WORLD NEWS
Germany arrests dozens suspected of planning coup
Special Forces in Germany have arrested 25 people suspected of supporting a domestic terrorist organization that planned to overthrow the government and form its own state, the federal prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Macron Demands People Stop Spreading Panic About Potential Blackouts
French President Emmanuel Macron chastised public utility and energy companies for scaring the public with “absurd scenarios” of potential blackouts this winter.
China scraps some of its most controversial Covid rules, in significant step toward reopening
China announced sweeping changes to its national pandemic response on Wednesday, the clearest and most significant sign yet that the central government is moving away from its strict zero-Covid approach that prompted protests across the country.
In a statement reported by state broadcaster CCTV, China’s State Council unveiled 10 new guidelines that loosen some restrictions – most notably, allowing home quarantine and largely scrapping the health QR code that has been mandatory for entering most public places.
Local governments had already taken steps this week that indicated a possible change in direction – including some major cities loosening requirements on Covid testing.
But this is the first official change in Covid policy on a national level – a notable turnaround by Beijing, which for the past three years has insisted that unwavering restrictions are the only effective way to stamp out the highly transmissible virus.
Man Arrested For Assault After Egg Thrown at King Charles III
A man was arrested Tuesday after an egg was thrown at new monarch Charles III while on walkabout meeting members of the public in an English town.
Europe Puts Scruples Aside, Imports Record Levels of Russian Liquid Natural Gas
The European Union has seen imports of liquid natural gas from Russia rise to record levels this year, sending billions to Moscow while waxing poetic about their support of Ukraine.
With No Means to Store Gas for Itself, UK Energy Exports to Europe Surge as Cold Snap Bites
The United Kingdom has one of the smallest bunkered reserves of natural gas — burnt to produce heat and electricity — in Europe, yet it is shipping volumes of the resource abroad at levels not seen for years as a cold snap arrives.
U.S. NEWS, POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
Pearl Harbor Attack Dec. 7, 1941: Survivor S. J. Hemker Remembered
December 7, 2022 ,Pearl Harbor Day, marks the 81st anniversary of the Japanese air attack on U.S. naval and air installations at Pearl Harbor, HI, at 7:53 a.m., Dec. 7, 1941 — without a declaration of war.
It was then the worst attack on American soil in history: Some 2,403 died, 2008 of them Navy personnel; another 1,178 were wounded
Eighteen Navy ships, including the U.S.S. Arizona, were sunk or damaged. Almost all the planes at the island bases were destroyed or damaged while still on the ground.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt memorably called December 7, 1941, “a day which will live in infamy” in his dramatic speech to Congress, which then declared war on Japan.
Only the sneak attack on America by radical Islamic terrorists on 9-11-2001 in New York resulted in more deaths. But for many Americans of this generation — and millions of immigrants, legal and illegal — the meaning, the significance of Pearl Harbor, is not fully known, or appreciated.
>> Past article of interest: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor and Japan’s Early Conquests 80 Years Ago
Judge dismisses Khashoggi lawsuit against Saudi prince; Biden granted him immunity
A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the fiance of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi against Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, citing President Biden’s grant of immunity.
U.S. District Judge John Bates suggested he was reluctant to throw out the lawsuit but had no choice given the Biden administration’s decision.
The Supreme Court case that could reshape US elections
The U.S. Supreme Court in its upcoming term will consider a case that could radically reshape how presidential and congressional elections are run in America.
The case, Moore v. Harper, centers on the controversial “independent state legislature” theory, which holds that a literal reading of the U.S. Constitution gives state legislatures the final say in regulating votes for federal office, unchecked by governors, state courts, or provisions in state constitutions.
If approved by a Supreme Court majority, the most extreme reading of this theory could upend how many states draw their congressional districts. It could result in different ballots, different means of voting, and even different polling places for federal and state elections.
Congressional leaders stripped from the annual defense package a controversial proposal that would have allowed media organizations to create cartels to collectively bargain with Big Tech companies, text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) released on Tuesday evening shows.
Top FBI Official Steps Down as Republicans Prepare to Probe Into Bureau
A top FBI official has stepped down just as House Republicans have announced plans to investigate recent operations and actions at the bureau.
In a Dec. 2 post to his LinkedIn profile, Steven D’Antuono, assistant director in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, announced his retirement.
“After a 26-year, 10-month career with the FBI, I chose to retire,” D’Antuono wrote. “Yesterday was my last day.”
Attributing the decision to wanting to spend more time with his family, he added, “Deciding to retire was not easy, it is extremely difficult to say farewell to the mission and the wonderful people I work with, but in making my decision I knew it is time to hand the reins over to the next generation of FBI employees.”
Elon Musk Fires Twitter’s General Counsel and Ex-FBI Official James Baker
Twitter owner Elon Musk confirmed that one of its top officials, James Baker—a former FBI general counsel—was “exited” from the company on Tuesday amid concerns that were raised about his “possible role in suppression of information.”
“In light of concerns about Baker’s possible role in suppression of information important to the public dialogue, he was exited from Twitter today,” wrote Musk on Twitter. Musk did not offer any more details on Baker’s exit or what role he played at the firm.
High Command: mRNA “Vaccines” To Be Required For Military
Members of the U.S. military will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning next month under a plan laid out by the Pentagon Monday and endorsed by President Joe Biden. In memos distributed to all troops, top Pentagon leaders said the vaccine is a necessary step to maintain military readiness.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the mid-September deadline could be accelerated if the vaccine receives final FDA approval or infection rates continue to rise.
“I will seek the president’s approval to make the vaccines mandatory no later than mid-September, or immediately upon” licensure by the Food and Drug Administration “whichever comes first,” Austin said in his memo, warning them to prepare for the requirement.
Judge Orders Pro-Life Flight Attendant Re-Hired At Southwest Airlines
A Texas federal judge has ordered Southwest Airlines to reinstate Charlene Carter, the flight attendant who made headlines after a jury ruled that she was unlawfully fired for expressing pro-life views and for criticizing her union.
In a decision filed on Dec. 5, five months after a jury decided in Carter’s favor, Judge Brantley Starr remarked, “Bags fly free with Southwest. But free speech didn’t fly at all with Southwest in this case.”
Starr granted Carter $300,000 in compensatory and punitive damages from Southwest; $300,000 in compensatory and punitive damages from the flight attendants’ union, Transport Workers Union of America Local 556; $150,000 in back pay, and $60,180.82 in prejudgment interest.
Republican Launches Challenge to Kevin McCarthy’s House Speaker Bid
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who lost a bid for House majority leader last month, announced Tuesday he would challenge House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) speakership.
“I’m running for Speaker to break the establishment,” Biggs wrote on Twitter, while linking to an article that he wrote in the Daily Caller. “Kevin McCarthy was created by, elevated by, and maintained by the establishment.”
Warnock Defeats Walker in Hard-Fought Georgia Senate Runoff Election
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) won reelection late Tuesday evening in Georgia’s Senate runoff—a victory that will give the Democrats a 51–49 margin in the chamber.
AP, Fox News, and CNN all called the race for Warnock around 10:30 p.m., with 94 percent of the vote counted and Warnock showing a 41,000 lead, about 1.2 percent. Then, at 12:17 a.m. Wednesday, the state reported Warnock ahead by 90,000 votes, about 2.5 percent, with over 99 percent of the vote counted.
Kari Lake Reveals Plans After Arizona Certifies Midterm Election Results
Republican candidate Kari Lake indicated that she won’t concede anytime soon even after Arizona officials certified the state’s Nov. 8 midterm results in favor of Democrat governor-elect Katie Hobbs.
“We’re going to start fighting back, and we’re going to be drawing up some lawsuits in our elections … we have too much to save in this country,” Lake, who officials say lost to Hobbs by about 17,000 votes, wrote on Twitter.
State of Emergency Declared After ‘Criminal Attack’ Causes Power Outages in North Carolina
Moore County, North Carolina, declared a state of emergency due to power outages after a “deliberate” attack over the past weekend, leaving about 45,000 people without electricity.
The Moore County Sherriff’s Office said Monday that a state of emergency was declared and will remain in effect for the coming days “due to the power outages.” The emergency order also said that “all civilians and emergency services workers are hereby ordered to comply with the Moore County Emergency Operations Plan.”
The state of emergency means that a curfew is in place from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. every night until Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. Residents in Moore County were also urged to conserve fuel.
THE PEOPLE’S PUSHBACK AROUND THE WORLD AT WAR BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL News article by By Joachim Hagopian
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
IRS Issues Another Tax Warning to Americans Who Made More Than $600 Online
Independent contractors who made money via online services will have their income reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) starting in 2023, the agency said in a second warning issued Tuesday.
People who made money via eBay, Etsy, Poshmark, Uber, and other digital services will face the new scrutiny and rules. It applies to anyone who made more than $600 via those platforms or via Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, PayPal, or similar platforms in return for goods and services.
Wife Should Avoid Debt for Husband’s Fraud, Supreme Court Hears
Wife Should Avoid Debt for Husband’s Fraud, Supreme Court Hears
White House Backs White-Collar Replacement Bill
The White House is supporting a bill that would spend roughly $29 million to exclude more Americans from white-collar jobs and also reduce job-creating investment in heartland states.
“The Administration supports House passage of GH.R.36438, the Equal Acess to Green Cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act, and its goal of allowing U.S. employers to focus on hiring immigrants on merit,” said a December 6 statement from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Brains Transformed: How Primitive Pixels Evolved into Biodigital Brains
Last week, gamers across the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of Pong. On November 29, 1972, Atari plugged a few trodes into the global brain with their classic quarter-sucking arcade game. To its makers’ surprise, people loved playing simulated table tennis with two featureless paddles and a square ball bouncing back and forth.
Pong was primitive, for sure, but hypnotic nonetheless. Quite literally, it was a beta test for two-way digital mind control.
The player controls a virtual world onscreen with his mind, while in turn, the pixels control the contents of his consciousness. Offering little more than a coin-slot and a scoreboard—not unlike a brothel, really—Pong managed to capture the soul of a generation, evolving game-by-game into the sophisticated mental technium that has ensnared the modern world.
Shooting Starlings: How the Masters Curate the Flocks
Human behavior on social media is similar to that of starlings in a murmuration. Masses of people react to a stimulus, such as a social media post, seemingly as a cohesive unit without a designated leader and, as a result, something goes “viral”
It appears to be a spontaneous event that no one can control, but it really isn’t. Curated information, pushed ahead of other information on people’s newsfeeds, can dramatically influence crowd behavior. It’s a form of social engineering
This kind of social engineering has a drawback. Financial incentives have driven social media companies to promote any content with high engagement. Those who seek to censor certain types of information now struggle to determine how to get Big Tech to change their underlying design
The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is the key coordinator of illegal government censorship. Its original directive was to defend the U.S. against foreign cybersecurity threats. Now, CISA’s primary focus is domestic threats, i.e., Americans who challenge the government narrativeCISA works with a collective called the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP), which does the actual censoring. The EIP consists of four social media monitoring groups: Stanford Internet Observatory, Washington University’s Center for an Informed Public, the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, and Graphika
SURVEILLANCE STATE
JCPA May Open the Door to Even More Influence for China’s TikTok
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) is potentially a TikTok bailout bill, as it puts multiple new restrictions on U.S. platforms, but leaves the China-owned app free to steal American user data.
The JCPA, the way it is currently written, contains a loophole that gives TikTok a license to push propaganda against U.S. interests.
FedEx and UPS Help Feds Track Gun Sales, State Attorneys General Say
New shipping policies seen as attempt to ‘bypass warrant requirements’ and create gun registry
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, together with 17 other state attorneys general, are asking shipping companies UPS and FedEx to explain their newly implemented policies to track and record Americans’ firearms purchases and disclose whether these policies have been coordinated with the Biden administration.
In letters sent on Nov. 29 to FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam and UPS CEO Carol B. Tomé, Knudsen and his co-signers wrote that the shipping companies’ policies “allow your company to track firearm sales with unprecedented specificity and bypass warrant requirements to share that information with federal agencies.”
“What both of these companies are saying is that they’re doing this so they can better cooperate with law enforcement,” Knudsen told The Epoch Times. “That’s all fine and well, until you find out that that’s a violation of federal law.”
Based on reports from gun stores, Knudsen’s letter states, FedEx and UPS are now requiring federal firearms license holders to provide details of each shipment to the shipping companies, including the contents and recipient, allowing them “to create a database of American gun purchasers and determine exactly what items they purchased.
HEALTH
Tips to Help Prevent Premature Ovarian Failure
Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a common gynecological disease, and the incidence rate is increasing year by year with a younger trend. For young women, this not only affects fertility, but also has a great impact on physical and mental health.
What behaviors can cause POF? How does one prevent it from happening? Dr. Liao Wanrong, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner from Yurong Chinese Medicine Clinic in Taiwan, explained in detail the harmful effect of POF on the body, and explained how to delay menopause through lifestyle changes.
FDA Grants Priority Review to Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine
Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will review its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate on priority.
The drugmaker is seeking approval for use of the vaccine, RSVpreF, in adults aged 60 years and older and the agency is set to make its decision by May 2023. It could become the first approved RSV vaccine in the U.S. for older adults who are at risk of the lung disease.
Study: Virgin Coconut Oil Protects Neuronal Damage and Mortality after a Stroke Incidence
Researchers from Japan and the Philippines have just published a new study conducted on “stroke-prone” hypertensive rats that indicate Virgin Coconut Oil can help prevent neuronal damage and deaths due to strokes.
Given the fact that we have seen an astounding 100,000% increase in strokes recorded in VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System) following COVID-19 vaccines, this is good news for those seeking to minimize or reverse the effects of COVID-19 vaccines. See:
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Big cats: US Senate unanimously passes bill to curb private ownership
A bill to restrict the private ownership of big cats like lions and tigers in the US has passed by unanimous consent in the Senate.
The Big Cat Public Safety Act would stop people from keeping the animals as pets and from them being exposed to public petting and photo opportunities.
Efforts to curb private ownership have increased in the wake of the Netflix documentary series Tiger King.
GARDENING, FARMING & HOMESTEADING
COVID RELATED NEWS
Event: COVID-19 Vaccines: What They Are, How They Work, and Possible Causes of Injuries
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) will lead a roundtable discussion, COVID-19 Vaccines: What They Are, How They Work, and Possible Causes of Injuries, to shed light on the current state of knowledge surrounding the vaccine and the path forward. Medical experts and doctors who specialize in COVID-19 vaccine research and treatment will join Sen. Johnson at the roundtable.
WHAT: Roundtable discussion about the COVID-19 vaccine
WHO: Senator Ron Johnson, medical experts and doctors specializing in COVID-19
WHEN: December 7, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET
WHERE: Russell Senate Office Building, Kennedy Caucus Room 325
Found Dead at Home After COVID-19 Vaccination
The public is becoming increasingly disturbed with reports of death among the vaccinated. It is natural to ask “was the death caused by vaccination?” The most definitive way of answering that question is with autopsy.
Schwab et al reported on deaths after vaccination with detailed autopsies in Heidelberg, Germany.[i] Of 35 fatalities within 20 days of injection, 10 were ruled out as clearly not due to the vaccine (eg drug overdose). The remaining 25 (71%) had final diagnoses consistent with a vaccine injury syndrome including myocardial infarction, worsening heart failure, vascular aneurysm, pulmonary embolism, fatal stroke, and vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia. Interestingly, 5 cases had acute myocarditis as the cause of death with the histopathology in the heart muscle showing patchy inflammation very similar to what was seen in the deltoid muscle were the mRNA vaccine was injected.
Will Those Who Made Fentanyl Now Get to Sell the Vaccine?
The University of Houston published the results of an animal study demonstrating a series of three shots could eliminate the risk of fentanyl overdose but did not affect the use of other opioids
The shot was created with the adjuvant dmLT, which has a history of use in human trials using oral administration; the animals were followed for six weeks. The researchers announced plans for Phase 1 human clinical trials in 2023
Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine; it is used to cut other street drugs, and some believe it’s used to cut some prescription drugs as it is cheap and easy to manufacture
According to the author of “Fentanyl, Inc.,” the manufacture of the street version of the drug is subsidized by the Chinese government before being shipped to Mexico and trafficked to the U.S. through the southern border
Prescription opioids were subsidized by drug companies that gave prescribing doctors kickback money and, until just recently, the AMA taught doctors that opioids were only effective for pain control and not addictive
Quercetin and Vitamin D — Allies Against Coronavirus?
As the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, more than 80 clinical trials are underway testing remedies ranging from intravenous vitamin C and stem cells to HIV drugs and malaria medication
A derivative of quercetin has been shown to provide broad-spectrum protection against a wide range of viruses, including SARS. Canadian and Chinese researchers are now collaborating on a study to assess the effectiveness of quercetin against COVID-19 infection
Quercetin is a powerful immune booster and broad-spectrum antiviral. It also inhibits the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which may be beneficial since serious COVID-19 infection and subsequent death appears to be due to cytokine storm activity
There are plenty of data showing it’s an important component in the prevention and treatment of influenza and upper respiratory tract infections
Other nutraceuticals thought to be useful in the prevention of coronavirus infection include NAC, spirulina, beta-glucan, glucosamine, selenium, zinc, lipoic acid and sulforaphane
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Decline In US Twin Births Linked to Pandemic Lockdowns
Reduced access to infertility treatments early in the pandemic may have contributed to a drop in twin births, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest.
The number of twin births fell 7% between 2019 and 2020 – from 120,291 to 112,437 – compared to an average 2%-per-year decline from 2014 to 2019, researchers reported on Wednesday in the CDC’s National Vital Statistics Reports, based on data from 50 states and the District of Columbia.
CANCEL CULTURE
Coming Soon: Climate Lockdowns And The “15 Minute City”
The 15 Minute City is a UN and WEF plan, because they care about you want you to drive less.
A cartoon above from the WEF just for you good girls and boys.
In the WEF’s own words — this rearrangement of cities is absolutely about climate change:
As climate change and global conflict cause shocks and stresses at faster intervals and increasing severity, the 15-minute city will become even more critical.
And the solution was the pandemic (they really say that):
The obvious, yet incomplete, answer is the pandemic…. with COVID-19 and its variants keeping everyone home (or closer to home than usual), the 15-minute city went from a “nice-to-have” to a rallying cry. Meeting all of one’s needs within a walking, biking or transit distance was suddenly a matter of life and death.
And then the dark hand of the totalitarian managers appears, as James Woudhuysen, warned in Spiked in late October:
The madness of the ‘15-minute city’
The green agenda is taking inspiration from the illiberal days of lockdown.
To this end, Oxfordshire County Council, which is run by Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party, wants to divide the city of Oxford into six ‘15 minute’ districts. In these districts, it is said, most household essentials will be accessible by a quarter-of-an-hour walk or bike ride, and so residents will have no need for a car.
On the surface, these 15-minute neigbourhoods might sound pleasant and convenient. But there is a coercive edge. The council plans to cut car use and traffic congestion by placing strict rules on car journeys.
Fox News Cuts Ties with Lara Trump
Fox News announced on Sunday it has cut ties with former President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump, a decision that comes as Donald Trump is gearing up for a 2024 presidential campaign.
“We appreciate Lara’s valuable contributions across Fox News Media programming,” a Fox News spokesperson told the Washington Post.
A Fox News source told the Post the decision to cut ties with Lara Trump was due to the network’s “ban on political activity.” Fox News apparently does not employ contributors who are running for office. But Lara Trump is not running for office. It appears Fox News has widened its policy to include Donald Trump’s family members.
The Post reported:
Although Lara Trump was weighing the possibility of a U.S. Senate run in her home state of North Carolina at the time she was hired, she did not end up running for the seat — and has not announced any other run for political office. She also does not appear to be working on the Trump 2024 campaign in an official capacity, though she served as a campaign adviser for his 2020 run. Although she is no longer on the network’s payroll, she could still appear on the network as an unpaid guest.
Virginia Restaurant Kicks Out Family Foundation Over Abortion, Traditional Marriage
A Virginia restaurant told the Family Foundation that it was no longer welcome to dine at the establishment because of the organization’s views on abortion and traditional marriage.
The Daily Signal spoke with Family Foundation President Victoria Cobb on Monday morning outside the Supreme Court as the justices heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis, a case examining “whether applying a public-accommodation law to compel an artist to speak or stay silent violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment.”
ICYMI
Trump Organization Convicted of Tax Fraud; Hunter Biden Still Walks Free
Former President Donald Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, was convicted of tax fraud and other financial crimes on Tuesday in the case brought by the Manhattan District Attorney.
Meanwhile, Hunter Biden continues to walk free, despite admitting in December 2020 — after the presidential election — that he was under federal investigation for possible tax violations linked to his foreign business activities.
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