thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-20--What Was Learned As A Child, Helped Today

Growing up , I was privileged to be able to spend all my summers with my grandmother and grandfather on my mother ’ s side .
They had 40 acres of homestead with large plots devoted to gardens , a huge forest for exploring , a natural spring which provided clean water and occasional dips when the weather was hot , a small orchard of plums , pears , and apples , a few pecan trees , and a chicken coup with dozens of hens for fresh eggs .
It was in this country farm setting that I learned a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forgotten until just recently .
Thanks to my mother , what I was remembering was accurate .
As my Dad always said , “ Things you learn or know are sometimes placed in the back of your mind , stowed away until it ’ s needed , but it is never really forgotten ” .
There isn ’ t a week that goes by these days that doesn ’ t include trips to town to scavenge for needed items .
More often than not , bare shelves are encountered where toilet paper , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , canned goods , dish and laundry soap and butter used to be in abundance .
At times , even the meat section lacks the abundance of chicken , beef , and pork we all have enjoyed our entire lives .
Simple trips for groceries have turned into hours long events , which results in only being able to fulfill half the list .
What does all of this have to do with a little girl spending her childhood summers on her grandparents ’ farm ?
First , it was why I spent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mother had to work to help my Dad make ends meet and there was no money left over for childcare .
Mom worked at the local plastics plant while my Dad managed a dairy farm .
Dad couldn ’ t keep an eye on me all day and work the farm where we lived .
It was a situation I didn ’ t learn about until much later in my years .
But , what I learned on my grandparents ’ farm from them placed in the back of my mind that looming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grandmother ’ s father had a sizeable farm as well .
Even in his 80s , he was still plowing acres and acres of corn with a mule – a mule I would ride as he plowed until my grandmother found out and put a stop to that .
It was during those days of plowing corn that I asked Grand-Daddy why he had so much corn .
In between , the “ gee ” and “ haw ” and “ ho ” to the mule , who stood as still as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , caring nothing for what was happening around him , Grand-Daddy explained that a lot of corn was needed for eating , feeding the chickens and hogs , putting away for the winter , and milling in order to have meal .
Well , this was something that I had not heard before since cornmeal came from the grocery store .
Mind you , this was in the mid to late 60s .
Most everything came from the grocery store , except our milk and beef , which came from the livestock on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t eat beef for a year because “ Bully ” was the stock from where we got the beef .
And , beef is not something I eat much of today .
But , I digress .
In Grand-Daddy ’ s day , as well as the early years of marriage of my mother ’ s parents , the local mill ground your corn for meal .
Everyone raised corn and hay because it was needed for the livestock that everyone kept , if you lived in the country .
The store was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It had very little else where food stuffs were concerned .
This prompted the next question to Grand-Daddy – what about everyone that lived in town ?
Grand-Daddy said that many of them kept some chickens but would purchase other goods from local farmers like himself .
Naturally , my curiosity led to more questions that he answered patiently and joyfully .
Since Grand-Daddy was a farmer , he raised cotton as a cash crop to make money .
He told me about all the kids , his six , staying home to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money for the year .
My grandmother told me many stories about cotton-picking , but I never remember her saying it was for money .
She described it as hard , back-breaking work necessary for survival .
What I learned from Grand-Daddy during his mule-plowing and my mule-riding sessions was most everything that was needed was able to be procured locally .
Many small farms , such as my grandparents ’ farm , even had honeybees for pollination and to provide honey .
I didn ’ t understand Grand-Daddy ’ s lament over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seemed a figure out of time , and he was .
By the time my mother came along , my grandfather had to work a job for money to purchase items that could not be raised on the farm .
He toiled untold hours at the local iron foundry then would come home to garden while my grandmother tended the animals .
Families made their own soaps , cooked with wood on a wood stove , washed at the spring , wells just outside the house provided water , some made their own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and no one used not one sheet of toilet paper at the outhouse .
But , by then , goods were beginning to be more regionalized instead of local .
It was during one of my summer visits on a hot , sunny , summer day swinging on the front porch with my grandfather , when my grandfather ’ s brother , Uncle Julius , visited .
He said , then , “ There will come a day when there will be plenty of money and nothing to buy.
” Naturally , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child , but was not lost in the memory .
It wasn ’ t long after that my grandmother ’ s mother passed and was soon followed by Grand-Daddy .
Grand-Daddy ’ s farm was divided between the children and the last acreage sold off in the early 80s .
Times were changing for the small rural areas so by the time I was born , most goods had become produced in a centralized location and shipped nationwide .
More people were gathering into large cities , which became even larger and living @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gardening or keeping small livestock .
Despite always having a job , my parents continued to raise a garden .
My mom , like her mother before her , would can and freeze vegetables for the winter months .
She made preserves from the two small pear trees she planted in the back yard .
It was a lifestyle they continued not only out of necessity but out of love for times they both lived and traditions carried on from one generation to the next .
Unfortunately , I did not continue those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up so she knows little of farming/gardening .
My grandfather died when she was six weeks old so she never saw their farm during its working days .
She did see my parents garden and helped when she was little , but has no hands on knowledge in growing vegetables for food .
It was a disadvantage I gave her .
Even my sister has little knowledge of gardening , except to grow container tomatoes on the back deck .
Luckily , I listened to my Dad a few years back about learning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crop consisted only of okra and corn .
But , those three 15-foot rows of corn yielded 60 ears .
The two 15-foot rows of okra yielded enough okra to eat , freeze , and give away until the first frost .
I made mistakes , but I learned .
So , knowing the food supply and distribution had become centralized , when the first mention of this coronavirus hit , I knew it was time to fully expand the garden .
Why ?
Remember the adage of those who mean to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crisis go to waste ?
In the back of my mind , the assumption was made that if this hit the united States and the reaction was overblown , the food supply chain , as well as other goods distribution , would be disrupted .
It meant a shortage of items to buy at the store .
We stocked the pantry with what we could to get us through to harvest and beyond .
We bought needed seeds and relied on our stockpile of seeds from the freezer to fill the gaps .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of locally grown .
Even the small farmers ’ market goes to the large one in another county to fill its stock .
Gone were the days of regionalization where one could get goods from another part of the State .
The technological advances and the development of food conglomerates centralized the food supply and the supply chain of many other goods to the point the government overreach with this “ virus ” has pushed some to the brink of starvation .
When we had little money , there was plenty to buy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but there is beginning to be little to buy .
Flour and cornmeal are a commodity as well as paper and cleaning products .
Before long , canned good will be as well , along with bread .
Working a garden is harder work than any day of nursing I ever experienced .
A garden is continual whereas when I worked as a nurse , my day was done when my shift was over .
Fighting pests , drought , and fungus is harder than anything I dealt with in nursing .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those days of nursing .
I long for the days of local farming , carrying on the traditions that kept people fed and healthy .
I long for the days when even town folks had some way of providing for themselves , instead of fighting city hall on having gardens and livestock .
I long for the days I learned about as a child and failed to keep those traditions alive for mine .
In an era that is long gone , the amount of cornmeal you had was dependent on what corn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mill .
Flour was readily available at the store , along with sugar .
One wonders at what point will sugar be disrupted because it seems that some State authorities are refusing to return to pre-coronavirus normals , while even the federal government is indicating a return to what was normal will not be forthcoming any time soon .
Livestock farmers are culling their stock , losing money , which further puts the food supply in jeopardy .
But , all is not lost .
It takes a bit of research and ingenuity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sell beef and pork on the hoof – they are still there .
And , we were lucky enough to tap into a local chicken farm for poultry meat .
Of course , you have to buy the poultry in 40-pound lots , but it ’ s there .
The art of cheese-making , butter making and bread-making are still alive and well .
To learn those skills , you have to know someone willing to teach you and you have to be willing to learn .
Those by-gone eras of local farming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we can keep that spirit and tradition alive if we are willing to put our nose to the grindstone to learn them , honor them , and teach them to others .
It ’ s not too late to learn during this man-made crisis and keep it going to lessen the impact of anything in the future .
It will certainly help keep your family fed when supply chains are disrupted .
Plus , you might just find you enjoy it , despite the hard work it takes .
And , what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grandparents ?
My grandfather gave his three children five acres each and one of my mother ’ s brothers bought the rest .
It ’ s still in the family minus about 14 acres , which my cousin sold to pad his pocket after his parents died .
It sits outside a small town in Alabama , where we can return to farm , if necessary .
All it needs is a bit more fencing , some ground-breaking , and tree clearing .
The old barn still stands , built by my grandfather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an icon of years gone by .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

Growing up, I was privileged to be able to spend all my summers with my grandmother and grandfather on my mother’s side. They had 40 acres of homestead with large plots devoted to gardens, a huge forest for exploring, a natural spring which provided clean water and occasional dips when the weather was hot, a small orchard of plums, pears, and apples, a few pecan trees, and a chicken coup with dozens of hens for fresh eggs. It was in this country farm setting that I learned a great deal, much of which was forgotten until just recently. Thanks to my mother, what I was remembering was accurate. As my Dad always said, “Things you learn or know are sometimes placed in the back of your mind, stowed away until it’s needed, but it is never really forgotten”.
There isn’t a week that goes by these days that doesn’t include trips to town to scavenge for needed items. More often than not, bare shelves are encountered where toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning products, water, canned goods, dish and laundry soap and butter used to be in abundance. At times, even the meat section lacks the abundance of chicken, beef, and pork we all have enjoyed our entire lives. Simple trips for groceries have turned into hours long events, which results in only being able to fulfill half the list.
What does all of this have to do with a little girl spending her childhood summers on her grandparents’ farm? First, it was why I spent those summers on the farm – my mother had to work to help my Dad make ends meet and there was no money left over for childcare. Mom worked at the local plastics plant while my Dad managed a dairy farm. Dad couldn’t keep an eye on me all day and work the farm where we lived. It was a situation I didn’t learn about until much later in my years. But, what I learned on my grandparents’ farm from them placed in the back of my mind that looming danger that we face today.
My grandmother’s father had a sizeable farm as well. Even in his 80s, he was still plowing acres and acres of corn with a mule – a mule I would ride as he plowed until my grandmother found out and put a stop to that. It was during those days of plowing corn that I asked Grand-Daddy why he had so much corn. In between, the “gee” and “haw” and “ho” to the mule, who stood as still as a brick wall in the wind when stopped, caring nothing for what was happening around him, Grand-Daddy explained that a lot of corn was needed for eating, feeding the chickens and hogs, putting away for the winter, and milling in order to have meal. Well, this was something that I had not heard before since cornmeal came from the grocery store. Mind you, this was in the mid to late 60s. Most everything came from the grocery store, except our milk and beef, which came from the livestock on the dairy farm. I didn’t eat beef for a year because “Bully” was the stock from where we got the beef. And, beef is not something I eat much of today. But, I digress.
In Grand-Daddy’s day, as well as the early years of marriage of my mother’s parents, the local mill ground your corn for meal. Everyone raised corn and hay because it was needed for the livestock that everyone kept, if you lived in the country. The store was where you bought flour and sugar. It had very little else where food stuffs were concerned. This prompted the next question to Grand-Daddy – what about everyone that lived in town? Grand-Daddy said that many of them kept some chickens but would purchase other goods from local farmers like himself. Naturally, my curiosity led to more questions that he answered patiently and joyfully.
Since Grand-Daddy was a farmer, he raised cotton as a cash crop to make money. He told me about all the kids, his six, staying home to pick the fields so they could have money for the year. My grandmother told me many stories about cotton-picking, but I never remember her saying it was for money. She described it as hard, back-breaking work necessary for survival.
What I learned from Grand-Daddy during his mule-plowing and my mule-riding sessions was most everything that was needed was able to be procured locally. Many small farms, such as my grandparents’ farm, even had honeybees for pollination and to provide honey. I didn’t understand Grand-Daddy’s lament over such days gone by then. He seemed a figure out of time, and he was.
By the time my mother came along, my grandfather had to work a job for money to purchase items that could not be raised on the farm. He toiled untold hours at the local iron foundry then would come home to garden while my grandmother tended the animals. Families made their own soaps, cooked with wood on a wood stove, washed at the spring, wells just outside the house provided water, some made their own jams, jellies, and preserves, and no one used not one sheet of toilet paper at the outhouse. But, by then, goods were beginning to be more regionalized instead of local.
It was during one of my summer visits on a hot, sunny, summer day swinging on the front porch with my grandfather, when my grandfather’s brother, Uncle Julius, visited. He said, then, “There will come a day when there will be plenty of money and nothing to buy.” Naturally, this went over the head of a small child, but was not lost in the memory. It wasn’t long after that my grandmother’s mother passed and was soon followed by Grand-Daddy. Grand-Daddy’s farm was divided between the children and the last acreage sold off in the early 80s.
Times were changing for the small rural areas so by the time I was born, most goods had become produced in a centralized location and shipped nationwide. More people were gathering into large cities, which became even larger and living spaces more cramped and no one considered gardening or keeping small livestock. Despite always having a job, my parents continued to raise a garden. My mom, like her mother before her, would can and freeze vegetables for the winter months. She made preserves from the two small pear trees she planted in the back yard. It was a lifestyle they continued not only out of necessity but out of love for times they both lived and traditions carried on from one generation to the next.
Unfortunately, I did not continue those gardening traditions when my child was growing up so she knows little of farming/gardening. My grandfather died when she was six weeks old so she never saw their farm during its working days. She did see my parents garden and helped when she was little, but has no hands on knowledge in growing vegetables for food. It was a disadvantage I gave her. Even my sister has little knowledge of gardening, except to grow container tomatoes on the back deck.
Luckily, I listened to my Dad a few years back about learning the art of gardening. My first crop consisted only of okra and corn. But, those three 15-foot rows of corn yielded 60 ears. The two 15-foot rows of okra yielded enough okra to eat, freeze, and give away until the first frost. I made mistakes, but I learned.
So, knowing the food supply and distribution had become centralized, when the first mention of this coronavirus hit, I knew it was time to fully expand the garden. Why? Remember the adage of those who mean to do us harm – never let a good crisis go to waste? In the back of my mind, the assumption was made that if this hit the united States and the reaction was overblown, the food supply chain, as well as other goods distribution, would be disrupted. It meant a shortage of items to buy at the store. We stocked the pantry with what we could to get us through to harvest and beyond. We bought needed seeds and relied on our stockpile of seeds from the freezer to fill the gaps. We planted.
Gone were the days of locally grown. Even the small farmers’ market goes to the large one in another county to fill its stock. Gone were the days of regionalization where one could get goods from another part of the State. The technological advances and the development of food conglomerates centralized the food supply and the supply chain of many other goods to the point the government overreach with this “virus” has pushed some to the brink of starvation.
When we had little money, there was plenty to buy. Now, we have money, but there is beginning to be little to buy. Flour and cornmeal are a commodity as well as paper and cleaning products. Before long, canned good will be as well, along with bread.
Working a garden is harder work than any day of nursing I ever experienced. A garden is continual whereas when I worked as a nurse, my day was done when my shift was over. Fighting pests, drought, and fungus is harder than anything I dealt with in nursing. But, I don’t long for those days of nursing. I long for the days of local farming, carrying on the traditions that kept people fed and healthy. I long for the days when even town folks had some way of providing for themselves, instead of fighting city hall on having gardens and livestock. I long for the days I learned about as a child and failed to keep those traditions alive for mine.
In an era that is long gone, the amount of cornmeal you had was dependent on what corn you could raise and get to the mill. Flour was readily available at the store, along with sugar. One wonders at what point will sugar be disrupted because it seems that some State authorities are refusing to return to pre-coronavirus normals, while even the federal government is indicating a return to what was normal will not be forthcoming any time soon. Livestock farmers are culling their stock, losing money, which further puts the food supply in jeopardy.
But, all is not lost. It takes a bit of research and ingenuity to find local livestock farmers who will sell beef and pork on the hoof – they are still there. And, we were lucky enough to tap into a local chicken farm for poultry meat. Of course, you have to buy the poultry in 40-pound lots, but it’s there. The art of cheese-making, butter making and bread-making are still alive and well. To learn those skills, you have to know someone willing to teach you and you have to be willing to learn.
Those by-gone eras of local farming will not be coming back. But, we can keep that spirit and tradition alive if we are willing to put our nose to the grindstone to learn them, honor them, and teach them to others. It’s not too late to learn during this man-made crisis and keep it going to lessen the impact of anything in the future. It will certainly help keep your family fed when supply chains are disrupted. Plus, you might just find you enjoy it, despite the hard work it takes.
And, what happened to that little farm of my grandparents? My grandfather gave his three children five acres each and one of my mother’s brothers bought the rest. It’s still in the family minus about 14 acres, which my cousin sold to pad his pocket after his parents died. It sits outside a small town in Alabama, where we can return to farm, if necessary. All it needs is a bit more fencing, some ground-breaking, and tree clearing. The old barn still stands, built by my grandfather some 60 or so years ago – an icon of years gone by.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-20--Illinois:  Cop Claims Girlfriend Shot Herself, But Gunshot Residue Was On His Hand, Not Her’s – Depa

Illinois : Cop Claims Girlfriend Shot Herself , But Gunshot Residue Was On His Hand , Not Her ’ s – Department Rules It Suicide Channahon , IL — As TFTP reports on a regular basis , police officers reportedly abuse their significant other at four times the rate of non-police officer families .
The studies into police domestic violence also suggest that this number is likely higher given the fact that the victims are often too scared to report it , or even if they do , the abuser ’ s co-workers cover it up .
In one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violence and subsequent cover up TFTP has ever seen , a cop in Illinois appears to be getting away with killing his girlfriend .
The parents of Samantha Harer , a deceased 911 emergency dispatcher , have filed a lawsuit against the city of Channahon , Channahon ’ s Police Chief Shane Casey , Deputy Chief Adam Bogart and Detective Andrew McClellan for police misconduct and deprivation of civil rights in regards to their daughter ’ s death .
Lawyers for the officers and the city have been fiercely opposing the suit but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them every step of the way .
If we look at the facts of the case , there should be no lawsuit and all those involved should be in prison .
Unfortunately , however , because the alleged murderer and his co-conspirators are officers of the law , they ’ ve reportedly waged an elaborate web of lies to cover up the murder of Samantha Harer — despite overwhelming forensic evidence to the contrary which paints Crest Hill Police Officer Felipe “ Phil ” Flores as her killer .
On Feb. 13 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her bedroom with a single gunshot through her head .
Off-duty Crest Hill Police Officer Felipe “ Phil ” Flores , Harer ’ s estranged boyfriend , called 911 claiming Harer had locked herself in her bedroom during an argument and shot herself .
Gunshot residue tests analyzed by the Illinois State Crime Laboratory in Chicago found no gunshot residue on Harer ’ s hands .
The forensic scientist found several traces of gunshot residue on Flores ’ right hand as well as blood spatter and gunshot residue on Flores ’ black sweatshirt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experts examined the crime scene , they found that there was no way Harer could ’ ve killed herself as she had no gunshot residue on her hands — meaning she never fired the gun .
Instead , it was officer Flores who fired the gun , according to the evidence , and , who also had Harer ’ s blood on his shirt .
This should have been an open and shut case .
Flores should ’ ve been immediately arrested and tried for the murder of Samantha but this is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Harer was found with a bullet hole in her head and after police knew of all the evidence showing Flores was the killer , on Dec. 28 , 2018 , Channahon ’ s deputy police chief issued a news release indicating that Harer had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to her head and her death was being ruled a suicide .
Brooklyn , N.Y. attorney Jennifer Bonjean , who is representing Harer ’ s parents in the case has repeatedly called the “ investigation ” by Flores ’ fellow cops a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that it is far more than that .
Bonjean argues Bogart , Casey and McClellan are responsible for covering up a homicide because they did not want to tarnish the reputation of another local police department .
In addition to Channahon , the Harers ’ lawsuit names the Crest Hill Police Department and Flores as co-defendants .
Bonjean said that Channahon police once told Harer ’ s parents that gunshot residue was found on their daughter ’ s hands , while Flores ’ tests were negative even though the opposite was true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very incriminating evidence before the case dismissed , ” Bonjean said .
“ They didn ’ t tell them of third party witnesses who heard that there was a struggle.
” Multiple witnesses in the apartment complex at the time of the shooting all reported they heard a struggle before the gunshot went off .
After Harer ’ s death , Flores was put on paid administrative leave and collected a check without working for more than a year .
In March of last year , he abruptly resigned — you guessed it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surrounding Harer ’ s death .
Patch reports that this isn ’ t Flores ’ first run-in with the law either .
He was accused of raping a woman in 2016 but it appears his blue privilege protected him there as well .
“ They covered up misconduct of a fellow officer because police departments circle the wagons when it comes to police officer misconduct , ” Bonjean told Patch last week .
“ That ’ s essentially the blue code of silence .
My clients are entitled to relief because Channahon has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truth about Samantha ’ s death .
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Illinois: Cop Claims Girlfriend Shot Herself, But Gunshot Residue Was On His Hand, Not Her’s – Department Rules It Suicide
Channahon, IL — As TFTP reports on a regular basis, police officers reportedly abuse their significant other at four times the rate of non-police officer families. The studies into police domestic violence also suggest that this number is likely higher given the fact that the victims are often too scared to report it, or even if they do, the abuser’s co-workers cover it up. In one of the most glaring incidents of alleged domestic violence and subsequent cover up TFTP has ever seen, a cop in Illinois appears to be getting away with killing his girlfriend.
The parents of Samantha Harer, a deceased 911 emergency dispatcher, have filed a lawsuit against the city of Channahon, Channahon’s Police Chief Shane Casey, Deputy Chief Adam Bogart and Detective Andrew McClellan for police misconduct and deprivation of civil rights in regards to their daughter’s death.
Lawyers for the officers and the city have been fiercely opposing the suit but Kevin and Heather Harer have been fighting them every step of the way.
If we look at the facts of the case, there should be no lawsuit and all those involved should be in prison. Unfortunately, however, because the alleged murderer and his co-conspirators are officers of the law, they’ve reportedly waged an elaborate web of lies to cover up the murder of Samantha Harer — despite overwhelming forensic evidence to the contrary which paints Crest Hill Police Officer Felipe “Phil” Flores as her killer.
As Patch.com reports:
On Feb. 13, 2018, Harer was found nude in her bedroom with a single gunshot through her head. Off-duty Crest Hill Police Officer Felipe “Phil” Flores, Harer’s estranged boyfriend, called 911 claiming Harer had locked herself in her bedroom during an argument and shot herself. Gunshot residue tests analyzed by the Illinois State Crime Laboratory in Chicago found no gunshot residue on Harer’s hands. The forensic scientist found several traces of gunshot residue on Flores’ right hand as well as blood spatter and gunshot residue on Flores’ black sweatshirt.
To reiterate, when the forensic experts examined the crime scene, they found that there was no way Harer could’ve killed herself as she had no gunshot residue on her hands — meaning she never fired the gun. Instead, it was officer Flores who fired the gun, according to the evidence, and, who also had Harer’s blood on his shirt.
This should have been an open and shut case. Flores should’ve been immediately arrested and tried for the murder of Samantha but this is the exact opposite of what happened.
Months after Harer was found with a bullet hole in her head and after police knew of all the evidence showing Flores was the killer, on Dec. 28, 2018, Channahon’s deputy police chief issued a news release indicating that Harer had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to her head and her death was being ruled a suicide.
Brooklyn, N.Y. attorney Jennifer Bonjean, who is representing Harer’s parents in the case has repeatedly called the “investigation” by Flores’ fellow cops a “sham.” It appears, however, that it is far more than that.
The report continues:
Bonjean argues Bogart, Casey and McClellan are responsible for covering up a homicide because they did not want to tarnish the reputation of another local police department. In addition to Channahon, the Harers’ lawsuit names the Crest Hill Police Department and Flores as co-defendants. Bonjean said that Channahon police once told Harer’s parents that gunshot residue was found on their daughter’s hands, while Flores’ tests were negative even though the opposite was true.
Channahon “also hid from them very incriminating evidence before the case dismissed,” Bonjean said. “They didn’t tell them of third party witnesses who heard that there was a struggle.”
Multiple witnesses in the apartment complex at the time of the shooting all reported they heard a struggle before the gunshot went off.
After Harer’s death, Flores was put on paid administrative leave and collected a check without working for more than a year. In March of last year, he abruptly resigned — you guessed it — during the middle of the investigation surrounding Harer’s death.
Patch reports that this isn’t Flores’ first run-in with the law either. He was accused of raping a woman in 2016 but it appears his blue privilege protected him there as well.
In 2016, Flores was investigated by the Illinois State Police in connection with allegations he raped a sleeping woman at her house in Crest Hill. Flores and the woman had been friends, but were not romantically involved. Flores drew a 30-day unpaid work suspension as a result of the rape allegations, but the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office declined to file criminal charges.
“They covered up misconduct of a fellow officer because police departments circle the wagons when it comes to police officer misconduct,” Bonjean told Patch last week. “That’s essentially the blue code of silence. My clients are entitled to relief because Channahon has just obstructed their effort to learn the truth about Samantha’s death.”
Article posted with permission from Matt Agorist


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-20--Tennessee:  Hospital Got $121,000 In COVID-19 Relief Even Though It’s Been Closed For A Year & Owes

Tennessee:  Hospital Got $121,000 In COVID-19 Relief Even Though It’s Been Closed For A Year & Owes $1.2 Million In Unpaid Federal Taxes

This is just more evidence that the federal government is not to be charitable with our money and we never authorized such disbursements of our money by the government such as was doled out in the recent stimulus .
A hospital in Tennessee that has been closed for nearly a year received $ 121,000 in COVID-19 relief money from the people of the US , and that unconstitutionally , while still owing $ 1.2 million in federal income taxes .
According to the Department of Health and Human Services , something else not authorized in the Constitution , the Rennova-owned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been closed since June 13 , 2019 , received $ 121,722 in federal relief money from the unconstitutional coronavirus stimulus passed by Congress and signed by President Trump .
It ’ s not fair for them to direct money to a hospital that has currently no real ability to re-open and provide adequate and safe patient care , ” former Jamestown nurse Miah Elmore said .
As the Rennova-owned hospital cashes taxpayer dollars , WBIR found it owes more than $ 1.2 million in unpaid federal taxes .
“ It ’ s disgusting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nurse Karen Cooper said .
“ There are hospitals and things that are seeing the COVID patients that could ’ ve utilized that money.
” Cooper is part of a class-action lawsuit alleging Rennova did not pay Social Security or federal payroll taxes withheld from employee ’ s paychecks .
Rennova appears to be in deep financial trouble at the other two hospitals it runs , the Big South Fork Medical Center in Oneida and the Jellico Community hospital in Campbell County .
It is behind on federal taxes for both locations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than $ 4.4 million .
Despite the back taxes , Rennova said in financial filings last week the federal government gave it $ 7.4 million in taxpayer money through the coronavirus relief fund .
Did you get that ?
The federal government unconstitutionally gave the corporation owning these hospitals $ 7.4 million of your money while they owed more than half of that in taxes !
It ’ s even worse than that .
The corporation also received another $ 2.3 million in payroll protection loans .
“ While the Company currently believes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will meet the conditions for forgiveness of the loans , we can not assure you that we will not take actions that could cause the Company to be ineligible for forgiveness of the loans , in whole or in part , ” Rennova said in a financial filing .
Can you believe that ?
More than a week ago , HHS stated that it would “ force repayment ” of stimulus funds from closed institutions , but the real question is , why were they sent the funds in the first place if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to be held responsible , and I ’ m not necessarily talking about the hospital ?
I ’ m talking about the politicians that passed the unlawful legislation and the president that signed it ?
Nope , cause everyone is just ok with thugs and thieves taking their money and spending it on things they never authorized them to spend it on .
This is not how you make American great .
It ’ s just another way that God is judging our country ( Deuteronomy 28 ) .
Article posted with @ @ @ @ @ @

This is just more evidence that the federal government is not to be charitable with our money and we never authorized such disbursements of our money by the government such as was doled out in the recent stimulus. A hospital in Tennessee that has been closed for nearly a year received $121,000 in COVID-19 relief money from the people of the US, and that unconstitutionally, while still owing $1.2 million in federal income taxes.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, something else not authorized in the Constitution, the Rennova-owned Jamestown Regional Medical Center, which has been closed since June 13, 2019, received $121,722 in federal relief money from the unconstitutional coronavirus stimulus passed by Congress and signed by President Trump.
WTSP reports:
It’s not fair for them to direct money to a hospital that has currently no real ability to re-open and provide adequate and safe patient care,” former Jamestown nurse Miah Elmore said.
As the Rennova-owned hospital cashes taxpayer dollars, WBIR found it owes more than $1.2 million in unpaid federal taxes.
“It’s disgusting in a way,” former Jamestown nurse Karen Cooper said. “There are hospitals and things that are seeing the COVID patients that could’ve utilized that money.”
Cooper is part of a class-action lawsuit alleging Rennova did not pay Social Security or federal payroll taxes withheld from employee’s paychecks.
Rennova appears to be in deep financial trouble at the other two hospitals it runs, the Big South Fork Medical Center in Oneida and the Jellico Community hospital in Campbell County.
It is behind on federal taxes for both locations, with records indicating IRS liens of more than $4.4 million.
Despite the back taxes, Rennova said in financial filings last week the federal government gave it $7.4 million in taxpayer money through the coronavirus relief fund.
Did you get that?
The federal government unconstitutionally gave the corporation owning these hospitals $7.4 million of your money while they owed more than half of that in taxes!
Talk about crony capitalism!
It’s even worse than that.
The corporation also received another $2.3 million in payroll protection loans.
“While the Company currently believes that its use of the loan proceeds will meet the conditions for forgiveness of the loans, we cannot assure you that we will not take actions that could cause the Company to be ineligible for forgiveness of the loans, in whole or in part,” Rennova said in a financial filing.
Can you believe that?
More than a week ago, HHS stated that it would “force repayment” of stimulus funds from closed institutions, but the real question is, why were they sent the funds in the first place if the hospital was closed?
Is anyone going to be held responsible, and I’m not necessarily talking about the hospital? I’m talking about the politicians that passed the unlawful legislation and the president that signed it?
Nope, cause everyone is just ok with thugs and thieves taking their money and spending it on things they never authorized them to spend it on.
This is not how you make American great.
It’s just another way that God is judging our country (Deuteronomy 28).
Article posted with permission from Sons Of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-20--Delaware Sued for Overstepping First Amendment Restrictions, Meddling in Church Affairs & Violating

Delaware Sued for Overstepping First Amendment Restrictions, Meddling in Church Affairs & Violating Religious Freedom

WILMINGTON , Del .
— Taking issue with the manner in which state governments have subjected churches to more strident COVID-19 restrictions while allowing exceptions for big-box shopping stores , liquor stores , and guns shops , The Rutherford Institute is asking a federal court to ensure that churches are not being unfairly discriminated against in their efforts to worship in accordance with their religious beliefs .
In a First Amendment lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for Delaware , Rutherford Institute attorneys argue that Gov .
John Carney ’ s state of emergency orders restricting indoor gatherings deprive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the law .
The lawsuit , Rev .
Dr. Christopher Allen Bullock v. Gov .
John C. Carney , was filed on behalf of Rev .
Bullock , the founder and pastor for Canaan Baptist Church near New Castle , Del.
, who believes the state ’ s restrictions are too intrusive , overstepping the wall of separation between church and state .
Attorneys Thomas S. Neuberger , Stephen J. Neuberger , Martin D. Haverly and Thomas Crumplar are working with The Rutherford Institute in defense of Rev .
Bullock ’ s First @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t about churches attempting to be rebellious .
Rather , these are religious institutions attempting to do what they do best , which is to provide spiritual comfort to people who are living through difficult times , ” said constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead , president of The Rutherford Institute and author of Battlefield America : The War on the American People .
“ The government shouldn ’ t be in the business of micromanaging churches .
This establishes a dangerous precedent that will come back to haunt us .
At a minimum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trusted to operate responsibly , churches should be treated the same.
” In March 2020 , Delaware Gov .
John Carney declared a state of emergency relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and soon after issued additional emergency orders limiting the size of gatherings within the state .
By April 1 , the Governor had ordered that no indoor gatherings of more than 10 persons could be held .
The ban on gatherings was specifically applicable to churches and “ strongly encouraged ” houses of worship to transition to remote services by video or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gatherings contained numerous exceptions , allowing big-box shopping stores , liquor stores , and guns shops to be open without having to abide by a 10-person restriction .
Rev .
Bullock , the pastor of Canaan Baptist Church , who has been holding on-line services for his 2500-member congregation , sought legal advice regarding what he saw as unequal and unfair treatment of churches under the Governor ’ s emergency restrictions , especially when compared to the less strident restrictions imposed on big-box shopping stores , liquor stores , and guns shops .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a poor substitute for the fellowship , preaching , and power of the black church worship experience .
In a revised order issued on May 18 , Gov .
Carney somewhat relaxed restrictions on religious institutions , limiting the length of worship services to one hour , and limiting attendance at church services to 30 % of normal capacity , and then only if persons attending wear masks and maintain “ social distancing ” separation of six feet .
However , as the lawsuit points out , Gov .
Carney ’ s orders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that churches are treated equally under the law and their First Amendment rights respected .
Moreover , the state ’ s guidelines can be problematic for some churches : as Bullock points out , some African American preachers take an hour just to get started .
The lawsuit is asking the court to allow churches to open up for worship by the Feast of Pentecost on May 31 .
The Rutherford Institute , a nonprofit civil liberties organization , defends individuals whose constitutional rights have been violated and educates the public about threats @ @ @ @

WILMINGTON, Del. — Taking issue with the manner in which state governments have subjected churches to more strident COVID-19 restrictions while allowing exceptions for big-box shopping stores, liquor stores, and guns shops, The Rutherford Institute is asking a federal court to ensure that churches are not being unfairly discriminated against in their efforts to worship in accordance with their religious beliefs. In a First Amendment lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for Delaware, Rutherford Institute attorneys argue that Gov. John Carney’s state of emergency orders restricting indoor gatherings deprive Delaware churches of the equal protection of the law. The lawsuit, Rev. Dr. Christopher Allen Bullock v. Gov. John C. Carney, was filed on behalf of Rev. Bullock, the founder and pastor for Canaan Baptist Church near New Castle, Del., who believes the state’s restrictions are too intrusive, overstepping the wall of separation between church and state.
Attorneys Thomas S. Neuberger, Stephen J. Neuberger, Martin D. Haverly and Thomas Crumplar are working with The Rutherford Institute in defense of Rev. Bullock’s First Amendment rights.
“This isn’t about churches attempting to be rebellious. Rather, these are religious institutions attempting to do what they do best, which is to provide spiritual comfort to people who are living through difficult times,” said constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute and author of Battlefield America: The War on the American People. “The government shouldn’t be in the business of micromanaging churches. This establishes a dangerous precedent that will come back to haunt us. At a minimum, if bars and businesses can be trusted to operate responsibly, churches should be treated the same.”
In March 2020, Delaware Gov. John Carney declared a state of emergency relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and soon after issued additional emergency orders limiting the size of gatherings within the state.
By April 1, the Governor had ordered that no indoor gatherings of more than 10 persons could be held.
The ban on gatherings was specifically applicable to churches and “strongly encouraged” houses of worship to transition to remote services by video or telephone.
However, the ban on gatherings contained numerous exceptions, allowing big-box shopping stores, liquor stores, and guns shops to be open without having to abide by a 10-person restriction.
Rev. Bullock, the pastor of Canaan Baptist Church, who has been holding on-line services for his 2500-member congregation, sought legal advice regarding what he saw as unequal and unfair treatment of churches under the Governor’s emergency restrictions, especially when compared to the less strident restrictions imposed on big-box shopping stores, liquor stores, and guns shops.
Bullock noted that online worship services are a poor substitute for the fellowship, preaching, and power of the black church worship experience.
In a revised order issued on May 18, Gov. Carney somewhat relaxed restrictions on religious institutions, limiting the length of worship services to one hour, and limiting attendance at church services to 30% of normal capacity, and then only if persons attending wear masks and maintain “social distancing” separation of six feet.
However, as the lawsuit points out, Gov. Carney’s orders do not go far enough in ensuring that churches are treated equally under the law and their First Amendment rights respected.
Moreover, the state’s guidelines can be problematic for some churches: as Bullock points out, some African American preachers take an hour just to get started.
The lawsuit is asking the court to allow churches to open up for worship by the Feast of Pentecost on May 31.
The Rutherford Institute, a nonprofit civil liberties organization, defends individuals whose constitutional rights have been violated and educates the public about threats to their freedoms.
Article posted with permission from John Whitehead


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-20--Trump DOJ Won’t Investigate Obama & Biden – Will There Ever Be Justice?

Trump DOJ Won ’ t Investigate Obama & Biden – Will There Ever Be Justice ?
This week , Attorney General Bill Barr said that the usurper , Barack Hussein Obama Soetoro Sobarkah and Joe Biden are not seen to be investigated when it comes to Obamagate .
Though Barr claims to take the moral high ground by claiming the DOJ will not be used as a political weapon , he is also one who has been on the side of giving your money , unconstitutionally , to states that impose red flag laws .
How is that not a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll talk about this and more in this episode .
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This week, Attorney General Bill Barr said that the usurper, Barack Hussein Obama Soetoro Sobarkah and Joe Biden are not seen to be investigated when it comes to Obamagate. Though Barr claims to take the moral high ground by claiming the DOJ will not be used as a political weapon, he is also one who has been on the side of giving your money, unconstitutionally, to states that impose red flag laws. How is that not a political weapon against the people? We’ll talk about this and more in this episode.
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-20--The Fourth Industrial Revolution:  A Danger To All

Everyone who has studied history has learned about the Industrial Revolution .
Beginning in the 19th century with the use of water and steam power , great strides in innovation have given the world ’ s population many life conveniences and life disadvantages .
But , did you know the overall “ industrial revolution ” has been theorized to be three distinct industrial “ revolutions ” with a fourth being identified that has the potential to devastate the way of life we know ?
If you did , you are ahead of the curve ; if not , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Fourth Industrial Revolution ” was a term coined by Klaus Schwab , founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum ( WEF ) , which is under the United Nations .
In a January 2016 piece by Schwab , appearing on the WEF website and printed in Foreign Affairs the same year , Schwab stated , “ We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live , work , and relate to one another ” .
Because of the scope , complexity and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would transform the humankind experience despite not knowing how this would unfold .
Schwab indicated the response to this rapidly changing revolution “ must be integrated and comprehensive , involving all stakeholders of the global polity , from the public and private sectors to academia and civil society ” .
Schwab expanded on these “ ideals ” in a book of the same name , “ The Fourth Industrial Revolution ” .
Here is how Schwab identified the three previous industrial revolutions and why the phase of industrialization currently being experienced is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , an extension of the last .
The First Industrial Revolution used water and steam power to mechanize production .
The Second used electric power to create mass production .
The Third used electronics and information technology to automate production .
Now a Fourth Industrial Revolution is building on the Third , the digital revolution that has been occurring since the middle of the last century .
It is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical , digital , and biological spheres .
There are three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not merely a prolongation of the Third Industrial Revolution but rather the arrival of a Fourth and distinct one : velocity , scope , and systems impact .
The speed of current breakthroughs has no historical precedent .
When compared with previous industrial revolutions , the Fourth is evolving at an exponential rather than a linear pace .
Moreover , it is disrupting almost every industry in every country .
And the breadth and depth of these changes herald the transformation of entire systems of production , management , and governance .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the second paragraph .
“ … , it is disrupting almost every industry in every country ” and “ … these changes herald the transformation of entire systems of production , management and governance ” .
Where have we heard about “ transforming ” government and/or the “ transformation ” of America ?
Yes , it was during the reign of Hussein Soetoro , the Only .
If one didn ’ t know who authored the piece and read those sentences quoted , one could be led to believe the author of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voicing dissent and a warning ; however , that would be incorrect .
The transformation of government has been experienced by all in the vast expansion of its surveillance mechanisms , data hoovering and mining operations , spying , and geo-location monitoring as well as eavesdropping on conversations and electronic communications monitoring .
It has led to the “ surveillance state ” where any remnants of privacy are an illusion .
This innovative technology has been weaponized , not only to combat the enemy , but to combat the innocent citizens of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that artificial intelligence ( AI ) is here with scientists making “ impressive progress ” in AI , which has been driven by exponential increases in computing power and the availability of vast amounts of data .
“ Digital fabrication technologies , meanwhile , are interacting with the biological world on a daily basis .
Engineers , designers , and architects are combining computational design , additive manufacturing , materials engineering , and synthetic biology to pioneer a symbiosis between microorganisms , our bodies , the products we consume , and even the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Fourth Industrial Revolution is creating a relationship , if not a merging , between humans and technology that will benefit and enhance the parts into a better whole .
We have all benefitted from the digital technology of today .
We have new products and services available at our fingertips that increased our efficiency and pleasure in our daily lives .
It made communication easier and faster .
Schwab claimed this technological innovation “ will lead to a supply-side miracle , with long-term gains in efficiency and productivity ” .
And , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with every advantage , there are always disadvantages .
He predicted that transportation and communication costs would decrease as well as making logistical and global supply chains more effective .
Schwab surmised that trade costs would diminish and all gains in technology would lead to new markets and eventually drive economic growth .
But , with these new gains comes pitfalls , as we have seen with the transformation of government from an entity created by the people to protect God-given individual unalienable rights to an entity that surveils the people in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the scientific industrial complex , and keep unsavory individuals in positions of power .
This increase in technology and AI has led to more automation where production of goods is concerned .
Industries that once needed scores of workers have substituted automation in place of human hands disrupting many livelihoods and lifestyles .
In some cases , good and services became less expensive and more people could afford them .
But many workers have not fully recovered and have become increasingly dissatisfied with the current norm .
Economists Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by machines “ might exacerbate the gap between returns to capital and returns to labor ” .
But Schwab theorized the opposite could occur – displacement of workers by technology could lead to an increase in safer and more rewarding jobs .
Yet , Schwab believed this “ Fourth Industrial Revolution ” would lead to the dissolution of the middle class .
However , I am convinced of one thing—that in the future , talent , more than capital , will represent the critical factor of production .
This will give rise to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ low-skill/low-pay ” and “ high-skill/high-pay ” segments , which in turn will lead to an increase in social tensions .
In addition to being a key economic concern , inequality represents the greatest societal concern associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution .
The largest beneficiaries of innovation tend to be the providers of intellectual and physical capital—the innovators , shareholders , and investors—which explains the rising gap in wealth between those dependent on capital versus labor .
Technology is therefore one of the main reasons why incomes have stagnated , or even decreased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in high-income countries : the demand for highly skilled workers has increased while the demand for workers with less education and lower skills has decreased .
The result is a job market with a strong demand at the high and low ends , but a hollowing out of the middle .
Remember , Schwab wrote this in 2016 , and it has become the basic platform for the WEF COVID Action Platform .
Schwab conceded that the impact to government , as we are currently witnessing , would be innovative technology that would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but government would face increasing pressure to adapt to these changes when it comes to public engagement and “ policymaking ” .
He indicated that governments were having difficulty in 2016 and would have to evolve or face difficulties .
And he concluded , governments were proving their inability to cope .
In whose opinion are government “ proving their inability to cope ” ?
There is nothing wrong with technological progress .
But , when that technological progress results in a regression of society and culture to one of a more primitive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actual “ progress ” technology has made and is making upon people .
Look around at everyone who has a cellphone .
Look at the government that is making more strides toward restricting freedoms than protecting those freedoms .
Look at individuals who use anonymity on the internet to engage in bad behavior .
For all the technological progress , the whole of society and the whole of government is in a regressive freefall .
In the end , it all comes down to people and values .
We need to shape a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by putting people first and empowering them .
In its most pessimistic , dehumanized form , the Fourth Industrial Revolution may indeed have the potential to “ robotize ” humanity and thus to deprive us of our heart and soul .
But as a complement to the best parts of human nature—creativity , empathy , stewardship—it can also lift humanity into a new collective and moral consciousness based on a shared sense of destiny .
It is incumbent on us all to make sure the latter prevails .
Schwab , as founder and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( WEF ) , is making sure the latter does not prevail as the WEF COVID-19 Plan appeared on the WEF website recently .
This plan did not just begin when the COVID-19 hoax started .
It has been years in the making , probably going back to 2016 with Schwab ’ s “ The Fourth Industrial Revolution ” .
This WEF COVID plan brings together 35 multistakeholder projects , which takes years to develop .
Moreover , this WEF plan leads to full on globalism , despite what Schwab supposedly warned could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” .
In fact , Schwab through the WEF is working to bring about the destruction he theorized in his paper .
The technology that is the defining component of the “ Fourth Industrial Revolution ” will be what destroys the rest of freedom and liberty through “ robotizing ” humanity , creating heartless , mindless , soulless drones .
That is all technology can do when used nefariously .
The only way to gain the best parts of human nature is to turn toward God .
The gifts He gives us leads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good stewardship , and love toward our fellow man for we first devote our heart , soul , and love to God and Jesus Christ , Our Lord and Savior .
Our devotion and love for God , living for Him and keeping His laws and commandments lift humanity toward a moral consciousness .
Keeping His laws and commandments mean we confront evil and drive it out .
People are not drones and are not “ collections ” .
Man is made in the image of God , and His image for His @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to one hand , a bluetooth device in another , nor conceding work for automation .
And , it certainly did not include the cowardice to bend a knee toward any type of government , much less a global one .
But , our sinful nature leads us to certain excesses and ways of thinking .
As technology allows small outlets to reach more people , that same technology is taking away in another area .
We get into a mindset of “ if a little is good , a lot would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think , “ if we live and let live for those who engage in slight evil , that evil will be satisfied and leave us alone ” .
Or , we think “ this little bit won ’ t hurt if it ’ s let slide or ignored ” .
It leads to a wrongful mindset and before long , more is being tolerated than should .
We believe that certain technology is good so we look the other way when that technology we enjoy is being used nefariously .
We become attached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it when it is used against us , we decide to complain a bit , but still use that technology that only 25 or 30 years ago we survived without .
Now , we face the rise of globalism on an increasing exponential fast-track with the COVID-19 hoax as its catalyst and means to control the people .
It didn ’ t have to be COVID-19 ; it could have been any type of pandemic or disaster .
The plan was in place – waiting .
The question is what to do about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media

Everyone who has studied history has learned about the Industrial Revolution. Beginning in the 19th century with the use of water and steam power, great strides in innovation have given the world’s population many life conveniences and life disadvantages. But, did you know the overall “industrial revolution” has been theorized to be three distinct industrial “revolutions” with a fourth being identified that has the potential to devastate the way of life we know? If you did, you are ahead of the curve; if not, it’s time to catch up.
“The Fourth Industrial Revolution” was a term coined by Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which is under the United Nations. In a January 2016 piece by Schwab, appearing on the WEF website and printed in Foreign Affairs the same year, Schwab stated, “We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another”. Because of the scope, complexity and scale identified by Schwab, he predicted it would transform the humankind experience despite not knowing how this would unfold. Schwab indicated the response to this rapidly changing revolution “must be integrated and comprehensive, involving all stakeholders of the global polity, from the public and private sectors to academia and civil society”.
Schwab expanded on these “ideals” in a book of the same name, “The Fourth Industrial Revolution”.
Here is how Schwab identified the three previous industrial revolutions and why the phase of industrialization currently being experienced is not, in Schwab’s opinion, an extension of the last.
The First Industrial Revolution used water and steam power to mechanize production. The Second used electric power to create mass production. The Third used electronics and information technology to automate production. Now a Fourth Industrial Revolution is building on the Third, the digital revolution that has been occurring since the middle of the last century. It is characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres.
There are three reasons why today’s transformations represent not merely a prolongation of the Third Industrial Revolution but rather the arrival of a Fourth and distinct one: velocity, scope, and systems impact. The speed of current breakthroughs has no historical precedent. When compared with previous industrial revolutions, the Fourth is evolving at an exponential rather than a linear pace. Moreover, it is disrupting almost every industry in every country. And the breadth and depth of these changes herald the transformation of entire systems of production, management, and governance.
The key here is the last two sentences in the second paragraph. “…, it is disrupting almost every industry in every country” and “… these changes herald the transformation of entire systems of production, management and governance”. Where have we heard about “transforming” government and/or the “transformation” of America? Yes, it was during the reign of Hussein Soetoro, the Only. If one didn’t know who authored the piece and read those sentences quoted, one could be led to believe the author of “The Fourth Industrial Revolution” is voicing dissent and a warning; however, that would be incorrect.
The transformation of government has been experienced by all in the vast expansion of its surveillance mechanisms, data hoovering and mining operations, spying, and geo-location monitoring as well as eavesdropping on conversations and electronic communications monitoring. It has led to the “surveillance state” where any remnants of privacy are an illusion. This innovative technology has been weaponized, not only to combat the enemy, but to combat the innocent citizens of the country.
Schwab indicated in his piece that artificial intelligence (AI) is here with scientists making “impressive progress” in AI, which has been driven by exponential increases in computing power and the availability of vast amounts of data. “Digital fabrication technologies, meanwhile, are interacting with the biological world on a daily basis. Engineers, designers, and architects are combining computational design, additive manufacturing, materials engineering, and synthetic biology to pioneer a symbiosis between microorganisms, our bodies, the products we consume, and even the buildings we inhabit.”
Simply put, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is creating a relationship, if not a merging, between humans and technology that will benefit and enhance the parts into a better whole.
We have all benefitted from the digital technology of today. We have new products and services available at our fingertips that increased our efficiency and pleasure in our daily lives. It made communication easier and faster. Schwab claimed this technological innovation “will lead to a supply-side miracle, with long-term gains in efficiency and productivity”. And, we see that it has. But, with every advantage, there are always disadvantages.
He predicted that transportation and communication costs would decrease as well as making logistical and global supply chains more effective. Schwab surmised that trade costs would diminish and all gains in technology would lead to new markets and eventually drive economic growth. But, with these new gains comes pitfalls, as we have seen with the transformation of government from an entity created by the people to protect God-given individual unalienable rights to an entity that surveils the people in order to grease the military industrial complex, the scientific industrial complex, and keep unsavory individuals in positions of power.
This increase in technology and AI has led to more automation where production of goods is concerned. Industries that once needed scores of workers have substituted automation in place of human hands disrupting many livelihoods and lifestyles. In some cases, good and services became less expensive and more people could afford them. But many workers have not fully recovered and have become increasingly dissatisfied with the current norm. Economists Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee pointed out the displacement of workers by machines “might exacerbate the gap between returns to capital and returns to labor”. But Schwab theorized the opposite could occur – displacement of workers by technology could lead to an increase in safer and more rewarding jobs.
Yet, Schwab believed this “Fourth Industrial Revolution” would lead to the dissolution of the middle class.
However, I am convinced of one thing—that in the future, talent, more than capital, will represent the critical factor of production. This will give rise to a job market increasingly segregated into “low-skill/low-pay” and “high-skill/high-pay” segments, which in turn will lead to an increase in social tensions.
In addition to being a key economic concern, inequality represents the greatest societal concern associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The largest beneficiaries of innovation tend to be the providers of intellectual and physical capital—the innovators, shareholders, and investors—which explains the rising gap in wealth between those dependent on capital versus labor. Technology is therefore one of the main reasons why incomes have stagnated, or even decreased, for a majority of the population in high-income countries: the demand for highly skilled workers has increased while the demand for workers with less education and lower skills has decreased. The result is a job market with a strong demand at the high and low ends, but a hollowing out of the middle.
Remember, Schwab wrote this in 2016, and it has become the basic platform for the WEF COVID Action Platform.
Schwab conceded that the impact to government, as we are currently witnessing, would be innovative technology that would allow more control over the population, but government would face increasing pressure to adapt to these changes when it comes to public engagement and “policymaking”. He indicated that governments were having difficulty in 2016 and would have to evolve or face difficulties. And he concluded, governments were proving their inability to cope.
In whose opinion are government “proving their inability to cope”? There is nothing wrong with technological progress. But, when that technological progress results in a regression of society and culture to one of a more primitive nature, one has to question the actual “progress” technology has made and is making upon people. Look around at everyone who has a cellphone. Look at the government that is making more strides toward restricting freedoms than protecting those freedoms. Look at individuals who use anonymity on the internet to engage in bad behavior. For all the technological progress, the whole of society and the whole of government is in a regressive freefall.
In summation, Schwab wrote:
In the end, it all comes down to people and values. We need to shape a future that works for all of us by putting people first and empowering them. In its most pessimistic, dehumanized form, the Fourth Industrial Revolution may indeed have the potential to “robotize” humanity and thus to deprive us of our heart and soul. But as a complement to the best parts of human nature—creativity, empathy, stewardship—it can also lift humanity into a new collective and moral consciousness based on a shared sense of destiny. It is incumbent on us all to make sure the latter prevails.
Schwab, as founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), is making sure the latter does not prevail as the WEF COVID-19 Plan appeared on the WEF website recently. This plan did not just begin when the COVID-19 hoax started. It has been years in the making, probably going back to 2016 with Schwab’s “The Fourth Industrial Revolution”. This WEF COVID plan brings together 35 multistakeholder projects, which takes years to develop. Moreover, this WEF plan leads to full on globalism, despite what Schwab supposedly warned could occur during the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”. In fact, Schwab through the WEF is working to bring about the destruction he theorized in his paper. The technology that is the defining component of the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” will be what destroys the rest of freedom and liberty through “robotizing” humanity, creating heartless, mindless, soulless drones. That is all technology can do when used nefariously.
The only way to gain the best parts of human nature is to turn toward God. The gifts He gives us leads to creativity, compassion, empathy, good stewardship, and love toward our fellow man for we first devote our heart, soul, and love to God and Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. Our devotion and love for God, living for Him and keeping His laws and commandments lift humanity toward a moral consciousness. Keeping His laws and commandments mean we confront evil and drive it out. People are not drones and are not “collections”. Man is made in the image of God, and His image for His children did not include a cellphone glued to one hand, a bluetooth device in another, nor conceding work for automation. And, it certainly did not include the cowardice to bend a knee toward any type of government, much less a global one.
But, our sinful nature leads us to certain excesses and ways of thinking. As technology allows small outlets to reach more people, that same technology is taking away in another area. We get into a mindset of “if a little is good, a lot would be better.” Or, we come to think, “if we live and let live for those who engage in slight evil, that evil will be satisfied and leave us alone”. Or, we think “this little bit won’t hurt if it’s let slide or ignored”. It leads to a wrongful mindset and before long, more is being tolerated than should. We believe that certain technology is good so we look the other way when that technology we enjoy is being used nefariously. We become attached to our technology so instead of rejecting it when it is used against us, we decide to complain a bit, but still use that technology that only 25 or 30 years ago we survived without.
Now, we face the rise of globalism on an increasing exponential fast-track with the COVID-19 hoax as its catalyst and means to control the people. It didn’t have to be COVID-19; it could have been any type of pandemic or disaster. The plan was in place – waiting. The question is what to do about it now that it’s known.
Article posted with permission from Sons of Liberty Media


thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-20--The “New Normal” Is Neither Necessary Nor Normal

The “ New Normal ” Is Neither Necessary Nor Normal It was the author of the Declaration of Independence , Thomas Jefferson , who exhorted his country : Referred to as the Father of America , our first President George Washington reflected : The phrase “ new normal , ” injected so early and so often by medical experts and media and politicians , was a signal of underlying , ulterior motives and should have alerted us all to potential the potential villainy that was developing .
So many Americans have become infuriated when they consider that the continued lockdowns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may have been anticipated , but serve no medical purpose .
Rather , they seem designed to take advantage of the good nature and self-sacrificing predisposition of the American people .
As our Governors delay the restoration of economic and religious liberty and add more conditions , it ’ s crucial to understand regardless of whether the virus is fatal or phony , the lockdowns and shutdowns and mandates for social distancing and masks have no lawful basis .
James Madison , Father of the U.S. Constitution , declared : The widespread notion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be invoked as an excuse to suspend the constitutional rights of the people is a hoax and a fraud .
Such authority does not exist in any state that has been lawlessly locked down .
It follows , therefore , that any phased-in , three-step , or regional plan for opening is not necessary nor advised .
Wouldn ’ t that mean that any such plan for reopening is just as lawless as the lockdown ?
Wasn ’ t it founding father John Adams , labeled the “ Colossus of Independence ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is danger from all men .
The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.
” The NEW NORMAL is just such a danger .
It is narcissistic , nociceptive , nasty , nauseating , needless , negligent , nefarious , and it is certainly NOT NECESSARY , NOT NATURAL , AND NOT NORMAL by any stretch of the most ignorant imagination .
I realize this appears to disrespect some Americans who stand resolute and determined to willfully give up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but that is only because many Americans have not been taught to think American and therefore they find the principles that support their liberties , peace and prosperity odious .
We would be wise to follow the words of Thomas Jefferson : “ I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of society but the people themselves ; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion , the remedy is not to take it from them , but to inform their discretion by education.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ about your Constitution with Jake MacAulay and the Institute on the Constitution and receive your free gift .

It was the author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, who exhorted his country:
“The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all.”
Referred to as the Father of America, our first President George Washington reflected:
“The very idea of the power and the right of the People to establish Government presupposes the duty of every Individual to obey the established Government.”
The phrase “new normal,” injected so early and so often by medical experts and media and politicians, was a signal of underlying, ulterior motives and should have alerted us all to potential the potential villainy that was developing.
So many Americans have become infuriated when they consider that the continued lockdowns and the loss of livelihood and liberty may have been anticipated, but serve no medical purpose. Rather, they seem designed to take advantage of the good nature and self-sacrificing predisposition of the American people.
As our Governors delay the restoration of economic and religious liberty and add more conditions, it’s crucial to understand regardless of whether the virus is fatal or phony, the lockdowns and shutdowns and mandates for social distancing and masks have no lawful basis.
James Madison, Father of the U.S. Constitution, declared:
“The powers of the federal government are enumerated; it can only operate in certain cases; it has legislative powers on defined and limited objects, beyond which it cannot extend its jurisdiction.”
The widespread notion that governors have special emergency powers that can be invoked as an excuse to suspend the constitutional rights of the people is a hoax and a fraud. Such authority does not exist in any state that has been lawlessly locked down.
It follows, therefore, that any phased-in, three-step, or regional plan for opening is not necessary nor advised.
Wouldn’t that mean that any such plan for reopening is just as lawless as the lockdown?
Wasn’t it founding father John Adams, labeled the “Colossus of Independence”, who determined that, “There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.”
The NEW NORMAL is just such a danger. It is narcissistic, nociceptive, nasty, nauseating, needless, negligent, nefarious, and it is certainly NOT NECESSARY, NOT NATURAL, AND NOT NORMAL by any stretch of the most ignorant imagination.
I realize this appears to disrespect some Americans who stand resolute and determined to willfully give up their own autonomy to the government, but that is only because many Americans have not been taught to think American and therefore they find the principles that support their liberties, peace and prosperity odious.
We would be wise to follow the words of Thomas Jefferson: “I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education.”
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-05-20--Congress Usurps The Constitution In Going After Your Kids… Again

Anti Fed Ed Warriors , recently we ’ ve seen the education ( aka : remote in place learning ) take a big hit via the CARES Act .
That particular Act isn ’ t even a month old and the HEROES Act ( just passed by the House ) AMENDS the CARES Act !
HEROES is short for “ Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act ” .
HEROES is over 1,800 pages .
You ’ ll find education is woven into this Act .
To find the amendments to the CARES Act , go to Division O @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Warriors , I find it a bit suspect that Congress is amended something so recently turned into ‘ law ’ .
It ’ s almost like a giant cover my backside move !
Warriors , as I stated above education ( aka : distance learning ) is woven into HEROES .
Where can you find it ?
How much will it cost ?
What does this mean ?
First , there are 380 references to ‘ education ’ in HR 6800 .
The costs : $ 58 billion for K-12 education to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible ; $ 27 billion for higher education to do the same ; and , $ 90 billion to each State for fiscal stability ( which includes education ) .
Broadband and computer access infrastructures will expand and increase .
So what does all this mean ?
The data mining and computer ‘ learning ’ isn ’ t going away and we ’ re to pay dearly for it .
With our children ’ s brains being improperly developed and our tax dollars .
The total of the money is $ 175 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s health ?
Warriors , this doesn ’ t even touch the workforce based education attached to COVID-19 , either .
Use ‘ career ’ to find those .
There are 20 references and millions more in funding for the States to streamline education to workforce training .
The CCSS Machine ’ s ‘ goal ’ for barely educated citizens is going according to plan .
S 1425 from Sen. Rand Paul will amend the IRS tax code where Coverdell Accounts ( ESAs , Education Savings Accounts ) are concerned .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CCSS Machine .
This Bill was introduced May 13 , 2020 .
ESAs supposedly put parents in charge of where the child goes to school OR the services and supplies needed by the students .
However , ESSA ( Every Student Succeeds Act ) wiped out ‘ school choice ’ with its language on Page 17 .
The ESAs are poisoned carrots on a stick .
They create massive data trails to pigeonhole students .
Considering Sen. Paul loves to defend the Constitution , you ’ d think he ’ d realize federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Constitution .
Warriors , both were introduced back in 2019 .
The House ’ s version has passed Both Chambers of Congress .
As recently as May 14th , 2020 .
The focus in on increasing education resources and programs about the Holocaust .
However , on the first page of the House ’ s version , you ’ ll see “ United Nations ” is cited .
While this will certainly be a time of history we shouldn ’ t bury , it ’ s very concerning that HOW the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stressed not carrying on Nazism , however , our country is becoming very Nazi-like , especially during this COVID-19 time .
Also , private gifts and cash contributions will help fund the ‘ learning resources ’ , so who ’ s version of history will be taught ?
Will the UN ’ s Declaration of Human Rights come into the lessons ?
To see the UNESCO tie to the U.S. National Holocaust Memorial Museum , go here .
Scroll down to the section where Turkey is mentioned .
Warriors , this Bill , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the title states , it ’ s all about jazz .
As in music .
HR 5946 isn ’ t a long bill , but it packs a big punch .
HR 5946 will also use the CCSS and STEAM aligned National Endowment of the Arts educational resources .
( CCSS is short for Common Core State Standards and STEAM is short for Science , Technology , Engineering , the Arts , and , Math . )
If you missed the $ 600 million COVID-19 dollars the National Endowment of the Arts got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ties to the UN .
The cost for this jazz update ?
About $ 3 million dollars .
Closing : Warriors , there you have it , the latest round of educratic BS from our highjacking officials .
To call them leaders is an insult to the word .
We MUST stop their overreach into our families !
These Bills are repugnant to our Constitution .
From 2002 to today , Lynne has been a featured speaker at small meetings and large conferences .
Since 2009 , she has served as a frequent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Lynne also co-established PIE NC ( Preserving Integrity and Excellence in Education ) .
She is a retired private ( homeschool ) teacher and regionally recognized support group leader .
She has also been a business owner , worked with children 's ministry and currently is an education liaison for Protecting Innocence Campaign ( based in OH ) , wife and mom .
Lynne is also an adviser to the national grassroots campaign `` Child Abuse in the Classroom '' , where it is the campaign 's belief that `` Repealing ESSA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ways to help restore our nation 's education system .
She was also awarded the 2011 Distinguished Educator from the National Society of High School Scholars , as well as the 2016 L & B Network 's Torchbearer Award for educational advocacy .
She has been recognized by her peers as an expert in Common Core , Career Tech Education , Career Pathways , workforce and competency-based education reform , federal overreaches into education and our families .

Anti Fed Ed Warriors, recently we’ve seen the education (aka: remote in place learning) take a big hit via the CARES Act. That particular Act isn’t even a month old and the HEROES Act (just passed by the House) AMENDS the CARES Act! HEROES is short for “Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act”.
HEROES is over 1,800 pages. You’ll find education is woven into this Act. To find the amendments to the CARES Act, go to Division O (as in “Oscar”). Warriors, I find it a bit suspect that Congress is amended something so recently turned into ‘law’. It’s almost like a giant cover my backside move!
Highjacked Education:
Warriors, as I stated above education (aka: distance learning) is woven into HEROES. Where can you find it? How much will it cost? What does this mean?
First, there are 380 references to ‘education’ in HR 6800.
The costs: $58 billion for K-12 education to remain as on-line and data mined as possible; $27 billion for higher education to do the same; and, $90 billion to each State for fiscal stability (which includes education).
Broadband and computer access infrastructures will expand and increase.
So what does all this mean? The data mining and computer ‘learning’ isn’t going away and we’re to pay dearly for it. With our children’s brains being improperly developed and our tax dollars. The total of the money is $175 billion dollars. The cost of our children’s health?
Immeasurable!
Warriors, this doesn’t even touch the workforce based education attached to COVID-19, either. Use ‘career’ to find those. There are 20 references and millions more in funding for the States to streamline education to workforce training. The CCSS Machine’s ‘goal’ for barely educated citizens is going according to plan.
More Hijacking:
S 1425 from Sen. Rand Paul will amend the IRS tax code where Coverdell Accounts (ESAs, Education Savings Accounts)are concerned. The ESAs are a favorite lie of the CCSS Machine. This Bill was introduced May 13, 2020.
How?
ESAs supposedly put parents in charge of where the child goes to school OR the services and supplies needed by the students. However, ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) wiped out ‘school choice’ with its language on Page 17. The ESAs are poisoned carrots on a stick. They create massive data trails to pigeonhole students. Considering Sen. Paul loves to defend the Constitution, you’d think he’d realize federal dollars in ESAs form is in violation of the Constitution.
HR 943/S 2085, “Never Again” Education Act:
Warriors, both were introduced back in 2019. The House’s version has passed Both Chambers of Congress. As recently as May 14th, 2020. The focus in on increasing education resources and programs about the Holocaust.
However, on the first page of the House’s version, you’ll see “United Nations” is cited.
While this will certainly be a time of history we shouldn’t bury, it’s very concerning that HOW the Holocaust will be taught. The Act stressed not carrying on Nazism, however, our country is becoming very Nazi-like, especially during this COVID-19 time. Also, private gifts and cash contributions will help fund the ‘learning resources’, so who’s version of history will be taught?
Will the UN’s Declaration of Human Rights come into the lessons?
To see the UNESCO tie to the U.S. National Holocaust Memorial Museum, go here. Scroll down to the section where Turkey is mentioned.
HR 5946, National Jazz Education:
Warriors, this Bill, was introduced in Feb. 2020. As the title states, it’s all about jazz. As in music. HR 5946 isn’t a long bill, but it packs a big punch.
HR 5946 will also use the CCSS and STEAM aligned National Endowment of the Arts educational resources. (CCSS is short for Common Core State Standards and STEAM is short for Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and, Math.) If you missed the $600 million COVID-19 dollars the National Endowment of the Arts got, go back and read how it ties to the UN. The cost for this jazz update? About $3 million dollars.
Closing:
Warriors, there you have it, the latest round of educratic BS from our highjacking officials. To call them leaders is an insult to the word. We MUST stop their overreach into our families! These Bills are repugnant to our Constitution.
Article posted with permission from Lynne Taylor