wearechange--2020-07-12--Ghislaine Maxwell Has Videos of “Prominent US Politicians” With Underage Girls, Friend Says

A former Jewel thief who uses the pseudonym William Steel says that he knew both Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell personally and that they showed him recordings of “ two prominent US politicians having sex with minors.
” He said that the pair forced him to watch the videos to prove that they had power , and that they bragged about “ owning ” influential figures and world leaders .
Steel told The Sun “ They wanted to convince me of their power and who they held in their grip .
They boasted about ‘ owning ’ powerful people .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ – celebrities , world figures – in those videos having sex , threesomes , even orgies with minors.
” The former friend also mentioned two ‘ high-profile ’ American politicians who were in videos with minors .
He said that Maxwell seemed more enthusiastic about showing the videos than Epstein .
“ Ghislaine was more into showing me those than Jeff .
When you ’ re in a situation like that , you have to pretend to be non- judgmental .
But it was shocking , ” he said .
“ They wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They were so powerful because of who they knew worldwide , ” he added .
Steel is now an author , who wrote a memoir in 2018 titled Sex And The Serial Killer , which was about his relationship with multi-millionaire suspected serial killer Robert Durst .
Steel says that Epstein and Maxwell would regularly buy his stolen jewelry to give as gifts to the young girls that they were abusing .
“ None of it was for them .
They didn ’ t need to buy stolen jewelry .
They didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the girls , but they did .
They would buy it as gifts for girls they were trying to impress or groom , ” he explained .
Steel claims that he met Epstein in the mid-1990s at a diamond dealer ’ s store in Palm Beach .
“ We were in the upstairs room at a very high-end diamond dealer , the kind of place where only a few people are allowed in at a time .
I was there doing what I do .
I was meeting my fence .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looked only about 13 or 14 and he had his hand in the back of her shorts .
That ’ s what first got my attention .
She was so young and he was much older .
That ’ s when I knew that he was dirty .
I had about 200,000 dollars worth of jewellery that I was getting rid of and later I struck up a conversation with him .
Me being a cocky young guy from New York City , seeing their arrogance and their wealth — I just looked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them for what I could , ” he recalled .
Steel went on to claim that he and Maxwell became “ intimate.
” “ I met Ghislaine at some point later and we were intimate a few times .
I wouldn ’ t say it was a relationship — it was all about what she could use me for to help them , ” he said .
Steel was quick to clarify that he never had any interactions with any of the underage girls in Epstein ’ s company .
As TMU previously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Maxwell has a secret stash of recordings and plans to use the footage as a bargaining tool with prosecutors .

A former Jewel thief who uses the pseudonym William Steel says that he knew both Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell personally and that they showed him recordings of “two prominent US politicians having sex with minors.”
He said that the pair forced him to watch the videos to prove that they had power, and that they bragged about “owning” influential figures and world leaders.
Steel told The Sun “They wanted to convince me of their power and who they held in their grip. They boasted about ‘owning’ powerful people. I saw videos of very powerful people – celebrities, world figures – in those videos having sex, threesomes, even orgies with minors.”
The former friend also mentioned two ‘high-profile’ American politicians who were in videos with minors.
He said that Maxwell seemed more enthusiastic about showing the videos than Epstein.
“Ghislaine was more into showing me those than Jeff. When you’re in a situation like that, you have to pretend to be non- judgmental. But it was shocking,” he said.
“They wanted to impress me and intimidate me. They were so powerful because of who they knew worldwide,” he added.
Steel is now an author, who wrote a memoir in 2018 titled Sex And The Serial Killer, which was about his relationship with multi-millionaire suspected serial killer Robert Durst.
Steel says that Epstein and Maxwell would regularly buy his stolen jewelry to give as gifts to the young girls that they were abusing.
“None of it was for them. They didn’t need to buy stolen jewelry. They didn’t even need to buy stolen jewelry for the girls, but they did. They would buy it as gifts for girls they were trying to impress or groom,” he explained.
Steel claims that he met Epstein in the mid-1990s at a diamond dealer’s store in Palm Beach.
“We were in the upstairs room at a very high-end diamond dealer, the kind of place where only a few people are allowed in at a time. I was there doing what I do. I was meeting my fence. I saw Jeff with a young girl who looked only about 13 or 14 and he had his hand in the back of her shorts. That’s what first got my attention. She was so young and he was much older. That’s when I knew that he was dirty. I had about 200,000 dollars worth of jewellery that I was getting rid of and later I struck up a conversation with him. Me being a cocky young guy from New York City, seeing their arrogance and their wealth — I just looked at it as an opportunity to milk them for what I could,” he recalled.
Steel went on to claim that he and Maxwell became “intimate.”
“I met Ghislaine at some point later and we were intimate a few times. I wouldn’t say it was a relationship — it was all about what she could use me for to help them,” he said.
Steel was quick to clarify that he never had any interactions with any of the underage girls in Epstein’s company.
As TMU previously reported, other sources have previously indicated that Maxwell has a secret stash of recordings and plans to use the footage as a bargaining tool with prosecutors.
Republished from TheMindUnleashed.com with permission


wearechange--2020-07-11--Cops Raid Mansion of St. Louis Couple Who Defended Home From Protesters, Confiscate AR-15

St. Louis authorities confiscated an AR-15 used by Mark McCloskey , who made headlines with his wife Patricia last month when they defended their historic mansion from protesters who had broken down a gate to trespass on their private road .
Police executed a search warrant Friday evening at the McCloskey ’ s home , seizing the rifle used in the June 28 incident , according to KSDK .
The couple said their attorney was in possession of the pistol Patricia McCloskey brandished during the confrontation .
The raid comes two weeks after St. Louis circuit attorney Kimberly Gardner vowed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department to conduct an investigation into the incident .
According to the report , there are no charges against the McCloskeys at this time , as the warrant was just for the guns .
As Fox News reports , the McCloskeys appeared on “ Hannity ” where they said that protesters had returned to their neighborhood on July 3 , however they had been tipped off and hired private security before “ 300 to 500 people ” entered their gated community , according to Patricia McCloskey .
“ [ They said ] that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” she said .
“ They were going to come in there .
They were going to burn down the house .
They were going to be living in our house after I was dead , and they were pointing to different rooms and said , ‘ That ’ s going to be my bedroom and that ’ s going to be the living room and I ’ m going to be taking a shower in that room ’ .
” And now they ’ ve been disarmed .

St. Louis authorities confiscated an AR-15 used by Mark McCloskey, who made headlines with his wife Patricia last month when they defended their historic mansion from protesters who had broken down a gate to trespass on their private road.
Police executed a search warrant Friday evening at the McCloskey’s home, seizing the rifle used in the June 28 incident, according to KSDK. The couple said their attorney was in possession of the pistol Patricia McCloskey brandished during the confrontation. The raid comes two weeks after St. Louis circuit attorney Kimberly Gardner vowed to work with the St. Louis Police Department to conduct an investigation into the incident.
According to the report, there are no charges against the McCloskeys at this time, as the warrant was just for the guns.
As Fox News reports, the McCloskeys appeared on “Hannity” where they said that protesters had returned to their neighborhood on July 3, however they had been tipped off and hired private security before “300 to 500 people” entered their gated community, according to Patricia McCloskey.
Mark & Patricia McCloskey from St Louis have now had to get security guards & board up their home. This is not how people in their 60s should be living, in fear, simply because they own guns & held them to protect themselves.
BLM & these rabid protestors – disgrace to humanity. pic.twitter.com/bNw27vE7pJ — UK Resistance (@ResistanceUkip) July 7, 2020
“[They said] that they were going to kill us,” she said. “They were going to come in there. They were going to burn down the house. They were going to be living in our house after I was dead, and they were pointing to different rooms and said, ‘That’s going to be my bedroom and that’s going to be the living room and I’m going to be taking a shower in that room’.”
And now they’ve been disarmed.
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wearechange--2020-07-12--“Extremely Worrying”: 87.4% of Discharged COVID-19 Patients Have Symptoms Two Months Later

An Italian study tracking discharged coronavirus patients revealed that nearly 90 % of 143 people tracked still have symptoms two months after falling ill , according to the Daily Mail .
Almost half reported a worsened quality of life compared to before they were struck with the virus .
Experts described the results as ‘ extremely worrying ’ .
It follows a study this week which suggested almost 10 per cent of patients who lose their sense of taste or smell during Covid-19 don ’ t get it back within a month .
–Daily Mail The most common symptoms among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joint pain , chest pain , coughing and loss of smell .
Keep in mind that these are people who were sick enough to require hospitalization , while most people who contract coronavirus do not .
The study revealed that just 12.6 % of discharged patients were completely free of COVID-19 symptoms , while 32 % had one or two symptoms and 55 % had more than two .
Patients who continue to exhibit symptoms are often referred to as “ long haulers , ” and have taken to internet forums to describe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ symptoms that just won ’ t go away months later .
The study was led by Dr. Angelo Carfi of the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS hospital in Rome , who surveyed patients on the two month anniversary of when they reported feeling ill .
The patients had been out of the hospital an average of 36 days , with an average time in the hospital of 14 days .
According to Epidemiologist Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz of New South Wales , Australia , the findings are “ extremely worrying , ” though noted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are typical for those recovering from pneumonia – which coronavirus causes in many of those who display symptoms form the disease .
Patients were asked to score their quality of life from zero ( worst imaginable health ) to 100 ( best imaginable health ) before and after having the disease .
If their score dropped by 10 points it was described as ‘ worsened quality of life ’ – which was seen in 44.1 per cent of patients .
The researchers noted that their study can ’ t rule out the symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for them beforehand .
They also couldn ’ t decipher if those who had worse symptoms when they were ill were more likely to have persistent ones afterwards .
Dr Bharat Pankhania , a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Exeter , said the results of the study are ‘ inconclusive ’ due to the small size .
However , he agreed with the study ’ s authors that ‘ there may be a Covid-19 disease syndrome and that we must follow it up ’ , The Telegraph reports .
It follows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who lose their sense of taste and smell with the coronavirus may not get it back within a month .
A change in smell or taste is now recognised as a tell-tale sign of Covid-19 , alongside a continuous cough and fever .
–Daily Mail You can read about people ’ s experiences with COVID-19 , including many ‘ long haulers , ’ here .

An Italian study tracking discharged coronavirus patients revealed that nearly 90% of 143 people tracked still have symptoms two months after falling ill, according to the Daily Mail.
Almost half reported a worsened quality of life compared to before they were struck with the virus. Experts described the results as ‘extremely worrying’. It follows a study this week which suggested almost 10 per cent of patients who lose their sense of taste or smell during Covid-19 don’t get it back within a month. –Daily Mail
The most common symptoms among those surveyed were shortness of breath, joint pain, chest pain, coughing and loss of smell.
Keep in mind that these are people who were sick enough to require hospitalization, while most people who contract coronavirus do not.
The study revealed that just 12.6% of discharged patients were completely free of COVID-19 symptoms, while 32% had one or two symptoms and 55% had more than two.
More than half (53.1 per cent) of patients still had fatigue, 43.4 per cent shortness of breath, 27.3 per cent joint pain and 21.7 per cent chest pain. –Daily Mail
Patients who continue to exhibit symptoms are often referred to as “long haulers,” and have taken to internet forums to describe their frustrating ‘waves’ of COVID-19 symptoms that just won’t go away months later.
The study was led by Dr. Angelo Carfi of the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS hospital in Rome, who surveyed patients on the two month anniversary of when they reported feeling ill. The patients had been out of the hospital an average of 36 days, with an average time in the hospital of 14 days.
According to Epidemiologist Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz of New South Wales, Australia, the findings are “extremely worrying,” though noted on Twitter that many of these symptoms are typical for those recovering from pneumonia – which coronavirus causes in many of those who display symptoms form the disease.
Patients were asked to score their quality of life from zero (worst imaginable health) to 100 (best imaginable health) before and after having the disease. If their score dropped by 10 points it was described as ‘worsened quality of life’ – which was seen in 44.1 per cent of patients. The researchers noted that their study can’t rule out the symptoms experienced by people post-Covid were not typical for them beforehand. They also couldn’t decipher if those who had worse symptoms when they were ill were more likely to have persistent ones afterwards. Dr Bharat Pankhania, a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Exeter, said the results of the study are ‘inconclusive’ due to the small size. However, he agreed with the study’s authors that ‘there may be a Covid-19 disease syndrome and that we must follow it up’, The Telegraph reports. It follows a study which suggested one in ten people who lose their sense of taste and smell with the coronavirus may not get it back within a month. A change in smell or taste is now recognised as a tell-tale sign of Covid-19, alongside a continuous cough and fever. –Daily Mail
You can read about people’s experiences with COVID-19, including many ‘long haulers,’ here.
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wearechange--2020-07-13--Steve Bannon Claims Wuhan Biolab Employees Have Defected, Are Now Working With FBI

One day after a report that a respected Chinese virologist fled Hong Kong to accuse Beijing of a COVID cover-up , former Trump strategist Steve Bannon told the Daily Mail that scientists from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and other labs have defected to the West and are “ turning over evidence ” against the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) for their role in the COVID-19 pandemic which has claimed over 560,000 lives worldwide since last December .
“ People are going to be shocked , ” Bannon told the Mail ( “ from a yacht off the East @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would like us to know ) .
The 66-year-old then said that defectors are cooperating with intelligence agencies in America , Europe and the UK , which have been assembling evidence to challenge the CCP claim that the pandemic originated in a wet market – not in a lab home to scientists who have come under fire for manipulating bat coronavirus to be more transmissible to humans .
“ I think that they [ spy agencies ] have electronic intelligence , and that they have done a full inventory of who has provided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they have very compelling evidence .
And there have also been defectors , ” he said .
“ People around these labs have been leaving China and Hong Kong since mid-February .
[ US intelligence ] along with MI5 and MI6 are trying to build a very thorough legal case , which may take a long time .
It ’ s not like James Bond.
” “ The thing was built with French help , so don ’ t think that there aren ’ t some monitoring devices in there .
I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that these guys were doing experiments which they weren ’ t fully authorized [ for ] or knew what they were doing and that somehow , either through an inadvertent mistake , or on a lab technician , one of these things got out , ” Bannon continued .
“ It ’ s not that hard for these viruses to get out .
That is why these labs are so dangerous.
” “ You essentially had a biological Chernobyl in Wuhan , but the center of gravity , the Ground Zero , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terms of the casualty rates .
And like Chernobyl , you also had the cover-up – the state apparatus reports to itself and just protects itself.
” Mr Bannon , who has close links to Guo Wengui , an exiled Chinese billionaire , told this newspaper : ‘ Regardless of whether it came out of the market or the Wuhan lab , the Chinese Communist party ’ s subsequent decisions hold them guilty of pre-meditated murder .
‘ We know this because Taiwan formally informed the WHO on December 31 that there was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hubei province [ where Wuhan is ] .
The CDC in Beijing was informed on January 2 or 3 , and they decided to withhold that information and then sign a trade deal [ with the US on January 15 ] .
‘ If they had been straightforward and truthful in the last week of December , 95 per cent of the lives lost and the economic carnage would have been contained .
–Daily Mail “ That is the tragedy here .
They used the time to scoop up all the world ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a murderous dictatorship .
The blood is [ also ] on the hands of the world ’ s corporations – the investment banks , the hedge funds and the pension funds – and it is time to start calling it out before it leads to the destruction of the West , ” Bannon elaborated .
“ We are in the most extraordinary crisis in modern American history , more than Vietnam , the Cold War , even the Second World War .
A global pandemic and an economic inferno .
I have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should face criminal charges and be shut down.
” One has to wonder if China will respond with whistleblowers from Ft. Detrick to support their narrative ?

One day after a report that a respected Chinese virologist fled Hong Kong to accuse Beijing of a COVID cover-up, former Trump strategist Steve Bannon told the Daily Mail that scientists from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and other labs have defected to the West and are “turning over evidence” against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for their role in the COVID-19 pandemic which has claimed over 560,000 lives worldwide since last December.
“People are going to be shocked,” Bannon told the Mail (“from a yacht off the East coast of America,” the Mail would like us to know).
The 66-year-old then said that defectors are cooperating with intelligence agencies in America, Europe and the UK, which have been assembling evidence to challenge the CCP claim that the pandemic originated in a wet market – not in a lab home to scientists who have come under fire for manipulating bat coronavirus to be more transmissible to humans.
“I think that they [spy agencies] have electronic intelligence, and that they have done a full inventory of who has provided access to that lab. I think they have very compelling evidence. And there have also been defectors ,” he said. “People around these labs have been leaving China and Hong Kong since mid-February. [US intelligence] along with MI5 and MI6 are trying to build a very thorough legal case, which may take a long time. It’s not like James Bond.”
Mr Bannon even suggested that the French government, which helped to build the institute, had left behind monitoring systems after Beijing shut them out of the project before it opened in 2017. –Daily Mail
“The thing was built with French help, so don’t think that there aren’t some monitoring devices in there. I think what you are going to find out is that these guys were doing experiments which they weren’t fully authorized [for] or knew what they were doing and that somehow, either through an inadvertent mistake, or on a lab technician, one of these things got out,” Bannon continued. “It’s not that hard for these viruses to get out. That is why these labs are so dangerous.”
“You essentially had a biological Chernobyl in Wuhan, but the center of gravity, the Ground Zero, was around the Wuhan lab, in terms of the casualty rates. And like Chernobyl, you also had the cover-up – the state apparatus reports to itself and just protects itself.”
Mr Bannon, who has close links to Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese billionaire, told this newspaper: ‘Regardless of whether it came out of the market or the Wuhan lab, the Chinese Communist party’s subsequent decisions hold them guilty of pre-meditated murder. ‘We know this because Taiwan formally informed the WHO on December 31 that there was some sort of epidemic coming out of Hubei province [where Wuhan is]. The CDC in Beijing was informed on January 2 or 3, and they decided to withhold that information and then sign a trade deal [with the US on January 15]. ‘If they had been straightforward and truthful in the last week of December, 95 per cent of the lives lost and the economic carnage would have been contained. –Daily Mail
Bannon continues:
“That is the tragedy here. They used the time to scoop up all the world’s personal protective equipment. This is a murderous dictatorship. The blood is [also] on the hands of the world’s corporations – the investment banks, the hedge funds and the pension funds – and it is time to start calling it out before it leads to the destruction of the West,” Bannon elaborated. “We are in the most extraordinary crisis in modern American history, more than Vietnam, the Cold War, even the Second World War. A global pandemic and an economic inferno. I have no faith in the WHO, the leadership should face criminal charges and be shut down.”
One has to wonder if China will respond with whistleblowers from Ft. Detrick to support their narrative?
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-07-14--More Than Half of COVID-19 Patients Have Heart Damage in New Study

While the mortality rate from COVID-19 is far lower than initially projected , the disease can leave people with a bevy of health problems of unknown duration ; from fatigue , to lingering respiratory issues , to loss of taste and smell .
Now , we can add heart damage to the list of common post-COVID complications , according to a new study .
The long and short of it : Older individuals with pre-existing heart issues , or those with ‘ sleeper ’ heart conditions which have gone undiagnosed , are at the most risk .
While we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus was suspected of causing – or contributing to – cardiac problems , the extent has been largely unknown .
In April , The Harvard Gazette detailed the “ multiple ways ” COVID-19 may spark cardiac damage ; First , people with preexisting heart disease are at a greater risk for severe cardiovascular and respiratory complications from COVID-19 .
Similarly , research has shown that infection with the influenza virus poses a more severe threat for people with heart disease than those without cardiac problems .
Research also shows that heart attacks can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as the flu .
Second , people with previously undiagnosed heart disease may be presenting with previously silent cardiac symptoms unmasked by the viral infection .
In people with existing heart-vessel blockages , infection , fever , and inflammation can destabilize previously asymptomatic fatty plaques inside the heart vessels .
Fever and inflammation also render the blood more prone to clotting , while also interfering with the body ’ s ability to dissolve clots — a one-two punch akin to throwing gasoline on smoldering embers .
–The Harvard Gazette Last month the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heart attack at the age of 55 after falling ill with coronavirus .
Now , a new study has found that more than half of COVID-19 patients have some type of heart damage , according to Newsweek .
A study involving 1,216 patients – 813 of whom were diagnosed with COVID-19 , revealed that 55 % had abnormalities when given an echocardiogram between April 3 and 20 .
The paper , published in the journal European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging , had an average participant age of 62 , while 70 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scans were performed in a critical care setting , such as an ICU unit or emergency room , while the others were carried out in general medicine settings , cardiology , respiratory , or COVID-19 wards .
Some 54 percent of the patients had severe COVID-19 .
Those with abnormal scans were more likely to be older and have certain underlying heart problems .
But after the team excluded patients with existing heart conditions from their analysis , the proportion of abnormal scan results and those with severe cardiac disease was similar .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to COVID-19 , they said .
–Newsweek In short , people with cardiovascular disease , or who are at risk of developing it , have a worse prognosis .
If only most advanced nations hadn ’ t been gorging on fast food for three decades as physical fitness took a backseat , leading to epidemic levels of heart disease .

While the mortality rate from COVID-19 is far lower than initially projected, the disease can leave people with a bevy of health problems of unknown duration; from fatigue, to lingering respiratory issues, to loss of taste and smell.
Now, we can add heart damage to the list of common post-COVID complications, according to a new study.
The long and short of it: Older individuals with pre-existing heart issues, or those with ‘sleeper’ heart conditions which have gone undiagnosed, are at the most risk.
While we’ve known since at least February that coronavirus was suspected of causing – or contributing to – cardiac problems, the extent has been largely unknown. In April, The Harvard Gazette detailed the “multiple ways” COVID-19 may spark cardiac damage;
First, people with preexisting heart disease are at a greater risk for severe cardiovascular and respiratory complications from COVID-19. Similarly, research has shown that infection with the influenza virus poses a more severe threat for people with heart disease than those without cardiac problems. Research also shows that heart attacks can actually be brought on by respiratory infections such as the flu. Second, people with previously undiagnosed heart disease may be presenting with previously silent cardiac symptoms unmasked by the viral infection. In people with existing heart-vessel blockages, infection, fever, and inflammation can destabilize previously asymptomatic fatty plaques inside the heart vessels. Fever and inflammation also render the blood more prone to clotting, while also interfering with the body’s ability to dissolve clots — a one-two punch akin to throwing gasoline on smoldering embers. –The Harvard Gazette
Last month the President of Burundi died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 55 after falling ill with coronavirus.
Now, a new study has found that more than half of COVID-19 patients have some type of heart damage, according to Newsweek.
A study involving 1,216 patients – 813 of whom were diagnosed with COVID-19, revealed that 55% had abnormalities when given an echocardiogram between April 3 and 20.
The paper, published in the journal European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging, had an average participant age of 62, while 70% were male.
Sixty percent of the scans were performed in a critical care setting, such as an ICU unit or emergency room, while the others were carried out in general medicine settings, cardiology, respiratory, or COVID-19 wards. Some 54 percent of the patients had severe COVID-19. Those with abnormal scans were more likely to be older and have certain underlying heart problems. But after the team excluded patients with existing heart conditions from their analysis, the proportion of abnormal scan results and those with severe cardiac disease was similar. This suggests that the issues were related to COVID-19, they said. –Newsweek
In short, people with cardiovascular disease, or who are at risk of developing it, have a worse prognosis.
If only most advanced nations hadn’t been gorging on fast food for three decades as physical fitness took a backseat, leading to epidemic levels of heart disease.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-07-13--Ghislaine Maxwell ‘Fled’ Across House During Raid; FBI Found Tin Foil-Wrapped Cell Phone

According to a Monday court filing ( see below ) , Ghislaine Maxwell bolted to another room when FBI agents showed up to her secluded New Hampshire estate to arrest the accused sex-trafficker .
When agents entered , they found a cell phone wrapped in tin-foil sitting on a desk in what prosecutors described as a “ misguided effort to evade detection , not by the press or public , which of course would have no ability to trace her phone or intercept her communications , but by law enforcement.
” FBI agents were first barred from entering the property @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pry open and were then confronted by one Maxwell ’ s private guards , according to the U.S .
When the agents approached the front door , they caught a glimpse of Maxwell through the window , trying to “ flee ” rather than answer them .
The FBI ultimately forced to “ breach ” Maxwell ’ s door to enter and only arrested Maxwell after she was found “ in an interior room in the house , ” according to the government .
–Bloomberg According to the filing , one of Maxwell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the British socialite ’ s brother had hired former members of the British military to guard her 24-7 .
As Bloomberg reports , Maxwell gave one of the guards a credit card in the name of the same LLC which bought her luxury New Hampshire bugout last year .
According to the guard , Maxwell hadn ’ t left the property in the time he ’ d been working there , and had been ordered to buy things for the estate .
Federal prosecutors detailed the lengths Maxwell went to in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to argue that she ’ s a flight risk who has access to “ extraordinary financial resources ” and would flee the country if allowed free on bail .
A federal judge will decide on Tuesday whether to grant Maxwell ’ s request to post $ 5 million bond so she can live under house arrest until her trial .
“ She has demonstrated her ability to evade detection , and the victims of the defendant ’ s crimes seek her detention , ” said DOJ prosecutors in their filing .
“ Because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of incarceration that can reasonably assure the defendant ’ s appearance , the government urges the Court to detain her.
” Maxwell wouldn ’ t be extradited if she fled to France where she has citizenship , argued the prosecution , as the country does not extradite its own citizens to the US for prosecution , according to the report .
The government also argued Maxwell has been hiding from authorities , living in a secluded 156-acre estate in Bradford , New Hampshire , since late last year .
Maxwell is accused of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexual encounters with Epstein and engaging in some of the abuse .
Prosecutors argued she could face as long as 35 years in prison if convicted .
Epstein died in a Manhattan lockup last August of an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges .
While Maxwell ’ s lawyers said in a separate court filing that she has six people willing to co-sign her bond , prosecutors argued she hasn ’ t identified these people , whether any are even in the U.S. or have the sufficient finances to pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s defense team also cited her long ties to the US , where she has lived for decades .
They ’ re also arguing that Maxwell was covered by Epstein ’ s controversial 2007 non-prosecution agreement which allowed the convicted pedophile to avoid federal sex trafficking charges .
Federal prosecutors called that “ absurd , ” arguing that the current case involved evidence from two new accusers who weren ’ t involved in the prior prosecution – and that their case could become “ even stronger ” as additional witnesses have come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ See the filing by clicking here .

According to a Monday court filing (see below), Ghislaine Maxwell bolted to another room when FBI agents showed up to her secluded New Hampshire estate to arrest the accused sex-trafficker.
When agents entered, they found a cell phone wrapped in tin-foil sitting on a desk in what prosecutors described as a “misguided effort to evade detection, not by the press or public, which of course would have no ability to trace her phone or intercept her communications, but by law enforcement.”
FBI agents were first barred from entering the property by a locked gate they had to pry open and were then confronted by one Maxwell’s private guards, according to the U.S. When the agents approached the front door, they caught a glimpse of Maxwell through the window, trying to “flee” rather than answer them. The FBI ultimately forced to “breach” Maxwell’s door to enter and only arrested Maxwell after she was found “in an interior room in the house,” according to the government. –Bloomberg
According to the filing, one of Maxwell’s security guards told agents that that the British socialite’s brother had hired former members of the British military to guard her 24-7. As Bloomberg reports, Maxwell gave one of the guards a credit card in the name of the same LLC which bought her luxury New Hampshire bugout last year. According to the guard, Maxwell hadn’t left the property in the time he’d been working there, and had been ordered to buy things for the estate.
Federal prosecutors detailed the lengths Maxwell went to in order to evade US law enforcement in order to argue that she’s a flight risk who has access to “extraordinary financial resources” and would flee the country if allowed free on bail. A federal judge will decide on Tuesday whether to grant Maxwell’s request to post $5 million bond so she can live under house arrest until her trial.
“She has demonstrated her ability to evade detection, and the victims of the defendant’s crimes seek her detention,” said DOJ prosecutors in their filing. “Because there is no set of conditions short of incarceration that can reasonably assure the defendant’s appearance, the government urges the Court to detain her.”
Maxwell wouldn’t be extradited if she fled to France where she has citizenship, argued the prosecution, as the country does not extradite its own citizens to the US for prosecution, according to the report.
The government also argued Maxwell has been hiding from authorities, living in a secluded 156-acre estate in Bradford, New Hampshire, since late last year. Maxwell is accused of luring girls as young as 14 for sexual encounters with Epstein and engaging in some of the abuse. Prosecutors argued she could face as long as 35 years in prison if convicted. Epstein died in a Manhattan lockup last August of an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. While Maxwell’s lawyers said in a separate court filing that she has six people willing to co-sign her bond, prosecutors argued she hasn’t identified these people, whether any are even in the U.S. or have the sufficient finances to pay if she does flee. –Bloomberg
Maxwell’s defense team also cited her long ties to the US, where she has lived for decades. They’re also arguing that Maxwell was covered by Epstein’s controversial 2007 non-prosecution agreement which allowed the convicted pedophile to avoid federal sex trafficking charges.
Federal prosecutors called that “absurd,” arguing that the current case involved evidence from two new accusers who weren’t involved in the prior prosecution – and that their case could become “even stronger” as additional witnesses have come forward to offer evidence against Maxwell.
See the filing by clicking here.
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wearechange--2020-07-13--Prince Andrew Has Nowhere To Hide! Ghislaine Maxwell Has The Epstein Extortion Tapes!

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wearechange--2020-07-14--Ricky Gervais Exposes the “Two Catastrophic Problems With the Term ‘Hate Speech'”

Outspoken British comedian Ricky Gervais has once again exposed , in his usual direct manner , the escalating use of the term “ hate speech ” to crush any dissenting view from the mainstream narratives has unleashed “ a new weird sort of fascism.
” In an interview with talkRADIO host Kevin O ’ Sullivan , Gervais dismissed the new ‘ trendy myth ’ that the only people who want free speech want to use it to say terrible things : “ There ’ s this new weird sort of fascism of people thinking they know what you can say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it ’ s a really weird thing that there ’ s this new trendy myth that people who want free speech want it to say awful things all the time , which just isn ’ t true .
It protects everyone.
” Critically , Gervais sees two catastrophic problems with the term ‘ hate speech ’ : “ One , what constitutes hate speech ?
Everyone disagrees .
There ’ s no consensus on what hate speech is.
” “ Two , who decides ?
And there ’ s the real rub @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to close down free speech because it ’ s bad are the fascists .
It ’ s a really weird , mixed-up idea that these people hide behind a shield of goodness.
” Listen to the full interview here :

Outspoken British comedian Ricky Gervais has once again exposed, in his usual direct manner, the escalating use of the term “hate speech” to crush any dissenting view from the mainstream narratives has unleashed “a new weird sort of fascism.”
In an interview with talkRADIO host Kevin O’Sullivan, Gervais dismissed the new ‘trendy myth’ that the only people who want free speech want to use it to say terrible things:
“There’s this new weird sort of fascism of people thinking they know what you can say and what you can’t say and it’s a really weird thing that there’s this new trendy myth that people who want free speech want it to say awful things all the time, which just isn’t true. It protects everyone.”
Critically, Gervais sees two catastrophic problems with the term ‘hate speech’:
“One, what constitutes hate speech? Everyone disagrees. There’s no consensus on what hate speech is.” “Two, who decides? And there’s the real rub because obviously the people who think they want to close down free speech because it’s bad are the fascists. It’s a really weird, mixed-up idea that these people hide behind a shield of goodness.”
Additionally, ‘The Office’ star points out that “social media amplifies everything.”
“If you’re mildly left-wing on Twitter you’re suddenly Trotsky. If you’re mildly conservative you’re Hitler and if you’re centrist and you look at both arguments, you’re a coward and they both hate you,”
Listen to the full interview here:
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wearechange--2020-07-16--33-Year-Old Tech CEO’s Decapitated, Dismembered Remains Found in NYC Apartment Near Electric Saw

The decapitated and dismembered remains of 33-year-old tech CEO Fahim Saleh were found in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday , according to ABC News ( via MSN ) .
Saleh , co-founder of Bangladeshi ride-share app Pathao – and until this week CEO of Nigerian motorcycle ride-sharing company Gokada – was last seen entering his apartment elevator around 1:40 p.m. followed by a man wearing a suit , gloves , hat and mask , who was carrying a briefcase .
The elevator can be seen arriving on the 7th floor , after which Saleh ’ s body can be seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being attacked .
Saleh ’ s body was found Tuesday afternoon by his sister who was concerned after she had not heard from him for a day .
She can be seen in surveillance footage entering the building , but the suspected killer is not seen leaving , leading law enforcement to believe she may have interrupted the act of dismembering , police sources said .
There is a second way out of the apartment , through a service entrance , according to the sources .
-ABC News Saleh ’ s head and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found in several large bags nearby , while investigators also recovered an electric saw which was still plugged into an electrical outlet according to law enforcement sources .
The hitman did not kill Saleh ’ s dog .
“ Fahim is more than what you are reading .
He is so much more .
His brilliant and innovative mind took everyone who was a part of his world on a journey and he made sure never to leave anyone behind .
Fahim found success at an early age and built on it year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ committed to helping others , ” wrote Saleh ’ s family in a statement .
“ No matter what he did , he did it while thinking of the greater good and his family.
” “ His parents and his sisters were his light and he was theirs .
There are no words or actions to provide any of us comfort except the capture of the person who exhibited nothing short of evil upon our loved one.
” Gokada confirmed the “ sudden and tragic loss ” of its founder and CEO via @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leader , inspiration and positive light for all of us.
” “ Our hearts go out to his friends , family and all those feeling the pain and heartbreak we are currently experiencing , here at Gokada , ” the company said .
“ Fahim ’ s vision and belief in us will be with us forever , and we will miss him dearly .
Thank you for understanding as we get through this.
” In a second statement on its official Instagram Wednesday afternoon , Gokada said it was “ shocked and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” surrounding Saleh ’ s death .
-ABC News “ Fahim ’ s passion for Nigeria and its youth was immeasurable .
He believed young Nigerians are extremely bright and talented individuals who would flourish if just given the right opportunity .
Fahim also believed that technology can transform lives and improve safety and efficiency .
He built Gokada to act upon these beliefs , ” reads the statement from Gokada .

The decapitated and dismembered remains of 33-year-old tech CEO Fahim Saleh were found in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday, according to ABC News (via MSN).
Saleh, co-founder of Bangladeshi ride-share app Pathao – and until this week CEO of Nigerian motorcycle ride-sharing company Gokada – was last seen entering his apartment elevator around 1:40 p.m. followed by a man wearing a suit, gloves, hat and mask, who was carrying a briefcase.
The elevator can be seen arriving on the 7th floor, after which Saleh’s body can be seen falling onto the floor – apparently after being attacked.
Saleh’s body was found Tuesday afternoon by his sister who was concerned after she had not heard from him for a day. She can be seen in surveillance footage entering the building, but the suspected killer is not seen leaving, leading law enforcement to believe she may have interrupted the act of dismembering, police sources said. There is a second way out of the apartment, through a service entrance, according to the sources. -ABC News
Saleh’s head and limbs were detached from his torso and found in several large bags nearby, while investigators also recovered an electric saw which was still plugged into an electrical outlet according to law enforcement sources.
The hitman did not kill Saleh’s dog.
“Fahim is more than what you are reading. He is so much more. His brilliant and innovative mind took everyone who was a part of his world on a journey and he made sure never to leave anyone behind. Fahim found success at an early age and built on it year after year, while remaining grounded and committed to helping others,” wrote Saleh’s family in a statement. “No matter what he did, he did it while thinking of the greater good and his family.”
“His parents and his sisters were his light and he was theirs. There are no words or actions to provide any of us comfort except the capture of the person who exhibited nothing short of evil upon our loved one.”
Gokada confirmed the “sudden and tragic loss” of its founder and CEO via Twitter, calling him “a great leader, inspiration and positive light for all of us.” “Our hearts go out to his friends, family and all those feeling the pain and heartbreak we are currently experiencing, here at Gokada,” the company said. “Fahim’s vision and belief in us will be with us forever, and we will miss him dearly. Thank you for understanding as we get through this.” In a second statement on its official Instagram Wednesday afternoon, Gokada said it was “shocked and saddened” by the “tragic circumstances” surrounding Saleh’s death. -ABC News
“Fahim’s passion for Nigeria and its youth was immeasurable. He believed young Nigerians are extremely bright and talented individuals who would flourish if just given the right opportunity. Fahim also believed that technology can transform lives and improve safety and efficiency. He built Gokada to act upon these beliefs,” reads the statement from Gokada.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-07-17--Collapsing Birth Rates to Cause “Jaw-Dropping” Reduction in Global Population, Study Finds

Researchers are decrying collapsing birth rates around the world , which they warn will result in profound social change if governments don ’ t roll out new reproductive health policies .
Spain , Japan , Portugal and Thailand are among the 23 countries that could see their populations more than half in a “ jaw-dropping ” trend .
While the global population is expected to peak at about 9.7 billion around 2064 , the population will fall to 8.8 by the end of the 21st century .
“ That ’ s a pretty big thing ; most of the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Professor Christopher Murray told BBC News .
“ I think it ’ s incredibly hard to think this through and recognize how big a thing this is ; it ’ s extraordinary , we ’ ll have to reorganize societies , ” he added .
According to a new study by researchers from the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and published in peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet , fertility rates are presently in freefall – and the rate is expected to fall even faster in coming decades .
Fertility rates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women give birth to , are a key indicator for population stability .
When the number falls below an average of 2.1 , populations start to shrink .
And while women gave birth to an average of 4.7 children in 1950 , the birth rate has nearly halved to 2.4 in 2017 .
However , by 2100 it is expected to fall under to under 1.7 .
“ That is jaw-dropping , ” Murray remarked about the projections .
China , which is currently the most populous nation in the world , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four years before sharply dropping off to 732 million by 2100 .
India , in the meantime , will rise to become the most populous nation .
In Japan , population could drop from a peak of 128 million in 2017 to under 53 million by the end of the century .
Italy , too , will face a sharp fall from 61 million to 28 million .
And while some might assume that a smaller population might be better for the environment , the societal impact of collapsing birth rates will offset @ @ @ @ @ @ @ footprint in the world .
“ That would be true except for the inverted age structure ( more old people than young people ) and all the uniformly negative consequences of an inverted age structure , ” Murray said .
“ It will create enormous social change , ” he added .
“ It makes me worried because I have an eight-year-old daughter and I wonder what the world will be like.
” Indeed , with a shrinking population governments will face mounting healthcare costs and a decreased ability to care for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and a shrinking tax revenue base for cash-strapped governments .
Japan , for example , has long struggled to remain competitive as its workforce continues to decline and spending on senior citizens has risen .
As a result , the government has raised the retirement age from 60 to anywhere between 65 and 71 as the shrinking population rapidly ages .
According to researchers , one reason why fertility has declined and population growth has slowed is because women are getting better reproductive health education and increased access to contraceptives .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ become an overriding policy concern in many nations , but must not compromise efforts to enhance women ’ s reproductive health or progress on women ’ s rights , ” said Professor Stein Emil Vollset .
Researchers recommend that countries facing a decline should roll out new policies that both improve female reproductive health and also help boost fertility rates .
And while countries in the developed Global North have offset their falling population number and shrinking labor pool by relying on immigrants from the South , this fails to provide a solution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dropping .
“ We will go from the period where it ’ s a choice to open borders , or not , to frank competition for migrants , as there won ’ t be enough , ” argues Prof Murray .
As a result , we could see a future where borders begin to fade away as wage-earners and laborers become increasingly scarce .
“ If these predictions are even half accurate , migration will become a necessity for all nations and not an option , ” said Professor Ibrahim Abubakar of University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To be successful we need a fundamental rethink of global politics , ” he added .
“ The distribution of working-age populations will be crucial to whether humanity prospers or withers.
” It ’ s also a mistake to assume that a shrunken population size will somehow mean more material prosperity for the rest of us – and a new approach is needed if we are to save ourselves from disappearing .
“ I find people laugh it off ; they can ’ t imagine it could be true , they think women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Murray said .
“ If you can ’ t [ find a solution ] then eventually the species disappears , but that ’ s a few centuries away .
”

Researchers are decrying collapsing birth rates around the world, which they warn will result in profound social change if governments don’t roll out new reproductive health policies.
Spain, Japan, Portugal and Thailand are among the 23 countries that could see their populations more than half in a “jaw-dropping” trend.
While the global population is expected to peak at about 9.7 billion around 2064, the population will fall to 8.8 by the end of the 21st century.
“That’s a pretty big thing; most of the world is transitioning into natural population decline,” Professor Christopher Murray told BBC News.
“I think it’s incredibly hard to think this through and recognize how big a thing this is; it’s extraordinary, we’ll have to reorganize societies,” he added.
According to a new study by researchers from the University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and published in peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet, fertility rates are presently in freefall – and the rate is expected to fall even faster in coming decades.
Fertility rates, or the average number of children women give birth to, are a key indicator for population stability. When the number falls below an average of 2.1, populations start to shrink.
And while women gave birth to an average of 4.7 children in 1950, the birth rate has nearly halved to 2.4 in 2017. However, by 2100 it is expected to fall under to under 1.7.
“That is jaw-dropping,” Murray remarked about the projections.
China, which is currently the most populous nation in the world, is expected to peak at 1.4 people in four years before sharply dropping off to 732 million by 2100. India, in the meantime, will rise to become the most populous nation.
In Japan, population could drop from a peak of 128 million in 2017 to under 53 million by the end of the century.
Italy, too, will face a sharp fall from 61 million to 28 million.
And while some might assume that a smaller population might be better for the environment, the societal impact of collapsing birth rates will offset any imagined benefits of a smaller human footprint in the world.
“That would be true except for the inverted age structure (more old people than young people) and all the uniformly negative consequences of an inverted age structure,” Murray said.
“It will create enormous social change,” he added. “It makes me worried because I have an eight-year-old daughter and I wonder what the world will be like.”
Indeed, with a shrinking population governments will face mounting healthcare costs and a decreased ability to care for the elderly, sharper pressures to not retire, and a shrinking tax revenue base for cash-strapped governments.
Japan, for example, has long struggled to remain competitive as its workforce continues to decline and spending on senior citizens has risen. As a result, the government has raised the retirement age from 60 to anywhere between 65 and 71 as the shrinking population rapidly ages.
According to researchers, one reason why fertility has declined and population growth has slowed is because women are getting better reproductive health education and increased access to contraceptives.
“Responding to population decline is likely to become an overriding policy concern in many nations, but must not compromise efforts to enhance women’s reproductive health or progress on women’s rights,” said Professor Stein Emil Vollset.
Researchers recommend that countries facing a decline should roll out new policies that both improve female reproductive health and also help boost fertility rates.
“We need a soft landing,” Murray said.
And while countries in the developed Global North have offset their falling population number and shrinking labor pool by relying on immigrants from the South, this fails to provide a solution when most countries’ fertility rates are dropping.
“We will go from the period where it’s a choice to open borders, or not, to frank competition for migrants, as there won’t be enough,” argues Prof Murray.
As a result, we could see a future where borders begin to fade away as wage-earners and laborers become increasingly scarce.
“If these predictions are even half accurate, migration will become a necessity for all nations and not an option,” said Professor Ibrahim Abubakar of University College London (UCL).
“To be successful we need a fundamental rethink of global politics,” he added.
“The distribution of working-age populations will be crucial to whether humanity prospers or withers.”
It’s also a mistake to assume that a shrunken population size will somehow mean more material prosperity for the rest of us – and a new approach is needed if we are to save ourselves from disappearing.
“I find people laugh it off; they can’t imagine it could be true, they think women will just decide to have more kids,” Murray said.
“If you can’t [find a solution] then eventually the species disappears, but that’s a few centuries away.”
Republished from TheMindUnleashed.com with permission


wearechange--2020-07-17--Trump Secretly Authorized CIA to Run “Very Aggressive” Cyberwar Ops With No Oversight

A bombshell new investigative report in Yahoo News could shed light on the recent spate of ‘ mystery ’ blasts rocking strategic Iranian sites like Natanz nuclear plant and ballistic missile bases .
The report details that in 2018 President Trump issued a ‘ secret authorization ’ essentially allowing a ‘ gloves off ’ approach by US intelligence agencies in conducting cyber warfare against Iran and other so-called rogue states : It appears the kind of hidden ‘ dirty war ’ operations which accompanied the Washington ’ s long-running proxy war against Assad in Syria .
This amid a broader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least the Bush years – targeting Tehran for regime change .
“ The secret authorization , known as a presidential finding , gives the spy agency more freedom in both the kinds of operations it conducts and who it targets , undoing many restrictions that had been in place under prior administrations , ” the report continues .
“ The finding allows the CIA to more easily authorize its own covert cyber operations , rather than requiring the agency to get approval from the White House.
” But it ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but other ‘ official enemies ’ and so-called rogue states like North Korea , and including Russia and China .
This also as both Russia and China have this week stood accused of attempting to hack US labs and pharmaceutical companies to gain valuable coronavirus research and vaccine development information .
The “ very aggressive ” finding “ gave the agency very specific authorities to really take the fight offensively to a handful of adversarial countries , ” said a former U.S. government official .
These countries include Russia , China , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mentioned directly in the document — but the finding potentially applies to others as well , according to another former official .
“ The White House wanted a vehicle to strike back , ” said the second former official .
“ And this was the way to do it.
” In essence this means the CIA can simply authorize its own operations regarding these countries if there ’ s evidence or even just strong suspicion that an entity could be a threat to US national security .
This means for example that Iranian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreign organizations could ( and have been ) targeted for state-run hacking and cyber-warfare operations .
One former official who remains critical of the Trump authorization said : “ Our government is basically turning into f***ing WikiLeaks.
” Consider this explosive section of the report : The finding has made it easier for the CIA to damage adversaries ’ critical infrastructure , such as petrochemical plants , and to engage in the kind of hack-and-dump operations that Russian hackers and WikiLeaks popularized , in which tranches of stolen documents or data are leaked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It has also freed the agency to conduct disruptive operations against organizations that were largely off limits previously , such as banks and other financial institutions .
Another key change with the finding is it lessened the evidentiary requirements that limited the CIA ’ s ability to conduct covert cyber operations against entities like media organizations , charities , religious institutions or businesses believed to be working on behalf of adversaries ’ foreign intelligence services , as well as individuals affiliated with these organizations , according to former officials .
And now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the series of over six ‘ random ’ blasts and fires which have disabled key Iranian military and industrial sites is part of either a US or Israeli sabotage operation .
Asia Times recently asked for example : are we witnessing the “ the son of Stuxnet ?
” Recent explosions in Iran may have been caused by computer viruses similar to the Stuxnet virus that disabled Iranian centrifuges in 2010 .
Two of the blasts took place at power plants , one at a missile research , development and production site , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ center , and the last ( if it can be considered part of the attacks ) in downtown Tehran at a medical facility that could have been a cover for nuclear operations such as a hidden command center .
Thus the timing of this new revelation detailing the secret Trump presidential finding essentially giving the CIA near carte blanche powers to wage cyberwarfare is curious indeed .

A bombshell new investigative report in Yahoo News could shed light on the recent spate of ‘mystery’ blasts rocking strategic Iranian sites like Natanz nuclear plant and ballistic missile bases.
The report details that in 2018 President Trump issued a ‘secret authorization’ essentially allowing a ‘gloves off’ approach by US intelligence agencies in conducting cyber warfare against Iran and other so-called rogue states:
The Central Intelligence Agency has conducted a series of covert cyber operations against Iran and other targets since winning a secret victory in 2018 when President Trump signed what amounts to a sweeping authorization for such activities, according to former U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the matter.
It appears the kind of hidden ‘dirty war’ operations which accompanied the Washington’s long-running proxy war against Assad in Syria. This amid a broader Iran policy spanning across administrations – through at least the Bush years – targeting Tehran for regime change.
“The secret authorization, known as a presidential finding, gives the spy agency more freedom in both the kinds of operations it conducts and who it targets, undoing many restrictions that had been in place under prior administrations,” the report continues. “The finding allows the CIA to more easily authorize its own covert cyber operations, rather than requiring the agency to get approval from the White House.”
But it’s not just Iran, according to the report, but other ‘official enemies’ and so-called rogue states like North Korea, and including Russia and China.
This also as both Russia and China have this week stood accused of attempting to hack US labs and pharmaceutical companies to gain valuable coronavirus research and vaccine development information.
The Yahoo News report continues:
The “very aggressive” finding “gave the agency very specific authorities to really take the fight offensively to a handful of adversarial countries,” said a former U.S. government official. These countries include Russia, China, Iran and North Korea — which are mentioned directly in the document — but the finding potentially applies to others as well, according to another former official. “The White House wanted a vehicle to strike back,” said the second former official. “And this was the way to do it.”
Trump authorized covert ops when Pompeo was director of CIA, then made him Secretary of State. One goal of operation is *destabilizing* #Iran. Pompeo never really left CIA, he uses Sec of State post for propaganda & sabotage. He’s an agent not a diplomat.https://t.co/bjMQaSF6ye — Assal Rad (@AssalRad) July 16, 2020
In essence this means the CIA can simply authorize its own operations regarding these countries if there’s evidence or even just strong suspicion that an entity could be a threat to US national security. This means for example that Iranian or journalists, banks, or their foreign organizations could (and have been) targeted for state-run hacking and cyber-warfare operations.
One former official who remains critical of the Trump authorization said: “Our government is basically turning into f***ing WikiLeaks.” Consider this explosive section of the report:
The finding has made it easier for the CIA to damage adversaries’ critical infrastructure, such as petrochemical plants, and to engage in the kind of hack-and-dump operations that Russian hackers and WikiLeaks popularized, in which tranches of stolen documents or data are leaked to journalists or posted on the internet. It has also freed the agency to conduct disruptive operations against organizations that were largely off limits previously, such as banks and other financial institutions. Another key change with the finding is it lessened the evidentiary requirements that limited the CIA’s ability to conduct covert cyber operations against entities like media organizations, charities, religious institutions or businesses believed to be working on behalf of adversaries’ foreign intelligence services, as well as individuals affiliated with these organizations, according to former officials.
And now recall the widespread speculation this month that the series of over six ‘random’ blasts and fires which have disabled key Iranian military and industrial sites is part of either a US or Israeli sabotage operation.
Asia Times recently asked for example: are we witnessing the “the son of Stuxnet?”
Recent explosions in Iran may have been caused by computer viruses similar to the Stuxnet virus that disabled Iranian centrifuges in 2010. Two of the blasts took place at power plants, one at a missile research, development and production site, one at a new uranium enrichment centrifuge center, and the last (if it can be considered part of the attacks) in downtown Tehran at a medical facility that could have been a cover for nuclear operations such as a hidden command center.
Thus the timing of this new revelation detailing the secret Trump presidential finding essentially giving the CIA near carte blanche powers to wage cyberwarfare is curious indeed.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-07-17--The Situation Between The U.S. And China Just Got A Lot Worse

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wearechange--2020-07-17--“Putin Hacked Our Coronavirus Vaccine” Is The Dumbest Story Yet

Today mainstream media is reporting what is arguably the single dumbest Russiavape story of all time , against some very stiff competition .
“ Russian hackers are targeting health care organizations in the West in an attempt to steal coronavirus vaccine research , the U.S. and Britain said , ” reports The New York Times .
“ Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world , Britain ’ s National Cyber Security Centre ( NCSC ) said on Thursday , ” Reuters reports .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peskov as saying the Kremlin rejected London ’ s allegations , which he said were not backed by proper evidence , ” adds Reuters .
I mean , there are just so many layers of stupid .
First of all , how many more completely unsubstantiated government agency allegations about Russian nefariousness are we the public going to accept from the corporate mass media ?
Since 2016 it ’ s been wall-to-wall narrative about evil things Russia is doing to the empire-like cluster of allies loosely centralized around the United States , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nobody can actually provide the public with hard verifiable evidence of .
Ever since the shady cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike admitted that it never actually saw hard proof of Russia hacking the DNC servers , the already shaky and always unsubstantiated narrative that Russian hackers interfered in the US presidential election in 2016 has been on thinner ice than ever .
Yet because the mass media converged on this narrative and repeated it as fact over and over again they ’ ve been able to get the mainstream headline-skimming public to accept it as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an increasingly idiotic litany of completely unsubstantiated Russia scandals , culminating most recently in the entirely debunked claim that Russia paid Taliban-linked fighters to kill coalition forces in Afghanistan .
Secondly , the news story doesn ’ t even claim that these supposed Russian hackers even succeeded in doing whatever they were supposed to have been doing in this supposed cyberattack .
“ Officials have not commented on whether the attacks were successful but also have not ruled out that this is the case , ” Wired reports .
Thirdly , this is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even exist at this point in time , and the research which was supposedly hacked may never lead to one .
Meanwhile , Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University reports that it has “ successfully completed tests on volunteers of the world ’ s first vaccine against coronavirus , ” in Russia .
Fourthly , and perhaps most importantly , how obnoxious and idiotic is it that coronavirus vaccine “ secrets ” are a even a thing ?
?
?
This is a global pandemic which is hurting all of us ; scientists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientists anywhere in the world to find a solution to this problem .
Nobody has any business keeping “ secrets ” from the world about this virus or any possible vaccine or treatment .
If they do , anyone in the world is well within their rights to pry those secrets away from them .
This intensely stupid story comes out at the same time British media are blaring stories about Russian interference in the 2019 election , which if you actually listen carefully to the claims being advanced amounts to literally nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about already leaked documents pertaining to the UK ’ s healthcare system on the internet .
“ Russian actors ‘ sought to interfere ’ in last winter ’ s general election by amplifying an illicitly acquired NHS dossier that was seized upon by Labour during the campaign , the foreign secretary has said , ” reports The Guardian .
“ Amplifying ” .
That ’ s literally all there is to this story .
As we learned with the ridiculous US Russiagate narrative , Russia “ amplifying ” something in such allegations can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major news story to a Twitter account from St Petersburg sharing an article from The Washington Post .
Even the foreign secretary ’ s claim itself explicitly admits that “ there is no evidence of a broad spectrum Russian campaign against the General Election ” .
“ The statement is so foggy and contradictory that it is almost impossible to understand it , ” responded Russia ’ s foreign ministry to the allegations .
“ If it ’ s inappropriate to say something then don ’ t say it .
If you say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of producing facts you ’ ve got the Murdoch press pestering Jeremy Corbyn on his doorstep over this ridiculous non-story , and popular right-wing outlets like Guido Fawkes running the blatantly false headline “ Government Confirms Corbyn Used Russian-Hacked Documents in 2019 Election ” .
The completely bogus allegation that the NHS documents came to Jeremy Corbyn by way of Russian hackers is not made anywhere in the article itself , but for the headline-skimming majority this makes no difference .
And headline skimmers get as many votes as people who read and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war Russia hysteria is turning people ’ s brains into guacamole .
We ’ ve got to find a way to snap out of the propaganda trance so we can start creating a world that is based on truth and a desire for peace .

OMG you guys Putin hacked our coronavirus vaccine secrets!
Today mainstream media is reporting what is arguably the single dumbest Russiavape story of all time, against some very stiff competition.
“Russian hackers are targeting health care organizations in the West in an attempt to steal coronavirus vaccine research, the U.S. and Britain said,” reports The New York Times.
“Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Thursday,” Reuters reports.
“Russian news agency RIA cited spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying the Kremlin rejected London’s allegations, which he said were not backed by proper evidence,” adds Reuters.
To make news gathering easier, we should just always assume that Russia has tried to hack everything stored on every computer ever — emails, recipes, Atari consoles — and only report it when anonymous US & UK intel officials determine that Russia has NOT hacked something https://t.co/XfOAbNr7pJ — Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) July 16, 2020
I mean, there are just so many layers of stupid.
First of all, how many more completely unsubstantiated government agency allegations about Russian nefariousness are we the public going to accept from the corporate mass media? Since 2016 it’s been wall-to-wall narrative about evil things Russia is doing to the empire-like cluster of allies loosely centralized around the United States, and they all just happen to be things nobody can actually provide the public with hard verifiable evidence of.
Ever since the shady cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike admitted that it never actually saw hard proof of Russia hacking the DNC servers, the already shaky and always unsubstantiated narrative that Russian hackers interfered in the US presidential election in 2016 has been on thinner ice than ever. Yet because the mass media converged on this narrative and repeated it as fact over and over again they’ve been able to get the mainstream headline-skimming public to accept it as an established truth, priming them for an increasingly idiotic litany of completely unsubstantiated Russia scandals, culminating most recently in the entirely debunked claim that Russia paid Taliban-linked fighters to kill coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Secondly, the news story doesn’t even claim that these supposed Russian hackers even succeeded in doing whatever they were supposed to have been doing in this supposed cyberattack.
“Officials have not commented on whether the attacks were successful but also have not ruled out that this is the case,” Wired reports.
Thirdly, this is a “vaccine” which does not even exist at this point in time, and the research which was supposedly hacked may never lead to one. Meanwhile, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University reports that it has “successfully completed tests on volunteers of the world’s first vaccine against coronavirus,” in Russia.
Fourthly, and perhaps most importantly, how obnoxious and idiotic is it that coronavirus vaccine “secrets” are a even a thing??? This is a global pandemic which is hurting all of us; scientists should be free to collaborate with other scientists anywhere in the world to find a solution to this problem. Nobody has any business keeping “secrets” from the world about this virus or any possible vaccine or treatment. If they do, anyone in the world is well within their rights to pry those secrets away from them.
Watch this. They're literally just saying Russians talked about already leaked documents on the internet. That's the whole entire news story. https://t.co/pZdqWC75IW — Caitlin Johnstone ? (@caitoz) July 16, 2020
This intensely stupid story comes out at the same time British media are blaring stories about Russian interference in the 2019 election, which if you actually listen carefully to the claims being advanced amounts to literally nothing more than the assertion that Russians talked about already leaked documents pertaining to the UK’s healthcare system on the internet.
“Russian actors ‘sought to interfere’ in last winter’s general election by amplifying an illicitly acquired NHS dossier that was seized upon by Labour during the campaign, the foreign secretary has said,” reports The Guardian.
“Amplifying”. That’s literally all there is to this story. As we learned with the ridiculous US Russiagate narrative, Russia “amplifying” something in such allegations can mean anything from RT reporting on a major news story to a Twitter account from St Petersburg sharing an article from The Washington Post. Even the foreign secretary’s claim itself explicitly admits that “there is no evidence of a broad spectrum Russian campaign against the General Election”.
“The statement is so foggy and contradictory that it is almost impossible to understand it,” responded Russia’s foreign ministry to the allegations. “If it’s inappropriate to say something then don’t say it. If you say it, produce the facts.”
Jeremy Corbyn refuses to answer questions about Russian involvement in last year's general election. Leaked government documents highlighted by Mr Corbyn during the campaign were almost certainly “amplified” online by Russia, the UK Government has said https://t.co/aZBxub1VzE pic.twitter.com/2cOuLC3JbU — ITV News Politics (@ITVNewsPolitics) July 16, 2020
Instead of producing facts you’ve got the Murdoch press pestering Jeremy Corbyn on his doorstep over this ridiculous non-story, and popular right-wing outlets like Guido Fawkes running the blatantly false headline “Government Confirms Corbyn Used Russian-Hacked Documents in 2019 Election”. The completely bogus allegation that the NHS documents came to Jeremy Corbyn by way of Russian hackers is not made anywhere in the article itself, but for the headline-skimming majority this makes no difference. And headline skimmers get as many votes as people who read and think critically.
All this new cold war Russia hysteria is turning people’s brains into guacamole. We’ve got to find a way to snap out of the propaganda trance so we can start creating a world that is based on truth and a desire for peace.
Republished from CaitlinJohnstone.com with permission


wearechange--2020-07-22--Trump Says He Wishes Ghislaine Maxwell Well and Has “Met Her Numerous Times”

President Donald Trump has made a deliberate effort to distance himself from the disgraced pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein , even before his death , but that doesn ’ t appear to be the case with Epstein ’ s alleged accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell , who he expressed positive feelings for during a press conference this week .
While answering questions for reporters at the White House on Tuesday , Trump said that he knew Maxwell because they both spent a lot of time in Palm Beach , Florida .
“ I don ’ t know .
I haven ’ t really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just wish her well , frankly .
I ’ ve met her numerous times over the years , especially since I lived in Palm Beach .
I guess they lived in Palm Beach .
But I wish her well .
Whatever it is .
I don ’ t know the situation with Prince Andrew .
Just don ’ t know .
Not aware of it , ” Trump said .
Virginia Roberts , one of the women who was trafficked by Epstein while she was underage , says that she was recruited by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Mar-a-Lago resort .
Roberts says that she was approached by Maxwell about working as a massage therapist for a very rich man .
Maxwell then recruited Roberts into Epstein ’ s trafficking ring , where she was forced to become a sex slave for Epstein and his wealthy friends , including Prince Andrew .
Trump has appeared in numerous photos with both Maxwell and Epstein , but outlets like Fox News have been caught attempting to crop the president out of some of these photos in negative stories about Maxwell .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report on Ghislaine Maxwell during Fox News Channel ’ s America ’ s News HQ mistakenly eliminated President Donald Trump from a photo alongside then Melania Knauss , Jeffrey Epstein , and Maxwell .
We regret the error , ” the network ’ s statement read , according to CNN ’ s senior media reporter Oliver Darcy .
After the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell this week , Eric Trump tweeted out a photo showing Ghislaine Maxwell at Chelsea Clinton ’ s wedding , with a caption that read “ birds of a feather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delete the post after the comments were flooded with photos of his father , US President Donald Trump , hanging out with both Maxwell and Epstein .
A former Trump associate told the NY Times that Trump and Epstein had a “ VIP Party ” at the Mar-a-Lago resort where they and about two dozen women were the only attendees , although it is not clear if any underage girls were in attendance .
Many of Trump ’ s diehard supporters point to a falling-out that the president had with Epstein a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he was not involved in the trafficking network .
They often attempt to create the narrative that Trump was disgusted by Epstein ’ s activities once he learned of them , and banned him from his Mar-a-Lago resort after learning about what he was up to , despite there being no evidence of any of this .
In fact , it has since been revealed that Trump ’ s friendship with Epstein was ruined over a bad real-estate deal , not any kind of moral objection over his lifestyle .

President Donald Trump has made a deliberate effort to distance himself from the disgraced pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, even before his death, but that doesn’t appear to be the case with Epstein’s alleged accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, who he expressed positive feelings for during a press conference this week.
While answering questions for reporters at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said that he knew Maxwell because they both spent a lot of time in Palm Beach, Florida.
“I don’t know. I haven’t really been following it too much. I just wish her well, frankly. I’ve met her numerous times over the years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach. I guess they lived in Palm Beach. But I wish her well. Whatever it is. I don’t know the situation with Prince Andrew. Just don’t know. Not aware of it,” Trump said.
Virginia Roberts, one of the women who was trafficked by Epstein while she was underage, says that she was recruited by Ghislaine Maxwell while working at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. Roberts says that she was approached by Maxwell about working as a massage therapist for a very rich man. Maxwell then recruited Roberts into Epstein’s trafficking ring, where she was forced to become a sex slave for Epstein and his wealthy friends, including Prince Andrew.
Trump has appeared in numerous photos with both Maxwell and Epstein, but outlets like Fox News have been caught attempting to crop the president out of some of these photos in negative stories about Maxwell.
“On Sunday, July 5, a report on Ghislaine Maxwell during Fox News Channel’s America’s News HQ mistakenly eliminated President Donald Trump from a photo alongside then Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein, and Maxwell. We regret the error,” the network’s statement read, according to CNN’s senior media reporter Oliver Darcy.
Fox is now addressing this. Network spox says, “On Sunday, July 5, a report on Ghislaine Maxwell during FOX News Channel’s America’s News HQ mistakenly eliminated President Donald Trump from a photo alongside then Melania Knauss, Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell. We regret the error.” https://t.co/Sfqthbx9NI — Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) July 6, 2020
After the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell this week, Eric Trump tweeted out a photo showing Ghislaine Maxwell at Chelsea Clinton’s wedding, with a caption that read “birds of a feather,” but was quickly forced to delete the post after the comments were flooded with photos of his father, US President Donald Trump, hanging out with both Maxwell and Epstein.
A former Trump associate told the NY Times that Trump and Epstein had a “VIP Party” at the Mar-a-Lago resort where they and about two dozen women were the only attendees, although it is not clear if any underage girls were in attendance.
Many of Trump’s diehard supporters point to a falling-out that the president had with Epstein a few years before his initial arrest as evidence that he was not involved in the trafficking network.
They often attempt to create the narrative that Trump was disgusted by Epstein’s activities once he learned of them, and banned him from his Mar-a-Lago resort after learning about what he was up to, despite there being no evidence of any of this.
In fact, it has since been revealed that Trump’s friendship with Epstein was ruined over a bad real-estate deal, not any kind of moral objection over his lifestyle.
Republished from TheMindUnleashed.com with permission