thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-21--The Lesson of COVID-19:  The State Has A Monopoly On Coercion & Violence

Kurt Nimmo has been silent for a while , but has pounded out some truth in recent posts on Friday and Saturday .
The following was written on Friday and there are two posts beneath it that are the exhibits of exactly what he is talking about .
The state has a monopoly on coercion and violence .
The COVID-19 “ pandemic ” is primarily designed to empower the ruling elite and further its authoritarian reach .
The primary tool is the innate human fear of death and this fear has been greatly magnified by the corporate propaganda media .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of fear-mongering , it is obvious this disease is less of a threat to mortality than the seasonal flu and tuberculosis .
COVID-19 ’ s death rate thus far is minuscule by way of comparison , although the state and its media promise the number will rise precipitously and the only option is to “ flatten the curve ” by imposing authoritarian mandates , including the imposition of martial law , as is now the case in Italy .
The state has a monopoly on coercion and violence .
It has demonstrated repeatedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any crisis , real or invented , is to demand the obedience of the masses or they will suffer the consequences—arrest , fines , incarceration , possibly even death .
We are witnessing this now in California , the liberal haven now on lockdown , soon to be transformed into martial law as many people refuse to believe COVID-19 is the boogieman the state claims .
For the state , it is impermissible to go about our lives as normal .
The same is now unfolding on the opposite coast in New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In addition to furthering authoritarian rule , the state and its owners , banksters and transnational corporations are determined to take down an already sick economy , made so by decades of post-Keynesian economics and the neoliberal creed .
In this way , they can reconfigure economies and finally establish a globalist plan for centralized world government , long sought after and admitted to the public at large ( search “ global governance ” ) .
This fascistic , top-down plan is sold as an effort to realize peace , security , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is nothing of the sort .
Recall Henry Kissinger ’ s remarks following the LA riots .
This war criminal and Rockefeller operative said under the circumstances of an appropriate crisis , the people will run to the state and beg to be protected .
Increasingly , the people , like helpless children , expect and demand the state to not only protect them but also gift them with all manner of free goodies at the expense of others .
Comedian and actor Chris Rock , during the reign of Barack Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a father demanding obedience from his children .
This is how millions of people look at the government—as a beneficent daddy who will take care of all their needs and protect them during crises , either real or invented .
The COVID-19 “ pandemic ” will undoubtedly destroy an already debilitated economy and clear the way for a centralized , fascist , and authoritarian world government and an economic reconfiguration that will further enrich the ruling elite .
The philosophy of the neocon guru , Leo Strauss , is certainly applicable .
Strauss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of rulers modeled after Plato ’ s Republic .
Shadia Drury , professor of political theory at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan , wrote during the reign of the Bush neocons : The ancient philosophers whom Strauss most cherished believed that the unwashed masses were not fit for either truth or liberty , and that giving them these sublime treasures would be like throwing pearls before swine .
In contrast to modern political thinkers , the ancients denied that there is any natural right to liberty .
Human beings are born neither @ @ @ @ @ @ @ condition , they held , is not one of freedom , but of subordination  and in Strausss estimation they were right in thinking so .
This is the endgame of the COVID-19 “ crisis ” —subordination to the state and following authoritarian diktats handed down without question , complaint , or resistance .
Expect this across the country in the coming days and weeks .
The lockdown in New York City now has a military component .
I expect this to become a standard across the country in the coming days and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the process of throwing millions of workers out of their jobs , closing down business , and basically freezing—and ultimately killing—most business activity in the United States .
By summer , or sooner , this will result in desperation and violence .
Military vehicles spotted in downtown Baltimore , near the stadiums… pic.twitter.com/YDwCUKJ51p The military is being deployed to urban areas not so much to deter citizens from the freedom of association .
Rather , the USG is preparing for the eventuality of outraged citizens protesting and rioting in reaction to mass unemployment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the inefficiency of the federal government to meet their needs on the most basic level .
We all have to sacrifice—some more than others .
Manufactured Discontent For the Illusion of Conflict Imagine you own a hotel in NYC .
Operating costs and taxes are high and you exist on the margins .
Along comes the military and the state .
They want to commandeer your hotel for COVID-19 patients .
You really don ’ t have much of a choice .
This is a pandemic , after all , and we all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and their employees , the latter now unemployed due to a lockdown .
The state and the military plan to modify your building to make it amenable to ICU care—nurse stations constructed in the hallways , airconditioning modified for negative pressure , and other structural changes .
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite , Chief of the @ USACEHQ , provides a 'simple ' solution to the complicated problem of building temporary medical facilities to assist states with responding to # COVID19 .
This clip is from a press conference by Army senior leader on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic has passed .
Your hotel is no longer suitable for its original purpose short of modification .
Few customers—mostly those who know it was used as a COVID-19 hospital—want to lodge there .
This fear is irrational but human nature .
Unless the state compensates you for the loss , you ’ re screwed .
It ’ s the end of your business , maybe your life ’ s dream .
Will the government buy the hotel so you can pay off your mortgage ?
In other words , will hapless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says nothing about this .
We all have to sacrifice—some more than others .

Kurt Nimmo has been silent for a while, but has pounded out some truth in recent posts on Friday and Saturday. The following was written on Friday and there are two posts beneath it that are the exhibits of exactly what he is talking about.
The state has a monopoly on coercion and violence.
The COVID-19 “pandemic” is primarily designed to empower the ruling elite and further its authoritarian reach. The primary tool is the innate human fear of death and this fear has been greatly magnified by the corporate propaganda media.
For those able to sidestep the trap of fear-mongering, it is obvious this disease is less of a threat to mortality than the seasonal flu and tuberculosis. COVID-19’s death rate thus far is minuscule by way of comparison, although the state and its media promise the number will rise precipitously and the only option is to “flatten the curve” by imposing authoritarian mandates, including the imposition of martial law, as is now the case in Italy.
The state has a monopoly on coercion and violence. It has demonstrated repeatedly throughout history that its first reflex during any crisis, real or invented, is to demand the obedience of the masses or they will suffer the consequences—arrest, fines, incarceration, possibly even death. We are witnessing this now in California, the liberal haven now on lockdown, soon to be transformed into martial law as many people refuse to believe COVID-19 is the boogieman the state claims. For the state, it is impermissible to go about our lives as normal. The same is now unfolding on the opposite coast in New York, another bastion of the liberal mindset.
In addition to furthering authoritarian rule, the state and its owners, banksters and transnational corporations are determined to take down an already sick economy, made so by decades of post-Keynesian economics and the neoliberal creed. In this way, they can reconfigure economies and finally establish a globalist plan for centralized world government, long sought after and admitted to the public at large (search “global governance”). This fascistic, top-down plan is sold as an effort to realize peace, security, justice, and global mediation systems. It is nothing of the sort.
Recall Henry Kissinger’s remarks following the LA riots. This war criminal and Rockefeller operative said under the circumstances of an appropriate crisis, the people will run to the state and beg to be protected. Increasingly, the people, like helpless children, expect and demand the state to not only protect them but also gift them with all manner of free goodies at the expense of others.
Comedian and actor Chris Rock, during the reign of Barack Obama, said the president is akin to a father demanding obedience from his children. This is how millions of people look at the government—as a beneficent daddy who will take care of all their needs and protect them during crises, either real or invented.
The COVID-19 “pandemic” will undoubtedly destroy an already debilitated economy and clear the way for a centralized, fascist, and authoritarian world government and an economic reconfiguration that will further enrich the ruling elite.
The philosophy of the neocon guru, Leo Strauss, is certainly applicable. Strauss believed the world needs an enlightened class of rulers modeled after Plato’s Republic. Shadia Drury, professor of political theory at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, wrote during the reign of the Bush neocons:
The ancient philosophers whom Strauss most cherished believed that the unwashed masses were not fit for either truth or liberty, and that giving them these sublime treasures would be like throwing pearls before swine. In contrast to modern political thinkers, the ancients denied that there is any natural right to liberty. Human beings are born neither free nor equal. The natural human condition, they held, is not one of freedom, but of subordination  and in Strausss estimation they were right in thinking so.
This is the endgame of the COVID-19 “crisis”—subordination to the state and following authoritarian diktats handed down without question, complaint, or resistance.


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-21--COVID-19: Cover For Economic Reset & Elitist-Driven Totalitarian Global Authority

The response by the government to COVID-19 will turn America into a third world country in short order .
Destroying the economy , throwing millions of people out of work , creating air money and thus inflation , and draconian measures to head off a virus that kills far less than the ordinary flu will have serious and unprecedented ramifications .
The veneer of civilization will dissolve in short order .
If practically everyone is ordered by the state to “ shelter in place , ” there will be few people left to deliver—let alone produce—food and other necessities .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ exaggerated “ new plague , ” frantic citizens besieged the stores , striping the shelves of toilet paper , canned goods , and bread .
This is happening as a result of the corporate media hammering out an apocalyptic message nonstop .
Fast-forward to next month , or the one after .
Millions of people , thrown out of work and confronting poverty , will react in the way humanity always reacts when faced with scarcity and hunger—with food riots , looting , and violence .
New York City and Baltimore now have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re told they are being deployed to establish field hospitals and turn commandeered hotels into ICUs to care for the infected .
Behind this noble effort , however , is a plan to enforce an unnecessary lockdown and confront with deadly force rioters , looters , as well as folks outraged over the systematic dismantling of civilization , many whom see this viral outbreak ( natural or manmade ) for what it is—a cover for an economic reset and the establishment of an elitist-driven totalitarian global authority .
Posting analysis such as this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the months ahead .
It is already vividly apparent that the state—and indeed , much of a propagandized population—will not tolerate deviation from the absurd exaggerations and outright lies now foisted upon us .
The state has long planned for this scenario .
It realizes the asset bubble and Ponzi scheme economy can not be sustained and the crash will be catastrophic .
The plan is to blame COVID-19 for the crash .
This will not only allow the real culprits—central banks , the Federal Reserve , investment firms , and other scam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flood them with trillions of bailout dollars .
Trump ’ s impending bailout of the airline industry , for instance , does not take into consideration the industry squandering billions on stock buybacks instead of protecting themselves from predictable economic headwinds .
“ The Big Four airlines—Delta Airlines Inc , Southwest Airlines Co. , American Airlines Group Inc. , and United Airlines Holdings Inc.—together repurchased $ 39 billion worth of stock over the past five years , according to Seeking Alpha , much of it since passage of massive corporate tax cuts in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Republicans , ” reports Benzinga .
Trump the crony capitalist will spend billions in nonexistent money to prop up transnational corporations and banks while sending small checks of a few hundred dollars to citizens as a token gesture .
This will only temporarily mollify Americans and will not buy their loyalty in the long run .
Two checks for a thousand dollars or less spread over a couple months will not keep the wolves from the door .
The plan to exploit what appears to be an average virus in order to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ super-state will usher in a New Dark Age of subservience and privation .
The ruling elite considers us little more than serfs and useless eaters , especially the elderly and the underclass .

The response by the government to COVID-19 will turn America into a third world country in short order. Destroying the economy, throwing millions of people out of work, creating air money and thus inflation, and draconian measures to head off a virus that kills far less than the ordinary flu will have serious and unprecedented ramifications.
The veneer of civilization will dissolve in short order. If practically everyone is ordered by the state to “shelter in place,” there will be few people left to deliver—let alone produce—food and other necessities. Within the first few days of this exaggerated “new plague,” frantic citizens besieged the stores, striping the shelves of toilet paper, canned goods, and bread. This is happening as a result of the corporate media hammering out an apocalyptic message nonstop.
Fast-forward to next month, or the one after. Millions of people, thrown out of work and confronting poverty, will react in the way humanity always reacts when faced with scarcity and hunger—with food riots, looting, and violence.
New York City and Baltimore now have troops on the street. We’re told they are being deployed to establish field hospitals and turn commandeered hotels into ICUs to care for the infected.
Behind this noble effort, however, is a plan to enforce an unnecessary lockdown and confront with deadly force rioters, looters, as well as folks outraged over the systematic dismantling of civilization, many whom see this viral outbreak (natural or manmade) for what it is—a cover for an economic reset and the establishment of an elitist-driven totalitarian global authority.
Posting analysis such as this will likely become a dangerous practice in the months ahead. It is already vividly apparent that the state—and indeed, much of a propagandized population—will not tolerate deviation from the absurd exaggerations and outright lies now foisted upon us.
The state has long planned for this scenario. It realizes the asset bubble and Ponzi scheme economy cannot be sustained and the crash will be catastrophic. The plan is to blame COVID-19 for the crash. This will not only allow the real culprits—central banks, the Federal Reserve, investment firms, and other scam artists and economic criminals—off the hook but flood them with trillions of bailout dollars.
Trump’s impending bailout of the airline industry, for instance, does not take into consideration the industry squandering billions on stock buybacks instead of protecting themselves from predictable economic headwinds.
“The Big Four airlines—Delta Airlines Inc, Southwest Airlines Co., American Airlines Group Inc., and United Airlines Holdings Inc.—together repurchased $39 billion worth of stock over the past five years, according to Seeking Alpha, much of it since passage of massive corporate tax cuts in 2017 pushed through by President Donald Trump and Republicans,” reports Benzinga.
The carriers seek a combination of grants, loans and tax relief totaling $58 billion, but news organizations report the White House appears to prefer $50 billion in loans. Airline CEOs are in Washington this week arguing that a cash infusion is necessary to keep companies, which are hemorrhaging millions of dollars every day, viable until the economy recovers.
Trump the crony capitalist will spend billions in nonexistent money to prop up transnational corporations and banks while sending small checks of a few hundred dollars to citizens as a token gesture. This will only temporarily mollify Americans and will not buy their loyalty in the long run. Two checks for a thousand dollars or less spread over a couple months will not keep the wolves from the door.
The plan to exploit what appears to be an average virus in order to re-engineer economies and impose a global totalitarian super-state will usher in a New Dark Age of subservience and privation. The ruling elite considers us little more than serfs and useless eaters, especially the elderly and the underclass.
Article posted with permission from Kurt Nimmo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-21--Army to Deploy After President Trump Declares New York a Major Disaster Area

The US military is now working on plans to takeover hotels , college dormitories , sports arenas and turn them into ICU-like medical facilities .
ARMY TO DEPLOY TO NEW YORK AFTER TRUMP DECLARES MAJOR DISASTER : TROOPS TO TURN HOTELS AND SPORTS ARENAS INTO HOSPITALS AS LINES FORM OUTSIDE HOSPITALS , VENTILATORS RUN LOW AND ALMOST TWO PEOPLE AN HOUR DIE IN PANDEMIC IN NYC • The declaration allows New York State to access federal aid via FEMA ’ s $ 42billion Disaster Relief Fund • The US military is now working on plans to takeover hotels , college @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into ICU-like medical facilities • The emergency declaration comes as New York State and city hospitals run out of face masks and ventilators • In New York City , 14 people died between 10am and 6pm Friday – the equivalent of almost two people an hour • Trump ’ s declaration was issued Friday night , four days after New York ’ s Governor Andrew Cuomo asked for it • This is the first time in US history a president has declared a major disaster over a public health threat • Coronavirus symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see a doctor ?
The US military will now be called in , and the US Army Corps of Engineers have said they plans to take over hotels , sports arenas , college dorms and other buildings in a bid to bolster the number of available hospital rooms .
De Blasio had urged Trump to send in the military and its logistical support to hard-hit New York State , California and Seattle on Wednesday .
On Friday de Blasio said : ‘ We constitute 30 percent of the cases in the US and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York State .
Whether we like it or not , we are the epicenter.
’ The president ’ s declaration comes as a hospital in the Bronx revealed it is running low on ventilators and a Queens doctor revealed that an elderly patient experiencing coronavirus symptoms died on the hospital ward floor .
On Friday , patients were seen lining up around the block at test centers in New York City as they tried to get tested for the disease .
One video showed hundreds lining up waiting to be tested at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State Governor Andrew Cuomo had asked for the major disaster declaration , which paves the way for the federal government to pay for up to 75 per cent of the state ’ s bills for its emergency response to the pandemic .
New York State now has the most confirmed COVID-19 cases in the nation , with 8,515 diagnoses and 56 deaths , as the number of confirmed cases shot up by more than 2,000 between Thursday and Friday .
The sudden leap in cases has been attributed to more people now being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said during a press conference Friday that there are 5,151 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the nation ’ s largest city – more than a fourth of the nation ’ s total cases .
The number later rose to 5,683 .
In New York City between the hours of 10am and 6pm on Friday , 14 people died from coronavirus , meaning almost two people an hour died , as the total number of deaths in NYC reached 43 people .
The National Institutes of Health Friday warned that up to 70,000 Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of next week in ‘ dramatic increase ’ of cases , up from the current tally of more than 19,600 confirmed cases .
The emergency declaration issued Friday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides access to $ 42billion in aid from the Disaster Relief Fund , the New York Post reported .
FEMA will now be able to send personnel and resources to the state , as well as set up mobile coronavirus testing centers , disinfect public facilities and provide in-demand medical supplies including face masks , gloves and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US military to make further assistance plans .
Pentagon officials said Friday that the US Army Corps of Engineers is preparing plans to take over as many as 10,000 hotel rooms , college dorms and other building spaces in New York State to help provide medical services and accommodate virus-related hospitalizations , according to the WSJ .
When requested by state officials and FEMA , the Corps of Engineers would make contracts with hotels , college and potential sports arenas as the first step in turning them into ICU-like medical facilities .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be making two hospital ships and more than five million face masks , coronavirus test kits and ventilators available to regions that are most in need .
Ventilators are in huge demand across New York State .
At the Bronx ’ s Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center , a doctor told the New York Times that they only had a few ventilators left for coronavirus patients who needed them to breathe .
Meanwhile , New York-Presbyterian Queens doctor Saquib Rahim told the WSJ that an elderly patient with COVID-19 symptoms died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as the number of both potential and confirmed cases multiplied over the week .
A memo sent to nurses on Thursday stated that ‘ Beds are needed desperately ’ and asked them to ‘ ACTIVELY participate in the Discharge planning for your patients.
’ ‘ We ’ ve never seen anything like this , ’ Dr. Rahim told the WSJ .
Face masks are also in short supply .
Doctors at Brooklyn ’ s Kings County Hospital Center said that they were resorting to coating their masks – which were being reused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand sanitizer between shifts , according to the New York Times .
Earlier in the week , an intensive care nurse at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx , said nurses are being asked to re-use masks if they have only been with patients a short time – raising their risk of infection , because supplies were running so low .
‘ We don ’ t want to reuse a mask that we ’ re going to touch with our hands , our bare hands , and then go and put it back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the COVID virus on it , ’ nurse Michelle Gonzalez told CBS 2 .
‘ We find it important that we don ’ t reutilize these masks so that we don ’ t put the rest of our community and our fellow co-workers at risk .
’

The US military is now working on plans to takeover hotels, college dormitories, sports arenas and turn them into ICU-like medical facilities.
ARMY TO DEPLOY TO NEW YORK AFTER TRUMP DECLARES MAJOR DISASTER: TROOPS TO TURN HOTELS AND SPORTS ARENAS INTO HOSPITALS AS LINES FORM OUTSIDE HOSPITALS, VENTILATORS RUN LOW AND ALMOST TWO PEOPLE AN HOUR DIE IN PANDEMIC IN NYC
President Trump declared New York State a major disaster area Friday as coronavirus cases skyrocket
The declaration allows New York State to access federal aid via FEMA’s $42billion Disaster Relief Fund
The US military is now working on plans to takeover hotels, college dormitories and sports arenas and turn them into ICU-like medical facilities
The emergency declaration comes as New York State and city hospitals run out of face masks and ventilators
In New York City, 14 people died between 10am and 6pm Friday – the equivalent of almost two people an hour
Trump’s declaration was issued Friday night, four days after New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo asked for it
This is the first time in US history a president has declared a major disaster over a public health threat
Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?
The National Institutes of Health Friday warned that up to 70,000 Americans could be confirmed as having coronavirus by the end of next week in ‘dramatic increase’ of cases, up from the current tally of more than 19,600 confirmed cases.
The emergency declaration issued Friday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides access to $42billion in aid from the Disaster Relief Fund, the New York Post reported.
FEMA will now be able to send personnel and resources to the state, as well as set up mobile coronavirus testing centers, disinfect public facilities and provide in-demand medical supplies including face masks, gloves and surgical gowns.
The declaration also allows the US military to make further assistance plans.
Pentagon officials said Friday that the US Army Corps of Engineers is preparing plans to take over as many as 10,000 hotel rooms, college dorms and other building spaces in New York State to help provide medical services and accommodate virus-related hospitalizations, according to the WSJ.
When requested by state officials and FEMA, the Corps of Engineers would make contracts with hotels, college and potential sports arenas as the first step in turning them into ICU-like medical facilities.
The military had previously said that it will be making two hospital ships and more than five million face masks, coronavirus test kits and ventilators available to regions that are most in need.
Ventilators are in huge demand across New York State.
At the Bronx’s Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, a doctor told the New York Times that they only had a few ventilators left for coronavirus patients who needed them to breathe.
CORONAVIRUS CASES IN NEW YORK STATE, NYC AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES New York State confirmed cases: 8,515 New York State deaths: 56 New York City confirmed cases: 5,683 New York City deaths: 43 US total confirmed cases: 19,762 US total deaths: 273 -1Point3Acres
Meanwhile, New York-Presbyterian Queens doctor Saquib Rahim told the WSJ that an elderly patient with COVID-19 symptoms died on the floor of the hospital ward, as the number of both potential and confirmed cases multiplied over the week.
A memo sent to nurses on Thursday stated that ‘Beds are needed desperately’ and asked them to ‘ACTIVELY participate in the Discharge planning for your patients.’
‘We’ve never seen anything like this,’ Dr. Rahim told the WSJ.
Face masks are also in short supply.
Doctors at Brooklyn’s Kings County Hospital Center said that they were resorting to coating their masks – which were being reused for up to a week – in hand sanitizer between shifts, according to the New York Times.
Earlier in the week, an intensive care nurse at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, said nurses are being asked to re-use masks if they have only been with patients a short time – raising their risk of infection, because supplies were running so low.
‘We don’t want to reuse a mask that we’re going to touch with our hands, our bare hands, and then go and put it back on our face when it could have the COVID virus on it,’ nurse Michelle Gonzalez told CBS 2.
‘We find it important that we don’t reutilize these masks so that we don’t put the rest of our community and our fellow co-workers at risk.’


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-21--A Contagion Of Fear

A Contagion Of Fear

Does anyone remember these words : “ The only thing we have to fear is fear itself ” ?
Those words are from President Franklin D. Roosevelt ’ s First Inaugural Address delivered on March 4 , 1933 .
These words were spoken at the height of the Great Depression .
My parents lived through the Great Depression ( and two World Wars ) .
I grew up listening to their experiences of living in the Depression .
For poor people ( which my parents were ) , the Depression was horrific .
Today ’ s Americans know nothing of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period of U.S. history .
And I can tell you emphatically that at no point did my parents ( or grandparents or aunts and uncles ) ever show fear .
Never !
Neither did they demonstrate selfishness nor panic .
They spoke repeatedly of deprivation , sickness and want , but never of fear .
And selfishness was not in their vocabulary .
In the worst of times , they prayed , worked and worshiped together .
Today , there is a contagion sweeping the country alright : It ’ s a contagion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus is a hoax .
In a column entitled The Coronavirus Hoax , Dr. Paul said : Dr. Paul ’ s remarks are well taken .
If it ’ s not a hoax , the virus IS being used as a completely exaggerated , super-hyped , super-inflated psychological ops campaign against the American people—a coordinated full-court press of intimidation and fearmongering by the government , the mass media and the CDC .
And disgustingly , many so-called patriot bloggers and broadcasters have also given themselves to grotesque fearmongering .
Plus , did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has psychological operations units and is paying individual Marines $ 40,000 to transfer to these units ?
How do we know that these military psyops units are NOT being used against the American people right now ?
What we do know is that all of this fearmongering has worked brilliantly .
As Edmund Burke opined , “ No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.
” A large segment of our population—probably a majority—is in deep panic .
And not only does that mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restaurants ; it means empty minds .
People everywhere are begging the government to protect and save them .
Mark this down : When people are consumed with fear , they have already surrendered their hearts and minds to tyranny .
What we are witnessing today is Medical Martial Law .
In addition , Dr. Paul is right in asking who is profiting from this government/media-induced panic .
Who exactly is profiting from the coronavirus ?
I ’ ll tell you : international bankers , socialist politicians , the Welfare State , Big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bureaucracy , etc .
I ’ ll say it straight out : The CDC is nothing but a professional , government-backed lobby group for Big Pharma .
Both parties in Congress and President Trump are pouring over one trillion taxpayer dollars for more and more government control over our lives .
And the government/media mafia is willing to totally tank the U.S. economy in the process .
Trump says that no more than 10 people should congregate .
Okay , that means the U.S. House and Senate should shut down immediately .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operations involving any unit more than squad size .
It means Trump ’ s cabinet must immediately go home and stay home .
It means police departments must immediately disband their shift meetings and dissolve their SWAT teams .
It means the FBI , ATF , BLM , etc.
, must disband all units numbering more than 10 .
It means the U.N. must close immediately .
It means State capitals and county governments must send home all of their clerical staff numbering over 10 .
And the CDC must close any laboratory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Does anyone really think any of that is going to happen ?
As usual , members of government believe themselves to be above the rules and restrictions they place on everyone else .
Tens of thousands of people die from the flu every year , and no one panics .
Over 60,000 Americans died of the flu in the 2019 flu season and over 80,000 Americans died of the flu during the 2018 flu season .
That computes to more people dying from the flu—just in America in one month alone—than have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to date .
Think of it another way : Every year , as many or more Americans die of the flu than were killed in all of the Vietnam War .
And no panic !
No closed restaurants .
No empty shelves in stores .
No presidential plea to stay home .
No closed churches .
No businesses shutting down .
No panic !
Why don ’ t the media tell us that the coronavirus has been around since the 1960 ’ s ?
Why don ’ t they tell us that 30 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus ?
Why don ’ t they tell us that there is absolutely no way that these countries with far less medical sophistication than the U.S. could identify the cause of all of the so-called corona deaths as being attributed to COVID-19 ?
Most countries don ’ t have a smidgen of test kits for COVID-19 .
For that matter , most of the states in the United States don ’ t even have sufficient test kits for COVID-19 .
And many of the testing kits that have been dispensed here in America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t work .
So , you ’ re trying to tell me that all of these foreign countries have accurately diagnosed these deaths as being from the coronavirus or COVID-19 ?
Give me a break !
People with weakened immune systems from other diseases are susceptible to any virus—including corona .
And for some , contracting corona could be the last straw or could lead to the last straw .
But that does not mean that corona is a death sentence .
Far from it .
The next time you hear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” remind yourself that this is most likely not COVID-19 .
The CDC and fearmongers in the government and mass media want to scare us with the word “ coronavirus ” and make us believe that everyone who has corona has COVID-19 and is going to die .
IT JUST ISN ’ T SO .
This is pure fearmongering designed to produce panic .
One absolutely can not trust much of the data provided by the World Health Organization and the CDC .
These organizations have a vested interest in exaggerating data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frightening reports guarantee increased financial assistance for these organizations from the government .
Why don ’ t they tell us that 80 % of people who contract corona show only “ mild ” symptoms ?
Tom Hanks and his wife were diagnosed with corona , and they left the hospital smiling and happy just 5 days later .
Why don ’ t they tell us that the global mortality rate of corona is just 1 % and that the mortality rate of corona in the U.S. is only 0.65 % ?
A physician @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to two Montana counties gave the following warning as to the lasting deleterious consequences that this overreaction of fear and panic will have on our country : Why don ’ t they tell us that the unusually high mortality rate of the virus in Italy is due to the way that country is rationing medical care—even denying medical care to those over 80 ?
Why don ’ t they tell us that even for people over the age of 80 , the COVID-19 survival rate is over 80 % ?
Why don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more of the COVID-19 deaths in Italy had other serious diseases BEFORE contracting COVID-19 ?
The mortality rate of the coronavirus is only 2.9 % in Hubei province , China , where Wuhan is located .
In the rest of China , the mortality rate is 0.4 % .
Remember the Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japan that was supposedly thoroughly infected with the coronavirus ?
The mortality rate of the virus on the ship was 0.85 % .
Why don ’ t they report those facts ?
You know why they don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are deliberately creating fear and panic all over the world .
In order to make the American people fall for this hype and hysteria and convince them that this is a legitimate pandemic , they had to create fear and panic in the rest of the world first .
Even more than the financial losses that this manufactured crisis is costing us Americans is the loss of our First Amendment liberties .
Believe it or not , there was a time in this country when liberty was more important to the American people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Can anyone say Patrick Henry and the signers of our Declaration of Independence ?
Those days are gone .
The government has no authority to dictate how many people choose to congregate for any peaceful purpose .
Our First Amendment states : Telling people to not attend church is a violation of the constitutional clause , “ prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
” Telling people they can not gather in groups of more than 10 , 20 , 50 , etc.
, is a clear violation of the constitutional clause , “ no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
the right of the people peaceably to assemble.
” The coronavirus or any other “ emergency ” —real or imagined—does NOT cancel or negate the Constitution and Bill of Rights .
That ’ s why I ’ m saying , what we are witnessing is Medical Martial Law .
It is unadulterated , unabashed government tyranny .
Know this : The Big Government , Police State policies that are starting to take root in our country right now will be with us a long time after the coronavirus is gone .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Government tyranny than we do from any virus .
Every problem the government touches only gets worse .
And that ’ s exactly what ’ s happening right now .
You may think all of this is a benevolent effort of a well-intentioned government and news media to help stave off a crisis .
I don ’ t buy it .
Corona is merely the latest election-year medical scare to sweep America .
In 2004 , it was SARS .
In 2008 , it was AVIAN flu .
In 2010 , it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was MERS .
In 2014 , it was Ebola .
In 2016 , it was Zika .
In 2018 , it was Ebola again .
Now in 2020 , it ’ s Corona .
It was also Franklin D. Roosevelt who said , “ In politics , nothing happens by accident .
If it happens , you can bet it was planned that way.
” This coronavirus scare will end 1 ) when the powers behind it accomplish what they want to accomplish , which always means more government and less freedom , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on the whole , get tired of the government ’ s heavy-handed “ solutions ” and say , “ That ’ s enough !
” Personally , I vote for the second option and wish the American people would hurry up .
They have waited too long already .
One more note : It is now very obvious that evangelical Christians will not lead any liberty charge .
They are the first ones to run and hide at the sign of danger .
We fought a War for Independence , a War @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We ’ ve endured floods , famines , wildfires , tornados , earthquakes and hurricanes .
And through it all , our Christian ancestors maintained a courageous and faithful presence in the House of God .
When British troops were marauding through the Colonial countryside , Christians faithfully observed the Lord ’ s Day together in church .
I remember my mother saying she rarely missed a church service during the Great Depression .
The Sunday after Hurricane Ivan had seriously damaged our church buildings and devastated our entire community in 2004 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Day service in the church parking lot .
In times of disaster , war and pestilence , our Christian forebears led their communities into a stronger faith in God through their loving devotion to united worship .
Those days , too , are gone .
Now , Christians are among the first to shut the doors of their sanctuaries , leaving a distraught public to find spiritual solace somewhere else .
In this regard , the only Christians Donald Trump cares about are the multimillionaire televangelists who spend their week on television fleecing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The true pastors who are in the trenches with the people , providing spiritual leadership , courage and hope , are expected to follow Trump ’ s demands to “ stay home ” and fend for themselves as best they can—and leave their flock to do the same .
Today , commitment to God is measured by how many Trump rallies we attend or how often we raise an Israeli flag .
I truly wonder what evangelicals would have done had Barack Obama told them that no crowd over ten should congregate—in their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will find their backbone after a Democrat returns to the White House .
As it stands right now , America—including Christian America—is suffering from a contagion of fear , which , as FDR said , is what we should fear most .
P.S .
My message from last Sunday shares the same title as this column , A Contagion Of Fear .
In this message , I review the history of the coronavirus .
I point out who is profiting from the virus and show the loss of liberties and increase of Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this medical scare .
And , most of all , I show the teaching of God ’ s Word for Christians to never be consumed with the spirit of fear but to continue to stand for what is right and trust God .
I urge readers to watch the message A Contagion Of Fear here .

Does anyone remember these words: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”?
Those words are from President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address delivered on March 4, 1933. These words were spoken at the height of the Great Depression.
My parents lived through the Great Depression (and two World Wars). I grew up listening to their experiences of living in the Depression. For poor people (which my parents were), the Depression was horrific. Today’s Americans know nothing of suffering in the magnitude of that terrible period of U.S. history.
And I can tell you emphatically that at no point did my parents (or grandparents or aunts and uncles) ever show fear. Never! Neither did they demonstrate selfishness nor panic. They spoke repeatedly of deprivation, sickness and want, but never of fear. And selfishness was not in their vocabulary. In the worst of times, they prayed, worked and worshiped together.
Today, there is a contagion sweeping the country alright: It’s a contagion of FEAR.
Dr. Ron Paul suggests the coronavirus is a hoax. In a column entitled The Coronavirus Hoax, Dr. Paul said:
People are “willing to give up freedoms for promises that the government will take care of them.” “State and local authoritarians love panic as well,” he continued before singling out U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci as the “chief fearmonger of the Trump Administration.” “Fauci is all over the media, serving up outright falsehoods to stir up even more panic. He testified to Congress that the death rate for the coronavirus is ten times that of the seasonal flu, a claim without any scientific basis,” Paul wrote. “Over what? A virus that has thus far killed just over 5,000 worldwide and less than 100 in the United States?” “People should ask themselves whether this coronavirus ‘pandemic’ could be a big hoax, with the actual danger of the disease massively exaggerated by those who seek to profit – financially or politically – from the ensuing panic.”
Dr. Paul’s remarks are well taken. If it’s not a hoax, the virus IS being used as a completely exaggerated, super-hyped, super-inflated psychological ops campaign against the American people—a coordinated full-court press of intimidation and fearmongering by the government, the mass media and the CDC. And disgustingly, many so-called patriot bloggers and broadcasters have also given themselves to grotesque fearmongering.
Plus, did you know that the U.S. Marine Corps has psychological operations units and is paying individual Marines $40,000 to transfer to these units? How do we know that these military psyops units are NOT being used against the American people right now?
What we do know is that all of this fearmongering has worked brilliantly. As Edmund Burke opined, “No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.”
A large segment of our population—probably a majority—is in deep panic. And not only does that mean empty shelves, empty classrooms and empty restaurants; it means empty minds. People everywhere are begging the government to protect and save them.
Mark this down: When people are consumed with fear, they have already surrendered their hearts and minds to tyranny.
What we are witnessing today is Medical Martial Law.
In addition, Dr. Paul is right in asking who is profiting from this government/media-induced panic. Who exactly is profiting from the coronavirus? I’ll tell you: international bankers, socialist politicians, the Welfare State, Big Pharma, the Police State, government bureaucracy, etc. I’ll say it straight out: The CDC is nothing but a professional, government-backed lobby group for Big Pharma.
Both parties in Congress and President Trump are pouring over one trillion taxpayer dollars for more and more government control over our lives. And the government/media mafia is willing to totally tank the U.S. economy in the process.
Trump says that no more than 10 people should congregate. Okay, that means the U.S. House and Senate should shut down immediately. It means U.S. military troops must shut down operations involving any unit more than squad size. It means Trump’s cabinet must immediately go home and stay home.
It means police departments must immediately disband their shift meetings and dissolve their SWAT teams. It means the FBI, ATF, BLM, etc., must disband all units numbering more than 10. It means the U.N. must close immediately. It means State capitals and county governments must send home all of their clerical staff numbering over 10. And the CDC must close any laboratory or office involving 10 or more people.
Does anyone really think any of that is going to happen? As usual, members of government believe themselves to be above the rules and restrictions they place on everyone else.
Tens of thousands of people die from the flu every year, and no one panics. Over 60,000 Americans died of the flu in the 2019 flu season and over 80,000 Americans died of the flu during the 2018 flu season. That computes to more people dying from the flu—just in America in one month alone—than have died from corona in the entire world to date.
Think of it another way: Every year, as many or more Americans die of the flu than were killed in all of the Vietnam War. And no panic! No closed restaurants. No empty shelves in stores. No presidential plea to stay home. No closed churches. No businesses shutting down. No panic!
Why don’t the media tell us that the coronavirus has been around since the 1960’s? Why don’t they tell us that 30% of common colds stem from this virus? Why don’t they tell us that there is absolutely no way that these countries with far less medical sophistication than the U.S. could identify the cause of all of the so-called corona deaths as being attributed to COVID-19?
Most countries don’t have a smidgen of test kits for COVID-19. For that matter, most of the states in the United States don’t even have sufficient test kits for COVID-19. And many of the testing kits that have been dispensed here in America have already been returned, because they didn’t work. So, you’re trying to tell me that all of these foreign countries have accurately diagnosed these deaths as being from the coronavirus or COVID-19? Give me a break!
People with weakened immune systems from other diseases are susceptible to any virus—including corona. And for some, contracting corona could be the last straw or could lead to the last straw. But that does not mean that corona is a death sentence. Far from it.
The next time you hear of another reported case of “coronavirus,” remind yourself that this is most likely not COVID-19. The CDC and fearmongers in the government and mass media want to scare us with the word “coronavirus” and make us believe that everyone who has corona has COVID-19 and is going to die. IT JUST ISN’T SO.
This is pure fearmongering designed to produce panic.
One absolutely cannot trust much of the data provided by the World Health Organization and the CDC. These organizations have a vested interest in exaggerating data to the worst case scenario, as frightening reports guarantee increased financial assistance for these organizations from the government.
Why don’t they tell us that 80% of people who contract corona show only “mild” symptoms? Tom Hanks and his wife were diagnosed with corona, and they left the hospital smiling and happy just 5 days later.
Why don’t they tell us that the global mortality rate of corona is just 1% and that the mortality rate of corona in the U.S. is only 0.65%?
The chance of someone with symptomatic Covid-19 dying varied by age, confirming other studies. For those aged 15 to 44, the fatality rate was 0.5%, though it might have been as low as 0.1% or as high as 1.3%. For people 45 to 64, the fatality rate was also 0.5%, with a possible low of 0.2% and a possible high of 1.1%. For those over 64, it was 2.7%, with a low and high estimate of 1.5% and 4.7%. The chance of serious illness from coronavirus infection in younger people was so low, the scientists estimate a fatality rate of zero.
A physician who is a Public Health Medical Advisor to two Montana counties gave the following warning as to the lasting deleterious consequences that this overreaction of fear and panic will have on our country:
During the statewide Governor’s conference call today, a speaker said that we will never know the results of any over-reaction, but we will certainly know the results of any under-reaction. This is not true. We will eventually have a very good idea of the savage economic and social consequences, including deaths in economically marginal populations, of over-reaction and panic.
Amen, doctor, Amen!
Why don’t they tell us that the unusually high mortality rate of the virus in Italy is due to the way that country is rationing medical care—even denying medical care to those over 80? Why don’t they tell us that even for people over the age of 80, the COVID-19 survival rate is over 80%? Why don’t they tell us that half or more of the COVID-19 deaths in Italy had other serious diseases BEFORE contracting COVID-19?
The mortality rate of the coronavirus is only 2.9% in Hubei province, China, where Wuhan is located. In the rest of China, the mortality rate is 0.4%. Remember the Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japan that was supposedly thoroughly infected with the coronavirus? The mortality rate of the virus on the ship was 0.85%. Why don’t they report those facts?
You know why they don’t report those facts. They are deliberately creating fear and panic all over the world. In order to make the American people fall for this hype and hysteria and convince them that this is a legitimate pandemic, they had to create fear and panic in the rest of the world first.
Even more than the financial losses that this manufactured crisis is costing us Americans is the loss of our First Amendment liberties. Believe it or not, there was a time in this country when liberty was more important to the American people than their lives or their fortunes. Can anyone say Patrick Henry and the signers of our Declaration of Independence?
Those days are gone.
The government has no authority to dictate how many people choose to congregate for any peaceful purpose. Our First Amendment states:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble.
Telling people to not attend church is a violation of the constitutional clause, “prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Telling people they cannot gather in groups of more than 10, 20, 50, etc., is a clear violation of the constitutional clause, “no law . . . prohibiting . . . the right of the people peaceably to assemble.”
The coronavirus or any other “emergency”—real or imagined—does NOT cancel or negate the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
That’s why I’m saying, what we are witnessing is Medical Martial Law. It is unadulterated, unabashed government tyranny.
Know this: The Big Government, Police State policies that are starting to take root in our country right now will be with us a long time after the coronavirus is gone.
We have far more to fear from Big Government tyranny than we do from any virus.
Every problem the government touches only gets worse. And that’s exactly what’s happening right now.
You may think all of this is a benevolent effort of a well-intentioned government and news media to help stave off a crisis. I don’t buy it.
Corona is merely the latest election-year medical scare to sweep America.
In 2004, it was SARS.
In 2008, it was AVIAN flu.
In 2010, it was Swine flu.
In 2012, it was MERS.
In 2014, it was Ebola.
In 2016, it was Zika.
In 2018, it was Ebola again.
Now in 2020, it’s Corona.
It was also Franklin D. Roosevelt who said, “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”
This coronavirus scare will end 1) when the powers behind it accomplish what they want to accomplish, which always means more government and less freedom, or 2) when the American people, on the whole, get tired of the government’s heavy-handed “solutions” and say, “That’s enough!”
Personally, I vote for the second option and wish the American people would hurry up. They have waited too long already.
One more note: It is now very obvious that evangelical Christians will not lead any liberty charge. They are the first ones to run and hide at the sign of danger.
We fought a War for Independence, a War of Northern Aggression and two World Wars. We’ve endured floods, famines, wildfires, tornados, earthquakes and hurricanes. And through it all, our Christian ancestors maintained a courageous and faithful presence in the House of God.
When British troops were marauding through the Colonial countryside, Christians faithfully observed the Lord’s Day together in church. I remember my mother saying she rarely missed a church service during the Great Depression. The Sunday after Hurricane Ivan had seriously damaged our church buildings and devastated our entire community in 2004, we held our Lord’s Day service in the church parking lot.
In times of disaster, war and pestilence, our Christian forebears led their communities into a stronger faith in God through their loving devotion to united worship. Those days, too, are gone.
Now, Christians are among the first to shut the doors of their sanctuaries, leaving a distraught public to find spiritual solace somewhere else.
In this regard, the only Christians Donald Trump cares about are the multimillionaire televangelists who spend their week on television fleecing the flock instead of feeding it. The true pastors who are in the trenches with the people, providing spiritual leadership, courage and hope, are expected to follow Trump’s demands to “stay home” and fend for themselves as best they can—and leave their flock to do the same.
Today, commitment to God is measured by how many Trump rallies we attend or how often we raise an Israeli flag.
I truly wonder what evangelicals would have done had Barack Obama told them that no crowd over ten should congregate—in their churches or anywhere else.
Maybe evangelicals will find their backbone after a Democrat returns to the White House.
As it stands right now, America—including Christian America—is suffering from a contagion of fear, which, as FDR said, is what we should fear most.
P.S. My message from last Sunday shares the same title as this column, A Contagion Of Fear.
In this message, I review the history of the coronavirus. I point out who is profiting from the virus and show the loss of liberties and increase of Police State tyranny that are being created by this medical scare.
And, most of all, I show the teaching of God’s Word for Christians to never be consumed with the spirit of fear but to continue to stand for what is right and trust God.
I urge readers to watch the message A Contagion Of Fear here.
Article posted with permission from Chuck Baldwin


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-21--Minnesota: Muslim Migrant & Former Mayo Clinic Researcher Pledged Allegiance To ISIS & Plotted Jihad

Minnesota: Muslim Migrant & Former Mayo Clinic Researcher Pledged Allegiance To ISIS & Plotted Jihad Massacres In US

What ’ s that ?
A doctor ?
Why , how can that be ?
Everyone knows that poverty causes terrorism , right ?
In reality , the idea that poverty causes terrorism , and that showering Muslim countries with money will end it , has been shown to be false again and again — although it is still a core assumption of U.S. foreign policy .
The New York Times reported in March 2016 that “ not long after the attacks of Sept. 11 , 2001…Alan B. Krueger , the Princeton economist , tested the widespread assumption that poverty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a terrorist .
Mr. Krueger ’ s analysis of economic figures , polls , and data on suicide bombers and hate groups found no link between economic distress and terrorism.
” CNS News noted in September 2013 that “ according to a Rand Corporation report on counterterrorism , prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 2009 , ‘ Terrorists are not particularly impoverished , uneducated , or afflicted by mental disease .
Demographically , their most important characteristic is normalcy ( within their environment ) .
Terrorist leaders actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ One of the authors of the RAND report , Darcy Noricks , also found that according to a number of academic studies , ‘ Terrorists turn out to be more rather than less educated than the general population.
’ ” “ Pakistani doctor arrested in Minnesota on terrorism charge , ” by Amy Forliti , Associated Press , March 19 , 2020 ( thanks to The Religion of Peace ) : MINNEAPOLIS — A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator was arrested Thursday in Minnesota on a terrorism charge , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ informants that he had pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State group and wanted to carry out lone wolf attacks in the United States .
Muhammad Masood , 28 , was arrested at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Thursday by FBI agents and was charged with one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization .
Prosecutors say Masood was in the U.S. on a work visa .
They allege that starting in January , Masood made several statements to paid informants — whom he believed were members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his allegiance to the group and its leader .
He also allegedly expressed his desire to travel to Syria to fight for ISIS and a desire to carry out lone wolf attacks in the U.S. At one point , Masood messaged an informant “ there is so much I wanted to do here .. .lon wulf stuff you know … but I realized I should be on the ground helping brothers sisters kids , ” according to an FBI affidavit .
Prosecutors say Masood bought a plane ticket on Feb. 21 to travel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then planned to go to Syria from there .
He had planned to leave at the end of March .
But on March 16 , he had to change his travel plans because Jordan closed its borders due to the coronavirus pandemic .
Masood and one of the informants then developed a plan for him to fly from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to meet with that informant , whom Masood believed would help him travel in a cargo ship into Islamic State territory… .
Court documents do not name the clinic where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a man with the same name and work history says Masood has worked at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester , Minnesota , since February of 2018 , first as a research trainee , but has been a clinical research coordinator since May .
A profile on researchgate.net says he has done research in cardiology ; he was scheduled to present his research for the Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development in October 2018 , according to an online calendar of the event .
Mayo Clinic spokeswoman Ginger Plumbo said Masood formerly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ was not employed by Mayo Clinic at the time of his arrest.
” … On Jan. 24 , Masood contacted one of the informants on the encrypted platform and said he was a medical doctor with a Pakistani passport and wanted to travel to Syria , Iraq or the northern region of Iran stretching to Afghanistan “ to fight on the frontline as well as help the wounded brothers , ” the affidavit said .
He explained that he wanted to make the trip because he “ hates smiling at the passing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The affidavit said kuffar is an Arabic term meaning nonbeliever or non-Muslim .
Masood also allegedly told the informant he wanted help getting to the front lines .
When the informant said Masood might have to kill people , Masood replied , “ i want to kill and get killed … and kill and get killed.
” … Roughly three dozen Minnesotans — mostly men from the state ’ s large Somali community — have left Minnesota since 2007 to join al-Shabab in Somalia or militant groups in Syria , including the @ @ @ @

What’s that? A doctor? Why, how can that be? Everyone knows that poverty causes terrorism, right?
In reality, the idea that poverty causes terrorism, and that showering Muslim countries with money will end it, has been shown to be false again and again — although it is still a core assumption of U.S. foreign policy.
The New York Times reported in March 2016 that “not long after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001…Alan B. Krueger, the Princeton economist, tested the widespread assumption that poverty was a key factor in the making of a terrorist. Mr. Krueger’s analysis of economic figures, polls, and data on suicide bombers and hate groups found no link between economic distress and terrorism.”
CNS News noted in September 2013 that “according to a Rand Corporation report on counterterrorism, prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 2009, ‘Terrorists are not particularly impoverished, uneducated, or afflicted by mental disease. Demographically, their most important characteristic is normalcy (within their environment). Terrorist leaders actually tend to come from relatively privileged backgrounds.’ One of the authors of the RAND report, Darcy Noricks, also found that according to a number of academic studies, ‘Terrorists turn out to be more rather than less educated than the general population.’”
“Pakistani doctor arrested in Minnesota on terrorism charge,” by Amy Forliti, Associated Press, March 19, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
MINNEAPOLIS — A Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator was arrested Thursday in Minnesota on a terrorism charge, after prosecutors say he told paid FBI informants that he had pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State group and wanted to carry out lone wolf attacks in the United States.
Muhammad Masood, 28, was arrested at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Thursday by FBI agents and was charged with one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
Prosecutors say Masood was in the U.S. on a work visa. They allege that starting in January, Masood made several statements to paid informants — whom he believed were members of the Islamic State group — pledging his allegiance to the group and its leader. He also allegedly expressed his desire to travel to Syria to fight for ISIS and a desire to carry out lone wolf attacks in the U.S.
At one point, Masood messaged an informant “there is so much I wanted to do here .. .lon wulf stuff you know … but I realized I should be on the ground helping brothers sisters kids,” according to an FBI affidavit.
Prosecutors say Masood bought a plane ticket on Feb. 21 to travel from Chicago to Amman, Jordan, and then planned to go to Syria from there. He had planned to leave at the end of March. But on March 16, he had to change his travel plans because Jordan closed its borders due to the coronavirus pandemic. Masood and one of the informants then developed a plan for him to fly from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to meet with that informant, whom Masood believed would help him travel in a cargo ship into Islamic State territory….
Court documents do not name the clinic where Masood worked, but a LinkedIn page for a man with the same name and work history says Masood has worked at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, since February of 2018, first as a research trainee, but has been a clinical research coordinator since May. A profile on researchgate.net says he has done research in cardiology; he was scheduled to present his research for the Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development in October 2018, according to an online calendar of the event.
Mayo Clinic spokeswoman Ginger Plumbo said Masood formerly worked at the medical center, but “was not employed by Mayo Clinic at the time of his arrest.”…
On Jan. 24, Masood contacted one of the informants on the encrypted platform and said he was a medical doctor with a Pakistani passport and wanted to travel to Syria, Iraq or the northern region of Iran stretching to Afghanistan “to fight on the frontline as well as help the wounded brothers,” the affidavit said.
He explained that he wanted to make the trip because he “hates smiling at the passing kuffar just to not make them suspicios.” The affidavit said kuffar is an Arabic term meaning nonbeliever or non-Muslim. Masood also allegedly told the informant he wanted help getting to the front lines. When the informant said Masood might have to kill people, Masood replied, “i want to kill and get killed … and kill and get killed.”…
Roughly three dozen Minnesotans — mostly men from the state’s large Somali community — have left Minnesota since 2007 to join al-Shabab in Somalia or militant groups in Syria, including the Islamic State group….
Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-21--The Lockdown of America Begins

The Lockdown of America Begins

( Mar .
21 , 2020 ) On Thursday night , Governor Gavin Newsom took unprecedented action and locked down the entire state of California .
The following day , Governor Andrew Cuomo locked down the state of New York and Gov .
J.B. Pritzker locked down the state of Illinois .
Today , as of the time of publication , 70 million Americans are in mandatory isolation at home in the hopes of stopping – or at least slowing down – the Covid-19 virus that is beginning to spread exponentially across the country .
Borders between the US , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closed by mutual consent between the three governments .
While this may be necessary to curb the virus so as not to overwhelm the medical system , many Americans are feeling distinctly uneasy about their movements being restricted .
Especially worrisome is the idea of the National Guard being brought in to enforce the lockdowns , as has been discussed .
Somewhere , there ’ s a fine line between maintaining our constitutional rights and the need to stop a global pandemic .
What do the lockdowns entail ?
In all three states @ @ @ @ @ @ @ residents have been ordered to stay in their homes unless they must leave for “ vital reasons.
” Many of our largest cities are encompassed in the lockdown : New York City , Chicago , Los Angelos , San Francisco , and San Diego .
All sorts of euphemisms are being used for the situation .
Cuomo prefers to call this a “ pause.
” California is referring to this as “ safer at home.
” And Illinois is calling it “ shelter in place.
” But for all the nice-sounding words , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lockdown on a massive scale .
The most populous state in the country with 40 million residents , on March 19th , California was the first to lock down entirely and the situation will remain in effect “ indefinitely.
” Newsom is confident that Californians will be cooperative .
However , Newsom instructed the National Guard to be on alert and has activated about “ 500 guard personnel to help with humanitarian work and food distribution.
” Interestingly , only 3 days before locking down the state , Cuomo said that the effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March 20th , the day after California locked down , he changed his mind , saying , “ I want to be able to say to the people of New York — I did everything we could do .
And if everything we do saves just one life , I ’ ll be happy.
” Cuomo has banned all businesses except grocery stores , hospitals , laundromats , gas stations , veterinarians , and doctor ’ s offices .
Restaurants can operate on a take-out or delivery basis .
Residents can go outside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must maintain a 6-foot distance from others .
And breaking the rules will have consequences .
In New York City , police officers will patrol and begin giving out warnings on Sunday evening .
The state of New York has a population of close to 20 million people .
In Illinois , Governor JB Pritzker instituted a “ stay at home ” order which will begin today , March 21st , and remain in effect until April 8 .
Pritzker has said that no matter how tight the lockdown becomes , “ interstate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and pharmacies would remain open.
” He asked people to keep this in mind when stocking up .
Although Pritzker activated the National Guard earlier in the week , he says that they will not be taking quarantine enforcement roles .
Illinois has a population of about 12.6 million people .
Where and when will the lockdowns spread ?
Other states already have strict rules in place but are not quite “ locked down.
” Maryland was the first state to order “ drastic actions.
” Pennsylvania has closed down all non-essential businesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ curfews .
It ’ s really only a matter of time before this spreads across the country , whether by state mandates or on the federal level .
Last week , I wrote an article about when the lockdowns would occur based on the patterns established by China and Italy .
The first lockdowns occurred right on cue , on the 19th and 20th .
We have already had some small regional lockdowns and people in quarantine after traveling , but the quarantining of large groups of people has not yet occurred in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on day 50 since the initial case was diagnosed in the United States .
However , the first case of community spread was on February 26 , and this may be a more important marker than the first case in a country the size of ours .
“ Community spread ” means the illness was not contracted through traceable means , like a family member with the virus or travel history to places where the illness was running rampant .
So if we ’ re counting from the first day of community spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If massive lockdowns are occurring on about day 22-23 in other countries , that means we may have 7-8 days before we see major lockdowns and quarantines here .
That would put us at March 19th or 20th .
We may see some early lockdowns of cities or regions where the virus is rapidly spreading like Seattle and New York City .
The lockdowns in other countries expanded in about a week to encompass greater geographic areas and larger numbers of people .
This would put us at approximately March 26-27th .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ still holds true , we may see many more regional lockdowns coming within the next 5 or 6 days .
States that already have restrictions in place , like Maryland , Pennsylvania , and New Jersey are likely to increase those restrictions next .
Places with a large exponential spread like Washington state are also likely to mandate lockdowns .
Is a national lockdown in the works ?
It depends on who you ask .
President Trump has said as recently as yesterday that he doesn ’ t think that there will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On the other hand , Dr. Anthony Fauci , the infectious disease expert for the National Coronavirus Task Force , has said for at least a week he believes stronger measures need to be taken and that he ’ d like to see a “ dramatic reduction in activity ” to curb the spread of the virus .
Given the speedy turnaround made by Governor Cuomo , it is certainly not impossible that we might see a lockdown mandated at the federal level .
If you aren ’ t yet prepared for what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and this PDF guide that is specific to the Covid-19 pandemic .
If supplies are low in your area , you may be able to find some ideas for substitutes here .
And finally , this article has some advice on how to prep for potential lockdown without spending any more money .
The National Guard has been activated in many states and other Guard members are on “ enhanced readiness ” status .
But don ’ t worry , all the governors assure us that they ’ re only there to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Numerous sources have reported being given “ federal travel papers ” over the past 48 hours .
People working in food delivery , the medical field , distribution , and grocery stores have said under cover of anonymity that they ’ ve received papers from their employers to “ show to the police ” if they ’ re stopped during their travel to and from work .
Whether our country is turning into one in which authority figures demand to see your “ papers ” remains to be seen .

(Mar. 21, 2020) On Thursday night, Governor Gavin Newsom took unprecedented action and locked down the entire state of California. The following day, Governor Andrew Cuomo locked down the state of New York and Gov. J.B. Pritzker locked down the state of Illinois.
Today, as of the time of publication, 70 million Americans are in mandatory isolation at home in the hopes of stopping – or at least slowing down – the Covid-19 virus that is beginning to spread exponentially across the country.
Borders between the US, Canada, and Mexico have also been closed by mutual consent between the three governments.
While this may be necessary to curb the virus so as not to overwhelm the medical system, many Americans are feeling distinctly uneasy about their movements being restricted. Especially worrisome is the idea of the National Guard being brought in to enforce the lockdowns, as has been discussed. Somewhere, there’s a fine line between maintaining our constitutional rights and the need to stop a global pandemic.
What do the lockdowns entail?
In all three states, non-essential businesses will be closed and residents have been ordered to stay in their homes unless they must leave for “vital reasons.” Many of our largest cities are encompassed in the lockdown: New York City, Chicago, Los Angelos, San Francisco, and San Diego.
All sorts of euphemisms are being used for the situation. Cuomo prefers to call this a “pause.” California is referring to this as “safer at home.” And Illinois is calling it “shelter in place.”
But for all the nice-sounding words, it is what it is: a lockdown on a massive scale.
California
The most populous state in the country with 40 million residents, on March 19th, California was the first to lock down entirely and the situation will remain in effect “indefinitely.”
“We’re going to keep the grocery stores open,” he said. “We’re going to make sure that you’re getting critical medical supplies. You can still take your kids outside, practicing common sense and social distancing. You can still walk your dog, you can still pick up food at one of our distribution centers, at a restaurant, at a drive-thru — all those things we will still be able to do.” (source)
Newsom is confident that Californians will be cooperative.
The order will not be enforced by law enforcement, he added. “I don’t believe the people of California need to be told through law enforcement that it’s appropriate just to home-isolate, protect themselves,” Newsom said. “We are confident that the people of the state of California will abide by it and do the right thing.” (source)
However, Newsom instructed the National Guard to be on alert and has activated about “500 guard personnel to help with humanitarian work and food distribution.”
New York
Interestingly, only 3 days before locking down the state, Cuomo said that the effort would be ineffective.
In New York, where coronavirus has killed 32 people, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he has no plans to impose a statewide mandate. “My job is to make sure that the state has a coordinated plan and it works everywhere,” he said this week. “I don’t think shelter-in-place really works.” (source)
However, on March 20th, the day after California locked down, he changed his mind, saying, “I want to be able to say to the people of New York — I did everything we could do. And if everything we do saves just one life, I’ll be happy.”
“No, this is not life as usual,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said as the death toll in the U.S. topped 200, with at least 35 in his state. “Accept it and realize it and deal with it.” (source)
Cuomo has banned all businesses except grocery stores, hospitals, laundromats, gas stations, veterinarians, and doctor’s offices. Restaurants can operate on a take-out or delivery basis. Residents can go outside to walk their dogs or exercise but must maintain a 6-foot distance from others.
And breaking the rules will have consequences.
“These provisions will be enforced,” Mr. Cuomo said at a briefing in Albany. “These are not helpful hints.” (source)
In New York City, police officers will patrol and begin giving out warnings on Sunday evening.
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said summonses and arrests would be issued as a “last resort.” (source)
The state of New York has a population of close to 20 million people.
Illinois
In Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker instituted a “stay at home” order which will begin today, March 21st, and remain in effect until April 8.
Pritzker has said that no matter how tight the lockdown becomes, “interstate highways, gas stations, grocery stores and pharmacies would remain open.” He asked people to keep this in mind when stocking up.
“There is no need to run out and hoard food, gas and medicine,” the governor said Thursday. “Buy what you need within reason. There is enough to go around, as long as you do not hoard.” (source)
Although Pritzker activated the National Guard earlier in the week, he says that they will not be taking quarantine enforcement roles.
Instead, 60 service members will be deployed to establish drive-up testing sites, help with food delivery to disadvantaged families impacted by school closures and possibly prepare closed hospitals to reopen. The vast majority of currently activated troops are health care professionals — doctors, nurses, medical technicians — who would not be tapped for an law-enforcement assignment. (source)
Illinois has a population of about 12.6 million people.
Where and when will the lockdowns spread?
Other states already have strict rules in place but are not quite “locked down.” Maryland was the first state to order “drastic actions.” Pennsylvania has closed down all non-essential businesses. Hoboken, New Jersey has instituted curfews. It’s really only a matter of time before this spreads across the country, whether by state mandates or on the federal level.
Last week, I wrote an article about when the lockdowns would occur based on the patterns established by China and Italy. The first lockdowns occurred right on cue, on the 19th and 20th.
We have already had some small regional lockdowns and people in quarantine after traveling, but the quarantining of large groups of people has not yet occurred in the US. YET. We are on day 50 since the initial case was diagnosed in the United States. However, the first case of community spread was on February 26, and this may be a more important marker than the first case in a country the size of ours. “Community spread” means the illness was not contracted through traceable means, like a family member with the virus or travel history to places where the illness was running rampant. So if we’re counting from the first day of community spread, the US is on day 15. If massive lockdowns are occurring on about day 22-23 in other countries, that means we may have 7-8 days before we see major lockdowns and quarantines here. That would put us at March 19th or 20th. We may see some early lockdowns of cities or regions where the virus is rapidly spreading like Seattle and New York City. The lockdowns in other countries expanded in about a week to encompass greater geographic areas and larger numbers of people. This would put us at approximately March 26-27th. (source)
So if this pattern still holds true, we may see many more regional lockdowns coming within the next 5 or 6 days.
States that already have restrictions in place, like Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey are likely to increase those restrictions next. Places with a large exponential spread like Washington state are also likely to mandate lockdowns.
Is a national lockdown in the works?
It depends on who you ask.
President Trump has said as recently as yesterday that he doesn’t think that there will be a need for a national lockdown.
Despite approval for the states’ actions, Trump said he does not think a national lockdown order will be needed, adding that other areas don’t have the same hotspots as California, New York and Washington. “We are working with the governors, and I don’t think we’ll ever find it necessary,” he said. (source)
On the other hand, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert for the National Coronavirus Task Force, has said for at least a week he believes stronger measures need to be taken and that he’d like to see a “dramatic reduction in activity” to curb the spread of the virus.
Asked by CNN’s Brianna Keilar on “State of the Union” if he’d like a “national lockdown” where people are being told they need to stay home and out of restaurants and bars, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said he’d “like to see a dramatic diminution of the personal interaction that we see” in those places. “Whatever it takes to do that, that’s what I’d like to see,” Fauci added. (source)
Given the speedy turnaround made by Governor Cuomo, it is certainly not impossible that we might see a lockdown mandated at the federal level. If you aren’t yet prepared for what this entails, check out this article and this PDF guide that is specific to the Covid-19 pandemic. If supplies are low in your area, you may be able to find some ideas for substitutes here. And finally, this article has some advice on how to prep for potential lockdown without spending any more money.
The National Guard has been activated in many states and other Guard members are on “enhanced readiness” status. But don’t worry, all the governors assure us that they’re only there to help dispense supplies, not to enforce lockdowns.
Numerous sources have reported being given “federal travel papers” over the past 48 hours. People working in food delivery, the medical field, distribution, and grocery stores have said under cover of anonymity that they’ve received papers from their employers to “show to the police” if they’re stopped during their travel to and from work.
Whether our country is turning into one in which authority figures demand to see your “papers” remains to be seen.
Article posted with permission from Daisy Luther


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-21--Chicago’s Hypocrisy: Cops Exposed To COVID-19 Told To Keep Working

Chicago , IL — California has been locked down with their governor skirting the idea of Martial Law , the rest of the country is following suit , people shutter themselves inside and those who have been exposed are being told to self-quarantine for 14 days .
Curfews are rolling out , businesses closed , millions unemployed , and a national lockdown is looming as governments attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19 .
There is one group of people , however , who are remaining on the streets in spite of their exposure — cops .
According to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 , you should monitor your health for fever , cough and shortness of breath during the 14 days after the last day you were in close contact with the sick person with COVID-19 .
You should not go to work or school , and should avoid public places for 14 days .
We could not find the section in their guidelines that says cops should not follow these recommendations .
Nevertheless , on Thursday , the Chicago police department notified its officers that a member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Following the notification , the cops who worked in close proximity to the infected officer were told to stay on the job .
In an email sent to department employees , interim Chicago Police Superintendent Charlie Beck wrote that “ all members who work in close contact with this individual have been notified and advised to continue to report for work and self-monitor for any symptoms.
” This move is being met with harsh criticism from health experts .
As WBEZ reports , Dr. Robert Murphy , executive director of the Institute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Feinberg School of Medicine said the decision to tell people who have had direct exposure to a case of COVID-19 to keep coming to work is “ wrong.
” “ I mean , if we want to get rid of this thing , everybody in close proximity to that person should be quarantined at home , ” Murphy said .
“ We ’ re so behind in the testing still .
But anyone with close contact has to be in self-quarantine .
I mean , that ’ s just , I don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question.
” Murphy explained how the shortage of test kits makes us vulnerable and therefore everyone exposed should self-quarantine for 14 days .
He said that for cops , self-quarantine is especially important since they not only put their coworker ’ s health at risk , but the general public as well .
“ [ Officers will be ] interacting with the public , interacting with people who may end up in prison or jail .
Who then could spread it in jail ?
You know how hard it is to isolate people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s gon na be a nightmare if that happens , ” Murphy said .
According to WBEZ , in a statement , department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said CPD is working with the Department of Public Health “ to identify all individuals who were in contact with the member.
” Guglielmi ensures the public that they wiped down the officer ’ s area , so there is nothing to worry about .
Guglielmi said once they were notified of the positive COVID-19 test , “ the department began a thorough cleaning and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was stationed .
The employee ’ s work area and any vehicles and equipment used by the individual are also being cleaned.
” “ The health and safety of our employees is the utmost priority , ” Guglielmi said .
But given the department ’ s current policy , that statement rings hollow .
What ’ s more , it appears that the department couldn ’ t care less about the public ’ s health either .
Given their history with illegal and violent raids on countless innocent families , this information should @ @ @ @ @

Chicago, IL — California has been locked down with their governor skirting the idea of Martial Law, the rest of the country is following suit, people shutter themselves inside and those who have been exposed are being told to self-quarantine for 14 days. Curfews are rolling out, businesses closed, millions unemployed, and a national lockdown is looming as governments attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19. There is one group of people, however, who are remaining on the streets in spite of their exposure — cops.
According to the CDC, if you come in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, you should monitor your health for fever, cough and shortness of breath during the 14 days after the last day you were in close contact with the sick person with COVID-19. You should not go to work or school, and should avoid public places for 14 days.
We could not find the section in their guidelines that says cops should not follow these recommendations.
Nevertheless, on Thursday, the Chicago police department notified its officers that a member of the force has tested positive for COVID-19. Following the notification, the cops who worked in close proximity to the infected officer were told to stay on the job.
In an email sent to department employees, interim Chicago Police Superintendent Charlie Beck wrote that “all members who work in close contact with this individual have been notified and advised to continue to report for work and self-monitor for any symptoms.”
This move is being met with harsh criticism from health experts.
As WBEZ reports, Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director of the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine said the decision to tell people who have had direct exposure to a case of COVID-19 to keep coming to work is “wrong.”
“I mean, if we want to get rid of this thing, everybody in close proximity to that person should be quarantined at home,” Murphy said. “We’re so behind in the testing still. But anyone with close contact has to be in self-quarantine. I mean, that’s just, I don’t think there’s any question.”
Murphy explained how the shortage of test kits makes us vulnerable and therefore everyone exposed should self-quarantine for 14 days. He said that for cops, self-quarantine is especially important since they not only put their coworker’s health at risk, but the general public as well.
“[Officers will be] interacting with the public, interacting with people who may end up in prison or jail. Who then could spread it in jail? You know how hard it is to isolate people in a jail? I mean, it’s gonna be a nightmare if that happens,” Murphy said.
According to WBEZ, in a statement, department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said CPD is working with the Department of Public Health “to identify all individuals who were in contact with the member.”
Guglielmi ensures the public that they wiped down the officer’s area, so there is nothing to worry about.
Guglielmi said once they were notified of the positive COVID-19 test, “the department began a thorough cleaning and disinfection of the facility where the employee was stationed. The employee’s work area and any vehicles and equipment used by the individual are also being cleaned.”
“The health and safety of our employees is the utmost priority,” Guglielmi said. But given the department’s current policy, that statement rings hollow. What’s more, it appears that the department couldn’t care less about the public’s health either. Given their history with illegal and violent raids on countless innocent families, this information should come as no surprise.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-21--Louisiana:  Man Arrested & Charged With Terrorism For Satirical COVID-19 Facebook Post

Editor ’ s Note : I agree with Matt that the post was in bad taste , but clearly it was meant to be satirical .
However , considering that they are charging him with terrorism , and I can ’ t even understand how that is , the man is fortunate that they didn ’ t come in with guns blazing as we have seen in many instances .
Forest Hill , LA — In what many are calling a massive overreach of police powers , a 27-year-old Louisiana man has been arrested and charged with terrorism for an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Facebook post .
The Rapides Parish Sheriff ’ s Office announced the arrest yesterday on their Facebook page .
In what appeared to be a distasteful joke , Waylon Allen Bailey took to Facebook and claimed cops were given the order to shoot and kill anyone who had contracted the COVID-19 virus .
One would have to be incredibly dense to believe such a hyperbolic post which is what makes it look like a terrible joke .
Nevertheless , police showed up at the man ’ s home and arrested him .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on their Facebook page : Earlier today the Rapides Parish Sheriff ’ s Office was notified of a social media post that promoted false information related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic .
The post was “ SHARE SHARE SHARE !
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JUST IN : RAPIDES PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE HAVE ISSUED THE ORDER , IF DEPUTIES COME INTO CONTACT WITH “ THE INFECTED ’ SHOOT ON SIGHT….Lord have mercy on us all .
# Covid9teen # weneedyoubradpit “ .
Detectives immediately initiated an investigation and identified Waylon Allen Bailey 27 , of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after , Bailey was located near his residence and taken into custody without incident .
Bailey was booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center in reference to One Count – Terrorism .
Bailey is currently being detained at the detention center as bond has yet to be set , in reference to the charge .
Sheriff Hilton would like to again impress upon everyone that we are all in this together .
As well as remind everyone that communicating false information to alarm or cause other serious disruptions to the general public will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first to admit that this post is in extremely poor taste but anyone who read the entire thing probably would not believe it as it appears to be a terrible joke .
The fact that he put the hashtag “ # weneedyoubradpit ” illustrates the point that it was in jest as this is clearly a reference to the movie World War Z .
While there were many people in support of Bailey ’ s arrest , others took to the sheriff department ’ s post to express their discontent with arresting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are some of those comments calling out the RPSO for charging this man with felony terrorism : It ’ s still clearly satire and there is 100 years of case law protecting this guy .
Free speech is free speech .
I can ’ t believe he ’ d get arrested for an obvious joke…..this country is pathetic and apparently has a lot of very dumb people… .
Definitely inappropriate for him to post false information .
But charging him with Felony Terrorisim ?
Who in the world would believe a post like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meanwhile some jails are letting misdemeanor criminals out .
We are in a pandemic .
Jail populations are more susceptible .
We don ’ t want to overload the hospitals… that ’ s the point of # flatteningthecurve…..
Terrorism charge for an obvious facebook joke ?
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That ’ s insane !
Who would even believe that anyway ?
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The sheriff ’ s department , however , did not see the satire in the post and Bailey is currently being held in the Rapides Parish Detention Center for one count of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at $ 10,000 .
If convicted , Bailey faces up to $ 15,000 in fines , and up to 15 years in prison .
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA .
This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state .
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Editor’s Note: I agree with Matt that the post was in bad taste, but clearly it was meant to be satirical. However, considering that they are charging him with terrorism, and I can’t even understand how that is, the man is fortunate that they didn’t come in with guns blazing as we have seen in many instances.
Forest Hill, LA — In what many are calling a massive overreach of police powers, a 27-year-old Louisiana man has been arrested and charged with terrorism for an incendiary, entirely false, yet satirical Facebook post. The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest yesterday on their Facebook page.
In what appeared to be a distasteful joke, Waylon Allen Bailey took to Facebook and claimed cops were given the order to shoot and kill anyone who had contracted the COVID-19 virus. One would have to be incredibly dense to believe such a hyperbolic post which is what makes it look like a terrible joke. Nevertheless, police showed up at the man’s home and arrested him.
The sheriff’s office explained the debacle on their Facebook page:
Earlier today the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office was notified of a social media post that promoted false information related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The post was “ SHARE SHARE SHARE ! ! ! ! JUST IN: RAPIDES PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE HAVE ISSUED THE ORDER, IF DEPUTIES COME INTO CONTACT WITH “THE INFECTED’ SHOOT ON SIGHT….Lord have mercy on us all. #Covid9teen #weneedyoubradpit “. Detectives immediately initiated an investigation and identified Waylon Allen Bailey 27, of Forest Hill as a suspect. Shortly after, Bailey was located near his residence and taken into custody without incident. Bailey was booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center in reference to One Count – Terrorism. Bailey is currently being detained at the detention center as bond has yet to be set, in reference to the charge. Sheriff Hilton would like to again impress upon everyone that we are all in this together. As well as remind everyone that communicating false information to alarm or cause other serious disruptions to the general public will not be tolerated.
Earlier today the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office was notified of a social media post that promoted false information… Posted by Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office on Friday, March 20, 2020
I will be the first to admit that this post is in extremely poor taste but anyone who read the entire thing probably would not believe it as it appears to be a terrible joke. The fact that he put the hashtag “#weneedyoubradpit” illustrates the point that it was in jest as this is clearly a reference to the movie World War Z.
While there were many people in support of Bailey’s arrest, others took to the sheriff department’s post to express their discontent with arresting someone over an obvious joke. Below are some of those comments calling out the RPSO for charging this man with felony terrorism:
It’s still clearly satire and there is 100 years of case law protecting this guy. Free speech is free speech. I can’t believe he’d get arrested for an obvious joke…..this country is pathetic and apparently has a lot of very dumb people…. Definitely inappropriate for him to post false information. But charging him with Felony Terrorisim? Who in the world would believe a post like that anyway???!! Meanwhile some jails are letting misdemeanor criminals out. We are in a pandemic. Jail populations are more susceptible. We don’t want to overload the hospitals… that’s the point of #flatteningthecurve….. Terrorism charge for an obvious facebook joke?!? That’s insane! Who would even believe that anyway?!
The sheriff’s department, however, did not see the satire in the post and Bailey is currently being held in the Rapides Parish Detention Center for one count of terrorism. His bail has been set at $10,000.
If convicted, Bailey faces up to $15,000 in fines, and up to 15 years in prison.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist