Avoiding Most Poisons,
A useful model of human societies is that they are ecosystems, and part of larger ecosystems, and that since we learned farming, and became like grazing-animals on the land, our groups were prone to "overgraze" and also to starve from droughts and climate change events. Natural ecosystems with herbivores are typically regulated by apex-predators eating the weaker herbivores. We soon had kings, nobles, generals and financiers to cooperatively fill the apex-predator role of killing lots of people when times got bad.
This came to be arranged as groups and predators attacking the members of nearby groups to take their productive farmland and other trophies. Under the Popes there arose a model of war which incorporated transnational financiers, who would then be paid from looting of Constantinople, for instance. This facilitated bigger wars than ever, and reached its apogee when entire nations could be held to account to pay for massive war loans for World War-1 and the resulting World War-2.
Since energy resources and good copper ores are in decline, another mode of mass culling, one that won't destroy valuable infrastructure and advanced economies, is necessary to maintain this mode of ecosystem management.
Professor Ugo Bardi posted this article almost 2 years ago now, in January 2023. The Age of Exterminations: How to Kill a Few Billion People https://www.senecaeffect.com/
Its themes are explored and expanded in his new book, "Exterminations" https://www.
The 70-year-old Kennedy has been a longtime health advocate who Trump said he would let "go wild," should he win the November 5 election.
"He’s going to help make America healthy again. … He wants to do some things, and we’re going to let him get to it," Trump said during his victory speech. "Go have a good time, Bobby."
In a post to Truth Social, Trump said:
I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation when it comes to Public Health. The Safety and Health of all Americans is the most important role of any Administration, and HHS will play a big role in helping ensure that everybody will be protected from harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and food additives that have contributed to the overwhelming Health Crisis in this Country. Mr. Kennedy will restore these Agencies to the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research, and beacons of Transparency, to end the Chronic Disease epidemic, and to Make America Great and Healthy Again!
That said, Politico suggested that Kennedy "may still face a steep slope to confirmation" over his fight against overvaccination, and his book accusing former NIH official Anthony Fauci of conspiring with Bill Gates and drugmakers to sell COVID-19 vaccines.
Kennedy says he isn't taking vaccines away from anyone - he just wants to ensure they're safe. https://www.zerohedge.com/
"He’s going to help make America healthy again. … He wants to do some things, and we’re going to let him get to it," Trump said during his victory speech. "Go have a good time, Bobby."
In a post to Truth Social, Trump said:
I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation when it comes to Public Health. The Safety and Health of all Americans is the most important role of any Administration, and HHS will play a big role in helping ensure that everybody will be protected from harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and food additives that have contributed to the overwhelming Health Crisis in this Country. Mr. Kennedy will restore these Agencies to the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research, and beacons of Transparency, to end the Chronic Disease epidemic, and to Make America Great and Healthy Again!
That said, Politico suggested that Kennedy "may still face a steep slope to confirmation" over his fight against overvaccination, and his book accusing former NIH official Anthony Fauci of conspiring with Bill Gates and drugmakers to sell COVID-19 vaccines.
Kennedy says he isn't taking vaccines away from anyone - he just wants to ensure they're safe. https://www.zerohedge.com/
Paul Craig Roberts, Trump Picks RFK Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services
This is a victory even if Big Pharma, wielding its campaign contributions, forces the Senate to refuse to confirm Kennedy in office. Trump can go to the public with the names of the bought-and-paid-for corrupt Senators and ask why Americans elect people who knowingly serve corporate criminals who knowingly damage the health of the American people. The nomination of Kennedy is the most powerful of all of Trump’s appointments, with Matt Gaetz’s being second.We will now see if the Republican Senate is with Trump or against Trump and the American people. If the Senate consents to recess appointment of Trump’s team, they are with the President. If they do not, they are against him and are part of the deadly enemy he and we must defeat.
Kennedy’s nomination restores my hope that Trump might achieve something. Trump, Kennedy, Gaetz, and Gabbard are fighters, a rarity in a Republican administration. https://www.paulcraigroberts.
American People May Finally Know COVID Origins With Trump In Office ["Common knowledge" is when "everybody knows that everybody knows".]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told New York Post reporters he will take over the upper chamber's Homeland Security Committee in January after serving two years as the panel's top Republican. He explained that he would uncover the truth about Covid's origins.
"I chose to chair this committee over another because I believe that, for the health of our republic, Congress must stand up once again for its constitutional role," Paul told the Post in an interview Wednesday, adding, "This committee's mission of oversight and investigations is critical to Congress reasserting itself."
"I think we're on the cusp of, really, the beginning of uncovering what happened with COVID," Paul continued. https://www.zerohedge.com/
"I chose to chair this committee over another because I believe that, for the health of our republic, Congress must stand up once again for its constitutional role," Paul told the Post in an interview Wednesday, adding, "This committee's mission of oversight and investigations is critical to Congress reasserting itself."
"I think we're on the cusp of, really, the beginning of uncovering what happened with COVID," Paul continued. https://www.zerohedge.com/
Peter McCullough MD, COVID-19 Vaccine Recall Remains Top Public Health Priority https://petermcculloughmd.
Remember when Biden's Transportation Security Administration placed Tulsi on the Quiet Skies program—a domestic terror watch list?
RAY McGOVERN: Will Gabbard Be Able to Direct the Intelligence ‘Community’?
Will DNI Tulsi Gabbard (assuming she is confirmed by the Senate) step up to this task? It would take uncommon courage. Was the current DNI, Avril Haines, informed beforehand that the C.I.A. would blow up the Nord Stream pipelines? If so, did she give it her blessing? Or was she kept in the dark?
My guess is that DNI Gabbard would have promptly recognized the folly in that C.I.A. “can-do” attitude/escapade and would have briefed the president on its longer-term implications. She is a good listener to analysts who she asks to brief her. I know that, too, from personal experience responding to her questions when she was one of Hawaii’s representatives in the House.
It would take a courageous and politically astute person and strong backing and trust from the president for any DNI to be able to fulfill the duty to “oversee and provide advice … on covert action programs.” https://consortiumnews.com/
My guess is that DNI Gabbard would have promptly recognized the folly in that C.I.A. “can-do” attitude/escapade and would have briefed the president on its longer-term implications. She is a good listener to analysts who she asks to brief her. I know that, too, from personal experience responding to her questions when she was one of Hawaii’s representatives in the House.
It would take a courageous and politically astute person and strong backing and trust from the president for any DNI to be able to fulfill the duty to “oversee and provide advice … on covert action programs.” https://consortiumnews.com/
Kiev’s Center for Countering Disinformation had accused Tulsi Gabbard of working “for Kremlin money” https://swentr.site/news/
"Revenge is a dish which is best served cold." Trump’s intelligence chief pick Tulsi Gabbard is ‘Russia’s girlfriend’
Ukraine accused the president-elect’s choice for cabinet of being on the Kremlin’s payroll https://www.thetimes.com/
Trump has nominated several critics of Ukraine aid for top government positions, including Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, and Matt Gaetz for attorney general. The nominations must be confirmed by the Senate, which the Republicans regained control over in this year’s election.
Moscow has said it is open to dialogue, but has ruled out freezing the conflict, insisting that the goals of its military operation – including Ukrainian neutrality, demilitarization, and denazification – must be met.
President Vladimir Putin has signaled that Russia is willing to immediately declare a ceasefire and start peace talks as soon as Kiev begins withdrawing troops from the regions of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye, which voted in referendums to join the country in autumn 2022. Moscow has also ruled out talks with Kiev as long as Ukrainian troops occupy part of the border region of Kursk. https://swentr.site/
Moscow has said it is open to dialogue, but has ruled out freezing the conflict, insisting that the goals of its military operation – including Ukrainian neutrality, demilitarization, and denazification – must be met.
President Vladimir Putin has signaled that Russia is willing to immediately declare a ceasefire and start peace talks as soon as Kiev begins withdrawing troops from the regions of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye, which voted in referendums to join the country in autumn 2022. Moscow has also ruled out talks with Kiev as long as Ukrainian troops occupy part of the border region of Kursk. https://swentr.site/
Ukraine is actually the jobsite-injured-illegal-alien-
"Alternative for Germany" is against the Ukraine war. Support For Germany's AfD Continues To Soar Amid Calls For Election Ban By Political Opponents
The AfD’s growing popularity is particularly pronounced in eastern Germany, where Weidel leads with 27 percent support.
In addition to political opponents, some analysts point to international parallels, drawing comparisons between the AfD’s rise and similar populist movements in other parts of the West. Insa managing director Hermann Binkert noted that the “Trump effect” and dissatisfaction with the current coalition government’s policies have played a key role in boosting the party’s standing.The outcome of the motion to ban the AfD could have profound implications for the political landscape, not only in Germany but throughout Europe.
As Remix News previously reported, most of the German establishment is working towards a ban, but there is disagreement about the pace and timing of such a ban. Some are also worried that the ban will backfire and make the AfD more popular than ever. For one, a ban could take years, and second, the country’s top court may reject the ban, which would be a catastrophic outcome for the German establishment. https://www.zerohedge.com/
Tulsi should look over the shoulder of this Trump veteran. Trump Picks John Ratcliffe To Lead CIA
Ratcliffe is a China hawk and lobbied to extend Section 702 of FISA, which allows warrantless surveillance of Americans https://news.antiwar.com/So his Congressional seat can be quickly filled by Governor DeSantis Gaetz Resigns 'Effective Immediately' After Trump AG Pick; DC In Full Blown Panic https://www.zerohedge.com/
How would the FBI post experience-requirements for this kind of job? Obama FBI Ran Off-The-Books 'Honeypot' Operation On Trump Campaign In 2015: Whistleblower
According to an FBI agent involved in the clandestine criminal investigation, Comey sent two female FBI undercover agents to infiltrate Trumps 2016 campaign at high levels, who were directed to act as "honeypots" while traveling with Trump and his campaign staff. https://www.allsides.com/news/2024-11-01-1315/politics-obama-fbi-ran-books-honeypot-operation-trump-campaign-2015
Your revenge is cold now... FEC Chairman: Biden DOJ Broke Federal Policies with Letter Targeting Musk https://amgreatness.com/2024/11/14/fec-chairman-biden-doj-broke-federal-policies-with-letter-targeting-musk/
Gilbert Doctorow, What is the Kremlin saying about Trump’s nominees for his ‘power ministries’
The single most important observation by ‘the Kremlin’ is that all of the key nominees, namely Mike Waltz for National Security Advisor, Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense; John Ratcliffe at the CIA, and (presumably) Marco Rubio as Secretary of State are soft on Russia and hard on China. This all supports the notion that Donald Trump genuinely wants to end the Ukraine war as soon as possible so that he can focus U.S: foreign policy on this other greater concern, and in this connection he is likely to respond positively to Russia’s terms for peace, including their claims to the Donbas and Novaya Rossiya oblasts that they have annexed and their demand that Ukraine be a neutral state without any prospects of joining NATO, without having foreign troops and installations on their territory.
Under the same logic, the Kremlin assumes that the USA under Trump however pro-Israeli it may be, will press Israel to de-escalate its campaigns in Lebanon and Gaza, and to conclude cease-fires as soon as possible. Moreover, the Kremlin does not expect the enmity towards Iran among several of those named in the Trump team to translate into hostilities of any kind. Indeed, given his pleasure in doing the unexpected, as was the case in his dealings with the North Korean leader, Trump is seen as possibly opening a dialogue with Teheran now and reducing tensions there. Donald Trump's foreign policy appointments for his incoming administration show that “he didn’t learn a thing during his first term,” Larry Johnson, retired CIA intelligence officer and State Department official, told Sputnik.
“He talked one thing during the campaign about ending needless wars. And yet he is staffing himself with really a lot of young people who are locked up with old ideas,” Johnson noted.
In his opinion, Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, is “just an absurd joke.” Florida Сongressman Michael Waltz, tapped as Trump’s national security advisor, is also “a disaster,” Johnson argued, underscoring that he “represents everything that Donald Trump said that Donald Trump stood against.” https://sputnikglobe.com/20241114/cia-veteran-trumps-foreign-policy-team-may-double-down-on-stupid-in-ukraine-middle-east-china-1120881081.html
“He talked one thing during the campaign about ending needless wars. And yet he is staffing himself with really a lot of young people who are locked up with old ideas,” Johnson noted.
In his opinion, Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, is “just an absurd joke.” Florida Сongressman Michael Waltz, tapped as Trump’s national security advisor, is also “a disaster,” Johnson argued, underscoring that he “represents everything that Donald Trump said that Donald Trump stood against.” https://sputnikglobe.com/20241114/cia-veteran-trumps-foreign-policy-team-may-double-down-on-stupid-in-ukraine-middle-east-china-1120881081.html
Elon Musk manifests "General Human Intelligence". Musk Secretly Met With Iran's UN Ambassador, Raising Hopes Trump Will Keep Hawks At Bay
Trump communications director Steven Cheung deflected an inquiry about the meeting: “We do not comment on reports of private meetings that did or did not occur,” he said. However, transition team spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt issued a statement that seemed to implicitly confirm the meeting, telling the Times:
"The American people re-elected President Trump because they trust him to lead our country and restore peace through strength around the world. When he returns to the White House, he will take the necessary action to do just that.”
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi took to social media on Wednesday to reiterate his government's interest in pursuing peace. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/musk-secretly-met-irans-un-ambassador-raising-hopes-trump-will-keep-hawks-bay
'There is no country in the world that understands the Black Sea region, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East better than Türkiye,' Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs tells Anadolu https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/-excellence-in-diplomacy-turkiye-could-help-guide-trump-led-us-to-end-wars-says-economist-jeffrey-sachs/3393815
Former TV host said in 2018 there was no reason the 'miracle' of the construction couldn't take place on site of mosque in Jerusalem https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/new-us-defence-secretary-called-building-third-temple-jerusalem
Israeli Military Planning To Stay in Gaza Through 2025
Haaretz reports the IDF is stepping up demolitions in Gaza and building more permanent military structures https://news.antiwar.com/2024/11/13/israeli-military-planning-to-stay-in-gaza-through-2025/
Haaretz notes that meeting 4-out-of-5 conditions is more than adequate for definition. Maybe Israel Is Committing Genocide After All? https://archive.is/viYEB#selection-547.0-547.46
‘I don’t believe there should be an exit strategy from Gaza,’ Settlement Minister Orit Strook says https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-minister-calls-for-gaza-occupation-west-bank-annexation/3393782
Since 75% of the settlers are ultra-orthodox (over 500,000), in recent years a dangerous symbiosis has developed in the occupied territories of Palestine between the political leaders of the settlers and the rabbis who have for decades preached their opposition to any territorial commitment to the Palestinians. They have tried to give a religious justification to the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
Operation “Annexation of the West Bank” was reportedly launched after the bloody Hamas attack on 7 October and nearly 700 Palestinians have already died as a result of Israeli army operations and attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
For his part, the new Minister of Defence, Israel Katz, last August proposed “to temporarily evacuate the West Bank in order to thwart terrorist infrastructures by taking all necessary measures, including forced displacement,” of the Palestinian population settled in the West Bank. https://www.globalresearch.ca/israel-annexation-west-bank-underway/5871602
Operation “Annexation of the West Bank” was reportedly launched after the bloody Hamas attack on 7 October and nearly 700 Palestinians have already died as a result of Israeli army operations and attacks by Israeli settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
For his part, the new Minister of Defence, Israel Katz, last August proposed “to temporarily evacuate the West Bank in order to thwart terrorist infrastructures by taking all necessary measures, including forced displacement,” of the Palestinian population settled in the West Bank. https://www.globalresearch.ca/israel-annexation-west-bank-underway/5871602
With an indebted Trump soon to be back in the White House, Tel Aviv is orchestrating a calculated campaign of militia formation and settler violence to seize control of the West Bank, aiming for annexation and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian communities. https://thecradle.co/articles/the-state-backed-settler-war-to-annex-the-west-bank
The Israeli army has to stop killing Palestinians and withdraw first. Israel’s maximalist demands unlikely to lead to ceasefire with Hezbollah
Israel says it is open to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, but analysts say no truce is on the horizon. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/14/israels-maximalist-demands-unlikely-to-lead-to-ceasefire-with-hezbollahIsraeli attacks on Syria have become daily, and now the United States is ramping up its own attacks in the northeast of the country as well.
On Thursday Israeli warplanes launched attacks on two residential buildings in the Damascus suburbs - one in Mazzeh and the other in Qudsaya, which lies west of the capital. Regional reports said that many people were killed, and Syrian state SANA posted photos of bombed-out apartments.
Israeli Army Radio in a rare acknowledgement appeared to confirm the Israeli attack while claiming the fresh attacks targeted the Syrian headquarters the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group, which is fighting alongside Hamas in Gaza, and has held Israeli citizens captive since Oct.7, 2023...
..At least 15 people have been killed and 16 injured in Israeli attacks on suburbs of the Syrian capital, according to a Syrian military source cited by the SANA news agency. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-us-ramp-airstrikes-syria-counter-iran-war-expands
FEMA worker accused of telling staff to skip hurricane-ravaged Trump homes claims it was common practice: ‘This is not isolated’ https://nypost.com/2024/11/12/us-news/fema-worker-accused-of-telling-staff-to-skip-hurricane-ravaged-trump-homes-claims-it-was-common-practice-this-is-not-isolated/
On Thursday Israeli warplanes launched attacks on two residential buildings in the Damascus suburbs - one in Mazzeh and the other in Qudsaya, which lies west of the capital. Regional reports said that many people were killed, and Syrian state SANA posted photos of bombed-out apartments.
Israeli Army Radio in a rare acknowledgement appeared to confirm the Israeli attack while claiming the fresh attacks targeted the Syrian headquarters the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group, which is fighting alongside Hamas in Gaza, and has held Israeli citizens captive since Oct.7, 2023...
..At least 15 people have been killed and 16 injured in Israeli attacks on suburbs of the Syrian capital, according to a Syrian military source cited by the SANA news agency. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-us-ramp-airstrikes-syria-counter-iran-war-expands
Some will get "Israeli citizenship", too. Short on troops, Israel turns to mercenaries
Protracted and unprecedented Arab resistance has depleted Israeli troop and reservist forces and forced Tel Aviv to seek out unconventional methods – including the recruitment of foreign mercenaries – to sustain Israel's weary military and escalatory war goals. https://thecradle.co/articles/short-on-troops-israel-turns-to-mercenaries Many such speeches, but no such official statement: OIC and Arab League seek suspension of Israel’s UN membership and an arms embargo
Countries raised the issue of Israel’s repeated violations of UN resolutions seeking ceasefire in Gaza and its complete disregard and hostility towards international law https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/11/12/oic-and-arab-league-seek-suspension-of-israels-un-membership-and-an-arms-embargo/ Celia Farber, Judge Blocks Sham Auction Sale Of InfoWars; Max Blumenthal Reveals Tech Billionaire & Kamala Donor Behind The Bought And Weaponized Onion, Seeking To Deploy Humorless Humor To Attack "Disinformation. Craziest Media Story Ever. EVER. https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/judge-blocks-sham-auction-sale-of
The bastards gave Americans reliable polling information... "Grand Political Theatre" - FBI Raids Home Of Polymarket CEO; Seize Phone, Electronics
The FBI has decided to rush in and raid the home of the founder and chief executive of Polymarket, the crypto-based prediction market that was a popular (and very accurate) platform for bets on the US presidential election. https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/grand-political-theatre-fbi-raids-home-polymarket-ceo-seize-phone-electronics A Midwestern Doctor writes about what was generally known by researchers to be true in 1982 when I started med school. The Great Dangers of Statins
Examining the questionable risks and benefits behind these massively overprescribed drugs One of the biggest misconceptions is that cholesterol causes heart disease and that statins, which lower cholesterol, prevent it. Not only is this untrue, but the highly profitable statins are also among the most harmful pharmaceuticals available (and share many eerie parallels to the COVID vaccines).
Despite growing evidence that lowering cholesterol does not reduce heart disease, the medical industry continues to push statins. Studies have shown that the benefits of statins are minimal, with data manipulated to exaggerate their effectiveness.
Statins are aggressively promoted, not because of their efficacy, but due to financial interests in the pharmaceutical industry. Guidelines on cholesterol and statins are often created by experts who have conflicts of interest. Many doctors and patients are penalized for not adhering to these guidelines.
Statins cause significant harm, with side effects like muscle pain, cognitive issues, and even life-threatening conditions such as diabetes and liver dysfunction. Despite widespread patient reports of these injuries, the medical community often dismisses them, attributing them to a "nocebo effect" or imagining the problem. https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-great-dangers-of-statins
The Ethical Skeptic has presented most of this data before, but it is very well laid out here. “Omicron” Predated SARS-CoV-2 Wuhan by Years
We contend that, based on ample, consilient, and diverse deductive evidence, the series of widely varied background viruses first identified in November 2021—and misleadingly labeled as the single variant, “Omicron”—were, in fact, the background set of SARS-CoV-2a viruses. These viruses trace their common ancestor to a time over two years prior (July 2017) to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2b Wuhan, initially detected on November 17, 2019, in Wuhan, China. https://theethicalskeptic.com/2024/11/13/omicron-predated-sars-cov-2-wuhan-by-years/#respond 
Jessica Rose Ph.D. They're trialing self-amplifying RNA-LNP-based products for H5N1 in humans, GMO products need GMO licensing - a cautionary tale https://jessicar.substack.com/p/theyre-trialing-self-amplifying-rna
"I was not panicking as I know the roads and know he is mature enough to walk there without incident," says Brittany Patterson. https://reason.com/2024/11/11/mom-jailed-for-letting-10-year-old-walk-alone-to-town/
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Good stuff, John. I'm going to visit your site more often, as you do an excellent job of aggregating a whole bunch of news into a succinct overview.
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