Global Warming? Climate Change? “A Rose by any other Name Smells the Same”


Weird title? Weird times! Weird science! (Perhaps I mean a “skunk by any other name”?)

A selection of current WUWT posts, piling on the evidence of science being more important and stronger than rhetoric and propaganda.

Throwback Thursday: another failed “end of snow” climate prediction
Another proof of alarmist prediction being WRONG!

 

The Pause draws blood – A new record Pause length: no warming for 18 years 7 months

Highlights the manipulation of data to suit the agenda of the alarmists.

 

NOAA: Increased likelihood of below-normal Atlantic hurricane season

Proves that claims of serious weather pattern changes due to “warming” are not occurring at all!

 

Pocket-calculator climate model outperforms billion-dollar brains

Shows likelihood of alarmist computer models to be next to useless, not that we didn’t know that already.

 

HadCRUT4 joins the terrestrial temperature tamperers

More proof of “cooking the books”, hardly a scientific process!

 

‘Global warming the greatest scam in history’ claims founder of Weather Channel

John Coleman, who co-founded the Weather Channel, shocked academics by insisting the theory of man-made climate change was no longer scientifically credible.

 

 

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MSM To Pro-Vaxxers: Don’t Argue The Facts, Show Scary Pictures!


An ‘Activist Post’ article that deals with the human parameters, the attempts made to change the opinions of others, and the problems of people not understanding what they are being told. In other words “spin”, “cognitive dissonance” and perception.

Firstly, there are facts which most people can accept as such, then there is propaganda masquerading as fact, pushed by the MSM (Mainstream media), powered by the hugely powerful, “resourcefull” and generous pharmaceutical industry. [deliberate misspelling of ‘resourcefull’ to highlight the ‘fullness’ of the actual resouces].

When the propaganda is recognized for what it is, extreme efforts are apparently in order.

A pertinent extract:Kloger does make an important point though. Most “anti-vaxxers” are unconvinced when confronted with the typical pro-vaccine argument. But that is not because they are necessarily rigid of belief, it is mostly because the typical pro-vaccine argument tends to be baseless propaganda, rooted in rhetoric instead of science.” [My bold emphasis].

An example of this is born out in this extract:That’s a very noble goal, but it’s also one of the things that makes it so bloody hard to change their minds on the topic of vaccines. Public service campaigns don’t work; nor do one-on-one explanations of why the rumors about a vaccine-autism link are wrong. In some cases, there is even a backfire effect: the greater the effort expended to persuade the anti-vaxxers, the more convinced they become that they’re right.

Note his  – “why the rumors about a vaccine-autism link are wrong“. This is a great example showing their own errors and twisted logic, and why the so-called “antivaxxers” refuse to respond. In fact, his so-called “rumours” are actually scientific evidence to which he and the industry have shut their minds. Why should we not think we are right, when we are actually right?

A good place to reiterate the other misleading mistake ‘they’ make, is the inaccurate and derogatory “anti-vaxxer”. Very few of the criticizers seriously oppose all vaccinations, all the time. Only a large number of aspects are considered as dangerous and unnecessary.

Some, if not many, of the criticizers are medical professionals, doctors and nurses. Does that not say something important?

MSM To Pro-Vaxxers: Don’t Argue The Facts, Show Scary Pictures!

By Brandon TurbevilleThe Vaccine industry, Big Pharma, and the mainstream media have some advice for vaccine zealots attempting to bully parents questioning the safety or effectiveness of vaccines into changing their minds – Don’t argue the facts! Show scary pictures!

In what can only be described as an instruction manual as to how to shame, bully, and shout a person down who simply has a different take on the best and safest way to raise their children, it is clear that the religion of vaccines and “scientism” now has the hallmark of any faith determined to spread itself – the presence of evangelicals.

The new vaccine evangelical movement is being provided with a script sheet of what to say and what to avoid when attempting to convert others to their belief system. Like most religions, the goal among the leaders and the zealots is a world where differing modes of thought no longer exist and where other opinions no longer force them to question the way they view that world.

Articles like “How To Change An Anti-Vaxxer’s Mind” by Jeffrey Kloger of TIME, are a perfect example of the recent propaganda blitz coming from the mainstream media. Kloger’s article is being quickly copied and rewritten in mainstream media outlets all across the country with the real vitriol being found in the more trendy hipster markets.

The recent propaganda push is being based upon a study by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It’s not certain exactly how much time and effort was put into the study to discover what most undergraduate marketing students and any remotely successful politician, salesman, or sociopath already knows – that scary pictures are more effective at convincing hordes of people of an idea (true or false) than facts, reasoning, or logic.

 In other words, the study and the mainstream media have determined that it is best to go after the emotional vulnerabilities of those who are either under-researched, on the fence, or who have been subjected to bullying and social pressure since hipsters and the cool kids realized it was the “in” thing this year to attack “anti-vaxxers.”

Consider the passage by Jeffrey Kloger of TIME who writes,

That’s a very noble goal, but it’s also one of the things that makes it so bloody hard to change their minds on the topic of vaccines. Public service campaigns don’t work; nor do one-on-one explanations of why the rumors about a vaccine-autism link are wrong. In some cases, there is even a backfire effect: the greater the effort expended to persuade the anti-vaxxers, the more convinced they become that they’re right.

So it’s extremely good news that researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign may at last have come up with a way to cut through the misinformation and get the truth across: Don’t just tell parents to vaccinate their children, show them what happens if they don’t.

In other words: Don’t argue with them! Just show scary pictures! The hope is to catch someone unaware, in a weakened state, or someone who is unfortunately not as well-versed on the subject.

Of course, if you can’t convince someone by providing facts, logic, and reasoning there is always the chance that the person is irrational. But there is also the very real chance that they are quite lucid and that you, in fact, armed with all your talking points, media-induced outrage, and perceived intellectual superiority, are simply wrong.

Kloger does make an important point though. Most “anti-vaxxers” are unconvinced when confronted with the typical pro-vaccine argument. But that is not because they are necessarily rigid of belief, it is mostly because the typical pro-vaccine argument tends to be baseless propaganda, rooted in rhetoric instead of science. As for the social aspect, if “anti-vaxxers” didn’t abandon their beliefs when the first few waves of obnoxious Big-Pharma propaganda came blasting through the airwaves, they are generally not impressed when their friends, family, or even complete strangers take it upon themselves to give them a regurgitation of the talking points they heard about vaccines on NPR, CNN, or read in TIME magazine.

After all, social shaming and bullying – if one’s opinions are strong enough – tend to produce the opposite of the desired effect.

This idea of showing scary pictures, however, is not just a rudimentarily effective propaganda method, it can also be quite dangerous, particularly when the scary pictures are being broadcast over every outlet in the mainstream media.

Take the spate of articles posted in the New York Times, for example. Propaganda narratives like “My Patient Doesn’t ‘Do’ Vaccines,” “The Dangers Of Vaccine Denial,” “A Discredited Vaccine Study’s Continuing Impact On Public Health,” are all aimed at painting the science surrounding the numerous demonstrations of vaccine dangers as pseudo-science and parents who question the safety of vaccines as delusional, obsessive, Luddites. They are designed to produce a false consensus within society that vaccines are safe and effective. Basically, they are designed to create a self-fulfilling prophecy – if enough people read the propaganda and believe it, particularly if they think the majority of others believe it, the victim population will come to believe the propaganda.

Now, apparently, the New York Times and its ilk will be sharing scary pictures to go along with their tripe.

Of course, we all know what happened the last time the New York Times posted scary pictures and emotional words. Maybe one day we will finally leave Iraq….

Image credit: farsight 3

Recently from Brandon Turbeville:

Brandon Turbeville is an author out of Florence, South Carolina. He has a Bachelor’s Degree from Francis Marion University and is the author of six books, Codex Alimentarius — The End of Health Freedom, 7 Real ConspiraciesFive Sense Solutions and Dispatches From a Dissident, volume 1 and volume 2, and The Road to Damascus: The Anglo-American Assault on Syria. Turbeville has published over 500 articles dealing on a wide variety of subjects including health, economics, government corruption, and civil liberties. Brandon Turbeville’s podcast Truth on The Tracks can be found every Monday night 9 pm EST at UCYTV.  He is available for radio and TV interviews. Please contact activistpost (at) gmail.com. 

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Massive strike hits Aussie airports as Abbott plans pay cuts for customs and immigration staff


Unrest at the airports points to extreme government attacks on wages and conditions for these workers.
Each day Tony Abbott’s actions seem to move closer to dictatorship and lack of respect and obligation to Australian citizens.
Will the people remember these things come the next election?

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Vaccines – The Good, Bad and the Very Ugly!


This issue, as I said recently, needs to be highlighted as a global threat, one which people can understand, if they want to, and act on. Again, if they want to.

(Other global threats such as “terrorism” and “climate change” are beyond our personal abilities to fully understand and certainly to individually tackle).

The vaccination issue, however, presents ample opportunity for both individual understanding and participation. That works both ways – if, after reasonable attempts at educating oneself, a decision to support (or not), you and your kids being vaccinated, is in your control. Well, in a sensible world, that would be the case.

To remove parental choice is a very serious action, to do so when valid doubts, to say the least, are evident, flies in the face of commonsense, decency and humanity.

Many laws which are restrictive in some way, for example, for vehicle seat belts and against excessive road speeds, can be accepted as a mandatory on the basis that much good is a valid expectation and any inconveniences are minor.

These criteria are not met in the mandatory vaccination case, as clearly exampled here. The ‘good’ is conditional, damage is being done!

From ‘VacTruth‘, two information sources that tell us that all is not well in the vaccine industry or the political agenda area.crying-child

  1. Difficult to fault Robert F. Kennedy Jnr, as an information source. (Article by Christina England).

Profit over Safety – Centers for Disease Control Names 271 New Vaccinations

In a recent article published by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., titled Children at Risk – Vaccines, Government & Big Pharma’s Dirty Money, [1] he highlighted the fact that every vaccine introduced to the vaccine schedule guarantees its manufacturer millions of customers, increasing vaccine revenue by billions of dollars. However, it appears that a minimum of 56 doses of 14 vaccinations before the age of eighteen is not quite lucrative enough for the pharmaceutical industry, as according to Mr. Kennedy’s research, the CDC has 271 new vaccinations under development in the hopes that vaccine revenues will reach a staggering $100 billion by 2025.

Kennedy called the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “a cesspool of corruption, mismanagement and dysfunction,” making it crystal clear to readers that financial gain fueled their decision making.

Read the complete article, where he convincingly supports his accusations, (here).

2. Another compelling article, from the ‘Vactruth’ Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/vaccinetruth/posts/10153152459157989:0

Update! *Pertussis Vaccine is Causing Pertusses*
http://bit.ly/1GD7lvI

Date: Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 9:00 AM
To: Melissa_Fett@roberts.senate.gov

Hi Melissa,
We met in Washington on June 4 of this year to discuss the potential to get a Senate hearing on the falsified case definition of Lyme disease, which is likely causing thousands of Kansans to go undiagnosed and untreated. Today I have an even more urgent issue.

The current pertussis outbreak in Kansas caught my eye, as it has been reported that 100% of the pertussis cases occurred in previously vaccinated individuals.This is a clear indication that something may be wrong with the vaccine, and I find it particularly curious that this outbreak is happening during the time of year when kids are getting their back-to-school vaccines.

Here is the article that caught my eye:
http://www.inquisitr.com/…/reno-countys-relentless-whoopin…/

“Reno County health officials are looking into over 70 cases of suspected whooping cough and have urged every single resident who has been coughing for more than two weeks to get checked by their doctor. Reno County, Kansas is not the only area of the country dealing with a surge in pertussis lately; cases have been climbing in recent years. On July 27, KWCH reported that the health department reported that all of the confirmed cases were people who were fully vaccinated, mirroring the initial outbreak that occurred at a high school in Falmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts last fall and other pockets of outbreaks around the country.”

Now, you may recall what we said about the Lyme vaccine having had a component that is immunosuppressive. In technical terms, it is a TLR2 agonist, or a fungal-type antigen. What these antigens do is cause an initial cytokine storm, which is then down-regulated by the immune system to prevent death from sepsis. Here is a published research article http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25353353 I found yesterday which says that,

“Filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA) is a major adhesion and virulence factor of Bordetella pertussis and also a main component of acellular pertussis vaccines.”

and,

“Native FHA was found to strongly stimulate TLR2, but not TLR4 or TLR5 transfected cells. Among recombinant FHA fragments only the fragment spanning amino acid residues 1544-1917 was able to exhibit the TLR2 stimulating property of FHA. Interaction of FHA with TLR2 suggests its involvement in induction of the innate immune system against Bordetella pertussis.”

So, you can imagine my alarm at realizing that the current pertussis vaccines are exhibiting the exact same mechanism as the LYMErix vaccine which was pulled from the market in 2001. Substantial research exists to support this mechanism, and is available to the general public. What this means to us right now is that the Tdap and Dtap vaccines do not prevent illness, and are actually causing more illness, as well as permanent immunosuppression.

Since people are so passionate on both sides of the vaccine debate, I can understand how the Senator may be reluctant to appear to take sides. However, these particular vaccines containing acellular pertussis can be conclusively shown to cause harm. I ask that immediate action be taken to stop administration of these vaccines before more children are made ill.

Thank you,
Jennifer Lyme

vactruth.com's photo.

One more thing, and there are so many. To throw in one of my favourite questions, to which no-one has yet commented, what I consider is one of the most damning indictments on the high risk issues, that is recommended by the pharmaceutical industry, approved by the “watch-dog’ authorities, not questioned by doctors and apparently ignored by nursing staff etc.,

“Why, if in the case of all ingested medicines, recommended doses are regulated by either age or body weight, but in the case of vaccines, dosages are the same from prem babies, [2kg] (subject to some criteria), right through to fully grown adolescents, say 70Kg? Why? I ask.

Reference https://tgrule.com/2014/07/27/vaccine-product-inserts/

Merck – RECOMBIVAX HB is a vaccine indicated for prevention of infection
caused by all known subtypes of hepatitis B virus.

“2.1 Dosage and Schedule RECOMBIVAX HB:
Persons from birth through 19 years of age: A series of 3 doses (0.5 mL each) given on a 0-, 1-, and 6-month schedule.”
[What do readers think about a newborn baby receiving the same dose as a 19 year old adult?]
“5.3 Infants Weighing Less Than 2000 g
Hepatitis B vaccination should be delayed until 1 month of age or hospital discharge in infants weighing <2000 g if the mother is documented to be HBsAg negative at the time of the infant’s birth.”
[What do readers think about this criteria? Firstly, less than 2000gm – delay vaccination, 2010gm – apparently ok. Secondly, if mother not HBsAg negative, apparently no minimum weight limitation]

 

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The Economic Hitmen


Really Good! Simple, Clear, Concise and absolutely Spot On!

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Opinion: How Australian government and media benefits from the Sydney Siege


Having just become aware of the ‘Tott News’ blog per the last post, I discover this article providing detail coverage of the background aspects of the Lindt Cafe siege incident.
The incident was always open to critical thinking and suspicion. For all the reasons presented in the article, it is appropriate for this to have greater exposure and critical consideration by the general public.
It is a matter of “connecting the dots”, to begin to understand the bigger picture surrounding all individual events.
This opinion piece makes good sense and provides a useful basis for Australian public awareness.

TOTT News

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Tony Abbott and his wife Margie at the memorial service. Photo: Malaysian Insider

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the nation was stopped as a reported 16 hour siege in the heart of Sydney’s CBD by Muslim Cleric, Man Haron Monis came to an end with police fatally engaging the suspect holding 17 hostages in Lindt Cafe. The aftermath has left a country in shock, and left most in disbelief at the startling narrative that has unfolded right before our eyes.

Indeed, to the credit of the Australian public, an unbreakable show of unity has prevailed through this shocking event; through the fear and through the attempted division – reminding us all of the strength we have when we are united as one.

However, as Ethan Nash examines in the following opinion piece, the mainstream media and government establishments are once again using fear-mongering, sensationalism, bias reporting and emotional…

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New Australian law allows forced vaccinations, quarantine or jail to ‘prevent the spread of disease’


A Draconian and /or Orwellian step backwards for Australia.

The government expects the human control orders to be “seldom used”

Let’s hope so!

One section of the legislation that has civil liberty campaigners questioning the authoritarian approach of the new legislation, is the section that pertains to burden of proof in suspected cases – both relating to human health and agriculture. The Bill outlines a reversing the legality surrounding burden of proof, placing it in the hands of the defendant, as opposed to the traditional approach of the prosecution.

Of course, all incidents might turn out to be just and fair. That would, however, fly in the face of current evidence of what happens in many other countries.
Hoping that Australia sets a good example.
Perhaps a forlorn hope, given the current push for unjustified mandatory vaccinations.

TOTT News

1000Biosecurity researchers inside a laboratory in Geelong. Photo: CSIRO/AAP

Individuals suspected of having a serious contagious disease could face five years in prison if they defy orders to stay at home – including forced vaccinations, searches without a warrant and more – according to new legislation passed into Australian law.

The Biosecurity Bill 2014 cleared parliament yesterday, and is aimed at ‘preventing’ the spread of diseases, such as Ebola, in human populations and agriculture, despite having no confirmed cases of the outbreak in Australia.

The government expects the human control orders to be ‘seldom used’, but believes they are important to manage serious communicable diseases, especially in light of the recent Ebola epidemic.

An article from The Guardian reads:

New human biosecurity control orders enable a health department official to force anyone with signs or symptoms of a listed disease to isolate themselves or face arrest.

The director of human…

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The Gore effect continues…down under


Thank you WUWT, for this timely reminder about global temperature reality.
It would be interesting to know just what updating he sees appropriate for his misleading film. It certainly needs it in order to correct its fallacies. Ref:
http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/environment/gore.html
A film that would be better named “A Convenient Untruth”.
Remember it was classified as misleading, in UK, by the education legal system.

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WiFi Backlash Trend Accelerating


Can’t think of a better combo – coffee, books and no RF radiation.

(Perhaps a glass of red and a cheese plate?)

Stop Smart Meters Australia

Cafe owners in Sydney are realizing that “Free WiFi” comes at a cost. As The Syndey Morning Herald reports, cafes are starting to limit or ban WiFi so that people will actually have real interactions. It’s economic too – allowing one customer to purchase a $3 coffee and take up a table for five for hours on end is simply not good business practice.

As the health effects of microwave radiation come into the mainstream, this trend will only accelerate. WiFi will become just like smoking – once a ubiquitous presence in all cafes/restaurants and now something that is socially unacceptable.

You can read the full article here:

“The love affair between coffee shops and laptop-wielding customers may be dying out as coffee shop owners revolt against Sydneysiders’ demand to be wired up.

Wi-Fi backlash is a trend accelerating among coffee shops, bars and restaurants, where a failure to see the benefits of…

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A co-founder of Greenpeace tells the truth on CO2


More evidence that CO2 is not causing a climate problem.
That it is, is an unsustainable theory, leaving us with the fact that the IPCC and its servants are creating a destructive civilization scenario, based on a fallacy.

A related article, “The Progressive Increase of the Urban Heat Island’s Influence on Temperature Records“,  adds significant evidence of the unsupportable science adopted by the alarmist group. Not to mention the poor application, or perhaps misapplication of data.

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