prepareforchange--2020-11-26--We Haven’t Seen This Much Suffering On Thanksgiving Since The Great Depression Of The 1930s

In my entire lifetime , there has never been a Thanksgiving like this .
39 million Americans don ’ t have enough to eat right now , more than 70 million claims for unemployment benefits have been filed so far during this calendar year , and people are waiting in line for hours at food banks all over the nation just for some Thanksgiving handouts .
If you and your family have plenty of turkey to eat , you should be very thankful , because many Americans can no longer even take Thanksgiving dinner for granted these days .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours in New Jersey as people waited to receive prepackaged Thanksgiving meals at a local food bank… Video obtained by CNN on Tuesday from the Meadowlands entertainment complex in New Jersey showed residents waiting for several hours to obtain prepackaged boxes of meals for the Thanksgiving holiday .
“ If it wasn ’ t for this place , we wouldn ’ t know where we would get our food , ” one distraught woman told CNN of the food bank in East Rutherford , N.J. Of course we have been seeing similar wait @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one food bank in Texas , demand for Thanksgiving meals was more than eight times higher than normal… You can see a stunning photograph of vehicles lined up for that food distribution event right here .
There are a lot of really nice vehicles in that picture .
Many of those individuals are probably accustomed to living comfortable middle class lifestyles , but just like I warned in my new book they are “ suddenly ” in need of food because this economic downturn has turned their worlds completely upside down .
Yes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in America , but what we are witnessing now is hard to fathom .
According to the U.S. Census Bureau , approximately 12 percent of all Americans did not have enough food to eat between October 28th and November 9th… It is estimated that the current population of the United States is 328 million .
If you take 12 percent of 328 million , you get more than 39 million Americans that are going hungry right now .
And this is just the beginning .
Thanks to the new lockdowns that are being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of Americans that are filing for unemployment benefits is starting to rise again… Overall , more than 70 million new claims for unemployment benefits have been filed in 2020 .
As I discussed yesterday , we have never seen anything like this before in all of U.S. history .
At this point , even Hollywood is conducting mass layoffs .
More job loss announcements just keep rolling in with each passing day , and I expect that to continue all throughout the very dark winter ahead .
Other economic numbers also tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heading in the wrong direction… If you think that anyone is going to be able to wave a magic wand and fix this mess , you are just being delusional .
There are millions upon millions of Americans that have already been pushed to the breaking point by this pandemic .
One of those individuals is a 38-year-old California resident named Andrew Lee… His car has been repossessed and his wife ’ s car has also been repossessed .
So even if they could find jobs , how are they supposed to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so many other hurting Americans .
First he ran through all of his savings , and then he started relying on his credit cards .
Now that his unemployment benefits have been exhausted , he is out of options , and his family is a step or two from becoming homeless .
In the months ahead , tens of millions of others will find themselves facing similar scenarios .
This is what an economic collapse looks like .
The United States hasn ’ t had to face anything like this since the Great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have experienced so far is just the start .
In 2019 , I received quite a bit of criticism because the economy was relatively stable and to many people it seemed like an “ economic collapse ” was not even remotely a possibility .
But now an economic collapse has officially arrived , and all of the things that I have been warning about are starting to happen one right after the other .
The “ perfect storm ” is upon us , and most Americans still do not understand the horrors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Prepare for Change ( PFC ) bring you information that is not offered by the mainstream news , and therefore may seem controversial .
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By Michael Snyder,
In my entire lifetime, there has never been a Thanksgiving like this. 39 million Americans don’t have enough to eat right now, more than 70 million claims for unemployment benefits have been filed so far during this calendar year, and people are waiting in line for hours at food banks all over the nation just for some Thanksgiving handouts. If you and your family have plenty of turkey to eat, you should be very thankful, because many Americans can no longer even take Thanksgiving dinner for granted these days. On Tuesday, vehicles were lined up for hours in New Jersey as people waited to receive prepackaged Thanksgiving meals at a local food bank…
Video obtained by CNN on Tuesday from the Meadowlands entertainment complex in New Jersey showed residents waiting for several hours to obtain prepackaged boxes of meals for the Thanksgiving holiday. “If it wasn’t for this place, we wouldn’t know where we would get our food,” one distraught woman told CNN of the food bank in East Rutherford, N.J.
Of course we have been seeing similar wait times all over the nation. At one food bank in Texas, demand for Thanksgiving meals was more than eight times higher than normal…
Food bank officials in Dallas, Texas, have also noticed a staggering increase in demand for food assistance. North Texas Food Bank representatives told the Dallas Morning News that they handed out roughly 8,500 meals to local families during a giveaway on Saturday that in years past has seen fewer than 1,000 show up for donations.
You can see a stunning photograph of vehicles lined up for that food distribution event right here.
There are a lot of really nice vehicles in that picture. Many of those individuals are probably accustomed to living comfortable middle class lifestyles, but just like I warned in my new book they are “suddenly” in need of food because this economic downturn has turned their worlds completely upside down.
Yes, there have always been hungry people in America, but what we are witnessing now is hard to fathom. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 12 percent of all Americans did not have enough food to eat between October 28th and November 9th…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to surge, more Americans are reporting going hungry, a Washington Post analysis found. In data collected by the Census Bureau between Oct. 28 and Nov. 9, around 12 percent of all American adults reported not having enough food to eat, a figure higher than at any other point since the pandemic began earlier this year.
It is estimated that the current population of the United States is 328 million.
If you take 12 percent of 328 million, you get more than 39 million Americans that are going hungry right now.
And this is just the beginning. Thanks to the new lockdowns that are being instituted all over the country, the number of Americans that are filing for unemployment benefits is starting to rise again…
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and job market remain under strain as coronavirus cases surge and colder weather heighten the risks. The Labor Department’s report Wednesday said jobless claims climbed from 748,000 the week before. Before the virus struck hard in mid-March, weekly claims typically amounted to roughly 225,000.
Overall, more than 70 million new claims for unemployment benefits have been filed in 2020.
As I discussed yesterday, we have never seen anything like this before in all of U.S. history.
At this point, even Hollywood is conducting mass layoffs. More job loss announcements just keep rolling in with each passing day, and I expect that to continue all throughout the very dark winter ahead.
Other economic numbers also tell us that the U.S. economy is definitely heading in the wrong direction…
The data firm Womply says that 21% of small businesses were shuttered at the start of this month, reflecting a steady increase from June’s 16% rate. Consumer spending at local businesses is down 27% this month from a year ago, marking a deterioration from a 20% year-over-year drop in October, Womply found.
If you think that anyone is going to be able to wave a magic wand and fix this mess, you are just being delusional.
There are millions upon millions of Americans that have already been pushed to the breaking point by this pandemic. One of those individuals is a 38-year-old California resident named Andrew Lee…
“I’ve exhausted all of my unemployment benefits. I’ve had to resort to food stamps and [California’s Medicaid program] for the first time in my life. I’m backdated on my rent and my credit has been ruined,” said 38-year-old Andrew Lee, who lives in a suburb of Los Angeles with his wife and two children. Lee lost his job as a business development director several months before the pandemic. But once it hit, it became that much harder to find work. And he didn’t initially qualify for any pandemic-related unemployment benefits.
His car has been repossessed and his wife’s car has also been repossessed.
So even if they could find jobs, how are they supposed to get to work?
Lee is just like so many other hurting Americans. First he ran through all of his savings, and then he started relying on his credit cards.
Now that his unemployment benefits have been exhausted, he is out of options, and his family is a step or two from becoming homeless.
In the months ahead, tens of millions of others will find themselves facing similar scenarios.
This is what an economic collapse looks like. The United States hasn’t had to face anything like this since the Great Depression of the 1930s, and what we have experienced so far is just the start.
In 2019, I received quite a bit of criticism because the economy was relatively stable and to many people it seemed like an “economic collapse” was not even remotely a possibility.
But now an economic collapse has officially arrived, and all of the things that I have been warning about are starting to happen one right after the other.
The “perfect storm” is upon us, and most Americans still do not understand the horrors that lie ahead.
Source: http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com
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prepareforchange--2020-11-26--Why COVID-19 Testing Is a Tragic Waste

Why COVID-19 Testing Is a Tragic Waste

Millions of people are simply carrying inactive viral DNA that pose no risk to anyone , yet positive test results are being used by the global technocracy to implement a brand new economic and social system based on draconian surveillance and totalitarian controls The PCR test can also pick up the presence of other coronaviruses , so a positive result may simply indicate that you ’ ve recuperated from a common cold in the past Amplification over 35 cycles is considered unreliable and scientifically unjustified , yet many labs use 45 cycles .
This amplifies any tiny sequence of viral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point that the test reads “ positive ” even if the viral load is extremely low or the virus is inactive PCR tests are not designed to be used as a diagnostic tool as they can not distinguish between inactive viruses and “ live ” or reproductive ones From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic , the clarion call has been to test , test and test some more .
However , right from the start , serious questions arose about the tests being used to diagnose this infection , and questions have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transcription polymerase chain reaction ( RT-PCR ) tests have been used as the justification for keeping large portions of the world locked down for the better part of 2020 .
This , despite the fact that PCR tests have proven remarkably unreliable with high false result rates , and aren ’ t designed to be used as a diagnostic tool in the first place as they can not distinguish between inactive viruses and “ live ” or reproductive ones .
Dr. Mike Yeadon , former vice president and scientific director of Pfizer , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ false positive results from unreliable PCR tests are being used to “ manufacture a ‘ second wave ’ based on ‘ new cases , ' ” when in fact a second wave is highly unlikely .
Before his death , the inventor of the PCR test , Kary Mullis , repeatedly yet unsuccessfully stressed that this test should not be used as a diagnostic tool for the simple reason that it ’ s incapable of diagnosing disease .
A positive test does not actually mean that an active infection is present .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Control and prevention publication on coronavirus and PCR testing dated July 13 2020:2 • Detection of viral RNA may not indicate the presence of infectious virus or that 2019-nCoV is the causative agent for clinical symptoms .
• The performance of this test has not been established for monitoring treatment of 2019-nCoV infection .
• This test can not rule out diseases caused by other bacterial or viral pathogens .
So , what does the PCR test actually tell us ?
The PCR swab collects RNA from your nasal cavity .
This RNA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , the genetic snippets are so small they must be amplified in order to become discernible .
Each round of amplification is called a cycle .
Amplification over 35 cycles is considered unreliable and scientifically unjustified , yet Drosten tests and tests recommended by the World Health Organization are set to 45 cycles .
What this does is amplify any , even insignificant sequences of viral DNA that might be present to the point that the test reads “ positive , ” even if the viral load is extremely low or the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these excessive cycle thresholds , you end up with a far higher number of positive tests than you would otherwise .
We ’ ve also had problems with faulty and contaminated tests .
As soon as the genetic sequence for SARS-CoV-2 became available in January 2020 , German researchers quickly developed a PCR test for the virus .
In March 2020 , The New York Times3 reported the initial test kits developed by the CDC had been found to be flawed .
The Verge also reported4 that this flawed CDC test in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s test , which the CDC ended up refusing to use .
Perhaps most importantly of all , the PCR tests can not distinguish between inactive viruses and “ live ” or reproductive ones .
What that means is that PCR tests can not detect infection .
Period .
It can not tell you whether you ’ re currently ill , whether you ’ ll develop symptoms in the near future , or whether you ’ re contagious .
The tests may pick up dead debris or inactive viral particles that pose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others .
What ’ s more , the test can pick up the presence of other coronaviruses , so a positive result may simply indicate that you ’ ve recuperated from a common cold in the past .
An “ infection ” is when a virus penetrates into a cell and replicates .
As the virus multiplies , symptoms set in .
A person is only infectious if the virus is actually replicating .
As long as the virus is inactive and not replicating , it ’ s completely harmless both to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you have no symptoms , a positive test simply means it has detected inactive viral DNA in your body .
This would also mean that you are not contagious and pose no risk to anyone .
For all of these reasons , a number of highly respected scientists around the world are now saying that what we have is not a COVID-19 pandemic but a PCR test pandemic .
In his September 20 , 2020 , article5 “ Lies , Damned Lies and Health Statistics — The Deadly Danger of False Positives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic response on positive PCR tests is so problematic .
In short , it appears millions of people are simply being found to carry inactive viral DNA that pose no risk to anyone , yet these test results are being used by the global technocracy to implement a brand new economic and social system based on draconian surveillance and totalitarian controls .
As reported by The Vaccine Reaction , September 29 , 2020:6 Again , medical experts agree any cycle threshold over 35 cycles makes the test too sensitive , as at that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DNA fragments .
Mina believes a more reasonable cutoff would be 30 or less .
According to The New York Times,9 the CDC ’ s own calculations show it ’ s extremely unlikely to detect live viruses in samples that have gone through more than 33 cycles , and research10 published in April 2020 concluded patients with positive PCR tests that had a cycle threshold above 33 were not contagious and could safely be discharged from the hospital or home isolation .
Importantly , when officials at the New York state laboratory , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at The Times ’ request , they found that changing the threshold from 40 cycles to 35 cycles eliminated about 43 % of the positive results .
Limiting it to 30 cycles eliminated a whopping 63 % .11 The Vaccine Reaction adds:12 As noted by Dr. Tom Jefferson and professor Carl Henegan in an October 31 , 2020 , article in the Daily Mail,16 mass PCR testing has been a massive waste or resources , as it doesn ’ t provide us with the information we actually need to know — who ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus spreading and how fast does it spread ?
Instead , it has led to economic devastation from business shutdowns and isolating noninfectious people in their homes for weeks and months on end .
Jefferson and Henegan claim they shared their pandemic response plan with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over a month ago , and just presented it to him again .
“ We urge him to pay attention and embrace it , ” they write , adding : These four areas are : • Addressing the problems in the government ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ isolate the vulnerable — primarily the elderly , but also hospitalized patients in general and staff — while allowing the rest to maintain “ some semblance of normal life ” • Inform the public about the true and quantifiable costs of lockdown that “ kill people just as surely as COVID-19 ” “ If we do these things , there is real hope that we can learn to live with the virus .
That , after all , was supposed to be the plan , ” Jefferson and Henegan note .
With regard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a national program of testing quality control to ensure that results are accurate , precise and consistent.
” Importantly , we must not rely on positive/negative readings alone .
The results must be assessed in relation to other factors , such as the age of the subject and whether they are symptomatic , to determine who actually poses an infectious risk .
You can review the full details of their proposed plan at the end of their Daily Mail article.17 Lockdown Dangers Have Been Kept Out of Public Discussion Jefferson and Henegan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that the global lockdown strategy is causing more harm and destruction than the virus itself .
In a June 16 , 2020 article in The Federalist , James Lucas , a New York City attorney , wrote:18 How does the “ lockdown therapy ” affect public safety ?
In his article , Lucas highlights the following:22 Who Pays the Most ?
As noted by Lucas , in addition to calculating the overall costs on society , modelers must also determine “ on whom those costs fall , ” because the costs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The consequences of the lockdowns disproportionally affect those who are already the most vulnerable — financially and health wise — such as those living near the poverty line , the chronically ill , people with mental illness and minorities in general .
An October 28 , 2020 , article featured by the Ron Paul Institute points out that:32 Nine facts that can be backed up with data “ paints a very different picture from the fear and dread being relentlessly drummed into the brains of unsuspecting citizens , ” the article states .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ testing is practically useless , for all the reasons already mentioned , these data-backed facts include : 1 .
A positive test is NOT a “ case ” — As explained by Dr. Lee Merritt in her August 2020 Doctors for Disaster Preparedness33 lecture , featured in “ How Medical Technocracy Made the Plandemic Possible , ” media and public health officials appear to have purposefully conflated “ cases ” or positive tests with the actual illness .
Medically speaking , a “ case ” refers to a sick person .
It never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ symptoms of illness .
Now all of a sudden , this well-established medical term , “ case , ” has been completely and arbitrarily redefined to mean someone who tested positive for the presence of viral RNA .
As noted by Merritt , “ That is not epidemiology .
That ’ s fraud.
” 2 .
According to the CDC34 and other research data,35 the COVID-19 survival rate is over 99 % , and the vast majority of deaths occur in those over 70 , which is close to normal life expectancy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of patients testing positive for COVID-19 wore face masks “ often ” or “ always ” in the two weeks preceding their positive test .
As noted in the Ron Paul article,36 “ The only rational conclusion from this study is that cloth face masks offer little if any protection from Covid-19 infection.
” 4 .
There are inexpensive , proven successful therapies for COVID-19 — Examples include various regimens involving hydroxychloroquine with zinc and antibiotics , quercetin-based protocols , the MATH+ protocol and nebulized hydrogen peroxide .
5 .
The death rate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Data37,38 show the overall all-cause mortality has remained steady during 2020 and doesn ’ t veer from the norm .
In other words , COVID-19 has not killed off more of the population than would have died in any given year anyway .
As noted in the Ron Paul article,39 “ According to the CDC as of early May 2020 the total number of deaths in the US was 944,251 from January 1 — April 30th .
This is actually slightly lower than the number of deaths during the same period in 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15,000 Doctors and Scientists Call for End to Lockdowns All in all , there are many reasons to suspect that continued lockdowns , social distancing and mask mandates are completely unnecessary and will not significantly alter the course of this pandemic illness , or the final death count .
And , with regard to universal PCR testing where individuals are tested every two weeks or even more frequently , whether they have symptoms or not , this is clearly a pointless effort that yields useless data .
It ’ s just a tool @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allows for the rapid implementation of the totalitarian control mechanisms required to pull off The Great Reset .
Fortunately , more and more people are now starting to see through this plot .
About 45,000 scientists and doctors worldwide have already signed the Great Barrington Declaration,40 which calls for the end to all lockdowns and implementation of a herd immunity approach to the pandemic , meaning governments should allow people who are not at significant risk of serious COVID-19 illness to go back to normal life , as the lockdown approach is having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far worse than the virus itself.41,42 The declaration states:43 The declaration points out that current lockdown policies will result in excess mortality in the future , primarily among younger people and the working class .
As of November 5 , 2020 , The Great Barrington Declaration44 had been signed by 11,791 medical and public health scientists , 33,903 medical practitioners and 617,685 “ concerned citizens.
” 45

From Dr. Joseph Mercola’s website:
Millions of people are simply carrying inactive viral DNA that pose no risk to anyone, yet positive test results are being used by the global technocracy to implement a brand new economic and social system based on draconian surveillance and totalitarian controls
The PCR test can also pick up the presence of other coronaviruses, so a positive result may simply indicate that you’ve recuperated from a common cold in the past
Amplification over 35 cycles is considered unreliable and scientifically unjustified, yet many labs use 45 cycles. This amplifies any tiny sequence of viral DNA that might be present to the point that the test reads “positive” even if the viral load is extremely low or the virus is inactive
PCR tests are not designed to be used as a diagnostic tool as they cannot distinguish between inactive viruses and “live” or reproductive ones
From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the clarion call has been to test, test and test some more. However, right from the start, serious questions arose about the tests being used to diagnose this infection, and questions have only multiplied since then.
Positive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests have been used as the justification for keeping large portions of the world locked down for the better part of 2020.
This, despite the fact that PCR tests have proven remarkably unreliable with high false result rates, and aren’t designed to be used as a diagnostic tool in the first place as they cannot distinguish between inactive viruses and “live” or reproductive ones.
Dr. Mike Yeadon, former vice president and scientific director of Pfizer, has even gone on record stating1 that false positive results from unreliable PCR tests are being used to “manufacture a ‘second wave’ based on ‘new cases,'” when in fact a second wave is highly unlikely.
Understanding PCR Tests
Understanding PCR Tests
Before his death, the inventor of the PCR test, Kary Mullis, repeatedly yet unsuccessfully stressed that this test should not be used as a diagnostic tool for the simple reason that it’s incapable of diagnosing disease. A positive test does not actually mean that an active infection is present. As noted in a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention publication on coronavirus and PCR testing dated July 13 2020:2
Detection of viral RNA may not indicate the presence of infectious virus or that 2019-nCoV is the causative agent for clinical symptoms.
The performance of this test has not been established for monitoring treatment of 2019-nCoV infection.
This test cannot rule out diseases caused by other bacterial or viral pathogens.
So, what does the PCR test actually tell us? The PCR swab collects RNA from your nasal cavity. This RNA is then reverse transcribed into DNA. However, the genetic snippets are so small they must be amplified in order to become discernible. Each round of amplification is called a cycle.
Amplification over 35 cycles is considered unreliable and scientifically unjustified, yet Drosten tests and tests recommended by the World Health Organization are set to 45 cycles.
What this does is amplify any, even insignificant sequences of viral DNA that might be present to the point that the test reads “positive,” even if the viral load is extremely low or the virus is inactive. As a result of these excessive cycle thresholds, you end up with a far higher number of positive tests than you would otherwise.
We’ve also had problems with faulty and contaminated tests. As soon as the genetic sequence for SARS-CoV-2 became available in January 2020, German researchers quickly developed a PCR test for the virus.
In March 2020, The New York Times3 reported the initial test kits developed by the CDC had been found to be flawed. The Verge also reported4 that this flawed CDC test in turn became the basis for the WHO’s test, which the CDC ended up refusing to use.
PCR Tests Cannot Detect Infection
Perhaps most importantly of all, the PCR tests cannot distinguish between inactive viruses and “live” or reproductive ones. What that means is that PCR tests cannot detect infection. Period. It cannot tell you whether you’re currently ill, whether you’ll develop symptoms in the near future, or whether you’re contagious.
The tests may pick up dead debris or inactive viral particles that pose no risk whatsoever to the patient and others. What’s more, the test can pick up the presence of other coronaviruses, so a positive result may simply indicate that you’ve recuperated from a common cold in the past.
An “infection” is when a virus penetrates into a cell and replicates. As the virus multiplies, symptoms set in. A person is only infectious if the virus is actually replicating. As long as the virus is inactive and not replicating, it’s completely harmless both to the host and others.
Chances are, if you have no symptoms, a positive test simply means it has detected inactive viral DNA in your body. This would also mean that you are not contagious and pose no risk to anyone.
For all of these reasons, a number of highly respected scientists around the world are now saying that what we have is not a COVID-19 pandemic but a PCR test pandemic. In his September 20, 2020, article5 “Lies, Damned Lies and Health Statistics — The Deadly Danger of False Positives,” Yeadon explains why basing our pandemic response on positive PCR tests is so problematic.
In short, it appears millions of people are simply being found to carry inactive viral DNA that pose no risk to anyone, yet these test results are being used by the global technocracy to implement a brand new economic and social system based on draconian surveillance and totalitarian controls.
Artificially Created Justifications for Totalitarian Controls
As reported by The Vaccine Reaction, September 29, 2020:6
“The test’s threshold is so high that it detects people with the live virus as well as those with a few genetic fragments left over from a past infection that no longer poses a risk. It’s like finding a hair in a room after a person left it, says Michael Mina, MD, an epidemiologist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.7
In three sets of testing data that include cycle thresholds compiled by officials in Massachusetts, New York and Nevada, up to 90% of people testing positive carried barely any virus, a review by The New York Times found8 …
‘We’ve been using one type of data for everything, and that is just plus or minus — that’s all,’ Dr. Mina said. ‘We’re using that for clinical diagnostics, for public health, for policy decision-making.’
But ‘yes’ or ‘no’ isn’t good enough, he added. It’s the amount of virus that should dictate the infected patient’s next steps. ‘It’s really irresponsible, I think, to forgo the recognition that this is a quantitative issue,’ Dr. Mina said.”
Again, medical experts agree any cycle threshold over 35 cycles makes the test too sensitive, as at that point it starts picking up harmless inactive DNA fragments. Mina believes a more reasonable cutoff would be 30 or less.
Changing the cycle threshold from 40 cycles to 35 cycles eliminated about 43% of the positive results. Limiting it to 30 cycles eliminated a whopping 63%.
According to The New York Times,9 the CDC’s own calculations show it’s extremely unlikely to detect live viruses in samples that have gone through more than 33 cycles, and research10 published in April 2020 concluded patients with positive PCR tests that had a cycle threshold above 33 were not contagious and could safely be discharged from the hospital or home isolation.
Importantly, when officials at the New York state laboratory, the Wadsworth Center, reanalyzed testing data at The Times’ request, they found that changing the threshold from 40 cycles to 35 cycles eliminated about 43% of the positive results. Limiting it to 30 cycles eliminated a whopping 63%.11 The Vaccine Reaction adds:12
“In Massachusetts, from 85 to 90% of people who tested positive in July with a cycle threshold of 40 would have been deemed negative if the threshold were 30 cycles, Dr. Mina said. ‘I would say that none of those people should be contact-traced, not one,’ he said.
‘I’m really shocked that it could be that high — the proportion of people with high CT value results,’ said Ashish Jha, MD, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute. ‘Boy, does it really change the way we need to be thinking about testing’13 …
In late August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn’t need any special computer equipment. Made by Abbot Laboratories, the 15-minute test [BinaxNOW] will sell for U.S. $5 but still requires a nasal swab to be taken by a health worker.14
The Abbot test is the fourth rapid point-of-care test that looks for the presence of antigens rather than the virus’s genetic code as the PCR molecular tests do.15“
Massive Waste of Resources
As noted by Dr. Tom Jefferson and professor Carl Henegan in an October 31, 2020, article in the Daily Mail,16 mass PCR testing has been a massive waste or resources, as it doesn’t provide us with the information we actually need to know — who’s infectious, how far is the virus spreading and how fast does it spread?
Instead, it has led to economic devastation from business shutdowns and isolating noninfectious people in their homes for weeks and months on end. Jefferson and Henegan claim they shared their pandemic response plan with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over a month ago, and just presented it to him again. “We urge him to pay attention and embrace it,” they write, adding:
“There are only two things about which we can be certain: first, that lockdowns do not work in the long term … The idea that a month of economic hardship will permit some sort of ‘reset’, allowing us a brighter future, is a myth. What, when it ends, do we think will happen? Meanwhile, ever-increasing restrictions will destroy lives and livelihoods.
The second certainty is this: that we need to find a way out of the mess that does no more damage than the virus itself … Our strategy would be to tackle the four key failings.”
These four areas are:
Addressing the problems in the government’s mass testing program Addressing “the blight of confused and contradictory statistics” Protect and isolate the vulnerable — primarily the elderly, but also hospitalized patients in general and staff — while allowing the rest to maintain “some semblance of normal life” Inform the public about the true and quantifiable costs of lockdown that “kill people just as surely as COVID-19”
“If we do these things, there is real hope that we can learn to live with the virus. That, after all, was supposed to be the plan,” Jefferson and Henegan note. With regard to testing, the pair call “for a national program of testing quality control to ensure that results are accurate, precise and consistent.”
Importantly, we must not rely on positive/negative readings alone. The results must be assessed in relation to other factors, such as the age of the subject and whether they are symptomatic, to determine who actually poses an infectious risk. You can review the full details of their proposed plan at the end of their Daily Mail article.17
Lockdown Dangers Have Been Kept Out of Public Discussion
Jefferson and Henegan aren’t the only ones highlighting the fact that the global lockdown strategy is causing more harm and destruction than the virus itself. In a June 16, 2020 article in The Federalist, James Lucas, a New York City attorney, wrote:18
“If we’re going to allow models and modelers to dictate the entire nature of our society, one would hope that the models are as complete as possible. Yet the epidemiological models that have so transformed our world are seriously incomplete, and therefore fundamentally inadequate.
Any medical therapy is supposed to be tested for both efficacy and safety. There have been several studies19examining the effectiveness of the lockdowns in combating the spread of the COVID-19 virus, with mixed conclusions.
So far, however, none of these studies or models have analyzed the safety side of the lockdown therapy. In response to questions from physician Sens. Rand Paul and Bill Cassidy, Dr. Anthony Fauci admits20 this side of the equation has not been accounted for in the models now driving our world.
As noted in an open letter21 recently signed by more than 600 health-care professionals, the public health costs from the lockdowns — described as a ‘mass casualty incident’ are real and growing.
These models are estimations based on existing research. The constantly changing projections of coronavirus deaths are extrapolations from research on previous epidemics. Yet modelers have no excuse for leaving evaluations of the lockdowns’ massive costs to public health out of their models.”
The Hidden Costs of Lockdowns
How does the “lockdown therapy” affect public safety? In his article, Lucas highlights the following:22
• Increased chronic disease rates due to unemployment, poverty and putting non-COVID medical care on hold —Research23 by the Veterans Administration has shown delaying cancer treatment for just one month led to a 20% increase in mortality. Another study24 found each one-month delay in breast cancer diagnosis increased mortality by 10% • Increased rates of mental health problems due to unemployment and isolation • Increased mortality rates from suicide — In one study,25 being unemployed was associated with a twofold to threefold higher relative risk of suicide. A more recent study26 estimates “deaths of despair” linked to lockdowns may be around 75,000 in the U.S. • Reduced collective life span — Extended unemployment is also associated with shorter, unhealthier lives. Hannes Schwandt, a health economics researcher at Northwestern University, estimates an extended economic shutdown could shorten the lifespan of 6.4 million Americans entering the job market by an average of about two years.27 Lucas notes: “If epidemiologists don’t care to take account of this toll, another profession must. A study28 just released by a group of South African actuaries estimates that the net reduction in lifespan from increased unemployment and poverty due to a national lockdown will exceed the increased lifespan due to lives saved from COVID-19 by the lockdown by a factor of 30 to 1. In other words, each year of additional life attributable to isolating potential coronavirus victims in the lockdown comes at a cost of 30 years lost due to the negative public health effects of a lockdown …” Lack of education is also associated with significantly shorter life spans and poorer health. High school drop-outs die on average nine years sooner than college graduates,29 and school closings disproportionally affect poorer students.
Who Pays the Most?
As noted by Lucas, in addition to calculating the overall costs on society, modelers must also determine “on whom those costs fall,” because the costs are not borne equally by all. The consequences of the lockdowns disproportionally affect those who are already the most vulnerable — financially and health wise — such as those living near the poverty line, the chronically ill, people with mental illness and minorities in general.
“Contrary to the PR slogan, we are NOT all in this together,” Lucas writes.30 “We need less insipid pro-lockdown propaganda extolling the virtues of the ‘essential’ workers, and more serious analysis of the enormous public health toll the lockdowns are imposing on them. Otherwise, we may come to see the era of coronavirus as simply the time where pro-lockdown elites sacrificed the working class31 to protect themselves.”
A Pandemic of Fearmongering
An October 28, 2020, article featured by the Ron Paul Institute points out that:32
“Ever since the alleged pandemic erupted this past March the mainstream media has spewed a non-stop stream of misinformation that appears to be laser focused on generating maximum fear among the citizenry.
But the facts and the science simply don’t support the grave picture painted of a deadly virus sweeping the land. Yes, we do have a pandemic, but it’ a pandemic of ginned up pseudo-science masquerading as unbiased fact.”
Nine facts that can be backed up with data “paints a very different picture from the fear and dread being relentlessly drummed into the brains of unsuspecting citizens,” the article states. In addition to the fact that PCR testing is practically useless, for all the reasons already mentioned, these data-backed facts include:
1. A positive test is NOT a “case” — As explained by Dr. Lee Merritt in her August 2020 Doctors for Disaster Preparedness33 lecture, featured in “How Medical Technocracy Made the Plandemic Possible,” media and public health officials appear to have purposefully conflated “cases” or positive tests with the actual illness. Medically speaking, a “case” refers to a sick person. It never ever referred to someone who had no symptoms of illness. Now all of a sudden, this well-established medical term, “case,” has been completely and arbitrarily redefined to mean someone who tested positive for the presence of viral RNA. As noted by Merritt, “That is not epidemiology. That’s fraud.” 2. According to the CDC34 and other research data,35 the COVID-19 survival rate is over 99%, and the vast majority of deaths occur in those over 70, which is close to normal life expectancy. 3. CDC analysis reveals 85% of patients testing positive for COVID-19 wore face masks “often” or “always” in the two weeks preceding their positive test. As noted in the Ron Paul article,36 “The only rational conclusion from this study is that cloth face masks offer little if any protection from Covid-19 infection.” 4. There are inexpensive, proven successful therapies for COVID-19 — Examples include various regimens involving hydroxychloroquine with zinc and antibiotics, quercetin-based protocols, the MATH+ protocol and nebulized hydrogen peroxide. 5. The death rate has not risen despite pandemic deaths — Data37,38 show the overall all-cause mortality has remained steady during 2020 and doesn’t veer from the norm. In other words, COVID-19 has not killed off more of the population than would have died in any given year anyway. As noted in the Ron Paul article,39 “According to the CDC as of early May 2020 the total number of deaths in the US was 944,251 from January 1 — April 30th. This is actually slightly lower than the number of deaths during the same period in 2017 when 946,067 total deaths were reported.”
15,000 Doctors and Scientists Call for End to Lockdowns
All in all, there are many reasons to suspect that continued lockdowns, social distancing and mask mandates are completely unnecessary and will not significantly alter the course of this pandemic illness, or the final death count.
And, with regard to universal PCR testing where individuals are tested every two weeks or even more frequently, whether they have symptoms or not, this is clearly a pointless effort that yields useless data. It’s just a tool to spread fear, which in turn allows for the rapid implementation of the totalitarian control mechanisms required to pull off The Great Reset. Fortunately, more and more people are now starting to see through this plot.
About 45,000 scientists and doctors worldwide have already signed the Great Barrington Declaration,40 which calls for the end to all lockdowns and implementation of a herd immunity approach to the pandemic, meaning governments should allow people who are not at significant risk of serious COVID-19 illness to go back to normal life, as the lockdown approach is having a devastating effect on public health — far worse than the virus itself.41,42 The declaration states:43
“Coming from both the left and right, and around the world, we have devoted our careers to protecting people. Current lockdown policies are producing devastating effects on short and long-term public health …
The most compassionate approach that balances the risks and benefits of reaching herd immunity, is to allow those who are at minimal risk of death to live their lives normally to build up immunity to coronavirus through natural infection, while better protecting those who are at highest risk. We call this focused protection.”
The declaration points out that current lockdown policies will result in excess mortality in the future, primarily among younger people and the working class. As of November 5, 2020, The Great Barrington Declaration44 had been signed by 11,791 medical and public health scientists, 33,903 medical practitioners and 617,685 “concerned citizens.”45


prepareforchange--2020-11-27--From Near Death to Quantum Living

From Near Death to Quantum Living

Standing in one ’ s truth and taking personal responsibility for enabling this evil world is painful and lonely and that is where we are .
By ignoring our responsibility to live and love we unwittingly have become the foot soldiers for evil .
Without us , there is no evil .
We must own this realization that 99 % of us are enabling thie evil 1 % .
In the Quantum World , God Consciousness is based on who we are and what we stand for , not on money or power or fear .
Needless to say , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world desired by the Elite .
They do not see Quantum Thinking as ‘ the new fabric of the Universe , ’ rather as a direct threat to their exploitative way of life , and an unraveling of their wealth accumulation system and a freeing of the slaves who have become their mindless foot-soldiers — marching to the arrows and wearing masks as commanded .
It has taken almost 90 years for Quantum physics to finally become fully accepted as mainstream science .
Werner Karl Heisenberg was awarded the Nobel Prize for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1932 .
The status quo can suppress Quantum science no longer .
Materialism is now being seriously challenged and threatened by our awareness of spirit and energy ; Quantum thinking will usher in a new moral reset .
Global Consciousness is now on its way to becoming humanity ’ s new moral compass ; a moral reset from the gold standard to the soul standard .
The soulless morality and wealth of a few should not be setting the bar for who we are and who we can become .
Our interconnection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the power of belief is is our real essence .
Einstein ’ s famous formula E=MC2 could not make this power discrepancy more obvious .
When humanity recognizes this and claims its power , it ’ s ‘ game over ’ I experienced the power of belief directly with my own brain injury in 1996 .
Back then the medical community was just beginning to recognize that the brain could change and reorganize itself ; this was the beginning of neuroplasticity .
I studied it ravenously and what started out as an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grew into a belief and then a knowing .
When I stopped progressing in rehab and was discharged I knew I would continue to improve .
When family and friends adopted a loving acceptance of this ‘ new damaged Chris , ’ I knew .
When conventional medicine could do nothing further for me I continued to know .

Standing in one’s truth and taking personal responsibility for enabling this evil world is painful and lonely and that is where we are. By ignoring our responsibility to live and love we unwittingly have become the foot soldiers for evil. Without us, there is no evil. We must own this realization that 99% of us are enabling thie evil 1%.
In the Quantum World, God Consciousness is based on who we are and what we stand for, not on money or power or fear. Needless to say, a world of infinite possibilities is not the world desired by the Elite. They do not see Quantum Thinking as ‘the new fabric of the Universe,’ rather as a direct threat to their exploitative way of life, and an unraveling of their wealth accumulation system and a freeing of the slaves who have become their mindless foot-soldiers — marching to the arrows and wearing masks as commanded.
It has taken almost 90 years for Quantum physics to finally become fully accepted as mainstream science. Werner Karl Heisenberg was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for the discovery of Quantum Mechanics in 1932. The status quo can suppress Quantum science no longer.
Materialism is now being seriously challenged and threatened by our awareness of spirit and energy; Quantum thinking will usher in a new moral reset. Global Consciousness is now on its way to becoming humanity’s new moral compass; a moral reset from the gold standard to the soul standard.
The soulless morality and wealth of a few should not be setting the bar for who we are and who we can become. Our interconnection to energy, consciousness, God-source, and the power of belief is is
our real essence. Einstein’s famous formula E=MC2 could not make this power discrepancy more obvious. When humanity recognizes this and claims its power, it’s ‘game over’
I experienced the power of belief directly with my own brain injury in 1996. Back then the medical community was just beginning to recognize that the brain could change and reorganize itself; this was the beginning of neuroplasticity. I studied it ravenously and what started out as an intention to improve my own neural functioning grew into a belief and then a knowing. When I stopped progressing in rehab and was discharged I knew I would continue to improve. When family and friends adopted a loving acceptance of this ‘new damaged Chris,’ I knew. When conventional medicine could do nothing further for me I continued to know.


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prepareforchange--2020-11-27--Israel Lobby’s Latest Way to Extort Money from US Taxpayers

New bill would give Israel a veto over US arms sales… Cumulative US aid to Israel is three times the amount the US spent to rebuild Europe after WWII under the Marshall Plan… an Israel lobby group proposes that the US explode its already ballooning deficit even further by advancing cash to Israel under a new “ Deferred Payment Plan ” … Israel is the leading state sponsor of nuclear proliferation… a 1994 paper speculated that Israel ’ s nuclear weapons might drive regional rivals to develop their own nukes to balance Israel ’ s nuclear arsenal… The Israeli study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s nuclear weapons was “ at odds with articulated US positions on nuclear nonproliferation… ” The United Arab Emirates bid to purchase F-35 multirole stealth aircraft caused a firestorm among Israel lobby operatives , pundits , and congressional fellow travelers .
They say the US has an obligation to maintain Israel ’ s “ Qualitative Military Edge ” ( QME ) if not Israel ’ s “ Qualitative AND Quantitative Military Edge.
” QME is a doctrine that US war planners originally conceived to assess and counter the Warsaw Pact ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forces stationed in Europe .
The US was thought to need a qualitative advantage in military systems in order to counter the imbalance .
Israel began insisting on QME for itself during the tumultuous debate surrounding the Reagan administration ’ s sale of advance airborne radar systems ( AWACs ) to Saudi Arabia .
Israel argued to protect its QME any such sale required additional and more advanced arms for Israel .
Today , as the US offers additional advanced weapons to regimes successfully coerced to establish ties with Israel [ see this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obeying US marching orders and respond to popular demands for change , like Egypt during the Arab Spring.That is a problem , according to pro-Israel thinkers .
Bill would give Israel veto over US arms sales Their latest solution for maintaining Israeli QME , therefore , involves giving Israel veto power over such US arms sales .
The legislative solution introduced by Representative Brad Schneider ( D-IL ) and supported by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee ( AIPAC ) is the “ Guaranteeing Israel ’ s QME Act of 2020.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Act by requiring the president to consult with the Israeli government before proceeding with any such sales .
The president would then have to submit a report card to Congress on the degree to which Israel ’ s “ Qualitative Military Edge ” might be impacted .
The AECA was already amended in 2008 and 2012 to require certifications that any sales would not “ adversely affect ” Israel ’ s military edge .
But it is ironic that the Schneider bill employs the Arms Export Control Act and presidential certifications as vehicles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision chain .
After Israel ’ s illegal 1960s diversion of US weapons-grade uranium from the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation ( NUMEC ) in Pennsylvania , Senators Symington and Glenn passed mid-1970s amendments to the Foreign Assistance Act .
They banned US economic and military assistance , export credits , and US support to countries that deliver or receive , acquire or transfer nuclear enrichment technology when such countries do not comply with International Atomic Energy Agency regulations and inspections .
Since then , Israel has continued to be the Middle East @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proliferation due to its incessant top-to-bottom illicit trafficking in nuclear weapons-related materials , know-how , and technology from the US .
Israel proliferated to regimes such as apartheid South Africa .
Symington & Glenn now reside in the Arms Export Control Act and require the president to notify Congress of any proposed US foreign aid to a known rogue nuclear state .
Clinton , Bush , Obama & Trump secretly said they would violate law Rather than comply with the law , the last four Presidents instead caved into Israeli and its US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that particular section of the AECA .
Presidents Clinton , Bush , Obama , and Trump instead executed secret letters promising not to do so as reported by Adam Entous in The New Yorker .
The National Archives refuses to release two of these letters .
After a successful lawsuit was filed in 2011 to release damning US government information about Israel ’ s nuclear weapons production facilities , President Barack Obama even passed a 2012 gag order called WNP-136 forbidding any further releases .
That has limited any informed debate about Israel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as QME .
Other legislation promoted by AIPAC , such as sections within S.2583 , now mandate that the US withhold IAEA funding if the leading state sponsor of Middle East nuclear proliferation is ever “ denied its right to participate in the Agency.
” $ 295 billion to Israel , and more to come… Publicly known cumulative US foreign assistance ( excluding intelligence support and other covert funding ) to Israel is on track to reach $ 295 billion in 2020 .
That is three times the amount spent to rebuild Europe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some $ 253 billion ( 86 % ) has been delivered since Symington and Glenn became law , while $ 116 billion has been delivered after presidents Clinton through Trump signed secret letters promising to subvert the AECA .
Analytical output from pro-Israel think tanks such as the Foundation for Defense of Democracies ( FDD ) [ info on FDD here ] outline even additional solutions beyond the Schneider bill – by showering more “ free ” US weapons on Israel and more US taxpayer money for Israel to purchase Israeli weapons systems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its already ballooning deficit by advancing cash to Israel under a new “ Deferred Payment Plan ” for Israel to tap future “ allocations ” from the current $ 38 billion MOU and even “ future MOU ’ s , ” says FDD .
US loss of legitimacy because of Israel Things were not always this upside down .
A quarter-century ago serious analysis about the so-called “ QME ” centered on the core issue of deterrence necessarily factored in Israel ’ s nuclear weapons .
The 1994 Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Revisited ” performed an analysis of the impact Israel ’ s undeclared nuclear arsenal had on deterrence .
It even speculated that Israel ’ s nuclear weapons might drive regional rivals to develop their own nukes or seek long-range missiles with chemical weapons to “ balance ” Israel ’ s nuclear arsenal .
The study also admitted that US silence on Israel ’ s nuclear weapons was “ at odds with articulated US positions on nuclear nonproliferation.
” This last point is poignant .
For a long time , the US has had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of Israel .
Lobby scam to fund billions more to Israel Today “ QME ” has become just another Israel lobby scam for extorting American taxpayers .
It requires Americans to fund billions in freebies to Israel for every US sale of advanced weapons systems to wealthy autocratic regimes in the Middle East .
It is preconditioned on undermining nuclear non-proliferation .
Americans would be much better served by the cancellation of all US arms sales to the region including the Israel giveaways , enforcing Symington and Glenn , and restarting long-dormant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as Iran and Syria .
A serious conversation about the Middle East nuclear proliferation – and Israel ’ s central role – is similarly long overdue .
Grant F. Smith is the director of theInstitute for Research : Middle Eastern Policy in Washington which is co-organizer of 2021 Transcending the Israel Lobby at Home and Abroad conference at the National Press Club and 2020 IsraelLobbyConEXTRA !

New bill would give Israel a veto over US arms sales… Cumulative US aid to Israel is three times the amount the US spent to rebuild Europe after WWII under the Marshall Plan… an Israel lobby group proposes that the US explode its already ballooning deficit even further by advancing cash to Israel under a new “Deferred Payment Plan”…
Israel is the leading state sponsor of nuclear proliferation… a 1994 paper speculated that Israel’s nuclear weapons might drive regional rivals to develop their own nukes to balance Israel’s nuclear arsenal… The Israeli study also admitted that US silence on Israel’s nuclear weapons was “at odds with articulated US positions on nuclear nonproliferation…”
The United Arab Emirates bid to purchase F-35 multirole stealth aircraft caused a firestorm among Israel lobby operatives, pundits, and congressional fellow travelers. They say the US has an obligation to maintain Israel’s “Qualitative Military Edge” (QME) if not Israel’s “Qualitative AND Quantitative Military Edge.”
QME is a doctrine that US war planners originally conceived to assess and counter the Warsaw Pact’s numerical troop advantage over US and allied forces stationed in Europe. The US was thought to need a qualitative advantage in military systems in order to counter the imbalance.
Israel began insisting on QME for itself during the tumultuous debate surrounding the Reagan administration’s sale of advance airborne radar systems (AWACs) to Saudi Arabia. Israel argued to protect its QME any such sale required additional and more advanced arms for Israel.
Today, as the US offers additional advanced weapons to regimes successfully coerced to establish ties with Israel [see this], someday those countries could stop obeying US marching orders and respond to popular demands for change, like Egypt during the Arab Spring.That is a problem, according to pro-Israel thinkers.
Bill would give Israel veto over US arms sales
Their latest solution for maintaining Israeli QME, therefore, involves giving Israel veto power over such US arms sales. The legislative solution introduced by Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL) and supported by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is the “Guaranteeing Israel’s QME Act of 2020.”
The bill proposes amending the Arms Export Control Act by requiring the president to consult with the Israeli government before proceeding with any such sales. The president would then have to submit a report card to Congress on the degree to which Israel’s “Qualitative Military Edge” might be impacted.
The AECA was already amended in 2008 and 2012 to require certifications that any sales would not “adversely affect” Israel’s military edge. But it is ironic that the Schneider bill employs the Arms Export Control Act and presidential certifications as vehicles for inserting Israeli oversight into the US decision chain.
After Israel’s illegal 1960s diversion of US weapons-grade uranium from the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation (NUMEC) in Pennsylvania, Senators Symington and Glenn passed mid-1970s amendments to the Foreign Assistance Act.
They banned US economic and military assistance, export credits, and US support to countries that deliver or receive, acquire or transfer nuclear enrichment technology when such countries do not comply with International Atomic Energy Agency regulations and inspections.
Israel leading state sponsor of nuclear proliferation
Since then, Israel has continued to be the Middle East’s leading state sponsor of nuclear proliferation due to its incessant top-to-bottom illicit trafficking in nuclear weapons-related materials, know-how, and technology from the US. Israel proliferated to regimes such as apartheid South Africa.
Symington & Glenn now reside in the Arms Export Control Act and require the president to notify Congress of any proposed US foreign aid to a known rogue nuclear state.
Clinton, Bush, Obama & Trump secretly said they would violate law
Rather than comply with the law, the last four Presidents instead caved into Israeli and its US lobby’s pressure not to uphold that particular section of the AECA.
Presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump instead executed secret letters promising not to do so as reported by Adam Entous in The New Yorker. The National Archives refuses to release two of these letters.
After a successful lawsuit was filed in 2011 to release damning US government information about Israel’s nuclear weapons production facilities, President Barack Obama even passed a 2012 gag order called WNP-136 forbidding any further releases. That has limited any informed debate about Israel, nonproliferation, and related policies such as QME.
Other legislation promoted by AIPAC, such as sections within S.2583, now mandate that the US withhold IAEA funding if the leading state sponsor of Middle East nuclear proliferation is ever “denied its right to participate in the Agency.”
$295 billion to Israel, and more to come…
Publicly known cumulative US foreign assistance (excluding intelligence support and other covert funding) to Israel is on track to reach $295 billion in 2020. That is three times the amount spent to rebuild Europe after WWII under the Marshall Plan.
Some $253 billion (86%) has been delivered since Symington and Glenn became law, while $116 billion has been delivered after presidents Clinton through Trump signed secret letters promising to subvert the AECA.
Analytical output from pro-Israel think tanks such as the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) [info on FDD here] outline even additional solutions beyond the Schneider bill – by showering more “free” US weapons on Israel and more US taxpayer money for Israel to purchase Israeli weapons systems.
The US should also further explode its already ballooning deficit by advancing cash to Israel under a new “Deferred Payment Plan” for Israel to tap future “allocations” from the current $38 billion MOU and even “future MOU’s,” says FDD.
US loss of legitimacy because of Israel
Things were not always this upside down.
A quarter-century ago serious analysis about the so-called “QME” centered on the core issue of deterrence necessarily factored in Israel’s nuclear weapons. The 1994 Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies paper “Israel’s Deterrence Strategy Revisited” performed an analysis of the impact Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal had on deterrence.
It even speculated that Israel’s nuclear weapons might drive regional rivals to develop their own nukes or seek long-range missiles with chemical weapons to “balance” Israel’s nuclear arsenal.
The study also admitted that US silence on Israel’s nuclear weapons was “at odds with articulated US positions on nuclear nonproliferation.” This last point is poignant. For a long time, the US has had little legitimacy in global nonproliferation circles largely because of Israel.
Lobby scam to fund billions more to Israel
Today “QME” has become just another Israel lobby scam for extorting American taxpayers.
It requires Americans to fund billions in freebies to Israel for every US sale of advanced weapons systems to wealthy autocratic regimes in the Middle East. It is preconditioned on undermining nuclear non-proliferation.
Americans would be much better served by the cancellation of all US arms sales to the region including the Israel giveaways, enforcing Symington and Glenn, and restarting long-dormant direct US diplomatic engagement with regional bogeymen such as Iran and Syria. A serious conversation about the Middle East nuclear proliferation – and Israel’s central role – is similarly long overdue.
Grant F. Smith is the director of theInstitute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy in Washington which is co-organizer of 2021 Transcending the Israel Lobby at Home and Abroad conference at the National Press Club and 2020 IsraelLobbyConEXTRA!


prepareforchange--2020-11-27--US infrastructure to be converted to a mass vaccine compliance system, rife with propaganda and entr

US infrastructure to be converted to a mass vaccine compliance system, rife with propaganda and entry requirements

he Center for Health Security at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has released a coercive blueprint that seeks to claim ownership of humans and vaccinate everyone in the coming years .
The blueprint is called — The Public ’ s Role in COVID-19 Vaccination : Planning Recommendations Informed by Design , Thinking , and the Social , Behavioral , and Communication Sciences .
The document calls on US policymakers , practitioners , academics and nontraditional partners such as church leaders to unite as one and provide strong consistent messages about the necessity of taking covid-19 vaccinations .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a CIA-linked operative named Luciana Borio , who has been named as a member of Biden ’ s covid-19 task force .
The guidance calls on the federal government to conduct social and behavioral research on COVID-19 vaccination , in order to convince more people to vaccinate for the “ greater good.
” The document offers a glimpse into what life will look like after 2020 , as US infrastructure is rapidly converted into a mass vaccine compliance system — rife with vaccine propaganda , bodily requirements and persecution toward those who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centered on coercion , on convincing the population that they no longer have to be afraid of their immune system and one another , as long as they submit to the required vaccines .
Local and state public health agencies will collaborate with non-government partners to use “ nontraditional sites ” to compel and administer vaccinations .
According to the guidance , these nontraditional sites will include churches and other places of worship .
In the New American Standard Bible , Mark 13:9 , Christians are warned about a future just like the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ But be on your guard ; for they will deliver you to the courts , and you will be flogged in the synagogues , and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake , as a testimony to them.
” The guidance calls on all government , academic and public health authorities to adopt a clear and coordinated message with these new vaccines , that they are safe and effective — that they only work when everyone participates .
The message of “ we ’ re all in this together @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it has been propagated in 2020 .
The guidance calls for a broad network of trusted spokespersons “ who can deliver and reinforce a unified message about COVID-19 vaccination.
” This means there will be more celebrities and sports figures being used to spout vaccination propaganda .
Church leaders will be pressured to make sure their congregation is subjected to the new vaccines as if vaccines are some spiritual gateway to going back to normal .
Churches that take this path are submitting to man-made powers and living under a dark curse .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and controlling way are bowing to the lies and principalities that now control every aspect of their thinking and behavior .
These “ anti-Christ ” leaders will enslave their sovereign existence to the pharmaceutical companies in a soulless act of obedience to the darkness .
Vaccines will be “ bundled ” with government benefits , housing and food Other non-traditional vaccination sites that are listed include : grocery stores , senior citizen centers , health departments , mass vaccination clinics as well as local corporations , schools and workplaces .
Vaccination will also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health nurses .
The vaccines will also be bundled with safety net services such as government housing and food .
This means that vaccine certificates will likely be required in order to apply for government benefits , Medicaid , rent subsidies and food stamps .
The guidance recommends that the vaccines be bundled with other “ preventative health services ” as required .
Those who don ’ t vaccinate will be treated as dangerous and could be isolated from the rest of society , as if they are filthy vectors of disease infecting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the dreadful lie that underpins the 2020 lock downs , the social distancing charade , and the mask mandates .
None of these measures are used with precision to contain real infections .
These behavioral controls are being placed on society as a whole , to suffocate human independence and soul , to reinforce the lie that everyone is an infectious public health risk at all times , into perpetuity .
When leaders try to coerce and manipulate compliance to pharmaceutical companies and communist , one-size-fits all controls , they are ignoring the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God , trampling human rights and the human body ’ s ability to produce its own antibodies and mount a healthy immune response .
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The opinions , views , statements , and/or information we present are not necessarily promoted , endorsed , espoused , or agreed to by Prepare for Change , its leadership Council , members , those who work with PFC , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they are hopefully provocative .
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As posted on Science.news:
he Center for Health Security at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has released a coercive blueprint that seeks to claim ownership of humans and vaccinate everyone in the coming years. The blueprint is called — The Public’s Role in COVID-19 Vaccination: Planning Recommendations Informed by Design, Thinking, and the Social, Behavioral, and Communication Sciences. The document calls on US policymakers, practitioners, academics and nontraditional partners such as church leaders to unite as one and provide strong consistent messages about the necessity of taking covid-19 vaccinations.
One of the top members of this group is a CIA-linked operative named Luciana Borio, who has been named as a member of Biden’s covid-19 task force.
The guidance calls on the federal government to conduct social and behavioral research on COVID-19 vaccination, in order to convince more people to vaccinate for the “greater good.” The document offers a glimpse into what life will look like after 2020, as US infrastructure is rapidly converted into a mass vaccine compliance system — rife with vaccine propaganda, bodily requirements and persecution toward those who refuse the vaccines. The guidance is centered on coercion, on convincing the population that they no longer have to be afraid of their immune system and one another, as long as they submit to the required vaccines.
Public health authorities plan to distribute covid-19 vaccines from churches
Local and state public health agencies will collaborate with non-government partners to use “nontraditional sites” to compel and administer vaccinations. According to the guidance, these nontraditional sites will include churches and other places of worship. In the New American Standard Bible, Mark 13:9, Christians are warned about a future just like the one that is coming in 2021: “But be on your guard; for they will deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.”
The guidance calls on all government, academic and public health authorities to adopt a clear and coordinated message with these new vaccines, that they are safe and effective — that they only work when everyone participates. The message of “we’re all in this together” will be used incessantly, as it has been propagated in 2020. The guidance calls for a broad network of trusted spokespersons “who can deliver and reinforce a unified message about COVID-19 vaccination.” This means there will be more celebrities and sports figures being used to spout vaccination propaganda.
Church leaders will be pressured to make sure their congregation is subjected to the new vaccines as if vaccines are some spiritual gateway to going back to normal. Churches that take this path are submitting to man-made powers and living under a dark curse. Leaders who dictate congregations in this fearful and controlling way are bowing to the lies and principalities that now control every aspect of their thinking and behavior. These “anti-Christ” leaders will enslave their sovereign existence to the pharmaceutical companies in a soulless act of obedience to the darkness.
Vaccines will be “bundled” with government benefits, housing and food
Other non-traditional vaccination sites that are listed include: grocery stores, senior citizen centers, health departments, mass vaccination clinics as well as local corporations, schools and workplaces. Vaccination will also be delivered via home visits from community health nurses.
The vaccines will also be bundled with safety net services such as government housing and food. This means that vaccine certificates will likely be required in order to apply for government benefits, Medicaid, rent subsidies and food stamps. The guidance recommends that the vaccines be bundled with other “preventative health services” as required.
Those who don’t vaccinate will be treated as dangerous and could be isolated from the rest of society, as if they are filthy vectors of disease infecting their community by default. This is the dreadful lie that underpins the 2020 lock downs, the social distancing charade, and the mask mandates. None of these measures are used with precision to contain real infections. These behavioral controls are being placed on society as a whole, to suffocate human independence and soul, to reinforce the lie that everyone is an infectious public health risk at all times, into perpetuity. When leaders try to coerce and manipulate compliance to pharmaceutical companies and communist, one-size-fits all controls, they are ignoring the reality of naturally-acquired immunity, while mocking God, trampling human rights and the human body’s ability to produce its own antibodies and mount a healthy immune response.
Sources include:
NaturalNews.com [PDF]
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prepareforchange--2020-11-29--Biden Has Filled His Foreign Policy Team With Weapons Contractors

The overseas wars that the US military has been involved with for nearly two decades have been unpopular with the American public for a very long time .
Both Obama and Trump campaigned on promises of ending the wars , or at the very least significantly scaling them back .
However , while both administrations oversaw small and ceremonial troop withdrawals , the US military ’ s involvement overseas did not slow down and didn ’ t seem to miss a beat from the Bush era .
Joe Biden has made some very similar promises while on the campaign trail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden said , “ It ’ s past time to end the Forever Wars , which have cost us untold blood and treasure.
” However , he was vice president in the Obama administration , which oversaw wars in Yemen , Libya , Afghanistan , and numerous other countries , and he has also indicated that he has no intention of fully pulling out of Afghanistan .
On November 10th , Biden announced the members of his agency review teams , which he says “ are responsible for understanding the operations of each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power , and preparing for President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris and their cabinet to hit the ground running on Day One.
” A large portion of the officials who were selected for the Department of Defense agency review team , 8 out of 23 , have direct ties to the military industrial complex or a part of it themselves .
This number could be higher , as the backgrounds of all of the candidates are still being thoroughly researched .
The Center for Strategic and International Studies ( CSIS ) is listed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for three selections on Biden ’ s Department of Defense agency review team : Kathleen Hicks , who is a former defense official under President Barack Obama , as well as Melissa Dalton , and Andrew Hunter .
CSIS is an influential foreign policy think tank that promotes war while receiving funding from companies like General Dynamics Corporation , Raytheon Technologies , Northrop Grumman Corporation , and Lockheed Martin .
They also work on behalf of the oil companies .
Furthermore , two other officials , Ely Ratner and Susanna Blume also named @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently worked with the Center for a New American Security ( CNAS ) a think tank that takes money from Northrop Grumman , Raytheon , Lockheed Martin and the US State Department .
Three others selected for the team are Stacie Pettyjohn , Terri Tanielian , and Christine Wormuth who previously worked with the RAND Corporation , which receives funding from the US Army and the Department of Homeland Security and often promote foreign intervention and hostility towards non-allied countries .
Ben Freeman of the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative , which recently authored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that “ It ’ s telling the think tanks represented here — RAND , CSIS , and CNAS — are among the top recipients of Department of Defense and Department of Defense contractor funding .
CNAS and CSIS are literally number one and number two in terms of donations received from US defense contractors in the last six years .
RAND is , by far , the top recipient of Department of Defense funding of any think tank.
” Sharon Burke , also on Biden ’ s team , works for New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Northrop Grumman , General Atomics Aeronautical Systems , and US Army War College .
Another pick for the team , Shawn Skelly , recently worked with CACI International , a company that provides information technology for US military weapons systems .
Team member Victor Garcia has a background in cybersecurity for the US government , previously working with a software company called Rebellion Defense that says it helps “ our defense and national security agencies unlock the power of data across all domains.
” The software company was reportedly founded by former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gathered from drones .
Other members of the team are also heavily involved in Wall Street and the oil industry .
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By John Vibes,
The overseas wars that the US military has been involved with for nearly two decades have been unpopular with the American public for a very long time. Both Obama and Trump campaigned on promises of ending the wars, or at the very least significantly scaling them back. However, while both administrations oversaw small and ceremonial troop withdrawals, the US military’s involvement overseas did not slow down and didn’t seem to miss a beat from the Bush era.
Joe Biden has made some very similar promises while on the campaign trail in 2019. In one speech, Biden said, “It’s past time to end the Forever Wars, which have cost us untold blood and treasure.”
However, he was vice president in the Obama administration, which oversaw wars in Yemen, Libya, Afghanistan, and numerous other countries, and he has also indicated that he has no intention of fully pulling out of Afghanistan.
On November 10th, Biden announced the members of his agency review teams, which he says “are responsible for understanding the operations of each agency, ensuring a smooth transfer of power, and preparing for President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris and their cabinet to hit the ground running on Day One.”
A large portion of the officials who were selected for the Department of Defense agency review team, 8 out of 23, have direct ties to the military industrial complex or a part of it themselves. This number could be higher, as the backgrounds of all of the candidates are still being thoroughly researched.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is listed as the “most recent employment” for three selections on Biden’s Department of Defense agency review team: Kathleen Hicks, who is a former defense official under President Barack Obama, as well as Melissa Dalton, and Andrew Hunter.
CSIS is an influential foreign policy think tank that promotes war while receiving funding from companies like General Dynamics Corporation, Raytheon Technologies, Northrop Grumman Corporation, and Lockheed Martin. They also work on behalf of the oil companies.
Furthermore, two other officials, Ely Ratner and Susanna Blume also named for positions on the team, most recently worked with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) a think tank that takes money from Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and the US State Department.
Three others selected for the team are Stacie Pettyjohn, Terri Tanielian, and Christine Wormuth who previously worked with the RAND Corporation, which receives funding from the US Army and the Department of Homeland Security and often promote foreign intervention and hostility towards non-allied countries.
Ben Freeman of the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative, which recently authored a report on think tank funding, said that “It’s telling the think tanks represented here — RAND, CSIS, and CNAS — are among the top recipients of Department of Defense and Department of Defense contractor funding. CNAS and CSIS are literally number one and number two in terms of donations received from US defense contractors in the last six years. RAND is, by far, the top recipient of Department of Defense funding of any think tank.”
Sharon Burke, also on Biden’s team, works for New America, which receives funding from Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, and US Army War College. Another pick for the team, Shawn Skelly, recently worked with CACI International, a company that provides information technology for US military weapons systems. Team member Victor Garcia has a background in cybersecurity for the US government, previously working with a software company called Rebellion Defense that says it helps “our defense and national security agencies unlock the power of data across all domains.”
The software company was reportedly founded by former defense officials and works to analyze video gathered from drones.
Other members of the team are also heavily involved in Wall Street and the oil industry.
Source: The Mind Unleashed
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prepareforchange--2020-11-29--Non-Cult, No-Lockdown Belarus Has One of the Lowest Death Rates in Europe

Editor ’ s note : No-lockdown Belarus is doing just fine ( far better than most on the continent in fact ) and The BMJ ( ex-British Medical Journal ) is looking for ways to rationalize what it can ’ t wrap its head around .
Plagued by political turmoil over “ Europe ’ s last dictatorship ” and with a president in denial of covid-19 , how has Belarus ended up with one of the lowest death rates on the continent ?
Kata Karáth reports Belarus ’ s beleaguered government remains unfazed by covid-19 .
President Aleksander Lukashenko , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has flatly denied the seriousness of the pandemic , refusing to impose a lockdown , close schools , or cancel mass events like the Belarusian football league or the Victory Day parade .
Yet the country ’ s death rate is among the lowest in Europe—just over 700 in a population of 9.5 million with over 73 000 confirmed cases .
The relatively low death rate is thought to be thanks to Belarus ’ s large hospital capacity which allowed the country to isolate people early on , says Andrei Vitushka , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Institute for Strategic Studies in Vilnius , Lithuania .
With 11 hospital beds per 1000 people , Belarus outnumbers nations like Germany ( 8 ) or the UK ( 2.5 ) .1 “ It ’ s usually a problem because it takes a lot of money to maintain them , but it turned into our advantage in this situation , ” says Vitushka , who is also an intensive care physician in Belarus .
“ Belarus , like most of the post-Soviet states , has a focus on “ sanitary epidemiological problems ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic , ” says Rasmus Nilsson , a teaching fellow at University College London ’ s school of Slavonic and east European studies .
This may be one reason Belarus also outperformed most of Europe in terms of mass testing during the first four months of the pandemic .
While many countries were reluctant to carry out extensive testing , according to the state owned news agency BelTA , testing in Belarus started as early as 23 January .
Most kits were donated or purchased from China and Russia2 using government funds and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country stepped up testing in early April,5 developing its own rapid testing kits6 and switching to the use of domestically produced reagents for polymerase chain reaction testing in May.7 According to government information , there are now 32 laboratories processing samples across the country and testing is widespread in hospitals as well as from GPs .
By the end of June , Belarus had conducted around one million tests,8 covering more than 10 % of its population .
Citizens doing it for themselves With low expectations of the authorities , Belarusians were bracing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a handful of press briefings on the pandemic held on 24 April , information on safety protocols and the country ’ s situation has been scarce , inconsistent , and often contradictory .
“ It ’ s a personal decision for every citizen .
If you want , you wear a mask .
If you don ’ t want to , you don ’ t wear a mask—and this is a problem , ” says Vitushka .
Citizens began practising self-isolation early on .
On 26 March a crowdfunding campaign “ ByCovid19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safety equipment for hospitals across the country .
The movement collected around $ 360 000 ( £277 000 ; €304 000 ) in three months and , with the help of nearly 1500 volunteers , they purchased and distributed around 450 000 pieces of personal protective equipment , oxygen tanks , and other medical equipment .
Although initially slow to react , the health ministry has worked alongside ByCovid19 and taken measures to reorganise hospitals and encourage social distancing , says Vitushka .
Another factor is that Belarus has very few care homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the population compared with 854 in the UK ) , with most elderly citizens living separately.10 This has helped shield its most vulnerable .
“ In many cases in Belarus , you have already had some isolation of elderly people , particularly in the countryside or in single flats ” says Nilsson .
Nilsson says Belarus also benefited from being a relatively isolated country where the government can easily shut down borders and monitor those passing through .
“ People tend to go in the other direction , ” he says , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for holidays or work.
” Not out of the woods With anti-government demonstrations ongoing in Minsk and other big cities following a controversial 9 August election that awarded Lukashenko another term , Belarus will likely see a sudden spike in infections .
Nilsson believes this will serve as another pretext to crack down on government critics .
[ Except if Lukashenko wanted to use the virus excuse it would have happened by now .
That ’ s actually the tactic of the West , eg by Macron in France . ]
Lukashenko has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , framing it as yet another chapter in Belarus ’ s historical sufferings that the country managed to overcome .
“ This is Lukashenko 101 , and he is probably not going to change.
” Although the low death numbers are encouraging , some experts fear that many coronavirus related deaths are registered as cases of pneumonia—UN data show a difference of 5605 between April-June 2019 compared with the same period in 2020.11 And the deaths per capita ratio remains one of the highest in Europe .
Nilson is cautious , “ Until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I don ’ t want to praise Belarus too much.
” • None Competing interests : I have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and have no relevant interests to declare .

Editor’s note: No-lockdown Belarus is doing just fine (far better than most on the continent in fact) and The BMJ (ex-British Medical Journal) is looking for ways to rationalize what it can’t wrap its head around.
Plagued by political turmoil over “Europe’s last dictatorship” and with a president in denial of covid-19, how has Belarus ended up with one of the lowest death rates on the continent? Kata Karáth reports
Belarus’s beleaguered government remains unfazed by covid-19. President Aleksander Lukashenko, who has been in power since 1994, has flatly denied the seriousness of the pandemic, refusing to impose a lockdown, close schools, or cancel mass events like the Belarusian football league or the Victory Day parade.
Yet the country’s death rate is among the lowest in Europe—just over 700 in a population of 9.5 million with over 73 000 confirmed cases.
Pandemic mindset
The relatively low death rate is thought to be thanks to Belarus’s large hospital capacity which allowed the country to isolate people early on, says Andrei Vitushka, a healthcare policy expert at the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies in Vilnius, Lithuania.
With 11 hospital beds per 1000 people, Belarus outnumbers nations like Germany (8) or the UK (2.5).1 “It’s usually a problem because it takes a lot of money to maintain them, but it turned into our advantage in this situation,” says Vitushka, who is also an intensive care physician in Belarus.
“Belarus, like most of the post-Soviet states, has a focus on “sanitary epidemiological problems” meaning large scale health scares like a pandemic,” says Rasmus Nilsson, a teaching fellow at University College London’s school of Slavonic and east European studies.
This may be one reason Belarus also outperformed most of Europe in terms of mass testing during the first four months of the pandemic. While many countries were reluctant to carry out extensive testing, according to the state owned news agency BelTA, testing in Belarus started as early as 23 January. Most kits were donated or purchased from China and Russia2 using government funds and donations from companies3 and ordinary citizens.4 The country stepped up testing in early April,5 developing its own rapid testing kits6 and switching to the use of domestically produced reagents for polymerase chain reaction testing in May.7 According to government information, there are now 32 laboratories processing samples across the country and testing is widespread in hospitals as well as from GPs.
By the end of June, Belarus had conducted around one million tests,8 covering more than 10% of its population.
Citizens doing it for themselves
With low expectations of the authorities, Belarusians were bracing themselves for the worst.9
With the last of a handful of press briefings on the pandemic held on 24 April, information on safety protocols and the country’s situation has been scarce, inconsistent, and often contradictory. “It’s a personal decision for every citizen. If you want, you wear a mask. If you don’t want to, you don’t wear a mask—and this is a problem,” says Vitushka.
Citizens began practising self-isolation early on. On 26 March a crowdfunding campaign “ByCovid19” was launched in order to buy safety equipment for hospitals across the country. The movement collected around $360 000 (£277 000; €304 000) in three months and, with the help of nearly 1500 volunteers, they purchased and distributed around 450 000 pieces of personal protective equipment, oxygen tanks, and other medical equipment.
Although initially slow to react, the health ministry has worked alongside ByCovid19 and taken measures to reorganise hospitals and encourage social distancing, says Vitushka.
Another factor is that Belarus has very few care homes (203 beds per 100 000 of the population compared with 854 in the UK), with most elderly citizens living separately.10 This has helped shield its most vulnerable.
“In many cases in Belarus, you have already had some isolation of elderly people, particularly in the countryside or in single flats” says Nilsson.
Nilsson says Belarus also benefited from being a relatively isolated country where the government can easily shut down borders and monitor those passing through. “People tend to go in the other direction,” he says, “Very few people will go to Belarus for holidays or work.”
Not out of the woods
With anti-government demonstrations ongoing in Minsk and other big cities following a controversial 9 August election that awarded Lukashenko another term, Belarus will likely see a sudden spike in infections. Nilsson believes this will serve as another pretext to crack down on government critics. [Except if Lukashenko wanted to use the virus excuse it would have happened by now. That’s actually the tactic of the West, eg by Macron in France.]
Lukashenko has allegedly overcome coronavirus infection, Nilsson says, framing it as yet another chapter in Belarus’s historical sufferings that the country managed to overcome. “This is Lukashenko 101, and he is probably not going to change.”
Although the low death numbers are encouraging, some experts fear that many coronavirus related deaths are registered as cases of pneumonia—UN data show a difference of 5605 between April-June 2019 compared with the same period in 2020.11 And the deaths per capita ratio remains one of the highest in Europe. Nilson is cautious, “Until we have the figures for excess deaths, I don’t want to praise Belarus too much.”
Footnotes
Commissioned, not peer reviewed.
Competing interests: I have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and have no relevant interests to declare.