lewrockwell--2020-10-10--Someone Else for the NFL To Kneel for

Someone Else for the NFL To Kneel for

Regular subscribers to LewRockwell.com may recall that not too long ago I did a piece on Antwon Rose , a black 17-year-old victim of fatal police violence who was commemorated by having his name stenciled onto the helmets of members of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team .
Well , I ’ ve since come across another black 17-year-old victim of fatal police violence every bit as deserving as Antwon Rose of having his name stenciled on the helmets of the players of some NFL team , one Alvin Cole of Wauwatosa , Wisconsin .
Here ’ s what went down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year : Alvin and some friends were visiting Mayfair Mall , Alvin having in his shoulder sling bag a stolen 9 millimeter semiautomatic pistol with an extended 30-round magazine .
That it was illegal for him to be in possession of such a weapon both because of his age and because of a prior juvenile felony conviction was apparently lost on him because the night before he posted a Facebook photo of himself brandishing the weapon and making an obscene gesture .
NATURELO Vitamin D - 5 ... Buy New $ 24.95 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here was Alvin in the mall , minding his own business with his stolen , illegal , high-capacity firearm , when a man in another group , laughing at something that took place in his own group , was misunderstood by Alvin to be laughing at him .
Believing himself to have been disrespected , Alvin swaggered over and began flashing his gun at the stranger .
As other shoppers and mall security took notice , the alarmed stranger made a grab for the gun , but Alvin dodged the attempted disarm and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exit and out into the evening darkness .
Multiple calls about the incident were fielded by 911 dispatch .
As mall security and responding police pursued Alvin , he drew the weapon , and the police shouted at him to drop the gun and get on the ground .
But he continued to run , discharging the weapon once and then falling to his knees , still clutching the weapon and even pointing it at the police .
The police repeatedly told him to put the gun down , but he didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mensah , fired several times , fatally striking Alvin .
Elderberry + Vitamins ... Buy New $ 12.97 ( $ 0.22 / Count ) The ensuing investigation revealed some interesting elements in the incident .
The single shot fired by Alvin somehow managed to graze his own arm .
The high-capacity magazine was not locked in place in the recovered gun , but rather was recovered from the shoulder sling bag .
And finally , a spent shell casing was found in the chamber of the gun ; such a casing should have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the chamber empty .
My preliminary take on certain of these matters is as follows : There is a little button on the side of such a gun that when pressed releases the magazine and lets it drop out of the weapon ; if this button was inadvertently jostled as Alvin was running , it could have caused the magazine to release in the shoulder sling bag and remain there when Alvin drew the weapon out of the bag .
If the gun was not well maintained or the backward motion of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the shell casing wouldn ’ t have been ejected from the chamber as it should have been .
Had these malfunctions not occurred , Alvin might have been able to fire multiple shots at the pursuing police .
The investigation came to a head on October 7 , when a grand jury correctly declined to press charges against Officer Mensah .
There were obligatory BLM demonstrations , of course , and the breaking of windows of business and residences , and the looting of a gas station .
Alvin Cole ’ s life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ managed to evade the police that evening and then had gone on to murder other black people , would their black lives have mattered ?
George Hollenback is a writer who makes his home in Houston .
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Regular subscribers to LewRockwell.com may recall that not too long ago I did a piece on Antwon Rose, a black 17-year-old victim of fatal police violence who was commemorated by having his name stenciled onto the helmets of members of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team. Well, I’ve since come across another black 17-year-old victim of fatal police violence every bit as deserving as Antwon Rose of having his name stenciled on the helmets of the players of some NFL team, one Alvin Cole of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Here’s what went down with Alvin back on February 2 of this year: Alvin and some friends were visiting Mayfair Mall, Alvin having in his shoulder sling bag a stolen 9 millimeter semiautomatic pistol with an extended 30-round magazine. That it was illegal for him to be in possession of such a weapon both because of his age and because of a prior juvenile felony conviction was apparently lost on him because the night before he posted a Facebook photo of himself brandishing the weapon and making an obscene gesture. NATURELO Vitamin D - 5... Buy New $24.95 ($0.14 / Count) (as of 04:55 UTC - Details)
So here was Alvin in the mall, minding his own business with his stolen, illegal, high-capacity firearm, when a man in another group, laughing at something that took place in his own group, was misunderstood by Alvin to be laughing at him. Believing himself to have been disrespected, Alvin swaggered over and began flashing his gun at the stranger. As other shoppers and mall security took notice, the alarmed stranger made a grab for the gun, but Alvin dodged the attempted disarm and he and his group headed for an exit and out into the evening darkness. Multiple calls about the incident were fielded by 911 dispatch.
As mall security and responding police pursued Alvin, he drew the weapon, and the police shouted at him to drop the gun and get on the ground. But he continued to run, discharging the weapon once and then falling to his knees, still clutching the weapon and even pointing it at the police. The police repeatedly told him to put the gun down, but he didn’t. A black officer, Joseph Mensah, fired several times, fatally striking Alvin.
Elderberry + Vitamins ... Buy New $12.97 ($0.22 / Count) (as of 04:55 UTC - Details) The ensuing investigation revealed some interesting elements in the incident. The single shot fired by Alvin somehow managed to graze his own arm. The high-capacity magazine was not locked in place in the recovered gun, but rather was recovered from the shoulder sling bag. And finally, a spent shell casing was found in the chamber of the gun; such a casing should have been ejected from the gun, leaving the chamber empty. My preliminary take on certain of these matters is as follows: There is a little button on the side of such a gun that when pressed releases the magazine and lets it drop out of the weapon; if this button was inadvertently jostled as Alvin was running, it could have caused the magazine to release in the shoulder sling bag and remain there when Alvin drew the weapon out of the bag. If the gun was not well maintained or the backward motion of the gun’s slide was inhibited, the shell casing wouldn’t have been ejected from the chamber as it should have been. Had these malfunctions not occurred, Alvin might have been able to fire multiple shots at the pursuing police.
The investigation came to a head on October 7, when a grand jury correctly declined to press charges against Officer Mensah. There were obligatory BLM demonstrations, of course, and the breaking of windows of business and residences, and the looting of a gas station. Alvin Cole’s life mattered! But if Alvin Cole had managed to evade the police that evening and then had gone on to murder other black people, would their black lives have mattered?
George Hollenback is a writer who makes his home in Houston.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-10--Covid: The Virus That Isn’t There: The Root Fraud Exposed

This is a follow-up to yesterday ’ s article , in which I exposed the fact that the CDC does not have the COVID coronavirus in its possession , because it is “ unavailable.
” Their word , not mine .
The CDC is admitting the virus hasn ’ t been isolated .
In other words , its existence is unproven .
You need to realize the CDC , during its own published confession ( see below ) , is discussing this explosive situation in the context of instructing the world how to perform the PCR test .
The test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t there .
Elderberry , Vitamin C , ... Buy New $ 24.95 ( $ 0.21 / Count ) This would be on the order of NASA issuing a guide for navigating a fleet of ships to a planet whose existence has not been established—and the population of the whole world is going to board those ships for the voyage .
The CDC is saying : here is how you detect the virus in a human , here is the test on which we ’ re going to rely , here is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re going to identify all case numbers and demand all lockdowns—except we don ’ t have the virus .
Why don ’ t they have it ?
Because they can ’ t isolate it .
That ’ s obvious .
If they could isolate it , they would .
Let ’ s not tap dance around this central fact .
Let ’ s not make excuses for the CDC .
They have a problem the size of Jupiter .
It ’ s their problem , not ours .
But they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the form of a STORY ABOUT A PANDEMIC .
AND ALL THE LOCKDOWNS THAT FLOW FROM THE STORY .
To say this is unacceptable is a vast understatement .
The CDC is committing a crime that has no bounds .
For months , I ’ ve been writing about the “ missing virus ” and the studies that should be done to prove it exists—real-world studies that have never been done and will never be done .
Now , here is the smoking gun .
I ’ m aware that many scientists and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic as a fraud on legitimate grounds , don ’ t want to touch what I ’ m revealing here .
I would remind them that , months ago , when some of us were already exposing the PCR test as unreliable and useless and deceptive , THAT ISSUE was too hot to touch .
But now it isn ’ t .
Sambucus Elderberry Ca ... Buy New $ 15.97 ( $ 0.27 / Count ) The issue of the existence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus may seem as if it ’ s too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s time to launch a full-on attack .
Immediately .
The truth is only bitter for those who are hiding it .
I ’ m also aware there are people who have been building scenarios about how the virus is “ activated.
” Certain frequencies wake it up , and so on .
Well , the question is : WHAT VIRUS ?
THE ONE THAT ISN ’ T THERE ?
Still other people would say , “ Then what are all these scientists sequencing in their labs , if it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Again , not our problem .
They might start with a piece of RNA , and then claim , without proof , it ’ s part of SARS-CoV-2 ; and they go to work on it .
They claim anything they want to .
It ’ s not science .
If a mechanic says he has a piece of a fender from a car that has never been seen before ; if he claims he knows the car exists ; but he can ’ t show you the car ; are you going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to invest your life-savings and life-savings of your family and friends in this car he admits is “ unavailable ?
” Are you going to invest and go broke and sit in your home and wear a mask and keep your distance from other people and close your business and declare bankruptcy ?
Are you going to consent to that ?
Another question that arises : if the virus is missing and has never been isolated , has never been proved to exist , what are they putting in the COVID vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be answered by law-enforcement agencies raiding many facilities and seizing materials and finding honest scientists who will discover what is really in the COVID vaccine brews .
Waiting for that to happen…the sun could go dark first .
In the meantime , do you want to take the shot in the arm ?
Some people have claimed there are “ animal models ” which prove the coronavirus exists and is harmful , because the animals become sick , when they are “ injected with the virus.
” This is incorrect on two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are supposed to progress through various species , until they arrive at animals that most closely resemble humans ; chimps .
The animal models being cited are mice or hamsters , which are very , very low on the totem pole .
Immune Support - Vitam ... Buy New $ 14.97 ( $ 0.25 / Count ) Second , what are these mice being injected with ?
It ’ s supposed to be pure virus .
But instead , it ’ s a soup which contains all sorts of material , including chemicals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ animals to become ill .
Here is my breaking story about the virus that isn ’ t there , from yesterday : The Smoking Gun : Where is the coronavirus ?
The CDC says it isn ’ t available .
The CDC document is titled , “ CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus ( 2019-nCoV ) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel.
” It is dated July 13 , 2020 .
Buried deep in the document , on page 39 , in a section titled , “ Performance Characteristics , ” we have this : “ Since no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ currently available , assays [ diagnostic tests ] designed for detection of the 2019-nCoV RNA were tested with characterized stocks of in vitro transcribed full length RNA… ” The key phrase there is : “ Since no quantified virus isolates of the 2019-nCoV are currently available… ” Every object that exists can be quantified , which is to say , measured .
The use of the term “ quantified ” in that phrase means : the CDC has no measurable amount of the virus , because it is unavailable .
THE CDC HAS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the use of the word ‘ isolates.
” This means NO ISOLATED VIRUS IS AVAILABLE .
Another way to put it : NO ONE HAS AN ISOLATED SPECIMEN OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS .
NO ONE HAS ISOLATED THE COVID-19 VIRUS .
THEREFORE , NO ONE HAS PROVED THAT IT EXISTS .
As if this were not enough of a revelation to shock the world , the CDC goes on to say they are presenting a diagnostic PCR test to detect the virus-that-hasn ’ t-been-isolated…and the test is looking for RNA which is PRESUMED @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t been proved to exist .
And using this test , the CDC and every other public health agency in the world are counting COVID cases and deaths…and governments have instituted lockdowns and economic devastation using those case and death numbers as justification .
If people believe “ you have the virus but it is not available , ” and you have the virus except it is buried within other material and hasn ’ t been extracted and purified and isolated , these people believe the moon is made of green cheese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We have the 20 trillion dollars , they are contained somewhere in our myriad accounts , we just don ’ t know where.
” If you don ’ t know where , you don ’ t know you have the money .
“ The car keys are somewhere in the house .
We just don ’ t where.
” Really ?
If you don ’ t know where , you don ’ t know the keys are in the house .
“ The missing cruise missile is somewhere in the arsenal , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If you don ’ t know where , you don ’ t know the missile is in the arsenal .
“ The COVID-19 virus is somewhere in the material we have—we just haven ’ t removed it from that material .
But we know what it is and we ’ ve identified it and we know its structure.
” NO YOU DON ’ T .
YOU ASSUME THAT .
“ But…but…there is a study which says a few researchers in a lab isolated the virus… ” They say they did .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no virus is available .
I guess that means trucks were not available to bring the virus from that lab to the CDC .
The trucks were out of gas .
It was raining .
The bridge was washed out .
The trucks were in the shop .
Joe , the driver , couldn ’ t find his mask , and he didn ’ t want to leave home without it… The pandemic is a fraud , down to the root of the poisonous tree .
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This is a follow-up to yesterday’s article, in which I exposed the fact that the CDC does not have the COVID coronavirus in its possession, because it is “unavailable.” Their word, not mine.
The CDC is admitting the virus hasn’t been isolated. In other words, its existence is unproven.
You need to realize the CDC, during its own published confession (see below), is discussing this explosive situation in the context of instructing the world how to perform the PCR test.
The test to detect a virus that isn’t there.
Elderberry, Vitamin C,... Buy New $24.95 ($0.21 / Count) (as of 03:49 UTC - Details) This would be on the order of NASA issuing a guide for navigating a fleet of ships to a planet whose existence has not been established—and the population of the whole world is going to board those ships for the voyage.
The CDC is saying: here is how you detect the virus in a human, here is the test on which we’re going to rely, here is the test on the basis of which we’re going to identify all case numbers and demand all lockdowns—except we don’t have the virus.
Why don’t they have it?
Because they can’t isolate it. That’s obvious.
If they could isolate it, they would.
Let’s not tap dance around this central fact. Let’s not make excuses for the CDC. They have a problem the size of Jupiter. It’s their problem, not ours. But they’re foisting their problem on us, in the form of a STORY ABOUT A PANDEMIC. AND ALL THE LOCKDOWNS THAT FLOW FROM THE STORY.
To say this is unacceptable is a vast understatement. The CDC is committing a crime that has no bounds.
For months, I’ve been writing about the “missing virus” and the studies that should be done to prove it exists—real-world studies that have never been done and will never be done. Now, here is the smoking gun.
I’m aware that many scientists and doctors, who are otherwise exposing the pandemic as a fraud on legitimate grounds, don’t want to touch what I’m revealing here. I would remind them that, months ago, when some of us were already exposing the PCR test as unreliable and useless and deceptive, THAT ISSUE was too hot to touch. But now it isn’t. Sambucus Elderberry Ca... Buy New $15.97 ($0.27 / Count) (as of 04:18 UTC - Details)
The issue of the existence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus may seem as if it’s too hot, but it isn’t. It’s time to launch a full-on attack. Immediately.
The truth is only bitter for those who are hiding it.
I’m also aware there are people who have been building scenarios about how the virus is “activated.” Certain frequencies wake it up, and so on. Well, the question is: WHAT VIRUS? THE ONE THAT ISN’T THERE?
Still other people would say, “Then what are all these scientists sequencing in their labs, if it’s not the virus?” Again, not our problem. They might start with a piece of RNA, and then claim, without proof, it’s part of SARS-CoV-2; and they go to work on it. They claim anything they want to. It’s not science.
If a mechanic says he has a piece of a fender from a car that has never been seen before; if he claims he knows the car exists; but he can’t show you the car; are you going to buy his story? Are you going to invest your life-savings and life-savings of your family and friends in this car he admits is “unavailable?” Are you going to invest and go broke and sit in your home and wear a mask and keep your distance from other people and close your business and declare bankruptcy? Are you going to consent to that?
Another question that arises: if the virus is missing and has never been isolated, has never been proved to exist, what are they putting in the COVID vaccine? That’s a question that should be answered by law-enforcement agencies raiding many facilities and seizing materials and finding honest scientists who will discover what is really in the COVID vaccine brews. Waiting for that to happen…the sun could go dark first. In the meantime, do you want to take the shot in the arm?
Some people have claimed there are “animal models” which prove the coronavirus exists and is harmful, because the animals become sick, when they are “injected with the virus.” This is incorrect on two counts.
First, the animal models are supposed to progress through various species, until they arrive at animals that most closely resemble humans; chimps. The animal models being cited are mice or hamsters, which are very, very low on the totem pole. Immune Support - Vitam... Buy New $14.97 ($0.25 / Count) (as of 04:56 UTC - Details)
Second, what are these mice being injected with? It’s supposed to be pure virus. But instead, it’s a soup which contains all sorts of material, including chemicals. The chemicals could be causing the animals to become ill.
Here is my breaking story about the virus that isn’t there, from yesterday:
The Smoking Gun: Where is the coronavirus? The CDC says it isn’t available.
The CDC document is titled, “CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel.” It is dated July 13, 2020.
Buried deep in the document, on page 39, in a section titled, “Performance Characteristics,” we have this: “Since no quantified virus isolates of the 2019-nCoV are currently available, assays [diagnostic tests] designed for detection of the 2019-nCoV RNA were tested with characterized stocks of in vitro transcribed full length RNA…”
The key phrase there is: “Since no quantified virus isolates of the 2019-nCoV are currently available…”
Every object that exists can be quantified, which is to say, measured. The use of the term “quantified” in that phrase means: the CDC has no measurable amount of the virus, because it is unavailable. THE CDC HAS NO VIRUS.
A further tip-off is the use of the word ‘isolates.” This means NO ISOLATED VIRUS IS AVAILABLE.
Another way to put it: NO ONE HAS AN ISOLATED SPECIMEN OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS.
NO ONE HAS ISOLATED THE COVID-19 VIRUS.
THEREFORE, NO ONE HAS PROVED THAT IT EXISTS.
As if this were not enough of a revelation to shock the world, the CDC goes on to say they are presenting a diagnostic PCR test to detect the virus-that-hasn’t-been-isolated…and the test is looking for RNA which is PRESUMED to come from the virus that hasn’t been proved to exist.
And using this test, the CDC and every other public health agency in the world are counting COVID cases and deaths…and governments have instituted lockdowns and economic devastation using those case and death numbers as justification.
If people believe “you have the virus but it is not available,” and you have the virus except it is buried within other material and hasn’t been extracted and purified and isolated, these people believe the moon is made of green cheese.
This is like saying. “We have the 20 trillion dollars, they are contained somewhere in our myriad accounts, we just don’t know where.” If you don’t know where, you don’t know you have the money.
“The car keys are somewhere in the house. We just don’t where.” Really? If you don’t know where, you don’t know the keys are in the house.
“The missing cruise missile is somewhere in the arsenal, we just don’t where.” No. If you don’t know where, you don’t know the missile is in the arsenal.
“The COVID-19 virus is somewhere in the material we have—we just haven’t removed it from that material. But we know what it is and we’ve identified it and we know its structure.” NO YOU DON’T. YOU ASSUME THAT.
Science is not assumptions.
“But…but…there is a study which says a few researchers in a lab isolated the virus…”
They say they did. But in July, the CDC is saying no virus is available. I guess that means trucks were not available to bring the virus from that lab to the CDC. The trucks were out of gas. It was raining. The bridge was washed out. The trucks were in the shop. Joe, the driver, couldn’t find his mask, and he didn’t want to leave home without it…
Science is not assumptions.
The pandemic is a fraud, down to the root of the poisonous tree.
Reprinted with permission from Jon Rappoport’s blog.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-10--The Academy’s War on Western Civilization

Of all the venues where the unleashed hysteria of revolutionary Progressivism manifests itself , it is most rampant in our educational establishment , on our college campuses and in our schools .
It is there in those hallowed halls and in the hothouse public school classrooms that the Progressivist infection really begins in earnest .
It is there where it becomes contagious and the pathological indoctrination of our children in a rancid ideology diametrically hostile to nearly all of Western tradition and beliefs .
What occurs in those centers where our children are educated is happening in our society at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to our culture .
Our educational system has become the seedbed—the Typhoid Mary , if you will—for the frenzied “ cancel culture ” we see around us and for the concerted and increasingly fanatical attempt to destroy and erase the two millennia of Western Christian civilization .
Far too many Republicans and so-called “ conservatives ” believe that—somehow—they can coexist or even collaborate with this lunacy .
They can not .
It will devour them , just as it is devouring what remains of our heritage .
Immuneti - Advanced Im ... Buy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Count ) There are literally hundreds of publicized examples of this educational madness , and they are just the ones that earn particular notice .
But for every one news account there are dozens , even hundreds which don ’ t make it into the press .
For every example of progressivist “ woke ” lunacy there are numerous others in classrooms across the nation , or proclaimed by professorial or teachers ’ organizations .
I have selected a representative sampling of these as examples , and I will list them below—they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just an impressionistic view of what is occurring in our academic system today .
But they offer a very definite idea of the perilous and utterly disastrous state of our education system .
Either we—our leaders—take strong and radical action , and initiate comprehensive reform , or there is no future for this nation…or for Western civilization .
First , there are courses on “ how to make a revolution and overthrow the government ” : Washington and Lee University Offers Course on ‘ How to Overthrow the State ’ “ Washington and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is offering a course entitled ‘ How to Overthrow the State , ’ which includes encouraging students to engage in ‘ producing a Manifesto , and ‘ writing a persuasive essay on rewriting history and confronting memory ’ ….
” And what about the University of Rhode Island ?
You see , “ woke ” students ( and the university administrators ) there just don ’ t feel comfortable or safe around monuments and murals honoring soldiers who fought in World War II—they were “ too white ” : ( 120 Capsules ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 0.20 / Count ) University to remove World War II murals because they show too many white people “ The University of Rhode Island recently announced plans to remove two murals depicting World War II veterans because it lacks ‘ diversity and a sensitivity to today ’ s complex and painful problems , ’ according to the university .
Kathy Collins , vice president of student affairs , told she received complaints because the two folk-art murals portraying life in the GI Bill era of the 1950s ‘ portray a very homogeneous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people depicted in the murals are ‘ predominantly white ’ .
” Or then there is this representative nugget , gaining quite a bit of currency and support among academics : “ Brooklyn College Professor of Math Education Laurie Rubel argued this week on Twitter that the mathematical equation 2+2=4 ‘ reeks of white supremacist patriarchy.
’ Rubel ’ s tweet was retweeted and promoted by several academics at universities and colleges around the nation .
“ According to a report by Campus Reform , Brooklyn College Professor Laurie Rubel , who teaches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case this week that basic math is ‘ white supremacist.
’ The tweets are part of a larger trend in recent scholarship by American academics , many of which have argued that ‘ objective truth ’ is a social construct .
‘ The idea that math ( or data ) is culturally neutral or in any way objective is a MYTH .
I ’ m ready to move on with that understanding .
Who ’ s coming with me ?
’ Rubel wrote in a tweet.
” Immune Support with El ... Buy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Count ) I have to admit that math was never a subject where I shined—but a construct of “ white supremacist patriarchy ” ?
Hmm .
If I had known this back in the eleventh grade , I might have used that excuse in defense of my abject disaster in calculus !
Of course , I ’ m kidding , besides , I ’ m white .
But apparently , a growing number of university professors now follow along with Rubel ’ s insanity .
This line of thinking spills over in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what students are learning in the ivy-lined-halls of academe .
They don ’ t think up or adopt these ideas out of thin air , like the Greek goddess Athena , who was born out of Zeus ’ s head , fully grown and developed .
Such ideas are inculcated and taught “ out of professors ’ heads , ” and like an infectious virus they take root .
What Professor Rubel suggests , he teaches , and the results in far too many cases are this : “ Students at the Claremont @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a social construct devised by ‘ white supremacists ’ to ‘ attempt to silence oppressed peoples ’ in a letter to the Pomona College president .
“ The letter came in response to Pomona College President David Oxtoby ’ s affirmation of commitment to free speech and intellectual diversity following the chaos that ensued during a lecture featuring Manhattan Institute scholar Heather MacDonald .
Student protesters derailed her lecture on the rise of anti-police attitudes by banging on windows and shouting , ‘ F*ck the police , ’ and ‘ Black Lives Matter.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ livestream her lecture from a near-empty room across campus.
” And then there is the rash—the epidemic ?
—of “ woke ” white women college professors who have pretended to be black , but now have come forward to “ confess ” their grievous “ sins ” and lived lies .
( Maybe we should revisit the 19th Amendment ? )
Obviously , being black is the color and race of Predestination and the Elect in the new totalitarian religion of post-Marxist Progressivism .
It ’ s like gaining instant and desired sainthood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be faked .
Be it the notorious Rachel Dolezal ( remember her assumed identity : Nkechi Amare Diallo ? )
or a Jessica Krug ( “ I am a culture leech !
” ) , one really has to wonder about these female academic impostors .
This is where a college education at Harvard and at many other universities , and the indoctrination of “ woke ” professors , leads : demented fanatical Harpies .
Here ’ s another example , and notice that the individual involved does not identify as either male @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and goes by the pronoun “ they ” or “ them ” —a “ third sex ” ( ! )
.
Got that ?
The news item comes from Left-leaning AOL : UW-Madison teaching assistant resigns after admitting to lying about being Black “ UW-Madison teaching assistant CV Vitolo Haddad is really Italian .
On the heels of the Jessica Krug controversy , yet another white academic has come clean about pretending to be a person of color .
According to reports , CV Vitolo-Haddad – a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student/TA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ they ’ or ‘ them ’ pronouns – has come clean about pretending to be Black and/or Latinx when in reality ‘ they ’ is Italian .
In a Medium blog post , Vitolo-Haddad confessed to ‘ their duplicity , apologizing for ‘ every ounce of heartbreak and betrayal ’ ‘ they caused by co-opting the Black experience in order to gain access to ‘ Black organizing spaces ’ .
” Lastly , the AP Stylebook is used among journalists , but also on campuses as a guide to writing .
Here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : New AP Stylebook guidance recommends using ‘ unrest ’ instead of ‘ riot ’ to avoid stigmatizing protesters “ The Associated Press Stylebook tweeted an admonishment to stop using the word “ riot ” to describe political protests and instead use the milder “ unrest ” to avoid stigmatizing protesters.
” Everything must be done and done forcefully—no opposition tolerated—to protect the “ space ” of supposed minorities and to destroy “ systemic [ white ] racism.
” Anything in the way , anything that the zealots hear and see that somehow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must be purged , must go .
And , of course , that includes anything associated with Western civilization , culture , and history .
In a word , this is truly demonic—these are demiurges from the very depths of Hell .
Each of these examples , each of these cases , could be multiplied and added to ; they are emblematic of what is going on at UNC and UVa , not just at Yale or Swarthmore .
And until genuine reformers—radical reformers who are not afraid of the resulting barrage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Educational Establishment—get involved and take dramatic action , the process and the irresistible decline of our civilization will continue .

Of all the venues where the unleashed hysteria of revolutionary Progressivism manifests itself, it is most rampant in our educational establishment, on our college campuses and in our schools. It is there in those hallowed halls and in the hothouse public school classrooms that the Progressivist infection really begins in earnest. It is there where it becomes contagious and the pathological indoctrination of our children in a rancid ideology diametrically hostile to nearly all of Western tradition and beliefs. What occurs in those centers where our children are educated is happening in our society at large….critically dangerous, perhaps even fatal, to our culture.
Our educational system has become the seedbed—the Typhoid Mary, if you will—for the frenzied “cancel culture” we see around us and for the concerted and increasingly fanatical attempt to destroy and erase the two millennia of Western Christian civilization.
Far too many Republicans and so-called “conservatives” believe that—somehow—they can coexist or even collaborate with this lunacy. They cannot. It will devour them, just as it is devouring what remains of our heritage.
Immuneti - Advanced Im... Buy New $18.50 ($0.31 / Count) (as of 04:58 UTC - Details) There are literally hundreds of publicized examples of this educational madness, and they are just the ones that earn particular notice. But for every one news account there are dozens, even hundreds which don’t make it into the press. For every example of progressivist “woke” lunacy there are numerous others in classrooms across the nation, or proclaimed by professorial or teachers’ organizations.
I have selected a representative sampling of these as examples, and I will list them below—they are just the tip of the iceberg, just an impressionistic view of what is occurring in our academic system today. But they offer a very definite idea of the perilous and utterly disastrous state of our education system. Either we—our leaders—take strong and radical action, and initiate comprehensive reform, or there is no future for this nation…or for Western civilization.
First, there are courses on “how to make a revolution and overthrow the government”:
Washington and Lee University Offers Course on ‘How to Overthrow the State’
ALANA MASTRANGELO 3 Sep 2020
“Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, is offering a course entitled ‘How to Overthrow the State,’ which includes encouraging students to engage in ‘producing a Manifesto, and ‘writing a persuasive essay on rewriting history and confronting memory’….”
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And what about the University of Rhode Island? You see, “woke” students (and the university administrators) there just don’t feel comfortable or safe around monuments and murals honoring soldiers who fought in World War II—they were “too white”: (120 Capsules) Elderbe... Buy New $23.95 ($0.20 / Count) (as of 04:58 UTC - Details)
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“Students didn’t ‘feel comfortable’ sitting near the murals, administrators said….
“The University of Rhode Island recently announced plans to remove two murals depicting World War II veterans because it lacks ‘diversity and a sensitivity to today’s complex and painful problems,’ according to the university. Kathy Collins, vice president of student affairs, told CBS 12 she received complaints because the two folk-art murals portraying life in the GI Bill era of the 1950s ‘portray a very homogeneous population’ and that most of the people depicted in the murals are ‘predominantly white’.”
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Or then there is this representative nugget, gaining quite a bit of currency and support among academics:
Brooklyn College Education Prof. Claims Math Is ‘White Supremacist Patriarchy’
TOM CICCOTTA 9 Aug 2020
“Brooklyn College Professor of Math Education Laurie Rubel argued this week on Twitter that the mathematical equation 2+2=4 ‘reeks of white supremacist patriarchy.’ Rubel’s tweet was retweeted and promoted by several academics at universities and colleges around the nation.
“According to a report by Campus Reform, Brooklyn College Professor Laurie Rubel, who teaches math education, tried to make the case this week that basic math is ‘white supremacist.’ The tweets are part of a larger trend in recent scholarship by American academics, many of which have argued that ‘objective truth’ is a social construct.
‘The idea that math (or data) is culturally neutral or in any way objective is a MYTH. I’m ready to move on with that understanding. Who’s coming with me?’ Rubel wrote in a tweet.”
Immune Support with El... Buy New $15.95 ($0.27 / Count) (as of 04:58 UTC - Details) I have to admit that math was never a subject where I shined—but a construct of “white supremacist patriarchy”? Hmm. If I had known this back in the eleventh grade, I might have used that excuse in defense of my abject disaster in calculus! Of course, I’m kidding, besides, I’m white. But apparently, a growing number of university professors now follow along with Rubel’s insanity.
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This line of thinking spills over in the classroom and, very obviously, in what students are learning in the ivy-lined-halls of academe. They don’t think up or adopt these ideas out of thin air, like the Greek goddess Athena, who was born out of Zeus’s head, fully grown and developed. Such ideas are inculcated and taught “out of professors’ heads,” and like an infectious virus they take root. What Professor Rubel suggests, he teaches, and the results in far too many cases are this:
Students Claim Objective ‘Truth’ Is a ‘White Supremacist’ Myth
TOM CICCOTTA 17 Apr 2017
“Students at the Claremont McKenna Colleges argued that objective truth is a social construct devised by ‘white supremacists’ to ‘attempt to silence oppressed peoples’ in a letter to the Pomona College president.
“The letter came in response to Pomona College President David Oxtoby’s affirmation of commitment to free speech and intellectual diversity following the chaos that ensued during a lecture featuring Manhattan Institute scholar Heather MacDonald. Student protesters derailed her lecture on the rise of anti-police attitudes by banging on windows and shouting, ‘F*ck the police,’ and ‘Black Lives Matter.’ Campus security ultimately forced MacDonald to livestream her lecture from a near-empty room across campus.”
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And then there is the rash—the epidemic?—of “woke” white women college professors who have pretended to be black, but now have come forward to “confess” their grievous “sins” and lived lies. (Maybe we should revisit the 19th Amendment?) Obviously, being black is the color and race of Predestination and the Elect in the new totalitarian religion of post-Marxist Progressivism. It’s like gaining instant and desired sainthood and celebrity, even if it must be faked.
Be it the notorious Rachel Dolezal (remember her assumed identity: Nkechi Amare Diallo?) or a Jessica Krug (“I am a culture leech!”), one really has to wonder about these female academic impostors. This is where a college education at Harvard and at many other universities, and the indoctrination of “woke” professors, leads: demented fanatical Harpies.
Here’s another example, and notice that the individual involved does not identify as either male or female, but “non-binary,” and goes by the pronoun “they” or “them”—a “third sex”(!).
Got that? The news item comes from Left-leaning AOL:
UW-Madison teaching assistant resigns after admitting to lying about being Black
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“UW-Madison teaching assistant CV Vitolo Haddad is really Italian. On the heels of the Jessica Krug controversy, yet another white academic has come clean about pretending to be a person of color. According to reports, CV Vitolo-Haddad – a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student/TA who identifies as non-binary and goes by ‘they’ or ‘them’ pronouns – has come clean about pretending to be Black and/or Latinx when in reality ‘they’ is Italian. In a Medium blog post, Vitolo-Haddad confessed to ‘their duplicity, apologizing for ‘every ounce of heartbreak and betrayal’ ‘they caused by co-opting the Black experience in order to gain access to ‘Black organizing spaces’.”
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Lastly, the AP Stylebook is used among journalists, but also on campuses as a guide to writing. Here’s their latest admonition to writers:
New AP Stylebook guidance recommends using ‘unrest’ instead of ‘riot’ to avoid stigmatizing protesters
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
CARLOS GARCIA
“The Associated Press Stylebook tweeted an admonishment to stop using the word “riot” to describe political protests and instead use the milder “unrest” to avoid stigmatizing protesters.”
Everything must be done and done forcefully—no opposition tolerated—to protect the “space” of supposed minorities and to destroy “systemic [white] racism.” Anything in the way, anything that the zealots hear and see that somehow can be construed to offend them simply must be purged, must go. And, of course, that includes anything associated with Western civilization, culture, and history.
In a word, this is truly demonic—these are demiurges from the very depths of Hell.
Each of these examples, each of these cases, could be multiplied and added to; they are emblematic of what is going on at UNC and UVa, not just at Yale or Swarthmore. And until genuine reformers—radical reformers who are not afraid of the resulting barrage of severe criticism from the Left and the Educational Establishment—get involved and take dramatic action, the process and the irresistible decline of our civilization will continue.
Reprinted with the author’s permission.


lewrockwell--2020-10-10--Why We Should Question the Narrative on Masks

Our recent annual summer drive back to my hometown of Cleveland , Ohio took us through Nashville .
While I was waiting to check into our room at the hotel , I noticed a woman entering the hotel lobby .
If I had to guess , I would say that we were roughly 15-20 feet away from one another .
As I turned towards her , with my mask under my chin , she looked at me and made the following declaration to all who could hear : “ In no way will I ever stand near someone who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are done with this guy , you can come get me outside.
” And just last week , while at the grocery store , I walked by a young man in one of the aisles .
When he saw that I was not wearing a mask ( and he was ) , an interesting encounter ensued .
As we passed by each other , he did a sideways type of bend that enabled him to “ move out of the way.
” Apparently , the Matrix-style move enabled him to avoid catching SARS-COV-2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these encounters are not personally unique .
What such incidents reveal is the profound psychological character surrounding the nature of masks .
At least in America , it is certainly the case that there is a rather broad spectrum on the enforcement of mask mandates .
Some businesses and institutions can be less restrictive than others on this enforcement , depending upon the state in which you live .
And even within a given state , there tends to be significant variations .
In Houston , for example , living in Montgomery County @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different stories surrounding the concern over SARS-COV-2 .
BioGenetic Laboratorie ... Buy New $ 24.99 ( $ 0.28 / Count ) Even keeping in mind all these national and local differences , the requirement to wear masks in America is still universally upheld .
And one of the primary reasons why this is the case stems from the predominant narrative surrounding the effectiveness of masks themselves .
This particular narrative is worth briefly exploring .
The trajectory for the prevailing narrative begins by undermining the veracity of whether masks are as effective as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much of the data concerning the effectiveness of masks for slowing the transmission of a respiratory virus like SARS-COV-2 has been rather limited .
In fact , according to Marilyn Singleton , M.D.
, J.D.
, the recommendation to universalize mask-wearing “ was published without a single scientific paper or other information provided to support that cloth masks actually provide any respiratory protection.
” Since the truth claim about masks plays little substantive role in this regard , then the structure of the narrative as we experience it can now become a bit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Buy New $ 24.97 ( $ 0.28 / Count ) Perhaps more than anything else , it is the psychological character of wearing a mask that is significant .
In other words , the most compelling effect of wearing a mask is the psychological satisfaction and feeling of safety that it provides for the individual .
Arthur Allen wrote precisely on this point when contrasting the narratives surrounding the 1968 Asian Flu and that of 2009 Swine Flu .
For Allen : How we categorize what happens around us can profoundly affect our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans had not been exposed to a steady stream of disturbing news about a bird flu virus in Asia .
Pandemic was not a household word associated with terror and globalism , the way it is now .
Although many noticed that 1968 was a bad flu year , most of us lacked a doom-laden category in which to place that information .
We went about our business , free of excessive virus fright .
We ’ ve all heard , now , about how fearsome pandemics can be , and thanks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ computing , we have an easier time identifying them .
But it turns out that putting a name to something is not only a way of taming it .
It can also be a way of spreading needless fear .
With Allen ’ s reasoning in mind , it seems increasingly evident that the driving narrative behind mask mandates is one rooted in fear .
And this helps to better explain why the psychological character of wearing a mask is so convincing and effective .
We can feel comforted knowing that we are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ curve , ” or simply to “ mask up .
”

Our recent annual summer drive back to my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio took us through Nashville. While I was waiting to check into our room at the hotel, I noticed a woman entering the hotel lobby. If I had to guess, I would say that we were roughly 15-20 feet away from one another. As I turned towards her, with my mask under my chin, she looked at me and made the following declaration to all who could hear: “In no way will I ever stand near someone who is not wearing a mask. When you are done with this guy, you can come get me outside.” And just last week, while at the grocery store, I walked by a young man in one of the aisles. When he saw that I was not wearing a mask (and he was), an interesting encounter ensued. As we passed by each other, he did a sideways type of bend that enabled him to “move out of the way.” Apparently, the Matrix-style move enabled him to avoid catching SARS-COV-2.
It seems safe to assume that these encounters are not personally unique. What such incidents reveal is the profound psychological character surrounding the nature of masks. At least in America, it is certainly the case that there is a rather broad spectrum on the enforcement of mask mandates. Some businesses and institutions can be less restrictive than others on this enforcement, depending upon the state in which you live. And even within a given state, there tends to be significant variations. In Houston, for example, living in Montgomery County versus Harris County can give two rather different stories surrounding the concern over SARS-COV-2. BioGenetic Laboratorie... Buy New $24.99 ($0.28 / Count) (as of 04:59 UTC - Details)
Even keeping in mind all these national and local differences, the requirement to wear masks in America is still universally upheld. And one of the primary reasons why this is the case stems from the predominant narrative surrounding the effectiveness of masks themselves. This particular narrative is worth briefly exploring.
The trajectory for the prevailing narrative begins by undermining the veracity of whether masks are as effective as we might suppose. At best, much of the data concerning the effectiveness of masks for slowing the transmission of a respiratory virus like SARS-COV-2 has been rather limited. In fact, according to Marilyn Singleton, M.D., J.D., the recommendation to universalize mask-wearing “was published without a single scientific paper or other information provided to support that cloth masks actually provide any respiratory protection.” Since the truth claim about masks plays little substantive role in this regard, then the structure of the narrative as we experience it can now become a bit clearer.
Daily Immune System De... Buy New $24.97 ($0.28 / Count) (as of 04:59 UTC - Details) Perhaps more than anything else, it is the psychological character of wearing a mask that is significant. In other words, the most compelling effect of wearing a mask is the psychological satisfaction and feeling of safety that it provides for the individual. Arthur Allen wrote precisely on this point when contrasting the narratives surrounding the 1968 Asian Flu and that of 2009 Swine Flu. For Allen:
How we categorize what happens around us can profoundly affect our perceptions of risk. In 1968, Americans had not been exposed to a steady stream of disturbing news about a bird flu virus in Asia. Pandemic was not a household word associated with terror and globalism, the way it is now. Although many noticed that 1968 was a bad flu year, most of us lacked a doom-laden category in which to place that information. We went about our business, free of excessive virus fright. We’ve all heard, now, about how fearsome pandemics can be, and thanks to the remarkable advances of molecular biology and computing, we have an easier time identifying them. But it turns out that putting a name to something is not only a way of taming it. It can also be a way of spreading needless fear.
With Allen’s reasoning in mind, it seems increasingly evident that the driving narrative behind mask mandates is one rooted in fear. And this helps to better explain why the psychological character of wearing a mask is so convincing and effective. We can feel comforted knowing that we are globally united to help “flatten the curve,” or simply to “mask up.”
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lewrockwell--2020-10-10--Thought Control American Style: The Social Justice Warriors Will Destroy Our Basic Freedoms

Once upon a time it was possible to rely on much of the mainstream media to report on developments more or less objectively , relegating opinion pieces to the editorial page .
But that was a long time ago .
I remember moving to Washington back in 1976 after many years of New York Times and International Herald Tribune readership , when both those papers still possessed editorial integrity .
My first experience of the Washington Post had my head spinning , wondering how front-page stories that allegedly reported the “ news ” could sink to the level of including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place the story in context .
Today , Washington Post style reporting has become the norm and the New York Times , if anything , might possibly be the worst exponent of news that is actually largely unsubstantiated or at best “ anonymous ” opinion .
In the past few weeks , stories about the often-violent social unrest that continues in numerous states have virtually disappeared from sight because the mainstream media has its version of reality , that the demonstrations are legitimate protest that seek to correct “ systemic racism.
” Likewise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white supremacists ” so they can be dismissed as unreformable racists .
Videos of rampaging mobs looting , burning and destroying while also beating and even killed innocent citizens who are trying to protect themselves and their property are not shown or written about to any real extent because such actions are being carried out by the groups that the mainstream media and its political enablers favor .
Stay Healthy Vitamins ... Buy New $ 15.99 ( $ 0.27 / Count ) The hatred of Donald Trump , which certainly to some extent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignorance and boorishness , has driven a feeding frenzy by the moderate-to liberal media which has made them blind to their own faults .
The recent expose by the New York Times on Donald Trump ’ s taxes might well be considered a new low , with blaring headlines declaring that the president is a tax avoider .
It was a theme rapidly picked up and promoted by much of the remainder of the television and print media as well as “ public radio ” stations like NPR .
But wait a minute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that includes a great number of smaller entities , not all of which involve real estate per se .
Donald Trump , not surprisingly , does not do his own taxes and instead employs teams of accountants and lawyers to do the work for him .
They take advantage of every break possible to reduce the taxes paid .
Why are there tax breaks for businesses that individual Americans do not enjoy ?
Because congress approved legislation to make it so .
So who is to blame if Donald Trump only paid $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the media coverage of the issue deliberately made it look like Trump is a tax cheater .
And then there is the question how the Times got the tax returns in the first place .
Tax returns are legally protected confidential documents and the Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ) is obligated to maintain privacy regarding them .
Some of the files are currently part of an IRS audit and it just might be that the auditors are the source of the completely illegal leak , but we may never know as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not making the records themselves public , because we do not want to jeopardize our sources , who have taken enormous personal risks to help inform the public.
” Jacob Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation wryly observes that when it comes to avoiding taxes “ I ’ ll bet that the members of the Times ’ editorial board and its big team of reporters and columnists do the same thing .
They are just upset that they don ’ t do it as well as Trump.
” Premium Immunity Boost ... @ @ @ @ @ @ @ / Count ) Just as the Israel Firsters in Congress and in the state legislative bodies have had great success in criminalizing any criticism of the Jewish state , the mainstream media ’ s “ fake news ” in support of the “ woke ” crowd agenda has already succeeded in forcing out many alternative voices in the public space .
The Times has been a leader in bringing about this departure from “ freedom of speech ” enshrined in a “ free press , ” having recently forced the resignation of senior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an op-ed written by Senator Tom Cotton .
Cotton ’ s views are certainly not to everyone ’ s taste , but he provided a reasonable account of how and when federal troops have been used in the past to repress civil unrest , together with a suggestion that they might play that same role in the current context .
This type of “ thought control ” has been most evident in the media , but it is beginning to dominate in other areas where conversations about policy and rights take place .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ bastions of free speech and free thought , are now defining what is acceptable language and behavior even when the alleged perpetrators are neither threatening or abusive .
Recently , a student editor at the University of Wisconsin student newspaper was fired because he dared to write a column that objected to the current anti-police consensus .
Washington lawyer Jonathan Turley observes how the case was not unique , how there has been “ …a crackdown on some campuses against conservative columnists and newspapers , including the firing of a conservative student columnist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a student columnist at Georgetown , and a campaign against one of the oldest conservative student newspapers in the country at Dartmouth .
Now , The Badger Herald , a student newspaper at the University of Wisconsin Madison , has dismissed columnist Tripp Grebe after he wrote a column opposing the defunding of police departments.
” Ironically , Grebe acknowledged in his op-ed that there is considerable police-initiated brutality and also justified the emergence of black lives matter , but it was not enough to save him .
Immune Support Gummies ... Buy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Count ) The worst aspect of the increasing thought control taking place in America ’ s public space is that it is not only not over , it is increasing .
To be sure , to a certain extent the upcoming election is a driver of the process as left and right increasingly man the barricades to support their respective viewpoints .
If that were all , it might be considered politics as usual , but unfortunately the process is going well beyond that point .
The righteousness exuded by the social justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to attempt to control what Americans are allowed to think or say while also at the same time upending the common values that have made the country functional .
It is a revolution of sorts , and those who object most strongly could well be the first to go to the guillotine .
The views of individual contributors do not necessarily represent those of the Strategic Culture Foundation .
The Best of Philip Giraldi

Once upon a time it was possible to rely on much of the mainstream media to report on developments more or less objectively, relegating opinion pieces to the editorial page. But that was a long time ago. I remember moving to Washington back in 1976 after many years of New York Times and International Herald Tribune readership, when both those papers still possessed editorial integrity. My first experience of the Washington Post had my head spinning, wondering how front-page stories that allegedly reported the “news” could sink to the level of including editorialized comments from start to finish to place the story in context.
Today, Washington Post style reporting has become the norm and the New York Times, if anything, might possibly be the worst exponent of news that is actually largely unsubstantiated or at best “anonymous” opinion. In the past few weeks, stories about the often-violent social unrest that continues in numerous states have virtually disappeared from sight because the mainstream media has its version of reality, that the demonstrations are legitimate protest that seek to correct “systemic racism.” Likewise, counter-demonstrators are reflexively described as “white supremacists” so they can be dismissed as unreformable racists. Videos of rampaging mobs looting, burning and destroying while also beating and even killed innocent citizens who are trying to protect themselves and their property are not shown or written about to any real extent because such actions are being carried out by the groups that the mainstream media and its political enablers favor. Stay Healthy Vitamins ... Buy New $15.99 ($0.27 / Count) (as of 05:00 UTC - Details)
The hatred of Donald Trump, which certainly to some extent is legitimate if only due to his ignorance and boorishness, has driven a feeding frenzy by the moderate-to liberal media which has made them blind to their own faults. The recent expose by the New York Times on Donald Trump’s taxes might well be considered a new low, with blaring headlines declaring that the president is a tax avoider. It was a theme rapidly picked up and promoted by much of the remainder of the television and print media as well as “public radio” stations like NPR.
But wait a minute. Trump Inc. is a multi-faceted business that includes a great number of smaller entities, not all of which involve real estate per se. Donald Trump, not surprisingly, does not do his own taxes and instead employs teams of accountants and lawyers to do the work for him. They take advantage of every break possible to reduce the taxes paid. Why are there tax breaks for businesses that individual Americans do not enjoy? Because congress approved legislation to make it so. So who is to blame if Donald Trump only paid $750 in tax? Congress, but the media coverage of the issue deliberately made it look like Trump is a tax cheater.
And then there is the question how the Times got the tax returns in the first place. Tax returns are legally protected confidential documents and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is obligated to maintain privacy regarding them. Some of the files are currently part of an IRS audit and it just might be that the auditors are the source of the completely illegal leak, but we may never know as the Times is piously declaring “We are not making the records themselves public, because we do not want to jeopardize our sources, who have taken enormous personal risks to help inform the public.” Jacob Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation wryly observes that when it comes to avoiding taxes “I’ll bet that the members of the Times’ editorial board and its big team of reporters and columnists do the same thing. They are just upset that they don’t do it as well as Trump.” Premium Immunity Boost... Buy New $13.95 ($0.16 / Count) (as of 05:00 UTC - Details)
Just as the Israel Firsters in Congress and in the state legislative bodies have had great success in criminalizing any criticism of the Jewish state, the mainstream media’s “fake news” in support of the “woke” crowd agenda has already succeeded in forcing out many alternative voices in the public space. The Times has been a leader in bringing about this departure from “freedom of speech” enshrined in a “free press,” having recently forced the resignation of senior editor James Bennet over the publication of an op-ed written by Senator Tom Cotton. Cotton’s views are certainly not to everyone’s taste, but he provided a reasonable account of how and when federal troops have been used in the past to repress civil unrest, together with a suggestion that they might play that same role in the current context.
This type of “thought control” has been most evident in the media, but it is beginning to dominate in other areas where conversations about policy and rights take place. Universities in particular, which once were bastions of free speech and free thought, are now defining what is acceptable language and behavior even when the alleged perpetrators are neither threatening or abusive.
Recently, a student editor at the University of Wisconsin student newspaper was fired because he dared to write a column that objected to the current anti-police consensus. Washington lawyer Jonathan Turley observes how the case was not unique, how there has been “ …a crackdown on some campuses against conservative columnists and newspapers, including the firing of a conservative student columnist at Syracuse, the public condemnation of a student columnist at Georgetown, and a campaign against one of the oldest conservative student newspapers in the country at Dartmouth. Now, The Badger Herald, a student newspaper at the University of Wisconsin Madison, has dismissed columnist Tripp Grebe after he wrote a column opposing the defunding of police departments.” Ironically, Grebe acknowledged in his op-ed that there is considerable police-initiated brutality and also justified the emergence of black lives matter, but it was not enough to save him. Immune Support Gummies... Buy New $11.92 ($0.20 / Count) (as of 05:00 UTC - Details)
The worst aspect of the increasing thought control taking place in America’s public space is that it is not only not over, it is increasing. To be sure, to a certain extent the upcoming election is a driver of the process as left and right increasingly man the barricades to support their respective viewpoints. If that were all, it might be considered politics as usual, but unfortunately the process is going well beyond that point. The righteousness exuded by the social justice warriors has apparently given them the mandate to attempt to control what Americans are allowed to think or say while also at the same time upending the common values that have made the country functional. It is a revolution of sorts, and those who object most strongly could well be the first to go to the guillotine.
The views of individual contributors do not necessarily represent those of the Strategic Culture Foundation.
The Best of Philip Giraldi


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If Face Diapers work , why is Joe Biden worried about being in the same room with an Undiapered Don ?
Another rational question that will never be answered by the irrational , for whom the Face Diaper has become a kind of psychological security blanket .
It makes them feel better .
The fact that it doesn ’ t do anything – medically – is beside the point .
Some of the original impetus to impose general Diapering rested on this point .
It was argued by some that it was mean-spirited to leave Diapering to the psychologically debilitated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In addition to dealing with their own neurosis , they had to deal with the public display of their neurosis .
No one likes to have their issues on display .
There was also the factor of the political divide .
While it ’ s not axiomatic , it is probably true that most of the willing Diapered are Democrats – hysterical liberal Democrats – who made a political statement by Diapering .
MegaFood , Complex C , S ... Buy New $ 31.80 ( $ 0.35 / Count ) Whether Orange Man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The deranged hatred of the man and its corollary – anything to get rid of him – is the relevant point .
WuFlu hysteria serves exactly that purpose , or so it is hoped .
Where Putin ’ s Poodle , Shady Ukrainians and Non-Impeachment failed , Diapering – and the attendant destruction of what had been a strong economy as well as a resurgence of what had been strong nationalism – might just succeed .
Thus , general Diapering – in order to make the having of serious mental issues seem perfectly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though everyone has the same serious mental issues .
And the same politics .
Under general Diapering it is hard to see the psychologically intact and also separate out those who really dislike the Orange Man .
General Diapering makes it look as though everyone hates the Orange Man .
It spreads misery – which can be blamed on the Orange Man .
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– who would kill everyone – or at least , kill their livelihoods , which amounts to the same – in order to be rid of the Orange Man .
Such people excel at the use of gaslighting to get their way .
Joe good .
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because he does .
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If Face Diapers work, why is Joe Biden worried about being in the same room with an Undiapered Don?
Another rational question that will never be answered by the irrational, for whom the Face Diaper has become a kind of psychological security blanket. It makes them feel better. The fact that it doesn’t do anything – medically – is beside the point.
Some of the original impetus to impose general Diapering rested on this point. It was argued by some that it was mean-spirited to leave Diapering to the psychologically debilitated as this made them feel worse. In addition to dealing with their own neurosis, they had to deal with the public display of their neurosis. No one likes to have their issues on display.
There was also the factor of the political divide. While it’s not axiomatic, it is probably true that most of the willing Diapered are Democrats – hysterical liberal Democrats – who made a political statement by Diapering. MegaFood, Complex C, S... Buy New $31.80 ($0.35 / Count) (as of 05:01 UTC - Details)
That statement?
Orange Man Bad!
Whether Orange Man is good is beside the point. The deranged hatred of the man and its corollary – anything to get rid of him – is the relevant point. WuFlu hysteria serves exactly that purpose, or so it is hoped. Where Putin’s Poodle, Shady Ukrainians and Non-Impeachment failed, Diapering – and the attendant destruction of what had been a strong economy as well as a resurgence of what had been strong nationalism – might just succeed.
Thus, general Diapering – in order to make the having of serious mental issues seem perfectly normal, by making it look as though everyone has the same serious mental issues.
And the same politics.
Under general Diapering it is hard to see the psychologically intact and also separate out those who really dislike the Orange Man. General Diapering makes it look as though everyone hates the Orange Man.
It spreads misery – which can be blamed on the Orange Man. NutriFlair Liposomal V... Buy New $16.99 ($0.09 / Count) (as of 03:36 UTC - Details)
This is not a paean to the Orange Man but an observation about those who despise him. These are people – need it be said? – who would kill everyone – or at least, kill their livelihoods, which amounts to the same – in order to be rid of the Orange Man. Such people excel at the use of gaslighting to get their way.
Granny might die!
Orange Man Bad . . . because he didn’t Diaper.
Joe good . . . because he does.
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lewrockwell--2020-10-10--Pentagon To Dish Out $600mn in Contracts For ‘5G Dual-Use Experimentation’ at 5 US Military Sites, I

Pentagon To Dish Out $600mn in Contracts For ‘5G Dual-Use Experimentation’ at 5 US Military Sites, Including To ‘Aid Lethality’

The US military has partnered with more than a dozen companies for “ large-scale experimentation ” with 5G technology , including efforts to enhance the “ lethality ” of certain systems , in what ’ s slated to be a $ 600 million project .
Dubbing 5G tech a “ foundational enabler for all US defense modernization , ” the Pentagon announced the massive research initiative on Thursday , which will hand hundreds of millions to 15 private contractors to conduct testing at five US military installations .
“ Today , the Department of Defense announced $ 600 million in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five US military test sites , representing the largest full-scale 5G tests for dual-use applications in the world , ” the Pentagon said in a statement , adding that it would bring together experts from several industries and disciplines .
Immune Support Supplem ... Buy New $ 19.95 ( $ 0.33 / Count ) Firms selected for the project include telecoms AT & T , Nokia and Ericsson , intelligence and infotech contractor Booz-Allen Hamilton , the research wing of General Electric , GE Research , and a subsidiary of aerospace giant General @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & T at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada will apply 5G to “ distributed command and control ” systems in order to “ aid in Air , Space , and Cyberspace lethality , ” enhancing communications for mobile command centers in combat scenarios .
Kids Immune Support Gu ... Buy New $ 13.82 ( $ 0.15 / Count ) At Washington state ’ s Joint Base Lewis-McChord , AT & T will also work alongside Booz-Allen and two other firms to develop 5G-enabled virtual reality technology for training , mission planning and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Pentagon provided no examples of the latter application .
The costly initiative will also see testing carried out at Hill Air Force Base in Utah , a Marine Corps logistics facility in Georgia and California ’ s Naval Base San Diego , where the companies will develop “ smart warehousing ” systems and work to integrate 5G cell networks with Air Force radars .
The rapid growth of 5G technology has stoked controversy not only among the conspiracy-minded , but in the realm of geopolitics as well .
The Pentagon ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spat between the US government and Chinese telecom Huawei over its 5G services , which Washington has banned outright while pressuring a number of European allies to do the same .
US officials insist the company poses a threat to both privacy and national security , despite Huawei ’ s repeated denials that its systems are used for data theft or espionage on behalf of Beijing .

The US military has partnered with more than a dozen companies for “large-scale experimentation” with 5G technology, including efforts to enhance the “lethality” of certain systems, in what’s slated to be a $600 million project.
Dubbing 5G tech a “foundational enabler for all US defense modernization,” the Pentagon announced the massive research initiative on Thursday, which will hand hundreds of millions to 15 private contractors to conduct testing at five US military installations.
“Today, the Department of Defense announced $600 million in awards for 5G experimentation and testing at five US military test sites, representing the largest full-scale 5G tests for dual-use applications in the world,” the Pentagon said in a statement, adding that it would bring together experts from several industries and disciplines. Immune Support Supplem... Buy New $19.95 ($0.33 / Count) (as of 05:01 UTC - Details)
Projects will include piloting 5G-enabled augmented/virtual reality for mission planning and training, testing 5G-enabled Smart Warehouses, and evaluating 5G technologies to enhance distributed command and control.
The DOD has announced $600 million in awards to advance the DOD’s 5G capabilities. Experimentation will take place at five U.S. military testing sites, representing the largest full-scale 5G tests for dual-use applications in the world. https://t.co/dbn3MzPfCC — Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) October 8, 2020
Firms selected for the project include telecoms AT&T, Nokia and Ericsson, intelligence and infotech contractor Booz-Allen Hamilton, the research wing of General Electric, GE Research, and a subsidiary of aerospace giant General Dynamics.
One effort spearheaded by AT&T at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada will apply 5G to “distributed command and control” systems in order to “aid in Air, Space, and Cyberspace lethality,” enhancing communications for mobile command centers in combat scenarios. Kids Immune Support Gu... Buy New $13.82 ($0.15 / Count) (as of 05:01 UTC - Details)
At Washington state’s Joint Base Lewis-McChord, AT&T will also work alongside Booz-Allen and two other firms to develop 5G-enabled virtual reality technology for training, mission planning and even “operational use,” though the Pentagon provided no examples of the latter application.
The costly initiative will also see testing carried out at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, a Marine Corps logistics facility in Georgia and California’s Naval Base San Diego, where the companies will develop “smart warehousing” systems and work to integrate 5G cell networks with Air Force radars.
The rapid growth of 5G technology has stoked controversy not only among the conspiracy-minded, but in the realm of geopolitics as well. The Pentagon’s vast new project comes amid an ongoing spat between the US government and Chinese telecom Huawei over its 5G services, which Washington has banned outright while pressuring a number of European allies to do the same. US officials insist the company poses a threat to both privacy and national security, despite Huawei’s repeated denials that its systems are used for data theft or espionage on behalf of Beijing.
Reprinted from RT News.


Pandemics Past

During my recent period of quarantine in England , I was surrounded in my study by piles of books that I have always intended to read before I die .
Even this modest ambition is unlikely to be fulfilled , however , given their number , my life expectancy , and the rate at which I read them .
It would require quite a number of breakthroughs in medicine for my ambition to be realistic .
Among the books was History of the Epidemic Spasmodic Cholera in Russia Including a Copious Account of the Disease Which Has Prevailed in India @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That Name , From Asia Into Europe , by Bisset Hawkins , M.D.
, published in 1831 .
I can not remember when , or where , I bought the book , or even whether at the time I had a particular reason for doing so ; but I am glad that I did .
The book was a compilation from reports of others rather than the fruit of personal acquaintance with the disease , which at the time of writing had reached Moscow but not further west .
But , wrote Dr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New $ 9.99 ( $ 9.99 / Count ) It is possible , but happily not very probable , that this unwelcome stranger may make its appearance on our shores more speedily and more suddenly than we have reason to anticipate ; and in such a contingency , however remote , it would be desirable that country magistrates , clergymen , and medical practitioners…should be enabled to possess the painful experience which has been acquired in other countries .
I seem to remember that once , not so very long ago , something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States about an epidemic then raging in Europe .
I hesitate to quote Marx , of whom I am not an altogether unequivocal admirer , but he did say that history repeats itself , first as tragedy , then as farce .
Elderberry Gummies Ext ... Buy New $ 14.92 ( $ 0.12 / Count ) “ A luxurious appetite for the terrible ” : Who would assert that such a thing does not exist ?
We prefer a calamity to a minor misfortune , at least insofar as it affects others , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hawkins is optimistic about the prospects : No worse preparation can be made for the disease , in the event of its arrival , than a premature panic .
Our Government has used every prudent precaution for the possible calamity , by Quarantine regulations directed against both persons and merchandise , by establishing a Board of Health , hospital ships , at the principal points .
This timely foresight , combined with the greater degree of individual prosperity and competence , with the habits of neatness and cleanliness , and with the singular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , may probably avert the evil… .
The cholera arrived in Britain only a little later in the year of the book ’ s publication , and 32,000 people are thought to have died of it , the equivalent pro rata of about 160,000 today .
Even in those days , the place where it made its first appearance in the country , Sunderland , was not known for the “ neatness and cleanliness ” of its population , there being no means to secure it .
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During my recent period of quarantine in England, I was surrounded in my study by piles of books that I have always intended to read before I die. Even this modest ambition is unlikely to be fulfilled, however, given their number, my life expectancy, and the rate at which I read them. It would require quite a number of breakthroughs in medicine for my ambition to be realistic.
Among the books was History of the Epidemic Spasmodic Cholera in Russia Including a Copious Account of the Disease Which Has Prevailed in India, and Which Has Travelled, Under That Name, From Asia Into Europe, by Bisset Hawkins, M.D., published in 1831. I cannot remember when, or where, I bought the book, or even whether at the time I had a particular reason for doing so; but I am glad that I did.
The book was a compilation from reports of others rather than the fruit of personal acquaintance with the disease, which at the time of writing had reached Moscow but not further west. But, wrote Dr. Hawkins: Prebiotic Fiber Gummy ... Buy New $9.99 ($9.99 / Count) (as of 05:02 UTC - Details)
It is possible, but happily not very probable, that this unwelcome stranger may make its appearance on our shores more speedily and more suddenly than we have reason to anticipate; and in such a contingency, however remote, it would be desirable that country magistrates, clergymen, and medical practitioners…should be enabled to possess the painful experience which has been acquired in other countries.
I seem to remember that once, not so very long ago, something rather similar was said in the United States about an epidemic then raging in Europe. I hesitate to quote Marx, of whom I am not an altogether unequivocal admirer, but he did say that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce.
The public cannot be too earnestly cautioned against lending an eager ear to the imaginary cases which have been attempted to be fastened on their attention, and which will probably be abundantly supplied…in order to pamper a luxurious appetite for the terrible….
There is much else in the book that might stimulate reflection. For example, Dr. Hawkins says:
Elderberry Gummies Ext... Buy New $14.92 ($0.12 / Count) (as of 05:02 UTC - Details) “A luxurious appetite for the terrible”: Who would assert that such a thing does not exist? We prefer a calamity to a minor misfortune, at least insofar as it affects others, because the latter are boring.
Dr. Hawkins is optimistic about the prospects:
No worse preparation can be made for the disease, in the event of its arrival, than a premature panic. Our Government has used every prudent precaution for the possible calamity, by Quarantine regulations directed against both persons and merchandise, by establishing a Board of Health, hospital ships, at the principal points. This timely foresight, combined with the greater degree of individual prosperity and competence, with the habits of neatness and cleanliness, and with the singular benevolence towards distress which characterize our country, may probably avert the evil….
The cholera arrived in Britain only a little later in the year of the book’s publication, and 32,000 people are thought to have died of it, the equivalent pro rata of about 160,000 today. Even in those days, the place where it made its first appearance in the country, Sunderland, was not known for the “neatness and cleanliness” of its population, there being no means to secure it.
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