Sam Bankman-Fried: The Rigged Wall Street System that “Valued” His Company at $32 Billion

Wall Street on Parade |  Dec.5, 2022

If you have been following the Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX crypto exchange story since the company filed for bankruptcy on November 11, you have likely read the phrase “a valuation of $32 billion” dozens of times to describe the “valuation” of FTX as recently as February of this year. (We pulled up 47,600 results from a Google search.)

But here’s the funny thing. No media outlet has bothered to explain how FTX came by that $32 billion valuation or precisely how Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder and CEO of FTX, became a billionaire overnight. FTX wasn’t publicly traded so its share price wasn’t determined by millions of investors buying and selling its stock on a public stock exchange five days a week.

And here’s another funny thing: mainstream media reported in late September that FTX was looking to raise $1 billion more from venture capitalists while keeping its valuation at $32 billion, the same value that it had in February. But between February 1 and September 30, Coinbase, a crypto exchange that actually did trade on a public exchange where millions of real people bought and sold its stock, had lost 67 percent of its value.

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Concerns Over COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Flood Washington

By Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH

Historians will note a rainy day, Wednesday December 7, 2022, as an important inflection point in the three-year long COVID-19 crisis and the two-year anniversary of the US COVID-19 mass vaccination program. The three hour session convened by Senator Ron Johnson included clinician investigators, practicing physicians, regulatory consultants, lawyers, data experts, and patients who have been injured by COVID-19 vaccines.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) led 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 joined Sen. Johnson at the roundtable.

The session led with presentation of global elevations in all-cause mortality rates and life insurance claims and moved into the biological plausibility and clinical data demonstrating the currently used product result in death shortly after administration. There was a deep dive on what is known and still unknown about the vaccines, their manufacturers, inspections, and responsibility for the supply chain to America. Finally, there was a comprehensive review of the peer-reviewed literature on myocarditis, thrombosis, immunologic injury, and neurologic damage occurring with vaccination. The session concluded our federal agencies were reckless, willfully blind, and failed to mitigate risk and protect Americans from injuries, disabilities, and death after vaccination. There was a call for removal of all COVID-19 vaccines from the market, dissolution of all mandates, and a pivot toward vaccine injury research and treatment. Let historians record.

US Senate Roundtable Dec 7, 2022, Dr. McCullough Concludes COVID-19 Vaccines Should be Withdrawn from Market

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Why Flavonoids Are the Key to a Sharp Mind

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  • Recent research found elderly individuals who ate the most flavonoids had the slowest rate of cognitive decline

  • Kaempferol and quercetin were both associated with slower global cognitive decline

  • Quercetin is found in a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including onions and shallots, apples, broccoli, asparagus, green peppers, tomatoes, red leaf lettuce, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, cranberries, black currants and green tea

  • Good sources of kaempferol include spinach, kale and other green leafy vegetables, chives, dill, tarragon, onions, wild leeks, asparagus and berries

  • Kaempferol is also one of the most important constituents in ginkgo biloba, which has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. A 2008 study found kaempferol-rich ginkgo biloba extract significantly inhibited the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells. Ginkgo biloba’s ability to improve memory and cognition has also been studied for decades

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Recent research has again highlighted the importance of eating a wholesome whole foods diet. Fruits and vegetables are rich in flavonoids, bioactive compounds that have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and cytoprotective properties,1 known to benefit both body and brain.

In this particular study,2 they analyzed the diets of 961 participants between the ages of 60 and 100, who were followed for an average of 6.9 years as part of the Rush Memory and Aging Project, to determine how diet affected cognitive ability in old age.

None had signs of dementia at the onset of the study. Diet was reported using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire, and cognitive performance was assessed annually through 19 standardized tests. As reported by the authors:3

“Higher dietary intake of total flavonols and flavonol constituents were associated with a slower rate of decline in global cognition and multiple cognitive domains.

In continuous models adjusted for age, sex, education, APOE-ɛ4, late life cognitive activity, physical activity, and smoking, total flavonol intake was associated with slower decline in global cognition β estimate=0.004, episodic memory β=0.004, semantic memory β=0.003, perceptual speed β=0.003, and working memory β=0.003 …

Analyses of individual flavonol constituents demonstrated that intakes of kaempferol and quercetin were associated with slower global cognitive decline [β=0.01 and β=0.004], respectively …

Results suggest dietary intakes of total flavonols and several flavonol constituents may be associated with slower decline in global cognition and multiple cognitive abilities with older age.”

Participants with the highest daily flavonol intake got about 15 milligrams a day, equal to approximately 1 cup of dark leafy greens, whereas those with the lowest intake only got about 5 mg a day.

For reference, the average daily flavonol intake for American adults is estimated to be between 16 and 20 mg,4 so this study also shows that many elderly aren’t getting enough fruits and vegetables.

A key detail to keep in mind here is that they were not looking at supplementation. Only food. Nutritional researchers who spoke with CNN5 about the findings stressed that foods contain many other bioactive compounds, and we cannot be absolutely certain that it was these specific compounds that warded off dementia.

“If you want to preserve your cognition, focus on eating whole foods.”

It’s a worthwhile warning. Oftentimes, it’s the synergistic effect between compounds in whole foods that create the “magic.” So, the take-home message here is that fruits and veggies are good for you, especially your brain. So, if you want to preserve your cognition, focus on eating whole foods.

By now, many of you will be familiar with quercetin. The late Dr. Vladimir Zelenko popularized quercetin supplements for the early treatment of COVID-19 after access to hydroxychloroquine was restricted.

Both quercetin and hydroxychloroquine are zinc ionophores, meaning they shuttle zinc into the cell. Zinc, in turn, has potent antiviral activity. Early on, this was thought to be the sole reason why quercetin worked against COVID. Later on, researchers discovered a number of other mechanisms of action that also have beneficial impacts on the infection. 

For general long-term health, however, you can get quercetin from a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including onions and shallots, apples, broccoli, asparagus, green peppers, tomatoes, red leaf lettuce, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, cranberries, black currants and green tea.6

The quercetin content in any given food is largely dependent on light exposure, so depending on the country you’re in, different foods will top the list of most quercetin-rich. Aside from slowing cognitive decline, quercetin has also been shown to be helpful in the prevention and/or treatment of:7

  • High blood pressure8 9

  • Cardiovascular disease10

  • Obesity11 and metabolic syndrome12 (a cluster of conditions including high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high triglyceride levels and fat accumulation around the waist that raise your risk for Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke)

  • Certain kinds of cancer, in particular leukemia, and to a lesser degree breast cancer13

  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)14

  • Gout15

  • Arthritis16

  • Mood disorders17

  • Aluminum-induced neurodegenerative changes, such as those seen in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)18

  • Longevity, thanks to its senolytic benefits (clearing out damaged and worn-out cells)19 20

Among its mechanisms of action are:21

  • Antioxidant activity — Antioxidants help prevent oxidative damage from harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS). Quercetin acts as a free radical scavenger, and its activity can be further enhanced by vitamin C

  • Anti-inflammatory activity and cardiovascular benefits

  • Anti-allergy activity by inhibiting release of histamine and other allergic substances

  • Immunomodulation — For example, it modulates NLRP3 inflammasome, an immune system component involved in the uncontrolled release of pro-inflammatory cytokines that occurs during a cytokine storm22

  • Antiviral activity — It’s been found to reduce replication of many viruses, including HIV, hepatitis B23 and C,24 Streptococcus pneumoniae,25 influenza,26 SARS-CoV-2,27 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)28 and common cold viruses.29

    It also boosts interferon response to viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, by inhibiting the expression of casein kinase II (CK2).30 CK2 is an enzyme that is fundamental to controlling homeostasis at the cellular level. There is evidence that it down-regulates the ability a cell has to generate Type 1 interferon when attacked by a virus.

    Quercetin is also a zinc ionophore, i.e., a compound that shuttles zinc into your cells,31 and zinc, in turn, has potent antiviral activity. By attenuating oxidative damage, it also lowers your risk of secondary bacterial infections,32 which is the primary cause of influenza-related deaths

  • Anticancer activity — Quercetin inhibits cancer growth, increases apoptosis (programmed cell death) in cancer cells, and increases autophagy, your body’s natural clean-out process33

  • Anti-blood clotting activity; inhibits platelet aggregation34

Research has also highlighted quercetin’s epigenetic influence, and its ability to:35

  • Interact with cell-signaling pathways

  • Modulate gene expression

  • Influence the activity of transcription factors

  • Modulate microRNAs

MicroRNAs used to be considered “junk” DNA. But far from being useless, research has revealed so-called “junk” DNA is actually microRNA and plays a crucial role in regulating genes that make the proteins that build your body. The microRNA function as “on/off” switches for the genes. Depending on the microRNA input, a single gene can code for any of more than 200 proteins.

Like quercetin, kaempferol also has anticancer effects, selectively inhibiting the growth of cancer cells while protecting healthy cells. Good sources of kaempferol include spinach, kale and other green leafy vegetables, chives, dill, tarragon, onions, wild leeks, asparagus and berries.36

Kaempferol is also found in ginkgo biloba. In fact, kaempferol is considered to be one of its most important constituents. Ginkgo is a tree native to China that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. In 2008, research37 was published showing kaempferol-rich ginkgo biloba extract significantly inhibited the proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells.

Ginkgo biloba’s ability to improve memory and cognition, and prevent or treat dementia has also been studied for decades. In one study, Ginkgo was shown to protect the brain against the neurotoxic effects of aluminum chloride,38 which has been linked to Alzheimer’s and other cognitive impairments.

According to Cleveland Clinic,39 an adult dose of 120 to 600 milligrams (mg) of ginkgo biloba per day seems to be effective for addressing memory problems. In general, Ginkgo is believed to positively affect your body by increasing blood supply, reducing blood viscosity, boosting neurotransmitters and reducing harmful free radicals.40

A word of caution related to ginkgo biloba: Its seeds contain ginkgotoxin (4′-O-methylpyridoxine), an “antivitamin” that may lead to neurological problems in certain people, particularly those who are deficient in certain B vitamins.41

B vitamins are also useful in helping to reduce brain shrinkage and prevent degenerative brain diseases. In particular, folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12 have been shown to play a powerful role in preventing Alzheimer’s. High levels of the amino acid homocysteine have been linked to brain shrinkage and an increased risk of Alzheimer’s. B vitamins are known to suppress homocysteine.

In a 2010 study,42 participants received relatively high doses of folic acid, B6 and B12. Two years later, those who had received the vitamin-B regimen suffered significantly less brain shrinkage compared to those who received a placebo. According to the authors:

“The accelerated rate of brain atrophy in elderly with mild cognitive impairment can be slowed by treatment with homocysteine-lowering B vitamins.”

In closing, I want to reiterate that getting fixated on supplements is far from ideal. You’ll get the biggest bang for your buck by focusing on eating a whole food diet with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, ideally organically or biodynamically grown.

What’s good for your body is also good for your brain, and vice versa. Synergistic effects are also part of the equation, and those are virtually impossible to tease out. You can trust, however, that you’re getting those benefits if you’re eating a variety of real, unprocessed food.

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Isolation Camps in New York State: Tyrants Plan to Appeal

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By: Tessa Lena

  • New York State isolation camp regulation, 10 NYCRR 2.13 “Isolation and Quarantine Procedures,” allows the authorities to force-isolate free citizens without age restriction, time limit, due process, or having to prove that the person is infected

  • Brave attorney Bobbie Anne Cox defeated the New York state draconian isolation camp regulation in July 2022

  • The New York State Governor and Attorney General have been fighting with tooth and nail to keep this regulation in place — and after the Judge struck it down, they promised to appeal

  • Currently, the tyrants are likely sitting in ambush, trying not to stir the waters before the elections but ready to attack after the elections

  • The media is silent, which is why it’s on us to spread the word, unite, and do our best to throw them out of office and set a good example for future aspiring tyrants

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This story is about a very brave attorney who’s defeated New York State isolation camp regulation. It is also about the need to act — since we are not out of the woods yet, and the NYS Governor and Attorney General have promised to appeal the Judge’s decision striking down the unconstitutional regulation. They are currently sitting in ambush, likely hoping to get re-elected in the upcoming New York state elections and “do the ugly” then.

As a New Yorker, I am appalled and disgusted, and my hope is that many, many people learn about the New York State abysmal isolation camp regulation and throw the aspiring totalitarians out of office. It is not about politics, agreements, or disagreements, it is about protecting our parents and our children from an unconstitutional regulation that can easily lead to separation of families and indefinite detention with no due process. It is that ridiculous and disgusting.

The attorney who filed a lawsuit against the unconstitutional regulation — and won — is Bobbie Anne Cox, a seasoned New York lawyer who has been practicing in the area of property tax law for nearly 25 years.

Early on, she became outspoken about the “COVD measures” by the former New York State governor Andrew Cuomo. When Bobbie Anne first found out about the New York isolation camp regulation, she rubbed her eyes — but it was there, and it was real.

Bobbie Anne started talking to other attorneys, and many attorneys recommended to wait until the authorities start pulling people out of their homes and throwing them into camps — and file a lawsuit then. But she couldn’t wait for the ugly, and after putting in a lot of hard work and legal research into how one could file such an unprecedented lawsuit, she figured out an angle, which was “separation of powers.”

As a result, she won, and the brave NYS Supreme Court Judge Ronald Ploetz struck the regulation down (court decision).

However, like I mentioned earlier, both the Governor and the Attorney General — who are up for … hopefully, being voted out of office on November 8 — have promised to appeal the Judge’s decision. And now it’s up to all of us to spread the word like crazy and let people know what we are facing — since the media is not covering this at all.

Uniting NYS, a citizen group, has created a dedicated website that provides very detailed information the isolation camp regulation, the lawsuit, and how individual people can help fight the tyrants. Here is what they have to say about the regulation itself:

10 NYCRR 2.13 “Isolation and Quarantine Procedures”

  • Allows the DOH to pick and choose who they want to force to isolate or quarantine, without proof that the person poses a health threat, for however long the DOH wishes to force the quarantine, and at a location that the DOH deems appropriate (which can include a quarantine “facility” or detention center).

  • They do not need to prove that you are actually sick. They can just suspect that you MIGHT be harboring a communicable disease.

  • There is no age restriction, so they can force you, or your child, or your elderly parent/grandparent into isolation or quarantine, for however long they want!

In the interview, Bobbie Anne mentioned that when the lawyer representing the NYS Attorney General’s Office (fighting to keep the draconian regulation in place) was asked how one would get out of isolation once placed in it by authorities, their answer was that the family could hire a lawyer. So, really, there is no due process!

On March 30, 2020, during a WHO media briefing, Michael Ryan mentioned the “need to go and look in families to find those people who may be sick and remove them.” Remember that media briefing? The “conspiratorial” internet blew up, and then the videos of the talk were mostly taken down, then a thousand other things happened, and it was kind of forgotten.

That statement was one of the things that inspired me to write my very first Substack. The full video of the media briefing is still up on the WHO channel.

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Another totalitarian move that Bobbie Anne Cox talks about in the interview is New York bill A9963, proposed by NYS Assemblyman Richard Gottfried and co-sponsored by five other NYS Assembly Members.

The bill strips parents of any control over medical, dental, or mental health interventions that their minor child may “choose” to undertake. They still get to pay for said interventions, but even the insurance companies potentially billing them don’t have to tell them what they are paying for, unless the minor child gives an explicit permission to tell the parents. You can read more about this draconical proposal on Bobbie Anne’s Substack.

We are at a critical juncture where we are being assaulted by tyrants like there is no tomorrow. It is critical because they are bullies — but we are not victims, and we have the spiritual power to refuse to bend over. Bobbie Anne Cox is a beautiful example of being brave — and winning. May we all be protected from the bullies — and may we all protect each other.

To find more of Tessa Lena’s work, be sure to check out her bio, Tessa Fights Robots.

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Bill Gates — Most Dangerous Philanthropist in Modern History?

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  • Bill Gates’ answers to the problems of the world are consistently focused on building corporate profits through toxic means, be it chemical agriculture and GMOs, or pharmaceutical drugs and vaccines

  • Gates has used “charity” as a way to gain tremendous political power

  • The true beneficiaries of Gates’ philanthropic endeavors tend to be those who are already rich beyond comprehension, including Gates’ own charitable foundation

  • Over 20 years prior to the pandemic, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave close to $250 million in charitable grants to companies in which the foundation holds corporate stocks and bonds, yet it gets tax breaks for the charitable donations it makes money from

  • Vaccines are one of Gates’ mainstay “solutions” to most diseases. Gates has gone on record saying the U.S. needs disease surveillance and a national tracking system that could involve vaccine records embedded in our bodies

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While philanthropy is considered noble, some philanthropists appear to be doing far more harm than good with their donated millions. Bill Gates, who cofounded Microsoft in 1975, is perhaps one of the most dangerous philanthropists in modern history, having poured billions of dollars into global health initiatives that stand on shaky scientific and moral ground.

Gates answers to the problems of the world consistently focused on building corporate profits through highly toxic methods, be it chemical agriculture and GMOs, or pharmaceutical drugs and vaccines.1 Rarely, if ever, do we find Gates promoting clean living or inexpensive holistic health strategies.

A March 17, 2020, article2 in The Nation titled, “Bill Gates’ Charity Paradox,” details “the moral hazards surrounding the Gates Foundation’s $50 billion charitable enterprise, whose sprawling activities over the last two decades have been subject to remarkably little government oversight or public scrutiny.”

As noted in this article, Gates discovered an easy way to gain political power — “one that allows unelected billionaires to shape public policy” — namely charity. Gates has described his charity strategy as “catalytic philanthropy,” one in which the “tools of capitalism” are leveraged to benefit the poor.

The only problem is that the true beneficiaries of Gates’ philanthropic endeavors tend to be those who are already rich beyond comprehension, including Gates’ own charitable foundation. The poor, on the other hand, end up with costly solutions like patented GMO seeds and vaccines that in some instances have done far more harm than good. (For a few examples, see the following references.3 4 5) The Nation reports:6

“Through an investigation of more than 19,000 charitable grants the Gates Foundation has made over the last two decades, The Nation has uncovered close to $2 billion in tax-deductible charitable donations to private companies … which are tasked with developing new drugs, improving sanitation in the developing world, developing financial products for Muslim consumers, and spreading the good news about this work.

The Gates Foundation even gave $2 million to Participant Media to promote Davis Guggenheim’s previous documentary film ‘Waiting for Superman,’ which pushes one of the foundation’s signature charity efforts, charter schools — privately managed public schools. This charitable donation is a small part of the $250 million the foundation has given to media companies and other groups to influence the news.

‘It’s been a quite unprecedented development, the amount that the Gates Foundation is gifting to corporations … I find that flabbergasting, frankly,’ says Linsey McGoey, a professor of sociology at the University of Essex and author of the book ‘No Such Thing as a Free Gift.’

‘They’ve created one of the most problematic precedents in the history of foundation giving by essentially opening the door for corporations to see themselves as deserving charity claimants at a time when corporate profits are at an all-time high.'”

Companies that have received large donations from the Gates Foundation include GlaxoSmithKline, Unilever, IBM, Vodafone, Scholastic Inc. and NBC Universal Media.7 8

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In the video above, Spiro Skouras reviews how the global is being used to snatch freedom and liberty away from us, and the role Gates is playing in the process.

“We have been encouraged to sacrifice our liberty for a false sense of security, being conditioned more and more each day to rely on the state for protection and now many of us find ourselves relying on the state to pay our bills,” Skouras says.9

“Some are beginning to see that there may be more to the official story than what we are led to believe. The very few may have seen this coming and are waiting for the next phase of what very well could be another step closer to global governance.

The exact same individuals and government agencies, in addition to global institutions who stand to benefit the most, are the ones calling the shots.”

Gates, surely, fits the description of someone who is both calling the shots and stands to gain handsomely from the COVID-19 pandemic. How? First, by investing in the same industries he’s giving charitable donations to and, second, by promoting a global public health agenda that benefits the companies he’s invested in and supports.

For example, in 2014, a Mastercard affiliate, MasterCard Labs for Financial Inclusion, received a $19 million donation10 11 “to ‘increase usage of digital financial products by poor adults’ in Kenya,” The Nation reports, adding:12

“The credit card giant had already articulated its keen business interest in cultivating new clients from the developing world’s 2.5 billion unbanked people, McGoey says, so why did it need a wealthy philanthropist to subsidize its work? And why are Bill and Melinda Gates getting a tax break for this donation?”

Indeed, those are sensible questions that need serious review. The Mastercard donation also appears to have benefited the Gates Foundation, making an investigation into Gates’ “philanthropy” all the more necessary.

As explained by The Nation, at the time of that donation, the Gates Foundation had “substantial financial investments in Mastercard through its holdings in Warren Buffett’s investment company, Berkshire Hathaway.”

That’s not the only questionable donation on record. The Nation found “close to $250 million in charitable grants from the Gates Foundation to companies in which the foundation holds corporate stocks and bonds.” In other words, the Gates Foundation is giving money to companies that it owns stocks in and will benefit financially from.

As a result, the Foundation and Gates himself continue to increase their wealth. Part of this growth in wealth also appears to be due to the tax breaks given for charitable donations. In short, it’s a perfect money-shuffling scheme that limits taxes while maximizing income generation.

Companies that have received donations that in turn made money for the Gates Foundation include Merck, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Vodafone, Sanofi, Ericsson, LG, Medtronic, Teva and “numerous startups,” The Nation writes, adding:

“A foundation giving a charitable grant to a company that it partly owns — and stands to benefit from financially — would seem like an obvious conflict of interest …

Tax scholars like Ray Madoff, a law professor at Boston College, indicate that multibillionaires see tax savings of at least 40 percent — which, for Bill Gates, would amount to $14 billion …

Madoff, like many tax experts, stresses that these billions of dollars in tax savings have to be seen as a public subsidy — money that otherwise would have gone to the U.S. Treasury to help build bridges, do medical research, or close the funding gap at the IRS …

If Bill and Melinda Gates don’t pay their full freight in taxes, the public has to make up the difference or simply live in a world where governments do less and less (educating, vaccinating, and researching) and superrich philanthropists do more and more.

‘I think people often confuse what wealthy people are doing on their own dime and what [they’re] doing on our dime, and that’s one of the big problems about this debate,’ Madoff notes.

‘People say, ‘It’s the rich person’s money [to spend as they wish].’ But when they get significant tax benefits, it’s also our money. And so that’s why we need to have rules about how they spend our money.'”

If donating to for-profit companies sounds oddly illegal to you, you’d be right. Gates is a tax evader for doing so — he’s simply getting away with it. The nonprofit foundation is a disguise to avoid taxes while funding the research arms of for-profit organizations that his foundation is invested in.

In reality, Bill and Melinda Gates should be given federal prison sentences, and while not directly spelled out, I believe that’s really the point of The Nation’s article. Using nonprofit money to advance research for companies you’re invested in is illegal.

If you are as repulsed by the fact that Gates is getting away with this illegal behavior as much as I am, then I encourage you to contact the IRS Whistleblower Office and ask them to investigate Gates’ tax evasion. You can also file a consumer complaint with the Washington State Attorney General’s office.

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That Gates philanthropic endeavors protect his own investments can also be seen in his pro-patent stance. James Love, director of the nonprofit Knowledge Ecology International pointed out to The Nation that Gates:13

“… uses his philanthropy to advance a pro-patent agenda on pharmaceutical drugs, even in countries that are really poor … He’s undermining a lot of things that are really necessary to make drugs affordable … He gives so much money to [fight] poverty, and yet he’s the biggest obstacle on a lot of reforms.”

Gates is a staunch and longtime defender of the drug industry, and his intent to further the pharmaceutical agenda can clearly be seen in the current COVID-19 pandemic.

As reported by Forbes,14 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $100 million to fight the global COVID-19 outbreak. As much as $20 million will reportedly go to agencies such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization to be used for front-line detection, containment and treatment efforts.

Another $20 million is earmarked for at-risk populations in Africa and South Asia while the remaining $60 million is to be used for vaccine development, diagnostics and other treatments.

Vaccines are clearly one of Gates’ mainstay “solutions” to most diseases. Gates has gone on record saying the U.S. needs disease surveillance and a national tracking system15 that could involve vaccine records embedded on our bodies (such as invisible ink quantum dot tattoos described in a Science Translational Medicine paper.16 17)

In fact, he’s stated that life will not go back to normal until we have the ability to vaccinate the entire global population against COVID-19. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), has echoed this exact sentiment as well, as if they’re reading the same cue card.

It would not surprise me if they were, seeing how the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation collaborates with both the NIAID and WHO “to increase coordination across the international vaccine community and create a Global Vaccine Action Plan.”18

Fauci is on Gate’s Leadership Council board charged with developing this vaccine action plan, as is WHO’s former director general Dr. Margaret Chan. As explained in a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation press release:

“The Global Vaccine Action Plan will enable greater coordination across all stakeholder groups — national governments, multilateral organizations, civil society, the private sector and philanthropic organizations — and will identify critical policy, resource, and other gaps that must be addressed to realize the life-saving potential of vaccines.”

Gates influence over global health policies has been criticized for years, yet nothing has been done to limit it. If anything, his power has only grown, and warnings that his corporate interests may undermine public health policy now appears to have come true. As reported by Politico in 2017:19

“Some billionaires are satisfied with buying themselves an island. Bill Gates got a United Nations health agency in Geneva. Over the past decade, the world’s richest man has become the World Health Organization’s second biggest donor, second only to the United States and just above the United Kingdom …

The Gates Foundation has pumped more than $2.4 billion into the WHO since 2000 … This largesse gives him outsized influence over its agenda … The result, say his critics, is that Gates’ priorities have become the WHO’s …

Some health advocates fear that because the Gates Foundation’s money comes from investments in big business, it could serve as a Trojan horse for corporate interests to undermine WHO’s role in setting standards and shaping health policies.”

According to statements made by Gates, societal and financial normalcy may never return to those who refuse vaccination, as the digital vaccination certificate Gates is pushing for might ultimately be required to go about your day-to-day life and business.

An April 4, 2020, article by OffGuardian comments on Gates’ March 24, 2020, interview with Chris Anderson, the curator of TED (which runs TED Talks) above:20

“Shockingly, Gates … suggests people be made to have a digital ID showing their vaccination status, and that people without this ‘digital immunity proof’ would not be allowed to travel. Such an approach would mean very big money for vaccine producers.”

Again, vaccine producers stand to make enormous amounts of money from any given pandemic, and the Gates Foundation is both funding and making investment profits from vaccine makers. Is it any wonder then that Gates is trying to indoctrinate people into thinking there are no other answers? When asked by Anderson about the economic ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gates says:

“It is really tragic that the economic effects of this are very dramatic … But … bringing the economy back … that’s more of a reversible thing than bringing people back to life. So, we’re going to take the pain in the economic dimension, huge pain, in order to minimize the pain in disease and death dimension.”

As noted by OffGuardian, Gates’ statement:21

“… goes directly against the imperative to balance the benefits and costs of the screening, testing and treatment measures for each ailment — as successfully promulgated for years by, for example, the Choosing Wisely campaign — to provide the maximum benefit to individual patients and society as a whole. Even more importantly … there may be dramatically more deaths from the economic breakdown than from COVID-19 itself …

Millions could potentially die from suicide, drug abuse, lack of medical coverage or treatment, poverty and lack of food access, on top of other predictable social, medical and public-health problems stemming from the response to COVID-19.”

At 33:45 in the interview, Gates goes on to reveal what appears to be a stunning insider’s insight into the current economic shutdown:

“We don’t want to have a lot of recovered people … To be clear, we’re trying — through the shut-down in the United States — to not get to 1% of the population infected … I believe we will be able to avoid that with having this economic pain.”

In other words, if we are to believe Gates, we’re sacrificing the financial stability and sanity of hundreds of millions of Americans in order to prevent the infection rate from hitting 1% of the population.

Keep in mind, the death rate for COVID-19 now appears to be on par with seasonal influenza, according to Fauci,22 so the vast majority of those infected end up recovering after mild illness, and have antibodies that should provide them with long-lasting immunity. Clearly, if you want to make money from a vaccine, you don’t want people to develop immunity naturally, and this is precisely what Gates is admitting to. As noted by OffGuardian:23

“Gates and his colleagues far prefer to create a vast, hugely expensive, new system of manufacturing and selling billions of test kits, and in parallel very quickly developing and selling billions of antivirals and vaccines.

And then, when the virus comes back again a few months later and most of the population is unexposed and therefore vulnerable, selling billions more test kits and medical interventions.”

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The short video above summarizes some of the points I’ve touched on in this article so far and reviews how the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation influences public health policy at the very highest levels through a vast web of personal and organizational interconnections.

Gates has a history of “predicting” global pandemics with vast numbers of deaths,24 and with his call for a tracking system to keep tabs on infected/noninfected and vaccinated/unvaccinated individuals, he’s ensuring an unimaginably profitable future for the vaccine makers he supports and makes money from via his Foundation investments.

In an April 9, 2020, Children’s Health Defense article,25 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. further details Gates’ vaccine agenda. As noted by Kennedy:

“Vaccines, for Bill Gates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccine-related businesses (including Microsoft’s ambition to control a global vaccination ID enterprise26) and give him dictatorial control of global health policy.”

The vaccination ID enterprise Kennedy mentions refers to a program called ID2020, launched in 2019, which is designed to “leverage immunization as an opportunity to establish digital identity.”27

This digital identity system is said to carry “far-reaching implications for individuals’ access to services and livelihoods,” so to think that Gates’ call for implantable COVID-19 vaccine certificates would be limited to that alone would likely be a grave mistake.

It’s not so far-fetched to imagine a future in which your vaccine certificate simply replaces personal identifications such as your driver’s license, state ID card, Social Security card and passport.

As people are starting to see the truth, Gates’ social media accounts have been flooded with criticism, resulting in The Wall Street Journal publishing an article28 trying to raise pity for him, saying he’s being attacked by “social media mobs.” April 17, 2020, Zero Hedge commented on the PR campaign to protect Gates:29

“The Wall Street Journal’s Deepa Seetharaman wants us to know that while poor billionaire Bill Gates has ‘long been a target for online trolls’ … ‘the social-media attacks have intensified’ as the Micrrosoft co-founder and World Health Organization (WHO) benefactor has become the left’s de-facto coronavirus czar …

Perhaps the ‘conspiracy theorists’ are having a little trouble digesting the fact that Gates — whose vaccine efforts in India were blamed for a devastating non-polio acute flaccid paralysis (NPAFP) epidemic that paralyzed 490,000 children — coincidentally hosted an October, 2019 high-level ‘pandemic simulation’ in New York called Event 201 which specifically focused on coronavirus …

Combine that with Gates’ recent comments about mass vaccination and biometric identification in order to ‘open up’ the country and allow people to attend mass gatherings — an idea which Dr. Anthony Fauci said ‘has merit,’ and so-called conspiracy theorists have plenty of dots to connect.

According to the Journal, ‘social-media platforms remain fertile ground for virus-related conspiracies and online harassment, despite repeated pledges by the companies to crack down on such activity.’

So — Gates is being harassed and nobody is stopping these thought criminals with their menacing opinions. And of course, ‘bots’ are also being blamed for amplifying ‘conspiracy claims’ — since there can’t be that many real humans with bad things to say about Mr. Gates.”

Far from being a force for good, Gates appears to have chosen to use his wealth and intellect to further a distasteful social control plan to benefit his own nefarious agendas, and people all over the world are finally starting to see his true colors.

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Top 4 most INSIDIOUS SLOGANS that trick consumers into using toxic products, including personal care items, food and medicine

Image: Top 4 most INSIDIOUS SLOGANS that trick consumers into using toxic products, including personal care items, food and medicine

(Natural News) It’s a shame the FDA doesn’t protect customers by investigating questionable claims by product makers and distributors, especially ones that claim the exact opposite of what they do. In other words, the world’s most deadly and dangerous products are claiming they are safe, healthy and effective, when they are actually dangerous, harmful and ineffective at what they are supposed to be good for.

This is not just ‘ironic’ but unethical, misleading and should be illegal. This goes for fluoride, vaccines, canola oil and dairy products, which are some of the most “consumed” products in America.

Fluoride and the insidious lie perpetuated in America since WWII

Fluoride, a drug and a by-product of the phosphate mining industry, goes completely unchecked, unregulated and dispensed into municipal water across the United States. Any child, teen or adult can drink as much water as they want, ingesting this chemical-based additive that causes cancer, brittle bones and weakening of teeth enamel. That’s right folks, weakening, not strengthening. There are natural ways to help remove toxic fluoride from your body.

Sodium fluoride is horrible for teeth, bones, cleansing organs and the pineal gland. Want to calcify yourself while still living? Drink lots of tap water and use fluoridated toothpaste. Fluoride is a known carcinogen that the United States imports from China’s industrial waste factories and then medically dripped into our drinking water.

Vaccines, including the gene-mutation therapy stabs for Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), are FAR from safe and have scientifically been proven NOT to be effective in warding off COVID, or the flu, or keeping people from transmitting it once they catch it, or keeping people from getting a “bad case” of it. It’s all been a farce. A lie. A sales pitch. Propaganda. In fact, vaccines, thanks to the Fauci Flu jabs, now are responsible for more injuries and deaths per year than opioids, guns and vehicle crashes combined. What a sad state of affairs for the scamdemic front.

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Then there’s canola oil, which coagulates inside the body, causing all kinds of health mayhem that’s very tough to ever undo. Canola oil is the margarine of yesteryear. According to research, canola oil makes animals obese and dumb, and fast. According to research conducted with mice, just two tablespoons of canola oil daily can cause rapid weight gain and SEVERE progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Let that sink in for a moment.

Canola oil is in almost everything processed, just take a look at the ingredients on the back of every product you pick up that’s pre-packaged and mixed, like salad dressings, baked products, frozen meals, soups, chips and deli salad mixes (think potato salad, chicken salad, macaroni salad, and so on). Canola oil is the cheapest of all oils, so most restaurants use it for everything. That’s why it’s Canada’s number one export to the United States, except the Canadians themselves don’t eat it, because they know better.

The four most insidious lying slogans that brainwash consumers into consuming and injecting toxic products

#1. Fluoride “makes your teeth strong” – It’s just the opposite, as fluoridated water can lead to the weakening of enamel, especially for children during stages of tooth development. Pile on that most commercial toothpastes contain fluoride also, compounding the issue.

#2. Vaccines are always deemed “safe and effective” – It’s just the opposite, as the clot shots for Covid have proven to be experimental, dangerous, ineffective and deadly.

#3. Canola oil is “heart healthy” – It’s just the opposite, as this oil coagulates in the body like glue and can contribute to weight gain, heart disease and dementia.

#4. “Milk… it does a body good” – It’s just the opposite, as processed, homogenized milk can lead to excess mucus development and chronic inflammation, not to mention that nearly all conventional dairy contains growth hormones and antibiotics. (Buy raw milk instead.)

Sources for this article include:

FluorideAlert.org

LAtimes.com