lewrockwell--2020-03-17--US Biowarfare Programs Have 13,000 Death Scientists Hard at Work

Report by reporter Sherwood Ross of Statements made by Francis Boyle who Drafted the US Implementing Law of the Biological Weapons Convention America ’ s $ 100-billion Germ Warfare Industry a “ Criminal Enterprise , ” Author of U.S. Biowarfare Act Says The American legal authority who in 1989 drafted the law Congress enacted to comply with the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention says the U.S. today [ October 11 , 2015 ] is in flagrant violation of that Convention .
“ Since Sept. 11 , 2001 , we have spent somewhere in the area of $ 100 billion ” on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boyle of the University of Illinois , Champaign .
Boyle said an estimated 13,000 “ death scientists ” in 400 laboratories in the U.S. and abroad , are employed making new strains of offensive killer germs that will be resistant to vaccines .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ death scientist who resurrected the genocidal Spanish Flu virus for the Pentagon for offensive biowarfare purposes.
” As for fighting flu , the National Institutes of Health in 2006 , a typical year , got only $ 120 million from Congress to fight flu , which kills an estimated 36,000 Americans annually .
By contrast , Congress gave NIH $ 1.76 billion for “ biodefense , ” even though the anthrax outbreak in 2001 killed just five persons .
“ These distorted budgetary allocations , ” ( spending 15 times as much for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demonstrate that the priority here is not the promotion of the public health of American citizens but rather to further develop the U.S. offensive biowarfare industry that will someday ‘ blowback ’ upon the American people with a catastrophic pandemic , ” Boyle said .
He went on to say the Pentagon and Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) are “ ready , willing , and able to launch biowarfare when it suits their interests…They have a super-weapons-grade anthrax that they already used against us in October , 2001.
” Boyle here was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two U.S .
Senators ( Tom Daschle , of South Dakota and Patrick Leahy , of Vermont ) and others after 9/11 that were traced back to the Government ’ s biowarfare lab at Fort Detrick , Md .
Boyle ’ s remarks came in response to written questions from Sherwood Ross , a Miami , Fla.-based columnist .
Asked if the recent outbreaks of Ebola in Sierra Leone and Liberia could be from U.S. Government-backed facilities , Boyle replied : “ These Ebola vaccines were experimental U.S. biowarfare vaccines that were being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a result of testing out of the U.S. biowarfare vaccines at our lab in Kenema , Sierra Leone , that created the West African Ebola pandemic in the first place.
” Boyle warned that the Galveston National Laboratory in Texas , a high-containment research lab , has been seeking for potential biowarfare agents in the wild in other parts of the world “ in order to turn them into biological weapons.
” He said , “ They should shut down Galveston as an ongoing criminal enterprise along the lines of the S.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is far more dangerous to humanity than Hitler ’ s death squads ever were.
” Boyle added , “ American universities have a long history of willingly permitting their research agenda , researchers , institutes , and laboratories to be co-opted , corrupted , and perverted by the the Pentagon and the C.I.A .
into death science .
These include Wisconsin , North Carolina , Boston U. , Harvard , M.I.T.
, Tulane , University of Chicago , and my own University of Illinois , as well as many others .
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Report by reporter Sherwood Ross of Statements made by Francis Boyle who Drafted the US Implementing Law of the Biological Weapons Convention
America’s $100-billion Germ Warfare
Industry a “Criminal Enterprise,”
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The American legal authority who in 1989 drafted the law Congress enacted to comply with the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention says the U.S. today [October 11, 2015] is in flagrant violation of that Convention.
“Since Sept. 11, 2001, we have spent somewhere in the area of $100 billion” on offensive biological warfare, charges Professor Francis Boyle of the University of Illinois, Champaign.
Boyle said an estimated 13,000 “death scientists” in 400 laboratories in the U.S. and abroad, are employed making new strains of offensive killer germs that will be resistant to vaccines. Against the Left: A Ro... Rockwell Jr, Llewellyn H Best Price: $2.85 Buy New $8.00 (as of 07:59 UTC - Details)
For example, Dr. Yoshihiro Kawaoka’s group at the University of Wisconsin has found a way to increase the toxicity of the flu virus by 200 times! Boyle says Kawaoka is “the same death scientist who resurrected the genocidal Spanish Flu virus for the Pentagon for offensive biowarfare purposes.”
As for fighting flu, the National Institutes of Health in 2006, a typical year, got only $120 million from Congress to fight flu, which kills an estimated 36,000 Americans annually. By contrast, Congress gave NIH $1.76 billion for “biodefense,” even though the anthrax outbreak in 2001 killed just five persons.
“These distorted budgetary allocations,” (spending 15 times as much for germ warfare as for fighting flu) demonstrate that the priority here is not the promotion of the public health of American citizens but rather to further develop the U.S. offensive biowarfare industry that will someday ‘blowback’ upon the American people with a catastrophic pandemic,” Boyle said.
He went on to say the Pentagon and Central Intelligence Agency(CIA) are “ready, willing, and able to launch biowarfare when it suits their interests…They have a super-weapons-grade anthrax that they already used against us in October, 2001.”
Boyle here was referring to the anthrax pathogens mailed to two U.S. Senators (Tom Daschle, of South Dakota and Patrick Leahy, of Vermont) and others after 9/11 that were traced back to the Government’s biowarfare lab at Fort Detrick, Md.
Boyle’s remarks came in response to written questions from Sherwood Ross, a Miami, Fla.-based columnist. Asked if the recent outbreaks of Ebola in Sierra Leone and Liberia could be from U.S. Government-backed facilities, Boyle replied:
“These Ebola vaccines were experimental U.S. biowarfare vaccines that were being tested out in West Africa. It was a result of testing out of the U.S. biowarfare vaccines at our lab in Kenema, Sierra Leone, that created the West African Ebola pandemic in the first place.”
Boyle warned that the Galveston National Laboratory in Texas, a high-containment research lab, has been seeking for potential biowarfare agents in the wild in other parts of the world “in order to turn them into biological weapons.”
He said, “They should shut down Galveston as an ongoing criminal enterprise along the lines of the S.S. and the Gestapo — except that Galveston is far more dangerous to humanity than Hitler’s death squads ever were.”
Boyle added, “American universities have a long history of willingly permitting their research agenda, researchers, institutes, and laboratories to be co-opted, corrupted, and perverted by the the Pentagon and the C.I.A. into death science. These include Wisconsin, North Carolina, Boston U., Harvard, M.I.T., Tulane, University of Chicago, and my own University of Illinois, as well as many others.”


lewrockwell--2020-03-17--Conservatives Believe in Federalism, Except When They Don’t

When the Constitution was adopted by the states in 1789 , a federal system of government was established .
Federalism is the division of power between the national and state governments .
Articles I through III of the Constitution delegate certain powers to the three branches of the national government .
The Tenth Amendment reserves to the states those powers not delegated to the national government : “ The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution , nor prohibited by it to the States , are reserved to the States respectively , or to the people.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Federalist No .
45 : The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the Federal Government , are few and defined .
Those which are to remain in the State Governments are numerous and indefinite .
The former will be exercised principally on external objects , as war , peace , negotiation , and foreign commerce ; with which last the power of taxation will for the most part be connected .
The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects , which , in the ordinary course of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and properties of the people ; and the internal order , improvement , and prosperity of the State .
The notion of federalism is one of the most important and innovative concepts in the Constitution , although the term itself does not appear .
Where am I going with this ?
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801 ) .
As a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have “ a high potential for abuse , ” “ no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States , ” and “ a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug under medical supervision.
” The Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government has the authority to prohibit marijuana possession and use for any and all purposes .
But in spite of federal law , thirty-three states have legalized the medical use of marijuana and ten states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana .
Regardless of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ morality , or medical benefits of marijuana use , these actions by the states should be applauded .
And they should especially be applauded by conservatives who are always reciting their mantra of the Constitution , federalism , States ’ rights , the Tenth Amendment , limited government , individual freedom , free enterprise , and private property .
Conservatives claim to believe in these things , but when the subject of the drug war or even just marijuana comes up , they generally reject the truths that they claim to hold dear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when they don ’ t .
The U.S. House of Representatives last year passed the Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 ( H.R.1595 ) .
The bill would basically allow businesses selling marijuana in compliance with state law to participate in the banking system instead of having to be an all-cash business .
Just before the bill was passed , a conservative at the Heritage Foundation ( “ Charles ‘ Cully ’ Stimson is a leading expert in national security , homeland security , crime control , immigration , and drug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Center for Legal and Judicial Studies.
” ) wrote an article ( “ Why Giving Pot Pushers Access to Our Banks Is Dangerous ” ) denouncing the bill .
In the middle of his article , Stimson brought up the subject of states ’ rights and marijuana .
Under the heading of “ Legalizing Marijuana Is Not a States ’ Rights Issue , ” he wrote : Some on the right who support the states in their push to legalize marijuana assert that doing so is a states ’ rights issue .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foundation scholar has written in a law review in 2018 , we do not allow states to decide whether to prohibit other controlled substances , such as heroin , and there is no good reason to put marijuana in a separate category .
Since the 1938 Federal Food , Drug , and Cosmetic Act became law , the nation has authorized the FDA to decide which drugs to approve for therapeutic use .
We do not make those decisions the subject of a referendum because the decision requires expert scientific judgment of professionals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moral judgment of the populace .
But what has happened is that states have taken the law into their own hands .
Beginning in 1996 , numerous states have enacted so-called medical marijuana regulatory schemes .
Starting in 2012 , a smaller number of states have decided to go big or go home by adopting laws , either by statute or popular referendum , that legalize the distribution and use of marijuana for purely recreational use .
The article in question , which appeared in the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rights and Federal Wrongs : The Misguided Attempt to Label Marijuana Legalization Efforts as a ‘ States ’ Rights ’ Issue , ” by Paul J. Larkin , a Senior Legal Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation who has written dozens of scholarly papers for law journals .
Stimson ’ s first three paragraphs reproduced above are actually a loose quotation of most of the paper ’ s abstract : Advocates for liberalization of the federal statutes outlawing cannabis have argued that the issue whether and how to regulate marijuana should be left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we do not allow states to decide whether to prohibit other controlled substances , such as heroin , and there is no good reason to put marijuana in a separate category .
Since the Federal Food , Drug , and Cosmetic Act became law in 1938 the nation has authorized the Food and Drug Administration to decide which drugs to approve for therapeutic use .
We do not make those decisions the subject of a referendum because the decision requires the expert scientific judgment of professionals in medicine and biochemistry , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress should re-examine how federal law regulates marijuana , but Congress should be guided by the judgment of the FDA as to the costs and benefits of liberalizing marijuana use .
I have carefully read the paper so you don ’ t have to .
I believe the abstract is an accurate summary and thorough overview of the paper .
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The first is that because the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t allow the states to legalize other controlled substances—like heroin for example—then it shouldn ’ t allow them to legalize marijuana even if marijuana is “ different.
” The second is that because the federal government ( “ the nation ” ) authorizes the FDA to decide which drugs to approve , then we should leave marijuana legalization up to the FDA and Congress .
There is one glaring problem with Stimson ’ s arguments .
Since when does the Constitution authorize the federal government to designate and prohibit “ controlled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If the federal government is doing things it ought not to do ( prohibiting drugs ) , then invoking federalism to get the federal government to not do a part of the things it is doing that it ought not to do is the first step toward getting the federal government to not do all of the things it is doing that it ought not to do .
I should point out that some conservatives do see the connection between federalism and state power over marijuana policy .
The Federalist , an online @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the husband of Meghan McCain , last year published a version of an article by Utah representative Ken Ivory titled “ It ’ s Past Time For Congress to Give States Back Their Power to Regulate Drug Use ” that he had written for the blog of the American Legislative Exchange Council ( ALEC ) .
But for the most part , conservatives believe in federalism , except when they don ’ t .
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When the Constitution was adopted by the states in 1789, a federal system of government was established. Federalism is the division of power between the national and state governments. Articles I through III of the Constitution delegate certain powers to the three branches of the national government. The Tenth Amendment reserves to the states those powers not delegated to the national government: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
As future president James Madison explained in Federalist No. 45:
The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the Federal Government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State Governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of taxation will for the most part be connected. The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects, which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties and properties of the people; and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State.
The notion of federalism is one of the most important and innovative concepts in the Constitution, although the term itself does not appear.
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The federal government classifies marijuana as a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801). As a Schedule I drug, marijuana is said to have “a high potential for abuse,” “no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States,” and “a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug under medical supervision.” The Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government has the authority to prohibit marijuana possession and use for any and all purposes.
But in spite of federal law, thirty-three states have legalized the medical use of marijuana and ten states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana.
Regardless of what one thinks about the safety, morality, or medical benefits of marijuana use, these actions by the states should be applauded. And they should especially be applauded by conservatives who are always reciting their mantra of the Constitution, federalism, States’ rights, the Tenth Amendment, limited government, individual freedom, free enterprise, and private property.
Conservatives claim to believe in these things, but when the subject of the drug war or even just marijuana comes up, they generally reject the truths that they claim to hold dear.
Conservatives believe in federalism, except when they don’t.
The U.S. House of Representatives last year passed the Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 (H.R.1595). The bill would basically allow businesses selling marijuana in compliance with state law to participate in the banking system instead of having to be an all-cash business.
Just before the bill was passed, a conservative at the Heritage Foundation (“Charles ‘Cully’ Stimson is a leading expert in national security, homeland security, crime control, immigration, and drug policy at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Legal and Judicial Studies.”) wrote an article (“Why Giving Pot Pushers Access to Our Banks Is Dangerous”) denouncing the bill.
In the middle of his article, Stimson brought up the subject of states’ rights and marijuana. Under the heading of “Legalizing Marijuana Is Not a States’ Rights Issue,” he wrote:
Some on the right who support the states in their push to legalize marijuana assert that doing so is a states’ rights issue. They’re wrong. As a Heritage Foundation scholar has written in a law review in 2018, we do not allow states to decide whether to prohibit other controlled substances, such as heroin, and there is no good reason to put marijuana in a separate category. Since the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act became law, the nation has authorized the FDA to decide which drugs to approve for therapeutic use. We do not make those decisions the subject of a referendum because the decision requires expert scientific judgment of professionals in medicine and biochemistry, not the moral judgment of the populace. But what has happened is that states have taken the law into their own hands. Beginning in 1996, numerous states have enacted so-called medical marijuana regulatory schemes. Starting in 2012, a smaller number of states have decided to go big or go home by adopting laws, either by statute or popular referendum, that legalize the distribution and use of marijuana for purely recreational use.
The article in question, which appeared in the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy in 2018, is “States’ Rights and Federal Wrongs: The Misguided Attempt to Label Marijuana Legalization Efforts as a ‘States’ Rights’ Issue,” by Paul J. Larkin, a Senior Legal Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation who has written dozens of scholarly papers for law journals.
I am not impressed.
Stimson’s first three paragraphs reproduced above are actually a loose quotation of most of the paper’s abstract:
Advocates for liberalization of the federal statutes outlawing cannabis have argued that the issue whether and how to regulate marijuana should be left to the states to decide. Yet, we do not allow states to decide whether to prohibit other controlled substances, such as heroin, and there is no good reason to put marijuana in a separate category. Since the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act became law in 1938 the nation has authorized the Food and Drug Administration to decide which drugs to approve for therapeutic use. We do not make those decisions the subject of a referendum because the decision requires the expert scientific judgment of professionals in medicine and biochemistry, not the moral judgment of the populace. Congress should re-examine how federal law regulates marijuana, but Congress should be guided by the judgment of the FDA as to the costs and benefits of liberalizing marijuana use.
I have carefully read the paper so you don’t have to. I believe the abstract is an accurate summary and thorough overview of the paper. The Free Society Laurence M. Vance Best Price: $13.55 Buy New $17.54 (as of 04:55 UTC - Details)
Stimson has two arguments against federalism when it comes to marijuana. The first is that because the federal government (“we”) doesn’t allow the states to legalize other controlled substances—like heroin for example—then it shouldn’t allow them to legalize marijuana even if marijuana is “different.” The second is that because the federal government (“the nation”) authorizes the FDA to decide which drugs to approve, then we should leave marijuana legalization up to the FDA and Congress.
There is one glaring problem with Stimson’s arguments. Since when does the Constitution authorize the federal government to designate and prohibit “controlled substances” or have an FDA?
If the federal government is doing things it ought not to do (prohibiting drugs), then invoking federalism to get the federal government to not do a part of the things it is doing that it ought not to do is the first step toward getting the federal government to not do all of the things it is doing that it ought not to do.
I should point out that some conservatives do see the connection between federalism and state power over marijuana policy. The Federalist, an online conservative magazine co-founded by Ben Domenech, the husband of Meghan McCain, last year published a version of an article by Utah representative Ken Ivory titled “It’s Past Time For Congress to Give States Back Their Power to Regulate Drug Use” that he had written for the blog of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
But for the most part, conservatives believe in federalism, except when they don’t.
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The Coronavirus Hobgoblin

The great H.L .
Mencken , a classical liberal when such creatures still existed , once wrote , “ The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed ( and hence clamorous to be led to safety ) by an endless series of hobgoblins , most of them imaginary.
” I find myself repeating this quote more and more these days .
America , and the rest of the world , is in the throes of a panic that has never been seen before , outside the fanciful scripts of Hollywood .
A new “ super ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hyped nonstop by our state-controlled media as the new bubonic plague .
The fear porn emanating from our television sets is relentless .
Attempting to urge calm , and discuss this subject rationally is very difficult .
Hysterical shoppers have wiped the shelves clean in many stores .
Toilet paper , for whatever reason , is being hoarded by nearly everyone .
I have done what I can , with my own limited platform .
I ’ ve had guests like the veteran medical fraud expert Jon Rappoport , and Dr. Steven Hotze @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Protest.
” Most listeners , and most of my contacts on social media , seem to agree that this thing is being wildly over hyped .
Some agree with my growing suspicion that it is , in fact , a hoax .
Even establishment voices like Dr. Drew Pinsky and Dr. Oz are attempting to restore reason .
Pinsky noted , “ A bad flu season is 80,000 dead , we ’ ve got about 18,000 dead from influenza this year , we have a hundred from corona .
Which should you be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hundred versus 18,000 ?
It ’ s not a trick question…What I have a problem with is the panic and the fact that businesses are getting destroyed that people ’ s lives are being upended , not by the virus , but by the panic .
The panic must stop .
And the press , they really somehow need to be held accountable because they are hurting people.
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Exactly how was this particular strain of the Coronavirus- COVID-19 , identified ?
Rappoport claims that “ presumptive ” cases of the virus are being lumped in together with actual cases .
To say that any reported numbers are unreliable in such a scenario is to put it mildly .
But it may be worse than that .
Someone on Twitter claims to have talked with the CDC , who admitted there is no present test for COVID-19 .
If that remarkable claim is true , then exactly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having it ?
Is every case “ presumptive ?
” Just in the last week , we ’ ve seen both the NBA and NHL suspend their seasons .
The NCAA has cancelled March Madness , one of the most lucrative sporting events in the world .
Businesses are closing .
Virtually all events with large crowds have been cancelled .
The CDC has recommended the banning of all gatherings with fifty or more people for eight weeks .
So , if any revolutionaries out there were plotting to come together and don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be in groups of forty nine .
Washington , D.C. bars and restaurants have decreed that patrons may not come within less than six feet of one another .
This brilliant idea was gleaned from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , who advised , “ In general , when going outside try to stay at least 6 feet away from others as … If you can ’ t stay 6ft away from other people , it ’ s too close.
” How such a ridiculous edict would be enforced wasn ’ t delineated by the good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be the penalties for breaching the six foot perimeter ?
In 2009 , this country was hit hard with the Swine Flu .
Barack Obama , universally praised for his response , did nothing until 4,000 Americans had already died , when he declared a National Emergency .
The CDC claimed that 59 million Americans contracted the disease , 265,000 were hospitalized , and over 12,000 died .
As of now , headlines trumpet that “ US death toll rises to 62.
” The numbers don ’ t justify the reaction we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our leaders .
Or the people .
They don ’ t even seem to qualify this “ super ” virus as a pandemic .
In fact , the wonder is that they keep trotting out these numbers , which pale in comparison to deaths from the regular flu every year , and continue to receive the same panicked response on the part of the public .
At what point do Americans start to question this ?
Why is the country being basically shut down over something that doesn ’ t appear nearly as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ super ” flu ?
If they are ordered to remain in their houses , how many Americans would protest ?
These stringent measures are inconsistent and defy common sense .
What is the difference between large crowds attending a ball game or a concert , and large crowds in stores and shopping malls ?
Not to mention the economic cost to all those businesses .
The stock market is crashing , and is not responding as it normally does to seemingly good news like oil price drops and interest rate cuts .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspects are manipulating the buying and selling to eventually swoop in and devour the carcasses .
The rabbit hole here , as always , goes very deep .
Bill Gates , representing the soulless eugenicists who have been running our world for a very long time , breathlessly fantasized about 33 million dying from this pandemic .
His choice of the number 33 was not lost upon those in the conspiratorial world , who understand its significance in masonic and occult circles .
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich , quarantined in Italy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now- and act big.
” Exactly how much “ bigger ” our leaders could react to a “ pandemic ” that has killed less than 100 people is something for the unwashed masses to ponder .
Then there is the constant drumbeat in response to the low numbers thus far , that this “ super ” virus can not be stopped , and that things will get worse .
Much worse .
Media outlets , who have irresponsibly revved up the fear , have the audacity to run articles with headlines like , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Than You ’ ve Been Led to Believe.
” National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci declared , “ things will get worse than they are right now .
” Based on the progression thus far , these sentiments simply aren ’ t justified .
Are they talking about the virus , or the government ’ s crackdown , getting worse ?
We are told that this “ super ” virus is unimaginably contagious , which will lead to a frighteningly fast spread around the world .
Donald Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was filmed shaking hands with a Brazilian official who had tested positive for the Coronavirus .
It would be subsequently reported that Trump tested negative afterwards .
Shouldn ’ t a “ super ” bug be able to infect a vulnerable target of Trump ’ s age rather easily ?
“ Conspiracy theorists ” are having fun online by asking people if they know anyone who has this deadly disease .
So far , judging from the responses , it appears that the virus hasn ’ t struck anyone in the conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both Justin Trudeau and the prime minister of Spain have supposedly tested positive .
And Tom “ Oswald did it ” Hanks , of all people , became the first celebrity to test positive .
We can count on Tom to urge everyone to obey all orders .
With the unprecedented reaction to what has thus far been far less dangerous than the common flu , we should be asking why ?
Exactly what is the reason for this ?
On the surface , it appears to be just another way to trample @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in the guise of fighting to keep us healthy .
We know they don ’ t care about our health .
They do care deeply about controlling us .
If this is a trial run to see how Americans react to a Martial Law situation , our leaders must be thrilled .
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And Donald Trump is playing the part of the fall guy here , as he so often has since becoming president .
While Obama did basically nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ epidemic , Trump acted comparatively swiftly .
When he declared a National Emergency after 40 deaths in America , and banned air travel to and from most European countries , the entire establishment blasted it as being too little , too late .
Many of his enemies have called this virus “ Trump ’ s Katrina.
” For the record , whatever one thinks about Trump , he can not be blamed for COVID-19 .
In fact , many Trump supporters believe the virus scare is merely another attempt to remove him from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and impeachment charades failed .
I don ’ t think this is being done merely to get rid of Trump , although that may happen .
Will they cancel elections ?
After all , there are large crowds at the polls .
Already , the Democrats have cancelled the Louisiana primary , sparing the hapless Bernie Sanders another chance to be cheated electorally .
The entire countries of Italy and Spain have been closed off .
Towns and communities all over the world are being quarantined .
The overreaction on the part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the overreaction here .
Meanwhile , no one has explained why there appear to be few if any cases of the Coronavirus in Africa , India , or South America .
Perhaps the heat ?
Well , what about Russia ?
Virtually nothing there , either .
Did Vladimir Putin refuse to play ball , as he so often does ?
Pointing out that half the deaths in America came from the same nursing home , and that those who have died have largely been very elderly , with underlying conditions , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Whatever this thing is , it isn ’ t a random but inexplicably powerful virus strain that our leaders are battling with selfless decency .
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The great H.L. Mencken, a classical liberal when such creatures still existed, once wrote, “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.” I find myself repeating this quote more and more these days.
America, and the rest of the world, is in the throes of a panic that has never been seen before, outside the fanciful scripts of Hollywood. A new “super” virus, the Coronavirus, is being hyped nonstop by our state-controlled media as the new bubonic plague. The fear porn emanating from our television sets is relentless.
Attempting to urge calm, and discuss this subject rationally is very difficult. Hysterical shoppers have wiped the shelves clean in many stores. Toilet paper, for whatever reason, is being hoarded by nearly everyone. I have done what I can, with my own limited platform. I’ve had guests like the veteran medical fraud expert Jon Rappoport, and Dr. Steven Hotze, on my radio show “I Protest.” Most listeners, and most of my contacts on social media, seem to agree that this thing is being wildly over hyped. Some agree with my growing suspicion that it is, in fact, a hoax.
Even establishment voices like Dr. Drew Pinsky and Dr. Oz are attempting to restore reason. Pinsky noted, “A bad flu season is 80,000 dead, we’ve got about 18,000 dead from influenza this year, we have a hundred from corona. Which should you be worried about influenza or Corona? A hundred versus 18,000? It’s not a trick question…What I have a problem with is the panic and the fact that businesses are getting destroyed that people’s lives are being upended, not by the virus, but by the panic. The panic must stop. And the press, they really somehow need to be held accountable because they are hurting people.” Bullyocracy: How the S... Jeffries, Donald Best Price: $15.55 Buy New $14.00 (as of 11:47 UTC - Details)
Both Jon Rappoport and Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg are asking the questions all of us should be asking. Exactly how was this particular strain of the Coronavirus- COVID-19, identified? Rappoport claims that “presumptive” cases of the virus are being lumped in together with actual cases. To say that any reported numbers are unreliable in such a scenario is to put it mildly. But it may be worse than that. Someone on Twitter claims to have talked with the CDC, who admitted there is no present test for COVID-19. If that remarkable claim is true, then exactly how are any people being diagnosed as having it? Is every case “presumptive?”
Just in the last week, we’ve seen both the NBA and NHL suspend their seasons. The NCAA has cancelled March Madness, one of the most lucrative sporting events in the world. Businesses are closing. Virtually all events with large crowds have been cancelled. The CDC has recommended the banning of all gatherings with fifty or more people for eight weeks. So, if any revolutionaries out there were plotting to come together and don yellow jackets, it will have to be in groups of forty nine.
Washington, D.C. bars and restaurants have decreed that patrons may not come within less than six feet of one another. This brilliant idea was gleaned from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who advised, “In general, when going outside try to stay at least 6 feet away from others as … If you can’t stay 6ft away from other people, it’s too close.” How such a ridiculous edict would be enforced wasn’t delineated by the good representative. Portable tape measures? What would be the penalties for breaching the six foot perimeter?
In 2009, this country was hit hard with the Swine Flu. Barack Obama, universally praised for his response, did nothing until 4,000 Americans had already died, when he declared a National Emergency. The CDC claimed that 59 million Americans contracted the disease, 265,000 were hospitalized, and over 12,000 died. As of now, headlines trumpet that “US death toll rises to 62.” The numbers don’t justify the reaction we’ve seen on the part of our leaders. Or the people. They don’t even seem to qualify this “super” virus as a pandemic.
In fact, the wonder is that they keep trotting out these numbers, which pale in comparison to deaths from the regular flu every year, and continue to receive the same panicked response on the part of the public. At what point do Americans start to question this? Why is the country being basically shut down over something that doesn’t appear nearly as dangerous as the normal, non “super” flu? If they are ordered to remain in their houses, how many Americans would protest?
These stringent measures are inconsistent and defy common sense. What is the difference between large crowds attending a ball game or a concert, and large crowds in stores and shopping malls? Not to mention the economic cost to all those businesses. The stock market is crashing, and is not responding as it normally does to seemingly good news like oil price drops and interest rate cuts. The conclusion is inescapable that the usual diabolical suspects are manipulating the buying and selling to eventually swoop in and devour the carcasses.
The rabbit hole here, as always, goes very deep. Bill Gates, representing the soulless eugenicists who have been running our world for a very long time, breathlessly fantasized about 33 million dying from this pandemic. His choice of the number 33 was not lost upon those in the conspiratorial world, who understand its significance in masonic and occult circles. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, quarantined in Italy, solemnly warned that “America must act now- and act big.” Exactly how much “bigger” our leaders could react to a “pandemic” that has killed less than 100 people is something for the unwashed masses to ponder.
Then there is the constant drumbeat in response to the low numbers thus far, that this “super” virus cannot be stopped, and that things will get worse. Much worse. Media outlets, who have irresponsibly revved up the fear, have the audacity to run articles with headlines like, “5 Reasons Coronavirus is Way Worse Than You’ve Been Led to Believe.” National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci declared, “things will get worse than they are right now. ” Based on the progression thus far, these sentiments simply aren’t justified. Are they talking about the virus, or the government’s crackdown, getting worse?
We are told that this “super” virus is unimaginably contagious, which will lead to a frighteningly fast spread around the world. Donald Trump, a nearly 74 year old overweight man, was filmed shaking hands with a Brazilian official who had tested positive for the Coronavirus. It would be subsequently reported that Trump tested negative afterwards. Shouldn’t a “super” bug be able to infect a vulnerable target of Trump’s age rather easily?
“Conspiracy theorists” are having fun online by asking people if they know anyone who has this deadly disease. So far, judging from the responses, it appears that the virus hasn’t struck anyone in the conspiracy world. Meanwhile, the wives of both Justin Trudeau and the prime minister of Spain have supposedly tested positive. And Tom “Oswald did it” Hanks, of all people, became the first celebrity to test positive. We can count on Tom to urge everyone to obey all orders.
With the unprecedented reaction to what has thus far been far less dangerous than the common flu, we should be asking why? Exactly what is the reason for this? On the surface, it appears to be just another way to trample on what remains of our civil liberties, in the guise of fighting to keep us healthy. We know they don’t care about our health. They do care deeply about controlling us. If this is a trial run to see how Americans react to a Martial Law situation, our leaders must be thrilled.
And Donald Trump is playing the part of the fall guy here, as he so often has since becoming president. While Obama did basically nothing in the face of the Swine Flu epidemic, Trump acted comparatively swiftly. When he declared a National Emergency after 40 deaths in America, and banned air travel to and from most European countries, the entire establishment blasted it as being too little, too late. Many of his enemies have called this virus “Trump’s Katrina.” For the record, whatever one thinks about Trump, he cannot be blamed for COVID-19.
In fact, many Trump supporters believe the virus scare is merely another attempt to remove him from office, after the ridiculous “Russiagate” and impeachment charades failed. I don’t think this is being done merely to get rid of Trump, although that may happen. Will they cancel elections? After all, there are large crowds at the polls. Already, the Democrats have cancelled the Louisiana primary, sparing the hapless Bernie Sanders another chance to be cheated electorally.
The entire countries of Italy and Spain have been closed off. Towns and communities all over the world are being quarantined. The overreaction on the part of the world is as historic as the overreaction here. Meanwhile, no one has explained why there appear to be few if any cases of the Coronavirus in Africa, India, or South America. Perhaps the heat? Well, what about Russia? Virtually nothing there, either. Did Vladimir Putin refuse to play ball, as he so often does?
Pointing out that half the deaths in America came from the same nursing home, and that those who have died have largely been very elderly, with underlying conditions, has done little to assuage a terrified populace.
Whatever this thing is, it isn’t a random but inexplicably powerful virus strain that our leaders are battling with selfless decency.
Reprinted with the author’s permission.
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The Corona Car!

There actually is a Corona – not the virus , the car .
Toyota sold it as recently in as 2001 , in Japan – and before Corona acquired other connotations .
It was slightly larger and nicer than the more well-known Corolla , which Toyota still sells everywhere .
You have probably seen third-gen Coronas ( 1964-1970 ) in ’ 60s Godzilla movies .
Well , models of Coronas being stomped on by a guy wearing a rubber Godzilla suit .
Anyhow , now might be a great time to go shopping for a new Corona car .
Not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re-interested-in new car .
Unlike toilet paper – which is becoming scarce and expensive – new cars are stacking up and so becoming less expensive , because people – who are staying home – aren ’ t buying them .
Per Warren Buffet ’ s advice about investing in a bear market , this presents what could prove to be an unprecedented opportunity .
Amazon.com Gift Card i ... Best Price : null Buy New $ 25.00 Because you have unprecedented leverage – if you ’ re not paralyzed by fear about Corona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most people stay home , trying to avoid being sneezed on by the Corona-afflicted .
You will likely be welcomed at the dealership like Cortez by Montezuma , assuming the dealership isn ’ t closed because of fear about Corona .
You will also want to line up your financing ASAP – before the banks close because of fear about Corona .
This may happen soon , too – so better hurry .
If you can get your money – or your loan – lined up and the dealer ’ s doors are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be forever in your favor for once .
Or at least , for long enough to drive home a Corona car for much less than you would have probably had to spend on the same thing pre-Corona , just a week or two ago .
Because it ’ s not just dealers who are getting edgy about the situation – and it ’ s not just because of Corona .
Ford ’ s profits are down an almost unbelievable 99 percent vs. 2018 .
GM ’ s earnings are down about 18 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an ominous harbinger about GM ’ s future – it is losing ground in the critical-to-profitability truck market .
For the first time in memory , the Chevy Silverado 1500 is not the country ’ s second-best-selling pickup .
A controversial ( read , ugly ) restyle ( and the decision to put a four-cylinder engine in a full-size truck ) helped the previously and perennially number-three Dodge Ram sail past the misfiring Chevy and become the new number two .
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There actually is a Corona – not the virus, the car.
Toyota sold it as recently in as 2001, in Japan – and before Corona acquired other connotations. It was slightly larger and nicer than the more well-known Corolla, which Toyota still sells everywhere. You have probably seen third-gen Coronas (1964-1970) in ’60s Godzilla movies. Well, models of Coronas being stomped on by a guy wearing a rubber Godzilla suit.
Anyhow, now might be a great time to go shopping for a new Corona car. Not a refurbished Corona. A whatever-you’re-interested-in new car.

Because of Corona.
Unlike toilet paper – which is becoming scarce and expensive – new cars are stacking up and so becoming less expensive, because people – who are staying home – aren’t buying them. Per Warren Buffet’s advice about investing in a bear market, this presents what could prove to be an unprecedented opportunity.
Amazon.com Gift Card i... Buy New $25.00 (as of 11:14 UTC - Details) Because you have unprecedented leverage – if you’re not paralyzed by fear about Corona and willing to go car shopping while most people stay home, trying to avoid being sneezed on by the Corona-afflicted. You will likely be welcomed at the dealership like Cortez by Montezuma, assuming the dealership isn’t closed because of fear about Corona.
You will also want to line up your financing ASAP – before the banks close because of fear about Corona. This may happen soon, too – so better hurry.
If you can get your money – or your loan – lined up and the dealer’s doors are still open, the odds actually will be forever in your favor for once. Or at least, for long enough to drive home a Corona car for much less than you would have probably had to spend on the same thing pre-Corona, just a week or two ago.
Because it’s not just dealers who are getting edgy about the situation – and it’s not just because of Corona. Ford’s profits are down an almost unbelievable 99 percent vs. 2018. GM’s earnings are down about 18 percent over the same time period and – an ominous harbinger about GM’s future – it is losing ground in the critical-to-profitability truck market. For the first time in memory, the Chevy Silverado 1500 is not the country’s second-best-selling pickup. A controversial (read, ugly) restyle (and the decision to put a four-cylinder engine in a full-size truck) helped the previously and perennially number-three Dodge Ram sail past the misfiring Chevy and become the new number two.
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Things Have Changed

At least in wartime , the bars stay open .
That ’ s how you know this is a different thing altogether from whatever else you ’ ve seen in your lifetime .
Even those of us who signed up for this trip — that is , who expected a long emergency — may be a little bit in cosmic awe at just how much shit is flying into the ol ’ fan .
I know I am .
The gods must have glugged down a mighty draft of Dulcolax .
Did you get the feeling , as I did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — the inadequate versus the irrelevant — that the world they were blathering about possibly doesn ’ t exist anymore ?
The world of institutions that actually function ?
Like , the ones that conjure up whatever sum of money you demand to keep all the wheels spinning ?
Remember that Hemingway line about the guy who went broke ?
Slowly , then all at once .
That ’ s us .
Medicare for all now ?
Really ?
More like , a year from now every physician in America may be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a black bag around to home visits .
Unfortunately , there aren ’ t enough horses left in America , and the few buggies we ’ ve got are all in the museum .
The mega financial bubble-of-bubbles is deflating with frightful velocity precisely because of the efforts since 2008 to artificially inflate it .
The Federal Reserve gave it one final blast Sunday night — while everybody else was counting their rolls of toilet paper — and the effect was like blowing hot air into a shredded Zeppelin .
Stock futures are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , before the Wall Street open .
Gold is getting pounded into the ground like a grape stake and silver is so low it looks like the hedge fund managers are down to pawning grandma ’ s table service .
( Hint , the PMs will bounce back hard ; the rest , probably not so much . )
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Nobody really knows how deep and how harsh this gets ( and perhaps the ones who have a clue ain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the situation presents two salient questions : how much disorder is entailed in this ordeal ?
And what does the world look like when the convulsion phase of this thing is over ?
Americans have never been through anything remotely like this .
The disorders of the Civil War were sharp and horrendous military operations conducted mostly in cornfields , pastures , and woods ( yes , and some small cities like Richmond , pop .
38,000 , and Atlanta , pop .
10,000 ) .
When the smoke cleared , battered Dixieland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Yankeedom , the New York draft riots ran for a week around the small patch of Manhattan island , but everybody else went along with Mr. Lincoln ’ s program .
After all that , America got on quickly with the lively business of the 19th century : railroads , mines , factories , and all that .
The world wars took place in foreign lands , and the home-front scene of the 1940s now looks nostalgically idyllic .
The stresses mounting on the national scene today reflect the extreme fragilities of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and an awful lot of bad choices we made in the process , like suburbanizing the nation and making everybody a hostage to happy motoring .
I won ’ t belabor that point , except to ask how are those vast regions of the country going to manage daily life as the supply chains wobble ?
I ’ d say a shortage of toilet paper may only be the beginning of their problems .
The cities — at least , the few that didn ’ t already implode from the inside out — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they could grow which don ’ t jibe with the new circumstances chugging ferociously down the line .
Just think what a lockdown of the global economy will do to all those residential skyscraper projects lately hoisted up in New York , San Francisco and Boston ?
I ’ ll tell you : They are assets instantly converted into liabilities .
And how will these cities even begin to pay for maintaining their complex infrastructures and services when the money for all that no longer exists and there ’ s no way to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Answer : They won ’ t be able to keep borrowing and they won ’ t manage .
These cities will depopulate and there will be battles over who gets to live in the parts that still may have some value , like riverfronts .
I guess just about everybody can now see the idiocy of concentrating the nation ’ s commercial life in super-gigantic organisms like Big Box stores .
It seemed like a good idea at the time , like so many blunders in history , and now that time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ redundancy — a lot of players doing similar things at the appropriate scale — and America ’ s chain retail model for a commercial ecology was an obvious fiasco waiting to happen .
The people who run that , and other people who run other things in our society , must be wondering whether those supply-chains from China will come back .
It ’ s no different than the cargo cults of the Solomon Islanders circa 1947 , after the military airplanes stopped landing with all their magical goodies : time to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The foolish , idiotic identity politics ginned up by the Left and their racially-inflamed , sexually-disturbed scribes in the Thinking Class have successfully destroyed the last shred of an American common culture that held the country together through earlier vicissitudes .
So , one concludes that we ’ ll be left stewing in poisonous tensions , and perhaps some violent conflicts , before those matters head toward some sort of resolution .
The Geography of Nowhe ... Kunstler , James Howard Best Price : null Buy New $ 4.99 Where does this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ land and a people who operate their society in a very different way at a much more modest scale .
The task of reorganizing our national life is immense .
( There will be plenty to do , so don ’ t worry about that . )
You can forget about the grandiose techno-narcissistic visions of electrified motoring and a robotic nirvana of perpetual sex-crazed leisure .
Everything we do has to be downscaled , from whatever manufacturing we can cobble back together to rebuilding commercial ecosystems at a finer grain from region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what we now call small business , geared locally .
Expect giant AgriBiz to founder on a shortage of capital , especially , and expect smaller farms to organize emergently , worked by more humans working together .
That is , if we want to keep eating .
Expect the small towns in the well-watered parts of the country to revive while the groaning metroplexes spiral down into entropic sclerosis .
Consider the value of our vast inland waterway system and the opportunities to move goods on them , when the trucking industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rebuilding the railroad system in this country .
There will be economic roles and social roles for all those willing to step up to some responsibility .
Young people may see tremendous opportunity replacing the wounded economic dinosaurs wobbling across the landscape .
It ’ ll be all about going local and regional and making yourself useful in exchange for a livelihood and the esteem of others around you — aka , your community .
Government has been working tirelessly to make itself superfluous , if not completely ineffectual , impotent , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis that has been slowly-but-visibly building for half a century .
Something old and played-out is limping offstage , and something new is stepping on .
Aren ’ t you glad you watched all those debates ?
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At least in wartime, the bars stay open. That’s how you know this is a different thing altogether from whatever else you’ve seen in your lifetime. Even those of us who signed up for this trip — that is, who expected a long emergency — may be a little bit in cosmic awe at just how much shit is flying into the ol’ fan. I know I am. The gods must have glugged down a mighty draft of Dulcolax.
Did you get the feeling, as I did, watching the Sanders-Biden debate last night — the inadequate versus the irrelevant — that the world they were blathering about possibly doesn’t exist anymore? The world of institutions that actually function? Like, the ones that conjure up whatever sum of money you demand to keep all the wheels spinning? Remember that Hemingway line about the guy who went broke? Slowly, then all at once. That’s us. Medicare for all now? Really? More like, a year from now every physician in America may be the equivalent of the old country doc toting a black bag around to home visits. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough horses left in America, and the few buggies we’ve got are all in the museum.
The mega financial bubble-of-bubbles is deflating with frightful velocity precisely because of the efforts since 2008 to artificially inflate it. The Federal Reserve gave it one final blast Sunday night — while everybody else was counting their rolls of toilet paper — and the effect was like blowing hot air into a shredded Zeppelin. Stock futures are “limit down” as I write, before the Wall Street open. Gold is getting pounded into the ground like a grape stake and silver is so low it looks like the hedge fund managers are down to pawning grandma’s table service. (Hint, the PMs will bounce back hard; the rest, probably not so much.)
Nobody really knows how deep and how harsh this gets (and perhaps the ones who have a clue ain’t sayin’). But the situation presents two salient questions: how much disorder is entailed in this ordeal? And what does the world look like when the convulsion phase of this thing is over?
Americans have never been through anything remotely like this. The disorders of the Civil War were sharp and horrendous military operations conducted mostly in cornfields, pastures, and woods (yes, and some small cities like Richmond, pop. 38,000, and Atlanta, pop. 10,000). When the smoke cleared, battered Dixieland emerged to numb civil order. Up in Yankeedom, the New York draft riots ran for a week around the small patch of Manhattan island, but everybody else went along with Mr. Lincoln’s program. After all that, America got on quickly with the lively business of the 19th century: railroads, mines, factories, and all that. The world wars took place in foreign lands, and the home-front scene of the 1940s now looks nostalgically idyllic.
The stresses mounting on the national scene today reflect the extreme fragilities of the way-of-life we constructed since then, and an awful lot of bad choices we made in the process, like suburbanizing the nation and making everybody a hostage to happy motoring. I won’t belabor that point, except to ask how are those vast regions of the country going to manage daily life as the supply chains wobble? I’d say a shortage of toilet paper may only be the beginning of their problems.
The cities — at least, the few that didn’t already implode from the inside out — made assumptions about how big and tall they could grow which don’t jibe with the new circumstances chugging ferociously down the line. Just think what a lockdown of the global economy will do to all those residential skyscraper projects lately hoisted up in New York, San Francisco and Boston? I’ll tell you: They are assets instantly converted into liabilities. And how will these cities even begin to pay for maintaining their complex infrastructures and services when the money for all that no longer exists and there’s no way to pretend that it will ever come back? Answer: They won’t be able to keep borrowing and they won’t manage. These cities will depopulate and there will be battles over who gets to live in the parts that still may have some value, like riverfronts.
I guess just about everybody can now see the idiocy of concentrating the nation’s commercial life in super-gigantic organisms like Big Box stores. It seemed like a good idea at the time, like so many blunders in history, and now that time is over. Any ecology thrives on redundancy — a lot of players doing similar things at the appropriate scale — and America’s chain retail model for a commercial ecology was an obvious fiasco waiting to happen. The people who run that, and other people who run other things in our society, must be wondering whether those supply-chains from China will come back. It’s no different than the cargo cults of the Solomon Islanders circa 1947, after the military airplanes stopped landing with all their magical goodies: time to go back to fishing from the dugout canoe.
The foolish, idiotic identity politics ginned up by the Left and their racially-inflamed, sexually-disturbed scribes in the Thinking Class have successfully destroyed the last shred of an American common culture that held the country together through earlier vicissitudes. So, one concludes that we’ll be left stewing in poisonous tensions, and perhaps some violent conflicts, before those matters head toward some sort of resolution. The Geography of Nowhe... Kunstler, James Howard Buy New $4.99 (as of 07:20 UTC - Details)
Where does this all lead? Eventually, to a land and a people who operate their society in a very different way at a much more modest scale. The task of reorganizing our national life is immense. (There will be plenty to do, so don’t worry about that.) You can forget about the grandiose techno-narcissistic visions of electrified motoring and a robotic nirvana of perpetual sex-crazed leisure. Everything we do has to be downscaled, from whatever manufacturing we can cobble back together to rebuilding commercial ecosystems at a finer grain from region to region — in other words, what we now call small business, geared locally.
Expect giant AgriBiz to founder on a shortage of capital, especially, and expect smaller farms to organize emergently, worked by more humans working together. That is, if we want to keep eating. Expect the small towns in the well-watered parts of the country to revive while the groaning metroplexes spiral down into entropic sclerosis. Consider the value of our vast inland waterway system and the opportunities to move goods on them, when the trucking industry unravels. Consider lending a hand at rebuilding the railroad system in this country.
There will be economic roles and social roles for all those willing to step up to some responsibility. Young people may see tremendous opportunity replacing the wounded economic dinosaurs wobbling across the landscape. It’ll be all about going local and regional and making yourself useful in exchange for a livelihood and the esteem of others around you — aka, your community. Government has been working tirelessly to make itself superfluous, if not completely ineffectual, impotent, and rather loathsome in the face of this crisis that has been slowly-but-visibly building for half a century. Something old and played-out is limping offstage, and something new is stepping on. Aren’t you glad you watched all those debates?
Reprinted with permission from Kunstler.com.
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lewrockwell--2020-03-17--Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself (& the End of the World’s Existing Social Order)

Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke these words during his first inauguration at the depths of the Great Depression in 1933 .
The narrative taught in government schools is how FDR ’ s words invigorated the nation and inspired the people to show courage in the face of adversity .
His terminology was that of a general leading his troops into battle .
What is not taught in government schools or proclaimed by the propaganda spewing fake news media were the dictatorial type actions taken by FDR over the next month after his “ inspirational ” speech .
He was the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go to waste .
The day after his inauguration , Roosevelt assembled a special session of Congress to declare a four-day bank holiday , and on March 9 signed the Emergency Banking Act .
What the American people should have feared was the government taking control of every aspect of their lives and threatening them with imprisonment if their dictums were not followed .
On March 6 , taking advantage of a wartime statute that had not been repealed , he issued Presidential Proclamation 2039 that forbade the hoarding ‘ of gold or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , under penalty of $ 10,000 and/or up to five to ten years imprisonment.
” The Fourth Turning : An ... Howe , Neil Best Price : $ 7.92 Buy New $ 12.04 One month later , Roosevelt implemented Executive Order 6102 “ forbidding the hoarding of gold coin , gold bullion , and gold certificates within the continental United States ” .
FDR , like every corrupt politician , overstepped his authority by invoking the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 , to seize all the gold in the country .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that hard times had caused “ hoarding ” of gold , stalling economic growth and making the depression worse .
As usual , the Federal Reserve created the Great Depression through their recklessly easy monetary policy during the 1920s , creating a stock market bubble and its inevitable crash .
The false rationale behind the order was to remove the restriction on the Federal Reserve which prevented it from increasing the money supply during the depression ; the Federal Reserve Act ( 1913 ) required 40 % gold backing of Federal Reserve Notes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fed to benefit their Wall Street owners and the monied interests is a consistent theme since the Fed ’ s shameful conception in 1913 .
They catalyzed the Great Depression Fourth Turning in 1929 and seventy-nine years later created the current Greater Depression Fourth Turing in 2008 .
Americans should fear what they have done to our country .
Roosevelt used the fears of the American people to elevate the Federal government as the savior and ultimate allocator of dispensations to the masses .
This is how politicians used fear in the 1930s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They used the 2008 Wall Street created financial collapse to further confiscate the nation ’ s resources , while screwing over the little guy .
Now , we are in the midst of another manufactured crisis where government control of every aspect of our lives will be implemented through mandates , quarantines , and ultimately military force .
There is nothing to fear but listening to politicians , government apparatchiks , and the hysteria inducing corporate media doing the bidding of their oligarch masters .
“ The politician attempts to remedy the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caused the evil in the first place : legal plunder.
” – Frederic Bastiat I ’ ve followed this entire coronavirus outbreak with a skeptical eye since it first appeared on the radar in January .
Knowing that I ’ m lied to by virtually everyone has made it difficult to comprehend the truth about this ongoing crisis .
We know China lied to the entire world about the outbreak in Wuhan .
It wasn ’ t until social media revealed the true extent of the virus and quarantine of a city larger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to understand this was serious .
The fact that a military bio-lab in Wuhan somehow contributed to the initial outbreak has been downplayed by the propaganda media .
The arrest of a Harvard chemistry professor and two Chinese nationals for trying to smuggle biological vials to China in January is also highly suspicious .
A Canadian government scientist at the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg made at least five trips to China in 2017-18 , including one to train scientists and technicians at China ’ s newly certified Level 4 lab , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Law Frederic Bastiat Best Price : $ 2.98 Buy New $ 4.00 All indications point to this virus being man made , for purposes of biological war .
Whether it was released into the world by accident or on purpose is unknown .
What we do know is it is now spreading rapidly in every country around the globe .
I don ’ t doubt it is highly contagious and will kill a large number of health compromised people .
The growth rate goes exponential , based on what has happened in China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ globe .
China reports that it has peaked and is in decline .
Of course , they lie about everything , so these reports are suspect .
If true , it can be attributed to their military lock down of cities and martial law ruthlessly implemented against its people .
You can be sure our beloved leaders have noted the cold-blooded use of the military to implement their mandatory confinement .
Obey or die .
In the middle of 2019 , something beneath the surface of our debt based financial system broke .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ interest rates .
This was done when the economy was “ the best ever ” according to Trump .
They cut three times during the second half of 2019 .
The repo market went berserk in September .
The Fed began “ not QE ” in January as the wheels began to fall off .
The Wall Street lemmings cheered and bought everything in sight , propelling the market to the most overvalued in history .
The Wall Street titans encouraged the public to buy , buy , buy .
The Fed balance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” , skyrocketing by $ 700 billion in a matter of months .
The daily bailing out of Wall Street banks has continued at an increasing level .
There was no fear exhibited by the likes of Dalio , Dimon or Shwarzman .
The crash was inevitable .
It just needed a catalyst .
And that catalyst was the coronavirus .
The more than 20 % drop in less than two weeks was fastest in history .
The Fed has attempted to capitalize on this crisis to further enrich their Wall Street benefactors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 7 % bounce on Friday , he signed a stock chart for his sycophant ass kisser Lou Dobbs .
Trump continued to badger his pussified Fed Chairman Powell to slash rates more .
Powell cowered under the glare of Trump and his Wall Street puppeteers and went all in on Sunday , slashing rates to zero and officially launching QE5 .
He has zero bullets left in the chamber .
If he can ’ t reignite the stock market bubble with this recklessly outrageous conduct , then it ’ s game over and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past week , politicians , bureaucrats and bankers of all stripes have used this coronavirus crisis , to increase their control and power over our daily lives .
They passed another “ stimulus package ” that was 300 pages and no one in Congress read before voting it through .
It ’ s filled with pork and corporate goodies .
Manuchin , another Goldman vampire squid , is doing all he can to keep the net worth of his banker and corporate buddies headed north during this crisis .
Bailouts for airlines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and any other favored industry is in the offing .
The fact these fake capitalists borrowed at near zero rates and bought back hundreds of billions of their stock in order to boost their stock price and reward themselves with hundreds of millions in bonuses , is water under the bridge in our crony capitalist paradise .
It is truly despicable and traitorous to bailout these scumbags after their ten year orgy on the nation ’ s wealth .
Trump and his minions are following the exact playbook used in 2008/2009 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ blow up the financial system , while average Americans lose their jobs and have their 401ks wiped out for the 3rd time in the last two decades .
Every action being taken by politicians today is to save Wall Street and the mega-corporations who buy and sell them .
Main Street will be fucked over once again .
ZIRP throws senior citizens under the bus .
The spreading of irrational fear about this virus by the propaganda media is designed to convince the ignorant masses to beg their government keepers to save their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conclude is how corrupt , incompetent and evil their elected and unelected leaders have proven to be .
This Fourth Turning is really heating up .
We have entered the phase where body counts will accelerate .
No one knows whether the coronavirus will result in thousands of deaths or millions of deaths .
Anyone telling you they know what is going to happen is a liar .
If you think your Constitutional rights have been trashed through the mass surveillance being conducted by our government , you haven ’ t seen anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Best Price : $ 2.18 Buy New $ 5.68 Wait until they declare this coronavirus out of control requiring a countrywide quarantine enforced by the U.S. military .
When military vehicles are patrolling your streets with the threat of arrest or death if you leave your home , you ’ ll know the Constitution has been tossed into the trash bin .
After decades of government school indoctrination and mass media propaganda , the sheep will passively be led to slaughter .
Our Himalayan mountain of debt is about to come tumbling down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be nothing but a whore for the Wall Street pimps .
They have destroyed any semblance of credibility and independence they once had .
The economic impact of this global pandemic will drive the entire world into recession .
The likely outcome is a global depression as fear replaces greed and debts can ’ t be repaid .
Fiscal stimulus when the national debt is already $ 23 trillion is like injecting adrenaline into a cancer patient .
Small businesses are going to fail and unemployment is going to rise .
This farce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Once economies across the world implode , with central bankers having failed epically , and citizens angry about how their political leaders have failed them , feckless politicians will do what they always do .
They will create a foreign bogeyman enemy to redirect the ire of their citizens .
Again , our leaders will exaggerate threats to induce fear into the masses .
Will it be China or Russia or both ?
Some false flag will be utilized to launch another Fourth Turning war .
Millions will be sent to their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis periods follow the same dynamic , only the specific events and triggers change .
The existing social order will be swept away .
Fourth Turnings always separate the wheat from the chaff .
2020 is destined to go down in history as the year where decades of lies , corruption , thievery and corporate fascism came crashing down .
Who picks up the pieces after the crash will determine our future .
Reprinted with permission from The Burning Platform .
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“So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is…fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and of vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory. And I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.”- Franklin D. Roosevelt – March 4, 1933
Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke these words during his first inauguration at the depths of the Great Depression in 1933. The narrative taught in government schools is how FDR’s words invigorated the nation and inspired the people to show courage in the face of adversity. His terminology was that of a general leading his troops into battle.
What is not taught in government schools or proclaimed by the propaganda spewing fake news media were the dictatorial type actions taken by FDR over the next month after his “inspirational” speech. He was the first Democrat president to not let a crisis go to waste. The day after his inauguration, Roosevelt assembled a special session of Congress to declare a four-day bank holiday, and on March 9 signed the Emergency Banking Act.
What the American people should have feared was the government taking control of every aspect of their lives and threatening them with imprisonment if their dictums were not followed. On March 6, taking advantage of a wartime statute that had not been repealed, he issued Presidential Proclamation 2039 that forbade the hoarding ‘of gold or silver coin or bullion or currency’, under penalty of $10,000 and/or up to five to ten years imprisonment.” The Fourth Turning: An... Howe, Neil Best Price: $7.92 Buy New $12.04 (as of 08:30 UTC - Details)
One month later, Roosevelt implemented Executive Order 6102 “forbidding the hoarding of gold coin, gold bullion, and gold certificates within the continental United States”. FDR, like every corrupt politician, overstepped his authority by invoking the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917, to seize all the gold in the country. The fake reason for the order was that hard times had caused “hoarding” of gold, stalling economic growth and making the depression worse.
As usual, the Federal Reserve created the Great Depression through their recklessly easy monetary policy during the 1920s, creating a stock market bubble and its inevitable crash. The false rationale behind the order was to remove the restriction on the Federal Reserve which prevented it from increasing the money supply during the depression; the Federal Reserve Act (1913) required 40% gold backing of Federal Reserve Notes issued.
Excessive money printing by the Fed to benefit their Wall Street owners and the monied interests is a consistent theme since the Fed’s shameful conception in 1913. They catalyzed the Great Depression Fourth Turning in 1929 and seventy-nine years later created the current Greater Depression Fourth Turing in 2008. Americans should fear what they have done to our country.
Roosevelt used the fears of the American people to elevate the Federal government as the savior and ultimate allocator of dispensations to the masses. This is how politicians used fear in the 1930s to implement more control over our lives. They used the 2008 Wall Street created financial collapse to further confiscate the nation’s resources, while screwing over the little guy.
Now, we are in the midst of another manufactured crisis where government control of every aspect of our lives will be implemented through mandates, quarantines, and ultimately military force. There is nothing to fear but listening to politicians, government apparatchiks, and the hysteria inducing corporate media doing the bidding of their oligarch masters.
“The politician attempts to remedy the evil by increasing the very thing that caused the evil in the first place: legal plunder.” – Frederic Bastiat
I’ve followed this entire coronavirus outbreak with a skeptical eye since it first appeared on the radar in January. Knowing that I’m lied to by virtually everyone has made it difficult to comprehend the truth about this ongoing crisis. We know China lied to the entire world about the outbreak in Wuhan. It wasn’t until social media revealed the true extent of the virus and quarantine of a city larger than NYC, that the world began to understand this was serious.
The fact that a military bio-lab in Wuhan somehow contributed to the initial outbreak has been downplayed by the propaganda media. The arrest of a Harvard chemistry professor and two Chinese nationals for trying to smuggle biological vials to China in January is also highly suspicious. A Canadian government scientist at the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg made at least five trips to China in 2017-18, including one to train scientists and technicians at China’s newly certified Level 4 lab, which does research with deadly pathogens. The Law Frederic Bastiat Best Price: $2.98 Buy New $4.00 (as of 10:45 UTC - Details)
All indications point to this virus being man made, for purposes of biological war. Whether it was released into the world by accident or on purpose is unknown. What we do know is it is now spreading rapidly in every country around the globe. I don’t doubt it is highly contagious and will kill a large number of health compromised people. The growth rate goes exponential, based on what has happened in China, Italy and now countries across the globe. China reports that it has peaked and is in decline. Of course, they lie about everything, so these reports are suspect. If true, it can be attributed to their military lock down of cities and martial law ruthlessly implemented against its people. You can be sure our beloved leaders have noted the cold-blooded use of the military to implement their mandatory confinement. Obey or die.
In the middle of 2019, something beneath the surface of our debt based financial system broke. Suddenly, the Fed began to cut interest rates. This was done when the economy was “the best ever” according to Trump. They cut three times during the second half of 2019. The repo market went berserk in September. The Fed began “not QE” in January as the wheels began to fall off. The Wall Street lemmings cheered and bought everything in sight, propelling the market to the most overvalued in history. The Wall Street titans encouraged the public to buy, buy, buy. The Fed balance sheet made a V like “recovery”, skyrocketing by $700 billion in a matter of months. The daily bailing out of Wall Street banks has continued at an increasing level.
There was no fear exhibited by the likes of Dalio, Dimon or Shwarzman. The crash was inevitable. It just needed a catalyst. And that catalyst was the coronavirus. The more than 20% drop in less than two weeks was fastest in history. The Fed has attempted to capitalize on this crisis to further enrich their Wall Street benefactors. Trump was so exhilarated by the 7% bounce on Friday, he signed a stock chart for his sycophant ass kisser Lou Dobbs.
Trump continued to badger his pussified Fed Chairman Powell to slash rates more. Powell cowered under the glare of Trump and his Wall Street puppeteers and went all in on Sunday, slashing rates to zero and officially launching QE5. He has zero bullets left in the chamber. If he can’t reignite the stock market bubble with this recklessly outrageous conduct, then it’s game over and the Greater Depression will commence.
In the past week, politicians, bureaucrats and bankers of all stripes have used this coronavirus crisis, to increase their control and power over our daily lives. They passed another “stimulus package” that was 300 pages and no one in Congress read before voting it through. It’s filled with pork and corporate goodies. Manuchin, another Goldman vampire squid, is doing all he can to keep the net worth of his banker and corporate buddies headed north during this crisis.
Bailouts for airlines, cruise lines, frackers, hotels, and any other favored industry is in the offing. The fact these fake capitalists borrowed at near zero rates and bought back hundreds of billions of their stock in order to boost their stock price and reward themselves with hundreds of millions in bonuses, is water under the bridge in our crony capitalist paradise. It is truly despicable and traitorous to bailout these scumbags after their ten year orgy on the nation’s wealth.
Trump and his minions are following the exact playbook used in 2008/2009. Socialism for the corporate titans when they blow up the financial system, while average Americans lose their jobs and have their 401ks wiped out for the 3rd time in the last two decades. Every action being taken by politicians today is to save Wall Street and the mega-corporations who buy and sell them.
Main Street will be fucked over once again. ZIRP throws senior citizens under the bus. The spreading of irrational fear about this virus by the propaganda media is designed to convince the ignorant masses to beg their government keepers to save their lives. What critical thinking Americans should conclude is how corrupt, incompetent and evil their elected and unelected leaders have proven to be.
This Fourth Turning is really heating up. We have entered the phase where body counts will accelerate. No one knows whether the coronavirus will result in thousands of deaths or millions of deaths. Anyone telling you they know what is going to happen is a liar. If you think your Constitutional rights have been trashed through the mass surveillance being conducted by our government, you haven’t seen anything yet. End The Fed Ron Paul Best Price: $2.18 Buy New $5.68 (as of 09:55 UTC - Details)
Wait until they declare this coronavirus out of control requiring a countrywide quarantine enforced by the U.S. military. When military vehicles are patrolling your streets with the threat of arrest or death if you leave your home, you’ll know the Constitution has been tossed into the trash bin. After decades of government school indoctrination and mass media propaganda, the sheep will passively be led to slaughter.
Our Himalayan mountain of debt is about to come tumbling down. The Federal Reserve has proven to be nothing but a whore for the Wall Street pimps. They have destroyed any semblance of credibility and independence they once had. The economic impact of this global pandemic will drive the entire world into recession. The likely outcome is a global depression as fear replaces greed and debts can’t be repaid. Fiscal stimulus when the national debt is already $23 trillion is like injecting adrenaline into a cancer patient. Small businesses are going to fail and unemployment is going to rise. This farce of a debt ponzi scheme is over.
Once economies across the world implode, with central bankers having failed epically, and citizens angry about how their political leaders have failed them, feckless politicians will do what they always do. They will create a foreign bogeyman enemy to redirect the ire of their citizens. Again, our leaders will exaggerate threats to induce fear into the masses. Will it be China or Russia or both? Some false flag will be utilized to launch another Fourth Turning war.
Millions will be sent to their deaths by foolish egomaniacal leaders. These crisis periods follow the same dynamic, only the specific events and triggers change. The existing social order will be swept away. Fourth Turnings always separate the wheat from the chaff. 2020 is destined to go down in history as the year where decades of lies, corruption, thievery and corporate fascism came crashing down. Who picks up the pieces after the crash will determine our future.
“With the civic ethos now capable of producing civic deeds, a new dynamic of threat and response takes hold. Instead of downplaying problems, leaders start exaggerating them. Instead of deferring solutions, they accelerate them. Instead of tolerating diversity, they demand consensus. Instead of coaxing people with promises of minimal sacrifice, they summon them with warnings of maximal sacrifice. A new resolve about urgent public goals crowds out qualms about questionable public means.” – Strauss & Howe – The Fourth Turning
Reprinted with permission from The Burning Platform.
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