thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-04--P Is for Predator State: The Building Blocks of Tyranny from A to Z

While America continues to fixate on the drama-filled reality show scripted by the powers-that-be , directed from the nation ’ s capital , and played out in high definition across the country , the American Police State has moved steadily forward .
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a convenient , traumatic , devastating distraction .
The American people , the permanent underclass in America , have allowed themselves to be so distracted and divided that they have failed to notice the building blocks of tyranny being laid down right under their noses by the architects of the Deep State .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ : they have all been complicit in carrying out the Deep State ’ s agenda .
Unless something changes to restore the balance of power , the next president—the new boss—will be the same as the old boss .
Frankly , it really doesn ’ t matter what you call the old/new boss—the Deep State , the Controllers , the masterminds , the shadow government , the corporate elite , the police state , the surveillance state , the military industrial complex—so long as you understand that no matter who occupies the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an unelected bureaucracy that is actually calling the shots .
If our losses are mounting with every passing day—and they are—it is a calculated siege intended to ensure our defeat at the hands of a totalitarian regime .
Free speech , the right to protest , the right to challenge government wrongdoing , due process , a presumption of innocence , the right to self-defense , accountability and transparency in government , privacy , media , sovereignty , assembly , bodily integrity , representative government : all of these and more are casualties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the American people .
Set against a backdrop of government surveillance , militarized federal police , SWAT team raids , asset forfeiture , overcriminalization , armed surveillance drones , whole body scanners , stop and frisk searches , and the like—all of which have been sanctioned by Congress , the White House and the courts—our constitutional freedoms are being steadily chipped away at , undermined , eroded , whittled down , and generally discarded .
As a result , the American people have been treated like enemy combatants , to be spied on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ searched , subjected to all manner of intrusions , intimidated , invaded , raided , manhandled , censored , silenced , shot at , locked up , and denied due process .
None of these dangers have dissipated in any way .
They have merely disappeared from our televised news streams .
It ’ s time to get educated on what ’ s really going on .
Thus , in the interest of liberty and truth , here ’ s an A-to-Z primer that spells out the grim realities of life in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be talking about anymore .
A is for the AMERICAN POLICE STATE .
A police state “ is characterized by bureaucracy , secrecy , perpetual wars , a nation of suspects , militarization , surveillance , widespread police presence , and a citizenry with little recourse against police actions.
” B is for our battered BILL OF RIGHTS .
In the militarized police culture that is America today , where you can be kicked , punched , tasered , shot , intimidated , harassed , stripped , searched , brutalized , terrorized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a police officer , and that officer is rarely held accountable for violating your rights , the Bill of Rights doesn ’ t amount to much .
C is for CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE .
This governmental scheme to deprive Americans of their liberties—namely , the right to property—is being carried out under the guise of civil asset forfeiture , a government practice wherein government agents ( usually the police and now TSA agents ) seize private property they “ suspect ” may be connected to criminal activity .
Then , whether or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have taken place , the government keeps the citizen ’ s property and it ’ s virtually impossible to get it back .
D is for DRONES .
It was estimated that at least 30,000 drones would be airborne in American airspace by 2020 , part of an $ 80 billion industry .
Although some drones will be used for benevolent purposes , many will also be equipped with lasers , tasers and scanning devices , among other weapons—all aimed at “ we the people.
” E is for EMERGENCY STATE .
From @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the subjected to an “ emergency state ” that justifies all manner of government tyranny and power grabs in the so-called name of national security .
The government ’ s ongoing attempts to declare so-called national emergencies in order to circumvent the Constitution ’ s system of checks and balances constitutes yet another expansion of presidential power that exposes the nation to further constitutional peril .
F is for FASCISM .
A study conducted by Princeton and Northwestern University concluded that the U.S. government does not represent the majority of American citizens .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ government is ruled by the rich and powerful , or the so-called “ economic elite.
” Moreover , the researchers concluded that policies enacted by this governmental elite nearly always favor special interests and lobbying groups .
In other words , we are being ruled by an oligarchy disguised as a democracy , and arguably on our way towards fascism—a form of government where private corporate interests rule , money calls the shots , and the people are seen as mere economic units or databits .
G is for GRENADE LAUNCHERS and GLOBAL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than $ 18 billion worth of battlefield-appropriate military weapons , vehicles and equipment such as drones , tanks , and grenade launchers to domestic police departments across the country .
As a result , most small-town police forces now have enough firepower to render any citizen resistance futile .
Now take those small-town police forces , train them to look and act like the military , and then enlist them to be part of the United Nations ’ Strong Cities Network program , and you not only have a standing army that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but one that is part of a global police force .
H is for HOLLOW-POINT BULLETS .
The government ’ s efforts to militarize and weaponize its agencies and employees is reaching epic proportions , with federal agencies as varied as the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration stockpiling millions of lethal hollow-point bullets , which violate international law .
Ironically , while the government continues to push for stricter gun laws for the general populace , the U.S. military ’ s arsenal of weapons makes the average American ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I is for the INTERNET OF THINGS , in which internet-connected “ things ” monitor your home , your health and your habits in order to keep your pantry stocked , your utilities regulated and your life under control and relatively worry-free .
The key word here , however , is control .
This “ connected ” industry propels us closer to a future where police agencies apprehend virtually anyone if the government “ thinks ” they may commit a crime , driverless cars populate the highways , and a person ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to track their movements , target them for advertising , and keep them under perpetual surveillance .
J is for JAILING FOR PROFIT .
Having outsourced their inmate population to private prisons run by private corporations , this profit-driven form of mass punishment has given rise to a $ 70 billion private prison industry that relies on the complicity of state governments to keep their privately run prisons full by jailing large numbers of Americans for petty crimes .
K is for KENTUCKY V. KING .
In an 8-1 ruling , the Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into homes , without a warrant , even if it ’ s the wrong home as long as they think they may have a reason to do so .
Despite the fact that the police in question ended up pursuing the wrong suspect , invaded the wrong apartment and violated just about every tenet that stands between the citizenry and a police state , the Court sanctioned the warrantless raid , leaving Americans with little real protection in the face of all manner of abuses by law enforcement officials .
L is for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforcement and private agencies to track the whereabouts of vehicles , and their occupants , all across the country .
This data collected on tens of thousands of innocent people is also being shared between police agencies , as well as with government fusion centers and private companies .
This puts Big Brother in the driver ’ s seat .
M is for MAIN CORE .
Since the 1980s , the U.S. government has acquired and maintained , without warrant or court order , a database of names and information on Americans considered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As Salon reports , this database , reportedly dubbed “ Main Core , ” is to be used by the Army and FEMA in times of national emergency or under martial law to locate and round up Americans seen as threats to national security .
There are at least 8 million Americans in the Main Core database .
N is for NO-KNOCK RAIDS .
Owing to the militarization of the nation ’ s police forces , SWAT teams are now increasingly being deployed for routine police matters .
In fact , more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out every year .
That translates to more than 200 SWAT team raids every day in which police crash through doors , damage private property , terrorize adults and children alike , kill family pets , assault or shoot anyone that is perceived as threatening—and all in the pursuit of someone merely suspected of a crime , usually possession of some small amount of drugs .
O is for OVERCRIMINALIZATION and OVERREGULATION .
Thanks to an overabundance of 4500-plus federal crimes and 400,000 plus rules and regulations , it ’ s estimated that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a day without knowing it .
As a result of this overcriminalization , we ’ re seeing an uptick in Americans being arrested and jailed for such absurd “ violations ” as letting their kids play at a park unsupervised , collecting rainwater and snow runoff on their own property , growing vegetables in their yard , and holding Bible studies in their living room .
P is for PATHOCRACY and PRECRIME .
When our own government treats us as things to be manipulated , maneuvered , mined for data , manhandled by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and then jailed in profit-driven private prisons if we dare step out of line , we are no longer operating under a constitutional republic .
Instead , what we are experiencing is a pathocracy : tyranny at the hands of a psychopathic government , which “ operates against the interests of its own people except for favoring certain groups.
” Couple that with the government ’ s burgeoning precrime programs , which will use fusion centers , data collection agencies , behavioral scientists , corporations , social media , and community organizers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surveillance , facial recognition , predictive policing , biometrics , and behavioral epigenetics in order to identify and deter so-called potential “ extremists , ” dissidents or rabble-rousers .
Bear in mind that anyone seen as opposing the government—whether they ’ re Left , Right or somewhere in between—is now viewed as an extremist .
Q is for QUALIFIED IMMUNITY .
Qualified immunity allows police officers to walk away without paying a dime for their wrongdoing .
Conveniently , those deciding whether a cop should be immune from having to personally pay for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same system , all cronies with a vested interest in protecting the police and their infamous code of silence : city and county attorneys , police commissioners , city councils and judges .
R is for ROADSIDE STRIP SEARCHES and BLOOD DRAWS .
The courts have increasingly erred on the side of giving government officials—especially the police—vast discretion in carrying out strip searches , blood draws and even anal and vaginal probes for a broad range of violations , no matter how minor the offense .
In the past , strip searches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where police were confident that a serious crime was in progress .
In recent years , however , strip searches have become routine operating procedures in which everyone is rendered a suspect and , as such , is subjected to treatment once reserved for only the most serious of criminals .
S is for the SURVEILLANCE STATE .
On any given day , the average American going about his daily business will be monitored , surveilled , spied on and tracked in more than 20 different ways , by both government and corporate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the electronic concentration camp in which we live , whether you ’ re walking through a store , driving your car , checking email , or talking to friends and family on the phone , you can be sure that some government agency , whether the NSA or some other entity , is listening in and tracking your behavior .
This doesn ’ t even begin to touch on the corporate trackers that monitor your purchases , web browsing , Facebook posts and other activities taking place in the cyber sphere .
T @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as tasers , stun guns , rubber pellets and the like have been used by police as weapons of compliance more often and with less restraint—even against women and children—and in some instances , even causing death .
These “ nonlethal ” weapons also enable police to aggress with the push of a button , making the potential for overblown confrontations over minor incidents that much more likely .
A Taser Shockwave , for instance , can electrocute a crowd of people at the touch of a button U is for UNARMED CITIZENS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it unusual to hear about incidents in which police shoot unarmed individuals first and ask questions later , often attributed to a fear for their safety .
Yet the fatality rate of on-duty patrol officers is reportedly far lower than many other professions , including construction , logging , fishing , truck driving , and even trash collection .
V is for VIRUSES AND FORCED VACCINATIONS .
What started out as an apparent effort to prevent a novel coronavirus from sickening the nation ( and the world ) has become yet another means @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. ) can expand their powers , abuse their authority , and further oppress their constituents .
With millions of dollars in stimulus funds being directed towards policing agencies across the country , the federal government plans to fight this COVID-19 virus with riot gear , gas masks , ballistic helmets , drones , and hi-tech surveillance technology .
The road we are traveling is paved with lockdowns , SWAT team raids , mass surveillance and forced vaccinations .
Now there ’ s talk of mobilizing the military to deliver forced vaccinations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contact tracing , and heavy fines and jail time for those who dare to venture out without a mask , congregate in worship without the government ’ s blessing , or re-open their businesses without the government ’ s say-so .
W is for WHOLE-BODY SCANNERS .
Using either x-ray radiation or radio waves , scanning devices and government mobile units are being used not only to “ see ” through your clothes but to spy on you within the privacy of your home .
While these mobile scanners are being sold to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safety measures , we can ill afford to forget that such systems are rife with the potential for abuse , not only by government bureaucrats but by the technicians employed to operate them .
X is for X-KEYSCORE , one of the many spying programs carried out by the National Security Agency that targets every person in the United States who uses a computer or phone .
This top-secret program “ allows analysts to search with no prior authorization through vast databases containing emails , online chats and the browsing histories of millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Using your face , mannerisms , social media and “ you-ness ” against you , you are now be tracked based on what you buy , where you go , what you do in public , and how you do what you do .
Facial recognition software promises to create a society in which every individual who steps out into public is tracked and recorded as they go about their daily business .
The goal is for government agents to be able to scan a crowd of people and instantaneously identify all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ programs are being rolled out in states all across the country .
Z is for ZERO TOLERANCE .
We have moved into a new paradigm in which young people are increasingly viewed as suspects and treated as criminals by school officials and law enforcement alike , often for engaging in little more than childish behavior or for saying the “ wrong ” word .
In some jurisdictions , students have also been penalized under school zero tolerance policies for such inane “ crimes ” as carrying cough drops , wearing black lipstick , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Listerine or Scope , and carrying fold-out combs that resemble switchblades .
The lesson being taught to our youngest—and most impressionable—citizens is this : in the American police state , you ’ re either a prisoner ( shackled , controlled , monitored , ordered about , limited in what you can do and say , your life not your own ) or a prison bureaucrat ( politician , police officer , judge , jailer , spy , profiteer , etc. )
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As I make clear in my book Battlefield America : The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality we must come to terms with is that in the post-9/11 America we live in today , the government does whatever it wants , freedom be damned .
We have moved beyond the era of representative government and entered a new age .
You can call it the age of authoritarianism .
Or fascism .
Or oligarchy .
Or the American police state .
Whatever label you want to put on it , the end result is the same : tyranny .

“When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people become an audience and their public business a vaudeville act, then a nation finds itself at risk; a culture-death is a clear possibility.” — Professor Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Discourse in the Age of Show Business
While America continues to fixate on the drama-filled reality show scripted by the powers-that-be, directed from the nation’s capital, and played out in high definition across the country, the American Police State has moved steadily forward.
Nothing has changed.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a convenient, traumatic, devastating distraction.
The American people, the permanent underclass in America, have allowed themselves to be so distracted and divided that they have failed to notice the building blocks of tyranny being laid down right under their noses by the architects of the Deep State.
Trump, Obama, Bush, Clinton: they have all been complicit in carrying out the Deep State’s agenda. Unless something changes to restore the balance of power, the next president—the new boss—will be the same as the old boss.
Frankly, it really doesn’t matter what you call the old/new boss—the Deep State, the Controllers, the masterminds, the shadow government, the corporate elite, the police state, the surveillance state, the military industrial complex—so long as you understand that no matter who occupies the White House, it is a profit-driven, an unelected bureaucracy that is actually calling the shots.
If our losses are mounting with every passing day—and they are—it is a calculated siege intended to ensure our defeat at the hands of a totalitarian regime.
Free speech, the right to protest, the right to challenge government wrongdoing, due process, a presumption of innocence, the right to self-defense, accountability and transparency in government, privacy, media, sovereignty, assembly, bodily integrity, representative government: all of these and more are casualties in the government’s war on the American people.
Set against a backdrop of government surveillance, militarized federal police, SWAT team raids, asset forfeiture, overcriminalization, armed surveillance drones, whole body scanners, stop and frisk searches, and the like—all of which have been sanctioned by Congress, the White House and the courts—our constitutional freedoms are being steadily chipped away at, undermined, eroded, whittled down, and generally discarded.
As a result, the American people have been treated like enemy combatants, to be spied on, tracked, scanned, frisked, searched, subjected to all manner of intrusions, intimidated, invaded, raided, manhandled, censored, silenced, shot at, locked up, and denied due process.
None of these dangers have dissipated in any way.
They have merely disappeared from our televised news streams.
It’s time to get educated on what’s really going on. Thus, in the interest of liberty and truth, here’s an A-to-Z primer that spells out the grim realities of life in the American Police State that no one seems to be talking about anymore.
A is for the AMERICAN POLICE STATE. A police state “is characterized by bureaucracy, secrecy, perpetual wars, a nation of suspects, militarization, surveillance, widespread police presence, and a citizenry with little recourse against police actions.”
B is for our battered BILL OF RIGHTS. In the militarized police culture that is America today, where you can be kicked, punched, tasered, shot, intimidated, harassed, stripped, searched, brutalized, terrorized, wrongfully arrested, and even killed by a police officer, and that officer is rarely held accountable for violating your rights, the Bill of Rights doesn’t amount to much.
C is for CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE. This governmental scheme to deprive Americans of their liberties—namely, the right to property—is being carried out under the guise of civil asset forfeiture, a government practice wherein government agents (usually the police and now TSA agents) seize private property they “suspect” may be connected to criminal activity. Then, whether or not any crime is actually proven to have taken place, the government keeps the citizen’s property and it’s virtually impossible to get it back.
D is for DRONES. It was estimated that at least 30,000 drones would be airborne in American airspace by 2020, part of an $80 billion industry. Although some drones will be used for benevolent purposes, many will also be equipped with lasers, tasers and scanning devices, among other weapons—all aimed at “we the people.”
E is for EMERGENCY STATE. From 9/11 to COVID-19, we have been the subjected to an “emergency state” that justifies all manner of government tyranny and power grabs in the so-called name of national security. The government’s ongoing attempts to declare so-called national emergencies in order to circumvent the Constitution’s system of checks and balances constitutes yet another expansion of presidential power that exposes the nation to further constitutional peril.
F is for FASCISM. A study conducted by Princeton and Northwestern University concluded that the U.S. government does not represent the majority of American citizens. Instead, the study found that the government is ruled by the rich and powerful, or the so-called “economic elite.” Moreover, the researchers concluded that policies enacted by this governmental elite nearly always favor special interests and lobbying groups. In other words, we are being ruled by an oligarchy disguised as a democracy, and arguably on our way towards fascism—a form of government where private corporate interests rule, money calls the shots, and the people are seen as mere economic units or databits.
G is for GRENADE LAUNCHERS and GLOBAL POLICE. The federal government has distributed more than $18 billion worth of battlefield-appropriate military weapons, vehicles and equipment such as drones, tanks, and grenade launchers to domestic police departments across the country. As a result, most small-town police forces now have enough firepower to render any citizen resistance futile. Now take those small-town police forces, train them to look and act like the military, and then enlist them to be part of the United Nations’ Strong Cities Network program, and you not only have a standing army that operates beyond the reach of the Constitution but one that is part of a global police force.
H is for HOLLOW-POINT BULLETS. The government’s efforts to militarize and weaponize its agencies and employees is reaching epic proportions, with federal agencies as varied as the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration stockpiling millions of lethal hollow-point bullets, which violate international law. Ironically, while the government continues to push for stricter gun laws for the general populace, the U.S. military’s arsenal of weapons makes the average American’s handgun look like a Tinker Toy.
I is for the INTERNET OF THINGS, in which internet-connected “things” monitor your home, your health and your habits in order to keep your pantry stocked, your utilities regulated and your life under control and relatively worry-free. The key word here, however, is control. This “connected” industry propels us closer to a future where police agencies apprehend virtually anyone if the government “thinks” they may commit a crime, driverless cars populate the highways, and a person’s biometrics are constantly scanned and used to track their movements, target them for advertising, and keep them under perpetual surveillance.
J is for JAILING FOR PROFIT. Having outsourced their inmate population to private prisons run by private corporations, this profit-driven form of mass punishment has given rise to a $70 billion private prison industry that relies on the complicity of state governments to keep their privately run prisons full by jailing large numbers of Americans for petty crimes.
K is for KENTUCKY V. KING. In an 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that police officers can break into homes, without a warrant, even if it’s the wrong home as long as they think they may have a reason to do so. Despite the fact that the police in question ended up pursuing the wrong suspect, invaded the wrong apartment and violated just about every tenet that stands between the citizenry and a police state, the Court sanctioned the warrantless raid, leaving Americans with little real protection in the face of all manner of abuses by law enforcement officials.
L is for LICENSE PLATE READERS, which enable law enforcement and private agencies to track the whereabouts of vehicles, and their occupants, all across the country. This data collected on tens of thousands of innocent people is also being shared between police agencies, as well as with government fusion centers and private companies. This puts Big Brother in the driver’s seat.
M is for MAIN CORE. Since the 1980s, the U.S. government has acquired and maintained, without warrant or court order, a database of names and information on Americans considered to be threats to the nation. As Salon reports, this database, reportedly dubbed “Main Core,” is to be used by the Army and FEMA in times of national emergency or under martial law to locate and round up Americans seen as threats to national security. There are at least 8 million Americans in the Main Core database.
N is for NO-KNOCK RAIDS. Owing to the militarization of the nation’s police forces, SWAT teams are now increasingly being deployed for routine police matters. In fact, more than 80,000 of these paramilitary raids are carried out every year. That translates to more than 200 SWAT team raids every day in which police crash through doors, damage private property, terrorize adults and children alike, kill family pets, assault or shoot anyone that is perceived as threatening—and all in the pursuit of someone merely suspected of a crime, usually possession of some small amount of drugs.
O is for OVERCRIMINALIZATION and OVERREGULATION. Thanks to an overabundance of 4500-plus federal crimes and 400,000 plus rules and regulations, it’s estimated that the average American actually commits three felonies a day without knowing it. As a result of this overcriminalization, we’re seeing an uptick in Americans being arrested and jailed for such absurd “violations” as letting their kids play at a park unsupervised, collecting rainwater and snow runoff on their own property, growing vegetables in their yard, and holding Bible studies in their living room.
P is for PATHOCRACY and PRECRIME. When our own government treats us as things to be manipulated, maneuvered, mined for data, manhandled by police and other government agents, mistreated, and then jailed in profit-driven private prisons if we dare step out of line, we are no longer operating under a constitutional republic. Instead, what we are experiencing is a pathocracy: tyranny at the hands of a psychopathic government, which “operates against the interests of its own people except for favoring certain groups.” Couple that with the government’s burgeoning precrime programs, which will use fusion centers, data collection agencies, behavioral scientists, corporations, social media, and community organizers and by relying on cutting-edge technology for surveillance, facial recognition, predictive policing, biometrics, and behavioral epigenetics in order to identify and deter so-called potential “extremists,” dissidents or rabble-rousers. Bear in mind that anyone seen as opposing the government—whether they’re Left, Right or somewhere in between—is now viewed as an extremist.
Q is for QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. Qualified immunity allows police officers to walk away without paying a dime for their wrongdoing. Conveniently, those deciding whether a cop should be immune from having to personally pay for misbehavior on the job all belong to the same system, all cronies with a vested interest in protecting the police and their infamous code of silence: city and county attorneys, police commissioners, city councils and judges.
R is for ROADSIDE STRIP SEARCHES and BLOOD DRAWS. The courts have increasingly erred on the side of giving government officials—especially the police—vast discretion in carrying out strip searches, blood draws and even anal and vaginal probes for a broad range of violations, no matter how minor the offense. In the past, strip searches were resorted to only in exceptional circumstances where police were confident that a serious crime was in progress. In recent years, however, strip searches have become routine operating procedures in which everyone is rendered a suspect and, as such, is subjected to treatment once reserved for only the most serious of criminals.
S is for the SURVEILLANCE STATE. On any given day, the average American going about his daily business will be monitored, surveilled, spied on and tracked in more than 20 different ways, by both government and corporate eyes and ears. A byproduct of the electronic concentration camp in which we live, whether you’re walking through a store, driving your car, checking email, or talking to friends and family on the phone, you can be sure that some government agency, whether the NSA or some other entity, is listening in and tracking your behavior. This doesn’t even begin to touch on the corporate trackers that monitor your purchases, web browsing, Facebook posts and other activities taking place in the cyber sphere.
T is for TASERS. Nonlethal weapons such as tasers, stun guns, rubber pellets and the like have been used by police as weapons of compliance more often and with less restraint—even against women and children—and in some instances, even causing death. These “nonlethal” weapons also enable police to aggress with the push of a button, making the potential for overblown confrontations over minor incidents that much more likely. A Taser Shockwave, for instance, can electrocute a crowd of people at the touch of a button
U is for UNARMED CITIZENS SHOT BY POLICE. No longer is it unusual to hear about incidents in which police shoot unarmed individuals first and ask questions later, often attributed to a fear for their safety. Yet the fatality rate of on-duty patrol officers is reportedly far lower than many other professions, including construction, logging, fishing, truck driving, and even trash collection.
V is for VIRUSES AND FORCED VACCINATIONS. What started out as an apparent effort to prevent a novel coronavirus from sickening the nation (and the world) has become yet another means by which world governments (including the U.S.) can expand their powers, abuse their authority, and further oppress their constituents. With millions of dollars in stimulus funds being directed towards policing agencies across the country, the federal government plans to fight this COVID-19 virus with riot gear, gas masks, ballistic helmets, drones, and hi-tech surveillance technology. The road we are traveling is paved with lockdowns, SWAT team raids, mass surveillance and forced vaccinations. Now there’s talk of mobilizing the military to deliver forced vaccinations, mass surveillance in order to carry out contact tracing, and heavy fines and jail time for those who dare to venture out without a mask, congregate in worship without the government’s blessing, or re-open their businesses without the government’s say-so.
W is for WHOLE-BODY SCANNERS. Using either x-ray radiation or radio waves, scanning devices and government mobile units are being used not only to “see” through your clothes but to spy on you within the privacy of your home. While these mobile scanners are being sold to the American public as necessary security and safety measures, we can ill afford to forget that such systems are rife with the potential for abuse, not only by government bureaucrats but by the technicians employed to operate them.
X is for X-KEYSCORE, one of the many spying programs carried out by the National Security Agency that targets every person in the United States who uses a computer or phone. This top-secret program “allows analysts to search with no prior authorization through vast databases containing emails, online chats and the browsing histories of millions of individuals.”
Y is for YOU-NESS. Using your face, mannerisms, social media and “you-ness” against you, you are now be tracked based on what you buy, where you go, what you do in public, and how you do what you do. Facial recognition software promises to create a society in which every individual who steps out into public is tracked and recorded as they go about their daily business. The goal is for government agents to be able to scan a crowd of people and instantaneously identify all of the individuals present. Facial recognition programs are being rolled out in states all across the country.
Z is for ZERO TOLERANCE. We have moved into a new paradigm in which young people are increasingly viewed as suspects and treated as criminals by school officials and law enforcement alike, often for engaging in little more than childish behavior or for saying the “wrong” word. In some jurisdictions, students have also been penalized under school zero tolerance policies for such inane “crimes” as carrying cough drops, wearing black lipstick, bringing nail clippers to school, using Listerine or Scope, and carrying fold-out combs that resemble switchblades. The lesson being taught to our youngest—and most impressionable—citizens is this: in the American police state, you’re either a prisoner (shackled, controlled, monitored, ordered about, limited in what you can do and say, your life not your own) or a prison bureaucrat (politician, police officer, judge, jailer, spy, profiteer, etc.).
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People , the reality we must come to terms with is that in the post-9/11 America we live in today, the government does whatever it wants, freedom be damned.
We have moved beyond the era of representative government and entered a new age.
You can call it the age of authoritarianism. Or fascism. Or oligarchy. Or the American police state.
Whatever label you want to put on it, the end result is the same: tyranny.
Article posted with permission from John Whitehead


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-04--Coronavirus Rules Don’t Apply to Sharpton’s 100,000 Racists March

Mayor Muriel Bowser recently announced that “ anyone coming into Washington , DC from a high-risk state ” had to self-quarantine for 14 days .
Meanwhile , the nation ’ s riot capital is expecting a 100,000 man hate march organized by Al Sharpton which includes attendees coming from those high-risk states .
Georgia is on Bowser ’ s quarantine list , but two buses coming from Atlanta and one from Macon are currently listed on Sharpton ’ s National Action Network site .
Ohio is on the quarantine list , but there are three buses coming from Columbus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ three buses are scheduled to leave from Houston .
There ’ s also a bus coming from North Carolina despite its presence on the high-risk list .
The buses for Sharpton ’ s Get Your Knee Off Our Necks march are scheduled to leave on the 27th or 28th of August for a rally that ’ s supposed to take place on the 28th leaving no time for a 14-day quarantine .
Are D.C. quarantine rules going to apply to Sharpton ’ s march or will it be deemed “ essential ” ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ participants assemble at the Lincoln Memorial , walking along the reflecting pool , and waiting there for 6 hours before marching to the MLK memorial .
The Get Your Knee Off Our Necks hate rally expects 100,000 participants .
There is no way to safely bring that many people into the area with social distancing while using the Lincoln Memorial as a stage .
Washington D.C. guidelines state that people are expected to keep a 6-foot distance from each other .
Inaugurations typically feature huge crowds packing into the area .
Getting in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ requires 15 million square feet of space .
The entire length of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is only a little over 2,000 feet .
Fitting in 100,000 bigots with social distancing would require an area of about 300 football fields .
And that ’ s if none of the racists steps out of their spot over those 6 hours to go to the bathroom .
Passing invalidates the 6 -foot space and would require a 12-foot grid .
Calculating that space is left as an exercise for the reader who wants to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racists instead of sheep .
All of this is irrelevant anyway because CDC guidelines discourage large gatherings .
But the CDC guidelines somehow only seem to come into play when a church or synagogue wants to open up or President Trump wants to hold a rally , yet mysteriously don ’ t apply to Black Lives Matter .
Washington D.C. ’ s own guidelines state that , “ mass gatherings of more than 50 people are prohibited.
” Except when it comes to Black Lives Matter .
The Get Your Knee Off Our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Our Lungs rally has only made only one concession to the pandemic which has kept ordinary Americans from visiting dying loved ones in the hospital , attending weddings , funerals , and seeing their children and grandchildren .
The Sharpton hate group is telling participants that they have to wear face masks .
As if face masks would do any good when 100,000 people are packed neck to neck and toe to toe listening to a notorious hatemonger and his allies scream about racism in the late August heat .
Today ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s not even August yet .
But it ’ s not just Sharpton ’ s National Action Network , a vicious antisemitic hate group feted by every national Democrat from Obama to Pelosi , that ’ s organizing the rally .
Its partners include the American Federation of Teachers .
The AFT , a leftist teacher ’ s union , has attacked President Trump for proposing to reopen schools .
It has falsely claimed that Trump ’ s proposals are unsafe and laid out a $ 116 billion or $ 2 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perhaps allow schools to reopen someday .
Randi Weingarten , the left-wing radical running the AFT , accused Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida of denying that the virus exists .
“ Teachers now are getting scared , ” she claimed .
While the AFT claims that it ’ s too dangerous for teachers to go to work at their schools , it ’ s not too dangerous for them to board buses and drive to Washington D.C. for a packed Sharpton rally .
It ’ s too dangerous for AFT union teachers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 100,000-person crowd .
Any AFT union members who feel that it ’ s safe to get on board a bus or a plane to head to a mass rally in Washington D.C. can ’ t claim that their opposition to in-person teaching is due to safety concerns .
After this , they should be expected to come to school and do their jobs .
Or get fired .
Other unions partnering with the Sharpton hate mob for the Get Your Knee Off Our Necks rally include the American Federation of Government Employees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County and Municipal Employees , the International Brotherhood of Teamsters , and the United Auto Workers .
If only Americans had some way of getting the knees of the AFT , AFGE , and AMFSCE off their necks .
Not to mention the American Postal Workers Union which is also joining up with Sharpton ’ s mob .
Considering the role that postal workers play in delivering mail and interacting with customers , if APWU members participate in a potential super-spreader pandemic event , they could infect many Americans .
Sharpton ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Eaton Workshop hotel for accommodations for attendees to its racist rally against America .
The Eaton Workshop is a leftist hotel with UN pamphlets in every room in place of bibles , organic mattresses and crystal healing , which was shut down during the pandemic .
Behind all the lefty virtue signaling is the Lo family which has links to China ’ s Communist Party and its state-owned enterprises .
A march spreading the China Virus could have no better place to stay than a Chinese Communist hotel .
But the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Off Our Necks march , also known as the Commitment March , isn ’ t a union , it ’ s a government agency funded by American taxpayers .
The United States Census Bureau is listed as a leading partner of Sharpton ’ s hate rally .
What does that mean ?
The Census Bureau may be funding Sharpton ’ s rally as a co-sponsor , with the elite tier of sponsorships starting at $ 250,000 , or it ’ s going to direct employees to participate in it .
Either possibility or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is Al Sharpton a bigot whose hateful rallies have been linked to violence against minorities , but his proposed rally and march would almost certainly spread the virus further in Washington D.C. As the National Action Network advances a plan to bring 100,000 bigots for an extended rally from high-risk states , in violation of Washington D.C. ’ s own rules and CDC guidelines , there has been no pushback .
I have reached out to Mayor Bowser ’ s office , but unsurprisingly have not received an answer .
Will the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ live under apply to Sharpton and his Black Lives Matter hate event ?
Or will the notorious bigot and his racist allies once again be free to do as they please .
Are the pandemic rules there for all of us , or are they just intended for ordinary Americans ?
Is there one set of laws for all Americans , or are there two sets of books and two sets of rules , with a leftist political elite that is entitled to six-day funeral processions while ordinary people were prevented from attending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and no weddings , family gatherings , or schools for the rest of us , while unions , Democrats and Sharpton can hold a mass hate rally at the Lincoln Memorial ?

Mayor Muriel Bowser recently announced that “anyone coming into Washington, DC from a high-risk state” had to self-quarantine for 14 days. Meanwhile, the nation’s riot capital is expecting a 100,000 man hate march organized by Al Sharpton which includes attendees coming from those high-risk states.
Georgia is on Bowser’s quarantine list, but two buses coming from Atlanta and one from Macon are currently listed on Sharpton’s National Action Network site. Ohio is on the quarantine list, but there are three buses coming from Columbus. Texas is on the list, but three buses are scheduled to leave from Houston. There’s also a bus coming from North Carolina despite its presence on the high-risk list.
The buses for Sharpton’s Get Your Knee Off Our Necks march are scheduled to leave on the 27th or 28th of August for a rally that’s supposed to take place on the 28th leaving no time for a 14-day quarantine.
Are D.C. quarantine rules going to apply to Sharpton’s march or will it be deemed “essential”?
The Sharpton hate rally plans to have participants assemble at the Lincoln Memorial, walking along the reflecting pool, and waiting there for 6 hours before marching to the MLK memorial.
The Get Your Knee Off Our Necks hate rally expects 100,000 participants.
There is no way to safely bring that many people into the area with social distancing while using the Lincoln Memorial as a stage. Washington D.C. guidelines state that people are expected to keep a 6-foot distance from each other. Inaugurations typically feature huge crowds packing into the area.
Getting in 100,000 people with even minimal social distancing requires 15 million square feet of space.
The entire length of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is only a little over 2,000 feet. Fitting in 100,000 bigots with social distancing would require an area of about 300 football fields.
And that’s if none of the racists steps out of their spot over those 6 hours to go to the bathroom.
Passing invalidates the 6 -foot space and would require a 12-foot grid. Calculating that space is left as an exercise for the reader who wants to fall asleep while counting Sharpton’s racists instead of sheep.
All of this is irrelevant anyway because CDC guidelines discourage large gatherings.
But the CDC guidelines somehow only seem to come into play when a church or synagogue wants to open up or President Trump wants to hold a rally, yet mysteriously don’t apply to Black Lives Matter.
Washington D.C.’s own guidelines state that, “mass gatherings of more than 50 people are prohibited.”
Except when it comes to Black Lives Matter.
The Get Your Knee Off Our Necks or the Get Your Virus In Our Lungs rally has only made only one concession to the pandemic which has kept ordinary Americans from visiting dying loved ones in the hospital, attending weddings, funerals, and seeing their children and grandchildren.
The Sharpton hate group is telling participants that they have to wear face masks.
As if face masks would do any good when 100,000 people are packed neck to neck and toe to toe listening to a notorious hatemonger and his allies scream about racism in the late August heat.
Today’s D.C. temperature was 96 degrees. And it’s not even August yet.
But it’s not just Sharpton’s National Action Network, a vicious antisemitic hate group feted by every national Democrat from Obama to Pelosi, that’s organizing the rally.
Its partners include the American Federation of Teachers.
The AFT, a leftist teacher’s union, has attacked President Trump for proposing to reopen schools. It has falsely claimed that Trump’s proposals are unsafe and laid out a $116 billion or $2 million per school district proposal that might perhaps allow schools to reopen someday.
Randi Weingarten, the left-wing radical running the AFT, accused Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida of denying that the virus exists. “Teachers now are getting scared,” she claimed.
Not that scared.
While the AFT claims that it’s too dangerous for teachers to go to work at their schools, it’s not too dangerous for them to board buses and drive to Washington D.C. for a packed Sharpton rally.
It’s too dangerous for AFT union teachers to teach, but not to scream in a 100,000-person crowd.
Any AFT union members who feel that it’s safe to get on board a bus or a plane to head to a mass rally in Washington D.C. can’t claim that their opposition to in-person teaching is due to safety concerns.
After this, they should be expected to come to school and do their jobs. Or get fired.
Other unions partnering with the Sharpton hate mob for the Get Your Knee Off Our Necks rally include the American Federation of Government Employees, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and the United Auto Workers.
If only Americans had some way of getting the knees of the AFT, AFGE, and AMFSCE off their necks.
Not to mention the American Postal Workers Union which is also joining up with Sharpton’s mob.
Considering the role that postal workers play in delivering mail and interacting with customers, if APWU members participate in a potential super-spreader pandemic event, they could infect many Americans.
Sharpton’s National Action Network has also partnered with the Eaton Workshop hotel for accommodations for attendees to its racist rally against America.
The Eaton Workshop is a leftist hotel with UN pamphlets in every room in place of bibles, organic mattresses and crystal healing, which was shut down during the pandemic. Behind all the lefty virtue signaling is the Lo family which has links to China’s Communist Party and its state-owned enterprises.
A march spreading the China Virus could have no better place to stay than a Chinese Communist hotel.
But the most troubling partner of the Get Your Knee Off Our Necks march, also known as the Commitment March, isn’t a union, it’s a government agency funded by American taxpayers.
The United States Census Bureau is listed as a leading partner of Sharpton’s hate rally.
What does that mean? The Census Bureau may be funding Sharpton’s rally as a co-sponsor, with the elite tier of sponsorships starting at $250,000, or it’s going to direct employees to participate in it.
Either possibility or both is deeply troubling.
Not only is Al Sharpton a bigot whose hateful rallies have been linked to violence against minorities, but his proposed rally and march would almost certainly spread the virus further in Washington D.C.
As the National Action Network advances a plan to bring 100,000 bigots for an extended rally from high-risk states, in violation of Washington D.C.’s own rules and CDC guidelines, there has been no pushback.
I have reached out to Mayor Bowser’s office, but unsurprisingly have not received an answer.
Will the same rules that most Americans have had to live under apply to Sharpton and his Black Lives Matter hate event? Or will the notorious bigot and his racist allies once again be free to do as they please. Are the pandemic rules there for all of us, or are they just intended for ordinary Americans?
Is there one set of laws for all Americans, or are there two sets of books and two sets of rules, with a leftist political elite that is entitled to six-day funeral processions while ordinary people were prevented from attending the funerals of their loved ones, and no weddings, family gatherings, or schools for the rest of us, while unions, Democrats and Sharpton can hold a mass hate rally at the Lincoln Memorial?
Article posted with permission from Daniel Greenfield


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-04--Federal Court Cheats Boston Marathon Jihadi Out of His 72 Virgins

This is more about the state of American society today than it is about Boston Marathon jihad murderer Dzhokhar Tsarnaev .
The Boston Globe reported Friday that “ in a 182-page ruling that infuriated some victims [ no kidding ] , the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that George A. O ’ Toole Jr. , the judge in Tsarnaev ’ s 2015 trial , ‘ did not meet the standard ’ of fairness while presiding over jury selection.
” The appeals court accordingly overturned Tsarnaev ’ s death sentence .
Aside from cheating Tsarnaev out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justice to his victims .
Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson wrote in her ruling that “ a core promise of our criminal justice system is that even the very worst among us deserves to be fairly tried and lawfully punished.
” That is undeniably true , as is Thompson ’ s observation that the bombings were “ one of the worst domestic terrorist attacks since the 9/11 atrocities.
” But how unfair was the trial in fact , and how unfair could it have been ?
There is no question that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video and abundantly documented .
What ’ s more , he remained defiantly unrepentant for a considerable period after the attack .
As prosecutors argued in April 2015 that he deserved the death penalty , they released a video of Tsarnaev three months after his attack , looking into the security camera in his cell , primping his hair in the reflection , and then flashing the V sign and then giving his middle finger to his jailers .
And why not ?
He believed he had done a righteous deed .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fellow jihad murderer Tamerlan Tsarnaev became clear very quickly after Dzhokhar was apprehended .
CNN reported a week after the bombings that “ Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , wounded and held in a Boston hospital , has said his brother—who was killed early Friday—wanted to defend Islam from attack.
” And just before he was captured , when he was hiding out inside a pleasure boat , Dzhokhar wrote a long self-justification on the inside of the boat , including the line : “ When you attack one Muslim , you attack all Muslims.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bombings that on a Russian-language social media page Dzhokhar had featured a drawing of a bomb under the heading “ send a gift , ” and just above links to sites about Islam .
Tamerlan ’ s YouTube page contained two videos by Sheikh Feiz Mohammed .
According to a report published in The Australian in January 2007 , in a video that came to the attention of authorities at the time , Feiz Mohammed “ urges Muslims to kill the enemies of Islam and praises martyrs with a violent interpretation of jihad.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m very religious.
” His friend Donald Larking affirmed this .
“ Tamerlan Tsarnaev was my friend and we talked about everything from politics to religion , ” according to Larking .
“ He was very , very religious .
He believed that the Qur ’ an was the one true word and he loved it.
” Tamerlan did not drink alcohol because Allah forbade it— “ God said no alcohol ” —and his Italian girlfriend had converted to Islam , as his American wife did later .
The Boston Marathon bombs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Afghanistan and Iraq , and Faisal Shahzad , who tried to set off a jihad car bomb in Times Square in the summer of 2010 , also used a similar bomb .
The instructions for making such a bomb had even been published in al-Qaeda ’ s Inspire magazine .
Not only were the motivations of the Tsarnaev brothers abundantly clear ; it is likely that they were actually tied in somehow to the international jihad network—as was indicated by how they fought off Boston police early on the Friday after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question of where they got those explosives has never been answered .
Nor has it ever been explained where the brothers got the military training that they reportedly displayed during the fight against police before Tamerlan was killed and Dzhokhar was captured .
“ I ask Allah to have mercy on me , my brother , and my family , ” Tsarnaev said in 2015 .
But what about mercy for those he murdered and maimed ?
His victims have no chance to appeal the death penalty that he gave to them .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ will anymore to take a strong stand against criminals of this kind , and that means there will be more of them .

This is more about the state of American society today than it is about Boston Marathon jihad murderer Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The Boston Globe reported Friday that “in a 182-page ruling that infuriated some victims [no kidding], the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that George A. O’Toole Jr., the judge in Tsarnaev’s 2015 trial, ‘did not meet the standard’ of fairness while presiding over jury selection.” The appeals court accordingly overturned Tsarnaev’s death sentence. Aside from cheating Tsarnaev out of his 72 virgins, this appeal denies justice to his victims.
Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson wrote in her ruling that “a core promise of our criminal justice system is that even the very worst among us deserves to be fairly tried and lawfully punished.” That is undeniably true, as is Thompson’s observation that the bombings were “one of the worst domestic terrorist attacks since the 9/11 atrocities.”
But how unfair was the trial in fact, and how unfair could it have been? There is no question that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is guilty. His actions were captured on video and abundantly documented. What’s more, he remained defiantly unrepentant for a considerable period after the attack. As prosecutors argued in April 2015 that he deserved the death penalty, they released a video of Tsarnaev three months after his attack, looking into the security camera in his cell, primping his hair in the reflection, and then flashing the V sign and then giving his middle finger to his jailers.
And why not? He believed he had done a righteous deed. The motivations of Dzhokhar and his brother and fellow jihad murderer Tamerlan Tsarnaev became clear very quickly after Dzhokhar was apprehended. CNN reported a week after the bombings that “Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, wounded and held in a Boston hospital, has said his brother—who was killed early Friday—wanted to defend Islam from attack.”
And just before he was captured, when he was hiding out inside a pleasure boat, Dzhokhar wrote a long self-justification on the inside of the boat, including the line: “When you attack one Muslim, you attack all Muslims.”
It came to light soon after the bombings that on a Russian-language social media page Dzhokhar had featured a drawing of a bomb under the heading “send a gift,” and just above links to sites about Islam. Tamerlan’s YouTube page contained two videos by Sheikh Feiz Mohammed. According to a report published in The Australian in January 2007, in a video that came to the attention of authorities at the time, Feiz Mohammed “urges Muslims to kill the enemies of Islam and praises martyrs with a violent interpretation of jihad.”
Tamerlan also said, “I’m very religious.” His friend Donald Larking affirmed this. “Tamerlan Tsarnaev was my friend and we talked about everything from politics to religion,” according to Larking. “He was very, very religious. He believed that the Qur’an was the one true word and he loved it.” Tamerlan did not drink alcohol because Allah forbade it—“God said no alcohol”—and his Italian girlfriend had converted to Islam, as his American wife did later.
The Boston Marathon bombs were similar to IEDs that jihadis used in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Faisal Shahzad, who tried to set off a jihad car bomb in Times Square in the summer of 2010, also used a similar bomb. The instructions for making such a bomb had even been published in al-Qaeda’s Inspire magazine.
Not only were the motivations of the Tsarnaev brothers abundantly clear; it is likely that they were actually tied in somehow to the international jihad network—as was indicated by how they fought off Boston police early on the Friday after the Marathon bombings with military-grade explosives. The question of where they got those explosives has never been answered. Nor has it ever been explained where the brothers got the military training that they reportedly displayed during the fight against police before Tamerlan was killed and Dzhokhar was captured.
“I ask Allah to have mercy on me, my brother, and my family,” Tsarnaev said in 2015. But what about mercy for those he murdered and maimed? His victims have no chance to appeal the death penalty that he gave to them. But American society does not have the will anymore to take a strong stand against criminals of this kind, and that means there will be more of them.
Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-04--California:  2 Law Enforcement Employees In One Town Arrested In Child Sex Trafficking Sting

Bakersfield , CA — Child predator police officers are an unfortunate and all too common reality in the land of the free .
On a near-daily basis , cops across the country are busted for horrifying acts against children .
Highlighting the severe nature of this problem is the fact that two law enforcement employees in the same town have just been arrested in a child sex sting .
An employee with the California Corrections department and a California Highway Patrol officer were two out of 15 people arrested during an undercover operation targeting online child predators , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Victim ’ s Unit .
The Kern County Sheriff ’ s Office has been working for several months on an operation that targets online child predators .
KCSO said that during the coronavirus lockdown , online predators were out in full force going after children vulnerable to sexual exploitation and grooming .
During the operation , the KCSO was surprised when it ensnared two of their own fellow law enforcement folks .
CCHCS employee Ricardo Mancillas , 54 , and CHP Officer Brian Pardue , 51 , were arrested on multiple charges Mancillas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minor , arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd acts and contacting a minor with the intent to perform lewd acts .
Pardue was arrested during the execution of a search warrant , according to ABC 23 .
He ’ s facing charges of contacting a minor with the intent to perform lewd acts and arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd acts .
After his arrest , the CHP fired him and quickly released a canned statement similar to ones they have released in the past when other officers are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assured he ’ s just a bad apple and everyone else is perfect — until the next time it happens .
“ The CHP is aware of the arrest of Officer Brian Pardue by the Kern County Sheriff ’ s Office for alleged behavior that occurred while the employee was off duty .
The CHP continues to fully cooperate with the investigating agency and we are conducting our own investigation into the allegations .
I want to assure the public that we take any allegation of misconduct by our employees , whether on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I also want to emphasize to the public that the alleged conduct of this employee does not reflect the values , hard work , dedication and professionalism of the CHP and its more than 11,000 employees , who proudly work each day to provide the best in Safety , Service , and Security to the people of California.
” According to ABC 23 , the operation involved undercover detectives , posing as minor children through various online applications and websites .
The detectives were contacted and solicited by individuals interested in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the two law enforcement personnel arrested , 13 others including two registered sex offenders were arrested as well .
Sadly , this problem doesn ’ t appear to be going away .
TFTP reports on cases like this on a weekly basis .
Just days ago , TFTP reported on the case of Sr. Cpl .
Daniel Lee Collins from the Dallas Police Department .
Collins is accused of using the department ’ s computer network to traffic in child pornography .
He was allegedly doing so while on duty .
Also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was arrested in connection with a child sex ring .
As TFTP reported late last year , a high-level Livingston Parish Sheriff ’ s Office deputy — who commanded the SWAT team — and his wife were indicted on more than 150 felonies for unspeakable crimes against children and animals .
Dennis Perkins , 44 , and his wife Cynthia Perkins , 34 , are accused of multiple counts of child rape and the production of child pornography , among other disturbing charges .
Then , at the beginning of the month , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 41 , of Denham Springs , was arrested Saturday , Feb. 1 as she returned from a cruise in New Orleans .
It is a sad day when police officers — the ones who claim to protect us — are caught preying on society ’ s most vulnerable .
However , there are a lot of sad days as this situation plays out like a broken record , over and over again .
To access our archive of child rapist cops , click here .

Bakersfield, CA — Child predator police officers are an unfortunate and all too common reality in the land of the free. On a near-daily basis, cops across the country are busted for horrifying acts against children. Highlighting the severe nature of this problem is the fact that two law enforcement employees in the same town have just been arrested in a child sex sting.
An employee with the California Corrections department and a California Highway Patrol officer were two out of 15 people arrested during an undercover operation targeting online child predators, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Special Victim’s Unit.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has been working for several months on an operation that targets online child predators. KCSO said that during the coronavirus lockdown, online predators were out in full force going after children vulnerable to sexual exploitation and grooming.
During the operation, the KCSO was surprised when it ensnared two of their own fellow law enforcement folks. CCHCS employee Ricardo Mancillas, 54, and CHP Officer Brian Pardue, 51, were arrested on multiple charges
Mancillas is facing charges of meeting with a minor, arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd acts and contacting a minor with the intent to perform lewd acts.
Pardue was arrested during the execution of a search warrant, according to ABC 23. He’s facing charges of contacting a minor with the intent to perform lewd acts and arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd acts.
After his arrest, the CHP fired him and quickly released a canned statement similar to ones they have released in the past when other officers are caught preying on children. We are assured he’s just a bad apple and everyone else is perfect — until the next time it happens.
The CHP released this statement:
“The CHP is aware of the arrest of Officer Brian Pardue by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office for alleged behavior that occurred while the employee was off duty. The CHP continues to fully cooperate with the investigating agency and we are conducting our own investigation into the allegations. I want to assure the public that we take any allegation of misconduct by our employees, whether on or off duty, very seriously. “I also want to emphasize to the public that the alleged conduct of this employee does not reflect the values, hard work, dedication and professionalism of the CHP and its more than 11,000 employees, who proudly work each day to provide the best in Safety, Service, and Security to the people of California.”
According to ABC 23, the operation involved undercover detectives, posing as minor children through various online applications and websites. The detectives were contacted and solicited by individuals interested in the sexual exploitation of children.
On top of the two law enforcement personnel arrested, 13 others including two registered sex offenders were arrested as well.
Sadly, this problem doesn’t appear to be going away. TFTP reports on cases like this on a weekly basis.
Just days ago, TFTP reported on the case of Sr. Cpl. Daniel Lee Collins from the Dallas Police Department. Collins is accused of using the department’s computer network to traffic in child pornography. He was allegedly doing so while on duty.
Also earlier this year, another former cop was arrested in connection with a child sex ring. As TFTP reported late last year, a high-level Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy — who commanded the SWAT team — and his wife were indicted on more than 150 felonies for unspeakable crimes against children and animals. Dennis Perkins, 44, and his wife Cynthia Perkins, 34, are accused of multiple counts of child rape and the production of child pornography, among other disturbing charges. Then, at the beginning of the month, another former cop, Melanie Barnett Curtin, 41, of Denham Springs, was arrested Saturday, Feb. 1 as she returned from a cruise in New Orleans.
It is a sad day when police officers — the ones who claim to protect us — are caught preying on society’s most vulnerable. However, there are a lot of sad days as this situation plays out like a broken record, over and over again.
To access our archive of child rapist cops, click here.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-04--MSNBC Producer Quits, Pens Letter Calling Network A ‘Cancer’ That Stokes ‘Racial Division’

America ’ s worst enemies have a chokehold on the information battle-space .
Imagine the Nazis broadcasting — ie NBC — during the war or Soviet Network News during the Cuban missile crisis .
That ’ s what American media has come to .
A former MSNBC producer wrote a scathing open letter explaining why she recently left the cable news network .
“ July 24th was my last day at MSNBC .
I don ’ t know what I ’ m going to do next exactly but I simply couldn ’ t stay there anymore , ” Ariana Pekary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ My colleagues are very smart people with good intentions .
The problem is the job itself .
It forces skilled journalists to make bad decisions on a daily basis.
” Pekary provided a number of examples of why she wanted to leave the cable news network .
She quoted someone she described a “ successful and insightful TV veteran ” who said : “ We are a cancer and there is no cure… But if you could find a cure , it would change the world.
” A former MSNBC producer wrote an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left the far-left network a little over a week ago , saying that they are a “ cancer ” that is “ stoking national division ” by amplifying “ fringe voices ” and forcing “ journalists to make bad decisions on a daily basis.
” The letter was written by Ariana Pekary , who Fox News noted described herself as an “ integral member ” of MSNBC ’ s “ The Last Word with Lawrence O ’ Donnell.
” “ July 24th was my last day at MSNBC .
I don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do next exactly but I simply couldn ’ t stay there anymore , ” Pekary wrote .
“ My colleagues are very smart people with good intentions .
The problem is the job itself .
It forces skilled journalists to make bad decisions on a daily basis.
” Pekary said that at MSNBC it was “ practically baked in to the editorial process ” that decisions on what and who give coverage to were based on what would generate the most ratings for the network .
She said that behind closed doors “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s being done.
” Pekary begins her letter by sharing quotes of what people said to her over the last couple of years as she pondered leaving the network due to the detrimental effect that it is having on society .
“ July 24th was my last day at MSNBC .
I don ’ t know what I ’ m going to do next exactly but I simply couldn ’ t stay there anymore , ” Pekary wrote .
“ My colleagues are very smart people with good intentions .
The problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ skilled journalists to make bad decisions on a daily basis.
” Pekary said that at MSNBC it was “ practically baked in to the editorial process ” that decisions on what and who give coverage to were based on what would generate the most ratings for the network .
She said that behind closed doors “ industry leaders will admit the damage that ’ s being done.
” A high profile TV veteran reportedly told her , “ We are a cancer and there is no cure .
But if you could find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world.
” “ As it is , this cancer stokes national division , even in the middle of a civil rights crisis , ” Pekary said .
“ The model blocks diversity of thought and content because the networks have incentive to amplify fringe voices and events , at the expense of others… all because it pumps up the ratings.
” “ Context and factual data are often considered too cumbersome for the audience , ” Pekary later added .
“ There may be some truth to that ( our education system really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans ) – but another hard truth is that it is the job of journalists to teach and inform , which means they might need to figure out a better way to do that .
They could contemplate more creative methods for captivating an audience .
Just about anything would improve the current process , which can be pretty rudimentary ( think basing today ’ s content on whatever rated well yesterday , or look to see what ’ s trending online today ) .
”

They know.
America’s worst enemies have a chokehold on the information battle-space. Imagine the Nazis broadcasting — ie NBC — during the war or Soviet Network News during the Cuban missile crisis. That’s what American media has come to.
A former MSNBC producer wrote a scathing open letter explaining why she recently left the cable news network.
“July 24th was my last day at MSNBC. I don’t know what I’m going to do next exactly but I simply couldn’t stay there anymore,” Ariana Pekary wrote on her personal website. “My colleagues are very smart people with good intentions. The problem is the job itself. It forces skilled journalists to make bad decisions on a daily basis.”
Pekary provided a number of examples of why she wanted to leave the cable news network.
She quoted someone she described a “successful and insightful TV veteran” who said: “We are a cancer and there is no cure… But if you could find a cure, it would change the world.”
MSNBC Producer Quits, Pens Letter Calling Network A ‘Cancer’ That Stokes ‘Racial Division’
The Daily Wire, August 4, 2020:
A former MSNBC producer wrote an open letter on Monday explaining why she left the far-left network a little over a week ago, saying that they are a “cancer” that is “stoking national division” by amplifying “fringe voices” and forcing “journalists to make bad decisions on a daily basis.”
The letter was written by Ariana Pekary, who Fox News noted described herself as an “integral member” of MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.”
“July 24th was my last day at MSNBC. I don’t know what I’m going to do next exactly but I simply couldn’t stay there anymore,” Pekary wrote. “My colleagues are very smart people with good intentions. The problem is the job itself. It forces skilled journalists to make bad decisions on a daily basis.”
Pekary said that at MSNBC it was “practically baked in to the editorial process” that decisions on what and who give coverage to were based on what would generate the most ratings for the network. She said that behind closed doors “industry leaders will admit the damage that’s being done.”
Pekary begins her letter by sharing quotes of what people said to her over the last couple of years as she pondered leaving the network due to the detrimental effect that it is having on society.
“July 24th was my last day at MSNBC. I don’t know what I’m going to do next exactly but I simply couldn’t stay there anymore,” Pekary wrote. “My colleagues are very smart people with good intentions. The problem is the job itself. It forces skilled journalists to make bad decisions on a daily basis.”
Pekary said that at MSNBC it was “practically baked in to the editorial process” that decisions on what and who give coverage to were based on what would generate the most ratings for the network. She said that behind closed doors “industry leaders will admit the damage that’s being done.”
A high profile TV veteran reportedly told her, “We are a cancer and there is no cure. But if you could find a cure, it would change the world.”
“As it is, this cancer stokes national division, even in the middle of a civil rights crisis,” Pekary said. “The model blocks diversity of thought and content because the networks have incentive to amplify fringe voices and events, at the expense of others… all because it pumps up the ratings.”
“Context and factual data are often considered too cumbersome for the audience,” Pekary later added. “There may be some truth to that (our education system really should improve the critical thinking skills of Americans) – but another hard truth is that it is the job of journalists to teach and inform, which means they might need to figure out a better way to do that. They could contemplate more creative methods for captivating an audience. Just about anything would improve the current process, which can be pretty rudimentary (think basing today’s content on whatever rated well yesterday, or look to see what’s trending online today).”
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-05--Did The “Mushroom Cloud” Explosion In Beirut Just Push The Middle East Closer To A Major War?

Did The “ Mushroom Cloud ” Explosion In Beirut Just Push The Middle East Closer To A Major War ?
2020 just keeps getting weirder .
On Tuesday , an absolutely massive explosion caused a red mushroom cloud to rise high over the city of Beirut , Lebanon .
It is being called “ Beirut ’ s Hiroshima ” , and the blast was heard as far away as Cyprus .
You can watch a two minute compilation that contains video clips of the explosion from several different angles right here .
It appears that the shockwave did even more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and at this hour a large portion of the city of Beirut lies in ruins .
Dozens are dead , thousands are injured , and the entire city is now in a state of complete chaos… Two enormous explosions devastated Beirut ’ s port on Tuesday , leaving at least 73 people dead and thousands injured , shaking distant buildings and spreading panic and chaos across the Lebanese capital .
The second blast sent an enormous orange fireball into the sky , flattened the harbourside and drove a tornado-like shockwave through the city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away .
It is being reported that Beirut ’ s port “ is totally destroyed ” , and this comes at a really bad time because Lebanon is already in the midst of an epic economic collapse .
In recent months , we have become accustomed to hearing about “ mystery explosions ” all over the Middle East , and many believe that those mystery explosions indicate that the region is on the brink of a full-blown war .
But this incident was different .
A large section of the capital of Lebanon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are comparing the blast to a nuclear explosion .
Here is one example… And even Beirut Governor Marwan Aboud brought up “ Hiroshima ” and “ Nagasaki ” when asked about the explosion… Immediately after this happened , a lot of people began wondering if this was an Israeli attack , but that does not appear to be the case .
One unnamed Israeli government official told AFP that “ Israel had nothing to do with the incident ” , and Benny Gantz has actually offered to send humanitarian aid to Beirut… If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I seriously doubt that they would be offering to patch up their enemies .
And this isn ’ t Israel ’ s style either .
The Israelis prefer surgical strikes that avoid civilian casualties as much as possible , and this explosion definitely does not fit that profile .
Instead , it appears that this was some sort of deeply tragic accident .
Lebanese officials have admitted that 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate were stored in the unit that exploded , and that amount of ammonium nitrate can definitely produce the sort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump is apparently not buying that explanation .
He told the press that the explosion “ was an attack ” and that it was caused by “ a bomb of some kind ” … If this really was an attack , the Lebanese are going to want revenge , because a substantial portion of their capital city has been absolutely decimated .
And needless to say , there are already voices all over the Middle East that are eagerly pointing a finger of blame at Israel and are calling for war .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that have been happening in Iran , the evidence does not indicate that Israel had anything to do with this great tragedy .
Unfortunately , a lot of people out there are going to jump to their own conclusions , and many of those that hate Israel will use this as another justification to call for armed conflict .
Over the past couple of years , there have been so many moments when it seemed like a major war could break out at any time in the Middle East .
And here in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever .
The IDF has been regularly hitting Iranian and Hezbollah targets all over the region , and we just witnessed a harrowing confrontation on the Syrian border .
It appears that it is just a matter of time before a huge war erupts in the Middle East , and it certainly isn ’ t going to take much to trigger one .
So could this explosion push the region over the edge ?
Let us hope not , but without a doubt this blast is not going to help matters .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great pain and anger in Lebanon , and terror groups such as Hezbollah will inevitably try to channel all of that pain and anger in a way that furthers their ultimate goals .

Did The “Mushroom Cloud” Explosion In Beirut Just Push The Middle East Closer To A Major War?
2020 just keeps getting weirder. On Tuesday, an absolutely massive explosion caused a red mushroom cloud to rise high over the city of Beirut, Lebanon. It is being called “Beirut’s Hiroshima”, and the blast was heard as far away as Cyprus. You can watch a two minute compilation that contains video clips of the explosion from several different angles right here. It appears that the shockwave did even more damage than the initial explosion did, and at this hour a large portion of the city of Beirut lies in ruins. Dozens are dead, thousands are injured, and the entire city is now in a state of complete chaos…
Two enormous explosions devastated Beirut’s port on Tuesday, leaving at least 73 people dead and thousands injured, shaking distant buildings and spreading panic and chaos across the Lebanese capital. The second blast sent an enormous orange fireball into the sky, flattened the harbourside and drove a tornado-like shockwave through the city, shattering windows kilometres (miles) away.
It is being reported that Beirut’s port “is totally destroyed”, and this comes at a really bad time because Lebanon is already in the midst of an epic economic collapse.
In recent months, we have become accustomed to hearing about “mystery explosions” all over the Middle East, and many believe that those mystery explosions indicate that the region is on the brink of a full-blown war.
But this incident was different. A large section of the capital of Lebanon has been flattened, and many eyewitnesses are comparing the blast to a nuclear explosion. Here is one example…
“It was like an atomic bomb,” said Makrouhie Yerganian, a retired schoolteacher in her mid-70s who has lived near the port for decades. “I’ve experienced everything, but nothing like this before,” even during the country’s 1975-1990 civil war, she said. “All the buildings around here have collapsed.”
And even Beirut Governor Marwan Aboud brought up “Hiroshima” and “Nagasaki” when asked about the explosion…
“This reminds me of what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki,” said Beirut Governor Marwan Aboud. “I have never seen such widespread destruction. This is a national catastrophe. This is a disaster for Lebanon. We’re already living through days where we can barely keep going.” “And now this…I don’t know how we’re going to recover from this,” Aboud told Sky News, before bursting into tears.
Immediately after this happened, a lot of people began wondering if this was an Israeli attack, but that does not appear to be the case.
One unnamed Israeli government official told AFP that “Israel had nothing to do with the incident”, and Benny Gantz has actually offered to send humanitarian aid to Beirut…
Offers of aid also came from bitter rivals Israel, with which it is still technically at war. Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, on behalf of the State of Israel, have offered the Lebanese government – via international intermediaries – medical and humanitarian aid, as well as immediate emergency assistance,’ said a joint statement from the two ministries.
If Israel really had been behind this attack, I seriously doubt that they would be offering to patch up their enemies.
And this isn’t Israel’s style either. The Israelis prefer surgical strikes that avoid civilian casualties as much as possible, and this explosion definitely does not fit that profile.
Instead, it appears that this was some sort of deeply tragic accident. Lebanese officials have admitted that 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate were stored in the unit that exploded, and that amount of ammonium nitrate can definitely produce the sort of explosion that we just witnessed…
Lebanon’s interior minister said ammonium nitrate had been stored in the unit since 2014, with experts agreeing that the chemical would cause the red plume of smoke which burst up from the blast. Local media are reporting that 2,700 tonnes of the chemical exploded, which scientists making initial calculations said was about three kilotonnes of TNT – roughly a fifth of the Little Boy atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in the Second World War.
But Donald Trump is apparently not buying that explanation. He told the press that the explosion “was an attack” and that it was caused by “a bomb of some kind”…
At least 60 people were killed and thousands were wounded in an explosion that caused widespread damage in the Lebanese capital. Trump said he had been briefed by “our great generals” and that they “seem to feel” that the explosion was not an accident. “According to them – they would know better than I would – but they seem to think it was an attack,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “It was a bomb of some kind.”
If this really was an attack, the Lebanese are going to want revenge, because a substantial portion of their capital city has been absolutely decimated.
And needless to say, there are already voices all over the Middle East that are eagerly pointing a finger of blame at Israel and are calling for war.
But unlike the “mystery explosions” that have been happening in Iran, the evidence does not indicate that Israel had anything to do with this great tragedy.
Unfortunately, a lot of people out there are going to jump to their own conclusions, and many of those that hate Israel will use this as another justification to call for armed conflict.
Over the past couple of years, there have been so many moments when it seemed like a major war could break out at any time in the Middle East. And here in 2020, tensions are running higher than ever. The IDF has been regularly hitting Iranian and Hezbollah targets all over the region, and we just witnessed a harrowing confrontation on the Syrian border.
It appears that it is just a matter of time before a huge war erupts in the Middle East, and it certainly isn’t going to take much to trigger one.
So could this explosion push the region over the edge?
Let us hope not, but without a doubt this blast is not going to help matters.
The devastation that we just witnessed has caused great pain and anger in Lebanon, and terror groups such as Hezbollah will inevitably try to channel all of that pain and anger in a way that furthers their ultimate goals.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-05--Federal Reserve Banking Terrorist:  We Need Another Lockdown To “Save” The Economy

A member of the Federal Reserve ’ s rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee said on Sunday that the only way to secure a robust economic recovery is to lock down the country again .
These people will stop at nothing until we all end up their tagged and tracked slaves .
The International Banking Cartel , which is bringing in the New World Order quickly , must crash the economy and decimate the dollar in order to go to a digital one world currency where every transaction can be tracked and traced along with people .
These “ creatures ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Greg Manarinno before , want total world domination and another lockdown would finish off what ’ s left of small businesses so they can implement their goals through the Walmarts across the globe .
( Corporations merging with the government is fascism and this the goal on a worldwide scale . )
“ If we were to lock down hard for a month or six weeks , we could get the case count down so that our testing and our contact tracing was actually enough to control it the way that it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” said Neal Kashkari , president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis , who appeared on CBS ’ Face the Nation .
“ That ’ s the only way we ’ re really going to have a real robust economic recovery.
” Kashkari wants to shut down to do intensive testing , tracking , and tracing .
It has nothing to do with the economy , other than the more money they create , the faster the dollar will implode .
The only way to have a recovery to remove the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meddled in the lives of the many in order to control them .
Prepare your mind first .
All your preps are worthless if you can not save your mind/spirit during this horrific spiritual war on all of us .
Stop giving others power over you .
In history , it has ALWAYS turned into rule over the many by the few .
People say I offer no solutions .
I do , but most don ’ t like them because it requires critical thinking and an exit from the left-right paradigm that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mind for your whole life .
The easiest way to beat those who want your subjugation ( banking cartel and government ) is to just live .
Voting doesn ’ t matter , the Fed chooses the president and most politicians all the way down except maybe the mayors of small insignificant towns .
Actually , in most of my articles towards the end , I offer a simple solution , and the only one that will actually work : stop believing ANYONE has power over you .
You were not born to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ born to be your master .
Stop living in fear , but be aware of what ’ s coming so you can prepare .
Live your life freely the way the creator intended .
If you need help understanding this situation and why you should never allow anyone to have power over you , steal from you , or control you , read Larken Rose ’ s The Most Dangerous Superstition .
This book is essential and something the powers that shouldn ’ t be don ’ t ever want you to figure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illusions , however , so if you like being coddled or lied to about the true nature of power , and giving your power to other people ( be they politicians or bankers ) you ’ ll have a hard time getting through this .
If you do read this book , it ’ s life-changing , empowering , and eye-opening .
You ’ ll undergo your own “ apocalypse ” or limiting of the veil .
The solution is simple : enough people need to wake up and realize NO ONE has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .

A member of the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee said on Sunday that the only way to secure a robust economic recovery is to lock down the country again. These people will stop at nothing until we all end up their tagged and tracked slaves.
The International Banking Cartel, which is bringing in the New World Order quickly, must crash the economy and decimate the dollar in order to go to a digital one world currency where every transaction can be tracked and traced along with people. These “creatures” as they’ve been called by Greg Manarinno before, want total world domination and another lockdown would finish off what’s left of small businesses so they can implement their goals through the Walmarts across the globe. (Corporations merging with the government is fascism and this the goal on a worldwide scale.)
“If we were to lock down hard for a month or six weeks, we could get the case count down so that our testing and our contact tracing was actually enough to control it the way that it’s happening in the Northeast right now,” said Neal Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, who appeared on CBS’ Face the Nation. “That’s the only way we’re really going to have a real robust economic recovery.”
Kashkari wants to shut down to do intensive testing, tracking, and tracing. It has nothing to do with the economy, other than the more money they create, the faster the dollar will implode.
Most Dangerous Superstition
The only way to have a recovery to remove the Federal Reserve and the government that has meddled in the lives of the many in order to control them. Prepare your mind first. All your preps are worthless if you cannot save your mind/spirit during this horrific spiritual war on all of us.
Stop giving others power over you. In history, it has ALWAYS turned into rule over the many by the few. People say I offer no solutions. I do, but most don’t like them because it requires critical thinking and an exit from the left-right paradigm that’s been in control of your mind for your whole life. The easiest way to beat those who want your subjugation (banking cartel and government) is to just live. Voting doesn’t matter, the Fed chooses the president and most politicians all the way down except maybe the mayors of small insignificant towns. Actually, in most of my articles towards the end, I offer a simple solution, and the only one that will actually work: stop believing ANYONE has power over you. You were not born to be a slave and others were not born to be your master.
Stop living in fear, but be aware of what’s coming so you can prepare. Live your life freely the way the creator intended. If you need help understanding this situation and why you should never allow anyone to have power over you, steal from you, or control you, read Larken Rose’s The Most Dangerous Superstition . This book is essential and something the powers that shouldn’t be don’t ever want you to figure out. Reading this book removes all illusions, however, so if you like being coddled or lied to about the true nature of power, and giving your power to other people (be they politicians or bankers) you’ll have a hard time getting through this. If you do read this book, it’s life-changing, empowering, and eye-opening. You’ll undergo your own “apocalypse” or limiting of the veil.
The solution is simple: enough people need to wake up and realize NO ONE has the right tow own them or control them.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-08-05--Videos & Images Of Beirut Blast Epicenter

Videos and images are pouring in of the devastating results of the explosion that took place in Beirut , Lebanon .
Here are just some of those videos and images .
Tyler Durden posted some satellite images of before and after the blast .
Close-up satellite ‘ before and after ’ photos have been produced by Planet Labs Inc. , and republished by CNN , of Tuesday afternoon ’ s enormous explosion centered on the Beirut port .
The images confirm every building at the vital port , through which the majority of commerce and staples , including the nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been utterly destroyed .
A huge crater can be seen at the center of the leveled port , as CNN explains : The diameter of the Beirut crater created by Tuesday ’ s explosion appears to be roughly 124 meters — or about 405 feet , according to a CNN analysis of a Planet Labs , Inc. satellite image .
That distance means the crater is well over a football field in length .
Another angle — before and after : Several videos caught what took place .
Article posted with permission from @ @ @ @

Videos and images are pouring in of the devastating results of the explosion that took place in Beirut, Lebanon. Here are just some of those videos and images.
Tyler Durden posted some satellite images of before and after the blast.
Close-up satellite ‘before and after’ photos have been produced by Planet Labs Inc., and republished by CNN, of Tuesday afternoon’s enormous explosion centered on the Beirut port.
The images confirm every building at the vital port, through which the majority of commerce and staples, including the nation’s grain supply comes, has been utterly destroyed.
BEFORE, via Planet Labs/CNN
AFTER, via Planet Labs/CNN
A huge crater can be seen at the center of the leveled port, as CNN explains:
The diameter of the Beirut crater created by Tuesday’s explosion appears to be roughly 124 meters — or about 405 feet, according to a CNN analysis of a Planet Labs, Inc. satellite image. That distance means the crater is well over a football field in length.
Another angle — before and after:
https://twitter.com/Intel_Sky/status/1290916641795198976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1290916641795198976%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Fhuge-crater-revealed-satellite-image-close-ups-beirut-blast-epicenter
Before and after SkySat imagery shows the impact of yesterday’s explosion in Beirut. Imagery captured on May 31, 2020 and today, August 5, 2020. pic.twitter.com/8zCLDOZn4w — Planet (@planetlabs) August 5, 2020
Several videos caught what took place.
لحظة #انفجار_المرفأ أثناء مقابلة أجرتها مريم التومي، الصحفية في مكتب بي بي سي نيوز عربي، مع فيصل الأصيل، مدير المشاريع في الوكالة المغربية للطاقة المستدامة. (تحذير: الفيديو يحوي مشاهد صادمة).#انفجار_بيروت #بيروت #Beirut pic.twitter.com/N6A4UszkgY — BBC News عربي (@BBCArabic) August 4, 2020
Priest celebrates live streamed Mass when a massive explosion rips through Beirut. pic.twitter.com/uvhEW33cFa — Norbert Elekes (@NorbertElekes) August 5, 2020
Future history books will need one chapter just for year
2020
alone.#Beirut #BeirutBlast pic.twitter.com/NUeaxdgsxm — salman ahmad (@salman6480) August 5, 2020
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media