wearechange--2020-09-30--Russia Could Never Discredit the US Empire the Way These Guys Just Did

So in case you missed it , the first US presidential debate was everything the US empire deserves and a fair reflection of everything the US empire is .
If Vladimir Putin were every bit the election-meddling demon the Democrats say he is , and if he had unlimited time and unlimited resources to create the perfect ninety-minute propaganda video to discredit the US-led unipolar world order , he could not have designed one more effective than the performance that was just delivered by President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden with the help of moderator Chris Wallace .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Both candidates yelling over each other the entire time , Biden telling the sitting president of the United States to shut up on live television , Trump at one point saying the Proud Boys should “ stand back and stand by ” , Chris Wallace literally shouting to be heard over the unceasing interruptions , Biden getting confused and arguing that the Green New Deal would pay for itself and then turning around saying he does not support the Green New Deal , mountains of lies and nonsense , both candidates trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no meaningful discussion of policies that will actually help ordinary Americans at all .
It was crazier than any of Trump ’ s debates in 2016 .
It was crazier than any presidential debate that has ever happened .
You seriously could not have designed a more perfect display to do everything we ’ ve been told for years that Russian propagandists are trying to do : depress the vote , encourage support for third parties , weaken public trust in America ’ s institutions , and humiliate the United States on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be talking about this for a while now .
Clips from this debate are going to share widely all across the planet .
It will be translated in many languages .
Articles will be written about it for days .
And people who ’ d never thought to question whether this is the government that should be leading the world into the future are suddenly going to find themselves contemplating that question .
And hopefully the next one will be even worse .
It is good for the US empire to invalidate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that has encircled the planet with hundreds of military bases and snuffed out millions of human lives while displacing tens of millions since 9/11 in military interventions that were based on lies , which sanctions , sabotages and destroys any nation which dares to disobey its dictates , and which is escalating world-threatening cold war aggressions against not one but two nuclear-armed nations is not a government that should have any control over humanity ’ s collective future .
The uglier a face that appears on this murderous empire , the better it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government that is intrinsically evil and destructive from root to flower , an attractive face with competent management is the last thing anyone should want .
It doesn ’ t matter who won this accidental Kremlin propaganda performance of a debate .
It doesn ’ t even matter who wins the election ; the most evil aspects of the US government will continue unhindered regardless of which oligarchic puppet wins in November .
What does matter is that the dark , ugly aspects of global power that people had previously not noticed are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by everybody .
2020 seems to be a good year for that .
If the imperialists who run things have any sense they will find a way to cancel future debates in the name of national security , because they ’ re the ones who will be worst affected by them .
Here ’ s hoping they don ’ t , though .

Well.
Wow.
I mean, wow.
So in case you missed it, the first US presidential debate was everything the US empire deserves and a fair reflection of everything the US empire is.
If Vladimir Putin were every bit the election-meddling demon the Democrats say he is, and if he had unlimited time and unlimited resources to create the perfect ninety-minute propaganda video to discredit the US-led unipolar world order, he could not have designed one more effective than the performance that was just delivered by President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden with the help of moderator Chris Wallace.
Trump after being asked to condemn white supremacists: ‘Proud boys, stand back and stand by’ pic.twitter.com/4Pw2z3FsUO — NowThis (@nowthisnews) September 30, 2020
I mean, it had everything. Both candidates yelling over each other the entire time, Biden telling the sitting president of the United States to shut up on live television, Trump at one point saying the Proud Boys should “stand back and stand by”, Chris Wallace literally shouting to be heard over the unceasing interruptions, Biden getting confused and arguing that the Green New Deal would pay for itself and then turning around saying he does not support the Green New Deal, mountains of lies and nonsense, both candidates trying to out-right wing each other, and absolutely no meaningful discussion of policies that will actually help ordinary Americans at all.
It was crazier than any of Trump’s debates in 2016. It was crazier than any presidential debate that has ever happened. You seriously could not have designed a more perfect display to do everything we’ve been told for years that Russian propagandists are trying to do: depress the vote, encourage support for third parties, weaken public trust in America’s institutions, and humiliate the United States on the world stage.
The world is going to be talking about this for a while now. Clips from this debate are going to share widely all across the planet. It will be translated in many languages. Articles will be written about it for days. And people who’d never thought to question whether this is the government that should be leading the world into the future are suddenly going to find themselves contemplating that question.
And hopefully the next one will be even worse.
Chris Wallace jumps in after Trump and Biden have continuously interrupted each other: "Gentlemen, I hate to raise my voice, but why shouldn't I be different than the two of you?" He also tells Trump: "Frankly, you've been doing more interrupting" https://t.co/a7VWn5npT9 pic.twitter.com/htgKNkq2Yw — CBS News (@CBSNews) September 30, 2020
It is good for the US empire to invalidate itself in this way. The government that has encircled the planet with hundreds of military bases and snuffed out millions of human lives while displacing tens of millions since 9/11 in military interventions that were based on lies, which sanctions, sabotages and destroys any nation which dares to disobey its dictates, and which is escalating world-threatening cold war aggressions against not one but two nuclear-armed nations is not a government that should have any control over humanity’s collective future.
The uglier a face that appears on this murderous empire, the better it will be for everybody. In a government that is intrinsically evil and destructive from root to flower, an attractive face with competent management is the last thing anyone should want.
It doesn’t matter who won this accidental Kremlin propaganda performance of a debate. It doesn’t even matter who wins the election; the most evil aspects of the US government will continue unhindered regardless of which oligarchic puppet wins in November. What does matter is that the dark, ugly aspects of global power that people had previously not noticed are being drawn into the spotlight and seen by everybody. 2020 seems to be a good year for that.
If the imperialists who run things have any sense they will find a way to cancel future debates in the name of national security, because they’re the ones who will be worst affected by them. Here’s hoping they don’t, though.
Republished from CaitlinJohnstone.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-01--China Promotes Global Authoritarianism As 600 Million On Move For Revenge Tourism!?

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wearechange--2020-10-01--Ukraine Probes Likely Murder of US Embassy Staffer in Kiev Park

Ukrainian authorities are investigating the shocking and mysterious death of a US Embassy employee on Wednesday .
So far all that is known is that a woman was found lying unconscious near railroad tracks in a park near the city center , apparently the victim of a brutal attack , given she had a head injury , according to Reuters .
She succumbed to her wounds at a nearby hospital , after which investigators found her ID , indicating she was employed by the US embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev .
The US Embassy-Kyiv subsequently confirmed an American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unknown circumstances .
A criminal investigation is underway , according to Interior Ministry spokesman Artem Shevchenko , who issued a statement in English saying it “ may be a crime ” .
He followed with : “ But may be an accident too .
Body was found on railway in earphones during the jogging.
” “ The unconscious woman was admitted to a hospital where she subsequently died .
During the examination of the victim ’ s belongings , an identity card of an employee of the U.S. Embassy in her name was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Police say the investigation is focused on suspected murder and that they are seeking a suspect based on possible eyewitness accounts , described as follows : Within hours after the news breaking , the US Embassy-Kyiv issued confirmation .
Little is known as to the identity of the woman , other than she was an American citizen .
American embassies abroad also typically employ dozens of local workers within the host country , but the confirmation suggests she could be US diplomatic personnel , or part of another high level agency .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an American member of the U.S. Embassy Kyiv community , ” an official US Embassy statement said .
“ Officials from U.S. Embassy Kyiv are currently working with authorities to determine the circumstances of the death.
” US embassies also host a multitude of federal agencies , some in covert or clandestine capacities .
Though the majority of personnel are State Dept .
Foreign Service , such as diplomats , usually CIA and others like the Defense Intelligence Agency ( the DoD ’ s civilian intelligence arm that works closely with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embassies .

Ukrainian authorities are investigating the shocking and mysterious death of a US Embassy employee on Wednesday.
So far all that is known is that a woman was found lying unconscious near railroad tracks in a park near the city center, apparently the victim of a brutal attack, given she had a head injury, according to Reuters.
She succumbed to her wounds at a nearby hospital, after which investigators found her ID, indicating she was employed by the US embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. The US Embassy-Kyiv subsequently confirmed an American member of its staff has died under unknown circumstances.
A criminal investigation is underway, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Artem Shevchenko, who issued a statement in English saying it “may be a crime”. He followed with: “But may be an accident too. Body was found on railway in earphones during the jogging.”
“The unconscious woman was admitted to a hospital where she subsequently died. During the examination of the victim’s belongings, an identity card of an employee of the U.S. Embassy in her name was found,” Ukrainian police said.
Police say the investigation is focused on suspected murder and that they are seeking a suspect based on possible eyewitness accounts, described as follows:
Police are looking for a dark-haired man of 30-40, dressed in dark shorts and a T-shirt.
Within hours after the news breaking, the US Embassy-Kyiv issued confirmation.
Little is known as to the identity of the woman, other than she was an American citizen. American embassies abroad also typically employ dozens of local workers within the host country, but the confirmation suggests she could be US diplomatic personnel, or part of another high level agency.
“We are heartbroken to report the death of an American member of the U.S. Embassy Kyiv community,” an official US Embassy statement said. “Officials from U.S. Embassy Kyiv are currently working with authorities to determine the circumstances of the death.”
We are heartbroken to report the death of an American member of the U.S. Embassy Kyiv community. Officials from U.S. Embassy Kyiv are currently working with authorities to determine the circumstances of the death. — U.S. Embassy Kyiv (@USEmbassyKyiv) September 30, 2020
US embassies also host a multitude of federal agencies, some in covert or clandestine capacities. Though the majority of personnel are State Dept. Foreign Service, such as diplomats, usually CIA and others like the Defense Intelligence Agency (the DoD’s civilian intelligence arm that works closely with the Pentagon) also operate out of foreign embassies.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-09-30--Kyle Rittenhouse Lawyer Threatens to Sue Joe Biden Over ‘White Supremacists’ Campaign Ad

Kyle Rittenhouse is pursuing a libel case against the Joe Biden and his campaign after the former Vice President included the 17-year-old in a Wednesday campaign advertisement suggesting he is a white supremacist – despite the Anti-Defamation League finding no evidence he was or is connected to any extremist movements .
According to his attorney , Lin Wood , a lawsuit is headed straight for Biden .
“ I will rip Joe into shreds .
Ask witnesses who have had the misfortune of sitting across the table from me under oath , ” Wood added .
Rittenhouse , whose defense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was arrested after killing two BLM attackers and injuring a third in Kenosha , Wisconsin during an August 25th BLM protest .
The teen was in Kenosha to protect businesses in anticipation of rioting and property destruction in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake by police .
Video from the scene shows Rittenhouse being chased down the street before falling on the ground and firing his weapon , while earlier footage shows him shooting BLM protester Joseph Rosenbaum – who had acted aggressively earlier towards Rittenhouse , who was charged with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and first-degree reckless homicide , has claimed self-defense .

Kyle Rittenhouse is pursuing a libel case against the Joe Biden and his campaign after the former Vice President included the 17-year-old in a Wednesday campaign advertisement suggesting he is a white supremacist – despite the Anti-Defamation League finding no evidence he was or is connected to any extremist movements.
The ADL said there was no evidence that Kyle Rittenhouse was connected to any extremist movements pic.twitter.com/pih1rBPRm4 — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 30, 2020
According to his attorney, Lin Wood, a lawsuit is headed straight for Biden.
Yes it is. The only thing that saves Chris Wallace is that he did not use Kyle’s name or likeness. @JoeBiden & his campaign recklessly did. Meets the “of and concerning” requirement of libel law. Joe is going to be sued. Successfully.https://t.co/n1qBiDj6no https://t.co/Pp8OQaAm9W — Lin Wood (@LLinWood) September 30, 2020
Busy day! Pleased to announce that @ToddMcMurtry & @RonColeman will be joining my legal team in pursuing libel case for Kyle Rittenhouse against Joe Biden & his campaign. No need to turn up hearing aide, Joe. You can easily hear footsteps of army for justice coming to visit you. — Lin Wood (@LLinWood) September 30, 2020
“I will rip Joe into shreds. Ask witnesses who have had the misfortune of sitting across the table from me under oath,” Wood added.
Rittenhouse, whose defense funds have raised over $500,000, was arrested after killing two BLM attackers and injuring a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin during an August 25th BLM protest. The teen was in Kenosha to protect businesses in anticipation of rioting and property destruction in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake by police.
Video from the scene shows Rittenhouse being chased down the street before falling on the ground and firing his weapon, while earlier footage shows him shooting BLM protester Joseph Rosenbaum – who had acted aggressively earlier towards Rittenhouse, who was charged with six criminal counts including first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide, has claimed self-defense.
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wearechange--2020-10-02--Increasing Number Of Americans Believe Violence Is Justified If ‘Other Side’ Wins The Election

A disturbing number of Americans feel that political violence is justified if the other side wins the election , according to Politico – which says that they ’ ve been tracking trends in public opinion that “ provide strong grounds for concern.
” “ Our research , which we ’ re reporting here for the first time , shows an upswing in the past few months in the number of Americans—both Democrats and Republicans—who said they think violence would be justified if their side loses the upcoming presidential election , ” reads a Thursday article .
The outlet noticed an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say they would condone violence committed by members of their own political party – which coincided with a willingness by both Democrats and Republicans to justify violence as a means to achieve political goals .
Notably , those at the ideological extremes are more likely to condone violence , with ‘ very liberal ’ respondents over 50 % more likely than ‘ very conservative ’ individuals to do so .
Politico ‘ s takeaway is that about 20 % of Americans with strong political affiliation are “ quite willing to endorse violence ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – and that both history and social psychology warn us to take these threats very seriously .
The outlet compares the rising discontent to armed street mobilizations in the 1920s and 1930s in Europe , when violent clashes between rival partisans “ ravaged fragile democratic cultures , bullied and marginalized moderate forces , and gave rising autocrats an excuse to seize emergency powers.
” That said , just because someone approves of partisan violence doesn ’ t mean they ’ re ready to pick up a gun .
Still , “ even a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would represent the views of over a million Americans.
” Furthermore , two of us have found in our research that violent events tend to increase public approval of political violence—potentially creating a vicious cycle even if violence is sparked in only a few spots .
Viewed in this light , the events of this summer are especially worrying .
Competing protesters from the right and left have clashed violently in Portland , Ore. ; Kenosha , Wis. ; and Louisville .
Left-wing extremists have repeatedly laid siege to federal buildings in Portland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right-wing protesters entered the State Capitol in Michigan .
–Politico

A disturbing number of Americans feel that political violence is justified if the other side wins the election, according to Politico – which says that they’ve been tracking trends in public opinion that “provide strong grounds for concern.”
“Our research, which we’re reporting here for the first time, shows an upswing in the past few months in the number of Americans—both Democrats and Republicans—who said they think violence would be justified if their side loses the upcoming presidential election,” reads a Thursday article.
The outlet noticed an uptick in the number of respondents who say they would condone violence committed by members of their own political party – which coincided with a willingness by both Democrats and Republicans to justify violence as a means to achieve political goals.
Here’s what Politico found (emphasis ours):
• Among Americans who identify as Democrat or Republican, 1 in 3 now believe that violence could be justified to advance their parties’ political goals—a substantial increase over the last three years. • In September, 44 percent of Republicans and 41 percent of Democrats said there would be at least “a little” justification for violence if the other party’s nominee wins the election. Those figures are both up from June, when 35 percent of Republicans and 37 percent of Democrats expressed the same sentiment. • Similarly, 36 percent of Republicans and 33 percent of Democrats said it is at least “a little” justified for their side “to use violence in advancing political goals”—up from 30 percent of both Republicans and Democrats in June. • There has been an even larger increase in the share of both Democrats and Republicans who believe there would be either “a lot” or “a great deal” of justification for violence if their party were to lose in November. The share of Republicans seeing substantial justification for violence if their side loses jumped from 15 percent in June to 20 percent in September, while the share of Democrats jumped from 16 percent to 19 percent. • These numbers are even higher among the most ideological partisans. Of Democrats who identify as “very liberal,” 26 percent said there would be “a great deal” of justification for violence if their candidate loses the presidency compared to 7 percent of those identifying as simply “liberal.” Of Republicans who identify as “very conservative,” 16 percent said they believe there would be “a great deal” of justification for violence if the GOP candidate loses compared to 7 percent of those identifying as simply “conservative.” This means the ideological extremes of each party are two to four times more apt to see violence as justified than their party’s mainstream members.
Notably, those at the ideological extremes are more likely to condone violence, with ‘very liberal’ respondents over 50% more likely than ‘very conservative’ individuals to do so.
Politico‘s takeaway is that about 20% of Americans with strong political affiliation are “quite willing to endorse violence” if the other side wins the presidency – and that both history and social psychology warn us to take these threats very seriously. The outlet compares the rising discontent to armed street mobilizations in the 1920s and 1930s in Europe, when violent clashes between rival partisans “ravaged fragile democratic cultures, bullied and marginalized moderate forces, and gave rising autocrats an excuse to seize emergency powers.”
That said, just because someone approves of partisan violence doesn’t mean they’re ready to pick up a gun. Still, “even a shift of 1 percent in these surveys would represent the views of over a million Americans.”
Furthermore, two of us have found in our research that violent events tend to increase public approval of political violence—potentially creating a vicious cycle even if violence is sparked in only a few spots. Viewed in this light, the events of this summer are especially worrying. Competing protesters from the right and left have clashed violently in Portland, Ore.; Kenosha, Wis.; and Louisville. Left-wing extremists have repeatedly laid siege to federal buildings in Portland, and on several occasions, armed right-wing protesters entered the State Capitol in Michigan. –Politico
Read the rest of the report here. Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-02--Trump Tests Positive On Full Moon 33 Days Before Election! What’s Going On?!

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wearechange--2020-10-05--“Don’t Tell Anyone”: Trump Reportedly Didn’t Disclose Initial Positive Test Results

The White House Correspondents Association is having a full-blown fit over President Trump ’ s decision to leave Walter Reed and do a little drive-by visit for the “ Great Patriots ” gathered outside .
And as if that weren ’ t enough , WSJ late Sunday published a “ scoop ” reporting what anybody who watched Dr. Conley ’ s Saturday press briefing probably had already expected : That President Trump didn ’ t immediately inform the public of the results of a rapid COVID-19 test taken Thursday .
Trump revealed in a tweet sent early Friday morning that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested positive for the virus .
But in a press briefing on Saturday , Trump ’ s physician , Dr. Sean Conley , “ misspoke ” , saying Trump was 72 hours in already , suggesting that Trump may have known about his illness as early as Wednesday .
So far , there ’ s no evidence to suggest that Trump tested positive Wednesday .
But according to WSJ , Trump first tested positive via a rapid test ( probably the Abbott Labs rapid test ) for the first time on Thursday evening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interview with Fox News Host Sean Hannity .
During the interview , Trump acknowledged that his aide , Hope Hicks , had tested positive .
But he claimed that he wouldn ’ t get his test results back until “ either tonight or tomorrow morning ” .
To be sure , WSJ reported that the White House protocol is to first test Trump and his staff with the Abbott Labs test , then – if that test comes back positive – they ’ re tested again with a more accurate test .
WSJ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s tests followed this protocol .
After testing positive for the first time , Trump reportedly told one of his aides : “ Don ’ t tell anyone ” .
Apparently , “ anyone ” included other top officials in the West Wing and the Campaign .
One source told WSJ that Bill Stepien , Trump ’ s campaign manager , wasn ’ t aware of Hope Hicks ’ positive test until he read about it on Twitter .
Stepien has since tested positive .
Now , other WSJ sources are saying that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ West Wing , as nobody is willing to talk about positive tests , even among their colleagues .
The initial secrecy within Mr. Trump ’ s inner circle has created a sense of anxiety within the West Wing .
Publicly , the White House has issued evolving and contradictory statements about the president ’ s health that has some officials worried about their own credibility .
“ I ’ m glued to Twitter and TV because I have no official communication from anyone in the West Wing , ” an administration official said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respond immediately to a request for comment .
Before closing out the story , WSJ offered a hint that Trump ’ s team was already curtailing access to the president on Wednesday .
Despite this , when Trump arrived in Minneapolis , he shook hands and posed for photos , confounding his greeters ’ expectations .
Minnesota state Rep. Kurt Daudt said Saturday he was awaiting a Covid-19 test after greeting Mr. Trump at the Minneapolis airport on Wednesday .
Mr. Daudt and other greeters had been tested before meeting the president , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with him or get close to him , but when the president came down the stairs from the plane , he offered to take photos .
“ You ’ ve been tested , right ?
” Mr. Trump said , according to Mr. Daudt .
Several of the greeters posed for photos with the president , with some standing less than a foot away from him , according to photos from the event .
None wore a mask .
Mr. Trump then attended a fundraiser at the home of Mike Davis , owners @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his campaign schedule .
None of this is damning evidence that Trump lied to the country , of course .
Though we wouldn ’ t be surprised to see the NYT follow this up with a similarly anonymously sourced report claiming that Trump actually tested positive Thursday morning – or perhaps even Wednesday evening .

The White House Correspondents Association is having a full-blown fit over President Trump’s decision to leave Walter Reed and do a little drive-by visit for the “Great Patriots” gathered outside.
And as if that weren’t enough, WSJ late Sunday published a “scoop” reporting what anybody who watched Dr. Conley’s Saturday press briefing probably had already expected: That President Trump didn’t immediately inform the public of the results of a rapid COVID-19 test taken Thursday.
Trump revealed in a tweet sent early Friday morning that both he and the First Lady had tested positive for the virus. But in a press briefing on Saturday, Trump’s physician, Dr. Sean Conley, “misspoke”, saying Trump was 72 hours in already, suggesting that Trump may have known about his illness as early as Wednesday.
So far, there’s no evidence to suggest that Trump tested positive Wednesday. But according to WSJ, Trump first tested positive via a rapid test (probably the Abbott Labs rapid test) for the first time on Thursday evening, shortly before he sat for an interview with Fox News Host Sean Hannity. During the interview, Trump acknowledged that his aide, Hope Hicks, had tested positive. But he claimed that he wouldn’t get his test results back until “either tonight or tomorrow morning”.
“I’ll get my test back either tonight or tomorrow morning,” Mr. Trump said during the interview. At 1 a.m. on Friday, the president tweeted that he indeed had tested positive.
To be sure, WSJ reported that the White House protocol is to first test Trump and his staff with the Abbott Labs test, then – if that test comes back positive – they’re tested again with a more accurate test. WSJ’s sources claimed that Trump’s tests followed this protocol. After testing positive for the first time, Trump reportedly told one of his aides: “Don’t tell anyone”.
Apparently, “anyone” included other top officials in the West Wing and the Campaign. One source told WSJ that Bill Stepien, Trump’s campaign manager, wasn’t aware of Hope Hicks’ positive test until he read about it on Twitter.
Stepien has since tested positive. Now, other WSJ sources are saying that a sense of anxiety has gripped the West Wing, as nobody is willing to talk about positive tests, even among their colleagues.
The initial secrecy within Mr. Trump’s inner circle has created a sense of anxiety within the West Wing. Publicly, the White House has issued evolving and contradictory statements about the president’s health that has some officials worried about their own credibility. “I’m glued to Twitter and TV because I have no official communication from anyone in the West Wing,” an administration official said. The White House didn’t respond immediately to a request for comment.
Before closing out the story, WSJ offered a hint that Trump’s team was already curtailing access to the president on Wednesday. Despite this, when Trump arrived in Minneapolis, he shook hands and posed for photos, confounding his greeters’ expectations.
Minnesota state Rep. Kurt Daudt said Saturday he was awaiting a Covid-19 test after greeting Mr. Trump at the Minneapolis airport on Wednesday. Mr. Daudt and other greeters had been tested before meeting the president, and were instructed not to shake hands with him or get close to him, but when the president came down the stairs from the plane, he offered to take photos. “You’ve been tested, right?” Mr. Trump said, according to Mr. Daudt. Several of the greeters posed for photos with the president, with some standing less than a foot away from him, according to photos from the event. None wore a mask. Mr. Trump then attended a fundraiser at the home of Mike Davis, owners of a quartz countertop company, according to his campaign schedule.
None of this is damning evidence that Trump lied to the country, of course. Though we wouldn’t be surprised to see the NYT follow this up with a similarly anonymously sourced report claiming that Trump actually tested positive Thursday morning – or perhaps even Wednesday evening.
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wearechange--2020-10-05--Exclusive 24-Hour Intensive Phase 3 Apocalypse Survival Training: 1-on-1 With Special Forces Green B

Exclusive 24-Hour Intensive Phase 3 Apocalypse Survival Training: 1-on-1 With Special Forces Green Beret & Luke Rudkowski

LAST CHANCE THIS YEAR TO TRAIN WITH LUKE ’ S SPECIAL FORCES GREEN BERET MENTOR If shit hits the fan and you have to go out into the middle of the woods in New Hampshire , away from the world ’ s problems , and make it on your own , would you survive ?
By putting into practice what you will learn in this 24-hour intensive training , you will be equipped with the tools to not only survive , but to thrive and to be prepared for anything that could come your way in the wilderness .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in store .
Food lines .
Riots .
Global supply chain breakdowns .
Heck even toilet paper shortages .
So over the past 2 months , like-minded people who care about their preparedness and their self-defense skills have come together to train and learn 1st hand from myself and my mentor who is a combat veteran who served as a Green Beret in the U.S. Army and is an Eagle Scout !
Me and my mentor have already completed Phase 1 and Phase 2 of our training course .
In Phase 1 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how to start a fire and how to use a variety of self defense tools .
In phase , 2 , participants learned more survival strategy and techniques and went through more advanced self-defense drills , including Close Quarter Battle ( CQB ) training .
It ’ s now time for Phase 3 .
The final training of the year with my Green Beret mentor .
Which will start Saturday October 10 , 2020 at noon and last until Sunday October 11 , 2020 at noon .
Again , it will be held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New Hampshire .
Before revealing to you what we have planned for phase 3 , let ’ s have a look at what participants are saying about the previous trainings and why they recommend coming to this next event .
WHAT ARE PARTICIPANTS SAYING ABOUT THE TRAINING COURSES ?
Keith said — “ The training is fun and awesome as well as a great way to meet like minded people from all over.
” George said — “ The whole experience was well worth it !
It was a good day meeting like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guard for whatever can possibly come in the future .
The method of teaching made it easy for a first timer to learn these kinds of things .
I am looking forward to the next course cause I will for sure be there !
Thanks for the awesome day !
” Angela said – “ I feel like a learned a lot from Luke and ( redacted ) .
They were very funny and were very nice and the instruction was patient and detailed .
I had a lot of fun .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I made a few new friends so I ’ m very happy with the experience.
” Jason said he looks forward to attending future events and would recommend the training to everyone : “ The training with Luke and ( redacted ) was an amazing experience .
They taught us enough practical skills about making fires , building shelters and self defense that I feel much better equipped for an emergency survival situation .
Further , what we learned are basic life skills that I think everyone should know.
” In this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will learn how to : – Collect and filter water – Find a shelter – Build a shelter – Start and maintain a fire – Catch , butcher , prepare and cook an animal – Render first aid The training will also include : – Camping out overnight in your own self-made shelter – Self-defense drills – And more… IMPORTANT : This is for serious individuals who can actually be in the Concord , New Hampshire area on October 10-11 and who are ready to truly transform their emergency preparedness skill set .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ enrolling in the course .
You do not already need to be a survivalist or prepper in order to take this intensive 24-hour training .
But you must be able to lift 25 pounds and be able to stand up and lie down on the ground a couple times .
Also you do NOT have to be a graduate of our Phase 1 or Phase 2 training .
But if you have taken one or both of the trainings , you will be in line for a big discount .
This intensive , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 1,200 .
Yet you can reserve your spot now at the early bird rate and get this course for JUST $ 379 !
If you completed our Phase 1 training of Phase 2 training or both and are ready to return for Phase 3 , you will get an approximately 40 % discount ( Pay just $ 229 ) And if you contributed to the Go Fund Me campaign for my new Escape The Big City venture , you will get a : More than 10 % discount for having contributed at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 339 ) An approximately 40 % discount for having contributed at the $ 100 tier ( Pay just $ 229 ) If you ’ re eligible for one of these discounts , you will receive a refund for the discounted portion of your admission ticket on site on October 10 .
Also note : If you have self-defense or survival equipment you would like to bring , after purchasing a ticket you will be asked to email us what you ’ d like to bring to the training .
We will then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your equipment .
And just so you know , it ’ s not practical to hold any more trainings in 2020 at our New Hampshire location .
So if you want to train with a Green Beret before this apocalyptic year ends , now is your last chance .
We have limited availability for this exclusive survival training and the price will rise as we near selling out .
Don ’ t miss out on this last-chance opportunity to receive 1-on-1 in-depth , overnight survival training with myself and my Green Beret mentor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the early bird rate by paying by PayPal or Bitcoin .

LAST CHANCE THIS YEAR TO TRAIN WITH LUKE’S SPECIAL FORCES GREEN BERET MENTOR
$379.00 Now $299.00
If shit hits the fan and you have to go out into the middle of the woods in New Hampshire, away from the world’s problems, and make it on your own, would you survive?
By putting into practice what you will learn in this 24-hour intensive training, you will be equipped with the tools to not only survive, but to thrive and to be prepared for anything that could come your way in the wilderness.
You’ve seen what 2020 has had in store. Food lines. Riots. Global supply chain breakdowns. Heck even toilet paper shortages.
So over the past 2 months, like-minded people who care about their preparedness and their self-defense skills have come together to train and learn 1st hand from myself and my mentor who is a combat veteran who served as a Green Beret in the U.S. Army and is an Eagle Scout!
Me and my mentor have already completed Phase 1 and Phase 2 of our training course. In Phase 1, participants learned how to bug out, how to start a fire and how to use a variety of self defense tools. In phase, 2, participants learned more survival strategy and techniques and went through more advanced self-defense drills, including Close Quarter Battle (CQB) training.
It’s now time for Phase 3. The final training of the year with my Green Beret mentor.
Which will start Saturday October 10, 2020 at noon and last until Sunday October 11, 2020 at noon. Again, it will be held in a secret location near Concord, New Hampshire.
Before revealing to you what we have planned for phase 3, let’s have a look at what participants are saying about the previous trainings and why they recommend coming to this next event.
WHAT ARE PARTICIPANTS SAYING ABOUT THE TRAINING COURSES?
Keith said — “The training is fun and awesome as well as a great way to meet like minded people from all over.”
George said — “The whole experience was well worth it! It was a good day meeting like minded people who wanted to be on guard for whatever can possibly come in the future. The method of teaching made it easy for a first timer to learn these kinds of things. I am looking forward to the next course cause I will for sure be there! Thanks for the awesome day!”
Angela said – “I feel like a learned a lot from Luke and (redacted). They were very funny and were very nice and the instruction was patient and detailed. I had a lot of fun. I think I’ll probably go again. I made a few new friends so I’m very happy with the experience.”
Jason said he looks forward to attending future events and would recommend the training to everyone:
“The training with Luke and (redacted) was an amazing experience. They taught us enough practical skills about making fires, building shelters and self defense that I feel much better equipped for an emergency survival situation. Further, what we learned are basic life skills that I think everyone should know.”
Now for Phase 3…
In this 24-hour intensive apocalypse survival training, you will learn how to:
– Collect and filter water
– Find a shelter
– Build a shelter
– Start and maintain a fire
– Catch, butcher, prepare and cook an animal
– Render first aid
The training will also include:
– Camping out overnight in your own self-made shelter
– Self-defense drills
– And more…
PARTICIPATION LIMITED TO A FEW COMMITTED INDIVIDUALS
IMPORTANT: This is for serious individuals who can actually be in the Concord, New Hampshire area on October 10-11 and who are ready to truly transform their emergency preparedness skill set. You will learn the exact location after enrolling in the course.
You do not already need to be a survivalist or prepper in order to take this intensive 24-hour training. But you must be able to lift 25 pounds and be able to stand up and lie down on the ground a couple times.
Also you do NOT have to be a graduate of our Phase 1 or Phase 2 training. But if you have taken one or both of the trainings, you will be in line for a big discount.
This intensive, overnight training is valued at more than $1,200. Yet you can reserve your spot now and get this course for JUST $299!
If you completed our Phase 1 training of Phase 2 training or both and are ready to return for Phase 3, you will get an approximately 40% discount (Pay just $229)
And if you contributed to the Go Fund Me campaign for my new Escape The Big City venture, you will get a:
More than 10% discount for having contributed at the $10 tier (Pay just $ 339 ) $299
Or
An approximately 40% discount for having contributed at the $100 tier (Pay just $229)
If you’re eligible for one of these discounts, you will receive a refund for the discounted portion of your admission ticket on site on October 10.
Also note: If you have self-defense or survival equipment you would like to bring, after purchasing a ticket you will be asked to email us what you’d like to bring to the training. We will then let you know whether we can accommodate your equipment.
And just so you know, it’s not practical to hold any more training’s in 2020 at our New Hampshire location. So if you want to train with a Green Beret before this apocalyptic year ends, now is your last chance.
ACT NOW
We have limited availability for this exclusive survival training.
Don’t miss out on this last-chance opportunity to receive 1-on-1 in-depth, overnight survival training with myself and my Green Beret mentor.
Reserve your spot now and lock in the early bird rate by paying by PayPal or Bitcoin.
Bitcoin – 3F5s7fRgAQpvxMrRFhqzpfK3LYDKJZrRc9 *please put your email in memo so we can message you details
We also take Gold, Silver and Bullets as payment more info about that is available by emailing joshfriedmanmedia@gmail.com
$379.00 Now $299.00


wearechange--2020-10-05--New Accuser Says Ghislaine Maxwell Gagged, Restrained and Raped Her

Earlier this year after Jeffrey Epstein ’ s associate Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested , her defense attorneys argued at her bail hearing that she was “ not Epstein “ and that she was receiving unnecessarily harsh treatment from the court simply because of her association with the billionaire pedophile .
However , a new accuser has come forward to reveal how she was brutally assaulted and raped by Maxwell because she recruited a 19-year-old girl for Epstein but lied and told them that she was 16 .
Maxwell and Epstein were both enraged by the incident , and both participated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Maxwell was the one who started it .
She described Maxwell as “ the real monster ” in a recent interview .
The woman is afraid to go public with her legal name , but is communicating with media under the name “ Samantha.
” She said that when she was 21-years-old she was going to school at Parsons and getting paid to recruit girls for Epstein and Maxwell .
After lying about the age of one of the girls , she was called to Epstein ’ s Manhattan mansion where she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” by Ghislaine Maxwell , before Epstein joined in .
She said that Maxwell began yelling at her in a massage room in Epstein ’ s home , calling her a “ dirty , filthy wh*re , ” and a “ lying wh*re.
” “ The next thing I knew she had a ball gag in my mouth , my hands around my back and she was raping me with a sex toy .
She had taken my clothes off .
It all happened so fast , I was stunned .
She was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on herself then she called in Epstein and he joined in , ” she said .
She says that after the incident , the pair gave her $ 300 and told her not to tell anyone , and threatened to kill her if she went to the police .
“ I was terrified — I couldn ’ t do anything to stop them .
I remember her giving me $ 300 and saying , ‘ Don ’ t think about going to the authorities because you won ’ t be alive to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something like that , ” Samantha told the Sun .
“ When they were done , when it was finally over , I walked out of that door a very different person than what I walked in — I was in shock , ” she added .
This was the last time that Samantha would ever see Epstein or Maxwell .
After the attack , she fled New York to Los Angeles and is only speaking out now because Epstein is dead and Maxwell is behind bars .
All these years she had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of taking her life if she told her story .
“ They stole my whole life .
I had a bright future ahead of me and they took that from me .
I feel like they took away my ambition , my drive and my future , ” Samantha says .
Her attorney Spencer Kuvin , said that Samantha would be willing to help investigators build their case , and that she was submitting an application to the Epstein compensation fund .

Earlier this year after Jeffrey Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested, her defense attorneys argued at her bail hearing that she was “not Epstein“ and that she was receiving unnecessarily harsh treatment from the court simply because of her association with the billionaire pedophile.
However, a new accuser has come forward to reveal how she was brutally assaulted and raped by Maxwell because she recruited a 19-year-old girl for Epstein but lied and told them that she was 16.
Maxwell and Epstein were both enraged by the incident, and both participated in the assault, although she says that Maxwell was the one who started it. She described Maxwell as “the real monster” in a recent interview.
The woman is afraid to go public with her legal name, but is communicating with media under the name “Samantha.”
She said that when she was 21-years-old she was going to school at Parsons and getting paid to recruit girls for Epstein and Maxwell. After lying about the age of one of the girls, she was called to Epstein’s Manhattan mansion where she was “gagged, restrained and raped” by Ghislaine Maxwell, before Epstein joined in.
She said that Maxwell began yelling at her in a massage room in Epstein’s home, calling her a “dirty, filthy wh*re,” and a “lying wh*re.”
“The next thing I knew she had a ball gag in my mouth, my hands around my back and she was raping me with a sex toy. She had taken my clothes off. It all happened so fast, I was stunned. She was using the sex toy on me and on herself then she called in Epstein and he joined in,” she said.
She says that after the incident, the pair gave her $300 and told her not to tell anyone, and threatened to kill her if she went to the police.
“I was terrified — I couldn’t do anything to stop them. I remember her giving me $300 and saying, ‘Don’t think about going to the authorities because you won’t be alive to see your day in court,’ or something like that,” Samantha told the Sun.
“When they were done, when it was finally over, I walked out of that door a very different person than what I walked in — I was in shock,” she added.
This was the last time that Samantha would ever see Epstein or Maxwell. After the attack, she fled New York to Los Angeles and is only speaking out now because Epstein is dead and Maxwell is behind bars. All these years she had feared that they would fulfill their promise of taking her life if she told her story.
“They stole my whole life. I had a bright future ahead of me and they took that from me. I feel like they took away my ambition, my drive and my future,” Samantha says.
Her attorney Spencer Kuvin, said that Samantha would be willing to help investigators build their case, and that she was submitting an application to the Epstein compensation fund.
Republished from TheMindUnleashed.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-07--DNI Declassifies Brennan Notes; Briefed Obama on Intelligence That Hillary Clinton Concocted Trump-R

DNI Declassifies Brennan Notes; Briefed Obama on Intelligence That Hillary Clinton Concocted Trump-Russia Allegations

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Tuesday declassified several documents , including handwritten notes from former CIA John Brennan after he briefed former President Obama on an alleged plot by Hillary Clinton to tie then-candidate Donald Trump to Russia as “ a means of distracting the public from her use of a private email server ” ahead of the 2016 US election , according to Fox News .
Ratcliffe declassified Brennan ’ s handwritten notes – which were taken after he briefed Obama on the intelligence the CIA received – and a CIA memo , which revealed that officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential investigative action .
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence transmitted the declassified documents to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees on Tuesday afternoon .
“ Today , at the direction of President Trump , I declassified additional documents relevant to ongoing Congressional oversight and investigative activities , ” Ratcliffe said in a statement to Fox News Tuesday .
–Fox News “ We ’ re getting additional insight into Russian activities from [ REDACTED ] , ” read Brennan ’ s notes .
“ CITE [ summarizing ] alleged approved by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her foreign policy advisers to vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by the Russian security service.
” Clinton spokesperson Nick Merrill called the allegations “ baseless bullshit , ” however DNI Ratcliffe said in a statement last week : “ To be clear , this is not Russian disinformation and has not been assessed as such by the Intelligence Community , ” adding “ I ’ ll be briefing Congress on the sensitive sources and methods by which it was obtained in the coming days.
” A source familiar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday that the allegation was “ not disinformation.
” “ This is not Russian disinformation .
Even Brennan knew , or he wouldn ’ t be briefing the president of the United States on it , ” the source said .
“ There is a high threshold to orally brief the president of the United States and he clearly felt this met that threshold.
” Another source familiar with the documents told Fox News that “ this information has been sought by hundreds of congressional requests for legitimate oversight purposes and was withheld @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d never get caught.
” –Fox News And per The Federalist : “ There is no evidence the FBI ever took any action to ensure that Russian knowledge of Clinton ’ s plans did not lead to infiltration of that campaign ’ s operation by Russian intelligence agents .
The CIA referral , specifically its reference to a “ CROSSFIRE HURRICANE fusion cell , ” suggests that the Obama administration ’ s anti-Trump investigation may not have been limited to the FBI , but may have included the use of CIA assets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about whether the nation ’ s top spy service was weaponized against a U.S. political campaign.
” As we noted last week after Ratcliffe previewed the allegation : On September 7 , 2016 , US intelligence officials forwarded an investigative referral to former FBI officials James Comey and Peter Strzok concerning allegations that Hillary Clinton approved a plan to smear then-candidate Donald Trump by tying him to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian hackers , according to information given to Sen. Lindsey Graham by the Director of National Intelligence .
According to Fox @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late July 2016 , U.S. intelligence agencies obtained insight into Russian intelligence analysis alleging that U.S. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had approved a campaign plan to stir up a scandal against U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump , ” after one of Clinton ’ s foreign policy advisers proposed vilifying Trump “ by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by Russian security services .
”

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Tuesday declassified several documents, including handwritten notes from former CIA John Brennan after he briefed former President Obama on an alleged plot by Hillary Clinton to tie then-candidate Donald Trump to Russia as “a means of distracting the public from her use of a private email server” ahead of the 2016 US election, according to Fox News.
Ratcliffe declassified Brennan’s handwritten notes – which were taken after he briefed Obama on the intelligence the CIA received – and a CIA memo, which revealed that officials referred the matter to the FBI for potential investigative action. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence transmitted the declassified documents to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees on Tuesday afternoon. “Today, at the direction of President Trump, I declassified additional documents relevant to ongoing Congressional oversight and investigative activities,” Ratcliffe said in a statement to Fox News Tuesday. –Fox News
“We’re getting additional insight into Russian activities from [REDACTED],” read Brennan’s notes. “CITE [summarizing] alleged approved by Hillary Clinton a proposal from one of her foreign policy advisers to vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by the Russian security service.”
Working link for #2: https://t.co/XQICFDr7Kj — Ivan Pentchoukov (@IvanPentchoukov) October 6, 2020
Clinton spokesperson Nick Merrill called the allegations “baseless bullshit,” however DNI Ratcliffe said in a statement last week: “To be clear, this is not Russian disinformation and has not been assessed as such by the Intelligence Community,” adding “I’ll be briefing Congress on the sensitive sources and methods by which it was obtained in the coming days.”
A source familiar with the documents told Fox News on Tuesday that the allegation was “not disinformation.” “This is not Russian disinformation. Even Brennan knew, or he wouldn’t be briefing the president of the United States on it,” the source said. “There is a high threshold to orally brief the president of the United States and he clearly felt this met that threshold.” Another source familiar with the documents told Fox News that “this information has been sought by hundreds of congressional requests for legitimate oversight purposes and was withheld for political spite—and the belief that they’d never get caught.” –Fox News
And per The Federalist: “There is no evidence the FBI ever took any action to ensure that Russian knowledge of Clinton’s plans did not lead to infiltration of that campaign’s operation by Russian intelligence agents. The CIA referral, specifically its reference to a “CROSSFIRE HURRICANE fusion cell,” suggests that the Obama administration’s anti-Trump investigation may not have been limited to the FBI, but may have included the use of CIA assets and surveillance capabilities, raising troubling questions about whether the nation’s top spy service was weaponized against a U.S. political campaign.”
Meanwhile, Twitter is censoring this story :
First time has happened. When I tried to RT @seanmdav story in l @FDRLST regarding the DNIs handwritten notes about Hillary’s effort to push the Russia narrative @Twitter put this up pic.twitter.com/AIoNvx1VSV — Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) October 6, 2020
As we noted last week after Ratcliffe previewed the allegation:
On September 7, 2016, US intelligence officials forwarded an investigative referral to former FBI officials James Comey and Peter Strzok concerning allegations that Hillary Clinton approved a plan to smear then-candidate Donald Trump by tying him to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian hackers, according to information given to Sen. Lindsey Graham by the Director of National Intelligence.
According to Fox News’ Chad Pergram, “In late July 2016, U.S. intelligence agencies obtained insight into Russian intelligence analysis alleging that U.S. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had approved a campaign plan to stir up a scandal against U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump,” after one of Clinton’s foreign policy advisers proposed vilifying Trump “by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by Russian security services.”
2) DNI info to Grahm:…by tying him to Putin and the Russians' hacking of the Democratic National Committee. The IC does not know the accuracy of this allegation or the extent to which the Russian intelligence analysis may reflect exaggeration or fabrication.” — Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 29, 2020
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-07--If the PCR Test is Unreliable, Why Are Health Officials Demanding the Public Be Tested?

In the months since the COVID-19 panic began health authorities around the world have told the public to “ get tested ” to help track the spread of SARS-CoV-2 .
However , as fear and hysteria subside , the scientific community and public at large are calling into question the efficacy of the test used to determine a patients status .
This article is a brief examination of the evidence that the PCR test is unreliable and should not be used as a determinant for the number of COVID-19 cases or as a factor in political decisions .
On August @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Houston to ask the Mayor and Houston Health Authority about reports regarding problems with the Texas Department of State Health Services ’ numbers on COVID-19 cases .
TLAV has previously reported on these concerns with the COVID-19 case numbers in Texas .
I also had a chance to ask Houston Health Authority Dr. David Persse about concerns around the test used to detect COVID-19 .
The most common test is a polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) lab test .
This incredibly sensitive technique was developed by Berkeley scientist Kary Mullis , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prize in 1993 .
The test is designed to detect the presence of a virus by amplifying the virus ’ genetic material so it can be detected by scientists .
The test is viewed as the gold standard , however , it is not without problems .
The PCR test uses chemicals to amplify the virus ’ s genetic material and then each sample goes through a number of cycles until a virus is recovered .
This “ cycle threshold ” has become a key component in the debate around the efficacy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that when the labs report numbers of COVID-19 cases to the City of Houston they only offer a binary option of “ yes ” for positive or “ no ” for negative .
“ But , in reality , it comes in what is called cycle-thresholds .
It ’ s an inverse relationship , so the higher the number the less virus there was in the initial sample , ” Persse explained .
“ Some labs will report out to 40 cycle-thresholds , and if they get a positive at 40 – which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , tiny amount of virus there – that gets reported to us as positive and we don ’ t know any different.
” Persse noted that the key question is , at what value is someone considered still infectious ?
“ Because if you test me and I have a tiny amount of virus , does that mean I am contagious ?
that I am still infectious to someone else ?
If you are shedding a little bit of virus are you just starting ?
or are you on the downside ?
, @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Houston City Hall .
He believes the answer is for the scientific community to set a national standard for cycle-threshold .
Unfortunately , a national standard would not solve the problems expressed by Dr. Persse and others .
UK Parliament and Scientists Have Concerns About PCR Test In the first weeks of September a number of important revelations regarding the PCR test have come to light .
First , new research from the University of Oxford ’ s Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and the University of the West of England found that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ false positives when testing for COVID-19 .
Professor Carl Heneghan , one of the authors of the study , Viral cultures for COVID-19 infectivity assessment – a systematic review , said there was a risk that an increase in testing in the UK will lead to an increase in the risk of “ sample contamination ” and thus an increase in COVID-19 cases .
The team reviewed evidence from 25 studies where virus specimens had positive PCR tests .
The researchers state that the “ genetic photocopying ” technique scientists use to magnify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so sensitive it could be picking up fragments of dead virus from previous infections .
The researchers reach a similar conclusion as Dr. David Persse , namely that , “ A binary Yes/No approach to the interpretation RT-PCR unvalidated against viral culture will result in false positives with segregation of large numbers of people who are no longer infectious and hence not a threat to public health.
” Heneghan , who is also the the editor of BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine , told the BBC that the binary approach is a problem and tests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amounts of virus do not lead to a positive result .
This is because of the cycle threshold mentioned by Dr. Persse .
A person who is shedding an active virus and someone who has leftover infection could both receive the same positive test result .
He also stated that the test could be detecting old virus which would explain the rise in cases in the UK .
Heneghan also stated that setting a standard for the cycle threshold would eliminate the quarantining and contact tracing of people who are healthy and help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of COVID-19 .
The UK ’ s leading health agency , Public Health England , released an update on the testing methods used to detect COVID-19 and appeared to agree with Professor Heneghan regarding the concerns on the cycle threshold .
On September 9 , PHE released an update which concluded , “ all laboratories should determine the threshold for a positive result at the limit of detection.
” This is not the first time Heneghan ’ s work has directly impacted the UK ’ s COVID-19 policies .
In July , UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ urgent review ” of the daily COVID-19 death numbers produced by Public Health England after it was revealed the stats included people who died from other causes .
The Guardian reported : Only days after Hancock called for the review of PHE data , the UK government put an immediate halt to its daily update of death numbers from COVID-19 .
On September 8 , Heneghan tweeted out another study on the limitations of the PCR test .
The study , “ SARS-CoV-2 Testing : The Limit of Detection Matters ” , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) for RNA .
The researchers note similar problems with the PCR test and the cycle threshold , concluding , “ the ultimate lesson from these studies bears repetition : LoD matters and directly impacts efforts to identify , control , and contain outbreaks during this pandemic.
” Heneghan also recently told the BMJ , “ one issue in trying to interpret numbers of detected cases is that there is no set definition of a case .
At the moment it seems that a polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) positive result is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be recognised.
” “ In any other disease we would have a clearly defined specification that would usually involve signs , symptoms , and a test result , ” Heneghan explained .
“ We are moving into a biotech world where the norms of clinical reasoning are going out of the window .
A PCR test does not equal covid-19 ; it should not , but in some definitions it does.
” Heneghan says he is concerned that as soon as there is the appearance of an outbreak there is panic and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problem because politicians are operating in a non-evidence-based way when it comes to non-drug interventions , ” he stated .
The Evidence For False Positives Is Overwhelming A recent report from NPR outlines the dangers of false positives with the PCR tests .
Andrew Cohen , director of the Center for Research on Aquatic Bioinvasions , was hired by the state of California to study an invasion of non-native mussels .
The researchers took water samples and used a PCR test to search for genetic material from the mussels .
After the tests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspicious .
“ I began to realize that many of these — if not all of these — were false positives , especially when they started being reported in waters that had chemistry that would not allow the mussels to reproduce and establish themselves , ” he told NPR .
NPR notes that , depending on the lab , there was a 2 to 8 percent false positive rate .
Once COVID-19 was declared a pandemic , Cohen said he began asking if the reports of people with absolutely no symptoms and positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I began wondering whether these asymptomatic carriers weren ’ t in large part or in whole part the human counterparts of those false-positive results of quagga and zebra mussels in all those water bodies across the West , ” he said .
Cohen emphasized the importance of researchers taking potential false positive PCR results seriously .
“ As near as we can tell , the medical establishment and public health authorities and researchers … appear to be assuming that the false-positive rate in in the PCR based test is zero , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ignore it.
” Cohen is correct that the scientific authorities need to take false positives seriously , especially when a person can be sent to isolate or quarantine for weeks due to a positive test result .
Even the U.S. FDA ’ s own fact sheet on testing acknowledges the dangers posed by false positives : A CDC fact sheet also acknowledges the possibility of false positives with the PCR test .
Professor Heneghan believes the confusion around COVID-19 has come as a result of a shift away from “ evidence-based medicine.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at The Spectator , Heneghan and Tom Jefferson , a senior associate tutor and honorary research fellow at the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine , University of Oxford , wrote that patients have become a “ prisoner of a system labelling him or her as ‘ positive ’ when we are not sure what that label means.
” The two scientists offer this conclusion and warning : Governments are producing a series of contradictory and confusing policies which have a brief shelf life as the next crisis emerges .
It is increasingly clear the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to date is a full time occupation , and the advances of the last 30 years have at best been put on hold .
The duties of a good doctor include working in partnership with patients to inform them about what they want or need in a way they can understand , and respecting their rights to reach decisions with you about their treatment and care .
Questions need to be asked as to how this will occur if you don ’ t see your doctor , particularly if all you have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in to get your answer .
And ultimately what is a ‘ good test ’ ?
We think it ’ s the test which helps your doctor narrow the uncertainty around the origins and management of your problem .

In the months since the COVID-19 panic began health authorities around the world have told the public to “get tested” to help track the spread of SARS-CoV-2. However, as fear and hysteria subside, the scientific community and public at large are calling into question the efficacy of the test used to determine a patients status. This article is a brief examination of the evidence that the PCR test is unreliable and should not be used as a determinant for the number of COVID-19 cases or as a factor in political decisions.
Houston Health Authority Has Concerns About PCR Test
On August 31, I attended a press conference in Houston to ask the Mayor and Houston Health Authority about reports regarding problems with the Texas Department of State Health Services’ numbers on COVID-19 cases. TLAV has previously reported on these concerns with the COVID-19 case numbers in Texas. I also had a chance to ask Houston Health Authority Dr. David Persse about concerns around the test used to detect COVID-19.
The most common test is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) lab test. This incredibly sensitive technique was developed by Berkeley scientist Kary Mullis, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1993. The test is designed to detect the presence of a virus by amplifying the virus’ genetic material so it can be detected by scientists. The test is viewed as the gold standard, however, it is not without problems.
The PCR test uses chemicals to amplify the virus’s genetic material and then each sample goes through a number of cycles until a virus is recovered. This “cycle threshold” has become a key component in the debate around the efficacy of the PCR test.
Dr. Persse says that when the labs report numbers of COVID-19 cases to the City of Houston they only offer a binary option of “yes” for positive or “no” for negative. “But, in reality, it comes in what is called cycle-thresholds. It’s an inverse relationship, so the higher the number the less virus there was in the initial sample,” Persse explained. “Some labs will report out to 40 cycle-thresholds, and if they get a positive at 40 – which means there is a tiny, tiny, tiny amount of virus there – that gets reported to us as positive and we don’t know any different.”
Persse noted that the key question is, at what value is someone considered still infectious?
“Because if you test me and I have a tiny amount of virus, does that mean I am contagious? that I am still infectious to someone else? If you are shedding a little bit of virus are you just starting? or are you on the downside?,” Dr. Persse asked in the lobby of Houston City Hall. He believes the answer is for the scientific community to set a national standard for cycle-threshold.
Unfortunately, a national standard would not solve the problems expressed by Dr. Persse and others.
UK Parliament and Scientists Have Concerns About PCR Test
In the first weeks of September a number of important revelations regarding the PCR test have come to light. First, new research from the University of Oxford’s Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and the University of the West of England found that the PCR test poses the potential for false positives when testing for COVID-19. Professor Carl Heneghan, one of the authors of the study, Viral cultures for COVID-19 infectivity assessment – a systematic review, said there was a risk that an increase in testing in the UK will lead to an increase in the risk of “sample contamination” and thus an increase in COVID-19 cases.
The team reviewed evidence from 25 studies where virus specimens had positive PCR tests. The researchers state that the “genetic photocopying” technique scientists use to magnify the sample of genetic material collected is so sensitive it could be picking up fragments of dead virus from previous infections. The researchers reach a similar conclusion as Dr. David Persse, namely that, “A binary Yes/No approach to the interpretation RT-PCR unvalidated against viral culture will result in false positives with segregation of large numbers of people who are no longer infectious and hence not a threat to public health.”
Heneghan, who is also the the editor of BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, told the BBC that the binary approach is a problem and tests should have a cut-off point so small amounts of virus do not lead to a positive result. This is because of the cycle threshold mentioned by Dr. Persse. A person who is shedding an active virus and someone who has leftover infection could both receive the same positive test result. He also stated that the test could be detecting old virus which would explain the rise in cases in the UK. Heneghan also stated that setting a standard for the cycle threshold would eliminate the quarantining and contact tracing of people who are healthy and help the public better understand the true nature of COVID-19.
The UK’s leading health agency, Public Health England, released an update on the testing methods used to detect COVID-19 and appeared to agree with Professor Heneghan regarding the concerns on the cycle threshold. On September 9, PHE released an update which concluded, “all laboratories should determine the threshold for a positive result at the limit of detection.”
This is not the first time Heneghan’s work has directly impacted the UK’s COVID-19 policies. In July, UK health secretary Matt Hancock called for an “urgent review” of the daily COVID-19 death numbers produced by Public Health England after it was revealed the stats included people who died from other causes. The Guardian reported:
“The oddity was revealed in a paper by Yoon K Loke and Carl Heneghan of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at Oxford University, called “Why no one can ever recover from Covid-19 in England – a statistical anomaly”. Their analysis suggests PHE cross-checks the latest notifications of deaths against a database of positive test results – so that anyone who has ever tested positive is recorded in the COVID-19 death statistics. A Department of Health and Social Care source said: ‘You could have been tested positive in February, have no symptoms, then hit by a bus in July and you’d be recorded as a COVID death.’”
Only days after Hancock called for the review of PHE data, the UK government put an immediate halt to its daily update of death numbers from COVID-19.
On September 8, Heneghan tweeted out another study on the limitations of the PCR test. The study, “SARS-CoV-2 Testing: The Limit of Detection Matters”, examines the limit of detection (LoD) for RNA. The researchers note similar problems with the PCR test and the cycle threshold, concluding, “the ultimate lesson from these studies bears repetition: LoD matters and directly impacts efforts to identify, control, and contain outbreaks during this pandemic.”
Heneghan also recently told the BMJ , “one issue in trying to interpret numbers of detected cases is that there is no set definition of a case. At the moment it seems that a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive result is the only criterion required for a case to be recognised.”
“In any other disease we would have a clearly defined specification that would usually involve signs, symptoms, and a test result,” Heneghan explained. “We are moving into a biotech world where the norms of clinical reasoning are going out of the window. A PCR test does not equal covid-19; it should not, but in some definitions it does.”
Heneghan says he is concerned that as soon as there is the appearance of an outbreak there is panic and over-reacting. “This is a huge problem because politicians are operating in a non-evidence-based way when it comes to non-drug interventions,” he stated.
The Evidence For False Positives Is Overwhelming
A recent report from NPR outlines the dangers of false positives with the PCR tests. Andrew Cohen, director of the Center for Research on Aquatic Bioinvasions, was hired by the state of California to study an invasion of non-native mussels. The researchers took water samples and used a PCR test to search for genetic material from the mussels. After the tests came back overwhelmingly positive, Cohen grew suspicious.
“I began to realize that many of these — if not all of these — were false positives, especially when they started being reported in waters that had chemistry that would not allow the mussels to reproduce and establish themselves,” he told NPR. NPR notes that, depending on the lab, there was a 2 to 8 percent false positive rate.
Once COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, Cohen said he began asking if the reports of people with absolutely no symptoms and positive PCR test results could be false positives. “I began wondering whether these asymptomatic carriers weren’t in large part or in whole part the human counterparts of those false-positive results of quagga and zebra mussels in all those water bodies across the West,” he said.
Cohen emphasized the importance of researchers taking potential false positive PCR results seriously. “As near as we can tell, the medical establishment and public health authorities and researchers … appear to be assuming that the false-positive rate in in the PCR based test is zero, or at least so low that we can ignore it.”
Cohen is correct that the scientific authorities need to take false positives seriously, especially when a person can be sent to isolate or quarantine for weeks due to a positive test result. Even the U.S. FDA’s own fact sheet on testing acknowledges the dangers posed by false positives:
“The CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel has been designed to minimize the likelihood of false positive test results. However, in the event of a false positive result, risks to patients could include the following: a recommendation for isolation of the patient, monitoring of household or other close contacts for symptoms, patient isolation that might limit contact with family or friends and may increase contact with other potentially COVID-19 patients, limits in the ability to work, the delayed diagnosis and treatment for the true infection causing the symptoms, unnecessary prescription of a treatment or therapy, or other unintended adverse effects.”
A CDC fact sheet also acknowledges the possibility of false positives with the PCR test.
Professor Heneghan believes the confusion around COVID-19 has come as a result of a shift away from “evidence-based medicine.” In a recent opinion piece published at The Spectator, Heneghan and Tom Jefferson, a senior associate tutor and honorary research fellow at the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Oxford, wrote that patients have become a “prisoner of a system labelling him or her as ‘positive’ when we are not sure what that label means.” The two scientists offer this conclusion and warning:
Governments are producing a series of contradictory and confusing policies which have a brief shelf life as the next crisis emerges. It is increasingly clear the evidence is often ignored. Keeping up to date is a full time occupation, and the advances of the last 30 years have at best been put on hold. The duties of a good doctor include working in partnership with patients to inform them about what they want or need in a way they can understand, and respecting their rights to reach decisions with you about their treatment and care. Questions need to be asked as to how this will occur if you don’t see your doctor, particularly if all you have to do is queue in at a drive in to get your answer. And ultimately what is a ‘good test’? We think it’s the test which helps your doctor narrow the uncertainty around the origins and management of your problem.
Republished from TheLastAmericanVagabond.com with permission


wearechange--2020-10-06--Grand Jury Indicts Netflix Over “Lewd Visual Material Depicting Child” in Cuties

A grand jury in Tyler County , Texas has indicted Netflix for “ promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child ” over the movie “ Cuties , ” which depicts 11-year-old girls learning to perform sexualized dance moves with a plot loosely wrapped around it .
According to the indictment , Netflix knowingly promoted “ visual material which depicts the lewd exhibition of the genitals or public area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was younger than 18 years of age , ” which “ appeals to the prurient interest in sex , and has no serious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientific value.
” “ The film routinely fetishizes and sexualizes these pre-adolescent girls as they perform dances simulating sexual conduct in revealing clothing , including at least one scene with partial child nudity , ” said Sen. Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) last month , as he called for a criminal investigation into the film , calling it “ pornographic.
” “ These scenes in and of themselves are harmful .
And it is likely that the filming of this movie created even more explicit and abusive scenes , and that pedophiles across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and imitate this film in abusive ways…Although the First Amendment provides vigorous protection for artistic expression , it does not allow individuals or for-profit corporations to produce or distribute child pornography , ” Cruz added .
A court date has yet to be set for the indictment , according to KETK .

A grand jury in Tyler County, Texas has indicted Netflix for “promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child” over the movie “Cuties,” which depicts 11-year-old girls learning to perform sexualized dance moves with a plot loosely wrapped around it.
According to the indictment, Netflix knowingly promoted “visual material which depicts the lewd exhibition of the genitals or public area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was younger than 18 years of age,” which “appeals to the prurient interest in sex, and has no serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.”
Netflix, Inc. indicted by grand jury in Tyler Co., Tx for promoting material in Cuties film which depicts lewd exhibition of pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was younger than 18 yrs of age which appeals to the prurient interest in sex #Cuties #txlege pic.twitter.com/UJ1hY8XJ2l — Matt Schaefer (@RepMattSchaefer) October 6, 2020
Netflix just released the controversial 'Cuties' and it's worse than you could imagine. Make no mistake: Netflix is at the forefront of sexualizing children and normalizing pedophilia! pic.twitter.com/emiMzk8w1z — ????? ??? (@GhostJim4) September 9, 2020
“The film routinely fetishizes and sexualizes these pre-adolescent girls as they perform dances simulating sexual conduct in revealing clothing, including at least one scene with partial child nudity,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) last month, as he called for a criminal investigation into the film, calling it “pornographic.”
“These scenes in and of themselves are harmful. And it is likely that the filming of this movie created even more explicit and abusive scenes, and that pedophiles across the world in the future will manipulate and imitate this film in abusive ways…Although the First Amendment provides vigorous protection for artistic expression, it does not allow individuals or for-profit corporations to produce or distribute child pornography,” Cruz added.
Someone needs to go to jail for this shit! pic.twitter.com/Ln0CnZSyok — ????? ??? (@GhostJim4) September 9, 2020
A court date has yet to be set for the indictment, according to KETK.
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wearechange--2020-10-06--Reporters Claim Facebook is Censoring Information on Julian Assange Case

Craig Murray , the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan and longtime confidant of Julian Assange , has been fastidiously reporting on the Australian publisher ’ s extradition hearing to the United States .
Yet few people have been reading it .
This , according to Murray , is because of a deliberate decision by online media giants to downplay or suppress discussion of the case .
On his blog , Murray wrote that he usually receives around 50 percent of his readers from Twitter and 40 percent from Facebook links , but that has dropped to 3 percent and 9 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While the February hearings sent around 200,000 readers to his site daily , now that figure is only 3,000 .
Asked about the situation by former New York Times reporter Chris Hedges , Murray explained that : “ 90 % of my traffic has just been cut off by what seems to be a general algorithm command of some kind to downplay Assange , ” he added .
“ I think it is as simple as that.
” There has been considerable public interest in the court proceedings , but very little mainstream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fair , British authorities have made it inordinately difficult to cover the case , allowing only a small handful of journalists into the Old Bailey court system , where they can watch a live television link up but can not bring in recording devices .
An online stream can only be watched if one registers and signs in between exactly 9:30 and 9:40 a.m. , and if they suffer even a momentary lapse in wifi connection , they are shut out of the session .
The court system has also blocked human rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monitoring proceedings .
Still , considering the implications for the future of journalism , the lack of coverage might surprise some .
The New York Times , the flagship outlet of American print media ( and a Wikileaks partner ) printed only two articles on the subject and has not mentioned Assange in over two weeks .
Its broadcast journalism equivalent CNN , meanwhile , has not touched the issue at all .
Online media creators have , for many years , lived with the threat of algorithmic suppression or demonetization of content @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regularly cuts all advertising on videos on the Syrian Civil War , fracking , or other topics on which advertisers might not wish to promote scrutiny .
Even airsoft and paintball enthusiasts have learned not to use words like “ shoot ” and “ gun ” in their titles , lest the platform demonetizes their content .
Perhaps more alarmingly , however , Silicon Valley tech giants are becoming increasingly closely intertwined with the state department , to the point where it is often difficult to tell where one ends , and another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the twentieth century…technology and cyber-security companies [ like Google ] will be to the twenty-first , ” wrote Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen in their book , “ The New Digital Age : Reshaping the Future of People , Nations and Business.
” For example , Facebook is now in a close partnership with the Atlantic Council , who essentially decides for them what content to promote in people ’ s news feeds and what content is discarded as fake news , misinformation , or low quality .
The problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NATO cutout , and a government-funded organization whose board of directors is a who ’ s who of deep state officials , including virtually every living ex-C.I.A .
director , Bush-era cabinet members like Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell , and military generals like Wesley Clark and David Petraeus .
Thus , an organization like this deciding what the world sees on their screens is barely one step removed from total government control of the flow of information .
The U.S. government also frequently directly interferes with content appearing on prominent social media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it would remove all comments or posts in praise of recently-slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani from all its platforms .
This was done to comply with the Trump administration ’ s designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps ( which Soleimani led ) as a terrorist organization .
The problem is that Soleimani was Iran ’ s most popular political figure , with an over 80 percent approval rating , and that Instagram is used by around one-third of the entire Iranian population .
Thus , Iranians speaking in their local language @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with their country folk because of a decision by Donald Trump .
The Middle East is a particularly contentious area of the world .
Yet when news broke that the British Army ’ s online psychological operations brigade had managed to become a senior Twitter executive , responsible for Middle Eastern content , media largely ignored it , raising even more questions .
Algorithm changes have also hammered independent alternative media outlets — often precisely the ones most likely to cover the Assange case — drastically reducing their search engine traffic flow .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an honorary director of the Atlantic Council ) recently admitted that Assange is being prosecuted as a warning to journalists .
“ All you can do is hope that you can ultimately take action against those that were involved in revealing that information so you can send a message to others not to do the same thing , ” he told a German documentary crew .
While the message is being heard loud and clear by journalists , the public is far less aware that anything is going on , thanks , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the case .
Judge Vanessa Baraitser is scheduled to pronounce judgment on the media “ trial of the century ” on January 4 , after the U.S. presidential election .
Murray will doubtless be there .
But will anyone read what he has to say ?

Craig Murray, the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan and longtime confidant of Julian Assange, has been fastidiously reporting on the Australian publisher’s extradition hearing to the United States. Yet few people have been reading it. This, according to Murray, is because of a deliberate decision by online media giants to downplay or suppress discussion of the case. On his blog, Murray wrote that he usually receives around 50 percent of his readers from Twitter and 40 percent from Facebook links, but that has dropped to 3 percent and 9 percent, respectively during the hearing. While the February hearings sent around 200,000 readers to his site daily, now that figure is only 3,000.
“To be plain that is very much less than my normal daily traffic from them just in ordinary times. It is the insidious nature of this censorship that is especially sinister – people believe they have successfully shared my articles on Twitter and Facebook, while those corporations hide from them that in fact it went into nobody’s timeline,” he added.
Asked about the situation by former New York Times reporter Chris Hedges, Murray explained that:
“Anybody who is at all radical or takes any view of anything that is outwith the official establishment view gets used to occasional shadow banning, but I have never seen anything on this scale before.”
“90% of my traffic has just been cut off by what seems to be a general algorithm command of some kind to downplay Assange,” he added. “I think it is as simple as that.”
There has been considerable public interest in the court proceedings, but very little mainstream attention given to them. To be fair, British authorities have made it inordinately difficult to cover the case, allowing only a small handful of journalists into the Old Bailey court system, where they can watch a live television link up but cannot bring in recording devices. An online stream can only be watched if one registers and signs in between exactly 9:30 and 9:40 a.m., and if they suffer even a momentary lapse in wifi connection, they are shut out of the session. The court system has also blocked human rights groups, including Amnesty International, from monitoring proceedings.
Still, considering the implications for the future of journalism, the lack of coverage might surprise some. The New York Times, the flagship outlet of American print media (and a Wikileaks partner) printed only two articles on the subject and has not mentioned Assange in over two weeks. Its broadcast journalism equivalent CNN, meanwhile, has not touched the issue at all.
Online media creators have, for many years, lived with the threat of algorithmic suppression or demonetization of content on sensitive or controversial issues. YouTube regularly cuts all advertising on videos on the Syrian Civil War, fracking, or other topics on which advertisers might not wish to promote scrutiny. Even airsoft and paintball enthusiasts have learned not to use words like “shoot” and “gun” in their titles, lest the platform demonetizes their content.
Perhaps more alarmingly, however, Silicon Valley tech giants are becoming increasingly closely intertwined with the state department, to the point where it is often difficult to tell where one ends, and another begins. “What Lockheed Martin was to the twentieth century…technology and cyber-security companies [like Google] will be to the twenty-first,” wrote Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen in their book, “The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business.” For example, Facebook is now in a close partnership with the Atlantic Council, who essentially decides for them what content to promote in people’s news feeds and what content is discarded as fake news, misinformation, or low quality. The problem is that the Atlantic Council is a NATO cutout, and a government-funded organization whose board of directors is a who’s who of deep state officials, including virtually every living ex-C.I.A. director, Bush-era cabinet members like Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell, and military generals like Wesley Clark and David Petraeus. Thus, an organization like this deciding what the world sees on their screens is barely one step removed from total government control of the flow of information.
The U.S. government also frequently directly interferes with content appearing on prominent social media. Earlier this year, Facebook announced that it would remove all comments or posts in praise of recently-slain Iranian General Qassem Soleimani from all its platforms. This was done to comply with the Trump administration’s designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (which Soleimani led) as a terrorist organization. The problem is that Soleimani was Iran’s most popular political figure, with an over 80 percent approval rating, and that Instagram is used by around one-third of the entire Iranian population. Thus, Iranians speaking in their local language were barred from sharing a majority opinion with their country folk because of a decision by Donald Trump.
The Middle East is a particularly contentious area of the world. Yet when news broke that the British Army’s online psychological operations brigade had managed to become a senior Twitter executive, responsible for Middle Eastern content, media largely ignored it, raising even more questions. Algorithm changes have also hammered independent alternative media outlets — often precisely the ones most likely to cover the Assange case — drastically reducing their search engine traffic flow.
Former C.I.A. chief Leon Panetta (an honorary director of the Atlantic Council) recently admitted that Assange is being prosecuted as a warning to journalists. “All you can do is hope that you can ultimately take action against those that were involved in revealing that information so you can send a message to others not to do the same thing,” he told a German documentary crew. While the message is being heard loud and clear by journalists, the public is far less aware that anything is going on, thanks, in part, to online suppression of news about the case. Judge Vanessa Baraitser is scheduled to pronounce judgment on the media “trial of the century” on January 4, after the U.S. presidential election. Murray will doubtless be there. But will anyone read what he has to say?
Republished from MintPressNews.com under Creative Commons


wearechange--2020-10-06--Las Vegas Records Alarming Surge in Apartment Tenants Unable to Pay Rent

Nevada ’ s leisure and hospitality sector—which made up around a quarter of the state ’ s total labor market before lockdowns—has been one of the hardest hit by the virus-induced downturn .
The labor market recovery in the state , nevertheless , Las Vegas , could take between 18 and 36 months to recover .
With no quick “ V ” shaped recovery expected in Vegas , rather one that could resemble a “ U ” or “ L ” – households are expected to remain severely pressured as job opportunity remains scarce .
And due to months of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among households could be nearing thanks to a fiscal cliff ( read : here ) .
Only another stimulus check can delay the inevitable .
Bloomberg reports tourism on the Las Vegas Strip remains depressed .
Now all those workers who were recently laid off can ’ t afford rent .
RealPage , Inc. , who develops multifamily property management software , revealed as of September , an alarming 10.6 % of Vegas apartment tenants were unable to pay rent , up from 4.1 % a year earlier , the most significant increase @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US .
Los Angeles , New Orleans , Portland , and Seattle were other metro areas where the biggest annual increase in non-paying apartment tenants for the month of September .
Greg Willett , the chief economist at RealPage , said , “ there ’ s more stress in hospitality-focused and expensive markets.
” “ The wild card in everything is what happens in the economy , and what happens in the economy is dependent on what happens with the pandemic , ” Willett said .
The ongoing rent crisis is a national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ September that it was establishing a temporary ban on evictions across the country .
As many as 40 million Americans could be booted from their rentals as the virus-induced downturn continues .

Nevada’s leisure and hospitality sector—which made up around a quarter of the state’s total labor market before lockdowns—has been one of the hardest hit by the virus-induced downturn. The labor market recovery in the state, nevertheless, Las Vegas, could take between 18 and 36 months to recover.
With no quick “V” shaped recovery expected in Vegas, rather one that could resemble a “U” or “L” – households are expected to remain severely pressured as job opportunity remains scarce. And due to months of stimulus checks earlier this year, deleveraging among households could be nearing thanks to a fiscal cliff (read: here). Only another stimulus check can delay the inevitable.
Bloomberg reports tourism on the Las Vegas Strip remains depressed. Now all those workers who were recently laid off can’t afford rent.
RealPage, Inc., who develops multifamily property management software, revealed as of September, an alarming 10.6% of Vegas apartment tenants were unable to pay rent, up from 4.1% a year earlier, the most significant increase of any other metro area in the US.
Los Angeles, New Orleans, Portland, and Seattle were other metro areas where the biggest annual increase in non-paying apartment tenants for the month of September.
Greg Willett, the chief economist at RealPage, said, “there’s more stress in hospitality-focused and expensive markets.”
“The wild card in everything is what happens in the economy, and what happens in the economy is dependent on what happens with the pandemic,” Willett said.
The ongoing rent crisis is a national issue. The CDC announced in early September that it was establishing a temporary ban on evictions across the country. As many as 40 million Americans could be booted from their rentals as the virus-induced downturn continues.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission