wearechange--2020-12-18--US Votes Against UN Resolution Condemning Nazis, Labels It “Russian Disinformation”

The United States and Ukraine were the only two nations to vote against a United Nations resolution Wednesday on , “ Combating glorification of Nazism , neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism , racial discrimination , xenophobia and related intolerance.
” The resolution passed 130-2 .
The resolution featured 70 fairly bland statements condemning the crimes of Adolf Hitler , while also expressing concern at the rise of contemporary Neo-Nazi groups .
“ Neo-Nazism is more than just the glorification of a past movement , it is a contemporary phenomenon with strong vested interests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gaining broad support for its false claims of racial superiority , ” the document warned , expressing its alarm that , in many parts of the world , it is on the rise .
“ Even where neo-Nazis or extremists do not formally participate in government , the presence therein of extreme right-wing ideologues can have the effect of injecting into governance and political discourse the same ideologies that make neo-Nazism and extremism so dangerous , ” it added .
This is far from the first time the U.S. has voted against resolutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year since 2014 , it has done so .
In its justification for doing so , it labeled the resolution nothing more than a “ thinly veiled attempt to legitimize longstanding Russian disinformation narratives smearing neighboring nations under the cynical guise of halting Nazi glorification.
” The resolution does not , however , name any states , only speaking in generalities .
Russia was indeed one of 24 countries sponsoring the document this time around , a move the U.S. sees as an effort to use the U.N. to delegitimize the U.S.-sponsored government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of pro-U.S. , anti-Russia Baltic governments , all of which have ties to the modern far-right .
One of the many dirty secrets from the Second World War is that great numbers of Ukrainians and other ethnic nationalist groups in the USSR rose up to work with Nazi Germany in order to rid themselves of Moscow ’ s rule .
Much of their work included rounding up millions of Jews , gypsies , leftists , homosexuals , and other groups , sending them to concentration camps .
With the fall of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groups came to the fore again , rewriting their own history to present themselves not as collaborators , but nationalist heroes , struggling under a dual occupation from Germany and Russia , rebranding themselves as respectable conservatives .
Perhaps the most prominent example of Neo-Nazi power is Ukraine , where the U.S. helped engineer an uprising that brought about a pro-Washington government .
In 2015 , that new government banned Soviet iconography , made sympathy for communism illegal , and began officially rehabilitating Neo-Nazi groups who participated in genocide in World War II @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While this could be seen as another example of Donald Trump refusing to condemn the far-right , it is highly doubtful that the incoming Biden administration would have voted any differently .
Indeed , in 2014 , Biden himself traveled to Ukraine to participate in the revolution , helping to unite the opposition to pro-Russian President Yanukovych , forcing him to flee the country .
Displaying a level of interference in foreign politics even the most strident of Russiagate proponents could only dream of , Biden later boasted that he personally ordered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Biden ’ s son , Hunter , was placed onto the board of a Ukrainian energy company , Burisma , earning $ 50,000 per month , despite having no background in energy , nor any knowledge of the region or its languages .
Since Yanukovych ’ s overthrow , Ukraine ’ s government has been relentlessly pro-European ; one reason , perhaps , why virtually every European nation ( including Germany ) decided to abstain from voting “ yes ” earlier this week .
While in Ukraine , the future President-elect of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neo-Nazi leader Oleh Tyahnybok , head of the Freedom Party , a man who had previously called for a war on the “ Muscovite-Jewish mafia ” and on the “ Jewish oligarchs who control Ukraine.
” While the Freedom Party holds limited political power , other ultranationalists have been appointed to key positions in the government , and the far-right wields considerable influence over the public discourse inside the country and is able to draw huge crowds to their rallies .
The U.S. government paid for the training of much of the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Azov Batallion , a Nazi paramilitary group that uses iconography from the Waffen SS .
In 2018 , the FBI found that many of the leaders of the “ Unite the Right ” rally in Charlottesville , VA , had , in turn , been trained by Ukrainian neo-Nazis .
There appears to have been zero coverage of the vote in the mainstream corporate press , with no mention of the resolution in the New York Times , CNN , CNBC , Fox News , or MSNBC , and no relevant results on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s questionable connections to the country , the less news about Ukraine , for him , the better .

The United States and Ukraine were the only two nations to vote against a United Nations resolution Wednesday on, “Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.” The resolution passed 130-2.
The resolution featured 70 fairly bland statements condemning the crimes of Adolf Hitler, while also expressing concern at the rise of contemporary Neo-Nazi groups.
“Neo-Nazism is more than just the glorification of a past movement, it is a contemporary phenomenon with strong vested interests in racial inequality and an investment in gaining broad support for its false claims of racial superiority,” the document warned, expressing its alarm that, in many parts of the world, it is on the rise. “Even where neo-Nazis or extremists do not formally participate in government, the presence therein of extreme right-wing ideologues can have the effect of injecting into governance and political discourse the same ideologies that make neo-Nazism and extremism so dangerous,” it added.
Just two countries voted against the Russian resolution on “Combating the glorification of Nazism & neo-nazism” at today’s #UNGA75.: Ukraine and the US. Whatever about Ukraine. But America? It now hates Russia so much that it refuses to condemn Nazism just to spite Moscow? pic.twitter.com/HxNHOueYWV — Bryan MacDonald (@27khv) December 16, 2020
This is far from the first time the U.S. has voted against resolutions like this one. Indeed, every year since 2014, it has done so. In its justification for doing so, it labeled the resolution nothing more than a “thinly veiled attempt to legitimize longstanding Russian disinformation narratives smearing neighboring nations under the cynical guise of halting Nazi glorification.” The resolution does not, however, name any states, only speaking in generalities.
Russia was indeed one of 24 countries sponsoring the document this time around, a move the U.S. sees as an effort to use the U.N. to delegitimize the U.S.-sponsored government of Ukraine, as well as a number of pro-U.S., anti-Russia Baltic governments, all of which have ties to the modern far-right.
One of the many dirty secrets from the Second World War is that great numbers of Ukrainians and other ethnic nationalist groups in the USSR rose up to work with Nazi Germany in order to rid themselves of Moscow’s rule. Much of their work included rounding up millions of Jews, gypsies, leftists, homosexuals, and other groups, sending them to concentration camps. With the fall of the USSR in 1991, many of these groups came to the fore again, rewriting their own history to present themselves not as collaborators, but nationalist heroes, struggling under a dual occupation from Germany and Russia, rebranding themselves as respectable conservatives.
Perhaps the most prominent example of Neo-Nazi power is Ukraine, where the U.S. helped engineer an uprising that brought about a pro-Washington government. In 2015, that new government banned Soviet iconography, made sympathy for communism illegal, and began officially rehabilitating Neo-Nazi groups who participated in genocide in World War II, honoring their supposed sacrifice and patriotism.
While this could be seen as another example of Donald Trump refusing to condemn the far-right, it is highly doubtful that the incoming Biden administration would have voted any differently. Indeed, in 2014, Biden himself traveled to Ukraine to participate in the revolution, helping to unite the opposition to pro-Russian President Yanukovych, forcing him to flee the country.
Displaying a level of interference in foreign politics even the most strident of Russiagate proponents could only dream of, Biden later boasted that he personally ordered Yanukovych to resign. Just months later, Biden’s son, Hunter, was placed onto the board of a Ukrainian energy company, Burisma, earning $50,000 per month, despite having no background in energy, nor any knowledge of the region or its languages.
Since Yanukovych’s overthrow, Ukraine’s government has been relentlessly pro-European; one reason, perhaps, why virtually every European nation (including Germany) decided to abstain from voting “yes” earlier this week.
While in Ukraine, the future President-elect of the United States also met publicly with neo-Nazi leader Oleh Tyahnybok, head of the Freedom Party, a man who had previously called for a war on the “Muscovite-Jewish mafia” and on the “Jewish oligarchs who control Ukraine.” While the Freedom Party holds limited political power, other ultranationalists have been appointed to key positions in the government, and the far-right wields considerable influence over the public discourse inside the country and is able to draw huge crowds to their rallies.
The U.S. government paid for the training of much of the new Ukrainian military, including the now semi-official Azov Batallion, a Nazi paramilitary group that uses iconography from the Waffen SS. In 2018, the FBI found that many of the leaders of the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, VA, had, in turn, been trained by Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
There appears to have been zero coverage of the vote in the mainstream corporate press, with no mention of the resolution in the New York Times, CNN, CNBC, Fox News, or MSNBC, and no relevant results on Google News either. Considering Biden’s questionable connections to the country, the less news about Ukraine, for him, the better.
Republished from MintPressNews.com under Creative Commons


wearechange--2020-12-18--Pentagon Abruptly Halts Biden Transition Briefings, Leaving Officials “Stunned”

Axios ’ Jonathan Swan reports a bombshell potential major disruption in a key part of the presidential transition before President-Elect Joe Biden is sworn in on January 20 : the Pentagon has without warning or explanation halted Biden ’ s intelligence transition briefings .
Reports Swan : “ Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition of President-elect Biden , shocking officials across the Defense Department , senior administration officials tell Axios.
” Biden ’ s team has so far maintained that it ’ s unaware of the directive while Pentagon officials are said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Administration officials left open the possibility cooperation would resume after a holiday pause , ” the breaking Axios report notes .
“ The officials were unsure what prompted Miller ’ s action , or whether President Trump approved.
” “ Miller ’ s move , which stunned officials throughout the Pentagon , was the biggest eruption yet of animus and mistrust toward the Biden team from the top level of the Trump administration , ” Axios details .
However at least one senior Defense Department official downplayed the halt in Pentagon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ a simple delay of the last few scheduled meetings until after the new year.
” But Jonathan Swan in a follow-up tweet noted this is all spin , saying “ there was NOTHING routine about this decision ” and appears part of an emerging information and intelligence war between the White House and president-elect Biden ’ s team .
Previously scheduled Pentagon meetings with the Biden transition team have been canceled , according to senior national security correspondent for Defense One , Katie Bo Williams .
For now it appears that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ostensibly on the holidays .
It remains unclear the degree to which the Biden team has been informed or is cooperative in the change , which appears to have involved at least today ’ s briefing being unexpectedly canceled “ without notice ” .
“ These same senior leaders needed to do their day jobs and were being consumed by transition activities… With the holidays we are taking a knee for two weeks .
We are still committed to a productive transition , ” the DoD source told Swan .

Axios’ Jonathan Swan reports a bombshell potential major disruption in a key part of the presidential transition before President-Elect Joe Biden is sworn in on January 20: the Pentagon has without warning or explanation halted Biden’s intelligence transition briefings.
Reports Swan: “Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition of President-elect Biden, shocking officials across the Defense Department, senior administration officials tell Axios.”
Biden’s team has so far maintained that it’s unaware of the directive while Pentagon officials are said to be stunned and in the dark: “Administration officials left open the possibility cooperation would resume after a holiday pause,” the breaking Axios report notes. “The officials were unsure what prompted Miller’s action, or whether President Trump approved.”
“Miller’s move, which stunned officials throughout the Pentagon, was the biggest eruption yet of animus and mistrust toward the Biden team from the top level of the Trump administration,” Axios details.
However at least one senior Defense Department official downplayed the halt in Pentagon cooperation with President-Elect Biden, calling it “a simple delay of the last few scheduled meetings until after the new year.”
But Jonathan Swan in a follow-up tweet noted this is all spin, saying “there was NOTHING routine about this decision” and appears part of an emerging information and intelligence war between the White House and president-elect Biden’s team.
Contrary to this Pentagon spin, there was NOTHING routine about this decision. Senior Trump officials have been furious at the Biden team, privately blaming them for leaks, and this decision was discussed last night with the White House. https://t.co/tH6741ifwV — Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) December 18, 2020
Previously scheduled Pentagon meetings with the Biden transition team have been canceled, according to senior national security correspondent for Defense One, Katie Bo Williams.
Acting SecDef Miller informed people of his decision last night, White House was involved in the conversations. https://t.co/w21Filr2jZ — Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) December 18, 2020
For now it appears that the sudden halt or pause is being blamed ostensibly on the holidays.
It remains unclear the degree to which the Biden team has been informed or is cooperative in the change, which appears to have involved at least today’s briefing being unexpectedly canceled “without notice”.
I can now confirm that this two-week break was agreed to by the Biden team. Today’s meetings, however, were canceled without notice. Definitely fair to say Trump officials frustrated with the Biden transition team and blame them for leaks, but FWIW… — Katie Bo Williams (@KatieBoWill) December 18, 2020
“These same senior leaders needed to do their day jobs and were being consumed by transition activities… With the holidays we are taking a knee for two weeks. We are still committed to a productive transition,” the DoD source told Swan.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-12-18--WATCH: Tennessee Nurse Collapses Minutes After Taking COVID-19 Vaccine

A Tennessee nurse passed out on camera ten minutes after taking the COVID-19 vaccine .
Critical care nurse Tiffany Dover at CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga was having a lucid discussion with WRCBtv following her vaccination , when she became visibly impaired – holding her hand to her head and swaying .
She then apologized to the news crew , turned away from the camera , and fainted .
“ Ten minutes after the shot , Dover became light-headed and passed out while speaking with us , ” the outlet reported .
Dover took the vaccine on camera beforehand ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is ‘ not an uncommon reaction for her , ’ explaining “ I have a history of having an over-reactive vagal response , and so with that if I have pain from anything , hangnail or if I stub my toe , I can just pass out.
” The rest of the vaccinations reportedly went off without a hitch after the hospital received 975 doses .
The Vagal response occurs when the vagus nerve is stimulated , setting off a chain of events within the body involving the central nervous system , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If triggered , it causes an abrupt drop in blood pressure and a decreased heart rate , which can cause blood to pool in the legs – which in some cases can result in brief loss of consciousness known as vasovagal syncope .

A Tennessee nurse passed out on camera ten minutes after taking the COVID-19 vaccine.
Critical care nurse Tiffany Dover at CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga was having a lucid discussion with WRCBtv following her vaccination, when she became visibly impaired – holding her hand to her head and swaying. She then apologized to the news crew, turned away from the camera, and fainted.
“Ten minutes after the shot, Dover became light-headed and passed out while speaking with us,” the outlet reported.
Watch:
Dover took the vaccine on camera beforehand (h/t).
She told WRCBtv that this is ‘not an uncommon reaction for her,’ explaining “I have a history of having an over-reactive vagal response, and so with that if I have pain from anything, hangnail or if I stub my toe, I can just pass out.”
The rest of the vaccinations reportedly went off without a hitch after the hospital received 975 doses.
The Vagal response occurs when the vagus nerve is stimulated, setting off a chain of events within the body involving the central nervous system, peripheral nervous system and the cardiovascular system.
If triggered, it causes an abrupt drop in blood pressure and a decreased heart rate, which can cause blood to pool in the legs – which in some cases can result in brief loss of consciousness known as vasovagal syncope.
Examples:
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-12-19--Investigative Reporting Details Massacres, Reign of Terror by US-Backed Death Squads in Afghanistan

An extraordinary investigation by Australian journalist Andrew Quilty published Friday by The Intercept reveals U.S.-backed Afghan government paramilitary death squads have been waging a campaign of terror targeting civilians—including children—in Wardak province as part of the American military occupation of the nation that began nearly two decades ago .
In one December 2018 attack in Omar Khail , Wardak province , men in camouflage—some of them speaking English—took part in a nighttime madrassa raid .
Afghan soldiers roused the sleeping boys , ages 9 to 18 , before choosing the oldest-looking ones and taking them away .
Twelve-year-old student “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his protection—heard gunshots , explosions , and screams .
The following morning , when he looked in the school ’ s other rooms and in the basement , he found the bullet-ridden bodies of 12 of his classmates .
The perpetrators of the killings are believed to belong to an elite , CIA-trained paramilitary force known as Unit 01 which—in concert with U.S. Special Forces and U.S.-led airstrikes— ” unleashed a campaign of terror against civilians , ” according to Quilty .
Unit 01 is nominally under the control of Afghanistan ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Security ( NDS ) .
The Omar Khail massacre was but one of at least 10 previously undocumented night raids in Wardak province that , starting December 2018 and continuing for at least a year , killed at least 51 civilians , mostly men and boys—some as young as eight years old .
According to The Intercept , few of the victims were members of , or connected to , the Taliban .
Residents of four Wardak districts—Nerkh , Chak , Sayedabad , and Daymirdad—described similar massacres , as well as summary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disappearances , attacks on religious and medical facilities , and airstrikes on civilians .
Children were often the unfortunate—but sometimes deliberate—victims of these attacks .
“ The prevalence of boys among those killed in Wardak indicates that Unit 01 was trying to eliminate not only existing enemies , but potential future foes as well , ” writes Quilty .
Such barbarism has incensed local leaders .
The Americans , said Wardak provincial council head Akhtar Mohammad Tahiri , “ step on all the rules of war , human rights , all the things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Afghanistan ” and are “ conducting themselves as terrorists.
” “ They show terror and violence and think they ’ ll bring control this way , ” he added .
Quilty reports that not only do CIA advisers train Afhgan death squad members , they also choose their targets , which they refer to as “ jackpots.
” American aircraft transport the Afghans to and from attacks , and U.S. warplanes are on standby to launch airstrikes , sometimes targeting homes , health clinics , and religious buildings .
“ I don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forces or a task force or CIA , ” said one NDS counterterrorism officer from Wardak who participated in Unit 01 raids until late 2018 , but “ Americans are always with them.
” Quilty appeared on Democracy Now !
Friday morning to discuss his reporting : Quilty writes that “ the level of CIA involvement in Afghanistan since the war on terror began has few precedents.
” He continues : Quilty also says that as U.S. forces draw down from Afghanistan , “ the unaccountable militias it has nurtured are beginning to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military forces under the leadership of [ President-elect ] Joe Biden , who as vice president advocated a lighter military footprint and greater focus on counterterrorism in Afghanistan.
” He writes : The U.S. has often tried—and failed—to achieve victory in its wars and proxy conflicts using local death squads .
As Quilty notes : The Trump administration has now turned once again to this bloody playbook .
According to Quilty : While many atrocities befell Afghan civilians during the administrations of former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama , it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 101 happened under the administration of President Donald Trump , who has fulfilled his criminal campaign promise to “ bomb the shit out of ” Islamist militants and “ take out their families , ” and who has loosened military rules of engagement meant to protect civilians .
And while Trump has drawn praise for coming closer to ending the war in Afghanistan—now in its 20th year—than Bush or Obama , his drawdown has come at a cost ; in this case , reliance upon the CIA and local proxies often plagued by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notes that instead of quashing the Taliban insurgency , human rights violations committed by U.S.-backed forces are a recruitment boon for militants .
“ The more they terrorize , the more our numbers increase , ” Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid told The Intercept .
“ Such attacks will have no adverse effect on morale of our mujahideen .
On the contrary , they have a positive effect .
”

An extraordinary investigation by Australian journalist Andrew Quilty published Friday by The Intercept reveals U.S.-backed Afghan government paramilitary death squads have been waging a campaign of terror targeting civilians—including children—in Wardak province as part of the American military occupation of the nation that began nearly two decades ago.
In one December 2018 attack in Omar Khail, Wardak province, men in camouflage—some of them speaking English—took part in a nighttime madrassa raid. Afghan soldiers roused the sleeping boys, ages 9 to 18, before choosing the oldest-looking ones and taking them away. Twelve-year-old student “Bilal”—The Intercept changed his name for his protection—heard gunshots, explosions, and screams. The following morning, when he looked in the school’s other rooms and in the basement, he found the bullet-ridden bodies of 12 of his classmates.
The perpetrators of the killings are believed to belong to an elite, CIA-trained paramilitary force known as Unit 01 which—in concert with U.S. Special Forces and U.S.-led airstrikes—”unleashed a campaign of terror against civilians,” according to Quilty. Unit 01 is nominally under the control of Afghanistan’s intelligence service, the National Directorate of Security (NDS).
The Omar Khail massacre was but one of at least 10 previously undocumented night raids in Wardak province that, starting December 2018 and continuing for at least a year, killed at least 51 civilians, mostly men and boys—some as young as eight years old. According to The Intercept, few of the victims were members of, or connected to, the Taliban.
The buzz of a drone in the night sky warned residents of the Afghan village of Omar Khail that trouble was coming. Soldiers speaking Pashto and English moved toward the madrassa, or religious school, where more than two dozen boys slept. https://t.co/Etxl6caX7Z — The Intercept (@theintercept) December 18, 2020
Residents of four Wardak districts—Nerkh, Chak, Sayedabad, and Daymirdad—described similar massacres, as well as summary executions, mutilations, kidnappings and forced disappearances, attacks on religious and medical facilities, and airstrikes on civilians. Children were often the unfortunate—but sometimes deliberate—victims of these attacks.
“The prevalence of boys among those killed in Wardak indicates that Unit 01 was trying to eliminate not only existing enemies, but potential future foes as well,” writes Quilty.
Such barbarism has incensed local leaders. The Americans, said Wardak provincial council head Akhtar Mohammad Tahiri, “step on all the rules of war, human rights, all the things they said they’d bring to Afghanistan” and are “conducting themselves as terrorists.”
“They show terror and violence and think they’ll bring control this way,” he added.
Quilty reports that not only do CIA advisers train Afhgan death squad members, they also choose their targets, which they refer to as “jackpots.” American aircraft transport the Afghans to and from attacks, and U.S. warplanes are on standby to launch airstrikes, sometimes targeting homes, health clinics, and religious buildings.
“I don’t know whether they’re special forces or a task force or CIA,” said one NDS counterterrorism officer from Wardak who participated in Unit 01 raids until late 2018, but “Americans are always with them.”
Quilty appeared on Democracy Now! Friday morning to discuss his reporting:
Quilty writes that “the level of CIA involvement in Afghanistan since the war on terror began has few precedents.” He continues:
In 2013 more than $2.5 billion—nearly 5% of the entire U.S. intelligence budget—was allocated for covert action, the category under which the agency’s Afghan strike force unit program falls, according to documents leaked by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. From establishing the strike force units to selecting their targets, overseeing their missions, and using special operations forces borrowed from the Pentagon to coordinate air support, the network of CIA-run militias in Afghanistan is perhaps the most dramatic manifestation, apart from America’s well-documented drone program, of the secret war the U.S. intelligence agency is waging around the globe.
Quilty also says that as U.S. forces draw down from Afghanistan, “the unaccountable militias it has nurtured are beginning to look like a valuable proxy for regular military forces under the leadership of [President-elect] Joe Biden, who as vice president advocated a lighter military footprint and greater focus on counterterrorism in Afghanistan.” He writes:
Biden was credited in 2010 with convincing President Barack Obama to adopt a more aggressive approach in Afghanistan, doubling down on drones, intelligence operatives, and small teams of door-kicking special forces in place of the “hearts and minds” counterinsurgency approach implemented by Gen. Stanley McChrystal and continued under his successor Gen. David Petraeus.
The U.S. has often tried—and failed—to achieve victory in its wars and proxy conflicts using local death squads. As Quilty notes:
The CIA has a long history of training, arming, and funding indigenous militia networks. Since its birth in 1947, the agency has supported anti-communist outfits in Greece, Cuba, Vietnam, Laos, and Central America, as well as the Afghan mujahedeen in the 1980s.
The Trump administration has now turned once again to this bloody playbook. According to Quilty:
In October 2017, [Mike] Pompeo, then director of the CIA, indicated that the agency… would pursue a more hawkish posture. The CIA, he said, “must be aggressive, vicious, unforgiving, relentless.” Pompeo did not specify where the new stance would take effect or with whom, instead referring generically to “partner services throughout the world.” Soon after, the CIA reportedly expanded its activities in Afghanistan, working closely with [the] NDS and American special operation forces to hunt targets previously considered below their pay grade.
While many atrocities befell Afghan civilians during the administrations of former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, it is no coincidence that the horrors of Unit 101 happened under the administration of President Donald Trump, who has fulfilled his criminal campaign promise to “bomb the shit out of” Islamist militants and “take out their families,” and who has loosened military rules of engagement meant to protect civilians.
And while Trump has drawn praise for coming closer to ending the war in Afghanistan—now in its 20th year—than Bush or Obama, his drawdown has come at a cost; in this case, reliance upon the CIA and local proxies often plagued by human rights violations.
However, Quilty notes that instead of quashing the Taliban insurgency, human rights violations committed by U.S.-backed forces are a recruitment boon for militants.
“The more they terrorize, the more our numbers increase,” Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid told The Intercept. “Such attacks will have no adverse effect on morale of our mujahideen. On the contrary, they have a positive effect.”
Republished from CommonDreams.org under Creative Commons


wearechange--2020-12-19--The Washington Post Can’t Stop Babbling About Russians “Hacking Our Minds”

The Washington Post has published another article warning its readers that the Russians are “ hacking our minds ” , this one authored by CNN ’ s Fareed Zakaria .
“ Russia hasn ’ t just hacked our computer systems .
It ’ s hacked our minds.
” blares the ridiculous , propagandistic headline for an article about “ the Russian model ” of propaganda which “ rests on the principle that people get convinced when they hear the same message many times from a variety of sources , no matter how biased.
” Which is funny , since this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has repeated this cartoonish narrative about Russian mind-hackers .
Just two months ago the Washington Post editorial board published an article titled “ The U.S. may be safe from foreign interference in this election .
But what about perception hacking ?
“ , which opens with the line “ Russia and other adversaries may not need to hack the election if they can hack something else : our minds.
” The paranoid screed unironically argued that Russia is using its super powerful propaganda engine to make people paranoid and doubtful of US electoral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adverse effect on the US election .
As though telling people their mental and perceptual faculties are being hacked by a hostile foreign enemy with the goal of influencing the election would not make them paranoid and doubtful of US electoral systems .
Zakaria ’ s piece builds on this already established theme by parroting the still completely evidence-free claim that Russia was responsible for the far-reaching cyber intrusion into the IT company SolarWinds , whose cybersecurity we recently learned was left so unprotected that its update server ’ s password was literally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the perhaps more insidious Russian efforts at disinformation , which have helped to reshape the information environment worldwide ?
” Zakaria asks .
He then does a few mental gymnastics to tie Russia ’ s propaganda campaign to Donald Trump , because of course he does , and leaves the reader with the closing line , “ The problem is not just that Russia has hacked America ’ s computer systems .
It seems to have hacked our minds.
” WaPo keeps hammering this narrative about powerful Russian mind-hackers as though Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ propaganda campaign on the world stage and not one of the weaker ones doing so .
The US government itself openly uses propaganda on foreigners with programs like Radio Free Europe , Radio Free Asia and Voice of America , which actually serve the more important function of presenting the illusion that those are the only form of US government propaganda .
In reality the plutocratic class which owns the mass media works closely with the US government and sets up its institutions to only elevate voices which advance narratives that are favorable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ built their kingdoms upon .
WaPo itself is owned by the richest man in the world who is also a CIA contractor and sits on a Pentagon advisory board .
The unofficial propaganda operations of the oligarchic empire give it a massive edge in international narrative control that dwarfs both official US propaganda programs and anything the Russian government could ever come up with .
Among some very stiff competition , one of the dumbest recurring themes in western imperialist media is the idea that world affairs , entire electoral and governmental systems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are being controlled by a nation with the same GDP as South Korea .
Russia does not have an especially strong sway over the world stage , it just happens to be one of the few remaining power structures which have resisted absorption into the US-centralized empire and is being targeted with a propaganda campaign aimed at changing that .
Russia is not hacking your mind .
If anyone is hacking your mind , it ’ s the vast globe-spanning power structure loosely centralized around the United States which has been aggressively propagandizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quo politics since you were born .
The dawn of political insight comes when you realize that propaganda is not just something that is done by other nations to other people .
It is done by your own rulers , in your own nation , and it is being done to you .

The Washington Post has published another article warning its readers that the Russians are “hacking our minds”, this one authored by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria.
“Russia hasn’t just hacked our computer systems. It’s hacked our minds.” blares the ridiculous, propagandistic headline for an article about “the Russian model” of propaganda which “rests on the principle that people get convinced when they hear the same message many times from a variety of sources, no matter how biased.”
Which is funny, since this is not the first time WaPo itself has repeated this cartoonish narrative about Russian mind-hackers.
The problem is not just that Russia has hacked America’s computer systems. It seems to have hacked our minds. My latest column: https://t.co/iVFK7u2F4o — Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) December 18, 2020
"Russia and other adversaries may not need to hack the election if they can hack something else: our minds." From The Washington Post. Democracy Dies in Darkness. pic.twitter.com/RkURiogRUc — Caitlin Johnstone ? (@caitoz) October 4, 2020
Just two months ago the Washington Post editorial board published an article titled “The U.S. may be safe from foreign interference in this election. But what about perception hacking?“, which opens with the line “Russia and other adversaries may not need to hack the election if they can hack something else: our minds.”
The paranoid screed unironically argued that Russia is using its super powerful propaganda engine to make people paranoid and doubtful of US electoral systems, which could actually have an adverse effect on the US election. As though telling people their mental and perceptual faculties are being hacked by a hostile foreign enemy with the goal of influencing the election would not make them paranoid and doubtful of US electoral systems.
Zakaria’s piece builds on this already established theme by parroting the still completely evidence-free claim that Russia was responsible for the far-reaching cyber intrusion into the IT company SolarWinds, whose cybersecurity we recently learned was left so unprotected that its update server’s password was literally “solarwinds123”.
“But what about the perhaps more insidious Russian efforts at disinformation, which have helped to reshape the information environment worldwide?” Zakaria asks. He then does a few mental gymnastics to tie Russia’s propaganda campaign to Donald Trump, because of course he does, and leaves the reader with the closing line, “The problem is not just that Russia has hacked America’s computer systems. It seems to have hacked our minds.”
Nothing to see here. In the West, it's perfectly normal and not at all compromising for a news agency like @Reuters to employ a CIA agent to ensure that the company can "meet the disparate needs of the U.S. Government." https://t.co/I5DJH04Beq pic.twitter.com/qjxtJcwFDB — Ali Abunimah (@AliAbunimah) December 17, 2020
WaPo keeps hammering this narrative about powerful Russian mind-hackers as though Russia is the only nation with an existing propaganda campaign on the world stage and not one of the weaker ones doing so. The US government itself openly uses propaganda on foreigners with programs like Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia and Voice of America, which actually serve the more important function of presenting the illusion that those are the only form of US government propaganda.
In reality the plutocratic class which owns the mass media works closely with the US government and sets up its institutions to only elevate voices which advance narratives that are favorable to the status quo those plutocrats have built their kingdoms upon. WaPo itself is owned by the richest man in the world who is also a CIA contractor and sits on a Pentagon advisory board. The unofficial propaganda operations of the oligarchic empire give it a massive edge in international narrative control that dwarfs both official US propaganda programs and anything the Russian government could ever come up with.
Among some very stiff competition, one of the dumbest recurring themes in western imperialist media is the idea that world affairs, entire electoral and governmental systems, and even our very minds, are being controlled by a nation with the same GDP as South Korea. Russia does not have an especially strong sway over the world stage, it just happens to be one of the few remaining power structures which have resisted absorption into the US-centralized empire and is being targeted with a propaganda campaign aimed at changing that.
Russia is not hacking your mind. If anyone is hacking your mind, it’s the vast globe-spanning power structure loosely centralized around the United States which has been aggressively propagandizing you into supporting the continuation of status quo politics since you were born.
The dawn of political insight comes when you realize that propaganda is not just something that is done by other nations to other people. It is done by your own rulers, in your own nation, and it is being done to you.
Republished from CaitlinJohnstone.com with permission


wearechange--2020-12-19--Tulsi Gabbard and Thomas Massie Team Up on Bipartisan Bill to Repeal the Patriot Act

Thomas Massie , a Republican , and Tulsi Gabbard , a Democrat , have teamed up to introduce a bipartisan bill designed to repeal the Patriot Act .
The two lawmakers are proposing legislation designed to limit government surveillance that takes place without warrants and probable cause .
The bill is called “ The Protect Our Civil Liberties Act ” and it seeks to repeal both the Patriot Act and the FISA Amendments Act , which allow government agencies to indiscriminately collect data on every American citizen .
In a video announcement posted to her Twitter account on Wednesday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress “ reexamines how best to strike this balance of protecting our national security interests while also ensuring that the constitutional rights of every single American is preserved.
” “ Protection of our civil liberties is essential .
Join us in making sure that our constitutional rights are upheld , ” she added .
Gabbard also said that intelligence agencies have “ not been transparent or honest with the American people or even Congress about what they ’ ve been doing.
” The bill also seeks to protect whistleblowers like Edward Snowden or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ retaliate against whistleblowers .
It would also ban “ government-mandated back doors ” that are often built into electronics and software .
Massie retweeted Gabbard ’ s video announcement and said that he is “ honored to cosponsor a bill to repeal the Patriot Act with my friend across the aisle @ TulsiGabbard.
” In a separate statement of his own , Massie said the Patriot Act violates the Fourth Amendment and has expanded domestic surveillance in the country .
“ Our Founding Fathers fought and died to stop the kind of warrantless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the FISA Amendments Act authorize .
It is long past time to repeal the Patriot Act and reassert the constitutional rights of all Americans , ” he said .
The Patriot Act was authorized shortly after the attacks on the World Trade Center buildings in New York City in September of 2001 .
The new policy drastically expanded the power of the US government , granting them unprecedented spying powers , along with the ability to kill and detain anyone deemed to be an “ enemy combatant.
” Opponents of the law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of immigrants , permission to law enforcement to search a home or business without the owner ’ s or the occupant ’ s consent or knowledge , as well as the expanded use of National Security Letters , which allows the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) to search telephone , e-mail , and financial records without a court order , and the expanded access of law enforcement agencies to business records , including library and financial records .
Since its passage , several court challenges have been brought against the act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a number of provisions are unconstitutional .

Thomas Massie, a Republican, and Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat, have teamed up to introduce a bipartisan bill designed to repeal the Patriot Act.
The two lawmakers are proposing legislation designed to limit government surveillance that takes place without warrants and probable cause.
The bill is called “The Protect Our Civil Liberties Act” and it seeks to repeal both the Patriot Act and the FISA Amendments Act, which allow government agencies to indiscriminately collect data on every American citizen.
In a video announcement posted to her Twitter account on Wednesday, Gabbard said the bill would see that Congress “reexamines how best to strike this balance of protecting our national security interests while also ensuring that the constitutional rights of every single American is preserved.”
“Protection of our civil liberties is essential. Join us in making sure that our constitutional rights are upheld,” she added.
Gabbard also said that intelligence agencies have “not been transparent or honest with the American people or even Congress about what they’ve been doing.”
The bill also seeks to protect whistleblowers like Edward Snowden or Julian Assange by making it illegal to retaliate against whistleblowers.
It would also ban “government-mandated back doors” that are often built into electronics and software.
Massie retweeted Gabbard’s video announcement and said that he is “honored to cosponsor a bill to repeal the Patriot Act with my friend across the aisle @TulsiGabbard.”
I’m honored to cosponsor a bill to repeal the Patriot Act with my friend across the aisle @TulsiGabbard https://t.co/dU3M53rSm8 — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 16, 2020
In a separate statement of his own, Massie said the Patriot Act violates the Fourth Amendment and has expanded domestic surveillance in the country.
“Our Founding Fathers fought and died to stop the kind of warrantless spying and searches that the Patriot Act and the FISA Amendments Act authorize. It is long past time to repeal the Patriot Act and reassert the constitutional rights of all Americans,” he said.
The Patriot Act was authorized shortly after the attacks on the World Trade Center buildings in New York City in September of 2001. The new policy drastically expanded the power of the US government, granting them unprecedented spying powers, along with the ability to kill and detain anyone deemed to be an “enemy combatant.”
Opponents of the law have criticized its provision for indefinite detention of immigrants, permission to law enforcement to search a home or business without the owner’s or the occupant’s consent or knowledge, as well as the expanded use of National Security Letters, which allows the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to search telephone, e-mail, and financial records without a court order, and the expanded access of law enforcement agencies to business records, including library and financial records.
Since its passage, several court challenges have been brought against the act, and federal courts have ruled that a number of provisions are unconstitutional.
Republished from TheMindUnleashed.com under Creative Commons


wearechange--2020-12-21--Ron Paul: Congress Again Proves That the Business of Washington is War

Libertarian educator Tom Woods famously quipped that “ no matter who you vote for you end up with John McCain.
” Unfortunately Woods was proven right for about the thousandth time this past week , as Washington again showed us that it is all about war .
First , we learned that if Joe Biden ends up in the White House next month he intends to put a deep state member of the military-industrial complex in charge of the Pentagon .
General Lloyd Austin will be only the second Defense Secretary in decades to require a special Senate waiver to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mattis under President Trump also needed a waiver , as he had been out of the military less than the required seven years before becoming Defense Secretary .
But the revolving door between active military service and civilian leadership of the Pentagon is perhaps less troubling than the revolving door between the military-industrial complex and leadership of the Defense Department .
As the first African-American to take charge of the Pentagon , the Austin pick is celebrated as a great victory for “ diversity.
” However , if we move beyond the color @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s selection is not all that diverse .
Gen. Austin was head of the US Central Command under an Obama Administration that launched a brutal war on Libya under false pretenses and pursued a regime-change policy in Syria that involved arming and training jihadists .
Upon retirement , as is all too common with military leaders , he cashed in on his service with a position on the board of military contractor Raytheon .
Austin will be “ business as usual ” for Washington ’ s warmongers and the military contractors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overseas .
Then things went from bad to worse , as the yearly monstrosity called the National Defense Authorization Act ( NDAA ) was passed with an amendment severely restricting the US president ’ s ability to remove troops from Afghanistan and Europe .
Offered by neoconservative Congresswoman Liz Cheney , daughter of the warmongering Dick Cheney , the amendment all but guarantees that America ’ s longest war in history will continue pointlessly onward .
A coalition of warmongering Democrats and Republicans have been furious with President Trump for his last minute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and elsewhere , and they appear to have a veto-proof majority to tie the president ’ s hands .
Congress has for decades believed that the president can go to war whenever or wherever he pleases without a declaration , but if the president dares attempt to end a war their belief in a “ unitary executive ” is thrown out the window .
What hypocrisy .
The Constitution is clear that the president is the commander in chief of the military and as such should have the authority to move troops as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that 535 Members of Congress trying to micromanage troops on the battlefield is not a good idea .
Congress has it backward .
It should be very difficult for a president to take the country to war and easy for that war to be ended .
Time after time , the “ peace ” candidate usually wins the election .
But no matter how sick the American people are of endless war , the war machine finds a way to keep chugging along .
What will it take to return to a policy @ @ @ @ @

Libertarian educator Tom Woods famously quipped that “no matter who you vote for you end up with John McCain.” Unfortunately Woods was proven right for about the thousandth time this past week, as Washington again showed us that it is all about war.
First, we learned that if Joe Biden ends up in the White House next month he intends to put a deep state member of the military-industrial complex in charge of the Pentagon. General Lloyd Austin will be only the second Defense Secretary in decades to require a special Senate waiver to serve in that position. Gen. James Mattis under President Trump also needed a waiver, as he had been out of the military less than the required seven years before becoming Defense Secretary.
But the revolving door between active military service and civilian leadership of the Pentagon is perhaps less troubling than the revolving door between the military-industrial complex and leadership of the Defense Department.
As the first African-American to take charge of the Pentagon, the Austin pick is celebrated as a great victory for “diversity.” However, if we move beyond the color of a person’s skin, Biden’s selection is not all that diverse. Gen. Austin was head of the US Central Command under an Obama Administration that launched a brutal war on Libya under false pretenses and pursued a regime-change policy in Syria that involved arming and training jihadists. Upon retirement, as is all too common with military leaders, he cashed in on his service with a position on the board of military contractor Raytheon.
Austin will be “business as usual” for Washington’s warmongers and the military contractors who make a fortune inventing endless conflicts overseas.
Then things went from bad to worse, as the yearly monstrosity called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was passed with an amendment severely restricting the US president’s ability to remove troops from Afghanistan and Europe. Offered by neoconservative Congresswoman Liz Cheney, daughter of the warmongering Dick Cheney, the amendment all but guarantees that America’s longest war in history will continue pointlessly onward.
A coalition of warmongering Democrats and Republicans have been furious with President Trump for his last minute effort to draw troops down from Afghanistan and elsewhere, and they appear to have a veto-proof majority to tie the president’s hands.
Congress has for decades believed that the president can go to war whenever or wherever he pleases without a declaration, but if the president dares attempt to end a war their belief in a “unitary executive” is thrown out the window. What hypocrisy.
The Constitution is clear that the president is the commander in chief of the military and as such should have the authority to move troops as he sees fit. The Founders understood that 535 Members of Congress trying to micromanage troops on the battlefield is not a good idea.
Congress has it backward. It should be very difficult for a president to take the country to war and easy for that war to be ended.
Time after time, the “peace” candidate usually wins the election. But no matter how sick the American people are of endless war, the war machine finds a way to keep chugging along. What will it take to return to a policy of peace and prosperity?
Republished from RonPaulInstitute.org with permission


wearechange--2020-12-20--“Trying to Get the Hell Out”: Emergency Lockdown in London Triggers Mass Exodus

With more than 16 million Britons now required to stay at home as coronavirus lockdown went into effect on Sunday , tens of thousands of Londoners scrambled to get out of the capital Saturday night .
Boris Johnson ’ s bombshell announcement to introduce Tier 4 restrictions in London and southeast England , to mitigate the spreading of a new strain of the coronavirus , sparked traffic jams and crowded train terminals as people made a mad dash out of the metro area before draconian new rules were imposed at midnight .
“ Traffic data showed jams increasing inside London @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were surging with increased demand , ” The Independent said .
Here are the scene from last night .
Even on Sunday , roadways leaving London appear congested .
Additionally , people fled on public transportation .
For instance , by evening , train tickets sold out at several London stations , including Paddington , Kings Cross , and Euston .
Footage taken at London ’ s St Pancras station showed no social distancing was followed as people were only concerned about escaping the city by midnight .
A woman told the Press @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along with their young son , made the “ split decision ” to leave the metro area for the coast to escape the new lockdown .
Other train stations in the metro area experienced “ travel chaos.
” A Tier 4 level for London and southeast England – about one-third of the English population – means millions will have to stay at home except for essential reasons .
Retail and indoor leisure and entertainment will be closed , along with social mixing will be limited to meeting one other person .
In other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who decided to spend the holidays in London rushed to stores to load up on essentials .
Johnson had initially planned to ease the draconian measures ahead of the holidays , but an abrupt change occurred after government scientists found the virus mutated .
We asked the question last month : Can new strains of COVID-19 render vaccines completely useless ?
While it ’ s anyone ’ s guess how long the new coronavirus restrictions will stay , a reminder from Goldman Sach ’ s team of analysts showed virus cases accelerate in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dramatic slowdown in economies during 4Q20 into 1Q21 .

With more than 16 million Britons now required to stay at home as coronavirus lockdown went into effect on Sunday, tens of thousands of Londoners scrambled to get out of the capital Saturday night.
Boris Johnson’s bombshell announcement to introduce Tier 4 restrictions in London and southeast England, to mitigate the spreading of a new strain of the coronavirus, sparked traffic jams and crowded train terminals as people made a mad dash out of the metro area before draconian new rules were imposed at midnight.
“Traffic data showed jams increasing inside London and its surrounds, and train prices were surging with increased demand,” The Independent said.
Here are the scene from last night.
Why would there be traffic jams in London on a Saturday night during COVID? Surely not because everyone is trying to get the hell out… pic.twitter.com/j2Z3GwFt7e — Tim Head (@betatim) December 19, 2020
Oh my god London roads are fucked right now. Absolute manic rush hour traffic. Visible suitcases in 50% of cars, people on this bus with suitcases holy shit. — Dumb Dog Vio (@VioBarks) December 19, 2020
Even on Sunday, roadways leaving London appear congested.
Additionally, people fled on public transportation. For instance, by evening, train tickets sold out at several London stations, including Paddington, Kings Cross, and Euston.
Footage taken at London’s St Pancras station showed no social distancing was followed as people were only concerned about escaping the city by midnight.
Last train out of Saigon. Queue at St Pancras as we wait to board the Leeds bound train. pic.twitter.com/cFDBDNnYFC — Harriet Clugston (@HarrietClugston) December 19, 2020
A woman told the Press Association that she and her husband, along with their young son, made the “split decision” to leave the metro area for the coast to escape the new lockdown.
“We just made the decision to leave based on the fact that my parents said come, and we couldn’t bear the thought of no fresh air and a toddler going rogue round a small flat for the foreseeable,” she said.
Other train stations in the metro area experienced “travel chaos.”
If they didn’t want this new variant to get out of London, it’s just found a possible new route. It’s called the train line to the East Midlands from St Pancras station tonight … ? pic.twitter.com/hIPOMG7Bex — Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) December 19, 2020
@EastMidRailway Could you please explain why the 20:02 train from London to Leeds has been this severely overbooked? I can’t fathom the fact many of us have paid hundreds of pounds for a hellish journey like this. pic.twitter.com/jtugmR59Ts — Molly Cochrane (@mollcochrane) December 19, 2020
A Tier 4 level for London and southeast England – about one-third of the English population – means millions will have to stay at home except for essential reasons. Retail and indoor leisure and entertainment will be closed, along with social mixing will be limited to meeting one other person. In other words, Christmas is canceled.
Those who decided to spend the holidays in London rushed to stores to load up on essentials.
Johnson had initially planned to ease the draconian measures ahead of the holidays, but an abrupt change occurred after government scientists found the virus mutated.
We asked the question last month: Can new strains of COVID-19 render vaccines completely useless?
While it’s anyone’s guess how long the new coronavirus restrictions will stay, a reminder from Goldman Sach’s team of analysts showed virus cases accelerate in colder weather and will lead to a dramatic slowdown in economies during 4Q20 into 1Q21.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-12-20--CDC Issues New Guidelines, Launches Probe After 1000s Negatively-Affected Following COVID-19 Vaccina

CDC Issues New Guidelines, Launches Probe After 1000s Negatively-Affected Following COVID-19 Vaccination

Thousands of people have been unable to work or perform daily activities , or required care from a healthcare professional , after getting the new COVID-19 vaccine , according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) .
As of Dec. 18 , 3,150 people reported what the agency terms “ Health Impact Events ” after getting vaccinated .
The definition of the term is : “ unable to perform normal daily activities , unable to work , required care from doctor or health care professional.
” As The Epoch Times ’ Zachary Stieber @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effects reported them through V-safe , a smartphone application .
The tool uses text messages and web surveys to provide personalized health check-ins and allows users to quickly tell the CDC if they are experiencing side effects .
The CDC and Pfizer , which produces the vaccine with BioNTech , didn ’ t respond to request for comments .
The information was presented by Dr. Thomas Clark , a CDC epidemiologist , to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices , an independent panel that provides recommendations to the agency , on Saturday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the vaccine were administered as of Dec. 19 .
That means most people who were vaccinated did not experience negative effects .
The CDC has identified six case reports of anaphylaxis , or severe allergic reaction , that occurred following vaccination with the new vaccine , Clark reported .
Other case reports were reviewed and determined not to be of anaphylaxis .
In an update on Friday , the agency stressed that anyone who has ever had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient in a COVID-19 vaccine should not get that vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other vaccines should consult their doctor about getting the new vaccine while those with a history of anaphylaxis not related to vaccines “ may still get vaccinated.
” Anyone who experiences anaphylaxis after getting the first vaccine should not get the second shot , the CDC said .
COVID-19 vaccines are meant to be given across two doses , spaced about three weeks apart .
At least five healthcare workers in Alaska experienced adverse reactions after getting the Pfizer vaccine , the Anchorage Daily News reported .
One of two experiencing adverse reactions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the hospital for at least two nights .
An Illinois hospital halted vaccinations after four workers suffered adverse reactions .
Dr. Peter Marks , the director of Food and Drug Administration ’ s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research , told reporters in a call on Thursday night that the agency is working with the CDC , and colleagues in the United Kingdom , on probing the allergic reactions .
Noting that he was speculating , Marks said it ’ s known that polyethylene glycol – a component present in both the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regulators approved earlier in the day – can be associated , uncommonly , with allergic reactions .
They go away after a day .
According to the FDA website , the most commonly reported side effects include tiredness , headache , muscle pain , and chills .
The agency said they go away after several days .
One volunteer in Pfizer ’ s late-stage clinical trial experienced an allergic reaction .
Two people in Moderna ’ s phase 3 clinical trial experienced anaphylactic reactions , the company said during a meeting on Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outweigh the risk , FDA officials said , as they granted emergency use authorization to the vaccines about seven days apart .
People who get a COVID-19 vaccine should be monitored for at least 15 minutes after getting vaccinated , according to the CDC .
If someone experiences a severe allergic reaction against getting a COVID-19 vaccine , vaccination providers are supposed to provide rapid care and call for emergency medical services .
The person should continue to be monitored in a medical facility for at least several hours .

Thousands of people have been unable to work or perform daily activities, or required care from a healthcare professional, after getting the new COVID-19 vaccine, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
As of Dec. 18, 3,150 people reported what the agency terms “Health Impact Events” after getting vaccinated.
The definition of the term is: “unable to perform normal daily activities, unable to work, required care from doctor or health care professional.”
As The Epoch Times’ Zachary Stieber reports, the people reporting the negative effects reported them through V-safe, a smartphone application. The tool uses text messages and web surveys to provide personalized health check-ins and allows users to quickly tell the CDC if they are experiencing side effects.
The CDC and Pfizer, which produces the vaccine with BioNTech, didn’t respond to request for comments.
The information was presented by Dr. Thomas Clark, a CDC epidemiologist, to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, an independent panel that provides recommendations to the agency, on Saturday.
The CDC said that 272,001 doses of the vaccine were administered as of Dec. 19. That means most people who were vaccinated did not experience negative effects.
The CDC has identified six case reports of anaphylaxis, or severe allergic reaction, that occurred following vaccination with the new vaccine, Clark reported. Other case reports were reviewed and determined not to be of anaphylaxis.
In an update on Friday, the agency stressed that anyone who has ever had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient in a COVID-19 vaccine should not get that vaccine. People with severe allergic reactions to other vaccines should consult their doctor about getting the new vaccine while those with a history of anaphylaxis not related to vaccines “may still get vaccinated.”
“CDC recommends that people with a history of severe allergic reactions not related to vaccines or injectable medications – such as allergies to food, pet, venom, environmental, or latex – may still get vaccinated,” the CDC said. “People with a history of allergies to oral medications or a family history of severe allergic reactions, or who might have a milder allergy to vaccines (no anaphylaxis) – may also still get vaccinated.”
Anyone who experiences anaphylaxis after getting the first vaccine should not get the second shot, the CDC said. COVID-19 vaccines are meant to be given across two doses, spaced about three weeks apart.
At least five healthcare workers in Alaska experienced adverse reactions after getting the Pfizer vaccine, the Anchorage Daily News reported. One of two experiencing adverse reactions at the Bartlett Regional Hospital required treatment at the hospital for at least two nights.
An Illinois hospital halted vaccinations after four workers suffered adverse reactions.
Dr. Peter Marks, the director of Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, told reporters in a call on Thursday night that the agency is working with the CDC, and colleagues in the United Kingdom, on probing the allergic reactions.
“We’ll be looking at all of the data we can from each of these reactions to sort out exactly what happened. And we’ll also be looking to try to understand which components of the vaccine might be helping to produce them,” he said.
Noting that he was speculating, Marks said it’s known that polyethylene glycol – a component present in both the Pfizer vaccine and one from Moderna that regulators approved earlier in the day – can be associated, uncommonly, with allergic reactions.
“So that could be a culprit here. And that’s why we’ll be watching very closely,” he said. “But we just don’t know at this point.” Both vaccines have “systemic side effects,” which are “generally mild,” Marks said.
They go away after a day. According to the FDA website, the most commonly reported side effects include tiredness, headache, muscle pain, and chills. The agency said they go away after several days.
One volunteer in Pfizer’s late-stage clinical trial experienced an allergic reaction. Two people in Moderna’s phase 3 clinical trial experienced anaphylactic reactions, the company said during a meeting on Thursday. But the data showed the benefits outweigh the risk, FDA officials said, as they granted emergency use authorization to the vaccines about seven days apart.
People who get a COVID-19 vaccine should be monitored for at least 15 minutes after getting vaccinated, according to the CDC.
If someone experiences a severe allergic reaction against getting a COVID-19 vaccine, vaccination providers are supposed to provide rapid care and call for emergency medical services. The person should continue to be monitored in a medical facility for at least several hours.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-12-20--California Reports Record COVID Cases and Deaths—Despite Strict Lockdown

On December 4 , a bipartisan group of California legislators sent Gov .
Gavin Newsom a letter urging him to reconsider his order closing outdoor playgrounds as part of his regional stay-at-home order .
“ While we must appropriately consider best practices to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission , we also must ensure the children across the state are not unfairly deprived of their opportunities for outdoor access and play , ” the legislators wrote .
Newsom ’ s order closing outdoor playgrounds—a response many see as senseless and ineffective , which prompted the governor to rescind it—is just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public officials have taken in their attempt to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus .
Other restrictions include a 10 p.m. curfew , bans on outdoor dining and religious gatherings , as well as school closures .
Surveys in recent months have shown California ’ s restrictions are some of the strictest in the US .
Sadly , but perhaps predictably , the regulations do not appear to be working .
State data show California is smashing its previous highs in both COVID-19 cases and deaths .
“ California broke its statewide records @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported in a single day on Wednesday , ” The Hill reports .
“ The state reported 51,724 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday , breaking the previous record of 42,088 cases , which was just set on Monday , according to a Los Angeles Times tally.
” To put these numbers into perspective , the number of deaths California reported on Wednesday was more than double the daily high in any previous month .
California is hardly the only state suffering from a sharp rise in COVID-19 mortality .
But the figures reinforce emerging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions are doing little to tame the coronavirus .
As I recently noted , an abundance of academic research suggests there is little to no correlation between lockdown stringency and COVID mortality rates .
This includes a study published on July 21 in The Lancet , research from Tel Aviv University published in October , and a study published in Frontiers in Public Health in November .
‘ I ’ m Not Sure We Know What We ’ re Doing ’ Newsom ’ s decision to reimpose lockdowns in light of the evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public officials puzzled .
“ During the first Shelter in Place order , which I wholeheartedly endorsed , the virus was brand new and had the capability of spreading exponentially due to zero immunity and people ’ s complete lack of awareness , ” San Mateo County Health Officer Scott Morrow recently observed on the county ’ s website .
“ [ That order ] was very much consistent with my long-held views about the judicious use of power.…However , I very quickly rescinded my initial orders shuttering society and focused my new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ driving the pandemic… .
” Morrow implied that many of the actions being taken suggest California officials have learned little since the spring .
“ Just because one has the legal authority to do something , doesn ’ t mean one has to use it , or that using it is the best course of action , ” he wrote .
“ What I believed back in May , and what I believe now , is the power and authority to control this pandemic lies primarily in your hands , not mine.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the restrictions being imposed across the Golden State .
“ I ’ m not sure we know what we ’ re doing , ” he wrote .
“ I look at surrounding counties who have been much more restrictive than I have been , and wonder what it ’ s bought them.
” Morrow appears to have gleaned an insight once observed by the economist Milton Friedman .
“ One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results , ” Friedman famously observed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ government lockdowns become more clear .
They cause tremendous and widespread harms—no one disagrees on this point—but the supposed benefits of the policies remain tenuous .
Despite the bevy of evidence they possess , lawmakers continue to embrace restrictions because of bad incentives .
The great economist Ludwig von Mises noted long ago that a great deal of modern social conflict is a struggle over who gets to design the world , individuals or authorities .
Mises believed that individuals , if left to their own devices , would generally make rational decisions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is why he saw few things as dangerous as central planners who seek to supplant individual planning with their own ( despite their knowledge limitations ) in an effort to create a more perfect society .
“ The planner is a potential dictator who wants to deprive all other people of the power to plan and act according to their own plans , ” Mises wrote in Socialism : An Economic and Sociological Analysis .
“ He aims at one thing only : the exclusive absolute pre-eminence of his own plan.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 8 million Americans have slipped into poverty since summer .
When one considers the damage government lockdowns have wrought compared to the positive results they ’ ve achieved , one begins to see why Mises saw the unchecked power of authorities as such a threat .

On December 4, a bipartisan group of California legislators sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a letter urging him to reconsider his order closing outdoor playgrounds as part of his regional stay-at-home order.
“While we must appropriately consider best practices to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, we also must ensure the children across the state are not unfairly deprived of their opportunities for outdoor access and play,” the legislators wrote.
Today, we sent another letter to the Governor urging him to reconsider the full closure of playground structures. The local playground may be the only opportunity for some families to “get outdoors,” as advised for physical & mental health. pic.twitter.com/2FB8Oe1CgQ — Lorena Gonzalez (@LorenaSGonzalez) December 4, 2020
Newsom’s order closing outdoor playgrounds—a response many see as senseless and ineffective, which prompted the governor to rescind it—is just one example of the hardline approach California public officials have taken in their attempt to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
Other restrictions include a 10 p.m. curfew, bans on outdoor dining and religious gatherings, as well as school closures. Surveys in recent months have shown California’s restrictions are some of the strictest in the US.
Sadly, but perhaps predictably, the regulations do not appear to be working. State data show California is smashing its previous highs in both COVID-19 cases and deaths.
“California broke its statewide records for both coronavirus cases reported and deaths reported in a single day on Wednesday,” The Hill reports. “The state reported 51,724 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, breaking the previous record of 42,088 cases, which was just set on Monday, according to a Los Angeles Times tally.”
To put these numbers into perspective, the number of deaths California reported on Wednesday was more than double the daily high in any previous month.
State data show CA is smashing previous highs in #Covid_19 cases & deaths, despite having the strictest lockdown in the country. The total number of deaths yesterday (407) was more than 2x daily high in any other month. pic.twitter.com/RQJ3RqCWBP — Jon Miltimore (@miltimore79) December 17, 2020
California is hardly the only state suffering from a sharp rise in COVID-19 mortality. But the figures reinforce emerging evidence that suggests lockdowns and other government restrictions are doing little to tame the coronavirus.
As I recently noted, an abundance of academic research suggests there is little to no correlation between lockdown stringency and COVID mortality rates. This includes a study published on July 21 in The Lancet, research from Tel Aviv University published in October, and a study published in Frontiers in Public Health in November.
‘I’m Not Sure We Know What We’re Doing’
Newsom’s decision to reimpose lockdowns in light of the evidence we have today has left some California public officials puzzled.
“During the first Shelter in Place order, which I wholeheartedly endorsed, the virus was brand new and had the capability of spreading exponentially due to zero immunity and people’s complete lack of awareness,” San Mateo County Health Officer Scott Morrow recently observed on the county’s website. “[That order] was very much consistent with my long-held views about the judicious use of power.…However, I very quickly rescinded my initial orders shuttering society and focused my new orders on the personal behaviors that are driving the pandemic… .”
Morrow implied that many of the actions being taken suggest California officials have learned little since the spring.
“Just because one has the legal authority to do something, doesn’t mean one has to use it, or that using it is the best course of action,” he wrote. “What I believed back in May, and what I believe now, is the power and authority to control this pandemic lies primarily in your hands, not mine.”
Morrow was blunt in his appraisal of the restrictions being imposed across the Golden State.
“I’m not sure we know what we’re doing,” he wrote. “I look at surrounding counties who have been much more restrictive than I have been, and wonder what it’s bought them.”
And don't forget, Florida is the land of old people. The lockdowns kill, not covid. https://t.co/by5ZZWByyu — Mark Stoval (@MarkStoval) December 15, 2020
Why all the media stories hating on Florida now? 1) political, 2) it's been open for months with no disaster, 3) the state ranks 20th in deaths per million, showing YET AGAIN (for the thousandth time) that the merits of lockdowns are unproven. — Jeffrey A Tucker (@jeffreyatucker) December 17, 2020
Morrow appears to have gleaned an insight once observed by the economist Milton Friedman. “One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results,” Friedman famously observed. With every passing week the results of government lockdowns become more clear. They cause tremendous and widespread harms—no one disagrees on this point—but the supposed benefits of the policies remain tenuous. Despite the bevy of evidence they possess, lawmakers continue to embrace restrictions because of bad incentives. The Costs of Abandoning Freedom The great economist Ludwig von Mises noted long ago that a great deal of modern social conflict is a struggle over who gets to design the world, individuals or authorities. Mises believed that individuals, if left to their own devices, would generally make rational decisions based on their own self interest. This is why he saw few things as dangerous as central planners who seek to supplant individual planning with their own (despite their knowledge limitations) in an effort to create a more perfect society. “The planner is a potential dictator who wants to deprive all other people of the power to plan and act according to their own plans,” Mises wrote in Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis. “He aims at one thing only: the exclusive absolute pre-eminence of his own plan.” The Washington Post reported yesterday that nearly 8 million Americans have slipped into poverty since summer. When one considers the damage government lockdowns have wrought compared to the positive results they’ve achieved, one begins to see why Mises saw the unchecked power of authorities as such a threat. Republished from FEE.org under Creative Commons


wearechange--2020-12-21--Top Scientists Questioned COVID Lab Origin in Explosive Emails; Concerns Grow Over “Impartial” WHO P

Top Scientists Questioned COVID Lab Origin in Explosive Emails; Concerns Grow Over “Impartial” WHO Probe

Top-level scientists and government doctors in the United States suggested that COVID-19 could have originated from human activities , with one asking if it may have been deliberately engineered , according to the Daily Mail .
The emails were obtained via the freedom of information act ( FOIA ) , and detail communications between University of North Carolina epidemiologist Ralph Baric – whose team created chimeric viruses in collaboration with the Wuhan Institute of Virology .
Baric has admitted that viruses can be made without any signs of manipulation .
The epidemiologist joined discussions among a group of experts in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ official at the US Department of Homeland Security after reports of a strange new respiratory virus killing people in Wuhan .
The chain of correspondence was given the jocular subject tag of Red Dawn .
On February 10 – the day one official wrote that China had stopped including its asymptomatic cases in data , thus making it appear to the world that its outbreak was slowing – they were joined by Mark Keim , a former White House adviser on disaster prevention .
He offered the group – which included the senior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office – a nine-point list of ‘ situational assumptions ’ that began by clearly stating : ‘ The novel virus could be anthropogenic rather than zoonotic.
’ –Daily Mail “ We know that both anthropogenic and zoonotic pathogens exist , ” Keim told the Mail , adding that while most epidemics are zoonotic ( animal origin ) in nature , scientists should only eliminate theories – such as the lab hypothesis – based on firm evidence .
“ We have to be careful about making assumptions that have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In a March 5 email , another participant “ suggested this is engineered , ” referring to COVID-19 , to which Baric – who manipulated viruses with the Wuhan scientists – responded firmly , saying “ There is absolutely no evidence that this virus is bio-engineered.
” Meanwhile , scientists at the National Academics of Sciences , Engineering and Medicine changed a draft of a White House report to exclude a footnote saying ‘ this does not preclude an unintentional release from a laboratory studying the evolution of coronaviruses.
’ “ If you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot to consider from both scenarios , ” says virus expert Trevor Bedford , who said last week that “ we could not say definitely whether emergence into human population occurred via zoonosis or lab escape.
” “ I still view zoonosis as the most likely scenario , but I still view this as not definitive , ” he added .
Meanwhile , scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology have had to divulge details about bat coronavirus samples in their possession , which they have admitted were linked to the deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar respiratory disease .
Shi Zhengli , a renowned Wuhan-based virologist who has worked closely with Baric and is known as Batwoman for her expeditions to gather samples in caves , had to clarify a paper in Nature magazine written with two colleagues at the top-security laboratory after inconsistencies were spotted .
This highly-influential paper , sent on the day China belatedly admitted to human transmission , disclosed the existence of a virus called RaTG13 that is the closest known relative to Sars-Cov-2 , with more than 96 per cent genetic similarity .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and stored at their lab .
Other experts questioned why more information was not shared about this strain .
It later emerged the name was changed from another virus identified in a 2016 paper –but , unusually , was not cited and obscured links to the dead miners .
–Daily Mail David Relman , an emerging infectious diseases expert at Stanford University , said “ If Sars-Cov-2 escaped from a lab to cause the pandemic , it will become critical to understand the chain of events and prevent this from happening again , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to believe that the genetic sequence os SARS-CoV-2 may have been “ recovered from a bat sample and viable virus resurrected from a synthetic genome to study it before that virus accidentally escaped.
” Concerns over WHO and Lancet cover-up While top scientists have expressed concerns over potential man-made origins , others are worried that a Beijing-approved mission from the WHO and a Lancet investigation – both of which include Peter Daszak – head of Eco-Health Alliance , which orchestrated a statement in The Lancet by 27 scientists denouncing ‘ conspiracy theories suggesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ origin.
’ EcoHealth Alliance notably received millions of dollars of U.S. taxpayer funding to genetically manipulate coronaviruses with scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology .
The WHO has allowed China to vet scientists taking part in the probe , while also appointing to its ten-strong team the British charity chief Peter Daszak whose funding for research on bat viruses in a high-security Wuhan laboratory was stopped on safety grounds .
Daszak , president of Eco-Health Alliance , has led efforts that have dismissed concerns over lab leakage as a ‘ baseless ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fury of critics , he is heading a task force on the pandemic ’ s origins for The Lancet medical journal .
–Daily Mail Read the rest of the report here .

Top-level scientists and government doctors in the United States suggested that COVID-19 could have originated from human activities, with one asking if it may have been deliberately engineered, according to the Daily Mail.
The emails were obtained via the freedom of information act (FOIA), and detail communications between University of North Carolina epidemiologist Ralph Baric – whose team created chimeric viruses in collaboration with the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Baric has admitted that viruses can be made without any signs of manipulation.
The epidemiologist joined discussions among a group of experts in Government and universities brought together by an official at the US Department of Homeland Security after reports of a strange new respiratory virus killing people in Wuhan. The chain of correspondence was given the jocular subject tag of Red Dawn. On February 10 – the day one official wrote that China had stopped including its asymptomatic cases in data, thus making it appear to the world that its outbreak was slowing – they were joined by Mark Keim, a former White House adviser on disaster prevention. He offered the group – which included the senior medical officer in the department’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office – a nine-point list of ‘situational assumptions’ that began by clearly stating: ‘The novel virus could be anthropogenic rather than zoonotic.’ –Daily Mail
“We know that both anthropogenic and zoonotic pathogens exist,” Keim told the Mail, adding that while most epidemics are zoonotic (animal origin) in nature, scientists should only eliminate theories – such as the lab hypothesis – based on firm evidence. “We have to be careful about making assumptions that have no proof,” he added.
In a March 5 email, another participant “suggested this is engineered,” referring to COVID-19, to which Baric – who manipulated viruses with the Wuhan scientists – responded firmly, saying “There is absolutely no evidence that this virus is bio-engineered.”
Meanwhile, scientists at the National Academics of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine changed a draft of a White House report to exclude a footnote saying ‘this does not preclude an unintentional release from a laboratory studying the evolution of coronaviruses.’
“If you start weighing evidence, there’s a lot to consider from both scenarios,” says virus expert Trevor Bedford, who said last week that “we could not say definitely whether emergence into human population occurred via zoonosis or lab escape.”
“I still view zoonosis as the most likely scenario, but I still view this as not definitive,” he added.
Meanwhile, scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology have had to divulge details about bat coronavirus samples in their possession, which they have admitted were linked to the deaths in 2012 of three miners from a similar respiratory disease. Shi Zhengli, a renowned Wuhan-based virologist who has worked closely with Baric and is known as Batwoman for her expeditions to gather samples in caves, had to clarify a paper in Nature magazine written with two colleagues at the top-security laboratory after inconsistencies were spotted. This highly-influential paper, sent on the day China belatedly admitted to human transmission, disclosed the existence of a virus called RaTG13 that is the closest known relative to Sars-Cov-2, with more than 96 per cent genetic similarity. It was sampled from a horseshoe bat and stored at their lab. Other experts questioned why more information was not shared about this strain. It later emerged the name was changed from another virus identified in a 2016 paper –but, unusually, was not cited and obscured links to the dead miners. –Daily Mail
David Relman, an emerging infectious diseases expert at Stanford University, said “If Sars-Cov-2 escaped from a lab to cause the pandemic, it will become critical to understand the chain of events and prevent this from happening again,” adding that it’s plausible to believe that the genetic sequence os SARS-CoV-2 may have been “recovered from a bat sample and viable virus resurrected from a synthetic genome to study it before that virus accidentally escaped.”
Concerns over WHO and Lancet cover-up
While top scientists have expressed concerns over potential man-made origins, others are worried that a Beijing-approved mission from the WHO and a Lancet investigation – both of which include Peter Daszak – head of Eco-Health Alliance, which orchestrated a statement in The Lancet by 27 scientists denouncing ‘conspiracy theories suggesting that COVID-19 does not have a natural origin.’
EcoHealth Alliance notably received millions of dollars of U.S. taxpayer funding to genetically manipulate coronaviruses with scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
The WHO has allowed China to vet scientists taking part in the probe, while also appointing to its ten-strong team the British charity chief Peter Daszak whose funding for research on bat viruses in a high-security Wuhan laboratory was stopped on safety grounds. Daszak, president of Eco-Health Alliance, has led efforts that have dismissed concerns over lab leakage as a ‘baseless’ conspiracy theory. Also, to the fury of critics, he is heading a task force on the pandemic’s origins for The Lancet medical journal. –Daily Mail
Read the rest of the report here.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-12-21--Biden: Trump “Deserves Credit” for COVID-19 Vaccine

After being vaccinated on Monday with the Pfizer vaccine ( live on camera to try and help bolster public confidence in the vaccine ) , former Vice President Joe Biden declared that the Trump Administration “ deserves some credit getting this off the ground , ” in reference to “ Operation Warp Speed ” , the program of federal subsidies to drug makers .
Biden claimed he was taking the vaccine to help demonstrate that “ people should be prepared when its available ” whenever their turn comes to take the vaccine .
Even though Pfizer never took money up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal with OWS to deliver 100M doses for just under $ 2BN .
Other vaccine makers have tried their hardest to try and minimize the Trump Administration ’ s role despite taking billions of dollars in federal funding .
Though we wouldn ’ t be surprised to hear some spin-master twist Biden ’ s words to imply that by referring to “ the Administration ” he didn ’ t specifically mean “ President Trump.
” On Tuesday , health officials including Dr. Anthony Fauci and USSD head Alex Azar will be vaccinated at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to a tweet from agency head Francis Collins .

After being vaccinated on Monday with the Pfizer vaccine (live on camera to try and help bolster public confidence in the vaccine), former Vice President Joe Biden declared that the Trump Administration “deserves some credit getting this off the ground,” in reference to “Operation Warp Speed”, the program of federal subsidies to drug makers.
Biden claimed he was taking the vaccine to help demonstrate that “people should be prepared when its available” whenever their turn comes to take the vaccine.
Even though Pfizer never took money up front, the company signed a major deal with OWS to deliver 100M doses for just under $2BN.
After receiving the coronavirus vaccine, Joe Biden says that the Trump administration "deserve some credit" for Operation Warp Speed pic.twitter.com/mvzi58NeCI — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) December 21, 2020
Other vaccine makers have tried their hardest to try and minimize the Trump Administration’s role despite taking billions of dollars in federal funding.
Though we wouldn’t be surprised to hear some spin-master twist Biden’s words to imply that by referring to “the Administration” he didn’t specifically mean “President Trump.”
On Tuesday, health officials including Dr. Anthony Fauci and USSD head Alex Azar will be vaccinated at a National Institutes of Health event Tuesday, according to a tweet from agency head Francis Collins.
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wearechange--2020-12-21--“Reckless Betrayal of Public Trust”: Birx Violated Own Travel Advisory During Thanksgiving

As the virus pandemic aggressively spread across the country ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend , Dr. Deborah Birx , a top member of the White House coronavirus task force , warned Americans to “ be vigilant ” and limit celebrations to “ your immediate household.
” Apparently , Birx neglected to follow her own guidelines as she traveled to her beach home on Fenwick Island in Delaware , the day after Thanksgiving , according to AP News .
There , she spent time with family from other households .
Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday , Birx was one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay home this year to prevent the spread .
AP reported that one of her extended family members blew the whistle on Birx ’ s travels .
AP cited Kathleen Flynn , whose brother is Birx ’ s daughter ’ s husband , revealed Birx ’ s trip “ out of concern for her own parents.
” Birx later admitted she spent two days at the beach town and dined with her family but explained her purpose behind the trip was to prepare her beach home for sale .
While in Delaware , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CBS ’ “ Face the Nation , ” in which she said some Americans “ went across the country or even into the next state ” for Thanksgiving .
The news of Birx breaking her own coronavirus travel advisory did not sit well with many , and it also exposes a two-tiered system where elites don ’ t have to follow the rules while everyone else remains in lockdown .
“ Another rules for thee but not for me !
Tsk tsk , ” Fox News Channel host Janice Dean tweeted .

As the virus pandemic aggressively spread across the country ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Dr. Deborah Birx, a top member of the White House coronavirus task force, warned Americans to “be vigilant” and limit celebrations to “your immediate household.”
Apparently, Birx neglected to follow her own guidelines as she traveled to her beach home on Fenwick Island in Delaware, the day after Thanksgiving, according to AP News. There, she spent time with family from other households.
Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Birx was one of the leading health officials advising Americans to stay home this year to prevent the spread.
AP reported that one of her extended family members blew the whistle on Birx’s travels. AP cited Kathleen Flynn, whose brother is Birx’s daughter’s husband, revealed Birx’s trip “out of concern for her own parents.”
“She cavalierly violated her own guidance,” Flynn told AP.
Birx later admitted she spent two days at the beach town and dined with her family but explained her purpose behind the trip was to prepare her beach home for sale.
“I did not go to Delaware for the purpose of celebrating Thanksgiving,” Birx said in her statement, adding that her family shared a meal together while in Delaware.
While in Delaware, she was bold enough to interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation,” in which she said some Americans “went across the country or even into the next state” for Thanksgiving.
“Some people may have made mistakes over the Thanksgiving time period,” Birx said. She also said those who traveled over the holidays should assume they were infected.
The news of Birx breaking her own coronavirus travel advisory did not sit well with many, and it also exposes a two-tiered system where elites don’t have to follow the rules while everyone else remains in lockdown.
“Another rules for thee but not for me! Tsk tsk,” Fox News Channel host Janice Dean tweeted.
Another rules for thee but not for me! Tsk tsk. https://t.co/HUie8djYTn — Janice Dean (@JaniceDean) December 20, 2020
“This is a reckless betrayal of public trust,” virologist Angela Rasmussen tweeted.
It is astonishing to me that Dr. Birx thinks a multi-generational Thanksgiving gathering is okay for her—even after publicly urging Americans not to do this—because the trip wasn’t primarily for Thanksgiving. This is a reckless betrayal of public trust.https://t.co/SqJxsbMuJQ — Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) December 20, 2020
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