thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-11--Calling All Cops & Sheriffs, Deputies, & All People Responsible to Enforce the Law!

Remember old cop shows on television ?
Whenever a terrible threat came , the dispatcher would radio , “ calling all cars ” and the police would race to the rescue and defend the people and save the day .
That is what we need now .
The COVID-19 economic destruction caused by the government is hurting a lot of people .
I am going to use the term Law Enforcement as there are many who are responsible for enforcing the law .
To begin , we need to look at the ultimate law , the Constitution .
In my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
I explained : The government needs to answer for causing such huge levels of joblessness .
The Constitution Amendment 5 states : “ No person shall be…deprived of life , liberty , or property , without due process of law ; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.
” The constitution is supposed to be the rules that government is supposed to follow .
It has become very obvious that the government is following no rules , and is doing what it wants with nothing restraining it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn around , if people can start making their own decisions .
They need to know that their government will not go berserk over the next thing that frightens them .
How can anyone invest in anything , when they do not know if their own government will destroy it ?
It clearly states : “ No person shall be…deprived of life , liberty , or property ” , and yet businesses have been deprived of their customers , and they have been deprived of their right to open their doors and conduct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deprived of life , liberty , or property , without due process of law.
” Some may say anyone can go and get their “ due process of law ” just go do so .
That is a mistake , we need to get serious and think this through .
People have been hurt .
People are continuing to be hurt .
Law Enforcement has a duty to protect the people from harm .
Without being ordered to do so by a court .
Think about it .
If a governor told a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rape her , and began to do so , and if Law Enforcement was present , would they need to get a court order to prevent the governor from violating her , and depriving her of the use of her body that rightly belongs to her ?
Of course not , Law Enforcement would protect her immediately , and put the governor in jail .
If Law Enforcement was not present , would the woman , be expected by the courts , and Law Enforcement to allow the governor to abuse his power @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , be expected by the courts and Law Enforcement to take her own money , hire a lawyer , and seek “ due process of law ” ?
I would hope not , but these days it is getting hard to know .
Nowhere does it say there is an exception to the Constitution .
People can not run their businesses and people are starting to go hungry .
A governor who takes away a person ’ s job or business through his actions is attacking that person and threatening their life .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it himself , how is it different than hiring a hit-man to commit a murder ?
Law enforcement would not need to ask a judge for permission to stop a governor from hiring a hit-man to commit murder , and Law Enforcement should not allow the governor to pretend to have the authority to force people to starve .
Our right to live is not granted by the Constitution , it is acknowledged by the Constitution .
There is a difference .
The whole point of the Nuremburg Trials was to show the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it legal to murder people .
That includes starving people to death .
Our right to not be killed by our government comes from God , not the Constitution .
The word unalienable is defined by Webster ’ s 1828 as : “ a .
Not alienated ; not transferred ; not estranged.
” Alienate is defined as : “ To transfer title , property or right to another ” That shows that prior to the Constitution it was known that the right to a person ’ s life could not be transferred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slavery at that time , but slavery was wrong .
I hope we all can agree slavery is wrong .
In my previous article It is not the Supreme Court it is the Obscene Court of the United States I stated : “ Let ’ s Judge the court and you my readers can be the jury .
I will use a case that hopefully , we will all agree the court horribly messed up on .
Dred Scott v. Sandford ( 1857 ) .
Scott was before the court for his constitutional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slave and to be treated as a human instead of property .
The court basically ruled that black people were not human and that nonhumans can not have constitutional rights .
This quote sums up the courts opinion : “ …..We think they [ people of African ancestry are … not included , and were not intended to be included , under the word “ citizens ” in the Constitution , and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to the citizens of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a question , did the court really believe black people were not humans or did they lie because slavery was making so many people so much money ?
What do you think ?
The problem with judges is that they ignore what they do not like .
You can have a thousand people that say something is so and if a judge ignores those people there is no evidence and therefore no proof .
I believe the court paid close attention to the money and ignored the obvious proof that black people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The court did what they wanted , not what was right .
Considering that judges are lawyers that are politically connected enough to be appointed as a judge , it is not surprising that they would be driven by their greed for , and not by what is the right thing to do .
The problem is this ruling is hurting the county today even though slavery legally ended in the United States years ago .
The reality is people are human regardless of what the court decides .
It is wrong for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power to call someone non-human and to then take their rights away .
These seeds were planted by this court which grew into future atrocities that were committed by other members of the court.
” Law Enforcement , please tell me that you will agree with me that black people have always been human .
Please do not tell me Law Enforcement believes what they are told to believe , and if a judge tells you someone is not human , that you will deprive them of their rights .
The reason that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people did not enforce the law .
Evil people separated black people , from the black people ’ s “ unalienable Rights.
” Slavery has always been wrong .
Slavery always will be wrong , regardless of what the United States Government allows or does not allow .
That brings us back to now and the COVID-19 economic destruction .
Destroying people ’ s businesses is wrong .
No government has a right to force people to starve to death .
No government has a right to force people to shut down their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jobs , so they have to beg others for their food .
People have a right to provide for themselves .
If a government official says otherwise they are evil .
If a government official says otherwise they are separating the person from their “ unalienable Rights.
” The government official is violating the law .
If you have no respect for God ’ s law at least obey the Constitution you swore an oath to protect .
Law Enforcement needs to get serious and decide what to do .
I am not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have food .
I have no right to tell hurting people to hold on and just hope someone someday ends this evil , and stops separating the people from their “ unalienable Rights.
” Law Enforcement ask yourself , what are you going to do when that starving person starts to believe it is a self defense to reunite themselves with their “ unalienable Rights.
” What are you going to do ?
Obey a governor because he has got the power ?
If that evil governor orders you to shoot the person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do it ?
Have you ever been hungry ?
Are you willing to kill people for being hungry ?
Do you know what starving is like ?
When I was in the military and went to survival school , I knew what hunger was like .
At least the government was teaching me to find my own food .
You have no idea what the thought of starvation will do to a people .
Right now farmers are killing their animals because the packing plants will not take the animals .
If you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problem , think again .
The problem with our governor is he really does not understand that besides the people needing a paycheck , the work those people do , actually needs to be done .
It does not matter if you have money if there is no food to buy with the money .
Our governor is frightening people to the point that they are afraid to do their jobs , their jobs that desperately need to be done .
What are you going to do Law Enforcement , are you going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to protect the people ?
It was not that long ago when Law Enforcement was turning dogs on black people and beating the black people for wanting their civil rights .
Those evil people pretending to be Law Enforcement dishonored Law Enforcement .
Those evil people pretending to be Law Enforcement deserve no respect and only contempt .
I hope we can be proud of you , but you are going to need to protect the people first .
Obeying orders is for Nazis .
Obeying the Constitution is for Law Enforcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Liberty Media .
Article By Steve Richards

Remember old cop shows on television? Whenever a terrible threat came, the dispatcher would radio, “calling all cars” and the police would race to the rescue and defend the people and save the day. That is what we need now. The COVID-19 economic destruction caused by the government is hurting a lot of people.
I am going to use the term Law Enforcement as there are many who are responsible for enforcing the law. To begin, we need to look at the ultimate law, the Constitution.
In my previous article: Make America Honest Again! I explained:
The government needs to answer for causing such huge levels of joblessness. The Constitution Amendment 5 states: “No person shall be…deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.” The constitution is supposed to be the rules that government is supposed to follow. It has become very obvious that the government is following no rules, and is doing what it wants with nothing restraining it.
The COVID-19 economy destruction will only turn around, if people can start making their own decisions. They need to know that their government will not go berserk over the next thing that frightens them. How can anyone invest in anything, when they do not know if their own government will destroy it? It clearly states: “No person shall be…deprived of life, liberty, or property”, and yet businesses have been deprived of their customers, and they have been deprived of their right to open their doors and conduct business.
Cleary people have been “deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” Some may say anyone can go and get their “due process of law” just go do so. That is a mistake, we need to get serious and think this through. People have been hurt. People are continuing to be hurt. Law Enforcement has a duty to protect the people from harm. Without being ordered to do so by a court.
Think about it. If a governor told a woman that he had the authority to rape her, and began to do so, and if Law Enforcement was present, would they need to get a court order to prevent the governor from violating her, and depriving her of the use of her body that rightly belongs to her? Of course not, Law Enforcement would protect her immediately, and put the governor in jail.
If Law Enforcement was not present, would the woman, be expected by the courts, and Law Enforcement to allow the governor to abuse his power and rape her? Would the woman, be expected by the courts and Law Enforcement to take her own money, hire a lawyer, and seek “due process of law”? I would hope not, but these days it is getting hard to know. Nowhere does it say there is an exception to the Constitution. People cannot run their businesses and people are starting to go hungry. A governor who takes away a person’s job or business through his actions is attacking that person and threatening their life. Even if the governor does not do it himself, how is it different than hiring a hit-man to commit a murder? Law enforcement would not need to ask a judge for permission to stop a governor from hiring a hit-man to commit murder, and Law Enforcement should not allow the governor to pretend to have the authority to force people to starve.
Our right to live is not granted by the Constitution, it is acknowledged by the Constitution. There is a difference. The whole point of the Nuremburg Trials was to show the world, that government cannot make it legal to murder people. That includes starving people to death. Our right to not be killed by our government comes from God, not the Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence states:
“WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”
The word unalienable is defined by Webster’s 1828 as: “a. Not alienated; not transferred; not estranged.” Alienate is defined as: “To transfer title, property or right to another” That shows that prior to the Constitution it was known that the right to a person’s life could not be transferred to another.
Yes, there was slavery at that time, but slavery was wrong. I hope we all can agree slavery is wrong. In my previous article It is not the Supreme Court it is the Obscene Court of the United States I stated:
“Let’s Judge the court and you my readers can be the jury. I will use a case that hopefully, we will all agree the court horribly messed up on. Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857). Scott was before the court for his constitutional rights to not be Sanford’s slave and to be treated as a human instead of property. The court basically ruled that black people were not human and that nonhumans cannot have constitutional rights. This quote sums up the courts opinion: “…..We think they [people of African ancestry are … not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word “citizens” in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to the citizens of the United States. …” So here is a question, did the court really believe black people were not humans or did they lie because slavery was making so many people so much money? What do you think? The problem with judges is that they ignore what they do not like. You can have a thousand people that say something is so and if a judge ignores those people there is no evidence and therefore no proof. I believe the court paid close attention to the money and ignored the obvious proof that black people were humans just like anyone else. The court did what they wanted, not what was right. Considering that judges are lawyers that are politically connected enough to be appointed as a judge, it is not surprising that they would be driven by their greed for, and not by what is the right thing to do. The problem is this ruling is hurting the county today even though slavery legally ended in the United States years ago. The reality is people are human regardless of what the court decides. It is wrong for the court to think they have the power to call someone non-human and to then take their rights away. These seeds were planted by this court which grew into future atrocities that were committed by other members of the court.”
Law Enforcement, please tell me that you will agree with me that black people have always been human. Please do not tell me Law Enforcement believes what they are told to believe, and if a judge tells you someone is not human, that you will deprive them of their rights. The reason that black people where violated is that evil people did not enforce the law. Evil people separated black people, from the black people’s “unalienable Rights.” Slavery has always been wrong. Slavery always will be wrong, regardless of what the United States Government allows or does not allow.
That brings us back to now and the COVID-19 economic destruction. Destroying people’s businesses is wrong. No government has a right to force people to starve to death. No government has a right to force people to shut down their businesses, or not go to their jobs, so they have to beg others for their food. People have a right to provide for themselves. If a government official says otherwise they are evil. If a government official says otherwise they are separating the person from their “unalienable Rights.” The government official is violating the law. If you have no respect for God’s law at least obey the Constitution you swore an oath to protect.
Law Enforcement needs to get serious and decide what to do. I am not starving. Thanks to God, I have food. I have no right to tell hurting people to hold on and just hope someone someday ends this evil, and stops separating the people from their “unalienable Rights.” Law Enforcement ask yourself, what are you going to do when that starving person starts to believe it is a self defense to reunite themselves with their “unalienable Rights.” What are you going to do? Obey a governor because he has got the power? If that evil governor orders you to shoot the person for being hungry are you going to do it? Have you ever been hungry? Are you willing to kill people for being hungry? Do you know what starving is like?
When I was in the military and went to survival school, I knew what hunger was like. At least the government was teaching me to find my own food. You have no idea what the thought of starvation will do to a people. Right now farmers are killing their animals because the packing plants will not take the animals. If you do not think that will cause a problem, think again.
The problem with our governor is he really does not understand that besides the people needing a paycheck, the work those people do, actually needs to be done. It does not matter if you have money if there is no food to buy with the money. Our governor is frightening people to the point that they are afraid to do their jobs, their jobs that desperately need to be done.
What are you going to do Law Enforcement, are you going to protect power, or are you going to protect the people? It was not that long ago when Law Enforcement was turning dogs on black people and beating the black people for wanting their civil rights. Those evil people pretending to be Law Enforcement dishonored Law Enforcement. Those evil people pretending to be Law Enforcement deserve no respect and only contempt.
I hope we can be proud of you, but you are going to need to protect the people first. Obeying orders is for Nazis. Obeying the Constitution is for Law Enforcement.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media. Article By Steve Richards


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-11--‘YOU’RE CORRECT’: NBC’s ‘Meet The Press’ Admits They Altered/Edited AG Barr To Deceive The American

‘YOU’RE CORRECT’: NBC’s ‘Meet The Press’ Admits They Altered/Edited AG Barr To Deceive The American People

Watch how the serial liar Chuck Todd deceptively edited AG Barr ’ s comments on “ Meet The Press , ” when asked about his decision to exonerate General Flynn .
Absolutely appalling .
President Trump is 100 percent correct .
The mainstream media is the enemy of the people , and they are also OUT .
OF .
CONTROL !
‘ YOU ’ RE CORRECT ’ : NBC ’ s ‘ Meet The Press ’ Admits Their Segment On AG Barr Was Not Accurate NBC News ’ “ Meet The Press ” admitted late on Sunday that their segment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Attorney General William Barr last week was false after host Chuck Todd was called out publicly by a spokesperson for the Department of Justice .
The remarks that “ Meet The Press ” deceptively edited came from the following exchange from an interview that Barr had with CBS News reporter Catherine Herridge : HERRIDGE : In closing , this was a big decision in the Flynn case , to say the least .
When history looks back on this decision , how do you think it will be written ?
What will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Well , history is written by the winner .
So it largely depends on who ’ s writing the history .
But I think a fair history would say that it was a good decision because it upheld the rule of law .
It helped , it upheld the standards of the Department Todd ’ s segment only aired the first two sentences from Barr ’ s answer and cut off the rest .
Todd then said , “ I was struck … by the cynicism of the answer .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s the attorney general .
He didn ’ t make the case that he was upholding the rule of law .
He was almost admitting that , yeah , this is a political job.
” Barr spokeswoman Kerri Kupec responded to the segment by transcripts from Todd ’ s segment and from Barr ’ s interview last week and wrote : “ Very disappointed by the deceptive editing/commentary by @ ChuckTodd on @ MeetThePress on AG Barr ’ s CBS interview .
Compare the two transcripts below .
Not only did the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer Chuck says he didn ’ t , he also did so multiple times throughout the interview.
” “ Meet The Press ” later responded to her tweet , writing , “ You ’ re correct .
Earlier today , we inadvertently and inaccurately cut short a video clip of an interview with AG Barr before offering commentary and analysis .
The remaining clip included important remarks from the attorney general that we missed , and we regret the error.
” The statement from “ Meet The Press ” was considered suspect by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they “ missed ” Barr ’ s remarks was hard to believe given the fact that remarks they cut out were literally the very next words out of his mouth .
Daily Caller reporter Greg Price tweeted : “ There was nothing inadvertent about it .
Chuck Todd says Barr ‘ didn ’ t make the case that he is upholding the rule of law ’ when that was literally the next thing Barr does in the clip that you cut off .
Your apology is meaningless unless you issue an on @ @ @ @

Watch how the serial liar Chuck Todd deceptively edited AG Barr’s comments on “Meet The Press,” when asked about his decision to exonerate General Flynn. Absolutely appalling. President Trump is 100 percent correct. The mainstream media is the enemy of the people, and they are also OUT. OF. CONTROL!
Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd should be FIRED by “Concast” (NBC) for this fraud. He knew exactly what he was doing. Public Airwaves = Fake News! @AjitPaiFCC @FCC https://t.co/fLTDhjMXo4 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2020
Hey Chuck, why do you keep lying? Is it pathological? Low IQ? Group think? Ideological? I’m awarding you a Walter Duranty Propagandist Award – congratulations!https://t.co/oe67HrPn6w — Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) May 10, 2020
‘YOU’RE CORRECT’: NBC’s ‘Meet The Press’ Admits Their Segment On AG Barr Was Not Accurate
By Daily Wire, May 10, 2020
NBC News’ “Meet The Press” admitted late on Sunday that their segment earlier in the day on remarks made by Attorney General William Barr last week was false after host Chuck Todd was called out publicly by a spokesperson for the Department of Justice.
The remarks that “Meet The Press” deceptively edited came from the following exchange from an interview that Barr had with CBS News reporter Catherine Herridge:
HERRIDGE: In closing, this was a big decision in the Flynn case, to say the least. When history looks back on this decision, how do you think it will be written? What will it say about your decision making
BARR: Well, history is written by the winner. So it largely depends on who’s writing the history. But I think a fair history would say that it was a good decision because it upheld the rule of law. It helped, it upheld the standards of the Department
Todd’s segment only aired the first two sentences from Barr’s answer and cut off the rest.
Todd then said, “I was struck … by the cynicism of the answer. It’s a correct answer. But he’s the attorney general. He didn’t make the case that he was upholding the rule of law. He was almost admitting that, yeah, this is a political job.”
Barr spokeswoman Kerri Kupec responded to the segment by transcripts from Todd’s segment and from Barr’s interview last week and wrote: “Very disappointed by the deceptive editing/commentary by @ChuckTodd on @MeetThePress on AG Barr’s CBS interview. Compare the two transcripts below. Not only did the AG make the case in the VERY answer Chuck says he didn’t, he also did so multiple times throughout the interview.”
“Meet The Press” later responded to her tweet, writing, “You’re correct. Earlier today, we inadvertently and inaccurately cut short a video clip of an interview with AG Barr before offering commentary and analysis. The remaining clip included important remarks from the attorney general that we missed, and we regret the error.”
You’re correct. Earlier today, we inadvertently and inaccurately cut short a video clip of an interview with AG Barr before offering commentary and analysis. The remaining clip included important remarks from the attorney general that we missed, and we regret the error. — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) May 10, 2020
The statement from “Meet The Press” was considered suspect by many online who noted that their claim that they “missed” Barr’s remarks was hard to believe given the fact that remarks they cut out were literally the very next words out of his mouth.
Daily Caller reporter Greg Price tweeted: “There was nothing inadvertent about it. Chuck Todd says Barr ‘didn’t make the case that he is upholding the rule of law’ when that was literally the next thing Barr does in the clip that you cut off. Your apology is meaningless unless you issue an on air retraction.”
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-12--Economic Catastrophe: Millions Upon Millions Of Jobs That Have Been Lost Are Never Coming Back

Economic Catastrophe : Millions Upon Millions Of Jobs That Have Been Lost Are Never Coming Back Do you personally know people that have lost jobs in 2020 ?
I do , and I am not sure what to tell them .
As is the case all over the U.S. right now , there is hope that some of the jobs will still be there when the lockdowns end , but in other cases , it looks like the jobs are gone for good .
And since virtually nobody is hiring right now , finding new jobs is certainly not going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be millions of others competing for the few jobs that open up .
Of course , there will be some that will decide that being a government “ contact tracer ” is better than not being able to pay the bills , and the mainstream media is aggressively promoting those jobs right now .
But what most unemployed workers really want is to go back to their old jobs , but unfortunately , many of them will never be able to do so .
According to a new study that was just released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a whopping 42 percent of the jobs that have been lost during this crisis are likely to have been lost permanently… So let ’ s take a moment and do a little math .
Over the past 7 weeks , 33.5 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits .
42 percent of 33.5 million is just over 14 million , and that represents almost 10 percent of all the jobs in the entire economy before this pandemic began .
Of course , more Americans continue to lose jobs with each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week thousands of Uber employees were abruptly terminated during a three minute Zoom call… Could you imagine being one of those employees ?
There is no loyalty in corporate America today .
When the time comes , they will ruthlessly cut ties with even their most hard working employees without even a moment of hesitation .
Uber ’ s Ruffin Chaveleau was given the task of letting these workers go , and there was no mincing of words… Do you think those jobs are coming back ?
Of course not .
They are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a whole is going to have a very tough time surviving in this new economic environment .
The economic carnage that we are witnessing is truly unprecedented , and some parts of the country are being hit harder than others .
I have some good friends in Hawaii , and needless to say this pandemic has caused tourism to Hawaii to absolutely implode .
As the tourist industry has collapsed , the unemployment rate in the state has gone from 3 percent to 34 percent… Eventually , some of those jobs may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But then again , they might not .
And just about everyone agrees that the U.S. economy is going to continue to bleed jobs .
In fact , at this point , even U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is admitting that the numbers “ are probably going to get worse ” … The good news is that millions of workers that have been temporarily laid off should start going back to work in the months ahead as the lockdowns are ended .
But the bad news is that there are millions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jobs permanently and won ’ t be able to get new ones .
As a result , the ranks of the poor will greatly surge , and many more people will end up in the streets .
Already , it is being reported that the number of homeless tents in San Francisco ’ s Tenderloin District has grown by 300 percent… I have written about homelessness a lot over the years , and before this pandemic started there were more than half a million Americans that were homeless .
As this new economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely to multiply .
The economic crisis that I have been warning about is now here , and the American people are going to be looking to our politicians to “ fix things ” .
But as Egon von Greyerz has noted , there isn ’ t going to be any solution to this crisis… As usual , he is right on target .
All of the economic dominoes are starting to tumble , and fear of this virus is going to be with us for a very long time to come .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ V-shaped recovery ” , a “ U-shaped recovery ” or any sort of a major recovery at all are going to be deeply disappointed .
The beginning of the end has arrived for the U.S. economy , and we are all going to be absolutely horrified by the things that take place in the months ahead .

Economic Catastrophe: Millions Upon Millions Of Jobs That Have Been Lost Are Never Coming Back
Do you personally know people that have lost jobs in 2020? I do, and I am not sure what to tell them. As is the case all over the U.S. right now, there is hope that some of the jobs will still be there when the lockdowns end, but in other cases, it looks like the jobs are gone for good. And since virtually nobody is hiring right now, finding new jobs is certainly not going to be easy, and there will be millions of others competing for the few jobs that open up. Of course, there will be some that will decide that being a government “contact tracer” is better than not being able to pay the bills, and the mainstream media is aggressively promoting those jobs right now. But what most unemployed workers really want is to go back to their old jobs, but unfortunately, many of them will never be able to do so.
According to a new study that was just released by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a whopping 42 percent of the jobs that have been lost during this crisis are likely to have been lost permanently…
Many of the coronavirus pandemic layoffs will become permanent job losses, according to a new study with alarming implications for the future of the economy. Forty-two percent of workers experiencing recent layoffs will suffer permanent job losses, according to a paper circulated by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Wow.
So let’s take a moment and do a little math.
Over the past 7 weeks, 33.5 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment benefits.
42 percent of 33.5 million is just over 14 million, and that represents almost 10 percent of all the jobs in the entire economy before this pandemic began.
Of course, more Americans continue to lose jobs with each passing week.
For example, last week thousands of Uber employees were abruptly terminated during a three minute Zoom call…
Thousands of Uber employees learned that they were being laid off in a three-minute Zoom call last week. The ride-sharing company informed 3,500 people who worked in customer service and recruitment around the country that it would be their last day working for Uber on the live call.
Could you imagine being one of those employees?
There is no loyalty in corporate America today. When the time comes, they will ruthlessly cut ties with even their most hard working employees without even a moment of hesitation.
Uber’s Ruffin Chaveleau was given the task of letting these workers go, and there was no mincing of words…
Chevaleau told staff: ‘Our rides business is down by more than half. There is not enough work for many frontline customer support employees. [As a result] we are eliminating 3,500 frontline customer support roles. ‘Your role is impacted and today will be your last working day with Uber. You will remain on payroll until the date noted in your severance package.’
Do you think those jobs are coming back?
Of course not.
They are gone for good, and the company as a whole is going to have a very tough time surviving in this new economic environment.
The economic carnage that we are witnessing is truly unprecedented, and some parts of the country are being hit harder than others. I have some good friends in Hawaii, and needless to say this pandemic has caused tourism to Hawaii to absolutely implode.
As the tourist industry has collapsed, the unemployment rate in the state has gone from 3 percent to 34 percent…
Unemployment in Hawaii has skyrocketed from three percent to 34 percent as tourism vanishes from the island – and it could get worse as lockdown measures to protect against coronavirus continue. Since March the number of people flying into Hawaii has fallen dramatically from 30,000-a-day to just 756.
Eventually, some of those jobs may start coming back as the pandemic fades.
But then again, they might not.
And just about everyone agrees that the U.S. economy is going to continue to bleed jobs.
In fact, at this point, even U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is admitting that the numbers “are probably going to get worse”…
The staggering U.S. unemployment rate reported by the government on Friday amid coronavirus lockdowns may get even worse, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday. “The reported numbers are probably going to get worse before they get better,” Mnuchin told the Fox News Sunday program.
The good news is that millions of workers that have been temporarily laid off should start going back to work in the months ahead as the lockdowns are ended.
But the bad news is that there are millions of newly unemployed workers that have lost their jobs permanently and won’t be able to get new ones.
As a result, the ranks of the poor will greatly surge, and many more people will end up in the streets.
Already, it is being reported that the number of homeless tents in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District has grown by 300 percent…
The streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District have experienced a 300 percent increase in the number of homeless tents since the coronavirus outbreak began, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the community and a law school. Residents, businesses and the University of California Hastings College of Law are suing to demand the city clean up drug needles and human waste which have littered the streets.
I have written about homelessness a lot over the years, and before this pandemic started there were more than half a million Americans that were homeless.
As this new economic depression drags on, that number is likely to multiply.
The economic crisis that I have been warning about is now here, and the American people are going to be looking to our politicians to “fix things”.
But as Egon von Greyerz has noted, there isn’t going to be any solution to this crisis…
This is what is so sad with the current economic crisis – there is no solution. Nobody should believe that it is the Coronavirus that has caused this catastrophe for the world. CV was the catalyst but the underlying problems have been there for a long time. The Great Financial Crisis in 2006-9 was temporarily patched up with trillions of dollars of money printing but it was never solved. The Great Financial Crisis was only a rehearsal and now the world is facing the inevitable collapse of the financial system.
As usual, he is right on target.
All of the economic dominoes are starting to tumble, and fear of this virus is going to be with us for a very long time to come.
Those that are still hoping for a “V-shaped recovery”, a “U-shaped recovery” or any sort of a major recovery at all are going to be deeply disappointed.
The beginning of the end has arrived for the U.S. economy, and we are all going to be absolutely horrified by the things that take place in the months ahead.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-12--The Worst Is Yet to Come: Contact Tracing, Immunity Cards and Mass Testing

The Worst Is Yet to Come : Contact Tracing , Immunity Cards and Mass Testing No one is safe .
No one is immune .
No one gets spared the anguish , fear and heartache of living under the shadow of an authoritarian police state .
That ’ s the message being broadcast 24/7 with every new piece of government propaganda , every new law that criminalizes otherwise lawful activity , every new policeman on the beat , every new surveillance camera casting a watchful eye , every sensationalist news story that titillates and distracts , every new prison or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other undesirables , every new court ruling that gives government agents a green light to strip and steal and rape and ravage the citizenry , every school that opts to indoctrinate rather than educate , and every new justification for why Americans should comply with the government ’ s attempts to trample the Constitution underfoot .
Yes , COVID-19 has taken a significant toll on the nation emotionally , physically , and economically , but there are still greater dangers on the horizon .
As long as “ we the people ” continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rights in the so-called name of national security , things will get worse , not better .
Now there ’ s talk of mass testing for COVID-19 antibodies , screening checkpoints , contact tracing , immunity passports to allow those who have recovered from the virus to move around more freely , and snitch tip lines for reporting “ rule breakers ” to the authorities .
If you can ’ t read the writing on the wall , you need to pay better attention .
These may seem like small , necessary steps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but they ’ re only necessary to the police state in its efforts to further undermine the Constitution , extend its control over the populace , and feed its insatiable appetite for ever-greater powers .
Nothing is ever as simple as the government claims it is .
Whatever dangerous practices you allow the government to carry out now—whether it ’ s in the name of national security or protecting America ’ s borders or making America healthy again—rest assured , these same practices can and will be used against you when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you .
The war on drugs turned out to be a war on the American people , waged with SWAT teams and militarized police .
The war on terror turned out to be a war on the American people , waged with warrantless surveillance and indefinite detention .
The war on immigration turned out to be a war on the American people , waged with roving government agents demanding “ papers , please.
” This war on COVID-19 will be yet another war on the American people , waged with all of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disposal : thermal imaging cameras , drones , contact tracing , biometric databases , etc .
So you see , when you talk about empowering government agents to screen the populace in order to control and prevent spread of this virus , what you ’ re really talking about is creating a society in which ID cards , round ups , checkpoints and detention centers become routine weapons used by the government to control and suppress the populace , no matter the threat .
This is also how you pave the way for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Imagine it : a national classification system that not only categorizes you according to your health status but also allows the government to sort you in a hundred other ways : by gender , orientation , wealth , medical condition , religious beliefs , political viewpoint , legal status , etc .
Are you starting to get the bigger picture yet ?
This is just another wolf in sheep ’ s clothing , a “ show me your papers ” scheme disguised as a means of fighting a virus .
The ramifications @ @ @ @ @ @ @ papers ” society in which government officials are empowered to stop individuals , demand they identify themselves , and subject them to patdowns , warrantless screenings , searches , and interrogations are beyond chilling .
By allowing government agents to establish a litmus test for individuals to be able to exit a state of lockdown and engage in commerce , movement and any other right that corresponds to life in a supposedly free society , it lays the groundwork for a society in which you are required to identify yourself at any time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for any reason .
Such tactics quickly lead one down a slippery slope that ends with government agents empowered to force anyone and everyone to prove they are in compliance with every statute and regulation on the books .
It used to be that unless police had a reasonable suspicion that a person was guilty of wrongdoing , they had no legal authority to stop the person and require identification .
In other words , “ we the people ” had the right to come and go as we please without the fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to identify ourselves .
Unfortunately , in this age of COVID-19 , that unrestricted right to move about freely is being pitted against the government ’ s power to lock down communities at a moment ’ s notice .
And in this tug-of-war between individual freedoms and government power , “ we the people ” have been on the losing end of the deal .
Curiously enough , these COVID-19 restrictions dovetail conveniently with a national timeline for states to comply with the Real ID Act , which imposes federal standards on identity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a prelude to this national identification system .
Talk about a perfect storm for bringing about a national ID card , the ultimate human tracking device .
Granted , in the absence of a national ID card , which would make the police state ’ s task of monitoring , tracking and singling out individual suspects far simpler , “ we the people ” are already tracked in a myriad of ways : through our state driver ’ s licenses , Social Security numbers , bank accounts , purchases and electronic transactions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communication devices—email , phone calls and mobile phones ; through chips implanted in our vehicles , identification documents , even our clothing .
Add to this the fact that businesses , schools and other facilities are relying more and more on fingerprints and facial recognition to identify us .
All the while , data companies such as Acxiom are capturing vast caches of personal information to help airports , retailers , police and other government authorities instantly determine whether someone is the person he or she claims to be .
This informational glut—used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and corporate sectors—has converged into a mandate for “ an internal passport , ” a.k.a.
, a national ID card that would store information as basic as a person ’ s name , birth date and place of birth , as well as private information , including a Social Security number , fingerprint , retinal scan and personal , criminal and financial records .
A federalized , computerized , cross-referenced , databased system of identification policed by government agents would be the final nail in the coffin for privacy ( not to mention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans even more vulnerable to every hacker in the cybersphere ) .
Americans have always resisted adopting a national ID card for good reason : it gives the government and its agents the ultimate power to target , track and terrorize the populace according to the government ’ s own nefarious purposes .
National ID card systems have been used before , by other oppressive governments , in the name of national security , invariably with horrifying results .
For instance , in Germany , the Nazis required all Jews to carry special @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country .
A prelude to the yellow Star of David badges , these stamped cards were instrumental in identifying Jews for deportation to death camps in Poland .
Author Raul Hilberg summarizes the impact that such a system had on the Jews : In South Africa during apartheid , pass books were used to regulate the movement of black citizens and segregate the population .
The Pass Laws Act of 1952 stipulated where , when and for how long a black African could remain in certain areas .
Any government employee could strike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to remain in an area .
A pass book that did not have a valid entry resulted in the arrest and imprisonment of the bearer .
Identity cards played a crucial role in the genocide of the Tutsis in the central African country of Rwanda .
The assault , carried out by extremist Hutu militia groups , lasted around 100 days and resulted in close to a million deaths .
While the ID cards were not a precondition to the genocide , they were a facilitating factor .
Once the genocide began , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the designation “ Tutsi ” spelled a death sentence at any roadblock .
Identity cards have also helped oppressive regimes carry out eliminationist policies such as mass expulsion , forced relocation and group denationalization .
Through the use of identity cards , Ethiopian authorities were able to identify people with Eritrean affiliation during the mass expulsion of 1998 .
The Vietnamese government was able to locate ethnic Chinese more easily during their 1978-79 expulsion .
The USSR used identity cards to force the relocation of ethnic Koreans ( 1937 ) , Volga Germans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 1943 ) , Crimean Tartars , Meshkhetian Turks , Chechens , Ingush and Balkars ( 1944 ) and ethnic Greeks ( 1949 ) .
And ethnic Vietnamese were identified for group denationalization through identity cards in Cambodia in 1993 , as were the Kurds in Syria in 1962 .
And in the United States , post-9/11 , more than 750 Muslim men were rounded up on the basis of their religion and ethnicity and detained for up to eight months .
Their experiences echo those of 120,000 Japanese-Americans who were similarly detained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pearl Harbor .
Despite a belated apology and monetary issuance by the U.S. government , the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to declare such a practice illegal .
Moreover , laws such as the National Defense Authorization Act ( NDAA ) empower the government to arrest and detain indefinitely anyone they “ suspect ” of being an enemy of the state .
You see , you may be innocent of wrongdoing now , but when the standard for innocence is set by the government , no one is safe .
And anyone can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government determining what is a crime .
It ’ s no longer a matter of if , but when .
Remember , the police state does not discriminate .
At some point , it will not matter whether your skin is black or yellow or brown or white .
It will not matter whether you ’ re an immigrant or a citizen .
It will not matter whether you ’ re rich or poor .
It won ’ t even matter whether you ’ re driving , flying or walking .
After @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just as easily whether you ’ re a law-abiding citizen or a hardened criminal .
Government jails will hold you just as easily whether you ’ ve obeyed every law or broken a dozen .
And whether or not you ’ ve done anything wrong , government agents will treat you like a suspect simply because they have been trained to view and treat everyone like potential criminals .
Eventually , when the police state has turned that final screw and slammed that final door , all that will matter is whether some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dismissive of the Constitution , way too hyped up on the power of their badges , and authorized to detain , search , interrogate , threaten and generally harass anyone they see fit—chooses to single you out for special treatment .
We ’ ve been having this same debate about the perils of government overreach for the past 50-plus years , and still , we don ’ t seem to learn , or if we learn , we learn too late .
All of the excessive , abusive tactics employed by the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , SWAT team raids , roadside strip searches , asset forfeiture schemes , private prisons , indefinite detention , militarized police , etc.—started out as a seemingly well-meaning plan to address some problem in society that needed a little extra help .
Be careful what you wish for : you will get more than you bargained for , especially when the government ’ s involved .
In the case of a national identification system , it might start off as a means of tracking COVID-19 cases in order to “ safely ” re-open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up as a means of controlling the American people .
For those tempted to justify these draconian measures for whatever reason—for the sake of their health , the economy , or national security—remember , you can ’ t have it both ways .
You can ’ t live in a constitutional republic if you allow the government to act like a police state .
You can ’ t claim to value freedom if you allow the government to operate like a dictatorship .
You can ’ t expect to have your rights respected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whomever it pleases with disrespect and an utter disregard for the rule of law .
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America : The War on the American People , if you ’ re inclined to advance this double standard because you believe you have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide , beware : there ’ s always a boomerang effect .

The Worst Is Yet to Come: Contact Tracing, Immunity Cards and Mass Testing
“The things we were worried would happen are happening.”—Angus Johnston, professor at the City University of New York
No one is safe.
No one is immune.
No one gets spared the anguish, fear and heartache of living under the shadow of an authoritarian police state.
That’s the message being broadcast 24/7 with every new piece of government propaganda, every new law that criminalizes otherwise lawful activity, every new policeman on the beat, every new surveillance camera casting a watchful eye, every sensationalist news story that titillates and distracts, every new prison or detention center built to house troublemakers and other undesirables, every new court ruling that gives government agents a green light to strip and steal and rape and ravage the citizenry, every school that opts to indoctrinate rather than educate, and every new justification for why Americans should comply with the government’s attempts to trample the Constitution underfoot.
Yes, COVID-19 has taken a significant toll on the nation emotionally, physically, and economically, but there are still greater dangers on the horizon.
As long as “we the people” continue to allow the government to trample our rights in the so-called name of national security, things will get worse, not better.
It’s already worse.
Now there’s talk of mass testing for COVID-19 antibodies, screening checkpoints, contact tracing, immunity passports to allow those who have recovered from the virus to move around more freely, and snitch tip lines for reporting “rule breakers” to the authorities.
If you can’t read the writing on the wall, you need to pay better attention.
These may seem like small, necessary steps in the war against the COVID-19 virus, but they’re only necessary to the police state in its efforts to further undermine the Constitution, extend its control over the populace, and feed its insatiable appetite for ever-greater powers.
Nothing is ever as simple as the government claims it is.
Whatever dangerous practices you allow the government to carry out now—whether it’s in the name of national security or protecting America’s borders or making America healthy again—rest assured, these same practices can and will be used against you when the government decides to set its sights on you.
The war on drugs turned out to be a war on the American people, waged with SWAT teams and militarized police.
The war on terror turned out to be a war on the American people, waged with warrantless surveillance and indefinite detention.
The war on immigration turned out to be a war on the American people, waged with roving government agents demanding “papers, please.”
This war on COVID-19 will be yet another war on the American people, waged with all of the surveillance weaponry at the government’s disposal: thermal imaging cameras, drones, contact tracing, biometric databases, etc.
So you see, when you talk about empowering government agents to screen the populace in order to control and prevent spread of this virus, what you’re really talking about is creating a society in which ID cards, round ups, checkpoints and detention centers become routine weapons used by the government to control and suppress the populace, no matter the threat.
This is also how you pave the way for a national identification system of epic proportions.
Imagine it: a national classification system that not only categorizes you according to your health status but also allows the government to sort you in a hundred other ways: by gender, orientation, wealth, medical condition, religious beliefs, political viewpoint, legal status, etc.
Are you starting to get the bigger picture yet?
This is just another wolf in sheep’s clothing, a “show me your papers” scheme disguised as a means of fighting a virus.
Don’t fall for it.
The ramifications of such a “show me your papers” society in which government officials are empowered to stop individuals, demand they identify themselves, and subject them to patdowns, warrantless screenings, searches, and interrogations are beyond chilling.
By allowing government agents to establish a litmus test for individuals to be able to exit a state of lockdown and engage in commerce, movement and any other right that corresponds to life in a supposedly free society, it lays the groundwork for a society in which you are required to identify yourself at any time to any government worker who demands it for any reason.
Such tactics quickly lead one down a slippery slope that ends with government agents empowered to force anyone and everyone to prove they are in compliance with every statute and regulation on the books.
It used to be that unless police had a reasonable suspicion that a person was guilty of wrongdoing, they had no legal authority to stop the person and require identification. In other words, “we the people” had the right to come and go as we please without the fear of being questioned by police or forced to identify ourselves.
Unfortunately, in this age of COVID-19, that unrestricted right to move about freely is being pitted against the government’s power to lock down communities at a moment’s notice. And in this tug-of-war between individual freedoms and government power, “we the people” have been on the losing end of the deal.
Curiously enough, these COVID-19 restrictions dovetail conveniently with a national timeline for states to comply with the Real ID Act, which imposes federal standards on identity documents such as state drivers’ licenses, a prelude to this national identification system.
Talk about a perfect storm for bringing about a national ID card, the ultimate human tracking device.
Granted, in the absence of a national ID card, which would make the police state’s task of monitoring, tracking and singling out individual suspects far simpler, “we the people” are already tracked in a myriad of ways: through our state driver’s licenses, Social Security numbers, bank accounts, purchases and electronic transactions; by way of our correspondence and communication devices—email, phone calls and mobile phones; through chips implanted in our vehicles, identification documents, even our clothing.
Add to this the fact that businesses, schools and other facilities are relying more and more on fingerprints and facial recognition to identify us. All the while, data companies such as Acxiom are capturing vast caches of personal information to help airports, retailers, police and other government authorities instantly determine whether someone is the person he or she claims to be.
This informational glut—used to great advantage by both the government and corporate sectors—has converged into a mandate for “an internal passport,” a.k.a., a national ID card that would store information as basic as a person’s name, birth date and place of birth, as well as private information, including a Social Security number, fingerprint, retinal scan and personal, criminal and financial records.
A federalized, computerized, cross-referenced, databased system of identification policed by government agents would be the final nail in the coffin for privacy (not to mention a logistical security nightmare that would leave Americans even more vulnerable to every hacker in the cybersphere).
Americans have always resisted adopting a national ID card for good reason: it gives the government and its agents the ultimate power to target, track and terrorize the populace according to the government’s own nefarious purposes.
National ID card systems have been used before, by other oppressive governments, in the name of national security, invariably with horrifying results.
For instance, in Germany, the Nazis required all Jews to carry special stamped ID cards for travel within the country. A prelude to the yellow Star of David badges, these stamped cards were instrumental in identifying Jews for deportation to death camps in Poland.
Author Raul Hilberg summarizes the impact that such a system had on the Jews:
The whole identification system, with its personal documents, specially assigned names, and conspicuous tagging in public, was a powerful weapon in the hands of the police. First, the system was an auxiliary device that facilitated the enforcement of residence and movement restrictions. Second, it was an independent control measure in that it enabled the police to pick up any Jew, anywhere, anytime. Third, and perhaps most important, identification had a paralyzing effect on its victims.
In South Africa during apartheid, pass books were used to regulate the movement of black citizens and segregate the population. The Pass Laws Act of 1952 stipulated where, when and for how long a black African could remain in certain areas. Any government employee could strike out entries, which cancelled the permission to remain in an area. A pass book that did not have a valid entry resulted in the arrest and imprisonment of the bearer.
Identity cards played a crucial role in the genocide of the Tutsis in the central African country of Rwanda. The assault, carried out by extremist Hutu militia groups, lasted around 100 days and resulted in close to a million deaths. While the ID cards were not a precondition to the genocide, they were a facilitating factor. Once the genocide began, the production of an identity card with the designation “Tutsi” spelled a death sentence at any roadblock.
Identity cards have also helped oppressive regimes carry out eliminationist policies such as mass expulsion, forced relocation and group denationalization. Through the use of identity cards, Ethiopian authorities were able to identify people with Eritrean affiliation during the mass expulsion of 1998. The Vietnamese government was able to locate ethnic Chinese more easily during their 1978-79 expulsion. The USSR used identity cards to force the relocation of ethnic Koreans (1937), Volga Germans (1941), Kamyks and Karachai (1943), Crimean Tartars, Meshkhetian Turks, Chechens, Ingush and Balkars (1944) and ethnic Greeks (1949). And ethnic Vietnamese were identified for group denationalization through identity cards in Cambodia in 1993, as were the Kurds in Syria in 1962.
And in the United States, post-9/11, more than 750 Muslim men were rounded up on the basis of their religion and ethnicity and detained for up to eight months. Their experiences echo those of 120,000 Japanese-Americans who were similarly detained 75 years ago following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Despite a belated apology and monetary issuance by the U.S. government, the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to declare such a practice illegal. Moreover, laws such as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) empower the government to arrest and detain indefinitely anyone they “suspect” of being an enemy of the state.
You see, you may be innocent of wrongdoing now, but when the standard for innocence is set by the government, no one is safe.
Everyone is a suspect.
And anyone can be a criminal when it’s the government determining what is a crime.
It’s no longer a matter of if, but when.
Remember, the police state does not discriminate.
At some point, it will not matter whether your skin is black or yellow or brown or white. It will not matter whether you’re an immigrant or a citizen. It will not matter whether you’re rich or poor. It won’t even matter whether you’re driving, flying or walking.
After all, government-issued bullets will kill you just as easily whether you’re a law-abiding citizen or a hardened criminal. Government jails will hold you just as easily whether you’ve obeyed every law or broken a dozen. And whether or not you’ve done anything wrong, government agents will treat you like a suspect simply because they have been trained to view and treat everyone like potential criminals.
Eventually, when the police state has turned that final screw and slammed that final door, all that will matter is whether some government agent—poorly trained, utterly ignorant and dismissive of the Constitution, way too hyped up on the power of their badges, and authorized to detain, search, interrogate, threaten and generally harass anyone they see fit—chooses to single you out for special treatment.
We’ve been having this same debate about the perils of government overreach for the past 50-plus years, and still, we don’t seem to learn, or if we learn, we learn too late.
All of the excessive, abusive tactics employed by the government today—warrantless surveillance, stop and frisk searches, SWAT team raids, roadside strip searches, asset forfeiture schemes, private prisons, indefinite detention, militarized police, etc.—started out as a seemingly well-meaning plan to address some problem in society that needed a little extra help.
Be careful what you wish for: you will get more than you bargained for, especially when the government’s involved.
In the case of a national identification system, it might start off as a means of tracking COVID-19 cases in order to “safely” re-open the nation, but it will end up as a means of controlling the American people.
For those tempted to justify these draconian measures for whatever reason—for the sake of their health, the economy, or national security—remember, you can’t have it both ways.
You can’t live in a constitutional republic if you allow the government to act like a police state.
You can’t claim to value freedom if you allow the government to operate like a dictatorship.
You can’t expect to have your rights respected if you allow the government to treat whomever it pleases with disrespect and an utter disregard for the rule of law.
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People , if you’re inclined to advance this double standard because you believe you have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide, beware: there’s always a boomerang effect.
Article posted with permission from John Whitehead


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-12--NYC: Muslims Enraged At “Disrespectful” Quality Of Taxpayer-Funded Meals Provided By City For Ramada

NYC : Muslims Enraged At “ Disrespectful ” Quality Of Taxpayer-Funded Meals Provided By City For Ramadan “ New York Muslims raise concerns about substandard Ramadan meals , ” by Umar A Farooq , Middle East Eye , May 8 , 2020 ( thanks to The Religion of Peace ) : Earlier this month , New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city would be delivering 500,000 free meals to Muslims during the month of Ramadan .
“ One of Ramadan ’ s most noble callings is to feed the hungry , ” de Blasio said .
Still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meal she received from the city , she recoiled in disgust .
Oozing from a sealed silver bag was a mush of corn , chicken and potatoes .
“ It reminded me of how when I was a kid you would learn about astronaut food , ” Begum told Middle East Eye .
“ I wouldn ’ t eat this ; I wouldn ’ t give this to my family , ” she said .
De Blasio had said that 400,000 halal meals would be distributed at 32 Department of Education buildings and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the holy month .
The meals being distributed directly from the city are available at 32 grab-and-go sites , and for those that can not pick up the meals in-person , they are delivered through the NYC Food Delivery Assistance programme .
It was through this delivery programme that Begum received what she described as a “ pile of goop ” .
“ We ’ d like transparency on how the city government procures food for both their Get Food NYC program and NYC Food Assistance , ” Thahitun Mariam , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , told MEE .
When it came to meals distributed through community organisations , there was a different picture .
Linda Sarsour , a community activist and former executive director at the Arab American Association of New York , said that the meals distributed through AAANY came directly from the city and were of good quality .
It is the difference in food sourcing that has caused concerns among New York residents and community activists .
Purchasing meals from a defence contractor The food received by Begum and others from one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not from a community organisation , originated from J & M Halal Foods , a company based in Illinois… .
It is a lack of representation , even at the local level , that causes problems such as this , Moumita Ahmed said .
Ahmed , who is running for district leader for New York ’ s Assembly District 24 , said that some of the meals were “ disrespectful ” and a waste of taxpayer money… .
She pointed out that the money spent on these meals could have gone to local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Muslims during Ramadan for years .
“ Our communities deserve better .
Our communities deserve more than just goop in a plate , ” Ahmed told MEE .
“ We are the richest country and the richest state on the planet .
We have the ability to provide quality meals to our Muslim families who are observing Ramadan , ” she added .

NYC: Muslims Enraged At “Disrespectful” Quality Of Taxpayer-Funded Meals Provided By City For Ramadan
“New York Muslims raise concerns about substandard Ramadan meals,” by Umar A Farooq, Middle East Eye, May 8, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Earlier this month, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city would be delivering 500,000 free meals to Muslims during the month of Ramadan.
“One of Ramadan’s most noble callings is to feed the hungry,” de Blasio said.
Still, when Rima Begum opened the iftar meal she received from the city, she recoiled in disgust. Oozing from a sealed silver bag was a mush of corn, chicken and potatoes.
“It reminded me of how when I was a kid you would learn about astronaut food,” Begum told Middle East Eye. “I wouldn’t eat this; I wouldn’t give this to my family,” she said.
De Blasio had said that 400,000 halal meals would be distributed at 32 Department of Education buildings and another 100,000 served through various community organisations during the holy month.
The meals being distributed directly from the city are available at 32 grab-and-go sites, and for those that cannot pick up the meals in-person, they are delivered through the NYC Food Delivery Assistance programme.
It was through this delivery programme that Begum received what she described as a “pile of goop”.
“We’d like transparency on how the city government procures food for both their Get Food NYC program and NYC Food Assistance,” Thahitun Mariam, a community organiser in Bronx, New York, told MEE.
When it came to meals distributed through community organisations, there was a different picture.
Linda Sarsour, a community activist and former executive director at the Arab American Association of New York, said that the meals distributed through AAANY came directly from the city and were of good quality.
It is the difference in food sourcing that has caused concerns among New York residents and community activists.
Purchasing meals from a defence contractor
The food received by Begum and others from one of the city’s distribution centres, and not from a community organisation, originated from J&M Halal Foods, a company based in Illinois….
It is a lack of representation, even at the local level, that causes problems such as this, Moumita Ahmed said.
Ahmed, who is running for district leader for New York’s Assembly District 24, said that some of the meals were “disrespectful” and a waste of taxpayer money….
She pointed out that the money spent on these meals could have gone to local restaurants that have been providing meals for Muslims during Ramadan for years.
“Our communities deserve better. Our communities deserve more than just goop in a plate,” Ahmed told MEE.
“We are the richest country and the richest state on the planet. We have the ability to provide quality meals to our Muslim families who are observing Ramadan,” she added.
Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-12--House Democrats Unveil $3 Trillion Coronavirus Bill In Immense Bailout For Mismanaged States

Designed to drive the final nail in the American coffin .
This is a slush fund for mismanaged blue states @ @ @ @ @ funds and bankrupt blue states .
House Dems unveil coronavirus bill estimated to cost $ @ @ @ @ @ package yet The House Democrats ’ coronavirus relief proposal will reach about $ 3 trillion @ @ @ @ @ to the biggest and most expensive aid package yet to deal with the global pandemic @ @ @ @ @ .
Of the roughly $ 3 trillion , about $ 1 trillion would go to @ @ @ @ @ governments , according to two sources briefed on the proposal .

Designed to drive the final nail in the American coffin. This is a slush fund for mismanaged blue states, mismanaged blue state pension funds and bankrupt blue states.
Don’t.
Do.
It.
The answer is Reopen America.
The bill gives a tax cut to upper income blue state real estate owners for 2020 and 2021. pic.twitter.com/8dODlIRFZB — Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) May 12, 2020
Pelosi put the corporate lobbyist bailout in her new legislative proposal. https://t.co/ZD7Lvx4HWz pic.twitter.com/d9xIFDYMF2 — Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) May 12, 2020
House Dems unveil coronavirus bill estimated to cost $3T, in largest stimulus package yet
By Marisa Schultz | Fox News
The House Democrats’ coronavirus relief proposal will reach about $3 trillion in new spending, amounting to the biggest and most expensive aid package yet to deal with the global pandemic, Fox News has learned.
Of the roughly $3 trillion, about $1 trillion would go to state, local and tribal governments, according to two sources briefed on the proposal.
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-12--Michigan Militia Vow To Protect Barber Who Won’t Close Shop

We are seeing militias begin to rise up and do what they are supposed to do : protect the public from the tyranny of the police .
In Michigan , a militia group is vowing to protect a barber who refuses to close his shop from the order followers and police tyranny .
Members of an armed Michigan militia say they will stand at the door of a barbershop in Owosso to protect the owner from being arrested for allegedly violating the state ’ s lockdown order .
Karl Manke , who is 77-years-old , opened his shop last week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s order , saying he has “ lived under 14 presidents , and this is the worst depression I ’ ve lived under , and I ’ m not going to live under it.
” “ We are here to make sure he doesn ’ t get arrested , ” Daniel Brewer , a member of the militia , told local media on Saturday .
“ We ’ re willing to stand in front of that door and block the entrance so the police will have no entry there today.
” This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an understanding of who is taking your rights away .
More Americans need to stand up and support each other against the brutal police state stomping down on them as governors across the country commit horrendous power grabs that even Adolf Hitler would be jealous of .
If You Want To Be Free , Stop Complying With Tyranny Manke says he still has rights , even during a scamdemic , saying : “ I believe it ’ s my right to work to make my living , and that ’ s what I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruling class is incredibly upset that Manke is thinking for himself and refusing to obey their commands .
“ Mr .
Manke ’ s actions are not a display of harmless civil disobedience , ” said Ryan Jarvi , a spokesman for Attorney General Dana Nessel .
“ His actions are counterproductive to the collective effort businesses and communities everywhere have made to slow the spread of COVID-19 , and , by opening the doors to his business , he ’ s putting the lives of many more Michiganders at risk.
” Manke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and , after his shop was packed with customers over the weekend , he said he has no plans to close .
As situations like this one arise all over the country , it ’ s time to stand together as Americans and oppose the police state as much as possible .
Our children are going to have to live the world currently being molded by the authoritarian ruling class , and it ’ s not looking like it will be a very bright one if we can ’ t all reject this @ @ @

We are seeing militias begin to rise up and do what they are supposed to do: protect the public from the tyranny of the police. In Michigan, a militia group is vowing to protect a barber who refuses to close his shop from the order followers and police tyranny.
Members of an armed Michigan militia say they will stand at the door of a barbershop in Owosso to protect the owner from being arrested for allegedly violating the state’s lockdown order. Karl Manke, who is 77-years-old, opened his shop last week in defiance of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s order, saying he has “lived under 14 presidents, and this is the worst depression I’ve lived under, and I’m not going to live under it.”
“We are here to make sure he doesn’t get arrested,” Daniel Brewer, a member of the militia, told local media on Saturday. “We’re willing to stand in front of that door and block the entrance so the police will have no entry there today.”
This is what it means to come together with an understanding of who is taking your rights away. More Americans need to stand up and support each other against the brutal police state stomping down on them as governors across the country commit horrendous power grabs that even Adolf Hitler would be jealous of.
If You Want To Be Free, Stop Complying With Tyranny
Manke says he still has rights, even during a scamdemic, saying: “I believe it’s my right to work to make my living, and that’s what I’m going to do.”
The ruling class is incredibly upset that Manke is thinking for himself and refusing to obey their commands. “Mr. Manke’s actions are not a display of harmless civil disobedience,” said Ryan Jarvi, a spokesman for Attorney General Dana Nessel. “His actions are counterproductive to the collective effort businesses and communities everywhere have made to slow the spread of COVID-19, and, by opening the doors to his business, he’s putting the lives of many more Michiganders at risk.”
Manke has been cited twice for civil disobedience and, after his shop was packed with customers over the weekend, he said he has no plans to close.
As situations like this one arise all over the country, it’s time to stand together as Americans and oppose the police state as much as possible. Our children are going to have to live the world currently being molded by the authoritarian ruling class, and it’s not looking like it will be a very bright one if we can’t all reject this outright tyranny.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-12--While Millions Are Forced Not to Work, State Dept Hiring More People

While Millions Are Forced Not to Work , State Dept Hiring More People Millions of people have been forced to close their businesses or not go to work .
Some middle-class folks are going to food banks .
Meanwhile , the insane administrative state has decided to place a puff piece touting the State Department , the part of government that most directly caused the outbreak by bringing infected people to the United States , for doing just that , and then hiring more people .
Words come to mind .
Like , “ Wait ” , “ Why ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Critical in spreading the virus ?
Yes , you were .
President Trump had been told that nobody with the coronavirus would be flown to America .
The State Department decided to do it anyway without telling him and only made the announcement shortly after the planes landed in the United States .
According to the Washington Post , as unfriendly an outlet to the administration as there is , “ Trump has since had several calls with top White House officials to say he should have been told , that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he did not agree with the decision that was made.
” If that ’ s infuriating , wait until you read the Hill editorial .
Government employees don ’ t make money ?
The average salary at the State Department is $ 103,362 a year .
Thank you glorious public service heroes .
Please go work at the fire department to perform an actual public service for a fraction of that salary .
So as we close it out , it is fitting to recognize the extraordinary lengths to which so many of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ midst of the COVID-19 crisis .
We wrote in early April about how scores of people aspiring to join the Foreign Service were promised employment in the State Department only to be told days before they were to report that their hiring was delayed indefinitely .
After some involved bureaucratic gymnastics , they now have been informed that they can begin their careers as Foreign Service officers and specialists later this month .
To do this will require them to have their oath of office administered virtually and their initial training begun online @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before .
Overcoming the hurdles to make this possible required imagination and enormous effort at State , as well as new flexibilities granted by the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget .
Behold the extraordinary lengths to which our public servants have gone to… to hire more public servants while bypassing their conventional training .
Some heroes wear capes .
Other heroes with OPM figure out ways to virtually train people in the diplomatic corps so that they too can undermine our country .
This purple prose would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but a mostly useless and corrosive arm of the government applauding itself for expanding its own ranks at a time when so many people have been forced out of work because they were deemed non-essential is infuriating on levels previously reserved for pill bottles that can ’ t be opened .
And they say that there are no more heroes .

Millions of people have been forced to close their businesses or not go to work. Some middle-class folks are going to food banks. Meanwhile, the insane administrative state has decided to place a puff piece touting the State Department, the part of government that most directly caused the outbreak by bringing infected people to the United States, for doing just that, and then hiring more people.
Words come to mind. Like, “Wait”, “Why”, and “What the Hell”.
We were critical — now the State Department deserves credit – The Hill
Critical in spreading the virus? Yes, you were.
President Trump had been told that nobody with the coronavirus would be flown to America. The State Department decided to do it anyway without telling him and only made the announcement shortly after the planes landed in the United States. According to the Washington Post, as unfriendly an outlet to the administration as there is, “Trump has since had several calls with top White House officials to say he should have been told, that it should have been his decision and that he did not agree with the decision that was made.”
If that’s infuriating, wait until you read the Hill editorial.
Public Service Recognition Week, celebrated this past week, marked the 36th year for this nod in the direction of those who choose to spend their careers serving the public rather than making a profit for themselves or others.
Government employees don’t make money? The average salary at the State Department is $103,362 a year.
Thank you glorious public service heroes. Please go work at the fire department to perform an actual public service for a fraction of that salary.
So as we close it out, it is fitting to recognize the extraordinary lengths to which so many of our public servants have gone in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. We wrote in early April about how scores of people aspiring to join the Foreign Service were promised employment in the State Department only to be told days before they were to report that their hiring was delayed indefinitely. After some involved bureaucratic gymnastics, they now have been informed that they can begin their careers as Foreign Service officers and specialists later this month. To do this will require them to have their oath of office administered virtually and their initial training begun online, neither of which has been done before. Overcoming the hurdles to make this possible required imagination and enormous effort at State, as well as new flexibilities granted by the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget.
Behold the extraordinary lengths to which our public servants have gone to… to hire more public servants while bypassing their conventional training.
Some heroes wear capes. Other heroes with OPM figure out ways to virtually train people in the diplomatic corps so that they too can undermine our country.
This purple prose would be infuriating enough in a regular year, but a mostly useless and corrosive arm of the government applauding itself for expanding its own ranks at a time when so many people have been forced out of work because they were deemed non-essential is infuriating on levels previously reserved for pill bottles that can’t be opened.
In addition to those who soon will join the Foreign Service, the department has enabled a number of civil service employees to be brought onboard.
And they say that there are no more heroes.
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-12--Love Him Or Hate Him, On This He’s Right:  Elon Musk Defies Order To Close Tesla Factory – Says He’s

Love Him Or Hate Him , On This He ’ s Right : Elon Musk Defies Order To Close Tesla Factory – Says He ’ s Ready To Be Arrested Elon Musk is no stranger to publicly stating how he feels and those who ’ ve been following him recently , know he has been particularly outspoken in his resistance to the COVID-19 lockdowns across the country .
His resistance came to a head on Monday when he essentially dared cops to arrest him for reopening his factory in Alameda County .
Alameda County has a population of 1.6 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denying stay at home orders , going to the beach and other places .
Most of those 1.6 million people have also been shopping in grocery stores and exposing themselves to others for months during the lockdown .
However , out of this 1.6 million , there have been only 2,100 confirmed cases of COVID-19 .
In the entire state of California , hospital bed occupancy is at less than 10 % capacity .
If we look at the numbers alone , officials are losing the case for maintaining a total lockdown .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which includes the Tesla factory .
On Monday , however , that all came to a halt when Musk tweeted , “ Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules .
I will be on the line with everyone else .
If anyone is arrested , I ask that it only be me.
” Despite the claims of reopening , the billionaire entrepreneur was not arrested .
Alameda County and Elon Musk have been at odds over the closure of the Tesla factory for weeks .
According to CNN Business , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place by Alameda County closing non-essential businesses , where Tesla ’ s Fremont factory is based , are overly aggressive and unconstitutional .
On Saturday , the company filed a federal lawsuit against the county .
Musk has also threatened to relocate Tesla ’ s manufacturing out of California .
According to Musk , the state of California had approved the dealership as an essential business but he says “ an unelected county official illegally overrode ” that decision .
When asked about this decision on Monday , Gov .
Gavin Newson deferred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to answer for himself .
“ Again , it ’ s country-led enforcement , ” he said .
Still , Newsom said he had “ great reverence ” for Tesla and its founder and said he had spoken to Musk “ a number of days ago.
” After Musk announced the reopening on Monday , Alameda County officials released their own statement , stopping short of explicitly demanding Musk shut down operations .
“ Today , May 11 , we learned that the Tesla factory in Fremont had opened beyond Minimum Basic Operations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can only maintain Minimum Basic Operations until we have an approved plan that can be implemented in accordance with the local public health Order , ” the county said .
“ We continue to move closer to an agreed upon safety plan for reopening beyond Minimum Basic Operations by working through steps that Tesla has agreed to adopt , ” the Alameda County Public Health Department said in a statement .
“ These steps include improving employee health screening procedures and engaging front-line staff on their concerns and feedback regarding safety protocols.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received an outpouring of support for his decision with the tweet receiving nearly a half million likes and tens of thousands of retweets .
It was not all support , however .
Many folks claimed that Musk ’ s decision to reopen the factory will lead to people dying .
Others said he should be arrested and put in jail .
Time will tell how this plays out .
As TFTP has reported , Musk is a man of his word .
We ’ d be willing to bet that the same people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for trying not to go bankrupt and reopening his factory , are the same people who praised him for his actions in Flint , Michigan .
When a Twitter user openly challenged Elon Musk and questioned whether he was capable of providing clean water to residents in Flint , Michigan , he responded and pledged his commitment to the cause , which sparked a campaign to help the citizens who have been neglected by local and state governments .
A few months later , he made good on that promise .
As we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michigan school system put out a tweet thanking him for holding true to his promise to help fix their water .
This was later confirmed in a follow up article by mlive.com who noted that Musk will pay for filtration systems at all Flint schools .
Love him or hate him , Musk is a man of action and a brilliant one at that .
If he is reopening his factory it is because he has assessed the risks and knows there are few .

Love Him Or Hate Him, On This He’s Right: Elon Musk Defies Order To Close Tesla Factory – Says He’s Ready To Be Arrested
Elon Musk is no stranger to publicly stating how he feels and those who’ve been following him recently, know he has been particularly outspoken in his resistance to the COVID-19 lockdowns across the country. His resistance came to a head on Monday when he essentially dared cops to arrest him for reopening his factory in Alameda County.
Alameda County has a population of 1.6 million people, many of whom have been denying stay at home orders, going to the beach and other places. Most of those 1.6 million people have also been shopping in grocery stores and exposing themselves to others for months during the lockdown. However, out of this 1.6 million, there have been only 2,100 confirmed cases of COVID-19. In the entire state of California, hospital bed occupancy is at less than 10% capacity. If we look at the numbers alone, officials are losing the case for maintaining a total lockdown.
Nevertheless, businesses deemed non-essential remain closed, which includes the Tesla factory. On Monday, however, that all came to a halt when Musk tweeted, “Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules. I will be on the line with everyone else. If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me.”
Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules. I will be on the line with everyone else. If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 11, 2020
Despite the claims of reopening, the billionaire entrepreneur was not arrested.
Alameda County and Elon Musk have been at odds over the closure of the Tesla factory for weeks. According to CNN Business, Musk has argued that restrictions put in place by Alameda County closing non-essential businesses, where Tesla’s Fremont factory is based, are overly aggressive and unconstitutional. On Saturday, the company filed a federal lawsuit against the county. Musk has also threatened to relocate Tesla’s manufacturing out of California.
According to Musk, the state of California had approved the dealership as an essential business but he says “an unelected county official illegally overrode” that decision. When asked about this decision on Monday, Gov. Gavin Newson deferred all questions to the county, refusing to answer for himself.
“Again, it’s country-led enforcement,” he said. Still, Newsom said he had “great reverence” for Tesla and its founder and said he had spoken to Musk “a number of days ago.”
In response, Musk tweeted: “Thank you Governor Newsom!”
Thank you Governor Newsom! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 11, 2020
After Musk announced the reopening on Monday, Alameda County officials released their own statement, stopping short of explicitly demanding Musk shut down operations.
“Today, May 11, we learned that the Tesla factory in Fremont had opened beyond Minimum Basic Operations. We have notified Tesla that they can only maintain Minimum Basic Operations until we have an approved plan that can be implemented in accordance with the local public health Order,” the county said.
“We continue to move closer to an agreed upon safety plan for reopening beyond Minimum Basic Operations by working through steps that Tesla has agreed to adopt,” the Alameda County Public Health Department said in a statement. “These steps include improving employee health screening procedures and engaging front-line staff on their concerns and feedback regarding safety protocols.”
After his tweet on Monday, Musk received an outpouring of support for his decision with the tweet receiving nearly a half million likes and tens of thousands of retweets.
Our club has submitted over 75 requests and a ton of calls to the assembly council. Let us know how else we can support you. — Tesla Owners Silicon Valley (@teslaownersSV) May 11, 2020
It was not all support, however. Many folks claimed that Musk’s decision to reopen the factory will lead to people dying. Others said he should be arrested and put in jail.
Time will tell how this plays out.
As TFTP has reported, Musk is a man of his word. We’d be willing to bet that the same people claiming he should be thrown in jail for trying not to go bankrupt and reopening his factory, are the same people who praised him for his actions in Flint, Michigan.
When a Twitter user openly challenged Elon Musk and questioned whether he was capable of providing clean water to residents in Flint, Michigan, he responded and pledged his commitment to the cause, which sparked a campaign to help the citizens who have been neglected by local and state governments. A few months later, he made good on that promise.
As we reported in 2018, the Flint, Michigan school system put out a tweet thanking him for holding true to his promise to help fix their water.
Thank you @elonmusk and @MuskFoundation for investing in the health/future well-being FCS Students! Your generous donation will help us replace ALL water fountains w/NEW WATER STATIONS & WATER FILTRATION at ALL SCHOOLS! Looking forward to our burgeoning partnership! More to come! — Flint Schools (@FlintSchools) October 4, 2018
This was later confirmed in a follow up article by mlive.com who noted that Musk will pay for filtration systems at all Flint schools.
Elon Musk to pay for water stations, filtration at all Flint schools https://t.co/hYI9qyKeTK — Flint Schools (@FlintSchools) October 5, 2018
Love him or hate him, Musk is a man of action and a brilliant one at that. If he is reopening his factory it is because he has assessed the risks and knows there are few.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist