lewrockwell--2020-08-18--A Week of Wonders and Marvels

A Week of Wonders and Marvels

Don ’ t the Democrats know that we can do better than mail-in voting ?
How about a national show of hands ?
Say , around four p.m. on Tuesday , November 3 — just after lunch for west coasters and after nappy-time back east ?
Ready , set… hands up ( don ’ t shoot ! )
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Or maybe just a voice vote : all in favor of blank , say aye… .
Wouldn ’ t that be the most heartwarming moment since Michael Jackson led the all-star chorus of We Are the World ?
I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put over the idea that voter ID amounts to voter suppression .
I suppose it ’ s just another instance of the old Joe Goebbels principle that says if you repeat a big lie enough times , people will take it for the truth .
The nation used to be immune to these assaults on reason and decency so easily employed by despotic regimes in foreign lands because we were able to watch their insane antics at a comfortable remove .
But now that the Dems have gone full Orwell here , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bamboozle the home-folks .
War is Peace… Freedom is Slavery… Diversity is Uniformity…Vote early and often…and all that .
Traditionally , in New York State , one registers to vote .
You sign a document and submit it to the local Board of Elections .
This has long been regarded as a logical and necessary obligation of citizenship , like registering a car or a deed to property .
On election day , you go into your polling place , and the volunteer officials open a big book of alphabetized names… and , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a record of your signature , going back through all the elections you have lived in that voting district .
You are who you claim to be , and you get to vote… once .
# DELETED : Big Tech & rsq ... Bokhari , Allum Buy New $ 28.00 Through the eighteen four-year election cycles I ’ ve lived through , nobody objected to this until very recently , when the Democrats realized that the more than ten-million illegal immigrants they had jammed through the border could be enlisted in service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In states controlled by the Democrats , like California , it works like a charm to ensure one-party rule — and then one-party rule works like a charm to bankrupt and destroy the state in a feeding-frenzy of “ entitlement ” freebies .
And now they seek to use the same method to destroy the nation as a whole .
In New York ’ s June 23 primary this year of corona virus , 21 percent of mail-in ballots in New York City were invalidated by the Board of Elections for arriving late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a voter ’ s signature , 84,000 in all .
Reminder : this is a country that used to send officials like former president Jimmy Carter around the world to instruct “ less developed ” peoples in how to hold a fair election .
Perhaps Cameroon and Tajikistan can send some counselors to New York and North Carolina now .
The object of this new scam , apparently , is to so severely cripple the vote-counting process that the hopelessly botched election will be thrown into the House of Representatives , where a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the correct outcome .
There are a few things possibly wrong with this game-plan .
One is that the Democratic Party candidates might lose despite massive voting fraud , since most of the fraud will be perpetrated in states that are expected to go blue anyway , namely , California , New York , and New Jersey .
A more ominous outcome might be that they will ignite Civil War 2 with this final of a long series of insults to common decency against their political rivals , most particularly the four-year seditious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last national election : RussiaGate , MuellerGate , UkraineGate , et cetera .
CODE RED : Computerized ... Simon , Jonathan David Buy New $ 24.95 Nancy Pelosi has called Congress back from its campaign recess , to convene next Saturday after her party ’ s nominating convention , to try to lay whatever groundwork she can to use the mail-in vote controversy to invalidate the election .
This assumes that the Dems can get through their convention without some humiliating crack-up — for instance , if enough delegates break through the Emperor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mentally incapacitated putative nominee , Joe Biden , so far , and just…say…no .
Sometimes in US history , party conventions go their own way , despite the best-laid plans of party bosses .
William Jennings Bryan , age 36 , hijacked the 1896 Democratic nomination with his rousing “ Cross of Gold ” speech .
In 1912 , a fracas between the forces of incumbent President Taft and former President Teddy Roosevelt provoked TR to break away and run on a Progressive Party ticket .
( Taft and Roosevelt split the vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Such a brawl hasn ’ t happened lately , as the convention formalities ossified , and became a largely ceremonial confirmation of the primary election process .
But the dodgy primary victory of Mr. Biden — especially the Super Tuesday vote that mysteriously elevated him from the crypt of loserdom to a triumph of the undead — was itself probably an act of DNC-sponsored voter fraud .
And since that business was all seemingly settled , Mr. Biden has gone on to demonstrate a gift for falling on his face whenever they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fabled basement .
Unfreedom of the Press Levin , Mark R. Best Price : $ 2.41 Buy New $ 10.34 And so today , the Democrats ’ janky-ass Zoom national convention opens in Internet Nowheresville and Gawd knows what virtual shenanigans may be in store , since the stage is set for all manner of spoofish fakery .
If it comes down to it , Mr. Biden ’ s acceptance speech is certain to be a marvel of pre-recorded post-production wizardry .
They won ’ t dare allow him to do it live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll have to tell the viewing audience that the speech was pre-recorded… and if they don ’ t , you can be certain the fact will come out pronto… and when it does , that may be enough to sink the fake candidacy of the old grifter from Scranton .
Meanwhile , what ’ s going on in the Clintons ’ Chappaqua castle keep ?
Surely a lot of vodka guzzling , but what else ?
Are instructions emanating from there ?
Or threats ?
Rumor is that the designated vice-president candidate , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s insistence .
Are we coming to that magic moment when She-Who-Will-Not-Be-Thwarted-Again kicks doddering old Joe to the curb and swoops into the top spot on an all-gal , women ’ s suffrage centennial edition , can ’ t-lose ticket ?
I can ’ t stand the suspense .
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Don’t the Democrats know that we can do better than mail-in voting? How about a national show of hands? Say, around four p.m. on Tuesday, November 3 — just after lunch for west coasters and after nappy-time back east? Ready, set… hands up (don’t shoot!). Or maybe just a voice vote: all in favor of blank, say aye…. Wouldn’t that be the most heartwarming moment since Michael Jackson led the all-star chorus of We Are the World?
I’m struggling to understand exactly how the Dems put over the idea that voter ID amounts to voter suppression. I suppose it’s just another instance of the old Joe Goebbels principle that says if you repeat a big lie enough times, people will take it for the truth. The nation used to be immune to these assaults on reason and decency so easily employed by despotic regimes in foreign lands because we were able to watch their insane antics at a comfortable remove. But now that the Dems have gone full Orwell here, you see how easy it really is to bamboozle the home-folks. War is Peace… Freedom is Slavery… Diversity is Uniformity…Vote early and often…and all that.
Traditionally, in New York State, one registers to vote. You sign a document and submit it to the local Board of Elections. This has long been regarded as a logical and necessary obligation of citizenship, like registering a car or a deed to property. On election day, you go into your polling place, and the volunteer officials open a big book of alphabetized names… and, voila, there you are, along with a record of your signature, going back through all the elections you have lived in that voting district. You are who you claim to be, and you get to vote… once. #DELETED: Big Tech&rsq... Bokhari, Allum Buy New $28.00 (as of 04:48 UTC - Details)
Through the eighteen four-year election cycles I’ve lived through, nobody objected to this until very recently, when the Democrats realized that the more than ten-million illegal immigrants they had jammed through the border could be enlisted in service to the Party’s elections. In states controlled by the Democrats, like California, it works like a charm to ensure one-party rule — and then one-party rule works like a charm to bankrupt and destroy the state in a feeding-frenzy of “entitlement” freebies. And now they seek to use the same method to destroy the nation as a whole.
In New York’s June 23 primary this year of corona virus, 21 percent of mail-in ballots in New York City were invalidated by the Board of Elections for arriving late, or lacking a postmark, or a voter’s signature, 84,000 in all. Reminder: this is a country that used to send officials like former president Jimmy Carter around the world to instruct “less developed” peoples in how to hold a fair election. Perhaps Cameroon and Tajikistan can send some counselors to New York and North Carolina now.
The object of this new scam, apparently, is to so severely cripple the vote-counting process that the hopelessly botched election will be thrown into the House of Representatives, where a Democratic Party majority can see to producing the correct outcome. There are a few things possibly wrong with this game-plan. One is that the Democratic Party candidates might lose despite massive voting fraud, since most of the fraud will be perpetrated in states that are expected to go blue anyway, namely, California, New York, and New Jersey. A more ominous outcome might be that they will ignite Civil War 2 with this final of a long series of insults to common decency against their political rivals, most particularly the four-year seditious coup to overthrow the winner of the last national election: RussiaGate, MuellerGate, UkraineGate, et cetera. CODE RED: Computerized... Simon, Jonathan David Buy New $24.95 (as of 03:16 UTC - Details)
Nancy Pelosi has called Congress back from its campaign recess, to convene next Saturday after her party’s nominating convention, to try to lay whatever groundwork she can to use the mail-in vote controversy to invalidate the election. This assumes that the Dems can get through their convention without some humiliating crack-up — for instance, if enough delegates break through the Emperor’s-New-Clothes wall-of-silence that has protected their mentally incapacitated putative nominee, Joe Biden, so far, and just…say…no.
Sometimes in US history, party conventions go their own way, despite the best-laid plans of party bosses. William Jennings Bryan, age 36, hijacked the 1896 Democratic nomination with his rousing “Cross of Gold” speech. In 1912, a fracas between the forces of incumbent President Taft and former President Teddy Roosevelt provoked TR to break away and run on a Progressive Party ticket. (Taft and Roosevelt split the vote and Woodrow Wilson was elected president.)
Such a brawl hasn’t happened lately, as the convention formalities ossified, and became a largely ceremonial confirmation of the primary election process. But the dodgy primary victory of Mr. Biden — especially the Super Tuesday vote that mysteriously elevated him from the crypt of loserdom to a triumph of the undead — was itself probably an act of DNC-sponsored voter fraud. And since that business was all seemingly settled, Mr. Biden has gone on to demonstrate a gift for falling on his face whenever they dared to trundle him out of his fabled basement. Unfreedom of the Press Levin, Mark R. Best Price: $2.41 Buy New $10.34 (as of 09:00 UTC - Details)
And so today, the Democrats’ janky-ass Zoom national convention opens in Internet Nowheresville and Gawd knows what virtual shenanigans may be in store, since the stage is set for all manner of spoofish fakery. If it comes down to it, Mr. Biden’s acceptance speech is certain to be a marvel of pre-recorded post-production wizardry. They won’t dare allow him to do it live, al fresco. But they’ll have to tell the viewing audience that the speech was pre-recorded… and if they don’t, you can be certain the fact will come out pronto… and when it does, that may be enough to sink the fake candidacy of the old grifter from Scranton.
Meanwhile, what’s going on in the Clintons’ Chappaqua castle keep? Surely a lot of vodka guzzling, but what else? Are instructions emanating from there? Or threats? Rumor is that the designated vice-president candidate, Ms. Harris, was installed at HRC’s insistence. Are we coming to that magic moment when She-Who-Will-Not-Be-Thwarted-Again kicks doddering old Joe to the curb and swoops into the top spot on an all-gal, women’s suffrage centennial edition, can’t-lose ticket? I can’t stand the suspense.
Reprinted with permission from Kunstler.com.
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Permanent Statues

I write this under an Attic sun reflecting from the marbles of the Acropolis and into my living room .
This was once the center of Western civilization , its stem just hundreds of feet from where I ’ m standing .
Individual liberty and democracy first flourished right here , when 300 Spartans gladly went to their inevitable death against as many as 100,000 Persians in order to preserve free thought .
Because of their sacrifice and those of many others following their example , fifty-some-odd centuries of triumph and tragedy have created a rich historical and cultural heritage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the way Greeks think .
No modern state believes so strongly in the continuity of its national existence from the dawn of prehistory to the present .
Greek Ways : How the Gr ... Thornton , Bruce S. Best Price : $ 1.99 Buy New $ 9.00 “ Just like in America , ” cracked a joker friend of mine with whom I was walking around a devoid-of-tourists Acropolis .
“ Yeah , just like in America , ” I answered .
We were looking at the statues surrounding us and we began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ d love to see some of those so-called protesters in America try and come here and bring down the statues of slaveholders… ” It was wishful thinking on the part of my friend , but others in our group didn ’ t even give it a thought .
The consensus among us is that America is sick , its leaders groveling to the lowest dregs and denominator , its future in doubt .
These are good men , successful and civilized , and until now very pro-American .
But they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. , where values are based on a shared story , Greek values and beliefs are based on a shared ethnicity and religion .
Because of that , we do not turn against our heroes and do not wish to burn down our neighbors ’ homes .
The bullying and manipulative policies of the illiberal and identity-obsessed American left are nonstarters over here .
Seventy-five years ago , communist guerrillas with Stalin ’ s help tried to take over through force of arms , but with British and American aid the Greek army @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been lots of bumps along the way , Greece ’ s volatile history being unmatched by any other European country , but one force helped maintain the language and culture of the Greeks , and that was and is the Greek Orthodox Church .
The Greek Achievement : ... Freeman , Charles Best Price : $ 1.70 Buy New $ 15.97 Here ’ s a brief historical background : After the glorious centuries of antiquity , the Greeks became part of the Eastern Roman Empire with its opulent capital Constantinople founded by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as the empire was known , held parts of Egypt , Syria , Asia Minor , parts of Italy , and most of the Balkans .
In this huge area , Greeks and their language prevailed , along with their Christian beliefs .
The empire was “ Hellenized ” for 1,000 years—until 1453 , when it fell to the Turks , with 400 years of Turkish domination following .
Greeks revolted in 1821 and won their independence in 1827 .
The Greek language and culture survived 400 years under the yoke of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period the only educated people throughout the Ottoman Empire .
The Greek Church remains the most respected institution in Greece , and during natural disasters or wars , priests are in the forefront .
I can not recall a single incident of a church desecration by a Greek , and I ’ ve been around for four score years .
Which brings me to New York City , where in July three men ( security cameras showed their faces clearly ) broke into a church , proceeded to daub paint , and defecate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tell my friends at the Acropolis about this latest outrage , for Uncle Sam ’ s sake .
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I write this under an Attic sun reflecting from the marbles of the Acropolis and into my living room. This was once the center of Western civilization, its stem just hundreds of feet from where I’m standing. Individual liberty and democracy first flourished right here, when 300 Spartans gladly went to their inevitable death against as many as 100,000 Persians in order to preserve free thought. Because of their sacrifice and those of many others following their example, fifty-some-odd centuries of triumph and tragedy have created a rich historical and cultural heritage that has indelibly stamped its imprint on the way Greeks think. No modern state believes so strongly in the continuity of its national existence from the dawn of prehistory to the present.
Greek Ways: How the Gr... Thornton, Bruce S. Best Price: $1.99 Buy New $9.00 (as of 04:49 UTC - Details) “Just like in America,” cracked a joker friend of mine with whom I was walking around a devoid-of-tourists Acropolis. “Yeah, just like in America,” I answered. We were looking at the statues surrounding us and we began to laugh. “God, how I’d love to see some of those so-called protesters in America try and come here and bring down the statues of slaveholders…” It was wishful thinking on the part of my friend, but others in our group didn’t even give it a thought. The consensus among us is that America is sick, its leaders groveling to the lowest dregs and denominator, its future in doubt. These are good men, successful and civilized, and until now very pro-American. But they are all Greek, and unlike in the U.S., where values are based on a shared story, Greek values and beliefs are based on a shared ethnicity and religion. Because of that, we do not turn against our heroes and do not wish to burn down our neighbors’ homes. The bullying and manipulative policies of the illiberal and identity-obsessed American left are nonstarters over here. Seventy-five years ago, communist guerrillas with Stalin’s help tried to take over through force of arms, but with British and American aid the Greek army prevailed and Greece remained free. There have been lots of bumps along the way, Greece’s volatile history being unmatched by any other European country, but one force helped maintain the language and culture of the Greeks, and that was and is the Greek Orthodox Church. The Greek Achievement:... Freeman, Charles Best Price: $1.70 Buy New $15.97 (as of 02:28 UTC - Details)
Here’s a brief historical background: After the glorious centuries of antiquity, the Greeks became part of the Eastern Roman Empire with its opulent capital Constantinople founded by Emperor Constantine in 330 AD. Byzantium, as the empire was known, held parts of Egypt, Syria, Asia Minor, parts of Italy, and most of the Balkans. In this huge area, Greeks and their language prevailed, along with their Christian beliefs. The empire was “Hellenized” for 1,000 years—until 1453, when it fell to the Turks, with 400 years of Turkish domination following. Greeks revolted in 1821 and won their independence in 1827.
The Greek language and culture survived 400 years under the yoke of Islam because Greek churchmen were for a period the only educated people throughout the Ottoman Empire. The Greek Church remains the most respected institution in Greece, and during natural disasters or wars, priests are in the forefront. I cannot recall a single incident of a church desecration by a Greek, and I’ve been around for four score years. Which brings me to New York City, where in July three men (security cameras showed their faces clearly) broke into a church, proceeded to daub paint, and defecate. I didn’t bother to tell my friends at the Acropolis about this latest outrage, for Uncle Sam’s sake.
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lewrockwell--2020-08-18--It’s Time To Roll Back the Mask Mandates, Not Ramp Them Up Ridiculously

Joe Biden recently made an effort to turn the mask hysteria up to 11 , saying , “ Every single American should be wearing a mask when they are outside for the next three months at a minimum .
Every governor should mandate mask wearing.
” Why should America broadly expand masking now ?
The proverbial “ curve ” could hardly be flatter in most places in America , and those states that experienced a summer surge , like Texas , Florida , and California , all appear to already be on the other side of their respective “ curves.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s time to roll back the mask mandates , rather than ramp them up to ridiculous new levels like Biden suggests .
There ’ s still just not a lot of evidence that the masks do much to help in slowing or stopping viral spread in the real world .
United States of Socia ... D'Souza , Dinesh Buy New $ 25.93 I know , I know .
Every time it becomes clear that someone is going to argue against the supposedly obvious efficacy of the universal masking of a population , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is invariably met with some variation of the following by a masks-for-all advocate : “ Oh yeah ?
You think you know better than all the scientists who just overturned decades of scientific consensus by saying that wearing masks stops viral spread , huh ?
Well , tell me this , smart guy .
If you cough or sneeze into a mask , how could it not catch some of the droplets of moisture that could be carrying the virus ?
” First of all , even in a laboratory setting , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ masks work.
” Actually , the strength of the argument that cloth masks work lies more in a lack of evidence proving that they ’ re ineffective than the strength of evidence suggesting that they ’ re effective , which is a terrible basis for setting public policy in a way that impedes upon Americans ’ lives .
But , hey , I ’ m easy .
I ’ ll just go along with the notion that wearing a bandana or something snugly around your face , covering your nose and mouth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or slow COVID-19 spread .
If that ’ s true , and if human beings were predictable and reliable in thoughts , actions , and purpose , that mask mandate you ’ re advocating might work outside of a laboratory .
But human beings aren ’ t .
Trumpocalypse : The End ... Anderson , Troy Best Price : $ 13.90 Buy New $ 15.99 As an example of how these variables tend to play out in real life , consider a story I heard recently from a friend about a child taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of school , only to return home with a Batman mask .
He ’ d traded with a friend because each thought the other mask was cooler , you see .
The CDC also currently says that for a mask to be safe and effective , you ’ re always supposed to wash your hands before putting it on ( like you never see anyone do ) , you ’ re never supposed to touch the mask or put it around your neck ( like you always see people do ) , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ washed after each use.
” How often do you wash yours ?
This is an example of the human element in any free society — chaotic , unpredictable , and often noncompliant — that social engineers loathe as a pesky obstacle to progress , and scientists can ’ t even begin to replicate in the lab .

Joe Biden recently made an effort to turn the mask hysteria up to 11, saying, “Every single American should be wearing a mask when they are outside for the next three months at a minimum. Every governor should mandate mask wearing.”
Why should America broadly expand masking now? The proverbial “curve” could hardly be flatter in most places in America, and those states that experienced a summer surge, like Texas, Florida, and California, all appear to already be on the other side of their respective “curves.”
Here are three reasons why it’s time to roll back the mask mandates, rather than ramp them up to ridiculous new levels like Biden suggests.
There’s still just not a lot of evidence that the masks do much to help in slowing or stopping viral spread in the real world.
United States of Socia... D'Souza, Dinesh Buy New $25.93 (as of 11:38 UTC - Details) I know, I know. Every time it becomes clear that someone is going to argue against the supposedly obvious efficacy of the universal masking of a population, healthy and unhealthy alike, that person is invariably met with some variation of the following by a masks-for-all advocate:
“Oh yeah? You think you know better than all the scientists who just overturned decades of scientific consensus by saying that wearing masks stops viral spread, huh? Well, tell me this, smart guy. If you cough or sneeze into a mask, how could it not catch some of the droplets of moisture that could be carrying the virus?”
First of all, even in a laboratory setting, the science is hardly settled in favor of “masks work.” Actually, the strength of the argument that cloth masks work lies more in a lack of evidence proving that they’re ineffective than the strength of evidence suggesting that they’re effective, which is a terrible basis for setting public policy in a way that impedes upon Americans’ lives.
But, hey, I’m easy. I’ll just go along with the notion that wearing a bandana or something snugly around your face, covering your nose and mouth, is an effective means to stop or slow COVID-19 spread.
If that’s true, and if human beings were predictable and reliable in thoughts, actions, and purpose, that mask mandate you’re advocating might work outside of a laboratory. But human beings aren’t. Trumpocalypse: The End... Anderson, Troy Best Price: $13.90 Buy New $15.99 (as of 04:55 UTC - Details)
As an example of how these variables tend to play out in real life, consider a story I heard recently from a friend about a child taking his SpongeBob mask to his first day of school, only to return home with a Batman mask. He’d traded with a friend because each thought the other mask was cooler, you see.
The CDC also currently says that for a mask to be safe and effective, you’re always supposed to wash your hands before putting it on (like you never see anyone do), you’re never supposed to touch the mask or put it around your neck (like you always see people do), and the masks are supposed to be “washed after each use.” How often do you wash yours?
This is an example of the human element in any free society — chaotic, unpredictable, and often noncompliant — that social engineers loathe as a pesky obstacle to progress, and scientists can’t even begin to replicate in the lab.
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lewrockwell--2020-08-18--Lies Exposed: CSPI’s Organized Attack Against Mercola

For the past two decades , my mission has been to help you take control of your health .
Recent developments now threaten my ability to do that .
July 21 , 2020 , the Center for Science in the Public Interest ( CSPI ) issued a press release1 and testified in a Senate hearing on the topic of COVID-19 scams .
The press release contained lies , fabrications and a reckless disregard for truth in an attempt to put an end to me and this website .
Additionally , in an August 12 , 2020 , email , CSPI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FDA associate commissioner — claims I ’ m “ profiting from the pandemic ” through “ anti-vaccine fearmongering ” and reporting of science-based nutrition shown to impact your disease risk .
According to Lurie : By Tyranny Out of Nece ... Edwin Vieira Jr Best Price : $ 94.85 Buy New $ 54.06 CSPI is now urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission “ to bring enforcement proceedings against Mercola and his companies for their unlawful disease claims that falsely and misleadingly claim to treat , cure or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CSPI members to flood these agencies with prewritten Tweets urging them to take action against us .
You may have been one of the people who received this urging if you made the mistake of subscribing to their irresponsibly misleading organization .
Conveniently omitting the fact that I am a board-certified physician , the CSPI falsely claims I am promoting “ at least 22 vitamins , supplements and other products ” available on my website as being able to “ prevent , treat or cure COVID-19 infection.
” These are some pretty hefty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has provided an Appendix of Illegal Claims to easily verify the evidence they ’ ve uncovered , which you can view here.3 According to Lurie , I make COVID-19 claims for products such as Fermented Licorice Powder sold in the Mercola Market.4 You won ’ t find any claims as Lurie says , because they don ’ t exist .
He is either delusional or lying .
In CSPI ’ s listing for Solspring brand Fermented Licorice Powder in the Appendix , CSPI provides a link to an article about the benefits of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The article contains nine references to scientific journals , including The Lancet .
What is not found in this article ?
Product advertisements or references to fermented licorice powder of any kind , let alone the Solspring brand .
Here ’ s what The Lancet had to say about licorice : “ Of all the compounds , glycyrrhizin was the most active in inhibiting replication of the SARS-associated virus.
” Is this newsworthy to you ?
Do you find it interesting and relevant ?
Do you see any product ads on this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ fermented licorice powder ” on this page , as Lurie claims ?
No .
That ’ s a complete lie and fabrication .
Each product listed in the CSPI Appendix goes through the same bogus rearrangement of information , grabbing a snippet from a newsletter article and falsely applying it to a completely unrelated product advertisement .
In reality , no product claims are made in the articles , and no COVID-19 claims are made on any product pages found at the Mercola Market .
So , just what sort of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What kind of legal charlatan would do something so reckless ?
It just so happens CSPI is the right charlatan for this con-job .
Two Decades of Health Journalism Are at Stake For the last 23 years , I ’ ve fought against putting neurotoxic fluoride in water .
I was one of the first doctors to alert the world about the dangers of Vioxx , which killed more than 60,000 patients before it was finally withdrawn from the market .
I ’ ve campaigned against GMO ’ s and toxic agrichemicals , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GMO labeling in California in 2012 .
A Republic Under Assau ... Fitton , Tom Buy New $ 30.00 For over a decade , I ’ ve funded the battle to end the use of mercury dental fillings worldwide .
I ’ ve warned against the overuse of antibiotics in human medicine and the dangers of consuming them in CAFO meats .
I ’ ve funded research and was one of the first physician journalists to bring major awareness to the hazards of vitamin D deficiency .
I ’ m now rallying public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D to minimize COVID-19 risks .
This public health advocacy has created an army of well-funded adversaries .
They ’ ve attacked me using expensive PR groups and mass media , captured federal regulatory agencies and pharmaceutical front groups in an attempt to silence and discredit me .
Never before have Americans been exposed to such a coordinated assortment of lies and censorship .
The brainwashing , social media surveillance , coercion and destruction of dissenters are accelerating .
For a comprehensive overview of this New World Order , an empire built and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ghost in the Machine ” article series .
CSPI Is Bankrolled by Billionaires With Their Own Agenda Who bankrolls CSPI ?
Major hint , the general public plays a very tiny role in their funding .
According to Influence Watch:5 CSPI has also partnered with Bill Gates ’ agrichemical PR group , the Cornell Alliance for Science .
In fact , Greg Jaffe , who heads up CSPI ’ s Biotechnology Project , is also the Alliance for Science associate director of legal affairs.6 For years , CSPI fought against your right to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( GMOs ) in your food , saying GMO labels would be “ misleading.
” 7 Apparently , they think GMO soy and corn drenched in toxic pesticides are in the public ’ s best interest , and they see no problem with synthetic fertilizer runoff poisoning fresh water supplies , or draining aquifers for irrigation .
Ironically , the top human ingredients from the genetically engineered products are high fructose corn syrup and vegetable oil .
CSPI should likely change the name of the ‘ Nutrition Action ’ newsletter that competes with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t enough , starting in the late 1980s , CSPI championed harmful trans fats,8 a tragically misguided yet thoroughly effective campaign that resulted in epidemic levels of heart disease .
In fact , they celebrated their victory of converting Americans away from healthy saturated fats to trans fats , calling it “ a great boon to Americans ’ arteries.
” 9 It was largely the result of CSPI ’ s campaign that fast-food restaurants replaced beef tallow , palm oil and coconut oil with partially hydrogenated vegetable oils , which are high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease and other chronic diseases .
Marx ’ s Religion ... North , Gary Best Price : $ 15.99 Buy New $ 30.00 As late as 1988 , CSPI praised trans fats , saying “ there is little good evidence that trans fats cause any more harm than other fats ” and that “ much of the anxiety over trans fats stems from their reputation as ‘ unnatural . '
” 10 CSPI is also heavily funded by the American Heart Association,11 a group that in 1948 received a gift of $ 1.75 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Crisco , the top trans fat sold for decades .
The cash bonanza , thanks to a radio contest , gave the 24-year-old AHA a solid footing to buy its way into America as one of the country ’ s most influential health organizations from then , on .
If that were not enough , today the AHA is funded in part by pharmaceutical companies making statins that fight the damage caused by trans fat,13,14 such as Pfizer , maker of Lipitor , which in 2011 was the world ’ s top-selling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AHA with a hefty $ 824,595 .
Novartis , which also makes statins , gave the AHA a whopping $ 3.4 million that same year .
And , back to where we started with CSPI , in its 2018 Form 990 the AHA reports that it gave CSPI $ 49,500 in cash.16 This , despite the fact that in 2003 CSPI published a report on lifting the veil of secrecy on how agencies like itself are funded — at the time , proudly declaring that CSPI doesn ’ t accept industry funding.17 I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to count it as industry money if you ’ re accepting that money from a major nonprofit that got its money from corporate and industry dollars .
You can ’ t make this stuff up — it is hard to come up with groups that have had a more devastating impact on Americans ’ health than the AHA — and CSPI is partly funded by it .
Which Side Is CSPI On ?
In 2003 , the Weston A .
Price Foundation rightfully questioned whether CSPI might actually be promoting the interests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health:18 Today , you ’ ll have to dig deep to unearth CSPI ’ s deadly campaign .
In an act of deception , they erased it from their history to make people believe they ’ ve been doing the right thing all along .
Notice how their historical timeline19 of trans fat starts at 1993 — the year CSPI realized the jig was up and they had to support the elimination of trans fat .
As reported in my 2015 article , “ Did CSPI Kill Millions by Recommending Trans Fats ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ prior to 1993 , resulting in an avalanche of ill health .
( Should I mention that in December 1993 the AHA wrote in the journal Circulation that they didn ’ t believe Americans consumed enough trans fat to have a major effect on their LDL and HDL levels ?
20 ) Post 1993 , CSPI spent the next two decades raising funds to lobby against the very same trans fat they ’ d once promoted .
Perhaps CSPI is just angry because I won ’ t let them get away with hiding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CSPI has worked “ in the public ’ s interest ” in name only .
Now , they ’ re attacking your right to be informed about the potential benefits of nutritional supplements and how you can bolster your immune system , thus minimizing your risk of COVID-19 and other infections .
My articles report published science .
There ’ s scientific support for discussing the benefits of certain nutrients and inexpensive treatments against COVID-19 and other viral illnesses .
It ’ s not pure speculation , it ’ s not fake news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to public health , as CSPI would like everyone to believe .
It Is Time to Expose CSPI ’ s Lies CSPI ’ s campaign in the 80 ’ s switched Americans onto heart disease causing trans fats .
CSPI fought against your right to know GMO ’ s , and is partnered with Bill Gates ’ agrichemical PR group – Alliance for Science .
CPSI wants vitamins and supplements banned , and is trying to bring an end to the mercola.com website .
Please share the truth about this dangerous group that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweet , text and share by any method possible and help expose the CSPI lies .
The Best of Joseph Mercola

For the past two decades, my mission has been to help you take control of your health. Recent developments now threaten my ability to do that. July 21, 2020, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) issued a press release1 and testified in a Senate hearing on the topic of COVID-19 scams.
The press release contained lies, fabrications and a reckless disregard for truth in an attempt to put an end to me and this website.
Additionally, in an August 12, 2020, email, CSPI president Dr. Peter Lurie2 — a former FDA associate commissioner — claims I’m “profiting from the pandemic” through “anti-vaccine fearmongering” and reporting of science-based nutrition shown to impact your disease risk. According to Lurie:
“Mercola brazenly has claimed that many of his products are coronavirus treatments or cures, including vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc, selenium, ‘molecular hydrogen,’ licorice, and other substances.
Besides profiting from the pandemic, Mercola has seemingly advised people to contract COVID-19 after taking supposedly ‘immunity boosting’ supplements (which of course he sells). Making matters worse, Mercola is a leading proponent of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories — and has been fearmongering against prospective COVID-19 vaccines even before such vaccines are available!”
By Tyranny Out of Nece... Edwin Vieira Jr Best Price: $94.85 Buy New $54.06 (as of 03:10 UTC - Details) CSPI is now urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission “to bring enforcement proceedings against Mercola and his companies for their unlawful disease claims that falsely and misleadingly claim to treat, cure or prevent COVID-19 infections.”
Lurie is asking CSPI members to flood these agencies with prewritten Tweets urging them to take action against us. You may have been one of the people who received this urging if you made the mistake of subscribing to their irresponsibly misleading organization.
How CSPI Is Spinning False Claims
Conveniently omitting the fact that I am a board-certified physician, the CSPI falsely claims I am promoting “at least 22 vitamins, supplements and other products” available on my website as being able to “prevent, treat or cure COVID-19 infection.”
These are some pretty hefty accusations to make, but luckily CSPI has provided an Appendix of Illegal Claims to easily verify the evidence they’ve uncovered, which you can view here.3 According to Lurie, I make COVID-19 claims for products such as Fermented Licorice Powder sold in the Mercola Market.4
You won’t find any claims as Lurie says, because they don’t exist. He is either delusional or lying. In CSPI’s listing for Solspring brand Fermented Licorice Powder in the Appendix, CSPI provides a link to an article about the benefits of glycyrrhizin, a compound found in licorice.
The article contains nine references to scientific journals, including The Lancet. What is not found in this article? Product advertisements or references to fermented licorice powder of any kind, let alone the Solspring brand.
Each product listed in the CSPI Appendix goes through the same bogus rearrangement of information, grabbing a snippet from a newsletter article and falsely applying it to my product pages. In reality, no product claims are made in the articles, and no COVID-19 claims are made on my product pages.
Here’s what The Lancet had to say about licorice: “Of all the compounds, glycyrrhizin was the most active in inhibiting replication of the SARS-associated virus.”
Is this newsworthy to you? Do you find it interesting and relevant? Do you see any product ads on this page? Can you find any mention of “fermented licorice powder” on this page, as Lurie claims? No. That’s a complete lie and fabrication.
Each product listed in the CSPI Appendix goes through the same bogus rearrangement of information, grabbing a snippet from a newsletter article and falsely applying it to a completely unrelated product advertisement. In reality, no product claims are made in the articles, and no COVID-19 claims are made on any product pages found at the Mercola Market.
So, just what sort of intentional misrepresentation is going on here? What kind of legal charlatan would do something so reckless? It just so happens CSPI is the right charlatan for this con-job.
Two Decades of Health Journalism Are at Stake
For the last 23 years, I’ve fought against putting neurotoxic fluoride in water. I was one of the first doctors to alert the world about the dangers of Vioxx, which killed more than 60,000 patients before it was finally withdrawn from the market. I’ve campaigned against GMO’s and toxic agrichemicals, funding the original signature gathering to get GMO labeling in California in 2012. A Republic Under Assau... Fitton, Tom Buy New $30.00 (as of 03:00 UTC - Details)
For over a decade, I’ve funded the battle to end the use of mercury dental fillings worldwide. I’ve warned against the overuse of antibiotics in human medicine and the dangers of consuming them in CAFO meats.
I’ve funded research and was one of the first physician journalists to bring major awareness to the hazards of vitamin D deficiency. I’m now rallying public awareness of the importance to optimize vitamin D to minimize COVID-19 risks.
This public health advocacy has created an army of well-funded adversaries. They’ve attacked me using expensive PR groups and mass media, captured federal regulatory agencies and pharmaceutical front groups in an attempt to silence and discredit me.
Never before have Americans been exposed to such a coordinated assortment of lies and censorship. The brainwashing, social media surveillance, coercion and destruction of dissenters are accelerating. For a comprehensive overview of this New World Order, an empire built and run by billionaires, see my “Ghost in the Machine” article series.
CSPI Is Bankrolled by Billionaires With Their Own Agenda
Who bankrolls CSPI? Major hint, the general public plays a very tiny role in their funding. According to Influence Watch:5
“In 2017 CSPI’s received 37.6% ($5.3 million) of its revenue from membership dues and subscriptions to its Nutrition Action Healthletter. CSPI also took in 35.6% ($5 million) of its funding from contributions, and 15% ($2.2 million) of its revenue from foundational grants.
A number of foundations have given money to CSPI, among them the Rockefeller Family Fund, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Joyce Foundation, the Tides Foundation, the Public Welfare Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, and Bloomberg Philanthropies.”
CSPI has also partnered with Bill Gates’ agrichemical PR group, the Cornell Alliance for Science. In fact, Greg Jaffe, who heads up CSPI’s Biotechnology Project, is also the Alliance for Science associate director of legal affairs.6
CSPI Promoted GMOs and Trans Fat
For years, CSPI fought against your right to know the truth about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in your food, saying GMO labels would be “misleading.”7
Apparently, they think GMO soy and corn drenched in toxic pesticides are in the public’s best interest, and they see no problem with synthetic fertilizer runoff poisoning fresh water supplies, or draining aquifers for irrigation.
Ironically, the top human ingredients from the genetically engineered products are high fructose corn syrup and vegetable oil. CSPI should likely change the name of the ‘Nutrition Action’ newsletter that competes with my own.
As if that isn’t enough, starting in the late 1980s, CSPI championed harmful trans fats,8 a tragically misguided yet thoroughly effective campaign that resulted in epidemic levels of heart disease. In fact, they celebrated their victory of converting Americans away from healthy saturated fats to trans fats, calling it “a great boon to Americans’ arteries.”9
It was largely the result of CSPI’s campaign that fast-food restaurants replaced beef tallow, palm oil and coconut oil with partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, which are high in synthetic trans fats linked to heart disease and other chronic diseases. Marx’s Religion ... North, Gary Best Price: $15.99 Buy New $30.00 (as of 06:00 UTC - Details)
As late as 1988, CSPI praised trans fats, saying “there is little good evidence that trans fats cause any more harm than other fats” and that “much of the anxiety over trans fats stems from their reputation as ‘unnatural.'”10
CSPI is also heavily funded by the American Heart Association,11 a group that in 1948 received a gift of $1.75 million from Procter & Gamble,12 the makers of Crisco, the top trans fat sold for decades. The cash bonanza, thanks to a radio contest, gave the 24-year-old AHA a solid footing to buy its way into America as one of the country’s most influential health organizations from then, on.
If that were not enough, today the AHA is funded in part by pharmaceutical companies making statins that fight the damage caused by trans fat,13,14 such as Pfizer, maker of Lipitor, which in 2011 was the world’s top-selling drug.15 In 2018-2019, Pfizer gifted the AHA with a hefty $824,595. Novartis, which also makes statins, gave the AHA a whopping $3.4 million that same year.
And, back to where we started with CSPI, in its 2018 Form 990 the AHA reports that it gave CSPI $49,500 in cash.16 This, despite the fact that in 2003 CSPI published a report on lifting the veil of secrecy on how agencies like itself are funded — at the time, proudly declaring that CSPI doesn’t accept industry funding.17
I guess they think you don’t have to count it as industry money if you’re accepting that money from a major nonprofit that got its money from corporate and industry dollars. You can’t make this stuff up — it is hard to come up with groups that have had a more devastating impact on Americans’ health than the AHA — and CSPI is partly funded by it.
Which Side Is CSPI On?
In 2003, the Weston A. Price Foundation rightfully questioned whether CSPI might actually be promoting the interests of the soy industry rather than public health:18
“It is impossible to measure the hazards and grief … the leaders of the major nutrition ‘activist’ consumer organization have inflicted on many millions of an unknowing public — because CSPI’s campaign was wildly successful.
Thanks to CSPI, healthy traditional fats have almost completely disappeared from the food supply, replaced by manufactured trans fats known to cause many diseases.
By 1990, most fast food chains had switched to partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. In 1982, a McDonald’s meal of chicken McNuggets, large order of fries and a Danish or pie contained 2.4 grams of trans fat, out of a total of 54 grams of fat. In 1992, that same meal contained 19.2 grams trans fats, a 700 percent increase …
Who benefits? Soy, or course. Eighty percent of all partially hydrogenated oil used in processed foods in the US comes from soy, as does 70 percent of all liquid oil.
CSPI claims that its [financial] support comes from subscribers to its Nutrition Action newsletter … but in fact, in CSPI’s January 1991 newsletter, Jacobson notes that ‘our effort was ultimately joined … by the American Soybean Association.'”
CSPI Deceptively Erased Its Deadly History
Today, you’ll have to dig deep to unearth CSPI’s deadly campaign. In an act of deception, they erased it from their history to make people believe they’ve been doing the right thing all along. Notice how their historical timeline19 of trans fat starts at 1993 — the year CSPI realized the jig was up and they had to support the elimination of trans fat.
As reported in my 2015 article, “Did CSPI Kill Millions by Recommending Trans Fats?” CSPI rigorously campaigned for trans fat prior to 1993, resulting in an avalanche of ill health. (Should I mention that in December 1993 the AHA wrote in the journal Circulation that they didn’t believe Americans consumed enough trans fat to have a major effect on their LDL and HDL levels?20)
Post 1993, CSPI spent the next two decades raising funds to lobby against the very same trans fat they’d once promoted. Perhaps CSPI is just angry because I won’t let them get away with hiding their deadly history.
For years, CSPI has worked “in the public’s interest” in name only. Now, they’re attacking your right to be informed about the potential benefits of nutritional supplements and how you can bolster your immune system, thus minimizing your risk of COVID-19 and other infections.
My articles report published science. There’s scientific support for discussing the benefits of certain nutrients and inexpensive treatments against COVID-19 and other viral illnesses. It’s not pure speculation, it’s not fake news and it’s not a danger to public health, as CSPI would like everyone to believe.
It Is Time to Expose CSPI’s Lies
CSPI’s campaign in the 80’s switched Americans onto heart disease causing trans fats. CSPI fought against your right to know GMO’s, and is partnered with Bill Gates’ agrichemical PR group – Alliance for Science. CPSI wants vitamins and supplements banned, and is trying to bring an end to the mercola.com website.
Please share the truth about this dangerous group that is bankrolled by billionaires. Email, tweet, text and share by any method possible and help expose the CSPI lies.
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Lockdown Evil

By now we ’ ve all gotten the message : you ’ re selfish if you ’ d like to do the kinds of things that once gave your life meaning .
For these people , life is about nothing but the avoidance of death .
Virtually everything you ’ ve looked forward to has been canceled , and nobody will tell you when you can have those things back .
“ When we have a vaccine , ” comes the raving lunatic ’ s answer .
Nobody was giving you that answer when they were pushing “ 15 days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t dare .
Instead , they kept us in our homes for those 15 days , and then 15 days after that , and 15 days after that .
Each time they pushed the date back we grew more demoralized , more resigned to a barren life without “ large gatherings ” – i.e.
, everything that makes life fun – and “ virtual ” events over Zoom .
Plague of Corruption : ... Mikovits , Judy Buy New $ 16.51 Oh , and no hugs , no weddings , 10 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a long list of other grotesque demands .
What metrics were they using to decide when we ’ d be allowed back out again , when our businesses could open ( and when they could operate at a level that made profit even a remote possibility ) , and when those life-giving pleasures that bring us meaning and fulfillment could be resumed ?
Who knows ?
All we heard was : everything is canceled .
Maybe you can have it in 2021 .
Maybe you can have it when there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a guarantee of that .
Well , a terrifying statistic came out last week showing the grim – if entirely predictable – effects all this inhuman regimentation has been having on the young , particularly those between 18 and 24 .
Here are some figures from the federal government ’ s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration .
They are percentages of people who have considered suicide within the previous 12 months , organized by age .
Note that the 18 to 25 group fluctuates between 6.8 percent and 11 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Disease Control , we find that percentage ( for the 18-24 group ) has leaped to 25.5 percent — and this survey asks not about the previous 12 months , but whether they ’ ve considered suicide just in the past 30 days : We ’ ve taken away everything they love , deprived them of the opportunity to socialize and to experience those irreplaceable moments of youth , and demanded they accept this dystopia as the “ new normal.
” Now that ’ s selfish .
Somewhere Under The Ra ... Webb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the natural order is that parents make sacrifices for their children , not the other way around .
If vulnerable people wish to isolate themselves – a perfectly sensible course of action for some individuals – then they should isolate themselves , not demand that young people sacrifice everything dear to them and live atomized existences for a period of time that our overlords refuse to specify .
As I pass through middle age , the thought would never occur to me to make these demands of younger people .
Am I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enjoyed these pleasures when I was young , for the sake of my comfort they can not have them ?
Who thinks like that ?
Some of us – yes , even many of us in middle age and beyond – are prepared to say : this is no way for anyone , young or old , to live .
We want a life that includes weddings , family celebrations , hugs , live concerts , drinks with friends , thriving businesses , the arts , school dances , theater , and friendship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we ’ re willing to accept whatever risk accompanies these things , because no other kind of life is worthy of a human being .
And it ’ s not just the deprivation of basic , non-negotiable joys that the lockdowns cause .
Even the New York Times admitted that lockdowns will lead to 1.4 million excess TB deaths , 500,000 excess HIV deaths , and 385,000 excess malaria deaths .
That ’ s on top of the 1.2 million children UNICEF expects to die as a result of the lockdowns .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ been prevented – by deadly regulations driven by irrational fear , or by irrational fear itself , drummed into them by a grossly irresponsible news media – from receiving major medical care they need .
In the UK they ’ ve been predicting more avoidable cancer deaths than COVID deaths because of this problem .
Meanwhile , Doomers have been peddling a comic-book version of the virus .
When Wisconsin courts said bars could reopen , this was supposed to lead to a massive spike in deaths there .
All the social-media scolds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Did this cause them to rethink their comic-book approach ?
You can guess the answer .
Blackberries Matter : H ... Webb , George Buy New $ 3.99 They practically cheered when spikes hit Arizona , Texas , and Florida , and they blamed those states ’ reopenings – even though those states had been open for eight weeks before the spikes occurred .
Those spikes are over now , and they were brought down without lockdowns .
Yes , some bars were closed , but what really happened , as Alex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply pretended they were restaurants .
South Dakota never closed at all .
They had an outbreak at a meatpacking plant , but those are unrepresentative of society at large when it comes to the virus .
The state is doing great – just 17 deaths per 100,000 .
Oh , they have low population density , you say .
Well , Rachel Maddow insisted that disaster was bound to strike there , even mocking the governor : “ You realize it ’ s an infectious disease ?
” In fact , Governor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approach as a selling point to recruit new South Dakota residents .
Everybody wants to criticize Sweden for not locking down – and no wonder : if a country can have good results without locking down , it makes the lockdowners look like the crazed sociopaths they are .
Oh , Sweden had a high death rate !
That ’ s what they say .
Well , around three-quarters of the deaths in Sweden occurred in some kind of long-term care facility , and the Swedes admit their failure there .
But that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soundness of Sweden ’ s approach , since those facilities are isolated from society .
How did society at large do ?
Extremely well .
Number of people under 50 who died , out of a country of 10 million ?
Seventy .
These days there are barely any deaths at all in Sweden .
The virus does what it will do , despite the ad hoc destructionism of our control freaks with their white coats and clipboards .
Plague : One Scientist & ... Mikovits , Judy Best Price : $ 29.55 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sickness out there , all right , but I ’ m not talking about COVID-19 .
That isn ’ t selfish .
You get one life .
You want to live it .
That ’ s normal .
What ’ s selfish and abnormal is the presumption that other people are entitled to your life .
If they want to live as prisoners in their own homes and experience life over Zoom , they can be our guest .
The rest of us intend to live .
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By now we’ve all gotten the message: you’re selfish if you’d like to do the kinds of things that once gave your life meaning.
For these people, life is about nothing but the avoidance of death.
Virtually everything you’ve looked forward to has been canceled, and nobody will tell you when you can have those things back. “When we have a vaccine,” comes the raving lunatic’s answer.
Nobody was giving you that answer when they were pushing “15 days to flatten the curve.” They didn’t dare.
Instead, they kept us in our homes for those 15 days, and then 15 days after that, and 15 days after that. Each time they pushed the date back we grew more demoralized, more resigned to a barren life without “large gatherings” – i.e., everything that makes life fun – and “virtual” events over Zoom. Plague of Corruption: ... Mikovits, Judy Buy New $16.51 (as of 02:59 UTC - Details)
Oh, and no hugs, no weddings, 10 people at your father’s funeral, and a long list of other grotesque demands.
What metrics were they using to decide when we’d be allowed back out again, when our businesses could open (and when they could operate at a level that made profit even a remote possibility), and when those life-giving pleasures that bring us meaning and fulfillment could be resumed? Who knows?
All we heard was: everything is canceled.
Maybe you can have it in 2021.
Maybe you can have it when there’s a vaccine – as if there’s a guarantee of that.
Well, a terrifying statistic came out last week showing the grim – if entirely predictable – effects all this inhuman regimentation has been having on the young, particularly those between 18 and 24.
Here are some figures from the federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. They are percentages of people who have considered suicide within the previous 12 months, organized by age.
Note that the 18 to 25 group fluctuates between 6.8 percent and 11 percent:
Now, from the Centers for Disease Control, we find that percentage (for the 18-24 group) has leaped to 25.5 percent — and this survey asks not about the previous 12 months, but whether they’ve considered suicide just in the past 30 days:
(Note also the huge jump in the numbers for people in their mid-20s through their 40s.)
We’ve taken away everything they love, deprived them of the opportunity to socialize and to experience those irreplaceable moments of youth, and demanded they accept this dystopia as the “new normal.”
Now that’s selfish. Somewhere Under The Ra... Webb, George Buy New $1.99 (as of 07:11 UTC - Details)
Part of the natural order is that parents make sacrifices for their children, not the other way around. If vulnerable people wish to isolate themselves – a perfectly sensible course of action for some individuals – then they should isolate themselves, not demand that young people sacrifice everything dear to them and live atomized existences for a period of time that our overlords refuse to specify.
As I pass through middle age, the thought would never occur to me to make these demands of younger people. Am I prepared to tell them that while I enjoyed these pleasures when I was young, for the sake of my comfort they cannot have them? Who thinks like that?
Some of us – yes, even many of us in middle age and beyond – are prepared to say: this is no way for anyone, young or old, to live.
We want a life that includes weddings, family celebrations, hugs, live concerts, drinks with friends, thriving businesses, the arts, school dances, theater, and friendship from less than six feet away – and we’re willing to accept whatever risk accompanies these things, because no other kind of life is worthy of a human being.
And it’s not just the deprivation of basic, non-negotiable joys that the lockdowns cause. Even the New York Times admitted that lockdowns will lead to 1.4 million excess TB deaths, 500,000 excess HIV deaths, and 385,000 excess malaria deaths.
That’s on top of the 1.2 million children UNICEF expects to die as a result of the lockdowns.
Not to mention how many people have been prevented – by deadly regulations driven by irrational fear, or by irrational fear itself, drummed into them by a grossly irresponsible news media – from receiving major medical care they need. In the UK they’ve been predicting more avoidable cancer deaths than COVID deaths because of this problem.
Meanwhile, Doomers have been peddling a comic-book version of the virus. When Wisconsin courts said bars could reopen, this was supposed to lead to a massive spike in deaths there. All the social-media scolds said so. No such thing happened. Did this cause them to rethink their comic-book approach? You can guess the answer. Blackberries Matter: H... Webb, George Buy New $3.99 (as of 04:14 UTC - Details)
They practically cheered when spikes hit Arizona, Texas, and Florida, and they blamed those states’ reopenings – even though those states had been open for eight weeks before the spikes occurred.
Those spikes are over now, and they were brought down without lockdowns. Yes, some bars were closed, but what really happened, as Alex Berenson put it, is that they simply pretended they were restaurants.
South Dakota never closed at all. They had an outbreak at a meatpacking plant, but those are unrepresentative of society at large when it comes to the virus. The state is doing great – just 17 deaths per 100,000. Oh, they have low population density, you say. Well, Rachel Maddow insisted that disaster was bound to strike there, even mocking the governor: “You realize it’s an infectious disease?”
In fact, Governor Kristi Noem is now using her sensible approach as a selling point to recruit new South Dakota residents.
Everybody wants to criticize Sweden for not locking down – and no wonder: if a country can have good results without locking down, it makes the lockdowners look like the crazed sociopaths they are.
Oh, Sweden had a high death rate! That’s what they say. Well, around three-quarters of the deaths in Sweden occurred in some kind of long-term care facility, and the Swedes admit their failure there.
But that has nothing to do with the overall soundness of Sweden’s approach, since those facilities are isolated from society. How did society at large do? Extremely well. Number of people under 50 who died, out of a country of 10 million? Seventy.
These days there are barely any deaths at all in Sweden.
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There’s a sickness out there, all right, but I’m not talking about COVID-19.
I’m talking about the irrational, fact-free response.
Demand your life back.
Take your life back.
That isn’t selfish. You get one life. You want to live it. That’s normal.
What’s selfish and abnormal is the presumption that other people are entitled to your life.
If they want to live as prisoners in their own homes and experience life over Zoom, they can be our guest.
The rest of us intend to live.
For more:
http://www.WrongAboutLockdown.com
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lewrockwell--2020-08-19--‘We Have A Lot of Evidence That It’s a Fake Story All Over the World’ – German Doctors on Covid-19

Is this article ‘ fake news ?
’ No , because the statement in the title that reads “ we have a lot of evidence that it ’ s a fake story all over the world ” is an actual quote from a representative of the group discussed in the article .
The statement was said .
Whether or not what the quote says is true , on the other hand , is up for you to decide or according to multiple governments , is up for the World Health Organization ( WHO ) to decide .
Is the title @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s a direct quote and represents the opinion of multiple health professionals .
Are these health professionals implying that COVID-19 is a fake virus ?
No , they are simply implying that it ’ s not as dangerous as it ’ s being made out to be.
, and I summarize some of that information below that has them coming to that conclusion .
These doctors and scientists are being heavily censored across all social media platforms , and those who write about them are experiencing the same .
Many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been ‘ debunked ’ by mainstream media , federal health regulatory agencies and ‘ fact-checkers ’ that are patrolling the internet .
Any information that does not come from the ( WHO ) is not considered reliable , truthful or accurate , and that would include the information presented in this article and information shared by these experts in the field .
People are being encouraged to visit the WHO ’ s website for real and accurate information about COVID-19 instead of listening to doctors and scientists who oppose the narrative of these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Berenson , Alex Buy New $ 5.71 What Happened : More than 500 German doctors & scientists have signed on as representatives of an organization called “ Außerparlamentarischer Corona Untersuchungsausschuss.
” Außerparlamentarischer Corona Untersuchungsausschuss stands for the “ Corona Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee and was established to investigate all things that pertain to the new coronavirus such as the severity of the virus , and whether or not the actions taken by governments around the world , and in this case the German government , are justified and not causing more harm than good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we will investigate why these restrictive measures were imposed upon us in our country as part of COVID-19 , why people are suffering now and whether there is proportionality of the measures to this disease caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus .
We have serious doubts that these measures are proportionate .
This needs to be examined , and since the parliaments – neither the opposition parties nor the ruling parties – have not convened a committee and it is not even planned , it is high time that we took this into our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hear experts here in the Corona speaker group .
These are experts from all areas of life : Medicine , social affairs , law , economics and many more .
( source ) You can access the full english transcripts on the organizations website if interested .
This group has been giving multiple conferences in Germany , in one of the most recent , Dr. Heiko Schöning , one of the organizations leaders , stated that “ We have a lot of evidence that it ( the new coronavirus ) is a fake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put it in context , he wasn ’ t referring to the virus being fake , but simply that it ’ s no more dangerous than the seasonal flu ( or just as dangerous ) and that there is no justification for the measures being taken to combat it .
I also think it ’ s important to mention that a report published in the British Medical Journal has suggested that quarantine measures in the United Kingdom as a result of the new coronavirus may have already killed more UK seniors than the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus .
Below is a press conference held by representatives of the group that took place last month , you can find more important information below that .
Why This Is Important : It can be confusing for many people to see so many doctors and many of the world ’ s most renowned scientists and infectious disease experts oppose so much information that is coming from the WHO and global governments .
Many scientists and doctors in North America are also expressing the same sentiments .
For example , The Physicians For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a report titled “ Physicians for Informed Consent ( PIC ) Compares COVID-19 to Previous Seasonal and Pandemic Flu Periods.
” According to them , the infection/fatality rate of COVID-19 is 0.26 % .
You can read more about that and access their resources and reasoning here .
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He and several other academics from the Stanford School of Medicine suggest that COVID-19 has a similar infection fatality rate as seasonal influenza , and published their reasoning in a study last month .
You can find that study and read more about that story here .
Michael Levitt , a Biophysicist and a professor of structural biology at Stanford University criticized the WHO as well as Facebook for censoring different information and informed perspectives regarding the Coronavirus and has claimed that , with regards to lockdown measures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going on here is amazing.
” You can read more about this here .
Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi , a specialist in microbiology and one of the most cited research scientists in German history is also part of Corona Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee mentioned above and has also expressed the same thing , multiple times early on in the pandemic all the way up to today .
Below are some interesting statistics from Canada .
( source ) We have to ask ourselves , why are so many experts in the field being completely censored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being shared that completely contradicts the narrative of our federal health regulatory agencies and organizations like the WHO ?
Why are these experts being heavily censored , and why are alternative media platforms being censored , punished and demonetized for sharing such information ?
Is there a battle for our perception happening right now ?
Is our consciousness being manipulated ?
Why is there so much conflicting information if everything is crystal clear ?
Why are alternative treatments that have shown tremendous amounts of success being completely ignored and ridiculed ?
What ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much power do governments have when they are able to silence the voice of so many people ?
Should we not be examining information openly , transparently , and together ?
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Is this article ‘fake news?’ No, because the statement in the title that reads “we have a lot of evidence that it’s a fake story all over the world” is an actual quote from a representative of the group discussed in the article. The statement was said. Whether or not what the quote says is true, on the other hand, is up for you to decide or according to multiple governments, is up for the World Health Organization (WHO) to decide. Is the title misleading or inaccurate? No, again, it’s a direct quote and represents the opinion of multiple health professionals. Are these health professionals implying that COVID-19 is a fake virus? No, they are simply implying that it’s not as dangerous as it’s being made out to be., and I summarize some of that information below that has them coming to that conclusion.
These doctors and scientists are being heavily censored across all social media platforms, and those who write about them are experiencing the same. Many of the claims these doctors make have been ‘debunked’ by mainstream media, federal health regulatory agencies and ‘fact-checkers’ that are patrolling the internet. Any information that does not come from the (WHO) is not considered reliable, truthful or accurate, and that would include the information presented in this article and information shared by these experts in the field. People are being encouraged to visit the WHO’s website for real and accurate information about COVID-19 instead of listening to doctors and scientists who oppose the narrative of these health authorities. Unreported Truths abou... Berenson, Alex Buy New $5.71 (as of 07:13 UTC - Details)
What Happened: More than 500 German doctors & scientists have signed on as representatives of an organization called “Außerparlamentarischer Corona Untersuchungsausschuss.” Außerparlamentarischer Corona Untersuchungsausschuss stands for the “Corona Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee and was established to investigate all things that pertain to the new coronavirus such as the severity of the virus, and whether or not the actions taken by governments around the world, and in this case the German government, are justified and not causing more harm than good.
As the Corona-Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee, we will investigate why these restrictive measures were imposed upon us in our country as part of COVID-19, why people are suffering now and whether there is proportionality of the measures to this disease caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus. We have serious doubts that these measures are proportionate. This needs to be examined, and since the parliaments – neither the opposition parties nor the ruling parties – have not convened a committee and it is not even planned, it is high time that we took this into our own hands. We will invite and hear experts here in the Corona speaker group. These are experts from all areas of life: Medicine, social affairs, law, economics and many more. (source)
You can access the full english transcripts on the organizations website if interested.
This group has been giving multiple conferences in Germany, in one of the most recent, Dr. Heiko Schöning, one of the organizations leaders, stated that “We have a lot of evidence that it (the new coronavirus) is a fake story all over the world.” To put it in context, he wasn’t referring to the virus being fake, but simply that it’s no more dangerous than the seasonal flu (or just as dangerous) and that there is no justification for the measures being taken to combat it.
I also think it’s important to mention that a report published in the British Medical Journal has suggested that quarantine measures in the United Kingdom as a result of the new coronavirus may have already killed more UK seniors than the coronavirus has during the peak of the virus.
Below is a press conference held by representatives of the group that took place last month, you can find more important information below that.
Why This Is Important: It can be confusing for many people to see so many doctors and many of the world’s most renowned scientists and infectious disease experts oppose so much information that is coming from the WHO and global governments.
Many scientists and doctors in North America are also expressing the same sentiments. For example, The Physicians For Informed Consent (PIC) recently published a report titled “Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC) Compares COVID-19 to Previous Seasonal and Pandemic Flu Periods.” According to them, the infection/fatality rate of COVID-19 is 0.26%. You can read more about that and access their resources and reasoning here. Unreported Truths abou... Berenson, Alex Buy New $5.99 (as of 03:17 UTC - Details)
John P. A. Ioannidis, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Stanford University has said that the infection fatality rate “is close to 0 percent” for people under the age of 45 years old. You can read more about that here. He and several other academics from the Stanford School of Medicine suggest that COVID-19 has a similar infection fatality rate as seasonal influenza, and published their reasoning in a study last month. You can find that study and read more about that story here.
Michael Levitt, a Biophysicist and a professor of structural biology at Stanford University criticized the WHO as well as Facebook for censoring different information and informed perspectives regarding the Coronavirus and has claimed that, with regards to lockdown measures, that “the level of stupidity going on here is amazing.” You can read more about this here.
Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, a specialist in microbiology and one of the most cited research scientists in German history is also part of Corona Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee mentioned above and has also expressed the same thing, multiple times early on in the pandemic all the way up to today.
Implementation of the current draconian measures that are so extremely restrict fundamental rights can only be justified if there is reason to fear that a truly, exceptionally dangerous virus is threatening us. Do any scientifically sound data exist to support this contention for COVID-19? I assert that the answer is simply, no. – Bhakdi. You can read more about him here.
Below are some interesting statistics from Canada. (source)
The Takeaway
We have to ask ourselves, why are so many experts in the field being completely censored. Why is there so much information being shared that completely contradicts the narrative of our federal health regulatory agencies and organizations like the WHO? Why are these experts being heavily censored, and why are alternative media platforms being censored, punished and demonetized for sharing such information? Is there a battle for our perception happening right now? Is our consciousness being manipulated? Why is there so much conflicting information if everything is crystal clear? Why are alternative treatments that have shown tremendous amounts of success being completely ignored and ridiculed? What’s going on here, and how much power do governments have when they are able to silence the voice of so many people? Should we not be examining information openly, transparently, and together?
Reprinted with permission from Collective Evolution.
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Discrimination Is Freedom

To comply with the letter of the non-law issued by the fascist mayor of Orange County , Florida , Jerry Demings , most restaurants in the county want their patrons to ( 1 ) Wear a mask upon entering the restaurant , ( 2 ) Wear a mask while waiting for a table , ( 3 ) Wear a mask while walking to your table , ( 4 ) Wear a mask when going to the restroom , and ( 5 ) Wear a mask upon leaving the restaurant .
At least we don ’ t have to wear a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen at least one person at a restaurant pull their mask down to insert a bite of food in their mouth and then put their mask right back over their mouth to chew their food ) .
Most of the restaurants I have been to in Orange County aren ’ t enforcing the mayor ’ s dictate .
They don ’ t have to .
Because compliance is nearly 100 percent , the restaurants either don ’ t notice or don ’ t care to make an issue of the 1 percent or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mask .
Never thought I would be a member of the 1 percent .
Yet , I was refused service twice last week at fast-food restaurants : Five Guys and Smashburger .
Why ?
Although I wore a shirt and shoes , I had no face mask .
Instead of complying with the mask requirement , I went and got a hamburger elsewhere ( not McDonalds : it is total mask nazi ) .
The Case for Discrimin ... Walter Block Best Price : $ 8.99 Buy New $ 15.55 I was discriminated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully support the right of businesses to do both .
I have made it clear in my many articles on discrimination that all businesses should have the right to discriminate against anyone on basis and for any reason : race , religion , color , creed , gender , national origin , sexual orientation , gender identity , facial hair , hair style , political preference , clothing style , age , height , weight , head covering , disability , familial status , martial status , odor , socioeconomic status , religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right to refuse service to anyone with or without a red shirt , black pants , a bald head , a mustache , a Rolex on the wrist , a gold chain around the neck , leather shoes , or a face mask .
Discrimination means freedom .
It is a crime in search of victim .
Anti-discrimination laws are an attack on property rights , freedom of association , and freedom of thought .
Technocracy : The Hard ... Wood , Patrick M. Best Price : $ 33.00 Buy New $ 24.59 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to admit or serve someone would be practical or prudent , and having prejudice can exact a heavy price .
But in a free society , no one has the right to be admitted to or served in any restaurant or business establishment .
So , in regard to my being discriminated against and refused service , here is the $ 64,000 question : Do we now have the right to refuse service ?
Of course we don ’ t .
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It is only government-approved discrimination that is lawful—like discriminating against Asians in college admissions .
The hypocrisy of the left on discrimination is appalling .
Since discrimination is not aggression , force , coercion , threat , or violence , the government should never prohibit it , seek to prevent it , or prosecute anyone for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restaurants in Orange County that want me to wear a mask when inside your establishment when I am entering , waiting , and walking ( even though many who are finished eating and drinking are still sitting at tables and booths talking without wearing masks ) , I will take my appetite and my money elsewhere .
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To comply with the letter of the non-law issued by the fascist mayor of Orange County, Florida, Jerry Demings, most restaurants in the county want their patrons to (1) Wear a mask upon entering the restaurant, (2) Wear a mask while waiting for a table, (3) Wear a mask while walking to your table, (4) Wear a mask when going to the restroom, and (5) Wear a mask upon leaving the restaurant. At least we don’t have to wear a mask while eating (although I have seen at least one person at a restaurant pull their mask down to insert a bite of food in their mouth and then put their mask right back over their mouth to chew their food).
Most of the restaurants I have been to in Orange County aren’t enforcing the mayor’s dictate. They don’t have to. Because compliance is nearly 100 percent, the restaurants either don’t notice or don’t care to make an issue of the 1 percent or so who enter their establishments without a mask. Never thought I would be a member of the 1 percent.
Yet, I was refused service twice last week at fast-food restaurants: Five Guys and Smashburger. Why? Although I wore a shirt and shoes, I had no face mask. Instead of complying with the mask requirement, I went and got a hamburger elsewhere (not McDonalds: it is total mask nazi). The Case for Discrimin... Walter Block Best Price: $8.99 Buy New $15.55 (as of 07:55 UTC - Details)
I was discriminated against and refused service. And I fully support the right of businesses to do both.
I have made it clear in my many articles on discrimination that all businesses should have the right to discriminate against anyone on any basis and for any reason: race, religion, color, creed, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, facial hair, hair style, political preference, clothing style, age, height, weight, head covering, disability, familial status, martial status, odor, socioeconomic status, religious piety.
Any business should have the right to refuse service to anyone with or without a red shirt, black pants, a bald head, a mustache, a Rolex on the wrist, a gold chain around the neck, leather shoes, or a face mask.
Discrimination means freedom. It is a crime in search of victim. Anti-discrimination laws are an attack on property rights, freedom of association, and freedom of thought. Technocracy: The Hard ... Wood, Patrick M. Best Price: $33.00 Buy New $24.59 (as of 03:55 UTC - Details)
This doesn’t mean that refusing to admit or serve someone would be practical or prudent, and having prejudice can exact a heavy price. But in a free society, no one has the right to be admitted to or served in any restaurant or business establishment.
So, in regard to my being discriminated against and refused service, here is the $64,000 question: Do we now have the right to refuse service?
Of course we don’t.
Technocracy Rising: Th... Wood, Patrick M. Best Price: $30.00 Buy New $24.00 (as of 07:16 UTC - Details) If a business owner discriminated against anyone for any other reason than for the lack of a face mask, he would face a federal civil rights lawsuit and picketing, boycotts, and violence by leftists. It is only government-approved discrimination that is lawful—like discriminating against Asians in college admissions.
The hypocrisy of the left on discrimination is appalling.
Since discrimination is not aggression, force, coercion, threat, or violence, the government should never prohibit it, seek to prevent it, or prosecute anyone for doing it.
So, to those restaurants in Orange County that want me to wear a mask when inside your establishment when I am entering, waiting, and walking (even though many who are finished eating and drinking are still sitting at tables and booths talking without wearing masks), I will take my appetite and my money elsewhere.
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