thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-03--Education:  Up In Smoke?

Education:  Up In Smoke?

Anti Fed Ed Warriors , what if I told you that Congress is ramping up MORE federal control over how our children live ?
Especially when it comes to what type of habits they have .
What do I mean ?
There are at least 3 bills from the 116th targeting youth ( ages 18 to 21 ) and their choices in smoking .
Be it cigars , cigarettes , or vapors ( e-cigarettes ) .
Let me pause right here and state for the record that I do not promote smoking at any age .
However , research shows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 18-21 start WELL before the age of 18 .
So why has Congress dedicated so much time to focus on the habits of our youth ?
Economics and control of humans is what I ’ m ‘ betting ’ my research on .
Warriors , these two related Bills are called the “ Reversing Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act ” .
HR 2339 is 46 pages and was sponsored by Rep. Pallone ( NJ ) .
HR 2339 has 126 co-sponsors .
Since the beginning of 2020 , this Bill has added about 24 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 126 .
States represented by these recent Representatives are : MN , TX , MI , MO , PA , RI , CA , CT , NM , IN , NY , and OR .
Other States represented by those co-sponsoring in 2019 : WA , AL , FL , CO , TN , MA , MS , HI , AS , and GA. Two ‘ at-large ’ Representatives from D. C. and the American Virgin Islands also are in support of HR 2339 .
Warriors , you might be interested in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That ’ s H Res .
116-866 .
Be sure to read the Conference Report for HR 2339 , as well .
It ’ s 84 pages and has lots of ‘ Congressional findings ‘ .
“ Education ” is embedded 17 times and will focus on the public via media .
“ Youth ” is embedded 84 times .
“ Taxes ” are embedded 10 times .
“ Fees levied ” shows up 110 times .
( *Note : ‘ fees levied ’ is another phrase for taxation . )
S 3174 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sherrod ( OH ) .
This one has 11 co-sponsors .
States represented : OR , CT , RI , MA , IL , MD , CA , DE , and NH .
Warriors , directly above is an image detailing the biggest points from both HR 2339 and S 3174 .
Where can we expect this type of government control in education BEFORE the ages of 18 to 21 ?
The Secretary of the Health and Human Services has been given a tremendous amount of ‘ free reign ’ .
We can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law , it will be passed down to those in our schools and communities ( remember , it ’ s a public health issue ) via ESSA ( Every Student Succeeds Act ) , your State Depts .
of HHS , Early Head Start , Head Start , TANF ( Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ) and every other type of service or funding stream directly/indirectly tied to education and public health .
It won ’ t stop there , though .
Remember the USMCA ( US-Mexico-Canada Agreement ) has several public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Medicaid , especially will be controlled , not by We the People , but international commissions deciding for us .
In the image below , look where public health ‘ lands ’ .
Warriors , this House Bill directly related to the two Congressional Bills above .
HR 3223 is sponsored by Rep. Shaheen ( NH ) and has 5 co-sponsors .
This one will definitely carry economic impacts , as well as mandate who has access to what type of smoking devices .
While I don ’ t support smoking at any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , especially those 18 to 21 , are making a personal choice .
Those choices are supposed to be protected under the U.S. Constitution .
We also need to understand that the federal government has ZERO business telling us ( at any age ) what choices we can and can ’ t have .
Nor , should the federal government involve so many in authority to ensure we are ‘ towing the line ’ .
Because ‘ vaping ’ is an alternative for those under 18 ( as well as past 21 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this issue ‘ public health ’ we can absolutely expect ‘ school safety ’ programs to encompass this .
So much indoctrination is occuring RIGHT NOW in the name of ‘ school safety ’ .
We can also expect the SEL ( Social Emotional Learning ) to address smoking ( as well as all other bad habits ) via ACEs ( Adverse Childhood Experiences ) .
From La Sierra University , this quote about ACEs , “ ACEs are the root cause of many serious academic , social and behavioral problems that have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ receiving the full benefits of education.
” Warriors , let me point out , I ’ m not saying children should exercise their freedoms to smoke ( or participate in other bad habits ) , BUT the government shouldn ’ t be the parent in this situation .
I ’ m also not saying that children shouldn ’ t be taught the health dangers of smoking , BUT ACEs and SEL micro-manage attitudes , values , and , beliefs to criminal levels ALREADY .
Those teaching may OR may not have the medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Again , this is not the school ’ s job to address medical needs for the communities .
These Bills from the 116th WILL only ADD to these existing problems NOT fix them !
Warriors , this 2019 USA Today article showed how Big Tobacco was lobbying Congress to increase the age of smoking to 21 ( especially for e-cigarettes ) .
Open Secrets shows that Big Tobacco spent almost $ 28 million in lobbying Congress in 2019 .
For contrast , Big Tobacco spent just over $ 72 million back in 1998 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ link , look at the global companies .
Then , think USMCA and the 116th Bills I ’ ve featured .
If you access the USA Today article , here ’ s S 1541 , which was mentioned with Sen. McConnell ’ s name .
S 1258 and HR 2411 ( Tobacco to 21 Act ) were introduced in 2019 , as well .
These would prohibit the sale of all tobacco to anyone under 21 .
Now , Warriors , ask yourselves this : What happens when you prohibit someone from doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warned or regulated actually avoid the danger or do they flock to it simply because it ’ s now more attractive to them ?
Any parent can tell you what happens .
Some will obey , but many will go ahead because they refuse to be controlled .
While expanding the age for who can buy tobacco might be a good idea , focus on the fact that both these Bills are more concerned with health care costs and wages lost than our children ’ s well being .
Warriors , this directly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being more ‘ global ’ , in other words , how the US can continue to usher in the UN ’ s SDGs ( United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ) .
Warriors , be sure to enlarge that image you see .
To access the article it comes from , go here .
To access the World Bank ’ s “ Moving the Needle ” Report ( where you can find the ‘ sin taxes ’ and how they are to fund aligning us to all the same health care ) , go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scroll back up to the image for S 3174 and HR 2339 .
Compare how my 2018 information is playing out in 2020 .
Warriors , 2020 is an election year and we are seeing early voting taking place RIGHT now .
Remember , almost 90 % of the U.S. Congress is up for re-election or filling vacant seats .
If we wish to STOP Congressional nanny-state-itis , we MUST elect ‘ clean ’ candidates !
From 2002 to today , Lynne has been a featured speaker at small meetings and large conferences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a frequent guest on nationwide radio and multimedia shows .
Lynne also co-established PIE NC ( Preserving Integrity and Excellence in Education ) .
She is a retired private ( homeschool ) teacher and regionally recognized support group leader .
She has also been a business owner , worked with children 's ministry and currently is an education liaison for Protecting Innocence Campaign ( based in OH ) , wife and mom .
Lynne is also an adviser to the national grassroots campaign `` Child Abuse in the Classroom '' , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Repealing ESSA and Restoring FERPA '' are the best ways to help restore our nation 's education system .
She was also awarded the 2011 Distinguished Educator from the National Society of High School Scholars , as well as the 2016 L & B Network 's Torchbearer Award for educational advocacy .
She has been recognized by her peers as an expert in Common Core , Career Tech Education , Career Pathways , workforce and competency-based education reform , federal overreaches into education and our families .

Anti Fed Ed Warriors, what if I told you that Congress is ramping up MORE federal control over how our children live? Especially when it comes to what type of habits they have.
What do I mean? There are at least 3 bills from the 116th targeting youth (ages 18 to 21) and their choices in smoking. Be it cigars, cigarettes, or vapors (e-cigarettes).
Let me pause right here and state for the record that I do not promote smoking at any age. However, research shows that most smokers, including youth ages 18-21 start WELL before the age of 18.
(Source)
So why has Congress dedicated so much time to focus on the habits of our youth? Economics and control of humans is what I’m ‘betting’ my research on.
HR 2339 And S 3174:
Warriors, these two related Bills are called the “Reversing Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act”.
HR 2339 is 46 pages and was sponsored by Rep. Pallone (NJ). HR 2339 has 126 co-sponsors. Since the beginning of 2020, this Bill has added about 24 more Representatives to bring the total to 126. States represented by these recent Representatives are: MN, TX, MI, MO, PA, RI, CA, CT, NM, IN, NY, and OR. Other States represented by those co-sponsoring in 2019: WA, AL, FL, CO, TN, MA, MS, HI, AS, and GA. Two ‘at-large’ Representatives from D. C. and the American Virgin Islands also are in support of HR 2339.
Warriors, you might be interested in the accompanying House Resolution for HR 2339. That’s H Res. 116-866.
Be sure to read the Conference Report for HR 2339, as well. It’s 84 pages and has lots of ‘Congressional findings‘.
“Education” is embedded 17 times and will focus on the public via media. “Youth” is embedded 84 times. “Taxes” are embedded 10 times. “Fees levied” shows up 110 times. (*Note: ‘fees levied’ is another phrase for taxation.)
S 3174 is 35 pages and sponsored by Sen. Sherrod (OH). This one has 11 co-sponsors. States represented: OR, CT, RI, MA, IL, MD, CA, DE, and NH.
Warriors, directly above is an image detailing the biggest points from both HR 2339 and S 3174. Where can we expect this type of government control in education BEFORE the ages of 18 to 21?
The Secretary of the Health and Human Services has been given a tremendous amount of ‘free reign’. We can expect that IF one of these becomes law, it will be passed down to those in our schools and communities (remember, it’s a public health issue) via ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act), your State Depts. of HHS, Early Head Start, Head Start, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and every other type of service or funding stream directly/indirectly tied to education and public health.
It won’t stop there, though. Remember the USMCA (US-Mexico-Canada Agreement) has several public health parameters which must be conformed to. Medicaid, especially will be controlled, not by We the People, but international commissions deciding for us. In the image below, look where public health ‘lands’.
HR 3223, “Resources To Prevent Youth Vaping Act”:
Warriors, this House Bill directly related to the two Congressional Bills above. HR 3223 is sponsored by Rep. Shaheen (NH) and has 5 co-sponsors. This one will definitely carry economic impacts, as well as mandate who has access to what type of smoking devices.
While I don’t support smoking at any age, we need to understand this, especially those 18 to 21, are making a personal choice. Those choices are supposed to be protected under the U.S. Constitution. We also need to understand that the federal government has ZERO business telling us (at any age) what choices we can and can’t have. Nor, should the federal government involve so many in authority to ensure we are ‘towing the line’.
Because ‘vaping’ is an alternative for those under 18 (as well as past 21), AND all these Bills are making this issue ‘public health’ we can absolutely expect ‘school safety’ programs to encompass this. So much indoctrination is occuring RIGHT NOW in the name of ‘school safety’. We can also expect the SEL (Social Emotional Learning) to address smoking (as well as all other bad habits) via ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences).
From La Sierra University, this quote about ACEs, “ACEs are the root cause of many serious academic, social and behavioral problems that have the potential to prevent a child from receiving the full benefits of education.”
Warriors, let me point out, I’m not saying children should exercise their freedoms to smoke (or participate in other bad habits), BUT the government shouldn’t be the parent in this situation. I’m also not saying that children shouldn’t be taught the health dangers of smoking, BUT ACEs and SEL micro-manage attitudes, values, and, beliefs to criminal levels ALREADY. Those teaching may OR may not have the medical degrees to properly lead the students. Again, this is not the school’s job to address medical needs for the communities.
These Bills from the 116th WILL only ADD to these existing problems NOT fix them!
From 2019:
Warriors, this 2019 USA Today article showed how Big Tobacco was lobbying Congress to increase the age of smoking to 21 (especially for e-cigarettes). Open Secrets shows that Big Tobacco spent almost $28 million in lobbying Congress in 2019. For contrast, Big Tobacco spent just over $72 million back in 1998.
If you visit the Open Secrets link, look at the global companies. Then, think USMCA and the 116th Bills I’ve featured.
If you access the USA Today article, here’s S 1541, which was mentioned with Sen. McConnell’s name.
S 1258 and HR 2411 (Tobacco to 21 Act) were introduced in 2019, as well. These would prohibit the sale of all tobacco to anyone under 21.
Now, Warriors, ask yourselves this: What happens when you prohibit someone from doing something, especially harmful? Do those warned or regulated actually avoid the danger or do they flock to it simply because it’s now more attractive to them? Any parent can tell you what happens. Some will obey, but many will go ahead because they refuse to be controlled.
While expanding the age for who can buy tobacco might be a good idea, focus on the fact that both these Bills are more concerned with health care costs and wages lost than our children’s well being.
Warriors, this directly plays back into the Congressional direction of being more ‘global’, in other words, how the US can continue to usher in the UN’s SDGs (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals).
Wait, what Lynne?
Warriors, be sure to enlarge that image you see. To access the article it comes from, go here.
To access the World Bank’s “Moving the Needle” Report (where you can find the ‘sin taxes’ and how they are to fund aligning us to all the same health care), go to this archived article.
Now, scroll back up to the image for S 3174 and HR 2339. Compare how my 2018 information is playing out in 2020.
Closing:
Warriors, 2020 is an election year and we are seeing early voting taking place RIGHT now. Remember, almost 90% of the U.S. Congress is up for re-election or filling vacant seats. If we wish to STOP Congressional nanny-state-itis, we MUST elect ‘clean’ candidates!
Article posted with permission from Lynne Taylor


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-03--Immoral Doctor Suggests Involving Children To Witness Murder By Physician Procedures Beneficial To T

Immoral Doctor Suggests Involving Children To Witness Murder By Physician Procedures Beneficial To Them

If you don ’ t think the medical profession and physicians have taken a nosedive , you have not been paying attention .
While some may find it difficult to harp on the medical profession because they were a part of it , I , certainly , do not .
What is passing for doctors and nurses today , in many cases , is unconscionable .
Those of us former nurses , current nurses and doctors who were educated using the “ old school method ” ( and you medical professionals know what I ’ m talking about ) are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of patient care – treat the patient holistically when illness/disease can be treated and provide comfort measures and care when going through the dying process .
Moreover , we were taught that “ euthanasia ” /murder by physician was unethical , immoral and illegal – against God ’ s laws .
Yes , I went to a Christian , all-female nursing school .
And , I thank God every day for leading me there for education .
For some unknown reason , medical professionals are embracing the idea of murdering those who want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not the stomach to do it themselves .
In no way am I suggesting that one is “ brave ” to end one ’ s life .
What I am saying is that it is the continued action of cowardice to involve and infringe upon another to help with/assist with/commit murder .
Those medical professionals who embrace this horrendous practice are now involved in the debate of including children at the bedside when engaging in murder by physician .
The original article/post by Dr. Susan Woolhouse can be viewed at the University of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this “ doctor ” had to say .
I have had the privilege of being involved in over 70 assisted deaths , either as an assessor or provider .
The average age of individuals receiving medical assistance in dying ( MAID ) is 72 ( 1 ) .
In my experience , they die surrounded by their adult children and , occasionally , by their grown grandchildren .
One day I received a referral for a 40-year old man , and I realized how ill-prepared I was to support a family with young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told me that involving children in the MAID process of their loved one was possibly one of the most important and therapeutic experiences for a child .
My past experiences during my palliative care rotations reassured me that children could benefit from bearing witness to a loved one ’ s death .
Why would MAID be any different ?
I set out to learn more about how children grieve and ways in which I could support children through the dying of a loved one seeking MAID.… Contrary to our instinct to protect children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have less anxiety , better trust in health care professionals and better psychological well-being .
( 2-4 ) A Swedish study that explored parents talking to their dying children about death found that no parent regretted speaking candidly to their children , but that one-third of parents who did not have these frank discussions regretted not having done so .
( 5 ) We can care better for children by preparing them for life ’ s hard stuff .
Assuming that children are given honest , compassionate and non-judgmental information about MAID , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ witnessing a medically assisted death can not be integrated as a normal part of the end of life journey for their loved one .
If the adults surrounding them normalize MAID , so will the children .
Adults “ normalizing ” murder by physician will help the children “ normalize ” murder by physician .
Anyone else see where this is going ?
It is indoctrinating the next generation to accept the murder of their loved ones for “ reasons ” .
When my daughter ’ s cat was injured , we did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , his leg was going to have to be removed since the treatment did not save the leg .
During his convalescence , he stopped eating and drinking , losing weight and becoming lethargic .
He tried to get outside but he was defenseless .
The vet recommended the cat , Herbert , be euthanized because he was essentially starving himself to death because of the drastic change in his life .
My daughter was seven at the time .
We explained it to her , told her that it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said goodbye to Herbert and left .
She was very upset .
The next month her great-grandmother had to have a knee replacement .
My daughter asked if her great-grandmother was going to have to be “ put to sleep ” because of her leg surgery .
She equated what happened to Herbert with what was going on with her great-grandmother .
It was a long and careful conversation to explain the difference .
Many questions followed .
Therefore , I can not see that involving children in the actual act would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder .
But more than that , children can not grasp certain concepts until a certain age .
It has to do with the cognitive developmental stages .
And , there is the psychosocial developmental stages identified by Erik Erickson that also drives what an individual is accomplishing at different ages that play along with this as well .
Dr. Woolhouse does not acknowledge these different stages of development to determine if a child can even accept the concept of the end of life , much less whether it is advisable to expose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the child can not understand the difference in severity of illnesses .
My daughter was a good example of why not to expose a child to a procedure that results in death .
It is not a procedure , even with an animal , that I could endure , much less expose my child to it .
To hear a doctor indicate that this murder by physician should be “ normalized ” so children will normalize it is just pure evil .
Dr. Woolhouse continues and her “ advise ” gets even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ask : “ Can I provide you with some information about how you might talk with your children about MAID ?
” In order to do this , parents/caregivers will need some tools about how to approach this difficult conversation .
Here are some of the suggestions that I give families : Have the adult initiate the conversation about death and dying and then let the child take the lead about how much information they want .
You can try starting the conversation with : “ I ’ m wondering if you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is happening to [ their loved one ] ?
” .
Make sure to name and explain the disease using correct language .
Be honest about what you don ’ t know .
There are many great resources directed at helping to explain dying and terminal illnesses to children .
( Resources # 1-4 ) .
When explaining MAID to children , reinforcing that dying is not due to lack of effort is important .
Their loved one wants to live and watch them grow up .
But their disease makes this impossible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease does not have a cure and that despite trying different treatments their loved one is going to die .
Here is a suggested way to explain MAID : “ In Canada , when someone has an illness that will cause their body to die , they can wait for this to happen or they can ask a doctor help .
The doctor or nurse uses a medication that stops the body from working and causes the body to die .
This is done in a way that isn ’ t painful ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guide these conversations ( Resource # 5,6 ) .
Her explanation to the child that murder by physician isn ’ t painful is dishonest and an outright lie .
These lethal injection drugs have not been verified by any agency to be pain free and are being used experimentally on these individual requesting to be murdered .
Some of the information is based on research by Professor Jaideep Pandit as published in the British Medical Journal .
difficulty in swallowing the prescribed dose ( up to nine per cent ) and vomiting in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can prevent proper dosing .
Re-emergence from a coma occurred in two per cent of cases , with a small number of patients even sitting up during the dying process , the authors said .
After oral sedative ingestion , patients usually lose consciousness within five minutes .
However , death takes considerably longer .
But in a third of cases , death can take up to 30 hours , and some deaths took as many as seven days to occur ( four per cent ) .
The recently released 2018 Oregon DWD @ @ @ @ @ @ @ duration for death was 21 hours and when the DCMP2 lethal drug cocktail was used the average death took 2 hours .
The Oregon report did not report or address the extent of suffering caused by these lethal cocktails .
In an article appearing in The Seattle Times , written by JoNel Aleccia , reported on the experimentation on individuals with differing “ cocktails ” to find a cheaper “ cocktail ” for murder by physician .
It was summarized by Alan Schadenberg in the original source article .
Research into a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too expensive and Pentobarbital became unavailable in the US .
The article states : The first Seconal alternative turned out to be too harsh , burning patients ’ mouths and throats , causing some to scream in pain .
The second drug mix , used 67 times , has led to deaths that stretched out hours in some patients — and up to 31 hours in one case .
The lethal drug cocktail experiments were done with human experiments .
Even though people suffered greatly from the lethal cocktail , the drug experiments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were several other articles written detailing the same issues with these lethal cocktails as documented by JoNel Aleccia .
Even though these articles are several year old , there has not been any additional information to counter these documented horrors .
The current cocktail being used is dubbed DDMP2 for its components – Digoxin , Diazepam , Morphine Sulfate , and propranolol , which is still producing prolonged and unpeaceful dying according to a 2019 article in Anesthesia .
And this so-called doctor , Susan Woolhouse , proposes to include children in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far , very few of these pieces of legislation provide for protection of conscience rights of health care professionals who refuse to participate in government-sanctioned/controlled murder by physician .
This means that if medical professionals and the general public do not rise up to oppose these atrocious , illegal , immoral , unethical , unconstitutional laws , those who refuse to participate , as a professional , based upon conscience could see some punitive measures from the government , employer or both .
And , it all seems to be flying under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on this and national lamestream government-controlled entertainment enemedia has ignored this issue .
This not only affects physicians .
It affects nurses and pharmacists as well .
The exposure of our children to the depravity and immorality of the LGBTQrstuvwxyz “ lifestyle ” as normal creates confusion among all age groups .
Moreover , we are seeing an increase in sexualization of children , some as young as kindergarteners , and the oversexualization of our children through immoral teachings in the school system .
Now , some idiot doctor wants to expose children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these lethal cocktail drugs produce prolonged dying and suffering during the process .
Imagine how much trust that would instill when taking a child to the doctor .
They came for the most innocent – unborn babies .
They came for the elderly – Obamacare and government-sanction/controlled murder by physician .
Now , they target the mentally ill and “ incompetent ” while advocating for children to watch this horrid procedure and suffering of their loved one .
How much more evil are we going to tolerate to appease the “ woke ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hopefully , it is before the abuse of involving children in this immorality can occur .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

If you don’t think the medical profession and physicians have taken a nosedive, you have not been paying attention. While some may find it difficult to harp on the medical profession because they were a part of it, I, certainly, do not. What is passing for doctors and nurses today, in many cases, is unconscionable. Those of us former nurses, current nurses and doctors who were educated using the “old school method” (and you medical professionals know what I’m talking about) are considered “antiquated” in our views of patient care – treat the patient holistically when illness/disease can be treated and provide comfort measures and care when going through the dying process. Moreover, we were taught that “euthanasia”/murder by physician was unethical, immoral and illegal – against God’s laws. Yes, I went to a Christian, all-female nursing school. And, I thank God every day for leading me there for education.
For some unknown reason, medical professionals are embracing the idea of murdering those who want to end their life, but have not the stomach to do it themselves. In no way am I suggesting that one is “brave” to end one’s life. What I am saying is that it is the continued action of cowardice to involve and infringe upon another to help with/assist with/commit murder. Those medical professionals who embrace this horrendous practice are now involved in the debate of including children at the bedside when engaging in murder by physician. The original article/post by Dr. Susan Woolhouse can be viewed at the University of British Columbia website.
This is what this “doctor” had to say.
I have had the privilege of being involved in over 70 assisted deaths, either as an assessor or provider. The average age of individuals receiving medical assistance in dying (MAID) is 72 (1). In my experience, they die surrounded by their adult children and, occasionally, by their grown grandchildren. One day I received a referral for a 40-year old man, and I realized how ill-prepared I was to support a family with young children through MAID. Yet, instinct told me that involving children in the MAID process of their loved one was possibly one of the most important and therapeutic experiences for a child. My past experiences during my palliative care rotations reassured me that children could benefit from bearing witness to a loved one’s death. Why would MAID be any different? I set out to learn more about how children grieve and ways in which I could support children through the dying of a loved one seeking MAID.…
Contrary to our instinct to protect children, children who have more end-of-life information have less anxiety, better trust in health care professionals and better psychological well-being. (2-4)
A Swedish study that explored parents talking to their dying children about death found that no parent regretted speaking candidly to their children, but that one-third of parents who did not have these frank discussions regretted not having done so. (5)
We can care better for children by preparing them for life’s hard stuff.
Assuming that children are given honest, compassionate and non-judgmental information about MAID, there is no reason to think that witnessing a medically assisted death cannot be integrated as a normal part of the end of life journey for their loved one. If the adults surrounding them normalize MAID, so will the children.
Adults “normalizing” murder by physician will help the children “normalize” murder by physician. Anyone else see where this is going? It is indoctrinating the next generation to accept the murder of their loved ones for “reasons”.
When my daughter’s cat was injured, we did everything we could to save his life. However, his leg was going to have to be removed since the treatment did not save the leg. During his convalescence, he stopped eating and drinking, losing weight and becoming lethargic. He tried to get outside but he was defenseless. The vet recommended the cat, Herbert, be euthanized because he was essentially starving himself to death because of the drastic change in his life. My daughter was seven at the time. We explained it to her, told her that it was time for Herbert to go to Heaven, said goodbye to Herbert and left. She was very upset.
The next month her great-grandmother had to have a knee replacement. My daughter asked if her great-grandmother was going to have to be “put to sleep” because of her leg surgery. She equated what happened to Herbert with what was going on with her great-grandmother. It was a long and careful conversation to explain the difference. Many questions followed. Therefore, I cannot see that involving children in the actual act would be beneficial since I consider the act murder. But more than that, children cannot grasp certain concepts until a certain age. It has to do with the cognitive developmental stages. And, there is the psychosocial developmental stages identified by Erik Erickson that also drives what an individual is accomplishing at different ages that play along with this as well.
Dr. Woolhouse does not acknowledge these different stages of development to determine if a child can even accept the concept of the end of life, much less whether it is advisable to expose a child to a murder by physician if the child cannot understand the difference in severity of illnesses. My daughter was a good example of why not to expose a child to a procedure that results in death. It is not a procedure, even with an animal, that I could endure, much less expose my child to it. To hear a doctor indicate that this murder by physician should be “normalized” so children will normalize it is just pure evil.
Dr. Woolhouse continues and her “advise” gets even better toward the ludicrous.
You can ask: “Can I provide you with some information about how you might talk with your children about MAID?” In order to do this, parents/caregivers will need some tools about how to approach this difficult conversation. Here are some of the suggestions that I give families:
Have the adult initiate the conversation about death and dying and then let the child take the lead about how much information they want. You can try starting the conversation with: “I’m wondering if you can tell me what you understand about what is happening to [their loved one]?”.
Make sure to name and explain the disease using correct language. Be honest about what you don’t know. There are many great resources directed at helping to explain dying and terminal illnesses to children. (Resources #1-4).
When explaining MAID to children, reinforcing that dying is not due to lack of effort is important. Their loved one wants to live and watch them grow up. But their disease makes this impossible. You can also explain that the disease does not have a cure and that despite trying different treatments their loved one is going to die. Here is a suggested way to explain MAID:
“In Canada, when someone has an illness that will cause their body to die, they can wait for this to happen or they can ask a doctor help. The doctor or nurse uses a medication that stops the body from working and causes the body to die. This is done in a way that isn’t painful”.
There are great resources to help guide these conversations (Resource #5,6).
Her explanation to the child that murder by physician isn’t painful is dishonest and an outright lie. These lethal injection drugs have not been verified by any agency to be pain free and are being used experimentally on these individual requesting to be murdered. Some of the information is based on research by Professor Jaideep Pandit as published in the British Medical Journal.
Pandit reports that the complications include:
difficulty in swallowing the prescribed dose (up to nine per cent) and vomiting in 10 per cent, both of which can prevent proper dosing.
Re-emergence from a coma occurred in two per cent of cases, with a small number of patients even sitting up during the dying process, the authors said.
After oral sedative ingestion, patients usually lose consciousness within five minutes. However, death takes considerably longer.
But in a third of cases, death can take up to 30 hours, and some deaths took as many as seven days to occur (four per cent).
The recently released 2018 Oregon DWD assisted suicide report indicates that the longest duration for death was 21 hours and when the DCMP2 lethal drug cocktail was used the average death took 2 hours.
The Oregon report did not report or address the extent of suffering caused by these lethal cocktails.
In an article appearing in The Seattle Times, written by JoNel Aleccia, reported on the experimentation on individuals with differing “cocktails” to find a cheaper “cocktail” for murder by physician. It was summarized by Alan Schadenberg in the original source article.
Research into a new death drug cocktail began after Seconal became too expensive and Pentobarbital became unavailable in the US. The article states:
The first Seconal alternative turned out to be too harsh, burning patients’ mouths and throats, causing some to scream in pain. The second drug mix, used 67 times, has led to deaths that stretched out hours in some patients — and up to 31 hours in one case.
The lethal drug cocktail experiments were done with human experiments. Even though people suffered greatly from the lethal cocktail, the drug experiments were done on 67 people.
There were several other articles written detailing the same issues with these lethal cocktails as documented by JoNel Aleccia. Even though these articles are several year old, there has not been any additional information to counter these documented horrors. The current cocktail being used is dubbed DDMP2 for its components – Digoxin, Diazepam, Morphine Sulfate, and propranolol, which is still producing prolonged and unpeaceful dying according to a 2019 article in Anesthesia.
And this so-called doctor, Susan Woolhouse, proposes to include children in this! It’s abominable.
So far, very few of these pieces of legislation provide for protection of conscience rights of health care professionals who refuse to participate in government-sanctioned/controlled murder by physician. This means that if medical professionals and the general public do not rise up to oppose these atrocious, illegal, immoral, unethical, unconstitutional laws, those who refuse to participate, as a professional, based upon conscience could see some punitive measures from the government, employer or both. And, it all seems to be flying under the radar since very few news outlets report on this and national lamestream government-controlled entertainment enemedia has ignored this issue.
This not only affects physicians. It affects nurses and pharmacists as well.
The exposure of our children to the depravity and immorality of the LGBTQrstuvwxyz “lifestyle” as normal creates confusion among all age groups. Moreover, we are seeing an increase in sexualization of children, some as young as kindergarteners, and the oversexualization of our children through immoral teachings in the school system. Now, some idiot doctor wants to expose children to a murder by physician scenario where these lethal cocktail drugs produce prolonged dying and suffering during the process. Imagine how much trust that would instill when taking a child to the doctor.
They came for the most innocent – unborn babies. They came for the elderly – Obamacare and government-sanction/controlled murder by physician. Now, they target the mentally ill and “incompetent” while advocating for children to watch this horrid procedure and suffering of their loved one. How much more evil are we going to tolerate to appease the “woke” anti-constitutionalists and those with deranged minds? Hopefully, it is before the abuse of involving children in this immorality can occur.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-03--Colorado:  10-Year-Old Handcuffed, Arrested & Charged With Felony For Playing With Nerf Bow & Arrow

Editor ’ s note : To be fair , there was a toy gun that was being played with as well , but there were not “ shots ” and both toys were broken .
The irrational behavior of both the driver who reported the boys and the police is evidence of how far our society has gone downhill since I was a kid .
Colorado Springs , CO — In today ’ s fearful society , even obvious toy “ guns ” like Nerf guns can land innocent children in the grips of the police state .
A Colorado @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hopes that this insanity will be exposed and kids can hopefully get back to being kids .
The Carson family ’ s 10-year-old son was arrested , handcuffed , and charged with Felony Menacing , a Class 5 felony , for playing with a Nerf bow and arrow .
Gavin , like all boys his age , has an imagination .
So , he and his buddy grabbed his broken Nerf bow and arrow last year and went outside to play and imagine .
“ The toy bow was an orange Nerf bow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nothing could shoot out of it .
Nothing would come out of it .
The weapon , well toy I had , had an orange tip .
It was also broken and couldn ’ t shoot anything out of it , ” Gavin said , according to FOX 21 .
Even if the Nerf toy was functional , Gavin ’ s use of it couldn ’ t have hurt anyone or anything .
Nevertheless , when a loyal subject of the crown saw the two children playing with it , he just had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He slammed his breaks and started reversing as fast as he could , ” Gavin said .
“ He came up and started getting very heated and was very mad .
I was at the time , very scared.
” When the angry man began yelling at the small children , they ran home because he scared them .
The man then verbally accosted Gavin ’ s parents , as seen on the family ’ s doorbell cam .
This fearful subject then called 911 to report two small children for playing with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to the Carpenter family , El Paso County Sheriff ’ s deputies arrived and arrested both Gavin and his friend .
He was handcuffed and taken to the Colorado Springs Police Department for mugshots and fingerprinting .
“ They came back over , told me my rights , and told me what was going to happen .
They put handcuffs on me , and I got into the car , ” 10-year-old Gavin Carpenter said .
“ I told them I had no intention to have scared them or have any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
This small child was held in jail for hours and not released until 10:30 p.m. Gavin ’ s family immediately hired an attorney to help get the charge dropped , but the DA refused and fought to permanently scar this little boy ’ s life forever because he pointed a Nerf bow and arrow at cars .
“ It was just a hard no , that the District Attorney wasn ’ t going to throw this out , ” Gavin ’ s father Chris said .
“ That is when we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was then sentenced to community service , forced to write an essay , and given multiple other tasks just so he didn ’ t carry around a felony charge for the rest of his life—for playing with a Nerf toy .
“ So if you run his name , nothing will show up , but he did have a Class Five Felony on there for at least half a year , ” Chris said .
EPSO released this statement when we asked about the arrest : In an odd twist , the family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s faith in police — who kidnapped and caged their son for a Nerf bow and arrow and charged him with a felony .
“ Were trying to establish now for the boys a few events to help build trust in law enforcement because it was shattered .
We want them to not be scared and show that law enforcement is their friends , and they need to show them the proper respect , ” Chris said .
Sadly , this father didn ’ t learn that trust is a two way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child for playing with a Nerf gun and seeks to ruin his life by charging him with a felony , he is not to be trusted .
Gavin is lucky he escaped this incident with a simple arrest and charges .
A 14-year-old boy named Antonio Arce was not so lucky when he played with his orange tipped toy gun .
When he ran away from a cop , that cop killed him , shooting him in the back twice .
Last month , the officer , Joseph Jaen , who killed Antonio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child who was unarmed and running away .

Editor’s note: To be fair, there was a toy gun that was being played with as well, but there were not “shots” and both toys were broken. The irrational behavior of both the driver who reported the boys and the police is evidence of how far our society has gone downhill since I was a kid.
Colorado Springs, CO — In today’s fearful society, even obvious toy “guns” like Nerf guns can land innocent children in the grips of the police state. A Colorado family is now sharing their story in hopes that this insanity will be exposed and kids can hopefully get back to being kids. The Carson family’s 10-year-old son was arrested, handcuffed, and charged with Felony Menacing, a Class 5 felony, for playing with a Nerf bow and arrow .
Gavin, like all boys his age, has an imagination. So, he and his buddy grabbed his broken Nerf bow and arrow last year and went outside to play and imagine.
“The toy bow was an orange Nerf bow. It didn’t work. Nothing could shoot out of it. Nothing would come out of it. The weapon, well toy I had, had an orange tip. It was also broken and couldn’t shoot anything out of it,” Gavin said, according to FOX 21.
Even if the Nerf toy was functional, Gavin’s use of it couldn’t have hurt anyone or anything. Nevertheless, when a loyal subject of the crown saw the two children playing with it, he just had to involve the police state.
“He slammed his breaks and started reversing as fast as he could,” Gavin said. “He came up and started getting very heated and was very mad. I was at the time, very scared.”
When the angry man began yelling at the small children, they ran home because he scared them. The man then verbally accosted Gavin’s parents, as seen on the family’s
doorbell cam .
This fearful subject then called 911 to report two small children for playing with a Nerf bow and arrow. Seriously.
According to the Carpenter family, El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrived and arrested both Gavin and his friend. He was handcuffed and taken to the Colorado Springs Police Department for mugshots and fingerprinting.
“They came back over, told me my rights, and told me what was going to happen. They put handcuffs on me, and I got into the car,” 10-year-old Gavin Carpenter said.
“I told them I had no intention to have scared them or have any threat to their life,” Gavin said.
This small child was held in jail for hours and not released until 10:30 p.m. Gavin’s family immediately hired an attorney to help get the charge dropped, but the DA refused and fought to permanently scar this little boy’s life forever because he pointed a Nerf bow and arrow at cars.
“It was just a hard no, that the District Attorney wasn’t going to throw this out,” Gavin’s father Chris said. “That is when we moved into the diversion program.”
Gavin was then sentenced to community service, forced to write an essay, and given multiple other tasks just so he didn’t carry around a felony charge for the rest of his life—for playing with a Nerf toy.
“So if you run his name, nothing will show up, but he did have a Class Five Felony on there for at least half a year,” Chris said.
EPSO released this statement when we asked about the arrest:
“If anyone is dissatisfied with the actions of any employee of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, they have administrative avenues available to them. We encourage citizens to take advantage of those avenues.“
In an odd twist, the family wants to restore Gavin and his friend’s faith in police — who kidnapped and caged their son for a Nerf bow and arrow and charged him with a felony.
“Were trying to establish now for the boys a few events to help build trust in law enforcement because it was shattered. We want them to not be scared and show that law enforcement is their friends, and they need to show them the proper respect,” Chris said.
Sadly, this father didn’t learn that trust is a two way street. When an officer kidnaps a child for playing with a Nerf gun and seeks to ruin his life by charging him with a felony, he is not to be trusted.
Gavin is lucky he escaped this incident with a simple arrest and charges. A 14-year-old boy named Antonio Arce was not so lucky when he played with his orange tipped toy gun. When he ran away from a cop, that cop killed him, shooting him in the back twice. Last month, the officer, Joseph Jaen, who killed Antonio was cleared in his death—despite shooting the child who was unarmed and running away.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-03--DoD Warns Covid-19 “Likely” to be a Pandemic Within 30 Days

Editor ’ s note : Look for the push for mandatory vaccinations .
The vaccines are more of a concern than the virus is , but watch and see it start getting pushed on the public .
In a document obtained by Newsweek , Department of Defense officials said that Covid-19 will “ likely ” become a global pandemic within the next 30 days .
This comes after a 23-year-old soldier stationed in South Korea became the first member of the US armed forces to contract the illness .
“ The DoD is concerned not only the impact COVID-19 has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to inadvertently spread the virus to the U.S. by returning members who may have been exposed , ” a senior Pentagon official told Newsweek… …When asked for comment , Jessica R. Maxwell , a DOD spokesperson , said the DoD has “ contingency plans in place and are taking steps to educate and safeguard our military and civilian personnel , family members and base communities in preventing widespread outbreak.
” But ultimately , “ Commanders of individually affected geographic commands will be and are issuing specific guidance to their forces as their situations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term “ pandemic ” in the briefing documents described a global outbreak , whereas an “ epidemic ” would be confined to a country , ” a senior Pentagon official told Newsweek .
During a pandemic , a large number of people in several countries or continents are affected , according to the CDC .
( source ) Arguably , it ’ s already a pandemic since it has reached every continent except Antarctica .
Many people in the United States are paying attention and ratcheting up their preparedness for possible quarantines and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Medical Intelligence ( the NCMI ) raised the Risk of Pandemic warning from WATCHCON 2 to WATCHCON 1 , according to the document obtained by Newsweek .
WATCHCON 2 is used in the event of a “ probable crisis ” and WATCHCON 1 means the crisis is imminent .
This goes hand-in-hand with reports that the military began executing plans to prepare for a potential pandemic two weeks ago .
As well , this could be the reason behind President Trump ’ s deal with the Taliban – it could be an effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where transmission could be widespread .
The CDC also feels that the risk of a pandemic is high .
The Centers for Disease Control also notes that the likelihood of a global pandemic is high .
• For the general American public , who are unlikely to be exposed to this virus at this time , the immediate health risk from COVID-19 is considered low .
• People in communities where ongoing community spread with the virus that causes COVID-19 has been reported are at elevated though still relatively low risk of exposure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with COVID-19 are at elevated risk of exposure .
• Close contacts of persons with COVID-19 also are at elevated risk of exposure .
• Travelers returning from affected international locations where community spread is occurring also are at elevated risk of exposure .
( source ) The CDC has been harshly criticized regarding its response to the virus .
Tests that they sent out to health departments were faulty , losing weeks of possible containment in the United States .
( More on the lack of containment in this article . )
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
Perhaps in an effort to ratchet down the level of fear and panic across the globe , the World Health Organization has not deemed Covid-19 a pandemic .
“ Does this virus have pandemic potential ?
Absolutely , it has .
Are we there yet ?
From our assessment , not yet , ” Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists in Geneva .
He explained that the decision to use the word ‘ pandemic ’ is based on an ongoing assessment of the geographical spread of the virus , the severity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impact on society .
“ For the moment , we are not witnessing the uncontained global spread of this virus , and we are not witnessing large-scale severe disease or death , ” he said , adding that what is occurring is coronavirus epidemics in different parts of the world , which are affecting countries differently .
( source ) One must wonder , why is there so much ado about a word ?
Why is the World Health Organization so reluctant to call this what it is , a pandemic outbreak when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own definition ?
( That definition , found here , is “ A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease.
” ) The preparedness and alternative media worlds are not alone in asking this question .
Lauren Sauer , director of operations for the Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness , told a reporter for the Washington Post , “ Personally , I think we ’ re doing everyone a disservice by continuing this debate…It is creating more panic than just declaring it and moving on.
” The World Bank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In a possibly unrelated aside , the World Bank has an insurance policy against pandemics but unless certain conditions occur , it won ’ t pay out , which greatly benefits investors .
I use the word “ unrelated ” because apparently the bonds aren ’ t dependent on the WHO ’ s classification of an outbreak .
According to the World Bank , which created the fund three years ago , it was designed to “ swiftly funnel funds from the deep-pocketed financial sector to health authorities in poorer countries before international @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 320 million of these securities , which will mature in July of this year .
If it matures , investors could receive double-digit yields .
If a pandemic does occur , however , they could lose every penny they put into the fund .
The Class B bond covers conditions that are non-influenza related , like Ebola .
But interestingly , the bond never paid out despite the ongoing crisis in the Congo based on the conditions laid out by the bond .
What are those conditions ?
The primary one is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths attributed to the pandemic illness .
But for the bond to be payable , there must be more than 20 deaths in a second country , which hasn ’ t yet occurred with either the coronavirus or Ebola .
You can read more about the pandemic bond in these documents .
Whatever you want to call it , Covid-19 is widespread .
People in the United States are definitely concerned if the weekend ’ s shopping frenzy means anything .
To learn more about preparing specifically for this outbreak , go here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a quarantine , go here .
Yesterday ’ s WHO Sitrep report divulged the following information .
• Armenia , Czechia , Dominican Republic , Luxembourg , Iceland , and Indonesia all now have confirmed cases of Covid-19 .
• A WHO team has arrived in Tehran to help with the Iranian response to their outbreak .
• Covid-19 has been confirmed in 65 countries across the globe .
You can find the full report here .
It never hurts to get prepared with some extra food , toilet paper , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Defense is warning that we ’ re facing a pandemic within 30 days , we can safely say the pandemic has already arrived .

Editor’s note: Look for the push for mandatory vaccinations. The vaccines are more of a concern than the virus is, but watch and see it start getting pushed on the public.
In a document obtained by Newsweek, Department of Defense officials said that Covid-19 will “likely” become a global pandemic within the next 30 days.
This comes after a 23-year-old soldier stationed in South Korea became the first member of the US armed forces to contract the illness.
“The DoD is concerned not only the impact COVID-19 has on mission readiness, but the risk to inadvertently spread the virus to the U.S. by returning members who may have been exposed,” a senior Pentagon official told Newsweek… …When asked for comment, Jessica R. Maxwell, a DOD spokesperson, said the DoD has “contingency plans in place and are taking steps to educate and safeguard our military and civilian personnel, family members and base communities in preventing widespread outbreak.” But ultimately, “Commanders of individually affected geographic commands will be and are issuing specific guidance to their forces as their situations may require.” …The use of the term “pandemic” in the briefing documents described a global outbreak, whereas an “epidemic” would be confined to a country,” a senior Pentagon official told Newsweek. During a pandemic, a large number of people in several countries or continents are affected, according to the CDC. (source)
Arguably, it’s already a pandemic since it has reached every continent except Antarctica. Many people in the United States are paying attention and ratcheting up their preparedness for possible quarantines and other measures.
The National Center for Medical Intelligence (the NCMI) raised the Risk of Pandemic warning from WATCHCON 2 to WATCHCON 1, according to the document obtained by Newsweek. WATCHCON 2 is used in the event of a “probable crisis” and WATCHCON 1 means the crisis is imminent.
This goes hand-in-hand with reports that the military began executing plans to prepare for a potential pandemic two weeks ago. As well, this could be the reason behind President Trump’s deal with the Taliban – it could be an effort to get soldiers out of an area where transmission could be widespread.
The CDC also feels that the risk of a pandemic is high.
The Centers for Disease Control also notes that the likelihood of a global pandemic is high.
At this time, however, most people in the United States will have little immediate risk of exposure to this virus. This virus is NOT currently spreading widely in the United States. However, it is important to note that current global circumstances suggest it is likely that this virus will cause a pandemic. This is a rapidly evolving situation and the risk assessment will be updated as needed. Current risk assessment:
For the general American public, who are unlikely to be exposed to this virus at this time, the immediate health risk from COVID-19 is considered low.
People in communities where ongoing community spread with the virus that causes COVID-19 has been reported are at elevated though still relatively low risk of exposure.
Healthcare workers caring for patients with COVID-19 are at elevated risk of exposure.
Close contacts of persons with COVID-19 also are at elevated risk of exposure.
Travelers returning from affected international locations where community spread is occurring also are at elevated risk of exposure. (source)
The CDC has been harshly criticized regarding its response to the virus. Tests that they sent out to health departments were faulty, losing weeks of possible containment in the United States. (More on the lack of containment in this article.)
The WHO refuses to call it a pandemic.
Perhaps in an effort to ratchet down the level of fear and panic across the globe, the World Health Organization has not deemed Covid-19 a pandemic.
“Does this virus have pandemic potential? Absolutely, it has. Are we there yet? From our assessment, not yet,” Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists in Geneva. He explained that the decision to use the word ‘pandemic’ is based on an ongoing assessment of the geographical spread of the virus, the severity of disease it causes, and the impact on society. “For the moment, we are not witnessing the uncontained global spread of this virus, and we are not witnessing large-scale severe disease or death,” he said, adding that what is occurring is coronavirus epidemics in different parts of the world, which are affecting countries differently. (source)
One must wonder, why is there so much ado about a word? Why is the World Health Organization so reluctant to call this what it is, a pandemic outbreak when it is one, even by their own definition? (That definition, found here, is “A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease.”)
The preparedness and alternative media worlds are not alone in asking this question.
Lauren Sauer, director of operations for the Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness, told a reporter for the Washington Post, “Personally, I think we’re doing everyone a disservice by continuing this debate…It is creating more panic than just declaring it and moving on.”
The World Bank has an insurance policy against pandemics.
In a possibly unrelated aside, the World Bank has an insurance policy against pandemics but unless certain conditions occur, it won’t pay out, which greatly benefits investors. I use the word “unrelated” because apparently the bonds aren’t dependent on the WHO’s classification of an outbreak.
According to the World Bank, which created the fund three years ago, it was designed to “swiftly funnel funds from the deep-pocketed financial sector to health authorities in poorer countries before international assistance could be mobilized.”
They sold $320 million of these securities, which will mature in July of this year. If it matures, investors could receive double-digit yields. If a pandemic does occur, however, they could lose every penny they put into the fund.
The Class B bond covers conditions that are non-influenza related, like Ebola. But interestingly, the bond never paid out despite the ongoing crisis in the Congo based on the conditions laid out by the bond.
What are those conditions?
The primary one is that there must be more than 250 deaths attributed to the pandemic illness. But for the bond to be payable, there must be more than 20 deaths in a second country, which hasn’t yet occurred with either the coronavirus or Ebola. You can read more about the pandemic bond in these documents.
Whatever you want to call it, Covid-19 is widespread.
People in the United States are definitely concerned if the weekend’s shopping frenzy means anything. To learn more about preparing specifically for this outbreak, go here. To learn more about getting prepped for a quarantine, go here.
Yesterday’s WHO Sitrep report divulged the following information.
Armenia, Czechia, Dominican Republic, Luxembourg, Iceland, and Indonesia all now have confirmed cases of Covid-19.
A WHO team has arrived in Tehran to help with the Iranian response to their outbreak.
Covid-19 has been confirmed in 65 countries across the globe.
You can find the full report here.
It never hurts to get prepared with some extra food, toilet paper, and other supplies. If the Department of Defense is warning that we’re facing a pandemic within 30 days, we can safely say the pandemic has already arrived.
Article posted with permission from Daisy Luther


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-03--San Antonio:  CDC Deliberately Released Infected Coronavirus Patient While Positioning To Financiall

San Antonio:  CDC Deliberately Released Infected Coronavirus Patient While Positioning To Financially Benefit From Exploding Pandemic

I don ’ t trust the Center for Disease Control anymore than I trust the Food and Drug Administration .
Neither them nor the things they do are authorized in our Constitution yet , they get millions of dollars in the for-profit coroporation known as the UNITED STATES .
The latest evidence of corruption in the CDC , and you can bet if we looked hard enough the FDA would be in it too , is provided right out of San Antonio , Texas .
Mike Adams , the Health Ranger , has the story : The CDC just deliberately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Antonio , Texas .
The number of “ accidental ” releases of infected patients , the nearly four-week withholding of diagnostic test kits and the downplaying of the severity of the outbreak can no longer be explained away as coincidence .
This appears to be a deliberate , planned strategy to spread the coronavirus across America , cause nationwide chaos and get more funding and medical martial law powers for the CDC itself .
“ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) released a patient from isolation in San Antonio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negative for the new coronavirus , but the person later tested positive , ” reports The Epoch Times .
So the CDC messed up yet again , failing to make sure the person was truly cleared of coronavirus before releasing him into the general public .
The CDC later attempted to cover this catastrophic error by saying , “ Following the patient ’ s release , results of a subsequent sample were received , and determined to be weakly positive .
Out of an abundance of caution , CDC decided to bring the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ medical facility.
” THE CDC IS NOW USING TRANSGENDER-LIKE LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE VIRUS TEST RESULTS For starters , from a virology point of view , there ’ s no such thing as “ weakly positive.
” Testing for the coronavirus produces a binary result .
It ’ s either positive or negative .
Is the CDC seriously going to start telling us people are now “ sort of positive ” or “ kinda negative ” or other such nonsense ?
Suddenly the CDC sounds like a transgender high school student explaining how he/she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ merely wishing for socially acceptable virtue-signaling transitions .
This latest mistake is on top of the CDC deliberately withholding coronavirus testing kits from the entire country for nearly four weeks , allowing the virus to exponentially multiply with near-zero surveillance about which communities are already infected .
According to truly bombshell new research that studied the mutation rate of the coronavirus in the wild , the coronavirus has been spreading for six weeks in Washington State , infecting as many as 1,500 people in that state alone .
It was only the independent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the alarm on the near-total lack of coronavirus testing across the country , pointing out that it ’ s impossible to detect infections if you don ’ t test for them .
I even coined the term , “ Don ’ t Test , Don ’ t Tell , ” which has since been echoed by many others .
( Source : My article from Feb. 25 ) FORMER FDA DIRECTOR GOTTLIEB WARNS “ THOUSANDS ” ARE ALREADY INFECTED IN AMERICA We ’ ve now reached the point where , according to former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ thousands ” of infections in America right now .
Before Gottlieb said that , I publicly estimated anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 coronavirus infections in the United States right now .
Gottlieb says it ’ s “ low thousands.
” Via ZeroHedge : Former FDA Director Scott Gottlieb , who has been far more vocal than the current FDA director thanks to his regular appearances on CNBC and other cable news channels , warned during an interview on CNBC Monday morning that the public shouldn ’ t trust the administration ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are far from ‘ okay ’ , Gottlieb said .
Now that the government is expanding testing , the US case count will ‘ grow rapidly ’ .
The public should start stocking up on supplies and preparing for widespread disruptions .
Gottlieb warned that the number of cases in the US has probably already reached the ‘ low thousands ’ .
Hundreds could be confirmed by the end of the week .
Note the stark contrast between Gottlieb and current FDA / CDC officials who are universally lying to the American public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad to buy food , hand sanitizers or medical masks .
The Trump administration is floundering over this issue and U.S. government propaganda currently appears almost indistinguishable from communist China ’ s own propaganda parade .
( Will the U.S. soon start hiding coronavirus deaths ?
Probably… ) THE CDC STANDS TO RECEIVE BILLIONS IN NEW FUNDING AS THE CORONAVIRUS EXPLODES ACROSS AMERICA Every U.S. government agency prioritizes its own survival and expansion over everything else .
Throughout U.S. history , events have been staged to rapidly increase federal funding as part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rooted in deliberately staged “ emergencies.
” For example , the ATF received a huge influx of new funding after staging the David Koresh / Waco , Texas raid in the 1990s .
The entire thing was rigged , staged for CNN ’ s camera and carefully controlled to create an emergency where none existed .
Koresh could have easily been arrested on the street while out shopping for groceries , but instead , the ATF staged a murderous raid that deliberately killed dozens of women and children .
Similarly , the Oklahoma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plotted by the FBI to increase funding for the FBI .
They recruited the scapegoat , provided the explosives , evacuated their own offices and even planted explosives in the federal building there , all to create blood and gore for the cable news cameras so that more funding could be approved to combat “ extremists ” in America , all under Bill Clinton of course .
To this day , the FBI is the single most prolific source of terror plots across America , and that fact is openly confirmed by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Star and other mainstream media outlets .
Similarly , the Disneyland measles outbreak from a couple of years ago was staged to push for mandatory vaccines in California ( SB 277 , Richard Pan ) , and now the CDC is actively allowing coronavirus to escape confinement as part of a malicious plot to cause infections to spread across America .
The primary beneficiary of the outbreak ?
The CDC itself , which could receive billions in new funding .
( Apparently , a $ 6.5 billion annual budget isn ’ t enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insane is the fact that this COVID-19 coronavirus is the product of biological weapons development programs that were funded by the NIH itself to the tune of nearly $ 700 million .
So the taxpayers funded this weapon system , and now that it has been unleashed upon the world , the very same “ death science ” government bureaucrats who caused the problem will demand billions in new funding to solve it .
You need to watch this bombshell interview with Prof. Francis Boyle to learn more : And just like that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can see are dollar signs .
Consider that much of this might actually include something far more sinister .
Is It Possible That This Is What Is Really Going On In China Under The Guise Of The Coronavirus ?
Coronavirus : Are We Being Told The Truth ?
As always , I ’ ll let the reader decide , but you can bet the big push in all of this will be to get you vaccinated , and with that comes money .
Article posted with permission from Sons Of Liberty Media

I don’t trust the Center for Disease Control anymore than I trust the Food and Drug Administration. Neither them nor the things they do are authorized in our Constitution yet, they get millions of dollars in the for-profit coroporation known as the UNITED STATES. The latest evidence of corruption in the CDC, and you can bet if we looked hard enough the FDA would be in it too, is provided right out of San Antonio, Texas.
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, has the story:
The CDC just deliberately released an infected coronavirus patient in San Antonio, Texas. The number of “accidental” releases of infected patients, the nearly four-week withholding of diagnostic test kits and the downplaying of the severity of the outbreak can no longer be explained away as coincidence. This appears to be a deliberate, planned strategy to spread the coronavirus across America, cause nationwide chaos and get more funding and medical martial law powers for the CDC itself.
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a patient from isolation in San Antonio, Texas, after two tests returned negative for the new coronavirus, but the person later tested positive,” reports The Epoch Times.
So the CDC messed up yet again, failing to make sure the person was truly cleared of coronavirus before releasing him into the general public. The CDC later attempted to cover this catastrophic error by saying, “Following the patient’s release, results of a subsequent sample were received, and determined to be weakly positive. Out of an abundance of caution, CDC decided to bring the individual back into isolation at a local medical facility.”
THE CDC IS NOW USING TRANSGENDER-LIKE LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE VIRUS TEST RESULTS
For starters, from a virology point of view, there’s no such thing as “weakly positive.” Testing for the coronavirus produces a binary result. It’s either positive or negative. Is the CDC seriously going to start telling us people are now “sort of positive” or “kinda negative” or other such nonsense? Suddenly the CDC sounds like a transgender high school student explaining how he/she fluidly transitions between 47 different genders by merely wishing for socially acceptable virtue-signaling transitions.
This latest mistake is on top of the CDC deliberately withholding coronavirus testing kits from the entire country for nearly four weeks, allowing the virus to exponentially multiply with near-zero surveillance about which communities are already infected.
According to truly bombshell new research that studied the mutation rate of the coronavirus in the wild, the coronavirus has been spreading for six weeks in Washington State, infecting as many as 1,500 people in that state alone.
It was only the independent media — like NaturalNews.com — that sounded the alarm on the near-total lack of coronavirus testing across the country, pointing out that it’s impossible to detect infections if you don’t test for them. I even coined the term, “Don’t Test, Don’t Tell,” which has since been echoed by many others. (Source: My article from Feb. 25)
FORMER FDA DIRECTOR GOTTLIEB WARNS “THOUSANDS” ARE ALREADY INFECTED IN AMERICA
We’ve now reached the point where, according to former FDA director Scott Gottlieb, there are “thousands” of infections in America right now. Before Gottlieb said that, I publicly estimated anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 coronavirus infections in the United States right now. Gottlieb says it’s “low thousands.” Via ZeroHedge:
Former FDA Director Scott Gottlieb, who has been far more vocal than the current FDA director thanks to his regular appearances on CNBC and other cable news channels, warned during an interview on CNBC Monday morning that the public shouldn’t trust the administration’s rhetoric.
The fact is, things are far from ‘okay’, Gottlieb said. Now that the government is expanding testing, the US case count will ‘grow rapidly’. The public should start stocking up on supplies and preparing for widespread disruptions. Gottlieb warned that the number of cases in the US has probably already reached the ‘low thousands’. Hundreds could be confirmed by the end of the week.
Note the stark contrast between Gottlieb and current FDA / CDC officials who are universally lying to the American public and even telling people it’s bad to buy food, hand sanitizers or medical masks.
The Trump administration is floundering over this issue and U.S. government propaganda currently appears almost indistinguishable from communist China’s own propaganda parade. (Will the U.S. soon start hiding coronavirus deaths? Probably…)
THE CDC STANDS TO RECEIVE BILLIONS IN NEW FUNDING AS THE CORONAVIRUS EXPLODES ACROSS AMERICA
Every U.S. government agency prioritizes its own survival and expansion over everything else. Throughout U.S. history, events have been staged to rapidly increase federal funding as part of a problem-reaction-solution cycle that’s often rooted in deliberately staged “emergencies.”
For example, the ATF received a huge influx of new funding after staging the David Koresh / Waco, Texas raid in the 1990s. The entire thing was rigged, staged for CNN’s camera and carefully controlled to create an emergency where none existed. Koresh could have easily been arrested on the street while out shopping for groceries, but instead, the ATF staged a murderous raid that deliberately killed dozens of women and children.
Similarly, the Oklahoma City federal building bombing was quite literally plotted by the FBI to increase funding for the FBI. They recruited the scapegoat, provided the explosives, evacuated their own offices and even planted explosives in the federal building there, all to create blood and gore for the cable news cameras so that more funding could be approved to combat “extremists” in America, all under Bill Clinton of course. To this day, the FBI is the single most prolific source of terror plots across America, and that fact is openly confirmed by the New York Times, the Kansas City Star and other mainstream media outlets.
Similarly, the Disneyland measles outbreak from a couple of years ago was staged to push for mandatory vaccines in California (SB 277, Richard Pan), and now the CDC is actively allowing coronavirus to escape confinement as part of a malicious plot to cause infections to spread across America. The primary beneficiary of the outbreak? The CDC itself, which could receive billions in new funding. (Apparently, a $6.5 billion annual budget isn’t enough.)
What’s even more insane is the fact that this COVID-19 coronavirus is the product of biological weapons development programs that were funded by the NIH itself to the tune of nearly $700 million.
So the taxpayers funded this weapon system, and now that it has been unleashed upon the world, the very same “death science” government bureaucrats who caused the problem will demand billions in new funding to solve it.
You need to watch this bombshell interview with Prof. Francis Boyle to learn more:
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And just like that, you see how all these people can see are dollar signs.
Consider that much of this might actually include something far more sinister.
As always, I’ll let the reader decide, but you can bet the big push in all of this will be to get you vaccinated, and with that comes money.
Article posted with permission from Sons Of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-04--The Media’s Deafening Silence on Mike Bloomberg’s Ties to Epstein & Other Criminals

After his late jump into the Democratic primary and , as critics argue , purchasing his way into the primary debates , former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg has received mixed coverage from corporate media , with many negative critiques of the current presidential contender ’ s history , conduct and connections .
Yet , despite efforts by other campaigns and more progressive-leaning media outlets to dampen Bloomberg ’ s chances at the nomination , one clear weakness of Bloomberg ’ s has thus far evaded meaningful media coverage : his ties to key players in the Epstein @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maxwell and even Jeffrey Epstein himself .
Silence among outlets that largely oppose Bloomberg ’ s candidacy regarding his connections to Epstein and those in his close social orbit is odd , especially when reporting on an individual ’ s connections to the intelligence-linked pedophile are a sure-fire way to generate considerable negative attention and fodder for rival campaigns .
This is particularly striking given that the numerous accusations that Bloomberg has long stoked a toxic culture of sexual harassment at his company , resulting in no small number of non-disclosure agreements over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attention .
Yet , the fact that many of Bloomberg ’ s close friends have been accused of far , far worse has received hardly any coverage by comparison .
For instance , when it was announced last week that the controlling stake in the Leslie Wexner-owned lingerie company Victoria ’ s Secret would be sold to a private equity firm called Sycamore Partners , only one media outlet — The Intercept — revealed that Bloomberg has at least $ 136 million of his money in that firm .
The Intercept noted in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most of Jeffrey Epstein ’ s supposed fortune , his close collaborator for decades and alleged rapist of many of his victims — had been pressured to step down following the scandal , which also hit Wexner-owned companies hard and had forced the Ohio-based billionaire to seek a buyer for his lingerie brand and its tarnished reputation .
Yet , the outlet did not make the direct connection that Sycamore Partners-backer Bloomberg is a friend of Wexner ’ s and has attended Wexner ’ s personal social parties for years prior to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well before this recent opportunity to point out Bloomberg ’ s ties to Leslie Wexner , there have been plenty of opportunities for the media to question Bloomberg about his now-infamous picture with Ghislaine Maxwell , daughter of Mossad-connected Robert Maxwell and Epstein ’ s alleged madam and co-conspirator .
That picture , taken in 2013 at the Four Seasons restaurant in New York , has not been mentioned by mainstream media following the launch of Bloomberg ’ s candidacy late last November .
Similarly , mainstream media have failed to question Bloomberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ telephone numbers for him appear in Jeffrey Epstein ’ s infamous list of contacts often referred to as his “ little black book.
” The extent of the Maxwell-Bloomberg relationship is unknown , though Bloomberg ’ s deep ties to his former employer Salomon Brothers is a possible link , given that that firm served as one of the Maxwell family ’ s main investment bankers in the years prior to and following Robert Maxwell ’ s mysterious death in 1991 .
Similarly , Epstein had close ties to prominent figures on Wall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time at Bear Stearns , who are also close to Bloomberg .
Bloomberg and Epstein also shared close friendships with some of the same New York media executives like Mort Zuckerman .
Media outlets have described Zuckerman , a former business partner of Epstein ’ s , as Bloomberg ’ s “ long-time enabler.
” In another example , Epstein ’ s former publicist Howard Rubenstein is a long-time supporter of Bloomberg and was reported to be the driving force behind Bloomberg ’ s controversial push to run around mayoral term limits and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York .
Another mutual Epstein-Bloomberg associate is disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein .
Weinstein was part of an investment group with Epstein that sought to purchase New York magazine in 2003 .
Another member of that investment group was frequent MSNBC commentator Donny Deutsch , who has recently fervently backed Bloomberg ’ s candidacy .
Weinstein was recently convicted of rape and has dozens of accusers , whose decision to come forward about Weinstein ’ s sex crimes in recent years helped spark the “ Me Too ” movement .
Weinstein also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ehud Barak , who was a close friend and business associate of Epstein ’ s , and it was Barak who personally introduced Weinstein to former Mossad spies that Weinstein hired to intimidate his accusers .
In addition to being Prime Minister , Barak is also the former head of Israeli military intelligence , the foreign intelligence agency that sponsored Epstein ’ s sexual blackmail operation involving underage girls in the United States .
Bloomberg ’ s candidacy has yet to be strongly challenged over his ties to Weinstein , which are considerable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major backer of Bloomberg ’ s mayoral campaigns and even recorded robocalls on Bloomberg ’ s behalf to boost his election chances .
Bloomberg , in turn , appointed Weinstein to a charity board and Weinstein later praised Bloomberg for aiding his film company .
While Bloomberg ’ s ties to Wexner , Epstein and Maxwell have gotten the silent treatment , some outlets ( mostly right-leaning ) have covered the Bloomberg-Weinstein ties , but there has been little pressure on Bloomberg from mainstream media to address those ties directly .
Another close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by numerous women of sexual harassment is hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt .
Steinhardt is a long-time fixture in Bloomberg ’ s social circle and has long appeared at Bloomberg ’ s dinner parties .
Steinhardt is also connected to Leslie Wexner through his membership in the so-called “ Mega Group ” — an exclusive group of organized-crime-linked “ mega ” donors to pro-Israel causes that Wexner co-founded in 1991 .
Steinhardt also boasts close ties to the now deceased founder of Glencore , the Mossad-linked Marc Rich , and Steinhardt — along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aggressively lobbied former President Bill Clinton to controversially pardon Rich before leaving office .
“ Show me your friends and I ’ ll tell you who you are ” The oft-quoted saying “ Show me your friends and I ’ ll tell you who you are , ” seems to hold true for Bloomberg .
For instance , his eponymous media conglomerate has received no small number of lawsuits over the years alleging rampant sexual harassment and even the rape of female workers , much of its allegedly egged on by Bloomberg ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been derided as sexist .
Many of those lawsuits ended in female accusers being asked to sign non-disclosure agreements ( NDAs ) .
More recently , The Nation reported that Bloomberg ’ s 2020 presidential campaign is making use of NDAs in such a way “ that could prevent staffers from reporting workplace abuse.
” In addition , a 1999 profile of Bloomberg in Wired magazine quoted Bloomberg as saying “ My daughter is tall and busty and blonde .
We went to China together .
And what ’ s a 16-year-old going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So , I got her dates in every city in China.
” Bloomberg , not unlike Epstein and Wexner , also has a history of cozy ties to the CIA .
For instance , during his tenure as Mayor of New York , Bloomberg actively promoted a controversial post-9/11 program that saw the CIA work directly with the NYPD to spy on the city ’ s Muslim communities .
Even though the CIA is technically prohibited from spying on Americans not linked to criminal activity , one of the CIA officers working as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had “ no limitations ” on what he could do .
Bloomberg has long defended this program and its merging of the CIA with local police .
In the case of Epstein and Wexner , as MintPress News reported in its viral series on the Epstein scandal last year , Epstein once claimed to have worked for the CIA during the 1980s and Epstein and Wexner were the key players behind the relocation of CIA front company Southern Air Transport to Ohio , where Wexner ’ s business interests have long been based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a key player in a controversial initiative regarding Israel ’ s intelligence-linked technology sector .
For instance , Bloomberg created a $ 2 billion project that involved opening a Manhattan campus called “ Cornell Tech ” that brought together Cornell University and Israel ’ s Technion , which has close ties to Israel ’ s national security state and military-industrial complex .
Bloomberg personally gave over $ 100 million to facilitate completion of that project .
That campus is now a partner in the recent creation of two Israeli-run “ cybersecurity ” centers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Israeli intelligence and were recently reported on by MintPress .
Jeffrey Epstein was also involved with Israeli military intelligence-linked technology companies and , as previously mentioned , Israeli military intelligence was also the sponsor of Epstein ’ s sexual blackmail operation that targeted mostly U.S. politicians and public figures for the benefit of the state of Israel , whose military currently receives $ 3.8 billion per year from U.S. taxpayers .
While these aspects of Bloomberg ’ s past have received considerable media attention as of late , these same outlets have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inner circle boasts many individuals accused of harassment , rape or worse .
With his clear ties to the “ Epstein network , ” the fact that mainstream media has declined to even question Bloomberg about his social appearances with Ghislaine Maxwell or Leslie Wexner and having five different telephone numbers of his in Epstein ’ s list of high-profile contacts is a damning indictment of the current landscape of both American media and American politics .

After his late jump into the Democratic primary and, as critics argue, purchasing his way into the primary debates, former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg has received mixed coverage from corporate media, with many negative critiques of the current presidential contender’s history, conduct and connections.
Yet, despite efforts by other campaigns and more progressive-leaning media outlets to dampen Bloomberg’s chances at the nomination, one clear weakness of Bloomberg’s has thus far evaded meaningful media coverage: his ties to key players in the Epstein scandal, including Leslie Wexner, Ghislaine Maxwell and even Jeffrey Epstein himself.
Silence among outlets that largely oppose Bloomberg’s candidacy regarding his connections to Epstein and those in his close social orbit is odd, especially when reporting on an individual’s connections to the intelligence-linked pedophile are a sure-fire way to generate considerable negative attention and fodder for rival campaigns. This is particularly striking given that the numerous accusations that Bloomberg has long stoked a toxic culture of sexual harassment at his company, resulting in no small number of non-disclosure agreements over the years, have received some media attention. Yet, the fact that many of Bloomberg’s close friends have been accused of far, far worse has received hardly any coverage by comparison.
For instance, when it was announced last week that the controlling stake in the Leslie Wexner-owned lingerie company Victoria’s Secret would be sold to a private equity firm called Sycamore Partners, only one media outlet — The Intercept — revealed that Bloomberg has at least $136 million of his money in that firm. The Intercept noted in passing that Wexner — the source of most of Jeffrey Epstein’s supposed fortune, his close collaborator for decades and alleged rapist of many of his victims — had been pressured to step down following the scandal, which also hit Wexner-owned companies hard and had forced the Ohio-based billionaire to seek a buyer for his lingerie brand and its tarnished reputation. Yet, the outlet did not make the direct connection that Sycamore Partners-backer Bloomberg is a friend of Wexner’s and has attended Wexner’s personal social parties for years prior to the most recent scandal.
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Yet, even well before this recent opportunity to point out Bloomberg’s ties to Leslie Wexner, there have been plenty of opportunities for the media to question Bloomberg about his now-infamous picture with Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of Mossad-connected Robert Maxwell and Epstein’s alleged madam and co-conspirator.
That picture, taken in 2013 at the Four Seasons restaurant in New York, has not been mentioned by mainstream media following the launch of Bloomberg’s candidacy late last November. Similarly, mainstream media have failed to question Bloomberg regarding why his name and five different telephone numbers for him appear in Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous list of contacts often referred to as his “little black book.”
Bloomberg and the Manhattan Swamp
The extent of the Maxwell-Bloomberg relationship is unknown, though Bloomberg’s deep ties to his former employer Salomon Brothers is a possible link, given that that firm served as one of the Maxwell family’s main investment bankers in the years prior to and following Robert Maxwell’s mysterious death in 1991. Similarly, Epstein had close ties to prominent figures on Wall Street, some dating back to his time at Bear Stearns, who are also close to Bloomberg.
Bloomberg and Epstein also shared close friendships with some of the same New York media executives like Mort Zuckerman. Media outlets have described Zuckerman, a former business partner of Epstein’s, as Bloomberg’s “long-time enabler.” In another example, Epstein’s former publicist Howard Rubenstein is a long-time supporter of Bloomberg and was reported to be the driving force behind Bloomberg’s controversial push to run around mayoral term limits and pursue a third term as Mayor of New York.
Another mutual Epstein-Bloomberg associate is disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein was part of an investment group with Epstein that sought to purchase New York magazine in 2003. Another member of that investment group was frequent MSNBC commentator Donny Deutsch, who has recently fervently backed Bloomberg’s candidacy.
Weinstein was recently convicted of rape and has dozens of accusers, whose decision to come forward about Weinstein’s sex crimes in recent years helped spark the “Me Too” movement. Weinstein also has ties to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who was a close friend and business associate of Epstein’s, and it was Barak who personally introduced Weinstein to former Mossad spies that Weinstein hired to intimidate his accusers. In addition to being Prime Minister, Barak is also the former head of Israeli military intelligence, the foreign intelligence agency that sponsored Epstein’s sexual blackmail operation involving underage girls in the United States.
Bloomberg’s candidacy has yet to be strongly challenged over his ties to Weinstein, which are considerable. For instance, Weinstein was a major backer of Bloomberg’s mayoral campaigns and even recorded robocalls on Bloomberg’s behalf to boost his election chances. Bloomberg, in turn, appointed Weinstein to a charity board and Weinstein later praised Bloomberg for aiding his film company. While Bloomberg’s ties to Wexner, Epstein and Maxwell have gotten the silent treatment, some outlets (mostly right-leaning) have covered the Bloomberg-Weinstein ties, but there has been little pressure on Bloomberg from mainstream media to address those ties directly.
Another close Bloomberg associate who recently has been accused by numerous women of sexual harassment is hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt. Steinhardt is a long-time fixture in Bloomberg’s social circle and has long appeared at Bloomberg’s dinner parties. Steinhardt is also connected to Leslie Wexner through his membership in the so-called “Mega Group” — an exclusive group of organized-crime-linked “mega” donors to pro-Israel causes that Wexner co-founded in 1991. Steinhardt also boasts close ties to the now deceased founder of Glencore, the Mossad-linked Marc Rich, and Steinhardt — along with top Israeli politicians and spies — aggressively lobbied former President Bill Clinton to controversially pardon Rich before leaving office.
“Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are”
The oft-quoted saying “Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are,” seems to hold true for Bloomberg. For instance, his eponymous media conglomerate has received no small number of lawsuits over the years alleging rampant sexual harassment and even the rape of female workers, much of its allegedly egged on by Bloomberg’s long history of comments that have been derided as sexist. Many of those lawsuits ended in female accusers being asked to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). More recently, The Nation reported that Bloomberg’s 2020 presidential campaign is making use of NDAs in such a way “that could prevent staffers from reporting workplace abuse.”
In addition, a 1999 profile of Bloomberg in Wired magazine quoted Bloomberg as saying “My daughter is tall and busty and blonde. We went to China together. And what’s a 16-year-old going to do on a business trip? So, I got her dates in every city in China.”
Bloomberg, not unlike Epstein and Wexner, also has a history of cozy ties to the CIA. For instance, during his tenure as Mayor of New York, Bloomberg actively promoted a controversial post-9/11 program that saw the CIA work directly with the NYPD to spy on the city’s Muslim communities. Even though the CIA is technically prohibited from spying on Americans not linked to criminal activity, one of the CIA officers working as part of the Bloomberg-backed program said he had “no limitations” on what he could do. Bloomberg has long defended this program and its merging of the CIA with local police.
In the case of Epstein and Wexner, as MintPress News reported in its viral series on the Epstein scandal last year, Epstein once claimed to have worked for the CIA during the 1980s and Epstein and Wexner were the key players behind the relocation of CIA front company Southern Air Transport to Ohio, where Wexner’s business interests have long been based.
In addition, Bloomberg was also a key player in a controversial initiative regarding Israel’s intelligence-linked technology sector. For instance, Bloomberg created a $2 billion project that involved opening a Manhattan campus called “Cornell Tech” that brought together Cornell University and Israel’s Technion, which has close ties to Israel’s national security state and military-industrial complex. Bloomberg personally gave over $100 million to facilitate completion of that project. That campus is now a partner in the recent creation of two Israeli-run “cybersecurity” centers in New York City that are tied to Israeli intelligence and were recently reported on by MintPress.
Jeffrey Epstein was also involved with Israeli military intelligence-linked technology companies and, as previously mentioned, Israeli military intelligence was also the sponsor of Epstein’s sexual blackmail operation that targeted mostly U.S. politicians and public figures for the benefit of the state of Israel, whose military currently receives $3.8 billion per year from U.S. taxpayers.
While these aspects of Bloomberg’s past have received considerable media attention as of late, these same outlets have failed to note that Bloomberg’s inner circle boasts many individuals accused of harassment, rape or worse. With his clear ties to the “Epstein network,” the fact that mainstream media has declined to even question Bloomberg about his social appearances with Ghislaine Maxwell or Leslie Wexner and having five different telephone numbers of his in Epstein’s list of high-profile contacts is a damning indictment of the current landscape of both American media and American politics.
Article posted with permission from MintPress News