The Meaningless Meaning of ‘COVID Cases’


What differentiates the “common flu” from “COVID-19?

Re-Posted from the Canada Free Press By Dr. Klaus L.E. Kaiser —— Bio and ArchivesDecember 30, 2020

Each day, we’re bombarded (I’d say ad nauseam) with reports and news of more COVID-19 “cases,” whatever that term means.

You’d think that this term would be well defined, here, there and everywhere. I wish you luck in finding a standard, generally accepted definition of it. If you succeed, please let me know.

But, don’t despair, there’s a cure for it. Big Pharma is “on the case.”

Some Definitions of “Cases”

  • First, let’s see how Wikipedia defines it: Searching Wikipedia for the definition of “case,” at (accessed on Dec. 29, 2020, 6:21 pm EST) in this context. I could not find any reference to COVID-19, or any other medical meaning of the term “case” – none at all!
  • The CDC (U.S. Centers for Decease Control and Prevention); again just searching for a definition of the term “case” provides only such for Listeriosis: No mention of COVID-19—none at all.
  • Undeterred, further checking found a CDC definition, dating back to April, 2020, answering my quest. There, it states, under the Headlines (also accessed on Dec. 29, 2020) as follows : 
  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), 2020 Interim Case Definition, Approved April 5, 2020”:
Clinical Criteria

Most interesting, at least in my mind is that “evidence of pneumonia”—by this definition alone—now qualifies as a clinical evidence of COVID-19 “infection.”

Clearly, several decades ago now, I must already have had contracted “COVID-19” already. At that time I felt pretty lousy and went to see our GP physician whose diagnosis of my condition was “pneumonia.” His advice then was: “Rest up and drink lots of fluids and in a few days you’ll be fine again.”

Indeed, having plenty of prescribed fluids on hand and following the good doctorcs advice, after a few days of rest I was eager and ready to go back to work. 

And I had just thought of it then as a “case” of the common seasonal flu!

That truly begs the question:

What differentiates the “common flu” from “COVID-19?”

As far as I can reckon, the answer to that question is hard to come by. 

Both the “flu” and COVID-19,” diagnosed via the unspecific “PCR” (polymerase-chain-reaction test), appear to test for similar or, perhaps even identical, biological fragments in one’s body.

The Wrong Pandemic

What’s of interesting significance in that regard is also a recent report in the journal Nature that states, inter alia, 

“In May [2020], at the tail end of the first wave of COVID-19 deaths in many nations, and when some of the strictest lockdowns were in place, health workers noted an abrupt and early halt to the 2019–20 flu season in the Northern Hemisphere.”

Of course, such trivia is not welcome by the purveyors of the many millions of vaccine doses against this novel covidian type of the coronavirus variety. Nor is it welcome by progress-minded folks at the World Health Organization and their prime disciples (Drs. Tedros, Fauci, Tam, etc.), nor by the movers and shakers (attendance by invitation only) at the World Economic Forum, nor the pharmaceutical giants which may reap great profits from their vaccine products, nor from government entities that may have the best in mind but are, nevertheless, just turning into fear-mongering ping-pong balls of the afore-mentioned.

For another opinion along this line of thought, A. Firstenberg summarized that in a recent post with the title “The Wrong Pandemic.”

With that in mind, please accept my  Best Wishes for You and Yours for 2021!

Countries who take the Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine Have Lowest Cases of COVID!


Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease Re-Posted Dec 30, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

COMMENT: Dear Martin Armstrong

It seems to me that if a country has Malaria problems it apparently also has a very low number of Covid19 cases. I think the explanation is Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine which are used as a prophylactic. Can any such link be found in all your statistics?

Thank you very much for your postings. Your blog makes the world more transparent.

Best greetings and very high regards

U

REPLY: I have never seen any disease be turned into a political weapon as this COVID-19. Simply because Trump said to use it then everyone says it suddenly does not work. If Trump came out and said sunlight is the cure, CNN, New York Times, and Washington Post would tell people to move underground that sunlight is lethal.

Here is the CDC’s own page which states that for Malaria, use Chloroquine. The death toll out of 69 million people in Thailand was 60. Ofm but Chloroquine does not work and you will die? I really can’t wait for the day when the people start dragging their journalists out of their offices and put them on trial for using this virus to impose climate change and Communism 3.0. They are destroying our way of life and they think they can destroy the economy and build it back better in a year. It took more than 200 years to create the industrial revolution and technology boom. None of that was directed by any government.

People starved in Russia because they seized all property and then bureaucrats, with no experience, were to direct when to plant and where to plant crops from a central office. T^hey killed 7 million Ukrainians. This is what you get with the centralized government no matter what form they profess it to be – democracy, republic, authoritarian, dictatorial, or totalitarian.

Fauci Lied – He Never Took the Maderna Vaccine


Armstrong Economics Blog/Politics Re-Posted Dec 30, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

When Fauci staged him pretending to get the vaccine, it was in his left arm. When he was interviewed about it, he said his arm was a little sore as with all vaccines and touched his right arm – not his left. He has been caught lying about the herd immunity. Why anyone believes anything that comes from any official is beyond me. NOTHING they tell the public is ever the truth! He claimed to take the Maderna vaccine, which 80% of the people report significant side effects which he claims is nothing because he never took it!

80% of People Taking Maderna Vaccine Had Significant Side-Effects


Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease Re-Posted Dec 29, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

I have warned that there is a legal precedent for mandatory vaccinations which dates back to a 1905 Supreme Court case Jacobson v. Massachusetts after a smallpox outbreak in Massachusetts. But this vaccine is like nothing before. It is not the typical vaccine built on the virus. This is a RNA vaccine never before used. In any state that is going to make it mandatory, you should pack your bags and leave. This virus has a better than 99% survival rate. We need to see what happens to these people taking the vaccine and that will take one year in my opinion to see what it is really going to do.

Let’s see if Norah O’Donnell of Seattle CBS retains her job for asking Gates a real question are the vaccines safe. CNN would never ask such a question! Anyone who waves his hands around like that I would never believe. The Imperial College which started the lockdowns on the recommendations of their bogus model by Neill Ferguson is in bed with Schwab’s World Economic Forum. Gates is the #1 supporter of the WHO. Absolutely everyone involved in this pandemic is connected to Schwab and Gates.

Vaccinating the entire world is IMPOSSIBLE and at best vaccines are only 60% effective according to the CDC, which Bill Gates also controls thanks to Fauci. We cannot even trust the FDA because nobody will investigate Bill Gates and look into his control of the FDA, which he also openly works with. So they are not trustworthy after rushing this vaccine out with no real independent testing. Who the hell ever allowed government agencies to accept money from private people and then pretend they are independent should be in prison for life.

Although Trump failed to completely drain the Deep State Swamp, at least he removed all doubt that it exists.


Re-Posted from GrrrGraphics.com DEC 29, 2020 AT 9:24 AM Communists Turn Up the Heat

It’s real and no longer a ‘conspiracy theory.’ The Swamp is composed of both elected and unelected decision makers, military men, bureaucrats, and mega billionaires who make decisions that directly impact our lives.

Also in existence are The Rockefeller, Clinton, Obama, and Gates foundations, which provide money, resources, and influence to sway citizens in favor of globalist goals. Then there are outfits such as the Tavistock and Pirbright institutes that push goals of control. Davos, the UN, the Bilderberg Group, and the CFR meet regularly and set goals that are unencumbered by something as quaint as voting. Yes, the Deep State Swamp exists. It is deep, vast, powerful, and very wealthy.

We know The Swamp and their operatives consider themselves above the law. They got away with an attempted coup against our president. They are shielded by over-paid, propaganda-spewing media giants who masquerade as leading journalists.

Silicon Valley can also be considered part of the Deep State. We did not elect Zuckerburg or Dorsey, but they think they can control our free speech. In 2020 they shamelessly censored Trump supporters, while supporting Biden by suppressing Hunter’s laptop scandal. Google makes sure controversial queries are directed toward information that they want you to believe. If you are searching for something that counters Google’s ‘official’ narrative, you probably won’t find it. You might find links that state what you’re looking for has been ‘debunked’ when it hasn’t been.

The Deep State Swamp overflows with corruption. They control much of our legal system, thanks to George Soros spending a fortune to buy out prosecutors and judges at all levels. The Swamp feels free to commit crimes at will and without fear of prosecution because our legal system is also corrupt. Sidney Powell exposed this very clearly in her book, “Licensed to Lie.” Only those who oppose the Deep State get prosecuted.

They Swamp dwellers are contemptuous of us Constitution-believing patriots. They see us as ignorant peasants—their tax slaves who must obey their laws and mandates. If we don’t obey we face fees, fines, and fire from their police forces. The Swamp’s politicians steal money from us and waste it on pork in order to get kickbacks. We pay for their crimes while they continuously strip us of our liberties. They want to control what we can say. They say our family gatherings are illegal. They want our guns. They want us to take dangerous vaccinations—by force if necessary. They think they are our royalty. We’re supposed to shut up and do as we’re told. “Wear that mask!” “Don’t go to church!” “Unlawful assembly!” “Keep your small business shut down—you aren’t necessary!”

They only care about themselves and protecting their own power. Many Americans already knew this—that’s why we elected Trump in the first place. In 2020, Trump won again—this time by a landslide. The Swamp didn’t care. They flipped the votes over to their ‘big man,’ Joe Biden, and brazenly stole the election.

The evidence for their crime is massive, but The Swamp doesn’t care. Their gaslighting media whores repeatedly say there is no evidence.

For years the Deep State has been slowly turning up the temperature on us citizen frogs. In 2020 the dials were suddenly all thrown on high. They pushed socialism. They supported and funded riots in the streets. They wanted our American history erased. Statues were pulled down. They rolled out a pandemic to separate us, mask us, silence, and impoverish us ahead of their outrageous theft of a presidential election.

2021 is nearly upon us. Time is running out. The criminal Deep State Swamp, aided by China, won’t allow Trump to get justice. Will their election coup stand? Will patriots in the military come to the president’s aid if he declares martial law? That remains to be seen.

Meanwhile, we Trump supporters burn with anger.

—Ben Garrison

Will the ‘Crats succeed in stealing our country? Only if we let them


The elites think they can rule us in luxury from their walled estates while eating gourmet ice cream. The only way they can succeed is if we let them

Re-Posted from the Canada Free Press By Don Rosenberg —— Bio and ArchivesDecember 29, 2020

The “‘Crats” are leading a coup against our government—Democrats, bureaucrats, Techno-crats, and billionaire-aristocrats. They think they can censor, bully, and steal their way into power, and run the United States just like the oligarchs in Russia and China’s CCP. What they fail to realize is that the people of the United States have freedom baked into our DNA which can’t be bullied by riots, a pandemic panic or political correctness intimidation, even after 30 years of “education reform” and a media that doesn’t report news, but instead manufactures propaganda.

What happens if we lose our democratic freedoms to the new oligarchs? One of the great things about our Republic is that if you don’t like the living conditions in one state, you can move to another. Where can you move to and still be an American if there are no free states left?

We’ve all seen the damage done in the formerly great state of California by one-party domination. It has led to massive increases in poverty, unemployment, crime, homelessness and disease. Those who can afford it are moving out of the state faster than U-Haul can keep up with. In fact, the price to rent a truck from L.A. to Phoenix is over ten times higher than the same truck going from Phoenix, to L.A.



Most Americans have figured out that our most cherished right—the power of the vote—is being stolen from us by the ‘Crats with the help of the ten corrupt inner cities and their Democrat bosses. Do Americans really support one-party rule?

Looking at the supposed November 3rd election “results,” the media claim that 74 million Americans voted for President Trump. Of the 81 million “votes” allocated to Biden, 44% of voters (or 36 million) say they were voting against Trump, but not the real man, just his media portrayal. Anyone can be made into a villain with four years of constant lies and baseless accusations.

Exit polls estimated that as many as 17% of these “voters” (or 14 million) say they would have supported Trump if they had known more about Hunter Biden’s laptop and the “Biden Crime Family” corruption it revealed. If you do the math, that would mean that only 31 million people actually voted for Biden, while 88 million supported Trump, and without the media lies, 36 million more would have stayed home instead of voting.

The ‘Crats are trying to hijack the richest prize of all—the United States. They include the 134 billionaires who donated to the Biden campaign.  Sixty-seven of them donated more than $100,000, while 98% of tech company donations went to Biden. They are supported by the Russian oligarchs, who have just pulled off the biggest computer hack in history, and China’s CCP, who poured $400 million into Dominion Voting Systems just a few weeks before the election. China has been waging a “quiet war” on the United States for the last ten years and seeks nothing short of world domination.

But, if the greatest crime in world history is finalized on January 20th, the ‘Crats will learn they’ve bitten off more than they can chew. They can’t dominate a country with 31 million supporters over the opposition of 88 million patriots and conservatives, including a record number of blue-collar workers, Hispanics, and African-Americans.

They don’t understand that this is the one country in the world that cannot be ruled by force or intimidation. The only way they can win is if we, the American people, cooperate in our own demise, and our DNA doesn’t allow us to give in to tyrants.

Just look at what’s already happening—online Americans, who have turned a few socially inept geeks into the richest people on the planet, are scrambling to find uncensored alternatives to Facebook, Twitter and Google. Bye geeks. Being able to code doesn’t make you God.

In California, the most popular political movement is the one to recall Governor Gavin Newsom from office. Which governors are next?

Throughout the rest of the country, restaurants and small business owners are banding together to resist lockdowns, while parents are fighting back against teachers’ unions and their refusal to hold classes in person. Others are organizing to resist any attempt to make unproven Covid vaccines mandatory.

Police officers, who have been so unfairly demonized by the media, are retiring early in massive numbers. There is a nation-wide nurse shortage, and fewer doctors are willing to treat COVID patients under guidelines that restrict their treatment choices.

The poorest Americans who have been forced to remain in cities where crime is rampant and the police can’t protect them are starting to protest as well. The city of Detroit has just filed suit against Black Lives Matter.

Saturday Jericho protests in state capitals and in Washington, D.C. have steadily gained in numbers despite a complete media blackout, and another massive rally is scheduled for D.C. starting on January 6th. Their goal is to pile political pressure on state governors and legislators to decertify the obviously fraudulent elections and “stop the steal.”

To the ‘Crats who think they can bully us into submission, we ask “What will happen when the farmers who grow America’s food decide not to sell it to the ten inner cities who stole their votes? Will teamsters continue to work or decide to park their trucks? Will red states stop selling their oil and natural gas to blue states? Will the police continue to risk their lives to protect Democrat-controlled cities whose leaders call them racists?”

The elites think they can rule us in luxury from their walled estates while eating gourmet ice cream. The only way they can succeed is if we let them.

Germany’s soft lockdown turns into hard lockdown in December  


Armstrong Economics Blog/Germany Re-Posted Dec 29, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

In November, all restaurants and cultural institutions such as museums, opera houses, cinemas, and events had to close. Every day demonstrations take place against these restrictions. Just 10 days before Christmas, on December 16th, Germany added more restrictions with a second strong lockdown where all schools and the retail industry had to shut down again. Food deliveries and take away are permitted. Each of Germany’s 16 provinces manages further restrictions individually. In Berlin you are allowed to only meet with people of one further household, not exceeding a total number of 5 people. Children below 12 years are excluded. You are not allowed to leave your home without necessity.

Even though these restrictions apply until January 10th, German media already states that they will be extended until February. Many Germans are put again on short-work arrangements with an estimated cost of 20 billion euros for 2020 which is covered by the federal ministry of labor and social affairs.

Deutsche Bahn records a 9-billion-euro sales loss due to Covid-19 in 2020 

Germany’s 100% state-owned train company Deutsche Bahn AG is having its worst year since its foundation in 1994. DB AG owns about 600 subsidiary transportation companies. Due to travel restrictions, Deutsche Bahn AG recorded a 9-billion-euro loss this year. Starting in March, train bookings decreased to only 20%. Even during the winter holiday season, where normally all trains are packed, bookings only rose to 35%. Germany plans a financial aid of 5 billion euros, however, private competitors of DB AG feel a disadvantage as DB AG supplies its services to nearly 75 % of the market.

(reporting from Germany; Nadjeschda who took the photo on Christmas Day on the train)

Is there Hope?


Armstrong Economics Blog/Q&A Re-Posted Dec 29, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

QUESTION: Hey Martin – I love the insights you have and Socrates seems to be spot on about most things. It’s just hard to read your blog posts. It seems like we all will have no choice but to submit to Communism 3.0. How do we fight this? You say they will lose in the end. How can we help bring that about? We all need a little hope out here. Is there anything we can do to hasten Gates/Schwab/Soros’ demise?

HC

ANSWER: The future certainly looks very dark. Let us hope it is darkest before the storm. We in the United States perhaps have the best resources to resist. Yes, crime is soaring because they have destroyed the economy. Gun permits are the #1 commodity right now. They have been using the universities to sell their agenda for the last decade. I would seriously refuse to pay for any education that is on the list of the World Economic Forum.

What we can do is look at the American Revolution as a guide. Thomas Paine’s most famous pamphlet, “Common Sense,” was first published on January 10th, 1776, selling out its thousand printed copies immediately. By the end of that year, 150,000 copies were distributed which was an enormous amount for that time. It is believed that about 33% of the population were in favor of the revolution. It was Paine’s Common Sense which is credited as playing a crucial role in convincing colonists to take up arms against England. While Paine argued that representational government was superior to a monarchy or various forms of oligarchies run by people like Bil Gates, George Soros, and Klaus Schwab – aristocracy.

Paine’s Common Sense proved to be so influential that John Adams (1735-1826) reportedly declared, “Without the pen of the author of ‘Common Sense,’ the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain.”

It is very hard to get the word out when the press is no longer free and conspiring with these modern oligarchs to impose Communism 3.0. Here we have what used to be one of the most prestigious newspapers, the London Financial Times, advocating the overthrow of Capitalism. They are joined by CNN, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook just to mention a few.

We may see the first ray of hope emerging in France. They already had the Yellow Vest Movement organized so they are well ahead of the game at this point in time. In America, we at least have guns to defend ourselves against the tyranny which many other countries do not. We are probably at that same moment in time before the publication of Common Sense that grabbed the attention of the people. What we must be careful to distinguish was that in 1776, most Americans were free thinkers which we lack today. They had the courage to leave for the New World and there were no welfare handouts. These were independent people, unlike we have today. So we are probably at about 33% today in people who voted for Trump who will not stand for this corruption. Once that crosses 40%, the revolution becomes possible.

COMMENT: Well, unfortunately from my perspective I don’t see any way out of this mess. People are willingly surrendering their rights. Nobody is standing up. I see 99% compliance with everything. It’s the boiling frog analogy. Turn the heat up slowly one degree at a time and the frog doesn’t realize they are boiling. Will there be a spark that awakens everyone? Or will it be too late and we will already be in the abyss? People just don’t seem to care.

BV

REPLY: Most people who voted for Biden were clueless about the agenda. They bought into the whole hate Trump narrative. Talk to one and ask why Biden is better. There is nothing about qualifications, just that they do not like Trump. That leaves a huge door open and we are starting to see that in the Democratic Party as the majority want Pelosi out as Speaker of the House. There are a number of conservative Democrats who felt Pelosi disgraced the nation by tearing up Trump’s State of the Union address which is required by the Constitution when they already get a rebuttal on TV. Our greatest hope is that we will cross that 40% threshold with even Democrats who wake up and see that this is a foreign agenda – not domestic.

COMMENT: They are going to make life impossible if you don’t take the vaccine, aren’t they?

Spain will set up a “registry” of people who refuse to take the vaccine against Covid 19 and share it with other European union member states
PA

REPLY: I have been warning that this vaccine for a non-deadly virus is being used to separate those who are the sheep from the independent thinkers just as Stalin did. They may not create work camps as did Stalin, but we have witnessed the use of camps to confine people requiring them to prove they do not have COVID to leave. Not every place is the same. Where Victoria is a lockdown like a prison, others have escaped fleeing to quarantine camps up north in Darwin. Schwab has used his contacts from Davos to move politicians to adopt his Communism 3.0 because they can no longer service or sell debt and will never again have to stand for elections. The entire system is collapsing and the Central Banks are screaming – they cannot continue to buy the debt forever! Creating these registries of resisters is intended to be able to arrest them at any point to prevent an uprising. This is why they will impose a health passport to deny travel without a vaccine.

COMMENT: Unfortunately, due to this bullshit, our gardener, a very strong 40-year-old thought he had covid when he had a blinding headache and sickness for 2 days so he stayed in bed.

It was a serious stroke

So he wasn’t treated early for it and now he’s touch and goes after brain surgery

Another victim of the bullshit

AB

REPLY: There are more people dying from the lack of healthcare. Immediately, no matter what, they start with the assumption it is COVID. People no longer die of things other than COVID, which is seriously being overstated.

Is a 3rd Party Inevitable?


Armstrong Economics Blog/Economics Re-Posted Dec 29, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

Not one major news outlet carried Trump’s address on the fraud in the election. Every outlet swears there is no evidence of fraud as if they are even believable anymore. Trump expanded the base for the Republicans which included African Americans who saw through the propaganda as did Hispanics. Trump proved that lowering taxes created an economic boom which resulted in a shortage of labor that produced the lowest unemployment in history for African Americans. Even Keynes said to lower taxes to stimulate the economy but socialists reject that option. Yet others bought into the manipulation calling Trump a racist yet still the Democrats losing seats in the House. Never has one party gained in the House yet the incumbent president lost

There is a major conspiracy theory emerging that the RV was not the source of the bomb but instead there was a drone attack to take out the facility which had connections with the Dominion Voting machine audit. This video suggests that the source of the explosion was not the RV and this is another move on the part of the Deep State to cover-up the manipulation of the election. I have no idea if this is true or not, but mainstream media is not showing this video as well and they are all putting out the same narrative that this man was a loner like Lee Harvey Oswald and Kennedy who was probably protesting against the 5G network. So he sacrificed his life for taking down 5G in a local area for 3 days? Unfortunately, when they lie about so many other things, then it results in people not believing anything they say – i.e. the boy who cried wolf.

What I do know is that this virus has been greatly exaggerated for political purposes. Minnesota politicians are saying COVID deaths have been exaggerated by 40%.  I have warned that they have been aware of our model and its accuracy over the past 40 years. The fact that we were warning about the rise in civil unrest with the War Cycle, the Monetary Crisis Cycle, the collapse in Central Banks, how they have Manipulated the World Economy, and the Sovereign Debt Crisis all converging at the same time, that this is simply unprecedented and that the West would decline with the financial capital of the world moving to China post-2032. None of these forecasts have been my preferred vision for the future. Here we have IBM rolling out an APP whereby you will NOT be allowed to ever travel again without a vaccine.

I have warned that we have a major crisis in politics that goes far beyond the 2020 election. I have warned that it looks like the Democrats will split in 2022, but looking at our models on the Combined Congress (Senate & House), it appears that there is a revolution coming. The peak in 3rd Party activity took place in 1854 which was the precursor to the American Civil War. On January 4th, 1854, Senator Stephen Douglas introduced a bill that sparked major debates related to slavery issues which became the Kansas–Nebraska Act. It was on July 4th, 1854, when Henry David Thoreau delivered his famous speech against slavery calling for action against the injustice of slavery within the Union. Two days later, in Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the Republican Party was held after the split. About 2 Pi cycles later, at 4:30 a.m. on April 12th, 1861, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter and less than 34 hours later, Union forces surrendered.

When we look at all our arrays on politics, it does not look good for 2022-2024. It appears that not merely will the Democrats Split, but it looks like the Republicans think they can get back to business as usual after ostracizing Trump and they are looking forward to getting rid of someone they never respected. We will see a small group of Republicans object to the Electoral College vote on January 6th. But it looks like the 3rd Party rising will be the disenchanted supporters of Trump who will even abandon the Republican Party for their treason.

It appears that the failure of Republicans to support Trump will also be their undoing. It is looking more and more like a 3rd party will emerge which is against the establishment and this new Triumvirate trying to overthrow the United States and impose their agenda of a New Green World Order will indeed inspire a revolution.

This Triumvirate and their coconspirators including BigTech, think that they can crush the economy, end commuting to reduce CO2, and rebuild the economy green after destroying small businesses and move shopping online while digital currencies eliminate traditional banking. They have failed to grasp even how the economy functions, but like Lenin & Stalin, they believe they can recreate the world economy to conform to their dreams. They will do the very same and restrict travel and reintroduce “papers please” to prevent people from gathering to rise up against their regime.

The longer it takes society to rise up against this tyranny, the less there will be left to return to. There is no way their New Green World Order will survive. They have failed to understand that what has created world peace is not a show of arms, but our consumer market. By destroying jobs, they have removed the one thing that created world peace – trade. As long as everyone benefited by selling to Americans, they would never bite the hand that feeds them. Destroy that consumer base and they destroy world peace

COVID Madness, California State Authorities Raid Beauty Salon, Local Authorities Refuse Cooperation


Posted originally on The Conservative Tree House on December 28, 2020 by Sundance

A slight shift in this COVID compliance and resistance example.  The California state regulatory authorities raid a beauty salon citing COVID compliance demands; however, the local authorities refuse to cooperate with the state intent.

Pomp Hair Salon in Stockton California was raided by state officials who cited the salon for continuing operations [media story here].  The subsequent misdemeanor citation comes from the state.  However, local law enforcement and county prosecution say they will not participate in the enforcement mechanism.

This creates an unusual dynamic as the state has threatened to revoke licenses for the salon and the workers; but what “enforcement” action could the state undertake?

The issues highlighted here cover more than hair salons.  Restaurants and bars are facing similar threats from regulatory agencies: Dept of Health, Bureau of Alcohol, etc.  It is the regulatory issue that keeps many business owners in fear of defying COVID lock-downs.

If local officials break from state regulatory and compliance demands, there’s no precedent for what enforcement action a state might attempt to take unilaterally.

Would ideologically prone state governors attempt to send State Police to enforce their unilateral fiats and face a showdown with local law enforcement?

It is into this dynamic when everyone should remember the County Sheriff is the highest constitutional officer in the region.  A county sheriff can nullify any outside law enforcement agency by simply not complying.  This is a well known issue inside law enforcement.

This takes the blue state (totalitarianism) -vs- red state (freedom/liberty) issue into a more granular distinction.  Within the Blue States there are likely to be contests of power between local and state officials.  It is an interesting dynamic.

Meanwhile… Thanks to Governor Ron DeSantis,  Florida is leading the way in allowing local jurisdictions and individual businesses to make up their own mind about what COVID mitigation efforts best suit their constituents and customers.  This approach puts the accountability on the local officials who are closest to the voices of those who live there.

Until now we have noted blue state citizens fleeing the totalitarian states for red state places where freedom is more pronounced.  However, with this internal regulatory issue highlighted, there may be regional moves within a state where citizens migrate in-state to areas where they are able to live with greater liberty.

The local -vs- state enforcement activity is an interesting dynamic to keep watching.

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL) — A Stockton hair salon that was the focus of an enforcement visit for COVID-19 restrictions by the Department of Consumer Affairs will not be facing any charges from the county.

The San Joaquin County District Attorney said they, “as well as local law enforcement”, had no involvement in the incident.