In August, American journalist Alex Berenson (pictured) was permanently banned from Twitter after penning a post declaring that the Covid vaccine “doesn’t stop infection or transmission”. In response to his removal from the social media site, Berenson has filed a federal lawsuit against the company, claiming that its decision to kick him off the platform earlier in the year violated his first amendment right, with his attorneys arguing that Twitter was adhering to the demands of the Federal Government to silence vaccine-sceptic content. The Mail has the story.
The lawsuit filed on Monday in U.S. District Court for Northern California seeks Berenson’s reinstatement to Twitter and unspecified monetary damages over his permanent ban in August.
A spokesperson for San Francisco-based Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Mail.
Berenson, a former New York Times reporter and prominent sceptic of many pandemic policies, was banned from Twitter over a tweet in which he stated that Covid vaccines do not prevent infection or transmission of the virus.
“Berenson’s claim that the Covid vaccines do not ‘stop infection’ or ‘transmission’ of Covid was true at the time and is true now,” his attorneys said in the complaint.
“It is undisputed that vaccinated persons can contract and spread Covid,” the lawsuit adds, noting that Dr. Anthony Fauci himself has stated in published interviews that vaccinated people can be infected.
However, the crux of the lawsuit does not rest on whether Berenson’s criticism of vaccines was objectively true or not.
The detailed 70-page complaint alleges that Twitter is legally a ‘common carrier,’ similar to a railroad or a telegram, which is required under California and federal law to provide service to all comers.
“Twitter’s role in public debate in the 21st century resembles that of the telegraph in the 19th,” the lawsuit argues.
Berenson’s attorneys also argue that he has “a uniquely viable claim that Twitter acted on behalf of the Federal Government in censoring and barring him from to its platform”.
The complaint argues that his Twitter ban came just days after high officials including President Joe Biden called for a crackdown on pandemic misinformation on social media, and that the company was responding to Government pressure in banning him.
The suit claims violation of the First Amendment, false advertising, and violation of California common carrier law, among other complaints.
Since his ban from Twitter, Berenson has been publishing his opinion and reporting on the platform Substack, and has released a book titled Pandemia, which reached the bestsellers list.
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It turns out Tucker Carlson hasn’t been sacked. From the audience standpoint it’s worse than that. He has been removed from all Fox News shows, but is still employed by them. This is a deliberate move by Fox News and Murdoch. They are currently negotiating his exit terms, but while this process proceeds, he is legally bound and cannot do other shows. The question then arises, is this tactic being employed for reasons other than negotiating his exit terms? Perhaps they want to try to limit his capacity to work with competitors, but more likely his value to himself as an independent is probably even greater. The further possibility is that there is an agenda bigger than where a news and opinion anchor is working. If that anchor is having an outsized affect disrupting the agenda of his wealthy employers and the wealthy shareholders of his employers business in other ways, perhaps that is a factor.
Hopefully Carlson will have the strength to understand taking a short term hit to exit contract sooner rather than later, with less money, but importantly, agreeing to fewer restrictions, will be far better for him and his audience long term.
This is interesting because it illustrates further the link between transgenderism, autism and psychiatric conditions. It would appear that people should be having psychological assessment and the help necessary if they are diagnosed with autism as opposed to being captured by the medical – industrial complex to undergo hormone therapy and surgery, with many joining the ever-growing ranks of the trans extremist cult.
”Like infectious disease pandemics, chronic illnesses can rise up and become dominant in clinical practice and in the media. No one would deny that the news cycle has adeptly replaced COVID-19 stories with the rise of transgenderism. Is there a real epidemic of gender dysphoria? What could be causing it?
Warrier et al, published a detailed analysis using multiple psychological instruments among a large sample size (N=641,860) with gender dysphoria treated with transgender hormonal/surgical therapy. The results are striking. Compared to normal reference groups, transgender individuals had up to a 12-fold increased risk of autism.
The authors summarized: “In conclusion, our study demonstrates that transgender and gender-diverse individuals have elevated rates of autism diagnosis, related neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions, and autistic traits compared to cisgender (normal) individuals. This study has clinical implications by highlighting that we need to improve access to care and tailored support for this under-served population.”
https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/elevated-rates-of-autism-other-neurodevelopmenta
Things aren’t moving quickly enough for the WEF crew apparently;
”The United Nations (UN) and the WEF appear frustrated by a lack of progress made towards their Great Reset‘ ideology, alongside Agenda 2030, the socialist, ideological successor to the failed “Millennium Development Goals”.
The WEF – led by German engineer Klaus Schwab, whose father once worked for the Nazi Party apparatus – has said previous efforts to implement their plans “suffered unforeseen setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, major negative impacts of climate change, and the rising cost of food and fuel everywhere due to the conflict in Ukraine.”
Global leaders and representatives are, therefore, being summoned to “strategize” and expedite the progress of what the WEF refers to as “arguably the greatest-ever human endeavor undertaken to create peaceful, just, equal, and sustainable societies.”
https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/04/26/the-world-economic-forum-says-it-will-accelerate-implementation-of-globalist-agenda-2030/
According to Korporal Schwab his great reset has suffered a setback owing to amongst other things:
“major negative impacts of climate change.”
Care to elaborate Korporal because we are not aware of anything? We have a climate. Climate is a moveable feast as you should know at your age.
What a Next Tuesday.
Just had this reply from my MP regarding the Perseus report.
“Extensive independent research shows that COVID-19 vaccines are extremely successful at preventing deaths. They remain our best line of defence and the most effective way to enable us to live with the virus.
All vaccines must go through a rigorous testing and development process before authorisation to ensure that they meet the strict standards of safety, quality and effectiveness set by the independent medicines regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) provides the latest clinical and scientific evidence on vaccine safety and efficacy.
Unfortunately, misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines has spread rapidly through social media and other platforms. It is crucial that we all rely on credible sources of information when it comes to vaccines. Misinformation causes harm and costs lives, and it does an incredible disservice to frontline workers who have been at the heart of the fight against coronavirus, working day and night to protect the NHS and save lives. I reject baseless claims, including those which suggest vaccines are harming and killing many people, and that the damage is being covered up.
Serious side effects are rare, given the hundreds of millions of doses administered across the UK. Infection from COVID-19 without vaccine protection remains more dangerous than getting the vaccine itself.
The MHRA operates the Yellow Card reporting scheme, which allows individuals and health professionals to report any suspected reactions or side effects, even if the reporter is not sure they were caused by the vaccine. The nature of yellow card reporting means that reported events are not always proven side effects; some events may have happened anyway, regardless of vaccination.
Where vaccine damage does tragically occur, it is right that individuals and their families can access payments via the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS). The VDPS is intended to support individuals and their families who have suffered severe disablement or bereavement as a result of having a vaccine. COVID-19 was added to this scheme in December 2020 and compensation payments under the scheme began last year.
It is important to stress just how rare adverse reactions are. As with all vaccines and medicines, however, it is right that the safety of COVID-19 vaccines is continuously monitored.”
Can’t think of anything to say
You can bet your bottom dollar, or yuan, that he did not write this himself. I’ve read similar words and they pretty much all say the same old thing. It also seems they are only willing to say this once because if you question it, with:
He will simply ignore it. These MPs are way past their sell-by date and totally unfit for purpose. They do not serve the public or their country; they serve their party and the corporatocracy. They are traitors or just pig ignorant (with apologies for all 4 legged pigs!). Disgusted by all of them bar a few. We are coming for them, they better start preparing their legal defence now.
“They are traitors…”
A point I have made countless times Aethelred.
Your MP is a liar telling lies.
Name the bastard.
“Extensive independent research shows that COVID-19 vaccines are extremely successful at preventing deaths”. Missed out they also “whiten teeth and enable the jabbed to leap tall buildings in a single bound.” Yeah right
At this stage of the game, that has to be pure disingenuousness. Absolutely disgusting.
You could ask your MP how the MHRA can be considered independent when the organisation receives 86% of its funding from Big Pharma and June Raine boasts it becoming an ‘enabler’ for Big Pharma.
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/its-time-to-resist-the-call-to-move-on-from-covid/
Why we must never Forget and never Forgive.
Just watch the brief embedded video clip of police thuggery. Unbelievable. Judge dismissed the case.
The Bees take on the Tucker video..LOL!
https://babylonbee.com/news/unemployed-guys-selfie-video-in-basement-crushes-fox-news-in-ratings
U.S. — The historic leader in primetime cable ratings Fox News was dominated last night by an unemployed man filming a selfie video in his partially-finished basement.
“This guy chatting for a few minutes in his underwear and a blazer just completely blew Fox News out of the water,” said Nielsen executive Roger Millican. “It was a ratings bloodbath.”
The unemployed man reportedly posted the basement selfie video on Twitter around 7 p.m., and by 7:02 p.m. had gained more viewers than the entire Fox News primetime lineup. “We got demolished,” said a Fox News producer, on condition of anonymity. “Our viewers abandoned us in droves to watch a video labeled ‘Good evening’, which was just this dude jawing in his basement. We’re in trouble.”
Panic quickly spread among the top brass at Fox News, as executive producers brainstormed how to win back viewers. “More gold coin ads? No, we already tried that. Think, Bob, think!” said Fox News VP Bob Randall. “Is it physically possible to add any more ‘Breaking News’ graphics? No? How about making the necklines lower on all the female anchors’ dresses? This is hard!!”
At publishing time, the unemployed man had reportedly crushed Fox News primetime ratings once again, this time with a video of himself silently making a ham sandwich.