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Best of the Web: International scholars must resist the American campaign to inject racial tribalism into science

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"Schœlcher n'est pas notre sauveur," declared protestors who toppled statues on the French territory of Martinique earlier this year — "Schœlcher is not our savior." The reference is to Victor Schœlcher, the 19th-century politician who's long been lauded for his role in abolishing slavery in France and its colonial holdings. French President Emmanuel Macron rightly condemned the act, as did cabinet minister Annick Giradin, who denounced the destruction of monuments that embody the nation's "collective memory." And the mayor of Martinique's capital warned against la tentation de réécrire l'histoire — the temptation to rewrite history.


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Best of the Web: The Fatal Attractions of Techno-Fascism

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The enduring appeal of fascism is that it requires so little from us... so little independent thought; just our basic belief and adherence to a limited set of popularly-shared directives and narratives that once fully accepted, relieve us of the need to address stubborn questions or to fret over subtle differences of opinion and feeling. Continual propaganda is there to reassure us that we are complete, that we know all that is important to know — that we are rational, pragmatic and moral... that the science has been settled and that we are all a part of something historic.

Such a surrender to constricted narratives cuts across all classes and income brackets. Neither the most educated nor the least uneducated retain any special advantage in the face of powerful consensus-shaping propaganda.

PROPAGANDA is, of course, the life-blood of authoritarian control. Maintaining the economic, governmental and scientific frameworks of a modern technocratic "operating system" would be impossible without propaganda's divisive assault. When truth is seen as a liability to power, it must always be disallowed, with all instances of it effectively penalized.

Radio, television, the Internet and their constant enabler, popular "science" — operate today as their own religions, reliant for their success upon the unquestioning devotion of the masses. The currency that we use to pay for admission to the electronic spectacle is our attention, and in such hyper-mediated times as these, those charges mount up exponentially, until we generally find ourselves at some point, broke and spiritually exhausted by soul-crushing denial and disconnection.

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Best of the Web: Agenda ID2020: The Diabolical Agenda Within The Agenda. "Genetically Modified Humanity"

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- this is what Dr. Carrie Madej calls the hidden agenda within the barely talked about ID2020.

What is envisaged is a "genetically modified humanity" (GMH) so as to better control, command the world population, or what's left of it, once the Gates Agenda has been implemented.

Let that NEVER happen!

See for yourself, Dr. Carrie Madej's presentation - 21 min. video (17 August 2020). Transhumanism - "Human 2.0"? - A Wakeup Call to the World, Nanotechnology implanted in your cells - and a genetically modified human DNA.


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Flashback Best of the Web: Active presidential level national near-earth object preparedness strategy and action plan revealed

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© Shuttertstock / solarsevenArtist concept of asteroid impact.
Department of Defense to use kinetic weapons to defeat and or mitigate incoming city, continent killer, asteroids

The National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan obtained by Intellihub reveals that a presidential level interagency working group for detecting and mitigating the impact of earthbound near-earth objects has been activated and is currently working to detect and mitigate asteroids or comets from striking our planet.

The official National Science Council plan named DAMIEN which stands for "Detecting and Mitigating the Impact of Earth-bound Near-Earth Objects" authored in June of 2018 reveals how the U.S. government has been improving "our Nation's preparedness to address the hazard of NEO impacts by leveraging and enhancing existing national and international assets and adding important capabilities across government."

The plan comprised by the National Science and Technology Council, the Committee on Homeland and National Security, and the Interagency Working Group for Detecting and Mitigating Impacts of Earth-Bound Near-Earth Objects (DAMIEN) (IWG) "builds on efforts by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Department of Energy (DOE) to detect and characterize the NEO population and to prevent and respond to NEO impacts on Earth" and has been activated through the Stafford Act which was invoked by President Donald Trump several weeks ago in order to help fight the coronavirus.

Comment: Of course, no asteroid hit Earth in April, 2020 when this was published. But such an ONGOING threat may well factor into the clearly coordinated lockdown mania around the world. Remember the words of British astronomer Victor Clube, author of The Cosmic Serpent and The Cosmic Winter, in a report commissioned by the U.S. Air Force:
"We do not need the celestial threat to disguise Cold War intentions; rather we need the Cold War to disguise celestial intentions!"
Or perhaps a "pamdemic" might do just as well?


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Best of the Web: Day After Tomorrow, today: TEN waterspouts appear side-by-side in Gulf of Mexico!

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Multiple waterspouts were spotted swirling simultaneously off Louisiana's coast on August 20, as severe storms battered the region with hail.

This footage shot by Frank Leday in the Gulf of Mexico captures at least six of the watery vortexes spiraling skyward against a blanket of dark storm clouds.

"Wow!! Ever see 6 water spouts at once?" Leday wrote on Facebook.

The storms came as the US National Weather Service predicted two tropical depressions — one in the North Atlantic and another in the Carribean — could develop into hurricanes upon hitting the Gulf. According to US media, it would be the first instance of two separate tropical storm systems in the basin in over 60 years.


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Best of the Web: The case for masks, school closings, & social isolation just collapsed!

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The purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, not to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is in some small way to become evil oneself. One's standing to resist anything is thus eroded and even destroyed.
A society of emasculated liars is easy to control.

-Theodore Dalrymple
The Annals of Internal Medicine just published a comprehensive new study on how contagious the COVID-19 virus is. And I'm sorry to report that the case for a number of popular new practices that seem to have filled some spiritual need a lot of Americans have for self-abasement just completely collapsed.

The list of practices no longer having any conceivable rationale includes:
  • Closing down schools.
  • Closing down gyms, barber shops, or any other businesses.
  • Limiting the number of patrons allowed in restaurants or other businesses at one time.
  • Mass testing for the COVID-19 virus.
  • Putting healthy people in quarantine.
  • Keeping a distance of 3, 6, or some other arbitrary number of feet away from healthy individuals.
  • Healthy individuals with no criminal intent wearing masks when it's not Halloween.
Likewise for any other humiliating rituals state and local officials plan on forcibly enacting to keep you safe from the scourge of COVID-19 that their own sense of self-worth precludes participating in.

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Best of the Web: March to fascism: Morrison says Covid vaccine likely to be mandatory in Australia, suggests that those who refuse it will starve


Comment: Again we note that it's the anglophone countries - the 'Five Eyes' plus Ireland, though Spain and France are up there with them - proving the most fascist and authoritarian of the bunch...


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© ABC News: Adam KennedyScott Morrison says he expects criticism from anti-vaccination campaigners.
Australians are likely to face mandatory coronavirus vaccinations if Prime Minister Scott Morrison gets his wish.

The nation is a step closer to gaining access to a vaccine, with the Federal Government securing an international deal to produce a vaccine frontrunner locally if trials succeed.

If that happens, Mr Morrison said Australia would have a target of 95 per cent vaccination, which would account for people with health conditions that prevented them being vaccinated.

"I would expect it to be as mandatory as you could possibly make it," he told Melbourne radio station 3AW.

"There are always exemptions for any vaccine on medical grounds, but that should be the only basis.

"We are talking about a pandemic that has destroyed the global economy and taken the lives of hundreds of thousands all around the world, and over 430 Australians here."


Comment: What an idiot. The global economy need not have been wrecked. And even if governments and media hadn't reacted like hysterical children and the economy was STILL wrecked, that wouldn't entail the necessity of mass vaccination. Recent numbers and studies suggest only 20% of the population need get the virus in order to reach herd immunity, and the vast majority of those people either experience no symptoms or recover. Remember, the virus has a 99.9% survival rate. What is Morrison smoking? Probably the same insanity all the other world leaders are smoking.


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Best of the Web: How's Slick Willy gonna explain this one? Photos emerge of Bill Clinton receiving neck massage from Jeffrey Epstein victim

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© MEGABill Clinton is seen enjoying a neck massage from a Jeffrey Epstein victim in never-before-seen photographs obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com
Bill Clinton grins with pleasure as he enjoys an intimate neck massage with a young Jeffrey Epstein victim in never-before-seen photographs obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com.

The troubling pictures are an ill-timed reminder of Clinton's links to Epstein as the former President, 72, prepares to endorse Joe Biden tonight at the Democratic Convention.

Clinton traveled numerous times on the dead pedophile's private jet, the Lolita Express, socialized with his alleged Madame, Ghislaine Maxwell, and faced a slew of sexual misconduct accusations himself during his years in public life.

Comment: Interesting to note that the majority of valuable new material being brought to light regarding Jeffery Epstein's unsavory activities and companions comes from sources like the Daily Mail and the NY Post, both of which are scorned by the "respectable" press. One wonders why the Post or the NY Times aren't falling over themselves to break new ground in such an important story?


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Best of the Web: New Zealand's high court rules first covid lockdown UNLAWFUL

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© Xinhua/Guo Lei via Global Look PressPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern imposed New Zealand's first lockdown in March.
New Zealand's High Court has ruled that the country's first nine-day, Covid-19 lockdown from March 26 to April 3 was unlawful as it infringed on people's rights and freedoms without a legal basis.

The High Court of New Zealand ruled on Wednesday that the country's stay-at-home orders, under threat of punishment, were in breach of civil liberties after lawyer Andrew Borrowdale launched a suit against the government in July.

A panel of three judges waved off a number of associated complaints but conceded that authorities should have written the order into law before using the threat of police detention to keep people inside.

Comment: Interesting how physically isolated, western-aligned nations like New Zealand and Australia seem to be running the most draconian lockdown policies. It's almost like an experiment on a captive population. But our dear leaders would never do that would they?



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Best of the Web: Red landslide ahead? 27-year-old dissident journalist Laura Loomer wins Florida congressional primary for 21st District

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Incumbent Lois Frankel and social media firebrand Laura Loomer won their respective primaries Tuesday, setting the tone for what will be a fiery, nationally watched congressional election in November.

Frankel, a former West Palm Beach mayor seeking her fifth term in U.S. House District 21, beat newcomer Guido Weiss by a landslide to win the Democratic nomination. Frankel captured 86.40% of the votes to Weiss' 13.60%.

"Every election night is exciting, no matter how many times you are in it," Frankel said Tuesday night from her home in West Palm Beach.

While Frankel was celebrating her quick win, Loomer was surrounded by an all-star cast of conservative and far-right leaders toasting her win in the GOP primary.

Among those gathering to watch returns with Loomer were political strategist Roger Stone, British writer Milo Yiannopoulos and Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes.


Comment: ALL of whom are banned on social media, nevermind access to mainstream media! But now the MSM HAS TO address this news!

Here's Stone being Stone at Loomer's victory lap:
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Even President Donald Trump weighed in on Loomer's victory via Twitter.

"Great going Laura," he wrote. "You have a great chance against a Pelosi puppet!"


Comment: USA Today is trying to remain 'objective', but their report (in addition to containing the usual distortions and smears) is positively doused in fear and loathing!

Suck it up, cupcakes.

We note that Loomer first appeared on the scene when she was booted from Las Vegas PD press conferences in the aftermath of the multi-site terror attack in Las Vegas in October 2017. She was asking the sheriff 'all the wrong questions'...