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The Melt 04.16.21
Ted Kuntz of Vaccine Choice Canada about the misinformation surrounding vaccines, the importance of informed medical decisions, and the current state of affairs in regards to the MNRA “vaccine”The Progressive Commentary Hour 04.14.21
Attorney Ana Garner on legal challenges against covid vaccine mandates, death statistics and testing and the ongoing state of emergencyThe Corbett Report 04.09.21
The mouthpieces of the scientific establishment have identified the latest global security threat: antiscience. So what does that mean, exactly? Whatever they want it to mean, of course! This week on The Corbett Report podcast, James explores the game of Science Says that the self-appointed experts are playing with the public and outlines how that game is about to get a whole lot darker. (The Corbett Report YouTube channel was removed shortly after this episode was posted)-
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The Government’s War on Free Speech: Protest Laws Undermine the First Amendment
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”— George Washington It’s a given that the government is … Continue reading
America After the Election: A Few Hard Truths About the Things That Won’t Change
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”—George Orwell The American people remain eager to be persuaded that a new … Continue reading
MORE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FOR CANNABIS POSSESSION THAN ALL VIOLENT CRIMES PUT TOGETHER IN THE US LAST YEAR
By John Vibes Source: Waking Times With legal recreational and medical cannabis now available in so many different US states, it is easy to get the impression that the war on cannabis users is over. However, cannabis users still represent … Continue reading
P Is for Predator State: The Building Blocks of Tyranny from A to Z
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people … Continue reading
The Child That Christmas Forgot: How Would Jesus Fare in the American Police State?
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “Once upon a midnight clear, there was a child’s cry, a blazing star hung over a stable, and wise men came with birthday gifts. We haven’t forgotten that night down the centuries. … Continue reading
How Evil Wins: The Hypocritical Double Standards of Political Outrage
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “She was asked what she had learned from the Holocaust, and she said that 10 percent of any population is cruel, no matter what, and that 10 percent is merciful, no matter … Continue reading
Decriminalizing the Drug War?
Calculating the Damage from a Century of Drug Prohibition By Alfred W. McCoy Source: TomDispatch.com We live in a time of change, when people are questioning old assumptions and seeking new directions. In the ongoing debate over health care, social … Continue reading
America Is on the Brink of a Nervous Breakdown
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must … Continue reading