Government Abuse

A Conspiracy Theory I Just Can’t Buy

Deep State, Government Abuse, Government Tyranny, Politics / By / August 17, 2022

So, there is a conspiracy theory going around on rightwing blogs that says the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago was really about getting back documents that implicated the Deep State in wrongdoing over the Russia-gate scandal. The theory posits that some of the documents Trump had in his possession could definitively prove the federal law enforcement and intelligence apparatus was guilty of crimes related to the Russia collusion hoax. And they were so desperate to get these documents back, they risked the politically dangerous move of raiding Trump’s home.

This might have sounded somewhat plausible to me a few years ago. After the 2016 election, I strongly suspected the original Russia-gate hoax was a cover-up for Deep State crimes. My theory went like this: Hillary was cruising along with a comfortable lead in virtually every poll and was totally confident she was going to easily win the Presidency. But Hillary is a nasty bitch with a long history in DC and a closet that is chock full of ugly skeletons. Her only fear from the former reality-TV star was some sort of October surprise (like the pussy tape they sprung on Trump) that could torpedo her impending coronation. To insure her victory, team Clinton would need to get out in front of any baggage that surfaced right before the election. But how to know what that might be? Spying on the Trump campaign was the obvious answer. But Clinton’s campaign couldn’t spy directly without risking serious consequences if they ever got caught. But they could have the FBI “surveille” the Trump campaign under the ruse that The Donald was suspected of colluding with a foreign power. Then, with a little help from one or two key trusted Obama officials, team Clinton could get the inside scoop on what the Trump campaign was up to. Then, the unthinkable happened and Donald Trump actually won. The Clinton campaign and their Deep State allies were terrified their criminal spying activities would be exposed by the newly-staffed Trump DOJ. So they decided that the best defense was a good offense, doubled down on the (ridiculous) Russia-collusion hoax and launched the Mueller investigation to neuter Jeff Sessions and keep the Trump people on their heels. That made sense to me at the time. That explained the insanity and stupidity (Real estate mogul and billionaire Donald Trump is a Russian asset? Really?) of what I was seeing in a believable way.

However, I think my original theory is blown out of the water now. It depends on the Deep State goons actually being fearful of exposure. These pricks never feared being exposed. It is now crystal clear that these fuckers don’t have any fear whatsoever of being held accountable. The way they have flaunted their lawlessness is a dead giveaway. They have nothing to fear and they know it. They can falsify a FISA warrant and nothing will happen. They can raid the lawyer of a target and nothing will happen. They can leak information and spread false rumors and nothing will happen. They can even raid a former President’s home with a bullshit warrant and nothing will happen.

So now we are to believe the Deep State is suddenly terrified of being exposed over Russia-gate??? These dirty bastards have already been exposed a thousand times over. And they don’t care. Because nothing ever happens. But this time is different? Puh-leeze.

The US Government is Intentionally Harming Children

Coronavirus, Government Abuse / By / August 1, 2021

…And Lying About It

The government of the United States is intentionally harming children. A new study in the UK has confirmed that children are nearly impervious to COVID-19. Expect that study to be ignored by our government. After all, this isn’t really a revelation. We have know for a long time that children were not very susceptible to the coronavirus. Now the UK study proves that regular old influenza is nearly twice as deadly to children as COVID. The children have always been safe. And it has been apparent almost from the beginning of the pandemic. Now it’s so blatantly obvious, even the ultra-progressive New York magazine had to admit it.

Yet the government is pushing hard to get kids and young adults (also not vulnerable) to take the jab. They need to get to that 70% target they set come hell or high water. And they don’t care who they have to poke to get there. Never mind the vaccines are still experimental and we still don’t know what the long term side effects might be. And the anecdotal stories of horrible reactions continue to mount and mount. Like the 12-year old girl who ended up in a wheel chair. Or the man who’s skin peeled off. Or this poor guy who has inflammation of the brain. Or the gut-wrenching story of the healthy 13-year old boy who died just days after getting the jab. Yet Fauci and crew still want to poke children all the way down in age to diapers. Pure insanity. Every person needs to make a cost-vs-benefit / risk-vs-reward evaluation of the vaccine for themselves (and their children.) For older people, the case that the risks of COVID far outweigh the risks of the vaccine is pretty easy to make. But for healthy children, there is no benefit. Their risk from COVID is already zero. It can’t go any lower.

Then there is the masks at school. Masks are of dubious value to start with. If putting any old piece of cloth over your face could protect you from submicroscopic viruses, I think somebody would have noticed that before now in the millennia of human existence. Yet the government is pushing K-12 schools to mandate masks, even though there is ample evidence they are bad for children’s mental and respiratory health. They are also pushing hard for masks and mandatory vaccines for young people who want to attend college in the fall.

There is even talk of returning to lockdowns and remote learning. Remote learning was a disaster. Elementary school kids are already 4-8 months behind where they would normally be according to numerous studies like this one by McKinsey and Co. And US education wasn’t all that great to start with.

All of this damage is being done to children, and for what? Certainly not for their benefit. The most generous interpretation you could make is that the government is lying to manipulate young people into getting vaccinated to protect older Americans. Shifting risk from old to young. Although even that explanation is on shaky ground scientifically. And, by their own cost-vs-benefit calculation, that might be the best way to save the most lives. But it is an immoral one. That is not their choice to make. And manipulating the public through lies is also immoral, as well as detrimental to the public trust. If the government has decided young people should risk the jab to save the older people, they should make that case explicitly. And not resort to fear-mongering and bribes of money or scholarships.

A more cynical interpretation would be that the government just wants to maintain the illusion of control. They want people to continue to believe that we are “beating” the virus by following along with their demented game of Simon Says. The virus can not be allowed to ebb and flow and eventually disappear like all previous pandemics. The government experts and “science” must prevail and be seen as conquering heroes. Especially after those same experts have demanded so much sacrifice and destroyed so many lives over the past year. Otherwise, nobody would ever listen to them again.

America Could Never Become a Police State, Right?

Current Events, Government Abuse / By / February 17, 2021

WTAF is going on in this video out of Palm Beach, Florida? A cop shows up at this woman’s house at 10:30 pm at night. Not in uniform, but wearing blue jeans and a polo shirt. When asked to show ID, he makes a joke out of it and says, “What do you want? Badge? Gun? Handcuffs?” Turns out the officer was there over a Facebook exchange the woman had earlier in the day where she joked about dumping 1000s of masks in some council woman’s yard. Apparently, the cops felt it was necessary to confront her at her house in the middle of the night to make sure she realized actually going through with the mask dump prank would be a crime and to make sure it was abundantly clear she would be treated quite harshly afterwards. After a terse exchange, the woman follows the cop as he is leaving and the video gets even more bizarre. In addition to Officer slob, it appears Palm Beach found it necessary to send at least 2 other officers to the scene. But the really fascinating detail is it appears that a civilian also accompanied them. The officers steadfastly refused to identify the “civilian.” It remains a mystery who that was, but I know what my guess would be.

The US version of the Stasi doesn’t have the highest personnel standards by the looks of it.

If there is an explanation for the actions of these officers other than harassment and intimidation, I would love to hear it. The entire incident would appear to be a gross misuse of police resources. IMO, the officer who came to the door behaved in a completely unprofessional manner and should be censured. More importantly, the individual(s) who initiated and approved this little late-night muscle flexing on an innocent civilian should be investigated thoroughly. Orwell’s 1984 was meant as a warning, not a blueprint.