Sign Dr Peter McCullough’s petition urging Trump to pull dangerous COVID shots from the market

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Petition link: https://lifepetitions.com/petition/remove-covid-jab

(LifeSiteNews) — Cardiologist and prominent COVID establishment critic Dr. Peter McCullough is calling on returning President Donald Trump to put a complete stop on the COVID-19 shots his previous administration approved once he returns to the White House, calling them both unnecessary and dangerous.

“The COVID-19 vaccine should be pulled from the market,” McCullough said Thursday, Just the News reports, citing cases of injury, disability, and even death. “They have not had the safety track record America wanted to see.”

“The viral infection [from COVID itself] is like the common cold now,” he added. “So they’re not clinically indicated. They’re not medically necessary. They should be removed from the market.”

McCullough has long warned that the COVID shots are dangerous and ineffective, based both on his own research and the work of others overlooked by the mainstream. In March, he lamented that both major presidential candidates were “completely, willfully blind to what’s happened to Americans” from the shots.

A large body of evidence backs his warnings about the COVID vaccines, which were developed and reviewed in a fraction of the time vaccines usually take under the first Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed initiative.

The federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) reports at least 38,068 deaths, 218,646 hospitalizations, 22,002 heart attacks, and 28,706 myocarditis and pericarditis cases as of October 25, among other ailments. U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) researchers have recognized a “high verification rate of reports of myocarditis to VAERS after mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination,” leading to the conclusion that “under-reporting is more likely” than over-reporting.

Yet Trump has consistently stood by the COVID shots, lamenting their unpopularity among his base and falsely insisting they saved millions of lives. When pressed on their performance in September, he granted, “I think they’re doing studies on the vaccines that we’re gonna find out. And it’ll come out one way or the other.”

Since then, observers have been looking hard for any clues they can find as to how the next Trump administration will handle the issue. Days before the election, Trump’s running mate and Vice President-elect JD Vance strongly criticized the COVID injections in an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, but the conversation did not delve into what the administration’s policy will be.

Many have hoped that the addition of prominent vaccine opponent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Trump’s campaign team would mark a shift, but while Trump has promised to give Kennedy broad discretion on health issues in his administration, so far his focus has instead been on issues such as fluoride and potentially harmful chemicals in food, and since the election, unconfirmed reports have emerged that some in the Trump camp are harboring cold feet about Kennedy’s comments about conventional vaccines.

During a recent interview with CNN, Trump’s presidential transition team co-chair Howard Lutnick said Kennedy would not have a formal agency position but would instead be given the necessary data to prove his suspicions. Lutnick also relayed how Kennedy convinced him that conventional vaccines cause autism, but did not discuss the Trump team’s current position on the COVID shots.

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Via https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/peter-mccullough-urges-trump-to-pull-dangerous-covid-shots-from-the-market-citing-injuries-deaths/

British Doctors Still Being Struck Off for Warning of mRNA Jab Dangers

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(LifeSiteNews) — British doctors continue to be removed from medical practice for warning patients of the dangers of the so-called mRNA COVID “vaccines.”

In December 2024, consultant psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Armstrong was struck off the medical register following his description of pharmaceutical companies as “evil.”

Armstrong had appeared in a video shared on BitChute in which he described the COVID regime and the attendant “vaccines” as part of a “deception on a grand scale” – saying the injections put people’s lives at risk. In the video, titled Navigating the Truth-Deception Duality, he said:

My message is clear to everyone: don’t take any more. You’ve a doctor here, he’s got his licence on the line – given it up. Don’t take any more of the injections. These guys are evil.

The tribunal which deprived Armstrong of his right to practice medicine concluded he was “highly likely in future to act so as to put patients at unwarranted risk of harm” – as the Daily Mail reported on January 2.

According to the minutes of the tribunal, an anonymous email alerted the General Medical Council to Armstrong’s video – which had been initially released on July 17, 2023.

The tribunal has found that Armstrong’s use of his medical credentials to warn the public of the dangers of the so-called vaccines is a violation of medical ethics, stating the physician had “undermined public health information and posed a serious risk to members of the public who may have placed reliance on his opinions.”

In addition:

The Tribunal found that Dr. Armstrong’s statements in the video about his medical colleagues was an attack on the medical profession as a whole.

Armstrong’s case demonstrates that despite mounting evidence that the “vaccines” are far from “100% safe and effective,” the lives of medical professionals continue to be ruined for saying so.

To say, as Armstrong does, that the public has been deceived is to state the obvious fact that the “vaccines” neither prevented infection nor transmission – as the authorities said they did. What is more, a range of adverse health conditions, including death, have been proven to have resulted from taking the experimental injections, heavily promoted by state-backed media, along with government and medical bodies worldwide.

Armstrong’s remarkable presentation presents the contrast between truth and deception. He argues that mass media has been used to create a sort of false reality, parallel to the truth. This, he says, produces the “duality” in the title of his video. Armstrong is explaining how the “huge agenda” behind the COVID “vaccines” and mandates makes use of mass media propaganda to present an alternate “reality” – in which taking experimental injections makes perfect sense.

He refers to evidence for his claims throughout his presentation, saying he is concerned with demonstrating the reality behind the “mass deception” taking place in service of the COVID regime.

Armstrong is far from alone in making such a bold claim. As LifeSiteNews has reported, British academic Dr. David A. Hughes has published a comprehensive account of the COVID regime – which he says was the opening campaign in an “omniwar” to replace our way of life with a “permanent bio-digital tyranny.”

Hughes took three years to complete the detailed research behind his book, “Covid-19” – Psychological Operations, and the War for Technocracy, which he has released to readers free of charge.

Hughes has left his academic career as a result of his findings. As with Armstrong, Hughes was faced with a decision to speak the truth and risk his livelihood – or keep silent and “stay safe.”

Such cases demonstrate the cost of integrity in professional life today. Medical practitioners like Armstrong still face ruin if they take seriously their Hippocratic oath to “first, do no harm.” As with Hughes, the loss of a secure and tenured career is the price paid for the publication of the truth, regardless of personal consequence.

These facts explain, in part, why so few professionals have spoken out against a dubious regime of fear, propaganda, and public harm. To remain faithful to the truth, and to serve the public interest rather than that of vested interests, has been shown to be extremely damaging.

Along with heart conditions, blood clots, sudden deaths, the enormous transfer of wealth from working people to billionaires and corporations, and the lasting damage done to small businesses and communities, the COVID-19 regime produced a climate of fear.

This is not only a factor in mass deception – as Armstrong argued – but is a form of psychological warfare, as is evidenced in Hughes’ book.

These operations were not confined to terrorizing the public through propaganda. An organized online campaign of psychological warfare has been directed against COVID regime critics in the U.K.

U.K-based Big Brother Watch published a report in February 2023 showing that British Military Intelligence units had been involved in online “counter-disinformation” operations, targeting critics of the COVID regime:

Big Brother Watch’s investigation identified a number of MPs, journalists, top academics and campaigners whose social media posts had been monitored and logged in secret reports.

The then-U.K. Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, admitted that the army’s secretive 77th Brigade (intelligence) unit had been covertly spying on British citizens – despite assurances in the past that they “do not, and have never, conducted any kind of action against British citizens” and that “all work is internationally focused.”

Big Brother Watch interviewed a whistleblower from the 77th Brigade whose revelations prompted the admission in Parliament that military intelligence units were monitoring Britons expressing “views critical of the government’s handling of the pandemic.”

The Army Intelligence unit is also linked to an online harassment group known as “The Mutton Crew,” whose activities have been documented in a report by an anonymous journalist known only as “John,” author of a Substack called The Sentiment Inspector.

In a report on the Mutton Crew, “John” documents a history of “the Dark Forces Behind Social Media Manipulation” in Britain reaching back to 2011.

As “John” reports that, “[b]y 2019, they were running thousands of fake social media accounts across platforms like Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, and Reddit.”

John explains that “the crew’s tactics were sophisticated, using well-coordinated campaigns of harassment, misinformation, and threats.”

“They didn’t just attack individuals – they aimed to destroy careers, reputations, and lives.”

In a separate report on the Army’s 77th Brigade, “John” explains his need to maintain anonymity, as he documents his conversations with whistleblowers claiming that the Mutton Crew operate in tandem with British Military Intelligence.

These claims about The Mutton Crew are buttressed by another anonymous source, the U.S.-based medical practitioner ArkMedic – who published a report on the Crew in September 2022 claiming “They are part of the disinformation arm of the British Army.”

“Arkmedic” – who is cited in a recommendation for the Nobel Peace Prize published by France Soir – explained:

Having been a recipient of the treatment that the “Mutton Crew” dish out to people who disagree with them (or with the government’s propaganda on COVID or the COVID vaccines), I can safely attest that the mutton swarm invariably descends on anybody that does not toe the party line.

Given the extent and purpose of their operations, it is possible that the anonymous tipoff received by the British General Medical Council that resulted in the end of Dr. Armstrong’s medical career was sent by a member of the Mutton Crew.

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Via https://www.lifesitenews.com/analysis/british-doctor-has-medical-license-revoked-over-warning-of-covid-shot-dangers/

UN Sustainable Development Goals Translated

by Helen Alice Springs

Dutch journalist Eva Vlaardingerbroek explains in this short video, what lies behind the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, explains here, that

“Today carbon pricing, each year carbon taxes already cover about 25% of global emissions. We should actually look at scaling this, to cover all, 100% of carbon emissions. And beyond carbon, let’s think about other aspects of nature, that are easier to quantify. We probably will not be able to quantify everything on Day 1, but what about water? That’s also quite possible for us to start integrating, systematically, into current trading carbon pricing mechanisms“.

Nature offers an infinite source of profit. Get ready to pay for it all. OR help stop it. They can only pull this off if we comply.

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Via https://alicespringstomind.com/2025/01/05/united-nations-sustainable-development-goals-translated/

Researchers find microplastics exposure greatly increases risk of infertility, colon cancer and poor lung function

Researchers find microplastics exposure greatly increases risk of infertility, colon cancer and poor lung function

Dr Eddy Betterman

  • A study has found a strong connection between exposure to microplastics and health problems such as infertility, colon cancer and poor lung function after reviewing 3,000 studies.
  • Microplastics are present in air, water, food and human bodies, including crucial organs like the brain and placenta. They can enter the body via inhalation, ingestion and other means.
  • Once inside the body, microplastics can remain for a long time and damage organs and tissues, leading to an increased risk of reproductive health issues, digestive system damage that may lead to colon cancer and chronic lung inflammation that may increase the risk of lung cancer and other respiratory diseases.
  • With plastic production set to triple by 2060, researchers stress the need for immediate policy changes and personal actions to limit microplastic exposure and protect human and planetary health.
  • Individuals are advised to minimize exposure by reducing plastics use at home, such as by using reusable bags, choosing glass or stainless steel containers for storing food and supporting policies that limit single-use plastics.

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have confirmed that exposure to microplastics has a strong link to a range of serious illnesses, including infertility, colon cancer and poor lung function.

The researchers reviewed around 3,000 studies that have linked microplastics exposure to these health issues.

Microplastics are, in essence, tiny particles of plastic. When they enter the body through inhalation, ingestion or other means they can get stuck in tissues and even make their way into the bloodstream. (Related: People are now consuming a credit card’s worth of microplastics every week from tainted food supply; gut composition being drastically altered.)

When these microplastics remain in the body – which they can do for a long time – the body’s immune system recognizes them as foreign invaders and responds by setting off a cascade of inflammation. If this inflammation fails to dislodge the microplastics, it can lead to chronic inflammation that can harm various organs and tissues, leading to long-term damage and a host of health issues.

One of the most concerning findings of the study is the link between microplastics and reproductive health. Both men and women are at risk.

For men, these tiny particles can disrupt the hormonal balance essential for healthy sperm production, potentially leading to decreased sperm count and quality. In women, exposure can affect ovarian function and the development of the placenta, impacting pregnancy outcomes. The research even discovered a connection between microplastics in a woman’s placenta and low birth weight.

The study also highlights the danger microplastics pose to the digestive system. When these particles enter the colon, they can damage the protective mucus layer, paving the way for potential tumor development. The researchers suspect that microplastics may play a role in the development of colon cancer.

Microplastics also pose a great danger to respiratory health. When these particles are inhaled, they can settle in the lungs, causing chronic inflammation and injury. Over time, this can greatly reduce lung function and increase the risk of respiratory diseases such as lung cancer.

Researchers call for policy changes to limit microplastics exposure

With more than 460 million metric tons of plastic produced annually and production expected to triple by 2060, the implications of this research are daunting. The study’s authors stress the urgent need for regulatory agencies and policy makers to take action to reduce microplastic exposure and mitigate its health impacts.

“We urge regulatory agencies and policy leaders to consider the growing evidence of health harms from microplastics, including colon and lung cancer,” said Nicholas Chartres of UCSF’s Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment and the study’s first author.

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Via https://dreddymd.com/2025/01/04/microplastics-exposure-infertility-colon-cancer-poor-lung-function/

Mossad Links of New Syrian Leader Al-Jalani

Al-Jawlani, Head of HTS That Overthrew Syria President, is Jewish . . .

Hal Turner World

What a surprise!?!?! The Head of HTS, a.k.a. “ISIS,” a.k.a. “Al Qaeda,” which overthrew Syrian President Bashar Assad, is Jewish, and graduated from the Islamic School of Jurisprudence, in Tel Aviv. How many other “Head-choppers” are also Israeli Mossad?
According to Israel’s YNET News, Abu Muhammed Al-Jawlani was born Yonatan Avi-David, and is a Mossad Mole.

He adopted the fake identity Abu Muhammed Al-Jawlani and became the head of the International Terrorist Group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

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Via https://www.jamiiforums.com/threads/what-a-surprise-al-jawlani-the-head-of-hts-that-overthrew-syria-president-is-jewish.2292167/

Bernie Sanders confronts Musk on Indian immigrants

Bernie Sanders confronts Musk on Indian immigrants
RT

The US senator slammed the tycoon over his defense of H-1B visas, arguing they help replace Americans with low-wage foreign workers

US Senator Bernie Sanders has taken a swipe at Elon Musk over his defense of the H-1B immigration program, arguing that it only helps enrich billionaires who rely on cheap foreign labor while undermining ordinary Americans.

The H-1B visa program allows US companies to employ foreign workers in fields requiring advanced skills in fields such as technology, engineering, and medicine. It has been described as the only significant channel for foreign graduates to enter the US workforce, with the vast majority of approved petitions going to Indian nationals in recent years.

Both Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who US President-elect Donald Trump picked to lead his proposed ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ initiative (DOGE), have spoken out in support of the program. Musk, reportedly a former H-1B recipient, suggested that this type of visa “made America strong” by attracting foreign talent, while vowing to “go to war on this issue the likes of which you cannot possibly comprehend.”

Musk’s critics say the H-1B program has been of great benefit to his own companies – Tesla and SpaceX – as well as other big US corporations.

Writing on X on Thursday, Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, joined the critics.

“Elon Musk is wrong. The main function of the H-1B visa program is not to hire ‘the best and the brightest,’ but rather to replace good-paying American jobs with low-wage indentured servants from abroad. The cheaper the labor they hire, the more money the billionaires make,” he wrote.

Sanders noted that from 2022 to 2023, the top 30 largest US companies using the program hired over 34,000 new employees under H-1B, while laying off at least 85,000 American workers.

“The H-1B program must be ended. Bottom line. It should never be cheaper for a corporation to hire a guest worker from overseas than an American worker,” he said.

In 2016, Trump, who is known for his hardline stance on immigration, called the scheme “very unfair” to American workers and said it should be ended.

In late December, however, Trump appeared to have changed his mind and expressed support for the program.

“I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I’ve been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It’s a great program,” he said. Asked about the apparent flip-flop, Trump denied that he ever changed his mind, the New York Times reported.

Some of Trump’s biggest supporters, however, are critical of H-1B. Steve Bannon, a former White House chief strategist under Trump, called the program a “scam” that benefits “Silicon Valley’s sociopathic overlords.”

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Via https://www.rt.com/news/610400-bernie-sanders-elon-musk-visas/

Bird Flu ‘Fearmongering’ as CDC Finds ‘No Evidence’ of Human-to-Human Transmission

Lumen News

‘No evidence’ of human-to-human transmission of bird flu (H5N1) has been identified, says a new study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published Tuesday at the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

The study concluded:

In the cases identified to date, A(H5N1) viruses generally caused mild illness, mostly conjunctivitis, of short duration, predominantly in U.S. adults exposed to infected animals; most patients received prompt antiviral treatment. No evidence of human-to-human A(H5N1) transmission was identified. PPE use among occupationally exposed persons was suboptimal, which suggests that additional strategies are needed to reduce exposure risk. (Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)

“All the case patients who were exposed to infected poultry were involved in depopulation activities,” CDC also reports.

Harvey Risch, M.D., professor emeritus of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of Medicine, told Lumen-News the CDC study “shows that the human bird flu cases that have occurred to date are essentially in people with workplace exposures to infected animals.”

Risch, the chief epidemiologist for The Wellness Company, also said:

These cases have generally been mild and treatable. There has been no secondary spread from them. Thus, the public fearmongering statements various people have been making must have some other motivation or incentive rather than pretending to be informative.

The “fearmongering” has indeed been ramping up.

On December 18, Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency over the H5N1 bird flu having been detected in dairy cows in southern California.

“[N]o person-to-person spread of Bird Flu has been detected in California and nearly all infected individuals had exposure to infected cattle,” the declaration also stated.

Since then, egg prices have soared to nearly $9.00 per dozen in the state, a 70% increase since November.

“According to the USDA, the sharp increase in price is due to nine confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) across the state in December 2024 alone, which led to the depopulation of almost six million layers,” reported WATTPoultry, which provides news and analysis for the global poultry industry.

In a recent Substack column, scientist, physician, and vaccine expert Robert Malone, M.D. laid out what may happen as the federal government gears up for a bird flu pandemic:

It seems pretty obvious that the government is gearing up to encourage or even mandate poultry, dairy farmers as well as their workers, and maybe even cattle ranchers to be vaccinated. Of course, all hospital and medical care professionals will be mandated to comply. The elderly and immunocompromised will also be encouraged to vaccinate against the HIGHLY PATHOGENIC (to birds…) avian flu.

Malone warns the federal government is likely to begin stockpiling its “vaccines” to be given free of charge to those who qualify.

“Next will be the requirement for all lactating cattle crossing state borders to be vaccinated,” he anticipates. “The USDA will track down as many small farmers and milk producers as possible so that the proper registration/ear tagging of cattle occurs.”

Malone urges Americans to prepare for mass vaccination of food animals:

If you don’t want to buy meat or drink milk from cattle vaccinated with an mRNA “vaccine,” it is prudent to locate a local supplier now. When the government rolls out these programs, you likely will be scrambling – if you don’t have clean sources for your food now.

“As the government throws money at these new vaccines, there is no evidence that it will stop the transmission or even spread of this virus in cattle or people,” he asserts, adding that Big Agriculture’s “factory farming” is the crux of the problem. Bird flu and the fearmongering that revs up hysteria actually benefits mega-farms:

As of July 2024, over 100 million chickens and turkeys have been culled in the United States alone since the outbreak began in 2022, estimates are that this has cost the US taxpayer almost one billion dollars. The problem is that modern chicken factories house 20,000 to 40,000 chickens each. They are little mutant virus factories.

“This all costs money, requires many bull sh*t jobs, and will make our milk, meat and eggs more expensive,” Malone warns. “Furthermore, locally sourced products will become more challenging to obtain. Maybe this is by design.”

Among those stoking fear of human bird flu cases is former Baltimore health official and ex-Planned Parenthood CEO Leana Wen, M.D., who frequently served as a COVID-19 “expert” in left-leaning news outlets.

Joe Biden should be rapidly instituting a testing protocol and getting a bird flu vaccine approved quickly before Donald Trump is inaugurated, Wen urged on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday, citing an avian flu “mortality rate” of 52% based on historical data.

[Ed. The 52% mortality rate is misleading. It actually represents the death rate of European patients admitted to hospital for H5N1 pneumonia – not the death rate of patients infected with H5N1 – see https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(24)00460-2/fulltext. In the US the current death rate from H5N1 infection is 0%. See Dr Malone’s comment below.]

“We should be having rapid tests, home tests, available to all farm workers, to their families, for the clinicians taking care of them, so that we aren’t waiting for public labs and CDC labs to tell us what’s bird flu or not,” Wen urged alarmingly.

“And the second very important thing is this is not like the beginning of COVID, where we were dealing with a new virus, we didn’t have a vaccine,” she added. “There actually is a vaccine developed already against H5N1. The Biden administration has contracted with manufacturers to make almost 5 million doses of the vaccine. However, they have not asked the FDA to authorize the vaccine.”

“They could get this authorized now, and also get the vaccine out so – and to farm workers and to vulnerable people,” she pressed. “I think that’s the right approach because we don’t know what the Trump administration is going to be doing around bird flu. If they have people coming in with anti-vaccine stances, could they hold up vaccine authorization?”

As Lumen-News reported in January 2023, Wen admitted in her column at the Washington Post that hospitals had been “overcounting COVID deaths and hospitalizations,” a statement to which Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, responded on X, “A year ago, this was a conspiracy theory that would get you censored…”

Despite her very late admission, Wen still insisted there was “no truth to the conspiracy theory that hospitals are trying to exaggerate coronavirus numbers for some nefarious purpose.”

As the report observed, however, in May 2020, Fox News had already noted economic assessments revealed hospitals throughout the country had been receiving more federal funds to treat Medicare patients diagnosed with, or presumed to have become infected with, COVID-19. Additionally:

Dr. Summer McGee, dean of the School of Health Sciences at the University of New Haven, also told Fox News the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act “authorized a temporary 20 percent increase in reimbursements from Medicare for COVID-19 patients to account for both anticipated and unanticipated increases in the cost of care for these medically complex patients.”

In July 2021, Wen revealed her deep disdain for Americans who chose not to get the shots.

“Frankly, we know that we can’t trust the unvaccinated,” she told Democracy Now, accusing unvaxxed Americans of “walking around without masks and, in fact, that’s what led to the surge that we’re seeing.”

Of course, many studies had already been performed at that point that demonstrated masks were ineffective at preventing transmission of the virus.

Several months later, Wen’s full embrace of mandatory masks and COVID shots for all Americans drew a barrage of criticism.

“There are privileges associated with being an American,” she told CNN. “That if you wish to have these privileges, you need to get vaccinated. Travel, and having the right to travel in our state, it’s not a constitutional right as far as I know to board a plane.”

Wen even suggested life needs to be “hard” for Americans who refused the COVID shots:

“Generally, the currently circulating avian influenza strain in the US does not include any cases of human-to-human transmission,” Malone also affirmed Tuesday as he wrote about the “current bird flu ‘psyop.’”

“And the current mortality, with over 60 cases identified, is 0%. NOT 50%,” he asserted, adding:

“This “pandemic” is nothing more than an artifact of their newly developed protocols to test cattle, poultry, pets, people, and wildlife on a massive scale for avian influenza. In years past, this was not even considered. In the past, the USG did fund a massive testing and surveillance program called “Biowatch”. That program was a colossal failure and a massive waste of money. Billions of dollars.”

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Via https://lumennews14.substack.com/p/bird-flu-fearmongering-as-cdc-finds

Just Like Clockwork, Propaganda Push for Digital ID Kicks Into Gear in UK

What is Digital ID? Why is it important? | APPMAN

After avoiding the issue for years, the legacy media are now trying to manufacture public complacency and consent for the government’s digital identity — and by extension, CBDC — agenda.

On July 5, the day Keir Starmer became UK prime minister, we wagered that a Starmer government would intensify the push to roll out a digital identity system in the UK — a country that has, until now, resisted all recent attempts to introduce an identity card system, including, most notably, by Starmer’s backroom consultant and mentor, Tony Blair.

Unfortunately, that prediction has proven to be pretty much on the money. Since taking office, the Starmer government has:

  • Launched the new Office for Digital Identities and Attributes, with the task of overseeing the country’s digital ID market. As of October 28, almost 50 organizations with DIATF-certified services had been added to the office’s register.
  • Pledged to roll out a digital ID card for army veterans. As in the US, the UK government is also looking to launch a digital driving license by next year.
  • Announced plans to introduce digital ID legislation for age verification purposes, meaning that young people will soon be able to use digital ID wallets on their phones to prove they are over 18 when visiting pubs, restaurants and shops.

Now, the propaganda is kicking into gear, and the main selling points, as always, are speed and convenience.

In its first commercial, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology chose a British pub as the venue to showcase the, ahem, benefits of digital identity. In Greece, the government is trying to push the EU’s digital identity wallet on the public by making it obligatory for accessing sports stadiums. In Spain, the government is trying to make it a prerequisite for accessing online porn while Australia has just passed a law making it necessary for all Australians to verify their age (presumably with its fledgling digital ID) to access social media.

As we have noted in previous articles, digital identity programs, and the central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) with which they are inseparably tied, are among the most important questions today’s societies could possibly grapple with since they threaten to transform our societies and lives beyond recognition, granting governments and their corporate partners much more granular control over our lives — precisely at a time when democracy is on the decline across the West, authoritarianism is on the rise and public trust in government is sinking to record lows.

Given what is at stake, digital public infrastructure such as digital IDs and CBDCs should be under discussion in every parliament of every land, and every dinner table in every country in the world. That is finally beginning to happen in the UK, but if early signs are any indication it is likely to be less an open debate than a barrage of propagandistic talking points. In the past three weeks alone, there have been gushing articles, op-eds and editorials on the potential wonders of digital identity in the Daily Mail, the Times of London, the Financial Times and Sky News.

In an op-ed for the Daily Mail, Tony Blair, with characteristic zeal for digital public infrastructure (DPI), touts digital identity as a cure-all for just about everything, from bringing down NHS waiting lists to tracking illegal immigrants, to cutting benefit fraud and resolving the UK government’s fiscal crisis.

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In its article, “Why Britain Needs a Digital ID System“, published last week, the FT concludes that “if Britain wants a truly modern state”, digital identity is “an idea whose time has come”.  The article cites estimates from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (who else?) that a digital identity system could boost public finances by about £2bn a year, “mostly by reducing benefits fraud and improving tax collection, on top of broader economic gains”:

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How will they achieve such a large take-up within such a short period, without coer? Yet according to The Times, an overwhelming majority of UK citizens are in favour of digital identity, citing a recent poll for the Times and Justice Commission:

The poll found that more than two thirds of Tory voters backed the introduction of digital ID cards, compared with 12 per cent who opposed it. Sixty per cent of those who voted Labour at the last election were in favour of the policy and 15 per cent were against it. Among Liberal Democrats, 54 per cent supported the idea compared with 16 per cent who did not. For Reform, the split was 59 per cent in favour and 21 per cent opposed.

One should perhaps be wary of reading too much into the results of one poll, especially when said results appear to chime perfectly with the long-term policy goals of the government of the day. Readers may recall that back in 2021, a flurry of polls claimed to show that a majority of Brits support the roll out of digital vaccine certificates, including one by the Serco Institute, an international think tank tied to the Serco Group, a British multinational defence, health, space, justice, migration, customer services, and transport company.

As Blair himself admitted recently, in reality the British public will need “a little coercing persuading” to embrace digital ID. That is presumably where the mainstream media comes in.

What Doesn’t Get Mentioned?

There are so many gaping gaps in the UK media’s no-warts-at-all discussion of digital identity that it’s hard to know where to begin. The FT, to its credit, concedes that “Britain has a dismal record in public sector IT — think of the Post Office Horizon scandal.” What it leaves out is the fact that this disastrous government IT program, which ruined the lives of thousands of Post Office submasters, was the brainchild of Tony Blair, the man whom the media are now treating as an authority on all matters technological.

Nor does the FT article mention that Blair was warned that the Horizon IT system could be flawed before it was rolled out, but chose to proceed nonetheless. When the anticipated problems began surfacing, his government did everything it could to cover them up. Yet somehow Tony Blair and his foundation are still a voice of authority on issues of digital governance.

The Post Office Horizon scandal is just one of a laundry list of IT disasters that successive UK governments have overseen, as our regular UK-based commenter Paul Greenwood recently reminded us:

This is brought to you from the same regime that cannot:

a) get e-Gates at major airports to function,
b) has repeatedly postponed eVisas because they cannot get them to work;
c) has repeatedly postponed Phytosanitary checks on agricultural imports at borders because ……..cannot get it to work…

(That’s not to mention) the Great NHS Computer Disaster…….the largest IT Project in Europe… [that cost more than £1 billion and never launched].

The NHS computer disaster, now used as a case study for how large government IT projects can go spectacularly wrong, costing billions of dollars in squandered public funds, was also launched by Anthony Charles Linton Blair. It involved the participation of IT consulting giants like Accenture and Fujitsu, which was the lead company behind the Post Office Horizon system and has been selected to lead the digital ID scheme, despite a pledge earlier this year to refrain from participating in UK government procurement.

Of the four articles on digital ID, not a single one has offered more than a token paragraph on the potential risks and downsides of digital identity. As the leading industry publication Biometric Update gleefully reported on December 16, the UK press has been “won over” on digital identity, and is now setting about “explaining why” to the British public.

Other issues that are completely ignored or glossed over include:

Privacy. All four of the articles pay lip service to the threat digital identity poses to privacy. The FT argues that “privacy arguments have less force when most adults happily carry smartphones stuffed with apps that can track everything from how many steps they do to what colour socks they buy.” However, as some FT readers pointed out in the comments thread, those apps can be turned off at any time. And whose to say that everyone’s mobile phone is “stuffed with apps”? Mine, for instance, has just two on it (Spotify and WhatsApp).

One thing a near-mandatory digital identity system will ensure is that we will never be without our trusted mobile phones. This sort of “digital coercion” — a term I learnt from the German financial journalist and digital rights activist, Norbert Häring — is on the rise just about everywhere. As Häring reported in September, this should hardly come as a surprise given that one of the main organisations pushing for the rapid rollout of digital public infrastructure (digital ID, digital health passes, instant payment systems, central bank digital currency…) is the corporate-controlled, WEF-partnered United Nations.

Security. Another major issue with digital ID is security, though it is totally glossed over in the MSM articles. While the FT mentions “dangers with hacking and cyber attacks”, it also claims that digital ID could help to combat “identity fraud.” Yet Norway and Sweden are suffering an epidemic of identity theft and cyber crime despite having rolled out digital ID systems years ago that are now thoroughly integrated into people’s daily lives? In Sweden, many cyber crimes involve BankID, the ubiquitous digital authorization system used by nearly all Swedish adults.

India, which is home to the world’s largest biometric-based digital ID system, Aadhaar, has suffered huge security problems, from identity theft to innumerable data breaches, including two in which the data of roughly a billion people were compromised. Much of it ended up for sale on the net. Said data included each person’s biometric identifiers (i.e. their iris and fingerprint scans). If this data is hacked, there is no way of undoing the damage. You cannot change or cancel your iris or fingerprint like you can change a password or cancel a credit card.

In South East Asia, cyber criminals have been targeting iOS users with malware that purloins face scans from the users of Apple devices to break into and pilfer money from bank accounts – thought to be a world first. Likewise, in India there have been reports of bank accounts being emptied using compromised Aadhaar numbers and biometric identifiers.

As we shift into a world where digital public infrastructure (DPI) increasingly dominate our lives, the security of our data, including our biometric identifiers, seems to be increasingly at risk. Of all the UK articles on digital identity in the UK, not a single one mentions the word “biometric” once, perhaps because that might actually scare off some readers.

Exclusion.  While often touted as a tool for social and financial inclusion, the reality is that digital identity systems are inherently exclusionary. As the World Economic Forum admits, while verifiable identities “create new markets and business lines” for companies, especially those in the tech industry that will help to operate the systems while hoovering up all the data, they also (emphasis my own) “open up (or close off) the digital world for individuals.”

It is not just the digital world that could end up being closed off; so, too, could much of the analogue world. As the now-ubiquitous WEF infographic suggests, a full-fledged digital identity system, as currently conceived, could end up touching just about every aspect of our lives, from our health (including the vaccines we are supposed to receive) to our money, to our business activities, our private and public communications, the information we are able to access, our dealings with government, the food we eat and the goods we buy.

It could also offer governments and the companies they partner with unprecedented levels of surveillance and control powers.

A Gateway to CBDCs. One other thing that doesn’t get a mention in any of the articles is the role digital identity will play as a gateway to CBDCs. In a 2021, the FT conceded that without a government-backed digital identity system, CBDCs would be unworkable.

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Via https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/01/the-propaganda-push-for-digital-identity-in-

The Potential Role of Roundup in Alzheimer’s Disease

glyphosate exposure and brain health

Dr Mercola

Story at-a-glance

  • Glyphosate (Roundup) exposure is linked to increased neuroinflammation and Alzheimer’s-like pathology in mice, suggesting a detrimental impact on brain health
  • Aminomethylphosphonic acid, a metabolite of glyphosate, persists in brain tissue long after exposure, indicating long-term effects
  • Over 80% of the U.S. population has detectable levels of glyphosate in their urine, highlighting widespread exposure
  • Fasting for less than 8 hours is associated with higher glyphosate levels, revealing dietary habits influence exposure
  • Children and adolescents demonstrate higher glyphosate levels compared to adults, raising significant concerns about potential long-term health impacts on younger populations

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that deteriorates your memory, cognitive function and ability to perform everyday tasks. This debilitating condition affects millions of Americans, stripping individuals of their independence and profoundly altering lives.

Characterized by symptoms such as memory loss, confusion and changes in behavior, Alzheimer’s disrupts both the lives of those diagnosed and their loved ones. As the disease advances, you may witness a loved one struggle with speaking, recognizing familiar faces and completing simple activities, leading to a significant decline in their quality of life.

Are Herbicides in the Environment Driving Alzheimer’s?

Over 80% of the U.S. population has detectable levels of glyphosate in their urine.1 These startling statistics highlight the widespread exposure to glyphosate and its implications for neurological health.

The ubiquitous presence of glyphosate in our environment raises concerns about its long-term effects on brain health. With such high levels of exposure, understanding glyphosate’s role in accelerating Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis becomes essential for developing strategies to protect public health and mitigate this devastating disease.

Conventional Alzheimer’s treatments often focus on managing symptoms rather than addressing the root causes, which is frustrating for those seeking long-term solutions. Medications like cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine are commonly prescribed, but they come with side effects such as nausea, dizziness and confusion. These drawbacks highlight the need for a more comprehensive approach to managing Alzheimer’s disease.

The underlying causes of Alzheimer’s include genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors. Genetic predispositions, such as mutations in the APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2 genes, play a significant role. Environmental factors like exposure to toxins, including glyphosate, have been implicated in increasing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s as well. Lifestyle choices, such as poor diet, lack of exercise and chronic stress, also contribute to the disease’s onset.

These underlying causes contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s through a series of complex biological processes. For instance, genetic mutations lead to the abnormal production of amyloid-beta plaques, which disrupt communication between brain cells. Environmental toxins like glyphosate exacerbate neuroinflammation, further damaging neurons.

Lifestyle factors such as poor diet and lack of exercise lead to oxidative stress and inflammation, both of which are known to accelerate the progression of Alzheimer’s. By comprehending these mechanisms, we can better appreciate how this condition develops and progresses.

Often, Alzheimer’s diagnosis relies on a combination of cognitive tests, medical history and brain imaging, which doesn’t always provide a clear picture. Misdiagnosis is a risk, as symptoms like memory loss and confusion are attributed to other conditions such as depression or vitamin deficiencies. This complexity underscores the importance of thorough and accurate diagnostic procedures.

The limitations of current diagnostic methods lead to delays in treatment and management. Cognitive tests don’t always detect early-stage Alheimer’s, and imaging techniques like MRI or CT scans often miss subtle changes in brain structure. Additionally, the lack of a definitive biomarker for Alzheimer’s complicates the diagnostic process.

Glyphosate Exposure Accelerates Alzheimer’s Pathology in Mice

A study investigated the impact of glyphosate exposure on the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in mice.2 The research focused on understanding how glyphosate influences neuroinflammation, the buildup of amyloid-β and tau proteins, and cognitive impairments, even after a significant recovery period.

The findings revealed that glyphosate exposure exacerbates AD-like pathology and persistent neuroinflammation in the brain, highlighting the herbicide’s long-term detrimental effects. The study utilized 4.5-month-old 3xTg-AD mice, which are genetically modified to model Alzheimer’s disease, alongside non-transgenic (NonTg) control mice. Only female 3xTg-AD mice were included to ensure consistent neuropathological outcomes observed in females.

The researchers administered glyphosate to these mice over a 13-week period, followed by a six-month recovery phase. Behavioral tests conducted at 12 months of age and subsequent tissue analyses at 13.5 months provided comprehensive insights into the herbicide’s effects on both AD and non-AD mice.

One of the key discoveries was that glyphosate exposure led to significant increases in both soluble and insoluble fractions of amyloid-β (Aβ) 40 and 42, as well as an elevated Aβ42 plaque load. The study found, “Glyphosate exposure increases soluble and insoluble fractions of Aβ40 and 42, and Aβ42 plaque load by increasing cleavage products of the amyloid precursor protein despite a recovery period.”3

This indicates that glyphosate enhances the processing of amyloid precursor protein, leading to more amyloid plaques. It’s important to note, however, that some research suggests amyloid-beta accumulation is a protective response in areas of high brain metabolic activity, not the primary cause of Alzheimer’s.

Additionally, the research highlighted the accumulation of phosphorylated tau proteins in the brain. Specifically, glyphosate exposure resulted in increased levels of phosphorylated tau at multiple sites, including Threonine 181, Serine 396, and AT8 (Serine 202, Threonine 205).4

Phosphorylated tau forms neurofibrillary tangles, another feature of Alzheimer’s pathology, disrupting neuronal function and communication. Neuroinflammation was another significant finding. The study observed elevated levels of both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in the brains and blood plasma of glyphosate-exposed mice.

It was reported, “We found increased pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines persisting in both 3xTg-AD and NonTg brain tissue and in 3xTg-AD peripheral blood plasma.”5 This persistent inflammation contributes to neuronal damage and accelerates the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Glyphosate Crosses the Blood-Brain Barrier, Affecting Brain health

Behaviorally, glyphosate-exposed 3xTg-AD mice demonstrated increased anxiety-like behaviors, as evidenced by heightened thigmotaxia — or the tendency to remain near walls — in the Morris water maze test.6 These behavioral changes correlate with the underlying neurological damage caused by glyphosate, further linking herbicide exposure to cognitive deficits associated with Alzheimer’s.

Another aspect of the study was the detection of glyphosate and its major metabolite, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), in the brain tissues of exposed mice even after the six-month recovery period.7 This persistence suggests that glyphosate and its metabolites cross the blood-brain barrier and remain in the brain for extended periods, continuously affecting neuronal health.

The study also explored the biological mechanisms through which glyphosate exacerbates Alzheimer’s pathology. Once in the brain, glyphosate increases the activity of the beta-secretase enzyme (BACE-1), which plays a role in the production of amyloid-β peptides from amyloid precursor protein. This enzymatic activity leads to a higher accumulation of amyloid plaques.8

Moreover, glyphosate-induced neuroinflammation is driven by the imbalance of cytokines and chemokines, which are signaling molecules that regulate immune responses. The study reported, “Glyphosate promoted an imbalance of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine and chemokine levels in the brain and periphery of 3xTg-AD mice.”9

This imbalance results in a chronic inflammatory state, damaging neurons and accelerating the neurodegenerative processes characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease. Overall, the study provides compelling evidence that glyphosate exposure significantly worsens Alzheimer’s disease pathology in mice. By promoting neuroinflammation and causing neuronal dysfunction, glyphosate plays a detrimental role in the advancement of Alzheimer’s disease.

The persistence of glyphosate and its metabolite in the brain underscores the long-lasting impact of exposure, emphasizing the urgent need for further research to understand its implications for human health and Alzheimer’s disease progression.10

Widespread Glyphosate Exposure in the US Population

A separate study sought to determine how widespread glyphosate exposure is among Americans and what factors influence its presence in our bodies. By analyzing urine samples from the 2013-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), researchers found that an overwhelming 81.2% of the U.S. population aged 6 and older had detectable levels of glyphosate in their urine.11 This extensive coverage highlights the pervasive nature of glyphosate in everyday life.

The study focused on a diverse group of participants, ensuring a representative sample of the U.S. population. Among the 2,310 urine samples examined, it was revealed that both children and adults are significantly exposed to glyphosate through various means. Notably, elementary-school-aged children exhibited the highest average glyphosate levels compared to other age groups.12

This finding raises concerns about the vulnerability of younger individuals to related health effects. One of the key discoveries was the association between fasting duration and glyphosate concentration. Individuals who fasted for eight hours or less before sample collection had glyphosate levels that were 1.94 times more likely to exceed the 95th percentile compared to those who fasted longer.13

This suggests that recent dietary intake plays an important role in glyphosate exposure, likely due to the consumption of foods treated with the herbicide. Furthermore, the study highlighted the widespread presence of glyphosate in the environment. Glyphosate was detected in various environmental mediums, including air particulates from rural roads, agricultural soils, water sediments and even house dust.14

This widespread distribution means that almost everyone is exposed to glyphosate regularly, whether through the food they eat, the air they breathe, or their immediate surroundings.15 The ubiquitous nature of glyphosate makes it a challenging pollutant to control and mitigate.

Exposure to Glyphosate via Food Is Widespread

Glyphosate’s detection in a wide array of food items, such as fruits, cereals and pulses, underscores the herbicide’s integration into the food supply chain.16 These multiple exposure pathways contribute to the high prevalence of glyphosate found in the population.

Dietary habits emerged as a significant factor influencing glyphosate levels. Participants’ food consumption patterns were closely linked to the variation in glyphosate concentrations observed.17 Age also played a role in glyphosate concentration trends. The study found that glyphosate levels decreased from ages 6 to 11 and continued to decline until the age group of 20 to 59. However, there was an increase in glyphosate concentration among individuals aged 60 and above.18

This age-related fluctuation could be attributed to cumulative exposure over time or differences in metabolism and excretion rates among various age groups. Human exposure to glyphosate primarily occurs through three pathways: dermal contact, inhalation and ingestion via diet.19

Upon entering the body, most glyphosate is excreted unchanged through feces, accounting for 62% to 69% of the exposure.20 In contrast, only about 1% to 6% of orally ingested glyphosate is rapidly eliminated unchanged in urine,21 indicating that the majority of the chemical remains in the body longer.

Children and adolescents showed higher glyphosate levels than adults, highlighting a key area of concern. The elevated levels in younger age groups may result from their dietary choices or higher susceptibility to environmental exposures.22 The study highlights the need for strategies to reduce glyphosate exposure in children, such as encouraging dietary changes and monitoring environmental sources more closely.23

Dietary habits, specifically the types of foods consumed, significantly impact glyphosate exposure levels as well. The study found that individuals who consumed cereal-containing products had higher glyphosate levels, indicating that certain dietary choices increase exposure to glyphosate.24

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Protecting Your Brain from Glyphosate’s Effects on Alzheimer’s

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1. Switch to organic foods — You’ll drastically reduce your glyphosate exposure by choosing organic foods, especially grains, legumes and produce. . . Focus particularly on avoiding conventional wheat products, as farmers often use glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent.

2. Support your gut barrier — Glyphosate damages the gut microbiome and increases intestinal permeability. Rebuild your gut health by consuming probiotic-rich foods and supporting beneficial bacteria like Akkermansia. However, excessive consumption of polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs) like linoleic acid in seed oils and other mitochondrial poisons also disrupt your body’s mitochondrial function, reducing cellular energy and further disrupting gut health.

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3. Boost cellular energy production — Enhance your mitochondrial function to combat glyphosate’s damaging effects on brain cells. Include targeted carbohydrates (200 to 350 grams daily for most adults) to support cellular energy production.

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4. Reduce environmental exposure — Beyond food, minimize contact with glyphosate in your environment. Use natural lawn care methods instead of herbicides, filter your drinking water with systems certified to remove glyphosate and wash all produce thoroughly — even organic items due to cross-contamination.

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Via https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2025/01/03/glyphosate-exposure-and-brain-health.aspx

Ukraine’s CIA Freedom Fighters

Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing

Directed by Vyacheslav Guz and Aleksandr Avilov (20240

Film Review

After obtaining videos the RVC made of themselves, the TrackANaziMerc team (https://t.me/s/TrackAMerc), which tracks Nazi mercenaries in Ukraine, traced some of them to Quebec, Texas and Sweden. According to Prozorov, Ukraine’s Kraken Regiment provides intelligence and reconnaissance for RVC, and American mercenaries provide the weapons.**

The RVC invaded Kozinka (pop 1,097) in March 2023 and “completely liberated” it. See https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1773083/Russia-Ukraine-war-Kozinka-border-raid

After firing on a civilian vehicle carrying the village pastor, the RVC occupied his church and raised the Ukrainian flag and made a video to post on YouTube. After the mayor attempted to talk to them, they fired on his car and shelled a school and several new homes. They then seized several civilian cars, which they set up as barricade.

Prozorov believes the so-called invasion was most likely a CIA-directed media operation for propaganda purposes. The CIA carried out many similar operations in Bosnia in the 1990s, when they trained Croats to masquerade as Serbs to disrupt strong community ties between Muslims and their Serb neighbors.

https://en.rtdoc.tv/films/1364-wolves-in-sheeps-clothing


*UrLeaks sponsors journalistic investigations into Ukrainian war crimes

**According to Prozorov, CIA officers Lance Soliday and Robert Daielak have set up a scheme to provide unofficial (and illegal) Czehc munitions to Ukraine.