Rebecca Riley's parents brought her to a child psychiatrist when she was just two years old. Doctor Kayoko Kifuji of Tufts Medical Center promptly diagnosed the Springfield, Massachusetts girl with bipolar disorder and ADHD. Two years later Rebecca was dead and her parents were on trial for her murder.&nbsp;Bipolar babies?To anyone unfamiliar with the state of psychiatry today, two things may strike them as odd. One: How could a child—and certainly a toddler—be diagnosed with bipolar disorder? And two: What is the point in such a diagnosis—surely, no responsible doctor would give psychiatric medication to children of two, three, four, or five years of age? Or would they?Unfortunately, there are no surprises here to those involved with pediatric psychiatry, as Dr. Kifuji could tell you. Twenty years after she “diagnosed” Rebecca and after the girl died of “prolonged abuse” (according to the medical examiner) of the drugs Kifuji prescribed, Kifuji is still in practice—she never lost her license, was never disciplined by the medical board, and even the payout made to Rebecca’s siblings following a civil lawsuit was covered by her insurance.&nbsp;Murder by prescriptionRebecca’s parents, by contrast, are still in prison—her father was convicted of first-degree murder, her mother of second-degree murder. Both of them watched the girl deteriorate in her final days without taking her to see a doctor, despite the entreaties of worried neighbors. Kifuji gave evidence at their trials but was under immunity, a fact that <a href="https://spitbristleandfury.wordpress.com/tag/kayoko-kifuji/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">shocked the jury members</a>, several of whom expressed their wish to see her in the dock as well.After all, Kifuji had seen Rebecca at many appointments and somehow failed to detect the signs of overmedication that nurses and teachers at her preschool program were <a href="https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/2010/01/21/social-worker-testifies-she-warned/47038828007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">concerned about</a>. She also knew that Mrs. Riley was giving her young daughter far more than the recommended dose of the drugs she was taking (if one can consider these drugs “recommended” at all for children). Although she apparently rebuked Rebecca’s mother for upping the doses without first getting permission, Kifuji gave that permission retroactively.&nbsp;No regretsWhile giving <a href="https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2010/03/18/psychiatrist-no-second-thoughts-in/47971690007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">evidence</a> at the trial of Rebecca's father, Michael Riley, she was asked by his defense attorney whether, in retrospect, she would have done things differently.<blockquote>[Attorney Darrell] Now that you’ve had this time for reflection, have you changed your mind about your diagnosis and treatment of Rebecca Riley?[Kifuji] No, I have not.</blockquote>This despite the doctor having being <a href="https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/2010/01/21/social-worker-testifies-she-warned/47038828007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">warned</a> by the school nurse that Rebecca was better off with less drugs:<blockquote>I did tell Dr. Kifuji that when Rebecca was a little more awake (after the clonidine wore off), she played nicely with the other children. She was more animated. She was a very sweet little girl.</blockquote>&nbsp;One in ten American kids on psych drugsAccording to the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7243a5.htm#:~:text=The%20percentage%20of%20children%20and,%25)%20to%202022%20(9.3%25)." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CDC</a>, in 2022, 9.3 percent of children aged between 5 and 17 were taking drugs for their “mental health.” This translates to around five million children. As many anti-Pharma activists have pointed out, children are a very sought-after demographic for drugging, as they usually have little to no say as to whether to take the drugs or not, even when adverse events are disturbing, painful, and/or outright harmful. Furthermore, a childhood on drugs very often predicts adult life on more drugs—more of the same, plus others.Who is looking out for these children? Not the FDA it seems. Just a few months ago, the FDA decided to <a href="https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/appletter/2023/021323Orig1s055,021365Orig1s039ltr.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">expand its approval</a> of an SSRI-class drug, Lexapro, to “treat anxiety” in children as young as seven years old.The authors of the clinical <a href="https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/cap.2023.0004" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">trial</a> upon which the approval was based wrote that Lexapro “reduced anxiety symptoms and was well tolerated,” adding that, “the benefits of the product outweigh the risks.”One of the risks, apparently, is suicide—one child (out of 137) in the trial (in the Lexapro cohort) actually tried to commit suicide. None of the children in the trial had been actively suicidal prior to the study. The FDA approval does not mention the suicide risk. Perhaps it is considered sufficient that SSRIs in general come with a boxed warning that notes their associated risk of both homicidal and suicidal ideation.&nbsp;“Angel” parents wanting angelic kids?Those who criticize ADHD diagnoses for children who cannot seem to adapt to the demands of classroom life often claim that the “unnatural” rigidity of the school environment is to blame, rather than the child's “natural” nature. A similar claim is also often made of psychiatric diagnoses given to very young children who are basically just regular toddlers — only their parents are either unwilling to or incapable of dealing with them.Seeking advice on an online parenting forum, “Angel MDSN” <a href="https://community.babycenter.com/post/a23645227/does_anyone_else_have_a_bipolar_child_step_child" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">writes</a>:<blockquote>I'm having a really hard time with my stepson he is severely bipolar and has shown severe symptoms since he was 2 he is now over 5 1/2. We tried not medicating him for a long time but he just kept getting more and more out of control … Like tantrums for hours, telling lies all day, kicking/punching holes in walls. You get my drift and let me tell you we are a very strict boudry [sic.] set home and as consistent as you can get also have tried every discipline in the book. He has now been medicated for seven months We have tried various meds. and combinations. He is still so out of control though…</blockquote>“Glesa,” answering “Angel,” apparently has experienced something quite similar (and she’s far from being alone). Although she mentions that what she calls “Red dye” in food clearly makes her son “defiant and moody with outbursts,” she also writes:<blockquote>What you describe to me, sounds just like my DS when he was 2 and 3 ... it took constant pleading from me to get the dr to send him to see a behavioral specialist. Once she did our world changed. He has ADHD and Anxiety. DS has his moments still, but he knows that not having his meds, even in the summer, he is miserable and acts out. I really did not want to medicate him, but behavior modification alone was not working...</blockquote>&nbsp;A bleak outlookCommenting on the FDA’s approval of several “antipsychotic” drugs to treat children back in 2009, <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0906/S00142/fda-throws-life-line-to-antipsychotic-pushers.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vera Sharav</a>, president of the Alliance for Human Research Protection, stressed that,<blockquote>The FDA's expanded marketing approval process for antipsychotics, highly toxic drugs, is unaffected by evidence uncovered by the US Justice Department showing that the studies submitted by drug manufacturers were often flawed, if not fraudulent.&nbsp;Rather than focus on protecting children's safety, FDA officials are doing their utmost to legitimize irresponsible, off-label prescribing of exceedingly toxic antipsychotics for children--thereby ensuring that far greater numbers of children will be victimized and die.</blockquote>Sharav was by no means exaggerating the dangers these drugs pose. In an <a href="https://karger.com/pps/article-abstract/77/4/198/282409/Irrational-Healers?redirectedFrom=fulltext" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">editorial</a> published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Dr. David Healy notes that,<blockquote>For fifty years, the antipsychotics were viewed as too dangerous to use outside secondary care and were largely restricted to those with chronic psychotic disorders where the trade-off between hazards and benefits justified treatment.Yet now a new generation of possibly even more problematic antipsychotics is being given to preschoolers, in North America, on the basis that they might have a disorder that most of the rest of the world does not believe happens in children.</blockquote>

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How many more children will die from psychotropic medications before FDA takes notice?

Where is justice for Rebecca; diagnosed as bipolar at age 2, dead at 4 from overuse of meds

Story in a flash:<ul><li>The FDA has announced a potential bird flu pandemic of low probability for which it is readying tests, antivirals and vaccines.&nbsp;</li><li>Officials claim bird flu has become transmissible to other animals, particularly cows.</li><li>The announcement comes as the WHO works to push through its pandemic treaty and the U.S. prepares for fall elections.</li><li>The late Dr. Zev Zelenko had explained how his protocol for COVID-19, a single-stranded RNA virus, is an appropriate preventive and therapeutic for other single-stranded RNA viruses.</li><li>Bird flu, first detected in China, became the subject of gain of function research.&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;<h2 style="margin-left:0in;">FDA fear-mongering potential pandemic despite low probability?</h2>In February 2023, the World Health Organization <a href="https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/here-we-go-fda-warns-potential-bird-flu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">warned</a> about a possible bird flu pandemic. Now, the FDA is sounding an alarm about the potential for such a pandemic, for which it is “drawing up plans to roll out tests, antiviral drugs and vaccines in the event the virus jumps to humans,” as reported by The Gateway Pundit. Even though FDA head Robert Califf says that the probability of this happening is low, they are taking these measures with the rationale that it's best to be prepared for a scenario where the virus jumps to humans.&nbsp;<h3 style="margin-left:0in;">Birds give flu to cows</h3>So far, only one farmer has tested positive for the virus in the United States. He is said to have contracted it after contact with a cow; he suffered from pink eye but did not have any respiratory symptoms. The Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13401215/fda-chief-robert-califf-bird-flu-pandemic-outbreak.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">relates</a> that, "[o]nly two humans in the US have tested positive for bird flu ever, with both being in close contact with animals infected with the virus.<h3 style="margin-left:0in;">Announcement precedes WHO Pandemic Treaty vote and presidential election&nbsp;</h3>The specter of a potential pandemic is being <a href="https://www.who.int/news/item/28-03-2024-who-member-states-agree-to-resume-negotiations-aimed-at-finalizing-the-world-s-first-pandemic-agreement" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">raised</a> at the same time the World Health Organization (WHO) is scrambling to finalize its Pandemic Treaty, to be voted on during the upcoming Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly, beginning 27 May 2024.&nbsp;Vox has expressed concern that the adoption of the Pandemic Treaty is not going so well; author Dylan Scott, who still credits animal to human transmission for COVID-19, states that despite the threat of a bird flu pandemic, “it has become clear the world is downsizing its ambitions for the treaty. In place of firm commitments are vague aspirations.” Extensive media coverage, of a potential new pandemic, just before the vote, could help build support in borderline nations for passage of the treaty.The presidential election will also be held this fall. Could an expected pandemic, even of low probability, herald insistence by state governments for mail-in-ballots, acceptable some two weeks after election day, to “keep people safe,” as happened four years ago with COVID-19?<h2>Gain-of-Function research for bird flu, too?</h2>The BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20240425-how-dangerous-is-bird-flu-spread-to-wildlife-and-humans" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">stated</a> that the bird flu was first detected in 1996 in China's southern Guangdong region. A farmed goose was the first bird ever diagnosed with the H5N1 flu strain. The BBC went as far as blaming people for its transmission:<blockquote>Although wild birds have now helped the virus reach far beyond China, "people are the real problem", [Thijs] Kuiken [a comparative pathologist at Erasmus University Medical Centre in the Netherlands] warns. And in particular, humanity's ever-rising demand for farmed meat. (Emphasis added.)</blockquote>The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/11/bird-flu-human-transmission-prepared-pandemic" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">added</a> that bird flu has been a silent pandemic over the last four years, moving from birds to animals. And Dr. Peter McCullough <a href="https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/could-avian-h5n1-influenza-be-disease" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">wrote In his substack</a> that the NIH and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have funded Gain-of-Function (GOF) research, making the bird flu more contagious.&nbsp;<blockquote>Over a decade ago, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded GOF research that made H5N1 more transmissible&nbsp;</blockquote>McCullough ties the research, in part, to Erasmus University, the home of the aforementioned Kuiken, who declared people the problem in the virus's transmission.&nbsp;<blockquote>One of the primary authors of this dangerous research is Yoshihiro Kawaoka, who is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Tokyo. Another player is Ron Fouchier, working at the Erasmus medical center in the Netherlands. (Emphasis added.)</blockquote><h2 style="margin-left:0in;">Zelenko protocol good for flu</h2>The late Dr. Zev Zelenko explained that his COVID-19 protocol is a general remedy for many viruses including influenza.&nbsp;When COVID-19 hit, Dr. Zelenko repeatedly advocated taking zinc and a zinc ionophore (which helps the zinc enter cells), such as hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, quercetin, or ECGC, to prevent or combat the virus. Zinc is important to the immune system and has been found to inhibit viral replication,Dr. Zelenko explains, in the video below, how zinc ionophores “open a channel, a door, that allows for zinc to go from outside the cell to inside the cell” along with Vitamin C and Vitamin D3 to “create a very powerful immune-boosting nutritional supplement.”&nbsp;&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><script>!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src="https://rumble.com/embedJS/uzp3gc"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+"/?url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+"&args="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, "script", "Rumble");</script>

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Rumble("play", {"video":"vowxhh","div":"rumble_vowxhh"});</script></div>&nbsp;More than a preventive or therapy for COVID-19, Dr. Zelenko <a href="https://frontline.news/post/cheap-drugs-cheap-nutrients-treat-disease-say-fauci-baric-fda#fnref:8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">found</a> that it was effective for single-stranded RNA viruses, including all strains of COVID, influenza virus, RSV Virus, Ebola Virus, Marburg Virus &amp; Hantavirus. In the video below, shared by his brother Frank Zelenko on X, Dr. Zelenko expressed his belief we could eradicate many health threats using his protocol.&nbsp;<blockquote>I think there may be a solution to all these huge public health and bioterrorist problems all with one simple cheap oral approach. . &nbsp;. . If the whole world had enough high normal levels of vitamin D3 and enogh intracellular zinc we can [sic] eradicate most of these health threats.</blockquote>&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Folks the FDA is literally telling you that they will kill 1 out 4 people in America with an ssRNA virus. My brother Dr Zelenko, gave you the knowledge on how to survive this. If you have this knowledge and you dont share it as hard as possible, then G-d have mercy on your… <a href="https://t.co/AUFOebQDGx">https://t.co/AUFOebQDGx</a> <a href="https://t.co/czWU4Lfxj4">pic.twitter.com/czWU4Lfxj4</a>— Frank (Ephraim) Zelenko (@frank_zelenko) <a href="https://twitter.com/frank_zelenko/status/1788941406041469110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>&nbsp;The below advertisement <a href="https://by-julietbonnay.com/2022/01/dr-zev-zelenko-zinc-is-the-bullet-it-kills-the-virus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">lists</a> the dosages of the recommended supplements, included in his Z-Stack, that he recommended for preventive and therapeutic care:&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1715627205/image_d1e0f2979a.png"></figure>&nbsp;<h2>Studies support the use of zinc and zinc ionophores for multiple viruses</h2>A 2010 study, of which Dr. Ralph Baric[fn]Dr. Baric, an epidemiologist, at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, worked on gain-of-function research, and repurposing Remdesivir as a remedy for COVID-19. Remdesivir had been unsuccessful as an Ebola drug since it caused more deaths than Ebola, with liver and kidney failure as adverse effects.[/fn] was a co-author, <a href="https://frontline.news/post/cheap-drugs-cheap-nutrients-treat-disease-say-fauci-baric-fda#fnref:8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">showed</a> that zinc and a zinc-ionophore were effective against COVID and other RNA viruses including influenza:<blockquote>" . . . zinc, along with the zinc-ionophore pyrithione increased the cellular concentration of zinc and effectively impaired the replication of the virus.The study also reported that the combination of zinc with an ionophore is effective against a number of other RNA viruses including poliovirus, influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus, and several picornaviruses (which cause respiratory tract infections).</blockquote>Another study referenced by that report was published in September 2020 in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. The data showed that COVID-19 patients deficient in zinc were more likely to be hospitalized longer and more likely to die.&nbsp;<blockquote>The study data clearly show that a significant number of COVID-19 patients were zinc deficient. These zinc deficient patients developed more complications, and the deficiency was associated with a prolonged hospital stay and increased mortality.</blockquote>A 2022 updated review of quercetin's pharmacological activity, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9731755/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">published</a> in the journal “Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine," lists bird flu, H5N1, as one of the viruses that quercetin inhibits:<blockquote>Quercetin and its derivatives have antiviral effects on a variety of viruses, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), polio virus, respiratory virus, Sindbis virus, Mayar virus, and H5N1 virus&nbsp;</blockquote><h3>Other natural remedies&nbsp;</h3><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/natural-flu-remedies#rest" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Healthline</a> and <a href="https://www.goodrx.com/well-being/alternative-treatments/flu-natural-home-remedies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">GoodRx</a> also provide suggestions for natural remedies for the flu, among them rest, keeping hydrated, using essential oils, and taking zinc and Vitamin C. Dr. Axe <a href="https://draxe.com/health/flu-natural-remedies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">suggests</a> Vitamin C, zinc, Vitamin D3, echinacea, elderberry, and probiotics among other treatments for the flu. However, none of them list a zinc ionophore.Related articles:<ul><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/cheap-drugs-cheap-nutrients-treat-disease-say-fauci-baric-fda#fnref:8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cheap drugs, cheap nutrients treat disease say Fauci, Baric, FDA</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/zelenko-on-next-pandemic-zinc-ionophores-and-zinc-inhibit-all-covid-influenza-rsv-ebola-marburg-hantavirus-strains">Zelenko on next pandemic: Zinc ionophores and zinc inhibit all COVID, influenza, RSV, Ebola, Marburg, hantavirus strains</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/dr-vladimir-zelenko-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize">Dr. Vladimir Zelenko nominated for Nobel Peace Prize</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/from-the-brink-of-hospice-with-stage-4-cancer-to-remission-thanks-to-ivermectin">From the brink of hospice with Stage 4 cancer to remission — thanks to ivermectin?</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/uk-considers-requiring-poultry-owners-to-register-birds-for-public-health">UK considers requiring poultry owners to register birds for ‘public health’</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/suffocate-chickens-with-firehose-foam-federal-agents">'Suffocate chickens with firehose foam' - Feds</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/delta-farce-public-health-england-report-shows-were-engaged-in-destruction-and-authoritarian-control-of-population-over-respiratory-virus-with-lethality-approximating-seasonal-flu">Delta Farce: Public Health England report shows 'we’re engaged in destruction and authoritarian control of population over respiratory virus with lethality approximating seasonal flu'</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/flashback-60-minutes-mike-wallace-exposes-1976-swine-flu-pandemic-vaccine-injuries">Flashback: 60 Minutes - Mike Wallace exposes 1976 Swine Flu Pandemic vaccine injuries</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/university-of-california-mandates-flu-vaccines-for-all-campuses">University of California mandates flu vaccines for all campuses</a></li></ul>

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The same supplements that inhibit COVID from replicating shown to inhibit bird flu and other viruses

Quercetin, Vitamin C, and Zinc for bird flu? Dr. Zelenko thought so

Rodent RageYour cat can keep mice out of the house, but you probably didn’t post her on sentry duty around your car.It might not help anyway. Mice—along with rats, foxes, and squirrels—can attack your car, or, more precisely, your car’s wiring, from wherever you park. Rural areas are more affected but urban areas are hardly being spared. Recent <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/10/eco-friendly-brake-cables-eaten-by-foxes-after-soy-switch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fox attacks</a> have been noted across the globe.Eddie Mitchell, in suburban England, described a neighborhood of cars under attack by foxes:<blockquote>Everyone around us has been affected. There’s been at least 20 attacks by foxes on the brakes system under cars. One neighbor ended up spending £1,500 on his Jaguar after it was attacked.</blockquote>Sometimes the bulk of the damage is covered by insurance, though the owner will still have to pay a substantial deductible himself.But why is all this happening?&nbsp;Edible wiring?<div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="681" height="383" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7FDhkzrucqQ" title="Auto experts share tips on preventing rodents from eating car wires" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>For some 20 years, car manufacturers have been switching from petroleum-based plastic insulation on wiring to soy- or peanut-based insulation. It’s cheaper, though the “climate-conscious” will stress its eco credentials, which haven’t been proven, just as the debate over plastic versus reusable drinking straws still has plenty of adherents on both sides of the argument. Cheaper settles the debate for the manufacturers, however, even if the customer ends up paying the “price.”And it can be a steep price indeed. Rodents attack wiring on speed sensors and anywhere else they can find it, and will also chew through piping, sometimes attracted by the sweet propylene glycol (which will kill them, if they drink enough).Looking for a car without these drawbacks? You’ll be hard-pressed to find one, unless you opt for a model dating back to the twentieth century.There are, of course, various solutions, such as wrapping your car in tarpaulin when it’s not in use; always parking in a rodent-free garage; setting traps; using rodent repellent; and leaving the bonnet open when the car is parked, so that the engine area doesn’t become a cozy nest for furry friends. And it should go without saying that you should never leave food lying around in your car, or wrappers, or spilled sweet drinks.&nbsp;Warning lights flashingDave Albin, who had two cars with thousands of dollars of damage caused by rodents (mostly covered by insurance), set up a <a href="https://www.howtopreventratsfromeatingcarwires.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">website </a>dedicated to this problem; How to Prevent Rats from Eating your Car Wires. His <a href="https://www.howtopreventratsfromeatingcarwires.com/my-story/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">story</a> started on one otherwise uneventful day, when:<blockquote>… I fired up the engine and literally every single warning light is going off: Check Brakes, Check Engine, Check Power Steering…</blockquote>When he took his car to the mechanic and was told that the damage was caused by rats attracted by the soy-based insulation on the car’s wiring, he was shocked and started to investigate.<blockquote>I started emailing and contacting mechanics across the country. The common consensus was that rodent damage in cars has increased exponentially over the last 10 years ... I certainly believe that soy-based wiring has exacerbated this problem.</blockquote>When his second car was attacked, again by rodents, he described how,<blockquote>… the mechanics literally had to take the entire car apart and piece it back together.</blockquote>&nbsp;Hot Chili HondaLeo Horowitz had a more complete surprise—when he took his almost new <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a21933466/does-your-car-have-wiring-that-rodents-think-is-tasty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Honda Accord</a> for repairs, the mechanic popped open the hood to find the source of the problem right there.<blockquote>The hood was opened, and there, at the bottom, was a squirrel looking up at me in [its] nest. Apparently the squirrel chewed through the wires as well as the Vehicle Stability Assist wire programming.</blockquote>The repairs cost him $3,600 but, luckily, Honda paid almost the entire sum. Honda has since released a special “<a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-maintenance/how-to-protect-your-car-from-rodents-a5816950285/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">wiring tape</a>” covered with oil from hot chili peppers to deter rodents.&nbsp;Nothing new here, move along…But is that all Honda (and other manufacturers) can, and should, do?Last month, a class-action lawsuit against Honda was <a href="https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2024/honda-rodent-lawsuit-dismissed-soy-wiring-insulation.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">dismissed</a>, after the judge assessed that the plaintiffs’ had failed to prove that the soy-based insulation made their vehicles defective. Honda (like other manufacturers) never warned purchasers that they had made the switch to soy-based insulation, but proving that the switch exacerbated a known problem of rodents chewing through wires has proven impossible, so far. All class-action suits (and there have been several) have been dismissed; in this case, the judge ruled that the plaintiff’s claim was,<blockquote>… based on nothing more than the age-old problem of rodents gnawing on and damaging various types of materials.Ultimately, plaintiffs failed to uncover any evidence that 'epoxidized soybean oil,' or indeed any 'bio-based' material, was used in the parts of their vehicles that suffered rodent damage.</blockquote>&nbsp;If everyone is doing it, then no one is culpableA previous class-action suit against Toyota, filed by Chimicles and Tikellis LLP, had a similar ending. Attorney Benjamin Johns told media that rodents had caused “substantial damage” to his clients' vehicles,&nbsp;<blockquote>… very costly repairs costing upwards of a thousand dollars. Our position in the lawsuit is that these are materials that Toyota intentionally put in its vehicles and that they should take responsibility.</blockquote>Toyota's response to media at the time was that,<blockquote>While we cannot comment on this litigation, we can say that rodent damage to vehicle wiring occurs across the industry, and the issue is not brand- or model-specific.</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="681" height="383" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rCM5LIgIWIU" title="Video: Rodents eating away at car wiring, costing consumers" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>&nbsp;No hope?Dave Alvin, <a href="https://www.howtopreventratsfromeatingcarwires.com/2019/04/23/soy-based-wiring-lawsuits-update/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">summing up</a> the attempts to hold manufacturers to account, presented a gloomy picture:<blockquote>Back in February 2017, there were 6 class action lawsuits that had been filed against multiple different car manufacturers. These lawsuits claimed that the usage of soy based wiring (i.e. wiring that has a soy-based plastic coating covering the wires) is attracting rodents to chew on these wires and therefore, the car manufacturers should cover any damage to these wires by rodents under warranty.Let’s take a look at where each of these lawsuits are now.<ul style="list-style-type:circle;"><li>Albert Heber vs. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. – Dismissed</li><li>Janice Toler vs. Toyota Motor Corporation &amp; Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. –Dismissed</li><li>Daniel Dobbs et al. v. American Honda Motor Co. Inc., – Voluntary Dismissal</li><li>Tsvetelin Tsonev v. Kia Motors America Inc. – Dismissed</li><li>Darla Campbell, Tristin Hibler, and Michael Leppert, et. al., v. Kia Motors America, Inc. – Dismissed</li><li>Michelle Martinez v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc. – Voluntary Dismissal</li></ul>Well, to be honest.. I’m not that surprised. Rodents getting into cars and chewing on wires has been a problem going back decades (i.e. many years prior to soy based wiring entering the scene). So, I could see how it could be difficult in the courts to prove that soy based wiring has increased the problem.Whatever the case may be, all this means for us unlucky folk who have been attacked by the rodents is that the car manufacturers aren’t going to do jack for us and WE need to take matters into our own hands.&nbsp;</blockquote>&nbsp;By “taking matters into our own hands” Alvin means preventative measures, which he then proceeds to outline—one can find instructions on his website.Are there other options?

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Imagine all the people…If you were in the following scene, whose part would you play?<div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="315" height="560" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/84Lwvc452SM" title="Man caught shoplifting giant bag of merchandise in broad daylight" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Two people were brave enough to tackle this thief, who was apparently unarmed and didn't use excessive force in shaking off those customers, ultimately getting away.Imagine if all those in the store at the time had linked arms at the exit and barred him from passing.Imagine if several of them had pinned down the thief and made a citizen's arrest.Unfortunately, it takes a lot of imagination.&nbsp;What's that weapon for?Now try this: Imagine you have a concealed-carry permit and you see the shoplifter running away with his loot. Do you:a) Fire a warning shot?b) Fire at his legs if he runs toward you (or at the tires of his car as he speeds away)?c) Wave the gun around in the air and hope he notices and gets intimidated?d) Call the cops and keep the pistol in your holster?Back in 2015 this was a <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2015/10/06/cpl-holder-opens-fire-shoplifter-home-depot/73468588/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">real-life question</a> for a 48-year-old Michigan woman who fired several shots at a car in which two shoplifters were speeding away with over $1,000 dollars' worth of merchandise. The thieves still managed to escape (although one of the car's tires may have been punctured by a bullet) but the woman didn't escape castigation for firing her weapon even though it was in a non-life-threatening situation. She was not, however, prosecuted.&nbsp;When the cops cop outSeveral of those condemning the shooter justified their point of view by explaining that shoplifting is “only” a misdemeanor and that she could have, accidentally, injured bystanders when discharging her weapon. While danger to innocents is a valid concern, in general, it appears that bystanders are motivated to remain bystanders and not take an active citizen's role in preserving the social order due to fear for themselves, not for others.After all, “we the people” have effectively delegated policing powers to the police, and they have accepted upon themselves the duty to face danger, while using the power of the government, instead of us.But what happens when they don't? When they “cop out,” so to speak?&nbsp;Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, says step in:<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">If you see someone shoplifting, stop them. If the police won't stop them, you should. Don't tolerate disorder, chaos, and evil in your neighborhood<a href="https://t.co/uAFBLuNC9m">https://t.co/uAFBLuNC9m</a>— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1488563733785808897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>&nbsp;Policing minister wants a nation of policeIn the UK, the Policing Minister, <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/10/05/how-to-make-a-citizens-arrest-without-breaking-law/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chris Phelp</a>, recently made headlines when he called for more people to make use of citizen's arrest to curb surging shoplifting crime.&nbsp;<blockquote>The wider public do have the power of citizen’s arrest and, where it’s safe to do so, I would encourage that to be used because if you do just let people walk in, take stuff and walk out without proper challenge, including potentially a physical challenge, then again it will just escalate. While I want the faster and better police response, the police can’t be everywhere all the time.</blockquote>Among those criticizing him for his words was a director of a private security firm, <a href="https://www.ifsecglobal.com/guarding/caution-urged-after-policing-ministers-call-for-citizen-arrests-amid-rising-shoplifting-incidents/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Triton Security</a>, who said that the general public should not enter a potentially dangerous situation but should instead rely on police and trained professionals to respond to crime, especially as the recent trend involves not only more crime in general but also more violent crime.&nbsp;A throwback to worse or better times?In the United States, citizen's arrest is legal in virtually every state. In Kentucky, it used to be obligatory for a citizen witnessing a felony in process to take “affirmative” steps to prevent it, if possible, but this is no longer the case.In most states, a person must actually see the crime being committed in order to lawfully detain the perpetrator; in some states, a “reasonable” assumption is sufficient. Laws vary from state to state on what happens if the person arrested is ultimately acquitted. In some states, the person who made the citizen's arrest will face no penalty for his mistaken assumption, as long as it was a reasonable assumption to make; in others, such a citizen can be sued for false arrest and/or imprisonment.In Georgia, a citizen's arrest jumped into the headlines following the Ahmaud Arbery case, when three men chasing Arbery were attempting a citizen's arrest. Arbery <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/05/us/ahmaud-arbery-jogging-georgia-shooting/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">struggles</a> with one of the men, attempting to grab his shotgun and throwing punches. Following the case, Georgia <a href="https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3104&amp;context=gsulr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">repealed</a> its citizen's arrest law, the (Republican) governor, Brian Kemp, <a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/georgia-legislature-repeals-civil-war-era-citizens-arrest-law/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">saying</a> at the time that,<blockquote>This bill makes Georgia the first state in the country to repeal its citizen's arrest statute. Today we are replacing a Civil War-era law, ripe for abuse, with language that balances the sacred right to self-defense of a person and property with our shared responsibility to root out injustice and set our state on a better path forward … we continue to send a clear message that the Peach State will not tolerate sinister acts of vigilantism in our communities.</blockquote>&nbsp;Recruiting: Snitch officersKemp, in describing the law as “Civil War-era,” presented it as something archaic, and some believe that the law originated with the desire of slave-owners to arrest runaway slaves. This is a mischaracterization of a law that dates back hundreds of years to English case law, based in turn on the prevailing concept that all citizens share the duties of maintaining law and order.Today's governments are generally more hostile to the notion that powers delegated to the police may also be wielded by the man-on-the-street. Unless, that is, the average Joe or Jane can be co-opted for a very different type of crime: snitching.Toward the beginning of the COVID panic, reporting on one's fellow citizen breaking lockdown regulations spiraled up to the point that some police departments started to ask people to stop reporting these new “crimes," as they couldn't cope with the deluge encouraged by people such as Los Angeles Mayor Eric <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/coronavirus-los-angeles-eric-garcetti-snitches-get-rewards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Garcetti</a>:<blockquote>You know the old expression about snitches, well in this case, snitches get rewards. We want to thank you for turning folks in and making sure we are all safe.</blockquote>Across the Atlantic, as the UK government locked down the country for the first time during the COVID panic, over half of the country's police forces introduced new online forms to enable and encourage the public to report anyone breaking the rules. Within weeks, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/30/uk-police-receive-200000-calls-from-lockdown-snitchers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">almost 200,000 people</a> had become snitches.&nbsp;Freeing the police?While citizens' arrests may have once supplemented law enforcement, an actual movement to have citizens risk bodily injury to arrest shoplifters and other thieves could theoretically lead to more police removed from positions investigating and preventing theft and moved to enforce possession crimes or hate speech crimes for opposing various government policies online (which requires a good bit of an officer's time scouring social media for “problematic” posts).&nbsp;In such a case, citizens would not be supplementing police activities but replacing them, without any guarantee that there will be no risk to the customer.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Shoplifter Demands Arrest Of Customer Who Had The Nerve To Stop Him<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueLivesMatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlueLivesMatter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BackTheBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BackTheBlue</a> Full Story <a href="https://t.co/BYUcbHbACZ">https://t.co/BYUcbHbACZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/m3M3fyH3oy">pic.twitter.com/m3M3fyH3oy</a>— Blue Lives Matter (@bluelivesmtr) <a href="https://twitter.com/bluelivesmtr/status/1074002418613084168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>

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By Alex NewmanKey leaders of the pro-Hamas riots on college campuses across America are connected to the mass-murdering dictatorship enslaving Cuba, an investigation by ADN America revealed. It is part of a broader strategy identified by key U.S. national security officials in which jihadists and communists work together — often hiding behind brainwashed students and useful idiots — to destroy liberty, America, and the West.&nbsp;The explosive news comes shortly after billionaire extremist George Soros and the Rockefeller oil dynasty — among the most powerful political interests in America — were&nbsp;<a href="https://www.freedomproject.com/2024/05/01/tnr20240501/">exposed providing enormous amounts of funding</a>&nbsp;to the groups behind the college uprisings. The pro-Hamas groups have been paying leaders and training them for “revolution,” training documents show.A major organization at the tip of the spear of these increasingly violent protests, known as The People’s Forum (TPF), is closely linked to the Cuban regime. The organization is funded by a pro-Chinese Communist Party billionaire Neville Roy Singham and other subversives. And ironically, since its minions claim to be opposing a “genocide” of Arabs, it specializes in denying the actual genocide being perpetrated against Muslim Uyghurs in China. &nbsp;&nbsp;TPF, described by the Hispanic-focused news organization ADN America as a “cornerstone” of the anti-Israel protests, organized a demonstration on Times Square the day after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Jews. The protest included celebrations of the barbarism, anti-Semitic slogans, and more, according to news reports.One year ago, the Cuban regime’s propaganda organs reported that hundreds of TPF activists had visited Cuba and even met with dictator Miguel Diaz-Canel. Pictures of the gathering showed flags of “Palestine.” Numerous other radical groups involved in the protests have also traveled to meet with the regime, which has been backing “pro-Palestine” terrorist movements for over 50 years. &nbsp;&nbsp;Co-executive director of TPF Manolo De Los Santos, a radical leftwing leader of the riots at Columbia, has extensive ties to the terrorist regime in Havana, too. Just one year ago, the Dominican-born De Los Santos&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/manolo_realengo/status/1653748099817283584">posted a picture of himself on Twitter</a>&nbsp;standing next to brutal Cuban dictator Miguel Diaz-Canel, heir to the throne of Fidel Castro, while condemning America and praising Cuba’s ruthless one-party state. &nbsp;“Leaving Cuba after 10 days learning with its people &amp; President Miguel Diaz-Canel,” De Los Santos said on Twitter. “Young people in the U.S. have great tasks ahead of them. We have a responsibility to defeat, once &amp; for all, this genocidal blockade for the survival of the Cuban people &amp; the future of humanity!”Communists often blame the horrific poverty plaguing Cuba on the U.S. embargo. But in reality, just like everywhere central planning reigns, the poverty is caused by communism, not the United States. The Cuban regime trades freely with countless other nations and is working with associates across Latin America such as Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to spread totalitarian governance.Over the weekend, De Los Santos urged the anti-Israel student protestors to “give Joe Biden a hot summer,” reported AND America. He criticized Columbia’s “Zionist” administration for wanting to “resemble its masters in Israel,” the news organ reported. And he praised the rioters for “deciding that resistance is more important than negotiations.” Echoing Black Lives Matter and other Marxist outfits, De Los Santos also called on the demonstrators to “make business as usual in this country unsustainable.”Another anti-Israel group involved in the riots on college campuses even sent a&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/i/status/1786929959002403271">video</a>&nbsp;from Columbia University to be played at a “Palestine solidarity” rally in Havana. Saluting the “comrades” and thanking them, the student vowed that “unity will bring us victory.” Representatives of the designated terror organization known as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) also participated. &nbsp;This would not be the first time that the brutal regime enslaving Cuba, which according to U.S. Ambassador to Cuba Earl T. Smith was installed in power by the U.S. State Department, has funded leftist extremism and even terrorism in the United States. In fact, the terrorist Weather Underground, founded by key Obama ally Bill Ayers, was working closely with Cuban intelligence. They also had unimaginably evil plans for America.After infiltrating the leadership of the Weather Underground, FBI operative Larry Grathwohl&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyKg5gErL18">revealed</a>&nbsp;that the group was planning a revolution in the United States and that numerous hostile foreign regimes were expected to help occupy the nation. The group was also planning to intern tens of millions of Americans in “re-education” camps, with the expectation that some 25 million would have to be executed, Grathwohl said. &nbsp;The mass-murdering dictatorship in Cuba is also a close ally of the South African regime, which consists of an alliance of the South African Communist Party and the SACP-controlled African National Congress. That regime has been leading the charge against Israeli officials at the International Criminal Court.The alliance between radical Islamists and Communists is not new, either. Former Romanian KGB chief Ion Pacepa, who defected to the United States, exposed how the Soviet bloc sent thousands of agents to the Middle East to radicalize Muslims in the early 1970s. “As KGB Chairman Yuri Andropov told me, a billion adversaries could inflict far greater damage on America than could a few millions,” Pacepa said. &nbsp;&nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:384px;" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.freedomproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/3364780_1225x377_2500.jpg?resize=696%2C214&amp;ssl=1" alt="">The vast majority of the tax-funded useful idiots protesting and rioting on college campuses have no idea what they are involved in. However, those behind the scenes — from Soros and the Rockefellers to the Cuban regime and the CCP — understand very well what they are doing. It is time for Congress and state law-enforcement agencies to get to the bottom of this. And it is time for lawmakers to seriously consider whether taxpayers ought to be funding this whole dumpster fire masquerading as “education.”&nbsp;Originally published at <a href="https://www.freedomproject.com/2024/05/08/nr5824/">FreedomProject Media</a>.<a href="https://libertysentinel.org/author/admin/">Alex Newman</a> is an award-winning international journalist, educator, author, and consultant who co-wrote the book “Crimes of the Educators: How Utopians Are Using Government Schools to Destroy America’s Children.” He writes for diverse publications in the United States and abroad.

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