Caught the Epoch Times interview. Extraordinarily awesome! In the words of our great vice president Camelface Harris: “Seriously, I had no idea that you were seriously shaking things up to the magnitude of seriousness that you purport to impart to these serious causes. Am I right?”
A couple of things: First, the interviewer, Jan Jekielek, seems to be the only person (Tucker?) on the face of the planet to allow the interviewee, i.e., YOU in this case, to actually answer questions at some length and with great specificity without interjecting some personal ideology or go off on a tangent that has nothing to do with the original question. I’ve been so conditioned to Mainstream Media type discussions ("When are you going to stop beating your wife?") that this really threw me for a loop. SERIOUSLY. (Calm down Camelface!) Every time you would pause to take a breath I was fully expecting Jan to inject something that would throw things off course, but, surprisingly (at least for me) he would accommodate - even encourage - your completeness of thought. No yelling, screaming, insinuating, finger pointing, blaming, denouncing, admonishing, talking down to, personal beliefs, etc….Yes, all in all, a tad bit refreshing….like a serious breath of fresh air on a cool Fall moonlit August afternoon. (Camelface!!…Sister….take a break!)
Secondly, we all know that it wasn’t easy to make time for this interview given your current project installing a hot tub in the back of your Ford F150. Y'know, for a four wheelin, truck jumpin, mud divin, gator wrastlin swamp yahoo from Podunk F…L…A, you clean up real nice. You've inspired me to start brushing my teeth…..at least the ones I want to keep.
Non-interrupting, talking over, etc. was very refreshing. I haven’t seen a calm, logical discussion in …. forever. As soon as someone starts interrupting or talking over the other, I turn it off. I am so glad to have found Jeff through substack comments. This is what true leadership looks like.
Was the first ATL interview you've watched? Jan Jekielek is THE BEST interviewer which after years of watching him means I cannot tolerate anyone else!
Yes, I thought it might. For some reason, I got to watch the whole thing when it first came out. Maybe Epoch Times did that as a teaser to get people to ultimately subscribe? As is typical of them, this was superbly done and Jan -- once again -- shows himself as the true professional that he is. Oh, and DeSantis comes out looking pretty good, too! ;)
yes and this month I will probably take it. 2 subscribtions I have will end, and together they will pay for the new one. I have been looking at Epoch times and seems they do a good job
I stopped watching Jerry Hannity long ago. He invites multiple guest to all speak at once and of course everyone gets louder and louder. Hannity has also proved himself a shill for
You mean other than the controlled propaganda? Where is the Hannity coverage of the Death VaXXX? Did I miss that? Quite possible, I don't watch Fox, only get Tucker on rebroadcasts.
I rarely do. I watch Tucker every night or thereabouts. I have FoxNation so if I miss a nightly show I can watch it the next day there. At the end of Tucker's show I get the first few seconds of Hannity and can see who is scheduled. I taped it to catch Ted Cruz's interview the other day. That's about i.
Jan does a good job. I have watched many of these interviews. Every one of them is informative and worthwhile. You should watch his interview with Dr. Yeadon. Wow!
Best interview I’ve seen in a very long time. After Jeff won the case against the city of Gainesville I was appalled that the media was crickets! I contacted Stew Peters from Telegram and told him about Jeff and they booked the “interview” and I was excited to hear from Jeff.
The “interview” was mostly Stew talking. The clip was sandwiched and sort of buried in the segment. Disappointing to say the least. Here this attorney was moving the needle in a huge way and even the conservative proclaiming to get the truth out did a huge disservice to Jeff and the public that needed to know this important information. People needed to know they could win in court!!!
So THIS interview was FANTASTIC and real! Sharing it everywhere I can.
Yes, it was really good. It took me a little bit to settle into the cadence of it, now recognizing why, but I grew accustomed to and enjoyed it. Thank you, Jeff!! Great work.
Eric...! You add such a shot of grin to Jeff’s humor laden essential daily “real news” updates... excellent observation on Jekielek’s encouragement and accommodations during this admirable interview, so NOT bought mockingbird bs, at least not since “Point - Counterpoint” way back programs...
I noticed that also! Jeff got to finish his thoughts!!! 🎉 Great interview Jeff! I for one am very glad that the Spirit spoke to you on that summer day in 2020.
Great post Eric, I haven’t had the chance to watch the interview yet, as when I tried to watch over the weekend, Substack was in maintenance mode so I couldn’t get the link to work. Really looking forward to it, especially after reading your post.
Oh and between you and Jeff, I’m surprised I don’t have coffee all over me and adjacent surfaces with all of the spontaneous guffawing I was doing while reading his post and your comment! 😁
Keep watching that show by Jan. I’ve been watching him for several years now exactly due to your description of his style. He is a major interviewer that doesn’t get his due. I think I’ve watched at least 30 of his shows and only disliked one interview. I don’t like anyone else on Epoch TV in comparison.
The PayPal incident spread like wildfire over the weekend; everyone deemed it "bad" because the left realized they could get entangled as well. But was it any different than Trudeau freezing the bank accounts of truckers back in January who protested the vaccine? Or GoFundMe refusing to release the donations to them? No. Expect more of this to happen. It's making me think we need to just go back to putting our money under our mattresses - and I"m only half kidding.
So, I went to PayPal and tried to cancel my account. I couldn't because I have used it to pay for several subscriptions. I would have to go to each subscription and change the payment plan there. I managed to get one of them changed so far. I will do my best to get all of them changed, but in the meantime I'm done with PayPal. It was convenient but I can stand a bit of inconvenience to do my tiny part not to support totalitarianism. They seriously thought they would punish their customers' "misinformation?" Really?
Hang in there. Of course they will make it difficult to cancel. I hardly used them and then stopped using completely when they made that insanely high donation to BLM. And we know how all that went :)
Thank you. That's what I did. Then a list of all the accounts/subscriptions I have that are linked to PayPal popped up. It said I had to change the billing on each of them first. I managed to get one of them changed, but I was defeated at the next one. That subscription doesn't expire until 2027. I just won't use it so they won't be getting any revenue from me.
Sometimes that's the way you fight back. Another company I will never use again is GoFundMe. I donated to the Canadian truckers and GoFundMe refused to dispense the funds. I demanded a refund and got it. That's the last I'll ever use them. (Corrections made with apologies for my earlier error).
Glad I'm not the only one. LOL. PayPal has been a way to support people doing good work such as Christopher Rufo. It's easy to donate to him using it. The other ways he lists are cumbersome.
I'm reasonably intelligent so I guess I'll figure it out.
I spent a chunk of my morning untangling myself from PayPal too. When the customer service rep asked why, I told her I was shocked by the arrogance PayPal demonstrated and that their quick walk back of their “mistake” was much too little, too late. How could anyone ever trust them? Thankfully I had only given them the minimum information. I couldn’t believe that there was a spot to give them your passport number! Huh? Why? But the first thing I did was delete the cards attached to my account. My husband closed his too. I’m happy to see PayPal has had a bad day at the Market. I agree that it was convenient but certainly not essential. RIP, PayPal. Nahhhh, I take back the peace. Die, pond scum.
It also took me a good portion of yesterday and today to delete my account that i have had since 2004. It was a big pain but worth the headache. Power in numbers.
Don't you just love it? Took them, what, a day? One of the few adults left at PayPal must have gone to the bathroom and left the juveniles in charge. Came back, saw what had been done, and a few expletives later corrected the policy. Damage is done however.
I tried to cancel again this morning. I can't so I changed the card linked to the PayPal account. It won't work so when the subscriptions try to renew they won't be able to renew automatically and will contact me by email At that time I can change the payment method. More than one way to defeat PayPal.
I read something this morning that says PayPal is preventing people from canceling their accounts. Well, imagine that. Dr. Steve Turley suggested yesterday PayPal may go bankrupt over what they have done. They make most of their money on interest float. They hold people's money, don't pay interest on it, but collect interest from it. It's why they are now holding people's funds for 12 hours after they cancel their accounts.
Yes on paper ballots. Get an Absentee ballot, Just in Case. Cancel it if you want to vote in person [write cancel on Ballot and envelope, put 2 scissor cuts on ballot] and turn it in if you go to the polls. You will have to turn it in to vote.
At least you'll have a Ballot. Request quickly, the window is closing.
I don't know if every Californian gets a mailed ballot these days, but in my county we have gotten them for a number of years. I just received mine a couple of days ago. You have the option of mailing them back (no thanks) or dropping them off at a number of local drop boxes (no thanks), but I always return mine to the country elections office box which is in their lobby and available during working hours. I believe they also have an option of voting in person at that location as well. Of course, who knows what might happen after that.
In FL, we don't have mail in ballots where everyone gets a ballot. They call it Vote by Mail, but its really Absentee Voting. You have to Request a Ballot. Your request is good for 18 months, I think, if you so choose.
A few years ago....at least 6 or 7 it seems to me....California claimed out county was part of an "experiment" in mailed ballots. Then it became permanent, apparently.
Sorry, I don't understand - who keeps $2,500 in a Paypal account that is not running an ecommerce business? And IF you don't keep that sort of money in a Paypal account, was their plan to steal it out of your connected account or connected credit card? IF the latter, HOW COULD THAT BE LEGAL??? e.g. you have to pre-authorize such transactions etc....
A lot of small businesses that conduct their business online use PayPal. My PayPal is connected to one of my charge cards so a purchase paid for with PayPal shows up on my charge card. I thought this was safer but PayPal has proven me wrong.
If PayPal ever went to the charge card connected to it and put in a $2500 charge there would be hell to pay.
I’m so grateful that eBay got rid of them several years ago. I only kept mine open because some family doesn’t do Zelle. It’s going to be deleted for sure! Just not what it used to be 😭
Yea - I know all the online sellers would have that sort of $ in there... But were they actually planning to charge your connected credit card or bank account for those who don't keep $ in their paypal accounts??? I would think people raising hell with their CCs and banks would be a problem albeit I could also see them taking Paypal's side IF they are really in bed with the latter...
Better question - what _thinking_ person keeps a balance in Paypal when they have a history of freezing accounts with no warning for whatever reason(s)? I've seen several horrible stories of businesses collecting money in PayPal to fund a project, but PayPal has a policy of not allowing money for "pre-release" projects.
It would create a lawsuit storm. I can see it now. How delicious. Some adult at PayPal must have choked when they read the new policy. Are there any adults left at PayPal?
Rumble is working on an alternative payment system that can challenge PayPal, Apple and other credit platforms and payment systems. I can't wait.
So, which brainchild thought it is a good business plan to thoroughly p*ss off their customer base and shrink it drastically by creating a pervasive and seething level of distrust? This new business model is in operation on Facebook Twitter, YouTube, etc. Amazing. But heck what do I know? I only had a few business and economic courses way back in college. It wasn't even a prestigious college either; it was a junior college where I got my A. A. degree. Gosh, it wasn't Harvard, Yale, etc. Obviously my observations and opinions stem from a defective education.
Candace Owens suggested https://glorifi.com/ I had never heard of it until the suggestion, but it looks promising. Their tagline "Put your money where your values are". I like that.
I'm going to wait for Rumble. Dan Bongino is a part owner and I have faith in him, his character and his integrity. Dave Rubin is also a part owner and I like him so much. I have had his locals subscription now for close on 2 years. He's a gem.
They ALL are. The challenge is to identify, then deal with those who are least compromised. There is no ideal solution in this era, only the least of the evils, IMO.
I use Zelle all the time to transfer money to my kids when necessary. Once I got a customer payment that way and it was seamless, instant and easy. Also no credit card fees!
Be careful before joining any service. Now there is ESG Compliance and they are all trying to get an "atta-boy" from the PTB. Move money to local banks (definitely away from the big ones!) and consider small credit unions - but check their website pages for the ESG virtue signals. You'll be shocked at what is hiding in plain sight.
I have to think these uber-woke idiots believe there are exponentially more wokesters like themselves out there than there actually are. They always seem shocked and unprepared for the blowback they get.
I don't think there are many of them but they are strategically place. They control large businesses, major professional organizations, universities, Big Tech. They are able to exert influence and control far beyond their physical numbers.
We have a big community/junior college system in California that allows a person to do the first two years of college very cheaply, and then you could either get an AA or move up to a larger university for the final two years and for your major. Saves a ton of money that way! My son did that, and after his community college two years he went to UC Davis for his science course major. He said the teachers and education he got at the community college were far superior to what he got at the UC, where highly paid and much vaunted professors didn't even bother to teach their own classes, relying instead on teaching assistants. It was a major ripoff of epic proportions. Important math classes (as well as other courses) were held in big theaters with as many as 700 students in one case. In community/junior college there were a maximum of about 30 students in a classroom. This makes a huge difference because there can be interaction with the teacher and other students.
Yeah, I've heard of university classes with +000's of students. That's not learning or teaching; that's just a money grab by the institution.
I remember our Business Math teacher talking to a student one day. The student was having difficulty in grasping something (I don't remember what) and the teacher said "If you're having problems with this problem; this is probably the problem....".
Community college instructors don't have to publish. It's easy to get with them if you are having difficulty with a concept. They truly are there for the student, or they were when I was in classes.
Same in Florida. My son got his AA and then went to UCF. He had a great experience in junior (community) college with the average class size about 25. I got my AA from the local community college, then went back and got an RN at the same school (a 2 year degree). Finally got my BSN from UNF. My son transferred to UCF and went to university classes on campus. I don't think he had any of those auditorium size classes because he came in as a junior. I got my BS online. My daughter went to FL State. She was in the honors program so she didn't have any of those auditorium classes.
All those community colleges in Florida are now state colleges and offer 4 year degrees. Each one offers specific four year degrees in specialized areas. All credits are transferable to Florida universities. FCCJ (Florida Community College of Jacksonville) now FSCJ (Florida State College at Jacksonville) offers over 63 2 year certificate programs. Many of these are highly paid careers and all are valuable to the community.
I agree. Many of the instructors have real life experience. Certainly all those teaching the business courses did. Makes a difference. I went on to get my BSN eventually.
Good points and finishes some thoughts I’ve been having about money and bank accounts. What do you do, buy gold and bury it in your yard? Cash is a problem eventually with inflation. I’ve considered buying silver...
We have some precious metals. They are hard to cash in. We have to go to one of those sleezy-looking "we buy gold!" places. I went to one, just to check them out.
They were very pushy and wanted me to bring it in right away. That wasnt an option for a few reasons. They didnt care - they still wanted me to bring it in.
So, I dont know the answer to that. If you figure it out, let me know. :)
I wish I knew too, Kelly. My older sister was left silver from her husband when he died. She has used it carefully over the years. She does go to a precious metals place like you mentioned, but I went with her once and it was not one of the sleazy places. They were like a bank / safe, with strong security and very clean and respectable feeling. I don't know how many are like my experience vs yours? Did you look around? And now I'm wondering about banks... do they not deal with precious metals anymore? Not that I trust them either.......... With what's happening in the world, I can't help but want protection for my retirement fund, so it's there when I need it. I got out of the stock market for obv reasons, am avoiding bonds too for obv reasons.
I checked it out quite a bit today. I totally know what you mean. It "appears" quite secure. I'm not finished my research but I'm glad to have the chat with you! Thanks
Currently, Silver is in demand as a necessary metal in solar panels. As the cost of electricity climbs, demand for solar panels will increase. However technology of the future (past 2024) may replace the need for so much silver in each panel - https://resourceworld.com/how-much-silver-is-needed-for-the-solar-panel-industry/
Thanks Harold... You were posting so much about c19 along this post, I'm fearful of you being a troll... but this's a legit comment and appreciated. I hope you're not a troll!! lol
Jeff's substack deals with C-19 issues so posting on a few unrelated topics only means I'm a proud, contributing member supporting Jeff's efforts.. Thanks for the warm comment.
I am getting ready to start saving for a down payment on a house. I am not putting the money into a bank. I am keeping ALL my pay stubs, bank receipts and statements, and getting money in large bills to hide at home. I use a credit union to pay my debts, but that's it. I no longer trust that 1) they will have my $ when I want it, and 2) that I wont have to tell them what I want to do WITH MY OWN MONEY when I want to remove it.
And frankly, interest rates on savings accts for less than $10k is .01%. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Oh, but wait! Over $10k is .07%!! Hahaha! I am more comfortable having my money hidden at home. It isnt worth putting it in the bank.
I can understand your thinking. Bear in mind with an inflation rate (government declared) of over 8% your money is shrinking each year drastically. Using the "rule of 72" the money you hide today will have zero spending power in 9 years.
I think you would be better off setting up a Roth IRA, putting in each year's full amount, and putting the rest of your savings into a no load mutual fund.
ROTH IRA's are still involved in the stock market. Biden has eaten up $6000 of mine in two years. By the time he is done, there will be nothing left. I see no logical reason to invest there. At all. I didnt have a lot there to begin with, but now it is considerably less.
In fact, I've been meaning to call my investor to close the account. Yes, I will lose 28%, but at least I will walk away with SOMEthing.
You should speak with Dave Ramsay before you do this. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. It's going to get worse over the next 2 years but hang in there. It will get better once we have a new president.
Wow....you have much more faith in things than I do. I dont think we will HAVE another president, ever, if we dont turn things around somehow. It will become a dictatorship.
And I dont see us turning this around, unfortunately.
I must remain hopeful. It's scary to see how fast one bad, corrupt, incompetent, stupid, demented president can harm our country and also the world in less than 2 years.
I have always believed inflation would focus the minds of many who go about their daily lives and don't vote or learn any issues. I think that is happening. Imagine the stadiums full of college students chanting F*ck Joe Biden. Ever think that would happen spontaneously all around the country?
ANSWER THIS: (1) How can Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) possibly be called a BIOWEAPON when the recovery rate is greater than 99.63% for everyone up to age 85? (2) And why are we now being gaslighted concerning how such a nothing-burger virus escaped from a lab in China, or not? - https://justpaste.it/8lpjn
You should listen to Dr. Yeadon on American Thought Leaders. He was a vice president at Pfizer. What he has to say about the mRNA "vaccine" will chill your blood.
When it first came on the scene it wasn't a "nothing burger." People were becoming very ill with it. It was a new virus and the medical establishment didn't know how to deal with it and panicked. Now, WITH HINDSIGHT, we have a different perspective. You have to remember how it was when it first came on the scene.
The statistics from the link I provided remain true. When panic sets in, many people confabulate all sicknesses as Covid sickness. For example, the CDC stopped counting Flu cases and only counted Covid. Collateral damage due to panic, joblessness, suicides added to the perceived death "Covid" death count. When the collateral deaths are subtracted Prof. Deni Rancourt reported there was no real covid pandemic in the US or Canada - https://www.corbettreport.com/mortality/
I was sick as a dog December 2019 before there was any mention of Covid. On several occasions I thought to myself “This could kill me.” I didn’t go to the doctor because that’s not how I care for myself. I took a multitude of botanicals that are antiviral, antimicrobial, antibiotic in nature plus several supplements I would take for a bad cold or flu. It felt like broken glass in my lungs. It brought me to my knees and took me over a month to feel 100%. My eldest daughter had something similar happen to her October-November of 2019. She was extremely sick for weeks.
Someone I know who is incredibly healthy became very sick last year for more than 10 days and did not feel better until she started taking ivermectin. I think we’re being assaulted, via multiple mechanisms. I believe there’s much more to this than what the eye can see or what the mind can imagine!
Well, FLCCC says currently 20% of patients have long VID, even w early treatment. So, that’s not an inconsequential number of people who are incapacitated in some way or another for some period of time beyond two weeks.
Those folks aren’t able to engage as fully in their communities (think, volunteer at school, advocate for local political candidates, run for school board, call their county commissioners about local public health dept overreach, serve in the soup kitchen, teach an after school club for kids, etc, etc). Nor are they able to engage as well with their families (kids may need to be babysat by the TV because mom or dad is too exhausted or in too much pain to engage, household projects may be left
Caught the Epoch Times interview. Extraordinarily awesome! In the words of our great vice president Camelface Harris: “Seriously, I had no idea that you were seriously shaking things up to the magnitude of seriousness that you purport to impart to these serious causes. Am I right?”
A couple of things: First, the interviewer, Jan Jekielek, seems to be the only person (Tucker?) on the face of the planet to allow the interviewee, i.e., YOU in this case, to actually answer questions at some length and with great specificity without interjecting some personal ideology or go off on a tangent that has nothing to do with the original question. I’ve been so conditioned to Mainstream Media type discussions ("When are you going to stop beating your wife?") that this really threw me for a loop. SERIOUSLY. (Calm down Camelface!) Every time you would pause to take a breath I was fully expecting Jan to inject something that would throw things off course, but, surprisingly (at least for me) he would accommodate - even encourage - your completeness of thought. No yelling, screaming, insinuating, finger pointing, blaming, denouncing, admonishing, talking down to, personal beliefs, etc….Yes, all in all, a tad bit refreshing….like a serious breath of fresh air on a cool Fall moonlit August afternoon. (Camelface!!…Sister….take a break!)
Secondly, we all know that it wasn’t easy to make time for this interview given your current project installing a hot tub in the back of your Ford F150. Y'know, for a four wheelin, truck jumpin, mud divin, gator wrastlin swamp yahoo from Podunk F…L…A, you clean up real nice. You've inspired me to start brushing my teeth…..at least the ones I want to keep.
You're awesome. Glad you're on our side!
Non-interrupting, talking over, etc. was very refreshing. I haven’t seen a calm, logical discussion in …. forever. As soon as someone starts interrupting or talking over the other, I turn it off. I am so glad to have found Jeff through substack comments. This is what true leadership looks like.
Was the first ATL interview you've watched? Jan Jekielek is THE BEST interviewer which after years of watching him means I cannot tolerate anyone else!
1st one for me. Not sure if I can handle this kind of professionalism, respectfulness, fairness and calm demeanor.
Yes, Jan is among the best ever. A must-watch is his conversation with Governor DeSantis.
DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns
https://www.theepochtimes.com/exclusive-documentary-desantis-florida-vs-lockdowns_3834081.html
Ah, it needs a subscription. Looks like it’s a dollar and then after 2 months it’s $9.99/mo autocharge.
I did the dollar subscription but if you cancel it afterwards, they will offer a year at $1/mo. I'm ok with that to support publications like this.
Yes, I thought it might. For some reason, I got to watch the whole thing when it first came out. Maybe Epoch Times did that as a teaser to get people to ultimately subscribe? As is typical of them, this was superbly done and Jan -- once again -- shows himself as the true professional that he is. Oh, and DeSantis comes out looking pretty good, too! ;)
yes and this month I will probably take it. 2 subscribtions I have will end, and together they will pay for the new one. I have been looking at Epoch times and seems they do a good job
It's worth it!!
Sorry, I forgot my usual paywall warning...
Link?
Here's a link to the trailer for the full interview: https://www.theepochtimes.com/exclusive-documentary-desantis-florida-vs-lockdowns_3834081.html I think you might need a subscription (?) to watch the whole thing?
Watching it today!! Thanks!
Dig back for his interview with James Lindsay.
Agree! These Epoch Times American Thought Leaders interviews are the best!
Jan Jekielek is a serious interviewer who has guests on to hear what they have to say. He's the Anti-Hannity.
Hannity must be the worst "interviewer" of all time. He's a bit better on the radio but his TV show is awful. It's all about Hannity all the time.
I stopped watching Jerry Hannity long ago. He invites multiple guest to all speak at once and of course everyone gets louder and louder. Hannity has also proved himself a shill for
big ( anything ).
Last but not least he's a war monger.
Wars are good for ratings.
You mean other than the controlled propaganda? Where is the Hannity coverage of the Death VaXXX? Did I miss that? Quite possible, I don't watch Fox, only get Tucker on rebroadcasts.
No… Hannity isn’t speaking out against the vax like TCarlson and Laura Ingraham are.
And my personal hunch is it’s because Hannity took the vax himself…. Same as trump
So one possible reason for that may be- 1. it’s hard to look your own fate in the eye!
Or 2. he may just not be speaking out about the vax because of his die hard allegiance to trump
And therefore isn’t covering the detrimental effects…
Why are you still watching Hannity? I never could stand him.
I rarely do. I watch Tucker every night or thereabouts. I have FoxNation so if I miss a nightly show I can watch it the next day there. At the end of Tucker's show I get the first few seconds of Hannity and can see who is scheduled. I taped it to catch Ted Cruz's interview the other day. That's about i.
Jan does a good job. I have watched many of these interviews. Every one of them is informative and worthwhile. You should watch his interview with Dr. Yeadon. Wow!
Jan asks good questions and he lets an interview develop.
Best interview I’ve seen in a very long time. After Jeff won the case against the city of Gainesville I was appalled that the media was crickets! I contacted Stew Peters from Telegram and told him about Jeff and they booked the “interview” and I was excited to hear from Jeff.
The “interview” was mostly Stew talking. The clip was sandwiched and sort of buried in the segment. Disappointing to say the least. Here this attorney was moving the needle in a huge way and even the conservative proclaiming to get the truth out did a huge disservice to Jeff and the public that needed to know this important information. People needed to know they could win in court!!!
So THIS interview was FANTASTIC and real! Sharing it everywhere I can.
Yes, it was really good. It took me a little bit to settle into the cadence of it, now recognizing why, but I grew accustomed to and enjoyed it. Thank you, Jeff!! Great work.
So funny Eric!
Eric...! You add such a shot of grin to Jeff’s humor laden essential daily “real news” updates... excellent observation on Jekielek’s encouragement and accommodations during this admirable interview, so NOT bought mockingbird bs, at least not since “Point - Counterpoint” way back programs...
Jan Jekielek is my favorite interviewer for exactly the reason you stated!
I noticed that also! Jeff got to finish his thoughts!!! 🎉 Great interview Jeff! I for one am very glad that the Spirit spoke to you on that summer day in 2020.
Great post Eric, I haven’t had the chance to watch the interview yet, as when I tried to watch over the weekend, Substack was in maintenance mode so I couldn’t get the link to work. Really looking forward to it, especially after reading your post.
Oh and between you and Jeff, I’m surprised I don’t have coffee all over me and adjacent surfaces with all of the spontaneous guffawing I was doing while reading his post and your comment! 😁
Keep watching that show by Jan. I’ve been watching him for several years now exactly due to your description of his style. He is a major interviewer that doesn’t get his due. I think I’ve watched at least 30 of his shows and only disliked one interview. I don’t like anyone else on Epoch TV in comparison.
Ha!! That was a hilarious and yet also very poignant take on the interview!
Amen Brother!
Sorry; I'm confused. Did Jan interview Cameltoe, or was that just humor?
The PayPal incident spread like wildfire over the weekend; everyone deemed it "bad" because the left realized they could get entangled as well. But was it any different than Trudeau freezing the bank accounts of truckers back in January who protested the vaccine? Or GoFundMe refusing to release the donations to them? No. Expect more of this to happen. It's making me think we need to just go back to putting our money under our mattresses - and I"m only half kidding.
So, I went to PayPal and tried to cancel my account. I couldn't because I have used it to pay for several subscriptions. I would have to go to each subscription and change the payment plan there. I managed to get one of them changed so far. I will do my best to get all of them changed, but in the meantime I'm done with PayPal. It was convenient but I can stand a bit of inconvenience to do my tiny part not to support totalitarianism. They seriously thought they would punish their customers' "misinformation?" Really?
Hang in there. Of course they will make it difficult to cancel. I hardly used them and then stopped using completely when they made that insanely high donation to BLM. And we know how all that went :)
I deleted my PayPal account a few weeks ago.
How? I went to PayPal and tried. I was unable to.
I had no issue cancelling it. I don’t have PayPal tied to any recurring charges though.
Unfortunately I do.
Very unfortunate 😩
Keep it. Don't use it. It'll drive 'em nuts.
That's true. They have a cost in maintaining a user's account even when the user doesn't...use it. :)
But delete your credit card information
Worst case you can always cancel the credit card that is on their file.
No. I like the credit card. I won't use PayPal.
They don’t make it easy! Go to help and search “close account”
You have to cancel it in settings unless you have app it may be different but do it! 👋
Thank you. That's what I did. Then a list of all the accounts/subscriptions I have that are linked to PayPal popped up. It said I had to change the billing on each of them first. I managed to get one of them changed, but I was defeated at the next one. That subscription doesn't expire until 2027. I just won't use it so they won't be getting any revenue from me.
Sometimes that's the way you fight back. Another company I will never use again is GoFundMe. I donated to the Canadian truckers and GoFundMe refused to dispense the funds. I demanded a refund and got it. That's the last I'll ever use them. (Corrections made with apologies for my earlier error).
Went through the same rigamro and gave up. I will try again after 5 cups of coffee.
Glad I'm not the only one. LOL. PayPal has been a way to support people doing good work such as Christopher Rufo. It's easy to donate to him using it. The other ways he lists are cumbersome.
I'm reasonably intelligent so I guess I'll figure it out.
I spent a chunk of my morning untangling myself from PayPal too. When the customer service rep asked why, I told her I was shocked by the arrogance PayPal demonstrated and that their quick walk back of their “mistake” was much too little, too late. How could anyone ever trust them? Thankfully I had only given them the minimum information. I couldn’t believe that there was a spot to give them your passport number! Huh? Why? But the first thing I did was delete the cards attached to my account. My husband closed his too. I’m happy to see PayPal has had a bad day at the Market. I agree that it was convenient but certainly not essential. RIP, PayPal. Nahhhh, I take back the peace. Die, pond scum.
It also took me a good portion of yesterday and today to delete my account that i have had since 2004. It was a big pain but worth the headache. Power in numbers.
I deleted my account a few years ago when they went woke. They were so happy to support BLM and other nonsense.
It took effort but it was extremely worth it.
Same. Used to use them all the time. No more. Service and integrity counts!
Have a feeling that if they hadn’t backed down this would have been challenged in court.
Had the same experience. They are corrupt
So many are acting similar with PayPal they announced an "error" in their new policy. People continue to do so and I applaud it and your efforts!
My efforts! You are much too kind. I am one drop in the ocean.
As Ronald Maximus Reagan used to say, "they vote with their feet." Paypal says "ouch."
Don't you just love it? Took them, what, a day? One of the few adults left at PayPal must have gone to the bathroom and left the juveniles in charge. Came back, saw what had been done, and a few expletives later corrected the policy. Damage is done however.
Yeah, I wonder how many of the thousands that canceled their accounts came running back.....hopefully, not many.
I cancelled mine. It was fast. Before I cancelled, I deleted my back acct info. I doubt that will do me much good, but we will see.
Thank you for the idea, and also to whomever stated that cancellation was hidden in the settings!
I tried to cancel again this morning. I can't so I changed the card linked to the PayPal account. It won't work so when the subscriptions try to renew they won't be able to renew automatically and will contact me by email At that time I can change the payment method. More than one way to defeat PayPal.
Great way of thinking outside the box!
I read something this morning that says PayPal is preventing people from canceling their accounts. Well, imagine that. Dr. Steve Turley suggested yesterday PayPal may go bankrupt over what they have done. They make most of their money on interest float. They hold people's money, don't pay interest on it, but collect interest from it. It's why they are now holding people's funds for 12 hours after they cancel their accounts.
Interesting! I hope it is true. We need to speak up en mass to get the point across to these woke companies
While you're looking under your mattress, drag out those cases of old-school paper ballots. We will need them this November.
Yes on paper ballots. Get an Absentee ballot, Just in Case. Cancel it if you want to vote in person [write cancel on Ballot and envelope, put 2 scissor cuts on ballot] and turn it in if you go to the polls. You will have to turn it in to vote.
At least you'll have a Ballot. Request quickly, the window is closing.
I don't know if every Californian gets a mailed ballot these days, but in my county we have gotten them for a number of years. I just received mine a couple of days ago. You have the option of mailing them back (no thanks) or dropping them off at a number of local drop boxes (no thanks), but I always return mine to the country elections office box which is in their lobby and available during working hours. I believe they also have an option of voting in person at that location as well. Of course, who knows what might happen after that.
In FL, we don't have mail in ballots where everyone gets a ballot. They call it Vote by Mail, but its really Absentee Voting. You have to Request a Ballot. Your request is good for 18 months, I think, if you so choose.
A few years ago....at least 6 or 7 it seems to me....California claimed out county was part of an "experiment" in mailed ballots. Then it became permanent, apparently.
Sorry, I don't understand - who keeps $2,500 in a Paypal account that is not running an ecommerce business? And IF you don't keep that sort of money in a Paypal account, was their plan to steal it out of your connected account or connected credit card? IF the latter, HOW COULD THAT BE LEGAL??? e.g. you have to pre-authorize such transactions etc....
A lot of small businesses that conduct their business online use PayPal. My PayPal is connected to one of my charge cards so a purchase paid for with PayPal shows up on my charge card. I thought this was safer but PayPal has proven me wrong.
If PayPal ever went to the charge card connected to it and put in a $2500 charge there would be hell to pay.
I’m so grateful that eBay got rid of them several years ago. I only kept mine open because some family doesn’t do Zelle. It’s going to be deleted for sure! Just not what it used to be 😭
Yea - I know all the online sellers would have that sort of $ in there... But were they actually planning to charge your connected credit card or bank account for those who don't keep $ in their paypal accounts??? I would think people raising hell with their CCs and banks would be a problem albeit I could also see them taking Paypal's side IF they are really in bed with the latter...
I'm done with PayPal and there must be many like me out there.
Better question - what _thinking_ person keeps a balance in Paypal when they have a history of freezing accounts with no warning for whatever reason(s)? I've seen several horrible stories of businesses collecting money in PayPal to fund a project, but PayPal has a policy of not allowing money for "pre-release" projects.
I would guess most people have linked their bank account to their PP account. That would be almost impossible to get the money back.
It would create a lawsuit storm. I can see it now. How delicious. Some adult at PayPal must have choked when they read the new policy. Are there any adults left at PayPal?
PayPal is also doing *stuff* in the UK
https://betanews.com/2022/09/22/paypal-cancels-customers-it-doesnt-like/
Rumble is working on an alternative payment system that can challenge PayPal, Apple and other credit platforms and payment systems. I can't wait.
So, which brainchild thought it is a good business plan to thoroughly p*ss off their customer base and shrink it drastically by creating a pervasive and seething level of distrust? This new business model is in operation on Facebook Twitter, YouTube, etc. Amazing. But heck what do I know? I only had a few business and economic courses way back in college. It wasn't even a prestigious college either; it was a junior college where I got my A. A. degree. Gosh, it wasn't Harvard, Yale, etc. Obviously my observations and opinions stem from a defective education.
Candace Owens suggested https://glorifi.com/ I had never heard of it until the suggestion, but it looks promising. Their tagline "Put your money where your values are". I like that.
I'm going to wait for Rumble. Dan Bongino is a part owner and I have faith in him, his character and his integrity. Dave Rubin is also a part owner and I like him so much. I have had his locals subscription now for close on 2 years. He's a gem.
There is also GabPay (from the people who gave us the social media site Gab). I have used it once and it seemed fine.
Like Jeremy's razors!
For P2P payments with zero fees, have a look at the ZELLE app.
Zelle is through Chase. Another globalist entity.
They ALL are. The challenge is to identify, then deal with those who are least compromised. There is no ideal solution in this era, only the least of the evils, IMO.
Zelle only safe for people you know and trust. And at least one person has to belong to an approved/participating bank.
I use Zelle all the time to transfer money to my kids when necessary. Once I got a customer payment that way and it was seamless, instant and easy. Also no credit card fees!
First I've heard of this financial company. Looks promising. Thanks
Thank you very much for the reference and link. First I've heard of this. Looks very interesting!
Be careful before joining any service. Now there is ESG Compliance and they are all trying to get an "atta-boy" from the PTB. Move money to local banks (definitely away from the big ones!) and consider small credit unions - but check their website pages for the ESG virtue signals. You'll be shocked at what is hiding in plain sight.
Gab already has an alternate payment system in place for their 'parallel economy'
Yes! I mentioned that before seeing your comment.
I have to think these uber-woke idiots believe there are exponentially more wokesters like themselves out there than there actually are. They always seem shocked and unprepared for the blowback they get.
I don't think there are many of them but they are strategically place. They control large businesses, major professional organizations, universities, Big Tech. They are able to exert influence and control far beyond their physical numbers.
Praise to the Associate's Degree! Got mine in '91, in Data Processing.
We have a big community/junior college system in California that allows a person to do the first two years of college very cheaply, and then you could either get an AA or move up to a larger university for the final two years and for your major. Saves a ton of money that way! My son did that, and after his community college two years he went to UC Davis for his science course major. He said the teachers and education he got at the community college were far superior to what he got at the UC, where highly paid and much vaunted professors didn't even bother to teach their own classes, relying instead on teaching assistants. It was a major ripoff of epic proportions. Important math classes (as well as other courses) were held in big theaters with as many as 700 students in one case. In community/junior college there were a maximum of about 30 students in a classroom. This makes a huge difference because there can be interaction with the teacher and other students.
Yeah, I've heard of university classes with +000's of students. That's not learning or teaching; that's just a money grab by the institution.
I remember our Business Math teacher talking to a student one day. The student was having difficulty in grasping something (I don't remember what) and the teacher said "If you're having problems with this problem; this is probably the problem....".
I thought it was funny.....
Community college instructors don't have to publish. It's easy to get with them if you are having difficulty with a concept. They truly are there for the student, or they were when I was in classes.
Same in Florida. My son got his AA and then went to UCF. He had a great experience in junior (community) college with the average class size about 25. I got my AA from the local community college, then went back and got an RN at the same school (a 2 year degree). Finally got my BSN from UNF. My son transferred to UCF and went to university classes on campus. I don't think he had any of those auditorium size classes because he came in as a junior. I got my BS online. My daughter went to FL State. She was in the honors program so she didn't have any of those auditorium classes.
All those community colleges in Florida are now state colleges and offer 4 year degrees. Each one offers specific four year degrees in specialized areas. All credits are transferable to Florida universities. FCCJ (Florida Community College of Jacksonville) now FSCJ (Florida State College at Jacksonville) offers over 63 2 year certificate programs. Many of these are highly paid careers and all are valuable to the community.
I agree. Many of the instructors have real life experience. Certainly all those teaching the business courses did. Makes a difference. I went on to get my BSN eventually.
PayPal went full woke and now will go full broke. FYI - venmo is part of the PayPal family. Time to look elsewhere too.
They've cut their own throats. Gratuitous suicide. I'll wait for Rumble.
Good points and finishes some thoughts I’ve been having about money and bank accounts. What do you do, buy gold and bury it in your yard? Cash is a problem eventually with inflation. I’ve considered buying silver...
We have some precious metals. They are hard to cash in. We have to go to one of those sleezy-looking "we buy gold!" places. I went to one, just to check them out.
They were very pushy and wanted me to bring it in right away. That wasnt an option for a few reasons. They didnt care - they still wanted me to bring it in.
So, I dont know the answer to that. If you figure it out, let me know. :)
I wish I knew too, Kelly. My older sister was left silver from her husband when he died. She has used it carefully over the years. She does go to a precious metals place like you mentioned, but I went with her once and it was not one of the sleazy places. They were like a bank / safe, with strong security and very clean and respectable feeling. I don't know how many are like my experience vs yours? Did you look around? And now I'm wondering about banks... do they not deal with precious metals anymore? Not that I trust them either.......... With what's happening in the world, I can't help but want protection for my retirement fund, so it's there when I need it. I got out of the stock market for obv reasons, am avoiding bonds too for obv reasons.
This looks interesting https://www.jmbullion.com/sell-to-us/
Oooo...there is no way in hell i would ship gold or silver. I am sure they regularly "dont get delivered" nor returned.
Lol....I no longer trust banks. I trust the USPS even less. Thanks for the suggestion, tho! <3
I checked it out quite a bit today. I totally know what you mean. It "appears" quite secure. I'm not finished my research but I'm glad to have the chat with you! Thanks
Currently, Silver is in demand as a necessary metal in solar panels. As the cost of electricity climbs, demand for solar panels will increase. However technology of the future (past 2024) may replace the need for so much silver in each panel - https://resourceworld.com/how-much-silver-is-needed-for-the-solar-panel-industry/
Thanks Harold... You were posting so much about c19 along this post, I'm fearful of you being a troll... but this's a legit comment and appreciated. I hope you're not a troll!! lol
Jeff's substack deals with C-19 issues so posting on a few unrelated topics only means I'm a proud, contributing member supporting Jeff's efforts.. Thanks for the warm comment.
Already doing it
I am getting ready to start saving for a down payment on a house. I am not putting the money into a bank. I am keeping ALL my pay stubs, bank receipts and statements, and getting money in large bills to hide at home. I use a credit union to pay my debts, but that's it. I no longer trust that 1) they will have my $ when I want it, and 2) that I wont have to tell them what I want to do WITH MY OWN MONEY when I want to remove it.
And frankly, interest rates on savings accts for less than $10k is .01%. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Oh, but wait! Over $10k is .07%!! Hahaha! I am more comfortable having my money hidden at home. It isnt worth putting it in the bank.
I can understand your thinking. Bear in mind with an inflation rate (government declared) of over 8% your money is shrinking each year drastically. Using the "rule of 72" the money you hide today will have zero spending power in 9 years.
I think you would be better off setting up a Roth IRA, putting in each year's full amount, and putting the rest of your savings into a no load mutual fund.
ROTH IRA's are still involved in the stock market. Biden has eaten up $6000 of mine in two years. By the time he is done, there will be nothing left. I see no logical reason to invest there. At all. I didnt have a lot there to begin with, but now it is considerably less.
In fact, I've been meaning to call my investor to close the account. Yes, I will lose 28%, but at least I will walk away with SOMEthing.
You should speak with Dave Ramsay before you do this. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. It's going to get worse over the next 2 years but hang in there. It will get better once we have a new president.
Wow....you have much more faith in things than I do. I dont think we will HAVE another president, ever, if we dont turn things around somehow. It will become a dictatorship.
And I dont see us turning this around, unfortunately.
I must remain hopeful. It's scary to see how fast one bad, corrupt, incompetent, stupid, demented president can harm our country and also the world in less than 2 years.
I have always believed inflation would focus the minds of many who go about their daily lives and don't vote or learn any issues. I think that is happening. Imagine the stadiums full of college students chanting F*ck Joe Biden. Ever think that would happen spontaneously all around the country?
ANSWER THIS: (1) How can Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) possibly be called a BIOWEAPON when the recovery rate is greater than 99.63% for everyone up to age 85? (2) And why are we now being gaslighted concerning how such a nothing-burger virus escaped from a lab in China, or not? - https://justpaste.it/8lpjn
You should listen to Dr. Yeadon on American Thought Leaders. He was a vice president at Pfizer. What he has to say about the mRNA "vaccine" will chill your blood.
I saw that but my question is about the flu-like virus and narrative promoting a weaponized nothing-burger Covid virus.
Covid-19 is the excuse to launch the bio weapon.
I assume you know what the bio weapon is.
When it first came on the scene it wasn't a "nothing burger." People were becoming very ill with it. It was a new virus and the medical establishment didn't know how to deal with it and panicked. Now, WITH HINDSIGHT, we have a different perspective. You have to remember how it was when it first came on the scene.
The statistics from the link I provided remain true. When panic sets in, many people confabulate all sicknesses as Covid sickness. For example, the CDC stopped counting Flu cases and only counted Covid. Collateral damage due to panic, joblessness, suicides added to the perceived death "Covid" death count. When the collateral deaths are subtracted Prof. Deni Rancourt reported there was no real covid pandemic in the US or Canada - https://www.corbettreport.com/mortality/
I was sick as a dog December 2019 before there was any mention of Covid. On several occasions I thought to myself “This could kill me.” I didn’t go to the doctor because that’s not how I care for myself. I took a multitude of botanicals that are antiviral, antimicrobial, antibiotic in nature plus several supplements I would take for a bad cold or flu. It felt like broken glass in my lungs. It brought me to my knees and took me over a month to feel 100%. My eldest daughter had something similar happen to her October-November of 2019. She was extremely sick for weeks.
Someone I know who is incredibly healthy became very sick last year for more than 10 days and did not feel better until she started taking ivermectin. I think we’re being assaulted, via multiple mechanisms. I believe there’s much more to this than what the eye can see or what the mind can imagine!
I think so too. I have 2 Rx for Ivermectin in the house.
Nothing has changed except the natural progression of a virus, becomes weaker spreads better.
People did know how to respond, they weren't allowed.
The purpose of G of F is to make a extremely lethal easily spread virus.
They failed with Covid-19 but had a back up plan use the vaccine as a bio weapon.
The vaccines are also creating mutations of the bio weapon.
Yeah, right. We know this NOW in October 2022. Everyone was terrified back in 2019. You forget.
Well, FLCCC says currently 20% of patients have long VID, even w early treatment. So, that’s not an inconsequential number of people who are incapacitated in some way or another for some period of time beyond two weeks.
Those folks aren’t able to engage as fully in their communities (think, volunteer at school, advocate for local political candidates, run for school board, call their county commissioners about local public health dept overreach, serve in the soup kitchen, teach an after school club for kids, etc, etc). Nor are they able to engage as well with their families (kids may need to be babysat by the TV because mom or dad is too exhausted or in too much pain to engage, household projects may be left