Friends, No one should doubt that Trump and Trump donors are behind RFK Junior’s campaign — with the goal of siphoning off enough votes from Biden to ensure a Trump victory. 1. The latest evidence The latest evidence comes from Rita Palma, Robert F. Kennedy Junior’s state director in New York. A few days ago, Palma told New York Republicans that putting Kennedy on the ballot there will help “get rid of Biden,” which she calls her “No. 1 priority,” and make it easier for Trump to win the historically Democratic state. In a video of her meeting with New York Republicans, Palma says:
Palma includes a list of action items Republicans can use “to block Biden from winning the presidency.” Among them: “Collect signatures for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,” “Go to Pennsylvania to help Trump,” and “Vote RFK Jr. for President!!” Have a watch:  2. Other evidence Follow the money behind Kennedy Junior’s campaign, and you’ll find major Trump donors. Timothy Mellon — grandson of Andrew Mellon and an heir to the Mellon banking fortune — has contributed $20 million to Kennedy Junior’s super PAC so far. Mellon is also one of Trump’s top donors. RFK Junior’s candidacy is backed by a PAC that also funds Marjorie Taylor Greene. Meanwhile, Kennedy Junior’s attacks on Biden are mounting. RFK Junior recently argued that Biden is a greater threat to democracy than Trump, citing as evidence Kennedy’s own suspension from some social media platforms during the Biden administration. RFK Junior also says that the prosecutions of rioters who violently attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, might be politically motivated. (His statement came a day after RFK Junior came under fire for a fundraising email that painted a sympathetic portrait of the rioters as “activists” who had been “stripped of their constitutional liberties,” which the Kennedy campaign then disavowed.) 3. RFK Junior’s other dangerous lies At a time when the truth is a precious common good, RFK Junior has been spreading dangerous lies — not unlike Trump. He claims that COVID-19 was “targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people” and that “the people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.” And that “the Chinese are spending hundreds of millions of dollars developing ethnic bioweapons and we are developing ethnic bioweapons. They’re collecting Russian DNA. They’re collecting Chinese DNA so we can target people by race.” RFK Junior has also promoted the baseless claim linking vaccines to autism. He’s been a leading proponent of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, erroneously suggesting the vaccine has killed more people than it has saved. In his 2021 book, The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health, he alleged, without plausible evidence, that Dr. Fauci performed “genocidal experiments, sabotaged treatments for AIDS, and conspired with Bill Gates to suppress information about COVID-19.” This is libelous nonsense. RFK Junior’s misinformation about vaccines continues to endanger public health.
4. A personal note about Robert F. Kennedy Senior I knew Robert F. Kennedy Senior, and Robert F. Kennedy Junior is no Robert F. Kennedy Senior. I worked in Bobby Kennedy’s Senate office in 1967. It wasn’t a glamorous job. I ran the signature machine. But I did have a chance to get to see Bobby Kennedy close up. I watched him stand up for economic and social justice. I witnessed him bringing together people of every race and ethnicity — to demand equal rights and an end to the Vietnam War. Robert F. Kennedy Senior would never have suggested that a deadly virus was targeted at certain races. He wouldn’t have repeated the trope, dating to at least the Middle Ages, that Jews unleashed a plague on non-Jews. He would not increase the odds that a person like Donald Trump would get another term in the White House. And RFK Senior would be in favor of vaccinations. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed the Vaccination Assistance Act in order to, in the words of a CDC report, “achieve as quickly as possible the protection of the population, especially of all preschool children ... through intensive immunization activity.”
The Kennedy clan is overwhelmingly for Biden and against RFK Junior’s presidential bid. Around 50 Kennedys gathered with Biden at the White House for St. Patrick's Day. Many have made pro-Biden videos and posted them on social media. In what he called his first-ever social media message, Stephen Kennedy Smith, a nephew to JFK, warns that RFK Jr. is “promoting false information, conspiracy theories, and social mistrust.” 5. The math: Why RFK Junior’s candidacy helps Trump Any anti-Trump votes RFK Junior pulls away from Biden will only help Trump. Democracy won by a whisker in 2020. Just 44,000 votes out of more than 10 million cast in Arizona, Georgia, and Wisconsin — less than half of 1 percent — made the difference between the Biden presidency and a tie in the Electoral College that would have thrown the election to the House of Representatives, and hence to Trump. If not for his lustrous name, RFK Junior would be just another crackpot in the growing pool of bottom-feeding right-wing fringe politicians seeking to help Trump. But the Kennedy brand is political gold, and it could pull away just enough unwitting Democratic voters to tip the race to Trump. RFK Junior is urging people to “vote your conscience” and “not settle for the lesser of two evils.” But in the upcoming election, the larger of two evils is truly evil. If this were an ordinary election — pitting a conservative Republican against a liberal Democrat — I’d say the more, the merrier. If people want to vote for Junior or any third-party candidate, no problem. But the upcoming election isn’t an ordinary one. We’ve already witnessed what Trump has tried to do to remain in power. He’s an authoritarian sociopath. If he’s reelected, 2024 could mark the last democratic (small “d”) election in America.
That the good name of the Robert F. Kennedy I worked for 57 years ago is being used to increase the risk of a Trump victory is beyond shameful. If RFK Junior had any respect for the principles his father and uncle fought and ultimately died for, he would withdraw his candidacy immediately. I believe that all Americans who believe in democracy must unite behind Joe Biden to ensure that Trump, in as then Representative Liz Cheney warned, “never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office.” Please help spread the word. |
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Need more evidence that RFK Junior is working for Trump?
Friday, April 10, 2020
Inside the US government's top-secret bioweapons lab
- Dugway Proving Ground tests and stores some of the deadliest chemical and biological agents on earth.
- The facility, which opened in 1942, covers about 800,000 acres — larger than the state of Rhode Island.
- Past experiments include weaponized mosquitoes and fleas, as well as tests with deadly diseases such as anthrax.
- Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Following is a transcript of the video.
Narrator: In 1968, about 6,000 sheep died near this government facility. They were poisoned by a chemical weapon named VX.
The US hasn't been known to actively use VX in combat. In fact, it's begun destroying its stockpile of chemical munitions as part of a UN treaty. But it's just one of many strange and secretive experiments that happened within these walls. Experiments on sheep, mosquitoes, and even civilians.
About 85 miles southwest of Salt Lake City is the US government's top-secret bioweapons lab. It's called the Dugway Proving Ground. The 77-year-old facility covers about 800,000 acres. That's just a little larger than the entire state of Rhode Island. And it tests some of the deadliest chemical, biological, radiological, and explosive hazards on Earth.
Less famous than Area 51, Dugway dates all the way back to 1942. Right in the middle of World War II.
Clip: The decisive battle of war has begun.
Narrator: The government needed a large area to test powerful weapons, eventually settling on this stretch of land in the Utah desert. Back then, the site was used to test everything from chemical sprays and flamethrowers to various antidotes and protective equipment, and even fire-bombing.
After World War II, Dugway mostly shut down. Until the Korean War began in 1950. That's when the proving ground turned into what it is today: a permanent military base. In Dugway's first few decades, the base worked mostly on offensive weaponry: biological and chemical munitions designed to directly attack enemies.
Clip: Sampling devices, positioned throughout the test area, yield valuable information to chemical core researchers.
Narrator: The 1950s, for example, saw the launch of Operation Big Itch, an experiment that was testing weaponized fleas. The fleas weren't infected with any type of disease or agent, but experimenters were working with thousands of them. And the fleas were dropped in cluster bombs, to gauge if they would survive the fall from an airplane. And this was only part one. Dugway launched a second experiment, called Project Bellwether, in the 1960s. Only this time, mosquitoes were injected with inert diseases, inert bacteria, and inert viruses. But get this: Those mosquitoes were released upon several groups of human volunteers, who were bitten again and again during the trials.
And there are records dating back to the late 1950s, which describe experiments that used infected mosquitoes. And those are just two experiments known to the public. Exactly what goes on at Dugway is, well, pretty unclear. And that's not by accident.
The area is intensely guarded. Everything that comes in and out is carefully monitored, guards are on constant patrol and actively armed, and the perimeter is lined with tall, barbed-wire fencing. There are even signs that authorize "deadly force" when necessary.
Since the 1940s, officials say operations have shifted from offensive to defensive tactics. Case in point, most of the current known work prepares agents to defend against potential biological and chemical attacks. For example, a multitude of training programs are held on-site for the armed forces.
Here's one in which Army Reserve soldiers are tasked with checking the radiation levels of artillery rounds. And here's another where soldiers were tasked with identifying substances in a simulated chemical lab.
Dugway's main operations include the "BRAUCH" training facility, constructed from various shipping containers. It simulates underground environments for military training. There are also various buildings and rooms that serve specific purposes. Like the decontamination testing chamber, the wind-tunnel testing room, and the material test facility.
But perhaps the most interesting room of all is this: the Smartman Laboratory facility, which houses the Smartman dummy, a model that's used to simulate human contact with chemical agents, including the infamous VX nerve agent. Specifically, the Smartman helps the lab develop more effective individual protection respiratory equipment,— essentially, gas masks and the like.
A variety of chemists, chemical analysts, and technicians work on-site. And the use of airtight chambers and gas masks is not only common, but mandatory. Despite all of this dangerous experimentation, the work done at Dugway hasn't always been properly contained.
Remember that sheep incident? That marked the start of a worrisome track record. It happened when overhead planes spewed out the nerve agent into the wind, accidentally sending it into nearby farmland in Skull Valley. Within the next couple of days, farmers found thousands of sheep dead in their fields. The Army compensated the farmers and lent them bulldozers to bury the sheep. But the accident sparked a whole debate on the use of chemical weapons in warfare.
Adding on to these questionable practices, a 1994 Senate hearing on veterans' health focused specifically on Dugway veterans and civilians. A report found that people at Dugway were exposed to biological and chemical simulants believed to be safe at the time, but that the Army had later stopped using many of them because "they realized they were not as safe as previously believed."
One veteran, who was accidentally sprayed in the face with the chemical DMMP in 1984, found himself wheezing and coughing the next day — symptoms that ended up lasting several weeks. Despite this, he was given only cough medicine and antibiotics by the Dugway Army Hospital. The Dugway Safety Office assured him that the chemical was safe. But by 1988, officials at Dugway had reevaluated the simulant's danger and were concerned it could cause cancer and kidney damage.
In 2011, the facility slipped up again: It went on lockdown after workers lost a vial containing the VX nerve agent. Nobody was permitted to enter or exit the facility, not even the employees.
And in 2016, the CDC and the Department of Defense launched a major investigation when a review team found that Dugway had been operating dangerously for several years without the government's knowledge. USA Today reported "egregious failures" by the facility's leadership and staff. The reports singled out the head colonel in command at Dugway, Brig. Gen. William King.
The Army's accountability investigation recognized King as unqualified, lacking the education and training to effectively oversee biosafety procedures crucial to Dugway's operation. The report admonished him, saying he "repeatedly deflected blame" and "minimized the severity of incidents." It even says King "fails to recognize" how serious the incidents truly were. And how serious were the incidents, exactly? Well, under King's command, the facility mistakenly shipped live anthrax to other labs. And not just once, but multiple times. For over a decade.
That same report revealed that workers had been regularly and deliberately manipulating data in important records. Records meant to verify that pathogens being transported elsewhere were killed and safe for researchers to handle without protective gear. Still, the facility's shady past, secretive operations, and intense surveillance have captured the attention, and skepticism, of some closer observers, including several conspiracy-theorist groups.
There are suggestions that the facility is the "new Area 51." And the local community has raised their own questions about the facility's operations. Dugway was even featured in an episode of The History Channel's "UFO Hunters," in which local residents and UFO watchers were interviewed and footage from the area was examined. It's hard not to wonder, when you live in close proximity to such a restricted landscape.
Despite these theories, Dugway has expressed a desire to be "more transparent." And representatives have said the facility wants to be "more a part of the local community" by better informing citizens about what exactly goes on there. So far, they've delivered some on that. The facility has its own events page, which lists several events open to the general public and the local Utah community. This year, they're hosting a trail race on the facility grounds.
Certainly, today's Dugway is a far cry from the 1940s Dugway, which was entirely closed off to the public. But despite the shift in the level of secrecy, much of Dugway's testing remains classified, preserving the skepticism and mysteriousness surrounding the facility.
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
CC News Letter 25 March - Coronavirus Pandemic: Countries start hoarding food
Dear Friend,
On Tuesday Mar 24, prime minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day total lockdown across India to “break the chain” of the coronavirus spread. The lockdown kind of a feeling has been slowly sinking in for most Indians. Many people sensed the oncoming bad times and stocked up on all manner of goods they could lay their hands on, emptying grocery shelves from more than a week ago.
Countries have started hoarding food, threatening global trade. Kazakhstan, one of the world’s biggest shippers of wheat flour, banned exports of that product along with others including carrots, sugar and potatoes. Serbia has stopped the flow of its sunflower oil and other goods. Russia is leaving the door open to shipment bans and said it’s assessing the situation weekly. To be perfectly clear, there have been just a handful of moves and no sure signs that much more is on the horizon. Still, what has been happening has raised a question: Is this the start of a wave of food
nationalism that will further disrupt supply chains and trade flows?
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Being Kashmir – From Janta Curfew to Total Lockdown
by Aviral Anand
On Tuesday Mar 24, prime minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day total lockdown across India to “break the chain” of the coronavirus spread. The lockdown kind of a feeling has been slowly sinking in for most Indians. Many people sensed the oncoming bad times and stocked up on all
manner of goods they could lay their hands on, emptying grocery shelves from more than a week ago.
In the wake of 21-days lockout, JJM demands immediate expansion of welfare, testing and health services in Jharkhand
Press Release
Jharkhand, like most of India, has woken up late to the COVID-19 pandemic and is yet to provide adequate social security to the people. Although no COVID-19 case has been officially reported in Jharkhand so far, this may be a myth since the state has only one testing centre where only a few dozen samples have been tested, according to local media reports. However, there have been at least three deaths in which the victims came back from Tamil Nadu and Goa recently, and reportedly had symptoms similar to COVID-19
Coronavirus Pandemic: Countries start hoarding food
by Countercurrents Collective
Countries have started hoarding food, threatening global trade. Kazakhstan, one of the world’s biggest shippers of wheat flour, banned exports of that product along with others including carrots, sugar and potatoes. Serbia has stopped the flow of its sunflower oil and other goods. Russia is leaving the door open to shipment bans and said it’s assessing the situation weekly. To be perfectly clear, there have been just a handful of moves and no sure signs that much more is on the horizon. Still, what has been happening has raised a question: Is this the start of a wave of food nationalism that will further disrupt supply chains and trade flows?
COVID-19: Misinformation, Education And The Need For Clarity
by Hassanal Noor Rashid
The recent explosion of COVID-19 cases in the South East Asian region
has contributed to the globally growing pandemic that has impacted our global social order and may have many dramatic unforeseen consequences to come. It has exposed the fragility of our dynamic inter-connected systems, the lack of adequate response from world leaders in an aggressively deteriorating situation, and perhaps worst of all, the apathy and ignorance of a significant segment of the global population to the severity of the pandemic.
The History of Bioweapons And Why Coronavirus Isn’t One
by Kabir Deb
Everyday more than a million microbes evolve into a new structure. Some we are immune to, others cause outbreak. More people died of diabetes and obesity in all these years than bioweapons. So, they’re investing their poison as food and drinks. They do not need any other weapon to do anything else. Superpowers can crush the economy of third world countries in minutes. So, it
would be a great mistake to think that the strain was used as a bioweapon. To be precise, it won’t be rational by any means.
Coronavirus and the Prison Industrial Complex
by Dr Binoy Kampmark
The legacy of the coronavirus pandemic, at least in so far as responses are concerned, is thickening by the day. Behavioural changes are being urged, language is rapidly evolving (spot the “covidiot” amongst you) and the policy of health surveillance is being pushed. Another field where the virus has triggered interest is the very idea of incarceration. Prison may be a school for crime, but it is also the concentrated incubator for disease and infection.
Corona and Blind Faith
by Dr Mike Ghouse
A strong unquestionable faith drives a small segment of people within every religious group. Facts don’t matter to them, and now, they are
challenging the ban on gatherings to minimize the spread of Corona.
COVID-19 Amid Misplaced Priorities
Co-Written by Mohd. Asif Shah & Ayaz Nabi Malik
We should allocate a strong portion in the annual budgets to enhance and strengthen the Health and Education sectors in terms of the infrastructure and human resource. We should provide adequate protective gears to the doctors and the paramedics who are literally fighting the Covid-19 on the ground zero.
A Planet of Missing Beauties – In Memoriam
by Tom Engelhardt
In truth, in this coronaviral moment of ours, our world is being transformed before our eyes into one of missing beauties. Given my teenage years, I want to leave my grandchildren the pleasure of entering Central Park in some distant May, long after I’m gone, and still seeing the brilliant colors of a scarlet
tanager. That’s my hope, despite everything.
Islamic Economy
by Gulam A Mitha
One thing most highly condemned in the Islamic economy is usury. It is the system condemned by prophet Mohammed who declared it as a war by God against the practice of usury and of usurers. It was also condemned both in the times of prophets Moses and Jesus.
House of Mirrors – Justin Trudeau’s Foreign Policy
by Jim Miles
This is Engler’s eleventh book exposing the down side of Canadian politics. It covers two main themes, the obvious first one is that of Canada’s involvement in the U.S. imperial-hegemonic demands around the world. The second, more domestic, is that the Liberal’s and Conservatives, Canada’s two main parties, are essentially the same thing when it comes to foreign policy.
Am I not good enough?
by Dr Ishani Chakrabartty
Our society never fails to amaze me with its hypocritical nature – but what pains me is that because of this society, I and many girls of my age are starting to question our own qualities/blessings/qualifications and have started introspecting with a simple question, “Am I not good enough??!!”
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