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Abir Ballan

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Mar 27

GOVERNMENT DECEPTION IN PUBLIC HEALTH ILLUSTRATED THROUGH THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXAMPLE.
The authorities “manipulated public discourse on the grounds of controlling “disinformation””
"Social media companies were deployed to censor scientific dissent"
"The authorities promoted a novel intervention (the vaccine) as safe and effective which later proved to be ineffective and unsafe"
“health communication should avoid misleading, cajoling or coercing people.”
@bell00david @PiersRobinson1 @travisnoakes
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The Covid 19 mishaps are not for the first time. It happened before.
"In 1976, the US government invested $135M into the development of a vaccine to prevent swine flu transmission. The vaccine was rushed to be ready in time for next flu season. 210 million Americans were vaccinated. 35 died following vaccination. 200 developed Guillain- Barre syndrome before the vaccination campaign was halted." (p. 6)
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WHAT IS NON-CONSENSUAL COMMUNICATION?

1. Deceptive messaging
(false information, omission of information)

> misinformation about the covid shots stopping transmission
“Dr Anthony Fauci’s early promotion of the genetic vaccines1 as a way to block transmission was done in his full knowledge that systemically-inoculated vaccines were highly unlikely to achieve this (6). People following Fauci’s recommendation were being misled by a false claim.”

> false information the the covid 19 met the criteria for a health emergency (as it had and Infection fatality rate similar to seasonal flu and only impacted high risk populations)

> false information that the genetic covid shots could be called a vaccine as vaccines should provide immunity to a disease not just reduce symptoms.

> misinformation about the safety of the covid shots in pregnant women
“This decision was based on one paper published on the 21st of April, featuring results from a ten-week trial for 127 participants (31). As it takes nine months for a baby to gestate, this was an inadequate timeframe for the CDC to make this judgement. In that study there were 104 spontaneous abortions, or miscarriages in the first two trimesters. This was 82% of the participants, whereas a typical human miscarriage rate is 10%.” (p.11)

“Of the 458 pregnant mothers for which Pfizer had case reports, 51 had spontaneous abortions, one an abortion, six had premature deliveries, two of which were fatal to the babies (36). From 215 cases of vaccine exposure via breastmilk, 41 adverse events resulted. Serious effects included anaphylaxis, strokes, seizures and respiratory arrest (37).” (p.12)

> misinformation about the effectiveness of the covid shots
“While initial trials of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines of Pfizer and Moderna recorded a reduction in severe COVID-19, they showed a higher all-cause mortality in the vaccinated group (Pfizer) or no all-cause mortality benefit (Moderna)” (p. 19)

> deception by omitting information about the adverse events associated with the covid shots
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Abir Ballan

@abirballan

Mar 25, 2024

HOW TO STOP WORRYING?

Three tactics to deal with worries that are outside your locus of control
1. cognitive defusion
2. scheduled worry time
3. mindfulness

(For worries that are within your locus of control, try brainstorming, problem solving, asking for advice, taking action)
@TherapyNutshell
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1. Practice cognitive defusion

LEAVES ON A STREAM: anchor your negative thoughts on leaves and watch them pass down a stream of water

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2. Schedule worry time:
Set a specific time in your schedule to worry for 15-30 minutes!! (choose a specific place for worrying)
Make a list of your worries as they arise during the day and redirect them to your scheduled worry time
This exercise helps set brain boundries. It helps your brain delay worrying and shift your attention back to what you need to do now.
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Abir Ballan

@abirballan

Feb 11, 2024

https://twitter.com/PiersRobinson1/status/1756596717938430317

I wish people would stop making ignorant comments about the Israeli-Palestinan crisis and would watch these presentations by five experts from different backgrounds shining a light on the underlying forces behind the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
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https://twitter.com/PiersRobinson1/status/1756596717938430317

Professor Richard Falk- International Law
@ 5:10
"All the evidence we have points to the fact that the October 7th Hamas attack served as a pretext for the completion of the Zionist project by the dispossession by Israelis of Palestinians living not only in Gaza but in the West Bank which has experienced unrestricted settler violence in this period and has suffered unusually severe casualties during this time."
"The claim of self-defence is particularly weak because Gaza and the West Bank are occupied territories and under the administrative responsibilities of Israel as the occupying power since 1967. Israel has not implemented the unanimous Security Council Resolution 242 back in 1967 which called upon it to withdraw to the 67 borders." Professor Richard Falk
An offender cannot claim self-defence.
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The undeclared objectives of the destruction of Gaza by Professor Atif Kubursi:
@ 37:52
1. The control of gas in the Levant Basin by Israel
2. Americans want an alternative to the Suez canal
3. Americans want an alternative to the Silk road: India-Dubai-Europe bypassing Iran, Syria and Egypt
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Abir Ballan

@abirballan

May 13, 2023

https://twitter.com/akheriaty/status/1656765208767987715

Lockdowns forced technology into schools at warp speed… online math homework, google classrooms, zoom parent-teacher meetings…
Lockdowns were necessary for wider market penetration of big tech into education
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https://twitter.com/akheriaty/status/1656765208767987715

It’s the dream of companies like Apple…
Does every child in primary school need to own an iPad to learn at school? Is this good for the child or for a apple?
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apple.com/ae/education/k…

Microsoft also has plans to transform education.
Technology is very important but how it’s used is critical.
Can parents know if their kids are doing their homework when they have to search for information on google or do their math homework online?
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microsoft.com/en-us/educatio…

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Abir Ballan

@abirballan

May 2, 2023

@HughMcC17126125

Some damning statistics in this summary by
@HughMcC17126125
Covid-19 policies caused great harm and policy makers should have known better and should be held accountable.
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ukcolumn.org/article/what-a…

Waiting list for care in the #UK
February 2020: 4.43 million people
February 2023: 7.22 million people
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bma.org.uk/advice-and-sup…

@HughMcC17126125

"The total number of children on NHS waiting lists has risen by almost 50 per cent in a year to a record high of 361,000" @HughMcC17126125
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telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/2…

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Abir Ballan

@abirballan

May 1, 2023

@P_McCulloughMD

State medical licensing: is it needed to ensure quality or is it a means of state control?
Given that many doctors during the pandemic who spoke against harmful covid measures were threatened to lose their license, this is an issue we ought to address...
@P_McCulloughMD
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Milton Friedman says: the Hippocratic oath was the 1st labour union agreement. He argues that labour union serve more established members of a union and controls entry of new members.
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For example:
In his opinion, minimum wage protects the union members from competition from the lower & lessor skilled workers (preventing their entry into the workforce & upward mobility). Such policies are done in the name of the poor but don't benefit them

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