thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-20--Finally, Tucker Carlson Points Out The Republican Party Is Impotent When It Came To Civil Unrest:  “

Finally , Tucker Carlson Points Out The Republican Party Is Impotent When It Came To Civil Unrest : “ They Are Weak ” ( Video ) I have said it for years : Democrats are the Socialists , Communists and Islamists with their masks off committing crimes against the people left and right , but the Republicans are the impotent little children who are at their best when they are not in power , pointing out the unconstitutional and lawless deeds of others .
Put them in power and what do you get ?
Whining , complaining and vacillating… oh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tucker Carlson , show he points out just how weak the Republican Party actually is , and it ’ s all by design .
Apart from him calling representatives “ leaders ” and “ protectors , ” I think his comments were spot on in addressing the current civil unrest and insurrections in various cities across the country , and he laid the blame for the continuing of the mob at the feet of Republicans for failing to respond .
“ Nobody stopped them , there was no opposition to their power grab.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ people regularly vote for the Republican Party precisely because they would like someone to protect this country from the crazed ideologues who seek to destroy it.
” “ There ’ s not really another reason to vote Republican , unless you happen to be one of those rare people who wants more pointless foreign wars and enjoys sucking up to banks , most people don ’ t , ” Carlson continued .
“ But when the moment of crisis came , Republicans ran away.
” The Marxist usurper Barack Hussein Obama Soetoro Sobarkah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that if the same scenario played out with “ right wingers ” engaging in such behavior , he would have put the kibosh on it pronto .
However , it ’ s more than mere rioting and looting going on .
It ’ s the destruction of the country ’ s history via desecrating and tearing down monuments , something that Marxists readily engage in around the world .
In reporting on President Trump ’ s response to Carlson via Twitter , National File wrote : At one point , Carlson compared the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civil unrest to a hypothetical mirrored situation in the Obama administration , and noted that Americans would have expected more than vague statements on Twitter .
Later in his show , Carlson would note that Dr. Anthony Fauci recently seemed to believe he is now control of the country as he appeared to issue orders to Americans regarding the upcoming NFL season .
Within hours of the broadcast , President Trump wrote on Twitter that he “ Informed Dr. Fauci this morning that he has nothing to do with NFL Football.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to bring in the National Guard & end rioting & looting after seeing the destruction in Minneapolis.
” President Trump also reported that he is waiting to hear from “ Dem run Washington State ” regarding whether they need “ help in taking back Seattle , ” and that he is “ Ready to move quickly !
” President Trump first attempted to tag Carlson ’ s Twitter account unsuccessfully , and then successfully tagged Carlson in a third tweet .
Now , I am more akin to the thinking of Dr. Edwin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most recognized and respected constitutional attorneys for his comments that President Trump encouraged governors to get a handle on the situation in their states before he would call in the National Guard to deal with the insurrections .
Yet , honestly , when lawlessness tends to abound , the president seems more comfortable telling the equivalent of a “ your mama ” joke and saying people are violating the law than he does bringing any resolve in justice .
Take Hillary Clinton for example .
Carlson called it just right .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t have a decent platform , it ’ s that most of those who wear that political jersey don ’ t uphold the law nor are they interested in anything more than keeping the paycheck and power .
It ’ s time that behavior and mindset was put to an end so that the people might have proper and lawful representation .

Finally, Tucker Carlson Points Out The Republican Party Is Impotent When It Came To Civil Unrest: “They Are Weak” (Video)
I have said it for years: Democrats are the Socialists, Communists and Islamists with their masks off committing crimes against the people left and right, but the Republicans are the impotent little children who are at their best when they are not in power, pointing out the unconstitutional and lawless deeds of others. Put them in power and what do you get? Whining, complaining and vacillating… oh, and compliance. In a recent Tucker Carlson, show he points out just how weak the Republican Party actually is, and it’s all by design.
Here’s Tucker’s rant on Friday night.
Apart from him calling representatives “leaders” and “protectors,” I think his comments were spot on in addressing the current civil unrest and insurrections in various cities across the country, and he laid the blame for the continuing of the mob at the feet of Republicans for failing to respond.
“Nobody stopped them, there was no opposition to their power grab.” said Carlson. “Millions of people regularly vote for the Republican Party precisely because they would like someone to protect this country from the crazed ideologues who seek to destroy it.”
“There’s not really another reason to vote Republican, unless you happen to be one of those rare people who wants more pointless foreign wars and enjoys sucking up to banks, most people don’t,” Carlson continued. “But when the moment of crisis came, Republicans ran away.”
The Marxist usurper Barack Hussein Obama Soetoro Sobarkah was brought up and Carlson pointed out that if the same scenario played out with “right wingers” engaging in such behavior, he would have put the kibosh on it pronto.
However, it’s more than mere rioting and looting going on.
It’s the destruction of the country’s history via desecrating and tearing down monuments, something that Marxists readily engage in around the world.
In reporting on President Trump’s response to Carlson via Twitter, National File wrote:
At one point, Carlson compared the current administration’s response to the civil unrest to a hypothetical mirrored situation in the Obama administration, and noted that Americans would have expected more than vague statements on Twitter.
Later in his show, Carlson would note that Dr. Anthony Fauci recently seemed to believe he is now control of the country as he appeared to issue orders to Americans regarding the upcoming NFL season.
Within hours of the broadcast, President Trump wrote on Twitter that he “Informed Dr. Fauci this morning that he has nothing to do with NFL Football.”
The president continued, “Forced Democrat Minnesota to bring in the National Guard & end rioting & looting after seeing the destruction in Minneapolis.”
President Trump also reported that he is waiting to hear from “Dem run Washington State” regarding whether they need “help in taking back Seattle,” and that he is “Ready to move quickly!”
….as to whether they want help in taking back Seattle. Ready to move quickly! Damage to various Democrat run Cities & States, including statue demolition, should not be allowed to happen. Ready to solve problem quickly! Federal Government is Ready, Willing & Able!@TuckerCarlson — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 20, 2020
President Trump first attempted to tag Carlson’s Twitter account unsuccessfully, and then successfully tagged Carlson in a third tweet.
Now, I am more akin to the thinking of Dr. Edwin Vieira, one of the US’ most recognized and respected constitutional attorneys for his comments that President Trump encouraged governors to get a handle on the situation in their states before he would call in the National Guard to deal with the insurrections.
Yet, honestly, when lawlessness tends to abound, the president seems more comfortable telling the equivalent of a “your mama” joke and saying people are violating the law than he does bringing any resolve in justice. Take Hillary Clinton for example.
Carlson called it just right. It’s not that the Republican Party doesn’t have a decent platform, it’s that most of those who wear that political jersey don’t uphold the law nor are they interested in anything more than keeping the paycheck and power.
It’s time that behavior and mindset was put to an end so that the people might have proper and lawful representation.


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-20--Fauci Wants You To Remain Panicked: Demands Following Social Distancing Guidelines

Dr. Anthony Fauci , the already discredited United States health official wants Americans to remain in a panicked state of fear , and await the vaccine .
Fauci insists that you must separate yourself from other humans and keep your emotional state in fear so the ruling class can continue to control you .
At this point , we should all know the idea behind comments from Fauci and the mainstream media outlets are designed to keep up in a state that makes us easily accepting of “ authority ” and our enslavement .
People who are aware of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impossible to control , and the ruling class knows this : The Science of Fear : How The Elitists Use it to Control Us & How to Break Free The evidence is there that this “ coronavirus ” is not nearly as scary as they said it was .
More damage has been done by the government ’ s response ( which was an excuse to roll out the New World Order ) than anything else .
The good news is that Americans are waking up , but it ’ s always in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to keep us afraid .
Fauci says Americans are participating in “ risky behaviors , ” according to RT .
Tyrant Fauci EXPOSED : Explain The $ 3.7 Million In Funding To Wuhan Lab “ When I look at the TV and I see pictures of people congregating at bars when the location they are indicates they shouldn ’ t be doing that , that ’ s very risky , ” Dr. Fauci told the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday .
Oh , the horror !
Humans having fun and enjoying themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon themselves ?
Fauci can ’ t have free-thinking people in this slave-state .
He needs a compliant dumbed-down populace that will obey him when the government commands another lockdown .
Though there ’ s been much talk of a “ second wave ” of the virus , he clarified that the US was still in its first .
“ We ’ re still in a first wave , ” he said .
But there will be a second wave unless we all hand over our freedom to the ruling class and accept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forever .
Fauci told NPR in a separate sit-down that a second wave can be avoided so long as “ we do what we need to do to prevent it from happening.
” And we all know what that means : stay scared , don ’ t live your life freely , and trust the mainstream media and the authorities who we know don ’ t have our best interest in mind .
Part of those precautions Fauci is talking about could mean “ ramped up containment policies ” , in other words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been trying to prepare everyone for the eventuality of another lockdown .
The media keeps reporting on the second wave , and the China model of complete population control seems to be the one lauded by the New World Order , so expect that to be the model that follows .
Don ’ t forget , that Fauci is Jesuit , and neck-deep in corruption and advancement of the New World Order , and he ’ s going to profit massively off any vaccine , especially when it ’ s made mandatory .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ participation in the New World Order , watch the video below : You own your mind .
Those in power know that once you are free in your mind , they can no longer enslave you .
Do some research and find out what is going on .
If this doesn ’ t “ resonate ” with you or you don ’ t want to belive it , then don ’ t .
But the information is out there for those who seek it .
“ It is my opinion that if the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States of America – are destroyed , it will be by the subtlety of the Roman Catholic Jesuit priests , for they are the most crafty , dangerous enemies to civil and religious liberty .
They have instigated MOST of the wars of Europe.
” –Marquis de LaFayette ( 1757-1834 ; French statesman and general .
He served in the American Continental Army under the command of General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War . )

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the already discredited United States health official wants Americans to remain in a panicked state of fear, and await the vaccine. Fauci insists that you must separate yourself from other humans and keep your emotional state in fear so the ruling class can continue to control you.
At this point, we should all know the idea behind comments from Fauci and the mainstream media outlets are designed to keep up in a state that makes us easily accepting of “authority” and our enslavement. People who are aware of this, are already free, and almost impossible to control, and the ruling class knows this:
The Science of Fear: How The Elitists Use it to Control Us & How to Break Free
The evidence is there that this “coronavirus” is not nearly as scary as they said it was. More damage has been done by the government’s response (which was an excuse to roll out the New World Order) than anything else. The good news is that Americans are waking up, but it’s always in our best interests to know who is trying to keep us afraid. Fauci says Americans are participating in “risky behaviors,” according to RT.
Tyrant Fauci EXPOSED: Explain The $3.7 Million In Funding To Wuhan Lab
“When I look at the TV and I see pictures of people congregating at bars when the location they are indicates they shouldn’t be doing that, that’s very risky,” Dr. Fauci told the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. Oh, the horror! Humans having fun and enjoying themselves? Humans taking life’s risks upon themselves? Fauci can’t have free-thinking people in this slave-state. He needs a compliant dumbed-down populace that will obey him when the government commands another lockdown. Though there’s been much talk of a “second wave” of the virus, he clarified that the US was still in its first.
“We’re still in a first wave,” he said. But there will be a second wave unless we all hand over our freedom to the ruling class and accept our fate as humans on house arrest forever. Fauci told NPR in a separate sit-down that a second wave can be avoided so long as “we do what we need to do to prevent it from happening.” And we all know what that means: stay scared, don’t live your life freely, and trust the mainstream media and the authorities who we know don’t have our best interest in mind.
Part of those precautions Fauci is talking about could mean “ramped up containment policies”, in other words, another lockdown.
We’ve been trying to prepare everyone for the eventuality of another lockdown. The media keeps reporting on the second wave, and the China model of complete population control seems to be the one lauded by the New World Order, so expect that to be the model that follows.
Don’t forget, that Fauci is Jesuit, and neck-deep in corruption and advancement of the New World Order, and he’s going to profit massively off any vaccine, especially when it’s made mandatory.
For information on the Jesuits and their participation in the New World Order, watch the video below:
You own your mind. Those in power know that once you are free in your mind, they can no longer enslave you. Do some research and find out what is going on. If this doesn’t “resonate” with you or you don’t want to belive it, then don’t. But the information is out there for those who seek it.
“It is my opinion that if the liberties of this country – the United States of America – are destroyed, it will be by the subtlety of the Roman Catholic Jesuit priests, for they are the most crafty, dangerous enemies to civil and religious liberty. They have instigated MOST of the wars of Europe.” –Marquis de LaFayette (1757-1834; French statesman and general. He served in the American Continental Army under the command of General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War.)
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-20--White, Black, Yellow, Tan: We Are All People of Color & We Must Come To Terms With Who The Enemies A

White , Black , Yellow , Tan : We Are All People of Color & We Must Come To Terms With Who The Enemies Are & It Is Not Each Other !
First off , I must start with the fact that Jesus did not come to save our skin , He came into the world to save us from our sins ( 1 John 3:4 ) , in the saving our souls .
Secondly , the Lord said long ago that all nations are one blood ( Acts 17:26 ) .
So then , what is the issue ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to control a people , then you must divide the people so that the powers that are tolerated can then wield power over their subjects more easily .
The way that this is done is to go to the un-educated ( Hosea 4:6 ) and indoctrinate and propagandize them by dividing through skin color when color of skin has nothing to do with moral or lawful issues .
Martin Luther King Jr. rightly stated that men should “ not be judged by the color of their skin , but by the content of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ X said , “ If you ’ re not careful , the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed , and loving the people who are doing the oppressing , ” he was spot on .
Remember what William Randolph Hearst stated : “ You furnish the pictures and I will furnish the war.
” This is exactly what is being played out today in America .
You see , friends , the powers that are tolerated need such useful idiots that continuously and ignorantly feed on and spew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Griffin explains how , since at least the 1920s , communists have had plans to use racial agitation , violence , & socialism for communist revolution in America We have Colin Kaepernick ( Wait until you see his story ) .
We have FBI informant Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson ( John 8:44 ) spewing out narratives that are found over and over to be unwarranted and unfounded .
We see the politicians playing into the narrative in empowering the rioters and looters , not the peaceful protesters , only to overthrow the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the behalf of their puppet masters to help implement a new form of global government .
In other words , they are creating this to further divide the black people against the white people to incite them against one another .
By the way , aren ’ t these the same people advocating the murder of the innocent in the womb ( Proverbs 6:17 ) which is aimed at the Blacks and Hispanics ?
Yes , they are !
Friends , they are playing out verbatim what Mao Tse Tung did in overthrowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ younger to overthrow the older .
We have found for the last 7 decades in this country that the mainstream media has been illegally creating and fabricating stories beyond all measures in an attempt to deceive the people ( Isaiah 5:20 ) .
We have recently found that RAZ from CHAZ – Black Lives Matters Warlord Is Supported by Dubai Government in hopes of an all-out war against white people .
Raz-Chaz has even been found handing out Ar-15s to locals with an all welcoming attitude when being filmed .
Does he seem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the narrative of the George Floyd murder has been high jacked and this has been proven a hundred times since his death .
The realization that the American people need to come to is that the powers that are tolerated ; and it ’ s the corrupt politicians and the CIA-controlled mainstream media who are the ones that are fueling this narrative .
Until these people are lawfully dealt with , nothing is going to change .
The law applies to us , yes indeed , but it also applies to those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for they are not above the law .
In conclusion , and with the nail that I keep pounding ( Amos 5:15 , 24 ) , Americans need justice , for justice guards our liberties ; and until we learn the Lady Liberty is blindfolded in pursuance of justice , which is an issue of law , not color ( Deuteronomy 25:1 ) , this will continue .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media .
Article by Bradlee Dean

White, Black, Yellow, Tan: We Are All People of Color & We Must Come To Terms With Who The Enemies Are & It Is Not Each Other!
“Lady Liberty is blindfolded.”
First off, I must start with the fact that Jesus did not come to save our skin, He came into the world to save us from our sins (1 John 3:4), in the saving our souls. Secondly, the Lord said long ago that all nations are one blood (Acts 17:26). So then, what is the issue?
The issue is that if you want to control a people, then you must divide the people so that the powers that are tolerated can then wield power over their subjects more easily.
“And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” -Mark 3:25
The way that this is done is to go to the un-educated (Hosea 4:6) and indoctrinate and propagandize them by dividing through skin color when color of skin has nothing to do with moral or lawful issues.
Martin Luther King Jr. rightly stated that men should “not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”
Furthermore, when Malcolm X said, “If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing,” he was spot on.
Remember what William Randolph Hearst stated: “You furnish the pictures and I will furnish the war.” This is exactly what is being played out today in America.
You see, friends, the powers that are tolerated need such useful idiots that continuously and ignorantly feed on and spew out their divisive narratives. G. Edward Griffin explains how, since at least the 1920s, communists have had plans to use racial agitation, violence, & socialism for communist revolution in America
Communism G. Edward Griffin explains how, since at least the 1920s, communists have had plans to use racial agitation, violence, & socialism for communist revolution in America Posted by David Blackwelder on Friday, June 12, 2020
We have Colin Kaepernick (Wait until you see his story).
We have FBI informant Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson (John 8:44) spewing out narratives that are found over and over to be unwarranted and unfounded.
We see the politicians playing into the narrative in empowering the rioters and looters, not the peaceful protesters, only to overthrow the republican form of government we have on the behalf of their puppet masters to help implement a new form of global government. In other words, they are creating this to further divide the black people against the white people to incite them against one another.
Unity destroys their objectives (1 Peter 3:8).
By the way, aren’t these the same people advocating the murder of the innocent in the womb (Proverbs 6:17) which is aimed at the Blacks and Hispanics? Yes, they are!
Friends, they are playing out verbatim what Mao Tse Tung did in overthrowing the Republic of China, using the younger to overthrow the older.
We have found for the last 7 decades in this country that the mainstream media has been illegally creating and fabricating stories beyond all measures in an attempt to deceive the people (Isaiah 5:20).
We have recently found that RAZ from CHAZ – Black Lives Matters Warlord Is Supported by Dubai Government in hopes of an all-out war against white people.
Raz-Chaz has even been found handing out Ar-15s to locals with an all welcoming attitude when being filmed. Does he seem worried about the police?
We know that the narrative of the George Floyd murder has been high jacked and this has been proven a hundred times since his death. The realization that the American people need to come to is that the powers that are tolerated; and it’s the corrupt politicians and the CIA-controlled mainstream media who are the ones that are fueling this narrative. Until these people are lawfully dealt with, nothing is going to change. The law applies to us, yes indeed, but it also applies to those who are to uphold the laws, for they are not above the law.
In conclusion, and with the nail that I keep pounding (Amos 5:15, 24), Americans need justice, for justice guards our liberties; and until we learn the Lady Liberty is blindfolded in pursuance of justice, which is an issue of law, not color (Deuteronomy 25:1), this will continue.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media. Article by Bradlee Dean


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-21--Insys Therapeutics Founder John Kapoor Serving Prison Term – Why Not Purdue Pharma & The Sackler Fam

Insys Therapeutics Founder John Kapoor Serving Prison Term – Why Not Purdue Pharma & The Sackler Family?

Attorneys are becoming the heroes in the prescription opioid epidemic ravaging the US !
( MYRTLE BEACH , SC ) – Last month , “ CBS 60 Minutes ” and “ The Washington Post1 ” did an explosive expose on a former Drug Enforcement Agency official whistle blower , Joe Rannazzisi — who was brave beyond words to expose political wrongdoings fueling the prescription opioid epidemic .
Rannazzisi wears several hats — former DEA official , pharmacist and attorney .
There is another unsung hero in this opioid epidemic .
His name is Richard ( Rick ) Hollawell and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home state of N.J. Rick Hollawell represents a family in N.J. whose daughter Sarah Fuller died in 2016 at the age of 32 as a result of being prescribed Subsys ( fentanyl ) .
Subsys manufactured by Insys is approved to be prescribed as a sublingual spray approved by the FDA to treat breakthrough cancer pain .
Sarah Fuller was prescribed Subsys by her physician — although she didn ’ t have cancer .
Sarah had neck and back pain resulting from two car accidents .
Why would her doctor prescribe a dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Rick Hollawell wondered why also and wanted answers .
Fentanyl is a man-made opioid that is 100 times more powerful than morphine .
Sarah Fuller ’ s physician made no mention to her that there were very real dangers with being prescribed Subsys , or that it was only intended for cancer patients .
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri conducted an investigation into Insys and released a report and audio implicating the company in deceitful marketing of a very dangerous opioid .
Employees claiming to be from doctor ’ s offices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ traced to Insys — to call insurance providers and give false information about patients to increase profits in prescribing Subsys to unsuspecting patients — who did not have cancer such as Sarah Fuller .
Rick Hollawell and Sarah ’ s mother traveled to Missouri to testify in front of Senator McCaskill about the criminal activity of Insys resulting in the death of a 32-year old bride-to-be .
As a result of Senator McCaskill ’ s investigation into Insys and subsequent report — as well as a brave attorney by the name of Rick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justice for Sarah .
John Kapoor , founder and multi-billionaire of Insys was recently arrested and charged with the illegal distribution of a fentanyl spray intended for cancer patients .
Is it an injustice that in 2007 , Purdue Pharma , maker of OxyContin was charged in federal court and pleaded guilty to criminally marketing their dangerous and highly addictive opioid — yet there were no arrests ?
Purdue Pharma ’ s plea agreement was drawn up by none other than “ America ’ s Mayor ” Rudy Giuliani .
Rudy Giuliani specifically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrests or jail .
Fast forward these past ten years and the devastation caused by a dangerous opioid called OxyContin .
Justice from “ America ’ s Mayor ?
” Not even close .
For now , I am grateful for two attorneys named Joe Rannazzisi and Rick Hollawell .
I am proud to know them and they give me hope for victims of horrific addiction and death , by their bravery .
Now it ’ s time for law firms throughout the country representing states suing pharmaceutical companies for the devastation caused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ follow Rannazzisi and Hollawell ’ s lead and give meaning to the word “ justice ” .

Attorneys are becoming the heroes in the prescription opioid epidemic ravaging the US!
(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) – Last month, “CBS 60 Minutes” and “The Washington Post1” did an explosive expose on a former Drug Enforcement Agency official whistle blower, Joe Rannazzisi — who was brave beyond words to expose political wrongdoings fueling the prescription opioid epidemic.
Rannazzisi wears several hats — former DEA official, pharmacist and attorney.
There is another unsung hero in this opioid epidemic. His name is Richard (Rick) Hollawell and he is an attorney practicing law in my home state of N.J.
Rick Hollawell represents a family in N.J. whose daughter Sarah Fuller died in 2016 at the age of 32 as a result of being prescribed Subsys (fentanyl).
Subsys manufactured by Insys is approved to be prescribed as a sublingual spray approved by the FDA to treat breakthrough cancer pain. Sarah Fuller was prescribed Subsys by her physician — although she didn’t have cancer.
Sarah had neck and back pain resulting from two car accidents. Why would her doctor prescribe a dangerous opioid intended for cancer pain to Sarah? Rick Hollawell wondered why also and wanted answers.
Fentanyl is a man-made opioid that is 100 times more powerful than morphine. Sarah Fuller’s physician made no mention to her that there were very real dangers with being prescribed Subsys, or that it was only intended for cancer patients.
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri conducted an investigation into Insys and released a report and audio implicating the company in deceitful marketing of a very dangerous opioid.
Employees claiming to be from doctor’s offices used a toll-free phone number — later traced to Insys — to call insurance providers and give false information about patients to increase profits in prescribing Subsys to unsuspecting patients — who did not have cancer such as Sarah Fuller.
Rick Hollawell and Sarah’s mother traveled to Missouri to testify in front of Senator McCaskill about the criminal activity of Insys resulting in the death of a 32-year old bride-to-be.
As a result of Senator McCaskill’s investigation into Insys and subsequent report — as well as a brave attorney by the name of Rick Hollawell, the Fuller family has some justice for Sarah.
John Kapoor, founder and multi-billionaire of Insys was recently arrested and charged with the illegal distribution of a fentanyl spray intended for cancer patients.
Is it an injustice that in 2007, Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin was charged in federal court and pleaded guilty to criminally marketing their dangerous and highly addictive opioid — yet there were no arrests?
Purdue Pharma’s plea agreement was drawn up by none other than “America’s Mayor” Rudy Giuliani.
Rudy Giuliani specifically had the plea agreement not involve any arrests or jail.
Fast forward these past ten years and the devastation caused by a dangerous opioid called OxyContin. Justice from “America’s Mayor?” Not even close.
For now, I am grateful for two attorneys named Joe Rannazzisi and Rick Hollawell. I am proud to know them and they give me hope for victims of horrific addiction and death, by their bravery.
Now it’s time for law firms throughout the country representing states suing pharmaceutical companies for the devastation caused by the over-prescribing of dangerous opioids to follow Rannazzisi and Hollawell’s lead and give meaning to the word “justice”.
It is long overdue.
1Here is the link to “THE DRUG INDUSTRY’S TRIUMPH OVER THE DEA” (The Washington Post): Here is the link to “THE DRUG INDUSTRY’S TRIUMPH OVER THE DEA” (The Washington Post): https://lnkd.in/dcqtrrU


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-21--How Individual Professional Liability Insurance Could Reform US Policing

I understand why some put in place a certain immunity for police and that would be to keep people from advancing all sorts of frivolous lawsuits .
However , something needs to be corrected in order to deal with police misconduct .
In my recent interview with Dr. Edwin Vieira , one of the best things that could happen is for the people to realize that they , the people , are the true enforcers of the law , according to our Constitution .
They are the militia , designed for such purposes .
However , in hopes that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constitutional approach to the situation , we must hold police that are involved in crimes and misconduct accountable .
One way is through having them be covered individually and removing qualified immunity .
• Dr. Edwin Vieira On The President ’ s Authority & Duty To Suppress Insurrections With that in mind , I thought the following piece by Stephen Wulff was , at the least , thought provoking .
How Individual Professional Liability Insurance Could Reform US Policing In the aftermath of George Floyd ’ s murder , activists and policy makers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police violence .
Requiring police to carry their own liability insurance is an idea that has already attracted significant support .
Having studied the push for police misconduct insurance in Minneapolis , I can provide some background on both the proposal and the social movement behind it .
A central way that police violence and police impunity is perpetuated is through financial immunization of officers .
For several years , legal scholars have been examining the role that public and private insurers can play in reforming police and increasing accountability in jurisdictions that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that many small municipalities and some larger ones rely on to some degree .
Insurance is a vital system for regulating behavior .
For example , municipal-level insurers compel police agencies to adopt policies that reduce misconduct ( e.g.
, amending use of force policies ) and can raise premiums in response to violations or deny coverage altogether .
Most large cities self-insure , which means that misconduct-related payouts due to civil lawsuits come from city budgets , so their police conduct policies and practices are not affected by private insurers .
Because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from a city ’ s general budget or insurer , police departments , like individual officers , rarely pay .
Officers who are repeatedly sued for misconduct are also rarely punished and have little financial incentive to change their behavior .
Thus , a central way that police violence and police impunity is perpetuated is through financial immunization of officers .
One potential accountability mechanism and alternative means of reducing legal liability for police and municipalities that has been largely overlooked by the public and policing scholars is mandatory individual professional liability ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ novel accountability mechanism would work like automobile insurance .
Drivers who engage in serious and repeated car accidents have higher insurance premiums .
Likewise , officers who engage in grave and repeated incidents of misconduct would have higher premiums .
Thus , officers would have financial incentives to avoid misconduct and the increased premiums that they would then have to pay .
If a driver has too many accidents , a car insurer can drop coverage , and the driver is no longer permitted to drive .
Likewise , if an officer were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insurer could drop coverage .
Furthermore , police departments could require officers to carry their own insurance .
If they could not get such insurance , police officers , especially repeat offenders , would become unemployable , taken off the streets , and no longer pose a threat to public safety .
In recent years , Minneapolis has been at the center of reform efforts to require police to carry professional liability insurance .
In 2016 , the Committee for Professional Policing ( CFPP ) , a police accountability group in Minneapolis , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first city nationwide to require municipal-level police to carry professional liability insurance .
Although a 2016 ballot campaign ultimately failed , CFPP raised national consciousness about this novel , potential reform .
In the wake of George Floyd ’ s death , CFPP leaders—along with other major police accountability groups in Minnesota , including two chapters of Black Lives Matter—have proposed a host of reforms to end police violence , including a renewed push to require officers to carry such insurance .
How Mandatory Professional Liability Insurance Would Work in Practice An array @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police misconduct-related lawsuits , and the amount ( if any ) police agencies and individual officers contribute toward payouts varies by jurisdiction .
Large , mid-sized , and small municipalities use three central approaches to satisfy payouts : 1 ) self-insurance ( also referred to as self-indemnification ) , meaning payouts are made using public funds generated from taxpayer dollars ; 2 ) private insurance , which cities and departments buy from insurance companies ; and 3 ) intergovernmental insurance risk pools , which spreads risk across multiple cities that pay into a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which has a population of nearly 430,000 people , self-insures , as do many other mid-sized and large US cities .
Self-insured cities , like Minneapolis , would cover the base insurance rate for officers , but officers would be individually responsible for any premium increases due to misconduct , like car insurance premium increases after an auto accident .
Officers who continue to engage in misconduct would eventually become uninsurable and , therefore , unemployable since a requirement of employment would be to carry insurance .
Mandatory insurance would reduce the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ especially in self-insured cities .
It would challenge the status quo of police impunity by circumventing police union labor protections against officers being fired or reinstated by arbitrators following incidents of grave misconduct , especially rogue officers who repeatedly engage in misconduct .
It would also shift discretionary authority from legal actors in the criminal justice system—who rarely punish problem officers—to private insurance companies .
Finally , it would incentivize officers to engage in good conduct since private insurers could potentially reward officers who refrain from misconduct with lower insurance premiums similar to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad drivers .
In recent decades , legal liability facing cities and police agencies has increased significantly due to police misconduct – and this fact has shaped proposals in Minneapolis and elsewhere .
One sign of increased police liability is the rising number of civil lawsuits involving police .
From 1980 to 2005 , the number of federal court decisions on misconduct-related civil lawsuits filed against police almost tripled .
Within these cases , nonsanctioned use of force by officers during arrest and failure to ensure due process are the two most common @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and receive settlements .
Another sign of increased police liability is evidenced in the large financial settlements awarded to citizens that successfully sue police , their departments , and municipalities .
In recent years , the cost of settling police misconduct cases has increased dramatically in large US cities .
In 2014 , the ten cities with the biggest police departments paid $ 248.7 million in police misconduct-related settlements and judgments , which was a forty-eight percent increase from the $ 168.3 million paid in 2010 .
Over that five-year period , those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these cases .
Irrespective of the approach cities employ to cover liability lawsuits ( i.e.
, self-insurance , private insurance , or intergovernmental insurance risk pools ) , misconduct payouts represent a miniscule portion of these cities ’ budgets .
Despite this , many cities , especially self-insured ones , are still struggling to pay for liability-related costs .
To cover the increasing costs of misconduct , some US cities and counties are issuing or selling what researchers Alyxandra Goodwin , Whitney Shepard , and Carrie Sloan refer to as “ police brutality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entering into long-term debt cycles .
In some instances , this is a response to revenue shortfalls following the Great Recession of 2008 .
For example , from 2008 to 2017 , Chicago , Los Angeles , Cleveland , Milwaukee , and Lake County , Indiana borrowed nearly $ 838 million in police brutality bonds .
Banks , firms , and investors that purchased these bonds made over a billion-dollar profit in interest and fees .
Consequently , taxpayers in these cities and counties will be obligated to pay a combined total of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent COVID-19 deadly pandemic and global economic depression , the US economy as a whole had recuperated from the 2008 financial crisis , but many governments still struggled with budget problems .
Some cities and counties routinely do not budget enough for police liability and regularly shift money from budgets earmarked for education , social services , and infrastructure to cover payouts , or bond borrow , or both .
To pay off debts owed to bondholders , some cities use funds from public services , raise taxes , and/or continually issue new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The high costs of payouts have fueled the push for police liability reforms , including holding police departments and individual officers more financially accountable , which some cities , like Baltimore , have taken steps to implement .
How Current Laws Protect Police from Financial Liability Under current law , officers rarely face financial liability for their actions .
Police departments indemnify officers , which means that they provide them with legal representation and assume the costs of judgments and settlements stemming from misconduct that they engage in during the course of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first academic to propose that municipal-level police be required to carry professional liability insurance .
More recently , some police accountability activists , legal scholars , research centers , and think tanks have either recommended that police be required to carry such insurance or that the possibility be further explored .
In the first national study of police indemnification in small , mid-sized , and large police departments , legal scholar Joanna C. Schwartz found that officers are nearly always indemnified when facing misconduct-related federal civil lawsuits .
Between 2006 and 2011 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ departments nationwide , officers involved in misconduct lawsuits only paid .02 percent of the money awarded to plaintiffs .
In 37 small and mid-sized departments , officers paid no money in settlements or judgments .
In only around 40 cases were officers required to help pay for the settlements and judgments awarded to plaintiffs .
Schwartz also found that officers were almost always indemnified , including in cases where they were “ disciplined , terminated , or criminally prosecuted as a result of their conduct.
” Even officers who are repeatedly sued for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any type of discipline , including “ legal , financial and moral liability.
” This is especially troubling since numerous studies find that a small number of officers receive a disproportionate number of citizen complaints and engage in a disproportionate amount of misconduct .
For example , in their quantitative analysis of over 50,000 civilian complaints against Chicago police officers from 2002 to 2014 , legal scholars Kyle Rozema and Max Schanzenbach found that between one and five percent of officers engage in a disproportionate amount of egregious misconduct and present the highest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they acknowledge that damage awards do not accurately reflect incidents of gravest misconduct , they find , after controlling for district assignment , that , “ The worst 1 percent of officers , as measured by civilian allegations , generate almost 5 times the number of payouts and over 4 times the total damage payouts in civil rights litigation.
” Misconduct settlements and judgments tend to be paid out from a city ’ s general budget or insurer , and departments are rarely financially impacted or obligated to help pay for lawsuits .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” : both officers and police agencies are indemnified by the city , which covers the cost of settlements and judgments against officers through a general fund .
Even in municipalities that hold departments financially liable , such monetary pressures alone will not curb misconduct .
Therefore , Schwartz concludes that other pressures are needed to reduce police misconduct , including one that is rarely used but potentially powerful : “ to financially sanction individual officers who have violated department policies or the law.
” She proposes that municipalities more routinely hold individual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that municipalities still incur most of the costs stemming from payouts .
Putting most of the financial onus on municipalities for the personal liability of their officers spreads risk , safeguards officers from becoming overly cautious while on patrol ( i.e.
, overdeterrence ) , and makes certain that victims of police misconduct are compensated when their civil rights are violated .
Brief Background on CFPP ’ s Failed 2016 Ballot Campaign to Insure Minneapolis Police In 2010 , activists from Communities United Against Police Brutality ( CUAPB ) , a grassroots police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign to require police officers to carry their own professional liability insurance .
In 2013 , they founded the Committee for Professional Policing ( CFPP ) as a campaign committee to oversee a police insurance amendment ( PIA ) ballot initiative , which would have amended the Minneapolis City Charter .
Before officially launching the campaign , CUAPB devoted a year to crafting the insurance amendment and built a bipartisan coalition of insurance professionals , labor attorneys , retired police officers , and community stakeholders from across the political spectrum to vet the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PIA would address police misconduct and reduce taxes and government expenditures on misconduct-related payouts .
Throughout the campaign , CFPP emphasized the cost savings of requiring such insurance .
Their emphasis on cost savings is part of a broader criminal justice policy discourse that has started to dominate political and public debates about criminal justice and prison reform , especially since the 2008 financial crisis .
For example , conservatives have increasingly embraced , at least to some extent , cost savings as part of bipartisan efforts to curtail the war on drugs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prison overcrowding .
The following CFPP campaign infographic explains how the PIA would have worked in practice : The group collected over 15,000 ballot signatures—well over the 7,000 required to get the measure on the November 2016 ballot .
Nevertheless , the campaign failed when the state supreme court upheld a lower court ruling barring the proposed amendment from appearing on the ballot , ruling that it was preempted by and in conflict with several state statutes .
At the time of CFPP ’ s 2016 campaign , Minneapolis was not yet experiencing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ payouts stemming from police misconduct .
Today , however , the situation has worsened , following the murder of George Floyd and the recent record-setting $ 20 million payout to the family of Justine Ruszczyk ( also known by her unofficial married name , Justine Damond ) .
This payout was almost equivalent to the overall amount the city has paid out in misconduct settlements and judgments in the last fifteen years .
To cover the Ruszczyk settlement , the city had to deplete most of its self-insurance fund , which currently has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million .
Though the city ’ s chief financial officer claims that Minneapolis has enough money to cover fluctuations in annual payouts , the Ruszczyk settlement has set a new precedent for future misconduct payouts , and the effects of it are starting to reverberate .
Like many other US cities and counties , Minneapolis may have to resort to bond borrowing , which could lock the city into a long-term debt cycle to cover the rising costs of misconduct-related payouts , especially in the aftermath of the recent George Floyd case .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign , lawmakers in Maryland and Chicago proposed similar bills requiring police to carry their own professional liability insurance ; however , neither bill passed .
This potential accountability mechanism continues to gain traction across the ideological spectrum with libertarian think tanks , like the Cato Institute , supporting it , and some racial justice research centers embracing it as an imperfect but provisional reform mechanism .
Most recently , legal scholars have advocated for mandatory professional liability insurance and believe that , at this time , probably the best way for US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ following CFPP ’ s ballot measure approach .
In the immediate aftermath of Mr. Floyd ’ s death , Minneapolis Public Schools and the Minneapolis Park Board voted to completely sever ties with the Minneapolis Police Department ( MPD ) , while the University of Minnesota also severed major ties .
Meanwhile , the state of Minnesota has filed a civil rights charge against MPD to determine whether the department has engaged in a pattern and practice of racist policies in the last 10 years .
Recently , the city responded to worldwide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ using police chokeholds and neck restraints .
The MPD police chief responded by withdrawing from police union contract negotiations , saying that the contract must be restructured to increase transparency and for transformational reforms to become possible .
Recent empirical research by legal scholar Stephen Rushin finds that police union contract negotiations tend to lack transparency , stymie community participation , and hinder accountability efforts .
Amid some community protests calling to defund MPD , the Minneapolis community and local government leaders continue to re-evaluate their relationship with MPD , including recent calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disband the current force of 878 sworn officers altogether and replace it with a new community-based , non-violent public safety model .
Even prior to Floyd ’ s death , some local community activists were calling to dismantle and divest from MPD .
For example , in 2017 , a “ police-free ” association named MPD150 comprised of local organizers , activists , researchers , and artists in Minneapolis conducted a 150-year review of MPD and called to completely abolish the department due to its long history of racism and police brutality .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ CUAPB Board Member and CFPP Chair , Dave Bicking , said that while they are sympathetic to MPD150 ’ s vision of a police-free society and recent calls to defund and disband the department , they do not think it is likely to happen nor do they believe that practical substitutes currently exist for some necessary police functions .
After years of facing resistance to reform from the city council , CUAPB views current calls by two-thirds of city council members to disband MPD as posturing and pandering to radical activist and community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watches .
[ i ] There are only two ways to amend the city charter .
The first way is “ by ordinance if passed by the unanimous affirmative vote of the entire membership of the City Council and the approval of the mayor.
” However , currently , the city council only has 12-active members out of 13 and , therefore , does not have an “ entire membership ” present to vote to amend the charter , and the Minneapolis mayor recently stated that he does not support defunding or disbanding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amend is through a ballot measure , such as the one CFPP tried to pass .
Theoretically , there is still enough time for ballot measures to be placed on the upcoming November electoral ballot calling to disband the police .
But even if MPD were disbanded , there would still be the transit police , University of Minnesota Police Department , park police , and other local police as well as Hennepin County sheriff ’ s deputies , state troopers , and federal law enforcement officers .
Still believing that it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforcement agencies statewide , CUAPB released a 24-page document in the wake of Floyd ’ s death which was endorsed by other local police accountability groups .
Despite past resistance from Minneapolis public officials , CUAPB still believes that it is necessary to reform MPD and other law enforcement agencies statewide .
This is why they released a 24-page document in the wake of Floyd ’ s death endorsed by other local police accountability groups entitled , “ What Will It Take to End Police Violence ?
Recommendations for Reform ” to address @ @ @ @ @ @ @ renewed call to require police officers to carry their own professional liability insurance .
Floyd ’ s murder has also galvanized national reform efforts , and several cities , including Los Angeles and New York City , have committed to reduce police budgets and reinvest in public services , especially in communities of color disproportionately affected by police violence .
Such efforts are occurring as overpunishing is falling out of favor , violent crime has dramatically declined in recent decades , and criminal justice and community policing are being reimagined in ways that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racial justice .
The innovation of police misconduct insurance by contemporary police reformers seems well-timed , as high law enforcement expenditures are becoming more difficult to justify to the public , and the country continues to demand increased police accountability .
Since Minneapolis public officials made it virtually impossible for CFPP to pass a ballot initiative requiring officers to carry individual-level insurance at the city level , CUAPB leaders are currently in talks with state lawmakers to try to mandate individual-level insurance on the state level , as part of their long-term vision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to insure police .
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Thousand Oaks , CA : SAGE Publications , Inc. [ i ] Although the Minneapolis City Council may have a two-thirds majority vote , there are practical and legal problems involved in implementing abolition .
For example , there are several sections in the Minneapolis City Charter that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Article VII : Section 7.2 ( a ) ( 7 ) states that the city council has to provide a police department ; 2 ) Article VII : Section 7.3 ( a ) states that the Mayor has “ complete power over the…maintenance…and command of the police department… ” ; 3 ) Article VII : Section 7.3 ( c ) states that the “ City Council must fund a police force of at least 0.0017 employees per resident ” ( based on the current census , the city council must fund at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Article VII : Section 7.3 ( a ) ( 2 ) states that “ [ e ] ach peace officer appointed in the police department must be licensed as required by law.
” Under Minnesota Statute 626.84 , only peace officers who are licensed by the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training are “ charged with the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal laws of the state ” and granted the “ full power of arrest .
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I understand why some put in place a certain immunity for police and that would be to keep people from advancing all sorts of frivolous lawsuits. However, something needs to be corrected in order to deal with police misconduct. In my recent interview with Dr. Edwin Vieira, one of the best things that could happen is for the people to realize that they, the people, are the true enforcers of the law, according to our Constitution. They are the militia, designed for such purposes. However, in hopes that we can move more towards a lawful and constitutional approach to the situation, we must hold police that are involved in crimes and misconduct accountable. One way is through having them be covered individually and removing qualified immunity.
With that in mind, I thought the following piece by Stephen Wulff was, at the least, thought provoking.
Introduction & Background
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, activists and policy makers are advocating for fundamental reforms to stop police violence. Requiring police to carry their own liability insurance is an idea that has already attracted significant support. Having studied the push for police misconduct insurance in Minneapolis, I can provide some background on both the proposal and the social movement behind it.
A central way that police violence and police impunity is perpetuated is through financial immunization of officers.
For several years, legal scholars have been examining the role that public and private insurers can play in reforming police and increasing accountability in jurisdictions that carry municipal liability insurance—a type of insurance that many small municipalities and some larger ones rely on to some degree. Insurance is a vital system for regulating behavior. For example, municipal-level insurers compel police agencies to adopt policies that reduce misconduct (e.g., amending use of force policies) and can raise premiums in response to violations or deny coverage altogether. Most large cities self-insure, which means that misconduct-related payouts due to civil lawsuits come from city budgets, so their police conduct policies and practices are not affected by private insurers. Because misconduct lawsuits tend to be paid out from a city’s general budget or insurer, police departments, like individual officers, rarely pay. Officers who are repeatedly sued for misconduct are also rarely punished and have little financial incentive to change their behavior. Thus, a central way that police violence and police impunity is perpetuated is through financial immunization of officers.
One potential accountability mechanism and alternative means of reducing legal liability for police and municipalities that has been largely overlooked by the public and policing scholars is mandatory individual professional liability (misconduct) insurance for officers. This novel accountability mechanism would work like automobile insurance. Drivers who engage in serious and repeated car accidents have higher insurance premiums. Likewise, officers who engage in grave and repeated incidents of misconduct would have higher premiums. Thus, officers would have financial incentives to avoid misconduct and the increased premiums that they would then have to pay. If a driver has too many accidents, a car insurer can drop coverage, and the driver is no longer permitted to drive. Likewise, if an officer were to commit repeated misconduct, a private insurer could drop coverage. Furthermore, police departments could require officers to carry their own insurance. If they could not get such insurance, police officers, especially repeat offenders, would become unemployable, taken off the streets, and no longer pose a threat to public safety.
In recent years, Minneapolis has been at the center of reform efforts to require police to carry professional liability insurance. In 2016, the Committee for Professional Policing (CFPP), a police accountability group in Minneapolis, Minnesota, attempted to make Minneapolis the first city nationwide to require municipal-level police to carry professional liability insurance. Although a 2016 ballot campaign ultimately failed, CFPP raised national consciousness about this novel, potential reform. In the wake of George Floyd’s death, CFPP leaders—along with other major police accountability groups in Minnesota, including two chapters of Black Lives Matter—have proposed a host of reforms to end police violence, including a renewed push to require officers to carry such insurance.
How Mandatory Professional Liability Insurance Would Work in Practice
An array of funding arrangements are used to cover police misconduct-related lawsuits, and the amount (if any) police agencies and individual officers contribute toward payouts varies by jurisdiction. Large, mid-sized, and small municipalities use three central approaches to satisfy payouts: 1) self-insurance (also referred to as self-indemnification), meaning payouts are made using public funds generated from taxpayer dollars; 2) private insurance, which cities and departments buy from insurance companies; and 3) intergovernmental insurance risk pools, which spreads risk across multiple cities that pay into a membership cooperative. The city of Minneapolis, which has a population of nearly 430,000 people, self-insures, as do many other mid-sized and large US cities.
Self-insured cities, like Minneapolis, would cover the base insurance rate for officers, but officers would be individually responsible for any premium increases due to misconduct, like car insurance premium increases after an auto accident. Officers who continue to engage in misconduct would eventually become uninsurable and, therefore, unemployable since a requirement of employment would be to carry insurance. Mandatory insurance would reduce the financial burden currently placed on taxpayers, especially in self-insured cities. It would challenge the status quo of police impunity by circumventing police union labor protections against officers being fired or reinstated by arbitrators following incidents of grave misconduct, especially rogue officers who repeatedly engage in misconduct. It would also shift discretionary authority from legal actors in the criminal justice system—who rarely punish problem officers—to private insurance companies. Finally, it would incentivize officers to engage in good conduct since private insurers could potentially reward officers who refrain from misconduct with lower insurance premiums similar to how good drivers pay lower premiums than bad drivers.
Increased Police Liability Due to Growing Number of Civil Lawsuits & Large Payouts
In recent decades, legal liability facing cities and police agencies has increased significantly due to police misconduct – and this fact has shaped proposals in Minneapolis and elsewhere. One sign of increased police liability is the rising number of civil lawsuits involving police. From 1980 to 2005, the number of federal court decisions on misconduct-related civil lawsuits filed against police almost tripled. Within these cases, nonsanctioned use of force by officers during arrest and failure to ensure due process are the two most common areas in which citizens typically seek damages and receive settlements.
Another sign of increased police liability is evidenced in the large financial settlements awarded to citizens that successfully sue police, their departments, and municipalities. In recent years, the cost of settling police misconduct cases has increased dramatically in large US cities. In 2014, the ten cities with the biggest police departments paid $248.7 million in police misconduct-related settlements and judgments, which was a forty-eight percent increase from the $168.3 million paid in 2010. Over that five-year period, those cities combined paid $1.02 billion in these cases.
To cover the increasing costs of misconduct, some US cities and counties are issuing or selling “ police brutality bonds ,” and, consequently, entering into long-term debt cycles.
Irrespective of the approach cities employ to cover liability lawsuits (i.e., self-insurance, private insurance, or intergovernmental insurance risk pools), misconduct payouts represent a miniscule portion of these cities’ budgets. Despite this, many cities, especially self-insured ones, are still struggling to pay for liability-related costs. To cover the increasing costs of misconduct, some US cities and counties are issuing or selling what researchers Alyxandra Goodwin, Whitney Shepard, and Carrie Sloan refer to as “police brutality bonds,” and, consequently, entering into long-term debt cycles. In some instances, this is a response to revenue shortfalls following the Great Recession of 2008. For example, from 2008 to 2017, Chicago, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Lake County, Indiana borrowed nearly $838 million in police brutality bonds. Banks, firms, and investors that purchased these bonds made over a billion-dollar profit in interest and fees. Consequently, taxpayers in these cities and counties will be obligated to pay a combined total of $1.87 billion.
Up until the recent COVID-19 deadly pandemic and global economic depression, the US economy as a whole had recuperated from the 2008 financial crisis, but many governments still struggled with budget problems. Some cities and counties routinely do not budget enough for police liability and regularly shift money from budgets earmarked for education, social services, and infrastructure to cover payouts, or bond borrow, or both. To pay off debts owed to bondholders, some cities use funds from public services, raise taxes, and/or continually issue new bonds, which perpetuates debt cycles. The high costs of payouts have fueled the push for police liability reforms, including holding police departments and individual officers more financially accountable, which some cities, like Baltimore, have taken steps to implement.
How Current Laws Protect Police from Financial Liability
Under current law, officers rarely face financial liability for their actions. Police departments indemnify officers, which means that they provide them with legal representation and assume the costs of judgments and settlements stemming from misconduct that they engage in during the course of their employment. Criminologist Noel Otu was the first academic to propose that municipal-level police be required to carry professional liability insurance. More recently, some police accountability activists, legal scholars, research centers, and think tanks have either recommended that police be required to carry such insurance or that the possibility be further explored.
Numerous studies find that a small number of officers receive a disproportionate number of citizen complaints and engage in a disproportionate amount of misconduct. However, even officers who are repeatedly sued for misconduct in federal civil lawsuits typically evade any type of discipline, including “legal, financial and moral liability.”
In the first national study of police indemnification in small, mid-sized, and large police departments, legal scholar Joanna C. Schwartz found that officers are nearly always indemnified when facing misconduct-related federal civil lawsuits. Between 2006 and 2011, in 44 of the 70 biggest police departments nationwide, officers involved in misconduct lawsuits only paid .02 percent of the money awarded to plaintiffs. In 37 small and mid-sized departments, officers paid no money in settlements or judgments. In only around 40 cases were officers required to help pay for the settlements and judgments awarded to plaintiffs. Schwartz also found that officers were almost always indemnified, including in cases where they were “disciplined, terminated, or criminally prosecuted as a result of their conduct.” Even officers who are repeatedly sued for misconduct in federal civil lawsuits typically evade any type of discipline, including “legal, financial and moral liability.” This is especially troubling since numerous studies find that a small number of officers receive a disproportionate number of citizen complaints and engage in a disproportionate amount of misconduct. For example, in their quantitative analysis of over 50,000 civilian complaints against Chicago police officers from 2002 to 2014, legal scholars Kyle Rozema and Max Schanzenbach found that between one and five percent of officers engage in a disproportionate amount of egregious misconduct and present the highest risk of committing grave misconduct. While they acknowledge that damage awards do not accurately reflect incidents of gravest misconduct, they find, after controlling for district assignment, that, “The worst 1 percent of officers, as measured by civilian allegations, generate almost 5 times the number of payouts and over 4 times the total damage payouts in civil rights litigation.”
Misconduct settlements and judgments tend to be paid out from a city’s general budget or insurer, and departments are rarely financially impacted or obligated to help pay for lawsuits. Thus, there is “double indemnification”: both officers and police agencies are indemnified by the city, which covers the cost of settlements and judgments against officers through a general fund. Even in municipalities that hold departments financially liable, such monetary pressures alone will not curb misconduct. Therefore, Schwartz concludes that other pressures are needed to reduce police misconduct, including one that is rarely used but potentially powerful: “to financially sanction individual officers who have violated department policies or the law.” She proposes that municipalities more routinely hold individual officers financially accountable for their misconduct but that municipalities still incur most of the costs stemming from payouts. Putting most of the financial onus on municipalities for the personal liability of their officers spreads risk, safeguards officers from becoming overly cautious while on patrol (i.e., overdeterrence), and makes certain that victims of police misconduct are compensated when their civil rights are violated.
Brief Background on CFPP’s Failed 2016 Ballot Campaign to Insure Minneapolis Police
In 2010, activists from Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB), a grassroots police accountability organization, began a Minneapolis ballot campaign to require police officers to carry their own professional liability insurance. In 2013, they founded the Committee for Professional Policing (CFPP) as a campaign committee to oversee a police insurance amendment (PIA) ballot initiative, which would have amended the Minneapolis City Charter.
Before officially launching the campaign, CUAPB devoted a year to crafting the insurance amendment and built a bipartisan coalition of insurance professionals, labor attorneys, retired police officers, and community stakeholders from across the political spectrum to vet the wording. This diverse coalition thought the PIA would address police misconduct and reduce taxes and government expenditures on misconduct-related payouts. Throughout the campaign, CFPP emphasized the cost savings of requiring such insurance. Their emphasis on cost savings is part of a broader criminal justice policy discourse that has started to dominate political and public debates about criminal justice and prison reform, especially since the 2008 financial crisis. For example, conservatives have increasingly embraced, at least to some extent, cost savings as part of bipartisan efforts to curtail the war on drugs, mass incarceration, sentencing, and prison overcrowding.
The following CFPP campaign infographic explains how the PIA would have worked in practice:
The group collected over 15,000 ballot signatures—well over the 7,000 required to get the measure on the November 2016 ballot. Nevertheless, the campaign failed when the state supreme court upheld a lower court ruling barring the proposed amendment from appearing on the ballot, ruling that it was preempted by and in conflict with several state statutes.
At the time of CFPP’s 2016 campaign, Minneapolis was not yet experiencing a financial emergency due to large financial payouts stemming from police misconduct. Today, however, the situation has worsened, following the murder of George Floyd and the recent record-setting $20 million payout to the family of Justine Ruszczyk (also known by her unofficial married name, Justine Damond). This payout was almost equivalent to the overall amount the city has paid out in misconduct settlements and judgments in the last fifteen years. To cover the Ruszczyk settlement, the city had to deplete most of its self-insurance fund, which currently has a net balance of roughly $25 million. Though the city’s chief financial officer claims that Minneapolis has enough money to cover fluctuations in annual payouts, the Ruszczyk settlement has set a new precedent for future misconduct payouts, and the effects of it are starting to reverberate. Like many other US cities and counties, Minneapolis may have to resort to bond borrowing, which could lock the city into a long-term debt cycle to cover the rising costs of misconduct-related payouts, especially in the aftermath of the recent George Floyd case.
Changing Policing After George Floyd
During and shortly after CFPP’s campaign, lawmakers in Maryland and Chicago proposed similar bills requiring police to carry their own professional liability insurance; however, neither bill passed. This potential accountability mechanism continues to gain traction across the ideological spectrum with libertarian think tanks, like the Cato Institute, supporting it, and some racial justice research centers embracing it as an imperfect but provisional reform mechanism. Most recently, legal scholars have advocated for mandatory professional liability insurance and believe that, at this time, probably the best way for US municipalities to implement such insurance is by following CFPP’s ballot measure approach.
In the immediate aftermath of Mr. Floyd’s death, Minneapolis Public Schools and the Minneapolis Park Board voted to completely sever ties with the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD), while the University of Minnesota also severed major ties. Meanwhile, the state of Minnesota has filed a civil rights charge against MPD to determine whether the department has engaged in a pattern and practice of racist policies in the last 10 years. Recently, the city responded to worldwide outcry by agreeing to prohibit MPD from using police chokeholds and neck restraints. The MPD police chief responded by withdrawing from police union contract negotiations, saying that the contract must be restructured to increase transparency and for transformational reforms to become possible. Recent empirical research by legal scholar Stephen Rushin finds that police union contract negotiations tend to lack transparency, stymie community participation, and hinder accountability efforts. Amid some community protests calling to defund MPD, the Minneapolis community and local government leaders continue to re-evaluate their relationship with MPD, including recent calls by two-thirds of city council members to disband the current force of 878 sworn officers altogether and replace it with a new community-based, non-violent public safety model. Even prior to Floyd’s death, some local community activists were calling to dismantle and divest from MPD. For example, in 2017, a “police-free” association named MPD150 comprised of local organizers, activists, researchers, and artists in Minneapolis conducted a 150-year review of MPD and called to completely abolish the department due to its long history of racism and police brutality.
Amid some community protests calling to defund MPD , the Minneapolis community and local government leaders continue to re-evaluate their relationship with MPD.
In an interview for this piece, CUAPB Board Member and CFPP Chair, Dave Bicking, said that while they are sympathetic to MPD150’s vision of a police-free society and recent calls to defund and disband the department, they do not think it is likely to happen nor do they believe that practical substitutes currently exist for some necessary police functions. After years of facing resistance to reform from the city council, CUAPB views current calls by two-thirds of city council members to disband MPD as posturing and pandering to radical activist and community protest demands, as the whole world watches.[i]
There are only two ways to amend the city charter. The first way is “by ordinance if passed by the unanimous affirmative vote of the entire membership of the City Council and the approval of the mayor.” However, currently, the city council only has 12-active members out of 13 and, therefore, does not have an “entire membership” present to vote to amend the charter, and the Minneapolis mayor recently stated that he does not support defunding or disbanding the department. The second way to amend is through a ballot measure, such as the one CFPP tried to pass. Theoretically, there is still enough time for ballot measures to be placed on the upcoming November electoral ballot calling to disband the police. But even if MPD were disbanded, there would still be the transit police, University of Minnesota Police Department, park police, and other local police as well as Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies, state troopers, and federal law enforcement officers.
Still believing that it is necessary to reform MPD and other law enforcement agencies statewide, CUAPB released a 24-page document in the wake of Floyd’s death which was endorsed by other local police accountability groups.
Despite past resistance from Minneapolis public officials, CUAPB still believes that it is necessary to reform MPD and other law enforcement agencies statewide. This is why they released a 24-page document in the wake of Floyd’s death endorsed by other local police accountability groups entitled, “What Will It Take to End Police Violence? Recommendations for Reform” to address police brutality in Minnesota, including a renewed call to require police officers to carry their own professional liability insurance. Floyd’s murder has also galvanized national reform efforts, and several cities, including Los Angeles and New York City, have committed to reduce police budgets and reinvest in public services, especially in communities of color disproportionately affected by police violence. Such efforts are occurring as overpunishing is falling out of favor, violent crime has dramatically declined in recent decades, and criminal justice and community policing are being reimagined in ways that seek to increase public safety and advance racial justice.
The innovation of police misconduct insurance by contemporary police reformers seems well-timed, as high law enforcement expenditures are becoming more difficult to justify to the public, and the country continues to demand increased police accountability. Since Minneapolis public officials made it virtually impossible for CFPP to pass a ballot initiative requiring officers to carry individual-level insurance at the city level, CUAPB leaders are currently in talks with state lawmakers to try to mandate individual-level insurance on the state level, as part of their long-term vision and plan to build a nationwide movement to insure police.
Recommended Readings
Goodwin, Alyxandra, Whitney Shepard, and Carrie Sloan. 2018. “Police Brutality Bonds: How Wall Street Profits from Police Violence.” Action Center on Race & the Economy.
McCoy, Candace. 2010. “How Civil Rights Lawsuits Improve American Policing.” Pp. 111-160 in Holding Police Accountable, edited by Candace McCoy, 111-60. Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press.
Otu, Noel. 2006. “The Police Service and Liability Insurance: Responsible Policing.” International Journal of Police Science & Management 8(4): 294-315.
Ramirez, Deborah, Marcus Wraight, Lauren Kilmister, and Carly Perkins. 2019. “Policing the Police: Could Mandatory Professional Liability Insurance for Officers Provide a New Accountability Model?” American Journal of Criminal Law 45(2): 407-60.
Rappaport, John. 2017. “How Private Insurers Regulate Public Police.” Harvard Law Review 130(6): 1539-1614.
Rozema, Kyle, and Max Schanzenbach. 2019. “Good Cop, Bad Cop: Using Civilian Allegations to Predict Police Misconduct.” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 11(2): 225-68.
Schwartz, Joanna C. 2016. “How Governments Pay: Lawsuits, Budgets, and Police Reform.” UCLA Law Review 63(5): 1144-1299.
Schwartz, Joanna C. 2014. “Police Indemnification.” New York University Law Review 89(3): 885-1005.
Walker, Samuel, and Carol A. Archbold. 2019. The New World of Police Accountability (3rd edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
[i] Although the Minneapolis City Council may have a two-thirds majority vote, there are practical and legal problems involved in implementing abolition. For example, there are several sections in the Minneapolis City Charter that likely preclude it from happening: 1) Article VII: Section 7.2(a)(7) states that the city council has to provide a police department; 2) Article VII: Section 7.3(a) states that the Mayor has “complete power over the…maintenance…and command of the police department…”; 3) Article VII: Section 7.3(c) states that the “City Council must fund a police force of at least 0.0017 employees per resident” (based on the current census, the city council must fund at least 730 officers); and 4) Article VII: Section 7.3(a)(2) states that “[e]ach peace officer appointed in the police department must be licensed as required by law.” Under Minnesota Statute 626.84, only peace officers who are licensed by the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training are “charged with the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal laws of the state” and granted the “full power of arrest.”


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-21--UN Shares Antifa Flag – Tells US Antifa Has Right To ‘Freedom of Expression’, ‘Peaceful Assembly’

UN Shares Antifa Flag – Tells US Antifa Has Right To ‘ Freedom of Expression ’ , ‘ Peaceful Assembly ’ What next ?
The swastika ?
This is the final nail in the coffin for this international totalitarian tool .
U.N. Shares Antifa Flag , Tells U.S. Antifa Has Right to ‘ Freedom of Expression ’ , ‘ Peaceful Assembly United Nations “ experts ” slammed President Donald Trump ’ s call to label Antifa as a terrorist organisation , claiming it will undermine Antifa ’ s right of “ peaceful assembly ” — despite many instances of violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday , the United Nations Office at Geneva ( UNOG ) posted the flag of Antifa on their official Twitter account , saying that a group of human rights “ experts ” at the globalist organisation had expressed “ profound concern over a recent statement by the U.S. Attorney-General describing Antifa and other anti-fascist activists as domestic terrorists , saying it undermines the rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly in the country.
” One expert cited in the statement from the United Nations was Fionnuala Ní Aoláin , the UN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism , who also works as the Board Chair of the Open Society Foundations Women Program — OSF being the plaything of left-liberal billionaire activist George Soros .
UN # HumanRights experts express profound concern over a recent statement by the US Attorney-General describing # Antifa and other anti-fascist activists as domestic terrorists , saying it undermines the rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly in the country .
pic.twitter.com/2Pz2dMyq8k “ International human rights law protects the right to freedom of expression , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ní Aoláin , adding that it was “ regrettable that the United States has chosen to respond to the protests in a manner that undermines these fundamental rights.
” The support from the UN for the far-left group came in response to U.S. Attorney-General William Barr ’ s statement that violence committed by Antifa “ is domestic terrorism and will be treated accordingly ” .
Though there has been no legal action taken since President Trump ’ s announcement that the U.S. will designate the group as a terrorist organisation , Ní Aoláin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrorism rhetoric undermines legitimate protests and dampens freedom of expression in the United States , which has been a hallmark of U.S. constitutional values , and a beacon far beyond its shores ” .
The United Nations ’ criticism of the Trump Administration ’ s rhetoric on Antifa sparked widespread ridicule , with many calling for the U.S. to defund the international body — mimicking the leftist movement to defund the police .
Despite the United Nations ’ reference to Antifa ’ s “ alleged ” violence , its penchant for resorting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For example , Antifa supporters appeared to play a part in recent riots in the United States over the death of George Floyd , prompting the Attorney-General to move towards designating it as a terrorist organisation in the first place .
On Tuesday , meanwhile , at least 24 people clad in Antifa ’ s signature “ Black Bloc ” uniform were arrested after violently clashing with police in France .
In May , two Antifa members had been arrested for allegedly acquiring firearms in order to murder police in the French city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also at the forefront of one of the early Black Lives Matter “ protests ” at the gates of Downing Street in London .
Such protests the British capital have become increasingly violent as the month has progressed .

UN Shares Antifa Flag – Tells US Antifa Has Right To ‘Freedom of Expression’, ‘Peaceful Assembly’
What next? The swastika? This is the final nail in the coffin for this international totalitarian tool.
U.N. Shares Antifa Flag, Tells U.S. Antifa Has Right to ‘Freedom of Expression’, ‘Peaceful Assembly
United Nations “experts” slammed President Donald Trump’s call to label Antifa as a terrorist organisation, claiming it will undermine Antifa’s right of “peaceful assembly” — despite many instances of violence by the far-left anarcho-communist group.
On Friday, the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) posted the flag of Antifa on their official Twitter account, saying that a group of human rights “experts” at the globalist organisation had expressed “profound concern over a recent statement by the U.S. Attorney-General describing Antifa and other anti-fascist activists as domestic terrorists, saying it undermines the rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly in the country.”
One expert cited in the statement from the United Nations was Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, who also works as the Board Chair of the Open Society Foundations Women Program — OSF being the plaything of left-liberal billionaire activist George Soros.
UN #HumanRights experts express profound concern over a recent statement by the US Attorney-General describing #Antifa and other anti-fascist activists as domestic terrorists, saying it undermines the rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly in the country. pic.twitter.com/2Pz2dMyq8k
— UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) June 19, 2020
“International human rights law protects the right to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly,” said Ní Aoláin, adding that it was “regrettable that the United States has chosen to respond to the protests in a manner that undermines these fundamental rights.”
The support from the UN for the far-left group came in response to U.S. Attorney-General William Barr’s statement that violence committed by Antifa “is domestic terrorism and will be treated accordingly”.
Though there has been no legal action taken since President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will designate the group as a terrorist organisation, Ní Aoláin said that “the loose use of terrorism rhetoric undermines legitimate protests and dampens freedom of expression in the United States, which has been a hallmark of U.S. constitutional values, and a beacon far beyond its shores”.
The United Nations’ criticism of the Trump Administration’s rhetoric on Antifa sparked widespread ridicule, with many calling for the U.S. to defund the international body — mimicking the leftist movement to defund the police.
Despite the United Nations’ reference to Antifa’s “alleged” violence, its penchant for resorting to unlawful use of force is well-documented.
For example, Antifa supporters appeared to play a part in recent riots in the United States over the death of George Floyd, prompting the Attorney-General to move towards designating it as a terrorist organisation in the first place.
On Tuesday, meanwhile, at least 24 people clad in Antifa’s signature “Black Bloc” uniform were arrested after violently clashing with police in France.
In May, two Antifa members had been arrested for allegedly acquiring firearms in order to murder police in the French city of Lyon.
An Antifa flag was also at the forefront of one of the early Black Lives Matter “protests” at the gates of Downing Street in London. Such protests the British capital have become increasingly violent as the month has progressed.
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-21--COVID, Identity Politics, & the Global Ruling Elite

The following is my opinion based on more than a decade and a half of research into ruling elites .
Please be aware this sort of commentary is now considered domestic terrorism by the FBI , the national security state , and its propaganda media .
I have decided to post my thoughts on the destruction of America ( and Europe ) before the election .
If current polling is any indication , Donald Trump will not be re-elected .
Joe Biden will be the establishment ’ s teleprompter reader .
The Senate will swing over to Democrat control .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ corporate-financed ) allies will go after anyone to the right or left of the establishment , with the exception of groups like Black Lives Matter , which now receive millions of dollars from the likes of Citibank and the Ford Foundation , the latter long known to be a front operation controlled by the CIA .
“ The Ford Foundation and Borealis Philanthropy recently announced the formation of the Black-Led Movement Fund [ BLMF ] , a six-year pooled donor campaign aimed at raising $ 100 million for the Movement for Black Lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The COVID virus is a biological weapon deliberately released in China and from there spread to much of the rest of the world .
It did not escape from the Wuhan lab .
It was released by the US military while participating in an athletic event in Wuhan .
However , it is believed the virus was circulating in November of 2019 , possibly earlier .
In April , a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Antiviral Research ( Vol .
16 , April 2020 ) concluded the COVID virus contains features @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the paper argued the virus has no known ancestry and contains elements present in MERS , which the authors say “ was not observed in the lineage b of betacoronaviruses.
” In other words , the virus is an engineered bioweapon and not a freak of nature .
However , this military-industrial lab-created disease was not designed to kill millions and become the 21st century ’ s version of the Black Death .
It is far more useful as a fear-inducing mechanism .
Here is the game plan as I see it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money and toxic asset driven economy and blame it on the virus .
2 ) destroy Main Street business in competition with corporate behemoths ( recall John D. Rockefeller—his operating maxim was that competition is a sin ) .
4 ) normalize the idea of house arrest and the negation of core constitutional rights .
5 ) enhance already intrusive and unconstitutional surveillance with “ contact tracing ” via smartphone and Bluetooth technology ( check out this article which details how Michigan authorities used contact tracing against anti-lockdown protesters ) .
6 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a diversion from the planned globalist reformulation of the world economy and society ( i.e.
, “ global governance , ” aka New World Order ) .
7 ) direct the corporate propaganda media to obsessively dwell on irrational race- and gender-based ideology and conflict , thus widening an engineered political divide , creating social chaos and violence , and thus diverting and reducing the threat posed to the elite and the national security state apparatus .
8 ) keep the narrative focused on Donald Trump ; downplay the evolving economic depression , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the elite ’ s endless wars and neoliberal predation ( this was accomplished during the Obama regime ) .
9 ) continue to manufacture foreign enemies—Russia , China , North Korea , Venezuela , Syria—and crackdown on “ domestic terrorists ” and “ conspiracy theorists ” now conflated with ISIS .
After Democrats take back Congress and the White House , this last point will kick into overdrive .
MAGA , already maligned as Nazis and white supremacists , will be investigated and supporters will be prosecuted and imprisoned .
Ditto folks on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and bankrolled by elite foundations and corporations .
I am convinced the ruling and financial elite consider most of us useless eaters , cattle to be exploited .
They have spent the last decade accruing vast wealth at the expense of the so-called 99 % .
They are responsible for endless wars—now largely irrelevant to the average American—and are responsible for the murder of millions of innocent civilians and igniting social and sectarian violence in the smoldering ruins left in their “ creative destruction ” wake .
Finally , I sincerely doubt the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elite and returning the nation to a sanity that has been missing for decades .
First and foremost , they are unable to break free of the voodoo spell of relentless narrative propaganda .
Millions view the left-right paradigm not as a cynically crafted ploy to divert them from the real problem—the theft of the future and present by psychopathic and misanthropic rulers , condemning billions of misery and privation—but rather as a political reality .

The following is my opinion based on more than a decade and a half of research into ruling elites. Please be aware this sort of commentary is now considered domestic terrorism by the FBI, the national security state, and its propaganda media.
I have decided to post my thoughts on the destruction of America (and Europe) before the election. If current polling is any indication, Donald Trump will not be re-elected. Joe Biden will be the establishment’s teleprompter reader. The Senate will swing over to Democrat control. Democrats and their “progressive” (corporate-financed) allies will go after anyone to the right or left of the establishment, with the exception of groups like Black Lives Matter, which now receive millions of dollars from the likes of Citibank and the Ford Foundation, the latter long known to be a front operation controlled by the CIA.
“The Ford Foundation and Borealis Philanthropy recently announced the formation of the Black-Led Movement Fund [BLMF], a six-year pooled donor campaign aimed at raising $100 million for the Movement for Black Lives coalition,” reports The Washington Times.
The COVID virus is a biological weapon deliberately released in China and from there spread to much of the rest of the world. It did not escape from the Wuhan lab. It was released by the US military while participating in an athletic event in Wuhan. However, it is believed the virus was circulating in November of 2019, possibly earlier.
In April, a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Antiviral Research (Vol. 16, April 2020) concluded the COVID virus contains features not present in other viruses. Moreover, the paper argued the virus has no known ancestry and contains elements present in MERS, which the authors say “was not observed in the lineage b of betacoronaviruses.” In other words, the virus is an engineered bioweapon and not a freak of nature.
However, this military-industrial lab-created disease was not designed to kill millions and become the 21st century’s version of the Black Death. It is far more useful as a fear-inducing mechanism.
Here is the game plan as I see it:
1) bring down teetering fiat money and toxic asset driven economy and blame it on the virus.
2) destroy Main Street business in competition with corporate behemoths (recall John D. Rockefeller—his operating maxim was that competition is a sin).
3) create massive and sustained unemployment.
4) normalize the idea of house arrest and the negation of core constitutional rights.
5) enhance already intrusive and unconstitutional surveillance with “contact tracing” via smartphone and Bluetooth technology (check out this article which details how Michigan authorities used contact tracing against anti-lockdown protesters).
6) foment unrest and exacerbate social ills as a diversion from the planned globalist reformulation of the world economy and society (i.e., “global governance,” aka New World Order).
7) direct the corporate propaganda media to obsessively dwell on irrational race- and gender-based ideology and conflict, thus widening an engineered political divide, creating social chaos and violence, and thus diverting and reducing the threat posed to the elite and the national security state apparatus.
8) keep the narrative focused on Donald Trump; downplay the evolving economic depression, distract attention, and debate away from the elite’s endless wars and neoliberal predation (this was accomplished during the Obama regime).
9) continue to manufacture foreign enemies—Russia, China, North Korea, Venezuela, Syria—and crackdown on “domestic terrorists” and “conspiracy theorists” now conflated with ISIS.
After Democrats take back Congress and the White House, this last point will kick into overdrive. MAGA, already maligned as Nazis and white supremacists, will be investigated and supporters will be prosecuted and imprisoned. Ditto folks on the left, or those not associated and bankrolled by elite foundations and corporations.
I am convinced the ruling and financial elite consider most of us useless eaters, cattle to be exploited. They have spent the last decade accruing vast wealth at the expense of the so-called 99%. They are responsible for endless wars—now largely irrelevant to the average American—and are responsible for the murder of millions of innocent civilians and igniting social and sectarian violence in the smoldering ruins left in their “creative destruction” wake.
Finally, I sincerely doubt the American people are capable of confronting the elite and returning the nation to a sanity that has been missing for decades. First and foremost, they are unable to break free of the voodoo spell of relentless narrative propaganda. Millions view the left-right paradigm not as a cynically crafted ploy to divert them from the real problem—the theft of the future and present by psychopathic and misanthropic rulers, condemning billions of misery and privation—but rather as a political reality.
Article posted with permission from Kurt Nimmo