track record on guns for a few seconds;
If the power elites didn’t need the consent of the public to rule, they wouldn’t have to lie constantly about their reasons for their wars on everyone. as gore vidal said: i'm not a conspiracy theorist, i'm a conspiracy observer.
Sunday, March 31, 2024
mr davis has detected a measure of mendacity in our lives;
As we know, communists always accuse their enemies of what they’re doing. As the lawfare against Donald Trump falls apart, they’ve begun ardently accusing Trump of being a dangerous dictator, of being a threat to “democracy,” because of his refusal to accept the 2020 election as legitimate. They care so much about “democracy” that they have to fall in line with a globalist elite instead of voters, persecute Trump to sway the 2024 election, encourage all manner of cheating and interference in the 2024 election to save “democracy.” That’s literally their reasoning for these lawfare attacks, buying votes with taxpayer money, opening the border to bring in the 10-12 million voters Biden thinks he’s going to need to win the election, even with all of their attempts to imprison the opposition candidate.
The communists really like mail-in ballots, because they can use the U.S. Postal Service to hold mail-in ballots from conservative areas, “losing” as many as they have to, to win. Because, that’s what you do when you care so much about “democracy” that you rig the outcome of elections...........more.........
official poison that many are forced into taking against many principles we've been told we protect;
The Church Lady on Saturday Night Live – this was back when it was still funny – used to say: Could it be Satan? Which was funny, the way Dana Carvey – who played the Church Lady – said it. And looked when he said it.
There is nothing funny about the pushing of drugs by politically powerful corporations, who have acquired political power by purchasing it. They employ politicians, who are paid to be their pushers – who are a species far worse than the individuals who merely sell drugs on the street. These are slandered as “pushers,” but are nothing of the sort. No one ever “pushed” marijuana or any other street drug on me and probably not you, either. They offered them and we were free to buy them, if we wanted to. This is a far cry from what the pushers of pharmaceutical drugs do. Which is to actually and actively push them on people – including people who have made it quite clear they’re not the least interested in taking them – as during the event marketed as a “pandemic.”..........more...........
tennessee doesn't like chemtrails. imagine questioning the wisdom of our owners;
A bill has passed the Tennessee state legislature which aims to target the controversial subject of chemtrails, or more specifically the concept of geoengineering.
Chemtrails is a loosely defined theory which postulates the deliberate dispersal of potentially toxic chemicals into the atmosphere by governments or corporations with nefarious intentions, often through an aerosolized dispersal method via airplane.
Typically alleged to be pursuant of agendas regarding population management/ depopulation, or weather modification — more commonly referred to as geoengineering; A controversial science aimed at manipulating the weather. — Proponents of the theory assert that the white trails seen emanating from aircraft at high altitude contain hazardous chemical components. Whereas debunkers assert that it is simply water vapor and condensation.
Sponsors of recent legislation in Tennessee believe there's more to it.
The bill, SB 2691/HB 2063, sponsored by Rep. Monty Fritts, R-Kingston, and Sen. Steve Southerland, R-Morristown, asserts it is "documented the federal government or other entities acting on the federal government's behalf or at the federal government's request may conduct geoengineering experiments by intentionally dispersing chemicals into the atmosphere, and those activities may occur within the State of Tennessee,".
Emphasizing the legislations intent on banning the practice, it adds; "The intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight is prohibited,"
The bill passed in the states Senate on Monday, March 25th and was sent to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, The Tennessean reports...........more.......
government swamp inhabitants are beginning to see what they're doing and don't like it;
Editor’s Note: Annelle Sheline, PhD, served for a year as a foreign affairs officer at the Office of Near Eastern Affairs in the Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. The views expressed here are her own. Read more opinion on CNN.
Since Hamas’ attack on October 7, Israel has used American bombs in its war in Gaza, which has killed more than 32,000 people — 13,000 of them children — with countless others buried under the rubble, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Israel is credibly accused of starving the 2 million people who remain, according to the UN special rapporteur on the right to food; a group of charity leaders warns that without adequate aid, hundreds of thousands more will soon likely join the dead.
Yet Israel is still planning to invade Rafah, where the majority of people in Gaza have fled; UN officials have described the carnage that is expected to ensue as “beyond imagination.” In the West Bank, armed settlers and Israeli soldiers have killed Palestinians, including US citizens. These actions, which experts on genocide have testified meet the crime of genocide, are conducted with the diplomatic and military support of the US government.
For the past year, I worked for the office devoted to promoting human rights in the Middle East. I believe strongly in the mission and in the important work of that office. However, as a representative of a government that is directly enabling what the International Court of Justice has said could plausibly be a genocide in Gaza, such work has become almost impossible. Unable to serve an administration that enables such atrocities, I have decided to resign from my position at the Department of State........more........
the digital dollar;
An Ask Me Anything thread is soon to follow. Here’s the context:
I never expected to travel the world of a dollar-based central bank digital currency implementation. Two years ago, I was surprised by the construct of the Western sanctions against Russia; however, my curiosity was driven more by the outcome of the intended economic isolation, and not necessarily about the granular construct of the sanctions themselves.
What surprised me initially, was the conversation that never took place in the financial sector. For the first time in history the U.S Dollar was being used as a weapon, not only against Russia, but against any Western corporation who did not comply with the demands of the U.S government. I began highlighting the issue MARCH 5, 2022.
The sanctions against Russia were unlike any set of sanctions that came before. The financial sanctions against Iran, Cuba, North Korea and Venezuela all stood as examples of prior economic sanction constructs, but the financial sanctions against Russia were different. The SWIFT exchange was shut down, Western trade into Russia was halted, and private Western corporations were forced to divest themselves of assets held within Russia..........more...........
life in the land of free speech these days shows us that the bill of rights are being removed, slowly;
March 30th, 2024
Via: Reason:
The FBI spends “every day, all day long” interrogating people over their Facebook posts. At least, that’s what agents told Stillwater, Oklahoma, resident Rolla Abdeljawad when they showed up at her house to ask her about her social media activity.
Three FBI agents came to Abdeljawad’s house and said that they had been given “screenshots” of her posts by Facebook. Her lawyer Hassan Shibly posted a video of the incident online on Wednesday.
Abdeljawad told agents that she didn’t want to talk and asked them to show their badges on camera, which the agents refused to do. She wrote on Facebook that she later confirmed with local police that the FBI agents really were FBI agents.
“Facebook gave us a couple of screenshots of your account,” one agent in a gray shirt said in the video.
“So we no longer live in a free country and we can’t say what we want?” replied Abdeljawad.
“No, we totally do. That’s why we’re not here to arrest you or anything,” a second agent in a red shirt added. “We do this every day, all day long. It’s just an effort to keep everybody safe and make sure nobody has any ill will.”..........https://www.cryptogon.com/?p=69369
Saturday, March 30, 2024
its something to behold when the insiders begin to freak;
The American economy, a long-standing symbol of stability and growth, faces a potential period of significant disruption. Recent pronouncements from Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, have sent ripples of concern through the financial sector and beyond. In a strongly worded message delivered recently, Moynihan painted a concerning picture of potential economic disruption, urging the government to take immediate action to avert chaos. This statement from a leader of a major bank has led to increased anxiety about the imminent economic disruption and its potential impact. Today, we will analyze the warning and how it affects you.......more..........
we need more brave representatives like these;
In a landmark move on Tuesday for State sovereignty and local governance, the Louisiana Senate passed Senate Bill No. 133, a piece of legislation aimed at significantly limiting the influence and jurisdiction of certain international organizations within the state.
The bill passed unanimously with 37 ‘yes’ votes.
Not one senator voted against it. ........more.......
This is why they could still run a corrupt, dementia ridden, bungling retard, pedophile and still win the 2024 presidential election. He never left his basement in 2020 and got the most votes in history. They have fraudulent mail-in ballots by the hundreds of thousands standing by to sway the election in the 6 swing states that matter. They will assess how much Trump is winning by halfway through election night, and then insert the Biden votes to pull off another fraudulent win. It’s so easy, even a pants shitting dementia patient could do it.
caitlin speaks about the zionist crimes;
They lied about decapitated babies so that they could kill babies. They lied about rape so that they could rape. They lied about Hamas using civilians as human shields so that they could use civilians as human targets. They lie about being victims so that they can victimize.
The Washington Post reports that in recent days the Biden administration has quietly signed off on sending Israel billions of dollars worth of fighter jets and the 2,000-pound bombs that have been causing so much death and destruction in Gaza, even as Israel prepares to launch a bloody assault on the strip’s densely-populated southernmost point.
Literally just completely ignore every single thing US officials say about the need to protect civilians and how Biden’s feelings are privately “frustrated” with Netanyahu. Just ignore their entire narrative about what their goals are in Gaza. Their actions make it clear.
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Protesters from Palestine Action have forced Israel-based arms dealer Elbit Systems to permanently close one of its factories in the UK as demonstrators have made it too difficult for the factory to operate. We’ll never vote the empire away, but we might someday be able to direct action it away.........more.....
operation mockingbird is still in operation one way or another;
Fox News host Jesse Watters recently shed light on Operation Mockingbird, an undercover Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) initiative aimed at manipulating public perception through the media.
This operation involved the infiltration of journalists and informants into prominent U.S. media outlets, to advance the federal government’s viewpoints and political agendas. (Related: MEDIA MARCHING ORDERS: White House orders media to cover up Joe Biden’s corruption bombshells.)
“Langley was laundering narratives to the press and into the public’s veins,” Watters remarked, emphasizing the extensive influence of the CIA on the media landscape. According to Watters, at least 22 American news organizations, including the New York Times, Life magazine and CBS, had individuals on the CIA payroll, serving as conduits for disseminating disinformation, whether knowingly or unknowingly.
The discussion on Operation Mockingbird was sparked by a recent acknowledgment from the New York Times, which acknowledged the existence of a “Deep State” network—a term often used to describe a clandestine group of government and media personnel working to undermine elected officials or promote specific agendas.
The newspaper portrayed this network positively, suggesting it played a beneficial role within the federal government...........more........
as the old saying goes, stick a fork in ukraine;
The Times expects you to pay to read the following article. Yet it says nothing new or novel and only reiterates what the likes of Scott Ritter and Douglas Macgregor have been saying for months now, although now its aimed at generating sympathy and support for Ukraine.
In essence, Ukraine is in the brink of outright defeat.
After squandering billions in arms and aid, Ukraine’s Western-backers have realized that they simply cannot keep up with Russia’s military/industrial output.
Much of the armour that the West sent to Ukraine and which was heralded as potential game-changer weapons when they were sent – like the British Challenger II tanks, German Leopards and U.S. Abrams tanks – now lie wrecked and forgotten.
The writer of the following report would like his readers to believe that Russia’s Special Military Operation was an unprovoked assault of freedom loving Ukraine. It wasn’t, that is just the standard Western propaganda line.
In reality, Russia’s Special Military Operation came in response to NATO’s steady encroachment on Russia’s Western border and Kiev’s clampdown on ethnic Russia’s in eastern Ukraine. In the months prior to the launch of Russia’s Special Military Operation, Ukraine’s neo-Nazis has been systematically slaughtering ethnic Russians in the east of the country..........more....
there are many who believe that they can predict the zionists next assault in their genocide, but like the weather and stock market, its all unpredictable;
Recent developments suggest that Israel’s full-scale ground offensive in Rafah could take place at any time. What we have been told by Israeli officials, is that the operation will require the evacuation of the city, presumably so the IDF can inflict the same level of destruction on Rafah as was inflicted on Khan Yunis and Gaza City. Once the ground forces are deployed, the Palestinians will be forced to flee to the Egyptian border where they will seek refuge from the Israeli onslaught. What happens next is uncertain but –given the numerous meetings between Israeli and Egyptian officials and their respective Intel chiefs– we think there may be an agreement to allow over a million Palestinian refugees to cross the border into Egypt. Here are a few recent articles suggesting that Egypt may be getting paid to participate in Israel’s ethnic cleansing operation.
1– Egypt signs expanded $8 billion loan deal with IMF, Reuters
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday it would increase its current loan programme with Egypt by $5 billion…. The new agreement is an expansion of the $3 billion, 46-month Extended Fund Facility that the IMF struck with Egypt in December 2022….
Egypt is also seeking a separate loan from the IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Facility which promotes climate transition financing. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that loan would be $1.2 billion..........more........
the ongoing genocide as reported by mondoweiss;
Casualties
- 32,623 + killed* and at least 75,092 wounded in the Gaza Strip.
- 450+ Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.**
- Israel revises its estimated October 7 death toll down from 1,400 to 1,139.
- 597 Israeli soldiers have been killed since October 7, and at least 3,221 injured.***
*Gaza’s Ministry of Health confirmed this figure on its Telegram channel. Some rights groups estimate the death toll to be much higher when accounting for those presumed dead.
** The death toll in the West Bank and Jerusalem is not updated regularly. According to the PA’s Ministry of Health on March 17, this is the latest figure.
*** This figure is released by the Israeli military, showing the soldiers whose names “were allowed to be published.”
Key Developments
- Israeli forces killed 71 Palestinians and wounded 112 in air and artillery strikes across the Gaza Strip.
- Israel’s raid into al-Shifa hospital enters its 12th day, destroying more buildings in the vicinity of the hospital.
- Israel releases 102 Palestinians detained from Gaza in recent weeks.
- Israel admits eight soldiers wounded in 24 hour period as fighting between Israeli army and Palestinian resistance intensifies in Gaza City and in Khan Younis.
- ICJ orders new provisional measures in South Africa’s genocide case against Srael, including provisions to prevent famine.
- North Gaza-based journalist Bayan Abu Sultan, who was feared missing since March 19 after reporting that Israeli forces killed her brother in front of her, reappears on Twitter and confirms that she is alive.
- At least 40 Syrian soldiers and Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli strikes on Aleppo, Syria.
- UN special rapporteur for Palestine says, “there is enough grounds to believe that Israel is committing genocide.”
- West Bank: One Palestinian teenager was wounded in al-Fawwar refugee camp south of Hebron, in an Israeli raid...........more.........
larry johnson proves the point i was advancing in my letter posted earlier this am on this blog; its always them, israel;
I am kicking myself because I did not bookmark the article or email I read earlier today that mentioned in passing that Israel provided the United States with the intelligence that led to the State Department issuing the March 7 warning of a possible terrorist attack within 48 hours. If anyone has the link let me know.
If this is true it raises all sorts of new angles to consider. For example, a member of Netanyahu’s ruling party said this in October:
Amir Weitmann, the head of the libertarian caucus in Israel’s Likud Party, appeared on Russia’s state-run RT News network this week and spoke about fighting between Israel and Hamas militants, as well as Russia’s war with Ukraine.
While speaking about recent claims relating to al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, Weitmann criticized Russia, saying that “we’re gonna finish this war, we’re going to win because we’re stronger. After this, Russia will pay the price, believe me, Russia will pay the price.”
“Russia is supporting the enemies of Israel. Russia is supporting Nazi people who want to commit genocide on us and Russia will pay the price,” Weitmann said. “We’re gonna win this war. Afterwards, we’re not forgetting what you’re doing, we’re not forgetting, we will come, we will make sure Ukraine wins. We will make sure that you pay the price for what you have done, you as Russia.”...........more........
the motherwefers are hot on our trail and here you see how they're using the who to demand we get in line;
The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations’ main medical arm, is calling for the nations of the world to sign a new Pandemic Accord by May. Critics claim that the accord will further undermine the authority of nation-states in dealing with their own healthcare crises and put an inordinate amount of power in the hands of a globalist entity.
A letter signed by dozens of former heads of state and other assorted diplomats, including the U.K.’s Tony Blair and three former presidents of the UN General Assembly, is urging nations to quickly agree to the new accord prior to the outbreak of the next global health crisis.
“Establishing a strong global pact on pandemics will protect future generations from a repeat of the millions of deaths and the social and economic devastation which resulted from a lack of collaboration during the COVID-19 pandemic. All countries need what the accord can offer: the capacity to detect and share pathogens presenting a risk, and timely access to tests, treatments and vaccines,” the letter states.
According to the letter’s authors, speed is of the essence since we don’t want to be caught flat-footed as we were during the Covid-19 pandemic, with different nations working in different ways to keep any future health crisis under control.
“As countries now enter what should be the final stages of the negotiations, they must ensure that they are agreeing on actions which will do the job required: to prevent and mitigate pandemic threats. We urge solutions which ensure both speed in reporting and sharing pathogens, and in access — in every country — to sufficient tools like tests and vaccines to protect lives and minimise harm,” the letter states.
“We call on leaders of all countries to step up their efforts and secure an effective pandemic accord by May,” the letter concluded. “A new pandemic threat will emerge — and there is no excuse not to be ready for it.”...........more........
maine. cbdc. future if you accept it;
The quoted banker does not specifically talk about the Central Bank Digital Currency that lays at the end of the promoted rainbow; the author does. However, the banker does outline a familiar step in the current process. As a result, it is worth drawing attention to the continuum.
MAINE – “According to Hannigan, the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses to implement “paper-free and virtual processes” to handle their finances while “adapting to the new reality.
“For years, Americans had been slowly moving away from cash and paper checks, but the pandemic supercharged the trend,” Hannigan wrote. “By last year, 41% said they never use cash for purchases, up from 24% in 2015, according to the Pew Research Center. Only 14% still exclusively use cash and checks.” (Read More)
There is a BIG difference between electronic funds (current), and a digital dollar (future)..........more..........
the motherwefers are revealing themselves to be like the borg;
Guyana President Dr. Irfaan Ali sat down with BBC narrative engineer Stephen Sackur, host of BBC’s HardTALK, to talk about Guyana’s vast offshore oil and gas reserves and how it is transforming their national economy.
The BBC production crew came with an intent to confront President Ali about climate change and the unwillingness of the emerging nation to adhere to the dictatorial fiats of the Western world. BBC arrived fully immersed in the climate change agenda, with a narrative that stands aghast at the nerve of another nation to look out for the best economic interests of their citizens.
President Ali was not going to allow the BBC to avoid the hypocrisy within their position and he fired back brilliantly. WATCH (prompted):..........more..........
it appears that in the upcoming 'selection' we, the people will have a choice between three schwabbie/motherwefer variations, as this puts rfk jr in that crowd. the biden gang are showing with their 'migrant' policies they inhabit the same space and though the orange man isn't overt, much of what he did before fits enough wef stuff in to qualify as well;
Robert Kennedy’s VP choice is more than a bit interesting – the ex-wife of Sergey Brin the co-founder of Google net worth over $121 Billion. This would represent the ultimate in corporate control given her experience and expertise is that of a hard left attorney. Her bio reads like a World Economic Forum testament: feminism, reproductive longevity, criminal justice policy to end discrimination and bring equity into the judicial system, regenerative agriculture (crickets), and ta-da – global climate change referendums.
Kennedy couldn’t have found a more left leaning progressive unless he inserted Hillary Clinton. Nicole Shanahan, has worked with the Open Philanthropy Project and defunding the police. She has coordinated her charity, Bia Echo Foundation, with the Zuckerberg initiatives and is heavily involved with all the classic NGO’s aligned with the Great RESET. Thus, revealing this is the Kennedy platform as well. And leaving no doubt.
Oddly, no one is pointing out the obvious and suddenly, it appears that maybe Kennedy has been the nominee the entire time. Apparently, Kennedy has overnight become the charmer, the rock in the midst of chaos – ‘game changer’, the ‘one who can unify everyone’, the ‘hero America needs’… And Kennedy steps in as the Biden replacement while Brandon is wheeled off exit stage left and takes up permanent residency at the sanitarium.
This has been their creation.
It is somewhat of a brilliant plan: 1. Enter into the fray a name that intrigues everyone for its history, 2. Test the waters, 3. Have him maintain a low profile – no media is allowed to touch him, 4. Have him concede an issue so that he appears neutral and unbiased, 5. Start the media play of Biden’s declining mental acumen, 6. The moment Kennedy picks his dark swan VP, use media hype to make him look like the savior! BOOM!...........more........
it looks like candace owens was fired because the joos were offended by her vocal religion;
Candace Owens was fired from the Daily Wire because her "repeated use of 'Christ is King' was deemed antisemitic," according to a purported leak from "four Daily Wire employees."
The claim was shared Thursday by the popular anti-Zionist X account "Censored Men.".......more........
pcr tells you about nyc doing their best to enable 'our new immigrants' the right to vote, here;
The New York City Council No Longer Differentiates Between Illegal Aliens and US Citizens
Paul Craig Roberts
The New York City Council is begging the New York state Supreme Court to permit the council to ignore the New York state constitution that only permits citizens to vote.
The city council says that allowing illegal immigrants to vote can only strengthen democracy “by increasing civic engagement.”
Think about this for a moment. For the NY City Council, the only difference between an American citizen and an illegal alien is that the alien is discriminated against by not being allowed to vote.
It was obvious from the beginning that this is what happens when a country allows immigrant-invaders to settle among the legal population. The illegals become part of the population and, thus, denying them the vote is discrimination.
It was totally obvious from the beginning that accepting illegal entry would create an untenable situation: a population partly illegal and party legal. As it has proved impossible to prevent entry of multi-millions of immigrant-invaders and impossible to remove them, before long the illegal population in America will exceed in size the actual citizens of the country.
It is curious that the US, whose government is so anxious to go to war over the borders of foreign countries has no concern for its own borders.........more........
i have been sending 'letters to the editor' locally for some time though in recent years much more sporadically than in the past. the genocide was too much for me to keep silent about so here it is for your consideration;
Dear Editor,
Western governments, most noticeably ours, have openly facilitated some of the worst crimes of our age but I don’t think the empire is ever going to recover from this Gaza genocide. Violence is democracy, and voting is not, we learn from watching ‘our free press’ these days, depending on who is wielding it.
A gathering of black malcontents is commonly called a gang. Italians gathering the same way gets called a mob, while a similar group of jews is called a coincidence. That old saw is a clue to why ‘our’ government stands with the crimes of Israel for the last seventy five years but this Gaza genocide is way beyond all defense. Some fish just don’t belong in the same aquarium as others.
War occurs between separate countries. Hamas is a resistance organization in an occupied land. Its an armed revolt just as the Warsaw uprising was. It’s a recognized legal right for citizens of an occupied nation to resist however they can. Gaza is an open air prison in which the inmates are allowed no freedom of movement beyond the walls that surround them. Don’t like it? Can’t leave anyway, at least officially. This has been the case for a very long time with no solution in sight. Imagine what you’d do under such an open ended prison sentence for being born into a race that some powerful group decided was born to loose.
Mass movement: communism, nazism, zionism, and I suspect, any other ism attract the same sort of people performing the same sort of insidious actions. We have some of those types here in positions of power that misuse it.
Why is ‘our free press’ obsessively reheating five-month-old unproven allegations against Hamas so reluctant to focus on Israel’s current, horrifying atrocities? Hostages tortured to death. Parents executed in front of their children. Doctors beaten, murdered. Babies murdered. Sexual assault weaponized. No, not Hamas crimes. This is part of an ever-growing list of documented atrocities committed by Israel in the five months since 10/7 quite separate from the carpet bombing of 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza and a famine induced by Israel’s obstruction of aid..........more........
Friday, March 29, 2024
the empire continues to believe that its citizens are bozo's with no brains, but the putin sets them straight herein but as you know, there's no one in charge so all thoughts become front page news. there's no reason for putin to take europe unless they all attack russia, which nato just might;
The US-led bloc has been creeping towards Russia, not the other way around
Moscow is not seeking a confrontation with America’s satellites in Eastern Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
Multiple Western officials have tried to drum up support for additional aid to Ukraine by claiming that Moscow will not stop if Kiev is defeated on the battlefield. Putin addressed these claims during a visit to Torzhok air base in Tver Region.
“This is just nonsense,” the Russian president said, noting the disparity in Russian defense spending and the budgets of NATO militaries. “The claims that we are going to attack Europe after Ukraine – it is utter nonsense and intimidation of their own population just to beat the money out of them.”
US “satellites” in Eastern Europe have no reason to be afraid, Putin added. Talk of a potential Russian attack on Poland, the Czech Republic, or the Baltic states is just propaganda by governments that seek to scare their citizens “to extract additional expenses from people, to make them bear this burden on their shoulders.”........more.........