In today's US CITIES deemed FOREIGN ECONOMIC ZONES the use of these public surveillance structures to include LOUD SPEAKERS are falling into the hands of CITY COUNCIL---MAYOR and their political machines, but these public surveillance are controlled by HOMELAND SECURITY.  When I say I hear FEEDBACK from public surveillance, it is those LOUD SPEAKERS I am hearing outside----

If we continue to allow MOVING FORWARD what is today's city governance structure with people from our city or living there-----will disappear.  In colonialism, AVATARS being global 2% will be using those public surveillance including LOUD SPEAKERS ----in a totalitarian society.  Sorry, no global banking 5% freemason/Greek player/pols chasing me around the city making NASTY comments about me on these LOUD SPEAKERS to anyone near me.


'Homeland Security streetlights include surveillance cameras ...www.naturalnews.com/034045_

Big_Brother... Homeland Security streetlights include surveillance cameras and loud speakers'.


So, who will be shouting through those LOUD SPEAKERS telling people what to SAY, THINK, DO, WHO TO TALK TO OR NOT?

THAT WOULD BE GLOBAL ONE WORLD ONE GOVERNANCE for only the global 1%.  Most likely it will be AVATARS tied to artificial intelligence.  NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG along with 5% freemason/Greek players will be UNDER THE BUS.

'Tito and his comrades set up KGB style police units in the former Yugoslavia (UDBA and OZNA). These organisations conducted political repression on a grand scale'.

TITO when installed by global banking 1% OLD WORLD KINGS to be that brutal MARXIST dictator-----killed sovereign MEDIA outlets and installed lots of SURVEILLANCE including LOUD SPEAKERS to shout down at people what they were supposed to do.

YOU MEAN AS IS HAPPENING HERE IN BALTIMORE?  ABSOLUTELY.

We spoke of the novel MY STRUGGLE rehabilitating HITLER----when we GOOGLE other fascists from WW2 era we see articles as well saying THOSE GUYS WERE NOT SO BAD and yet we have several decades of history telling us how bad they were.



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Titoism and Totalitarianism


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This article is about Titoism, the former Yugoslavia and its relationship with Totalitarianism. Titoism and Totalitarianism [1] are political ideologies that dominated the history of Communist Yugoslavia.[2][3][4] Titoism as a ideology emerged after the Soviet Union expelled Yugoslavia from the Cominform (Communist Information Bureau) and was named after the Dictator Josip Broz Tito. A single party, the Communist Party of Yugoslavia and its leader Josip Broz Tito, ruled the country.[5][6][7] It was a Totalitarian political system. Josip Broz was a member of the infamous Soviet Police-NKVD and the Soviet Communist Party. The NKVD executed the rule of terror and political repression in and out of the Soviet Union.[8] Tito and his comrades set up KGB style police units in the former Yugoslavia (UDBA[9][10][11] and OZNA). These organisations conducted political repression on a grand scale.[12][13] The regime relaxed its authoritarian rule [14] from the 1960s onwards, although the former Yugoslavia always remained a totalitarian dictatorship and a single-party state.




Revolutionary totalitarianism, pragmatic socialism, transition. Volume One, Tito's Yugoslavia, stories untold


Author: Gorana Ognjenovic; Jasna Jozelic; Palgrave Macmillan (Firm), Publisher: New York, New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016] ©2016

This book, the first of two volumes, challenges decades of superficial and selective rhetoric about Tito's Yugoslavia. The essays explore some of the gaps in the existing descriptions of the country that have existed for decades.


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Here we see what I call FAKE REVOLUTION---OUR REVOLUTION Bernie Sanders et al trying to install that global corporate MARXIST FASCISM which as say has NOTHING to do with LEFT SOCIALISM/COMMUNISM. It's simply global banking 1% being brutal and restructuring sovereign societal structures. BERNIE et al are being touted as PRAGMATIC DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS-----Clinton neo-liberals were touted as PRAGMATIC LIBERALS------neither being ACTUAL left liberals or left communists/socialists


We mention this in a week's discussion of MEDIA PUBLIC POLICY because these totalitarian structures do not allow free press----open media outlets and sources. They use only SURVEILLANCE structures to communicate much being that LOUD SPEAKER. Back in the day these communications would arrive by airplane dropping leaflets.


We appreciate this CATHOLIC description which is accurate------although these brutal MARXIST regimes are installed by OLD WORLD KINGS KNIGHTS OF MALTA---TRIBE OF JUDAH.  There are no doubt a 99% of REAL Catholic and Jewish citizens who know this.

YOUTH GROUPS, SCHOOLS, AND MEDIA ARE FIRST TO GO IN MOVING FORWARD TO FAR-RIGHT WING GLOBAL CORPORATE FASCISM----

That is what CLINTON/BUSH/OBAMA has installed in HOMELAND SECURITY public surveillance structures.  As we see, these PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE LOUD SPEAKERS become the only MEDIA our 99% WE THE PEOPLE have access.

Who installed HITLER, STALIN, TITO-----OLD WORLD KINGS KNIGHTS OF MALTA---TRIBE OF JUDAH.  who dies in these manufactured civil unrest civil wars?  Hundreds of millions of CATHOLIC citizens----tens of millions of JEWISH citizens as well as PROTESTANTS, MUSLIM, AND HINDI-BUDDHIST. 

NO ONE WINS accept global banking 1%.


COMMONER CORE anyone? Selling OUR REVOLUTION MARXISM as LEFT social democracy-----this is FASCIST control of media.

Totalitarian Media

By
John Paul Meenan, Editor
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December 6, 2018


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There are two primary things that totalitarian regimes seek to control, and whose take-over are themselves a sign of creeping totalitarianism in any society: The first is education, and the younger they get access to our minds, the better. The second is the media, newspapers and radio, and, now the vast ethereal space known as the Internet.


The reason is rather simple: Media and education are the primary means we access the truth, and, as tyrants as far back as Plato have known, it is far easier to control people from within – by domineering their thoughts, even such that they don’t even they’re being manipulated – than from without, using such clumsy tools as armies and police, clubs and tear gas – even if they be there, in full force, as back-up, in case interior control fails in some cases. As I wrote not long ago, commenting on Josef Pieper, authoritarian power is most effectively consolidated through control of ‘language’, in all that implies, in what is – or allowed to be – said or even thought.



Over the past few decades here in Canada, the government has gained an almost total hegemony in the educational sphere, from kindergarten to post-doctoral fellowships, almost all of it government funded and overseen by anonymous bureaucrats, hiding behind an alphabet soup of various acronyms: OECTA, EFFTO, OSSTF, PEQAB, AUCC. There are still a few private schools here and there – those free of such state control, or at least of their meretricious purse strings – few and far between, almost all beleaguered and underfunded. There are some exclusive elementary and high schools for the rich and elite, who disdain the inferior public education they keep most firmly in existence for the plebes and hoi polloi.




The minds of almost every Canadian alive and active today – some of those well into older age have escaped – has been almost completely formed by such faceless public agencies, from the dawn of reason until, in many cases, the dawn of middle age.



That’s bad enough. But what of after class hours? And what of their life beyond the unhallowed halls of academe, into the bright light of what used to be called the real world? What if – perish the thought – some uncomfortable truths inconsistent with the State agenda should somehow find a way into their brains?


Hence, from the totalitarian perspective, news and information must also be strictly regulated, as Orwell presciently warned in his 1984 dystopia. We have a sort of ‘ministry of truth’ that goes by the acronym of the CBC – more or less a glee club for the Liberal party and their particular pet ideologies – every morning, and I scarcely exaggerate, I hear a story of global warming, the most recent one that eating a meal uses more carbon than driving to the next town over.  And this agency is currently funded to the tune of about one billion tax dollars per annum – but that now seems not enough.



Hence, you may have read recently that under the aegis of supporting the beleaguered media industry which has dropped precipitously in subscribers – especially newspapers and their on-line editions – Prime Minister Trudeau has announced a bailout package to the tune of $600 million, effectively nationalizing nearly the entire mainstream media, forcing us to pay for ‘news’ that we neither need nor want, news that will now be dependent – like education – on the support of government, and therefore, likely continue to shape opinions in the ‘Liberal’ direction, and all this, conveniently enough, in an election year.



Ponder that: A billion and a half of your own dollars. Are we supposed to pay for subscriptions on top of this, if you would even want to?


Keep in mind that the news is not just news, but includes all the commentaries, interviews, questions, answers, which will all be vetted, to ensure they skew in the right direction.


Freedom of the press, as well as education, has been a bedrock of any functioning and free society. As de Tocqueville presciently warned, one of the primary tasks of a free citizenry is to keep their government in check, for power tends to metastasize, to gather ever-more power, and usually not in beneficial directions. The press – which in some way includes all of us, at least as readers, if not writers – should speak, proclaim and witness to the truth, with various points of view vigorously debated in the public arena, while holding the feet of those who wield public authority to the fire – metaphorically speaking. They must not be allowed to hide behind an impenetrable wall of doublespeak.


Chesterton warned of the subtle power of the media complex – and he had no idea of the umbilical ubiquity of ‘smart’ phones – which does not begin with outright lies and coercive censorship – even if they often get there eventually – but just by ignoring uncomfortable truths, by focusing only on those stories or images that fit their preconceived and dearly held ‘values’, all interpreted for you, free of charge, so you hardly notice. They will decide what you see and hear, what is good and evil, what is important, and what is not, and what it means to be sane, and what, insane, to belong, and to be shunned.


This, dear reader, is unhealthy and incestuous, the government funding media, which in turn supports the government, with the result that the truth that might set us free is hidden and obscured.



If you have a few spare moments today – and most of us do – read over Plato’s allegory of the cave, which sounds as though he were writing for 2018.


Allow me to wax anti-Lennon – if not anti-Lenin – in a more Catholic, theistic mode:


As a thought experiment – a future eutopia, if you will – imagine if the CBC suddenly turned around, its eyes – and by that I mean those of all the producers, commentators, anchors and reporters – opened to recognizing the truth, of such things as abortion for the horror that it is.



If they condemned those three physicians – at Sick Kids Hospital – calling for child euthanasia, comparing them to the Nazi psychiatrists whose euthanasia program laid the rotten seeds of the ‘final solution’.


Imagine they spoke of drug use, sodomy, pornography and even masturbation as degrading habits that rot one’s brain and psyche.



Imagine if they spoke of transgenderism as a psychiatric disorder, and the subsequent ‘sex change transitioning’ as grievous hormonal and surgical mutilation.



Imagine they portrayed the Church in a more positive light, as the pillar and bulwark of the truth, which still shines behind the scandals.


Imagine they spoke of saints and pioneers, of those who built this nation on the bedrock of faith and family.
Imagine if they had a series on the glories of marriage and domestic life, of hearth and home, of productive work and the spiritual fecundity of consecrated and single life.



Imagine if they prayed the Angelus before the news.
It’s not that hard, if you try.
Of course, we do have some media sites that do speak of such things, but they are not going to see a cent – sorry, a nickel – of that Trudeaupian $600 million. Rather, they will continue, along with their analogous private schools, to hobble along, underfunded, underappreciated and even derided by so many, even within the Church.



Now, such sites are being shut out by Facebook and Google, who will conveniently filter what truths get by the State’s so-far passive censorship.



There is a bright side: Like love, the more difficult it is to find the truth, the more we may appreciate it. Christ never said getting to heaven would be easy, and the pearl of great price is often hidden in a field full of duplicitous weeds. Once we find it, not only should we rejoice, but like Plato’s philosopher – to say nothing of Christ’s Apostles – we should lead as many as we can to that same treasure, even if we die in the doing.

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REAL LEFT SOCIAL PROGRESSIVES have been shouting since CLINTON era 1990s that this is what was MOVING FORWARD.  Why am I being HIT with illegal surveillance and made black market PORN by NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG criminal sex trade PORN MULES?  Because I am an ALL-AMERICAN political activist. 

My case is being made VERY PUBLIC not only as POLITICAL PAYBACK----but, global banking 1% want to TEST this LOUD SPEAKER and CHATTER as that global corporate FASCIST tool.  Every media outlet has hired only far-right wing global banking 5% freemason/Greek players who DON'T CARE----who DO AS THEY ARE TOLD ---and this is why are US MEDIA is completely FAKE NEWS.

'Exceptionally so. Totalitarian regimes usually control all media and information and severely curtail freedom of speech and of the press'.

This is one reason I have decided to be VERY PUBLIC about all this HITTING happening to me.  It is meant to describe the operational structures and tools today being TESTED and DEVELOPED----but not yet fully functional.

When I call 5% freemason/Greek players POD PEOPLE because they seem to receive via telecommunications all that they are meant to SAY, DO along with that LOUD SPEAKER system PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE----we eliminate completely a sovereign FREE PRESS/MEDIA.



How effective are/were propaganda in totalitarian regimes?

Charlene Dargay, former propagandist / corporate speechwriter


Updated May 22 2016



·Exceptionally so.



Totalitarian regimes usually control all media and information and severely curtail freedom of speech and of the press. Such regimes make use of propaganda to achieve support for and perceptions about the success of their plans and programs. (Totalitarian programs somehow never fail, at least not as long as the regime is in power.)



People growing up / living in such places have (or had, pre-Internet) few, if any, other sources of news and information beyond what the state told them. They became conditioned to believe. Most such regimes also had a “secret police” spying on citizens, severely curtailing speech and information exchange. People had pretty much no choice but to believe what they were told, except in cases when the reality of life contradicted the propaganda.


North Korea is a present-day example of a totalitarian regime that tightly controls all information to its people. Nazi Germany is the archetype totalitarian regime that (unfortunately for the German people and the world) made highly effective use of propaganda. Joseph Goebbels was minister of propaganda for the Third Reich, a brilliant practitioner who chose to subvert his talents by propagating evil. The German film maker Leni Riefenstahl directed several highly influential and innovative propaganda films for Hitler, including “Triumph of the Will” about the 1934 Nazi Party rally at Nurenberg, and "Olympia" about the 1936 Berlin Olympics. (Both films are available on DVD and You Tube)


However, keep in mind that every type of government, economic system, and religion also uses propaganda; they just don't call it "propaganda." All forms of marketing, advertising, and "public relations" are propaganda -- the purpose is to shape your perception of corporations and brands, and to persuade you to buy their products versus competitors', or to gain support for a position or agenda they advocate.



The difference is that in a non-totalitarian system, such as a democracy, people have access to a wide range and variety of sources, information -- such as the Internet -- is not severely restricted, and individuals are free to discuss, debate, and have an opinion about pretty much anything. We can choose what data to accept or reject; we can learn about competing points of view and weigh the evidence. We are free to make up their own minds.

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We have shouted against social media as having TEMPORARY media structure goals.  SOCIAL MEDIA was designed to consolidate all media communications onto an INTERNET which can be controlled at the drop of a hat.  FREE PRESS media is not able to be controlled centrally.  An installed DICTATOR after sacking and looting of a sovereign nation could not eliminate or control a nation's FREE PRESS voice if not for this movement onto INTERNET.

MEDIA ON INTERNET IS NOT THE ONLY SOURCE---OR THE GREATEST SOURCE OF FAKE NEWS----THAT GREATEST AND MOST POWERFUL SOURCE IS OUR US MAIN STREAM MEDIA OUTLET.

Supposedly, these social media and the INTERNET OF EVERYTHING was to be SUPER-DUPER DEMOCRAT---opening media and thought to everyone.  If one knows the goals of MOVING FORWARD ONE WORLD ONE MEDIA VOICE-----one knows that was never the goal of placing all POPULIST media onto the INTERNET.

CLINTON/BUSH/OBAMA NEO-LIBERALS AND NEO-CONS now say----we want all that DEMOCRATIZING SOCIAL MEDIA SILENCED----we will simply call it FAKE NEWS.

No one is more raging global banking 1% Clinton neo-liberal than CANADA'S TRUDEAU.  He is not working to bring REAL INFORMATION to our 99% of WE THE PEOPLE.

The same CLINTON/BUSH/OBAMA having killed our strongest in world history US free press and journalism are now CHAMPIONS of rooting out FAKE NEWS.

SOROS and OPEN SOCIETY is simply the same global banking 1% OLD WORLD KINGS------in this case---TRIBE OF JUDAH-----not fighting against this media as propaganda.

Is Social Media the New Totalitarianism?


It is popular to criticize the major social media giants—Google, Facebook, Twitter—for their impact on people’s minds, and the proliferation of unwanted ideologies.

Both liberals and conservatives are concerned about the amount of “fake news” gobbled up by gullible social media users ready to be entrapped by clickbait.


Facebook has been conducting, ever more publicly since the 2016 election season, a vigorous campaign to screen content for factual reliability. Twitter recently changed its guidelines for verified users to include measurement of offline behavior, so they could have a reason to block users associated with radical right-wing groups. Google has been leading the charge for diversity in the workplace, LGBTQ rights, and very recently along with Facebook implemented in-house rules for dating in order to support the #MeToo campaign.



Nevertheless, the tech giants continue to attract international scrutiny and criticism. Just in the past few days, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Facebook that unless it fixes its “fake news” problems soon, it will face direct government regulation from Ottawa. But others have identified what they believe is a deeper problem with the very nature of global social networks.



A few weeks ago, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, George Soros stated that he believed the behavior of the giant tech companies, like Facebook and Google, was “monopolistic,” and dominating the distribution of information in society. Not only were they suffocating public discourse, he argued, but they encouraged patterns of addiction in their users, and “are inducing people to give up their autonomy.” Without the freedom of mind enabled by the free distribution of ideas, people are easily manipulated, and Soros sees in the near future an alliance between such data monopolies and authoritarian states, resulting in “a web of totalitarian control the likes of which not even Aldous Huxley or George Orwell could have imagined.” Ironically, Soros’s proposed solution to assuage such fears was increased government regulation over the content distributed by the social media giants, which John Cassidy in The New Yorker, rightly I believe, identifies as “optimistic,” at the very least.


I fear that it would be glib to simply respond that in a free market, people are free to choose their means of disseminating information, and that the current market has overwhelmingly chosen three companies to do so. Soros has a point: Facebook, Twitter, and Google have made the dissemination of lies easier than ever before in human history. Every media source in the past has been liable to government censorship and manipulation; why should we not fear such control now?



I have two simple observations. Firstly, the proliferation of fake news is not a problem created by the social media giants themselves, but simply a fact of human corruption. The faster words move, the faster lies move. When the printing press was invented, all of Europe could spread information faster and more efficiently than ever before, and with it came lies, rumors, fake scandals, and libel of all sorts. Ironically, this presented more challenges to authoritarian states than at any previous point in history, as the printing press enabled the Protestant Reformation, and the later Enlightenment, to rapidly propagate their ideas across western civilization, quickly sparking massive political restructuring, and previously unknown individual freedoms.



Secondly, we need to make sure we are asking the right questions when we judge the value of Facebook, Twitter, and Google as distributors of information. The social media giants themselves would like to see themselves as passive, unbiased platforms which other people use to spread information. Concerned social commentators like Soros want us to simply accept their status as the new public square, and subject them to public regulation accordingly.



At the end of the day, we are asking a very fundamental question. What is the public square? What is public discourse? And is it the responsibility of the state to maintain the standards or quality of public discourse? I believe most of us would like to say that what happens on Facebook is public discourse, but are we willing to conclude that Facebook then is the new public square? Or is it a private space maintained by Facebook, as we are led to believe by the fact that we have to sign a terms of service agreement with Facebook in order to use the platform? We cannot respond adequately to the criticisms of Soros and others, or accurately measure the cultural effects of social media, until we grapple with these questions.

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THE MARGINS----in this case a NEW YORK TIMES tells us the margins-----are WORLD SOCIALIST.  We have discussed often how WORLD WORKERS----same as WORLD SOCIALISTS work for WORLD BANK/IMF/global corporations-----they are not LEFT ----BUT FAR-RIGHT GLOBAL CORPORATE FASCISM.

Below we see this article pretends GOOGLE is attacking WORLD SOCIALIST. 

GOOGLE is indeed the FAKE NEWS central.  These SEARCH ENGINES control all information our 99% of citizens receive when they search and as we say we are seeing less and less REAL LEFT SOCIAL PROGRESSIVE articles---we are seeing more and more REVISED HISTORY articles such as TITO really wasn't that bad.

'Google had stopped redirecting search queries to the site. He discovered that the top search terms that once brought people to the World Socialist Web Site were now coming up empty.

“This is not an accident,” Mr. North said. “This is some form of deliberate intervention.”'

CNN morning news had a few days ago an interview with GOOGLE'S owner BRIN-------and CNN will work with GOOGLE to root out FAKE NEWS. 


Okay, Google: How Do You Prepare A Country For Totalitarianism?

thefederalist.com/2017/08/09/hey-google-how-do...


Google is doing its part. To be ready for dictatorship, people have to embrace its habits and practices voluntarily, or at least show little resistance. our latest


Google Groupthink Is the Gateway to Totalitarianism - The ...www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2017/08/10/google...



Google Groupthink Is the Gateway to Totalitarianism. Another Google employee said, “Google is run like a religious cult. Conform and carry out the rituals, and you’ll be rewarded and praised; ask any uncomfortable questions or offend the wrong people, and the threats and public shaming will be swift and ruthless.




Nicholas Stix, Uncensored: Google's Totalitarian Model



nicholasstixuncensored.blogspot.com/2018/01/...



Google is a private company and can create its own little enclave of mandatory wokeness if it likes, Damore’s lawsuit notwithstanding. The problem is that Googlers are not content to keep this ideological policing within their own walls.



Totalitarianism - definition of totalitarianism by The Free


...www.thefreedictionary.com/totalitarianism



1. a system of highly centralized government in which one political party or group takes control and grants neither recognition nor tolerance to other political groups. 2. autocracy in one of its several varieties. 3. the character or traits of an autocratic or authoritarian individual, party, government, or state. — totalitarian, n., adj.



Google's Totalitarian Search Engine


- YouTubewww.youtube.com/watch?v=hIQavUQUG7E




Right before your very eyes, a counter government is forming. Basing its control of your fellow citizens on content guidelines, vague hate speech penalization, and an emerging social credit system ...





Google The Totalitarian? | The Precursor Blog by Scott Cleland


www.precursorblog.com/?q=content/google-the-totalitarian



Google's rapidly increasing power over the world's information, info-commerce, and Internet users, combined with its no-permission-required cultural ethos, appears to be morphing into a pseudo-totalitarian world view where Google will always push the envelope to be the ultimate authority, until some other authority forcefully pushes back.

We do not go to the #1 TOTALITARIAN TOOL of global banking 1% to ROOT OUT FAKE NEWS.


Here is global banking 1% OLD WORLD KINGS----CARLOS SLIM's NEW YORK TIMES-----giving the impression having GOOGLE determining FAKE NEWS is OK except for those FRINGE---MARGINAL groups.


Google News Initiative announced to fight fake news and support journalism

By Chaim Gartenberg@cgartenberg Mar 20, 2018,

Google is announcing new efforts today to support the media industry by fighting misinformation and bolstering journalism, which will live under a newly announced umbrella called the Google News Initiative. Google already offers something similar in Europe through the Digital News Initiative, but the Google News Initiative is intended to be a wider worldwide expansion of those kinds of efforts.






As Google Fights Fake News, Voices on the Margins Raise Alarm


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CreditCreditMinh Uong/The New York Times

By Daisuke Wakabayashi

• Sept. 26, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO — When David North, the editorial chairman of the World Socialist Web Site, noticed a drop in the site’s traffic in April, he initially chalked it up to news fatigue over President Trump or a shift in political consciousness.


But when he dug into the numbers, Mr. North said, he found a clearer explanation: Google had stopped redirecting search queries to the site. He discovered that the top search terms that once brought people to the World Socialist Web Site were now coming up empty.



“This is not an accident,” Mr. North said. “This is some form of deliberate intervention.”


Accusations that Google has tampered with search results are not uncommon and date back to the earliest days of its search engine. But they are taking on new life amid concerns that technology behemoths are directly — or indirectly — censoring controversial subjects in their response to concerns over so-called fake news and the 2016 presidential election.


In April, Google announced an initiative called Project Owl to provide “algorithmic updates to surface more authoritative content” and stamp out fake news stories from its search results.

To some, that was an uncomfortable step toward Google becoming an arbiter of what is and is not a trustworthy news source.



“They’re really skating on thin ice,” said Michael Bertini, a search strategist at iQuanti, a digital marketing agency. “They’re controlling what users see. If Google is controlling what they deem to be fake news, I think that’s bias.”


Despite Google’s insistence that its search algorithm undergoes a rigorous testing process to ensure that its results do not reflect political, gender, racial or ethnic bias, there is growing political support for regulating Google and other tech giants like public utilities and forcing it to disclose how exactly its arrives at search results.


Most people have little understanding of how Google’s search engine ranks different sites, what it chooses to include or exclude, and how it picks the top results among hundreds of billions of pages. And Google tightly guards the mathematical equations behind it all — the rest of the world has to take their word that it is done in an unbiased manner.



“The complexity of ranking and rating is always going to lead to some lack of understanding for people outside of the company,” said Frank Pasquale, an information law professor at the University of Maryland. “The problem is that a lot of people aren’t willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.” In his book, “The Black Box Society,” Mr. Pasquale warned about the potential risks from an overreliance on secret algorithms that control what information we see and how critical decisions are made.

As the dominant search engine, with an estimated 90 percent global market share, Google was criticized by both the right and the left of the political world during the 2016 election.



In June 2016, a video from the pop culture site SourceFed accused Google of manipulating automatically completed search suggestions to favor Hillary Clinton. Google denied the claim, but right-wing media seized on the video as an example that the company was tipping the scales in her favor.



In the days after the election, the top Google search results for “final election vote count 2016” was a link to a story that wrongly stated that Mr. Trump, who won the Electoral College, had also defeated Mrs. Clinton in the popular vote.



In the research that led to the creation of Project Owl, Google found that a small fraction of its search results — about 0.25 percent of daily traffic — were linking to intentionally misleading, false or offensive information. For a company that aims to deliver the most relevant information for all queries, that constituted a crisis.

Google said it had added more detailed examples of problematic pages into the guidelines used by human raters to determine what is a good search result and what is a bad one. Google said its global staff of more than 10,000 raters do not determine search rankings, but their judgments help inform how the algorithm performs in the future.


Google has often said that it cannot reveal too much or people would use that information to try to game the rankings. The opacity around Google’s algorithm has given birth to a cottage industry of search engine optimization experts who dissect the company’s comments.

To assuage criticism about that lack of transparency, Google made public its guidelines for search quality in 2013. Pandu Nayak, a Google fellow who focuses on search quality, said disclosing the guidelines is more meaningful.


“The actual algorithm is not as important as what the algorithm is trying to do,” said Mr. Nayak. “Being completely transparent of what you’re trying to achieve is the central goal because how you accomplish that can change.”



Google said hundreds of factors go into its search algorithm and the formula is also constantly evolving. The company said it conducted 150,000 search experiments and implemented 1,600 changes last year.
This is why it’s hard to pinpoint exactly why search traffic plummets for a site like the World Socialist Web Site, which calls itself the “online newspaper of the international Trotskyist movement.” Mr. North, the site’s chairman, said traffic coming in from search is down 70 percent since April, citing data from Alexa, a web traffic analytics firm owned by Amazon.com.



In an open letter to Google last month, Mr. North traced his site’s traffic decline to Project Owl. Mr. North said he believed that Google was blacklisting the site, using concerns over fake news as a cover to suppress opinions from socialist, antiwar or left-wing websites and block news that Google doesn’t want covered.



In mid-April, a Google search for “socialism vs. capitalism” brought back one of the site’s links on the first results page but, by August, that same search didn’t feature any of its links. The site said 145 of the top 150 search terms that had redirected people to the site in April are now devoid of its links.



“They should be asked to explain how they’re doing it,” Mr. North said. “If they say we’re not doing anything, that’s simply not credible.”

Mr. North said that Google has not responded to his claims. Google declined to comment on the World Socialist Web Site.


Mr. North argued the drop-off in traffic is the result of Google directing users toward mainstream media organizations, including The New York Times. The World Socialist Web Site claimed that search referral traffic had fallen since April at a variety of other left-wing, progressive, socialist or antiwar publications like AlterNet and Consortiumnews.


The New York Times could not find the same level of traffic declines at all of those publications, based on data from SimilarWeb, a web analytics firm. Traffic coming from search engines for the World Socialist Web Site was down 34 percent during the months of May to July, compared with the preceding three months, according to SimilarWeb. Traffic that did not come from search was up 1 percent during the same period.


Mr. North said his site provides critical analysis for current events and it has nothing in common with sites peddling blatantly untrue stories. But he said he is opposed to any actions taken by Google under the pretext of stopping fake news.



“I’m against censorship in any form,” he said. “It’s up to people what they want to read. It’s not going to stop with the World Socialist Web Site. It’s going to expand and spread.”

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'So-called ‘talking surveillance cameras’ that use a speaker system similar to the Intellistreets model are already being used in UK cities like Middlesborough to bark orders and reprimand people for dropping litter and other minor offenses.


According to reports, one of the most common phrases used to shame people into obeying instructions is to broadcast the message, “We are watching you.” '

We will look more closely at last century's brutal dictators like TITO-----and ties to controlling MEDIA with use of LOUDSPEAKERS.

This again is what I mean when I say I am hearing someone saying something about ME over PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE system supposedly controlled by HOMELAND SECURITY.

INFO WARS and DRUDGE REPORT are same global banking 1% FAKE NEWS but from the right wing side of media outlets---but, these issues are real.



New Street Lights To Have “Homeland Security” Applications

October 26, 2011High-tech system to include speakers, video surveillance, emergency alerts



Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
Wednesday, October 26, 2011



UPDATE: Presumably in response to this article being linked on the Drudge Report, the company behind ‘Intellistreets’, Illuminating Concepts, has now pulled the video from You Tube entirely, presumably nervous about the negative publicity that could be generated from concerns about street lights being used for “Homeland Security” purposes – their words, not ours. We have added an alternative version of the clip below, but it may be subject to removal at any time. The video is still available on the company’s website.
 

New street lights that include “Homeland Security” applications including speaker systems, motion sensors and video surveillance are now being rolled out with the aid of government funding.


The Intellistreets system comprises of a wireless digital infrastructure that allows street lights to be controlled remotely by means of a ubiquitous wi-fi link and a miniature computer housed inside each street light, allowing for “security, energy management, data harvesting and digital media,” according to the Illuminating Concepts website.



According to the company’s You Tube video of the concept, the primary capabilities of the devices include “energy conservation, homeland security, public safety, traffic control, advertising, video surveillance.”


In terms of Homeland Security applications, each of the light poles contains a speaker system that can be used to broadcast emergency alerts, as well as a display that transmits “security levels” (presumably a similar system to the DHS’ much maligned color-coded terror alert designation), in addition to showing instructions by way of its LED video screen.


The lights also include proximity sensors that can record both pedestrian and road traffic. The video display and speaker system will also be used to transmit Minority Report-style advertising, as well as Amber Alerts and other “civic announcements”.


With the aid of grant money from the federal government, the company is about to launch the first concept installation of the system in the city of Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Using street lights as surveillance tools has already been advanced by several European countries. In 2007, leaked documents out of the UK Home Office revealed that British authorities were working on proposals to fit lamp posts with CCTV cameras that would X-ray scan passers-by and “undress them” in order to “trap terror suspects”.


Dutch police also announced last year that they are developing a mobile scanner that will “see through people’s clothing and look for concealed weapons”.


So-called ‘talking surveillance cameras’ that use a speaker system similar to the Intellistreets model are already being used in UK cities like Middlesborough to bark orders and reprimand people for dropping litter and other minor offenses. According to reports, one of the most common phrases used to shame people into obeying instructions is to broadcast the message, “We are watching you.”



The transformation of street lights into surveillance tools for Homeland Security purposes will only serve to heighten concerns that the United States is fast on the way to becoming a high-tech police state, with TSA agents being empowered to oversee that control grid, most recently with the announcement that TSA screeners would be manning highway checkpoints, a further indication that security measures we currently see in airports are rapidly spilling out onto the streets.


The ability of the government to use street lights to transmit “emergency alerts” also dovetails with the ongoing efforts to hijack radio and television broadcasts for the same purpose, via FEMA’s Emergency Alert System.




The federal government is keen to implement a centralized system of control over all communications, with the recent announcement that all new cell phones will be required to comply with the PLAN program (Personal Localized Alerting Network), which will broadcast emergency alert messages directly to Americans’ cell phones using a special chip embedded in the receiver. The system will be operational by the end of the year in New York and Washington, with the rest of the country set to follow in 2012.


The notion of using the street lights as communication tools to broadcast “alerts” directly from the federal government is also consistent with Homeland Security’s program to install Orwellian ‘telescreens’ that play messages by Janet Napolitano and other DHS officials in Wal-Mart stores across the country.

The fact that the federal government is funding the implementation of ‘Intellistreets’ comes as no surprise given that the nation’s expanding networks of surveillance cameras are also being paid for with Department of Homeland Security grants.


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A new party was elected, but this didn't stop the civil unrest. In the south, all law and order collapsed. The gangs completely took over the southern cities. During the night,

 the gang leaders would announce on loudspeakers

that people were not to go outside, as the gangs would be having gun battles every night from now on'.

TOTALITARIANISM is always associated with ENSLAVEMENT------far-right wing global corporate FASCISM has always used FORCED FREE LABOR as the economic tool.

MOVING FORWARD ONE WORLD ONE GOVERNANCE HAS A GOAL OF INSTALLING FAR-RIGHT WING, AUTHORITARIAN, MILITARISTIC, EXTREME WEALTH EXTREME POVERTY NIHILISTIC GLOBAL CORPORATE FASCIST MARXISM.

Here we see LOUD SPEAKERS being used as that tool----to tell people what they are to SAY, THINK, DO.

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Today I will do a DEPOSITION

We share this video again to segue from discussions of NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG and THE NETWORK from which they operate illegal black market surveillance video and PORN as PORN MULES for global SEX TRADE-----THE NETWORK being the public surveillance cameras and microphones placed on our public streets, sidewalks, alleys---and inside private businesses capturing our every move and conversation ----Baltimore being totally covered by these 'public surveillance' structures----you know, it's about keeping the people 'SAFE'.


We will do a DEPOSITION today which discusses how THE NETWORK is used by NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG for illegal activities---while acting as a global banking 1% CIVIL UNREST CIVIL WAR HOMELAND SECURITY structure.



WHEN 'THE NETWORK' IS USED ALL DAY EVERY DAY BY PEOPLE TELLING OTHER PEOPLE FAKE INFORMATION AND PROPAGANDA -----IT IS A 'MEDIA OUTLET'.

I've updated my BURKA protections with NOSY NEIGHBORS giving different FEEDBACK ---some saying they cannot see through these coverups------some saying they are still seeing through these protections.


'Homeland Security streetlights include surveillance cameras ...www.naturalnews.com/034045_

Big_Brother... Homeland Security streetlights include surveillance cameras and loud speakers. The street light surveillance systems are fail-proofed because they are linked together through underground cables and a wireless network, so if one goes out, the rest still work in tandem. If you thought the Patriot Act was an infringement of civil and personal rights,...'

Below we see a video explaining the fact that these street surveillance structures whether tied to street lights or other street equipment are equipped with LOUD SPEAKERS.  When I say in my DEPOSITION that I am hearing FEEDBACK from THE NETWORK-----it is these LOUD SPEAKERS in public spaces I am hearing.  Of course NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG bring that same NETWORK capacity inside hacked/captured homes/apartments. 

THIS IS WHAT I CALL FEEDBACK from NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG ------on THE NETWORK.


What I call FEEDBACK from public NETWORK is so pervasive it creates all the GROUP SPEAK AND CHATTER----and it targets people being HIT.



Orwell Was Right-New Street Lights To Have "Homeland Security" Applications.flv

lovemynation247
Published on Oct 26, 2011


New street lights that include "Homeland Security" applications including speaker systems, motion sensors and video surveillance are now being rolled out with the aid of government funding. The Intellistreets system comprises of a wireless digital infrastructure that allows street lights to be controlled remotely by means of a ubiquitous wi-fi link and a miniature computer housed inside each street light, allowing for "security, energy management, data harvesting and digital media," according to the Illuminating Concepts website.



According to the company's You Tube video of the concept, the primary capabilities of the devices include "energy conservation, homeland security, public safety, traffic control, advertising, video surveillance." In terms of Homeland Security applications, each of the light poles contains a speaker system that can be used to broadcast emergency alerts, as well as a display that transmits "security levels" (presumably a similar system to the DHS' much maligned color-coded terror alert designation), in addition to showing instructions by way of its LED video screen. The lights also include proximity sensors that can record both pedestrian and road traffic. The video display and speaker system will also be used to transmit Minority Report-style advertising, as well as Amber Alerts and other "civic announcements". With the aid of grant money from the federal government, the company is about to launch the first concept installation of the system in the city of Farmington Hills, Michigan.

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Sunday, I left early for my weekend hiking excursion this time heading to a BEAUTIFUL Cylburn Arboretum Park-----public park on grounds once owned by early 1900 ROBBER BARONS.

The entire day was enjoyable except for a few NOSY NEIGHBOR AND THE GANG incidences including use of public surveillance structure to track and target me with sexually harassing GROUP SPEAK.

So, even in this beautiful park no one can escape being watched and having their conversations recorded/heard.

I am saying nothing bad about the park---or the staff-----this is DEEP, DEEP REALLY DEEP STATE in the making.

I start the day going to one community to see a smaller park stopping in a convenience store for coffee.  The NETWORK surveillance inside that store says-----


SHE ONLY HAS A DOLLAR SO CAN ONLY BUY A BOTTLED WATER.

The NETWORK suggests I forget the coffee and buy a water because they know how much money I have on me----from THE PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE and illegal surveillance INSIDE MY APARTMENT.

I then go to a small business cafe needing to use a restroom.  When I am approaching that business FEEDBACK says-------YOU NEED TO HIT HER SHE'S GOING TO USE THE BATHROOM. On that same public surveillance someone says THE BUSINESS DOES NOT WANT YOU TO SAY THOSE THINGS OUTSIDE----ergo, the business doesn't want people to know it has cameras in its RESTROOMS.

I hear all this as I go inside and enter that business' restroom.  Luckily, I have a SUPER-DUPER BURKA portable for these times of using public bathrooms.  I put on the burka inside bathroom and I here in FEEDBACK -----

I CANNOT SEE HER---SHE HAS COVERED HERSELF.

This let's me know this business does indeed have cameras in their bathrooms---they are NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG creating TOILET CAM PORN.  That is bad news---but, maybe my new SUPER-DUPER BURKA is working.  Just testing it right now.  Of course when a business owner peering into a bathroom sees a customer put a BURKA on to use toilet---there is suspicion of TOILET CAM-----so, owners and staff doing this HITTING are embarrassed -----shamed and humiliated.

GOOD COFFEE AND SCONES---

At the smaller park while walking around I have people CHATTERING about having SEEN ME and how I should be embarrassed but I am not---because I am a VICTIM----the shame goes to NOSY NEIGHBORS PEERING INTO MY APARTMENT.

I get to CYLBURN Park and have a great time with birds, bees, flowers, and trees.

Throughout the touring I am still hearing CHATTER that this person and that person has SEEN ME-----that I am being HIT----but nothing aggressive.  Men like to say----

SHE KNOWS I HAVE SEEN HER ---SHE SHOULD BE KEPT INSIDE HER HOUSE----like they treated women in DARK AGES.

Just a few examples which I tie to THE NETWORK as with NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG being used to create CIVIL UNREST CIVIL WAR between POPULATION GROUPS.


I am looking at every bed of PLANTS as I see a few black women in gazebo photographs of graduation---perfect site.   THE NETWORK public surveillance LOUD SPEAKERS say--------SHE IS AFRAID OF US.  SHE IS AFRAID OF US.  These are the black NOSY NEIGHBORS some HITTING me at home but on THE NETWORK what this does is create tension between me as a WHITE WOMAN and those ladies being BLACK WOMEN.  So, the BLACK WOMEN at the gazebo looking at me wondering if I am going to be THREATENING because I supposedly am AFRAID OF THEM.  Which I am NOT.

They stand wondering why am at the gazebo when THE NETWORK public surveillance LOUD SPEAKERS say----

SHE'S JUST LOOKING AT THE PLANTS.

At this point there can be tensions between women and men when men say KEEP THAT WOMAN AT HOME.  Tensions between women---black and white --when one STATES a goal of wanting to intimidate or SCARE women in another population group.


SO FAR, I AM NOT AFRAID OF ANYONE-----I AM SIMPLY SEEKING JUSTICE FROM SEXUAL ASSAULTS BY TODAY'S NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG WHILE TRYING TO DISMANTLE THIS STRUCTURE ---WITH LAWSUITS.

One more incidence in this park include an similar interaction with a immigrant women happening to stand near me.  THE NETWORK public surveillance LOUD SPEAKER says-----

SHE IS BEING USED AND IMAGES ARE BEING SHARED OF HER----SHE IS BEING HIT. 

I don't care about any of this other then what these people targeted for this message thinks.  These immigrant women were told I AM BAD----DON'T TALK TO HER------and as they walked away the NETWORK said----SHE IS MAD AND WATCHING YOU.  So, these immigrant ladies leave thinking all this is TRUE.....when of course I love our 99% of IMMIGRANTS.

THE PROBLEM FOR OUR NEW IMMIGRANTS IS MANY HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO GROUP SPEAK----CHATTER having nothing to do with being ALL-AMERICAN.


While NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG network are HACKING into these public surveillance on LIGHTS et al---and using those LOUD SPEAKERS for criminal activities-------HOMELAND SECURITY which is tasked with monitoring all this so these surveillance are only used for OFFICIAL HOMELAND SECURITY-------

THAT MONITORING/OVERSIGHT IS NOT HAPPENING---OR, HOMELAND SECURITY LIKES THESE 'MEDIA' ON THESE SYSTEMS.

Anyone can be tracked just as I am -----being HIT and knowing it makes NOSY NEIGHBORS a bit afraid of retaliation----



DHS/CBP/PIA-014


Centralized Area Video Surveillance System


The Centralized Area Video Surveillance System (CAVSS) — a system of cameras and separate microphones recording video and audio, respectively— furthers the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) mission by collecting and maintaining video images and audio recordings of persons involved in any incidents or disturbances related to DHS/CBP law enforcement at the border, including inspection areas, while seeking entry or admission into the United States. CAVSS uses information technology to collect, maintain, and disseminate personally identifiable information (PII) in the form of video and audio recordings. CBP previously published a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) discussing the use of CAVSS at land border locations. CBP is updating and reissuing this PIA in full to provide notice of the widespread deployment of CAVSS throughout the CBP enterprise.


June 2018
Associated SORN(s):

• DHS/ALL-023 Department of Homeland Security Personnel Security Management
• DHS/ALL-024 Department of Homeland Security Facility and Perimeter Access Control and Visitor Management
• DHS/ALL-025 Law Enforcement Authority in Support of the Protection of Property Owned, Occupied, or Secured by the Department of Homeland Security System of Records
• DHS/CBP-011 TECS
• DHS/CBP-023 Border Patrol Enforcement Records
• DHS/CBP-024 Intelligence Records System (CIRS) System of Records

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On the bus ride home a passenger sits down next to me and starts to talk.  No problem about his day ---asking about my day.  He starts the conversation by saying HE HAS SEEN ME as if that is a good segue into a bus conservation.  When I cut it short ---the details of these bus conversations are CAPTURED not only be HOMELAND SECURITY bus surveillance but by these NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG.  If you identify yourself as NOT FROM BALTIMORE or new to the city ---if you identify yourself as living in one community or another---having a family---you are staging yourself to be FOLLOWED by a NOSY NEIGHBOR who may be looking for NEW STUFF----TO HIT YOU.

After a small while I hear on FEEDBACK that this man next me is a WATCHER----meaning he is a NOSY NEIGHBOR to which a few others passengers SUPPORT this comment.  NOTHING WRONG WITH WATCHING.

This is the problem.  When we allow NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG to use terms like WATCHING ----instead of saying they are CRIMINAL TRESPASSERS----who are SEXUALLY ASSAULTING people----

This  play on terms is called an EUPHEMISM-----where a very harmful act is made to sound inoffensive----


I'M JUST LOOKING INTO SOMEONE'S HOME WITHOUT THEM KNOWING.


'Euphemism


- definition of euphemism by The Free Dictionary
www.thefreedictionary.com/euphemism


euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. neutralisation, neutralization - (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)'

Using myself an my case these are the reasons I am given that NOSY NEIGHBORS 'LOOKING' into my private space is OK:

#1-----I could be dangerous so when I go the bathroom at a business I may be assembling an AK-----47 to take everyone out.  At home, I may be communicating with an enemy or trying to create a LAWSUIT against these NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG----that makes me TROUBLE ----with a T on my forehead.


#2---- I am open about fighting against that 5% freemason/Greek player black, white, and brown and NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG are part of that network; ergo, I must be watched because I am working against those POLITICAL MACHINES tied to global banking 1%.


#3-----I am INTELLIGENT and need to be watched as a research project and/or as a threat because INTELLIGENT people don't do GROUP SPEAK AND CHATTER.


The LAST REASON-----#4-----is the real reason------

WE CANNOT MAKE MONEY ON WHAT WE SEE IN THIS APARTMENT---WE NEED HER OUT SO WE CAN GET NEW STUFF---ANOTHER UNKNOWING TENET.


'“Drugs, alcohol, physical abuse, blackmail, threats, fake legal documents, deceitful enticing, promises of fame and money and so much more are used to get the girls to perform what and how the producers desire,” she added.


Pornography doesn’t just cause harm to those held in slavery — it has been linked to premature ejaculation and a loss of sexual control among men, and relationships and families are also devastated by porn'.

This Catholic writer saying good things---KNOW WHAT?  If REAL religious leaders in Baltimore or in your neck of the woods STOOD UP AND SHOOK THEIR TAIL FEATHERS on saturated NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG in each community------all this would BE MARGINALIZED.

What I don't like with today's discussions about SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULTS is this-----it is not only affecting WOMEN-----MEN, BOYS, GIRLS are targeted and HIT and MADE PORN on DARK WEB PORN SITES.




John-Henry Westen, Contributor



Journalist, Catholic, entrepreneur


Want to Stop Sex Trafficking? Look to America’s Porn Addiction
01/28/2015 02:43 pm ET Updated Mar 30, 2015

For decades, pornography has been praised as the epitome of freedom of expression by men and at times women alike. However, as time goes on, social conservatives and feminists alike — as well as various media outlets and academic organizations — are coming to agree that not only does pornography harm individuals and families, but it is also a major factor in the underground sex slave industry.


Earlier this week, the House passed 12 bills to combat sex trafficking. Several of the bills aim to strengthen the State Department’s weapons against traffickers, while others fill gaps in current law.


Two bills that would fill gaps are H.R. 159 and H.R. 285, both of which passed the House on Tuesday.


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According to a House Judiciary Committee aide, H.R. 159, would use Department of Justice grants to incentivize states to match federal law, which considers “any child who is under 18 and subject to commercial sex trafficking [as] a victim.”

Likewise, the aide said, H.R. 285 “is intended to clarify that the existing federal sex trafficking statute...extends to those who advertise children and other victims for sale for sex.”

These and other measures are critical to helping the nearly two million mostly women and girls who are sex slaves at any one time. And they will hopefully join several laws signed by President Obama last year.

As great as these bills are, however, they fail to properly address the most important part of sex trafficking: reducing demand before men use, abuse, and torture women, girls and boys for sadistic personal pleasure. And according to one of the nation’s leading academics studying the effect of pornography — a self-described “radical feminist” — pornography is a key ingredient in that demand.


Dr. Gail Dines, a professor of sociology and women’s studies at Wheelock College who also chairs its American Studies department, said in comment for this piece that “we know that trafficking is increasing — which means demand is increasing. This means that men are increasingly willing to have sex with women who are being controlled and abused by pimps and traffickers.”



“There are only two conclusions here: That men are naturally willing to do this to women — biology — or that they are being socialized by the culture to lose all empathy for women,” Dines said. “I refuse to accept that men are born rapists, porn users, or johns.”


“As an academic, a sociologist, and mother, I believe it is the way men are shaped by society,” said Dines. “The biggest sex educator of young men today is pornography, which is increasingly violent and dehumanizing, and it changes the way men view women.”

Dines is not alone in her view. According to the non-profit Fight The New Drug (FTND), which relies on dozens of studies for its pornography data, “men who go to prostitutes are twice as likely to have watched a porn film in the last year compared to the general population.”

FTND’s research also found that “when these customers show up, many come ready with porn images in hand to show the women they’re exploiting—many of which are human trafficking victims controlled by pimps—what they’ll be forced to do.” The organization cites a 2007 study of 854 women in nine countries that found 49% of women “said that porn had been made of them while they were in prostitution, and 47% said they had been harmed by men who had either forced or tried to force their victims to do things the men had seen in porn.”

In other words, when Americans watch porn, they’re fooled into thinking they are always watching free men and women engaging in consensual sexual intercourse. Contrary to the popular image of the porn industry, many women are being forced to have intercourse, be groped, kicked, beaten, etc.



According to FTND CEO Clay Olsen, “porn fuels the demand for the sex trade” in a way often not seen by those who view porn. “Traffickers have learned to package their product in a way that disguises the fact that the ‘performers’ are forced to participate,” said Olsen.

NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG HERE IN BALTIMORE CALL THOSE THEY 'HIT'----PERFORMERS.



While data on the number of women girls and boys forced into porn is relatively scant, due to its secretive and illegal nature, Dawn Hawkins, Executive Director of National Center on Sexual Exploitation, told me that “the 20+ performers I have talked to (some still involved in porn) have all shared stories with me that they were forced and coerced many times over.”

“Drugs, alcohol, physical abuse, blackmail, threats, fake legal documents, deceitful enticing, promises of fame and money and so much more are used to get the girls to perform what and how the producers desire,” she added.



Pornography doesn’t just cause harm to those held in slavery — it has been linked to premature ejaculation and a loss of sexual control among men, and relationships and families are also devastated by porn. The highly-acclaimed movie “Don Jon,” for example, highlighted what is a reality for many couples and families: that addiction to porn tears men away from their girlfriends, spouses, and children. As such, it is often a major factor in divorce.



Again, the Senate and President Obama should take the House’s lead in protecting victims of sex trafficking. However, like any industry, demand is what creates supply. As long as America’s men are being trained to think that violent, disturbing pornography is sexually acceptable, an enormous clientele for sex traffickers is being created every day in homes, college dorms, and apartments across the nation.

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Hmmmmmmm, communications over PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE LOUD SPEAKERS in NORTH KOREA is called PROPAGANDA------it is broadcasting as if it were A MEDIA OUTLET.

Know what?  As MOVING FORWARD brings WW3 and US FOREIGN ECONOMIC ZONE civil unrest civil war----these LOUDSPEAKERS will be the only MEDIA OUTLET our US 99% WE THE PEOPLE black, white, or brown---men or women-----REAL Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, Muslim, Hindi-Buddhists ---WILL HAVE while those FAKE 5% FREEMASON/GREEK PLAYERS are thrown under bus------when global banking 1% needs NEW STUFF.

So, inside my apartment I constantly remind NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG---what they are doing is not WATCHING---they are committing CRIMINAL TRESPASS AND SEXUAL ASSAULT----that I am building a case which will become a LAWSUIT---CRIMINAL AND CIVIL-----and that NOSY NEIGHBORS may have a CELL MATE who wants to SEE NOSY NEIGHBORS' STUFF.

WOW---how far-right wing global banking 1% OLD WORLD KINGS-----FASCIST is having a media outlet over LOUD SPEAKERS tied to surveillance structures.


International

South Korea To Resume Broadcasting Propaganda To The North Over Loudspeakers



January 7, 20164:56 PM ET Merrit Kennedy

South Korea announced plans to restart propaganda broadcasts over its border with North Korea, a day after Pyongyang claimed to have tested a hydrogen bomb.



The U.S. is doubtful that the test was actually a hydrogen bomb. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said "The initial analysis is not consistent with North Korean claims of a successful hydrogen bomb." As we reported, South Korea also questioned the claim. There are still many unanswered questions about the nuclear test.


The propaganda broadcasts "are certain to infuriate authoritarian Pyongyang because they are meant to raise questions in North Korean minds about the infallibility of the ruling Kim family," The Associated Press reports.



"The broadcasts typically include news updates, weather updates, anti-North Korean propaganda messages" and even local pop music, NPR's Seoul correspondent Elise Hu says



North Korea views them as an act of war, though as Elise notes, "they're still technically at war anyway."


"The broadcasts last resumed following an 11 year break in August 2015. South Korea stopped them in August following days of talks that resulted in a deal to defuse tensions. It's safe to say those tensions have returned."



BBC reports that the broadcasts are set to start again on Friday, which happens to be the 33rd birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Victor Cha, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, spoke to Morning Edition on Thursday about North Korea's claim and the message it sends:



"People are basing their assessments on the seismic readings which seem to suggest it was not a hydrogen bomb. It's not - the readings are not large enough for it to be a hydrogen bomb. Nevertheless, this is the fourth nuclear test by North Korea. It was more powerful than the three previous tests, and they're clearly advancing their program with each test that they do."



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I will be posting a little the results of data collecting over the 5Ws of this NOSY NEIGHBOR AND THE GANG---NETWORK ----but, as I say----the political machines use this HITTING for retaliation and killing political opponents which is part of my problem with being HIT.

Remember the days when a candidate for office would strap a LOUD SPEAKER on top of a car and drive through neighborhoods to shout their platform.  Well, today the HOMELAND SECURITY public surveillance LOUD SPEAKERS are being allowed to be used by established political machines to keep their hold on community and county and state POLITICS.

HOW DO WE CLEAN UP US ELECTIONS---WELL, ENDING NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG-----AND THE HACKING INTO THESE SURVEILLANCE LOUD SPEAKERS WOULD BE ONE GOAL--

Who wants to live in a NORTH KOREAN societal structure?  NO ONE.  Why then do US 99% of WE THE PEOPLE keep allowing MOVING FORWARD with goals of making our US FOREIGN ECONOMIC ZONES operate like NORTH KOREA?

This media outlet----CITY LAB is a global banking 1% ONE WORLD ONE TECHNOLOGY GRID player media-----so, all that is shared is not REAL INFORMATION.


Can Local Candidates Ever Defeat the Political Machine?

1. Brigid Bergin

Nov 7, 2017    CITY LAB


It’s tough to break in to entrenched political systems, even at the local level. Here’s how four women navigated these dynamics in Queens.



This story was produced in collaboration with WNYC.



Even as the last presidential election ignited a wave of activism across the country, with droves of scientists and other non-politicians vowing to run for office, the September primaries in New York City showed that politics is still an insider’s game. Incumbents won every race they ran, reinforcing a populist sentiment across the political spectrum that the system is rigged.


For first-time or outsider candidates, that feeling can make navigating the insular world of local politics daunting. What may strike newcomers as particularly rigged are political machines. At best, these organizations funnel resources to specific candidates. More often, their goal is to hold onto power within a select group, instead of bringing new people into the fold.



In the deep-blue borough of Queens, where 130 different languages are spoken, the Democratic Party speaks largely with one voice. Here, a powerful political machine protects its turf by tapping handpicked candidates and throwing roadblocks up against insurgents who mount a challenge.



It doesn’t happen just in Queens—or in New York City. Machines exist across the country. They come in every ideological stripe, up and down the political food chain. How can first-time candidates ever be victorious against the entrenched—and territorial—establishment? There are broad lessons to draw from four women’s tussles as they tried to enter politics for the first time, learning to work both inside and outside of the machine.


You’ve got to pay your dues


As Donald Trump delivered his ‘American Carnage’ inaugural address this January, 30 women gathered on the 17th floor of a law office in downtown Brooklyn for lessons in running for office. The event was sponsored by Eleanor’s Legacy, a nonprofit that supports pro-choice, Democratic women candidates. But catharsis kept interrupting the curriculum.


One woman raised her hand to say the Democratic party had failed them. Another complained the national operation only talks about raising money.


Kimberly Roberts chimed in from her seat toward the back of the room. Democrats needed to do some self-reflection, she said, about divisions that exist among them. “I take the train from Queens, and you can see the racial division as you travel through Queens—despite the fact that it is the most diverse borough in New York City, a diverse city,” she said.



A few days later, over plates of curried goat and fried calamari at her favorite neighborhood restaurant, Roberts told me why she’s thinking about a career in politics. “There's nobody coming to save us,” she said.


We were in Springfield Gardens, a mostly middle-class neighborhood in southeast Queens, where she was born and raised. She’s 36 years old, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, a graduate of New York University with a Master’s in education from the University of Connecticut.

Kimberly Roberts took a step back from politics when she ran into stickiness with the machine. (Brigid Bergin)Before the election, she was a Peace Corps volunteer in Guyana. That assignment was cut short last fall due to a security threat. Suddenly, Roberts found herself back home at her parents’ house, just as Trump’s Access Hollywood tape emerged.


Hmmmmm, could KIMBERLY ROBERTS be related to CHIEF JUSTICE SUPREME COURT ROBERTS?  Don't take these candidates in global banking MEDIA OUTLETS as populist even if the story is.



Roberts was shocked by the state of the campaign. As the reality of Trump’s election sank in, she said there was too much at stake for someone like her in a place like New York City to sit on the sidelines any longer.


So she recalibrated her plans: Instead of dedicating her time to the developing world, she focused on her community at home. Roberts left that Inauguration Day workshop inspired to learn more about running for office. She also met a woman there from her neighborhood—someone who knew more of the rules about how the system works.



Adrienne Adams is the chairperson of the Community Board in Roberts’s neighborhood. There are 59 community boards across New York City, each with up to 50 volunteer members. These are the places where the most hyper-local civic concerns are addressed. Adams encouraged Roberts to apply to be a community board member. You submit an application to the borough president’s office and hope for the best.

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS (BOARDS) IN BALTIMORE HAVE LEADERS APPOINTED BY MAYOR----YOU KNOW, THAT ENTRENCHED POLITICAL MACHINE



Adams has been the Community Board chair for going on five years, and she’s learned a few things along the way. One of the hardest lessons came last year, when she ran for State Senate against an incumbent, James Sanders.



The race was complicated. When Adams announced she was running, it was supposed to be an open seat. Sanders had already indicated plans to challenge his local congressman, but then changed his mind. Even with the backing of the Queens County Democrats—the Queens machine—Adams lost to Sanders.



Political watchers say Adams was just a pawn in a political chess game. The machine sent a message to Sanders, because he wanted to run against an incumbent who was higher up the ladder—Congressman Gregory Meeks. The machine wanted Sanders to know, even though he was also an incumbent, they’d back an outsider to challenge him. The move forced Sanders to run a harder race. The machine doesn’t like it when you mess with one of its own.

In February, Roberts and Adams drove up to the annual gathering of the Black and Latino Caucus in Albany. It was a chance to schmooze with elected officials and power brokers from across the state.



When we spoke by phone after she got back, Roberts sounded deflated. Her ambition and idealism were replaced by questions: She was learning just how hard it is to break in. “Adrienne raised an enormous amount of money, she had an enormous amount of backing. She did a whole lot...and still lost,” said Roberts.


Her ambition and idealism were replaced by questions: She was learning just how hard it is to break in.I had lunch with Adams a few months later. She’s a former corporate trainer with close ties to lots of institutions in her community. And she’s been building her network for years.



“It's tough to penetrate what some call the Queens machine,” said Adams. But she is playing the long game, making sure that those in power knew she was willing to run again.


And sure enough, the next month, she got her chance. When her local City Council member Ruben Wills was convicted of corruption, the Queens County Democrats picked Adams to replace him on the ballot. She won a tough primary in September and is the favorite in this year’s general election.



As for Roberts, she was turned down for that appointment to the community board. The news came in a form letter with no clear explanation as to why. Roberts opted to go back to school to study urban affairs at The New School and volunteer for the Adams campaign. She decided she just wasn’t ready to pursue a career in politics, yet. “That's the reality,” she said. “But I'm not defeated.”


Whether she knows it or not, she’s started to pay her dues.


Don’t forget the little details


Eryka Montoya is a potential spoiler in a Queens City Council primary; Frank Bolz is the lawyer for the Queens Democratic Committee. So, last summer, Bolz headed to a hearing of the New York City Board of Elections to formally object to her presence on the ballot.
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YOU HAVE TO STAY WITH ME----------ACCEPT----

When society is filled with LOUD SPEAKERS telling people what to say------who to like-------what to do-----you have a far-right wing global corporate FASCISM-----that HITLER, STALIN/MAO------and today's NORTH KOREAN leader would LOVE or does LOVE.

Please don't think if you are HITTING today you will not be those HIT tomorrow-----that would be history repeating itself.

Hmmmm, MEDIA, RELIGION, SCHOOLS-----how CLINTON/BUSH/OBAMA pre-Weimar Germany is THAT?



'How did Hitler establish a totalitarian state in Germany?
www.answers.com/Q/How_did_Hitler_establish_a...

The totalitarian state that Adolf Hitler established in Germany included Hitler himself as chancellor, or head, of the German government. The government controlled the press, religion, and schools'.


LOUDspeakers-

world in my eyes (LYRICS).wmv


Nato Samkharadze
Published on Jul 5, 2012

This week we want to look specifically at BACTERIA BIOMES in environmental policy.  There has been shouting from REAL LEFT SOCIAL PROGRESSIVES against DESALINATION PLANTS for these few decades.  It is a FAKE GREEN ---FAKE SOCIAL BENEFIT global banking 1% market.  There's lots of things wrong with these desalination processes but we want to simply look at how BACTERIA are affected in these process.

There are three major ways BACTERIA enter into this discussion:

BACTERIA make up what is called a BIOFILM filter used to separate salt from water.

BACTERIA are being GMO for cleaning BIOFILMS----for being SALT-EATING-----

BACTERIA are being killed in massive numbers by release of toxic waste---hyper-brackish water all along the coastal biome.

First, let's realize BACTERIA do not naturally EAT SALT.  Bacteria have evolved to withstand high salt concentrated water------by keeping that salt OUT of its body.  If bacteria are SALT-EATING---they are GMO.


'Salt (sodium chloride) is a necessary component for most organisms, so bacteria do absorb some salt. They don't use it up or 'burn it' for energy, so it's not an energy source, but more a dietary mineral.


There are some bacteria, called halophilic bacteria, that are so well adapted for living in very salty water that they cannot survive without high concentrations of salt. An example is Salinibacter ruber. But these bacteria couldn't be said to be eating the salt any more than a saltwater fish, which cannot survive in fresh water, could be said to be eating the salt'.



Just like any living thing-----salt will dehydrate and kill BACTERIA.



'Does Salt Kill Bacteria? | Reference.comwww.reference.com/food/salt-kill-bacteria-789bfe...


Salt usually slows or stops the growth of bacteria and sometimes kills existing bacteria. Some strains of bacteria, such as Staphylococcus, have evolved to survive in salty environments. Bacteria require a water-rich environment to survive. Salt dehydrates cells, which can prevent them from reproducing and can even kill them'.



'Though the impact of desalination plants on these biological populations has been rarely studied, some information from studies examining the impact of power stations on biological communities are available. These studies have pointed to the mechanical damage to the organisms, once they are removed from the water column into the pumping system, as the main cause of harm to the populations. The outcome is significant damage to the plankton community, especially to the fish larvae. Recently, the state of California amended their regulations governing the activities of coastal power stations leading to the replacement of the cooling systems to closed systems that require only small volumes of water. This was a result of data showing the entrainment by the intake systems of an estimated 20 billion fish larva per year'.

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REMEMBER, there is a shortage of fresh water globally because: global corporations have used a massive amount in global factories-------global corporations have devastated and made toxic a tremendous number of waterways-----fracking for natural gas is killing aquifers and ground water. Global BIG AG in pretending to FEED THE WORLD created an OVER-EATING population at the expense of literally draining all of our US a global aquifers.

How can we refurbish these depleted aquifers/ground water----clean those waterways----STOP MOVING FORWARD FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. Stop building FOREIGN ECONOMIC ZONES filled with global corporate campuses and factories.

THIS IS THE ONLY REAL LEFT SOCIAL PROGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTION TO PEOPLE'S NEEDS FOR FRESH WATER.

This video was produced as a COMMONER CORE education piece making sure our children never think DESALINATION is VERY VERY BAD -----instead they show pictures of children needing water.



prezi.com
salt eating bacteria
You Tube


SALT-EATING BACTERIA ARE GMO BACTERIA. DON'T WORRY SAYS GLOBAL BANKING 1% ----THEY WILL NOT GET OUT INTO THE BIOME AND CAUSE HARM.

Global banking 1% are doing desalination to make sure there is enough potable water to use in global factories---they could care less about those children in these photos.




Water Research

Volume 44, Issue 18, October 2010, Pages 5117-5128

Review
Impacts of desalination plant discharges on the marine environment: A critical review of published studies



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David A.Roberts

Emma L.JohnstonNathan A.Knott

Abstract

Desalination of seawater is an increasingly common means by which nations satisfy demand for water. Desalination has a long history in the Middle East and Mediterranean, but expanding capacities can be found in the United States, Europe and Australia. There is therefore increasing global interest in understanding the environmental impacts of desalination plants and their discharges on the marine environment. Here we review environmental, ecological and toxicological research in this arena including monitoring and assessment of water quality and ecological attributes in receiving environments. The greatest environmental and ecological impacts have occurred around older multi-stage flash (MSF) plants discharging to water bodies with little flushing. These discharge scenarios can lead to substantial increases in salinity and temperature, and the accumulation of metals, hydrocarbons and toxic anti-fouling compounds in receiving waters. Experiments in the field and laboratory clearly demonstrate the potential for acute and chronic toxicity, and small-scale alterations to community structure following exposures to environmentally realistic concentrations of desalination brines. A clear consensus across many of the reviewed articles is that discharge site selection is the primary factor that determines the extent of ecological impacts of desalination plants.



Desalination plants extract large volumes of seawater and discharge hypersaline brine back into the marine environment. The urgent need for water in many parts of the world has meant that historically, marine environmental issues associated with desalination have been considered secondary concerns (Safrai and Zask, 2008). Despite this, it is widely suggested that desalination plants have strong potential to detrimentally impact both physicochemical and ecological attributes of receiving marine environments (Winters et al., 1979, Miri and Chouikhi, 2005, Maugin and Corsin, 2005).

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Hmmmmmmm, seems there is a soaring amount of ALGAL BLOOMS coincidentally in proximity of DESALINATION PLANTS----or downstream.  Wonder if that FOOD CHAIN disruption is causing this unprecedented rise and UNBALANCE of coastal sea life.  ALGAL BLOOMS kill among other things PHYTOPLANKTON AND BACTERIA ------if these are killed the entire food chain is KILLED.



'killing small ocean creatures like baby fish and plankton, upsetting the food chain'.

Now, these algal blooms are clogging up all those BIOFILM FILTERS of desalination plants making it more expensive to operate----DON'T WORRY says global banking 1% ---we will GMO BACTERIA to eat the algae from biofilm------ the biofilm is made of GMO BACTERIA.

Massive Algal Blooms In The Gulf Of Oman - Business Insiderwww.businessinsider.com/massive-algal-blooms-in... The Massive Algal Blooms In The Gulf Of Oman Are Stunningly Beautiful From Space. Several of the world's largest desalination plants sit along the coast of the United Arab Emirates. Every year, they deliver 115 billion gallons of potable water to more than 550,000 people in Dubai alone. But the plants have had to slow or shut down production more...



As we said-----we KNEW decades ago that desalination was A BAD IDEA------that CONSERVATION OF OUR FRESH WATER was the GOOD IDEA.  Global banking 5% freemason/Greek players CLINTON/BUSH/OBAMA said ------we are going to be TRANSFORMATIVE and ignore all COMMON SENSE.


So, the algal blooms with the release of hyper-brackish salt sludge is killing by the billions and billions are coastal NATURAL BACTERIA.

So, the algal blooms with the release of hyper-brackish salt sludge is killing by the billions and billions are coastal NATURAL BACTERIA.


 REMEMBER, FAKE GREEN REVOLUTION back in 1990s gave us tons of fertilizers and pesticides which ended in killing all of our NATURAL SOIL BIOME----we now have DEAD SOIL which used to be FERTILE FARMLAND.


EnvironmentWhy don't we get our drinking water from the ocean by taking the salt out of seawater?Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute, distills an answer:

Even with all of the water in Earth's oceans, we satisfy less than half a percent of human water needs with desalinated water.* We currently use on the order of 960 cubic miles (4,000 cubic kilometers) of freshwater a year, and overall there's enough water to go around. There is increasing regional scarcity, though.
So why don't we desalinate more to alleviate shortages and growing water conflicts?
The problem is that the desalination of water requires a lot of energy. Salt dissolves very easily in water, forming strong chemical bonds, and those bonds are difficult to break. Energy and the technology to desalinate water are both expensive, and this means that desalinating water can be pretty costly.

It's hard to put an exact dollar figure on desalination—this number varies wildly from place to place, based on labor and energy costs, land prices, financial agreements, and even the salt content of the water. It can cost from just under $1 to well over $2 to produce one cubic meter (264 gallons) of desalted water from the ocean. That's about as much as two people in the U.S. typically go through in a day at home.

But switch the source to a river or an aquifer, and the cost of a cubic meter of water can plummet to 10 to 20 cents, and farmers often pay far less.
That means it's still almost always cheaper to use local freshwater than to desalinate seawater. This price gap, however, is closing. For example, meeting growing demand by finding a new source of water or by building a new dam in a place like California could cost up to 60 cents per cubic meter of water.
And sometimes these traditional means of “harvesting” water are no longer available. As such, this cost figure is expected to continue to rise, which is why California is now seriously considering desalination and why the city of Tampa, Fla., decided to build the biggest desalination plant in the U.S.
The International Desalination Association says that as of 2007 there were about 13,000 desalination plants operating around the world. They pumped out approximately 14.7 billion gallons (55.6 billion liters) of drinkable freshwater a day. A lot of these plants are in countries like Saudi Arabia, where energy from oil is cheap but water is scarce.

REMEMBER, in TEXAS alone there is 880 TRILLION GALLONS of waste water SALT SLUDGE-----compared to 55.6 billion gallons of drinkable water.

So how is energy used to separate salt from water?
There are two basic methods for breaking the bonds in saltwater: thermal distillation and membrane separation. Thermal distillation involves heat: Boiling water turns it into vapor—leaving the salt behind—that is collected and condensed back into water by cooling it down.
The most common type of membrane separation is called reverse osmosis. Seawater is forced through a semipermeable membrane that separates salt from water. Because the technology typically requires less energy than thermal distillation, most new plants, like Tampa's, now use reverse osmosis.


There are environmental costs of desalination, as well. Sea life can get sucked into desalination plants, killing small ocean creatures like baby fish and plankton, upsetting the food chain. Also, there's the problem of what to do with the separated salt, which is left over as a very concentrated brine. Pumping this supersalty water back into the ocean can harm local aquatic life. Reducing these impacts is possible, but it adds to the cost
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We discussed yesterday how GMO BACTERIA always end up released to the WILD---AKA general biome-----showing the harm of GMO-METAL/MINERAL-EATING BACTERIA----showing the harm of GMO E COLI BACTERIA---------now we are showing how GMO BACTERIA this time in desalination will do the same HARM -------both to HUMANS and to BIOMES.

Wonder if a GMO SALT - EATING BACTERIA mutated became airbourne and decided to DESICCATE all living things along with humans.  Sucking the salt from bodies.  Well, there is the GMO BACTERIA inside our lungs and under skin eating all of our BODIES' carbon----metals----minerals.

THIS IS NOT SCIENCE-FICTION----THESE THINGS CAN AND ARE LIKELY TO HAPPEN.

Below we the use of GMO BACTERIA as the biofilm filter of desalination plants.




Nat Rev Microbiol. 2013 Mar; 11(3): 157–168.
Published online 2013 Jan 28. doi: 10.1038/nrmicro2960
PMCID: PMC3936787
NIHMSID: NIHMS551488
PMID: 23353768Sticking together: building a biofilm the Bacillus subtilis wayHera Vlamakis,1 Yunrong Chai,2,3 Pascale Beauregard,1 Richard Losick,2 and Roberto Kolter1
Associated DataSupplementary Materials
Go to:PrefaceBiofilms are ubiquitous communities of tightly associated bacteria encased in an extracellular matrix. Bacillus subtilis has long-served as a robust model organism to examine the molecular mechanisms of biofilm formation and a number of studies have revealed that this process is subject to a number of integrated regulatory pathways. In this Review, we focus on the molecular mechanisms controlling biofilm assembly and briefly summarize the current state of knowledge regarding their disassembly. We also discuss recent progress that has expanded our understanding of biofilm formation on plant roots, which are a natural habitat for this soil bacterium.


But, there is a problem.  Those GMO BACTERIA making up the BIOFILM seem to keep on dying and clogging up the BIOFILM making it inefficient.  Now, they need a way to clean those BIOFILM of dead GMO BACTERIA----so, the solution is yet another GMO BACTERIA, this one will eat and/or clear away clogged BIOFILM.


'Researchers at Rice University, armed with around $1 million in National Science Foundation (NSF) grants, are working on reengineering bacteria to suit particular purposes'.

Below we see the source of much of what we call FAKE SCIENCE NEWS AND DATA----RICE UNIVERSITY in Houston kind of works for the OIL INDUSTRY which is behind DESALINATION PLANTS.


News Feature | August 26, 2014



Bacteria: The Key To Desalination?


By Sara Jerome,
@sarmje



The federal government is funding research to investigate how bacteria could be used to improve desalination processes.



Researchers at Rice University, armed with around $1 million in National Science Foundation (NSF) grants, are working on reengineering bacteria to suit particular purposes.


The researchers "believe they can help reduce the buildup of biofilms in desalination equipment. Biofilms are thin layers of cells that stick to each other on a surface and have the ability to obstruct the flow of liquids in water purification systems," the NSF, a federal agency, reported. 


"Biofilm control is crucial for bacteria-based environmental remediation and for modern desalination," an abstract of the study said. 


Focusing on a species called Bacillus subtilis, the researchers want to create new, reliable behaviors in the bacteria, the NSF report said. 


Ryan Cheng, one of the researchers, explained why the idea could work.



"It has been shown experimentally that wrinkle formation in the biofilms of B. subtilis result from localized cell death," Cheng said in the report. "Since cell death is regulated by two-component and related signaling systems, the potential for controlling the morphology and mechanical properties of biofilms exists."


Research in this vein could have practical implications, according to Joshua Boltz, senior technologist at CH2M HILL, an engineering company with an influential water solutions program.

"The potential applications for sanitation engineers are both numerous and profound," he said in the report. "Using membranes as a desalination tool to separate solids from liquids has emerged as a mature technology that is widely used globally."


He added, "a key concern with using membranes is their fouling, or a reduction in filtration capacity due to orifice clogging as a result of biofilms."


The federal government also funds a Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research facility, which began its work in 2009.


Desalination supporters have framed it as California's best path through the effects of the historic drought. But the inefficiency and expense of desalination has also created doubts. 


"Currently California is building the largest desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere in Carlsbad. At a cost of $1 billion, the plant will produce 50 million gallons a day for San Diego County by 2016," the International Business Times recently reported. "Fourteen other desalination plants are in the works. Critics say the process is too costly."

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Without coincidence the major push in these far-right wing global banking 1% FAKE GREEN technologies is

------HOMELAND SECURITY-----MIT-------GLOBAL WATER CORPORATIONS.

You mean GLOBAL 1% OLD WORLD KINGS trying to bring down US to colonial status ----killing all our ability to access natural FRESH WATER? THOSE DASTARDLY KNIGHTS OF MALTA TRIBE OF JUDAH.

As fracking goes wild---as global mining tear down our US mountains and forests -----toxic waste everywhere-----global banking says---we are just trying to help POOR PEOPLE AND CHILDREN have fresh water.


The water we drink

Nature's desalination: bacteria turn salty water freshPublished 29 November 2010



The growing global shortage of water has led to a growing interest in desalination to produce fresh water from seas and estuaries; conventional desalination plants, however, consume large amounts of energy; the solution: a bug-powered desalination cell that takes salt out of seawater
With one-third of the planet’s population lacking sufficient drinking water, governments are increasingly looking to desalination to produce fresh water from seas and estuaries. Conventional desalination plants, however, consume large amounts of energy. For instance, they use reverse osmosis, in which water is forced at enormous pressure through membranes that screen out salt. This means there is a growing interest in less energy-intensive approaches.
New Scientist reports that one approach that has recently been explored uses bacteria that generate electrical power by eating organic matter. If these bacteria feast on domestic sewage in an “anode” chamber, they generate electrons that can pass into a circuit while releasing protons. To balance the now positively charged sewage solution, negative chloride ions squeeze through a membrane from an adjacent chamber containing salty water that is to be desalinated.

Meanwhile the electrons are delivered to a third, “cathode” chamber on the opposite side of the desalination chamber. The cathode chamber is also filled with a saltwater solution. Here, the electrons react with hydrogen ions in the solution and oxygen from the air to form water. To balance the negative charge caused by the loss of positive hydrogen ions, sodium ions pass from the central saltwater chamber into the cathode chamber via another membrane. With time, the salty water in the central chamber becomes fresher.
Such a device, though, is relatively inefficient, says Bruce Logan at Pennsylvania State University in University Park: as the organic content in the waste water falls, the voltage produced by the bacteria drops and pulls fewer ions out of the saline water, leaving it with a salty tang. Flushing the anode with more sewage is one option, but Logan’s team are keen to squeeze as much use from each batch of dirty water as possible.
They have has developed a simple solution: boost the voltage from the bacteria with an external power source to make up any deficit. Furthermore, if the electrons react only with water at the cathode, they generate hydrogen gas — which contains enough energy to fuel the extra voltage requirements.
The team filled the central chamber of their cell with brackish water containing five grams of sodium chloride per liter, as might be found in an estuary, and applied a voltage of 0.55 volts to the setup. Over several hours, the salinity of the salt water dropped by 68 percent to 1.6 grams of salt per liter.

A standard microbial desalination cell stalls when the salinity reaches 40 to 60 percent — or 2 to 3 grams of salt per liter.

By varying the voltage added to the system as the reaction continues — and by using more water in the anode and cathode chambers than in the saltwater chamber — Logan says it should be possible to reduce the salinity to the 0.8 grams of salt per liter typical of drinking water.
“It is likely people would still want some sort of added treatment to ensure good quality water, and thus we expect a downstream reverse osmosis unit to still be used,” he says, but using the new cell as a “pre-treatment to greatly reduce salt concentrations” should help to substantially reduce the energy needed to obtain fresh water from the sea.

We will finish discussing GMO bacteria tied to 'GREEN' pollutant cleanup -----those Chinese SMOG colonies of GMO bacteria----to discuss how DESALINATION with its set of GMO SALT-EATING bacteria are devastating coastal biomes as it is called GREEN.

WE ARE NOT TRYING TO SCARE PEOPLE---WE ARE ACADEMICS GIVING AN OPPOSING VIEW WITH REAL INFORMATION-----JUST THINK ABOUT IT.


Our premise yesterday was this-----bacteria modified to eat human waste as in treatment plants----or eat metals and minerals as in coal-burning energy factories----those SCRUBBERS------eating CO2-----can easily mutate in just several years to eating metals and minerals-----carbon anywhere it finds it----no tastier place then our human bodies----or other living organisms.

All animals as too humans are made of CARBON.  When we have GMO BACTERIA being genetically programmed to EAT CARBON in many different forms----CARBON in OIL----CARBON in PLASTICS-----CARBON in coal-factories as CO2--------

what are the chances each of these bacteria WHEN THEY DO ESCAPE INTO THE GENERAL BIOME will mate---will mutate ----to find food sources anywhere they can.

EVOLUTION AND SURVIVAL OF FITTEST says there is a 100% CHANCE THESE BACTERIA WILL MUTATE.



'Why Are Humans Made Of Carbon? Chemist Points To Electrons

...www.huffpost.com/entry/humans-carbon-chemist...


Carbon is the main component of sugars, proteins, fats, DNA, muscle tissue, pretty much everything in your body. The reason carbon is so special is down to the electron configuration of the individual atoms. Electrons exist in concentric ‘shells’ around the central nucleus and carbon has four electrons in its outermost shell'.


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'by Grennan Milliken
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Nov 3 2016, 5:00am

Carbon-Eating Bacteria Could Be One Answer to Climate Change


Clostridium thermocellum can metabolize CO2'.



Newly discovered bacteria can eat plastic bottles

- Phys.org
phys.org/news/2016-03-newly-bacteria-plastic...


Newly discovered bacteria (AKA GMO BACTERIA) can eat plastic bottles. After adhering to the PET surface, the bacteria secretes one enzyme onto the PET to generate an intermediate chemical. That chemical is then taken up by the cell, where another enzyme breaks it down even further, providing the bacteria with carbon and energy to grow.



How are genetically engineered oil eating bacteria produced?
www.answers.com/Q/How_are_genetically_engineered...


GMO foods are basically the same as non-GMO foods except that they contain ingredients that have been genetically engineered. Basically, that is the process of removing a gene from one species ...


Containing Genetically Modified Bacteria | National ...www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/...



Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are widely used in research and for making pharmaceuticals and other products. However, use of genetically modified bacteria outside of the lab has been limited by concerns that they—and the sometimes novel genes they carry--
could escape into the wild.


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'Bacteria Kingdom


Patrick Roisen

• Explanation
• Transcript

The Bacteria Kingdom, formerly called monera, are single celled prokaryotic organisms. Bacteria encompass two domains: eubacteria and archaea. Eubacteria and archaea have very different cell walls. They are also distinguished by their DNA - the DNA of archaea has histone proteins while that of eubacteria does not'.


Chemistry / Biochemistry


Which are the metals present in human body?



Elements in Animals and Humans Animals and humans have similar evolutionary backgrounds. Specific elements play critical roles in the structures of proteins and the activities of enzymes. The purpose of this page is to outline some of the uses of elements in the structure of animals and humans and to illustrate why these elements are essential in the body and for optimal health.



* Calcium (Ca)


Structure of bone and teeth. * Phosphorous (Ph)
Structure of bone and teeth. Required for ATP, the energy carrier in animals.



* Magnesium (Mg)

Important in bone structure. Deficiency results in tetany (muscle spasms) and can lead to a calcium deficiency.



* Sodium (Na)
Major electrolyte of blood and extracellular fluid. Required for maintenance of pH and osmotic balance.


* Potassium (K)
Major electrolyte of blood and intracellular fluid. Required for maintenance of pH and osmotic balance.


* Chlorine (Cl)
Major electrolyte of blood and extracellular and intracellular fluid. Required for maintenance of pH and osmotic balance.


* Sulfur (S)


Element of the essential amino acids methionine and cysteine. Contained in the vitamins thiamin and biotin. As part of glutathione it is required for detoxification. Poor growth due to reduced protein synthesis and lower glutathione levels potentially increasing oxidative or xenobiotic damage are consequences of low sulfur and methionine and/or cysteine intake.


* Iron (Fe)


Contained in hemoglobin and myoglobin which are required for oxygen transport in the body. Part of the cytochrome p450 family of enzymes. Anemia is the primary consequence of iron deficiency. Excess iron levels can enlarge the liver, may provoke diabetes and cardiac falurer. The genetic disease hemochromatosis results from excess iron absorption. Similar symptoms can be produced through excessive transfusions required for the treatment of other diseases.


* Copper (Cu)


Contained in enzymes of the ferroxidase (ceruloplasmin?) system which regulates iron transport and facilitates release from storage. A structural element in the enzymes tyrosinase, cytochrome c oxidase, ascorbic acid oxidase, amine oxidases, and the antioxidant enzyme copper zinc superoxide dismutase. A copper deficiency can result in anemia from reduced ferroxidase function. Excess copper levels cause liver malfunction and are associated with genetic disorder Wilson's Disease


* Manganese (Mn)



Major component of the mitochondrial antioxidant enzyme manganese superoxide dismutase. A manganese deficiency can lead to improper bone formation and reproductive disorders. An excess of manganese can lead to poor iron absorption. * Iodine (I)
Required for production of thyroxine which plays an important role in metabolic rate. Deficient or excessive iodine intake can cause goiter (an enlarged thyroid gland).

* Zinc (Zn)


Important for reproductive function due to its use in FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) and LH (leutinizing hormone). Required for DNA binding of zinc finger proteins which regulate a variety of activities. A component of the enzymes alcohol dehydrogenase, lactic dehydrogenase carbonic anhydrase, ribonuclease, DNA Polymerase and the antioxidant copper zinc superoxide dismutase. An excess of zinc may cause anemia or reduced bone formation.



* Selenium (Se)

Data bias, opacity, data monopoly, and job loss are issues that plague the field of artificial intelligence. Here's how to avoid those obstacles.


Contained in the antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase and heme oxidase. Deficiency results in oxidative membrane damage with different effects in different species. Human deficiency causes cardiomyopathy (heart damage) and is known as Keshan's disease.


* Fluorine (Fl)


* Cobolt (Co)
Contained in vitamin B12. An excess may cause cardiac failure.

* Molybdenum (Mo)
Contained in the enzyme xanthine oxidase. Required for the excretion of nitrogen in uric acid in birds. An excess can cause diarrhea and growth reduction.


* Chromium (Cr)

Approximately 4% of the body's mass consists of Minerals (McArdle et al. 2000)[2]. They are classified as trace minerals (body requires less than 100 mg/day), and major minerals (body requires more than 100 mg/day).


Trace Minerals

The trace minerals are iron, zinc, copper, selenium, iodine, fluoride and chromium.


Major Minerals

The major minerals are sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, sulphur, cobalt and chlorine.


Function

Minerals serve three roles (McArdle et al. 2000)[2]:

• They provide structure in forming bones and teeth
• They help maintain normal heart rhythm, muscle contractility, neural conductivity, and acid-base balance
• They help regulate cellular metabolism by becoming part of enzymes and hormones that modulate cellular activity

Daily Requirements

Minerals cannot be made in the body and must be obtained in our diet. The daily requirements of minerals required by the body can be obtained from a well-balanced diet but, like vitamins, excess minerals can produce toxic effects.


The recommended daily requirements of minerals for men, women are shown in the table below (NHS Direct Online 2007)[1].


MineralsMenWomenSources


Calcium


700mg700mgmilk, cheese and other dairy foods green leafy vegetables, such as broccoli, cabbage and okra, but not spinach, soya beans, tofu, soya drinks with added calcium, nuts, bread and anything made with fortified flour, fish where you eat the bones, such as sardines and pilchards



Iodine


0.14mg0.14mgsea fish and shellfish, cereals, grains


Iron


8.7mg14.8mgliver, meat, beans, nuts, dried fruit, such as dried apricots, whole grains, such as brown rice, fortified breakfast cereals, soybean flour, most dark-green leafy vegetables, such as watercress and curly kale

Boron

<6mg<6mggreen vegetables, fruit, nuts


Chromium


0.025mg0.025mgmeat, whole grains, such as wholemeal bread and whole oats, lentils, spices


Cobalt


0.0015mg0.0015mgfish, nuts, green leafy vegetables, such as broccoli and spinach, cereals, such as oats


Copper


1.2mg1.2mgnuts, shellfish, offal



Magnesium


300mg270mgnuts, spinach, bread, fish, meat, dairy foods


Manganese


<0.5mg<0.5mgtea, bread, nuts, cereals, green vegetables such as peas and runner beans



Phosphorus


550mg550mgred meat, dairy foods, fish, poultry, bread, rice, oats

Potassium


3,500mg3,500mgfruit such as bananas, vegetables, pulses, nuts and seeds, milk, fish, shellfish, beef, chicken, turkey, bread


Selenium


0.075mg0.06mgbrazil nuts, bread, fish, meat, eggs


Sodium chloride (salt)<6g<6gready meals, meat products, such as bacon, some breakfast cereals, cheese, some tinned vegetables, some bread, savoury snacks


Zinc


9mg7mgmeat, shellfish, milk, dairy foods, such as cheese, bread, cereal products, such as wheat germ.


Vitamin and mineral interactions

Many vitamins and minerals interact, working alongside each other in groups e.g. a good balance of vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, fluoride, chloride, manganese, copper and sulphur is required for healthy bones.


Many of them can enhance or impair another vitamin or mineral's absorption and functioning e.g. an excessive amount of iron can cause a deficiency in zinc.



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We want to remind our US 99% WE THE PEOPLE of basic K-12 science. BACTERIA are the largest PHYLUM/KINGDOM of living organisms. MILLIONS to the tenth degree to the rest of the KINGDOMS/PHYLA.

Just one genetic manipulation GONE WRONG can be passed to all kinds of different phyla/classes/genus/species of this massive BACTERIA KINGDOM.

'Flesh-Eating Bacteria in Maryland Kills Man | Timetime.com/4542476/flesh-eating-bacteria

A 67-year-old man died four days after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria infection in a Maryland bay through a cut in his leg.. Michael Funk was washing crab pots in Ocean City when a strand of ...'



BACTERIA in colonies can literally wipe out all humans and other living organisms NO PROBLEM.

This is why REAL LEFT SOCIAL PROGRESSIVES started shouting decades ago against GMO-----ANYTHING. Whether GMO PLANT-----whether GMO ORGANISM----

The FAKE GREEN REVOLUTION which is far-right wing global banking 1% CLINTON/BUSH/OBAMA installed in REAGAN era to kill real left social progressive ENVIRONMENTAL activism and policies------

is LYING, CHEATING, AND STEALING getting worse and worse conditions from this never-ending PRETENDING THAT ALL THIS IS GREEN---ENVIRONMENTAL.


So, GMO metal/mineral eating bacteria can escape confined industrial-use area into wild as in CHINA and its SMOG-----when it enters the body----as in breathing into lungs it has the perfect place to live and thrive and it does not see any difference between metals and minerals inside our bodies as it does metal and minerals in WASTE TREATMENT PLANTS------OIL SPILL REMEDIATION-----COAL-FIRE PLANT SCRUBBERS.

There are REAL, NATURAL fleshing bacteria---it has been a disease vector aligned with PLAGUE------for thousands of years.  As with PLAGUE----we haven't seen FLESH-EATING BACTERIAL EPIDEMICS in modern times.  We would simply ask that our 99% WE THE PEOPLE think----

COULD THIS BE GMO METAL/MINERAL-EATING BACTERIA SIMPLY ESCAPED/MUTATED INTO WILD.




'Flesh-eating bacteria becoming more common in Delaware Bay due to climate change, study finds

By Caitlin O'Kane
June 18, 2019 / 7:25 PM / CBS News


A dangerous flesh-eating bacteria may be on the rise at some popular East Coast beaches due to warming water temperatures. In the past two years, five cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacterial infection that is spread by handling or eating contaminated seafood, have been linked to Delaware Bay, according to a study.


Vibrio vulnificus usually occurs in high-salinity, brackish waters with surface temperatures above 13 degrees Celsius, or 55 degrees Fahrenheit, the study says. It has typically been found in the warm waters of the Gulf Coast and southern states like Louisiana and Texas, especially during the months from May to October.

Vibrio vulnificus causes about 205 infections in the United States every year the CDC estimates. The CDC also said it is important to learn more about the harmful bacteria if you live in areas where hurricanes, storm surges and coastal flooding are possible. The most common cause of infection is eating raw or undercooked shellfish, particularly oysters.


Flesh-Eating Bacteria In New Jersey Reveals One Possible ...philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/06/18/flesh...

In the past two years, five cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacterial infection spread by handling or eating contaminated seafood, have been tied to Delaware Bay, where water ...



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This GMO BACTERIA---------touted by MIT as SUSTAINABLE and GREEN in the article below one would not to told that what was being used in creating these BIOFUELS ----was GMO E.COLI-------E. COLI is widely known by our US 99% of WE THE PEOPLE as a very serious illness.  E.COLI-----that bacteria getting onto our fresh foods----YOU KNOW----those BIO-PRODUCTS used in BIOFUELS.


Global banking 1% made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS on BIOFUELS while saying this process was GREEN---SUSTAINABLE.


Sustainable Energy
Genetically Modified Bacteria Produce 50 Percent More Fuel


By changing the way certain organisms process sugar, UCLA researchers have shown how to produce more biofuel.


by Kevin Bullis
Oct 3, 2013


Researchers at UCLA have opened a path to cheaper and cleaner biofuels by using genetic engineering to fundamentally change how certain organisms process sugar.



Ethanol boosters:


The bacteria in this petri dish have been genetically modified to increase the amount of biofuel that can be made from sugar.Conventional biofuels are either too expensive to compete with fossil fuels or they release so much carbon dioxide that they’re hardly worth making—or both.

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This article tells us this BIOFUEL process uses GMO E.COLI BACTERIA.  This technology started during CLINTON-----expanded during BUSH----exploded during OBAMA-----so, this article acts as if all this GMO is good stuff----DON'T WORRY----we know what we are doing.

Flash forward a few decades later----and these GMO E.COLI BACTERIA have escaped into the general BIOME-----they have mutated and since they like what HUMANS EAT-----and what HUMANS ARE MADE OF-------they are heading for our human digestive system----OUR GUTS.

What has happened to these MUTATED GMO E.COLI used in  BIO-FUEL industry is that they have mated/mutated having been exposed to waterways/big MEAT  filled with ANTI-BIOTIC TOXIC WASTE-----they now are ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT-----E COLI.

So, a disease vector already tough on our human bodies ----E COLI OUTBREAKS-------which were fought by doctors with ANTIBIOTICS ------HAVE NO KNOWN TREATMENT.  People getting E COLI illnesses with these wild strain GMO E COLI ---will simply DIE.

SINCE E COLI OUTBREAKS CAN SPREAD NATIONALLY---GLOBALLY------THESE ARE RIPE AS A PANDEMIC.


'FDA Investigated Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce from Yuma Growing Region

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local partners, investigated a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses linked to romaine lettuce from the Yuma growing region.


Update – November 1, 2018


On November 1, 2018 the FDA released an Environmental Assessment: Factors Potentially Contributing to the Contamination of Romaine Lettuce Implicated in a Multi-State Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7, along with a memo of investigation and letter to state agriculture officials and the leafy greens industry'.


What we hear in national media and from corporate FAKE SCIENCE NEWS AND DATA academics is that people are being made antibiotic resistant---which can be true---but we do not hear that the E COLI BACTERIA have been made antibiotic resistant----or that today's E COLI are very likely MUTATED versions of GMO E COLI BACTERIA used in BIOFUEL industry.




Efficient Biofuel Made From Genetically Modified E. Coli Bacteria


Date:
January 7, 2008
Source:
University of California, Los Angeles


Summary:


Researchers have developed a new method for producing next-generation biofuels by genetically modifying Escherichia coli bacteria to be an efficient biofuel synthesizer. The method could lead to mass production of these biofuels. The research team modified key pathways in E. coli to produce several higher-chain alcohols from glucose, a renewable carbon source.


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Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new method for producing next-generation biofuels by genetically modifying Escherichia coli bacteria to be an efficient biofuel synthesizer. The method could lead to mass production of these biofuels.



Concerns about long-term fossil fuel availability, coupled with environmental problems resulting from their production and use, have spurred increased efforts to synthesize biofuels from renewable resources.


Biofuels, like commercially available ethanol, are produced from agricultural products such as corn, sugarcane or waste cellulose. Ethanol, however, has limitations — it is not as efficient as gasoline and must be mixed with gas for use as a transportation fuel. It also tends to absorb water from its surroundings, making it corrosive and preventing it from being stored or distributed in existing infrastructure without modification.


Higher-chain alcohols have energy densities close to gasoline, are not as volatile or corrosive as ethanol, and do not readily absorb water. Furthermore, branched-chain alcohols, such as isobutanol, have higher-octane numbers, resulting in less knocking in engines. Isobutanol or C5 alcohols have never been produced from a renewable source with yields high enough to make them viable as a gasoline substitute.


A new strategy has been developed by UCLA professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering James Liao, postdoctoral fellow Shota Atsumi and visiting professor Taizo Hanai.



"These alcohols are typically trace byproducts in fermentation," Liao said. "To modify an organism to produce these compounds usually results in toxicity in the cell. We bypassed this difficulty by leveraging the native metabolic networks in E. coli but altered its intracellular chemistry using genetic engineering to produce these alcohols."



The research team modified key pathways in E. coli to produce several higher-chain alcohols from glucose, a renewable carbon source, including isobutanol, 1-butanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol and 2-phenylethanol.


This strategy leverages the E. coli host's highly active amino acid biosynthetic pathway by shifting part of it to alcohol production. In particular, the research team achieved high-yield, high-specificity production of isobutanol from glucose.


This new strategy opens an unexplored frontier for biofuels production, both in coli and in other microorganisms.


"The ability to make these branched-chain higher alcohols so efficiently is surprising," Liao said. "Unlike ethanol, organisms are not used to producing these unusual alcohols, and there is no advantage for them to do so. The fact that they can be made by E. coli is even more surprising, since E. coli is not a promising host to tolerate alcohols. These results mean that these unusual alcohols in fact can be manufactured as efficiently as what evolved in nature for ethanol. Therefore, we now can explore these unusual alcohols as biofuels and are not bound by what nature has given us."



UCLA has licensed the technology through an exclusive royalty-bearing license to Gevo Inc., a Pasadena, Calif.-based company founded in 2005 and dedicated to producing biofuels.


"Given that part of UCLA's mission is to transfer technologies to the commercial sector to benefit the public, we are excited at the prospect that this UCLA-developed technology may play a key role in addressing climate change and energy independence," said Earl Weinstein, assistant director of the UCLA Office of Intellectual Property. "It has been a pleasure to work with the team at Gevo on this deal, and we look forward to an ongoing relationship with them".



"This discovery leads to new opportunities for advanced biofuel development," said Patrick Gruber, Gevo's chief executive officer. "As the exclusive licensee of this technology, we can further our national interests in developing advanced renewable resource-based fuels that will help address the issues of climate change and future energy needs while creating a significant competitive advantage."



Liao has joined Gevo's scientific advisory board. In this role, he will continue to provide technical oversight and guidance during the commercial development of this technology.


"Dr. Liao's input will be invaluable as we scale up the commercial applications made possible by this breakthrough in technology and bring advanced biofuels to market," said Matthew Peters, chief scientific officer of Gevo.


Full details of the research appear in the Jan. 3 issue of the journal Nature.


The research was supported in part by the UCLA–Department of Energy Institute for Genomics and Proteomics and the UCLA–NASA Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration.

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Whether GMO BACTERIA are in the AIR as colonies------GMO BACTERIA in the WATER as colonies---OR  GMO BACTERIA in our human bodies in colonies----the problem is this process of allowing

GMO-------GMO ANYWAY

These processes are still being sold by global banking 1% as GREEN----as cleaning up pollution------when the end result ALWAYS causes DEATH AND HARM to plants and animals.


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Superbugs killing twice as many people as government says

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By Madlen Davies
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Superbugs are now killing more patients than breast cancer and at least twice as many people as the government estimate, experts have warned.



The Bureau has also established that the government’s stated figure of 5,000 people a year dying from superbugs is based on guesswork. And we have obtained official NHS data confirming that significantly more people than that died with drug-resistant infections last year'.



Another DUBIOUS claim by BARBER SURGEONS calling themselves DOCTORS-----doing this research is below.  They are saying as they KNOW the harm these GMO organisms can cause if/when they hit the general BIOME----go WILD-----is this:  they say DON'T WORRY-----we have genetically programmed these GMO BACTERIA to die ----they cannot live past one life cycle.  This is no doubt why a NEW YORK TIMES article would report that CHINESE SMOG WITH BACTERIAL COLONIES as having DEAD BACTERIA----rather then the real information that these colonies are ALIVE AND THRIVING.

BUT THEY WERE PROGRAMMED WITH A 'KILL SWITCH' SAY THE MADMEN SCIENTISTS WITH BLIND AMBITION.

Of course bacteria will mutate around these FIXES.


Just so happens that the discovery of bacterial colonies in China's SMOG happened in 2015-----same year as this article.




“Kill Switch” Prevents Spread of Genetically Modified Bacteria


By Kari Lydersen | January 21, 2015 12:00 pm


As genetically-modified microbes take on ever more tasks – from creating new pharmaceuticals to turning out clean fuel sources – researchers have searched for a way to biologically isolate them from their wild counterparts, so that if they were ever accidentally released, they wouldn’t be able to survive.



Now, scientists releasing two separate papers in the journal Nature think they have a solution. They unveiled two different approaches to modifying a strain of E. coli to make it dependent on artificial nutrients. In a controlled environment, such as a research lab or factory, scientists would provide that sustenance. But if the bacteria break free, they wouldn’t be able to make the compounds themselves, and would die.


No Escape


Scientists have previously used similar approaches, making GMO bacteria reliant on synthetic nutrients. But in the past, the GMO bacteria have evolved the ability to live without the synthetic nutrients. Bacteria have ejected the part of their DNA that made them reliant on the nutrients, or they figured out how to cobble together an equivalent of those nutrients from the natural world.


In separate projects, teams led by Yale molecular biologist Farren Isaacs and Harvard molecular geneticist George Church have genetically modified E. coli so that it is totally dependent on synthetic amino acids. And in both cases that need is built in to multiple parts of the bacteria’s genome – 49 times in the Harvard study – so that the likelihood that the bacteria would evolve to overcome the restriction is unlikely. And both strains showed an undetectably small escape rate – the number of E. coli able to survive without being fed the synthetic amino acid.


Out in the Open


Church and Isaacs said that their work is most likely to be used in pharmaceutical or dairy operations – making cheese, yogurt or drugs. These processes happen in closed facilities and fermenters. Unlike in the fields, bees or breezes won’t spread genetically modified material around, but there is a risk of contamination if the microscopic bacteria get onto employees’ clothing or into the air.


Meanwhile the scientists hope their research lays the groundwork for larger applications of modified bacteria in open-air settings, including for bioremediation – the use of living organisms to clean up polluted sites like landfills and oil spills. In these settings a reliance on synthetic amino acids mean the genetically modified organisms could be “contained” molecularly even if they are no longer physically contained.


Future Uses


The safety features aren’t the only appealing attribute of the modified E. coli featured in the new papers. The scientists also built in resistance to a number of viruses. That means the bacteria are safe from attack by viruses that can be devastating in food or pharmaceutical manufacturing – like when viral contamination caused a Genzyme Corp. plant to halt manufacturing in 2009, temporarily cutting off the medication supply for some patients.


Church noted that the viral resistance could be an incentive to “sweeten the offer” and encourage companies to use “safe” GMOs. The technique could also provide intellectual property protection for industrial, pharmaceutical or food companies, since they could make their own GMOs dependent on specific synthetic amino acids, and other companies would have trouble replicating those modified organisms without the “key.” Such built-in IP protection could actually encourage collaboration between different companies, Isaacs said.



“This is really motivated by anticipating the impact biotechnology will have over the next several decades, recognizing the importance of endowing these GMOs with more sophisticated functions, to have more safety measures going forward,” Isaacs told reporters. “Endowing safeguards will be important to allow the field to progress.”

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CRISPR “Kill Switches” for GMOs


Researchers create an inducible method to remove specific genes and even kill escaped genetically modified organisms.



May 21, 2015
Jenny Rood
WIKIMEDIA, NISHIMASU ET AL.

An environmentally dependent method to excise particular genes and eliminate genetically modified organisms (GMOs) if they leave the lab, published this week (May 19) in Nature Communications, uses an inducible CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing system to snip out vital pieces of the E. coli genome.



The most recent published attempts at creating such a GMO “kill switch” relied on making the survival of genetically-modified bacteria dependent on synthetic amino acids that were only available under laboratory conditions. In the latest study, scientists at MIT created a system that would instead make fatal changes to the bacterial genome when triggered by a change in environmental conditions.



The system, dubbed DNAi, contains two components: CRISPR targeting RNAs, which direct the destruction of a particular gene, are always expressed, and a Cas9 enzyme responsible for excising the targeted gene, which is controlled by a promoter that will only activate the gene when the sugar arabinose is present.



For their proof-of-concept study, the scientists used CRISPR to target genes on an extra plasmid. Two hours and fifteen minutes after the team introduced arabinose, the bacteria edited out the plasmid genes. The number of cells containing intact target plasmids decreased by a factor of one million to 100 million within 45 minutes. Targeting the bacterial genome, the number of viable cells similarly decreased. The DNAi system remained viable for more than two months and did not appear to impact the cells’ growth as long as it was not induced, the team reported.



The ability to excise a particular gene without necessarily killing the organism may make the system appealing to commercial GMO manufacturers to protect specific engineered modifications, the authors suggested.


“You just plug in all the systems you want erased, and when the system is turned on it will erase that DNA and largely leave the other DNA in place,” study coauthor Christopher Voigt told The Verge. The next hurdle will be to design a more relevant trigger than arabinose to control the kill switch.

We want to share this GMO BACTERIA product being allowed to go mainstream in this for DIABETES---INSULIN.  We share this number one because it shows that no matter how much advocates protest AGAINST these GMO PROCEDURES which almost always end up HARMING more then HELPING---in this case diabetics exposed to this GMO bacteria were dying and/or harmed in large enough numbers for protest.  Global banking 1% says---it is cheaper to use this method and provides EVIDENCE-BASED DATA to say it helps---sometimes.

What this article states as well is the fact that BACTERIA as a PHYLUM reproduce so rapidly that any GMO trait attached can very quickly mutate----disappear in generations being only a few years.

The ability of what was water-bound bacteria made GMO to EAT metals/chemicals in global factories obviously MUTATED to be able to live in SMOG AND AIR.

Like the 99% of WE THE CHINESE citizens being exposed to these GMO BACTERIA in SMOG ------DIABETICS here in US are being told------sit down and shut up we will STUDY how all this GMO bacteria HARM YOU.


'Diabetics who are unable to use GMO insulin find animal insulin more difficult to acquire'.

The Pros & Cons of the Use of GMO Insulin


Rob Callahan




GMO insulin is also known as synthetic insulin, or human insulin. It is produced with genetically modified bacteria, instead of the traditional method that produces what is known as pork insulin. In this method, sometimes called natural insulin, the pancreas of a cow or pig is used to produce insulin.

What Is GMO Insulin?

Until the early 1980s, pharmaceutical insulin was extracted from the pancreas of cows or pigs, according to the International Diabetes Federation. Since that time, the process of attaching the human gene for insulin production to the DNA of the bacteria E. coli has been developed. Insulin produced from this newer method is known as GMO insulin, and genetically modified bacteria have become the most common source of pharmaceutical insulin. In addition to bacteria, baker's yeast is also a common template onto which the human insulin-producing gene can be attached.



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Benefits of GMO Insulin



Because bacteria and yeasts reproduce more rapidly and with fewer resources than complex mammals, they can be grown at a lower cost than sources of pork or beef insulin. Their faster rate also negates the wait associated with the maturation of animal sources, and the space needed to support these specialized bacteria colonies is significantly smaller than that needed to raise livestock. The International Diabetes Federation considers the supply of insulin produced from bacteria to be unlimited, since it does not depend on the quantity and availability of bovine or porcine pancreases. The insulin produced this way is also identical to insulin produced naturally by the human pancreas.


The Disadvantages of GMO Insulin


The Society for Diabetic Rights states that a significant number of diabetics have experienced bad reactions to GMO insulin, and that some of these have resulted in death. Although GMO insulin poses a risk to some consumers of insulin, its comparatively greater availability and lower cost of production have prompted insulin manufacturers such as Eli Lilly to limit or disband production of pork or beef insulin. Diabetics who are unable to use GMO insulin find animal insulin more difficult to acquire. The Mayo Clinic website notes that a lack of insulin, which could result from this scarcity, exposes diabetics to additional problems, which include blindness, nerve damage and kidney damage.

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We shared an article last week that showed a East Indian waterway so polluted with PHARMA------ANTIBIOTICS-----that people and super-bacteria were being made antibiotic resistant.  These are WATER-BOUND bacteria forced to live in those polluted waterways.  What we are seeing in China with bacterial colonies in SMOG-----is GMO BACTERIA mutated to be able to leave water-bound biome to enter AIR BIOME. 

The US has been fighting against SMOG from industry all last century----this is why corporations went overseas to China.  The AIR POLLUTION that might be more dangerous is tied to GMO BACTERIA-----one would not get this from these articles.

Below we see bacteria in air----can only live a short time because they are water-bound ie human body.

'Can strep bacteria live in the air -

answers.comwww.answers.com/Q/Can_strep_bacteria_live_in_the_air Yes, strep bacteria can live in the air. However, it can only live in the air for only a short time. It also can live on surfaces such as doorknobs and tables for a short period of time'.

We don't want to confuse ordinary AIR POLLUTION and its damages to health with today's GMO BACTERIA whether in water/soil/air.  The danger lies in the fact that the natural bacteria has been altered------and that alteration can mutate to making that bacteria DEADLY.

The human body evolved a complex IMMUNE SYSTEM that can fight most natural bacteria.  This IMMUNE SYSTEM cannot fight GMO BACTERIA. 



'Air Pollution Might Make Dangerous Bacteria Harder to Kill


Inhaling black carbon could boost some disease-causing bacteria’s resistance to antibiotics.


Veronique Greenwood
Apr 12, 2017




And a larger question looms: Could it be that air pollution disrupts people’s existing microbiomes in the nose and other tissues? Could this make them more vulnerable to infection? “Where this is really important is the microbiota,” says Morrissey, who is planning studies on the subject. If the native bacteria’s numbers or biology are altered by pollution, they could make space for newcomers with more malevolent tendencies—or even, in the end, turn against us themselves'.

We KNOW the bacteria in colonies in air in CHINA is GMO-------it has already been identified and its source located.  Nowhere in media do we read this.






Traces of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Have Been Found in Polluted City Air
DAVID NIELD
21 NOV 2016


New research shows polluted city air could be even more of a health risk than we thought, because it's been found to carry traces of drug-resistant bacteria that can't be treated by common antibiotics.



Scientists are now cautioning that city smog might be spreading the genetic material that makes viruses untreatable, and at this stage, it's not clear how much damage this could do in the world's most polluted cities.


Researchers from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden analysed 864 samples of DNA taken from humans, animals, and environments worldwide, looking for genes linked to antibiotic-resistant bacteria.


The results showed that samples taken from the Chinese capital Beijing – known for its extremely bad pollution – turned up a high level of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs).


"We studied only a small number of air samples, so to generalise, we need to examine the air from more places," explains lead researcher Joakim Larsson. "But the air samples we did analyse showed a wide mix of different resistance genes."


The research doesn't show whether the bacteria in Beijing's smog is actually alive – which would significantly increase the threat – but Larsson says it's "reasonable to believe that there is a mixture of live and dead bacteria, based on experience from other studies of air".



Particularly worrying is the fact that the study turned up genes resistant to carbapenems – the 'last resort' drugs given to counter difficult bacterial infections that haven't responded to other treatments.


While we don't know how serious the threat is just yet, the researchers write in their paper that there might be "vast sources" of unknown resistance genes hiding in polluted environments. 


"This may be a more important means of transmission than previously thought," says Larsson.
As we treat our illnesses with antibiotics, bacteria and viruses modify themselves to become hardened against them, creating new microorganisms known as superbugs.


Right now, bacteria is evolving faster than our antibiotics can be adjusted, which is why it's vital that we understand more about how it spreads and reaches new groups of people.
If we could no longer use antibiotics in treatment, it would mean routine infections would become dangerous and potentially fatal, so scientists are scrambling to find alternative ways to fight these superbugs.



Larsson and his team, previously known for their work linking the discharge of antibiotic-contaminated water to increased bacterial resistance in India, are now turning their attention to sewage treatment plants in Europe to investigate the threat further.


Treatment plant employees will be given samplers to measure the composition of the air, while their gut bacteria, and that of nearby residents, will be studied too, to look for a link between the plants and airborne bacteria.


If we can understand more about how resistant bacteria spreads, we'll stand a better chance of trying to beat it – meaning it's yet another reason to work on cleaning up our cities.


The findings are published in Microbiome.


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The GMO BACTERIA in Chinese SMOG was able to leave water bound biome to rise into AIR and live in colonies long-term because these mutations allowing it to EAT CHEMICALS/METALS found a food supply in Chinese SMOG.  The question is ---how does it live in a very low-moisture environment of AIR vs WATER.  That is what scientists in China and globally are investigating.

The point is this----that bacteria would never have made the transition from water to open air and live long-term if it had not been GMO modified to EAT METALS/MINERALS.



'News Biology 07 December 2017
Air-eating bacteria found in Antarctica
The discovery of bacteria that can live on trace gases in the atmosphere changes the possibilities for extraterrestrial life.

This is the first time air-eating life on Earth has ever been reported. In addition to enhancing our understanding of how life survives the extreme conditions of Antarctica, Ferrari says, it also “opens up the possibility of atmospheric gases supporting life on other planets”'




Why doesn't bacteria live in air forever?


Shreyashree Sarkar, BSc. Honours Microbiology, University of Calcutta (2017)

Microbes have a optimum range of humidity for their survival in the air. This ranges from 10%-50%. So if the humidity increases or decreases most bacteria cannot survive unless it is a resistant strain.
Bacteria has the lowest survival rate in air due to several reasons-

1. Air currents
2. Pressure exerted by layers of gases in the atmosphere
3. Gravity
4. Lack of nutrients

The GMO BACTERIA found in Chinese SMOG was found not only to be METAL-MINERAL EATING GMO bacteria---but also ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT.  Below we how bacteria can become antibiotic resistant simply by GMO FOOD which China has saturated its agricultural base just as here in US.  So, these BACTERIA are getting a DOUBLE-WHAMMY------they are eating GMO FOOD and becoming antibiotic resistant----AND they are GMO METAL/MINERAL EATING so were able to leave water bound biome and rise into AIR.

THIS ALL HAPPENED BECAUSE OF GMO -------PLANTS AND BACTERIA.

GM Antibiotic Resistance in China's Rivers

www.isis.org.uk/GM_antibiotic_resistance_in_Chinas... GM Antibiotic Resistance in China's Rivers.


Antibiotic resistance marker gene used in genetically modified crops found in bacteria isolated from all China's rivers Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji. A new study conducted in China finds 6 out of 6 major rivers tested positive for ampicillin antibiotic resistant bacteria






GMOs could render important antibiotics worthless -


Biology ...biofortified.org/2010/03/gmos-antibiotics


Fear of antibiotic resistance markers is mainly due to fear of gene transfer from genetically modified plants to bacteria in the soil or bacteria in human or animal guts. There are at least two reasons why this fear is unwarranted. First, soil and gut bacteria naturally contain a variety of antibiotic resistance genes without any human intervention.


When we here of the next PANDEMIC DISEASE VECTOR killing hundreds of million of people-----THINK GMO------it will not simply be a FREAK OF NATURE BACTERIA---it will have been genetically modified by global banking BLIND AMBITION MONEY-MAKING MANIACS.




Smog in Beijing contains bacteria with antibiotic-resistant genes, sparking public fears


Didi Tatlow | New York Times | December 8, 2016



A report that Beijing’s already notorious smog contained bacteria with antibiotic-resistant genes spread through the city [in December] like pathogens in a pandemic disaster movie.
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The study, published in October, found antibiotic-resistant genetic material in the smog but no evidence of live bacteria capable of infecting anyone.


That did not make residents of Beijing feel much better, though.
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By [December 5], most Chinese news reports speculating about the threat had been taken offline, replaced by articles quoting an unidentified expert from the city’s Health Department advising that there was nothing to worry about.
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Though fears of airborne bacteria were unfounded, there is a growing health problem of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotics are heavily overprescribed in China, doctors and researchers say.
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“We have studied DNA from bacteria in the air and found a large variety of genes that can make bacteria resistant to antibiotics, including some of the most powerful antibiotics we have,” stated [Joakim Larsson, a professor of environmental pharmacology at the University of Gothenburg’s Sahlgrenska Academy]. “This was a surprising finding to us, and we think it warrants further studies.”


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 Fear, Then Skepticism, Over Antibiotic-Resistant Genes in Beijing Smog


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The article below from NEW YORK TIMES paints a picture of events surrounding CHINESE SMOG having bacterial colonies THE OPPOSITE of reaction around the world.  The NYT indicates these bacterial colonies were NOT ALIVE----so not dangerous but were found to be ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT.  The media coverage and academic research shows THE OPPOSITE.  These bacteria in Chinese SMOG have been studied and known below we see 2015------research on airborne bacterial communities.  The article we found said this-------Chinese scientists are capturing these AIRBOURNE BACTERIA ALIVE and transporting back to LABS to study----so. these bacterial colonies are ALIVE.

As well, these academic research have already located the ground zero for these AIRBOURNE bacteria------and identified them as GMO METAL/MINERAL EATING BACTERIA tied to SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS.  They were using these GMO BACTERIA to process sewage.

No one mentions in these discussions what happens when people INHALE----or when these GMO METAL/MINERAL EATING AIRBOURNE BACTERIA get into LUNGS and/or are absorbed by SKIN.  As we stated, the very LEAST concern would be that these GMO BACTERIA could live and FEED inside human body on the same METALS AND MINERALS are body needs.


Huan Jing Ke Xue. 2015 Aug;36(8):2727-34.


[Characterizing Beijing's Airborne Bacterial Communities in PM2.5 and PM1 Samples During Haze Pollution Episodes Using 16S rRNA Gene Analysis Method].

[Article in Chinese]
Wang BY, Lang JD, Zhang LN, Fang JH, Cao C, Hao JM, Zhu T, Tian G, Jiang JK.

Abstract


During 8th-14th Jan., 2013, severe particulate matter (PM) pollution episodes happened in Beijing. These air pollution events lead to high risks for public health. In addition to various PM chemical compositions, biological components in the air may also impose threaten. Little is known about airborne microbial community in such severe air pollution conditions. PM2.5 and PM10 samples were collected during that 7-day pollution period. The 16S rRNA gene V3 amplification and the MiSeq sequencing were performed for analyzing these samples. It is found that there is no significant difference at phylum level for PM2.5 bacterial communities during that 7-day pollution period both at phylum and at genus level. At genus level, Arthrobacter and Frankia are the major airborne microbes presented in Beijing winter.samples.


At genus level, there are 39 common genera (combined by first 50 genera bacterial of the two analysis) between the 16S rRNA gene analysis and those are found by Metagenomic analysis on the same PM samples. Frankia and Paracoccus are relatively more abundant in 16S rRNA gene data, while Kocuria and Geodermatophilus are relatively more abundant in Meta-data. PM10 bacterial communities are similar to those of PM2.5 with some noticeable differences, i.e., at phylum level, more Firmicutes and less Actinobacteria present in PM10 samples than in PM2.5 samples, while at genus level, more Clostridium presents in PM10 samples. The findings in Beijing were compared with three 16S rRNA gene studies in other countries. Although the sampling locations and times are different from each other, compositions of bacterial community are similar for those sampled at the ground atmosphere. Airborne microbial communities near the ground surface are different from those sampled in the upper troposphere.


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Who knows what this freemasonry symbol means? ACCEPT
We are witnessing in only a few decades these GMO BACTERIA across several industrial usage all sold as being GREEN -------mutating in several different directions all of which are known to be possibly HARMFUL----DEADLY. Our US 99% WE THE PEOPLE should not FEAR as much as get busy SHAKING OUR TAIL FEATHERS to stop MOVING FORWARD -------allowing global banking 1% OLD WORLD KINGS as the SHIP OF FOOLS hiring MAD SCIENTISTS who will do anything they are told.
So far GMO has devastated our natural SEED AND FOOD supply. It is devastating our ENVIRONMENT both of which can and will devastate our HUMAN BODIES as well as our fellow LIVING ORGANISMS.


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Zach Wright
Published on Jun 19, 2015'



How Microbes Clean Up Our Environmental Messes


The contamination cleanup strategy called bioremediation--using naturally occurring or genetically modified microbes to clean up our messes—is gaining steam, as scientists devise new ways to use bugs against mercury, oil spills, radioactive waste and more.


By Mary Beth Griggs
Aug 29, 2011


Microbes are nature's ultimate garbage disposal, devouring the dead, decomposing and inert material that litters Earth's surface. They're so good at it, in fact, that humans have taken an increasing interest in coercing them to clean up our environmental messes.


The concept is called bioremediation, and it involves using organisms that either naturally love to eat contaminants or have been genetically altered to give them the taste for toxins. Scientists are designing or deploying microbes to purge sites of contaminants such as PCBs, oil, radioactive waste, gasoline and mercury, and new bioremediation research appears regularly.


Genetic Tinkering

For one study published recently in the journal BMC

Biotechnology, researchers at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico modified E. coli bacteria (a common lab bacteria) with genes that allowed the microorganisms to not only survive in mercury but to remove it from waste sites. The genes in question produce proteins called metallothionein and polyphosphate kinase that allow the bacterial cells to develop a resistance to mercury and to accumulate large amounts of the heavy metal within the organism, thereby isolating it.


"Mercury is really toxic, and there are no natural organisms that can bioremediate mercury," says Oscar Ruiz, one of the study's lead authors. However, there are a few organisms that make it more dangerous. They transform the ionic or elemental mercury, which is discharged from industrial sites such as coal-burning power plants, into the more toxic version, methylmercury. Methylmercury can accumulate in plants and animals, and is most toxic to those at the top of the food chain.



Ruiz's goal for his transgenic bacteria is for them to sequester mercury contamination before the natural bacteria have a chance to turn it into toxic methylmercury. The modified bacteria wouldn't be set loose in the wild, as there are strict government regulations about releasing genetically modified organisms into the environment. Instead, these bacteria would do their work in filters that can be brought to contaminated sites and used to filter the mercury out of water. It's possible they might even be able to recover the mercury for use in other industries. "Mercury is very important in many, many industrial applications," Ruiz says.


Giving Nature a Boost


Creating genetically modified microbes to do our dirty work is only really useful when dealing with contaminants like mercury, where there are no known natural bacteria capable of doing the job. In most other bioremediation cases, nature just needs a little bit of a helping hand.


Pollution-eating bacteria have gotten the most press at large oil spills, such as the Exxon Valdez and, more recently, the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Scientific entrepreneurs poured out of the woodwork, eager to contribute their oil-eating superbugs to the cleanup effort. But, in reality, the microbes that were already there had a head start. "Bioaugmentation in the open environment really isn't effective," says Kenneth Lee, a researcher with Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans who has extensive experience researching bioremediation of oils spills. Bioaugmentation is a type of bioremediation that involves adding organisms directly to the open environment. But microbes that aren't adapted to the environment die quickly, simply providing more nutrients for the indigenous bacteria to feed on. "That's an extremely expensive way to make fertilizer," says Terry Hazen, the head of the Center for Environmental Biotechnology at UC Berkeley.


Instead of adding organisms to the environment, often the best way to get rid of chemical pollutants is to help the bacteria already on the job. Take the Deepwater Horizon leak. Because of natural oil seeps on the Gulf of Mexico's seafloor, communities of microbes that can break down oil, or at least parts of it, exist there. Adding nutrients to the water near an oil spill can help grow these bacterial populations. And it works for things besides oil, too. Some of Hazen's early work showed that low doses of methane injected at contaminated sites can aid the growth of methanotrophs, organisms that love methane and produce enzymes capable of breaking down chlorinated solvents and up to 300 other compounds.



Break It Down


With a bacterial-based oil spill cleanup, there is an additional step beyond adding nutrients that give microorganisms a boost. During the Deepwater Horizon cleanup, for instance, responders dumped loads of chemical dispersants to try to break up the oil in the Gulf of Mexico. One benefit of such an action is that it breaks the oil down into pieces small enough for the bacteria to eat. "When bacteria attack oil they can only attack from the water-oil interface" Lee explains. When a spill breaks up, its surface area gets larger and the microbes have an easier time feasting upon it.


Much of the Deepwater Horizon oil disappeared faster than the earliest predictions suggested. So, though there is still cleanup to be done on the shore, and the full impact on the marine ecosystem may not be known for decades, the Gulf's microorganisms played a role in cleaning up part of the spill. And bioremediation methods, using both indigenous and genetically modified microbes, will continue to garner attention as a cost-effective way to clean up contamination.

We discussed public health policy earlier but want to look at this situation being public health from an ENVIRONMENTAL policy prospective.  Lot's of articles written ----major US media saying the fact that BACTERIA and COLONIES OF BACTERIA found in air in Chinese cities is not too much worry about-----they say---don't let those fear-mongers scare you.

Of course US national media is FAKE NEWS ----so, we don't listen to them.  

Speaking from an environmental viewpoint--------categorizing plant and animal life whether in air----on ground---in water is a measure of how our environment is doing.  Our human body is filled with bacteria------BUT the concern here is that these BACTERIA are not natural -----they are GMO---genetically modified for industrial use and have escaped that industrial campus and entered the greater BIOME.  These bacteria were genetically modified to EAT METALS AND CHEMICALS.  That is what they are doing in the SMOG of Chinese FOREIGN ECONOMIC ZONES.  SMOG whether in China or LOS ANGELES is industrial waste or automotive exhaust filled with chemicals and metals.  What is unusual about these conditions in CHINA is the KIND OF BACTERIA colonizing in the air.

What has happened is this----a genetically modified bacteria meant to be used only in industrial facilities has escaped and NO ONE KNOWS the effects it will have on general population.  Workers in these facilities often wear protective gear----the general population does not.

ERGO, MANY CHINESE 99% WE THE PEOPLE WALKING AROUND WITH MASKS.

'How a hungry, hardy bacteria eats toxic metals and excretes gold nuggets


Biology
Michael Irving
February 2nd, 2018  NEW ATLAS'

Here we have a US national media outlet telling us about those GMO BACTERIA that eat chemicals and metals-----only here they are working in water.   So, our Earth's waterways and oceans are being filled with these GMO BACTERIA eating metals and chemicals.  

THIS IS CALLED GREEN TECHNOLOGY.

Now, after millions of reproductive cycles where these GMO METAL EATING bacteria find other bacteria with which to mate----we have a genetic breed of bacteria we have no idea how they might harm the environment and HUMANS/BIOME.  That' not important---some corporation got the PATENT and is making billion dollars in profits.

So, now these same GMO BACTERIA filling the waterways is migrating to THE AIR------attracted by metals and chemicals in SMOG.  It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand these GMO BACTERIA will migrate into the soil----ground and ground water.

NO ONE KNOWS HOW THIS WILL EFFECT BIOME OR HUMAN HEALTH---THAT'S OK SAYS GLOBAL BANKING 1% ---WE WILL STUDY THE HARM DONE ON THOSE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.

That is GATEWAY MEDICINE---creating the conditions for PUBLIC HEALTH HARM.

Think GULF OIL SPILL and all those OIL-EATING BACTERIA.....BUT say global banking 1% ---it's all GREEN----we are combating CLIMATE CHANGE-----



Technology4


Bacteria Capable Of Reversing Climate Change By Eating Pollution


By Rishabh Jain
07/17/17 AT 7:25 AM


Genetically modified bacteria might hold the key to reversing climate change by reversing environmental contamination by pollutants. Such bacteria might not only be able to take care of the 300 million tons of plastic produced around the world but even heavy metals such as cadmium, which is used in nuclear reactors. 
 
We are producing pollutants at an alarming rate — according to scientists at Ben Gurion University, Israel, the weight of plastic containers in the ocean might be equal to the weight of fish in it by 2050. This is why some genetically modified bacteria might be the out-of-the-box solution for pollution, which in turn causes climate change by contaminating the environment and might even threaten the survival of humankind.


Here are four different bacteria, which might help reverse pollution by eating pollution and degrading pollutants:

Air pollution-eating and fuel generating bacteria: Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, have genetically reprogrammed bacteria to consume carbon dioxide from environment and produce sugars needed to build its body mass. The modified form of the bacterium E.Coli can be modified to produce the enzyme RuBisCo. The study found that the bacteria can be trained to consume CO2 and use it to create its body mass, including all the sugars needed to stay alive.

REMEMBER, A STUDY IS NOT SCIENTIFIC PROOF OF HYPOTHESIS-----THESE START UP CORPORATIONS ARE BEING ALLOWED TO UNLEASH UNTESTED, UNANALYZED PRODUCTS.


Pollution-eating, electricity generating bacteria: Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have discovered bacteria called the Desulfitobacteria, which can break down environmental pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls and chemical solvents and convert them into electricity.


"These bacteria are very diverse in their metabolic capabilities, including the food that they can consume. That means that these bacteria can convert a large number of different food sources into electricity. The technology could be used to assist in the reclamation of wastewaters, thereby resulting in the removal of waste and generation of electricity," Charles Milliken, one of the researchers associated with the study, explained.



The bacteria can handle conditions such as extreme heat and radiation and even lack of water.

Plastic-eating bacteria: Researchers at the Ben Gurion Institute of Science, Israel, have developed bacteria called Pseudomonas putida, which can be genetically modified to eat polyethylene-terephthalate (PET), the most common kind of plastic polluting the oceans and land.


Plastic is one of the biggest pollutants and does not degrade easily — an average bottle of mineral water takes half a millennium to decompose. The bacterium uses plastic as a carbon source and breaks it down using engineered enzymes.


 
Heavy metal-eating bacteria: Heavy metals such as cadmium are hard to break down using natural resources. But there might be a simple solution to the problem — genetically modified yeast. It uses a cell membrane called ‘anchor’ along with peptides, which bind with heavy metals and cleans up metal ions without harmful aftereffects.

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The other issue on environmental public policy which can be linked to GMO BACTERIA------is another PATENTED PRODUCT called GREEN----and that is DESALINATION. We KNEW before any of this technology was developed that it would HARM the environment more than the help it gives.



We have algal blooms so thick they are harmful because of all that FERTILIZER used during GLOBAL BIG AG-----FAKE GREEN REVOLUTION. That FAKE GREEN policy created these problems in this article and global banking 1% are now creating yet another policy being called GREEN that will devastate our environment EVEN MORE.

What does GMO METAL AND CHEMICAL-EATING BACTERIA have to do with DESALINATION killing all coastal life due to hyper-concentrated SALT? SALT is after SODIUM AND CHLORIDE.

What takes the place of a coastal biome devastated by desalination hyper-salinity? BACTERIA AND JELLYFISH.



Overcoming Algal Attacks: How Desalination Plants Can Beat The Blooms


In areas prone to algal blooms, algae have long been an issue impacting desalination plant operation.

Jan 30th, 2018


How desalination plants can beat the blooms

Harmful algal blooms are increasing in frequency and severity. With a lack of collective knowledge on the topic across multiple industry disciplines, a practical guide has been published for desalination plant operators on how to monitor, manage and prevent the impact of harmful algal blooms. This article takes a look at some of the key findings.


By Siobhan Boerlage, Mike Dixon and Don Anderson
In areas prone to algal blooms, algae have long been an issue impacting desalination plant operation. This is particularly the case where macroalgae (seaweeds) and detritus can become dislodged from the seabed. Blooms or more accurately harmful algal blooms (HABs) of microscopic algal species (phytoplankton) are particularly challenging in seawater water reverse osmosis (SWRO).


HABs are broadly classed as toxic or non-toxic and pose two main operational risks in desalination. Marine algal toxins may be produced by toxic blooms such as those caused by Alexandrium, Pyrodinium, and Gymnodinium species that release the neurotoxin saxitoxin.



If they are present in sufficiently high concentrations in the seawater and they break through the desalination process, HABs represent a potential health risk to the safety of desalinated drinking water.

Non-toxic blooms can increase the suspended solids and organic load in seawater beyond design thresholds in high biomass blooms - threatening water supply security through unplanned outages and loss of production


This may manifest at any point in the process from blinding of intakes (rare) through to overloading of pre-treatment unit processes and/or failure of the SWRO system itself. Should pre-treatment fail to produce water to meet RO guidelines, plants may be forced to void warranties and continue operating or shut down to avoid the risk of irreversible RO membrane fouling through accelerated (bio)fouling. In the latter case, they may also incur cost penalties associated with loss of production.



Plant shutdown

When blooms are infrequent or of short duration, operators and designers may elect to turn down production or shut down SWRO plants, if contract obligations allow. In areas subject to frequent and prolonged blooms and high plant availability is required, additional pre-treatment such as dissolved air flotation (DAF), began to be employed as early as 1995.



The prolonged and extensive 2008/2009 bloom of the non-toxic Cochlodinium polykrikoides in the Gulf of Oman and the broader Gulf region was unprecedented in the industry and led to massive impacts.


SWRO plant shutdowns lasted as long as four months as conventional pre-treatment processes, based on ferric chloride coagulation and single stage dual media filtration (DMF), struggled to remove the increased biomass and produce the required RO feedwater quality. One plant reported 100 percent RO membrane replacement due to severe biofouling. Meanwhile, thermal desalination plants in the region generally continued to operate without major issue throughout the bloom. The phytoplankton blooms can pass through intake screens and thermal processes are very forgiving of source water quality.



Globally, HABs similar to the 2008 Cochlodinium polykrikoides bloom are increasing in frequency and severity. Impacts of HABs on desalination facilities are thus a significant and growing problem, made worse by the lack of knowledge of this phenomenon among plant operators, managers, engineers, and others involved in the industry, including regulatory agencies.


Recognising this problem, the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) and the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) organised a series of conferences in 2012 and 2014 in Muscat, Oman, to bring HAB researchers and desalination professionals together to exchange knowledge and discuss the scale of the problem.



Recommendations from these meetings included the preparation of a “guidance manual” to provide information to desalination plant operators and others in the industry about marine HABs, their impacts, and the strategies that could be used to mitigate those impacts. With support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the IOC Intergovernmental Panel for Harmful Algal Blooms (IPHAB), an editorial team (Don Anderson, Siobhan Boerlage and Mike Dixon) was assembled in 2015. Three years of extensive consultation and collaboration with numerous HAB and desalination industry specialists from several disciplines culminated in the publication of “Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Desalination: A Guide to Impacts, Monitoring, and Management”.



A need for data

One of the conclusions from the manual was that HAB issues are far more significant for SWRO plants than for those that use thermal desalination. Both types of processes are very effective in removing HAB toxins.


However, SWRO plants are extremely vulnerable to feedwater quality and far more susceptible to clogging of pre-treatment granular media filters and fouling of pre-treatment and RO membranes by algal-derived material (AOM) and particulate biomass. Accordingly, the focus of the Manual was on SWRO, with only occasional reference to thermal processes.


The first chapter provides a broad overview of HAB phenomena, including their impacts, the spatial and temporal nature of their blooms, common causative species, trends in occurrence, and general aspects of bloom dynamics in coastal waters.


AOM components which have been identified as playing a role in membrane fouling such as high molecular weight biopolymers (polysaccharides and proteins), which include sticky transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) and their mechanisms in promoting fouling are also explained in detail.



Currently, most desalination plants do not collect data on seawater outside their plants, so they are generally unaware of the presence (now or anticipated) of a potentially disruptive HAB. Therefore, practical information is provided on the approaches to implementing an observing system for HABs. This describes sampling methods and measurement options that can be tailored to available resources and the nature of the HAB threat in a given area.


All are based on direct water sampling, but it is also possible to observe HABs from space – particularly the high biomass events. Satellite remote sensing can be used for early warning and to reveal the spatial extent and transport of blooms. Figure 1 shows a graphic example of the incredible scale and resolution of this observational approach.

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UNITED NATIONS WATER, ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH KNEW LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WHAT THESE DESALINATION PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES WOULD LEAD TO-----

NEW RESEARCH-----REALLY????

Whether the brine is left behind on land or in the ocean-----it ends contaminating coastal waters.  Global banking 1% say DON'T WORRY----we are using that brackish brine from desalination plants in FRACKING-----using it underground.  So, these few decades have seen the OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY using these biproducts of BRINE AND BRACKISH WATER for the required water needed in FRACKING PROCESS.


"Seawater is habitat," said Cooley. "It contains fish, eggs, larvae. So, when that water is taken into the desalination plant, all of that is killed."

What is now happening to our local FRESH GROUND WATER and AQUIFERS where FRACKING is going wild using all this hyper-brackish waste water from DESALINATION PLANTS?  Our fresh water is becoming too brackish to consume.


'However, new research from the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health in Canada is warning that a byproduct of these desalination plants -- super-salty, potentially toxic brine -- is being produced in large quantities and that it could pose serious environmental threats'.


DON'T WORRY says global banking 1%-----we will create a GMO BACTERIA that EATS SALT.



Making Salty Water Drinkable Also Makes Brine


Desalination's leftovers may negatively affect oceans and ecosystems.


Monday, January 14, 2019 - 11:15
James Gaines, Contributor


(Inside Science) -- About 700 million people worldwide lack reliable access to fresh water, a number which might grow due to population growth and climate change. This has pushed many nations to look to new, untapped water sources. One popular solution has been the construction of plants to remove salt from water sources such as seawater.



However, new research from the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health in Canada is warning that a byproduct of these desalination plants -- super-salty, potentially toxic brine -- is being produced in large quantities and that it could pose serious environmental threats.


There are now almost 16,000 desalination plants in the world. Although the majority of plants worldwide are located in the Middle East and North Africa, many communities in the United States are looking into or planning their own desalination plants, noted Margaret Wilder, a geographer and ecologist at the University of Arizona in Tucson who was not involved in the research. El Paso, Texas, for instance, is home to the world’s largest inland desalination plant, capable of producing more than 27 million gallons of fresh water per day, according to El Paso Water.


"Desalination is a technology that's been used throughout history, but most recently, since the 1960's, it's grown very, very big," said Edward Jones, lead author of the new study, who worked at United Nations University and is now at Wageningen University in The Netherlands.


Desalination plants take brackish water or seawater and use processes like heat treatment or reverse osmosis filtration to extract fresh water, which can then be supplied to people for important purposes such as drinking or watering crops. What's left is super-salty brine, which can then be disposed of.


However, though there’s been a boom in the construction of desalination plants in the last few decades, the statistics on the plants worldwide were badly outdated. Jones, along with co-authors, wanted to fix that.



"The main problem we were trying to address here is that there's been no comprehensive analysis of the amount of brine being produced," said Jones.


To do this, the researchers reviewed existing research data from 1980-2018 as well as data from a newly-uploaded global database of about 20,000 desalination plants from Global Water Intelligence. They used this data to estimate the amount of brine being produced for each plant and worldwide.



Their analysis, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, found that, on average, every liter of desalinated fresh water produces a liter-and-a-half of brine. Worldwide, plants make about 142 million cubic meters of brine every day -- enough to fill more than 50,000 Olympic swimming pools.


The exact disposal method varies from place to place, but most desalination plants in the world are built on or near the coast, and these plants most often discharge brine waste into the ocean.



This could be a problem. The brine is denser than seawater, so when it's discharged it tends to settle on the ocean bottom, where it can harm vulnerable marine life. It also carries less oxygen than the surrounding seawater and might contain potentially toxic chemicals added during the desalination process, such as copper or chlorine. And because the brine settles to the bottom, away from waves and currents, it may be hard to disperse.


Different places may be affected more or less strongly and previous research into quantifying brine disposal's impact have varied, but the UNU team say it's worth spending more time researching.


"When we produce desalinated water, we should not ignore the brine that we produce along with it," said study co-author Manzoor Qadir, assistant director at UNU. "We should manage it in an environmentally feasible manner."


Meanwhile, the authors think that the brine could be put to better use and might actually have economic value. They highlight other potential applications for the brine, such as irrigating salt-tolerant plant species or "mining" the brine for elements like bromine, lithium, or uranium.


Heather Cooley, a director at the Pacific Institute, a global water think tank, who was not involved in the research, pointed out that there may be additional considerations around building desalination plants, such as potentially high energy consumption or the effect on the environment during water intake.


"Seawater is habitat," said Cooley. "It contains fish, eggs, larvae. So, when that water is taken into the desalination plant, all of that is killed."


Wilder said that Jones and Qadir's work could be important in helping highlight the need for more research on brine discharge. The growing demand for drinking water and the rapid construction boom for desalination plants could pressure people into ignoring potential environmental problems, she said.


"They're pointing out that not very much is known; not much is being done on this," said Wilder. "We need to get a better handle on it, because our research is not keeping apace with the rate of expansion."
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Here we have GLOBAL BIG OIL AND BIG GAS telling us they are using salt water but DON'T WORRY-----they are finding ways to dispose of this HYPER-BRACKISH water responsibly.  Except, NO ONE BELIEVES THAT.

Salt water from ocean is different from what is being used in FRACKING say FAKE SCIENCE DATA NEWS


'Even after recycling, a large amount of salt water disposal and other solids remain for other methods of disposal'.

TEXAS for example has the biggest DESALINATION PLANT in US------TEXAS happens to be BIG OIL AND NATURAL GAS/FRACKING----and TEXAS needs to get rid of all that desalination SALT.  Where does TEXAS send it?  THAT'S RIGHT-----they use it in FRACKING across the US.  It goes underground.

Below we see NORTH DAKOTA ----home of hyper-crude oil tar sands and fracking-----seeing their well water becoming too salty to DRINK.


'North Dakota's Salty Fracked Wells Drink More Water to Keep ...news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/11/...

North Dakota's Salty Fracked Wells Drink More Water to Keep Oil Flowing. North Dakota's shale oil wells may consume more water for long-term salt removal and maintenance than they required for their initial fracking, state officials say'.

DON'T WORRY says global banking 1% ------we are going to create a GMO BACTERIA that EATS SALT------we will call it GREEN TECHNOLOGY.




Salt Water Disposal & Fracking in Oklahoma
Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Where to Dispose of Salt Water in Oklahoma
Disposal of Produced Water from Oil Fields


Oil and natural gas exist, mixed with salt water in various proportions, in the porous underground rocks and shale.  Water is also injected during the process of hydraulic fracturing in natural gas wells such as Barnett Shale.  This water also comes out in different proportions when oil or natural gas is extracted. Most of the time, this extracted water is mixed with sand, polymers, oil, salt, clay and other dissolved materials.  The disposal of this salt water, which is also called produced water, is a major concern during the production and processing of oil and natural gas.

There are various ways of disposing this extracted water.  In many cases, efforts are made to recycle a major part of it.  The process of recycling involves distillation or evaporation.  This is feasible only when there is constant flow and supply of water to keep the treatment plant working. Hence this method is adopted in places where there are several producing wells.  Even after recycling, a large amount of salt water disposal and other solids remain for other methods of disposal.

In cases where this water comes from conventional reservoirs or oil, this water is injected back into the reservoir.   Another method of return of this salt water or oilfield brine is to inject it into under-ground porous rock formations which are not producing gas.  It is to be ensured that these rock formations are having impermeable and unbroken strata above and below.  These wells used for disposal has to adhere to the strict standards set by the Commission for disposal well construction, which includes casing with three layers.  These disposal wells are also inspected by Railroad Commission on a yearly basis.

The main purpose of these regulations is to ensure that there is no ground water contamination due to the disposal of oilfield brine.  In Texas about 50000 wells have been permitted for disposal of extracted water.  Though Barnett Shale Play, which is the largest natural gas plant in the state, has been operating since 1997, there have not been any instances of groundwater contamination due to water disposal so far in the area.

Thursday, 20 December 2012


Saltwater Disposal from Oil Wells in Oklahoma
Disposal of Produced Water from Oil Fields


Oil and natural gas exist, mixed with salt water in various proportions, in the porous underground rocks and shale.  Water is also injected during the process of hydraulic fracturing in natural gas wells such as Barnett Shale.  This water also comes out in different proportions when oil or natural gas is extracted. Most of the time, this extracted water is mixed with sand, polymers, oil, salt, clay and other dissolved materials. 



The disposal of salt water, which is also called produced water, is a major concern during the production and processing of oil and natural gas.

There are various ways of disposing this extracted water.  In many cases, efforts are made to recycle a major part of it.  The process of recycling involves distillation or evaporation.  This is feasible only when there is constant flow and supply of water to keep the treatment plant working. Hence this method is adopted in places where there are several producing wells.



  Even after recycling, a large amount of salt water and other solids remain for other methods of disposal.

In cases where this water comes from conventional reservoirs or oil, this water is injected back into the reservoir.   Another method of return of this salt water or oilfield brine is to inject it into under-ground porous rock formations which are not producing gas.  It is to be ensured that these rock formations are having impermeable and unbroken strata above and below.  These wells used for disposal has to adhere to the strict standards set by the Commission for disposal well construction, which includes casing with three layers.  These disposal wells are also inspected by Railroad Commission on a yearly basis.

The main purpose of these regulations is to ensure that there is no ground water contamination due to the disposal of oilfield brine.  In Texas about 50000 wells have been permitted for disposal of extracted water.  Though Barnett Shale Play, which is the largest natural gas plant in the state, has been operating since 1997, there have not been any instances of groundwater contamination due to water disposal so far in the area.
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AND here it is------GMO BACTERIA that EAT SALT to fix damage of desalination plants and fracking. What happens when GMO METAL/CHEMICAL EATING BACTERIA mate with GMO SALT-EATING BACTERIA?

All of this is being called GREEN TECHNOLOGY----and each one is developed to curtail the damage done by the LAST GREEN TECHNOLOGY product. So, what will global banking 1% create when these BUGS kill all natural water biomes?


DESALINATION uses HUGE amounts of ENERGY------it is CLIMATE CHANGE LEVEL 5--------when GMO BACTERIA in China enters the AIR in colonies it will take ALL KINDS OF ENERGY to operate whatever clean up mechanism is designed AND we have no expectations that any of that cleanup will end well.

ALL OF THIS IS BEING SAID TO BE HELPING TO ELIMINATE CO2-----REMEMBER, THAT'S WHY FRACKING AND NATURAL GAS IS CALL GREEN ENERGY.

'However, conventional desalination plants consume large amounts of energy. For instance, they use reverse osmosis, in which water is forced at enormous pressure through membranes that screen out salt. This means there’s keen interest in less energy-intensive approaches'.

What 99% of the world' population wants is for the EARTH to take care of itself NATURALLY as it has been doing for 4 billion years. Somehow, without GENETIC MANIPULATIONS or technology called GREEN----the EARTH has evolved the most STEADY STATE LIVING BIOME anyone could want. Well, maybe that is because GOD made it in 6 days.

Why are global banking 1% doing all this FAKE GREEN TECHNOLOGY?  Any water that can be found on THE MOON and MARS has already been identified as too BRACKISH to drink so they are developing PLANETARY MINING COLONY technology that is killing EARTH while calling it GREEN.


Green Machine: Bugs and sparks turn salty water fresh


Green machine is our weekly column on the latest advances in environmental technologies


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Earth 29 November 2010


By Helen Knight


Mixing bacteria with drinking water sounds like a recipe for an upset stomach. But a bug-powered desalination cell that takes salt out of seawater may cut the cost of quenching the world’s thirst.


With one-third of the planet’s population lacking sufficient drinking water, governments are increasingly looking to desalination to produce fresh water from seas and estuaries.



However, conventional desalination plants consume large amounts of energy. For instance, they use reverse osmosis, in which water is forced at enormous pressure through membranes that screen out salt. This means there’s keen interest in less energy-intensive approaches.


One that’s recently been explored uses bacteria that generate electrical power by eating organic matter. If these bacteria feast on domestic sewage in an “anode” chamber, they generate electrons that can pass into a circuit while releasing protons. To balance the now positively charged sewage solution, negative chloride ions squeeze through a membrane from an adjacent chamber containing salty water that is to be desalinated.




Meanwhile the electrons are delivered to a third, “cathode” chamber on the opposite side of the desalination chamber. The cathode chamber is also filled with a saltwater solution. Here, the electrons react with hydrogen ions in the solution and oxygen from the air to form water. To balance the negative charge caused by the loss of positive hydrogen ions, sodium ions pass from the central saltwater chamber into the cathode chamber via another membrane. With time, the salty water in the central chamber becomes fresher.



Tang troubleBut such a device is relatively inefficient, says Bruce Logan at Pennsylvania State University in University Park: as the organic content in the waste water falls, the voltage produced by the bacteria drops and pulls fewer ions out of the saline water, leaving it with a salty tang. Flushing the anode with more sewage is one option, but Logan’s team are keen to squeeze as much use from each batch of dirty water as possible.



They have has developed a simple solution: boost the voltage from the bacteria with an external power source to make up any deficit. Furthermore, if the electrons react only with water at the cathode, they generate hydrogen gas – which contains enough energy to fuel the extra voltage requirements.



The team filled the central chamber of their cell with brackish water containing 5 grams of sodium chloride per litre, as might be found in an estuary, and applied a voltage of 0.55 volts to the setup. Over several hours, the salinity of the salt water dropped by 68 per cent to 1.6 grams of salt per litre. A standard microbial desalination cell stalls when the salinity reaches 40 to 60 per cent – or 2 to 3 grams of salt per litre.


By varying the voltage added to the system as the reaction continues – and by using more water in the anode and cathode chambers than in the saltwater chamber – Logan says it should be possible to reduce the salinity to the 0.8 grams of salt per litre typical of drinking water.


“It is likely people would still want some sort of added treatment to ensure good quality water, and thus we expect a downstream reverse osmosis unit to still be used,” he says, but using the new cell as a “pre-treatment to greatly reduce salt concentrations” should help to substantially reduce the energy needed to obtain fresh water from the sea.

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What happens when METAL/CHEMICAL-EATING GMO BACTERIA colonizing in China's SMOG enters the human body whether by breathing or absorption by skin-------and finds the body's natural chemicals are PRETTY TASTY?

This is the concern for those 99% of WE THE ASIAN CITIZENS living in FOREIGN ECONOMICS devastated by environmental toxic waste from global factories?

Our human body is highly balanced with organs systems developed to make sure the GOOD inside our bodies work better than the BAD inside our bodies.

Throw in GMO BACTERIA introduced to this mix----and our body will not have the tools to fight what is NOT NATURAL.

Our human bodies are after all nothing but tasty metals and minerals!


Good Bacteria Vs. Bad Bacteria: How Bacteria Can Be Healthy Too!


John Staughton 3 years ago


When you hear the word bacteria, it isn’t uncommon to imagine creeping hordes of microscopic germs threatening to get you and everyone you love horribly sick. We live in a world full of antibacterial soaps, germophobes, and parents who rush to administer antibiotics at the slightest sign of an infection.



However, this is only telling one half of the story. Bacteria are single-celled organisms that outnumber the cells in our body 1.3:1, but they’re not all out to make us ill. The human body is filled with “bad bacteria” AND “good bacteria”, and maintaining a proper balance is an essential part of our overall health. You’ve probably heard “good bacteria” called probiotics – a word that gets thrown around a lot in health food stores and fitness circles.



What are bad bacteria?



Bad bacteria are the ones who are up to no good. They are more about ‘I want to multiply in number and make you sick and then use your body to spread multiple copies of me into the environment’.  Ya, that’s basically what they do. These bacteria can affect a variety of organs/organ systems and their ways of entering your body also varies (Through your food, water or the air that you breathe). In most cases, these bacteria can be knocked out from our body by using antibiotics. Antibiotics are drugs that either kill or inhibit the growth of the microorganism.

What are good bacteria?


Good bacteria are basically the group of microorganisms that do not mean any harm to our body. They are often termed as probiotic and only affect their host (in this case, Humans) in a beneficial manner. These microorganisms provide us with essential nutrients and also help us in protecting the body from infections!

Believe it or not, without the billions of good bacterial cells in our body, we wouldn’t be alive today, so understanding a bit more about this bacterial balance is probably wise.


Where Are Bacteria Found in the Body?



The quick answer is…. everywhere, but in reality, bacteria in the body is concentrated in three places: the mouth, skin, and gut. It can be found in other places, but these are the most common, and the ones worth examining. Estimates actually put about 3/4 of our immune system activity in the gut and digestive tracts, which has recently refocused attention on the gastrointestinal system, particularly in relation to keeping us healthy. Not only that, it is strongly believed that the bacteria in your gut can even affect your metabolism, hormonal levels, and mood!


Oral Bacteria


Bacteria in the mouth is largely as a result of what we eat (or rather, what we eat and leave between our teeth). “Bad” oral bacteria commonly comes in the form of Streptococcus mutans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Tannerella forsythia, while the good varieties include S. sanguinis, Actinomyces naeslundii and Veillonella dispar. Having too many bad bacteria in the mouth can lead to gingivitis, plaque build-up and a range of other oral diseases, but having too few good bacteria is also dangerous. Again, as mentioned, a bacterial balance must be struck for optimal health.



Skin Bacteria

The skin is the body’s largest organ and is the barrier between external pathogens and the body. There are roughly 1,000 species of bacteria commonly found on the skin and hair follicles, most of which are harmless or mutually beneficial. Good bacteria on the skin (Staphylococcal epidermis) can help prevent bacterial infections from occurring by protecting the surface area of the skin from outside bacterium. For example, good bacteria can prevent pathogenic organisms from colonizing the skin by secreting chemicals, competing for resources on the skin, or stimulating the skin’s immune response against the invader. In exchange, the healthy bacteria have a place to live, and we don’t have to suffer through dermatitis, acne, rosacea or any other skin infection.



You may not realize this, but the very first bacteria we experience as human beings is at the moment of our birth, when we pick up bacteria from our mother “on the way out”. Therefore, natural-born infants and children are often protected against eczema and other skin-based infections at such an early age because of their early exposure to “beneficial bacteria”.



The Main Event – Bacteria in the Digestive System


The human gut is home to a huge range of microorganisms, most of whom enjoy the ideal temperature, acidity level and nutrient supply of the human body. The benefits of bacteria in our digestive system are incredibly important. Without them, we would be unable to digest our food, synthesize certain essential vitamins, absorb water, and fend off the dangerous bacteria that often tries to attack our gut. Some of the most important good gut bacteria include Lactobacilli, Bifidobacterium and Caulobacter.  In the stomach and digestive tracts, the most populous pathogenic bacteria include Salmonella, Clostridium, and E. coli. Food poisoning is probably the most common symptom of a bad gut bacteria taking control, but if you have enough beneficial bacteria in your stomach, you should be able to recover quickly.




As mentioned earlier, a significant amount of the immune system also operates out of the gut, making it one of the control centers for our overall health. Keeping the balance between “good” and “bad” microflora in this part of the body is especially important. The beneficial bacteria found in the digestive system are called probiotic bacteria, and there are also a number of foods that contain probiotics to improve your bacterial balance. Probiotics are lactic-acid producing microorganisms that are often used to make certain food products, such as fermented milk, yogurt, kombucha, sauerkraut, miso and soy. If you increase the amount of probiotics in your diet (and gut), you can neutralize harmful bacteria and reduce symptoms of diarrhea, inflammation, nutrient deficiency, cramps, constipation and bloating, as well as more serious stomach conditions and diseases.



So… What’s the Problem?


As mentioned at the top of the article, in the past few decades, we have become an increasingly “sterilized” society. For example, antibiotics can destroy both good and bad bacteria, ultimately weakening our immune system and making pathogenic bacteria more adaptive and difficult to cure. It has become quite common for parents and doctors alike to turn to antibiotics, as they are inexpensive and proven methods to treat infections, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good thing in the long run. Our hand sanitizers and intensely hygienic modern world has made it harder to have a diverse and balanced gut ecosystem.


Additionally, our diet has a significant impact on the bacteria in our bodies, but a diet high in artificial sugars, excess starches and vegetable oil can harm that balance. As more and more processed foods enter our cultural habits, the more susceptible we are to infection and poor health. Combine that with harsh, chemical cleaning products and heightened stress levels, and there is no surprise that we are seeing a sharp increase in gastrointestinal conditions like Crohn’s Disease and Celiac Disease in recent years.


Furthermore, our bodies develop tolerances and antibodies based on the bacteria that we are exposed to, largely in our early years. Research has shown that children playing in the mud, eating dirt and generally exposing their immune systems to a wide range of bacteria actually helps them have a stronger immune system as they age. Modern cleanliness and germ-obsessed behavior has robbed the past generation of those bacteria base-building experiences.

We will discuss ENVIRONMENTAL public policy this week but first a DEPOSITION detailing may case of SEXUAL ASSAULT/non-contact RAPE by illegal surveillance cameras installed by NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG.

I last identified the evidence of a tapping of a building's energy source by photographing my buildings' ELECTRICAL METER readings.  My building has SMART METERS installed as well as those tied to FUSE BOX.  I am recording the electrical usage for each floor of this row house.  I stated last time SMART METERS placed an extremely high cubic feet of usage to 1st floor----while 2nd and 3rd had very little.  My apartment is 1st floor.  I will continue to document every few weeks how electricity is used in our building.  When there is HACKING or TAPPING of fuse box to steal electricity one can see that in these electrical circuit meter readings.

Today, I want to describe what is research done on the CELL PHONE network tied to NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG.  If you know which neighbors are tied to NOSY NEIGHBORS doing that illegal surveillance then it is easy to find the NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS of those neighbors.  When you find these phone numbers often you will find the EXCHANGE CODE may be the same for most of NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG.  That is because HOSTING SERVER LEVEL NOSY NEIGHBOR-----the higher tier person in this gang-----buys a LOT of cell phones and buys a LOT of phone exchanges with numbers.  When one is running an ILLEGAL BLACK MARKET CARTEL----as with this SEX TRADE AND PORN cartel here in Charles Village Baltimore-------happening in your neck of the woods-------that cartel passes these same phones to new workers------these phone numbers stay inside that network-------because they do not want  an average citizen getting the use of PHONE NUMBERS once used by the CARTEL/GANG.

WHEN YOU CAN IDENTIFY THE NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS OF NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG TIED TO HITTING YOU------YOU CAN TRACE WHAT IS LIKELY A GREATER PART OF THIS BLACK MARKET NETWORK.

'Area code


Many telephone numbering plans are structured based on divisions into geographic areas of the service territory. Each area identified in the plan is assigned a numeric routing code. This concept was first developed for Operator Toll Dialing of the Bell System in the early 1940s, which preceded the North American Numbering Plan of 1947.[2] The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) divided the North American service territories into numbering plan areas (NPAs), and assigned to each NPA a unique numerical prefix, the numbering plan area code, which became known in short-form as area code. The area code is prefixed to each telephone number issued in its service are'

AREA CODES were expanded when cell phones caused the number of users to soar.  Instead a 410----or 443 here in Baltimore we now have several AREA CODES tied to this area.  NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG using cell phones are likely to have one of those new AREA CODES.

Don't think PRE-PAID PHONES are the only gang-phone in town------lot's of work done for NOSY NEIGHBORS ties the need for SMART PHONES for video data transfer.


Gangs using cell phones and social networks to coordinate crime


Nov 21, 2009

By Liset Marquez
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin


ONTARIO, Calif. — These days social networking sites and cell phones are not just a place to catch up with friends.
Gangs in Southern California are using them to orchestra crime, commit fraud and traffic drugs.


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by Seth Ferranti
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Feb 4 2015, 2:09pm




We Called a California Inmate to Talk About Illegal Smartphones in Prisons


He broke down how much the devices cost, their availability, how they get in, what they're being used for, and the consequences of getting caught with one.

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Being an old-hand at UPS I was aware of STREET DIRECTORIES in cross-referencing addresses, phone numbers, and names of people at each street address.  STREET DIRECTORIES-----often called CRISS-CROSS DIRECTORIES-----have expanded since the days of HILL DONNELLY ----mergers have names like HAINES or STEWART cross directories.  Our public and private libraries have carried these STREET DIRECTORIES for decades.  Today, if you go to a library you may only see a few years on shelf------others may be stored off-site.  If one cannot find these directories these companies all have online selection for years past.

When I went to Johns Hopkins Library for example I heard through public surveillance THEY DO NOT WANT HER TO USE THOSE BOOKS---GET THAT INFORMATION.  Librarians are paid to find what you are looking for regardless of THE NETWORK saying not to give this information.

SOMEONE BEING 'HIT'---WITH ILLEGAL SURVEILLANCE AND PORN----CAN BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION THAT CAN THEN BE HANDED OFF TO US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OR INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE---IRS.

What I find is exactly what I expected --------there is a NOSY NEIGHBOR on each block in at least two buildings ------more of course for large residential apartment buildings.  Large residential apartment buildings often have a MANAGEMENT CORPORATION as that NOSY NEIGHBOR.  If not, those large residential apartment buildings will have several NOSY NEIGHBORS located on different floor----just as would happen at a HOTEL -----.

Right now, I will spend the summer identifying the 5Ws of NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG network using these STREET DIRECTORIES.  Of course, since I am constantly SURVEILLED-----VOICE AND CAMERA------NOSY NEIGHBORS already know I discovered this way of tracing them and these activities-----they will no doubt start changing AREA CODES and keeping information out of directories. 

KNOW WHAT?  With today's open source tracking of people---that will be hard for any criminal black market gang----even NOSY NEIGHBORS AND THE GANG TO DO.



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What I found as a looked for a NOSY NEIGHBOR AND THE GANG---EXCHANGE NUMBER are the habits of these criminal illegal surveillance networks in how long a NOSY NEIGHBOR will stay in one building---one community--or be sent into another part of BALTIMORE.  One can also see when one phone number is being used---but then goes MISSING.  If I do not find that number in this area----it could likely be taken into another state where HOSTING SERVER NOSY NEIGHBOR AND THE GANG has another network.  Here in Baltimore, that HOSTING SERVER NOSY NEIGHBOR is likely to have these same networks in several cities across the US----THAT PHONE AND EXCHANGE may go with that NOSY NEIGHBOR to other locations.  All that movement can be tracked by simply following CRISS CROSS STREET DIRECTORIES for one.  ONLINE COMPUTER searches may help.


Where Are Phone Numbers Listed by Address? | Reference.com


www.reference.com/government-politics/phone... A: Quick Answer. Reference books known as criss-cross directories such as “Haines Criss + Cross Directory” or “Cole’s Blue Book Directory” list telephone numbers by address or in numerical order. These are available at local libraries or through the publishers in electronic format.



I can see as well where one phone used at one address was handed off to another NOSY NEIGHBOR when replacement in that building occurs.  A NOSY NEIGHBOR may only move within the same community to different address----same phone number.

One thing I do know is all this HACKING INTO PEOPLE'S APARTMENTS can be done from a few houses away------from one end of a large apartment complex to another end-------or NOSY NEIGHBORS may allow one another to PIGGY-BACK from a further distance to get a


LOOK AT THE STUFF OF THAT PERSON BEING TARGETED FOR ILLEGAL PORN.



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Mumbai hospital faces criminal case for turning away poor patient

State charity commissioner Shivkumar Dige has ordered an inquiry and a criminal case against the…'

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All public health structures globally are being dismantled----East India being a UK colonial entity had strong NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH FOR ALL as too UK-----having been dismantled to be eliminated in MOVING FORWARD---ONE WORLD ONE GLOBAL LABOR POOL preventative/wellness health care only FOR ALL.




'What’s really unhealthy at Baltimore’s once-public hospitals: How their executives pay themselves millions, strip employees of rights and sue impoverished patients'.

We have discussed in detail these same EMERGENCY ROOM/AMBULANCE operations happening in Baltimore---where CODE YELLOW et al saying one emergency room is at capacity to divert ambulances WHEN THAT EMERGENCY ROOM IS NOT AT CAPACITY because of type of insurance.



May 14 More on Quality and Safety



Certain hospitals turn away ambulances when the patient is more likely to be poor, study shows


Private hospitals are more likely to enact an ambulance diversion if a nearby public hospital is already turning away ambulances.


Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor

Occasionally a hospital will close itself off to ambulances, and the facilities that do so usually claim it's due to volume issues.


A new study, however, suggests that may not always be the case.



Looking specifically at California, Health Services Research uncovered evidence that hospitals turning away ambulances may be doing so for financial reasons; the story was originally reported in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. While some hospitals argue that they want to avoid scenarios in which sick patients are spending eternities waiting in the emergency room, data shows the likelihood of patients being poor may be closer to the truth.



Private hospitals, the study found, are more likely to enact an "ambulance diversion" if a nearby public hospital is already turning away ambulances. Public hospitals typically treat lower-income patients.


The researchers called this "strategic diversion."




Private hospitals' ambulance diversion decisions were strongly linked to whether the nearby hospital turning away ambulances was public or private.


The private hospitals were more likely to shut themselves off if the nearby hospital was public, which is one of the data points suggesting they're avoiding accepting Medicaid and uninsured patients. These decisions, the study found, can sometimes cause critical delays for vulnerable populations, and could increase the likelihood of an adverse event, even death.



While the practice naturally affects poor patients in particular, it can negatively impact anyone who's in an ambulance at the time of the diversions.


Evidence suggests that, despite the dip in patient volumes, some hospitals actually make more money during ambulance diversions because the profits are higher on such procedures as planned surgeries -- and surgeries may be cancelled when there are too few beds due to high ER volumes.


Once the public hospitals reopen to ambulances, the private hospitals are more likely to come off diversion, the findings showed. The authors claim it as evidence that the latter wanted to be open for patients once there was a lower likelihood of accepting poorer patients.


THE TREND


Temporary diversions of ambulances from the nearest hospital can harm patients with life-threatening conditions, including heart attacks and stroke, according to a 2015 Health Affairs study.
Some hospitals see diversion as a necessary safety valve for full emergency rooms, but emergency care experts say they push the crowding problem to nearby hospitals and can compromise patient care, especially in life-threatening cases.
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When we look global hedge fund JOHNS HOPKINS which is suing the poor for lack of payment of medical bills we are seeing a global private health system being predatory and profiteering-----the reason for suing the poor knowing they have no money-----is to push those people into MEDICAL BANKRUPTCY----meaning they will no longer be accepted as patients at these health facilities.


As the article said---BAYVIEW/JOHNS HOPKINS is paid from state/Federal funds for those patients who cannot pay-----this SUING is ONLY being done to keep patients from returning for services. This policy of driving people into medical bankruptcy to keep them from services in global private health systems is not only effecting the poor.



'Medical Bankruptcy Is Killing The American Middle Class
February 14, 2019, 08:44:55 AM EDT By Safehaven


A new study has found that a horrifying 530,000 families turn to bankruptcy each year due to medical bills they can’t pay. In the end, it’s easier to declare bankruptcy than to allow oneself to drown in medical expenses'.

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'Vigorous Debt Collection

A review of Bayview’s financial situation is equally revealing:

Between 2009 and 2018, Bayview filed 2,373 medical debt lawsuits seeking $3,914,775, according to the hospital’s financial filings.

This is curious because Maryland’s unique hospital rate-setting system builds bad debt into the rates that hospitals charge their patients. Thus, we each pay a sort of surcharge to make certain that hospitals do not lose money when patients cannot pay their bills.

Why then is Bayview harassing its mostly impoverished patients'?

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So, obviously JOHNS HOPKINS is not being led by the same kinds of CIVIC LEADERS as when it founded. We don't know if the original Hopkins were alive if it would be predatory and profiteering as under BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-----but, it has ABANDONED its humane vision these few decades of ROBBER BARON sacking and looting of our sovereign US public agencies and people's pockets.


REMEMBER, this FEDERAL health policy of hospitals taking all patients needing care is only good for PUBLIC HOSPITALS. When we allow all PUBLIC HOSPITALS to be enfolded into GLOBAL PRIVATE HEALTH SYSTEMS we lose that right of TREATMENT




'Can Hospitals Turn Away Patients?

- Free Legal Advice
law.freeadvice.com/malpractice_law/hospital...

This policy serves a dual purpose by protecting both private hospitals and patients. Private hospitals are protected because they can deny non-emergency care based upon ability to pay and patients are protected because refusal or delay of emergency care based on means to pay is illegal. Patient Protection Under The EMTLA '




Why Baltimore Abandoned Johns Hopkins’ Humane Vision

By Anthony Paletta • May 17, 2019, 12:01 AM

Baltimore rowhouses, with the Johns Hopkins Hospital in the distance.(USDA/Flickr)

The Ghosts of Johns Hopkins: The Life and Legacy That Shaped An American City,

Antero Pietila, Rowman and Littlefield, 336 pages.

There are more than a few ghosts left behind by Johns Hopkins, the 19th-century Baltimore businessman; the man himself remains a generally benevolent apparition, others veritable poltergeists. Johns Hopkins is the ghost of a better Christmas Past and his institutional legacy the best hope for Christmas Future but there haven’t been many lessons learned in the interim and Ignorance and Want attend constantly to the story of that great and unfortunate city.

As for Hopkins’ biographer, Antero Pietila’s own story is a fascinating later piece of the churn of immigration to Baltimore: a Finn who arrived in the United States at 20, he was employed by The Baltimore Sun a mere four years later in 1969 and wrote for them for 35 years, with stints spent at the Sun’s bureaus in Johannesburg and Moscow (just that fact is tangible evidence of Baltimore’s institutional decline).

The Baltimore Sun didn’t mismanage itself into the closure of all of its foreign bureaus; it was the casualty of broader disastrous systemic trends in journalism, just as Baltimore at large is the grievous victim of broader deindustrialization. It boasts problems of corruption and historical racism which were its own devising to be sure. These were easier to handle or ignore when the city was relatively successful, impossible to avoid when it began to decline.

It rose on the back of a variety of industries, many of which Johns Hopkins had an early hand in or were linked to his principal asset, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The city reached a peak in the postwar era with a population over 900,000. Long one of the largest of American cities its population declined beginning in the 1960s; enterprises fled or atrophied.

As you know, “Eds-and-Meds” is the revitalization strategy for every single down-at-heels American city, and not unreasonably so, but in few are these hooks hung so dramatically on a single educational and medical institution. Johns Hopkins University is the largest private sector employer in Baltimore and its Health System the third. Pietila writes:

The Hopkins legacy straddles two realities. His pathfinding First World institutions are islands of excellence in a city that rewards mediocrity and increasingly exhibits Third World dysfunctions. Killing and drug addiction are out of control, bureaucracies are faltering amid corruption and falling tax revenues, and kids drop out of school, or are graduated without being able to read or write.

Hopkins was a teetotaling Quaker who achieved an early start bartering his products for whiskey which he sold as “Hopkins’ Best.” He was a strikingly successful businessman whose investments soon grew to involve railroads, steamships, banking, insurance, and more. He was also an Abolitionist in a city with unambiguous southern sympathies. He was a forward-thinking man, and many ensured that his legacy would be foiled in varied ways.

His 1870 bequest of $7 million to establish a university and hospital was the largest to educational institutions in American history to that date. His specifications for a hospital that treated patients regardless of color (and a university that allowed them similarly) were briefly observed—and then entirely ignored. In 1887 the first African-American student was admitted to the University; the second was admitted after World War II. The first African-American MD graduated in 1967. There were initially integrated wards at the Hopkins Hospital: these were subsequently segregated.

The trouble in Baltimore is that its intensive segregation was often implemented decades after the Civil War. Downtown featured a diverse set of businesses and institutions as late as 1900, which were steadily purged. An African-American school opened in 1889 and was evicted 13 years later. In 1903, a mob attached a black Masonic temple. The Baltimore fire of 1904 encouraged mass relocation elsewhere. By the 1950s, the only establishments black diners could patronize in downtown Baltimore were the Greyhound bus terminal, railroad stations, and the YMCA. The first black police officer was hired only in 1937. Maryland belatedly ratified the Fifteenth Amendment in 1973 (which had granted equal rights with three-quarters of the states in 1870).

Attempts to ferret out racial mixing took on almost farcical aspects. The mainly African-American business district on Pennsylvania Avenue had plenty of bars with a “black” liquor license patronized by whites. The city cracked down on this abomination in the early 1950s. In whiplash fashion, this was only a few years before Baltimore’s sweeping school desegregation in 1954.

New Deal redlining, a kind of nonsensical sociological scientism courtesy of the Home Owners Loan Corporation, exacerbated these problems. It’s at times framed inaccurately as entirely a racial classification: older white neighborhoods were also redlined, with their age regarded as an inevitable source of decay, but there’s no question that African Americans suffered worst as they literally couldn’t leave. Pietila quotes a 1943 New York Times report that “in 1943 that Baltimore’s estimated two hundred thousand blacks, are about 20 percent of the total population, were compressed to neighborhoods comprising less than four square miles of the city’s total 78.6.”

Every time something looked better in Baltimore some fresh problem seemed to bedevil it. The end of segregation was chased closely by widespread blockbusting and land-installment contract swindles, large-scale public housing construction and frequent demolition for misbegotten urban renewal.

One understated consequence of the end of segregation was growing black flight to the suburbs: those who could get out of troubled neighborhoods did, generally leaving behind the poorest of residents.

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One of these neighborhoods was the troubled location of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Originally a “semirural nuisance district” it was host to a shifting variety of populations, Irish, German, Eastern European Jewish and then African-American. One nearby pocket, Little Bohemia, was studded by breweries. The hospital was marooned amidst slums by the 1970s.

It was a potent symbol of inequality. Pietila writes, “The ten census tracks surrounding one of the world’s premier hospitals had one doctor serving six thousand people—or fifteen serving a population of a hundred thousand—whereas national average was one doctor for 750 patients.”

The hospital’s location was in trouble in an age of medical specialization that was increasingly marketable on a national scale:

If Hopkins—and Baltimore—did not provide the desired services and amenities, rival hospitals in other cities were eager to step in. In any case, why would any important person want to come to Hopkins? True, the citadel of hope was a bastion of breakthroughs and excellence. But nothing can erase the stigma of its location smack in the midst of squalor and abandoned buildings, surrounded by poor blacks of all ages whose mere presence and demeanor some visitors viewed as threatening.

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Hopkins considered relocating but one obvious spot, the land around the university in more stable North Baltimore was already built up. A move to Columbia, Maryland, was mulled but didn’t happen. Redevelopment schemes came and went, leaving mainly empty lots. A Sheraton was built in 1960 which acquired a reputation as Baltimore’s worst hotel. Some homes were demolished to build nurse-and-doctor dormitories. Redevelopment only accelerated recently, with a Residence Inn constructed nearby.

There is an unfortunate and invidious pattern in Baltimore, starved for any development, of endemic giveaways for any scraps of investment, generally benefitting wealthy institutions or developers. Property tax forgiveness for decades is often the carrot inducing development. Grants intended to foster organic development flow to those with no need of them.

The Residence Inn project received the largest 2018 grant from a state-established Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative, whose funds have generally been awarded to much smaller increments for neighborhood improvements. These funds were disbursed by the Board of Estimate lead by Baltimore’s mayor Catherine Pugh.

Pugh, who resigned, in early May, was the focus of a scandal cartoonish even by Baltimore’s very low standards, which has developed even since this book’s quite recent publication. While serving on the Board of Directors of the University of Maryland Medical system, she arranged the sale of 100,000 copies of her “Healthy Holly” children’s books to the system for $500,000. This would make her one of the most successful children’s authors in the country, with the bill footed not by a publisher but a medical system. There were no competitive processes anywhere near this arrangement and several members of the board made substantial donations and loans to Pugh’s election campaign. It required months and the seeming unanimity of every elected official in Maryland to induce Pugh to resign.

Pugh won election in 2015 running against a disgraced former mayor, Sheila Dixon, who resigned in 2007 as part of a plea bargain after a guilty verdict at trial for a variety of unreported gifts while in office.

Corruption is heavily entrenched at multiple levels and institutions in the city, from schools to community development programs. We are well familiar with considerable problems of corruption in the Baltimore Police. Then-U.S. Attorney for Maryland Rod Rosenstein prosecuted the Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force’s shocking record of organized theft. He commented. “This is not about aggressive policing, it is about a criminal conspiracy. These are really simply robberies by people wearing police uniforms.”

The unquestionable and dire problems of the Baltimore police, from corruption to excess violence have lead to dangerous pendulum swings in other directions. Alex McGIllis recently wrote an excellent profile of the consequences of hands-off policing after the Freddie Grey death, with spiking crime rates the reward to those convinced that the problem is entirely the police or “root causes” of poverty, and not lawbreakers that increasingly are not intercepted.

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It’s not all terrible in Baltimore now or throughout this past. Pietila encapsulates Baltimore’s appeal well, writing about the city in the troublesome 1970s:

Despite a steady exodus to nearby counties, many Baltimoreans found the city as comfortable as a pair of worn-out slippers. It was a nickel city, big enough, cheap, and unpretentious. Washington down the road was a dime city. Each year Straw Hat Day on May 15 marked the return of straw boaters and seersucker attires to be worn until Labor Day. Summertime fun included snoballs, cheap bleacher seats at Memorial Stadium where the Orioles played, ad visits to neighborhood crab houses where waitresses called everyone “hon” and where families hammered steaming crustaceans at long newspaper-covered tables groaning under pitchers of beer.

Baltimore has been home to a striking set of personalities: Poe (dead likely of excess drink amidst a political scam), Mencken, Fitzgerald, Eubie Blake, Billie Holliday, John Waters, Philip Glass, John Barth.

The university plays a somewhat smaller role in this narrative than the hospital does, but it yields many nuggets of interest, from Woodrow Wilson to William Sloane Coffin to Alger Hiss to Chester Wickwire, the William Sloane Coffin of Baltimore. The university was not a draw for revelry for much of its history, or my own attendance. Barth wrote, semi-autobiographically in The Floating Opera: “One thing more, which perhaps distinguished my crowd from similarly exuberant groups of undergraduates at other colleges at the time: those of us who didn’t flunk out got an education—it is difficult to remain long at Hopkins and escape education.”

Baltimore remains a city with an extraordinarily excellent and walkable housing stock, full of historic neighborhoods that have seen good use and many more that have not.

The largely anonymous Inner Harbor district did launch a pattern of development that radiated south and eastward. It’s a city that has attracted gentrification agonies but one according closely to Jason Segedy’s observations about the forgotten problems of urban America—where more neighborhoods are threatened by collapse and extreme concentrated poverty than by an influx of the affluent. A few neighborhoods have changed visibly in the last 15 years, but many more seem frozen in time.

There are no easy solutions to Baltimore’s many intense problems, but Pietila’s account will ensure you don’t stop caring.

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How did AFFORDABLE CARE ACT work to reduce BANKRUPTCIES?  Well, you force all PUBLIC HEALTH STRUCTURES to enfold into PRIVATE HEALTH STRUCTURES then watch as private health structures refuse to take patients they identify as unable to pay for medical expenses.  VOILA----end of medical bankruptcy and MEDICAL bankruptcy does represent a majority of causes for filing.

While global banking CLINTON/OBAMA neo-liberals claimed it was an increased access to HEALTH INSURANCE bringing this decline in medical bankruptcy----that would be FAKE NEWS---FAKE DATA.  With growing inability to access any tier of health insurance because premium rates----deductible and co-pay rates------MEDICAL BANKRUPTCY will be a thing of the past.  

SURVIVAL OF FITTEST SAYS----JUST DIE.

These articles NEVER mention those two vital policy issues----------private medical institutions do not have to take patients who cannot pay or are already in bankruptcy.  It is only PUBLIC MEDICAL facilities and AFFORDABLE CARE ACT had a goal of ending PUBLIC MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS making global private health systems.

Another little-mentioned benefit of Obamacare: It has reduced medical bankruptcies


By Michael Hiltzik
May 09, 2017 | 1:55 PM

Here's another benefit of the Affordable Care Act you may not have read much about, but is profoundly threatened by the Republican repeal effort: It has reduced the tide of healthcare-related personal bankruptcies.



That's the finding of an analysis of bankruptcy court data and the results of a questionnaire of 2,000 consumers just published by Consumer Reports.


Personal bankruptcy filings fell from more than 1.5 million in 2010 to 770,846 last year. The publication acknowledges that several factors have contributed to the decline, particularly 2005 changes in bankruptcy law that made personal bankruptcy harder and more costly to file and the general improvement in the economy since 2008.


But its experts "almost all agreed that expanded health coverage played a major role in the marked, recent decline."


The Consumer Reports study is a new data point in a long-running debate about the impact of medical costs on U.S. households and the effect of bringing insurance coverage to millions more Americans. The issue has become highly politicized, in part because healthcare costs affect households in myriad ways and defining "medical bankruptcy" is difficult.


Another factor is that some of the original studies identifying medical bankruptcy as a problem were co-written by that all-purpose bete noire of conservatives, Elizabeth Warren, when she was a law professor at Harvard and not yet a U.S. senator from Massachusetts.


Her critics attacked as exaggerated her claim that as many as 62% of all personal bankruptcies were medical-related.



But Warren and her co-authors hardly concealed that they were defining medical bankruptcies broadly. In a 2009 paper asserting that "illness or medical bills contributed to 62.1% of all bankruptcies in 2007," they included cases in which any of the following conditions applied: the debtors themselves attributed their filing to medical bills, had bills that came to more than $5,000 or more than 10% of family income, had mortgaged their home to pay those bills, or had lost two weeks or more of income because of their own illness or the need to care for a family member.



Even if that's too inclusive, other studies have found that medical expenses can have a devastating impact on household finances in ways that aren't even captured by the categories listed by Warren et al, and that the Affordable Care Act offered Americans considerable relief. A series of surveys by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the percentage of Americans reporting problems paying medical bills fell from 56.5% in 2011 to 43.8% in 2016, consistent with the spread of ACA-related insurance coverage.



An especially rigorous analysis published in 2014 by Daniel A. Austin, a law professor at Northeastern University, concluded that even though Warren's definition was too broad, it was nevertheless true that "medical bills are the single largest cause of consumer bankruptcy."

Austin placed the percentage of medical bankruptcies at 18% to 25% of all personal filings nationwide. Interestingly, he showed that the rate was much lower in Massachusetts, where health insurance became mandatory after 2006, prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. There, the rate of medical-related bankruptcies was 3% to 9%. Austin's survey covered a random selection of 50 bankruptcy cases filed from 2005 to 2013 in each of 10 jurisdictions — parts of Arkansas, Arizona, California, Georgia, Indiana, New York, Oregon, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — plus Massachusetts.


It's unsurprising that medical costs might stand alone as a spur to bankruptcy. They can come on suddenly, they're often unexpected, and they can be huge. A household living on the edge of solvency, whether because of overspending, unwise reliance on credit, or other financial pressures could be pushed over the cliff by a sudden health crisis. That underscores how difficult it is to define "medical bankruptcy" — is it the preexisting financial strains that caused the bankruptcy, or the new health-related factor?



Before the Affordable Care Act, insurance plans in the individual and employer-sponsored markets routinely placed annual or lifetime limits on benefits; families facing a serious or chronic medical condition could outspend their annual benefits before the first crocus of spring, and lifetime benefits before the end of the year. The ACA outlawed such limits and mandated annual out-of-pocket limits instead, so the expenses of even the most beleaguered households were capped.

What is known is that among bankruptcy filers listing any medical debt among their liabilities, those expenses were heavy indeed. About 30% of all debtors owed more than $10,000 in medical bills when they filed for bankruptcy.



Austin tried to dispel the murkiness of the definition of "medical bankruptcy" by limiting it to cases in which medical debt came to more than half the debtor's total debt or more than 50% of his or her income, or if the debtors themselves identified it as the primary cause of their filing. Even so, he found, that definition potentially left out hidden medical debts. That's because some was paid by credit card, including special healthcare credit cards or paid out of a second mortgage or home equity line, in which cases it wouldn't appear as a medical liability in a bankruptcy filing.



It's also possible that debtors made a special effort to pay doctor or hospital bills before filing, so they wouldn't lose access to medical care. In those cases paying off the medical debt could have forced them to stiff other creditors; so even though medical costs wouldn't appear on the list of liabilities filed with bankruptcy court, it certainly would be a contributing factor.


Putting it all together, Austin found that medical bankruptcies are real and significant in the financial life of America, and that health insurance brings significant relief.



The Consumer Reports survey supports the conclusion that Obamacare delivered that relief to millions. Jim Molleur, a Maine bankruptcy attorney, told the publication, "We're not getting people with big medical bills, chronically sick people who would hit those lifetime caps or be denied because of preexisting conditions. They seemed to disappear almost overnight once ACA kicked in."


The implications of the Republican repeal of the ACA are inescapable. The measure approved by the GOP-controlled House and sent to the Senate would allow states to reimpose annual and lifetime caps on some benefits and erode protections against rejection or surcharges for consumers with medical conditions.



By killing Medicaid expansion, the bill would expose some 10 million low-income Americans to life without insurance coverage. By cutting back premium subsidies, the measure would make coverage more expensive for older consumers. The plan is not only dangerous for the physical health of millions of Americans, but to their financial health too.

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We look at MARYLAND and BALTIMORE for local public policy because that is where we live. What happens here is happening in YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS. Below we see where global hedge fund JOHNS HOPKINS already partnered with national health systems institutions is being allowed to enfold more and more of Maryland's health structures into its HEALTH SYSTEM.

No medical institution is more MEDICAL PATENT-MILL oriented then HOPKINS and nothing makes a health facility less PATIENT-CENTERED/DO NO HARM/HIPPOCRATIC OATH then this hyper-commercialization of medical R AND D.


'Hopkins professors receive grants to commercialize research

By: Tim Curtis Daily Record Business Writer March 8, 2019
Johns Hopkins University opened FastForward in 2017.

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Here we see the expansion outside of Maryland into PA----here is FL ------in WASH DC-----and by extension of partnerships with KAISER PERMANENTE of CA-----the expansion hits west coast.

It is no surprise that Maryland's public health structure is likely to fall into PRIVATE HEALTH SYSTEM structures eliminating all that ACCESS TO PATIENT CARE afforded to everyone in need.

'Johns Hopkins to Merge with All Children’s Hospital of Tampa

Johns Hopkins to Merge with All Children’s Hospital of Tampa'

Here we see GLOBAL HEDGE FUND JOHNS HOPKINS as top--patent earning while reporting only a .46% PROFIT annually.

What is the difference? TIER 1 TIER 2 global corporations pay no taxes. Hopkins as a patent machine is making itself a TIER 1 PRODUCER as well as being a lower-tier health services corporation.

If HOPKINS is allowed to engulf both UMMS------which we think is on the way------AND MED-STAR which we feel was likely a private spin-off of HOPKINS a few decades ago------HOPKINS will be almost the only health system in this REGION/US FOREIGN ECONOMIC ZONE.



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What is Drexel University School of Public Health's motto?


The motto of Drexel University School of Public Health is 'Public Health, Human Rights'.



When was Drexel University School of Public Health created?


Drexel University School of Public Health was created in 1996.


WHEN ALL OUR US SCHOOLS OF 'PUBLIC' HEALTH ARE ON THE MOST PRIVATIZED GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEM CAMPUSES----PATENT-MILLS racing to be that TOP TIER INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEM.


But that UMMS/HOPKINS' HEALTH RESEARCH gets to spin-off million dollar patent businesses------he's a WINNER



Drexel Moves Forward in Prestigious List of Top 100 International Universities Granted US Utility Patents
By: Alissa Falcone

June 5, 2019


The ankle replacement device developed by College of Engineering Professor Sorin Siegler, PhD, and the Drexel start-up company Kinos Medical led by Drexel alumnus Brian Garvey.Drexel University once again ranked in the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)’s list of the world’s top 100 universities for patents granted in the country in 2018.  

As HUMANS are replaced by robotics and artificial intelligence------corporate wellness plans will weed out those employees not able to SURVIVE the hyper-competitiveness ----mentally and physically. What was our US 20th century PUBLIC HEALTH system will be GLADIATORS FOR GLOBAL CORPORATIONS.


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When the goal is eliminating those PUBLIC STATE HEALTH SYSTEMS of tiered insurance policies, there are a few ways to do this FAST. 

One is to make the lower tiers impossible to access or not affordable that people leave for other insurance resources.  Our US MEDICARE---best in world history in public senior health access and quality was attacked this way with a PRIVATE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE in the wings to replace that public system.  Same happening today with those AFFORDABLE CARE ACT state health insurance systems.

Today, we will look again at NARROW HEALTH SYSTEMS----designed to be OFF these state health insurance systems and made to be THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN for more and more and more US 99% WE THE PEOPLE trying to INSURE ourselves AND FAMILIES.





'The federal penalty for not having insurance will disappear in 2019 (although some states have their own penalty), and new rules are expanding some types of coverage that don't meet the ACA standards. Such policies may have lower premiums, but they also shift more risk to you. "I would look at these alternative options very cautiously. It's very much a buyer-beware market," says Sabrina Corlette, research professor at the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms'.



'Even with the subsidy, their coverage was becoming unaffordable.



The full price for their policy was set to rise to $3,200 per month in 2018, which would still cost them $1,800 with the subsidy'.



Health Care & Insurance



How to Get the Best Individual Health Policy in 2019


More insurers are offering individual policies compared to previous years. Here's what you should know.

By Kimberly Lankford, Contributing Editor
October 3, 2018



The options are very different if you are buying insurance on your own. After a tumultuous few years -- when many insurers stopped selling individual health insurance or repeatedly boosted premiums by double digits -- the market is turning around. More insurers are selling individual policies again or expanding into new counties and states, and now fewer areas are left with only one insurance option.


"It hit bottom last year, when we had a lot of exits from big insurers," says Katherine Hempstead, senior policy adviser with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which studies the health insurance market. "But the carriers who stayed in the market have figured out how to make money and develop different provider networks, and they understand the customer better." For example, many counties in Ohio and Pennsylvania had only one insurer in 2018, but more areas will have two or three insurers selling individual coverage in 2019, she says.



Paul and Nancy Melquist of Shore­view, Minn., started buying their own coverage in 2017, after Paul retired at age 58 from a career in the defense industry. Because the Melquists don't have many regular medical expenses, they chose the plan that had the lowest premium but also a $6,600 deductible for each person. Even so, the Melquists paid $1,250 per month in premiums. Their only medical expense for the year ended up being their annual physicals. "We paid $15,000 for two physicals, which was not a satisfying financial transaction," Paul says. They did contribute money to an HSA. Their premiums went down slightly in 2018, to about $1,165 per month, and they're hoping they'll have some lower-cost options for 2019.



The average rise in premiums for individual policies is expected to slow in 2019, to about 5% -- and average premiums are even going down in a few states, such as Tennessee, says Hempstead. You may have more insurers to choose from and more low-cost options during open enrollment this year, which runs from November 1 to December 15 (although a few states have extended the deadline).

Strategies for people with higher incomes.



People who earn too much to qualify for a subsidy to purchase a policy on a state exchange may face sticker shock -- especially if they're in their fifties or early sixties and have to pay up to three times what a younger person might pay. You qualify for a subsidy if your income is below 400% of the federal poverty level (which is $48,560 for singles, $65,840 for couples and $100,400 for a family of four). In that case, you should generally buy insurance on your state's health insurance exchange; go to www.healthcare.gov for links.



Policies are still pricey, but fortunately, most buyers have more options in 2019 than before. The best strategy is to "leave no stone unturned when it comes to evaluating all of the plans available in your zip code," says Bernard Health's McCostlin. You can shop for policies on your state exchange even if you don't get a subsidy. Or you can go through a Web broker, such as eHealthInsurance.com, or buy directly from the insurer. You can also work with a health insurance agent (find one in your area at www.nahu.org).



It's best to buy coverage through your state's health insurance exchange if there's any chance that your income could qualify you for a subsidy. But you may have some options off the exchange that aren't eligible for a subsidy but still meet the Affordable Care Act standards (which specify 10 essential health benefits, no maximum coverage limit and no preexisting-condition exclusions). Some insurers may offer off-exchange policies with different premiums, cost-sharing or provider networks than their on-exchange versions.



It's particularly important to look at off-exchange options if you're interested in a silver-level policy. The plans sold on the state insurance exchanges fall into four different levels based on the amount of coverage they provide, with bronze policies generally having the highest deductibles (and lowest premiums), silver policies providing slightly lower deductibles and co-payments, and gold and platinum providing even more coverage.

Most insurers continue to "silver load" their premiums -- that is, they charge a lot more for silver plans on the exchanges now that the government no longer reimburses them for cost-sharing subsidies, which help pay deductibles and co-payments for lower-income people. But a few insurers, including Kaiser Permanente, offer an off-exchange version of the silver plan with a much lower premium.




If you're retiring early or leaving your job, check out the cost of con­tinuing your current coverage under COBRA, a federal law that lets you keep your employer's coverage for up to 18 months after you leave your job. You have to pay the employer's and employee's share of the costs, but that could be your best deal, says Wayne Sakamoto, a health insurance agent in Naples, Fla.



The federal penalty for not having insurance will disappear in 2019 (although some states have their own penalty), and new rules are expanding some types of coverage that don't meet the ACA standards. Such policies may have lower premiums, but they also shift more risk to you. "I would look at these alternative options very cautiously. It's very much a buyer-beware market," says Sabrina Corlette, research professor at the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms.




For example, starting in October, insurers may offer short-term plans that last for up to 12 months (short-term plans had been limited to three months) and may be renewed for up to three years at the insurer's discretion. "But the insurer can look at your health status and decide whether or not to renew it," says Corlette. Some states have imposed stricter rules.

The premiums for short-term policies can be a lot less than they are for ACA-compliant policies, but they don't have to cover the ACA's 10 essential health benefits (such as maternity care), and they can exclude preexisting conditions or reject you because of your health. Short-term policies generally don't cover prescription drugs, but they may provide a drug discount card, says Paul Rooney, of eHealthInsurance.com, which sells both short-term and ACA-compliant policies. They can also have annual or lifetime caps on coverage, such as $500,000 or $1 million, says Sakamoto, who generally only recommends them for a few months.
Strategies to qualify for the subsidy.


If your income is close to the cutoff, you may be able to lower your income to qualify for a subsidy. Contributions to a 401(k), a health savings account, or a health care or dependent care flexible spending account can help reduce your modified adjusted gross income, which is used in the subsidy calculation. Early retirees -- who pay some of the steepest premiums without a subsidy -- often have flexibility to reduce withdrawals from tax-deferred retirement savings.



Leanne and Carl Bryson have been buying health insurance on their own since Carl retired from Apple four years ago, at age 59. When the Sacramento couple looked at eHealthInsurance.com to compare rates for policies with and without a subsidy, they decided it was worthwhile to tighten their belts to qualify for the subsidy until they are old enough for Medicare. They are withdrawing less money from their 401(k)s and IRAs in order to keep their modified adjusted gross income below the $65,840 cutoff. They also cut back on travel and gifts to their grandkids.


Even with the subsidy, their coverage was becoming unaffordable. The full price for their policy was set to rise to $3,200 per month in 2018, which would still cost them $1,800 with the subsidy. They went back to eHealthInsurance.com during open enrollment last fall and looked into alternatives. "In California, we're lucky that we have a lot of options, but they can be pricey," Leanne says. The couple switched to an HMO that cost them $850 per month after the subsidy, in exchange for a smaller provider network.

Use the calculators at www.healthcare.gov to compare the after-subsidy costs of policies you're shopping for. Estimate your income carefully. If you end up earning more than the cutoff, you'll have to pay back the subsidy when you file your taxes; if you earn less, you’ll get extra money back at tax time.



In addition to comparing post-subsidy premiums, estimate your out-of-pocket costs for the type of care you use and prescription drugs you take, and compare the plan's maximum out-of-pocket spending limits and provider networks. Don't assume your doctors will still be covered by the plan's network in 2019. "In our survey, 36% of carriers said they're planning to restrict their networks next year," says Rooney, of eHealthInsurance.com, which has a provider search tool to look up which plans your doctors belong to.


You may be able to lower your premiums by switching to a plan with a smaller network, but you'll have to pay a lot more if you go out of network -- and a growing number of plans don't provide out-of-network coverage at all, except for emergencies. Check to see whether the hospitals you want to use are still included.




After shopping for a new policy on his state's insurance exchange, Ross Volpe found a plan that cost him just $60 a month. Photo by Ryan Donnell
Ross Volpe, 34, a professional disc jockey who lives in Arlington, Va., has income from a variety of sources: DJ gigs (he just won a national competition), private lessons, and teaching classes and camps at the Beat Refinery in Bethesda, Md.


Even though he qualifies for a subsidy, his share of the premiums after the subsidy have still increased steadily every year -- from $45 per month for a CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO plan in 2014, to $212 per month in 2017. His premiums were about to go up to $320 per month in 2018 -- after a $200 subsidy.


"I couldn't do that anymore," he says. He shopped around for other options during open enrollment last year and found a Kaiser Permanente HMO plan that cost him just $60 per month with the subsidy.




When shopping for coverage, he looked not only at the premiums but also at the deductibles, co-payments and the insurer. A few plans with lower premiums were with companies he didn't know and had much higher deductibles and co-payments.



Volpe picked a silver plan because of the balance between cost and coverage. He has to use a limited provider network with Kaiser, but he doesn't go the doctor much, and he had Kaiser insurance when he was a kid, so he was used to it. "It's in the building I went to when growing up," he says.



There's an added bonus for picking a silver plan if you earn less than 250% of the federal poverty level ($30,350 for singles, $41,150 for a couple and $62,750 for a family of four). Below that income level, you qualify for an additional "cost-sharing subsidy," which helps reduce your deductible and co-payments -- but only for silver policies. The cost-sharing "might drop the deductible to $200 per year, more like a gold or platinum policy," says Karen Pollitz, senior fellow with the Kaiser Family Foundation. The typical silver plan has a deductible of about $3,500 per person, she says.



Even though the federal government stopped reimbursing insurers for providing this cost-sharing subsidy, insurers are still required to offer it to consumers. As a result, many insurers increased their premiums for silver-level policies a lot more than they did for the other levels in 2018 and are expected to do so again in 2019. But higher silver premiums mean that policyholders get a larger subsidy, so most people getting a subsidy haven't been affected by the increase. The size of the subsidy is based on the silver plan premiums, but you can use the subsidy on any type of plan. "It significantly increased the number of people who were eligible for zero-premium bronze plans," says Pollitz.



What States Are Doing


As the federal government rolls back sections of the Affordable Care Act, the type of coverage you can buy and how much it will cost are increasingly determined by where you live. Some states have introduced legislation to bolster their insurance marketplace, while others have embraced Congress's moves to weaken the ACA. For a better sense of the trends playing out around the country, consider how the health insurance marketplace is changing in these four states.



California.

The state has worked with insurers to maintain as much stability in its individual health insurance marketplace as possible, says Rabah Kamal, a policy analyst with the Kaiser Family Foundation. State lawmakers are currently considering a bill to limit the sale of short-term insurance policies and association health plans that lack robust consumer protections. Blue Shield of California and Kaiser Permanente control the largest slice of the market, but most shoppers have other options, with 11 companies selling policies on the exchange. Still, people in some rural areas of northern California have a slimmer menu -- or in some cases, a single plan. Premiums for policies on the exchange are expected to rise by less than 9% on average for 2019.


Iowa.


The Hawkeye State has used changes at the federal level as an opportunity to weaken the ACA and deregulate its individual health insurance marketplace, says Sabrina Corlette, research professor at the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms. The state has given the green light to a controversial Iowa Farm Bureau Federation plan to sell policies that don't comply with ACA regulations. The plans offer limited benefits, do not meet benchmarks required by the ACA, and can deny coverage to people with preexisting conditions or charge premiums based on a person's health.
Those who buy their own health insurance in Iowa will have three choices of carriers for 2019, after having only one option this year. After sitting out 2018, WellMark Blue Cross and Blue Shield will return to the individual marketplace for 2019. Medica continues to offer individual coverage and will expand its coverage to include a broader network of health care providers. Premiums, after increasing 57% last year, are expected to remain flat or decrease up to 5%.



Minnesota.



After large rate decreases in 2018, people who buy health insurance from the state's individual marketplace will likely see premiums fall an additional 3% to 12% for 2019. What's driving the decrease? The state's reinsurance program, which pays insurers who sell plans to people with high medical costs. But that program is scheduled to expire at the end of 2019, which would cause rates to spike again. All four of the state's carriers that sell insurance on the exchange primarily offer narrow-network plans, but two companies, UCare and Medica, have plans with a broader network of providers.

New Jersey.


Before the Affordable Care Act, New Jersey had among the most robust insurance regulations in the country, but the state largely rejected the ACA in recent years, says Corlette. Now, with a new governor at the helm, the state has added a state-level mandate requiring residents to have health insurance or pay a penalty (after the penalty to enforce the individual insurance mandate was repealed at the federal level). In 2019, the state will charge residents without health insurance 2.5% of their annual household income, or a per-person fee of up to $2,085, whichever is higher.
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So, as global banking 5% freemason/Greek players CLINTON/BUSH/OBAMA continue to install AFFORDABLE CARE ACT policies with goals of KILLING health insurance access to all except those rich PLATINUM tier policies------the structure designed to do that is called NARROW HEALTH PLANS.  NARROW HEALTH PLANS are being embraced as CORPORATE HEALTH CARE PLAN policies defining NARROW as preventative and wellness.

NARROW health plans are cheaper because they SKIRT the requirements of AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.  Supposedly, no health plan on STATE HEALTH INSURANCE systems could SKIRT these ACA requirements said to protect most population groups having highest risk.  Who KNEW these OFF-STATE HEALTH SYSTEM plans called NARROW HEALTH PLAN corporations would follow only a few years after ACA was installed? 

CLINTON/BUSH/OBAMA------but let's blame TRUMP for all these losses of access to health care for our US 99% WE THE PEOPLE black, white, and brown citizens.

NARROW NETWORKS are tied to a few health care providers---one being KAISER PERMANENTE----tied to global hedge fund JOHNS HOPKINS AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES MERCY HOSPITALS AND JEWISH SINAI HOSPITALS.



'March 28, 2015 01:00 AM


Network squeeze: Controversies continue over narrow health plans
Bob Herman

“Many patients are simply accepting pure cash pricing for procedures—as if they had no insurance coverage at all--because it is cheaper than if they were to stick with their narrow-network options.” Dr. Allen Kamrava (right), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles with a patient

He recently performed a gastrointestinal procedure on a patient at a local hospital. Both he and the hospital were in-network providers for the patient's plan. But unbeknownst to him and the patient, the anesthesiologists and pathologists involved in the procedure were not. So the patient ended up on the hook for $3,000 for those out-of-network provider services. Had the patient gone to a nearby out-of-network outpatient surgery center and paid for the entire procedure out of pocket, the total bill would have been less than $1,000'.


'The New Health Care
Savings? Yes. But Narrow Health Networks Also Show Troubling Signs'.


'Employers May Adopt ‘Narrow Networks’ of Health Care Providers

www.shrm.org/.../health-plan-narrow-networks.aspx The use of "narrow networks," which limit to a handful the number of health care providers covered in-network by a health plan as a way to keep costs in check, has not been embraced by most ...'





'Volpe picked a silver plan because of the balance between cost and coverage. He has to use a limited provider network with Kaiser'


EVERYONE knows these narrow networks are BAD-----they are not sustainable----they have no intention of meeting DO NO HARM/HIPPOCRATIC OATH Western standards of US public health care.  BUT, say global 1% -----they do operate as they did in 1000BC.




The Problem with Narrow Networks

According to a Consumer Reports survey, 44 percent of those who bought an Affordable Care Act (ACA) plan for the first time in 2015 reported that they did not know the network configuration associated with their plan.1 Purchasing a health plan without understanding its health care provider network could be medically or financially detrimental.


Should a network not provide an enrollee access to the health care providers they wish to visit, the enrollee will be faced with foregoing care or being charged potentially high out-of-network costs. Nearly 70% of all ACA plan networks are narrow, meaning they include 25% or less of the physicians in the area. 2 Those enrolling in such narrow network plans should protect themselves by understanding how these plans work and the pros and cons associated with them.




SILVER PLANS which people are fighting to attain the most today are of course front-loading these plans with NARROW HEALTH SYSTEM structures.



What is a Narrow Network?


To understand a narrow network, it is important to understand what a network is in the first place. A health care provider network limits enrollees to a specific pool of health care providers (e.g. doctors, hospitals, labs, pharmacies, etc.) with whom the insurance company has negotiated contracted rates for medical services. McKinsey & Company define a “narrow network” as one that provides an enrollee access to less than 70 percent of hospitals in a rating area.3



Insurance companies use narrow networks to trim enrollee costs in an effort to compete for consumers with less expensive premiums.


In exchange for delivering many enrollees to a narrow network, the narrow network gives the insurer more favorable rates for medical services. Consequently, the premiums for narrow network plans are on average 17 percent cheaper than premiums for broad network plans,4 and the most important factor for a consumer when choosing a plan is enrollee costs (i.e. deductibles, copays, and coinsurance).5



Although consumers are often swayed in purchasing these plans because of their lower premiums, they should be aware of the network restrictions associated them and how these restrictions can potentially affect care and out-of-pocket costs.



Obtaining Health Care in a Narrow Network



If you are enrolled in a narrow network plan, you will benefit fully from its cost-sharing if you stay in-network for medical care. However, a narrow network increases the risk that the you may seek care out-of-network if you develop a medical condition where the best care is not available in-network. Depending on the type of health plan in which you are enrolled, you may or may not have a cost-sharing agreement for seeing out-of-network providers. Below are examples of two common health plan models and their respective rules for out-of-network coverage.

• HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) – Limits an enrollee to in-network providers. Any out-of-network medical expenses will generally not be covered by the plan except in the case of an emergency6 or a scenario where the plan was petitioned for out-of-network care and the plan formally approved the petition
• PPO (Preferred Provider Organization) – Allows the enrollee to choose between in- and out-of-network providers but there are higher out-of-pocket costs associated with out-of-network care7

When searching for health insurance plans on a public marketplace, you will have access to the provider directories associated with each plan. The Affordable Care Act mandates that an insurance company provides an up-to-date directory of providers associated with a plan, which must be accessible via the public website on which the plan is listed.8 Consumers should use this before purchasing a marketplace plan to ensure that they will have access to the providers that they need. Purchasing a plan without researching its network could potentially be detrimental by severely limiting a enrollee’s access to affordable providers.


Why Might You Need Out-of-Network Care?


Although your health care costs may be significantly reduced by enrolling in a narrow network, your access to quality affordable health care may be as well. Those enrolled in a narrow network may find themselves needing to go out-of-network for care for various reasons. For example, if you develop a life threatening cancer and the best cancer treatment centers are not in-network you may be tempted to go out-of-network.

Some of the plans on the marketplace offer limited access to in-network specialists. Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health examined 135 Silver health plans being sold in 34 states on the HealthCare.gov website. They discovered that 15 percent of the plans had an absence of a physician in at least one specialty.9 This could be a serious issue for individuals with complex medical conditions. Accordingly, individuals should carefully research a plan’s provider directory before enrolling to ensure that they will have affordable access to the specialists they need to visit.

For those without complex pre-existing conditions, limited access to specialists could be a serious issue as well. There is always the risk that an individual will develop a health complication after enrolling in a plan. Should the plan they are enrolled in not have an in-network specialist in the area they need care, they may be faced with the prospect of high out-of-network costs.

Sometimes, at no fault of their own, enrollees receive ‘surprise’ medical bills for out-of-network costs. According to a Consumer Reports survey conducted in 2015, 30% of privately insured Americans received a surprise medical bill in the past two years.10 Surprise medical bills often happen when a patient undergoes a procedure and was not informed beforehand that an out-of-network provider would be involved. For example, a patient may go to an in-network hospital for a surgery but receive added out-of-network costs because the anesthesiologist was out-of-network. Although the hospital may be in-network, this does not guarantee all doctors within the hospital are in-network. Unfortunately, communication between the hospital, doctors, insurance company, and patient can be imperfect and lead to errors in coverage.


Problems When a Narrow Network Is Combined with No Out-of-Network Coverage

Typically, an insurance company limiting patients to in-network health care providers is only required to pay out-of-network costs in the case of emergency care or prior authorization. In the case of emergency care, the Affordable Care Act requires insurers to treat patient cost-sharing as it would for in-network charges. If seeking prior authorization for a health service, you or your doctor must complete an application to the insurance company. While it may be in the patient’s best interest the see an out-of-network health care provider, the insurance company has the economic incentive to direct the the patient to in-network providers.


For those cases that are not pre-authorized or qualify as an emergency, an enrollee may be responsible for paying all out-of-network costs with no assistance from insurance. Out-of-network care does not adhere to the negotiated rates of in-network care. For instance, HMO plans often have no out-of-network cost-sharing agreements or annual out-of-pocket maximums associated with out-of-network care.


Out-of-network costs can be substantial. According to a study by the AHIP Center for Policy and Research, prices out-of-network medical services in 2013-14 were on average 300 percent higher than the average Medicare rates for 97 common medical procedures.11 For some of these procedures, the price difference between out-of-network and Medicare was drastic. For instance, the average out-of-network charge for lower back disc surgery was $9,426, 938.5 percent that of the corresponding Medicare fee of $1,004.12


It is not rare for individuals to go out-of-network for health care so consumers should not think of such situations as fringe scenarios. The previously discussed study by AHIP, which compared out-of-network and Medicare costs for 97 medical procedures, was conducted by analyzing 18 billion health claims. AHIP estimated that the out-of-network costs for the 97 medical procedures alone was $3.2 billion.13 The national costs for out-of-network care is significant and consumers should be smart in protecting themselves from accruing such costs.


Short Term Health Insurance and Network Breadth

While more than half of ACA plans lack out-of-network coverage,14 all short term insurance plans offered through AgileHealthInsurance have broad network coverage ensuring that an enrollee has access to quality health care providers. If an enrollee goes out of network and finds that the provider does not accept their short term insurance, in many cases, the enrollee can get reimbursed by submitting their claim to the insurance company. To be sure, enrollees should check with their insurance company first.


Short Term insurance plan premiums are also significantly less expensive than unsubsidized premiums for health plans sold on the exchanges. Compared to the average costs for 2016 Obamacare bronze plans for individuals aged 30, 40, and 50, short term insurance plans are 25 percent less expensive. Savings are greater for younger individuals without pre-existing conditions. For healthy males, aged 30, a short term insurance premium is 54.93% less expensive than an Obamacare Bronze plan.15



It should be noted that unlike ACA plans, short term insurance plans do not cover medical conditions that existed prior to enrollment.

It should be noted that unlike ACA plans, short term insurance plans do not cover medical conditions that existed prior to enrollment.



Conclusion


Considering the prevalence of ACA insurance plans with narrow networks, consumers should heavily research plans before enrolling to ensure that they are not putting themselves at risk for high out-of-network costs.

For those needing broad coverage, short term insurance may be a good option. 100 percent of short term insurance plans sold on AgileHealthInsurance have out-of-network coverage. Enrollees in these plans can be ensured that they will have access to high quality providers without incurring unknown and potentially sizable costs.




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The Priority Partners HealthChoice
is simply one of these NARROW health system plans which without coincidence is a major health structure here in BALTIMORE tied to global hedge fund JOHNS HOPKINS/MERCY/SINAI hospital systems.






'Health Centers

• Baltimore Medical System
• CCI Health & Wellness Services
• Chase Brexton Health Care
• Chesapeake Health Care
• Choptank Community Health
• Greater Baden Medical Services
• Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
• Johns Hopkins Children's Center
• Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
• Johns Hopkins Health System
• Owensville Primary Care'

If we look at what is a system of basically PREVENTATIVE/WELLNESS CARE we can easily see where this NARROW HEALTH system will look just like UNITED NATIONS/WORLD HEALTH/INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION -----several decades of global labor pool health care for all.



Summary of Benefits & CoverageThe Priority Partners HealthChoice plan includes coverage for the Medical Assistance For Families/Maryland Children’s Health Program (MCHP), a program for pregnant women and children.
As a Priority Partners HealthChoice member, your benefits include:

• Medical visits with a primary care physician (PCP)
• Dental services
  • Oral exam and cleaning twice per year
  • Limited x-rays
  • Simple and surgical extractions
• Vision services
  • 1 eye exam per year
  • 1 pair of glasses or contact lenses every 2 years
• Pharmacy coverage
• Outreach services
  • Help with transportation or scheduling doctor appointments
  • Call 1-888-500-8786
• Mental health and substance abuse services
  • Call 1-800-888-1965
• Care Management services
  • For diabetics, pregnant women, and those with various other illnesses

Pregnant women receive all of the benefits above, plus:

• No- or low-cost childbirth classes
  • You will get reimbursed in part or in whole once the classes are over.
• Access to the program “Partners with Mom”
  • For members with a high-risk pregnancy
• Outreach assistance
  • Locating OB physicians and keeping OB appointments

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 MOVING FORWARD ONE WORLD ONE INTERNATIONAL LABOR POOL HEALTH CARE FOR ALL------global health systems as TIER 1 AND TIER 2 producers and suppliers of health care will not allow sovereign US state health insurance systems to EXIST------there will be no such structure.  This is the reason why NARROW HEALTH PLANS outside of these state systems are growing FAST.

EVERYONE KNOWS NARROW HEALTH PLANS are BAD----not quality---not accessible-----nothing like US MEDICARE----

YET, they are the health insurance structure growing fastest in each US state.



'Many Healthcare Providers Not in ObamaCare Networkswww.thenewamerican.com/usnews/health-care/item/... The narrow-network strategy is “a desperate attempt by the insurance companies to try to keep premiums down under ObamaCare,” Josh Archambault of the Foundation for Government Accountability ...'

What we see are the same GLOBAL BANKING 1% OLD WORLD KINGS ----KNIGHTS OF MALTA---TRIBE OF JUDAH-----THE HOSPITALLERS----------claiming what is all of US public health system structures for 99% of citizens.  Meanwhile, private global health systems gearing to treat only that global 1% and their 2%----you know, those able to afford that PLATINUM HEALTH PLAN----as today's PLATINUM rates grow and grow.




October 16, 2017 10:34 AM


Priority Health signs narrow network contracts with St. John Providence, St. Joseph Mercy
Jay Greene

• Priority makes deals with St. John Providence, St. Joseph Mercy
• Narrow networks keep costs low if patients stay within network
• Premium savings can hit 20 percent

Priority Health has signed narrow network contracts with St. John Providence Health System in Warren and St. Joseph Mercy Health System in Ann Arbor and will offer individual health insurance products when open enrollment begins Nov. 1, the Grand Rapids-based company announced.


Narrow network plans offer members lower premium rates if they stay in their assigned provider network. But if they go outside the network for care, with the exception of an emergency or a preauthorized reason, they pay those medical costs out of pocket.


Despite rising premiums in the individual market in Michigan that will average 27 percent in 2018, Priority Health has carefully been developing narrow networks that it says can reduce premiums by as much as 20 percent.


Over the past three years, Priority Health has offered three other narrow network insurance products in western Michigan that offer customers 15 percent to 18 percent lower premiums in exchange for seeing a limited number of hospitals, physicians and other health vendors, said Marti Lolli, Priority's senior vice president of commercial markets.


"We are really excited about it. Our goal is to offer affordable health insurance where consumers can expect savings in premiums" and receive their care in high-performing networks with quality providers, Lolli said.


The health insurance products, sold under the MyPriority product line, are tied to geography and providers. For example, the St. John Providence narrow network, called St. John Providence Health Network, covers their affiliated providers in Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties. St. Joseph Mercy's narrow network, called St. Joseph Mercy Health Network, covers their network affiliates in Oakland, Wayne, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties.



Priority is offering customers MyPriority Silver and MyPriority HSA Bronze plan types in the St. John Providence and St. Joseph Mercy networks. Silver and bronze plans are the two of the four types of Obamacare plans. Bronze plans cover about 60 percent of costs and silver plans 70 percent. Gold and platinum plans cover 80 percent and 90 percent, respectively.


"When (the Affordable Care Act of 2019) first started, there were a lot of issues" with narrow networks, Lolli said. "We made sure we were careful to make sure members understand the products. We do not want customers to be caught in unexpected" out-of-pocket costs.


Lolli said Priority's experience has shown few problems with members stuck with out-of-pocket costs.
Many insured patients in Michigan and other states already use a variation of a narrow network. For example, half of the plans sold on Obamacare's health insurance marketplace, or HealthCare.gov, offer narrow networks in an effort to keep costs low.



One way health insurers can offer lower premiums is because providers cut their prices up to 20 percent to insurers in exchange for a higher volume of patients that makes up for the lower unit prices.

Several other health insurers in Michigan offer narrow networks. They include Health Alliance Plan, Meridian Health and Blue Care Network.


Paul Harkaway, M.D., chief accountable care development officer with Trinity Health in Livonia, said narrow networks can offer patients better coordinated care options if they stay within their networks where doctors and hospitals can more easily share data and patient information. Trinity Health is the parent company of St. Joe's.


"With open networks, you lose the ability to coordinate care," he said. "Patients are now motivated to keep care in the network ... where facility prices are lower."

Harkaway said St. Joe's, St. John and Priority are discussing rolling in the individual contracts into Together Health Network, a clinically integrated network with 29 hospitals and 5,900 physicians. Together is co-owned and managed by Ascension Michigan and Trinity Health Michigan, the parent companies of St. John and St. Joe's, respectively.


In a statement, Gwen MacKenzie, senior vice president and market executive for Ascension Michigan, said the company is happy to work with Priority Health.


"St. John Providence, and all Ascension Michigan hospitals, are focused on continuing to create these types of collaborations with our insurer partners to provide the highest quality care to numerous communities across the state," MacKenzie said in a statement.


Priority has similar narrow network product in Kent County in partnership with Spectrum Health called Spectrum Health Partners. Spectrum Health owns Priority Health. It has contracts with Bronson Healthcare in Kalamazoo, Calhoun and Van Buren counties under Bronson Healthcare Partners.


"For the 2017 plan year, 68 percent of Kent County members enrolled in a Priority Health individual plan chose Spectrum Health Partners, up by 14 percent from the previous year," Priority Health CEO Joan Budden said in a statement. "Additionally, 65 percent of Priority Health's individual members in the Kalamazoo area chose Bronson Health Partners."

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Here we see it's all TRUMP'S FAULT----that almost all US SENIORS are already being pushed into NARROW NETWORKS through MEDICARE ADVANTAGE private MEDICARE.  We discussed in detail why privatized MEDICARE ADVANTAGE was BAD and how we need to fight for our ALL-AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY MEDICARE.


'Nearly one in three Medicare Advantage enrollees are in a plan with a narrow network',


The above shows why global banking 1% tie ONE WORLD ONE INTERNATIONAL LABOR POOL health care to our US MEDICARE FOR ALL.

There was NEVER any intent of any state health insurance system to go INTERSTATE-------so this is FAKE NEWS------saying TRUMP wanted to expand these state structures across lines.  What we will get under TRUMP is a replacement of AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ---STATE HEALTH SYSTEMS with all those TIERS-----with what will be ONE NARROW NETWORK into which US 99% of WE THE PEOPLE will fall .


NARROW NETWORKS are simply United Nations World Bank International Labor pool third world health structures already in place in overseas FOREIGN ECONOMIC ZONES.   

There goes US MEDICARE!


Oct 8, 2017, 09:31am



How Narrow Networks Doom Trump's Plan For Insurance Sales Across State Lines
Bruce Japsen
Senior Contributor

Pharma & Healthcare I write about healthcare business and policy


If Donald Trump signs an executive order as early as this week allowing insurance companies to be able to sell health plans across state lines, it’s unlikely to have any takers willing to prop up medical provider network in new regions.


The trend in insurance is to narrow – not expand – networks of doctors and hospitals.


U.S. President Donald Trump makes remarks prior to signing a National Manufacturing Day Proclamation in the Oval Office of the White House on October 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Ron Sachs - Pool/Getty Images)


“Insurance companies have not been very interested because we are moving to these network based plans,” Sabrina Corlette, professor with the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University said last week during a Commonwealth Fund briefing. “Since the 1990s, health insurance has evolved and has been a network driven product.”


It’s unclear exactly what will be in Trump’s executive order, which he mentioned within days after the failure of the latest Republican attempt to replace and replace the Affordable Care Act.




Health insurance companies in some states can already sell health coverage across state lines, but it hasn’t worked in large part because plans haven’t wanted to spend the money contracting with more doctors and hospitals in areas they have no enrollees.


Six states have enacted laws allowing health plan sales across state lines and “no state was known to actually offer or sell such policies,” National Conference of State Legislatures said in a new report last week.


“In the states that have tried to do this, there has been zero interest from carriers,” Georgetown’s Corlette, who is also the consumer representative to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

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We discussed LABOR UNION CADILLAC health plans heading under the bus as we knew would happen------below we see yet another private source of health insurance offered by global NGOs----like the GREEK frat and sorority system.  We see it is heavily tied to mental health offerings and we see it is tied to a very raging global banking 1% corporation

TALKSPACE.  Our 5% freemason/Greek players are already hooked to GROUP SPEAK AND CHATTER----think what TALKSPACE mental health corporation tied to GREEK health plans will do to further that CAPTURE.

We already see GREEK FRATERNITIES selling their members as CORPORATE WARRIORS.



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The Business Of Frats: Shifting Liability For Trauma And Injury
February 25, 20143:32 AM ET
Heard on Morning Edition


Students walk past the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity house at San Diego State University after news that a student had died there on April 20, 2012.

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For those of you keeping track of the headlines detailing sexual assault and hazing at frat houses, it may come as no surprise that fraternities have a dark side. Caitlin Flanagan, a writer at The Atlantic, spent a year investigating Greek houses and discovered that "the dark power of fraternities" is not just a power over pledges and partygoers but one held over universities as well.


With college counselors in short supply, Greek organizations find alternative

Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star Published 10:17 a.m. ET Aug. 16, 2018 | Updated 4:09 p.m. ET Aug. 16, 2018


At the same time more college students report feeling anxiety, getting in to see a college counselor has become increasingly difficult.
In recent years there’s been a 30 percent increase in students needing mental health services, resulting in long wait times for these appointments on many campuses....




'Two years ago the fraternity Alpha Tau Omega became the first Greek organization to offer Talkspace services to its approximately 10,000 members'.


Talkspace announces $50M Series D, expands services to over 5M lives


The company plans to grow its commercial business by launching strategic relationships to improve accessibility to care


(PRNewsfoto/Talkspace)
News provided by
Talkspace
May 29, 2019, 09:00 ET

NEW YORK, May 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --


Talkspace, the global leader in telebehavioral health announced today $50 million in new financing led by Revolution Growth. Existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Qumra Capital, Spark Capital and Compound Ventures, amongst others, will also participate in the round. Patrick Conroy of Revolution Growth will join the Talkspace board of directors.




Greek Umbrella Organizations
Here is a list of all National Greek umbrella councils for Greek lettered organizations.


For a list of Defunct councils, see Defunct Greek Umbrella Organizations.


North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) - Conference formed by 75 National fraternities.



National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) - Conference formed by 26 National Greek lettered sororities and women's fraternities.
National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) - Council formed by the 9 largest and most established Black Greek lettered organizations, the Divine Nine.
National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) - Association formed by 19 of the largest and most established Latino Greek lettered organizations
National APIA Panhellenic Association (NAPA) - Association formed by 10 of the largest and most established Asian Greek lettered organizations.
National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC) - Council formed by 10 of the largest and most established Multicultural Greek lettered organizations.
National Interfraternity Music Council (NIMC) - Council formed by 7 of the largest and most established Music fraternities and sororities.
United Council of Christian Fraternities & Sororities (UCCFS) - Council formed by 4 Christian fraternities and sororities.
National American Greek Council (NAGC) - Council formed by 12 regional and local fraternities and sororities.
Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) - Association of 62 National honors and leadership societies.
Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida (Puerto Rican Interfraternity Council of Florida) (CIPFI) - Council formed by the 5 largest fraternities from Puerto Rico with chapters in Florida.
Professional Fraternity Association (PFA) - Association of 37 National collegiate professional, service and honor fraternities.


Greek umbrella organizations
Association of College Honor Societies

Concilio Interfraternitario Puertorriqueño de la Florida
National American Greek Council
National APIA Panhellenic Association
National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations
National Interfraternity Music Council
National Multicultural Greek Council
National Panhellenic Conference
National Pan-Hellenic Council
North-American Interfraternity Conference
Professional Fraternity Association
United Council of Christian Fraternities & Sororities
Defunct Greek Umbrella Organizations