Bulletin N° 938
“JFK”
https://ww4.0123movie.net/movie/jfk-8085.html
by Oliver Stone, with Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman,
Jack Lemmon
1991
(3:21:00)
This film is a 1991 American epic political thriller
directed by Oliver Stone. It examines the events leading to the assassination
of United States President John F. Kennedy and alleged cover-up through the
eyes of former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
Subject: Conspiracies and “Conspiracy Theories.”
November 22, 2020
Grenoble, France
Dear Colleagues
and Friends of CEIMSA,
On this the 57th
anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), we
invite you to join us for a brief retrospective on the cover-up of this historic event, and its political ramifications ever
since.
JFK: A Conspiracy Theory
https://www.corbettreport.com/jfk-a-conspiracy-theory/
with James Corbett
(4:17)
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http://www.jfklancer.com/CIA.html
https://www.themindrenewed.com/resources/documents/369-doc002
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Foundation
of a Weaponized Term
from Memory
Hole: Reflections on Media and Politics
© Memory Hole Blog / James F. Tracy
originally published January 20, 2013
https://projectunspeakable.com/conspiracy-theory-invention-of-cia/
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Did
the CIA Invent the Term ‘Conspiracy Theory’?
One conspiracy theory claims that the CIA invented
the term in 1967 to disqualify those who questioned the official version of
John F Kennedy’s assassination.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/03/16/did-the-cia-invent-the-term-conspiracy-theory/
Published
16 March 2020
by Michael Butter
The 15 + items below should
serve to help us connect the dots that might provide a map for identifying our current
coordinates in history, showing by what route we arrived at this dismal destination. With
this historical knowledge we are better equipped to uncover the contradictions
that plague our daily lives, and to address them constructively so that we may prepare for a better future for all
Sincerely,
Francis Feeley
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Professeur
honoraire de l'Université
Grenoble-Alpes
Ancien Directeur de
Researches
Université de Paris-Nanterre
Director of The Center for the Advanced Study
of American Institutions and Social Movements
(CEIMSA-in-Exile)
The University of California-San Diego
http://www.ceimsa.org
a.
False
Flags and the Dawn of Bioterrorism + “Show Notes”
with James Corbett
(29:08)
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b.
From: Mark Crispin Miller
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020
Subject: [MCM] COVID-19 "conspiracy theories" caused by organic
brain defect, argues "scientific" article published in JAMA
... in the best tradition of Soviet psychiatry.
No doubt there's a vaccine for that.
They've kicked their war on dissident opinion, and inconvenient information, up to a whole new level.
MCM
“Conspiracy
theories” on Covid-19 come from BRAIN DAMAGE? Questionable science is being
used to pathologize real dissent
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/507210-unscientific-paper-pathologize-dissent-miller/
by Helen Buyniski
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c.
Paris:
Protests against 'global security' bill continue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ2blZgo4ZY
Ruptly is live from the Human Rights Square at Trocadero in Paris on Saturday, November 21, as
demonstrators gather again to protest against the so-called 'global security'
bill in France. The 'global security' bill, approved on Friday evening by the
French National Assembly, makes it illegal to disseminate images in which
police officers or gendarmes can be personally identified, and has been heavily
criticised by activists and journalists, who state it
would present a danger to press freedom. The bill now has to be approved by the
Senate.
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Leipzig: Demo gegen Corona-Maßnahmen - Gegendemonstrationen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRxAuzGCne0
Gegner der #Corona-Maßnahmen haben für den heutigen Sonnabend, den 21.11., zu einer weiteren Demonstration in #Leipzig aufgerufen. Nachdem die Erweiterung des Infektionsschutzgesetzes am Mittwoch in Rekordgeschwindigkeit verabschiedet wurde, werden mehrere Tausend Teilnehmer erwartet. Sowohl die Stadt als auch die Polizei haben ein härteres Vorgehen gegen die Demonstranten angekündigt. Bereits seit 8:00 Uhr gilt die leipziger Innenstadt als Kontrollbereich .
Die "Querdenken"-Bewegung, Veranstalter der letzten Großdemonstration in Leipzig, betont indes, nicht Anmelder der heutigen Demonstration zu sein.
Der sächsische Verfassungsschutz warnt vor der bundesweiten Teilnahme von Rechtsextremisten. Es werden zahlreiche Gegendemonstrationen erwartet. Mehr auf unserer Webseite: https://deutsch.rt.com/
Folge uns auf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rtdeutsch
Folge uns auf Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_Deutsch
Folge uns auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rt_deutsch/
RT Deutsch nimmt die Herausforderung an, die
etablierte deutsche Medienlandschaft
aufzurütteln und mit einer alternativen Berichterstattung etablierte Meinungen zu hinterfragen.
Wir zeigen und schreiben das, was sonst verschwiegen oder weggeschnitten wird. RT — Der fehlende Part.
°°°°°°°
Opponents of the # Corona measures have called for another demonstration in #Leipzig this Saturday, November 21st. After the expansion of the Infection Protection Act was passed at record speed on Wednesday, several thousand participants are expected. Both the city and the police have announced tougher action against the demonstrators. The inner city of Leipzig has been a controlled area since 8:00 a.m.
The "lateral thinking" movement, the organizer of the last major demonstration in Leipzig, emphasizes that it does not register for today's demonstration.
The Saxon Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns against the nationwide participation of right-wing extremists.
Numerous counter-demonstrations are expected.
More on our website: https://deutsch.rt.com/
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rtdeutsch
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RT Deutsch accepts the challenge of shaking up the established German media landscape and questioning established opinions with alternative reporting. We show and write what is otherwise concealed or cut away. RT - The missing part.
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November
19, 2020
“Anti-Lockdown
Protests All Across Europe”
(Increasingly
draconian lockdown measures, economic destitution, and sweeping police powers
are evaporating public trust and eroding public patience.)
https://off-guardian.org/2020/11/19/anti-lockdown-protests-all-across-europe/
by Venessa B
As the alleged “second wave” of the Coronavirus “pandemic” is reported to be sweeping across
Europe in recent weeks, many governments have enthusiastically embraced their
totalitarian side and granted themselves sweeping new “emergency powers” alongside
new lockdown measures.
The public has been markedly less
co-operative this time around. Rebelling against the
seemingly arbitrary limitations which are not supported by either science or
common sense. Protests have taken place all across the continent.
Germany
Thousands of people gathered in Berlin over
the last few days, protesting the Merkel government passing a new lockdown law.
Police turned water cannons on the crowds, and nearly 200 people were arrested.
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d.
‘CNN sucks!’: Crowd
of pro-Trump protesters gathers outside ‘fake news’ HQ in Atlanta (VIDEOS)
https://www.rt.com/usa/507430-cnn-sucks-protest-atlanta/
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From: Mark Crispin Miller
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020
Subject: [MCM] Is this post-election struggle
meant to touch off civil war, to justify the Big Crackdown? (Long, but well
worth reading)
We
should do everything we can (whatever that is) to resist, and/or expose, the
slide toward that apocalyptic split.
From
Stuart Davies (on Facebook, where its circulation has
been hindered).
(Stuart wrote this in relation to Dr. Mercola's
interview with Whitney Webb about Operation Warp Speed:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/22gmAeRfgOuY/)
Does
anyone else out there understand that we have been living under martial law
since (at least) last January 31st? I was sorta half
aware of that, but was thinking that although the foundation was definitely in
place the actual military coup had yet to come. Silly me.
It happened nearly a year ago, and the evidence has been right under everyone's
noses all along.
I've
piqued your curiosity, right? So let's just get right to the meat of the
matter. I'll first lay out the way this has manifested itself in my home state
of Oregon, but this clearly applies across the entire US, and I have no doubt
that if people dig into it they will find evidence that it applies in virtually
(or literally) every single nation on earth. For those of you living in other
states, dig out the relevant state laws that apply to the situation there. I
think I can guarantee you that you will find very similar statutes in your
state.
There
are two Oregon laws in particular I want you to consider, one is this one: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors401.html
And
here is another very illuminating statute to consider: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/433.441
I have
been aware of the second one relating to 'public health emergencies' for months
now, and have cited it and posted it several times previously. The latter one I
just saw this morning, when I was reading an article on the stringent new
lockdown regulations imposed by Oregon governor Kate Brown...she cited this
first law above (ORS401) as the source of her authority for imposing her new
lockdown measures.
If you
click on the first link above you will get the definitions of ORS 401, and find
the following interesting information:
"EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES MILITARY AFFAIRS; EMERGENCY SERVICES DEFINITIONS
401.025
Definitions for ORS chapter 401
Scroll
down a ways and you will see this section:
"EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT BY THE STATE
401.052
Responsibilities of Office of Emergency Management. (1) The Office of Emergency
Management is established in the Oregon Military Department.
(2) The
office shall be responsible for:
(a) Coordinating
and facilitating private sector and governmental efforts to prevent, prepare
for, respond to and recover from emergencies; and
(b)
Coordinating exercises and training, planning, preparedness, response,
mitigation and recovery activities with state and local emergency services
agencies and organizations.
(3) The
office shall prepare a statewide emergency management plan and update the plan
from time to time as necessary. [Formerly 401.257]
401.054
Liaisons with Office of Emergency Management.(1) Each
of the following agencies, entities and officials shall designate an individual
to act as a liaison with the Office of Emergency Management:
(a) The
Department of Consumer and Business Services;
(b) The
Department of Corrections;
(c) The
Department of Education;
(d) The
Department of Environmental Quality;
(e) The
Department of Human Services;
(f) The
Department of Justice;
(g) The
Department of Land Conservation and Development;
(h) The
Department of Public Safety Standards and Training;
(i) The Department of State Lands;
(j) The
Department of State Police;
(k) The
Department of Transportation;
(L) The
Department of Veterans’ Affairs;
(m) The
Employment Department;
(n) The
Housing and Community Services Department;
(o) The
Judicial Department;
(p) The
Oregon Business Development Department;
(q) The
Oregon Department of Administrative Services;
(r) The
Oregon Department of Aviation;
(s) The
Oregon Health Authority;
(t) The
Oregon Military Department;
(u) The
Oregon Tourism Commission;
(v) The
Public Utility Commission of Oregon;
(w) The
Secretary of State;
(x) The
State Department of Agriculture;
(y) The
State Department of Energy;
(z) The
State Department of Fish and Wildlife;
(aa) The State Department of
Geology and Mineral Industries;
(bb) The State Fire Marshal;
(cc) The State Forestry Department;
(dd) The State Marine Board;
(ee) The State Parks and Recreation
Department;
(ff) The Travel Information Council; and
(gg) The Water
Resources Department.
(2)
Each agency, entity and official required to designate a liaison under this
section shall designate an individual who has authority during an emergency to
allocate resources and assets of the agency, entity or official.
(3)
Each individual designated as a liaison under subsection (1) of this section
shall assist in the coordination of the functions of the agency, entity or
official that designated the individual that relate to emergency preparedness
and response with similar functions of the Office of Emergency Management.
401.062
Office of Emergency Management; appointment of director. (1) The Office of
Emergency Management is under the supervision and control of a director, who is
responsible for the performance of the duties, functions and powers of the
office.
(2) The
Adjutant General, with the approval of the Governor, shall appoint the Director
of the Office of Emergency Management, who holds office at the pleasure of the
Adjutant General."
In case
anyone doesn't know the meaning of 'Adjutant General', particularly as it
applies here, here is the definition of that term:
"The
adjutant of a unit having a general staff.(in the US
Army) the chief administrative officer.
noun: the Adjutant
General the senior officer in the National Guard of a US state."
Okay,
so in other words, the person in charge of preparing the statewide emergency
management plan and administering every aspect of it, and having the power to
take control of EVERY SINGLE MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, AND STATE LEVEL AGENCY - AND
ALL OF THEIR PERSONEL ANDEQUIPTMENT - to be used at their discretion and
direction, is a director appointed by (and serving at the pleasure of, i.e.,
someone who can be fired at the discretion of) the SENIOR OFFICER OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD IN OREGON.
And
remember now, this is the statute our governor just cited as the source of her
authority to arbitrarily impose extra-constitutional lockdown measures on
Oregon citizens. But this is only the tip of the iceberg, I'm afraid.
The
second law linked above is based upon the December 2001 "draft Model State
Emergency Health Powers Act" drawn up by the CDC and The Center for Law
and the Public’s Health at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities, to
'assist' National Governors Association [NGA], National Conference of State
Legislatures [NCSL], Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
[ASTHO], and National Association of County and City Health Officials [NACCHO)
in drafting their own state 'public health emergency' statutes. Have a look at
the CDC/Johns Hopkins model and compare it to Oregon's public health emergency
law, and note how closely our law tracks their model: https://www.publichealthlaw.net/MSEHPA/MSEHPA.pdf
Bear in
mind that this CDC/Johns Hopkins public health emergency model for state laws
was predicated on the anthrax attacks immediately following 9/11, which the FBI
initially blamed on Mohammed Atta and his merry band of 9/11 'hijackers.
Despite the trail of bread crumbs laid down months before 9/11 obviously
intended to link Atta & Co to the anthrax attacks (a very interesting story
in itself), it was soon necessary for the FBI to drop the accusation that they
were the culprits when it was inadvertently revealed that the strain of weaponized anthrax could only have come from a tightly
guarded US bioweapons lab.
Interestingly
enough, Johns Hopkins University was a sponsor of the 1999 'Dark Winter'
exercise which was focused on a hypothetical bioweapon
terrorist attack on the US using, guess what? Anthrax.
On top
of that, Johns Hopkins was also one of the key sponsors of the October 2019
'Event 201' which hypothesized a pandemic from a novel coronavirus
called Covid-19. These latter facts are old news to anyone who has been paying
attention to what has been going on over the past two decades or so, but they
certainly do tie into the specific provisions of ORS401 and numerous other
state and federal statutes.
Okay,
circling back to my opening paragraph and my assertion that we have been living
under martial law since (at least) last January 31st. Anyone remember what
happened that day? It was picked up and reported in the corporate media, but
then (thanks to their relentless spin and bullshit regarding Trump in general)
it was quickly buried and forgotten by the media, and therefor
by most people. What happened on January 31, 2020was this:
"To
date, President Donald Trump has activated emergency powers under four separate
statutes for the COVID-19 response. Trump declared a public health emergency
under the Public Health Service Act on Jan. 31, issued two national emergency
declarations under both the Stafford Act and the National Emergencies Act (NEA)
on March 13, and invoked emergency powers via Executive Order under the Defense
Production Act on March 18. On March 19, Trump named the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) as the lead agency in the COVID-19 emergency response
efforts, a designation previously held by the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS). These actions have varying implications but collectively allow
the federal government to deliver virus response funds and other assistance to
state and local government...
There
are three sources of statutory authority for the federal government to issue an
emergency declaration, each associated with varying procedures, resources and
funding. These include the Stafford Act, Public Health Service Act and National
Emergencies Act. As of March 13, emergencies have been declared under all three
acts. Additionally, the Defense Production Act allows the President broad
authorities to compel domestic industry production for the sake of national
defense, including emergency activities under the Stafford Act."
Scrolling
down further in this last article detailing the federal statutes triggered by
Trump's declaration of a national emergency, we see this:
"
Section
501(b) of the Stafford Act allows the president to declare an emergency without
a request from the governor of the affected state when the primary
responsibility for the emergency rests with the federal government. Such an
emergency declaration does not prevent the governor from subsequently
requesting a major disaster declaration for other unmet needs caused by the
event."
Further
down we see the following:
"Emergency
declarations under the Stafford Act activate the National Response Framework
(NRF) which enables domestic response partners at all levels to provide a
unified national response to disasters and emergencies. FEMA is likely to lead
operational meetings, provide overall coordination, activate its interagency
emergency operations center at FEMA headquarters in Washington, D.C., and
activate all 10 FEMA regional offices to directly support states in their
regions. Below are important details for states, specific to the coronavirus declaration.
"Governors
must work with the applicable FEMA regional administrators within their FEMA
region to create and execute a FEMA-State Agreement—a document that
"Imposes binding obligations on FEMA, State or Territory, local
governments and private nonprofits."
Ah, yes
- FEMA. That brings us around to the little matter called 'Continuity of
Government' directives. Here is some history from the Reagan years that most
have either forgotten or never knew about:
"In
July 1987, during the Iran-Contra Hearings grilling of Oliver North, the
American public got a glimpse of “highly sensitive” emergency planning North
had been involved in. Ostensibly these were emergency plans to suspend the
American constitution in the event of a nuclear attack (a legitimate concern).
But press accounts alleged that the planning was for a more generalized
suspension of the constitution.
As part
of its routine Iran-contra coverage, the following exchange was printed in the
New York Times, but without journalistic comment or follow-up:
[Congressman
Jack] Brooks: Colonel North, in your work at the N.S.C. were
you not assigned, at one time, to work on plans for the continuity of
government in the event of a major disaster?
Both
North’s attorney and Sen. Daniel Inouye, the Democratic Chair of the Committee,
responded in a way that showed they were aware of the issue:
Brendan
Sullivan [North’s counsel, agitatedly]: Mr. Chairman?
[Senator
Daniel] Inouye: I believe that question touches upon a highly sensitive and
classified area so may I request that you not touch upon that?
Brooks:
I was particularly concerned, Mr. Chairman, because I read in Miami papers, and
several others, that there had been a plan developed, by that same agency, a
contingency plan in the event of emergency, that would
suspend the American constitution. And I was deeply concerned about it and
wondered if that was an area in which he had worked. I believe that it was and
I wanted to get his confirmation.
Inouye:
May I most respectfully request that that matter not be touched upon at this
stage. If we wish to get into this, I’m certain arrangements can be made for an
executive session.[1]
Brooks
was responding to a story by Alfonzo Chardy in the
Miami Herald. Chardy’s story alleged that Oliver
North was involved with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in plans to take over federal, state and local functions
during a national emergency. This planning for “Continuity of Government” (COG)
called for “suspension of the Constitution, turning control of the government
over to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, emergency appointment of
military commanders to run state and local governments and declaration of
martial law.”[3]
Mann
and Bamford did report that, from the beginning, two
of the key COGplanners on the secret committee were
Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, the two men who implemented COG under 9/11.[6] What they and Weiner did not report was that under
Reagan the purpose of COGplanning had officially
changed: it was no longer for arrangements “after a nuclear war,” but for any
“national security emergency.” This was defined in Executive Order 12656 of
1988 as: “any occurrence, including natural disaster, military attack,
technological emergency, or other emergency, that seriously degrades or seriously
threatens the national security of the United States.”[7]
In
other words extraordinary emergency measures, originally designed for an
America devastated in a nuclear attack, were now to be applied to anything the
White House considered an emergency.
What
few have recognized is that, nearly a decade later, some aspects of COG remain
in effect. COG plans are still authorized by a proclamation of emergency that
has been extended each year by presidential authority, most recently by
President Obama in September 2009. COG plans are also the probable source for
the 1000-page Patriot Act presented to Congress five days after 9/11, and also
for the Department of Homeland Security’s Project Endgame — a ten-year plan,
initiated in September 2001, to expand detention camps, at a cost of $400
million in Fiscal Year 2007 alone.[12]
At the
same time we have seen the implementation of the plans outlined by Chardy in 1987: the warrantless detentions that Oliver
North had planned for in Rex 1984, the warrantless eavesdropping that is their
logical counterpart, and the militarization of the domestic United States under
a new military command, NORTHCOM.[13] Through
NORTHCOM the U.S. Army now is engaged with local enforcement to control
America.
We
learned that COG planning was still active in 2007, when President Bush issued
National Security Presidential Directive 51 (NSPD 51). This, for the sixth
time, extended for one year the emergency proclaimed on September 14, 2001. It empowered the President to personally ensure
“continuity of government” in the event of any “catastrophic emergency.” He
announced that NSPD 51 contains “classified Continuity Annexes” which shall “be
protected from unauthorized disclosure.”
One
Congressman explained to a constituent that the provisions of the National
Emergencies Act have now been rendered inoperative by COG. If true, this would
seem to justify Chardy’s description of COG as
suspension of the Constitution. Are there other parts of the Constitution that
have been suspended? We do not know, and the Chair of the Homeland Security
Committee has been told he cannot find out.
Plans
drafted by a secret committee, including corporation heads not in the
government, have provided rules that allegedly override public law and the
separation of powers that is at the heart of the Constitution." https ://www.globalresearch.ca/supplanting-the-united-states-constitution-war-national-emergency-and-continuity-of-government/19238
That
informative article was from 11 years back, the following Newsweek article is
from earlier in 2020:
"...COVID-19
pandemic raises the fear that huge swaths of the executive branch or even
Congress and the Supreme Court could also be disabled, forcing the
implementation of "continuity of government" plans that include
evacuating Washington and "devolving" leadership to second-tier
officials in remote and quarantined locations.
But Coronavirus is also new territory...and the disaster
scenarios being contemplated -- including the possibility of widespread
domestic violence as a result of food shortages -- are forcing planners to look
at what are called "extraordinary circumstances.
"Above-Top
Secret contingency plans already exist for what the military is supposed to do
if all the Constitutional successors are incapacitated. Standby orders were
issued more than three weeks ago to ready these
plans, not just to protect Washington but also to prepare for the possibility
of some form of martial law.
"According
to new documents and interviews with military experts, the various plans –
codenamed Octagon, Freejack and Zodiac – are the
underground laws to ensure government continuity. They are so secret that under
these extraordinary plans, "devolution" could circumvent the normal
Constitutional provisions for government succession, and military commanders
could be placed in control around America.
"On
February 1, Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper signed
orders directing NORTHCOM to execute nationwide pandemic plans. Secretly, he
signed Warning Orders (the WARNORD as it's called) alerting NORTHCOM and a host
of east coast units to "prepare to deploy" in support of potential
extraordinary missions.
Seven
secret plans – some highly compartmented – exist to prepare for these
extraordinary missions. When might the military's "emergency
authority" be needed? Traditionally, it's thought of after a nuclear
device goes off in an American city. But now, planners are looking at military
response to urban violence as people seek protection and fight over food. And, according to one senior officer, in the contingency of the
complete evacuation of Washington.
"Under
Defense department regulations, military commanders are authorized to take
action on their own – in extraordinary circumstances – where "duly
constituted local authorities are unable to control the situation." The
conditions include "large-scale, unexpected civil disturbances" involving
"food riots" or "loss of life or wanton destruction of
property." The Joint Chiefs of Staff codified these rules in October 2018,
reminding commanders that they could decide, on their own authority, to
"engage temporarily" in military control in circumstances "where
prior authorization by the President is impossible" or where local
authorities "are unable to control the situation."
"In
scenarios where one city or one region is devastated, that's a pretty
straightforward process," the military planner told me. "But with coronavirus, where the effect is nationwide, we're in
territory we've never been in before." https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-inside-militarys-top-secret-plans-if-coronavirus-cripples-government-1492878
Speaking
of "large scale civil disturbances where military commanders are
authorized to take action on their own ...(when) duly constituted local authorities
are unable to control the situation", it certainly appears that any of a
multitude of possible 'civil war' scenarios might fit the bill for such a
response, doesn't it? And what do we have here, with this report from the
"Transition Integrity Project" released back in way back in June?
[This
quote from TIP is quite long---MCM]
"In
June 2020 the Transition Integrity Project (TIP) convened a bipartisan group of
over 100 current and former senior government and campaign leaders and other
experts in a series of 2020 election crisis scenario planning exercises. The
results of all four table-top exercises were alarming. We assess with a high
degree of likelihood that November’s elections will be marked by a chaotic
legal and political landscape.
"The
concept of “election night,” is no longer accurate and indeed is dangerous. We
face a period of contestation stretching from the first day a ballot is cast in
mid-September until January 20. The winner may not, and we assess likely will
not, be known on “election night” as officials count mail-in ballots. This
period of uncertainty provides opportunities for an unscrupulous candidate to
cast doubt on the legitimacy of the process and to set up an unprecedented
assault on the outcome. Campaigns, parties, the press and the public must be
educated to adjust expectations starting immediately.
"•A
determined campaign has opportunity to contest the election into January 2021.
We anticipate lawsuits, divergent media narratives, attempts to stop the
counting of ballots, and protests drawing people from both sides. President
Trump will very likely use the executive branch to aid his campaign strategy,
including through the Department of Justice. We assess that there is a chance
the president will attempt to convince legislatures and/or governors to take
actions –including illegal actions –to defy the popular vote. Federal laws
provide little guidance for how Congress should resolve irregularities when
they convene in a Joint Session on January 6, 2021. Of particular concern is
how the military would respond in the context of uncertain election results.
"In
June 2020, TIP organized four scenario exercises to identify risks to the rule
of law or to the integrity of the democratic process in the period between
Election Day(November 3, 2020)and Inauguration Day(January 20, 2021), with an
eye toward mitigation and/or prevention of worst-case outcomes.
"The
four scenarios were developed after a consultative process involving outreach
to experts on elections and transitions, political violence and instability,
governance, and scenario planning and game design. Each of the four scenarios
developed was different.
"In
one scenario, the exercise posited that the winner of the election was not
known as of the morning after the election and the outcome of the race was too
close to predict with certainty; in another, the exercise began with the
premise that Democratic party candidate Joe Biden won the popular vote and the
Electoral College by a healthy margin; The fourth exercise began with the
premise that Biden won both the popular vote and the Electoral College by a
narrow margin.
"Sixty-seven
people participated as active “players” in one or more of the scenario
exercises, while dozens more participated in the exercises as observers and
offered feed back during debriefing sessions. Participants included members of both major political parties, former high-ranking government
officials (including, for example, two former governors), senior political
campaigners, nationally prominent journalists and communications professionals,
social movement leaders, and experts on politics, national security, democratic
reform, election law, and media.
"During
the exercises, winning “the narrative” emerged as a potentially decisive
factor. Either side can expand or contract the “margin of contestation” if they
succeed in substantially changing how key decision makers and the public view
the “facts,” the risks of action or inaction, or external events such as civil
unrest. An integrated strategy of legal contestation, political leadership,
mass mobilization, and messaging is much stronger...
"A
close and contested election may be resolved through the exercise of power, not
through the courts. The scenario exercises developed by TIP were designed to
encourage both the Biden and Trump teams to pursue plausible but aggressive
actions in order to win. The exercises demonstrated that the very first “move”
by each campaign was often decisive; it established a narrative and the overall
strategy. In all four of the exercises TIP conducted, Team Trump immediately
adopted a strategy of casting doubt on the official election results, even in
the one scenario where he later accepted a loss. Team Trump also encouraged
chaos and violence in the streets and aimed to provoke Team Biden into
subverting norms —even as Team Trump itself sabotaged traditional norms—so that
Team Biden could be accused of hypocrisy or illegality. During the exercises,
Team Trump and GOP elected officials took the following steps:
•Calling
for recounts in all states in which victory was not already apparent.
•Launching
coordinated investigations at the state and federal levels into alleged “voting
irregularities” in an effort to undermine public confidence in results that did
not go Trump’s way and/or alter the results.
•Attempting
to halt the counting of mail-in ballots by filing cases in state court or
leaning on Re-publican leaders to stop vote counting or to certify a result
early, without waiting for the certified results from the Secretary of State.
•Turning
out their well-organized and committed base to take to the streets in Trump’s
favor, in part by disseminating disinformation about the danger posed by
pro-Biden demonstrators.
•Using
federal agencies to justify or support Trump campaign tactics. In one of the
more aggressive moves undertaken in one of the TIP exercises, Team Trump had
Attorney General Bill Barr order the seizure of mail-in ballots to ensure that
vote counting would stop.
"Biden’s
strategic assets include Democratic governors and Secretaries of State in swing
states(notably in North Carolina, Michigan,
Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin); a broadly shared sense in the Democratic Party
that current voting systems, as well as the electoral college, are structurally
anti-democratic; and a wide-spread and deeply-held desire, on the part of
Democrats nation wide, to move on from the chaos of
the Trump administration. In all the scenarios examined in TIP’s exercises,
even as votes were still being counted, Team Biden moved quickly to try to
project an ability to govern, by announcing cabinet nominees, an agenda for the
first 100 days, and bipartisan support for its administration. During the
exercises, Team Biden and Democratic elected officials took the following
steps:
•Organizing1,000 “influencers” to denounce efforts to steal the
election.
•Organizing
all living presidents to stand with Biden and denounce Trump administration
efforts to subvert the democratic process.
•Recruiting
moderate Republican Governors such as Baker (MA) and Hogan(MD)to
form an “Election Protection” Coalition.
•Working
with local Democratic elected officials to call on the Adjutant General of the
National Guard, along with representatives from the technology sector, to
monitor vote counting.
•Organizing
a bipartisan “National Day for Restoration of Democracy” and a “National Day of
Unity,” both including faith leaders.
•Attempting
a capital strike and a work stoppage as part of an overall effort to push
corporate leaders to insist that all ballots to be counted.
"The
exercise identified the following presidential powers as most likely to be
misused to manipulate electoral outcomes or disrupt the transition: the
President’s ability to federalize the national guard or invoke the Insurrection
Act to deploy active duty military domestically; his ability to launch
investigations into opponents; and his ability to use Department of Justice
and/or the intelligence agencies to cast doubt on election results or discredit
his opponents.
"The
President and key members of his administration can also reference classified
documents without releasing them, manipulate classified information, or
selectively release classified documents for political purposes, fueling
manufactured rumors.
"Participants
noted that additional presidential powers subject to misuse include the ability
to the freeze assets of individuals and groups the president determines to be a
threat, and his ability to restrict internet communications in the name of
national security. Many participants expressed concern that the Department of
Justice has been politicized and would be used to provide legal cover for the
President’s actions.
"During
TIP’s exercises, Team Biden almost always called for and relied on mass
protests to demonstrate the public’s commitment to a “legitimate” out come, with the objective of hardening the resolve of
Democratic elected officials to fight and take action, and to dramatize the
stakes. As a practical matter, however, participants in the exercise noted that
racial justice activists and others will likely act independently of the Biden
campaign–players repeatedly cautioned that these social movements are
independent, not beholden to, or a tool of, the Democratic party.
"In
addition, the exercises suggest that there is a significant possibility of
simultaneous street mobilizations by both Trump and Biden supporters, in which
case the possibility for violence will increase significantly, and the actions
of law enforcement will become critical.
"Trump
can rely on surrogates to embed operatives inside protests to encourage violent
action, and he can mobilize a range of law enforcement actors (including
National Guard troops, whether federalized or under the control of GOP
governors) who might, without proper training or if led by politicized actors,
escalate matters. In some scenarios examined by TIP, Team Trump succeeded in
invoking the Insurrection Act and sending active duty military troops into US
cities to “restore order,” “protect” voting places, or confiscate “fraudulent”
ballots.
"Everyone
interested in protecting the legitimacy of the election and transition planning
processes needs to make plans now for how to respond in the event of a crisis.
•If
there is a crisis, events will unfold quickly, and sleep-deprived leaders will
be asked to make consequential decisions quickly. Thinking through options now
will help to ensure better decisions.
•Planners
need to take seriously the notion that this may well be a street fight, not a
legal battle; technocratic solutions, courts, and a reliance on elites
observing norms are not the answer here.
•Groups,
coalitions, and networks should be preparing now to establish the necessary
communications and organizing infrastructure to support mass mobilization. If
there is a crisis, almost every strategy to protect the democratic process is
dependent on mass mobilization, and in particular, on people taking peacefully
to the streets in large numbers, potentially for an extended period. Large,
base-building groups on the progressive side will need to anchor this strategy,
but their success will likely depend on supporting and resourcing new and
emerging racial justice leaders, many of whom are not affiliated with formal
institutions and coalitions." https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7013152/Preventing-a-Disrupted-Presidential-Election-and.pdf
There
are several things I find especially interesting about this document. One is
the virtual certainty among the designers and participants that there would be
a close election, with results that would almost certainly not be accepted by
the loser in either case.
This
predicted sudden refusal to accept the outcome of an election is extraordinary
when considered in the light of the extensively documented election fraud that
has occurred repeatedly in the last 20 years, especially 2000, 2004, and
2016.
The
evidence of this mass election fraud has been a completely taboo subject within
the corporate media up until now, and also similarly unmentionable within the
entire red and blue party establishments. More tellingly, this complicity in
maintaining a wall of silence on the issue of mass election fraud has extended
to the ostensibly victimized losing candidate and their party in every single
case in the past.
Yet
suddenly there has been an abrupt 180 degree about face on this issue from all
sides, and not just after the fact, but telegraphed by all sides
months before the election took place.
Then
there is the repeated assertion that the ultimate outcome of this inevitably
contested election would be determined by a "street fight, not a legal
battle", with "mass mobilization, people taking to the streets in large
numbers", and "a significant possibility of simultaneous street
mobilizations by both Trump and Biden supporters, in which case the possibility
for violence will increase significantly, and the actions of law enforcement
will become critical". All made more ominous by the specter of a
federalized national guard or an invocation of "the Insurrection Act to
deploy active duty military domestically".
And the
latter, as is easily seen from the documentation presented above, is already a
fact without any formal invocation of the Insurrection Act predicated by their
civil war scenarios which have been coming to fruition as foreseen with such
remarkable prescience.
But why
on earth should anyone make this remarkable assumption that the ultimate
outcome would be determined by a "street fight, not a legal battle"?
In this context, it is instructive to recall what transpired in the most
glaringly public mass election fraud event in the past, the 2000 presidential
election which was decided by the Supreme Court stepping in and stopping a vote
recount in Florida mandated by the Florida Supreme Court. Even though it was
publicized later that the recount would have shown that Gore won the state of
Florida and thus the election, the matter was dropped by all sides with that
outrageous US Supreme Court ruling which handed an illegitimate 'win' to Bush
and Cheney.
The
assumptions of this whole 'Transition Integrity Project' exercise simply do not
stand up to logical scrutiny. On its face, it can be seen as pure propaganda
that makes no pretense of hiding its 'anti-Trump' bias, and yet at the same
time its uncanny and detailed accuracy in predicting events subsequent to its
release makes it read in retrospect like a script, or more accurately like an
excerpt from a larger script. So much so, in fact, that it seems entirely
reasonable to expect that events around this 'contested election' will continue
to unfold in the next few months more or less as they have projected. Up until
the climax scenes - that will bifurcate into an endless range of possible
script scenarios, and at this point we can only guess at the possible details
of how it will go down.
Of
course, they had no intention of presenting us with their full script in this report, that will remain hidden from the public in much the same
way as those "classified Continuity Annexes” which shall “be
protected from unauthorized disclosure.” I think we can rest assured that it
will be high drama indeed, and that the overwhelming majority of Americans (not
to mention most of the rest of the global population) will be choosing 'sides',
and backing their favored champion in this made for television, pro wrestling
tag team 'street fight'. And once their sick drama has reached its crescendo,
we will almost certainly find ourselves with a military/FEMA government right
out in the open, right in time for 'Operation Warp Speed' to kick off as
scheduled on January 21, 2020 - the day after the inauguration of the next
quisling in chief of the United Corporate States of America. https://www.bitchute.com/video/22gmAeRfgOuY/?fbclid=IwAR3xS7QHR3PlEOr4RuOsnZXtIq_8ioMJTi-K_epdkiebjbJCajalXMXLzHI
Further
predictions a bit further down the pike? Mandatory covid 'vaccinations' for all, with indefinite detention in
'quarantine camps' for all who refuse to be tested or vaccinated.”
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e.
From: Mark
Crispin Miller
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020
Subject: [MCM] 30% of Democrats believe Biden's victory was stolen (and
75% of Republicans think so)
According to
this new Rasmussen poll:
by Jim Hoft
+
Thomas Frank on Fake Populism & Silicon Valley Fantasies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snF6cBPMmU4
with Matt Taibbi,
Katie Halper and Thomas Frank
(1:26:09)
+
News from Underground
From: Mark Crispin Miller
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020
Subject: [MCM] Sidney Powell on the evidence of theft, and much, much more (MUST-HEAR)
Aside from her invocation of the
international communist conspiracy (a red herring if there ever was one, which
is as groundless as it is distracting), this is essential listening/sharing.
If only she was paying attention, and
wasn't partisan, back in 2000 and 2004, we MIGHT be in somewhat better shape
today. (For one thing, 9/11, and the "war on terror," might not have
happened.)
Sidney
Powell talks about her allegations regarding the computerized voting systems on
election night
by Larry O’Connor
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f.
From: Mark Crispin Miller
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020
Subject: [MCM] Pulmonary specialist speaks out on the RISKS of masking,
and the Big Lies around C-19
How much evidence does it take to break the spell of all that propaganda?
No amount of evidence can break that spell, as long as "our free press"
ignores or misreports it; so this is to be used in conversation with the
millions who don't trust the media, or who aren't fully hypnotized, and know
there's something wrong with what they're seeing/reading/hearing everywhere
they turn.
MCM
From Kathy Dopp (with thanks for this
great compilation of studies, below
the link the Dr. Simpson's
interview):
Pulmonary Specialist Speaks Out On The Health Risks Of
Wearing Masks & The Lies
Surrounding COVID-19.
Posted
on November 2, 2020
Dr. Sterling Simpson MD, a double boarded pulmonary specialist. Putting
something over your face and rebreathing of CO2 makes
your blood acidotic. It is pro-cancer,
pro-infection, pro-inflammatory. Can make you
sleepy, get headaches, cause toxicity,
Joining me today is a Dr. Sterling Simpson MD, a double boarded
pulmonary specialist here to discuss his dissenting views on numerous
topics of paramount importance, each of which we have discussed at length
here at The Last American Vagabond, and all surrounding the COVID-19
scandal.
His professional opinions, despite being deemed “controversial,”
are currently supported by countless experts and medical professionals
around the world. My objective today as the host of this interview is to
give you an opportunity to listen to these medical opinions that the entirety
of MSM are actively hiding from you, and which you have every right to
hear. As always, listen, think, and come to your own conclusions.
5 NIH studies from 2004-2020 all finding
verifiable health effects from wearing a face mask, including scientifically
verified reduction is blood oxygen level:
Cloth
Mask Study
Other
Mask Studies:
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.30.20047217v2
------------------------------------------------
FYI,
I have a 20+ page word doc on the dangers and ineffectiveness at stopping viral
spread of wearing face masks. If any of you would like a copy, please let
me know.
------------------------------------------------
Stories
on what face masks are doing to children
------------------------------------------------
Recall,
less than 4% of the population are high-risk for serious Covid-19 cases; there
are 99.3% effective treatments for at-risk persons when taken early after
symptoms appear. The spread of the SARS-Cov-2 virus cannot be stopped;
people develop immunity upon infection that makes any future infection
with another SARS-Cov-2 mutation milder; PCR positive tests are mostly
false positives; and draconian, damaging "stop-the-spread"
measures are aimed to enrich vaccine & pharmaceutical makers and investors.
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g.
Pfizer’s Experimental Covid-19 Vaccine—
What You’re Not Being Told
by
Johnny Vedmore
Pfizer’s long history of scandals, and the fact that they
have never been held to account for their crimes, continues to be ignored by
the media, even as its experimental mRNA vaccine candidate for Covid-19 draws
ever closer to US government approval.
+
From: Mark Crispin Miller
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020
Subject: [MCM] 174 studies—109 peer-reviewed—have found that HCQ works
well as early treatment of COVID-19
An overwhelming refutation of a “Big Lie” crucial to the looming C-vax mandate.
MCM
“Early
treatment shows high efficacy: 174 studies -109 peer-reviewed- have found that
HCQ works well as early treatment of COVID-19”
https://c19study.com/?fbclid=IwAR1zViVbcQXU6vszWrcUAX9pecoEvYXlQyEUIU16ZUaV4gLDBjwKKNyHNn8
+
Bats, Gene
Editing and Bioweapons: Recent DARPA Experiments
Raise Concerns Amid Coronavirus
Outbreak
by Whitney Webb
DARPA recently
spent millions on research involving bats and coronaviruses,
as well as gene editing “bioweapons” prior to the
recent coronavirus outbreak. Now, “strategic allies” of the agency have been
chosen to develop a genetic material-based vaccine to halt the potential
epidemic.
===========
h.
From: WSWS Free Assange Newsletter [mailto:freeassange@wsws.org]
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020
Subject: Assange in lockdown as Belmarsh Prison inmates test positive for COVID-19
|
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i.
How the US, Turkey, and Israel are fueling a forgotten war
between Armenia and Azerbaijan
by Andrew Corkery
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j.
Government
Spies Are Tracking Brits Movements To Check If They're
Complying With Lockdown
by Steve Watson
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k.
From: Mark Crispin Miller
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020
Subject: [MCM] British woman's feet destroyed by "severe adverse
reaction" in C-vax trial. (NOT FOR THE QUEASY)
More urgent news that we're not
getting from the New York Times et al.
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: G. F.
A participant in a Coronavirus vaccine trial is likely suffering from severe genetic damage. As a result, within weeks of being the guinea pig, her feet are falling apart. It is important to note that in order to take part in any medical trial, you have to have perfect health. No diabetes, absolutely nothing
wrong with you.
This is what happened to a UK woman who took part in
testing the corona vax I have repeatedly posted on
this site - the one where they are requisitioning an AI to handle all the
people who get wrecked by it.
OK, so do I really believe this
was from the vax? I'd say highly probable but there
is no way to absolutely prove it
But that is DEFINITELY enough to
jump to my death over to avoid it. (spoiler, I would
have anyway without this post but what happened to this woman solidifies it.
Yes, mess with someone's DNA and crap like this can happen, she was probably a jogger and started running on feet that had been modified by worm DNA. Everyone knows you cannot step on a worm.
I'll hedge my bets
that is NEVER going to heal, she'll need her feet amputated, as will
many more. I guess that's one way to fix stupid, ANYONE who participated in a
corona vax trial would have to be.
It is hard
to say whether or not this was a reaction to the polyethelene
glycol or the DNA modification, but it is definitely tied to the vax.
+
Leading Canadian Health
Expert Outraged at Government Response to COVID
“I would remind you all that using the province's own statistics, the risk of death under 65 in this province is
one in 300,000. One in 300,000. You’ve got to get a
grip on this.”
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l.
From: Davis Bates
[mailto:feedback@lcv.org]
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020
Subject: [PUB]Meet the incoming class of the
117th Congress
Check out the 2020 New Member Guide
|
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m.
From: Cat McGuire [mailto:cat@catmcguire.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020 5:08 PM
To: Cat McGuire
Subject: ANTI-LOCKDOWN PROTEST -- Sunday, 11/22, 12:00-4:00, Union
Square
Please
send this announcement to all your New York City friends!
London
and other cities in Europe are far ahead of the US in resisting fascist medical
martial laws. Let's show the world that New York City will not sit back
while the 1% weaponizes a fake pandemic to
usher in their dystopian Agenda 21-Agenda 30 global coup d'etat. Thanks, Cat
Hello Fellow Freedom Fighters
-- Liberate NY!
12pm: Rally at 14th St Union Sq
with speakers, performances, outreach, etc.
1:30pm: March down University
Place to Washington Sq park.
2:30-4pm:
Rally in Washington Sq park w/ speakers, performances, outreach, and working groups.
Bring
Signs! Anti-Lockdown, No New Normal, No Mask Mandates, No Vax Mandates, Freedom, Liberty, anything you
can think of!
Bring Friends! We need
numbers!
Perform a Talent! We need
to draw attention to our message, and what better way than with PERFORMANCES!
If you can play an instrument, juggle, do magic, twirl a baton, sing, dance, write
sketches, if you have stilts, puppets, WHATEVER unique talent you have, come
and perform it in NYC! Perform during the
rally, perform while we march, let's grab the public's attention, and remind
everyone of our freedom and humanity!
And feel free to bring other
attention getting stuff, like pinwheels, streamers, bubbles, etc.
If you want to
speak or know someone who would be a great speaker (like a doctor, lawyer, public
figure, or ANYONE who has a strong message) please let us know.
Email: PaxtonWoo@protonmail.com.
Best,
Liberate New York Team
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n.
The
US has been moving toward fascism since Goldwater
https://therealnews.com/the-us-has-been-moving-toward-fascism-since-goldwater
with Eddie Conway
(29:02)
In 1980, TRNN’s Eddie Conway helped organize a
prisoners’ educational outreach program called “Say Their Own Word,” where
thinkers and scholars came to Maryland Penitentiary and spoke about topics like
impending US fascism, the prison-industrial complex, capitalism, increasing
surveillance, and many other issues that have become even more pressing today.
These speakers included Amiri Baraka, Askia Muhammad, Bruce Franklin, Nijole
Benokraitis, and Charlie Cobb. As part of a series,
TRNN will be speaking with these individuals about their predictions in 1980
and how they resonate today. This interview is with activist, journalist,
photojournalist, radio broadcaster, and poet Askia
Muhammad.
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o.
COVID-19
&
America's Health
Care Crisis
with Chris Hedges and Dr. Margaret Flowers
(27:17)
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Dr.
Margaret Flowers about the Covid-19 pandemic and the catastrophic response to
the public health crisis under America's for-profit driven healthcare system.
Without national coordination, or universal and free national health care,
Americans are faced with uneven or absent care due to hospital closings,
reductions in hospital beds and services.
Lawmakers and hospitals administrators compete to
purchase basic supplies leading manufacturers to jack up prices. The mercenary
nature of the for-profit health care system also means many Americans are
distrustful of health guidelines and refuse to get tested.
Dr. Flowers is a retired pediatrician and advocate
for public universal health care, and advisor to the
board of Physicians for a National Health Program.