“They Knew” - a damning new expose by James Gustave Speth, an inescapable indictment of the federal government’s responsibility for the climate crisis

In a damning new expose, James Gustave Speth - former Chair of the U.S. Council on Environmental Quality during the Carter Administration and an expert witness in Juliana v. U.S. - proves that presidential administrations from Carter to Trump possessed conclusive data on the apocalyptic approach of a climate crisis caused by fossil fuels - but still chose to ignore that data for decades and increase the aggressive promotion and support of a fossil fuel-based energy system.

In this new book, Speth outlines in clear, compelling prose what the Juliana youth plaintiffs and Speth’s fellow experts have been affirming for years: The federal government has known its actions are causing and will continue to cause the climate crisis. 

With a foreword by Juliana attorneys Julia Olson and Philip Gregory, and using rigorous documentation via original source material - identified through extensive research of the public record as well as Speth’s first-hand knowledge as a member of President Carter’s administration - “They Knew” presents an inescapable indictment of the federal government’s responsibility for the climate crisis, both in the past and continuing today.

Masks should be worn by choice to save lives and prevent Covid-19 spread

 "Your freedom ends where my nose begins." 

August 18, 2021 saw 1,105 deaths from COVID-19. That's in ONE DAY. Does this scare you? So far, 644,854 people have died from COVID-19 in the USA alone, 4,442,829 worldwide. 

Whether it's a punch or a virus particle from your sneeze or cough, you do NOT have the right to infect me or anyone else. I'm wearing a mask, and you should too, not only to keep any sickness to yourself, but more importantly for YOU personally, to protect yourself from the sickness of others. 

So your right to bear arms allows you to carry a weapon for self-protection? A much better protection would be a mask. Your weapon is NOT effective against virus particles, but a mask is. Every day, only 106 people die from gun violence. 

You don't like people blowing cigarette smoke in your face? Neither do most people, and now there is a restriction against smoking where it will affect others, including you. We don't want to get lung cancer. COVID-19 is a similar risk, though much more immediate. There are more than 1,600 deaths from cancer each day.

You don't like people speeding or running red lights and stop signs? No, neither do most people. So we have laws against it, enforced by the police. Look at the stats, it's much more likely you'll die of COVID-19 than a speeder or red-light runner.  "More than two people are killed every day in red light running crashes, including drivers, passengers, pedestrians and cyclists". Should we not have some stricter laws to protect us? And only about 28 people in the United States die every day in drunk-driving crashes. COVID-19 is much more dangerous, yet we have stricter enforcement of DUI. 

In 2019, an average of only 137 people die daily from drug overdoses. We have strict laws against drugs, yet COVID-19 is far more deadly. 

So from what are you afraid of dying? Check out the stats on Google, ask for daily deaths from 'your greatest fear', and see if you have more to fear from COVID-19 than what you are afraid of. Now PUT ON THAT MASK AND PROTECT ALL OF US!

The use of cellphones may be associated with an increase in brain cancer and related tumors

Article in AskWoody Plus – 18.30.0 – 2021-08-09 – The sheriff in the inbox 

PUBLIC DEFENDER

Is your smartphone giving you brain cancer?

By Brian Livingston

A group of scientists and researchers is actively promoting findings that the use of smartphones is associated with an increase in brain cancer and related tumors.

Joel Moskowitz, director of the Center for Family and Community Health at the University of California, Berkeley, told the Berkeley News on July 1: "More than 250 scientists ... have signed the International EMF Scientist Appeal, which calls for health warnings and stronger exposure limits." He added that the new 5G standard, which is replacing the old 4G network, "is an even bigger reason for concern."

 Whether or not you fear cancer, you can cut the risk of using cellphones to almost zero

To reduce your cancer likelihood to an absolute minimum, you can easily take the following steps (from Moskowitz's Berkeley News interview):

• Reduce your use of cellphone transceivers and cordless phones. Turn off your smartphone's cellular data and use Wi-Fi calling whenever you're in an area with strong and secure Wi-Fi, such as your home or workplace. Use a landline when possible.
• Use texts, a phone's speaker, or wired headphones. Keeping a smartphone 10 inches (25cm) from your body instead of one-tenth of an inch reduces your radiation exposure to 1/10,000th as much as when it's pressed against your head. When moving about, store your phone in a bag or purse. If you must carry a phone in your pocket, temporarily turn on airplane mode, which disables the transceiver and sends your incoming calls to voicemail.
• Avoid using a phone when it has a weak signal of only one or two bars. Phones increase their radiation to complete calls where the signal is poor, such as inside an elevator or a car.

A much bigger threat that smartphones pose to your life is to use one while you're driving. More than 38,000 people in the US alone were killed in car crashes in 2020. Cell-phone use was involved in 14% of those fatal crashes, according to an Erie Insurance analysis.

The time for everyone to get vaccinated is NOW

Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of their country (apologies to Charles E. Weller). These are the times that try our souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but they who stand by it now, deserve the love and thanks of everyone (apologies to Thomas Paine).

We are all in the front lines against the COVID-19 virus and its variants. We must do our duty to our fellow humans and our country. and get vaccinated. I've been vaccinated, but my doctor has told me I am at special risk because of other medical conditions. I must depend on "the kindness of strangers" to protect my health.

Our elected representatives must step up to their responsibility to defend the people and insist, by legislation if necessary, to ensure everyone gets vaccinated, unless medically contraindicated.

Certainly, the Federal and State governments should mandate that all public employees paid by our tax dollars get vaccinated. To do otherwise puts all our citizens at risk, even those who have been vaccinated. This also puts our economy at risk.

Please act quickly and firmly. 

Marc Levine

Mike McGuire

Gov Newsome