While is very tempting to focus on attention on the events at the Capitol and the Trump-Biden “pro wrestling match” (as per Mark Crispin Miller), caution is warranted. We should not lose sight of other issues that are critical to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness:
The link below will take you to Redacted Tonight where Lee Camp interviews me (Mark Skidmore) regarding $21 trillion in unverified government transactions as well as inappropriate use of the Thrift Savings Fund, which is a voluntary federal employee savings plan that is managed by the U.S. Department of Treasury and BlackRock. The fund has more than $500 billion in assets.
I thought I was prepared for the chaos that is occurring this week, but frankly I was not. I am pretty shaken up about it all. While it is fuzzy to me about what exactly happened at the Capitol yesterday, it all seems very orchestrated and manipulated. Twitter shutdown Trump’s account for encouraging violence. This link will take you to an article that provides at least some of the tweets that were deleted in which Trump is clearly encouraging non-violence.
The media is characterizing the protesters as a “mob” and as “thugs” egged on by Trump. The evidence presented in the article above does not support this assertion. There were as many as a million people in DC last night–most were vigorously but peacefully protesting. However, some got through the police barrier and broke into the Capitol building. This video seems to show that some of the police appear to allow some of the protesters through the barricade…not sure what to make of this but its worth watching. Why are the police allowing some protesters through?
Jon Rappoport of No More FakeNews asks whether the event was a staged false flag. I’ve learned the one must keep all possibilities on the table for consideration.
Also, remember that Trump supporters believe there was massive election fraud and are thus rightfully protesting. I encourage you to review the evidence regarding this issue before you make a final judgement on the protesters. There are many places you can find evidence of voter fraud in this and previous elections. The link below will take you to one very good source for this time around.
Professor Shane Crotty of the La Jolla Institute is interviewed about safety and efficacy of the new mRNA vaccine. In this interview he provides some useful information, indicating that the new mRNA vaccines instruct human cells to produce viral proteins and thus induce the body to protect against the coronavirus. In the interview, he says that this new type of vaccine is very safe in the short-term and long-term, though there hasn’t been enough time to assess long-term safety and there are now numerous cases of health problems emerging among some who have been vaccinated. He also said that there is nothing else in the vaccine serum other than a saline solution. Note that much of his research is funded by the National Institute of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Dr. Fauci is Director), though this is not at all uncommon. In April, the La Jolla Institute received a grant from the Gates Foundation. Receiving funding from organizations such as these does not disqualify, but it is important to be aware of funding sources and thus potential bias. You can access the 35 minute interview here…I think it is worth listening to and then contrasting with what other scholars have to say. Below, I will post an interview with Dr. Bhakdi who offers a contrasting assessment.
The link below will take you to an interview with Dr. Bhakdi, a virologist and highly respected scholar who describes the rollout of the new mRNA vaccine as “the biggest experiment ever done”. In his assessment, the risks are substantial. Dr. Bhakdi describes the mRNA vaccine as shooting the virus gene into the body such that it enters into cells. These cells are then instructed by the vaccine to produce the virus protein. The cells produce the virus protein and then expel the unwanted waste of the protein. The body’s “killer lymphocytes” recognize the waste and proceed to kill all the cells that produced the waste. He goes on to say that the mRNA vaccine is planting the seed for an autoimmune reaction. He says this is “horrifying” and he will not take this vaccine as the risks of generating autoimmune problems are substantial. Dr. Bhakdi is now retired and thus I do not think he receives any funding for his work, though he may receive some revenues from his new book.
As the vaccine is being rolled out, we are seeing a number of health problems emerge…I have posted some of these reports on my blog. I will not re-post here, but is worth reviewing and taking note of reactions to vaccine contents that recipients are experiencing, including significant allergic reactions.
There is no short-cut in understanding the risks associated with the new mRNA and DNA vaccines. I have tried to make it easier for you to triangulate and assess from different sources, but it takes time to sort through. I believe this is essential and well worth one’s time…your well being as well as the well being of your children depend on your understanding. One last note, at the end of his interview Dr. Crotty says that we are in the midst of of a major health crisis, and encourages everyone to be vaccinated. However, he does not cite CDC data showing that the survival rate of COVID-19 is about 99.75%, which is similar to a typical flu season. He also fails to mention that other effective low cost treatments are available for those who are at greater risk of severe illness. For example, see this peer reviewed study on the effectiveness of HCQ: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924857920304258?via%3Dihub.
As the world becomes increasingly centralized (think EU, WHO, and other agents of centralized decision-making), Hans-Hermann Hoppe makes a compelling case that decentralized decision-making is far more effective in managing crises and has the added bonus of limiting the degree to which powerful organizations are able to use such events to their own advantage. Find below links to his piece and one of my own articles which presents empirical evidence that decentralized governmental structures help to save lives during natural disaster events.
COVID Watching has put together an excellent summary of COVID-19 vaccine benefits (few), risks (substantial), and unknowns (many) that is very useful in deciding whether or not to take the vaccine.
Below, you can access links to the following: 1) A recent news report of a healthy Portuguese nurse dying suddenly after receiving a COVID vaccine; 2) a summary of recent activities in developing vaccine passports; and 3) a new law in Washington DC that allows children to be vaccinated without parental consent or knowledge. Economists understand and study how people find ways around government overreach by operating underground through black markets. Corey’s Digs offers a prescient post on how people can and will work around the COVID-induced constraints through the emergence of black markets.
