thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-07--In Just 3 Years, Trump Dropped 72,000 Bombs – Following In His Predecessors’ Footsteps

Imagine for a moment that you had just sat down for dinner with your family when you hear drones flying overhead .
You and your family were about to take your first bite , when out of nowhere , hellfire missiles rain down from unmanned drones in the sky and blow up dozens of your neighbors , your children , spouse , or other family members , maiming and tearing limbs from dozens more .
Imagine if this happened inside the United States .
Imagine the reaction from politicians and the US war machine looking to right this wrong .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sit idly back and accept the excuse given by the country who carried out that attack ?
Would you accept the wholesale slaughter of your family and fellow citizens by the dozen if the country who led the attack said it was a mistake and we did it to “ help ” you ?
What if it was one of your children killed in the attack ?
Or your brother , sister , father , mother , or grandparent ?
Would you simply accept that this slaughter was a mistake and the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country is worth it ?
Well , that is exactly what the United States has been asking the citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq to do on a regular basis — hundreds of thousands of times since 9/11 and 72,000 times in just the last three years .
On New Year ’ s Eve , as Americans waited for the turn of the decade , the US government quietly released figures detailing the number of bombs dropped on Afghanistan and Iraq since 2015 .
The numbers are staggering .
Since just 2015 , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bombs on people living in the desert on the other side of the planet .
Of those 133,000 bombs , Trump dropped 72,000 in just the last three years .
Dropping bombs on brown people in the desert is non-partisan — Bush dropped tens of thousands of bombs , Obama dropped tens of thousands of bombs and Trump is now dropping tens of thousands of bombs .
Tragically , despite arguing over the day ’ s irrelevant and highly divisive talking points , most politicians in D.C. agree that dropping bombs makes America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government Republicans.
” Well , Republicans , dropping a bomb on the other side of the planet every 21 minutes , 24 hours a day , 365 days a year is not small government .
The idea that these people claim to be against socialism while literally socializing wars for profit is hypocritical at best and utterly evil at worst .
The money spent on war is inconceivably high .
As TFTP reported earlier this year , just 3 % of what the US spends on war in a year , could end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you are one of those people like I used to be , that thinks dropping tens of thousands of bombs on brown people on the other side of the planet somehow makes us “ safer , ” you are unfortunately and sadly mistaken .
It does the opposite and it is bankrupting the country — both morally and financially .
In spite of countless drone bombs raining down from the skies , hellfire and tomahawk missiles flattening buildings , and mass graves filled with collateral damage in the form of dismembered children , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for it except physically and psychologically damaged veterans and a massive multi-trillion dollar debt .
The Congressional Research Service , for example , concluded in 2015 that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost U.S. taxpayers $ 1.6 trillion .
However , according to a report from TIME magazine last year , that number is a gross underestimate .
As TFTP previously reported , according to an analysis from the “ Costs of War Project ” from Brown University ’ s Watson Institute , by the end of 2018 , the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than $ 5.6 trillion , which is an average of $ 23,386 per taxpayer .
As The Nation noted , that estimate does not include several factors such as “ the psychic costs to the Americans mangled in one way or another in those never-ending conflicts .
They don ’ t include the costs to this country ’ s infrastructure , which has been crumbling while taxpayer dollars flow copiously and in a remarkably—in these years , almost uniquely—bipartisan fashion into what ’ s still laughably called ‘ national security.
’ ” When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we did on Saturday in Doha , Qatar , by signing the agreement to withdraw troops from Afghanistan , we take ten steps back .
Only a few days after signing the agreement , the United States conducted an airstrike on Wednesday against the Taliban in Afghanistan ’ s southern Helmand province .
This preemptive bombing , we were told , was a “ defensive strike ” to disrupt an alleged “ expected attack.
” Sadly , after nearly 19 years , there is no sign that the War on Terror is ending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States is finally close to defeating Al Qaeda—right ?
Unfortunately , again , the opposite is true .
A report from the Los Angeles Times noted that in 2018 , “ Al Qaeda may be stronger than ever , ” and instead of destroying the group , “ U.S .
policies in the Mideast appear to have encouraged its spread.
” While Al Qaeda may have started out as a small terrorist group , it has now grown into a massive network that is flourishing in Iraq , Yemen , Somalia , Syria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has actively carried out bombing campaigns in recent years .
Coincidence ?
Not at all .
Ask yourself this question , how many future terrorists did the United States create yesterday ?
Do you think that the children of those slain by a decade of bombing and constant threats of drone strikes will simply forget about the atrocities inflicted upon them ?
Do you think that the parents who watched their babies blown apart by predator drones , or the hospital workers who watched as US bombs rained down from the sky — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In reality , the US War on Terror has had the opposite effect on “ fighting terrorists.
” It is creating them .
For the last 18 years , the US has actually been planting a garden in which a million Osama Bin Ladens would grow .
The truth is that since 9/11 , the US and their NATO allies have fostered a breeding ground for extremist and fundamentalist groups .
As Americans have sat back and said nothing over the last two decades , the military industrial complex was sowing the seeds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will inevitably lead to the demise of the American empire or total human annihilation—whichever comes first .

Imagine for a moment that you had just sat down for dinner with your family when you hear drones flying overhead. You and your family were about to take your first bite, when out of nowhere, hellfire missiles rain down from unmanned drones in the sky and blow up dozens of your neighbors, your children, spouse, or other family members, maiming and tearing limbs from dozens more. Imagine if this happened inside the United States. Imagine the reaction from politicians and the US war machine looking to right this wrong.
Would you, as an American citizen sit idly back and accept the excuse given by the country who carried out that attack? Would you accept the wholesale slaughter of your family and fellow citizens by the dozen if the country who led the attack said it was a mistake and we did it to “help” you? What if it was one of your children killed in the attack? Or your brother, sister, father, mother, or grandparent? Would you simply accept that this slaughter was a mistake and the “help” you are receiving from this country is worth it?
Well, that is exactly what the United States has been asking the citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq to do on a regular basis — hundreds of thousands of times since 9/11 and 72,000 times in just the last three years.
On New Year’s Eve, as Americans waited for the turn of the decade, the US government quietly released figures detailing the number of bombs dropped on Afghanistan and Iraq since 2015. The numbers are staggering.
Since just 2015, the US war machine has dropped over 133,000 bombs on people living in the desert on the other side of the planet. Of those 133,000 bombs, Trump dropped 72,000 in just the last three years.
Dropping bombs on brown people in the desert is non-partisan — Bush dropped tens of thousands of bombs, Obama dropped tens of thousands of bombs and Trump is now dropping tens of thousands of bombs. Tragically, despite arguing over the day’s irrelevant and highly divisive talking points, most politicians in D.C. agree that dropping bombs makes America great — including the ostensible “small government Republicans.” Well, Republicans, dropping a bomb on the other side of the planet every 21 minutes, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year is not small government.
The idea that these people claim to be against socialism while literally socializing wars for profit is hypocritical at best and utterly evil at worst. The money spent on war is inconceivably high. As TFTP reported earlier this year, just 3% of what the US spends on war in a year, could end hunger on the entire planet.
If you are one of those people like I used to be, that thinks dropping tens of thousands of bombs on brown people on the other side of the planet somehow makes us “safer,” you are unfortunately and sadly mistaken. It does the opposite and it is bankrupting the country — both morally and financially.
In spite of countless drone bombs raining down from the skies, hellfire and tomahawk missiles flattening buildings, and mass graves filled with collateral damage in the form of dismembered children, the US has absolutely nothing to show for it except physically and psychologically damaged veterans and a massive multi-trillion dollar debt.
The Congressional Research Service, for example, concluded in 2015 that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost U.S. taxpayers $1.6 trillion. However, according to a report from TIME magazine last year, that number is a gross underestimate.
As TFTP previously reported, according to an analysis from the “Costs of War Project” from Brown University’s Watson Institute, by the end of 2018, the U.S. War on Terror cost America taxpayers more than $5.6 trillion, which is an average of $23,386 per taxpayer.
“As of late September 2017, the United States wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria and the additional spending on Homeland Security, and the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs since the 9/11 attacks totaled more than $4.3 trillion in current dollars through FY2017. Adding likely costs for FY2018 and estimated future spending on veterans, the costs of war total more than $5.6 trillion.”
As The Nation noted, that estimate does not include several factors such as “the psychic costs to the Americans mangled in one way or another in those never-ending conflicts. They don’t include the costs to this country’s infrastructure, which has been crumbling while taxpayer dollars flow copiously and in a remarkably—in these years, almost uniquely—bipartisan fashion into what’s still laughably called ‘national security.’”
When we take one step forward, like we did on Saturday in Doha, Qatar, by signing the agreement to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, we take ten steps back. Only a few days after signing the agreement, the United States conducted an airstrike on Wednesday against the Taliban in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province. This preemptive bombing, we were told, was a “defensive strike” to disrupt an alleged “expected attack.”
Sadly, after nearly 19 years, there is no sign that the War on Terror is ending anytime soon, but surely the United States is finally close to defeating Al Qaeda—right?
Unfortunately, again, the opposite is true. A report from the Los Angeles Times noted that in 2018, “Al Qaeda may be stronger than ever,” and instead of destroying the group, “U.S. policies in the Mideast appear to have encouraged its spread.”
“The group has amassed the largest fighting force in its existence. Estimates say it may have more than 20,000 militants in Syria and Yemen alone. It boasts affiliates across North Africa, the Levant and parts of Asia, and it remains strong around the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.”
While Al Qaeda may have started out as a small terrorist group, it has now grown into a massive network that is flourishing in Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Syria, and Libya—all countries where the U.S. has actively carried out bombing campaigns in recent years. Coincidence? Not at all.
Ask yourself this question, how many future terrorists did the United States create yesterday? Do you think that the children of those slain by a decade of bombing and constant threats of drone strikes will simply forget about the atrocities inflicted upon them? Do you think that the parents who watched their babies blown apart by predator drones, or the hospital workers who watched as US bombs rained down from the sky — will just turn the other cheek?
In reality, the US War on Terror has had the opposite effect on “fighting terrorists.” It is creating them. For the last 18 years, the US has actually been planting a garden in which a million Osama Bin Ladens would grow.
The truth is that since 9/11, the US and their NATO allies have fostered a breeding ground for extremist and fundamentalist groups. As Americans have sat back and said nothing over the last two decades, the military industrial complex was sowing the seeds for perpetual war, which left unchecked will inevitably lead to the demise of the American empire or total human annihilation—whichever comes first.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-07--Americans Allowing the Church & Government to Create a World Without God, Deserve the Hell That It W

Americans Allowing the Church & Government to Create a World Without God , Deserve the Hell That It Will Get !
Does it not amaze you , friends , that such a high number of the people in this country call themselves Christians , and yet we can clearly see the country is going to Hell ( Psalm 9:17 ) ?
A whole lot of hypocrisy going on here ( Matthew 23:3 ) !
How does one justify the unjustifiable ?
We as a nation reap exactly what we sow ( Galatians 6:7 ) .
We can blame no one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today ( Numbers 32:23 ) .
The presupposition to a Christian is that God is ( 1 John 2:6 ) .
“ Thou shalt have no other gods before me .
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image ( A god to suit your sins – 1 John 3:4 ) , or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above , or that is in the earth beneath , or that is in the water under the earth .
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them , nor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thy God am a jealous God , … ” -Exodus 20:3-5 The presupposition to an idolater is that God is the way that they want Him to be ( 2 Kings 17:33 ) .
And they both act accordingly .
Idolatry is the oldest sin in the book ( Bible ) , and the more the Lord tells them what it is that they shouldn ’ t do for their own good , they defiantly rebel ( Romans 7:9 ) .
How do you show mercy to a people like that ?
Often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Timothy 2:21 ) , they even go so far to blame God for evil , the evil that they are responsible for committing , which is like blaming the sun for darkness .
It has been said , “ Some people create their own storms , then get upset when it rains.
” What it comes to is people want to create a world without God , but what they don ’ t realize is it ’ s God ’ s world ( Isaiah 66:1 ) .
Finally , when it comes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country creating a world without God , do remember that the Church is responsible for the government and the government in this country is “ We the People.
” So , who , I ask , is to blame for the Hell that this country is becoming ?
Time to return to the old paths ( Jeremiah 6:16 ) , just ask Grandma .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media .
Article by Bradlee Dean

Americans Allowing the Church & Government to Create a World Without God, Deserve the Hell That It Will Get!
“The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that forget God.” -Psalm 9:17
Does it not amaze you, friends, that such a high number of the people in this country call themselves Christians, and yet we can clearly see the country is going to Hell (Psalm 9:17)? A whole lot of hypocrisy going on here (Matthew 23:3)!
How does one justify the unjustifiable? We as a nation reap exactly what we sow (Galatians 6:7). We can blame no one else except ourselves for where we are today (Numbers 32:23).
Statistically: America is number #1 in:
Violent Crime
Divorce
Teen Pregnancies
Voluntary Abortion (60 Million to date)
Illegal Drug Use
Illiteracy
The presupposition to a Christian is that God is (1 John 2:6).
“Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image (A god to suit your sins – 1 John 3:4), or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,…” -Exodus 20:3-5
The presupposition to an idolater is that God is the way that they want Him to be (2 Kings 17:33).
“They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.” -2 Kings 17:33
And they both act accordingly.
Idolatry is the oldest sin in the book (Bible), and the more the Lord tells them what it is that they shouldn’t do for their own good, they defiantly rebel (Romans 7:9). How do you show mercy to a people like that?
Often times instead of correcting themselves (2 Timothy 2:21), they even go so far to blame God for evil, the evil that they are responsible for committing, which is like blaming the sun for darkness.
It has been said, “Some people create their own storms, then get upset when it rains.”
“The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.” -Proverbs 19:3
What it comes to is people want to create a world without God, but what they don’t realize is it’s God’s world (Isaiah 66:1).
Finally, when it comes to the Church and the government in this country creating a world without God, do remember that the Church is responsible for the government and the government in this country is “We the People.” So, who, I ask, is to blame for the Hell that this country is becoming?
Time to return to the old paths (Jeremiah 6:16), just ask Grandma.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media. Article by Bradlee Dean


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-07--Michael Bloomberg: “I was never prouder than when I argued that Muslims had right to build a mosque

Michael Bloomberg : “ I was never prouder than when I argued that Muslims had right to build a mosque near World Trade Center ” Thankfully , the people sent him , his millions and his nanny state mentality packing .
Yet , here is failed presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg actually stating , “ I was never prouder than when I argued that Muslims had the right to build a mosque near World Trade Center.
” Of course , lots of people disagreed , as to allow a mosque there would have been a symbol of conquering , and Bloomberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along with Pamela Geller , won their fight against the building of the mosque .
He wrote in response to Bloomberg ’ s comment , “ Pamela Geller and I defeated the Ground Zero Mosque project , leading massive rallies in lower Manhattan to show how many Americans thought it an insult to the memory of those killed on 9/11 to build a mosque at Ground Zero .
Is there a Shinto shrine at Pearl Harbor ?
The 16-story mosque that was initially planned there was not built , despite concerted efforts by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make sure the mosque got built .
Bloomberg was beaten in the court of public opinion.
” I agree , you don ’ t celebrate the enemy nor give them space to attack you further .
However , since September 11 , 2001 , what religious/political ideology has been protected most in the US , Christianity or Islam ?
Clearly the roles have been reversed from what they once were .
In fact , we are seeing the dam beginning to break in the political sphere due to the influx of Muslims running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Muslims Won Political Office In 2018 ?
The Numbers May Surprise You !
• How Many Muslims Have Been Elected To Government In 2019 ?
The Numbers Might Surprise You • As We Approach 2020 Elections , Remember The Anti-Second Amendment Stance Of Muslims Who Ran For Office In 2018 & Beware Those Running This Time • 18 Years After 9/11 , Muslim Organizations Have Goal Of 5,000 Muslims Running For Office In 2020 • Muslims Emboldened : List Of Islamists Looking To “ Represent ” You in 2020 ( Updated ) • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Muslims Vote ” Campaign In US – Look At Their Questionnaire But there is a solution !
Sadly , the solution is the very thing being attacking in the united States today .
• Political Islam : Its Threat & The Solution To It With Dr. Bill Warner Article posted with permission from Sons Of Liberty Media

Michael Bloomberg: “I was never prouder than when I argued that Muslims had right to build a mosque near World Trade Center”
Thankfully, the people sent him, his millions and his nanny state mentality packing. Yet, here is failed presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg actually stating, “I was never prouder than when I argued that Muslims had the right to build a mosque near World Trade Center.”
Take a look.
https://twitter.com/alx/status/1234501352111460354
Of course, lots of people disagreed, as to allow a mosque there would have been a symbol of conquering, and Bloomberg should know that.
Robert Spencer , along with Pamela Geller , won their fight against the building of the mosque.
He wrote in response to Bloomberg’s comment, “Pamela Geller and I defeated the Ground Zero Mosque project, leading massive rallies in lower Manhattan to show how many Americans thought it an insult to the memory of those killed on 9/11 to build a mosque at Ground Zero. Is there a Shinto shrine at Pearl Harbor? The 16-story mosque that was initially planned there was not built, despite concerted efforts by Bloomberg to derail our activities and to make sure the mosque got built. Bloomberg was beaten in the court of public opinion.”
I agree, you don’t celebrate the enemy nor give them space to attack you further.
However, since September 11, 2001, what religious/political ideology has been protected most in the US, Christianity or Islam? Clearly the roles have been reversed from what they once were.
In fact, we are seeing the dam beginning to break in the political sphere due to the influx of Muslims running for office.
But there is a solution! Sadly, the solution is the very thing being attacking in the united States today.
Article posted with permission from Sons Of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-07--Oregon:  Man Fined $500 & Threatened With Jail For Criticizing Traffic Cameras Without A License – T

Oregon:  Man Fined $500 & Threatened With Jail For Criticizing Traffic Cameras Without A License – Then He Was Vindicated

Oregon : Man Fined $ 500 & Threatened With Jail For Criticizing Traffic Cameras Without A License – Then He Was Vindicated Portland , OR – Mats Järlström , an Oregon resident who trained in engineering in Sweden tried to tell officials in Oregon that he developed a safer method for timing traffic lights in 2014 .
Instead of listening , however , the state engineering board fined him for criticizing them .
Seriously .
Now , after refusing to back down against these tyrants for years , Järlström has finally been vindicated .
Last week , the official Journal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was right .
The ITE sets traffic policy recommendations for the United States — and they said cities should be using his formula , according to KOIN .
Järlström says Oregon laws make it illegal for anyone who isn ’ t a licensed engineer to criticize the state ’ s methods for timing traffic lights .
Järlström calls that an unconstitutional prohibition on free speech .
So he sued them .
In a federal lawsuit , Järlström claimed Oregon ’ s Professional Engineer Registration Act illegally restricts discussion of public engineering projects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government-run monopoly on engineering concepts.
” The act , and the board that enforces it , keep people from discussing the safety and fairness of traffic lights and the formulas engineers use to coordinate their timing , Järlström claimed in his suit .
To be clear , Järlström was trying to make the town safer and because they are apparently drunk on authority , officials wanted nothing of it and in fact , moved to silence him .
The lawsuit was filed so he could continue his research to prove drivers making turns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dilemma when they ’ re slowing down to make a turn and the yellow light isn ’ t long enough .
In 2014 , however , Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying fined Järlström after finding his public discussion of the formula for traffic-light timing was “ clearly not protected speech.
” As the Institute for Justice reported at the time : After a two-year investigation , the board fined Mats $ 500 and said that he could not talk about traffic lights in public until he obtained a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ critique ” traffic lights , he would face thousands of dollars in fines and up to one year in jail for the unlicensed practice of engineering .
The board also said that Mats could not call himself an “ engineer , ” even though he has a degree in electrical engineering and decades of engineering experience .
Like most engineers in Oregon , Mats is not a state-licensed “ professional engineer , ” and state law provided that only licensed professional engineers could legally use the title “ engineer.
” But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of speech protected by the First Amendment .
What ’ s more , is the fact that it ’ s not rocket science and he says he used 8th-grade math skills to prove drivers have been getting tickets they can ’ t avoid .
Finally , on December 28 , 2018 , Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon entered a judgment largely ruling for Mats Järlström in his First Amendment lawsuit against Oregon ’ s engineering board .
Järlström was born in Sweden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a bachelor ’ s degree in electrical engineering .
He says he worked in technical fields with the Swedish Air Force and Luxor Electronics before moving to Beaverton , Oregon , 20 years ago .
In 2013 , Järlström ’ s wife got a traffic ticket after a city camera recorded her running a red light .
That sparked Järlström ’ s fascination with the mathematical formulas behind the timing of traffic lights .
Järlström says he dedicated his free time to researching the formulas before concluding they were unsafe and resulted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , Järlström sued Beaverton , claiming the Portland suburb programmed its yellow lights to be so brief that drivers didn ’ t have time to make it through an intersection before the lights turned red .
Järlström claimed the lights put drivers in danger of wrecks and said extending the length of yellow lights would dramatically reduce the number of tickets the city issued for running red lights .
U.S. District Judge Michael Simon tossed that lawsuit in October 2014 , after U.S. Magistrate Judge John Acosta found Järlström didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the city ’ s policy on yellow light length .
“ The problem is if you have a system in place and they have done something for a long time , and you say that ’ s wrong , it ’ s pretty hard for someone within that system then to admit they have done something wrong for such a long time.
” “ It ’ s very emotional , ” he said .
“ It ’ s been a long battle.
” Järlström is not alone in his battle .
Other brave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for calling out the dangerous yellow light timing employed by local municipalities to boost revenue with red light cameras .
Just last month , TFTP talked to Stephen Ruth , aka , Red Light Robin Hood .
Ruth was exposing the deaths of several people , including children who were killed as a result of these shortened yellow lights .
In May 2015 , sixteen-year-old John Luke was killed crossing the street when an SUV hit him .
Less than a year later , a 64-year-old legally blind man named Warren Karstendick was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ struck him .
After visiting the scenes of their deaths and several others , Ruth concluded that these innocent pedestrians were losing their lives due to cars speeding up to avoid red light tickets .
Although the New York City ’ s Department of Transportation claims that all of its traffic signals provide a minimum of three seconds per yellow light , the AAA of New York released a 2012 report that found every tested traffic camera had a yellow light shorter than three seconds .
Despite the fact that governments claim red @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accidents while modifying driver behavior , the revenue generated from traffic cameras can grow exponentially if yellow lights are shortened .
Like Järlström , Ruth has devoted years of his life to fighting to expose this dangerous practice .
Now that the ITE has adopted Järlström ’ s formula , perhaps some positive change it coming .

Portland, OR – Mats Järlström, an Oregon resident who trained in engineering in Sweden tried to tell officials in Oregon that he developed a safer method for timing traffic lights in 2014. Instead of listening, however, the state engineering board fined him for criticizing them. Seriously. Now, after refusing to back down against these tyrants for years, Järlström has finally been vindicated.
Last week, the official Journal of the Institute of Transportation Engineers said he was right. The ITE sets traffic policy recommendations for the United States — and they said cities should be using his formula, according to KOIN.
“It is a big deal,” Järlström told KOIN 6 News. “It’s the top.”
Järlström says Oregon laws make it illegal for anyone who isn’t a licensed engineer to criticize the state’s methods for timing traffic lights. Järlström calls that an unconstitutional prohibition on free speech. So he sued them.
In a federal lawsuit, Järlström claimed Oregon’s Professional Engineer Registration Act illegally restricts discussion of public engineering projects to state-licensed engineers and creates a “government-run monopoly on engineering concepts.”
The act, and the board that enforces it, keep people from discussing the safety and fairness of traffic lights and the formulas engineers use to coordinate their timing, Järlström claimed in his suit.
To be clear, Järlström was trying to make the town safer and because they are apparently drunk on authority, officials wanted nothing of it and in fact, moved to silence him. The lawsuit was filed so he could continue his research to prove drivers making turns at intersections often get caught in a dilemma when they’re slowing down to make a turn and the yellow light isn’t long enough.
In 2014, however, Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying fined Järlström after finding his public discussion of the formula for traffic-light timing was “clearly not protected speech.”
As the Institute for Justice reported at the time:
After a two-year investigation, the board fined Mats $500 and said that he could not talk about traffic lights in public until he obtained a state-issued professional-engineer license. If Mats continued to “critique” traffic lights, he would face thousands of dollars in fines and up to one year in jail for the unlicensed practice of engineering. The board also said that Mats could not call himself an “engineer,” even though he has a degree in electrical engineering and decades of engineering experience. Like most engineers in Oregon, Mats is not a state-licensed “professional engineer,” and state law provided that only licensed professional engineers could legally use the title “engineer.”
But Järlström says his critique is exactly the kind of speech protected by the First Amendment. What’s more, is the fact that it’s not rocket science and he says he used 8th-grade math skills to prove drivers have been getting tickets they can’t avoid.
Finally, on December 28, 2018, Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon entered a judgment largely ruling for Mats Järlström in his First Amendment lawsuit against Oregon’s engineering board.
Järlström was born in Sweden, where he graduated with the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He says he worked in technical fields with the Swedish Air Force and Luxor Electronics before moving to Beaverton, Oregon, 20 years ago.
In 2013, Järlström’s wife got a traffic ticket after a city camera recorded her running a red light. That sparked Järlström’s fascination with the mathematical formulas behind the timing of traffic lights. Järlström says he dedicated his free time to researching the formulas before concluding they were unsafe and resulted in unfair traffic tickets.
The next year, Järlström sued Beaverton, claiming the Portland suburb programmed its yellow lights to be so brief that drivers didn’t have time to make it through an intersection before the lights turned red. Järlström claimed the lights put drivers in danger of wrecks and said extending the length of yellow lights would dramatically reduce the number of tickets the city issued for running red lights.
U.S. District Judge Michael Simon tossed that lawsuit in October 2014, after U.S. Magistrate Judge John Acosta found Järlström didn’t show that he faced imminent harm from the city’s policy on yellow light length.
“The problem is if you have a system in place and they have done something for a long time, and you say that’s wrong, it’s pretty hard for someone within that system then to admit they have done something wrong for such a long time.”
“It’s very emotional,” he said. “It’s been a long battle.”
Järlström is not alone in his battle. Other brave citizens have been railroaded and even arrested for calling out the dangerous yellow light timing employed by local municipalities to boost revenue with red light cameras. Just last month, TFTP talked to Stephen Ruth, aka, Red Light Robin Hood.
Ruth was exposing the deaths of several people, including children who were killed as a result of these shortened yellow lights. In May 2015, sixteen-year-old John Luke was killed crossing the street when an SUV hit him. Less than a year later, a 64-year-old legally blind man named Warren Karstendick was killed in a hit-and-run when an SUV struck him. After visiting the scenes of their deaths and several others, Ruth concluded that these innocent pedestrians were losing their lives due to cars speeding up to avoid red light tickets.
Although the New York City’s Department of Transportation claims that all of its traffic signals provide a minimum of three seconds per yellow light, the AAA of New York released a 2012 report that found every tested traffic camera had a yellow light shorter than three seconds. Despite the fact that governments claim red light cameras are solely used to prevent accidents while modifying driver behavior, the revenue generated from traffic cameras can grow exponentially if yellow lights are shortened.
Like Järlström, Ruth has devoted years of his life to fighting to expose this dangerous practice. Now that the ITE has adopted Järlström’s formula, perhaps some positive change it coming.
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-08--WHO Calls For Production Of Medical Supplies To Treat COVID-19

The World Health Organization ( WHO ) has warned that medical supplies are much needed to help stop the spread of the virus but they are quickly being depleted .
We ’ ve touched on some of the things that have been selling out as Americans finally prepare for a pandemic possibility , but it looks like you may want to enhance your first aid kit first .
In light of WHO calling for more supplies , it really doesn ’ t mean there will be more for us , just more for them : the elitists .
After all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t want Americans buying face masks because health officials need them instead .
The shortage of supplies is expected and not that alarming .
Most preppers have at least something in a first aid kit that could help them quarantine themselves and hunker down in the event of a pandemic .
But WHO , the “ world ’ s authority ” on health was far less prepared .
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR HOME ( QUARANTINE ) FOR A PANDEMIC While talking to reporters at their Geneva headquarters , WHO officials called on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of medical supplies needed to fights the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) outbreak spreading across the globe .
According to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , manufacturers would have to increase their production of personal protective gear supplies by 40 % to meet the medical community ’ s needs .
They are not prepared , and this article written by Ready Nutrition in November of 2019 , before the news of the coronavirus ’ outbreak surfaced , highlights the problems with central planning : The truth that no one wants to hear is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for yourself and your own health .
The governments of the world are not prepared to protect humanity from a pandemic .
“ Supplies are rapidly depleting , ” stated Tedros .
“ WHO estimates that each month 89 million medical masks will be required for the COVID-19 response , 76 million examination gloves and 1.6 million goggles.
” These sentiments were echoed in Capitol Hill by Dr. Robert Kadlec , assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) , who stated that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks .
This represents only 10 percent of the 3.5 billion that the country will need if COVID-19 becomes a full-blown pandemic .
Will A Face Mask REALLY Protect You From The Coronavirus ?
A surge in global demand for N95 face masks , which are effective in protecting health-care workers from infection ( which means they ’ ll protect others from infection too ) , has affected their supply .
In China , nurses and doctors face shortages as the high demand has depleted the country ’ s stockpile .
As we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but prepare for the worst .

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that medical supplies are much needed to help stop the spread of the virus but they are quickly being depleted. We’ve touched on some of the things that have been selling out as Americans finally prepare for a pandemic possibility, but it looks like you may want to enhance your first aid kit first.
In light of WHO calling for more supplies, it really doesn’t mean there will be more for us, just more for them: the elitists. After all, the United States surgeon general doesn’t want Americans buying face masks because health officials need them instead.
Surgeon General DEMANDS: “Stop Buying Face Masks!”
The shortage of supplies is expected and not that alarming. Most preppers have at least something in a first aid kit that could help them quarantine themselves and hunker down in the event of a pandemic. But WHO, the “world’s authority” on health was far less prepared.
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR HOME (QUARANTINE) FOR A PANDEMIC
While talking to reporters at their Geneva headquarters, WHO officials called on manufacturers to “urgently increase production” of medical supplies needed to fights the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak spreading across the globe. According to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, manufacturers would have to increase their production of personal protective gear supplies by 40% to meet the medical community’s needs.
They are not prepared, and this article written by Ready Nutrition in November of 2019, before the news of the coronavirus’ outbreak surfaced, highlights the problems with central planning:
The truth that no one wants to hear is that you are going to be responsible for yourself and your own health. The governments of the world are not prepared to protect humanity from a pandemic.
“Supplies are rapidly depleting,” stated Tedros. “WHO estimates that each month 89 million medical masks will be required for the COVID-19 response, 76 million examination gloves and 1.6 million goggles.” These sentiments were echoed in Capitol Hill by Dr. Robert Kadlec, assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), who stated that the U.S. had about 35 million N95 respirator masks. This represents only 10 percent of the 3.5 billion that the country will need if COVID-19 becomes a full-blown pandemic.
Will A Face Mask REALLY Protect You From The Coronavirus?
A surge in global demand for N95 face masks, which are effective in protecting health-care workers from infection (which means they’ll protect others from infection too), has affected their supply. In China, nurses and doctors face shortages as the high demand has depleted the country’s stockpile.
Chinese Doctors BEG For Face Masks Amid Coronavirus’ Continued Spread
As we keep saying: hope for the best but prepare for the worst.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-08--Showdown Brews As UN Court Targets US GIs

Breathtaking .
A catastrophic move in a long history of UN failures .
It is long past time we withdraw our considerable financial support of this corrupt institution The alternative ?
How can democracies and dictatorships co-exist in a world body successful ?
They can ’ t .
And so immediately the organization was destined to fail And it has .
Spectacularly .
The UN charter is a big lie and things built on big lies tend to work to extremely damaging effects .
UN expert Claudia Rosett said , “ The UN is “ power with law.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law of its own recipe ……brought us Animal Farm .
By Benny Avni , Special to the Sun | March 6 , 2020 An international prosecutor , Fatou Bensuda , was advised Thursday by a panel at Hague that she should go ahead and investigate alleged war crimes committed by Americans in Afghanistan .
It ’ s a shocking development .
SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO CALLED THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT PANEL ’ S RULING “ A TRULY BREATHTAKING ACTION BY AN UNACCOUNTABLE POLITICAL INSTITUTION MASQUERADING AS A LEGAL BODY.
” IT IS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a little noticed address to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee last week , Senator Ted Cruz urged an American push at the United Nations Security Council to ban ICC investigations against Israelis , Americans , or citizens of any other non-member of the Hague-based court .
According to the Rome Statute , which governs the ICC — a global trial venue for war crimes and crimes against humanity — it has no jurisdiction over countries that have not joined its 123 member states .
So non-members like America , Israel , China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limit .
Or are they ?
When the court started functioning in 2002 , I made a bet with a friend , an avid universal jurisdiction supporter , that despite non-membership , Americans and Israelis would early on end up in the dock .
I lost that bet , but only because I thought such ICC prosecutions would be launched right off the bat .
In the early days , the court went after alleged war criminals in places like Darfur , Congo , Burundi , and the Central African Republic .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ African countries contended there ’ s a racist pattern against their continent and threatened to renounce their ICC membership .
Political pressures grew on Ms. Bensouda , the Gambian-born ICC prosecutor , to land more visible non-African fish .
With that , a loophole was found to allow prosecution of Americans .
In November 2017 , Ms. Bensouda asked an ICC appeal panel to investigate cases against American military and CIA personnel over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan , which is an ICC member .
Last year the panel rejected the request .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ panel reversed the decision .
The new gusto to try Americans in Afghanistan looked a bit awkward at the exact moment the Trump administration pushes to end our presence in Afghanistan .
The Afghan government opposes the ICC move but the court and its supporters in the West are delighted .
It ’ s not just Afghanistan .
In 2015 , Palestine , a UN “ observer state ” that is unrecognized by America and others , joined the ICC as a full-fledged member , and immediately pushed to try crimes allegedly committed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its “ state under occupation.
” Last December , Ms. Bensouda asked the ICC appeals panel to open an investigation against Israelis combating terrorists in Gaza .
That case is pending .
“ I ’ d like to see an effort at the UN Security Council to prevent the International Criminal Court from moving against any nation state that is not a member , ” Mr. Cruz told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee last week .
Such a move , he said , “ would protect Israel , and it would protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ICC to try to target our citizens and our soldiers for persecution.
” It could prove difficult , but not undoable .
The much-cited concept of international law is based on agreed treaties and binding Security Council decisions .
The 15 member council itself can be a wild card .
Nine supporters must be gathered to pass a resolution .
America ’ s habitual veto-wielding opponents , China and Russia , may in this case side with a resolution that would exempt them from the Hague ’ s reach .
Hard to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members , though , are avid ICC supporters .
America has leverage to pressure council members and , beyond Turtle Bay , Washington can use America ’ s global clout to press countries that have initially cheered the formation of the ICC ( or at least thought joining would make them look good ) to now drop out .
Following the post-WWII lustration at Nuremberg , war crimes and crimes against humanity were tried in international tribunals dedicated to specific cases , as in Rwanda and Bosnia .
The formation of the ICC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a permanent , global body .
What ’ s coming to a head is a showdown over that mistake .
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Breathtaking. A catastrophic move in a long history of UN failures. It is long past time we withdraw our considerable financial support of this corrupt institution The alternative? How can democracies
and dictatorships co-exist in a world body successful? They can’t. And so immediately the organization was destined to fail And it has. Spectacularly. The UN charter is a big lie and things built on big lies tend to work to extremely damaging effects.
UN expert Claudia Rosett said, “The UN is “power with law.” “It operates outside the law. The law of its own recipe ……brought us Animal Farm .
SHOWDOWN BREWS AS U.N. COURT TARGETS U.S. GIS
By Benny Avni, Special to the Sun | March 6, 2020
An international prosecutor, Fatou Bensuda, was advised Thursday by a panel at Hague that she should go ahead and investigate alleged war crimes committed by Americans in Afghanistan. It’s a shocking development.
SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO CALLED THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT PANEL’S RULING “A TRULY BREATHTAKING ACTION BY AN UNACCOUNTABLE POLITICAL INSTITUTION MASQUERADING AS A LEGAL BODY.” IT IS, BUT WHAT TO DO?
In a little noticed address to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee last week, Senator Ted Cruz urged an American push at the United Nations Security Council to ban ICC investigations against Israelis, Americans, or citizens of any other non-member of the Hague-based court.
According to the Rome Statute, which governs the ICC — a global trial venue for war crimes and crimes against humanity — it has no jurisdiction over countries that have not joined its 123 member states. So non-members like America, Israel, China, Russia, and India are off limit. Or are they?
When the court started functioning in 2002, I made a bet with a friend, an avid universal jurisdiction supporter, that despite non-membership, Americans and Israelis would early on end up in the dock. I lost that bet, but only because I thought such ICC prosecutions would be launched right off the bat.
In the early days, the court went after alleged war criminals in places like Darfur, Congo, Burundi, and the Central African Republic. A few years ago, however, several African countries contended there’s a racist pattern against their continent and threatened to renounce their ICC membership. Political pressures grew on Ms. Bensouda, the Gambian-born ICC prosecutor, to land more visible non-African fish.
With that, a loophole was found to allow prosecution of Americans. In November 2017, Ms. Bensouda asked an ICC appeal panel to investigate cases against American military and CIA personnel over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, which is an ICC member. Last year the panel rejected the request. What happened Thursday is that an appeals panel reversed the decision.
The new gusto to try Americans in Afghanistan looked a bit awkward at the exact moment the Trump administration pushes to end our presence in Afghanistan. The Afghan government opposes the ICC move but the court and its supporters in the West are delighted.
It’s not just Afghanistan. In 2015, Palestine, a UN “observer state” that is unrecognized by America and others, joined the ICC as a full-fledged member, and immediately pushed to try crimes allegedly committed by Israeli soldiers in the territory of its “state under occupation.” Last December, Ms. Bensouda asked the ICC appeals panel to open an investigation against Israelis combating terrorists in Gaza. That case is pending.
“I’d like to see an effort at the UN Security Council to prevent the International Criminal Court from moving against any nation state that is not a member,” Mr. Cruz told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee last week. Such a move, he said, “would protect Israel, and it would protect the United States from our enemies using the ICC to try to target our citizens and our soldiers for persecution.”
It could prove difficult, but not undoable. The much-cited concept of international law is based on agreed treaties and binding Security Council decisions. The 15 member council itself can be a wild card. Nine supporters must be gathered to pass a resolution. America’s habitual veto-wielding opponents, China and Russia, may in this case side with a resolution that would exempt them from the Hague’s reach.
Hard to say at the moment. Most European members, though, are avid ICC supporters. America has leverage to pressure council members and, beyond Turtle Bay, Washington can use America’s global clout to press countries that have initially cheered the formation of the ICC (or at least thought joining would make them look good) to now drop out.
Following the post-WWII lustration at Nuremberg, war crimes and crimes against humanity were tried in international tribunals dedicated to specific cases, as in Rwanda and Bosnia. The formation of the ICC meant to replace such ad-hoc venues with a permanent, global body. What’s coming to a head is a showdown over that mistake.
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Article posted with permission from https://gellerreport.com/2020/03/showdown-brews-as-u-n-court-targets-u-s-gis.html/


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-08--UK: Conservative Party Suspends Councillor For Posting Article From Jihad Watch On Facebook

“ It is alleged that Coun Derek Bullock , who represents Hulton ward on Bolton Council , posted an article from anti-Muslim activist Robert Spencer ’ s ‘ JihadWatch ’ on Facebook.
” Here again we see , as we always see , an establishment outlet uncritically repeating Leftist/Islamic supremacist talking points .
It is not “ anti-Muslim ” to oppose jihad violence and Sharia oppression .
If it were , it would have been “ anti-German ” to oppose Nazism .
Anyway , the Manchester Evening News doesn ’ t dare specify which Jihad Watch article the hapless Bullock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : 1 .
If it did share the article , it , too , could be accused of “ Islamophobia , ” and that could be suicide in today ’ s shattered , staggering , dhimmi Britain .
2 .
If it did share the article , people would see that the article was true , accurate , inoffensive , and innocuous , and that the Conservative leaders who suspended Bullock were fools , cowards , and betrayers of the British people .
Can ’ t have that .
And so Bullock has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ councillor has been suspended from the party amid claims of Islamophobia .
It is alleged that Coun Derek Bullock , who represents Hulton ward on Bolton Council , posted an article from anti-Muslim activist Robert Spencer ’ s ‘ JihadWatch ’ on Facebook .
In response to an article about former party chair Baroness Sayeeda Warsi , he reportedly added : “ She ’ s been a cuckoo in the nest !
” In another post , from February 2015 , he is shown to have shared a Daily Mail article under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ England and Wales doubles in a decade ’ , adding the comment ‘ the clock is ticking ’ .
The comment was made prior to Coun Bullock being elected to the council in May 2019 .
It is one of several incidents detailed in a dossier complied by campaign group Hope Not Hate .
It found what it called Islamophobic social media posts by more than twenty Conservative officials and activists , including six sitting councillors… .
A Conservative Party spokesperson said : “ All those found to be party members have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swift action we take on not just anti-Muslim discrimination , but discrimination of any kind is testament to the seriousness with which we take such issues .
”

“It is alleged that Coun Derek Bullock, who represents Hulton ward on Bolton Council , posted an article from anti-Muslim activist Robert Spencer’s ‘JihadWatch’ on Facebook.”
Here again we see, as we always see, an establishment outlet uncritically repeating Leftist/Islamic supremacist talking points. It is not “anti-Muslim” to oppose jihad violence and Sharia oppression. If it were, it would have been “anti-German” to oppose Nazism.
Anyway, the Manchester Evening News doesn’t dare specify which Jihad Watch article the hapless Bullock shared. This is for two reasons:
1. If it did share the article, it, too, could be accused of “Islamophobia,” and that could be suicide in today’s shattered, staggering, dhimmi Britain.
2. If it did share the article, people would see that the article was true, accurate, inoffensive, and innocuous, and that the Conservative leaders who suspended Bullock were fools, cowards, and betrayers of the British people. Can’t have that. And so Bullock has to take the fall.
“Conservative councillor suspended over ‘Islamophobic’ Facebook post,” by Thomas George, Manchester Evening News, March 5, 2020:
A Conservative councillor has been suspended from the party amid claims of Islamophobia.
It is alleged that Coun Derek Bullock, who represents Hulton ward on Bolton Council , posted an article from anti-Muslim activist Robert Spencer’s ‘JihadWatch’ on Facebook.
In response to an article about former party chair Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, he reportedly added: “She’s been a cuckoo in the nest!”
In another post, from February 2015, he is shown to have shared a Daily Mail article under the headline ‘Number of Muslim children in England and Wales doubles in a decade’, adding the comment ‘the clock is ticking’.
The comment was made prior to Coun Bullock being elected to the council in May 2019.
It is one of several incidents detailed in a dossier complied by campaign group Hope Not Hate.
It found what it called Islamophobic social media posts by more than twenty Conservative officials and activists, including six sitting councillors….
A Conservative Party spokesperson said: “All those found to be party members have been suspended immediately, pending investigation. The swift action we take on not just anti-Muslim discrimination, but discrimination of any kind is testament to the seriousness with which we take such issues.”
Article posted with permission from Robert Spencer


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-08--Texas:  2-Year-Old Taken From Parents For Using Medical Marijuana – Murdered In Foster Care

Texas : 2-Year-Old Taken From Parents For Using Medical Marijuana – Murdered In Foster Care Cameron , TX — While many think that the state taking children from parents is a noble gesture to protect the child , all too often , the state removes kids from a bad situation and throws them into a situation akin to a horror film .
Many times the children are taken from caring parents , who happened to hit a rough patch in their lives , and thrown into torturous and outright sadistic situations where they end up raped , tortured , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even murdered .
Alexandria Hill , a 2-year-old little girl , was taken from her father because he used marijuana to treat his seizures .
In 2012 , Joshua Hill told a caseworker with Child Protective Services that he would smoke marijuana after little Alexandria would go to sleep at night to treat his medical condition .
This would prove to be a grave mistake .
The caseworker couldn ’ t have cared less that the marijuana helped stave off his seizures .
Instead , because this loving father dared ingest a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recommended Alexandria kidnapped and placed in a foster home .
“ Mr .
Hill admitted to smoking marijuana in the house when his daughter has been upstairs sleeping , ” the caseworker representing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services noted in court records .
Alexandria was placed in foster care in 2013 .
She would not make it to her third birthday .
During their supervised visits , Hill and his wife Mary Sweeny told CPS that they were finding bruises all over Alexandria .
However , CPS did not care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a home with loving parents over marijuana and put her in a home with an abusive woman , Sherill Small , and her crack addict husband who ran a racket keeping foster children .
Prior to placing Alexandria in the foster home , CPS never told Hill that Small had racked up 15 violations as a foster parent .
Nor did they know that over one hundred more violations would soon follow .
As the Houston Press reported at the time : While the idea of removing a toddler from her parents ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simple marijuana use , is puzzling at best , what ’ s even more disconcerting is that the same rules didn ’ t apply to her foster family .
Turns out Sherill Small ’ s third husband , Clemon Small , had a pretty legit criminal history , including multiple drug charges .
During the home study portion of the couple ’ s foster application , Clemon described himself as a recovering crack cocaine addict , and admitted to multiple drug charges .
Small also admitted to the home study investigator that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months .
Rather , she made a living by keeping foster children .
After jumping through multiple hoops and suffering without his medical marijuana , Hill finally received word that he would be getting his daughter back soon .
Tragically , however , it would be too late .
Four months before Alexandria was to be reunited with her parents , Hill got a call that she was in the hospital .
Hill and Sweeny arrived at the hospital to find Alexandria hooked up to life support machines .
She was completely brain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own .
They had no other choice but to tell their little girl goodbye forever .
They were told it was an accident .
Little Alexandria had fallen while playing a game , according to Small .
Once Alexandria ’ s body was autopsied , however , they would discover bruises all over , including her neck , head , back , arms , and legs .
These monsters — who were entrusted by the state to keep children — had slammed Alexandria on the ground so violently that she had “ subdural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hemorrhaging in both eyes.
” Small would eventually be arrested and tried for murder .
On Tuesday , according to KLFY , she was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Alexandria Hill .
Adding to the perfidious nature of kidnapping a child from caring parents over marijuana use is the fact that prior to receiving Alexandria , Small ’ s husband Clemon had been arrested three times for marijuana .
Alexandria would have turned 10 this November .

Cameron, TX — While many think that the state taking children from parents is a noble gesture to protect the child, all too often, the state removes kids from a bad situation and throws them into a situation akin to a horror film. Many times the children are taken from caring parents, who happened to hit a rough patch in their lives, and thrown into torturous and outright sadistic situations where they end up raped, tortured, and, as the tragic following case highlights, even murdered.
Alexandria Hill, a 2-year-old little girl, was taken from her father because he used marijuana to treat his seizures. In 2012, Joshua Hill told a caseworker with Child Protective Services that he would smoke marijuana after little Alexandria would go to sleep at night to treat his medical condition. This would prove to be a grave mistake.
The caseworker couldn’t have cared less that the marijuana helped stave off his seizures. Instead, because this loving father dared ingest a plant that helped him, the caseworker recommended Alexandria kidnapped and placed in a foster home.
“Mr. Hill admitted to smoking marijuana in the house when his daughter has been upstairs sleeping,” the caseworker representing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services noted in court records.
Alexandria was placed in foster care in 2013. She would not make it to her third birthday.
During their supervised visits, Hill and his wife Mary Sweeny told CPS that they were finding bruises all over Alexandria. However, CPS did not care. The state removed a child from a home with loving parents over marijuana and put her in a home with an abusive woman, Sherill Small, and her crack addict husband who ran a racket keeping foster children.
Prior to placing Alexandria in the foster home, CPS never told Hill that Small had racked up 15 violations as a foster parent. Nor did they know that over one hundred more violations would soon follow.
As the Houston Press reported at the time:
While the idea of removing a toddler from her parents’ care not for abuse, but for simple marijuana use, is puzzling at best, what’s even more disconcerting is that the same rules didn’t apply to her foster family. Turns out Sherill Small’s third husband, Clemon Small, had a pretty legit criminal history, including multiple drug charges. During the home study portion of the couple’s foster application, Clemon described himself as a recovering crack cocaine addict, and admitted to multiple drug charges. Small also admitted to the home study investigator that she had also been out of work for months. Rather, she made a living by keeping foster children.
After jumping through multiple hoops and suffering without his medical marijuana, Hill finally received word that he would be getting his daughter back soon. Tragically, however, it would be too late.
Four months before Alexandria was to be reunited with her parents, Hill got a call that she was in the hospital.
Hill and Sweeny arrived at the hospital to find Alexandria hooked up to life support machines. She was completely brain dead and unable to breathe on her own. They had no other choice but to tell their little girl goodbye forever.
They were told it was an accident. Little Alexandria had fallen while playing a game, according to Small. Once Alexandria’s body was autopsied, however, they would discover bruises all over, including her neck, head, back, arms, and legs.
These monsters — who were entrusted by the state to keep children — had slammed Alexandria on the ground so violently that she had “subdural hemorrhaging, subarachnoid hemorrhaging, and retinal hemorrhaging in both eyes.”
Small would eventually be arrested and tried for murder. On Tuesday, according to KLFY, she was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Alexandria Hill.
Adding to the perfidious nature of kidnapping a child from caring parents over marijuana use is the fact that prior to receiving Alexandria, Small’s husband Clemon had been arrested three times for marijuana.
Alexandria would have turned 10 this November.
Posted by Justice 4 Alex Hill on Monday, September 29, 2014
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-03-08--Let’s Talk Proactive Measures Against Coronavirus (COVID-19)

There ’ s a lot of information and speculation going around concerning the coronavirus or COVID-19 , as it is known .
As a retired registered professional nurse , it is a topic that I have not written about because the information is changing at a rapid rate .
The supposed authority where the information is normally disseminated , the Center for Disease Control ( CDC ) , is eerily silent except for information provided on the website .
At this time , we know the US government has taken a more reactive response than a proactive one , meaning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not yet exhibited symptoms could be going about their lives as normal not realizing they have the disease .
Likewise , with the limited testing the US has engaged , it is not necessarily prudent to think because it isn ’ t in your state or community that it hasn ’ t spread there .
And , with a few cases being reported now in Georgia , Florida , Tennessee , Kentucky and North Carolina , to name a few , one has to consider who those individuals have come in contact with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or exposed individuals are coming into contact .
It creates an exponential factor for transmission .
Also , take into consideration there are Americans returning from pleasure trips overseas to some of the countries experiencing infections that have traveled by ship or plane , then could have used some type of public transportation in the US , made trips to the grocery store and other retailers .
Could they have been exposed ?
That ’ s unknown .
But , remember , individuals are normally contagious before exhibiting the symptoms of a virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around 14 -21 days – the amount of time the virus is in the body before exhibiting symptoms .
Now , what do or should you do to help protect yourself ?
There are plenty of unknown variables as we have seen .
Therefore , one needs to be proactive , not reactive , particularly if you are at high risk or have family members who are at high risk .
Make sure you have adequate tissue to cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing .
Discard the tissue afterward without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or sneezed .
Handkerchiefs are notorious breeding grounds for bacteria .
You can cover with a sleeve , just be sure to wash and dry the item afterward .
Don ’ t touch your face with hands that have not been thoroughly washed .
Wash your hands after coughing , sneezing , handling dirty clothes , and other items with warm soapy water , lathering for at least 20 seconds , making sure to wash all surfaces , under the fingernails and at the nail bed including the wrists .
Dry your hands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ towels used for wiping hands regularly .
Other disinfectants – Chlorine bleach , Hydrogen Peroxide – careful , it kills good tissue as well as bad tissue and bacteria , betadine iodine .
To make a chlorine bleach disinfecting solution , you mix one part of chlorine bleach to nine parts of water .
This would equate to ¼ cup of bleach to 2 ¼ cups of water .
You can then place in a spray bottle for the disinfecting spray .
When mixing , be sure the area is well ventilated and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you spill any .
It is advisable to pour the bleach in first .
This can be used to spray countertops , faucets and handles , toilets and toilet seat and shower and bathtub .
If being used in food preparation areas , be sure to rinse the solution from the surface after letting the spray sit 10 minutes .
Do not mix ammonia with any chlorine bleach or product that contains chlorine bleach .
The combination produces toxic fumes .
Consider an area in your home to leave your shoes .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for disease that could spread it into the home .
The tops could be contaminated as well .
When out in public , keep hand sanitizer handy and use it often .
If you can not get hand sanitizer , the bottled alcohol on a paper towel will work as well .
Stop shaking hands .
And stop with the kissing on each cheek .
Keep a good distance from others .
Avoid touching your face with your hands while in public .
Avoid hugging .
Disinfect items used often – cell phones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steering wheels , door knobs , etc .
You don ’ t have to purchase alcohol wipes .
You can keep regular 70 % -90 % bottled alcohol on hand , apply it to a paper towel then wipe down the items .
Alcohol evaporates rapidly so should not hurt your electronics .
You should rub the surface using a bit of elbow grease .
Disinfectant sprays work on a multitude of surfaces , but don ’ t spray on electronics .
Avoid crowds as much as possible .
Then keep a good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others , if you have to be in a crowd .
Limit your activities accordingly – skip that concert , festival , airplane trip , bus or train trip and definitely avoid overseas travel .
Do not travel by airplane , bus or train .
These methods of transportation place people in close proximity in enclosed spaces .
Use your personal vehicle .
Be mindful of family members and other who are at high risk – weak immune systems , heart problems , respiratory diseases such as COPD , asthma , etc.
, @ @ @ @ @ @ @ High risk individuals should limit their outings .
Individuals with high risk family members should be ready to assist them if they become ill .
Practice good handwashing and hygiene before coming in contact with high risk individuals .
Ultraviolet light is known to kill the coronavirus so items exposed to sunlight for a about 30 minutes to one hour should eradicate the virus if any is on the object .
Objects may need to be rotated to expose all surfaces .
Heat is another good bacteria and virus killer .
Dishcloths and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as washcloths , can be placed in the microwave for 60 secs on high to kill the bugs .
Likewise , placing items in the dryer on high heat will kill germs but you have to wash the items first .
On high heat , drying items at least 28 minutes should do the trick .
Also , you can hang clothes to dry in the sun – it kills germs remember – 30 minutes on each side if the clothes are dry is enough to kill the pathogens .
The sun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of that .
And , be sure to run a wash cycle using bleach after washing clothes to disinfect the washing machine .
Don ’ t use fabric softener as it can coat the clothes trapping germs .
Lots of clothing items these days can not take a lot of heat or high washing temperatures because the items will be damaged .
Plus , most home water heaters are not set high enough to kill all pathogens or dust mites .
In this case , using an additive to sanitize your laundry works @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the rinse cycle will kill bacteria .
I tend to avoid hydrogen peroxide because it can bleach out certain fabrics .
OxiClean is a good sanitizer because it relies on oxygen to sanitize .
Borax added to your regular detergent will provide sanitizing benefits as well .
If you do not have cats , one cup of a pine oil product in the wash works ( the higher concentration of pine oil , the better ) .
Always test a small amount on inconspicuous areas of clothing to make sure no harm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also Lysol Laundry Sanitizer for the wash but it can get a bit pricey .
Most of these products you should already have in the home .
If not , they are readily available .
There are some essential oils that can kill pathogens , but those are not always readily available or affordable for some .
Keep in mind that just because the appropriate amount of laundry detergent is good doesn ’ t mean more is better .
The excess detergent can actually trap pathogens since that excess creates a film @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have adequate food , medication , and other supplies , particularly for your pets .
Make sure you have adequate amounts of first aid supplies – antifebriles , antibiotic ointment , bandaids , cough medication , antihistamines , etc .
If you are on city water , you can use a filter to remove the particulates suspended in it if it becomes necessary .
You can also fill plastic bottles with water and set them in the sun for six hours to “ sanitize ” the water .
Individuals using their own private @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well should not have to do anything extra .
However , our household does filter the water to remove particulates .
If you need to disinfect your drinking water , you can add 1/8 teaspoon of chlorine bleach ( unscented ) to one gallon of water .
Let it sit for 30 minutes before drinking .
If you have a filter , you can pour the disinfected water through the filter to remove the chlorine molecules .
Be sure to disinfect the container before filling with water using 1 teaspoon of bleach to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making sure to coat all sides , then let stand for 30 seconds .
Pour out solution and let air dry .
Consider using pick up services or home delivery for as many things as possible – pet food , medications through mail order , groceries .
It will help reduce your exposure to crowds .
You can also use drive through pharmacy services .
Make sure you use hand sanitizer afterward , disinfect the steering wheel and other surfaces in the car that can be touched , and wash your hands when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your face until after you wash your hands .
If you do not have storable food supplies , such as MREs , you can find sources online to get those .
However , these food supply entities are experiencing a high volume of orders .
Some sites indicate an 8-10 week delay in shipping from the date you place your order .
It is indicated on one site that only 10 % of orders will ship in 1-2 days and everything is on a first come , first serve basis .
Get in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ storable food .
It is possible that supply lines could be disrupted so be sure to prepare for that .
Keep a full tank of gas and get some cash from the bank to have on hand .
Be prepared to stay home if you are sick .
And , high risk individuals should stay home as much as possible .
If it is announced there is a case of coronavirus in your community , be prepared to shelter in place for extended periods of time , particularly if you reside with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ naturally through black elderberry , mega doses of Vitamin C – it ’ s water soluble so it is safe to take mega doses , Vitamin D – only within the recommended doses because it is not water soluble and can build up in the system , and eat a variety of foods and protein sources to get all the nutrients needed .
If you choose , you can also take a multi-vitamin .
However , before taking any type of supplement , check with your physician first to make sure it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are already taking .
Mainly , don ’ t panic .
Be prudent and mindful .
Remember , not everyone is going to do any of these things taking the mindset that it ’ s okay because it ’ s not in their neighborhood .
You don ’ t know where everyone in your town or county has been , who they have come in contact or who their contacts have been in contact .
Moreover , as supply chains are still in operation , you have no idea where anything has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
Being that this time of year is in the middle of cold and flu season , plus there are numerous individuals who have allergies ( me included ) , not everyone who coughs , sneezes , or blows their nose has coronavirus .
Treat this time of year as you do when avoiding cold and flu viruses .
The question about gloves and masks always follows .
If you are going to wear a mask , it has to be at least an N95 type respirator that has to have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and chin .
Remember , the mask gets contaminated on the outside so if you touch the outside of the mask , use hand sanitizer and/or wash your hands .
Being that masks can be hot , uncomfortable , claustrophobic for some , and inhibit some air exchange , I would reserve those for more extreme circumstances .
People get careless sometimes wearing gloves .
Gloves are clean when you put them on , but the minute you start touching everything , those gloves pick up the various “ dirty ” things on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , say in the store , you should remove them without touching the outside , and discard them in the trash before getting into your vehicle .
Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer until you can wash your hands .
Disinfect interior car surfaces .
If you do get sick , the body ’ s natural defenses will activate .
Fevers are beneficial , but , don ’ t let the fever get too high .
At temperatures of 101 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit , the body is doing its work .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ warm , and eating if hungry will help the body work .
If the fever gets above that , antifebrile medication , tepid baths , and a phone call to the doctor is warranted .
You can take cough medicines that help to loosen those secretions to cough those up , if you have a cough .
Spit into a tissue and discard without touching the surface containing the secretions .
Decongestants are good to clear stuffy noses .
If you have high blood pressure or another condition that limits decongestant use , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make sure that over-the-counter medications are not going to interact unfavorably with any current medications you are taking .
Limit contact with others .
When discussing these measures , this is geared toward adults .
If you have children , seek the advice of your pediatrician .
Let me say that by no means is this all-inclusive or meant as any type of instruction .
It ’ s prudent measures we should take to be proactive in staying ahead of the curve with this virus .
Also , don ’ t forget to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were right when they told us to let in the sun because of its sanitizing effects .
So , open those blinds and curtains .
None of this means you won ’ t get ill , but it does provide you with means to help limit your chances .
As always , have plenty of ammo on hand for home and self-defense needs .
If you would like to keep abreast of what is happening with coronavirus ( countries affected , number of cases , number of deaths , etc . )
, @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He is creating daily content on the virus .
As this coronavirus progresses through the US , any of these measures could need to be altered .
Updates will be forthcoming should things change but it will depend on the area of the country that you reside , number of people infected , etc .
that will determine your prevention needs .
As it stands , these are prudent proactive measures for all to take at this time .
There is a phone app called “ PlushCare ” that individuals can use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ primary care if needed to get medicine such as antibiotics , antivirals should one find oneself limited in the ability to leave home to visit their own physician .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

There’s a lot of information and speculation going around concerning the coronavirus or COVID-19, as it is known. As a retired registered professional nurse, it is a topic that I have not written about because the information is changing at a rapid rate. The supposed authority where the information is normally disseminated, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), is eerily silent except for information provided on the website.
At this time, we know the US government has taken a more reactive response than a proactive one, meaning individuals who have contracted the disease but not yet exhibited symptoms could be going about their lives as normal not realizing they have the disease. Likewise, with the limited testing the US has engaged, it is not necessarily prudent to think because it isn’t in your state or community that it hasn’t spread there. And, with a few cases being reported now in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky and North Carolina, to name a few, one has to consider who those individuals have come in contact with and who those that contacted the sick or exposed individuals are coming into contact. It creates an exponential factor for transmission.
Also, take into consideration there are Americans returning from pleasure trips overseas to some of the countries experiencing infections that have traveled by ship or plane, then could have used some type of public transportation in the US, made trips to the grocery store and other retailers. Could they have been exposed? That’s unknown. But, remember, individuals are normally contagious before exhibiting the symptoms of a virus. Incubation periods have been indicated at around 14 -21 days – the amount of time the virus is in the body before exhibiting symptoms.
Now, what do or should you do to help protect yourself? There are plenty of unknown variables as we have seen. Therefore, one needs to be proactive, not reactive, particularly if you are at high risk or have family members who are at high risk.
Make sure you have adequate tissue to cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing. Discard the tissue afterward without touching the surface on which you coughed or sneezed. Handkerchiefs are notorious breeding grounds for bacteria. You can cover with a sleeve, just be sure to wash and dry the item afterward. Don’t touch your face with hands that have not been thoroughly washed. Wash your hands after coughing, sneezing, handling dirty clothes, and other items with warm soapy water, lathering for at least 20 seconds, making sure to wash all surfaces, under the fingernails and at the nail bed including the wrists. Dry your hands thoroughly. Change out hand towels and towels used for wiping hands regularly.
Other disinfectants – Chlorine bleach, Hydrogen Peroxide – careful, it kills good tissue as well as bad tissue and bacteria, betadine iodine.
To make a chlorine bleach disinfecting solution, you mix one part of chlorine bleach to nine parts of water. This would equate to ¼ cup of bleach to 2 ¼ cups of water. You can then place in a spray bottle for the disinfecting spray. When mixing, be sure the area is well ventilated and wear old clothes to prevent discoloration should you spill any. It is advisable to pour the bleach in first. This can be used to spray countertops, faucets and handles, toilets and toilet seat and shower and bathtub. If being used in food preparation areas, be sure to rinse the solution from the surface after letting the spray sit 10 minutes.
Do not mix ammonia with any chlorine bleach or product that contains chlorine bleach. The combination produces toxic fumes.
Consider an area in your home to leave your shoes. The soles are dirty and can be vectors for disease that could spread it into the home. The tops could be contaminated as well.
When out in public, keep hand sanitizer handy and use it often. If you cannot get hand sanitizer, the bottled alcohol on a paper towel will work as well. Stop shaking hands. And stop with the kissing on each cheek. Keep a good distance from others. Avoid touching your face with your hands while in public. Avoid hugging.
Disinfect items used often – cell phones, computer keyboards, computer mouse, steering wheels, door knobs, etc. You don’t have to purchase alcohol wipes. You can keep regular 70% -90% bottled alcohol on hand, apply it to a paper towel then wipe down the items. Alcohol evaporates rapidly so should not hurt your electronics. You should rub the surface using a bit of elbow grease. Disinfectant sprays work on a multitude of surfaces, but don’t spray on electronics.
Avoid crowds as much as possible. Then keep a good distance, about 6 feet, from others, if you have to be in a crowd. Limit your activities accordingly – skip that concert, festival, airplane trip, bus or train trip and definitely avoid overseas travel. Do not travel by airplane, bus or train. These methods of transportation place people in close proximity in enclosed spaces. Use your personal vehicle.
Be mindful of family members and other who are at high risk – weak immune systems, heart problems, respiratory diseases such as COPD, asthma, etc., diabetes, kidney problems, etc. High risk individuals should limit their outings. Individuals with high risk family members should be ready to assist them if they become ill. Practice good handwashing and hygiene before coming in contact with high risk individuals.
Ultraviolet light is known to kill the coronavirus so items exposed to sunlight for a about 30 minutes to one hour should eradicate the virus if any is on the object. Objects may need to be rotated to expose all surfaces.
Heat is another good bacteria and virus killer. Dishcloths and sponges used in the kitchen, as well as washcloths, can be placed in the microwave for 60 secs on high to kill the bugs. Likewise, placing items in the dryer on high heat will kill germs but you have to wash the items first. On high heat, drying items at least 28 minutes should do the trick. Also, you can hang clothes to dry in the sun – it kills germs remember – 30 minutes on each side if the clothes are dry is enough to kill the pathogens. The sun can also fade clothes so be aware of that. And, be sure to run a wash cycle using bleach after washing clothes to disinfect the washing machine. Don’t use fabric softener as it can coat the clothes trapping germs.
Lots of clothing items these days cannot take a lot of heat or high washing temperatures because the items will be damaged. Plus, most home water heaters are not set high enough to kill all pathogens or dust mites. In this case, using an additive to sanitize your laundry works well. One cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle will kill bacteria. I tend to avoid hydrogen peroxide because it can bleach out certain fabrics. OxiClean is a good sanitizer because it relies on oxygen to sanitize. Borax added to your regular detergent will provide sanitizing benefits as well. If you do not have cats, one cup of a pine oil product in the wash works (the higher concentration of pine oil, the better). Always test a small amount on inconspicuous areas of clothing to make sure no harm will come to the fabric. There is also Lysol Laundry Sanitizer for the wash but it can get a bit pricey. Most of these products you should already have in the home. If not, they are readily available. There are some essential oils that can kill pathogens, but those are not always readily available or affordable for some.
Keep in mind that just because the appropriate amount of laundry detergent is good doesn’t mean more is better. The excess detergent can actually trap pathogens since that excess creates a film on the clothing.
Be sure to have adequate food, medication, and other supplies, particularly for your pets. Make sure you have adequate amounts of first aid supplies – antifebriles, antibiotic ointment, bandaids, cough medication, antihistamines, etc. If you are on city water, you can use a filter to remove the particulates suspended in it if it becomes necessary. You can also fill plastic bottles with water and set them in the sun for six hours to “sanitize” the water. Individuals using their own private water source in the form of a well should not have to do anything extra. However, our household does filter the water to remove particulates.
If you need to disinfect your drinking water, you can add 1/8 teaspoon of chlorine bleach (unscented) to one gallon of water. Let it sit for 30 minutes before drinking. If you have a filter, you can pour the disinfected water through the filter to remove the chlorine molecules. Be sure to disinfect the container before filling with water using 1 teaspoon of bleach to one quart of water, shake well making sure to coat all sides, then let stand for 30 seconds. Pour out solution and let air dry.
Consider using pick up services or home delivery for as many things as possible – pet food, medications through mail order, groceries. It will help reduce your exposure to crowds. You can also use drive through pharmacy services. Make sure you use hand sanitizer afterward, disinfect the steering wheel and other surfaces in the car that can be touched, and wash your hands when you get home. Do not touch your face until after you wash your hands.
If you do not have storable food supplies, such as MREs, you can find sources online to get those. However, these food supply entities are experiencing a high volume of orders. Some sites indicate an 8-10 week delay in shipping from the date you place your order. It is indicated on one site that only 10% of orders will ship in 1-2 days and everything is on a first come, first serve basis. Get in line now if you want or need storable food.
It is possible that supply lines could be disrupted so be sure to prepare for that. Keep a full tank of gas and get some cash from the bank to have on hand. Be prepared to stay home if you are sick. And, high risk individuals should stay home as much as possible. If it is announced there is a case of coronavirus in your community, be prepared to shelter in place for extended periods of time, particularly if you reside with a high-risk individual.
Boost your immune system naturally through black elderberry, mega doses of Vitamin C – it’s water soluble so it is safe to take mega doses, Vitamin D – only within the recommended doses because it is not water soluble and can build up in the system, and eat a variety of foods and protein sources to get all the nutrients needed. If you choose, you can also take a multi-vitamin. However, before taking any type of supplement, check with your physician first to make sure it is not going to interact with anything you are already taking.
Mainly, don’t panic. Be prudent and mindful. Remember, not everyone is going to do any of these things taking the mindset that it’s okay because it’s not in their neighborhood. You don’t know where everyone in your town or county has been, who they have come in contact or who their contacts have been in contact. Moreover, as supply chains are still in operation, you have no idea where anything has been or who has come in contact with it.
Being that this time of year is in the middle of cold and flu season, plus there are numerous individuals who have allergies (me included), not everyone who coughs, sneezes, or blows their nose has coronavirus. Treat this time of year as you do when avoiding cold and flu viruses.
The question about gloves and masks always follows. If you are going to wear a mask, it has to be at least an N95 type respirator that has to have a solid seal around the nose, face and chin. Remember, the mask gets contaminated on the outside so if you touch the outside of the mask, use hand sanitizer and/or wash your hands. Being that masks can be hot, uncomfortable, claustrophobic for some, and inhibit some air exchange, I would reserve those for more extreme circumstances.
People get careless sometimes wearing gloves. Gloves are clean when you put them on, but the minute you start touching everything, those gloves pick up the various “dirty” things on objects. If you wear gloves out, say in the store, you should remove them without touching the outside, and discard them in the trash before getting into your vehicle. Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer until you can wash your hands. Disinfect interior car surfaces.
If you do get sick, the body’s natural defenses will activate. Fevers are beneficial, but, don’t let the fever get too high. At temperatures of 101 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit, the body is doing its work. Plenty of rest and fluids, keeping warm, and eating if hungry will help the body work. If the fever gets above that, antifebrile medication, tepid baths, and a phone call to the doctor is warranted. You can take cough medicines that help to loosen those secretions to cough those up, if you have a cough. Spit into a tissue and discard without touching the surface containing the secretions. Decongestants are good to clear stuffy noses. If you have high blood pressure or another condition that limits decongestant use, check with your physician first. Always make sure that over-the-counter medications are not going to interact unfavorably with any current medications you are taking. Limit contact with others.
When discussing these measures, this is geared toward adults. If you have children, seek the advice of your pediatrician.
Let me say that by no means is this all-inclusive or meant as any type of instruction. It’s prudent measures we should take to be proactive in staying ahead of the curve with this virus. Also, don’t forget to clean your house regularly. Our grandmothers were right when they told us to let in the sun because of its sanitizing effects. So, open those blinds and curtains. None of this means you won’t get ill, but it does provide you with means to help limit your chances. As always, have plenty of ammo on hand for home and self-defense needs.
If you would like to keep abreast of what is happening with coronavirus (countries affected, number of cases, number of deaths, etc.), check out Dr. John Campbell on YouTube. He is creating daily content on the virus.
As this coronavirus progresses through the US, any of these measures could need to be altered. Updates will be forthcoming should things change but it will depend on the area of the country that you reside, number of people infected, etc. that will determine your prevention needs. As it stands, these are prudent proactive measures for all to take at this time.
There is a phone app called “PlushCare” that individuals can use to contact a US medical doctor for primary care if needed to get medicine such as antibiotics, antivirals should one find oneself limited in the ability to leave home to visit their own physician.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media