Forwarded from Jesse Zurawell
Dear "developers worldwide",
The BIS, Banco Central do Brasil, and G20 want you to help them build the global digital panopticon.
"• The fifth edition of the G20 global hackathon competition focuses on solving sustainable finance challenges.
• TechSprint invites development of solutions on environmental, social and governance (ESG) data reporting and compliance, overcoming the barriers to scaling nature-based solutions, and accelerating progress towards sustainable development goals (SDGs).
• Open to developers worldwide; winners will be chosen in November by an independent panel.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) today launched the fifth edition of the G20 TechSprint Initiative, with a focus on developing solutions for sustainable finance to support SDGs.
[…]
'The journey towards sustainable finance requires collective action and relentless innovation. We must continuously push the boundaries of what is possible, leveraging the full spectrum of technological advancements and collaborative partnerships at our disposal,' said Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS."
https://www.bis.org/hub/2024_g20_techsprint.htm
The BIS, Banco Central do Brasil, and G20 want you to help them build the global digital panopticon.
"• The fifth edition of the G20 global hackathon competition focuses on solving sustainable finance challenges.
• TechSprint invites development of solutions on environmental, social and governance (ESG) data reporting and compliance, overcoming the barriers to scaling nature-based solutions, and accelerating progress towards sustainable development goals (SDGs).
• Open to developers worldwide; winners will be chosen in November by an independent panel.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) today launched the fifth edition of the G20 TechSprint Initiative, with a focus on developing solutions for sustainable finance to support SDGs.
[…]
'The journey towards sustainable finance requires collective action and relentless innovation. We must continuously push the boundaries of what is possible, leveraging the full spectrum of technological advancements and collaborative partnerships at our disposal,' said Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS."
https://www.bis.org/hub/2024_g20_techsprint.htm
www.bis.org
G20 TechSprint 2024 - Technology for the Planet
The 2024 edition was held jointly with the Central Bank of Brazil. It focused on developing solutions for sustainable finance to support sustainable development goals.
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SPIEF ’24 – Multipolar World Order converges on St. Petersburg to take PCR tests & chat about sustainable development
It’s happening. Again. It happens every year, unfortunately.
I am of course referring to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which is an annual gathering of the world’s most anti-globalist minds.
As per tradition, you will not be allowed to enter the venue without a negative PCR test. SPIEF published a helpful video if you have questions about your Virus Status:
REMINDER: Your fancy SPIEF digital ID will not be activated until you test negative for the Virus!
You will also need to buy a ticket.
Tickets cost $19,860.
REMINDER:…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/05/spief-24-multipolar-world-order-converges-on-st-petersburg-to-take-pcr-tests-chat-about-sustainable-development/
It’s happening. Again. It happens every year, unfortunately.
I am of course referring to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which is an annual gathering of the world’s most anti-globalist minds.
As per tradition, you will not be allowed to enter the venue without a negative PCR test. SPIEF published a helpful video if you have questions about your Virus Status:
REMINDER: Your fancy SPIEF digital ID will not be activated until you test negative for the Virus!
You will also need to buy a ticket.
Tickets cost $19,860.
REMINDER:…...
Read full article ...
https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/05/spief-24-multipolar-world-order-converges-on-st-petersburg-to-take-pcr-tests-chat-about-sustainable-development/
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The Latest “Bird Flu” Death is “Covid” All Over Again
Yesterday, the mainstream media widely reported that a new strain of Bird Flu had claimed its first victim, a 59-year-old man from Mexico.
The big news here is that the strain allegedly responsible, H5N2, had allegedly never before been detected in humans.
Everyone from CNN to the BBC to Sky News to ABC went with a headline along these lines:
The UK’s I newspaper skipped straight to asking the important questions: “Is bird flu present in the UK and should…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/06/the-latest-bird-flu-death-is-covid-all-over-again/
Yesterday, the mainstream media widely reported that a new strain of Bird Flu had claimed its first victim, a 59-year-old man from Mexico.
The big news here is that the strain allegedly responsible, H5N2, had allegedly never before been detected in humans.
Everyone from CNN to the BBC to Sky News to ABC went with a headline along these lines:
First confirmed human case of bird flu H5N2 has died, says World Health Organisation
The UK’s I newspaper skipped straight to asking the important questions: “Is bird flu present in the UK and should…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/06/the-latest-bird-flu-death-is-covid-all-over-again/
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Whistling in the Dark
In the morning, the bobolink sings. It always heartens me—listening to the morning chorus of creatures waking up to the sun singing. Imagine. When was the last time any of us woke up singing to greet the day? Probably the mad, the newly-in-love, those who sing for a living and perhaps the children who thankfully if not hopefully know no better yet.
I’m remembering a day when people used to whistle a tune on the street as they went about their day. There weren’t that many who did but there seemed to always be one on every busy street.…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/07/whistling-in-the-dark/
In the morning, the bobolink sings. It always heartens me—listening to the morning chorus of creatures waking up to the sun singing. Imagine. When was the last time any of us woke up singing to greet the day? Probably the mad, the newly-in-love, those who sing for a living and perhaps the children who thankfully if not hopefully know no better yet.
I’m remembering a day when people used to whistle a tune on the street as they went about their day. There weren’t that many who did but there seemed to always be one on every busy street.…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/07/whistling-in-the-dark/
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AI and Commercial Music
Del Bigtree recently devoted a segment on his popular program, The Highwire, on the advent of AI in commercial music. Del created a theme song for The Highwire on one of many AI creation websites, the one he chose is Suno.com. See this segment here.
So, what do you think? Pretty impressive, huh? I have been quite impressed with the recent slate of AI genius—ChatGPT, and now Suno.com. I am a composer myself, so this sort of thing would be very distressing if I were still in the music creation biz. Now it…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/08/ai-and-commercial-music/
Del Bigtree recently devoted a segment on his popular program, The Highwire, on the advent of AI in commercial music. Del created a theme song for The Highwire on one of many AI creation websites, the one he chose is Suno.com. See this segment here.
So, what do you think? Pretty impressive, huh? I have been quite impressed with the recent slate of AI genius—ChatGPT, and now Suno.com. I am a composer myself, so this sort of thing would be very distressing if I were still in the music creation biz. Now it…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/08/ai-and-commercial-music/
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AUDIO: Kit Knightly on Reality Check Radio
https://media.realitycheck.radio/2024/06/2024_06_07_BREAKFAST_PB_KIT_KNIGHTLY_REPLAY_RG.mp3
Join OffG editor Kit Knightly for the first of his monthly chats with Paul Brennan on Reality Check Radio’s Breakfast Show. Kit and Paul talk about the UK Election, predictions for “the next Pandemic” and much more.
Reality Check Radio is an independent radio station based in New Zealand. Tune in via their website....
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/08/audio-kit-knightly-on-reality-check-radio-2/
https://media.realitycheck.radio/2024/06/2024_06_07_BREAKFAST_PB_KIT_KNIGHTLY_REPLAY_RG.mp3
Join OffG editor Kit Knightly for the first of his monthly chats with Paul Brennan on Reality Check Radio’s Breakfast Show. Kit and Paul talk about the UK Election, predictions for “the next Pandemic” and much more.
Reality Check Radio is an independent radio station based in New Zealand. Tune in via their website....
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/08/audio-kit-knightly-on-reality-check-radio-2/
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WATCH: The Fight for Health Freedom Continues – #SolutionsWatch
After years of build-up and anticipation, the 77th World Health Assembly has come and gone. So, what did the would-be lords of global health gavel down on? And what does it mean for the future of the fight for health freedom?
Join the Jameses, Corbett and Roguski, as they talk about these important issues on the most recent edition of #SolutionsWatch.
Sources, shownotes and links – as well as audio versions and download options – can be found here. Previous episodes of #SolutionsWatch can be found here andhere.
Follow us on Telegram for regular updates & commentary...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/09/watch-the-fight-for-health-freedom-continues-solutionswatch/
After years of build-up and anticipation, the 77th World Health Assembly has come and gone. So, what did the would-be lords of global health gavel down on? And what does it mean for the future of the fight for health freedom?
Join the Jameses, Corbett and Roguski, as they talk about these important issues on the most recent edition of #SolutionsWatch.
Sources, shownotes and links – as well as audio versions and download options – can be found here. Previous episodes of #SolutionsWatch can be found here andhere.
Follow us on Telegram for regular updates & commentary...
Read full article ...
https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/09/watch-the-fight-for-health-freedom-continues-solutionswatch/
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This Week in the New Normal #92
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world.
1. Rishi is throwing the election
We wrote in our piece on Rishi Sunak’s national service pledge that the Tories were not trying to win the UK’s upcoming election, this week only proves our point.
Firstly, on D-Day, Rishi left the ceremony early for unknown reasons, purely so he could be accused of disrespecting the troops. An absolutely ridiculous move for a Tory leader…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/10/this-week-in-the-new-normal-92/
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world.
1. Rishi is throwing the election
We wrote in our piece on Rishi Sunak’s national service pledge that the Tories were not trying to win the UK’s upcoming election, this week only proves our point.
Firstly, on D-Day, Rishi left the ceremony early for unknown reasons, purely so he could be accused of disrespecting the troops. An absolutely ridiculous move for a Tory leader…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/10/this-week-in-the-new-normal-92/
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DISCUSS: The EU Elections and the “Rise of the Far Right”
The so-called “biggest election year of all time” is progressing nicely. Among others, Russia, India, Mexico are done – while Britain, the US and Iran are yet to come.
Oh, and France now too. But we’ll get to that.
First, the European Union elections are over and done with, and the announced results proclaim the rise of the “far right” all over the continent…except not really.
If you actually look at the results, it’s a swing of ~40 seats total, which isn’t so much when 720 seats were up for grabs (including 14 that hadn’t previously existed).
The…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/10/discuss-the-eu-elections-and-the-rise-of-the-far-right/
The so-called “biggest election year of all time” is progressing nicely. Among others, Russia, India, Mexico are done – while Britain, the US and Iran are yet to come.
Oh, and France now too. But we’ll get to that.
First, the European Union elections are over and done with, and the announced results proclaim the rise of the “far right” all over the continent…except not really.
If you actually look at the results, it’s a swing of ~40 seats total, which isn’t so much when 720 seats were up for grabs (including 14 that hadn’t previously existed).
The…...
Read full article ...
https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/10/discuss-the-eu-elections-and-the-rise-of-the-far-right/
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What’s Next for Battlefield America? Israel’s High-Tech Military Tactics Point the Way
If you want a glimpse of the next stage of America’s transformation into a police state, look no further than how Israel—a long-time recipient of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign aid from the U.S.—uses its high-tech military tactics, surveillance…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/11/whats-next-for-battlefield-america-israels-high-tech-military-tactics-point-the-way/
“I did not know Israel was capturing or recording my face. [But Israel has] been watching us for years from the sky with their drones. They have been watching us gardening and going to schools and kissing our wives. I feel like I have been watched for so long.”
Mosab Abu Toha, Palestinian poet
If you want a glimpse of the next stage of America’s transformation into a police state, look no further than how Israel—a long-time recipient of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign aid from the U.S.—uses its high-tech military tactics, surveillance…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/11/whats-next-for-battlefield-america-israels-high-tech-military-tactics-point-the-way/
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OffG’s last word on the “lab leak” theory: Illogical, immaterial and dangerous
The “lab leak” theory is in the news again. It is essentially a mainstream position now.
Two weeks ago the New York Times ran a long opinion piece endorsing it (we covered it This Week), last week ecnomist Jeffrey Sachs endorsed it in his 2-hour interview with Tucker Carlson, and yesterday RFK jr endorsed it as part of his presidential campaign:
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/12/offgs-last-word-on-the-lab-leak-theory-illogical-immaterial-and-dangerous/
The “lab leak” theory is in the news again. It is essentially a mainstream position now.
Two weeks ago the New York Times ran a long opinion piece endorsing it (we covered it This Week), last week ecnomist Jeffrey Sachs endorsed it in his 2-hour interview with Tucker Carlson, and yesterday RFK jr endorsed it as part of his presidential campaign:
…...
Three years ago, other dissidents and I told the public that Covid-19 likely originated in a lab leak. Public health officials, led by Dr. Anthony Fauci, said that our concerns were
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/12/offgs-last-word-on-the-lab-leak-theory-illogical-immaterial-and-dangerous/
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The 'multipolar world' is gonna be amazing! We will all get our own patriotic regional dystopia, complete with home-grown toxic sludge!
Yay! 🔽
Yay! 🔽
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Forwarded from Edward Slavsquat
When asked about the vaccine’s safety, Gamaleya’s director said that the benefits of mRNA “therapeutic” vaccines outweigh the potential risks. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/russia-is-developing-an-mrna-cancer
Substack
Russia is developing an mRNA cancer vaccine
The serum uses "mRNA technologies like the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines", Gamaleya Center director Alexander Gintsburg told Russian media
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Damage is a Given
The heavy rains are rich with life in the Spring. Even when the lilacs have died and the wafting scent of lily-of-the-valley has faded. Summer will come very soon, although it seems a long Spring this time and that is something to celebrate because it freshens the air and whispers its promises. We all want to believe in those promises and so we do because it is all we can really count on now. Nothing else seems true or predictable. We know only that Summer such as it will be will come as it always has. That does not…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/14/damage-is-a-given/
The heavy rains are rich with life in the Spring. Even when the lilacs have died and the wafting scent of lily-of-the-valley has faded. Summer will come very soon, although it seems a long Spring this time and that is something to celebrate because it freshens the air and whispers its promises. We all want to believe in those promises and so we do because it is all we can really count on now. Nothing else seems true or predictable. We know only that Summer such as it will be will come as it always has. That does not…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/14/damage-is-a-given/
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WATCH: The Future of Food
We all know the problems of the modern factory farming system. But, as bad as things are, they’re about to get even worse. New technologies are coming online that threaten to upend our understanding of food altogether. Technologies that could, ultimately, begin altering the human species itself. This is The Future of Food on The Corbett Report.
For sources, download options and a full transcript, click HERE....
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/14/watch-the-future-of-food/
We all know the problems of the modern factory farming system. But, as bad as things are, they’re about to get even worse. New technologies are coming online that threaten to upend our understanding of food altogether. Technologies that could, ultimately, begin altering the human species itself. This is The Future of Food on The Corbett Report.
For sources, download options and a full transcript, click HERE....
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/14/watch-the-future-of-food/
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Welcome to the Age of Abstraction
The UK Metereological Office has just reported that we have enjoyed the hottest May on record.
Meanwhile, those of us who have lived in the UK during May have endured unseasonal cold and rain, and have complained to one another constantly about it.
Welcome to the age of abstraction, when lived experience is irrelevant and theoretical constructions carry the day – when what is deemed right and true is unmoored from what is actually happening here and now.
Over four years ago, Covid lockdowns staged a dramatic confiscation of present reality. The question is, did we ever get it…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/15/welcome-to-the-age-of-abstraction/
The UK Metereological Office has just reported that we have enjoyed the hottest May on record.
Meanwhile, those of us who have lived in the UK during May have endured unseasonal cold and rain, and have complained to one another constantly about it.
Welcome to the age of abstraction, when lived experience is irrelevant and theoretical constructions carry the day – when what is deemed right and true is unmoored from what is actually happening here and now.
Over four years ago, Covid lockdowns staged a dramatic confiscation of present reality. The question is, did we ever get it…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/15/welcome-to-the-age-of-abstraction/
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The Death of the Shadow
Recently my sister gave me an article written in a weekly magazine that the El Convento Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico printed back in 1963. The little magazine was titled The San Juan Diary published once a week. It was chock full of ads (more ads than print copy!) primarily advertising for entertainers, restaurants, cocktail bars, cigarettes, booze, and local venues for a wide variety of attractions playing throughout 1960’s San Juan.
My family lived in Puerto Rico from 1960 to 1964—my dad was in the US Navy and was stationed there. I was a little kid, with…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/15/the-death-of-the-shadow/
Recently my sister gave me an article written in a weekly magazine that the El Convento Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico printed back in 1963. The little magazine was titled The San Juan Diary published once a week. It was chock full of ads (more ads than print copy!) primarily advertising for entertainers, restaurants, cocktail bars, cigarettes, booze, and local venues for a wide variety of attractions playing throughout 1960’s San Juan.
My family lived in Puerto Rico from 1960 to 1964—my dad was in the US Navy and was stationed there. I was a little kid, with…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/15/the-death-of-the-shadow/
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The parallel universe the legacy media insist we’re living in
Hey people, are you seeing this?
You might have less money, more debt, massive energy bills, your chickens might be about to be culled, your car rendered unusable, your health permanently destroyed by a safe and effective “vaccine”…
but look, the Princess of Wales is wearing a big hat!
And a STRIPEY BOW!
Grab your little flag and start waving.
Gawd bless our beloved masters…
Oh and as a bonus, it seems like the massive mystery of Middleton’s ‘disappearance’ is apparently over now
— who’d a thunk it.
Still, nice distraction while it lasted.
Next…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/16/the-parallel-universe-the-legacy-media-insist-were-living-in/
Hey people, are you seeing this?
You might have less money, more debt, massive energy bills, your chickens might be about to be culled, your car rendered unusable, your health permanently destroyed by a safe and effective “vaccine”…
but look, the Princess of Wales is wearing a big hat!
And a STRIPEY BOW!
Grab your little flag and start waving.
Gawd bless our beloved masters…
Oh and as a bonus, it seems like the massive mystery of Middleton’s ‘disappearance’ is apparently over now
— who’d a thunk it.
Still, nice distraction while it lasted.
Next…...
Read full article ...
https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/16/the-parallel-universe-the-legacy-media-insist-were-living-in/
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WATCH: 1984 – The Lottery
The first of our short videos marking the 75th anniversary of George Orwell’s 1984 & – we hope – a timely reminder it is much more than the famous memes of Room 101, Big Brother, Doublethink or Newspeak.
Firstly – The Lottery.
The Lottery, with its weekly pay-out of enormous prizes, was the one public event to which the proles paid serious attention.
It was probable that there were some millions of proles for whom the Lottery was the principal if not the only reason for remaining alive. It was their delight, their folly, their anodyne, their intellectual stimulant.…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/16/watch-1984-the-lottery/
The first of our short videos marking the 75th anniversary of George Orwell’s 1984 & – we hope – a timely reminder it is much more than the famous memes of Room 101, Big Brother, Doublethink or Newspeak.
Firstly – The Lottery.
The Lottery, with its weekly pay-out of enormous prizes, was the one public event to which the proles paid serious attention.
It was probable that there were some millions of proles for whom the Lottery was the principal if not the only reason for remaining alive. It was their delight, their folly, their anodyne, their intellectual stimulant.…...
Read full article ...
https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/16/watch-1984-the-lottery/
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Timely Lessons About Tyranny from the Father of the Constitution
James Madison, often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution,” once predicted that the Bill of Rights would become mere “parchment barrier,” words on paper ignored by successive generations of Americans.
How right he was.
Although Madison initially felt that the inclusion of a bill of rights in the originally ratified Constitution was unnecessary to its success, Thomas Jefferson persuaded him that “a bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, & what no just government should…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/17/timely-lessons-about-tyranny-from-the-father-of-the-constitution/
“Take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties.”
James Madison
James Madison, often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution,” once predicted that the Bill of Rights would become mere “parchment barrier,” words on paper ignored by successive generations of Americans.
How right he was.
Although Madison initially felt that the inclusion of a bill of rights in the originally ratified Constitution was unnecessary to its success, Thomas Jefferson persuaded him that “a bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, & what no just government should…...
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https://off-guardian.org/2024/06/17/timely-lessons-about-tyranny-from-the-father-of-the-constitution/
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