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Another timely and welcome piece from one or both of the old geezers, using their reach and influence to counteract BBC information - thank you, guys! I heard a report on the Radio 4 Today program 2-3 days ago where the reporter (Helena Humphrey) regurgitated the same line about RFK "espoused misinformation when it comes to vaccines" – there’s never any evidence offered of this. What was especially amusing this time was that the reporter said that RFK is “the Republican, former Republican candidate who then – I should say Independent – who put his Republican support behind Donald Trump”. I wondered who was spreading misinformation :)

In fact, RFK has always been very careful not to make statements on the record which he can’t substantiate – he’s a lawyer and behaves like one when making statements about vaccination. The only difference from the average lawyer is that on vaccination data and research, he is also a subject matter expert. His excoriating book “The Real Anthony Fauci” contains approx 1,700 references to his source material. Can't say I've checked every one, but maybe Fauci’s lawyers have – I just note that Fauci has not sued him for libel…

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I'm sure RFK would love him to try....

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Yes, well - the BBC: another of this Nations - alleged - Sacred Cows. Will we have to hope for Trump's Inauguration to see an end to the influence of censors and 'misinformation'-shouters here as well? Watch this video to see what Pres Trump is planning to do:

https://x.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1855346782433398956

Yes, he did mention the 'Health' industry ...

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Well Nigel, on remembrance day let’s honour the 20th Maine and its professor of Theology.

Best, Tom

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What a splendid message on Veterans Day for us and Remembrance Day for you. Joshua Chamberlain led the bayonet charge at Little Round Top Day 3 of the Battle of Gettysburg. And thank you for correcting the record on RFK Jr, you two offer insight and wisdom on our affairs over here far better than most of our own deep thinkers.

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RFK’s Children’s Health Defense has fought hard to make public the possible connection between autism and the USA’s childhood vaccine schedule. There are many questions, theories, and just plain old personal experience of thousands of parents, who can name the day their child changed.

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The BBC has a history of labelling this politician/campaigner/lawyer as a conspiracy theorist. I have no idea about his mental state, but I believe it's true that he has a long and successful record using his legal skills to fight polluting big business as part of the 'Waterkeeper' alliance.

It's a bit surprising to me that the BBC appears to be taking the side of big business. At the bottom of the final 'fact check' the BBC claims:

'The (COVID-19) vaccines, particularly after a booster, can also reduce your chances of catching the virus and therefore passing it on to others.' True or false?

https://waterkeeper.org/magazines/winter-2016/waterkeeper-movement-milestones/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/60199614

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I can't believe they're still saying that with a straight face 😂

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The new BBC mantra is that even if you die of/with/from covid despite being jabbed then you'll definitely go to heaven.

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For many people, the BBC (and in my country the CBC) still represent trusted sources of information. These media outlets don’t need an argument or rationality; they only need to assert and repeat. An informed public may well expose weak, yet long-standing evidence used by our health institutions. (So, I can understand why they appear so viscerally threatened.)

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The pharma companies should be very, very afraid. RFK is going to be tasked with improving the health of American children and to provide measurable outcomes. He's also been instructed to look at the federal health agencies and break their link to pharma (oh no! No more fed money. No more automatic roll out of new untested products....).....I forget which US paper it was had the headline (was reported in coffee&covid stack) "Moderna value up but future uncertain.....", yeah, because of RFK's appointment 😆 Some very interesting times ahead. From what I've read, he's a guy who relies on EVIDENCE. Unlike the BBC, who increasingly seem to rely on feelings, supposition and innuendo.

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It’s likely that his heart is in the right place and free of myocarditis. Trump is not going to be a useful ally though. Remember his Operation Warp Speed jabbatoir rollout? Or that tawdry piece of CONvid theatre where he vanished for weeks, supposedly at death’s door, right on cue after Boris Johnson rose from his secluded and out of sight NHS bed, like Lazarus? Julian Assange only did the things Trump at the weekend said he will do in January, exposing state surveillance and interference etc… but Trump enabled his persecution. One man doesn’t make an orchestra and I’m not even sure Trump is playing the right tune.

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I can't imagine how difficult it is to get things done as a president. Margaret Thatcher liked the "Yes Minister " program as it reflected life in a world of red tape. I remember seeing Dr Birx gloating how they had scared Trump into taking the path she and Fauci wanted. Not that any search of Google will show the links anymore. Remember Trump wasn't part of the establishment previously, so he had a steep learning curve on how things really work. RFK jr has a lot of experience of reading the small print on vaccines.

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It isn't useful to assume that Trump believes he has never made any mistakes, nor learned anything from experience and new information.

He was extremely poorly advised by the likes of Fauci and Birx and many other "scientists". Hopefully he will now hold them to account.

There are many other politicians who could be tarred with similar brushes. Not least Margaret Thatcher, who under the influence of Crispin Tickell, Bob Watson etc. was the most senior world leader to give credence to the Glowbull Warming scam with her speeches to the Royal Society and United Nations. Her autobiography confirms she realised that the Green agenda was nonsense on stilts. Unfortunately, after leaving office, our Beloved Leaders were more inclined to listen to Bliar, Brown, Veggie Benn and the Milibands, as "persuaded" by George Soros.

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You two Old Geezers should consider summarizing your observations on the NHS into a ONE PAGE document.

Your summary recommendations by area:

What to:

Axe

Encourage

Restructure

By:

Dept Health + Social Care

NHS England

ICS + CCGs

Primary Care

Hospitals + Tertiary Care

Old Age Care

NHS Trusts + Foundation Trusts

Public Health England + NHS Improvement

Eg For Old Age Care

Retain provision by Private Sector – but fund properly

Encourage development of ‘villages’ to facilitate independent/assisted living

Make sense of costs – basic + Top up

The best solution will be provision by the Private Sector prevented from collapsing into Monopoly.

John Lewis Partnership style arrangements for Hospitals may be interesting.

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I don't think Trump has any real power to change how the Global money laundering mafia work. If he manages to get RFK appointed to a role, it will be one without any teeth. The Deep State swamp is here to stay. The best we can do is to inform one another and our loved ones how to avoid being caught in their scams.

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these poor people .. in the BBC, Guardian etc etc; I have listened to several videos where folks comment that BBC-like folk; just do not; and cannot understand what has happened; they have NO insight into what americans were thinking; and surely they never will; by chance I saw this, this morning; from 7 yrs ago; how the X-Spurts "knew" back then, that DT could never be elected https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G87UXIH8Lzo

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