Back to the Catacombs?

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Churches worldwide are closing the doors out of disrespect to God and People unnatural fear of the Corona cold bug. A Catholic Priest notes the irony of the orders.

The churches remain open for the faithful to pray in, but it is not clear why worship—specifically the celebration of the Mass—is forbidden if celebrated prudently: prior to the decree, people were asked to sit in the pews at least three feet from each other. The irony, if not the contradiction, is that Masses can be celebrated behind closed doors in churches, monasteries, and convents, but the faithful cannot attend; if they ask to receive Holy Communion, however, they cannot be denied. If that is the case, why not celebrate Mass? Perhaps it is because the decision-makers do not share the understanding of the particular purpose of the Mass. As the ancient martyrs used to say, Sine Dominica non possumus. Without Sunday—that is, the Eucharist—we cannot live.

I’m an American priest incardinated in the Archdiocese of Florence. I can attest that this has taken the very life out of the faithful, to say nothing of the discouragement felt by many of us priests. Masses have never been suspended in the history of the Italian Peninsula—yet another first we may rather not have lived to see.

The Law is clear: the Faithful MUST be allowed Holy Communion. And as I noted earlier, if we truly believe, then why not put all faith in Jesus – to subdue the virus and all. Instead, Churches of all stripes, and I suppose a few Synagogues and Mosques are directing worshippers to go online and stare at Farcebook or Tiptap or something – to eschew Church and tune into an Orwellian spy site run by the enemy. I was starting to suspect I thought that COVID was (YET ANOTHER!) hoax or a false flag. Now, it’s looking more like a plot.

Pandemic, the American Way

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It’s a health issue, so let the CIA and the Pentagram run it.

After the classification decision was made public, a subsequent report in Politico revealed that not only is the National Security Council managing the federal government’s overall response but that they are doing so in close coordination with the U.S. intelligence community and the U.S. military. It states specifically that “NSC officials have been coordinating behind the scenes with the intelligence and defense communities to gauge the threat and prepare for the possibility that the U.S. government will have to respond to much bigger numbers—and soon.”

Little attention was given to the fact that the response to this apparently imminent jump in cases was being coordinated largely between elements of the national security state (i.e. the NSC, Pentagon, and intelligence), as opposed to civilian agencies or those focused on public health issues, and in a classified manner.

The Politico article also noted that the intelligence community is set to play a “key role” in a pandemic situation, but did not specify what the role would specifically entail. However, it did note that intelligence agencies would “almost certainly see an opportunity to exploit the crisis” given that international “epicenters of coronavirus [are] in high-priority counterintelligence targets like China and Iran.” It further added, citing former intelligence officials, that efforts would be made to recruit new human sources in those countries.

Never let a crisis (or a false flag) go to waste! Remember that immediately after 9/11 they said it was America’s new Pearl Harbor. Now, nCoV is America’s new 9/11. Will they soon start saying that moping around the house wearing a mask is the new normal? 9/11 amounted to a massive intel failure and/or covered-up intel actions. The classifications and controls here and now suggest something similar. Is a new PATRIOT Act or another war far behind?

A Special TPC Health Article – from TPC

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CFF Friday Night Special: State of Emergency

 

Greetings, friends and beloved readers! Happy Friday the Thirteenth! I write to you, tonight, from inside the bunker. Having sealed the ten-ton blast door and having concluded my evening Skype with Emperor Putin, I thought it a dandy idea to cap this week’s fascinating national events of note. (That, and MB dialed it up). Right to it, shall we?

The Coronavirus (no song tonight)

COVID-19. Novel Coronavirus-19. nCoV-19. Wuhan-400. The Bat Soup Crazy Bug. It’s here, there’s fear, and I have no use for it. Check the following for pandemic information:

CSSE MAP – Official World Tally

The New York Times – Alternative Tally

THE CDC – Dedicated Information

Earlier today, there was an intermittent reporting error at the CSSE site concerning a drop in total US infections. I was mildly concerned, though the issue of the total has been corrected. However, following the correction, the US has just shy of 2,000 cases – call it a ten-fold increase in a week or ten days. Not good. It’s also not good that Georgia and Florida are still blanked as of press time. I assume no ill intention behind that. The NYT has GA with 42 cases, none in TPC home territory – yet. Do not assume it will stay that way. Other countries are still seeing steep daily increases and I would expect the US to have 5,000 to 10,000 by this time next week. We’ll play math games with the economy in a second. COVID-19 is infectious and it is lethal. But! The odds of getting it are still low and the odds of dying from it are even lower. For now, health-wise, do me two favors. One, please do not worry excessively or live in fear. Two, take care of yourself. Do that for old Perrin, would ya? 

Wash your hands.

The whole thing HERE.

Emergency: the Case of the Missing Virus

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This morning I checked and there were over 1,700 cases in the US. Then a few minutes ago, it dropped to 1,268. Did all of FL, GA, TX, and CA suddenly, miraculously heal? Or, is this a posting error?

Regardless, we’re in for another announcement around 3 (maybe 4, Trump Time):

The president said he will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. in Washington. Trump spoke Friday with Emmanuel Macron, the French president tweeted, about the pandemic, and agreed to organize a video conference with world leaders on Monday to coordinate research efforts on a vaccine and treatments and work on how to respond to the economic fallout.

Trump is under increasing pressure to act as governors and mayors nationwide step up actions to mitigate the spread, closing schools and canceling public events. Declaring a national emergency would allow the government to marshal additional resources to combat the virus, and also marks a symbolic turning point for the president, who has repeatedly compared the coronavirus to the seasonal flu and insisted that his administration had the outbreak under control.

In related news: if Federal Reserve notes are disinfectants, then we have enough now to cleanse Earth and all the other inner planets!

The Yellow Stuff

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A reminder: it may just be the pollen. In the Southland and in other parts, it’s been a wet, warm winter. Now, everything is blooming nicely and the yellow blizzard is starting. So, if you have a sniffle or a cough, don’t automatically assume the worse.

Also, they have postponed the Masters this year. Does this mean that the usual tournament thunder/wind storm will also be delayed? We wait. And sneeze.

The Real Emergency

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It’s not the virus. It’s the economy, the same one we were assured last night was in great shape. Economies in great shape do not require $1,500,000,000,000 in overnight banking giveaways in order to survive.

The Fed announced a bold new initiative in an effort to calm market tumult amid the coronavirus meltdown. In all, the new moves pump in up to $1.5 trillion into the financial system in an effort to combat potential freezes brought on by the coronavirus. This was the second day in a row and the third time this week the Fed has stepped in.

Heretofore, it’s been paltry daily sums, like $165 Billion per day. $1.5 Trillion is…

  • About what the government collects in income taxes in five or six months;
  • About what the federal budget was during Bill Clinton’s tenure;
  • The total amount of federal debt late in Reagan’s first term;
  • The GDP of the entire US economy as recently as 1974;
  • Enough money to pay off ALL students loans (right now, *poof*, gone);
  • Enough to buy 100 new Ford Class aircraft carriers; and,
  • If 1,500,000,000,000 6.14″ dollar bills were laid end-to-end, fashioned into a giant fiat ribbon, the ribbon would be almost long enough to stretch from the Earth to Mars, or from the Earth to Venus and back.

The last one was a ridiculous way to measure money, but these are ridiculous times. There’s no way to be sure, but let’s assume this grafting is split between today and tomorrow – $750 Bn per day. If they keep that up, then they are generating $270,000,000,000,000 per year in fake money, or $.27 Quadrillion. All with the push of a button on a computer. Or with the incantations over a crystal ball. This is financial sorcery and it brings to mind Zimbabwe or the Weimar Republic. And, they’re talking about doing even more “to help.”

Remember to wash your hands.

Convenient Collapse Cover

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Last night, most out of character, I watched the Trump wheeze his way through the emergency declaration. Amid all the boasting, hand-washing advice, and huge-government spending spree, I noticed him reference the well-capitalized banks and the lack of a financial crisis. This theme has vied with the bug for the lead news lately. I took his words as code for the arrival of an economic depression. I’m not the only one making the connection:

Many have been talking about the markets and economic risks apparent in this country and around the world for a long time. I began sounding alarms before 2008, and since that time have attempted to make aware the fact that from an economic standpoint, the markets and the economy have become much worse, and more suspect ever since. After all the manipulation, the Quantitative Easing (QE), and the continued debt growth, it seemed apparent that a massive economic failure was likely in the future. Is that damning future about to come to fruition? Do the controlling powers that have created this likely economic disaster understand this, and seek to place blame on this new coronavirus outbreak as the cause of all financial ills to come? Was this new coronavirus (COVID-19) purposely created and released so that central bankers, investment bankers, corporate heads, and government puppets could use it as cover for an imminent economic collapse that has become impossible to contain? This in my opinion is a distinct possibility. Political convenience at this level is rarely accidental.

Healthy banks don’t need a $100 Bn+ transfusion every night (like vampires). It appears that – HEY LOOK! Tom Hanks and the NBA!

 

The Eight-Week Spring Break

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That’s what they’re calling for, among other measures:

Working parents without child care have a legitimate concern, and we must find ways to help one another. But school closings can be the single most effective intervention. Amid an influenza pandemic, schools would be closed to protect the students themselves. Because children are not among the groups most vulnerable to coronavirus, schools should be closed in an effort to reduce community transmission and to protect the children’s parents and grandparents. How long? Epidemiologists suggest eight weeks might be needed to arrest this outbreak. Administrators, students, teachers and parents need to get busy figuring out how to continue the education of our children while contributing to this community-wide public health effort.

Then, based on the success of the closures, leave the public schools shuttered for good.

Careful What You Wish For

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If there was ever good cover for “the Storm,” then this invitation from Democrats is it:

Senate Democrats lead by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are preparing a letter formally calling for President Donald Trump to issue an emergency declaration to make more than $40 billion available to assist state and local governments’ coronavirus response, according to a Senate Democratic aide.

He’ll probably give them what they’re asking for. But, there’s a wide expanse in an “emergency.” What if he does more?