thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-20--Turkish Supreme Court: Sultan Mehmet Bought Hagia Sophia Fair and Square – Just Ignore Those Rivers

Turkish Supreme Court: Sultan Mehmet Bought Hagia Sophia Fair and Square – Just Ignore Those Rivers Of Blood

No one should be concerned about the conversion of Hagia Sophia , the foremost cathedral in the Christian world for nearly a thousand years , into a mosque – at least according to Shahid Qureshi , writing Monday in a Muslim publication known as the London Post .
Why not ?
Because Mehmet the Conqueror , the Ottoman Sultan who conquered Constantinople and destroyed the Byzantine Empire on May 29 , 1453 , bought the place fair and square .
So who could object ?
Once a mosque , always a mosque , and after all , the Christians sold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mehmet “ purchased the property of Hagia Sophia from his personal wealth before converting it into a Masjid ( Mosque ) .
The details of the transaction are still stored in the Turkish Museum , ” and he even helpfully includes a photo of the bill of sale in his article .
“ This is the main reason , ” Qureshi explains , “ why the court ordered Aya Sofya to be reconverted into a Masjid.
” Christians , you see , have no right to complain that Hagia Sophia will no longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the human spirit open to all people , but will instead become a house of worship for Muslims only .
If the Christians are going to be upset over this , they have only the Christians who sold the cathedral to Mehmet to blame .
“ The credit , ” Qureshi asserts , “ really goes to the forward thinking Sultan Mehmet , the conqueror of Constantinople for purchasing the church and then creating a waqf ( endowment ) .
Had it not been for his wisdom , Kemal Ataturk ’ s decision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ museum in 1935 ] would not have been able to be legally overturned.
” The claim that Mehmet bought Hagia Sophia fair and square has been making the rounds this week among Muslims in social media , and has spread so far and wide that I ’ ve received quite a few emails asking me whether it is true , as apparently both Muslims and non-Muslims are shutting down criticism of the conversion of the building by invoking this supposed real estate deal .
But whether or not the sales document that has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ London Post is authentic , this entire claim is a transparent attempt to whitewash an act of cultural appropriation and annihilation on a massive scale .
It is useful to recall exactly how Hagia Sophia became a mosque on May 29 , 1453 .
The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS tells the full story .
Once they breached the walls of Constantinople , Muslims raided monasteries and convents , emptying them of their inhabitants , and plundered private houses .
They entered Hagia Sophia , which for nearly a thousand years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The faithful had gathered within its hallowed walls to pray during the city ’ s last agony .
Inside the great cathedral , the Muslims killed the elderly and weak and led the rest off into slavery .
When the slaughter and pillage was finished , Mehmet ordered an Islamic scholar to mount the high pulpit of Hagia Sophia and declare that there was no God but Allah , and Muhammad was his prophet .
The magnificent old church was turned into a mosque ; hundreds of other churches in Constantinople and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Christians joined the ranks of the dhimmis , the subjugated people , denied basic rights under the hegemony of Islamic law .
Others were enslaved , and many were killed .
But what , then , of this bill of sale , which the Turkish Supreme Court apparently used it one justification for converting the cathedral into a mosque once again ?
What a coincidence that as the blood ran in rivers inside the great cathedral , its owners suddenly decided to sell .
This document could be genuine , but it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of until now .
I ’ ve never seen mention of it in numerous histories of the conquest .
Also , if this “ sale ” did take place , it was obviously done under duress .
The Muslims took over Hagia Sophia on May 29 , 1453 , as they were plundering Constantinople and murdering or enslaving Christians wholesale .
The building was considered to have become a mosque when Mehmet sent the muezzin up to the pulpit to proclaim the Islamic shahada , not upon some sales agreement .
The Ecumenical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or whoever was deemed to be its owner was in no position to refuse to sell .
If someone came into your house , stole your possessions , killed your grandparents , enslaved your wife and children , and publicly announced that the house was his , and later gave you a bill of sale , would you consider this to be a fair-and-square real estate transaction ?

No one should be concerned about the conversion of Hagia Sophia, the foremost cathedral in the Christian world for nearly a thousand years, into a mosque – at least according to Shahid Qureshi, writing Monday in a Muslim publication known as the London Post. Why not? Because Mehmet the Conqueror, the Ottoman Sultan who conquered Constantinople and destroyed the Byzantine Empire on May 29, 1453, bought the place fair and square. So who could object? Once a mosque, always a mosque, and after all, the Christians sold it to him!
Qureshi claims that Mehmet “purchased the property of Hagia Sophia from his personal wealth before converting it into a Masjid (Mosque). The details of the transaction are still stored in the Turkish Museum,” and he even helpfully includes a photo of the bill of sale in his article. “This is the main reason,” Qureshi explains, “why the court ordered Aya Sofya to be reconverted into a Masjid.”
Christians, you see, have no right to complain that Hagia Sophia will no longer be a museum, a monument of the human spirit open to all people, but will instead become a house of worship for Muslims only. If the Christians are going to be upset over this, they have only the Christians who sold the cathedral to Mehmet to blame. “The credit,” Qureshi asserts, “really goes to the forward thinking Sultan Mehmet, the conqueror of Constantinople for purchasing the church and then creating a waqf (endowment). Had it not been for his wisdom, Kemal Ataturk’s decision [to convert the mosque into a museum in 1935] would not have been able to be legally overturned.”
The claim that Mehmet bought Hagia Sophia fair and square has been making the rounds this week among Muslims in social media, and has spread so far and wide that I’ve received quite a few emails asking me whether it is true, as apparently both Muslims and non-Muslims are shutting down criticism of the conversion of the building by invoking this supposed real estate deal. But whether or not the sales document that has been circulating and is reproduced in the London Post is authentic, this entire claim is a transparent attempt to whitewash an act of cultural appropriation and annihilation on a massive scale.
It is useful to recall exactly how Hagia Sophia became a mosque on May 29, 1453.
The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS tells the full story. Once they breached the walls of Constantinople, Muslims raided monasteries and convents, emptying them of their inhabitants, and plundered private houses. They entered Hagia Sophia, which for nearly a thousand years had been the grandest church in Christendom. The faithful had gathered within its hallowed walls to pray during the city’s last agony. Inside the great cathedral, the Muslims killed the elderly and weak and led the rest off into slavery.
When the slaughter and pillage was finished, Mehmet ordered an Islamic scholar to mount the high pulpit of Hagia Sophia and declare that there was no God but Allah, and Muhammad was his prophet. The magnificent old church was turned into a mosque; hundreds of other churches in Constantinople and elsewhere suffered the same fate. Millions of Christians joined the ranks of the dhimmis, the subjugated people, denied basic rights under the hegemony of Islamic law. Others were enslaved, and many were killed.
But what, then, of this bill of sale, which the Turkish Supreme Court apparently used it one justification for converting the cathedral into a mosque once again? What a coincidence that as the blood ran in rivers inside the great cathedral, its owners suddenly decided to sell. This document could be genuine, but it is noteworthy that it was never spoken of until now. I’ve never seen mention of it in numerous histories of the conquest. Also, if this “sale” did take place, it was obviously done under duress. The Muslims took over Hagia Sophia on May 29, 1453, as they were plundering Constantinople and murdering or enslaving Christians wholesale. The building was considered to have become a mosque when Mehmet sent the muezzin up to the pulpit to proclaim the Islamic shahada, not upon some sales agreement. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople or the Byzantine Emperor or whoever was deemed to be its owner was in no position to refuse to sell.
If someone came into your house, stole your possessions, killed your grandparents, enslaved your wife and children, and publicly announced that the house was his, and later gave you a bill of sale, would you consider this to be a fair-and-square real estate transaction?
Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer


House Of Mirrors

Everyone feels the shake up , the wake up , the house of mirrors reflecting back their every thought and emotion , while this carnival ride spins faster and faster .
Everyone wants to know what ’ s coming next , what to prepare for , what to hope for , and how it ’ s all going to roll out .
Inhaling , exhaling , trying to reclaim thoughts , shed fears , and play in the world ’ s largest game of charades .
Trying to figure out body language , reading between the lines , reviewing endless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into some of the most graphically disturbing videos of our time .
But the house of mirrors is at the center of it all .
Reaction is everything .
It drives your thoughts , emotions , possibilities , opportunities , and hopelessness .
Each new piece of information or action that is witnessed , is another reaction , and in that reaction is the reflection of yourself , revealing your innermost hopes , fears , and doubts .
For each person , it is different .
Though everyone may feel rage over a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for different reasons in each person , and the reactions vary .
Recognizing and reconciling all of this brings necessary awareness .
Each action is another mirror – another self-discovery .
While everyone is using all of their energy to focus on what is taking place outside of them , it is fueling anger , fear , anxiety , and depression , while creating a mass scale collective energy bomb of lowly vibration that perpetuates and manifests a furtherance of the same negative energy .
Don ’ t get stuck on their hamster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
People are often afraid of the unknown , not knowing what ’ s going to happen next , of change , of lack , and not being in control .
We are in the thick of that forest right now , but there is a path one can follow through that forest instead of getting lost .
Letting go of control is probably the hardest part for most .
Following the path of faith and knowing that no matter what happens , it is as it should be , and for reasons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This path is lit , you just need to trust in yourself and take the first step .
Remove all of the chaos from your mind , let go for a moment , breathe deeply , and put one foot in front of the other .
Judgment is a hurdle for everyone right now , as it feels that there is much to be judged .
In a battle of evil vs good or dark vs light where everyone involved feels they are in the right , and everyone is judging each other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of mud that entraps all .
The longer one remains in anger and judgment , the more hardened their heart becomes , the more pain they feel , and love takes a backseat .
What would happen if with each reaction or statement that comes from anger and judgment , one were to balance it with love in their heart and mind , simultaneously ?
In fighting this battle , if we lose ourselves , if we turn over our soul to rage , if we push love to the side , what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fighting necessary battles on multiple fronts right now , but do not lose sight of what we are fighting for or the dark will win .
Remember , they relish in power and control , and that includes breaking you and your spirit .
They gather energy from this and find joy in it .
Let these mirrors reveal that which you wish to shed , and project back the strength , power , and love in you that will diminish their power .
I once knew someone who was a sociopath .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to push my buttons , to figure out how to take my power away .
She couldn ’ t do it .
It made her furious .
I wouldn ’ t react , or I would simply smile .
One day , after two long years , she finally did it .
I lost my cool and screamed – something I have done less than 5 times in my entire life .
Do you know what she did ?
She had no comeback , nothing to say at all , because she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ broke me for one minute , and she smiled .
That ’ s all she did – a great big smile .
Here ’ s the reality to this scenario .
She expended enormous amounts of energy for two full years and remained angry and frustrated over not being able to get under my skin , while I stood back and watched her energy drain .
That ’ s a huge investment on her part .
The moral to the story is , don ’ t over expend your energy on dark forces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and will drain you in the process if you feed into it .
Use your energy wisely and in positive ways as often as possible .
Take action to achieve goals , not to just spew anger .
Everyone is feeling fatigue from this battle .
If you don ’ t pace yourself , ground yourself , and balance yourself , you will run out of fuel .
Defining goals , and bringing things into a realistic perspective while making sure you are utilizing your energy in the most effective way , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter how much each of us may feel that we are individuals in this battle all alone , and some are terribly burdened with loneliness and depression right now , the fact is , we are all in this together because we are all fighting the same demons and are all feeling the repercussions .
Even when a new piece of unconstitutional “ mandate ” or “ law ” goes into effect in a state we don ’ t live in , we all actively and collectively rally for our fellow citizens in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ injustice and we fight for all of our brothers and sisters .
The same goes for our brothers and sisters in other countries .
What we are experiencing on a global scale is a sense of unity that is so profound and so significant to the future of mankind , it is important to continue to lift each other up more than anything right now .
We need to remain strong , compassionate , and clear-minded to take action against these injustices .
If we allow ourselves to sink to their depths and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ battle .
I think an analogy can be made for the seven stages of grief , in that it seems to parallel our collective experience , even though our minds ponder separately .
• Shock and denial – Most have long surpassed this .
• Pain and guilt – So many have felt the pain and betrayal .
Some have felt guilt for buying into their schemes for so long .
Let it go .
• Anger and bargaining – Oh we ’ ve hit anger alright .
Many are still stuck here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of bargaining taking place in the government , but for most of us , we want a hard line .
• Depression – I believe most people have experienced this , even if short lived , over these past months .
It ’ s been a rough ride .
Psychological warfare on our loved ones is difficult to witness , and spiritual warfare against all of us can be exhausting .
• The upward turn – We are almost here .
In fact , as difficult as it is to see through that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an upward direction .
Keep the faith .
• Reconstruction and working through – This will be the single most important part to all of this .
We need all hands on deck in reconstruction and creating new systems .
We ’ ve spent so much time on deconstruction and are still fighting to prevent their NWO plans of reconstruction .
Don ’ t let the well go empty because a lot of work lies ahead .
• Acceptance and hope – This will be a combination of heartache and hope .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of those things we will not like , which will require acceptance .
I am not referring to our constitutional rights being taken away – that is something we should never stop fighting for .
But there will be change – some good , some not so good .
Hope will be in the opportunities to create some of the changes we wish to see , and that is already happening .
Don ’ t get lost in the house of mirrors – see it for what it is .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of yourself , to unleash every emotion , and force you to feel , process , and see truths .
It is what is needed for people to move beyond the illusions , including those they ’ ve had about themselves .
Settle your intentions , draw from your heart , and act on them .
You got this !

Everyone feels the shake up, the wake up, the house of mirrors reflecting back their every thought and emotion, while this carnival ride spins faster and faster. Everyone wants to know what’s coming next, what to prepare for, what to hope for, and how it’s all going to roll out. Inhaling, exhaling, trying to reclaim thoughts, shed fears, and play in the world’s largest game of charades. Trying to figure out body language, reading between the lines, reviewing endless documents, attempted legislation, and tuning into some of the most graphically disturbing videos of our time. But the house of mirrors is at the center of it all.
Reaction is everything. It drives your thoughts, emotions, possibilities, opportunities, and hopelessness. Each new piece of information or action that is witnessed, is another reaction, and in that reaction is the reflection of yourself, revealing your innermost hopes, fears, and doubts. For each person, it is different. Though everyone may feel rage over a specific incident, the rage is triggered for different reasons in each person, and the reactions vary. Recognizing and reconciling all of this brings necessary awareness. Each action is another mirror – another self-discovery.
While everyone is using all of their energy to focus on what is taking place outside of them, it is fueling anger, fear, anxiety, and depression, while creating a mass scale collective energy bomb of lowly vibration that perpetuates and manifests a furtherance of the same negative energy. Don’t get stuck on their hamster wheel. It’s a trap.
People are often afraid of the unknown, not knowing what’s going to happen next, of change, of lack, and not being in control. We are in the thick of that forest right now, but there is a path one can follow through that forest instead of getting lost. Letting go of control is probably the hardest part for most. Following the path of faith and knowing that no matter what happens, it is as it should be, and for reasons much bigger than you or I. This path is lit, you just need to trust in yourself and take the first step. Remove all of the chaos from your mind, let go for a moment, breathe deeply, and put one foot in front of the other.
Judgment is a hurdle for everyone right now, as it feels that there is much to be judged. In a battle of evil vs good or dark vs light where everyone involved feels they are in the right, and everyone is judging each other, it turns to a dark pool of mud that entraps all. The longer one remains in anger and judgment, the more hardened their heart becomes, the more pain they feel, and love takes a backseat. What would happen if with each reaction or statement that comes from anger and judgment, one were to balance it with love in their heart and mind, simultaneously?
In fighting this battle, if we lose ourselves, if we turn over our soul to rage, if we push love to the side, what will become of us? We are fighting necessary battles on multiple fronts right now, but do not lose sight of what we are fighting for or the dark will win. Remember, they relish in power and control, and that includes breaking you and your spirit. They gather energy from this and find joy in it. Let these mirrors reveal that which you wish to shed, and project back the strength, power, and love in you that will diminish their power.
I once knew someone who was a sociopath. She tried relentlessly to get to me, to push my buttons, to figure out how to take my power away. She couldn’t do it. It made her furious. I wouldn’t react, or I would simply smile. One day, after two long years, she finally did it. I lost my cool and screamed – something I have done less than 5 times in my entire life. Do you know what she did? She had no comeback, nothing to say at all, because she had achieved her goal – she finally broke me for one minute, and she smiled. That’s all she did – a great big smile. Here’s the reality to this scenario. She expended enormous amounts of energy for two full years and remained angry and frustrated over not being able to get under my skin, while I stood back and watched her energy drain. That’s a huge investment on her part. The moral to the story is, don’t over expend your energy on dark forces, because they gain energy from it, and will drain you in the process if you feed into it. Use your energy wisely and in positive ways as often as possible. Take action to achieve goals, not to just spew anger.
Everyone is feeling fatigue from this battle. If you don’t pace yourself, ground yourself, and balance yourself, you will run out of fuel. Defining goals, and bringing things into a realistic perspective while making sure you are utilizing your energy in the most effective way, will go a long way.
No matter how much each of us may feel that we are individuals in this battle all alone, and some are terribly burdened with loneliness and depression right now, the fact is, we are all in this together because we are all fighting the same demons and are all feeling the repercussions. Even when a new piece of unconstitutional “mandate” or “law” goes into effect in a state we don’t live in, we all actively and collectively rally for our fellow citizens in those states, because we see the injustice and we fight for all of our brothers and sisters. The same goes for our brothers and sisters in other countries. What we are experiencing on a global scale is a sense of unity that is so profound and so significant to the future of mankind, it is important to continue to lift each other up more than anything right now. We need to remain strong, compassionate, and clear-minded to take action against these injustices. If we allow ourselves to sink to their depths and lose focus, we will lose the battle.
I think an analogy can be made for the seven stages of grief, in that it seems to parallel our collective experience, even though our minds ponder separately.
• Shock and denial – Most have long surpassed this.
• Pain and guilt – So many have felt the pain and betrayal. Some have felt guilt for buying into their schemes for so long. Let it go.
• Anger and bargaining – Oh we’ve hit anger alright. Many are still stuck here. There has been an awful lot of bargaining taking place in the government, but for most of us, we want a hard line.
• Depression – I believe most people have experienced this, even if short lived, over these past months. It’s been a rough ride. Psychological warfare on our loved ones is difficult to witness, and spiritual warfare against all of us can be exhausting.
• The upward turn – We are almost here. In fact, as difficult as it is to see through that forest, there are signs pointing in an upward direction. Keep the faith.
• Reconstruction and working through – This will be the single most important part to all of this. We need all hands on deck in reconstruction and creating new systems. We’ve spent so much time on deconstruction and are still fighting to prevent their NWO plans of reconstruction. Don’t let the well go empty because a lot of work lies ahead.
• Acceptance and hope – This will be a combination of heartache and hope. There will be new changes moving forward and some of those things we will not like, which will require acceptance. I am not referring to our constitutional rights being taken away – that is something we should never stop fighting for. But there will be change – some good, some not so good. Hope will be in the opportunities to create some of the changes we wish to see, and that is already happening.
Don’t get lost in the house of mirrors – see it for what it is. It is a gift to show you all aspects of yourself, to unleash every emotion, and force you to feel, process, and see truths. It is what is needed for people to move beyond the illusions, including those they’ve had about themselves. Settle your intentions, draw from your heart, and act on them. You got this!
Article posted with permission from Corey Lynn


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-21--Fear :  A Great Motivator Helps Keep Sheeple Under Wraps

Watching what is happening in the united States today , I can ’ t help but surmise that the portion of the population complying with “ mask recommendations ” are doing so out of fear .
Whether it is fear of contracting the coronavirus , fear of government retaliation , aka law enforcement being called , fear of assault and battery by deranged individuals if you don ’ t wear a mask , or because the lamestream government-controlled entertainment propaganda media has bombarded the populace with fear porn , Americans are being ruled by fear – not knowledge , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and facts .
What we are seeing is that fear is a great motivator and needs to be addressed among Americans .
“ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
” This goes back to the tendency for humans to take the path of least resistance .
Sometimes , it is easier to submit , alter one ’ s normal behavior , or do nothing than it is to fight for blessings bestowed upon one by God .
It also comes down to fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ losing one ’ s possessions ; fear of losing respect ; as well as other fears .
But , as President Harry S. Truman once said , “ When even one American – who has done nothing wrong – is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth – then all Americans are in peril.
” It matters not what the fear is ; what matters is the reaction to that fear .
More importantly , the temperance of our fear should come from our belief and faith in Our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It can cause otherwise good people to advocate for wrong-doing .
History abounds with examples – Nazi Germany , Mao ’ s China , Pol Pot ’ s Cambodia , Lenin and Stalin ’ s Russia , etc .
When people fear being denied something on the basis of standing up for their rights and/or the rights of others , they are prone to alter their behavior to avoid confronting those violating their rights in the belief they are retaining their rights .
In reality , you are surrendering to fear using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justify cowardice .
For example , if you cross the street to avoid an illegal search by police on one side of the street , you may believe that you have retained your rights ; however , you have not .
The violator continues to violate the law while you have condoned his behavior out of fear to confront the violator .
This is not the best example .
However , when one alters a normal behavior to avoid having a right infringed or unlawfully taken away , one is condoning the violation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possibility of punishment , having that right infringed , and confronting the unlawful behavior .
Instead of continuing with your right to freedom of movement on the side of the street on which you are walking , you cross the street , altering your normal movement , to avoid having your movement restricted .
It ’ s the same as consenting to an illegal search to retain your right to exercise your freedom of movement .
In short , you are surrendering one right in order to preserve another .
For the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surrender of another .
Either way , freedom is lost .
All across the united States , politicians are ramping up the fear over coronavirus once again .
In fact , several cities have enacted mandatory face mask-wearing in public for all residents or face an exorbitant fine .
This begs the question , “ what are these politicians basing their ‘ orders ’ upon ” ?
Simple – plenty of misinformation peddled by quack scientists like the National Institute of Health ’ s Dr. Anthony S. Fauci , the Center of Disease @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other government shills in order to fleece the public of money .
Ironically , many crank politicians want to defund the police while needing the police to write ordinance violations against the public and have police ignore actual crime .
Never mind the article in the New England Journal of Medicine authored by Fauci , Redfield , and Dr. Clifford Lane that indicated the mortality rate of COVID-19 is akin to that of influenza , 0.1 % .
The premiere medical publication read by almost every doctor in the world printed an article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that contradicts everything being stated in public .
Which information is correct ?
The current state of COVID-19 , reports coming out indicating mortality rates for this “ virus ” have been manipulated to be worse than it is , suggest the NEJM article is correct and what is being portrayed to the public is propaganda to induce fear .
And , doctors are going along with the fear porn while ignoring the information in the prestigious NEJM .
The media is the gasoline on this fear fire .
Let ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not even been able to identify the virus as anything new or even isolate it .
The really sad part in all of this is the readily compliant people who follow without question , do without knowing why ; refuse to research outside the official narrative ; and , engage in ostracizing those who have done the research and attempt to communicate to the masses the truth regarding coronavirus .
We know the futility of wearing masks ; so does the medical profession .
We know the lies those in government are peddling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knowing the government is lying , will follow the instructions given by those in government .
Some law enforcement officers will issue citations to individuals who refuse to comply with a city ’ s “ mask ” ordinance .
And , with corporations like Walmart , Kroger and Home Depot demanding customers wear masks in order to shop inside the facility , individuals who have researched the subject of wearing masks and know they do not work will face discrimination in being asked to leave and face law enforcement officers if they don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for pseudo-legalized theft of the public and infringement upon individual rights as well as the law .
But , many cities are dismantling their police force or officers are resigning in mass so it ’ s possible those who base their decision to not wear a mask on the science might not be cited .
Instead , you might find your car stolen , your house burglarized , your business destroyed and looted all thanks to government that promoted such injustice .
These “ masks ” – those looking identical to those worn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ buying are made in less than “ clean ” conditions .
Do a YouTube search using “ masks being made in unsanitary conditions ” and your eyes will open .
Moreover , those “ masks ” won ’ t prevent this coronavirus and compliant people are wearing masks that were made on a dirty floor contaminated with only God knows what .
Oh , don ’ t forget to look at the warning on the side of the box of these masks that tells you they will not protect against coronavirus or influenza @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mask has to be donned with each situation .
You can not use the same mask over and over or even continuously daily because it gets contaminated .
Masks are one use only items .
Cloth masks don ’ t work either and the same applies .
Those pretty masks everyone is making using regular cloth don ’ t work and must be washed after each use .
Do another search on YouTube using “ risk of wearing masks daily ” and you will find a video that explains what happens to your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many others that provide valuable information .
It doesn ’ t matter what kind of mask it is ; it does damage .
One has to marvel at the sheeple who wear their masks in an enclosed vehicle when driving alone .
And , while political hacks have stifled church services and other gatherings because “ coronavirus ” and need for social distancing , riotous , violent , thieving mobs are allowed to damage businesses , take over entire city blocks , tear down public statues , and commit other atrocities without masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ science ” being touted by Fauci , Redfield , Birx and supported by President Trump is dependent on “ germ theory ” .
Everyone has heard that term by now .
And , by now , everyone should realize that germ theory is still a theory just like Darwin ’ s theory of evolution – neither have been proven as factual .
Carl Sagan once said , “ Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.
” Are you getting the picture yet ?
What has made Americans so fearful ?
This virus is no more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the majority of the people , motivated out of fear , don masks that will not protect against the coronavirus .
Americans seem to fear the power of the government .
It isn ’ t difficult to figure out why either .
With the militarized police departments and the unconstitutional spying upon Americans and the hoovering of every piece of data the government can gather , plus the spreading of propaganda by the lamestream government-controlled entertainment propaganda enemedia , the steady diet of fear fed to the public is almost overwhelming .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be no liberty .
It is when government fears the people that liberty abounds .
Corporations are not in the clear either .
Commercial after commercial reminds the public of the dangers of COVID-19 while providing “ measures ” one can implement to alleviate the exaggerated narrative .
The best yet has come from the Hallmark Channel , where celebrities who appear in their movies and weekly shows thank “ essential ” workers they name as doctors , nurses , first responders , store clerks , and those “ keeping us safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone then urging people to stay home with a final “ we can do this , we are all in this together ” .
If you have a business , a job and a family , you are essential .
But , while big box stores are allowed to stay open , small businesses and their employees are told to stay home .
Hallmark has not stopped making movies ; neither has Hollywood .
So , are we going to see all those actors on the big screen wearing masks in new upcoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are still left with the question , what has made Americans so fearful to the point of being paralyzed ?
The people of the country who kicked major Hitler bootie in World War II have shrunk into a paralyzed blob .
The only ones not paralyzed are the unconstitutional , progressive , lawless idiots supported by government and private donations from corporations and the wealthy elite – the individuals to which these rioters align because of the possession of the same ideology and those who seek to enslave us all .
So , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a country who kicked major Hitler bootie to stand up against the bullies ?
Well , there are a few of us scattered around the country – probably more than a few .
However , you wouldn ’ t know it from walking around in your local Walmart .
And , despite numerous conversations with medical professionals in various fields who state the masks don ’ t prevent coronavirus , these individuals continue to don masks to keep their job – fear of being fired and unemployed .
What would happen if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christ more than the government ?
Well , these political hacks wouldn ’ t be in office .
There wouldn ’ t be any mask-wearing .
And , riotous , violent , thieving mobs would be sent packing to the barn to hide in the haystacks .
Law enforcement officers would soon understand that if they violate their oath to uphold the Constitution , the people will certainly make sure these oath violators are sent packing .
Unconstitutional spending would stop as well as spying on everyone within the borders of the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because no one would tolerate anyone violating the immigration law .
Illegal aliens would be requested to leave on their own or risk the just judgment of the people .
Ridiculous laws would be repealed and treaties non-compliant with the Constitution would be canceled .
The US would be out of the UN and the UN would be out of the US .
The IRS would be overhauled if not dismantled and the federal government would be back to asking States for money , having to justify the expenses , to cover the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you get the point .
Freedom and liberty could be restored .
But , it takes courage , not fear to do so .
So , where are the people of the country who kicked major Hitler bootie ?
Well , most of that generation is dead and gone .
But , their posterity are walking around wearing masks , jeopardizing their livelihood , the support of their family , and basic needs ( food , clothing , shelter ) because the government says the big bad coronavirus is gon na kill us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ourselves .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

Watching what is happening in the united States today, I can’t help but surmise that the portion of the population complying with “mask recommendations” are doing so out of fear. Whether it is fear of contracting the coronavirus, fear of government retaliation, aka law enforcement being called, fear of assault and battery by deranged individuals if you don’t wear a mask, or because the lamestream government-controlled entertainment propaganda media has bombarded the populace with fear porn, Americans are being ruled by fear – not knowledge, not facts, and certainly not scientific knowledge and facts. What we are seeing is that fear is a great motivator and needs to be addressed among Americans.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” This goes back to the tendency for humans to take the path of least resistance. Sometimes, it is easier to submit, alter one’s normal behavior, or do nothing than it is to fight for blessings bestowed upon one by God. It also comes down to fear – fear of retaliation; fear of losing one’s possessions; fear of losing respect; as well as other fears. But, as President Harry S. Truman once said, “When even one American – who has done nothing wrong – is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth – then all Americans are in peril.” It matters not what the fear is; what matters is the reaction to that fear. More importantly, the temperance of our fear should come from our belief and faith in Our Lord.
Fear is a powerful motivator. It can cause otherwise good people to advocate for wrong-doing. History abounds with examples – Nazi Germany, Mao’s China, Pol Pot’s Cambodia, Lenin and Stalin’s Russia, etc. When people fear being denied something on the basis of standing up for their rights and/or the rights of others, they are prone to alter their behavior to avoid confronting those violating their rights in the belief they are retaining their rights. In reality, you are surrendering to fear using the illusion of retaining your rights to justify cowardice. For example, if you cross the street to avoid an illegal search by police on one side of the street, you may believe that you have retained your rights; however, you have not. The violator continues to violate the law while you have condoned his behavior out of fear to confront the violator. This is not the best example. However, when one alters a normal behavior to avoid having a right infringed or unlawfully taken away, one is condoning the violation out of multiple fears that surround the possibility of punishment, having that right infringed, and confronting the unlawful behavior. Instead of continuing with your right to freedom of movement on the side of the street on which you are walking, you cross the street, altering your normal movement, to avoid having your movement restricted. It’s the same as consenting to an illegal search to retain your right to exercise your freedom of movement. In short, you are surrendering one right in order to preserve another. For the government, one freedom/right is conditional on the surrender of another. Either way, freedom is lost.
All across the united States, politicians are ramping up the fear over coronavirus once again. In fact, several cities have enacted mandatory face mask-wearing in public for all residents or face an exorbitant fine. This begs the question, “what are these politicians basing their ‘orders’ upon”? Simple – plenty of misinformation peddled by quack scientists like the National Institute of Health’s Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the Center of Disease Control director Dr. Robert Redfield, and other government shills in order to fleece the public of money. Ironically, many crank politicians want to defund the police while needing the police to write ordinance violations against the public and have police ignore actual crime. Never mind the article in the New England Journal of Medicine authored by Fauci, Redfield, and Dr. Clifford Lane that indicated the mortality rate of COVID-19 is akin to that of influenza, 0.1%.
The premiere medical publication read by almost every doctor in the world printed an article, authored by two government entity heads, that contradicts everything being stated in public. Which information is correct? The current state of COVID-19, reports coming out indicating mortality rates for this “virus” have been manipulated to be worse than it is, suggest the NEJM article is correct and what is being portrayed to the public is propaganda to induce fear. And, doctors are going along with the fear porn while ignoring the information in the prestigious NEJM. The media is the gasoline on this fear fire. Let’s not forget that “scientists” have not even been able to identify the virus as anything new or even isolate it.
The really sad part in all of this is the readily compliant people who follow without question, do without knowing why; refuse to research outside the official narrative; and, engage in ostracizing those who have done the research and attempt to communicate to the masses the truth regarding coronavirus. We know the futility of wearing masks; so does the medical profession. We know the lies those in government are peddling. Yet, the sheeple, some knowing the government is lying, will follow the instructions given by those in government. Some law enforcement officers will issue citations to individuals who refuse to comply with a city’s “mask” ordinance. And, with corporations like Walmart, Kroger and Home Depot demanding customers wear masks in order to shop inside the facility, individuals who have researched the subject of wearing masks and know they do not work will face discrimination in being asked to leave and face law enforcement officers if they don’t. What a perfect storm for pseudo-legalized theft of the public and infringement upon individual rights as well as the law. But, many cities are dismantling their police force or officers are resigning in mass so it’s possible those who base their decision to not wear a mask on the science might not be cited. Instead, you might find your car stolen, your house burglarized, your business destroyed and looted all thanks to government that promoted such injustice.
These “masks” – those looking identical to those worn by medical professionals – the public is buying are made in less than “clean” conditions. Do a YouTube search using “masks being made in unsanitary conditions” and your eyes will open. Moreover, those “masks” won’t prevent this coronavirus and compliant people are wearing masks that were made on a dirty floor contaminated with only God knows what. Oh, don’t forget to look at the warning on the side of the box of these masks that tells you they will not protect against coronavirus or influenza. And, remember, a new mask has to be donned with each situation. You cannot use the same mask over and over or even continuously daily because it gets contaminated. Masks are one use only items. Cloth masks don’t work either and the same applies. Those pretty masks everyone is making using regular cloth don’t work and must be washed after each use.
Do another search on YouTube using “risk of wearing masks daily” and you will find a video that explains what happens to your lungs when you do, along with many others that provide valuable information. It doesn’t matter what kind of mask it is; it does damage. One has to marvel at the sheeple who wear their masks in an enclosed vehicle when driving alone. And, while political hacks have stifled church services and other gatherings because “coronavirus” and need for social distancing, riotous, violent, thieving mobs are allowed to damage businesses, take over entire city blocks, tear down public statues, and commit other atrocities without masks or social distancing.
All this “science” being touted by Fauci, Redfield, Birx and supported by President Trump is dependent on “germ theory”. Everyone has heard that term by now. And, by now, everyone should realize that germ theory is still a theory just like Darwin’s theory of evolution – neither have been proven as factual. Carl Sagan once said, “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.” Are you getting the picture yet?
What has made Americans so fearful? This virus is no more fatal than the average influenza; yet, the majority of the people, motivated out of fear, don masks that will not protect against the coronavirus. Americans seem to fear the power of the government. It isn’t difficult to figure out why either. With the militarized police departments and the unconstitutional spying upon Americans and the hoovering of every piece of data the government can gather, plus the spreading of propaganda by the lamestream government-controlled entertainment propaganda enemedia, the steady diet of fear fed to the public is almost overwhelming. The people fear the government so there can be no liberty. It is when government fears the people that liberty abounds.
Corporations are not in the clear either. Commercial after commercial reminds the public of the dangers of COVID-19 while providing “measures” one can implement to alleviate the exaggerated narrative. The best yet has come from the Hallmark Channel, where celebrities who appear in their movies and weekly shows thank “essential” workers they name as doctors, nurses, first responders, store clerks, and those “keeping us safe” while they express their love for everyone then urging people to stay home with a final “we can do this, we are all in this together”. If you have a business, a job and a family, you are essential. But, while big box stores are allowed to stay open, small businesses and their employees are told to stay home. Hallmark has not stopped making movies; neither has Hollywood. So, are we going to see all those actors on the big screen wearing masks in new upcoming movies? Hardly.
But, we are still left with the question, what has made Americans so fearful to the point of being paralyzed? The people of the country who kicked major Hitler bootie in World War II have shrunk into a paralyzed blob. The only ones not paralyzed are the unconstitutional, progressive, lawless idiots supported by government and private donations from corporations and the wealthy elite – the individuals to which these rioters align because of the possession of the same ideology and those who seek to enslave us all. So, where is the posterity of the people of a country who kicked major Hitler bootie to stand up against the bullies?
Well, there are a few of us scattered around the country – probably more than a few. However, you wouldn’t know it from walking around in your local Walmart. And, despite numerous conversations with medical professionals in various fields who state the masks don’t prevent coronavirus, these individuals continue to don masks to keep their job – fear of being fired and unemployed.
What would happen if Americans feared the Lord Almighty and Jesus Christ more than the government? Well, these political hacks wouldn’t be in office. There wouldn’t be any mask-wearing. And, riotous, violent, thieving mobs would be sent packing to the barn to hide in the haystacks. Law enforcement officers would soon understand that if they violate their oath to uphold the Constitution, the people will certainly make sure these oath violators are sent packing. Unconstitutional spending would stop as well as spying on everyone within the borders of the US. Illegal alien invasion would decrease drastically because no one would tolerate anyone violating the immigration law. Illegal aliens would be requested to leave on their own or risk the just judgment of the people. Ridiculous laws would be repealed and treaties non-compliant with the Constitution would be canceled. The US would be out of the UN and the UN would be out of the US. The IRS would be overhauled if not dismantled and the federal government would be back to asking States for money, having to justify the expenses, to cover the shortfall.
The list could continue but you get the point. Freedom and liberty could be restored. But, it takes courage, not fear to do so. So, where are the people of the country who kicked major Hitler bootie? Well, most of that generation is dead and gone. But, their posterity are walking around wearing masks, jeopardizing their livelihood, the support of their family, and basic needs (food, clothing, shelter) because the government says the big bad coronavirus is gonna kill us all if we don’t cripple ourselves.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-21--The Federal Coup to Overthrow the States and Nix the 10th Amendment Is Underway

The Federal Coup to Overthrow the States and Nix the 10th Amendment Is Underway What is unfolding before our very eyes—with police agencies defying local governments in order to tap into the power of federal militarized troops in order to put down domestic unrest—could very quickly snowball into an act of aggression against the states , a coup by armed , militarized agents of the federal government .
At a minimum , this is an attack on the Tenth Amendment , which affirms the sovereignty of the states and the citizenry , and the right of the states to stand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grabs by the federal government .
If you ’ re still deluding yourself into believing that this thinly-veiled exercise in martial law is anything other than an attempt to bulldoze what remains of the Constitution and reinforce the iron-fisted rule of the police state , you need to stop drinking the Kool-Aid .
This is no longer about partisan politics or civil unrest or even authoritarian impulses .
Unless we take back the reins—and soon—looking back on this time years from now , historians may well point to the events of 2020 as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ short-lived experiment in self-government .
The government ’ s recent actions in Portland , Oregon—when unidentified federal agents ( believed to be border police , ICE and DHS agents ) , wearing military fatigues with patches that just say “ Police ” and sporting all kinds of weapons , descended uninvited on the city in unmarked vehicles , snatching protesters off the streets and detaining them without formally arresting them or offering any explanation of why they ’ re being held—is just a foretaste of what ’ s to come .
One of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ veteran who was in downtown Portland during the protests but not a participant .
Concerned about the tactics being used by government agents who had taken an oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution , Christopher David tried to speak the “ secret ” police .
Almost immediately , he was assaulted by federal agents , beaten with batons and pepper sprayed Another peaceful protester was reportedly shot in the head with an impact weapon by this federal goon squad .
The Trump Administration has already announced its plans to deploy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ across the country ( Chicago is supposedly next ) in an apparent bid to put down civil unrest .
Yet the overriding concerns by state and local government officials to Trump ’ s plans suggest that weaponizing the DHS as an occupying army will only provoke more violence and unrest .
Under the guise of protecting federal properties against civil unrest , the Trump Administration has formed a task force of secret agents who look , dress and act like military stormtroopers on a raid and have been empowered to roam cities in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ streets , whether or not they ’ ve been engaged in illegal activities .
As the Guardian reports , “ The incidents being described sound eerily reminiscent of the CIA ’ s post-9/11 rendition program under George W Bush , where intelligence agents would roll up in unmarked vans in foreign countries , blindfold terrorism suspects ( many of whom turned to be innocent ) and kidnap them without explanation .
Only instead of occurring on the streets of Italy or the Middle East , it ’ s happening in downtown Portland.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made looting , violence , vandalism and intimidation tactics the hallmarks of their protests have played right into the government ’ s hands They have delivered all of us into the police state ’ s hands .
There ’ s a reason Trump has tapped the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for this dirty business : these agencies are notorious for their lawlessness , routinely sidestepping the Constitution and trampling on the rights of anyone who gets in their way , including legal citizens .
Indeed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before these roving bands of border patrol agents began flexing their muscles far beyond the nation ’ s borders and exercising their right to disregard the Constitution at every turn .
Except these border patrol cops aren ’ t just disregarding the Constitution .
They ’ re trampling all over the Constitution , especially the Fourth Amendment , which prohibits the government from carrying out egregious warrantless searches and seizures without probable cause .
As part of the government ’ s so-called crackdown on illegal immigration , drugs and trafficking , its border @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , roaming further afield and subjecting greater numbers of Americans to warrantless searches , ID checkpoints , transportation checks , and even surveillance on private property far beyond the boundaries of the borderlands .
That so-called border , once a thin borderline , has become an ever-thickening band spreading deeper and deeper inside the country .
Now , with this latest salvo by the Trump administration in its so-called crackdown on rioting and civil unrest , America itself is about to become a Constitution-free zone where freedom is off-limits and government agents have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people ” have none .
The Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) , with its more than 60,000 employees , supplemented by the National Guard and the U.S. military , is an arm of the Department of Homeland Security , a national police force imbued with all the brutality , ineptitude and corruption such a role implies .
Just about every nefarious deed , tactic or thuggish policy advanced by the government today can be traced back to the DHS , its police state mindset , and the billions of dollars it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ form of grants to transform them into extensions of the military .
As Miller points out , the government has turned the nation ’ s expanding border regions into “ a ripe place to experiment with tearing apart the Constitution , a place where not just undocumented border-crossers , but millions of borderland residents have become the targets of continual surveillance.
” In much the same way that police across the country have been schooled in the art of sidestepping the Constitution , border cops have also been drilled in the art of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of national security .
In fact , according to FOIA documents shared with The Intercept , border cops even have a checklist of “ possible behaviors ” that warrant overriding the Constitution and subjecting individuals—including American citizens—to stops , searches , seizures , interrogations and even arrests .
For instance , if you ’ re driving a vehicle that to a border cop looks unusual in some way , you can be stopped .
If your passengers look dirty or unusual , you can be stopped .
If you or your passengers avoid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be stopped .
If you or your passengers look too long at a cop , you can be stopped .
If you ’ re anywhere near a border ( near being within 100 miles of a border , or in a city , or on a bus , or at an airport ) , you can be stopped and asked to prove you ’ re legally allowed to be in the country .
If you ’ re traveling on a public road that smugglers and other criminals may have traveled , you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not driving in the same direction as other cars , you can be stopped .
If you appear to be avoiding a police checkpoint , you can be stopped .
If your car appears to be weighed down , you can be stopped .
If your vehicle is from out of town , wherever that might be , you can be stopped .
If you ’ re driving a make of car that criminal-types have also driven , you can be stopped .
If your car appears to have been altered or modified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cargo area in your vehicle is covered , you can be stopped .
If you ’ re driving during a time of day or night that border cops find suspicious , you can be stopped .
If you ’ re driving when border cops are changing shifts , you can be stopped .
If you ’ re driving in a motorcade or with another vehicle , you can be stopped .
If your car appears dusty , you can be stopped .
If people with you are trying to avoid being seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you can be stopped .
If you slow down after seeing a cop , you can be stopped .
In Portland , which is 400 miles from the border , protesters didn ’ t even have to be near federal buildings to be targeted .
Some claimed to be targeted for simply wearing black clothing in the area of the demonstration .
Are you starting to get the picture yet ?
This was never about illegal aliens and border crossings at all .
It ’ s been a test to see how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allow the government to push the limits of the Constitution .
We ’ ve been failing this particular test for a long time now .
It was 1798 when Americans , their fears stoked by rumblings of a Quasi-War with France , failed to protest the Alien and Sedition Acts , which criminalized anti-government speech , empowered the government to deport “ dangerous ” non-citizens and made it harder for immigrants to vote .
During the Civil War , Americans went along when Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus ( the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authorized government officials to spy on Americans ’ mail .
During World War I , Americans took it in stride when President Woodrow Wilson and Congress adopted the Espionage and Sedition Acts , which made it a crime to interfere with the war effort and criminalized any speech critical of war .
By World War II , Americans were marching in lockstep with the government ’ s expanding war powers to imprison Japanese-American citizens in detainment camps , censor mail , and lay the groundwork for the future surveillance state .
Fast-forward to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the McCarthy era ’ s hearings on un-American activities , and the government ’ s surveillance of Civil Rights activists such as Martin Luther King Jr.—all done in the name of national security .
By the time 9/11 rolled around , all George W. Bush had to do was claim the country was being invaded by terrorists , and the government was given greater powers to spy , search , detain and arrest American citizens in order to keep America safe .
The terrorist invasion never really happened , but the government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible by the nefarious USA Patriot Act .
Barack Obama continued Bush ’ s trend of undermining the Constitution , going so far as to give the military the power to strip Americans of their constitutional rights , label them extremists , and detain them indefinitely without trial , all in the name of keeping America safe .
Despite the fact that the breadth of the military ’ s power to detain American citizens violates not only U.S. law and the Constitution but also international laws , the government has refused to relinquish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Defense Authorization Act ( NDAA ) .
Then Donald Trump took office , claiming the country was being invaded by dangerous immigrants and insisting that the only way to keep America safe was to build an expensive border wall , expand the reach of border patrol , and empower the military to “ assist ” with border control .
That so-called immigration crisis has now morphed into multiple crises ( domestic extremism , the COVID-19 pandemic , race wars , civil unrest , etc . )
that the government is eager to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Yet as we ’ ve learned the hard way , once the government acquires—and uses—additional powers ( to spy on its citizens , to carry out surveillance , to transform its police forces into extensions of the police , to seize taxpayer funds , to wage endless wars , to censor and silence dissidents , to identify potential troublemakers , to detain citizens without due process ) , it does not voluntarily relinquish them This is the slippery slope on which we ’ ve been traveling for far too long .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is a classic way that violence happens in authoritarian regimes , whether it ’ s Franco ’ s Spain or whether it ’ s the Russian Empire .
The people who are getting used to committing violence on the border are then brought in to commit violence against people in the interior.
” Sure , it ’ s the Trump Administration calling the shots right now , but it ’ s government agents armed with totalitarian powers and beholden to the bureaucratic Deep State who are carrying out these orders in defiance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ represents .
Whether it ’ s Trump or Biden or someone else altogether , this year or a dozen years from now , the damage has been done : as I make clear in my book Battlefield America : The War on the American People , we have allowed the president to acquire dictatorial powers that can be unleashed at any moment .
There ’ s a reason the Trump Administration is consulting with John Yoo , the Bush-era attorney notorious for justifying waterboarding torture tactics against detainees .
They ’ re not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law and abide by the Constitution .
Rather , they ’ re desperately seeking ways to thwart the Constitution .
As Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe recognizes , “ The dictatorial hunger for power is insatiable .
This is how it begins .
This is how it always begins .
Don ’ t be fooled into thinking any of this will change when the next election rolls around .

The Federal Coup to Overthrow the States and Nix the 10th Amendment Is Underway
“I don’t need invitations by the state, state mayors, or state governors, to do our job. We’re going to do that, whether they like us there or not.”—Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf’s defense of the Trump Administration’s deployment of militarized federal police to address civil unrest in the states
This is a wake-up call.
What is unfolding before our very eyes—with police agencies defying local governments in order to tap into the power of federal militarized troops in order to put down domestic unrest—could very quickly snowball into an act of aggression against the states, a coup by armed, militarized agents of the federal government.
At a minimum, this is an attack on the Tenth Amendment, which affirms the sovereignty of the states and the citizenry, and the right of the states to stand as a bulwark against overreach and power grabs by the federal government.
If you’re still deluding yourself into believing that this thinly-veiled exercise in martial law is anything other than an attempt to bulldoze what remains of the Constitution and reinforce the iron-fisted rule of the police state, you need to stop drinking the Kool-Aid.
This is no longer about partisan politics or civil unrest or even authoritarian impulses.
This is a turning point.
Unless we take back the reins—and soon—looking back on this time years from now, historians may well point to the events of 2020 as the death blow to America’s short-lived experiment in self-government.
The government’s recent actions in Portland, Oregon—when unidentified federal agents (believed to be border police, ICE and DHS agents), wearing military fatigues with patches that just say “Police” and sporting all kinds of weapons, descended uninvited on the city in unmarked vehicles, snatching protesters off the streets and detaining them without formally arresting them or offering any explanation of why they’re being held—is just a foretaste of what’s to come.
One of those detainees was a 53-year-old disabled Navy veteran who was in downtown Portland during the protests but not a participant. Concerned about the tactics being used by government agents who had taken an oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution, Christopher David tried to speak the “secret” police. Almost immediately, he was assaulted by federal agents, beaten with batons and pepper sprayed
Another peaceful protester was reportedly shot in the head with an impact weapon by this federal goon squad.
The Trump Administration has already announced its plans to deploy these border patrol agents to other cities across the country (Chicago is supposedly next) in an apparent bid to put down civil unrest. Yet the overriding concerns by state and local government officials to Trump’s plans suggest that weaponizing the DHS as an occupying army will only provoke more violence and unrest.
We’ve been set up.
Under the guise of protecting federal properties against civil unrest, the Trump Administration has formed a task force of secret agents who look, dress and act like military stormtroopers on a raid and have been empowered to roam cities in unmarked vehicles, snatching citizens off the streets, whether or not they’ve been engaged in illegal activities.
As the Guardian reports, “The incidents being described sound eerily reminiscent of the CIA’s post-9/11 rendition program under George W Bush, where intelligence agents would roll up in unmarked vans in foreign countries, blindfold terrorism suspects (many of whom turned to be innocent) and kidnap them without explanation. Only instead of occurring on the streets of Italy or the Middle East, it’s happening in downtown Portland.”
The so-called racial justice activists who have made looting, violence, vandalism and intimidation tactics the hallmarks of their protests have played right into the government’s hands
They have delivered all of us into the police state’s hands.
There’s a reason Trump has tapped the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for this dirty business: these agencies are notorious for their lawlessness, routinely sidestepping the Constitution and trampling on the rights of anyone who gets in their way, including legal citizens.
Indeed, it was only a matter of time before these roving bands of border patrol agents began flexing their muscles far beyond the nation’s borders and exercising their right to disregard the Constitution at every turn.
Except these border patrol cops aren’t just disregarding the Constitution.
They’re trampling all over the Constitution, especially the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits the government from carrying out egregious warrantless searches and seizures without probable cause.
As part of the government’s so-called crackdown on illegal immigration, drugs and trafficking, its border patrol cops have been expanding their reach, roaming further afield and subjecting greater numbers of Americans to warrantless searches, ID checkpoints, transportation checks, and even surveillance on private property far beyond the boundaries of the borderlands.
That so-called border, once a thin borderline, has become an ever-thickening band spreading deeper and deeper inside the country.
Now, with this latest salvo by the Trump administration in its so-called crackdown on rioting and civil unrest, America itself is about to become a Constitution-free zone where freedom is off-limits and government agents have all the power and “we the people” have none.
The Customs and Border Protection (CBP), with its more than 60,000 employees, supplemented by the National Guard and the U.S. military, is an arm of the Department of Homeland Security, a national police force imbued with all the brutality, ineptitude and corruption such a role implies.
As journalist Todd Miller explains:
In these vast domains, Homeland Security authorities can institute roving patrols with broad, extra-constitutional powers backed by national security, immigration enforcement and drug interdiction mandates. There, the Border Patrol can set up traffic checkpoints and fly surveillance drones overhead with high-powered cameras and radar that can track your movements. Within twenty-five miles of the international boundary, CBP agents can enter a person’s private property without a warrant.
Just about every nefarious deed, tactic or thuggish policy advanced by the government today can be traced back to the DHS, its police state mindset, and the billions of dollars it distributes to local police agencies in the form of grants to transform them into extensions of the military.
As Miller points out, the government has turned the nation’s expanding border regions into “a ripe place to experiment with tearing apart the Constitution, a place where not just undocumented border-crossers, but millions of borderland residents have become the targets of continual surveillance.”
In much the same way that police across the country have been schooled in the art of sidestepping the Constitution, border cops have also been drilled in the art of “anything goes” in the name of national security.
In fact, according to FOIA documents shared with The Intercept, border cops even have a checklist of “possible behaviors” that warrant overriding the Constitution and subjecting individuals—including American citizens—to stops, searches, seizures, interrogations and even arrests.
For instance, if you’re driving a vehicle that to a border cop looks unusual in some way, you can be stopped. If your passengers look dirty or unusual, you can be stopped. If you or your passengers avoid looking at a cop, you can be stopped. If you or your passengers look too long at a cop, you can be stopped.
If you’re anywhere near a border (near being within 100 miles of a border, or in a city, or on a bus, or at an airport), you can be stopped and asked to prove you’re legally allowed to be in the country. If you’re traveling on a public road that smugglers and other criminals may have traveled, you can be stopped.
If you’re not driving in the same direction as other cars, you can be stopped. If you appear to be avoiding a police checkpoint, you can be stopped. If your car appears to be weighed down, you can be stopped. If your vehicle is from out of town, wherever that might be, you can be stopped. If you’re driving a make of car that criminal-types have also driven, you can be stopped.
If your car appears to have been altered or modified, you can be stopped. If the cargo area in your vehicle is covered, you can be stopped.
If you’re driving during a time of day or night that border cops find suspicious, you can be stopped. If you’re driving when border cops are changing shifts, you can be stopped. If you’re driving in a motorcade or with another vehicle, you can be stopped. If your car appears dusty, you can be stopped.
If people with you are trying to avoid being seen, or exhibiting “unusual” behavior, you can be stopped. If you slow down after seeing a cop, you can be stopped.
In Portland, which is 400 miles from the border, protesters didn’t even have to be near federal buildings to be targeted. Some claimed to be targeted for simply wearing black clothing in the area of the demonstration.
Are you starting to get the picture yet?
This was never about illegal aliens and border crossings at all. It’s been a test to see how far “we the people” will allow the government to push the limits of the Constitution.
We’ve been failing this particular test for a long time now.
It was 1798 when Americans, their fears stoked by rumblings of a Quasi-War with France, failed to protest the Alien and Sedition Acts, which criminalized anti-government speech, empowered the government to deport “dangerous” non-citizens and made it harder for immigrants to vote.
During the Civil War, Americans went along when Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus (the right to a speedy trial) and authorized government officials to spy on Americans’ mail.
During World War I, Americans took it in stride when President Woodrow Wilson and Congress adopted the Espionage and Sedition Acts, which made it a crime to interfere with the war effort and criminalized any speech critical of war.
By World War II, Americans were marching in lockstep with the government’s expanding war powers to imprison Japanese-American citizens in detainment camps, censor mail, and lay the groundwork for the future surveillance state.
Fast-forward to the Cold War’s Red Scares, the McCarthy era’s hearings on un-American activities, and the government’s surveillance of Civil Rights activists such as Martin Luther King Jr.—all done in the name of national security.
By the time 9/11 rolled around, all George W. Bush had to do was claim the country was being invaded by terrorists, and the government was given greater powers to spy, search, detain and arrest American citizens in order to keep America safe.
The terrorist invasion never really happened, but the government kept its newly acquired police powers made possible by the nefarious USA Patriot Act.
Barack Obama continued Bush’s trend of undermining the Constitution, going so far as to give the military the power to strip Americans of their constitutional rights, label them extremists, and detain them indefinitely without trial, all in the name of keeping America safe.
Despite the fact that the breadth of the military’s power to detain American citizens violates not only U.S. law and the Constitution but also international laws, the government has refused to relinquish its detention powers made possible by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Then Donald Trump took office, claiming the country was being invaded by dangerous immigrants and insisting that the only way to keep America safe was to build an expensive border wall, expand the reach of border patrol, and empower the military to “assist” with border control.
That so-called immigration crisis has now morphed into multiple crises (domestic extremism, the COVID-19 pandemic, race wars, civil unrest, etc.) that the government is eager to use in order to expand its powers.
Yet as we’ve learned the hard way, once the government acquires—and uses—additional powers (to spy on its citizens, to carry out surveillance, to transform its police forces into extensions of the police, to seize taxpayer funds, to wage endless wars, to censor and silence dissidents, to identify potential troublemakers, to detain citizens without due process), it does not voluntarily relinquish them
This is the slippery slope on which we’ve been traveling for far too long.
As Yale historian Timothy Snyder explains, “This is a classic way that violence happens in authoritarian regimes, whether it’s Franco’s Spain or whether it’s the Russian Empire. The people who are getting used to committing violence on the border are then brought in to commit violence against people in the interior.”
Sure, it’s the Trump Administration calling the shots right now, but it’s government agents armed with totalitarian powers and beholden to the bureaucratic Deep State who are carrying out these orders in defiance of the U.S. Constitution and all it represents.
Whether it’s Trump or Biden or someone else altogether, this year or a dozen years from now, the damage has been done: as I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People , we have allowed the president to acquire dictatorial powers that can be unleashed at any moment.
There’s a reason the Trump Administration is consulting with John Yoo, the Bush-era attorney notorious for justifying waterboarding torture tactics against detainees. They’re not looking to understand how to follow the law and abide by the Constitution. Rather, they’re desperately seeking ways to thwart the Constitution.
As Harvard constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe recognizes, “The dictatorial hunger for power is insatiable.
This is how it begins.
This is how it always begins.
Don’t be fooled into thinking any of this will change when the next election rolls around.
Article posted with permission from John Whitehead


thewashingtonstandard--2020-07-21--List Of 50 Things You Should Get Right Now To Prepare For The Chaotic Events Of The Next 12 Months

List Of 50 Things You Should Get Right Now To Prepare For The Chaotic Events Of The Next 12 Months People have been asking me to do an article like this for quite some time .
In all the years that I have been writing , I have never seen so many of my readers so alarmed about our immediate future .
Over and over again , I have been getting emails from people asking for advice about how to prepare for what is ahead , and so many of them are using the word “ urgency ” to describe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can definitely identify with that , because around the middle of last year that is a word that I started using constantly .
I felt an urgency about 2020 that I had never felt about any other upcoming year , and there were certain things that I knew that I had to get done .
One of those things that I had to get done was my new book , and it is now finished .
The plan is to release it this month , and after reading it there will be no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such a sense of urgency in recent months .
I want to warn you in advance that the list below is not an exhaustive list .
Instead , it is meant to be a very basic starting guide .
There are many other things that could ( and probably should ) be added to this list , and I very much encourage readers to leave comments after this article with their own suggestions and recommendations .
We should always be willing to learn from one another , because nobody is an expert on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ primary priorities for preparing for an emergency scenario are food , water , energy and shelter .
Once you have got those four basic areas covered , you can certainly build on that foundation by addressing other considerations .
In the title of this article I use the phrase “ the next 12 months ” , but I do not mean to imply that everything will be fine after those 12 months are over .
In fact , I am convinced that our problems are only going to intensify as time rolls along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will not need everything on this list during the next 12 months .
Hopefully , you will not need to use some of these items for a few years .
But this is definitely a great opportunity to purchase many of these things , because a lot of them are only going to become more expensive and more difficult to acquire the worse conditions get .
In putting this list together , I was envisioning a scenario in which most of you will be sheltering at home rather than “ bugging out ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ bugging out ” scenario , this list would look quite a bit different .
Also , I didn ’ t address self-defense in this list , but without a doubt it is very important .
In fact , if you live in or near a major city , it is imperative to have a plan for defending yourself and your family .
For years , I have been encouraging readers to move away from the major cities , but for a lot of people that simply isn ’ t possible at this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have filed new claims for unemployment so far this year , and so a good stable job is an extremely valuable thing to have at this moment .
If your job is keeping you in a potentially dangerous area right now , you will also want to have a plan for “ bugging out ” to a more remote location if the need arises .
With all of that being said , the following are 50 things that I am encouraging everyone to stock up on in order to prepare for the chaotic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rainwater Collection System If You Do Not Have A Natural Supply Of Water Near Your Home # 17 Lots Of Extra Coffee ( If You Drink It ) # 27 An Extra Fan If You Live In A Hot Climate # 49 Bibles For Every Member Of Your Family # 50 A “ Bug Out Bag ” For Every Member Of Your Family Are there certain key items that you would add to this list ?
If so , please feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts below .
I understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out there that are feeling extreme financial stress during this severe economic downturn , and acquiring all of the items on this list may not be possible .
And that is okay .
Our job is to do the very best that we can with what we have , and we shall trust God with the rest .
I know that a lot of people out there don ’ t like it when I write such “ negative ” articles .
But I wouldn ’ t be doing my duty if I didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming , and I actually believe that articles like this give people a lot of hope .
There is hope in understanding what is coming , there is hope in getting prepared , and there is hope in connecting with others that are also preparing .
Just like we witnessed during the early stages of this COVID-19 pandemic , the people that will be freaking out when things get really crazy will be those that do not understand what is happening and haven ’ t made any preparations in advance .
Millions upon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to handle the times that are coming , but we prepare because we believe that with God ’ s help we can make it through all of the storms that are ahead .
If you wish to mock us for being preppers , please feel free to do so , but you also need to be prepared to issue one whopper of an apology when you are forced to turn to one of us for help one day .

List Of 50 Things You Should Get Right Now To Prepare For The Chaotic Events Of The Next 12 Months
People have been asking me to do an article like this for quite some time. In all the years that I have been writing, I have never seen so many of my readers so alarmed about our immediate future. Over and over again, I have been getting emails from people asking for advice about how to prepare for what is ahead, and so many of them are using the word “urgency” to describe what they are feeling. And I can definitely identify with that, because around the middle of last year that is a word that I started using constantly. I felt an urgency about 2020 that I had never felt about any other upcoming year, and there were certain things that I knew that I had to get done. One of those things that I had to get done was my new book, and it is now finished. The plan is to release it this month, and after reading it there will be no doubt about why I have been feeling such a sense of urgency in recent months.
I want to warn you in advance that the list below is not an exhaustive list.
Instead, it is meant to be a very basic starting guide. There are many other things that could (and probably should) be added to this list, and I very much encourage readers to leave comments after this article with their own suggestions and recommendations. We should always be willing to learn from one another, because nobody is an expert on everything.
To me, the four primary priorities for preparing for an emergency scenario are food, water, energy and shelter. Once you have got those four basic areas covered, you can certainly build on that foundation by addressing other considerations.
In the title of this article I use the phrase “the next 12 months”, but I do not mean to imply that everything will be fine after those 12 months are over. In fact, I am convinced that our problems are only going to intensify as time rolls along.
And I certainly hope that you will not need everything on this list during the next 12 months. Hopefully, you will not need to use some of these items for a few years. But this is definitely a great opportunity to purchase many of these things, because a lot of them are only going to become more expensive and more difficult to acquire the worse conditions get.
In putting this list together, I was envisioning a scenario in which most of you will be sheltering at home rather than “bugging out” to an alternative location. In a “bugging out” scenario, this list would look quite a bit different.
Also, I didn’t address self-defense in this list, but without a doubt it is very important. In fact, if you live in or near a major city, it is imperative to have a plan for defending yourself and your family. For years, I have been encouraging readers to move away from the major cities, but for a lot of people that simply isn’t possible at this moment. More than 51 million Americans have filed new claims for unemployment so far this year, and so a good stable job is an extremely valuable thing to have at this moment. If your job is keeping you in a potentially dangerous area right now, you will also want to have a plan for “bugging out” to a more remote location if the need arises.
With all of that being said, the following are 50 things that I am encouraging everyone to stock up on in order to prepare for the chaotic times that are coming…
#1 A Generator
#2 A Berkey Water Filter
#3 A Rainwater Collection System If You Do Not Have A Natural Supply Of Water Near Your Home
#4 An Emergency Medical Kit
#5 Rice
#6 Pasta
#7 Canned Soup
#8 Canned Vegetables
#9 Canned Fruit
#10 Canned Chicken
#11 Jars Of Peanut Butter
#12 Salt
#13 Sugar
#14 Powdered Milk
#15 Bags Of Flour
#16 Yeast
#17 Lots Of Extra Coffee (If You Drink It)
#18 Buckets Of Long-Term Storable Food
#19 Extra Vitamins
#20 Lighters Or Matches
#21 Candles
#22 Flashlights Or Lanterns
#23 Plenty Of Wood To Burn
#24 Extra Blankets
#25 Extra Sleeping Bags
#26 A Sun Oven
#27 An Extra Fan If You Live In A Hot Climate
#28 Hand Sanitizer
#29 Toilet Paper
#30 Extra Soap And Shampoo
#31 Extra Toothpaste
#32 Extra Razors
#33 Bottles Of Bleach
#34 A Battery-Powered Radio
#35 Extra Batteries
#36 Solar Chargers
#37 Trash Bags
#38 Tarps
#39 A Pocket Knife
#40 A Hammer
#41 An Axe
#42 A Shovel
#43 Work Gloves
#44 N95 Masks
#45 Seeds For A Garden
#46 Canning Jars
#47 Extra Supplies For Your Pets
#48 An Emergency Supply Of Cash
#49 Bibles For Every Member Of Your Family
#50 A “Bug Out Bag” For Every Member Of Your Family
Are there certain key items that you would add to this list? If so, please feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts below.
I understand that there are a lot of people out there that are feeling extreme financial stress during this severe economic downturn, and acquiring all of the items on this list may not be possible.
And that is okay. Our job is to do the very best that we can with what we have, and we shall trust God with the rest.
I know that a lot of people out there don’t like it when I write such “negative” articles. But I wouldn’t be doing my duty if I didn’t warn people about what was coming, and I actually believe that articles like this give people a lot of hope.
There is hope in understanding what is coming, there is hope in getting prepared, and there is hope in connecting with others that are also preparing.
Just like we witnessed during the early stages of this COVID-19 pandemic, the people that will be freaking out when things get really crazy will be those that do not understand what is happening and haven’t made any preparations in advance.
Millions upon millions of Americans will not be able to handle the times that are coming, but we prepare because we believe that with God’s help we can make it through all of the storms that are ahead.
If you wish to mock us for being preppers, please feel free to do so, but you also need to be prepared to issue one whopper of an apology when you are forced to turn to one of us for help one day.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder