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Jan 7, 2022·edited Jan 7, 2022Liked by Monica Hughes PhD

Mathew directed me here and I am glad he did. You have a very important story, Monica. My heart goes out to those in New Zealand (and Australia). Many of us are not much better off in Canada. There seems to be something particularly wrong among some of the Commonwealth nations. Thanks for your courage to face the storm.

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Good to see you in Stackerland, Monica. :)

Sharing widely.

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Thank you for sharing your sad story so eloquently. I am so very sorry for the loss of your partner. And I'm also sorry that my country failed you. I am devastated at what has happened here. I grew up assuming that most NZers were pretty decent people. Now I feel terrified of our leaders, and hated by most of the people. I am so scared for my little girl. She is no longer be able to participate in sports, or attend many (most?) birthday parties. I won't be able to take her for a mummy-daughter date to a cafe. She has a heart condition, and our PM is punishing her because I won't let her have a jab that carries a high risk of heart problems. She is hearing impaired - and surrounded by masked faces - terrified adults who are trampling over our young people in a cowardly, desperate and misguided effort to save themselves. As an unvaccinated (for covid) child, our PM has painted my wee girl as unclean, a threat, dangerous. I will never comply with what the PM is demanding because I refuse to be a part of the destruction of our country. I hope the US treats you better - it sounds like there are pockets of sanity there.

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I found you through Mathew and so glad I did. Subscribed. I look forward to hearing more of your writing that is both chilling and beautiful, both fearful and brave. You nailed it with this, "the US in particular, was unable to break free from an unstable paradigm: a moralistic, militaristic, institutionalized War on (Poverty Crime Drugs Terror Cancer) Covid." You frightened me awake with your mention of Pfizer's collateral demands, not something I have unearthed yet. I hope to hear more about what to do after we have peeked behind the veil of the Medical-Industrial complex, what effective actions we can take, individually and collectively, in the face of vast, covert, powerful dark forces?

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Jan 7, 2022Liked by Monica Hughes PhD

"And when I began to investigate the agreements between South American countries and Pfizer in which Pfizer had demanded embassies and military bases as collateral, I was alarmed."

Can someone please explain this?

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Jan 7, 2022Liked by Monica Hughes PhD

You’re a gripping writer. We all know that dark feeling you sensed. But you explain it in a much more vivid and accurate way than i ever could. I’m looking forward to further posts. Thank you for adding your voice to the choir, I’ve subscribed

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Jan 7, 2022Liked by Monica Hughes PhD

As a NZ'er spilt between NZ and Australia the last two years, I can relate to this completely.

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Jan 7, 2022·edited Feb 22, 2022Liked by Monica Hughes PhD

Thank you from Florida! Thank you for publishing this. I have felt similarly for the last two years. I look forward to reading more about your adventures in LA.

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Wow. This story hit me hard. Thank you so much for sharing it, it's so important for us to know we're not alone in this journey, and we're not crazy. The covid insanity here in Israel has reached a fever pitch, and we have some amazing people fighting hard. Israel is my land, my home and she's worth fighting for. I'm counting on the fighting spirit of my fellow Israelis to reclaim control over our land from the tentacles of Pfizer.

https://etana.substack.com/p/chaos-in-israel

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Jan 7, 2022Liked by Monica Hughes PhD

My mother went to nursing school when I was a teenager. She worked in operating rooms, mainly the ER. A few years later when I was in college and speaking with her, she BEGGED me to remove the organ donation designation from my drivers license. She had seen, shall we say, a little too much enthusiasm to harvest, especially from young people. (she also begged me never to ride a motorcycle).

She eventually quit in utter disgust with the medical system, and this was over 20 years ago. I venture to guess it has gotten much worse since then. She got into several 'alternative' type medicines. Unfortunately, imho many of these were pretty much scams. I feel like the regulations actually encourage this sort of thing.

She got breast cancer and refused to treat with 'modern medicine'. I didn't understand at the time, but I do now.

I have seen enough at this point to make this same decision for myself. I will NEVER go to a hospital in this country (USA). I told my sister (nurse) that I'm screwed if I have a heart attack or my appendix bursts. I suspect that as more and more people see the machine for what it is they also will have their own 'seen enough' point.

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Jan 7, 2022Liked by Monica Hughes PhD

Welcome back for the fight. The technocrats are not going to be easily stopped with a populace that is so ignorant when it comes to math and science.

It is unclear to me how the link you provided to "Tijuana Cancer Clinics in the Post-NAFTA Era" jives with your quote, "The real lesson of medicine is that in the face of Mother Nature, you are quite impotent. And often when you think you can control it, you make it a lot worse." — Dr. Vinay Prasad. I find Prasad's quote to be a good balance to people who believe they are going to beat Mother Nature in the end.

I was surprised years ago after doing family genealogy how many of my ancestors before antibiotics lived into their 70's and 90's. I believe medical advances like the reduction in child mortality, antibiotics and a few vaccines have garnered much of the gains when it comes to life expectancy. I suspect much of what happens when it comes to your health is determined by your body's daily inputs and outputs. Things like your DNA, physical activity, environment, sleep and nutrition are likely to play a bigger role than the Medical Industry wants you to know.

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Jan 7, 2022Liked by Monica Hughes PhD

Thank you very much for this - and Matthew for the introduction. Cory Zue's story is also worth reading: https://www.coryzue.com/writing/coming-clean/

It's hard to understand why many people still put their trust in conventional medicine, when doctors themselves have lost trust in their profession and are quitting in droves from burnout, disillusionment and resistance to forced medical procedures. This awareness will be the tipping point, I think.

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Jan 7, 2022Liked by Monica Hughes PhD

So glad Mr. Crawford directed me to this site. Looking forward to your insights. Thank you for writing.

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Jan 7, 2022Liked by Monica Hughes PhD

Looking forward to the “rest of the story”.

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Jan 7, 2022Liked by Monica Hughes PhD

Wow - I was thinking of moving to New Zealand in 2014. My wife was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at the end of 2013, just like your spouse. Sadly she died in May of 2014 and I felt like I needed a change. As a libertarian and semi-pro landscape photographer New Zealand had immense appeal to me but I could not pull the trigger on moving. I'm glad now that I didn't but I fear that the US is headed in the same direction. Thanks for sharing your story.

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Jan 7, 2022Liked by Monica Hughes PhD

We left a very blue state in fall of 2019. I really mean we fled. I felt it coming based on what was happening there years before but became tyrannical in 2019. It started before covid. We had to get out and we did. Love Texas. Never stop fighting because they will never stop.

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