wearechange--2020-10-17--Ailments in Halted Trials Raise New Safety Questions About Rushed COVID-19 Vaccines

In the interest of “ transparency ” , Pfizer CEO Dr. Albert Bourlas released a statement on Friday outlining the timeline for when its experimental COVID-19 vaccine might be ready for approval for regular , non-emergency use .
Much to Trump ’ s chagrin , CEO Dr. Albert Bourla said the earlier the company expects to apply for an emergency-use approval from the FDA would be the third week of November , after the election has come and gone .
The news capped off what was a busy week for vaccine news , which started Monday night with reports that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s COVID-19 vaccine have been paused after a participant came down with an “ unspecified ” illness .
While JNJ executives insisted their vaccine candidate likely wasn ’ t the cause , they brought in investigators and are now working to get the trial going again as quickly as possible .
If what happened with the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is any guide , it could be weeks before US regulators sign off on allowing the trial to resume .
AstraZeneca-Oxford trial in the US has been paused for more than a month .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ global studies after UK regulators investigated a pair of patients who came down with symptoms of a rare illness which scientists worried might be connected with the vaccine .
Trials in the UK and elsewhere restarted days later , but in the US , regulators have refused to allow the trials to resume .
Already , the time lost by JNJ and AstraZeneca-Oxford has pushed them out of the lead in the race to apply for an emergency use authorization from the FDA .
Vaccine candidates being developed by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pointed out in a piece published Saturday morning , both the AZ and JNJ vaccines relied on the same technique : the so-called adenovirus vector which was also used by the Gameleya Institute ’ s vaccine ( aka Sputnik 5 ) and at least one of the leading Chinese vaccines .
Still , if these investigations determine a link between the illnesses and the vaccines , this could bolster public skepticism , something that surveys have shown is already alarmingly high .
It would also amount to a considerable setback to adenovirus vector @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adenovirus vaccine vector is nothing new to medicine .
They are well studied and versatile , according to Bloomberg .
Humans have been shown to easily tolerate them , which is what initially attracted scientists to experiment with this method for COVID-19 .
A J & J vaccine based partially on the method was recently approved to guard against Ebola .
However , the technique already has a couple of conspicuous blemishes on its safety record .
Here ’ s one example : An AIDS vaccine based on the technique was abandoned after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infections among those who received it .
US regulators are still investigating illnesses related to 2 trial participants in the UK , who showed symptoms of transverse myelitis , a rare condition causing inflammation of the spinal cord .
The drug companies insist that the illnesses are unrelated , and trials of the AstraZenaca-Oxford vaccine resumed weeks ago in the UK , Brazil and South Africa .
These Phase 3 trials have recruited tens of thousands of participants ; many of them are the size of small towns .
Bloomberg goes into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stretches back to 1953 , and includes at least one tragic death of a trial subject who had a severe immune reaction to an early trial on gene therapy techniques .
When it comes to the most cutting-edge technologies , safety can be difficult to gauge , one expert acknowledges .
Although according to scientists who are experts in the field , modern techniques involve much smaller doses of the adenovirus , which makes safety “ not an issue , ” according to one .
Still , if US investigators determine that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ J & J trial along with the AZ-Oxford trial were caused by the vaccines , it could potentially set gene therapy efforts back by years .
While also creating serious credibility issues for vaccines in the US that could endure beyond the COVID-19 crisis .

In the interest of “transparency”, Pfizer CEO Dr. Albert Bourlas released a statement on Friday outlining the timeline for when its experimental COVID-19 vaccine might be ready for approval for regular, non-emergency use. Much to Trump’s chagrin, CEO Dr. Albert Bourla said the earlier the company expects to apply for an emergency-use approval from the FDA would be the third week of November, after the election has come and gone.
The news capped off what was a busy week for vaccine news, which started Monday night with reports that Phase 3 trials for Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine have been paused after a participant came down with an “unspecified” illness.
While JNJ executives insisted their vaccine candidate likely wasn’t the cause, they brought in investigators and are now working to get the trial going again as quickly as possible. If what happened with the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is any guide, it could be weeks before US regulators sign off on allowing the trial to resume. AstraZeneca-Oxford trial in the US has been paused for more than a month.
Back in September, AstraZeneca briefly halted global studies after UK regulators investigated a pair of patients who came down with symptoms of a rare illness which scientists worried might be connected with the vaccine. Trials in the UK and elsewhere restarted days later, but in the US, regulators have refused to allow the trials to resume.
Already, the time lost by JNJ and AstraZeneca-Oxford has pushed them out of the lead in the race to apply for an emergency use authorization from the FDA. Vaccine candidates being developed by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech have taken the lead.
But as Bloomberg pointed out in a piece published Saturday morning, both the AZ and JNJ vaccines relied on the same technique: the so-called adenovirus vector which was also used by the Gameleya Institute’s vaccine (aka Sputnik 5) and at least one of the leading Chinese vaccines.
Still, if these investigations determine a link between the illnesses and the vaccines, this could bolster public skepticism, something that surveys have shown is already alarmingly high.
And this year, with Covid-19 vaccines entering strongly into the politics of the hour, transparency and trust are key to fighting a virus that’s hit more than 39 million people globally and hamstrung economies. If concerns about side effects in experimental vaccines in trials using adenoviruses are validated, it could boost skepticism in the general public and raise questions for other drugmakers.
It would also amount to a considerable setback to adenovirus vector vaccines.
As Bloomberg explains, the adenovirus vaccine vector is nothing new to medicine. They are well studied and versatile, according to Bloomberg. Humans have been shown to easily tolerate them, which is what initially attracted scientists to experiment with this method for COVID-19. A J&J vaccine based partially on the method was recently approved to guard against Ebola.
However, the technique already has a couple of conspicuous blemishes on its safety record. Here’s one example: An AIDS vaccine based on the technique was abandoned after the virus was potentially tied to increased infections among those who received it.
In other experiments, though, there were disappointing results. In 2008, a vaccine using an adenovirus developed by Merck & Co. to prevent HIV was tied to increased infections among some who received it in a trial. Merck abandoned the shot, and several similar programs fell by the wayside.
US regulators are still investigating illnesses related to 2 trial participants in the UK, who showed symptoms of transverse myelitis, a rare condition causing inflammation of the spinal cord.
If investigators in the current trials determine the cause of the episodes is related to the vaccines, they would look for potential links to the adenovirus approach as well as to the spike protein the vaccine is designed to make to prepare the immune system for a real infection, according to Michael Kinch, a vaccine specialist at Washington University in St. Louis. At this point, he said, there’s not enough information to know.
The drug companies insist that the illnesses are unrelated, and trials of the AstraZenaca-Oxford vaccine resumed weeks ago in the UK, Brazil and South Africa. These Phase 3 trials have recruited tens of thousands of participants; many of them are the size of small towns.
“Is this just random chance?” Kinch said. “First and foremost, there’s bad luck. If it turns out there’s a correlation and a causation, then the conversation very quickly turns.” J&J said it’s still learning about the illness of the participant in its trial. The adenovirus in its experimental Covid shot has been used worldwide in more than 110,000 people, according to Paul Stoffels, the company’s chief scientific officer. “We are building very quickly on a very large safety database of the carrier,” Stoffels said in an interview before the trial was paused.
Bloomberg goes into the history of the adenovirus vector, which stretches back to 1953, and includes at least one tragic death of a trial subject who had a severe immune reaction to an early trial on gene therapy techniques.
When it comes to the most cutting-edge technologies, safety can be difficult to gauge, one expert acknowledges. Although according to scientists who are experts in the field, modern techniques involve much smaller doses of the adenovirus, which makes safety “not an issue,” according to one.
Still, with such new technologies, “safety is difficult to know,” said Baden, who’s worked in the HIV vaccine field for decades. “If you’ve studied it in 1,000 people, you don’t know a 1-in-10,000 risk; if you’ve studied it in 10,000 people you don’t know a 1 in 100,000, and so on.”
Still, if US investigators determine that the illnesses exhibited by the patients in the J&J trial along with the AZ-Oxford trial were caused by the vaccines, it could potentially set gene therapy efforts back by years.
While also creating serious credibility issues for vaccines in the US that could endure beyond the COVID-19 crisis.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-18--FBI “Has to Come Clean” About Corruption Evidence, Potential Child Porn on Hunter’s Laptop: US Senat

FBI “Has to Come Clean” About Corruption Evidence, Potential Child Porn on Hunter’s Laptop: US Senator

Sen. Ron Johnson ( R-WI ) is calling on the FBI to ‘ come clean ’ over the agency ’ s involvement with Hunter Biden ’ s laptop , after refusing to ‘ confirm or deny ’ certain details contained in a whistleblower complaint by a Delaware computer shop owner .
“ The FBI has a duty to inform us .
If they believe this was maybe Russian disinformation , they should give us a defensive briefing , ” Johnson told Fox News ‘ “ Sunday Morning Futures.
” “ If , for example , they also believe that what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that would also be a crime , and FBI should tell us that.
” Host Maria Bartiromo brought up a salient point – that the FBI was allegedly in possession of Hunter Biden ’ s laptop which contains apparent evidence of pay-for-play corruption in Ukraine , at the same time Congressional Democrats were impeaching President Trump for asking Ukraine to investigate exactly that .
“ If the FBI was in possession of these emails from Hunter Biden ’ s computer indicating all of these payouts , why did they not make this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impeached in the Senate about Ukraine ?
” Johnson replied : “ the larger question really is ; if they had this information – and these are genuine emails which would probably reveal all kinds of things that would have been very relevant to the impeachment case , why did they sit out ?
Are they covering up because Hunter Biden might be engaged in things that also maybe should have been investigated and possibly prosecuted ?
Dow we have two systems of justice ?
One for Democrats , one for Republicans , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one for the rest of the Americans.
” Bartiromo then steered the conversation to national security risks – noting that the signature of the FBI ’ s top child porn lawyer appeared on the subpoena for Hunter ’ s laptop .
“ The subpoena was served by an FBI agent whose name is Joshua Wilson , and over the last five years he has been working on child pornography issues .
Connect the dots – if an FBI agent is working on child pornography issues for five years , why is he subpoenaing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there a connection here ?
Should this suggest that there ’ s a child pornography issue here on that laptop ?
” “ Well , I think you just made the connection , ” Johnson replied .
“ This is what the FBI has to come clean about .
This isn ’ t a standard investigation… this is something that , as we were talking about , relates to national security .
And if there ’ s criminal activity involved that can be tied to Hunter Biden or his business associates , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Biden family – well some of these emails indicate that Joe Biden is fully aware of this .
”

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is calling on the FBI to ‘come clean’ over the agency’s involvement with Hunter Biden’s laptop, after refusing to ‘confirm or deny’ certain details contained in a whistleblower complaint by a Delaware computer shop owner.
“The FBI has a duty to inform us. If they believe this was maybe Russian disinformation, they should give us a defensive briefing,” Johnson told Fox News‘ “Sunday Morning Futures.”
“If, for example, they also believe that what information this whistleblower gave us is fraudulent, that would also be a crime, and FBI should tell us that.”
Host Maria Bartiromo brought up a salient point – that the FBI was allegedly in possession of Hunter Biden’s laptop which contains apparent evidence of pay-for-play corruption in Ukraine, at the same time Congressional Democrats were impeaching President Trump for asking Ukraine to investigate exactly that .
“If the FBI was in possession of these emails from Hunter Biden’s computer indicating all of these payouts, why did they not make this public, as President Trump was being impeached in the Senate about Ukraine?”
Johnson replied: “the larger question really is; if they had this information – and these are genuine emails which would probably reveal all kinds of things that would have been very relevant to the impeachment case, why did they sit out? Are they covering up because Hunter Biden might be engaged in things that also maybe should have been investigated and possibly prosecuted? Dow we have two systems of justice? One for Democrats, one for Republicans, one for the well connected, vs. one for the rest of the Americans.”
Child porn?
Bartiromo then steered the conversation to national security risks – noting that the signature of the FBI’s top child porn lawyer appeared on the subpoena for Hunter’s laptop.
“The subpoena was served by an FBI agent whose name is Joshua Wilson, and over the last five years he has been working on child pornography issues. Connect the dots – if an FBI agent is working on child pornography issues for five years, why is he subpoenaing the laptop of Hunter Biden? Is there a connection here? Should this suggest that there’s a child pornography issue here on that laptop?”
“Well, I think you just made the connection,” Johnson replied. “This is what the FBI has to come clean about. This isn’t a standard investigation… this is something that, as we were talking about, relates to national security. And if there’s criminal activity involved that can be tied to Hunter Biden or his business associates, or even possibly tied back to members of the Biden family – well some of these emails indicate that Joe Biden is fully aware of this.”
As we noted on Friday, FBI agent Wilson’s identity was confirmed by both Western Journal and Business Insider, the latter of which compared his signature to a 2012 criminal complaint and concluded that it “clearly matches the unreversed signature on the subpoena published by the New York Post.”
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-19--“The Emails Are Russian” Will Be the Narrative, Regardless of Facts or Evidence

Fight it all you want , but there ’ s nothing you can do .
“ The emails are Russian ” is going to be the official dominant narrative in mainstream political discourse , and there ’ s nothing you can do to stop it .
Resistance is futile .
Like the Russian hacking narrative , the Trump-Russia collusion narrative , the Russian bounties in Afghanistan narrative , and any other evidence-free framing of events that simultaneously advances pre-planned cold war agendas , is politically convenient for the Democratic party and generates clicks and ratings , the narrative that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s emails is a Russian operation is going to be hammered and hammered and hammered until it becomes the mainstream consensus .
This will happen regardless of facts and evidence , up to and including rock solid evidence that Hunter Biden ’ s emails were not published as a result of a Russian operation .
This is happening .
It ’ s following the same formula all the other fact-free Russia hysteria narratives have followed .
The same media tour by pundits and political operatives saying with no evidence but very assertive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this occurrence and we should all be very upset about it .
“ To me , this is just classic textbook Soviet Russian tradecraft at work , ” Russiagate founder and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is heard assuring CNN ’ s audience .
“ Joe Biden – and all of us – SHOULD be furious that media outlets are spreading what is very likely Russian propaganda , ” begins and eight-part thread by Democratic Senator Chris Murphy , who claims the emails are “ Kremlin constructed anti-Biden propaganda.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all , this was always the play , but still kind of head-spinning to watch all the players from 2016 run exactly the same hack-leak-smear op in 2020 .
Even with everyone knowing exactly what ’ s happening this time , ” tweets MSNBC ’ s Chris Hayes .
“ How are you all circling the wagons instead of being embarrassed for peddling Russian ops 18 days before the election .
It ’ s not enough that you all haven ’ t learned from your atrocious handling of 2016 — you are doubling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Neera Tanden tweeted in admonishment of journalists who dare to report on or ask questions about the emails .
Virtually the entirety of the Democratic Party-aligned political/media class has streamlined this narrative of Russian influence into the American consciousness with very little inertia , despite the fact that neither Joe nor Hunter Biden has disputed the authenticity of the emails and despite a complete absence of evidence for Russian involvement in their publication .
This is surely the first time , at least in recent memory , that we have ever seen such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it is the civic duty of news reporters to try and influence the outcome of a presidential general election by withholding negative news coverage for one candidate .
There was a lot of fascinated hatred for Trump in 2016 , but people still reported on Hillary Clinton ’ s various scandals and didn ’ t attack one another for doing so .
In 2020 that has changed , and mainstream news reporters have now largely coalesced along the doctrine that they must avoid any reporting which might be detrimental to the Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and many of their media allies ) genuinely believe it ’ s immoral to report on or even discuss stories that reflect poorly on Biden .
In reality , it ’ s the responsibility of journalists to ignore their vapid whining and ask about newsworthy stories , even about Biden , ” tweeted The Intercept ‘ s Glenn Greenwald recently .
“ You don ’ t even have to think the Hunter Biden materials constitute some kind of earth-shattering story to be absolutely repulsed at the authoritarian propaganda offensive being waged to discredit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like compliant little trained robots , ” tweeted journalist Michael Tracey .
Last month The Spectator ‘ s Stephen L Miller described how the consensus formed among the mainstream press since Clinton ’ s 2016 loss that it is their moral duty to be uncritical of Trump ’ s opponent .
“ For almost four years now , journalists have shamed their colleagues and themselves over what I will call the ‘ but her emails ’ dilemma , ” Miller writes .
“ Those who reported dutifully on the ill-timed federal investigation into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spillage of classified information have been cast out and shunted away from the journalist cool kids ’ table .
Focusing so much on what was , at the time , a considerable scandal , has been written off by many in the media as a blunder .
They believe their friends and colleagues helped put Trump in the White House by focusing on a nothing-burger of a Clinton scandal when they should have been highlighting Trump ’ s foibles .
It ’ s an error no journalist wants to repeat.
” So “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the interests of political convenience , partisan media ratings , and the national security state ’ s pre-planned agenda to continue escalating against Russia as part of its slow motion third world war against nations which refuse to bow to US dictates , and you ’ ve got essentially no critical mainstream news coverage putting the brakes on any of it .
This means this narrative is going to become mainstream orthodoxy and treated as an established fact , despite the fact that there is no actual , tangible evidence for it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody , and the mainstream press would crucify any journalist who so much as tweeted about it .
Very little journalism is going into vetting and challenging him , and a great deal of the energy that would normally be doing so is going into ensuring that he slides right into the White House .
If the mainstream news really existed to tell you the truth about what ’ s going on , everyone would know about every questionable decision that Joe Biden has ever made , Russiagate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d all be acutely aware of the fact that powerful forces are pushing us into increasingly aggressive confrontations with two nuclear-armed nations , and Trump would be grilled about Yemen in every press conference .
But the mainstream news does not exist to tell you the truth about the world .
The mainstream news exists to advance the interests of its wealthy owners and the status quo upon which they have built their kingdoms .
That ’ s why it ’ s so very , very important that we find ways to break @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each other that isn ’ t tainted by corrupt and powerful interests .

Fight it all you want, but there’s nothing you can do. “The emails are Russian” is going to be the official dominant narrative in mainstream political discourse, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. Resistance is futile.
Like the Russian hacking narrative, the Trump-Russia collusion narrative, the Russian bounties in Afghanistan narrative, and any other evidence-free framing of events that simultaneously advances pre-planned cold war agendas, is politically convenient for the Democratic party and generates clicks and ratings, the narrative that the New York Post publication of Hunter Biden’s emails is a Russian operation is going to be hammered and hammered and hammered until it becomes the mainstream consensus. This will happen regardless of facts and evidence, up to and including rock solid evidence that Hunter Biden’s emails were not published as a result of a Russian operation.
Joe Biden – and all of us – SHOULD be furious that media outlets are spreading what is very likely Russian propaganda. 1/ I’ve seen the intel. The mainstreaming of misinformation is Russia’s 2020 goal. Here’s what we know, and why we can’t take it lying down. — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) October 17, 2020
This is happening. It’s following the same formula all the other fact-free Russia hysteria narratives have followed. The same media tour by pundits and political operatives saying with no evidence but very assertive voices that Russia is most certainly behind this occurrence and we should all be very upset about it.
“To me, this is just classic textbook Soviet Russian tradecraft at work,” Russiagate founder and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is heard assuring CNN’s audience.
“Joe Biden – and all of us – SHOULD be furious that media outlets are spreading what is very likely Russian propaganda,” begins and eight-part thread by Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, who claims the emails are “Kremlin constructed anti-Biden propaganda.”
“It’s not really surprising at all, this was always the play, but still kind of head-spinning to watch all the players from 2016 run exactly the same hack-leak-smear op in 2020. Even with everyone knowing exactly what’s happening this time,” tweets MSNBC’s Chris Hayes.
“How are you all circling the wagons instead of being embarrassed for peddling Russian ops 18 days before the election. It’s not enough that you all haven’t learned from your atrocious handling of 2016 — you are doubling down,” Democratic Party think tanker Neera Tanden tweeted in admonishment of journalists who dare to report on or ask questions about the emails.
“To me, this is just classic textbook Soviet Russian tradecraft at work,” former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says as authorities are investigating if recently published emails are tied to a Russian disinformation effort targeting Biden. https://t.co/shyMNnJ7Yr pic.twitter.com/GFSeIWXeY4 — CNN (@CNN) October 17, 2020
Virtually the entirety of the Democratic Party-aligned political/media class has streamlined this narrative of Russian influence into the American consciousness with very little inertia, despite the fact that neither Joe nor Hunter Biden has disputed the authenticity of the emails and despite a complete absence of evidence for Russian involvement in their publication.
This is surely the first time, at least in recent memory, that we have ever seen such a broad consensus within the mass media that it is the civic duty of news reporters to try and influence the outcome of a presidential general election by withholding negative news coverage for one candidate. There was a lot of fascinated hatred for Trump in 2016, but people still reported on Hillary Clinton’s various scandals and didn’t attack one another for doing so. In 2020 that has changed, and mainstream news reporters have now largely coalesced along the doctrine that they must avoid any reporting which might be detrimental to the Biden campaign.
“Dem Party hacks (and many of their media allies) genuinely believe it’s immoral to report on or even discuss stories that reflect poorly on Biden. In reality, it’s the responsibility of journalists to ignore their vapid whining and ask about newsworthy stories, even about Biden,” tweeted The Intercept‘s Glenn Greenwald recently.
“You don’t even have to think the Hunter Biden materials constitute some kind of earth-shattering story to be absolutely repulsed at the authoritarian propaganda offensive being waged to discredit them — primarily by journalists who behave like compliant little trained robots,” tweeted journalist Michael Tracey.
Last month The Spectator‘s Stephen L Miller described how the consensus formed among the mainstream press since Clinton’s 2016 loss that it is their moral duty to be uncritical of Trump’s opponent.
“For almost four years now, journalists have shamed their colleagues and themselves over what I will call the ‘but her emails’ dilemma,” Miller writes. “Those who reported dutifully on the ill-timed federal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private server and spillage of classified information have been cast out and shunted away from the journalist cool kids’ table. Focusing so much on what was, at the time, a considerable scandal, has been written off by many in the media as a blunder. They believe their friends and colleagues helped put Trump in the White House by focusing on a nothing-burger of a Clinton scandal when they should have been highlighting Trump’s foibles. It’s an error no journalist wants to repeat.”
lol no. Again no journalist wants to be the "but her emails" journalist and branded a leper by their entire industry. It's that simple. https://t.co/NvNkcKKufo — Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) October 16, 2020
So “the emails are Russian” narrative serves the interests of political convenience, partisan media ratings, and the national security state’s pre-planned agenda to continue escalating against Russia as part of its slow motion third world war against nations which refuse to bow to US dictates, and you’ve got essentially no critical mainstream news coverage putting the brakes on any of it. This means this narrative is going to become mainstream orthodoxy and treated as an established fact, despite the fact that there is no actual, tangible evidence for it.
Joe Biden could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and the mainstream press would crucify any journalist who so much as tweeted about it. Very little journalism is going into vetting and challenging him, and a great deal of the energy that would normally be doing so is going into ensuring that he slides right into the White House.
If the mainstream news really existed to tell you the truth about what’s going on, everyone would know about every questionable decision that Joe Biden has ever made, Russiagate would never have happened, we’d all be acutely aware of the fact that powerful forces are pushing us into increasingly aggressive confrontations with two nuclear-armed nations, and Trump would be grilled about Yemen in every press conference.
But the mainstream news does not exist to tell you the truth about the world. The mainstream news exists to advance the interests of its wealthy owners and the status quo upon which they have built their kingdoms. That’s why it’s so very, very important that we find ways to break away from it and share information with each other that isn’t tainted by corrupt and powerful interests.
Republished from CaitlinJohnstone.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-19--Fukushima to Dump 1 Million Tons of Radioactive Water Into Pacific

Tokyo Electric Power ’ s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station is expected to release more than one million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the destroyed nuclear power plant into the ocean after the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games , according to the Asian Nikkei Review .
More than one thousand storage tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi site are lining the property and store upwards of 1.23 million tonnes of treated radioactive water .
In recent years , we ’ ve pointed out ( see : here & here ) how storage tank capacity has been running out and battles fume @ @ @ @ @ @ @ water .
The water in question has had radioactive isotopes removed through a complex filtration process – except for tritium .
Even with existing technology , tritium can not be removed .
In large quantities , the tritium-mixed water could pose severe risks for wildlife and humans .
The expected release would occur after 2022 .
The decision to end several years of debate over releasing the tritium-mixed water appears to be coming to an end .
But , in 2019 , South Korea raised concerns to the International Atomic Energy Agency about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a Japanese government panel contemplated multiple release strategies : the first was to dump the tritium-mixed water into the ocean ; the second was to allow the water to evaporate .
The decision appears to be a controlled release into the Pacific Ocean .
Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said Friday , without commenting directly on Fukushima ’ s planned release of treated radioactive water , that : Environmental activists have not been thrilled with the upcoming release .
Fisherman , farmers , and ordinary citizens have voiced concerns that releasing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shock ” and damage the surrounding ecosystem .
Nikkei notes , upon release , the tritium-mixed water would be “ diluted up to about 600 times by uncontaminated water .
The released water would then be well within international standards.
” Fukushima ’ s increasing nuclear waste dilemma was seen in 2014 , when Tokyo Electric Power dumped hundreds of tonnes of radioactive water stored at the nuclear facility directly into the Pacific .
Fukushima ’ s nuclear waste dilemma is an eye-opener for nuclear energy being touted as a “ promising form @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economy , ” noted Oilprice.com .
Readers may recall that Bill Gates ’ nuclear power energy venture has proposed constructing miniature nuclear power stations across major metro areas to develop carbon-free electricity .

Tokyo Electric Power’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station is expected to release more than one million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the destroyed nuclear power plant into the ocean after the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, according to the Asian Nikkei Review.
More than one thousand storage tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi site are lining the property and store upwards of 1.23 million tonnes of treated radioactive water. In recent years, we’ve pointed out (see: here & here) how storage tank capacity has been running out and battles fume over the prospects of releasing the tainted water.
The water in question has had radioactive isotopes removed through a complex filtration process – except for tritium. Even with existing technology, tritium cannot be removed. In large quantities, the tritium-mixed water could pose severe risks for wildlife and humans. The expected release would occur after 2022.
The decision to end several years of debate over releasing the tritium-mixed water appears to be coming to an end. But, in 2019, South Korea raised concerns to the International Atomic Energy Agency about the planned release.
Earlier this year, a Japanese government panel contemplated multiple release strategies: the first was to dump the tritium-mixed water into the ocean; the second was to allow the water to evaporate. The decision appears to be a controlled release into the Pacific Ocean.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said Friday, without commenting directly on Fukushima’s planned release of treated radioactive water, that:
“We can’t postpone a decision on the plan to deal with the… processed water, to prevent delays in the decommission work of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant,” Kato said.
Environmental activists have not been thrilled with the upcoming release. Fisherman, farmers, and ordinary citizens have voiced concerns that releasing the tainted water could trigger an “environmental shock” and damage the surrounding ecosystem.
Nikkei notes, upon release, the tritium-mixed water would be “diluted up to about 600 times by uncontaminated water. The released water would then be well within international standards.”
Fukushima’s increasing nuclear waste dilemma was seen in 2014, when Tokyo Electric Power dumped hundreds of tonnes of radioactive water stored at the nuclear facility directly into the Pacific.
Fukushima’s nuclear waste dilemma is an eye-opener for nuclear energy being touted as a “promising form of energy production for a decarbonizing global economy,” noted Oilprice.com.
Readers may recall that Bill Gates’ nuclear power energy venture has proposed constructing miniature nuclear power stations across major metro areas to develop carbon-free electricity.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-19--Former OPCW Chief Says His Office Was Bugged While USA Pushed Iraq War

In an important new interview with The Grayzone ‘ s Aaron Maté , the first Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( OPCW ) has revealed new insights into the way the US exerted control over the Organisation in the lead-up to the Iraq invasion and the suspicious way pro-US narratives appear to be dominating controversies in the supposedly impartial OPCW to this day .
The most significant piece of new information revealed in this interview with the acclaimed former OPCW chief José Bustani is his assertion that while the US was orchestrating his 2002 ouster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ derailing the Iraq war agenda with successful negotiations , his office was packed with hidden surveillance equipment and that his American head of security vanished immediately after this was discovered .
After noticing suspicious phenomena and leaks coming out of his office , Bustani reports that he sent for a trusted security expert from outside the Organisation to investigate over the weekend .
“ The fact was that the wall behind my desk , the wall behind the desk of the Director-General was full of equipment , listening equipment , ” Bustani reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and removed everything , and there were bugs in the drawer , my desk , phone .
I was shocked I must say .
But he did it immediately .
It took him the whole of Saturday , half of the Sunday , he took it [ away ] , he removed everything and nobody realized except me and my wife .
On Monday when people came to my office , they were shocked with the way the wall was .
It was a big hole.
” “ And interesting thing is–and I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then a person that was the head of the security of the Organization , ” Bustani said .
“ He used to be an American .
He had a large office full of equipment .
I called him , the Monday after that happened , I called his office to check with him how come he didn ’ t know , he was in charge of security of the building , how come he didn ’ t know that there was such bugging equipment behind me .
And he wasn ’ t there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was traveling to Germany , and I asked then , ‘ Who allowed him to go to Germany ?
I am his direct boss .
He was my subordinate , he was directly subordinate to me.
’ Nobody could say anything .
So I said ‘ As soon as he returns tell him I want to have a word with him.
’ This was the Monday .
You will not believe it Aaron , but on Tuesday as I got to the OPCW I am told that I should go up to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got there the office was empty , and this person disappeared and never showed up again .
Never showed up again.
” This is a major revelation .
When you ’ ve got an American infiltrator covertly surveilling a foreign official to advance US foreign policy agendas , what you have is a US spy .
We don ’ t know what agency that spy would have worked for , but what Bustani is describing is US espionage of an international watchdog organisation .
Bustani gave additional insights into the ongoing OPCW scandal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ implemented in the investigation of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma , Syria in 2018 which preceded airstrikes against the Assad government by the US , UK and France .
He stated emphatically that as Director-General he would “ never ” have allowed the Douma investigation team to be replaced with a “ core team ” who never went there or permitted a team of inspectors to meet with US officials during an active investigation , as reportedly happened after the Douma incident .
“ This would have never happened if I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked if he ’ d have allowed a US delegation to lobby them to come to a specified conclusion in their investigation .
“ The Inspectors know themselves that they can not .
They can not .
They are not supposed to meet with delegations on issues like inspections in particular .
I don ’ t know how it happened , maybe they were forced to or they were led to by… I don ’ t know how it in practice happened because if I were Director-General this would never happen.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked if he ’ d have permitted a team of investigators to be replaced mid-investigation with another team who never visited the crime scene .
“ It would have never happened to me , unless there was a serious violation of the code of conduct on the part of the inspectors .
Which fortunately never , never happened.
” Bustani said he knew the whistleblowers who sparked the OPCW scandal from his time at the Organisation , and decried the way they are being smeared , silenced and their anonymity removed for simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ methodology in the interest of protecting the OPCW ’ s legitimacy .
He voiced a great fondness for the Organisation and a grave concern for the suspicious abnormalities in its investigative practices involving the United States , and he expressed shock at the way the US , UK and France recently blocked him from offering comments to the UN about those concerns .
Maté pointed out that one highly suspect common denominator in both the current OPCW scandal and Bustani ’ s 2002 ouster is John Bolton .
As US ambassador Bolton is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arranging Bustani ’ s removal as Director-General to such an aggressive extent that he reportedly threatened Bustani ’ s children , and Bolton ’ s stint as Trump ’ s National Security Advisor began immediately before the 2018 airstrikes on Syria after the Douma incident .
Bolton claims to have played a role in planning those airstrikes and was active at the highest levels of the US government ’ s executive branch throughout the entirety of the OPCW Douma investigation .
The mountains of evidence that the US has been meddling in an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an act of war by the United States and its allies keeps stacking higher .
The way the US power alliance has been actively suppressing and avoiding that evidence is appalling , and the way the mass media have refused to report on this fact is even more so .

In an important new interview with The Grayzone‘s Aaron Maté, the first Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has revealed new insights into the way the US exerted control over the Organisation in the lead-up to the Iraq invasion and the suspicious way pro-US narratives appear to be dominating controversies in the supposedly impartial OPCW to this day.
The most significant piece of new information revealed in this interview with the acclaimed former OPCW chief José Bustani is his assertion that while the US was orchestrating his 2002 ouster due to the risk he posed of derailing the Iraq war agenda with successful negotiations, his office was packed with hidden surveillance equipment and that his American head of security vanished immediately after this was discovered.
After noticing suspicious phenomena and leaks coming out of his office, Bustani reports that he sent for a trusted security expert from outside the Organisation to investigate over the weekend.
“The fact was that the wall behind my desk, the wall behind the desk of the Director-General was full of equipment, listening equipment,” Bustani reported. “He broke the whole wall and removed everything, and there were bugs in the drawer, my desk, phone. I was shocked I must say. But he did it immediately. It took him the whole of Saturday, half of the Sunday, he took it [away], he removed everything and nobody realized except me and my wife. On Monday when people came to my office, they were shocked with the way the wall was. It was a big hole.”
“And interesting thing is–and I never said this before–is that I had then a person that was the head of the security of the Organization,” Bustani said. “He used to be an American. He had a large office full of equipment. I called him, the Monday after that happened, I called his office to check with him how come he didn’t know, he was in charge of security of the building, how come he didn’t know that there was such bugging equipment behind me. And he wasn’t there. And I was told that he was traveling to Germany, and I asked then, ‘Who allowed him to go to Germany? I am his direct boss. He was my subordinate, he was directly subordinate to me.’ Nobody could say anything. So I said ‘As soon as he returns tell him I want to have a word with him.’ This was the Monday. You will not believe it Aaron, but on Tuesday as I got to the OPCW I am told that I should go up to the head of security office and when I got there the office was empty, and this person disappeared and never showed up again. Never showed up again.”
This is a major revelation. When you’ve got an American infiltrator covertly surveilling a foreign official to advance US foreign policy agendas, what you have is a US spy. We don’t know what agency that spy would have worked for, but what Bustani is describing is US espionage of an international watchdog organisation.
Bustani gave additional insights into the ongoing OPCW scandal surrounding the extremely suspicious practices that were implemented in the investigation of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria in 2018 which preceded airstrikes against the Assad government by the US, UK and France. He stated emphatically that as Director-General he would “never” have allowed the Douma investigation team to be replaced with a “core team” who never went there or permitted a team of inspectors to meet with US officials during an active investigation, as reportedly happened after the Douma incident.
“This would have never happened if I were Director-General,” Bustani said when asked if he’d have allowed a US delegation to lobby them to come to a specified conclusion in their investigation. “The Inspectors know themselves that they cannot. They cannot. They are not supposed to meet with delegations on issues like inspections in particular. I don’t know how it happened, maybe they were forced to or they were led to by… I don’t know how it in practice happened because if I were Director-General this would never happen.”
Ex-OPCW chief José Bustani on the fact that the OPCW inspectors who investigated the alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria were sidelined and replaced with a so-called "core" team who never set foot there: "It would have never happened" under his watch. https://t.co/C6l24YkYdP pic.twitter.com/knPdl7Nh2U — Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) October 18, 2020
“Absolutely not,” Bustani said when asked if he’d have permitted a team of investigators to be replaced mid-investigation with another team who never visited the crime scene. “It would have never happened to me, unless there was a serious violation of the code of conduct on the part of the inspectors. Which fortunately never, never happened.”
Bustani said he knew the whistleblowers who sparked the OPCW scandal from his time at the Organisation, and decried the way they are being smeared, silenced and their anonymity removed for simply voicing objections to an investigation’s methodology in the interest of protecting the OPCW’s legitimacy. He voiced a great fondness for the Organisation and a grave concern for the suspicious abnormalities in its investigative practices involving the United States, and he expressed shock at the way the US, UK and France recently blocked him from offering comments to the UN about those concerns.
Maté pointed out that one highly suspect common denominator in both the current OPCW scandal and Bustani’s 2002 ouster is John Bolton. As US ambassador Bolton is known to have been actively involved in arranging Bustani’s removal as Director-General to such an aggressive extent that he reportedly threatened Bustani’s children, and Bolton’s stint as Trump’s National Security Advisor began immediately before the 2018 airstrikes on Syria after the Douma incident. Bolton claims to have played a role in planning those airstrikes and was active at the highest levels of the US government’s executive branch throughout the entirety of the OPCW Douma investigation.
The mountains of evidence that the US has been meddling in an investigation of an incident which led to an act of war by the United States and its allies keeps stacking higher. The way the US power alliance has been actively suppressing and avoiding that evidence is appalling, and the way the mass media have refused to report on this fact is even more so.
Former OPCW chief José Bustani on media silence over the OPCW Syria cover-up scandal, & how media coverage could make a difference in protecting the OPCW from political exploitation by US & other Western states. cc @TheIntercept & @democracynow , who have ignored this story. pic.twitter.com/So8ybaZsH0 — Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) October 18, 2020
Republished from CaitlinJohnstone.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-19--Streisand Effect: Twitter Ban on Biden Laptop Scandal Nearly Doubled Visibility, According to MIT

Twitter ’ s Orwellian decision to censor the Hunter Biden laptop scandal published by the New York Post completely backfired – ‘ nearly doubling ’ its visibility , according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and media intelligence firm Zignal Labs .
The poorly-thought-through ban triggered the so-called Streisand Effect and helped turn a sketchy article into a must-share blockbuster .
And then on Friday , the Republican National Committee filed a Federal Election Commission complaint against Twitter , claiming that the ban “ amounts to an illegal corporate in-kind political contribution to the Biden campaign.
” Looking at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ original tweets , retweets , and quote tweets—Zignal found a surge of shares immediately after Twitter instituted the block , jumping from about 5.5 thousand shares every 15 minutes to about 10 thousand .
-MIT Technology Review The Streisand Effect was named after Barbara Streisand ’ s 2003 attempt to suppress a photo of her Malibu , California residence by trying to sue a photographer for $ 50 million over the aerial photograph .
Before Streisand ’ s lawsuit , the photo had only been downloaded from the photographer ’ s website six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s attorneys .
Once the story went viral , however , over 420,000 people visited the site over the following month .
The lawsuit was dismissed and Streisand was ordered to pay $ 155,567 to cover the photographer ’ s legal fees .
And Twitter did the same thing when they banned the Post story – blocking people from posting it or sharing it over Direct Message , deleting tweets , and suspending others who shared it .
Of note , the New York Post ‘ s Twitter account is still locked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information and “ hacked materials , ” though they never explained how the Biden emails – obtained from a laptop which Hunter dropped off at a Delaware computer repair shop and failed to pick up – violated that policy .
After Twitter came under extreme fire for what some consider election meddling and an editorial decision , CEO Jack Dorsey expressed regret , tweeting that “ [ s ] traight blocking of URLs was wrong , and we updated our policy and enforcement to fix .
Our goal is to attempt to add @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do that.
” For their partisan censorship , the social media giant has earned themselves a Congressional investigation spearheaded by Sens .
Josh Hawkey ( R-MO ) and Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) .
Dorsey will testify next Wednesday via videoconference in front of the Senate Commerce Committee .

Twitter’s Orwellian decision to censor the Hunter Biden laptop scandal published by the New York Post completely backfired – ‘nearly doubling’ its visibility, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and media intelligence firm Zignal Labs.
The poorly-thought-through ban triggered the so-called Streisand Effect and helped turn a sketchy article into a must-share blockbuster. And then on Friday, the Republican National Committee filed a Federal Election Commission complaint against Twitter, claiming that the ban “amounts to an illegal corporate in-kind political contribution to the Biden campaign.” … Looking at the firehose of Twitter shares of the URL—including original tweets, retweets, and quote tweets—Zignal found a surge of shares immediately after Twitter instituted the block, jumping from about 5.5 thousand shares every 15 minutes to about 10 thousand. -MIT Technology Review
So Twitter is back to where it was 2 days ago, only now everyone knows about Hunter's notebook. Brilliant — zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 16, 2020
The Streisand Effect was named after Barbara Streisand’s 2003 attempt to suppress a photo of her Malibu, California residence by trying to sue a photographer for $50 million over the aerial photograph. Before Streisand’s lawsuit, the photo had only been downloaded from the photographer’s website six times – two of which were Streisand’s attorneys. Once the story went viral, however, over 420,000 people visited the site over the following month. The lawsuit was dismissed and Streisand was ordered to pay $155,567 to cover the photographer’s legal fees.
And Twitter did the same thing when they banned the Post story – blocking people from posting it or sharing it over Direct Message, deleting tweets, and suspending others who shared it. Of note, the New York Post‘s Twitter account is still locked.
Twitter cited their policy against unverified information and “hacked materials,” though they never explained how the Biden emails – obtained from a laptop which Hunter dropped off at a Delaware computer repair shop and failed to pick up – violated that policy.
After Twitter came under extreme fire for what some consider election meddling and an editorial decision, CEO Jack Dorsey expressed regret, tweeting that “[s]traight blocking of URLs was wrong, and we updated our policy and enforcement to fix. Our goal is to attempt to add context, and now we have capabilities to do that.”
For their partisan censorship, the social media giant has earned themselves a Congressional investigation spearheaded by Sens. Josh Hawkey (R-MO) and Ted Cruz (R-TX). Dorsey will testify next Wednesday via videoconference in front of the Senate Commerce Committee.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-19--DNI Ratcliffe Slams Schiff: “Hunter Biden’s Laptop is Not Part of Some Russian Disinformation Campai

DNI Ratcliffe Slams Schiff: “Hunter Biden’s Laptop is Not Part of Some Russian Disinformation Campaign”

It appears the “ Russia , Russia , Russia ” cries from Adam Schiff and his dutiful media peons is dead ( we can only hope ) as Director of National Intel John Ratcliffe just confirmed to Foxx Business ’ Maria Bartiromo that : As Politico ’ s Quint Forgey details ( @ QuintForgey ) , DNI Ratcliffe is asked directly whether accusations leveled against the Bidens in recent days are part of a Russian disinformation effort .
He says no : “ Let me be clear .
The intelligence community doesn ’ t believe that because there is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have shared no intelligence with Chairman Schiff or any other member of Congress that Hunter Biden ’ s laptop is part of some Russian disinformation campaign .
It ’ s simply not true.
” “ And this is exactly what I said would I stop when I became the director of national intelligence , and that ’ s people using the intelligence community to leverage some political narrative.
” “ And in this case , apparently Chairman Schiff wants anything against his preferred political candidate to be deemed as not real and as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use the intelligence community to say there ’ s nothing to see here.
” “ Don ’ t drag the intelligence community into this .
Hunter Biden ’ s laptop is not part of some Russian disinformation campaign .
And I think it ’ s clear that the American people know that.
” Of course , this ‘ fact ’ from ‘ intelligence ’ is unlikely to stop the “ emails are Russian ” narrative growing ever louder as MSM attempt to distract from the actual content of the emails .
As Caitlin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are Russian ” narrative serves the interests of political convenience , partisan media ratings , and the national security state ’ s pre-planned agenda to continue escalating against Russia as part of its slow motion third world war against nations which refuse to bow to US dictates , and you ’ ve got essentially no critical mainstream news coverage putting the brakes on any of it .
This means this narrative is going to become mainstream orthodoxy and treated as an established fact , despite the fact that there is no actual , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody , and the mainstream press would crucify any journalist who so much as tweeted about it .
Very little journalism is going into vetting and challenging him , and a great deal of the energy that would normally be doing so is going into ensuring that he slides right into the White House .
If the mainstream news really existed to tell you the truth about what ’ s going on , everyone would know about every questionable decision that Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have happened , we ’ d all be acutely aware of the fact that powerful forces are pushing us into increasingly aggressive confrontations with two nuclear-armed nations , and Trump would be grilled about Yemen in every press conference .
But the mainstream news does not exist to tell you the truth about the world .
The mainstream news exists to advance the interests of its wealthy owners and the status quo upon which they have built their kingdoms .
That ’ s why it ’ s so very , very important that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it and share information with each other that isn ’ t tainted by corrupt and powerful interests .
Donald Trump Jr. asked a good question – one that will be ignore by the mainstream media ’ s reporters… As we detailed previously , as the Hunter Biden laptop scandal threatens to throw the 2020 election into chaos with what appears to be solid , undisputed evidence of high-level corruption by former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter , the same crowd which peddled the Trump-Russia hoax is now suggesting that Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff , who swore on National television that he had evidence Trump was colluding with Russia – now says that President Trump is handing the Kremlin a “ propaganda coup from Vladimir Putin.
” Senator Chris Murphy ( D-CT ) has gone full tin-foil , suggesting that Giuliani was a ‘ key target ’ of ‘ Kremlin constructed anti-Biden propaganda .
’

It appears the “Russia, Russia, Russia” cries from Adam Schiff and his dutiful media peons is dead (we can only hope) as Director of National Intel John Ratcliffe just confirmed to Foxx Business’ Maria Bartiromo that:
“Hunter Biden’s laptop is not part of some Russian disinformation campaign.”
As Politico’s Quint Forgey details (@QuintForgey), DNI Ratcliffe is asked directly whether accusations leveled against the Bidens in recent days are part of a Russian disinformation effort.
He says no:
“Let me be clear. The intelligence community doesn’t believe that because there is no intelligence that supports that.” “We have shared no intelligence with Chairman Schiff or any other member of Congress that Hunter Biden’s laptop is part of some Russian disinformation campaign. It’s simply not true.” “And this is exactly what I said would I stop when I became the director of national intelligence, and that’s people using the intelligence community to leverage some political narrative.” “And in this case, apparently Chairman Schiff wants anything against his preferred political candidate to be deemed as not real and as using the intelligence community or attempting to use the intelligence community to say there’s nothing to see here.” “Don’t drag the intelligence community into this. Hunter Biden’s laptop is not part of some Russian disinformation campaign. And I think it’s clear that the American people know that.”
Of course, this ‘fact’ from ‘intelligence’ is unlikely to stop the “emails are Russian” narrative growing ever louder as MSM attempt to distract from the actual content of the emails. As Caitlin Johnstone noted:
So “the emails are Russian” narrative serves the interests of political convenience, partisan media ratings, and the national security state’s pre-planned agenda to continue escalating against Russia as part of its slow motion third world war against nations which refuse to bow to US dictates, and you’ve got essentially no critical mainstream news coverage putting the brakes on any of it. This means this narrative is going to become mainstream orthodoxy and treated as an established fact, despite the fact that there is no actual, tangible evidence for it. Joe Biden could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and the mainstream press would crucify any journalist who so much as tweeted about it. Very little journalism is going into vetting and challenging him, and a great deal of the energy that would normally be doing so is going into ensuring that he slides right into the White House. If the mainstream news really existed to tell you the truth about what’s going on, everyone would know about every questionable decision that Joe Biden has ever made, Russiagate would never have happened, we’d all be acutely aware of the fact that powerful forces are pushing us into increasingly aggressive confrontations with two nuclear-armed nations, and Trump would be grilled about Yemen in every press conference. But the mainstream news does not exist to tell you the truth about the world. The mainstream news exists to advance the interests of its wealthy owners and the status quo upon which they have built their kingdoms. That’s why it’s so very, very important that we find ways to break away from it and share information with each other that isn’t tainted by corrupt and powerful interests.
Donald Trump Jr. asked a good question – one that will be ignore by the mainstream media’s reporters…
So if there’s no evidence how can the head of the house intelligence committee go on TV and try to sell this as though it’s the gospel yet again? Is there no accountability? How can someone like that be in charge of a committee when he simply lying & weaponizing his position? https://t.co/1nqPCfrmLh — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 19, 2020
* * *
As we detailed previously, as the Hunter Biden laptop scandal threatens to throw the 2020 election into chaos with what appears to be solid, undisputed evidence of high-level corruption by former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, the same crowd which peddled the Trump-Russia hoax is now suggesting that Russia is behind it all.
To wit, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who swore on National television that he had evidence Trump was colluding with Russia – now says that President Trump is handing the Kremlin a “propaganda coup from Vladimir Putin.”
On CNN, Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff says New York Post Hunter Biden story 'comes from the Kremlin.' Anchor seems to agree. Would be more persuasive if they provided evidence that 1) story is false, and 2) it 'comes from the Kremlin.' pic.twitter.com/JBILBs3YT3 — Byron York (@ByronYork) October 17, 2020
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) has gone full tin-foil, suggesting that Giuliani was a ‘key target’ of ‘Kremlin constructed anti-Biden propaganda.’
2/ Russia knew it had to play a different game than 2016. So it built an operation to cull virulently pro-Trump Americans as pseudo-assets, so blind in their allegiance to Trump that they’ll willingly launder Kremlin constructed anti-Biden propaganda. Guiliani was a key target. — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) October 17, 2020
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-19--Trump Slams “Idiot” Dr. Fauci: “Every Time He Goes On TV It’s A Bomb… But There’s A Bigger Bomb If Y

Trump Slams “Idiot” Dr. Fauci: “Every Time He Goes On TV It’s A Bomb… But There’s A Bigger Bomb If You Fire Him”

During a conference call with campaign staff that White House reporters were bizarrely allowed to listen in on , President Trump complained that “ there ’ s a bomb ” every time Dr. Anthony Fauci goes on television , which is most days .
This is far from the first time President Trump has complained about the good doctor .
But it might be the first time he ’ s offered some direct commentary on exactly why he won ’ t fire Dr. Fauci , even as Trump seems to have moved on with a new COVID-19 advisor , Dr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Big Tech for his views on how to approach COVID-19 .
Though he conceded that the good doctor is “ a nice guy ” who has “ been around for 500 years ” , Trump said the problem with Dr. Fauci is that every time he goes on TV “ there ’ s a bomb ” —yet if you fire him— ” there ’ s an even bigger bomb.
” With less than 3 weeks to go before election day , Trump also asserted that the American people are moving on from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are also starting to creep higher .
However , so far at least , deaths have been mostly subdued .
Confirming that he was speaking mostly off the cuff , Trump added after that if there was a reporter on the call ( he didn ’ t seem to realize that multiple WH reporters were apparently listening ) they could report it “ just how I said it.
” According to the NYT , Trump ’ s campaign manager had organized the call to discuss strategy , before Trump pivoted to Dr. Fauci @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his mind following the doctor ’ scriticisms of Trump ’ s campaign ads last week .
The NYT also brought up an interview with Dr. Fauci on ’ 60 Minutes ’ last night where the doctor refuted Trump ’ s claims that the end of the outbreak is just around the corner .
Trump also reportedly called an NYT article claiming Trump was becoming increasingly dissatisfied with some of his aides – which followed Trump hinting that he might not bring back AG Bill Barr if elected for a second term due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FBI officials involved with Operation Crossfire Hurricane despite the mountain of evidence suggesting some skulduggery was afoot as the FBI tried to put together an “ insurance policy ” to protect the nation from Trump .
“ I love Mark Meadows , ” Trump reportedly said ( the NYT report focused on frictions between the president and his chief of staff ) .

During a conference call with campaign staff that White House reporters were bizarrely allowed to listen in on, President Trump complained that “there’s a bomb” every time Dr. Anthony Fauci goes on television, which is most days.
This is far from the first time President Trump has complained about the good doctor. But it might be the first time he’s offered some direct commentary on exactly why he won’t fire Dr. Fauci, even as Trump seems to have moved on with a new COVID-19 advisor, Dr. Scott Atlas, who has faced persecution by Big Tech for his views on how to approach COVID-19.
Though he conceded that the good doctor is “a nice guy” who has “been around for 500 years”, Trump said the problem with Dr. Fauci is that every time he goes on TV “there’s a bomb”—yet if you fire him—”there’s an even bigger bomb.”
“People are saying whatever…just leave us alone. People are tired of COVID…People are tired of hearing Fauci and these idiots, all these idiots who got it wrong…every time he goes on television there’s always a bomb, but there’s a bigger bomb if you fire him. This guy’s a disaster.”
With less than 3 weeks to go before election day, Trump also asserted that the American people are moving on from COVID-19 as cases rebound, while hospitalizations are also starting to creep higher. However, so far at least, deaths have been mostly subdued.
Confirming that he was speaking mostly off the cuff, Trump added after that if there was a reporter on the call (he didn’t seem to realize that multiple WH reporters were apparently listening) they could report it “just how I said it.”
“If there’s a reporter on you can have it just the way I said it, I couldn’t care less,” Trump said.
According to the NYT, Trump’s campaign manager had organized the call to discuss strategy, before Trump pivoted to Dr. Fauci, an issue that was clearly on his mind following the doctor’scriticisms of Trump’s campaign ads last week.
The NYT also brought up an interview with Dr. Fauci on ’60 Minutes’ last night where the doctor refuted Trump’s claims that the end of the outbreak is just around the corner.
Trump also reportedly called an NYT article claiming Trump was becoming increasingly dissatisfied with some of his aides – which followed Trump hinting that he might not bring back AG Bill Barr if elected for a second term due to his inability to charge any of the FBI officials involved with Operation Crossfire Hurricane despite the mountain of evidence suggesting some skulduggery was afoot as the FBI tried to put together an “insurance policy” to protect the nation from Trump.
“I love Mark Meadows,” Trump reportedly said (the NYT report focused on frictions between the president and his chief of staff).
Finally, Trump also told staff that the Wall Street Journal—which is controlled by Rupert Murdoch, who also owns and controls the New York Post, the paper the published the string of damning reports about Hunter Biden’s influence-peddling abroad—is working on “an important story.” Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-19--Trump Called Fauci An Idiot But The BIGGER Story Is Being Missed Here!

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wearechange--2020-10-21--Rudy Giuliani Turns Over Alleged Photos of Underage Girls From Hunter’s Hard Drive to Delaware Polic

Rudy Giuliani Turns Over Alleged Photos of Underage Girls From Hunter’s Hard Drive to Delaware Police

Things just took a very dark turn in the Hunter Biden laptop scandal .
While the alleged crack , cronyism , corruption was enough to spark the biggest media suppression in history , and no denials whatsoever from the Biden camp , the bombshell that Rudy Giuliani just dropped , if true , is egregious to say the least ( not just with regard Hunter Biden but the law enforcement authorities who have allegedly had this information since before Trump ’ s impeachment but done nothing about it ) .
In an interview this evening with Newsmax TV , former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump , Rudy Giuliani announces he has turned over Hunter Biden ’ s laptop hard-drive to Delaware State Police due to pictures of underage girls and inappropriate text messages .
In one of the texts , Hunter Biden allegedly says to his sister-in-law ( also his lover ) that he face-timed a 14-year-old girl while naked and doing crack – “ she told my therapist that I was sexually inappropriate.
” Giuliani adds , “ this would be with regard an unnamed 14 year old girl , ” adding that “ this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ girls.
” Watch the full interview below ( the above exchange begins around 5:20 ) : Furthermore , JustTheNews ’ John Solomon reports that former New York Police Department commissioner Bernard Kerik joined him when he delivered photographs and text messages to the New Castle County Police Department .
Law enforcement officials in Delaware told Just the News that Giuliani ’ s concerns have been forwarded to the state Department of Justice .
Perhaps the most damning statement from Giuliani , with regard the election , was the former mayor alleging that : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more Russian disinformation or ‘ Giuliani ’ lies , we remind readers that we previously reported that Hunter Biden ’ s alleged laptop contents included a curious piece of evidence – a photograph of an FBI subpoena which bears the signature of the agency ’ s top child porn investigator , special agent Joshua Wilson .
FBI agent Wilson ’ s identity was confirmed by both Western Journal and Business Insider , the latter of which compared his signature to a 2012 criminal complaint and concluded that it “ clearly matches the unreversed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Post.
” It ’ s unclear whether the FBI employs more than one agent named Joshua Wilson .
But the available evidence seems to show **the Joshua Wilson who signed the subpoena for Hunter Biden ’ s laptop , and the Joshua Wilson who investigates child pornography for the FBI , are the same person** .
This raises the possibility , not explored by the Post , that the FBI issued the subpoena for reasons unrelated to Hunter Biden ’ s role in Ukraine and Burisma .
So why is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involved in the Hunter Biden laptop case ?
OANN ‘ s Chanel Rion says she ’ s seen the contents of the hard drive , which includes “ Drugs , underage obsessions , power deals , ” which make “ Anthony Weiner ’ s down under selfie addiction look normal.
“ All of which now makes some sense , given Giuliani ’ s alleged findings , and raises a stunning question : if there is/was incriminating child porn on Hunter ’ s computer , what has the FBI been doing about it ?

Things just took a very dark turn in the Hunter Biden laptop scandal.
While the alleged crack, cronyism, corruption was enough to spark the biggest media suppression in history, and no denials whatsoever from the Biden camp, the bombshell that Rudy Giuliani just dropped, if true, is egregious to say the least (not just with regard Hunter Biden but the law enforcement authorities who have allegedly had this information since before Trump’s impeachment but done nothing about it).
In an interview this evening with Newsmax TV, former NYC Mayor and current attorney to President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani announces he has turned over Hunter Biden’s laptop hard-drive to Delaware State Police due to pictures of underage girls and inappropriate text messages.
In one of the texts, Hunter Biden allegedly says to his sister-in-law (also his lover) that he face-timed a 14-year-old girl while naked and doing crack – “she told my therapist that I was sexually inappropriate.”
Giuliani adds, “this would be with regard an unnamed 14 year old girl,” adding that “this is supported by numerous pictures of underage girls.”
Watch the full interview below (the above exchange begins around 5:20):
Furthermore, JustTheNews’ John Solomon reports that former New York Police Department commissioner Bernard Kerik joined him when he delivered photographs and text messages to the New Castle County Police Department.
“I told them other details about what appears to be an inappropriate sexual relationship,” he said in an interview. “They told me it would be investigated.”
Law enforcement officials in Delaware told Just the News that Giuliani’s concerns have been forwarded to the state Department of Justice.
“The FBI has had this for a long time,” Giuliani said. “No indication they did anything about this, so I went to the local police and said, ‘What are you going to do about this?'”
Perhaps the most damning statement from Giuliani, with regard the election, was the former mayor alleging that:
“I will tell you the evidence I gave them states it was reported to Joe Biden. What did he do about it?”
Before this is wholly dismissed as yet more Russian disinformation or ‘Giuliani’ lies, we remind readers that we previously reported that Hunter Biden’s alleged laptop contents included a curious piece of evidence – a photograph of an FBI subpoena which bears the signature of the agency’s top child porn investigator, special agent Joshua Wilson.
FBI agent Wilson’s identity was confirmed by both Western Journal and Business Insider, the latter of which compared his signature to a 2012 criminal complaint and concluded that it “clearly matches the unreversed signature on the subpoena published by the New York Post.”
As BI notes:
It’s unclear whether the FBI employs more than one agent named Joshua Wilson. But the available evidence seems to show **the Joshua Wilson who signed the subpoena for Hunter Biden’s laptop, and the Joshua Wilson who investigates child pornography for the FBI, are the same person**. This raises the possibility, not explored by the Post, that the FBI issued the subpoena for reasons unrelated to Hunter Biden’s role in Ukraine and Burisma.
So why is the FBI’s top child porn lawyer involved in the Hunter Biden laptop case? OANN‘s Chanel Rion says she’s seen the contents of the hard drive, which includes “Drugs, underage obsessions, power deals,” which make “Anthony Weiner’s down under selfie addiction look normal.“
Just saw for myself a behind the scenes look at the #HunterBiden hard drive: Drugs, underage obsessions, power deals… Druggie Hunter makes Anthony Weiner's down under selfie addiction look normal.#BidenCrimeFamily has a lot of apologizing to do. So does Big Tech. @OANN — Chanel Rion OAN (@ChanelRion) October 15, 2020
All of which now makes some sense, given Giuliani’s alleged findings, and raises a stunning question: if there is/was incriminating child porn on Hunter’s computer, what has the FBI been doing about it?
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-21--Ghislaine Maxwell’s “Extremely Personal, Confidential” Deposition Must Be Made Public, Court Rules

Accused sex trafficker and ex-girlfriend of the notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein , Ghislaine Maxwell , has failed in a court battle to prevent the public release of a 2016 deposition that could shed further light on details about her criminal involvement with the disgraced late financier .
On Monday , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied efforts by Maxwell ’ s attorneys to flip the decision of a lower court that ordered the transcript be unsealed and made public .
According to Maxwell ’ s legal team , the 418-page deposition includes “ extremely personal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and voluminous details on her dealings with her notorious partner , including flight logs from Epstein ’ s private jets .
The deposition is one component of a larger batch of thousands of files related to Epstein accuser and former “ sex slave ” Virginia Roberts Giuffre ’ s now-settled 2015 civil lawsuit against Maxwell .
Giuffre sued Maxwell for defamation after she was accused by the British socialite of fabricating the sexual abuse allegations against her and Epstein .
Guiffre also alleged that Maxwell lured her into joining Epstein ’ s ring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by him and his “ clients ” when she was only 15 .
“ ( T ) he District Court correctly held that the deposition materials are judicial documents to which the presumption of public access attaches and did not abuse its discretion in rejecting Maxwell ’ s meritless arguments that her interests superseded the presumption of access , ” wrote the appellate court panel .
“ The District Court ’ s order articulated and applied the correct legal framework in its individualized review of the materials to be unsealed , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in July , the 58-year-old British socialite was denied bail and placed in prison ahead of her trial in 2021 .
Maxwell faces faces charges of conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts ; enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts ; conspiracy to transport minors , and transportation of a minor , with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity ; and two counts of perjury .
She is accused of grooming multiple minors to engage in sex acts with Epstein by befriending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and families while building friendships with the young girls alongside Epstein by taking their victims on social outings or out shopping .
She has pleaded not guilty to assisting Epstein in the recruitment and sexual abuse of three girls between 1994 and 1997 , and of committing perjury by lying about her involvement while under oath .
In a July ruling , U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska said that the public has a right to know the contents of deposition and that this right far outweighs any “ annoyance or embarrassment ” to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this case , especially its allegations of sex trafficking of young girls , the court finds any minor embarrassment or annoyance resulting from Ms. Maxwell ’ s mostly non-testimony … is far outweighed by the presumption of public access , ” she added .
Preska did , however , note that some information will remain sealed , including several medical records included in the court filings and the identities of the anonymous women , or “ Jane Does , ” who have accused Epstein of abuse .
Epstein , 66 , was found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ special housing unit ( SHU ) of a federal Manhattan prison in New York City while facing a potential prison sentence of up to 45 years on charges of pedophilia and sex trafficking .

Accused sex trafficker and ex-girlfriend of the notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, has failed in a court battle to prevent the public release of a 2016 deposition that could shed further light on details about her criminal involvement with the disgraced late financier.
On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied efforts by Maxwell’s attorneys to flip the decision of a lower court that ordered the transcript be unsealed and made public.
According to Maxwell’s legal team, the 418-page deposition includes “extremely personal, confidential” information about her sex life and voluminous details on her dealings with her notorious partner, including flight logs from Epstein’s private jets.
The deposition is one component of a larger batch of thousands of files related to Epstein accuser and former “sex slave” Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s now-settled 2015 civil lawsuit against Maxwell. Giuffre sued Maxwell for defamation after she was accused by the British socialite of fabricating the sexual abuse allegations against her and Epstein.
Guiffre also alleged that Maxwell lured her into joining Epstein’s ring before grooming her to be sexually abused by him and his “clients” when she was only 15.
“(T)he District Court correctly held that the deposition materials are judicial documents to which the presumption of public access attaches and did not abuse its discretion in rejecting Maxwell’s meritless arguments that her interests superseded the presumption of access,” wrote the appellate court panel.
“The District Court’s order articulated and applied the correct legal framework in its individualized review of the materials to be unsealed,” the three-judge panel added.
Following her arrest in July, the 58-year-old British socialite was denied bail and placed in prison ahead of her trial in 2021. Maxwell faces faces charges of conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts; enticing a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts; conspiracy to transport minors, and transportation of a minor, with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity; and two counts of perjury.
She is accused of grooming multiple minors to engage in sex acts with Epstein by befriending them to ask them about their lives and families while building friendships with the young girls alongside Epstein by taking their victims on social outings or out shopping.
She has pleaded not guilty to assisting Epstein in the recruitment and sexual abuse of three girls between 1994 and 1997, and of committing perjury by lying about her involvement while under oath.
In a July ruling, U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska said that the public has a right to know the contents of deposition and that this right far outweighs any “annoyance or embarrassment” to Maxwell.
“In the context of this case, especially its allegations of sex trafficking of young girls, the court finds any minor embarrassment or annoyance resulting from Ms. Maxwell’s mostly non-testimony … is far outweighed by the presumption of public access,” she added.
Preska did, however, note that some information will remain sealed, including several medical records included in the court filings and the identities of the anonymous women, or “Jane Does,” who have accused Epstein of abuse.
Epstein, 66, was found dead in a lone cell in the special housing unit (SHU) of a federal Manhattan prison in New York City while facing a potential prison sentence of up to 45 years on charges of pedophilia and sex trafficking.
Republished from TheMindUnleashed.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-20--The First “Immunity Passport” Trials Are Now Officially Underway

Back in April , when the coronavirus was still new and scary , with cities from New York , to London to Paris in its grip , the professional commentariat was abuzz with speculation about what our not-too-distant post-COVID-19 future might look like .
At one point , the mayor of the French city of Nice and Bill Gates were among the most prominent voices discussing health passports , and the WHO was apparently treating the topic with extreme caution .
Since then , discussion has faded somewhat , due in part to the relentless messaging from President Trump and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the leading western vaccine projects prepare to apply for emergency use from the FDA as soon as November or December , the World Economic Forum , the same supranational organization that organizes the annual forum in Davos , is taking the lead in testing a global standard to communicate that an individual hasn ’ t been infected with COVID-19 .
The project to develop an international standard to communicate whether travelers have been infected with COVID-19 called the CommonPass system is being led by Paul Meyer , the CEO of the Commons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Rockefeller Foundation .
Meyer insists countries are looking for better ways to “ thoughtfully reopen ” their borders as European countries start cutting down intra-EU travel once again .
Right now , travelers ’ COVID-19 test results are frequently printed out , with the results often obtained from unknown or uncertified labs .
With CommonPass , travelers would take a test at a certified lab , then the results would be uploaded to their phone .
Then they would complete any other health-related questionnaires required by the country to which they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can use CP to check whether travelers have met the entry requirements .
This can be done by simply scanning a QR code generated by the app .
Even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends , these ‘ health passports ’ could be used to offer evidence that a traveler has been vaccinated – not just for COVID-19 , but for any other diseases .
And even once vaccines are widely available , the world will need a system for patients to prove that they have received the vaccine .
Some countries might only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received a specific vaccine .
“ It ’ s hard to do that , ” he told the Guardian .
“ It requires being able to assess the health of incoming travellers…Hopefully , we ’ ll soon start to see some vaccines come on to the market , but there is not going to be just one vaccine.
” “ Some countries are going to probably say , ‘ OK , I want to see documentation you ’ ve gotten one of these vaccines , but not one of those vaccines . '
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ health passports ” will be put to the test on Wednesday when a small group of passengers flying from the UK to the US .
Passengers flying from London ’ s Heathrow Airport to Newark on a United Airlines flight on Wednesday will be part of the first wave of test subjects .
Tests from a private testing company called Prenetics will be administered by the travel and medical services firm Collinson , and the results will be uploaded to the travelers ’ Swissports .
As of Tuesday , most arrivals to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least two weeks , with only around 45 countries on the country ’ s quarantine-free “ travel corridor ” list .
Still , many are worried that this technology could be used in the future to try and coerce all travelers to get vaccinations while also creating another way for governments to monitor peoples ’ movements .
Though in a paper published by the Lancet , a group of researchers discussed how these concerns could be mitigated .

Back in April, when the coronavirus was still new and scary, with cities from New York, to London to Paris in its grip, the professional commentariat was abuzz with speculation about what our not-too-distant post-COVID-19 future might look like. At one point, the mayor of the French city of Nice and Bill Gates were among the most prominent voices discussing health passports, and the WHO was apparently treating the topic with extreme caution.
Since then, discussion has faded somewhat, due in part to the relentless messaging from President Trump and others about the coming vaccines. But as the leading western vaccine projects prepare to apply for emergency use from the FDA as soon as November or December, the World Economic Forum, the same supranational organization that organizes the annual forum in Davos, is taking the lead in testing a global standard to communicate that an individual hasn’t been infected with COVID-19.
The project to develop an international standard to communicate whether travelers have been infected with COVID-19 called the CommonPass system is being led by Paul Meyer, the CEO of the Commons Project, a Swiss non-profit financed by the Rockefeller Foundation. Meyer insists countries are looking for better ways to “thoughtfully reopen” their borders as European countries start cutting down intra-EU travel once again.
Right now, travelers’ COVID-19 test results are frequently printed out, with the results often obtained from unknown or uncertified labs.
With CommonPass, travelers would take a test at a certified lab, then the results would be uploaded to their phone. Then they would complete any other health-related questionnaires required by the country to which they’re traveling. Before boarding, airlines can use CP to check whether travelers have met the entry requirements. This can be done by simply scanning a QR code generated by the app.
Even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, these ‘health passports’ could be used to offer evidence that a traveler has been vaccinated – not just for COVID-19, but for any other diseases.
And even once vaccines are widely available, the world will need a system for patients to prove that they have received the vaccine. Some countries might only allow travelers to enter if they have received a specific vaccine.
“It’s hard to do that,” he told the Guardian. “It requires being able to assess the health of incoming travellers…Hopefully, we’ll soon start to see some vaccines come on to the market, but there is not going to be just one vaccine.” “Some countries are going to probably say, ‘OK, I want to see documentation you’ve gotten one of these vaccines, but not one of those vaccines.'”
The first iteration of these new “health passports” will be put to the test on Wednesday when a small group of passengers flying from the UK to the US.
Passengers flying from London’s Heathrow Airport to Newark on a United Airlines flight on Wednesday will be part of the first wave of test subjects. Tests from a private testing company called Prenetics will be administered by the travel and medical services firm Collinson, and the results will be uploaded to the travelers’ Swissports.
As of Tuesday, most arrivals to the UK need to quarantine for at least two weeks, with only around 45 countries on the country’s quarantine-free “travel corridor” list.
Still, many are worried that this technology could be used in the future to try and coerce all travelers to get vaccinations while also creating another way for governments to monitor peoples’ movements. Though in a paper published by the Lancet, a group of researchers discussed how these concerns could be mitigated.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-20--“January is Going to Be a Mess”: Tsunami of Evictions Expected Across US

The Trump adminstration walked back federal protections for renters in early October , even though rent moratoriums were still in effect , which allowed property owners and operators to begin the eviction process for millions of people as tens of billions of dollars in back rent is coming due .
In early September , the CDC published new , temporary guidelines to halt evictions because of the virus pandemic .
The public health agency said : Before the eviction moratorium went into effect on September 4 , there was a 72-hour lapse , allowing landlords to evict non-paying tenants .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the unfortunate people evicted during that time from her Milwaukee apartment .
Bean , who works at a software company , like millions of other Americans , had their working hours reduced by of the virus-induced economic downturn – now with an eviction on her record , making it more difficult to find a rental , she is now living at a temporary housing unit in a neighborhood even worse than the one before with her five-year-old daughter .
2020 has been a nightmarish year for millions of America ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them are facing eviction in the coming months .
Collectively , these folks owe an estimated $ 32 billion in back rent .
Months of non-payment have exerted financial pressure on property owners and operators , some of whom have already failed to service their mortgage debts .
Princeton University Eviction Lab , a national housing research center , said , on average , there are roughly 3.6 million eviction cases per year .
In early 2021 , the number could be doubled , suggesting an eviction wave , nothing like this country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Bob Pinnegar , CEO of the National Apartment Association , points out mom-and-pop landlords “ are under an unprecedented financial strain , ” as many have seen eight months of non-payment from tenants .
Princeton Lab ’ s 17 US cities ’ data shows since the pandemic began , at least 60,000 evictions have been recorded .
As we ’ ve noted , evictions , homelessness , hunger crises , and the continued collapse of America ’ s working-poor continues to plague the economy as a conventional recession could be unfolding .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ went into effect , metro areas across the US have recorded a decline in evictions – but that hasn ’ t stopped some landlords in places like Columbus , Ohio , Jacksonville , Florida , and Gainesville , Florida , who have been filing eviction notices for non-paying tenants .
Come January , with billions of dollars in back rent due , struggling Americans like Natasha Burns , who owes more than $ 7,000 , will be financially devastated in the new year .
She told Reuters there ’ s no way she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moment .
Making matters for the working poor , some cities have allowed landlords to garnish 20 % of an evicted tenant ’ s wages .
Judgments ordering tenants to pay back rent can crush people ’ s income for years .
Nick Toman , a Milwaukee Legal Aid lawyer , said his normal clientele shifted from individuals to entire households as the pandemic wrecked the economy : Meanwhile , Congress and the Trump administration are deadlocked over a new stimulus bill that would include financial relief for tenants and landlords .
John @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and coordinator of the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel , said January could bring a surge eviction and homelessness , ” unlike anything we have ever seen ” before .
With an eviction crisis likely ahead , unless more government intervention is seen , the economic crisis is far from over as it could be a continuation of a conventional recession .

The Trump adminstration walked back federal protections for renters in early October, even though rent moratoriums were still in effect, which allowed property owners and operators to begin the eviction process for millions of people as tens of billions of dollars in back rent is coming due.
In early September, the CDC published new, temporary guidelines to halt evictions because of the virus pandemic. The public health agency said:
“The CDC, located within the HHS announces the issuance of an Order under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act to temporarily halt residential evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19… This Order is effective September 4, 2020, through December 31, 2020.”
Before the eviction moratorium went into effect on September 4, there was a 72-hour lapse, allowing landlords to evict non-paying tenants. Reuters interviewed Latrise Bean,35, who was one of the unfortunate people evicted during that time from her Milwaukee apartment.
Bean, who works at a software company, like millions of other Americans, had their working hours reduced by of the virus-induced economic downturn – now with an eviction on her record, making it more difficult to find a rental, she is now living at a temporary housing unit in a neighborhood even worse than the one before with her five-year-old daughter.
“I feel so unlucky,” said Bean. “I have really been through it.”
2020 has been a nightmarish year for millions of America’s renters. At least 8 million of them are facing eviction in the coming months. Collectively, these folks owe an estimated $32 billion in back rent. Months of non-payment have exerted financial pressure on property owners and operators, some of whom have already failed to service their mortgage debts.
Princeton University Eviction Lab, a national housing research center, said, on average, there are roughly 3.6 million eviction cases per year. In early 2021, the number could be doubled, suggesting an eviction wave, nothing like this country has ever seen before, is ahead.
Bob Pinnegar, CEO of the National Apartment Association, points out mom-and-pop landlords “are under an unprecedented financial strain,” as many have seen eight months of non-payment from tenants.
Princeton Lab’s 17 US cities’ data shows since the pandemic began, at least 60,000 evictions have been recorded. As we’ve noted, evictions, homelessness, hunger crises, and the continued collapse of America’s working-poor continues to plague the economy as a conventional recession could be unfolding.
Since the CDC’s eviction moratorium went into effect, metro areas across the US have recorded a decline in evictions – but that hasn’t stopped some landlords in places like Columbus, Ohio, Jacksonville, Florida, and Gainesville, Florida, who have been filing eviction notices for non-paying tenants.
Come January, with billions of dollars in back rent due, struggling Americans like Natasha Burns, who owes more than $7,000, will be financially devastated in the new year. She told Reuters there’s no way she can financially recover from this at the moment.
“If it weren’t for the CDC ban, my kids and I would be homeless,” Burns said.
Making matters for the working poor, some cities have allowed landlords to garnish 20% of an evicted tenant’s wages. Judgments ordering tenants to pay back rent can crush people’s income for years.
Nick Toman, a Milwaukee Legal Aid lawyer, said his normal clientele shifted from individuals to entire households as the pandemic wrecked the economy:
“I hear these stories from entire families who are on the side of the street,” said Toman, choking up during an interview with Reuters in his Milwaukee office. “These families have no place to go and no options, and I think it’s abundantly clear that the safety net is just not big enough to handle something like this.”
Toman warned:
“January is going to be a mess,” while referring to the back rent due. “Nobody can get a new place because they have an eviction case pending against them – and they don’t have any money anyway.”
Meanwhile, Congress and the Trump administration are deadlocked over a new stimulus bill that would include financial relief for tenants and landlords.
John Pollock, a Public Justice Center attorney and coordinator of the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, said January could bring a surge eviction and homelessness,” unlike anything we have ever seen” before.
With an eviction crisis likely ahead, unless more government intervention is seen, the economic crisis is far from over as it could be a continuation of a conventional recession.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission