It’s rare that a medical journal will exhibit a spine to any degree in the face of the pharmaceutical industry, but the BMJ had done just that in its rebuke of Pharma’s influence over the medical profession. The Sydney Morning Herald has the story.
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Astounding investigation by the Kansas City Star: THROWAWAY KIDS
“As part of its investigation, The Star surveyed nearly 6,000 inmates in 12 states — representing every region of the country — to determine how many had been in foster care and what effect it had on their lives.
Of the inmates who took the survey, 1 in 4 said they were the product of foster care. Some spent the majority of their childhood in strangers’ homes, racking up more placements than birthdays.”
“Foster children are diagnosed with PTSD at a rate greater than Iraq war veterans.”
Over 4,000 men, women, and children protested for over 8 hours at the New Jersey state capitol yesterday, voicing their staunch opposition to a bill that would remove all non-medical exemptions that parents currently enjoy as is their right in the state. After waiting for half the day, the protesters and everyone following the story online were ecstatic to hear that the bill, S2173, had been pulled and would not be voted on until January. The bill itself was apparently held up by state senator Joe Lagana, who is now a hero amongst the vaccine risk-aware movement. I can’t imagine the threats, and promises of riches and reward he received once it became clear that it was his vote that would decide the fate of thousands of families. I can’t imagine the level of harassment and under-the-table bribery he’ll be subjected to for the next month.
Now, for one small nitpick/suggestion/word salad: these exemptions shouldn’t be dubbed “religious” or “philosophical”. It should be called a scientific exemption. The science shows that the dangers of vaccination are much higher than the public is being told. This, of course, is due to the fact that public confidence must remain high in the program if vaccine rates are to remain high. But if vaccine injury is far higher than the public is led to believe, then this confidence is artificial.
What percentage of the public knows that vaccine manufacturers can’t be sued over a vaccine injury? What percent knows that over $4 billion has been paid out in vaccine injury settlements, $220 million in 2019 alone? How many know that only 1% of vaccine injuries are ever even reported? How many know of the deceptive behavior of Merck during the testing of its HPV vaccine Gardasil? How many have heard of Hannah Poling? How many know that the vaccine court routinely compensates cases of “vaccine-induced brain damage”, which is a euphemism for vaccine-induced autism? How many even know of the existence of the vaccine court?
How high would their confidence be if they were aware of just those facts?
How long can a government program rely on censorship and coercion? At some point there will be a massive revolt against it, and public confidence will collapse completely.
Far from an elimination of exemptions, we need a new category: the scientific exemption.
The full article, published in Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology.
You don’t have to be “anti-vaccine” to understand the dangers surrounding the presence of aluminum, mercury, polysorbate 80, and other substances in pediatric vaccines, yet somehow it’s been made a “pro-vax vs. anti-vax” debate, and everyone is expected to take one side or the other. Anyone who poses any questions at all is immediately dubbed “anti-vax”, and their concerns are dismissed. This is increasingly ridiculous. No one would tolerate this repressive environment with respect to any other pharmaceutical product. Yet it is the reigning state of affairs in the realm of vaccine policy.
Astounding things are happening in Oklahoma. Cowboy Cup is an event that no one would’ve dreamed could have occurred in Stillwater.
Is the Democratic Party looking for a savior in Big Pharma? It certainly appears so, as every vote on vaccine mandates at the state level has been split down party lines, with the Democrats virtually unanimous in support, and Republicans opposed. Every instance proves this, including the latest vote in New Jersey, where a bill to remove religious exemptions passed out of committee after some shady dealing by chairman Joseph Vitale where he replaced three more obstinate Democratic committee members with three that would vote ‘yes’. Bill sponsor and Democrat Herb Conway rewrote the language of the bill without a public hearing to call for an outright ban on religious exemption. The bill passed out of committee along strict party lines. Indicative of the level of corruption present is the fact that the bill was placed on next Monday’s legislative agenda before the committee vote. The Democrats knew it would pass.
The Republican Party has been, and will continue to be, the sole political barrier to vaccine mandates. It’s my belief that the Republican party is moving in a more liberty-oriented direction. Many individual Republicans that have virulently and eloquently opposed these mandates have shown themselves to be some of liberty’s fiercest defenders. The Democratic party almost to a member lacks the courage to take stands on principle. Why is that?