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Leonid & Friends (Feeling Stronger Everyday) Corpus Christi-11-25-2022

I ran out to see the sunrise that morning because I had guests coming for the day and I needed to be cooking. it was just a quick trip over the hill and back. What do you see in that short a period of time that is amazing? This….As I drove by, the sun came through the back of the barn and shined through the front window. I stopped…backed up until I found just the right spot and clicked. I keep this one on the wall because I am so fond of it. It shows me what can be seen…if you look. Have a good day today. We have company coming… > Linda Stager

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Ethel L. Johnston, Age 86 of DuBois, PA died Thursday, November 24, 2022 at her home. Born on January 16, 1936 in DuBois, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. & Ethel C. (Cummins) King. She was married to James H. Johnston. He preceded her in death. Ethel retired from Brockway Glass after many years of service. After her retirement, she went back to school and became a registered nurse at ager 62. She worked as an RN for years until her 2nd retirement. She enjoyed reading and sewing. Above all she loved taking care of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Ethel is survived by her two daughters (Ellen Reiter & her husband Kurt of DuBois, PA and Kathleen Harvey & her husband Bruce of Falls Creek, PA) a son (James H. Johnston), 8 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was preceded in death by two daughters (Vickie Lynn Johnston and Amy J. Warholak), three brothers and 4 sisters. There will be no public visitation. A private family service will be held from the Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium Inc .with Pastor Kevin Orndorff officiating. Memorials may be paced with 365 Hospice, 115 South Main St., Carrolltown, PA 15722. Online condolences can be made to http://baronickfuneralhome.com/condolence

https://greatgameindia.com/bill-gates-ftx/ How Money From Bill Gates And FTX Bought Scientific Silence November 23, 2022 Looking back, it’s utterly bizarre how the world of science could have gone so silent even as the world locked down and lives were shattered by the billions by governments the world over. The silence was deafening. We went from a March 2, 2020, letter signed by 800 public health experts associated with Yale University—which warned against quarantines and closures—to a strange disappearance of nearly all clear voices a few weeks later. And so things stood for the better part of two years. Governments were allowed to create vast carnage based on a novel experiment with absolutely no precedent in history and no scientific literature that backed it. Even the World Health Organization’s pandemic plan included nothing like lockdowns as a solution to a widespread pathogen. At the time, it was obvious to me and others that the silence was due not to broad agreement with the policies but to something else. We are more and more discovering the heightened role that the crypto exchange FTX played in funneling money to major public health outposts and academics at Johns Hopkins and Stanford University, as well as its family connections to the Columbia University department of public health. And before that funding spigot opened up, there was the Gates Foundation which had clearly pivoted from seemingly nonpartisan research to full support for the lockdowns. To be sure, there is no one explanation for the disaster. The whole profession had already been infected by the intellectual virus of mechanistic rationalism and modeling. The idea was that if you slap some math and equations together and let the computer take over, you can gain a picture of disease outcomes under various scenarios. Such models are easily manipulated with small changes in variables. Deborah Birx relied on these entirely in her push to get the Trump administration to greenlight the lockdowns. And there can be no doubt about that history now that Trump’s Twitter account is alive again. The end of the censorship allows us to see how he was pressured to throw out his best instincts and instead adopt a lockdown policy, not just for two weeks but for months after, even to the point of criticizing Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia for opening up that Trump considered to be “too soon.” (As an aside, the restoration of Trump’s account also allows us to see that his last two tweets urged all Jan. 6, 2021, protesters on Capitol to stay peaceful and respect the blue. It’s no wonder the ancien régime at Twitter wanted his account blocked and blasted away.) Having studied this trajectory closely, it seems impossible to overlook the political motives here. No question that many elites in many places had whipped themselves up into a frenzy to the point that they were willing to crush the whole of society and even give up two years of education for kids in order to drive Trump from office. The plot was to get him to make the initial call himself based on telling him lies about virus severity and the effectiveness of lockdowns. No question that he was hornswoggled. However, in addition to these factors, one cannot neglect financial factors. Quite plainly, the grant money at the time and for two years later was clearly on the side of lockdowns and the Democrat Party, plus the elite media and their narrative line that openness equals death and lockdowns/masking/mandates were public-spirited. Vast numbers of scientists who could have and should have spoken out remained silent, or, worse, lent their voices in support of the outrage. Much of the reason has to do with how science is funded at the university level. It’s all about getting the next grant. It’s tragic but there is a strong motivation here to curate one’s opinions in a way that paves the way for future funding sources. This is why it is not necessary that every sellout scientist be in receipt of direct funds from Gates, FTX, or the pharmaceutical industry. All that needs to happen to control a whole sector of opinion is for the word to get out on the streets that a funding source is there with countless millions and is ready to fork over. As a result, even the smartest and most credentialled people can be easily made to fall in line. And no question that FTX quickly picked up the reputation of somehow being concerned about “pandemic planning” and so the whole of the industry lined up with their palms out. After all, FTX promised $100 million in grants! This is why, the Washington Post reports, “The shock waves from FTX’s free fall have rippled across the public health world, where numerous leaders in pandemic-preparedness had received funds from FTX funders or were seeking donations.” The seeking part is key here. But so is the money trail. FTX funded the later stages of the single biggest trials for repurposed therapeutics for COVID. Countless lives hung in the balance on these trials. Many physicians the world over had experienced great outcomes in dire circumstances from generic drugs such as HCQ, Ivermectin, fluvoxamine, and others, especially when used with other vitamins and zinc. Testing them was crucial. The results were backed by a predictable media blitz: such therapeutics don’t work. Meanwhile, the study has been severely criticized not only for poor study construction but also for the conflicts of interests of top researchers who also consulted with pharmaceutical companies. This is all very significant because there is a strong sense that the reason for the neglect of therapeutics—by the National Institutes of Health, Gates Foundation, and also major media, which smeared anyone who suggested there might be a better way—might all trace to the economic motive of shutting down cheap alternatives to vaccines. The Gates Foundation was first in, followed by Rainwater and FastGrants. FastGrants is a program established by the Charles G. Koch Foundation that also ended up giving money to Imperial College modeler Neil Ferguson, who first drove lockdown propaganda in the UK and United States. FTX modeled its own grant-giving program on FastGrants and then picked up the funding burden later in the process. (There is supreme irony here: the lie all over the internet was that the Great Barrington Declaration was funded by Koch, whereas in fact that money stream was going to the opposition!) In addition, the Post notes, FTX “awarded $1.5 million to Stanford University’s Center for Innovation in Global Health in July for seed grants intended ‘to catalyze research and innovations that prepare for and help prevent the next pandemic.’” Also: “The Future Fund’s commitments included $10 million to HelixNano, a biotech start-up seeking to develop a next-generation coronavirus vaccine; $250,000 to a University of Ottawa scientist researching how to eradicate viruses from plastic surfaces; and $175,000 to support a recent law school graduate’s job at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.” We don’t know how much money Gates/FTX gave to JHU’s Center for Health Security (which had sponsored Event 201) but it was enough to cause the Center’s head Tom Inglesby to completely reverse his earlier position against lockdowns to become a leading champion of them. “Overall, the [FTX] Future Fund was a force for good,” Inglesby told the Post. “The work they were doing was really trying to get people to think long-term … to build pandemic preparedness, to diminish the risks of biological threats.” Following the money trail from FTX to the public health establishment will undoubtedly reveal more in the way of information, especially considering that Sam Bankman-Fried’s brother Gabe ran a lobbying organization entirely devoted to “pandemic planning.” No question that this whole machine became an industrial behemoth over two years. When I first started Brownstone Institute, my phone and email began to blow up with offers of money and funding, but always with a proviso. I had to connect our scientists with their network of scientists in an already established system. There was no question in my mind what was going on: I was being told to play ball in exchange for large checks to make this fledgling nonprofit work. In some way, this astonished me: I was being offered a path to riches provided I would gut the whole mission! And this was happening even before we had published any of our research! So, yes, I saw how this system works firsthand. Of course I completely rejected the idea simply because going along would defeat the whole point of founding an institute in the first place. And yet the presumption on the part of the contacts was that surely this was just another racket in a space full of them and I would be happy to give up all principles for generous funding. I never considered it even for one instant. There is a grotesque tragedy to all of this. Great people gave up all their principles and integrity in exchange for grants and grease from big shots who used their money and power to wreck the world over two years, and they were able to do it with very little professional opposition. And yet here we are today. Who are the real stars in the world of science today? Not those on the Gates/FTX gravy train. It is the men and women who stuck their necks out to do the right thing. Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute, and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of The Best of Mises. He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. This article was originally published on The Epoch Times. 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I guess we have to show everyone the evidence 2 to 3 times ... FROM: May 12, 2022 Nonprofit Watchdog Uncovers $350 Million In Secret Payments To Fauci, Collins, Others At NIH https://truthinplainsight.com/nonprofit-watchdog-uncovers-350-million-in-secret-payments-to-fauci-collins-others-at-nih/

WHO'S IN THE NEWS: ▫️Inside a U.S. and Colombian operation to bust human traffickers On the border between Colombia and Panama, where migrants wait to make their way through the dense and sometimes deadly jungle of the Darien Gap, Americans from the Department of Homeland Security are teaming up with Colombian National Police to take down human smugglers before they can lead migrants north. Just this year, HSI has trained, equipped and provided intelligence to law enforcement in 14 countries, leading to more than 3,800 arrests, a spokeswoman for the agency said. ▫️Sting operation leads to arrest of Baraga man on child sex charges LANSING – An undercover sting operation in the Upper Peninsula resulted in the arrest of William Michael Brunk, 26, of Baraga, for seeking out an officer posing as an underage girl online for sex, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. https://www.mininggazette.com/news/local-news/2022/11/sting-operation-leads-to-arrest-of-baraga-man-on-child-sex-charges/ ▫️Teen witnesses, social media accounts helped secure arrest of man sex trafficking underage girl BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Kajuan Richardson targeted high school girls. First he sold them marijuana, then persuaded them to sell themselves. Preying on naivete and emotional vulnerability, Richardson convinced multiple girls, ranging in age from 14 to 17, to become prostitutes. https://www.kget.com/news/crime-watch/teen-witnesses-social-media-accounts-helped-secure-arrest-of-man-sex-trafficking-teen-girls/ ▫️Idaho Falls man facing multiple sex offense charges involving minors IDAHO FALLS – A 20-year-old Idaho Falls man already facing multiple charges involving sexual offenses with minors has received three new similar charges against him. One case was filed on Nov. 18 for an incident that happened in April. Court documents say an officer with the Idaho Falls Police Department began analyzing Taylor Joseph Blair-McKelvey’s Snapchat account using a search warrant. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/nov/25/idaho-falls-man-facing-multiple-sex-offense-charge/ ▫️Man charged with kidnapping missing Omaha woman A Kansas man has been charged with kidnapping in connection with the disappearance of Omaha woman Cari Allen. An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for 47-year-old Aldrick Scott, who has been charged with Allen's kidnapping and accessory to a felony. He was not in custody as of Friday evening, according to available court documents. https://omaha.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-charged-with-kidnapping-missing-omaha-woman/article_8ea7c81a-6d30-11ed-bd06-3b932d5b9c59.html ▫️Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Child Holger Chuya-Andrade, of Spring Valley, was sentenced to 20 years to life on Monday, Nov. 21, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh announced on Wednesday, Nov. 23. He was convicted of one count of predatory sexual assault against a child and one count of first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/mtkisco/news/hudson-valley-man-sentenced-for-sexually-abusing-child/850098/ ▫️Child sex predator receives 32-year federal prison sentence A Geneseo man who earlier this year pleaded guilty to five federal counts of sexual exploitation of a minor has been sentenced to 32 years in prison. During a sentencing hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Rock Island, District Judge Sara Darrow sentenced Tristan Scott Blank 25, to 360 months, or 30 years, on the first four counts of the indictment, and a consecutive 24 months, or two years, on the fifth count of the indictment. https://qctimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/child-sex-predator-receives-32-year-federal-prison-sentence/article_8ee33cba-2096-5d07-a924-212e8d9b8b6e.html ______________________ @ENDHUMANTRAFFICKING

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I always feel blessed to see the sun rise and the sun set in Lancaster County > Mike Occhionero

WHO'S IN THE NEWS: ▫️Prostitution Reduction Operation Results in 16 Arrests in Moreno Valley According to the sheriff’s department, the female sex workers were offered resources in helping them get out of that lifestyle. https://mynewsla.com/crime/2022/11/24/prostitution-reduction-operation-results-in-16-arrests-in-moreno-valley/ ▫️2 men arrested for allegedly enticing minors online and by text SALT LAKE CITY — Thomas Martin Blair, 52, was attempting to meet who he believed was a 13-year-old girl to engage in sex acts, according to a police booking affidavit. Also on Wednesday, Gerardo Aguilar-Romero, 51, was arrested in West Valley City for allegedly making arrangements to sexually assault someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl. https://www.ksl.com/article/50525587/2-men-arrested-for-allegedly-enticing-minors-online-and-by-text ▫️Missouri man sentenced to 19 years for child sexual exploitation following a joint HSI, law enforcement partner investigation SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Missouri man who was the subject of an undercover investigation in the United Kingdom has been sentenced in federal court on child sexual exploitation charges, following a joint Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and law enforcement partner investigation. Kody Ryan Kelso, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 19 years and seven months in federal prison without parole. https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/missouri-man-sentenced-19-years-child-sexual-exploitation-following-joint-hsi-law ▫️Clayton Warren sentenced to consecutive prison terms for child porn, sexual assault CENTREVILLE — A 32-year-old Sherman Township man will effectively spend the rest of his life in prison for producing and disseminating child pornography. St. Joseph County Circuit Judge Paul Stutesman sentenced Clayton Warren, of rural Sturgis, to 31-70 years after Warren pleaded no contest to first degree criminal sexual conduct. Warren videoetaped himself sexually assaulting a 10-year-old child from November 2021 to April 2022, when he was arrested. https://www.thedailyreporter.com/story/news/courts/2022/11/25/clayton-warren-sentenced-to-consecutive-prison-terms-for-child-porn-sexual-assault/69663573007/ ______________________

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Recently, St Michael Terrace residents presented both the First United Methodist Church and the Emmanuel Church of the Nazarene, Diamond Art projects that they completed in the craft room. > Thank You!

WHO'S IN THE NEWS: ▫️PHOTOS: 14 charged in prostitution sting in Coweta County COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office, along with several other law enforcement agencies, arrested 14 people after a prostitution sting was executed at a local hotel. https://www.wsbtv.com/news/crime-law/prostitution-sting-leads-14-charged-police-say/QEG2PZ5W5FBL7JO575BJDYODJ4/ ▫️Texas DPS announces 3 of state’s ‘Most Wanted’ offenders arrested in one week Three of the Top 10 Most Wanted fugitives and sex offenders in Texas were arrested over the past week, according to the state’s Department of Public Safety. A Tuesday news release from the agency said all three arrests took place between Nov. 15 and Nov. 17. Fugitive Julian Murillo was arrested Nov. 15 in California while sex offenders Catarino Chavez III and Daniel Munoz were both arrested on Nov. 17 in Dallas and San Antonio, respectively. Texas DPS said Murillo’s capture came after a tip made to Texas Crime Stoppers, so a reward of up to $5,000 will be paid out to the unidentified caller. https://www.foxbangor.com/national-news/texas-dps-announces-3-of-states-most-wanted-offenders-arrested-in-one-week/ ▫️Former high school coach charged with new sex crimes involving Hickory County student; previously accused of similar crimes in Iron County HICKORY COUNTY, Mo. - Former high school coach Charles Dryer faces more charges after another teenager accused him of rape. The Hickory County Sheriff says Dryer was arrested Wednesday. He faces charges of statutory rape, statutory sodomy, and sexual contact with a student. https://www.ky3.com/2022/11/23/former-high-school-coach-charged-with-new-sex-crimes-involving-student-hickory-county-student-previously-accused-similar-crimes-iron-county/ ▫️West Valley man pleads guilty to production of child sexual abuse material PHOENIX - A Surprise man has pleaded guilty to producing child sexual abuse material on social media between the summer of 2021 and March 2022. Elliott Velez, 38, used social media platforms to speak with girls under the age of 18 about sexually graphic material, court documents say. He would reportedly tell these girls to engage in sexually explicit conduct and to take photos and videos to send to him. https://www.azfamily.com/2022/11/23/west-valley-man-pleads-guilty-production-child-sexual-abuse-material/ ▫️11 charged in St. Charles human trafficking operation The St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged 11 people in an undercover operation targeting people willing to pay money to sex traffickers for prostitution. https://www.kfvs12.com/2022/11/23/11-charged-st-charles-human-trafficking-operation/ ▫️Police Officer Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children Bluffton, GA – On Monday, November 21, 2022, Robert Tyler Vaughn, age 26, of Clay County, Georgia, was arrested and charged in both Clay and Early Counties with one count of Sexual Exploitation of Children and one count of Violation of Oath of Office by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit. https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-11-23/police-officer-arrested-sexual-exploitation-children ▫️Lebanon Man Charged in TBI CSAM Investigation WILSON COUNTY – A Lebanon man has been indicted following a TBI investigation into child sexual abuse material. On April 8th, TBI special agents began investigating details forwarded by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, regarding the upload of images consistent with child sexual abuse material through Instagram. During the investigation, agents determined the images were being traded online and identified the user as Wendell Jay Silcox. https://tbinewsroom.com/2022/11/24/lebanon-man-charged-in-tbi-csam-investigation/ ▫️2 men plead guilty to raping, trafficking children in Queens NEW YORK — Two men pleaded guilty to raping and sex trafficking three underage girls in Queens last year, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday. Lawrence Winslow, 28, and Alan Velvett, 29, each pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a child and rape for forcing their victims into prostitution in February 2021. The girls were rescued after an undercover police officer responded to the online ad and met with one of the girls at a hotel room. » https://www.audacy.com/1010wins/news/local/2-men-plead-guilty-to-raping-trafficking-girls-in-queens » https://qns.com/2022/11/two-men-plead-gulty-to-sex-trafficking-underage-girls-at-a-long-island-city-hotel-da/ ▫️43-year-old teacher assaulted 10 students at school HILTON, N.Y. - A music teacher accused of sexually assaulting at least 10 students at a California school was arrested, police said. On Nov. 7, San Jose police were called to the Adelante Dual Language Academy to investigate a teacher reportedly having “inappropriate contact with several minors at the school,” according to a Nov. 22 news release from the San Jose Police Department. Israel Santiago, a music teacher at the school in San Jose, is accused of sexually assaulting at least 10 students in the band room, according to the release. He was arrested Nov. 21. Detectives believe there could be more victims, police said. If anyone has information about the incidents, San Jose police ask them to call 408-537-1381. https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article269151352.html ▫️2 California correctional workers arrested for sex crimes against children Two correctional employees have been arrested on charges that include sex crimes against children, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday. The officers worked at different prisons. It’s unclear if the two arrests were connected. Matthew James Leavens, 36, was an officer working at California State Prison, Sacramento. https://news.yahoo.com/2-california-correctional-workers-arrested-001809135.html ▫️Former principal sentenced for sexually abusing students A former upstate New York elementary school principal has been sentenced to 63 years in prison for sexually abusing nearly two dozen students. Kirk Ashton, 52, was the top administrator at Northwood Elementary School in Hilton from 2004 to April 2021. https://scnow.com/ap/state/former-principal-sentenced-for-sexually-abusing-students/article_e33e0151-14bd-5708-b12d-a5a4621ee267.html ______________________

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