lewrockwell--2020-07-08--The End of Fluoridation Is in Sight

The End of Fluoridation Is in Sight

Water fluoridation is one of the biggest public health failures of the 20th century .
Despite solid scientific evidence of harm , politics and public relations have kept the practice alive .
Proponents , including the American Dental Association ( ADA ) and the Oral Health Division of the Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) , have spent millions of dollars on promotion and public relations to sell fluoridation using half-truths , convincing talking points , and diversions .
But fluoridation is also one of the most widely rejected health interventions on Earth , with 95 % of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ systems that are not fluoridated .
For the past decade , the trend has moved in the direction of communities ending the practice , not starting it .
And now , due to an abundance of new research , a landmark lawsuit and the sustained advocacy and education efforts of the Fluoride Action Network and its supporters like you , the practice could be on the brink of extinction .
Tom ’ s of Maine A ... Buy New $ 12.32 ( $ 1.12 / Ounce ) The Evidence of Harm Is Too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ important , but the most important organ to protect during fetal and infant development is the brain .
Damage occurring to this organ during these early stages of life is permanent and can not be undone later in life .
The evidence of neurotoxic harm from water fluoridation has been mounting at an unprecedented rate in recent years , and has quickly become the most urgent reason to end the practice as soon as possible .
A cavity can easily be filled , but damage to a child ’ s brain is permanent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now indicates that fluoride is neurotoxic and is associated with lowered IQ in children and a significant increase in ADHD diagnosis and related behaviors in children at doses experienced in fluoridated communities .
Experts in the field have likened the size of the effect to that from lead .
This includes over 200 animal studies showing that prolonged exposure to varying levels of fluoride can damage the brain , 65 human studies linking moderately high fluoride exposures with reduced intelligence , three human studies linking fluoride exposure with impaired fetal brain development , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during pregnancy to reduced IQ in offspring .
Over the past year , we ’ ve also seen unprecedented new science from Canada and the USA showing fluoride harms the developing brain from exposures due primarily to artificial water fluoridation at the “ optimal level.
” Several of these high-quality studies were funded by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ( formerly the National Institutes of Health ) .
Seven studies published in 2019 and 2020 are among the strongest yet , and are obviously relevant to water fluoridation as they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ADA considers the “ optimal level ” of fluoride in drinking water .
These include : Tom ’ s of Maine F ... Buy New $ 11.53 ( $ 1.05 / Ounce ) • Green 2019 — published in the Journal of the American Medical Association ’ s journal on Pediatrics .
It reported substantial IQ loss in Canadian children from prenatal exposure to fluoride from water fluoridation .
• Riddell 2019 — published in Environment International .
It found a shocking 284 % increase in the prevalence of ADHD among children in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ones .
• Till 2020 — published in Environment International .
It reported that children who were bottle-fed in Canadian fluoridated communities lost up to 9 IQ points compared to those in nonfluoridated communities .
• Uyghurturk 2020 — published in Environmental Health .
It found that pregnant women in fluoridated communities in California had significantly higher levels of fluoride in their urine than those in nonfluoridated communities .
The levels found in their urine were the same as those found to lower the IQ of the fetus in Green et al , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Malin 2019 — published in Environmental Health .
It linked a doubling of symptoms indicative of sleep apnea in adolescents in the U.S. to levels of fluoride in the drinking water .
The link between fluoride and sleep disturbances may be through fluoride ’ s effect on the pineal gland .
• Malin 2019 — published in Environment International .
It reported that exposure to fluoridated water led to a reduction in kidney and liver function among adolescents in the U.S. , and suggested those with poorer kidney or liver function @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CDC funded this study .
The claims made by proponents of fluoridation that there is only “ one or two studies ” finding harm , or that they are only from areas with naturally high fluoride levels , are no longer relevant .
The scientific evidence can now be considered overwhelming and undeniable .
In fact , the level of evidence that fluoride is neurotoxic now far exceeds the evidence that was in place when lead was banned from gasoline .
A recent review by Danish scientist , Harvard professor and neurotoxicity expert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also concluded that : It should come as no surprise then , that a draft systematic review published in 2020 by the National Toxicology Program of human studies of fluoride ’ s neurotoxicity concluded that fluoride was a “ presumed ” neurotoxin based on the large number , quality and consistency of brain studies .
Tom ’ s of Maine A ... Buy New $ 12.89 ( $ 0.91 / Ounce ) The review identified 149 human studies and 339 animal studies , but did not include the three most recent neurotoxicity-related studies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 ; Riddell 2019 ) , or the study showing that women in the U.S. had levels of fluoride in urine high enough to cause damage to the brain of the fetus ( Uyghurturk 2020 ) .
While the draft NTP review is equivocal about effects at low exposures , these newest high-quality mother-child studies support a conclusion that artificially fluoridated water causes substantial IQ reductions .
This fact was recently echoed in a letter published in Pediatric Research by the co-authors of the JAMA Pediatrics fluoride/IQ study , which said : Tomu2019s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10.51 ( $ 1.56 / Ounce ) Since 2000 , the Fluoride Action Network ( FAN ) has been committed to reducing exposure to fluoride , and even with all of the science firmly on our side , we couldn ’ t wait for legislators and public health officials to cast aside their entrenched dogma in favor of fluoridation and catch up on the science .
Instead , we initiated the legal process to end the practice that today affects more than 200 million Americans .
A little-known provision of the Toxic Substances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our opportunity .
It offers citizens a way to circumvent the corruption and force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) to prohibit or limit the use of toxic substances .
Watchdog groups no longer have to convince the EPA of unreasonable risk ; they can now have an objective judge decide based on an independent review of the evidence .
We are also laying the foundation for future TSCA challenges by citizens and environmental groups .
For example , because of Judge Edward Chen ’ s ruling to deny the EPA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , TSCA law will now be interpreted to allow the EPA to be petitioned to regulate single uses of substances , rather all uses , which was the EPA ’ s position .
This change will make it easier for activists to force the EPA to review the risks of specific chemicals used commercially .
While it has been four years since this effort began in November of 2016 — when the Fluoride Action Network , together with a coalition of nonprofits and individual citizens , presented a petition to the EPA to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the public ’ s drinking water — it has actually taken 20 years of effort by FAN to bring us to this point .
It took the development of our extensive website in the early days .
It took the creation of our comprehensive health database ( larger than any government had put together on fluoride ’ s toxicity ) .
It took countless submissions to government agencies and the translation of many Chinese neurotoxicity studies and much more .
And , after much delay due to government shut downs and Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Quality of Life Perfec ... Buy New $ 14.59 ( $ 30.40 / Ounce ) The trial began with an opening statement from the attorney for the plaintiffs , Michael Connett .
He made the succinct but powerful case that fluoride presents a hazard ( threat to the brain ) ; that this hazard is a risk at the doses experienced in fluoridated communities ; and that it is an unreasonable risk .
The EPA , represented by lawyers from the Department of Defense , argued that establishing fluoride as a neurotoxic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they claimed FAN ’ s experts didn ’ t perform .
They also argued that the evidence showing harm from fluoride at the levels found in communities that practice fluoridation wasn ’ t strong enough to yield action from the EPA .
Both of these claims would be disproven by FAN ’ s experts and attorney during the trial .
This was followed by three days of testimony from FAN ’ s expert witnesses , all independent and leading scientists whose world-class expertise includes fluoride , neurotoxicity and risk assessments , and whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past on other toxicants like lead and mercury .
The witnesses included ( click on links to see their declarations and resumes ) : Their testimony was followed by the EPA ’ s witnesses , two of which were experts-for-hire from the corporate consulting firm Exponent , and one was a risk assessment expert from the EPA .
It was revealed that the EPA paid Exponent approximately $ 350,000 for their testimony , which was focused primarily on claiming that there was insufficient evidence of harm — something they ’ re known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter who they ’ re representing or how strong the science is .
One of their witnesses , Dr. Ellen Chang , has a long history of defending and producing systematic reviews for corporate polluters , including for DOW Chemical ’ s Agent Orange , Monsanto ’ s glyphosate , 3M ’ s PFOAs , and pesticides from Syngenta and Croplife .
She also worked for the American Chemistry Council , American Petroleum Institute , and the Manganese Interest Group .
Several paragraphs here couldn ’ t possibly do the in-depth proceedings of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the shocking and incredible statements that were made .
I would urge you to read our detailed summaries for each of the trial days .
I would also urge you to visit our TSCA trial overview page , where you can find the basic facts , a timeline of all actions and rulings , links to all of the submissions made by FAN , links to all of the media coverage , and links to the studies we relied upon to make our case .
You can also visit our Twitter page @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of days 3 through 7 .
Hello Oral Care Activa ... Buy New $ 7.49 ( $ 1.87 / Ounce ) After seven days of trial and closing statements from both parties , the judge held off on making a final ruling , but he did make it fairly obvious that he was convinced that FAN fluoride was a neurotoxin and likely posed an unreasonable risk .
He said that the EPA had failed to properly assess that risk , and illegitimately turned down FAN ’ s 2016 petition for TSCA action .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next few weeks discussing the possibility of an amended TSCA petition and assessment by the EPA , or start a new petition and have the EPA conduct a proper review , and leave his final ruling until that is complete .
Both parties expressed doubt that such an arrangement would be fruitful , but ultimately agreed to move forward with it and update the court on their progress in the beginning of August .
We Expect the EPA Could Continue to Delay We don ’ t expect the overzealous proponents of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ADA , to roll over without using every avenue possible to save their credibility by protecting fluoridation .
They ’ ve already proven time and again , they have deep pockets and no shame .
Proponents don ’ t seem to realize that continued promotion will cause an ever-increasing loss of the public ’ s trust in the agencies that are meant to protect them .
Continuing this practice in the absence of sound science — and investing millions of dollars in PR to cover up that fact — will further erode @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health programs .
Right now , the only thing being protected is a failed policy and the reputation of those who refuse to accept that this program has been a massive failure both ethically and scientifically .
Before the trial the EPA had already intimated that they could appeal a ruling in our favor , and that even if we win the appeal the rulemaking process to end fluoridation ’ s neurotoxic harm could take up to three years .
This would mean tens of thousands more children permanently harmed by fluoridation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ultimate verdict , FAN will continue to need your support .
We have forged this precedent-setting path together .
Your support , contributions and sharing of our cause and legal case have played a critical role in making this happen , and we thank you .
Whether we win or lose this trial , our important education efforts will have to continue .
Please consider investing in an end to fluoridation by making a tax-deductible donation to our work .
Also , please consider signing-up to receive FAN ’ s email bulletins and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ YouTube and Instagram .
We will keep you informed about the latest fluoride research and news , plus give you opportunities help influence fluoride policy in your area and throughout the world .
New Tools and Resources to Educate Leaders About Neurotoxicity While FAN is taking the lead in court at the federal and state level , and helping campaigners at the local level to educate decision-makers and public health officials , we need your help to spread this educational campaign to every community , including yours .
To make the task easier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new educational materials .
First , is our handout on neurotoxicity .
We have both a color version along with a black and white version for cheaper bulk printing , as well as a list of the references for this handout that you can combine to make a nice double-sided handout if you so choose .
You can also check out our other handouts here .
Second , FAN ’ s Research Director , Chris Neurath , filmed a Zoom webinar in which he presented detailed evidence that fluoride is a developmental neurotoxin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ science showing that fluoride lowers the IQ of children and increases their risk of neurobehavioral problems like ADHD .
He put those studies into perspective in ways we can all understand .
This video a powerful tool for campaigners and parents looking to learn the science and to share it with decision-makers .
Neurath ’ s presentation is about 50 minutes and includes a 30-minute question and answer session that took place at the end .
Click here to access the PowerPoint slides used in this presentation .
Help educate your state-level decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ water fluoridation .
Use our simple automated email system to send Neurath ’ s presentation to your state legislators and urge them to introduce a bill next session to end the practice throughout your state : Educate Your Legislators NOW .
FAN has also produced a new video series entitled , “ Four Game-Changing Studies , ” explaining the science behind fluoridation ’ s neurotoxicity in four short videos featuring Paul Connett , Ph.D .
The shorter format makes the content easier to share on social media and easier for local authorities to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mercola

Water fluoridation is one of the biggest public health failures of the 20th century. Despite solid scientific evidence of harm, politics and public relations have kept the practice alive.
Proponents, including the American Dental Association (ADA) and the Oral Health Division of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), have spent millions of dollars on promotion and public relations to sell fluoridation using half-truths, convincing talking points, and diversions.
But fluoridation is also one of the most widely rejected health interventions on Earth, with 95% of the world’s population consuming water from systems that are not fluoridated.
For the past decade, the trend has moved in the direction of communities ending the practice, not starting it. And now, due to an abundance of new research, a landmark lawsuit and the sustained advocacy and education efforts of the Fluoride Action Network and its supporters like you, the practice could be on the brink of extinction. Tom’s of Maine A... Buy New $12.32 ($1.12 / Ounce) (as of 05:14 UTC - Details)
The Evidence of Harm Is Too Great To Be Ignored
All tissues are important, but the most important organ to protect during fetal and infant development is the brain. Damage occurring to this organ during these early stages of life is permanent and cannot be undone later in life.
The evidence of neurotoxic harm from water fluoridation has been mounting at an unprecedented rate in recent years, and has quickly become the most urgent reason to end the practice as soon as possible. A cavity can easily be filled, but damage to a child’s brain is permanent.
A large body of government-funded research now indicates that fluoride is neurotoxic and is associated with lowered IQ in children and a significant increase in ADHD diagnosis and related behaviors in children at doses experienced in fluoridated communities. Experts in the field have likened the size of the effect to that from lead.
This includes over 200 animal studies showing that prolonged exposure to varying levels of fluoride can damage the brain, 65 human studies linking moderately high fluoride exposures with reduced intelligence, three human studies linking fluoride exposure with impaired fetal brain development, and seven Mother-Offspring studies linking fluoride exposure during pregnancy to reduced IQ in offspring.
Over the past year, we’ve also seen unprecedented new science from Canada and the USA showing fluoride harms the developing brain from exposures due primarily to artificial water fluoridation at the “optimal level.” Several of these high-quality studies were funded by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (formerly the National Institutes of Health).
Strongest Studies Published Over the Past Year
Seven studies published in 2019 and 2020 are among the strongest yet, and are obviously relevant to water fluoridation as they were conducted in communities with what the ADA considers the “optimal level” of fluoride in drinking water. These include: Tom’s of Maine F... Buy New $11.53 ($1.05 / Ounce) (as of 03:53 UTC - Details)
Green 2019 — published in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s journal on Pediatrics. It reported substantial IQ loss in Canadian children from prenatal exposure to fluoride from water fluoridation. Riddell 2019 — published in Environment International. It found a shocking 284% increase in the prevalence of ADHD among children in fluoridated communities in Canada compared to nonfluoridated ones. Till 2020 — published in Environment International. It reported that children who were bottle-fed in Canadian fluoridated communities lost up to 9 IQ points compared to those in nonfluoridated communities. Uyghurturk 2020 — published in Environmental Health. It found that pregnant women in fluoridated communities in California had significantly higher levels of fluoride in their urine than those in nonfluoridated communities. The levels found in their urine were the same as those found to lower the IQ of the fetus in Green et al, 2019 and Bashash et al, 2017. Malin 2019 — published in Environmental Health. It linked a doubling of symptoms indicative of sleep apnea in adolescents in the U.S. to levels of fluoride in the drinking water. The link between fluoride and sleep disturbances may be through fluoride’s effect on the pineal gland. Malin 2019 — published in Environment International. It reported that exposure to fluoridated water led to a reduction in kidney and liver function among adolescents in the U.S., and suggested those with poorer kidney or liver function may absorb more fluoride bodies. The CDC funded this study.
The claims made by proponents of fluoridation that there is only “one or two studies” finding harm, or that they are only from areas with naturally high fluoride levels, are no longer relevant. The scientific evidence can now be considered overwhelming and undeniable. In fact, the level of evidence that fluoride is neurotoxic now far exceeds the evidence that was in place when lead was banned from gasoline.
A recent review by Danish scientist, Harvard professor and neurotoxicity expert Philippe Grandjean, MD, DMSc, also concluded that:
“… there is little doubt that developmental neurotoxicity is a serious risk associated with elevated fluoride exposure, whether due to community water fluoridation, natural fluoride release from soil minerals, or tea consumption, especially when the exposure occurs during early development.”
It should come as no surprise then, that a draft systematic review published in 2020 by the National Toxicology Program of human studies of fluoride’s neurotoxicity concluded that fluoride was a “presumed” neurotoxin based on the large number, quality and consistency of brain studies. Tom’s of Maine A... Buy New $12.89 ($0.91 / Ounce) (as of 03:53 UTC - Details)
The review identified 149 human studies and 339 animal studies, but did not include the three most recent neurotoxicity-related studies from the York University group (Till 2019; Riddell 2019), or the study showing that women in the U.S. had levels of fluoride in urine high enough to cause damage to the brain of the fetus (Uyghurturk 2020).
While the draft NTP review is equivocal about effects at low exposures, these newest high-quality mother-child studies support a conclusion that artificially fluoridated water causes substantial IQ reductions. This fact was recently echoed in a letter published in Pediatric Research by the co-authors of the JAMA Pediatrics fluoride/IQ study, which said:
“Over the past 75 years, health authorities have declared that community water fluoridation-a practice that reaches over 400 million worldwide-is safe. Yet, studies conducted in North America examining the safety of fluoride exposure in pregnancy were nonexistent.
When a Canadian study reported that higher fluoride exposure in pregnant women was associated with lower IQ scores in young children, critics attacked the methodology of the study and discounted the significance of the results.
Health authorities continued to conclude that fluoride is unequivocally safe, despite four well-conducted studies over the last 3 years consistently linking fluoride exposure in pregnancy with adverse neurodevelopmental effects in offspring …
The tendency to ignore new evidence that does not conform to widespread beliefs impedes the response to early warnings about fluoride as a potential developmental neurotoxin. Evolving evidence should inspire scientists and health authorities to re-evaluate claims about the safety of fluoride, especially for the fetus and infant for whom there is no benefit.”
FAN Leads the Fight Against Neurotoxins
Tomu2019s of Maine Men... Buy New $10.51 ($1.56 / Ounce) (as of 03:53 UTC - Details) Since 2000, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) has been committed to reducing exposure to fluoride, and even with all of the science firmly on our side, we couldn’t wait for legislators and public health officials to cast aside their entrenched dogma in favor of fluoridation and catch up on the science. Instead, we initiated the legal process to end the practice that today affects more than 200 million Americans.
A little-known provision of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) gave us our opportunity. It offers citizens a way to circumvent the corruption and force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prohibit or limit the use of toxic substances.
Watchdog groups no longer have to convince the EPA of unreasonable risk; they can now have an objective judge decide based on an independent review of the evidence.
We are also laying the foundation for future TSCA challenges by citizens and environmental groups. For example, because of Judge Edward Chen’s ruling to deny the EPA’s motion to dismiss our case, TSCA law will now be interpreted to allow the EPA to be petitioned to regulate single uses of substances, rather all uses, which was the EPA’s position. This change will make it easier for activists to force the EPA to review the risks of specific chemicals used commercially.
While it has been four years since this effort began in November of 2016 — when the Fluoride Action Network, together with a coalition of nonprofits and individual citizens, presented a petition to the EPA to end the deliberate addition of fluoridation chemicals to the public’s drinking water — it has actually taken 20 years of effort by FAN to bring us to this point.
It took the development of our extensive website in the early days. It took the creation of our comprehensive health database (larger than any government had put together on fluoride’s toxicity).
It took countless submissions to government agencies and the translation of many Chinese neurotoxicity studies and much more. And, after much delay due to government shut downs and Covid-19, our day in court finally arrived.
Trial of the Century
Quality of Life Perfec... Buy New $14.59 ($30.40 / Ounce) (as of 03:53 UTC - Details) The trial began with an opening statement from the attorney for the plaintiffs, Michael Connett. He made the succinct but powerful case that fluoride presents a hazard (threat to the brain); that this hazard is a risk at the doses experienced in fluoridated communities; and that it is an unreasonable risk.
The EPA, represented by lawyers from the Department of Defense, argued that establishing fluoride as a neurotoxic hazard requires a systematic review, which they claimed FAN’s experts didn’t perform.
They also argued that the evidence showing harm from fluoride at the levels found in communities that practice fluoridation wasn’t strong enough to yield action from the EPA. Both of these claims would be disproven by FAN’s experts and attorney during the trial.
This was followed by three days of testimony from FAN’s expert witnesses, all independent and leading scientists whose world-class expertise includes fluoride, neurotoxicity and risk assessments, and whose expertise the EPA has relied on in the past on other toxicants like lead and mercury. The witnesses included (click on links to see their declarations and resumes):
Their testimony was followed by the EPA’s witnesses, two of which were experts-for-hire from the corporate consulting firm Exponent, and one was a risk assessment expert from the EPA.
It was revealed that the EPA paid Exponent approximately $350,000 for their testimony, which was focused primarily on claiming that there was insufficient evidence of harm — something they’re known for doing in every trial, no matter who they’re representing or how strong the science is.
One of their witnesses, Dr. Ellen Chang, has a long history of defending and producing systematic reviews for corporate polluters, including for DOW Chemical’s Agent Orange, Monsanto’s glyphosate, 3M’s PFOAs, and pesticides from Syngenta and Croplife. She also worked for the American Chemistry Council, American Petroleum Institute, and the Manganese Interest Group.
Several paragraphs here couldn’t possibly do the in-depth proceedings of the trial justice, or highlight all of the shocking and incredible statements that were made. I would urge you to read our detailed summaries for each of the trial days.
I would also urge you to visit our TSCA trial overview page, where you can find the basic facts, a timeline of all actions and rulings, links to all of the submissions made by FAN, links to all of the media coverage, and links to the studies we relied upon to make our case. You can also visit our Twitter page, where we provided live tweet coverage of days 3 through 7. Hello Oral Care Activa... Buy New $7.49 ($1.87 / Ounce) (as of 03:53 UTC - Details)
The Judge’s Reaction
After seven days of trial and closing statements from both parties, the judge held off on making a final ruling, but he did make it fairly obvious that he was convinced that FAN fluoride was a neurotoxin and likely posed an unreasonable risk. He said that the EPA had failed to properly assess that risk, and illegitimately turned down FAN’s 2016 petition for TSCA action.
The judge urged the parties to spend the next few weeks discussing the possibility of an amended TSCA petition and assessment by the EPA, or start a new petition and have the EPA conduct a proper review, and leave his final ruling until that is complete. Both parties expressed doubt that such an arrangement would be fruitful, but ultimately agreed to move forward with it and update the court on their progress in the beginning of August.
We Expect the EPA Could Continue to Delay
We don’t expect the overzealous proponents of the fluoridation, including the EPA, CDC and ADA, to roll over without using every avenue possible to save their credibility by protecting fluoridation. They’ve already proven time and again, they have deep pockets and no shame.
Proponents don’t seem to realize that continued promotion will cause an ever-increasing loss of the public’s trust in the agencies that are meant to protect them. Continuing this practice in the absence of sound science — and investing millions of dollars in PR to cover up that fact — will further erode the public’s trust in public health programs.
While FAN is taking the lead in court, at the federal and state level, and helping campaigners at the local level to educate decision-makers and public health officials, we need your help to spread this educational campaign to every community, including yours.
Right now, the only thing being protected is a failed policy and the reputation of those who refuse to accept that this program has been a massive failure both ethically and scientifically.
Before the trial the EPA had already intimated that they could appeal a ruling in our favor, and that even if we win the appeal the rulemaking process to end fluoridation’s neurotoxic harm could take up to three years. This would mean tens of thousands more children permanently harmed by fluoridation.
This is why, regardless of the ultimate verdict, FAN will continue to need your support. We have forged this precedent-setting path together. Your support, contributions and sharing of our cause and legal case have played a critical role in making this happen, and we thank you. Whether we win or lose this trial, our important education efforts will have to continue.
Please consider investing in an end to fluoridation by making a tax-deductible donation to our work.
Also, please consider signing-up to receive FAN’s email bulletins and following us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. We will keep you informed about the latest fluoride research and news, plus give you opportunities help influence fluoride policy in your area and throughout the world.
New Tools and Resources to Educate Leaders About Neurotoxicity
While FAN is taking the lead in court at the federal and state level, and helping campaigners at the local level to educate decision-makers and public health officials, we need your help to spread this educational campaign to every community, including yours. To make the task easier, we have created a number of new educational materials.
First, is our handout on neurotoxicity. We have both a color version along with a black and white version for cheaper bulk printing, as well as a list of the references for this handout that you can combine to make a nice double-sided handout if you so choose. You can also check out our other handouts here.
Second, FAN’s Research Director, Chris Neurath, filmed a Zoom webinar in which he presented detailed evidence that fluoride is a developmental neurotoxin.
He described the rapidly accumulating peer-reviewed science showing that fluoride lowers the IQ of children and increases their risk of neurobehavioral problems like ADHD. He put those studies into perspective in ways we can all understand.
This video a powerful tool for campaigners and parents looking to learn the science and to share it with decision-makers. Neurath’s presentation is about 50 minutes and includes a 30-minute question and answer session that took place at the end. Click here to access the PowerPoint slides used in this presentation.
Help educate your state-level decision makers about the neurotoxic harm caused by water fluoridation. Use our simple automated email system to send Neurath’s presentation to your state legislators and urge them to introduce a bill next session to end the practice throughout your state: Educate Your Legislators NOW.
FAN has also produced a new video series entitled, “Four Game-Changing Studies,” explaining the science behind fluoridation’s neurotoxicity in four short videos featuring Paul Connett, Ph.D. The shorter format makes the content easier to share on social media and easier for local authorities to digest incrementally.
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lewrockwell--2020-07-09--Love of Ancestors and American History

Love of Ancestors and American History

In the past few weeks we have watched the widespread vandalization of statues and memorials dedicated to men who played a pivotal role in the story of our nation .
Among the targets were such giants of American history as George Washington , Thomas Jefferson , Andrew Jackson , Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant .
The purge was carried out on the charge of racism .
Something , however , did not add up .
A number of the men whose statues were desecrated were well ahead of their time in their views of race and they did much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But the vandals would hear none of it , which came as a surprise to many .
There is , however , nothing surprising about their actions once we understand what they are truly after .
What the statue slayers really want has nothing to do with racism .
Their goal is not to fight or remedy racial injustice , which in the US has been done decades ago .
Their goal is to tear America apart .
The way they attempt to achieve this is quite insidious : They seek to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they maintain , is one of continual racism that persists to this day .
A Republic Under Assau ... Fitton , Tom Buy New $ 30.00 Once we internalize this spurious narrative , we can not but repudiate our past .
The moment this happens we become doomed as a nation , since no people can survive as a national entity without the intuition of togetherness which a sense of shared history helps to foster .
It is precisely for this reason that all sane and healthy countries preserve and honor the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dedicated to the men who shaped their history .
It is this collective sense of history that binds a people together and gives them a feeling of belonging to a larger polity , which we call a nation .
When the glue of a mutually shared history loses its binding power , a nation will , sooner or later , come apart .
This is exactly what the internal haters of America seek to bring about .
By claiming that the key players in America ’ s history were racists , they try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of injustice .
Needless to say , their charge of racism is as both misplaced and unjustified .
Slavery , which they position at center of their narrative as America ’ s original sin , has existed throughout the world since the advent of society and probably even before that .
It is only relatively recently , in historical terms , that this practice has been largely relinquished .
The United States has paid a greater price in blood and treasure than any other nation to stop this practice and eliminate racism from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well that in the second half of the 20th century America ’ s black population enjoyed more rights , opportunities and freedoms than black people in any other country at any point in history .
The claims of the statue topplers that America ’ s past is somehow uniquely egregious because of slavery betray a lack of historical perspective .
If we should condemn American history because it has been marked by this practice , then we would have to condemn almost ALL of history .
In nearly all great civilizations of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Phoenicia , Greece , Rome , etc .
– slavery was commonly practiced .
In fact , these civilizations were to a great extent built on slave labor .
Free Negro Owners of S ... Woodson , Carter G. Best Price : $ 45.58 Buy New $ 19.34 Are we going to blanketly condemn them all ?
Are we going to say there was nothing good in them and discard their great contributions to the development of mankind ?
Are we going to tear down statues of Plato , Aristotle , Pericles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Marcus Aurelius because all of them either owned slaves or directly benefited from their labor ?
Are we going to condemn Jesus who lived at a time when slavery was a widespread practice and yet chose not to launch a crusade against it ?
When asked how people should behave toward their Roman overlords , he stated , “ Render unto Caesar what is Caesar ’ s. ” He said this even though slavery was endemic in Roman society .
Until relatively recently , nearly every society or historical figure was – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crusaders – “ tainted ” by slavery in one way or another .
In Europe , for instance , serfdom , which was essentially a soft form of slavery , lasted in many places well into the 18th century .
In the rest of the world such practices lasted well beyond that time .
In fact , slavery exists in a number of places in the world to this day .
Most of those places are in Africa and most of the enslavers as well as the enslaved are black .
One wonders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not focus their attention where the real problem is .
In any case , we can not judge history through the lens of today ’ s political correctness which is a luxury that comes with our modern cushioned existence .
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Neither was slavery seen as uniformly negative or injurious to those subjected to it .
Sad though it may sound , for many in the past slavery was preferable to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Many people sold themselves or their children to slavery voluntarily , because they simply could not provide enough to survive .
Furthermore , when in past wars armies were defeated and prisoners taken , there were often only two options for those on the losing side : death or servitude .
Many a prisoner was glad of the availability of the latter .
America On Suicide Wat ... Watkins , Richter Best Price : $ 10.81 Buy New $ 9.99 As far as American history goes , it is nothing like the haters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person or country is perfect , and every person and country has committed their share of errors .
America is no exception .
This being said , America ’ s is an inspiring and magnificent history .
It is a history of a people who made a perilous voyage across the ocean in search of a new home .
It is a history of those who faced very difficult conditions and managed to survive despite the odds .
It is a history of a people who from humble beginnings managed to build the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has ever seen .
Ours is a history of a young nation which after many struggles , errors and setbacks managed to build a society which translated into reality the noblest aspirations of the human soul : equality and freedom for all , white , black , yellow and everything in between .
The efforts of our forefathers eventually made America a shining city on the global hill , a magnet for people from all over the world regardless of the color of their skin .
That ’ s the essence of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has come about because of the dedication , strength and ingenuity of our ancestors who overcame immense challenges to make their country a better place for those would come after them .
All of us – including the ungrateful complainers of today – are the fortunate beneficiaries of their sweat and blood and we should be deeply grateful for their efforts .
We should be thankful regardless of our race , for America is a fair , equitable and opportunity-rife place for all who live here .
But nothing is apparently good enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only on the memory of our ancestors but also on everything that is good and noble .
Blinded by ill-will born of their own misguided ways , they condemn America ’ s past generations who laid the foundation for the most affluent and racially accommodating country in history .
And even while living in the fairest and most institutionally unprejudiced society in the world , the critics still claim that it is “ systemically ” racist .
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Put to shame by the nobility of the great men who came before them , they stand as boors next to the grand souls whose memorials they seek to desecrate .
Spoiled , self-indulgent and crass , these people could never build or create a great nation , or anything worthy for that matter .
All they can do is to scream , criticize , loot and destroy .
Instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their own contribution to the great story of America , they tear down what the generations before them built with so much effort and sacrifice .
By any historical standard or measure , we Americans are very fortunate to have had great forefathers .
We must not allow the ransackers and assorted malcontents to cast false aspersions on their memory .
We must not let them besmirch our history by their distorted interpretations of it , because if we give up our past we will surely lose our nation .
We owe a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and we must not let anyone sever the bond of love that many of us feel towards them .
Above all , to be the worthy heirs of our forefathers we must not become intimidated by the screeching of the agitators .
Instead we need to strengthen our resolve to keep defending and fighting for what we know is right .
Let those who come after us say that our generation rose to the challenge and that we did it well .
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In the past few weeks we have watched the widespread vandalization of statues and memorials dedicated to men who played a pivotal role in the story of our nation. Among the targets were such giants of American history as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant.
The purge was carried out on the charge of racism. Something, however, did not add up. A number of the men whose statues were desecrated were well ahead of their time in their views of race and they did much to further the cause of black people. But the vandals would hear none of it, which came as a surprise to many. There is, however, nothing surprising about their actions once we understand what they are truly after.
What the statue slayers really want has nothing to do with racism. Their goal is not to fight or remedy racial injustice, which in the US has been done decades ago. Their goal is to tear America apart. The way they attempt to achieve this is quite insidious: They seek to make us ashamed of our history which, they maintain, is one of continual racism that persists to this day. A Republic Under Assau... Fitton, Tom Buy New $30.00 (as of 03:00 UTC - Details)
Once we internalize this spurious narrative, we cannot but repudiate our past. The moment this happens we become doomed as a nation, since no people can survive as a national entity without the intuition of togetherness which a sense of shared history helps to foster. It is precisely for this reason that all sane and healthy countries preserve and honor the landmarks of their past, especially those dedicated to the men who shaped their history. It is this collective sense of history that binds a people together and gives them a feeling of belonging to a larger polity, which we call a nation. When the glue of a mutually shared history loses its binding power, a nation will, sooner or later, come apart.
This is exactly what the internal haters of America seek to bring about. By claiming that the key players in America’s history were racists, they try to portray our past as a tale of injustice. Needless to say, their charge of racism is as both misplaced and unjustified. Slavery, which they position at center of their narrative as America’s original sin, has existed throughout the world since the advent of society and probably even before that. It is only relatively recently, in historical terms, that this practice has been largely relinquished.
The United States has paid a greater price in blood and treasure than any other nation to stop this practice and eliminate racism from its institutions. It did it so well that in the second half of the 20th century America’s black population enjoyed more rights, opportunities and freedoms than black people in any other country at any point in history.
The claims of the statue topplers that America’s past is somehow uniquely egregious because of slavery betray a lack of historical perspective. If we should condemn American history because it has been marked by this practice, then we would have to condemn almost ALL of history. In nearly all great civilizations of the past – Egypt, Sumeria, Babylon, Phoenicia, Greece, Rome, etc. – slavery was commonly practiced. In fact, these civilizations were to a great extent built on slave labor. Free Negro Owners of S... Woodson, Carter G. Best Price: $45.58 Buy New $19.34 (as of 02:46 UTC - Details)
Are we going to blanketly condemn them all? Are we going to say there was nothing good in them and discard their great contributions to the development of mankind? Are we going to tear down statues of Plato, Aristotle, Pericles, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Cicero, Marcus Aurelius because all of them either owned slaves or directly benefited from their labor? Are we going to condemn Jesus who lived at a time when slavery was a widespread practice and yet chose not to launch a crusade against it? When asked how people should behave toward their Roman overlords, he stated, “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s.” He said this even though slavery was endemic in Roman society.
Until relatively recently, nearly every society or historical figure was – by the logic of today’s crusaders –“tainted” by slavery in one way or another. In Europe, for instance, serfdom, which was essentially a soft form of slavery, lasted in many places well into the 18th century. In the rest of the world such practices lasted well beyond that time. In fact, slavery exists in a number of places in the world to this day. Most of those places are in Africa and most of the enslavers as well as the enslaved are black. One wonders why today’s racism crusaders do not focus their attention where the real problem is.
In any case, we cannot judge history through the lens of today’s political correctness which is a luxury that comes with our modern cushioned existence. Given slavery’s historical ubiquity, it is obvious that there existed very strong natural tendencies toward it as an institution. Neither was slavery seen as uniformly negative or injurious to those subjected to it. Sad though it may sound, for many in the past slavery was preferable to the alternatives they faced in life. Many people sold themselves or their children to slavery voluntarily, because they simply could not provide enough to survive. Furthermore, when in past wars armies were defeated and prisoners taken, there were often only two options for those on the losing side: death or servitude. Many a prisoner was glad of the availability of the latter.
America On Suicide Wat... Watkins, Richter Best Price: $10.81 Buy New $9.99 (as of 03:43 UTC - Details) As far as American history goes, it is nothing like the haters try to portray it as. No person or country is perfect, and every person and country has committed their share of errors. America is no exception. This being said, America’s is an inspiring and magnificent history. It is a history of a people who made a perilous voyage across the ocean in search of a new home. It is a history of those who faced very difficult conditions and managed to survive despite the odds. It is a history of a people who from humble beginnings managed to build the most prosperous and free nation the world has ever seen. Ours is a history of a young nation which after many struggles, errors and setbacks managed to build a society which translated into reality the noblest aspirations of the human soul: equality and freedom for all, white, black, yellow and everything in between. The efforts of our forefathers eventually made America a shining city on the global hill, a magnet for people from all over the world regardless of the color of their skin. That’s the essence of the American story.
The miracle of America has come about because of the dedication, strength and ingenuity of our ancestors who overcame immense challenges to make their country a better place for those would come after them. All of us – including the ungrateful complainers of today – are the fortunate beneficiaries of their sweat and blood and we should be deeply grateful for their efforts. We should be thankful regardless of our race, for America is a fair, equitable and opportunity-rife place for all who live here.
But nothing is apparently good enough for the self-righteous critics who spit not only on the memory of our ancestors but also on everything that is good and noble. Blinded by ill-will born of their own misguided ways, they condemn America’s past generations who laid the foundation for the most affluent and racially accommodating country in history. And even while living in the fairest and most institutionally unprejudiced society in the world, the critics still claim that it is “systemically” racist. The fact that they fail to submit any good evidence for their allegations is of no consequence to them.
The Unconstitutionalit... Spooner, Lysander Best Price: $7.99 Buy New $6.79 (as of 03:54 UTC - Details) For brats like this nothing will ever be good enough. Put to shame by the nobility of the great men who came before them, they stand as boors next to the grand souls whose memorials they seek to desecrate. Spoiled, self-indulgent and crass, these people could never build or create a great nation, or anything worthy for that matter. All they can do is to scream, criticize, loot and destroy. Instead of trying to better themselves and make their own contribution to the great story of America, they tear down what the generations before them built with so much effort and sacrifice.
By any historical standard or measure, we Americans are very fortunate to have had great forefathers. We must not allow the ransackers and assorted malcontents to cast false aspersions on their memory. We must not let them besmirch our history by their distorted interpretations of it, because if we give up our past we will surely lose our nation. We owe a deep debt of gratitude to generations past, and we must not let anyone sever the bond of love that many of us feel towards them. Above all, to be the worthy heirs of our forefathers we must not become intimidated by the screeching of the agitators. Instead we need to strengthen our resolve to keep defending and fighting for what we know is right. Let those who come after us say that our generation rose to the challenge and that we did it well.
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lewrockwell--2020-07-09--Second Wave? Not Even Close.

Second Wave? Not Even Close.

Why did politicians ever lockdown society in the first place ?
Can we all agree that the stated purpose was to “ flatten the curve ” so our hospital system could handle the inevitable COVID-19 patients who needed care ?
At that point , at least , back in early March , people were behaving rationally .
They accepted that you can ’ t eradicate a virus , so let ’ s postpone things enough to handle it .
The fact is , we have done that , and so much more .
The headlines are filled with dire warnings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trigger-happy Governors are rolling back regulations to try to stem the tide of new cases .
But , is any of it actually true and should we all be worried ?
No , it ’ s not a second wave .
The COVID-19 virus is on its final legs , and while I have filled this post with graphs to prove everything I just said , this is really the only graph you need to see , it ’ s the CDC ’ s data , over time , of deaths from COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trend line is unmistakable : If virologists were driving policy about COVID-19 rather than public health officials , we ’ d all be Sweden right now , which means life would effectively be back to normal .
The only thing our lockdowns have done at this point is prolong the agony a little bit , and encouraged Governors to make up more useless rules .
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THE HERD IMMUNITY THRESHOLD ( “ HIT ” ) FOR COVID-19 IS BETWEEN 10-20 % This fact gets less press than any other .
Most people understand the basic concept of herd immunity and the math behind it .
In the early days , some public health officials speculated that COVID-19 ’ s HIT was 70 % .
Obviously , the difference between a HIT of 70 % and a HIT of 10-20 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ HIT , the quicker a virus will burn out as it loses the ability to infect more people , which is exactly what COVID-19 is doing everywhere , including the U.S , which is why the death curve above looks the way it looks .
Scientists from Oxford , Virginia Tech , and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine , all recently explained the HIT of COVID-19 in this paper : Boris : Go outside , but ... Journals , Quarantine Buy New $ 6.99 Calculations from this study of data in Stockholm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and if you really love data check out this great essay by Brown Professor Dr. Andrew Bostom titled , COVID-19 ‘ herd immunity ’ without vaccination ?
Teaching modern vaccine dogma old tricks .
I ’ m going to share his summary with you , because it ’ s so good : Naturally acquired herd immunity to COVID-19 combined with earnest protection of the vulnerable elderly – especially nursing home and assisted living facility residents — is an eminently reasonable and practical alternative to the dubious panacea of mass compulsory vaccination against the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Malmo , Sweden , which had few COVID-19 deaths by assiduously protecting its elder care homes , while “ schools remained open , residents carried on drinking in bars and cafes , and the doors of hairdressers and gyms were open throughout .
One of the most vocal members of the scientific community discussing COVID-19 ’ s HIT is Stanford ’ s Nobel-laureate Dr. Michael Levitt .
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Why did politicians ever lockdown society in the first place? Can we all agree that the stated purpose was to “flatten the curve” so our hospital system could handle the inevitable COVID-19 patients who needed care? At that point, at least, back in early March, people were behaving rationally. They accepted that you can’t eradicate a virus, so let’s postpone things enough to handle it.
The fact is, we have done that, and so much more.
The headlines are filled with dire warnings of a “second wave” and trigger-happy Governors are rolling back regulations to try to stem the tide of new cases. But, is any of it actually true and should we all be worried? No, it’s not a second wave.
The COVID-19 virus is on its final legs, and while I have filled this post with graphs to prove everything I just said, this is really the only graph you need to see, it’s the CDC’s data, over time, of deaths from COVID-19 here in the U.S., and the trend line is unmistakable:
If virologists were driving policy about COVID-19 rather than public health officials, we’d all be Sweden right now, which means life would effectively be back to normal. The only thing our lockdowns have done at this point is prolong the agony a little bit, and encouraged Governors to make up more useless rules. Unreported Truths abou... Berenson, Alex Buy New $5.99 (as of 03:17 UTC - Details)
Sweden’s health minister understood that the only chance to beat COVID-19 was to get the Swedish population to a Herd Immunity Threshold against COVID-19, and that’s exactly what they have done, so let me start there.
THE HERD IMMUNITY THRESHOLD (“HIT”) FOR COVID-19 IS BETWEEN 10-20%
This fact gets less press than any other. Most people understand the basic concept of herd immunity and the math behind it. In the early days, some public health officials speculated that COVID-19’s HIT was 70%. Obviously, the difference between a HIT of 70% and a HIT of 10-20% is dramatic, and the lower the HIT, the quicker a virus will burn out as it loses the ability to infect more people, which is exactly what COVID-19 is doing everywhere, including the U.S, which is why the death curve above looks the way it looks.
Scientists from Oxford, Virginia Tech, and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, all recently explained the HIT of COVID-19 in this paper:
We searched the literature for estimates of individual variation in propensity to acquire or transmit COVID-19 or other infectious diseases and overlaid the findings as vertical lines in Figure 3. Most CV estimates are comprised between 2 and 4, a range where naturally acquired immunity to SARS-CoV-2 may place populations over the herd immunity threshold once as few as 10-20% of its individuals are immune.
Boris: Go outside, but... Journals, Quarantine Buy New $6.99 (as of 02:47 UTC - Details) Calculations from this study of data in Stockholm showed a HIT of 17%, and if you really love data check out this great essay by Brown Professor Dr. Andrew Bostom titled, COVID-19 ‘herd immunity’ without vaccination? Teaching modern vaccine dogma old tricks. I’m going to share his summary with you, because it’s so good:
Naturally acquired herd immunity to COVID-19 combined with earnest protection of the vulnerable elderly – especially nursing home and assisted living facility residents — is an eminently reasonable and practical alternative to the dubious panacea of mass compulsory vaccination against the virus.
This strategy was successfully implemented in Malmo, Sweden, which had few COVID-19 deaths by assiduously protecting its elder care homes, while “schools remained open, residents carried on drinking in bars and cafes, and the doors of hairdressers and gyms were open throughout.
One of the most vocal members of the scientific community discussing COVID-19’s HIT is Stanford’s Nobel-laureate Dr. Michael Levitt.
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lewrockwell--2020-07-09--The Cult of Covid

The Cult of Covid

After I published several recent articles , an issue was raised .
I ’ ll use it as an introduction to the cult of COVID .
I stated that a new COVID virus was never properly discovered .
Then I was asked : so are countries all over the world pretending the virus is real ?
Answer : No , they ’ re not pretending .
“ Countries ” aren ’ t doing anything .
Government leaders are issuing edicts , on the scientific and medical advice of officials surrounding them .
These officials are true believers .
They have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Why ?
They ’ ve been told it exists by their bosses .
And so it goes , all the way up the line , in the cult .
Bigger and bigger bosses , all of them true believers .
Yes , a lab here and a lab there claim they have isolated the new COVID virus .
But they have not done a complete STUDY to prove the existence of a new virus .
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Such a study hasn ’ t been done , and it won ’ t be done .
Why ?
Because there is a great risk from reading the results of a thousand side by side electron @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t match up , if they don ’ t all show particles of the same virus , and if those particles aren ’ t unique—i.e.
, never before seen—then two things happen : the claim that one virus is causing a pandemic collapses ; and the claim of discovering a new virus collapses .
THAT ’ S why the correct study hasn ’ t been done .
Little anecdotal claims from this lab and that lab don ’ t amount to a hill of beans .
They ’ re irrelevant .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing— “ the virus exists ” —passed from hand to hand , shared by all , signifying Belief .
Reflex Belief .
EVERYTHING that follows , stemming from a false belief in a new virus , is meaningless .
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That ’ s where the fabrication was hatched .
Before you say , BUT WHAT ABOUT THIS , HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT , read my many previous articles .
I account @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being falsely labeled COVID .
There is no need to invoke a new virus .
A large cult is composed of many layers of foot soldiers , all of whom believe .
But when you get to the top , you see a few people who know the truth .
They lie about the discovery of a new virus , and they spread that lie to further their own agenda—in this case , destruction of nations and the ushering in of a fascist technocracy for the planet , a Brave New World .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ main body of the cult , the millions of mask wearers and the distancing people and the doctors and the mayors and the governors and the routine public health officials and so on—they go on faith .
Their god is Fauci , and television , and news .
The scientists who are in the cult believe in their own special procedure of discovering a new virus .
They “ sequence its genetic structure.
” This is their scripture and bible .
But the problem is , what kind of sample are they starting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new virus , but this , too , is faith .
It could be part of an irrelevant virus , it could be a whole but decaying irrelevant virus , it could be a random piece of genetic material , or cellular debris , or exosomes ; whatever .
And if this sample is used as the basis of analysis at many labs , they will all come up with the same irrelevant result .
To which they will bow down .
Biowarfare and Terrorism Boyle , Francis Anthony Buy New $ 12.95 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ results of a single small study , in which a purported COVID-19 virus was injected into mice and caused them to get sick .
This , to him , was proof that , indeed , a new dangerous virus had been discovered .
I was dumbfounded , but not too dumbfounded to reply .
First of all , the mice had been genetically altered .
Why ?
Usually , that means their immune systems were disabled .
In which case , any old germ could make them ill. Second , the whole purpose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ practice is—is to move up the chain of species until you get to animals that most closely resemble humans .
Which are apes .
Definitely not mice .
And third , even if a virus can make ordinary unaltered mice ill , so what ?
They still haven ’ t proved that virus is new—which is the claim for COVID .
But they try .
They keep trying and failing to prove that a new coronavirus exists which is causing a global pandemic .
Cults don ’ t care .
They will announce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any useless piece of evidence .
They ’ ll go to war on the basis of a claim .
In this instance , it turns out to be an economic war against the people of Earth .
A psychological war .
A war against freedom .
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After I published several recent articles, an issue was raised. I’ll use it as an introduction to the cult of COVID.
I stated that a new COVID virus was never properly discovered. Then I was asked: so are countries all over the world pretending the virus is real?
Answer: No, they’re not pretending. “Countries” aren’t doing anything. Government leaders are issuing edicts, on the scientific and medical advice of officials surrounding them. These officials are true believers. They have faith that the COVID virus exists. Why? They’ve been told it exists by their bosses. And so it goes, all the way up the line, in the cult. Bigger and bigger bosses, all of them true believers.
Yes, a lab here and a lab there claim they have isolated the new COVID virus. But they have not done a complete STUDY to prove the existence of a new virus.
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Researchers would make electron microscope photos of tissue samples taken from all the patients—the photos would be made AFTER these samples have been subjected to proper purification processes, involving a centrifuge and the correct collection of viral material from the centrifuge.
Such a study hasn’t been done, and it won’t be done.
Why? Because there is a great risk from reading the results of a thousand side by side electron microscope photos. If the photos don’t match up, if they don’t all show particles of the same virus, and if those particles aren’t unique—i.e., never before seen—then two things happen: the claim that one virus is causing a pandemic collapses; and the claim of discovering a new virus collapses.
THAT’S why the correct study hasn’t been done.
Little anecdotal claims from this lab and that lab don’t amount to a hill of beans. They’re irrelevant.
So what is left? A kernel of nothing—“the virus exists”—passed from hand to hand, shared by all, signifying Belief. Reflex Belief.
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It all goes back to the beginning. That’s where the fabrication was hatched.
Before you say, BUT WHAT ABOUT THIS, HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT, read my many previous articles. I account for people getting sick and dying and being falsely labeled COVID. There is no need to invoke a new virus.
A large cult is composed of many layers of foot soldiers, all of whom believe. But when you get to the top, you see a few people who know the truth. They lie about the discovery of a new virus, and they spread that lie to further their own agenda—in this case, destruction of nations and the ushering in of a fascist technocracy for the planet, a Brave New World.
But, as I say, the main body of the cult, the millions of mask wearers and the distancing people and the doctors and the mayors and the governors and the routine public health officials and so on—they go on faith. Their god is Fauci, and television, and news.
The scientists who are in the cult believe in their own special procedure of discovering a new virus. They “sequence its genetic structure.” This is their scripture and bible. But the problem is, what kind of sample are they starting with? They say it is a new virus, but this, too, is faith. It could be part of an irrelevant virus, it could be a whole but decaying irrelevant virus, it could be a random piece of genetic material, or cellular debris, or exosomes; whatever. And if this sample is used as the basis of analysis at many labs, they will all come up with the same irrelevant result. To which they will bow down. Biowarfare and Terrorism Boyle, Francis Anthony Buy New $12.95 (as of 04:59 UTC - Details)
A geneticist tried to sell me the results of a single small study, in which a purported COVID-19 virus was injected into mice and caused them to get sick. This, to him, was proof that, indeed, a new dangerous virus had been discovered.
I was dumbfounded, but not too dumbfounded to reply. First of all, the mice had been genetically altered. Why? Usually, that means their immune systems were disabled. In which case, any old germ could make them ill.
Second, the whole purpose of doing animal studies—as misguided as that practice is—is to move up the chain of species until you get to animals that most closely resemble humans. Which are apes. Definitely not mice.
And third, even if a virus can make ordinary unaltered mice ill, so what? They still haven’t proved that virus is new—which is the claim for COVID.
But they try. They keep trying and failing to prove that a new coronavirus exists which is causing a global pandemic.
Cults don’t care. They will announce any claim and back it up with any useless piece of evidence. They’ll go to war on the basis of a claim. In this instance, it turns out to be an economic war against the people of Earth. A psychological war. A war against freedom.
Reprinted with permission from Jon Rappoport’s blog.
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lewrockwell--2020-07-09--Is HCQ a Safe and Effective Treatment for Covid-19?

Treating COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine ( HCQ ) shortly after they were hospitalized significantly reduced the death rate in treated patients compared with patients who did not receive the drug .
That ’ s the remarkable conclusion of a large observational study conducted in six Detroit-area hospitals , published July 2 in “ The International Journal of Infectious Diseases ” .
That study would seem to contradict two earlier medical journal reports ( one has since been discredited and withdrawn because of questionable data ) that concluded that the drug was neither safe nor effective in treating the virus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ support results reported by many practicing physicians both here and abroad who claim that they are treating virus patients with HCQ and achieving favorable symptomatic relief .
What ’ s going on here ?
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In short , the patient cohort and medical protocols in these instances have been entirely different .
Yet this absolutely crucial distinction has been omitted in most of the previous media coverage of HCQ .
Indeed , almost from the moment that President Donald Trump speculated that the drug could be used against the virus , the MSM has repeatedly alleged that HCQ “ kills people ” and that there are dangerous heart irregularities associated with its use .
It should be noted that the Detroit study cited above closely monitored cardiac @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problems associated with HCQ .
But the MSM should already have been skeptical about any significant health dangers since HCQ has been an FDA approved drug for decades ( malaria treatment ) and has had a spectacular safety profile .
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In several instances , State regulatory boards have legally threatened several pharmacies about filling HCQ prescriptions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ physicians for months about using the drug ( off label ) to treat COVID-19 .
And even as late as May 27 , Dr. Anthony Fauci claimed that the drug was simply not effective against the disease .
But now it turns out that these government warnings and outlandish media allegations were entirely wrong-headed .
And the cost ?
A reasonable guess is that all of this likely created a strong “ chilling effect ” for many doctors in prescribing what may well be a remarkably cheap , safe and effective drug for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But don ’ t hold your breath waiting for any apologies .
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Treating COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) shortly after they were hospitalized significantly reduced the death rate in treated patients compared with patients who did not receive the drug. That’s the remarkable conclusion of a large observational study conducted in six Detroit-area hospitals, published July 2 in “The International Journal of Infectious Diseases”.
That study would seem to contradict two earlier medical journal reports (one has since been discredited and withdrawn because of questionable data) that concluded that the drug was neither safe nor effective in treating the virus. On the other hand, it does support results reported by many practicing physicians both here and abroad who claim that they are treating virus patients with HCQ and achieving favorable symptomatic relief.
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This apparent contradiction in outcomes can be resolved by noticing that the earlier studies were based entirely on older COVID-19 patients who were already severely ill and hospitalized, while physicians in the field have generally been administering HCQ to younger patients with only mild to moderate symptoms. In short, the patient cohort and medical protocols in these instances have been entirely different. Yet this absolutely crucial distinction has been omitted in most of the previous media coverage of HCQ.
Indeed, almost from the moment that President Donald Trump speculated that the drug could be used against the virus, the MSM has repeatedly alleged that HCQ “kills people” and that there are dangerous heart irregularities associated with its use. It should be noted that the Detroit study cited above closely monitored cardiac health and found no increase in heart problems associated with HCQ. But the MSM should already have been skeptical about any significant health dangers since HCQ has been an FDA approved drug for decades (malaria treatment) and has had a spectacular safety profile. How Not To Die With Tr... Henriques, Tiago Best Price: $18.23 Buy New $17.97 (as of 08:00 UTC - Details)
Yet the MSM is not the only culprit in this heavy-handed and sloppy scientific coverage of HCQ. In several instances, State regulatory boards have legally threatened several pharmacies about filling HCQ prescriptions. The FDA itself has been intimidating physicians for months about using the drug (off label) to treat COVID-19. And even as late as May 27, Dr. Anthony Fauci claimed that the drug was simply not effective against the disease.
But now it turns out that these government warnings and outlandish media allegations were entirely wrong-headed. And the cost? A reasonable guess is that all of this likely created a strong “chilling effect” for many doctors in prescribing what may well be a remarkably cheap, safe and effective drug for Covid-19 symptom relief. What a shame. But don’t hold your breath waiting for any apologies.
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lewrockwell--2020-07-09--Personal Liberty Squeezed in a Vise

Personal Liberty Squeezed in a Vise

Last week , this column addressed the expectation of revolution and the exhilaration of freedom that pervaded the 13 colonies during the summer of 1776 .
This summer in America , we are approaching the end of a civilized and free society as we have known it .
The freedom to walk outside without worrying for your life and the reliance that constitutional freedoms are guarantees that the government will honor have dissipated .
The effects are anarchy in the streets and a loss of liberty for everyone .
The root cause of both is the failure of government .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Andrew P. Best Price : $ 1.60 Buy New $ 7.93 The anarchy was born in legitimate dissent and has morphed into deadly violence .
The dissent was provoked by the public torture and murder of George Floyd , a Black man , by a white Minneapolis police officer .
For many folks — I among them — this was too much to bear .
It was the final public impetus to the release of pent-up rage over the disparate treatment of the races by the government in general and the police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have known of this for generations and looked the other way .
Since the adoption of the Civil War Amendments to the U.S. Constitution , the government — local , state and federal — was supposed to have become colorblind .
We know it has not .
But the death of one innocent Black man by one vicious white cop may have succeeded in achieving what 150 years of legislation and litigation have failed to achieve : turning the tide of public opinion against a culture that looked the other way in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But what began as legitimate , constitutional and laudatory dissent has become , in some places , violence and anarchy .
The longer the violence remains unabated , the more pervasive it will become .
It is largely unabated because many public officials rely on those committing the violence and their supporters for political backing .
Hence , the utter anarchy in Seattle , where a mayor and a governor declined to restore basic legal protections on the streets .
A group of armed thugs , claiming to be liberators , took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beautiful city .
They destroyed property , prevented travel and commerce and even caused the deaths of innocents .
Until death reared its unforgiving head , the police stayed away because the mayor told them to leave the neighborhood alone .
At the other end of the societal breakdown are the profoundly unconstitutional power grabs by mayors and governors in the name of public health .
They have effectively nullified the Bill of Rights by using the police to infringe upon religion , speech , assembly , travel , self-defense , privacy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sanctity of voluntary contracts .
Theodore and Woodrow : ... Andrew P. Napolitano Best Price : $ 2.00 Buy New $ 9.25 These government leaders have concocted their own rules and had them enforced as if they were law .
The hypocritical New Jersey Gov .
Phil Murphy violated his own social distancing rules by marching arm-in-arm with protestors , and his own restaurant lockdown orders by visiting a restaurant secretly serving food indoors — and he famously mocked the Bill of Rights as above his paygrade during an appearance on Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and governors to write their own laws .
It is also unconstitutional ; in America , only a popularly elected representative body — not the entity that enforces the laws — can write them .
New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo takes refuge in legislation enacted at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic giving him the power to regulate private behavior .
But that legislation is unconstitutional because it violates the Guarantee Clause of the Constitution .
That clause mandates that the states have the same separation of powers as the federal government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ branch writes the laws .
When the governor both writes a law and enforces it , he ceases to be a governor and becomes a prince .
James Madison ’ s constitutional genius irretrievably separated these two functions , just as it separated the judicial function from the legislative and the executive .
American civilization is being squeezed this summer by two factions — anarchists , enabled by politicians who want their support , and tyrannical mayors and governors .
Often — in an irony that history will find to be bitter — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To ... Andrew P. Napolitano Best Price : $ 0.25 Buy New $ 4.46 Their victim is personal liberty in a free society .
The liberty to walk the streets of Seattle or New York City unmolested and the liberty to be oneself and take chances .
The liberty to be free from thugs in the streets and the liberty to exercise our formerly guaranteed fundamental rights .
What to do ?
The Supreme Court needs to invalidate its opinions that hold that the police have no duty to protect life and property @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and legal duty to enforce the laws would transcend the mayoral and gubernatorial interference with those laws .
Stated differently , the law would supersede the decision of the Seattle mayor that kept the cops off — and the thugs on — the city ’ s streets .
And state legislatures need to abrogate the concept of qualified immunity for the police .
That doctrine has immunized cops from being sued personally when they commit crimes or engage in psychotic behavior .
Might the uniformed thug who took eight and a half minutes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd have thought twice about it were he to have been financially liable for his terror ?
The same legislatures need to enact laws absolutely prohibiting governors from trampling the Bill of Rights , because the Constitution has no emergency exceptions .
How does this end ?
Will a pliant majority accept uniformed and nonuniformed thugs in the streets ?
Will it accept tyrannical governance in the name of public health ?
Will the tyrants return our freedoms when the pandemic has passed ?
Will this lead to vigilantes or martial law ?
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Last week, this column addressed the expectation of revolution and the exhilaration of freedom that pervaded the 13 colonies during the summer of 1776. This summer in America, we are approaching the end of a civilized and free society as we have known it.
The freedom to walk outside without worrying for your life and the reliance that constitutional freedoms are guarantees that the government will honor have dissipated. The effects are anarchy in the streets and a loss of liberty for everyone.
The root cause of both is the failure of government.
Dred Scott’s Rev... Napolitano, Andrew P. Best Price: $1.60 Buy New $7.93 (as of 04:45 UTC - Details) The anarchy was born in legitimate dissent and has morphed into deadly violence. The dissent was provoked by the public torture and murder of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white Minneapolis police officer. For many folks — I among them — this was too much to bear. It was the final public impetus to the release of pent-up rage over the disparate treatment of the races by the government in general and the police specifically, and over public officials who have known of this for generations and looked the other way.
Since the adoption of the Civil War Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the government — local, state and federal — was supposed to have become colorblind. We know it has not. But the death of one innocent Black man by one vicious white cop may have succeeded in achieving what 150 years of legislation and litigation have failed to achieve: turning the tide of public opinion against a culture that looked the other way in the face of governmental racial abuse and disparity.
But what began as legitimate, constitutional and laudatory dissent has become, in some places, violence and anarchy. The longer the violence remains unabated, the more pervasive it will become. It is largely unabated because many public officials rely on those committing the violence and their supporters for political backing.
Hence, the utter anarchy in Seattle, where a mayor and a governor declined to restore basic legal protections on the streets. A group of armed thugs, claiming to be liberators, took over a six-block area of that once beautiful city. They destroyed property, prevented travel and commerce and even caused the deaths of innocents. Until death reared its unforgiving head, the police stayed away because the mayor told them to leave the neighborhood alone.
At the other end of the societal breakdown are the profoundly unconstitutional power grabs by mayors and governors in the name of public health. They have effectively nullified the Bill of Rights by using the police to infringe upon religion, speech, assembly, travel, self-defense, privacy, commercial intercourse, due process and the sanctity of voluntary contracts. Theodore and Woodrow: ... Andrew P. Napolitano Best Price: $2.00 Buy New $9.25 (as of 12:15 UTC - Details)
These government leaders have concocted their own rules and had them enforced as if they were law. The hypocritical New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy violated his own social distancing rules by marching arm-in-arm with protestors, and his own restaurant lockdown orders by visiting a restaurant secretly serving food indoors — and he famously mocked the Bill of Rights as above his paygrade during an appearance on Fox News.
What’s wrong here?
It is exquisitely wrong for mayors and governors to write their own laws. It is also unconstitutional; in America, only a popularly elected representative body — not the entity that enforces the laws — can write them.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo takes refuge in legislation enacted at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic giving him the power to regulate private behavior. But that legislation is unconstitutional because it violates the Guarantee Clause of the Constitution. That clause mandates that the states have the same separation of powers as the federal government does, and thus only the legislative branch writes the laws.
When the governor both writes a law and enforces it, he ceases to be a governor and becomes a prince.
James Madison’s constitutional genius irretrievably separated these two functions, just as it separated the judicial function from the legislative and the executive.
American civilization is being squeezed this summer by two factions — anarchists, enabled by politicians who want their support, and tyrannical mayors and governors. Often — in an irony that history will find to be bitter — by same folks. Lies the Government To... Andrew P. Napolitano Best Price: $0.25 Buy New $4.46 (as of 12:15 UTC - Details)
Their victim is personal liberty in a free society. The liberty to walk the streets of Seattle or New York City unmolested and the liberty to be oneself and take chances. The liberty to be free from thugs in the streets and the liberty to exercise our formerly guaranteed fundamental rights.
What to do?
The Supreme Court needs to invalidate its opinions that hold that the police have no duty to protect life and property. That would mean that their moral and legal duty to enforce the laws would transcend the mayoral and gubernatorial interference with those laws. Stated differently, the law would supersede the decision of the Seattle mayor that kept the cops off — and the thugs on — the city’s streets.
And state legislatures need to abrogate the concept of qualified immunity for the police. That doctrine has immunized cops from being sued personally when they commit crimes or engage in psychotic behavior. Might the uniformed thug who took eight and a half minutes to choke the life out of George Floyd have thought twice about it were he to have been financially liable for his terror?
The same legislatures need to enact laws absolutely prohibiting governors from trampling the Bill of Rights, because the Constitution has no emergency exceptions.
How does this end?
Will a pliant majority accept uniformed and nonuniformed thugs in the streets? Will it accept tyrannical governance in the name of public health? Will the tyrants return our freedoms when the pandemic has passed? Will this lead to vigilantes or martial law?
Reprinted with the author’s permission.
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