This Week in the New Normal #52
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world.
1.Climate panic reports ahead of COP27
Next Sunday is the beginning of the UN’s climate summit COP27 in Cairo, and this week the media have been busily laying groundwork ahead of some inevitably alarmist speeches and policy announcements.
For example, the Guardian is running with:
World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies
Which warns:
All three of the key UN agencies have produced damning reports in the last…...
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Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world.
1.Climate panic reports ahead of COP27
Next Sunday is the beginning of the UN’s climate summit COP27 in Cairo, and this week the media have been busily laying groundwork ahead of some inevitably alarmist speeches and policy announcements.
For example, the Guardian is running with:
World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies
Which warns:
All three of the key UN agencies have produced damning reports in the last…...
Read full article ...
https://wp.me/paXmj6-mjP
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COMMENT FROM "PENELOPE" ON OFFG TODAY -
"l don’t often leave Lompoc, CA where it seems just about everyone I talk to is awake.
But Thursday I travelled to North Hollywood for a specialty lab test. The medical insurance driver who drove me related how when he’d come to the US 8 years ago from Guadalajara he felt “protected” here in the States and now he didn’t. We conversed the entire 2 hour drive, and he was quite knowledgeable about the side effects & risks of the vaxx, the digital currency as a control tool, and other political matters.
He knew others who’d been forced to take the vaxx to keep their jobs, and had then gotten covid.
In the elevator & waiting for it I met a woman in a medical uniform who ended our brief conversation by urging me, “Don’t take that vaccine. Don’t take it, tell everybody.”
The heavily-accented driver on the return trip was old-school courteous & didn’t put forward his own opinion until he heard that of a very outspoken Mom & daughter who were my co-passengers. Then he told a few experiences of his own.
The Mom was the very best: She said she understood why it was difficult for people who’d gotten the vaxx to believe that “They really do want to kill us; it’s a depopulation agenda.” She was extraordinarily well-read, knew about the studies, was suspicious of the Ukraine story, the energy scarcity, global warming, etc.
Like you all she & her daughter knew people who resisted the truth, but she felt some were beginning to believe it because their doctors were unable to explain their post-op illnesses– one had a stroke, one developed Parkinsons, etc. She said no one was taking the boosters.
I invite people to speak on these topics everywhere I go & I take them to be indicative of the whole. How can I not when they are perfectly random strangers?"
https://off-guardian.org/2022/10/28/covid-19-a-universe-of-questions-in-a-time-of-universal-deceit/#comment-552995
"l don’t often leave Lompoc, CA where it seems just about everyone I talk to is awake.
But Thursday I travelled to North Hollywood for a specialty lab test. The medical insurance driver who drove me related how when he’d come to the US 8 years ago from Guadalajara he felt “protected” here in the States and now he didn’t. We conversed the entire 2 hour drive, and he was quite knowledgeable about the side effects & risks of the vaxx, the digital currency as a control tool, and other political matters.
He knew others who’d been forced to take the vaxx to keep their jobs, and had then gotten covid.
In the elevator & waiting for it I met a woman in a medical uniform who ended our brief conversation by urging me, “Don’t take that vaccine. Don’t take it, tell everybody.”
The heavily-accented driver on the return trip was old-school courteous & didn’t put forward his own opinion until he heard that of a very outspoken Mom & daughter who were my co-passengers. Then he told a few experiences of his own.
The Mom was the very best: She said she understood why it was difficult for people who’d gotten the vaxx to believe that “They really do want to kill us; it’s a depopulation agenda.” She was extraordinarily well-read, knew about the studies, was suspicious of the Ukraine story, the energy scarcity, global warming, etc.
Like you all she & her daughter knew people who resisted the truth, but she felt some were beginning to believe it because their doctors were unable to explain their post-op illnesses– one had a stroke, one developed Parkinsons, etc. She said no one was taking the boosters.
I invite people to speak on these topics everywhere I go & I take them to be indicative of the whole. How can I not when they are perfectly random strangers?"
https://off-guardian.org/2022/10/28/covid-19-a-universe-of-questions-in-a-time-of-universal-deceit/#comment-552995
OffGuardian
Covid-19: A Universe of Questions In a Time of Universal Deceit
Michael Bryant In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary actattributed to George Orwell but unsourced As we approach the third year of the ‘Covid Crisis’, the once unassai…
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17 Memes to Get You Through the Day – Hallow-meme Edition
The spooky season is upon us, and what does that mean? The same as most other mondays, of course: memes.
I’ll be honest, the title pun is the major reason these memes are here, but it’s the time of year for fun and frolics and bad dad jokes.
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We could have filled the whole piece with nothing but “Spirit Costume” memes, but we chose just our favourites…
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…and our tastes run to the meta…
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…and the somewhat pretentious.
4.
Elon AND Kanye…it’s been a busy week of manufactured outrage.
5.
As someone who’s been battling flu, where…...
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The spooky season is upon us, and what does that mean? The same as most other mondays, of course: memes.
I’ll be honest, the title pun is the major reason these memes are here, but it’s the time of year for fun and frolics and bad dad jokes.
1.
We could have filled the whole piece with nothing but “Spirit Costume” memes, but we chose just our favourites…
2.
…and our tastes run to the meta…
3.
…and the somewhat pretentious.
4.
Elon AND Kanye…it’s been a busy week of manufactured outrage.
5.
As someone who’s been battling flu, where…...
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https://wp.me/paXmj6-mkr
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The Tale of Two Greedy Landlords
Catte Black, with illustrations by JR Leach
Once upon a time in a land far away and in a time of plenty there were two rich and prosperous Landlords who each owned large and spacious adjoining buildings wherein many people lived.
The apartments were warm and comfortable and every week there was a market where grain was brought from Landlord B’s land and fruit and meat and vegetables from Landlord A’s. While wood from Landlord B’s copses kept the Communal Woodpile stocked with seasoned logs.
Everyone was happy.
The Landlords were both friends with a Banker.
The Banker was richer…...
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Catte Black, with illustrations by JR Leach
Once upon a time in a land far away and in a time of plenty there were two rich and prosperous Landlords who each owned large and spacious adjoining buildings wherein many people lived.
The apartments were warm and comfortable and every week there was a market where grain was brought from Landlord B’s land and fruit and meat and vegetables from Landlord A’s. While wood from Landlord B’s copses kept the Communal Woodpile stocked with seasoned logs.
Everyone was happy.
The Landlords were both friends with a Banker.
The Banker was richer…...
Read full article ...
https://wp.me/paXmj6-mk4
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Like OffG? We need your help to keep going
Hi all. So here’s the deal.
Last December we lost our Patreon and with it a huge percentage of our income.
About 60%.
Since then we have been running on a shoestring.
Following our covid19/11 series we had further video and podcast projects we were forced to cancel because we could not afford to pay our video editors for their time.
All our income since then has been going on simply keeping the site ticking over.
To make matters worse we are now reliant on PayPal for almost all of our remaining income. With PayPal’s planned “new conditions” regarding “misinformation…...
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https://wp.me/paXmj6-lMt
Hi all. So here’s the deal.
Last December we lost our Patreon and with it a huge percentage of our income.
About 60%.
Since then we have been running on a shoestring.
Following our covid19/11 series we had further video and podcast projects we were forced to cancel because we could not afford to pay our video editors for their time.
All our income since then has been going on simply keeping the site ticking over.
To make matters worse we are now reliant on PayPal for almost all of our remaining income. With PayPal’s planned “new conditions” regarding “misinformation…...
Read full article ...
https://wp.me/paXmj6-lMt
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“Pandemic Amnesty”? It’s just more narrative reinforcement
Kit Knightly
A few days ago, on Halloween, the Atlantic ran this opinion piece by economist Emily Oster, headlined:
LET’S DECLARE A PANDEMIC AMNESTY
This along, along with the sub-head…
We need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID.
…have been doing the rounds on the internet.
The general perception has been that it is some kind of admission of defeat, perhaps a recognition that the “pandemic” was not real, and that those pushing the narrative had been in the wrong; a genuine plea for understanding or forgiveness.
But…...
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Kit Knightly
A few days ago, on Halloween, the Atlantic ran this opinion piece by economist Emily Oster, headlined:
LET’S DECLARE A PANDEMIC AMNESTY
This along, along with the sub-head…
We need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID.
…have been doing the rounds on the internet.
The general perception has been that it is some kind of admission of defeat, perhaps a recognition that the “pandemic” was not real, and that those pushing the narrative had been in the wrong; a genuine plea for understanding or forgiveness.
But…...
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https://wp.me/paXmj6-mld
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Forwarded from Edward Slavsquat
Kiev and Moscow continue to negotiate gas transit deals, but they can't agree to stop vaporizing the proles? 🤔🤔 [source: RIA Novosti]
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India’s GMOs: A 30-Year Pathway to Food Tyranny
Colin Todhunter
A public interest litigation is currently before India’s Supreme Court which challenges the drive to commercialise the growing of genetically modified (GM) mustard in India.
On 26 October 2022, however, the country’s apex regulatory body – the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee – sanctioned commercialisation of the crop.
The central government has in the past stated commercialisation will not go ahead prior to the court’s decision, but this remains to be seen.
Approval is a significant moment for the agri biotech industry, not least because GM mustard can be regarded as a pioneering crop that could open the doors…...
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Colin Todhunter
A public interest litigation is currently before India’s Supreme Court which challenges the drive to commercialise the growing of genetically modified (GM) mustard in India.
On 26 October 2022, however, the country’s apex regulatory body – the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee – sanctioned commercialisation of the crop.
The central government has in the past stated commercialisation will not go ahead prior to the court’s decision, but this remains to be seen.
Approval is a significant moment for the agri biotech industry, not least because GM mustard can be regarded as a pioneering crop that could open the doors…...
Read full article ...
https://wp.me/paXmj6-mmG
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WATCH: Simple Sabotage #SolutionsWatch
Most people think of sabotage as explosive and sometimes deadly acts of violence against property and machinery.
But from lying flat and quiet quitting to water-level tinkering and other subtle acts of mischief, there are many nonviolent and potentially extremely effective ways to fling our sabots in the gears of the New World Order.
Sources, shownotes and links – as well as audio versions and download options – can be found here. Previous episodes of #SolutionsWatch can be found here and here.
Follow us on Telegram for regular updates & commentary...
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Most people think of sabotage as explosive and sometimes deadly acts of violence against property and machinery.
But from lying flat and quiet quitting to water-level tinkering and other subtle acts of mischief, there are many nonviolent and potentially extremely effective ways to fling our sabots in the gears of the New World Order.
Sources, shownotes and links – as well as audio versions and download options – can be found here. Previous episodes of #SolutionsWatch can be found here and here.
Follow us on Telegram for regular updates & commentary...
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A major purpose of the war is to normalise the idea of permanent deprivation. Baby steps. Bit by bit you are being conditioned to it.
https://twitter.com/offguardian0/status/1588467682508259329?s=61&t=1tBY95DoTuu62YrofqyNOw
https://twitter.com/offguardian0/status/1588467682508259329?s=61&t=1tBY95DoTuu62YrofqyNOw
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More twitter censorship for OffG…maybe Elon Musk isn’t going to save free speech after all.
Censorship and OffG are old friends at this point, across most social media platforms but especially Twitter.
Aside from the covert actions – shadow-banning, follower trimming, the sort of tactics everyone in the alternate media is familiar with – for over two years now anyone who clicks on one our articles on twitter sees this warning:
What really galls us about this is the dishonesty – they choose to imply OffG is “violent”, “spammy” or “malicious”, none of which are true, rather honestly say they disagree with our content.
But all that’s going to change now, right? Sir Elon is…...
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Censorship and OffG are old friends at this point, across most social media platforms but especially Twitter.
Aside from the covert actions – shadow-banning, follower trimming, the sort of tactics everyone in the alternate media is familiar with – for over two years now anyone who clicks on one our articles on twitter sees this warning:
What really galls us about this is the dishonesty – they choose to imply OffG is “violent”, “spammy” or “malicious”, none of which are true, rather honestly say they disagree with our content.
But all that’s going to change now, right? Sir Elon is…...
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https://wp.me/paXmj6-mnu
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Iain Davis’ “BBC Unvaccinated” takedown: Revisited
Off-Guardian recently published Iain Davis’s takedown, The BBC’s “Unvaccinated with Professor Hannah Fry“ parts one, two and three, some all-round brilliant journalism which we thought was worth re-highlighting. We also wanted to give Kari Butler a shout-out for her sterling work audio-narrating this series.
Kari Butler has been doing some other audio-narration for OFFG, helping to make our content as accessible as we can.
We think Kari’s work on Iain’s series is particularly noteworthy, an excellent accompaniment in style and tone, and we warmly invite you all to have a listen, or a re-listen, and share them widely.
Reawakening pandemic…...
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https://wp.me/paXmj6-mlv
Off-Guardian recently published Iain Davis’s takedown, The BBC’s “Unvaccinated with Professor Hannah Fry“ parts one, two and three, some all-round brilliant journalism which we thought was worth re-highlighting. We also wanted to give Kari Butler a shout-out for her sterling work audio-narrating this series.
Kari Butler has been doing some other audio-narration for OFFG, helping to make our content as accessible as we can.
We think Kari’s work on Iain’s series is particularly noteworthy, an excellent accompaniment in style and tone, and we warmly invite you all to have a listen, or a re-listen, and share them widely.
Reawakening pandemic…...
Read full article ...
https://wp.me/paXmj6-mlv
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Believe It or Not!
Todd Hayen
I have a confession to make. I do not believe most of what I hear. That doesn’t at all mean I think it is false or untrue, I just don’t believe it is true—neither true, or untrue—neither fact or fiction.
Since all this Covid caca began I have adopted the phrase, “consider everything, believe nothing.” Which basically means I don’t commit to much of anything but I keep an open mind. This has worked pretty well for me, albeit a bit wishy-washy.
I don’t really start believing something unless I have seen some pretty compelling evidence in support…...
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https://wp.me/paXmj6-mn7
Todd Hayen
I have a confession to make. I do not believe most of what I hear. That doesn’t at all mean I think it is false or untrue, I just don’t believe it is true—neither true, or untrue—neither fact or fiction.
Since all this Covid caca began I have adopted the phrase, “consider everything, believe nothing.” Which basically means I don’t commit to much of anything but I keep an open mind. This has worked pretty well for me, albeit a bit wishy-washy.
I don’t really start believing something unless I have seen some pretty compelling evidence in support…...
Read full article ...
https://wp.me/paXmj6-mn7
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WATCH: Censorship & Independent Publishing in the New Normal Reich
A discussion about independent publishing and censorship with CJ Hopkins (Consent Factory), Søren Kristoffersen (Det Poetiske Bureau), Robert Cibis (OVALmedia), Kit Knightly (Off-Guardian), Simon Elmer (Architects for Social Housing), Elze van Hamelen (De Andere Krant), and perhaps a special guest or two.
The above stream will be going live at 2pm UK time (3pm CET, 9am EST), and the panel will be running until 4pm UK.
You can also watch and share the stream through OVAL Media using this link: https://www.oval.media/oval-live/?l=en....
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A discussion about independent publishing and censorship with CJ Hopkins (Consent Factory), Søren Kristoffersen (Det Poetiske Bureau), Robert Cibis (OVALmedia), Kit Knightly (Off-Guardian), Simon Elmer (Architects for Social Housing), Elze van Hamelen (De Andere Krant), and perhaps a special guest or two.
The above stream will be going live at 2pm UK time (3pm CET, 9am EST), and the panel will be running until 4pm UK.
You can also watch and share the stream through OVAL Media using this link: https://www.oval.media/oval-live/?l=en....
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https://wp.me/paXmj6-mnL
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Self-Destructive Social Habits, Loneliness, and Propaganda
Edward Curtin
Photo by Sasha Freemind on Unsplash
“We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!”
T.S. Eliot, “The Hollow Men”
When many people share thoughts, speech, or conduct that is frequently repeated and becomes automatic, it is fair to call it a social habit. Such habits tend to become invisible and unspeakable. They become part of our taken-for-granted-world.
When I recently wrote an essay about hoarding – “The Last Temptation of Things,” many people got angry with me. A friend wrote to me to say: “I congratulate and curse you…...
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https://wp.me/paXmj6-mnR
Edward Curtin
Photo by Sasha Freemind on Unsplash
“We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!”
T.S. Eliot, “The Hollow Men”
When many people share thoughts, speech, or conduct that is frequently repeated and becomes automatic, it is fair to call it a social habit. Such habits tend to become invisible and unspeakable. They become part of our taken-for-granted-world.
When I recently wrote an essay about hoarding – “The Last Temptation of Things,” many people got angry with me. A friend wrote to me to say: “I congratulate and curse you…...
Read full article ...
https://wp.me/paXmj6-mnR
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Stoned Screaming Caterpillars
Sylvia Shawcross
I know we’re really all tired of the types of people in the world but really there are only two types of people in this ghastly world: the optimists and the pessimists. And it has been this way since time immemorial… or at least since the 1600s. And the reason we know this is because of the Hunger Stones.
(Now the Hunger Stones were messages carved into rocks at the drought level line in the rivers of Europe by people who lived through famines hundreds of years ago. For some reason, these images of these stark greyish rocks…...
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https://wp.me/paXmj6-mo2
Sylvia Shawcross
I know we’re really all tired of the types of people in the world but really there are only two types of people in this ghastly world: the optimists and the pessimists. And it has been this way since time immemorial… or at least since the 1600s. And the reason we know this is because of the Hunger Stones.
(Now the Hunger Stones were messages carved into rocks at the drought level line in the rivers of Europe by people who lived through famines hundreds of years ago. For some reason, these images of these stark greyish rocks…...
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https://wp.me/paXmj6-mo2
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“That mRNA “vaccines” cause cells to produce spike proteins is a fairy tale”
Torsten Engelbrecht: Everybody seems to agree that the mRNA injections work by teaching our cells to make spike proteins. The only dispute is whether these spike proteins produced are harmless or harmful. But in your opinion, it is not the spike proteins that do these health damages. In fact, you say that the idea that spike proteins are produced is a kind of a chimera. What evidence is there to support your thesis?
Stefano Scoglio: This is scientifically evident already from the fact that it’s impossible for mRNA to enter the cell and produce anything. Anybody who talks about spike…...
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Torsten Engelbrecht: Everybody seems to agree that the mRNA injections work by teaching our cells to make spike proteins. The only dispute is whether these spike proteins produced are harmless or harmful. But in your opinion, it is not the spike proteins that do these health damages. In fact, you say that the idea that spike proteins are produced is a kind of a chimera. What evidence is there to support your thesis?
Stefano Scoglio: This is scientifically evident already from the fact that it’s impossible for mRNA to enter the cell and produce anything. Anybody who talks about spike…...
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https://wp.me/paXmj6-mo7
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DISCUSS: US Midterm Elections – More obvious corruption, more reality denial
It’s election Day in the US, amid what they call the “most important” mid-term elections of all time. Apparently, the very idea of democracy is at risk. The crazy thing is, both sides are saying this, like one of those medieval battles where two kings both claimed to be chosen by God.
The NFL, NBA and MLB keep having players do ads where they tell people to vote. Pocket celebrities and those public figures still suffering Trump Derangment Syndrome are talking up the importance of voting as if it’s a Gandhi vs Hitler on the ballot.
Yes, they are pushing…...
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https://wp.me/paXmj6-moc
It’s election Day in the US, amid what they call the “most important” mid-term elections of all time. Apparently, the very idea of democracy is at risk. The crazy thing is, both sides are saying this, like one of those medieval battles where two kings both claimed to be chosen by God.
The NFL, NBA and MLB keep having players do ads where they tell people to vote. Pocket celebrities and those public figures still suffering Trump Derangment Syndrome are talking up the importance of voting as if it’s a Gandhi vs Hitler on the ballot.
Yes, they are pushing…...
Read full article ...
https://wp.me/paXmj6-moc
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WATCH: Meet Smedley Butler
James Corbett’s latest “flashback” episode focuses on the Marine General who described war as a “racket”, and revealed an attempted coup against FDR.
It’s an episode which has an ageless topicality with Armistice Day fast approaching, and a fresh relevance given the war in Ukraine and the massive profits it’s generating for the usual suspects.
He was a tenacious soldier, the most decorated officer in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps…and he detested war.
Find out about the tyrannical government moves and secretive fascist plots that turned this famous general into a campaigner against war on this week’s edition…...
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https://wp.me/paXmj6-mol
James Corbett’s latest “flashback” episode focuses on the Marine General who described war as a “racket”, and revealed an attempted coup against FDR.
It’s an episode which has an ageless topicality with Armistice Day fast approaching, and a fresh relevance given the war in Ukraine and the massive profits it’s generating for the usual suspects.
He was a tenacious soldier, the most decorated officer in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps…and he detested war.
Find out about the tyrannical government moves and secretive fascist plots that turned this famous general into a campaigner against war on this week’s edition…...
Read full article ...
https://wp.me/paXmj6-mol
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Maternal mortality in Russia tripled in 2021
Riley Waggaman
Russia’s Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) recently released maternal mortality figures for 2021. The numbers raise some questions.
482 expectant mothers died in Russia last year—up from 161 in 2020, an increase from 11.2 to 34.5 per 100 thousand live births. 90% of the recorded deaths in 2021 were due to causes not directly related to pregnancy.
Officials “attributed the sharp increase in maternal mortality to coronavirus, but the cause could also be genetic COVID vaccines, which in Britain were recently recognized as unsafe for pregnant women. Mass vaccination in the Russian Federation took place in 2021, but…...
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Riley Waggaman
Russia’s Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) recently released maternal mortality figures for 2021. The numbers raise some questions.
482 expectant mothers died in Russia last year—up from 161 in 2020, an increase from 11.2 to 34.5 per 100 thousand live births. 90% of the recorded deaths in 2021 were due to causes not directly related to pregnancy.
Officials “attributed the sharp increase in maternal mortality to coronavirus, but the cause could also be genetic COVID vaccines, which in Britain were recently recognized as unsafe for pregnant women. Mass vaccination in the Russian Federation took place in 2021, but…...
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https://wp.me/paXmj6-mor
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