Author: Thomas L. Knapp

The Medical and Ethical Atrocity of “Perioperative Vaccination”

Source: Brownstone Institute
by Clayton J Baker, MD

“Whenever I suspect that my beloved profession has finally reached rock bottom in its utter subservience to the vaccine-industrial complex, I stand corrected by the report of some new-world-record, bathyspheric descent into depravity that some new group of physicians has managed to achieve. Independent journalist Jon Fleetwood reports that some of the largest and best-known pediatric hospitals in the United States are vaccinating thousands of children while under anesthesia for surgical procedures.” (10/29/26)

https://brownstone.org/articles/the-medical-and-ethical-atrocity-of-perioperative-vaccination/

Thomas L. Knapp

NY: Judge weighs whether to remove AG James from Cornell rape case

Source: United Press International

“A New York judge was set on Thursday to hear arguments on whether New York Attorney General James should remain as special prosecutor in the case against Cornell University students accused of sexually assaulting a female classmate in 2024. … Lawyers for the men maintain that the attorney general ‘has already publicly prejudged the guilt’ of the seven men accused in the lawsuit, citing comments she made when assigned the post, which came years after a local prosecutor filed no charges in the case.” (10/29/26)

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/10/29/NY-judge-weighs-whether-remove-AG-James-Cornell-rape-case/4381793298815/

Thomas L. Knapp

1980s farm crisis surprised farmers. Some see it happening again

Source: USA Today
by Rex Huppke

“While there are significant differences between the run-up to the 1980s farm crisis and what’s happening in farming today, understanding the history of that decade is crucial to recognizing the seriousness of the moment we’re in. I know the state of agriculture won’t be high on most people’s lists of most important issues, but the families who farm the land in America are a vital-if-nearly-invisible part of our everyday lives.” (10/29/26)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/10/29/1980-farm-crisis-economy-fuel-prices-2026/92347006007/

Thomas L. Knapp

Dark-Side Powers versus Conscience and Morality

Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger

“When someone becomes an employee of the U.S. government, and especially the all-powerful national-security state branch of the government, he is expected to leave his conscience and sense of right and wrong behind. While he ostensibly takes an oath to support and defend the Constitution, that’s actually a sham. As a practical matter, every federal official is expected to loyally and patriotically support the actions of the U.S. government, including the dark-side actions of the U.S. national-security establishment — i.e., the Pentagon, the CIA, and the NSA.” (10/29/26)

https://www.fff.org/2026/10/29/dark-side-powers-versus-conscience-and-morality/

Thomas L. Knapp

EU tells regimes to halt their national social media bans for a year

Source: Politico

“The European Commission is telling capitals across the bloc to pause any national laws that restrict social media access to minors, as Brussels seeks an EU-wide set of rules. But Austria, the first country told to halt its legislation Thursday, lashed out at the order. ‘It is unacceptable for Brussels to block member states from enacting national laws without presenting a completed European solution of its own,’ Austrian State Secretary Alexander Pröll told POLITICO. The Commission and national capitals have been seeking age restrictions for social media over the past year, citing risks to young people’s mental health. But even after the EU proposed a unified law, different countries have continued pursuing different approaches and age limits.” (10/29/26)

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-tells-capitals-to-halt-their-national-social-media-bans-for-a-year

Thomas L. Knapp