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Off topic, but regarding my line about how I might be hitting too close to key targets ... I've now gotten several "disputes" about cancelled subscriptions. People say they cancelled their subscription and were still charged. I don't know if this is true or not. All I know is I have nothing to do with when someone cancels a subscription and whether they are charged or not. I don't make "subscription cancellation decisions." Substack or Stripe (the payment processor handles all that). But I just lost my "dispute." So $50 will be taken from my checking account, plus I have to pay a $15 dispute fee - so they got me for $65.

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PNC Bank, National Association - Consumer Credit decided in their customer’s favor for the $50 USD dispute that was started on March 26, 2024. The dispute was created because the customer said the transaction was fraudulent.

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Love your writing, all of it. I chose now to sub as a way to offset your dispute charges.

I also used the gift option to another of my email accounts to ensure you also get the additional sub money from me.

Keep writing!

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Jim, thank you so much!

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I tried to 'like' this comment, it doesn't show. This is an issue I 'think' I got to Substack tech support, last week sometime, yet which I've never heard back on.

Also find it infuriatingly difficult to even get directly in touch with Substack support. Anyone have a link, suggestion?

Sounds like Substack isn't helping in author/subscriber/subscriber payment issues?

Where is Substack support?

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I haven't been able to "like" comments for the last 5-6 days.

Used 2 different computers, in 2 different states, and with 2 different internet providers.

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When you tap like, it actually registers but you can’t see it until you reload the page. Then the heart will be red. Unless you accidentally tap it twice or an even number of times (think on off on off) So now when it happens I remember to only tap it once carefully and reload the page and I see it. Hope that helps until they fix it!

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OK, thanks.

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Me neither! I used to be a javascript programmer, so I can see that breaking the "like" buttons started when Substack deployed bad javascript. The error when you click like looks like this on the browser's javascript console:

TypeError: e.with is not a function

I've been trying to get in contact with Substack tech support for days, but it seems impossible. Big black mark for Substack.

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I believe it's a Chrome browser issue...that, and how I have Chrome locked down. For whatever reasons, I was opening Substack email notifications in Chrome. I have Chrome pretty heavily locked down to dis-allow tracking etc.

Light bulb moment...I just logged into my Substack account via Firefox (which I also have locked down). BUT...I could hit a like and it showed up.

Reminder to self to get totally off of Google products.

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Thanks Owain!

I would like your comment, but I still can't.

Maybe I'll install Firefox, though they are pretty horrible too in their politics, pure cancel culture there.

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Thanks.

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Support still has not replied to my query last week.

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I believe it's a Chrome browser issue...that, and how I have Chrome locked down. For whatever reasons, I was opening Substack email notifications in Chrome. I have Chrome pretty heavily locked down to dis-allow tracking etc.

Light bulb moment...I just logged into my Substack account via Firefox (which I also have locked down). BUT...I could hit a like and it showed up.

Reminder to self to get totally off of Google products.

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OK, thanks. But, why did it just start to happen about a week ago?

I never log into my Google account to use my Chromebook. I am on it as a "guest."

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You got me! Google/Chrome probably did some update that broke Substack, or vice versa. Since I still haven't heard from Substack support...

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Thanks. Could you keep me updated after you hear back from Substack?

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Same… like button is inoperable

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Thanks...no idea what is going on.

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I almost hate to ask but is your Substack app up to date? And if so, try rebooting your phone…leave it off for at least 3 minutes. This sometimes works for me when an app starts being glitchy

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I'm on a PC. Rarely use the phone app.

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Well…have you rebooted your PC😂 Sorry, that’s the extent of my helpful tips🤓 Good luck!🍀

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BILL, this post is a true winner. I’m setting it apart in order to send it around at some point. I have a short list of those I want to pay and you are on it. As far as problems with substack, I ended up accidentally clicking on a paid subscription box to a substack I do enjoy but did not want to pay yet. I contacted support. They got back quickly and said I could not cancel the payment but they would put “dismiss” on my file when renewal came up. That’s all they said. They have responded fairly quickly to some other problems I had. For example, I canceled and moved stacks to my new email, then re-subscribed, but replies and likes went to my old email. That has finally cleared up after some months. Another paid stack only gives me the entire paid posts on my iPad, but still locks me out on my iPhone. I’m not in the mood to address that yet. 🤪

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somehow substack has my credit card. to renew all I have to do is push a button. I didn't intend for them to have the number. So out of greed I think what happens is they just charge your credit card when ever the subscription comes up for renewal.

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Bill, do you have a feel for what's going on behind the scenes? I.E., screw-ups or malevolence on the part of Substack, Stripe, and/or users?

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I might be paraonoid, but I think "they" are targeting certain contrarian authors for harassment. I'm probably in that group.

My subscriptions are plunging, but I think my stories are just as good and original as ever. I don't think I should be losing subscribers.

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I don't think you are paranoid, at least not in a bad way. Personally, with the state of things today, it's gotten to the point where I expect things to go wrong. Incompetence and "just don't give a shit" is now almost the norm whenever I buy something whether product or service.

That said, there's another level where someone is deliberately trying to harm you by hurting you financially. That's what I was driving at with question about malevolence.

Have you been able to touch base with other substackers to see if others are having similar problems?

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I have heard from several Substackers who report similar "issues." For example, subscription growth has gone backwards or the rate of growth is far lower than it once was. I've heard several testimonials about "spammers" attacking our sites, trouble getting paid (paid subscribers whose payments were never processed), subscription "disputes," etc.

I also noted one Substack story about how Substack is being targetted because it has become a haven for "Nazis" and "extremists."

To me, Substack is the major player that provides real dissent from smart citizen journalists and researchers. It's already made a difference in changing certain narratives. IMO It would NOT fit the m.o. of the Deep State to simply ignore people who are threatening their program/agenda.

It's possible I might just be paranoid, but my bet would be my "Spider Sense" is working.

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When it comes to spammers, comment trolls, site blocking, financial banning, etc.., the feds have no equal.

It does look like some (or all) of that is going on.

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I say, "Guilty until proven innocent."

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I suspect incompetence rather than malevolence, but I'm not sure. See my comment above:

https://billricejr.substack.com/p/democide-when-mass-deaths-are-sanctioned/comment/57069895

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I think for most people it's simply incompetence (lack of critical thinking skills and/or enough self-confidence or principles to challenge the group-think).

But for some of the figures at the top of the Deep State organizational pyramids it's pure malevolence and evil. Those people are all sociopaths, psycopaths and disciples of Machievelli.

To be more specific, I think some of these people really do believe in de-population programs to the extent they don't mind at all implementing programs that will achieve this goal (killing more people and preventing more births).

They feel no empathy or all these deaths don't bother them at all. As others have pointed out, Fauci is a doctor but he's never treated one patient in his life. He wasn't in any ICU watching all these poor and old people suffocating on ventilators. He thought that's what should happen to them. They should be dosed up with remdesivir, just like AIDS/HIV patients should have been given AZT, which killed just as many people.

Many of our leaders of "public health" are cold-blooded killers ... IMHO.

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If I come off like I'm minimizing the problem, that's not what I intended.

It's just that, in my experience, non-personal interactions of all types keep deteriorating in quantity and quality.

It may be that the botched transactions are due to the above since with payments, someone has to take the time to complain and follow through, not much bang for the buck. IMO, malevolent people (like the Feds) go bigger than that.

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Thanks for highlighting this fascinating author and his life's work. You asked --" I wonder what the author would think about the last four years." He would think our democratic governments have been overtaken/captured by globalists-- entities we call the Global Predators--and we citizens must take back our governments and reestablish freedom supporting constitutional republics! ~ Ginger Breggin

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Not recent, however.

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This is an extremely important post: the kind that Bill Rice can write and I can't.

Thanks, Bill.

I suspect that the number of iatrogenic deaths in some categories are far higher than in others. But I believe that the overall number is very high.

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Thanks, Mark. I remember you telling me one time: "Do more stories on iatrogenic deaths."

It is THE biggest scandal (after the non-vaccines).

... Richard Cox of the Isle of Man has done a lot better work than most Substackers on this topic.

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Tried to 'like' these two as well. Doesn't show.

Agree too that more exposure, discussion into iatrogenic related deaths caused by 'covid policies' and then, the mRNA jabs, needs to be ongoing. Superficial 'apologies of 'we just didn't know, or, it's time to move on' are disingenuous at best. I'm not forgetting.

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I don’t thinkanyofusawake and aware will ever forget….

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Strange times and excellent summary. I've had the following written waiting to send this to a partially on topic article of yours :

I have two questions for you or anyone that can answer them. I have tried so hard to open the eyes of friends and family members who couldn't wait to get the shot before checking anything out. I am in the "vulnerable due to age" group and a retired professor of political theory here in Texas. However I was skeptical of the mrna shots right from the start. I read the ingredients from the insert and with the inclusion of PEG, I realized this could cause problems to many. Pfizer and Moderna stated that if you are allergic to PEG, not to get the shot. What about people who wanted to know if they were allergic to it? Wouldn’t you think there would be thousands that did not know and would want to know? There was nowhere in the DFW area that tested for it. The closest place was Ohio. I would think most people would have wanted to know beforehand. That test was only available in some locations, but not in most states.

My brother in Denver is usually a thinker - but not about medicine. My brother just goes along with what a doctor says - and in this case the government - without batting an eye. He is, however, the only one that has been open enough to look at information, timelines, etc with me. I was appalled there were no early treatments even suggested in 2020. I had friends in 2020 that were actually told the well-known phrase, "Stay home until your lips turn blue." I had learned about some of the protocols being used. Some of my former international students called me to ask if I knew anything they could take since they had come down with covid in 2020.

I directed them to a Mexican plaza here that sells medicine. They were able to purchase ivermectin, azithromycin, and prednisone. Within THREE days, they were over it except for a slight cough.

In regard to my brother, he does not believe that NIH (I believe) sent out memos to state medical boards who in turn sent out a memo to doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies. Am I wrong? Did they send out memos stating to tell people to stay home and go to the ER if they could not breathe/lips turned blue? Did they suggest any early treatments to them in 2020?

Can you refer me to an actual memo the government sent? My brother was close to believing me when he saw a list of doctors worldwide and their 99 per cent success rate of early treatments. However, he wants to see the memo/s they sent or learn exactly what was said and I cannot find a copy on the internet.

I would appreciate your help. IF I can convince one family member they were misled, I would feel like some headway had been made on my part. Thank you for your time.

My email if needed: terianglimtx@gmail.com

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I'll see if I can find any memos that would support your project. Richard Cox's story that I cross-posted yesterday (with a link in this article) had some info about the WHO and England Health Authority's "guidance" and memos.

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Yes it did. Thank you for looking. Also, about the insert given by Pfizer and Moderna. The only people that would know if they were allergic to PEG, would be those that had had a flu vaccine. Were people that trusting to take it without knowing? Or. did most not even bother to read the insert which I understand was for all to see.

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A number of those inserts were blank.

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Murderers don't send out "memos."

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Nope. Although did you read the story on Fauci's top henchman who was busted for bragging to Dsazak about how he knew how to avoid FOI requests?

I think they now used burner phones if necessary.

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Yes, I read that...

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Thank you for posting the link.

They really want us dead.

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True enough; however, it is too coincidental that at least 3 people I know here were told the same thing by different doctors. All through either a tele med visit or on the phone. And, none of them were given any kind of prescription or anything recommended to take over the counter.

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It was bizarre what was happening, or not happening.

People were told not to go to the ER until they couldn't breathe. Early treatment has always been the key.

That is like telling someone with a broken leg to stay home until gangrene sets in, then go to the ER.

How/why did they all operate in lockstep?

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That is exactly what I thought when the students told me. Different doctors, same response...........very very weird.

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If you get 10 friends or family members together, you can't even get everyone to agree on where to go to dinner.

Yet...the medical community...followed orders like good little Nazis.

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That's a good analogy or anecdote. It would probably be impossible to get all 10 to agree. But they got millions to agree with no dissent.

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......and why were most so blind to it? It wasn't normal at all. And, my friends could not wait to get the shot - went the first day it was offered. They said you must just be afraid of needles. I said what I am afraid of is what that needle is injecting....no thank you. I don't care how old I am - when something doesn't set well, I'm not jumping on any bandwagon.

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I'm a hospital RN who has been searching for hospital memos over the past years regarding "the treatments", guidance on "die alone" and the mandate to separate mom from baby for 10 days...NONE can be found. I did find "guidance" on the CDC's website in the archives. It takes some searching but even then, it's not always crystal.

The electronic medical records have been wiped clean from any mention of Covid shots. Maybe the docs could tell us who was directing their orders...regardless, good for you saving the students and despite working on the frontline, I couldn't save more than 3 of my family members. To this day some are still taking the boosters...

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Thank you for responding. I did look at their website and it says no further updates will be posted after August.

There was one student who had obviously had covid longer than a few days. He got the ivermectin. prednisone - 40 mg, and azithromycin at the Mexican plaza. We spoke a couple days later and he still sounded very congested and I said go to the doctor around the corner who has his own practice. He went and the doctor - who is from some country in Africa, looked at his medicine and was surprised. He asked where he got it and how he knew to take that. Apparently he smiled and then wrote a prescription for an inhaler and said you should be okay. It took him longer to get well, but he did.

There must have been some kind of memo in regard to early treatments since this was novel. Plus did the pharmacists just decide on their own not to fill prescriptions for ivermectin? I thought they received an actual memo as well.

The hospital admins did receive protocol and also told what was not approved.

I guess I am going to have to bite the bullet and ask my own doctor who never would give an answer when I asked on the phone if he recommended the shot. I think we know where he stands.

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Bill! What the fudge?! I LITERALLY just finished typing notes for an article literally on Democide. Literally a few days ago!

If that isn’t synchronicity, I don’t know what is: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/the-reality-of-magic

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Great minds think alike! I was going to write a story on Lyme Disease (more democide?), but got side-tracked, as I'm prone to do. Now I'll go read your democide story. It's not a "feel good" topic that's for sure.

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I'll ascribe that to a combination of sheer and depraved indifference.

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The same happened here this morning. I read a first article, and then listen to someone's life tips, and guess what, they are about the same subject! (and it was not covid related)

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Really important piece Bill. Governments are not our friends.

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Thanks, Dan. If I could spread one message to the world it would be "don't trust the experts" or the alleged "authorities."

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You guessed it, Bill, this is not the feel-good story I was looking for. I found a very good summary and a reminder to keep shrinking local emergency powers. Unelected public health officials shouldn’t be able to mandate ANYTHING. Only democratically-elected lawmakers should be able to pass laws affecting the general public, even in emergencies, except maybe for VERY short periods of time measured in days, not weeks or months. It does feel good to have found a new tribe that has re-discovered each other because of our shared values of personal freedom, liberty, and justice for all. 

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Our little tribe is growing, I think. Everybody hasn't surrendered!

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2 quickies on this great piece: 1) thanks for highlighting Hummel and that brilliant Bradley Birzer essay on him! 2) I don't see the refusal to administer steroids as per usual protocols, as a major cause in your list of iatrogenic death--See Kirsch's important interview a few months back with nurse Gail Macrae, esp. around 29:00-32:00: https://pomocon.substack.com/p/recent-must-see-vids-on-the-covidvax?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2

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Thanks, Carl. My list on iatrogenic deaths was definitely not comprehensive. I might go back and edit the story and add a bullet point on "refusal to administer steroids as per usual protocols."

I appreciate the heads up. There's probably some other key categories/causes of death, I left off.

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Yes, 100% Bill.

This is the remit of my Substack ExcessDeathsAU:

"The Australian government (federal, state and local levels) committed democide, torture and mass murder during ‘covid zero’ and beyond. Here I document their actions. Using their own documents, legally obtained, I name the correct perpetrators during this mass slaughter."

The difficulty with democide during covid is that it required a new lexicon. We are quite literally seeing new crimes committed at scales, simultaneously, which we have never seen: genetic, spiritual and population. All the prior attempts of democide studies to describe what we have seen have, up until this point, failed to describe covid democide.

That's why I crafted "Covid Democide: A primer."

I designed a new lexicon to describe democide through a covid lens. This is important because we need to identify the different levels of perpetrators and victims. https://vicparkpetition.substack.com/p/covid-democide-a-primer

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Wow! That's the definitive piece on this topic. I'm sorry I missed it when you first published it. Thanks for re-posting a link!

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You're welcome, thanks for reading and appreciating.

Censorship means I have zero reach and rely on people like yourself to get the word out. Even self-styled 'freedom think tanks' won't touch my work. I've tried.

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I know. Other Substack authors need to help important voices like you reach more people.

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Thanks Bill. You have no idea how much this comment means to me. Now that digital ID has passed in Australia it is only a matter of time before it is tied to our internet use and something like this becomes a reality: https://vicparkpetition.substack.com/p/the-australian-government-may-legally

I am very conscious of the 'National Resiliance' camp up the road from me next to a military base that is still open. They're even keeping the grass watered to the tune of 1M a month. We are so isolated that I could disappear and no one would know.

I look at this photo at think...not long now. https://www.6pr.com.au/wa-left-with-annual-13-million-bill-to-run-empty-bullsbrook-quarantine-facility/

I do not talk about myself very often but things are not good here for people like me. I am not afraid, but I am resigned.

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Great summary Bill. When you see it all laid out like that, it's overwhelming. Assuming that the 'bug' was the result of GoF 'research', which I do, the inhumanity, corruption, democide and sheer concept of what our Gov/s (and helpers) have orchestrated and continue to attempt covering, is profound.

It's one thing to be corrupt in yourself or even in a small group or corporation (gov), but to perpetrate such a crime on a global scale is literally difficult to fathom. Thank you for putting pen to paper and showing people what the macro view looks like, as horrendous as it is.

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Thank you very much, GeeCee. That's exactly what I wanted to accomplish with this story - just itemize all the ways these policies, mandates and guidelines actually ended up killing millions of people.

I didn't have space to get into WHY so many people would be okay with doing this (or going along with this without speaking out). That question might be even more disturbing.

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I agree and that is A LOT OF DEATH. So why do people laugh when I communicate after a necessary surgery, "I was worried they would kill me"...?

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Additionally, the concept of 'depraved indifference' by the state comes to mind.

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Of course, "to consider the possibility that 'democide' on a massive scale has been occurring in America and the world in the last four years," is a certainty.

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I have been using the term democide for the last 4 plus years also metacide the murder of the mind

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If You Are Reading This

You Are A Holocaust Survivor.

So Far.

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Great article, Bill. Honest question for the group: What chance do we have that the courts will ever prosecute these crimes against humanity?

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None

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None

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Slim to none. And slim left town some time ago.we are on our own.

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Yep. I agree. I don't expect to ever see Slim.

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look what happened to German/American lawyer Reiner Fullemich (sp?) after he boldly produced Covid Grand Jury. Kidnapped from a vacation and sits in jail in Germany.

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