- Watch The JD Rucker Show every day to be truly informed.
Everybody knows that if you challenge the conventional wisdom about “Covid” you can be banned from YouTube and Facebook. Sometimes people on the lunatic left want to make this criminal. If you question “science,” you are harming other people and should be sent to a concentration camp. You don’t have the right to free speech when you oppose what they take to be the public good.
According to a story in Human Rights Watch in February 2021, “At least 83 governments worldwide have used the Covid-19 pandemic to justify violating the exercise of free speech and peaceful assembly, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities have attacked, detained, prosecuted, and in some cases killed critics, broken up peaceful protests, closed media outlets, and enacted vague laws criminalizing speech that they claim threatens public health. The victims include journalists, activists, healthcare workers, political opposition groups, and others who have criticized government responses to the coronavirus.
‘Governments should counter Covid-19 by encouraging people to mask up, not shut up,’ said Gerry Simpson, associate crisis and conflict director at Human Rights Watch. ‘Beating, detaining, prosecuting, and censoring peaceful critics violates many fundamental rights, including free speech, while doing nothing to stop the pandemic.’
Governments and other state authorities should immediately end excessive restrictions on free speech in the name of preventing the spread of Covid-19 and hold to account those responsible for serious human rights violations and abuses, Human Rights Watch said. The United Nations Human Rights Council in its session beginning February 22, 2021, should commission a new report from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights focusing on states’ compliance with their human rights obligations in responding to Covid-19, including the impact of restrictions on free speech and peaceful assembly.
Human Rights Watch reviewed national government responses around the world to the Covid-19 pandemic and found that unlawful interference with free speech has been one of the most common forms of overreach. In some countries, violations were limited. In others, such as China, Cuba, Egypt, India, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela, and Vietnam, government violations affected hundreds or thousands of people.
In some countries, including Bangladesh, China, and Egypt, people remain in detention at the time of writing simply for criticizing government responses to Covid-19 months earlier.
They include Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old citizen journalist, who in December was sentenced to four years in prison by a Shanghai court for ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’ by traveling in February 2020 to Wuhan and reporting from there on the coronavirus outbreak. Officials have been force-feeding Zhang since she started a hunger strike soon after her detention in May and her health is deteriorating, her lawyer said.
‘I spend every day in fear,’ Zhang said before her conviction. ‘I am afraid when an Army officer threatens me. Or when the police tell me they’d beat me to death. Or when a friend warns me that the National Security Department is onto me. … I’m just documenting the truth. Why can’t I show the truth?’
Human Rights Watch identified the following trends:
- Military or police forces in at least 18 countries physically assaulted journalists, bloggers, and protesters, including some who criticized government responses to Covid-19 such as insufficient healthcare funding, lockdowns, and a lack of masks and gloves for medical workers. Abuses include firing live ammunition at peaceful protesters, beating them at checkpoints, and assaulting them in detention, with apparent impunity. In most cases, these forces said they were enforcing Covid-19-related regulations. In Uganda, security forces also killed dozens of protesters.
- Authorities in at least 10 countries have arbitrarily banned or broken up protests against government responses to Covid-19, in some cases citing social distancing concerns, or have used Covid-19 as a justification to disperse protests and other gatherings critical of government policies unrelated to the coronavirus. In all cases, the authorities intervened despite permitting other large gatherings.
- Since January 2020, governments in at least 24 countries have enacted vague laws and measures that criminalize spreading alleged misinformation or other coverage of Covid-19, or of other public health crises, which the authorities claim threaten the public’s well-being. Governments can easily use imprecise laws as tools of repression. At least five countries have also criminalized the publication of alleged misinformation on a range of other topics, including public health.
- Authorities in at least 51 countries have used laws and regulations adopted to prevent the spread of Covid-19, as well as counterterrorism and other measures pre-dating the pandemic, to arbitrarily arrest, detain, and prosecute critics of government responses to the coronavirus, or of policies unrelated to the pandemic, resulting in fines and imprisonment. Those targeted include journalists, bloggers and others posting online, opposition figures and activists, protesters, academics, healthcare workers, students, lawyers, cartoonists, and artists.
- Using the new laws, laws pre-dating the pandemic, or without citing any laws, at least 33 governments have threatened critics, in some cases with prosecution, if they criticize the authorities’ response to the pandemic. Eight of these countries investigated, threatened, and dismissed medical staff for speaking publicly about the authorities’ response to the pandemic. At least eight countries have also suspended or restricted the right to request and receive information from the authorities, including on public health matters. At least 12 countries have blocked specific Covid-19-related media reports or shut down media outlets for their reporting on the pandemic.”
Ivermectin has proved to be a very effective treatment for “Covid”, but if you advertise ivermectin for sale, you can be put in jail. This sad state of affairs doesn’t begin with the alleged “pandemic”; it goes back a long way. According to a story that appeared in the “Pink Sheet” in August 1990, “FORMER MERCK/SCHERING RESEARCHER INDICTED with an accomplice from pharmacological consulting firm, Biopharm Research, in trade secret conspiracy involving Merck’s animal anti-parasitic ivermectin (Mecitzan) and Schering-Plough’s anti-cancer drug alfa interferon (Intron-A), New Jersey U.S. Attorney Michael Chertoff announced Aug. 21. Bernard Mayles, PhD, and Mario Miscio, PhD, were arrested on Aug. 10 while attempting to sell ivermectin production documents and the microorganism needed to produce the drug for $1.5 mil. to an undercover FBI agent posing as a broker.
Mayles and Miscio were each charged with one count of conspiracy, three counts of mail and wire fraud, and one count of interstate transmission of stolen property. Mayles was a senior research director at Merck from 1971 to 1982 and a former section leader in microbiological products and fermentation at Schering-Plough from 1982 to 1987.
Miscio is director of Biopharm Research. Ivermectin is the largest-selling animal health product in the world. Merck also distributes ivermectin under the brand name Mectizan to residents of tropical areas of West Africa and South America for the treatment of river blindness. According to Schering-Plough, sales of Intron-A were over $100 mil. last year. Intron-A is currently indicated for Kaposi’s sarcoma, hairy cell leukemia and genital warts and is in clinical trials for the treatment of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, AIDS and several forms of cancer. An FDA advisory committee recently recommended that the hepatitis C indication be approved.
The indictment alleges that ‘the defendants obtained unauthorized possession of proprietary trade secret information from the pharmaceutical firms Merck and Schering-Plough and undertook to sell this information to potential buyers.’ The FBI was alerted to the scam by the security department of one of the pharmaceutical companies. If convicted, each faces up to 30 years in prison and millions of dollars in fines. Both pleaded not guilty to the federal criminal complaint preceding the indictment, and are free on$50,000 bail after appearing before an Atlanta federal court.
The two will be arraigned within the next two weeks in Newark federal court. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, ‘Mayles and Miscio had conspired since February 1990 to sell trade secrets relating to ivermectin’ After asking $2.2 mil. for the ivermectin documents, the pair agreed to sell them for $1.5 mil. In subsequent discussions with the ‘broker,’ Miscio revealed that he had available for sale ‘information bearing on the processes for the production of specified product categories, including antibiotics, antivirals, anticancers, immunomodifiers, bioinsecticides, sweeteners, anti-ulcers and growth factors.’ On Aug. 10, Mayles and Miscio met with the ‘broker’ in Atlanta and received $1.5 mil. in cash and bonds for 29 pages of information about the production of ivermectin and a sample of microorganisms needed to produce the drug.
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At the Aug. 10 meeting, Mayles also ‘discussed with the purchaser a prospective transaction for the sale of the technology for the manufacture of interferon for a price in the range of $6 mil. to $8 mil.,’ according to the indictment. The FBI subsequently arrested the pair and conducted simultaneous searches of the Biopharm Research labs in Hazlet, New Jersey, and Mayles’ home in Manalapan, New Jersey. These searches also produced evidence of the defendants’ plans to sell patent-protected information, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Biopharm Research is not related to the contract clinical research firm Bio-Pharm Clinical Services, located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania (see box, at left). BIO-PHARM CLINICAL SERVICES IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH BIOPHARM RESEARCH, FIRM SAYS Excerpted and paragraphed by ‘The Pink Sheet’ from an Aug. 22 letter from Bio-Pharm Clinical Services, Inc. VP-Finance and Administration Thomas Henwood.
‘Our company, Bio-Pharm Clinical Services, Inc. is an established, full-service contract clinical research organization. We were founded in 1985 and currently employ nearly 150 professionals at our Blue Bell, Pennsylvania headquarters (just outside of Philadelphia). Our clients include most of the large and mid-sized U.S. pharmaceutical firms and several European and Japanese firms as well. Within the Food and Drug Administration and with our clients, we enjoy a high-quality reputation and are well known in our business sector under the trade name “Bio-Pharm.”
For this reason we are concerned that existing and prospective clients may experience some confusion upon reading such articles; indeed we have already received some telephone calls to that effect. There is absolutely no connection between our firm and the company or the individuals mentioned in the published articles, and there has never been.’”
Cancer is one of the deadliest and most feared illnesses, so naturally the FDA and the agency’s Big Pharma bosses have tried to suppress free speech about promising treatments for this illness that don’t conform to allopathic orthodoxy. “Christian Brothers Contracting Corp. President Jason Vale was sentenced June 18 to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release for selling Laetrile, a bogus cancer cure, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of N.Y. ruled. Laetrile, also known as amygdalin, vitamin B-17 and ‘apricot pits,’ is ‘a highly toxic product that has not shown any effect on treating cancer,’ FDA says. Vale was convicted last July of three counts of criminal contempt for violating a 2000 court order to cease sale and promotion of Laetrile (1’The Tan Sheet’ July 28, 2003, In Brief).”
Even earlier, Dr. Andrew Ivy, one of the most distinguished medical researchers in the world, was prosecuted for fraud in 1965 because he promoted Krebiozen, a drug that the FDA experts said was worthless. Although he was acquitted, the trial ruined his professional reputation. The New York Times mentions the trial here, in a 1965 story: “CHICAGO, April 3 — Dr Andrew C. Ivy, who was considered to be among the nation’s most distinguished medical scientists, goes on trial Monday in the Federal District Court here on criminal fraud charges arising from his part in promoting Krebiozen.”
The FDA monsters will stop at nothing to put us under total control. Let’s fight them with all our energy. Our lives depend on it.
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Article cross-posted from Lew’s blog.
Five Things New “Preppers” Forget When Getting Ready for Bad Times Ahead
The preparedness community is growing faster than it has in decades. Even during peak times such as Y2K, the economic downturn of 2008, and Covid, the vast majority of Americans made sure they had plenty of toilet paper but didn’t really stockpile anything else.
Things have changed. There’s a growing anxiety in this presidential election year that has prompted more Americans to get prepared for crazy events in the future. Some of it is being driven by fearmongers, but there are valid concerns with the economy, food supply, pharmaceuticals, the energy grid, and mass rioting that have pushed average Americans into “prepper” mode.
There are degrees of preparedness. One does not have to be a full-blown “doomsday prepper” living off-grid in a secure Montana bunker in order to be ahead of the curve. In many ways, preparedness isn’t about being able to perfectly handle every conceivable situation. It’s about being less dependent on government for as long as possible. Those who have proper “preps” will not be waiting for FEMA to distribute emergency supplies to the desperate masses.
Below are five things people new to preparedness (and sometimes even those with experience) often forget as they get ready. All five are common sense notions that do not rely on doomsday in order to be useful. It may be nice to own a tank during the apocalypse but there’s not much you can do with it until things get really crazy. The recommendations below can have places in the lives of average Americans whether doomsday comes or not.
Note: The information provided by this publication or any related communications is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. We do not provide personalized investment, financial, or legal advice.
Secured Wealth
Whether in the bank or held in a retirement account, most Americans feel that their life’s savings is relatively secure. At least they did until the last couple of years when de-banking, geopolitical turmoil, and the threat of Central Bank Digital Currencies reared their ugly heads.
It behooves Americans to diversify their holdings. If there’s a triggering event or series of events that cripple the financial systems or devalue the U.S. Dollar, wealth can evaporate quickly. To hedge against potential turmoil, many Americans are looking in two directions: Crypto and physical precious metals.
There are huge advantages to cryptocurrencies, but there are also inherent risks because “virtual” money can become challenging to spend. Add in the push by central banks and governments to regulate or even replace cryptocurrencies with their own versions they control and the risks amplify. There’s nothing wrong with cryptocurrencies today but things can change rapidly.
As for physical precious metals, many Americans pay cash to keep plenty on hand in their safe. Rolling over or transferring retirement accounts into self-directed IRAs is also a popular option, but there are caveats. It can often take weeks or even months to get the gold and silver shipped if the owner chooses to close their account. This is why Genesis Gold Group stands out. Their relationship with the depositories allows for rapid closure and shipping, often in less than 10 days from the time the account holder makes their move. This can come in handy if things appear to be heading south.
Lots of Potable Water
One of the biggest shocks that hit new preppers is understanding how much potable water they need in order to survive. Experts claim one gallon of water per person per day is necessary. Even the most conservative estimates put it at over half-a-gallon. That means that for a family of four, they’ll need around 120 gallons of water to survive for a month if the taps turn off and the stores empty out.
Being near a fresh water source, whether it’s a river, lake, or well, is a best practice among experienced preppers. It’s necessary to have a water filter as well, even if the taps are still working. Many refuse to drink tap water even when there is no emergency. Berkey was our previous favorite but they’re under attack from regulators so the Alexapure systems are solid replacements.
For those in the city or away from fresh water sources, storage is the best option. This can be challenging because proper water storage containers take up a lot of room and are difficult to move if the need arises. For “bug in” situations, having a larger container that stores hundreds or even thousands of gallons is better than stacking 1-5 gallon containers. Unfortunately, they won’t be easily transportable and they can cost a lot to install.
Water is critical. If chaos erupts and water infrastructure is compromised, having a large backup supply can be lifesaving.
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies
There are multiple threats specific to the medical supply chain. With Chinese and Indian imports accounting for over 90% of pharmaceutical ingredients in the United States, deteriorating relations could make it impossible to get the medicines and antibiotics many of us need.
Stocking up many prescription medications can be hard. Doctors generally do not like to prescribe large batches of drugs even if they are shelf-stable for extended periods of time. It is a best practice to ask your doctor if they can prescribe a larger amount. Today, some are sympathetic to concerns about pharmacies running out or becoming inaccessible. Tell them your concerns. It’s worth a shot. The worst they can do is say no.
If your doctor is unwilling to help you stock up on medicines, then Jase Medical is a good alternative. Through telehealth, they can prescribe daily meds or antibiotics that are shipped to your door. As proponents of medical freedom, they empathize with those who want to have enough medical supplies on hand in case things go wrong.
Energy Sources
The vast majority of Americans are locked into the grid. This has proven to be a massive liability when the grid goes down. Unfortunately, there are no inexpensive remedies.
Those living off-grid had to either spend a lot of money or effort (or both) to get their alternative energy sources like solar set up. For those who do not want to go so far, it’s still a best practice to have backup power sources. Diesel generators and portable solar panels are the two most popular, and while they’re not inexpensive they are not out of reach of most Americans who are concerned about being without power for extended periods of time.
Natural gas is another necessity for many, but that’s far more challenging to replace. Having alternatives for heating and cooking that can be powered if gas and electric grids go down is important. Have a backup for items that require power such as manual can openers. If you’re stuck eating canned foods for a while and all you have is an electric opener, you’ll have problems.
Don’t Forget the Protein
When most think about “prepping,” they think about their food supply. More Americans are turning to gardening and homesteading as ways to produce their own food. Others are working with local farmers and ranchers to purchase directly from the sources. This is a good idea whether doomsday comes or not, but it’s particularly important if the food supply chain is broken.
Most grocery stores have about one to two weeks worth of food, as do most American households. Grocers rely heavily on truckers to receive their ongoing shipments. In a crisis, the current process can fail. It behooves Americans for multiple reasons to localize their food purchases as much as possible.
Long-term storage is another popular option. Canned foods, MREs, and freeze dried meals are selling out quickly even as prices rise. But one component that is conspicuously absent in shelf-stable food is high-quality protein. Most survival food companies offer low quality “protein buckets” or cans of meat, but they are often barely edible.
Prepper All-Naturals offers premium cuts of steak that have been cooked sous vide and freeze dried to give them a 25-year shelf life. They offer Ribeye, NY Strip, and Tenderloin among others.
Having buckets of beans and rice is a good start, but keeping a solid supply of high-quality protein isn’t just healthier. It can help a family maintain normalcy through crises.
Prepare Without Fear
With all the challenges we face as Americans today, it can be emotionally draining. Citizens are scared and there’s nothing irrational about their concerns. Being prepared and making lifestyle changes to secure necessities can go a long way toward overcoming the fears that plague us. We should hope and pray for the best but prepare for the worst. And if the worst does come, then knowing we did what we could to be ready for it will help us face those challenges with confidence.
They’re only destroying themselves and their own institutions. Most everybody understands that some censorship, such as removing porn, is a good thing, but when censorship is used to shut down debate, silence criticism, squash feedback, and eliminate dissent, it only means one thing: Their claims are indefensible. They can’t reasonably convince people that their assertions are true. And the result is a despotic down-spiral – as trust in them deteriorates, the more they clamp down, trust deteriorates further, they clamp down more, ad infinitum. And if they do this, yet can’t seem to figure out why nobody trusts them, well then the question is rightfully begged, exactly how competent are they in the first place, leading people to legitimately ask why they would ever take the word of someone that stupid. All while they fallaciously imply, “trust us ’cause we all agree that we’re smarter than you.” Right, don’t make me laugh.
They’ve been given over to a reprobate mind. It’s that simple. God is removing the Holy Spirit, as prophesied. Jesus told us the primary job of the Holy Spirit is to convict of sin, righteousness, and judgement. And it couldn’t be any more obvious that the TPTB have no such convictions.