civil war, but the folks at FDD would be hard pressed to even acknowledge the blood on their hands.
Ironically, if the United States were to make a serious effort to actually help the Iranian people by suspending sanctions and helping to expedite medical assistance it might actually produce a genuine thaw in a relationship that has been unnecessarily locked into 1979 and the embassy hostage crisis. Waging war on innocent people should not in any event be what the United States of America is all about. A shift in policies that actually demonstrates that Washington might be interested in saving lives rather than destroying them would be welcomed by most of the world and also by many Americans.
Reprinted with permission from The Unz Review.
The Best of Philip Giraldi


lewrockwell--2020-03-25--After the Lockdown: A Global Coronavirus Vaccination Program…

The tendency is towards a Worldwide lockdown spearheaded by fear and media disinformation .
Currently , hundreds of millions of people Worldwide are under lockdown .
What is the next step in the evolution of the COV-19 Crisis ?
A coronavirus vaccine program was announced at Davos at the World Economic Forum ( 21-24 January ) barely 2 weeks after the cornonavirus was identified by the Chinese authorities on January 7 .
The lead entity for the novel coronavirus vaccine initiative is the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations ( CEPI ) an organization sponsored and financed by the World Economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Melinda Gates Foundation .
Note the chronology : The development of the 2019 nCoV vaccine was announced at the Davos World Economic Forum ( WEF ) a week prior to the official launching by the WHO of a Worldwide Public Health Emergency ( January 30 ) at a time when the number of “ confirmed cases ” Worldwide ( outside China ) was 150 ( including 6 in the US ) .
CEPI is seeking a “ monopoly ” role in the vaccination business the objective of which is a “ global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a large number of “ candidates ” .
It announced funding for its existing partnership with Inovio and The University of Queensland ( Australia ) .
In addition , CEPI confirmed ( January 23 ) its contract with Moderna , Inc. and the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ) headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci , who has been instrumental in waging the fear and panic campaign across America : “ Ten Times Worse than Seasonal Flu ” .
CEPI is dealing simultaneously with several pharmaceutical companies .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to implement the COV-19 vaccine in the US .
On January 31st , the day following the WHO ’ s official launching of the pandemic and Trump ’ s decision to curtail air travel with China , CEPI announced its partnership with CureVac AG , a German-based biopharmaceutical company .
A few days later , in early February , CEPI “ announced that major vaccine manufacturer GSK would allow its proprietary adjuvants— compounds that boost the effectiveness of vaccines — to be used in the response ” .
There are many “ potential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dozens of research groups around the world racing to create a vaccine against COVID-19 ” .
Homemade Hand Sanitize ... Smith , Rebecca Buy New $ 8.99 In turn the EU and the US are currently competing for the vaccine markets on behalf of powerful pharmaceutical conglomerates , with the European Commission “ offering up to €80 million in financial support to the CureVac AG ” after it was reported that Trump “ was attempting to secure exclusive access to a COVID-19 vaccine it is developing ” , under the auspices of NIAID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus was initially named 2019-nCoV by CEPI and the WHO : exactly the same name as that adopted in the WEF-Gates-John Hopkins Event 201 pertaining to a coronavirus simulation exercise held in Baltimore in mid October 2019 .
The Event 201 John Hopkins simulation addressed the development of an effective vaccine in response to millions of cases ( in the October 2019 simulation ) of the 2019 nCoV .
The simulation announced a scenario in which the entire population of the planet would be affected .
“ During the initial months of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ in the simulation ] increases exponentially , doubling every week .
And as the cases and deaths accumulate , the economic and societal consequences become increasingly severe.
” CEPI ( on behalf of Gates-WEF , which funded the simulation exercise ) is currently playing a key role in a large scale ( global ? )
vaccination program in partnership with biotech companies , Big Pharma , government agencies as well as university laboratories .
“ We ’ re having conversations with a broad array of potential partners .
And critical to those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan to make very large quantities of vaccine within a time frame that is potentially relevant to what people seem to be increasingly certain will be a pandemic , if it isn ’ t already there ?
… [ Richard Hatchett , CEPI CEO in interview with stat.news.com ] .
… The underlying focus is to develop a global vaccine .
Hackett confirms that the project commenced prior to the discovery and identification of the coronavirus in early January 2020 : AMMEX Medical Blue Nit ... Buy New $ 14.97 ( $ 0.15 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real life is in some regards similar to the October 2019 simulation exercise at John Hopkins .
The scenario is how to produce millions of vaccine shots on the presumption that the pandemic will spread .
The CEPI sponsored vaccine conglomerates had already planned their investments well in advance of the global Worldwide health emergency .
Moderna Inc based in Seattle is one of several candidates involved and supported by CEPI .
Moderna announced on February 24th the development of “ an experimental mRNA COVID-19 vaccine , known as mRNA-1273″ .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been shipped to U.S. government researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ) ” headed by Dr. Antony Fauci .
While Moderna Inc initially stated that the first clinical trials would commence in late April , tests involving human volunteers started in mid-March in Seattle : While CEPI announced the launching of a global vaccine at the Davos World Economic Forum , another important and related endeavor was underway .
It ’ s called the ID2020 Agenda , which , according to Peter Koenig constitutes “ an electronic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a platform for digital identity ” .
The Founding Partners of ID2020 are Microsoft , the Rockefeller Foundation and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization ( GAVI ) among others .
It is worth noting the timeline : The ID2020 Alliance held their Summit in New York , entitled “ Rising to the Good ID Challenge ” , on September 19,2020 , exactly one month prior to nCov-2019 simulation exercise entitled Event 201 at John Hopkins in Baltimore .
ID2020 is part of a “ World Governance ” project which , if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what some analysts have described as a Global Police State encompassing through vaccination the personal details of several billion people Worldwide .
In the Wake of the Lockdown The fear campaign will continue in the wake of the lockdown .
20pcs Face Mouth Cover ... Buy New $ 6.00 ( $ 0.30 / Ounce ) Will the hardships of the economic and social crisis encourage people to get vaccinated ?
To implement the Global Vaccine , the propaganda campaign must continue .
The Truth must be suppressed .
These are their “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and challenged .
The main actors including CEPI will require the firm endorsement of the WHO ( which they control ) , a green light from the scientific community as well bold statements by corrupt politicians .
Moreover , they will have to suppress information and analysis on the features of the virus , how it can be cured , which is currently the object in several countries of debate by virologist and physicians .
Remember the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic when Obama ’ s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spanish flu pandemic while reassuring the public that the latter was more deadly .
( CBC : Get swine flu vaccine ready : U.S. advisers ) Based on incomplete and scanty data , the WHO Director General predicted with authority that : “ as many as 2 billion people could become infected over the next two years — nearly one-third of the world population.
” ( World Health Organization as reported by the Western media , July 2009 ) .
It was a multibillion bonanza for Big Pharma supported by the WHO ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subsequent statement she confirmed that : There was no pandemic affecting 2 billion people… Millions of doses of swine flu vaccine had been ordered by national governments from Big Pharma .
Millions of vaccine doses were subsequently destroyed : a financial bonanza for Big Pharma , an expenditure crisis for national governments .
There was no investigation into who was behind this multibillion fraud .
Several critics said that the H1N1 Pandemic was “ Fake ” We are currently in a Lockdown , We have time to reflect .
There are important lessons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pandemic This pandemic is far more serious and diabolical than the 2009 H1N1 .
This COV-19 pandemic has provided a pretext and a justification for destabilizing the economies of entire countries , impoverishing large sectors of the World population .
Unprecedented in modern history .
3M Safety Glasses , Vir ... Best Price : $ 10.99 Buy New $ 8.19 And it is important that we act cohesively and in solidarity with those who are victims of this crisis .
People ’ s lives are in a freefall and their purchasing power has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social structure awaits us in the wake of the lockdown ?
Can we trust the World Health Organization ( WHO ) and the powerful economic interest groups behind it .
Can we trust the main actors behind the multibillion dollar global vaccination project ?
Can we trust the Western media which has led the fear campaign ?
Disinformation sustains the lies and fabrications .
Can we trust our “ corrupt ” governments ?
Our national economy has been devastated .
This is an act of “ economic warfare ” against humanity .

The tendency is towards a Worldwide lockdown spearheaded by fear and media disinformation. Currently, hundreds of millions of people Worldwide are under lockdown.
What is the next step in the evolution of the COV-19 Crisis?
A coronavirus vaccine program was announced at Davos at the World Economic Forum (21-24 January) barely 2 weeks after the cornonavirus was identified by the Chinese authorities on January 7.
The lead entity for the novel coronavirus vaccine initiative is the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) an organization sponsored and financed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Note the chronology: The development of the 2019 nCoV vaccine was announced at the Davos World Economic Forum (WEF) a week prior to the official launching by the WHO of a Worldwide Public Health Emergency (January 30) at a time when the number of “confirmed cases” Worldwide (outside China) was 150 (including 6 in the US).
CEPI is seeking a “monopoly” role in the vaccination business the objective of which is a “global vaccine project”, in partnership with a large number of “candidates”. It announced funding for its existing partnership with Inovio and The University of Queensland (Australia). In addition, CEPI confirmed (January 23) its contract with Moderna, Inc. and the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has been instrumental in waging the fear and panic campaign across America: “Ten Times Worse than Seasonal Flu”.
The Central Role of CEPI
CEPI is dealing simultaneously with several pharmaceutical companies. The Moderna- NIAID in all likelihood is slated to implement the COV-19 vaccine in the US.
On January 31st, the day following the WHO’s official launching of the pandemic and Trump’s decision to curtail air travel with China, CEPI announced its partnership with CureVac AG, a German-based biopharmaceutical company. A few days later, in early February, CEPI “announced that major vaccine manufacturer GSK would allow its proprietary adjuvants— compounds that boost the effectiveness of vaccines — to be used in the response”.
There are many “potential vaccines in the pipeline” with “dozens of research groups around the world racing to create a vaccine against COVID-19”. Homemade Hand Sanitize... Smith, Rebecca Buy New $8.99 (as of 09:37 UTC - Details)
In turn the EU and the US are currently competing for the vaccine markets on behalf of powerful pharmaceutical conglomerates, with the European Commission “offering up to €80 million in financial support to the CureVac AG” after it was reported that Trump “was attempting to secure exclusive access to a COVID-19 vaccine it is developing”, under the auspices of NIAID headed by Dr. Anthony Fauci.
The October Coronavirus Event 201 Simulation Exercise
The coronavirus was initially named 2019-nCoV by CEPI and the WHO: exactly the same name as that adopted in the WEF-Gates-John Hopkins Event 201 pertaining to a coronavirus simulation exercise held in Baltimore in mid October 2019.
The Event 201 John Hopkins simulation addressed the development of an effective vaccine in response to millions of cases (in the October 2019 simulation) of the 2019 nCoV. The simulation announced a scenario in which the entire population of the planet would be affected. “During the initial months of the pandemic, the cumulative number of cases [in the simulation] increases exponentially, doubling every week. And as the cases and deaths accumulate, the economic and societal consequences become increasingly severe.”
The scenario ends at the 18-month point, with 65 million deaths. The pandemic is beginning to slow due to the decreasing number of susceptible people. The pandemic will continue at some rate until there is an effective vaccine or until 80-90 % of the global population has been exposed. From that point on, it is likely to be an endemic childhood disease.
The COV-19 Global Vaccination Program
CEPI (on behalf of Gates-WEF, which funded the simulation exercise) is currently playing a key role in a large scale (global?) vaccination program in partnership with biotech companies, Big Pharma, government agencies as well as university laboratories.
“We’re having conversations with a broad array of potential partners. And critical to those conversations is: What’s the plan to make very large quantities of vaccine within a time frame that is potentially relevant to what people seem to be increasingly certain will be a pandemic, if it isn’t already there? … [Richard Hatchett, CEPI CEO in interview with stat.news.com]. …
The underlying focus is to develop a global vaccine.
And part of that was doing a global survey of manufacturing capacity to think about where we wanted to plant the manufacturing of any successful products we were able to bring forward.
Hackett confirms that the project commenced prior to the discovery and identification of the coronavirus in early January 2020: AMMEX Medical Blue Nit... Buy New $14.97 ($0.15 / Gloves) (as of 12:02 UTC - Details)
“We did that in the last year or so. … We are using the information that we have collected and have that team now thinking about opportunities for scaling vaccines of various different types. That is a work in progress. For some of the technologies the tech transfer [to a manufacturer] may be something that could be done in a time frame that was pertinent to the epidemic, potentially.
I think it is going to be really important to engage those folks who have access to really substantial production capacity. And having the big producers at the table — because of their depth, because of their experience, because of their internal resources — would be very, very important. The candidate vaccines will be very, very quick. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of NIAID [who has been spreading panic on network TV], is out in public as saying he thinks the clinical trial for the Moderna vaccine may be as early as the spring. (emphasis added)
What is unfolding in real life is in some regards similar to the October 2019 simulation exercise at John Hopkins. The scenario is how to produce millions of vaccine shots on the presumption that the pandemic will spread.
The CEPI sponsored vaccine conglomerates had already planned their investments well in advance of the global Worldwide health emergency.
I [Hackett] think part of the general strategy is to have a large number of candidates. [and] you want to have enough candidates that at least some of them are moving rapidly through the process. And then for each candidate, you need to ask yourself the question: How do you produce that? … [And] how are you going to get to that point with production at a scale that is meaningful in the context of a disease that is going to infect the whole of society? (Interview conducted by Helen Branswell, statsnews, February 3, 2020)
Moderna Inc
Moderna Inc based in Seattle is one of several candidates involved and supported by CEPI.
Moderna announced on February 24th the development of “an experimental mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, known as mRNA-1273″. “The initial batch of the vaccine has already been shipped to U.S. government researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)” headed by Dr. Antony Fauci.
While Moderna Inc initially stated that the first clinical trials would commence in late April, tests involving human volunteers started in mid-March in Seattle:
Researchers in Seattle gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday — leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges. … Some of the study’s carefully chosen healthy volunteers, ages 18 to 55, will get higher dosages than others to test how strong the inoculations should be. Scientists will check for any side effects and draw blood samples to test if the vaccine is revving up the immune system, looking for encouraging clues like the NIH earlier found in vaccinated mice. “We don’t know whether this vaccine will induce an immune response, or whether it will be safe. That’s why we’re doing a trial,” Jackson stressed. “It’s not at the stage where it would be possible or prudent to give it to the general population.” (FOX news local)
CEPI’s nCoV-2019 Global Vaccine and the ID2020 Digital Identity Platform
While CEPI announced the launching of a global vaccine at the Davos World Economic Forum, another important and related endeavor was underway. It’s called the ID2020 Agenda, which, according to Peter Koenig constitutes “an electronic ID program that uses generalized vaccination as a platform for digital identity”.
“The program harnesses existing birth registration and vaccination operations to provide newborns with a portable and persistent biometrically-linked digital identity”. (Peter Koenig, March 2020)
The Founding Partners of ID2020 are Microsoft, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) among others.
It is worth noting the timeline: The ID2020 Alliance held their Summit in New York, entitled “Rising to the Good ID Challenge”, on September 19,2020, exactly one month prior to nCov-2019 simulation exercise entitled Event 201 at John Hopkins in Baltimore.
Is it just a coincidence that ID2020 is being rolled out at the onset of what the WHO calls a Pandemic? – Or is a pandemic needed to ‘roll out’ the multiple devastating programs of ID2020? (Peter Koenig, March 2020)
ID2020 is part of a “World Governance” project which, if applied, would roll out the contours of what some analysts have described as a Global Police State encompassing through vaccination the personal details of several billion people Worldwide.
In the Wake of the Lockdown
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Will the hardships of the economic and social crisis encourage people to get vaccinated?
To implement the Global Vaccine, the propaganda campaign must continue. The Truth must be suppressed. These are their “guidelines”, which must be confronted and challenged.
The main actors including CEPI will require the firm endorsement of the WHO (which they control), a green light from the scientific community as well bold statements by corrupt politicians.
Moreover, they will have to suppress information and analysis on the features of the virus, how it can be cured, which is currently the object in several countries of debate by virologist and physicians.
Remember the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic when Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology compared the H1N1 pandemic to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic while reassuring the public that the latter was more deadly. (CBC: Get swine flu vaccine ready: U.S. advisers)
Based on incomplete and scanty data, the WHO Director General predicted with authority that: “as many as 2 billion people could become infected over the next two years — nearly one-third of the world population.” (World Health Organization as reported by the Western media, July 2009).
It was a multibillion bonanza for Big Pharma supported by the WHO’s Director-General Margaret Chan.
In a subsequent statement she confirmed that:
“Vaccine makers could produce 4.9 billion pandemic flu shots per year in the best-case scenario”,Margaret Chan, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO), quoted by Reuters, 21 July 2009). “Swine flu could strike up to 40 percent of Americans over the next two years and as many as several hundred thousand could die if a vaccine campaign and other measures aren’t successful.” (Official Statement of Obama Administration, Associated Press, 24 July 2009).
There was no pandemic affecting 2 billion people… Millions of doses of swine flu vaccine had been ordered by national governments from Big Pharma. Millions of vaccine doses were subsequently destroyed: a financial bonanza for Big Pharma, an expenditure crisis for national governments.
There was no investigation into who was behind this multibillion fraud. Several critics said that the H1N1 Pandemic was “Fake”
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), a human rights watchdog, is publicly investigating the WHO’s motives in declaring a pandemic. Indeed, the chairman of its influential health committee, epidemiologist Wolfgang Wodarg, has declared that the “false pandemic” is “one of the greatest medicine scandals of the century.” (Forbes, February 10, 2010)
We are currently in a Lockdown, We have time to reflect. There are important lessons to be learnt from the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic
This pandemic is far more serious and diabolical than the 2009 H1N1. This COV-19 pandemic has provided a pretext and a justification for destabilizing the economies of entire countries, impoverishing large sectors of the World population. Unprecedented in modern history. 3M Safety Glasses, Vir... Best Price: $10.99 Buy New $8.19 (as of 11:56 UTC - Details)
And it is important that we act cohesively and in solidarity with those who are victims of this crisis. People’s lives are in a freefall and their purchasing power has been destroyed. What kind of twisted social structure awaits us in the wake of the lockdown?
Can we trust the World Health Organization (WHO) and the powerful economic interest groups behind it.
Can we trust the main actors behind the multibillion dollar global vaccination project?
Can we trust the Western media which has led the fear campaign? Disinformation sustains the lies and fabrications. Can we trust our “corrupt” governments? Our national economy has been devastated.
This is an act of “economic warfare” against humanity.
Reprinted with permission from Global Research.


Bankruptcy, Not Bailouts

By the time you read this , Congress may be putting the finishing touches on a $ 1 trillion bailout to help America cope with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic .
As is customary in such matters , the “ winners ” in the bailout sweepstakes will be the best-connected corporations , who maintain the largest lobbying staffs in Washington , D.C. At the front of the line this time are domestic airlines and airline manufacturers , which are hemorrhaging billions of dollars each month the pandemic lasts .
But corporate bailouts aren ’ t the answer .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ time-tested procedure that in England dates back to 1542 .
And when the US Constitution was ratified , the document gave Congress the authority to set the rules for bankruptcy .
Several types of bankruptcy exist .
The one that ’ s most appropriate in this situation is Chapter 11 , in which a company is reorganized in exchange for debt relief .
It ’ s used for businesses that want to keep operating but need to restructure so they can pay their debts .
Once a company files a Chapter 11 bankruptcy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to enforce their claims against it .
10PCS Disposable Mask ... Buy New $ 9.99 Instead , the company has four months to come up with a reorganization plan , which must be completed within 18 months .
Once the bankrupt company files its reorganization plan , creditors must approve it .
Generally , creditors get ownership of some or all of the bankrupt company ’ s shares in exchange for some degree of debt relief .
For instance , American Airlines declared bankruptcy in 2011 .
Throughout the process , it promised @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , gift cards and vouchers , and make exchanges and refunds as usual • Provide employee wages , healthcare coverage , vacation and other benefits , without interruption • Pay suppliers for goods and services received during the reorganization process .
By and large , American did exactly that during its reorganization .
The airline ’ s biggest casualty was its pension plans , which were frozen for some categories of employees , including pilots .
And existing shareholders : when the company emerged from bankruptcy , the old shares became worthless .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ heels of bankruptcy reorganizations of its competitors , including United ( 2002 ) ; Delta ( 2005 ) ; and Northwest ( 2005 ) .
Each of these airlines continued to operate more or less normally , although again , employee pension plans were in some cases terminated and the responsibility for paying them transferred to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp ( PBGC ) .
Admittedly , it won ’ t be as easy for airlines to maintain normal operations as COVID-19 sweeps the globe .
Demand for airline travel has collapsed as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There ’ s also a possibility that in the next few days , all domestic commercial air travel will be suspended .
Many if not most of the nearly 750,000 employees of domestic airlines will face joblessness as the crisis deepens .
This is why critics of a Chapter 11 filing say a direct bailout is necessary , since otherwise , it would be in the best interests of airlines to lay off as many employees as possible to reduce costs .
As well , it ’ s true ( as President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ airlines couldn ’ t have possibly predicted a pandemic in 2020 , when they were enjoying record profits .
Still , a bailout is a failed strategy because of the “ moral hazard ” issue .
When the government steps in to save management and stockholders from the consequences of their bad decisions , it encourages similar behavior by other companies .
We can see that phenomenon at work in the case of the post-bankruptcy behavior of domestic airlines .
Since 2012 , when the last major domestic airline ( American ) emerged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ record profits .
But instead of using those monies to strengthen their balance sheets or improve customer service , the four largest domestic carriers ( American , Delta , Southwest , and United ) collectively spent a staggering $ 43.7 billion to buy back their own shares .
That ’ s within spitting distance of the $ 50 billion bailout they ’ re demanding .
Dust Mask for Kids , Ani ... Buy New $ 20.99 ( $ 7.00 / Count ) The goal of using profits to buy back shares is obviously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have no problem with enriching shareholders , I do have an issue when the companies engaging in this risky and once-illegal practice ask for a taxpayer-funded handout .
Yes , it will be painful if all domestic air carriers – and possibly airline manufacturers like Boeing – are forced into bankruptcy .
Hundreds of thousands of employees will be thrown out of work , at least temporarily .
For that reason , it ’ s probably inevitable that Congress will approve a bailout package for domestic airlines and airline manufacturers .
But it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wiping out existing shareholders and prohibiting share buybacks once the companies return to profitability .
After all , when companies can shift the cost of their reckless behavior to taxpayers without adverse consequences , we shouldn ’ t be surprised when they do it .
The bottom line is that when markets react negatively to a shock like the COVID-19 epidemic , we shouldn ’ t reward that behavior .
The Best of Mark Nestmann

By the time you read this, Congress may be putting the finishing touches on a $1 trillion bailout to help America cope with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
As is customary in such matters, the “winners” in the bailout sweepstakes will be the best-connected corporations, who maintain the largest lobbying staffs in Washington, D.C. At the front of the line this time are domestic airlines and airline manufacturers, which are hemorrhaging billions of dollars each month the pandemic lasts.
But corporate bailouts aren’t the answer. Bankruptcy is.
It’s a time-tested procedure that in England dates back to 1542. And when the US Constitution was ratified, the document gave Congress the authority to set the rules for bankruptcy.
Several types of bankruptcy exist. The one that’s most appropriate in this situation is Chapter 11, in which a company is reorganized in exchange for debt relief. It’s used for businesses that want to keep operating but need to restructure so they can pay their debts. Once a company files a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition, creditors can’t sue to enforce their claims against it. 10PCS Disposable Mask ... Buy New $9.99 (as of 11:41 UTC - Details)
Instead, the company has four months to come up with a reorganization plan, which must be completed within 18 months.
Once the bankrupt company files its reorganization plan, creditors must approve it. Generally, creditors get ownership of some or all of the bankrupt company’s shares in exchange for some degree of debt relief.
For instance, American Airlines declared bankruptcy in 2011. Throughout the process, it promised to:
Fly normal schedules
Honor reservations, tickets, gift cards and vouchers, and make exchanges and refunds as usual
Fully maintain frequent flyer and other customer service programs
Provide employee wages, healthcare coverage, vacation and other benefits, without interruption
Pay suppliers for goods and services received during the reorganization process.
By and large, American did exactly that during its reorganization. The airline’s biggest casualty was its pension plans, which were frozen for some categories of employees, including pilots. And existing shareholders: when the company emerged from bankruptcy, the old shares became worthless.
The American bankruptcy filing came on the heels of bankruptcy reorganizations of its competitors, including United (2002); Delta (2005); and Northwest (2005). Each of these airlines continued to operate more or less normally, although again, employee pension plans were in some cases terminated and the responsibility for paying them transferred to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp (PBGC).
Admittedly, it won’t be as easy for airlines to maintain normal operations as COVID-19 sweeps the globe. Demand for airline travel has collapsed as countries rapidly close off their airspace. There’s also a possibility that in the next few days, all domestic commercial air travel will be suspended. Many if not most of the nearly 750,000 employees of domestic airlines will face joblessness as the crisis deepens.
This is why critics of a Chapter 11 filing say a direct bailout is necessary, since otherwise, it would be in the best interests of airlines to lay off as many employees as possible to reduce costs. As well, it’s true (as President Trump has pointed out), that domestic airlines couldn’t have possibly predicted a pandemic in 2020, when they were enjoying record profits.
Still, a bailout is a failed strategy because of the “moral hazard” issue. When the government steps in to save management and stockholders from the consequences of their bad decisions, it encourages similar behavior by other companies.
We can see that phenomenon at work in the case of the post-bankruptcy behavior of domestic airlines. Since 2012, when the last major domestic airline (American) emerged from bankruptcy, they’ve enjoyed record profits. But instead of using those monies to strengthen their balance sheets or improve customer service, the four largest domestic carriers (American, Delta, Southwest, and United) collectively spent a staggering $43.7 billion to buy back their own shares. That’s within spitting distance of the $50 billion bailout they’re demanding. Dust Mask for Kids,Ani... Buy New $20.99 ($7.00 / Count) (as of 01:35 UTC - Details)
The goal of using profits to buy back shares is obviously to enrich shareholders. And while I have no problem with enriching shareholders, I do have an issue when the companies engaging in this risky and once-illegal practice ask for a taxpayer-funded handout.
Yes, it will be painful if all domestic air carriers – and possibly airline manufacturers like Boeing – are forced into bankruptcy. Hundreds of thousands of employees will be thrown out of work, at least temporarily.
For that reason, it’s probably inevitable that Congress will approve a bailout package for domestic airlines and airline manufacturers. But it should come with strings attached, including wiping out existing shareholders and prohibiting share buybacks once the companies return to profitability.
After all, when companies can shift the cost of their reckless behavior to taxpayers without adverse consequences, we shouldn’t be surprised when they do it. The bottom line is that when markets react negatively to a shock like the COVID-19 epidemic, we shouldn’t reward that behavior.
Reprinted with permission from Nestmann.com.
The Best of Mark Nestmann


lewrockwell--2020-03-25--Will We Allow the Coronapocalypse To Bail Out the Failure of Socialism?

The fear over COVID-19 has gone ballistic .
We have moved from rational precaution to mass insanity in a matter of days .
The speed with which those seeking power are moving is astounding .
With each passing day another person is jumping up , Alexander Haig like , to assume powers they do not have to demand control over the population they legally govern .
And it always seems to be in places with a particular type of government .
They are the ones with the most advanced social safety nets , most outwardly compassionate policies and the ones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They are the ones that have squandered the hard-earned wealth of generations while trumpeting their own wisdom and foresight .
And now that they are facing threats they can not possibly manage , they expect to arrogate even more power to obfuscate the fact that they have failed to provide even the most basic services for the trillions wasted .
You might think I ’ m talking about California or New York , and in some ways I am .
But , in reality , I ’ m talking about Europe .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Buy New $ 20.99 ( $ 7.00 / Count ) Europe stands at the brink of monetary and economic collapse .
Its rot is far more advanced than that of the U.S. and China .
And because of that the spread of COVID-19 there can have the most devastating effects .
Therefore they are justified in shutting down whole countries .
But the counter argument is also valid , if not more valid .
It says quite clearly that by keeping the economy flowing , by keeping people productive and working you retain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than would die otherwise , despite the threat of transmission .
We are living through a time when the democratic socialist nation state , a concept less than three hundred years old , is on trial .
How countries respond to COVID-19 will be a litmus test .
And I can assure you that anyone not openly embracing full on Fascistic control over their countries will be lambasted as heartless do-nothings .
Why ?
Because we ’ re already there .
Any temperance exhibited by local leadership is met with hysterical cries of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here in the U.S. President Trump , rightly , didn ’ t order a national top-down approach to COVID-19 , he left it up to the states to handle .
Some have reacted like Europe .
Others not .
And the amount of vitriol and political axe grinding going on in the U.S. to this point is ridiculous .
And again , I ’ m seeing it quickly becoming a cudgel to bludgeon skeptics by all-knowing , smug authoritarians seeing the opportunity to justify their worldview .
In Europe , for the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been obsessed with creating a European superstate to entrench their own power at the top of an unelected bureaucracy .
But they have failed .
Their political union is failing .
The economy of Europe is quickly imploding into something only seen in a dystopian science fiction movie .
And they need something to keep the dream alive .
From their perspective COVID-19 is the kind of deus ex machina that can save that dream .
Whole countries are being put on lock down , nominally , to stem the spread of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a woefully prepared medical infrastructure not killing a large swath of the population .
But it ’ s not about compassion .
Every dead Italian or German is grist for the mill of saving socialism from itself .
The EU leadership is using this crisis right now to set up centralizing economic control over the whole of Europe by breaking the will of the German people in the face of a civilization-ending pandemic that , to date , hasn ’ t killed more people worldwide than the flu does in the U.S. annually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cancel cash , outlaw gold buying and digitize the entire money supply .
How again is this part of saving lives afflicted with COVID-19 ?
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Congress is paralyzed by partisan bickering seeing this opportunity .
They ’ ve overwhelmed social media with patent nonsense on both sides .
The Republicans are wrapping themselves in the moral high ground of sending out UBI checks and the Democrats decry corporate handouts .
While I ’ m not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1.8 trillion in new spending coming from the Federal government it ’ s clear this time the Democrats only blocked the first vote to play games .
And guess what ?
Not one bit of the spending is necessary .
It ’ s just more socialist destruction of wealth through debt issuance while we all go broke sitting in our homes in fear of a bug .
Whatever happens , you can bet that whatever form of the bill passes , and one will pass , it will be materially worse than the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the way of ‘ bipartisanship ’ in D.C .
In the U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson ’ s response has been the most reasonable , refusing to shut the country down .
But he may soon succumb to the insanity of newly-minted virologists on Twitter screaming ‘ flatten the curve !
’ It ’ s so painfully obvious that this is now a crisis actively being made worse to distract us from the root cause of the economic meltdown that was already here .
Our near completely socialized capital markets , the furthest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because their multiple layers of Ponzi scheme have been revealed as fictions .
COVID-19 just blew up their false assumptions .
They exist to support through bureaucracy and taxation the desperate promises of governments acting like absentee parents buying their children presents instead of being proper role models and leaders .
That ’ s what these ‘ aid ’ packages being discussed in capitols around the world right now are , just more unpaid-for promises of dysfunctional absentee Boomers , trying to buy our love for another day .
But , the truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The institutions of socialism are revealed to be inadequate .
Make no mistake , as I said in my last article , that ’ s no reason to suppress your humanity .
The threat of COVID-19 is real , but it isn ’ t existential .
And I applaud the diversion of our economic output to support fighting this disease and helping as many people survive it as possible .
And that means not locking everyone indoors and shutting down their lives .
It doesn ’ t mean nationalizing every manufacturing plant to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it certainly doesn ’ t mean prepping the country for the suspension of civilian rule .
By turning the amp up to eleven on fears of a biblical plague they are doing what all good screenwriters do as the movie goes along .
They raise the stakes .
COVID-19 , while by all reports is a tough virus to beat , isn ’ t world ending .
But it ’ s being treated as such .
This isn ’ t The Stand , folks .
It ’ s not the Simian Flu from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hospitals and medical community will be overworked .
They will need help .
And we need to be able to provide that help however we can .
In some cases it means staying at home if you can .
In others it means donating your time , money , energy to help your community get through this .
And in still others it means being brave enough to show up for work .
But it doesn ’ t mean allowing power-hungry maniacs to run roughshod over us because we ’ re fearful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the ones that dog us every year .
100 Pcs Latex Nitrile ... Buy New $ 17.98 ( $ 0.18 / Count ) But to sell this fear to us and save themselves , they keep telling us that markets don ’ t work .
That individuals can not be trusted .
And that only the State can coordinate such a monumental task such as saving humanity from nature .
Because without the State we would be left in a Hobbesian state of ‘ war of all against all.
’ If you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hysterics you ’ ll hear the echoes of Agent Smith telling Morpheus that the real virus we are fighting here is humanity itself .
And that a little culling of the bad people who won ’ t get with their Brave New World is what we have to accept to survive .
In Europe they are cynically using this pandemic to lock down countries where the civil unrest was already at the breaking point — France , Spain , Italy .
The stories coming out of Germany now are designed for maximum fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wrong person , she ’ s in quarantine .
Germany has knuckled under , finally , to new fiscal rules .
The EU commission is finally allowing massive government spending .
The U.S. will authorize , in the end , tens of trillions in new loans , handouts , bailouts and bribes .
All to try one last time to paper over the broken promises and false hope of socialized markets to maintain the one-way trades of a few thousand oligarchs .
Because some pigs are more equal than others .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is over .
When the hospitals finally see fewer cases we will be looking at a much different world .
The decisions we allow our governments to take now will determine what that world looks like then .
The Best of Thomas Luongo

The fear over COVID-19 has gone ballistic. We have moved from rational precaution to mass insanity in a matter of days. The speed with which those seeking power are moving is astounding.
With each passing day another person is jumping up, Alexander Haig like, to assume powers they do not have to demand control over the population they legally govern.
And it always seems to be in places with a particular type of government. They are the ones with the most advanced social safety nets, most outwardly compassionate policies and the ones with the most corrupt and failing infrastructures.
They are the ones that have squandered the hard-earned wealth of generations while trumpeting their own wisdom and foresight. And now that they are facing threats they cannot possibly manage, they expect to arrogate even more power to obfuscate the fact that they have failed to provide even the most basic services for the trillions wasted.
You might think I’m talking about California or New York, and in some ways I am. But, in reality, I’m talking about Europe. Dust Mask for Kids,Ani... Buy New $20.99 ($7.00 / Count) (as of 01:35 UTC - Details)
Europe stands at the brink of monetary and economic collapse. Its rot is far more advanced than that of the U.S. and China. And because of that the spread of COVID-19 there can have the most devastating effects. Therefore they are justified in shutting down whole countries.
But the counter argument is also valid, if not more valid. It says quite clearly that by keeping the economy flowing, by keeping people productive and working you retain the infrastructure necessary to save more people than would die otherwise, despite the threat of transmission.
We are living through a time when the democratic socialist nation state, a concept less than three hundred years old, is on trial. How countries respond to COVID-19 will be a litmus test. And I can assure you that anyone not openly embracing full on Fascistic control over their countries will be lambasted as heartless do-nothings.
Why? Because we’re already there.
Any temperance exhibited by local leadership is met with hysterical cries of murder. We’re seeing it here in the U.S. President Trump, rightly, didn’t order a national top-down approach to COVID-19, he left it up to the states to handle.
Some have reacted like Europe. Others not. And the amount of vitriol and political axe grinding going on in the U.S. to this point is ridiculous. And again, I’m seeing it quickly becoming a cudgel to bludgeon skeptics by all-knowing, smug authoritarians seeing the opportunity to justify their worldview.
In Europe, for the past seventy years or so The Davos Crowd have been obsessed with creating a European superstate to entrench their own power at the top of an unelected bureaucracy.
But they have failed.
Their political union is failing. The economy of Europe is quickly imploding into something only seen in a dystopian science fiction movie. And they need something to keep the dream alive. From their perspective COVID-19 is the kind of deus ex machina that can save that dream.
Whole countries are being put on lock down, nominally, to stem the spread of a disease whose biggest threat is overwhelming a woefully prepared medical infrastructure not killing a large swath of the population.
But it’s not about compassion. Every dead Italian or German is grist for the mill of saving socialism from itself. The EU leadership is using this crisis right now to set up centralizing economic control over the whole of Europe by breaking the will of the German people in the face of a civilization-ending pandemic that, to date, hasn’t killed more people worldwide than the flu does in the U.S. annually.
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Oh right, it doesn’t.
Congress is paralyzed by partisan bickering seeing this opportunity. They’ve overwhelmed social media with patent nonsense on both sides. The Republicans are wrapping themselves in the moral high ground of sending out UBI checks and the Democrats decry corporate handouts.
While I’m not interested in the least in seeing $1.8 trillion in new spending coming from the Federal government it’s clear this time the Democrats only blocked the first vote to play games.
And guess what? Not one bit of the spending is necessary. It’s just more socialist destruction of wealth through debt issuance while we all go broke sitting in our homes in fear of a bug.
Whatever happens, you can bet that whatever form of the bill passes, and one will pass, it will be materially worse than the one just shot down. Such is the way of ‘bipartisanship’ in D.C.
In the U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s response has been the most reasonable, refusing to shut the country down. But he may soon succumb to the insanity of newly-minted virologists on Twitter screaming ‘flatten the curve!’
It’s so painfully obvious that this is now a crisis actively being made worse to distract us from the root cause of the economic meltdown that was already here.
Our near completely socialized capital markets, the furthest things from free markets, are imploding because their multiple layers of Ponzi scheme have been revealed as fictions. COVID-19 just blew up their false assumptions.
They exist to support through bureaucracy and taxation the desperate promises of governments acting like absentee parents buying their children presents instead of being proper role models and leaders.
That’s what these ‘aid’ packages being discussed in capitols around the world right now are, just more unpaid-for promises of dysfunctional absentee Boomers, trying to buy our love for another day.
But, the truth is staring us in the face. The institutions of socialism are revealed to be inadequate. Make no mistake, as I said in my last article, that’s no reason to suppress your humanity. The threat of COVID-19 is real, but it isn’t existential.
And I applaud the diversion of our economic output to support fighting this disease and helping as many people survive it as possible. And that means not locking everyone indoors and shutting down their lives.
It doesn’t mean nationalizing every manufacturing plant to make N-95 masks and PPE. And it certainly doesn’t mean prepping the country for the suspension of civilian rule.
By turning the amp up to eleven on fears of a biblical plague they are doing what all good screenwriters do as the movie goes along. They raise the stakes. COVID-19, while by all reports is a tough virus to beat, isn’t world ending. But it’s being treated as such.
This isn’t The Stand, folks. It’s not the Simian Flu from Planet of the Apes. Yes, the hospitals and medical community will be overworked. They will need help. And we need to be able to provide that help however we can.
In some cases it means staying at home if you can. In others it means donating your time, money, energy to help your community get through this. And in still others it means being brave enough to show up for work.
But it doesn’t mean allowing power-hungry maniacs to run roughshod over us because we’re fearful of a plague we can name rather than the ones that dog us every year. 100 Pcs Latex Nitrile ... Buy New $17.98 ($0.18 / Count) (as of 01:35 UTC - Details)
But to sell this fear to us and save themselves, they keep telling us that markets don’t work. That individuals cannot be trusted. And that only the State can coordinate such a monumental task such as saving humanity from nature.
Because without the State we would be left in a Hobbesian state of ‘war of all against all.’
If you listen very closely to their carefully prepared hysterics you’ll hear the echoes of Agent Smith telling Morpheus that the real virus we are fighting here is humanity itself.
And that a little culling of the bad people who won’t get with their Brave New World is what we have to accept to survive.
In Europe they are cynically using this pandemic to lock down countries where the civil unrest was already at the breaking point — France, Spain, Italy.
The stories coming out of Germany now are designed for maximum fear. Chancellor Angela Merkel shook hands with the wrong person, she’s in quarantine. Germany has knuckled under, finally, to new fiscal rules. The EU commission is finally allowing massive government spending. The U.S. will authorize, in the end, tens of trillions in new loans, handouts, bailouts and bribes.
All to try one last time to paper over the broken promises and false hope of socialized markets to maintain the one-way trades of a few thousand oligarchs.
Because some pigs are more equal than others.
And when the worst of the COVID-19 spread is over. When the hospitals finally see fewer cases we will be looking at a much different world. The decisions we allow our governments to take now will determine what that world looks like then.
Reprinted with permission from Gold Goats ‘n Guns.
The Best of Tom Luongo


lewrockwell--2020-03-25--Fact-Checking the Fact Checkers About Coronavirus & Vitamin C Treatment – Is It Really ‘Fake News’?

An article published by LiveScience , a mainstream science website , states that “ Vitamin C is extremely unlikely to help people fight off the new coronavirus.
” Mainstream media has been attacking the idea that vitamin C could have some potential to prevent or even treat the new coronavirus .
This rhetoric follows statements that have come out from government health regulatory agencies .
Take Health Canada , for example , who recently tweeted that there are no natural health products “ that are authorized to protect against ” the new coronavirus .
They go on to state that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is a problem that ’ s plagued our world since the introduction of the mainstream medical industry .
Arnold Seymour Relman , a former Harvard professor of medicine and former Editor-in-Chief of The New England Medical Journal , states this problem clearly : The question people need to be asking is , where does government loyalty lie ?
Perhaps it ’ s with the industry that spends two times more than any other lobby in congress .
This is why nothing can be used as a treatment , for any disease , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to us by a pharmaceutical company .
“ Alternative ” treatments are always branded as ‘ fake ’ and even ‘ dangerous ’ .
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Going back to the statement above from LiveScience that states “ Vitamin C is extremely unlikely to help people fight off the new coronavirus ” : if this is really the case , then why would China start multiple clinical trials to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be helpful in treating people with coronavirus ?
The article in LiveScience did not acknowledge this originally , but they added an update stating that researchers at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University had with 140 patients in February to test whether ultrahigh doses of vitamin C , delivered intravenously , could treat the viral infection more effectively than a placebo .
The test group will receive infusions twice a day for seven days , with each infusion containing 12g of vitamin C. ( The daily recommendation for an adult man is only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ completed in September , and no results are yet available , according to ClinicalTrials.gov .
That being said , Dr. Richard Cheng , MD , has been updating everyone via his YouTube channel about vitamin C treatment cases out of China .
We have been covering his updates as he is in direct contact with this treatment and isn ’ t simply an armchair scientist at the moment .
We feel at this time this is a very important detail as he is seeing and hearing results first hand , not simply theoretically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-aging specialist .
He claims that vitamin C is now in the Shanghai Government treatment plan .
Dr. Cheng was paramount in bringing high-dose vitamin C to the table as part of potential treatment and prevention measures .
Unfortunately in the West , this option is still being denied by much of mainstream media and governments are not talking about it .
Instead , it ’ s fear and chaos which we do not feel helps anyone to stay healthy or get better .
According to Cheng , 50 moderate to severe cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ IVC .
Dosing of IVC ranged from 10,000 – 20,000 mg a day for 7-10 days , with 10,000 mg for moderate cases and 20,000 for more severe cases .
The first bit of good news was that all patients who received IVC improved and there has been no mortality .
Secondly , as compared to the average of a 30-day hospital stay for all Covid-19 patients , those patients who received high dose IVC had a hospital stay of about 3-5 days shorter than the other patients .
In one particularly severe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , an extra dose of 50,000 mg IVC was given over a period of 4 hours and it caused the patient ’ s pulmonary ( oxygenation index ) status to stabilize and improve as the critical care team observed in real time .
You can watch all of the updates from Cheng via his Youtube Channel .
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To say that it ’ s false or extremely unlikely is , in fact , the false news .
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Is it really safe and truthful to make the claim that “ Vitamin C is extremely unlikely to help people fight off the new coronavirus ” ?
This is the rhetoric we ’ ve been hearing from mainstream media sources for quite a while , and articles posted on social media providing evidence that it may show some promise are being flagged by fact checkers as fake news .
Again , if it was extremely unlikely , why use so many resources that are required @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first place ?
Why are we getting a completely different perspective from an MD in China that ’ s providing the world with updates ?
These are important questions to ask , as this example simply highlights one of the biggest problems that plagues the mainstream medical industry , which is a complete denial of the potential of natural treatments .
Because these treatments can not be patented and turned a profit , they are ridiculed , ignored and brushed off .

An article published by LiveScience, a mainstream science website, states that “Vitamin C is extremely unlikely to help people fight off the new coronavirus.” Mainstream media has been attacking the idea that vitamin C could have some potential to prevent or even treat the new coronavirus. This rhetoric follows statements that have come out from government health regulatory agencies. Take Health Canada, for example, who recently tweeted that there are no natural health products “that are authorized to protect against” the new coronavirus. They go on to state that “any claims otherwise are false.”
This is a problem that’s plagued our world since the introduction of the mainstream medical industry. Arnold Seymour Relman, a former Harvard professor of medicine and former Editor-in-Chief of The New England Medical Journal, states this problem clearly:
“The medical profession is being bought by the pharmaceutical industry, not only in terms of the practice of medicine, but also in terms of teaching and research. The academic institutions of this country are allowing themselves to be the paid agents of the pharmaceutical industry. I think it’s disgraceful.” (source)
The question people need to be asking is, where does government loyalty lie? Perhaps it’s with the industry that spends two times more than any other lobby in congress. This is why nothing can be used as a treatment, for any disease, unless it’s patented and presented to us by a pharmaceutical company. “Alternative” treatments are always branded as ‘fake’ and even ‘dangerous’. SunLipid Liposomal Vit... Buy New $29.00 ($0.97 / Count) (as of 01:27 UTC - Details)
Vitamin C Trials and Treatment
This recent coronavirus outbreak might provide the latest insight into this matter. Going back to the statement above from LiveScience that states “Vitamin C is extremely unlikely to help people fight off the new coronavirus”: if this is really the case, then why would China start multiple clinical trials to examine whether or not intravenous vitamin C can be helpful in treating people with coronavirus?
The article in LiveScience did not acknowledge this originally, but they added an update stating that researchers at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University had launched a clinical trial with 140 patients in February to test whether ultrahigh doses of vitamin C, delivered intravenously, could treat the viral infection more effectively than a placebo. The test group will receive infusions twice a day for seven days, with each infusion containing 12g of vitamin C. (The daily recommendation for an adult man is only 90mg.) The trial will be completed in September, and no results are yet available, according to ClinicalTrials.gov.
That being said, Dr. Richard Cheng, MD, has been updating everyone via his YouTube channel about vitamin C treatment cases out of China. We have been covering his updates as he is in direct contact with this treatment and isn’t simply an armchair scientist at the moment. We feel at this time this is a very important detail as he is seeing and hearing results first hand, not simply theoretically. Dr. Cheng is a US board-certified anti-aging specialist. He claims that vitamin C is now in the Shanghai Government treatment plan.
Dr. Cheng was paramount in bringing high-dose vitamin C to the table as part of potential treatment and prevention measures. Unfortunately in the West, this option is still being denied by much of mainstream media and governments are not talking about it. Instead, it’s fear and chaos which we do not feel helps anyone to stay healthy or get better.
According to Cheng, 50 moderate to severe cases of Covid-19 infection were treated with high-dose IVC. Dosing of IVC ranged from 10,000 – 20,000 mg a day for 7-10 days, with 10,000 mg for moderate cases and 20,000 for more severe cases. The first bit of good news was that all patients who received IVC improved and there has been no mortality. Secondly, as compared to the average of a 30-day hospital stay for all Covid-19 patients, those patients who received high dose IVC had a hospital stay of about 3-5 days shorter than the other patients.
In one particularly severe case where the patient was deteriorating rapidly, an extra dose of 50,000 mg IVC was given over a period of 4 hours and it caused the patient’s pulmonary (oxygenation index) status to stabilize and improve as the critical care team observed in real time. You can watch all of the updates from Cheng via his Youtube Channel.
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The Takeaway
Is it really safe and truthful to make the claim that “Vitamin C is extremely unlikely to help people fight off the new coronavirus”? This is the rhetoric we’ve been hearing from mainstream media sources for quite a while, and articles posted on social media providing evidence that it may show some promise are being flagged by fact checkers as fake news. Again, if it was extremely unlikely, why use so many resources that are required to start a clinical trial in the first place? Why are we getting a completely different perspective from an MD in China that’s providing the world with updates? These are important questions to ask, as this example simply highlights one of the biggest problems that plagues the mainstream medical industry, which is a complete denial of the potential of natural treatments. Because these treatments cannot be patented and turned a profit, they are ridiculed, ignored and brushed off.
Reprinted with permission from Collective Evolution.


lewrockwell--2020-03-25--Calling Those Who Oppose Totalitarian Covid-19 Measures

People who raise doubts about the set up of a police state in response to Covid-19 are denounced as irresponsible idiots .
But those who want to be locked down have no monopoly on wisdom , we must resist the locking down of debate .
At first , I could not believe what I was reading !
The headline implored , ‘ Lock Us Down : Suspend Habeas ; Save the Nation ’ .
The author Michael Dorf , a Cornell University Professor , was urging the US Government to suspend the rule of law .
Dorf acknowledged that suspending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a fundamental feature of a free society — is an ‘ extreme measure ’ , but he believes that it is a small price to pay for making people feel safe .
Unfortunately , the demand to close down society is not confined to a small number of authoritarian minded law professors .
The entire Anglo-American media has become wedded to the idea that unless governments adopt extreme measures , humanity will face extinction .
Anyone listening to the media or reading the press is left in no doubt that if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a harsh regime social control , he will be dumped by either his ministers or by popular pressure .
Against the State : An ... Rockwell Jr. , Llewelly ... Best Price : $ 5.02 Buy New $ 5.52 At recent press conferences with Boris Johnson , one journo after another called on him to shut down UK Plc .
Larisa Brown of the Daily Mail could barely contain her anger , when she blurted out : “ people aren ’ t acting responsibly so when are you going to get tougher and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the herd like demand to give up hard fought liberties , is coupled with an intense level of hostility towards anyone who disagrees with the call for establishing , what would be in effect a police state .
Those of us who raise doubts about the call to close down the nation are denounced as irresponsible idiots , who are prepared to play with other people ’ s lives .
They are , in the words of panic-in-chief Piers Morgan , covidiots , who need to be kept at a distance from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public health emergency facing the world has allowed those who are in any case disposed towards intolerance to let rip at anyone who questions the wisdom of some of the measures put in place by the government .
Anyone reading the twitterstorm directed at journalists such as Peter Hitchens or Brendan O ’ Neill would imagine that instead of raising questions about the shutting down of pubs , they were calling for the institutionalization of child murder .
Predictably , in a climate of insecurity brought on by COVID-19 many people become scared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by groups of fear entrepreneurs .
In recent days , the media has gone out its way to highlight every example of anti-social behaviour at supermarkets .
It has let rip at parents who decided to take their children to parks or to the seaside on a sunny Sunday .
Pictures of people enjoying a day out in the open air have been portrayed as the behaviour of irresponsible COVID zombies that threaten our very existence .
10PCS Disposable Mask ... Buy New $ 9.99 Despite the fact that in reality there has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the public , in a febrile atmosphere of blame and recrimination many people have become influenced by the rhetoric of fear .
In local community websites and conversations there is far too much finger pointing at people who behave in ways not approved by so called opinion-makers .
In these circumstances even people who know that there is something deeply wrong with the demagogic rhetoric of people like Piers Morgan , find it difficult to voice their dissent .
Yet , we must raise our concerns and questions when we feel that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Instead of closing down dissent , we need a mature and grown-up attitude towards those with whom we disagree .
Precisely because no one has the answer to all of the problems thrown up in this pandemic , we need to hear all points of view .
Those who want to be locked down do not possess a monopoly on wisdom .
We must resist the locking down of debate and discussion .
On the contrary , it is precisely in an emergency that we need to open up all channels of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the public feels that their voice still counts .
The statements , views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RT .

People who raise doubts about the set up of a police state in response to Covid-19 are denounced as irresponsible idiots. But those who want to be locked down have no monopoly on wisdom, we must resist the locking down of debate.
At first, I could not believe what I was reading! The headline implored, ‘Lock Us Down: Suspend Habeas; Save the Nation’. The author Michael Dorf, a Cornell University Professor, was urging the US Government to suspend the rule of law.
Dorf acknowledged that suspending habeas corpus — which has been recognised as a fundamental feature of a free society — is an ‘extreme measure’, but he believes that it is a small price to pay for making people feel safe.
Unfortunately, the demand to close down society is not confined to a small number of authoritarian minded law professors. The entire Anglo-American media has become wedded to the idea that unless governments adopt extreme measures, humanity will face extinction. Anyone listening to the media or reading the press is left in no doubt that if the British Prime Minister doesn’t impose a harsh regime social control, he will be dumped by either his ministers or by popular pressure. Against the State: An ... Rockwell Jr., Llewelly... Best Price: $5.02 Buy New $5.52 (as of 11:35 UTC - Details)
At recent press conferences with Boris Johnson, one journo after another called on him to shut down UK Plc. Larisa Brown of the Daily Mail could barely contain her anger, when she blurted out: “people aren’t acting responsibly so when are you going to get tougher and bring in the police?”
Regrettably, the herd like demand to give up hard fought liberties, is coupled with an intense level of hostility towards anyone who disagrees with the call for establishing, what would be in effect a police state. Those of us who raise doubts about the call to close down the nation are denounced as irresponsible idiots, who are prepared to play with other people’s lives. They are, in the words of panic-in-chief Piers Morgan, covidiots, who need to be kept at a distance from other members of the community.
The public health emergency facing the world has allowed those who are in any case disposed towards intolerance to let rip at anyone who questions the wisdom of some of the measures put in place by the government. Anyone reading the twitterstorm directed at journalists such as Peter Hitchens or Brendan O’Neill would imagine that instead of raising questions about the shutting down of pubs, they were calling for the institutionalization of child murder.
Predictably, in a climate of insecurity brought on by COVID-19 many people become scared and their anxiety can be easily exploited by groups of fear entrepreneurs. In recent days, the media has gone out its way to highlight every example of anti-social behaviour at supermarkets. It has let rip at parents who decided to take their children to parks or to the seaside on a sunny Sunday. Pictures of people enjoying a day out in the open air have been portrayed as the behaviour of irresponsible COVID zombies that threaten our very existence. 10PCS Disposable Mask ... Buy New $9.99 (as of 11:41 UTC - Details)
Despite the fact that in reality there has been very little irresponsible behaviour by members of the public, in a febrile atmosphere of blame and recrimination many people have become influenced by the rhetoric of fear. In local community websites and conversations there is far too much finger pointing at people who behave in ways not approved by so called opinion-makers. In these circumstances even people who know that there is something deeply wrong with the demagogic rhetoric of people like Piers Morgan, find it difficult to voice their dissent.
Yet, we must raise our concerns and questions when we feel that society is going in the wrong direction. Instead of closing down dissent, we need a mature and grown-up attitude towards those with whom we disagree. Precisely because no one has the answer to all of the problems thrown up in this pandemic, we need to hear all points of view. Those who want to be locked down do not possess a monopoly on wisdom. We must resist the locking down of debate and discussion. On the contrary, it is precisely in an emergency that we need to open up all channels of communication, so that every member of the public feels that their voice still counts.
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RT.


lewrockwell--2020-03-25--What the Hell Is in This 1,100-Page Bailout Bill?

Listen to Senator John Barrasso blast Nancy Pelosi for loading up a coronavirus bill with mountains of garbage .
This @ @ @ @ @ Futures are up tonight so some piece of total garbage may pass tomorrow .
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” We @ @ @ @ @ bill to know .
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Listen to Senator John Barrasso blast Nancy Pelosi for loading up a coronavirus bill with mountains of garbage.
This Tweet speaks for itself.
If you watch one thing on Dems blocking coronavirus relief, make it this. The American people are losing their jobs left and right and Pelosi is holding them hostage with partisan demands. This speech from @SenJohnBarrasso is worth every minute of your time. pic.twitter.com/b2MdhUTpxk — Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) March 23, 2020
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Laundry List
Tax credits for solar panels
Wind turbines
Postal service bailout
Portions of the Green New Deal
Cap and Trade for the airlines
Diversity on corporate boards
Collective bargaining
Election reform
Early voting
Same day voter registration
“Where does that fit into a bill to rescue the American people who find themselves in the throes of a disease that may kill them and an economy that is shut down?”
What else?
We will have to read the bill to know.
Reprinted with permission from Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis.
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lewrockwell--2020-03-25--Reflections on a Century of Junk Science

On Saturday evening I drove to a local pizza joint to pick up a pizza .
This was the only way to get pizza .
In Kansas City , all bars and restaurants have been closed for a week .
During the last few weeks , I had made a point of not watching or following the news .
I trusted none of it .
A TV at the pizza place , however , was tuned to CNN .
It showed the Coronavirus death toll : 12,000-plus worldwide and 285 in the United States .
The numbers stunned me .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ presumed , based on the hysteria in the air , that the numbers had to be at least ten times that high both nationally and internationally .
285 ?
According to the Centers for Disease Control 185 Americans died of drug overdoses every day in 2018 .
According to the CDC , 315 people died of the flu every day during the six-month 2018-2019 flu season .
And if protecting life is the goal , we could save about 400 young lives every work hour by shutting down America ’ s abortion clinics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Most political jurisdictions seem to be exempting abortion clinics from shutdown orders .
“ During this public health crisis , pregnancy care , including abortion care , remains an essential health service , ” insists the National Abortion Federation .
“ The NAF calls on leaders to ensure that outpatient abortion clinics can remain open and urges hospitals to continue to provide abortion care.
” Hoodwinked : How Intell ... Cashill , Jack Buy New $ 1.99 No sooner did I get home with my pizza than the news broke that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a stay-at-home order effective Tuesday morning .
“ After 30 days , ” the TV News station reported matter-of-factly , “ the jurisdictions will consider whether to extend the order.
” That is how easy it is in 2020 America to suspend the U.S. Constitution and wreck the economy .
I would feel better about the order and my fellow citizens if some horrible plague were ravaging the metro .
That is not exactly the case .
As of Saturday night , there had been a total of four Covid-19 deaths in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of which was in the KC metro area , a “ man in his 70s with underlying health conditions.
” In sharing my skepticism on Facebook , I have been met with a hail of naysayers , some of them fellow conservatives , who insist the science justifies the state of alarm .
I do not know enough about this particular phenomenon to enter that debate , but I know enough about American history to know that science often needlessly justifies a state of alarm .
In my 2009 book , Hoodwinked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Culture , I documented a century ’ s worth of scientific misinformation , disinformation , half-truths , and lies disseminated almost inevitably to advance a progressive agenda .
One subject covered was the eugenics movement of the early twentieth century .
Those promoting the science and paying for it were not the grand wizards of the Ku Klux Klan but America ’ s academics and progressives , notable among them Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger and Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes .

On Saturday evening I drove to a local pizza joint to pick up a pizza. This was the only way to get pizza. In Kansas City, all bars and restaurants have been closed for a week.
During the last few weeks, I had made a point of not watching or following the news. I trusted none of it. A TV at the pizza place, however, was tuned to CNN. It showed the Coronavirus death toll: 12,000-plus worldwide and 285 in the United States.
The numbers stunned me. Not following the news closely, I presumed, based on the hysteria in the air, that the numbers had to be at least ten times that high both nationally and internationally.
285? According to the Centers for Disease Control 185 Americans died of drug overdoses every day in 2018. According to the CDC, 315 people died of the flu every day during the six-month 2018-2019 flu season. And if protecting life is the goal, we could save about 400 young lives every work hour by shutting down America’s abortion clinics.
That is not about to happen. Most political jurisdictions seem to be exempting abortion clinics from shutdown orders. “During this public health crisis, pregnancy care, including abortion care, remains an essential health service,” insists the National Abortion Federation. “The NAF calls on leaders to ensure that outpatient abortion clinics can remain open and urges hospitals to continue to provide abortion care.” Hoodwinked: How Intell... Cashill, Jack Buy New $1.99 (as of 04:53 UTC - Details)
No sooner did I get home with my pizza than the news broke that the bi-state metro Kansas City would be subject to a stay-at-home order effective Tuesday morning. “After 30 days,” the TV News station reported matter-of-factly, “the jurisdictions will consider whether to extend the order.” That is how easy it is in 2020 America to suspend the U.S. Constitution and wreck the economy.
I would feel better about the order and my fellow citizens if some horrible plague were ravaging the metro. That is not exactly the case. As of Saturday night, there had been a total of four Covid-19 deaths in all of Kansas and Missouri, only one of which was in the KC metro area, a “man in his 70s with underlying health conditions.”
In sharing my skepticism on Facebook, I have been met with a hail of naysayers, some of them fellow conservatives, who insist the science justifies the state of alarm. I do not know enough about this particular phenomenon to enter that debate, but I know enough about American history to know that science often needlessly justifies a state of alarm.
In my 2009 book, Hoodwinked: How Intellectual Hucksters Have Hijacked American Culture, I documented a century’s worth of scientific misinformation, disinformation, half-truths, and lies disseminated almost inevitably to advance a progressive agenda.
One subject covered was the eugenics movement of the early twentieth century. Those promoting the science and paying for it were not the grand wizards of the Ku Klux Klan but America’s academics and progressives, notable among them Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger and Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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